JP4795650B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a casing that houses a reel unit that is open at the front and that can change and stop identification information, and a front door that is pivotally supported by hinge means at the front end of the casing. It relates to a gaming machine equipped with.

In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a control unit for controlling a game and a reel unit capable of changing and stopping a plurality of identification information are housed in a housing having an opening on the front surface, and at a front side end portion of the housing. There is a synthetic resin front door that is pivotally supported by a hinge means so as to be provided with a display window through which the reel unit identification information can be visually recognized, and an operation unit that is operated when playing a game (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-24358 A

  The front door in the gaming machine as described above is generally an integrated front door in which a region where a display window is provided, a region where an operation unit is provided, and the like are all made of synthetic resin and are integrally formed. However, the integrated front door has a large single-piece shape, which requires a large amount of resin molding equipment, resulting in an increase in cost, a decrease in dimensional accuracy of each part, lack of rigidity, etc. There is a risk of lowering. Also, even if the design of the front door is partially changed due to minor changes of the gaming machine, for example, the design of the lamp, decorative body, etc. is partially changed, the entire front door is used by using a new resin mold. There is a problem that it is necessary to reshape the door, and partial changes to the front door cannot be easily performed.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that enables partial sharing of a front door and allows easy modification of the front door.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
A housing having a front surface opened and containing a reel unit capable of changing and stopping display of identification information, and a front door pivotally supported by hinge means at the front side end of the housing. In the gaming machine, the front door is divided into an upper door provided with an identification information display window through which the identification information can be visually recognized, and a lower door provided with an operation unit operated when playing a game. Is a lower center portion extending in the left-right direction and projecting downward , a forward opening recess in front of the lower center portion and opening forward, and in the left and right lower ends in plan view. The rear door has a substantially V-shaped downward projecting portion that is wider than the rear portion, and the lower door is provided at the upper end portion and can be engaged in the front opening concave portion of the front door in the vertical direction from the front. Backward projecting plate part and left and right upper end, the downward projecting part is upward And a engageable groove in al the lateral direction, the upper door and the lower door to each other, the backward protruded plate portion is engaged with the forward opening recess, said downward projections into the fitting groove In the engaged state, they are connected by connecting means fixed to the back surfaces of the upper door and the lower door, and the connecting means are fixed to the left and right side portions of the back surface of the upper door and the lower door, respectively. First and second vertical connection rods facing in the vertical direction, and a horizontal connection rod fixed along the lower end portion of the upper door and the upper end portion of the lower door, the first vertical connection rod is the housing Hinge means pivotally supported by a fixed hinge portion provided on the first door, and the second vertical connecting rod has a lock mechanism that can be engaged with and disengaged from the housing when the front door is opened and closed.杆 is the forward opening from the rear side of the central lower end of the upper door Wherein each of said upper door and the lower door in fitted state on the rear side of the central lower portion is fixed so as to sandwich the parts from above and below.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(A) According to the invention described in claim 1, for example, when the front door is partially changed due to a minor change or the like of the gaming machine, the upper door or the lower door is replaced according to the changed portion. The front door can be changed. As a result, the front door can be partially changed without replacing the entire front door, and the cost can be reduced. Further, by connecting the upper door and the lower door by the connecting means, the rigidity of the front door can be increased and the quality can be improved.
Furthermore, the hinge means is provided on the first vertical connecting rod and the lock mechanism is provided on the second vertical connecting rod, so that processing for attaching the hinge means and the locking mechanism to the upper door and the lower door is completely required. Therefore, the shapes of the upper door and the lower door can be simplified.
Furthermore, mutual alignment and connection of the upper door and the lower door can be reliably performed.
Furthermore, the upper door and the lower door can be firmly connected, and the rigidity can be further increased.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front door opened, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the housing with the front door removed. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front door as viewed obliquely from the front, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the front door as viewed from the oblique rear, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part.
In the following description, the front side of the page in FIGS. 1 and 3 is the front of the gaming machine, the back side of the page is the back side, the left side of the page is also the left side, and the right side of the page is the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a gaming machine (1) which is a slot machine (including a pachislot machine) includes a housing (2) having a rectangular front view with an open front (front) and a housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotably supported by two upper and lower hinge shafts (4) facing a vertical direction forming a fixed hinge portion provided at the left end of the front surface of the front door. The two hinge shafts (4) project forward from the front end of the left side plate (21) to the vertical rod (5) made of a metal plate fixed to the inner surface of the left side plate (21) in the housing (2). Provided in position.

  In the housing (2), as shown mainly in FIG. 3, there are three cylindrical rotations of left, middle, and right, with identification information consisting of multiple types of symbols, numbers, etc. on the outer peripheral surface. A reel unit (6) having a reel (6a), a hopper unit (7) capable of storing and paying out medals (including coins) as a game medium, and a main control board (8) for controlling the game; A sub-control board (9) capable of outputting a control signal to various devices based on the control of the main control board (8), and a motor for rotating each rotating reel (6a) based on the control of the main control board (8) ( A rotary reel control board (10) for driving and controlling the power supply (not shown), and a power source capable of supplying power to the reel unit (6), the hopper unit (7), and other electrical devices via the main control board (8). A device (11) is provided.

  The front door (3) is divided into upper and lower parts with metal left and right vertical connecting rods (12) (13) and horizontal connecting rods (14) facing left and right. The upper door (31) and the lower door (32) formed in this manner are connected to each other up and down.

  The upper door (31) includes a front-view rectangular effect display window (31a), an identification information display window (31b) in which the identification information of each rotary reel (6a) can be visually recognized three times, and an identification information display window ( 31b) 5 active line display windows (31c) arranged on the left side, 3 game guidance display windows (31d) arranged on the right side of the identification information display window (31b), and identification information display Three game information display windows (31e) are provided below the window (31b). Further, a top lamp (15) is provided on the upper part of the upper door (31) to enhance the effect of the game.

  The effect display window (31a) is provided on the transparent upper panel plate (17) fitted to the upper front of the upper door (31), and the identification information display window (31b), the effective line display window (31c) ), The game guidance display window (31d) and the game information display window (31e) are provided on a transparent lower panel plate (18) fitted in the lower front portion of the upper door (31). The area surfaces other than the display windows (31a) to (31e) in the upper panel plate (17) and the lower panel plate (18) are colored and patterned, and are opaque.

  On the back side of the upper door (31), as shown mainly in FIGS. 2 and 5, a horizontally long light source (33) capable of irradiating the outer peripheral surface of each rotary reel (6a) and an effect display window (31a) A liquid crystal display unit (34) capable of displaying various game information and effect images, a substrate (35) mounted with a light emitting diode capable of displaying the number of effective lines in the effective line display window (31c), and a game guidance display A substrate (36) on which a light emitting diode or the like capable of displaying various game guides is mounted on the window (31d), and a central substrate (on which a 7 segment light emitting diode or the like capable of displaying various game information is displayed on the game information display window (31e) 37) and left and right speakers (38).

  On the front of the lower door (32), a medal insertion part (39) for inserting medals, a MAX bet button (40) for setting the maximum number of medals constituting the operation part (three), One bet button (41) for setting the number of bets, one start lever (42) operated when rotating each rotating reel (6a), and operation when stopping rotation of each rotating reel (6a) There are provided three stop buttons (43) and a checkout button (44) which is operated when the game is checked out. Note that the number, position, and the like of the operation units are not specified in the present embodiment, and can be variously changed.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, a medal selector (45) capable of detecting the authenticity of medals inserted into the medal insertion section (39) and a medal selector (45 ) A hopper guideway (46) that can guide only true medals that have passed through the hopper unit (7) and a medal that has been determined to be false by the medal selector (45) is provided at the lower front of the lower door (32) A guided tray guide path (47) and the like are provided in the medal tray (32a).

  The game of the gaming machine (1) is performed as follows. The player inserts a predetermined number of medals into the medal insertion section (39), and operates the MAX bet button (40) (or the one-sheet bet button (41)) and the start lever (42) in sequence, thereby the reel unit. After rotating the rotating reels (6a) in (6) all at once, the stop buttons (43) corresponding to the rotating reels (6a) are sequentially operated after a predetermined time has elapsed, Stop. The medals inserted into the medal insertion unit (39) are stored as credits up to a later game, with a predetermined number (for example, 50) as an upper limit.

  Depending on the combination of left, middle and right identification information displayed in the identification information display window (31b) when each rotating reel (6a) is stopped, the number of medals according to the presence or absence of a prize and the prize size In the case of winning, medals according to the size of the winning are paid out from the hopper unit (7) into the medal tray (32a) of the lower door (32). In addition, if the winning win is a big win, the liquid crystal display unit (34) displays game information related to the big win on the effect display window (31a), etc. The player can obtain a large number of medals in a short time. Note that the liquid crystal display unit (34) can also display information other than the game information related to the jackpot on the effect display window (31a).

Next, the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) forming the front door (3) will be described.
The upper door (31) forms the upper half of the front door (3), and is formed of a synthetic resin, and as can be understood from FIGS. 5 , 6 , and 7, at the lower end of the upper door (31). The center lower end portion (31f) projecting downward and rearward extends in the left-right direction, and the front surface of the center lower end portion (31f) forms an upper and lower engagement portion whose front (left side in FIG. 6) is open. before facing recesses (31 g) (see FIG. 6) is provided, also, to the left and right lower end of the upper door (31), a downward projection forming the left and right engaging portions projecting downward in a plan view substantially V-shaped ( 31h) (see FIGS. 4 , 5, and 7 ), respectively.

  The lower door (32) forms the lower half of the front door (3) and is formed of synthetic resin. The upper door is connected to the upper door (31) and the lower door (32). 6, a rearward projecting plate portion (32 b) that can be engaged in the vertical direction from the front with respect to the concave portion (31 g) of the upper door (31), and the upper door on the left and right upper ends, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, fitting grooves (32c) that can be engaged in the left-right direction are provided on the downward projection (31h) of (31).

  When connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32), before fixing the first and second vertical connecting rods (12) (13) and the horizontal connecting rod (14), the upper door (31 ) Is engaged with the protrusion (32b) provided on the lower door (32) in the vertical direction, and the downward protrusion (31h) provided on the upper door (31) is engaged with the lower door (31). It is engaged with the fitting groove (32c) provided in 32) in the left-right direction. Thereby, position alignment and connection with an upper door (31) and a lower door (32) can be performed reliably.

  The first vertical connection rod (12) is formed by bending a metal plate having excellent strength, and has a number of screws (51) facing the front, so that the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) The left side of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) are connected to each other by being fixed to the left end in front view on the back side.

  The base portion (12a) of the first vertical connecting rod (12) is provided with two upper and lower openings (12b) penetrating in the front-rear direction and corresponding to the hinge shaft (4), and the base portion (12a) ) Is fixed by welding or the like to the bearing member (52) forming the hinge means disposed in front of the opening (12b). A shaft hole (52b) into which each hinge shaft (4) is pivoted is formed in the upper piece (52a) of each bearing member (52).

  The front door (3) formed by connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) up and down is mainly a hinge shaft (as shown in FIG. 10) provided on the housing (2) side. 4) is pivotally supported by the front surface of the housing (2) so as to be openable and closable by passing through the opening (12b) and being pivotally fitted into the shaft hole (52b) of the bearing member (52).

  In this embodiment, the housing (2) is provided with the hinge shaft (4), and the first vertical connecting rod (12) is provided with the bearing member (52). However, the present invention is specified in this configuration. Instead, the hinge shaft (4) may be provided on the first vertical coupling rod (12), and the bearing member (52) may be provided on the housing (2). In this case, the hinge shaft (4) serves as a hinge means, and the bearing member (52) serves as a fixed hinge.

  The second vertical connection rod (13) is formed by bending a metal plate having excellent strength into a U shape, and has a number of screws (53) facing the front, and the upper door (31) and the lower door. The upper door (31) is connected to the right side of the lower door (32) by being fixed to the right end in front view on the back side of (32).

  The second connecting rod (13) is pivotally supported by an inner side piece (13a) facing rearward by a shaft (not shown) facing left and right, and the inner surface of the right side plate (22) of the housing (2) The upper and lower hook levers (54) that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging portion (not shown) provided on the base, and a key that is attached to the base piece (13b) and that releases the hook levers (54) A lock mechanism including a cylinder (55) is provided.

  The key cylinder (55) is attached so that the key hole is exposed to the front surface of the lower door (32) by being inserted into an insertion hole (32d) provided in the right part of the lower door (32). Each hook lever (54) is connected via an upper and lower connecting rod (56) facing upward and downward so as to be detached from the engaging portion of the housing (2) in synchronization with the release operation of the key cylinder (55). And connected to the key cylinder (55).

  The front door (3) is constrained to the closed state when the upper and lower hook levers (54) are engaged with the engaging portion of the housing (2), and is opened when the front door (3) is released from the engaging portion. .

The lateral connection rod (14) is formed by bending a metal plate excellent in strength, and has a number of screws (57) facing the front, the lower end of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32). It is fixed along the upper end of the. Specifically, as shown mainly in FIG. 6, the horizontal connecting rod (14) sandwiches the recessed portion (31g) of the front opening from the rear side of the central lower end portion (31f) of the upper door (31) from above and below. The upper door (31) is fixed to the lower part of the upper door (31) and the upper part of the lower door (32) while being fitted to the rear side of the central lower end part (31f). As a result, the central lower end portion (31f) is reinforced by the lateral coupling rod (14), so the vertical plate between the protruding plate portion (32b) of the lower door (32) and the concave portion (31g) of the upper door (31). Engagement is made strong and the lower end part of the upper door (31) and the upper end part of the lower door (32) can be firmly connected.

  Note that the reference numerals of the screws (51), (53), and (57) are given to some screws and the other screws are omitted for simplification of the drawing.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming machine (1) has been described as a slot machine (including a pachislot machine) whose gaming medium is a medal, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming machine (1) It may be a pachinko machine or slot machine in which the game medium is a pachinko ball.

  As described above, in the present invention, the front door (3) is provided with the upper door (31) provided with the various display windows (31a) to (31e) and the various operation units (39) to (44). When the upper half of the front door (3) is partially changed by, for example, a minor change of the gaming machine (1), the upper door (31) ), And when the lower half of the front door (3) is partially changed, only the lower door (32) is replaced, so that the front door (3) is not replaced and the front door is replaced. (3) can be changed. Thereby, a partial change of the front door (3) can be performed easily, and reduction of cost can be aimed at.

  In addition, the front door (3) is formed by connecting the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) vertically by the first and second vertical connecting rods (12) and (13) to form the front door (3). The rigidity of the game machine (1) can be improved. Furthermore, the rigidity of the front door (3) can be further improved by fixing the horizontal connecting rod (14) along the lower end of the upper door (31) and the upper end of the lower door (32). .

  Further, the hinge means (52) is provided on the first vertical connecting rod (12), and the lock mechanism (54) (55) is provided on the second vertical connecting rod (13), so that the upper door (31) and There is no need to perform processing for attaching the hinge means (52) and the lock mechanisms (54) and (55) to the lower door (32). Thereby, the shape of the upper door (31) and the lower door (32) can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine with the front door opened. It is a perspective view of the housing | casing of the state which removed the front door. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front door seen from diagonally forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front door seen from diagonally back. FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 1. It is an expanded cross-sectional view which follows the VIII-VIII line in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 2. It is an expansion disassembled perspective view of the principal part.

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(3) Front door
(4) Hinge shaft (fixed hinge)
(5) Downspout
(6) Reel unit
(6a) Rotating reel
(7) Hopper unit
(8) Main control board
(9) Sub control board
(10) Rotary reel control board
(11) Power supply
(12) First vertical connection rod (connection means)
(12a) Base
(12b) Opening
(13) Second vertical connection rod (connection means)
(13a) Side piece
(13b) Base piece
(14) Horizontal connecting rod (connecting means)
(15) Top lamp
(17) Upper panel board
(18) Lower panel board
(21) Left side plate
(22) Right side plate
(31) Upper door
(31a) Production display window
(31b) Identification information display window
(31c) Effective line display window
(31d) Game guidance display window
(31e) Game information display window
(31f) Center bottom
(31g) Concave part (upper and lower engaging part)
(31h) Downward projecting part (left and right engaging part)
(32) Lower door
(32a) Medal tray
(32b) Veneer part
(32c) Mating groove
(32d) Insertion hole
(33) Light source
(34) Liquid crystal display unit
(35) (36) Board
(37) Central PCB
(38) Speaker
(39) Medal insertion part
(40) MAX bet button (operation part)
(41) Single bet button (operation part)
(42) Start lever (control unit)
(43) Stop button (operation unit)
(44) Checkout button (operation unit)
(45) Medal selector
(46) Hopper taxiway
(47) Sauce taxiway
(51) Screw
(52) Bearing member (hinge means)
(52a) Upper piece
(52b) Shaft hole
(53) Screw
(54) Hook lever (locking mechanism)
(55) Key cylinder (locking mechanism)
(56) Linkage
(57) Screw

Claims (1)

A housing having a front surface opened and containing a reel unit capable of changing and stopping display of identification information, and a front door pivotally supported by hinge means at the front side end of the housing. In gaming machines,
The front door is divided into an upper door provided with an identification information display window through which the identification information can be visually recognized, and a lower door provided with an operation unit operated when playing a game,
The upper door is in a lower end portion extending in the left-right direction and projecting downward at the center, a forward opening recess in front of the center lower end portion and opening forward, and in the left and right lower ends The rear part has a substantially V-shaped downward projection that is wider than the front part in view,
The lower door is provided at an upper end portion, and a rearward projecting plate portion that can be engaged with the forward opening concave portion of the front door from the front to the upper side in the vertical direction; A mating groove that can be mated,
The upper door and the lower door are mutually attached to the back surfaces of the upper door and the lower door in a state where the rearward protruding plate portion is engaged with the forward opening recessed portion and the downward protruding portion is engaged with the fitting groove. Connected by fixed connecting means,
The connecting means includes first and second vertical connecting rods that are vertically fixed to the left and right sides of the back surface of the upper door and the lower door, and a lower end portion of the upper door and the lower door. Including a lateral connection rod fixed along the upper end,
The first vertical connection rod has hinge means pivotally supported by a fixed hinge portion provided in the housing,
The second vertical connection rod has a lock mechanism that can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the housing when the front door is opened and closed.
The horizontal connecting rods are respectively fitted to the upper door and the lower door in a state of being fitted to the rear side of the central lower end portion so as to sandwich the forward opening concave portion from the upper and lower sides from the rear side of the central lower end portion of the upper door. A gaming machine characterized by being fixed.

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