JPH10314414A - Substrate box sealing tool for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate box sealing tool for a game machine, which prevents the illegal behavior of changing game contents by surely sealing a substrate box for the game machine and on the other hand, finds the illegal behavior at an early stage when the illegal behavior is performed. SOLUTION: Unit members 20 and 30 are fixed to a box main body 41 and a box lid body 42 and at the time of covering the main body 41 with the lid body 42 and pushing a sealing hardware 11 into an insertion hole 21b, a catch 11c is held by a holding part H and a head part 11b is held by an engaging hole 31a and the tool 11 is held within a sealing member 31. At the time of furthermore pushing the tool 11, the catch 11c is caught within a catching hole 21c to hold the tool 11 within a sealing member 21 in the state of being impossible to pull out. On the other hand, the head part 11b is engaged within the hole 31a and as the result of it, the main body 41 and the lid body 42 are connected in the state of being impossible to unseal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine board box sealing device which is a sealing device for a gaming machine substrate box for accommodating a control circuit board of a gaming machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines have become the mainstream to control a prize device, a display device, and the like provided on a game board to enhance the interest of the game. The control of the winning device and the display device is performed by a logic control circuit board having a large number of electronic components such as ICs and LSIs or a control circuit board having a microcomputer. These control circuit boards are housed in a game machine board box attached to a winning ball collecting cover or a mechanism plate provided on the back surface of the game board and attached to the game machine. The board box for a gaming machine includes a box base and a box cover for enclosing and storing the control circuit board.

In recent years, an illegal act of changing a game content of a gaming machine by removing and replacing a ROM storing control information relating to the game content from a control circuit board stored in the game board box has become a problem in recent years. ing. As a measure to prevent such misconduct, the box base and box cover of the game machine board box are joined using special screws such as sealing screws so that the ROM cannot be removed from the inside of the game machine board box, A method of sealing a game machine substrate box is used.

[0004] For example, the sealing screw is tightened in a tightening direction (screw-in direction) by a screwdriver such as a screwdriver.
Is formed in the head of the screw to be engaged only with the screwdriver, turning the screwdriver in the direction to loosen the screw,
It is a special screw that cannot be removed due to idling of the screwdriver. Therefore, when the box base and the box cover of the game machine board box are joined using the sealing screw, the game machine board box cannot be easily opened, so that the control circuit board in the game machine board box cannot be opened. Unauthorized acts of removing and replacing the ROM in which the control information relating to the game content is stored are prevented.

[0005]

However, in such a sealing screw, a screwdriver or other screwdriver is strongly pressed into a cross groove formed in the screw head to loosen the sealing screw (anti-screwing direction). In some cases, it is possible to remove by turning. Also,
If such a sealing screw is strongly screwed in the screwing direction, the thread of the screw hole formed in the game machine substrate box is broken, and the sealing screw becomes removable. Therefore, in the method using the sealing screw, there is a problem that the control circuit board cannot be reliably sealed in the gaming machine board box. For this reason, there has been a problem in that it is impossible to prevent a fraudulent act of removing and replacing the ROM from the control circuit board stored in the game machine board box and changing the game content.

[0006] In addition, opening the board box for the game machine,
After exchanging the above-mentioned ROM, an adhesive or the like is injected into the screw hole, and the box base and the box cover are joined again using such sealing screws, whereby an illegal act can be performed without leaving a trace of exchanging the ROM. . Therefore, the method using the sealing screw has a problem that such fraudulent acts cannot be detected at an early stage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to securely seal a game machine substrate box to prevent a fraudulent act of changing a game content. It is an object of the present invention to provide a board box sealing device for a gaming machine, which can detect the wrongdoing at an early stage in the event of a breach.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, a gaming machine board box sealing device according to claim 1 has a circuit board mounted in a gaming machine board box having a box base and a box cover. A first sealing member provided on one of the box base or the box cover for wrapping and sealing; a second sealing member provided on the other of the box base or the box cover; and the first sealing member And a connection sealing member having an engagement portion engaged with the stopper member and an engagement portion engaged with the second sealing member, wherein the engagement portion of the connection sealing member is provided. The first sealing member and the second sealing member are engaged with the second sealing member, and the locking portion of the connection sealing member is locked by a stopper member provided in the first sealing member. To seal the gaming machine substrate box, at least one of the first sealing member or the second sealing member, when the first sealing member and the second sealing member are in a non-connected state, A board box sealing device for a game machine, comprising a holding portion for holding the connection sealing member.

According to the gaming machine board box sealing device of the first aspect, the circuit board is housed in the box base or the box cover, and the first sealing member provided on one of the box base or the box cover; By matching with the second sealing member provided on the other of the box base or the box cover, the circuit board is enclosed in the board box for the gaming machine. The holding portion provided on at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member holds the connection sealing member. Therefore, after enclosing the circuit board, the engaging portion of the connection sealing member is moved to the second sealing member. The first sealing member and the second sealing member are connected to each other by being engaged with the sealing member and locking the locking portion with a stopper member in the first sealing member, and are enclosed in the game machine substrate box. The sealed circuit board is securely sealed.

[0010]

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine 50 provided with a substrate box 40 having a sealing unit 1 which is an embodiment of a gaming machine substrate box sealing device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the substrate box 40 provided with the sealing unit 1 is opened, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of each member constituting the sealing unit 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the sealing unit 1 showing a state in which the sealing fitting 11 is held by a holding portion H formed by the sealing members 21 and 31;
FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the sealing unit 1 in a state where the substrate box 40 is sealed.
7 is a plan view of a board control number sticker 61 attached to the board box 40. FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the board box 40 in which the sealing unit 1 is provided will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the board box 40 is attached to a winning ball set cover 51 provided on the back side of a pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of a game machine, for example. The board box 40 is for enclosing a control circuit board (not shown) composed of electronic components such as a control ROM that stores control information relating to the game contents of the pachinko machine 50, and includes a box body 41 and And a box lid 42 that is covered by the box main body 41 (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 2, the box body 41 is
It is made of a metal material and is formed in a hollow box-like body, and the upper part thereof is opened to dispose a control circuit board in the box main body 41. In addition, the box body 41
A unit member 20 of the sealing unit 1 described below is attached to the side wall 41a of the sealing unit 1. Furthermore, the box body 4
A thin plate-like guide plate 43 is provided on the inner side wall of the box 1. When the box cover 42 is placed on the box body 41, the box cover 42 can be easily placed by preventing the box cover 42 from being displaced.

The box lid 42 is formed of a metal hollow box like the box body 41, and has a side wall 42a on which a unit member 3 of the sealing unit 1 described later is provided.
0 is attached. A viewing window 42d made of a transparent synthetic resin is provided on the upper wall surface of the box lid 42, so that the model number of the control ROM provided on the control circuit board in the board box 40 can be easily checked. can do. For this reason, when an illegal act of changing the game content of the pachinko machine 50 by replacing the control ROM is performed,
This can be easily found.

A board management number sticker 61 for managing a control circuit board disposed in the board box 40 is affixed to the upper surface of the box lid 42. As shown in FIG. 7, the unused board management number sticker 61 is
A total of four sheets are stuck. This board management number seal 61
Can be affixed to the box cover 42 by peeling the board control number stickers 61 from the backing sheet 62 one by one. The board number management seal 61 is formed of a special seal, and has a board management number 61a on its surface.
, A manufacturer code 61b, a frame portion 61c, and an inspection history 61d are displayed. The board management number 61a is a serial number of the control circuit board enclosed in the board box 40. In addition, the manufacturer of the control circuit board is the frame 61
It is specified by the color of c and the manufacturer code 61b.
Further, the board management number seal 61 is also an inspection history of the control circuit board, and the inspection history 61d includes an inspection date, an inspector name, an inspection mark, and the like in a column of "" to "" for each inspection. Be recorded.

Incidentally, the special seal constituting the board control number seal 61 has a property of being broken when peeled off. Can be easily found.

Next, each member constituting the sealing unit 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing unit 1 includes a sealing member 11 for sealing the substrate box 40, a unit member 20 to which the sealing member 11 is locked, and a box cover facing the unit member 20. And a unit member 30 which is disposed at a position 42 and is engaged with the sealing fitting 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sealing units 1 are provided at two locations on the substrate box 40, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing member 11 is for connecting the sealing members 21 and 31 of the unit members 20 and 30 and is made of a metal material such as stainless steel, and is viewed from the front. It is formed in a substantially T-shaped substantially plate-like body. The sealing fitting 11 includes a plate 11a inserted into the sealing member 21 and a head 11b integrally formed with the plate 11a and engaged with a sealing member 31 described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially claw-shaped engaging claw 11c is provided substantially at the center of the left side surface of the plate portion 11a. The locking claw 11c has an inclined portion T that extends while inclining upward from the left side surface of the plate portion 11a. The tip of the locking claw 11c is
It is bent so as to be parallel to a. When the plate portion 11a of the sealing fitting 11 is inserted into the insertion hole 31b of the sealing member 31 and is pushed in, the locking claw 11c becomes inclined portion T.
The elastic member is gradually elastically deformed toward the plate portion 11a through the seal member 11 and the distal end portion of the sealing member 11 is
b. When the sealing fitting 11 is further inserted, the locking claw 11c is elastically restored and locked in the fitting hole 31c of the sealing member 31, and the fitting portion 21 of the sealing member 21 is locked.
a and the holding portion H formed by the fitting hole 31c of the sealing member 31 (see FIG. 4). On the other hand, the sealing metal 11
Is in contact with the side wall surface of the engagement hole 31a of the sealing member 31 and is held in the engagement hole 31a. As a result, the sealing fitting 11 can be held in the sealing member 31 in a non-removable state.

Further, when the sealing metal 11 holding the locking claw 11c is pushed into the holding portion H, the locking claw 11c
1a, the insertion hole 21 of the sealing member 21 is gradually deformed elastically.
b, and then resiliently restored to the sealing member 2
It is locked in one locking hole 21c. Therefore, the sealing member 2
The seals 1 and 31 are connected to each other by a sealing metal 11 in a state where they cannot be removed (see FIG. 5).

At the tip of the plate portion 11a, a substantially hemispherical convex portion 1 is provided.
1d is provided. As a result, the bending rigidity of the distal end portion of the sealing metal member 11 is enhanced, and the distal end portion of the sealing metal member 11 is guided by the convex portion 11d. Can be easily inserted into the insertion holes 21b and 31b. In addition, the head 11b of the sealing fitting 11 is in contact with the side wall surface of the engaging hole 31a of the sealing member 31, and is held in the engaging hole 31a. As a result, the sealing fitting 11 can be held in the sealing member 31 in a non-removable state.

As shown in FIG. 3, a head 11b is formed at the upper end of the sealing fitting 11 to enhance its rigidity. The head 11b is formed in a hollow, substantially cylindrical body. When the sealing fitting 11 is inserted into the insertion holes 21b, 31b of the sealing members 21, 31, the head 11b is easily sealed by pressing down the head 11b. The metal fitting 11 can be inserted. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer diameter of the head 11b is substantially equal to the width of the engaging hole 31a of the sealing member 31, and can be engaged with the engaging hole 31a. Therefore, the locking claw 11c of the sealing metal fitting 11 is locked in the locking hole 21c, and its head 11b is engaged with the engaging hole 31a of the sealing member 31.
Is engaged with the sealing members 11, 31,
Are connected in a state where they cannot be removed. as a result,
The substrate box 40 is sealed in a state where it cannot be opened.

The unit member 20 is disposed on the box body 41 of the board box 40 and seals the board box 40, and is made of an impact-resistant synthetic resin material such as a polycarbonate resin. The unit member 20 includes a plurality of sealing members 21 into which the sealing fittings 11 are inserted, a mounting member 22 for mounting the unit member 20 to the box main body 41, and connects the sealing members 21 and the mounting member 22 to each other. And a plurality of connecting members 24 for connecting each of the sealing members 21 to each other. Since each of the sealing members 21 is substantially the same, the same portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sealing member 21 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a connecting member 23 is fixed to a part of the sealing member 21 and connected to the mounting member 22. This sealing member 21
Are connected to the mounting member 22 at substantially equal intervals, for a total of four
A fitting portion 21a is provided at an upper end portion of each sealing member 21. The fitting portion 21a is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and is tapered so that the outer diameter of the upper portion is smaller than the outer diameter of the lower portion. Therefore, the fitting portion 21a can be easily inserted and fitted into the fitting hole 31c of the sealing member 31 described later. An elongated insertion hole 21b is formed in the upper surface of the fitting portion 21a, and the plate portion 11a of the sealing metal 11 is formed so as to be insertable. A chamfered portion C is formed at the opening of the insertion hole 21b, and the plate portion 11a and the locking claw 11c of the sealing metal 11 are easily inserted by the chamfered portion C.

A substantially rectangular locking hole 21c is provided on the side wall surface of the fitting portion 21a (see FIG. 3), and this locking hole 21c communicates with the insertion hole 21b (see FIG. 4). ). Therefore, when the sealing fitting 11 is inserted from the insertion hole 21b, the locking claw 11c of the sealing fitting 11 is moved to the locking hole 21 of the sealing member 21.
c to prevent the sealing fitting 11 from being pulled out. Further, a fitting groove 21d is provided on the outer periphery of the fitting portion 21a.
Are recessed, so that the skirt portion 31d of the sealing member 31 can be fitted. The cross-sectional area of the opening of the fitting groove 21d is tapered so as to be larger than the cross-sectional area of the bottom part, so that the skirt 31d can be easily fitted. Also, the skirt portion 3 is provided in the fitting groove 21d.
By fitting 1d, the displacement of the sealing members 21 and 31 is prevented, and the sealing member 21 and the sealing member 31 can be surely matched.

The mounting member 22 is for mounting the unit member 20 of the sealing unit 1 to the box main body 41, and comprises a pair of plate-like bodies 22a, 22 which are disposed to face each other.
b, a plurality of connecting members 22c for connecting the pair of plate-like bodies 22a and 22b to each other, and a reinforcing member 22d provided on the plate-like body 22b. Each plate-like body 22a, 22
b are connected by a plurality of connecting members 22c, and the plurality of connecting members 22c are provided at a total of four locations. Each of the connecting members 22c is provided corresponding to a plurality of connecting members 23 described later, which are provided at substantially equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like body 22a.

Therefore, the connecting member 2 of the mounting member 22
The thickness of the part to which 3 is fixed is formed large, and the strength is enhanced. Therefore, when the sealing member 21 is removed by cutting the connecting member 23, the connecting member 23 can be cut without damaging the plate-like bodies 22 a and 22 b of the mounting member 22. Further, a gap W1 having a predetermined width is formed between the pair of plate-like bodies 22a and 22b in the mounting member 22, and the gap W1 formed between the pair of plate-like bodies 22a and 22b is a box body. 41 side wall 41
It is formed larger than the plate thickness of a.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the side wall 41a of the box body 41, substantially rectangular engaging grooves 41b corresponding to the respective connecting members 22c of the mounting member 22 are formed at a total of four places at substantially equal intervals. I have. Each connecting groove 2b is provided in each of the engagement grooves 41b.
2c can each be engaged. By such engagement, the side wall 41a of the box body 41 is attached to the unit member 2
The unit member 20 is attached to the box main body 41 as shown in FIG. As a result, the plate 2
The rigidity of the side wall 41a sandwiched between the main body 2a and the main body 2b can be improved.
The unit member 20 attached to the side wall 41a can be made hard to come off.

A pair of mounting holes 22e are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the mounting member 22 so as to penetrate through the plate-like bodies 22a and 22b (see FIGS. 3 and 4). A pair of engaging holes 41c are formed in the side wall 41a of the box body 41 in correspondence with the pair of mounting holes 22e of the mounting member 22 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the unit member 2
The mounting member 22 of the unit member 20 can be fixed to the side wall 41a of the box main body 41 by “caulking” or screwing while sandwiching the side wall 41a of the box main body 41 between the 0 plate-like bodies 22a and 22b (FIG. 2 and FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially rectangular locking hole 22f is formed in the plate 22b of the mounting member 22. The locking hole 22f is provided with the side wall 4 of the box body 41.
A locking claw 41e protruding from the inner side surface of the box body 1a is locked, and the unit member 20 is connected to the side wall 41a
Can be "temporarily". Therefore, since the unit member 20 is "temporarily fixed" to the box body 41,
The fixing operation of the unit member 20 by “caulking” or screwing can be easily performed.

The reinforcing member 22d is for reinforcing the strength of the board box 40 in which the sealing unit 1 is disposed, and is integrally formed on the upper side surface of the plate 22b of the mounting member 22 (FIG. 4 right). This reinforcing member 2
2d is formed of a plate-like body that can be fitted into a fitting hole 32d formed in the unit member 30 described later (see FIG. 3), and by fitting into the fitting hole 32d, the unit member 20 is formed. , 30 are positioned with respect to each other, and the strength of the substrate box 40 in which the sealing unit 1 is disposed can be reinforced.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting members 23 are for connecting the respective sealing members 21 and the mounting members 22, respectively. A total of four connecting members 23 are provided on one side surface of the plate-shaped body 22a of the mounting member 22 at substantially equal intervals.
The sealing members 21 are fixed to the respective connecting members 23. Therefore, a total of four sealing members 21 are adjacently connected to the mounting member 22 at substantially equal intervals, and the unit member 20 is integrally formed. These adjacent sealing members 21 are connected to each other by a connecting member 24 and are integrally formed. Further, since the sealing member 21 and the mounting member 22 are connected by the connecting member 23, the sealing member 2
An interval is formed between the first member 1 and the mounting member 22 so that the cutting edge of a tool such as a nipper can enter. Therefore, the sealing member 2
When cutting 1 to remove it, the connecting member 23 can be easily cut using a tool such as a nipper.

The connecting member 24 is connected to each of the adjacent sealing members 21.
Are connected to each other to reinforce the strength of the unit member 20, and are formed in a substantially thin plate shape. Each connecting member 2
Numeral 4 is fixed to a portion of the outer peripheral surface of each sealing member 21 opposite to the side where the connecting member 23 is fixed, and connects the sealing members 21 to each other to reinforce the strength of the unit member 20. A cutout 24a is provided at the right end of each connecting member 24 to reduce the rigidity of such a portion. Therefore, the connecting member 2 is formed by using a tool such as a nipper.
In the case of cutting 4, the connecting member 24 can be easily cut by cutting the portion provided with the notch 24a. In addition, since the notch 24a is provided at the end of the connecting member 24 on the side of the sealing member 21 used earlier, when the connecting member 24 is cut, damage to the unused sealing member 21 is prevented. can do.

The unit member 30 is for sealing the substrate box 40 via the sealing fitting 11 and the unit member 20. The unit member 30 is formed of an impact-resistant synthetic resin material such as a polycarbonate resin, and the side wall 4 of the box lid 42 of the board box 40.
2a. This unit member 30 is
A sealing member 31 with which the sealing fitting 11 is engaged, a mounting member 32 for mounting the unit member 30 to the box lid 42, a connecting member 33 for connecting the sealing members 31 and the mounting member 32 to each other, A plurality of connecting members 34 for connecting the respective sealing members 31 to each other are provided.
Since the sealing members 31 are substantially the same, the same portions will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing member 31 is formed in a substantially columnar shape, and a connecting member 33 is fixed to a part of the sealing member 31 and is connected to the mounting member 32. This sealing member 3
1 are connected to the mounting member 32 at substantially equal intervals, and each sealing member 31 is connected to each sealing member 2 of the unit member 20.
1 is formed integrally with the mounting member 32 at a position facing each of them (see FIG. 2). In addition, each sealing member 31
Engagement hole 31a engaged with head 11b of sealing fitting 11
And an insertion hole 31 drilled in communication with the engagement hole 31a.
b, and a fitting hole 3 drilled in communication with the insertion hole 31b.
1c, and a skirt portion 31d provided below the fitting hole 31c.

A long hole-shaped engaging hole 31a is formed on the upper surface of the sealing member 31, so that the head 11b of the sealing metal fitting 11 can be fitted. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an insertion hole 31b is provided below the engagement hole 31a. Since the width of the insertion hole 31b is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the head 11b of the sealing metal 11, the head 11b of the sealing metal 11 cannot pass through the insertion hole 31b. Therefore, the head 11b of the sealing fitting 11 is
a.

The fitting hole 31c is provided below and in communication with the insertion hole 31b, and the fitting portion 21a of the sealing member 20 can be fitted. The fitting hole 31c is tapered so that the fitting portion 21a of the sealing member 21 can be easily inserted and fitted. A holding portion H having a predetermined height is formed between the upper wall surface of the fitting hole 31c and the upper end surface of the fitting portion 21a of the sealing member 21, and the locking claw 11c of the sealing metal 11 is It is supported and held by the upper end surface of the fitting portion 21a. When the locking claw 11c of the sealing metal 11 is held by the holding portion H, the head 11b of the sealing metal 11 is embedded in the engagement hole 31a, and the sealing member 31 is closed.
Does not protrude from the top surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the illegal act of grasping the head 11b and pulling out the sealing fitting 11, or preventing the sealing fitting 11 from falling off due to the head 11b being caught on something. As a result, spare (unused)
Can be held in the sealing member 31 without being connected thereto without connecting the sealing member 21 and the sealing member 31.

The skirt portion 31d is provided on the lower end surface of the sealing member 31 and around the edge of the fitting hole 31c.
The skirt portion 31d is fitted to the fitting groove 21d of the sealing member 21.
, And the outer peripheral wall thereof is tapered. Therefore, the skirt portion 31d is
d can be easily fitted.

The attachment member 32 is for attaching the unit member 30 of the sealing unit 1 to the box lid 42, and is provided with a pair of plate-like members 32a, 32 disposed opposite to each other.
b, a plurality of connecting members 32c for connecting the pair of plate-shaped members 32a and 32b to each other, and a fitting hole 32d provided in the plate-shaped member 32b. Each plate 32a, 32b
Are connected by a plurality of connecting members 32c, and the plurality of connecting members 32c are provided at a total of four locations. Each of the connecting members 32c is provided corresponding to a plurality of connecting members 33, which will be described later, provided at substantially equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the plate-like body 32a.

Therefore, of the attachment members 32, the connecting members 3
The thickness of the part to which 3 is fixed is formed large, and its strength is enhanced. Therefore, when the sealing member 31 is removed by cutting the connecting member 33, the plate member 32a of the mounting member 32 is not damaged. Also, the mounting member 32
A gap W2 having a predetermined width is formed between the pair of plate-like members 32a and 32b.
32b is formed between the box lid 42
Is formed to be larger than the thickness of the side wall 42a.

As shown in FIG. 6, substantially rectangular engaging grooves 42b corresponding to the respective connecting members 32c of the mounting member 32 are formed on the side wall 42a of the box lid 42 at substantially equal intervals at a total of four places. Each of the engagement grooves 42b is
1 are formed on the side wall 42a so as to face the respective engaging grooves 41b. The mounting groove 32b is provided in the mounting member 32.
Can be respectively engaged with each other. When each connecting member 32c is engaged with each engaging groove 42b,
The side wall 42a of the box lid 42 is sandwiched between the plate-like bodies 32a and 32b of the mounting member 32 of the unit member 30, and the unit member 30 is attached to the box lid 42 as shown in FIG. As a result, the plate 32
The rigidity of the side wall 42a sandwiched between the a and 32b can be improved, and the unit member 30 attached to the side wall 42a of the box lid 42 can be prevented from coming off easily.

A pair of mounting holes 32e are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the mounting member 32 so as to penetrate through the plate-like bodies 32a and 32b (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
The mounting member 32 is attached to a side wall 42a of the box lid 42.
And a pair of engaging holes 42c corresponding to the pair of mounting holes 32e.
Are drilled (see FIG. 6). Therefore, the mounting member 32 can be fixed to the side wall 42a of the box lid 42 by “caulking” or screwing while sandwiching the side wall 42a of the box lid 42 between the plate-shaped bodies 32a and 32b of the unit member 30. (See FIGS. 2 and 3).

As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially rectangular locking hole 32f is formed in the plate 32b of the mounting member 32. The locking hole 32f is provided with the side wall 4 of the box lid 42.
2a, a locking claw 42e protruding from the inner side surface is locked, and the unit member 30 is
Can be "temporarily". Therefore, since the unit member 30 is "temporarily fixed" to the box lid 42,
The fixing operation of the unit member 30 by “caulking” or screwing can be easily performed.

The box body 41 and the unit 20 and the box lid 42 and the unit 30 may be integrally formed using a synthetic resin material.

The fitting hole 32d is for fitting the reinforcing member 22d of the unit member 20 and reinforcing the strength of the board box 40 in which the sealing unit 1 is provided.
The fitting hole 32d is provided in the reinforcing member 22 of the unit member 20.
d is a through hole having a substantially rectangular shape as viewed from above, which is formed so as to be fittable (see FIG. 3), and protrudes from the upper side surface of the plate-like body 32b of the mounting member 32 (right side in FIG. 4). By fitting the reinforcing member 22d into the fitting hole 32d, the rigidity of the sealing unit 1 and the board box 40 in which the sealing unit 1 is disposed can be increased.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting members 33 are for connecting the sealing members 31 and the mounting members 32, respectively. A total of four connecting members 33 are disposed on one side surface of the plate-shaped body 32a of the mounting member 32 at substantially equal intervals.
The sealing member 31 is fixed to each connecting member 33. Therefore, a total of four sealing members 31 are adjacently connected to the mounting member 32 at substantially equal intervals, and the unit member 30 is integrally formed. Further, since the sealing member 31 and the mounting member 32 are connected by the connecting member 33, an interval is formed between the sealing member 31 and the mounting member 32 for a cutting edge of a tool such as a nipper to enter. Therefore, when cutting and removing the sealing member 31, the connecting member 33 can be easily cut using a tool such as a nipper.

The connecting member 34 is connected to each of the adjacent sealing members 31.
Are connected to each other to reinforce the strength of the unit member 30, and are formed in a substantially thin plate shape. Each connecting member 3
Numeral 4 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of each sealing member 31 at a portion opposite to the fixing side of the connecting member 33, and connects the sealing members 31 to each other to reinforce the strength of the unit member 30. A cutout 34a is provided at the right end of each connecting member 34 to reduce the rigidity of such a portion. Therefore, the connecting member 3 is formed by using a tool such as a nipper.
In the case of cutting 4, the connection member 34 can be easily cut by cutting the portion provided with the notch 34a. Further, since the notch 34a is provided at the end of the connecting member 34 on the side of the sealing member 31 used earlier, when the connecting member 34 is cut, the damage of the unused sealing member 31 is prevented. can do.

On the upper surface of each connecting member 34, number indications K from "1" to "4" are respectively displayed.
Each number display K is formed using a mold at the same time as the molding of the unit member 30, and each pair of sealing members 21,
Reference numeral 31 denotes the order of sealing. Therefore, the sealing members 21 and the sealing members 31 opposed thereto are sealed using the sealing metal fittings 11 in the order of the numbering K from “1” to “4”, and the numbering from “1” to “4”. The pair of sealing members 21 and 31 sealed in the order of K can be cut and removed using a tool such as a nipper.

Incidentally, as a method of giving each number display K, a sheet or the like of a synthetic resin or the like on which numerals "1" to "4" are printed may be attached to each sealing member 21 or the like.

Next, a method of using the sealing unit 1 attached to the substrate box 40 will be described.
First, the connecting members 22c of the unit member 20 are engaged with the respective engaging grooves 41b of the box main body 41 so as to correspond to the engaging grooves 41b. Inserting member 2
2 is inserted into the side wall 41a. Thereafter, the locking holes 22f provided in the plate-like body 22b of the mounting member 22 are
The unit member 20 is "temporarily fixed" to the box main body 41 until it is locked by the first locking claw 41e, and the mounting hole 22e and the engaging hole 41c are fixed by "caulking" or screwing.

Similarly, the respective connecting members 32c of the unit member 30 are engaged with the respective engaging grooves 42b of the box lid 42 in a corresponding manner, and the pair of plate-like members 32a, 3
The mounting member 32 is inserted into the side wall 42a such that the side wall 42a of the box lid 42 is sandwiched between the side walls 2b. Thereafter, the locking holes 3 provided in the plate-like body 32b of the mounting member 32
2f is inserted until it is locked by the locking claw 42e of the box lid 42, and the unit member 30 is attached to the box lid 42.
And then temporarily fix the mounting hole 32e and the engaging hole 42c by "caulking" or screwing.

In this way, the unit members 20, 30
Are fixed to the box body 41 and the box lid 42, respectively (see FIG. 1).

Then, after the control circuit board is arranged and fixed in the box main body 41, the sealing members 21 and 31 of the unit members 20 and 30 are opposed to each other, and the box main body 41 is covered with the box lid 42. Fitting part 21 of each sealing member 21
a into the fitting hole 31c of each sealing member 31, and the skirt 31d of each sealing member 31
One fitting groove 21d is fitted. Then, the sealing fittings 11 are inserted into the engagement holes 31a and the insertion holes 31b of the four sealing members 31 respectively, and the heads 11b thereof are pressed down to push the sealing fittings 11 into the sealing members 31.

When the sealing member 11 is pushed in, the locking claw 11c of the sealing member 11 is moved to the plate portion 11a via the inclined portion T.
Elastic deformation gradually toward the side. Further, when the sealing fitting 11 is continuously inserted, the locking claw 11c is elastically restored, and the locking claw 11c is locked in the fitting hole 31c and is held by the holding portion H. Therefore, each of the sealing fittings 11 is connected to the sealing member 3.
1 can be held in a state where it cannot be removed, and the sealing fitting 11 can be prevented from being lost (see FIG. 4).

After holding each sealing metal fitting 11 in each sealing member 31, “1” of the sealing members 31 of each sealing unit 1 is used.
The seal fitting 11 inserted into the one to which the left end of the connecting member 24 with the number K is attached (right side in FIG. 2).
Is pressed down, and the sealing fitting 11 is further pushed in. When the sealing member 11 is pushed in, the locking claw 11c of the sealing member 11 is gradually elastically deformed toward the plate portion 11a through the inclined portion T and the chamfered portion C of the insertion hole 21b. When the sealing fitting 11 is continuously inserted, the locking claw 11c is elastically restored, and the locking claw 11c is locked by the locking hole 21c of the sealing member 21.
And the sealing metal 11 is held in the sealing member 21 in a state where it cannot be pulled out. On the other hand, the head 11 b of the sealing fitting 11 is engaged in the engaging hole 31 a of the sealing member 31.

As a result, the sealing member 11 is
The box body 41 and the box lid 42 of the board box 40 cannot be opened because the head 11b of the sealing member 11 is engaged with the engaging hole 31a of the sealing member 31. As a result, the substrate box 40 can be securely sealed (see FIG. 5). Therefore, it is possible to illegally remove the control ROM or the like on the control circuit board encapsulated in the board box 40 and prevent the illegal action of changing the game content of the pachinko machine 50.
Further, the substrate box 40 can be opened by breaking or cutting the sealing members 21 and 31. In that case,
Traces of opening the substrate box 40 can be reliably left. That is, it is possible to immediately find out whether or not fraud has been committed.

Next, the substrate box 4 in the sealed state
A method of removing the control ROM on the control circuit board from 0 and performing an inspection will be described. Head 11b of sealing fitting 11
Is engaged with the engagement hole 31a of the sealing member 31, and the sealing fitting 1
The first locking claw 11c is held in the locking hole 21c of the sealing member 21 in a state where it cannot be pulled out. Therefore, when the control circuit board in the board box 40 is inspected legally, the box cover 41 is removed from the box body 41. The board box 40 cannot be opened by removing the body 42. In such a case, the connecting members 23 and 33 connecting the sealing members 21 and 31 and the mounting members 22 and 32, which are sealed by the sealing metal 11, are cut using tools such as nippers, and the sealed sealing is performed. Notches 24a, 34a of connecting members 24, 34 for connecting members 21, 31 and other sealing members 21, 31
Cut off the part.

Thus, the connecting members 23, 24, 3
3 and 34, the sealing of the substrate box 40 is released, and the box lid 41 is removed from the box body 41.
Can be removed. After the inspection of the control ROM and the like, predetermined items are described in the inspection history 61d of the board management number seal 61, and the box cover 4
2, the sealing members 11 held by the pair of unused sealing members 21 and 31 are pushed in, thereby connecting the sealing members 21 and 31 and sealing the substrate box 40 again.

In this embodiment, each sealing unit 1 has
Since four sets of the sealing members 21 and 31 are provided for each of the four sealing members, the substrate box 40 can be unsealed and opened up to three times at maximum. When all the sealing members 21 and 31 are unavoidably cut and removed, the unit members 20 and 30 are removed from the box body 41 and the box lid 4.
2. Attach the "staking" or screwing to fix to the unit 2 and newly install the unit members 20, 30 of the sealing unit 1.
May be attached to the box body 41 and the box lid 42.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Can easily be inferred.

For example, in this embodiment, the sealing members 21 and 3
1 was used as a member for sealing the substrate box 40 by connecting them to each other. However, such members
The invention is not limited to this, and a sealing screw or the like may be used.

A game machine board box sealing device for enclosing and sealing a circuit board in a game machine board box provided with a box base and a box cover, provided on one of the box base and the box cover. A first sealing member, a second sealing member disposed on the other of the box base and the box cover, a stopper member provided on the first sealing member, and a locking portion locked by the stopper member And a connecting sealing member having an engaging portion engaged with the second sealing member, wherein the engaging portion of the connecting sealing member is engaged with the second sealing member, and the first sealing member has The locking portion of the connection sealing member is locked by a stopper member provided to connect the first sealing member and the second sealing member and seal the game machine substrate box. In addition, at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member includes a holding portion for holding the connection sealing member when the first sealing member and the second sealing member are in a non-connection state. There is a board box seal for gaming machines.

According to this gaming machine board box sealing device, the circuit board is housed in the box base or the box cover, and the first sealing member provided on one of the box base and the box cover; By matching the second sealing member provided on the other side of the cover, the circuit board is encapsulated in the gaming machine board box. The holding portion provided on at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member holds the connection sealing member. Therefore, after enclosing the circuit board, the engagement portion of the connection sealing member is moved to the second sealing member. While engaging with the sealing member,
The first sealing member and the second sealing member are connected by locking the locking portion to the stopper member in the first sealing member, so that the circuit board enclosed in the gaming machine substrate box is securely sealed. Is done.

A plurality of gaming machine substrate box sealing devices provided with the first sealing member and the second sealing member are arranged adjacent to each other, and connecting members for respectively connecting gaps of the plurality of gaming machine substrate box sealing devices. A game machine board box sealer unit comprising: a connecting member having a rigidity of a part of the connecting member is made smaller than rigidities of other parts.

A first disposing member having a plurality of the first sealing members fixedly attached adjacent to each other and disposed on one of the box base and / or the box cover, and a second sealing member facing the first sealing member. A second arrangement member having a plurality of members fixedly adjacent to each other and arranged on the other of the box base and / or the box cover; and at least one of the first arrangement member and / or the second arrangement member And a box locking portion provided on the box cover.

[0066]

According to the gaming machine board box sealing device of the present invention, when the first sealing member and the second sealing member are in a non-connected state, the connection sealing member is at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member. Since it is held by the holding portion provided on one side, there is an effect that loss of the connection sealing member can be reliably prevented.

Further, the engaging portion of the connecting and sealing member is engaged with the second sealing member, and the locking portion of the connecting and sealing member is locked with the stopper member in the first sealing member. Since the second sealing member and the second sealing member can be connected, the circuit board can be reliably sealed in the gaming machine board box. Therefore, the game machine board box cannot be opened unless the game machine board box sealing tool is removed by cutting or the like. Therefore, the ROM storing the control information relating to the game content is removed from the control circuit board and replaced. This has the effect of preventing fraudulent acts of changing the contents.

Further, when the gaming machine substrate box is opened, the trace of the opening can be reliably left, so that such an illegal act can be found at an early stage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine provided with a board box having a sealing unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a substrate box provided with a sealing unit is opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of each member constituting the sealing unit.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the sealing unit in a state where a sealing member is held by a holding unit.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the sealing unit with the substrate box sealed.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate box.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a board management number seal.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sealing unit (game machine board box sealing tool) 11 Sealing fitting (connection sealing member) 11b Head (engaging part) 11c Locking claw (locking part) 21c Locking hole (stopper member) 22f, 32f Locking Holes 20, 30 Unit member 21, 31 Sealing member (first sealing member, second sealing member) 31a Engagement hole (part of holding portion) 24, 34 Connecting member 24a, 24b Notch 40 Board box (for gaming machine) Board box) 41 Box body (box base) 41e, 42e Locking claw 42 Box lid (box cover) H Holder (part of holder)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game machine board box sealing device for enclosing and sealing a circuit board in a game machine board box having a box base and a box cover, wherein one of the box base or the box cover is provided. A first sealing member provided, a second sealing member provided on the other of the box base or the box cover, a stopper member provided on the first sealing member, and a member locked by the stopper member A connection sealing member having a stop portion and an engagement portion engaged with the second sealing member, wherein the engagement portion of the connection sealing member is engaged with the second sealing member, and the first sealing member is provided. Locking the locking portion of the connection sealing member by a stopper member provided in,
The first sealing member and the second sealing member are connected to seal the gaming machine substrate box. At least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member includes the first sealing member and the second sealing member. A sealing device for a game machine substrate box, comprising a holding portion for holding the connection sealing member when the sealing member is in a non-connection state.