JPH08229216A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily inspect the abnormality and state of an electronic parts from the outside of a housing case with the electronic parts left 10 the housing case. CONSTITUTION: Since a part of the whole of a face confronting with the electronic parts in the housing case to house a printed circuit board 10 in which the electronic parts 21 are arranged is formed in an observation window 12 whose inside can be observed, it is possible to easily inspect the abnormality or the state of the electronic parts 21 arranged on the printed circuit board 10 housed in the housing case 11 from the outside of the case 11 as leaving in the housing case 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for controlling game contents using electronic components such as a central processing unit and a storage element.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, has a game content, for example, a large winning opening in which a winning probability of a game ball is remarkably increased in order to reduce a gambling property. The number of prizes of game balls and the holding time of the open state are regulated by law, and it is forbidden to modify the game contents of the pachinko game machine that has been certified by the relevant organizations without permission.

[0003] The control of the game content is performed by electronic components such as a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) and a storage element. That is, the game content is a storage element, for example, a ROM that stores the program. Therefore, by replacing the ROM, changing the circuit, or the like, the electronic engineer can easily remodel the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine, which has been verified by the laws and regulations, into a high-gaming game. Therefore, in order to prevent such fraud and prevent modification by replacing the ROM or the like, the case that houses the electronic components of the pachinko gaming machine is sealed with a sealing paper.

In general, a maker of pachinko gaming machines does not want to know the internal structure of the gaming machine to those skilled in the art.
It is made of an opaque member such as a resin or metal plate so that the inside cannot be seen. Further, a case for storing electronic components of a conventional pachinko gaming machine has been made of a conductive member or the like in order to protect the electronic components from static electricity generated by rolling of the game ball. That is, the case is made of a resin or a metal plate containing carbon in order to have conductivity, and therefore, the case has an opaque black or metal color. Therefore, from this point as well, the conventional case for housing the electronic component is made so that the inside of the case cannot be seen from the outside.

[0005]

By the way, in the case constructed as described above, the sealing contents affixed to the case are peeled without being broken or forged to illegally modify the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine. In the case of remodeling, it was not possible to detect illegal remodeling of the game contents only with the seal paper sealed in the case. The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily inspect an abnormality or a state of an electronic component from the outside of the case while the electronic component is stored in the storage case. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of performing the following.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention arranges the electronic parts in a game machine for controlling the game contents by using electronic parts such as a central processing unit and a memory element. It is characterized in that at least a part or all of the surface of the housing case housing the one-stage printed circuit board facing the electronic component is an observation window through which the inside can be seen.

With the above construction, since a part or all of the facing surface of the electronic component of the storage case for storing the printed circuit board on which the electronic component is placed is used as an observation window through which the inside can be seen, it is stored in the storage case. The abnormality or state of the electronic component arranged on the printed circuit board can be easily inspected from the outside of the case with the electronic component stored in the storage case.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, 2 is a machine frame, 3 is a control unit for controlling game contents, 4 is an upper ball receiving tank for storing game balls, and 5 is a launching motor for launching the game balls. Is.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a control unit 3 of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a control unit 3 includes a CPU and an R
A storage case 1 including an electronic component such as an OM, a printed circuit board 10 on which the electronic component is arranged, an upper lid 11a for storing the electronic component or the printed circuit board, and a bottom plate 11b.
Including 1 and. Reference numeral 12 is a transparent observation window provided in a part of the upper lid 11a for inspecting the presence or absence of abnormality in the CPU, ROM, etc. arranged on the printed circuit board 10 inside the storage case 11. Reference numeral 13 is a sealing paper for sealing the storage case 11 of the control unit 3. Reference numeral 14 denotes a connection line for connecting the control unit 3 to a speaker, a lamp, and the like (not shown). The upper lid 11a of the storage case 11 faces the surface of the printed circuit board 10 on the side where the electronic components are arranged, and any shape may be used as long as the printed circuit board 10 is stored with the bottom plate 11b. It may be shaped.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board 10 in the control section 3. FIG.
, 21 is a CPU, 22 is a ROM, 23 is a ROM
Is a socket, and 24 is a RAM. Also, 2
Reference numerals 5a, 25b, and 25c are sealing papers for proving the authenticity of the electronic component. In FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, CP
U21, ROM22, and a part of RAM24 are sealed paper 25a
25c are attached, but the shape and the way of application of the sealing paper are not limited to this. For example, a wide sealing paper may be used to seal the entire feet of the CPU 21 and the ROM 22 or the like. You may seal so that the whole ROM22 etc. may be wrapped. In this way, the CPU 21 and the ROM 22
If the feet are sealed so that the feet cannot be seen, it becomes difficult to make such a structure even if the game contents are illegally remodeled, for example, even if the address pin wiring is changed to change the address of the ROM 22.

Now, for example, the manager of the game arcade alters the circuit or exchanges the ROM 22 to illegally remodel the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that has been verified,
It is assumed that the seal papers 25a to 25c pasted on the ROM 22 or the like have been torn or the forged seal papers 25a to 25c have been pasted. In the case where such a game content has been tampered with, the inside from the observation window 12 can be opened without removing the upper lid 11a of the control unit 3, that is, without breaking the sealing paper 13 stuck on the storage case 11. By looking in, CPU2
1 to easily check the presence or absence of an abnormality in the sealing paper 25a to 25c and the sealing number, thereby easily determining whether or not genuine electronic components are used, that is, whether or not unauthorized modification has been performed. You can know.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the CPU in the control unit 3 does not break the sealing paper 13 attached to the storage case 11 of the control unit 3 for controlling the game content.
21 and the ROM 22 can be quickly and easily inspected for unauthorized modification.

In the above embodiment, the observation window 12 which is slightly larger is provided in a part of the upper lid 11a.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a small one that can inspect only sealed electronic components may be used. On the contrary, the entire upper surface of the upper lid 11a may be used as an observation window, or the upper lid 11a may be used as an observation window. The whole may be an observation window. The material used for the observation window 12 is preferably a material that does not take static electricity and is a transparent material, such as a conductive resin mixed with metal powder. Of course, a small observation window 1
If it is 2, the observation window 12 may be left open.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sealing with the sealing papers 25a to 25c has been described in order to prove the authenticity of the electronic component, but the sealing means may be sealing with, for example, sealing lead. Further, a certifying means other than the sealing paper for certifying the authenticity of the electronic component, for example, a characteristic label attached to the electronic component may be used.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a part or all of the facing surface of the electronic component of the storage case for accommodating the printed circuit board on which the electronic component is placed is an observation window through which the inside can be seen. It is possible to easily inspect the abnormality or the state of the electronic component arranged on the printed circuit board stored in the storage case from the outside of the case while the electronic component is stored in the storage case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a control unit of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of electronic components mounted on a printed circuit board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 10 Printed circuit board 11 Storage case 11a Top cover 11b Bottom plate 12 Observation window 13 Sealing paper 21 CPU (electronic component) 22 ROM (electronic component) 24 RAM (electronic component) 25a to 25c Sealing paper

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 19, 1996

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Full text

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Document name] Statement

[Title of Invention] Amusement machine

[Claims]

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine for controlling game contents using electronic components such as a central processing unit and a storage element.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, has a game content, for example, a large winning opening in which a winning probability of a game ball is remarkably increased in order to reduce a gambling property. The number of prizes of game balls and the holding time of the open state are regulated by law, and it is forbidden to modify the game contents of the pachinko game machine that has been certified by the relevant organizations without permission.

[0003] The control of the game content is performed by electronic components such as a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) and a storage element. In other words, the game contents, a storage element, its operating program, for example, ROM is stored. Therefore, by replacing the ROM, changing the circuit, or the like, the electronic engineer can easily remodel the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine, which has been verified by the laws and regulations, into a high-gaming game. Therefore, this fraud is prevented and the ROM
The case for accommodating the electronic components of the pachinko gaming machine is sealed with a seal paper so that the electronic parts cannot be remodeled by replacement or the like.

In general, a maker of pachinko gaming machines does not want to know the internal structure of the gaming machine to those skilled in the art.
It is made of an opaque member such as a resin or metal plate so that the inside cannot be seen. Further, a case for storing electronic components of a conventional pachinko gaming machine has been made of a conductive member or the like in order to protect the electronic components from static electricity generated by rolling of the game ball. That is, the case is made of a resin or a metal plate containing carbon in order to have conductivity, and therefore, the case has an opaque black or metal color. Therefore, from this point as well, the conventional case for housing the electronic component is made so that the inside of the case cannot be seen from the outside.

[0005]

By the way, in the case constructed as described above, the sealing contents affixed to the case are peeled without being broken or forged to illegally modify the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine. In the case of remodeling, it was not possible to detect illegal remodeling of the game contents only with the seal paper sealed in the case. The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily inspect an abnormality or a state of an electronic component from the outside of the case while the electronic component is stored in the storage case. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of performing the following.

[0006]

To achieve the above object SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a gaming machine having a control unit for controlling the game contents using the electronic parts such as a central processing unit and a memory element, the control the parts, to form a part or observation window in which all the internal visible of at least the facing the electronic component surface of the housing case for housing the printed circuit board of the single stage configuration of arranging the electronic component, wherein from the observation window Control unit
It is characterized in that the number assigned inside can be visually recognized.

[0007] With the above configuration, the storage case for storing the printed circuit board on which the electronic components are arranged is an observation window in which the inside can be seen on a part or the whole of the surface facing the electronic component, and the control unit is controlled from the observation window. Recognize the number inside the
Since the way may, abnormal and state of arranged electronic components on a printed circuit board accommodated in the storage case, while accommodating the electronic components in the housing case, the numbers attached to the inside
By checking , the inspection can be easily performed from the outside of the case.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, 2 is a machine frame, 3 is a control unit for controlling game contents, 4 is an upper ball receiving tank for storing game balls, and 5 is a launching motor for launching the game balls. Is.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a control unit 3 of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a control unit 3 includes a CPU and an R
A storage case 1 including an electronic component such as an OM, a printed circuit board 10 on which the electronic component is arranged, an upper lid 11a for storing the electronic component or the printed circuit board, and a bottom plate 11b.
Including 1 and. Reference numeral 12 is a transparent observation window provided in a part of the upper lid 11a for inspecting the presence or absence of abnormality in the CPU, ROM, etc. arranged on the printed circuit board 10 inside the storage case 11. Reference numeral 13 is a sealing paper for sealing the storage case 11 of the control unit 3. Reference numeral 14 denotes a connection line for connecting the control unit 3 to a speaker, a lamp, and the like (not shown). The upper lid 11a of the storage case 11 faces the surface of the printed circuit board 10 on the side where the electronic components are arranged, and any shape may be used as long as the printed circuit board 10 is stored with the bottom plate 11b. It may be shaped.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board 10 in the control section 3. FIG.
, 21 is a CPU, 22 is a ROM, 23 is a ROM
Is a socket, and 24 is a RAM. Also, 2
Reference numerals 5a, 25b, and 25c are sealing papers for proving the authenticity of the electronic component. In FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, CP
U21, ROM 22, the RAM24 some are pasted <br/> the sealing sheet 25a~25c marked with number, shape and bonding how the sealing sheet is not limited to this, for example, wide sealing sheet May be used to seal the entire foot of the CPU 21, the ROM 22 or the like, or may be sealed by wrapping the entire CPU 21, the ROM 22 or the like. In this way, if the legs of the CPU 21 and the ROM 22 are sealed so that they cannot be seen, even if the game contents are illegally remodeled, for example, even if the address pin wiring is changed to change the address of the ROM 22,
Such a structure becomes difficult.

Now, for example, the manager of the game arcade alters the circuit or exchanges the ROM 22 to illegally remodel the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that has been verified,
It is assumed that the seal papers 25a to 25c pasted on the ROM 22 or the like have been torn or the forged seal papers 25a to 25c have been pasted. In the case where such a game content has been tampered with, the inside from the observation window 12 can be opened without removing the upper lid 11a of the control unit 3, that is, without breaking the sealing paper 13 stuck on the storage case 11. By looking in, CPU2
1 to easily check the presence or absence of an abnormality in the sealing paper 25a to 25c and the sealing number, thereby easily determining whether or not genuine electronic components are used, that is, whether or not unauthorized modification has been performed. You can know.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the CPU in the control unit 3 does not break the sealing paper 13 attached to the storage case 11 of the control unit 3 for controlling the game content.
21 and the ROM 22 can be quickly and easily inspected for unauthorized modification.

In the above embodiment, the observation window 12 which is slightly larger is provided in a part of the upper lid 11a.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a small one that can inspect only sealed electronic components may be used. On the contrary, the entire upper surface of the upper lid 11a may be used as an observation window, or the upper lid 11a may be used as an observation window. The whole may be an observation window. The material used for the observation window 12 is preferably a material that does not take static electricity and is a transparent material, such as a conductive resin mixed with metal powder. Of course, a small observation window 1
If it is 2, the observation window 12 may be left open.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sealing with the sealing papers 25a to 25c has been described in order to prove the authenticity of the electronic component, but the sealing means may be sealing with, for example, sealing lead. Further, a certifying means other than the sealing paper for certifying the authenticity of the electronic component, for example, a characteristic label attached to the electronic component may be used.

[0015]

According to the present invention as described in the foregoing, the electronic part of the housing case for housing the printed circuit board arranged electronic components with some or observation window in which all the internal visible facing surfaces, the observation The number assigned inside the control unit from the window
Since it is made visible, any abnormality or status of the electronic components placed on the printed circuit board that is stored in the storage case can be marked inside the storage case with the electronic components stored in the storage case.
You can easily inspect from the outside of the case by checking the number .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a control unit of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of electronic components mounted on a printed circuit board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Pachinko gaming machine 10 Printed circuit board 11 Storage case 11a Upper lid 11b Bottom plate 12 Observation window 13 Sealing paper 21 CPU (electronic parts) 22 ROM (electronic parts) 24 RAM (electronic parts) 25a to 25c Sealing paper

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine for controlling game contents by using electronic components such as a central processing unit and a storage element, and facing at least the electronic component of a storage case for storing a printed circuit board having a one-stage structure in which the electronic component is arranged. A game machine characterized in that a part or all of the surface to be seen is an observation window through which the inside can be seen.