JP6585246B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to prevent an inspection from being obstructed by preventing a corresponding portion of a board case that needs to be inspected from coming into contact with a front door when inspecting whether an illegal act has been performed. It relates to gaming machines. The circuit board case is rotated from a housed state to a deployed state in which the substrate case is rotated. The deployed state is in a position where the front door comes into contact with the front door when the front door is closed. When the door is moved from the open state to the closed state, a front door side contact portion that can come into contact with the unfolded substrate case is provided, and the front door side contact portion and the substrate case are moved by the transition from the open state to the closed state. The surface of the board case is rotated to the accommodation state side in contact with the first defining part on the surface, and the surface area of the board case includes a fraud prevention area provided with a fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the board case. 1 prescription | regulation part is provided in the position different from a fraud prevention area | region, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine has a control board provided with an electronic circuit including a semiconductor element such as a CPU or ROM in order to control a gaming operation related to the progress of the game. I have. Such a substrate is generally housed inside a transparent synthetic resin substrate case formed in a box shape, and this substrate case is attached to the inside of the housing along the back plate of the housing of the gaming machine. ing. The substrate case includes a base member that is attached to the housing and a cover member that is assembled in a state of covering the front side of the base member (the center inside the housing).

The ROM provided on the board stores a program for controlling the game of the gaming machine. However, a fraudulent act of replacing this ROM with a forged forged ROM or a modification of the forged ROM or the like has been performed. Fraudulent acts such as switching to a substrate are known.
In such fraudulent acts, after destroying the back side of the board case and replacing it with a counterfeit ROM, attaching it to the back plate of the housing again makes it difficult to find traces of destruction on the back side of the board case. there were.

In order to detect fraud on the back side of the substrate case, the substrate case can be rotated around a rotation axis provided on the left side of the substrate case so that the back side of the substrate case can be inspected. There is a known gaming machine (Patent Document 1).
Such a gaming machine is in a sealed state by sticking a sealing sticker on the right side, which is the opposite side of the rotating shaft, so as to straddle the base member and the cover member of the substrate case. Sometimes it is possible to determine whether a fraudulent act has been made depending on whether the seal is broken or peeled off.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-176631

However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the front door and the substrate case contact each other when the clerk who has inspected does not return the substrate case to the accommodated state and closes the front door after the inspection. However, there is a problem that a large load is applied to the rotating part of the substrate case and the portion of the substrate case that comes into contact with the front door, resulting in damage.
In addition, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, as the board case rotates, the front door and the board case, particularly the seal sticker, come into contact with each other, so that the seal sticker is not cheating. However, it was damaged or peeled off, so that it was mistaken for an illegal act at the time of inspection, and there was a problem that the use of the gaming machine was refrained.
Even if the seal seal is not damaged, the board case comes in contact with the front door side, and it becomes full of scratches, making it difficult to see the inside of the transparent board case. There was a problem that it was difficult to check.

Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques described above, and the object thereof is as follows.
That is, the present invention prevents the inspection from being hindered by preventing the corresponding portion of the board case that needs to be inspected from contacting the front door when inspecting whether the illegal act has been performed. It relates to a gaming machine capable of.

Each invention described in each claim has been made to achieve the above-described object, and the features of each invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
A gaming machine (10) according to the present invention includes a housing (10a) having an opening on the front side, and a front door that can open and close the opening of the housing (10a) and closes the opening in a closed state. (10d), a transparent substrate case (100) disposed in the housing (10a) and accommodating the circuit board (230) so as to be visible from the outside, and the substrate case (100) A rotating support means (111) that can rotate to a deployed state rotated from the board case (10), wherein at least the housing state of the substrate case (100) is the front door (10d) At the time of closing, the front door (10d) is not in contact with the portion on the side, while at least the unfolded state of the substrate case (100) is the front door when the front door (10d) is closed. (10d) is in a position in contact with the portion on the side, and on the back side of the front door (10d), when the front door (10d) is moved from the open state to the closed state, the base in the unfolded state. A front door side contact portion (700) capable of contacting the plate case (100) is provided, and the front door side contact portion (700) and the front door (10d) are moved from the open state to the closed state by the transition from the open state to the closed state. When the first defining portion (140) provided on the surface of the substrate case (100) comes into contact with and the substrate case (100) is pushed in, the substrate case (100) is rotated to the accommodation state side, The surface region of the substrate case (100) includes a fraud prevention region (180) provided with a fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case (100), and the first defining portion (140) includes The fraud prevention area (180) is provided at a different position.

Here, the “tamper prevention means” includes the seal seal (250, 251) and various caulking portions in the embodiment.
As a result, when inspecting whether or not fraudulent activity has been carried out, the relevant part of the board case (100) that needs to be inspected and the front door (10d) should not be in contact with each other so as not to hinder the inspection. A gaming machine (10) that can be used can be provided.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, the board case (100) and the front door side contact portion (700) are formed of different materials, and the front door side contact The portion (700) is formed of a material that is more easily broken than the substrate case (100).
This prevents the board case (100) from being broken by making the front door side contact part (700) break when the board case comes into contact with the front door side contact part (700). It is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) that can be used.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, in the unfolded state, the back side of the substrate case (100) can be viewed in front view of the housing (10a). Features.
Thereby, when inspecting the back side of the substrate case (100), it is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) that can be easily inspected only by putting it in an unfolded state.

  Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, the gaming machine (10) further includes urging means (400) for urging the substrate case (100) from the unfolded state to the accommodation state side, and The means (400) is characterized in that the rotation angle of the substrate case (100) from the accommodated state is less than 90 degrees.

Here, when the substrate case (100) is rotated from the accommodated state to the unfolded state, the “rotation angle” is set to a rotation angle of 0 degrees with reference to the position of the substrate case (100) in the accommodated state. It means the rotation angle that the case (100) has rotated.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) capable of preventing the rotation support means (111) of the substrate case (100) from being broken when the rotation angle is 90 degrees or more.
That is, when the rotation angle is 90 degrees or more, when the front door side contact portion (700) and the substrate case (100) are in contact, the contacted state is more than 90 degrees and further on the opposite side from the accommodation state side. It is considered that the possibility of rotation increases and the rotation support means (111) is loaded and broken.

In addition, when the rotation angle is approximately 90 degrees, the substrate case (100) does not rotate to the accommodation state side or the opposite side to the accommodation state, when contacting the front door side contact portion (700). The applied load is applied to the front door side contact part (700) and the board case (100) as it is, and it is considered that both or one of the front door side contact part (700) and the board case (100) is broken. It is done.
Therefore, by providing such a configuration, the rotation angle can be maintained below 90 degrees, preventing the rotation support means (111), the front door side contact portion (700) or the substrate case (100) from being broken. Yes.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, further, the unfolded state is characterized in that the rotation angle of the substrate case (100) from the accommodated state is set to an obtuse angle. .
Thereby, when inspecting the back side of the substrate case (100), it is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) that can be easily inspected only by putting it in an unfolded state.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, when the substrate case (100) is in the unfolded state on the surface of the substrate case (100) in the accommodated state, the housing (10a) or a second defining portion (150) that contacts the specific portion (60) disposed on the front door (10d) is provided, and the second defining portion (150) is configured to prevent the fraud prevention region (180 ), And is provided at a different position.
As a result, when inspecting whether or not fraudulent activity has been carried out, the relevant part of the board case (100) that needs to be inspected and the specific part (60) should not be in contact with each other so as not to hinder the inspection. A gaming machine (10) that can be used can be provided.

Further, as a specific example of the gaming machine (10) according to the present invention, the front door side contact portion (700) further includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the front door (10d) side to the housing (10a) side. The protrusion (710) is inclined from the upper side toward the lower side toward the first defining part (140), and the substrate case (100) is rotated to the accommodation state side. A surface (720) is formed.
Thereby, it is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) capable of rotating the substrate case (100) to the accommodation state side.

  In particular, when the front case (10d) is closed, when the front case (10d) is closed, the front case side contact portion ( 700) simply contacts the substrate case (100), the substrate case (100) is further rotated to the unfolded state, and the rotation support means (111) is broken by exceeding the rotatable range. However, when the front door (10d) is closed, the front door side contact part (700) is formed by the protruding part (710) so that it is not rotated further from the stored state to the expanded state. It can be rotated to the side.

  A gaming machine (10) according to the present invention includes a housing (10a) having an opening on the front side, and a front door that can open and close the opening of the housing (10a) and closes the opening in a closed state. (10d), a transparent substrate case (100) that is disposed on the back side of the front door (10d) and accommodates the circuit board (230) so as to be visible from the outside, and the substrate case (100), A gaming machine (10) provided with a rotation support means (111) that can be rotated from an accommodation state to a deployed state, wherein at least the accommodation state of the substrate case (100) is the front door (10d). ) When closing the front door (10d) at least in the unfolded state of the substrate case (100). The base (10a) is in a position to be in contact with the part, and the base (10a) has the base (10a) in the unfolded state when the front door (10d) is shifted from the open state to the closed state. A case-side contact portion that can come into contact with the plate case (100) is provided, and the front door (10d) is moved to the surface of the case-side contact portion and the substrate case (100) by shifting from the open state to the closed state. When the provided first defining part (140) comes into contact with the board case (100) and is pushed in, the board case (100) is rotated to the accommodation state side, and the surface area of the board case (100) Includes a fraud prevention area (180) provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case (100), and the first defining part (140) includes the fraud prevention area (180). ), And is provided at a different position.

Here, the “tamper prevention means” includes the seal seal (250, 251) and various caulking portions in the embodiment.
As a result, when inspecting whether or not fraudulent activity has been carried out, make sure that the relevant part of the board case (100) that needs to be inspected does not come into contact with the case side contact part provided in the case (10a). By doing so, it is possible to provide a gaming machine (10) capable of preventing the inspection from being hindered.

It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the gaming machine from the front. It is the 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the gaming machine with which the front door was opened from front diagonally upper right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the substrate case from front diagonally upper right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The figure which looked at the state which decomposed | disassembled the substrate case and the case holder from diagonally forward right. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the substrate case from the front. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is 1st Embodiment of this invention, (A) is the conceptual diagram which shows the state in which the front door is in the middle of shifting from an open state to a closed state, and a substrate case can rotate, (B) is front It is a conceptual diagram which shows the state which the door further moved to a closed state and the front door side contact part of the front door and the 1st prescription | regulation part of a substrate case are contacting. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonal upper right of the handle attached to a reel unit upper surface. 1 is a first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view of a substrate case and a reel unit in an unfolded state as viewed from the front diagonally lower right. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a substrate case in an unfolded state and an upper part of a reel unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a key map showing a handle currently used as a blindfold. It is a 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the back side of a protective cover. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the case holder from front diagonally lower right. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance side view of the board | substrate case and case holder of an accommodation state. FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 13 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance side view of the substrate case of an expansion | deployment state, a case holder, and a reel unit. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the board | substrate case and case holder of the accommodation state from diagonally forward left. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonal left of the board | substrate case of an intermediate state. It is the 5th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure seen from the front diagonal left of the substrate case of the expansion | deployment state. FIG. 6A is a rear view of a holder that houses urging means, and FIG. 6B is an external view showing the urging means and a slide piece according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is the 6th embodiment of the present invention, (A) is an appearance perspective view seen from the front lower right of the substrate case in the accommodation state, and (B) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 20 (A). . FIG. 21B is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and is an external perspective view seen from the lower right front side of the intermediate substrate case, and FIG. 21B is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of the sixth embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the lower right and rear of the substrate case in an intermediate state. FIG. 23 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken along line HH in FIG. 22 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is the 6th embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a figure seen from the back slanting upper left of the substrate case of an unfolded state, and (B) is a partial enlarged view of (A). It is the 7th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the figure which looked at the game machine with which the front door was opened from diagonally forward upper right. FIG. 7A is a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is in the middle of a transition from the open state to the closed state, and the unfolded substrate case in which the rotation angle from the accommodated state is an obtuse angle (B) is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the front door further shifts to a closed state, and the front door side contact portion of the front door and the first defining portion of the substrate case are in contact with each other, (C ) Is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which the front door further shifts to a closed state, and the front door side contact portion of the front door and the first defining portion of the substrate case are in contact with each other.

(First embodiment)
In this specification, in each explanation location, a game is viewed from a player who is positioned toward the front of the gaming machine 10, that is, a player sitting in a chair installed in front of the gaming machine 10. The direction from the machine 10 toward the player's side is the “front” direction, and the opposite direction is the “rear” direction. Similarly, the left and right directions such as “left” and “right” and “up” and “down” The up-and-down direction such as the above also means the left direction or the right direction, or the upward direction or the downward direction when viewed from the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 10.

  Further, for convenience of explanation, each drawing of the drawings shows the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis except for some drawings. The directions of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis coincide with each other even in different drawings. In the following, the x-axis direction positive side (the x-axis arrow direction) is the “right” side, the x-axis direction negative side (the opposite direction to the x-axis arrow) is the “left” side, and the y-axis direction positive side (y-axis) Arrow direction) is the “rear” side, y-axis direction negative side (the direction opposite to the y-axis arrow)) is “front” side, z-axis direction positive side (z-axis arrow direction) is “up” side, z The axial negative side (the direction opposite to the arrow on the z-axis) is defined as the “down” side, but this is only for representing the relative positional relationship of each part, and the absolute position of each part. It does not limit the relationship.

  A slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a rectangular box-like housing 10a having a front opening that opens toward the front, and the front opening of the housing 10a is openably opened and closed. And a front door 10d for closing the front opening.

  An upper panel 10a made of a thin plate resin is provided on the upper part of the front door 10d. In the center of the middle panel 27a, there can be seen the symbols on the circumference of the three reels 26 (left reel 13, left middle reel 14, right right reel 15). A possible symbol display window portion 10e is formed. When the rotation of all three reels 26 is stopped, the symbol display window portion 10e is formed so that a total of nine symbols arranged in three columns and three rows are shown to the player. The symbol display window portion 10e is provided on the front side of the reel 26, and is used for visually recognizing a plurality of symbols stopped on the effective line 26a when the rotation of the reel 26 is stopped. The reel 26 can variably display a plurality of symbols through the symbol display window 10e.

  In the rear direction (backward direction) of the symbol display window portion 10e, three stepping motors (not shown), a total of three reels 26 respectively rotated by the stepping motors, the stepping motor, A reel unit 35 having a unit holder (not shown) for holding the reel 26 is disposed. The reel unit 35 is provided with a reel position sensor (not shown) for detecting that the rotational position of the reel 26 is a reference position (reference position). This stepping motor is driven based on a drive signal for driving the stepping motor output from a main control means (not shown).

  Below the symbol display window portion 10e, a credit indicator 29a for displaying the number of credit medals, which is the number of stored credit medals, and a medal paid out from the gaming machine 10 are arranged on the left side of the credit indicator 29a. And a payout number display 29b for displaying the total number of the payouts. These indicators are composed of two 7-segment LED indicators. The 7-segment LED display is composed of 7 segments (LEDs) that can be individually turned on / off to express one character such as decimal Arabic numerals. By having two 7-segment LED indicators, the credit indicator 29a can display a 2-digit stored number, and the payout number indicator 29b can display a 2-digit payout number.

A lower panel 27b is provided below the front door 10d. The front door 10d is provided with an operation portion 28 that is located at the top of the lower panel 27b and protrudes toward the front of the front door 10d.
In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a medal to be inserted as a game start condition is inserted in advance from a medal insertion slot 11 described later, and a credit function (up to 50 credit medals can be stored inside as a credit medal ( A function of electronically storing and managing the number of inserted sheets as electronic data. Note that the maximum number of credit medals that can be stored is 50, which is the maximum number of credit medals.
A medal slot 11 for inserting medals as game media is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the operation unit.

  Inside the housing 10a, in the vicinity of the medal slot 11, whether or not the medal inserted into the medal slot 11 is genuine is selected, and only the regular medal is placed in the hopper unit 36 described later. A guiding medal selector 11a is provided. The medal selector 11a is provided with an insertion sensor (not shown) that detects medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 one by one.

Note that a medal passage is provided inside the housing 10a, and medals excluded as non-regular medals in the medal selector 11a and medals paid out from the hopper unit 36 pass through this medal passage and will be described later. To be paid out from the medal payout exit 12.
Specifically, the medal selector 11a includes a passage for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 in the hopper unit 36 by operation of a cancel coil using an electromagnet, and a medal tray described later from the medal payout opening 12. It is possible to switch to the passage leading to 37. Thereby, it is possible to switch between storing the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 11 as credit medals or paying them out to the medal tray 37.

  Below the medal slot 11, a settlement switch 25 for paying out all medals credited by the credit function is provided.

  In the center of the operation unit 28, three stop switches 50 corresponding to the three reels 26 are provided in order to stop the rotation of the corresponding reels 26 by operation. This stop switch 50 has a left stop switch 21 for stopping the left reel 13, a middle stop switch 22 for stopping the middle reel 14, and a right stop switch 23 for stopping the right reel 15. ing. That is, these stop switches 50 are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 26, and after starting the display of the variation of the symbols of the plurality of reels 26, the variation display of the symbols of the reel 26 is individually stopped by the player's operation. It is for making it happen.

  On the left side of the stop switch 50, there is provided a start switch 20 for starting the rotation of the reel 26 on condition that a medal is inserted or a bet switch 40 described later is operated. In other words, the start switch 20 is for starting the variable display of the symbols on the reel 26 by the player's operation.

Above the start switch 20, a bet switch 40 is provided that can bet a medal stored in advance in order to set the bet number of medals for starting a game.
Above the start switch 20, as a bet switch 40, the number of medals from the stored medal number (credited medal number) to the maximum inserted number (specifically, for example, 3) is stored. Max bet switch 18 that subtracts the maximum number of medals from the number of medals, and subtracts the number of medals from the number of credit medals until reaching the number of inserted medals from the number of stored credit medals to replace one medal. A 1-bet switch 19 is provided.

When the start switch 20 is operated in a state where the bet number set by the operation of the bet switch 40 has reached the specified number, the bet number is fixed, and a lottery is performed to select one of a plurality of combinations. A lottery (role lottery) of winning or losing is performed. At almost the same time as the winning lottery, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (a so-called 4.1 second wait time) has elapsed since the start of rotation of the reel 26 in the previous game, and the predetermined time has elapsed. Until then, the reels 26 do not start rotating, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, all three reels 26 can start rotating.
On the right side of the max bet switch 18, a chance button 24 that can be operated by the player in a predetermined performance is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the display device 16 as the effect device, the speaker 17, and the effect lamp 38 are provided.

  Although not particularly illustrated, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a setting change switch is provided on the back side of the front door 10d, and this setting change switch is a setting key of the main control board unit 30 described later. This is for changing the setting together with the switch. This setting change switch is also used as a reset switch.

  Although not specifically shown, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a setting indicator, and this setting indicator is a set value (to be described later) of the winning probability by a small 7-segment LED. When setting, the set value is displayed. The setting indicator displays the setting value of the gaming machine 10, but it is provided on the back of the front door 10d so that it cannot be seen from the outside. After the setting value is set, the display is canceled. The

In the housing 10a corresponding to the lower part of the front door 10d, medals can be stored and a hopper unit 36 that can pay out medals, and a power supply unit 33 for supplying power to each component. And are arranged.
The power supply unit 33 is provided with a power switch that can be operated to turn on or shut off power, although not particularly shown.

  A medal payout port 12 through which medals are paid out from the hopper unit 36 in a predetermined case is formed at the lower part of the front door 10d. Below the medal payout opening 12, a dish-shaped medal tray 37 that opens upward is formed to store medals paid out from the medal payout opening 12. When the number of credited medals is less than the maximum number of credit medals, the acquired medals are added to the credit medal number without being paid out from the medal payout opening 12 until the number reaches 50.

  The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment enables a game to be started by inserting a predetermined number (specifically, three) of medals by operating the bet switch 40 or inserting medals. Then, when the start switch 20 is pressed, the reel 26 starts to rotate and the game is started, and a winning lottery of winning or losing a plurality of winning combinations is performed. Then, the gaming machine 10 stops the rotation of the reel 26 so as to match the result of the winning lottery based on the operation timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each reel 26 and the winning lottery result. The gaming machine 10 has a predetermined benefit such as winning a prize and paying out a predetermined number of medals when the combination of symbols constituting the winning combination stops on the active line 26a depending on the combination of symbols at the time of stoppage. To the player. As a result, one game is completed.

  Specifically, the effective line 26a includes a plurality of reels 26 that can be connected to one of the symbols displayed on the three reels 26, one for each reel 26. Among the lines that pass through all of the above, the line defines the arrangement of symbol combinations that are effective for winning a prize. This line becomes the active line 26a by betting a predetermined number of wagers (a predetermined number, which is 3 in the present embodiment).

  In the front door 10d, a section notification lamp 29c is provided between the credit indicator 29a and the payout number display 29b to notify that the current effect state is a so-called “advantageous section”.

This section notification lamp 29c is turned on when it has shifted to the “favorable section”.
This section notification lamp 29c is always lit while the push order notification state is "advantageous section", and is turned off when the state shifts to "non-advantageous section".

  Note that the section notification lamp 29c is not limited to the above-described one. For example, one dot or lighting in the area where the two-digit seven segment of the payout number display device 29b or the credit display device 29a is displayed. You may implement by a lamp etc.

  The front door 10d is formed with an effect device for notifying the player of various information such as winning of the lottery by sound, light, video, or the like. The effect device performs an effect based on sub-control means described later, and includes a speaker 17, an effect lamp 38, and a display device 16.

  The speakers 17 are arranged on the upper left and right of the front door 10d and on the lower left and right of the front door 10d.

  The effect lamps 38 are arranged on the upper part of the front door 10d and on the left and right of the lower part of the front door 10d.

  The display device 16 is a liquid crystal display device for displaying various images on the screen.

  In the present embodiment, a control device as a control means for controlling the entire operation of the gaming machine 10 is formed inside the gaming machine 10. The control device receives main control means for controlling the game state (game progress) by advancing the game and information (commands) transmitted from the main control means, and controls effects according to the progress of the game. And sub-control means for performing control for performing an effect of mainly informing the player of information relating to game contents.

  Further, the main control board unit 30, the sub control board unit 31, the liquid crystal unit 32, the power supply unit 33, the connector unit 34, the reel unit 35, the hopper unit 36, etc. are provided inside the gaming machine 10 having the housing 10a and the front door 10d. It is stored.

The main control board unit 30 is a circuit board 230 (see FIG. 5) as a main control means for performing basic control in games such as a role lottery and winning determination, and the sub control board unit 31 is a game such as a light-emitting lamp or voice effect. Are provided with sub-control boards (not shown) as sub-control means for performing control relating to the effects in
In addition, the liquid crystal unit 32 is a circuit board (not shown) that performs control related to effects produced by images displayed on the display device 16, and the power supply unit 33 is a circuit board (not shown) that supplies power to each device in the gaming machine 10. Each of the connector units 34 includes a circuit board (not shown) that mediates a cable connected to a specific device.
The reel unit 35 is a circuit board (not shown) for independently controlling the rotation of the reels 26 (left reel 13, middle reel 14, right reel 15), and the hopper unit 36 is inserted into the medal slot 11. A circuit board (not shown) that stores medals and performs control for sending medals to the medal payout opening 12 based on a signal from the main control board unit 30 is provided.

The various circuit boards provided in these units can all be subject to unauthorized access by an unauthorized person who performs an unauthorized act, that is, a so-called goto act.
For example, the circuit board 230 as the main control board provided in the main control board unit 30 has basic control in the gaming machine 10, specifically, winning probability data for performing, for example, part lottery, A storage device (ROM) in which a program for executing is recorded is mounted.
In the present embodiment, the ROM and RAM are built in the main CPU 234 (see FIG. 5). For this reason, by replacing the main CPU 234 with a forged version of the storage device, if a specific operation is performed during the game, the bonus game is won and the game machine 10 is illegal. Some fraudsters who attempt to remodel may appear. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, this type of circuit board is housed in a case and sealed (also referred to as sealing). Also in the present embodiment, the main control board unit 30 has the board case 100 as shown in FIG. 3, and the circuit board 230 (see FIG. 4) is accommodated in the board case 100, thereby A structure for sealing the circuit board 230 is employed. The substrate case 100 is formed to be transparent so as to be visible from the outside of the substrate case 100.

  In the present embodiment, the substrate case 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. In particular, a substrate case 100 for the main control board unit 30 (see FIG. 2) (a board case 100 for sealing the circuit board 230 as the main control board) will be described as an example. The configuration described below can also be applied to a substrate case of a unit other than the main control substrate unit 30 (for example, the sub control substrate unit 31 and the liquid crystal unit 32).

The substrate case 100 is formed by assembling the base member 120 and the cover member 110 to each other. The cover member 110 is configured by the cover member main body 130 when the protective cover 300 is not provided, and is configured by the cover member main body 130 and the protective cover 300 when the protective cover 300 is provided.
That is, the substrate case 100 is formed by assembling the base member 120 and the cover member 110 made of the cover member main body 130 when the protective cover 300 is not provided, and when the protective cover 300 is provided, The cover member 110 is formed by assembling the protective cover 300 to the cover member main body 130 and the base member 120.
Here, the protective cover 300 covers the front side of the cover member main body 130 in order to prevent unauthorized access from the outside to the connectors 261 to 263 disposed on the circuit board 230. The cover member main body 130 includes connector insertion holes 131 to 133, and a cable (not shown) connected to the connectors 261 to 263 is connected to the outside of the substrate case 100 via the connector insertion holes 131 to 133. Yes.

  4, the cover member main body 130 of the cover member 110 covers the front side (y-axis direction negative side) of the circuit board 230, and the base member 120 is the rear side of the circuit board 230 (y-axis direction positive side). It covers.

  The substrate case 100 is attached to the front side of the back plate 10b (see FIG. 2) of the housing 10a via a case holder 200 (housing side member) provided on the rear side of the substrate case 100.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a protective cover 300 is formed on the front side of the cover member main body 130 so as to be attachable.
Specifically, when attaching the protective cover 300, as shown in FIG. 4, with the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 disposed on the front side of the base member 120, screws (not shown) The protective cover 300 is screwed to the cover member main body 130 through a left fixing member insertion portion 322 that penetrates to the left side of the protective cover 300.
In order to prevent unauthorized access to a screw (not shown), the left fixing member 323 is fitted into the left fixing member insertion portion 322.
Similarly, with the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 disposed on the front side of the base member 120, a screw (not shown) is passed through the right fixing member insertion portion 320 that passes through the right side of the protective cover 300. Then, the right fixing part 113 on the right side of the base member 120 is screwed.
In order to prevent unauthorized access to a screw (not shown), the right fixing member 321 is fitted to the right fixing member insertion portion 320.
Thereby, the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 are arranged on the front side of the base member 120, that is, the circuit board 230 and the cover member main body 130 are sandwiched between the base member 120 and the protective cover 300. Thus, the substrate case 100 in which the base member 120, the circuit board 230, the cover member main body 130, and the protective cover 300 are integrated can be formed. In the case where the protective cover 300 is not provided, the cover member main body 130 having the circuit board 230 attached to the rear surface side with screws is fixed to the base member 120 with screws (not shown).
Further, when the protective cover 300 is provided, the protective cover 300 is attached to both the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130 constituting the substrate case 100 as in the present embodiment. You may make it attach only to either one of the cover member main bodies 130. FIG.
A horizontally long sealing seal 251 is attached to the front surface side of the left fixing member 323 so as to cover the front surface side of the left fixing member insertion portion 322. Similarly, on the front side of the right fixing member 321, a similar horizontally long sealing seal 252 is attached so as to cover the front side of the right fixing member insertion portion 320.

  Here, among the members of the case holder 200, the base member 120, the circuit board 230, the cover member main body 130, and the protective cover 300 shown in FIG. 4, the members excluding the circuit board 230 (in particular, the covers constituting the substrate case 100). The member main body 130 and the base member 120) are mainly formed of a transparent ABS resin (a thermoplastic resin composed of components such as acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene). This is in consideration of making it possible to detect illegal modifications to the circuit board 230 accommodated inside the board case 100 by visual inspection from the outside of the board case 100. In the present embodiment, the protective cover 300, the cover member main body 130, the base member 120, and the case holder 200 are injection molded products mainly made of a transparent resin. The protective cover 300 may be made of a translucent resin in order to hide the type and exact position of the electronic components in the substrate case 100 from the outside.

  The cover member main body 130, the base member 120, the case holder 200, the protective cover 300, and the circuit board 230 shown in FIG. 4 are assembled in the assembling procedures 1 to 4 described below at the manufacturing factory of the gaming machine 10.

In the assembling procedure 1, the circuit board 230 is assembled on the rear surface side of the cover member main body 130.
In the assembling procedure 1, the circuit board 230 is assembled to the cover member main body 130 in a state where the side on which the various electronic components are arranged on the circuit board 230 faces the front side.

As a result, when a game hall administrator or the like opens the front door 10d of the gaming machine 10, there is no abnormality in various electronic components mounted on the circuit board 230, or the ROM is counterfeited. It can be easily confirmed by visual inspection whether or not it is done.
In addition, since the front side of the circuit board 230 on which various electronic components are mounted can be covered with the cover member body 130, the electronic components on the circuit board 230 collide with other members in the subsequent procedure. Can prevent problems such as damage.

  In the present embodiment, screws (not shown) are inserted into the screw holes provided at the four corners of the circuit board 230 from the rear side of the circuit board 230, and the front end portion (front end portion) of the screw is the cover member main body. The circuit board 230 is fixed to the cover member main body 130 by being screwed to the rear surface side of 130. Of course, the method of fixing the circuit board 230 to the cover member main body 130 is not limited to the above-described fixing method, and other methods may be used. Thereby, the assembly procedure 1 is completed.

In the assembling procedure 2, the cover member main body 130 with the circuit board 230 attached as described above is assembled on the front side of the base member 120, and the circuit board 230 is accommodated in the substrate case 100. .
Specifically, in the assembling procedure 2, first, the cover member main body 130 is disposed on the front surface side of the base member 120, and the cover member main body 130 is fitted into the base member 120. As a result, the circuit board 230 is accommodated between the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130.

  In the present embodiment, the circuit board 230 is attached to the cover member main body 130 side, and the integrated circuit board 230 is attached to the base member 120 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the base member 120 side Alternatively, the circuit board 230 may be attached with screws or the like, and the cover member main body 130 may be attached to the front side of the integrated circuit board 230.

The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes rotation support means 111 that can rotate the substrate case 100 from the accommodated state to the expanded state.
The rotation support means 111 includes a right shaft 112, a left shaft 114, a right bearing 212, a left bearing 210, a right shaft support portion 116 (annular portion 117), and a left shaft support portion 118 (guide piece 119) which will be described later. ) And at least.
The rotation support means 111 described above will be described more specifically.
The base member 120 according to the present embodiment is formed with a substantially cylindrical right shaft 112 that protrudes from the lower portion of the right end surface of the base member 120 toward the right side, and extends from the lower portion of the left end surface of the base member 120 toward the left side. A substantially cylindrical left-hand shaft 114 is formed. The central axes of the right axis 112 and the left axis 114 are arranged to be the same.
A right bearing 212 that can support a part of the lower side of the right shaft 112 of the base member 120 protrudes toward the front side on the lower right side of the front side of the case holder 200, and a lower part on the front side of the case holder 200 On the left side, a left bearing 210 as a lower bearing capable of supporting a part of the lower side of the left shaft 114 of the base member 120 protrudes toward the front side.

A right shaft support portion 116 having an annular portion 117 capable of rotatably supporting the right shaft 112 is fixed to the case holder 200 via a screw (predetermined fixing member).
Similarly, a left shaft support portion 118 having a guide piece 119 as an upper bearing capable of guiding the upper side of the left shaft 114 is fixed to the case holder 200 via a screw (not shown). In order to prevent unauthorized access to the screw (not shown), the fixing member 121 is fitted to the left shaft support portion 118.
A snap latch 122 is provided on the front right side of the substrate case 100. When the snap latch 122 is pulled to the front, the substrate case 100 can be rotated, and the substrate case 100 is maintained in the accommodated state by pushing the snap latch 122.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the substrate case 100 is accommodated in the accommodation state in which the back surface of the base member 120 is along the front surface of the case holder 200, as shown in FIG. The substrate case 100 can be rotated with respect to the case holder 200 between the unfolded state where the back surface of the 120 is separated from the front surface of the case holder 200 and the substrate case 100 is visible from the back side. ing. For this reason, an operator who checks the presence or absence of unauthorized access to the board case 100 can confirm the board case 100 in the accommodated state from the front side of the housing 10a, and the board case 100 should be in an unfolded state. Thus, the back side of the substrate case 100 can be visually confirmed without removing the substrate case 100 from the case holder 200. When an electronic component in the circuit board 230 is replaced with an unauthorized part, or when an unauthorized part is added, for example, between the main CPU 234 and the circuit board 230, the front or back surface of the circuit board 230 Traces of replacement etc. remain on at least one of the surfaces. Since it can be easily confirmed from both the front and back without removing the substrate case 100, it is possible to detect traces of fraud early, and to facilitate early detection of fraud. Is formed. By facilitating early detection of fraud, unauthorized access to the substrate case 100 can be suppressed.

  The substrate case 100 rotates, but the case holder 200 for fixing the substrate case 100 is fixed to the back plate 10b of the housing 10a and does not move. When the number of rotating members increases, it is necessary to secure a wide space for rotation within the housing 10a. In the present embodiment, only the substrate case 100 rotates and the case holder 200 is fixed without rotating, so that the space for the above-described rotation of the housing 10a can be narrowed.

The maximum rotation angle in the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 (the rotation angle required from the housed state to the unfolded state) is an angle at which the back side of the substrate case 100 can be seen in front view of the housing 10a, which is 110 degrees in this embodiment. However, the angle is not particularly limited.
If the maximum rotation angle in this unfolded state is small, it is difficult to visually check the back side of the substrate case 100 from the inspection operator on the front side of the gaming machine 10 even if the substrate case 100 is rotated to the unfolded state. . For this reason, it is preferable that the maximum rotation angle of the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 be 60 degrees or more. The maximum rotation angle in the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 is more preferably 70 degrees or more, and further preferably 80 degrees or more. On the other hand, if the maximum rotation angle in the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 is too large, the rotation range of the substrate case 100 becomes large, and it becomes difficult to arrange other members, harnesses, etc. around the substrate case 100. Therefore, it is preferable that the maximum rotation angle of the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 is 120 degrees or less. The maximum rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is more preferably 110 degrees or less.

  The substrate case 100 according to the present embodiment has a structure (lower edge central rotation structure) that rotates in the expanded state around the right horizontal axis 112 and the left horizontal axis 114 in the lower horizontal direction in the accommodated state. The rotation mode of the substrate case 100 is not particularly limited to this. Specifically, for example, a structure that rotates around a horizontal axis in the horizontal direction near the upper part (upper edge) of the substrate case 100 (upper center rotation structure) may be used. Or you may make it the structure of rotating centering on the vertical axis | shaft of the vertical direction of a left edge. However, considering the rotation space of the substrate case 100, the ease of visual confirmation in the inspection work of the inspection operator, and the maintenance of the substrate case 100 in the deployed state, etc. As described above, it is preferable to adopt a structure in which the right axis 112 and the left axis 114 at the lower part of the substrate case 100 are rotated as the center for the inspection work.

In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cover member main body 130 and the base member 120 is defined as “A caulking”, and the portion of the substrate case 100 to which “A caulking” is applied is defined as the “A caulking portion”. is doing.
“A caulking part” is illegal to the circuit board inside the board case 100 after the gaming machine is shipped from the manufacturing factory until the inspection machine of the gaming machine opens the board case 100 and inspects the circuit board. This is a portion for sealing the substrate case 100 so that no modification or the like is performed, so that a trace remains when the substrate case 100 is illegally opened.
A portion corresponding to the “A caulking portion” is indicated by using a symbol “A” in FIG.

It should be noted that the “A caulking section” is not particularly limited in the location where it is installed and the number of installation. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, one “A caulking portion” is provided at two locations of the upper left corner portion and the upper right corner portion of the substrate case 100.
Although not particularly shown in the present embodiment, in addition to this, a plurality of types that are parts for engaging a plurality of members so that the traces remain when they are illegally released. The crimped portion is formed.

  In the assembling procedure 3, the base member 120 and the cover member integrated on the front side of the case holder 200 (case side member) fixed to the front side of the back plate 10b (FIG. 2) of the case 10a with screws or the like. The main body 130 is assembled.

In the assembling procedure 4, the protective cover 300 is assembled on the front side of the cover member main body 130.
When the assembly procedures 1 to 4 are completed, the substrate case 100 is attached to the housing 10a. The protective cover 300 may be attached to the front side of the cover member main body 130 from the beginning.

In the present embodiment, the surface area of the substrate case 100 includes a component that is arranged in the substrate case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the substrate case 100, and substrate identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. An inspection area 170 covering at least one of them is provided.
In FIG. 5, the cover member 110 such as the cover member main body 130 and the protective cover 300 is a transparent member. Therefore, for convenience, there is a portion in which a diagram or the like is omitted, but the cover member 110 is disposed on the circuit board 230. The surface area of the substrate case 100 on the front side of at least one of the parts requiring inspection (the main CPU 234 and the like) and the board identification information 232 becomes the inspection area 170.
Therefore, the inspection area 170 may relate to only the parts that need the inspection, only the board identification information 232, or both the parts that need the inspection and the board identification information 232.
The inspection area 170 is not limited to the front side of the substrate case 100, and may be, for example, the side surface. In particular, when adding an unauthorized part between the main CPU 234 and the circuit board 230 described above, it may be easier to understand a trace of an illegal act if the substrate case 100 is inspected from the side.
Here, as shown in FIG. 5, “components arranged in the substrate case 100 and requiring inspection by visual inspection from the outside of the substrate case 100” include a main CPU 234, a role monitor 231, a monitor LED 240, and the like. .
Here, the main CPU 234 is a central processing unit in the circuit board 230 as a main control board.
Further, the role ratio monitor 231 is used for counting the so-called role ratios by the gaming machine itself and displaying the monitor in 7 segments.
Further, the monitor LED 240 is arranged on the circuit board 230 and connected to various sensors of the gaming machine 10 to display whether or not the various sensors of the gaming machine 10 are functioning effectively by a lighting state. Is for. The monitor LED 240 is lit when the corresponding sensor detects a medal or an operation, and when not detected, the monitor LED 240 is turned off to indicate whether the various sensors of the gaming machine are functioning effectively. Is displayed.
Here, the “board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230” is printed on the circuit board 230 as shown in FIG. 5, and is a board ID that can identify the type and model number of the circuit board 230. Some board identification information is printed.
Here, various caulking portions may be included as parts included in the inspection region 170.

The surface area of the substrate case 100 according to the present embodiment includes a fraud prevention region 180 provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case 100.
The fraud prevention means serving as the fraud prevention region 180 is a rectangular shape on the left side of the substrate case 100 of FIG. 5, and includes a sealing seal 250 for sealing the base member 120 and the cover member 110, and a left fixing member 323. And a tape-like sealing seal 251 covering the front side of the left fixing member insertion portion 322, a tape-like sealing seal 252 covering the front side of the right fixing member 321 and the right fixing member insertion portion 320, and various caulking portions (for example, A Caulking part) and the like.
Note that the fraud prevention region 180 is not limited to the front side of the substrate case 100, and may be, for example, the side. In particular, the seal seal 250 or the like may be attached to the side surface side of the substrate case 100.

On the surface of the substrate case 100, there is provided a first defining portion 140 that is a portion of the front end side facing the front side when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state and can contact the back side of the front door 10d. It has been. Note that the first defining portion 140 is a portion on the upper surface side of the substrate case 100, more specifically, the cover member 110 in the accommodated substrate case 100.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the front door 10d is in the process of shifting from the open state to the closed state and the front door 10d is separated and the substrate case 100 is rotatable, the first defining portion 140 is provided. Does not contact the back side of the front door 10d, but as shown in FIG. 6B, the front door 10d further shifts to a closed state and serves as a front door side contact portion 700 on the back side of the front door 10d. When a state occurs in which the first liquid crystal unit 32 and the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 approach each other, the first defining portion 140 comes into contact with the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700. May occur.
Therefore, the first defining part 140 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180.
That is, the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700 is easily scratched, and the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 are not arranged in the contacted portion.

The contact between the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 and the rotation of the substrate case 100 that accompany the transition of the front door 10d from the open state to the closed state will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100 come into contact with each other. By pushing the substrate case 100, the substrate case 100 is rotated to the accommodation state side.
Even if the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140, the substrate case 100 is prevented from rotating in the direction opposite to the accommodation state side, that is, in the direction of further deployment from the deployed state. The rotation support means 111 is prevented from being broken.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the front door 10d is closed when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first of the substrate case 100 (cover member 110). The defining part 140 comes into contact.
At this time, the front door side contact portion 700 is prevented from coming into contact with the inspection area 170 or the fraud prevention area 180 of the substrate case 100.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the front door 10d is further closed, the front door side contact portion 700 pushes the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is rotated to the accommodation state side.
Note that the positions of the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 of the substrate case 100 in FIG. 6 indicate that the front door side contact portion 700 does not contact the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180. The exact positions of the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 in the case 100 are not shown.

  Here, the material of the cover member on the back side of the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 is formed of a material different from the material of the substrate case 100 described above, and the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 is formed. The back side cover member is made of a material that is easier to break than the substrate case 100 described above.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the surface of the substrate case 100 has a second surface that can come into contact with the specific portion 60 disposed on the housing 10 a or the front door 10 d when the substrate case 100 is in an unfolded state. 2 defining part 150 is provided.
In the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is provided on the surface of the substrate case 100 at a position different from the above-described inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).
In the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is provided in a rectangular region indicated by a one-dot chain line near the center of the substrate case 100 of FIG. Specifically, the second defining portion 150 is formed in the surface area of the protective cover 300 when the protective cover 300 is provided, and the cover member main body when the protective cover 300 is not provided. Formed on 130 surface regions.

In the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the specific portion 60 disposed in the housing 10a. The specifying unit 60 is assembled to a predetermined part arranged in the housing 10a. In the present embodiment, the specifying unit 60 also functions as a handle 70 for gripping the reel unit 35 as the predetermined part. It is.
The specifying unit 60 may be attached to the front door 10d. That is, the specifying unit 60 only needs to be located anywhere in the space inside the gaming machine 10 when the front door 10d is closed.
This handle 70 is shown in FIG. 7, and has three insertion holes 76, 77, 78 on the front side. The insertion holes 76, 77, and 78 are used to insert screws for attaching the handle 70 to the reel unit 35. In the present embodiment, screws are inserted through the insertion holes 76 and 78 from the front side, and the screws inserted through the insertion holes 76 and 78 are screwed into the upper portion of the reel unit 35, as shown in FIG. A handle 70 is assembled to the front side of the upper part of the reel unit 35.
The inner diameters of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 of the handle 70 are formed larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the screw for assembling the handle 70 to the reel unit 35, and the inner diameters of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 are It is formed so that there is a gap with respect to the outer diameter of the shaft portion.
As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface of the handle 70 is formed with an upper inclined surface 72 so that the contact portion with the substrate case 100 is concentrated at a specific portion. Specifically, since the inclination angle of the upper inclined surface 72 is different from the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protective cover 300, the contact with the substrate case 100 is concentrated at a specific location. However, the reinforcement rib 74 extending downward from the rear side edge of the upper inclined surface 72 is provided for this specific portion, so that the overall rigidity is increased and the risk of breakage is reduced. Is done.
The inclination angle of the upper inclined surface 72 is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the lower surface of the protective cover 300, so that the contact area between the upper inclined surface 72 and the lower surface of the protective cover 300 is reduced. Compared with the case where the surface 72 is a horizontal plane, the contact location is not biased to a specific location, stress concentration can be avoided, and the risk of breakage is further reduced.

  Further, a reinforcing rib 74 extending downward from the rear side edge of the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 is formed. The presence of the reinforcing rib 74 allows the fingers of the hand to be hooked and firmly gripped when the handle 70 is gripped by hand and the entire reel unit 35 is lifted.

By arranging this handle 70 at the top of the reel unit 35, it is possible to see the value inside the board case 100, particularly the ratio monitor 231 from the top of the symbol display window 10e under the middle panel 27a. It also functions as a blindfolding part that can be prevented.
Specifically, the handle 70 is disposed on the optical axis connecting the “role ratio monitor 231” and the “gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e”.
In addition, regarding the color of the handle 70, if it is formed of an opaque material, it is optimal as a blindfold, and even if it is a transparent member, if it is colored and not colorless, it will perform the blindfold function and be opaque. The handle 70 is less noticeable when viewed through the gap between the reel 26 and the symbol display window portion 10e.

According to the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60. As a result, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle determined in advance from the accommodated state.
Specifically, by setting the position where the second defining portion 150 abuts the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60 so that the substrate case 100 abuts at a position rotated to a predetermined rotation angle (110 degrees), the substrate It is possible to prevent the case 100 from rotating until the rotation angle from the accommodated state becomes an obtuse angle of 110 degrees or more.
Note that the cause of the rotation of the substrate case 100 exceeding the planned maximum rotation angle in the deployment direction is that the inspection operator can check the back side of the substrate case 100 in the expanded state when the inspection operator performs the inspection. There is a case where the pressing force is applied by mistake and a force in the developing direction is applied to the substrate case 100.
For example, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to 110 degrees and comes into contact with the rear side portion of the front door 10d, the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to further increase the rotation angle from the accommodated state. Thus, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent the rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle 110 degrees that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 itself from being damaged, the surrounding members from being damaged, and the like.
As a specific example of the surrounding member, for example, there is a connector 39 (see FIG. 9) that is weaker than the handle 70. In the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the strong handle 70 comes into contact with the substrate case 100 before the weak peripheral member such as the connector 39 (first). This prevents contact with the substrate case 100 in the expanded state and damage.
In addition, as an example of the peripheral member, a weak peripheral member may be arranged on the front door 10d. Even in such a case, the same effect (contact with the substrate case 100 and damage) Preventive effect).
In addition, since the handle 70 comes into contact with the substrate case 100, when the handle 70 is not present, the rotation of the substrate case 100 is forcibly rotated, so that the rotation support means 111 as a hinge is damaged, or the connector 39 is connected as a peripheral member. It is possible to prevent the cable from falling off.

  According to the present embodiment, the portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, and is initially transparent and has good visibility. Even if it can be ensured, the visibility deteriorates due to the damage of the surface. According to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 abuts on the specifying section 60, so that the position on the surface of the substrate case 100 is different from the inspection area 170. Even if the visibility of the non-inspection area is reduced due to damage, the inspection area 170 does not come into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60, so the surface of the inspection area 170 is not damaged, and the visibility is good. Can be maintained.

  Here, the inspection area 170 is formed in at least one of a part that is arranged in the board case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the board case 100, and board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. Yes. As a result, it is possible to ensure the visibility of the inspection area 170 that covers at least one of the parts that need to be inspected by visual inspection from outside and the board identification information 232, and the inspection due to a decrease in visibility in the external inspection. Occurrence of defects can be suppressed, and inspection work can be suppressed from becoming inefficient and complicated.

According to the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60. As a result, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle (110 degrees). That is, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle (for example, 110 degrees) from the accommodated state.
When the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to an obtuse angle of 110 degrees and comes into contact with the part on the back side of the front door 10d, the substrate case 100 is rotated from the housed state to further increase the rotation angle from the housed state. Thus, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent the rotation in the deploying direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of fragile surrounding members arranged in the housing 10a.
Further, in the present embodiment, the place where the second defining portion 150 and the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70 abut is a distance away from the right axis 112 and the left axis 114 that are the rotation axes around which the substrate case 100 rotates. Is formed. In general, the magnitude of the force for rotating the substrate case 100 or the magnitude of the force for stopping the rotation varies depending on the position where the force acts, and is inversely proportional to the distance of the action line from the rotation center (so-called "The principle of leverage".) As a result, in this embodiment, compared with the case where a portion for restricting the rotation of the substrate case 100 is provided near the rotation axis, a large force is applied to the portion that restricts the rotation when a force is applied. For example, even if it rotates vigorously, an effect is obtained in which the rotation support means 111 as a hinge is not easily broken.
Also, when the inspection operator inadvertently pushes the back side of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state when the inspection worker inspects, and a force in the unfolding direction is applied to the substrate case 100 A member for limiting the rotation is provided in the vicinity of the rotation axis even when a deployment direction force is applied to the substrate case 100 after the rotation of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with the handle 70 and stops. Compared with a thing, it can suppress that the member for stopping rotation etc. are damaged.
As a result, it is possible to suppress damage to the member for stopping the rotation and the like as compared with the case where a member for limiting the rotation is provided near the rotation axis.

  According to the present embodiment, the specifying unit 60 is assembled to a predetermined part arranged in the housing 10a, and also functions as a handle 70 for gripping the predetermined part. Thus, when a predetermined part is arranged to be attached to the inside of the housing 10a or removed from the inside of the housing 10a, the operator grasps the specific portion 60 as the handle 70, lifts it, and performs operations such as attachment or removal This is convenient when attaching or detaching the predetermined part. Thereby, attachment or removal work can be facilitated, attachment work or removal work can be simplified, workability can be improved, and work efficiency can be improved.

  The “specific part 60” is not limited to the part of the handle 70 attached to the reel unit 35. Specifically, for example, the specific part 60 is directly arranged on the back plate 10b of the housing 10a. In addition, those attached to other components attached to the back plate 10b and the middle plate of the housing 10a are also included.

  In addition, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment can contact the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state on the back side of the front door 10d when the front door 10d is shifted from an open state to a closed state. A front door side contact portion 700 is provided, and the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is pushed in. The first defining portion 140 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).

According to the present embodiment, when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 contacts the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state. To do.
Of the surface of the substrate case 100, the portion that comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc., even though it is initially transparent and good visibility can be secured, Visibility decreases due to surface damage. According to the present embodiment, the first defining portion 140 provided at a position different from the inspection region 170 comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, so that the inspection region 170 of the surface of the substrate case 100 is Even if the visibility of a different position is reduced due to damage, the inspection area 170 does not come into contact with the first defining portion 140, so that the surface of the inspection area 170 is not damaged and good visibility can be maintained. .
Here, the inspection area 170 covers at least one of the parts that are arranged in the board case 100 and need to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the board case 100, and the board identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. . As a result, it is possible to ensure the visibility of the inspection area 170 that covers at least one of the parts that need to be inspected by visual inspection from outside and the board identification information 232, and the inspection due to a decrease in visibility in the external inspection. Occurrence of defects can be suppressed, and inspection work can be suppressed from becoming inefficient and complicated.

According to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is formed on the protective cover 300 that is separately attached to the members constituting the substrate case 100 (the base member 120 and the cover member main body 130 in the present embodiment). Therefore, even if the second defining portion 150 is damaged by coming into contact with the specific portion 60, the appearance of the substrate case 100 can be maintained by replacing the protective cover 300.
According to the present embodiment, the handle 70 as the specific portion 60 is assembled as a separate body with respect to the reel unit 35 as a predetermined part. However, only the specific part 60 needs to be replaced, and the repair work can be facilitated.
Further, when the reel unit 35 is transported as a single unit, if the reel unit 35 and the handle 70 are integrally formed, the handle 70 partially protrudes from the reel unit 35. Although it is difficult to stack the units 35, according to the present embodiment, the handle 70 can be removed from the reel unit 35, which is convenient when packing the reel units 35 or stacking a plurality of reel units 35. Can be increased. Further, compared to the case where the reel unit 35 and the handle 70 are integrally formed, the mold for manufacturing the reel unit 35 can be simplified, and the design cost can be suppressed.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the handle 70 is assembled to the front side of the upper portion of the reel unit 35. For this reason, when the handle 70 vibrates and the screw is loosened by the second defining portion 150 coming into contact with the handle 70, the handle 70 has a gap between the inner diameter of the insertion holes 76, 77, 78 and the outer diameter of the shaft portion of the screw. Since it can swing by the amount, it is possible to prevent the handle 70 from being damaged.

(Second Embodiment)
Although the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is not particularly illustrated, the housing 10a having an opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed, as in the first embodiment. The front door 10d that closes the opening in the closed state, the base member 120, and the cover member 110 are combined to form a transparent housing that is disposed in the housing 10a and accommodates the circuit board 230 so as to be visible from the outside. The gaming machine 10 includes a substrate case 100 and rotation support means 111 that can rotate the substrate case 100 from a housed state to a deployed state.
Similar to the first embodiment, the cover member 110 is provided with the second defining portion 150. When the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 is disposed on the housing 10a or the front door 10d. It is formed so as to come into contact with a handle 70 as the specific portion 60. The surface area of the substrate case 100 includes a fraud prevention area 180 provided with a fraud prevention means for preventing an illegal act against the substrate case 100 described in the first embodiment.
The second defining unit 150 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is provided in a non-fraud prevention area that is at a different position from the fraud prevention area 180.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a front door side contact portion 700 that can contact the substrate case 100 in an unfolded state when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state on the back side of the front door 10d. The front door side contact portion 700 is in contact with the first defining portion 140 described in the first embodiment provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the first defining portion 140 is It is characterized in that it is provided in a non-fraud prevention area that is at a different position from the fraud prevention area 180.
Other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and descriptions of those configurations and operational effects are omitted.

According to the present embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the second defining portion 150 comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60. As a result, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle. For example, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from rotating beyond a predetermined rotation angle determined in advance from the accommodated state.
Specifically, by setting the position where the second defining portion 150 contacts the handle 70 as the specifying portion 60 so that the substrate case 100 contacts at a position rotated to a predetermined rotation angle (for example, less than 90 degrees). The substrate case 100 can be prevented from rotating until the rotation angle from the accommodated state becomes an obtuse angle.
For example, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to the obtuse angle and contacts the part on the back side of the front door 10d, the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to further increase the rotation angle from the accommodated state. It is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 and the rotation support means 111 from being damaged. That is, it is possible to prevent the rotation in the deployment direction beyond the maximum rotation angle that is planned in advance, and it is possible to prevent breakage of fragile surrounding members arranged in the housing 10a. .

According to the present embodiment, the portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the handle 70 as the specific portion 60 is damaged due to scratches on the surface, etc. If there is a measure against fraud such as seals 250-252 and caulking, the fraud prevention measures such as seals 250-252 and caulking will be damaged, and the fraud prevention measures will be checked. There is a possibility that the inspecting operator may misunderstand that fraudulent acts have been performed in the fraud prevention means such as the seal seals 250 to 252 and caulking.
According to the present embodiment, in the surface area of the substrate case 100, the second defining part 150 in the non-fraud prevention area at a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 contacts the handle 70 as the specifying part 60. Therefore, even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 in the surface area of the substrate case 100 is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not contact the specific part 60. For example, the sealing stickers 250 to 252 and the caulking, which are prevention means, are not damaged, and there is no possibility of misidentifying that there has been an illegal act.
Thereby, the function of the fraud prevention means can be maintained normally, and the presence or absence of fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention means. Thereby, the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraud can be ensured, and as a result, fraud can be prevented.

Note that the “fraud prevention means” specifically includes, for example, seal seals 250 to 252, various crimps, and other seal pins.
In addition, the “specific part 60” is not limited to the handle 70 attached to the reel unit 35, but may be directly arranged on the housing 10a (the inside of the side plate, the inside of the back plate 10b, etc.). included.
The specifying unit 60 may be attached to the front door 10d. That is, the specifying unit 60 only needs to be located anywhere in the space inside the gaming machine 10 when the front door 10d is closed.
Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the back side of the front door 10d, the front door side contact that can come into contact with the unfolded substrate case 100 when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state Portion 700 (for example, the liquid crystal unit 32) is provided, and the front door side contact portion 700 comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is pushed into the substrate case 100. Is rotated to the accommodation state side, and the first defining part 140 is provided in a non-fraud prevention region which is a position different from the fraud prevention region 180.

According to the present embodiment, when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700 contacts the first defining portion 140 on the surface of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state. To do.
According to the present embodiment, the portion of the surface of the substrate case 100 that comes into contact with the front door side contact portion 700 is damaged by, for example, scratching the surface. If there is a means of fraud prevention such as 250 to 252 or a sealing pin or caulking, the fraud prevention means such as the sealing sticker 250 to 252 or a sealing pin or caulking will be damaged. An inspection worker who has checked the prevention means may mistakenly recognize that a fraudulent act has been performed in the fraud prevention means such as the seal seals 250 to 252 and the seal pin.
According to the present embodiment, the first defining portion 140 at a position different from the fraud prevention region 180 in the surface area of the substrate case 100 abuts on the front door side contact portion 700, so that the substrate case 100 Even if a position different from the fraud prevention area 180 in the surface area is damaged, the fraud prevention means in the fraud prevention area 180 does not come into contact with the front door side contact portion 700, and therefore, the fraud prevention means. For example, the seal seals 250 to 252, the caulking, the seal pin, and the like are not damaged, and there is no misconception that there has been an illegal act.
Thereby, the function of the fraud prevention means can be maintained normally, and the presence or absence of fraud can be accurately determined by the function of the fraud prevention means. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure the accuracy of the inspection work for determining the presence or absence of fraud, and as a result, it is possible to prevent fraud.

(Third embodiment)
11 to 15 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the first embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is near the center of the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100, the specific portion 60 is a handle 70 provided at the upper portion of the reel unit 35, and an upper inclined surface 72 thereof. Was in contact with the second defining portion 150. In the unfolded substrate case 100, the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is further increased by the second defining portion 150, which is a dashed-dotted square frame shown in FIG. 5, coming into contact with the upper inclined surface 72 of the handle 70. It was restrained to do.
In contrast, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the second defining portion 150 includes a left contact edge surface 312 and a right contact edge surface 310 that are edge surfaces on the back side of the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100. Formed from.

In the present embodiment, the lengths of the distance Y between the left contact edge surface 312 and the left fixing member insertion portion 322 and the distance X between the right contact edge surface 310 and the right fixing member insertion portion 320 are compared. The distance X is longer than the distance Y.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the specifying unit 60 includes a right bearing 212 that protrudes from the case holder 200, which is a component (fixed with a screw (not shown)), to the housing 10a. A right bearing contact lower surface 213 that is a lower end surface and a left bearing contact lower surface 211 that is a lower end surface of the left bearing 210 that similarly protrudes from the case holder 200 to the front surface side.

When the substrate case 100 in the accommodated state as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is rotated to the unfolded state in which the rotation angle from the accommodated state is rotated up to 110 degrees as shown in FIG. 15, the right contact of the protective cover 300 described above. The edge surface 310 is in contact with the right bearing contact lower surface 213 of the case holder 200, and the left contact edge surface 312 is formed on the protective cover 300 so as to contact the left bearing contact lower surface 211 of the case holder 200.
That is, in the present embodiment as well, as in the first embodiment, the protective cover 300 of the cover member 110 (the cover member main body 130 and the protective cover 300) is provided with the second defining portion 150, as shown in FIG. When the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state as described above, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to abut against the specific portion 60 (the left bearing contact lower surface 211 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 of the case holder 200) arranged in the housing 10a. Has been.
The surface area of the substrate case 100 covers at least one of a component that is disposed in the substrate case 100 and needs to be inspected by visual inspection from the outside of the substrate case 100 and the substrate identification information 232 attached to the circuit board 230. An inspection area 170 is provided, and the second defining portion 150 is provided at a position different from the inspection area 170 (so-called non-inspection area).

According to the present embodiment, there are two positions where the protective cover 300 and the case holder 200 are in contact with each other as described above, but when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the right contact on the right side of the substrate case 100 is provided. The contact between the edge surface 310 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 is formed so as to contact before the contact between the left contact edge surface 312 on the left side of the substrate case 100 and the left bearing contact lower surface 211.
In the present embodiment, the distance X on the right side is longer than the distance Y on the left side, and the distance to the mounting position of the protective cover 300 is longer, and the protective cover 300 is more easily bent on the right side than the left side. The side is brought into contact first so that the contact becomes gentle.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the second defining portion 150 is formed on the edge surface of the protective cover 300 that is the cover member 110, so that the second defining portion 150 is damaged by coming into contact with the specific portion 60. Even if the trace of the damage is not conspicuous, the aesthetic appearance of the substrate case 100 can be maintained.
In the present embodiment, the other configurations are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and the operations and effects achieved by these configurations are the same as the operations and effects described in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, in the unfolded state where the substrate case 100 is rotated 110 degrees from the accommodated state, the handle 70 with which the protective cover 300 of the substrate case 100 abuts is also provided. However, in the present embodiment, the rotation of the substrate case 100 includes the left bearing contact lower surface 211 that contacts the left contact edge surface 312 and the right bearing contact lower surface 213 that contacts the right contact edge surface 310. In this embodiment, the handle 70 may not be provided. Of course, the present embodiment may have the handle 70 similarly to the first embodiment, and restrict the rotation of the substrate case 100 by both of the above-described configurations.

(Fourth embodiment)
Although the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is not particularly illustrated, the housing 10a having an opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed, as in the first embodiment. The front door 10d that closes the opening in the closed state, the base member 120, and the cover member 110 are combined to form a transparent housing that is disposed in the housing 10a and accommodates the circuit board 230 so as to be visible from the outside. The gaming machine 10 includes a substrate case 100 and rotation support means 111 that can rotate the substrate case 100 from a housed state to a deployed state.

Similarly to the third embodiment, the cover member 110 is provided with a second defining portion 150 including a left contact edge surface 312 and a right contact edge surface 310 on the edge side end surface of the protective cover 300, and the substrate case 100 is unfolded. Then, the second defining portion 150 is formed so as to abut on the right bearing contact lower surface 213 and the left bearing contact lower surface 211 of the case holder 200 disposed (fixed) in the housing 10a.
The surface area of the substrate case 100 includes a fraud prevention area 180 provided with a fraud prevention means for preventing an illegal act against the substrate case 100 described in the first embodiment.

The second defining unit 150 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is provided in a non-fraud prevention area that is at a different position from the fraud prevention area 180.
The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a front door side contact portion 700 that can contact the substrate case 100 in an unfolded state when the front door 10d is shifted from the open state to the closed state on the back side of the front door 10d. The front door side contact portion 700 is in contact with the first defining portion 140 described in the first embodiment provided on the surface of the substrate case 100, and the first defining portion 140 is It is characterized in that it is provided in a non-fraud prevention area that is at a different position from the fraud prevention area 180.

  Other configurations are the same as those described in the above-described embodiments such as the first embodiment, and descriptions of those configurations and operational effects are omitted.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS.
In addition, it demonstrates centering on a different part from embodiment mentioned above demonstrated using FIGS. 1-15 etc., and description is abbreviate | omitted or abbreviate | omitted about the overlapping part.
16 to 18 show a fifth embodiment.
Also in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the housing 10a having an opening on the front side and the opening of the housing 10a can be opened and closed, and the opening is closed in the closed state. A front door 10d, a transparent substrate case 100 that is arranged in the housing 10a and accommodates the circuit board 230 so as to be visible from the outside, and a rotation that allows the substrate case 100 to be rotated from the accommodated state to the expanded state. And support means 111.

FIG. 16 shows an accommodation state of the substrate case 100. The substrate case 100 is disposed substantially parallel to the back plate 10b (see FIG. 2) of the housing 10a via the case holder 200, and the state is snapped. It is held by a latch 122.
In this accommodated state, the substrate case 100 is in a position where it does not come into contact with a portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed.
FIG. 18 shows the unfolded state of the substrate case 100. The substrate case 100 is centered on the rotation support means 111 and the upper side (the Z axis direction positive side in FIG. 18) faces toward the front door 10d side. It is in a state of being inclined to the maximum.
In this unfolded state, when the front door 10d is closed, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 comes into contact with a portion on the front door 10d side (specifically, the liquid crystal unit 32 as the front door side contact portion 700). In position.
FIG. 17 shows an intermediate state of the substrate case 100. As in the unfolded state, the substrate case 100 has the rotation support means 111 as the rotation center and the upper side (the Z axis direction positive side in FIG. 18) is the front side. Although tilted toward the door 10d side, the tilt is looser than the deployed state.
In this intermediate state, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 is in a position where it abuts with a portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed.
As shown in FIGS. 16-18, in this Embodiment, the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 which urges | biases the substrate case 100 from the expansion | deployment state to the accommodation state side is provided. The spring 410 is a so-called tension coil spring and acts when a tensile load is applied from a predetermined length.

  The spring 410 as the urging means 400 is shown in FIG. 17 between the deployed state of the substrate case 100 and the accommodated state of the substrate case 100 and the deployed state, and the rotation angle from the accommodated state of the substrate case 100 becomes an acute angle. Intermediate state (specifically, the rotation angle from the housed state is 45 degrees, of course, the intermediate state is not limited to 45 degrees, and may be set to any other angle as long as it is an acute angle) Until this time, a force that displaces the substrate case 100 toward the accommodation state is output, while a force that displaces the substrate case 100 toward the accommodation state is not output from the intermediate state to the accommodation state. .

  Here, the “rotation angle” of the substrate case 100 is set to a rotation angle of 0 degree with reference to the position of the substrate case 100 in the accommodated state when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to the expanded state. This means the rotation angle at which the substrate case 100 is rotated from the state.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the intermediate state shown in FIG. 17 is between the unfolded state shown in FIG. 18 and the housed state shown in FIG. 16, and specifically, the rotation angle from the housed state is It is set to be 45 degrees. Since the containment state is set to 0 degrees and the unfolded state is set to 110 degrees, the middle of 0 to 110 degrees is 55 degrees. An intermediate rotation angle is set at 45 degrees, which is the close position.

  Specifically, the spring 410 as the urging means 400 has a main body portion in a coil shape, and hooks 411 for engaging with the case holder 200 and the substrate case 100 are formed at both ends. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the upper hook 411 of the spring 410 is locked to the holder side locking portion 421 of the case holder 200, and the lower hook 411 of the spring 410 is the case side of the substrate case 100. Locked to the locking portion 422. The hook 411 on the lower side of the spring 410 is a long hole hook 420 whose portion to be locked is a long hole.

As shown in FIG. 17, when the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is in an intermediate state of 45 degrees, the case side locking portion 422 is positioned on the tip side of the long hole hook 420 (the Z axis direction negative side in FIG. 17). In such a state, the length is set such that the elongation of the spring 410 becomes zero and the urging force (tensile force) becomes zero. That is, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the intermediate state as shown in FIG. 17 to the accommodation state side as shown in FIG. 16, the spring 410 does not output an urging force (tensile force), and its length The case-side locking portion 422 located on the distal end side of the hole hook 420 is only moved to the proximal end side (the main body side of the spring 410) of the long hole hook 420.
As a result, by having such a long hole hook 420, the substrate case 100 can be moved from the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 as shown in FIG. 18 to the intermediate state (rotation angle is 45 degrees) as shown in FIG. While the force for displacing to the accommodation state side is output by the biasing force (tensile force) of the spring 410, the accommodation state shown in FIG. 16 (rotation angle is 0 degree) from the intermediate state (rotation angle is 45 degrees) shown in FIG. Up to this point, it is possible not to output a force for displacing the substrate case 100 toward the accommodation state.

Next, the rotation of the substrate case 100 from the accommodated state to the expanded state will be described.
When the snap latch 122 is pulled forward in the accommodated state shown in FIG. 16, the lock is released, and the substrate case 100 rotates to the intermediate state shown in FIG. 16 to the intermediate state in FIG. 17, the case 410 is simply moved from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the elongated hole in the elongated hole hook 420, and the spring 410 is moved. No urging force (tensile force) is generated. In the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 receives a force to further rotate to the deployed state side by gravity, but the spring 410 is set to resist the force. Therefore, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the accommodated state to the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 is maintained in the intermediate state even if an operator such as a game hall clerk inspecting releases the hand. The
Thereafter, when the operator rotates the substrate case 100 further to the unfolded state side against the biasing force (tensile force) of the spring 410, the unfolded state shown in FIG. 18 is obtained.
When the operator removes his / her hand from the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state shown in FIG. 18, the intermediate state shown in FIG. 17 is restored. More specifically, in the deployed state, the spring 410 is in a state of receiving a tensile load due to the displacement from the intermediate state. When the operator releases the substrate case 100 from that state, the state receiving the tensile load is released, and the spring 410 returns to the state before receiving the tensile load, and the substrate case 100 is also in an intermediate state in conjunction with it. It will return to. Alternatively, the substrate case 100 is temporarily displaced from the intermediate state to the accommodated state side due to inertia, and then returns to the intermediate state due to gravity.
In the intermediate state, as described above, a force to further rotate toward the deployed state is received by gravity, but the spring 410 is set to resist the force as described above. Therefore, when the substrate case 100 is rotated from the unfolded state to the intermediate state, the substrate case 100 is maintained in the intermediate state even if an operator such as a game hall clerk inspecting releases the hand. The
Then, after the operator rotates the substrate case 100 from the intermediate state to the accommodation state side to reach the accommodation state shown in FIG. 16, the accommodation state is maintained by pushing the snap latch 122.

The biasing force of the spring 410 (f = kx, k: spring constant, x: spring displacement amount) is proportional to the displacement amount of the spring 410 (expansion / contraction length (x)). As in this embodiment, the extension of the spring 410 from the intermediate state to the deployed state can be made shorter than the extension of the spring 410 from the housed state to the deployed state. The biasing force of the spring 410 due to the extension from the intermediate state to the deployed state in the present embodiment can be made smaller than the biasing force of the spring 410 due to the stretch from the accommodated state to the deployed state. That is, in the present embodiment, the urging force of the spring 410 in the deployed state can be made smaller than that in which the spring 410 is extended from the housed state to the deployed state.
Further, in the present embodiment, in the intermediate state, the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 closes the front door 10d side portion (specifically, as the front door side contact portion 700) when closing the front door 10d. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 is not in contact with the portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed. Also good.

  According to the present embodiment, since the rotation support means 111 is provided, it is easy to visually check the back side of the transparent substrate case 100 and the like. Then, after the operator visually confirms, when the operator tries to close the front door 10d and releases his / her hand from the unfolded substrate case 100, the substrate case 100 is either in an intermediate state or an intermediate state by the biasing force of the spring 410. It will be displaced to the accommodation state side rather than. For this reason, even when the front door 10d is closed before the substrate case 100 is returned to the accommodated state, the substrate case 100 is unlikely to come into contact with the portion on the front door 10d side. Even if the substrate case 100 is in contact with the front door 10d side, the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 at the time of contact is not in the unfolded state, and further from the accommodation state of the substrate case 100. Since the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 is an acute angle, the substrate case 100 is easily displaced toward the accommodation state side by being pushed toward the accommodation state side as compared with the rotation angle in the unfolded state (fully opened position). Thus, it becomes possible to release the force at the time of contact with the front door 10d to be closed, so that damage due to the closing operation of the front door 10d can be prevented.

Since the spring 410 does not output a force that displaces the substrate case 100 in the closing direction from the intermediate state to the accommodated state, the spring 410 further moves toward the closing direction even when the substrate case 100 is in the accommodated state. Compared to the case where a force to be displaced is output, the force of the spring 410 when the substrate case 100 is in the deployed state is small, in order to bring the substrate case 100 from the accommodated state to the deployed state, or The burden on the operator for maintaining the deployed state is also reduced. Also, even when the operator releases his / her hand when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the substrate case 100 is prevented from violently colliding with the front side of the case holder 200 due to the urging force. can do.
Therefore, the front door is assumed to be a gaming machine 10 in which the substrate case 100 accommodated in the housing 10a has a rotatable structure, and the back side of the transparent substrate case 100 can be easily visually confirmed. In addition to preventing breakage due to the closing action of 10d, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator, and furthermore, when the operator releases his hand when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state. Even in such a case, it is possible to prevent the substrate case 100 from violently colliding with surrounding members in the accommodated position due to the urging force.

In the present embodiment, the intermediate state is between the deployed state and the accommodated state, and is located closer to the accommodated state side than the deployed state.
Here, “being at a position closer to the housed state than the unfolded state” specifically means that, for example, in the unfolded state, the rotation angle from the housed state is an obtuse angle (90 degrees <θ <180 In the case where the rotation angle from the accommodated state is 45 degrees or less.

  According to the present embodiment, the substrate case 100 is located between the unfolded state and the accommodated state and is closer to the accommodated state side than the unfolded state. When it comes into contact with this part, the substrate case 100 is easily displaced toward the accommodated state, and is difficult to be displaced into the deployed state. As a result, it is possible to avoid the rotation support means 111 from being damaged by being displaced into the deployed state, and it is possible to set the housing state at a stable position.

  In the present embodiment, the unfolded state is set such that the rotation angle from the accommodated state of the substrate case 100 is an obtuse angle (90 degrees <θ <180 degrees).

  According to the present embodiment, the rotation angle from the accommodated state of the substrate case 100 in the unfolded state becomes an obtuse angle (90 degrees <θ <180 degrees), so that the back surface side that is the opposite side of the substrate case 100 is It can be directed to the front side, the back side of the circuit board 230 can be easily seen directly from the front side of the gaming machine 10, and the visual confirmation of the inspection operator can be made easier and more reliable. It is possible to perform a simple inspection work.

  According to the present embodiment, while the rotation angle of the substrate case 100 becomes an obtuse angle, the visual confirmation becomes easy, while it is a harmful effect caused by the rotation angle becoming an obtuse angle, closed in a state rotated to an obtuse angle. The spring as the urging means 400 according to the present embodiment is that the substrate case 100 is damaged due to contact with the rear side portion of the front door 10d that moves to the state and further increases the rotation angle. 410 can be forcibly displaced to the accommodation state side to prevent the harmful effect, and both the improvement effect of visual confirmation on the back side of the circuit board 230 and the prevention effect of occurrence of damage The effect can be exhibited effectively.

(Sixth embodiment)
19 to 24 show a sixth embodiment.
In the fifth embodiment, the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 is uncovered inside the housing 10a without being covered with anything, so that interference or entanglement with surrounding members such as a harness occurs. There was a fear. The present embodiment is characterized by comprising a holder 430 that houses a spring 410 as the biasing means 400, and a conversion means 440 that converts the linear motion of the biasing means 400 into the rotational motion of the substrate case 100. Is.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a holder 430 is provided on the right side of the back side of the case holder 200 so as to cover and store a spring 410 as the biasing means 400. The lower end of the spring 410 is connected to a slide piece 450 that has a crank shape as a whole and slides up and down by the biasing force of the spring 410. The lower end of the slide piece 450 is set to be at the lower end position on the front side of the case holder 200. The spring 410 as the biasing means 400 according to the present embodiment is a so-called compression coil spring, and acts when receiving a compression force (outputs a biasing force (repulsive force)).

  As shown in FIG. 20, a rectangular transmission that slightly protrudes downward from the lower end of the substrate case 100 to the lower end on the left side of the substrate case 100 and aligns with the lower end position of the slide piece 450 described above. A piece 460 is formed. The transmission piece 460 is formed integrally with the substrate case 100 and is configured to rotate in the same manner as the substrate case 100 rotates.

  As shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B, when the substrate case 100 is in the accommodated state, the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450 are not in contact with each other.

As shown in FIG. 21, when the substrate case 100 is in an intermediate state where the rotation angle from the accommodated state is 45 degrees, the rear end surface of the transmission piece 460 comes into contact with the end surface of the lower end of the slide piece 450. When the substrate case 100 is rotated from the intermediate state shown in FIG. 21 to the unfolded state side, the transmission piece 460 is rotated along with the rotation of the substrate case 100, and the slide piece 450 that is in contact with the rear end surface of the transmission piece 460 is directed upward. Push up. As shown in FIGS. 22 to 24, when the substrate case 100 rotates from the intermediate state to the unfolded state and the transmission piece 460 pushes the slide piece 450 upward, the spring 410 (compression coil spring) as the biasing means 400 The spring 410 that has been compressed and receives the compressive force outputs an urging force in a direction in which the slide piece 450 is pushed back against the compressive force. The urging force of the spring 410 acts in a direction in which the substrate case 100 is rotated from the deployed state side to the accommodated state side by pushing the back end surface of the transmission piece 460 through the slide piece 450.
In the present embodiment, the slide piece 450 and the transmission piece 460 described above serve as the conversion means 440 that converts the linear motion of the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 into the rotational motion of the substrate case 100.

Also in the present embodiment, as in the description in the fifth embodiment, at least the housing state of the substrate case 100 is in a position where it does not come into contact with a portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed. On the other hand, at least the unfolded state of the substrate case 100 is in a position where it abuts against a portion on the front door 10d side when the front door 10d is closed, and the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 is unfolded of the substrate case 100. From the state to the intermediate state (rotation angle is 45 degrees) between the housing state of the substrate case 100 and the unfolded state and the rotation angle from the housing state of the substrate case 100 is an acute angle (rotation angle is 45 degrees), the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450 The contact piece outputs a force for displacing the substrate case 100 toward the accommodation state, while the transmission piece 460 and the slide piece 450 do not contact each other from the intermediate state to the accommodation state. Displace to the accommodation state side It is formed so as not to output a.
Thereby, there exists an effect | action and effect similar to what was demonstrated in 5th Embodiment.
Further, in the present embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment, the intermediate state is between the deployed state and the accommodated state, and is formed at a position closer to the accommodated state side than the deployed state. .
Further, in the present embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment, in the unfolded state, the rotation angle from the housed state of the substrate case 100 is set to an obtuse angle (110 degrees), and the fifth embodiment Has the same effect.

  According to the present embodiment, by storing the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 in the holder 430, the spring 410 as the biasing means 400 is entangled with the wiring of the harness or the like inside the gaming machine 10, and the surrounding members Interference can be prevented in advance.

(Seventh embodiment)
Next, with reference to FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, particularly when the rotation angle from the accommodated state in the deployed state is 90 degrees or more, the biasing in the fifth embodiment and the sixth embodiment described above is performed. A modification of the front door side contact portion 700 that is an effective displacement means other than the forced displacement to the accommodation state side by the means 400 will be described.
When the rotation angle from the accommodated state in the unfolded state is 90 degrees or more, as shown in FIG. 26A, the front door side contact portion 700 protrudes from the front door 10d side to the housing 10a side. By forming the front door 10d, the substrate case 100 can be rotated to the accommodation state side when the front door 10d is closed.
When the biasing means 400 in the fifth embodiment and the sixth embodiment described above is used to rotate the substrate case 100 to the accommodation state side, it cannot be released to maintain the unfolded state. At least one hand cannot be used for inspection. In addition, if the front door 10d is closed while maintaining the unfolded state by hand, there is a high possibility that the front door 10d will rotate to the opposite side to the accommodation state side, and the rotation support means 111 will be loaded and broken. .
Therefore, this embodiment is effective in this respect.

The protruding portion 710 is formed with an inclined surface 720 that is inclined from the upper side to the lower side toward the first defining portion 140 and rotates the substrate case 100 to the accommodation state side.
Here, as shown in FIG. 26 (A), the protruding portion 710 has a tip that enters the lower side of the unfolded substrate case 100, and the upper end side of the inclined surface 720 is the rotation axis of the substrate case 100 (right axis 112, left side). It is desirable to be formed so as to be located above the axis 114).
The substrate case 100 can be rotated to less than 90 degrees from the state where the substrate case 100 is rotated 90 degrees or more, and the displacement toward the accommodation state side can be facilitated.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 26A to 26C, it is desirable that the tip of the projecting portion 710 be formed in a rounded shape so as not to damage the first defining portion 140.

As shown in FIG. 26, when the front door 10d is closed when the substrate case 100 is in the unfolded state, the front door side contact portion 700 and the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100 (cover member 110) come into contact with each other. However, the front door side contact portion 700 is prevented from contacting the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 of the substrate case 100.
The positions of the inspection area 170 and fraud prevention area 180 of the substrate case 100 in FIG. 26 indicate that the front door side contact portion 700 does not contact the inspection area 170 and fraud prevention area 180. The exact positions of the inspection area 170 and the fraud prevention area 180 in the case 100 are not shown.

(Eighth embodiment)
Next, although not shown, a modified example in which the substrate case 100 is disposed on the front door 10d will be described.
In addition, it demonstrates centering on a different part from embodiment mentioned above, and description is abbreviate | omitted or abbreviate | omitted about the overlapping part.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the substrate case 100 is disposed on the housing 10a side and the front door 10d is closed, the front door side contact portion 700 provided on the back side of the front door 10d and the first of the substrate case 100 are disposed. The substrate case 100 is rotated to the accommodation state side by contacting the defining portion 140 and pushing the substrate case 100.In this embodiment, the substrate case 100 is disposed on the back side of the front door 10d. When the front door 10d is closed, the housing side contact portion provided in the housing 10a comes into contact with the first defining portion 140 of the substrate case 100, and the substrate case 100 is pushed in, so that the substrate case 100 is accommodated. Rotate to the side.

Here, the housing side contact portion may be shared by the reel unit 35 or the like, but a component that functions only as the housing side contact portion may be provided in the housing 10a.
And even if it is a case where substrate case 100 is arranged at front door 10d like this embodiment, there is the same operation effect as the case where it arranges on case 10a side like the above-mentioned embodiment. Can do.

10 gaming machine 10a chassis
10b Back plate 10d Front door
10e Symbol display window 11 Medal slot
11a Medals selector 12 Medals outlet
13 Left reel 14 Middle reel
15 Right reel 16 Display
17 Speaker 18 Max bed switch
19 1-bet switch 20 Start switch
21 Left stop switch 22 Middle stop switch
23 Right stop switch 24 Chance button
25 Refund switch 26 reel
26a Effective line 27a Middle panel
27b Lower panel 28 Control section
29a Credit indicator 29b Payout number indicator
29c Section notification lamp 30 Main control board unit
31 Sub control board unit 32 LCD unit
33 Power supply unit 34 Connector unit
35 reel unit 36 hopper unit
37 Medal tray 38 Production lamp
39 Connector
40 Bet switch 50 Stop switch
60 Specific part 70 Handle
72 Upper inclined surface 74 Reinforcement rib
76 Insertion hole 77 Insertion hole
78 Insertion hole
100 Substrate case 110 Cover material
111 Rotation support means 112 Right axis
113 Right fixing part 114 Left axis
116 Right shaft support 117 Annulus
118 Left shaft support 119 Guide piece
120 Base member 121 Fixed member
130 Cover member body 131 Connector insertion hole
132 Connector insertion hole 133 Connector insertion hole
140 1st regulation part 150 2nd regulation part
170 Inspection area 180 Fraud prevention area
200 Case holder 210 Left bearing
211 Left bearing contact lower surface 212 Right bearing
213 Right bearing contact lower surface 230 Circuit board
231 Ratio monitor 232 Board identification information
234 Main CPU 240 Monitor LED
250 Seal seal 251 Seal seal
252 Seal seal 261 Connector
262 connector 263 connector
300 Protective cover 310 Right contact edge
312 Left contact edge 320 Right fixing member insertion part
321 Right fixing member 322 Left fixing member insertion part
323 Left fixing member
400 Biasing means 410 Spring
411 hook 420 long hole hook
421 Holder side locking part 422 Case side locking part
430 Holder 440 Conversion means
450 Slide piece 460 Transmission piece
700 Front door side contact area 710 Projection
720 inclined surface

Claims (7)

A housing having an opening on the front side;
A front door that can open and close the opening of the housing and closes the opening in a closed state;
A transparent substrate case that is disposed within the housing and that accommodates the circuit board so as to be visible from the outside,
A gaming machine comprising rotation support means that can rotate from the housed state to a deployed state in which the substrate case is rotated,
While at least the accommodation state of the substrate case is in a position where it does not come into contact with the part on the front door side when the front door is closed,
At least the unfolded state of the substrate case is in a position where it abuts on the front door side when closing the front door,
On the back side of the front door, when the front door is shifted from the open state to the closed state, a front door side contact portion that can contact the substrate case in the unfolded state is provided,
By moving the front door from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion and the first defining portion provided on the surface of the substrate case come into contact, and the substrate case is pushed in, whereby the substrate The case is rotated to the accommodation state side,
The surface area of the substrate case is
A fraud prevention area provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case,
The first defining part is provided at a position different from the fraud prevention area ,
Urging means for urging the substrate case from the unfolded state to the housed state side;
The biasing means is
A gaming machine , wherein a rotation angle of the substrate case from the accommodated state is less than 90 degrees . A housing having an opening on the front side;
A front door that can open and close the opening of the housing and closes the opening in a closed state;
A transparent substrate case that is disposed within the housing and that accommodates the circuit board so as to be visible from the outside,
A gaming machine comprising rotation support means that can rotate from the housed state to a deployed state in which the substrate case is rotated,
While at least the accommodation state of the substrate case is in a position where it does not come into contact with the part on the front door side when the front door is closed,
At least the unfolded state of the substrate case is in a position where it abuts on the front door side when closing the front door,
On the back side of the front door, when the front door is shifted from the open state to the closed state, a front door side contact portion that can contact the substrate case in the unfolded state is provided,
By moving the front door from the open state to the closed state, the front door side contact portion and the first defining portion provided on the surface of the substrate case come into contact, and the substrate case is pushed in, whereby the substrate The case is rotated to the accommodation state side,
The surface area of the substrate case is
A fraud prevention area provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case,
The first defining part is provided at a position different from the fraud prevention area,
The front door side contact portion is formed by a protruding portion that protrudes from the front door side to the housing side,
The gaming machine, wherein the protruding portion is formed with an inclined surface that is inclined from the upper side toward the lower side toward the first defining portion and that rotates the substrate case toward the accommodation state. The substrate case and the front door side contact portion are formed of different materials,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the front door side contact portion is formed of a material that is more easily broken than the substrate case. Wherein in the expanded state, the gaming machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that as viewed from the front of the housing is visible the back side of the board case.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein in the unfolded state, the rotation angle of the board case from the housed state is set to an obtuse angle. On the surface of the substrate case in the accommodated state, when the substrate case is in the unfolded state, a second defining portion that comes into contact with the specific portion disposed on the housing or the front door is provided,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the second defining portion is provided at a position different from the fraud prevention area. A housing having an opening on the front side;
A front door that can open and close the opening of the housing and closes the opening in a closed state;
A transparent substrate case that is arranged on the back side of the front door and that stores the circuit board so as to be visible from the outside,
A gaming machine comprising rotation support means that can rotate from the housed state to a deployed state in which the substrate case is rotated,
While at least the accommodation state of the substrate case is in a position where it does not come into contact with the housing side when closing the front door,
At least the unfolded state of the substrate case is in a position that comes into contact with a part on the housing side when the front door is closed.
In the case, when the front door is shifted from the open state to the closed state, a case side contact portion that can contact the substrate case in the unfolded state is provided,
By moving the front door from the open state to the closed state, the housing side contact portion and the first defining portion provided on the surface of the substrate case come into contact, and the substrate case is pushed in, thereby the substrate case Is rotated to the accommodation state side,
The surface area of the substrate case is
A fraud prevention area provided with fraud prevention means for preventing fraud against the substrate case,
The first defining part is provided at a position different from the fraud prevention area ,
Urging means for urging the substrate case from the unfolded state to the housed state side;
The biasing means is
A gaming machine , wherein a rotation angle of the substrate case from the accommodated state is less than 90 degrees .