JP6095247B1 - PCB storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate storage case in which it is difficult to recognize that a coloring material or a luminescent material is mixed even if a coloring material or a luminescent material is partially mixed. A board storage case for storing a control board on which a control component for controlling a gaming machine is mounted, wherein a main body part on which the control board is arranged and a lid on the main body part on which the control board is arranged And a sealing member that fits into the main body and the lid, maintains the closed state of the main body and the lid, and is destroyed when the main body and the lid are opened. The main body part or the cover part is a colored transparent colored part, and at least a part of the colored transparent part is an identification region that develops or emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength, and is visible In the substrate storage case, the identification region and the region other than the identification region are the same color under light and cannot be identified. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a board storage case for storing a control board on which a control component for controlling a gaming machine is mounted.

  As is well known, electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM are mounted in a housing of a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, and a control board for controlling the operation of the gaming machine is disposed. For example, in the case of a slot machine, the main control board mainly controls the main control board containing programs for controlling the hardware surface such as basic operation of the slot machine and reel control as the control board and the software side such as effects and sounds. A sub-control board on which a program for compensating for a part that cannot be processed by the board is stored is attached.

  For such a control board, a rogue act that makes the game result different from the original by replacing the ROM that stores the control program with an illegal one or by taking an illegal approach to the mounted electronic components Is a problem.

  In order to prevent such illegal acts, in recent gaming machines, a control board is sealed in a case and then installed in a casing of the gaming machine. The case is made of resin and is transparent so that the control board stored in the case can be visually recognized. The case is sealed by a sealing member and cannot be opened unless the sealing member is destroyed. The trace of opening is left behind by being destroyed.

  However, if the resin in the case facing the ROM or the like is removed and the ROM or the like is fraudulent and then a new resin is attached to the removed part and repaired, the fraud is not known. For this reason, a light emitting substance is blended in the resin of the case so that it emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength, and even if part or the whole of the case is replaced, by irradiating light of a predetermined wavelength, There has been proposed one that can detect fraud (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, there is a problem that the cost increases when the luminescent material is blended.

  For this reason, it is conceivable that the luminescent material is blended only in the resin facing the ROM etc. in the case instead of blending the luminescent material in the entire resin of the case. Since the color and the like change depending on the portion that is not blended, it may be recognized that the case has been subjected to a fraud detection measure.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-244

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and recognizes that even when a coloring material or a luminescent material is partially blended, the coloring material or the luminescent material is blended. It is intended to provide a substrate storage case that is difficult to perform.

The invention according to claim 1 is a board storage case for storing a control board on which a control component for controlling a gaming machine is mounted, and a main body part on which the control board is arranged, and the control board on which the control board is arranged. A lid portion that covers the main body portion, a hinge portion that connects the main body portion and the lid portion so as to be freely opened and closed, and the main body portion and the lid portion are fitted to each other, and the main body portion and the lid portion are closed. And a sealing member that is destroyed when the main body and the lid are opened, and the main body or the lid is a colored transparent portion that is colored and transparent, and at least one of the colored transparent portions. Visible light is an identification region that develops or emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength , and is an identification region that emits or emits light when at least a portion of the hinge is irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength. Below, the identification area and the area other than the identification area are the same color. And it can not be identified, the colored transparent portion has a coloring substance or luminescent substance identification area has a coloring agent in a region other than the identification area, irradiating at least part of the predetermined wavelength light of the sealing member In particular, the present invention relates to a substrate storage case that emits light or emits light .

According to the substrate storage case of the first aspect of the invention, since the main body or the lid is colored and transparent, it is difficult to recognize even if a coloring material and a luminescent material are put in part.
In addition, since the identification region has a coloring material or a luminescent material, and the region other than the identification region has a colorant, the identification region and the region other than the identification region are the same color under visible light so that they cannot be distinguished from each other. can do.
Furthermore, since at least a part of the sealing member is colored or emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength, it is possible to detect when the sealing member is broken and an illegal act is performed.
In addition, since at least a part of the hinge part is an identification area that develops or emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength, it can be easily detected even when the hinge part is replaced during an illegal act. it can.

It is a schematic external view of a slot machine in which the substrate storage case according to the present embodiment is used. It is a schematic internal view of the slot machine. It is a general | schematic external view of the board | substrate storage case which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic exploded view of the same substrate storage case. It is a schematic external view of the sealing member of the substrate storage case.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a substrate storage case according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the slot machine in which the substrate storage case is used will be described. Although the present embodiment will be described using a slot machine, it is needless to say that the substrate storage case of the present invention may be used in a pachinko machine.

[External configuration of slot machine]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a box-shaped housing 2 whose front surface is open, and a front door 3 that is openably and closably attached to the housing 2. It has.
A display window 4 is formed in front of the central portion of the front door 3.

  The display window 4 is mainly for observing the three rotating reels 5L, 5C, and 5R in the housing 2. On the outer peripheral surface of each reel 5L, 5C, and 5R, a bonus symbol, A plurality of types of role symbols including a small role symbol and a replay role symbol are drawn along the circumferential direction. Three of these symbols are observed through the display window 4. The display window 4 and each reel 5L, 5C, 5R face the player.

  An operation unit 6 is provided below the display window 4. The operation unit 6 includes a medal slot 61, a bet button 62, a start lever 63, stop buttons 64L, 64C, 64R, and a settlement button 65.

[Internal configuration of slot machine]
The housing 2 is provided with reels 5L, 5C, and 5R, and stepping motors that are driving sources of the reels 5L, 5C, and 5R.

  A main control board on which a ROM, a CPU, a RAM, and the like on which programs for controlling basic operations of the slot machine 1 and reel control are stored is stored above the reels 5L, 5C, and 5R in the housing 2. A substrate storage case 7 is attached, and a substrate storage case (not shown) in which the sub control substrate is accommodated is attached to the side surface of the bracket that supports the reels 5L, 5C, and 5R.

[PCB storage case]
Below, the board | substrate storage case which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS.
The substrate storage case 7 is fitted to the main body 71 on which the control board 8 is arranged, the lid 72 that covers the main body 71, the main body 71 and the lid 72, and the main body 71 and the lid 72. And a sealing member 73 that is broken when the main body 71 and the lid 72 are opened.
The main body portion 71 or the lid portion 72 is a colored transparent portion that is colored and transparent, and is an identification region 74 that develops or emits light when at least a part of the colored transparent portion is irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength. 3 and 4, the lid portion 72 is the colored transparent portion 70, and the portion of the lid portion 72 that covers the electronic component 81 mounted on the control board 8 is the identification region 74. An identification area 74 may be provided. The main body portion 71 and the lid portion 72 are connected to each other by a hinge portion 75 of the lid portion 72 so as to be freely opened and closed. Note that both the main body 71 and the lid 72 may be colored transparent portions.

The main body 71 and the lid 72 are made of synthetic resin, and the type of synthetic resin is not particularly limited. For example, polycarbonate resin, acrylic resin, and ABS resin are used.
The main body 71 has an opening 71 a into which the hinge portion 75 of the lid 72 is inserted and engages the lid 72 in an openable and closable manner, and a fixed frame 71 b for positioning the control board 8.
The main body 71 also has two insertion holes 71c into which the sealing member 73 is inserted and a female screw 71d into which a male screw (not shown) is screwed.

The lid portion 72 has a projecting shape in which the central portion accommodates the control board 8, and the projecting shape is provided with an opening 72 a through which a wiring to which the control board 8 is connected is passed.
Moreover, the cover part 72 has the hinge part 75 engaged with the opening 71a of the main-body part 71 as mentioned above, and the two insertion ports 72b in which the sealing member 73 is inserted.
On the control board 8, electronic components 81 such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, a connector 82, and the like are mounted.

  The sealing member 73 has an arrowhead shape as shown in FIG. 5, and the umbrella 73a is elastically closed inside. For this reason, when the sealing member 73 is inserted into a hole of an appropriate size, the closed umbrella portion 73a is opened and cannot be removed from the hole.

Next, a method for storing the control board 8 in the board storage case 7 will be described.
The control board 8 is set on the fixed frame 71 b of the main body 71.
Subsequently, the tip of the hinge portion 75 of the lid portion 72 is engaged with the opening 71 a of the main body portion 71, and the lid portion 72 is closed. The connector 82 of the control board 8 is exposed from the opening 72 a of the lid portion 72. When the lid 72 is closed, the opening 72b of the lid 72 and the opening 71c of the main body 71 are adjacent to each other and arranged on the same axis.
Subsequently, a screw (not shown) is screwed into the female screw 71 d of the main body portion 71 through the screw hole 72 c of the lid portion 72.
Subsequently, the sealing member 73 is inserted into the opening 72 b of the lid portion 72 and the opening 71 c of the main body portion 71 arranged on the same axis. The inserted sealing member 73 cannot be removed from the opening 72b and the opening 71c because the closed umbrella portion 73a is opened at the time of insertion. Thus, in order to open the lid portion 72 from the main body portion 71, the sealing member 73 must be destroyed. Thus, when the cover part 72 is opened in order to perform an illegal act on the control board 8, it is detected by the broken sealing member 73.

  Since two sealing members 73 can be inserted, only one sealing member 73 is inserted after the control board 8 is stored and first closed. When the lid portion 72 is opened for some reason such as inspection, the inserted sealing member 73 is broken and the lid portion 72 is opened. After the inspection or the like is completed, the second sealing member 73 can be sealed again. it can.

The lid 72 has a coloring material or a luminescent material in the identification region 74 and a colorant in a region other than the identification region. Under visible light, the discriminating region 74 and the region other than the discriminating region 74 are the same color and cannot be distinguished. The coloring material and the luminescent material are not particularly limited, but Eu (III) complex, Tm (III) complex, Luminescent rare earth complexes such as Tb (III) complexes, known substances such as perylene compounds and coumarin compounds can be used. There is no particular limitation on the colorant in the region other than the identification region.
As long as the identification region 74 and the region other than the identification region 74 are the same color under visible light and are not distinguished, the coloring material, the luminescent material, and the colorant in the region other than the identification region 74 may be anything.
As a specific example, for example, a special phosphor (black light reactive pigment) (product number: PCK-A153427) manufactured by OK Kasei Co., Ltd. is used as a luminescent substance in the identification region 74, and as a colorant in a region other than the identification region. Transparent blue (product number: PCK-A155135) manufactured by OKKASEI CO., LTD. Can be used.

Since it is expensive to make the entire lid portion 72 the identification region, only a part of the lid portion 72 is used as the identification region 74. In the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, only the portion of the control board 8 that covers the electronic components 81 such as the CPU, ROM, and RAM is the identification area 74 and is represented by hatching.
The entire lid 72 is colored and transparent. If the entire lid portion 72 is colorless and transparent, the color and the like are different between the identification region 74 containing the coloring material and the luminescent material and the region other than the identification region 74, so the appearance becomes unnatural. Then, there is a possibility that the person who intends to cheat on the control board 8 may know the cheating detection measure by the identification area 74.
Thus, by making the entire lid 72 colored and transparent as in the present embodiment, the difference in color between the identification area 74 and the area other than the identification area 74 is reduced, so the appearance does not become unnatural. . As a result, even if a person who intends to cheat replaces the portion of the lid portion 72 that covers the electronic component 81 without noticing that a coloring material or a luminescent material is contained, it can be easily detected. .
In the example of FIGS. 3 and 4, the electronic component 81 mounted on the control board 8 faces the lid portion 72, so that the identification region 74 is provided in the lid portion 72, but the electronic component 81 faces the main body portion 71. In such a case, an identification area 74 may be provided in the main body 71.
Such an identification area 74 and an area other than the identification area 74 can be formed by two-color molding or the like.

  Further, the hinge portion 75 may be used as the identification region 74. Even when this part is replaced at the time of fraud, it can be easily detected.

  Alternatively, at least a part of the sealing member 73 may be colored or emit light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength. Even if the sealing member 73 is destroyed and an illegal act is performed and replaced with a new sealing member, it can be easily detected. The sealing member 73 may not be transparent or may be transparent. In the case of being transparent, when a color developing material or a light emitting material is partially introduced, it may be colored and transparent in the same manner as the lid portion 72 described above.

  The present invention is suitably used for slot machines and pachinko machines.

7 Substrate Storage Case 70 Colored Transparent Portion 71 Main Body 72 Lid 73 Sealing Member 74 Identification Area 8 Control Board

Claims (1)

A board storage case for storing a control board on which a control part for controlling a gaming machine is mounted.
A main body portion on which the control board is disposed;
A lid portion that covers the main body portion on which the control board is disposed;
A hinge portion that connects the main body portion and the lid portion so as to be freely opened and closed;
A sealing member that fits into the main body and the lid, maintains the closed state of the main body and the lid, and is destroyed when the main body and the lid are opened;
The main body part or the cover part is a colored transparent colored transparent part, and at least a part of the colored transparent part is an identification area that emits or emits light when irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength,
An identification region that develops or emits light when at least a portion of the hinge is irradiated with light of a predetermined wavelength;
Under visible light, the identification area and the area other than the identification area are the same color and cannot be identified,
The colored transparent portion has a coloring material or a luminescent material in the identification region, and has a colorant in a region other than the identification region,
A substrate storage case, wherein at least a part of the sealing member is colored or emits light when irradiated with light having a predetermined wavelength .

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