JP2018023460A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which is characterized by the installation structure of a substrate.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a substrate housing means for housing a substrate; and an installation part in which the substrate housing means is installed. The machine in addition includes: a hinge means for freely rotatably supporting the substrate housing means in the installation part; and a fixing means for fixing the substrate housing means in a fixation position in an unrotatable manner. The hinge means contains: a hinge shaft which is provided in one of the substrate housing means and the installation part; and a shaft hole which is provided in the other of the substrate housing means and the installation part and which the hinge shaft is journaled by. A part of the inner wall of the shaft hole is formed by a removable member which is freely attachably and removably mounted on the other. With the removable member removed from the other, the hinge shaft and the shaft hole are separable. The removable member is characterized in that, with the substrate housing means situated in the fixation position, the removal from the other is regulated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a spinning machine (slot machine) and a ball game machine (pachinko machine).

  A board on which a circuit for controlling a game machine is mounted is subject to fraud. As a countermeasure against fraud, there has been proposed an installation structure in which a substrate is accommodated in a case or the like, and unauthorized removal from a game table is difficult (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-255119 A

  However, there is room for improvement in the conventional installation structure.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game stand having a feature in the board installation structure.

According to the present invention,
Substrate accommodating means for accommodating a substrate;
An attachment portion to which the substrate housing means is attached;
A game machine equipped with
Hinge means for rotatably supporting the substrate housing means on the mounting portion;
Fixing means for non-rotatably fixing the substrate housing means to a fixed position,
The hinge means is
A hinge shaft provided on one of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion;
A shaft hole provided on the other of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion and supporting the hinge shaft,
A part of the inner wall of the shaft hole is formed by a detachable member that is detachably attached to the other,
The hinge shaft and the shaft hole can be separated by removing the detachable member from the other,
The detachable member is restricted from being removed from the other when the substrate housing means is located at the fixed position.
There is provided a game stand characterized by this.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand characterized by the installation structure of a board | substrate can be provided.

The perspective view of the slot machine of embodiment. The front view of the state which opened the front door of the slot machine of embodiment. The perspective view of a board | substrate accommodation unit and an attaching part. The disassembled perspective view of a board | substrate accommodation unit and an attaching part. The exploded perspective view of a substrate storage case. The exploded perspective view of a substrate storage case. (A) is a perspective view of a shaft support part, (b) is a perspective view of a hinge shaft. (A) is a perspective view of a detachable member, (b) is a perspective view of a hinge part periphery. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the assembly example of a hinge part. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the rotation aspect of a board | substrate storage case, and a hinge part. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the rotation aspect of a substrate storage case shown by sectional drawing in alignment with the II line of FIG.8 (b), and a hinge part. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of visual confirmation. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the assembly example of the adhering part. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing of the assembly example of the adhering part. (A) is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of Fig.14 (a), (b) is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG.14 (b). The figure which shows the example of cheating. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing of a sealing member. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the other structural example of a board | substrate accommodation unit.

<Overall structure>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 (not shown), three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving device such as a stepping motor.

  In the present embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, the symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are generally displayed three in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display device that displays a plurality of combinations of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display device. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right The down line and the upper right line may be set as valid pay lines, and the same number of pay lines may be set as valid pay lines regardless of the number of bets.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The bet buttons 130 to 132 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, each time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of 3 cards are inserted, 2 when the bet button 131 is pressed, and 3 when the bet button 132 is pressed. It has become so. Hereinafter, the bet button 132 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. The game medal insertion lamp 129 lights up the number of lamps corresponding to the number of inserted medals, and when a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start is informed that the game can be started. The lamp 121 is turned on.

  The medal slot 141 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 to 132, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 141. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The stored number display 125, the game information display 126, and the payout number display 127 are 7-segment (SEG) displays.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired medal number is inserted into the medal insertion slot 141 or when the bet buttons 130 to 132 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

  The stop button unit 136 is provided with stop buttons 137 to 139. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are button-type switches for individually stopping the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are associated with the reels 110 to 112. Hereinafter, the operation on the stop buttons 137 to 139 is referred to as a stop operation, the first stop operation is referred to as a first stop operation, the next stop operation is referred to as a second stop operation, and the last stop operation is referred to as a third stop operation. Note that a light emitter may be provided inside each stop button 137 to 139, and when the stop button 137 to 139 can be operated, the light emitter may be turned on to notify the player.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 134 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted.

  Below the stop button unit 136 is provided a title panel 162 for displaying the model name and pasting various types of certificate. At the lower part of the title panel 162, a medal payout opening 155 and a medal tray 161 are provided.

  The sound hole 143 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The side lamps 144 provided on the left and right portions of the front door 102 are decorative lamps for exciting games. An effect device 160 is disposed above the front door 102, and a sound hole 143 is provided above the effect device 160. The effect device 160 includes a shutter (shielding device) 163 including two right shutters 163a and a left shutter 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 (effect image) disposed on the back side of the shutter 163. When the right shutter 163a and the left shutter 163b are opened horizontally in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 (not shown) is displayed in front of the slot machine 100 (player side). It has a structure that appears in It should be noted that the display device is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be any display device capable of displaying various effect images and various game information. For example, a multi-segment display (7-segment display), a dot matrix display, an organic EL display, a plasma display , A reel (drum), or a display device including a projector and a screen. Further, the display screen has a rectangular shape and is configured so that the player can visually recognize the entire display screen. In the case of this embodiment, the display screen is rectangular, but may be square. In addition, a decorative object (not shown) may be provided on the periphery of the display screen, and a part of the peripheral edge of the display screen may be hidden by the decorative object, so that the display screen looks irregular. In the present embodiment, the display screen is a flat surface, but may be a curved surface.

<Internal structure>
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the slot machine 100 with the front door 102 opened. The main body 101 is a box that is surrounded by the upper surface plate 261, the left side plate 260, the right side plate 260, the lower surface plate 264, and the back plate 242, and that opens to the front. Inside the main body 101, a board accommodation unit A that accommodates the main control board inside is attached to the back board 242 via the attachment portion B at a position that does not overlap with the ventilation port 249 provided in the upper part of the back board 242. Yes. The main control board is a circuit board that includes a CPU and controls the progress of the game. Below the substrate housing unit A, three reels 110 to 112 are arranged.

  On the side plate 260 on the left side of the reels 110 to 112, that is, toward the left side, a substrate accommodation unit 220 that accommodates the sub control substrate is disposed. The sub-control board is a circuit board that controls effects. Further, an external concentrated terminal plate 248 that is connected to the main control board and outputs the information of the slot machine 100 to an external device is attached to the side plate 260 on the right side.

  The lower surface plate 264 is provided with a medal payout device 180 (device for paying out medals accumulated in a bucket), and has a power supply board above the medal payout device 180, that is, below the reels 110 to 112. A power supply device 252 is provided, and a power switch 244 is provided on the front surface of the power supply device 252. The power supply device 252 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the slot machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and supplies it to each control unit and each device such as a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later. To do. Furthermore, a power storage circuit (for example, a capacitor) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power source is cut off is provided. Yes.

  A medal auxiliary storage 240 is arranged on the right side of the medal payout device 180, and an overflow terminal is arranged behind this (not shown). The power supply device 252 is provided with a power cord connecting portion for connecting a power cord 264, and the power cord 264 connected thereto extends to the outside through a power cord hole 262 provided in the back plate 242 of the main body 101. Yes.

  The front door 102 is hinged to the left side plate 260 of the main body 101 via a hinge device 276, and an effect device 160 and an effect control board (which controls the effect device 160) are provided above the symbol display window 113. An upper speaker 272 is provided. Below the symbol display window 113, there are provided a medal selector 170 for selecting inserted medals, and a passage 266 through which medals pass when the medal selector 170 drops illegal medals etc. on the medal tray 161. Yes. Further, a bass speaker 277 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower sound hole 143.

  In the slot machine 100 having such a configuration, when a player inserts a medal and performs a start operation on the start lever 135, the reels 110 to 112 rotate all at once and an internal lottery for a winning combination is performed. Subsequently, when each stop operation of the player with respect to the stop buttons 137 to 139 is performed, the rotation of the corresponding reel is stopped. At this time, reel stop control according to the internal lottery result is performed. If the combination of symbols displayed by these reels when all the reels 110 to 112 are stopped is a combination of symbols corresponding to any winning combination, the winning combination is won and a medal is awarded to the winning winning combination. Medals will be paid out if the payout of is determined. The main control board executes control related to the progress of the game of the slot machine 100. Hereinafter, the board accommodation unit A and the mounting portion B for housing the main control board will be described.

<Board housing unit and mounting part>
The board accommodation unit A and the mounting part B will be outlined. 3 is a perspective view of the substrate housing unit A and the attachment portion B, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the substrate accommodation unit A and the attachment portion B. The substrate accommodation unit A includes a substrate accommodation case 1 that accommodates the main control substrate 2. In the case of this embodiment, the substrate accommodation unit A is substantially composed of the substrate accommodation case 1. The substrate housing case 1 as a whole has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is thin in the depth direction. The attachment portion B has a plate-like main body 4 and has a front surface 4a facing the back surface of the substrate housing case 1 (the back surface 21 shown in FIG. 6 and the like). FIG. 3 shows a state in which the substrate housing unit A is located at a fixed position. In this case, the back surface 21 and the front surface 4a are opposed to each other and at least partially in contact with each other. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, when referring to directions such as front and back, it is assumed that the substrate housing unit A is located at a fixed position.

  A hinge portion 30 is provided at the left end portion of the substrate accommodation unit A and the attachment portion 3 in a front view, and the substrate accommodation case 1 is moved from the fixed position to the front side with a hinge shaft 31 extending in the vertical direction as a rotation center. It is supported by the mounting portion 3 so as to be rotatable.

  The hinge portion 30 includes a hinge shaft 31 and a shaft support unit 32 having a shaft hole 32 a that supports the hinge shaft 31. In the case of the present embodiment, the hinge shaft 31 is provided in the mounting portion B, and the shaft support unit 32 is provided in the substrate housing unit A. However, conversely, a configuration in which the hinge shaft 31 is provided in the substrate housing unit A and the shaft support unit 32 is provided in the attachment portion B can be employed.

  The attachment portion B is integrally formed with a hinge shaft 31 at the left end portion of the main body 4 in a front view. In the present embodiment, the hinge shaft 31 is provided at two locations on the same axis in the vertical direction. The hinge shaft 31 is a shaft member including a circular cross-sectional portion. The main body 4 is also formed with a plurality of mounting holes 4b for fixing the mounting portion B to the back plate 242 and a plurality of mounting holes 4c for fixing the substrate housing unit A to the mounting portion B. . An engagement portion 4d is provided at the right end portion of the main body 4 when viewed from the front. The engaging portion 4d engages with the right end portion of the substrate housing case 1 to hold the substrate housing unit A in a fixed position.

  The shaft support unit 32 includes a shaft support portion 33 fixed to the substrate housing unit A and an attachment / detachment member 34 that is detachably attached to the substrate storage unit A. The shaft support portion 33 and the attachment / detachment member 34 define a shaft hole 32a. It is formed. The shaft support unit 32 is provided at two locations corresponding to the two hinge shafts 31 provided.

<Board storage case>
The substrate housing case 1 will be described. 5 and 6 are exploded perspective views of the substrate housing case 1, FIG. 5 is a view seen from the front side, and FIG. 6 is a view seen from the rear side. In FIG. 6, the main control board 2 is omitted.

  The main control board 2 is a board on which various electronic components such as an IC (integrated circuit) such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and a resistor are mounted, and controls the progress of the game of the slot machine 100.

  The substrate storage case 1 is configured in a box shape by combining the upper case member 10 on the front side and the lower case member 20 on the rear side, and forms a storage space for storing the main control board 2 therein. The upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are provided with several locking portions 14 and 24 for fitting them together, and the corresponding locking portions 14 and 24 are locked to each other so that the substrate storage case 1 is completed.

  The upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are preferably made of a permeable material (for example, a transparent or translucent resin material). In the case of this embodiment, the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are assumed to be composed entirely of transparent members.

  The seal seal 3 is a seal on which individual information (serial number, QR code (registered trademark)) of the main control board 2 is printed, and is pasted over a part of the upper case member 10 and a part of the lower case member 20. It is worn.

  The substrate housing case 1 includes an insertion portion 12 provided on the upper case member 10 and an insertion portion 22 provided on the lower case member 20 as sealing portions that are irreversibly broken when the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are separated. And a sealing pin P1. The sealing pin P1 passes through the insertion portion 12 and fits into the insertion portion 22 so as not to be detached.

  In order to separate the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 with the sealing pin P1 fitted, it is necessary to cut the insertion portion 12 from the upper case member 10 and cut the tip of the sealing pin P1. That trace will remain.

  In addition, the substrate housing case 1 includes a fixing portion 40 that fixes the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 as a sealing portion that is irreversibly broken when the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are separated. The fixing portion 40 is provided at two locations apart in the vertical direction. Details of the fixing portion 40 will be described later.

  In addition, the substrate housing case 1 has an insertion portion 13 provided in the upper case member 10 and an insertion portion 23 provided in the lower case member 20 as sealing portions that are irreversibly broken when the substrate housing case 1 is separated from the slot machine 100. And a sealing pin P2. The sealing pin P2 is fitted to the insertion portion 13 so as not to be detached. The insertion portion 23 is a through hole forming portion through which the tip of the sealing pin P2 passes and protrudes to the back surface of the lower case member 20.

  The sealing pin P2 is a fixing member that engages with the mounting hole 4c of the mounting portion B and fixes the substrate housing unit A to a fixed position so as not to rotate. In order to rotate or remove the substrate housing case 1 with respect to the mounting part B with the sealing pin P2 inserted, the insertion part 13 is cut off from the upper case member 10 and the sealing pin P2 is removed. It must be removed, leaving a trace of it.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, a plurality of types of sealing portions are provided in order to make it difficult for the main control board 2 to be replaced with an unauthorized board.

<Hinge part>
The structure of the hinge part 30 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.7, FIG8 and FIG.11 (a) in addition to FIGS. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the shaft support 33 viewed from the back side, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the hinge shaft 31 viewed from the back side. FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the detachable member 34, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the hinge portion 30 viewed from the back side. Fig.11 (a) is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG.8 (b).

  The shaft support 33 is formed integrally with the lower case member 20. The shaft support portion 33 has an inner wall 33a that constitutes a part of the inner wall of the shaft hole 32a. The periphery of the inner wall 33a has a U shape that is open toward the back side, and the inner wall 33a is formed as a curved portion. As shown in FIG. 11A, the inner wall 33a forms an inner wall of a region corresponding to half of 180 degrees of one round (360 degrees) of the inner wall of the shaft hole 32a.

  The shaft support portion 33 also has engagement portions 33b and 33d with which the detachable member 34 is engaged so as to be disengageable. Although there may be only one such engaging portion, in the case of this embodiment, two engaging portions 33b and 33d are formed, and the engagement of the detachable member 34 is made more reliable. In the case of the present embodiment, the engaging portion 33b is a shoulder portion constituting the outer surface of the shaft support portion 33, and the engaging portion 33d is an engagement formed on the inner wall of the slot 33c into which a part of the detachable member 34 is inserted. It is a hole.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the back side of the hinge shaft 31 is partially cut out to reduce the weight.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (a), in the case of this embodiment, the detachable member 34 includes a base portion 34b, an inner wall forming portion 34d erected from the base portion 34b, and a serpentine folding portion 34e continuous to the inner wall forming portion 34d. In addition, it is formed of an elastically deformable member such as a resin material. The case member 20 as already described is composed entirely of a transparent member, and the shaft support portion 33 is also transparent. However, the detachable member 34 is formed by making the detachable member 34 a colored member such as red. It is easy to visually confirm whether or not is mounted on the shaft support 33.

  One end portion of the base portion 34b constitutes an operation portion 34g operated by an operator, and an engaging portion 34c is formed at the other end portion. In the case of this embodiment, the engaging portion 34 c has a wedge shape that engages with the engaging portion 33 b of the shaft support portion 33. A part of the inner wall forming portion 34d has an inner wall 34a that constitutes a part of the inner wall of the shaft hole 32a. As shown in FIG. 11A, the inner wall 34a forms an inner wall of an area corresponding to 90 ° of ¼ of one round (360 °) of the inner wall of the shaft hole 32a. The inner wall 34a is smaller in the circumferential direction forming the inner wall of the shaft hole 32a than the inner wall 33a. The inner wall 33a mainly supports the hinge shaft 31, and the inner wall 34a mainly suppresses the hinge shaft 31 from falling off. . Further, the shaft hole 32a also has a gap portion without the inner wall, but includes a portion where the inner wall 33a and the inner wall 34a are arranged to face each other in the radial direction, so that the hinge shaft 31 can be removed smoothly and smoothly. It can be pivotally supported.

  The open end of the zigzag folding portion 34e constitutes an operation portion 34h, and an engaging portion 34f is formed in the vicinity thereof. A part of the zigzag folding portion 34e has a size to be inserted into the slot 33c of the shaft support portion 33, and the engaging portion 34f has a wedge shape that engages with the engaging portion 33d.

  The operation portion 34g and the operation portion 34h are arranged to face each other while being separated from each other, and the detachable member 34 constitutes a clip that is elastically deformed by pinching and operating these operation portions 34g and 34h. . By holding the operation portion 34h and the operation portion 34g close to each other, the engagement and disengagement operations between the engagement portion 34c and the engagement portion 33b, and the engagement between the engagement portion 34f and the engagement portion 33d and Disengagement operation is possible.

  That is, since the zigzag folding part 34e is connected to the intermediate part between the operating part 34g and the engaging part 34c of the base part 34b via the inner wall forming part 34d, the operating part 34h and the operating part 34g are pinched close to each other. The engaging portion 34c is displaced in the direction opposite to the knob direction of the operating portion 34g, and the engaging portion 34f is displaced in the same direction as the knob direction of the operating portion 34h. For this reason, engagement and disengagement operation of two engagement parts can be performed by one knob operation.

  Next, the sealing procedure for the mounting portion B of the substrate housing unit A will be described. First, after sealing the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 of the substrate housing case 1, the pivot support unit 32 of the substrate housing unit A is mounted on the hinge shaft 31 of the mounting portion B. The assembly of the hinge part 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), with the detachable member 34 removed from the shaft support portion 33, the inner wall 33a of the shaft support portion 33 is viewed from one side in the left-right direction (in this embodiment, from the left in front view). Attach to 31. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9B, the detachable member 34 is attached to the shaft support 33 from the other side in the left-right direction (in the present embodiment, from the right side in the front view) and in the d1 direction. By engaging the engaging portion 34c and the engaging portion 33b with the engaging portion 34f and the engaging portion 33d, the detachable member 34 is engaged with the shaft supporting portion 33, and the shaft supporting unit 32 is completed. As a result, the substrate housing case 1 is rotatable around the hinge shaft 31.

  When rotating in the direction of arrow d2 in FIG. 10A, as shown in FIG. 10B, the substrate storage case 1 (that is, the substrate storage unit A) is positioned at a fixed position. At this time, thereafter, the substrate accommodation unit A is fixed to the fixed position in a non-rotatable manner by the sealing pin P2. At that time, the engagement portion 4d of the mounting portion B is engaged with the substrate housing case 1, so that the sealing pin P2 can be inserted in a state where the substrate housing case 1 is temporarily fixed at a fixed position, thereby improving workability. To do. Thereby, the sealing with respect to the attachment part B of the board | substrate accommodation unit A is completed.

  In the state where the substrate housing case 1 is located at the fixed position, the removal of the detachable member 34 is restricted. That is, as shown in FIG. 11A, in order to remove the detachable member 34 with the substrate housing case 1 positioned at the fixed position, the detachable member 34 needs to be extracted in the direction of the arrow d3. Since the attachment part B and the back plate 242 exist in the extraction direction, it is difficult to extract the detachable member 34. Further, the operation part 34h is stored in the attachment part B, and it is difficult to operate the operation part 34h from the outside. For this reason, it is difficult to release the engagement between the engaging portion 34f and the engaging portion 33d, and it is difficult to remove the detachable member 34 from this point. Therefore, it is possible to increase the difficulty of fraud by removing the detachable member 34 during the sealing of the substrate housing unit A.

  Next, the operation at the time of inspection of the main control board 2 will be described. The front side of the main control board 2 is visible from the outside of the board housing case 1, but the back side is difficult due to the presence of the back plate 242 and the like. In order to inspect the back surface of the main control board 2, first, the sealing pin P2 is removed, and the sealing of the board housing unit A with respect to the mounting portion B is released. As a result, the substrate housing case 1 is rotatable around the hinge shaft 31. As shown in FIGS. 11B and 12, the substrate housing case 1 is rotated to the front side. As a result, the back surface 21 of the substrate housing case 1 is exposed, and the back surface of the main control board 2 can be inspected through the back surface 21. In this embodiment, since the board | substrate accommodation case 1 is the structure rotated, space saving can be achieved compared with the structure to slide. Further, when the substrate housing case 1 reaches a position rotated by a certain amount from the fixed position, the detachable member 34 can be removed. When the detachable member 34 is removed, the hinge shaft 31 and the shaft hole 32a can be separated, and the substrate housing case 1 can be detached from the attachment portion B.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the substrate housing case 1 can be turned to the front side by 90 degrees or more from the fixed position. The confirmation of the back surface of the main control board 2 can be easily performed, for example, when the rotation angle θ (FIG. 12) reaches an angle exceeding 90 degrees. The example of FIG. 12 is 120 degrees. When the rotation angle θ exceeds 90 degrees, the attachment / detachment of the attachment / detachment member 34 becomes easy. Therefore, when detailed inspection is required as a result of confirmation of the back surface of the main control board 2 through the board housing case 1, the detachable member 34 can be removed to separate the board housing case 1 from the mounting portion B. . Since visual inspection and removal of the substrate housing case 1 can be performed continuously, the number of work steps can be reduced. Even when the substrate storage case 1 is discarded, the detachable member 34 can be reused.

<Fixed part>
The configuration of the fixing portion 40 will be described. The fixing part 40 is a part for fixing the case member 20 which is the upper case member 10 with a curable resin. The curable resin may be anything as long as it is curable from a liquid state. For example, it may be an ultraviolet curable resin that is cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays.

  Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, fixing portion 40 includes case portion 41 formed integrally with upper case member 10, case portion 42 formed integrally with lower case member 20, and case portion 41. And a support member 43 which is a separate member, and a sealing member 44 supported by the support member 43.

  The case portions 41 and 42 are portions constituting a wall portion that defines a filling space for the curable resin (filling space S in FIG. 13 and the like). In the case of the present embodiment, the filling space S is a rectangular parallelepiped space as a whole, the case portion 41 constitutes its side wall portion (upper and lower left and right side wall portions), and the case portion 42 has its bottom wall (back side wall). Part). In the case part 41, a beam-like fixed part 41a extending in the left-right direction is integrally formed. The case portion 42 is formed with a pair of wedge-shaped fixed portions 42a extending in the depth direction. The to-be-adhered portions 41a and 42a are not necessarily provided, but by providing these, the adhering force with the case member 20 which is the upper case member 10 made of a curable resin can be increased.

  The support member 43 is a U-shaped or gate-shaped member having a pair of leg portions 43A and a top portion 43B connecting the ends of the pair of leg portions 43A. The leg portion 43A is formed with an engaging portion 43a that engages with the fixed portion 42a. In the present embodiment, the leg portion 43A is an engaging hole. In the present embodiment, the support member 43 is a metal member, but may be a resin member.

  In the case of this embodiment, the sealing member 44 is affixed and supported by the top part 43B. The sealing member 44 is a member that is embedded in the curable resin filled in the filling space S and leaves a trace of removing the curable resin. FIG. 17A is an exploded view showing a configuration example of the sealing member 44. In the example of the figure, the sealing member 44 is configured by a laminated sheet member composed of a plurality of layers (four layers). Specifically, the sealing member 44 is configured by laminating an outermost hologram foil 44a, an adhesive material 44b, a base material 44c, and an adhesive 44d.

  The hologram foil 44a is a metal foil on which a hologram is displayed, for example, an aluminum foil having a thickness of 0.05 μm. The adhesive material 44b is a member that bonds the base material 44c and the hologram foil 44a. The base material 44c is a member for ensuring the strength of the sealing member 44 in order to facilitate handling, and is, for example, a PET sheet having a thickness of 120 μm. The adhesive material 44d is a member that bonds the top portion 43B and the sealing member 44 together. By using the sealing member 44 as a sheet member that is affixed to the support member 43, its installation and replacement after finding an illegal act are easy, and workability is improved.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the fixing part 40 and the structure after the assembly will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13A shows a state in which the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 are combined, and the case portion 41 is overlaid on the case portion 42, and only the front side (upper side in the figure). The filling space S is opened. An open end of the filling space S is defined by an edge 41b of the case portion 41, which serves as an insertion port for the support member 43 and an injection port for a curable resin. The edge 41b may be referred to as an inlet 41b.

  Next, the support member 43 to which the sealing member 44 is previously attached is inserted into the filling space S. FIG. 13B and FIG. 14A show an embodiment after the support member 43 is inserted, and FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. Each engagement portion 43a of the support member 43 is engaged with the fixed portion 42a of the case portion 42, and it is difficult to remove the support member 43 without releasing the engagement. The to-be-adhered part 41a is interposed between the top part 43B of the support member 43 and the bottom wall part of the filling space S (a part of the case part 42). For this reason, even if it is going to separate the to-be-adhered part 41a and the to-be-adhered part 42a in the front-back direction (up-down direction in the same figure), it will be restrained by the support member 43 and will become difficult to separate. In other words, it is difficult to separate the upper case member 10 and the lower case member 20 by the support member 43.

  FIG. 14B shows a state in which the curable resin 45 is filled into the filling space S from the inlet 41b, and FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 14B. The sealing member 44, the support member 43, and the fixed portions 41 a and 42 a in the filling space S are embedded in the curable resin 45, and the fixing portion 40 is completed by the curing of the curable resin 45, and the substrate housing case 1. Is sealed. The sealing member 44 is located at a position facing the opening 41b. Since the curable resin 45 is a permeable resin, the sealing member 44 can be visually confirmed from the outside.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of an illegal act against the fixing portion 40. After the curable resin 45 is heated and softened, the curable resin 45 is dug and removed illegally by a tool T such as a driver. Since such traces remain on the sealing member 44, the cheating can be found. FIGS. 17B and 17C are explanatory diagrams thereof.

  FIG. 17B shows a state in which the sealing member 44 is embedded in the curable resin 45 in the filling space S. FIG. 17C shows a state in which the curable resin 45 is removed by the method illustrated in FIG. When the curable resin 45 is removed, at least a part of the sealing member 44 fixed to the curable resin 45 (a part of the hologram foil 44a in the figure) is removed together with the curable resin 45, and the trace remains. It will be.

  In the case of the present embodiment, particularly between the fixed portions 41a and 42a is fixed by the curable resin 45, and when the substrate housing case 1 is opened by an illegal act, it is essential to separate the fixed portions 41a and 42a. Therefore, it is essential to remove the surrounding curable resin 45. Since the sealing member 44 is located between the injection port 41b and the fixed portions 41a and 42a, the tool T is inserted from the injection hole 41b to remove the curable resin 45 around the fixed portions 41a and 42a. Then, the sealing member 44 must be damaged, and a trace of fraudulent activity remains with a high probability. Further, since the sealing member 44 is supported by the top portion 43B of the support member 43, the position of the sealing member 44 in the filling space S is a fixed position. Therefore, even if no visible trace remains on the sealing member 44 itself, there is a possibility that a trace such as the position of the sealing member 44 may be left behind, and a trace of fraudulent activity will remain with a high probability. When placing the sealing member 44 in a fixed position, the support member 43 is not indispensable, but it is easier to place the support member 43 in a fixed position by supporting it with the support member 43. Further, since the support member 43 is a metal member, it is stronger. It is possible to arrange in a fixed position.

<Other embodiments>
In the above embodiment, the substrate accommodation unit A is configured from the substrate accommodation case 1, but a cover that covers the substrate accommodation case 1 may be provided. FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration. In the example of the figure, the substrate accommodation unit A includes a substrate accommodation case 1 and a cylindrical cover 5 that accommodates the substrate accommodation case 1. FIG. 18A shows a state where the substrate housing case 1 and the cover 5 are separated from each other, and FIG. 18B shows a state where the substrate housing case 1 is housed in the cover 5. In the case of this configuration example, the shaft support unit 32 is provided not in the substrate housing case 1 but in the cover 5, and the sealing pin P <b> 2 is provided in the cover 5 through the hole 1 a of the substrate housing case 1. (Not shown) is engaged with the mounting hole 4c. By accommodating the substrate storage case 1 in the cover 5, the protection performance of the substrate storage case 1 can be improved. The cover 5 can be made of a permeable member, which makes it possible to visually inspect the main control board 2 in the board housing case 1.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration example in which the main control board 2 is accommodated has been described. However, the above-described embodiment may be applied to a board (for example, a sub-control board) other than the main control board 2. Further, the installation location of the substrate housing unit A and the attachment portion B is not limited to the back plate 242, and each portion in the housing of the game table can be selected.

  Moreover, although the example which applied this invention to the slot machine was illustrated in the said embodiment, this invention is applicable also to game tables other than slot machines, such as a pachinko machine, an enclosure-type game machine, and a ball ball.

<Summary of Embodiment>
A1. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
A game machine including a substrate storage case (for example, 1) for storing a substrate (for example, 2),
The substrate housing case is
A first case member (e.g. 10);
A second case member (e.g., 20),
A fixing portion (for example, 40) for fixing the first case member and the second case member;
The fixing portion includes a filling space (for example, S) filled with a curable resin (for example, 45),
The curable resin filled in the filling space is embedded with a sealing member (for example, 44) that leaves a trace when the curable resin is removed,
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, when the curable resin is removed, the trace remains on the sealing member, so that it is possible to find an unauthorized opening of the substrate housing case.

A2. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
The fixing portion includes an injection port (for example, 41b) for filling the filling space with the curable resin,
The first case member includes a first fixed portion (for example, 41a) disposed in the filling space,
The second case member includes a second fixed portion (for example, 42a) disposed in the filling space,
The sealing member is embedded in a predetermined position between the injection port, the first fixed portion, and the second fixed portion,
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to determine whether the substrate housing case is illegally opened by confirming the position of the sealing member.

A3. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
In the curable resin filled in the filling space, a support member (for example, 43) that supports the sealing member is embedded,
The sealing member is a sheet member affixed to the support member.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, after the unauthorized discovery, the sealing member can be easily peeled off and replaced with a new sealing member, and workability is improved.

A4. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
The game stand according to claim 3,
The support member is a member that restrains the first fixed portion and the second fixed portion to be difficult to separate.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, the support member can be used for restraint between the first and second case members in addition to the support of the sealing member.

A5. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
The support member is a metal member.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, the support rigidity of the sealing member can be improved.

  A6. The following configurations can also be adopted.

  The sealing member may be a fragile member that breaks together with the curable resin when the curable resin is broken. The sealing member may be a thin film member, and the thickness thereof may be 1 mm or less, 0.5 mm or less, 0.1 mm or less, or 0.1 μm or less. There may be. The sealing member may be a metal foil. The sealing member may be paper. The sealing member may be a laminated body, and the laminated body may include a base material layer and an adhesive layer. The trace may be any one of breakage, breakage, displacement, and replacement of the sealing member.

  The sealing member may be supported without using the supporting member, for example, may be supported in a floating state in the curable resin, and is supported by being attached to the inner wall of the filling space. The inner wall may be a bottom wall or a side wall. The sealing member may be disposed adjacent to the inlet.

  The seal member may be displayed with characters, designs, etc., the curable resin may be a permeable resin, and the display may be visible from the inlet. At least a part of the wall portion defining the filling space may be transparent, the curable resin may be a permeable resin, and the sealing member may be visible from the outside of the fixing portion. The display may be a hologram.

  The support member and at least one of the first fixed portion and the second fixed portion may be engaged with each other. The support member may be a U-shape, may be an annular member surrounding the first fixed portion and the second fixed portion, or may be the first fixed portion and the first fixed portion. It may be a pin-shaped member that penetrates the second adherend.

  The filling space may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and the inlet may be a portion corresponding to one surface of the rectangular parallelepiped. The sealing member may be a sheet member arranged in parallel with the one surface. The wall portion defining the filling space may be formed by a part of the first case member and a part of the second case member, and the first case member or the second case All may be formed by any of the members. A lid member for closing the injection port may be fixed. The curable resin may be an ultraviolet curable resin.

  The substrate housing case may be rotatably supported by the attachment portion at one end portion thereof, and the fixing portion may be disposed at the other end portion. A plurality of the fixing portions may be provided. The substrate housing case may be composed of three or more case members, and the fixing portion may fix all the case members.

B1. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
Substrate accommodating means (for example, A) for accommodating the substrate (for example, 2),
An attachment portion (e.g., B) to which the substrate housing means is attached;
A game machine equipped with
Hinge means (for example, 30) for rotatably supporting the substrate housing means on the mounting portion;
Fixing means (for example, P2) that non-rotatably fixes the substrate housing means to a fixed position, and
The hinge means is
A hinge shaft (for example, 31) provided on one of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion;
A shaft hole (for example, 32a) provided on the other of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion and supporting the hinge shaft,
A part of the inner wall of the shaft hole (for example, 34a) is formed by a detachable member (for example, 34) that is detachably attached to the other side,
By removing the detachable member from the other, the hinge shaft and the shaft hole can be separated (for example, FIG. 9),
The detachable member is restricted from being removed from the other when the substrate housing means is located at the fixed position (for example, FIG. 10, FIG. 11 (a)),
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a game table having a feature in the board installation structure. Since the substrate housing means is rotatable with respect to the mounting portion, it is easy to confirm the mounting portion side of the substrate housing means, and the sliding configuration can be further reduced. Further, by removing the detachable member, the substrate accommodating means can be removed to check the substrate inside, while when the substrate accommodating means is located at the fixed position, removal of the detachable member is restricted. Therefore, the difficulty of unauthorized removal can be increased.

B2. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
The substrate housing means has a surface (e.g., 21) facing the mounting portion at the fixed position,
The surface has a transmission part that can visually recognize the substrate housed in the substrate housing means,
The substrate housing means is rotatable from the fixed position to a first position where the surface is separated from the mounting portion (for example, FIG. 11 (b)),
The first position is a position where the substrate can be visually recognized through the transmission part, and the detachable member is detachable from the other.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, by turning to the first position, among the substrates accommodated in the substrate accommodating means, it is easy to confirm electronic components located on the surface side, and Depending on the result of the confirmation, it is possible to remove the detachable member as it is and to remove the substrate housing means, so that normal inspection work and the like can be performed smoothly.

B3. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
The detachable member is an elastic member that engages and disengages the other by elastic deformation thereof.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, the attachment and detachment of the detachable member can be facilitated.

B4. The gaming table (e.g., 100) in the above embodiment is
A portion (for example, 33) forming the remaining portion (for example, 33a) of the inner wall of the shaft hole is transparent,
The detachable member is a colored member;
It is characterized by that.

  According to this embodiment, it is easy to visually confirm whether or not the detachable member is mounted from the outside, and it is easy to forget to mount the detachable member or to confirm fraud.

  B5. The following configurations can also be adopted.

  The substrate housing means may include a substrate housing case (for example, 1) for housing the substrate, and the hinge shaft or the shaft hole may be provided in the substrate housing case. The substrate housing case may be composed of a plurality of case members, and the hinge shaft or the shaft hole may be provided in one case member. The substrate accommodating means may include a substrate accommodating case (for example, 1) for accommodating the substrate and a cover member (for example, 5) for covering the substrate accommodating case, and the hinge shaft or the cover member may be provided on the cover member. A shaft hole may be provided.

  When the substrate housing means is located at the fixed position, the detachable member may be restricted from being removed from the other by the presence of a baffle member in the insertion / removal direction. It may be a part of the case of the base or the mounting portion. When the detachable member has an operation part (for example, 34g, 34h), and the substrate housing means is located at the fixed position, the operation with respect to the operation part becomes difficult, so that removal from the other is restricted. Alternatively, the operation unit may be hidden as an aspect in which it is difficult to operate the operation unit. As a mode in which the operation unit is hidden, a mode in which the operation unit is stored between the substrate housing unit and the attachment unit may be employed. A pair of the operation units may be provided, and the engagement may be released by pinching the pair of operation units.

  The hinge means may be located at one end of the substrate housing means. The substrate housing means may be supported so as to rotate by 90 degrees or more. The hinge shaft may be located at a position away from a virtual surface including a substrate surface of the substrate, and when the substrate accommodating means is located at the fixed position, the normal direction from the surface to the normal direction, You may be located in the position far from a board | substrate.

  A part of the inner wall formed by the detachable member may be less than half of the inner wall of the shaft hole in the circumferential direction. The detachable member may be a member that is detachable in the radial direction of the hinge shaft. There may be a plurality of the detachable members.

  The attachment portion may be a part of the casing of the game table or may be a separate member. The hinge shaft may be provided on the attachment portion. The shaft hole may be provided in the substrate housing means, and the substrate housing means may have a shaft support portion that forms the shaft hole together with the detachable member. The hinge shaft may be formed integrally with the attachment portion. The shaft support may be formed integrally with the substrate housing means.

  In the fixed position, the substrate housing means may be structurally difficult to remove even when the detachable member is removed.

Claims (4)

Substrate accommodating means for accommodating a substrate;
An attachment portion to which the substrate housing means is attached;
A game machine equipped with
Hinge means for rotatably supporting the substrate housing means on the mounting portion;
Fixing means for non-rotatably fixing the substrate housing means to a fixed position,
The hinge means is
A hinge shaft provided on one of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion;
A shaft hole provided on the other of the substrate housing means and the mounting portion and supporting the hinge shaft,
A part of the inner wall of the shaft hole is formed by a detachable member that is detachably attached to the other,
The hinge shaft and the shaft hole can be separated by removing the detachable member from the other,
The detachable member is restricted from being removed from the other when the substrate housing means is located at the fixed position.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1,
The substrate housing means has a surface facing the mounting portion at the fixed position,
The surface has a transmission part that can visually recognize the substrate housed in the substrate housing means,
The substrate housing means is rotatable from the fixed position to a first position where the surface is separated from the mounting portion.
The first position is a position where the substrate can be visually recognized through the transmission part, and the detachable member is detachable from the other.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1 or 2,
The detachable member is an elastic member that engages and disengages the other by elastic deformation thereof.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The portion forming the remaining portion of the inner wall of the shaft hole is transparent,
The detachable member is a colored member;
A game stand characterized by that.