JPH10192515A - Control box for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent fraudulent act in a control box which houses a control substrate for controlling the contents of a game of a game machine (pachinko machine or the like). SOLUTION: A control box of a game machine is constituted of a surface cover body 10 and a rear cover body 11 and a control substrate carrying a control element or the like for controlling the game machine is housed into the control box. The surface cover body 10 made of a hard synthetic resin is provided with a fastening member A made of a soft synthetic resin having a screw hole 18a formed therein, a breaking screw is mounted in the screw hole 18a and then, the fastening member A is bent to securely close the surface cover body 10 and the rear cover body 11. So, when opening the surface cover body 10, the fastening member A made of the soft synthetic resin must be cut thereby enabling the prevention of fraudulent act. The fastening member A is so soft that it can be cut easily while eliminating possible injury by a cut part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control box for storing a control board for controlling the game contents of a game machine (such as a pachinko machine), and more particularly, to a control box for preventing illegal acts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine (pachinko machine, etc.) has a control box provided with a control board for controlling the game contents, which is detachably attached to the game machine. Easy going. CPU, RO,
A control element such as M is arranged, and a ROM in which control software is recorded plays an important role. Therefore, in order to prohibit illegal replacement of the game by replacing the ROM, a seal paper is stuck on the control box so that illegality cannot be easily performed.

[0003]

However, using a special liquid, the seal paper is peeled off without damaging the seal paper and without leaving any traces on which the seal paper has been stuck, and an illegal RO is obtained.
After exchanging with M, the act of sticking the same sealing paper to perform tampering is performed. Therefore, a countermeasure that cannot easily perform such illegal acts is desired, and the present invention provides a control box that solves such a problem.

[0004]

A control box for a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a front cover body and a back cover body, and a control board on which a control element for controlling the gaming machine is mounted. A fastening member A made of a soft synthetic resin having a screw hole formed therein is provided on a front cover body made of a hard synthetic resin to be stored, and a breaking screw is attached to the screw hole. The body and the back cover are closed and fixed. The fastening member A made of a soft synthetic resin can be easily attached by bending the back cover body so that the front cover body cannot be opened by the breaking screw. In order to open the front cover body, the fastening member is required. A must be cut. Therefore, when the front cover body is opened for inspection or the like, the fastening member A made of a soft synthetic resin is easily cut, and since the cut portion is soft, no injury is caused. In the control box of the game machine according to the second aspect, the fastening member A made of a soft synthetic resin is formed integrally with the front cover body made of the hard resin, so that the fastening member A can be easily attached. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a control box for a game machine comprises a front cover body and a back cover body, and a control board on which control elements for controlling the game machine are stored in the control box. A fastening member B made of a soft synthetic resin having a locking body made of a hard resin is provided on a front cover body made of steel, and a large hole of the front cover that is not locked to a locking claw of the locking body is provided in the front cover body. In addition, a back cover first locking hole that can be locked to the locking claw is formed in the back cover body, the front cover locking hole is formed in the front cover body, and the back cover second locking hole is formed in the back cover body. And the locking member of the cutting and fastening member B 'obtained by cutting the fastening member B can be locked. Since the fastening member B is made of a soft synthetic resin, the front cover body and the back cover body can be closed and fixed by being bent and inserted into the back cover first locking hole formed in the back cover body. Therefore, the fastening member B must be cut at the time of inspection or the like, but since the cut portion is made of a soft synthetic resin, it is not injured, and the cutting fastening member B ′ that cuts the fastening member B ′ is used. Can be attached to the separately formed front cover locking hole and the rear cover second locking hole, the front cover body and the back cover body can be closed and fixed, and reuse can be achieved. Claim 4
Since the control box of the gaming machine is manufactured by integrally molding a hard resin front cover, a fastening member B made of a soft synthetic resin, and a locking body made of a hard resin, the control box can be easily formed.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pachinko machine will be described as an example of a pachinko machine. When a game ball wins at a specific location, a large jackpot or the like which is advantageous to a player is generated through a symbol display and a large amount of prizes is provided. Dispense the ball. In order to control the contents of the game, a control board (not shown) on which a “control element such as a ROM” is mounted and fixed with screws or the like is stored in a control box 1 on the back of the pachinko machine. is there.

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a well-known pachinko machine. In the center of the rear surface, game balls which have won prizes in prize holes arranged on the front side of a game board are collected and one ball is processed by a prize ball processing device 62. A prize ball collecting gutter 61 for each separation process is provided. At the lower left of the prize ball collecting gutter 61, a control box 1 with a built-in control board mounted with a control element for performing game processing such as a prize ball and a prize ball.
And an interface board 80 for transmitting and receiving a processing signal such as a ball rental machine based on a signal from the ball rental machine 70 to and from the pachinko machine is provided at the lower right.

A storage tank 63 for storing game balls before discharge is provided at the upper part of the pachinko machine. From the storage tank 63, the game balls are arranged in two rows to reach the game ball discharge device 65. An alignment gutter 64 for guiding is provided. This alignment gutter 64 has a ball conditioner 6 for preventing game balls from overlapping.
6 is swingably provided vertically. Further, the game balls discharged from the game ball discharge device 65 flow out to the upper plate through the downflow gutter 67. A terminal board 69 is provided on the upper right side of the pachinko machine.
Is mounted, and a game ball launching device 91 is provided at the lower left, so that each ball can be launched.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of parts of the control box 1. The control box 1 has a box-shaped front cover body 10 and a back cover body 11,
It comprises a control board 12 to which control elements are mounted and a chassis 13 to which the control board is fixed. As for the fastening members A and B, FIG. 3A showing an enlarged view, FIG. 3B showing a perspective view of the fastening member B, and the back cover body 11 on the front cover body 10.
FIG. 4 (A) showing the A-A cross section of FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The front cover body 10 is made of a hard synthetic resin or the like so as to be attachable to the back cover body 11, and has a recess 40a inside the front cover body 10, while the back cover body 11 corresponds to the recess 40a. A protrusion 40b is formed at the position to perform positioning. Further, fastening members A and B which can be easily bent are provided on both side surfaces 10a of the front cover body 10, and the fastening member A is a plate-like shape having a screw hole 18a formed at an end thereof.
The fastening member B is a locking body 20 having locking claws 20a and 20b.
Together with the plate.

The method of manufacturing the fastening members A and B is such that a hard synthetic resin and a soft synthetic resin are used to integrally mold with a mold, and PC, ABS, polycarbonate or the like is used as the hard resin. An elastomer or the like is used as a soft synthetic resin. The front cover body 10, the fastening member A (the right end is slightly thicker, a plate-like shape having a screw hole 18a formed therein) and the locking body 20 are connected to the fastening member B (the right end is a slightly thinner plate-like shape). While a hard synthetic resin is poured in a molten state into the front cover body 10 and the locking body 20 via a mold that can be integrally formed, other parts of the fastening members A and B (FIG. 4)
(A) The soft synthetic resin (thermoplastic elastomer) is molded by pouring a melt at a temperature of about 230 ° C. into the fastening members A and B in (B). The fastening members A and B
The joint between the cover and the front cover body 10 is formed in a T-shape to maintain strength.

As described above, the fastening member A is integrally formed of a T-shaped soft synthetic resin (for example, soft rubber or the like) on the front cover body 10 using the hard synthetic resin and the soft synthetic resin.
Bending is possible. On the other hand, similarly, the fastening member B is integrally formed with the front cover body 10 in a T-shape with a soft synthetic resin (for example, soft rubber or the like) together with the locking body 20 made of a hard synthetic resin, and is bent. It becomes possible. Thus, the fastening members A and B
Can be easily manufactured because it is molded integrally with the front cover body 10 and can be easily bent because the cutting range L is a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like). However, the cut portion is soft and does not cause any injuries even if the staff at the game hall touches it. In the above description, the fastening members A and B are manufactured by resin molding integrally with the front cover body 10. For example, the fastening members A and B formed in a T shape with soft rubber or the like are bonded. Needless to say, the adhesive may be formed on the inside of the front cover body 10 by sticking.

The locking claws 20a and 20b are shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the locking claw 20a is formed upward and the locking claw 20b is formed downward, but they may be formed in the opposite direction. Also, on the side surface 11a of the back cover 11,
A back cover first locking hole 21b large enough to be locked to the locking claw 20b is formed. On the other hand, the locking claw 20
For a, a front cover large hole 21a that is not locked even when mounted is formed on the side surface 10a of the front cover body 10. Furthermore, the side surfaces 10a, 1
1a, the locking claws 20a, 20b described in detail below.
A front cover lock hole 22a and a back cover second lock hole 22b which can be locked are formed, and guide ridges 23a and 23b on both edges of the fastening member B are formed.

Next, a method of closing the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 by the fastening members A and B having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to FIG. 5A showing a perspective view and FIG. It will be described with reference to FIG. First, the control board 1 on which the control element is mounted
2 is fixed to the chassis 13 with screws or the like.
Is fixed to the back cover body 11 with screws (not shown) or the like. Then, the front cover body 10 is mounted on the back cover body 11, the fastening member A is bent, the screw holes 18a and 18b are aligned, and the breaking screws 16 are attached to the screw holes 18a and 18b. When a predetermined torque or more is applied to the rupture screw 16, the head is cut off, and the fastening member A is fixed in a state where the head is missing, so that the rupture screw 16 itself cannot be pulled out. Therefore, the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 1
In order to open 1, it is necessary to cut the fastening member A.

On the other hand, the fastening member B is bent to
When the front cover 0b is attached to the back cover first locking hole 21b, the locking claw 20b is locked in the back cover first locking hole 21b, but the locking claw 20a is locked in the front cover large hole 21a. Does not. However, the lower locking claw 20b
(The locking claw of the fastening member B, which is farther from the joint portion of the front cover body 10) is locked by the back cover first locking hole 21b, so that the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 is closed and fixed.

As described above, the control box 1 includes the front cover 10
And the back cover body 11 are closed and fixed by the fastening members A and B. Therefore, it is difficult to open the control box 1 unless the fastening member A is cut off. I understand the action.

Next, an operation of opening the control box for checking the "control element such as ROM" in the control box 1 and an operation of reassembling the control box will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
(A) is a state diagram of the reassembled control box, (B) (C)
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting process of the fastening member B. First, when cutting is performed with scissors or the like in the cutting range L of the fastening members A and B, it is easy to cut because of a soft material, and the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 can be separated. Therefore, the control element (not shown) is taken out, inspected, and attached again.
Since the cut portions of the fastening members A and B are made of a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like), the cut portions X are not injured. Then, when assembling again, the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 are attached to each other,
The fastening member A is cut, and the end A1 is attached to the front cover body 10.
Meanwhile, the other end portion A2 remains fixed to the back cover body 11 with the breaking screw 16. Therefore, the fastening member A does not contribute to closing and fixing the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 (see FIG. 6A).

On the other hand, the fastening member B is cut and the remaining portion B1 is cut.
Remains on the front cover body 10, while the locking claw 20a of the cutting and fastening member B 'is not locked with the front cover large hole 21a.
By moving the locking claw 20b, the cutting and fastening member B 'can be easily removed from the back cover first locking hole 21b. Then, the locking claws 20a and 20b formed on the cutting and fastening member B 'are inserted into the front cover locking hole 22a and the back cover second
When mounted in the locking holes 22b, the locking claws 20a, 20b are locked in the respective locking holes 22a, 22b (FIG. 6).
(See (B) and (C)). Since the locking claws 20a and 20b are formed in different directions from each other, it is necessary to move them forward and backward (up and down) in order to remove the cutting and fastening member B '. It is difficult to pull out depending on the orientation of the claws 20a, 20b. Therefore, the front cover body 1
0 and the back cover body 11 are closed and fixed by the cutting fastening member B ', and it is difficult to open the cutting fastening member B' unless it is cut, and the cutting fastening member B 'can be reused. .

FIGS. 7A and 7B show a modified example of the fastening member B. A locking member 20A made of a hard synthetic resin includes a pair of locking claws 20a and 20b, and a locking member formed between them. Claws 20a, 20
4B, the orientation of the locking claws 20a, 20b is the same as that of FIG. 4B, but the locking claw 25a is engaged with the locking claw 20a. The locking claw 25b is formed in a direction opposite to the locking claw 20b. This fastening member B
1 is a front cover body 10 similar to the manufacture of the fastening member B.
The locking member 20A is made of a hard synthetic resin, and the other portions (including the cutting range L) are made of a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like) by integral molding. Therefore, the fastening member B1 can be easily bent, can be easily cut in the cutting range L, and since the cut portion is soft, there is no injury even if touched.

The case where the fastening member B1 is bent to close and fix the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 will be described. The front cover locking hole 21A is provided with a locking claw 20a.
25a is a hole having a size that cannot be locked even if it can be inserted.
4B and 25b, the locking claws 20b and 25b cannot move up and down, and the locking claws 2 shown in FIG.
It is more difficult to pull out than 0b.

The fastening members A and B are both shown in FIG.
Although it is connected to the front cover body 10 as shown in FIG. 1, it goes without saying that it may be connected to the back cover body 11 side.

FIG. 8A shows a modification of the fastening member A.
The fastening member A1 is an independent piece whose end is not connected to the front cover body, and at least the cutting range L is formed of a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like). The fastening member A1 is provided with a single main body 38A (a hatched portion) via a mold that can be formed in a plate shape in which a joint portion of the single main body 38A having the screw hole 18a and the single main body 38B having the screw hole 30 is overlapped. ) Is made of a hard synthetic resin and the piece body 38B is made of a soft synthetic resin by plate-shaped integral molding. A screw hole (not shown) is formed in the front cover body 10 at a position corresponding to the screw hole 30. The fastening member A1 includes the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 1.
1 and is fixed to both the screw hole 18 a and the screw hole 30 via the breaking screw 16. By fixing in this manner, the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 are closed and fixed, and cannot be opened unless the fastening member A1 is cut. Further, when cutting, since the cutting range L is a soft synthetic resin, cutting can be easily performed, and no injury is caused at a cutting position. In this manner, the fastening member A1 can be formed, and it is not always necessary to fix the end portion to the front cover body 10 as shown in FIG.

FIGS. 8 (B) and 8 (C) show fastening members B2 and B3 which are modified examples of the fastening member B, each of which is formed as an independent piece without fixing the ends to the front cover body 10. FIG. Then, at least the cutting range L is formed of a soft synthetic resin. FIG.
(B) is a fastening member B2, one body 20B forming the locking claws 20a, 20b and one body 20C forming the screw hole 35.
The (hatched portion) is integrally formed through a mold whose joining portion can be overlapped so that the one main body 20B is made of a hard synthetic resin and the one main body 20C is made of a soft synthetic resin. The screw 3
A hole is formed in the front cover body 10 in correspondence with 5. The fastening member B2 closes and fixes the front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 via the locking claws 20a and 20b and the breaking screw screwed into the screw hole 35. And the front cover body 1
When opening 0, since the cutting range L of the fastening member B2 is a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like), it can be cut easily, and there is no injury at the cut portion.

The fastening member B3 shown in FIG. 8C is for newly forming the locking claw 36, and includes a single body 20D having the locking claw 20a, 20b formed therein, and the locking claw 36 and the screw hole 35. The main body 20D is formed through a mold capable of forming the main body 20E.
And the main body 20E are made of a hard synthetic resin, and the main body 2
The cutting range L (shaded portion) in which OD and the main body 20E can be connected in a mutually overlapping manner is a soft synthetic resin (elastomer or the like).
And integrally molded so that The front cover body 10 and the back cover body 11 are connected to the locking claws 20a, 20 of the fastening member B3.
b, 36 and fixed with breaking screws screwed into the screw holes 35. When the front cover body 10 is opened, the front cover body 10 is cut in the cutting range L of the fastening member B3. Since the cutting range L is a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like), the cutting area L is not damaged at the cut portion.

As described above, the fastening members A and B can be easily formed integrally with each other through the hard synthetic resin and the soft synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG.
It is not necessary to be able to bend by connecting to a piece, and it may be constituted by an independent piece as shown in FIG. 8, and any of them can be easily manufactured.
Further, since the bent portions (cutting ranges) of the fastening members A and B are made of a soft synthetic resin, they can be easily bent to close and fix the front cover body and the back cover body, and when the front cover body is opened,
The fastening members A and B need to be cut, but at least the cutting range is made of a soft synthetic resin (soft rubber or the like), so that the cutting members can be easily cut. Safe without being hurt.

[0026]

In the control box according to the first aspect of the present invention, the fastening member A is closed and fixed to the front cover body and the back cover body via the breaking screw. It must be possible to prevent unauthorized opening, and since the cut portion is made of a soft synthetic resin, it can be easily cut, and the cut portion is not damaged. Further, since the fastening member A is formed integrally with the front cover body, the control box according to claim 2 can be easily manufactured. In the control box according to the third aspect, the front cover body and the back cover body are closed and fixed by using the fastening member B. Since the cut portion of the fastening member B is made of a soft synthetic resin, it can be easily cut. At the same time, there is no cut at the cut portion, and the cut fastening member B 'can be attached to a separately formed locking hole to close and fix the front cover body and the back cover body, thereby reusing and preventing fraud. be able to. Further, since the fastening member B is integrally formed with the front cover body, the control box according to claim 4 can be easily manufactured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a gaming machine (pachinko machine).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of components of a control box.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the control box (A) and a perspective view of a fastening member B (B).

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of fastening members A and B and a control box.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of attaching the fastening member B to the control box (A).
FIG. 4B is a sectional view (B) in which a fastening member B is mounted.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a state diagram in which a fastening member A and a cutting fastening member B 'are attached after inspection, and cross-sectional views (B) and (C) in which the cutting fastening member B' is attached.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another fastening member B1.

FIG. 8 is a view showing other fastening members A1, B2, and B3.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control box 10 Front cover body 11 Back cover body 16 Breaking screw 18a Screw hole 20a, 20b Locking claw 21a Front cover large hole 21b Back cover first locking hole 22a Front cover locking hole 22b Back cover second locking hole A, A1 fastening member B, B1, B2, B3 fastening member B 'cutting fastening member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A control box for storing a control board on which a control element for controlling a gaming machine is mounted comprises a front cover body and a back cover body, and a screw hole is formed in a hard synthetic resin front cover body. A fastening member A made of a soft resin which can be bent is provided, a breaking screw is attached to the screw hole, and the front cover body and the back cover body are closed and fixed via the fastening member A. And the control box of the gaming machine. 2. The control box of a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the hard resin front cover body and the fastening member A are integrally formed. 3. A control box for storing a control board on which a control element or the like for controlling a gaming machine is mounted is composed of a front cover body and a back cover body, and a hard synthetic resin front cover body is provided on a hard synthetic resin front cover body. A fastening member B made of a soft synthetic resin having a locking body is provided, and a large front cover hole which is not locked to the locking claw formed in the locking body is provided in the front cover body and can be locked to the locking claw. The first fixing hole of the back cover is formed in the back cover body, the locking hole of the front cover is formed in the front cover body, and the second locking hole of the back cover is formed in the back cover body. A control box for a gaming machine, characterized in that a locking member of a cutting fastening member B 'obtained by cutting is cut off. 4. The control box of a game machine according to claim 3, wherein the hard resin front cover body, the fastening member B made of a soft synthetic resin, and the locking body made of a hard resin are integrally formed.