JP4074332B1 - Revolving machine - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To avoid complication of a medal transport structure, and to reduce a gaming machine price and a burden on a store clerk, even when a medal payout opening and a medal receiver are provided in an operation section in the same middle stage as a medal insertion slot. A rotating game machine is provided.
A medal payout port 26d and a medal receptacle 26b are provided together with a medal insertion port 26a in an operation unit 26 in the middle stage of the gaming machine. A hopper 20C with a medal payout device is provided inside the fuselage above these. The medal receiver 26b is provided at a high position equivalent to the medal slot 26a, and the medal receiver 26b is smoothly paid out using gravity.
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Description

The present invention relates to a revolving game machine generally called a pachislot machine, and more specifically, security that can suppress damage and clogging of medals in the machine as much as possible, and can effectively prevent illegal acts on the operation unit. The present invention relates to a swivel-type gaming machine including a high-integrated operation unit.

In recent years, not only pachinko machines, but also games using a revolving game machine called a pachislot machine,
It is actively performed in pachinko halls and pachislot halls.

In this game, when a player operates a start lever after inserting a predetermined number of medals, a plurality of rotating drums rotate, and then the player presses a plurality of push button type provided corresponding to the rotating drums. Operate the stop switch to stop the rotating drum. And if the specific symbol which becomes a hit on an active line is prepared, the number of medals according to the combination can be acquired.

As the specific symbol, for example, when the red 7 symbol or the blue 7 symbol is aligned on the activated line, the normal game mode is changed to the big bonus game mode (BB game mode) which is the most advantageous game mode for the player. storm in. In this big bonus game (BB game), the small role game is consumed a predetermined number of times, or the regular bonus game (R
B game) is continued until a predetermined number of times are executed, and during that time, as a result of frequent winning of the combination in which medals are paid out, a large number of medals of about 300 to 700 can be obtained.

In addition, for example, when the bar symbols are arranged on the active line as the specific symbols, the RB game is executed only once. Also in this case, as a result of frequent winning of the winning combination, BB
You can get a lot of medals that are not in the game.

As described above, in a spinning-type game machine called a pachislot machine, a symbol variation game is continued using a medal as a medium. The movement path of medals in the plane is as follows.

A medal slot is provided along with a start lever, a stop button, and the like on the front of the middle stage, which is the most easily operated part, of the front door that covers the front of the casing of the rotary gaming machine. The medal inserted into the machine from the medal slot is inserted into a hopper provided in the lower part of the casing. The hopper stocks the inserted medals and equips the lower part with a medal payout device that pays out a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the hand when the hand is established, and is provided on the front door from the payout device The medal is paid out at the medal payout exit. The medals discharged from the payout port are stored in a cup-shaped medal receptacle provided continuously at the payout port.

The hopper is provided in the lower part of the housing because there is a space in this part, and the medal inserted from the medal slot is transported to the hopper using gravity, and the mechanical structure is simplified. This is the reason. And because the hopper is provided in the lower part of the housing,
The medal payout opening and the medal receiver are provided at the lowermost part of the front door.

In the rotary type gaming machine having such a structure, the player sequentially takes out the medals accumulated in the medal holder and inserts them into the machine through the medal slot, but the player is at the bottom of the front door. It ’s hard to see and away from the medal slot. Because of these, it becomes a hand clan when taking a medal from the medal holder and often drops the medal. Also, when a medal is inserted into the medal slot, the medal may be missed.

Due to such a problem, in some rotary gaming machines, a medal payout opening and a medal receiver are provided together with a medal slot or the like on the front surface of the middle stage of the front door which is most easily operated. With this structure (a structure in which a medal holder is provided in the operation section in the middle stage of the front door), the operation of taking out the medals accumulated in the medal receiver and reinserting them into the machine from the medal insertion slot becomes very simple, reliable, and easy. . On the other hand, in the machine, medals inserted into the machine from the medal slot are stored in a hopper provided in the lower part of the casing. Since the hopper is at a position lower than the medal payout opening in the middle stage, in order to eject the medal in the hopper from the medal payout opening, a medal push-up mechanism that transports the medal in the hopper to a position higher than the medal payout opening is required. Become. Further, in order to pay out the medals transported to the high position from the medal payout opening according to the winning combination, it is necessary to separate the medal payout device from the hopper and to be provided at a position higher than the medal payout opening (Patent Document). 1).

JP 2000-167228 A

In such a conventional rotary type gaming machine in which a medal payout opening and a medal receiver are provided in the operation unit, the following problems are associated with the medal push-up mechanism and the hopper in the machine.

A structure is required in which the medal payout device is separated from the hopper and disposed above, and the two are connected by a medal push-up mechanism. This complicates the structure of the gaming machine, particularly the medal transport structure, and increases the price of the gaming machine. Further, medals are frequently jammed by the long medal push-up mechanism, and each time a store clerk needs to open the front door to clear the jam, increasing the burden on the store clerk. As the medal frequently moves through the long medal push-up mechanism, the medal wears and deforms, and this wear and deformation further increases the medal clogging in the medal push-up mechanism.

Further, in these rotary gaming machines, the winning probability is governed by information in the ROM mounted on the control main board. For this reason, ensuring the security for the main board for control is a serious technical issue regardless of the model.

In other words, in this type of gaming machine, the front of the device is opened and closed by the front door because the inside of the device needs to be frequently operated. Become.
Therefore, unauthorized actions such as remodeling of the main board for control (replacement of ROM, etc.) continue to occur, and in order to cope with this, the mounting apparatus for the main board for control is designed to prevent unauthorized modification. Various ideas have been taken (Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-170255 A

However, fraudulent acts on gaming machines are becoming more sophisticated and complicated year by year, and the acts are not limited to the main board for control, but also extend to operation units such as stop switches. Specifically, a technique of interposing an illegal part in the wiring connector of the operation switch board is typical.

Main operation switches in the gaming machine include a bed switch for inserting medals, a start switch, and a plurality of stop switches corresponding to the number of rotating drums. In a conventional gaming machine, these operation switches are arranged in the middle part of the front of the gaming machine with good operability, but each is independent in terms of mechanism, and against illegal acts such as remodeling. Does not have such measures.

For example, a bed switch and a start switch are provided together with a medal slot or the like on the upper surface of a shelf-like operation unit formed in the middle stage. The plurality of stop switches are often unitized, and the unit is provided on the front surface or the upper surface of the shelf-like operation unit. Each of these operation switches has a dedicated board, and is connected to the control main board via a dedicated connector and wiring.

The security level of the main board for control has been increasing year by year, and unauthorized modification to this has become difficult. On the other hand, the security level of the operation unit is low. Specifically, the wiring and connectors are exposed on the back side of the operation switch, and it is not so difficult to interpose an illegal part, and the number of wiring groups and connectors is large. For this reason, fraudulent acts on the operation unit are rapidly increasing.

In other words, since there is an operation unit in the vicinity of the recessed concave medal receptacle, it is not only difficult to assemble, but it is easy to carry out gore acts such as illegal modification.

The object of the present invention is to avoid the complication of the medal transport structure even when the medal payout opening and the medal receiver are provided in the operation unit in the same middle stage as the medal insertion slot, thereby reducing the price of the gaming machine and the burden on the store clerk. An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary game machine that enables the above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an integrated operation unit for a gaming machine with a high degree of security that cannot substantially perform an illegal act. Another object of the present invention is to provide an integrated operation unit that is relatively easy to replace an internal substrate in spite of high security. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a rotating game machine capable of solving manufacturing problems and taking measures against goto.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the rotating type gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the start lever is operated with a medal betted from the medal slot, the symbol variation game is started and stopped. In a revolving type gaming machine in which medals are paid out according to a symbol pattern established on an active line when symbol variation is stopped by operating a button, a medal receptacle having a medal payout opening formed in front of the machine body of the gaming machine A hopper with a payout device for stocking and paying out the payout medal, and operation switches such as the start lever and the stop button are placed in a sealed case together with the circuit board in the fuselage above the medal slot and the medal payout opening. An integrated operation that is enclosed so that it can be operated from the outside of the case and is fitted in a position adjacent to the medal holder. A sealed case of the integrated operation unit, comprising: a case main body; and a cover that is attached to an opening of the case main body by concave and convex fitting at a plurality of locations, and at least the case main body and the cover On the other hand, a rib in the form of a partition wall is integrally formed along the entire inner surface of the outer wall portion of the sealed case, and the portion corresponding to the front surface or back surface of the at least one case is between the outer wall portion and the rib. A plurality of through holes are provided so as to surround the entire circumference.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a spinning-reel game machine according to the first aspect, further comprising display means for displaying the number of credits, the number of payouts, and the like. It is characterized by being enclosed with the switch so that it can be visually recognized from outside the case.

  A swivel type gaming machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the rotating type gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the board in the sealed case is connected to the main board for control via a harness. And the sealed connector is connected to the plug mounted on the surface of the substrate and the tip of the harness, and is inserted into the plug and locked in its inserted state. A detachable jack that can be unlocked, a fixing base that is attached to the plug without being inserted, and is fixed to the attached state by the jack inserted into the plug, and inserted into the plug It is a cover which covers a jack, It has a protective lid couple | bonded with the said fixed stand with which the said plug was mounted | worn, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

In the swing type gaming machine of the present invention, when the start lever is operated with the medals bet, the symbol variation game is started, and the symbol variation game is established on the active line when the symbol variation is stopped by the stop button operation. In the spinning type gaming machine in which medals are paid out according to the design pattern, a medal insertion slot and a medal payout opening are provided in the front of the machine body, and inside the machine body above the medal insertion slot and the medal payout opening, A configuration is adopted in which a stock of payout medals and a hopper with a payout device for paying out are provided.

In the swivel type gaming machine of the present invention, a hopper with a payout device is provided inside the machine body above the medal slot and the medal payout opening. Due to this upper hopper structure, even if the medal payout opening is provided in the operation section in the middle front of the machine, the medal can be directly conveyed from the hopper to the medal payout opening by gravity, and the medal push-up is performed. The mechanism becomes unnecessary.

A cup-shaped medal receptacle for storing medals discharged from the medal payout opening is provided continuously on the medal insertion slot on the front of the machine body. From the viewpoint of facilitating the medal removal and insertion operations, the medal receptacle is provided at the same operation section in the middle front of the machine as the medal insertion slot, particularly in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot, particularly at the side or below the medal insertion slot. It is particularly preferable that the airframe is provided in a horizontally long portion except for both side portions.

About the operation part, it is preferable from the point of operativity that the part from the middle to the upper part of the front of the machine body is inclined upward to the back side, and the operation part is formed at the lower part of the inclined front. It is particularly preferable to form the lower part of the projection on the upper surface of the projecting part by projecting in a triangular shape to the front side when viewed from the side.

On the front of the machine body, there is generally provided a display effect device composed of a flat panel display for performing various image effects relating to the spinning game and notification of required information. This display effect device is thin and gives a large space on the back side. It is preferable that the hopper is provided in a space with a margin on the back side of the display effect device from the viewpoint of effective use of the cabin space.

The drum portion for the symbol variation game is normally arranged on the lower side of the display effect device. That is, a drum part is provided on an operation part provided with a start lever, a stop button, a medal slot, and the display effect device is provided thereon. However, when a hopper is provided on the back side of the display effect device, it is preferable to arrange the display effect device on the lower side and arrange the drum portion thereon in order to reduce the distance from the lower medal payout opening. .

Along with placing the hopper in the upper part of the cabin, a means for storing medals inserted from the medal slot is required. As this means, it is preferable to provide a detachable medal tank inside the machine body below the medal slot. When medals accumulate in the medal tank, the medal tank is taken out of the aircraft and the medals in the medal tank are transferred to the hopper in the aircraft. Or collect.

The swivel-type gaming machine of the present invention has a hopper with a payout device provided inside the machine above the medal slot and the medal payout opening, so that the medal payout opening is provided in the operation section in the middle front of the machine same as the medal slot. In this case, the medal push-up mechanism is no longer necessary, and the complexity of the medal transport structure can be avoided, reducing the price of gaming machines and preventing the medal clogging with the medal push-up mechanism. enable. By providing a medal payout opening in the operation section in the middle front of the machine, which is the same as the medal insertion slot, it is easy to take out medals from the medal tray and insert medals, so that players do not accidentally drop medals. Can be reduced.

The swivel-type gaming machine including the integrated operation unit of the present invention can be operated from the front in a sealed case in which operation switches such as a start switch, a stop switch, etc. in the turning-type gaming machine leave a trace when opened. In addition to providing the operation switch board together, the operation switch board is enclosed and sealed in the sealed case, so that it is possible to make illegal actions on the back side of the operation switch, the wiring, and the board substantially impossible. Moreover, even if an illegal act is performed, the trace remains in the case, so that it can be detected immediately. By these, the security degree of an operation part can be raised significantly.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rotating game machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the rotating game machine, FIG. 3 is a side view of the rotating game machine, and FIG. It is a top view of a rotation type gaming machine, and all show through the hopper inside a gaming machine.

The swivel type gaming machine of this embodiment is a pachislot machine. This swivel type gaming machine has a lower base 10
And a main body 20 integrally stacked thereon. The gantry 10 is a rectangular parallelepiped box, and includes a medal tank and the like to be described later. The front of the gantry 10 is an open / close door 11 that is opened and closed when the medal tank is inserted and removed.

The main body 20 of the rotary game machine is formed in a square box shape in which the front surface is inclined (backward inclined) from the bottom toward the back side. The depth of the uppermost part of the main body 20 is sufficiently smaller than the depth of the gantry 10,
The lowest depth is the same as the depth of the gantry 10. The lower part above the lowermost part of the main body 20 projects as a triangle from the front side of the gantry 10 to the front side as an operation part.

The portion above the triangular projection 21 on the front surface of the main body 20 is a front door 20B that closes the front opening of the housing 20A. The front door 20B that inclines (rearly tilts) from the bottom toward the back side has an upper hinge structure that opens upward with the upper edge as a fulcrum, and has a lock key 22 at the center of the lower end. Both end portions of the front door 20B protrude in a rib shape except for the upper end portion and the lower end portion. In other words, the portions of the front door 20B excluding the upper end and the lower end are recessed to the back with respect to the side edges.
In each lower end portion of the rib portions on both sides, a recess 23 is provided for hooking a fingertip when the front door 20B is opened.

A drum portion is accommodated in the upper portion of the housing 20A. The drum section is constituted by three vertical rotary drums arranged side by side, that is, a left drum, a middle drum, and a right drum. Each rotating drum is provided with a rotating drum symbol display LED, which emits light (turns on and blinks) or turns off according to various effects.

A symbol display section 24 is provided on the upper front of the front door 20B. The symbol display unit 24 is configured by forming three rectangular windows horizontally arranged on the vertical plane, and visually observes the symbols of the left drum, the middle drum, and the right drum arranged on the effective line through each of them. be able to. The effective line is one horizontal here, but can be a combination of three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines in the upper, middle and lower stages.

Below the symbol display portion 24 of the front door 20B is an FP such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence).
An effect display unit 25 made up of D (flat panel display) is provided. The effect display unit 25 performs various video effects related to the spinning game, notification of necessary information, and the like, and is positioned at the middle part of the front of the main body 20 so that it can be easily seen by the player. It occupies half, and is inclined (backward inclined) from the bottom to the back side. The required information includes the number of credits, the cumulative medal payout number, and the like.

A portion from the lower end portion of the front door 20 </ b> B to the upper surface of the protruding portion 21 of the main body 20 is an operation portion 26. The operation unit 26 is located in the middle part of the front of the device that is easy to operate when viewed from the whole of the rotary gaming machine, and is gently inclined downward toward the front. A medal slot 26 a is provided at the right end of the upper end of the operation unit 26. A cup-shaped medal receiver 26b is provided below the medal slot 26a. The medal receiver 26b is horizontally long at a portion excluding both side portions of the main body 20. An ashtray 26c is provided at the left side end of the medal receiver 26b.
A square medal payout opening 26d is provided at the center of the back surface of the medal receiver 26b.

The front end portion of the operation unit 23 is an operation panel 26e, which is formed as an integrated operation unit, as will be described later, and is used by being fitted to the upper surface recess 12 of the protruding portion 21 of the main body 20 from above. The The operation panel 26e, which is an integrated operation unit, has a medal holder 26b.
It is inserted into a position adjacent to. In particular, a medal receiver 26b is formed on the inner side so as not to overflow a medal dropped from the medal insertion slot 26a, and an operation panel 26e is fitted on the outer side thereof.

The operation panel 26e is substantially horizontal and is provided over substantially the entire width excluding both side ends of the main body 20. The operation panel 26e includes operation buttons such as a 1-bed button, a max-bed button, a start button instead of a start lever, a drum stop button corresponding to three drums, a checkout button, and an inserted medal clogged return button. It is set up side by side.

A hopper 20C is provided at the middle stage in the housing 20A. Hopper 20C is FPD
On the back side of the effect display unit 25 made up of (flat panel display), it is arranged below the drum unit. The effect display unit 25 composed of an FPD (flat panel display) is thin and secures a sufficient space on the back side even in consideration of inclination (backward inclination). The hopper 20C is arranged using this space.

The hopper 20 </ b> C includes a main body 27 that stocks (stores) medals and a medal payout device 28 therebelow. The main body 27 is a container whose upper surface is completely open, and can store (store) a large amount of medals, and the lower part of the main body 27 is narrowed downward.
The medal payout device 28 attached to the lower part of the hopper 20C pays out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination (the winning combination corresponding to the symbol along the effective line) in the drum portion. The medals discharged from the medal payout device 28 are guided by a gravity descent guide (not shown)
It is discharged from the medal payout opening 26d below the hopper 20C to the medal receiver 26b.

On the other hand, medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 26a of the operation unit 26 are detected by the medal selector, the number of sheets, authenticity, and the like, and are inserted into the medal tank in the gantry 10 by their own weight.
Stored).

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the operation panel 26e formed as an integrated operation unit will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows an integrated operation unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention (i.e.,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the operating state of the operation panel 26e), FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the operating unit, FIG. 8 is a partially broken perspective view of the operating unit, and FIG. A-A in 7
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the operation unit.

The integrated operation unit according to the first embodiment is used as an operation unit of a rotary game machine called a slot machine. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. It is attached to the part from the upper part to the lower part, and more specifically, the upper surface recess 12 of the shelf-like protruding part 11 formed as the operation part in the part from the middle part to the lower part of the front of the gaming machine 10 Used by fitting from above.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the operation unit 20 includes a horizontally long sealed case 30 made of resin, an operation switch group 40 mounted in the sealed case 30 so as to be operated from the upper side of the case, and a sealed case. 10 and a substrate 50 provided along the inner bottom surface thereof. The operation switch group 40 is mounted on the substrate 50 in addition to various electronic components related to the operation.

The hermetic case 30 is a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped with rounded corners on both sides of the front side, and includes a container-like case body 31 that forms a bottom portion thereof, and an inverted container-like cover 32 that is attached thereto. The case body 31 includes a bottom plate and a peripheral wall extending upward from the outer edge portion thereof. The upper end of the peripheral wall is
It is thinner than other parts because of the fitting with the cover 32, and more specifically, it is thinner due to the lack of the outer part. In this thin fitting portion, a plurality of coupling and fixing fitting claws 33 are provided.
It is provided over the entire circumference at a predetermined interval. Each fitting claw 33 is formed between a pair of slits provided with a predetermined width in the thin fitting portion in order to impart deformability in the thickness direction, and has a protruding portion 34 protruding outward. ing.

The cover 32 includes a top plate that is parallel to the bottom plate of the case body 31 and a peripheral wall that extends downward from the outer edge portion thereof. The top plate is provided with a plurality of openings corresponding to the operation switch group 40 so that the operation part of the operation switch group 40 protrudes upward. A large number of through holes 35 are provided on the outer edge of the top plate over the entire circumference at predetermined intervals. Each through hole 35 is a long hole extending along the outer edge of the top plate, and is designed to have a length and a width that allow the tip of the nipper to enter.

The outer edge of the top plate is also provided with partition-like ribs 36 extending downward from the back surface of the top plate. The ribs 36 are located inside the numerous through holes 35 described above, and are formed in a circumferential direction along the inner surface of the peripheral wall so as to surround the inner side. The height of the rib 36 depends on the sealed case 30.
It is substantially the same as the inner height, and is set so that the lower end thereof is in contact with the bottom plate of the case main body 31 or with a slight gap facing the bottom plate with the cover 32 attached to the case main body 31. A substrate 50 is attached to a portion surrounded by the ribs 36 on the bottom plate.

The lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the cover 32 is a thin fitting portion corresponding to the thin fitting portion formed at the lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the case body 31, and is thin due to the lack of the inner portion. And the recessed part 37 corresponding to the convex part 34 of the fitting nail | claw 33 mentioned above is provided in the inner surface of this thin fitting part at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. When the cover 32 is attached to the case body 31, a plurality of fitting claws 3
3 is elastically deformed inward, and each convex portion 34 is fitted in the corresponding concave portion 37. The convex portion 34 and the concave portion 37 are designed to have a shape that will not be detached without breaking the sealed case 10 once fitted.

The operation switch group 40 is a push-down switch, and the upper surface operation part protrudes above the cover 32, and is provided with a 3-bet switch 41, a start switch 42, stop switches 43 to 45, and a determination key at the center in order from the left. A four-way switch 46. These switches are directly mounted on the substrate 50 in the sealed case 10.

In addition to those shown, various switches are provided so as to protrude above the cover 32, and various display means are provided so that they can be seen through the top plate of the cover 32. These are also directly mounted on the substrate 50 in the sealed case 10 as with the operation switch group 40.

The sealed case 10 is also equipped with a sealed connector 100 on the back for electrical connection between the board 50 in the case 10 and the main board for control provided in the gaming machine 10. The sealed connector 100 is connected to the control main board via the harness 60.

Hereinafter, the structure of the hermetic connector 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 and 11 to 17.
11 to 17 are perspective views from the back side of the operation unit showing the detailed structure of the hermetic connector 100.

The sealed connector 100 is a connector main body 120 made of a commercially available product (KEL8825 series).
Is used. The connector body 120 has leads 70 on the surface of the substrate 50 in the sealed case 20.
And a jack 122 inserted into the plug 121. The plug 21 is a horizontally long rectangular resin block, and the case main body 3 is inserted into the case main body 3 through a horizontally long opening 38 provided on the back surface of the case main body 31 of the sealed case 30 in order to receive the jack 22.
1 protrudes to the back side.

The jack 122 called “resector pull” is a horizontally long rectangular resin block corresponding to the plug 121, and is connected to the tip of the belt-shaped harness 60.
1 and is electrically connected to the plug 121. In order to prevent inadvertent detachment of the jack 122, the jack 122 is equipped with rotating fixed claws 123, 123 on both sides. The fixing claws 123, 123 on both sides have claw portions 124, 124 on the front end side of the vertical rotation fulcrum, and operation portions 125, 125 on the near side, respectively, and the operation portion 125 with the jack 122 not inserted. 125 are pushed inward, and the claw portions 124 are opened outward. When the jack 122 is pushed into the plug 121 from this state, the claw portions 124, 124 on the front end side are closed inward, and the operation portions 125, 125 on the front side are opened outward. When the claw portions 124 and 124 on the front end side are closed inward, the jack 122 is fixed to the plug 121 so as not to be detached. In this state, when the operation parts 125 and 125 on the front side are pushed inward, the claw parts 124 and 124 on the front end side are opened to the outside and detached from the plug 121, and the jack 22 can be detached from the plug 121.

Such a connector main body 120 is combined with a fixing base 150 fixed to the connector main body 120 and a protective lid 160 attached to the fixing base 150 in order to prevent fraud. The fixing base 150 and the protective lid 160 are made of a transparent resin so that the state of the internal connector main body 120 can be visually recognized from the outside.

The fixed base 150 is a rectangular frame that surrounds the plug 121. The fixing base 150 has a rectangular main body 151 fitted to the plug 121 and a square frame-shaped protection portion 152 integrally provided outside the main body 151 so as to surround the rear portion of the main body 151. Projections 153 for locking the protective lid 160 on the rear outer surface of the main body 151, particularly on both sides of the upper surface and both sides of the lower surface.
Are provided. The protection part 152 surrounds the rear part of the main body part 151 leaving the lower center part, and is integrated with the main body part 151 at the rear end part. The reason why the lower central portion is an open portion is to form an opening for pulling out the harness 60 to the outside.

The fixing base 150 is fitted on the plug 121 of the connector main body 120, and in this state, the plug 1
By attaching the jack 122 to the connector 21, it is fixed to the connector 120. Specifically, it is mainly prevented from coming off by the jack 122 inserted into the plug 121, particularly the harness 60 connected to the jack 122. More specifically, the end portion of the harness 60 is bent in an inverted U shape and fixed to the jack 122, the tip end portion protrudes below the jack 122, and the bent top portion 131 protrudes above the jack 122. . The fixing base 150 fitted on the plug 121 is a jack 122 mounted on the plug 121, particularly the jack 1.
The harness 60 is mainly prevented from being detached by the bent top portion 61 of the harness 60 protruding upward from the wire 22 and fixed to the connector main body 120. Further, the operation portions 125, 125 opened to the outside of the fixing claws 123, 123 on both sides, and the front end portion of the harness 60 protruding downward from the jack 212 are also fixed bases 1.
This contributes to 50 retaining.

The protective cover 160 is a long rectangular cap-shaped resin body that is connected and fixed to the rectangular fixing base 150 and covers the connector main body 120. A plurality of openings 161 into which the protrusions 153 of the fixing base 150 are fitted are provided on the outer surface of the rear portion of the protective lid 160, particularly on both sides of the upper surface and both sides of the lower surface. At the rear part of the lower surface side of the protective lid 160, a notch part 162 that is long horizontally is provided, leaving both side parts. The notch 162 forms an opening for drawing the harness 60 to the outside in cooperation with the opening of the fixing base 150.

A linear bulge 163 is received at the center of the protective lid 160. Linear bulge 16
Reference numeral 3 denotes a curved portion having a semicircular shape with a convex cross section, and is provided on the upper surface portion, the front surface portion, and the lower surface portion of the protective cover 160 so as to divide the protective cover 150 into left and right parts. The bulging portion 163 can be easily excised with a nipper or the like. By this excision, the protective lid 160 is divided into left and right parts. A pair of stoppers 164 and 164 on both sides are provided on the front portion of the protective lid 160. The stoppers 164 and 164 are rods protruding from the back surface of the front portion to the back side, and the fixing claws 123 and 123 on both sides of the jack 122 in a state where the protective lid 160 is mounted on the fixing base 150.
It is located inside the operation parts 125 and 125 opened to the outside, and the operation parts 125 and 125 are prevented from moving inward. As a result, the jack 122 remains fixed to the plug 121.

  Next, the function of the integrated operation unit of the first embodiment will be described.

As described above, the integrated operation unit 20 of the present embodiment has the upper surface recess 1 of the shelf-like protrusion 11 formed as the operation part in the part from the middle part to the lower part of the front of the rotary game machine 10.
2 is fitted. The operation unit 20 fitted in the upper surface recess 12 of the shelf-like protruding portion 11 is fixed from within the gaming machine 10. The harness 60 drawn from the control main board in the gaming machine 10 is drawn into the upper surface recess 12 from the opening 13 provided on the rear surface of the upper surface recess 12.
The sealing connector 100 is connected to the substrate 50 in the operation unit 20.

  The operation in the operation unit 20 during the game is not different from the operation unit so far.

In this operation unit 20, all the operation switch groups 40 are gathered together with the display means and enclosed in the sealed case 30 together with the substrate 50, so that the back side of the switch and both surfaces of the substrate 50 are in the sealed case 30. Sealed and protected. When the cover 32 is attached to the case main body 31, the sealed case 30 cannot be detached due to the concave and convex fitting, and cannot be opened unless it is destroyed. In the case of destruction, since the trace remains clearly, it is very difficult to do fraudulent acts on the operation unit, which is virtually impossible, and the security level is dramatically improved. That is, the number of places where an illegal act can be performed on the operation unit is reduced and the difficulty level is increased.

If the operation switch 40 in the sealed case 30 breaks down or the substrate 50 breaks down, these are investigated and replaced if necessary. In this case, the sealed case 30 must be opened. Since the case main body 31 and the cover 32 are firmly coupled, it is difficult to break for opening. However, in this sealed case 30, a large number of through holes 3 are formed in the outer edge portion of the top plate of the cover 32.
5 is provided over the entire circumference at predetermined intervals. First, the tip of the nipper is inserted into the specific through hole 35, and thereafter, the places where the through holes 35 are arranged are sequentially cut. By doing so, the top plate of the cover 32 can be cut easily. At this time, if the operation unit 20 is removed from the shelf-like protruding portion 11 of the rotary gaming machine 10, the operation is easy. It goes without saying that if a third party makes this incision, a large trace remains.

Connection work and separation work in the sealed connector 100 are performed as follows. At this time, the operation unit 20 is removed from the shelf-like projecting portion 11 of the rotary gaming machine 10.

When the connector main body 120 is connected in the sealed connector 100, the connector main body 120 mounted on the surface of the substrate 50 in the sealed case 30 and exposed to the back side of the sealed case 30 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. A square frame-shaped fixing base 150 is externally attached to the plug 121. Next, the jack 122 connected to the tip of the harness 60 is inserted into the plug 121. The inserted jack 122 is fixed to the plug 121 so as not to be detached by the fixing claws 123 on both sides. Specifically, the fixing claws 123 and 123 on both sides are rotated from the pre-expanded released state to the tapered locking state, and the claw portions 124 and 124 on the distal end side engage with the plug 121. Along with this, the operation units 125 and 125 on the front side spread outward. The fixing base 150 is prevented from being detached from the plug main body 120 and fixed by the protruding portion of the harness 60 of the jack 122 fixed to the plug 121 and the operation portions 125 and 125 on both sides.

When the insertion of the jack 122 into the plug 121 and the fixing base 150 are fixed, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a square cap-shaped protective lid 160 is pushed into the fixing base 150 and fixed. The rear part of the protective cover 160 is inserted between the main body 151 and the protective part 152 of the fixed base 150, and the four protrusions 153 of the fixed base 150 are fitted into the four openings 161 of the protective cover 160, thereby protecting the protective cover 160. The lid 160 is fixed to the fixed base 150 so as not to be detached. Jack 12
Since the stoppers 164 and 164 exist inside the operation portions 125 and 125 of the zero fixing claws 123 and 123, there is no danger that the fixing claws 123 and 123 move in the releasing direction. In particular, protective lid 1
Even if a fraudulent act such as making a hole in the side surface of 60 and removing the jack 122 (pressing the operation part 125 of the fixed claw 123 inward) is attempted, the fixed claw 123 does not rotate. Can be prevented.

The harness 60 is pulled out from the plug 122 through the space between the fixing base 150 and the protective cover 160.

The protective lid 160 fixed to the fixed base 150 is not detached from the fixed base 150 unless it is destroyed. If the protective cover 160 is destroyed and an illegal act is performed on the internal connector 120, even if the protective cover 160 is remounted, a trace of destruction remains clearly on the protective cover 160. I understand. Since both the fixing base 150 and the protective lid 160 are made of transparent resin and the inside can be visually confirmed, the state of the internal connector body 120 can be monitored from the outside. As described above, the fixed base 150 and the protective lid 160 can be used upside down.

When the substrate 50 in the sealed case 20 is defective or fails, the substrate 50 must be replaced. At that time, from the plug 121 of the connector main body 120 to the jack 12
It is necessary to pull out 2 intentionally. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the linear bulging portion 163 provided in the central portion (upper surface, front surface, lower surface) of the protective lid 160 is cut out with a tool such as a nipper. As a result, the protective lid 160 is divided into left and right parts. If divided into left and right parts, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a tool such as a screwdriver is inserted into the divided part, and the protective lid 160 is half-opened and separated from the fixed base 150. In this way, the protective lid 160 is relatively easily broken by the excision of the bulging portion 163 and can be removed from the fixed base 150.

When the protective lid 160 is removed, the jack 122 of the connector main body 120 is operated by a normal operation.
Is pulled out of the plug 121. That is, the fixing claws 123 and 123 on both sides are operated from the locked state to the released state, and the jack 122 is pulled out to the front. If the protective lid 160 is removed, there is no blocking by the stoppers 164 and 164, so that the fixing claws 123 and 123 are operated smoothly. Thereby, it can isolate | separate, without damaging the connector main body 120 which is a commercial item. When the replacement of the board 50 is completed, the jack 122 is inserted into the plug 121 again.

18 is a perspective view showing a use state of the integrated operation unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the use state, FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the operation unit, and FIG. FIG. 22 is a partially broken perspective view of the unit, and FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG.

The integrated operation unit of the second embodiment is similar to the integrated operation unit of the first embodiment,
It is used as an operation unit of a rotary gaming machine called a slot machine. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a part from the middle stage to the lower stage of the front of the gaming machine 10 More specifically, the game machine 10 is used by being fitted from above into the upper surface recess 12 of the shelf-like protruding portion 11 formed as an operation portion in the portion from the middle step portion to the lower step portion of the front of the gaming machine 10. Is done.

As shown in FIGS. 19 to 22, the operation unit 20 includes a horizontally long sealed case 30 made of resin, an operation switch group 40 attached to the sealed case 30 so as to be operated from the upper side of the case, and a sealed case. 10 and a substrate 50 provided along the inner bottom surface thereof. The operation switch group 40 is mounted on the substrate 50 in addition to various electronic components related to the operation.

The hermetic case 30 is a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped with rounded corners on both sides of the front side, and includes a container-like case body 31 that forms a bottom portion thereof, and an inverted container-like cover 32 that is attached thereto. The case body 31 includes a bottom plate and a peripheral wall extending upward from the outer edge portion thereof. The upper end of the peripheral wall is
It is thinner than other parts because of the fitting with the cover 32, and more specifically, it is thinner due to the lack of the outer part. In this thin fitting portion, a plurality of coupling and fixing fitting claws 33 are provided.
It is provided over the entire circumference at a predetermined interval. Each fitting claw 33 is formed between a pair of slits provided with a predetermined width in the thin fitting portion in order to impart deformability in the thickness direction, and has a protruding portion 34 protruding outward. ing.

A large number of through holes 35 are provided on the outer edge of the bottom plate of the case body 31 over the entire circumference at predetermined intervals. Each through-hole 35 is a long hole extending along the outer edge of the bottom plate, and is designed to have a length and a width that allow the tip of the nipper to enter.

The cover 32 includes a top plate that is parallel to the bottom plate of the case body 31 and a peripheral wall that extends downward from the outer edge portion thereof. The top plate is provided with a plurality of openings corresponding to the operation switch group 40 so that the operation part of the operation switch group 40 protrudes upward.

The outer edge of the top plate is also provided with partition-like ribs 36 extending downward from the back surface of the top plate. The ribs 36 are located on the inner side of the numerous through holes 35 provided at the outer edge of the bottom plate of the case main body 31 described above, and are formed in a circumferential direction along the inner surface of the peripheral wall so as to surround the inner side. The height of the rib 36 is substantially the same as the height in the sealed case 30, and the bottom plate is in contact with the bottom plate of the case main body 31 or with a slight gap in the state where the cover 32 is attached to the case main body 31. It is set to oppose. And the board | substrate 50 is protected from the fraud through the through-hole 35 by attaching the board | substrate 50 to the part enclosed by the rib 36 on a bottom plate.

The lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the cover 32 is a thin fitting portion corresponding to the thin fitting portion formed at the lower end portion of the peripheral wall of the case body 31, and is thin due to the lack of the inner portion. And the recessed part 37 corresponding to the convex part 34 of the fitting nail | claw 33 mentioned above is provided in the inner surface of this thin fitting part at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. When the cover 32 is attached to the case body 31, a plurality of fitting claws 3
3 is elastically deformed inward, and each convex portion 34 is fitted in the corresponding concave portion 37. The convex portion 34 and the concave portion 37 are designed to have a shape that will not be detached without breaking the sealed case 10 once fitted.

The operation switch group 40 is a push-down switch, and the upper surface operation part protrudes above the cover 32, and is provided with a 3-bet switch 41, a start switch 42, stop switches 43 to 45, and a determination key at the center in order from the left. A four-way switch 46. These switches are directly mounted on the substrate 50 in the sealed case 10.

In addition to those shown, various switches are provided so as to protrude above the cover 32, and various display means are provided so that they can be seen through the top plate of the cover 32. These are also directly mounted on the substrate 50 in the sealed case 10 as with the operation switch group 40.

The sealed case 10 is also equipped with a sealed connector 100 on the back for electrical connection between the board 50 in the case 10 and the main board for control provided in the gaming machine 10. The sealed connector 100 is connected to the control main board via the harness 60. This sealed connector 1
The structure of 00 is the connector 100 attached to the back of the integrated operation unit of the first embodiment.
Since it is the same structure as (FIGS. 11-17), detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The functions of the integrated operation unit of the second embodiment are as follows.

As with the integrated operation unit 20 of the first embodiment, the integrated operation unit 20 of the second embodiment is a shelf that is formed as an operation unit in a portion from the middle to the lower part of the front of the rotary gaming machine 10. It fits into the upper surface recess 12 of the protrusion 11. The operation unit 20 fitted in the upper surface recess 12 of the shelf-like protruding portion 11 is fixed from within the gaming machine 10. The harness 60 drawn from the control main board in the gaming machine 10 is drawn into the upper surface recess 12 from the opening 13 provided on the rear surface of the upper surface recess 12, and the board in the operation unit 20 is sealed by the sealed connector 100. 5
Connected to 0.

  The operation in the operation unit 20 during the game is not different from the operation unit so far.

In this operation unit 20, all the operation switch groups 40 are grouped together with the display means and enclosed in the sealed case 30 together with the substrate 50, whereby the back side of the switch and both surfaces of the substrate 50 are sealed in the sealed case 30. Enclosed and protected. When the cover 32 is attached to the case main body 31, the sealed case 30 cannot be detached due to the concave and convex fitting, and cannot be opened unless it is destroyed. In the case of destruction, since the trace remains clearly, it is very difficult to do fraudulent acts on the operation unit, which is virtually impossible, and the security level is dramatically improved. That is, the number of places where an illegal act can be performed on the operation unit is reduced and the difficulty level is increased.

If the operation switch 40 in the sealed case 30 breaks down or the substrate 50 breaks down, these are investigated and replaced if necessary. In this case, first, the operation unit 20 is moved to the rotary gaming machine 10.
After removing the shelf-like projecting portion 11 and exposing the bottom surface of the sealed case 30, the sealed case 30
Is released. Since the case main body 31 and the cover 32 are firmly coupled, it is difficult to break for opening. However, in the sealed case 30, a large number of through holes 35 are provided on the outer edge of the bottom plate of the case body 31 over the entire circumference at predetermined intervals. First, the tip of the nipper is inserted into the specific through hole 35, and thereafter, the places where the through holes 35 are arranged are sequentially cut. By doing so, the bottom plate of the case body 31 can be incised easily. It goes without saying that if a third party makes this incision, a large trace remains.

In the integrated operation unit of the second embodiment, a through hole 35 for incision is provided on the bottom surface of the sealed case 30. This bottom surface is in use of the unit, that is, a state in which the unit is fitted to the upper surface recess 12 of the shelf-like protruding portion 11 formed as an operation portion in the portion from the middle step portion to the lower step portion of the front of the rotary gaming machine 10. Then you can't see it. In this respect, the security level is high.

Incidentally, in the integrated operation unit of the first embodiment, a through hole 35 for incision is provided on the upper surface of the sealed case 30 and is exposed in use. Since the exposure of the through-hole 35 is a problem, it is necessary to take measures such as sticking a seal on the upper surface of the sealed case 30 to hide the through-hole 35.

Further, the rib 36 for preventing non-parallel through the through-hole 35 is integrally provided on the top plate of the cover 32 in both the first embodiment and the second embodiment. The structure which protrudes upwards from the baseplate of 31 may be sufficient.

  The functions of the rotary gaming machine of the present embodiment configured as described above are as follows.

The player inserts medals from a medal insertion slot 26 a provided in the operation unit 26 of the main body 20. The inserted medals are counted and credited up to a maximum of 50. When playing a game, the player presses a bed button provided on the operation panel 26e to set the number of game medals. The set number of game medals is subtracted from the number of credits. In this state, the game standby state is set, and in this state, the symbol variation game is started by pressing a start button provided on the operation unit 26.

In the symbol variation game, an internal lottery is performed simultaneously with the start of the game. The drum unit starts rotating. In this state, the player presses a stop button provided on the operation panel 26e.
The stop button corresponds to the three drums in the drum portion, and stops the corresponding drum at the timing when the stop button is pressed. However, the drum stop position is basically governed by the internal lottery result.

When the symbols are aligned on the active line in the symbol display unit 24 and the winning combination is established, the number of medals corresponding to the established winning combination is discharged from the hopper 20C. Depending on the winning combination, a special game such as a big bonus game is entered. The medals discharged from the hopper 20C fall on the medal conveyance path in the main body 20 due to gravity, and are discharged from the medal payout opening 26d in the operation unit 26 to the medal receiver 26b. On the other hand, medals thrown into the main body 20 from the medal insertion slot 26a drop in the medal conveyance path in the main body 20 and the gantry 10 due to gravity, and are put into the medal tank in the gantry 10 and accumulated.

As the symbol variation game is repeated, medals accumulate on the medal receiver 26b. The player
The medals accumulated in the medal receptacle 26b are sequentially inserted into the main body 20 from the medal insertion slot 26a, and both the medal receptacle 26b and the medal insertion slot 26a are provided in the operation unit 26 and are close to each other.
And the operation part 26 is located in the middle step part which is the easiest to operate on the front side of the gaming machine, and protrudes to the front side and has a gently inclined surface. For this reason, the medal slot 26b to the medal slot 26
The medal transfer operation to “a” is simplified, and a situation where the medal is accidentally dropped at the time of the transfer is avoided. In other words, the medal in the medal holder 26b is cheap to handle,
Direct viewing is possible, and it is close to the medal slot 26a, so it is cheap to transfer.

In addition, although the medal payout opening 26d and the medal receiver 26b are located in the middle part of the front of the gaming machine, the hopper 20C is located at a higher position, and therefore the hopper 20C is utilized by utilizing gravity.
To the medal payout exit 26d. Because of this gravitational transfer, this medal transfer becomes very smooth, and medal clogging in the transfer path is prevented,
The medal push-up mechanism becomes unnecessary. Since the medal push-up mechanism is not required, damage and wear of the medal are suppressed, and from this point, medal clogging can be prevented. And by reducing the number of medal clogging times, the clerk opens the front door 20B to reduce the number of steps to eliminate clogging,
The burden on the clerk is reduced.

Further, medals inserted into the machine from the medal insertion slot 26a are also carried into the medal tank in the lower gantry 10 by using gravity. Therefore, clogging, damage, and wear of this medal are also suppressed, which also contributes to prevention of medal clogging. When the medal tank is full, the opening / closing door 11 in front of the gantry 10 is opened, the medal tank is taken out, and the medals in the tank are collected. Alternatively, the front door 20B is opened and the medals in the tank are put into the hopper 20C.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] It is a perspective view of the rotation type game machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the rotation type gaming machine. It is a side view of the rotation type gaming machine. It is a top view of the rotation type gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the integrated operation unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition. It is a perspective view of the operation unit. Partially broken perspective view of the operation unit FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7. It is a rear view of the operation unit. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view from the back side of the operation unit which shows the detailed structure and operation procedure of a sealing connector. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the integrated operation unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition. It is a perspective view of the operation unit. Partially broken perspective view of the operation unit FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 20.

Explanation of symbols

(In FIGS. 1 to 4)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Stand 11 Opening / closing door 20 Main body 20A Housing | casing 20B Front door 20C Hopper 21 Protruding part 22 Key 23 Indentation 24 Symbol display part 25 Effect display part 26 Operation part 26a Medal insertion slot 26b Medal receptacle 26c Ashtray 26d Medal payout opening 26e Operation panel 27 Main body portion of hopper 20C 28 Medal paying device (in FIGS. 5 to 22)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 20 Operation unit 30 Sealed case 31 Case main body 32 Cover 33 Fitting claw 34 Convex part 35 Through-hole 36 Rib 37 Concave 40 Operation switch group 50 Substrate 60 Harness 100 Sealed connector 120 Connector main body 121 Plug 122 Jack 123 Fixed claw 130 Harness 131 Folding top 140 Main board for control 150 Fixing base 160 Protective lid 163 Swelling part for cutting and separation 164 Stopper

Claims (3)

The symbol change game is started by operating the start lever while the medal is betted from the medal slot, and the medal according to the symbol pattern established on the active line when the symbol change is stopped by operating the stop button. In the rotatory game machine where
A medal receptacle having a medal payout opening formed in front of the machine body;
A hopper with a payout device for stocking and paying out payout medals in the fuselage above the medal slot and the medal payout opening,
The operation switch such as the start lever and the stop button is enclosed in a sealed case together with the substrate so that the switch can be operated from the outside of the case, and has an integrated operation unit fitted in a position adjacent to the medal receiver. And
The closed case of the integrated operation unit is composed of a case body and a cover that is attached to the opening of the case body by uneven fitting at a plurality of locations.
At least one of the case main body and the cover is integrally formed with partition ribs along the entire inner surface of the outer wall portion of the sealed case, and the outer wall is formed on a portion corresponding to the front surface or the back surface of the at least one case. A plurality of through-holes are provided between the portion and the rib so as to surround the entire circumference,
Rotating game machine characterized by In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1,
A display means for displaying the number of credits, the number of payouts, etc.,
The display means is enclosed with the operation switch so as to be visible from outside the case in the sealed case,
Rotating game machine characterized by In the turning type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
A sealed connector for connecting the board in the sealed case to the main board for control via a harness,
The sealed connector is
A plug mounted on the surface of the substrate;
A detachable jack connected to the tip of the harness, inserted into the plug and locked in the inserted state, and capable of releasing the locked state;
A fixed base that is attached to the plug in a state where the jack is not inserted, and is fixed to the attached state by the jack inserted into the plug;
A cover that covers the jack inserted into the plug, and a protective lid coupled to the fixed base mounted on the plug;
A rotary game machine characterized by comprising:

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