JP4840698B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs a game using a game medium such as a game ball or a game medal.

Conventionally, an illegal act of malfunctioning a regular control board by connecting an unauthorized control board or the like to a regular control board provided inside a housing of a box-shaped gaming machine has been regarded as a problem. . In order to prevent such an illegal act, a gaming machine having a structure capable of easily confirming the back surface of a control board or the like is known. This gaming machine is configured such that a board case in which a control board is accommodated is rotatable with respect to a board case mounting portion fixed to the housing, with an end on one side in the width direction of the board case as an axis. Is. When the substrate case is rotated, the mirror provided on the substrate case mounting portion reflects the back side of the substrate case, so that the inspector visually recognizes the back side of the control board of the substrate case through the mirror unit. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-261696 A

  By the way, in recent years, fraudulent acts such as arranging an unauthorized board or the like on the back side of the housing of the gaming machine (the outer surface of the back plate of the housing) have occurred. In such a case, if a gaming machine is installed in a gaming hall (island facilities or the like), it will be impossible to find fraud from the front side of the gaming machine. In addition, in the above-described prior art, although an illegal act on the inside of the casing can be found, an illegal act on the back side of the casing cannot be found. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not effective for fraudulent acts on the back side of the housing.

  In addition, in order to find illegal activities against the back side of the casing as described above, it is necessary to remove the gaming machine installed in the gaming hall (island facilities, etc.) once, and there is a problem that it takes time when inspecting the gaming machine. It was.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily find out whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the back side of the housing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a game control board for controlling the progress of a game and a driving device (so-called reel unit, hopper, etc.) driven by the game control board are accommodated inside, and a back plate constituting the rear surface is provided. A box-shaped housing having an opening, a reflector that can be moved to a reflecting position that reflects the outer surface of the back plate, and a front door that can be opened and closed facing the back plate. In conjunction with the opened door body and the door body being in the open state, the reflector is placed at the reflection position where the reflector is visible from the front side of the housing through the opening. And a reflection position changing member to be moved.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the reflection position changing member that moves in conjunction with the opening operation of the door body reflects to the position (reflection position) where the back surface side of the housing (the outer surface of the back plate) can be reflected. Move your body. Thereby, a reflector moves to the position which can visually recognize a reflector from the front side of a housing | casing. Then, an operator or the like who checks the gaming machine should normally view it in the state where it is installed in the gaming hall by opening the door and viewing the reflector through the opening from the front side of the gaming machine. It is possible to easily know the state of the rear side of the housing that cannot be used. As a result, if the fraudulent person has performed the above-mentioned fraudulent action on the back side of the housing, these fraudulent actions can be easily found.

  In addition, since the operator can check the back side of the housing through the opening if the door is in the open state, when inspecting the gaming machine, work to remove the gaming machine from the gaming hall There is no need to perform this, and the gaming machine can be easily inspected.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the game control board is disposed on an inner surface of the back plate, and the reflection position changing member is the door body. When the is opened, the reflector is moved to the reflection position where the outer surface of the back plate corresponding to the arrangement position of the game control board can be reflected.

  When the game control board is disposed on the inner surface of the rear plate as an illegal act against the rear side of the housing, the outer surface of the rear plate corresponding to the rear side of the position where the game control board is disposed is destroyed, and the game control board An illegal act of illegally accessing is considered. On the other hand, when the door is opened, by moving the reflector to a position that reflects the outer surface of the back plate corresponding to the back side of the position where the game control board is disposed, these illegal acts (due to destruction of the back plate) It is possible to easily discover whether or not the game control board has been accessed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the reflection position changing member includes a pressing portion that moves in conjunction with an opening / closing operation of the door body, and the reflector on one end side. And the other end side is provided so as to be able to be pressed by the pressing part, and a reflector moving part provided to be rotatable around an arbitrary fulcrum, and the door body shifts from an open state to a closed state. When the pressing portion is pressed by the door body, and the other end side of the reflector moving portion is pressed by the pressing portion, the reflector moving portion can be rotated around an arbitrary fulcrum. Rotating to move the reflector to a position where the outer surface of the back plate cannot be reflected, and when the door moves from the closed state to the open state, the pressing from the door body to the pressing portion is released And the other end of the reflector moving part from the pressing part. By pressing on is released, the reflector moving portion may be moved to the reflecting position the reflector pivots to any fulcrum.

  According to invention of Claim 3, a press part and a reflector moving part are provided as a reflection position change member, and these are driven in conjunction with the opening / closing operation | movement of a door body. Specifically, when the door body transitions from the open state to the closed state, the other end side of the reflector moving unit is pressed by the pressing unit, and the reflector moving unit rotates around an arbitrary fulcrum. Is moved to a position where it cannot be reflected. In addition, you may make it a reflector move to the position which block | closes an opening part at this time.

  On the other hand, when the door body transitions from the closed state to the open state, the pressing from the pressing portion to the other end side of the reflector moving portion is released, and the reflector moving portion rotates around an arbitrary fulcrum, Move the reflector to the reflection position. As a result, the reflector can be moved to the reflection position where the back plate can be reflected by simply opening the door without requiring an electric drive source or the like.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the reflective position changing member may be configured so that the reflective body is in the reflective position when the door body is in an open state. And a position adjusting unit that can move to a different position.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, for example, in a state where the door body is opened, the inspector arbitrarily adjusts the reflection range of the reflector by the position adjusting unit, and thereby only reflects the outer surface of the back plate. In addition, it is also possible to easily confirm whether or not an illegal board or the like is installed in a gap between the back board and the regular game control board.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is an example of a gaming machine will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 10 includes a box-shaped casing 12 and a front door 14 formed on the front side of the casing 12 so as to cover the opening M. And a medal lending device 16 for lending game medals.

  The front door 14 is mainly composed of three areas: an upper area 14A where an effect corresponding to the progress of the game is performed, a lower area 14B where game medals are paid out, and a middle area 14C where the game is performed. The middle region 14C includes a game state display unit 18 for displaying a game state and an operation unit 20 for playing a game.

  In the upper region 14A, an effect display device 22 is provided in the center. Speakers 24 are provided on the left and right sides of the effect display device 22, respectively. Various lamps 26 are provided above the effect display device 22 and the speaker 24. The effect display device 22 is configured by a so-called liquid crystal display device, and can produce effects by displaying various symbols in accordance with the progress of the game.

  In addition, a large display window 28 is provided in the center of the game state display unit 18 provided in the middle of the front door 14, and the state where the three spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C provided therein rotate. It can be visually recognized from the outside. Various display panels 32 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 28, respectively.

  Further, the operation unit 20 provided in the lower middle part of the front door 14 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal slot 34 for inserting game medals on the upper surface thereof, and stored as credits. A single insertion button 36 for inserting only one game medal, a three insertion button 37 for inserting three stored game medals, and the like are provided. Note that storing game medals means storing the number of medals instead of actually paying out game medals. Further, on the front face of the operation unit 20, a start lever 38 for starting the rotation of the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C after the game medals are inserted and the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 40A, 40B, 40C and the like are provided. Further, a settlement button 42 is provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 20, and a return button 44 is provided on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 42 is a button operated when discharging game medals stored in the gaming machine 10 to the outside. Further, the return button 44 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed medal when the inserted game medal is jammed inside the gaming machine 10.

  The lower region 14B of the front door 14 is provided with a game medal outlet 46 from which game medals are discharged, a medal tray 48 for receiving the discharged game medals, and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a sub-control board unit 50 is provided on the back side upper part of the front door 14. Speakers 24 are respectively attached to the left and right sides of the sub control board unit 50. The sub control board unit 50 stores therein a sub control board 52 to be described later, and controls various effects performed using the effect display device 22 shown in FIG. 1, the various lamps 26, the speaker 24, and the like. I am in charge.

  A door substrate unit 54 in which a door substrate 56 (to be described later) is stored is provided below the back side of the display window 28 provided in the front door 14. Below the door substrate unit 54, a medal selector 58 serving as a passage for inserted game medals, a coin shooter 60 for guiding the game medals to the game medal discharge port 46, and the like are attached. The medal selector 58 has a function of selecting game medals inserted from the game medal slot 34 mainly based on dimensions and receiving only game medals having dimensions that conform to the standard dimensions. If the player inserts a game medal before operating the start lever 38, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 58, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 62, and the medal that does not satisfy the standard. Is returned to the game medal outlet 46 through the coin shooter 60. On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 38 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 58 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 60 to be a game medal discharge port. Returned to 46. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 58, and a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standard is detected by the medal sensor, and a detection signal is transmitted to a main control board 64 (game control board) described later. ) Is output.

  In addition, three rotating cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C (driving devices) are provided at substantially the center inside the housing 12, respectively. Above each of the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C, a main control board unit 66 that stores a later-described main control board 64 that controls the entire game, and a later-described circuit for driving the respective spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C. A rotating body substrate unit 70 (not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) in which the body substrate 68 is stored is provided. Further, a rear speaker 72 is provided below the three drums 30A, 30B, and 30C, and further below that, a hopper 62 (drive device) that collects the inserted game medals and a game medals are paid out. A medal payout device 74 (drive device), a power supply unit 78 storing a power supply board 76 to be described later for supplying power to the entire gaming machine 10, and the like are provided. A power switch 80 for turning on the gaming machine 10 is provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 78. Further, the game medals paid out from the payout port 82 of the medal payout device 74 toward the receiving port 85 of the coin shooter 60 pass through the coin shooter 60 and are discharged from the game medal discharge port 46. .

  Here, the main part of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rod-like pressing member 84 (reflection position changing member, pressing portion, position adjusting portion) is attached to the side surface of the housing 12. The pressing member 84 is supported by a fixture 86 attached to the housing 12 so as to be movable in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the arrow Z direction in FIGS. 4 and 5). The pressing member 84 is made of metal, resin, or the like, but is not limited to these materials. In particular, the pressing member 84 only needs to have a strength that does not shrink even when a predetermined pressure is applied in the axial direction.

  An opening 88 is formed in the back wall 12B (back plate) of the housing 12. The opening 88 has a vertical length that is substantially the same as the vertical length of the main control board 64, and is used as a viewing window that allows a mirror 96 described later to be viewed from the front side of the housing. The Further, a rectangular parallelepiped opening / closing member 90 (reflection position changing member, reflector moving part) capable of changing the opening 88 between an open state and a closed state is provided inside the housing 12. A shaft portion 92 is passed through the opening / closing member 90, and the opening / closing member 90 is configured to be able to rotate around the axis of the shaft portion 92. The shaft 92 is attached near the end of the opening 88 of the housing 12.

  A stopper 89 is provided at the opening edge of the opening 88. When the opening / closing member 90 rotates and a mirror portion 96 to be described later protrudes, the opening / closing member 90 contacts the stopper 89 and further rotation of the opening / closing member 90 is prevented. Thereby, it can prevent that the opening-and-closing member 90 rotates too much, and can prevent that the mirror part 96 protrudes too much by extension. In addition, by appropriately adjusting the position where the stopper 89 is provided, the amount of projection of the mirror portion 96 from the housing 12 can be easily changed.

  One end of a coil spring 94 is connected to the rear surface 90 </ b> A of the opening / closing member 90. The other end of the coil spring 94 is connected to the back wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12. Further, the axially one side end portion 84 </ b> X of the pressing member 84 described above is in contact with the front surface 90 </ b> B of the opening / closing member 90. For this reason, the elastic force from the coil spring 94 and the pressing force from the pressing member 84 act on the opening / closing member 90, and the rotational position of the opening / closing member 90 is determined by the relationship between both forces. Specifically, when the pressing force from the pressing member 84 is larger than the elastic force of the coil spring 94, the one end 90 </ b> X in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90 is pressed toward the back wall 12 </ b> B side of the housing 12. At this time, the coil spring 94 is contracted against the elastic force (see FIG. 4). In this state, the opening / closing member 90 is completely accommodated in the housing 12 and the opening 88 is closed. On the other hand, when the elastic force of the coil spring 94 is greater than the pressing force from the pressing member 84, the pressing member 84 is pressed by the opening / closing member 90 and moves to the front side of the housing 12. At this time, the other end 90Y in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90 protrudes outside the housing 12 through the opening 88 (see FIG. 5).

  Here, a mirror portion 96 (reflector) is attached to a part of the front surface 90B of the opening / closing member 90. A part of the mirror portion 96 is configured to protrude to the outside of the housing 12 together with the widthwise other end 90Y of the opening / closing member 90 when the opening / closing member 90 protrudes to the outside of the housing 12. . Then, a part of the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 is reflected to the mirror portion 96 in a state where the opening / closing member 90 protrudes to the outside of the housing 12, so that hall personnel and the like can be seen from the front side of the housing 12. When the mirror part 96 is visually recognized through the opening part 88, it is comprised so that the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing | casing 12 can be confirmed easily.

  Specifically, the main control board 64 is disposed on the back wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12 and in the vicinity of the opening 88. Then, a part of the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 is reflected to the mirror portion 96 in a state in which the opening / closing member 90 protrudes to the outside of the housing 12, so that a person concerned in the hall can connect the mirror portion through the opening 88 When viewing 96, the outer surface of the back wall 12B facing the main control board 64 can be confirmed.

  In particular, the rotation operation of the opening / closing member 90 and the opening / closing operation of the front door 14 are configured to be interlocked. That is, the opening / closing member 90 and the mirror part 96 protrude from the housing 12 or are accommodated in the housing 12 according to the open state or the closed state of the front door 14, and details of this operation will be described later.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine 10 includes a sub control board 52, a door board 56, a rotating board 68, a power board 76, and the like that are connected so as to be able to exchange data with a main control board 64 as a center. ing.

  The main control board 64 is a board that manages the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 10. On the main control board 64, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and the like are mounted so as to be able to exchange data with each other via a bus. The main control board 64 receives a signal indicating that the start lever 38 has been operated from the door board 56 mounted on the front door 14, and executes the game control process, while the sub control board 52, the door board 56, The operation of each substrate is controlled by outputting a control command (or control signal) toward the rotating substrate 68 or the like.

  Similarly to the main control board 64, the sub control board 52 is mounted with a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and the like connected to each other via a bus so as to exchange data. In addition, various lamps 26, various speakers 24 and 72, an effect display device 22, a rotating backlight 102, and the like are connected to the sub control board 52. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 102 is a light that is provided in each of the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C and illuminates the pattern drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C from the back side. The sub control board 52 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 64 and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 26, the various speakers 24 and 72, the effect display device 22, and the rotary backlight 102, respectively. Thus, various effects using these are performed.

  Further, the door substrate 56 is rotated by a medal selector 58, various insertion buttons 36 and 37 for inserting stored game medals, a start lever 38 for starting rotation of the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C. The spinning cylinder stop buttons 40A, 40B, 40C for stopping the spinning cylinders 30A, 30B, 30C, the settlement button 42 for paying out the stored game medals and the inserted game medals, and the game Various display panels 32 and the like are connected to display the state. The door board 56 is connected to the main control board 64 so as to exchange data. Therefore, when the start lever 38, the rotation stop buttons 40A, 40B, 40C, the various input buttons 36, 37, the adjustment button 42, etc. provided on the front door 14 are operated, the signal is transmitted via the door substrate 56. The main control board 64 can be supplied. The output of the medal sensor provided in the medal selector 58 is also supplied to the main control board 64 via the door board 56.

  On the rotating board 68, the rotating motors 104A, 104B, and 104C for rotating the three rotating cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C, and the rotations for detecting the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C, respectively. Body sensors 106A, 106B, and 106C are provided. The rotating board 68 is driven by the rotating motors 104A, 104B, and 104C while detecting the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 30A, 30B, and 30C by the rotating sensors 106A, 106B, and 106C. , 30B, 30C can be stopped at a desired rotational position. In the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 104A, 104B, and 104C.

  The medal payout device 74 is connected to the main control board 64 via the relay board 75 and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 64. The medal payout device 74 is provided with a payout sensor (not shown) in order to detect that a game medal has been paid out. When a game medal is paid out, it is detected by a payout sensor, and a signal is output to the main control board 64.

  In addition, these various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from the power supply board 76. An AC voltage of 100 V is supplied to the power supply board 76, and this electric power is converted into a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board. In FIG. 6, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 76 is represented by a dashed arrow.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine according to the first embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the state where the front door 14 is closed and the opening of the housing 12 is closed, the pressure acts on the other end 84 </ b> Y in the axial direction of the pressing member 84 from the front door 14. At this time, the pressing member 84 moves to the back side (back side) of the housing 12 and presses the vicinity of the one end 90X in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90 toward the back wall 12B. When the vicinity of one end 90X in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90 is pressed to the back wall 12B side, the pressing force from the pressing member 84 becomes larger than the elastic force of the coil spring 94, so the coil spring 94 contracts and opens / closes. As the member 90 rotates, its one end 90X in the width direction moves to the back wall 12B side. As a result, the entire opening / closing member 90 is accommodated inside the housing 12, and the opening 88 of the housing 12 is closed by the opening / closing member 90.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the front door 14 is opened and the opening of the housing 12 is opened, the pressing force from the front door 14 to the pressing member 84 is released. For this reason, the elastic force of the coil spring 94 becomes larger than the pressing force acting from the pressing member 84 in the vicinity of the one end 90X in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90. The side end 90 </ b> X is pushed out to the front side of the housing 12, and the other end 90 </ b> Y in the width direction of the opening / closing member 90 protrudes outside the housing 12 through the opening 88. At this time, the outer surface of the rear wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12 corresponding to the back side of the main control board 64 is reflected on the mirror portion 96 attached to the opening / closing member 90.

  As described above, since the rotation operation of the opening / closing member 90 and the opening / closing operation of the front door 14 are interlocked with each other, when the front door 14 is opened, the opening / closing member 90 rotates as shown in FIG. The other end 90 </ b> Y in the width direction protrudes outside the housing 12. In this state, the outer surface of the rear wall 12B in the vicinity of the main control board 64 of the housing 12 is reflected by the mirror portion 96, and the mirror portion 96 is moved from the front side of the housing 12 (front door 14 side). The state of the outer surface of the back wall 12B in the vicinity of the main control board 64 of the housing 12 can be easily confirmed. As a result, if there is an illegal act such as the rear wall 12B in the vicinity of the main control board 64 of the housing 12 being destroyed or an illegal board being disposed, it can be detected early.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, when the front door 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 90 rotates in the reverse direction, and the other end 90 </ b> Y in the width direction is accommodated in the housing 12. When the entire opening / closing member 90 is completely accommodated in the housing 12, the opening 88 is closed by the opening / closing member 90. Thereby, when carrying a game machine etc., it can prevent that the opening-and-closing member 90 will be in the state which protruded and obstructs carrying work. Further, in this state, since the opening / closing member 90 exists, it is possible to prevent the inside of the housing 12 from being easily accessed through the opening 88, and thus to prevent an illegal act from being performed from the opening 88.

  In addition, by providing the opening / closing member 90 and the mirror part 96 as described above and making them known, it is possible to prevent an illegal act from occurring.

  Next, a gaming machine (slot machine) according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the structure which overlaps with the slot machine of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the slot machine 200 of the second embodiment is characterized by the shape of the opening / closing member 202 (reflection position changing member, reflector moving unit), and the slot machine 200 of the first embodiment The shape of the opening / closing member 90 is greatly different.

  The opening / closing member 202 includes a pressure application unit 204 where force is applied from the pressing member 84 and the coil spring 94. A shaft portion 92 is attached to the other end portion 204 </ b> Y in the width direction of the pressure acting portion 204. The shaft portion 92 is provided on one side in the width direction of the housing 12. Further, the axially one side end portion 84 </ b> X of the pressing member 84 is in contact with the inner side of the front side surface 204 </ b> B of the pressure acting portion 204, and a pressing force acts from the pressing member 84. In addition, the end of the coil spring 94 is attached to the back surface 204 </ b> A of the pressure application unit 204, and an elastic force acts from the coil spring 94. Here, the other end 204Y in the width direction of the pressure acting part 204 is located on the back side of the housing 12, and the one end 204X in the width direction of the pressure acting part 204 is more than the other end 204Y in the width direction. Located on the front side of the housing. In other words, the pressure application unit 204 is disposed so as to be inclined toward the front side of the housing 12 from the width direction center side of the housing 12 toward the width direction end portion side.

  Further, the bending portion 206 is integrally formed with the pressure acting portion 204. One end 206X in the width direction of the bending portion 206 is connected to the other end 204Y in the width direction of the pressure acting portion 204, and the other end 206Y in the width direction of the bending portion 206 is one end in the width direction. It is configured so as to protrude largely in a curved shape from the portion 206X toward the front side of the housing.

  In addition, the other end portion 206 </ b> Y in the width direction of the curved portion 206 is integrally formed with one end portion 208 </ b> X in the casing depth direction of the pushing portion 208. The pushing portion 208 passes through the opening 88 of the housing 12 and extends from the other end 206Y in the width direction of the bending portion 206 along the depth direction of the housing 12 (the arrow Z direction in FIGS. 7 and 8). It is extended. The amount of extrusion to be pushed out from the casing 12 of the mirror part 96 described later is determined by the curvature rate of the bending part 206 and the axial length of the pushing part 208.

  A mirror mounting part 210 is integrally formed at the other end 208Y in the casing depth direction of the pushing part 208. The mirror attaching portion 210 is formed in a flat plate shape, and a mirror portion 96 that reflects the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 when attached from the housing 12 is attached to the inner plane. The mirror portion 96 is set to a size that can close the opening 88 from the outside of the housing 12 when the front door 14 is closed. Specifically, the area of the inner plane of the mirror mounting portion 210 is set to be larger than the opening area of the opening 88. A rubber 212 that can come into contact with the mirror portion 96 is attached to the outer surface of the back wall 12 </ b> B near the edge of the opening 88 of the housing 12. Thus, when the mirror mounting portion 210 closes the opening 88, the rubber 212 comes into contact with the mirror portion 96, and the mirror portion 96 is shocked when the mirror mounting portion 210 closes the opening 88 of the housing 12. Designed not to break.

  Next, the operation of the slot machine 200 according to the second embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the state where the front door 14 is closed, the pressing force from the front door 14 acts on the pressing member 84, and the vicinity of the one end 204 </ b> X in the width direction of the pressure acting portion 204 is the case 12. It is pressed to the back wall 12B side. The elastic force from the coil spring 94 acts against the pressing force from the pressing member 84 on the back surface 204 </ b> A of the pressure acting portion 204, but when the front door 14 is closed, the pressing member 84. Since the pressing force from the coil spring 94 is larger than the elastic force from the coil spring 94, the curved portion 206 and the pushing portion 208 are accommodated in the housing 12, and the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 are the back wall of the housing 12. The opening 88 is closed on the 12B side.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the front door 14 is opened, the force acting on the pressing member 84 from the front door 14 is released, so that the coil spring 94 applies to the back surface 204 </ b> A of the pressure application unit 204. Since the acting elastic force is greater than the pressing force acting on the front surface 204B of the pressure acting part 204 from the pressing member 84, the one end 204X in the width direction of the pressure acting part 204 is pushed forward.

  When one end 204X in the width direction of the pressure acting portion 204 is pushed forward, the bending portion 206 and the pushing portion 208 rotate around the shaft portion 92, and the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 are attached to the housing 12. Projects outward. In particular, in the present embodiment, the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 are greatly protruded to the outside of the housing 12 by the curved portion 206 and the pushing portion 208. Here, the amount of protrusion of the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 from the housing 12 is determined by the curvature rate of the bending portion 206 and the axial length of the pushing portion 208, and the bending rate of the bending portion 206 increases. When the axial length of the pushing portion 208 is increased, the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 are greatly protruded from the housing 12. On the other hand, when the bending rate of the bending portion 206 is reduced and the axial length of the pushing portion 208 is shortened, the projection amounts of the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 from the housing 12 are reduced. As described above, by appropriately adjusting the curvature rate of the bending portion 206 and the axial length of the pushing portion 208, it is possible to easily change the projection amounts of the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 from the housing 12. . And the visual recognition range (reflection range) which can visually recognize the outer surface of the back wall 12B via the opening part 88 can be expanded in proportion to the protrusion amount from the housing | casing 12 of the mirror attachment part 210 and the mirror part 96. FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 can be largely protruded from the housing 12, and thus the back wall 12 </ b> B located at a relatively far position from the opening 88 of the housing 12. Can be reflected by the mirror portion 96. And by visually recognizing the mirror part 96 from the front of the housing | casing 12, the mode of the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing | casing 12 can be confirmed. As a result, even when the main control board 64 is disposed at a position away from the opening 88, the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 in the vicinity of the main control board 64 is reflected by the mirror part 96, and the state is shown. Can be easily confirmed.

  Further, since the mirror mounting portion 210 is located on the outer surface side of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 regardless of the open / closed state of the front door 14, the mirror mounting portion 210 and the mirror portion 96 attached to the mirror mounting portion 210 are provided. Can be made as large as possible regardless of the internal space of the housing 12. Thus, by enlarging the size of the mirror part 96, many areas on the outer surface side of the back wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12 can be reflected by the mirror part 96, and the outer surface of the back wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12 can be reflected. The area that can be confirmed becomes wider. As a result, it is possible to efficiently and reliably check whether or not there is an illegal act on the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the front door 14 is opened and the inspector is in a state where the front end portion of the pressing member 84 (the front side of the housing 12) and the front door 14 are separated. By pressing the pressing member 84, the position of the mirror portion 96 can be arbitrarily adjusted, and the reflection range of the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 can be changed. That is, the pressing member 84 in a state where the front door 14 is separated protrudes toward the front door 14, and the inspector presses the pressing member 84 toward the inside of the housing 12, thereby moving the opening / closing member 90 and the mirror unit 96. Can be made. In particular, in the first embodiment, when the inspector manually presses the pressing member 84, not only the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 but also the gap between the main control board 64 and the inner surface of the rear wall 12B is confirmed. It is possible to confirm whether or not any fraudulent activity is performed in this gap.

  Next, a modification of the slot machine of the present invention will be described.

(First modification)
As shown in FIG. 9, the slot machine according to the first modified example is provided with an opening / closing wall 250 that can be opened and closed on a part of the rear wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12. It can be attached. In this configuration, when the opening / closing wall 250 is opened, the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 is reflected by the mirror unit 96, and the appearance of the outer surface of the rear wall 12B of the housing 12 can be confirmed. The opening / closing wall 250 may be configured to be interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the front door 14, or may be configured to be manually opened / closed without being interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the front door 14.

  According to the first modification, the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 can be reflected on the mirror unit 96 and confirmed by simply opening and closing the opening and closing wall 250. In particular, since the opening / closing wall 250 is not disposed inside the housing 12, the space inside the housing 12 is not sacrificed. As a result, the space inside the housing 12 can be effectively used for other purposes.

(Second modification)
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the slot machine according to the second modification, a plurality of illumination lamps 260 are attached in the vicinity of the mirror portion 96 of the opening / closing member 90. In addition, a sensor 262 (an angle sensor, an optical sensor, or the like that detects a rotation angle) that detects that the opening / closing member 90 rotates and the mirror unit 96 protrudes from the housing 12 is attached to the housing 12. The sensor 262 and the illumination lamp 260 are electrically connected to the sub control board 52.

  According to the second modification, when the opening / closing member 90 rotates and the mirror part 96 protrudes from the housing 12, a detection signal from the sensor 262 is transmitted to the sub-control board 52. When the detection signal is transmitted to the sub control board 52, the illumination lamp 260 is controlled to emit light by the sub control board 52. Thereby, light can be irradiated from the vicinity of the mirror part 96 toward the outer surface of the back wall 12 </ b> B of the housing 12. As a result, even in an environment where the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 is dim, the appearance of the outer surface of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 can be reflected on the mirror unit 96 and easily confirmed.

(Third Modification)
As shown in FIG. 12, in the slot machine as the third modified example, when the opening / closing member 90 is pushed through the opening 88 from the outside of the housing 12, the opening / closing member 90 moves to the inside of the housing 12. A stopper 270 is provided to prevent this.

  According to the third modified example, when the opening / closing member 90 is pressed from the outside of the housing 12 through the opening 88 with a predetermined pressure or more, the opening / closing member 90 comes into contact with the stopper 270, and the housing 12 of the opening / closing member 90. Inward reverse rotation is prevented. As a result, when a cheating person presses the opening / closing member 90, it becomes impossible to approach the inside of the housing 12 from the outside of the housing 12 through the opening 88, and cheating can be prevented in advance.

(Fourth modification)
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the slot machine according to the fourth modification includes a pressure sensor 280 on the outer surface of the opening / closing member 90. Thus, when the outer surface of the opening / closing member 90 is pressed, it is detected by the pressure sensor 280, and a detection signal is transmitted to the sub-control board 52. The housing 12 is provided with an emergency speaker 282 that outputs a warning sound. The sound output from the emergency speaker 282 is controlled by the sub-control board 52. Note that the pressure sensor 280 and the emergency speaker 282 are electrically connected to the sub-control board 52.

  According to the fourth modified example, when an unauthorized person presses the outer surface of the opening / closing member 90, a detection signal is transmitted from the pressure sensor 280 to the sub-control board 52. When the detection signal is transmitted to the sub control board 52, the emergency speaker 282 is controlled by the sub control board 52, and a warning sound is output from the emergency speaker 282. Thereby, it is possible to notify hall personnel and the like that a fraudulent act is being carried out, so that the fraudulent act can be detected at an early stage, and the fraudulent act can be prevented in advance.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the configuration in which the mirror portion 96 protrudes from the housing 12 or is accommodated in the housing 12 in association with the opening / closing operation of the front door 14 is illustrated, but the configuration is limited to this configuration. Instead, for example, the mirror portion may be manually projected or housed regardless of the opening / closing operation of the front door 14. In addition, a switch or a sensor (contact sensor or optical sensor) is separately provided in the housing 12, and when these switches or sensors are operated, the mirror unit 96 is automatically protruded by a motor, a solenoid, or the like. You may control by 52.

  In each of the above embodiments, the opening 88 of the housing back wall 12B is provided on the side of the main control board unit 66. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the mirror part 96 is provided so that a part can be visually recognized, the opening part may be formed in any location. For example, it may be above or below the main control board unit 66.

  Moreover, since each embodiment mentioned above is the structure which the mirror part 96 protrudes toward the outer side of the housing | casing 12 from the back wall 12B, the mirror part 96 cannot be protruded depending on the shape of the island equipment of a game hall. There is a fear. In order to avoid these cases, in the gaming machine of each embodiment described above, protrusions (not shown) that always protrude toward the outside of the housing 12 are arranged in advance at the four corners of the back wall 12B of the housing 12 in advance. It is desirable to install it. In addition, the protrusion range of this protrusion part should just be a protrusion range which forms the space which the mirror part 96 can protrude. Thereby, when the gaming machine is installed in the gaming hall, a space in which the mirror part 96 can protrude can be surely provided on the back side of the gaming machine.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the mirror unit 96 is applied to the slot machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, if the gaming machine has a box-shaped housing, the present application By using the configuration of the invention, an effect equivalent to that of each of the above embodiments can be obtained.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which opened the front door of the game machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, and showed the structure inside the game machine. It is the front view which showed the structure inside the gaming machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a lineblock diagram showing the reflector in the state where the front door of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is closed. It is a lineblock diagram showing the reflector in the state where the front door of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is open. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the block diagram which showed the reflector in the state which the front door of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention is closed. It is the block diagram which showed the reflector in the state in which the front door of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention is open. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the 1st modification of the game machine of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the 2nd modification of the game machine of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the electrical structure of the 2nd modification of the game machine of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the 3rd modification of the game machine of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the 4th modification of the game machine of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of the electrical constitution of the 4th modification of the game machine of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
12 Housing 12B Rear wall (back plate)
14 Front door (door)
64 Main control board (game control board)
84 Pressing member (reflection position changing member, pressing part, position adjusting part)
88 Opening 90 Opening and closing member (reflection position changing member, reflector moving part)
96 Mirror part (reflector)
200 slot machine
202 Opening / closing member (reflection position changing member, reflector moving part)

Claims (4)

A box-shaped housing in which a game control board for controlling the progress of the game and a driving device driven by the game control board are housed, and an opening is formed in a back plate constituting the rear surface;
A reflector provided to be movable to a reflection position that reflects the outer surface of the back plate;
A door provided to be openable and closable on the front side of the housing facing the back plate;
A reflection position changing member that moves the reflector to the reflection position where the reflector is visible from the front side of the housing through the opening in conjunction with the door body being in an open state. When,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The game control board is disposed on the inner surface of the back plate,
The reflection position changing member moves the reflector to the reflection position where the outer surface of the back plate corresponding to the arrangement position of the game control board can be reflected by opening the door body. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The reflection position changing member is
A pressing portion movable in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the door body;
A reflector moving part provided with the reflector on one end side, provided so that the other end side can be pressed by the pressing part, and rotatable about an arbitrary fulcrum;
When the door body transitions from an open state to a closed state, the pressing portion is pressed by the door body, and the other end side of the reflector moving unit is pressed by the pressing portion, The reflector moving unit rotates around an arbitrary fulcrum and moves the reflector to a position where the outer surface of the back plate cannot be reflected,
When the door body transitions from the closed state to the open state, the pressing from the door body to the pressing portion is released, and the pressing from the pressing portion to the other end side of the reflector moving unit is performed. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when released, the reflector moving unit rotates around an arbitrary fulcrum and moves the reflector to the reflection position. The reflection position changing member is
4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a position adjusting unit that can move the reflector to a position different from the reflection position when the door is in an open state. 5.

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