JP4606511B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, and more specifically, in a state where a fixed-side connector on which a detachable connector on the harness side is detachable and a fixed-side connector are exposed to the outside. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a component having a case body that accommodates a board.

  In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, various control boards and the like are mounted inside the main body in a state of being stored in a board case. A general board case is configured to be substantially box-shaped by combining a case body and a case lid so that the case body can be opened and closed, and the case lid has a fixed side provided on the inner board. An opening-shaped connector hole corresponding to the connector is formed, and the detachable connector on the harness side is detachably connected to the fixed connector via the connector hole.

  In addition, various control parts as described above are connected to various game parts such as a start lever unit and a stop button unit via a harness, and a relay board may be interposed between them. Also for these, a fixed-side connector similar to the control board side is provided, and a detachable connector of the harness is detachably connected.

  Some board cases of gaming machines are provided with sealing means for preventing unauthorized use of the board. This sealing means seals the case main body and the case lid in a closed state so that the current state cannot be restored. Once the substrate is stored while being stored, a part of the damaged portion is damaged. Unless the trace of opening is left, the substrate case cannot be opened to take out the internal substrate (for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, as a fraudulent act against this type of slot machine, the hall side removes the detachable connector from the fixed connector such as the main control board, and connects a fraudulent part generally called a “driving machine” to establish a bonus internally. There is a problem in that the game is automatically played until it is returned to the original state, and then the business is performed with the bonuses aligned to increase the effect of attracting customers.

JP 2003-38805 A

  In conventional gaming machines, not only gaming parts such as start lever units and relay boards, but also control boards provided with sealing means can be easily detached from the detachable side connector. Therefore, it is possible to easily connect unauthorized parts such as a “driving machine” to the fixed connector after the detachable connector is removed, or to the removed detachable connector, so that no trace remains. Since it is easy to return to the original state, it has been extremely difficult to prevent and detect such illegal acts.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to prevent the detachable connector from being attached to and detached from the fixed connector without leaving a trace. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can effectively prevent connection of unauthorized parts to a connector or a detachable connector.

The present invention includes a case body 13 for housing the control board 12, a start lever unit 39 having a case body 161 for housing the board 164 connected to the control board 12 via a harness, and the control board via a harness. a stop button unit 41 having a case body 201 for housing the substrate 202 to be connected to the 12, via between the substrate 202 of the substrate 164 or the stop button unit 41 of the control board 12 and the start lever unit 39 A case body 49 for accommodating a relay board 48 to be inserted, and a fixed-side connector to which the harness-side detachable connectors 71a, 117a, 117b, 171 and 214 can be attached to and detached from each of the boards 12, 48, 164 and 202. 68a, 114a, 114b, 168, 211 are provided, and each case body 13 is provided. 49,161,201 is the fixed connector 68a, 114a, 114b, in the fabricated gaming machine to accommodate the substrate 12,48,164,202 while exposing the 168,211 to the outside, the start All the case bodies 13, 49, 161, 201 from the lever unit (39) or the stop button unit (41) through the relay board (48) to the control board (12) are detachably mounted. Connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215, and when the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 are attached to the case bodies 13, 49, 161, and 201, the case bodies 13, 49, 161, and 201 are included. Side first fastening portions 93, 142, 187, 229 and adjacent first fastening portions 92, 141, 186, 228, Detachment preventing portions 81, 121b, 122, 181 and 222 for preventing the detachable connectors 71a, 117a, 117b, 171 and 214 from being detached from the fixed connectors 68a, 114a, 114b, 168 and 211; The first fastening portions 92, 141, 186, 228 and the second fastening portions 93, 142, 187, 229 are fastened by fastening means 99 that cannot be removed.

  According to the present invention, even if the fastening means 99 is cut and the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 are removed, they cannot be restored without using the same fastening means 99. It is possible to effectively prevent illegal acts caused by the connection of illegal parts such as those, and even if such illegal acts are performed, they can be reliably detected.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view by the side of a main body case. It is a rear view by the side of a front panel. It is a plane sectional view of the main control board case and its vicinity. It is a perspective view of a main control board case and a mounting base. It is a principal part rear view of a main control board case. It is bottom sectional drawing which shows the state before and behind mounting | wearing of the connector cover to a main control board case. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state before and behind mounting | wearing of the connector cover to the main control board case. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing by a cancellation | release regulation rib. It is a general view of a binding band. It is a disassembled perspective view of a relay substrate case and a connector cover. It is a perspective view of a relay substrate case and a connector cover. It is a rear view in the bundling state of the relay substrate case and the connector cover. It is bottom sectional drawing in the bundling state of a relay substrate case and a connector cover. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the state before and after binding of a relay substrate case and a connector cover. It is a disassembled perspective view of a start lever unit and a connector cover. It is a perspective view of the connector cover by the side of a start lever unit. It is a perspective view of a start lever unit and a connector cover. It is a rear view in the bundling state of a start lever unit and a connector cover. FIG. 5 is a plan view and a main part plan sectional view showing a state before and after the connector cover is attached to the start lever unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a stop button unit and a connector cover. It is a perspective view of a stop button unit and a connector cover. It is a rear view in the bundling state of a stop button unit and a connector cover. It is AA sectional drawing which shows the state before and behind mounting | wearing of the connector cover to a stop button unit. It is BB sectional drawing in the bundling state of a stop button unit and a connector cover. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the connector cover by the side of a start lever.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 25 illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as a slot machine. 1 to 3, the gaming machine main body 1 includes a main body case 2 and a front panel 3 disposed on the front side of the main body case 2. The main body case 2 is formed in a box shape whose front side is open, and a front panel 3 is mounted so as to close the front side so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an intermediate shelf 4 is provided in the middle in the vertical direction in the main body case 2, and a display having a plurality of (for example, three) symbol display reels 5 in the left-right direction on the intermediate shelf 4. A reel unit 6 is provided, and on the lower side of the intermediate shelf 4, for example, a medal payout means 8, a medal auxiliary case 9, a power supply device 10, etc. on the bottom plate 7, for example, on the front side of the back plate 11 above the display reel unit 6 In addition, a main control board case 13 in which a main control board 12 that mainly performs control related to games is accommodated is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the medal payout means 8 includes a medal hopper 14 that stores medals for payout, a medal payout unit 15 that pays out medals in the medal hopper 14, and a medal auxiliary case for medals overflowing from the medal hopper 14. The surplus medal discharge port 16 and the like are provided on the 9 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front panel 3 includes a panel body 21 constituting a skeleton body, and the panel body 21 is connected to a main body case 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 22, 22 provided on the left and right end sides. It can be opened and closed freely. The front panel 3 is provided with a second display window 23, a first display window 24, a pair of left and right upper speakers 25, etc. on its upper side, an upper operation panel portion 26, a front operation panel portion 27, A front cover 28 and the like are disposed, and further, a medal discharge port 29, a medal tray 30, an ashtray 31, a pair of left and right lower speakers 32, and the like are disposed on the lower side.

The first display window 24 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the symbol display reel 5 on the main body case 2 side, and the player can visually recognize the symbol display reel 5 from the front side through the first display window 24. It has become. The second display window 23 is formed on the upper side of the first display window 24 corresponding to the liquid crystal display unit 33 (see FIG. 3) mounted on the back side of the front panel 3, and the player can use this second display window. Through 23, the display screen of the liquid crystal display unit 33 is visible from the front side.

The upper operation panel 26 is provided with a 1-bet button 34, a max-bet button 35, and a cancel button 36 on one end side in the left-right direction, and a medal insertion slot 37 into which a medal as a game medium can be inserted on the other end side. Is provided.

  The front operation panel 27 includes a start lever unit 39 having a start lever 38 for starting rotation of the symbol display reel 5, and three stop buttons 40 for individually stopping the rotating symbol display reel 5. And a return button 42 for returning a clogged medal into the medal slot 37.

  The panel body 21 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the front panel 3, and on the back side, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the speakers 25 and 32, the liquid crystal display unit 33, etc., medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 37 The medal sorting means 43 for selecting the authenticity of the medals, the medal chute 44 for guiding the genuine medals passing through the medal sorting means 43 to the medal hopper 14, and the fake medals excluded by the medal sorting means 43 and the medal payout means 8. A medal guide passage 45 and the like for guiding the paid-out medals from the medal discharge port 29 to the medal tray 30 are provided.

  A driver board case 46 containing the driver board is mounted on the back side of the liquid crystal display unit 33, and a control board case 47 containing an effect control board is mounted on the back side of the driver board case 46. For example, a relay board case 49 in which a relay board 48 is accommodated is mounted on the rear side of the front cover 28.

  In the slot machine of the present embodiment, the connector cover for making it impossible to extract the detachable connector on the harness side connected to the fixed connector on the board side includes the main control board case 13, the relay board case 49, the start lever unit. 39 and the stop button unit 41, respectively. Each will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the main control board case (case body) 13 is attached to a mounting base 51 fixed to the front side of the back plate 11 constituting the main body case 2 by screws or the like in the left-right direction. It is detachably fixed via an engaging means 52 disposed on one end side and a first sealing means 53 disposed on the other end side.

  The main control board case 13 is coupled to the first case body 54 and the second case body 55 that sandwich the main control board 12 from both the front and back sides, and the case bodies 54 and 55 at the other end in the left-right direction. And a plurality of (for example, four) second sealing means 57 for joining and sealing the case bodies 54 and 55 on one end side in the left-right direction and leaving an opening mark when opened. Yes.

  The first case body 54 has a substantially flat plate shape, and a standing wall 59 is formed on the entire circumference in the circumferential direction, leaving a receiving edge 58 on the outer peripheral side. The main control board 12 is arranged in a state facing the body 54. The second case body 55 has a lid shape that opens on the first case body 54 side, and has a peripheral wall 61 on the outer peripheral side and a back wall 62 integral with the peripheral wall 61, and the back wall 62 has an electron on the main control board 12. A bulging portion 64 is formed in the central portion corresponding to the component 63, and concave portions 65 and 66 are formed on both right and left ends thereof. The bulging portion 64 is fitted to the outside of the standing wall 59 of the first case body 54. The end edge is in contact with the receiving edge 58 of the first case body 54.

  The bulging portion 64 has a large number of heat radiation holes and covers the electronic component 63 of the main control board 12. The bottom 67 of the recesses 65 and 66 abuts the surface of the main control board 12, and the bottom 67 has a connector hole 69 for exposing the fixed connector 68 on the main control board 12 side. A plurality are formed so as to correspond to each.

  The left recess 65 extends vertically along the left edge of the bulge 64 and extends rightward along the lower edge of the bulge 64 from the lower end of the vertical recess 65a. One fixed side connector 68 is arranged on each side, for example, four on the side of the vertical recess 65a and one on the side of the horizontal recess 65b. Further, the right concave portion 66 is disposed in the vertical direction along the right edge portion of the bulging portion 64, and one or a plurality of, for example, four fixed connectors 68 are disposed.

  The fixed side connectors 68 provided on the main control board case 13 are, for example, all attached perpendicularly to the plate surface of the main control board 12, and the detachable side connector 71 of the harness is detachably connected. It has become. The main control board 12 is sandwiched between the first case body 54 and the second case body 55 and is fixed in the main control board case 13 by positioning protrusions or the like.

  In addition, a connector cover 73 is detachably attached to the main control board case 13 corresponding to, for example, the fixed connector 68a disposed in the lateral recess 65b among the plurality of fixed connectors 68 provided on the main control board 12. It is attached to.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the connector cover 73 has a top plate 74 formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and upper, lower, left and right side walls 75 a to 75 d surrounding the top plate 74. It is formed in an open box shape, and has a size that can be covered with the fixed connector 68a and the detachable connector 71a connected to the fixed connector 68a. The dimension to the open end side is substantially the same as the height of the bulging portion 64 with respect to the recess 65, that is, the dimension from the bottom 67 of the recess 65 to the back surface 64 a of the bulging portion 64.

  For example, a pair of upper and lower slits 76 and 76 are formed on the left and right side walls 75c and 75d from the open end side to the top plate 74 side, and an engagement piece 77 is formed between the slits 76 and 76. . The pair of left and right engaging pieces 77 are for engaging the connector cover 73 with the main control board case 13 side, and an engaging claw (engaging portion) 77a is provided on the outer surface side thereof.

  The upper and lower side walls 75a and 75b are respectively provided with recessed openings 78 and 79 on the open end side. Of these recessed openings 78 and 79, the recessed opening 79 on the lower side wall 75b constitutes a cable lead-out portion for pulling out the cable on the detachable connector 71a side connected to the fixed connector 68a. ing. The other recessed opening 78 may be omitted.

  Further, in the connector cover 73, a detachment restricting rib (detachment preventing portion) 81 and a release restricting rib (lock release preventing portion) 82 are provided. The detachment regulating rib 81 regulates the movement of the detachable connector 71a in the detaching direction by substantially contacting the detachable connector 71a connected to the fixed connector 68a from the detaching direction. A plurality of, for example, three sheets are provided between 75d, and the edge portion on the front end thereof is substantially in contact with the back surface 83 of the detachable connector 71a. In addition, the front end side edge of the separation regulating rib 81 is formed with a notch 81a over a range of more than half on the side wall 75b side, and the lower end side of the notch 81a is connected to the edge of the recessed opening 79, The cable on the side of the detachable connector 71a is guided to the recessed opening 79 side as a cable lead-out portion.

  The release restriction rib 82 is for restricting movement of the lock means 84 provided on the detachable side connector 71a side in the release direction. The locking means 84 is for releasably locking the connection state of the detachable connector 71a to the fixed connector 68a, and is provided at the left and right ends of the detachable connector 71a, for example. As shown in FIG. 9, each locking means 84 is integrally provided with a lock claw 85 and an operating portion 86 at both ends, and is supported by a swing shaft 87 at its middle portion so as to be swingable on the detachable connector 71a side. When the lock claw 85 shifts from the locked state in which the lock claw 85 engages the engaged portion 88 on the fixed connector 68a side to the unlocked state, the operating portion 86 swings around the swing shaft 87 and the detachable connector It moves in the direction of detachment 71a.

  The release restricting ribs 82 are arranged in parallel to the left and right sides of the release restricting rib 81, for example, corresponding to the left and right locking means 84, and the distal end side edge portion 82a thereof is the operating portion 86 of the locking means 84 in the locked state. Are substantially in contact with each other from the release direction. The lock means 84 may employ other various configurations, but the release restricting rib 82 is configured to substantially abut in the release direction and restrict movement in the release direction in accordance with the operation of the lock means 84. do it. Therefore, for example, when adopting the lock means 84 in which the operation unit 86 moves outward in the left-right direction when shifting from the locked state to the unlocked state, the release restricting rib is provided so as to substantially contact the outer side of the operation unit 86 in the left-right direction. 82 may be provided.

  The connector cover 73 has a fastening support plate 91 projecting from the top plate 74 along the back surface 64a of the bulging portion 64, for example, and the fastening support plate 91 projects toward the back side. A first fastening portion 92 and an insertion hole 94 provided adjacent to the first fastening portion 92 and through which the second fastening portion 93 on the main control board case 13 side can be inserted are provided. The first fastening portion 92 has, for example, a gate shape in which an opening 92 a is formed at the center, and is provided integrally with the fastening support plate 91.

  Further, a connector cover mounting portion 95 to which the connector cover 73 can be detachably mounted is provided on the main control board case 13 side. That is, the second case body 55 is provided with a guide rib 96 on the left side of the fixed connector 68a so as to partition the horizontal recess 65b and the vertical recess 65a. As shown in FIG. The connector cover mounting portion 95 is constituted by the three side walls 97a, 97b, 97c of the lateral recess 65b and the guide rib 96 arranged so as to surround the outer peripheral surfaces of the side walls 75a to 75c.

  The guide ribs 96 may be appropriately arranged according to the position in the recess 65 of the fixed connector 68a. For example, when the fixed connector 68a is disposed at a position away from the end of the recess 65, the guide ribs 96 may be disposed on both sides thereof. Further, for example, when the fixed connector 68a is separated from each side wall of the recess 65, the guide rib 96 may be provided so as to surround the four sides of the fixed connector 68a.

  Further, the guide rib 96 and the side wall 97b corresponding to the left and right sides of the fixed connector 68a are engaged portions 98a and 98b including notches, stepped portions and the like that can be engaged with the engagement claws 77a on the connector cover 73 side. Is formed. In this embodiment, the engaged portion 98a on the guide rib 96 side is a stepped portion, and the engaged portion 98b on the side wall 96b side is a notched portion. Note that the peripheral portions of the engaging claws 77a engaged with the engaged portions 98a and 98b are in a state in which the guide rib 96 and the side wall 96b are in close contact with the left and right side walls 75c and 75d of the connector cover 73. It is difficult to operate the joint claw 77a in the releasing direction, and the connector cover 73 attached to the connector cover attaching portion 95 is in a so-called fitted-in state.

  Further, in the second case body 55, for example, a second fastening portion 93 is integrally formed on the back surface 64a of the bulging portion 64 so as to correspond to the first fastening portion 92 on the connector cover 73 side. The second fastening portion 93 is, for example, like the first fastening portion 92, in a portal shape with an opening 93a formed at the center, and when the connector cover 73 is attached to the connector cover attachment portion 95 of the second case body 55, It is fitted in the insertion hole 94 of the fastening support plate 91 and is formed at a position and size that substantially overlaps with the first fastening portion 92.

  Further, the connector cover 73 attached to the connector cover attaching portion 95 binds the first fastening portion 92 and the second fastening portion 93 in a non-detachable manner by a binding band (fastening means) 99. As shown in FIG. 10, the binding band 99 includes, for example, a band portion 99a having a concavo-convex shape, and a head portion including a ratchet claw that is configured to be inserted through the band portion 99a and meshes with the concavo-convex shape of the band portion 99a. 99b, and a unique identification mark, for example, a tag 99c with a letter “FUJI” attached thereto by stamping or the like is integrally formed on the head portion 99b, so as to be differentiated from a binding band that is generally distributed.

  If the main control board case 13 and the connector cover 73 are bound with such a binding band 99, even if the binding band 99 is cut and the connector cover 73 is removed from the main control board case 13, the same binding band 99 is used. It is impossible to return to the original state because it is not available, and it is possible to effectively prevent fraudulent acts due to the connection of fraudulent parts such as a “driving machine”, and such fraudulent acts were performed. Even if it can be found reliably.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the relay board case (case body) 49 is detachably fixed by screws (fixing members) 102 on the rear side of the mounting portion 101 integrally formed on the back side of the front panel 3, for example. . The mounting portion 101 is provided in the flat plate portion 103, a flat plate portion 103 that faces the back surface side of the relay substrate 48, a standing wall 104 that is erected on the flat plate portion 103 corresponding to the outer edge portion of the relay substrate 48. A plurality of, for example, two fixed bases 105 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the relay board case 49 has a rectangular lid shape that opens on the attachment portion 101 side, and faces the peripheral wall 106 fitted to the outer periphery of the relay board 48 and the surface side of the relay board 48. The back wall 107 is integrally provided, and the peripheral wall 106 is fitted to the outside of the upright wall 104 of the mounting portion 101, and the end edge of the upright wall 104 comes into contact with the back side of the relay substrate 48.

  For example, a plurality of, for example, two fixing concave portions 111 corresponding to the fixing base portion 105 on the mounting portion 101 side are formed on the back wall 107, and screw fixing insertion holes 112 are provided at the bottom of each fixing concave portion 111. The screw board 102 is screwed into the fixing base 105 from the insertion hole 112 of the fixing recess 111 through the insertion hole (not shown) formed in the relay board 48 to thereby attach the relay board case 49 together with the relay board 48 to the attachment part 101. It can be fixed to the side.

  The back wall 107 has a plurality of exposure recesses 113 formed along its outer edge. Each of the exposure recesses 113 is opened not only on the back wall 107 side but also on the peripheral wall 106 side, and a connector hole 115 for exposing the fixed connector 114 on the relay board 48 side is provided at the bottom thereof. . In the present embodiment, along the two upper and lower edges of the back wall 107 facing each other, for example, five exposure recesses 113 are provided on the upper edge side and one is provided on the lower edge side. A side connector 114 is arranged. The two fixing recesses 111 are disposed between the exposure recesses 113 on the upper edge side and the lower edge side.

  Further, the five fixed-side connectors 114 provided on the upper edge side of the relay board 48 are arranged parallel and outward (upward) to the plate surface of the relay board 48, and the one fixed-side connector 114 on the lower edge side is connected to the relay board 48. The detachable connector 117 provided in the harness is detachably connected to each fixed connector 114.

  The relay board case 49 has a connector cover 118 corresponding to, for example, the fixed-side connector 114a at the center of the upper edge side and the fixed-side connector 114b at the lower edge side among the plurality of fixed-side connectors 114 provided on the relay board 48. It is attached detachably.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the connector cover 118 includes a substantially flat main body 121 along the back wall 107 on the relay board case 49 side, and a peripheral wall on the relay board case 49 side from the edge of the main body 121. 106, a first claw (engagement portion) 123 and an engagement claw (engagement portion) 124 that are detachably mounted on the relay board case 49 side. It is prepared as one.

  The main body 121 includes at least one, for example, a fixing member cover 121a that covers the inner screw 102 so as to substantially close all the fixing recesses 111 from the outside, and a detachable connector 117b connected to the fixed connector 114b. And a second detachment preventing portion 121b that prevents the detachable connector 117b from being detached by covering the detaching direction. It should be noted that the second detachment preventing portion 121b has a gap between the rear surface 125 of the detachable connector 117b connected to the fixed connector 114b so that the cable pulled out from the rear surface 125 can be easily released. For example, it is formed in a shallow bulge shape in the direction of detachment of the detachable connector 117b.

  Further, the second detachment preventing portion 121b covers only the back wall 107 side with respect to the exposure concave portion 113b provided with the detachable connector 117b, and the peripheral wall 106 side remains open. The opening on the side serves as a cable lead-out portion 126 (FIG. 15) for pulling out the cable of the detachable connector 117b.

  The first detachment preventing portion 122 is for preventing the detachable connector 117a from being detached by covering the detachable direction of the detachable connector 117a connected to the fixed connector 114a. Corresponding to the concave portion 113a, it extends in parallel to the peripheral wall 106 from the upper edge side of the main body 121. The first detachment preventing portion 122 is arranged so that a slight gap is formed between the first separation preventing portion 122 and the peripheral wall 106, and the gap leads to a cable lead portion 127 (FIG. 15) for pulling out the cable of the detachable connector 117a. It has become. In addition, side plates 128 that integrally close the gap with the peripheral wall 106 are integrally formed on the left and right edges of the first separation preventing portion 122.

  The first detachment preventing portion 122 has a gap that allows the cable drawn from the back surface 129 to be easily released between the back surface 129 of the detachable connector 117a connected to the fixed connector 114a. It is arranged to be formed.

  A plurality of hinge claws 123 are provided so as to embrace the hinge pins 131 on the relay board case 49 side from both sides, and the distal ends of the hinge claws 123 are relative to the hinge pins 131 at a predetermined angle. It is designed to fit and take off. The hinge pins 131 are arranged vertically on the back wall 107 of the relay board case 49, for example, on one end side in the left-right direction along the back wall 107, and the hinge claws 123 correspond to, for example, the connector cover 118. The main body 121 is disposed on one end in the left-right direction.

  The engaging claw 124 is disposed on the end of the connector cover 118 opposite to the hinge claw 123 so as to correspond to the slit-like other engaged portion 132 formed on the back wall 107 of the relay board case 49. For example, the connector cover 118 is provided on the distal end side of the operation piece 133 that extends from the main body 121 of the connector cover 118 in a substantially U-shape in the out-of-plane direction.

  The connector cover 118 is attached to the relay board case 49 side by first engaging the hinge claw 123 with the hinge pin 131 so as to be swingable and further engaging the engagement claw 124 with the engaged portion 132.

  The connector cover 118 has, for example, a first fastening portion 141 that protrudes from the main body portion 121 toward the back side thereof, and a second fastening portion that is provided adjacent to the first fastening portion 141 and that is on the relay board case 49 side. An insertion hole 143 through which the portion 142 can be inserted is provided. Similar to the connector cover 73 on the main control board case 13 side, the first fastening portion 141 is, for example, a gate shape having an opening 141 a formed at the center, and is provided integrally with the main body 121.

  The second fastening portion 142 on the side of the relay board case 49 is also a gate shape with an opening 142a formed at the center, and is provided integrally with the back wall 107. When the connector cover 118 is attached to the relay board case 49, It is formed in a position and size that fits into the insertion hole 143 on the connector cover 118 side and substantially overlaps with the first fastening portion 141.

  As with the main control board case 13 side, the connector cover 118 attached to the relay board case 49 is bound to the first fastening part 141 and the second fastening part 142 in a detachable manner by the binding band 99.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15A, the binding portion of the first fastening portion 141 by the binding band 99 is detached from the corresponding binding portion on the second fastening portion 142 side. The direction in which the first fastening portion 141 is shifted toward the second fastening portion 142 as shown in FIG. 15B when the binding portions are bound by the binding band 99. In other words, a force in a direction of pressing the connector cover 118 in the mounting direction is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the start lever unit 39 is mounted from the rear side of the front panel 3 to a mounting portion 151 provided on the front operation panel portion 27, for example, and is detachably fixed by screws (fixing members) 152. Has been. The attachment portion 151 includes an opening portion 153 formed in the front operation panel portion 27, a cylindrical protrusion portion 154 that protrudes rearward from the front operation panel portion 27 so as to surround the opening portion 153, and this A plurality of, for example, four fixed bases 155 provided on the rear end side of the protruding portion 154 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 18 to 20, the start lever unit 39 includes a main body case (case body) 161, a start lever 38 mounted on the front end side of the main body case 161 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction, The main body case 161 includes, for example, a flange portion 163 integrally formed in a bowl shape and provided with a plurality of insertion holes 162 corresponding to the fixed base portion 155 on the attachment portion 151 side, a substrate 164 disposed in the main body case 161, and the like. With the start lever 38 protruding from the opening 153 to the front side of the front operation panel 27, the screw 152 is screwed into the fixed base 155 through the insertion hole 162, thereby being detachably fixed to the mounting 151. .

  The main body case 161 has a cylindrical portion 165 in the front-rear direction formed in a substantially cylindrical shape or other cylindrical shape, and a vertically long guide hole (not shown) in which the shaft portion of the start lever 38 is slidably fitted. A front wall portion 166 that is formed and substantially closes the front end side of the tubular portion 165, and a rear wall portion 167 that substantially closes the rear end side of the tubular portion 165, and has a predetermined position in the front-rear direction on the tubular portion 165 For example, the flange portion 163 is integrally formed at a position closer to the rear end side than the intermediate portion.

  The tubular portion 165 has a connector hole 169 for exposing the fixed-side connector 168 provided on the substrate 164, for example, at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction between the flange portion 163 and the rear end portion, for example, one side in the left-right direction. Is formed. The board 164 is disposed in the vicinity of the rear end side of the cylindrical part 165, for example, in parallel with the rear wall part 167, and the fixed-side connector 168 is parallel to the plate surface of the board 164 and outward on the front surface of the board 164. The tip end side is exposed from the connector hole 169. A detachable connector 171 provided on the harness is detachably connected to the fixed connector 168 via a connector hole 169.

  Further, a guide rail 173 for guiding the connector cover 172 in the attaching / detaching direction is provided in the vicinity of the connector hole 169. The guide rail 173 is provided on both sides of the connector hole 169 in the attaching / detaching direction (here, both upper and lower sides) in order to guide the connector cover 172 in a direction orthogonal to the attaching / detaching direction of the attaching / detaching side connector 171 (here, the front-rear direction). It is formed in a protruding hook shape, and its front end side extends to the flange portion 163.

  The connector cover 172 attached to the start lever unit 39 is formed in a plate shape orthogonal to the attaching / detaching direction of the attaching / detaching side connector 171 and is attached to the attaching / detaching side connector 168 as shown in FIGS. Detachment prevention portion 181 covering the back surface 174 side of 171, a rear wall portion 182 extending from the rear edge portion in the mounting direction of the separation prevention portion 181 to the main body case 161 side, and a side edge portion in the attachment / detachment direction of the separation prevention portion 181 And a pair of side wall portions 183 extending integrally from the main body case 161 side.

  A guided portion 184 corresponding to the guide rail 173 on the main body case 161 side is integrally provided on the inner surface side of the side wall portion 183. The guided portion 184 is configured by a pair of protruding ridge portions 184 a erected corresponding to both sides of the guide rail 173, for example. The connector cover 172 has, for example, a front end side of the side wall portion 183 that contacts the flange portion 163. The guided portion 184 is slid forward along the guide rail 173 until it comes into contact with the start lever unit 39.

  The detachment preventing portion 181 is for preventing the detachable connector 171 from being detached by covering the detachable direction of the detachable connector 171 connected to the fixed connector 168. The connector cover 172 is attached to the start lever unit 39. In such a case, a gap is formed between the rear surface 174 of the detachable connector 171 connected to the fixed connector 168 so that the cable drawn from the rear surface 174 can be easily released. Yes.

  Further, when the connector cover 172 is attached to the start lever unit 39, a slight gap is formed between the front end side of the attachment preventing portion 181 in the attachment direction and the flange portion 163, and this clearance is provided on the attachment / detachment side. A cable lead-out portion 185 (FIG. 20B) for pulling out the cable of the connector 171 is formed.

  Further, the connector cover 172 is provided with a first fastening portion 186 protruding from the edge of the rear wall portion 182 toward the rear side in the mounting direction, for example. The first fastening portion 186 has, for example, a gate shape with an opening 186 a formed at the center, and is integrally formed with the connector cover 172.

  On the start lever unit 39 side, a second fastening portion 187 corresponding to the first fastening portion 186 is integrally formed on the back side of the rear wall portion 182, for example. The second fastening portion 187 is also a gate shape with an opening 187a formed in the center, and when the connector cover 172 is attached to the start lever unit 39, the second fastening portion 187 substantially overlaps the first fastening portion 186 on the connector cover 172 side, It is formed in size.

  As with the main control board case 13 and the relay board case 49 side, the connector cover 172 attached to the start lever unit 39 is bundled so that the first fastening portion 186 and the second fastening portion 187 cannot be removed by the binding band 99. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the stop button unit 41 is attached to, for example, a mounting portion 191 provided on the front operation panel portion 27 from the front side of the front panel 3 and is detachable from the back side of the front operation panel portion 27 by screws 192. It is fixed. The mounting portion 191 includes a mounting recess 193 formed on the front side of the front operation panel portion 27, and an opening 194 and an insertion hole 195 formed in the mounting recess 193.

  The stop button unit 41 includes, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 25, three stop buttons 40, a main body case 201 that accommodates the stop buttons 40 so as to be movable in the axial direction (the front-rear direction in the present embodiment), A board 202 disposed in the main body case 201, a front cover 204 mounted on the front side of the main body case 201 and having a fixed base 203 protruding on the back side, and the like are provided. The main body case 201 is inserted into the opening 194 from the front side. In the state where the front cover 204 is fitted in the mounting recess 193, the screw 192 is screwed into the fixed base 203 through the insertion hole 195, thereby being detachably fixed to the mounting portion 191.

  The main body case 201 includes a front and rear cylindrical portion 205 formed in a horizontally long flat cylindrical shape, and a front portion formed integrally with the cylindrical portion 205 so as to substantially close the front end side of the cylindrical portion 205, for example. A wall portion 205a (FIGS. 24 and 25) and a rear wall portion 206 that is detachably attached to the tubular portion 205 so as to substantially close the rear end side of the tubular portion 205 are provided. A substrate 202 is accommodated on the end side. The rear wall portion 206 is provided with one or a plurality of, for example, two insertion holes 207 for screwing, and as shown in FIG. 25, screws (coupling members) 208 are inserted into the insertion holes 207 and the substrate 202 side from the back side. For example, by screwing into the fixed base 210 on the front wall portion 205a side through the insertion hole, the cylindrical portion 205 side is fixed.

  In the cylindrical portion 205, for example, a connector hole 212 for exposing the fixed connector 211 provided on the substrate 202 is formed at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction on the rear end side, for example, on the lower surface side. The fixed-side connector 211 is disposed on the front surface of the substrate 202 in parallel and outward with respect to the plate surface of the substrate 202, and the detachable connector 214 provided on the harness 213 is detachably connected via the connector hole 212. It has become so.

  Further, the main body case 201 is provided with a pair of guide rails 216 for guiding the connector cover 215 in the attaching / detaching direction, for example, on the back side of the rear wall portion 206. The guide rails 216 are arranged vertically in positions corresponding to the left and right sides of the connector hole 212 in order to guide the connector cover 215 in, for example, the attaching / detaching direction of the attaching / detaching side connector 214 (here, the up-down direction). An upright portion 216a that stands substantially vertically from the rear wall portion 206 and an extending portion 216b that extends from the edge of the upright portion 216a in a direction facing each other are formed in an L-shaped cross section.

  The connector cover 215 attached to the stop button unit 41 is extended along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 205 from the substantially flat plate-shaped main body portion 221 along the rear wall portion 206 and the edge portion of the main body portion 221, for example. For example, the separation preventing portion 222 is integrally provided.

  The main body portion 221 is integrally provided with a coupling member cover portion 223 that covers the screw 208 by closing at least one of the plurality of insertion holes 207 on the rear wall portion 206 side from the outside. A guided portion 224 that is slidable in the vertical direction is integrally formed by a guide rail 216 on the main body case 201 side. The guided portion 224 includes, for example, a hook-shaped portion 224a that is integrally formed so as to project from the main body portion 221 in the left-right direction and is slidable in the vertical direction by a guide rail 216 having an L-shaped cross section, and a pair of guides The rail 216 is provided with a protrusion 224b erected on the main body 221 along inner edges of the rail 216 facing each other.

  The detachment prevention portion 222 is for preventing the detachment side connector 214 from detaching by covering the detachment direction of the detachment side connector 214 connected to the fixed side connector 211, and corresponds to the connector hole 212 of the main body portion 221. From the lower edge side, it extends forward along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 205 so as to be substantially orthogonal to the attaching / detaching direction of the attaching / detaching side connector 214. Note that the detachment prevention unit 222 is disposed so that a slight gap is formed between the separation preventing unit 222 and the cylindrical part 205, and the gap serves as a cable lead-out part 225 for pulling out the cable of the detachable connector 214. . In addition, side plates 226 that close a gap with the cylindrical portion 205 are integrally formed on the left and right edges of the separation preventing portion 222.

  The separation preventing unit 222 is formed with a gap between the rear surface 227 of the detachable connector 214 connected to the fixed connector 211 so that the cable drawn from the rear surface 227 can be easily released. It is arranged so that.

  Further, the connector cover 215 is provided with a first fastening portion 228 protruding in an out-of-plane direction from, for example, an end edge in the mounting direction of the main body portion 221. The first fastening portion 228 has a gate shape with an opening 228a formed at the center, for example, and is integrally formed with the connector cover 215.

  On the stop button unit 41 side, a second fastening portion 229 corresponding to the first fastening portion 228 is integrally formed on the back side of the rear wall portion 206, for example. The second fastening portion 229 is also a gate shape with an opening 229a formed in the center, and when the connector cover 215 is attached to the stop button unit 41, the second fastening portion 229 substantially overlaps the first fastening portion 228 on the connector cover 215 side, It is formed in size.

  The connector cover 215 attached to the stop button unit 41 has a first fastening portion 228 and a second fastening portion 229 having a binding band 99 as in the main control board case 13 side, the relay board case 49 side, and the start lever unit 39 side. It is united so that it cannot be removed.

  As described above, the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 are detachably attached to the main control board case 13, the relay board case 49, the start lever unit 39, and the stop button unit 41 of the present embodiment, The connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 are connected to the first fastening portions 92, 141, 186, and 228 on the case bodies 13, 49, 161, and 201 side when attached to the case bodies 13, 49, 161, and 201, respectively. The second fastening portions 93, 142, 187, 229 that are substantially coincident with each other, and the detachment preventing portion that prevents the detachable connectors 71a, 117a, 117b, 171, 214 from being detached from the fixed connectors 68a, 114a, 114b, 168, 211. 81, 122, 121b, 181, 222, the first fastening portions 92, 141, 186, 22 And the second fastening portions 93, 142, 187, and 229 are bound by a binding band 99 that cannot be removed, so even if the binding band 99 is cut and the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 are removed, If the same binding band 99 is not used, it cannot be restored. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively prevent an illegal act caused by connection of an illegal part such as a “driving machine”, and it is possible to surely detect even if such an illegal act is performed.

  Further, the binding band 99 includes a band portion 99a in which irregularities are formed, and a head portion 99b having a ratchet claw configured to be able to be inserted through the band portions 99a and meshing with the irregularities. Since the tag 99c with the identification mark is integrally formed, a third party cannot obtain exactly the same tag 99c, and the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 that have been cut and removed are removed. It cannot be restored.

  In addition, cable lead-out portions 79, 126, 127, 185, and 225 that can draw out cable portions of the harness are provided between the connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 and the case bodies 13, 49, 161, and 201. The connector covers 73, 118, 172, and 215 can be easily mounted in a state where the detachable connectors 71a, 117a, 117b, 171, and 214 are connected to the fixed connectors 68a, 114a, 114b, 168, and 211.

  The connector cover 73 is provided with a pair of engaging claws 77a that are engaged with the main control board case 13 side, and the connector cover 118 is provided with a hinge claw 123 and an engaging claw 124 that are engaged with the relay board case 49 side. Therefore, the connector covers 73 and 118 can be held in the state of being attached to the main control board case 13 and the relay board case 49 even when the binding band 99 is not bound.

  The connector cover 215 includes a coupling member cover portion 223 that covers one of the plurality of screws 208 that couple the main body case 201 when the connector cover 215 is attached to the main body case 201 of the stop button unit 41. The main body case 201 cannot be disassembled with the 215 attached, and fraud can be more effectively prevented.

  The connector cover 118 includes a fixing member cover 121a that covers, for example, all of the screws 102 that detachably fix the relay board case 49 to the gaming machine main body 1 when the connector cover 118 is attached to the relay board case 49. If the connector cover 118 is still attached, the relay board case 49 cannot be removed from the gaming machine body 1, and illegal acts can be prevented more effectively.

  The first fastening part 141 of the connector cover 118 is located at a position where the binding part by the binding band 99 is slightly shifted in the direction in which the connector cover 118 is detached from the corresponding binding part of the second fastening part 142 on the relay board case 49 side. Therefore, when the binding portions are bound by the binding band 99, a force in the direction of shifting the first fastening portion 141 toward the second fastening portion 142, that is, the direction of pressing the connector cover 118 in the mounting direction is applied. The connector cover 118 can be firmly fixed to the relay substrate case 49 side.

  Since the connector cover 73 is provided with the release restricting rib 82 that prevents the lock means 84 from moving in the release direction, the lock means 84 cannot be released with the connector cover 73 attached, and illegal actions are performed. It can be prevented more effectively.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, only the connector cover 118 of the relay board case 49 includes the fixing member cover portion 121a that covers the fixing member 102 that fixes the case body to the gaming machine main body 1. You may provide a cover part in another connector cover.

  FIG. 26 shows an example in which a fixing member cover portion 231 that covers one of a plurality of screws 152 for fixing the start lever unit 39 to the gaming machine body 1 is integrally provided on the connector cover 172 on the start lever unit 39 side. Is shown. Similarly, a fixing member cover that covers at least one of the plurality of screws 192 that fix the stop button unit 41 to the gaming machine main body 1 may be integrally provided on the connector cover 215 on the stop button unit 41 side.

  In addition, not only the connector cover 215 on the stop button unit 41 side but also the connector cover 73 on the main control board case 13 side and the connector cover on the relay board case 49 side for the coupling member cover portion that covers the coupling member that couples the case body. 118, 172 on the start lever unit 39 side, etc.

  The fixing member cover and the coupling member cover may be provided so as to cover at least one of the plurality of fixing members and the plurality of coupling members, but the plurality of fixing members and the plurality of coupling members may be covered at the same time. More desirable.

  The first fastening part and the second fastening part may adopt other shapes such as a T shape as long as the binding band 99 cannot be extracted unless the binding band 99 is cut.

  The connector cover as exemplified in the embodiment is replaced with other parts for accommodating a board having a fixed connector, such as a display reel unit 6, a driver board case 46, a control board case 47, a medal payout means 8, a bet button 34, 35, an adjustment button, a setting change switch board, etc. may be provided.

  The identification mark attached to the tag 99c of the binding band 99 may be anything such as a number unique to the gaming machine. Here, the number unique to the gaming machine may be the same as the certificate number attached to the game board of the pachinko machine and the board management number attached to the main control board.

  Simultaneously with bundling with the bundling band 99 or instead of bundling with the bundling band 99, the case body housing the substrate and the connector cover may be sealed with a sealing seal. In that case, it is desirable to form a mark of the seal sticker attachment position on the case body and / or the connector cover. If the relay board case 49 and the connector cover 118 are taken as an example, the sealing seal may be attached so as to straddle the operation piece 133 and the back wall 107, for example.

  The binding band 99 may be a unique band band that is clearly different from a commercially available general binding band. For example, the binding band 99 may be formed in a special color or shape in addition to the tag 99c. Further, the difference from a general binding band may not be recognized at a glance, and for example, a fine mark which is difficult to understand from the appearance may be attached, or an identification mark may be attached with a special paint. Further, the fastening means may be any means such as a one-way screw in addition to a binding band and a seal seal as long as it cannot be released in a state where the current state can be restored.

  In the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine has been described. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine and an arrange ball machine.

12 Main control board (board)
13 Main control board case (case body)
48 Relay board (board)
49 Relay board case (case body)
68a Fixed connector 71a Detachable connector 73 Connector cover 77a Engagement claw (engagement part)
79 Recessed opening (cable lead-out part)
81 Detachment restriction rib (leaning prevention part)
82 Release restriction rib (lock release prevention part)
84 Locking means 92 First fastening part 93 Second fastening part 99 Binding band (fastening means)
99a Band part 99b Head part 99c Tag 102 Screw (fixing means)
114a Fixed side connector 114b Fixed side connector 117a Detachable side connector 117b Detachable side connector 118 Connector cover 121a Fixing member cover part 121b Second separation prevention part (detachment prevention part)
122 1st separation prevention part (separation prevention part)
123 Hinge claw (engagement part)
124 engagement claw (engagement part)
126 Cable drawing portion 127 Cable drawing portion 141 First fastening portion 142 Second fastening portion 152 Screw (fixing member)
161 Body case (case body)
164 Substrate 168 Fixed side connector 171 Detachable side connector 172 Connector cover 181 Detachment prevention part 185 Cable lead-out part 186 First fastening part 187 Second fastening part 201 Main body case (case body)
202 Substrate 208 Screw (Coupling member)
211 Fixed side connector 214 Detachable side connector 215 Connector cover 222 Detachment prevention part 223 Connection member cover part 225 Cable lead-out part 228 First fastening part 229 Second fastening part 231 Fixing member cover part

Claims (1)

A start lever unit (39) having a case body (13) for housing the control board (12) and a case body (161) for housing the board (164) connected to the control board (12) via a harness; A stop button unit (41) having a case body (201) for accommodating a substrate (202) connected to the control substrate (12) via a harness, the control substrate (12) and the start lever unit (39) ) wherein a substrate (164) or the case body for housing the relay substrate (48) to be interposed between the substrate (202) of said stop button unit (41) (49) of said each substrate (12 ), (48), (164), and (202) are fixed sides on which the harness side detachable connectors (71a) (117a) (117b) (171) (214) can be attached and detached. Neckers (68a) (114a) (114b) (168) (211) are provided, and the case bodies (13) (49) (161) (201) are connected to the fixed connectors (68a) (114a) (114b). (168) In the gaming machine configured to accommodate the substrate (12) (48) (164) (202) with the (211) exposed to the outside, the start lever unit (39) or the stop Connector covers that are detachably attached to all the case bodies (13) (49) (161) (201 ) from the button unit (41) to the control board (12) through the relay board (48). (73) (118) (172) (215), and the connector covers (73) (118) (172) (215) are connected to the case bodies (13) (49) ( 61) The first fastening portion adjacent to the second fastening portion (93) (142) (187) (229) on the side of the case body (13) (49) (161) (201) when mounted on the (201). (92) (141) (186) (228) and the detachable connector (71a) (117a) (117b) (171) (214) of the fixed connector (68a) (114a) (114b) (168) (211) and a disengagement preventing portion (81) (121b) (122) (181) (222) for preventing disengagement from the first fastening portion (92) (141) (186) (228) A game machine characterized in that the second fastening portion (93) (142) (187) (229) is fastened by fastening means (99) that cannot be removed.

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