JP2013188565A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of securely grasping illegal actions relating to a control board in a game machine having a board box.SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine 10 includes a board box which includes: a box base for storing a main control unit; a box cover for covering an opening of the box base; and a coupling means for coupling the box base and the box cover. The coupling means includes: a base side coupling part arranged on the box base; and a cover side coupling part arranged on the box cover. In an assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base-side coupling part and the cover-side coupling part are aligned. A curable resin layer is formed by curing a curable resin over the aligned base-side coupling part and the cover-side coupling part. The base-side coupling part and the cover-side coupling part are coupled by the curable resin layer.

Description

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

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, and the like are known. These gaming machines include a control board on which a CPU (central processing unit) and electronic components (control means) such as a ROM storing a control program related to the game are mounted, and are provided on the control board. A series of games are controlled by each control means.

  In this type of gaming machine, for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, the control board is illegally removed and the ROM of the board is replaced (if the CPU or ROM is a single chip, the chip) and the game contents Many illegal actions against the control means and control board have been reported, such as changing the cable or inputting an illegal electrical signal to the control board from the outside using lead wires, etc. ing. For example, fraud countermeasures are adopted such that the substrate box has a sealing structure (so-called caulking structure), and when the substrate box is opened, an unsealing history (opening trace) due to destruction or the like remains. Reference 1).

  In general, a substrate box having a sealing structure is provided in a box base that accommodates a control board, a box cover that closes an opening of the box base, a base-side connecting portion provided in the box base, and a box cover. And a cover side connecting portion. Then, when the box base and the box cover are assembled, the locking recess formed in the base side connecting portion and the locking hole formed in the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and the locking hole and the locking recess are aligned. On the other hand, a box base and a box cover are connected by inserting (press-fitting or screwing) a caulking member formed of a pin, a screw, or the like.

  Further, the caulking member inserted into the locking hole and the locking recess is configured so as not to be removed unless at least one of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is broken (removed). That is, when the substrate box is opened, a predetermined mark is formed on the substrate box, so that if the substrate box is tampered with, it can be detected early and easily.

JP 2003-180917 A

  However, two board boxes having the above-mentioned configuration are prepared, and one of the board boxes is opened by breaking the cover side connecting portion, and the other board box is connected to the base side. When the substrate box is opened by destroying the portion, it is possible to obtain a box base and a box cover that are intact (no trace caused by opening). Therefore, if an illegal act such as storing an unauthorized control board (for example, a control board with a replaced ROM) in the box base and the box cover obtained as described above and replacing the entire board box, Since it is not apparent from the appearance that the control board has been replaced, it may be very difficult to find the fraud.

  In addition, the said subject is a problem applicable not only to a pachinko machine but other game machines which have the same board | substrate box structure.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a board box that can more reliably grasp fraudulent actions related to a control board. Is to provide.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A board box comprising a box base for accommodating a control board having various control means, a box cover for covering the opening of the box base, and a connecting means for connecting the box base and the box cover. ,
The connecting means includes a base side connecting portion provided on the box base and a cover side connecting portion provided on the box cover,
In the assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and over the aligned base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, The base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are connected by providing a curable resin layer formed by curing the curable resin.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the gaming machine provided with the board | substrate box, the fraudulent act regarding a control board can be grasped | ascertained more reliably.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows structures, such as an inner frame and a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the back pack unit, etc. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a substrate box. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows a sealing member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a sealing member. It is sectional drawing of a sealing member. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical structures of a pachinko machine. (A) is a rear view of the sealing member in another embodiment, (b) is XX sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a schematic perspective view which shows the sealing member in another embodiment, (b) is sectional drawing of (a). It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12 and the front frame set 14 are opened. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the inner frame 12, the game board 30, and the like. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12, the back pack unit 203, and the like are opened. However, in FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, nails and accessories placed on the surface of the game board 30, a glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14, and the like are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that constitutes an outline of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 12 is supported at one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. .

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer frame 11 has an upper side frame constituting portion 11a and a lower side frame constituting portion 11b made of a wooden plate material, and the left side frame constituting portion 11c and the right side frame constituting portion 11d are made of aluminum alloy. Each of the frame components 11a to 11d is assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by a detachable fastener such as a screw.

  An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left side frame constituting portion 11c (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower hinges 81 and 82 support the upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 so that the inner frame 12 can be rotated. As a result, the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. And the inner frame 12 etc. are accommodated in the space part formed inside the outer frame 11.

  The right side frame constituting portion 11d is formed with an extending wall portion 83 that protrudes from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction toward the inside of the outer frame 11. The extending wall 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84 and 85 to which the locking member of the locking device 600 is locked are provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on an inner frame opening detection switch 92 described later is provided on the lower receiving portion 85 so as to protrude toward the inner side of the outer frame 11.

  Furthermore, a resin curtain decoration 87 is attached to the lower frame constituting portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the back of the upper surface of the curtain decoration 87. This makes it difficult to form a gap with the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set up and down on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis serving as an axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 38 whose outer shape is rectangular, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed at the center of the resin base 38.

  A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. As with the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers almost the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window 101 is formed at the center of the front frame set 14. Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) attached to the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the front frame set 14, a lower tray 15 as a ball tray is provided at the lower center, and game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are stored in the lower tray 15. It is possible. In addition, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 25 for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 15 is provided.

  On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball launching handle (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) 18 protruding toward the front side is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detection means (not shown) for detecting the operation amount of the operation unit of the handle 18.

  An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray that temporarily stores game balls and guides them toward a game ball launching device (hereinafter simply referred to as launching device) 70 as launching means described later while aligning them in a line. When the upper plate 19 is filled with game balls, the game balls to be paid out are guided to the lower plate 15.

  The upper plate 19 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. Thereby, in the game hall or the like, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with a bill or a card inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, depending on the operation Rental balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly lending to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, so-called cash machine.

  In addition, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front surface of the front frame set 14. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In addition, error display lamps 104 that are turned on when a predetermined error occurs are provided on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102. In addition, a large number of small through holes are formed in the annular illumination portion 102 above the error display lamps 104 corresponding to the speakers SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14. .

  A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. The glass unit 137 is not attached to a pair of conventional front and rear rectangular glass plates separately in front and rear pairs, but is formed into a round shape as a whole and attached after being assembled.

  Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is mounted on the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Therefore, a substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

  Further, at the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launch rail that guides the launch device 70 and the game ball immediately after being launched from the launch device 70. 61 is attached. In the present embodiment, a solenoid-type firing device is adopted as the firing device 70.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, a first opportunity corresponding unit (operating port) 33, a second opportunity corresponding port 34, a variable display device unit 35, etc. in through holes formed by router processing. The game board 30 is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) various winning ports such as the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, it is detected by various detection switches described later, and the upper plate 19 (or lower) A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the plate 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and the game balls that have not won the various winning ports such as the general winning port 31 are discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. . In addition, the game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members such as windmills (servants).

  The first opportunity corresponding unit 33 includes an upper winning opening 33a and a lower winning opening 33b, and a pair of opening / closing members 33c corresponding to the lower winning opening 33b. As a result, the upper winning opening 33a is in an open state in which a game ball can always enter, whereas the lower winning opening 33b is opened and closed by the opening / closing member 33c according to the establishment of a predetermined condition. There is a switch between a closed state where the ball cannot enter and an open state where the game ball can enter. For example, the lower winning opening 33b is when the opening / closing member 33c is in the open state in the normal mode and a specified time (for example, 0.2 seconds) elapses or when a specified number (for example, 1) of game balls have entered. Closed. This opening / closing process is performed only once in the normal mode. Instead of the above configuration, the lower winning opening 33b may be switched between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter and an open state in which the game ball is easier to enter than the closed state.

  The variable display device unit 35 receives a prize for the normal symbol display device 41 that variably displays with the passage of the second opportunity corresponding port 34 as a trigger, and the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 (upper winning port 33a or lower winning port 33b). A special display device 43 that performs variable display as a trigger and a decorative symbol display device 42 that performs variable display in accordance with the variable display by the special display device 43 are provided.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is configured so that “O” or “X” can be lit and displayed as a normal symbol, and each time the game ball passes through the second opportunity corresponding port 34, for example, the normal symbol is changed from “O” to “ Switching display (fluctuation display) is performed at high speed such as “×” → “◯” →. When the change display is stopped for a few seconds with the “◯” symbol (winning symbol), the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 is activated for a predetermined time. The display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  In addition, when the game ball newly passes through the second opportunity corresponding port 34 during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 41, the corresponding fluctuation display is performed after the end of the fluctuation display performed at that time. It is configured to be performed. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of the variable display to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in this embodiment, it is held up to 4 times, and the hold number is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 44. Yes.

  The special display device 43 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 41, and is composed of three-color light emitting diodes (three-color LEDs) having red, green, and blue emission colors. Then, each time the game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, a color change display (variable display) is performed, and the lighting mode (lighting color) when the variable display stops determines whether or not it is a big hit. Is displayed.

  More specifically, when the game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, the special display device 43 displays the three-color LED at a high speed such as red → green → blue → red →. When a predetermined time elapses, it is determined and displayed in one of the colors. High-speed color change display means, for example, that red, green, and blue are displayed in order every 4 msec. In the case of winning the big hit lottery, at this time, it is determined and displayed in red or green (for example, stopped for several seconds), and a special gaming state occurs. In particular, red is a display indicating that the game mode after the jackpot is a high probability mode, and green is a display indicating that the game mode after the jackpot is a time reduction mode. The display content of the special display device 43 is also directly controlled by the main control device 261.

  Further, when a new game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 during the variable display of the special display device 43, the corresponding variable display is performed after the end of the variable display at that time. It has a configuration. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of the variable display to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in this embodiment, it is held up to 4 times, and the hold number is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 46. Yes. In addition, when a new game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 during the big hit state, the corresponding change display is also suspended.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and display contents are controlled by a sub-control device 262 and a display control device 45 described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, auxiliary display contents are determined by the sub-control device 262 based on a command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the result displayed on the special display device 43, Display is performed by the display control device 45. On the decorative symbol display device 42, for example, three symbol rows of upper, middle and lower are displayed. Each symbol sequence is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are scrolled and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each symbol sequence, and then the upper symbol sequence → the lower symbol sequence → the middle symbol sequence. Stops are displayed in order. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 so as to surround the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won, and is in an open state in which a game ball can be won in the case of a big hit (occurrence of a special game state). Specifically, the passage of a specified time (for example, 29 seconds) or a specified number (for example, 10) of winnings is regarded as one round (special prize state), and the large winning opening of the variable winning device 32 is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds). Opened.

  The game board 30 includes an inner rail constituting part 51 and an outer rail constituting part 52, and a rail 50 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device 70 to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached. As a result, the game balls fired in accordance with the turning operation of the handle 18 are guided through the launch rail 61 and the rail 50 into a game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail constituting portion 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 4). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the game area returns to the rail 50 again.

  In the present embodiment, the outer rail component 52 is interrupted at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail component 51 is interrupted at the lower right portion of the game board 30. For this reason, the game area is defined by the inner peripheral surface of the rail 50 and the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, the parallel part of the inner and outer rail components 51 and 52 is excluded.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the front frame set 14, a ball passage 71 is provided below the window portion 101 so as to connect to a discharge port 16 of the lower plate 15 from a payout mechanism portion 352 described later. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between the firing rail 61 provided on the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail constituting portion 52), and the rear side of the front frame set 14 has dropped from the gap. A foul ball passage 72 for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 15 is formed. Thus, if the game ball launched from the launching device 70 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball is transferred to the lower plate 15 via the foul ball passage 72. Discharged.

  3 and 4 is a payout passage for guiding a game ball paid out by a payout mechanism portion 352, which will be described later, to the front of the inner frame 12, a passage leading to the upper plate 19, and a ball passage. 71 and the passage leading to the lower plate 15. A shutter 68 is provided below the payout passage 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened, the shutter 68 protrudes forward by an urging force of a spring or the like so that the outlet of the payout passage 67 is almost closed. ing. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is pushed open by the rear end portion on the entrance side of the ball passage 71.

  Next, the back configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. Various control boards are arranged on the back of the pachinko machine 10 so as to be lined up, down, left and right, and partially overlapped in the front and back, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls And a protective cover made of resin. The dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally sometimes referred to as a back pack. Therefore, this unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203”.

  First, the back configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, on the back side of the variable display device unit 35 (see FIG. 4) arranged corresponding to the through hole in the center of the game board 30, a resin frame cover that covers the center frame 47 from the back side. 213 is provided to protrude rearward. Further, on the back side of the frame cover 213, a decorative symbol display device 42, a display control device 45, and a sub control device 262, which are liquid crystal display devices facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, can be attached and detached in a state where they are stacked in front and back. Is attached.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a housing box 42 a in which an opening for exposing the display unit (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is formed, and the rear surface of the frame cover 213. It is fixed on the side. The display control device 45 is accommodated in the substrate box 45a and fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (accommodation box 42a). The sub-control device 262 is accommodated in the substrate box 262a and fixed to the back side of the display control device 45 (substrate box 45a). In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving LEDs and the like built in the center frame 47 is disposed. The storage box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Under the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, and the like from behind. The back frame set 215 includes a ball collection mechanism (not shown) for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning ports. The game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism are guided to a discharge passage portion 217 described later, and discharged from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217 to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  In the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main controller 261. More specifically, the board mounting unit 260 on which the main controller 261 is mounted is pivotally supported with respect to the back frame set 215 and can be opened rearward.

  The main controller 261 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The board | substrate box 263 connected with the sealing member becomes a structure which cannot be opened unless a predetermined trace is left. As a result, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 263 has been illegally opened.

  In addition, the game board 30 corresponds to various winning ports such as a general winning port 31 as a winning means and detects a game ball that has entered the various winning holes (entrance detecting means). Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and a count switch 223 is provided in the variable winning device 32. The first opportunity corresponding unit 33 is provided with first opportunity corresponding unit switches 224a and 224b corresponding to the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. Further, a second opportunity corresponding port switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the second opportunity corresponding port 34.

  Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first board surface relay board that is electrically connected to the prize opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the second opportunity corresponding port switch 225 via a cable connector. It has been. The first board surface relay board relays the prize opening switch 221 and the like and the main control device 261 as control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 through a cable connector.

  On the other hand, the first opportunity corresponding switches 224a and 224b that detect the entry into the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 (the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b) are directly connected via the connector cable without passing through the relay board. It is connected to the control device 261.

The detection results detected by the various entrance detection switches are taken into the main controller 261. Then, a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) corresponding to the winning situation at each time is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of game balls are based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is dispensed (except when detected by the second opportunity corresponding port switch 225).
In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the back of the game board 30 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid that opens the large winning opening in the variable winning apparatus 32, and a pair of opening / closing members is provided in the first opportunity corresponding unit 33. A lower winning opening solenoid that opens and closes 33c is provided. The back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board surface relay board (not shown) that relays between the solenoid and the main controller 261.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened rearward with an open / close axis extending along the vertical direction as an axis. ing. In addition, an external relay terminal plate 240 is provided in the upper left part of the back pack unit 203 (upper right part in FIG. 5).

  The external relay terminal board 240 is for relaying various information transmissions to a hall computer or the like in a game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For convenience, no reference numeral is given, but for example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as a big hit state or a high probability state), the front frame set 14 detected by the opening detection switches 91 and 92 described later, A terminal for outputting information relating to the opening of the frame 12, a terminal for outputting information relating to various error states such as a ball entry error, a lower tray full tank error, a tank ball no error, a payout error, and the payout from the payout control device 311 A terminal for outputting information on the number of winning balls is provided.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 covers the upper portion and the right portion (the left portion in FIG. 5) of the substrate mounting unit 260. Thereby, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided at the right part of the board box 263 and the terminal part (board side connector) provided along the upper edge part of the main controller 261 are covered. It will be.

  The payout mechanism 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. Further, a case rail 357 is formed vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 and the like.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from the outside. Yes. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24V main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power switch 382a is switched on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

  Below the back pack unit 203 (substrate mounting unit 260), there is provided a lower frame set 251 that is pivotally supported on the left side of the inner frame 12 (right side in FIG. 5) and can be opened rearward. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism described above flow, and a game ball is placed in the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed. In other words, the game balls that have won the respective winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 are gathered through the ball collecting mechanism of the back frame set 215 and further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. Similarly, the out port 36 leads to the discharge passage portion 217, and the game balls that have not won any winning port are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute. In this embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are configured separately and can be opened and closed independently. However, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. It is also good to do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably attached to the back side of the lower frame set 251 in a state where they are overlapped in the front and rear. It has been.

  The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in the substrate box 313a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. Although the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are described as independent control devices for convenience, they are actually configured by a single board (printed board).

  The payout control device 311 is housed in the substrate box 311a and is fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313a (the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313). The substrate box 311a in which the dispensing control device 311 is accommodated is provided with a sealing member in the same manner as the substrate box 263 in which the main control device 261 is accommodated, so that an unsealed trace of the substrate box 311a remains. (The board box 263 will be described in detail later).

  In addition, the card unit connection board 314 is accommodated in the board box 314a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (the firing control device 312 and the power supply device 313).

  Each of the board boxes 311a, 313a, and 314a is made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Further, the dispensing control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 311a. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball clogged in the payout motor unit, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to a normal state).

  Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 313a. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, the pachinko machine 10 retains the state at the time of the power failure and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when returning from the power failure (power recovery). it can. Therefore, if the power is turned off in a normal procedure (for example, when the game hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 and hold the power .

  As shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 includes a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 and the like) exposed on the front surface side of the front frame set 14, and a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 700, and the inside is operated by rotating to one side. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

  In addition, as described above, the extending wall portion 83 that covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 is formed in the right side frame constituting portion 11d of the outer frame 11 (FIG. 5). reference). Thereby, it becomes difficult to make a wire etc. approach from the back side of outer frame 11, and to operate locking device 600 with the wire etc. As a result, the defense performance can be improved. Further, the extending wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and in the closed state of the inner frame 12, The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 cannot be opened.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front frame open detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the lower right side of the front side of the inner frame 12 (on the right side of the launching device 70). As shown in FIG. 5, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided on the lower right side on the back side of the inner frame 12 (lower left in FIG. 5). Each of the front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 includes a detection unit that can move in and out of the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided so that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame opening detection switch 92 is provided so that the detection unit faces rearward. When the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch main body, an ON signal is output to the main controller 261, and when the detection unit is pressed toward the switch main body and is immersed in the switch main body, an OFF signal is output. It is configured to output to the main controller 261. That is, when the front frame set 14 is closed, the front frame opening detection switch 91 is turned off when the detection unit is pressed on the back surface of the front frame set 14, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the detection unit returns to the protruding state. Turns on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is turned off by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed with the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11 and is detected when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the protruding state and is turned on.

  Now, this embodiment is characterized by a board box 263 that houses a main control device 261 as a control board. Hereinafter, such a configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate box 263. FIGS. 8A and 8B are partial perspective views showing the sealing member 401. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the sealing member 401 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the substrate box 263 includes a base side connecting portion 402 formed integrally with the box base 263a and a cover side connecting portion 403 formed integrally with the box cover 263b. A sealing member 401 is provided as a connecting means. In the present embodiment, four sealing members 401 are provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the box cover 263b is slid with respect to the box base 263a in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are in contact with each other in the front-rear direction, so that the locking portion 405 provided on the box base 263a. And the to-be-latched part 406 provided in the box cover 263b is made into the latching state, and it becomes the structure by which the board | substrate box 263 is assembled | attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the base side connecting portion 402 has a box shape opening rearward, and a base side concave portion 411 is formed on the inner side. As shown in FIG. 8B, with respect to the upper three sealing members 401 among the four sealing members 401, an opening 412 penetrating vertically with respect to the upper wall portion 402 a of the base side connecting portion 402 is formed. Has been. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8A, the opening 412 is not formed with respect to the lowermost sealing member 401 (sealing member 401a). In the present embodiment, regarding the upper three sealing members 401 among the four sealing members 401, the upper wall portion 402a corresponds to the partition wall portion.

  The cover-side connecting portion 403 is configured as a plate-like body that closes the base-side recessed portion 411 of the base-side connecting portion 402 when the substrate box 263 is assembled. By closing the base-side recess 411 by the cover-side connecting portion 403, an internal space 421 (recess) is formed in the sealing member 401 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8A, the lowermost sealing member 401a among the four sealing members 401 is formed with an opening 431 penetrating in the front-rear direction with respect to the cover-side connecting portion 403. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, the opening 431 is not formed for the above three sealing members 401. Further, the opening area of the opening 431 is configured to be smaller than the opening area of the base-side recess 411. In the present embodiment, the lowermost sealing member 401a of the four sealing members 401 is overlapped with the base side concave portion 411 in the cover side connecting portion 403 so as to close the base side concave portion 411. The part which corresponds is a partition part.

  In addition, in the assembled state of the board box 263, the cover side connecting portion 403 is substantially in contact with the step surface 413 formed on the left wall portion (the right side wall portion in FIG. 10) of the base side connecting portion 402. The upper side portion, the lower side portion, the right side portion (the left side portion in FIG. 10) of the cover side connecting portion 403 and the inside of the base side connecting portion 402 while being accommodated inside the base side recessed portion 411 of the side connecting portion 402. The side surface is in contact. Thereby, the peripheral part of the cover side connection part 403 is covered by the base side connection part 402, and the contact to the front surface (lower surface in FIG. 10) of the cover side connection part 403 is difficult.

  Further, the cover side connecting portion 403 has a support piece that protrudes outward from the front edge portion (lower edge portion in FIG. 10) of the upper side portion, the lower side portion, and the right side portion (left side portion in FIG. 10). A portion 433 is formed. In the assembled state of the substrate box 263, the support piece portion 433 is inserted through the groove portion 415 formed on the inner side surface of the base side connecting portion 402. Thereby, the position shift of the cover side connection part 403 can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the curable resin layer 441 is formed in the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 with respect to the lowermost sealing member 401a among the four sealing members 401. The curable resin layer 441 fills the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 with a gap with a photocurable resin that is cured by irradiating light such as laser light, and also in the opening 431 of the cover side connecting portion 403. It is formed by partially filling and then curing. In this way, the base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 are connected by the curable resin layer 441 formed between the base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 (relative movement is restricted), As a result, the board box 263 is caulked and the main controller 261 is sealed.

  As described above, the cover side connecting portion 403 is accommodated inside the base side connecting portion 402, and the support piece portion 433 formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 is a groove portion formed in the base side connecting portion 402. By being inserted through 415, when the photocurable resin is injected, the photocurable resin can be prevented from flowing out, and the internal space 421 can be filled with the photocurable resin without any gap. . Note that the stepped surface 413 may be slightly inclined backward toward the inside of the base-side recess 411. In this case, when the support piece portion 433 formed in the cover side connection portion 403 is inserted into the groove portion 415 formed in the base side connection portion 402, the cover side connection portion 403 is slidably contacted with the step surface 413, and the support piece As the portion 433 is pressed against the groove portion 415, it is guided slightly rearward. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to more reliably prevent a situation in which a gap is formed between the step surface 413 and the cover side connecting portion 403, and more reliably prevent the photocurable resin from flowing out. be able to.

  The base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 are thin plate-like connecting pieces 451a and 451b (breaking portions) that are connected to the right side (the left side in FIG. 7) of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b, respectively. The base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 can be separated from the substrate box 263 relatively easily by cutting the connecting pieces 451a and 451b.

  The operation for appropriately replacing the main control device 263 in the game hall will be briefly described. First, the lowermost sealing member 401a on which the curable resin layer 441 is formed is removed from the substrate box 263. Next, the box cover 263b is slid and removed from the box base 263a, and the main controller 261 is replaced. Subsequently, the box cover 263b and the box base 263a are assembled, and one of the unused sealing members 401 is filled with a photocurable resin and cured. As described above, the main controller 261 is replaced, and the substrate box 263 is sealed again.

  Further, as described above, even when the main control device 261 is replaced without removing the box base 263a from the pachinko machine 10, the unused sealing member 401 is made of the photocurable resin in the internal space 421 (base Since the opening 412 for injecting into the side recess 411) is formed in the upper wall portion 402a of the base side connecting portion 402, and the opening 431 is not formed in the cover side connecting portion 403, photocuring When the curable resin is injected, it is possible to prevent the photocurable resin from flowing out from the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 to the outside. Accordingly, the photocurable resin can be filled into the internal space 421 without any gap.

  Of the four sealing members 401, the lowermost sealing member 401 has a main control unit 263 accommodated in the manufacturing factory when the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are assembled (substrate box 263). Before attaching to the pachinko machine 10), a photo-curing resin is injected and cured. As described above, since the opening 431 is formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 in the lowermost sealing member 401a, when the photocurable resin is injected into the sealing member 401a, the box base 263a The substrate box 263 is installed so as to face downward, and the photocurable resin can be injected from the back side of the substrate box 263. For this reason, the operation | work which inject | pours the photocurable resin through the front-end | tip part of the sending apparatus which sends out photocurable resin between the sealing member 401a of the lowest side and the sealing member 401 on it is performed. Compared with the case where it performs, workability | operativity is improved.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. The main controller 261 (main board) of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a RAM 503 that is a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. Various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. However, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM may not be integrated into one chip but may be configured as a chip for each function.

  The RAM 503 is a stack area that stores the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501, the return address of a control program executed by the CPU 501, and a work area (work area) that stores various flags, counters, I / O values, and the like. ) And a backup area 503a.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and is stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

  In the backup area 503a, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. (Similarly) is an area for storing stack pointers, values of registers, I / O, and the like. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process. Conversely, the return of each value written to the backup area 503a is the main process at the time of power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, and so on). Executed in Note that a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 503a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a sub control device 262, a special display device 43, a normal symbol display device 41, etc., which will be described later, are connected to the input / output port 505. With this configuration, the special display device 43 and the normal symbol display device 41 described above are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub-control device 262.

  In addition, for convenience, illustration of various relay boards and the like is omitted, but the input / output port 505 includes a prize opening switch 221, a count switch 223, first opportunity corresponding unit switches 224a and 224b, a second opportunity corresponding opening switch 225, and the like. Various detection switches and various electrical components such as various substrates are connected. That is, the main controller 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (board side connectors) for connecting connectors of various cable connectors, and the input / output port 505 is configured by these terminal portions.

  The sub-control device 262 (sub-control board) includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic unit, various control programs executed by the CPU 551, a ROM 552 that stores fixed value data, and various control programs that are stored in the ROM 552. In addition to a RAM 553 that is a memory for temporarily storing data, an input / output port 554, a bus line 555, various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are also provided. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

  A CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via a bus line 555 and a display control device 45 is connected. Further, the speaker SP, various illumination units, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected to the input / output port 554.

  The CPU 551 of the sub-control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display the display control device. As described above, in the present embodiment, the special display device 43 controlled by the main control device 261 displays whether or not it is a big hit, and the decorative symbol display device 42 controlled by the sub control device 262. Then, display according to the display of the special display device 43 is performed.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, has a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 511 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 511, various flags and counters, A work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a are provided.

  The RAM 513 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a. Data is backed up. Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  The backup area 513a has a stack pointer, each register at the time of power off, each register, so that the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off. This is an area for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and the restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. As with the CPU 501 of the main controller 261, the power failure signal SK1 is input to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

  In the work area, a payout permission flag for which the payout control device 311 is set to allow the payout of prize balls, a command reception flag set when a command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and the main control device 261 And a command buffer for storing a command transmitted from.

  The payout permission flag is a flag for setting a prize ball payout permission, and is turned on when a specific command for permitting the payout of the prize ball is transmitted from the main control device 261 and received, and is initially set. It is turned off when it is restored before the process or power shutdown. In the present embodiment, the specific commands are a payout initialization command for instructing the initial processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a prize ball command for instructing payout of a prize ball, and the main controller 261 having been restored to power. There are three payout return commands to be transmitted in this case.

  The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command, and is turned on when any command is received. Similar to the payout permission flag, an initial setting process or power-off is performed. It is turned off when returning to the front, and turned off when the command received by the command determination process is determined.

  The command buffer is configured by a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 261, a launch controller 312 and a payout device 358 are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  The card unit connection board 314 includes a ball rental operation unit (a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, and a card unit (a ball rental unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. Are electrically connected to each other, and receive a ball lending operation command from the player and output it to the card unit. In a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, the card unit connection board 314 can be omitted.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 70, and the launch device 70 is permitted to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, a firing permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected that the player is touching the handle 18, and a firing stop switch that stops firing is operated. On the condition that it is not done, the launching device 70 is driven, and the game ball is launched at an intensity corresponding to the operation amount of the handle 18.

  The display control device 45 executes the variable display of the decorative symbols on the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with an instruction from the sub-control device 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. An input / output port 554 of the sub control device 262 is connected to the input port 527. Further, a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, and a VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 through a bus line 530. An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and a decorative symbol display device 42 as a liquid crystal display device is connected to the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub-control device 262 via the input port 527 and analyzes the received command or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command to control the VDP 526 ( Specifically, internal command generation for VDP 526 is performed. Thereby, display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

  The program ROM 522 is a memory that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory that stores character data such as symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal driving circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP 526 is an IC chip, it is also referred to as a “drawing chip”, and the substance of the VDP 526 can be said to be a microcomputer chip with a dedicated firmware for drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display it.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And.

  The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, generates + 12V power for driving various switches and motors, + 5V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. These + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, operating power is supplied to various switches, motors and the like via a control device to which these are connected.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541. The power failure signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt processing).

  The power supply unit 541 normally outputs an output of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the process at the time of a power failure even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Configured to maintain the value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the respective RAMs 503 and 513 are cleared in the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. The

  As described above in detail, according to this embodiment, the inner space 421 of the sealing member 401 formed by closing the base-side recess 411 formed in the base-side connecting portion 402 with the cover-side connecting portion 403 is used. By injecting and curing the photocurable resin, the curable resin layer 441 is formed between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403. Therefore, the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 are connected by the curable resin layer 441. Therefore, the substrate box 263 can be opened by destroying one side of the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 (for example, by cutting the connecting piece 451b of the cover side connecting portion 403). Even so, the connection between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 cannot be released. Therefore, in order to finish the box base 263a and the box cover 263b having the unbroken connection portions 403 and 402 so that no trace of opening remains, the broken connection portions 402 and 403 are destroyed. It is necessary to remove from the connection parts 403 and 402 which are not performed. However, according to this embodiment, in order to remove the broken connection portions 402 and 403, the curable resin layer 441 must be removed or broken, so that no trace of opening remains. It is very difficult to finish. Therefore, it is practically impossible or difficult to prepare the box base 263a and the box cover 263b so that there is no trace of opening after preparing the two substrate boxes 263. As a result, it is possible to prevent an act of illegally exchanging members such as the main control device 261 and the ROM 502 mounted on the main control device 261 so that the replacement is not known.

  In addition, the opening area of the opening 431 formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 is configured to be smaller than the opening area of the base side recess 411. For this reason, the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 becomes an undercut shape. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to remove the curable resin layer 441 formed in the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 by using a tool or the like, the portion of the curable resin layer 441 located on the back side of the cover side connecting portion 403 is a tool. Is difficult to reach and is impossible or difficult to remove. As a result, an illegal act of removing the curable resin layer 441 and illegally opening the substrate box 263 can be prevented. Regarding the upper three of the four sealing members 401, when the curable resin layer 441 is formed in the internal space 421, the portion located on the back side of the upper wall portion 402a in the curable resin layer 441. Since the contact becomes impossible or difficult, the same effect can be obtained.

  Furthermore, since the periphery of the cover side connecting portion 403 is covered with the base side connecting portion 402, the curable resin layer 441 is disposed in the left-right direction at the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403. It is possible to deter actions such as breaking. Further, when the curable resin layer 441 is to be broken by inserting a tool or the like into the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403, not only the cover side connecting portion 403 but also the cover The base side connecting portion 402 covering the side connecting portion 403 is also easily damaged. Therefore, it is possible to further ensure the operational effect that the unauthorized opening of the substrate box 263 can be grasped.

  By the way, in the configuration of the present embodiment, even if the box cover 263b is moved relative to the box base 263a in order to open the substrate box 263 simply by cutting the connection piece 451a of the box base 263a, the base side connection The portion 402 is brought into contact with the main body of the box base 263a so that the relative movement is restricted, and the substrate box 263 cannot be opened. That is, in order to obtain the box cover 263b with no trace of opening, it is necessary to remove the base-side coupling portion 402 from the cover-side coupling portion 403 in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are assembled. Unauthorized acts such as removing or breaking the curable resin layer 441 can be made more difficult.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, the base side connection portion 402 and the cover side connection portion 403 are connected only by the curable resin layer 441 formed between the base side connection portion 402 and the cover side connection portion 403. In particular, it is not limited to such a configuration.

  Hereinafter, the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12 will be described. 12A is a rear view of the sealing member 701, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 12A. The base-side connecting portion 702 of the sealing member 701 shown in FIG. 12 has a substantially box shape that opens rearward and to the right in FIG. Further, an engaged portion 711 that protrudes rearward is provided on the inner side of the base side connecting portion 702.

  The cover side connecting portion 703 includes a closing portion 721 that closes the opening on the right side of FIG. 12A of the base side connecting portion 702 in the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b. 12A, an engaging portion 722 that engages with the engaged portion 711 of the base side connecting portion 702 in the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b is provided.

  Furthermore, a transparent or translucent photo-curing resin is filled into the concave portion 731 constituted by the closing portion 721 and the base-side connecting portion 702 of the cover-side connecting portion 403, and is cured, so that the curable resin A layer 741 is formed. Further, the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are buried in the curable resin layer 741 and cannot be contacted.

  As described above, by adopting a configuration in which the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are engaged, the curable resin layer 741 is applied when force is applied in the direction of removing the box cover 263b from the box base 263a. Can be prevented from being broken and the substrate box 263 being opened. Therefore, compared with the case where the base side connection part 702 and the cover side connection part 703 are connected only by the curable resin layer 741, the connection state can be stabilized. In addition, by providing the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711, there are scattered portions of the curable resin layer 741 that cannot be released from the connected state of the connecting portions 702 and 703 unless they are removed. Unauthorized acts such as removing the conductive resin layer 741 and opening the substrate box 263 can be made more difficult.

  (B) Next, the example of an aspect shown in FIG. 13 is demonstrated. FIG. 13A is a partial perspective view showing the sealing member 801, and FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. The base-side connecting portion 802 of the sealing member 801 shown in FIG. 13 has a bottomed hole portion 811 that opens upward. Moreover, the cover side connection part 803 has the hole part 821 which penetrates back and forth. In the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b, the hole portion 811 of the base side connection portion 802 and the hole portion 821 of the cover side connection portion 803 are aligned (communicated vertically), and the hole portion 821 and A caulking pin 831 as a connecting member is inserted into the hole 811. As the caulking pin 831 is inserted into the hole 821 and the hole 811, relative movement of the box cover 263 b with respect to the box base 263 a in the removal direction is restricted.

  Further, the sealing member 801 in FIG. 13 includes a front side portion and a rear side portion of the caulking pin 831 inserted into the hole portion 811 and the hole portion 821, a base side connecting portion 802 and a cover side connecting portion 803 (the hole portion 811 and the hole portion). A gap 841 is formed between the first and second portions 821). The gap 841 is filled with a photocurable resin and cured to form a curable resin layer 842.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, the same operational effects as the above (a) can be obtained. In addition, as compared with the case where the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are provided as in (a) above, the configuration (mold configuration) of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b can be simplified.

  (C) Further, with respect to the sealing member 801 of FIG. 13, a slit 851 is formed extending from the hole 821 (hole 811) to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). The slit 851 is formed narrower than the thickness of the caulking pin 831. A curable resin layer 842 is formed by filling and curing the photocurable resin also in the slit 851. Thus, the curable resin layer 842 formed in the slit 851 is difficult to remove even using a tool or the like. Therefore, by removing the curable resin layer 842, it is possible to suppress the act of releasing the connected state of the sealing member 801. Further, the slit 851 extends to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802), that is, a thin portion is formed in the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). If the curable resin layer 842 formed in the slit 851 is forcibly removed, cracks or the like are likely to occur in the thin portion of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). Therefore, the act of opening the substrate box 263 without leaving the box base 263a and the box cover 263b intact can be more reliably prevented, and as a result, the unauthorized opening of the substrate box 263 can be reliably grasped. Note that the same effect can be obtained when a V-shaped or U-shaped groove is formed instead of the slit 851.

  Even when the slit 851 is formed in the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802), the photocurable resin is injected into the slit 851 and cured to form the curable resin layer 842. Thus, the strength of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802) can be ensured. That is, it is difficult to cause damage or the like at normal times, and when the curable resin layer 842 is to be removed, the conflicting effect that damage or the like is likely to occur can be achieved.

  (D) Furthermore, instead of the caulking pin 831 in (c) above, the base side connecting portion 802 and the cover side connecting portion 803 may be connected by screws. That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, female screws are provided to the left and right wall portions of the hole portion 811 formed in the base side connecting portion 802 and the hole portion (not shown) formed in the cover side connecting portion. The formed screw receiving portion 861 is formed, and the screw 862 is screwed to the screw receiving portion 861. Thereafter, a photocurable resin is filled and cured in a gap 863 formed between the front and rear side portions of the screw 862, the base side connecting portion 802, and the cover side connecting portion, whereby the curable resin layer 864 is formed. Form. Even in the case of adopting this configuration, the same operational effects as the above (c) are obtained.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 14B, the tip end portion of the screw 871 is screwed to a screw receiving portion 872 formed on the upper surface of the base side connecting portion 802, and the head portion 871a of the screw 871 and the base side A configuration in which the cover side connecting portion 803 is sandwiched and fixed by the connecting portion 802 may be employed. In this case, the base side connecting portion 802 and the cover side connecting portion 803 can be connected by the screw 871 without bringing the main body portion 871b of the screw 871 and the cover side connecting portion 803 into contact with each other. For this reason, the clearance gap formed in the front side (front side of a figure) of the screw | thread 871 and the clearance gap formed in the back side (back side of a figure) can be connected. Therefore, by injecting the photocurable resin into one side of the front and rear gaps, the other side can be filled, and workability when forming the curable resin layer 864 is improved. Further, the curable resin layer 864 can be formed around the screw 871 (main body portion 771b), and the action of removing the curable resin layer 864 to remove the screw 871 can be made more difficult. .

  As the screw 871, it is desirable to adopt a break screw that can remove a portion where a tool engaging portion (cross hole or the like) is formed after screwing, or a one-way screw that cannot be turned in the removing direction. Further, it is desirable that the screw 871 is inserted into the sealing member 801 so that the screw 871 is not removed by pliers or the like, and it is more preferable that the screw 871 is buried in the curable resin layer 864 so that the screw 871 cannot be contacted.

  (E) In the above embodiment, the board box 263 is assembled by sliding the box cover 263b with respect to the box base 263a in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are in contact with each other. A configuration may be adopted in which the substrate box 263 is assembled simply by bringing the 263a and the box cover 263b into contact with each other in the front-rear direction.

  In this case, for example, a sealing member 901 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 may be employed. That is, by applying a force to the sealing member 901 so as to separate the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903, the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903 are removed from the curable resin layer 911. In order to prevent a situation such as peeling, an engaging portion 921 is provided for the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903 is engaged with the engaging portion 921 in the assembled state of the substrate box 263. It is good also as providing the to-be-engaged part 931 which performs. Furthermore, when the engaging portion between the engaging portion 921 and the engaged portion 931 is buried in the curable resin layer 911, the effect of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer 911 is more reliably achieved. 15, a pair of engaging portions 921 and engaged portions 931 are provided, and a curable resin layer 911 is formed in a gap between the pair of engaging portions 921. For this reason, the engaging part 921 cannot be bent and the engagement state of the engaging part 921 and the to-be-engaged part 931 cannot be cancelled | released. Furthermore, the distance between the pair of engaging portions 921 is short, and it is difficult to remove the curable resin layer 911 formed in the portion. In addition, regarding the sealing member 901 in FIG. 16, the engaging portion 921 and the engaged portion 931 are one each, but the curable resin layer extends to the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903. 911 is formed. Therefore, when the curable resin layer 911 is removed and the substrate box 263 is opened, it is necessary to remove a large amount of the curable resin 911. For this reason, the effect which suppresses the fraudulent act of removing the curable resin 911 is produced.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the shape of the sealing member 401 (internal space 421) is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer 441 formed in the internal space 421, It is desirable that the cross-sectional shape of the internal space 421 is complicated. For example, a star shape, a wave shape, a spiral shape, etc. are mentioned. However, it is desirable that one (continuous) internal space 421 is formed for one sealing member 401. For example, a plurality of internal spaces 421 formed in one sealing member 401 are each provided with a photocurable resin. Compared with the case where it is necessary to inject, the workability can be improved.

  (G) In the said embodiment, although the curable resin layer 441 is formed with the photocurable resin, you may form the curable resin layer 441 with another curable resin. That is, any resin may be used as long as it is initially liquid or pasty and has a property of curing after filling. For example, a thermosetting resin or a thermoplastic resin may be employed as long as it does not adversely affect the ultraviolet curable resin that is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays or the substrate box 263 (sealing member 401).

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, examples of the “photocurable resin” include an epoxy-based resin and an oxetane-based resin. In addition, the “ultraviolet curable resin” is not limited to the one whose curing mechanism is based only on ultraviolet rays, but is cured by humidity in the air, anaerobic curing by metal ions, curing by slight heating, curing by a curing catalyst. It may be by composite curing such as. In addition, examples of the thermosetting resin include phenol resin, melanin resin, urea resin, and the like. Examples of the thermoplastic resin include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, acrylic, and ABS.

  (H) Although not particularly mentioned in the above embodiment, for example, a colored transparent photo-curing resin is used, and the color of the curable resin layer 441 is made of a colorless and transparent material as in the main body of the substrate box 263. It is good also as making it differ from the color of the base side connection part 402 and the cover side connection part 403 which are made. In this case, since the boundary part between the base side connecting part 402 and the cover side connecting part 403 and the curable resin layer 441 appears clearly, for example, when the fraudster removes the curable resin layer 441, the connecting part 402 , 403 is scraped, even if the photo-curing resin is injected again, the photo-curing resin enters the shaved portions of the connecting portions 402, 403. Therefore, the unauthorized opening can be grasped by checking the presence or absence of such a part. As a result, it can be made easier to detect that the sealing member 401 has been scraped or damaged. In addition, since the color of the curable resin layer 441 and the connecting portions 402 and 403 are different and the connecting portions 402 and 403 are transparent, the outer side of the sealing member 401 is connected to the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401. Whether or not the photo-curable resin is surely filled can be visually confirmed, and the substrate box 263 having the above-described effects can be surely obtained.

  (I) Not only the substrate box 263 that accommodates the main control device 261 but also the substrate box that accommodates other control devices may be configured to include the sealing member 401 in the same manner as the substrate box 263.

  (J) You may implement as a different type of pachinko machine from the said embodiment. In addition to pachinko machines, various ball games, similar sparrow balls and other gaming machines, slot machines as revolving game machines, and other types of gaming machines that combine slot machines and pachinko machines, etc. May be.

[Appendix]
The technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, and the like are known. These gaming machines include a control board on which a CPU (central processing unit) and electronic components (control means) such as a ROM storing a control program related to the game are mounted, and are provided on the control board. A series of games are controlled by each control means.

In this type of gaming machine, for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, the control board is illegally removed and the ROM of the board (if the CPU or ROM is integrated into one chip)
There have been many reports of fraudulent acts on control means and control boards, such as changing the game content by changing the game, and inputting unauthorized electrical signals to the control board from outside via lead wires, etc. Countermeasures against fraud are being considered. For example, improper measures such as giving a sealing structure (so-called caulking structure) to the substrate box and leaving an opening history (opening trace) due to destruction or the like when opening the substrate box are adopted (for example, JP, 2003-180917, A).

  In general, a substrate box having a sealing structure is provided in a box base that accommodates a control board, a box cover that closes an opening of the box base, a base-side connecting portion provided in the box base, and a box cover. And a cover side connecting portion. Then, when the box base and the box cover are assembled, the locking recess formed in the base side connecting portion and the locking hole formed in the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and the locking hole and the locking recess are aligned. On the other hand, a box base and a box cover are connected by inserting (press-fitting or screwing) a caulking member formed of a pin, a screw, or the like.

  Further, the caulking member inserted into the locking hole and the locking recess is configured so as not to be removed unless at least one of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is broken (removed). That is, when the substrate box is opened, a predetermined mark is formed on the substrate box, so that if the substrate box is tampered with, it can be detected early and easily.

  However, two board boxes having the above-mentioned configuration are prepared, and one of the board boxes is opened by breaking the cover side connecting portion, and the other board box is connected to the base side. When the substrate box is opened by destroying the portion, it is possible to obtain a box base and a box cover that are intact (no trace caused by opening). Therefore, if an illegal act such as storing an unauthorized control board (for example, a control board with a replaced ROM) in the box base and the box cover obtained as described above and replacing the entire board box, Since it is not apparent from the appearance that the control board has been replaced, it may be very difficult to find the fraud.

  In addition, the said subject is a problem applicable not only to a pachinko machine but other game machines which have the same board | substrate box structure.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a board box that can more reliably grasp fraudulent actions related to a control board. Is to provide.

Means 1. A board box comprising a box base for accommodating a control board having various control means, a box cover for covering the opening of the box base, and a connecting means for connecting the box base and the box cover. ,
The connecting means includes a base side connecting portion provided on the box base and a cover side connecting portion provided on the box cover,
In the assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and over the aligned base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, A gaming machine, wherein the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are connected by providing a curable resin layer formed by curing the curable resin.

  According to the means 1, the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are connected by forming the curable resin layer between the aligned base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion. Therefore, even if the board box can be opened by destroying one side of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, the connection between the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion can be released. It is gone. For this reason, in order to finish the box base and the box cover that have an unbroken connection portion so that no trace of opening remains, the broken connection portion is removed from the unbroken connection portion. There is a need to. However, according to this means, in order to remove the broken connection portion, the curable resin layer must be removed or broken, so that it is very difficult to finish so that no trace of opening remains. Have difficulty. Therefore, it is practically impossible or difficult to prepare the two base boxes and configure the box base and the box cover so that there is no trace of opening. As a result, it is possible to prevent the act of illegally replacing the control means such as the control board and the ROM so as not to know the replacement.

The curable resin refers to a resin that is initially liquid or pasty and has a property of curing after filling. As curable resin,
(1) Photo-curable resin: a resin that is cured by irradiating light such as laser light,
(2) UV curable resin: a resin that is cured by irradiating with UV rays;
(3) Other: As long as it does not adversely affect the substrate box (connection means), a thermosetting resin, a thermoplastic resin,
Etc.

  Examples of the “photocurable resin” include an epoxy type and an oxetane type. The “ultraviolet curable resin” is not limited to the one whose curing mechanism is solely based on ultraviolet rays, but includes curing by humidity in the air, anaerobic curing by metal ions, curing by slight heating, curing by a curing catalyst, etc. It may be by composite curing. Examples of the thermosetting resin include phenol resin, melanin resin, urea resin, and the like. Examples of the thermoplastic resin include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, acrylic, and ABS.

  In addition, a plurality of connecting means are provided for one substrate box, and a curable resin layer is formed on the base side connecting part and the cover side connecting part corresponding to some of the plurality of connecting means, The part of the connecting means may be connected and the unused connecting means may remain. In this case, for example, even if the substrate box is opened by destroying the connecting means connected by the curable resin layer, the box base and the box cover are connected again using the unused connecting means. (Board box can be sealed). Accordingly, the control board can be taken out of the board box for inspection, or the failed control board can be replaced alone.

  In addition, the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are provided with a breaking portion that breaks away from the corresponding box base or box cover when the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are broken, and an unused connection. You may employ | adopt the structure which can connect a box base and a box cover by forming a curable resin layer newly with respect to a means. The broken portion is a portion formed in advance in the substrate box so that the substrate box can be cut using a tool or manually broken when the substrate box is opened. Note that when the broken portion is broken and the substrate box is opened, a broken mark of the broken portion corresponds to a “predetermined mark”.

  Further, each of the box base and the box cover may be constituted by one member or a plurality of members. Further, the connecting means may be provided so as not to be removable with respect to the box base and the box cover, may be provided integrally with the box base and the box cover, or may be provided separately from the box base and the box cover. It may be configured as a member. Further, as control means, a ROM storing a control program and fixed value data, a RAM which is a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM, and various circuits are incorporated. A CPU as a one-chip microcomputer is available.

  In addition, “the curable resin layer formed between the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is covered with at least one of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion. It is good also as. In this case, even if the curable resin layer connecting the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is broken to open the substrate box, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are curable. The connecting part covering the resin layer is easily damaged. Therefore, it becomes more difficult to prevent the trace of opening from remaining on the base side connecting part and the cover side connecting part having the connecting part covering the curable resin layer, and the operational effect of the means 1 is further improved. It will be played reliably.

  Mean 2. A means 1 in which a bottomed concave portion is formed by the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and the curable resin layer is formed by filling the concave portion with the curable resin. The gaming machine described in 1.

  According to the means 2, the curable resin can be prevented from flowing out when the curable resin layer is formed, and the curable resin can be reliably and relatively easily filled. Moreover, since the curable resin layer is surrounded by the recesses, it is possible to suppress an action such as cutting or breaking the curable resin layer. From the viewpoint of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer, it is desirable that the cross-sectional shape of the recess is complicated. For example, a star shape, a wave shape, a spiral shape, etc. are mentioned. However, it is desirable that one (continuous) concave portion is formed for one connecting portion, for example, when it is necessary to inject a curable resin into a plurality of concave portions formed in one connecting means, respectively. Compared with this, workability can be improved.

  Means 3. The connecting means includes a partition wall provided in the recess, and the curable resin layer is formed at least on the back side of the partition wall when the connection means is viewed from the opening side of the recess. A gaming machine according to means 2, characterized by:

  According to the means 3, the curable resin layer can be made more difficult to remove due to the presence of the partition wall.

Means 4. An engaging portion formed on one side of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and formed on the other side, and engages with the engaging portion in the assembled state of the box base and the box cover. An engaged portion, and in the engaged state between the engaged portion and the engaged portion, the displacement of the box cover in the removal direction with respect to the box base is regulated,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein at least the engaging part of the engaging part and the engaged part is buried in the curable resin layer.

  According to the means 4, when a force is forcibly applied in the direction in which the box cover is removed from the box base, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the curable resin layer is broken and the substrate box is opened. Therefore, compared to the case where the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are connected only by the curable resin layer, the connected state can be stabilized. In the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are provided inside the concave portion described in the above means 2 or on the back side of the partition wall portion described in the above means 3, the curable resin layer The effect of making it difficult to remove is more reliably exhibited.

Means 5. The base side opening formed in the base side connecting portion and the cover side opening formed in the cover side connecting portion in a direction intersecting the direction of removing the box cover from the box base. As the connecting member is inserted,
The curable resin layer is formed by injecting and curing the curable resin into a gap formed between the base side opening and the cover side opening and the connecting member. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4.

  According to the means 5, basically the same effect as the means 4 is obtained. Further, compared to the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are provided as in the above-described means 4, the configuration of the box base and the box cover (configuration of the mold) can be simplified.

  Examples of the connecting member include a screw that is screwed into the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and a pin that is press-fitted into both connecting portions. In addition, when a screw is used as the connecting member, a break screw that can remove the part where the tool engaging part (cross hole, etc.) is formed after screwing, or a one-way screw that cannot be turned in the direction of removal It is desirable to do. Furthermore, it is desirable to immerse the screw or pin in the base side opening and the cover side opening so that the screw or pin is not pulled out with pliers or the like. Is more desirable.

Means 6. The base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion constitute the substantially box-shaped connecting means having a recess,
The connecting means includes a thin portion formed by forming a slit or a groove extending from the peripheral edge of the recess to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting means,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, wherein the curable resin layer is formed by filling and curing the curable resin in the recess and the slit or groove. .

  According to the means 6, it is difficult to remove the curable resin layer formed in the slit or the like using a tool or the like. Therefore, by removing the curable resin layer, it is possible to suppress the act of releasing the connected state of the connecting means. In addition, since the slit or the like extends to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting means, i.e., the connecting means is formed with a thin portion, the connecting means is forced to remove the curable resin layer formed in the slit or the like. Cracks and the like are likely to occur in the thin wall portion. Therefore, the act of opening the substrate box while leaving the box base and the box cover intact can be made more difficult.

  Even when a slit or the like is formed on the connecting means as in this means, a curable resin layer is formed by injecting and curing a curable resin into the slit or the like, thereby Strength can be secured. That is, it is possible to produce the conflicting effect that damage or the like is unlikely to occur normally, and damage or the like is likely to occur when the curable resin layer is to be removed. Moreover, you may form a slit etc. in multiple places, or may form a slit etc. in both a base side connection part and a cover side connection part. In this case, the above-described effects can be achieved more reliably.

  Mean 7 The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein the curable resin layer is different in color from the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion.

  According to the means 7, when the connecting means is scraped when the fraudster removes the curable resin layer, even if the curable resin is injected again, the curable resin enters the scraped part of the connecting means. It becomes. Therefore, it can be easily found that each connecting portion has been scraped or damaged, and by confirming the presence or absence of such a portion, unauthorized opening can be reliably grasped. In addition, for example, when each connecting portion is made of a transparent material and the color of the curable resin is different from the color of the connecting portion, is the curable resin layer accurately formed on the connecting portion? It is possible to visually confirm (whether the concave portion or the like is filled with the curable resin reliably), and it is possible to reliably obtain a substrate box that exhibits the effects of the means 1 and the like. The main body of the board box is preferably made of a transparent material so that the control board housed inside can be inspected from the outside. Moreover, it is desirable that one of the curable resin layer and the connecting means (base side connecting portion and cover side connecting portion) is made of a material that does not easily transmit light.

  The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied is shown below.

  A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, A ball ball game machine including a game area where a game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general prize opening, variable prize winning device, operation opening, etc.) arranged in the game area.

  B. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a bullet ball gaming machine having a gaming area extending in a substantially vertical direction. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, The game balls are guided and extended along a substantially vertical direction (for example, the game area is constituted by a game board surface), and each ball entry means (general winning mouth, And a ball game machine configured to be able to visually recognize the behavior of a game ball flowing down the game area.

  C. The gaming machine in each of the above means or each of the above ball game machines is a pachinko machine or a gaming machine equivalent to a pachinko machine.

  D. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine. As a more detailed mode example, “a discriminating information string (a symbol string; specifically a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) made up of a plurality of identification information (symbols) is variably displayed (specifically, a reel Variable display means (specifically, a rotating unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information sequence after the rotation of the starting information means. The identification information (symbol) starts to fluctuate and the identification information (symbol) fluctuates due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button). A spinning-type gaming machine configured to be given game value on condition that the information is specific identification information.

  E. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused (especially a gaming machine of a slot machine specification that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium). As a more detailed mode example, “a discriminating information string (a symbol string; specifically a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) made up of a plurality of identification information (symbols) is variably displayed (specifically, a reel Variable display means (specifically, a rotating unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information sequence after the rotation of the starting information means. The identification information (symbol) starts to fluctuate and the identification information (symbol) fluctuates due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button). The game value is provided on the condition that the information is specific identification information, and a ball receiving tray (upper plate or the like) is further provided, taking-in means for taking the game ball from the ball receiving tray, and the ball receiving tray Payout means for paying out game balls Comprising a configuration and gaming machine "and the like as starting condition of the game is satisfied by the game ball is captured by the capturing means.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 261 ... Main control device as control board, 263 ... Substrate box, 263a ... Box base, 263b ... Box cover, 401 ... Sealing member as connecting means, 402 ... Base side connecting part, 403 ... Cover side Connection part, 411 ... base side recess, 421 ... internal space as a recess, 431 ... opening, 441 ... curable resin layer.

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

As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, and the like are known. These gaming machines include a control board on which electronic parts (control means) such as CPU and ROM are mounted, and a series of games are controlled by each control means provided on the control board.

In this type of game machine, for the purpose of obtaining an illegal profit, change Yu technique contents remove the control board illegally, or to enter an incorrect electrical signal to the control board from the outside by a lead wire or the like etc., are cheating numerous reports of the control unit and the control board, for example, that have the control board are various studies fraud measures, such as that stored in the substrate box (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-180917 A

By the way, there is a demand for more surely grasping fraudulent actions related to control boards.

In addition, the said subject is a problem applicable not only to a pachinko machine but other game machines.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a board box that can more reliably grasp fraudulent actions related to a control board. Is to provide.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A board box comprising a box base for accommodating a control board having various control means, a box cover for covering the opening of the box base, and a connecting means for connecting the box base and the box cover. ,
The connecting means includes a base side connecting portion provided on the box base and a cover side connecting portion provided on the box cover,
In the assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are aligned so that the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion have a bottomed shape. A concave portion is formed, and the concave portion is filled with a curable resin and cured to form a curable resin layer over the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion,
The connection means is formed with an extended recess extending from the peripheral edge of the recess to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the connection means,
Of the connecting means, the peripheral wall portion forming the outer peripheral surface of the connecting means and the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion is thinner than the general portion by forming the general portion and the extended concave portion. Comprising a thin portion configured,
The extension recess is also formed over the base side connection part and the cover side connection part,
The curable resin layer is formed by filling the curable resin into the concave portion and the extended concave portion and curing the curable resin layer .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the gaming machine provided with the board | substrate box, the fraudulent act regarding a control board can be grasped | ascertained more reliably.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and the front frame set. It is a front view which shows structures, such as an inner frame and a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the back pack unit, etc. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a substrate box. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows a sealing member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a sealing member. It is sectional drawing of a sealing member. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical structures of a pachinko machine. (A) is a rear view of the sealing member in another embodiment, (b) is XX sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a schematic perspective view which shows the sealing member in another embodiment, (b) is sectional drawing of (a). It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the sealing member in another embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as “pachinko machine”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12 and the front frame set 14 are opened. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the inner frame 12, the game board 30, and the like. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner frame 12, the back pack unit 203, and the like are opened. However, in FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, nails and accessories placed on the surface of the game board 30, a glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14, and the like are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that constitutes an outline of the pachinko machine 10, and an inner frame 12 is supported at one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. .

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the outer frame 11 has an upper side frame constituting portion 11a and a lower side frame constituting portion 11b made of a wooden plate material, and the left side frame constituting portion 11c and the right side frame constituting portion 11d are made of aluminum alloy. Each of the frame components 11a to 11d is assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by a detachable fastener such as a screw.

  An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left side frame constituting portion 11c (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower hinges 81 and 82 support the upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 so that the inner frame 12 can be rotated. As a result, the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. And the inner frame 12 etc. are accommodated in the space part formed inside the outer frame 11.

  The right side frame constituting portion 11d is formed with an extending wall portion 83 that protrudes from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction toward the inside of the outer frame 11. The extending wall 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84 and 85 to which the locking member of the locking device 600 is locked are provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on an inner frame opening detection switch 92 described later is provided on the lower receiving portion 85 so as to protrude toward the inner side of the outer frame 11.

  Furthermore, a resin curtain decoration 87 is attached to the lower frame constituting portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the back of the upper surface of the curtain decoration 87. This makes it difficult to form a gap with the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set up and down on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with the opening / closing axis serving as an axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 is mainly composed of a resin base 38 whose outer shape is rectangular, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed at the center of the resin base 38.

  A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so that it can be opened and closed. As with the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  The front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape like the inner frame 12, and covers almost the entire front side of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window 101 is formed at the center of the front frame set 14. Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) attached to the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the front side of the front frame set 14, a lower tray 15 as a ball tray is provided at the lower center, and game balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are stored in the lower tray 15. It is possible. In addition, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball removal lever 25 for discharging the game ball from the lower plate 15 is provided.

  On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball launching handle (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) 18 protruding toward the front side is provided. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor (not shown) and an operation amount detection means (not shown) for detecting the operation amount of the operation unit of the handle 18.

  An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray that temporarily stores game balls and guides them toward a game ball launching device (hereinafter simply referred to as launching device) 70 as launching means described later while aligning them in a line. When the upper plate 19 is filled with game balls, the game balls to be paid out are guided to the lower plate 15.

  The upper plate 19 is provided with a ball lending button 121 and a return button 122. Thereby, in the game hall or the like, when the ball lending button 121 is operated with a bill or a card inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, depending on the operation Rental balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. However, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are not necessary for a pachinko machine in which game balls are directly lending to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, so-called cash machine.

  In addition, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front surface of the front frame set 14. These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the game during the game by changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state at the time of big hit or predetermined reach. For example, at the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In addition, error display lamps 104 that are turned on when a predetermined error occurs are provided on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102. In addition, a large number of small through holes are formed in the annular illumination portion 102 above the error display lamps 104 corresponding to the speakers SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front frame set 14. .

  A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. The glass unit 137 is not attached to a pair of conventional front and rear rectangular glass plates separately in front and rear pairs, but is formed into a round shape as a whole and attached after being assembled.

  Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is mounted on the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached in a state in which the peripheral edge thereof is in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Therefore, a substantially central portion of the front surface portion of the game board 30 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

  Further, at the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launch rail that guides the launch device 70 and the game ball immediately after being launched from the launch device 70. 61 is attached. In the present embodiment, a solenoid-type firing device is adopted as the firing device 70.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning port 31, a variable winning device 32, a first opportunity corresponding unit (operating port) 33, a second opportunity corresponding port 34, a variable display device unit 35, etc. in through holes formed by router processing. The game board 30 is attached from the front side of the game board 30 with wood screws or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (wins) various winning ports such as the general winning port 31, the variable winning device 32, and the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, it is detected by various detection switches described later, and the upper plate 19 (or lower) A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the plate 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and the game balls that have not won the various winning ports such as the general winning port 31 are discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. . In addition, the game board 30 is provided with a large number of nails for appropriately dispersing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members such as windmills (servants).

  The first opportunity corresponding unit 33 includes an upper winning opening 33a and a lower winning opening 33b, and a pair of opening / closing members 33c corresponding to the lower winning opening 33b. As a result, the upper winning opening 33a is in an open state in which a game ball can always enter, whereas the lower winning opening 33b is opened and closed by the opening / closing member 33c according to the establishment of a predetermined condition. There is a switch between a closed state where the ball cannot enter and an open state where the game ball can enter. For example, the lower winning opening 33b is when the opening / closing member 33c is in the open state in the normal mode and a specified time (for example, 0.2 seconds) elapses or when a specified number (for example, 1) of game balls have entered. Closed. This opening / closing process is performed only once in the normal mode. Instead of the above configuration, the lower winning opening 33b may be switched between a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to enter and an open state in which the game ball is easier to enter than the closed state.

  The variable display device unit 35 receives a prize for the normal symbol display device 41 that variably displays with the passage of the second opportunity corresponding port 34 as a trigger, and the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 (upper winning port 33a or lower winning port 33b). A special display device 43 that performs variable display as a trigger and a decorative symbol display device 42 that performs variable display in accordance with the variable display by the special display device 43 are provided.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is configured so that “O” or “X” can be lit and displayed as a normal symbol, and each time the game ball passes through the second opportunity corresponding port 34, for example, the normal symbol is changed from “O” to “ Switching display (fluctuation display) is performed at high speed such as “×” → “◯” →. When the change display is stopped for a few seconds with the “◯” symbol (winning symbol), the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 is activated for a predetermined time. The display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  In addition, when the game ball newly passes through the second opportunity corresponding port 34 during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 41, the corresponding fluctuation display is performed after the end of the fluctuation display performed at that time. It is configured to be performed. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of the variable display to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in this embodiment, it is held up to 4 times, and the hold number is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 44. Yes.

  The special display device 43 is provided on the right side of the normal symbol display device 41, and is composed of three-color light emitting diodes (three-color LEDs) having red, green, and blue emission colors. Then, each time the game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, a color change display (variable display) is performed, and the lighting mode (lighting color) when the variable display stops determines whether or not it is a big hit. Is displayed.

  More specifically, when the game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, the special display device 43 displays the three-color LED at a high speed such as red → green → blue → red →. When a predetermined time elapses, it is determined and displayed in one of the colors. High-speed color change display means, for example, that red, green, and blue are displayed in order every 4 msec. In the case of winning the big hit lottery, at this time, it is determined and displayed in red or green (for example, stopped for several seconds), and a special gaming state occurs. In particular, red is a display indicating that the game mode after the jackpot is a high probability mode, and green is a display indicating that the game mode after the jackpot is a time reduction mode. The display content of the special display device 43 is also directly controlled by the main control device 261.

  Further, when a new game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 during the variable display of the special display device 43, the corresponding variable display is performed after the end of the variable display at that time. It has a configuration. That is, the variable display is on standby (held). The maximum number of the variable display to be held is determined for each model of the pachinko machine, but in this embodiment, it is held up to 4 times, and the hold number is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 46. Yes. In addition, when a new game ball wins the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 during the big hit state, the corresponding change display is also suspended.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and display contents are controlled by a sub-control device 262 and a display control device 45 described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, auxiliary display contents are determined by the sub-control device 262 based on a command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the result displayed on the special display device 43, Display is performed by the display control device 45. On the decorative symbol display device 42, for example, three symbol rows of upper, middle and lower are displayed. Each symbol sequence is composed of a plurality of symbols, and these symbols are scrolled and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 so as to be scrolled for each symbol sequence, and then the upper symbol sequence → the lower symbol sequence → the middle symbol sequence. Stops are displayed in order. The variable display device unit 35 is provided with a center frame 47 so as to surround the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won, and is in an open state in which a game ball can be won in the case of a big hit (occurrence of a special game state). Specifically, the passage of a specified time (for example, 29 seconds) or a specified number (for example, 10) of winnings is regarded as one round (special prize state), and the large winning opening of the variable winning device 32 is repeated a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds). Opened.

  The game board 30 includes an inner rail constituting part 51 and an outer rail constituting part 52, and a rail 50 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching device 70 to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached. As a result, the game balls fired in accordance with the turning operation of the handle 18 are guided through the launch rail 61 and the rail 50 into a game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the tip portion of the inner rail constituting portion 51 (the upper left portion in FIG. 4). This prevents a situation in which the game ball once guided from the rail 50 to the game area returns to the rail 50 again.

  In the present embodiment, the outer rail component 52 is interrupted at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail component 51 is interrupted at the lower right portion of the game board 30. For this reason, the game area is defined by the inner peripheral surface of the rail 50 and the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, the parallel part of the inner and outer rail components 51 and 52 is excluded.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the back side of the front frame set 14, a ball passage 71 is provided below the window portion 101 so as to connect to a discharge port 16 of the lower plate 15 from a payout mechanism portion 352 described later. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined interval between the firing rail 61 provided on the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail constituting portion 52), and the rear side of the front frame set 14 has dropped from the gap. A foul ball passage 72 for guiding the game ball to the lower plate 15 is formed. Thus, if the game ball launched from the launching device 70 does not reach the return ball prevention member 53 and returns to the rail 50 as a foul ball, the foul ball is transferred to the lower plate 15 via the foul ball passage 72. Discharged.

  3 and 4 is a payout passage for guiding a game ball paid out by a payout mechanism portion 352, which will be described later, to the front of the inner frame 12, a passage leading to the upper plate 19, and a ball passage. 71 and the passage leading to the lower plate 15. A shutter 68 is provided below the payout passage 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened, the shutter 68 protrudes forward by an urging force of a spring or the like so that the outlet of the payout passage 67 is almost closed. ing. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 is pushed open by the rear end portion on the entrance side of the ball passage 71.

  Next, the back configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. Various control boards are arranged on the back of the pachinko machine 10 so as to be lined up, down, left and right, and partially overlapped in the front and back, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls And a protective cover made of resin. The dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion is generally sometimes referred to as a back pack. Therefore, this unit is referred to as a “back pack unit 203”.

  First, the back configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, on the back side of the variable display device unit 35 (see FIG. 4) arranged corresponding to the through hole in the center of the game board 30, a resin frame cover that covers the center frame 47 from the back side. 213 is provided to protrude rearward. Further, on the back side of the frame cover 213, a decorative symbol display device 42, a display control device 45, and a sub control device 262, which are liquid crystal display devices facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, can be attached and detached in a state where they are stacked in front and back. Is attached.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a housing box 42 a in which an opening for exposing the display unit (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 is formed, and the rear surface of the frame cover 213. It is fixed on the side. The display control device 45 is accommodated in the substrate box 45a and fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (accommodation box 42a). The sub-control device 262 is accommodated in the substrate box 262a and fixed to the back side of the display control device 45 (substrate box 45a). In the frame cover 213, an LED control board for driving LEDs and the like built in the center frame 47 is disposed. The storage box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Under the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the first opportunity corresponding unit 33, and the like from behind. The back frame set 215 includes a ball collection mechanism (not shown) for collecting game balls that have won prizes in various winning ports. The game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism are guided to a discharge passage portion 217 described later, and discharged from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217 to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  In the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main controller 261. More specifically, the board mounting unit 260 on which the main controller 261 is mounted is pivotally supported with respect to the back frame set 215 and can be opened rearward.

  The main controller 261 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The board | substrate box 263 connected with the sealing member becomes a structure which cannot be opened unless a predetermined trace is left. As a result, it is possible to easily find out that the board box 263 has been illegally opened.

  In addition, the game board 30 corresponds to various winning ports such as a general winning port 31 as a winning means and detects a game ball that has entered the various winning holes (entrance detecting means). Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and a count switch 223 is provided in the variable winning device 32. The first opportunity corresponding unit 33 is provided with first opportunity corresponding unit switches 224a and 224b corresponding to the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. Further, a second opportunity corresponding port switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the second opportunity corresponding port 34.

  Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first board surface relay board that is electrically connected to the prize opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the second opportunity corresponding port switch 225 via a cable connector. It has been. The first board surface relay board relays the prize opening switch 221 and the like and the main control device 261 as control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 through a cable connector.

  On the other hand, the first opportunity corresponding switches 224a and 224b that detect the entry into the first opportunity corresponding unit 33 (the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b) are directly connected via the connector cable without passing through the relay board. It is connected to the control device 261.

The detection results detected by the various entrance detection switches are taken into the main controller 261. Then, a payout command (the number of game balls to be paid out) corresponding to the winning situation at each time is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of game balls are based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is dispensed (except when detected by the second opportunity corresponding port switch 225).
In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the back of the game board 30 is provided with a large winning opening solenoid that opens the large winning opening in the variable winning apparatus 32, and a pair of opening / closing members is provided in the first opportunity corresponding unit 33. A lower winning opening solenoid that opens and closes 33c is provided. The back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board surface relay board (not shown) that relays between the solenoid and the main controller 261.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is a unit in which a back pack 351 formed of resin and a payout mechanism portion 352 for a game ball are integrated. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened rearward with an open / close axis extending along the vertical direction as an axis. ing. In addition, an external relay terminal plate 240 is provided in the upper left part of the back pack unit 203 (upper right part in FIG. 5).

  The external relay terminal board 240 is for relaying various information transmissions to a hall computer or the like in a game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For convenience, no reference numeral is given, but for example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as a big hit state or a high probability state), the front frame set 14 detected by the opening detection switches 91 and 92 described later, A terminal for outputting information relating to the opening of the frame 12, a terminal for outputting information relating to various error states such as a ball entry error, a lower tray full tank error, a tank ball no error, a payout error, and the payout from the payout control device 311 A terminal for outputting information on the number of winning balls is provided.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 covers the upper portion and the right portion (the left portion in FIG. 5) of the substrate mounting unit 260. Thereby, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided at the right part of the board box 263 and the terminal part (board side connector) provided along the upper edge part of the main controller 261 are covered. It will be.

  The payout mechanism 352 is arranged so as to bypass the protective cover 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 that has two rows of ball passages in the horizontal direction and that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected. Further, a case rail 357 is formed vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are paid out appropriately according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 and the like.

  The payout mechanism 352 is provided with a payout relay board 381 for relaying a payout command signal from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358, and a power switch board 382 for taking in the main power from the outside. Yes. The power switch board 382 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24V main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power switch 382a is switched on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 382a.

  Below the back pack unit 203 (substrate mounting unit 260), there is provided a lower frame set 251 that is pivotally supported on the left side of the inner frame 12 (right side in FIG. 5) and can be opened rearward. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism described above flow, and a game ball is placed in the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is formed. In other words, the game balls that have won the respective winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 are gathered through the ball collecting mechanism of the back frame set 215 and further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. Similarly, the out port 36 leads to the discharge passage portion 217, and the game balls that have not won any winning port are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute. In this embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are configured separately and can be opened and closed independently. However, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. It is also good to do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the payout control device 311, the firing control device 312, the power supply device 313, and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably attached to the back side of the lower frame set 251 in a state where they are overlapped in the front and rear. It has been.

  The launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in the substrate box 313a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. Although the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are described as independent control devices for convenience, they are actually configured by a single board (printed board).

  The payout control device 311 is housed in the substrate box 311a and is fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313a (the launch control device 312 and the power supply device 313). The substrate box 311a in which the dispensing control device 311 is accommodated is provided with a sealing member in the same manner as the substrate box 263 in which the main control device 261 is accommodated, so that an unsealed trace of the substrate box 311a remains. (The board box 263 will be described in detail later).

  In addition, the card unit connection board 314 is accommodated in the board box 314a and fixed to the back side of the board box 313a (the firing control device 312 and the power supply device 313).

  Each of the board boxes 311a, 313a, and 314a is made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be visually recognized.

  Further, the dispensing control device 311 is provided with a state return switch 321 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 311a. For example, when the state return switch 321 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball clogged in the payout motor unit, the payout motor is rotated forward and reverse to eliminate the ball clogging (return to a normal state).

  Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 that protrudes outward from the substrate box 313a. This pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, so that even if a power failure occurs, the pachinko machine 10 retains the state at the time of the power failure and can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure when returning from the power failure (power recovery). it can. Therefore, if the power is turned off in a normal procedure (for example, when the game hall is closed), the state before the power is turned off is stored. If you want to return to the initial state when the power is turned on, hold down the RAM erase switch 323 and hold the power .

  As shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 includes a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 and the like) exposed on the front surface side of the front frame set 14, and a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 700, and the inside is operated by rotating to one side. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

  In addition, as described above, the extending wall portion 83 that covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 is formed in the right side frame constituting portion 11d of the outer frame 11 (FIG. 5). reference). Thereby, it becomes difficult to make a wire etc. approach from the back side of outer frame 11, and to operate locking device 600 with the wire etc. As a result, the defense performance can be improved. Further, the extending wall portion 83 is configured to cover the right end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and in the closed state of the inner frame 12, The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 cannot be opened.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front frame open detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the lower right side of the front side of the inner frame 12 (on the right side of the launching device 70). As shown in FIG. 5, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided on the lower right side on the back side of the inner frame 12 (lower left in FIG. 5). Each of the front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 includes a detection unit that can move in and out of the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided so that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame opening detection switch 92 is provided so that the detection unit faces rearward. When the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch main body, an ON signal is output to the main controller 261, and when the detection unit is pressed toward the switch main body and is immersed in the switch main body, an OFF signal is output. It is configured to output to the main controller 261. That is, when the front frame set 14 is closed, the front frame opening detection switch 91 is turned off when the detection unit is pressed on the back surface of the front frame set 14, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the detection unit returns to the protruding state. Turns on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is turned off by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed with the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11 and is detected when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the protruding state and is turned on.

  Now, this embodiment is characterized by a board box 263 that houses a main control device 261 as a control board. Hereinafter, such a configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate box 263. FIGS. 8A and 8B are partial perspective views showing the sealing member 401. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the sealing member 401 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the substrate box 263 includes a base side connecting portion 402 formed integrally with the box base 263a and a cover side connecting portion 403 formed integrally with the box cover 263b. A sealing member 401 is provided as a connecting means. In the present embodiment, four sealing members 401 are provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the box cover 263b is slid with respect to the box base 263a in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are in contact with each other in the front-rear direction, so that the locking portion 405 provided on the box base 263a. And the to-be-latched part 406 provided in the box cover 263b is made into the latching state, and it becomes the structure by which the board | substrate box 263 is assembled | attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the base side connecting portion 402 has a box shape opening rearward, and a base side concave portion 411 is formed on the inner side. As shown in FIG. 8B, with respect to the upper three sealing members 401 among the four sealing members 401, an opening 412 penetrating vertically with respect to the upper wall portion 402 a of the base side connecting portion 402 is formed. Has been. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8A, the opening 412 is not formed with respect to the lowermost sealing member 401 (sealing member 401a). In the present embodiment, regarding the upper three sealing members 401 among the four sealing members 401, the upper wall portion 402a corresponds to the partition wall portion.

  The cover-side connecting portion 403 is configured as a plate-like body that closes the base-side recessed portion 411 of the base-side connecting portion 402 when the substrate box 263 is assembled. By closing the base-side recess 411 by the cover-side connecting portion 403, an internal space 421 (recess) is formed in the sealing member 401 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8A, the lowermost sealing member 401a among the four sealing members 401 is formed with an opening 431 penetrating in the front-rear direction with respect to the cover-side connecting portion 403. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, the opening 431 is not formed for the above three sealing members 401. Further, the opening area of the opening 431 is configured to be smaller than the opening area of the base-side recess 411. In the present embodiment, the lowermost sealing member 401a of the four sealing members 401 is overlapped with the base side concave portion 411 in the cover side connecting portion 403 so as to close the base side concave portion 411. The part which corresponds is a partition part.

  In addition, in the assembled state of the board box 263, the cover side connecting portion 403 is substantially in contact with the step surface 413 formed on the left wall portion (the right side wall portion in FIG. 10) of the base side connecting portion 402. The upper side portion, the lower side portion, the right side portion (the left side portion in FIG. 10) of the cover side connecting portion 403 and the inside of the base side connecting portion 402 while being accommodated inside the base side recessed portion 411 of the side connecting portion 402. The side surface is in contact. Thereby, the peripheral part of the cover side connection part 403 is covered by the base side connection part 402, and the contact to the front surface (lower surface in FIG. 10) of the cover side connection part 403 is difficult.

  Further, the cover side connecting portion 403 has a support piece that protrudes outward from the front edge portion (lower edge portion in FIG. 10) of the upper side portion, the lower side portion, and the right side portion (left side portion in FIG. 10). A portion 433 is formed. In the assembled state of the substrate box 263, the support piece portion 433 is inserted through the groove portion 415 formed on the inner side surface of the base side connecting portion 402. Thereby, the position shift of the cover side connection part 403 can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the curable resin layer 441 is formed in the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 with respect to the lowermost sealing member 401a among the four sealing members 401. The curable resin layer 441 fills the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 with a gap with a photocurable resin that is cured by irradiating light such as laser light, and also in the opening 431 of the cover side connecting portion 403. It is formed by partially filling and then curing. In this way, the base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 are connected by the curable resin layer 441 formed between the base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 (relative movement is restricted), As a result, the board box 263 is caulked and the main controller 261 is sealed.

  As described above, the cover side connecting portion 403 is accommodated inside the base side connecting portion 402, and the support piece portion 433 formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 is a groove portion formed in the base side connecting portion 402. By being inserted through 415, when the photocurable resin is injected, the photocurable resin can be prevented from flowing out, and the internal space 421 can be filled with the photocurable resin without any gap. . Note that the stepped surface 413 may be slightly inclined backward toward the inside of the base-side recess 411. In this case, when the support piece portion 433 formed in the cover side connection portion 403 is inserted into the groove portion 415 formed in the base side connection portion 402, the cover side connection portion 403 is slidably contacted with the step surface 413, and the support piece As the portion 433 is pressed against the groove portion 415, it is guided slightly rearward. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to more reliably prevent a situation in which a gap is formed between the step surface 413 and the cover side connecting portion 403, and more reliably prevent the photocurable resin from flowing out. be able to.

  The base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 are thin plate-like connecting pieces 451a and 451b (breaking portions) that are connected to the right side (the left side in FIG. 7) of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b, respectively. The base-side connecting portion 402 and the cover-side connecting portion 403 can be separated from the substrate box 263 relatively easily by cutting the connecting pieces 451a and 451b.

  The operation for appropriately replacing the main control device 263 in the game hall will be briefly described. First, the lowermost sealing member 401a on which the curable resin layer 441 is formed is removed from the substrate box 263. Next, the box cover 263b is slid and removed from the box base 263a, and the main controller 261 is replaced. Subsequently, the box cover 263b and the box base 263a are assembled, and one of the unused sealing members 401 is filled with a photocurable resin and cured. As described above, the main controller 261 is replaced, and the substrate box 263 is sealed again.

  Further, as described above, even when the main control device 261 is replaced without removing the box base 263a from the pachinko machine 10, the unused sealing member 401 is made of the photocurable resin in the internal space 421 (base Since the opening 412 for injecting into the side recess 411) is formed in the upper wall portion 402a of the base side connecting portion 402, and the opening 431 is not formed in the cover side connecting portion 403, photocuring When the curable resin is injected, it is possible to prevent the photocurable resin from flowing out from the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 to the outside. Accordingly, the photocurable resin can be filled into the internal space 421 without any gap.

  Of the four sealing members 401, the lowermost sealing member 401 has a main control unit 263 accommodated in the manufacturing factory when the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are assembled (substrate box 263). Before attaching to the pachinko machine 10), a photo-curing resin is injected and cured. As described above, since the opening 431 is formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 in the lowermost sealing member 401a, when the photocurable resin is injected into the sealing member 401a, the box base 263a The substrate box 263 is installed so as to face downward, and the photocurable resin can be injected from the back side of the substrate box 263. For this reason, the operation | work which inject | pours the photocurable resin through the front-end | tip part of the sending apparatus which sends out photocurable resin between the sealing member 401a of the lowest side and the sealing member 401 on it is performed. Compared with the case where it performs, workability | operativity is improved.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. The main controller 261 (main board) of the pachinko machine 10 is equipped with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer that is an arithmetic unit. The CPU 501 includes a ROM 502 that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a RAM 503 that is a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. Various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are incorporated. However, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM may not be integrated into one chip but may be configured as a chip for each function.

  The RAM 503 is a stack area that stores the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501, the return address of a control program executed by the CPU 501, and a work area (work area) that stores various flags, counters, I / O values, and the like. ) And a backup area 503a.

  The RAM 503 is configured to retain (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and is stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

  In the backup area 503a, when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned on again. (Similarly) is an area for storing stack pointers, values of registers, I / O, and the like. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process. Conversely, the return of each value written to the backup area 503a is the main process at the time of power-on (including power-on due to power failure cancellation, and so on). Executed in Note that a power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542, which will be described later, is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. Due to the occurrence, the power failure process (NMI interrupt process) is immediately executed.

  Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 503a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a payout control device 311, a sub control device 262, a special display device 43, a normal symbol display device 41, etc., which will be described later, are connected to the input / output port 505. With this configuration, the special display device 43 and the normal symbol display device 41 described above are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub-control device 262.

  In addition, for convenience, illustration of various relay boards and the like is omitted, but the input / output port 505 includes a prize opening switch 221, a count switch 223, first opportunity corresponding unit switches 224a and 224b, a second opportunity corresponding opening switch 225, and the like. Various detection switches and various electrical components such as various substrates are connected. That is, the main controller 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (board side connectors) for connecting connectors of various cable connectors, and the input / output port 505 is configured by these terminal portions.

  The sub-control device 262 (sub-control board) includes a CPU 551 that is an arithmetic unit, various control programs executed by the CPU 551, a ROM 552 that stores fixed value data, and various control programs that are stored in the ROM 552. In addition to a RAM 553 that is a memory for temporarily storing data, an input / output port 554, a bus line 555, various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit (not shown) are also provided. The RAM 553 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

  A CPU 551, ROM 552, and RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via a bus line 555 and a display control device 45 is connected. Further, the speaker SP, various illumination units, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected to the input / output port 554.

  The CPU 551 of the sub-control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261 and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display the display control device. As described above, in the present embodiment, the special display device 43 controlled by the main control device 261 displays whether or not it is a big hit, and the decorative symbol display device 42 controlled by the sub control device 262. Then, display according to the display of the special display device 43 is performed.

  The payout control device 311 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511 that is an arithmetic unit includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, has a stack area for storing the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 511 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 511, various flags and counters, A work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a are provided.

  The RAM 513 is configured to hold (backup) data by being supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply device 313 even after the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a. Data is backed up. Note that if data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not always necessary to back up data stored in all areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  The backup area 513a has a stack pointer, each register at the time of power off, each register, so that the power of the pachinko machine 10 is restored to the state before the power is turned off when the power is turned off. This is an area for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main process, and the restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main process when the power is turned on. As with the CPU 501 of the main controller 261, the power failure signal SK1 is input to the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

  In the work area, a payout permission flag for which the payout control device 311 is set to allow the payout of prize balls, a command reception flag set when a command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and the main control device 261 And a command buffer for storing a command transmitted from.

  The payout permission flag is a flag for setting a prize ball payout permission, and is turned on when a specific command for permitting the payout of the prize ball is transmitted from the main control device 261 and received, and is initially set. It is turned off when it is restored before the process or power shutdown. In the present embodiment, the specific commands are a payout initialization command for instructing the initial processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a prize ball command for instructing payout of a prize ball, and the main controller 261 having been restored to power. There are three payout return commands to be transmitted in this case.

  The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command, and is turned on when any command is received. Similar to the payout permission flag, an initial setting process or power-off is performed. It is turned off when returning to the front, and turned off when the command received by the command determination process is determined.

  The command buffer is configured by a ring buffer that temporarily stores commands transmitted from the main control device 261.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 incorporating the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 through a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. A RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 261, a launch controller 312 and a payout device 358 are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

  The card unit connection board 314 includes a ball rental operation unit (a ball rental button 121 and a return button 122) on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, and a card unit (a ball rental unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. Are electrically connected to each other, and receive a ball lending operation command from the player and output it to the card unit. In a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, the card unit connection board 314 can be omitted.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch device 70, and the launch device 70 is permitted to drive when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, a firing permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a sensor signal is detected that the player is touching the handle 18, and a firing stop switch that stops firing is operated. On the condition that it is not done, the launching device 70 is driven, and the game ball is launched at an intensity corresponding to the operation amount of the handle 18.

  The display control device 45 executes the variable display of the decorative symbols on the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with an instruction from the sub-control device 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And. An input / output port 554 of the sub control device 262 is connected to the input port 527. Further, a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, and a VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 through a bus line 530. An output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and a decorative symbol display device 42 as a liquid crystal display device is connected to the output port 529.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub-control device 262 via the input port 527 and analyzes the received command or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command to control the VDP 526 ( Specifically, internal command generation for VDP 526 is performed. Thereby, display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

  The program ROM 522 is a memory that stores various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is a memory that temporarily stores work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed by rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 is a memory that stores character data such as symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The VDP 526 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal driving circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP 526 is an IC chip, it is also referred to as a “drawing chip”, and the substance of the VDP 526 can be said to be a microcomputer chip with a dedicated firmware for drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display it.

  The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 that supplies power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors power interruption due to a power failure, and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And.

  The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As its outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, generates + 12V power for driving various switches and motors, + 5V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. These + 12V power supply, + 5V power supply and backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the like. Note that operation power (+12 V power, +5 V power, etc.) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, operating power is supplied to various switches, motors and the like via a control device to which these are connected.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541. The power failure signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of a power failure and execute a power failure process (NMI interrupt processing).

  The power supply unit 541 normally outputs an output of 5 volts, which is a drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient to execute the process at the time of a power failure even after the DC stable voltage of 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Configured to maintain the value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the power failure process.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears backup data in the RAM 503 of the main controller 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout controller 311 in accordance with the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs a RAM erase signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on with the RAM erase switch 323 pressed (including power-on due to power failure cancellation), the data in the respective RAMs 503 and 513 are cleared in the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. The

  As described above in detail, according to this embodiment, the inner space 421 of the sealing member 401 formed by closing the base-side recess 411 formed in the base-side connecting portion 402 with the cover-side connecting portion 403 is used. By injecting and curing the photocurable resin, the curable resin layer 441 is formed between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403. Therefore, the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 are connected by the curable resin layer 441. Therefore, the substrate box 263 can be opened by destroying one side of the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 (for example, by cutting the connecting piece 451b of the cover side connecting portion 403). Even so, the connection between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403 cannot be released. Therefore, in order to finish the box base 263a and the box cover 263b having the unbroken connection portions 403 and 402 so that no trace of opening remains, the broken connection portions 402 and 403 are destroyed. It is necessary to remove from the connection parts 403 and 402 which are not performed. However, according to this embodiment, in order to remove the broken connection portions 402 and 403, the curable resin layer 441 must be removed or broken, so that no trace of opening remains. It is very difficult to finish. Therefore, it is practically impossible or difficult to prepare the box base 263a and the box cover 263b so that there is no trace of opening after preparing the two substrate boxes 263. As a result, it is possible to prevent an act of illegally exchanging members such as the main control device 261 and the ROM 502 mounted on the main control device 261 so that the replacement is not known.

  In addition, the opening area of the opening 431 formed in the cover side connecting portion 403 is configured to be smaller than the opening area of the base side recess 411. For this reason, the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 becomes an undercut shape. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to remove the curable resin layer 441 formed in the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401 by using a tool or the like, the portion of the curable resin layer 441 located on the back side of the cover side connecting portion 403 is a tool. Is difficult to reach and is impossible or difficult to remove. As a result, an illegal act of removing the curable resin layer 441 and illegally opening the substrate box 263 can be prevented. Regarding the upper three of the four sealing members 401, when the curable resin layer 441 is formed in the internal space 421, the portion located on the back side of the upper wall portion 402a in the curable resin layer 441. Since the contact becomes impossible or difficult, the same effect can be obtained.

  Furthermore, since the periphery of the cover side connecting portion 403 is covered with the base side connecting portion 402, the curable resin layer 441 is disposed in the left-right direction at the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403. It is possible to deter actions such as breaking. Further, when the curable resin layer 441 is to be broken by inserting a tool or the like into the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 402 and the cover side connecting portion 403, not only the cover side connecting portion 403 but also the cover The base side connecting portion 402 covering the side connecting portion 403 is also easily damaged. Therefore, it is possible to further ensure the operational effect that the unauthorized opening of the substrate box 263 can be grasped.

  By the way, in the configuration of the present embodiment, even if the box cover 263b is moved relative to the box base 263a in order to open the substrate box 263 simply by cutting the connection piece 451a of the box base 263a, the base side connection The portion 402 is brought into contact with the main body of the box base 263a so that the relative movement is restricted, and the substrate box 263 cannot be opened. That is, in order to obtain the box cover 263b with no trace of opening, it is necessary to remove the base-side coupling portion 402 from the cover-side coupling portion 403 in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are assembled. Unauthorized acts such as removing or breaking the curable resin layer 441 can be made more difficult.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, the base side connection portion 402 and the cover side connection portion 403 are connected only by the curable resin layer 441 formed between the base side connection portion 402 and the cover side connection portion 403. In particular, it is not limited to such a configuration.

  Hereinafter, the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12 will be described. 12A is a rear view of the sealing member 701, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 12A. The base-side connecting portion 702 of the sealing member 701 shown in FIG. 12 has a substantially box shape that opens rearward and to the right in FIG. Further, an engaged portion 711 that protrudes rearward is provided on the inner side of the base side connecting portion 702.

  The cover side connecting portion 703 includes a closing portion 721 that closes the opening on the right side of FIG. 12A of the base side connecting portion 702 in the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b. 12A, an engaging portion 722 that engages with the engaged portion 711 of the base side connecting portion 702 in the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b is provided.

  Furthermore, a transparent or translucent photo-curing resin is filled into the concave portion 731 constituted by the closing portion 721 and the base-side connecting portion 702 of the cover-side connecting portion 403, and is cured, so that the curable resin A layer 741 is formed. Further, the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are buried in the curable resin layer 741 and cannot be contacted.

  As described above, by adopting a configuration in which the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are engaged, the curable resin layer 741 is applied when force is applied in the direction of removing the box cover 263b from the box base 263a. Can be prevented from being broken and the substrate box 263 being opened. Therefore, compared with the case where the base side connection part 702 and the cover side connection part 703 are connected only by the curable resin layer 741, the connection state can be stabilized. In addition, by providing the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711, there are scattered portions of the curable resin layer 741 that cannot be released from the connected state of the connecting portions 702 and 703 unless they are removed. Unauthorized acts such as removing the conductive resin layer 741 and opening the substrate box 263 can be made more difficult.

  (B) Next, the example of an aspect shown in FIG. 13 is demonstrated. FIG. 13A is a partial perspective view showing the sealing member 801, and FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of FIG. The base-side connecting portion 802 of the sealing member 801 shown in FIG. 13 has a bottomed hole portion 811 that opens upward. Moreover, the cover side connection part 803 has the hole part 821 which penetrates back and forth. In the assembled state of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b, the hole portion 811 of the base side connection portion 802 and the hole portion 821 of the cover side connection portion 803 are aligned (communicated vertically), and the hole portion 821 and A caulking pin 831 as a connecting member is inserted into the hole 811. As the caulking pin 831 is inserted into the hole 821 and the hole 811, relative movement of the box cover 263 b with respect to the box base 263 a in the removal direction is restricted.

  Further, the sealing member 801 in FIG. 13 includes a front side portion and a rear side portion of the caulking pin 831 inserted into the hole portion 811 and the hole portion 821, a base side connecting portion 802 and a cover side connecting portion 803 (the hole portion 811 and the hole portion). A gap 841 is formed between the first and second portions 821). The gap 841 is filled with a photocurable resin and cured to form a curable resin layer 842.

  By adopting the above-described configuration, the same operational effects as the above (a) can be obtained. In addition, as compared with the case where the engaging portion 722 and the engaged portion 711 are provided as in (a) above, the configuration (mold configuration) of the box base 263a and the box cover 263b can be simplified.

  (C) Further, with respect to the sealing member 801 of FIG. 13, a slit 851 is formed extending from the hole 821 (hole 811) to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). The slit 851 is formed narrower than the thickness of the caulking pin 831. A curable resin layer 842 is formed by filling and curing the photocurable resin also in the slit 851. Thus, the curable resin layer 842 formed in the slit 851 is difficult to remove even using a tool or the like. Therefore, by removing the curable resin layer 842, it is possible to suppress the act of releasing the connected state of the sealing member 801. Further, the slit 851 extends to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802), that is, a thin portion is formed in the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). If the curable resin layer 842 formed in the slit 851 is forcibly removed, cracks or the like are likely to occur in the thin portion of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802). Therefore, the act of opening the substrate box 263 without leaving the box base 263a and the box cover 263b intact can be more reliably prevented, and as a result, the unauthorized opening of the substrate box 263 can be reliably grasped. Note that the same effect can be obtained when a V-shaped or U-shaped groove is formed instead of the slit 851.

  Even when the slit 851 is formed in the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802), the photocurable resin is injected into the slit 851 and cured to form the curable resin layer 842. Thus, the strength of the cover side connecting portion 803 (base side connecting portion 802) can be ensured. That is, it is difficult to cause damage or the like at normal times, and when the curable resin layer 842 is to be removed, the conflicting effect that damage or the like is likely to occur can be achieved.

  (D) Furthermore, instead of the caulking pin 831 in (c) above, the base side connecting portion 802 and the cover side connecting portion 803 may be connected by screws. That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, female screws are provided to the left and right wall portions of the hole portion 811 formed in the base side connecting portion 802 and the hole portion (not shown) formed in the cover side connecting portion. The formed screw receiving portion 861 is formed, and the screw 862 is screwed to the screw receiving portion 861. Thereafter, a photocurable resin is filled and cured in a gap 863 formed between the front and rear side portions of the screw 862, the base side connecting portion 802, and the cover side connecting portion, whereby the curable resin layer 864 is formed. Form. Even in the case of adopting this configuration, the same operational effects as the above (c) are obtained.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 14B, the tip end portion of the screw 871 is screwed to a screw receiving portion 872 formed on the upper surface of the base side connecting portion 802, and the head portion 871a of the screw 871 and the base side A configuration in which the cover side connecting portion 803 is sandwiched and fixed by the connecting portion 802 may be employed. In this case, the base side connecting portion 802 and the cover side connecting portion 803 can be connected by the screw 871 without bringing the main body portion 871b of the screw 871 and the cover side connecting portion 803 into contact with each other. For this reason, the clearance gap formed in the front side (front side of a figure) of the screw | thread 871 and the clearance gap formed in the back side (back side of a figure) can be connected. Therefore, by injecting the photocurable resin into one side of the front and rear gaps, the other side can be filled, and workability when forming the curable resin layer 864 is improved. Further, the curable resin layer 864 can be formed around the screw 871 (main body portion 771b), and the action of removing the curable resin layer 864 to remove the screw 871 can be made more difficult. .

  As the screw 871, it is desirable to adopt a break screw that can remove a portion where a tool engaging portion (cross hole or the like) is formed after screwing, or a one-way screw that cannot be turned in the removing direction. Further, it is desirable that the screw 871 is inserted into the sealing member 801 so that the screw 871 is not removed by pliers or the like, and it is more preferable that the screw 871 is buried in the curable resin layer 864 so that the screw 871 cannot be contacted.

  (E) In the above embodiment, the board box 263 is assembled by sliding the box cover 263b with respect to the box base 263a in a state where the box base 263a and the box cover 263b are in contact with each other. A configuration may be adopted in which the substrate box 263 is assembled simply by bringing the 263a and the box cover 263b into contact with each other in the front-rear direction.

  In this case, for example, a sealing member 901 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 may be employed. That is, by applying a force to the sealing member 901 so as to separate the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903, the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903 are removed from the curable resin layer 911. In order to prevent a situation such as peeling, an engaging portion 921 is provided for the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903 is engaged with the engaging portion 921 in the assembled state of the substrate box 263. It is good also as providing the to-be-engaged part 931 which performs. Furthermore, when the engaging portion between the engaging portion 921 and the engaged portion 931 is buried in the curable resin layer 911, the effect of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer 911 is more reliably achieved. 15, a pair of engaging portions 921 and engaged portions 931 are provided, and a curable resin layer 911 is formed in a gap between the pair of engaging portions 921. For this reason, the engaging part 921 cannot be bent and the engagement state of the engaging part 921 and the to-be-engaged part 931 cannot be cancelled | released. Furthermore, the distance between the pair of engaging portions 921 is short, and it is difficult to remove the curable resin layer 911 formed in the portion. In addition, regarding the sealing member 901 in FIG. 16, the engaging portion 921 and the engaged portion 931 are one each, but the curable resin layer extends to the connecting portion between the base side connecting portion 902 and the cover side connecting portion 903. 911 is formed. Therefore, when the curable resin layer 911 is removed and the substrate box 263 is opened, it is necessary to remove a large amount of the curable resin 911. For this reason, the effect which suppresses the fraudulent act of removing the curable resin 911 is produced.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the shape of the sealing member 401 (internal space 421) is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer 441 formed in the internal space 421, It is desirable that the cross-sectional shape of the internal space 421 is complicated. For example, a star shape, a wave shape, a spiral shape, etc. are mentioned. However, it is desirable that one (continuous) internal space 421 is formed for one sealing member 401. For example, a plurality of internal spaces 421 formed in one sealing member 401 are each provided with a photocurable resin. Compared with the case where it is necessary to inject, the workability can be improved.

  (G) In the said embodiment, although the curable resin layer 441 is formed with the photocurable resin, you may form the curable resin layer 441 with another curable resin. That is, any resin may be used as long as it is initially liquid or pasty and has a property of curing after filling. For example, a thermosetting resin or a thermoplastic resin may be employed as long as it does not adversely affect the ultraviolet curable resin that is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays or the substrate box 263 (sealing member 401).

  Although not mentioned in the above embodiment, examples of the “photocurable resin” include an epoxy-based resin and an oxetane-based resin. In addition, the “ultraviolet curable resin” is not limited to the one whose curing mechanism is based only on ultraviolet rays, but is cured by humidity in the air, anaerobic curing by metal ions, curing by slight heating, curing by a curing catalyst. It may be by composite curing such as. In addition, examples of the thermosetting resin include phenol resin, melanin resin, urea resin, and the like. Examples of the thermoplastic resin include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, acrylic, and ABS.

  (H) Although not particularly mentioned in the above embodiment, for example, a colored transparent photo-curing resin is used, and the color of the curable resin layer 441 is made of a colorless and transparent material as in the main body of the substrate box 263. It is good also as making it differ from the color of the base side connection part 402 and the cover side connection part 403 which are made. In this case, since the boundary part between the base side connecting part 402 and the cover side connecting part 403 and the curable resin layer 441 appears clearly, for example, when the fraudster removes the curable resin layer 441, the connecting part 402 , 403 is scraped, even if the photo-curing resin is injected again, the photo-curing resin enters the shaved portions of the connecting portions 402, 403. Therefore, the unauthorized opening can be grasped by checking the presence or absence of such a part. As a result, it can be made easier to detect that the sealing member 401 has been scraped or damaged. In addition, since the color of the curable resin layer 441 and the connecting portions 402 and 403 are different and the connecting portions 402 and 403 are transparent, the outer side of the sealing member 401 is connected to the internal space 421 of the sealing member 401. Whether or not the photo-curable resin is surely filled can be visually confirmed, and the substrate box 263 having the above-described effects can be surely obtained.

  (I) Not only the substrate box 263 that accommodates the main control device 261 but also the substrate box that accommodates other control devices may be configured to include the sealing member 401 in the same manner as the substrate box 263.

  (J) You may implement as a different type of pachinko machine from the said embodiment. In addition to pachinko machines, various ball games, similar sparrow balls and other gaming machines, slot machines as revolving game machines, and other types of gaming machines that combine slot machines and pachinko machines, etc. May be.

[Appendix]
The technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko gaming machine, a slot machine, and the like are known. These gaming machines include a control board on which a CPU (central processing unit) and electronic components (control means) such as a ROM storing a control program related to the game are mounted, and are provided on the control board. A series of games are controlled by each control means.

In this type of gaming machine, for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, the control board is illegally removed and the ROM of the board (if the CPU or ROM is integrated into one chip)
There have been many reports of fraudulent acts on control means and control boards, such as changing the game content by changing the game, and inputting unauthorized electrical signals to the control board from outside via lead wires, etc. Countermeasures against fraud are being considered. For example, improper measures such as giving a sealing structure (so-called caulking structure) to the substrate box and leaving an opening history (opening trace) due to destruction or the like when opening the substrate box are adopted (for example, JP, 2003-180917, A).

  In general, a substrate box having a sealing structure is provided in a box base that accommodates a control board, a box cover that closes an opening of the box base, a base-side connecting portion provided in the box base, and a box cover. And a cover side connecting portion. Then, when the box base and the box cover are assembled, the locking recess formed in the base side connecting portion and the locking hole formed in the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and the locking hole and the locking recess are aligned. On the other hand, a box base and a box cover are connected by inserting (press-fitting or screwing) a caulking member formed of a pin, a screw, or the like.

  Further, the caulking member inserted into the locking hole and the locking recess is configured so as not to be removed unless at least one of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is broken (removed). That is, when the substrate box is opened, a predetermined mark is formed on the substrate box, so that if the substrate box is tampered with, it can be detected early and easily.

  However, two board boxes having the above-mentioned configuration are prepared, and one of the board boxes is opened by breaking the cover side connecting portion, and the other board box is connected to the base side. When the substrate box is opened by destroying the portion, it is possible to obtain a box base and a box cover that are intact (no trace caused by opening). Therefore, if an illegal act such as storing an unauthorized control board (for example, a control board with a replaced ROM) in the box base and the box cover obtained as described above and replacing the entire board box, Since it is not apparent from the appearance that the control board has been replaced, it may be very difficult to find the fraud.

  In addition, the said subject is a problem applicable not only to a pachinko machine but other game machines which have the same board | substrate box structure.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a board box that can more reliably grasp fraudulent actions related to a control board. Is to provide.

Means 1. A board box comprising a box base for accommodating a control board having various control means, a box cover for covering the opening of the box base, and a connecting means for connecting the box base and the box cover. ,
The connecting means includes a base side connecting portion provided on the box base and a cover side connecting portion provided on the box cover,
In the assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and over the aligned base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, A gaming machine, wherein the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are connected by providing a curable resin layer formed by curing the curable resin.

  According to the means 1, the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are connected by forming the curable resin layer between the aligned base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion. Therefore, even if the board box can be opened by destroying one side of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, the connection between the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion can be released. It is gone. For this reason, in order to finish the box base and the box cover that have an unbroken connection portion so that no trace of opening remains, the broken connection portion is removed from the unbroken connection portion. There is a need to. However, according to this means, in order to remove the broken connection portion, the curable resin layer must be removed or broken, so that it is very difficult to finish so that no trace of opening remains. Have difficulty. Therefore, it is practically impossible or difficult to prepare the two base boxes and configure the box base and the box cover so that there is no trace of opening. As a result, it is possible to prevent the act of illegally replacing the control means such as the control board and the ROM so as not to know the replacement.

The curable resin refers to a resin that is initially liquid or pasty and has a property of curing after filling. As curable resin,
(1) Photo-curable resin: a resin that is cured by irradiating light such as laser light,
(2) UV curable resin: a resin that is cured by irradiating with UV rays;
(3) Other: As long as it does not adversely affect the substrate box (connection means), a thermosetting resin, a thermoplastic resin,
Etc.

  Examples of the “photocurable resin” include an epoxy type and an oxetane type. The “ultraviolet curable resin” is not limited to the one whose curing mechanism is solely based on ultraviolet rays, but includes curing by humidity in the air, anaerobic curing by metal ions, curing by slight heating, curing by a curing catalyst, etc. It may be by composite curing. Examples of the thermosetting resin include phenol resin, melanin resin, urea resin, and the like. Examples of the thermoplastic resin include polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, acrylic, and ABS.

  In addition, a plurality of connecting means are provided for one substrate box, and a curable resin layer is formed on the base side connecting part and the cover side connecting part corresponding to some of the plurality of connecting means, The part of the connecting means may be connected and the unused connecting means may remain. In this case, for example, even if the substrate box is opened by destroying the connecting means connected by the curable resin layer, the box base and the box cover are connected again using the unused connecting means. (Board box can be sealed). Accordingly, the control board can be taken out of the board box for inspection, or the failed control board can be replaced alone.

  In addition, the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are provided with a breaking portion that breaks away from the corresponding box base or box cover when the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are broken, and an unused connection. You may employ | adopt the structure which can connect a box base and a box cover by forming a curable resin layer newly with respect to a means. The broken portion is a portion formed in advance in the substrate box so that the substrate box can be cut using a tool or manually broken when the substrate box is opened. Note that when the broken portion is broken and the substrate box is opened, a broken mark of the broken portion corresponds to a “predetermined mark”.

  Further, each of the box base and the box cover may be constituted by one member or a plurality of members. Further, the connecting means may be provided so as not to be removable with respect to the box base and the box cover, may be provided integrally with the box base and the box cover, or may be provided separately from the box base and the box cover. It may be configured as a member. Further, as control means, a ROM storing a control program and fixed value data, a RAM which is a memory for temporarily storing various data when executing the control program stored in the ROM, and various circuits are incorporated. A CPU as a one-chip microcomputer is available.

  In addition, “the curable resin layer formed between the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is covered with at least one of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion. It is good also as. In this case, even if the curable resin layer connecting the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion is broken to open the substrate box, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are curable. The connecting part covering the resin layer is easily damaged. Therefore, it becomes more difficult to prevent the trace of opening from remaining on the base side connecting part and the cover side connecting part having the connecting part covering the curable resin layer, and the operational effect of the means 1 is further improved. It will be played reliably.

  Mean 2. A means 1 in which a bottomed concave portion is formed by the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and the curable resin layer is formed by filling the concave portion with the curable resin. The gaming machine described in 1.

  According to the means 2, the curable resin can be prevented from flowing out when the curable resin layer is formed, and the curable resin can be reliably and relatively easily filled. Moreover, since the curable resin layer is surrounded by the recesses, it is possible to suppress an action such as cutting or breaking the curable resin layer. From the viewpoint of making it difficult to remove the curable resin layer, it is desirable that the cross-sectional shape of the recess is complicated. For example, a star shape, a wave shape, a spiral shape, etc. are mentioned. However, it is desirable that one (continuous) concave portion is formed for one connecting portion, for example, when it is necessary to inject a curable resin into a plurality of concave portions formed in one connecting means, respectively. Compared with this, workability can be improved.

  Means 3. The connecting means includes a partition wall provided in the recess, and the curable resin layer is formed at least on the back side of the partition wall when the connection means is viewed from the opening side of the recess. A gaming machine according to means 2, characterized by:

  According to the means 3, the curable resin layer can be made more difficult to remove due to the presence of the partition wall.

Means 4. An engaging portion formed on one side of the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and formed on the other side, and engages with the engaging portion in the assembled state of the box base and the box cover. An engaged portion, and in the engaged state between the engaged portion and the engaged portion, the displacement of the box cover in the removal direction with respect to the box base is regulated,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein at least the engaging part of the engaging part and the engaged part is buried in the curable resin layer.

  According to the means 4, when a force is forcibly applied in the direction in which the box cover is removed from the box base, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the curable resin layer is broken and the substrate box is opened. Therefore, compared to the case where the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are connected only by the curable resin layer, the connected state can be stabilized. In the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are provided inside the concave portion described in the above means 2 or on the back side of the partition wall portion described in the above means 3, the curable resin layer The effect of making it difficult to remove is more reliably exhibited.

Means 5. The base side opening formed in the base side connecting portion and the cover side opening formed in the cover side connecting portion in a direction intersecting the direction of removing the box cover from the box base. As the connecting member is inserted,
The curable resin layer is formed by injecting and curing the curable resin into a gap formed between the base side opening and the cover side opening and the connecting member. A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4.

  According to the means 5, basically the same effect as the means 4 is obtained. Further, compared to the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are provided as in the above-described means 4, the configuration of the box base and the box cover (configuration of the mold) can be simplified.

  Examples of the connecting member include a screw that is screwed into the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, and a pin that is press-fitted into both connecting portions. In addition, when a screw is used as the connecting member, a break screw that can remove the part where the tool engaging part (cross hole, etc.) is formed after screwing, or a one-way screw that cannot be turned in the direction of removal It is desirable to do. Furthermore, it is desirable to immerse the screw or pin in the base side opening and the cover side opening so that the screw or pin is not pulled out with pliers or the like. Is more desirable.

Means 6. The base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion constitute the substantially box-shaped connecting means having a recess,
The connecting means includes a thin portion formed by forming a slit or a groove extending from the peripheral edge of the recess to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting means,
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, wherein the curable resin layer is formed by filling and curing the curable resin in the recess and the slit or groove. .

  According to the means 6, it is difficult to remove the curable resin layer formed in the slit or the like using a tool or the like. Therefore, by removing the curable resin layer, it is possible to suppress the act of releasing the connected state of the connecting means. In addition, since the slit or the like extends to the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the connecting means, i.e., the connecting means is formed with a thin portion, the connecting means is forced to remove the curable resin layer formed in the slit or the like. Cracks and the like are likely to occur in the thin wall portion. Therefore, the act of opening the substrate box while leaving the box base and the box cover intact can be made more difficult.

  Even when a slit or the like is formed on the connecting means as in this means, a curable resin layer is formed by injecting and curing a curable resin into the slit or the like, thereby Strength can be secured. That is, it is possible to produce the conflicting effect that damage or the like is unlikely to occur normally, and damage or the like is likely to occur when the curable resin layer is to be removed. Moreover, you may form a slit etc. in multiple places, or may form a slit etc. in both a base side connection part and a cover side connection part. In this case, the above-described effects can be achieved more reliably.

  Mean 7 The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, wherein the curable resin layer is different in color from the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion.

  According to the means 7, when the connecting means is scraped when the fraudster removes the curable resin layer, even if the curable resin is injected again, the curable resin enters the scraped part of the connecting means. It becomes. Therefore, it can be easily found that each connecting portion has been scraped or damaged, and by confirming the presence or absence of such a portion, unauthorized opening can be reliably grasped. In addition, for example, when each connecting portion is made of a transparent material and the color of the curable resin is different from the color of the connecting portion, is the curable resin layer accurately formed on the connecting portion? It is possible to visually confirm (whether the concave portion or the like is filled with the curable resin reliably), and it is possible to reliably obtain a substrate box that exhibits the effects of the means 1 and the like. The main body of the board box is preferably made of a transparent material so that the control board housed inside can be inspected from the outside. Moreover, it is desirable that one of the curable resin layer and the connecting means (base side connecting portion and cover side connecting portion) is made of a material that does not easily transmit light.

  The basic configuration of various gaming machines to which the above means are applied is shown below.

  A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, A ball ball game machine including a game area where a game ball is guided and each ball entry means (general prize opening, variable prize winning device, operation opening, etc.) arranged in the game area.

  B. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a bullet ball gaming machine having a gaming area extending in a substantially vertical direction. As a more detailed mode example, “an operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a launching means (shot motor, etc.) for playing and launching a game ball based on an operation of the operation means, The game balls are guided and extended along a substantially vertical direction (for example, the game area is constituted by a game board surface), and each ball entry means (general winning mouth, And a ball game machine configured to be able to visually recognize the behavior of a game ball flowing down the game area.

  C. The gaming machine in each of the above means or each of the above ball game machines is a pachinko machine or a gaming machine equivalent to a pachinko machine.

  D. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine. As a more detailed mode example, “a discriminating information string (a symbol string; specifically a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) made up of a plurality of identification information (symbols) is variably displayed (specifically, a reel Variable display means (specifically, a rotating unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information sequence after the rotation of the starting information means. The identification information (symbol) starts to fluctuate and the identification information (symbol) fluctuates due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button). A spinning-type gaming machine configured to be given game value on condition that the information is specific identification information.

  E. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a gaming machine of a type in which a slot machine and a pachinko machine are fused (especially a gaming machine of a slot machine specification that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium). As a more detailed mode example, “a discriminating information string (a symbol string; specifically a rotating body such as a reel or a belt with a symbol) made up of a plurality of identification information (symbols) is variably displayed (specifically, a reel Variable display means (specifically, a rotating unit such as a reel unit) that stops and displays the identification information sequence after the rotation of the starting information means. The identification information (symbol) starts to fluctuate and the identification information (symbol) fluctuates due to the operation of the stop operation means (specifically, the stop button). The game value is provided on the condition that the information is specific identification information, and a ball receiving tray (upper plate or the like) is further provided, taking-in means for taking the game ball from the ball receiving tray, and the ball receiving tray Payout means for paying out game balls Comprising a configuration and gaming machine "and the like as starting condition of the game is satisfied by the game ball is captured by the capturing means.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 261 ... Main control device as control board, 263 ... Substrate box, 263a ... Box base, 263b ... Box cover, 401 ... Sealing member as connecting means, 402 ... Base side connecting part, 403 ... Cover side Connection part, 411 ... base side recess, 421 ... internal space as a recess, 431 ... opening, 441 ... curable resin layer.

Claims (1)

A board box comprising a box base for accommodating a control board having various control means, a box cover for covering the opening of the box base, and a connecting means for connecting the box base and the box cover. ,
The connecting means includes a base side connecting portion provided on the box base and a cover side connecting portion provided on the box cover,
In the assembled state of the box base and the box cover, the base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion are aligned, and over the aligned base side connecting portion and the cover side connecting portion, A gaming machine, wherein the base-side connecting portion and the cover-side connecting portion are connected by providing a curable resin layer formed by curing the curable resin.