JP4767237B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a board box.

Conventionally, a board box for storing a game control board or the like is a one-way screw (for example, a screwdriver) using a special tool (for example, a screwdriver) by attaching a storage member (upper cover member) and a base member by sliding etc. A caulking structure is adopted in which a unidirectional screw) is fastened and fixed, and a screw holding member (sealing cap) made of synthetic resin is fitted and firmly attached thereon.
Therefore, when the substrate box is opened, it is necessary to destroy the storage member, the base member, and the caulking portion. When the substrate box is illegally opened, a broken trace remains (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-263171

  However, in the configuration of the conventional board box as described above, since the board box can be easily removed from the gaming machine main body, the portion where the storage member and the base member are aligned, Insert a special tool into the gap and widen the gap so that the caulking part is not destroyed. Insert an illegal member inside the box, or replace the ROM on the board with an illegal one from the gap. There was a possibility that fraudulent acts such as

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a gaming machine that can make it difficult to remove a board box from the gaming machine main body and prevent fraud with respect to the board box. Objective.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
In a gaming machine provided with a board box containing a control board loaded with electronic components,
An attachment member for attaching the board box to the gaming machine;
A fixing means for fixing the substrate box to the mounting member;
The fixing means is
With the substrate box attached to the attachment member, a fastening portion for fastening the substrate box and the attachment member;
To fix the substrate box and the mounting member by the fixing portion in a state where a plurality of fixing portions are connected by the connecting portion and the substrate box and the mounting member are fixed by the fixing portion. A control device fixing portion of
The board box and the mounting member are configured such that the fixing state by the fixing means is released by cutting the connecting portion of the control device fixing portion and releasing the fixing state of the fixing portion,
The substrate box is configured to be slidably attached to the attachment member,
A first box component;
A second box component;
A box fixing means for fixing the first box component and the second box component by a predetermined operation;
The mounting member is
It is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and includes a box mounting portion for holding the substrate box, and in the sliding direction end of the substrate box in the box mounting portion, A screwing portion forming a fixing portion in which a screw hole into which a screw for fixing the substrate box is inserted is formed is provided,
The controller fixing portion is
A first component member attached to the attachment member to form the fastening portion;
A second component arranged to cover the first component,
The first component member is:
An attachment portion forming a fastening portion in which an attachment hole into which the screwing portion of the attachment member is inserted is formed;
A plurality of fixing portions, and a plurality of caulking receiving portions in which screw holes are formed in a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction, and
The second component member includes a plurality of fixing portions, and includes a plurality of caulking portions in which screw holes are formed in the front-rear direction at a substantially central portion so as to correspond to the plurality of caulking receiving portions,
In the substrate box, in a state where the substrate box is slid and attached to the attachment member, a screw hole of a screwing portion of the attachment member and an attachment hole formed in the attachment portion of the first component member And a screw hole portion forming a fastening portion in which a screw hole communicating with is formed,
In a state where the first component member is attached to the attachment member, the substrate box is slid and attached, a screw hole of a screwing portion of the attachment member, and an attachment hole formed in the attachment portion of the first component member A screw hole formed in a screw hole portion of the substrate box communicates, and an attachment screw is screwed into the communicated screw hole, attachment hole, and screw hole, so that the substrate box and the attachment member are in the first state. Fastened via the component,
Furthermore, in this fastened state, the caulking receiving portion of the first component member is disposed so as to cover the fixing operation surface of the box fixing means,
In the fastened state, the second component member is attached so as to cover the fastened portion, and a screw hole formed in the caulking portion and a screw hole formed in the caulking receiving portion communicate with each other. The one-way screw is screwed into the screw hole from the screw hole and the first component member and the second component member are fixed to each other, so that the substrate box and the attachment are fixed via the first component member. The members are fixed to each other.

According to the invention described in claim 1, together with the be secured by releasable solid fastening means to secure the substrate box in the state as a trace remains with respect to the mounting member, the fastener part in component Since the control device fixing part is configured to fix the board box and the mounting member in a state of being covered, it is possible to prevent the board box from being illegally removed from the mounting member, and a tool is attached to the board box. It is possible to prevent fraud that is performed by forming a gap. In addition, if an illegal act is performed, the trace remains due to the occurrence of a broken portion, and it is possible to quickly find out that the illegal act has been performed.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the substrate box includes box fixing means for fixing the first box constituent member and the second box constituent member by a predetermined operation, and the fixing means is fixed in the box fixing means. Since it is arranged so as to cover the surface, the box fixing means of the substrate box can be covered by the fixing means, and fraud to the substrate box can be prevented.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 1, when a fraudulent act is performed, the trace remains clearly due to the occurrence of a broken part, and the fraudulent act is discovered quickly and reliably. Can do.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
Before SL to the second component, a plurality of slide regulating means for regulating the sliding of the substrate box is provided,
The plurality of slide restricting means engages with a predetermined portion of the substrate box and covers the fastening portion, and abuts against a sliding direction end portion of the substrate box at the fastening portion, thereby sliding the substrate box. Each is equipped with a regulating part to regulate,
The contact state of the slide restricting portion is configured to be able to be released after the fixing means is released from being fixed.

According to the invention described in claim 2, before Symbol second component, a plurality of slide restricting means is provided, the plurality of slide restriction means for restricting the sliding of the substrate box, given the board box A slide restricting portion for restricting the slide of the substrate box by engaging with a portion, covering the fastening portion, and contacting the end of the fastening portion in the sliding direction of the substrate box, The contact state is configured to be releasable after the fixing means is released, so that it is difficult to slide when removing the board box from the mounting member, and it is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act performed by removing the board box. be able to.

A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the second aspect ,
The plurality of slide restricting means provided in the second component member are formed with a plurality of covering surface portions for engaging with the substrate box to restrict the slide of the substrate box in the left-right direction. And

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of slide restricting means provided in the second component member are engaged with the substrate box and a plurality of slides for restricting the slide in the left-right direction of the substrate box. Since the covering surface portion is formed, the substrate box can be made more difficult to slide.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can prevent removing a board | substrate box from an attachment member illegally, and the fraud performed by forming a clearance gap using the tool with respect to the said board | substrate box can be prevented. In addition, if an illegal act is performed, the trace remains due to the occurrence of a broken portion, and it is possible to quickly find out that the illegal act has been performed.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Here, a pachinko gaming machine 100 as a suitable example of the gaming machine 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a part of a game board 1 provided in a gaming machine 100 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and shows an effect control device 3 and a game control device 10 attached to an attachment base 2.
The gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment includes a machine frame (not shown) configured in a rectangular frame shape, and a rectangular frame-shaped front frame (not shown) that is rotatable relative to the machine frame in front of the machine frame. The game board 1 is attached to the rear side of the front frame so as to face the front side from the opening formed in the front frame.
An attachment base 2 to which various members are attached is provided on the back side of the game board 1, and an effect control device 3 for controlling the display unit is attached to the upper side of the attachment base 2, and the game is below that. A game control device 10 (detailed below) is attached via a substrate holder 60 for overall control of the progress of the game by performing operation control of the game device provided on the board 1.

Although not shown, a clear member holding frame is disposed on the front side of the front frame so as to cover the front side. A portion surrounded by a guide rail (not shown) provided on the front surface of the game board 1 between the front surface of the game board 1 and a glass plate as a clear member fitted in the clear member holding frame. A game area (not shown) in which a game ball is launched and flows down is played, and a game ball (hit ball; game medium) is launched into the game area to play a game.
In addition, a firing operation unit (not shown) attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame on the front side of the front frame stores the discharged game balls and sends the game balls to the launching device that launches the game balls. An upper plate, a lower plate and an ashtray for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the upper plate, and an operation handle for adjusting the launch force as well as performing the operation of launching the game balls toward the game area ing.

  Further, on the back side of the front frame, as a mechanism for realizing various functions as the gaming machine 100, for example, a storage tank (not shown) for storing game balls supplied from an island facility, or a ball rental request A discharge device (not shown) that discharges a ball or a prize ball in response, a game ball collected by winning at various winning ports provided on the game board 1 or from any outlet without winning any winning port A game ball collection mechanism (not shown) that guides the collected game balls to a collection ball conveyance path outside the machine, a discharge / launch control device (not shown) that controls the ball discharge and hitting the ball, and supplies predetermined power to each part A power supply device (not shown) is provided.

Below, the game control apparatus 10 is demonstrated in detail with reference to FIGS.
The game control device 10 stores a game control board (not shown) for controlling the gaming machine 100 in a board box 12 and is held by a board holder 60 pivotally attached to the mounting base 2. And attached to the back side of the game board 1.
The game control device 10 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1 and is arranged so as to be visible from the back side of the gaming machine 100 by attaching the game board 1 to the front frame. Therefore, in the following description, as shown in FIG. 1, from the back side of the gaming machine 100, the gaming control device 10 disposed on the back side of the gaming machine 100 is viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 100. The visible surface is the front surface (front), the side attached to the gaming board 1 is the rear surface, and the top, bottom, left, and right are also the top, bottom, left, and right when viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 100.

Although not shown, the game control board is a board having a substantially rectangular outer shape, and a plurality of connectors 13 (see FIG. 1) for connecting to other devices are provided on the front surface. Electronic components such as a one-chip IC with a CPU, ROM, and RAM (not shown) are arranged. In this game control board, for example, various processes relating to games such as jackpot lottery and game progress control are performed, and in order to prevent illegal acts on the game control board that performs such control. The game control board is housed in the board box 12.
2 to 4, 6, and 9, the connector 13 is not shown.

The board box 12 includes a first box constituent member 20 that constitutes the front side of the game control device 10 and accommodates the game control board, and a second box constituent member 40 that constitutes the rear side, and the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituting member 40 are fixed by a box fixing portion 70 (see FIG. 3) provided on the right side portion in a front view.
As a result, the game control board is completely contained in the board box 12, and an illegal act on the game control board is prevented.

  The first box constituent member 20 is formed of, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and can visually recognize a game control board accommodated therein. Further, the first box component member 20 is formed continuously from the four side wall portions 22 connected in a substantially rectangular frame shape corresponding to the outer shape of the game control board, and the front end portion of each side wall portion 22, A front wall 21 that forms a storage recess 23 together with four side wall portions is provided, and a game control board is mounted and fixed in the storage recess 23 by screws or the like.

The storage recess 23 swells to the front side and stores the game control board inside, and a part of the front wall 21 facing the game control board in accordance with the portion of the game control board where the connectors 13 are provided. Are recessed on the rear surface side to form step portions 24. Further, the step portions 24,... Are provided with connector insertion openings 25,.
The connector 13 of the game control board housed in the board box 12 is inserted into the connector insertion opening 25, so as to be exposed to the front side of the game control device 10, thereby the game control board. Wiring to is possible.
Further, by inserting the connectors 13,... Into the connector insertion openings 25,..., The game control board is restricted from moving in the vertical and horizontal directions. The front surface of the board comes into contact, and the forward movement of the game control board is restricted. That is, the step portions 24,... And the connector insertion openings 25,... Also have a function of positioning the game control board with respect to the first box constituent member 20.
It should be noted that the connectors 13,... Provided on the game control board are not concentrated on a part but are distributed at a plurality of locations so that the game control board is securely held at an appropriate position.

Of the four side wall portions 22,..., A rectangular parallelepiped box slide engagement portion (not shown) that projects outwardly perpendicularly to the side wall portion 22 is provided on the outer surface of the upper and lower side wall portions 22. ) Are formed.
The box slide engagement portion can be engaged with a box slide engagement receiving portion 46 formed on the second box component member 40, whereby the first box component member 20 and the second box component member 40 are joined. It has become so.

Of the four side wall portions 22,..., A rectangular parallelepiped first insertion engagement portion (not shown) that projects outwardly perpendicularly to the side wall portion 22 is provided on the outer surface of the left side wall portion 22. Is formed.
The first insertion engagement portion is engaged by being inserted into a second insertion engagement receiving portion 47 formed in the second box component member 40, and this also causes the first box component member 20 and the second box configuration to be engaged. The member 40 is joined.

  Further, a locking member 27 that can be engaged with a locking piece 48 formed on the second box constituting member 40 is provided on the outer surface of the upper side wall portion 22, thereby the first box constituting member. 20 and the 2nd box structural member 40 can be hold | maintained in the joined state.

In addition, a box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 that protrudes outward is formed on the right side wall portion 22.
The box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 is formed so as to protrude rightward from a slightly inner position in the vertical direction of the right side wall portion 22.
Specifically, the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 includes an upper side surface portion 281 and a lower side surface portion 282, a front wide surface portion 283 provided continuously to the front end portion of the lower side surface portion 282, and an upper side surface portion 281. Provided continuously at the front narrow surface portion 284 provided continuously at the front end portion and the upper portion of the front wide surface portion 283, that is, at the right end portion of the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 in the substantially central portion in the vertical direction. A right inner surface portion 285, a right lower surface portion 286 that is provided below the right inner surface portion 285 on the upper side of the front wide surface portion 283 and the lower side surface portion 282, and an upper surface above the right inner surface portion 285. Four box caulking portions 30 provided through a right upper surface portion 287 provided continuously to the portion 281 and a connecting portion 31 provided on the right side from the right inner surface portion 285 (see FIG. 3). And from the right lower surface 286 to the right A lower screw hole portion 288 having a set are threaded hole 28a, and a upper threaded hole 289 having a threaded hole 28a extending from the right upper surface part 287 on the right.

The upper side surface portion 281 and the lower side surface portion 282 are disposed so as to extend substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The length of the lower side surface portion 282 in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to the height (depth) of the storage recess 23.
The front wide surface portion 283 is disposed so as to extend substantially parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction so as to be substantially flush with the front wall 21 of the storage recess 23.
The front narrow surface portion 284 is disposed with a step so as to be slightly lower than the front wide surface portion 283, and is disposed so as to extend substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.
The right middle surface portion 285, the right lower surface portion 286, and the right upper surface portion 287 are disposed so as to extend substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

The screw holes 28a formed in the lower screw hole 288 and the upper screw hole 289 are screwed portions 66 (described later) of the substrate holder 60 when the substrate box 12 is screwed to the substrate holder 60. A mounting screw to be screwed into is inserted.
It should be noted that on the rear surface side of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289, the screwing portion 66 is guided to a position where the central axis of the screwing portion 66 substantially overlaps the central axis of the screw hole 28a in the front-rear direction. In addition, a cutout portion 28b cut from the right end face to the left is formed.

The four box caulking portions 30,... Are connected to the right inner surface portion 285 via four connecting portions 31, which are arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. Each box caulking portion 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose outer shape extends in the front-rear direction, and a one-way screw (not shown) is provided when the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are fixed to a substantially central portion. A screw hole (not shown) to be inserted is formed along the front-rear direction. Here, the one-way screw is a screw that can be turned only in the tightening direction.
The box caulking portion 30 constitutes a box fixing portion 70 together with a one-way screw and a box caulking receiving portion 50 (described later) of the second box constituent member 40.

  The box caulking portion 30 has a right side portion protruding rearward with respect to the left side portion with respect to the screw hole at the rear end so as to cover the box caulking receiving portion 50 joined to the box caulking portion 30 from the right side. It has become. Thereby, it is possible to suppress an illegal act of opening a board box 12 by inserting a tool or the like into a joint portion between the box caulking portion 30 and the box caulking receiving portion 50.

  Each connecting portion 31 individually connects the outer peripheral surface of each box caulking portion 30 and the right middle surface portion 285, and thereby, between the adjacent connecting portions 31, the uppermost box caulking portion 30 and the upper screw Comb teeth in which a comb tooth portion 972 (see FIG. 8) of the cover member 90 is inserted between the lower surface of the hole portion 289 and between the lowermost box caulking portion 30 and the upper surface of the lower screw hole portion 288. An insertion gap 32 (see FIG. 3) is formed.

  The second box constituent member 40 is formed of, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and can visually recognize the game control board accommodated therein. The second box component member 40 includes a substantially rectangular rear wall (not shown) that forms the rear surface of the game control device 10, and a peripheral wall 42 that protrudes substantially vertically to the front so as to surround the periphery of the rear wall. The side wall 22 of the first box component 20 is disposed inside the peripheral wall 42.

A rib-shaped upper guide wall (not shown) parallel to the peripheral wall 42 is formed on the front surface of the rear wall and immediately below the upper peripheral wall 42, and the upper side wall portion 22 slides in the left-right direction. A slide groove that can be fitted is formed.
Similarly, a rib-shaped lower guide wall (not shown) parallel to the peripheral wall 42 is formed immediately above the lower peripheral wall 42 so that the lower side wall portion 22 can slide in the left-right direction. A sliding groove to be fitted is formed.

On the outer surfaces of the upper and lower peripheral walls 42, 42, a box slide engagement member that receives each box slide engagement portion at a position corresponding to a box slide engagement portion (not shown) formed in the first box component member 20. The receiving portions 46 are formed.
Each of the box slide engagement receiving portions 46,... Includes an L-shaped slit (not shown) formed in the upper and lower peripheral walls 42, 42, and a cover portion that covers the outside of the portion where the slit is formed. Become.
One end of the slit is located at the front end of the peripheral wall 42, and the slit extends from the front to the rear along the front-rear direction. The slit refracts to the left at a right angle and extends along the left-right direction. Has been. One end portion located at the front end of the peripheral wall 42 is a receiving portion that receives the box slide engaging portion, and a notch-like opening is also formed in this portion of the cover portion that covers the outside of the slit.

  Further, on the outer surfaces of the upper and lower peripheral walls 42, 42, there are a plurality of cuboid slide engaging portions 41 (see FIG. 9) that protrude outward substantially perpendicularly to the peripheral wall 42 (for example, two upper and lower peripheral walls Each).

On the left peripheral wall 42, two second insertion engagement receiving portions that receive the insertion engagement portions at positions corresponding to the first insertion engagement portions (not shown) formed in the first box component 20. 47, 47 are formed.
Then, by sliding the first box constituent member 20 leftward in a state where the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are combined, the first insertion engagement is received by the second insertion engagement receiving portion 47. Part is to be inserted.

A locking piece 48 is formed on the outer surface of the upper peripheral wall 42 at a position corresponding to the locking member 27 provided on the first box constituting member 20.
The locking piece 48 is a protrusion that protrudes outward, and the right side surface is a slope that protrudes from the peripheral wall 42 toward the left side, and the left side surface is perpendicular to the peripheral wall 42. It is considered as a surface. Then, when the locking member 27 is locked to the locking piece 48, the state where the first box constituting member 20 and the second box constituting member 40 are joined is maintained, as will be described later.

  Further, on the outer surface of the right peripheral wall 42, four box caulking receiving portions 50,... Corresponding to the box caulking portions 30,. It is arranged via a connecting portion 49 (see FIG. 5) extending from the member 40.

The box caulking receiving portion 50 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose outer shape extends in the front-rear direction, and a one-way screw is screwed when the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are fixed to a substantially central portion. A screw hole (not shown) is formed from the front end face of the box caulking receiving portion 50 along the front-rear direction.
Further, the box caulking receiving portion 50 is disposed to face the box caulking portions 30 by joining the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40, and the screw holes of the box caulking portion 30 and the box caulking receptacle are received. It will be in the state where the screw hole of the part 50 was connected.

  In addition, a rectangular parallelepiped box insertion engaging portion 43 (see FIG. 9) is provided on both the upper and lower sides of the box caulking receiving portion 50 on the outer surface of the right peripheral wall 42 so as to protrude outward substantially perpendicularly to the peripheral wall 42. ) Is formed.

The upper and lower peripheral walls 42, 42 are arranged at a wider interval than the upper side surface portion 281 and the lower side surface portion 282 of the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28. The left and right peripheral walls 42, 42 take into account the sliding amount of the first box constituent member 20 that is attached so as to slide inside the peripheral wall 42, and the left and right side wall portions of the first box constituent member 20. 22 and 22 are arranged with a wider interval.
Thus, the right peripheral wall 42 is disposed on the right side of the right side wall portion 22 of the first box constituent member 20 in a state where the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are joined. The upper and lower peripheral walls 42 and 42 are disposed outside the upper side surface portion 281 and the lower side surface portion 282 of the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28. That is, an upper gap 451 (see FIG. 3) and a lower gap 452 (see FIG. 3) having a predetermined interval along the left-right direction are formed between the right peripheral wall 42 and the right side wall 22. When the substrate box 12 is fixed to the substrate holder 60 by the control device fixing portion 200, the upper and lower movement restricting portions 911 and 921 of the cover member 90 (described later) of the control device fixing portion 200 are the upper gap 451 and the lower side. It is inserted into the gap 452.
Further, in this state, the right peripheral wall 42 is disposed so as to substantially overlap the right upper surface 287 and the right lower surface 286 of the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 in the front-rear direction. In other words, an intermediate gap (not shown) having a predetermined interval in the left-right direction is formed between the right middle surface portion 285 disposed behind the right upper surface portion 287 and the right lower surface portion 286 and the right peripheral wall 42. ) Is formed, and when the substrate box 12 is fixed to the substrate holder 60 by the control device fixing portion 200, the comb teeth portion 972 (see FIG. 8) of the cover member 90 passes through the comb insertion gap 32. It is inserted into the gap.

One-way screws are temporarily fixed to the four box caulking portions 30. Then, the one-way screw temporarily fixed to any one of the four box caulking portions 30 is screwed into the screw hole of the box caulking portion 30 and the screw hole of the box caulking receiving portion 50 disposed so as to face the screw hole. Thus, the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are fixed.
The front surface of the box caulking portion 30 is sealed with a cap 33 (see FIG. 9) so that the screw head of the one-way screw is not exposed.

When the first box component member 20 and the second box component member 40 are joined to each other, the board box 12 having the above-described configuration first has the box slide engagement portion of the first box component member 20 as the second box. It is made to fit in the box slide engagement receiving portions 46 of the component member 40. Thus, the rear end portion of the housing recess 23 of the first box component member 20 is accommodated in the peripheral wall 42 of the second box component member 40, and the upper and lower side wall portions 22, 22 of the first box component member 20 are The two-box component member 40 is fitted into the slide groove.
In this state, by sliding the first box constituent member 20 leftward, the box slide engagement portion and the box slide engagement receiving portion 46 are engaged, and the first insertion engagement portion is 2 Insertion engagement receiving portions 47, 47 are inserted and engaged.
Thereby, it will be in the state where the 1st box constituent member 20 and the 2nd box constituent member 40 joined.

Further, the locking member 27 provided on the first box constituting member 20 abuts on the slope of the right side surface of the locking piece 48 in the process of sliding the first box constituting member 20 leftward as described above, and By sliding leftward, the locking member 27 is elastically deformed and guided along the slope of the locking piece 48. When the locking portion of the locking member 27 gets over the locking piece 48, the elastically deformed locking member 27 returns to its original state, and the locking member 27 is placed on the vertical left end surface of the locking piece 48. Is locked.
In this way, the locking portion of the locking member 27 gets over the locking piece 48 just when the first box component member 20 is joined to the second box component member 40. Then, the locking member 27 is locked at this position, so that the first box component member 20 and the second box component member 40 are held in a joined state.

In the state where the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are joined, the box caulking portion 30,... And the box caulking receiving portion 50, which form the box adhering portion 70, are arranged so as to face each other, and are adhering. It becomes possible. A box caulking receiving portion in which the one-way screw temporarily fixed to the screw hole of any one (for example, the uppermost) box caulking portion 30 among the four box caulking portions 30,. The first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are fixed by screwing into the 50 screw holes.
Further, in order to release the fixation by the box fixing part 70, the connection part 49 of the box caulking receiving part 50 fixed by the one-way screw or the connecting part 31 of the box caulking part 30 is cut. That is, the box fixing part 70 can be released only by a method in which a trace remains.
Before the one-way screw is fixed, the locking member 27 is elastically deformed so as to be pulled upward to release the locking state of the locking portion by the locking piece 48, and the first box constituting member 20 is By sliding to the right, the joined state of the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 can be released.

  The substrate holder 60 to which the substrate box 12 is attached is made of, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin, and includes a holder main body portion 61 that holds the substrate box 12 and two pieces provided on the left side of the holder main body portion 61. Rotating shafts 62 and 62 are provided.

  The two rotation shafts 62 and 62 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction. Each rotation shaft 62 is formed to extend substantially parallel to the vertical direction, and is pivoted around the vertical axis with respect to the mounting base 2 by being pivotally attached to the bearing portion 29 of the mounting base 2. Can be installed freely.

The holder main body 61 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs (not shown) are formed on the rear surface in the vertical and horizontal directions.
In addition, a relay board attaching portion 63 to which a relay board (not shown) is attached is provided on the right side portion of the holder main body 61. A portion between the relay board attaching portion 63 and the rotating shaft 62 is a box attaching portion 64 to which the substrate box 12 is attached.

A slide that receives the slide engaging portion 41 at a position corresponding to the slide engaging portion 41 formed on the second box constituting member 40 of the substrate box 12 at the upper and lower edge portions extending in the left-right direction of the box mounting portion 64. An engagement receiving portion 641 is formed.
Each of the slide engagement receiving portions 641 is formed so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the box mounting portion 64, and has a substantially “U” -shaped side wall portion opened to the substrate box 12 side. And a right covering portion that is formed continuously with the right portion of the front end and covers only the right portion.
That is, the left side portion of the front end of the side wall portion is an opening for receiving the slide engagement portion 41, and the slide engagement portion disposed inside the slide engagement receiving portion 641 through the opening. 41 moves relatively to the right, and engages with the slide engagement receiving portion while being prevented from being detached by the right covering portion.
As a result, the substrate box 12 is attached to the substrate holder 60.

At the right end of the box mounting portion 64, box insertion engagement receiving portions 65 and 65 (see FIG. 5) for receiving the box insertion engagement portion 43 are vertically arranged at positions corresponding to the box insertion engagement portions 43 of the board box 12. Are formed side by side.
The box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 has a substantially rectangular opening whose outer shape is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and opens toward the left side. Then, by sliding the substrate box 12 relative to the substrate holder 60 in the right direction, the box insertion engagement portion 43 is inserted into the box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 through the opening.
This also allows the substrate box 12 to be attached to the substrate holder 60.

  The substrate box 12 is placed on the outside of the box insertion engagement receiving portion 65, that is, on the upper side and lower side of the upper box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 and below the box insertion engagement receiving portion 65. A screwing portion 66 in which a screw hole 66a is formed through which a mounting screw (not shown) for screwing is inserted through the lower screw hole portion 288 and the screw hole 28a of the upper screw hole portion 289 is disposed. It is installed.

The screwing portion 66 is formed in a truncated cone shape that extends in the front-rear direction and is reduced in diameter toward the front side, and a screw hole 66a into which a mounting screw is inserted is drilled in the front-rear direction. ing.
Further, the screwing portion 66 is provided with a mounting hole 81 (FIG. 7) provided in a base member 80 (described later) of the control device fixing portion 200 when the control device fixing portion 200 fixes the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60. Inserted). At this time, since the screwing portion 66 is formed in a truncated cone shape, the movement of the base member 80 is restricted at a position where the outer diameter of the screwing portion 66 and the inner diameter of the mounting hole 81 are substantially equal. Thus, the base member 80 is disposed at a predetermined position.
The extension length of the screwing portion 66 is lower than the lower surface of each screw hole 28 a formed in the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289, and the substrate box 12 is attached to the substrate holder 60. The screwing portion 66 is disposed below the screw hole 28a of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289 in the attached state. That is, by sliding the substrate box 12 to the right relative to the substrate holder 60, the screw portion 66 is guided by the notch portion 28 b of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289, while moving in the right direction. And the sliding of the board box 12 is stopped by the curved portion on the back side of the cutout portion 28b coming into contact with the screwing portion 66, and the screws of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289 are stopped. The center axis of the hole 28a is arranged at a position substantially overlapping with the center axis of the screw hole 66a of the screwing portion 66 in the front-rear direction.

On the left side portion of the box mounting portion 64, a locking portion 67 that engages with the left end portion of the substrate box 12 and restricts the removal from the box mounting portion 64 is provided.
The locking part 67 is formed integrally with the holder main body part 61 and has flexibility. Specifically, the locking portion 67 is provided at a slightly lower position in the vertical center of the left side portion of the box mounting portion 64, and an engaging claw that engages with the left end portion of the substrate box 12 has a holder main body portion 61. And provided at the tip (left end) of the extending part extending in the same direction.

The substrate box 12 attached to the substrate holder 60 is fixed by the control device fixing unit 200.
The controller fixing portion (fixing means) 200 can be released only by a method in which a trace remains. Specifically, the control device fixing portion (fixing means) 200 includes a base member (first component member) 80 attached to the substrate holder (attachment member) 60 and And a cover member (second component member) 90 disposed so as to cover the base member 80.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the base member 80 is formed of, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin, has a mounting hole 81 through which the screwing portion 66 of the substrate holder 60 is inserted, and is attached to the substrate holder 60. , And the four caulking receiving portions 83 to which the one-way screw 9 is screwed together, and the caulking receiving portion disposing portion 84 and the upper holder mounting. The upper connection part 85 which connects the part 82a, the caulking receiving part arrangement | positioning part 84, and the lower side connection part 86 which connects the lower holder attaching part 82b are provided.

The upper holder mounting portion 82a is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined width (length in the left-right direction) and extending in the up-down direction, and has a substantially circular cross section penetrating through the upper holder mounting portion 82a in the front-rear direction. A mounting hole 81 is formed. In addition, an abutting portion 89 that protrudes to the back side and abuts against the front end surface of the upper box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 is disposed at the lower portion on the rear surface side of the upper holder attaching portion 82a.
The vertical length of the upper holder mounting portion 82a is substantially equal to the vertical length of the upper screw hole portion 289, and the upper connection portion 85 is continuously provided at the lower end portion of the upper holder mounting portion 82a. ing.

  The upper connecting portion 85 has a width (length in the left-right direction) substantially equal to that of the upper holder attaching portion 82a, and is extended from the lower end portion of the upper holder attaching portion 82a to the lower end surface of the upper screw hole portion 289. It is formed upright on the front side.

The lower holder mounting portion 82b is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined width (length in the left-right direction) and extending in the vertical direction, and has a substantially circular cross section in the lower portion and penetrating the lower holder mounting portion 82b in the front-rear direction. A mounting hole 81 is formed. In addition, a contact portion 89 that protrudes toward the back and contacts the front end surface of the lower box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 is disposed at the upper portion on the rear surface side of the lower holder mounting portion 82b.
The vertical length of the lower holder mounting portion 82b is substantially equal to the vertical length of the lower screw hole portion 288, and the lower connecting portion 86 is arranged continuously from the upper end portion of the lower holder mounting portion 82b. It is installed.

  The lower connection portion 86 has a width (length in the left-right direction) substantially equal to the lower holder attachment portion 82b, and extends from the upper end portion of the lower holder attachment portion 82b along the upper end surface of the lower screw hole portion 288. It is formed upright on the front side in the front-rear direction.

  The right end surfaces of the upper holder attaching portion 82 a, the upper connecting portion 85, the lower holder attaching portion 82 b, and the lower connecting portion 86 are in a state where the substrate box 12 is attached to the substrate holder 60 and the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28. It is substantially flush with the right end surfaces of the lower screw hole 288 and the upper screw hole 289.

  The caulking receiving portion disposing portion 84 is disposed between the upper connecting portion 85 and the lower connecting portion 86. Specifically, the four caulking receiving portions 83,... And the left edge on the front side of the upper connecting portion 85 are disposed. The intermediate plate-shaped portion 87, the upper connection portion 85, and the lower connection portion are connected by connecting the middle plate-shaped portion 87 that connects the front portion and the left edge portion of the lower connection portion 86 to the four caulking receiving portions 83,. 86 and a caulking receiving portion mounting portion 88 to be attached to 86.

The caulking receiving portion 83 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose outer shape extends in the front-rear direction, and a one-way screw 9 (see FIG. 6) is screwed when the substrate box 12 is fixed to the substrate holder 60 at a substantially central portion. A screw hole 83 a is formed along the front-rear direction from the front end face of the caulking receiving portion 83.
In addition, each caulking receiving portion 83 is arranged so as to substantially overlap each box caulking portion 30 in the front-rear direction with the substrate box 12 attached to the substrate holder 60. Thereby, the front end surface (adhesion operation surface) in which the screw hole into which the one-way screw of the box caulking portion 30 is screwed in the fixing operation can be covered.
Further, the caulking receiving portion 83 is disposed to face the caulking portion 96 by attaching the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60, and the screw hole 96a of the caulking portion 96 and the screw hole 83a of the caulking receiving portion 83 are communicated with each other. Become.

  The middle plate-like portion 87 is formed to be long in the vertical direction and wide in the front-rear direction, and its front end portion protrudes to the front side from the front end portions of the upper connection portion 85 and the lower connection portion 86 and protrudes. Thus, the connecting portion of the cover member 90 covering the base member 80 is supported from the rear side.

  The caulking receiving portion mounting portion 88 includes four caulking receiving portions 83 arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and caulking receiving portion connecting portions 881 for connecting adjacent ones, and caulking receiving portion connecting portions 881. A connecting portion connecting portion 882 that connects the middle plate portion 87, an upper caulking receiving portion 83 and an upper connecting portion 883 that connects the lower surfaces of the upper connecting portion 85, a lower caulking receiving portion 83, and a lower connecting portion 86. And a lower connection portion 884 for connecting the upper surfaces of the two.

The cover member 90 is formed of, for example, a translucent synthetic resin, and is disposed so as to cover the box caulking portion disposition portion 28 and the base member 80 from the front side.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the cover member 90 includes an upper covering surface portion 91 that covers the upper side surface portion 281, a lower covering surface portion 92 that covers the lower side surface portion 282, and an upper covering surface portion 91 and a lower covering portion. A front covering surface portion 93 that covers the front wide surface portion 283 and the front narrow surface portion 284 by connecting the surface portion 92, and an upper screw hole portion 289 and an upper holder attached to the upper portion and the upper covering surface portion 91 of the front covering surface portion 93. The right upper covering surface portion 94 covering the portion 82a, and the lower right covering surface portion 95 which is provided continuously to the lower portion and the lower covering surface portion 92 of the front covering surface portion 93 and covers the lower screw hole portion 288 and the lower holder mounting portion 82b. Are provided between the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95, and are provided with four caulking portions 96,.

  The upper covering surface portion 91 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Further, an upper movement restricting portion 911 for restricting the rightward sliding of the first box constituent member 20 with respect to the second box constituent member 40 of the substrate box 12 is provided at the left rear end portion (free end portion) of the upper covering surface portion 91. Is provided.

The upper movement restricting portion 911 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that protrudes rearward with respect to other portions by cutting the right rear end portion into a substantially rectangular shape on the front side. The upper movement restricting portion 911 is inserted into the upper gap 451 formed by the first box constituting member 20 and the second box constituting member 40, so that the right side wall portion 22 of the first box constituting member 20 and the second It arrange | positions between the surrounding walls 42 of the right side of the 2 box structural member 40, and the sliding to the right direction of the 1st box structural member 20 with respect to the 2nd box structural member 40 is controlled.
Here, the upward movement restricting portion 911 constitutes a box slide restricting portion that restricts the sliding of the first box constituent member 20 with respect to the second box constituent member 40 in the opening direction of the substrate box 12 in the closed state. ing.

Further, an upper gap insertion rib 912 that protrudes upward from the outer surface and extends in the front-rear direction is disposed on the outer surface of the upper movement restricting portion 911.
On the rear end portion side of the upper gap insertion rib 912, an inclined portion that is inclined so as to be lower toward the rear end portion than the outer surface of the upper movement restriction portion 911 is formed. Accordingly, the upper movement restricting portion 911 can be easily inserted into the upper gap 451, and after the insertion, the upper gap insertion rib 912 contacts the inner surface of the upper peripheral wall 42 of the second box constituent member 40. The backlash of the cover member 90 with respect to the substrate box 12 in the vertical direction can be suppressed.

  The lower covering surface portion 92 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Further, a lower movement restricting portion 921 that restricts the first box constituent member 20 from sliding to the right with respect to the second box constituent member 40 of the substrate box 12 at the left rear end portion (free end portion) of the lower covering surface portion 92. Is provided.

The lower movement restricting portion 921 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that protrudes rearward with respect to other portions by cutting out the right rear end portion in a substantially rectangular shape on the front side. The lower movement restricting portion 921 is inserted into the lower gap 452 formed by the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40, so that the right side wall portion 22 of the first box constituent member 20 and It arrange | positions between the surrounding walls 42 of the right side of the 2nd box structural member 40, and the sliding to the right direction of the 1st box structural member 20 with respect to the 2nd box structural member 40 is controlled.
Here, the lower movement restricting portion 921 constitutes a box slide restricting portion that restricts the sliding of the first box constituting member 20 with respect to the second box constituting member 40 in the opening direction of the substrate box 12 in the closed state. ing.

Further, a lower gap insertion rib 922 that protrudes upward from the outer surface and extends in the front-rear direction is disposed on the outer surface of the lower movement restricting portion 921.
On the rear end portion side of the lower gap insertion rib 922, an inclined portion that is inclined so as to be lower toward the rear end portion than the outer surface of the lower movement restricting portion 921 is formed. Thus, the lower movement restricting portion 921 can be easily inserted into the lower gap 452, and after insertion, the lower gap insertion rib 922 contacts the inner surface of the lower peripheral wall 42 of the second box forming portion. Thus, the backlash of the cover member 90 with respect to the substrate box 12 in the vertical direction can be suppressed.

The right upper covering surface portion 94 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. The vertical length of the right upper covering surface portion 94 is substantially equal to the vertical length of the upper screw hole portion 289 and the upper holder mounting portion 82a.
Further, the length of the right upper covering surface portion 94 in the front-rear direction is such that it covers at least the upper holder mounting portion 82a or is behind the upper holder mounting portion 82a. Thereby, even if the substrate box 12 is slid leftward with respect to the substrate holder 60, the inner surface of the rear end portion of the right upper covering surface portion 94 comes into contact with the right end surface of the upper holder mounting portion 82a, and the slide is restricted. It has come to be. Here, the right upper covering surface portion 94 constitutes a slide restricting portion that restricts the sliding of the substrate box 12.

The right lower covering surface portion 95 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. The vertical length of the right lower covering surface portion 95 is substantially equal to the vertical length of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the lower holder mounting portion 82b.
Further, the length of the right lower covering surface portion 95 in the front-rear direction is such that it covers at least the lower holder mounting portion 82b or is on the rear side of the lower holder mounting portion 82b. Thereby, even if the substrate box 12 is slid leftward with respect to the substrate holder 60, the inner surface of the rear end portion of the right lower covering surface portion 95 comes into contact with the right end surface of the lower holder mounting portion 82b, and the slide is restricted. It has come to be. Here, the lower right covering surface portion 95 constitutes a slide restricting portion that restricts the sliding of the substrate box 12.

The front covering surface portion 93 has a portion between the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 cut into a substantially rectangular shape from the right end surface to the left side when viewed from the front, and is caulked continuously to the back side (left side) end portion. A part mounting surface part 97 is formed.
The caulking portion mounting surface portion 97 is provided continuously to the caulking portion disposition surface portion 971 in which the caulking portion 96 is disposed via the connecting portion 961 (see FIG. 1) and the rear end of the caulking portion disposition surface portion 971. By attaching the cover member 90 to the base member 80, the interdigital insertion gap 32 of the first box constituent member 20 and the intermediate gap between the right middle surface portion 285 and the right peripheral wall 42 of the second box constituent member 40. And a comb tooth portion 972 having five comb teeth to be inserted.

The caulking portion disposition surface portion 971 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially in front of the front-rear direction and the up-down direction in front of the front end surface of the front covering surface portion 93. Further, a lower reinforcing plate 973 extending to the front side from the front end surface of the front covering surface portion 93 is connected to the lower end portion of the caulking portion arrangement surface portion 971.
A lower positioning plate 974 connected to the rear end surface of the front covering surface portion 93 and the upper end portion of the right lower covering surface portion 95 is disposed on the rear side of the lower reinforcing plate 973.
The lower positioning plate 974 extends substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and the front end (rear end) contacts the front end surface of the lower screw hole 288 to position the cover member 90 in the front-rear direction. To do.

  The caulking portion disposition surface portion 971 has four caulking portions 96,... Via four connecting portions 961,... Disposed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction so as to correspond to the caulking receiving portion 83. It is arranged.

  Each caulking portion 96 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose outer shape extends in the front-rear direction, and a screw hole into which the one-way screw 9 (see FIG. 6) is inserted when the cover member 90 and the base member 80 are fixed to the substantially central portion. 96a is drilled along the front-rear direction. Here, the caulking portion 96 constitutes a fixing portion together with the one-way screw 9 and the caulking receiving portion 83 of the base member 80.

Note that a stepped portion 96b (see FIG. 8) is formed at the rear end portion of the caulking portion 96 so that the right side portion of the screw hole 96a protrudes rearward with respect to the left side portion. The caulking receiving portion 83 joined to the portion 96 is covered from the right side. That is, the length of the caulking portion 96 in the front-rear direction is such that the portion inside the stepped portion 96 b at the rear end portion of the caulking portion 96 is caulking receiving portion 83 in a state where the cover member 90 is attached to the base member 80. The front end portion of the caulking receiving portion 83 is covered from the right side by the step portion 96b.
As a result, the screw hole 96a of the caulking portion 96 and the screw hole 83a of the caulking receiving portion 83 are communicated with each other, and a tool or the like is inserted into the joint portion between the caulking portion 96 and the caulking receiving portion 83 to connect the cover member 90 to the cover member 90. Unauthorized acts that open the joint portion of the base member 80 can be suppressed.

The comb teeth portion 972 is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the vertical direction on the rear side from the rear end surface of the front covering surface portion 93, and has five comb teeth on the rear end portion (tip end portion) side. Is formed corresponding to the interval between the respective comb insertion gaps 32.
The vertical length (width) of each comb tooth is shorter (narrower) than the vertical length of the corresponding comb insertion gap 32. Further, the length of each comb tooth in the front-rear direction is such that the front end (front end) of the peripheral wall 42 on the right side of the second box constituent member 40 in a state where the cover member 90 is attached to the base member 80 and inserted into the middle gap. ) To the rear side.
Further, an upper positioning plate 975 connected to the rear end surface of the front covering surface portion 93 and the lower end portion of the right upper covering surface portion 94 is disposed at the upper end portion of the comb tooth portion 972.
The upper positioning plate 975 extends substantially parallel to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, reinforces the comb-tooth portion 972, and the tip (rear end) abuts on the front end surface of the upper screw hole 289. The cover member 90 is positioned in the front-rear direction.

One-way screws 9 are temporarily fixed to the four caulking portions 96,. Then, the one-way screw 9 temporarily fixed to any one of the four caulking portions 96,... Is screwed into the screw hole 96a of the caulking portion 96 and the screw hole 83a of the caulking receiving portion 83 disposed to face the screw hole 96a. As a result, the cover member 90 and the base member 80 are fixed.
The front surface of the caulking portion 96 is sealed with a cap 98 so that the screw head of the one-way screw 9 is not exposed.

Next, a method for attaching the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60 will be described.
First, the base member 80 is attached to the substrate holder 60 such that the attachment holes 81 of the upper and lower holder attaching portions 82 a and 82 b of the base member 80 are inserted into the screwing portions 66 of the substrate holder 60.
Thereafter, the slide engagement portion 41 of the substrate box 12 is inserted into the slide engagement receiving portion 641 of the substrate holder 60. At this time, the engaging claw is pushed forward by the bottom surface (front surface) of the substrate box 12 and the locking portion 67 is bent.
The base member 80 may be attached to the substrate holder 60 after the slide engagement portion 41 of the substrate box 12 is inserted into the slide engagement receiving portion 641 of the substrate holder 60.

Next, when the board box 12 is slid rightward so as to engage the slide engagement portion 41 with the slide engagement receiving portion 641, the cutout portion 28b of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289 is used. It moves rightward while guiding the screwing portion 66. Then, the curved portion on the back side of the cutout portion 28b comes into contact with the screwing portion 66, whereby the sliding of the substrate box 12 is stopped, and the center of the screw hole 28a of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289 is stopped. The shaft is disposed at a position that substantially overlaps the center axis of the screw hole 66a of the screwing portion 66 in the front-rear direction, and the caulking receiving portion 83 is substantially overlapped with the box caulking portion 30 in the front-rear direction. At this time, the left end portion of the board box 12 is disposed on the right side of the engaging claw, and the pushing of the engaging claw to the rear side by the bottom surface of the board box 12 is released, that is, the locking portion 67. Is returned to the normal state where it is not bent, and the engaging claw is engaged with the left end of the board box 12. Further, at this time, the box insertion engagement portion 43 of the substrate box 12 is inserted into and engaged with the box insertion engagement receiving portion 65 of the substrate holder 60 through the opening.
Thereafter, the mounting screws are screwed into the screw holes 66a of the screwing portions 66 through the screw holes 28a of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289, respectively.

Next, the upper and lower movement restriction portions 911 and 921 are inserted into the upper gap 451 and the lower gap 452 of the substrate box 12, and the comb teeth 972 are inserted into the comb insertion gap 32 of the first box component 20. Then, the cover member 90 is attached so as to cover the box caulking portion arrangement portion 28 and the base member 80 from the front side.
The comb teeth 972 are inserted into the middle gap via the comb insertion gap 32 and come into contact with the front surface of the rear wall, and the movement restricting sections 911 and 921 are located at the rear side of the upper gap 451 and the lower gap 452. The rearward movement of the cover member 90 is stopped by contacting the front surface of the face wall. At this time, the upper positioning plate 975 of the cover member 90 is in contact with the front end surface of the upper screw hole 289, the lower positioning plate 974 is in contact with the front end surface of the lower screw hole 288, and the caulking portion A portion inside the stepped portion 96 b at the rear end portion of the 96 comes into contact with the front end surface of the caulking receiving portion 83. Thereby, the cover member 90 is positioned in the front-back direction.
In this state, the screw hole 96a of the caulking portion 96 and the screw hole 83a of the caulking receiving portion 83 are in communication with each other, and the rear end portions of the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 are It will be in the state arrange | positioned rather than the upper holder attaching part 82a and the lower holder attaching part 82b.

A caulking receiving portion in which the one-way screw 9 temporarily fixed to the screw hole 96a of one of the four caulking portions 96,... (For example, the uppermost) caulking portion 96 is disposed to face the screw hole 96a. The cover member 90 and the base member 80 are fixed by screwing into the screw holes 83a of 83.
Thereafter, the front surface of the caulking portion 96 to which the one-way screw 9 is screwed is sealed with a cap 98 so that the screw head of the one-way screw 9 is not exposed.

On the other hand, when removing the substrate box 12 from the substrate holder 60, the caulking receiving portion mounting portion 88 (for example, the upper connecting portion 883 and the caulking receiving portion connecting portion) connected to the caulking receiving portion 83 to which the one-way screw 9 is screwed. 881), or the connecting portion 961 of the caulking portion 96 is cut. As a result, the cover member 90 can be removed from the base member 80.
Then, after the cover member 90 is removed from the base member 80, mounting screws that are screwed into the screw holes 28a of the lower screw hole portion 288 and the upper screw hole portion 289 and the screw holes 66a of the screw fitting portion 66 are attached. Remove.
Thereafter, the locking portion 67 is released so as to push the engagement claw backward, and the engagement of the engagement claw is released, so that the locking portion 67 allows the substrate box 12 to be detached from the substrate holder 60. It becomes a state. Then, by sliding the substrate box 12 to the left with respect to the substrate holder 60, the engagement of the slide engagement portion 41 and the slide engagement receiving portion 641 is released, and the substrate box 12 is removed from the substrate holder 60. .

  As described above, the gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine 100 provided with the board box 12 containing the gaming control board on which electronic components are mounted, and the board box 12 is attached to the gaming machine 100. A substrate holder 60 is provided, and the substrate box 12 is fixed to the substrate holder 60 by a control device fixing portion 200 that is released only by a method that leaves a trace.

  Accordingly, since the substrate box 12 is fixed to the substrate holder 60 by the control device fixing portion 200 that is released only in such a way as to leave a trace, it is possible to prevent the substrate box 12 from being illegally removed from the substrate holder 60. It is possible to prevent fraud that is caused by forming a gap in the substrate box 12 using a tool. In addition, if an illegal act is performed, the trace remains due to the occurrence of a broken portion, and it is possible to quickly find out that the illegal act has been performed.

  The board box 12 is configured to be slid and attached to the board holder 60, and the control device fixing portion 200 engages with a predetermined portion of the board box 12 and slides the board box 12 to the left. A cover member 90 having a right upper covering surface portion 94 and a right lower covering surface portion 95, and a caulking portion 96 for fixing the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60 in a state where the sliding of the substrate box 12 is restricted. The fixing portion provided with the caulking receiving portion 83 and the one-way screw 9, and the fixing portion is released only by a method in which a trace remains, and the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 and the substrate box 12 The engagement is configured to be able to be released after releasing the fixing of the fixing portion.

  Accordingly, the board box 12 is configured to slide and attach to the board holder 60, and the controller fixing portion 200 engages with a predetermined portion of the board box 12 and slides the board box 12 to the left. The right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 to be regulated, and the caulking portion 96, the caulking receiving portion 83, and the one-way for fixing the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60 in a state where the sliding of the substrate box 12 is restricted. A fixing portion provided with a screw 9, and the fixing portion is released only in such a way as to leave a trace, and the engagement of the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 with the substrate box 12 is performed on the fixing portion. Since it is configured to be able to be released after the fixation is released, sliding when removing the substrate box 12 from the substrate holder 60 becomes impossible, and the substrate box 12 can be removed. The fraud that takes place Te Disconnect can be reliably prevented.

  In addition, the control device fixing part 200 includes a base member 80 fixed to the substrate holder 60 and a cover member 90 having a slide restricting portion and disposed so as to cover the base member 80, and is attached to the control device. The part 200 includes a screw hole 83a provided in the base member 80, a screw hole 96a provided in the cover member 90, and a one-way screw 9 inserted through the screw hole 96a and screwed into the screw hole 83a. .

  Therefore, the control device fixing portion 200 includes a base member 80 fixed to the substrate holder 60 and a cover member 90 having a slide restricting portion and disposed so as to cover the base member 80. The portion 200 includes a screw hole 83a provided in the base member 80, a screw hole 96a provided in the cover member 90, and a one-way screw 9 that is inserted through the screw hole 96a and screwed into the screw hole 83a. The substrate box 12 can be securely fixed to the substrate holder 60.

  The board box 12 includes a first box constituent member 20 and a second box constituent member 40 for storing the game control board, and the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 are relatively The cover member 90 is slid and assembled, and the upper movement restricting portion 911 that restricts the sliding of the first box constituent member 20 with respect to the second box constituent member 40 in the right direction to open the substrate box 12 in the closed state. And a lower movement restricting portion 921.

  Accordingly, the cover member 90 has an upper movement restriction portion 911 and a lower movement restriction that restrict the sliding of the first box constituent member 20 with respect to the second box constituent member 40 in the right direction that opens the substrate box 12 in the closed state. Since the portion 921 is provided, the substrate box 12 is configured to be slid open, and the box fixing portion 70 is provided at one end portion of the first box constituting member 20 and the second box constituting member 40. A tool is inserted into the overlapping portion on the opposite side of the box fixing portion 70, and a force is applied in the direction to open the first box constituent member 20 so that the box fixing portion 70 is not broken, that is, the force is absorbed by the elasticity of the resin. Thus, the first box constituent member 20 is the second box constituent member 40 without forming a gap at the opposite end or destroying the box fixing portion 70. A fraud that would removed and can be properly prevented.

  The board box 12 includes a first box component member 20, a second box component member 40, and a box fixing portion 70 that fixes the first box component member 20 and the second box component member 40 by a predetermined operation. The control device fixing portion 200 is disposed so as to cover the front end surface (fixing operation surface) in which the screw hole of the box caulking portion 30 of the box fixing portion 70 is formed.

  Accordingly, the substrate box 12 includes a box fixing portion 70 that fixes the first box constituent member 20 and the second box constituent member 40 by a predetermined operation, and the controller fixing portion 200 covers the fixing operation surface of the box fixing portion 70. Accordingly, the box fixing portion 70 of the substrate box 12 can be covered by the control device fixing portion 200, and fraud to the substrate box 12 can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the front end surface (fixing operation surface) in which the screw hole into which the one-way screw of the box caulking portion 30 is screwed is covered by the caulking receiving portion 83 constituting the control device fixing portion 200. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and whether or not the control device fixing portion 200 covers the fixing operation surface of the box caulking portion 30 can be arbitrarily changed as appropriate.

  In addition, the cover member 90 is provided with the upper movement restricting portion 911 and the lower movement restricting portion 921 that restrict the sliding of the first box constituting member 20 with respect to the second box constituting member 40, but is not limited thereto. Whether or not to provide the upper movement restriction unit 911 and the lower movement restriction unit 921 can be arbitrarily changed as appropriate.

  Further, the controller fixing portion 200 is configured to include the base member 80 and the cover member 90, and the screw hole 83 a of the caulking receiving portion 83 provided in the base member 80 and the caulking portion 96 provided in the cover member 90. The screw hole 96a and the one-way screw 9 inserted into the screw hole 96a and screwed into the screw hole 83a are configured to constitute the fixing part. However, the configuration of the controller fixing part 200 is limited to this. Instead, any configuration may be used as long as the substrate box 12 is released from being fixed to the substrate holder 60 only by a method in which a trace remains after the fixation is released.

In addition, the substrate box 12 is configured to slide and attach to the substrate holder 60, but the method of attaching the substrate box 12 to the substrate holder 60 is not limited to this, and any method may be used.
Furthermore, after the control device fixing portion 200 is released from being fixed, the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 that restrict the leftward sliding of the substrate box 12 can be released from engagement with a predetermined portion of the substrate box 12. However, when the substrate box 12 is attached to the substrate holder 60 by a method other than sliding, whether or not the right upper covering surface portion 94 and the right lower covering surface portion 95 are provided is arbitrarily changed as appropriate. Can do.

  Note that the gaming machine 100 of the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above embodiment as a gaming machine, and for example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrow ball gaming machines. It can be applied to all gaming machines equipped with a control board such as a pachislot machine.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a rear view which shows a part of game board with which the game machine of one Embodiment to which this invention is applied is equipped. It is a figure which expands and shows the game control apparatus with which the game board of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the cover member from the game control apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the game control apparatus of FIG. It is a side view which shows the game control apparatus of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover member from the game control apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the base member of the adhering part with which the game control apparatus of FIG. 2 is equipped. It is a perspective view which shows the cover member of FIG. 6 seeing from a back side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the game control apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

100 gaming machine 10 game control device (control device)
12 Substrate box 20 First box constituent member 40 Second box constituent member 60 Substrate holder (mounting member)
70 Box fixing part (Box fixing means)
80 Base member (first component)
90 Cover member (second component)
911 Upper movement restriction part (box slide restriction part)
921 Lower movement restriction part (box slide restriction part)
94 Right upper surface (slide restricting part)
95 Lower right covering surface (slide regulating part)
9 One-way screw 200 Controller fixing part (fixing means)

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine provided with a board box containing a control board loaded with electronic components,
An attachment member for attaching the board box to the gaming machine;
A fixing means for fixing the substrate box to the mounting member;
The fixing means is
With the substrate box attached to the attachment member, a fastening portion for fastening the substrate box and the attachment member;
To fix the substrate box and the mounting member by the fixing portion in a state where a plurality of fixing portions are connected by the connecting portion and the substrate box and the mounting member are fixed by the fixing portion. A control device fixing portion of
The board box and the mounting member are configured such that the fixing state by the fixing means is released by cutting the connecting portion of the control device fixing portion and releasing the fixing state of the fixing portion,
The substrate box is configured to be slidably attached to the attachment member,
A first box component;
A second box component;
A box fixing means for fixing the first box component and the second box component by a predetermined operation;
The mounting member is
It is formed in a plate shape extending substantially parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and includes a box mounting portion for holding the substrate box, and in the sliding direction end of the substrate box in the box mounting portion, A screwing portion forming a fixing portion in which a screw hole into which a screw for fixing the substrate box is inserted is formed is provided,
The controller fixing portion is
A first component member attached to the attachment member to form the fastening portion;
A second component arranged to cover the first component,
The first component member is:
An attachment portion forming a fastening portion in which an attachment hole into which the screwing portion of the attachment member is inserted is formed;
A plurality of fixing portions, and a plurality of caulking receiving portions in which screw holes are formed in a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction, and
The second component member includes a plurality of fixing portions, and includes a plurality of caulking portions in which screw holes are formed in the front-rear direction at a substantially central portion so as to correspond to the plurality of caulking receiving portions,
In the substrate box, in a state where the substrate box is slid and attached to the attachment member, a screw hole of a screwing portion of the attachment member and an attachment hole formed in the attachment portion of the first component member And a screw hole portion forming a fastening portion in which a screw hole communicating with is formed,
In a state where the first component member is attached to the attachment member, the substrate box is slid and attached, a screw hole of a screwing portion of the attachment member, and an attachment hole formed in the attachment portion of the first component member A screw hole formed in a screw hole portion of the substrate box communicates, and an attachment screw is screwed into the communicated screw hole, attachment hole, and screw hole, so that the substrate box and the attachment member are in the first state. Fastened via the component,
Furthermore, in this fastened state, the caulking receiving portion of the first component member is disposed so as to cover the fixing operation surface of the box fixing means,
In the fastened state, the second component member is attached so as to cover the fastened portion, and a screw hole formed in the caulking portion and a screw hole formed in the caulking receiving portion communicate with each other. The one-way screw is screwed into the screw hole from the screw hole and the first component member and the second component member are fixed to each other, so that the substrate box and the attachment are fixed via the first component member. A gaming machine characterized in that the member is fixed . Before SL to the second component, a plurality of slide regulating means for regulating the sliding of the substrate box is provided,
The plurality of slide restricting means engages with a predetermined portion of the substrate box and covers the fastening portion, and abuts against a sliding direction end portion of the substrate box at the fastening portion, thereby sliding the substrate box. Each is equipped with a regulating part to regulate,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the abutting state of the slide restricting portion is configured to be releasable after the fixing means is released. The plurality of slide restricting means provided in the second component member are formed with a plurality of covering surface portions for engaging with the substrate box to restrict the slide of the substrate box in the left-right direction. The gaming machine according to claim 2 .

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