JP4437660B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a control board on which a microcomputer for controlling the progress of a game is mounted, and a control board box that accommodates the control board, so that a player can play a predetermined game using a game medium. In addition, the present invention relates to a gaming machine that pays out game media based on the fact that a predetermined payout condition is satisfied.

Conventionally, generally, a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine is provided with a control board such as a game control board for controlling a gaming operation, and the control board is accommodated in a control board box and is attached to the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine. Was attached to the side. As such a control board box, the case body is slidably mounted on the cover body, and the cover body housing the control board and the case body are fixed by an insertion pin (fixing member). Therefore, it is difficult to open the control board box when it is illegally released, and in other words, it is difficult to open the control board box when it is attached to the pachinko machine. In order to prevent unauthorized opening by increasing the number (see, for example, Patent Document 1), there has been proposed. Further, as a configuration in which the control board box is fixed by the fixing member, a sealing pin as the fixing member is previously held in a predetermined portion of the control board box in order to improve the efficiency of the fixing work (for example, patent Document 2) has been proposed.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-38805 (page 6-9, FIG. 3) JP 2002-224396 A (page 5-8, FIG. 6)

  By the way, in the structure of the said patent document 1, since it was not the structure which previously hold | maintained the adhering member to the control board box like the structure of patent document 2, the efficiency of the adhering operation | work fell. However, even if the configuration for holding the fixing member of Patent Literature 2 is combined with the configuration of Patent Literature 1 as it is, the control board box of Patent Literature 1 is configured to slide the case body against the cover body. Therefore, the tip end portion of the fixing member held by either the cover body or the case body interferes with the other member, and as a result, the case body slide is hindered. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. The object of the present invention is to smoothly hold the cover body constituting the control board box on the base body in the configuration in which the fixing member is held in the control board box in advance. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be slid and mounted.

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a control board (for example, main board 31 on which ROM 54, RAM 55, and CPU 56 are mounted) on which a microcomputer for controlling the progress of the game is mounted, and the control A control board box (100) for containing a board, and a player can play a predetermined game using a game medium (for example, a game ball), and a predetermined payout condition (for example, a predetermined prize) In a gaming machine (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1) that pays out gaming media based on the fact that a game ball is won in the mouth), the control board box is a base body that constitutes the base of the control board box (101), a cover body (102) to which the control board is attached and mounted by sliding with respect to the base body, and the base A plurality of (for example, four) fixing members (103) that cannot be released unless the cover body and the cover body are fixed and partly destroyed, and the plurality of fixing members are held by the base body Holding member (104), and the fixing member engages with an operation portion (for example, push-in portion 150) operated from the outside and an engagement hole (138) formed in the cover body. A rupture portion (for example, nipper N) for connecting the joint portion (for example, engagement claw portion 151), the operation portion and the engagement portion, and releasing the fixed state between the base body and the cover body by breakage. A breakage portion 152) that is cut to release the fixed state between the base body 101 and the cover body 102, and mounting openings (116, 117) for attaching the holding member to the bottom surface of the base body. Providing the holding member , In a state where the holding member is attached to said base member from said mounting opening, moves to a position for fixing the fixing member to be held by the holding member from a position which does not stick to said cover member and said base member ( For example, the engagement claw 151 of the fixing member 103 is moved from a position where it is not engaged with the engagement hole 138 to a position where it is engaged (for example, the fixing member 103 is engaged with the restriction groove 154 of the fixing member 103) with regulating protrusion 175) is formed for restricting the movement direction of, when the cover member is slid relative to the base body, the position where the plurality of fixing members do not interfere with the sliding movement of the cover body (For example, the front end of the engaging claw 151 is positioned at a predetermined interval from the engaging base 137), the plurality of fixing members are held, and the cover body is slid to the base body. In the attached state, the cover body closes the attachment opening (for example, the state in which the fixed engagement portion 136 of the cover body 102 is accommodated by slide mounting in the space between the attachment opening 116 and the attachment opening 117) And the engagement portion is engaged with the engagement hole of the cover body by operating the operation portion of any one of the plurality of fixation members to move along the transition path. In addition, the base body and the cover body are fixed together.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the fixing member fixes the base body and the cover body by engagement by elastic deformation, and receives a force received when the base body and the cover body are fixed. A buffer member (160) for buffering is provided.

In the invention of claim 3, since the vicinity of the front Symbol engagement hole provided openings (139), adjacent piece portion located between the engaging hole and the opening in the cover body It is characterized in that it is formed as a portion (for example, elastically deformable portion 140), and the adjacent piece portion is provided so as to be elastically deformable.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the configuration in which the fixing member is previously held in the control board box, the cover body constituting the control board box can be smoothly slid and attached to the base body. Also, the control board box can be assembled by slide mounting, which can increase the time and effort required to open the control board box. It can be prevented from being opened, and the efficiency of the fixing operation can be improved. Further, according to this configuration, the cover body closes the mounting opening of the holding member provided on the base body in a state in which the control board is accommodated in the control board box, so that the control board box is illegally opened from the mounting opening. Can be prevented from opening.

Further, in the invention of claim 2 , when the base body and the cover body are fixed, the force generated by the fixation can be relaxed by the buffer member, thereby preventing the fixing member from being broken at the time of fixing. be able to.

In the invention of claim 3 , when the base body and the cover body are fixed, the force generated by the fixation is reduced by elastic deformation of the cover body portion located between the engagement hole and the opening. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fixing member from being broken at the time of fixing.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine that is an example of a gaming machine will be described. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a gaming board, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine viewed from the back.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 11 formed in a vertical rectangular shape, and a game frame attached to the inside of the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. The game frame includes a front frame 12 that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 11, a mechanism plate 13 to which mechanical components and the like are attached, and various components (game board to be described later) attached to the front frame 12 and the mechanism plate 13. )). The pachinko gaming machine 1 also has a glass door frame 2 that is formed in a frame shape and is provided on the game frame so as to be opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass door frame 2 is formed in a frame shape, and a hitting ball supply tray 3 is provided below the glass door frame 2. Below the hit ball supply tray 3, there are provided an extra ball receiving tray 4 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hit ball supply tray 3, and a hit ball operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing the hit ball. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like body constituting the game board 6 and various components attached to the plate-like body. As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 7 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6. Near the center of the game area 7, there is provided a variable display device 9 including "left", "middle", and "right" variable display sections 8a to 8c for individually displaying special symbols. In the present embodiment, the three variable display portions 8a to 8c of “left”, “middle”, and “right” are controlled so as to be a big hit when all the symbols are aligned with the same symbol, and among these, a predetermined probability variation symbol (for example, , Odd numbers of symbols) are controlled to be a probable big hit.

  On the upper part of the variable display device 9, there is provided a normal symbol display 10 constituted by a pair of left and right lamps. On the other hand, a special symbol start memory display 41 (four LEDs) for displaying the number of effective winning balls that have entered the start winning opening 14, that is, the start memory number, is provided below the variable display device 9. The special symbol start-up memory can be stored with an upper limit of four. Then, the special symbol start memory display 41 increases one LED that is turned on every time there is a prize at the start winning opening 14, while one LED that is turned on every time variable display of the variable display device 9 is started. cut back.

  Below the variable display device 9, a variable winning ball device 15 having a start winning opening 14 is provided. The variable winning ball device 15 opens and closes the starting winning port 14 by driving the solenoid 16 (however, even when the starting winning port 14 can be closed even in the closed state), the winning ball that has entered the starting winning port 14 is , Guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by the start port switch 14a.

  Below the variable winning ball apparatus 15, an opening / closing plate 20 that is opened by a solenoid 21 in a specific gaming state is provided. The opening / closing plate 20 is a means for opening and closing the special winning opening. Of the winning balls guided from the opening / closing plate 20 to the back of the game board 6, the winning ball entering one (V winning area) is detected by the V winning switch 22, and the winning ball from the opening / closing plate 20 is detected by the count switch 23. Is done. On the back of the game board 6, a solenoid 21A (see FIG. 4) for switching the route in the special winning opening is provided.

  A gate 32 is provided on the left side of the variable winning ball apparatus 15. When a game ball wins the gate 32 and the game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, a predetermined random number value is extracted if the normal symbol start memory has not reached the upper limit. And if it is a state which can start the variable display in which a display state changes in the normal symbol display 10, the variable display by the normal symbol display 10 will be started. If the normal symbol display 10 is not in a state where variable display whose display state changes can be started, the starting memory number of the normal symbol is increased by one. It should be noted that the normal symbol start memory number can be stored with an upper limit of four, and the start memory number is displayed on a normal symbol start memory display (not shown).

  In the present embodiment, the normal symbol variable display is performed by alternately lighting a pair of left and right lamps (a symbol can be visually recognized at the time of lighting) constituting the normal symbol display 10, and the variable display is performed for a predetermined time (for example, 29.2) Continue. If the left lamp is turned on at the end of the variable display, it is a win. Whether or not to win is determined by whether or not the value of the random number extracted when the game ball wins the gate 32 matches a predetermined hit determination value. When the display result of the variable display on the normal symbol display 10 is a win, the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is opened for a predetermined number of times for a predetermined time so that the game ball can easily win. That is, the state of the variable winning ball apparatus 15 changes from a disadvantageous state to a player to an advantageous state when the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a winning symbol.

  Further, in the probability variation state as the special game state, the probability that the stop symbol in the normal symbol display 10 becomes a winning symbol is increased, and one or both of the opening time and the number of times of opening of the variable winning ball device 15 are increased. , It will be more advantageous for the player. Further, in a predetermined state such as a probability change state, the variable display period (fluctuation time) in the normal symbol display 10 may be shortened, which may be more advantageous for the player.

  The game area 7 is provided with a plurality of winning holes 29, 30, 33, and 39. The winning of the game balls to the winning holes 29, 30, 33, and 39 is the winning opening switches 29a, 30a, and 29, respectively. 33a, 39a. At the left and right ends of the game area 7, there are provided decorative lamps 25 that are blinked during the game, and at the lower end of the game area 7, there are provided outlets 26 for absorbing the hit balls that have not won. Further, on the front surface of the glass door frame 2 which is the outer periphery of the game area 7, a pair of left and right speakers 27 for generating sound effects and sound, a top frame lamp 28a for light decoration, a left frame lamp 28b, and a right frame lamp 28c, a prize ball lamp 51 that is turned on when there is a remaining number of prize balls, and a ball break lamp 52 that is turned on when the supply ball has run out are provided. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a card unit 50 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that allows a ball lending by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacently.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a hitting ball launching device 93 (see FIG. 3) that launches a hitting ball into the game area 7 using the rotational force of the drive motor 94 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The game balls launched from the hit ball launching device 93 flow down the game area 7 after entering the game area 7 through the hit ball rail. When the special symbol variable display can be started, when the hit ball enters the start winning opening 14 and is detected by the start switch 14a, the variable display units 8a to 8c start the variable symbol variable display. If the special symbol variable display cannot be started, the number of special symbols to be started is increased by one.

  The variable display of the special symbols in the variable display sections 8a to 8c stops when a certain time has elapsed. If the combination of special symbols at the time of stoppage is a jackpot symbol, the game state is shifted to a specific gaming state. That is, the opening / closing plate 20 is opened until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls wins. When a hit ball enters the V winning area while the opening / closing plate 20 is opened and is detected by the V winning switch 22, a continuation right is generated and the opening / closing plate 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is allowed a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds). When the display result on the variable display sections 8a to 8c at the time of stoppage is a jackpot symbol (probability variation symbol) accompanied by a probability variation, the probability of the next jackpot increases. That is, it becomes a more advantageous state (special game state) for the player, which is a probability change state.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the main board 31 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. 4 also shows a lamp / LED control board 35, a payout control board 37, a sound control board 70, a design control board 80, and a launch control board 91. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the main board 31 is accommodated in the control board box 100 and attached to the back side (mechanism plate 13) of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Constituent members 81 and 82 projecting from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are arranged.

  The main board 31 includes a basic circuit 53 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program, a gate switch 32a, a start port switch 14a, a V winning switch 22, a count switch 23, winning port switches 29a, 30a, 33a, 39a, A switch circuit 58 that supplies signals from the tongue switch 48, the ball-out switch 95, the prize ball count switch 96, and the clear switch 97 to the basic circuit 53, and the solenoids 16, 21, and 21A are driven in accordance with commands from the basic circuit 53. A solenoid circuit 59, an information output circuit 64 for outputting an information output signal such as jackpot information to an external device (such as a hall computer) in accordance with data supplied from the basic circuit 53, and a system content stored in the main board 31 are reset. System reset circuit 65 and . The basic circuit 53 includes a ROM 54 that stores a game control program, a RAM 55 that is used as a work memory, a CPU 56 that performs a control operation according to the program, and an I for exchanging information between the CPU 56 and the outside. / O port unit 57.

  The microcomputer (CPU, ROM, RAM) mounted on the lamp / LED control board 35 is provided with a special symbol start memory provided in the game board 6 in response to a lamp control command signal received from the main board 31. In addition to performing display control of the display 41 and the decoration lamp 25, display control of the top frame lamp 28a, the left frame lamp 28b, the right frame lamp 28c, the prize ball lamp 51, and the ball break lamp 52 provided on the frame side is performed. .

  The microcomputer (CPU, ROM, RAM) mounted on the payout control board 37 pays out the ball according to the payout control command signal received from the main board 31 based on the winning of the game balls to the various winning openings. The device 98 is driven and controlled to control the payout of game balls. The game balls supplied to the ball payout device 97 are stored in a storage tank 99 provided at the upper part on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  A microcomputer (CPU, ROM, RAM) mounted on the sound control board 70 controls sound generation from the speaker 27 in accordance with a sound control command signal received from the main board 31.

  The microcomputer (CPU, ROM, RAM) mounted on the symbol control board 80 displays a variable display device 9 that variably displays a special symbol and a normal symbol in accordance with a symbol control command signal received from the main board 31. The display control of the normal symbol display 10 that performs variable display is performed.

  A microcomputer (CPU, ROM, RAM) mounted on the launch control board 91 controls the launch of the game ball by drivingly controlling the drive motor 94 of the hit ball launcher 93. The driving force of the drive motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. That is, the microcomputer of the launch control board 91 is controlled so that the hit ball is launched at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the operation knob 5.

  Next, the control board box 100 that houses the main board 31 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the control board box 100 includes a base body 101 that constitutes a base body of the control board box 100, a cover body 102 to which the main board 31 is attached and that is slidably attached to the base body 101. , A plurality (four in the embodiment) for fixing (caulking) the base body 101 and the cover body 102 by engagement by elastic deformation, one of which is used for actual fixing, 3 is provided for preliminary use) and a holding member 104 for holding the plurality of fixing members 103 on the base body 101.

  The base body 101 is made of a synthetic resin material such as acrylic and has a rectangular bottom wall 110 as shown in FIG. Side walls 111 are provided upright at both ends along the longitudinal direction of the base body 101 (bottom wall 110) over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. A slide groove 112 is provided on the upper end portion of the side wall 111 over substantially the entire length. The slide groove 112 is a groove that slides a slide engagement protrusion 132 (described later) provided in the cover body 102 in an inserted state. Three locking portions 113 are formed in the slide groove 112 at a predetermined interval. The locking portion 113 locks the cover body 102 by engaging with the slide engagement protrusion 132 when the cover body 102 is slid and mounted.

  One end in the longitudinal direction of the base body 101 is formed as a mounting entrance 114 for slidingly mounting the cover body 102. On the other hand, an attachment portion 115 for attaching the holding member 104 is formed at the other end of the base body 101 in the longitudinal direction. The attachment portion 115 has a box shape that covers the holding member 104, and an attachment opening 116 is formed below the attachment portion 115. An attachment opening 117 is formed in the bottom wall 110 located below the attachment opening 116. These attachment openings 116 and 117 are openings for attaching the holding member 104 into the attachment part 115 from the lower surface side of the base body 101. In the space between the mounting opening 116 below the mounting portion 115 and the mounting opening 117 of the bottom wall 110, the fixed engagement portion 136 of the cover body 102 is accommodated by sliding mounting. That is, when the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed by the fixing member 103, the attachment openings 116 and 117 of the base body 101 are closed by the cover body 102.

  On the side wall 118 of the attachment portion 115 that is the end in the longitudinal direction of the base body 101, a fixing operation portion 120 that partially exposes the four fixing members 103 is formed. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing operation unit 120 includes a pressing opening 121 for pressing a pressing unit 150 (described later) of the fixing member 103 downward during fixing, and a state before the pressing unit 150 is pressed, in other words, the fixing member 103. When the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are not fixed to each other, a later-described breakage portion 152 of the fixing member 103 is concealed (strictly, the right and left side surfaces of the breakage portion 152 are concealed so that the breakage portion 152 is not broken). The break concealing portion 122 that is to be pushed, and the break exposed portion 123 that exposes the left and right side surfaces of the break portion 152 when the push member 150 is pushed, in other words, when the fixing member 103 is in a position where the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed. And is composed of. The fracture exposed portion 123 is a recess having an inner surface formed in a tapered shape so that the fracture portion 152 can be cut by a cutting means such as a nipper.

  In addition, a mounting piece in which a mounting hole 125 is formed on the outer surface of the side wall 111 of the base body 101 to fix the control board box 100 to the back side (mechanism plate 13) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with screws 119 (see FIG. 3). A portion 124 is provided, and an attachment boss portion 126 for fixing the holding member 104 to the screw 177 is provided in the attachment portion 115 of the base body 101.

  The cover body 102 is formed of a synthetic resin material such as acrylic, like the base body 101, and has a box shape with a mounting opening (not shown) for mounting the main board 31 on the lower end side and a rectangular upper surface 130. I am doing. A stepped portion 131 which is a lower step with respect to the upper surface 130 of the cover body 102 is formed at both side ends along the longitudinal direction of the cover body 102, and formed in the slide groove 112 at the side end of the stepped portion 131. Three slide engagement protrusions 132 that individually engage with the three locking portions 113 are protruded downward. Further, a mounting boss portion 144 for fixing the mounting hole 31b of the main board 31 to the screw 143 is provided on the inner side of the cover body 102, and the main portion 31 fixed to the cover body 102 by the screw 143 is provided at the stepped portion 131. A connector insertion port 133 is formed for inserting the connector 31a of the substrate 31 to the outside. The main board 31 enables control related to individually connected electric devices by inserting wiring of various electric devices into the connector 31a.

  Slide restriction projections 134 project from both end portions at one end in the longitudinal direction of the cover body 102. When the cover body 102 is slid and mounted on the base body 101, the slide restricting protrusion 134 abuts against the end portions of the left and right side walls 111 on the mounting entrance 114 side, thereby restricting the slide of the cover body 102. The position where the cover body 102 is slid by the slide restriction projection 134 is set to a position where the fixing member 103 held by the base body 101 corresponds to an engagement hole 138 described later.

On the other hand, on the other end in the longitudinal direction of the cover body 102, a flange-shaped flange portion 135 is formed at a position below the stepped portion 131, and the four fixed portions are formed on the upper surface of the flange-shaped flange portion 135. Four fixing engagement portions 136 respectively corresponding to the operation portion 120 (fixing member 103) are formed. The fixed engagement portion 136 includes a hook-like engagement base portion 137 provided at a position spaced from the hook-shaped flange portion 135, and the engagement base portion 137 includes an engagement hole 138 and the engagement hole. An opening 139 is formed in the vicinity of the left and right sides of 138. The engagement hole 138 is a hole for fixing the base body 101 and the cover body 102 by engagement with the engagement claw portion 151 of the fixing member 103. The opening 139 elastically deforms a thin-walled portion of the cover body 102 located between the opening 139 and the engagement hole 138 (hereinafter also referred to as an elastic deformation portion 140 (see FIG. 8 )). It is a hole to make it possible. The elastically deforming portion 140 relaxes the force generated by the fixing when the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed, and prevents the fixing member 103 from being broken at the time of fixing. It has become.

  In addition, in the space between the engagement base 137 and the flange-shaped flange portion 135, a support column 141 is formed to prevent the engagement base 137 from being crushed downward by a force at the time of fixing. Further, on the side wall surface of the cover body 102 that is above the engagement hole 138, when the cover body 102 is slid, the contact piece portion 142 that comes into contact with one side surface of the fixing member 103 held by the base body 101. Is formed. The contact piece 142 regulates the pushing direction (downward movement direction) of the fixing member 103 by contact with the fixing member 103.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the fixing member 103 includes a pressing portion 150 for pressing the fixing member 103 (fixing operation), and an engagement claw portion 151 for fixing by engagement with the engagement hole 138. And a breaking portion 152 that releases the fixation by breaking, and the whole is integrally formed of a synthetic resin such as plastic. The pushing portion 150 has a cubic shape to form the upper portion of the fixing member 103, while the engaging claw portion 151 has an arrow shape to form the lower portion of the fixing member 103. The breaking portion 152 is shaped like a “<” and connects the upper pushing portion 150 and the lower engaging claw portion 151. In other words, a gap is provided between the pushing portion 150 and the engaging claw portion 151, and this gap is buffered between the pushing portion 150 and the engaging claw portion 151, in other words, in the vicinity of the breaking portion 152. An attachment groove 153 for integrally attaching the member 160 is formed. In addition, the right and left side surfaces (the side surfaces corresponding to the pair of left and right regulating projections 175 in the securing mounting portion 173 of the holding member 104 to be described later) are fixed to the lower left and right side surfaces of the pushing portion 150 by engagement with the regulating projections 175 of the holding member 104. A restriction groove 154 for restricting the pushing direction (downward movement direction) of the member 103 is formed.

  The buffer member 160 is formed of a synthetic resin such as plastic, like the fixing member 103, and has a concave base section 161 having a concave opening 161a and an upper front end of the base section 161 with the concave opening 161a facing downward. And a projecting portion 162 protruding from the projection. In the buffer member 160, the base portion 161 and the convex portion 162 are fitted into the mounting groove portion 153 of the fixing member 103 with the concave opening 161a of the base portion 161 facing downward (on the engaging claw portion 151 side). Can be attached. Thereby, the buffer member 160 is integrally attached to the fixing member 103 in a state where the space (attachment groove portion 153) between the pushing portion 150 and the engaging claw portion 151 is completely filled, and the base body 101 and the cover body are attached. When the 102 is fixed, the force generated by the fixing is relaxed to prevent the fixing member 103 from being broken at the time of fixing.

  By the way, in a state where the fixing member 103 is attached to the base body 101, the pushing portion 150 having a cubic shape is disposed by being fitted into the pushing opening 121 of the fixing operation portion 120. In the state before the pushing, the pushing portion 150 is pushed. The upper end surface of the portion 150 is disposed at a position that is flush with the upper wall surface of the mounting portion 115. The engaging claw portion 151 is disposed in the attachment portion 115 without being exposed to the outside from the fixing operation portion 120. The rupture portion 152 is disposed at a position where the left and right side surfaces are concealed by the rupture concealment portion 122 of the fixing operation portion 120 in a state before being pushed in. Is disposed at a position where the is exposed.

  Similar to the base body 101 and the cover body 102, the holding member 104 is formed of a synthetic resin material such as acrylic and has a long plate-shaped substrate portion 170. A mounting hole 171 for fixing the holding member 104 in the mounting portion 115 (mounting boss portion 126) of the base body 101 to the screw 177 is formed in the substrate portion 170. A reinforcing flange portion 172 for increasing the strength of the member 104 itself, and four fixing attachment portions 173 arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 170 to individually attach the four fixing members 103 are formed. ing. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixed mounting portion 173 includes a pair of left and right mounting flange pieces 174, a regulation projection 175 protruding from each inner wall of the pair of left and right mounting flange pieces 174, and a pair of left and right mounting flange pieces 174. And an insertion opening 176 drilled in the substrate portion 170 located between the two. Further, in a state where the fixing member 103 is attached to the holding member 104 (fixing attachment portion 173), the restricting protrusion 175 is pushed in the fixing member 103 by the engagement with the restriction groove portion 154 (moving direction downward). The insertion port 176 passes a portion below the restriction groove portion 154 of the fixing member 103 (the buffer member 160 attached to the engagement claw portion 151 and the attachment groove portion 153) below the substrate portion 170.

  The holding member 104 to which the fixing member 103 is attached is disposed in the attachment portion 115 from below through the attachment openings 116 and 117 of the base body 101, and the four fixing members 103 are individually connected to the four fixing operation portions 120. The screw 177 is fixed to the base body 101 in the state of being erected. The holding member 104 that holds the fixing member 103 to the base body 101 in this way is a position where the four fixing members 103 do not interfere with the cover body 102 when the cover body 102 is slid (specifically, the engagement member 103 The four fixing members 103 are held at positions where the tips of the engaging claws 151 are spaced from the engaging base 137 by a predetermined distance so that the joint pawls 151 do not interfere with the fixing engaging portions 136.

  In the configuration of the control board box 100 described above, a procedure for housing the main board 31 in the control board box 100 and attaching the control board box 100 to the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 10, the main board 31 is fixed to the cover body 102 with screws 143, and then the cover body 102 is slid onto the base body 101. At this time, the slide engagement projection 132 is inserted into the slide groove 112 with the fixing engagement portion 136 of the cover body 102 facing the mounting portion 115 of the base body 101, and the slide restriction projection 134 is connected to the mounting entrance 114 side. The cover body 102 is slid to a position in contact with the end portions of the left and right side walls 111, that is, the position where the fixing member 103 held by the base body 101 corresponds to the engagement hole 138. Further, in such a slide mounting state, the cover body 102 is held by the base body 101 by the slide engagement protrusion 132 engaging with the locking portion 113 in the slide groove 112.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the pushing portion 150 is pushed from above to one of the four fixing members 103 individually provided on the four fixing operation portions 120. . Thereby, the engaging claw portion 151 of the pressed fixing member 103 is inserted into the engaging hole 138, and the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed by the engagement between the engaging claw portion 151 and the engaging hole 138. The At this time, the elastic deformation portions 140 provided on both the left and right sides of the engagement hole 138 relieve the force generated by the fixation by elastic deformation and prevent the fixing member 103 from being broken. When the broken portion 152 moves from the break concealment portion 122 of the fixing operation portion 120 to the break exposure portion 123, the left and right side surfaces of the break portion 152 shift from the concealed state to the exposed state. Further, the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed by the fixing member 103, so that the cover body 102 cannot slide, and the main board 31 is sealed in the control board box 100 as shown in FIG.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the control board box 100 containing the main board 31 in a sealed state is secured to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by fastening the mounting piece 124 (mounting hole 125) to the mechanism plate 13 with screws 119. Mounted on the back side. By the way, in such a mounted state of the control board box 100, the constituent members 81 and 82 projecting to the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are arranged on the left and right sides of the control board box 100 as described above. For this reason, even if an attempt is made to open the control board box 100 with the control board box 100 attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the left side component member 81 obstructs the work of breaking the fixing member 103 and the right side component member 82 The control board box 100 cannot be opened by obstructing the sliding of the cover body 102. In other words, even if it is attempted to open the control board box 100 by improperly releasing the fixing, it cannot be easily opened.

  On the other hand, when the control board box 100 is opened for a valid reason such as inspection of the ROM 54 of the main board 31 or maintenance, first, the screw 119 stop of the control board box 100 is released and the control board box 100 is released from the mechanism board 13. Remove 100. Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the breakage part 152 exposed from the breakage exposure part 123 is cut by cutting means (in the figure, the nipper N is illustrated) (fixing member 103 is broken) and fixed. The fixed state between the base body 101 and the cover body 102 by the member 103 is released. As shown in FIG. 13, the control board box 100 can be opened by sliding the cover body 102 and removing it from the base body 101. At this time, the part above the fractured part (part of the fractured part 152, the pushing part 150) of the fractured fixing member 103 is in a state of being attached to the fixing operation part 120 of the base body 101, and is below the fractured part. The side portion (a part of the fracture portion 152, the engaging claw portion 151, the buffer member 160) is attached to the fixed engagement portion 136 of the cover body 102.

  Thereafter, when the control board box 100 is sealed again after the inspection and maintenance of the ROM 54 are finished, the main board 31 is provided as a spare in a state where the cover body 102 with the screws 143 fixed is slid onto the base body 101. The main board 31 can be sealed again in the control board box 100 by pressing one of the three fixing members 103 (the pressing portion 150). Note that opening and sealing of the control board box 100 for such a valid reason can be performed up to the number of times (in the embodiment, four times) corresponding to the number of fixing members 103 held by the base body 101. And the control board box 100 which accommodated the main board | substrate 31 in the sealing state again is screwed 119 to the back side (mechanism board 13) of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the control board box 100 according to the present embodiment, in the configuration in which the fixing member 103 is held in the control board box 100 in advance, the cover body 102 constituting the control board box 100 is the base body. 101 can be smoothly slid and attached. Further, by adopting a configuration in which the control board box 100 is assembled by slide mounting, it is possible to increase the time and effort of opening the control board box 100, and as a result, the control board box 100 is attempted to be opened by illegally releasing the sticking. However, it can be prevented from being easily opened, and the efficiency of the fixing operation can be improved. Further, according to the configuration of the control board box 100, the mounting opening 116 of the holding member 104 provided on the base body 101 with the cover body 102 in a state where the control board (main board 31) is accommodated in the control board box 100. 117 can be prevented from being illegally opened from the mounting openings 116, 117.

  Further, since the fixing member 103 is broken when the control board box 100 is opened, it is possible to prevent the act of using the discarded fixing member 103 to hide the trace of the illegal opening when the control board box 100 is illegally opened. be able to.

  Further, when the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed, the force generated by the fixation can be relaxed by the buffer member 160, and as a result, the fixing member 103 can be prevented from being broken at the time of fixing.

  Further, when the base body 101 and the cover body 102 are fixed, the force generated by the fixation is elastically deformed at the portion of the cover body 102 (elastically deformable portion 140) located between the engagement hole 138 and the opening 139. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fixing member 103 from being broken at the time of fixing.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control board accommodated in the control board box according to the present invention is the main board serving as the main control board for controlling the game content of the gaming machine, but is not limited thereto. A control board (for example, a payout control board) other than the main board provided in the gaming machine may be accommodated in the control board box. Moreover, the material of the various structural members which comprise a control board box is not specifically limited. For example, the buffer member may be formed of an elastic material such as rubber. Further, the number of fixing members held by the base body is not limited to four, and may be any number as long as a plurality of fixing members are held. Furthermore, by numbering the plurality of fixing members in order from “1” (for example, engraving numbers on the base body portion to which the fixing members are attached), the control board box for a valid reason is provided. In opening / sealing, the fixing members used may be ordered.

  In addition, in the embodiment, as a configuration of the gaming machine, a pachinko machine that emits a game ball as a game medium to the game area and generates a specific game state including at least satisfying the condition that the game ball has won a predetermined area. Although a gaming machine is illustrated, it is not particularly limited to this. For example, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a coin game that plays a game using coins as a game medium may be used.

  In the embodiment, the holding member is attached to the base body. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the holding member may be attached to the cover body. In other words, a control board on which a microcomputer for controlling the progress of a game is mounted and a control board box that houses the control board are provided, and a player can play a predetermined game using a game medium. In addition, in the gaming machine that pays out gaming media based on the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, the control board box includes a base body that constitutes a base body of the control board box, and the control board is attached to the base board. A cover body that is mounted by sliding the body, a plurality of fixing members that fix the base body and the cover body, and that cannot be released unless a part of the cover body is destroyed, and the plurality of fixing members A holding member for holding the cover body, and provided with an attachment opening for attaching the holding member to the cover body, The holding member is attached to the cover body and holds the fixing member at a position where the fixing member does not interfere with the base body when the cover body is slid. The base body and the cover body may be fixed in a state where the opening is closed.

It is a front view which shows a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view which shows a game board. It is the rear view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the back. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a main board | substrate. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the control board box which accommodates a main board | substrate. It is a perspective view which shows a base body. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the adhering operation part formed in the base body. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the adhering member attached to the holding member. It is a perspective view which shows an adhering member and a buffer member. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the assembly | attachment procedure of a control board box. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state of a control board box. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the opening procedure of a control board box. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the opening procedure of a control board box.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 6 Game board 9 Variable display apparatus 14 Start winning opening 15 Variable winning ball apparatus 31 Main board 54 ROM
56 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Control board box 101 Base body 102 Cover body 103 Fixing member 104 Holding member 116,117 Attachment opening part 122 Breaking concealment part 123 Breaking exposure part 136 Adhering engagement part 138 Engagement hole 139 Opening part 140 Elastic deformation part 150 Pushing part 151 Engaging claw part 152 Breaking part 160 Buffer member

Claims (3)

A control board on which a microcomputer for controlling the progress of the game is mounted; and a control board box for housing the control board. The player can play a predetermined game using a game medium and In a gaming machine that pays out game media based on the fact that the payout condition of
The control board box includes a base body constituting a base of the control board box, a cover body to which the control board is attached and mounted by sliding the base board body, the base body and the cover body And a plurality of fixing members that cannot be released unless they are partially broken, and a holding member for holding the plurality of fixing members on the base body,
The fixing member connects the operating portion operated from the outside, the engaging portion engaged with the engaging hole formed in the cover body, the operating portion and the engaging portion, and the base body by breaking. And a breaking portion for releasing the fixed state of the cover body,
An attachment opening for attaching the holding member is provided on the bottom surface of the base body,
The holding member fixes the fixing member held by the holding member from a position where the base body and the cover body are not fixed in a state where the holding member is attached to the base body from the attachment opening. with migration path to shift the position is formed, the cover body when it is slid relative to the base member, the plurality of fixing members are located in the plurality that does not interfere with the sliding movement of the cover body Holding the fastening member,
In a state where the cover body is slid and attached to the base body, the cover body closes the attachment opening and operates the operation portion of any one of the plurality of fixing members. By moving along the transition path, the engaging portion engages with the engagement hole of the cover body to fix the base body and the cover body together . The fixing member includes a buffer member for fixing the base body and the cover body by engagement by elastic deformation and for buffering a force received when the base body and the cover body are fixed. The gaming machine according to claim 1 . By providing an opening in the vicinity of the engaging hole, the engaging hole and a portion positioned between the opening is formed as an adjacent piece, the engaging portion is the engagement hole in the cover body 4. The gaming machine according to claim 2 , wherein the adjacent piece portion is provided so as to be elastically deformable when engaged with the game machine.

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