JP3599651B2 - Game circuit board case fixing structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a game machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, in which a board case containing a game circuit board is detachably fixed . The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a game circuit board case provided with a lid for opening and closing a mounting opening of a circuit board.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the fixed structure of the circuit board case for game, a lid for opening and closing the mounting / dismounting opening of the circuit board is provided on the board case so that the circuit board in the board case can be easily replaced or repaired. by operating open the lid, a circuit board that has been furnished to the legitimate there is a possibility that replaced the illegal circuit board was illegally alter the game content, conventional, resulting in unauthorized opening operation then damage the lid sealing A seal or the like is attached to the substrate case.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, by simply attaching the sealing seal etc. to the board case, it is possible to open the lid illegally as long as the board case is removed from the box body and the sealing seal etc. is carefully peeled off from the board case However, there is a drawback that it cannot be an effective defense against illegal replacement of the circuit board.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by devising a fixing structure of a lid and a box of a board case, the work of replacing or repairing a circuit board housed in the board case is costly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game circuit board case fixing structure that can be effectively performed in terms of surface and structure, and that can effectively protect against unauthorized replacement of a circuit board.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A feature configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is that, in a box housing a gaming device, a board case housing a game circuit board is detachably fixed, and the board case includes A fixing structure of a game circuit board case provided with a lid for opening and closing a loading / unloading opening of the game circuit board, wherein the lid is provided on the board case in a state where the loading / unloading opening is closed. The substrate case is configured so as not to be removable from the box unless the removal preventing member for fixing the substrate case and the box is broken.
[0005]
[Action]
By removing the lid and the box provided on the board case with the loading / unloading opening closed and fixing them with the blocking member, the board case itself can be fixed to the box so that it cannot be removed. In order to remove the board case from the box without breaking both the board case and the box, it is necessary to break the removal prevention member.
Then, based on whether the removal preventing member is broken or not, it is possible to determine whether the circuit board has been improperly replaced or not, and to replace or repair the circuit board contained in the board case. However, the substrate case and the lid can be reused as they are because only the removal prevention member needs to be broken.
[0006]
【The invention's effect】
Therefore, in order to remove the board case from the box without breaking both the board case and the box, it is necessary to break the removal prevention member, so that the circuit board can be effectively protected against unauthorized replacement. Since it is fixed to the box using a lid that closes the opening of the board case, for example, as in the case where the board case and the box are directly fixed using the above-described removal preventing member, It is not necessary to firmly fix it with another fixing means that can not be released unless the lid and the lid are broken, and when replacing or repairing the circuit board inside the board case, when breaking the removal prevention member Even if the lid is accidentally damaged, it is only necessary to replace the lid, and operations such as replacement and repair of the circuit board can be advantageously performed in terms of cost and structure.
[0007]
【Example】
[First embodiment]
FIG. 5 shows a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine, in which a front door 4 is vertically attached to a wooden frame 3 on which a hopper unit 1, a power supply unit 2 and the like for storing inserted medals and paying out award medals are assembled. A symbol rotating unit 5 is mounted on the front door 4 so that it can swing open and close, and a symbol rotating device 5 constituting a gaming device is provided on a front cabinet 4 in a steel cabinet 6 as a box. An operation unit 8, a medal tray 9, and the like are assembled, and a symbol display panel 10 is fixed to the front side of the cabinet 6 of the symbol rotation unit 7.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a window hole 12 is formed in a steel back plate 11 constituting the rear surface of the cabinet 6, and the game circuit board is closed so that the window hole 12 is closed from the inside of the cabinet 6. A substrate case 14 made of transparent resin and housing 13 is fixed.
[0008]
The board case 14 includes left and right mounting pieces 15 for fixing to the cabinet 6, a locking groove 16 for locking and holding the periphery of the circuit board 13 so as to be slidable in a direction along the board surface, and connection terminals for signal lines. A transparent resin cover plate 20 serving as a lid for opening and closing a mounting / dismounting opening of the circuit board 13 is provided in a transparent resin case body 19 provided with an opening 18 for connecting the circuit board 13 to the circuit board 13. Is detachably fitted.
The cover plate 20 has a locking claw 21 formed in the cover plate 20 locked and locked in a locking hole 22 formed in the case body 19, and a longitudinal end of the cover plate 20. The gripper 21 is forcibly pushed and pulled in the thickness direction of the cover plate to disengage the locking claw 21 with respect to the locking hole 22, thereby opening and closing the circuit board 13 in a detachable state. The board case 14 is opened by removing the cover plate 20 from the case main body 19, and the circuit board 13 can be mounted and dismounted by sliding movement along the locking groove 16.
[0009]
Next, a fixing structure of the board case 14 to the cabinet 6 will be described.
The back plate 11 of the cabinet 6 is spot-welded with frame members 23 and 24 made of sheet metal along each of the upper end and the lower end of the window hole 12 so that the upper end of the board case 14 is positioned from the inside of the cabinet 6. An upper concave portion 25 that can be inserted and a lower concave portion 26 that can be fitted with the lower end of the substrate case 14 are provided. The lid plate 20 of the substrate case 14 closes an opening for loading and unloading. A plate member 27 fixed in a state of being superimposed on the back plate 11 during the operation is integrally formed in a transparent resin into a flange shape.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper end side of the board case 14 is inserted into the upper concave portion 25 so that the lower end side of the board case 14 exceeds the upper edge of the lower frame plate 24. The lower end is fitted into the lower recess 26, and the mounting piece 15 is fixed to the back plate 11 with screws 28 from the outer surface side of the back plate 11, and a through hole 29 formed in the back plate 11 and a through hole formed in the plate material 27 are formed. A fixing pin 31 made of a transparent resin as a removal preventing member for preventing the board case 14 from being removed from the cabinet 6 is inserted over the hole 30.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing pin 31 is elastically moved toward the axis X in the insertion end side of a pin shaft 34 with a head 33 having a mark 32 proving the origin of the fixing pin 31. The deformable claw 35 is integrally formed with its tip portion protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface of the pin shaft 34, and as the fixing pin 31 is inserted into the through holes 29 and 30 from the claw 35 side, the claw is formed. 35 is elastically deformed in the direction of the axis X, and when the tip of the claw 35 comes out of the through hole 30 formed in the plate 27, it returns and deforms, and the tip of the claw 35 is locked to the plate 27, thereby fixing the claw 35. As long as the pins 31 are not broken, they are irremovably mounted from the board case 14 and the cabinet 6.
The stamp 32 is formed at the same time when the fixing pin 31 is formed by a mold.
[0011]
Therefore, once the fixing pin 31 is inserted between the board case 14 and the cabinet 6, the hand is inserted from the inside of the cabinet 6 and the claw 35 of the fixing pin 31 is forcibly elastically deformed in the axial direction and fixed. Even if the pin 31 is to be pulled out to the outer surface side of the back plate 11, such an operation is prevented by the upper frame plate member 23 covering the upper outer peripheral side of the board case 14, and the screw 28 is removed and then fixed. Even if the cover body 20 fixed to the back plate 11 with the pins 31 is left as it is, only the case body 19 is pushed downward, and the case body 19 is detached from the cover plate 20, such a pushing-down operation will The substrate case 14 is blocked by contact with the lower frame plate member 24 covering the lower outer peripheral side, so that the board case 14 is fixed to the cabinet 6 in such a manner that the opening / closing means 36 cannot be opened / closed. .
When replacing or repairing the circuit board 13 in the board case 14 without improper purpose, a hole is drilled along the axis X of the fixing pin 31 with a drill or the like to break the base of the claw 35. Then, the locking of the tip of the claw 35 to the plate member 27 is released, and the board case 14 is removed from the cabinet 6 in a procedure reverse to the procedure for fixing the board case 14, and after a predetermined work is completed, a predetermined mark 32 for proving the origin is obtained. Re-fix using another fixing pin 31 marked with.
[0012]
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the mounting structure of the fixing pins 31. The cover plate 20 is integrally formed with a plate member 27 which enters the substrate case 14 when the cover plate 20 closes the loading / unloading opening. The tip 35 is inserted over the back plate 11, the case main body 19, and the plate member 27 in a state where the claw 35 on the tip side enters the substrate case 14.
By mounting the fixing pins 31 in this manner, the board case 14 can be mounted on the cabinet 6 without providing the frame members 23 and 24 covering the upper and lower outer peripheral sides of the board case 14 as shown in the first embodiment. On the other hand, the cover plate 20 can be fixed in a state where the opening and closing operation cannot be performed, and the fixing pin 31 can be irremovably attached to the board case 14 and the cabinet 6 unless the fixing pin 31 is broken.
Other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment.
[0013]
[Other Examples]
1. The type of the gaming device is not limited, and may be, for example, a gaming device for pachinko.
2. The box housing the gaming device may be a box housing a part or all of the gaming device.
3. The material of the box housing the gaming device is not limited, and may be wooden, resin, or the like.
4. The material of the substrate case is not limited, and may be wooden, metal, or the like.
5. The structure of the opening / closing means for opening / closing the circuit board in a detachable state is not limited. For example, the opening / closing means may be provided with a swingable openable / closable lid or a slide openable / closable lid.
6. The engraving attached to the removal preventing member may be separately applied after the removal preventing member is manufactured.
7. The fixing structure of the game circuit board case according to the present invention may be combined with a sealing seal or the like which is broken if the opening / closing mechanism is operated improperly.
8. In the first embodiment, a cover is provided on the plate member 27 so as to cover the tip of the claw 35 of the fixing pin 31 engaged with the plate member 27 so that the operation of pulling out the fixing pin 31 from the lid plate 20 can be prevented. Is also good.
9. The cross section of the pin shaft 34 constituting the fixing pin 31 in the direction perpendicular to the axis X may be circular or square. Is easy to drill when drilling a hole or the like along the axis X of the fixing pin 31 to break the base.
[0014]
Incidentally, reference numerals are written in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the attached drawings by the entry.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a symbol rotating unit as viewed from the rear side. FIG. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the slot machine. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment.
5 gaming machine 6 box 13 circuit board 14 board case
20 lid 31 removal prevention member

Claims (1)

A board case (14) containing a game circuit board (13) is detachably fixed to a box (6) containing a gaming device (5), and is attached to the board case (14). Is a fixing structure of a game circuit board case provided with a lid (20) for opening and closing a loading / unloading opening of the game circuit board (13), wherein the board is mounted in a state where the loading / unloading opening is closed. The board case (14) cannot be removed from the box (6) unless the removal preventing member (31) for fixing the lid (20) and the box (6) provided on the case (14) is destroyed. The fixed structure of the configured game circuit board case.

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