JP4446999B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine includes a housing-shaped main body cabinet that opens to the front side, and a front door that opens and closes the opening of the main body cabinet. A reel unit is provided inside the main body cabinet. The hopper unit and the game board were fixedly installed.

  However, in the above conventional slot machine, when replacing a table for changing game contents, a hopper unit, etc. that is not in charge of the game is also replaced at the same time. There was a problem that was wasted.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, an exchange unit in which a reel unit and a main board are installed is configured to be easily attached to and detached from the inside of the main body cabinet, and when changing game contents, only the reel unit is exchanged. In addition, a “separated slot machine” is disclosed in which the main body cabinet and the hopper unit are reused as they are (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In the “separate type slot machine” described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is not a fixing means that is screwed directly to the main body cabinet as a fixing means for the replaceable reel unit, but it is easy to release the lock in consideration of replacement work. It is proposed to provide a simple fixing means. The difference between Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is that when the reel unit is stored in the main body cabinet, the reel unit is stored so as to be placed (Patent Document 1) or the reel unit is suspended. Is it housed (Patent Document 2)?

JP 2003-265680 A (paragraphs [0085]-[0115], FIG. 13) JP 2003-334279 A (paragraphs [0091]-[0129], FIG. 13)

  However, the fixing means exemplified in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 is a large-sized unit composed of hook portions fixed to the left and right sides of the replacement unit and fixing devices fixed to the left and right side surfaces inside the main body cabinet. The fixing means is provided at a location different from the support portion (location where the replacement unit is supported by the support member) (see FIGS. 15 and 16 and paragraph number [0116] of Patent Document 1).

  Therefore, when the reel unit is attached to the main body cabinet, the reel unit is inserted into the main body cabinet by the fixing means because the fixing means and the support portion are installed at a distance from each other. Since the two steps of fixing the reel unit to the main body cabinet are required, there is a problem that the step of attaching the reel unit is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which a reel unit mounting process is facilitated.

In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is formed on a front surface with a reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel support member that rotatably supports the rotating reels. A reel unit support member for supporting the reel unit in the opening, and a reel-shaped main body cabinet that houses the reel unit by placing the reel unit on the reel unit support member. The reel unit abutting portion, the latch device, and the gripping portion are respectively provided at the lower portions on both sides of the reel unit, and the reel unit support member is configured so that the reel unit abutting portion abuts from above. , Supporting the reel unit, further comprising an engagement hole, and the latch device is configured to support the reel unit support member. A projecting portion disposed at a position corresponding to the engaging hole and projecting downward toward the engaging hole to fix the reel unit to the main body cabinet in the storage direction, It is provided on the opposite side to the protruding direction of the protruding portion .

A gaming machine according to a second aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is formed on the front surface with a reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel support member that rotatably supports the rotating reels. A reel unit support member for supporting the reel unit in the opening, and a reel-shaped main body cabinet that houses the reel unit by placing the reel unit on the reel unit support member. The reel unit abutting portion, the latch device, and the gripping portion are respectively provided at the lower portions on both sides of the reel unit, and the reel unit support member is configured so that the reel unit abutting portion abuts from above. The reel unit is supported, and the latch device stores the reel unit in the main body cabinet. The gripping portion is positioned above the latch device and in a position where a space is formed between the gripping portion and the ceiling of the main body cabinet. It is formed .

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the engagement hole is located near the opening in the reel unit support member. It is provided.
In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to claim 4 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 3, wherein the latch device is a front end portion of the reel unit abutting portion. Provided with an operating portion for projecting and retracting the protruding portion from the latch device, and a front end portion of the reel unit abutting portion is formed so as to cover the latch device from the front, upper side, and lower side. A front member, an upper member, and a lower member, wherein the operation portion is formed to project forward through a through hole provided in the front member.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine according to the invention described in claim 5 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, claim 3, or claim 4, wherein the latch device has an axial shape. The guide pins formed in the direction perpendicular to the axis direction, both side walls respectively guiding both ends of the guide pins in the storage direction when the reel unit is stored, and orthogonal to the storage direction A projecting piece guided by the side walls in the projecting direction and having an inclined groove inclined with respect to the storage direction and the projecting direction, and a first biasing spring for biasing the projecting piece in the projecting direction; A second urging spring for urging the operation portion forward; the protrusion is formed at a leading edge of the protrusion in a protruding direction; and the operation portion is formed of the second urging spring. Push the guide pin backward against the urging force, and Pushing up the inclined groove by Dopin, wherein the protruding piece the projection direction, characterized in that immerses in the opposite direction.
A gaming machine according to claim 6 for solving the above-mentioned problem is the gaming machine according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the latch device further includes a gap between the side walls. A plate mounted so as to be fitted into the plate, and the operation portion includes a tip piece extending to a position facing the guide pin through both sides of the plate, and a direction in which the guide pin is pushed in And the second urging spring is provided in a compressed state between the operation portion and the plate.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine according to claim 7 is the gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the guide pin is attached to the tip piece of the operation portion, and the operation The portion is prevented from being detached by the guide pin in a direction opposite to the direction in which it is pushed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the reel unit support member is provided with the engagement hole, and the latch device including the protruding portion protruding toward the engagement hole is provided. When the unit is housed, the reel unit can be used to fix the reel unit to the main body cabinet without troublesome operations.

  In addition, since the latch device is provided with a mechanism for storing the protruding portion, the reel unit can be easily detached from the main body cabinet.

  Further, when the support member is horizontally mounted on both inner side surfaces of the opening so that the reel unit can be placed, a predetermined space can be secured on the upper portion of the stored reel unit, and the space can be reduced. It can be used effectively. For example, using the space secured at the top of the reel unit, the entire electronic components such as the main board installed at the top of the reel unit are arranged so as to be visible from the opening side of the main body cabinet. As a result, it is possible to easily determine whether or not fraudulent acts have been performed on electronic components such as the main board.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the gaming machine in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine of this embodiment is formed on the front surface with a reel unit 2 having a plurality of rotating reels 20 and a rotating reel support member 21 that rotatably supports the plurality of rotating reels 20. It is comprised from the main body cabinet 1 of the housing shape which accommodates the reel unit 2 in an opening part.

  In addition, a flat rail-shaped support member 11 that supports the reel unit 2 is installed in the opening of the main body cabinet 1 in order to fix and store the reel unit 2 in the main body cabinet 1. Specifically, the support member 11 supports the lower surface (reel unit abutting portion 2a described later) of the supported portion 22 provided on the reel unit 2 and projecting in the direction in which the plurality of rotating reels 20 are arranged. As described above, it is provided on both inner side surfaces of the opening.

  As described above, when the support member 11 that supports the lower surface of the supported portion 22 is provided on both inner side surfaces of the opening, a predetermined space is secured at the upper or lower portion of the stored reel unit. Can be used effectively. For example, using the space secured above or below the reel unit, the entire electronic components such as the main board installed at the top or bottom of the reel unit can be viewed from the opening side of the main body cabinet. As a result, it can be easily determined whether or not fraudulent acts have been performed on the electronic components such as the main board.

  Further, an engagement hole 111 is provided in a main body cabinet contact portion where the main body cabinet 1 contacts the reel unit 2. The main body cabinet contact portion is a support member contact portion 11a which is the upper surface of the support member 11 on which the reel unit 2 is directly placed.

  Further, when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1, the latch device 23 having a protruding portion (see FIG. 2B) protruding toward the engagement hole 111 is supported by the supported portion 22 (reel unit abutment). Part 2a).

  The engagement hole 111 may be provided in the reel unit contact portion 2 a that contacts the main body cabinet 1 when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1. In this case, when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1, the latch device 23 is supported by the main body cabinet 1 or the support so that the protrusion (see FIG. 2B) protrudes toward the engagement hole 111. Provided on the member 11.

  Here, the supported portion 22 that is directly supported by the support member 11 in order to support the reel unit 2 does not necessarily have to be provided in the reel unit 2. In the present embodiment, since the reel unit 2 is housed so as to be suspended in the opening, only the supported portion 22 that engages with the support member 11 is provided.

  Further, the reel unit 2 is provided with a gripping portion 24 that is gripped by an operator in order to reliably remove the reel unit 2 housed in the main body cabinet 1. The grip portion 24 is formed, for example, in a shape that is easy for an operator to grip in the direction of detaching the reel unit 2 at the front end portion of the supported portion 22.

  2A to 2C show the configuration of the support member (FIG. 2A) and the latch device (FIGS. 2B and 2C) in the first embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a perspective view shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the support member 11 of the present embodiment includes an attachment piece (side plate) for attaching the support member 11 itself to the inner surface of the opening of the main body cabinet 1, and the support member 11 itself. The rail shape provided with the attachment piece (back plate) for attaching to the inner back surface of the opening part.

  In order to support the reel unit 2, the support unit abutting portion 11a with which the reel unit abutting portion 2a of the reel unit 2 (or the supported portion 22 provided on the reel unit 2) abuts directly is engaged. A joint hole 111 is formed.

  The engagement hole 111 may be a through hole that penetrates the support member contact portion 11a. Further, it is desirable that the engagement hole 111 is formed in the vicinity of the opening in the support member abutting portion 11a. Although the reason for this will be described later, the position where the latch device provided with the protruding portion (see FIG. 2B) that engages with the engagement hole 111 is installed in the direction in which the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet ( This is because it is preferable to be as far back as possible (that is, “forward direction” in the figure).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, the latch device 23 includes a projecting portion 231 (sliding in the “vertical direction” in the figure) and an operating portion 232 (in the figure) that are slidable in directions orthogonal to each other. “Sliding in the front-rear direction”) is provided in the latch device main body 230. The latch device 23 has a structure in which the protruding portion 231 is housed in the latch device main body 230 when the operation portion 232 is pushed in.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the latch device 23 has a structure in which a protruding piece 2310 having a V-shaped cutout groove formed on a side surface, a plate 235, and an operation portion 232 are accommodated in the latch device main body 230. It becomes.

  One end surface of the protruding piece 2310 is urged by the first urging spring 233a with respect to the inner surface of the latch device main body 230 (the surface opposite to the side where the protruding portion 231 is formed). In addition, an inclined surface is formed on the other end surface of the projecting piece 2310 so as to incline in the direction in which the reel unit 2 (see FIG. 1) is stored in the main body cabinet 1 (“rearward direction” in the figure). The cutout groove is orthogonal to the direction in which the first urging spring 233a is urged in the protruding piece 2310 ("downward direction" in the figure), and the direction in which the operation unit 232 is installed (in the figure) It is formed on the surface side of “front direction”).

  Further, a rod-shaped guide pin 234 that engages with the notch groove is fitted in the side groove 230 a of the latch device main body 230. The operation unit 232 is installed so that the guide pin 234 slides. The plate 235 is installed on the side of the notch groove and serves as a base for the operation unit 232 that slides through the second biasing spring 233b.

  According to such a structure, in a normal state, the notch groove of the protruding piece 2310 whose one end surface is urged by the first urging spring 233a causes the guide pin 234 engaged therewith to be in the side groove 230a. The operation unit 232 is biased in the direction in which it is installed (“forward direction” in the figure). Accordingly, at this time, the operation unit 232 is in a state where the elastic force of the second urging spring 233b is released.

  On the other hand, when the operation portion 232 is pressed in the direction in which the second urging spring 233b contracts ("rearward direction" in the drawing), the guide pin 234 is accordingly pressed in the side groove 230a in the direction in which the operation portion 232 is pressed ( It is moved in the “backward direction” in the figure. Then, the guide pin 234 moves the protruding piece 2310 in the direction in which the first urging spring 233a contracts (“upward direction” in the figure) while engaging with the slope of the notch groove. Accordingly, by such an operation, the protruding portion 231 of the protruding piece 2310 acts so as to be housed in the latch device main body 230.

  FIGS. 3A to 3C are side views showing an aspect when the rotary reel unit is housed in the main body cabinet in the first embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. 4 (a) to 4 (c) are diagrams showing an operation configuration of the latch device for the engagement hole in the first embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. As for the correspondence between FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 3 (b) and FIG. 4 (a) correspond to the operation status, and FIG. 3 (c) and FIG. 4 (c) correspond to the operation status. To do.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, a reel unit contact portion 2 a is installed on the inner surface of the main body cabinet 1 in preparation for storing the reel unit 2 in the opening (see FIG. 1) of the main body cabinet 1. The reel unit 2 is positioned so as to be placed on the support member contact portion 11a of the support member 11 so that the reel unit contact portion 2a and the support member contact portion 11a contact each other.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the reel unit abutting portion 2 a is accommodated in the storing direction (“rear” in the figure) at the end of the support member abutting portion 11 a on the opening side (“front direction” in the figure). The reel unit 2 is accommodated in the main body cabinet 1 with the end in the direction “) abutting on it. From the state of FIG. 3A to this time, as shown in FIG. 4A, the protruding portion 231 has a direction in which the engagement hole 111 is formed from the reel unit abutting portion 2a, that is, It protrudes in the direction of the support member contact portion 11a in which the engagement hole 111 is formed ("downward direction" in the figure).

  Thereafter, when the reel unit 2 is housed inside the main body cabinet 1 so that the reel unit contact portion 2a is along the support member contact portion 11a, as shown in FIG. 4B, the opening in the support member 11 is opened. The projecting portion 231 is accommodated in the latch device 23 by sliding the end portion in the part direction ("front direction" in the figure) on the inclined surface of the projecting portion 231 (in fact, the entire projecting piece is the main body of the latch device). Stored in the portion 230).

  Subsequently, when the reel unit 2 is housed inside the main body cabinet 1 so that the reel unit abutting portion 2a extends along the support member abutting portion 11a, as shown in FIG. When the bias of the support member abutting portion 11a against the other end of the portion 231 is released by the engagement hole 111, the protrusion 231 is fitted into the engagement hole 111 by the biasing force of the first bias spring 233a. The In this way, the reel unit 2 (reel unit contact portion 2a) is fixed to the support member 11 (support member contact portion 11a), that is, the main body cabinet 1 in the storage direction (FIG. 3). (C)).

  As described above, when the reel unit 2 is housed in the main body cabinet 1, the engagement hole 111 is provided in the support member contact portion 11 a that contacts each other, and the engagement hole 111 is provided in the reel unit contact portion 2 a. Since the latch device 23 having the protruding portion 231 is provided, when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1, the reel unit contact portion 2a is slid on the support member contact portion 11a. The inclined surface is urged by the support member abutting portion 11 a, the protrusion 231 accommodated in the latch device 23 is released by reaching the engagement hole 111, and the reel is engaged with the engagement hole 111. Since the unit 2 is fixed to the support member 11, the process of attaching the reel unit 2 to the main body cabinet 1 is facilitated.

  On the other hand, when the reel unit 2 is detached from the main body cabinet 1, the operating portion 232 of the latch device 23 is pressed so that the projecting portion 231 fitted in the engagement hole 111 is accommodated in the latch device 23. The engagement relationship between the engagement hole 111 and the projecting portion 231 is released, the grip portion 24 is gripped, and the reel unit 2 is moved in the direction opposite to the storage direction of the reel unit 2 ("forward direction" in the figure). Pull. Here, the gripping unit 24 for detaching the reel unit 2 from the main body cabinet 1 is provided with the operation unit 232, that is, the latch device 23, in order to effectively perform the linking operation with the operation unit 232 for releasing the engagement relationship. It is desirable to be formed in the vicinity of the position.

  Further, the latch device 23 provided with the operation unit 232 is provided as much as possible of the reel unit 2 so that the operator can easily work when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1 or detached from the main body cabinet 1. It is desirable that the latch device 232 is provided at an end portion in the direction opposite to the storage direction ("forward direction" in the figure) in the case where the latch device 232 is provided in the reel unit 2.

  Here, although the example which provided the engagement hole 111 in the support member contact part 11a was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it is related to surfaces other than the support member contact part 11a in the support member 11 as other embodiment. A joint hole 111 may be provided. In this case, since the latch device 23 is installed in the reel unit 2 so that the protruding portion 231 protrudes toward the engaging hole 111, for example, as shown in FIG. When the engagement hole 111 is formed on the surface facing the protrusion 231, the protrusion 231 protrudes in the direction (“upward direction” in the figure) in which the engagement hole 111 is formed with reference to the support member contact portion 11 a. Thus, the latch device 23 is installed.

  As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), a surface of the support member 11 other than the support member abutting portion 11a and the surface facing the support member 11 (the surface of the support member 11 in the "left direction" in the figure). ) May be formed with an engagement hole 111. Even in this case, if the engagement hole 111 is formed on the surface of the support member 11 other than the support member abutting portion 11a and the surface opposite to the support member contact portion 11a (the surface of the support member 11 in the “left direction” in the drawing), The latch device 23 is installed so that the protruding portion 231 protrudes in the direction (“left direction” in the figure) in which the engagement hole 111 is formed with reference to the member contact portion 11a.

(Second Embodiment)
Below, 2nd Embodiment of the gaming machine which concerns on this invention is described with reference to drawings. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the gaming machine in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine of this embodiment is formed on the front surface with a reel unit 2 having a plurality of rotating reels 20 and a rotating reel support member 21 that rotatably supports the plurality of rotating reels 20. It is comprised from the main body cabinet 1 of the housing shape which accommodates the reel unit 2 in an opening part.

  Further, in order to fix and store the reel unit 2 in the main body cabinet 1, a flat plate-shaped support member 11 that supports the reel unit 2 is installed in the opening of the main body cabinet 1. Specifically, the lower surface (reel unit contact portion 2 a) of the supported portion 22 provided at the lower portion of the reel unit 2 and protruding in the direction in which the plurality of rotating reels 20 are arranged is supported by the support member 11. (So that the reel unit 2 is placed on the support member 11) is horizontally mounted on both inner side surfaces of the opening.

  As described above, when the support member 11 is horizontally mounted on both inner side surfaces of the opening so that the reel unit 2 can be placed, a predetermined space can be secured in the upper portion of the stored reel unit. The space can be used effectively. For example, using the space secured at the top of the reel unit, the entire electronic components such as the main board installed at the top of the reel unit are arranged so as to be visible from the opening side of the main body cabinet. As a result, it is possible to easily determine whether or not fraudulent acts have been performed on electronic components such as the main board.

  Further, an engagement hole 111 is provided in the support member 11 on which the reel unit 2 is placed, specifically, the support member contact portion 11a with which the reel unit contact portion 2a contacts.

  Further, when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1, the latch device 23 having a protruding portion (see FIG. 2B) protruding toward the engagement hole 111 is supported by the supported portion 22 (reel unit abutment). Part 2a).

  The engagement hole 111 may be provided in the reel unit contact portion 2 a that contacts the main body cabinet 1 when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1. In this case, when the reel unit 2 is stored in the main body cabinet 1, the latch device 23 is connected to the main body cabinet 1 or the support member so that the protrusion (see FIG. 2B) protrudes toward the engagement hole 111. 11 is provided.

  Further, the reel unit 2 is provided with a gripping portion 24 that is gripped by an operator in order to reliably remove the reel unit 2 housed in the main body cabinet 1. The grip portion 24 is formed, for example, in a shape that is easy for an operator to grip in the direction of detaching the reel unit 2 at the front end portion of the supported portion 22.

  FIGS. 7A to 7C are side views showing an aspect when the rotary reel unit is housed in the main body cabinet in the second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. Here, the figure which shows the operation | movement structure of the latch apparatus with respect to the engagement hole in 2nd Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention is FIG. 4 (a)-(c) similarly to the above-mentioned 1st Embodiment. Can be referred to. Therefore, as a correspondence relationship between FIG. 7 and FIG. 4, FIG. 7 (b) and FIG. 4 (a) correspond as operation states, and FIG. 7 (c) and FIG. 4 (c) correspond as operation states. To do.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7A, as a preparation for storing the reel unit 2 in the opening (see FIG. 1) of the main body cabinet 1, the reel unit is placed on the support member 11 laid horizontally on the main body cabinet 1. 2 is placed (so that the reel unit contact portion 2a and the support member contact portion 11a contact each other), and the reel unit 2 is positioned.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, at the end of the support member contact portion 11a on the opening side ("front direction" in the figure), the reel unit contact portion 2a is stored in the storage direction ("rear" in the figure). The reel unit 2 is accommodated in the main body cabinet 1 with the end in the direction “) abutting on it. Here, from the state of FIG. 7A to this time, as shown in FIG. 4A, the protruding portion 231 is in the direction in which the engagement hole 111 is formed from the reel unit contact portion 2a, that is, It protrudes in the direction of the support member contact portion 11a in which the engagement hole 111 is formed ("downward direction" in the figure).

  Thereafter, when the reel unit 2 is housed inside the main body cabinet 1 so that the reel unit contact portion 2a is along the support member contact portion 11a, as shown in FIG. 4B, the opening in the support member 11 is opened. The projecting portion 231 is accommodated in the latch device 23 by sliding the end portion in the part direction ("front direction" in the figure) on the inclined surface of the projecting portion 231 (in fact, the entire projecting piece is the main body of the latch device). Stored in the portion 230).

  Subsequently, when the reel unit 2 is housed inside the main body cabinet 1 so that the reel unit abutting portion 2a extends along the support member abutting portion 11a, as shown in FIG. When the bias of the support member abutting portion 11a against the other end of the portion 231 is released by the engagement hole 111, the protrusion 231 is fitted into the engagement hole 111 by the biasing force of the first bias spring 233a. The In this way, the reel unit 2 (reel unit contact portion 2a) is fixed to the support member 11 (support member contact portion 11a), that is, the main body cabinet 1 in the storage direction (FIG. 7). (C)).

  Next, the technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be added below.

    (A) A gaming machine, wherein the reel unit support member mounts the reel unit, and the latch device is provided below the rotary reel support member.

(B) A reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel supporting member for rotatably supporting the plurality of rotating reels, and a reel unit supporting member for supporting the reel unit in an opening formed on the front surface are provided. A gaming machine having a casing-shaped main body cabinet for housing the reel unit by fitting a supported member of the reel unit to the reel unit support member, wherein the reel unit support member has an engagement hole. Provided,
When the reel unit is accommodated by fitting the supported member to the reel unit support member, a latch device having a protruding portion that protrudes toward the engagement hole is provided on the supported member. A gaming machine characterized by

    (C) A reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel supporting member that rotatably supports the rotating reels, and a reel unit supporting member that supports the reel unit in an opening formed on the front surface. A gaming machine having a reel-shaped main body cabinet that houses the reel unit on the reel unit support member, and the reel unit support member has an engagement hole, A gaming machine, comprising: a latch device provided with a protrusion that protrudes toward the engagement hole when the reel unit is placed on a reel unit support member.

    (D) The latch device has a structure in which the protruding portion is housed inside the latch device by pushing the operation portion in a direction in which the reel unit is detached from the main body cabinet. .

The perspective view which shows the structure in 1st Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the structure of the supporting member and latch apparatus in 1st Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The side view which shows the aspect at the time of accommodating a rotation reel unit in a main body cabinet in 1st Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the operation | movement structure of the latch apparatus with respect to the engagement hole in 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the other operation | movement structure of the latch apparatus with respect to the engagement hole in 1st Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the structure in 2nd Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention. The side view which shows the aspect at the time of accommodating a rotating reel unit in a main body cabinet in 2nd Embodiment of the game machine which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 2 Reel unit 2a Reel unit contact part 11 Support member 11a Support member contact part 111 Engagement hole 20 Rotation reel 21 Rotation reel support member 22 Supported part 23 Latch apparatus 230 Latch apparatus main body part 230a Side surface groove 231 Projection Portion 2310 Protruding piece 232 Operation portion 233a First biasing spring 233b Second biasing spring 234 Guide pin 235 Plate 24 Grip portion

Claims (7)

A reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel support member that rotatably supports the plurality of rotating reels;
A reel unit support member that supports the reel unit is provided in an opening formed on the front surface, and the reel unit is placed on the reel unit support member, and a housing-shaped main body cabinet that houses the reel unit is provided. A gaming machine having
Reel unit abutting portions, latch devices, and gripping portions are respectively provided at lower portions on both sides of the reel unit,
The reel unit support member supports the reel unit by contacting the reel unit contact portion from above, and further has an engagement hole.
The latch device is disposed at a position corresponding to the engagement hole of the reel unit support member, and protrudes downward toward the engagement hole to fix the reel unit to the main body cabinet in the storage direction. With protrusions,
The said holding part was provided in the opposite side with respect to the said protrusion direction of the said protrusion part . The gaming machine characterized by the above-mentioned . A reel unit having a plurality of rotating reels and a rotating reel support member that rotatably supports the plurality of rotating reels;
A reel unit support member that supports the reel unit is provided in an opening formed on the front surface, and the reel unit is placed on the reel unit support member, and a housing-shaped main body cabinet that houses the reel unit is provided. A gaming machine having
Reel unit abutting portions, latch devices, and gripping portions are respectively provided at lower portions on both sides of the reel unit,
The reel unit support member supports the reel unit by contacting the reel unit contact portion from above,
The latch device is configured to fix the reel unit to the main body cabinet in a storage direction,
The game is characterized in that the grip portion is located above the latch device and at a position where a space is formed between the grip portion and the ceiling of the main body cabinet. Machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the engagement hole is provided in the reel unit support member in the vicinity of the opening. The latch device is provided at a front end portion of the reel unit abutting portion, and has an operation portion for protruding and retracting the protruding portion from the latch device,
The front end portion of the reel unit contact portion includes a front member, an upper member, and a lower member formed so as to cover the latch device from the front, upper, and lower sides.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is formed to protrude forward through a through hole provided in the front member. The latch device has a guide pin formed in a shaft shape, and a side wall that guides both end portions of the guide pin in a storage direction when the reel unit is stored in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the shaft, A projecting piece guided by the side walls in a projecting direction perpendicular to the storing direction and having an inclined groove inclined with respect to the storing direction and the projecting direction; 1 urging spring and a second urging spring for urging the operation portion forward,
The protruding portion is formed at a leading edge of the protruding direction of the protruding piece,
The operation unit pushes the guide pin backward against the urging force of the second urging spring, pushes up the inclined groove by the guide pin, and moves the protruding piece in a direction opposite to the protruding direction. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is immersed in a direction. The latch device further includes a plate mounted so as to be fitted into a gap between the side walls,
The operation part has a tip piece extended to a position facing the guide pin through both sides of the plate, and is guided by the side walls in a direction of pushing the guide pin,
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the second urging spring is provided in a compressed state between the operation portion and the plate. The guide pin is attached to the tip piece of the operation unit,
The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the operation unit is retained by the guide pin in a direction opposite to the direction in which the operation unit is pushed.

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