JP2000202138A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine high in the performance of preventing illegal behavior and capable of preventing an illegal player from playing illegally by easily finding that a control element is illegally replaced. SOLUTION: In this pachinko machine, a controller 3 composed of a board 10 on which control elements of a ROM 8, a CPU 9, etc., are arranged, a supporting plate 4 and a cover member 11 are installed. Also identification information 14 showing the name of machine kind, manufacturer, serial number, manufacturing data, etc., is directly printed on the surface of the ROM 8 installed on the board 10 in the controller 3 by a printing means using laser beams.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko machines, which are a kind of gaming machines, have R
A control device including various control elements such as an OM and a CPU is provided. Since such a control element controls the operation of the pachinko machine, it may be incorrectly replaced so as to operate conveniently for the player.
For this reason, identification information indicating a model name, a manufacturer name, and the like is displayed on the control element so that it can be easily distinguished from other control elements. In addition, since the control element is generally small and has a complicated shape and is weak against heat, when displaying the identification information, an identification sticker on which the identification information is printed is attached. Is adopted.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine in which the identification sticker is attached to the control element as described above, the same identification seal or the same content is provided after the control element has been improperly replaced. If a printed counterfeit identification sticker is stuck, a fraudulent situation cannot be easily found, and a situation in which a fraudulent player operates conveniently can not be prevented. In addition, since a small identification seal must be manually adhered to a narrow space on the surface of the control element, the work of installing the control element on the substrate during manufacturing is very troublesome, and the installation work requires a lot of labor costs. As a result, the manufacturing cost is high. Further, there is also a problem that the attached identification sticker is peeled off without permission, and it becomes impossible to determine whether the control element installed on the substrate is a regular one or an illegally replaced one.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional pachinko machine, and in a case where the control element has been replaced illegally, it is possible to easily detect the situation, which is convenient for an unauthorized player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with high fraud prevention performance capable of preventing an operation situation.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine whose operation is controlled by a control element provided in a control device,
The model name is directly displayed on the outer surface of the control element.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the display of the model name is printed by a laser beam.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the back side of a pachinko machine, which is a kind of a game machine. The pachinko machine 1 is covered with a machine frame 15. And inside the machine frame 15,
A mechanism plate 2 is installed, and a control device 3 is mounted slightly below the center of the mechanism plate 2. Control device 3
Is detachably attached to the mechanism plate 2 with the support plate 4 in contact with the back surface of the mechanism plate 2. In addition,
The mechanism plate 2 is hinged so as to be openable and closable about one side edge of the machine frame 15. In addition to the control device 3, a game ball tank 5, a game ball dispensing device 6, a back cover 7, and the like are attached. I have.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the control device 3. The control device 3 includes a substrate 10 on which various control elements such as a ROM 8 and a CPU 9 are installed, and a support attached to the back side of the substrate 10. Plate 4 and supporting plate 4 so as to cover substrate 10.
Cover member 11 made of synthetic resin screwed on
And the like. In addition, the cover member 11
It is formed in a box shape, and a large number of cooling holes 12, 12,. In addition, a display unit 13 is provided below the center, and the name of a pachinko machine maker is described.

The ROM 8 installed on the substrate 10
The identification information 14 indicating the model name, the manufacturer, the serial number (that is, a serial number unique to the machine), the date of manufacture, and the like is directly printed on the front surface (outer surface) of the device.
FIG. 3 shows the identification information 14 and the identification information 1
Reference numeral 4 is printed by a printing unit (for example, a laser marker manufactured by Sunkus Co., Ltd.) using a laser beam (infrared CO ₂ laser). The identification information 14 is
Although the characters are displayed with extremely small characters of about 1 mm in height and width, each character is very clear and can be easily recognized even from the outside of the cover member 11. Further, the characters of the identification information 14 are extremely small,
In addition to being very clear and having a unique form and color, it can be easily distinguished from characters displayed by other methods such as engraving with a pin or a needle.

In the pachinko machine 1, as described above, the identification information 14 consisting of special characters formed by the printing means using laser light is displayed on the surface of the ROM 8, so that the ROM 8 is replaced illegally. In that case, the R
By checking the character form, color, etc. of the identification information displayed on the OM, it is determined whether or not the displayed identification information is the identification information displayed by another method. Whether or not there is can be easily distinguished. Therefore, a situation in which the ROM is illegally replaced can be easily found, and a situation in which the ROM is conveniently operated can be prevented.
It should be noted that the forgery of the identification seal can be performed with a small amount of money, whereas the printing by the printing means using laser light requires a very large amount of money.
However, there is no fear that the ROM is improperly replaced with a forged ROM printed by a printing unit using a laser beam.

Further, since the pachinko machine 1 does not need to attach an identification sticker to the surface of the ROM 8, it is very easy to install the ROM 8 on the substrate 10 at the time of manufacturing, and it is possible to efficiently install the ROM 8 with a small number of personnel. Since the work can be performed, the labor cost for the installation work is very low. Further, there is no case in which it becomes impossible to determine whether the ROM installed on the substrate 10 is legitimate or has been improperly replaced due to peeling of the attached identification seal.

[0013] The gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment at all.
The structure, the mounting position of the control device, the mounting method, the type, shape and structure of the control element, the display mode of the identification display, the display method, and the like can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, RO
The case where the identification information is directly displayed on M has been described, but the control element that directly displays the identification information is not limited to the ROM, and may be another control element.

As a method of directly printing identification information on a control element, a method of printing by silk printing, a method of printing by a printing means using a laser beam,
Alternatively, a method of integrally forming identification information at the stage of manufacturing the package of the control element by injection molding or the like can be adopted. When a method of printing by a printing unit using a laser beam or a method of printing by silk printing is adopted as in the above-described embodiment, a control element of a game machine has a different serial control element from that of another game machine. There is a merit that a number can be displayed.

Further, it is possible to attach a sealing seal so as to straddle the control element and the substrate, or between the substrate and the cover member of the control device, or between the cover member and the mechanism plate. Those having a structure in which some traces are left in the event of unauthorized removal (for example, a cover member integrally provided with an engaging pin that is engageable with a mechanism plate, cannot be detached, and is easy to cut) ) Can also be changed. When such a configuration is employed, the performance of the gaming machine for preventing fraudulent acts is further improved.

On the other hand, when the identification information is printed by a printing unit using a laser beam, a printing unit using another type of laser beam may be used in addition to the printing unit using an infrared CO ₂ laser. It is possible. Since the package of the control element installed in the pachinko machine is usually formed of a hard synthetic resin, when the identification information is printed by a printing unit using an infrared CO ₂ laser, each character is clearly displayed. There is a merit that it has a contour.

The identification information displayed on the control element may be changed to a code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code (for example, a QR (quick response) code), or the code according to the above-described embodiment may be used. It is also possible to add to the character display as shown in FIG. According to the code, the same content can be displayed in a space smaller than the character, so when the identification information is changed to the code display, much information is displayed in the limited space of the control element. There is a merit that can be.
Also, since the contents of the code cannot be recognized without a code reader, if the identification information is changed to code display,
There is also a merit that the display of unauthorized identification information becomes more difficult, and the performance of preventing the misconduct of the pachinko machine becomes more accurate.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described, but the gaming machine of the present invention may be a gaming machine other than a pachinko machine such as a slot machine or a video game.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the model name is directly displayed on the outer surface of the control element, even if the control element is incorrectly replaced, the displayed model is displayed. By confirming the name, the situation can be easily found, and a situation in which the illegal player operates conveniently can be prevented. Further, since it is not necessary to attach an identification seal to the surface of the control element, it is very easy to install the control element on the substrate during manufacturing. Further, there is no situation in which it becomes impossible to determine whether the control element installed on the substrate is a regular one or an improperly replaced one due to the peeling of the attached identification seal.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the display of the model name is printed by a laser beam.
If a control element is replaced improperly, check the character form, color, etc. of the model name displayed on the control element to determine whether the model name is displayed by another method. That is, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the control element is an authorized control element, and it is possible to very easily find a situation in which the control element has been incorrectly replaced. Therefore, according to the gaming machine described in claim 2, the illegal action prevention performance of the gaming machine described in claim 1 has higher accuracy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a back surface of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an exploded view of a control device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing identification information.

[Explanation of Signs] 1. Pachinko machine 2. Mechanical plate 3. Control device 4,
..Support plate, 5 ... Game ball tank, 6 ... Game ball payout device, 7 ... Back cover, 8 ... ROM, 9 ... CPU, 1
0 ... board, 11 ... cover member, 12 ... cooling hole, 1
3... Display part, 14... Identification information, 15.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine whose operation is controlled by a control element installed in a control device, wherein a model name is directly displayed on an outer surface of the control element. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display of the model name is printed by a laser beam.