JP3311594B2 - Flexible mounting plate for electronic components of gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic component mounting plate for a game machine for mounting and fixing electronic components provided in a cabinet of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a mounting plate for electric parts of a game machine of this type, a veneer plywood having a thickness of about 10 mm cut into an appropriate size has been usually used. On the veneer plywood, for example, electronic parts such as an electronic circuit board for realizing various functions of the gaming machine and a board storage box for housing the board are attached and fixed with wood screws. The veneer plywood on which this electrical component is mounted is attached and fixed with tapping screws or the like mainly on a side or bottom surface in a sheet metal cabinet, so that the electrical component is arranged and stored in the cabinet . Since the veneer plywood has electrical insulation properties, short-circuiting of each electrical material mounted on the board is prevented.

[0003]

However, since the electronic component mounting plate of such a conventional game machine has various shapes and mounting methods of the electronic material components, a new standard size is set for each model of the game machine. Veneer plywood was cut to an appropriate size for use. For this reason, there has conventionally been a problem that the cost of the veneer plywood material is high and the cost of the game machine is high. Further, since it is necessary to cut the veneer plywood for each model, there is also a problem that the workability of attaching the electronic material parts is poor.

[0004] In addition, a conventional electronic component mounting plate for a game machine is as follows.
Such mounting dimensions and shape into the cabinet from different for each type of game machine, veneer plywood which has been used in conventional models without being reused for new models or other models, simultaneously with destruction of the cabinet There was also a problem that resources were wasted because they had been discarded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to be able to reuse a plurality of times corresponding to each model of a game machine and to use resources efficiently. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic component mounting plate for a gaming machine that can be used.

Another object is that the game machine can be repeatedly reused for each model, and can be freely combined and used in accordance with the size of a cabinet. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component mounting plate for a gaming machine to which an electronic component can be attached and fixed.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic component mounting plate for a game machine according to the present invention is provided with a polygonal substrate body made of a plate-shaped molded body of a resin material having electrical insulation. A plurality of screw holes formed in the surface of the substrate main body and having a substantially U-shaped cross-section in a cross section, and a plurality of screw insertion holes formed in an edge portion of the substrate main body and having a concave surface and a protruding rear surface; An ear part which is formed integrally with a part of the side of each side of the substrate main body so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the substrate main body and sunk under the lower surface of another adjacently disposed substrate main body, and protrudes from the back surface of the other substrate main body. And a notch formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the ear portion to be fitted to the outer peripheral portion of the screw insertion opening.

According to such a configuration, the screw is inserted into the stripe-shaped groove provided on the surface of the substrate main body in correspondence with the mounting hole of the electronic component, so that the screw is screwed into the stripe-shaped groove. The electronic component is mounted and fixed on the board body. Also, by inserting the notch into the screw insertion opening of the other substrate main body by inserting the ear into the other substrate main body, and inserting the screw through the screw insertion opening, the ear provided on one of the substrate main bodies. Are fixed to the lower portion of the surface of the other substrate body disposed adjacent to each other, and the adjacent substrate bodies are simultaneously fixed to the cabinet while being flush with each other.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a slot machine using an electronic component free mounting plate (hereinafter referred to as a free mounting board) of a gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
A rotating reel 23 is provided in a cabinet 22 at the front center of the slot machine 21. A coin is inserted into an insertion slot 24, and a reel 25 is rotated by operating a handle 25. When a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the rotating reel 23, a predetermined number of coins are paid out as a payout from a tray 26 provided below the cabinet 22.

At the head of the cabinet 22, a top glass 27 on which a payout table and the like are drawn is provided. As shown in FIG. 10, a free mounting board 41 for a game machine according to the present embodiment is attached and fixed to the inside of the shadow box inside the top glass 27. 9, the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining the structure of the free mounting board 41 for a gaming machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an electrically insulating resin material having a hardness and a thickness enough to use a wood screw or a tapping screw, for example, PP (polypropylene) or ABS.
A rectangular shape made of a plate-like molded body such as resin (aspect ratio: about 1:
1.5) The substrate body. Reference numerals 2 denote ears integrally formed on a part of the side of each side of the substrate main body 1 so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the substrate main body 1. Is hollow.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a groove width W = 1 to 1.5 mm and an interval D = 10 m on the surface of the substrate body 1 as shown in an enlarged perspective view in FIG.
The groove has a dimension of about m and a depth H of about 5 mm, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is integrally formed in a stripe shape. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cylindrical screw insertion hole formed at the edge of the substrate body 1 and having a concave surface and a protruding rear surface, as shown in an enlarged sectional view in FIG. Are formed. The screw insertion holes 4 are provided at each corner and the center of the surface edge of the substrate body 1.

The ear 2 is provided with a notch 2a which fits into the outer periphery of a screw insertion opening 4 'protruding from the back surface of the adjacently disposed substrate body 1' shown in FIG. The ear 2 is formed such that the upper surface thereof is lower than the upper surface of the substrate main body 1 by the thickness of the substrate main body 1, and has a structure that sunk under the surface of another adjacent substrate main body 1 ′. ing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the free mounting board 41 for the gaming machine constructed as described above is
The tapping screw 10 is inserted into the striped groove 3 formed in
The tapping screw 10 is screwed into the striped groove 3. Therefore, the electronic component can be fixedly mounted on the free mounting board 41.

Further, since the substrate body 1 is formed of a resin having an appropriate hardness and an appropriate thickness, even if the screw 10 is used in a place where the groove 3 constituting the tap guide is not formed, it is difficult to use the screw. Can be penetrated and fastened. Therefore, the electronic component can be mounted and fixed at an arbitrary position on the board main body 1 without being limited by the mounting pitch of the mounting hole of the electronic component.

Further, the surface height of the substrate body 1, that is, the ear 2
Is 12 mm, and is set to a height having a margin such that the tip of the long screw 10 does not immediately contact the cabinet 22 at the bottom of the substrate main body 1 even when the long screw 10 is used.

The free mounting board 41 for a gaming machine having the above-described structure is provided by inserting the screw 11 into the opening 4a of the screw insertion opening 4 as shown in FIG.
The mounting board 41 can be mounted and fixed on a surface such as the side surface or the bottom surface of the cabinet 22 so that the mounting board 41 is disposed in the cabinet 22 as shown in FIG. 10, for example. At this time, the head of the screw 11 is configured so as to be buried in the depression formed on the surface of the screw insertion port 4 so as not to protrude from the surface of the substrate body 1. The cabinet 22
Is preliminarily provided with a hole into which the screw 11 is screwed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the free mounting board 41 for the gaming machine constructed as described above has the ear 2 of the substrate main body 1 attached to the lower surface of another substrate main body 1 'adjacent to the substrate main body 1. And the outer periphery of the screw insertion opening 4 ′ of the other substrate main body 1 ′ is fitted into the notch 2 a provided in the ear 2 of the one substrate main body 1, and the screw 11 is inserted into the screw insertion opening 4 ′. , The substrate bodies 1 and 1 ′ are fastened together in a flush state, and are simultaneously attached and fixed to the cabinet 22. FIG. 6 shows such substrate bodies 1, 1 '.
5 is a perspective view of the co-fastened state as viewed from the back surface, in which the same parts as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

Therefore, while the substrate body 1 has a relatively small shape, as shown in FIG.
1 'and 1 "can be freely combined and developed into an arbitrary shape, and can correspond to a certain size. Therefore, although it can be used alone, the shape of the cabinet 22 and the electric material parts can be used. It is also possible to easily configure a mounting board that matches the shape and mounting method of the mounting board.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing an example in which the electronic component is mounted by using the free mounting board 41 by itself, and FIG. 7B is a side view thereof. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Here, the electronic circuit board 31 corresponds to an electronic component, and electronic components such as a resistor, a capacitor, and an IC are mounted on the electronic circuit board 31. In such an electronic circuit board 31, since the legs (leads) of each component project from the solder surface on the back side, the spacer 3 is located between the electronic circuit board 31 and the board body 1.
2 is mounted on the board 41. When mounting an electronic component having no such protrusions on the bottom surface on the board 41,
It can be directly attached to the substrate body 1.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example in which electronic parts are mounted by using the board bodies 1, 1 ', 1 "in combination. It is possible to easily obtain one mounting board 41 'having an arbitrary shape that matches the shape.

As described above, according to the free mounting board 41 for the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, it is possible to arrange and store electronic parts without being limited by the shape and dimensions of the cabinet 22 of each model of the gaming machine. Is possible.
In addition, components to be mounted in the cabinet 22 of the gaming machine are usually determined, and are mounted at predetermined positions. However, even when an extra electronic component such as a card reader or a display device is sometimes installed as an option, according to the present embodiment. According to the free mounting board 41, it becomes possible to attach these surplus electrical components to desired positions in the cabinet 22. Moreover, since the board 41 is formed of a non-conductive engineering plastic, the type of the screw 10 used for fixing the electrical component is not limited to the conductive or non-conductive type.

In the above embodiment, the case where the free mounting board for a game machine according to the present invention is applied to a slot machine has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball game machine. It is possible. In this case, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0026]

As described above, the electronic component free mounting plate of the gaming machine according to the present invention can be reused repeatedly for various cabinets having different shapes.
Various game machines can be manufactured at low cost, and the excellent effect that resources can be effectively used can be obtained.

Further, according to the electronic component free mounting plate of the gaming machine of the present invention, the workability of attaching the electronic component to the cabinet can be improved, the degree of freedom of the storage space can be increased, and low cost and high performance can be achieved. An excellent effect of being realized is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an electronic component-free mounting plate of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of a surface of a substrate main body constituting the electronic component flexible mounting plate according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of a screw insertion port included in the electronic component flexible mounting plate according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a combined structure of substrate bodies according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a structure in which a plurality of substrate bodies in this embodiment are combined.

6 is a perspective view of the combined structure of the substrate bodies shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the back surface.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example in which the electronic component free mounting plate according to the present embodiment is used as a single product.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example in which the electronic component free mounting plate according to the present embodiment is used in combination.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a slot machine in which the electronic component flexible mounting plate according to the present embodiment is used.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an electronic component freely mounting plate installed inside the cabinet head of the slot machine shown in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1 ', 1 "... board body 2 ... ear 2a ... cutout 3 ... stripe-shaped groove 4, 4' ... screw insertion opening 4a ... opening 10, 11 ... screw 22 ... cabinet 41 ... free mounting board (electronic material parts) Free mounting plate)

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A polygonal substrate main body made of a plate-shaped molded body of a resin material having electrical insulation, and a stripe-shaped groove formed in the surface of the substrate main body by forming a U-shaped cross section in a cross section. A plurality of screw insertion holes formed at the edge of the substrate main body, the front surface of which is recessed, and the back surface of which is protruded; An ear portion that sneaks into a lower part of the surface of another substrate body disposed adjacently; and an outer peripheral side surface of the ear portion that fits into an outer peripheral portion of the screw insertion hole protruding from the back surface of the other substrate body. Electronic component free mounting plate for a gaming machine, comprising: a cutout portion; 2. The electronic component free mounting plate for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said board main body has a hardness and a thickness for penetrating and fastening screws. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is a slot machine or a ball game machine.
A mounting plate for electronic parts of the gaming machine according to the above.