JP5317043B2 - Substrate case and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a board case enabling a case main body that houses a board to be easily opened/sealed and a game machine provided with the board case. <P>SOLUTION: A control device 10 is provided with four receptors 80a, 80b, 80c and 80d on an end of the case main body 11 constituting the board case C. The main body 11 can be sealed with an engagement piece fit in the receptor 80a to engage with it. The main body 11 can be opened by a cut of an object having a connecting structure among the receptors 80a, 80b, 80c and 80d. The receptors 80a, 80b and 80c that are cut for opening of the main body 11 can be reused as a member for being fit in and engaging with the receptors 80b, 80c and 80d remaining in the main body 11 when the main body 11 is subsequently sealed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a board case and a gaming machine including the board case.

  Conventionally, many of the board cases provided in gaming machines represented by slot machines and pachinko machines are illegal to the CPU and ROM mounted on the board as disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. In order to prevent modification or the like, the substrate is accommodated and attached in a predetermined position in the housing in a sealed state.

The substrate case disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 is configured by combining a base member and a lid member, and one of a plurality of caulking receiving members provided on the base member side and the lid member side. The case can be sealed by engaging one of a plurality of caulking pins attached. In addition, the case can be opened by cutting the caulking receiving member from the base member and cutting the caulking pin from the lid member. If necessary, the connecting piece attached to the caulking receiving member can be removed and re-inserted. It can be used.
JP 2006-130185 A

  However, in the case of the prior art substrate case, it is necessary to perform a plurality of steps such as cutting the caulking receiving member, sliding the lid member, and further cutting the caulking pin at the time of opening, and a series of opening operations is complicated. There was a problem such as. Further, in the above-described prior art substrate case, the connecting piece can be removed and reused from the crimping receiving member cut at the time of opening. However, since the crimping receiving member and the connecting piece are small parts, the connecting piece is removed one by one. It took a lot of work to reuse.

  Further, in the above-described substrate case of the prior art, the connecting piece attached to the caulking receiving member can be reused, but the cut caulking receiving member and the caulking pin are discarded without being reused. For this reason, the above-mentioned substrate case has to be disposed of the crimping receiving member and the crimping pin that have been cut at the time of opening, and there is a problem that much effort is required for opening the substrate case and maintaining the substrate accommodated therein. It was.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a board case capable of easily performing an opening operation and a sealing operation of a case containing a board, and a gaming machine including the board case.

Board case of the present invention provided to solve the problems described above, and openable case body accommodating the substrate therein, a connecting piece provided on the case body, connected by the engagement of the connecting piece structure by forming a has a plurality of receiving portions that can be sealingly case body, cutting the receiving portion connecting structure is formed by the engagement of the connecting piece from the case body, The case body can be opened, and a connection body having the function of a connection piece independent of the case body is formed. By engaging the connection body with a receiving portion remaining in the case body, a new connection structure is obtained. is formed, it can be sealed state case body again.

  In addition, the substrate case of the present invention is capable of opening the case body by cutting a portion including the connection structure formed by the connection between the connection body and the receiving portion remaining in the case body. A coupling body that can be engaged with another receiving portion remaining in the housing may be newly formed.

  Further, in the substrate case of the present invention, the case main body is configured by combining a pair of case structural bodies, and the receiving section is provided in the first receiving structural section provided in one case structural body and the other case structural body. The connecting structure may be formed by combining the provided second receiving component and connecting the first receiving component and the second receiving component via a connecting piece or a connecting body.

  Further, the board case of the present invention can form a connection structure by fitting a connection piece or a connection body, and a plurality of receiving portions having different sizes of the internal space are provided, and the connection body is formed of the case body. When the case body is sealed, the size of the receiving part remaining in the case body is large enough to fit a connection piece or a connection body to form a connection structure when the case body is sealed. By selecting, the case body can be sealed.

  Furthermore, the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with the board case according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and a case mounting portion for mounting the board case, wherein the board case is attached to the case body. The one or a plurality of the receiving portions provided have an engaging portion protruding toward the outside of the receiving portion, and the case main body can be sealed by forming a connecting structure using the engaging portion. And the case mounting portion is provided with an engaging member having an engaged portion engageable with the engaging portion, and the engaged portion of the engaging member is engaged with the substrate case. It is preferable that the board case is mounted on the case mounting portion by engaging with the portion.

  In the substrate case of the present invention of the present invention, after the connecting piece is engaged with the receiving portion to form the connecting structure, the case main body is opened and accommodated inside if the portion where the connecting structure is formed is cut from the case main body. It is possible to perform maintenance and the like on the substrate. On the other hand, when the connection body formed by cutting the portion where the connection structure is formed is engaged with the receiving portion remaining in the case body, the connection structure is newly formed and the case body cannot be opened and closed. It can be. As described above, in the substrate case of the present invention, the connection body formed by cutting to open the case body and the connection piece included therein can be effectively used for sealing the case body next time. Therefore, the substrate case of the present invention can easily perform the opening operation and the sealing operation of the case main body.

  Moreover, in the board | substrate case of this invention, it is necessary to seal a case main body using a connection piece in an initial stage. However, in the subsequent sealing, a connection body separately formed by connecting a portion corresponding to the receiving portion to the connection piece is used, and it is not necessary to prepare the connection piece separately. Therefore, in the board case of the present invention, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of connecting pieces, and the number of parts can be suppressed to the minimum accordingly.

  Furthermore, in the substrate case of the present invention, the connecting body formed along with the opening and the connecting piece included in the connecting body are used as they are for the next sealing work, and some members are not required as in the prior art. No need to disassemble, disassemble or collect. Therefore, in the substrate case of the present invention, it is not necessary for the user to determine whether or not a member is necessary when performing maintenance or the like, and it is not necessary to disassemble or collect the member, which can dramatically improve the work efficiency of maintenance or the like. it can.

  Moreover, in this board | substrate case, a new connection body can be created by cut | disconnecting the part in which the connection structure was formed using the above-mentioned connection body. Then, after the case body is sealed by engaging the connection body with the receiving portion remaining in the case body to form a connection structure, the portion including the connection structure is cut, A connected body is created. As described above, in the substrate case of the present invention, a portion including the connection structure formed by engaging the connection body with the receiving portion is cut to open the case body, and then a new connection body formed by cutting. Can be used to seal the case body again. Therefore, in the substrate case of the present invention, the connection body formed by cutting when the case body is opened can be effectively used to sequentially seal the case body.

  Further, according to the substrate case, the first receiving component provided in one of the pair of case components constituting the case main body and the second receiving component provided in the other are connected to each other by a connecting piece or a connecting member. The case body can be sealed by being connected via a connecting body including a piece. Therefore, in the substrate case of the present invention, the connecting piece used for sealing the case main body in the initial stage and the connecting body including the connecting piece can be effectively used for sealing the case main body. This can contribute to simplification of the opening operation and the sealing operation and reduction of the number of parts.

  Further, in the present substrate case, the size of the connecting body is gradually increased as the opening operation is repeated. On the other hand, the case main body employed in the substrate case of the present invention is provided with a plurality of receiving portions having different internal space sizes, and a predetermined receiving portion selected from the receiving portions forms a connection structure. Therefore, the connecting piece or the connecting body prepared for this purpose is fitted into the connecting structure. Therefore, in the substrate case of the present invention, when the case main body is sealed, a receiving portion having a size of the internal space corresponding to the size of the connecting piece or the connecting body may be selected. Therefore, according to the present invention, when sealing the case body, it is possible to prevent the user from being at a loss in selecting the receiving portion into which the connection piece or the connection body is to be fitted, and improving the work efficiency of the case body sealing work Can be made. Further, according to the present invention, the receiving portion into which the connecting piece or the connecting body should be fitted during the sealing operation of the case main body is naturally specified based on the size of the connecting piece or the connecting body. It is possible to prevent the connecting piece or the connecting body from being fitted into the wrong receiving portion.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the board case is employed. In addition, the board case employed in the present invention is provided with an engaging portion that can be used for forming a connection structure outside one or a plurality of receiving portions provided in the case body, and this is used as a gaming machine. It is set as the structure which can be engaged with the to-be-engaged part provided in the engaging member provided in this case mounting part. Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the engaging portion provided for forming the connection structure in the board case can be used for mounting the board case on the gaming machine. In addition, the engaging part should just protrude toward the outer side of a receiving part, and can be formed with various forms, such as a nail-like thing, a processus | protrusion, and a step part. Further, the engaged portion may be any shape as long as the engaging portion can be engaged, and can be formed in various forms such as a hole, a concave portion, a groove, and a stepped portion.

Next, the gaming machine 1 and the board case C according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the gaming machine 1. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine 1. 3A is a perspective view showing the control device 10 employed in the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 3B is a connection used for sealing the substrate case C in the control device 10. As shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the body 85 and the connection bodies 85-87. 5A and 5B are views showing the structure of the receiving portion 20 in the vicinity of the main body 15 constituting the case C, where FIG. 5A is a perspective view, FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of (b). 6A and 6B are diagrams showing the structure in the vicinity of the receiving component 50 of the cover 16 constituting the case C, where FIG. 6A is a perspective view, FIG. 6B is a view in the direction of arrow A in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of (b). Fig.7 (a) is a perspective view which shows a connection piece, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a), (c) is BB sectional drawing of (a). Fig.8 (a) is sectional drawing of a case main body, FIG.8 (b) is the A section enlarged view of (a). FIG. 9 is a front view illustrating configurations of the control device 10 and the board mounting base S. FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the control device 10 is mounted on the case mounting base S.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is a so-called slot machine. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 includes a housing 2a and a front door 2b attached to the housing 2a so as to be freely opened and closed. Inside the housing 2a, in addition to the control device 10 including the substrate case C which is a characteristic configuration of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the rotating drum 3, and the medal payout device 4, various sensors, switches, and the like Various equipment is housed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front side (outside) of the front door 2b, that is, the surface facing the player side in use, in addition to the medal slot 5a and the medal payout port 5b, The buttons are provided. Specifically, various buttons including a stop button 6a for stopping the rotating drum 3 and a medal return button 6b, a start lever 6c for starting rotation of the rotating drum 3, and the like are provided. Furthermore, on the front surface side of the front door 2b, the operating state of the gaming machine 1 such as a display lamp 7a, an image display unit 7b, a display window 7c for enabling visual recognition of the rotary drum 3, and a sound emitting unit 7d are represented. There are provided additional decorations such as a decoration or an ashtray 8b and an ashtray 8b.

  The control device 10 described above governs the operation of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the control device 10 includes a substrate case C including a case body 11 and a connecting piece 75. The control device 10 is a case in which a substrate 12 and a back plate 13 on which electronic components such as a conventionally known CPU and ROM are mounted are accommodated in a case C. The control device 10 seals the case main body 11 constituting the substrate case C using the connecting piece 75 or the like, and touches the substrate 12 accommodated in the inside and the electronic components mounted on the substrate 12 from the outside. In a state incapable of being mounted, as shown in FIG. 2, it is mounted on a board mounting base S mounted on the upper side of the housing 2a.

  The case body 11 constituting the substrate case C employed in the control device 10 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the case body 11 has a substantially rectangular shape in a front view and a flat shape. ing. The main part of the case body 11 is constituted by a so-called inlay type box. Specifically, the case main body 11 is formed by pairing a main body 15 (case structure) and a cover 16 (case structure), and is configured by combining the two. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the main body 15 and the cover 16 are connected to each other at a hinge portion 14 provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the case main body 11 can be opened and closed by moving the main body 15 and the cover 16 close to and away from each other with the hinge portion 14 as a fulcrum.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main body 15 is a tray-like member having a substantially rectangular opening region, and is configured around the accommodating portion 17. The accommodating portion 17 has a size that can accommodate the substrate 12 and the back plate 13. The main body 15 has a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of receiving components 20 at positions adjacent to the side surface 17a on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the housing portion 17. Further, the side wall 17b on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the housing part 17 has a hinge structure 14a that constitutes the hinge part 14. Furthermore, the main body 15 has engaging portions 19 and 19 on side surfaces 17c and 17d substantially perpendicular to the side surfaces 17a and 17b. The engaging portions 19, 19 have a shape that is bent in a substantially “U” shape when viewed from the front, and protrude above the opening end of the housing portion 17, that is, in a direction away from the bottom surface of the housing portion 17.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the receiving component 20 has a rectangular opening shape and a hook-like portion, and is connected to the accommodating portion 17 via the connecting portion 18. The receiving component 20 has a space surrounded by four inner peripheral surfaces 21 to 24 and a bottom surface 25. Of the inner peripheral surfaces 21 to 24, grooves 26 and 27 are provided on inner peripheral surfaces 22 and 23 that are substantially perpendicular to the inner peripheral surface 21 that is parallel to the side surface of the housing portion 17. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the grooves 26 and 27 are substantially at the center of the inner peripheral surfaces 22 and 23, respectively, in the height direction of the receiving component 20, that is, from the opening end side to the bottom surface 25 side. It extends in the direction of heading. As shown in FIG. 5C, there is a discontinuous portion near the opening end side of the receiving component 20 in the grooves 26 and 27, and step portions 30 and 31 are formed by the discontinuous portion. The receiving component 20 has outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33 parallel to the side surface 17a of the accommodating portion 17 and outer peripheral surfaces 35 and 36 substantially perpendicular to these.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33 are provided with claws 37 and 38 that protrude toward the outside of the receiving component 20. The claws 37 and 38 have elasticity and are bent toward the outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33 when a pressing force is applied, and project in a direction away from the outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33 when the pressing force is released. become. That is, the claws 37 and 38 can be projected and retracted from the outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33 by applying and releasing the pressing force.

  As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 9, the four receiving component parts 20 are provided side by side along the side surface of the accommodating part 17, and the sizes thereof are different. The size of the opening region of the smallest one of the receiving components 20 (hereinafter also referred to as the receiving components 20a) substantially matches the size of the cross-sectional area of the connecting piece 75 described in detail later. In addition, the size of the internal space of the receiving component 20 (hereinafter also referred to as the receiving component 20b) that is slightly larger than the receiving component 20a, that is, the size and depth of the opening region is substantially the same as the size of the receiving component 20a. Identical.

  Similarly, the receiving component 20 (hereinafter also referred to as receiving component 20c) provided at a position adjacent to the receiving component 20b is slightly larger than the receiving component 20b, and the remaining receiving components 20 ( Hereinafter, the receiving component 20d) is slightly larger than the receiving component 20c. The size of the internal space of the receiving component 20c is substantially the same as the size of the receiving component 20b and the receiving component 50b on the cover 16 side described in detail later, and the size of the internal space of the receiving component 20d. The size is substantially equal to the size of the receiving component 20c and the receiving component 50c.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the cover 16 is a tray-like member that is attached so as to cover the main body 15 to which the substrate 12 and the back plate 13 are attached. Has been. Similarly to the main body 15 described above, the cover 16 has a plurality (four in this embodiment) of receiving components 50 at positions adjacent to the side surface 40a on the one end side in the longitudinal direction of the cover 40. Moreover, the hinge structure 14b is provided in the side surface 40b of the other end side of the cover part 40 in the longitudinal direction. The hinge structure 14b constitutes the hinge part 14 in combination with the hinge structure 14a provided on the main body 15 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the cover 16 has side surfaces 40 c and 40 d that are substantially perpendicular to the side surfaces 40 a and 40 b, and are provided with engagement claws 41 and 41 and engagement claws 43 and 43. ing. The engaging claws 41 and 41 are engaged with engaging portions 19 and 19 provided on the main body 15. The engaging claws 43 are engaged with a side engaging member 91 provided on the board mounting base S when mounting the board case C on a board mounting base S (see FIG. 9) which will be described in detail later. is there.

  The cover 40 is a part surrounded by the side surfaces 40a to 40d described above. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the cover cover 40 covers the above-described storage portion 17 in a state where the main body 15 and the cover 16 are overlapped, and forms a substrate storage space 42 in combination with the storage portion 17. Part. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the cover lid portion 40 has one connector outlet 45 on one end side in the longitudinal direction and three connector outlets 46 to 48 on the other end side. The connector outlets 45 to 48 are for exposing a plurality of connectors 12 a provided on the substrate 12 to the outside of the case body 11.

  The receiving component 50 is configured in the same manner as the receiving component 20 provided on the main body 15 side. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the receiving component 50 has a rectangular opening shape and a bowl-like shape, and the side surface of the cover lid 40 via the connecting portion 51. 40a. The receiving component 50 has a space surrounded by inner peripheral surfaces 52 and 53 that are parallel to the side surface 40 a, inner peripheral surfaces 54 and 55 that are substantially perpendicular to the inner peripheral surfaces 54 and 55, and a top surface 56. Grooves 60 and 61 extending in the height direction of the receiving component 50 are provided at substantially the center of the inner peripheral surfaces 52 and 53.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (c), the grooves 60 and 61 have discontinuous portions at positions close to the opening ends of the receiving component 50 similarly to the grooves 26 and 27 on the receiving component 20 side. Step portions 62 and 63 are formed by the continuous portion. The receiving component 50 has outer peripheral surfaces 65 and 66 parallel to the side surface 40a and outer peripheral surfaces 67 and 68 substantially perpendicular to the outer peripheral surfaces 67 and 68. The outer peripheral surfaces 67 and 68 are directed outward. Protruding claws 70 and 71 are provided. The claws 70 and 71 have elasticity similar to the claws 37 and 38 provided in the receiving component 20 described above, and are bent toward the outer peripheral surfaces 67 and 68 when a pressing force is applied. On the other hand, when the pressing force is released, the claws 70 and 71 protrude in a direction away from the outer peripheral surfaces 32 and 33. That is, the claws 70 and 71 can be projected and retracted from the outer peripheral surfaces 67 and 68 by applying or releasing the pressing force.

  The receiving structure part 50 is provided corresponding to each receiving structure part 20 provided in the above-described main body 15, and the size thereof is different. Specifically, four receiving components 50 are provided side by side along the side surface 40 a of the cover lid 40. Each receiving component 50 is aligned so that when the main body 15 and the cover 16 are overlapped, the opening end is in a state of being attached to the opening end of each receiving component 20 provided on the main body 15 side. Is provided. In addition, the size of the opening area of each receiving component 50 is substantially the same as that of each receiving component 20 that comes into contact when the main body 15 and the cover 16 are overlapped. More specifically, the smallest one of the four receiving components 50 (hereinafter also referred to as receiving component 50a) is provided corresponding to the receiving component 20a. The size of the opening region of the receiving component 50a substantially matches the size of the cross-sectional area of the connecting piece 75 described in detail later.

  A receiving component 50 (hereinafter also referred to as a receiving component 50b) provided at a position adjacent to the receiving component 50a is slightly larger than the receiving component 50a. The size of the internal space of the receiving component 50b, that is, the depth of the receiving component 50b and the size of the opening region are substantially the same as the sizes of the receiving component 50a and the receiving component 20a. Similarly, the receiving component 50 (hereinafter also referred to as the receiving component 50c) provided at a position adjacent to the receiving component 50b is slightly larger than the receiving component 50b, and the size of the internal space is received. The outer dimensions of the component 50b and the receiving component 20b are substantially the same. The remaining receiving component 50 (hereinafter also referred to as receiving component 50d) is one size larger than the receiving component 50c, and the size of the internal space thereof is substantially the same as the size of the receiving component 50c or the receiving component 20c. It is considered equivalent.

  When the above-described case main body 11 is closed, that is, the open ends of the main body 15 and the cover 16 are in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. 8, the housing portion 17 on the main body 15 side and the cover portion 40 on the cover 16 side. Are combined to form a substrate housing space 42. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 9, the connectors 12 a attached to the substrate 12 accommodated in the substrate accommodating space 42 are respectively connected from the connector outlets 45 to 48 provided on the cover lid 40 side. Exposed to the outside. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8, when the case body 11 is in a closed state, the open ends of the receiving components 20a to 20d on the main body 15 side and the receiving components 50a to 50d on the cover 16 side. The receiving end 80 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space is formed inside the opening end.

  Next, a sealing method and an opening method for the case body 11 constituting the substrate case C will be described. FIG. 7 shows a state in which all of the receiving components 20a to 20d and the receiving components 50a to 50d remain in the main body 15 and the cover 16 constituting the case main body 11 (hereinafter also referred to as a first opened state). The case main body 11 can be sealed by using the connecting piece 75 and engaging the receiving components 20a and 50a.

  Here, the connecting piece 75 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 7, the connecting piece 75 is a bar-like member having four outer peripheral surfaces 75a to 75d and having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape. The connecting piece 75 is provided with claws 76 and 77 at one end side thereof and at a substantially central position of the outer peripheral surface 75a and the outer peripheral surface 75c opposed thereto. In addition, the claw 76, 77 is provided on the opposite end of the connecting piece 75 to the claw 76, 77, and the claw 78, 79 is located at a substantially central position of the outer peripheral surface 75b and the outer peripheral surface 75e opposite thereto. Is provided. Further, the cross-sectional area of the connecting piece 75 is substantially the same as the opening area of the receiving components 20a and 50a. Therefore, in the first opened state, when the connecting piece 75 is inserted into the receiving component 50a of the cover 16 with the end on the side where the claws 76 and 77 are provided at the head, the claws 76 and 77 are inserted into the grooves 60 and 61. Overcoming the stepped portions 62 and 63 provided, the claws 76 and 77 and the stepped portions 62 and 63 are engaged. As a result, the connecting piece 75 is fitted into the receiving component 50a and is not removed.

  On the other hand, the end of the connecting piece 75 on the side where the claws 78 and 79 are provided is inserted into a receiving component 20a provided on the main body 15 side. At this time, the claws 78 and 79 slide along the grooves 26 and 27 formed in the receiving component 20a, respectively. When the claws 78 and 79 reach the position where the step portions 30 and 31 are provided, a pressing force is applied to the claws 78 and 79, the claws 78 and 79 bend, and the connection pieces 75 are dented toward the outer peripheral surfaces 75b and 75d. It becomes a state. When the connecting pieces 78, 79 are further pushed into the receiving component 20a from this state, the claws 78, 79 eventually get over the stepped portions 30, 31.

  When the connecting piece 75 is pushed in until the claws 78 and 79 exceed the step portions 30 and 31, the pressing force acting on the claws 78 and 79 is released, and the claws 78 and 79 are moved outside the connecting piece 75 by elastic force. Return to the protruding state. Thereby, the nail | claws 78 and 79 will be in the state engaged with the step parts 30 and 31, and a connection structure is formed in the said site | part. As a result, the connecting piece 75 is fitted into the receiving component 20a and cannot be removed. In this way, when the connecting piece 75 is engaged with the receiving portion 80a configured by the combination of the receiving components 20a and 50a, the main body 15 is connected by the connecting piece 75 interposed between the receiving components 20a and 50a. The cover 16 and the cover 16 cannot be separated from each other, and the case main body 11 is sealed (hereinafter also referred to as a first sealed state).

  When the case main body 11 is opened after the case main body 11 is in the first sealing state as described above, a portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80a in which the connection structure is formed is cut from the case main body 11. Is done. As a result, the case main body 11 can be opened, and the connection body 85 is formed by being cut as shown in FIG. More specifically, the receiving components 20a and 50a constituting the receiving portion 80a are connected to the housing portion 17 and the cover lid portion 40, which are the main parts of the main body 15 and the cover 16, via the connecting portions 18 and 51, respectively. . Therefore, by disconnecting the connecting portions 18 and 51 that connect the receiving components 20a and 50a, a portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80a becomes independent from the case main body 11. Thereby, the connection body 85 is formed.

  Here, in the 1st sealing state, the connection structure is formed in the receiving part 80a, and, thereby, the case main body 11 is sealed. However, in the remaining receiving portions 80 (hereinafter also referred to as receiving portions 80b to 80d), no connection structure is formed, and the receiving configuration portions 20b to 20d and the receiving configuration portions 50b to 50d are in a state of abutting each other. Only. Therefore, when the receiving portion 80a is cut, the case main body 11 can be opened (hereinafter also referred to as a second opened state).

  The connection body 85 formed as described above can be used as a member for sealing the case body 11 in the second opened state. Specifically, the connecting body 85 is in a state where the connecting piece 75 is used as a core, and the parts corresponding to the receiving components 20a and 50a are engaged around the connecting piece 75. Therefore, the connecting body 85 has an outer shape larger than the connecting piece 75 by the amount of the receiving components 20a and 50a, and is a size that fits almost inside the receiving portion 80b. Moreover, the connection body 85 has the claws 37 and 38 in the part equivalent to the receiving structure part 20a, and has the claws 70 and 71 in the part corresponding to the receiving structure part 50a. The positional relationship between the claws 37 and 38 and the claws 70 and 71 is the same as the positional relationship between the claws 76 to 79 of the connecting piece 75 included in the connecting body 85. Therefore, in the same manner that the connecting piece 75 can be fitted and engaged with the receiving portion 80a, the connecting body 85 is fitted into the receiving portion 80b remaining on the case body 11 side in the second opened state. Can be engaged.

  Therefore, when the case body 11 is sealed in the second opened state, the connecting body 85 formed when the first opened state is fitted in the smallest receiving portion 80b among the remaining on the case body 11 side. Include. At this time, the receiving component 20a side portion constituting the outer shell of the connecting body 85 is fitted into the receiving member 50b constituting the receiving portion 80b, and the receiving structure constituting the outer shell of the connecting member 85. The portion on the part 50a side is fitted into the receiving component 20b. The claws 37 and 38 on one end side (the receiving component 20a side) of the connecting body 85 get over the step portions 62 and 63 formed in the receiving component 50b, and the other end side (the receiving component 50a) of the connecting body 85. When the connecting body 85 is inserted until the claws 70 and 71 on the side) get over the stepped sections 30 and 31 formed in the receiving structure 20b, the connecting body 85 engages with the receiving structures 20b and 50b. A connection structure is formed inside the receiving portion 80b. As a result, the case main body 11 is sealed in the receiving portion 80b (hereinafter also referred to as a second sealed state). On the other hand, the case main body 11 in the second sealed state is opened by cutting the receiving portion 80b in which the connection structure is formed in the same manner as the receiving portion 80a is cut and opened in the first sealed state. (Hereinafter also referred to as the third unsealed state).

  Here, the receiving portion 80b (hereinafter also referred to as a connecting body 86) which is cut by being in the third opened state and becomes independent from the case main body 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape like the connecting piece 75 and the connecting body 85. is there. Further, the connecting body 86 has a structure in which the connecting body 85 is further surrounded by receiving structure portions 20b and 50b constituting the receiving portion 80b, and the receiving portions 80a and 80b are arranged in a nested manner around the connecting piece 75. . In other words, the connecting body 86 has a nested structure in which the receiving portion 80 is engaged with the connecting piece 75 in a multiple manner. The connecting body 86 is one size larger than the connecting body 85 described above, and is sized to fit within the receiving portion 80c with almost no gap. Similarly to the connecting piece 75 and the connecting body 85, the connecting body 86 has claws 37 and 38 projecting outward at a portion corresponding to the receiving component 20b, and outward at a portion corresponding to the receiving component 50b. Projecting claws 70 and 71 are provided. Therefore, the coupling body 86 can be fitted into and engaged with the receiving portion 80c remaining in the case main body 11 in the third opened state, and seals the case main body 11 in the third opened state. It can be utilized as a member for

  Therefore, when the case body 11 that has been in the third opened state as described above is sealed again, the connecting body 86 is connected to the case body 11 in the same manner as in the case where the connecting body 85 is used for the second sealed state. Is fitted into the remaining receiving portion 80c. Thereby, a connection structure is formed between the connection body 86 and the receiving part 80c, and it will be in the state (henceforth a 3rd sealing state) where the case main body 11 was sealed. The case body 11 in the third sealed state can be in an opened state (hereinafter also referred to as a fourth opened state) by cutting the receiving portion 80c. Then, the portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80c cut when the fourth unsealed state is brought into engagement with the receiving portion 80d remaining in the case main body 11 when the case main body 11 is next sealed. It can utilize as the coupling body 87 for making it. Further, in a state where the connecting body 95 is fitted in the receiving portion 80d and the case main body 11 is sealed (hereinafter also referred to as a fourth sealing state), the case main body 11 is cut by cutting the portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80d. It will be in the opened state (hereinafter also referred to as the fifth opened state).

  The control device 10 is mounted on the board mounting base S provided on the upper side of the housing 2a after the case main body 11 is in any of the first to fourth sealed states as described above. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the board mounting base S is a base that is substantially rectangular in front view and slightly larger than the case main body 11. On one end side in the longitudinal direction of the substrate mounting base S, a receiving portion engaging member 90 having a substantially “U” shape in front view is provided. Four receiving portion engaging members 90 are provided corresponding to the receiving portions 80 a to 80 d provided on the case main body 11 (hereinafter also referred to as receiving portion engaging members 90 a to 90 d). The board mounting base S is provided with two side engaging members 91. The receiving portion engaging members 90a to 90d are provided at positions where the receiving portions 80a to 80d of the case main body 11 arrive when the control device 10 is installed on the board mounting base S, respectively. The side engaging members 91 and 91 are provided at positions where the engaging claws 43 and 43 provided on the side surfaces 40c and 40d of the cover 16 constituting the case main body 11 arrive.

  The receiving portion engaging members 90a to 90d stand up substantially perpendicular to the substrate mounting base S, respectively. The receiving portion engaging members 90a to 90d have different sizes according to the receiving portions 80a to 80d, and are arranged in a line corresponding to the positional relationship of the receiving portions 80a to 80d. Further, the receiving portion engaging members 90a to 90d are provided with engaging recesses 93 (covered portions) that can be engaged with the claws 38 (engaging portions) provided in the receiving components 20a to 20d constituting the receiving portions 80a to 80d. (Engagement part) is provided.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the insertion opening 92 is provided on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the board mounting base S. The insertion opening 92 has an opening width that is approximately the same as the width of the case main body 11 (the length in the short direction), and the end of the case main body 11 on the side where the hinge 14 is provided can be inserted. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the control device 10 has a posture in which the surface on the main body 15 side of the case main body 11 constituting the substrate case C faces the substrate mounting base S, and the receiving portions are engaged with the receiving portion engaging members 90 a to 90 d. After the postures 80a to 80d are taken, the end of the case main body 11 on the hinge 14 side is fitted into the fitting opening 92 to be installed on the board mounting base S. As a result, the end portion of the case main body 11 on the hinge 14 side is fitted and supported in the fitting opening 92 with almost no gap, and each engaging recess 93 provided in the receiving portion engaging members 90a to 90d. The claw 38 of each receiving part 80a-80d engages and is positioned. Further, the engaging claws 43, 43 on the side surfaces 40c, 40d of the case body 10 engage with the side engaging members 91, 91 of the board mounting base S, respectively. Thereby, the substrate case C of the control device 10 is fixed to the substrate mounting base S.

  As described above, the case main body 11 of the substrate case C employed in the present embodiment is connected inside the receiving portions 80a to 80d remaining in the case main body 11 in the first to fourth sealed states. When the structure is cut, the case main body 11 is in the second to fifth open states, and the maintenance of the substrate 12 accommodated therein can be performed. Moreover, about the receiving parts 80a-80c cut | disconnected from the case main body when it is set as the 2nd-4th open state, even if it does not disassemble | disassemble in particular, the connection bodies 85-87 for sealing the case main body 11 as it is next. Can be used as

  In other words, the case main body 11 is provided with a plurality of (four in this embodiment) receiving portions 80, and the n receiving portions 80 remaining without being cut in the case main body 11 are connected inside. By cutting the piece 75 and the connecting body 85 to 87 that form a connection structure, the number of the receiving portions 80 remaining in the case body 11 is reduced by the number m of the cut receiving portions 80, and the case The main body 11 is ready to be opened. Further, by cutting the receiving portion 80 for opening the case body 11, any one of the coupling bodies 85 to 87 can be formed. Then, the newly formed coupling bodies 85 to 87 are engaged with corresponding ones of the (n−m) receiving portions 80 remaining in the case body 11, thereby making the case body 11 can be sealed again. Therefore, the substrate case C of the control device 10 can easily and smoothly open and seal the case body 11. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which four receiving portions 80 are provided is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is only necessary to provide a plurality of receiving portions 80.

  Further, as described above, the substrate case C uses the connecting bodies 85 to 87 formed when the case main body 10 is opened and the connecting pieces 75 included in the connecting bodies 85 as they are for the next sealing operation. There is no need to discard, disassemble, collect, etc. Therefore, the substrate case C determines whether or not the connecting bodies 85 to 87 formed by cutting from the case body 11 when the user performs maintenance or the like of the control device 10, or disassembles the connecting bodies 85 to 87. There is no need to collect and work efficiency such as maintenance is high.

  The substrate case C starts with the connecting body 75 used for the first sealing state, and the cross-sectional area and the size of the outer shape of the connecting bodies 85 to 87 used for sealing the case body 10 sequentially. growing. Specifically, when the first sealing state is set, only the connecting piece 75 is fitted into the receiving portion 80a, but the connecting bodies 85 to 87 used to set the second to fourth sealing states are The receiving components 20a to 20c and the receiving components 50a to 50c are engaged with the outer periphery of the connecting piece 75 in a multiple manner. Therefore, as opening and sealing of the case body 10 are repeated, the cross-sectional area and the outer shape of the connecting piece 75 and the connecting body 85 used for sealing increase in order.

  On the other hand, the size of the internal space of the receiving portions 80a to 80d into which the connecting piece 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 87 are fitted, that is, the opening area of the receiving components 20a to 20d and the receiving components 50a to 50d and the size of the internal space. In addition, the cross-sectional area and the size of the outer shape of the connecting piece 75 and the connecting body 85 are sequentially increased. In other words, each of the receiving portions 80a to 80d has a different size of the internal space, and the size of the internal space is such that the receiving portion 80 (80a to 80c) is large enough to fit the connecting piece 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 86. And a connecting body 85 to 87 that is newly formed by cutting a portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80 (corresponding to the receiving portions 80a to 80c). There is a receiving portion 80 (corresponding to receiving portions 80b to 80d) of a possible size. Therefore, when sealing the case main body 11 of the substrate case C, the user determines the size of the internal space and the size of the opening area from the receiving portions 80a to 80d provided in a plurality (four in this embodiment). What is necessary is just to select what corresponds to the magnitude | size of the coupling bodies 85-87. Therefore, in the control apparatus 10, when sealing the case main body 11 of the substrate case C, it is possible to prevent the user from being confused about selecting the receiving portions 80a to 80d into which the connecting piece 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 87 are to be fitted. The working efficiency of the sealing operation of the case body 10 can be improved.

  Further, with the above-described configuration, in the case C, when the case body 10 is sealed, the receiving portions 80a to 80d into which the connecting piece 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 87 should be fitted can be specified. It is possible to prevent the connecting piece 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 87 from being fitted into the wrong receiving portions 80a to 80d. Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, the receiving portions 80a to 80d are arranged so that the case body 10 can be sealed at an optimal place in the first to fourth sealing states in consideration of the strength of the case body 10 and the like. be able to.

  The substrate case C has a hinge 14 integrally formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the case main body 11, thereby connecting the main body 15 and the cover 16. Therefore, the substrate case C can be sealed simply by engaging the connecting pieces 75 and the connecting bodies 85 to 87 with the receiving portions 80a to 80d provided on the other end side in the longitudinal direction. In addition, in the said embodiment, although the structure sealed by connecting the one end side of the case main body 11 with the hinge 14 was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this. Specifically, for example, a portion corresponding to the receiving portion 80 is also provided in the portion of the case body 11 where the hinge 14 is provided, and a connection structure using the receiving portions 80 is formed at both ends of the case body 11 and sealed. It is good also as composition to do. Further, the position where the receiving portion 80 is provided is not limited to the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the case main body 11, and may be a position corresponding to one end side or both end sides in the width direction (short direction). .

  The board case C of the control device 10 includes an engaging recess 93 provided on the receiving part engaging members 90 a to 90 d provided on the board mounting base S, and a claw 38 provided outside the receiving part 80 of the case body 11. It can be utilized for positioning and fixing by engaging. In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the claw 38 can be used to fix the substrate case C of the control device 10 to the substrate mounting base S is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, It is good also as a structure which does not provide one part or all part of the part engaging members 90a-90d. In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the claw 38 is provided in the receiving portion 80d in consideration of the engagement between the receiving portion 80d and the receiving portion engaging member 90d is illustrated. However, the claw 38 of the receiving portion 80d is illustrated. Is not used for engagement with the other receiving portions 80 like the other receiving portions 80a to 80c. Therefore, when the receiving portion engaging member 90d is not provided, the claw 38 may not be provided in the receiving portion 80d.

  In the above embodiment, the claws 76 to 79 and the claws 37 and 38, the claws 70 and the claws 70, which protrude outward from the connection pieces 75 and the connection bodies 85 to 87 used when sealing the case body 11 constituting the substrate case C. 71 is provided, and the connecting structure is formed by engaging these with the stepped portions 30, 31 and the stepped portions 60, 61 formed in the receiving portion 80, but the present invention is limited to this. is not. Specifically, in place of the claws 76 to 79, the claws 37 and 38, and the claws 70 and 71, recesses and holes are provided, but the step portions 30 and 31 and the step portions 60 and 61 are replaced with the recesses and holes described above. It is good also as a structure which provided the processus | protrusion and nail | claw which match. Moreover, it replaces with the step parts 30 and 31 and the step parts 60 and 61 in the receiving part 80, and the structure which provided the hole, nail | claw, protrusion, etc. which the nail | claws 76-79, the nail | claws 37 and 38, and the nail | claws 70 and 71 engage. It is good.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the structure which integrates the connection piece 75, the connection bodies 85-87, and each receiving part 80 with the connection structure formed by engagement and sealed the case main body 11 of the substrate case C was illustrated. However, the form which forms a connection structure in this invention is not limited to this, For example, the connection structure may be formed by fitting or other connection forms. Moreover, in the said embodiment, in each receiving part 80, although the receiving structure 20 and 50 was arrange | positioned and engaged in the nested shape, this invention is not limited to this, Other forms The connection structure may be formed by engagement or the like.

  The gaming machine 1 shown in the above embodiment is a so-called slot machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is, for example, another type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine. May be.

It is a front view which shows the game machine concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of a gaming machine. (A) is a perspective view which shows a control apparatus, (b) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a connection body. It is a disassembled perspective view of the control apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the receiving structure part vicinity of a case structure, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is an A direction arrow directional view of (a), (c) is BB sectional drawing of (b). It is. It is a figure which shows the structure of the receiving structure part vicinity of a case structure, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is an A direction arrow directional view of (a), (c) is BB sectional drawing of (b). It is. (A) is a perspective view which shows a connection piece, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a), (c) is BB sectional drawing of (a). (A) is sectional drawing of a case main body, (b) is the A section enlarged view of (a). It is a front view which shows the structure of a control apparatus and a case mounting part. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the case mounting part with the control apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 10 control device (board case)
11 Case body 15 Body (case structure)
16 Cover (case structure)
20 receiving component 30, 31, 62, 63 step 37 claw 38 claw (engaging part)
50 receiving component 62, 63 stepped portion 70, 71 claw 75 connecting piece 76, 77, 78, 79 claw 80 receiving portion 85, 86, 87 connecting body 90 receiving portion engaging member 93 engaging recess (engaged portion)
S Board mounting base (case mounting part)
C Board case

Claims (5)

A case main body that can be opened and closed by accommodating a substrate inside;
A connecting piece ;
Wherein provided in the case body, wherein the coupling structure is formed by the engagement between the coupling piece has a plurality of receiving portions that can be sealingly said case body,
By cutting the receiver to the connecting structure is formed by the engagement between the connecting piece from the case body, together with the case body is openable, independent of the case body, the function of the connecting piece A connected body is formed,
Wherein by engaging the receiving portion, the new connection structure is formed, a substrate case the case body is characterized by comprising a re-sealed state remaining the coupling body to the case body. By cutting a portion including a coupling structure formed by the engagement between the receiving portion remaining in the case body and the connecting body, together with the case body is openable, and remains in the case body The substrate case according to claim 1, wherein a coupling body that can be engaged with another receiving portion is newly formed. The case body is configured by combining a pair of case components,
The receiving portion is configured by combining a first receiving component provided in one case component and a second receiving component provided in the other case component,
Substrate case according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the connecting structure is formed by connecting the second receiving structure portion and the connecting piece or the first receiving component through the coupling body . Wherein it can form a connection structure by fitting the connecting piece or the connecting member, and said different receiving section sizes of the internal space is provided with a plurality of,
Wherein the coupling element is made sequentially larger with the repetition of the opening of the case body,
When sealing the casing body, of the receiving part remaining in the case body, by selecting a of the connecting piece or the connecting body size capable of forming a connection structure is fitted is The substrate case according to claim 2, wherein the case body can be sealed. A substrate case according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A case mounting portion for mounting the board case is provided,
The substrate case, one or more of the receiving portion provided in the case body has an engagement portion that protrudes toward the outside of the receiving portion, to form a connection structure with the engagement portion the case body and be capable sealing Te,
The case mounting portion is provided with an engaging member having an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion,
Game machine and the engaged portion of the engagement member, and the engagement portion of the substrate case and said board case by engaging is mounted on the case mounting portion.

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