JP2021191541A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent a decrease in an attention calling effect by display of attention calling information display means regardless of plural pieces of operation by movable means.SOLUTION: In a game machine including movable means 97 capable of executing plural pieces of operation, and attention calling information display means 122 to 124 for directly or indirectly displaying attention calling information of operation of the movable means 97, the attention calling information display means 122 to 124 display attention calling information for operation requiring a high degree of attention calling for a player without displaying it for operation having a low degree of attention calling for the player from among plural pieces of operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines, arrange ball machines, and slot machines.

In a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an image display means is arranged in the center of the game area, and a game board in which game parts such as winning means are arranged around the center of the game area is provided in the game machine body. The movable effect means is in the retracted position on condition that a game ball is driven into the machine to perform a predetermined game and a movable effect means is provided on the front surface of the game machine body so that a specific game state is reached during the game on the game board side. There is one in which the movable effect means moves forward to the forward position and then returns to the backward position (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-130192

When a movable means such as a movable effect means and an effect operation button is arranged on the front side of the game machine body, the player can directly contact the movable means. Therefore, depending on the movement of the movable means, the player is playing. There is a risk of injuries caused by movable means. In order to prevent such an unforeseen situation, a display sticker displaying alert information and other alert information display means are placed in a place where the player can easily check, and the alert information is displayed. It is desirable to directly or indirectly call attention to the player by the attention alert information displayed on the means.
However, when the movable means performs a plurality of actions, if all the alert information for each action is displayed on the alert information display means, the effectiveness of the alert effect by displaying the alert information is rather reduced. There is a risk of That is, even if a display sticker or the like is attached to the front surface of the gaming machine body, the area of the affixed area is also limited, and the display sticker cannot be increased indefinitely. Therefore, when targeting a movable means that performs multiple movements, if the warning information is displayed for each movement for all of the plurality of movements, the display of each warning information becomes too small and the player confirms it. It becomes difficult, and the alerting effect of displaying the alerting information on the display sticker is rather reduced.
In view of such conventional problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine capable of preventing a decrease in the alerting effect due to the display of the alerting information display means even though the movable means performs a plurality of operations. The purpose.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a gaming machine provided with a movable means capable of executing a plurality of movements and a warning information displaying means for directly or indirectly displaying the warning information of the movement of the movable means. The display means does not display the movements having a low degree of attention to the player among the plurality of movements, but displays the attention information of the movements having a high degree of attention to the player.
The alert information may be related to an operation having a large amount of movement of the movable means among the plurality of operations. Further, the caution information display means may be a sticker-type display sticker. The movable means may be located on the front surface of the gaming machine body so that the player can contact the movable means, and the caution information displaying means may be located in the vicinity of the movable means.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent a decrease in the alerting effect due to the display of the alerting information by the alerting information displaying means even though the movable means performs a plurality of operations.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the gaming machine. It is a rear view of the gaming machine. It is a perspective view of the back side of the gaming machine. It is an exploded perspective view of the front frame and the game board. It is a plan view of the gaming machine. It is a cross-sectional view of the gaming machine. It is a side view of the front frame, the back cover, etc. It is a vertical sectional view of the front frame, the back cover, etc. It is an exploded perspective view of the front door. It is a side sectional view of the 1st operation effect means and the like. It is a front sectional view of the 1st operation effect means and the like. It is a plan sectional view of the 1st operation effect means and the like. It is a bottom view of the operation button. It is explanatory drawing at the time of molding of the operation button. It is sectional drawing of the engaging means. It is sectional drawing of the fastening means. It is a front view of the movable production means side. It is a front view of the movable production means side. It is sectional drawing of the main board case, the effect board case and the like. It is sectional drawing of the main board case, the payout board case and the like. It is a perspective view of the back cover. It is sectional drawing of the same ball tank, a guide rail, a back cover, etc. It is sectional drawing of the guide rail, the back cover, etc. It is a plan view of the guide rail, the back cover, etc. It is explanatory drawing at the time of opening of the back cover. It is a top view when the game machine and the back cover are opened. It is sectional drawing of the latch means and the like. It is explanatory drawing at the time of opening and closing of the back cover. It is sectional drawing of the 3rd hinge means side of the back cover. It is an exploded perspective view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a plan sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a plan sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a plan sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is an exploded perspective view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a rear view of the main board case. It is a rear view of the production board case. It is a rear view of the liquid crystal board case. It is a rear view of the same payout board case. It is a rear view of the connection state of the board. It is a front view of the back cover. It is a rear view of the upper side of the back cover. It is a rear view of the lower side of the back cover. It is sectional drawing of the back cover. It is a perspective view of the main part of the back cover. It is sectional drawing of the 3rd hinge means which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a partially broken side view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a vertical sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is sectional drawing of the 3rd hinge means which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a vertical sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is sectional drawing of the 3rd hinge means which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a rear view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a vertical sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a cross-sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a cross-sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is an exploded perspective view of the 3rd hinge means which shows 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a rear view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a vertical sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a cross-sectional view of the 3rd hinge means. It is a rear view of the gaming machine which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the gaming machine which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the gaming machine which shows the 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the open state of the gaming machine. It is a rear view of the back cover. (A) and (b) are cross-sectional views of the back cover.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 44 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine 1 which is a pachinko machine. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 arranged on the front side of the outer frame 2, and the front door 4 opens and closes on the front side of the front frame 3. It is arranged freely. The gaming machine main body 2 and 3 are composed of the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3. The gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3 may be configured by something other than the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3.

The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 via the first hinge means 6, and the front door 4 is pivotally attached to the front frame 3 via the second hinge means 7. The front frame 3 and the front door 4 are worn, and can be locked to the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 in a closed state by the locking means 8 on the opposite side of the hinge means 6 and 7.

The outer frame 2 connects the pair of left and right vertical frame members 9, the upper horizontal frame member 10 that connects the upper ends of the left and right vertical frame members 9 to the left and right, and the lower ends of the left and right vertical frame members 9 to the left and right. The lower horizontal frame member 11 and the decorative member 12 arranged on the front side of the lower horizontal frame member 11 and connecting the left and right vertical frame members 9 form a rectangular shape.

The front frame 3 is provided with a game board mounting portion 13 and a back protection portion 14 integrally on the upper side, and a lower mounting portion 15 is integrally provided on the lower side of the game board mounting portion 13. The game board 16 is detachably mounted on the game board mounting portion 13 from the front side. The back protection portion 14 protects the back side mechanism 17 arranged on the back side of the game board 16 from the outer peripheral side, and is a pair of left and right side wall portions that are arranged in the vertical direction on both the left and right sides and bend to the back side from the game board mounting portion 13. 18 and an upper wall portion 19 that bends backward from the game board mounting portion 13 and connects the upper side of the left and right side wall portions 18 in the left-right direction are integrally provided.

Of the left and right side wall portions 18 of the back protection portion 14, the side wall portion 18a on the opposite side of the first hinge means 6 is behind the side wall portion 18b on the first hinge means 6 side, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The amount of protrusion to the rear cover is small, and one end side of the back cover 22 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 20a on the rear end side via a plurality of third hinge means 21 in the vertical direction.

Further, the side wall portion 18b on the side of the first hinge means 6 of the back protection portion 14 has a larger amount of protrusion to the rear than the side wall portion 18a on the opposite side, and the rear end of the side wall portion 18b is inside from the rear end. There is a mounting portion 20b that bends to, and a payout means 23 or the like described later is mounted on the mounting portion 20b, and the back cover 22 abuts inside the payout means 23 by a pair of upper and lower latch means (stoppers) 24. It is detachably stopped.

Not only the left and right side wall portions 18 of the back protection portion 14, but also the left and right side wall portions 18 and the upper wall portion 19 connecting the upper end side thereof to the left and right have abbreviated the amount of protrusion (bending amount) to the back side. It may be the same. One latch means 24 may be arranged in the middle in the vertical direction, or three or more may be arranged on the outer periphery of the back cover 22.

On the lower mounting portion 15, a launching means 25 or the like for launching a game ball one by one toward the game board 16 side is mounted on the front side, and a substrate is mounted between the lower ends of the left and right side wall portions 18 of the back protection portion 14. The pedestal 34 is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 16 is fitted with a guide rail 27 that guides the game ball launched by the launching means 25 to the upper side of the game area 26 in an annular shape. Further, in the central portion of the game area 26, a liquid crystal display means (image display means) 28 and a center case 29 corresponding to the front side of the liquid crystal display means 28 are arranged. The center case 29 is detachably attached to the game board 16 from the front side, and the liquid crystal display means 28 is detachably attached to the game board 16 from the back side. In the game area 26 of the game board 16, various game parts such as a normal symbol starting means 30, a special symbol starting means 31, a variable winning means 32, and a normal winning means 33 are arranged around the center case 29.

The center case 29 is provided with a display window 29a corresponding to the display screen of the liquid crystal display means 28, and the normal symbol display means 35, the special symbol display means 36, and the normal hold number display means are provided on the front surface of the display window 29a on the outer peripheral side. 37 etc. are provided. The liquid crystal display means 28 constitutes a special reserved number display means 38, an effect symbol display means 39, a first operation guidance display means 40, a second operation guidance display means 41, and the like.

The ordinary symbol display means 35 is for displaying ordinary symbols in a variable manner, and is composed of two light emitters (for example, LEDs) corresponding to two types of ordinary symbols, for example, “◯” and “×”. The two light emitters blink alternately for a predetermined time on condition that the normal symbol starting means 30 detects the game ball, and the hit determination random value acquired at the time of detecting the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 30 is predetermined. When it matches the hit determination value, the illuminant on the "○" side corresponding to the hit mode emits light, and in other cases, the illuminant on the "x" side corresponding to the off mode emits light. Blinking is finished for each.

The special symbol starting means 31 is for starting the symbol variation by the special symbol displaying means 36, and is provided with an upper starting winning means 31a and a lower starting winning means 31b at the top and bottom. The upper start winning means 31a is a non-opening / closing type. The lower start winning means 31b is an open / close type that can switch between a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter (or is difficult to enter) and an open state in which the ball can enter (or is easy to enter), and is a normal symbol display means. When the stop symbol after the change of 35 becomes a winning mode (ordinary profit mode) and a normal profit state occurs, the closed state is opened for a predetermined time.

The special symbol display means 36 is composed of one or a plurality of, for example, three special symbol display means such as a segment type capable of variable display, and the special symbol start means 31 has an upper start winning means 31a or a lower start. A special symbol is displayed variable for a predetermined time on condition that the game ball wins in the winning means 31b, and the jackpot determination random value (specific mode determination random value) acquired at the time of winning the starting winning means 31a, 31b is predetermined. When it matches the jackpot determination value (specific mode determination value), the special symbol stops in the predetermined jackpot mode (specific mode), and in other cases, it stops in the off mode (non-specific mode). There is.

In the normal hold quantity display means 37, when the normal symbol starting means 30 detects a game ball during the variable display of the normal symbol display means 35 or the normal profit state described later, the hit determination random value acquired at the time of the detection is obtained. Since it is stored up to a predetermined upper limit holding number (for example, 4), the number of stored collision detection random values (hereinafter referred to as the normal holding number) is displayed based on the number of light emitting bodies of the same number as the upper limit holding number. Therefore, the player is notified of the number of normally reserved pieces at that time.

The effect symbol display means 39 variablely displays the effect symbols 39a to 39c in parallel with the variable display of the special symbol by the special symbol display means 36, and one or a plurality of (for example, three in the left-right direction) effect symbols. 39a to 39c are configured to be variablely displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display means 28 together with various effect images.

The effect symbols 39a to 39c of the effect symbol display means 39 have a plurality of types of variation patterns at the same time as the change start of the special symbol when the game ball wins in any of the start winning means 31a and 31b of the special symbol start means 31. The fluctuation is started according to any of the above, and after the fluctuation for a predetermined time, the fluctuation is stopped in the order of left, right, middle, etc., and finally stopped at the same time as the fluctuation of the special symbol is stopped. The effect symbols 39a to 39c stop the fluctuation in the jackpot effect mode when the special symbol stops in the jackpot mode, and stop the fluctuation in the disengagement mode when the special symbol stops in the disengagement mode.

In the special reserved quantity display means 38, when the game ball wins the special symbol starting means 31 during the variable display of the special symbol or the special profit state, the jackpot determination random value or the like acquired at the time of winning is the predetermined upper limit. Since the number of holdings (for example, 4 each) is stored as the limit, the number of stored jackpot determination random values (hereinafter referred to as the number of special holdings) is displayed, and the player is notified of the number of special holdings at that time. It has become.

The first operation guidance display means 40 displays the first operation guidance image 40a indicating that the effect is in effect when the first operation effect becomes possible, and displays the first operation guidance image 40a to the player, which will be described later. It is designed to encourage the operation of the effect means 46. The second operation guidance display means 41 displays the second operation guidance image 41a indicating that the effect is in effect when the second operation effect becomes possible, and the second operation described later is performed for the player. It is designed to encourage the operation of the effect means 47.

In addition, each operation guidance image 40a, 41a is a special symbol when a predetermined operation effect condition is satisfied, such as drawing a lottery for a thermal super reach pattern or the like having a high probability that the special symbol after the change becomes a big hit mode. It is displayed in a timely manner from the start of the fluctuation to the end of the fluctuation, and when the operation effect means 46 and 47 are operated during the display of the operation guidance images 40a and 41a, the first operation guidance image 40a specific to the liquid crystal display means 28 is displayed. By displaying the second operation guidance image 41a or the like, the appearance of the jackpot mode is produced for the player.

The variable winning means 32 is an opening / closing type provided with an opening / closing plate 32a that can switch between an open state in which the game ball can win and a closed state in which the game ball cannot win, and the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 36 is provided. When a special profit state occurs in a predetermined jackpot mode, the opening / closing plate 32a opens to the front side according to a predetermined opening pattern, and the game ball dropped on the opening / closing plate 32a is made to win a prize inward.

On the back side of the upper wall portion 19 of the front frame 3, a ball tank 48 for storing game balls for payout, a guide rail 49 for guiding the game balls in the ball tank 48, and an external connection terminal for taking out an external signal are provided. The group 50 and the group 50 are arranged above the upper wall portion 19 of the back protection portion 14.

The ball tank 48 and the guide rail 49 are provided in the left-right direction close to the upper side of the upper wall portion 19 of the back protection portion 14, and the guide rail 49 is provided on the back protection portion 14 so as not to interfere with the external connection terminal group 50 side. It is arranged so as to project rearward from the rear end of the upper wall portion 19. The bottom surface side of the ball tank 48 and the guide rail 49 is inclined so as not to obstruct the flow of the game ball.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the rear end of the ball tank 48 is on the front side of the rear end of the upper wall portion 19 of the back protection portion 14, and the rear end of the guide rail 49 is the upper wall of the back protection portion 14. It protrudes rearward from the rear end of the portion 19 and overlaps the upper side of the back cover 22. The external connection terminal group 50 has a large number of external connection terminals 50a in the left-right direction, and is provided on the front upper side of the guide rail 49.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side wall portion 18b on the side of the first hinge means 6 of the back protection portion 14 has a large amount of protrusion to the rear, and the mounting portion 20b that bends inward in the left-right direction from the rear end. The payout means 23 for paying out the game balls, the ball supply passage 51 for supplying the game balls from the guide rail 49 to the payout means 23, and the game balls paid out from the payout means 23 to the upper plate 52 described later. The ball guide passage 54 for guiding the above is provided in a row in the vertical direction.

The front door 4 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the front side of the front frame 3, and a viewing window 53 for visually recognizing the game area 26 is provided on the upper side. As shown in FIG. 10, the front door 4 includes a rectangular door frame 55, a lower unit 56 mounted on the front surface of the door frame 55, a first upper unit 57, and a second upper unit 58. There is. The lower unit 56 is arranged below the viewing window 53 in front of the door frame 55, and the first upper unit 57 is arranged vertically on the side of the first hinge means 6 of the viewing window 53. The second upper unit 58 straddles the left-right direction on the upper side of the viewing window 53 and the up-down direction on the opposite side of the first hinge means 6 of the viewing window 53, and is on the front surface of the door frame 55 in an L-shape in front view. It is arranged so that it can be attached and detached. The front door 4 is provided with an upper speaker 59 and a lower speaker 60 corresponding to the top, bottom, left and right of the viewing window 53.

The lower unit 56 and the first upper unit 57 are substantially common to a plurality of models of the gaming machine 1, whereas the second upper unit 58 is unique to the model, and the second upper unit is unique to the model. By combining the unit 58 with the common lower unit 56 and the first upper unit 57, the front side of the gaming machine 1 of the model is configured.

Therefore, if there are a plurality of types of the second upper unit 58, by appropriately selecting and mounting any of the second upper units 58, the outer frame 2, the front frame 3, the door frame 55, and the like can be used in common. , It is possible to easily manufacture different types of gaming machines 1. The first upper unit 57 may be replaceable.

The viewing window 53 is closed by a glass unit (not shown) detachably attached to the back side of the door frame 55. The glass unit is provided with two front and rear glass plates capable of seeing through the game area 26 and a holding frame for holding the outside of the two front and rear glass plates, and is detachably fixed to the back side of the front door 4. ..

The lower unit 56 has a substantially triangular shape in a plan view in which the left and right central portions project to the front side, and the lower unit 56 has a first operation effect means 46 for a first operation effect and a game for launching by the launch means 25. An upper plate 52 for storing balls, a lower plate (surplus ball storage portion) 61 for storing surplus balls, and a lower cover 62 for covering the outer peripheral side of these are provided, and are above the first operation effect means 46. A firing handle 63 for firing operation is provided on the opposite side of the plate 52 and the lower plate 61.

The first operation effect means 46 is operated when the first operation effect is executed, and as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, a vertically movable operation button 64 that the player can press and operate downward. A rotary light emitting means 67 provided inside the operation button 64, a first detection switch 65 such as a proximity type capable of detecting the operation of the operation button 64, and a vibration means 66 for vibrating the operation button 64. , Are arranged in the vertical direction in the left and right center portions on the front side of the lower unit 56.

When the first operation guidance image 40a is displayed on the first operation guidance display means 40, the player presses the operation button 64 while the first operation guidance image 40a is displayed. It is possible. Then, when the first detection switch 65 is turned on by pressing the operation button 64, the liquid crystal display means 28 executes a predetermined first operation effect by displaying a first operation effect image (not shown) or the like. , It has come to arouse the interest of the player in the game.

The operation button 64 constitutes an operation cover body that covers the internal rotary light emitting means 67, and is made of a transparent or translucent resin, and has a cylindrical body portion 68 and a step on the upper end side of the body portion 68. A spherical operation portion (operation top) 70 formed concentrically and cylindrically via the portion 69 is integrally provided, and the body portion 68 is fixed to the lower elevating plate 71. The elevating plate 71 is provided on the fixed base 72 so as to be able to move up and down via the guide rod 76, and is urged upward by a spring 77 such as a coil spring fitted to the guide rod 76.

The fixing base 72 is mounted on a fixing member 78 projecting forward from the door frame 55 in the front door 4. The operation button 64 has an operation unit 70 protruding upward from the lower cover 62, and the rear side of the operation unit 70 is covered by the rear cover 79 on the lower cover 62 side. The lower cover 62 is provided with a U-shaped notch 80 on the front side of the body 68, and the notch 80 is provided with a transparent resin front cover 81 that covers the body 68 from the front side. ing.

The rotary light emitting means 67 is provided in the operation button 64, and is the first after the operation of the operation button 64 during the operable period from the operation of the operation button 64 to the operation of the operation button 64 by the player. At the required time such as during the operation effect, the rotary light emitting means 67 rotates and emits light to illuminate the operation button 64 from the inside.

The rotary light emitting means 67 has a fixed LED substrate 83 on which a plurality of LEDs 82 are mounted on the upper surface, a transparent portion 84a and a red portion 84b in the rotational direction, and is rotatably provided on the outer periphery of the LED substrate 83. A spherical body 84 is provided, and the spherical body 84 rotates when the LED 82 emits light, so that the operation button 64 is changed from the inside to a white system via the transparent portion 84a and the red portion 84b in synchronization with the rotation of the spherical body 84. It emits light alternately with the red color. The transparent portion 84a and the red portion 84b have irregular reflection type irregularities so that the inside is difficult to see.

The spherical body 84 is rotatably supported by the support portion 86 on the fixed base 72 via the cylindrical rotating shafts 85 arranged on the left and right sides, and is driven by the rotary drive motor 87 via the gear train 88 and the like. It rotates around 85. The LED substrate 83 is fixed to the support portion 86 of the fixing base 72 via the fixing shaft 89 inserted in the left and right rotating shafts 85.

The body portion 68 of the operation button 64 is provided with a notch portion 68a for inserting the rotating shaft 85 so as to be recessed upward from the lower end side to the operation portion 70 side in an inverted U shape. Therefore, even when the operation button 64 is pressed downward, the rotary light emitting means 67 does not move up and down. The lower cover 62 and the rear cover 79 are made of a light-shielding resin. The operation portion 70 and the body portion 68 of the operation button 64 and the front cover 81 have light transmission, and the rotary light emitting means 67 can be seen through from the front side.

As shown in FIG. 14, the operation button 64 has a resin pouring portion trace 90 at the time of molding on the outer peripheral surface on the rear side of the body portion 68, and is molded on the lower end surface of the body portion 68 and the lower surface of the step portion 69. There are traces of the extruded part 91a and 91b at the time. The resin pouring portion trace 90 is a trace where the molten resin is poured into the cavity from the resin pouring portion on the mold side at the time of molding, and is a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the body portion 68 on the rear side of the body portion 68 and other intermediate portions. It is placed in the position of the part.

Here, the "resin pouring portion" will be briefly described. In addition, although the name "resin pouring part" often appears in the explanations so far and thereafter, the name "gate" which is universally used among those skilled in the art is used instead. It may be (replaced). Furthermore, the runner method (cold runner, hot runner) differs depending on the type of mold (2-plate mold, 3-plate mold), but there are several methods for pouring resin according to these, so the "gate" The names may be further subdivided as follows.

(1) Direct gate (2-plate mold)
The advantages are "less pressure loss due to the gate" and "simple structure, low cost and hard to break". On the other hand, as disadvantages, there are "necessary gate cut in the post-process", "large gate cut mark", "cannot take a large number of pieces", and "cannot make multiple points".

(2) Side gate (2-plate mold)
The advantages are "the pressure loss due to the gate is relatively small" and "the structure is simple, inexpensive and hard to break". On the other hand, the disadvantages are that "a gate cut is required in the post-process" and "a gate mark remains".

(3) Submarine gate (2-plate mold)
The advantage is that "no gate cut is required in the post-process". On the other hand, the disadvantages are that "it can be installed only on the side" and "the gate mark is not convex but dirty".

(4) Pin gate (3 plate mold)
The advantages are "no need to cut the gate in the post-process", "small gate marks are small and inconspicuous", "multi-point / easy to take multiple pieces", and "easy to obtain uniform pressure distribution". On the other hand, the disadvantages are that "the amount of material used is large because the runner is long", "the mold size is large", and "the structure is complicated and expensive".

The extruded portion traces 91a and 91b are traces of the extruded portion such as an extruded pin contacting the molded product at the time of die cutting, and are spaced apart from the lower end surface of the body portion 68 and the lower surface of the step portion 69 in the circumferential direction. Multiple are placed. The extruded portion trace 91b on the lower surface of the step portion 69 has a circular shape, and the extruded portion trace 91a on the lower end surface of the body portion 68 has a semicircular shape smaller than the extruded portion trace 91b on the step portion 69 side. Therefore, at the time of molding, two types of extrusion portions having different sizes are used according to the conditions of each extrusion position of the operation button 64.

Here, the "extruded portion trace" will be briefly described. The name "extruded part trace" often appears in the explanations so far and thereafter, but instead of this, the "extruded pin trace, ejector" (extruded pin trace, ejector) that is universally used by those skilled in the art. The name "Ejector) pin trace" may be used (replaced). Further, in this case, what corresponds to the "extrusion means" is an "extrusion pin (also synonymous with an extrusion pin), an ejector pin".

When molding the resin of the operation button 64, as shown in FIG. 15, the resin pouring portion corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 90 melts into the cavity between the fixed mold and the movable mold in the direction indicated by 90a. The resin is poured and molded into a predetermined operation button shape. The resin pouring portion trace 90 is located at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the body portion 68, and the molten resin is poured in the radial direction (direction indicated by 90a) from the resin pouring portion corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 90. Therefore, it is possible to pour the molten resin substantially uniformly into the entire cavity at the time of molding, and it is possible to prevent the generation of weld lines due to the merging of the molten resins.

Here, the "weld line" will be briefly described. If a pin or core is provided in the molded product to form a hollow part, resin divergence will occur in that part, and a thin line will rejoin when it goes around that part (thin line ( Line) will occur. In resin molding, the "thin line generated at the portion where the flow of molten resin merges and is fused in the mold" is the weld line, but it may also be referred to as a weld line or a weld line.

The name "weld line" often appears in the explanations so far and thereafter, but instead of this, "a line that can occur at the resin confluence (during resin molding)" or "resin". It may be expressed as "merging line, resin merging line" or the like. The process until the weld line is formed is shown below.

As shown in FIG. 15, the molten resin poured from the resin pouring portion in the radial direction 90a arrow indicates the left-right direction (90b arrow direction, 90c arrow) in the entire cavity on the back side of the body portion 68 from the resin pouring portion. It flows substantially uniformly and radially in the indicated direction (indicated direction) and in the vertical direction (90d arrow indicated direction, 90e arrow indicated direction). For example, the molten resin flows in the left-right direction (90b arrow direction, 90c arrow direction) in the cavity of the body 68 from the resin pouring portion, and vertically (90d arrow) in the cavity of the body 68 from the resin pouring portion. It flows in the indicated direction (90e arrow indicated direction).

However, if the molten resin flowing in the left-right direction (90b arrow direction, 90c arrow direction) reaches the left and right notch (flow obstruction) 68a on the front side thereof, the notch 68a moves to the front side. Since the flow is hindered, the molten resin does not flow from the left and right sides to the front side of the body portion 68 beyond the notch portion 68a. On the other hand, the molten resin flowing upward (90d arrow direction) is in a state of being communicated with the front side of the body portion 68 via the top side of the operation portion 70 between the left and right notch portions 68a of the cavity. It flows to the front side of the body portion 68 through the top side of the operation portion 70 between the left and right notch portions 68a.

When the molten resin in the cavity is cured, the mold is opened after that, and the molded product is extruded by the extruded portion on the movable mold side and removed from the movable mold. A plurality of extruded portion traces 91a and 91b are arranged in the circumferential direction on the lower end surface of the body portion 68 of the operation button 64 and the lower surface of the step portion 69, and the extruding portion of each extruded portion corresponding to the extruded portion traces 91a and 91b is extruded. Therefore, the molded product of the operation button 64 can be easily removed from the movable mold.

After that, if the runner or the like is cut off with a tool, a predetermined operation button 64 can be obtained, and the operation button 64 has a resin pouring portion trace 90 having a shape corresponding to the resin pouring portion on the outer periphery of the body portion 68. Remaining, recessed extruded portion traces 91a and 91b remain on the lower end surface of the body portion 68 and the lower surface of the step portion 69.

By injection molding the operation button 64 in this way, the molten resin separated into two hands does not merge in the cavity for the operation button 64, and the generation of weld lines can be prevented. Therefore, the strength of the operation button 64 is improved, and even when the player during the game frequently hits or presses the operation button 64, it is possible to secure the strength sufficient to withstand the impact.

Moreover, although the resin pouring portion trace 90 having a shape corresponding to the resin pouring portion remains, the resin pouring portion trace 90 is in one place and is the rear part of the body portion 68, so that the weld line does not occur. Therefore, the aesthetic appearance of the operation button 64 is improved. Further, recessed extruded portion traces 91a and 91b remain on the lower end surface of the body portion 68 and the lower surface of the stepped portion 69, but the extruded portion trace 91b on the stepped portion 69 side is large depending on the shape and structure of the operation button 64. Since the extruded portion trace 91a on the lower end side of the body portion 68 is small, the extruded portion can be arranged according to the portion of the operation button 64.

The first upper unit 57 includes a side cover 93 on the front side that is long in the vertical direction and an LED-type light emitting effect means (not shown) arranged on the back side of the side cover 93, and emits light at a predetermined effect. A predetermined portion of the side cover 93 emits light by light from the means.

As shown in FIG. 10, the second upper unit 58 is reinforced by a sheet metal reinforcing frame 94 formed in an L-shape in front view extending from the upper side to the right side of the viewing window 53 and the upper side of the viewing window 53. The horizontal main body 95 mounted on the front surface of the frame 94, the vertical vertical main body 96 mounted on the front surface of the reinforcing frame 94 on the right side of the viewing window 53, and the front and rear at the center of the horizontal main body 95. A movable effect means 97 arranged so as to be movable in a direction and a second operation effect means 47 arranged at a substantially central portion above and below the vertical main body portion 96 are provided, and mounting means such as an engagement means 98 and a fastening means 99 are provided. It is detachably attached to the front surface of the door frame 55 via the door frame 55.

The second upper unit 58 is detachably attached to the front side of the door frame 55 of the front door 4 via the engaging means 98 and the fastening means 99. The engaging means 98 and the fastening means 99 are dispersedly arranged at a plurality of locations between both ends of the L-shaped reinforcing frame 94 and an intermediate portion thereof. As shown in FIG. 16, each engaging means 98 includes an engaging hook 100 projecting from the reinforcing frame 94 to the back side, and the engaging hook 100 is inserted into the through hole 101 of the door frame 55 to form the door frame 55. It is designed to engage with the engaged portion 102 freely from above. Further, among the plurality of engaging means 98, one of the engaging means 98 is provided with a clamping means 103 for tightening the engaging means 98 so as not to be disengaged in the engaged state.

The clamp means 103 is connected to the clamp lever 106 rotatably pivoted to the mounting portion 104 of the door frame 55 by the pivot shaft 105 by the connecting shaft 107 in the middle of the clamp lever 106, and is connected to the engaging hook 100 from above. It has a clamp tool 108 provided so as to be engageable and disengageable, and in a state where the clamp tool 108 is engaged with the engagement hook 100, the clamp lever 106 is rotated downward around the pivot 105. When the clamp lever 106 is rotated around the pivot 105 until the connecting shaft 107 exceeds the extension line connecting the engagement position of the clamp 108 with respect to the engagement hook 100 and the pivot 105 toward the door frame 55, the engaging means The 98 is designed to be irremovably tightened. The clamp means 103 releases the tightening of the engaging means 98 when the clamp lever 106 is rotated in the opposite direction around the pivot 105.

As shown in FIG. 17, the fastening means 99 includes a fastening screw 110 inserted into the door frame 55 from the mounting portion 113 on the back side of the door frame 55, and operates the knob portion 111 of the fastening screw 110 to the tip end side thereof. Is screwed into the screw hole 112 on the reinforcing frame 94 side, and the reinforcing frame 94 is tightened on the door frame 55 side by the fastening screw 110. A resin door plate is attached to the front surface of the door frame 55.

When attaching the second upper unit 58 to the door frame 55, first, the second upper unit 58 is arranged on the front side of the door frame 55, and the engaging hook 100 of each engaging means 98 is engaged with the door frame 55. Engage with portion 102. Next, the engaging hook 100 is clamped by the clamping means 103 corresponding to any of the engaging means 98 on the back side of the door frame 55, and the engaging means 98 is irremovably tightened. Finally, the fastening screw 110 of the fastening means 99 is operated from the back side of the door frame 55 to fasten the reinforcing frame 94 of the second upper unit 58 to the door frame 55 side. When removing the second upper unit 58, the procedure is reversed.

The horizontal main body portion 95 and the vertical main body portion 96 are provided so as to project forward from the reinforcing frame 94, and a light emitting effect means such as an LED type is incorporated in the horizontal main body portion 95 and the vertical main body portion 96.

The movable effect means 97 has a movable effect body 114 configured to imitate the head and front wings of a "butterfly" and arranged forward, and the movable effect body 114 is supported from the back side and the movable effect body 114 is the origin. It is provided with an effect body driving means 115 for driving the movable effect body 114 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction between the position 114A and the forward position 114B, and a vibration means (not shown) for vibrating the movable effect body 114.

In the movable effect means 97, the movable effect body 114 is normally located at the origin position 114A, and during the second operation effect, the movable effect body 114 advances once or a plurality of times between the origin position 114A and the advance position 114B. A plurality of effect operations, that is, a moving effect operation of retreating and a vibration effect operation in which the movable effect body 114 vibrates back and forth at the origin position 114A and / or the forward position 114B, are selectively performed. ing. The movable effect body 114 may be stopped at the forward position 114B for a predetermined time and then returned to the origin position 114A.

As shown in FIG. 18, the movable effect means 97 has a protruding position 114C protruding upward from the upper surface of the horizontal main body portion 95, and a storage position 114D that fits within the projection region of the front frame 3 in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. It can rotate around a rotation axis (not shown) in the front-back direction. The movable effect means 97 can be locked at each position of the protruding position 114C and the storage position 114D by the locking means (not shown).

By providing the movable effect means 97 so that the posture can be changed between the protruding position 114C and the storage position 114D in this way, when the gaming machine 1 is stored in the packing case and packed, the movable effect means 97 is stored in the storage position. It can be compactly stored in the 114D, and after being installed in the island equipment of the game hall, the movable effect means 97 can be used in a state of being projected to the protruding position 114C.

The second operation effect means 47 is operated when the second operation effect is executed, and is arranged at the front end thereof as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is arranged from the front side to the rear when the origin position is 118A. An operation unit 118 that can be pressed, an operation unit driving means 119 that supports the operation unit 118 from the back side and drives the operation unit 118 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction between the origin position 118A and the forward position 118B, and an origin. It includes a second detection switch (not shown) that detects the pressing operation of the operation unit 118 at the position 118A. The operation unit driving means 119 has a predetermined play that allows the operation unit 118 on the origin position 118A side to be pressed backward, and the operation unit 118 moves forward toward the origin position 118A by the urging means within the range of the play. Being urged.

The second operation effect means 47 has two operations: a movement operation in which the operation unit 118 moves back and forth between the origin position 118A and the forward position 118B, and a pressing operation in which the operation unit 118 is pressed on the origin position 118A side. For example, when the second operation guidance image 41a is displayed on the second operation guidance display means 41, the player operates the second operation guidance means 47 during the display period of the second operation guidance image 41a. By pressing the unit 118, the movable effect means 97 performs an effect operation of moving back and forth between the origin position 118A and the forward position 118B, and at the same time, the liquid crystal display means 28 performs a second operation effect in synchronization with the movable effect. A predetermined second operation effect is executed by displaying an image (not shown) or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 10, the front door 4 is provided with first to fifth warning display means 120 to 124 at required locations. The first alert display means 120 displays the precautions regarding the assembly of the movable effect means 97 to the game machine installer, and is in the vicinity of the movable effect means 97 on the upper surface of the horizontal main body portion 95 of the second upper unit 58. It is provided in. The second warning display means 121 directly or indirectly displays the precautions regarding the assembly of the second upper unit 58 to the game machine installer, and is on the right side of the vertical main body 96 of the second upper unit 58. It is provided on the upper side.

The third caution display means 122 directly or indirectly displays the precautions regarding the operation of the movable effect means 97 to the player, and the movable effect means on the front surface of the vertical main body 96 of the second upper unit 58. It is provided near the lower side of 97. The fourth caution display means 123 directly or indirectly displays the precautions regarding the operation of the second operation effect means 47 to the player, and is provided in the vicinity of the lower side of the second operation effect means 47. .. The fifth caution display means 124 directly or indirectly displays the precautions regarding the operation of the first operation effect means 46 to the player, and the first operation effect is displayed on the front surface or the upper surface of the lower cover 62. It is provided in the vicinity of the means 46.

The first caution display means 120 relates to the assembly work of assembling the movable effect body 114 of the movable effect means 97 in a protruding state, except for some precautions related to less important work when there are a plurality of work steps. Display precautions for major work processes of high importance to call attention. For example, when installing the game machine 1 on the island facility, after attaching the package of the game machine 1 to the island facility, the movable effect body 114 is unlocked by the locking means at the storage position 114D, and the movable effect body 114 is mounted. It is necessary to rotate the movable effect body 114 from the storage position 114D to the projecting position 114C around the front-rear axis, and to lock the movable effect body 114 again by the locking means so as not to rotate at the projecting position 114C.

Therefore, the first alert display means 120 "1. unlocks the movable effect body at the storage position. 2. rotates the movable effect body to the projecting position. 3. locks the movable effect body to the projecting position." When it is necessary to set the movable effect body 114 at the protruding position 114C through a plurality of work processes as in the above, the movable effect body except for some precautions regarding less important work such as a self-explanatory work process. Precautions regarding important work that should be noted when setting 114 safely are displayed, and the displayed items call attention to the operator.

If the important assembly work process when assembling the movable effect body 114 in the protruding state is explicitly displayed by the first alert display means 120 arranged in the vicinity of the movable effect means 97 in this way, the operator Can easily grasp which work process should be paid attention to when assembling the movable effect body 114, and is safe by proceeding according to the precautions of the first caution display means 120. Moreover, the movable effect body 114 can be efficiently set in the protruding state.

Further, the first caution display means 120 displays precautions related to important work for safely setting the movable effect body 114, except for precautions related to less important work such as a self-explanatory work process. Therefore, it is possible to display indispensable precautions in an easy-to-understand manner in the limited display area of the first alert display means 120 as compared with the case where all the matters are covered in detail. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of work mistakes by the operator as much as possible. Further, since it is not necessary to increase the size of the first alert display means 120, it does not spoil the aesthetic appearance of the entire gaming machine 1.

Moreover, since the movable effect body 114 is provided in the second upper unit 58 and the second upper unit 58 is detachable from the door frame 55, the first caution display means 120 is also the movable effect body 114. Similarly, by providing the second upper unit 58, even when the second upper unit 58 is removed from the window frame, the movable effect body 114 and the first alert display means 120 do not become separate, and the first The display of the movable effect body 114 of the alert display means 120 can be easily confirmed at any time, which has the advantage of facilitating management.

The second caution display means 121 displays precautions regarding mounting work when mounting the second upper unit 58 on the door frame 55. When the second upper unit 58 is attached to the door frame 55, the second upper unit 58 is arranged on the front side of the door frame 55, and the engaging hook 100 of each engaging means 98 is engaged with the door frame 55. After engaging with the portion 102, the engaging hook 100 is clamped by the clamping means 103 corresponding to any of the engaging means 98 on the back side of the door frame 55, and the engaging means 98 is irremovably tightened, and finally. The fastening screw 110 of the fastening means 99 is operated from the back side of the door frame 55 to fasten the reinforcing plate of the second upper unit 58 to the door frame 55 side.

Therefore, the second caution display means 121 "1. engages the engaging means with the door frame. 2. clamps the engaging means with the clamping means. 3. fastens the second upper unit to the door frame side with the fastening screw. When it is necessary to mount the second upper unit 58 on the front side of the door frame 55 through a plurality of work processes, some precautions regarding less important work such as a self-explanatory work process. Except for, the precautions regarding important work that should be noted in mounting the second upper unit 58 safely are displayed, and the operator is alerted by the displayed items. Therefore, the same effect as that of the first alert display means 120 can be obtained.

The third caution display means 122 is provided on the front side surface of the lateral main body portion 95 of the second upper unit 58 in the vicinity of the lower side of the movable effect means 97. Since the movable effect body 114 of the movable effect means 97 moves back and forth between the origin position 114A and the forward position 114B, if the player who is playing stands up when the movable effect body 114 is located at the forward position 114B, the player moves forward. There is a fear of hitting the head with the movable effect body 114 at the position 114B. Therefore, on the third warning display means 122, along with a warning display such as "Caution overhead!", Precautions for moving the movable effect body 114 back and forth or for the movable effect body 114 at the forward position 114B are displayed by characters, figures, etc. The display is designed to draw the player's attention.

The fourth caution display means 123 is provided on the front side surface of the vertical main body portion 96 of the second upper unit 58 in the vicinity of the lower side of the second operation effect means 47. Since the operation unit 118 of the second operation effect means 47 moves back and forth between the origin position 118A and the forward position 118B, when operating the operation unit 118, a finger is moved between the front surface of the vertical main body unit 96. There is a fear of pinching. Therefore, on the 4th warning display means 123, along with a warning display such as "Caution for pinching fingers!", Precautions for pinching fingers are displayed by characters, figures, etc., and the periphery of the 2nd operation effect means 47. It is affixed in the vicinity.

If the player's body, arm, or the like is likely to come into contact with the operation unit 118 when the operation unit 118 of the second operation effect means 47 is located at the forward position 118B, the fourth caution display means. Different notes may be displayed on 123. Different precautions regarding the operation unit 118 may be displayed individually or separately.

The fifth caution display means 124 is provided on the lower cover 62 in the vicinity of the first operation effect means 46. For example, the first operation effect means 46 has three operations: a first operation of up and down movement by pressing the operation button 64, a second operation of rotation light emission operation by rotation light emitting means 67, and a third operation of vibration operation by vibration means 66. It is possible. In such a case, the fifth caution display means 124 directly or indirectly displays precautions regarding the operation of the first operation effect means 46 to call the player's attention, but among the three movements, The movements having a low degree of attention to the player, such as the second movement and the third movement, are not displayed, but the attention information of the first movement having a high degree of attention to the player is displayed.

When the first operation effect means 46 performs a plurality of operations of the first to third operations, if all the attention information for each operation is displayed on the fifth attention display means 124, the attention by displaying the attention information is displayed. The effectiveness of the arousal effect is rather reduced. That is, even if the fifth alert display means 124 is provided on the lower cover 62 on the front surface of the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3, there is a space limitation in the arrangement area thereof, and it cannot be secured indefinitely. Therefore, if all the attention-calling information for each operation of the first operation effect means 46 that performs the first to third actions is displayed, the display of each attention-calling information becomes too small and it becomes difficult for the player to confirm, and the attention-calling is performed. The effect of alerting by displaying information is rather reduced. However, if the fifth alert display means 124 displays the alert information of the first operation having a high degree of alert to the player, the player can accurately grasp the alert information.

The degree of alerting to the player may be determined by the amount of movement of the operation buttons 64 for the first to third operations. For example, the first operation of the up-and-down operation has a large amount of movement of the operation button 64, the second operation of the rotary light emission operation has no movement of the operation button 64, and the third operation of the vibration operation by the vibration means 66 is the operation button 64. When the movement amount of the operation button 64 is small, the fifth caution display means 124 displays the caution information regarding the first operation in which the movement amount of the operation button 64 is large, as described above.

Since the operation button 64 of the first operation effect means 46 is made of resin and may be damaged if a large impact force is applied, the fifth caution display means 124 may include "Caution for damage to the operation button!" Along with the warning display, precautions regarding damage to the operation button 64 may be displayed by characters, figures, or the like. In this case, it can be said that the precautions regarding the damage of the operation button 64 are the alert information having a high degree of alert to the player.

Also in the movable effect unit 97, the first operation in which the movable effect body 114 moves between the origin position 114A and the forward position 114B, and the movable effect body 114 vibrates at the origin position 114A and / or the forward position 114B. Since the two movements of the two movements are performed, when the warning information is displayed by the third warning display means 122, the second movement having a small movement amount is not displayed, and the first movement having a large movement amount is noted. The arousal information may be displayed.

The same may be applied to the case where the alert information regarding the second operation effect means 47 is displayed by the fourth alert display means 123.

It should be noted that the warning display means 120 to 124 are generally composed of a display sheet on which precautions are printed, and the display sheet is generally attached to a predetermined place by adhesive, adhesive, etc., but caution is given instead of the display sheet. The alert display and other alert information may be displayed by printing, engraving, or the like. Further, the alert information displayed on the third to fifth alert display means 122 to 124 may be any information that calls attention to safety precautions and characteristic matters in operation or operation of the target location. ..

Here, the disclosure of the alert information to the player or the player who installed the game machine will be described.

<1. Calling attention to players>

<1-1> When there are a plurality of movements in the same movable body For example, in the movable effect means 97, the movable effect body 114 pops out toward the front (first operation) and the front surface of the movable effect body 114 as the effect operation. Consider the case where there are two light emitting operations (second operation) in which the light emitting unit on the side emits light. As a potential risk of the first movement of the movable effect body 114, a player who does not know the existence of the first movement puts a wallet, a cigarette, or other small item on the movable effect body 114, or is placed above the game machine. If you reach out to see the data display on the island facility side, it is possible that small items may fall from the movable effect body 114 or your hand may hit the movable effect body 114. ..

Further, as a potential risk of the second movement of the light emitting unit, when a player who does not know the existence of the second movement emits intense light at the timing of staring at the light emitting unit of the movable effect means 97, the eyes are watched. There is a risk of injury. However, it is widely known to players that a predetermined portion emits light in a gaming machine, and it can be said that the movable effect means 97 illuminates to some extent within an assumed range.

Therefore, when calling attention to the effect operation of the movable effect means 97, "movable (at least a part of the position changes)" and "light emission (at least a part of the color changes or changes from an extinguished state to a lighting state)". , Or changing from a low-intensity light-emitting state to a high-intensity light-emitting state) ”, since it can be said that the potential risk is greater if the“ movable ”is not known, the first alert display means 120 is used to alert the user. As for the priority (“attention level”), “movable” is higher than “light emission”.

Therefore, the first alert display means 120 mainly displays the precautions regarding the "movable" of the first operation having a high priority at least in a large size, and omits the precautions regarding the "light emission" of the second operation having a low priority. Or display it small.

<1-2> When there are multiple movable bodies that perform the same type of operation As shown in 1-1, it can be said that "movable" has a higher potential risk than "light emission", but the same type of operation Even if it is (light emission, movable), it is possible that there is a difference or difference in the amount of movement (degree of movement).

For example, even when the operation type is "light emission", the former has a greater burden on the eyes and is higher in the case of changing from the off state to the on state and the case of changing from the low brightness light emission state to the high brightness light emission state. There is a big difference in the burden on the player between the case of high-brightness blinking and the case of lighting (non-blinking) or low-brightness low-speed blinking (gradation emission), such as the former having a greater burden on the eyes.

Furthermore, even when the movement type is "movable", there is a risk that the former will hit the hand or head when the movement amount is large (for example, moving 20 cm) and when the movement amount is small (for example, moving 5 cm). In addition, when the movable body pops out and when the movable body vibrates, the former has a higher risk of hitting the hand or head.

Therefore, even when the player is alerted by the alert display means, if the same movable body has a plurality of motion modes in the same type of motion, the motion mode or the motion mode that gives a heavy burden to the eyes or , Movement modes with a high risk of hitting the hand or head (those that may cause injury) have a higher priority for alerting than other movement modes. Therefore, when calling attention by the warning display means, the warning regarding the operation mode having a high priority is preferentially displayed, and the operation mode having a low priority is omitted or displayed as a secondary small size.

<1-3> When there are a plurality of movable bodies performing the same type of operation In 1-2, a case where there are a plurality of movement modes of the same type in one movable body has been described, but here, the same type of operation is performed. A case where there are a plurality of movable bodies (or directing bodies) will be described.

For example, when the operation type is "light emission", it is assumed that two or more movable bodies may perform substantially the same light emission operation (high-speed blinking, high-intensity lighting, change from off state to light emission state, etc.). A movable body located near the line of sight (for example, a movable body provided on the front side surface side of the gaming machine frame such as the second operation effect means 47) and a movable body located far from the player's line of sight (for example). , A movable body provided in the upper part of the gaming machine frame such as the movable effect means 97, or a movable body provided in the lower part of the game machine frame such as the first operation effect means 46), the former is the eye. The burden on the slingshot is great.

Further, when the movement type is "movable", it is assumed that two or more movable bodies may perform substantially the same movable movement (movement, rotation, vibration), and the movable body moving in the front-rear direction (for example, the second operation). There is a higher risk of the former hitting the head between the effect means 47) and the movable body that moves in the vertical direction (for example, the first operation effect means 46) (comparison when both do not recognize the movement). .. Similarly, the risk of pinching your hands or hitting your head depends on the size of the movable body itself and the relationship with the structure around the movable body (whether it is flat or uneven, etc.). Can be defined.

Therefore, even when the same type of movement is performed by a plurality of movable bodies, those having a large burden on the player have a high priority when the attention is issued by the attention display means. Therefore, the effect operation having a high priority is displayed preferentially, and the effect operation having a low priority is omitted or displayed as a secondary effect.

<2. Attention to game machine installers>
The degree of alerting to the game machine installer is different from that to the player mentioned above. When installing a gaming machine, of course, the power is not turned on, and the above-mentioned "light emission" and "movable" operations are not performed. Although the power may be turned on to check the operation after installation, the explanation here assumes that the power is not turned on.

<When assembling the parts of 2-1.1>
When assembling one member to the game machine frame, etc., it is not necessary to call attention to the assembly order in principle, and to call attention to injuries during work of the game machine installer, such as "Be careful of finger pinching!" Is prioritized.

When assembling one member through multiple steps such as moving it up (or down) and then moving it to the left (or right) from that position and fixing it, be careful about the assembly order. Matters may be prioritized and precautions for injuries during work may be secondary.

<When assembling 2-2-2 or more members in a predetermined order>
When assembling two or more members in a predetermined order for a gaming machine frame, etc., on the contrary, the priority for alerting such as "caution for finger pinching" becomes lower, and each member such as "caution for assembly order!" The priority of calling attention to the assembly order is high. Therefore, the precautions for the assembly order are displayed preferentially, and the precautions such as "caution for pinching fingers" are displayed as a secondary.

<3. Warning display means for players and warning display means for game machine installers>

<3-1. Difference in the number of alert display means>
The number of warning display means for the player is made larger than the number of warning display means for the game machine installer. The reason is that since the game machine installer describes the precautions in the "instruction manual", the warning display means placed on the game machine can be suppressed to the minimum necessary, but for the player. This is because there is only a place to call attention on the gaming machine, so the number of warning display means required increases. Another reason is that only one type (one action) of alerting is performed for one alerting display means in order to reduce the size of one alerting display means so as not to spoil the aesthetic appearance as much as possible. It is also for the sake of.

<3-2. Difference in the position of the alert display means>
The warning display means for the player is arranged on the front side of the gaming machine, and the warning display means for the game machine installer is arranged on the side surface (upper, left, right, etc.) of the gaming machine. Further, the warning display means for the game machine installer may be displayed at a position that can be visually recognized only when the door is opened.

<3-3. Difference in size of alert display means>
The attention-calling display means for the player should not spoil the aesthetics while having the attention-calling power, and the caution-calling display means for the game machine installer emphasizes the attention-calling power rather than the aesthetics. Further, since the warning display means for the game machine installer is in a position invisible (or difficult to see) from the player, one warning display means has a plurality of different warning targets. The alert items may be displayed, or a plurality of alert items for one alert target may be displayed. For example, the display of "caution for pinching fingers" and the display of "caution for assembly order" are performed by the caution display means such as the printed matter of 1.

<3-4. Difference in display method of alert display>
The warning display means for the player may be a position visible to the player, and if it is displayed with a sticker of a type that can be easily peeled off, for example, it may be peeled off intentionally or by mistake. Therefore, various measures such as adopting a seal having higher adhesive strength, coating the surface so that it cannot be touched by hand, and so on can be considered.

On the other hand, the means of displaying warnings to game machine installers is basically only seen by game machine installers, and once installed, the work of reassembling afterwards does not occur very often, so at least it is a mistake. It is unlikely that it will come off. Therefore, the effect of cost reduction can be expected by adopting a general sticker or the like whose adhesiveness is not so high as compared with the warning display means for the player.

As another countermeasure, the caution display means for the player may be covered with a convex portion (not all four sides), or only the caution display area of the caution display means may be a concave portion lower than the surrounding. It is also conceivable to take measures against peeling. In this case as well, the effect of cost reduction can be expected by differentiating the warning display for the game machine installer according to the person to be alerted, such as not taking the same measures.

As described above, the countermeasure method may be divided according to the person to be alerted, or the countermeasure method may be divided according to the content of the alert (for example, countermeasures are taken for the alert display means for movement to alert the light emission. Measures are not taken for the display means, etc.), and the countermeasures are divided according to the place to call attention (for example, measures are taken for the warning display means displayed in the frame, and measures are taken for the warning display means displayed on the board. No etc.).

The front door 4 is a glass door on the upper side provided with a viewing window 53, a glass unit, etc., and an opening / closing door on the lower side provided with an operation effect means, an upper plate 52, a lower plate 61, a firing handle 63, and the like. It is also possible to divide the glass door into two parts so that the glass door and the opening / closing door can be opened and closed separately around the second hinge means 7 on substantially the same axis.

As shown in FIG. 9, a back mounting base 127 and a ball collecting case 128 are vertically mounted on the back side of the game board 16. On the back mounting base 127, the liquid crystal display means 28 arranged to face the rear of the display window 29a of the center case 29, and the movable effect means (not shown) arranged between the game board 16 and the liquid crystal display means 28. ) And are attached. Further, the back mounting base 127 has a cover portion 127a on the lower side, and the cover portion 127a projects from the game board 16 such as the special symbol starting means 31, the variable winning means 32, and the normal winning means 33 to the back side. (Not shown) is covered from the back side.

The liquid crystal display means 28 is housed in a protective case 129 and is detachably fixed to a liquid crystal mounting portion 130 on the back side of the back mounting base 127. The ball collecting case 128 is for collecting the game balls guided to the back side of the game board 16 by winning a special symbol starting means 31, a variable winning means 32, a normal winning means 33, etc., and as shown in FIG. The upper side of the rear wall portion 128a is arranged so as to overlap the back side of the cover portion 127a of the back mounting base 127. The ball collecting case 128 is provided with a discharge port 128b for discharging the game ball downward, and the game ball is discharged from the discharge port 128b to the outside of the machine through the discharge passage 131. The discharge passage 131 is provided in the vertical direction on the front side of the board mounting base 34.

On the back side of the game board 16, as shown in FIGS. 3, 9, 20, and 21, an effect board case 134 for accommodating the effect board 133 and a liquid crystal board 135 corresponding to the back side of the liquid crystal display means 28 are provided. The liquid crystal board case 136 for accommodating the main substrate 137 is arranged side by side on the left and right, and the main substrate case 138 for accommodating the main substrate 137 is arranged on the back side of the ball collecting case 128 on the lower side thereof. The effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136 are mounted on the back side of the back mounting base 127 and the ball collecting case 128, and the main board case 138 is mounted on the back side of the ball collecting case 128.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 9, 20, and 21, a board mounting base 34 provided with a discharge passage 131 is fixed to the back side of the lower mounting portion 15 of the front frame 3, and the back side of the board mounting base 34 is fixed. The power supply board case 141 for accommodating the power supply board 140 and the payout board case 143 for accommodating the payout board 142 are arranged in front of and behind each other.

Each of the substrate cases 134, 136, 138, 141, 143 is made of a transparent resin, and the internal substrates 133, 135, 137, 140, 142 can be visually recognized from the back side. Further, the substrate cases 134, 136, 138, and 143 are protected by a transparent resin back cover 22, and the substrates 133, 135, 137, and 142 can be visually recognized from the back side of the back cover 22. There is.

The back cover 22 is made of a colorless transparent or colored transparent synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3, 8, 9, and 22, the effect board case 134 projecting rearward from the back protection portion 14 of the front frame 3. , LCD board case 136, main board case 138, power supply board case 141, payout board case 143, etc. The peripheral portion 145 is integrally provided to protect the back parts such as the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136, and the main board case 138 from the outer peripheral side. This is to ensure the rigidity of itself and to secure the security for the back parts such as the board cases 134, 136, 138, 141, 143 and the like. The back cover 22 is attached to the back side of the back protection portion 14 of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable by the third hinge means 21 and the latch means 24. A plurality of third hinge means 21 and latch means 24 are provided in the vertical direction.

The back cover 22 secures a predetermined rigidity by integrally providing a peripheral edge portion 145 on the outer peripheral edge of the back surface portion 144. The peripheral edge portion 145 includes bending portions 145a, 145b on both the left and right sides, and bending portions 145c, 145d on both the upper and lower sides, and the bending length of the bending portions 145a, 145b, 145c, 145d to the front side is the back protection portion 14 and the like. It is determined by the relative relationship with the mating side member, and the bending length is partially different depending on the back protection portion 14 or the like so that the front end side abuts or approaches the back protection portion 14 or the like.

For example, the left and right bent portions 145a and 145b of the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22 correspond to the magnitude of the amount of protrusion of the attachment portion 20a on one end side and the attachment portion 20b on the other end side of the back protection portion 14 in the rear direction. The bending length of the bent portion 145a on one end side corresponding to the mounting portion 20a on one end side of the back protection portion 14 is long, and the other end side corresponding to the mounting portion 20b on the other end side of the back protection portion 14 The bending length of the bent portion 145b to the front side is shortened.

As shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral portion 145 of the back cover 22 has upper and lower bent portions 145c and 145d in addition to the left and right bent portions 145a and 145b, and the upper bent portions 145c are the ball tank 48 and the guide rail 49. It is inclined substantially parallel to the bottom surface side of the back protection portion 14, and is in contact with the rear end of the upper wall portion 19 of the back protection portion 14. The upper wall portion 19 of the back protection portion 14 has an inclined rear end side on which the upper bent portion 145c of the back cover 22 abuts.

The bent portion 145d on the lower side of the back cover 22 is substantially horizontal and protrudes to the front side to the extent that a predetermined rigidity d of the back cover 22 can be secured. An outside air introduction portion 146 is formed between the lower bent portion 145d and the board mounting base 34, and the outside air is introduced from the outside air introduction portion 146 to raise the inside of the back cover 22, which will be described later. It is designed to dissipate heat from heat-generating electronic components. The bent portion 145d on the lower side of the back cover 22 does not have to be substantially horizontal.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the back cover 22 is in a closed state in which the main board case 138 or the like is covered from the back side in contact with or close to the back side of the back protection portion 14, and the back side of the main board case 138 or the like is opened. It can be opened and closed around the third hinge means 21 in the open state. Further, the back cover 22 can be attached to and detached from the front frame 3 by attaching and detaching the third hinge means 21 up and down in the open state, and the back cover 22 is placed between the back cover 22 side and the front frame 3 side. A regulatory means 149 for restricting attachment / detachment is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the back cover 22 is opened from the closed position 22A around the third hinge means 21, the regulating means 149 has an opening angle of the back cover 22 less than a predetermined angle α1. Restricts the back cover 22 to be non-detachable, releases the restriction on the back cover 22 when the back cover 22 is opened to a predetermined angle α1 or more and is located at the detachable position 22B, and separates the third hinge means 21 vertically. The back cover 22 can be removed from the game machine main bodies 2 and 3.

As shown in FIGS. 23 to 26, the regulating means 149 is arranged at the upper bent portion 145c of the back cover 22 and the guide rail 49 arranged near the upper side of the back cover 22 and projecting rearward from the back cover 22. It is composed of and. When the back cover 22 is less than the predetermined angle α1, the bent portion 145c of the back cover 22 is under the guide rail 49 to restrict the back cover 22 from being detachable, and the back cover 22 has the predetermined angle α1. When the back cover 22 is opened and located at the attachment / detachment position 22B, the bent portion 145c of the back cover 22 retracts rearward from the guide rail 49 to release the restriction on the back cover 22.

The back cover 22 has a structure in which a flat back surface portion 144 and a peripheral edge portion 145 that bends forward from the outer periphery of the back surface portion 144 are integrally provided, and the back surface portion 144 is simply a substrate case 134, 136, 138. Not only the back parts such as 141 and 143 are covered from the back side, but also the back parts such as the board case 134 are protected from the outer peripheral side by the peripheral edge portion 145 that bends from the outer peripheral side of the back surface portion 144 to the front side to ensure security. ing.

Therefore, when the back cover 22 is opened to a predetermined angle α1 or more and is located at the attachment / detachment position 22B, the upper side of the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22 is retracted to a position where it is displaced rearward from the guide rail 49, and the peripheral edge of the back cover 22 is retracted. The lower side of the portion 145 is retracted to a position where it can be detached rearward from the back component such as the board case 134, so that the peripheral edge portion 145 does not interfere with the back mechanism even if the back cover 22 is moved upward.

Therefore, when removing the back cover 22, after releasing the latch means 24, the back cover 22 is moved around the third hinge means 21 until the bent portion 145c on the upper side of the back cover 22 comes off rearward from the guide rail 49. The back cover 22 may be lifted to the rear at a predetermined angle α1 or more, and the third hinge means 21 may be separated into upper and lower parts and pulled out.

The reason is that even if the back cover 22 is opened around the third hinge means 21, if the back cover 22 is less than the predetermined angle α1, even if the back cover 22 is lifted, it is under the guide rail 49, and the back cover 22 is located. The upper bent portion 145c of the cover 22 abuts on the lower surface side of the guide rail 49, and the regulating means 149 restricts the removal of the back cover 22. Therefore, the back cover 22 is lifted until the third hinge means 21 is separated vertically. Can't.

If the back cover 22 is opened to a predetermined angle α1 or more and is located rearward from the attachment / detachment position 22B, the back cover 22 will come off rearward from the rear end of the guide rail 49, and even if the back cover 22 is lifted, the guide rail 49 Since it does not hit the lower side and the regulation of the regulating means 149 on the back cover 22 can be released, the back cover 22 can be removed. When the back cover 22 is attached, the procedure is reversed.

In this way, when the opening angle of the back cover 22 is less than the predetermined angle α1, the regulating means 149 restricts the removal of the back cover 22, and when the back cover 22 is opened by the predetermined angle α1 or more, the regulating means 149 regulates the removal. The regulation of the back cover 22 is lifted so that the back cover 22 can be removed. Thereby, when the back cover 22 is removed, it is possible to prevent the peripheral portion 145 from interfering with the back parts such as the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136, and the payout board case 143. Further, since the guide rail 49 is used as the regulating means 149, it can be structurally simplified as compared with the case where a dedicated regulating means is provided.

When the back side mechanism 17 such as the main board case 138 is maintained / inspected with the game machine 1 mounted on the island equipment 150 of the game hall, the front frame 3 is as shown in FIG. 26-1. Is open around the first hinge means 6, and in that state, the back cover 22 needs to be opened around the third hinge means 21 and wraps around the back side of the front frame 3.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 21, if the first hinge means 6 that supports the front frame 3 and the third hinge means 21 that supports the back cover 22 are on opposite sides, the back side mechanism 17 is on the front side. Since there is a cover 22, a worker enters between the back cover 22 and the island equipment 150 to perform maintenance / inspection work. This is also the case when an unauthorized worker removes the main board case 138 and performs an unauthorized operation, and the unauthorized operator gets in between the back cover 22 and the island equipment 150 which are in the open state as at the time of inspection. There is a need. Therefore, if the back cover 22 is opened, it becomes very noticeable, and there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent an illegal work performed by opening the back cover 22, such as an illegal work on the main board 137.

The bent portion 145b on the other end side of the back cover 22 is fixed to the mounting portion 20b of the side wall portion 18 of the back protection portion 14 by the latch means 24 arranged at the contact portions 152 on both upper and lower ends thereof. The latch means 24 is a push-pull type, and as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, it is arranged in the contact portion 152 of the bent portion 145b of the back cover 22 and in the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b of the back protection portion 14. It includes an engaging body 154 that engages with each other freely from the inner peripheral side, and an operating body 155 that is inserted into the engaging body 154 so that it can be pushed and pulled.

The engaging body 154 includes a body portion 157 inserted into the through hole 156 of the contact portion 152, a flange portion 158 formed on the rear end side of the body portion 157 and abutting on the back surface of the contact portion 152, and a body portion 157. It is provided on the front end side of the mounting hole 153 so as to be expandable and contractible, and has a plurality of engaging claws 159 in the circumferential direction in which the outer peripheral surface engages with the front side of the mounting hole 153 when expanded.

The operating body 155 is a push-pull that is provided on the rear end side of the operating shaft portion 160 inserted through the body portion 157 and the flange portion 158 of the engaging body 154 and the operating shaft portion 160 and is capable of contacting the back surface of the flange portion 158. When the operation unit 161 and the operation unit 161 provided at the front end of the operation shaft unit 160 and pushed to the pushing position 161A, the engaging claw 159 was expanded outward and the operation unit 161 was pulled out to the pull-out position 161B. It sometimes has an expansion / contraction portion 162 that reduces the engaging claw 159 inward. The operating body 155 is designed so as not to fall off from the engaging body 154.

As shown in FIG. 27, when the operating body 155 is pushed to the pushing position 161A, the rear end of the operating portion 161 is located on the front side of the back surface of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22. Further, when the operating body 155 is pulled out to the drawer position 161B, the rear end of the operating portion 161 is substantially the same height as the back surface of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, or slightly lower than the back surface of the back surface portion 144. ..

When the bent portion 145b of the back cover 22 is fixed to the mounting portion 20b of the back protection portion 14 by the latch means 24, the procedure is as follows. If the operating body 155 of the latch means 24 is pulled out to the pull-out position 161B, the engaging claw 159 is pressed against the inner circumference of the mounting hole 153 when the engaging claw 159 is inserted into the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b. The engaging claw 159 of the engaging body 154 is inserted into the mounting hole 153. As a result, the bent portion 145b of the back cover 22 can be fixed to the mounting portion 20b of the back protection portion 14 by the latch means 24.

When the engaging claw 159 is pierced into the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b, the contact portion 152 of the back cover 22 abuts on the back surface of the mounting portion 20b, so that the operating portion 161 of the operating body 155 is pushed forward to the pushing position 161A. Push it in. At this time, since the expansion / contraction portion 162 of the operating body 155 expands the engaging claw 159 to the outside, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 27, the outer peripheral side of the engaging claw 159 is pressed against the inner circumference of the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b. Then, the engaging body 154 connects the bent portion 145b of the back cover 22 and the mounting portion 20b of the back protection portion 14 back and forth. As a result, the bent portion 145b of the back cover 22 can be fixed to the mounting portion 20b of the back protection portion 14 by the latch means 24.

When the operating body 155 is pushed to the pushing position 161A, the rear end of the operating portion 161 is on the front side of the back surface of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, and the rear end of the operating unit 161 with respect to the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22. Is recessed so that the latching means 24 does not interfere with anything else.

When opening and closing the back cover 22, first, the fixing by the latch means 24 is released. In that case, the operation unit 161 of the operation body 155 is grasped by the fingers, and the operation body 155 is pulled out to the pull-out position 161B. Then, the expansion / contraction portion 162 of the operating body 155 is disengaged from the engaging claw 159. Therefore, if the bent portion 145b side of the back cover 22 is pulled backward, the engaging claw 159 is disengaged from the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b, and the latch means 24 It is possible to release the fixing of the effect board case 134 by the above method.

That is, if the operating body 155 is pulled out to the pull-out position 161B, the expansion / contraction portion 162 is disengaged from the engaging claw 159, so that the engaging claw 159 has its own elastic force or the elasticity of the joint portion between the engaging claw 159 and the body portion 157. The force causes it to contract inward, or the engaging claw 159 can be elastically deformed inward. Therefore, if the operation unit 161 is further pulled backward, as shown in FIG. 28, the engaging claw 159 of the engaging body 154 comes out rearward from the mounting hole 153 of the mounting portion 20b, so that the fixing by the latch means 24 is fixed. It can be released.

In a state where the operating body 155 of the latch means 24 is pulled out to the rear to the drawer position 161B, the rear end of the operating body 161 of the operating body 155 is substantially the same height as the back surface of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, or the back surface portion 144. Since the operation unit 161 is slightly lower than the back surface of the back cover 22, the operation unit 161 does not get in the way as compared with the case where the operation unit 161 projects from the back surface of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22.

A plurality of three third hinge means 21 are provided in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIGS. 29 to 34, the hinge shaft 147 provided integrally with the bent portion 145a side on one end side of the back cover 22 and the hinge shaft 147. A hinge bearing 148 is provided integrally with the side wall portion 18a on one end side of the back protection portion 14 which is a support member and receives the hinge shaft 147, and the hinge shaft 147 is determined to be positioned on the vertical axis center in the vertical direction. Multiple pieces are arranged in the vertical direction with an interval of.

The outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft 147 has a substantially cylindrical surface shape, has a diameter sufficiently larger than the plate thickness of other parts of the back cover 22, and projects downward downward from the support base portion 165. The hinge shaft 147 is provided with a tapered insertion head 166 on the lower end side, and a recess 167 having a substantially U-shaped cross section between the insertion head 166 and the support base 165. There is. The recess 167 is radially recessed from the front surface side of the hinge shaft 147, and is formed long in the vertical axial direction between the insertion head 166 and the support base 165.

Therefore, the hinge shaft 147 has an elliptical shape in which the major axis portion 147A and the minor axis portion 147B are arranged in substantially right-angled directions, and the open end of the recess 167 is located on one end side of the minor axis portion 147B. .. The hinge shaft 147 has a recess 167 open to the front side.

The support base portion 165 is integrally provided on the front end side of the bent portion 145a, and the base wall 165a protruding outward from the bent portion 145a and a pair of upper and lower semicircular support walls protruding outward from the base wall 165a. It has a 165b and a connecting wall 165c that is arranged substantially at right angles to the base wall 165a and connects the upper and lower support walls 165b in the vertical direction.

The hinge bearing 148 has a support base portion 169 that bends inward from the rear end of the side wall portion 18a, and a holding portion 170 that is integrally formed on the back side of the support base portion 169 and holds the hinge shaft 147. The holding portion 170 rotatably holds the hinge shaft 147 around the axis, and also supports the support base portion 165 on the hinge shaft 147 side from below. The support base portion 165 is provided with a molding opening 168 corresponding to the vertical width and the left-right inner width of the holding portion 170.

As shown in FIGS. 30 to 31, the holding portions 170 are substantially U-shaped in a plan view on the hinge bearings 148 of the upper two third hinge means 21 among the three upper and lower third hinge means 21. It is formed. The holding portion 170 can rotatably hold the hinge shaft 147 around the axis and can be freely inserted and removed in the axial direction.

As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, the hinge bearing 148 of the one lower third hinge means 21 has a pair of holding portions 170 projecting rearward from the support base portion 169 and elastically deformable in the inward and outward directions. It is composed of a member 171 and has a notch portion 172 for insertion / removal for a hinge shaft 147 formed on the rear end side of the holding member 171. The pair of holding members 171 can rotatably hold the hinge shaft 147 around the axis and can be freely inserted and removed in the axial direction, and the holding member 171 is elastically deformed from the insertion / removal notch 172. It is also possible to insert and remove the hinge shaft 147 in the front-rear direction.

When the back cover 22 is attached to the back protection portion 14 via the third hinge means 21, after aligning the axis of the hinge shaft 147 of each third hinge means 21 with the holding portion 170 of the hinge bearing 148, the back cover 22 is attached to the back protection portion 14. The cover 22 may be pushed down and each hinge shaft 147 may be inserted into the holding portion 170 from the insertion head 166 side.

If the size of the back cover 22 becomes long in the vertical direction, it may be difficult to align the axes of all the hinge shafts 147 of the three third hinge means 21 with the holding portion 170 of the hinge bearing 148 at the same time. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 29, for example, the hinge shafts 147 of the two upper third hinge means 21 are inserted so as to be aligned with the holding portions 170 of the two hinge bearings 148, and the lower one is inserted. The hinge shaft 147 of the third hinge means 21 is brought into contact with the rear side of the insertion / detachment notch 172 of the hinge bearing 148.

Then, after inserting the hinge shafts 147 of the two upper third hinge means 21 into the two hinge bearings 148, the hinge shafts in contact with the rear side of the insertion / removal cutout portion 172 of the hinge bearing 148. The 147 may be pressed from the back side in the direction indicated by 147a and inserted into the holding portion 170 of the hinge bearing 148 of the lower third hinge means 21 due to the elastic deformation of the pair of holding members 171.

In this case, it is not necessary to align all the hinge shafts 147 of the three third hinge means 21 with the three hinge bearings 148 at the same time, and the hinge means 21 can be mounted on the front frame 3 side via the third hinge means 21. It is also possible, and it is not necessary to increase the rigidity of the back cover 22 side to the extent that all three hinge shafts 147 match the three hinge bearings 148 at the same time.

The hinge shaft 147 is integrally molded on the back cover 22 side, but there is a recess 167 that is radially recessed from the front side thereof, and the hinge shaft 147 itself has a substantially U-shaped cross section, so that the hinge shaft 147 is formed. The wall thickness can be made thin. Therefore, even if the diameter of the hinge shaft 147 is sufficiently secured, the wall thickness can be suppressed to about the plate thickness of the back cover 22, and the curing speed of the molten resin on the hinge shaft 147 side during injection molding is slow. Therefore, it is possible to prevent molding distortion from occurring.

Further, when the back cover 22 is molded, the back cover 22 remains on the movable mold side and is extruded from the front side by the extruded portion on the movable mold side, but the recess 167 is recessed from the front side to the rear side. Therefore, the hinge shaft 147 can be molded in the same manner as the normal injection molding of the back cover 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, since the payout means 23, the ball supply passage 51, and the ball guide passage 54 are arranged in a row in the vertical direction on the back side of the mounting portion 20a, the bent portion on the right side of the rear view of the back cover 22. The 145b is arranged inside the payout means 23 in the left-right direction so as not to interfere with the payout means 23 and the like.

Therefore, the dimension L1 from the right side edge of the back view of the gaming machines 2 and 3 to the right edge of the back view of the back cover 22 is the left edge of the back view of the game machines 2 and 3 to the left edge of the back view (or hinge) of the back cover 22. Means) is larger than the dimension L2. As a result, the vertical center line CL1 passing through the horizontal center of the back cover 22 is the third hinge on the left side of the rear view from the vertical center line CL2 passing through the horizontal center of the game machines 2 and 3. It is deviated to the means 21 side. Incidentally, the amount of deviation is about L1-L2 / 2.

The board mounting base 34 is mounted on the back side of the lower mounting portion 15 so as to close between the lower ends of the left and right side wall portions 18a and 18b of the back protection portion 14, and the board mounting base 34 is mounted on the back side of the ball collecting case 128. A discharge passage 131 for discharging the game ball from the discharge port 128b to the outside is provided.

The main board 137 controls the game operation on the game board 16 side, is configured in a horizontally long shape long in the left-right direction, and is housed in the main board case 138. The effect board 133 controls the effect of the entire gaming machine 1 based on the signal from the main board 137, and is housed in the effect board case 134. The liquid crystal board 135 controls the liquid crystal display means 28 based on the signal from the effect board 133, and is housed in the liquid crystal board case 136. The payout board 142 controls the payout means 23 based on the payout signal of the game ball from the main board 137, and is housed in the payout board case 143. The power supply board 140 supplies power to each part and is housed in the power supply board case 141.

The effect board 133 and the liquid crystal board 135 form a sub-board with respect to the main board 137, and the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136 form a sub-board case (first board case) with respect to the main board case 138 (first board case). 2 board case).

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 35, the main board 137 has a horizontally long shape that is long in the left-right direction, and on the back surface of the main board 137, an integrated circuit device 174, an operating means 176 for a probability setting change mode, and input / output are used. Various electronic components such as a plurality of connectors 177 are mounted respectively, and a board management information display unit 178 for displaying board management information such as a board management number is provided near the lower side. In addition to directly indicating the board management number, the board management information display unit 178 may also include necessary information such as a two-dimensional code, a model name, and a board name.

A plurality of integrated circuit devices 174 are distributed and arranged on the main board 137, and component information such as a two-dimensional code for identification and element names are printed on at least a part of the integrated circuit devices 174. A component information display unit 179 is provided.

The connectors 177 are arranged in a horizontal row on the upper part of the main board 137. The operating means 176 is arranged at a position that is relatively easy to operate, such as a corner of the main board 137. This operating means 176 is for changing the jackpot probability setting in which the special symbol after the change is the jackpot mode, and can be turned on / off from the back side of the main board case 138 by inserting a dedicated operation key from the back cover 22 side. Is.

On the main board 137 side, apart from the operating means 176, a probability setting means (not shown) capable of setting a jackpot probability in which the special symbol after the change becomes a jackpot mode is provided. Then, when changing the probability setting, the operation key is inserted from the back side of the back cover 22, the operation means 176 of the main board case 138 is turned on, the power is turned on, and then the required means such as the game information clearing means is operated. By doing so, the set value of the jackpot probability of the probability setting means can be changed step by step, and the set value is fixed when the operation means is turned off by removing the operation key.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 35, the main board case 138 has a flat shape that closes the opening side of the first case body 180 on the back side formed in the front opening shape and the opening side of the first case body 180 on the front side of the main board 137. The second case body 181 is provided so as to be openable and closable, and a sealing means 182 capable of sealing is provided on one end side in the left-right direction so that an opening mark remains at the time of opening. The first case body 180 and the second case body 181 are resin molded products in which electronic parts such as the internal integrated circuit device 174 are injection-molded with a transparent resin material so as to be transparent.

Since the main board case 138 can be opened / sealed up to 3 times, 4 sealing means 182 are provided in the vertical direction according to the number of times of opening / sealing. Of these four sealing means 182, one sealing means 182 is used when the first main board case 138 is sealed, and the other three sealing means 182 are the main board case 138 after opening. Use to seal each time you close.

The operation means 176 side and the connector 177 side of the first case body 180 are in contact with or close to the back side of the main board 137, and the operation means 176 side and the connector 177 side project rearward to the operation holes and connector holes. Is provided. The first case body 180 is provided with a rear wall portion 180a projecting rearward so as to face the main board 137, and a large number of heat in the main board case 138 is dissipated to the outside on the rear wall portion 180a. The heat dissipation hole 183 and the first opening history notation means 184 for entering the opening history at the time of opening the main board case 138 are provided.

The heat radiating holes 183 are for radiating heat generated from the electronic components in the main board case 138 to the outside, and are arranged vertically and horizontally in a large number of formed regions 185 in the substantially center of the rear wall portion 180a of the first case body 180. ing. The formation region 185 of the heat dissipation hole 183 is intermediate between the main board management information display unit 178 on the main board 137 side, the component information display unit 179 of the integrated circuit device 174, and the first opening history notation means 184 of the first case body 180. It does not hinder the visibility of a specific part including the board management information display unit 178 and the component information display unit 179 on the main board 137 side, such as by providing it in a portion, and hinders the heat dissipation of the heat dissipation hole 183 by the first opening history notation means 184. It is installed in a position that does not.

The first opening history notation means 184 is for inputting the history at the time of opening the main board case 138, and with respect to the formation region 185 of the heat radiating hole 183 so as not to hinder the heat radiating property of the heat radiating hole 183. It is attached to the back surface side of the non-perforated region 187 separated from the sealing means 182 on the opposite side.

The first opening history notation means 184 is composed of an opening history notation sticker 188 in which an adhesive is applied to a transparent sheet capable of seeing through the inside of the main substrate case 138, and the first case body 180 is formed via the adhesive. It is affixed to the back side. On the back side of the back cover 22, an opening-shaped viewing window 53 is provided in front of and behind the first opening history notation means 184 so that the first opening history notation means 184 can be directly seen from the back side without opening the back cover 22. They are provided facing each other.

The first opening history notation means 184 includes a management information notation unit 190 for notating management information such as a management number of the main board 137, and a plurality of opening history notation units 191 for notating the regular opening history of the main board case 138. Are provided at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, there are four sealing means 182, and since it is possible to open / seal up to three times except for one sealing means 182 that is initially in the sealed state, the opening / sealing of the three times is possible. Three opening history notation units 191 are provided so that the stop history can be written.

The management information notation unit 190 describes a control number of the main board 137 and a two-dimensional code indicating the control number. Further, each opening history notation unit 191 has an opener notation unit 191a capable of indicating the name of the opener and an opening time notation unit 191b capable of indicating the opening time such as the date of opening at a predetermined interval. It is provided in a row in the left-right direction, and three opening history notation units 191 are provided below the management information notation unit 190 at predetermined intervals.

The gap between the management information notation unit 190 and the opening history notation unit 191, the gap between the opening history notation units 191 and the opening history notation unit 191 between the opener notation unit 191a and the opening time notation unit 191b are The main substrate 137 side may be made transparent through the transparent opening history notation sticker 188. Among the electronic components including the control element such as the integrated circuit device 174, the portion (specific portion) having a high demand for visibility may be arranged on the main board 137 so as to correspond to the gap portion.

The management information notation unit 190 and the opening history notation unit 191 are composed of an opaque portion formed by printing opaque ink, paint, etc. on the opening history notation sticker 188 and coating the other. The management information notation unit 190 and the opening history notation unit 191 may be provided directly on the first case body 180 without using the opening history notation sticker 188.

The first case body 180 is provided with a resin pouring portion trace 192 on the back surface side thereof and an extruded portion trace (not shown) on the front surface side. The resin pouring portion trace 192 is described in a shaded manner so that it can be easily identified in FIG. 35, but the same applies to other resin pouring portion traces.

The trace of the resin pouring portion 192 is the trace of the trace of the resin pouring portion in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding mold at the time of molding the first case body 180, and the trace of the extruded portion extrudes the first case body 180 after molding from the mold. It is a contact mark of the extruded part. The trace of the resin pouring portion 192 and the trace of the extruded portion constitute the trace of the resin molded portion used at the time of molding the first case body 180.

The same applies to the resin molded portion in the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136, the power supply board case 141, the payout board case 143, the back cover 22, and the like.

In the first case body 180 of the main board case 138, the heat dissipation hole 183, the trace of the resin pouring portion 192, the trace of the resin molding portion including the extruded portion, and the weld lines 192a and 192b display the board management information on the main board 137 side. It does not overlap with any of the specific parts such as the part 178 and the component information display part 179 on the integrated circuit device 174. This is to ensure visibility for a specific portion on the main board 137 side in the main board case 138.

Two resin-pouring traces 192 of the first case body 180 are provided at positions separated from the specific portion on the main substrate 137 side so that weld lines 192a and 192b do not occur corresponding to the specific portion on the main substrate 137 side. Has been done. That is, when the first case body 180 is molded, the rear wall portion 180a of the first case body 180 has a non-perforated region 193 located near both ends of one diagonal line 180L passing through the formation region 185 of the heat radiation hole 183. There are two resin pouring traces 192 provided.

The resin pouring portion traces 192 are located on both sides of the diagonal line 180L so as to sandwich the formation region 185 of the heat radiation hole 183 at a predetermined interval, and the first case body 180 is located on the resin pouring portion trace 192. It is molded by pouring molten resin into the cavity of the molding die from the two corresponding resin pouring portions.

When the molten resin is poured from the two resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 192 to mold the first case body 180, the heat radiation of about half of the side close to each resin pouring portion trace 192 is applied to the rear wall portion 180a. A weld line 192a is formed on the downstream side of the hole 183 due to the merging of the molten resin poured from the resin pouring portion, and also due to the merging of the molten resin from the two resin pouring portions in the substantially central portion between the two resin pouring portions. The weld line 192b can be made to connect between a plurality of heat dissipation holes 183.

The former weld line 192a can be shortened to the downstream side of each heat dissipation hole 183, while the latter weld line 192b can be lengthened so as to connect a plurality of heat dissipation holes 183 in the direction intersecting the diagonal line 180L corresponding to the resin pouring portion. Alternatively, it can be lengthened at a position separated from the space between the two resin pouring portions in the direction intersecting the diagonal line 180L.

Such weld lines 192a and 192b cause an extreme decrease in the tensile strength of the rear wall portion 180a of the first case body 180, and also cause the main substrate 137 in the main substrate case 138 via the rear wall portion 180a. When seeing through specific parts with high visibility requirements such as the component information display unit 179 attached to the integrated circuit device 174 on the side and the board management information display unit 178 displayed on the main board 137, it is a factor that hinders the visibility. Become. Therefore, not only each integrated circuit device 174 but also specific parts such as the component information display unit 179 and the board management information display unit 178 of the integrated circuit device 174 are arranged at positions away from the generation regions of the weld lines 192a and 192b. There is.

That is, looking at the relationship between the formation regions 185 of the heat dissipation holes 183 and the generation regions of the weld lines 192a and 192b of the main board case 138 and the integrated circuit devices 174 and the board management information display unit 178 on the main board 137. Each integrated circuit device 174 and the board management information display unit 178 are arranged at positions away from the formation area 185 of the heat dissipation hole 183 as well as the generation area of the weld lines 192a and 192b, and moreover, the main board case. It is arranged at a position away from each resin pouring portion trace 192 of 138. Therefore, in the main board case 138, it is possible to sufficiently secure visibility for specific parts such as the integrated circuit device 174, the component information display unit 179, and the board management information display unit 178.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 36, the effect board 133 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and on the back surface of the effect board 133, a plurality of integrated circuit devices 195, volume adjusting means 196, connectors 197, 198, and the like are electronically arranged. The parts are distributed and mounted as appropriate. Of the plurality of integrated circuit devices 195, at least a part of the integrated circuit devices 195 is provided with a component information display unit 199. Further, the effect board 133 is provided with a board management information display unit 200.

The component information display unit 199 is for displaying the component information of the integrated circuit device 195, and either directly displays the component information by printing or affixes a sticker on which the component information is printed. The board management information display unit 200 is adapted to directly display the board management information such as the board management number of the effect board 133 by printing, or to affix a sticker on which the board management information is printed. In addition to the board management number of the effect board 133, necessary information such as a two-dimensional code, a model name, and a board name may be written in the board management information display unit 200.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 36, the effect board case 134 can open and close the back side first case body 201 formed in a front opening shape and the front side second case body 202 formed in a flat shape. The effect board 133 is arranged on the back side of the second case body 202, and the electronic components and the like of the effect board 133 are covered from the back side by the first case body 201. The first case body 201 and the second case body 202 are molded products made of transparent resin so that the integrated circuit device 195 on the effect board 133 side, the component information display unit 199, the board management information display unit 200, etc. can be seen through from the outside. ing.

The connectors 197 and 198 sides of the first case body 201 are in contact with or close to the back side of the effect board 133, and a connector hole is provided in that portion so that the connectors 197 and 198 project rearward. The first case body 201 is provided with a rear wall portion 201a projecting rearward so as to face the effect board 133, and the rear wall portion 201a has an operation hole 203 for the volume adjusting means 196 and an effect board. A large number of heat dissipation holes 204 are provided to dissipate the heat inside the case 134 to the outside.

The volume adjusting means 196 has a rotation-operated operating shaft 196a, and the operating hole 203 is formed at the bottom of the recessed portion 205 integrally recessed from the rear wall portion 201a toward the effect board 133, and the back cover 22 is provided. In the open state, the volume can be adjusted by inserting a tool such as a screwdriver from the operation hole 203 and rotating the operation shaft 196a.

The heat radiating holes 204 are for radiating heat generated from the electronic components in the effect board case 134 to the outside, and a large number of heat radiating holes 204 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the forming region 206 of the rear wall portion 201a of the first case body 201. The formation region 206 of the heat dissipation hole 204 is provided over a wide area so as to ensure heat dissipation without impairing the visibility of specific parts such as the component information display unit 199 and the board management information display unit 200 on the effect board 133 side. A large number of heat dissipation holes 204 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the formation region 206.

On the rear wall portion 201a of the first case body 201, the effect board 133 side so that weld lines 208a and 208b do not occur in specific parts such as the component information display unit 199 on the effect board 133 side and the board management information display unit 200. There are a plurality of, for example, three resin pouring portion traces 207 at positions deviating from the specific portion of the above and surrounding the formation region 206 of the heat radiation hole 204.

Therefore, when the first case body 201 is molded, it is molded by injection molding in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die from the three resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 207.

When molten resin is poured from such three resin pouring portions and molded, a short weld line 208a is formed downstream of the heat radiating hole 204 on the heat radiating hole 204 side located near each resin pouring portion. On the other hand, even between the three resin pouring portions, a relatively long weld line is connected to the intermediate portion between the adjacent resin pouring portions so as to connect a plurality of heat dissipation holes 204 in the direction connecting the two resin pouring portions and the direction intersecting with each other. 208b can be done. This is the same as the case of the main board case 138.

Even if weld lines 208a and 208b are generated on the rear wall portion 201a of the first case body 201 in this way, the weld lines 208a and 208b are located at positions off the specific portion on the effect board 133 side, so that the weld line is located. The 208a and 208b do not reduce the visibility of the specific portion on the effect board 133 side.

In this embodiment, the integrated circuit device 195 is located in the formation region 206 of the heat radiating hole 204, but the heat radiating hole 204 may be provided so as not to overlap with the integrated circuit device 195. Further, although the trace of the resin pouring portion 207 overlaps with the trace of the integrated circuit device 195, the trace of the resin pouring portion 207 may not overlap with the integrated circuit device 195.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 37, the liquid crystal board 135 has a rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction like the effect board 133, and on the back surface of the liquid crystal board 135, electronic components such as a plurality of integrated circuit devices 210 and connectors 211 are provided. Are mounted in an appropriately dispersed manner. Of the plurality of integrated circuit devices 210, at least a part of the integrated circuit devices 210 is provided with a component information display unit 212. Further, the liquid crystal board 135 is provided with a board management information display unit 213.

The component information display unit 212 is for displaying the component information of the integrated circuit device 210, and either directly displays the component information by printing or affixes a sticker on which the component information is printed. The board management information display unit 213 displays board management information such as the board management number of the liquid crystal board 135 by printing. The board management information may be displayed by other than printing. Further, in the board management information display unit 213, necessary information such as a two-dimensional code, a model name, and a board name may be written together in addition to the board management number of the liquid crystal board 135.

Similar to the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136 includes a first case body 218 on the back side formed in a front opening shape and a second case body 219 on the front side formed in a flat shape, and is a second case. The liquid crystal substrate 135 is fixed to the back side of the body 219, and the electronic components and the like of the liquid crystal substrate 135 are covered from the back side by the first case body 218. The first case body 218 and the second case body 219 are made of a transparent resin material so that specific parts such as the component information display unit 212 and the board management information display unit 213 of the integrated circuit device 210 on the liquid crystal substrate 135 side can be seen through from the outside. Injection-molded molded products are used.

The connector 211 side of the first case body 218 is in contact with or close to the back side of the liquid crystal substrate 135, and a connector hole is provided in that portion so that the connector 211 projects rearward. The first case body 218 is provided with a rear wall portion 218a projecting rearward so as to face the liquid crystal substrate 135, and a large number of heat in the liquid crystal substrate case 136 is dissipated to the outside on the rear wall portion 218a. The heat dissipation hole 214 is provided.

The heat radiating holes 214 are for radiating heat generated from the electronic components in the liquid crystal substrate case 136 to the outside, and a large number of heat radiating holes 214 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the forming region 215 of the rear wall portion 218a of the first case body 218. The heat dissipation hole 214 formation region 215 is widespread so that heat dissipation can be ensured without impairing the visibility of specific parts such as the component information display unit 212 and the board management information display unit 213 of the integrated circuit device 210 on the liquid crystal substrate 135 side. A large number of heat dissipation holes 214 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the formation region 215.

In the rear wall portion 218a of the first case body 218, weld lines 216a and 216b are prevented from being generated in specific portions such as the component information display unit 212 and the substrate management information display unit 213 on the liquid crystal substrate 135 side from the specific portions. There are a plurality of, for example, three resin pouring portion traces 217 at positions that are separated and surround the formation region 215 of the heat radiation hole 214.

Therefore, when the first case body 218 is molded, it is molded by injection molding in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die from the three resin pouring portions corresponding to the traces of each resin pouring portion 217.

When molten resin is poured from three resin pouring portions and molded, a short weld line 216a is formed downstream of the heat radiating hole 214 on the heat radiating hole 214 side located near each resin pouring portion. On the other hand, even between the three resin pouring portions, a relatively long weld line is connected to the intermediate portion between the adjacent resin pouring portions so as to connect a plurality of heat dissipation holes 214 in the direction connecting the two resin pouring portions and in the direction intersecting with each other. 216b can be created. This is the same as the case of the main board case 138.

Even if weld lines 216a and 216b are generated on the rear wall portion 218a of the first case body 218 in this way, the weld lines 216a and 216b are located at positions deviated from the specific portion on the liquid crystal substrate 135 side, and thus the weld line. The 216a and 216b do not reduce the visibility of the specific portion on the liquid crystal substrate 135 side.

In this embodiment, there is a part of the integrated circuit device 210 in the formation region 215 of the heat radiating hole 214, but the heat radiating hole 214 may be provided so as not to overlap with each integrated circuit device 210. Further, although the resin pouring portion trace 217 overlaps with the integrated circuit device 210, it is desirable that the resin pouring portion trace 217 does not overlap with the integrated circuit device 210.

When comparing the importance of the main board 137 housed in the main board case 138 and the sub-boards such as the effect board 133 housed in the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board 135 housed in the liquid crystal board case 136 in the gaming machine 1. The importance of the main board 137 (first board), which determines the game content of the gaming machine 1 itself, is higher than that of the sub-boards (second board) such as the effect board 133 and the liquid crystal board 135, which simply control the effect operation. It's much bigger. Therefore, the main board case 138 (first board case) for accommodating the main board 137 is required to have higher strength than the effect board case 134 (second board case) for accommodating the effect board 133, and at the same time, it is inside. High visibility is required for a specific part of the.

On the other hand, if the number of resin casting portions is increased when the main substrate case 138, the effect substrate case 134, etc. are resin-molded, there is an advantage that the cycle time required for molding the respective substrate cases 138, 134 can be shortened and the production can be performed efficiently. On the other hand, there is a problem that the number of traces of the resin poured portion 192,207 increases and the visibility inside is deteriorated. Further, if the number of traces of the resin pouring portion 192,207 increases, the number of weld lines 192a, 192b, 208a, 208b formed between the resin pouring portions also increases, so that the weld lines 192a, 192b, 208a, 208b increase. As a result, the visibility inside the substrate cases 138 and 134 is lowered, and at the same time, the strength of the substrate cases 138 and 134 itself is also lowered.

Therefore, regardless of whether the volume of the synthetic resin portion of the main board case 138 and the sub-board case such as the effect board case 134 is substantially the same, or whether the volume of the main board case 138 is larger or smaller than that of the sub-board case. Do the following: For example, the number of resin pouring portion traces (or resin pouring portions) 192 of the first case body 180 of the main board case 138 is set to N2 (N2 ≧ 1), and the sub-board such as the first case body 201 of the effect board case 134 is set. The number of resin pouring portion traces (or resin pouring portion) 207 on the case side is N2 + n2 (n2 ≧ 0). As a result, the strength and visibility of the main board case 138 side can be improved as compared with the effect board case 134 side.

Incidentally, in this embodiment, the number N2 of the resin pouring portion trace 192 of the first case body 180 of the main board case 138 is set to two, and the number N2 + n2 of the resin pouring portion trace 207 of the first case body 201 of the effect board case 134. It is one less than the three of.

The main board case 138 and the second case body 181, 202 side of the effect board case 134 are both flattened, and in order to correspond to the back surface side of the boards 133, 137 itself, the resin pouring portion trace (or the resin pouring portion) ) May be the same number, but may be the same as the resin pouring portion trace (or the resin pouring portion) on the first case body 180, 201 side.

The power supply board 140 has a horizontally long rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and as shown in FIG. 21, electronic components such as an electric field capacitor 230 and a connector are mounted on the back side of the power supply board 140. The power supply board 140 supplies electric power to the main board 137, the effect board 133, the liquid crystal board 135, the payout board 142, and other parts via the connector and the harness.

The power supply board case 141 has a horizontally long shape that is long in the left-right direction so as to accommodate the power supply board 140, and is formed flatly with the first case body 231 on the back side formed in the front opening shape as shown in FIG. The second case body 232 on the front side is provided so as to be openable and closable, the power supply board 140 is housed in the opening side of the first case body 231 and the power supply board 140 can be pressed from the front side by the second case body 232. There is.

The first case body 231 is formed with a plurality of heat dissipation holes 233 in the left-right direction on the back surface side of the rear wall portion 231a facing the power supply board 140 and the upper and lower corner portions thereof, and the first case body 231 has a plurality of heat dissipation holes 233. Outside air is introduced from the lower heat radiation hole 233 to cool the electronic components of the power supply board 140, and the hot air is discharged to the outside from the upper heat radiation hole 233 of the first case body 231. There is.

When molding the first case body 231 and the second case body 232 of the power supply board case 141, they are also molded in the same manner as the first case body 180 of the main board case 138.

The payout board 142 has a horizontally long rectangular shape whose left-right length is slightly shorter than that of the power supply board 140 and whose vertical width is slightly larger than that of the power supply board 140. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 38, electronic components such as a plurality of integrated circuit devices 235, game information clearing means 236, payout error display means 237, and connector 238 are mounted on the back side of the payout board 142, and the board is also mounted. A board management information display unit 239 for displaying board management information such as a control number is provided.

Of the plurality of integrated circuit devices 235, at least a part of the integrated circuit devices 235 is provided with a component information display unit 240 printed with management information such as a two-dimensional code and an element name. The game information clearing means 236 is configured by a RAM clear switch having a push button type operation unit 236a, and is arranged at a position where the payout board 142 can be easily operated. The game information clearing means 236 is originally for clearing the game information stored in the RAM constituting the game information storage means (not shown) on the main board 137 side when the operation unit 236a is pressed. However, it is also used for changing when the set value of the jackpot probability is changed step by step.

The payout error display means 237 is for displaying the error occurrence status on the payout means 23 side, is composed of a 7-segment display element or the like, and is arranged at an easily visible position on the payout board 142. The type of error that occurred in is displayed by light emission based on identification information such as numbers from 1 to 5.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 38, the payout substrate case 143 can open and close the back side first case body 241 formed in a front opening shape and the front side second case body 242 formed in a flat shape. The payout board 142 is arranged on the back side of the second case body 242, and the electronic parts and the like of the payout board 142 are covered from the back side by the first case body 241. The first case body 241 and the second case body 242 are transparent resins that allow the component information display unit 240, the payout error display means 237, the board management information display unit 239, etc. of the integrated circuit device 235 on the payout board 142 side to be seen through from the outside. Molded products are used.

The connector 238 side and the game information clearing means 236 side of the first case body 241 are in contact with or close to the back side of the payout board 142, and the connector 238 and the game information clearing means 236 project rearward at that portion. A through hole is provided. The first case body 241 is provided with a rear wall portion 241a that swells rearward so as to face the payout board 142, and a large number of heat in the payout board case 143 is dissipated to the outside on the rear wall portion 241a. A heat radiating hole 243, an error information display means 245 for displaying the error information of the payout means 23, and an opening history notation means 246 for showing the opening history of the payout board case 143 are provided.

Since the payout board case 143 can be opened and sealed up to twice, a sealing means 247 that can be sealed so that an opening mark remains at the time of opening is provided in the vertical direction on the left and right end sides of the payout board case 143. There are three in the. Of these three sealing means 247, one sealing means 247 is used when sealing the first payout substrate case 143, and the other two sealing means 247 are used for the payout substrate case 143 after opening. Use to seal each time you close.

The heat radiating holes 243 are for radiating heat generated from the electronic components in the payout substrate case 143 to the outside, and a large number of heat radiating holes 243 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the forming region 244 of the rear wall portion 241a of the first case body 241. The formation area 244 of the heat dissipation hole 243 is provided over a wide area so as to ensure heat dissipation without impairing the visibility of specific parts such as the component information display unit 240 and the board management information display unit 239 on the payout board 142 side. A large number of heat dissipation holes 243 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the formation region 244.

The opening history notation means 246 is composed of an opening history notation sticker 248 in which an adhesive is applied to a transparent sheet capable of seeing through the inside of the payout substrate case 143, and the non-perforated region 250 below the formation region 244 of the heat dissipation hole 243. It is affixed to. The opening history notation sticker 248 is provided with two upper and lower opening history notation units 249 for indicating the regular opening history of the payout board case 143.

The opening history notation unit 249 has an opener notation unit 249a capable of indicating the name of the opener and an opening time notation unit 249b capable of indicating the date of opening in a line in the left-right direction at predetermined intervals. Each time the payout board case 143 is sealed after opening, the name of the opener is indicated on the opener notation unit 249a, and the date at the time of opening is indicated on the opener notation unit 249b.

The opening history notation means 246 is composed of an opaque portion formed by printing opaque ink, paint, or the like, or by coating the opaque portion. The board management information display unit 239 and the opening history notation unit 249 may be provided directly on the first case body 241 without using the sticker.

The error information display means 245 is provided on the back surface side of the non-perforated region 250 away from the formation region 244 of the heat radiation hole 243, and the error information display means 245 has "1. Disbursement stopped" and "2. Full error". "3. Out of ball error" "4. Payout error" "5. Ball jam error", etc., error items 245a are displayed for each type of error.

The rear wall portion 241a of the first case body 241 has specific parts such as a component information display unit 240 on the payout board 142 side and a board management information display unit 239, and further, an error information display means 245 on the first case body 241 side. And at a position away from the specific part on the payout board 142 side, the error information display means 245 on the payout board case 143 side, and the open history notation unit 249 so that the open history notation means 246 does not overlap with the weld lines 251a and 251b, respectively. Further, there are a plurality of, for example, three resin pouring portion traces 252 at positions surrounding the formation region 244 of the heat radiation hole 243. Therefore, when the first case body 241 is molded, it is molded by injection molding in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die from the three resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 252. The number of the resin pouring portion traces 252 is N2 + n2.

Even when the first case body 241 is molded by pouring molten resin from these three resin pouring portions, as in the case of the effect substrate case 134, the heat dissipation holes 243 located on the side close to each resin pouring portion. On the side, a short weld line 251a is formed downstream of the heat dissipation hole 243. Also, even between the three resin pouring parts, a relatively long weld line 251b can be formed in the intermediate part between the adjacent resin pouring parts in the direction intersecting the direction connecting the two resin pouring parts, or both resin pouring parts can be provided. A relatively long weld line 251b is formed so as to connect a plurality of heat dissipation holes 243 in the connecting direction and the intersecting direction.

Even if weld lines 251a and 251b are generated on the rear wall portion 241a of the first case body 241 as described above, the weld lines 251a and 251b are located at positions off the specific portion on the payout substrate 142 side, so that the weld lines 251a and 251b are welded. The lines 251a and 251b do not reduce the visibility of the specific portion on the payout substrate 142 side.

Although some integrated circuit devices 235 correspond to the heat dissipation hole 243 forming region 244 and error information display means 245, the integrated circuit device 235 may be provided so as not to overlap with the heat dissipation holes 243 and error information display means 245. good. Further, it is desirable that the resin pouring portion trace 252 does not overlap with the integrated circuit device 235 and the error information display means 245.

The main board 137, the effect board 133, the liquid crystal board 135, the payout board 142, and the like are connected as shown in FIG. 39. The connector 177a of the main board 137 is connected to the connector 197a of the effect board 133 via a plurality of or a large number of harnesses 255. Further, the connector 177b of the main board 137 is connected to the connector 238a of the payout board 142 via the harness 256. Further, the connector 177c of the main board 137 is connected to a game component such as the variable winning means 32 on the game board 16 side via a harness 257, a relay board (not shown) and the like.

The connector 197b of the effect board 133 is connected to the connector 211a of the liquid crystal board 135 via a plurality or a large number of harnesses 258, and the connector 198a of the effect board 133 is connected to the movable effect means 97 or the like via the harness 259. Has been done. The connector 211b of the liquid crystal substrate 135 is connected to the liquid crystal display means 28 via the harness 260. The connector 238a of the payout board 142 is connected to the payout means 23 via the harness 261.

On the back surface 144 side of the back cover 22, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 20, 21, and 40 to 42, a large number of heat dissipation holes 264 for dissipating heat in the back cover 22 are provided. The operation hole 265 corresponding to the operation means 176 for setting the probability, the operation hole 266 corresponding to the game information clearing means 236, the visual recognition window 267 corresponding to the opening history notation means 184, and the visual recognition corresponding to the error information display means 245. A window 268 and a viewing window 269 corresponding to the opening history notation means 246 are provided.

The operation holes 265 and 266 have tubular portions 265a and 266a protruding forward from the back surface portion 144, and when operating the operation means 176 and the game information clearing means 236, the back cover 22 is kept closed. A fingertip or other object is inserted into the tubular portions 265a and 266a of the operation holes 265 and 266 from the back side of the cover 22, and operations such as pressing the operation means 176 and the game information clearing means 236 are performed.

The viewing windows 267 and 269 for the opening history notation means 184 and 246 are formed corresponding to the board cases 138 and 143 of the back portion 144 of the back cover 22, and the back cover 22 is kept closed. The notation information of the opening history notation units 191 and 249 of the opening history notation means 184 and 246 can be easily read from the back side of the 22. Therefore, it is not necessary to open and close the back cover 22 each time the notation information of the opening history notation means 184 and 246 is confirmed.

Since the back cover 22 is a molded product of transparent resin, it is also possible to check the notation information of the management information notation units 178, 239 and the part information display units 179, 240 via the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22. Therefore, it is not always necessary to provide an opening-shaped viewing window corresponding to the management information notation units 178,239 and the parts information display units 179,240.

The back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 can confirm the error information displayed on the payout error display means 237 from the back side of the back cover 22 with the back cover 22 closed. Further, the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 is provided with a viewing window 268 in an opening shape corresponding to the error information display means 245, and the display information of the error information display means 245 can be visually recognized from the viewing window 268. ..

When some error occurs in connection with the payout of the game ball by the payout means 23, the payout error display means 237 displays the error information. Therefore, by looking at the error information of the payout error display means 237 in the payout board case 143 from the back side of the back cover 22, the error occurrence location of the payout means 23 can be easily confirmed.

If the location where the error has occurred cannot be determined only by displaying the error information of the payout error display means 237, the location where the error has occurred can be easily confirmed by collating with the display information of the error information display means 245 through the viewing window 268. can do.

The heat dissipation holes 264 are centrally provided in the upper portion 22U of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22. The back portion 144 of the back cover 22 is abbreviated as an upper portion 22U corresponding to the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136, and a lower portion 22D corresponding to the main board case 138, the power supply board case 141 and the payout board case 143. It can be divided into two. Therefore, when the distribution of the heat radiating holes 264 is compared separately for the upper portion 22U and the lower portion 22D, the heat radiating holes 264 are arranged substantially evenly in the entire area of the upper portion 22U, and are arranged on the lower side. It is not provided in the portion 22D. Each heat radiating hole 264 has an elongated shape long in the left-right direction, and is arranged at a predetermined distance between the heat radiating holes 264 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

The heat dissipation hole 264 of the back cover 22 is not arranged in the vicinity of the operation shaft 196a of the volume adjusting means 196, and the volume adjusting means 196 is operated by inserting a tool such as a screwdriver from the heat dissipation hole 264. The shaft 196a cannot be operated. Therefore, the operating means 176 and the game information clearing means 236 can be operated from the back side of the back cover 22 in a closed state without opening the back cover 22, but the volume adjusting means 196 cannot be operated unless the back cover 22 is opened. .. This is because the frequency of operating the volume adjusting means 196 is less than that of the operating means 176 and the game information clearing means 236.

In this way, when the heat dissipation holes 264 are provided on the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, by arranging the heat dissipation holes 264 substantially evenly over the entire area of the upper portion 22U, the high temperature that tends to stay on the upper side in the back cover 22 is high. Air can be discharged to the outside through the heat dissipation hole 264. Therefore, convection of air is generated in the back cover 22, external cold air is introduced from the outside air introduction portion 146 on the lower end side of the back cover 22, and high-temperature hot air can be discharged from the heat radiation hole 264 at the upper part. It is possible to efficiently dissipate heat via 264.

Further, in the back portion 144 of the back cover 22, the lower portion 22D corresponding to the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143 is provided with operation holes 265 and 266 and viewing windows 267 to 269, and is on the lower side. Since the heat dissipation hole 264 and other openings are not provided in substantially the entire area of the portion 22D, the status of the main board case 138, the payout board case 143, the main board 137, and the payout board 142 inside the back cover 22 through the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143. Can be easily visually recognized, and deterioration of visibility of the main substrate 137 and the payout substrate 142 with respect to a specific portion can be prevented.

Moreover, since the lower portion 22D of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 is in a non-perforated state with no openings other than the operation holes 265 and 266 and the viewing windows 267 to 269, the lower portion 22D of the back surface portion 144 is opened. It is possible to promote the ascending flow of air on the lower side in the back cover 22 as compared with the case where there is. Therefore, the convection of air in the back cover 22 can be further promoted.

Since the heat radiating holes 264 have a long hole shape that is long in the left-right direction, it is possible to increase the opening area of each heat radiating hole 264 as compared with the case of a round hole shape, and the number of heat radiating holes 264 is reduced. can do.

Further, the harness 255 that curves in a U shape to the back side between the connectors 177a and 197a that are vertically close to each other, such as the connector 177a of the main board 137 and the connector 197a of the effect board 133, with a predetermined margin. When connecting vertically, the harness 255 in the vertical direction may come into contact with or press contact with the inside of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22.

Even in such a case, by forming the heat radiating hole 264 in the shape of a long hole in the left-right direction, the heat radiating hole 264 is in the left-right direction with respect to the harness 255 in the vertical direction, so that a part of the harness 255 is formed from the heat radiating hole 264. It does not come out on the back side of the back cover 22.

Further, the harness 258 for connecting the connector 197b of the effect board 133 and the connector 211a of the liquid crystal board 135 is arranged in the left-right direction, but the distance between the two connectors 197b and 211a in the left-right direction is the distance between the connectors 177a and 197a in the vertical direction. Since it is sufficiently large in comparison, the length of the harness 258 in the left-right direction becomes long, and it is not necessary to bend or bend it extremely as compared with the harness 255 between the connectors 177a and 197a. Unless it becomes extremely long, the harness 258 does not protrude from the heat dissipation hole 264 to the back side of the back cover 22.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 41, and 42, the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 has a plurality of resin pouring portion traces 280 and extruded portion traces 281 at positions deviating from specific portions of the respective substrates 133 and 137. be. The resin pouring portion trace 280 shows the trace of the resin pouring portion in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die at the time of molding the back cover 22, and is substantially filled in the entire cavity of the molding die within a predetermined time. The molten resin is dispersed and arranged so that the molten resin can be poured evenly.

In the upper portion 22U in which a large number of heat dissipation holes 264 are arranged, a large number of heat dissipation hole molded portions of the mold act as a flow inhibitor for the molten resin, so that the flow resistance when the molten resin flows in the cavity is large. Therefore, it is necessary to pour the molten resin from the resin pouring portion against the flow resistance. Therefore, at the time of molding the back cover 22, there are many resin pouring portions in the upper portion 22U, and as a result, there are many resin pouring portion traces 280 in the upper portion 22U of the back cover 22. A plurality of the resin pouring portion traces 280, for example, N3, are provided from the intermediate portion to the peripheral portion of the formation region 282 of the heat radiation hole 264.

Since the upper portion 22U of the back cover 22 has a large number of heat dissipation holes 264, an extrusion resistance is generated between the large number of heat dissipation hole molded portions of the mold and the heat dissipation holes 264, and an extrusion resistance is generated at the peripheral edge portion 145. Much more extruded portion traces 281a and 281b are provided than the number of resin poured portion traces 280.

As shown in FIGS. 43 and 44, the resin pouring portion trace 280 is arranged outside the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22. On the other hand, the extruded portion trace 281a has a circular shape and is arranged on the front side of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, and the extruded portion trace 281b has a semicircular shape and is arranged at the front end of the peripheral portion 145.

Further, in the lower portion 22D in which the operation holes 265 and 266 and the viewing windows 267 to 269 are close to a non-perforated state to some extent, the flow resistance when the molten resin flows in the cavity is smaller than that in the upper portion 22U. Since the molten resin circulates quickly in the cavity, the number of traces of the resin pouring portion 280 is smaller than that of the upper portion 22U.

Moreover, in the lower portion 22D, the main board case 138 and the payout board case are not impaired by the resin pouring portion trace 280 and the weld line 283 generated at the time of molding so as not to impair the visibility of specific parts of the main board 137 and the payout board 142. In the vicinity of the outer periphery of the 143, there are a relatively small number of resin pouring traces 280.

That is, the number of the resin pouring portion traces 280 of the lower portion 22D of the back cover 22 is N3-n3 (N3> n3 ≧ 1), and 2 on the upper portion 22U side located near the upper side of the main board case 138. Even if the traces of the resin pouring portion 280 are included, the number is as small as four, one between the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143 and one at the outer position of the payout board case 143. ..

It should be noted that the resin molding part and weld line 283 such as the resin pouring part trace 280 of the lower portion 22D of the back cover 22, and the resin molding part and weld such as the resin pouring part trace 192 and 252 of the main board case 138 and the payout case 143. The lines 192a, 192b, 251a, and 251b are designed so that they do not overlap each other with respect to a specific portion of the main substrate 137 and the payout substrate 142 even if they overlap each other in the front-rear direction.

The entire back cover 22 is divided into a hinge side portion 22L on the first hinge means 6 side and an anti-hinge side portion 22R on the opposite side to the first hinge means 6 with the center line CL1 as a boundary, and the traces of the resin pouring portions of both are divided. When comparing the number NX of 280, the number NR of the resin pouring portion 280 of the anti-hinge side portion 22R having a large volume is larger than the number NL of the resin pouring portion 280 of the hinge side portion 22L having a small volume.

This is because the bending length of the bent portion 145a to the front side of the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22 is longer than the bending length of the bent portion 145b to the front side, and the anti-hinge side portion 22R of the back cover 22 This is because the volume is larger than the volume of the hinge side portion 22L. As a result, when the back cover 22 is molded, the molten resin can be poured substantially evenly in a short time into the cavity of the anti-hinge side portion 22R of the mold and the cavity of the hinge side portion 22L.

Incidentally, the number NL of the resin pouring portion trace 280 of the anti-hinge side portion 22R of the back cover 22 is 4, and the number NR of the resin pouring portion trace 280 of the hinge side portion 22L is 3. The number of traces of the resin pouring portion 280, NL = 4, and NR = 3, is merely an example.

Five resin-pouring traces 280 of the anti-hinge side portion 22R are dispersed in the vicinity of the bent portion 145c and the central side of the back surface portion 144, and are arranged in the vertical direction. Further, the resin pouring portion trace 280 of the hinge side portion 22L is arranged vertically dispersed on the back surface portion 144 in the vicinity of the bending portions 145b, 145c, 145d. Therefore, it is possible to improve the circulation of the molten resin from the outer peripheral portion 145 side to the cavity on the back surface portion 144 side in the vicinity thereof.

The resin pouring portion trace 280 of the hinge side portion 22L is in the vicinity of the bent portions 145b, 145c, 145d, but there is only the resin pouring portion trace 280 on the left-right center side of the back surface portion 144, and the hinge side portion. There is no resin pouring portion trace 280 on the left and right center side of 22L. This is because the molten resin in the cavity in the central portion of the back surface portion 144 has good circulation.

Even when the molten resin is poured into the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 from the resin pouring portion corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 280, the integrated circuit devices 174, 195, 210 on each substrate 133, 135, 137, 142 side. , 235, parts information display unit 179, 199, 212, 240, board management information display unit 178, 200, 213, 239, etc. There are traces of the resin pouring portion 192, 207, 217, 252 at a position off the specific portion on the 137, 142 side.

At the time of injection molding of the back cover 22, molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die from the resin pouring portion corresponding to each resin pouring portion trace 280 to be molded. In this case, on the opening side of the heat radiating hole 264 or the like, a short weld line (not shown) is formed on the downstream side of each heat radiating hole 264 on the side close to each resin pouring portion due to the merging of the molten resin poured from the resin pouring portion. Further, in the intermediate portion between the two adjacent resin pouring portions, a long weld line 283 due to the merging of the molten resin from the two resin pouring portions can be connected between the plurality of heat dissipation holes 264.

The resin pouring portion trace 280 is positioned so as to sandwich the formation region 282 of the heat dissipation hole 264 at a predetermined interval, and when the back cover 22 is molded, two resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion trace 280 are poured. The molten resin is poured into the cavity of the molding die from the portion to be molded.

When the back cover 22 is molded by pouring molten resin from the two resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion traces 280, the back portion 144 has a downstream side of approximately half of the heat dissipation holes 264 on the side close to each resin pouring portion. A weld line (not shown) is formed by merging the molten resin poured from the resin pouring portion, and a weld line is formed by merging the molten resin from the two resin pouring portions in the substantially central portion between the two resin pouring portions. The 283 can be configured to connect between the plurality of heat dissipation holes 264.

The former weld line can be shortened to the downstream side of each heat dissipation hole 264, but the latter weld line 283 can be lengthened so as to connect a plurality of heat dissipation holes 264 in the direction intersecting the diagonal direction corresponding to the resin pouring portion. Or, it can be lengthened at a position separated from the space between the two resin pouring portions in a direction intersecting the diagonal direction.

Such a weld line 283 causes an extreme decrease in the tensile strength of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, and also causes the back side of the back cover 22 to pass through the back surface portion 144 of each of the substrates 133, 135, 137. This is a factor that hinders visibility when visually recognizing a specific portion on the 142 side. However, by considering the arrangement position of the resin pouring portion, it is possible to prevent the weld line 283 generated on the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 from overlapping the specific portion on each substrate 133, 135, 137, 142 side. The visibility is not impaired by the weld line 283.

For example, looking at the positional relationship between each resin pouring portion trace 280 and each weld line 283 of the back cover 22, the upper portion 22U of the back portion 144 is as shown in FIG. 41, and the lower portion 22D of the back portion 144 is shown in FIG. It is as shown in 42.

That is, on the upper side portion 22U side of the back surface portion 144, as shown in FIG. 41, a weld line c is provided between the resin pouring portion trace a and the resin pouring portion trace b, and the resin pouring portion trace a and the resin pouring portion trace d are provided. The weld line e is located between the resin pouring portion b, the weld line f is located between the resin pouring portion trace b and the resin pouring portion trace d, and the weld line h is formed between the resin pouring portion trace d and the resin pouring portion trace g. A weld line s is provided between the trace a of the pouring portion and the trace g of the resin pouring portion, and a weld line j is provided between the trace d of the resin pouring portion and the trace of the resin pouring portion i. Weld lines k are generated between and each.

Each weld line 283 on the upper portion 22U side is generated at a position away from specific parts such as the component information display units 199, 212 and the board management information display units 200, 213 of the effect board 133 and the liquid crystal board 135. Therefore, the resin pouring traces 207 and 217 and the weld lines 208b and 216b on the rear wall portions 201a and 218a of the substrate cases 134 and 136 are the component information display portions 199 and 212 of the effect substrate 133 and the liquid crystal substrate 135, and the substrate management information display. Although there are a large number of heat dissipation holes 264 on the back surface portion 144 of the weld line 283 in combination with the fact that the portions 200, 213 and the like are out of the specific portion, the visibility of the specific portion is hindered by the weld line 283 and the like. There is no such thing.

In the lower portion 22D of the back surface portion 144, as shown in FIG. 42, a weld line m is formed between the resin pouring portion trace g and the resin pouring portion trace l, and the resin pouring portion trace d and the resin pouring portion trace l are provided. A weld line n is provided between the traces of the resin pouring portion i and the trace l of the resin pouring portion, and a weld line q is provided between the traces of the resin pouring portion i and the traces of the resin pouring portion p. Weld lines r are generated between the trace l and the trace p of the resin pouring portion, respectively.

Each weld line 283 of the lower portion 22D is generated at a position away from specific parts such as the component information display units 179 and 240 and the board management information display units 178 and 239 of the main board 137 and the payout board 142. Therefore, the traces of the resin pouring portion 280 and the weld line 283 on the rear wall portions 180a and 241a of the substrate cases 138 and 143 are the component information display units 179 and 240 and the substrate management information display units 178 and 239 of the main board 137 and the payout board 142. In addition to the fact that it is out of the specific part such as, the visibility of the specific part is not impaired by the weld line or the like. Further, since the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 does not have heat dissipation holes or the like corresponding to the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143, the effect board 133 side and the liquid crystal board 135 side having a large number of heat dissipation holes 204 and 214 have. Visibility is further improved in comparison.

At the time of injection molding of the back cover 22, the molten resin is poured into the cavity between the protruding movable mold and the recessed fixed mold for molding. After the resin is cured, the movable mold is opened so as to be separated from the fixed mold, and the molded product for the back cover 22 remaining on the movable mold side is extruded by an extrusion portion such as an extrusion pin on the movable mold side.

The extruded portion traces 281a and 281b are traces of abutting the extruded portion on the molded product at the time of die cutting, and the movable mold has the back surface portion 144 and the peripheral portion 145 in consideration of the extruding resistance of each portion of the back cover 22. A large number of extruded portions are provided so as to correspond to the above, and a large number of extruded portion traces 281a and 281b remain on the back surface portion 144 and the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22.

The extruded portion trace 281a of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 has a round shape, and the extruded portion trace 281b of the peripheral portion 145 has a semicircular shape, and the shape thereof differs depending on the conditions of the target portion. On the upper side of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, a large number of extruded portion traces 281a are arranged between the heat radiating holes 264 so as to be substantially evenly distributed over the entire area of the forming region 282 of the heat radiating holes 264. Further, on the lower side of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, the peripheral portion of the main substrate case 138 and the peripheral portion of the payout substrate case 143 are arranged corresponding to the peripheral portion. On the payout board case 143 side, the extruded portion trace 281a is arranged in the peripheral portion such as the four corners of the visual recognition window 268 for the error display portion of the payout board 142.

Therefore, the upper portion 22U of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 has a large number of heat dissipation holes 264, which is structurally complicated and has a large extrusion resistance, but a large number of heat dissipation holes 264 are formed in substantially the entire area 282. Since there is an extruded portion trace 281a, the extruded portion corresponding to each extruded portion trace 281a can sufficiently resist the extruding resistance of the back cover 22.

On the other hand, the lower portion 22D of the back portion 144 of the back cover 22 has no heat dissipation hole 264 or the like and has a flat spread compared to the upper side and the extrusion resistance is small, so that the number of the extrusion portion traces 281a and 281b is large. It is less than the upper side. Further, in the lower portion 22D of the back cover 22, it is important to ensure visibility of the main board 137 and the payout board 142, so that the overlap of the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b with respect to the main board 137 and the payout board 142 is minimized. A small number of extruded portion traces 281a and 281b are arranged around the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143. Therefore, the lower portion 22D of the back cover 22 can be easily extruded from the mold without impairing the visibility of the back cover 22 with respect to the main substrate 137 and the payout substrate 142.

The extruded portion traces 281b of the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22 are arranged on the front end surface of the peripheral edge portion 145 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. Therefore, when the back cover 22 is die-cut, the front end surface of the peripheral edge portion 145 is pressed in the pushing direction by the extruded portion, so that the peripheral edge portion 145 can be reliably removed from the movable mold.

In this type of gaming machine 1, molded products such as the main substrate case 138 and the payout substrate case 143 are manufactured by an injection molding method in which molten resin is poured into a cavity from a resin pouring portion of a mold. Therefore, if the number of resin pouring portions is increased, it is possible to quickly pour the molten resin into the cavity, the cycle time at the time of molding the molded product can be shortened, and there is an advantage that the molded product can be manufactured efficiently.

However, if the number of resin pouring portions increases in the molded product after molding, traces of resin pouring portions 192,252 corresponding to the number of resin pouring portions are formed, and weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, 251b are generated. .. Then, the traces of the resin pouring portion 192,252 and the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, 251b are important specific portions such as the substrate management information display portions 178, 239 displayed on the substrates 137, 142 in the substrate cases 138, 143. In the case of corresponding to the above, the visibility to the specific part is lowered, and it is a big cause that the mechanical strength of the substrate cases 138 and 143 is lowered regardless of whether or not it corresponds to the specific part.

That is, in resin molding, injection molding is a molding method capable of mass-producing molded products having complicated shapes in one process, and the molding process follows the processes of melting, transfer, cooling, and solidification. The traces of the resin pouring portion 192,252 are traces of the traces of the resin pouring portion in which the molten resin is poured into the cavity of the mold, and in the traces of the resin pouring portion 192,252, the visibility to a specific part inside is deteriorated due to diffused reflection of light. There is a problem to do.

Further, the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, and 251b are phenomena that occur when a molten resin is poured into a cavity from a resin pouring portion and when a molded product having holes and openings is molded, and the melting is divided into two parts in the cavity. When the resins merge again, the surface of the molten resin at the merged portion is slightly lowered and hardened, so that the resin is generated in a line shape. In the case of the substrate cases 138 and 143, at the locations where the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a and 251b are generated, the visibility to a specific part inside is lowered due to diffused reflection of light, and the tensile impact strength is extremely lowered. It causes a decrease in mechanical strength such as light.

Therefore, various weld line countermeasures have been taken from the past, such as simulating the flow path of the molten resin in the cavity to predict the position where the weld line is generated and reinforcing the location where the weld line is generated. However, it is difficult to solve this weld line problem due to cost and other reasons, and it is one of the important issues common to molded products of home appliances and other various products.

Also in the gaming machine 1, the one placed in a place where the player touches the hand of the player on the front side of the gaming machines 2 and 3 (for example, the operation button 64, etc.), or the player on the back side of the gaming machines 2 and 3. Various molded products are used, such as those arranged in a place that cannot be touched (for example, main board case 138, effect board case 134, back cover 22, etc.).

The various board cases 138 and 143 have internal boards 137 and 142 as measures to prevent fraudulent activities such as preventing fraudulent activities against the respective boards 137 and 142 and facilitating the detection of such fraudulent activities. Although it is configured so that the condition of a specific part of the above can be easily confirmed, the traces of the resin pouring portion 192,252 and the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, 251b cause a decrease in the visibility inside the substrate cases 138,143. Further, the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a and 251b have a problem of causing a decrease in the mechanical strength of the substrate cases 138 and 143.

Even if the board is used for the same gaming machine 1, the main board 137 has a very large influence on the result of the whole game, and therefore, it is easy to be targeted as a fraudulent target such as illegal replacement by the integrated circuit device 174. Unlike the sub-board case that houses other sub-boards, the main board case 138 that houses the main board 137 is required to have much higher visibility and mechanical strength.

Even if the position where the weld line is generated can be specified to some extent by simulating the flow path of the molten resin in the cavity, the substrate cases 138 and 143 and the separately molded products such as the back cover 22 overlap each other. Even if the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, 251b of one of the molded products are displaced from a specific part of the substrate, the weld lines 192a, 192b, 251a, 251b of the other molded product are arranged. If it overlaps with the specific part, it cannot be said that the visibility of the specific part is secured as a result.

It should be noted that the molded product has an extruded portion trace in addition to the resin pouring portion traces 192 and 252 as the resin molding trace at the time of molding, and the extruded portion trace also contributes to the deterioration of visibility. That is, from the viewpoint of ensuring visibility for a specific part, when the molded product is extruded from the movable mold by the extruded portion, the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b formed corresponding to the extruded portion are also the resin pouring portion traces 192. It is the same as 252 etc.

Therefore, when manufacturing various resin parts used for the gaming machine 1, molding is performed while considering the optimum requirements for each resin part. For example, in comparison between the operation button 64, which is the first resin member (cover body) that the player can contact, and the back cover 22, which is the second resin component that the player cannot contact, when the operation button 64 is molded. The number of the resin pouring portion traces 90 is N1 (N1 ≧ 1), and the number of the resin pouring portion traces 280 at the time of molding the back cover 22 is N1 + n1 (n1 ≧ 1). Incidentally, the number of the resin pouring portion trace 90 of the operation button 64 is one, and the number of the resin pouring portion trace 280 of the back cover 22 is about 5 to 10, for example, 7.

In the case of the operation button 64, the generation of the weld line can be prevented and the resin pouring can be prevented by pouring the molten resin from one resin pouring portion corresponding to the one resin pouring portion trace 90 and molding. Since the number of traces 90 is reduced, it takes time to pour the molten resin, the molding efficiency is lowered, and the manufacturing cost is high, but there is an advantage that the appearance and strength of the operation button 64 after molding are improved.

On the other hand, in the case of the back cover 22, the number of the resin pouring portion traces 280 is 7, which is larger than that of the operation button 64, and at the time of molding, the molten resin is formed from the 7 resin pouring portions corresponding to the resin pouring portion traces 280. Therefore, the molten resin can be easily poured into the cavity, the molding efficiency can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In addition, there are many traces of the resin pouring portion 280, and the appearance and strength of the back cover 22 after molding deteriorates due to the generation of the weld line 283, etc. Since it protects from the back side of the machine and does not come into contact with the player, some deterioration in aesthetics and strength does not pose a particular problem.

Therefore, consider where the resin member is arranged with respect to the game machine main bodies 2 and 3, such as the operation button 64 that the player can contact and the back cover 22 that the player cannot contact. It is necessary to determine the number of resin pouring portions and balance the aesthetics, strength and molding efficiency.

The operation button 64 includes a body portion 68 provided with a flow-inhibiting portion of the molten resin and an operation portion 70 continuously formed on the upper end side of the body portion 68, and the flow-inhibiting portion of the body portion 68. The resin pouring portion trace 90 is arranged on the back side. Two flow-inhibiting portions are arranged on the left and right facing each other in the radial direction of the body portion 68, and are composed of a pair of notch portions 68a recessed from the edge of the body portion 68 toward the operation portion 70. There is.

The board cases used in the gaming machine 1 include, for example, a main board case (first board case) 138 for accommodating a main board 137 for game operation control, and a production board for effect operation control different from the main board 137. There is an effect board case (second board case) 134 for accommodating 133. Taking the main board case 138 and the effect board case 134 as an example, the number of the resin pouring portion traces 192 and 207 will be considered.

The first case body 180 of the main board case 138 has a resin pouring portion trace 192 as shown in FIG. 35, and the first case body 201 of the effect board case 134 has a resin pouring portion as shown in FIG. 36. There is a mark 207. Assuming that the number of resin pouring portion traces 192 of the main board case 138 is N2 (N2 ≧ 1) (for example, 2), the number of resin pouring portion traces 207 of the effect board case 134 is N2 + n2 (n2 ≧ 0). ) (For example, 3). Therefore, the number of resin pouring traces 192, 207 between the main board case 138 and the effect board case 134 is the same, or the number of the resin pouring portion traces 207 of the effect board case 134 is the same as the number of resin pouring traces 192 of the main board case 138. There are n2 (n2 ≧ 1) more than the number of.

When the main board case 138 and the effect board case 134 are molded by the injection molding method, the traces of the resin pouring portion 192, 207 and the weld lines 192a, 192b, 208a, 208b reduce the visibility inside the board cases 134, 138. In addition, the weld lines 192a, 192b, 208a, 208b have a problem of causing a decrease in the mechanical strength of the substrate cases 134,138. However, even if the board is used for the same gaming machine 1, the main board 137 has a very large influence on the result of the whole game, so that the integrated circuit device 174 is illegally replaced as compared with the effect board 133. The main board case 138 that houses the main board 137 is required to have much higher visibility and mechanical strength than the effect board case 134 that houses the effect board 133. It will be.

Therefore, the number of resin pouring portion traces 192 during molding of the main substrate case 138 is less than the number N2 + n2 (n2 ≧ 0) of the number of resin pouring portion traces 207 during molding of the effect substrate case 134 (N2 ≧ 1). By using two, for example, two, it is possible to prevent a decrease in visibility and mechanical strength on the main board case 138 side. Further, by setting the number of the resin pouring portion traces 207 at the time of molding of the effect substrate case 134 to N2 + n2 (n2 ≧ 0), the visibility and mechanical strength of the effect substrate case 134 and the liquid crystal substrate case 136 are slightly lowered. , The molten resin can be easily poured into the cavity, the molding efficiency can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In addition to the resin pouring portion trace 192 of the main substrate case 138 and the resin pouring portion trace 207 of the effect substrate case 134, the resin pouring portion trace 192 of the main substrate case 138 and the resin pouring portion trace 217 of the liquid crystal substrate case 136. The relationship with is also feasible.

When looking at the relative positions of the back surfaces of the main board case 138, the effect board case 134, and the liquid crystal board case 136 in the front-rear direction, the back surfaces of the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136 are substantially at the same position, and the main board case 138. The back surface of the screen protrudes rearward from the production board case 134 and the like. That is, the back surface of the rear wall portion 180a of the main substrate case 138 projects to the back side of the back surface of the rear wall portion 201a of the effect substrate case 134 and the liquid crystal substrate case 136.

Therefore, as long as the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 corresponding to each board case 134, 136, 138 is substantially flat, the distance between the back surface portion of the main board case 138 and the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 is the effect board case 134. , It is smaller than the distance between the back surface of the liquid crystal substrate case 136 and the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22.

By doing so, even when the respective board cases 134, 136, and 138 sides are viewed through the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, the visibility to the inside of the main board case 138 can be improved by the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board. It is improved as compared with the visibility to the inside of the case 136. The amount of protrusion of the main board case 138, the effect board case 134, and the liquid crystal board case 136 to the rear may be substantially the same.

In the resin back cover 22 that protects the main board case 138, the effect board case 134, and the liquid crystal board case 136, as shown in FIG. 40, the region overlapping the main board case 138 in the lower portion 22D of the back cover 22 is defined. When one region is set and the region overlapping the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136 in the upper portion 22U of the back cover 22 is set as the second region, the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 in the first region is N3 (N3 ≧). 1) It is desirable that the number is (for example, 2) and the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 in the second region is N3 + n3 (n3 ≧ 1) (for example, 5). It is desirable that the first region and the second region of the back cover 22 have substantially the same area and volume.

By doing so, in the first region overlapping the lower portion from the main board case 138, the visibility is improved via the back cover 22, and the second region overlapping the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136. Even when a large number of heat radiation holes 264 are arranged in the space, the molded portion of the heat radiation holes 264 does not cause the flow of the molten resin in the cavity to become extremely poor and the molding efficiency of the back cover 22 does not decrease.

When the back cover 22 is molded, a plurality of first extruded portions are arranged corresponding to the first extruded portion trace 281a of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, and the second extruded portion of the peripheral portion 145 of the back cover 22 is arranged. A movable mold in which a plurality of second extrusion portions are arranged corresponding to the trace 281b is used. When the back cover 22 after molding is extruded, the first extruded portion and the second extruded portion on the movable mold side are brought into contact with the back surface portion 144 and the peripheral edge portion 145 of the back cover 22, respectively. The resin parts are extruded by simultaneously moving the extruded portion in the extruded direction with the same stroke. Therefore, on the back cover 22 after molding, the first extruded portion trace 281a and the second extruded portion trace 281b remain at a plurality of locations corresponding to each extruded portion.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 40, the first extruded portion trace 281a of the back surface portion 144, which makes it easy to secure the contact area of the first extruded portion, has a circular shape with a large area to secure the contact area of the second extruded portion. The second extruded portion trace 281b of the peripheral portion 145, which is easy to easily move, has a semicircular shape with a small area, and the shape and size of the first extruded portion trace 281a and the second extruded portion trace 281b are different. The back cover 22 can be extruded by an extruded portion having a suitable shape and size.

Further, when the surface area of the back cover 22 is divided into a heat dissipation area 264A in which a plurality of heat dissipation holes 264 are arranged and a non-heat dissipation area 264B other than the heat dissipation area 264A, the heat dissipation area 264A and the non-heat dissipation area 264B Since the degree of adhesion of the back cover 22 to the movable mold is significantly different, the number of the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b of the non-heat dissipation region 264B having a small degree of adhesion is determined according to the difference in the degree of adhesion of the back cover 22 to the movable mold. The number of N5 (N5 ≧ 1) is set, and the number of the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b of the heat dissipation region 264A having a large degree of adhesion is N5 + n5 (n5 ≧ 1).

For example, in the heat dissipation region 264A of the back cover 22, N5 + n5 (n5 ≧ 1) extruded portion traces 281a and 281b are arranged between the heat dissipation holes 264 of the back surface portion 144 so as to be substantially evenly distributed. Although a large extrusion resistance is generated by the molded portion of the back cover 22, the heat dissipation region 264A side of the back cover 22 can be extruded against the extrusion resistance.

On the other hand, the number of extruded portions 281a and 281b in the non-heat dissipation region 264B is smaller than the number of N5 (N5 ≧ 1) and the number of extruded portions 281a and 281b on the heat dissipation region 264A side, but the non-heat dissipation region 264B. Since the back surface portion 144 has a certain degree of opening, most of which is flat and has a small extrusion resistance, the visibility to the main substrate case 138 is also improved.

The back cover 22 includes a back surface portion 144 that protects the back members of the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136, and the like from the back side, and a peripheral edge portion 145 that bends from the outer periphery of the back surface portion 144 to the front side to protect the back member from the outside. It is equipped with. When molding such a back cover 22, the molten resin is poured into the cavity from the resin pouring portion and molded in the same manner as other back parts and the like.

The back cover 22 is attached to the left and right mounting portions 20a and 20b on the game machine main body 2 and 3 side, but the front and rear positions of the mounting portions 20a and 20b are different on the left and right due to the relative relationship with the back member and other peripheral members. For some reason, the back cover 22 itself often has a left-right asymmetric structure. Therefore, when arranging the resin pouring portion in the molding die for the back cover 22, the left and right volume ratios of the left and right bent portions 145a and 145b of the peripheral portion 145 are taken into consideration depending on the size of the bent length, and the volume ratio is taken with respect to the entire cavity. The resin pouring portion is arranged so that the circulation of the molten resin becomes substantially uniform.

That is, when looking at the surface region of the back cover 22, as shown in FIG. 40, a first region having a large volume (with reference to a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, for example, the center line CL1). When the anti-hinge side portion 22R) and the second region (hinge side portion 22L) having a smaller volume than the first region are divided, the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 at the time of molding in the second region is N6 (N6). ≧ 1), and the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 at the time of molding in the first region is N6 + n6 (n6 ≧ 1).

By allocating the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 in consideration of the volume ratio between the first region and the second region in this way, the circulation of the molten resin with respect to the entire cavity becomes substantially uniform, so that the back cover 22 is molded. It is possible to improve the molding efficiency at the time of molding and prevent an extreme decrease in the partial strength of the back cover 22.

The resin pouring portion trace 280 may be arranged on both the back surface portion 144 and the bent portions 145a and 145b of the back cover 22, but it is preferable to arrange the resin pouring portion trace 280 on the back surface portion 144. In the case of the back cover 22 provided with the bent portions 145a and 145b on both the left and right sides of the back portion 144, the bent portion 145a in the first region generally has a larger protrusion length than the bent portion 145b in the second region. However, the same applies when the volume is increased or decreased due to factors other than the length of the protrusion. As for the back cover 22, one of the bent portions 145a and 145b is openably and closably attached to the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3 by the third hinge means 21, and the other of the bent portions 145a and 145b is attached by the latch means 24 with the back cover 22 closed. Stop at the game machine main body 2 and 3.

A substrate (first member) 137 on which an electronic component 174 is mounted and having a specific portion such as a component information display unit 179, and a resin substrate case (first member) that protects the substrate 137 so that the specific portion on the substrate 137 side can be visually recognized. In the gaming machine 1 provided with the two members) 138 and provided with a through hole such as a heat radiation hole 183 in the region corresponding to the substrate 137 of the substrate case 138, the visibility of a specific part of the substrate 137 is ensured. The specific portion needs to be arranged at a position that does not overlap with the through hole, the weld lines 192a and 192b, the resin pouring portion trace 192, and the extruded portion trace.

Further, in the substrate case 138 for accommodating the substrate 137 on which the electronic component 174 is mounted and the back cover (second member) 22 for protecting the substrate case 138, a plurality of heat dissipation holes (through holes) 183 are provided in the substrate case 138. The same applies when there is.

If the substrate case 138 and the back cover 22 have small holes, weld lines 192a and 192b, resin pouring traces 192, extruded traces, and the like, light is diffusely reflected at those portions, so that visibility to a specific portion is reduced. Further, if there is a through hole such as a heat radiating hole 183, a weld line 192a is generated on the downstream side of the heat radiating hole 183 when the substrate case 138 and the back cover 22 are molded. Decreases. Therefore, in order to ensure the visibility of the specific portion on the substrate 137 side, the specific portion overlaps with the substrate case 138, the through hole of the back cover 22, the weld lines 192a and 192b, the resin pouring portion trace 192, and the extruded portion trace. It is desirable to place it in a position where it does not become.

When the back member including the board case 138 for accommodating the board 137 and the resin back cover 22 for visually protecting the back member side are provided, the back cover 22 is provided from the viewpoint of ensuring the visibility of a specific portion. It is necessary to arrange the trace of the resin molded part provided at the time of molding at a position that does not overlap with the specific part. For example, in the relationship between the first substrate case 138 accommodating the main substrate 137 for controlling the game operation and the back cover 22 overlapping the first substrate case 138, the trace of the resin molded portion of the back cover 22 is the first. It is desirable to arrange it at a position that does not overlap with the board case 138. The traces of the resin molding portion at the time of molding include the trace of the resin pouring portion 192 and the trace of the extruded portion.

When a back member including a first board case 138 for accommodating the main board 137 and a resin back cover 22 for visually covering the back member are provided, and the board management information display unit 178 is provided on the main board 137. From the viewpoint of ensuring the visibility of the board management information display unit 178, it is necessary to arrange the trace of the resin molding portion of the back cover 22 at the time of molding at a position that does not overlap with the board management information display unit 178.

Even when the back cover 22 overlaps with the first substrate case 138, the trace of the resin molded portion of the back cover 22 is arranged at a position where it does not overlap with the substrate management information display unit 178. The back cover 22 may be provided with an opening for viewing the board management information display unit 178.

45 to 47 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. The third hinge means 21 is provided integrally with the hinge shaft 147 provided integrally with the bent portion side of the back cover 22 and the side wall portion 18 of the back protection portion 14 on the front frame 3 side, and the hinge shaft 147 is placed on the upper side. It is equipped with a hinge bearing 148 that can be freely inserted and removed.

The outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft 147 has a substantially circular shape as a whole, and is formed in a circular shape having a diameter substantially the same as that of the insertion head 166 on the intermediate side between the insertion head 166 at the lower end and the support base 165 on the upper end side. A reinforcing portion 286 is provided, and a recess 167 is provided between the insertion head 166 and the reinforcing portion 286, and between the reinforcing portion 286 and the support base portion 165 in a substantially U-shaped cross section. Similar to the first embodiment, the recess 167 is radially recessed from the front surface side of the hinge shaft 147, and is formed long in the vertical axis direction toward the reinforcing portions 286 on both the upper and lower sides.

The hinge bearing 148 is provided on both upper and lower sides of the outer peripheral holding portion 287 having a substantially U-shaped plan view held on the reinforcing portion 286 side of the hinge shaft 147, and is arranged on the front side of the hinge shaft 147. An arc-shaped front holding portion 288 is provided, and the outer peripheral holding portion 287 and the front holding portion 288 cooperate to hold the hinge shaft 147 rotatably. If the outer peripheral holding portion 287 has a tubular shape sufficient for holding the hinge shaft 147, the front holding portion 288 is unnecessary. The step portion 289 of the hinge bearing 148 receives the support base portion 165 on the hinge shaft 147 side. Other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment.

In this way, even when the hinge shaft 147 is provided with the recess 167 to eliminate the molding distortion, one or more reinforcing portions 286 are provided in the vertical direction on the intermediate side in addition to the insertion head 166 on the lower end side. Therefore, the outer periphery of the hinge shaft 147 can be formed in a substantially circular shape. Therefore, even in the hinge shaft 147 that can be identified with a substantially perfect circle or a substantially perfect circle, it is possible to provide the recess 167 to absorb the molding strain.

48 to 50 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. The third hinge means 21 is provided integrally with the hinge shaft 147 provided integrally with the bent portion 145a side of the back cover 22 and the side wall portion 18a of the back protection portion 14 on the front frame 3 side, and the hinge shaft 147 is placed on the upper side. A hinge bearing 148 that can be freely inserted and removed is provided, and a regulating means 149 for the back cover 22 is provided between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148.

The hinge shaft 147 protrudes downward from the support base 165, and the portion excluding the insertion head 166 on the lower end side and the reinforcing portion 286 between the insertion head 166 and the support base 165 has a cross-sectional cross shape. It is formed, and a vertical recess 167 is provided between the insertion head 166 and the reinforcing portion 286, and between the reinforcing portion 286 and the support base portion 165.

Therefore, in this hinge shaft 147, the entire outer peripheral surface including the insertion head 166 and the reinforcing portion 286 has a substantially circular shape, and four recesses 167 in the circumferential direction are provided on both the upper and lower sides of the reinforcing portion 286. It is formed in the vertical direction.

The hinge bearing 148 has a pair of left and right holding members 290 protruding rearward from the support base 169 of the side wall portion 18a of the back protection portion 14, and the hinge shaft 147 can be rotated and inserted / removed between the left and right holding members 290. It is designed to be held in.

The regulating means 149 includes a regulating portion 291 formed on the lower surface of one holding member 290 on the hinge bearing 148 side, a regulating protrusion 292 protruding radially from the hinge shaft 147 under the regulating portion 291, and left and right. A notch-shaped release portion 293 formed so that the regulation protrusion 292 can pass up and down is provided between the rear ends of the holding member 290.

Therefore, this regulating means 149 restricts the upward movement of the regulating protrusion 292 by the regulating portion 291 on the lower side of the hinge bearing 148 until the back cover 22 is opened from the closed state to the attachment / detachment position 22B, and the back cover 149 also restricts the movement of the back cover 22 upward. When the 22 is opened to the attachment / detachment position 22B by a predetermined angle, the regulation of the regulation protrusion 292 by the regulation portion 291 is released, and the regulation protrusion 292 corresponds to the release portion 293 between the left and right holding members 290 and the release portion 293 thereof. Is designed to pass upward.

When the hinge shaft 147 is provided with the recess 167 in this way to absorb the molding strain, it is also possible to form the hinge shaft 147 in a cross-shaped cross section and provide a plurality of recesses 167 in the circumferential direction. Further, it is also possible to provide a reinforcing portion 286 in the middle of the hinge shaft 147 and to make the outer peripheral shape other than the reinforcing portion 286 a substantially perfect circle or a shape that can be identified with a substantially perfect circle.

Further, by providing the regulating protrusion 292 on the hinge shaft 147 and providing the regulating portion 291 and the releasing portion 293 on the hinge bearing 148, the regulating means 149 can be incorporated into the third hinge means 21. In this regulating means 149, the regulating portion 291 of the hinge bearing 148 regulates the rise of the regulating protrusion 292 of the hinge shaft 147 until the back cover 22 is opened by a predetermined angle, and the hinge shaft 147 is moved upward from the hinge bearing 148. The back cover 22 cannot be removed by pulling it out. However, if the back cover 22 is opened at a predetermined angle, the regulation protrusion 292 of the hinge shaft 147 corresponds to the release portion 293 of the hinge bearing 148, and the regulation protrusion 292 can pass through the release portion 293. Therefore, the back cover 22 can be removed. When the back cover 22 is attached, it may be performed in the reverse order.

51 to 56 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 51 to 54, the third hinge means 21 includes a hinge shaft 147 provided integrally with the bent portion 145a side of the back cover 22, and a side wall portion 18a of the back protection portion 14 on the front frame 3 side. It is provided with a hinge bearing 148 that is integrally provided and receives the hinge shaft 147 on the upper side so as to be freely insertable and detachable.

Further, in each of the plurality of third hinge means 21 in the vertical direction, the first regulation that regulates the removal of the back cover 22 within the first regulation range 294A close to the closed position 22A between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148. The means 294 and the second regulating means 295 that regulate the removal of the back cover 22 in the second regulating range 295A far from the closed position 22A are provided. It is sufficient that the first regulating means 294 and the second regulating means 295 are in at least one third hinge means 21 among the plurality of third hinge means 21 in the vertical direction.

Similar to the second embodiment, the hinge shaft 147 includes an insertion head 166 on the lower end side and a recess 167 formed in the vertical direction between the insertion head 166 and the support base 165. The hinge bearing 148 includes a first receiving portion 296a that receives the hinge shaft 147 from the front side, and a second receiving portion 296b that is provided between the first receiving portions 296a and receives the hinge shaft 147 from the rear side.

The first regulating means 294 includes a regulating portion 291 provided on the upper side of the support base portion 165 and a regulating protrusion 292 provided on the hinge bearing 148 side on the upper side of the regulating portion 291, and the back cover 22 is in a closed position. Within the first regulation range 294A from 22A to the first position 22a, the regulation protrusion 292 regulates the rise of the regulation portion 291, and when the back cover 22 is opened to the first regulation range 294A or more, the regulation protrusion 292 regulates. It is designed to lift the regulation by leaving the section 291. Therefore, when the back cover 22 is opened within the first regulation range 294A, the back cover 22 cannot be removed due to the regulation of the first regulation means 294. Therefore, when the back cover 22 is removed, the back cover 22 is first. It is necessary to open the regulation range of 294A or more.

Even after the regulation is lifted by the first regulating means 294, in the second regulating range 295A from the second position 22b near the first position 22a to the third position 22c, the major axis of the hinge shaft 147 of the second regulating means 295. A second regulating means for the portion 147A to contact the first receiving portion 296a and the second receiving portion 296b of the hinge bearing 148 to regulate the vertical relative sliding between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148. Due to the restrictive action of 295, it is possible to prevent the back cover 22 from unstable rotation around the hinge shaft 147 and unexpectedly falling off of the back cover 22 due to the hinge shaft 147 coming off.

That is, when the back cover 22 is in the second regulation range 295A, the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 is the first receiving portion 296a and the second receiving portion 296b of the hinge bearing 148 as shown in FIG. 55. It is approximately the same as the minimum interval 296A or slightly larger than the minimum interval 296A. Therefore, when the back cover 22 is opened to the second regulation range 295A, the sliding portions at both ends of the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 are the first receiving portion 296a and the second receiving portion 296b of the hinge bearing 148. Since the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 slide relatively around the hinge shaft 147 while abutting against the sliding portion and resisting the frictional resistance, the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 slide in the vertical direction. Relative sliding will be regulated.

The short diameter portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 has a smaller diameter than the minimum distance 296A of the hinge bearing 148, and the back cover 22 is opened from the first regulation range 294A to the second regulation range 295A to shorten the hinge shaft 147. At a position where the diameter portion 147B corresponds to the minimum distance 296A of the hinge bearing 148, the hinge shaft 147 is vertically inserted and removed from the hinge bearing 148 to attach and detach the back cover 22.

In the second regulation means 295, the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 are tightened in the second regulation range 295A, and the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 can be loosened and play outside the second regulation range 295A. .. Therefore, the third hinge means 21 has a different tightness from the second regulation range 295A in other areas, and when the back cover 22 is in the second regulation range 295A, even if the back cover 22 is forcibly removed, the third hinge The means 21 cannot be removed.

Therefore, even if the back cover 22 comes into contact with the tip end side of the back cover 22 when performing maintenance or the like in a state where the back cover 22 is open to the second regulation range 295A in FIG. 56, the second regulation means 295 is used. Since the frictional resistance between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 is large, it is possible to prevent the hinge shaft 147 from coming off the hinge bearing 148 and the back cover 22 from unexpectedly falling off.

Further, when the back cover 22 is opened from the first regulation range 294A to the second regulation range 295A, the frictional resistance between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 becomes large due to the second regulation means 295, and the frictional resistance is resisted. Since the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148 slide relative to each other around the axis, it is possible to prevent the back cover 22 in the open state from rotating unstablely around the third hinge means 21.

When the back cover is attached, the hinge shaft 147 may be inserted into the hinge bearing 148 at an open position where the back cover 22 is away from the first regulation range 294A and the second regulation range 295A. In this open position, the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 corresponds to the minimum spacing 296A of the hinge bearing 148, so that the hinge shaft 147 can be easily inserted into the hinge bearing 148.

Further, if the hinge shaft 146 is inserted into the hinge bearing 148 and then the back cover 22 is rotated to the closed position 22A, the sliding portion of the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 is moved to the hinge bearing 148 by the second regulating means 295. Corresponds to the sliding portion with the minimum distance of 296A, and rotates while resisting the frictional resistance between the two. As a result, when the back cover 22 rotates in the second regulation range 295A around the third hinge means 21 to the closed position 22A, the back cover 22 moves up and down due to play between the hinge shaft 147 and the hinge bearing 148. It is possible to prevent rattling in the direction.

Therefore, even though the back cover 22 is rotated from the second regulation range 295A through the first regulation range 294A to the closed position 22A, the back cover 22 is in the closed position as compared with the case where the second regulation means 295 is not provided. When 22A is reached, the latch means 24 can be located at or near the mounting hole 153. Therefore, even if the back cover 22 has a relatively low rigidity, the latch means 24 can be easily fitted to the mounting hole 153.

It is also possible to omit the first regulatory means 294 and provide a second regulatory range 295A in which the second regulatory means 295 exerts a regulatory function up to or near the closed position 22A. In this case, since the second regulating means 295 functions to the closed position 22A or its vicinity and the rattling of the third hinge means 21 can be regulated, the alignment of the latch means 24 with respect to the mounting hole 153 becomes easier.

The major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 may be substantially the same as the spacing 296A of the hinge bearing 148, or may be slightly larger or smaller than the spacing 296A. When the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 is slightly larger than the spacing 296A, the hinge shaft 147 and / or the hinge bearing 148 may be configured to be elastically deformable in the tightening direction. The first regulation range 294A and the second regulation range 295A may partially overlap, or there may be some gap between the first regulation range 294A and the second regulation range 295A.

For example, since the hinge shaft 147 has a U-shaped cross section due to the recess 167 for the purpose of absorbing molding strain, the thickness of the U-shaped cross section of the hinge shaft 147 can be appropriately adjusted to U-shaped the cross section. An appropriate elastic force can be given to the open end side of the character shape. Further, by appropriately adjusting the wall thickness of the U-shaped second receiving portion 296b of the hinge bearing 148, the hinge bearing 148 can be provided with an appropriate elastic force in the front-rear direction.

57 to 61 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 57 to 60, the plurality of third hinge means 21 in the vertical direction include a hinge shaft 147 provided on the back cover 22 side and supported by support bases 165 on both upper and lower ends in a double-sided manner. It is provided with a hinge bearing 148 provided on the back protection portion 14 side of the front frame 3 and which receives the hinge shaft 147 detachably in the radial direction thereof.

As shown in FIG. 61, the hinge shaft 147 is provided with a recess 167 between the upper and lower support bases 165, and has a U-shaped cross section in which the major axis portion 147A and the minor axis portion 147B are formed in a right angle direction. Is. Further, in the intermediate portion of the hinge shaft 147, a reinforcing portion 286 also used as a guide is provided in a direction crossing the recess 167.

The hinge bearing 148 has a pair of left and right bearing protrusions 297 protruding rearward from the back protection portion 14 side of the front frame 3, and a pair of upper and lower connecting portions 298 that connect the upper and lower ends of the bearing protrusion 297 to the left and right. The upper and lower connecting portions 298 are provided with a first receiving portion 298a for holding the hinge shaft 147 from the front side, and the left and right bearing protrusions 297 are provided with a second receiving portion 298b for holding the hinge shaft 147 from the left and right. Between the rear ends of the bearing protrusion 297, an insertion / removal portion 299 that allows the hinge shaft 147 to be inserted / removed in the front-rear direction is provided.

The distance 297A between the rear ends of the left and right bearing protrusions 297, that is, the left-right width of the insertion / removal portion 299 is slightly smaller than the dimension of the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147, and is rear of the left and right bearing protrusions 297. By elastically deforming one or both of the ends outward in the left-right direction, the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 can pass back and forth through the insertion / removal portion 299.

The insertion / removal portion 299 may have the same dimensions as the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147. The vertical width of the bearing protrusion 297 is slightly smaller than the distance between the support bases 165, and the relative vertical movement of the third hinge means 21 is restricted between the bearing protrusion 297 and the support bases 165 above and below the bearing protrusion 297. ing.

In the third hinge means 21 having such a configuration, when the back cover 22 is attached via the third hinge means 21, the short diameter portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 is inserted and removed from the hinge bearing 148 as shown in FIG. After making it correspond to the portion 299, the hinge shaft 147 side is pressed toward the front frame 3 side in that state. Then, the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 elastically deforms the rear end portions of the left and right bearing protrusions 297 of the hinge bearing 148 outward, so that the distance between the rear end portions of the left and right bearing protrusions 297 widens and the minor axis The portion 147B passes through the insertion / removal portion 299 and enters between the left and right bearing protrusions 297, and the hinge shaft 147 is rotatably held by the left and right bearing protrusions 297.

A recess 167 is formed in the hinge shaft 147 to prevent molding distortion, and the cross-sectional shape of the hinge shaft 147 is substantially U-shaped, but since there is a reinforcing portion 286 in the middle of the recess 167. Even when the short diameter portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 passes between the rear ends of the left and right bearing protrusions 297, the rear end corresponding to the open end side of the recess 167 may be caught in the recess 167. Instead, the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 can quickly pass between the rear ends of the left and right bearing protrusions 297.

After the minor axis portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 passes through the insertion / removal portion 299 and enters between the left and right bearing protrusions 297, when the back cover 22 is rotated around the hinge shaft 147, the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 Corresponds between the left and right bearing protrusions 297, so that the hinge shaft 147 does not fall off from the hinge bearing 148.

In particular, the hinge shaft 147 has a substantially U-shaped cross section due to the recess 167, but since there is a reinforcing portion 286 in the middle of the recess 167, an external force in the compression direction is applied to the major axis portion 147A side of the hinge shaft 147. Even if this happens, the major axis portion 147A of the hinge shaft 147 corresponding to the reinforcing portion 286 will not be elastically deformed in the compression direction. Therefore, even though the hinge shaft 147 has the recess 167, the hinge shaft 147 does not unexpectedly fall off from the hinge bearing 148.

When removing the back cover 22, the back cover 22 is opened rearward, the short diameter portion 147B of the hinge shaft 147 is aligned with the insertion / removal portion 299 of the hinge bearing 148, and the back cover 22 is pulled backward in that state. For example, the left and right bearing protrusions 297 are elastically deformed outward, and the hinge shaft 147 is detached from the hinge bearing 148, so that the back cover 22 can be easily removed.

In this way, it is also possible to support the upper and lower sides of the hinge shaft 147 with the support base portion 165 in a double-sided manner. When the back cover 22 is attached to the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3, a plurality of third hinge means 21 are arranged in the vertical direction, and the plurality of third hinge means 21 are provided with the example of the fifth embodiment. Alternatively, as illustrated in the first embodiment, the third hinge means 21 other than the one may be of a form of being inserted / removed from the upper side.

When the hinge shaft 147 is provided with the recess 167 to prevent molding distortion while increasing the diameter of the hinge shaft 147, it is generally appropriate to arrange one recess 167 in the circumferential direction. It is also possible to arrange a plurality of them in the circumferential direction. When the hinge shaft 147 is provided with the recess 167, the hinge shaft 147 is generally in a substantially elliptical shape having a major axis portion 147A and a minor axis portion 147B, but may have a substantially elliptical shape. , May be configured in a substantially perfect circle. Further, when the hinge shaft 147 is provided with the major axis portion 147A and the minor axis portion 147B, the outer peripheral shape of the hinge shaft 147 is substantially an elliptical shape, a substantially elliptical shape, a substantially perfect circle shape, or a rounded triangular shape. It may be rectangular or the like.

The back cover is within the range of the first angle to the second angle even when the regulation is released by the first regulating means 294 that regulates the removal of the back cover 22 until the first angle is opened at a predetermined angle and the first regulating means 294. A second regulatory means 295 that regulates the unexpected dropout of 22 is provided.

The hinge shaft 147 is provided with a recess 167 between the insertion head 166 and the support base 165 as in the first embodiment, and has a cross section in which the major axis portion 147A and the minor axis portion 147B are formed in a right angle direction. It is a U-shaped oval. The hinge bearing 148 includes a pair of upper and lower first receiving portions 296a that receive the hinge shaft 147 from the front side, and a second receiving portion 296b that is provided between the first receiving portions 296a and receives the hinge shaft 147 from the rear side. The first receiving portion 296a and the second receiving portion 296b support the entire circumference of the hinge shaft 147 so as to be rotatable and removable.

The first regulating means 294 includes a regulating portion 291 provided on the upper side of the support base portion 165 and a regulating protrusion 292 provided on the hinge bearing 148 side on the upper side of the regulating portion 291, and the back cover 22 is in a closed state. The regulation protrusion 292 regulates the rise of the regulation portion 291 within the range of opening to the first angle of the predetermined angle, and the regulation protrusion 292 comes off from the regulation portion 291 when the back cover 22 is opened to the first angle or more. The regulation is lifted. Therefore, until the back cover 22 is opened to the first angle or more, the back cover 22 cannot be removed due to the regulation of the first regulating means 294. Therefore, when the back cover 22 is removed, the back cover 22 is first. It is necessary to open more than the angle.

FIG. 62 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the back cover 22 does not overlap with the main board case 138 (first board case), the payout board case 143 and the power supply board case 141 arranged on the lower side thereof, and is on the upper side of the main board case 138. It overlaps with and protects the back members such as the effect board case 134 (second board case) and the liquid crystal board case 136 (second board case) arranged on the left and right.

Even in such a back cover 22, a resin pouring portion trace 280 and an extruded portion trace 281 which are traces of the resin molding portion at the time of molding can be formed. However, when the back cover 22 does not overlap the main board case 138 and the payout board case 143, the main board 137 in the main board case 138 and the payout board 142 in the payout board case 143 have specific parts to be visually recognized. However, the main substrate case 138, the resin pouring portion trace 280, and the extruded portion trace 281 of the payout substrate case 143 may not overlap with the specific portion.

On the other hand, when the back cover 22 overlaps with the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136, the effect board 133 in the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal substrate 135 in the liquid crystal board case 136 are required to be visible from the outside. If there is a substrate control number or other specific portion, it is necessary to arrange the resin casting portion trace 280 and the extruded portion trace 281 which are traces of the resin molding portion at positions that do not overlap with the specific portion.

The back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22 has a heat dissipation region 264A having a plurality of heat dissipation holes 264 on the upper side thereof, and a flat non-perforated non-heat dissipation region 264B on the lower side of the heat dissipation region 264A. In the effect board 133 in the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board 135 in the liquid crystal board case 136, specific parts such as a board control number are arranged in a portion corresponding to the non-radiation area 264B of the back cover 22.

The resin pouring portion trace 280 and the extruded portion trace 281 of the back cover 22 are dispersedly arranged on the back surface portion 144. On the heat radiating region 264A side, a large number of resin pouring portion traces 280 and extruded portion traces 281 are dispersedly arranged so as to be located between the heat radiating holes 264. On the non-heat dissipation region 264B side, a smaller number of resin pouring portion traces 280 and extruded portion traces 281 are arranged than on the heat dissipation region 264A side, and the positions of the resin pouring portion traces 280 and the extruded portion traces 281 are not. It is arranged at a position that does not overlap with a specific part such as the component information display unit 179 on the main board 137 side at least, such as being arranged in the peripheral portion of the heat dissipation area 264B.

The number of resin pouring portion traces 192 of the main board case 138 is N2 (N2 ≧ 1), for example, one or two, and the number of resin pouring portion traces 90 at the time of molding the back cover 22 is N2 + n4 (n4 ≧ 1). ), For example, about 4 to 6 pieces. Of course, the resin pouring portion trace 192 of the main board case 138 is arranged so as not to overlap with the specific portion of the main board 137, such as by arranging it in the peripheral portion of the main board case 138.

When the number of resin pouring portion traces 192 of the main substrate case 138 is N2 (N2 ≧ 1), the number of resin pouring portion traces 207 and 217 on the effect substrate case 134 and / or the liquid crystal substrate case 136 side is N2 + n2. About (n2 ≧ 0) is desirable.

By doing so, even if there is a specific part on the effect board 133 side in the effect board case 134 and a specific part on the liquid crystal board 135 side in the liquid crystal board case 136, the specific part is via the back cover 22. The visibility of the LCD can be ensured.

Further, the main board case 138 is detached from the back cover 22, and the main board case 138 is not protected by the back cover 22, but the number of resin pouring portion traces 192 of the main board case 138 is N2 (N2 ≧ 1). Since the number of traces of the resin pouring portion 90 of the back cover 22 is less than N2 + n4 (n4 ≧ 1), the number of weld lines generated is also smaller than that of the back cover 22, and the strength of the main board case 138 is ensured. Can be done.

FIG. 63 illustrates a seventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 63, a first regulating means 294 and a second regulating means 295 are provided between the back cover 22 side and the front frame 3 side of this embodiment.

The first regulating means 294 regulates the removal of the back cover 22 when the back cover 22 is in the vicinity of the closed position 22A between the closed position 22A and the first position 22a. It is composed of a guide rail 49 arranged near the upper side of the back cover 22 and protruding rearward from the back cover 22, and the regulation is released when the back cover 22 is opened beyond the first position 22a. There is.

The second regulating means 295 regulates the removal of the back cover 22 when the back cover 22 is between the closed position 22A and the second position 22b, and the second regulating bump 22 is provided on the back cover 22 side. It is composed of a portion 292 and a support base portion 165 provided on the hinge shaft 147 side under the regulation protrusion 292 so that the regulation is released when the back cover 22 is opened beyond the second position 22b. It has become.

When removing the back cover 22, the latch means 24 is released, the back cover 22 is opened rearward around the third hinge means 21 until it exceeds the second position 22b, and the back cover 22 is lifted in the opened state. The hinge shaft 147 of the third hinge means 21 may be removed from the hinge bearing 148.

However, even if the back cover 22 is opened, if the back cover 22 is closer to the closed position 22A than the first position 22a, even if the back cover 22 is lifted, the first regulating means 294 is on the upper side of the back cover 22. Since there is a guide rail 49 and a second regulating means 295 on the side of the third hinge means 21, the back cover 22 cannot be lifted until the hinge shaft 147 of the third hinge means 21 is separated from the hinge bearing 148.

While the back cover 22 is closer to the closed position 22A than the first position 22a, the first regulating means 294 and the second regulating means 295 cooperate to regulate the removal of the back cover 22, so that only one of them is used. It is possible to reduce the individual burden of the first regulatory means 294 and the second regulatory means 295 as compared with the case of regulating with.

If the back cover 22 is opened beyond the first position 22a, the back cover 22 is removed from the guide rail 49 of the first regulating means 294, so that the regulation of the back cover 22 by the first regulating means 294 is released, but the back cover 22 is released. The second regulating means 295 regulates the removal of the back cover 22 until the cover 22 exceeds the second position 22b. If the back cover 22 is opened until it exceeds the second position 22b, the regulation of the back cover 22 by the second regulating means 295 is released, so that the back cover 22 can be lifted upward, and the hinge shaft 147 of the third hinge means 21 can be lifted. Can be removed from the hinge bearing 148 to remove the back cover 22.

64 to 67 illustrate an eighth embodiment of the present invention. In the eighth embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 64 and 65, the first hinge means 6 for pivotally attaching the front frame 3 to the outer frame 2 and the back cover 22 pivotally attached to the front frame 3. The third hinge means 21 is arranged on the same side in the left-right direction.

When the first hinge means 6 and the third hinge means 21 are arranged on the same side in the left-right direction in this way, the front frame 3 is placed in a state where the game machine 1 is mounted on the island equipment 150 side of the game hall. 1 When the hinge means is opened around 6 and then the back cover 22 is opened around the 3rd hinge means 21, the back cover 22 is opened so as to approach the outer frame 2 as shown in FIG. 65. Therefore, the back side of the gaming machine 1 is greatly opened to the passage side between the island facilities 150, and work such as maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.

The back protection portion 14 on the back side of the front frame 3 is provided with mounting portions 20a and 20b having substantially the same height at the rear ends of the side wall portions 18a and 18b, and the mounting portions 20b on the first hinge means 6 side thereof are provided. Is provided with a payout means 23, a ball supply passage 51, etc. in the extension mounting portion 300, and the back cover 22 is pivotally attached to the extension mounting portion 300 via a pair of upper and lower third hinge means 21 so as to be openable and closable. The back cover 22 is fixed to the mounting portion 20a on the opposite side via the latch means 24.

As shown in FIGS. 66 and 67, the back cover 22 has a back surface portion 144 that protects back parts such as the effect board case 134, the liquid crystal board case 136, and the main board case 138 from the back side, and the back surface portion 144 from the outer periphery thereof. It is formed in a bent shape on the front side and has a peripheral portion 145 that protects back parts such as the effect board case 134 and the main board case 138 from the outer peripheral side.

Of the peripheral edge portions 145 of the back cover 22, the bent portion 145a on the opposite side of the first hinge means 6 has a larger bending length toward the front side than the bent portion 145b on the first hinge means 6 side. When fixed by the latch means 24, the front end of the bent portion 145a comes into contact with the mounting portion 20a.

Further, in the back surface portion 144 of the back cover 22, the upper side corresponding to the effect board case 134 and the liquid crystal board case 136 is a heat dissipation area 264A having a plurality of heat dissipation holes 264, and the lower portion corresponding to the main board case 138. The side is a flat, non-perforated non-heat dissipation area 264B. On the heat radiating region 264A side, a plurality of resin pouring portion traces 280 and extruded portion traces 281 are dispersedly arranged so as to be located between the heat radiating holes 264. Further, on the non-heat dissipation region 264B side, a smaller number of resin pouring portion traces 280 and extruded portion traces 281 are arranged than on the heat dissipation region 264A side, and the positions of the resin pouring portion traces 280 and the extruded portion traces 281 are non-heat dissipation. It is arranged at a position that does not overlap with a specific part such as the opening history notation means 184 of the main board 137, such as being arranged in the peripheral portion of the region 264B.

The resin pouring portion trace 280 of the back cover 22 has about 3 to 5 heat dissipation areas 264A including the vicinity side of the non-heat dissipation area 264B, and the number of non-heat dissipation areas 264B including the vicinity side of the heat dissipation area 264A. It is about 1 to 2 pieces. Then, when looking at the distribution of the resin pouring portion traces between the first region 22D on the third hinge means 21 side and the second region 22U on the opposite side with respect to the center line at the center of the back cover 22, the molding mold In order to make the circulation of the molten resin in the cavity for the back cover 22 substantially uniform, the number of the resin pouring portion traces 280 on the second region 22U side where the bending length of the bending portion 145a is long and the volume is large is bent. The bending length of the portion 145b is short and the volume is smaller than the number of the resin pouring portion traces 280 on the second region 22U side.

Further, when the component information display unit 179 of the integrated circuit device 174 of the main board 137 is designated as a specific portion, the weld line 283 generated between the upper and lower resin pouring portion traces 280 on the non-radiation region 264B side of the back cover 22 is formed. It is placed at a position that does not overlap with a specific part. Of course, the weld line 192b generated between the adjacent resin pouring portion traces 192 of the main substrate case 138 is also arranged at a position that does not overlap with the specific portion.

The extruded portion trace 281a on the back surface portion 144 side of the back cover 22 has a circular shape having substantially the same size, and in the heat radiating region 264A on the back surface portion 144 side, a plurality of extruded portion traces 281a are evenly formed between the heat radiating holes 264. It is distributed and arranged, and on the non-radiation area 264B side on the back surface portion 144 side, a smaller number of extruded portion traces 281a than on the heat dissipation area 264A side are arranged on the peripheral portion of the main board case 138. Extruded portion traces 281b and 281c are also arranged at the front end of the peripheral portion 145 of the back cover 22, but the extruded portion trace 281b on the bent portion 145b side having a short bending length is semicircular and has a long bending length. The extruded portion trace 281c on the bent portion 145a side has a rectangular shape along the bent portion 145a.

Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to each embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Although the pachinko machine is illustrated in the embodiment, it can be similarly implemented in a game machine 1 such as a ball game machine and an arrange ball machine in addition to the pachinko machine.

A plurality of back members arranged on the back surface side of the game machine main body 2 and 3 and a back cover 22 for protecting at least one of the back members among the plurality of back members are provided, and the back cover 22 is provided within a predetermined angle. In the game machine 1 that can be opened and closed and is further removable, the back cover 22 is provided with regulatory means 149,294,295 for restricting the removal of the back cover 22 when the opening angle of the back cover 22 is less than a predetermined angle. It may be removable after the regulation is lifted by means 149.

In that case, the hinge means 21 that supports the back cover 22 so as to be openable / detachable may be provided, and the regulating means 149, 294, 295 may be arranged in the vicinity of the hinge means 21 and / or provided in the hinge means 21. Further, on the upper side of the back cover 22, a ball tank 48 for storing the game balls and a guide rail 49 for guiding the game balls from the ball tank 48 to the payout means 23 are provided, and the regulating means 149 includes the ball tank 48 and the ball tank 48. / Or may be configured by the guide rail 49.

A plurality of back members arranged on the back surface side of the game machine main body 2 and 3 and a back cover 22 for protecting at least one of the back members among the plurality of back members are provided, and the back cover 22 is a hinge shaft made of resin. In the game machine 1 having 147 and capable of opening and closing the back cover 22 by inserting the hinge shaft 147 into the hinge bearings 148 on the game machine main body 2 and 3 side, the hinge shaft 147 is in the radial direction of the hinge shaft 147. It may be provided with a recess 167 that is recessed in the space.

In that case, the recess 167 may be lengthened in the axial direction of the hinge shaft 147. The hinge shaft 147 may have a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the direction crossing the recess 167. Further, the hinge shaft 147 is an oval or elliptical shape having a major axis portion 147A and a minor axis portion 147B, and when the hinge shaft 147 is inserted into the hinge bearing 148 and rotated from the first angle to the second angle, the hinge shaft 147 is rotated. At the first angle, at least one of the major axis portions 147A may not abut on the inner wall of the hinge bearing 148, and at the second angle, the major axis portion 147A may abut on the inner wall of the hinge bearing 148.

The hinge shaft 147 has a side-holding shape integrated with the back cover 22 on one end side in the axial direction of the hinge shaft 147, and on the other end side of the hinge shaft 147, an insertion head (insertion end portion) for closing the recess 167 is provided. ) 166 may be provided. The hinge shaft 147 may have a double-sided shape integrated with the back cover 22 on both ends in the axial direction of the hinge shaft 147.

In the gaming machine 1 provided with the first resin member that the player can contact and the second resin member that the player cannot contact, the number of traces of the resin pouring portion at the time of molding the first resin member is N1 (N1 ≧). 1) The number may be N1 + n1 (n1 ≧ 1), and the number of traces of the resin pouring portion at the time of molding the second resin member may be N1 + n1 (n1 ≧ 1).

In that case, the first resin member is a cover body in the operating means that can be operated by the player, and the second resin member is a back cover 22 that protects the back members arranged on the back surface sides of the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3. May be. The back cover 22 includes a body portion 68 provided with a flow blocking portion of the molten resin and an operation top portion continuously formed on the upper end side of the body portion 68, and is provided on the side of the body portion 68 without the flow blocking portion. The trace of the resin pouring portion may be arranged. Further, the flow blocking portion may be a pair of notched portions 68a that are arranged so as to face each other in the radial direction of the body portion 68 and are recessed from the end edge of the body portion 68 toward the operation top side.

As a specific example of the first resin member that the player can contact, the cover body of the operating means has been mentioned, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lower cover 62 that covers the outer peripheral side of the upper plate 52 and the lower plate 61, the resin portion in the movable effect means 97, and the like may correspond to the first resin member.

However, it is not appropriate from the viewpoint of cost effectiveness to use all the resin parts that the player can contact as the first resin member. Therefore, among the resin portions that can be contacted by the gaming machine, the number of resin pouring portions may be N1 or N1 + n1 or more. For example, (i) a resin part such as a handle or an operating means that may be violently touched (pulled or smashed), and (ii) an upper plate or a lower plate may be touched in the process of playing. The resin part (assumed to come into contact), (iii) the resin part that interferes with the game if it is intentionally destroyed although it is not expected to come into contact with the movable effect means provided on the gaming machine frame, (iv). N1 pieces for those judged to have a large possibility or influence in consideration of "contact possibility" and "influence when destroyed" such as other resin parts, are not so. For those judged to be, N1 + n1 or more may be used.

To exemplify the combination, only the above (i) is N1, the above (i) and (ii) are N1, and the above (i), (ii) and (iii) are N1. It is conceivable that i) and (iii) are N1 pieces, and only the above (iii) is N1 pieces.

It is also possible to consider the possibility of damage from another point of view. That is, the possibility of damage to the gaming machine is not only due to contact by the player, but also due to the movement of the clerk. Of course, it is not intentionally destroyed or damaged, but it may be accidentally damaged at various timings such as assembly, installation, maintenance during business hours or outside business hours.

Therefore, based on the magnitude of the possibility of damage due to the negligence of the clerk, the one with a high possibility may be regarded as the first resin member. For example, when considering the magnitude of damage on the premise of "falling over of the gaming machine" at the time of installation, the damage to the back side of the gaming machine is invisible to the player, so there is no effect on the function and it is just an aesthetic appearance. There is no particular problem as long as it is damaged to the extent that it is damaged (scratches, etc.).

However, if the front side of the gaming machine is damaged, it does not give a good impression to the player even if the function is not affected at all. Therefore, when the machine falls to the front side of the gaming machine, higher strength is required for the portion that first touches the ground (for example, the precision plate unit, the handle, etc.) due to the unevenness. The resin portion at such a portion may be used as the first resin member.

Not limited to this, if "contact at the time of opening the door" at the time of maintenance is premised, the part that may first contact the adjacent table (for example, the left end part or the right end part, or the protrusion amount). A large portion or the like) may be regarded as a first resin member.

On the back side of the game machine main bodies 2 and 3, a resin first board case 138 that houses the main board 137 that controls the game operation, and a resin second board case 134 that houses a board different from the main board 137. The number of the resin pouring portion traces 192 at the time of molding the first substrate case 138 is set to N2 (N2 ≧ 1), and the resin pouring portion traces 207 at the time of molding the second substrate case 134 are provided. The number may be N2 + n2 (n2 ≧ 0).

In that case, it is desirable that the rear wall portion (back surface portion) 180a of the first substrate case 138 protrudes to the back side of the rear wall portion (back surface portion) 201a of the second substrate case 134. A resin back cover 22 that protects at least the first substrate case 138 and the second substrate case 134 is provided, and the region of the back cover 22 that overlaps with the first substrate case 138 is set as the first region, and the second substrate case of the back cover 22 is provided. When the region overlapping with 134 is the second region, the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 in the first region is N3 (N3 ≧ 1), and the number of resin pouring portion traces 280 in the second region is N3 + n3 (n3 ≧ 1). ) May be individual.

A resin back cover 22 that protects the second substrate case 134 and does not protect the first substrate case 138 is provided, and the number of resin pouring portion traces 192 of the first substrate case 138 is N4 (N4 ≧ 1). The number of resin pouring portion traces 280 at the time of molding the cover 22 may be N4 + n4 (n4 ≧ 1).

In the gaming machine 1 provided with a plurality of resin parts including at least the first resin part, the first extruded portion traces 281a and 281b at the time of molding arranged at the first position in the first resin part and the first in the first resin part. The second extruded portion traces 281a and 281b arranged at the two positions at the time of molding may be configured to have different sizes from each other.

In that case, the first resin component is a resin back cover 22 that protects the back member, and the surface area of the back cover 22 is other than the heat dissipation area 264A in which a plurality of heat dissipation holes 264 are arranged and the heat dissipation area 264A. When divided into the non-heat dissipation region 264B, the number of the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b in the non-heat dissipation region 264B is N5 (N5 ≧ 1), and the number of the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b in the heat dissipation region 264A is N5 + n5 (n5 ≧ 1). 1) It may be an individual piece. Further, the back cover 22 includes a back surface portion 144 that protects the back member from the back side, and bending portions 145a and 145b that bend from the outer periphery of the back surface portion 144 to the front side, and the extruded portion traces 281a and 281b are on the back surface portion 144 side. The size may be different from that of the bent portions 145a and 145b.

In the game machine 1 provided with the resin back cover 22 that protects the back member, the surface region of the back cover 22 is set from the first region having a large volume and the first region with reference to the substantially central portion in the left-right direction. When divided into a second region having a small volume, the number of resin pouring traces 280 during molding in the second region is N6 (N6 ≧ 1), and the number of resin pouring traces 280 during molding in the first region is set to N6 (N6 ≧ 1). The number may be N6 + n6 (n6 ≧ 1).

In that case, the back cover 22 includes a back surface portion 144 that covers the back member from the back side, and bending portions 145a and 145b that bend from the outer periphery of the back surface portion 144 to the front side, and the resin pouring portion trace 280 is arranged on the back surface portion 144. You may. When the back cover 22 is provided with the bent portions 145a or 145b on both the left and right sides of the back portion 144, the bent portion 145a or 145b in the first region has a larger bending length than the bent portions 145b or 145a in the second region. It may be. Further, the back cover 22 has a hinge means 21 for attaching one of the bent portions 145a and 145b of the first region and the second region to the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3 so as to be openable and closable, and the other of the first region and the second region. A stopper (latch means) 24 for fixing the bent portions 145a and 145b to the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3 in the closed state of the back cover 22 may be provided.

The first member 137 and the second member 138 made of resin that protects the first member 137 so that the specific portion of the first member 137 can be visually recognized are provided, and the second member 138 corresponds to the corresponding area corresponding to the first member 137. In the gaming machine 1 provided with the through hole 183, the specific portion on the side of the first member 137 may be arranged at a position not overlapping with the through hole 183 of the second member 138 and the weld lines 192a and 192b. The first member is a substrate 137 on which electronic components are mounted, the second member is a substrate case 138 for accommodating the substrate 137, and the substrate case 138 has a plurality of heat radiation holes 183 which are through holes. But it may be. The first member is a substrate case 138 for accommodating a substrate 137 on which electronic components are mounted, the second member is a back cover 22 for protecting the substrate case 138, and the back cover 22 is a plurality of through holes. It may have a heat radiation hole 264. The specific portion may be an information display unit on the substrate side.

In the gaming machine 1 provided with a back member including a board case 138 for accommodating the board 137 and a resin back cover 22 for visually protecting the back member side, the back cover 22 is a specific portion on the board case 138 side. The trace of the resin molding portion provided at the time of resin molding of the back cover 22 may be arranged at a position that does not overlap with the back cover 22.

In that case, the substrate may be the main substrate 137 for controlling the game operation, and the substrate case may be the first substrate case 138 for accommodating the main substrate 137. The back cover 22 may be arranged at a position where it overlaps with the first substrate case 138 and the trace of the resin molded portion does not overlap with the first substrate case 138. The back cover 22 may not overlap with the first substrate case 138 and may protect the back member other than the first substrate case 138. The traces of the resin molded portion are the traces of the resin poured portion 192,280 at the time of molding, or the traces of the extruded portion 281a and 281b at the time of molding.

A gaming machine 1 provided with a back member including a first board case 138 for accommodating a main board 137, a resin back cover 22 for visually covering the back member, and a board management information display unit 178 on the main board 137. The back cover 22 may be provided at a position where the trace of the resin molded portion provided at the time of molding the back cover 22 does not overlap with the substrate management information display unit 178.

In that case, the back cover 22 may be arranged at a position where the back cover 22 overlaps with the first substrate case 138 and the resin molded portion trace does not overlap with the substrate management information display portion 178. The back cover 22 may be provided with a visual opening for the board management information display unit 178. The first substrate case 138 may be arranged at a position where it does not overlap with the back cover 22, and the back cover 22 may cover the back member other than the first substrate case 138. The traces of the resin molding portion are the traces of the resin pouring portion 192, 280 and / or the traces of the extruded portion 281a and 281b.

Movable means 46, 47, 97 capable of executing a plurality of operations and alert information display means 122, 123, 124 for directly or indirectly displaying alert information of the actions of the movable means 46, 47, 97. In the provided gaming machine 1, the attention-calling information display means 122, 123, 124 do not display the movements having a low degree of attention-calling to the player among the plurality of movements, and the movements having a high degree of attention-calling to the player. Attention information may be displayed.

In that case, the alert information may be related to an operation having a large amount of movement of the movable means among a plurality of operations. The alert information display means 122, 123, 124 may be a sticker-type display sticker. The movable means 46, 47, 97 are located on the front surface of the gaming machine main bodies 2 and 3 so that the player can contact them, and the alert information display means 122, 123, 124 are located in the vicinity of the movable means 46, 47, 97. You may do so.

When molding the resin parts, it is necessary to use an appropriate resin material according to the conditions required for each part. Resin parts with excellent heat resistance are used for resin parts that require heat resistance, resin materials with excellent transparency are used for resin parts that require transparency, and resin parts that require impact resistance are resistant to impact. Use resin materials with excellent impact resistance. On the contrary, for resin parts with relatively low heat resistance and impact resistance, excellent resin materials corresponding to them are used. For example, ABS is suitable for the back cover 22, and PC is suitable for the substrate cases 134, 136, 138, 141, 143.

Depending on the peripheral conditions, such as when there is a peripheral member in the vicinity of the back cover 22, it is desirable that at least a part of the back cover 22 has a shape along the peripheral member. For example, the front end edge of the bent portion of the back cover 22 is processed into an uneven shape in the front-rear direction along the peripheral member on the front side thereof. When the ball tank 48, the guide rail 49, etc. are close to the upper side of the bent portion of the back cover 22, the upper side wall of the bent portion may be inclined in the vertical direction along the bottom surface of the ball tank 48, the guide rail 49, or the like. It is processed into an uneven shape.

The number of the third hinge means 21 may be two or more in the vertical direction, but the plurality of third hinge means 21 may be of the same type or different types. The hinge shaft 147 of the third hinge means 21 may have a perfect circular shape, an oval shape, or a shape close to the oval shape. The regulatory means 149 can be changed in various ways as long as its function is not impaired.

When the hinge shaft 147 is provided with a concave portion, it is desirable to arrange the concave portion in a place that is hard to see, such as arranging the concave portion so as to be located on the front side of the hinge shaft 147 when the back cover 22 is in the closed state. Further, if the back cover 22 is in a non-detachable or difficult state, the concave portion cannot be visually recognized, and if the back cover 22 is opened to a predetermined angle and becomes removable, the concave portion can be visually recognized. good.

When the inner rail of the guide rail 27 is molded by injection molding, if the length of the inner rail is long, or if a part of other parts is integrally provided on the inner rail, a plurality of inner rails in the longitudinal direction are provided. Although the resin pouring portion is provided at the location, it is desirable that the number of the resin pouring portion of the inner rail is one from the viewpoint of preventing the generation of weld lines.

When the back cover 22 is provided with heat radiating holes, the shape and number of the heat radiating holes are not a problem as long as the heat radiating holes are suitable for the amount of heat radiated, but they are generally formed in a long hole shape. In this case, it is desirable that the harness arranged inside the back cover 22 is not caught in the heat radiating hole, and a part of the harness does not protrude rearward from the heat radiating hole.

For example, if there is a harness that curves greatly with a small radius to the back cover 22 near the inside of the heat dissipation hole, and the curved part of the harness is close to or in contact with the back cover 22, the curved part of the harness moves in the left-right direction. In the case of, the heat dissipation holes are arranged in the vertical direction with respect to the left-right direction, and when the curved portion of the harness is in the vertical direction, the heat dissipation holes are arranged in the left-right direction with respect to the vertical direction. It is desirable to configure it so that it intersects with the direction of the curved portion of.

When the back cover 22 is divided into an arranged region and a non-arranged region of the heat dissipation hole, it is desirable that the resin pouring portion is provided in or near the non-arranged region. When the back cover 22 is divided into an arrangement area and a non-arrangement area of the heat dissipation holes, it is desirable that the number of the extruded portions is larger in the arrangement area. When the back cover 22 is divided into an upper part and a lower part, the number of the extruded parts on the upper side is arranged in the central part more than the peripheral part, and the number of the extruded parts on the lower side is arranged in the peripheral part more than the central part. ..

The distance between the uppermost third hinge means 21 and the lowermost third hinge means 21 of the back cover 22 is the uppermost latch means 24 and the lowermost latch means 24 for fixing the back cover 22 to the front frame 3 side. The distance to is different. For example, the former distance is larger or smaller than the latter distance.

<Background technology and issues 1>
As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-144506, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a gaming board in the main body of the gaming machine, and a liquid crystal display means constituting the image display means is provided in the central portion of the gaming area of the gaming board. , Game parts such as prize-winning means and movable production means are arranged around the area. On the back side of the game board, an effect board case for accommodating an effect board for various effect control and a liquid crystal substrate case for accommodating a liquid crystal substrate for controlling a liquid crystal display means are arranged on the left and right, and the game control is performed on the lower side thereof. A main board case for accommodating the main board for use is arranged.

On the front side of the main body of the game machine, the upper plate unit on the lower side of the game board is provided with an operation means including an operation button, and if the operation button is operated when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the game, the liquid crystal display means is designated. The operation effect image of is displayed. On the back side of the game machine main body, payout means are arranged in the vertical direction on one side in the left-right direction, and on the upper side, a ball tank for storing game balls and a game ball in this ball tank are guided to the payout means. The guide rails are arranged in the left-right direction.

In addition, on the back side of the game machine main body, payout means are arranged in the vertical direction on one side in the left-right direction, and on the upper side, a ball tank for storing game balls and a game ball in this ball tank are guided to the payout means. The guide rails are arranged in the left-right direction. In addition, on the back side of the main body of the gaming machine, a power supply board case for accommodating a power supply board for power supply and a payout board case for accommodating a payout board for payout control of game balls are arranged in front and behind under the main board case. Has been done. Further, on the back side of the main body of the gaming machine, a back cover that protects the entire effect board case and the liquid crystal board case and the upper side of the main board case from the back side is provided so as to be removable and openable via hinge means.

In this type of gaming machine, the back cover can be opened and closed around the hinge means for convenience when inspecting the production board case, LCD board case, main board case, and other back member sides, but it is necessary. The entire back cover is removed according to the situation. However, in recent years, the back members of gaming machines have to be placed so as to protrude greatly to the back side due to the expansion of the game board, the liquid crystal display means, etc. on the front side thereof, and the arrangement of the movable effect means. be. Therefore, when the back member, which can be said to be three-dimensional, is protected by the back cover, it is not sufficient to simply protect the back member from the back side in a plane, and it is necessary to protect the side surface side of the back member as well.

When removing the back cover under such circumstances, it is indispensable to avoid interference with the back member in the back cover, and after opening the back cover at a predetermined angle around the hinge means, the hinge shaft of the hinge means It is necessary to remove the back cover by pulling it upward. Therefore, in the back cover under such a situation, it is desired to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing interference with the back member when the back cover is attached or detached.

<Background technology and issues 2>
Further, in this type of gaming machine, when the gaming machine main body and the back cover are both made of resin, the hinge shaft constituting the hinge means and the hinge shaft can be rotated and supported in the vertical direction. Among the hinge bearings, it is conceivable that the hinge shaft is integrally injection-molded on the back cover which is an opening / closing member, and the hinge bearing is integrally injection-molded on the game machine main body which is a support member.

When the hinge shaft is integrally molded on the back cover in this way, it is necessary to make the diameter of the hinge shaft larger than the plate thickness on the back cover side in order to secure sufficient strength of the hinge shaft. However, if the hinge shaft has a straight cylindrical solid structure and its diameter is larger than the plate thickness on the back cover side, the volume of the molten resin in the solid part of the hinge shaft is larger than the volume of the other parts. Because it is large, the cooling rate of the molten resin in the central part on the hinge shaft side is slower than in other parts, and molding strain (shrinkage strain) called sink marks occurs on the hinge shaft after cooling, causing deformation and back. It may interfere with the opening and closing of the cover.

If the diameter of the hinge shaft is set to the same level as the plate thickness on the back cover side, the problem of molding distortion (shrinkage strain) during cooling of the molten resin can be solved, but the strength of the hinge shaft itself is reduced and the back cover is opened and closed. Has an unbearable problem.

In addition, when the hinge shaft is inserted into the hinge bearing, the friction resistance between the hinge shaft and the hinge bearing is small and the back cover can be opened and closed easily to the extent that the back cover cannot be removed, and the back cover can be removed up to a predetermined angle. When opened, the frictional resistance between the hinge shaft and the hinge bearing increases, and the back cover can be removed, but the hinge shaft does not accidentally come out of the hinge bearing when the back cover is not intended to be removed. It is conceivable to do so.

In such a case, it is necessary to make the cross-sectional shape of the hinge shaft substantially elliptical. However, when the cross-sectional shape of the hinge shaft is made substantially elliptical, the wear of the hinge shaft and / or the hinge bearing is minimized, and the hinge shaft can be inserted or removed from the hinge bearing while ensuring a predetermined frictional resistance. In order to facilitate it, it is necessary to make the hinge shaft elastically deformable in the major axis direction.

Therefore, in a gaming machine having such a configuration, it is desired to be able to prevent the occurrence of molding distortion while ensuring the strength of the hinge shaft.

<Background technology and issues 3>
Many resin members molded by injection molding, such as operation buttons and back covers, are arranged on the gaming machine. On the other hand, in the molding of the resin member, the size of the number of resin pouring portions into which the molten resin is poured into the cavity in the mold greatly affects the aesthetic appearance, strength, and molding efficiency of the resin member after molding. That is, if the number of resin pouring portions of the mold is reduced, the weld line and the traces of the resin pouring portion are reduced, so that the appearance and strength of the resin member after molding are improved, but it takes time to pour the molten resin into the cavity. This requires a decrease in molding efficiency, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost.

On the contrary, if the number of resin pouring portions is increased, the weld lines and the traces of the resin pouring portions are increased, so that the appearance and strength of the resin member after molding are deteriorated, but the molten resin is easily poured into the cavity. Molding efficiency can be improved and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Therefore, the number of resin pouring portions is determined in consideration of which part of the gaming machine the resin member is arranged, such as the first resin member that the player can contact and the second resin member that the player cannot contact. However, it is necessary to balance aesthetics, strength and molding efficiency.

Therefore, in this type of gaming machine, it is desired to ensure a suitable balance of aesthetics, strength and molding efficiency required for each of the first resin member and the second resin member.

<Background technology and issues 4>
On the back side of the gaming machine, there is a first substrate case which is a main substrate case for accommodating a main substrate, an effect substrate case for accommodating an effect substrate other than the main substrate, a second substrate which is a liquid crystal substrate case for accommodating a liquid crystal substrate, and the like. The case is placed. Each of these board cases is made of transparent resin so that the state of the board inside can be visually recognized.

These substrate cases are molded by the injection molding method, but the traces of the resin pouring part and the weld line cause a decrease in visibility inside the substrate case, and the weld line causes a decrease in the mechanical strength of the substrate case. There's a problem.

Also, even if the board is used for the same gaming machine, the main board has a great influence on the result of the whole game, so it is easy to be targeted as a fraudulent target such as illegally replacing the integrated circuit device. Unlike the second board case that houses other sub-boards, the first board case that houses the board is required to have much higher visibility and mechanical strength.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desired to improve the visibility of the first substrate case.

<Background technology and issues 5>
In this type of gaming machine, a large number of resin parts are used for each board case, back cover, and others. When manufacturing these resin parts, after molding by pouring molten resin from the resin pouring part into the cavity between the fixed mold and the movable mold at high pressure, the movable mold is retracted to open the mold. Then, an injection molding method is adopted in which the resin part is extruded and removed by a plurality of extruded portions on the movable mold side.

When extruding the resin component, the resin component is extruded by simultaneously moving in the extruding direction with the same stroke while the plurality of extruded portions on the movable mold side are in contact with each part of the resin component. Therefore, in the resin part after molding, a plurality of extruded portion traces are left at a plurality of locations corresponding to each extruded portion.

Resin parts such as a substrate case and a back cover have an uneven structure, and the uneven structure portion has a draft according to the amount of the unevenness so as to be easily detached from the movable mold. However, even with a single resin part, there is a large difference in the degree of adhesion of the resin part to the movable mold between the part that has many uneven structures and is complicated in shape and the part that has few uneven structures and is simple in shape. For each target part of the part, it is necessary to arrange an extruded part having an optimum size for that part at an optimum position.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desired to be able to arrange an extrusion portion having a size suitable for each position of the resin component.

<Background technology and issues 6>
In this type of gaming machine, a large number of resin molded products such as a production board case and a back cover are adopted. When manufacturing such a molded product, injection is performed by pouring molten resin into a cavity between the fixed mold and the movable mold from a plurality of resin pouring portions on the fixed mold side at high pressure and molding the molded product into a predetermined shape. The molding method is adopted.

The board cases such as the production board case and the main board case are made of colorless and transparent resin so that specific parts such as the board management information display part on the internal board side can be visually recognized, and the back cover is the front side production board case and the main board. It is made of colorless transparent or colored transparent resin so that the case and the like can be visually recognized and the specific part such as the board management information display unit in each board case can be visually recognized. On the other hand, since the electronic components of the substrate include heat-generating components that generate a large amount of heat, the substrate case and the back cover are provided with a large number of heat-dissipating holes at required locations in order to efficiently dissipate the heat. ..

However, if the substrate case and the back cover have traces of resin pouring portions, heat dissipation holes, etc., light is diffusely reflected at those portions, so that visibility to a specific portion is deteriorated. In addition, if there is a through hole such as a heat dissipation hole, a weld line is generated on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole when molding the substrate case and the back cover. When the management information display unit is arranged, there is a drawback that the display information becomes difficult to see due to the weld line or the like formed on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole, and the visibility of the display information is lowered.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desired to be able to prevent a decrease in visibility when visually recognizing a specific portion on the first member side through the second member.

<Background technology and issues 7>
In this type of gaming machine, a large number of resin molded products such as a production board case and a back cover are adopted. When manufacturing such a molded product, injection is performed by pouring molten resin into a cavity between the fixed mold and the movable mold from a plurality of resin pouring portions on the fixed mold side at high pressure and molding the molded product into a predetermined shape. The molding method is adopted.

The board cases such as the production board case and the main board case are made of colorless and transparent resin so that specific parts such as the board management information display part on the internal board side can be visually recognized, and the back cover is the front side production board case and the main board. It is made of colorless transparent or colored transparent resin so that the case and the like can be visually recognized and the specific part such as the board management information display unit in each board case can be visually recognized. On the other hand, since the electronic components of the substrate include heat-generating components that generate a large amount of heat, the substrate case and the back cover are provided with a large number of heat-dissipating holes at required locations in order to efficiently dissipate the heat. ..

However, if the substrate case and the back cover have traces of resin pouring portions, heat dissipation holes, etc., light is diffusely reflected at those portions, so that visibility to a specific portion is deteriorated. In addition, if there is a through hole such as a heat dissipation hole, a weld line is generated on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole when molding the substrate case and the back cover. When the management information display unit is arranged, there is a drawback that the display information becomes difficult to see due to the weld line or the like formed on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole, and the visibility of the display information is lowered.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desired to be able to prevent a decrease in visibility when visually recognizing a specific portion on the first member side through the second member.

<Background technology and issues 8>
In this type of gaming machine, a large number of resin molded products such as a production board case and a back cover are adopted. When manufacturing such a molded product, an injection molding method is adopted in which a molten resin is poured into a cavity between a fixed mold and a movable mold at a high pressure to form the molded product.

The board cases such as the production board case and the main board case are made of colorless and transparent resin so that the display information of the board management information display unit of the board can be visually recognized from the outside, and the back cover is the display information on the board case side and the board side. The display information is made of colorless transparent or colored transparent resin so that it can be visually recognized from the back side.

When molding these substrate cases and back covers with resin, the molten resin is poured into the cavity at high pressure from the resin pouring portion on the fixed mold side, and then the movable mold is retracted to open the mold. Next, the resin part is extruded and removed by the extruded portion on the movable mold side. Therefore, the traces of the resin molded portion such as the traces of the resin poured portion and the traces of the extruded portion used at the time of molding remain on the substrate case and the back cover.

However, since most of the traces of the resin molded part are uneven, if the traces of the resin molded part overlap with specific parts such as the substrate and the information display part of the substrate case, the light is diffusely reflected at the traces of the resin molded part. Therefore, the trace of the resin molded portion becomes an obstacle and the visibility of the display information and the like from the back side of the back cover is lowered.

If the board case, back cover, etc. have heat dissipation holes, weld lines are generated on the downstream side of the heat dissipation holes when the board case and back cover are molded, so the board corresponds to the heat dissipation area where many heat dissipation holes are formed. When the board management information display unit on the side is arranged, there is a drawback that the weld line formed on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole becomes an obstacle and the visibility of the display information is deteriorated.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desired to be able to prevent a decrease in visibility when the main part of the back member is visually recognized from the back side of the back cover that protects the back member.

<Background technology and issues 9>
In this type of gaming machine, a large number of resin molded products such as a production board case and a back cover are adopted. When manufacturing such a molded product, injection is performed by pouring molten resin into a cavity between the fixed mold and the movable mold from a plurality of resin pouring portions on the fixed mold side at high pressure and molding the molded product into a predetermined shape. The molding method is adopted.

The board cases such as the production board case and the main board case are made of colorless and transparent resin so that the display information of the board management information display unit of the board can be visually recognized from the outside, and the back cover is the display information of the board case or the display information of the board. Is made of colorless transparent or colored transparent resin so that it can be visually recognized from the back side.

When molding these substrate cases and back covers with resin, the molten resin is poured into the molding space between the fixed mold and the movable mold at high pressure to mold, and then the movable mold is retracted to open the mold. Then, the resin part is extruded and removed by the extruded portion on the movable mold side. Therefore, the traces of the resin molded portion such as the traces of the resin poured portion and the traces of the extruded portion used at the time of molding remain on the substrate case and the back cover.

However, since most of the traces of the resin molded part are uneven, if the traces of the resin molded part overlap with the main parts such as the display information of the substrate and the substrate case, the light is diffusely reflected by the traces of the resin molded part. , The trace of the resin molded part becomes an obstacle, and the visibility of the main part such as the display information from the back side of the back cover is lowered.

If the board case, back cover, etc. have heat dissipation holes, weld lines are generated on the downstream side of the heat dissipation holes when the board case and back cover are molded, so the board corresponds to the heat dissipation area where many heat dissipation holes are formed. When the board management information display unit on the side is arranged, there is a drawback that the display information becomes difficult to see due to the weld line or the like formed on the downstream side of the heat dissipation hole, and the visibility of the display information deteriorates.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, the board management information display unit of the main board in the main board case can be visually recognized via the back cover. Is desirable.

<Background technology and issues 10>
In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an image display means is arranged in the center of the gaming area, and a gaming board in which gaming parts such as winning means are arranged around the center of the gaming area is provided in the gaming machine body. In addition to playing a predetermined game by hitting a game ball into the game, the movable effect means is provided on the front of the game machine body, and the movable effect means is in the retracted position on condition that a specific gaming state is reached during the game on the game board side. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-130192), there is a case in which the movable effect means moves forward to the forward position and then returns to the backward position (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-130192).

When a movable means such as a movable effect means and an effect operation button is arranged on the front side of the game machine body, the player can directly contact the movable means. Therefore, depending on the movement of the movable means, the player is playing. There is a risk of injuries caused by movable means. In order to prevent such an unforeseen situation, a display sticker displaying alert information and other alert information display means are placed in a place where the player can easily check, and the alert information is displayed. It is desirable to directly or indirectly call attention to the player by the attention alert information displayed on the means.

However, when the movable means performs a plurality of actions, if all the alert information for each action is displayed on the alert information display means, the effectiveness of the alert effect by displaying the alert information is rather reduced. There is a risk of That is, even if a display sticker or the like is attached to the front surface of the gaming machine body, the area of the affixed area is also limited, and the display sticker cannot be increased indefinitely. Therefore, when targeting a movable means that performs a plurality of movements, if the warning information is displayed for each movement for all of the plurality of movements, the display of each warning information becomes too small and the player confirms it. It becomes difficult, and the alerting effect of displaying the alerting information on the display sticker is rather reduced.

Therefore, in such a gaming machine, it is desirable to be able to prevent a decrease in the alerting effect due to the display of the alerting information display means even though the movable means performs a plurality of operations.

1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame (main body of the pachinko machine)
3 Front frame (game machine body)
20 Back cover 21 3rd hinge means 22D Lower part (1st area)
22U upper part (second area)
22L Hinge side part 22R Anti-hinge side part 24 Latch means 48 Ball tank 49 Guide rail 56 Lower unit 57 First upper unit 58 Second upper unit 64 Operation button 66 Vibration means 67 Rotating light emitting means 68 Body 68a Notch (flow) Inhibition part)
70 Operation unit (operation top)
90,192,207,217,252,280 Resin pouring part trace 91a, 91b, 281a Extruded part trace 98 Engaging means 99 Fastening means 114 Movable effector 114A Origin position 114B Forward position 114C Protruding position 114D Storage position 118 Operation part 118A Origin position 118B Forward position 120 to 124 1st to 5th warning display means 133 Directional board 134 Directional board case 135 Liquid crystal board 136 Liquid crystal board case 137 Main board 138 Main board case 140 Power supply board 141 Power supply board case 142 Payout board 143 Board case 144 Back part 145a, 145b, 145c, 145d Bending part 147 Hinge shaft 148 Hinge bearing 149 Regulatory means 167 Recessed 174,195,210,235 Integrated circuit device 176 Operating means 178,200,213,239 Board management information display unit 179,199,212,240 Parts information display unit 183,204,214,233,243,264 Radiation holes 184,246 Opening history notation means 188,248 Opening history notation stickers 192a, 192b, 208a, 208b, 216a, 216b, 251a, 251b, 283 Weld line 294 1st regulatory means 295 2nd regulatory means

Claims (4)

Movable means capable of performing multiple actions and
In a gaming machine provided with a warning information display means for directly or indirectly displaying attention information for the operation of the movable means.
The alerting information display means is characterized in that it does not display the motions having a low degree of alerting to the player among the plurality of motions, but displays the alerting information of the motions having a high degree of alerting to the player. A game machine to play. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the alert information relates to an operation having a large amount of movement of the movable means among the plurality of operations. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the warning information display means is a sticker-type display sticker. The movable means is located on the front surface of the gaming machine body so that the player can contact it.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the alert information display means is located in the vicinity of the movable means.

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