JP5117157B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a power supply unit for supplying external power to a gaming machine in a housing containing various gaming machines.

In a slot machine as a gaming machine, an external power source is connected to a gaming machine such as a spinning reel unit having a spinning reel with a plurality of identification information attached to the outer peripheral surface, a main control board for overall control of the game, and a hopper unit. A power supply unit for supplying is provided. The power supply unit includes a power supply unit and a power supply box that houses the power supply unit, and is housed in the housing in a state where the power supply box is fixed to a side plate in the housing. The heat generated from the power supply unit is released into the housing from the discharge hole provided in the power supply box, and is naturally exhausted outside the housing through the discharge hole provided in the rear plate of the housing (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
JP 2004-298231 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, since all the heat generated from the power supply unit of the power supply unit is released into the housing from the discharge hole of the power supply box, the temperature in the housing rises, causing trouble to the gaming machine. There is a risk. Therefore, it is preferable to provide a large number of discharge holes on the rear plate of the housing so that a large amount of heat released from the heat dissipation holes of the power supply box can be exhausted outside the housing. However, on the other hand, providing a large number of discharge holes in the rear plate is not preferable for preventing illegal games because there is a high possibility that an unauthorized tool can enter the housing through the discharge holes.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can efficiently release heat generated from a power supply unit to the outside of the housing.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a gaming machine provided with a power supply unit for supplying external power to the gaming machine in a housing containing the gaming machine, an opening is provided in a rear plate of the housing, and the opening is connected to the power unit. The power supply unit is closed at the back side of the power supply box, and the heat radiation fin protruding from the back side of the power supply box is inserted into the opening.

(2) In the above item (1), the radiating fin is allowed to enter the opening within a range that does not protrude from the rear surface of the rear plate.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the heat generated from the power supply unit of the power supply unit can be efficiently released from the opening of the rear plate to the outside of the housing by using the radiation fins.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the risk that the radiating fin collides with another object is reduced, and damage to the radiating fin can be prevented as much as possible.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door 3 opened, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4. In the following description, the front side of the page in FIG. 1 is “front or front side”, the back side of the page in FIG. 1 is “rear or back side”, the left side in FIG. 1 is “left”, and the right side in FIG. Is “right”.

  A slot machine as a gaming machine 1 includes a housing 2 having a rectangular front view with the front open, and a front door 3 pivotally supported by a pair of upper and lower hinges 4 on the left side of the housing 2.

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

  The housing 2 is formed by a top plate 21, a bottom plate 23, side plates 24 and 24, and a rear plate 22 that closes the rear side. A vertically long rectangular opening 221 for heat dissipation is provided at a position facing the back surface of the power supply box 111 in the power supply unit 11 described below at the lower part of the rear plate 22. The inside of the housing 2 is partitioned into upper, middle, and lower rooms 2A, 2B, and 2C by an upper shelf board 5 and a lower shelf board 6.

  In the upper room 2A in the housing 2, a rotating reel unit 7 having three rotating reels 71 with identification information composed of symbols, numbers, etc. added to the outer peripheral surface is arranged. The middle room 2B is housed in a transparent synthetic resin substrate case 9, and controls the game in a centralized manner. 15, a speaker 17, a lamp, and the like) and a rotary reel control board 13 that controls the rotary reel unit 7 based on a command from the main control board 10. In the lower room 2C, a hopper unit 8 capable of storing and paying out medals and a power supply unit 11 for supplying external power to various gaming machines are arranged.

  An identification information display window 31 through which three pieces of identification information of the rotary reel 71 can be seen through is provided on the front upper portion of the front door 3, and is similarly displayed below the identification information display window 31 on the liquid crystal display device 15. An effect information display window 32 through which game information and effect information can be seen is provided. Similarly, below the effect information display window 32, a medal insertion unit 14 into which medals are inserted when playing a game, and the number of bets of medals are displayed. A bet switch button 33 to be set, a start switch lever 34 that is operated when all the rotating reels 71 are simultaneously rotated, and three stop switches that are operated when the rotation of each rotating reel 71 is individually stopped. Buttons 35 and the like are provided. The operation signals of the bet switch button 33, the start switch button 34, and the stop switch button 35 are input to the main control board 10, and the main control board 10 controls each gaming machine based on each operation signal.

  On the back surface of the front door 3, a liquid crystal display device 15 that is an effect display device capable of displaying game information and effect information related to the game, a speaker 17 that generates effect sound effects, a number of lamps (not shown), and other devices Is arranged. The liquid crystal display device 15 is disposed at a location facing the middle room 2 </ b> B on the back side of the front door 3. An effect connection board 16 that relays a control signal output from the sub-control board 12 is disposed above the liquid crystal display device 15.

  In the game of the gaming machine 1, after the player has inserted medals into the medal insertion unit 14, the bet number of the medals is set by the bet switch button 33, and then the start switch lever 34 is operated to move all the rotating reels 71. Start by rotating.

  After a predetermined time has elapsed after the rotating reel 71 has rotated, the three stop switch buttons 35 are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotating reel 71, and the combination of the identification information of the stopped three rotating reels 71 Accordingly, the number of medals distributed according to the presence / absence of a prize and the size of the prize is determined. When a prize is awarded, a medal tray 36 provided below the front door 3 from the hopper unit 8 by a predetermined number of prizes. The medal is paid out.

  Next, the power supply unit 11 according to the present invention will be described. The power supply unit 11 includes a power supply box 111 and a power supply unit (not shown) accommodated in the power supply box 111, and a large number of radiating fins 112 project from the back surface of the power supply box 111. As shown in FIG. 5, the radiating fin 112 is formed to be approximately equal to or slightly smaller than the thickness of the rear plate 22 so as not to protrude outward from the back surface of the rear plate 22. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the power supply unit 11 is mounted in the housing 2 with the back surface of the power supply box 111 closing the opening 221 of the rear plate 22 without any gaps, and the heat dissipating fins 112. The power supply box 111 is fixed to the side plate 24 with a screw in a state of being inserted into the opening 221. Accordingly, since the heat radiation fin 112 is exposed to the outside from the opening 221, the heat generated from the power supply unit can be effectively released to the outside of the housing 2 through the heat radiation fin 112. Further, since the radiating fin 112 does not protrude rearward from the rear surface of the rear plate 22, for example, when the gaming machine 1 is transported or installed, there is a risk that the radiating fin 112 may collide with other objects and be damaged. It can be prevented as much as possible.

It is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. Similarly, it is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door opened. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a rear view of a gaming machine. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 2A Upper room 2B Middle room 2C Lower room 3 Front door 4 Hinge 5 Upper shelf board 6 Lower shelf board 7 Rotating reel unit 8 Hopper unit 9 Board case 10 Main control board 11 Power supply unit 12 Sub control board 13 Rotating reel control board 14 medal insertion part 15 liquid crystal display device (effect display device)
16 production connection board 17 speaker 18 screw 21 top plate 22 rear plate 23 bottom plate 24 side plate 31 identification information display window 32 production information display window 33 bet switch button 34 start switch lever 35 stop switch button 36 medal tray 71 rotating reel 111 power supply box 112 Radiation fin 221 opening

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine equipped with a power supply unit for supplying external power to the gaming machine in a housing containing the gaming machine,
An opening is provided in the rear plate of the housing, and the opening is closed at the back of the power supply box that houses the power supply unit of the power supply unit, and a radiating fin projecting from the back of the power supply box is placed in the opening. A gaming machine characterized by having entered.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the heat radiating fins are plunged into the opening within a range that does not protrude beyond the rear surface of the rear plate.

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