WO2013001858A1

WO2013001858A1 - Switch unit and game machine

Info

Publication number: WO2013001858A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/056514
Authority: WO
Inventors: 亮志岡▲崎▼; 英史安田
Original assignee: オムロン株式会社
Priority date: 2011-06-29
Filing date: 2012-03-14
Publication date: 2013-01-03
Also published as: JP2013009852A

Abstract

This switch unit is provided with an LCD (18), a PCB (14) on which a carbon contact (14b) carries out conduction, rubber (13) that covers the carbon contact (14b), an operating button case (11) having a button case opening (11a), and an operating button (12) that presses the carbon contact (14b) so as to carry out conduction. This configuration enables a game machine and the switch unit having a display part, which are capable of providing an intuitive operational feeling and are capable of preventing the contact from sticking even if a liquid is spilled, to be provided.

Description

Switch unit and gaming machine

The present invention relates to a switch unit, and more particularly to a switch unit having a display unit and a gaming machine equipped with the switch unit.

Conventionally, there is a game machine called a so-called slot machine. In the slot machine, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed rotate, and when the symbols are displayed, the winning combination is determined based on how the symbols are aligned and the aligned symbols. A prize is awarded accordingly.

And operations such as setting the number of bets and rotating the reels were performed by pressing buttons. That is, for example, the player determines the number of bets by manually pressing the bet button for the number of bets to be set, and the winning lottery is determined by pressing the reel rotation button by hand, and the winning lottery is determined. Later, the reel started to rotate and stopped automatically.

By the way, slot machines are installed in casinos, for example. The casino has slot machines of various game machine manufacturers as well as those manufactured by one game machine manufacturer. The player plays a game by selecting a slot machine having a preference from slot machines of various gaming machine manufacturers. For this reason, casinos have adopted a management strategy to install a slot machine that is popular among players and to secure an advantage over competing competitors. Accordingly, each gaming machine maker strives to provide a slot machine that can appeal to players.

As one example, for example, Patent Document 1 provides a display unit configured with a touch panel, displays a character and a numeric keypad on the display unit, and sets a bet number and starts rotating a reel with a touch panel. A slot machine is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-111137 (published April 28, 2005)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-149700 (Released on June 15, 2006)”

Incidentally, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, generally, an operation switch of a slot machine is provided on an inclined surface.

However, in the conventional switch unit and gaming machine described above, when liquid such as a beverage is spilled on the operation switch during the game, the liquid that has entered the switch unit is solidified and the contact is fixed or the image is viewed. It has the problem of becoming difficult.

Further, in the configuration of the conventional gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the touch panel screen is only touched directly, there is a problem that an intuitive operational feeling cannot be given to the player. Yes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display unit that can give an intuitive feeling of operation and can prevent sticking of a contact even if liquid is spilled. It is providing the switch unit and game machine which have this.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the switch unit of the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image of at least one input region, and is provided on the upper side of the display unit and has a contact point. An input unit that is connected to the contact corresponding to the input region by being pressed toward at least one displayed input region, and is provided above the input unit, and covers at least the contact of the input unit. And an elastic sheet having a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display section, and an operation button provided on the upper side of the elastic sheet and having a button case opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display section A loose fitting portion having translucency, and at least one contact pressing portion projecting laterally from a lower end of the loose fitting portion, wherein the loose fitting portion is formed in the button case opening and the seat opening. An operation button that is provided so as to be freely slidable, and that conducts by pressing the contact of the input part by the contact pressing part by a pressing operation of the loosely fitting part toward the input region. It is characterized by being.

According to the above invention, the upper side of the input unit is provided on the upper side of the elastic sheet, the elastic sheet covering at least the contact of the input unit and having a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display unit. An operation button case having a button case opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display unit, a light-transmitting loose fitting portion, and at least one contact projecting laterally from a lower end of the loose fitting portion And the loose fitting portion is provided so as to be freely pushed down into the button case opening and the seat opening, and the contact pressing is performed by pushing down the loose fitting portion toward the input region. And an operation button for pressing the contact point of the input unit and conducting.

For this reason, since the pressing operation to the input unit is performed through a physical operation button, an intuitive operation feeling and a click feeling can be obtained by depressing the operation button.

As a result, since the operation can be performed by a physical action of depressing the operation button, it is not necessary to visually check whether the operation is performed once or not, and the switch unit has a sense of speed and quickness. Can be provided.

By the way, since the button case opening part in which the operation button is loosely fitted is provided in the operation button case at a position corresponding to the input area of the display unit, when liquid such as drinking water spills on the switch unit, the button case opening part is opened. The liquid flows in the gap between the operation buttons in the unit. As a result, there is a possibility that the liquid may enter the contact of the input unit existing below the operation button case.

Therefore, in the present invention, an elastic sheet is provided between the operation button case and the input unit, and the elastic sheet is provided with a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display unit. That is, the sheet opening of the elastic sheet is the same opening as the button case opening of the operation button case. The elastic sheet covers at least the contacts of the input unit. As a result, even if the liquid flows in the gap between the button case opening and the operation button and the sheet opening, the contact of the input unit is covered with the elastic sheet, so that the contact does not get wet.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a switch unit having a display unit that can give an intuitive operational feeling and can prevent contact sticking even when liquid is spilled.

The gaming machine of the present invention preferably includes the switch unit in order to solve the above-described problems.

According to the above invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine including a switch unit having a display unit that can provide an intuitive operational feeling and can prevent contact sticking even when liquid is spilled. .

As described above, the switch unit of the present invention is provided on the display unit, which is provided on the upper side of the display unit that displays an image of at least one input region and has a contact point. An input unit that is connected to the contact point corresponding to the input region by being pressed toward at least one input region; and provided above the input unit, covers at least the contact point of the input unit, and An elastic sheet having a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display section; an operation button case provided on the upper side of the elastic sheet; and having a button case opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display section; It has a light-transmitting loosely fitting part and at least one contact pressing part protruding laterally from the lower end of the loosely fitting part, and the loosely fitting part can be pushed down to the button case opening and the seat opening. And an operation button that is provided so as to be loosely fitted, and that conducts by pressing the contact of the input portion with the contact pressing portion by a push-down operation of the loosely fitting portion toward the input region. .

Further, the gaming machine of the present invention includes the switch unit as described above.

Therefore, there is an effect of providing a switch unit having a display unit and a gaming machine that can provide an intuitive operation feeling and can prevent contact sticking even if liquid is spilled.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a switch unit according to the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a switch unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the slot machine as a gaming machine provided with the said switch unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the said switch unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the said switch unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows each integrated object of the said switch unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the operation button in the said switch unit. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the visibility of the operation button which has an inclined surface in a side wall, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the visibility of the operation button which does not have an inclined surface in a side wall. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the contact pressing part of the said operation button, the protrusion part of a rubber, and the carbon contact of PCB.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 as follows.

In this embodiment, a switch unit used in a gaming machine such as a so-called slot machine will be described, but the present invention is not limited to the slot machine. In other words, any device can be applied as long as it is a device that receives a user's operation by the switch unit. For example, the gaming machine can be applied to a card game machine such as a poker game or a mahjong game machine.

First, a slot machine as a gaming machine provided with the switch unit of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a slot machine as a gaming machine provided with the switch unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 is provided with a display monitor 2 at a position corresponding to the player's eye at the top of the housing 4, and near the center of the housing 4 where the player's hand is placed. The switch unit 10 is provided at the position so that the operation portion is slightly inclined toward the player.

The display monitor 2 displays a plurality of reels. These reels can be rotated by a player's operation, and a winning combination is determined by a symbol shown on the reel when stopped, and a prize is awarded according to the winning combination. Note that the display of the reel may be a display screen such as a liquid crystal screen on which the one corresponding to the reel is displayed, or the reel itself is provided and disposed on the display monitor 2. Also good.

The switch unit 10 receives an operation from a player. In the present embodiment, the switch unit 10 accepts, for example, an operation for specifying the number of bets when the player plays the slot machine 1 and an operation such as reel rotation. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the reel rotation is started by the reel rotation button 3 provided separately on the side of the switch unit 10.

The configuration of the switch unit 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the switch unit 10, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the switch unit 10.

The switch unit 10 can be separated from the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, when the separated unit is viewed from the upper side, for example, 11 operation buttons 12 are arranged. The operation button case 11 surrounds. In addition, it is also possible to provide a cover (not shown) that covers the operation button case 11 with the operation buttons 12 exposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the switch unit 10 includes an operation button case 11, an operation button 12, a rubber 13 as an elastic sheet, a PCB (printed circuit board) 14 as an input unit, and a PCB case 15 in order from the top. , An LCD (liquid crystal display) case 16 as a display unit case, a protective sheet 17, an LCD 18 as a display unit, and a base 19.

Here, in the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the base 19, the LCD 18, the protective sheet 17, and the LCD case 16 are illustrated by the first screws B 1 and B 1 from the lower side of the base 19. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the operation button case 11, the rubber 13, the PCB case 15, and the LCD case 16 are integrally fixed from the upper side of the operation button case 11 with second screws B2 and B2, as shown in FIG.

The operation button case 11 is formed of, for example, glass or plastic. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation button case 11 is provided with button case openings 11 a corresponding to the positions of the operation buttons 12 by the same number as the operation buttons 12. The position of the button case opening 11 a corresponds to the input area of the LCD 18. As a result, the loosely fitting portion 12a of the operation button 12 protrudes to the upper side of the operation button case 11 through the button case opening 11a and is loosely fitted so as to be pushed down. In the present embodiment, an example in which eleven operation buttons 12 are provided, for example, is described, but the number of operation buttons 12 is not limited to this. The number may be less or more than 11, or one.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operation button 12 is formed of a light-transmitting rectangular parallelepiped member such as transparent plastic, and the contact presses projecting from the free fitting portion 12 a and the lower four corners of the loose fitting portion 12 a. Part 12b.

Here, when the side wall WS of the loosely fitting portion 12a of the three-dimensional operation button 12 made of a rectangular parallelepiped member is erected vertically, it is displayed on the LCD 18 as shown in FIG. 7B. The image of the input area reflected on the side wall WS of the three-dimensional operation button 12 made of a rectangular parallelepiped member enters the player's vision. As a result, since the image of the input area displayed on the LCD 18 looks double, the display becomes difficult to see. This phenomenon is further increased because the side wall WS of the operation button 12 is tilted by installing the switch unit 10 at an angle, and in particular, the display of the side wall WS that is deep behind the player in the operation button 12 is displayed. Is difficult to see. This also gives a sense of depth in the image.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, the four side walls WS of the operation button 12 made of a rectangular parallelepiped member are inclined surfaces that spread outward as they go downward. This inclined surface is inclined by, for example, 10 to 20 ° with respect to the vertical surface so as to have an obtuse angle downward. Note that the inclination of the side wall WS is not necessarily limited to the four side walls WS, and it is only necessary that the side wall WS that is at the back of at least the player is provided with an inclination.

As a result, by arranging an inclined surface formed on one side wall WS and extending outward as it goes downward, the reflection from the side wall WS is reflected from the player. The light can be prevented from entering the eyes. In addition, the depth of the image can be reduced.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the switch unit 10 and the slot machine 1 that can give an intuitive operational feeling without making it difficult to see the display on the LCD 18 during an input operation.

A rubber 13 is arranged under the operation button 12 as shown in FIG. The rubber 13 is provided with a rubber opening 13 a as a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the operation button 12, that is, a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18. The rubber 13 is made of an elastic member such as silicon rubber, and has a color such as milky white or the like which is transparent or close thereto.

Also, the rubber 13 is provided with a protrusion 13b at a position corresponding to the contact pressing portion 12b of the operation button 12. As shown in FIG. 8, the back surface side of the protrusion 13b is a cavity 13c.

The contact pressing portion 12b and the protrusion 13b of the operation button 12 are in contact with each other. When the operation button 12 is pressed down, the contact pressing portion 12b presses the protrusion 13b, so that the protrusion 13b becomes the above-described portion of the PCB 14. The carbon contact 14b is pressed. Here, since the protrusion 13b has elasticity, after being pushed in, the contact pressing part 12b of the operation button 12 is pushed back. Thereby, a feeling of pressing the operation button 12 can be obtained, and the operation button 12 functions as a push button. With the above configuration, the rubber 13 covers at least the carbon contact 14b of the PCB 14 with the protrusion 13b.

The PCB 14 is a printed circuit board provided with necessary wiring, and detects a depression of the operation button 12 and executes a predetermined process. As shown in FIG. 4, the PCB 14 is provided with a PCB opening 14 a as an input portion opening at a position corresponding to the operation button 12, that is, a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18. Further, an LED (light-emitting diode) 14c that illuminates the periphery of the button case opening 11a in the operation button case 11 is provided around the PCB opening 14a.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the PCB 14 is provided with a carbon contact 14 b as a contact at a position located directly below the contact pressing portion 12 b of the operation button 12. For this reason, when the operation button 12 is pushed down, the contact pressing portion 12b of the operation button 12 applies a pressing force to the carbon contact 14b via the protrusion 13b of the rubber 13. As a result, the conductive plate (not shown) provided on the back side of the protruding portion 13b contacts the two electrodes (not shown) provided with a gap therebetween so that the PCB 14 is in contact with the carbon contact 14b at the position. Recognize that there was continuity. As a result, the PCB 14 can detect that the operation button 12 existing on the upper side of the carbon contact 14b at the position is pressed down. In the present embodiment, the carbon contact 14b in the PCB 14 is not visible from the upper side of the switch unit 10, and therefore does not have to be a transparent electrode. Therefore, the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment does not use a general touch panel input device in this sense.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a PCB case 15 is provided below the PCB 14. The PCB case 15 functions as a heat radiating plate for radiating heat generated from the LEDs 14 c provided on the PCB 14. The PCB case 15 is provided with a PCB case opening 15 a at the position of the operation button 12, that is, the position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18.

Next, the LCD case 16 provided on the lower side of the PCB case 15 protects the upper surface of the LCD 18. The LCD case 16 is provided with an input area opening 16 a at a position corresponding to the operation button 12, that is, a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18.

A transparent protective sheet 17 covering the entire surface of the LCD 18 is provided below the LCD case 16. The protective sheet 17 will be described in detail later.

The LCD 18 is a liquid crystal display device, and displays a predetermined image such as a picture or a character in the input area.

The base 19 covers the back surface of the switch unit 10 and has an LCD fixing part 19a for fixing the LCD 18. The LCD fixing portion 19a is provided, for example, at one location on each end of the base 19 in the longitudinal direction.

According to the configuration of the switch unit 10, the upper side of the PCB 14 covers the carbon contact 14 b and has a rubber 13 having a rubber opening 13 a at a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18, and is provided on the upper side of the rubber 13. An operation button case 11 having a button case opening 11a at a position corresponding to the input region, a translucent loosely fitting portion 12a, and at least one contact pressing projecting laterally from the lower end of the loosely fitting portion 12a Part 12b, and loosely fitting part 12a is provided so as to be freely press-fitted to button case opening part 11a and rubber opening part 13a, and is contacted by a push-down operation toward the input region of loosely fitting part 12a. An operation button 12 is provided that presses and contacts the carbon contact 14b of the PCB 14 with the pressing portion 12b.

For this reason, since the pressing operation to the PCB 14 is performed via the physical operation button 12, an intuitive operation feeling and a click feeling can be obtained by depressing the operation button 12.

As a result, since the operation can be performed by a physical operation of depressing the operation button 12, there is no need to visually check whether the operation is performed once or not, and the switch has a sense of speed and a quick feeling. A unit 10 can be provided.

The switch unit 10 has a feeling of operation and a quick feeling like a push button system, and the LCD 18 illuminates the periphery of the operation button 12 and various information (characters, pictures, etc.) on the upper surface of the operation button 12. Can be displayed. As a result, the switch unit 10 can provide a user interface having a customer suction force while having the advantage of the push button method.

That is, the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment can give the player a feeling of operation that cannot be provided in the touch panel format, and can display the display image of the LCD 18 on the operation button 12 and shine around the operation button 12. Thus, the switch unit 10 that is attractive to the player can be provided.

By the way, since the button case opening 11a for loosely fitting the operation button 12 is provided in the operation button case 11 at a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18, as shown in FIG. When liquid such as water spills into the switch unit 10, the liquid flows into the gap between the button case opening 11a and the operation button 12. As a result, the liquid may enter the carbon contact 14b of the PCB 14 existing on the lower side of the operation button case 11.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a rubber 13 is provided between the operation button case 11 and the PCB 14, and the rubber 13 is provided with a rubber opening 13 a at a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18. That is, the rubber opening 13 a of the rubber 13 is the same opening as the button case opening 11 a of the operation button case 11. The rubber 13 covers at least the carbon contact 14b of the PCB 14. As a result, the carbon contact 14b of the PCB 14 is covered with the rubber 13 even if the liquid flows into the gap between the button case opening 11a and the operation button 12 and the rubber opening 13a. Never gets wet.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the switch unit 10 having the LCD 18 that can give an intuitive operational feeling and can prevent the carbon contact 14b from being fixed even if liquid is spilled.

In the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the PCB 14 is provided with a PCB opening 14 a at a position corresponding to the input area of the LCD 18, and between the PCB 14 and the LCD 18, Specifically, a light-transmitting protective sheet 17 that covers the surface of the LCD 18 is provided between the PCB case 15 and the LCD 18. That is, in the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment, the opening is provided at the same position from the surface of the operation button case 11 to the protective sheet 17.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the gap between the button case opening 11a and the operation button 12 and the liquid that has entered the rubber opening 13a pass through the PCB opening 14a of the PCB 14 and have a translucent protective sheet. The top surface of 17 is reached. At this time, in the present embodiment, the protective sheet 17 covers the surface of the LCD 18. Therefore, the LCD 18 does not get wet.

Further, in the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the liquid storage container 5 can be provided on one end side of the protective sheet 17. As a result, when the switch unit 10 is provided at an inclination, the LCD 18 enters the gap between the button case opening 11a with the operation button 12 and the rubber opening 13a and passes through the PCB opening 14a of the PCB 14. The liquid L that has reached the upper surface of the translucent protective sheet 17 that covers the surface of the liquid is stored in a liquid storage container 5 provided on one end side of the protective sheet 17, that is, on the downstream side of the liquid L. .

Therefore, the liquid L that has spilled into the switch unit 10 does not accumulate on the upper surface of the protective sheet 17 indefinitely.

In the present embodiment, the liquid storage container 5 is provided with a waste liquid cock 6 that communicates with the outside of the casing 4 in which the switch unit 10 of the slot machine 1 is installed. Thereby, the liquid L collected in the liquid storage container 5 can be easily taken out outside the slot machine 1.

Furthermore, the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment is configured to be easily disassembled and cleaned even when the liquid L is accumulated inside.

That is, in the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, between the PCB 14 and the protective sheet 17, specifically between the PCB case 15 and the protective sheet 17, corresponds to the input area of the LCD 18. An LCD case 16 having an input region opening 16a is provided at a position where the input region is to be opened. The LCD 18, the protective sheet 17, and the LCD case 16 are integrally fixed from the lower side of the LCD 18, specifically the lower side of the base 19, with the first screws B 1 and B 1. On the other hand, the operation button case 11, the rubber 13, the PCB 14, the PCB case 15, and the LCD case 16 are integrally fixed from the upper side of the operation button case 11 with second screws B2 and B2.

Thereby, even if the liquid spills and the liquid L enters through the button case opening 11a, the rubber opening 13a and the PCB opening 14a, the second screws B2 and B2 exposed on the upper side of the operation button case 11 are removed. Thus, the operation button case 11, the operation button 12, the rubber 13 and the PCB 14 can be easily disassembled and the liquid L adhering to each member can be easily wiped off.

On the other hand, in an integrated product composed of the base 19, the LCD 18, the protective sheet 17 and the LCD case 16, the liquid L may be wet on the upper surface of the protective sheet 17. In this case, the upper surface of the protective sheet 17 can be wiped through the input region opening 16 a of the LCD case 16. If the wiping is not enough, the first screws B1 and B1 exposed on the lower side of the LCD 18, more specifically on the lower side of the base 19, are removed to remove the LCD 18, the protective sheet 17, and The LCD case 16 can be easily disassembled and wiped off.

That is, the switch unit 10 of the present embodiment is an easily maintainable switch unit 10 that can be easily wiped off even when the image of the LCD 18 becomes difficult to see due to the dropped liquid L.

Further, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a switch unit 10. As a result, it is possible to provide the slot machine 1 including the switch unit 10 having the LCD 18 that can give an intuitive operational feeling and can prevent the carbon contact 14b from sticking even if liquid is spilled.

As described above, in the switch unit of the present invention, the input unit is provided with the input unit opening at a position corresponding to the input region of the display unit, and between the input unit and the display unit. Is preferably provided with a protective sheet having translucency covering the surface of the display unit.

As a result, the gap between the button case opening and the operation button, and the liquid that has entered the sheet opening pass through the input portion opening of the input portion, and on the upper surface of the translucent protective sheet that covers the surface of the display portion. To reach. At this time, in the present invention, the protective sheet covers the surface of the display unit. Therefore, the display unit does not get wet.

In the switch unit of the present invention, a display unit case having an input region opening is provided between the input unit and the protective sheet at a position corresponding to the input region of the display unit. Part, protective sheet and display part case are integrally fixed from the lower side of the display part with the first screw, while the operation button case, elastic sheet, input part and display part case are attached to the second screw. It is preferable that the operation button case is integrally fixed from above.

Accordingly, even if liquid spills and liquid enters through the button case opening, the sheet opening, and the input opening, the operation button case, the operation can be performed by removing the second screw exposed on the upper side of the operation button case. It can be easily disassembled into the respective members of the button, the elastic sheet, and the input unit, and the liquid adhering to each member can be easily wiped off.

On the other hand, in an integrated product composed of the display unit, the protective sheet, and the display unit case, the liquid may be wet on the upper surface of the protective sheet. In this case, the upper surface of the protective sheet can be wiped through the input region opening of the display unit case. When the wiping is insufficient, the display unit, the protective sheet, and the display unit case can be easily disassembled and wiped off by removing the first screw exposed on the lower side of the display unit.

In the switch unit of the present invention, it is preferable that a liquid storage container is provided on one end side of the protective sheet.

As a result, when the switch unit is provided, for example, at an inclination, it enters the gap between the button case opening and the operation button and the sheet opening, passes through the input opening of the input section, and passes through the input section opening. The liquid that has reached the upper surface of the light-transmitting protective sheet covering the surface is stored in a liquid storage container provided on one end side of the protective sheet, that is, on the downstream side of the liquid.

Therefore, the liquid spilled on the switch unit will not stay on the upper surface of the protective sheet indefinitely.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and the embodiments can be obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the embodiments. The form is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a switch unit having a display unit with improved operational feeling and a gaming machine equipped with the switch unit, and can be applied to a switch unit having an input unit on the upper side of a display unit such as an LCD. Further, the gaming machine can be applied not only to slot machines but also to gaming machines such as poker game machines, mahjong game machines, and card game machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 4 Case 10 Switch unit 11 Operation button case 11a Button case opening part 12 Operation button 12a Free fitting part 12b Contact pressing part 13 Rubber (elastic sheet)
13a Rubber opening (sheet opening)
14 PCB (input unit)
14a PCB opening (input opening)
14b Carbon contact (contact)
15 PCB case 15a PCB case opening 16 LCD case (display case)
16a Input area opening 17 Protective sheet 18 LCD (display section)
19 Base 20 Cup B1 1st screw B2 2nd screw WS Side wall

Claims

A display for displaying an image of at least one input area;
An input which is provided on the upper side of the display unit and has a contact, and the contact corresponding to the input region is conducted by being pressed toward at least one input region displayed on the display unit. And
An elastic sheet provided on the upper side of the input unit, covering at least the contact of the input unit, and having a sheet opening at a position corresponding to the input region of the display unit;
An operation button case provided on the upper side of the elastic sheet and having a button case opening at a position corresponding to the input area of the display unit;
It has a light-transmitting loosely fitting part and at least one contact pressing part protruding laterally from the lower end of the loosely fitting part, and the loosely fitting part can be pushed down to the button case opening and the seat opening. And an operation button that is provided so as to be loosely fitted, and that conducts by pressing the contact of the input part with the contact pressing part by pushing down the loosely fitting part toward the input region. Switch unit.
The input unit is provided with an input unit opening at a position corresponding to the input region of the display unit,
The switch unit according to claim 1, wherein a protective sheet having translucency covering the surface of the display unit is provided between the input unit and the display unit.
Between the input unit and the protective sheet, a display unit case having an input region opening at a position corresponding to the input region of the display unit is provided,
While the display unit, the protective sheet, and the display unit case are integrally fixed from the lower side of the display unit with a first screw,
3. The switch unit according to claim 2, wherein the operation button case, the elastic sheet, the input unit, and the display unit case are integrally fixed from above the operation button case with a second screw.
4. The switch unit according to claim 2, wherein a liquid storage container is provided on one end side of the protective sheet.
A gaming machine comprising the switch unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4.