JP6589167B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention enables opening and closing of the front opening of the casing by rotating around a box-shaped casing having a front opening opening on the front side and a hinge provided in the casing. The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a front door to be closed.

Gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines have a fraud prevention structure that prevents fraudulent acts by inserting a piano wire or thin cell board through the gap between the front door and the housing (the main body of the gaming machine). Yes.
The thing of patent document 1 is known as an example of the gaming machine which has this fraud prevention structure. In this gaming machine, the side of the gaming machine body that is pivotally attached to the movable door is formed so as to protrude from the upper end to the lower end, and the gaming machine body is provided with a first protrusion provided on the side of the side. And a movable door is formed to project from the upper end to the lower end of the side portion pivotally attached to the gaming machine body. It has the 3rd ridge part provided in the side part side, and the 4th ridge part provided in parallel by the center side rather than this.
And the 2nd protrusion part is formed in the height which the protrusion height is lower than the height of the 1st protrusion part, and does not contact the 3rd protrusion part at the time of opening and closing of a movable door. When the movable door is in the closed position, the third protrusion and the first protrusion are opposed to each other so that the side surfaces thereof are close to or in contact with each other, and the fourth protrusion and the second protrusion are arranged. The protrusions are opposed to each other and their side surfaces are close to or in contact with each other.

  In such a gaming machine, the ridge protruding from the gaming machine body toward the movable door and the ridge protruding from the movable door toward the gaming machine body have a structure that blocks the space on the side of the gaming machine. Wires such as cell boards and piano wires inserted from gaps formed on the machine side can be blocked to prevent them from reaching the game area.

  Further, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, the front frame disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine main body and the upper and lower portions of the opening of the front frame are respectively covered and hinged to the front frame so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door frame and a front plate are provided, and the upper edge of the front plate is formed with a U-shaped groove portion into which the lower edge of the body frame of the glass door frame is fitted from the front side, and the front plate is integrated with a synthetic resin. And forming a horizontal narrow groove with a front opening at the lower back end in the groove, and the tip of a piano wire or thin cell plate inserted through the gap between the glass door frame and the front plate It is inserted into a narrow groove to prevent its entry.

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 3, the front door that opens and closes the opening formed on the front surface of the main body cabinet is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and the lower edge of the upper door and the upper edge of the lower door An interval maintaining means is provided for maintaining the distance between the upper door and the lower door so that the gap between the upper door and the lower door is not widened. However, it is possible to prevent an increase in illegal acts against the slot machine.

JP 2005-168717 A JP-A-7-126526 JP 2005-261868 A

By the way, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a box-shaped housing having a front opening that opens to the front side, and a hinge provided in the housing are rotated around a front opening of the housing. In recent years, a large number of production members such as light emitting devices and other members are provided on the front door, and the volume and weight thereof are increasing.
For this reason, when using a hinge called a so-called furniture hinge having a plurality of rotating shafts as the hinge, when the front door is opened and closed, an effect member or the like provided on the front door is So as not to interfere with the front opening. When the front door is attached to the casing with such a hinge, when the front door is rotated and opened by the hinge, the side end on the rotating side of the front door is on the hinge side of the front opening of the casing. Open away from the side edge.
On the other hand, when the front door is pivoted from the open state to close the front opening, the side opening on the hinge side of the front door is the side edge on the hinge side of the front opening. It is arranged inside the part.
For this reason, when the front door is closed, a gap is generated between the hinge side edge of the front door and the hinge side edge of the front opening of the housing. There is a risk of cheating. In particular, since this gap faces the front side of the front door, it becomes easy for a person who intends to perform an illegal act to conceal an object used for the illegal action by his / her body.

  In the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the hinge provided in the gaming machine main body (housing) is not a furniture hinge as described above but a single axis, so that the movable door is closed when the movable door is closed. The side end portion on the hinge side is not arranged inside the side end edge portion on the hinge side of the front opening of the housing. For this reason, since the clearance gap produced between a movable door and a housing | casing faces the side surface side of a front door, the means mentioned above is taken in order to prevent the illegal act from this clearance gap. For this reason, Patent Document 1 does not describe prevention of fraud from a gap facing the front side and the hinge side of the front door.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, in a pachinko machine, a tip portion such as a piano wire or a thin cell plate P inserted from a gap between the glass door frame and the front plate is fitted into the narrow groove 15 to prevent its entry. However, it does not describe prevention of fraud from a gap facing the front side and the hinge side of the front door.

  Patent Document 3 describes that in a slot machine, a long and narrow instrument cannot be inserted into the gap between the upper door and the lower door, but from the gap on the hinge side of the front door and toward the front side. There is no mention of prevention of misconduct.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the front door opening is closed by the front door, and the side edge on the hinge side of the front door is disposed inside the side edge on the hinge side of the front opening. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can prevent an illegal act from a gap generated between the two when it is done.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention rotates around a box-shaped housing having a front opening opening on the front side and a hinge provided in the housing. A front door that freely opens and closes the front opening of the housing,
In the gaming machine, when the front door is closed by the front door, the side end on the hinge side of the front door is arranged inside the side edge on the hinge side of the front opening.
A housing side frame is provided at the outer peripheral edge of the front opening, and a door side frame is provided at the outer peripheral edge of the front door,
A first projecting piece projecting inward of the front opening is provided on a side edge of the housing side frame on the hinge side,
A second projecting piece projecting outside the front opening is provided at a side end of the door side frame on the hinge side,
In a state where the front door rotates around the hinge and closes the front opening, the second protruding piece overlaps the inside of the first protruding piece.

  In the present invention, in a state where the front door rotates around the hinge and closes the front opening, it protrudes to the inside edge of the front opening at the hinge side edge of the housing side frame. Since the second projecting piece provided so as to project to the outside of the front opening overlaps with the side end of the door side frame on the hinge side inside the first projecting piece provided It is possible to prevent intrusion of foreign matters used for fraud from the gap generated between the door-side frame of the door and the casing-side frame of the casing, that is, fraud from the gap.

In the above configuration of the present invention, the front door includes an upper door that covers the upper part of the front opening so as to be openable and closable, and a lower door that closes the lower part of the front opening so as to be openable and closable. If
The lower side frame material constituting the lower side of the upper door has a lower side protruding piece protruding to the front side or the back side of the upper door,
The upper side frame material that constitutes the upper side of the lower door has an upper side protruding piece that protrudes to the back side or the front side of the lower door,
In a state where the upper door and the lower door rotate around the hinge and close the front opening, it is preferable that the upper side protruding piece overlaps the upper side protruding piece.

  According to such a configuration, when the front door has an upper door and a lower door, the upper door and the lower door rotate around the hinge and close the front opening, Since the upper side protruding piece that protrudes to the back side or the front side of the lower door overlaps the upper side of the lower side protruding piece that protrudes to the front side or the back side of the upper door, from the gap generated between the upper door and the lower door Intrusion of foreign matter used for fraud, that is, fraud from the gap can be prevented.

  Further, in the configuration of the present invention, the upper door and the lower door rotate about the hinge and close the front opening, and the upper door on the rotation side centered on the hinge. It is preferable that a closing member that closes a gap generated between the door and the lower door from the inside is provided on at least one of the casing and the casing-side frame.

  According to such a configuration, the gap formed between the upper door and the lower door on the rotation side centered on the hinge is closed from the inside by the closing member, so that the gap is used for fraud. Intrusion of foreign matter, that is, illegal acts from the gap can be prevented.

Further, in the above configuration of the present invention, the housing includes an exchange unit that can be exchanged by being removably inserted from the front opening.
The closing member is preferably a guide member when the replacement unit is inserted into the housing.

  According to such a configuration, since the closing member serves as a guide member when the replacement unit is inserted into the housing, the replacement unit can be easily inserted into or removed from the front opening of the housing. .

Further, in the configuration of the present invention, a handle member is inserted into a hole provided in the side wall of the housing,
It is preferable that the closing member is provided with a handle storage portion for storing at least a part of the handle member.

  According to such a configuration, when the handle member is inserted into the hole provided in the side wall of the housing, at least a part of the inserted handle member is accommodated in the handle accommodating portion provided in the closing member. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a space for inserting the handle member in the housing, and the space in the housing can be effectively used.

  According to the present invention, the front door rotates around the hinge to close the front opening, and the side end of the front door on the hinge side is inside the side edge on the hinge side of the front opening. Since the 2nd protrusion piece has overlapped inside the 1st protrusion piece when arrange | positioned, the fraudulent act from the clearance gap produced among these can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front door same as the above. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the display unit. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the display unit. It is a perspective view of the casing lower part of a display unit. The protection panel fixing member is shown, (a) is a perspective view seen from diagonally upward, (b) is a perspective view seen from diagonally downward. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a liquid crystal display device is inserted into a casing, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which a frame is inserted into the casing. (C) is a perspective view showing a state in which a protective panel is provided on the liquid crystal display device in the casing, and (d) is an attempt to insert the protective panel fixing member into the casing in which the liquid crystal display device, the frame and the protective panel are inserted. It is a perspective view which shows a state. It is sectional drawing of the principal part of a display unit. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a method of locking the protective panel fixing member to the casing, wherein (a) is a perspective view showing a state before the protective panel fixing member is inserted into the casing, and (b) is a protective panel on the casing. The perspective view which shows the state which inserted the fixing member, (c) is a perspective view which shows the state which latched the protection panel fixing member to the casing. It is the perspective view which looked at the display unit from the back side same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the attaching part for attaching the display unit of an upper door equally. It is a perspective view which shows the lower part of the attaching part for attaching the display unit of an upper door equally. It is a front view of a housing | casing similarly. It is a perspective view of a housing | casing similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserted the exchange unit in the housing | casing similarly. It is the perspective view which looked at the exchange unit from the diagonal left side. It is the perspective view which looked at the exchange unit from diagonally right side. It is a plane sectional view of the important section showing the state where the exchange unit was fixed to the case. It is a perspective view which shows an input device equally. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the input device. It is an exploded perspective view showing the back side of each member of the input device. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the other example of an input device same as the above. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of the input device and showing the back side of each member. It is a perspective view which shows an upper door provided with the same movable production | presentation apparatus similarly. It is a perspective view showing an upper door provided with a movable production device that is open, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the movable effect device. It is a perspective view which shows the moving body, rotating shaft, and torsion spring of a movable production | presentation apparatus similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge member, torsion spring, and rotating shaft of a movable production | presentation apparatus similarly. It is a perspective view which shows a shaft support plate, a rotating shaft, and a torsion spring similarly. It is a perspective view which shows a motor unit, a moving body, and a link member equally. It is a perspective view which shows a photo sensor for closing detection and a photo sensor for opening detection. It is a perspective view which shows the photosensor for a close detection similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the photosensor for opening detection similarly. (A) (b) is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a moving body similarly. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a moving body equally. (A) (b) is a figure for demonstrating the operating speed of a moving body similarly. It is a perspective view of an effect button unit. It is sectional drawing which shows an effect button unit same as the above. It is the perspective view which looked at the production button unit from the back side. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the effect button unit and showing a state in which the liquid crystal display panel is retracted. It is a side view of the principal part which shows a locking mechanism equally. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a cam and a huge button. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the operation steps of the cam and the fusible button, where (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the cam is at the origin position, (b) is a diagram showing a state in which the cam is at a sensor non-detection position, and (c) Is a diagram showing a state in which the cam is in the unlocked position, (d) is a diagram showing a state in which the cam is in the fuge button operation start position, and (e) is a diagram showing a state in which the cam is in the huge button movable limit position. . The drive mechanism is shown, wherein (a) is a perspective view of the main part, (b) is a side view showing the cam and its periphery, and (c) is a perspective view showing the cam and the detection sensor. FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing a lock mechanism and showing a state in which the lock is released. FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing a lock mechanism and showing a state where a liquid crystal display panel is pressed after unlocking. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a case where the liquid crystal display panel is urged to be pressed, in which (a) is a perspective view when characters are displayed on the upper display screen, and (b) is a character straddling the upper and lower display screens. FIG. 7C is a perspective view when characters are displayed on the lower display screen. FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing a lock mechanism and showing a state in which a liquid crystal display panel is pulled in after unlocking. It is a perspective view which shows a light-emitting device. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the light emitting device. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the front frame part of the light-emitting device. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a shutter portion of the light emitting device. It is a perspective view which shows the solenoid and crank of the shutter part of a light-emitting device. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a plurality of fin members and sliders that open and close the shutter portion of the light emitting device. It is a perspective view which shows the several fin member, slider, and crank which open and close the shutter part of a light-emitting device similarly. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the light emission part of the light-emitting device. FIG. 2 shows a certificate cover, where (a) is a perspective view of the certificate cover as seen from the back side, and (b) is a perspective view of the certificate cover as viewed from the oblique side. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the principal part which shows the attachment structure of a certificate cover. It is the perspective view of the principal part which looked at the lower door from the back side. The internal cover is shown, and (a) is a perspective view of the internal cover viewed from one direction, and (b) is a perspective view of the internal cover viewed from the other direction. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the part which attaches the certificate cover of a lower door. The same is for explaining the method of attaching the certificate cover to the gaming machine. (A) is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the state before the certificate cover is attached to the gaming machine, and (b) is the certificate cover attached to the gaming machine. FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the attached state, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the housing | casing which has a housing side frame body, and a door side frame. It is a perspective view which shows a housing | casing side frame similarly. It is a cross-sectional perspective view which shows the principal part of a right reinforcement frame equally. The main part of a left reinforcement frame and a left frame is shown, (a) is a sectional perspective view showing the state where the upper door is open, and (b) is a sectional perspective view showing the state where the upper door is closed. is there. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of the principal part showing the lower frame of the upper door and the upper frame of the lower door. It is a perspective view of the principal part showing the lower frame of the upper door and the upper frame of the lower door. The principal part of the upper door side frame and the lower door side frame is shown and is a perspective view seen from the front side. The principal part of the upper door side frame and the lower door side frame is shown, and is a perspective view seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of an upper door side frame and a lower door side frame, and shows the state where the lower door side frame is open. It is a perspective view of the principal part showing the handle part of a case same as the above. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the closing member and the handle member. It is a perspective view which shows a closure member and a handle member similarly. It is a perspective view which shows the housing | casing which has a housing side frame body, and a door side frame.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is one of gaming machines will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the slot machine, and may be applied to other gaming machines.
In the following description, “front and back” basically means that when there is a player on the front side of the slot machine, the player side is “front”, the slot machine side is “rear”, and “up and down” Means the top side of the slot machine is “up”, the bottom side is “down”, “left and right” means the left hand side of the player who plays the slot machine means “left”, and the right hand side means “right” To do.

First, a schematic configuration of a slot machine M to which the invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the slot machine M. FIG. The slot machine M includes a housing 1, and the housing 1 includes a bottom plate, left and right side plates, a top plate, and a back plate, and a box having a front opening that opens to the front side of the housing 1. It is formed into a shape. On the upper surface of the bottom plate, there are provided a power supply unit 4 incorporating a power supply device for supplying power to each component, a hopper unit 5 as a payout device for storing medals and paying out medals.

Further, the left and right side plates of the housing 1 are provided with intermediate plates (not shown) so as to be horizontal at the approximate center in the height direction of the housing 1. It is divided into Therefore, the front opening portion of the housing 1 is divided into two parts, that is, an upper opening portion that opens an upper portion thereof and a lower opening portion that opens a lower portion thereof.
A front door 3 that closes the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable is provided on the front of the housing 1, and the front door 3 includes an upper door 30 that closes the top of the opening so as to be openable and closable. And a lower door 40 that closes the lower opening portion so as to be openable and closable.

  In the housing 1, an exchange unit 2 is detachably provided on the upper surface of the intermediate plate. The replacement unit 2 includes a frame body 21 as a support for installing or fixing various components, and a reel unit 22 and a substrate unit 24 fixed to the frame body 21. Here, the reel unit 22 has three rotary reels 22a displaying a plurality of symbols in the periphery, and a drive motor (stepping motor) for rotating the rotary reel 22a. The board unit is a board case in which a board provided with electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O is stored in a board case. The board unit functions as a game control device for controlling the game of the slot machine M.

As shown in FIG. 1, a small display window 31 is provided on the right side of the upper portion of the upper door 30, and the three rotating reels 22 a are provided in a horizontal row behind the display window 31. ing. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel 22a, and three symbols per reel are displayed through the display window 31 when the rotating reel 22a stops. In the slot machine M, a total of five winning effective lines, which are three horizontal and two diagonal, are set.
Then, it is displayed whether or not the winning combination is won by a combination of symbols stopped on the winning line when the three rotating reels 22a are stopped.
A large display window 32 is provided at the center of the upper door 30. The display window 32 is provided for viewing the display surface of the display unit 200 (see FIG. 2) provided on the upper door 30. In the display unit 200, the display surface corresponds to the rotary reel 22a. A rotating reel based on the image is displayed, and an image for presentation in the gaming machine is displayed.
In addition, lamps 33a, 33b, and 33c are provided on the upper portion of the display window 32 of the upper door 30 and on the left and right side portions for performing notifications and effects.

  Further, the upper door 30 is connected to an exchange unit 2 provided in the housing 1 through a hinge 100 so as to be rotatable, thereby opening and closing the upper opening of the housing 1. Further, the lower door 40 is connected to the housing via a hinge 100 so as to be rotatable, thereby opening and closing the lower opening portion of the housing 1.

  The slot machine M has a separate housing type structure, and when the model is exchanged at an amusement store, the exchange unit to which the upper door 30 is rotatably attached is exchanged. When the model is changed, the casing 1, the lower door 40, the power supply unit in the casing 1, the hopper device, and the like remain attached to the island facility of the amusement store and are not exchanged. Further, the slot machine M is not limited to the separated casing type, and may replace the entire slot machine when changing models. In this case, the front door 3 may have an integrated structure that does not divide the upper door 30 and the lower door 40. Moreover, when dividing into the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, you may attach the upper door 30 to the side plate of the housing | casing 1 via the hinge 100 so that rotation is possible.

The lower door 40 is a door for closing the lower opening portion of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable. The lower door 40 is configured by fitting an inner frame into an outer frame.
A lower door hinge is provided on one side edge of the lower door 40 in the vertical direction. The lower door 40 is rotatably attached to one side plate of the housing 1 by engaging the lower door side hinge with a housing side hinge provided on one side plate of the housing 1. Yes. Further, the lower end portion of the upper door 30 is provided with an engaging portion that protrudes rearward from the front surface of the lower door 40 and downward from the upper end of the lower door 40, and the upper door 30 is closed when the lower door 40 is closed. The structure cannot be opened.

  An operation unit 50 for operating the slot machine M is provided on the upper portion of the lower door 40. The operation unit 50 includes a settlement switch 52 for paying out credited medals, a start lever 53 for starting a game, a stop switch 54 for stopping rotation of a rotating reel, and a medal insertion for inserting a medal. There are provided a reject button 55 for eliminating a clogged medal generated in the medal passage below the slot 42, the medal insertion slot 42, a MAX bet switch button 56 operated when investing the maximum number of three medals in the game, and the like. In addition, an operation panel 57 for selecting a game effect and the like, and a display unit 58 are provided. The operation panel 57 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the width direction (left-right direction) of the operation unit 50, and a display unit 58 is disposed on the right side with the medal slot 42 and the reject button 55 interposed therebetween. The operation panel 57 includes a cross key for selecting effects, a determination button, a cancel button, and the like.

  Further, a medal payout port for discharging medals from the inside of the slot machine and a medal tray 43 for storing medals discharged from the medal payout port are formed at the lower part of the lower door 40. A liquid crystal display panel 45 is attached between the operation unit 50 and the medal tray 43. In addition, lamps 33d are provided on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display panel 45 for performing notifications and effects.

Next, the display unit 200 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the display unit 200 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape as a whole. As shown in FIG. 4, the casing 201, a liquid crystal display device (display device) 202, a frame body, and the like. 203, a protection panel 204, and protection panel fixing members 205 and 205.

The casing 201 is formed in a rectangular box shape having an opening on the front surface thereof, and fixing portions 208 for fixing the casing 201 to the upper door 30 on the upper surface of the upper wall portion and the lower surface of the lower wall portion, respectively. 208 is spaced apart from the left and right. Two fixing holes are formed in each of the fixing portions 208, and an appropriate one of the two mounting holes is selected, and a screw is inserted into the selected mounting hole to form a screw hole provided in the upper door 30. The casing 201 is attached to a predetermined attachment portion of the upper door 30 by being screwed. One of the surfaces provided with the two mounting holes is a surface substantially parallel to the vertical surface, and the other surface is an inclined surface inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical surface. . Therefore, when the casing 201 is attached to the upper door 30, if the parallel surface is attached to a predetermined portion of the upper door 30, the casing 201 is substantially parallel to the vertical surface and an inclined surface is attached to the predetermined portion of the upper door 30. Then, the casing 201 is inclined.
Further, a fitted portion 209 is provided adjacent to the fixed portion 208 on the upper surface of the upper wall portion of the casing 201 and the lower surface of the lower wall portion, respectively. Two to-be-fitted portions 209 are provided in total, two on the upper surface of the upper wall portion of the casing 201 and two on the lower surface of the lower wall portion.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, locked portions 201 a and 201 b are respectively provided on the lower surface of the upper wall portion and the upper surface of the lower wall portion of the casing 201 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right. In FIG. 5, the locked portions 201 a and 201 b provided on the upper surface of the lower wall portion of the casing 201 are illustrated. In addition, the locked portions 201a and 201b provided on the lower surface of the upper wall portion are horizontally reversed from the locked portions 201a and 201b provided on the upper surface of the lower wall portion.
The locked portions 201 a and 201 b are for locking the protective panel fixing member 205, and are provided so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the lower wall portion of the casing 201. Further, stopper portions 201c and 201c are provided at right angles to the locked portions 201a and 201b at the ends of the locked portions 201a and 201b. The stopper portions 201c and 201c come into contact with the distal end portions of the locking claws 205e and 205f when locking claws 205e and 205f (to be described later) of the protective panel fixing member 205 are locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b. This is to prevent the locking claws 205e and 205f from coming off the locked portions 201a and 201b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display device 202 is provided with a display surface on the front surface, and an image for effect in the gaming machine is displayed on the display surface. The liquid crystal display device 202 is inserted into the casing 201 with the display surface facing the opening of the casing 201.

  The frame 203 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that surrounds the outer peripheral portion of the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 202, and fitting portions 210 and 210 are provided on the upper side and the lower side, respectively, spaced apart from each other on the left and right. . When the liquid crystal display device 202 is inserted into the casing 201 and the frame body 203 is placed on the liquid crystal display device 202, the fitting portion 210 is fitted into a fitting portion 209 provided in the casing 201. Thus, the frame 203 is positioned with respect to the casing 201.

  The protection panel 204 is a transparent plate formed in a rectangular flat plate covering the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 202 exposed from the opening of the frame body 203, and an annular rising portion provided on the outer peripheral edge of the frame body 203 It fits inside 203a.

The protection panel fixing member 205 fixes the protection panel 204 provided in the frame 203, and is configured as follows.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the protective panel fixing member 205 is a member that is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section and is long on the left and right, and abuts on the front outer peripheral portion of the protective panel 204. A contact portion 205 a and a locking portion 205 b provided substantially perpendicular to the contact portion 205 a and locked to a locked portion provided in the casing 201 are provided.
The back surface side of the contact portion 205a is in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the protection panel 204. As shown in FIG. 6B, the back surface of the contact portion 205a is in contact with the protection panel 204. Convex portions 205c and 205c that are in contact with each other in a circular arc shape are formed to be separated from each other in the left-right direction. The convex portions 205c and 205c absorb the manufacturing error of the protective panel 204 and abut against the front outer peripheral portion of the protective panel 204 and press the front outer peripheral portion at two points to thereby prevent the front outer peripheral portion of the protective panel 204. It is designed to hold down firmly.
Moreover, as shown to Fig.6 (a), the recessed parts 205k and 205k are spaced apart and provided in the surface of the contact part 205a of the protection panel fixing member 205 at right and left. As will be described later, the recesses 205k and 205k are used when the operator inserts a finger to perform the operation when the protective panel fixing member 205 is moved along the surface of the protective panel 204. It is.

The locking portion 205b includes a rectangular plate-shaped locking portion main body 205d, a locking claw 205e provided at one end portion of the locking portion main body 205d, and a locking portion provided at the other end portion. Claw 205f.
The locking claw 205e is locked to the locked portion 201a. When the locking portion 205b is inserted into the gap S described later between the locking claw 205e and the locking portion main body 205d, the locking claw 205e is engaged. An opening 205g is provided to prevent the pawl 205e from interfering with the locked portion 201a, and a groove 205h extending from the bottom of the opening 205g to the side of the locking claw 205e is provided.
Then, the locking claw 205e is locked to the locked portion 201a provided on the casing 201, and the locking claw 205f is engaged (contacted) with the locked portion 201b provided on the casing 201. ing.

Next, a method for assembling the display unit 200 having the above configuration will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 7A, after inserting the liquid crystal display device 202 into the casing 201 with the display surface facing the front side, the fixing screws 202a are inserted from the left and right side wall portions of the casing 201 to display the liquid crystal. It fixes by screwing in the side part of the display apparatus 202. FIG.
In this state, the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 202 is located on the bottom side of the casing 201 from the front ends of the upper wall portion, the lower wall portion, and the left and right side wall portions of the casing 201. That is, the front ends of the upper wall portion, the lower wall portion, and the left and right side wall portions of the casing 201 protrude forward from the front surface of the liquid crystal display device 202.
Further, there is a predetermined gap between the central upper wall portion of the upper wall portion of the casing 201 and the upper surface of the liquid crystal display device 202, and between the central lower wall portion of the lower wall portion of the casing 201 and the lower surface of the liquid crystal display device 202. A gap S1 is provided.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, a frame body 203 is inserted into the casing 201, and this frame body 203 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the liquid crystal display device 202. At this time, the frame body 203 is positioned with respect to the casing 201 by fitting the fitting portion 210 of the frame body 203 to the fitted portion 209 of the casing 201. In this state, the tip of the annular rising portion 203a provided on the outer peripheral edge of the frame body 203 is substantially flush with the front ends of the upper wall portion, the lower wall portion, and the left and right side wall portions of the casing 201.
Further, a predetermined gap S <b> 2 is provided between the central upper wall portion of the upper wall portion of the casing 201 and the upper surface of the frame body 203, and between the central lower wall portion of the lower wall portion of the casing 201 and the lower surface of the frame body 203. Is provided. The gap lengths of the gap S2 and the gap S1 are substantially equal.
The gap S2 and the gap S1 become a gap S that is continuous in the depth direction of the casing 201, and the gap S extends to the locked portions 201a and 201b provided at the bottom of the casing 201.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7C, the protective panel 204 is inserted and provided inside the annular rising portion 203 a of the frame body 203, so that the liquid crystal display device 202 exposed from the opening of the frame body 203 is provided. Cover the display surface. In this state, the front surface of the protection panel 204 and the front end of the rising portion of the frame body 203 are substantially flush.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), the protective panel fixing member 205 is inserted into the gap S, the abutting portion 205a abuts against the outer peripheral surface of the protective panel 204, and the engaging portion 205b is engaged. By locking (contacting) the catch claws 205e and 205f to the locked portions 201a and 201b of the casing 201, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the casing 201, the liquid crystal display device 202, the frame 203, and the protection The panel 204 is integrated.

When the locking claws 205e and 205f are locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b, it is performed as follows. In FIG. 9, the liquid crystal display device 202 and the frame body 203 are not shown for convenience of showing the protective panel fixing member 205.
That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, by inserting the protective panel fixing member 205 toward the gap S, as shown in FIG. 9B, the locking portion 205b of the protective panel fixing member 205 is moved. Inserted into the gap S, the locking claws 205e and 205f of the locking portion 205b reach the vicinity of the bottom of the casing 201. At this time, the locking claw 205e does not interfere with the locked portion 201a by the opening 205g of the protective panel fixing member 205.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, the contact portion of the protective panel fixing member 205 with the locking portion 205 b of the protective panel fixing member 205 inserted in the gap S (see FIG. 9A). By moving 205a along the surface of the protective panel (not shown), the locking claws 205e and 205f move toward the locked portions 201a and 201b, and are locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b. To do. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the casing 201, the liquid crystal display device 202, the frame body 203, and the protection panel 204 are integrated. At this time, since the locked portion 201a is relatively inserted into the groove 205h (see FIG. 6B) of the protective panel fixing member 205, the locking claw 205e is smoothly locked to the locked portion 201a. .

The display unit 200 assembled in this way is attached to a predetermined attachment portion 220 of the upper door 30.
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit 200 is held by a plate-like base member 325, and the base member 325 is fixed to the upper door 30 as shown in FIG. Further, the fixing portion 208 provided in the casing 201 is fixed to the upper door 30 with screws, so that the fixing portion 208 is attached to the mounting portion 220 of the upper door 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a mounting portion 220 of the display unit 200 is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper door 30, and the mounting portion 220 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape. The display unit 200 is attached to the part 220. 10 and 11, the display unit 200 is not shown for convenience of showing the protective panel fixing member 205.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a restriction inhibiting portion 221 is provided on each of the upper side portion and the lower side portion of the attachment portion 220. The restriction inhibiting portion 221 is configured by standing walls 221 that are erected on the upper side portion and the lower side portion of the attachment portion 220, respectively.
10 and 11, the protection panel fixing member 205 is locked to the locked portions 201a and 202b of the casing 201 with the locking claws 205e and 205f of the locking portion 205b being inserted into the gap S. Indicates the state.
In this state, when the display unit 200 is attached to the attachment portion 220, if the protection panel fixing member 205 tries to move in a direction to release the fixation of the protection panel 204, the upper and lower protection panel fixing members 205 The contact part 205a contacts the restriction inhibiting part 221 and restricts further movement. Therefore, the protective panel fixing member 205 is not loosened, and the locking claws 205e and 205f are not detached from the locked portions 201a and 201b of the casing 201.

  On the other hand, the locking unit 205b of the protective panel fixing member 205 is inserted into the gap S, but the locking claw 205e, 205f is not locked to the locked part of the casing 201, and the display unit 200 Is attached to the attachment portion 220, the contact portion 205 a of the protective panel fixing member 205 is disposed so as to overlap the restriction inhibition portion 221 in the thickness direction of the display unit 200. The contact part 205a hits and obstructs the attachment of the display unit 200 to the attachment part 220.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, after the contact portion 205a of the protection panel fixing member 205 contacts the outer peripheral portion of the protection panel 204, the locking portion 205b of the protection panel fixing member 205 is locked. Since the claws 205e and 205f are locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b provided on the casing 201, the casing 201, the liquid crystal display device 202, the frame body 203, and the protection panel 204 are integrated. When attaching the panel 204 and the frame 203, screwing work is not required.
In addition, since the locking claws 205e and 205f of the locking part 205b of the protective panel fixing member 205 are locked to the locked parts 201a and 201b provided in the casing 201, the protective panel fixing member is compared with the conventional case. The length of the presser 205 in the depth direction (the depth direction of the outer case) is increased, and the pressing force of the protective panel 204 by the protective panel fixing member 205 is increased.
Therefore, the protective panel 204 can be firmly fixed by the protective panel fixing member 205, and screwing work is not required when the display unit 200 is assembled.

  In addition, the contact portion 205a of the protective panel fixing member 205 is inserted into the gap S between the casing 201 and the frame body 203 and the liquid crystal display device 202 while the locking portion 205b of the protective panel fixing member 205 is inserted. By moving, the locking portion 205b can be moved toward the locked portions 201a and 201b, and the locking claws 205e and 205f can be locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b. The panel 204 can be easily fixed.

In addition, the display unit 200 in a state where the locking portion 205b of the protective panel fixing member 205 is inserted into the gap S and the locking claws 205e and 205f are locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b is attached to the mounting portion 220. Then, since the movement of the contact portion 205a is restricted by the restriction inhibiting portion 221, the contact portion 205a moves and the locking claws 205e and 205f of the locking portion 205b are disengaged from the locked portions 201a and 201b. There is no end.
In addition, when the display unit 200 in a state where the locking portion 205b is inserted into the gap S and the locking claws 205e and 205f are not locked to the locked portions 201a and 201b is to be attached, the restriction inhibiting portion 221 Attachment of the display unit 200 to the attachment portion 220 is hindered.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the protective panel 204 from being detached from the display unit 200 attached to the attachment part 220 of the gaming machine, and to prevent the display unit 200 to which the protective panel 204 is not fixed from being attached to the attachment part 221. it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the exchange unit 2 that is replaceable by being inserted into the housing 1 having the front opening that opens to the front side so as to be removable from the front opening is provided. Yes.
A gap S for inserting the replacement unit 2 is provided between the inner side wall of the housing 1 and the replacement unit 2 as shown in FIG.
And the fixing | fixed part 304 is provided in the left side wall among the opposing side walls of the housing | casing 1, and the replacement | exchange unit 2 is fixed to this fixing | fixed part 304 by the fixing means in the contact state.

That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the casing 1 includes a box-shaped casing main body 300 made of resin, and a reinforcing frame 301 fixed to the opening edge of the casing main body 300. The reinforcing frame 301 is made of an aluminum frame, and is formed by assembling upper and lower reinforcing frames 302 and 303 and left and right reinforcing frames 304 and 305 into a rectangular frame shape.
The left reinforcing frame 304 serves as a fixing portion 304 for fixing the replacement unit 2. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 18, the reinforcing frame 304 is integrally formed by two strip-shaped sheet metals 304a and 304a arranged in parallel and a plurality of connecting portions 304b that connect the sheet metals 304a and 304a. It is configured. An aluminum screw receiving plate 304d is inserted between the metal plates 304a and 304a. The screw receiving plate 304d is in contact with the metal plate 304a facing the inside of the housing 1, and is locked in a state of being in contact with the metal plate 304a by a locking portion 304c formed in the connecting portion 304b.

As shown in FIG. 15, the replacement unit 2 is fixed to such a reinforcing frame (fixed portion) 304 by a fixing means 310 in a contact state. Note that although there are two fixing means 310 spaced apart in the vertical direction, more fixing means 310 may be provided.
That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 2, 16, and 17, the replacement unit 2 includes a frame body 21 as a support for installing or fixing various components, and a reel unit fixed to the frame body 21. 22 and a substrate unit 24, and a frame base 23 provided on the frame body 21. The frame body 21 is made of resin, and the frame base 23 is made of metal.
A reinforcing plate 25 made of sheet metal is fixed to the left side surface facing the frame body 21, that is, the side surface facing the reinforcing frame 304 side of the frame body 21. A hinge receiver 26 is fixed to each end of the reinforcing plate 25. An opening is provided in the left side wall of the frame body 21, and the hinge receiver 26 is inserted into this opening, so that the hinge receiver 26 is exposed from the inner wall surface of the left side wall of the frame body 21.
In addition, the surface of the reinforcing plate 25 slightly protrudes from the left side surface of the frame body 21, thereby ensuring that the surface of the reinforcing plate 25 is in contact with the reinforcing frame (fixed portion) 304.

  As shown in FIG. 15, such an exchange unit 2 is inserted between the left and right side walls of the housing 1 with the gap S, and the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 is attached to the reinforcing frame (fixing portion) of the housing 1. After coming into contact with 304, the fixing means 310 fixes the reinforcing frame (fixing part) 304 to the reinforcing frame 310. In this state, the reinforcing plate 25 and the reinforcing frame 304 are in surface contact.

As shown in FIG. 18, the fixing unit 310 includes a metal screw 310 a and a screw hole 310 b provided in the screw receiving plate 35 provided in the reinforcing frame 304. In the fixing means 310, the replacement unit 2 is fixed to the reinforcing frame (fixing portion) 304 by inserting the screw 310 a through the frame body 21 and the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 and screwing into the screw hole 310 b. ing.
The screw 310a is constituted by a knob bolt 310a including a metal screw main body and an insulating knob portion 310c fixed to the head of the screw main body. Therefore, the operator holds the knob portion 310c of the knob bolt (screw) 310a, inserts the knob bolt 310a through the frame body 21 and the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2, and then screws the knob bolt 310a into the screw hole 310b. The unit 2 can be easily fixed to the reinforcing frame (fixing portion) 304.

The replacement unit 2 is provided with an upper door 30. That is, the hinge receiver 26 is fixed to the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 as described above, and the upper door 30 is connected to the hinge receiver 26 via the hinge 27 as shown in FIG. The upper opening of 1 is attached so that it can be opened and closed. For this reason, the load of the upper door 30 is transmitted to the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2. Therefore, the load of the upper door 30 can be supported by the reinforcing plate 25, that is, the exchange unit 2 through the hinge 27 and the hinge receiver 26.
The reinforcing plate 25 is fixed to the reinforcing frame (fixing portion) 304 of the housing 1 by the fixing means 310. Therefore, the fixing means 310 transmits the load of the upper door 30 to the reinforcing frame (fixing portion) 304 via the reinforcing plate 25. Thereby, the load of the upper door 30 can be reliably supported by the reinforced reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1.
In this embodiment, the upper door 30 is provided in the replacement unit 2, but the upper door 30 may be provided in the reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1. In this case, the hinge receiver 26 may be fixed to the reinforcing frame 304, and the upper door 30 may be attached to the hinge receiver 26 via the hinge 27.
Further, since the reinforcing frame 304 and the replacement unit 2 are integrated, the fixing means 310 transmits the load of the upper door 30 to the replacement unit 2. As a result, the load on the upper door 30 can be supported not only by the reinforcing frame 304 reinforced by the casing 1 but also by the replacement unit 2, so that the upper door 30 can be reliably supported.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, a reinforcing frame (fixed portion) 304 formed of aluminum is provided on the inner wall surface of the left side wall of the housing 1, and the replacement unit 2 is in contact with the reinforcing frame 304. Since the fixing unit 310 fixes the replacement unit 2 to the reinforcing frame 304 even if a gap S for inserting the replacement unit 2 is provided between the side wall of the housing 1 and the replacement unit 2. Can be firmly fixed.
Therefore, rattling and bending of the replacement unit 2 can be prevented.
In addition, for example, even if a force that causes the load of the upper door 30 to move in the left-right direction due to opening / closing of the upper door 30 to bend the replacement unit 2 acts, the reinforcing plate 25 that supports the load of the upper door 30 is provided. Since it is fixed to the reinforcing frame 304 by the fixing means 310, the bending of the replacement unit 2 is suppressed. For this reason, it is not necessary to reinforce the replacement unit 2 by providing a shelf at the center of the housing 1 as in the prior art, and the replacement unit 2 can be enlarged up and down as the shelf disappears. For this reason, the freedom degree of the installation position of the board | substrate unit 24, the reel unit 22, etc. which are provided in the exchange unit 2 increases.

Further, the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 is fixed in contact with the reinforcing frame 304 provided on the side wall of the housing 1, and the reinforcing frame 304 and the reinforcing plate 25 are made of metal. And the replacement unit 2 are in metal contact. Therefore, the static electricity generated in the exchange unit 2 can be easily removed by grounding the housing 1.
In addition, since the reinforcing plate 25 and the reinforcing frame 304 of the replacement unit 2 are in surface contact, the replacement unit 2 can be firmly fixed to the reinforcing frame 304 and static electricity generated in the replacement unit 2 can be passed through the reinforcing frame 304. Thus, the housing 1 can be easily and reliably escaped.
Further, the fixing means 310 is provided on the metal screw 310a inserted into the portion (reinforcing plate 25) formed of metal of the replacement unit 2 and the screw receiving plate 304d of the reinforcing frame 304 made of metal (aluminum). Since the screw 310a is screwed into the screw hole 310b, the replacement unit 2 can be easily and detachably fixed to the reinforcing frame 304 by screwing the screw 310a into the screw hole 310b. And the reinforcing frame 304 provided with the screw hole 310b are made of metal, so that static electricity generated in the replacement unit 2 can be easily grounded from the housing 1 via the screw 310a, the screw hole 310b, and the reinforcing frame 304. Can be removed.

Further, as described above, the upper door 30 is attached to the reinforcing plate 25 via the hinge receiver 26 and the hinge 27, so that the load of the upper door 30 is supported by the reinforcing plate 25 via the hinge 27 and the hinge receiver 26. can do.
Furthermore, since the fixing means 310 transmits the load of the upper door 30 to the reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1 via the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2, the upper door 30 can be reliably supported by the reinforcing frame 304. it can.

In the present embodiment, the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 is fixed to the reinforcing frame 304 (fixed portion) of the casing 1 by the fixing means 310 in a contact state, but instead, the reinforcing frame of the casing 1 is fixed. The fixing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2 may be fixed to the (fixing portion) 304 by the fixing means 310 in a non-contact state.
In this case, the reinforcing plate 25 and the reinforcing frame 304 are separated from each other by a predetermined gap. By increasing the length of the screw 310a of the fixing means 310, the screw 310a is screwed into the screw hole 310b. Therefore, the replacement unit 2 can be securely fixed to the reinforcing frame 304. Also, the fixing strength can be increased by increasing the number of fixing means 310.
When the upper door 30 is provided in the replacement unit 2, the fixing means 310 transmits the load of the upper door 30 to the reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1 where the upper door 30 is not provided. Thereby, the load of the upper door 30 can be reliably supported by the reinforced reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1. When the upper door 30 is provided on the reinforcing frame 304 of the housing 1, the fixing means 310 transmits the load on the upper door 30 to the replacement unit 2 because the reinforcing frame 304 and the replacement unit 2 are integrated. It is like that. As a result, the load on the upper door 30 can be supported not only by the reinforcing frame 304 reinforced by the housing 1 but also by the replacement unit 2, so that the upper door 30 can be reliably supported.
Therefore, even if a gap for inserting the replacement unit 2 is provided between the side wall of the housing 1 and the replacement unit 2, the replacement unit 2 can be firmly fixed to the reinforcing frame 304 by the fixing means 310.
Therefore, rattling and bending of the replacement unit can be prevented.

  Further, by screwing the screw 310a constituting the fixing means 310 into the screw hole 310b, the replacement unit 2 can be easily detachably fixed to the reinforcing frame 304, and the reinforcing frame provided with the screw 310a and the screw hole 310b. Since the screw receiving plate 304d of 304 is made of metal, static electricity generated in the replacement unit 2 can be easily removed from the housing 1 through the screw 310a, the screw hole 310b, and the reinforcing frame 304.

Next, a description will be given of the input device 401 for selecting the type of production and selecting and inputting characters in member registration or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the input device 401 is provided as an operation panel 57 of the operation unit 50 for operating the slot machine M above the lower door 40, and a plurality of keys (switch means) are provided on the operation panel 57. ) Enables on / off input.

  As shown in FIGS. 19, 20, and 21, the input device 401 according to the present embodiment includes a cross key 402, a determination key 403, a cancel key 404, as keys to be pressed by the player. And an upper case 405 that mainly constitutes the upper surface side of the input device 401, a lower case 406 that mainly constitutes the lower surface side of the input device 401, and an interior of the case constituted by the upper case 405 and the lower case 406 A first substrate 407 disposed on the first substrate 407, a second substrate 408 disposed above the first substrate 407, and an inner cover 409 thereon.

  The cross key 402 includes an upper key 411, a lower key 412, a left key 413, and a right key 414. Each key 411, 412.4413.414 is connected to the inner peripheral side of an outer peripheral member 410 provided so as to surround them. It has become a state. Each key 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402 has a shape integrated with the outer peripheral member 410, but each key 411, 412, 413, 414 can be individually pressed and displaced. Since the keys 411, 412, 413, 414 are joined to the outer peripheral member 410, when the keys 411, 412, 413, 414 are operated, the other keys 411, 412, 413, 414 can move somewhat. However, it does not affect the operation of the switch. In particular, an annular outer peripheral member 410 is disposed outside each key 411, 412, 413, 414, and each key 411, 412, 413, 414 is disposed inside thereof. Compared to the case where 413 and 414 are connected to each other by a cross-shaped member or the like, the movement of each key 411, 412, 413 and 414 is less likely to be transmitted to the other keys 411, 412, 413 and 414. It has become. This is because the member that connects the keys 411, 412, 413, and 414 on the outside is longer than the member that connects on the inner side, and when the same member is used for both the inner side and the outer side, The movement of the keys 411, 412, 413, 414 is less likely to be transmitted when the 411, 412, 413, 414 are connected outside.

  The determination key 403, the cancel key 404, the up key 411, the down key 412, the left key 413, and the right key 414 are displaced so as to be pushed and pulled by the player's finger. A switch 415, a cancel switch 416, an upper switch 417, a lower switch 418, a left switch 419 and a right switch 420 are turned on / off. These switches 415, 416, 417, 418, 419 are tactile switches called tactile push switches, tactile switches, tact switches, etc., and the player turns the switch on or off with a click feeling during operation. You can experience this.

The enter key 403, the cancel key 404, the up key 411, the down key 412, the left key 413, and the right key 414 are substantially cylindrical, and have a large diameter portion with a diameter increased at the base end portion to prevent the removal. The key hole 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426 provided through the upper case 405 in the vertical direction is inserted into the determination key 403, cancel key 404, upper key 411, lower key 412, left key 413 from the lower surface side. And the right key 414 are respectively inserted. On the lower surface of the upper case 405, a cylindrical cylindrical wall communicating with each key hole 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426 at each position of each key hole 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426 is provided. Is provided.
These keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413 are movable while being guided in the vertical direction within the cylindrical walls respectively provided at the positions of the respective key holes 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426. Moreover, the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413 are prevented from coming out to the upper side of the upper case 405 by the above-mentioned large diameter portion. Also, below these keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, a first substrate 407, a second substrate 408, an inner cover 409, etc. are arranged, and these keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, Is prevented from coming out to the lower side of the upper case 405.

  The upper case 405 includes a substantially semicircular upper surface plate 427 constituting the upper surface of the input device 401, and a peripheral wall 428 around the upper surface plate 427. The upper surface plate 427 has key holes 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, and the like. 426 is provided. A second substrate 408 is disposed below the upper surface plate 427 via keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, 414 and an inner cover 409.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the second substrate 408, which is a substantially semicircular plate, is turned on by pressing the determination switch 415 that is pressed by the determination key 403 and the cancel key 404 on the upper surface side. A cancel switch 416 is provided. The determination switch 415 and the cancel switch 416 are the above-described tactile switches, and are turned on when pressed, and turned off when the pressure is released from this state.

  The enter key 403 and the enter switch 415 are arranged at positions that overlap each other with the inner cover 409 interposed therebetween. In addition, the cancel key 404 and the cancel switch 416 are arranged at positions that overlap with each other with the inner cover 409 interposed therebetween.

  The determination key 403 includes an extension piece 429 extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the cylindrical main body, and the extension piece 429 is determined via the inner cover 409 therebetween. It overlaps with the switch 415 in the vertical direction.

  The second substrate 408 is provided with through holes 431 corresponding to the upper key 411, the lower key 412, the left key 413, and the right key 414 of the cross key 402, respectively. On the second substrate 408, LEDs 432 are mounted so as to substantially overlap each other at the positions of the enter key 403, cancel key 404, up key 411, down key 412, left key 413, and right key 414.

  These LEDs 432 are used to illuminate the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, 414 from the lower surface side to light them. Since the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, 414 are arranged so as to overlap with the switches 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, respectively, the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, The LEDs 432 are slightly shifted with respect to 413 and 414. However, the decision key 403 is provided with the extension piece 29 and the extension piece 29 is arranged so as to overlap the decision switch 415. Therefore, the LED 432 for the decision key 403 is connected to the main body of the decision key 403. They are placed one above the other without shifting. Therefore, when the LEDs 432 have substantially the same configuration and the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, and 413 have substantially the same configuration, the determination key 403 has the brightest structure. It can be configured to stand out from the other keys 404, 411, 412, 413, 414. Further, the second substrate 408 is provided with another LED 432 that illuminates the determination key 403 at a position slightly shifted from the position overlapping with the determination key 403 in the vertical direction. When the LED 432 is illuminated, the brightness of the enter key 403 can be changed. For example, it is possible to notify the player whether the operation of the enter key 403 is valid or invalid.

  The switches 417, 418, 419, and 420 pressed by the keys 411, 412, 413, and 414 of the cross key 402 are provided on the first substrate 407. Accordingly, the switches 417, 418, 419, and 420 are pushed by the keys 411, 412, 413, and 414 through the inner cover 409 at the through hole 431 portion of the second substrate 408. Therefore, the LED 432 that illuminates each key 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402 is provided in the vicinity (edge portion) of the through hole 431.

  On the first substrate 407, the switches 417, 418, 419, 420 pressed by the keys 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402 described above overlap with the keys 411, 412, 413, 414 vertically. Has been dealt with. Note that the first substrate 407 is not semicircular and has a rectangular shape smaller than the second substrate 408. The first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 are provided with connectors 441 and 442 for connecting wirings, respectively.

  An inner cover 409 is disposed between the second substrate 408 and the upper case 405, the cross key 402, the enter key 403, and the cancel key 404. The inner cover 409 is a planar member formed in a semicircular shape that is substantially the same as the second substrate 408. The inner cover 409 is a sheet-like rubber, and is made of a rubber-like synthetic resin. The inner cover 409 has flexibility and elasticity. The inner cover 409 has an insulating property as a synthetic resin and is not a conductor. In addition, an interval is provided between the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 in order to prevent a leakage current between them.

  The inner cover 409 is not necessarily transparent and transparent, for example, but has a property of transmitting light, and for example, transmits light from a light source such as an LED.

  The switches 417 and 418 for the cross key 402 of the first substrate 407 overlap with the keys 411, 412, 413 and 414 of the cross key 402 of the inner cover 409, overlap with the through holes 431 of the second substrate 408. , 419, 420 are provided with penetrating members 434 for pressing the switches 417, 418, 419, 420, respectively. As shown in FIG. 21, a cylindrical penetrating member 434 is provided on the lower surface side of the inner cover 409 so as to penetrate each through hole 431 of the second substrate 408.

  When the position of the penetrating member 434 on the lower surface side of the inner cover 409 is viewed from the upper surface side, a bulging portion 435 that slightly bulges upward over a range wider than the diameter of the penetrating member 434 is provided. The thickness of the bulging portion 435 is thinner than the protruding portion 435 except for the portion of the penetrating member 434, and the penetrating member is elastically deformed at a portion outside the penetrating member 434 of the bulging portion 435. 434 can move up and down in the axial direction.

  The lower case 406 constitutes the case of the input device 401 by fitting with the upper case 405, and includes a substantially semicircular bottom plate 436 and a peripheral wall 437 surrounding the periphery of the bottom plate 436. The peripheral wall 437 of the lower case 406 and the peripheral wall 428 of the upper case 405 are fitted, and the upper case 405 and the lower case 406 are joined by screws.

  In such an input device, four switches 417, 418, 419, 420 for the cross key 402 are mounted on the first substrate 407, and these switches 417, 418, 419, 420 are used on the first substrate 407. The switches 417, 418, 419, and 420 are wired to the connector 441. Similarly, a determination switch 415 and a cancel switch 416 are mounted on the second substrate 408, and an LED 432 that illuminates each key 402, 403, 404 is mounted, and these are wired to the connector 442. Therefore, the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 are substrates having electrical wiring (electronic circuit) called a printed wiring board or an electronic circuit board.

  In such an input device 401, for example, when the player presses the enter key 403 or the cancel key 404, the enter key 403 or the cancel key 404 is placed on the lower side within the cylindrical wall of the key holes 421 and 422 of the upper case 405. Move to. At this time, the decision switch 415 or the cancel switch 416 is pushed through the inner cover 409, and the circuit connected to the decision switch 415 or the cancel switch 416 via the connector 442 is turned on from off. When the player releases his / her finger from the enter key 403 or the cancel key 404, the enter switch 415 or the cancel switch 416 returns to the original state, so that the enter key 403 or the cancel key 404 moves from the bottom to the top. The circuit described above will return from on to off.

  Further, when the player presses any key 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402, the pressed key 411.412.413.414 moves the penetrating member 434 of the inner cover 409 downward in the vertical direction. The penetrating member 434 is operated by pressing one of the switches 417, 418, 419, and 420 of the cross key 402. The penetrating member 434 and the inner cover 409 as a planar member provided with the penetrating member 434 cause the displacement of the cross key 402, which is a pressed member, to the switches 417, 418, 419, 420 serving as switch means of the first substrate 407. Transmission means for transmitting through the second substrate 408.

  As described above, since the board of the input device 401 is divided into two boards, for example, the first board 407 is connected to the main board (main control device) constituting the control device that controls the progress including the game losing. When the second board 408 is connected to a sub board (sub control device) that controls the effects of the game, it is divided into a main board and a sub board at the stage of a large input board. Therefore, the wiring for connection to the main board and the wiring for connection to the sub board can be separated into two at the stage of the board. Workability can be improved by the separated wiring. Further, even when the wiring of the first substrate 407 and the connection destination of the wiring of the second substrate 408 are the same substrate, for example, the type of switch, for example, a switch for direction indication such as a cross key, By dividing the board with the switch for instructing the intention such as the decision key and the cancel key, or mainly by separating the board with the LED for illumination and the board with the switch mounted mainly, It becomes possible to facilitate the management of the substrate at the time of assembly or to facilitate the assembly.

  However, in the case where the substrate is divided into two or more in this way, in the input device or the like, the space efficiency may be deteriorated and the device may be increased in size. Thus, it is possible to prevent the space efficiency from deteriorating and to reduce the size even when there are a plurality of substrates. In this case, the first substrate passes through the upper second substrate 408 as described above. It is necessary that switches 417, 418, 419, 420, etc. on 407 can be operated.

  In the gaming machine, an unspecified number of people come into contact with one input device 401. For example, there is a possibility that a plurality of people charged with static electricity may operate the input device 401 sequentially. For this reason, for example, a high voltage based on static electricity is applied to the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408, causing problems in the circuit and electronic components of the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408, Although there is a possibility that a problem may occur in the circuit to which the second board 408 is connected, the second board arranged on the key 402, 403, 404 side (upper side) operated by the player from the first board 407. An insulating inner cover 409 is disposed on the keys 408, 403, and 404 side of 408. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 below the first substrate 407 from being affected by static electricity.

  In particular, the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413, which the player touches, do not directly press the switches 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, of the first board 407 and the second board 408, Since it pushes via the inner cover 409, the influence by static electricity can be suppressed. Further, the first substrate 407 is not directly covered by the inner cover 409, but the switches 417, 418, 419, and 420 mounted on the first substrate 407 are pressed through the penetrating member of the inner cover 409. Therefore, static electricity is also suppressed in the first substrate 407.

  Next, an input device 401 according to another embodiment in which the structure of the input device 401 and the switches 415, 416, 417, 418, and 419 is different will be described. The input device 401 according to another embodiment is basically different in the structure of the switch and differs in that the number of inner covers is increased from one to two. In the following description, configurations different from those of the above embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 22 and FIG. Omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, in another embodiment, two electrodes 443 (conductor foil pattern) formed on the upper surfaces of the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 and two inner covers are used as switches. Conductive resin portions 445 and 446 provided in 409a and 409b are used. Note that the two electrodes 443 are separated from each other, and when the two electrodes 443 simultaneously contact one conductive resin portion 445, 446, the circuit is closed, that is, turned on, and the two conductive electrodes 443 are turned on from the two electrodes 443. When away from 445 and 446, the circuit is opened, that is, turned off. Therefore, the switch means is composed of the conductive resin portions 445 and 446 and the conductive foil patterns (electrodes 443) of the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408.

  A second inner cover 409b is disposed on the first substrate 407 so as to cover the upper surface of the first substrate 407, and a first inner cover 409a is disposed on the second substrate 408 so as to cover the upper surface of the second substrate 408. Has been.

  The first inner cover 409a is made of substantially the same member as the inner cover 409 described above and has substantially the same shape. The first inner cover 409 a is disposed immediately below the keys 403, 404, 411, 412, 413 on the upper surface side of the second substrate 408. A conductive resin portion 445 that is convex on the upper surface side and concave on the lower surface side is provided at a portion that overlaps the determination key 403 and a portion that overlaps the cancel key 404 of the first inner cover 409a. The first inner cover 409a is disposed so as to be substantially in contact with the upper surface of the second substrate 408. However, in the conductive resin portion 445, the concave portion on the lower surface of the first inner cover 409a is disposed on the second substrate 408 side. For this reason, the conductive resin portion 445 having a recess on the lower surface side and the two electrodes 443 on the upper surface of the second substrate 408 are turned off. When the enter key 403 or the cancel key 404 is pressed in this state, either of these keys 403 and 404 presses the conductive resin portion 445 against the upper surface of the second substrate 408, and the two electrodes 443 are conducted to turn on. Become.

  Further, in the portion corresponding to the position of each key 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402 of the first inner cover 409a, the four penetrating members 434 are provided on the lower surface side in the same manner as the inner cover 409 of the above embodiment. Are provided, and four bulging portions 435 are provided on the upper surface side, and the penetrating member 434 is disposed in a state of penetrating through the four through holes 431 of the second substrate 408.

  The second inner cover 409b is the same as the inner cover 409 described above, but is not semicircular in shape, and has a substantially rectangular shape similar to the shape of the first substrate 407. The second inner cover 409b corresponds to the position of each key 411, 412, 413, 414 of the cross key 402, corresponds to the position of each through hole 431 of the second substrate 408, and the first inner cover 409a expands. The conductive resin portion 446 described above is provided corresponding to the position of the protruding portion 435 and the penetrating member 434 and further corresponding to the position of the pair of electrodes 443 on the upper surface of the first substrate 407.

  When the keys 411, 412, 413, and 414 are pressed and moved downward, the penetrating member 434 of the first inner cover 409 a moves downward in the through-hole 431 to cover the first substrate 407 and cover the first substrate 407. When the conductive resin portion 446 of the concave portion is pushed downward on the lower surface side of the second inner cover 409b that overlaps with the second inner cover 409b, the convex portion is formed on the lower surface side, and the pair of electrodes 443 of the first substrate 407 is short-circuited to turn on To do.

  Also in the input device 401 of such other embodiments, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the substrate is divided into a plurality of sheets, arranged in a stacked manner, and arranged on the lower side with a member penetrating the upper substrate. By operating the switch on the substrate, the same effects as the input device 401 of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. Further, as a switch, instead of using a mechanical small switch, it is constituted by an electrode 443 made of a conductive foil formed on a substrate and conductive resin portions 445 and 446 that conduct the pair of electrodes 443. Cost can be reduced.

  In addition, since the second inner cover 409b covers the upper surface of the first substrate 407 and the first inner cover 409a covers the upper surface of the second substrate 408, it is more affected by static electricity than in the above embodiment. It has a hard structure. In particular, since the second inner cover 409b is provided between the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408, the structure is more easily prevented from entering static electricity.

  It is possible to form a structure for further static electricity prevention. A through hole is provided in a portion where a circuit such as a peripheral portion of the first substrate 407 and the second substrate 408 is not formed. Or a structure in which a conductive foil region is provided in a portion where no electronic component is mounted on the first substrate 407 or the second substrate 408 and there is no wiring pattern, and the conductive foil is connected to the ground. With these good structures, the influence of static electricity can be further suppressed.

  Next, the movable effect device 501 of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the movable effect device 501 is provided to protrude from the left and right sides of the upper door 30 of the front door 3 of the gaming machine to the player side, and is provided in a state where the player can touch it. ing.

  The movable effect device 501 is provided on the upper side from the upper and lower central portions of the front door 3, that is, on the left and right side portions of the upper door 30 of the front door 3. It is provided in four places, upper left and lower left. As shown in FIG. 25, each moving body 502 includes an illumination unit 503 that emits light. The upper right and upper left illumination units 503 correspond to the above-described lamp 33b, and the lower right and lower left illumination units 503 are provided. This corresponds to the lamp 33c described above.

  The movable body 502 disposed on the upper right and the lower side and the movable body 502 disposed on the left upper and lower sides have substantially the same configuration, but the left and right shapes are reversed, and are in a mirror image relationship with each other. Yes. The right upper and lower moving bodies 502 have the same configuration and the same shape, and the left upper and lower moving bodies 502 have the same configuration and the same shape.

  The right-side moving body 502 opens and closes by rotating and moving so that the left-side edge moves in a circular arc around a rotation shaft 505 (described later) arranged on the right-side edge along the vertical direction. Similarly, the left moving body 502 opens and closes by rotating and moving so that the right edge moves in an arc around a rotation shaft 505 (described later) arranged on the left edge along the vertical direction. The movable effect device 501 provided with the door-like moving body 502 includes an illumination unit 503 that irradiates light on the inner surface of the door as an effect device that emits light.

Hereinafter, the right half of the movable effect device 501 will be described, and the description of the left half will be omitted. The right half and the left half of the movable effect device 501 have the same structure except that the left and right are reversed.
As shown in FIG. 26, the right half of the movable effect device 501 has a pair of upper and lower moving bodies 502 and a pair of upper and lower motor units 510 that rotationally drive the moving bodies 502, and is mounted with a reflector, a flexible board, and LEDs. A drive support plate 512 having an attached member group 511 made of a printed wiring board, a shaft support plate 522 that supports a pair of upper and lower rotating shafts 505 that allow the movable body 502 to rotate, and a closed door-like movable body 502. For example, an inner lens plate 514 that is disposed on the inner side and transmits light from the LED in the accessory member group 511 and a cover 541 that covers the movable effect device 501 excluding the moving body 502 (front side) are provided.

  The movable body 502 includes the above-described illumination unit 503 that is hidden in a closed state and exposed in an open state. The illumination unit 503 transmits an LED substrate on which an LED is mounted, and LED light. A lens member for adjusting the amount of light, the direction of light, and the color is provided. The LED on the LED board is electrically connected to a drive circuit for turning on the LED, a control circuit for controlling turning on and off, and the LED board forms an electronic circuit. Is input, an electronic circuit in the mobile unit 502 and an electronic circuit such as a control circuit outside the mobile unit 502 connected to the electronic circuit may be affected by static electricity. In addition, the movable effect device 501 is in a position where a player can touch, including the moving body 502, and is in a state where static electricity can be input from the player.

  Therefore, the grounded earth member 515 is a resin (insulating) drive support plate 512 in contact with a conductive shaft support plate (conductor) 522 provided with a rotating shaft 505 that rotatably supports the moving body. Screwed in. Also, a grounded earth member 542 is screwed to a resin-made decorative member 543 that is plated and has a conductive surface. The ground members 515 and 542 are finally connected to the ground of the electrical system of the island facility, for example. Further, the ground member 515 of the shaft support plate 522 is configured to release static electricity from the moving body 502. As will be described later, the electrostatic electric machine reaches the shaft support plate 522 from the hinge member 506 of the moving body 502 via the torsion spring 530 and escapes to the outside through the ground member 515. Among the attached member groups 511 supported by the support plate 512, there are members that are easily affected by static electricity. Therefore, the attached member group 511 is arranged at a distance from the discharge path for releasing static electricity as described above. When the static electricity is released, electricity is prevented from flowing to the accessory member group 511.

  27 and 28, the moving body 502 includes a hinge member 506 that allows the moving body 502 to be opened and closed like a door. As shown in FIG. 29, the hinge member 506 enables the movable body 502 to rotate around the rotation shaft 505 supported by the shaft support plate 522. The hinge member 506 is provided in each moving body 502 and rotatably supports a lighting unit 503 having the above-described LED substrate and various lens members, a cover covering the opposite side of the moving body 502 to the lighting unit 503, and the like. Yes.

  The upper and lower portions of the hinge member 506 are provided with a support frame 507 that is disposed in a state where the upper or lower portion of the rotation shaft 505 passes therethrough, and in each support frame 507, a bearing that is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 505. Since the member is provided and the rotating shaft 505 is rotatably received by the bearing member fixed to the support frame 507, the moving body 502 is supported by the rotating shaft 505 so as to be freely rotatable. The hinge member 506 is made of a conductor such as a metal plate, for example.

  In addition, a link pin 508 that is parallel to the rotation shaft 505 and eccentric in the position of the shaft center is provided on the upper portion of the hinge member 506. The link pin 508 is fixed to the hinge member 506, and is connected to the motor unit 510 via the link member 516. The link pin 508 rotates and reciprocates around the rotation shaft 505 within a predetermined angle range. Yes. As a result, the moving body 502 rotates and reciprocates, and opens and closes between an open state in which the illumination unit 503 is open so that illumination is possible as shown in FIG. 25 and a closed state in which the illumination unit 503 is hidden as shown in FIG. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 29A, the motor unit 510 includes a motor (stepping motor) 551 as an actuator, a worm 552 that constitutes a worm gear attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 551, a worm wheel 553 that meshes with the worm 552, A clutch 554 that transmits the rotation of the worm wheel 553 and can release the transmission, and a cam 555 to which the rotation of the worm wheel 553 is transmitted via the clutch 554 are provided.

  The worm gear is configured to transmit the rotational direction of the motor 551 to the cam 555 by bending it at a substantially right angle. The clutch 554 includes two members that transmit and rotate while being in contact with each other, and these members are pressed against each other by a spring as an urging member to transmit the rotation. However, in the opening and closing of the moving body 502, when the moving body 502 moves excessively in the opening direction from the predetermined opening position and the rotation angle becomes equal to or larger than the predetermined angle, the two members are separated and the moving body 502D is moved with respect to the motor 551. Rotation movement is free. At this time, the moving body 502 is urged in the closing direction by a torsion spring 503 as described later, and the moving body 502 returns to the closing direction.

  The cam 555 is in a state in which one end portion of the link member 516 is rotatably supported at a position eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the worm wheel 553. The other end of the link member 516 is rotatably supported by a link pin 508 disposed at a position eccentric with respect to the rotation center of the moving body 502 described above. Thus, the movable body 502 can be driven to open and close via the link member 516 by the rotation of the motor 551.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the rotating shaft 505 is supported by a shaft support plate 522 fixed to the gaming machine side. The shaft support plate 522 supports an upper rotary shaft 505 and a lower rotary shaft 505 side by side. The shaft support plate 522 is provided with a pair of upper and lower cylindrical support cylinder portions 524 corresponding to the respective rotation shafts 505.

  As shown in FIG. 26, a bush 525 is provided at a portion supported by the support cylinder portion 524 of the rotating shaft 505. That is, each rotating shaft 505 is in a state of passing through a pair of substantially cylindrical bushes 525. These bushes 525 are basically disposed between the support tube portion 524 of the shaft support plate 522 and the rotating shaft 505 inserted into the support tube portion 524, and the support tube portion fills these gaps. The rotating shaft 505 is supported by 524. Note that the rotary shaft 505 may be rotatable with respect to the bush 525, assuming that the bush 525 acts as a bearing. Further, the bush 525 may be disposed between the support cylinder portion 524 of the shaft support plate 522 and the rotating shaft 505 to exhibit a buffering action. For example, when the player grabs the moving body 502 and forcibly moves it, the deformation of the rotating shaft 505 and the shaft support plate 522 is suppressed. Such a bushing 525 is made of a resin having flexibility for buffering action, and even if the rotating shaft 505 and the shaft support plate 522 are made of metal as a conductor, the rotating shaft 505 and the shaft support are supported. The bush 525 is an insulating resin disposed between the plate 522 and the static electricity is prevented from flowing. For example, the fixed side that supports the rotating shaft 505 from the movable body 502 side via the metal rotating shaft 505 Static electricity cannot be released.

  A torsion spring 530 in a state where the rotation shaft 505 penetrates is provided at the center of the rotation shaft 505. The torsion spring 530 includes a coil portion and end portions extending from the one end side and the other end side of the coil portion in a direction crossing the axial direction of the coil portion. The rotating shaft 505 passes through the coil portion of the torsion spring 530. For example, one end of the torsion spring 530 contacts the shaft support plate 522 and the other end contacts the hinge member 506, and the torsion spring 530 is twisted between the shaft support plate 522 and the hinge member 506. The spring 530 is arranged in a compressed state.

  The torsion spring 530 biases the moving body 502 including the hinge member 506 with respect to the shaft support plate 522 so as to rotate the moving body 502 to the closed side. Thereby, the moving body 502 is urged in the closing direction by the urging force of the torsion spring 530, and the motor unit 510 moves the moving body 502 from the closed state to the open state against the urging force of the torsion spring 530. The moving body 502 is moved from the open state to the closed state while being moved and supported by the urging force. Further, the closed moving body 502 is maintained in the closed state by the biasing force of the torsion spring 530.

  The moving body 502 has an open position for opening and closing and a closed position for closing, and is configured to reciprocate between the open position and the closed position. For example, a cover 541 that has a drive support plate 512, a shaft support plate 522, and the like and is formed in a box shape that is open on the front side is provided with a stopper that restricts the rotational movement range of the moving body 502. For example, when the closed moving body 502 rotates to reach the open position, the rotation is prevented so that the moving body 502 does not rotate further in the opening direction by contacting the stopper. Similarly, when the opened moving body 502 rotates to reach the closed position, the movable body 502 comes into contact with the stopper and does not rotate further in the closing direction.

  Thereby, the player can prevent the moving body 502 from rotating and moving beyond the rotatable range of the moving body 502, and can prevent the moving body 502 from being damaged by rotating beyond the rotatable range. . A decorative member 543 plated for decoration is attached to the lower end of the cover 541.

  In such a movable effect device 501, there are a moving body 502, a cover 541 with a plated decoration member 543 attached, etc. at positions where the players touch the left and right sides of the front door 3 of the gaming machine. There is a risk of static electricity being input from the player. In this case, the torsion spring 530 as an urging means that urges the moving body 502 against the shaft support plate 522 is always in contact with the moving body 502 and the shaft support plate 522, and is electrically conductive. The torsion spring 530 is in a state where the movable body 502 and the grounded shaft support plate 522 are always electrically connected.

  Thereby, the static electricity input to the moving body 502 can be released to the grounded conductive shaft support plate 522. That is, the static electricity input from the player to the moving body 502 passes from the hinge member 506 of the moving body 502 through the torsion spring 530 to the shaft support member 522 as a conductor that is grounded and fixed in position. It escapes to the outside through the connected ground member 515. In addition, the spring such as the torsion spring 530 can be easily configured to always come into contact with, for example, two members due to its urging force, and electrical connection with the shaft support plate 522 is interrupted by the movement of the moving body 502. There is no such thing. Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the circuit of the moving body 502 and the circuit connected to the circuit from being damaged by static electricity. That is, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a situation where the electrical contact is released and the battery is affected by static electricity.

  Basically, the torsion spring 530 is used to assist the reciprocating movement of the moving body 502 and to maintain the closed state, and it is necessary to newly arrange parts for grounding. In addition, deterioration of space efficiency can be prevented. Further, springs such as torsion springs 530 are less likely to cause metal fatigue than electric wires that are basically arranged so as not to move, and are expected to have higher durability than electric wires connected to moving mobile body 502. it can.

  As described above, the movable body 502 can move from the closed position, which is the origin position, to the predetermined open position within the range restricted by the stoppers disposed at the closed position and the open position (not shown). It is possible to move to the closed position, and the opening / closing can be controlled by controlling the number of steps when the stepping motor 551 is rotated. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 29B, FIG. 29C, and FIG. 29D, in this embodiment, two photosensors 561 that detect a state where the moving body 402 is in the closed position as the origin and a state in the open position, 571.

  As shown in FIGS. 29B and 29C, the close detection photosensor 571 that detects that the moving body 502 is in the closed position is fixedly attached to the drive support plate 512 on the side that supports the pair of upper and lower moving bodies 502. Thus, the movable body 502 is fixed with respect to the movement. The closing detection photosensor 571 is provided with a recess 572, and light from the light emitting element of the photosensor 571 toward the light receiving element passes through the recess 572. Further, the moving body 502 is provided with a blocking projection 573 that can be inserted into the above-described recess 572 on the cover 565 of the illumination means 503. The blocking protrusion 573 is inserted into the concave portion 572 of the photosensor 571 when the moving body 502 is in the origin position (closed position) from the vicinity of the origin position. When the light-shielding state is set and the rotation is more than a predetermined angle from the origin position, the blocking protrusion 573 is detached from the concave portion 572 of the photosensor 571, and the photosensor 571 enters a light-transmitting state in which light is transmitted from the light-emitting element to the light-receiving element.

  As shown in FIG. 29B and FIG. 29D, an open detection photosensor 561 that detects that the moving body 502 is in the open position is disposed on the motor 551 side of the motor unit 510 that is fixed. Position is fixed. The opening detection photosensor 561 is provided with a recess 562, and light passing from the light emitting element to the light receiving element of the photosensor 561 passes through the recess 562. Further, the above-described cam 555 is provided with a shielding plate 563 that blocks light from the recess 562. The cam 555 rotates to open and close the moving body 502, and the shielding plate 563 corresponds to the rotation of the cam 555 when the moving body 502 is within a predetermined open position range. The shielding plate 563 is inserted into the recess 562 of the open detection photosensor 561 so as to block the above-described light of the photosensor 561.

  The relationship between the opening / closing movement of the moving body 502 and signals from the photosensors 561 and 571 to the control device is as shown in FIGS. 29E (a), 29 (b), and 29F. That is, the movement of the moving body 502 corresponds to the detection of the photosensors 561 and 571 and enters a light-transmitting state in which the close-detection photosensor 571 transmits light from the origin position (the close-detection photosensor 571 is in a light-shielding state). The operation of the operation number (1), the operation of the operation number (2) in which the open detection photosensor 561 enters the light-shielding state after the closing detection photosensor 571 enters the light-transmitting state, and the opening detection. There is an operation of the operation number (3) in which the moving body 502 moves further to the open side from the photosensor 561 in the light shielding state to the predetermined open position. When the moving body 502 is further moved from the predetermined open position to the open side, the clutch 555 is operated (operation number (4)), and the moving body 502 returns to the original position by the biasing force of the torsion spring 530. Yes. Note that the opening / closing movement range of the moving body 502 is restricted by the stopper as described above, so that the moving body 502 does not move to the closing side from the origin position, and further than the operating position of the clutch 555 described above. It does not move to the open side.

  Also, the rotation angle (D1 to D4) of the moving body 502 from the origin position. The number of motor steps (S1 to S4) becomes D1 and S1 in the operation of the operation number (1), D1 + D2 and S1 + S2 in the operation of the operation number (2), and D1 + D2 + D3 and S1 + S2 + S3 in the operation of the operation number (3). The angle and the number of steps for starting the operation of the clutch of the operation number (4) are D1 + D2 + D4 and S1 + S2 + S4.

  The rotation angles D1, D3, and D4 are, for example, an angle of several degrees to several tens of degrees, and the rotation angle D2 is, for example, an angle of about 90 degrees in combination with the rotation angles D1 and D3 or D4. It is. In addition, although the operations from the operation numbers (1) to (3) have been described as the rotation (forward rotation) operation from the close to the open, the rotation (open rotation) operation from the open to the close is also performed. CW is clockwise or forward rotation, and CCW is counterclockwise or reverse rotation.

  Further, in the opening / closing operation of the moving body 502, the rotational speed of the motor 551 is also controlled. As shown in FIGS. 29G (a) and 29 (b), in the operation from closing to opening, the opening is not performed. Control is performed with an increasing tendency until the detection photosensor 561 detects opening, and control is performed with a deceleration tendency after the opening detection photosensor 561 detects opening. 29G (a) and 29 (b), the speed is indicated by PPS (number of pulses / second) for controlling the stepping motor 551. The rotational speeds V1 to V4 when the motor 551 is rotating forward are V1 <V2 and V3> V4. Here, V1 = V4. V2 = V3 may be sufficient.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 29G, in the speed control of the operation from opening to closing of the motor 551 at the time of reverse rotation, the control is performed with an increasing tendency until the closing detection photosensor 571 detects the closing, and the closing detection photosensor. Control is performed with a deceleration tendency after 571 is detected to be closed. Here, the rotational speeds V11 to V15 at the time of reverse rotation of the motor 551 are V11 <V12 <V13 and V14> V15. Here, V11 = V15. V12 = V14 may be sufficient.

  In such a movable effect device 501, the illumination unit 503 is controlled to emit light when the moving body 502 moves from the closed state to the open side. Thereby, when the moving body 502 is closed, the LED of the illumination unit 503 is controlled to be turned off. In the present embodiment, a small display window 31 is provided on the right side of the upper portion of the upper door 30, and three rotary reels 22 a are provided in a horizontal row behind the display window 31. As a result, when the illumination unit 503 is turned on with the right-side moving body 502 closed, there is a possibility that the light of the illumination unit 503 is applied to the rotary reel 22a. If the light other than the lighting light hits the rotating reel 22a and this light turns on, turns off, flashes, or changes color, the visibility of the rotating reel 22a is affected, and the rotating reel There is a possibility that the pattern drawn on the outer surface of 22a may be difficult to visually recognize or may be misidentified.

  Therefore, when the moving body 502 is closed, the illumination unit 503 is turned off, thereby preventing the visibility problem of the rotary reel 22a. However, the moving body 502 is in a position where the player can touch it, and there is a possibility that the moving body 502 in a state where the player is opened and the lighting unit 503 is lit is forcibly closed. In this case, the light of the illumination means 503 hits the rotating reel 22a.

  Therefore, it is preferable to use the photosensors 561 and 571 for detecting the opening and closing of the moving body 502 as described above in the movable body 502 or the portion where the moving body 502 is supported of the movable effect device 501. In this case, when the moving body 502 is closed, that is, when the closing detection photosensor 571 detects that the moving body 502 is closed, the LED of the lighting unit 503 is turned off so that the lighting unit 503 is turned off. It is also possible to include a control circuit (for example, a sub-board) that controls the turning on and off. In this case, it is preferable to control lighting and extinguishing of the LED of the illumination unit 503 so that the illumination unit 503 is extinguished when the movable body 502 is closed only during the reel rotation period in which the rotary reel 22a is rotating. In this way, during the period other than the reel rotation period, even when the moving body 502 is closed, an effect by indirect illumination such as lighting or blinking of the LED of the illumination means 503 is possible. The reel rotation period also includes a waiting time, which is a waiting time for presentation that does not accept a game medal or the like for performing the next game after all reels are stopped. In this case, even if the player forcibly closes the moving body 502, the illumination means 503 of the moving body 502 is turned off during the reel rotation period, and the visibility of the rotating rotating reel 22a is visible. Can be prevented from deteriorating.

  The sensor is not limited to a combination of a photosensor and a shielding member, and may detect the opening / closing of the moving body 502 by detecting the movement of the moving body 502, the rotation of the motor unit 510, and the like. Alternatively, the opening and closing of the moving body 502 may be detected by detecting a change in brightness due to the opening and closing of the moving body 502.

In the present embodiment, a planar member is provided at the lower front portion of the gaming machine so as to substantially cover the lower front portion.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower front portion of the gaming machine is constituted by a lower door 40. The lower door 40 has a liquid crystal display panel as a planar member having an area slightly smaller than the area of the lower door. 45 is provided.
Specifically, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is provided in a portion of the lower door 40 where a lower panel such as a conventional decorative panel is provided, that is, between the operation unit 50 of the lower door 40 and the medal tray 43. .

The liquid crystal display panel 45 is an effect member that displays an effect image on the display screen, and is also an effect button that is pressed when an effect is provided by another effect member. The effect buttons for other effect members include, for example, an effect button when an effect image is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 200, and an effect caused by lighting or blinking of the lamps 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d. It refers to the production button when performing.
In the following description, the liquid crystal display panel 45 may be described as the huge button 45.

Such a liquid crystal display panel (planar member) 45 is movable.
That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 30 to 32, a base portion 600 is provided on the back side of the liquid crystal display panel 45, and a drive mechanism for driving the liquid crystal display panel 45 to the base portion 600 is as follows. It is provided as such.
That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, brackets 600a and 600a are provided on the upper end portion of the base portion 600 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right, and the rotation shaft 600b can be rotated around the brackets 600a and 600a. It is supported by. A holding part 600c is provided on the rotating shaft 600b, and the liquid crystal display panel 45 is held by the holding part 600c. Therefore, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is movable so as to approach and separate from the base portion 600 by rotating about the rotation shaft 600b provided on one side thereof.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 35A, a support portion 601 is provided in the lower portion of the base portion 600 and in the center portion in the width direction, and the cam shaft 602a is supported on the support portion 601 so as to be rotatable about its axis. Has been. Cams 602 are attached to both left and right ends of the cam shaft 602a, and the cam 602 rotates in the forward and reverse directions together with the cam shaft 602a. In FIG. 32, the left cam 602 as viewed from the back is hidden between the base portion 600 and the liquid crystal display panel 45, and is therefore hidden.

  A cam gear 603 is attached to the right end portion of the cam shaft 602a on the inner side (left side in FIGS. 32 and 35A) from the cam 602. The base portion 600 is provided with a motor attachment portion 604, and a stepping motor 605 is attached to one surface of the motor attachment portion 604. The drive shaft of the stepping motor 605 penetrates the motor mounting portion 604 and protrudes to the other surface, and a gear 606 is attached to the protruded drive shaft. The gear 606 is engaged with the cam gear 603. Accordingly, when the drive shaft of the stepping motor 605 rotates in the forward / reverse direction by a predetermined angle, the cam 602 rotates in the forward / reverse direction by a predetermined angle via the gear 606, the cam gear 603, and the cam shaft 602a.

As shown in FIGS. 35A to 35C, the left cam 602 is provided with a thin plate-like shielding plate 602c. The shielding plate 602c is a circular plate having a predetermined length in the circumferential direction of the cam 602.
On the other hand, on the outer peripheral side of the left cam 602, a detection sensor 607 is arranged on the opposite side of the cam 606 in the radial direction with respect to a lock receiving portion 616, which will be described later, and this detection sensor 607 is located at a predetermined position of the base portion 600. It is attached. Note that the base portion 600 is omitted in FIG.

The detection sensor 607 is configured by a photo sensor, and includes a light emitting unit 607a and a light receiving unit 607b. Such a detection sensor 607 is positioned by the shielding plate 602c entering between the light emitting unit 607a and the light receiving unit 607b by the rotation of the cam 602, or between the light emitting unit 607a and the light receiving unit 607b. The shielding plate 602c is disposed so as to be disengaged in the circumferential direction from between the light emitting unit 607a and the light receiving unit 607b.
When the shielding plate 602c is positioned between the light emitting unit 607a and the light receiving unit 607b, the detection sensor 607 blocks the light from the light emitting unit 607a by the shielding plate 602c, so that the shielding plate 602c is separated from the light emitting unit 607a. It is detected that it is positioned between the light receiving unit 607b. When the detection sensor 607 detects the position of the shielding plate 602c, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615 described later is engaged with the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616. By doing so, it is locked.

The liquid crystal display panel (huge button) 45 is attached to the liquid crystal panel support member 610. The liquid crystal panel support member 610 is formed in a substantially U shape in plan view, and includes a cover portion on both the left and right sides and a connecting plate that connects the cover portions, and a liquid crystal display panel 45 is attached to the surface of the connecting plate. It has been.
As shown in FIG. 31, FIG. 32, FIG. 33, FIG. 35 (a), etc., the lever members 611 are arranged at substantially right angles to the back surface, as shown in FIGS. A pin 611 a is provided at the tip of the lever member 611 at a substantially right angle to the lever member 611. The pin 611a can be engaged with the cam 602.
A biasing member 612 is provided between the base portion 600 and the liquid crystal panel support member 610. The urging member 612 includes a coil spring 612. Two coil springs 612 are provided apart from each other on the left and right, and are inserted into holding holes 612a and 612a provided in the base portion 600, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 32, the holding holes 612a and 612a are viewed from the back side.

In the initial state shown in FIG. 31, the pin 611a is not engaged with the cam 602, and the urging member (coil spring) 612 is in an extended state.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 33, the cam 602 rotates clockwise, the cam surface 602b engages with the pin 611a, and the cam 602 further rotates, whereby the lever member 611 is drawn toward the base portion 600 side. As a result, the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 600b while elastically reducing the biasing member 612.
Therefore, when the cam 602 is rotated in the opposite direction (counterclockwise) in this state, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is pressed through the liquid crystal panel support member 610 by the biasing force of the biasing member 612, and thereby the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates in a direction away from the base portion 600 about the rotation shaft 600b.
Therefore, when the cam 602 is continuously rotated in the forward and reverse directions, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is rotated in the contact / separation direction with respect to the base portion 600 about the rotation shaft 600b. As described above, the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates in the forward and reverse directions around the rotation shaft 600b, so that it is possible to enhance the effect.

In the present embodiment, a lock mechanism that restricts the rotation of the liquid crystal display panel 45 is provided.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 34A and 35, the lock portion 615 is integrally provided with the cam 602 in the cam 602. The lock portion 615 extends from the rotation center (cam shaft 602a) of the cam 602 toward the outer peripheral side of the cam 602, and a substantially cylindrical engagement portion 615a is provided at the tip thereof.
On the other hand, a lock receiving portion 616 is provided on the back surface of the liquid crystal panel support member 610 so as to protrude from the back surface, and an engaged portion 616 a is provided at the tip of the lock receiving portion 616. The engaged portion 616a is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615 can be engaged with the engaged portion 616a.

The rotation center of the cam 602, the center of the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615, and the center of the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616 are located on an arc centered on the rotation shaft 600b. Thus, the load when the liquid crystal display panel 45 is pressed by the player is evenly distributed among them.
Further, a lock support portion for preventing the engagement portion 615a of the lock portion 615 from coming off the engagement portion 616a to the upper side in FIG. 34A is provided on one end side of the engagement portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616. 616b is provided.
In other words, the engagement portion 615a of the lock portion 615 is rotated downward (clockwise) as shown in FIG. 36 from the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616, thereby rotating the liquid crystal display panel 45. The lock that restricts the movement is released. Conversely, when the liquid crystal display panel 45 is pressed and the engaging portion 615a is disengaged upward from the engaged portion 616a, the lock portion 615 is moved downward (clockwise). The lock support 616b is provided in order to prevent such a situation since the lock 615 interferes with the lock receiving portion 616 and cannot be released when the lock is released by rotating it. It has been.
In addition, a vibration motor unit 620 is attached to the back surface of the liquid crystal panel support member 610 as shown in FIGS. The vibration motor unit 620 includes a vibration motor that attaches a vibrator to a shaft and generates vibration by rotation. By vibrating the liquid crystal panel support member 610 by the vibration motor, a liquid crystal display panel (fuge button) is provided. 45 is adapted to vibrate.
For example, when performing a game effect, the liquid crystal display panel (huge button) 45 vibrates when the player is prompted to press the huge button 45.

Next, a method for using the liquid crystal display panel 45 as an effect button will be described.
First, in the initial state, as shown in FIG. 34A, the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615 is engaged with the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616, and in this state, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is rotated. The lock state is such that the rotation in the pressing direction about the dynamic shaft 600b is prevented.

  Next, when the liquid crystal display panel 45 is caused to function as an effect button, as shown in FIG. 36, the cam 602 is moved in the positive direction (clockwise) by a predetermined angle via the stepping motor 605, the gear 606, the cam gear 603, and the cam shaft 602a. Just rotate. Then, the lock portion 615 rotates and the engaging portion 615a is disengaged from the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616, and the liquid crystal display panel 45 can be pressed. That is, the lock of the liquid crystal display panel 45 is released.

Next, when the player presses the liquid crystal display panel 45, as shown in FIG. 37, the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 600b against the urging force of the urging member 612. To do. When the player releases his / her hand from the liquid crystal display panel 45, the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates counterclockwise by the urging force of the urging member 612 and returns to the original position.
At this time, since the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615 is disengaged from the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is unlocked. In this state, the liquid crystal display The panel 45 can be pressed any number of times.
However, since the lock portion 615 is rotated counterclockwise by the cam 602 and the engaging portion 615a is engaged with the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616, the lock can be performed. The display panel 45 cannot be pressed as an effect button.
Further, as shown in FIG. 37A (a), in order to urge the player to press the liquid crystal display panel (huge button) 45 at the start of the production, etc. For example, a character “PHSU” is displayed on the screen of the display unit 200 to attract the player's attention, and then the character is moved downward as shown in FIG. 37A (b). The screen is scrolled so as to move downward from the screen of the display unit 200 to the screen of the liquid crystal display panel 45, and as shown in FIG. 37A (c), the characters “PHSU” are displayed at the center of the screen.
By doing so, for example, even when the player does not notice even if the liquid crystal display panel (huge button) 45 is vibrated, it is possible to know the timing of pressing the huge button 45 by visual observation, and reliably 45 can be pressed.

Further, when performing an effect such that the liquid crystal display panel 45 is continuously rotated in the contact / separation direction with respect to the base portion 600 about the rotation shaft 600b, the cam 602 is stepped from the initial state shown in FIG. By rotating the motor 605 clockwise through a gear 606, cam gear 603, and cam shaft 602a by a predetermined angle, the engaging portion 615a of the lock portion 615 is disengaged from the engaged portion 616a of the lock receiving portion 616 and locked. When the lever member 611 is pulled toward the base portion 600 side as shown in FIGS. 33 and 38, the liquid crystal display panel 45 elastically moves the biasing member 612 about the rotation shaft 600b. By rotating the cam 602 in the opposite direction (counterclockwise) by a predetermined angle. A liquid crystal display panel 45 is pressed by the urging member 612, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is rotated in a direction away from the base portion 600 of the rotation shaft 600b as an axis.
Accordingly, when the cam 602 continuously rotates in the forward and reverse directions, the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates in the contact / separation direction with respect to the base portion 600 about the rotation shaft 600b. The production effect can be enhanced.

Next, operations of the cam 602 and the huge button 45 by the stepping motor 605 and the detection sensor 607 will be described with reference to FIGS. 34B and 34C.
FIG. 34B is a diagram for explaining the operation, and FIG. 34C is a diagram showing steps of the operation.
The operation numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” shown in FIG. 34B correspond to “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4” that indicate the process order in FIG. 34C, respectively. ing.

First, the operation number “1” shown in FIG. 34B is the operation from the origin position to the sensor non-detection position. As shown in FIG. 34C (a), the origin position refers to a case where the lock portion 615 is engaged with the lock receiving portion 616, and the fuse button 45 is in a locked state in which the rotation in the pressing direction is prevented. This is the origin position of the cam 602 in the circumferential direction. At this origin position, the detection sensor 607 detects the position of the shielding plate 602c.
By rotating the stepping motor 605 from the origin position by a predetermined number of steps S1, the cam 602 rotates from the origin position to the sensor non-detection position by a predetermined angle α1 as shown in FIG. 34C (operation number “ 1 "). At this time, the shielding plate 602c is detached from the detection sensor 607 and is not detected by the detection sensor 607, and the shielding plate 602c is not detected thereafter.

Next, by rotating the stepping motor 605 from the sensor non-detection position by a predetermined number of steps S2, the cam 602 rotates from the sensor non-detection position to the lock release position by a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 34C (c). (Operation number “2”) thereby rotating from the origin position by a predetermined angle α2.
As shown in FIG. 34C (c), the lock release position is a position where the lock portion 615 rotates together with the cam 602 and is released from the lock receiving portion 616, and the fuse button 45 can be pressed. In this unlocked position, the player can press the huge button 45.

Next, by rotating the stepping motor 605 from the unlock position by a predetermined number of steps S3, as shown in FIG. 34C (d), the cam 602 slightly rotates by a predetermined angle from the unlock position to the huge button operation start position. By doing this (operation number “3”), it is rotated by a predetermined angle α3 from the origin position.
The huge button operation start position is a position when the cam surface 602b of the cam 602 is engaged with the pin 611a of the lever 611 as shown in FIG. 34C (d).

Next, by rotating the stepping motor 605 from the huge button operation start position by a predetermined number of steps S4, as shown in FIG. 34C (e), the cam 602 is predetermined from the huge button operation start position to the huge button movable limit position. By rotating by an angle (operation number “4”), it is rotated by a predetermined angle α4 from the origin position.
As shown in FIG. 34C (e), the fuse button movable limit position means that when the cam 602 further rotates from the fuse button operation start position, the pin 611a is pushed to the left by the cam surface 602b, and the lever member 611 is moved. This is the position when the fuse button 45 is pushed to the left and rotates most clockwise around the rotation shaft 600b (see FIG. 33).

In FIG. 34B, from the origin position to the sensor non-detection position, the detection sensor 607 is in a sensor light-shielding state, the detection sensor 607 detects the position of the shielding plate 602c, and the huge button movable limit position from the sensor non-detection position. Until then, the detection sensor 607 enters a sensor light-transmitting state and does not detect the position of the shielding plate 602c.
Further, when the cam 602 rotates from the origin position toward the fuse button movable limit position, the rotation direction of the cam 602 is clockwise, and when the cam 602 rotates from the fuse button movable limit position toward the origin position, The rotation direction of the cam 602 is counterclockwise.
34B, “CCW” indicates that the output shaft of the stepping motor 605 rotates counterclockwise, and “CW” indicates that the output shaft of the stepping motor 605 rotates clockwise, but the cam 602 has a gear 606. The cam gear 603 is rotated in the direction opposite to the output shaft of the stepping motor 605 and decelerated.

Further, the speed control and the number of steps of the huge button 45 by the stepping motor 605 are set as shown in the following table, but this is one example of control and the present invention is not limited to this.
In the following tables, the speed and the number of steps of the stepping motor 605 have the following magnitude relationship.
Speed: V1 <V2 <V3
Number of steps: S5 <S6 <S7 <S8 <S9 <S10

ここで、Ｓ６＋Ｓ９＋Ｓ６＝Ｓ１＋Ｓ２ である。 (1) When the huge button 45 is rotated from the home position to the unlock position

Here, S6 + S9 + S6 = S1 + S2.

ここで、Ｓ６＋Ｓ８＋Ｓ６＝Ｓ３＋Ｓ４ である。 (2) When the huge button 45 is rotated from the unlock position to the huge button movable limit position

Here, S6 + S8 + S6 = S3 + S4.

ここで、Ｓ５＋Ｓ９＋Ｓ５＝Ｓ３＋Ｓ４ である。 (3) When the huge button 45 is rotated from the huge button movable limit position to the unlock position.

Here, S5 + S9 + S5 = S3 + S4.

ここで、Ｓ５＋Ｓ１０＋Ｓ６＋Ｓ５＝Ｓ１＋Ｓ２ である。 (4) When the huge button 45 is rotated from the unlock position to the lock position (origin position)

Here, S5 + S10 + S6 + S5 = S1 + S2.

According to the present embodiment, since the liquid crystal display panel 45 provided at the lower front portion of the gaming machine is movable, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is connected to the stepping motor 605, the gear 606, the cam gear 603, and the cam shaft 602a. It is possible to enhance the effect by moving by a driving mechanism constituted by the cam 602, the urging member 612, etc., or by pressing and moving the player as an effect button.
In addition, by displaying an image for production on the liquid crystal display panel 45, it is possible to obtain the production effect by the liquid crystal display panel 45 itself, and the liquid crystal display panel 45 can be moved as described above to further enhance the production effect. Can be increased.
Further, since the liquid crystal display panel 45 also functions as an effect button, when the player presses the liquid crystal display panel 45 as an effect button, in addition to the effect by the liquid crystal display panel 45, other effect members (for example, display The effect by the unit 200 and the lamps 33a, 33b, 33c, 33d, etc.) can be performed, so that the effect can be further enhanced.

Further, since the liquid crystal display panel 45 rotates about the rotation shaft 600b provided on the upper side thereof, the relatively large liquid crystal display panel 45 can be easily moved. That is, a relatively large force is required to move the large liquid crystal display panel 45 in and out and to move it up and down, left and right, but a relatively small force can be obtained by rotating about the rotation shaft 600b. With this, the liquid crystal display panel 45 can be moved.
Further, since the lock mechanism having the lock portion 615 and the lock receiving portion 616 for restricting the rotation of the liquid crystal display panel is provided, when the liquid crystal display panel 45 is not permitted to be pressed as an effect button, the lock mechanism causes the liquid crystal to be displayed. By restricting the rotation of the display panel 45, it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal display panel 45 from being pressed.

In this embodiment, the case where the liquid crystal display panel 45 is used as an example of the planar member provided in the lower front portion of the gaming machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the planar member is conventionally used. It may be a decorative panel or the like.
In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel 45 used as an effect button is provided so as to substantially cover the lower front portion of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a liquid crystal display panel as an effect button may be provided in a part of the lower door 45, and a liquid crystal display panel as an effect button may be provided in another part.
Further, the liquid crystal display panel 45 is configured to rotate about the upper side as an axis, but may be configured to rotate about the lower side or one of the left and right sides. Further, the liquid crystal display panel may be configured to be capable of appearing and retracting instead of being configured to rotate about one side as an axis.

Next, the light-emitting device of the gaming machine of this embodiment will be described.
The light-emitting device 701 (33a) shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 is for production, and is arranged, for example, so as to emit light toward the player approximately on the upper door 30 (front door 3). For example, a searchlight provided with a shutter that switches between emission and partial interruption of light for Morse communication is used. The light emitting device 701 shown in FIG. 24 opens a shutter 720 described later and emits light. The light emitting device 701 shown in FIG. 25 closes the shutter 720 and blocks light.

  As shown in FIGS. 39 and 40, the light emitting device includes a front frame 710, a shutter 720, a light source 740, and a rear base 760. The front frame 710 constitutes the front part of the light emitting device 701. Note that in the light emitting device 701, the surface facing the player who plays the game machine is the front surface, and the direction of the line of sight when the player looks at the light emitting device is the front-rear direction.

  The front frame 710 is a member that constitutes the foremost part of the light emitting device 701. The front frame 710 includes an annular ring 711, a lower ring lens 712 that transmits light, an upper ring lens 713, and an LED as a light emitting element. A ring substrate 714 and an upper ring substrate 715 and a transparent front lens 716 covering the front side of the shutter 720 are provided.

  The front frame 710 is a member for decorating the foremost part of the light emitting device 701, and a part of the front frame 710 can emit light by the LED. The ring 711 has a circular opening through which the light from the light source 740 of the light emitting device 701 passes, and a plurality of through holes are provided in the annular main body portion for decoratively illuminating a part of the front frame 710. Is formed. The lower ring lens 712 and the upper ring lens 713 are translucent and are substantially semicircular arc-shaped members. When the lower ring lens 712 and the upper ring lens 713 are combined, a substantially annular shape close to the ring 711 is obtained. It becomes the shape of. The lower ring substrate 714 and the upper ring substrate 715 are substantially semicircular arc-shaped members on which LEDs are mounted. When the lower ring substrate 714 and the upper ring substrate 715 are combined, a substantially annular shape close to the ring 711 is obtained. It becomes.

  The lower ring lens 712 and the upper ring lens 713 are disposed between the ring 711, the lower ring substrate 714, and the upper ring substrate 715, and the light of the LEDs mounted on the lower ring substrate 714 and the upper ring substrate 715 is transmitted to the ring 711. The plurality of through-hole portions formed in the ring 711 are illuminated by being guided to the formed through-hole. Note that the lower ring lens 712 and the upper ring lens 713 have a portion inserted into each through hole of the ring 11, and this portion appears to shine by the light of the LED.

  The front lens 716 includes a substantially circular transparent plate that closes the inside of the opened ring 711 without being blocked by the lower ring lens 712, the upper ring lens 713, the lower ring substrate 714, and the upper ring substrate 715. This transparent plate prevents the player from swinging to the shutter 720 and the light source 740.

  As shown in FIGS. 42 to 45, the shutter 720 constitutes the outer peripheral portion of the shutter 720, and is disposed inside the outer base 721a and a substantially cylindrical outer base 721a whose axial length is shorter than the diameter. Inner base 721b, a plurality of fins 722 rotatably supported by inner base 721b, slider 723 for moving fin 722 between an open state and a closed state by rotation, and slider 723 can be moved back and forth. A slider support member 724 to be held, a pair of solenoids 727 that can advance and retract the drive shaft 733 in the left-right direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and a crank 725 that converts the left-right movement of the solenoid 727 into the front-rear direction and transmits it to the slider 723. A crank support member 726 that rotatably holds the crank 725, and a solenoid support that supports the solenoid 727. And a wood 728. The outer base 721a constitutes a case of the light emitting device 701 together with the front frame 710 and the rear base 760. The substantially cylindrical inner base 721b is disposed inside the substantially cylindrical outer base 721a, and the outer base 721a and the inner base 721b form a double cylinder.

  The inner base 721b rotatably supports both ends of the rotation shaft 731 of the plurality (eight in this embodiment) of the fins 722. A concave portion for rotatably supporting the rotary shaft 731 is provided on the left and right sides of the rear edge portion of the inner base 721b, and the rotary shaft 731 in the concave portion is suppressed by the front edge portion of the light source 740 so as not to come out of the concave portion. Yes. A slider support member 724, a crank support member 726, and a solenoid support member 728 are supported on the inner base 721b.

  The eight fins 722 differ in the shape of the wing 730 and the length of the rotating shaft 731 depending on their positions. The eight wings 730 approximate to a shape in which one disk is divided into eight at substantially equal intervals by seven parallel dividing lines. When the eight fins 722 are closed, as shown in FIG. The combined shape of all the wings 730 is a substantially disk shape. Moreover, the length of the rotating shaft 731 differs between the upper two and the lower two, and the four central portions between the upper and lower portions excluding these, and the four central portions are longer than the upper and lower four. .

  As shown in FIG. 44, an eccentric shaft 732 that is eccentric with respect to the rotation shaft 731 is provided at the right end of the rotation shaft 731. By rotating the eccentric shaft 732 back and forth by the slider 723, the rotating shaft 731 is rotated, and a closed state (closed substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction) is formed so that each blade 730 has a substantially disk shape. State) and an open state in which each wing 730 faces in the front-rear direction and the rear of the shutter 720 can be visually recognized from the front.

  The slider 723 is provided with eight long holes 738 arranged vertically so that the eccentric shafts 732 of the eight fins 722 described above are inserted. The long hole 738 is formed to be longer than the front and rear, and allows the eccentric shaft 732 to move back and forth while allowing the eccentric shaft 732 to move in the vertical direction, thereby rotating the rotating shaft 731 and the fins 722 as described above. Is designed to open and close. It should be noted that in the portion where the long hole 738 of the slider 723 is provided, eight long holes are arranged side by side at an interval in the vertical direction, but there are two upper and lower parts corresponding to the length of the rotating shaft 731 of the fin 722. The eccentric shaft 732 at the right end portion of the four rotation shafts 731 at the center portion is more than the portion provided with the four elongated holes 738 at the top and bottom two portions where the eccentric shaft 732 at the right end portion of each rotation shaft 731 is inserted. The portion provided with the four long holes 738 in the central portion to be inserted is in a state separated from the center of the wing 730. Further, the slider 723 has a pair of connecting shafts 739 that protrude upward and downward along the vertical direction on the rear side of the long hole 738.

  As shown in FIGS. 43 and 45, the crank 725 includes a pair of rotation support shafts 737 that extend in the vertical direction and protrude upward and downward, respectively, and is rotatable around the rotation support shaft 737. The crank 725 includes a connection receiving portion 736 that is connected to the connection shaft 739 of the slider 723. The connection receiving portion 736 is connected so as to be rotatable around the connection shaft 739.

  Further, a connecting shaft 734 extending in the vertical direction perpendicular to the driving direction (left-right direction) of the solenoid 727 is provided at the tip of the driving shaft 733 of the solenoid 727 supported by the solenoid support member 728. The crank 725 is provided with a pair of connection receiving portions 735 connected to the connection shaft 734 of the solenoid 727, and these connection receiving portions 735 are connected to the connection shaft 734 so as to be rotatable around the axis of the connection shaft 734. Yes. When the drive shaft 733 of the solenoid 727 moves in the left-right direction, the connection receiving portion 735 connected to the connection shaft 734 of the drive shaft 733 rotates in the left-right direction, and the crank 725 rotates around the rotation support shaft 737 along the upper and lower sides. , The connecting receiving portion 736 of the crank 725 rotates and moves substantially along the front-rear direction, and the connecting shaft 739 of the slider 723 connected to the connecting receiving portion 736 is moved in the front-rear direction. As a result, the slider 723 moves back and forth, and the eccentric shaft 732 of the fin 722 rotates and moves back and forth, whereby the fin 722 rotates about the edge shaft 731 and opens and closes the wing 730.

  Further, the wing 730 of the fin 722 serves as a semi-light-shielding means for shielding part of the light of the LEDs 746 arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions on the LED board 745 described later on the rear side. The wing 730 does not necessarily have a high transmittance, but has a light transmission property, and transmits a part of the light of the LED 746, but blocks a part thereof. Here, the wing 730 is a so-called smoke lens formed by forming a transparent resin into a plate shape by coloring, for example, as a kind of sunglasses lens. Further, since the wing 730 of the fin 722 opens and closes as described above, in the closed state, a part of the light of the LED 746 is blocked, and in the opened state, the LED 746 is opened, and a part of the light is transmitted to the wing 730. It becomes possible to irradiate the player with relatively strong light without being blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 46, the light source 740 is supported by the rear base 760, and the LED substrate (light emitting element substrate) 745 in which the LEDs 746 as light emitting elements are arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the rear base 760. And a partition plate (partitioning means) 741 for partitioning a region where the LEDs 746 are arranged on the LED substrate 745 into sections 742 arranged vertically and horizontally, and a lens having a diffusion lens 744 disposed for each section 742 A group 743. The diffusion lens 744 is supported by the partition plate 741. In addition, a partition plate 741 is disposed on the front surface of the LED substrate 745, and a diffusion lens 744 is disposed in an opening constituting each partition 742 of the partition plate 741.

  Each LED 746 mounted on the LED board 745 is a relatively high-brightness LED 746, but is set to a brightness that does not cause a problem even if the player sees it directly. However, when a plurality of lit LEDs 746 are watched simultaneously, some players may feel dazzling. On the LED substrate 745, a plurality of LEDs 746 are arranged vertically and horizontally at substantially equal intervals. That is, the LEDs 746 are arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions, and dot matrix display is possible by turning on and off the LEDs 746. For example, it is possible to display texts and marks such as numbers and other simple images.

  The partition plate 741 extends along the vertical direction (longitudinal direction) that partitions each partition 742, and has a plurality of walls arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction, and extends in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) and up and down. A plurality of wall bodies arranged at equal intervals in the direction, and these wall bodies intersect each other and are arranged in a grid pattern. Thus, the partition plate 741 includes a plurality of openings as the partition 742 partitioned by the wall body. Each section 742 is provided corresponding to the position of each LED 746 on the LED substrate 745. Each LED 746 is arranged at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, whereas each section 742 is formed such that the LED 746 is arranged at the approximate center of the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the section. Thereby, each LED 746 is in a state surrounded by the lattice-shaped partition walls forming the partition 742. In addition, the partition wall is provided to extend in front of the LED 746, and the light diffusing vertically and horizontally from each LED 746 hits the inner surface of the partition wall constituting the partition 742 and is prevented from being emitted in the horizontal and vertical directions. . As a result, the light of the lit LED 746 is emitted in the vertical and horizontal directions in addition to the front-rear direction, and is reflected from the unlit LED 746 in the vicinity of the lit LED 746 and reflected light is generated from the unlit LED 746. The LED 746 that is turned off can be prevented from appearing to shine.

  That is, within the thickness of the partition plate 741 (within the height of the partition wall), the light of each LED 746 that is lit is prevented from leaking out of the partition 742, and it is clear whether each dot is shining or disappearing. It is supposed to be.

  Further, in each square section 742 of the partition plate 741, a diffusion lens 744 having a size that substantially fills each section is disposed, and the light of the LED 746 is diffused into the section 742 in each section 742. The LED 746 in the section 742 does not shine in a spot shape, but the entire section 742 is shown to shine in a planar shape. This makes it easy to see the dot matrix display.

  In such a light emitting device 701, in a state in which the shutter 720 is opened, light that has passed through each diffusion lens 744 is not irradiated through the wings 730 as the semi-light-shielding means, and is emitted toward the player. In this case, the diffuser lens 744 attenuates the light of the LED 746 to some extent, but the relatively strong light illuminates the player, and the player feels that the player is exposed to strong light like searchlight light. A certain production can be performed.

  Further, since the LEDs 746 are arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions, when the display as a display such as a dot matrix display is performed using these LEDs 746, the LED 746 having a relatively high luminance is watched and dazzled. If the display cannot be read or it is difficult to distinguish between the LED 746 that is turned off by the reflected light of the LED 746 with respect to light from the outside and the LED 746 that is turned on, the display as a display becomes difficult to see.

  On the other hand, when the light emitting device 701 is used as a display, the shutter 720 is closed, and the player can see the light of each LED 746 through the smoke lens-shaped wing 730 described above. It is possible to reduce glare when directly viewing the high-brightness LED 746 that is lit, and to make the display easy to see. That is, by using the high-brightness LED 746 as the LED 746 of the light-emitting device 701 that imitates the searchlight, the smoke lens-shaped wing 730 is closed from a state that is too bright as a display as a whole, so that the brightness becomes appropriate as a display. This makes it easier to see the display.

  Further, as described above, the partition plate 741 divides each LED 746 into sections 742 so that each section 742 emits light, and a diffusion lens 744 is disposed in each section 742 so that the entire section 742 shines. By doing so, it is possible to make the dot matrix display easy to see.

In the present embodiment, a certificate cover 800 exposed on the side surface of the lower door 40 is provided.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a certificate cover 800 is provided on the right side surface of the lower door 40.

As shown in FIG. 47, the certificate cover 800 includes a certificate cover main body 801, a locking portion 802, and an operation portion 803.
The certificate cover main body 801 is configured by a base plate 804 and a transparent cover 805 attached so as to cover the surface side of the base plate 804, and a certificate paper (not shown) is provided on the surface of the base plate 804. The certificate paper is covered with a cover 805.
Further, two locking portions 802 and 802 are provided integrally with the base plate 804 on the back surface side of the base plate 804 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction.
The locking portion 802 is formed of a plate-like member provided so as to be curved and extend from the back surface of the base plate 804, and a locking claw 802a is formed at the tip thereof. The locking claw 802a is locked to a locked portion 811 described later.
The operation portion 803 is formed of a plate-like member provided at the tip end portion of the locking portion 802 so as to extend in a direction almost opposite to the locking claw 802a. Ridges 803a and 803a are formed to facilitate the hooking.
Further, the upper end surface of the cover 805 is provided with locking holes 805a and 805a that are separated from each other on the left and right sides, and four locking claws 805b are provided on one side end surface of the base plate 804 so as to be spaced apart from each other. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 48, an attached portion 810 to which the certificate cover 800 is attached is provided inside the lower door 40. The attached portion 810 is configured by an inner wall 810 provided inside the lower door 40. The inner wall 810 includes left and right wall portions 810a and 810b extending from the left and right edge portions of the opening 40a provided on the right side surface of the lower door 40 to the inside of the lower door 40, and the inner ends of the wall portions 810a and 810b. The wall portion 810c that connects the portions and the wall portion 810d that connects the front end portions are formed in a generally rectangular shape in plan view.
A locked portion 811 is formed on the wall portion 810c, and the locking claw 802a of the locking portion 802 of the certificate cover 800 is locked to the locked portion 811. An inclined surface that is inclined with respect to a direction orthogonal to the certificate cover main body 801 is formed at the distal end of the locked portion 811, and the inclined surface formed on the locking claw 802 a is locked to this inclined surface. Thus, the movement of the certificate cover 800 in the removal direction (the direction orthogonal to the certificate cover main body 801 and the outward direction) is restricted.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 48 and 49, the wall portion 810b of the attached portion 810 is provided with an internal opening portion 810e, and the internal opening portion 810e is closed by an internal cover 815.
The internal opening 810e is formed in a rectangular shape, and two internal openings 810e are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction.
As shown in FIG. 50, the inner cover 815 includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped inner cover main body 815a, removal preventing portions 815b and 815b protruding from the back side of the inner cover main body 815a, and a surface side of the inner cover main body 815a. The grip portion 815c is provided, and stoppers 815d and 815d provided on the surface side of the inner cover main body 815a at a position sandwiching the grip portion 815c.

The removal prevention unit 815b is inserted through the internal opening 810e to prevent the certificate cover 800 from coming out of the lower door 40. The removal prevention unit 815b includes an operation unit 803 of the certificate cover 800. An engaging portion 815f to be engaged is provided. As shown in FIG. 48, the engaging portion 815f is engaged with the back surface of the operation portion 803, thereby preventing the operation portion 803 from moving in the direction in which the certificate cover 800 is removed.
Thus, the engaging portion 815f of the removal preventing portion 815b engages with the operating portion 803 of the certificate cover 800, so that the operating portion 803 is moved in the removing direction by the engaging portion 815f and the locked portion 811. By being blocked, the certificate cover 800 is prevented from coming outside from the lower door 40.

The grip portion 815c is a portion that is gripped by an operator when the inner cover 815 is attached to and removed from the inner opening 810e, and is formed in a substantially U-shape as shown in FIG. After rising from the cover body 815a and being bent, the other piece extends toward the inner cover body 815a. Claws 815e and 815e are formed at the end of the other piece.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 49, the wall portion 816 inside the lower door 40 is provided with standing walls 816a and 816b spaced apart in parallel, and the standing wall 816b is formed with locking holes 816c and 816c. Yes. The wall portion 816 is formed integrally with the wall portion 810b and constitutes a base plate of the lower door 40.

  The grip portion 815c is inserted by inserting the tip of the other piece between the standing walls 816a and 816b and inserting the claws 815e and 815e formed on the other piece into the locking holes 816c and 816c. By being stopped, it is fixed to the wall portion 816.

The stoppers 815d are provided to stop loosening of the inner cover 815 when the inner opening 810e is closed by the inner cover body 815a, and two stoppers 815d are provided with the grip 815c interposed therebetween. The stopper 815d protrudes from the inner cover body 815a, and the stopper 815d has a contact portion 815g that contacts the wall portion 816.
When the inner cover 815 is attached to the inner opening 810e, the abutting portion 815g abuts against the wall portion 816, whereby the inner cover 815 rattles in the direction intersecting the surface of the wall portion 816 and loosens. It is preventing.

As shown in FIG. 51, an opening 40a is provided on the side surface of the lower door 40, and the wall 810d of the attached portion 810 faces the opening 40a. In the wall portion 810d, a standing wall 810f is provided in a rectangular frame shape along the opening edge of the opening portion 40a. The standing wall 810f comes into contact with the back surface of the certificate cover main body 801 when the certificate cover main body 801 is inserted into the opening 40a and provided on the wall 810d.
In addition, four locking holes 810g are provided vertically at a predetermined interval on one edge portion along the vertical direction of the wall portion 810d, and the locking claws 805b of the base plate 804 are formed in the locking holes 810g. It is designed to be locked. In addition, two locking claws (not shown) are provided on the upper edge portion of the wall portion 810d so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions so that the locking holes 805a of the certificate cover 800 are locked to the locking claws. It has become.
Further, the wall portion 810d is provided with two insertion holes 810h that are vertically separated from each other, and the engaging portion 802 of the certificate cover 800 is inserted into the insertion hole 810h.

Next, a method of attaching the certificate cover 800 to the side surface of the lower door 40 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 52A, with the lower door 40 opening the lower part of the housing and the inner cover 815 removed from the inner opening 810e, the back side of the certificate cover body 801 is the lower door 40. The certificate cover 800 is attached so as to be directed to the opening 40a provided on the side surface.
Further, the locking portion 802 and the operation portion 803 of the certificate cover 800 are inserted through the insertion hole 810h (see FIG. 51) provided in the wall portion 810d.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 52 (b), the certificate cover main body 801 is attached to the opening 40a, and the locking claw 805b of the certificate cover main body 801 is locked in the locking hole 810g provided in the opening 40a. At the same time, by locking the locking claw 802a of the certificate cover 800 to the locked portion 811 formed on the wall portion 810c, the certificate cover main body 801 is fixed to the opening 40a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 51C, the inner cover 815 is attached to the inner opening 810e. In this case, the gripping portion 815c (see FIG. 50) of the inner cover 815 is gripped, the removal preventing portion 815b is inserted into the internal opening 810e, and the engaging portion 815f of the removal preventing portion 815b is connected to the operation portion of the certificate cover 800. 803 engages the back surface.
As a result, the operation portion 803 is prevented from moving in the removal direction by the engaging portion 815f and the locked portion 811, so that the certificate cover 800 is prevented from coming off from the lower door 40.

When attaching the inner cover 815 to the inner opening 810e, the tip of the other piece of the grip portion 815c is inserted between the standing walls 816a and 816b (see FIG. 49), and the nail formed on the other piece. The inner cover 815 is fixed to the wall portion 816 by inserting 815e and 815e into the locking holes 816c and 816c of the standing wall 816b and locking them.
Further, when the inner cover 815 is attached to the inner opening 810e, the abutting portion 815g of the stopper 815d abuts against the wall portion 816, so that the inner cover 815 loosely rattles in a direction intersecting the surface of the wall portion 816. Is prevented.
Finally, the lower portion of the opening of the housing 1 is closed by the lower door 40, whereby the attachment of the certificate cover 800 is finished.

On the other hand, when removing the certificate cover 800, the lower portion of the opening of the housing 1 is opened by the lower door 40, and the gripping portion 815c of the inner cover 815 is gripped to remove the claws 815e and 815e from the locking holes 816c and 816c. Then, it is extracted from the internal opening 810e.
As a result, the internal opening 810e is opened. Therefore, an operator's finger or tool is inserted into the internal opening 810e, and the operation portion 803 of the certificate cover 800 is opened by the finger or tool. When pressed toward the 40a side, the locking claw 802a of the certificate cover 800 is detached from the locked portion 811 of the wall portion 810c. When the locking claw 802a is disengaged from the locked portion 811, the certificate cover main body 801 protrudes from the opening 40a. By grasping the certificate cover main body 801 and taking it out from the opening 40a, the certificate cover 800 is removed from the lower door. Remove from 40 sides.

According to the above-described embodiment, even when an unauthorized instrument is inserted from the gap between the certificate cover main body 801 and the opening 40a, the locking claw 802a of the locking portion 802 of the certificate cover 800 is attached to the attached portion 810. The inner opening 810e of the attached portion 810 is closed by the inner cover body 815a of the inner cover 815, and the removal portion 815b of the inner cover 815 is blocked by the operation portion 803 of the certificate cover 800. However, since the certificate cover 800 is engaged so as to prevent the certificate cover 800 from coming off from the lower door 40, the certificate cover 800 is not removed.
Further, the inner cover 815 is removed from the inside of the housing, that is, from the back side of the lower door 40, and the operation portion 803 of the certificate cover 800 is operated with an operator's finger or the like to engage the locking claw 802a of the locking portion 802. By removing from the stop portion 811, the certificate cover 800 can be easily detached from the attached portion 810.

  In addition, a standing wall 810f that abuts the back surface of the certificate cover main body 801 is provided on the surface of the attached portion 810 to which the certificate cover main body 801 is attached, and the standing wall 810f is attached in a state where the certificate cover 800 is attached to the attached portion 810. Is in contact with the back surface of the certificate cover main body 801. Even if an illegal instrument is inserted through the gap between the certificate cover main body 801 and the attached portion 810, the illegal instrument is not connected between the standing wall 810f and the certificate cover main body 801. It becomes difficult to insert from the inside, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized equipment from being inserted into the gaming machine more reliably.

  In addition, since the inner cover body 815a is provided with a stopper 815d that stops loosening of the inner cover 815 when the inner opening 810e is closed by the inner cover body 815a, the inner cover 815 may be loosened and rattled. Absent. Therefore, since the removal preventing portion 815b of the inner cover 815 is reliably engaged with the operation portion 803 of the certificate cover 800, it is possible to reliably prevent the certificate cover 800 from being removed from the lower door.

  In this embodiment, the case where the certificate cover 800 is attached to the side surface of the lower door 40 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the case where the certificate cover 800 is attached to the front surface of the lower door 40. It can also be applied to the case where it is attached to the side surface of the housing 1.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, as shown in FIG.1, FIG2 and FIG.53, the box-shaped housing | casing 1 which has the front opening part opened to the front side, and the hinge 100 provided in this housing | casing 1 are provided. A front door 3 that closes and opens the front opening of the housing 1 by being pivoted to the center is provided. As described above, the hinge 100 includes the hinge receiver 26 and the hinge 27 connected to the hinge receiver 26. Four hinges 100 are arranged on the upper and lower sides, the hinge receivers 26 of the upper two hinges 100 are fixed to the reinforcing plate 25 of the replacement unit 2, and the hinge receivers 26 of the lower two hinges 100 are left to be described later. It is fixed to the reinforcing frame 304.
The side end of the upper door 30 is attached to the hinges 27 of the upper two hinges 100, and the side end of the lower door 40 is attached to the hinges 27 of the lower two hinges 100.
In FIG. 53, the entire upper door 30 and lower door 40 are not shown, but the upper door side frame body 911 constituting the outer peripheral frame of the upper door 30 and the lower door side constituting the outer peripheral frame of the lower door 40. A frame 921 is shown.
At the two corners on the left side of the upper door side frame 911 in FIG. 53 and the two corners on the left side of the lower door side frame 921, attachment portions 905 to which the hinges 27 of the hinge 100 are attached are provided. .

As shown in FIGS. 53 and 54, a reinforcing frame (housing side frame) 301 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the front opening of the housing 1. As described above, the reinforcing frame 301 is formed by assembling the upper and lower reinforcing frames 302 and 303 and the left and right reinforcing frames 304 and 305 into a rectangular frame shape. In addition, L-shaped corner frames 306 are provided at the four corners of the reinforcing frame 301, respectively. The corner frames 306 prevent unauthorized entry from the corners of the reinforcing frame 301.
Further, a rectangular notch 304f is formed at the center in the vertical direction of the left reinforcing frame 304, and the front opening of the housing 1 is formed in the notch 304f by the upper door 30 and the lower door 40. When closed, an end portion of a lower frame 913 of an upper door side frame body 911 and an end portion of a lower frame 923 of the lower door side frame body 921 are inserted.

As shown in FIG. 55, the left reinforcing frame 304 has a U-shaped frame 900 whose portion facing the front door is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the tip of the outer piece of the U-shaped frame 900 Is provided with a first protruding piece 901 protruding inside the front opening. The first projecting piece 901 is provided so as to extend along the length direction of the left reinforcing frame 304.
As shown in FIG. 54, each of the right reinforcing frame 305 and the upper and lower reinforcing frames 302 and 303 has a U-shape in which the portion facing the front door side is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, like the left reinforcing frame 304. The U-shaped frame 900 has a first projecting piece 901 projecting inward of the front opening at the tip of the outer piece of the U-shaped frame 900 extending in the length direction of each frame 305, 302, 303. Is provided.
Since the corner frame 306 is provided at the corner of the casing side frame 301, the U-shaped frame 900 is continuously provided along the circumferential direction of the casing side frame 301.

As shown in FIG. 53, a door-side frame 910 made of magnesium is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the front door 3. The door-side frame 910 includes an upper door-side frame 911 provided at an outer peripheral edge of the upper door 30 that constitutes the upper half of the front door 3 and an outer peripheral edge of the lower door 40 that constitutes the lower half of the front door 3. It is comprised from the lower door side frame 921 provided in the part.
The upper door side frame body 911 is formed in a rectangular frame shape by upper and lower frames 912 and 913 and left and right frames 914 and 915. A second projecting piece 916 that projects outside the front opening of the housing 1 is provided at the side end of the upper door side frame 911 on the hinge 100 side.
That is, the left frame 914 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 56, and the upper frame 30 is closed in the left frame 914 having a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. In this state, it opens toward the inside of the housing 1. The second projecting piece 916 is provided on the outer piece of the left frame 914 so as to project to the outside of the front opening of the housing 1. The second protruding piece 916 is provided along the length direction of the left frame 914 (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 56).
As shown in FIG. 56 (b), when the front opening of the housing 1 is closed by the front door 30, the side end of the front door 30 on the hinge side, that is, the left frame 914 is the front opening. The side edge of the hinge side, that is, the inside of the U-shaped frame 900 of the left reinforcing frame 304 is arranged.
Also, as shown in FIG. 56 (a), the upper door 30 is rotated from the opened state (a) around the hinge 100 to close the front opening of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. 56 (b). In the state (b), the second protruding piece 916 overlaps the inside of the first protruding piece 901.

Similarly to the upper door side frame body 911, the lower door side frame body 921 is formed in a rectangular frame shape by upper and lower frames 922, 923 and left and right frames 924, 925, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 56, a second projecting piece 916 that projects to the outside of the front opening of the housing 1 is provided on the side end of the lower door side frame 921 on the hinge 100 side, that is, the left frame 924. Is provided.
56 (a) and 56 (b), when the lower door 40 rotates around the hinge 100 and closes the front opening of the housing 1, the inside of the first protruding piece 901 is inside. The 2nd protrusion piece 916 has overlapped.

Further, the lower frame (lower frame material) 913 constituting the lower side portion of the upper door side frame 911 has an upper piece 913a, a lower piece 913b, and an intermediate piece 913c connecting them as shown in FIG. The upper piece 913a and the lower piece 913b protrude toward the inside of the housing 1 (right side in FIG. 57). Further, the intermediate piece 913c is composed of a rising piece that rises at a substantially right angle from the lower piece 913b, and an extending piece that is bent inward at the tip of the rising piece and extends to the upper piece 913a.
The lower frame 913 includes a lower side protruding piece 913e that protrudes from the lower piece 913b to the surface side of the upper door 30 (left side in FIG. 57). The lower side protruding piece 913e is formed integrally with the lower piece 913b on the extension of the lower piece 913b.

Further, the upper frame (upper frame material) 922 constituting the upper side portion of the lower door side frame 921 has an upper piece 922a, a lower piece 922b, and an intermediate piece 922c connecting them, and the upper piece 922a An upper side protruding piece 922 a that protrudes to the back side of the door 40 is provided.
And the upper side protrusion piece 922a has overlapped the upper side of the lower side protrusion piece 913e in the state which the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 rotated centering on the hinge 100, and block | closed the front opening part of the housing | casing 1. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 58, the right end portion of the upper frame 922 of the lower door side frame 921 protrudes outward from the right frame 925, and the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 rotate around the hinge 100. In the state where the front opening of the housing 1 is closed, the right end of the upper frame 922 (in FIG. 58, the lower end is because the lower door side frame 921 and the upper door side frame 911 are viewed from the back side). The upper door side frame 911 overlaps the right end of the lower frame 913 from the outside.

Further, in a state where the front opening of the housing 1 is closed by the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, the outer side piece of the upper frame 912 and the outer side piece of the right frame 915 of the upper door side frame body 911 are separated from the housing side frame. The U-shaped frame 900 of the upper reinforcing frame 302 of the body 301 and the U-shaped frame 900 of the right reinforcing frame 305 are inserted into the U-shaped frame 900, so that a part of the upper frame 912 and the right frame 915 is partly formed. To prevent unauthorized entry from the gap between the upper frame 912 and the right frame 915 and the upper frame 302 and the right frame 305.
Similarly, the outer piece of the lower frame 923 and the outer piece of the right frame 925 of the lower door side frame 921 are the U-shaped frame 900 of the lower reinforcing frame 303 and the U-shaped of the right reinforcing frame 305. Accordingly, a part of the lower frame 923 and the right frame 925 overlaps the lower reinforcing frame 303 and the right reinforcing frame 305, and the lower frame 923 and the right frame 925, the lower reinforcing frame 303, and the right Unauthorized entry from the gap between the reinforcing frame 305 is prevented.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 59, the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 rotate around the hinge 100 to close the front opening of the housing 1, and the rotation side centered on the hinge 100. A gap S is formed between the lower frame 913 of the upper door 30 and the upper frame 922 of the lower door 40.
That is, as shown in FIG. 61, the lower side protruding piece 913e of the lower frame 913 is formed along the length direction of the lower frame 913, but is folded 90 degrees toward the back side of the lower frame 913 on the rotating side. It is bent, and the left frame 914 side is an opening from the bent lower side protruding piece 913e. As shown in FIGS. 59 and 60, when the upper side protruding piece 922a of the upper frame 922 of the lower door 40 overlaps the upper side of the lower side protruding piece 913e of the lower frame 913 of the upper door 30, the upper side protruding piece 922a. The gap S is formed on the upper side.
In FIG. 61, the hinge 100 is not shown.

In order to close the gap S from the inside, a closing member 930 is provided on the casing 1 and the casing-side frame (reinforcing frame) 301.
That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 59 to 62, the closing member 930 is fixed to the left inner wall surface of the housing 1 and the left reinforcing frame 304.
As shown in FIG. 63, the closing member 930 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a closing surface 930a is provided at the front end portion thereof, and a protrusion 930b is formed on the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion of the closing surface 930a. , 930b, and a wall 930c is provided on the right edge of the closing surface 930a.
Then, the closing member 930 has the closing surface 930a on the tip side opposed to the gap S, and surrounds the gap S by the protrusions 930b and 930b and the wall portion 930c. It is fixed almost horizontally.

Further, the closing member 930 serves as a guide member when the replacement unit 2 is inserted into the housing 1 from the front opening.
That is, as shown in FIG. 53, the replacement unit 2 has a support portion 931 on the left side, and this support portion 931 is placed on the upper surface of the closing member 930.
Further, as shown in FIG. 65, a support member 935 is fixed to the right inner wall surface of the housing 1 at a height equal to the closing member 930. The support member 935 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a shape similar to that of the closing member 930, but is provided with a closing surface 930a, protrusions 930b and 930b, a wall portion 930c, and the like provided on the closing member 930. Not.
The replacement unit 2 has a support portion 932 on the right side, and the support portion 932 is placed on the upper surface of the support member 935. The support portions 931 and 932 of the exchange unit 2 are provided symmetrically, and the support portions 931 and 932 are supported by the closing member 930 and the support member 935.
When the replacement unit 2 is inserted from the front opening of the housing 1, the support portions 931 and 932 of the replacement unit 2 are placed on the upper surfaces of the closing member 930 and the support member 935 provided in the housing 1. In addition, the replacement unit 2 can be smoothly inserted into the housing 1 by pushing the replacement unit 2 into the back of the housing 1 using the upper surface as a guide surface.

As shown in FIG. 62, a hole 940 is provided through the left side wall of the housing 1, and a handle member 945 is inserted into the hole 940.
As shown in FIGS. 63 and 64, the handle member 945 is hollow inside, and an insertion port 946 is provided on the front side, and an operator's finger can be inserted through the insertion port 946. Yes.
The handle member 945 has a projecting portion 947 projecting upward, and the cavity inside the projecting portion 947 communicates with the insertion port 946. Therefore, the handle member 945 can be securely held by inserting the finger inserted from the insertion port 946 into the cavity inside the protrusion 947.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 64, a handle accommodating portion 930d for accommodating the protruding portion 947 of the handle member 945 is provided on the back surface of the closing member 930.
The handle member 945 is inserted into the housing 1 with the insertion port 946 opened from the hole 940 on the left side wall of the housing 1 to the left side wall, and the protruding portion 947 is housed in the handle housing portion 930d. ing.
Although not shown, a handle housing portion for housing the protruding portion 947 of the handle member 945 is also provided on the back surface of the support member 935, and the handle member 945 is a hole in the right side wall of the housing 1. With the insertion port 946 opened from the side wall 940 to the right side wall, it is inserted into the housing 1, and the protruding portion 947 is stored in the handle storage portion.

According to the present embodiment, in the state where the upper door 30 constituting the front door 3 rotates around the hinge 100 and closes the upper part of the front opening of the housing 1, the hinge of the housing-side frame 301. On the inner side of the first protruding piece 901 provided on the left reinforcing frame 304 constituting the side edge of the side so as to protrude inside the front opening, the side end on the hinge side of the upper door side frame 911 Since the second projecting piece 916 provided so as to project to the outside of the front opening portion overlaps the left frame 914 that constitutes the upper frame 30, the upper door side frame body 911 of the upper door 30 and the housing side of the housing 1 Intrusion of foreign matter used for fraudulent action from the gap generated between the frame 301, that is, fraud from the gap can be prevented.
Similarly, when the lower door 40 constituting the front door 3 rotates around the hinge 100 and closes the lower portion of the front opening of the housing 1, the side edge on the hinge side of the housing side frame 301. The left frame constituting the hinge side end of the lower door side frame body 921 inside the first projecting piece 901 provided on the left reinforcing frame 304 constituting the part so as to project inside the front opening. Since the second projecting piece 916 provided so as to project to the outside of the front opening portion overlaps the 924, the lower door side frame body 921 of the lower door 40 and the housing side frame body 301 of the housing 1 It is possible to prevent intrusion of foreign substances used for fraud from gaps occurring between them, that is, fraud from the gaps.

  In the present embodiment, the front door 3 is constituted by the two doors of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, but the front door 3 may be integrally formed. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent intrusion of foreign matters used for fraud from the gap generated between the door-side frame 910 of the front door 3 and the casing-side frame 301 of the casing 1, that is, fraud from the gap. .

  In addition, when the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 rotate around the hinge 100 to close the front opening of the housing 1, the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are located above the lower side protruding piece 913 e that protrudes to the surface side of the upper door 30. Since the upper side protruding piece 922a protruding to the back side of the lower door 40 overlaps, the intrusion of foreign matters used for fraudulent action from the gap generated between the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, that is, the illegality from the gap You can prevent the act.

  Further, the gap S generated between the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 on the rotation side around the hinge 100 is closed from the inside by the closing member 930 provided in the casing 1 and the casing side frame 301. Intrusion of foreign matter used for fraud from the gap S, that is, fraud from the gap can be prevented.

Further, since the closing member 930 serves as a guide member when the replacement unit 3 is inserted into the housing 1, the replacement unit 3 can be easily inserted into or removed from the housing 1 from its front opening.
Further, the handle member 945 is inserted into the hole 940 provided in the side wall of the housing 1, and the closing member 930 is provided with a handle storage portion 930d for storing the protruding portion 947 of the handle member 945. When the handle member 945 is inserted into the hole 940, the protruding portion 947 of the inserted handle member 945 is stored in the handle storage portion 930d, so that it is necessary to provide a space for inserting the handle member in the housing 1 separately. In addition, the space in the housing can be effectively used.

  Further, since the housing side frame 301 is made of aluminum and the door side frame 910 is made of magnesium, a U-shaped frame 900 for preventing unauthorized entry into the housing side frame 301 or the door side frame 910. The first protruding piece 901, the second protruding piece 916, the lower side protruding piece 913e, the upper side protruding piece 922a and the like can be easily formed by extrusion molding.

S Gap 1 Housing 2 Replacement unit 3 Front door 30 Upper door 40 Lower door 100 Hinge 301 Housing side frame 901 First protruding piece 910 Door side frame 916 Second protruding piece 913 Lower frame (lower side frame material)
913e Lower side protruding piece 922 Upper frame (upper side frame material)
922a Upper side protruding piece 930 Closure member 930d Handle storage portion 940 Hole 945 Handle member

Claims (1)

Comprising a box-shaped housing having a front opening that opens on the front side, and the front opening can be opened and closed a front door of the casing of this, and a handle member provided on the side wall of the housing,
The front door has an upper door that can open and close the upper part of the front opening, and a lower door that can open and close the lower part of the front opening,
In the state where the upper door and the lower door block the front opening, a closing member for preventing unauthorized entry of a foreign substance from a gap generated between the upper door and the lower door is provided in the housing. And
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is provided with a handle storage portion for storing at least a part of the handle member.

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