JP2014223324A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine in that attachment structure of a design panel and a lighting system is simple, and attachment work is easy.SOLUTION: A slot machine includes: a front door body 6 pivotally supported by a casing; a design panel 14 arranged so as to close a mounting recessed part 12 formed on a front face of the front door body 6; and a lighting system 13 arranged within the mounting recessed part 12 to light the design panel 14 from a back side. Lighting positioning means is arranged which co-fastens the design panel 14, the lighting system 13, and the front door body 6, and further positions the lighting system 13 inside the mounting recessed part 12 before the co-fastening.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine having a design panel disposed on the front surface of a front door.

  In a conventional slot machine, a design panel is disposed on the front surface of the front door. The design panel is a light-transmitting plate with a model name logo and character design, etc., and is placed so as to cover the mounting recess formed on the front of the front door body. By being illuminated from the back side by the arranged illumination device, it is configured to be viewed brightly (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-237513 A

  Incidentally, in the slot machine described in Patent Document 1, the design panel and the lighting device are separately screwed to the front door body. For this reason, in the manufacturing process of the slot machine, first, the lighting device must be mounted in the mounting recess and screwed, and then the design panel must be mounted in the mounting recess and screwed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the present situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine with a simple mounting structure between a design panel and a lighting device.

The present invention includes a front door body pivotally supported by a housing, a design panel disposed so as to close a mounting recess formed on a front surface of the front door body, and the mounting panel disposed in the mounting recess. A slot machine including a lighting device that illuminates the design panel from the back side, wherein the design panel, the lighting device, and the front door main body each include a fastening portion disposed in the front-rear direction. The slot machine is characterized by being fastened together by a fastening portion.
In the present invention, a lighting temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing the lighting device in the mounting recess before the fastening, and a panel for positioning the design panel at a position for closing the mounting recess before the fastening. Positioning means may be provided.

  In the present invention, for example, after the lighting device is mounted in the mounting recess and temporarily fixed by the lighting temporary fixing means, the design panel is mounted in the mounting recess, and then the lighting device, the design panel, and the front door body By fastening together, the lighting device and the design panel can be fixed to the mounting recess. Here, the “temporary fixing means” according to the present invention is not for screwing but for holding an object by engagement or fitting, etc. Even if the front door opens and closes or vibrates between the installation of the design panel and the fastening of the design panel, it is sufficient to keep the lighting device from shifting from the installation position. “Positioning means” means a guide for mounting an object at a predetermined position when the object is mounted at a predetermined position. In addition, the “mounting recess” according to the present invention may be a concave shape as a whole. The “mounting recess” is preferably not opened on the back side in order to prevent intrusion of unauthorized equipment. However, when forming an opening through which the wiring of the lighting device etc. passes on the back side, it is a position hidden by the lighting device. It is preferable that the opening is formed to prevent intrusion of an unauthorized instrument.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the number of screws required to attach the design panel and the lighting device to the front door body can be reduced, thereby reducing the number of parts of the slot machine and the number of screwing operations. . Further, in the present invention, by providing the temporary lighting fixing means and the panel positioning means, the lighting device can be temporarily fixed in the mounting recess and the design panel can be positioned before the fastening, so that the fastening is easy. There is an advantage that can be done.

  In the present invention, the panel positioning means includes a recess-side panel positioning means comprising an outer peripheral edge of the design panel and an inner peripheral edge of the mounting recess in contact with the outer peripheral edge, a back side of the design panel, and the It is proposed to include illumination side panel positioning means formed of a pair or plural pairs of panel-illumination fitting portions that are respectively formed on the front side of the illumination device and fitted to each other. Here, the panel-illumination fitting portion is not limited to a close fitting with each other, but includes a loose fitting. Further, the recess-side panel positioning means is not limited to the entire periphery of the outer peripheral edge of the design panel and the inner peripheral edge of the mounting recess, and is configured by a part of the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge (for example, the side edge portion). It does not matter.

  In such a configuration, the design panel can be positioned by both the recess-side panel positioning means provided between the mounting recess and the illumination-side panel positioning means provided between the lighting device and the design panel. Positioning accuracy can be improved. In particular, when the design panel is mounted, the panel-light fitting part is difficult to see from the panel mounting side (front side), while the outer peripheral edge of the design panel and the inner peripheral edge of the mounting recess are easily accessible from the design panel mounting side. Since it can be visually recognized, in this configuration, the design panel can be easily positioned as compared with the configuration of only the illumination side panel positioning means.

  Further, in the recess side panel positioning means, the side edges of the design panel and the mounting recess that contact each other are formed in a non-linear shape, and the side edges that contact each other before Furthermore, a configuration is proposed in which the design panel is held against the mounting recess.

  In other words, such a configuration is such that at least one of the outer peripheral edge of the design panel and the inner peripheral edge of the mounting recess constituting the recess-side panel positioning means is in a non-linear shape on the side edges that contact each other. An uneven shape is formed on the edge, and the design panel is held in the mounting recess by contacting the uneven shape. According to this configuration, since the design panel mounted in the mounting recess can be held until it is fastened together, the work of fastening the design panel and the lighting device can be performed more easily. In particular, in this configuration, when the design panel is mounted in the mounting recess, the side edges of the design panel and the mounting recess can be visually confirmed, so that the side edges can be easily fitted to each other. Moreover, since the side edge shape of the design panel made into the non-linear shape also functions as a design of the design panel, according to such a configuration, simplification of the mounting operation of the design panel and improvement of the design can be realized at the same time. Become. It should be noted that the “holding” of the design panel according to the present invention is sufficient to prevent the design panel from being detached from the mounting recess even if it is not pressed by hand, and may be weaker than the “temporary fastening” of the lighting device. This is because, when the design panel is installed, the lighting device is hidden behind the design panel and cannot be touched. This is because it can be easily repaired even if there is a slight deviation.

  Further, in the present invention, a fastening hole opening on the back side of the fastening portion of the design panel, an illumination side fastening through hole formed in the fastening portion of the lighting device, and the front door body A body-side fastening through-hole formed in the fastening portion, and the lighting temporary fixing means includes the lighting-side fastening through-hole and the body side in the mounting recess before the fastening. The fastening through hole is temporarily fixed at a position where the through hole overlaps, and the panel positioning means closes the mounting recess before the fastening, and the fastening hole is connected to the illumination side fastening through hole. The design panel, the illuminating device, and the front door main body are positioned from the back side of the front door main body, the main body side fastening through hole and the illumination side fastening through hole. The fastening hole is inserted through Configuration that is fastened is proposed by the screw member to be screwed with.

  In such a configuration, since the head of the screw member is exposed on the back side of the front door, the design panel cannot be removed when the front door is closed. Troubles such as removing and taking home will not occur. In such a configuration, the screwing work itself needs to be performed on the rear side of the front door, which is relatively poor in workability, but the design panel and the lighting device can be mounted from the front side of the front door, which is relatively good in workability. The screwing operation is not complicated.

  Further, in the present invention, the panel positioning means includes a pair or a plurality of pairs of panel-illumination fitting portions that are respectively formed on the back side of the design panel and the front side of the lighting device and are fitted to each other. It is proposed that the panel-illumination fitting portion is formed in the fastening portion of the lighting device and the design panel, respectively.

  When installing the design panel, the fastening portion is hidden behind the design panel, so it is impossible to align the fastening portions while visually observing each other, but in such a configuration, the design panel and the lighting device Since the panel-illumination fitting portion is formed in the fastening portion, the positioning of each fastening portion can be accurately performed.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, the design panel includes a boss portion that protrudes toward the back surface and is formed with a fastening hole portion that is screwed with a screw member for joint fastening, and the lighting device includes the boss portion. A boss fitting hole in which a boss fitting hole is formed and an illumination side fastening through-hole through which the screw member is inserted is formed at the bottom is provided on the front surface, and the boss portion and the boss fitting hole are formed on the design panel and the boss fitting hole. The structure which comprises the said fastening part of an illuminating device and comprises the said panel-light fitting part is proposed.

  According to this structure, the length of the screw member used for joint fastening can be suppressed by using the boss part protruding to the back side as the fastening part of the design panel, thereby improving the workability of joint fastening. be able to. Further, by using such a boss portion as a panel positioning means, there is an advantage that positioning means independent of the design panel is not required, and the configuration of the design panel can be simplified.

  Further, in the above configuration, the illumination side panel positioning means positions the design panel at a position where the mounting recess is closed by tightly fitting the panel-illumination fitting portion before the fastening. At the same time, a configuration is proposed that is held at the position.

  In such a configuration, by holding the design panel in the lighting device temporarily fixed to the mounting recess, the design panel and the lighting device can be held in the mounting recess until they are fastened together. It is possible to perform the fastening operation more easily. Further, in such a configuration, by holding the design panel by the illumination side panel positioning unit, an independent holding unit for holding the design panel becomes unnecessary.

  The present invention further includes illumination positioning means for positioning the illumination device in the mounting recess before the fastening, and the illumination positioning means includes a back side of the illumination device and a front side of the front door body. It is characterized in that it is a pair or a plurality of recesses-illumination fitting portions that are formed in the above and are fitted to each other.

  According to this configuration, the lighting device can be quickly and accurately mounted in the mounting recess.

  Moreover, in the said structure, the structure in which the said recessed part-illumination fitting part is formed in the said fastening part of the said mounting recessed part and the said illuminating device, respectively is proposed.

  In such a configuration, in the mounting recess and the fastening portion of the lighting device, the recess-illumination fitting portion is fitted, so that the position of the mounting recess and the fastening portion of the lighting device can be accurately aligned. It becomes possible to perform the fastening at the fastening portion more easily.

  Further, in the present invention, the illumination device includes a light source and a light emitting plate that emits light substantially uniformly by light emitted from the light source, and the design panel has a predetermined design, and the front surface of the mounting recess. The light emitting plate includes a design portion disposed so as to close the side opening, and the light emitting plate is disposed over substantially the entire area of the mounting recess in a front view so as to overlap the entire area of the design portion. A configuration is proposed in which the fastening portion of the lighting device is formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the light emitting plate, and the fastening portion of the design panel is formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the design portion.

  In such a configuration, the illumination device irradiates light substantially uniformly from the entire back side of the design portion. Here, since the fastening part of the design panel and the lighting device is provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the light emitting plate and the design part, the light emitted from the light emitting plate reaches the design part without being blocked by the fastening part. It is possible to uniformly illuminate the design formed on the portion without any spots, thereby improving the design properties of the design panel.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the mounting structure between the design panel and the lighting device can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine 1 with the front door 3 opened. 3 is a perspective view of the front side of the front door 3. FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the front door body 6 on the front side. 4 is a perspective view of the back side of the front door body 6. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a front door body 6, an illumination device 13, and a design panel 14. FIG. It is an end elevation which combined the longitudinal section of fastening parts 24, 38, and 56. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a front lower portion of the front door body 6. It is the end view which combined the longitudinal section of the fastening part 24 of the mounting | wearing recessed part 12. FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the lower part of the front door body 6 when the lighting device 13 is mounted. It is a perspective view of the front side of the illuminating device 13. FIG. It is a perspective view of the back side of the illuminating device 13. FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the lighting device 13. It is the end view which combined the longitudinal section of the fastening parts 24 and 38 in the mounting state of the illuminating device 13. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a front door body 6 and a design panel 14. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the front side of the design panel 14. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the back side of the design panel 14. FIG. FIG. 6 is an end view in which the longitudinal sections of the fastening portions 24, 38, and 56 are combined in a mounted state of the design panel 14. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a design panel 14. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the design panel 14 longitudinally. It is a lower part expansion perspective view of the front door 3 which shows the panel cover 70 isolate | separated. They are the front side perspective view (a) of the panel cover 70, and a back side perspective view (b). 3 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between a design panel 14 and a panel cover 70. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between the design panel 14, the tray member 15 and the panel cover 70. FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the fastening parts 24, 38, and 56 of (a) Example and (b) modification.

Embodiments of the present invention are described according to the following examples.
In the following embodiments, the illumination positioning means (concave-illumination fitting portion) according to the present invention is configured by the positioning convex portion 25 of the mounting concave portion 12 and the positioning concave portion 42 of the illumination device 13. . The temporary lighting fixing means according to the present invention is configured by the engaging hole 27 of the mounting recess 12 and the engaging claw 44 of the lighting device 13. Moreover, the recessed part side panel positioning means which concerns on this invention is comprised by the side plate 52a of the design panel 14, and the front side wall part 23b of the mounting recessed part 12. FIG. Moreover, the illumination side panel positioning means (panel-illumination fitting portion) according to the present invention includes the boss portion 56 of the design panel 14 and the boss fitting hole 43 of the lighting device 13.

  FIG. 1 shows a slot machine to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 that accommodates the reels 4 and the like is open forward and is covered from the front by a front door 3 that is pivotally supported by hinge members 5 and 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front door 3 is formed by arranging various members on the front and back of the main front door body 6. More specifically, the front door body 6 is a frame having a rectangular plate shape, and its left side is pivotally supported by the housing 2. A rectangular opening 7 is provided from the top to the center of the front door body 6, and an upper panel unit 8 is attached so as to close the opening 7. The upper panel unit 8 is formed by assembling a production lamp, a speaker, and the like, and a viewing window 10 that allows the reel 4 to be seen is disposed at the center of the lower portion. As shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the front door main body 6, an operation unit 11 including various operation switches is disposed immediately below the upper panel unit 8. A design panel 14 according to the present invention is disposed on the front surface of the front door body 6 and immediately below the operation unit 11. A tray member 15 for receiving a medal is disposed directly below the design panel 14. Is done. In addition, production lamps 17 and 17 are disposed on both sides of the design panel 14. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal selector 18 and a speaker 19 are disposed at the lower back of the front door body 6.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting recess 12 having a horizontally long rectangular shape in front view is formed in the front lower portion of the front door body 6, and the design panel 14 is mounted so as to close the mounting recess 12 from the front. Is done. An illumination device 13 that illuminates the design panel 14 from the back side is disposed inside the mounting recess 12. Fastening portions 24, 38, and 56 that overlap in the front-rear direction are provided at the four corners of the mounting recess 12, the lighting device 13, and the design panel 14, respectively. As shown in FIG. 6, the fastening portions 24, 38, and 56 are fastened together with screw members 90 to be fixed to the front door body 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mounting recess 12 has a horizontally long rectangular shape when viewed from the front, is a shallow recess that opens forward, and includes a bottom wall 21 on the back side that forms the bottom of the recess, and a bottom wall It is comprised by the inner peripheral wall part 22 which extends ahead from the four sides of the part 21, and forms the inner periphery of a recessed part. The fastening portions 24 for joint fastening are formed at the four corners of the mounting recess 12. The fastening portion 24 is formed with a positioning convex portion 25 projecting forward of the bottom wall portion 21, and a body-side fastening through-hole 26 through which a joint fastening screw member 90 passes is provided in each positioning convex portion 25. Is formed. In addition, on both side edges of the bottom wall portion 21, engagement holes 27 for locking the lighting device 13 to the front door body 6 and temporarily fixing the mounting device 12 to the mounting recess 12 are formed. Further, on the left side of the bottom wall portion 21, a wiring opening 28 through which the wiring of the lighting device 13 is passed to the back side is disposed. In addition, a bulging portion 20 that bulges to the front side and forms a medal channel on the back side is disposed at the upper right portion of the bottom wall portion 21.

  Of the inner peripheral wall portion 22 forming the inner peripheral edge of the mounting recess 12, the side wall portions 23 forming the left and right sides are, as shown in FIG. The front side wall portion 23b is located in front of the portion 23a and is disposed outside the rear side wall portion 23a. Among these, the front side wall portion 23 b has a function of positioning the design panel 14 with respect to the mounting recess 12 by contacting the outer peripheral edge of the design panel 14 from the outside when the design panel 14 is mounted. Moreover, the rear side wall part 23a and the front side wall part 23b have a non-linear shape in which the upper part is greatly curved outward, and the fitting part 29 cut outward is formed at the upper both side corners of the mounting recess 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the fitting portion 29 has a function of holding the design panel 14 in the mounting recess 12 until it is fastened together by fitting with protrusions 54 formed at both upper corners of the design panel 14. Have. Further, a knob piece insertion hole 30 for inserting a knob piece 68 of the design panel 14 to be described later is formed at a boundary portion between the rear side wall portion 23a and the front side wall portion 23b.

  The lighting device 13 has a horizontally long rectangular plate shape as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9 and is mounted inside the mounting recess 12 so as to cover the entire bottom wall portion 21 of the mounting recess 12 in a front view. . As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the illuminating device 13 includes a horizontally long rectangular plate-shaped base member 31 constituting the main body of the illuminating device 13, and a light emitting plate 32 that covers the front side of the base member 31. .

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the base member 31 is a plate-shaped white resin molded product having a recessed front side. An LED substrate 33 is mounted on the back side of the base member 31. The LED board 33 is formed by mounting four LEDs 34 constituting the light source of the lighting device 13 side by side on the front side, and a control board (inside the housing 2 via a connector 37 provided on the back side). (Not shown). The LEDs 34 on the LED substrate 33 are exposed to the front side of the base member 31 through the LED openings 35 formed in the base member 31, and the irradiation light of each LED 34 is emitted to the front of the base member 31. . Here, the entire front surface of the base member 31 forms a shallow concave white reflecting recess 36, and the irradiation light of the LED 34 reflected by the reflecting recess 36 is also irradiated to the front of the base member 31. The That is, the base member 31 has a function as a reflector that reflects the irradiation light of the LED 34 forward. The reflective recess 36 is not only white that easily reflects light, but is also formed into a mirror surface using a mirror-finished mold in order to increase the reflectance of the irradiated light. Further, on the upper both sides of the base member 31, one bulging portion 40, 40 that bulges to the front side and forms a recess on the back side is formed one by one. The right bulging portion 40 is formed so as not to interfere with the bulging portion 20 of the mounting recess 12 located on the back side. On the other hand, the left bulging portion 40 is symmetrical with the right bulging portion 40 so that the right bulging portion 40 does not have uneven left and right functions as a reflector. It is formed at the position.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the light emitting plate 32 is constituted by two rectangular resin plates, and is disposed on the front surface side of the base member 31 so as to completely close the reflective recess 36 of the base member 31. The light emitting plate 32 is made of a resin material that does not transmit light, and the irradiation light of the LED 34 is forward not through the resin material portion but through a large number of light transmitting holes 39 penetrating the light emitting plate 32. It is comprised so that it may permeate. The light transmission holes 39 are arranged at equal intervals over the entire area of the light emitting plate 39, and the size of each light transmission hole 39 is the smallest in the front portion of the LED 34, and increases as the distance from the LED 34 increases. It is formed. Thus, by changing the size of the light transmission hole 39 in accordance with the distance from the LED 34, the amount of irradiation light of the LED 34 that passes through each light transmission hole 39 is adjusted to be uniform. The entire front surface of 32 is seen to emit light evenly.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the base member 31 is formed with a light transmitting groove 45 that is not covered with the light emitting plate 32 in the lower edge front side portion of the reflective recess 36. The translucent groove 45 has a cutout shape extending in the width direction, and is configured such that the irradiation light of the LED 34 is irradiated downward through the translucent groove 45. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower portion of the inner peripheral wall portion 22 of the mounting recess 12 has a smaller forward protrusion width than the other portions, and the lower portion of the illumination device 13 transmits light. The design panel 14 is covered by the lower part. According to such a configuration, the irradiation light of the LED 34 irradiated from the light transmitting groove 45 to the lower side of the lighting device 13 passes through the design panel 14 and illuminates the receiving member 15 directly below. It can also be used as illumination for illuminating the tray member 15.

  The fastening portions 38 of the lighting device 13 are formed at the four corners of the base member 31 as shown in FIGS. Each fastening portion 38 is formed with an illumination-side fastening through hole 41 through which the screw member 90 for fastening is passed. As shown in FIG. 13, the illumination device 13 is mounted so that the illumination-side fastening through-hole 41 overlaps with the body-side fastening through-hole 26 in the front-rear direction when mounted in the mounting recess 12. Further, a positioning recess 42 is formed on the back side of each fastening portion 38. When the lighting device 13 is mounted on the mounting recess 12, the positioning recess 42 is fitted with the positioning projection 25 of the mounting recess 12, so that the lighting device 13 is fastened together, that is, the illumination side fastening. The through-hole 41 for use and the through-hole 26 for fastening on the main body side can be positioned at positions where they overlap each other. That is, in this embodiment, the illumination positioning means (concave-illumination fitting portion) according to the present invention is configured by the positioning convex portion 25 of the mounting concave portion 12 and the positioning concave portion 42 of the illumination device 13. . As shown in FIG. 10, a boss fitting hole 43 that fits with the fastening portion 56 of the design panel 14 is formed on the front side of each fastening portion 38 of the lighting device 13. The illumination side fastening through hole 41 is formed at the bottom of the boss fitting hole 43.

  Furthermore, on both side edges of the base member 31, as shown in FIGS. The engaging claw 44 engages with the engaging hole 27 of the mounting recess 12 in a state where the lighting device 13 is mounted in the mounting recess 12, and is temporarily fixed to the mounting recess 12 so that the lighting device 13 does not move. That is, in this embodiment, the illumination temporary fixing means according to the present invention is constituted by the engagement hole 27 of the mounting recess 12 and the engagement claw 44 of the illumination device 13.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the design panel 14 is a substantially horizontally long rectangular panel that swells forward, a predetermined design is formed, and a design portion 51 that configures the front side of the design panel 14, and the design portion The outer frame portion 52 extends from the outer peripheral portion 51 to the back side and constitutes the outer peripheral edge of the design panel 14.

  The design panel 14 has substantially the same shape as the mounting recess 12 in a front view, and the design panel 14 is mounted on the mounting recess 12 as shown in FIGS. The opening is closed by the design unit 51. Further, in such a mounted state, the side plates 52 a and 52 a forming the left and right side edges of the design panel 14 abut on the front side wall part 23 b forming the left and right side edges of the mounting recess 12 from the inside. When the design panel 14 is mounted in the mounting recess 12, the side panel 52a is brought into contact with the front side wall portion 23b so that the design panel 14 can be positioned at a position to be fastened together. That is, in the present embodiment, the concave side panel positioning means according to the present invention is constituted by the side plate 52 a of the design panel 14 and the front side wall portion 23 b of the mounting concave portion 12. Further, the side plates 52a and 52a have a non-linear shape in which the upper portion is greatly curved outward, and projecting portions 54 and 54 projecting outward are formed at both upper corners of the design panel 14. The protrusions 54 and 54 form the design of the design panel 14. When the design panel 14 is in the mounted state, the protrusions 54 and 54 are fitted with the fitting portion 29 of the mounting recess 12, so Also functions as a holding means for holding the mounting recess 12 with respect to the mounting recess 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the fastening portion 56 of the design panel 14 includes boss portions that are formed at the four corners of the design portion 51 and project to the back side. A fastening hole 57 into which a screw member 90 for joint fastening is screwed is opened at the tip of each boss portion 56. As shown in FIG. 17, the design panel 14 is mounted such that each fastening hole 57 overlaps the front side of the illumination-side fastening through-hole 41 when mounted in the mounting recess 12. Here, in the mounting state of the design panel 14, the tip of each boss portion 56 is configured to be fitted into the boss fitting hole 43 of the lighting device 13, and when mounting the design panel 14, Each boss portion 56 is fitted into the corresponding boss fitting hole 43 so that the design panel 14 is fastened together, that is, the fastening hole portion 57 is positioned at a position overlapping the front side of the illumination-side fastening through hole 41. it can. That is, in this embodiment, the illumination side panel positioning means (panel-illumination fitting portion) according to the present invention is configured by the boss portion 56 of the design panel 14 and the boss fitting hole 43 of the lighting device 13. The

  Further, a pressing piece 58 extending downward is formed at the center of the lower edge of the design panel 14. The pressing piece 58 is for pressing the design panel 14 against the front door body 6 by a panel cover 70 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the design panel 14 is formed by assembling a design sheet 59, a cover body 60 that protects the front surface of the design sheet 59, and a base body 61 that protects the back surface of the design sheet 59. It has a three-layer structure. The design sheet 59 is a translucent resin sheet on which a model name, a character, and the like constituting the design of the design unit 51 are formed (printed). The cover body 60 and the base body 61 are transparent resin members having substantially the same shape, and the base body 61 is fitted between the cover body 60 and the base body 61 so as to overlap the back surface side. The design sheet 59 is sandwiched between the front and back to protect the front and back of the design sheet 59.

  The cover body 60 and the base body 61 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 18, the cover body 60 includes a front plate portion 62a that forms the design portion 51 and an outer peripheral plate portion 63a that forms the outer frame portion 52. The outer peripheral plate 63a is formed with a locking hole 64 in the upper part, and a locking recess 65 is formed on both the left and right sides. On the other hand, the base body 61 also includes a front plate portion 62b that forms the design portion 51 and an outer peripheral plate portion 63b that forms the outer frame portion 52. The outer peripheral plate portion 63b engages with the locking hole 64. A locking projection piece 66 to be engaged and a locking claw 67 to be engaged with the locking recess 65 are formed. The cover body 60 and the base body 61 are integrally assembled by engaging the locking hole 64 and the locking projection piece 66 and engaging the locking recess 65 and the locking claw 67. Here, the latching claw 67 has a knob piece 68 extending rearward. By operating the knob piece 68 inward, the engagement between the latching recess 65 and the latching claw 67 is released, The cover body 60 and the base body 61 are configured to be separated. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, even if a thin tool is inserted in the gap between the design panel 14 and the mounting recess 12 by forming the knob piece 68 inside the outer peripheral plate portion 63a. In addition to making it difficult to reach the knob piece 68, the knob piece 30 is fitted into the knob piece insertion hole 30 of the mounting recess 12 in the mounted state of the design panel 14 so that it cannot be operated inward. The cover body 60 and the base body 61 cannot be separated from the front side of the door 3.

  Below, the work procedure at the time of fastening together the front door main body 6, the illuminating device 13, and the design panel 14 is demonstrated.

  As described above, the mounting recess 12, the lighting device 13, and the design panel 14 are each provided with four fastening portions 24, 38, and 56, and the mounting recess 12, the lighting device 13, and the design panel 14 are shared. When tightening, the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are mounted in the mounting recess 12 so that these fastening portions 24, 38, and 56 overlap in the front-rear direction. The fastening portions 24, 38, and 56 are fastened by the member 90.

  More specifically, first, before mounting the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14, the front door body 6 is pivotally supported on the housing 2, and then the lighting device 13 and the design panel are mounted in the mounting recess 12 of the front door body 6. Wear in order of 14. When the lighting device 13 is mounted, the lighting device 13 is fastened together by fitting the positioning convex portion 25 of the mounting recess 12 and the positioning concave portion 42 of the lighting device 13 as shown in FIG. It can be easily positioned. Further, when the lighting device 13 is mounted at the position, the engaging claw 44 of the lighting device 13 is engaged with the engaging hole 27 of the mounting recess 12, so that the position until the lighting device 13 is fastened together. Can be temporarily fixed.

  When the design panel 14 is mounted, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 17, the side plate 52 a of the design panel 14 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the front side wall portion 23 b of the mounting recess 12. By fitting the boss portion (fastening portion) 56 into the boss fitting hole 43 of the mounting recess 12, the design panel 14 can be easily positioned at the position where the design panel 14 is fastened together. Further, when the design panel 14 is mounted at the position, the projecting portion 54 of the design panel 14 and the fitting portion 29 of the mounting recess 12 are fitted, so that the design panel 14 is held at the position until it is fastened together. Can be kept.

  And after attaching the illuminating device 13 and the design panel 14, as shown in FIG. 6, the screw member 90 is inserted from the back side of the front door main body 6 into each main body side fastening through hole 26 of the mounting recess 12, The screw member 90 is screwed into the fastening hole 57 of the design panel 14. Note that a female screw may be formed in the fastening hole 57 in advance, or a tapping screw may be adopted as the screw member 90 without forming the female screw. Thereby, the front door body 6, the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are fastened together by the fastening portions 24, 38 and 56, and the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are fixed to the mounting recess 12. As shown in FIG. 1, each fastening portion 24 of the mounting recess 12 is configured to be exposed to the back side of the front door 3 in the completed state of the slot machine 1, so long as the front door 3 is opened. The screw member 90 can be rotated without removing other components.

  Further, in this embodiment, the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are fixed to the mounting recess 12, and after the tray member 15 is mounted on the lower front portion of the front door body 6, as shown in FIG. A panel cover 70 is attached to the lower end of the panel. The panel cover 70 is for pressing the design panel 14 and the tray member 15 against the front door body 6 so that the wire or the like is not inserted from the lower edge of the design panel 14 for illegal or mischief purposes. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the panel cover 70 is provided with fastening bosses 71, 71 each having a screw hole 72 formed at the tip on the back side of the horizontally long resin piece, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the front door 3 is mounted so as to come into contact with the pressing piece 58 of the design panel 14 from the front. In this mounted state, the fastening bosses 71, 71 of the panel cover 70 pass through a notch-like boss insertion groove 75 formed at the upper end of the tray member 15 as shown in FIG. The panel cover 70 is screwed into the front door body 6 at the fastening boss 71. As described above, in this embodiment, the panel cover 70 is screwed to the front door body 6 so that the pressing piece 58 of the design panel 14 and the upper end portion of the tray member 15 are pressed against the front door body 6. Foreign matter is prevented from being inserted from the lower edge of the design panel 14.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are fastened together with the front door body 6, the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 are connected to the front door body as compared with the conventional configuration. There is an advantage that the number of screw members for screwing to 6 can be reduced. Also, in the conventional configuration, the work was done in the order of mounting the lighting device → screwing the lighting device → mounting the design panel → screwing the design panel. Although it was necessary to re-grasp when screwing the panel, in this embodiment, the electric screwdriver is used in order of mounting the lighting device → mounting the design panel → screwing the lighting device and the design panel. Since the number of screws is small and the number of screwing operations is reduced, the mounting operation of the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 can be simplified compared to the conventional configuration. is there.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the lighting device 13 is mounted in the mounting recess 12, the lighting device 13 can be positioned in the mounting recess 12 and temporarily fixed at the position until it is fastened together, and the design panel 14 is mounted. In doing so, the design panel 14 can be positioned at a position where the mounting recess 12 is closed, and can be held in that position until it is fastened together, so that the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 can be quickly and easily fastened. There is an advantage that can be done.

  Specifically, when the lighting device 13 is attached to the mounting recess 12, the positioning projection 25 of the mounting recess 12 and the positioning recess 42 of the lighting device 13 are fitted to each other so that the lighting device 13 is shared. It can be easily positioned at the tightening position.

  In particular, the positioning convex portion 25 and the positioning concave portion 42 are respectively formed in the mounting concave portion 12 and the fastening portions 24 and 38 of the lighting device 13, so that the main body side fastening through hole 26 and the illumination side fastening through hole 41. There is an advantage that the lighting device 13 can be accurately positioned at a position where the front and rear overlap each other.

  In addition, the illumination device 13 attached to the attachment recess 12 can be temporarily fixed at the position until it is fastened together by engagement of the engagement hole 27 of the attachment recess 12 and the engagement claw 44 of the illumination device 13. The lighting device 13 does not move to an inappropriate position when the 14 is mounted.

  Further, when the design panel 14 is mounted in the mounting recess 12, the side panel 52 a of the outer frame portion 52 of the design panel 14 and the front side wall portion 23 b of the mounting recess 12 are brought into contact with the inside and outside of the design panel 14. Can be positioned at an appropriate position. Further, the design panel 14 can be positioned at an appropriate position by fitting the boss portion (fastening portion) 56 of the design panel 14 into the boss fitting hole 43 of the lighting device 13. Thus, in the present embodiment, the design panel 14 can be positioned by both the contact of the side plate 52a and the front side wall portion 23b and the fitting of the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting hole 43, so that high positioning accuracy can be realized. There is an advantage.

  In particular, when the design panel 14 is mounted, the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting hole 43 are hidden behind the back side of the design panel 14 and are difficult to see, whereas the side plate 52a and the front side wall portion 23b are on the back side of the design panel 14. Since it is easily visible from the front side without being hidden, the advantage that the design panel 14 can be easily positioned by attaching the side panel 52a and the front side wall portion 23b while visually abutting when the design panel 14 is mounted. There is.

  On the other hand, since the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting hole 43 constitute the fastening portion of the design panel 14 and the lighting device 13, respectively, the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting are difficult to see when the design panel 14 is mounted. By fitting the joint hole 43, there is an advantage that the design panel 14 can be accurately positioned so that the fastening hole portion 57 overlaps the illumination side fastening through hole 41.

  In particular, in this embodiment, since the boss portion (fastening portion) 56 of the design panel 14 is used as positioning means (panel-lighting fitting portion) for fitting with the lighting device 13, illumination is provided on the design panel 14 side. There is an advantage that positioning means for fitting with the device 13 does not need to be provided independently. Further, by configuring the fastening portion of the design panel 14 with the boss portion 56, the length of the screw member 90 to be fastened from the back side can be shortened by the extent that the boss portion 56 protrudes, and the workability of the joint fastening is improved. There is also an advantage of being able to do it. In addition, if the screw member 90 used for joint fastening is shortened, it is possible to achieve common use with a normal screw member used for fastening other parts.

  Further, when the design panel 14 is in the mounted state, the design panel 14 is held with respect to the mounting recess 12 by fitting the protruding portion 54 of the design panel 14 and the fitting portion 29 of the mounting recess 12. Therefore, the design panel 14 can be kept at the position where it is mounted until it is fastened together. In particular, since the protruding portion 54 and the fitting portion 29 are formed at the corners of the design panel 14 and the mounting recess 12, both can be easily fitted while visually checking when the design panel 14 is mounted. Moreover, since the protrusion part 54 functions as a design of the design panel 14, there also exists an advantage that the designability of the design panel 14 and simplification of an attachment operation | work can be implement | achieved simultaneously.

  In this embodiment, the front door body 6, the lighting device 13, and the design panel 14 are fastened together with the screw member 90 from the back side of the front door body 6, so that the screw member 90 is not used unless the front door 3 is opened. The design panel 14 can be prevented from being removed by the player. In this configuration, the screwing operation on the rear side of the front door is inferior in workability compared to that performed on the front side of the front door, but the mounting of the lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 has relatively good workability. Since it can be performed on the front side of the front door, and the mounted lighting device 13 and the design panel 14 can be kept in the corresponding positions until they are fastened together, the screwing operation on the rear side of the front door is complicated. Never become.

  In the present embodiment, the light emitting plate 32 of the lighting device 13 is disposed so as to overlap the entire design portion 51 of the design panel 14 in the front-rear direction, and in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the light emitting plate 32 and the design portion 51. Since the fastening portions 38 and 56 are provided so that the irradiation light is not blocked by the fastening portions 38 and 56, the design portion 51 of the design panel 14 is uniformly illuminated from the back side, and the design of the design portion 51 is made clear. , Can shine evenly. In particular, in this embodiment, the boss portions (fastening portions) 56 disposed at both upper corners of the design panel 14 are formed in the protruding portions 54 protruding outward, so that the boss portions 56 are made as far as possible outside. Since it is arranged, there is an advantage that the illumination light from the light emitting plate 32 is difficult to be reflected and interfered by the boss portion 56.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the slot machine of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24A, a play is provided between the boss portion 56 of the design panel 14 and the boss fitting hole 43 of the lighting device 13, and both are loosely fitted. However, as shown in FIG. 24B, the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting hole 43a may be closely fitted. According to this configuration, the design panel 14 can be held in the mounting recess 12 via the lighting device 13 by fitting the boss portion 56 and the boss fitting hole 43a.

  Similarly, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24A, play is also provided between the positioning convex portion 25 of the mounting concave portion 12 and the positioning concave portion 42 of the lighting device 13, and both are loosely fitted. However, as shown in FIG. 24B, the positioning convex portion 25a and the positioning concave portion 42 may be closely fitted. With such a configuration, the illumination device 13 can be temporarily fixed to the mounting recess 12 by fitting the positioning convex portion 25a and the positioning concave portion 42. Therefore, the engagement holes 27 and the engagement claws 44 in the above embodiment can be temporarily fixed. Such an independent illumination temporary fixing means can be omitted.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although it fastens together in the fastening parts 24,38,56 provided in the four corners of the mounting | wearing recessed part 12, the illuminating device 13, and the design panel 14, the number and position of the fastening parts which concern on this invention are It is not limited to this and can be set as appropriate. Moreover, in the said Example, although only the front door main body 6, the illuminating device 13, and the design panel 14 are fastened together, in this invention, other members are simultaneous with a front door main body, the illuminating device, and a design panel. Can be tightened together.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the illumination side panel positioning means (panel-illumination fitting part) which concerns on this invention is arrange | positioned in the fastening parts 24 and 38 of the illuminating device 13 and the design panel 14, it is set to this invention. Such illumination side panel positioning means may be disposed at a place other than the fastening portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Housing | casing 3 Front door 4 Reel 5 Hinge member 6 Front door main body 7 Opening part 8 Upper panel unit 10 Viewing window 11 Operation part 12 Mounting recessed part 13 Illuminating device 14 Design panel 15 Sauce member 17 Effect lamp 18 Medal selector DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Speaker 20 Bulging part 21 Bottom wall part 22 Inner peripheral wall part 23 Side wall part 23a Rear side wall part 23b Front side wall part 24 Fastening part 25, 25a Positioning convex part 26 Main body side fastening through-hole 27 Engagement hole 28 Wiring opening part 29 Insertion portion 30 Knob piece insertion hole 31 Base member 32 Light emitting plate 33 LED substrate 34 LED
35 LED opening 36 Reflective recess 37 Connector 38 Fastening portion 39 Light transmitting hole 40 Swelling portion 41 Lighting side fastening through hole 42 Positioning concave portion 43, 43a Boss fitting hole 44 Engaging claw 45 Translucent groove 51 Design portion 52 Outer frame portion 52a Side plate 54 Projection portion 56 Fastening portion (boss portion)
57 Fastening hole 58 Holding piece 59 Design sheet 60 Cover body 61 Base body 62a, 62b Front plate portion 63a, 63b Outer peripheral plate portion 64 Locking hole 65 Locking recess 66 Locking protrusion 67 Locking claw 68 Knob piece 70 Panel cover 71 Fastening boss 72 Screw hole 75 Boss insertion groove 76 Boss hole 90 Screw member

Claims (5)

A front door body pivotally supported by the housing;
A design panel arranged to close a mounting recess formed on the front surface of the front door body;
A slot machine provided with an illumination device disposed in the mounting recess and illuminating the design panel from the back side;
The design panel, the lighting device, and the front door body are each provided with a fastening portion arranged in the front-rear direction, and are fastened together with the fastening portions.
Furthermore, it comprises an illumination positioning means for positioning the illumination device in the mounting recess before the fastening.
The illumination positioning means is a pair or a plurality of concave-illumination fitting portions that are formed on the back side of the lighting device and the front side of the front door main body and engage with each other. Machine.   2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the recess-illumination fitting portion is formed in the fastening recess of the mounting recess and the illumination device, respectively.   The concave portion-illumination fitting portion includes a positioning convex portion that protrudes forward formed in the mounting concave portion, a positioning concave portion that is formed on the back side of the lighting device and engages with the positioning convex portion, The slot machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising:   4. The lighting temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing the lighting device at a position positioned by the lighting positioning means in the mounting recess before the fastening. The described slot machine. The lighting device includes a base member having a concave front side and a light emitting plate covering the front side of the base member, so that light from a light source exposed on the front side of the base member is transmitted through the light emitting plate substantially uniformly. Configured,
The slot machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a recess-illumination fitting portion formed on a back side of the lighting device is formed at a corner of the base member. .

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