JP2020025721A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine enabling improvement in detachability of a component housed inside a game machine body.SOLUTION: In an unlocked state in which a tip portion of a locking hook is disposed on the left side of an insertion hole, a detachment of a main board case 40 from a base member is permitted. In a locked state in which, from the unlocked state, the main board case 40 is slid into a right direction so that the tip portion of the locking hook is inserted in the insertion hole and locked to the base member, a detachment from the base member is restricted. In the locked state, the lower surface of a supported portion 70 provided to the main board case 40 comes into contact with the upper surface of a support portion 72 provided to a sub board case 42. In this manner, the main board case 40 is supported from below so that its dropping is prevented.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine installed in a game arcade such as a pachinko parlor.

  BACKGROUND ART A gaming machine such as a slot machine installed in a gaming arcade such as a pachinko parlor is widely known. 2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine, various components are stored inside a gaming machine main body including a front door and a storage box. The components housed inside the gaming machine main body are fixed to the inner surface of the gaming machine main body, for example, by screwing (see Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2011-0336304 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, there is a problem that the parts housed inside the gaming machine main body are not easily attached and detached, and the maintenance is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine that can improve the detachability of components housed inside the gaming machine body.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention
A detachable member that is detached from the gaming machine body via a locked state in which the regulation is released from a locked state in which the attachment and detachment is regulated by being attached to the gaming machine body,
A supported part provided on the detachable member,
A support portion that prevents the detachable member from falling off by supporting the supported portion in the unlocked state;
It is characterized by having.

  In the unlocked state, the support portion may support the supported portion from below.

  Note that the support portion can be provided on any member as long as it is a member other than the detachable member (a member other than the detachable member). Examples of the member different from the detachable member include a game machine main body and various members mounted on the game machine main body.

  In the present invention, since the supported portion is supported by the support portion so that the detachable member does not fall off even if the state is shifted to the unlocked state in order to remove the detachable member from the game machine main body, the detachable member can be detached. The attachment and detachment are easier as compared with the case where the performing operator supports the attachment / detachment member by himself / herself.

It is an external view of a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that various components are accommodated inside the storage box. It is explanatory drawing which shows a lock state. It is explanatory drawing which shows an unlocked state. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the main board case and the base member are observed from the back side, and shows a locked state. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the main board case and the base member are observed from the back side, and shows an unlocked state. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view in which a range surrounded by an index P1 in FIG. 3 is enlarged. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view in which a range surrounded by an index P2 in FIG. 4 is enlarged. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a to-be-supported part is supported from below by the support part. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a to-be-supported part is supported from below by the support part. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a to-be-supported part is supported from below by the support part. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state where the main board case is prevented from falling off by the support portion.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine (game machine) 10 includes a storage box 11 and a front door 12, and a game machine main body is configured from these. The storage box 11 includes various components such as a reel unit (not shown) in which a plurality (for example, three) reels are unitized, and a hopper device 14 (see FIGS. 2 and 10) for paying out medals. It is stored. The front door 12 is divided into an upper door 12a and a lower door 12b, and the upper door 12a and the lower door 12b are respectively mounted on the storage box 11 and have openings provided on the front side of the storage box 11. It is supported to be openable and closable between an open position for opening and a closed position for closing the opening.

  In the following description, the upper side of the slot machine 10 is “upper”, the lower side is “lower”, and among the slot machines 10, the player (the player playing the slot machine 10) is “front” and the slot machine 10 is Out of the player is “rear”, the left side toward the slot machine 10 (the left hand side of the player) is “left”, and the right side toward the slot machine 10 (the right hand side of the player) is “right”. ".

  The upper door 12a is provided on its front face with a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various images and a transparent window 16 for allowing the reels to be visually recognized. A plurality of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the reel, and three symbols are displayed per reel through the transparent window 16 when the reel is stopped.

  On the lower door 12b, a medal insertion slot 22 for inserting medals, a bet button 23 operated when betting credited medals, a start lever 24 operated for starting a game, and a spinning reel. A stop button 26a to 26c for stopping, a medal tray 27 for receiving medals paid out from the hopper device, and a clearing button 28 for clearing credited medals are provided.

  In the slot machine 10, a liquid crystal display 29 is also provided on the lower door 12b. The liquid crystal display 29 can display various images in the same manner as the liquid crystal display 15, and can be operated so as to press the entire screen, and functions not only as display means but also as operation means.

  In the slot machine 10, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 or a bet is made by operating the bet button 23, the start lever 24 is activated, and when the activated start lever 24 is operated, a game starts. Is done. When the game is started, an internal lottery is executed. In the internal lottery, any one of a plurality of winning areas to which at least one combination or a loss is assigned is determined, and the combination assigned to the determined winning area becomes a winning (winning combination).

  When the game is started, the reel starts rotating. When the rotation speed of the reel reaches a certain speed and the reels continuously rotate in this state (steady rotation), the operation of the stop buttons 26a to 26c is enabled, and when the enabled stop buttons 26a to 26c are operated, The reel corresponding to the operated stop button can be stopped. Then, when the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is displayed when all the reels are stopped, the winning combination becomes a winning, and the process corresponding to the winning combination (winning process) is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the storage box 11, in addition to the above-described hopper device 14, an overflow tank 30 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper device 14, and a power source for supplying power to each part of the slot machine 10. The power supply BOX 32 containing the power supply circuit is stored.

A main board case 40 (removable member) storing a main control board for controlling the progress and execution of the game and a sub-control board for controlling the progress and execution of the performance are stored inside the storage box 11. The sub board case 42 and a relay board case 44 storing a relay board for relaying connection between the main control board and each part of the slot machine 10 are housed.
As described later, the main board case 40 is detachably provided on a rear wall 11a of the storage box 11 via a base member 50 described later. On the other hand, the relay board case 44 and the sub-board case 42 are fixed to the side wall 11b of the storage box 11 by screws or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the base member 50 is fixed (fixed by screws in this example) to the rear wall 11 a of the storage box 11. The base member 50 is provided for detachably supporting the main board case 40 with respect to the storage box 11 (that is, the main body of the gaming machine), and includes an engaging portion 50a. The engagement portion 50a is formed in a plate shape and is arranged to be slightly separated from the rear wall 11a when the base member 50 is fixed to the rear wall 11a. Accordingly, when the base member 50 is fixed to the rear wall 11a, an insertion hole 60 into which an engagement hook 40a described later is inserted is formed between the rear wall 11a and the engagement portion 50a.

  On the rear surface (back surface) of the main board case 40, an engagement hook 40a is provided upright. The engaging hook 40a has a rear surface of the main board case 40 as a base end, and is bent to the side (right side in this example) vertically from the base end to the rear, that is, the horizontal cross section is L. It is formed in a character shape, and the tip (the part ahead of the bent part) is formed in a size that can be inserted into the insertion hole 60.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the main board case 40 has a state in which the distal end of the engaging hook 40a is arranged on the side (left side in this example) of the insertion hole 60 (unlocked state). In this case, the attachment / detachment to / from the base member 50 (the storage box 11 (the main body of the gaming machine)) is allowed, and from this unlocked state, the base member 50 is slid horizontally (to the right in this example), as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. In a state where the tip of the engagement hook 40a is inserted into the insertion hole 60 and is engaged with the base member 50 (locked state), the attachment / detachment to the base member 50 (storage box 11 (game machine main body)) is restricted. Is done.
As described above, the main board case 40 is mounted on the base member 50 (the storage box 11 (the game machine main body)) by being shifted to the locked state via the unlocked state.
Further, the main board case 40 is moved from the locked state (see FIGS. 3 and 5) to the unlocked state (see FIGS. 4 and 6) (in this example, by sliding horizontally to the left). , Is removed from the base member 50 (storage box 11 (game machine main body)).

  However, when the main board case 40 is shifted from the locked state to the unlocked state in order to remove the main board case 40 from the storage box 11, the engagement between the main board case 40 and the base member 50 is released, and the main board case 40 falls off (downward). Or fall forward). For this reason, in the slot machine 10, the supported portion 70 is provided on the main board case 40 and the support portion 72 is provided on the sub-board case 42 so that the main board case 40 does not fall off in the unlocked state.

As shown in FIG. 7 in which the range surrounded by the circular index P1 in FIG. 3 is enlarged and FIG. 8 in which the range surrounded by the circular index P2 in FIG. 4 is enlarged, the supported portion 70 has a horizontal plate shape. The main board case 40 is formed so as to protrude (to the left in this example) from the tip (the left end in this example) of the main board case 40.
On the other hand, the support portion 72 is formed so as to project from the side surface (the right side surface in this example) of the sub-substrate case 42 toward the supported portion 70 (to the right in this example). Has become.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the supported portion 70 and the support portion 72 are separated from each other in the locked state. Conversely, as shown in FIG. 8, in the unlocked state, the lower surface of the supported portion 70 is configured to contact the upper surface of the support portion 72.

Accordingly, in the unlocked state, the main board case 40 (supported portion 70) is supported from below by the support portion 72, and is prevented from falling off (falling down or falling forward).
In this way, since the main board case 40 is prevented from falling off in the unlocked state, the main board case 40 can be easily attached and detached as compared with the case where the attaching / detaching operator himself supports the main board case 40. Becomes

In addition, since the present invention only needs to be able to temporarily fix (support) the attachment / detachment member when attaching / detaching the attachment / detachment member, the detailed configuration is not limited to the above embodiment and can be changed as appropriate.
For example, in the above embodiment, the example in which the supported portion 70 is provided so as to protrude from the main board case 40 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of providing a special member (part) that protrudes from the main board case 40 so as to function as the supported portion 70, a part (the lower surface or the like) of the main board case 40 can also function as the supported portion 70. is there. In this case, in the unlocked state, a part (the lower surface or the like) of the main board case 40 may be configured to contact at least a part of the support part 72.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which the support portion 72 is provided on the sub-board case 42 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The support portion 72 can be provided on any member such as the side wall 11b of the storage box as long as it is a member other than the detachable member (in this example, the main board case 40). Further, as in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to a configuration in which a part of the member (the sub-substrate case 42 in the above-described embodiment) functions as the support part 72 by protruding a part of the member. Alternatively, the power supply box, the upper surface of the sub-board case, or the like may function as the support portion 72.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the support portion 72 is not located below the supported portion 70 in the locked state, and the support portion 72 is located below the supported portion 70 only in the unlocked state, that is, the unlocked state. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The configuration in which the support portion 72 is positioned below the supported portion 70 not only in the unlocked state but also in the locked state, that is, the configuration in which the main board case 40 is prevented from falling off not only in the unlocked state but also in the locked state. Good.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the supported portion 70 and the supporting portion 72 abut horizontally (abut on a horizontal surface) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the supported portion 90 and the support portion 92 may be brought into contact with each other with an inclined surface. In the description using FIG. 9 and subsequent drawings, the same members as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which the supported portion 90 is supported by the supporting portion 92 when viewed from the left side of the main board case 40. 9, the supported portion 90 is formed in a plate shape extending from the back side (left side of the main board case 40) to the front side (left side) of the figure, and the plate surface is inclined rearward. ing. In FIG. 9, the support portion 92 is formed in a plate shape extending from the near side of the figure (the right side of the sub-board case 42) to the far side (the right side) of the figure, and the plate surface is inclined rearward. Have been.
By doing so, the main board case 40 is urged toward the rear wall 11a by its own weight, so that not only the mounting of the main board case 40 becomes easier, but also the removal of the main board case 40 is more reliable. Can be supported (prevents falling off).

Further, in the above embodiment, the example in which both the supported portion and the support portion are plate-shaped has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, one of the supported portion and the support portion may have a rod shape.
Similarly to FIG. 9, FIG. 10 illustrates a state in which the supported portion 100 is supported by the support portion 102 when viewed from the left side of the main board case 40. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the supported portion 110 is supported by the support portion 112 as viewed from the left side of the main board case 40.
The supported portion 100 in FIG. 10 and the supported portion 110 in FIG. 11 extend from the back side of the drawing (left side of the main board case 40) to the near side (left side) of the drawing, and the supporting portion 102 of FIG. The support portion 112 in FIG. 11 extends from the near side in the figure (the right side of the sub-board case 42) to the far side (the right side) in the figure.
In FIG. 10, the supported portion 100 of the supported portion 100 and the supporting portion 102 has a rod shape, and in FIG. 11, the supported portion 112 of the supported portion 110 and the supporting portion 112 has a rod shape. Of course, both the supported portion and the support portion may be rod-shaped, but in this case, the area of the contact portion between the supported portion and the support portion is reduced, and the supported portion and the support portion are brought into contact as intended. There is a possibility that the main board case 40 may fall off without making contact (in the present example, shifted back and forth). Therefore, it is preferable that one of the supported portion and the support portion is plate-shaped.

In the above embodiment, the main board case 40 is mounted by engaging the engaging hooks 40 a provided on the back surface of the main board case 40 with the base member 50, and the engagement between the engaging hooks 40 a and the base member 50 is established. Although an example has been described in which the main board case 40 is removed by canceling the combination, the present invention is not limited to this.
As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the protrusion 120 is engaged with the engagement hole 122 on the right side of the main board case 40, and the screw 124 is mounted on the left side of the main board case 40. The main board case 40 is attached by locking (screw fixing), and the main board case 40 is removed by removing the screw 124 to release the engagement between the projection 120 and the engagement hole 122. It may be configured.
FIGS. 12A and 12B show a state in which the main board case 40 is observed from the front. In FIGS. 12A and 12B, the protrusions 120 are different from the main board case 40. It is erected on the right side of. In addition, the engagement hole 122 is formed on the left side surface of the holding portion 130 erected on the rear wall 11a. Further, a through hole 132 penetrating the main board case 40 is formed at the left end of the main board case 40 (see FIG. 12A), and the screw 124 passes through the through hole 132. It is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) in the rear wall 11a (see FIG. 12B). As a result, the main board case 40 cannot be removed (locked).
In this example, the support portion 202 is provided below the main board case 40, and the lower surface 200 of the main board case 40 functions as a supported portion. Further, in this example, the support portion 202 is located below the lower surface 200 and supports the main board case 40 regardless of whether the protrusion 120 and the engagement hole 122 are engaged.
With such a configuration, not only the case where the screw 124 is removed and the engagement between the projection 120 and the engagement hole 122 is released as shown in FIG. In the case where the screw 124 is removed in the case b) (when the engagement between the projection 120 and the engagement hole 122 is maintained but the locking by the screw 124 is released), the main board case 40 Dropout can be prevented.
In the present embodiment, the example in which the main board case 40 is screwed has been described. The main board case 40 may be locked using a stop member (such as a lock pin).
Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the convex portion and the engagement hole are provided on the right side of the main board case 40, and the right portion of the main substrate case 40 is supported by engaging the protrusion with the engagement hole. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Protrusions and engagement holes are provided in portions other than the right side, such as the left and lower sides of the main board case 40, and the protrusions are engaged with the engagement holes to form portions other than the right side such as the left and lower sides of the main board case 40. May be supported.
Similarly, in this example, a description is given of an example in which a through hole is provided on the left side of the main board case 40 and the left portion of the main board case 40 is supported (locked) by a screw or a locking member that penetrates the through hole. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A configuration in which a through hole is provided in a portion other than the left side such as the right side or the upper side of the main board case 40, and a portion other than the left side such as the right side or the upper side of the main board case 40 is locked by a screw or a locking member penetrating the through hole. It may be.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the example in which the detachable member is the main board case has been described. However, the detachable member is not limited to the main board case, and any member that can be detached from the slot machine can be detached. It may be a member.

  Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine as a gaming machine has been described, but the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine other than a slot machine (for example, a pachinko machine).

10 slot machines (game machines)
11 storage box (the game machine body)
11a rear wall 11b side wall 12 front door (the main body of the gaming machine)
14 Hopper device 30 Overflow tank 32 Power supply box
40 Main board case (removable member)
40a engaging hook 42 sub-board case 44 relay board case 50 base member 50a engaging portion 60 insertion hole 70, 90, 100, 110 supported portion 72, 92, 102, 112, 202 support portion 120 convex portion 122 engagement Hole 124 Screw 200 Lower surface (supported portion)

Claims (1)

A detachable member that is detached from the gaming machine body via a locked state in which the regulation is released from a locked state in which the attachment and detachment is regulated by being attached to the gaming machine body,
A supported part provided on the detachable member,
A support portion that prevents the detachable member from falling off by supporting the supported portion in the unlocked state;
A gaming machine comprising:

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