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JP3631167B2
JP3631167B2 JP2001180262A JP2001180262A JP3631167B2 JP 3631167 B2 JP3631167 B2 JP 3631167B2 JP 2001180262 A JP2001180262 A JP 2001180262A JP 2001180262 A JP2001180262 A JP 2001180262A JP 3631167 B2 JP3631167 B2 JP 3631167B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、パチンコ機やスロットマシンなどの遊技機に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ機やスロットマシンなどの遊技機においては、
外部の商用電源等を遊技機内へ取り込み内部のモーターや電飾装置等に必要な電源態様に変換し供給するため、また通信用機器との情報の授受を行なうため、筐体の外部から内部へとケーブル類が導かれている。これらのケーブルの内、電源ケーブル等は遊技機のメーカー側において製造時に筐体背面にブッシュにてシールされた上で取り付けられることが多い。一方、通信ケーブル類については、遊技機が店内に設置されてから、店側のケーブルを遊技機の内部に引き込む作業が行われることが多い。このケーブルを内部に引き込む作業を円滑に行なわしめるため、遊技機の筐体背面に外部から内部へと通じる孔が設けられている。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、遊技機のセキュリティーを高く保つという観点からはこのような孔はなるべく小さくし、できれば設けないようにすることが好ましい。
【0004】
そこで、本発明は、ケーブル類を筐体の外部から内部へと導くための孔を、セキュリティー上問題なき様に構成した遊技機を提供することを課題とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
以下、本発明について説明する。なお、本発明の理解を容易にするために添付図面の参照符号を括弧書きにて付記するが、それにより本発明が図示の形態に限定されるものではない。
【0006】
本発明の遊技機(50)は、筐体の内面側から外部に開口する貫通孔である穴(11)と、穴から別方向にケーブル(16)を導き筐体の内部に通じるように筐体内面に形成された溝部である通路(12)と、筐体内面側で穴の全部と通路の一部を塞ぐカバー部材(13)とを備え、穴および通路がカバー部材で塞がれていない状態では、穴を通じてケーブルが筐体の内外に抜き差し自由となるように構成されていることを特徴とする。
【0008】
このように構成された本発明の遊技機によれば、筐体背後の外部から筐体の内部を見通そうとしても、貫通孔の開口を覆うカバー部材によって視野が塞がれているので、内部を見通すことができない。また棒状のものを差し入れることも物理的に困難である。したがって、遊技機のROMや鍵など重要な部位のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0009】
上記遊技機において、穴と通路とがなす前記筐体の壁(W)の厚さ方向に平行な断面の形状を、クランク状としてもよい。
【0010】
このようにすれば、筐体外部からの視野を確実に狭いものとすることができ、セキュリティーを高めることができる。また、壁面に形成された孔の断面先端が鋭角になるのを避けることができるので、孔を設けた壁面の強度を高く保つことができる。
【0014】
また、カバー部材は筐体内面に沿って筐体内部の壁面の一点を支点にして回転自在に取り付けられていることとしてもよい。
【0015】
このようにした場合には、店内に設置した後に遊技機内にケーブル類を導き入れる際に、カバー部材を回転させれば開口が解放されるので、容易に作業を行うことができる。作業後においては、カバー部材の他の一点と壁面とを固定することによりカバー部材が壁面と一体となり、さらに遊技機のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0016】
さらにカバー部材は、筐体内面に取り付けられた案内部材(60)に沿って抜き差し自由に設けられていることとしてもよい。
【0017】
このようにした場合にも、店内に設置した後に遊技機内にケーブル類を導き入れる際に、カバー部材を案内部材から引き抜けば開口が解放されるので、容易に作業を行うことができる。さらに案内部材にロック機構を設けてもよい。このようにすれば、作業後において、カバー部材を案内部材にロックすることにより、カバー部材が壁面と一体となり、さらに遊技機のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0018】
本発明のこのような作用及び利得は、次に説明する実施の形態から明らかにされる。
【0019】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明を図面に示す実施形態に基づき説明する。図11は、本発明が適用された遊技機の全体を示す斜視図である。図11において、スロットマシン50は、筐体本体51と、正面パネル52とを備えている。筐体本体51の内部には、パチスロゲーム機としての機能を奏するための3つの回胴、それらを駆動するステッピングモータ、メダルの貯留および払い出し機構、それらを駆動するDCモータ、照明装置、音響装置、およびこれら各構成の全体を制御する制御装置などが収容されている。正面パネル52は、筐体本体51に不図示の蝶番機構を介して回動可能に取り付けられている。ただし遊技店にてプレイヤーの遊技に供せられている状態では、不図示の施錠装置によりロックされ回動不能の状態とされている。
【0020】
外部の商用電源等を遊技機内へ取り込み、内部のモーターや電飾装置等に必要な電源態様に変換し供給するため筐体本体51には外部からケーブルが導き入れられている。また、筐体内部に設けられた制御装置と外部のコントローラやプログレッシングユニットとの通信のため、通信ケーブルも筐体内に導き入れられている。これらのケーブル類は筐体本体背面に設けられた孔から筐体内に引き入れられている。以下の説明は、筐体本体背面の壁面に設けられるケーブル引き入れ用の孔にかかわるセキュリティーに関する。
【0021】
なお、以下における図面において、遊技機筐体の壁が示されている場合、図面右側を筐体外部側、図面左側を筐体の内部側として説明する。
【0022】
図1〜3は、本発明の第一実施形態にかかる遊技機筐体の構成を示している。図1および図2において、筐体の壁W(通常は筐体背面)には、ケーブル16の外径より十分に大きな径を備えた筐体の内外を貫通する穴11が設けられている。筐体内面側には穴11に通じる溝部12が形成されている。通路12はケーブル通路としての役割を有するが、これについては後述する。さらに筐体内部側には、穴11の開口より十分に大きな面を有するカバー部材13が取り付けられている。カバー部材13には二箇所に取り付け孔14、15が設けられている。この内のいずれかの孔にねじくぎが差し入れられて、カバー部材13は壁Wの内面10に回転自在に取り付けられている。
【0023】
図2は、カバー部材13が穴11の開口11aを閉鎖する構造を示す図である。図2において、カバー部材13は取り付け孔14に差し入れられたねじくぎ17にて壁Wの内面10に回転自在に取り付けられている。カバー部材13が図2に表されている姿勢から紙面手前側に略60°回転すると、開口11aの全面と溝部12の上部の大半がカバー部材13に覆われて、わずかに溝部12の下部12aのみ筐体内部側に露出される。
【0024】
図3は、図2において、カバー部材が穴11を閉鎖する姿勢におけるIII−III線断面図である。ここではケーブル16は、遊技機筐体の外部から、穴11および溝部12を介して筐体の内部へと導かれている。図3から明らかなように、筐体背後の外部から筐体の内部を見通そうとしても、両開口を結ぶ方向の視野は完全に塞がれているので、内部を見通すことができない。また棒状のものを差し入れることも物理的に不可能である。したがって、遊技機のROMや鍵など重要な部位のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0025】
以上のように構成された第一実施形態の遊技機において、壁Wに回転自在に取り付けられたカバー部材13を回転させて、図2に示されるような姿勢にすれば、穴11は解放されケーブル16を筐体外部から内部へと容易に導き入れることができる。また、内部へ導き入れたケーブル16を溝部12に沿って筐体内部側に導き、しかる後にカバー部材13を図3に示される姿勢まで回転させれば、筐体の内外にケーブル16を通じた状態で、穴11の開口11a、および溝部12の筐体内面側開口12aの上部を閉鎖することができる。
【0026】
ケーブル16を筐体内に導き入れた後は、カバー部材13に設けられた他の孔15にもねじくぎを差し入れて、壁Wにカバー部材13を固定してさらにセキュリティーを高めることができる。
【0027】
なお、図4に示すように、カバー部材13をねじくぎにて筐体に取り付ける代りに、筐体内面に案内部材60を取り付けてカバー部材13をこれに抜き差し自由に構成してもよい。
【0028】
図5は、本発明の第二実施形態の構成を示している。本実施形態においては、筐体側の壁Wには、貫通孔35が設けられており、筐体内部側の貫通孔35の開口36の部分にはカバー部材40が、開口36を塞ぐように取り付けられている。
【0029】
図6はカバー部材40の筐体取り付け部側を示す斜視図である。カバー部材40は、円板部41と角柱部42とが連続する形状に形成されている。円板部41と角柱部42とは、それぞれの周囲部41a、42aおよび底面41b、42bに所定の厚さを残して内面がえぐられており、隙間部41g、42gが形成されている。角柱部42の隙間部42gには、図面手前側に開口43cが設けられている。円板部41に設けられる隙間部41gは、壁Wに設けられた貫通孔35の開口36の大きさより十分に大きく形成されている。角柱部42に形成される隙間部42gは、ケーブル類の抜き差しが自由となるように十分な大きさの通路として形成されている。
【0030】
この第二実施形態においても、筐体背後の外部から筐体の内部を見通そうとしても、両開口を結ぶ方向の視野は完全に塞がれているので、内部を見通すことができない。また棒状のものを差し入れることも物理的に不可能である。したがって、遊技機のROMや鍵など重要な部位のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0031】
図7および図8は、本発明の他の実施形態を示している。また図9は壁面Wに孔1が直線状に形成されている従来の遊技機筐体を示している。
【0032】
図7において、(a)は直線状の孔が、(b)は曲げられた孔が、(c)はクランク状の孔がそれぞれ壁面に設けられているのを示す垂直断面図である。以下において、孔の形状によって区別する場合には各符号にa、b、cのいずれかを付して、そうでない場合はこれらを付さずに説明する。図7において、遊技機の筐体壁面Wには、内部側開口2と外部側開口3とを通じる孔1が設けられている。内部側開口2と外部側開口3との壁面W上の位置は、上下、左右または斜め方向のいずれかに、ずらされて配置されている。
【0033】
図7(a)に表されている筐体の壁面Waに設けられた孔1aは直線状に形成されている。一方図9に示される従来の遊技機筐体の壁面Wの孔1も直線状に形成されているが、孔1は内部側開口2と外部側開口3とが正対するように略水平に設けられている。両者を比較すると、図7(a)において、外部側開口3aの正面方向視野は孔1aの内面により遮られている。換言すれば内部側開口2aと外部側開口3aとがずれて配置されている。したがって筐体外部から内部への視野角θaは、図9の視野角θよりかなり小さなものとなる。このため、筐体外部から内部を視認できる範囲を大幅に狭めることができ、あわせて孔1aの向きをセキュリティー上問題の少ない方向に向けることが自由であるので、遊技機自体のセキュリティーを高めることができる。例えば孔1aが筐体下部に設けられている場合に、孔1aを下向きに設ければ外部からは筐体底面の一部しか見ることができず、より高いセキュリティーのレベルを確保することができる。
【0034】
さらに図7(b)のように孔1bを曲げて形成すれば、視野角θbをさらに小さなものとすることができる。また、図7(c)に示すように、孔1cの断面形状をクランク状に形成すれば、さらに視野角θcを小さなものとすることが可能である。またこの場合には孔1cを開口2c、3cの部分において壁面Wに対してほぼ直角に形成することができるので、開口2c、3c周辺の壁面Wの強度を高く保つことができる。
【0035】
図8は、クランク状の孔により、壁面の外部から内部への視界が完全に遮られている様子を示す図である。この場合においては、開口2dと開口3dとが大きくずらされて配置されており、孔1d内部の片部5および6が視界を遮るので、遊技機筐体外部から内部への視野角はマイナス(実質ゼロ)である。したがってさらに高いセキュリティーを実現することができる。このようなクランク状の孔を筐体の壁Wに形成する方法について図10を参照しつつ説明する。図10において上段は、筐体内部から見た正面図、下段は壁の断面図である。
【0036】
まず筐体の内外に通じる孔61を形成し、次いでこの孔61と重なるように筐体内部側から、外部まで貫通することのない穴62を形成する。しかる後に筐体内部側から、穴62の深さより短く形成された栓61aおよび62aを孔61および穴62にそれぞれ嵌合させればよい。栓61aは孔61の内径と同一長さの外径に形成され、孔62との交差部にて下部を水平に切断されている。また、栓62aは穴62の内径と同一長さの外径に形成され、穴61との交差部にて上部を水平に切断されるとともに、円の中心部より下方を通る水平線により下部を切断されている。
【0037】
このような通信用ケーブル類や電源コード等を複数筐体内に導き入れる必要があるときは、これらをまとめて一つの孔から筐体内部に導き入れてもよく、また、複数箇所に孔を設けて、それぞれに上記構成の溝部とカバー部材とを配置してもよい。
【0038】
壁Wやカバー部材13、40の材料としては、通常の木材やパーティクルボード等の合成木材を用いることができるが、合成樹脂や、圧延鋼鈑等を使用してもよい。
【0039】
孔1、11や、溝部12の大きさおよび形状等は、導かれるケーブルの外径により適宜定められるものであるが、外部から自由にケーブルを引き寄せることができる範囲内で、なるべく小さなものに形成することがセキュリティー上の観点から望ましい。
【0040】
以上、現時点において、もっとも、実践的であり、かつ、好ましいと思われる実施形態に関連して本発明を説明したが、本発明は、本願明細書中に開示された実施形態に限定されるものではなく、請求の範囲および明細書全体から読み取れる発明の要旨或いは思想に反しない範囲で適宜変更可能であり、そのような変更を伴う遊技機もまた本発明の技術的範囲に包含されるものとして理解されなければならない。
【0041】
以上に説明したように、本発明の遊技機は、筐体の内面側から外部に開口する貫通孔である穴と、穴から別方向にケーブルを導き筐体の内部に通じるように筐体内面に形成された溝部である通路と、筐体内面側で穴の全部と通路の一部を塞ぐカバー部材とを備え、穴および通路がカバー部材で塞がれていない状態では、穴を通じてケーブルが筐体の内外に抜き差し自由となるように構成されている。この遊技機においては筐体背後の外部から筐体の内部を見通そうとしても、貫通孔の開口を覆うカバー部材によって視野が塞がれているので、内部を見通すことができない。また棒状のものを差し入れることも物理的に困難である。したがって、遊技機のROMや鍵など重要な部位のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0042】
また、上記遊技機において、穴と通路とがなす筐体の壁の厚さ方向に平行な断面の形状を、クランク状にすれば、筐体外部からの視野を確実に狭いものとすることができ、セキュリティーを高めることができる。また、壁面に形成された孔の断面先端が鋭角になるのを避けることができるので、孔を設けた壁面の強度を高く保つことができる。
【0045】
また、カバー部材は筐体内面に沿って筐体内部の壁面の一点を支点にして回転自在に取り付けられていることとした場合には、店内に設置した後に遊技機内にケーブル類を導き入れる際に、カバー部材を回転させれば開口が解放されるので、容易に作業を行うことができる。作業後においては、カバー部材の他の一点と壁面とを固定することによりカバー部材が壁面と一体となり、さらに遊技機のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【0046】
さらにカバー部材は、筐体内面に取り付けられた案内部材に沿って抜き差し自由に設けられていることにした場合にも、店内に設置した後に遊技機内にケーブル類を導き入れる際に、カバー部材を案内部材から引き抜けば開口が解放されるので、容易に作業を行うことができる。さらに案内部材にロック機構を設けてもよい。このようにすれば、作業後において、カバー部材を案内部材にロックすることにより、カバー部材が壁面と一体となり、さらに遊技機のセキュリティーを向上させることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】穴と通路が設けられた筐体と、カバー部材と、ケーブルとを俯瞰する図。
【図2】筐体に回転自在に取り付けられたカバー部材を示す図。
【図3】図2のIII−III線断面図上に、ケーブルの配置を示したもの。
【図4】案内部材を示す図。
【図5】カバー部材の取り付けを示す図。
【図6】カバー部材を示す図。
【図7】本発明の変形例を示す図。
【図8】本発明の他の変形例を示す図。
【図9】従来の遊技機筐体の壁断面を示す図。
【図10】クランク状の孔を筐体の壁に形成する方法を示す図。
【図11】遊技機の全体を示す図。
【符号の説明】
W 壁
11 穴
12 溝部(通路)
13 カバー部材
16 ケーブル
40 カバー部材
42g 通路
50 スロットマシン(遊技機)
60 案内部材
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines,
In order to take external commercial power into the gaming machine and convert it to the power supply required for internal motors, lighting devices, etc., and to exchange information with communication equipment, from outside to inside And cables are led. Of these cables, a power cable or the like is often attached on the back side of the housing after being sealed with a bush at the time of manufacture at the manufacturer side of the gaming machine. On the other hand, for communication cables, after a gaming machine is installed in a store, an operation of drawing the store-side cable into the gaming machine is often performed. In order to smoothly carry out the operation of drawing the cable into the inside, a hole that communicates from the outside to the inside is provided in the rear surface of the casing of the gaming machine.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, from the viewpoint of keeping the security of the gaming machine high, it is preferable to make such a hole as small as possible and avoid it if possible.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which holes for guiding cables from the outside to the inside of the housing are configured so as not to cause a security problem.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are appended in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.
[0006]
The gaming machine (50) of the present invention includes a hole (11) that is a through-hole that opens from the inner surface side to the outside of the case, and a cable (16) that is led in a different direction from the hole and communicates with the inside of the case. A passage (12) that is a groove formed on the inner surface of the body, and a cover member (13) that closes all of the holes and a part of the passage on the inner surface side of the housing, and the holes and the passage are closed by the cover member In the absence, the cable is configured to be freely inserted into and removed from the inside and outside of the housing through the hole.
[0008]
According to the gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, even when trying to see the inside of the housing from the outside behind the housing, the field of view is blocked by the cover member that covers the opening of the through hole. I can't see inside. Moreover, it is physically difficult to insert a rod-shaped object. Therefore, it is possible to improve the security of important parts such as ROMs and keys of gaming machines.
[0009]
In the above gaming machine, the shape of the cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the wall (W) of the housing formed by the hole and the passage may be a crank shape.
[0010]
In this way, the field of view from the outside of the housing can be reliably narrowed, and security can be enhanced. Moreover, since it can avoid that the cross-sectional front-end | tip of the hole formed in the wall surface becomes an acute angle, the intensity | strength of the wall surface provided with the hole can be kept high.
[0014]
Further, the cover member may be attached rotatably along the inner surface of the casing with one point of the wall surface inside the casing as a fulcrum .
[0015]
In this case, when the cables are introduced into the gaming machine after being installed in the store, the opening is released by rotating the cover member, so that the work can be easily performed. After the work, by fixing the other point of the cover member and the wall surface, the cover member becomes integral with the wall surface, and the security of the gaming machine can be further improved.
[0016]
Furthermore, the cover member may be provided so as to be freely inserted and removed along the guide member (60) attached to the inner surface of the housing.
[0017]
Even in this case, when the cables are introduced into the gaming machine after being installed in the store, the opening is released if the cover member is pulled out from the guide member, so that the work can be easily performed. Further, a lock mechanism may be provided on the guide member. In this way, after the work, by locking the cover member to the guide member, the cover member becomes integral with the wall surface, and the security of the gaming machine can be further improved.
[0018]
Such an operation and gain of the present invention will be clarified from the embodiments described below.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entire gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 11, the slot machine 50 includes a housing body 51 and a front panel 52. Inside the casing body 51 are three spinning cylinders for performing a function as a pachislot game machine, a stepping motor for driving them, a medal storage and payout mechanism, a DC motor for driving them, a lighting device, and an acoustic device. And a control device for controlling the whole of each of the components. The front panel 52 is rotatably attached to the housing body 51 via a hinge mechanism (not shown). However, in a state where it is used for a player's game at a game store, it is locked by a locking device (not shown) and cannot rotate.
[0020]
A cable is led from the outside to the casing main body 51 in order to take in an external commercial power source or the like into the gaming machine, and convert it into a power supply mode required for an internal motor, an electric decoration device or the like. In addition, a communication cable is also introduced into the casing for communication between a control device provided inside the casing and an external controller or a progressing unit. These cables are drawn into the housing through holes provided on the back surface of the housing body. The following description relates to security related to a cable drawing hole provided on the wall surface on the back surface of the housing body.
[0021]
In the following drawings, when a wall of a gaming machine housing is shown, the right side of the drawing will be described as the outside of the housing, and the left side of the drawing will be described as the inside of the housing.
[0022]
1-3 have shown the structure of the game machine housing | casing concerning 1st embodiment of this invention. 1 and 2, a hole 11 penetrating the inside and outside of the housing having a diameter sufficiently larger than the outer diameter of the cable 16 is provided in the wall W (usually the back surface of the housing) of the housing. A groove portion 12 communicating with the hole 11 is formed on the inner surface side of the housing. The passage 12 has a role as a cable passage, which will be described later. Further, a cover member 13 having a surface sufficiently larger than the opening of the hole 11 is attached to the inside of the housing. The cover member 13 is provided with attachment holes 14 and 15 at two locations. A screw nail is inserted into one of the holes, and the cover member 13 is rotatably attached to the inner surface 10 of the wall W.
[0023]
FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure in which the cover member 13 closes the opening 11 a of the hole 11. In FIG. 2, the cover member 13 is rotatably attached to the inner surface 10 of the wall W by a screw 17 inserted in the attachment hole 14. When the cover member 13 is rotated approximately 60 ° from the position shown in FIG. 2 toward the front side of the drawing, the entire surface of the opening 11a and most of the upper portion of the groove portion 12 are covered with the cover member 13, and the lower portion 12a of the groove portion 12 slightly. Only exposed inside the housing.
[0024]
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in a posture in which the cover member closes the hole 11 in FIG. Here, the cable 16 is led from the outside of the gaming machine housing to the inside of the housing through the hole 11 and the groove portion 12. As can be seen from FIG. 3, even if an attempt is made to see the interior of the housing from the outside behind the housing, the field of view in the direction connecting the two openings is completely blocked, so the interior cannot be seen. It is also physically impossible to insert a rod-shaped object. Therefore, it is possible to improve the security of important parts such as ROMs and keys of gaming machines.
[0025]
In the gaming machine of the first embodiment configured as described above, the hole 11 is released if the cover member 13 rotatably attached to the wall W is rotated to the posture shown in FIG. The cable 16 can be easily led from the outside to the inside of the housing. Further, when the cable 16 introduced into the inside is guided to the inside of the housing along the groove 12, and then the cover member 13 is rotated to the posture shown in FIG. 3, the cable 16 is passed through the inside and outside of the housing. Thus, the opening 11a of the hole 11 and the upper part of the housing inner surface side opening 12a of the groove 12 can be closed.
[0026]
After the cable 16 is introduced into the housing, a screw can be inserted into the other hole 15 provided in the cover member 13 to fix the cover member 13 to the wall W, thereby further enhancing security.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 4, instead of attaching the cover member 13 to the housing with screws, a guide member 60 may be attached to the inner surface of the housing and the cover member 13 may be freely inserted and removed.
[0028]
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a through-hole 35 is provided in the housing-side wall W, and a cover member 40 is attached to a portion of the opening 36 of the through-hole 35 on the inside of the housing so as to close the opening 36. It has been.
[0029]
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the housing attachment portion side of the cover member 40. The cover member 40 is formed in a shape in which the disc portion 41 and the prismatic portion 42 are continuous. The disc portion 41 and the prism portion 42 have inner surfaces that are left with a predetermined thickness in the peripheral portions 41a and 42a and the bottom surfaces 41b and 42b, and gap portions 41g and 42g are formed. An opening 43c is provided in the gap 42g of the prismatic portion 42 on the front side of the drawing. The gap portion 41g provided in the disc portion 41 is formed sufficiently larger than the size of the opening 36 of the through hole 35 provided in the wall W. The gap portion 42g formed in the rectangular column portion 42 is formed as a sufficiently large passage so that cables can be freely inserted and removed.
[0030]
Also in this second embodiment, even if an attempt is made to see the inside of the housing from the outside behind the housing, the field of view in the direction connecting both openings is completely blocked, so the inside cannot be seen. It is also physically impossible to insert a rod-shaped object. Therefore, it is possible to improve the security of important parts such as ROMs and keys of gaming machines.
[0031]
7 and 8 show another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 shows a conventional gaming machine housing in which the holes 1 are formed in the wall surface W in a straight line.
[0032]
7A is a vertical sectional view showing that a straight hole is provided on a wall surface, FIG. 7B is a bent hole, and FIG. 7C is a crank-like hole. In the following description, when distinguishing depending on the shape of the hole, one of a, b, and c is given to each symbol, and otherwise, the explanation will be made without attaching them. In FIG. 7, a hole 1 through the inner side opening 2 and the outer side opening 3 is provided in the housing wall surface W of the gaming machine. The positions on the wall surface W of the inner side opening 2 and the outer side opening 3 are shifted in any one of up and down, left and right, or diagonal directions.
[0033]
The hole 1a provided in the wall surface Wa of the housing shown in FIG. 7A is formed in a straight line. On the other hand, the hole 1 of the wall surface W of the conventional gaming machine housing shown in FIG. 9 is also formed in a straight line, but the hole 1 is provided substantially horizontally so that the inner side opening 2 and the outer side opening 3 face each other. It has been. Comparing the two, in FIG. 7A, the front direction visual field of the external opening 3a is blocked by the inner surface of the hole 1a. In other words, the inner side opening 2a and the outer side opening 3a are shifted from each other. Therefore, the viewing angle θa from the outside to the inside of the housing is considerably smaller than the viewing angle θ in FIG. For this reason, the range in which the inside can be visually recognized from the outside of the housing can be significantly narrowed, and the direction of the hole 1a can be freely directed in a direction with less security problems, so that the security of the gaming machine itself is increased. Can do. For example, when the hole 1a is provided in the lower part of the housing, if the hole 1a is provided downward, only a part of the bottom surface of the housing can be seen from the outside, and a higher level of security can be secured. .
[0034]
Further, if the hole 1b is bent as shown in FIG. 7B, the viewing angle θb can be further reduced. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, if the cross-sectional shape of the hole 1c is formed in a crank shape, the viewing angle θc can be further reduced. Further, in this case, the hole 1c can be formed substantially perpendicular to the wall surface W at the openings 2c and 3c, so that the strength of the wall surface W around the openings 2c and 3c can be kept high.
[0035]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where the view from the outside to the inside of the wall surface is completely blocked by the crank-shaped hole. In this case, the opening 2d and the opening 3d are arranged so as to be largely shifted, and the pieces 5 and 6 inside the hole 1d block the view, so that the viewing angle from the outside to the inside of the gaming machine housing is negative ( Substantially zero). Therefore, higher security can be realized. A method of forming such a crank-shaped hole in the wall W of the housing will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, the upper part is a front view seen from the inside of the housing, and the lower part is a sectional view of the wall.
[0036]
First, a hole 61 communicating with the inside and outside of the housing is formed, and then a hole 62 that does not penetrate from the inside of the housing to the outside is formed so as to overlap the hole 61. Thereafter, plugs 61a and 62a formed shorter than the depth of the hole 62 may be fitted into the hole 61 and the hole 62 from the inside of the housing. The plug 61 a is formed to have the same outer diameter as the inner diameter of the hole 61, and the lower part is cut horizontally at the intersection with the hole 62. The stopper 62a is formed to have the same outer diameter as the inner diameter of the hole 62, and the upper part is horizontally cut at the intersection with the hole 61 and the lower part is cut by a horizontal line passing below the center of the circle. Has been.
[0037]
When it is necessary to introduce such communication cables and power cords into a plurality of cases, they may be led into one case from a single hole, and holes are provided at a plurality of locations. In each case, the groove portion and the cover member having the above-described configuration may be disposed.
[0038]
Synthetic wood such as normal wood and particle board can be used as the material of the wall W and the cover members 13 and 40, but synthetic resin, rolled steel plate or the like may be used.
[0039]
The sizes and shapes of the holes 1 and 11 and the groove 12 are appropriately determined depending on the outer diameter of the cable to be guided, but are formed as small as possible within a range in which the cable can be drawn freely from the outside. It is desirable from the viewpoint of security.
[0040]
While the present invention has been described in connection with embodiments that are presently the most practical and preferred, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein. However, the invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification, and a gaming machine with such a change is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Must be understood.
[0041]
As described above, the gaming machine of the present invention has a hole that is a through-hole that opens to the outside from the inner surface side of the housing, and the inner surface of the housing so that the cable is led from the hole in a different direction to the inside of the housing. And a cover member that closes all of the holes and a part of the passage on the inner surface side of the housing. When the holes and the passages are not covered by the cover member, the cable is passed through the holes. It is configured so that it can be freely inserted into and removed from the inside and outside of the housing . In this gaming machine, even if the inside of the housing is seen from the outside behind the housing, the inside of the housing cannot be seen because the field of view is blocked by the cover member covering the opening of the through hole. Moreover, it is physically difficult to insert a rod-shaped object. Therefore, it is possible to improve the security of important parts such as ROMs and keys of gaming machines.
[0042]
Further, in the above gaming machine, if the shape of the cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the wall of the housing formed by the hole and the passage is made into a crank shape, the field of view from the outside of the housing can be surely narrowed. Yes, security can be improved. Moreover, since it can avoid that the cross-sectional front-end | tip of the hole formed in the wall surface becomes an acute angle, the intensity | strength of the wall surface provided with the hole can be kept high.
[0045]
In addition, when the cover member is installed so as to be rotatable along one inner wall surface along the inner surface of the housing, when the cables are led into the gaming machine after being installed in the store In addition, since the opening is released by rotating the cover member, the operation can be easily performed. After the work, by fixing the other point of the cover member and the wall surface, the cover member becomes integral with the wall surface, and the security of the gaming machine can be further improved.
[0046]
In addition, even when the cover member is provided so as to be freely inserted and removed along the guide member attached to the inner surface of the housing, when the cables are led into the gaming machine after being installed in the store, the cover member Since the opening is released when the guide member is pulled out, the operation can be easily performed. Further, a lock mechanism may be provided on the guide member. In this way, after the work, by locking the cover member to the guide member, the cover member becomes integral with the wall surface, and the security of the gaming machine can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overhead view of a housing provided with a hole and a passage, a cover member, and a cable.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a cover member rotatably attached to a housing.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a guide member.
FIG. 5 is a view showing attachment of a cover member.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a cover member.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a modification of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view showing another modification of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a wall cross section of a conventional gaming machine housing.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a method of forming a crank-shaped hole in the wall of the housing.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an entire gaming machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
W Wall 11 Hole 12 Groove (passage)
13 Cover member 16 Cable 40 Cover member 42g Passage 50 Slot machine (game machine)
60 Guide members

Claims (4)

筐体の内面側から外部に開口する貫通孔である穴と、前記穴から別方向にケーブルを導き前記筐体の内部に通じるように前記筐体内面に形成された溝部である通路と、前記筐体内面側で前記穴の全部と前記通路の一部を塞ぐカバー部材とを備え、前記穴および前記通路が前記カバー部材で塞がれていない状態では、前記穴を通じて前記ケーブルが前記筐体の内外に抜き差し自由となるように構成されている、ことを特徴とする遊技機。A hole that is a through-hole that opens to the outside from the inner surface side of the housing, and a passage that is a groove formed in the inner surface of the housing so as to guide the cable from the hole in another direction and communicate with the inside of the housing; A cover member that covers all of the holes and a part of the passage on the inner surface side of the housing; and in a state in which the holes and the passage are not closed by the cover member, the cable passes through the holes. A gaming machine characterized by being configured to be freely inserted and removed from inside and outside. 前記穴と前記通路とがなす前記筐体の壁の厚さ方向に平行な断面の形状は、クランク状であることを特徴とする請求項 1 記載の遊技機。2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of a wall of the housing formed by the hole and the passage is a crank shape. 前記カバー部材は、前記筐体内面に沿って前記筐体内部の壁面の一点を支点にして回転自在に取り付けられていることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載された遊技機。 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member is rotatably attached along one inner wall surface of the housing with one point of a wall surface inside the housing as a fulcrum. 4. 前記カバー部材は、前記筐体内面に取り付けられた案内部材に沿って、抜き差し自由に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載された遊技機。The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member is provided so as to be freely inserted and removed along a guide member attached to the inner surface of the housing.
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