JP5305232B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure that a mark of breakage remains on a board case housing a board as a coupling pin is broken, in a case where a plurality of members including the board case are taken out of a used machine to be combined for wrongly changing or remodeling the board, by forming a fragile part that is easily broken in a part of the coupling pin for sealing and coupling the board cases to each other. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes a first member as a board case to house the board provided in the game machine, a second member such as a board case mounted on the first member, a first sealing and coupling part provided on the first member, a second sealing and coupling part provided on the second case member, a sealing and coupling member inserted into the first sealing and coupling part and the second sealing and coupling part to couple the first member and the second member to each other, having a lock claw and a head part, with the fragile part formed in part of it, and a recessed part formed on the first sealing and coupling part, having hardening resin material filled to cover the head part of the sealing and coupling member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a pachinko, or a parrot that plays a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a medal, and particularly when the board case that houses the board of the gaming machine is broken and opened. The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a board case having a structure that leaves a trace and makes it known that the control board has been tampered with.

  Game machines such as slot machines, pachinko machines, and parrots are provided with a control board, and game contents are electronically controlled by the control board. The control board includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and other necessary integrated circuits and interface circuits. In the ROM of the control board, data for determining the control content of the game is stored. The control content of the game is changed by exchanging this ROM. Further, the control contents are changed by replacing the control board itself or by attaching another ROM to the control board.

  For example, a conventional slot machine includes a box-shaped housing whose front side is open and a front door that closes an open portion of the housing. The front door is supported by the left end of the case at the base end of the front door. The front door can be opened horizontally by swinging horizontally around the central axis extending vertically, and the front side of the case can be opened and closed. It is like that. A pedestal device and a main control device are provided in the housing of the slot machine.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing a main board unit provided in the slot machine.
As shown in the illustrated example, the pedestal device 1001 includes a fixed base portion 1002 in the housing, and a movable base portion 1003 supported by the fixed base portion 1002 so that the lower end portion can be rotated in the vertical direction around the lower end portion. have. A substrate box 1005 accommodating the main control device 1004 is detachably held on the movable base 1003. Thereby, for example, when the inspection is performed or the main board (circuit board) 1006 is replaced, the detaching operation of the board box 1005 is facilitated.

  The main controller 1004 has a main board 1006 that controls the most important game operation in the operation control of the slot machine, and the board box 1005 so that the main board 1006 cannot be easily touched from the outside. It is housed in an enclosed form.

  The main board 1006 has a rectangular flat plate shape, and is fixed in the board box 1005 with screws or the like. The substrate box 1005 has a substantially flat box shape including a main substrate case upper portion 1007 and a main substrate case lower portion 1008 that can accommodate the main substrate 1006, and the main substrate 1006 in the substrate box 1005 can be visually recognized from the outside. It is made of a permeable synthetic resin material.

  A seal coupling portion 1009 is mounted by attaching a seal coupling pin 1010 for sealing from the main substrate case 1007 to the seal coupling portion 1009 for sealing on the main substrate case 1007 and the seal coupling portion 1009 for sealing under the main substrate case 1008. Configure. The upper main board case 1007 and the lower main board case 1008 are sealed and connected to each other. The seal coupling pin 1010 is attached to the seal coupling portion 1009 on the main substrate case 1007 and the seal coupling portion 1009 on the main substrate case lower 1008 which are coaxially continuous, so that the main substrate case upper 1007 and the main substrate case lower 1008 The relative vertical movement is prohibited, and after installation, it cannot be removed and reused.

  In the slot machine configured in this manner, the main board 1006 also performs a lottery lottery. Therefore, the appropriate main board 1006 is replaced with an unauthorized control board and changed from a regular program to an unauthorized program. Fraudulent acts such as frequent occurrence and acquisition of a large amount of coins are being carried out.

  In order to prevent such an unauthorized change in the control content of the game, as described above, in the main control device 1001, the main board 1006 is replaced with a board box 1005 having a plastic main board case upper part 1007 and a main board case lower part 1008. A technique is known that is housed in an enclosed form so that the main substrate 1006 cannot be touched from the outside. Also, with this technique, if the main board case upper 1007 is forcibly removed from the main board case lower 1008, the head or shaft portion of the seal coupling pin 1010 may be broken, leaving traces thereof, and unauthorized modification may occur. It can be easily distinguished.

As a technique for preventing such unauthorized changes in game control content, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-8373 “Control Board Unit” in Patent Document 1, a control board and a first board for sealing the control board are sealed. Engagement between the box structure and the second box structure, and the first fixing member formed integrally with the first box structure or fixed to the first box structure, and the first fixing member fixed to the second box structure There has been proposed a control board unit including a second fixing member having a hook portion hooked to the portion, and a cover member covering the first fixing member and the second fixing member.
JP 2004-8373 A

  According to the “control board unit” of Patent Document 1, the control board for controlling the gaming machine is accommodated in the first box and the second box, and is sealed with a coupling member or the like. Remains. That is, there is a fixing member inside the substrate box, and the fixing member comes into contact by destroying a part of the substrate box, so that the connection of the substrate box can be released. For this reason, a part of the substrate box is left as an opening trace.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the seal coupling portion 1009 provided on the main substrate case upper 1007 and the main substrate case lower 1008, the seal coupling pin 1010 can be easily pulled out because it can be accessed from the back side of the seal coupling portion 1009. When the seal coupling pin 1010 is removed from the seal coupling portion 1009, the slide portions of the main board cases 1007 and 1008 are detached. Therefore, a person who intends to replace or modify the main board 1006 illegally takes out an undestructed board case from a plurality of used machines and combines the taken out main board cases 1007 and 1008 to form a new sealing structure. ing. That is, two (two) used machines are disassembled to create one (one) control board (control board case), which is an illegal modification of so-called “two ones”.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the conventional main board cases 1007 and 1008 are located on the upper side of the main board cases 1007 and 1008, so that the main board case 1007 and the movable base part 1003 side are located. When the gaps between the mating portions are opened, the seal coupling portion 1009 is pulled, and the seal coupling pin 1010 is likely to come off.

  Moreover, in the “control board unit” of Patent Document 1, the breakable part of the second box structure is broken from one of the combined box structures, and the first box structure having no trace of destruction is taken out. By destroying the first box from the two box structures and removing the hook portion provided in the first box, the second box structure having no trace of destruction is taken out. Then, by combining the taken out first and second box structures, a box structure without a trace of destruction can be created. And there is a problem that the illegal board can be accommodated in a box structure without a trace, the board of the gaming machine installed in the game hall can be replaced with the case, and the illegal board can be replaced without leaving a trace. It was.

  The present invention has been developed to solve such problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to form a weakened portion that is easily broken at least part of a seal coupling member that couples a plurality of members, and thereby to take out a plurality of members such as a substrate case from a used machine and combine them. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the above-described problem.

The present invention is a gaming machine having a board box that accommodates a board and from which the board can be seen from the outside, and is a first case constituting the board box that is detachably supported in the housing of the gaming machine. A first case seal coupling portion having a seal coupling member insertion hole provided in the first case member in a state where the member and the second case member are coupled to the first case member and the second case member; Inserted into a second case sealing coupling portion having a sealing coupling member insertion hole provided in a second case member communicating with the first case sealing coupling portion, and the first case sealing coupling portion and the second case sealing coupling portion And the first case member and the second case member, and at least part of the seal member having a fragile portion to which a cured resin material is attached, and the first case seal joint portion And second case sealed Inserting the sealing coupling member of the first case sealing coupling part so that a step is formed in each sealing coupling member insertion hole of the first case sealing coupling part and the second case sealing coupling part in a state where the parts are coupled to each other The inner diameter of the hole is shorter than the inner diameter of the sealing coupling member insertion hole of the second case sealing coupling portion .

  In the present invention, the “fragile portion where the cured resin material adheres to at least a portion” means a portion where the cured resin material adheres to at least a portion and is damaged when an attempt is made to remove the cured resin material from the seal bonding member. It refers to a part that is formed so as to be fragile so that it can be easily done. For this reason, it is a part that is planned to be damaged by an external force such as fraud in the design stage, such as being formed thinner or narrower than a part other than the weak part, and at least a part or the whole of the part is a cured resin The said site | part when a material adheres is contained in the weak part in this invention. In addition, even if the cured resin material is not attached to the part itself that is planned to be damaged due to being formed thin or narrow, the both sides of the part are cured by the cured resin material. The fragile portion in the present invention also includes a portion to which the cured resin material is attached in the case where a portion that is easily damaged when attempting to remove the resin material from the seal coupling member is provided in advance.

  For example, the seal coupling member includes a locking claw at the shaft portion and a weak portion that is easily broken at the head, and the second case seal coupling portion of the second case member is cured to adhere to the weak portion of the seal member. A concave portion filled with a resin material is provided, and the fragile portion is formed by projecting a plurality of tongue-like members on the head of the seal coupling member.

Preferably, the first case seal coupling portion and the second case seal coupling portion are respectively formed at lower positions of the first case member and the second case member.
It is preferable to form a shielding portion on the second case seal coupling portion so that the locking means of the seal coupling member inserted into the first case seal coupling portion and the second case seal coupling portion is not exposed.

It is preferable that the second case seal coupling portion has an irregular shape that is not point-symmetrical at the center point so that the seal coupling member does not rotate about the axial direction.
Each fragile portion formed on the head of the seal coupling member is point-symmetric at the center point in the axial direction of the seal coupling member so as to follow the irregular inner wall shape of the second case seal coupling portion without a gap. It is preferable to project and form an irregular shape that does not become.
For example, several weak parts of the seal coupling member are formed so as to radiate from the center of the head of the seal coupling member along the inner wall shape of the recess.

  In the invention having the above-described configuration, when the first case member and the second case member are coupled, the fragile portion is present in the sealing coupling member such as a pin inserted into the first case sealing coupling portion and the second case sealing coupling portion. Since the cured resin material is adhered to at least a part of the fragile portion, when taking out each of the substrate box (first case member and second case member) and the seal coupling member from a plurality of used machines, etc. If an attempt is made to remove the cured resin material adhering to the fragile portion of the seal coupling member, the fragile portion is likely to be damaged, and the trace is likely to remain. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a fraud that a plurality of members are combined to create a seal structure without a trace.

  Since the cured resin material is applied or filled in a predetermined portion such as a concave portion of the second case seal coupling portion and the head portion of the seal coupling member is covered, the remaining cured resin material cannot be removed. Even if the cured resin is poured again, an interface of the cured resin material is formed, so the difference is easy to understand.

  Since the shielding part formed in the first case sealing coupling part does not expose the locking means of the sealing coupling member inserted into the first case sealing coupling part and the second case sealing coupling part of the substrate box (first case member). Unauthorized removal from the shaft portion of the seal coupling member becomes difficult.

  The board box constituting the gaming machine of the present invention is in a state where the board case is coupled to the bottom of the board case, and the case lower seal coupling part under the board case and the case on the board case communicating with the case lower seal coupling part. This is a structure in which a seal coupling member such as a pin having a fragile portion that is easily broken is inserted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is closed. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front door 3. FIG. 4 is a front view of the inside of the housing 2 of the slot machine 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a slot machine 1 that is an example of a gaming machine of the present invention includes a housing 2 and a front door 3. The housing 2 is a member that forms the skeleton of the slot machine 1, and includes a top plate 2a, a bottom plate 2b, a back plate 2c, a left side plate 2d, and a right side plate 2e, as shown in FIG. It has a box shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front door 3 is attached to the housing 2 by hinges 5 at a plurality of upper and lower portions on the left end side, and is supported so as to be swingable horizontally around a swing center axis extending in the vertical direction. The front side of the housing 2 is opened and closed by a lateral swing.

  At the right end of the front door 3, a locking device 6 that closes the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 to be in a locked state, and releases the locked state by the locking device 6 to open the front door 3. A key cylinder 7 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a game panel 8 that indicates a player's gaming state is provided at a position above the center of the front door 3. A horizontally long display window 9 is formed on the game panel 8. The display window 9 is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the reels 52a, 52b, and 52c can be visually recognized through the display windows 9.

  On the lower left side of the game panel 8, a start lever 11 that is operated to start rotation of the reels 52a, 52b, and 52c is provided. The start lever 11 outputs a signal instructing the start of rotation of the reels 52a, 52b, and 52c by a swing operation.

  On the right side of the start lever 11, stop buttons 12 for individually stopping the rotating reels 52a, 52b, and 52c are provided. Each stop button 12 is arranged corresponding to the lower position of the display window 9 on which the reels 52a, 52b, 52c to be stopped are displayed, and a signal for instructing to stop the rotation of the reels 52a, 52b, 52c by a pressing operation. Is output.

  Each stop button 12 has a built-in light-emitting lamp for displaying whether or not the stop operation of each reel 52a, 52b, 52c is possible, and the rotation speed of the reels 52a, 52b, 52c is constant. When the rotation of the reels 52a, 52b and 52c stops, the light is turned off.

  A coin insertion slot 21 is provided on the lower right side of the game panel 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 21 are guided to either the storage passage 23 or the discharge passage 24 by the selector 22 provided on the back surface of the front door 3. The selector 22 has a passage switching solenoid, and performs an operation of switching to the discharge passage 24 side when de-energized and switching to the storage passage 23 side when excited.

  The coins guided to the storage passage 23 are supplied to the hopper device housed in the housing 2, and the coins guided to the discharge passage 24 are coin discharge ports 25 provided at the lower front of the front door 3. (See FIG. 1 and FIG. 2), it is discharged to the coin tray 26 and returned to the player.

  A coin return switch 13 is provided below the coin insertion slot 21 as shown in FIGS. The coin return switch 13 is operated when the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 21 is jammed in the selector 22 to mechanically operate the selector 22 to forcibly eject the coin in the selector 22. It can be guided into the use passage 24 (see FIG. 3) and discharged from the coin discharge port 25 to the coin tray 26.

  A button 14 is provided on the lower left side of the display window 9. Further, on the left side of the three-insert bet button 14 are a two-insert bet button for inserting two credited virtual coins and a one-insert bet button for inserting one. May be provided.

  A credit settlement button 17 is provided on the left side of the start lever 11. The credit settlement button 17 includes a storage mode (credit function) for electronically storing a preset maximum number of coins, for example, the number of surplus coins up to 50, and the number of coins earned at the time of winning, and the number of coins earned It is configured to switch between a payout mode for paying out without memorizing.

  For example, when the credit check button 17 is operated once, the storage mode is entered and storage of the number of accumulated coins is started. When the credit settlement button 17 is operated again, the storage mode is canceled and the payout mode is entered to enter the stored number of coins. Is actually discharged.

  In the lower center of the display window 9, there are provided a remaining number display unit 31 for displaying the number of coins activated and stored in the credit mode and an acquired number display unit 33 for displaying the number of acquired coins. Yes.

  At the upper part of the front door 3, there are provided an upper lamp 34 that lights up and blinks as the game progresses, and a liquid crystal display unit 35 that displays various information by images, videos and the like. A lower plate on which the model name of the slot machine 1 and characters related to the game are displayed is mounted above the coin tray 26. An ashtray 37 is provided on the left side of the coin tray 26. A pair of left and right speakers 38 that sound various sound effects as the game progresses and notify the player of the state of the game are provided at the left and right side positions of the coin discharge port 25.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 4, the housing 2 is divided into two vertically by a partition plate 2f, and a reel unit 51 is attached to the upper portion of the partition plate 2f. The reel unit 51 includes a left reel 52a, a central reel 52b, and a left reel 52c that are formed in a cylindrical shape. The reels 52a, 52b, and 52c are arranged in such a manner that the center axis thereof is a rotation center axis. The unit 51 is rotatably supported on the base. The rotation center axes of the reels 52a, 52b, and 52c are arranged on the same axis extending substantially horizontally in the lateral width direction of the housing 2 from side to side.

  On the surface of each reel 52a, 52b, 52c, a plurality of types of symbols are displayed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and are arranged so that three symbols can be visually recognized from within one display window 9. Then, by the normal rotation of the reels 52a, 52b, and 52c, various symbols are displayed on the display windows 9 as if moving from top to bottom.

  Each of the reels 52a, 52b, 52c is individually connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and is driven to rotate independently by each stepping motor so that the symbols on the surface of the reel can be viewed from each display window 9. To be stopped.

  A hopper device 61 is disposed below the partition plate 2f. The hopper device 61 includes a storage tank 62 for storing coins and a payout device 63 for paying out coins. The payout device 63 rotates a coin payout rotating plate (not shown) to discharge a predetermined number of coins from the storage tank 62 and pays out coins to the coin tray 26 via the discharge passage 24.

  A spare tank 64 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 61 to avoid storing a predetermined amount or more of coins in the storage tank 62. The storage tank 62 of the hopper device 61 is provided with a guide plate (not shown) for guiding coins in the storage tank 62 to the reserve tank 64. The guide plate guides the coin and guides the coin from the storage tank 62 into the spare tank 64 when the coin is stored in the storage tank 62 at a height higher than the height at which the guide plate is provided. It comes to store.

  A power supply box 71 is accommodated on the left side of the hopper device 61 in the housing 2. The power supply box 71 is provided with an opening / closing door 72 on the front side, and a power switch is provided on the front portion exposed by opening the opening / closing door 72. The power switch is for supplying power to each unit including the main control device by operating.

  A reset switch and a setting key insertion hole (both not shown) are mounted on the main board. The reset switch is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine. The reset switch can reset the backup data in the slot machine by turning on the power switch in the pressed state, and if the reset switch is pressed while the power switch is on, the error state is displayed. It can be reset. The setting key insertion hole is a key hole for inserting a setting key, and a hole manager or the like can insert a setting key to change the setting state of the slot machine 1 from setting 1 to setting 6. .

  A main board unit 100 is provided above the reel unit 51 with a relay board (connection board) 81 interposed therebetween. The relay substrate 81 is disposed so as to extend in the left-right direction along the upper surface of the reel unit 51, and a wiring cord is connected to the upper surface of the relay substrate 81. The wiring cord extends upward from the relay board 81 and is connected to the main controller 101 of the main board unit 100.

  The main board unit 100 includes a main control device 101 that controls the slot machine 1 and a pedestal device 201 that attaches and supports the main control device 101 to the back plate 2 c in the housing 2.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the main board unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the illustrated example, the main board unit 100 is described. However, the present invention can be assembled to a sub board unit (sub board unit) that controls other than the game contents in addition to the main board that controls the game contents. .

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the main board unit 100 in a state where the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the main board unit 100. FIG. 7 is a perspective view on the main board case. FIG. 8 is a front view on the main board case. FIG. 9 is a perspective view under the main board case. FIG. 10 is a front view under the main board case.
The pedestal device 201 of the main board unit 100 has a fixed base portion 202 fixed to the back plate 2c of the housing 2 and a rotation center axis that is supported by the fixed base portion 202 and extends horizontally as a rotation center. And a movable base 203 that can be turned up and down.

  The pedestal device 201 guides the main control device 101 so as to freely reciprocate in a direction perpendicular to the rotation center axis, and moves the main control device 101 in a direction approaching the rotation center axis to move the main control device 101 to the movable base 203. Holding means 204 is provided that can be held and removed from the movable base 203 by moving in a direction away from the rotation center axis.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pedestal device 201 includes a standing posture positioning holding means 205 and a tilting posture positioning holding that selectively positions and holds the movable base 203 at the standing posture position and the tilting posture position. Means 206 are provided.

  The main control device 101 is, for example, a board box 102 constituted by a pair of front and back main board case bodies 110 and 120, and a horizontally long shape accommodated in the board box 102 so as to be sandwiched between the main board case bodies 110 and 120. And a main board (circuit board) 103 having a rectangular flat plate shape.

  The board box 102 has a horizontally long rectangular shape so as to match the outer shape of the main board 103, and can be detachably attached to the movable base portion 203 by the holding means 204 of the base device 201.

  Then, by rotating the movable base 203 while holding the main controller 101 by the holding means 204 and positioning and holding it in the standing posture position, the board box 102 extends along the back plate 2c of the housing 2. Extending in parallel, the surface of the main board 103 in the board box 102 is visible from the front side of the housing 2. On the other hand, by rotating the movable base portion 203 and placing it in the tilted posture position, the board box 102 tilts to the front side of the housing 2 and the back surface of the main board 103 in the board box 102 is placed on the housing 2. Visible from the front side.

  The fixed base portion 202 is formed by bending a metal plate-like member. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the fixed base portion 202 is a flat plate that extends in a vertically long rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the substrate box 102. The bottom plate portion 211 is provided.

  At the left end portion and the right end portion of the bottom plate portion 211, an attachment flange portion 212 for attaching the pedestal device 201 along the back plate 2c in the housing 2 is provided. The mounting flange portion 212 is bent in a direction in which the left and right ends of the bottom plate portion 211 are bent to the back surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 and the left and right ends are separated from each other at the rear end portion of the leg portion 213. The cross section formed of the first mounting surface portion 214 is substantially L-shaped.

  The movable base 203 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate having a predetermined rigidity, and is particularly bent at the bottom plate portion of the horizontally long rectangle and the lower end portion on the long side of the bottom plate portion. There is a mounting portion that protrudes toward the surface side of the bottom plate portion, and a pair of side plate portions that are bent toward the surface side of the bottom plate portion at the left end and the right end that are the short sides of the bottom plate portion. doing.

  The bottom plate portion has a lateral width between the left and right locking claws 231 on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 that is the front of the fixed base portion 202 and a height width that extends above and below the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202. The window hole part 261a is formed in two places spaced apart from each other left and right. The window hole 261 a is positioned and held in the bottom hole portion of the fixed base portion 202 in a state where the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position and the bottom plate portion 261 is superimposed on the surface side of the bottom plate portion 211 of the fixed base portion 202. It is formed in a communicating position.

  Next, the configuration of main controller 101 will be described below. In the following description, of the pair of case bodies 110 and 120, a case body called a second case member located on the front side in the housing 2 is referred to as a main board case (board case top) 110 and is located on the back side. A case body referred to as a first case member will be described as a main substrate case lower 120 (substrate case lower).

  On the main board 103 of the main controller 101, a wiring pattern (not shown) is provided, and various electronic components including an IC chip such as a CPU and a ROM, a socket 104, and the like are mounted. The main board 103 passes through a pair of small holes 103a provided at the corners located on the diagonal line, and is fixed to the main board case top 110 side by screws 106.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the main board case top 110 has a main board housing portion 111 that can accommodate relatively tall electronic components on the main board 103. Is formed with a step 112 that is one step lower.

  On the surface of the main substrate housing part 111, a sticking frame 111a for sticking a sealing history recording sheet on which a sealing history or the like of a first sealing part to be described later is written is recessed. The step portion 112 is formed with a plurality of socket insertion holes 112a through which the socket 104 on the main board 103 is inserted.

  A plurality of L-shaped hooking portions 113 are provided at the left end and the right end of the upper main board case 110 so as to be aligned in a row at a predetermined interval. The seal coupling portion 115 has a cylindrical shape and is coupled to the main board case upper 110 by upper and lower coupling members 116 as described later. The connecting member 116 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the sealing joint 115 can be cut from the main board case 110 by cutting.

  A fixed surface 117 is formed on the lower right side of the upper main substrate case 110, and the substrate box is fixed to the movable base portion 203.

  The fixed surface 117 extends along the reciprocating direction of the substrate box 102 on the front side of the main substrate case 110, and the fixing flange 284 of the movable base portion 203 is held by holding the substrate box 102 to the movable base portion 203. It has a planar shape that overlaps with the back surface.

  The screw hole portion 117a coincides with the position of the through hole 284a of the fixing flange 284 when the substrate box 102 is held on the movable base portion 203, and its central axis extends coaxially with the central axis of the through hole 284a. Thus, it is formed at a position communicating with the through hole 284a.

  The fixing screw can be locked to the substrate box 102 by being inserted into the through hole 284a and the screw hole portion communicating with each other from the front and screwed into the screw hole portion.

  The fixing screw 289 extends along a direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the substrate box 102 and perpendicular to the rotation center axis line by being inserted into the through hole 284a and the screw hole portion 117a. Movement in the direction of taking out from the base portion 203 can be prohibited, and the substrate box 102 held by the holding means can be fixed to the movable base portion 203.

  Therefore, a fixing means for fixing the substrate box 102 to the movable base portion 203 is constituted by the through hole 284a, the screw hole portion 117a, and the fixing screw 289.

  As described above, the fixing surface 117 is provided on the lower right side of the main board case 110, and the fixing screw 289 can be screwed in from the front side of the housing. Therefore, for a right-handed worker, a screw driver or the like It is easy to turn the tool and can be fixed easily.

  Moreover, since the front door 3 is supported by the left end part of the housing | casing 2, when the front door 3 is opened, the left end part side of the housing | casing 2 which is a side which opposes the fixed surface 117, ie, a fixed surface. It moves to the opposite side to 117, and the fixed surface 117 side is largely opened. Therefore, a wide working space around the fixing surface 117 can be secured, and the fixing work and the removing work of the fixing screw 289 can be easily performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the fixing operation and the fixing releasing operation for fixing the substrate box 102 of the main control device 101 to the movable base portion 203 of the base device 201.

  Further, when the through hole 284 a of the movable base portion 203 is provided in the vicinity of the rotation center axis, the screw hole portion 117 a of the substrate box 102 communicating with the through hole 284 a holds the substrate box 102 on the movable base portion 203. Therefore, when the substrate box 102 is moved in the direction approaching the rotation center axis and held by the movable base 203, the fixed surface of the substrate box 102 that faces the fixing flange 284 is disposed. The length of 117 does not need to be long along the moving direction of the substrate box 102, can be a shorter distance, and the shape of the substrate box 102 can be simplified.

  A flat portion 118 is formed at a side position of the fixed surface 117 so as to extend continuously flush with the surface side of the fixing flange 284 when the substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203.

The flat portion 118 is formed so as to constitute a seal sticking surface of a seal seal (not shown) together with the fixing flange 284. The seal seal is pasted from the surface side of the substrate box 102 so as to straddle the flat portion 118 and the fixing flange 284. Once peeled off, the adhesive is peeled off from the seal seal and cannot be pasted again. It leaves a trace that has been peeled off, and it can be confirmed whether or not the fixed seal of the substrate box 102 has been released.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lower main substrate case 120 has a bottom plate portion 121 facing the back surface of the main substrate 103 attached to the upper main substrate case 110. A plurality of hook portions 122 are formed on the left end portion and the right end portion of the bottom plate portion 121 so as to stand in the substrate height direction and have tip portions formed in an L shape. And the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120 are assembled by the engagement between the main board case upper part 110 and the L-shaped hooking portion 113.

  The hook part 122 of the main board case lower 120 is aligned with the position of the hook part 113 of the main board case upper 110 by overlapping the main board case upper 110 and the main board case lower 120 with each other. By moving the lower main substrate case 120 relatively upward, the hook portion 113 of the upper main substrate case 110 is engaged. By engaging the hook portion 122 with the hook portion 113, the upper main substrate case 110 and the lower main substrate case 120 are assembled together to form a hollow box-like substrate box 102.

  Then, by sliding the upper main board case 110 upward relative to the lower main board case 120, the hook 122 can be unlocked from the hook 113, and the front side and the back side are separated. By doing so, the substrate box 102 can be separated into the upper main substrate case 110 and the lower main substrate case 120, and the main substrate 103 accommodated in the substrate box 102 can be taken out.

  A pair of seal coupling portions 124 are provided at a position below the bottom plate portion 121 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right. The seal coupling part 124 is formed in a cylindrical body whose bottom part is closed by the same surface as the bottom plate part 121 and penetrates from the main board case lower part 120 to the rear surface, and is connected to the main board case lower part 120 by the upper and lower connecting members 125. Yes.

  The connecting member 125 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and is configured so that the seal coupling part 124 can be cut off from the lower main substrate case 120 by cutting. Each seal coupling portion 124 is provided at a position that is coaxially continuous with the seal coupling portion 115 on the main substrate case 110 by combining the upper main substrate case 110 and the lower main substrate case 120 with each other. Then, by attaching a pin-like seal coupling member 130 from the main board case upper 110 side to the seal coupling part 115 of the main board case upper 110 and the seal coupling part 124 of the main board case lower 120 which are coaxially continuous. A sealing part (left and right A part) is configured, and the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120 are sealed to each other. The seal coupling member 130 is attached to the seal coupling portion 115 of the main substrate case upper 110 and the seal coupling portion 124 of the main substrate case lower 120 that are coaxially continuous to each other. The relative vertical movement is prohibited, and after installation, it cannot be removed and reused.

  In order to release the seal of the first seal part, as shown in FIG. 8, the connecting members 116, 125 of the seal coupling part 115 on the main board case upper part 110 and the seal coupling part 124 on the main board case lower part 120 are nippers or the like. Then, each of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 is cut off from the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120. In the present embodiment, the connecting member 116 and the connecting member 125 are cut in this order, and both the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 are cut off to release the seal of the first seal portion. It is not a thing. At least the seal of the first seal part can be released by cutting only the seal coupling part 124 under the main substrate case 120. The seal of the first sealing part can be released, and the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120 can be moved relative to each other, and the board box 102 can be moved to the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120. Can be disassembled.

  As described above, in order to disassemble the board box 102 into the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120 after the first sealing part is sealed, the sealing coupling parts 115 and 124 must be excised and the sealing should be released. I must.

  When the seal of the first seal portion is released by cutting off the seal coupling portions 115 and 124, a trace of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 being cut off is clearly left on the substrate box 102. In other words, the board box 102 cannot be disassembled into the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120 as long as there is no trace of excision of the sealing joints 115 and 124 in the board box 102.

  Therefore, the fact that the substrate box 102 is disassembled and the number of times thereof can be easily grasped by observing the signs of excision of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124.

  The sealing history recording sheet stuck on the sticking frame 111a is set so that the date and time of sealing the first sealing part and the name of the person who sealed the sticker are described. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the substrate box 102 has been illegally disassembled by comparing the description on the sheet with the evidence of excision of the seal coupling portions 115 and 124.

  In the present embodiment, in the first sealing portion, which one of the plurality of sealing portions is used is determined in advance, and for example, the left side sealing is performed first.

  In addition, a plurality of sealing coupling portions 126 for sealing and coupling the substrate box 102 of the main control device 101 to the movable base portion 203 are provided in the square hole portion 123 so as to be arranged in a horizontal row. The seal coupling portion 126 has a cylindrical shape and is connected to the lower main substrate case 120 by upper and lower ribs 127.

  The rib 127 can be cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the sealing joint 126 can be cut off from the lower main substrate case 120 by cutting. Each sealing coupling portion 126 is provided at a position that is coaxially continuous with the sealing coupling portion 290 of the movable base portion 203 when the substrate box 102 is held on the movable base portion 203. Then, a second sealing part (BCDE part) is constructed by attaching sealing pins 131 to the sealing coupling part 126 under the main board case 120 and the sealing coupling part 290 of the movable base part 203 which are coaxially continuous, and a substrate box 102 is sealed and coupled to the movable base 203.

11 is an enlarged view showing the seal coupling member 130, (a) is a perspective view from the head, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a plan view, and (e) is a plan view. It is a perspective view from a shaft part.
The seal coupling member 130 (part A) of the present invention is a pin having a locking claw 1302 in the middle of a hollow shaft part 1301 and a head part 1303 formed at the rear end of the shaft part 1301. The locking claws 1302 are provided at two locations on the shaft portion 1301 so that force is evenly applied in the horizontal direction in the drawing.

  Several weak parts 1304 are formed on the head 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 so as to protrude from the center of the head 1303. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 11 (e), these several weak parts 1304 are tongue-like members that are formed thinner than the thickness of other parts and are easy to break. The fragile portion 1304 literally uses the tool such as a flathead screwdriver inserted into the seal coupling portion 115 and the head portion 1303 to improperly use the seal coupling member 130 inserted into the seal coupling portions 115 and 124 of the first seal portion (A portion). It is a portion that is easily broken when it is attempted to release the locking claw 1302 or to pull out the sealing coupling member by bending the locking claw 1302 of the sealing coupling member 130. The breakage of the weakened portion 1304 facilitates the discovery of fraud, so that the seal coupling member 130 cannot be used again, and has the effect of preventing unauthorized modification.

  However, when the seal coupling member 130 is inserted into the main board case upper 110 side into the seal coupling part 115 on the main board case upper part 110 and the seal coupling part 124 on the lower main board case 120 of the first seal part (left and right A part). In addition, the head 1303 and the fragile portion 1304 are rigid enough not to be broken by a force when the fingers are inserted. This is to facilitate the assembly operation and to function as an original coupling member.

  As shown in the front view of FIG. 11 (b), the weakened portion 1304 can be formed with a notch 1305 in the middle of the tongue-shaped weakened portion 1304 so as to be easily broken. Cuts 1305 are made in the weakened portions 1304 protruding radially from the head 1303. The cuts 1305 do not have to be formed in all of the fragile portions 1304, and may be formed only in some of the fragile portions 1304. Further, not all the fragile portions 1304 may have the cuts 1305 formed therein.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a seal coupling portion 115 (concave portion) having a substantially front and rear circular shape in which a square and a circle are coupled to each other is formed on the seal coupling portion 115 on the main substrate case 110. The seal coupling portion 115 becomes a portion where the cured resin material R is filled from the head portion 1303 after the seal coupling member 130 is inserted. In accordance with the concave shape of the seal coupling portion 115, the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 has a substantially front and rear circular shape in which six weak portions 1304 are coupled to a square and a circle. Several weak parts 1304 are formed so that the weak part 1304 of the seal joint member 130 radiates from the center of the head 1303 of the seal joint member 130 so as to follow the inner wall shape of the concave part of the seal joint part 115. .

  The shape of the head portion 1303 and the weakened portion 1304 of the seal coupling member 130 is such that the seal coupling member 130 does not rotate around the direction of the shaft portion 1301 so that the shape of the inner wall shape of the seal coupling portion 115 is indefinite. It is formed in the shape which follows. That is, it is formed in an irregular shape that is not point-symmetric at the center point in the direction of the shaft portion 1301. This is because the seal coupling member 130 can always be inserted into the seal coupling portion 115 of the main board case 110 in an accurate positional relationship. Therefore, the shapes of the head portion 1303 and the weakened portion 1304 of the seal coupling member 130 are not limited to the substantially front rear circular shape, and if the seal coupling member 130 does not rotate with the shaft portion 1301, the trapezoidal shape, It can be transformed into other polygonal shapes such as a substantially isosceles triangle shape. In this case, it is needless to say that the shape of the seal coupling portion 115 is also adapted thereto.

  As will be described later, the seal coupling portion 115 is filled with a cured resin material R that covers the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 together with the fragile portion 1304 in the shape of the inner wall of the concave portion of the seal coupling portion 115 (FIG. 12C). )reference).

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 11 (e), a step portion 1306 is formed on the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 of the present invention on the shaft portion 1301 side. The stepped portion 1306 is a portion that has a function of improving the adhesive force between the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 and the lower part 120 of the main board case by the cured resin material R staying there. In particular, the cured resin material R that has entered the step portion 1306 is difficult to cut.

12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the seal coupling member 130 is inserted into the seal coupling portion 115, where (a) is a state before insertion, (b) is a state after insertion, and (c) is a seal coupling member 130. Is a state in which the cured resin material R is filled in the head of the.
A procedure for sealing the seal coupling member 130 of the present invention to the seal coupling portion 115 on the main substrate case upper 110 and the main substrate case lower 120 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the lower main board case 110 is assembled to the lower main board case 120. As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the seal coupling member 130 is inserted into the A part seal coupling portions 115 provided on both sides of each of the upper and lower main substrate cases 110 and 120.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when the seal coupling member 130 is inserted into the A-part seal coupling portion 115, the locking claw 1302 comes into contact with the inner diameter (L1) of the lower main board case 120 and elastically deforms. Will bend inward. When the locking claw 1302 is inserted to a position where it does not come into contact with the inner diameter (L1) below the main board case, the restriction by the inner diameter is released, and the locking claw 1302 returns to its original state. Then, the locking claw is locked to the edge of the inner diameter of the main board case lower part 120, and the seal coupling member 130 is not removed.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the A-part seal coupling portion 115 has an inner diameter (L1) of the lower main board case 120 shorter than an inner diameter (L2) of the upper main board case 110. The inner diameter (L2) makes the outer diameter (L3) of the connecting portion between the shaft portion 1301 and the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 longer. As shown in FIG. 12B, the seal coupling member 130 inserted into the A part seal coupling portion 115 can set a hooking portion of the seal coupling member 130 under the main board case 120, and the seal coupling member 130 can be removed. There is a prevention effect.

  In addition, a shielding portion 110a serving as a wall is formed on the opposite side of the main board case 110 of the present invention from the position where the seal coupling member 130 is inserted. The shielding part 110a prevents the locking claw 1302 from being touched from the back of the main board case top 110.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), an ultraviolet curable resin material R is injected into the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 inserted into the A portion seal coupling portion 115, and then cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays. I am letting. The injection | pouring of this ultraviolet curable resin material R is improving the adhesive force of components. That is, by the injection of the ultraviolet curable resin material R, the seal coupling member 130 suppresses the clearance between the upper and lower main substrate cases 110 and 120 to improve the airtightness. In particular, the curable resin material R can easily enter the back surface of the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130, and the airtightness can be further improved. Further, when the curable resin material enters the back surface of the head portion 1303, it is possible to make it difficult to remove the curable resin material R from the front, that is, from the injection direction of the curable resin material R.

  Thus, since the A part seal | sticker coupling | bond part 115 was comprised, when this is directly opened, destruction of the weak part 1304 of the seal | sticker coupling member 130 can be estimated. Since the upper main board case 110, the lower main board case 120, and the seal coupling member 130 are bonded with the cured resin material R, it is difficult to create a new member. Since each member breaks the base material together with the adhesive member, it is estimated that it is difficult to create two pieces.

  When the board box (upper main board case 110, lower main board case 120) and the sealing coupling member 130 are taken out from a plurality of used machines, etc., the cured resin material R is applied to the fragile portion 1304 of the sealing coupling member 130. When the curable resin material R is to be removed, the fragile portion is damaged and the trace remains. In addition, when the ultraviolet curable resin material R covering the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 is not completely removed, the portion that has not been removed remains white, and the trace remains. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a fraud that a plurality of members are combined to create a seal structure without a trace.

  The seal coupling member 130 of the present invention is not limited to the pin structure having the locking claw 1302 in the middle of the hollow shaft portion 1301 as described above and having the head portion 1303 formed at the rear end of the shaft portion 1301. For example, the sealing coupling portions 115 and 124 may be provided with locking claws, and conversely, the sealing coupling member may be formed with holes or recesses for locking the locking claws. Alternatively, the seal bonding portions 115 and 124 are filled with an adhesive (curable resin material), a plurality of grooves are formed around the shaft portion of the seal bonding member, and the seal bonding portions 115 and 124 are removed after the adhesive (curable resin material) is cured. It may be difficult. Alternatively, when a bag containing an adhesive (curable resin material) is attached to the tip of the seal coupling member, and the bag is inserted into the seal coupling portions 115 and 124, the bag is broken and the adhesive (curable resin material) is removed. There may be one that protrudes and is bonded to the seal connecting member and the main board case upper part 110 or the main board case lower part 120. Furthermore, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which only the locking claw is provided (not shown) without providing the head portion on the shaft portion of the seal coupling member.

  Further, the structure in which the concave portion is formed in the seal coupling portion 115 and the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 is fitted in the concave portion is described above, but the concave portion is not necessarily formed. For example, even if the seal coupling part 115 (on the main board case 110) and the head of the seal coupling member are flush with each other, if a highly viscous adhesive (curable resin material) is used, this part can be applied smoothly. Can be done.

  Further, the structure in which the concave portion is formed in the seal coupling portion 115 and the head portion 1303 of the seal coupling member 130 is fitted in the concave portion is described above, but the concave portion is not necessarily formed. For example, even if the seal coupling part 115 (on the main board case 110) and the head of the seal coupling member are flush with each other, if a highly viscous adhesive (curable resin material) is used, this part can be applied smoothly. Can be done.

  Further, the cured resin material may not be attached to the fragile portion, but may be one in which the cured resin is attached in the vicinity of the fragile portion. For example, if the cured resin material is to be removed from the sealing joint member by connecting both sides of the thin or narrow fragile portion with a cured resin material, and the fragile portion is prone to breakage, the cured resin material Even if is not attached to the fragile portion, the same effect can be obtained.

FIG. 13 shows a modification of the seal coupling member 130, (a) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the state before the seal coupling member 130 is inserted into the seal coupling portion 115, (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the state after insertion, (C) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the head portion 1302 of the seal coupling member 130.
In the seal coupling member 130 shown in FIG. 13, the connecting portion between the shaft portion 1301 and the head portion 1302 is in close contact with the periphery of the insertion hole of the seal coupling portion 124 under the main board case 120, but the weakened portion 1304 of the seal coupling member 130. The shaft side of the main substrate case 110 is formed to have a dimension that allows a gap (L4) that does not contact the peripheral edge of the insertion hole of the seal coupling portion 115 on the main substrate case 110. As a result, the main board case upper part 110 and the board case lower part 120, which are the original functions of the seal coupling member 130, are surely sealed, and the fraud countermeasure weak part 1304 is easily broken.

  In the seal coupling member 130 of this modification, when the seal coupling member 130 is inserted, there is a gap (L4) between the seal coupling portion 115 of the main board case 110 and the fragile portion 1304 of the seal coupling portion 124. The fragile portion 1304 does not come into contact with the substrate case, and therefore, the fragile portion can be prevented from being damaged when the seal coupling member is inserted. Further, the cured resin material R can easily enter the gap (L4) between the seal coupling portion 115 on the main substrate case 110 and the fragile portion 1304 of the seal coupling portion 124, thereby preventing the seal coupling member 130 from coming off. It can also be increased.

The above-described seal coupling structure including the seal coupling member and the seal coupling portion is not limited to the substrate case provided in the above-described slot machine. For example, it can also be used for a substrate case having a structure in which a substrate is provided outside a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine. Further, the present invention can be used for sealing a case member and a base member related to a gaming machine, sealing a connector removal, sealing a button removal, and the like. That is, any sealed one can be used.
Further, this seal coupling structure can be used for a payout board of a sub-board external terminal board for transmitting information to a hall computer, for example.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view showing the double seal coupling outer member 131, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a plan view, and (d) is a perspective view in an inverted state. .
The double seal coupling member of the present invention is a pin inserted from the B, C, D, E portion seal coupling portion 126 on the main board case 110 and engaged with the seal coupling portion 290 of the movable base portion 203. The double seal coupling member is composed of an outer member 131 and an inner member 132. Note that the F part is not engaged in the seal coupling part 290 of the movable base part 203. This contributes only to the connection between the upper main substrate case 110 and the lower main substrate case 120 (see FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIG. 14, the double seal coupling outer member 131 is a pin having a locking claw 1312 in the middle of the cylindrical portion 1311 and a head portion 1312 formed at the rear end of the cylindrical portion 1311. The locking claw 1313 is a part that has a function of preventing the removal when it is inserted into the B, C, D, E, and F part seal coupling parts 126 provided on the lower upper 110 and 120 of the main board case. The locking claws 1313 are provided at two locations on the cylindrical portion 1311 so that force is evenly applied in both directions in the drawing.

  A retaining notch 1314 is formed at the tip of the cylindrical portion 1311. The retaining notch 1314 is a portion that functions as a retaining member that engages with a locking claw 1322 of the double seal coupling inner member 132 described later. The retaining notch 1314 was disposed at a position rotated 90 degrees in the axial rotation direction of the cylindrical portion 1311 with respect to the formation position of the two locking claws 1313. This is to increase the strength of the double seal bonded outer member 131.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, a protrusion 1315 is formed in the axial direction on one side of the head portion 1312 of the cylindrical portion 1311. This is a part that functions as a positioning that engages with a groove part 126 a formed in the B, C, D, E, and F part seal coupling part 126. That is, the protrusion 1315 has a function of restricting rotation after the double seal coupling outer member 131 is inserted. A slit 1316 is formed in the axial direction on the other side of the head 1313. This is a part that functions as positioning for engaging the protrusion 1324 of the inner member 132 described later.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are enlarged views showing the double seal coupling inner member 132, wherein FIG. 15A is a side view, FIG. 15B is a front view, FIG. 15C is a plan view, and FIG. 15D is a perspective view from the head. . FIG. 16 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the double seal coupling inner member 132 is inserted into the double seal coupling outer member 132, (a) is a perspective view from the head, (b) is a plan view, and (c). Is a side view.
The double seal coupling inner member 132 is a pin having a locking claw 1322 at the tip of the shaft portion 1321 and a head 1323 formed at the rear end of the shaft portion 1321. The locking claws 1322 are provided at two locations of the shaft portion 1321 so that force is applied evenly in the vertical direction in the drawing.

  The locking claw 1322 of the double seal coupling inner member 132 is a portion that engages with the retaining notch 1314 at the tip of the double seal coupling outer member 131. This literally has the function of firmly engaging both the double seal bonded inner member 132 and the double seal bonded outer member 131.

  Further, a protrusion 1324 is formed in the axial direction on one side of the head 1323. The protrusion 1324 is a portion that engages with the slit 1316 of the head portion 1313 of the double seal coupling outer member 131. The double seal coupling inner member 132 and the double seal coupling outer member 131 are prevented from rotating to the shaft rotation and can be easily fitted to each other.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 are inserted into the seal coupling portion 126. FIG. 17A shows a state before the double seal coupling outer member 131 is inserted, and FIG. The state after inserting the seal coupling outer member 131, (c) is the state before inserting the double seal coupling inner member 132, and (d) is the state after inserting the double seal coupling inner member 132.
First, the upper and lower main board cases 110 and 120 are assembled. The upper and lower main substrate cases 110 and 120 are assembled to the main substrate base movable side. One fixing screw 289 is used to tighten the through hole 284a of the fixing flange 284 of the movable base 203 (see FIG. 5).
As shown in FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b), the head coupling portion 1312 and the locking claw 1313 of the double seal coupling outer member 131 are connected to the seal coupling portion 126 and the main substrate case upper portion 110 under the main substrate case 120. The substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203 by firmly fixing the seal coupling portion 290 of the movable base portion 203.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 17 (c) and 17 (d), the double seal coupling inner member 132 is placed on the front surface of the seal coupling portion 115 of the main board case lower 110 so as to match the shape of the double seal coupling outer member 131. Plug in.

  Thus, by inserting the ribs on the main substrate case 110 to the main substrate base side, the strength against the opening of the main substrate case upper and lower portions 110 and 120 and the movable portion of the main substrate base can be improved.

By using the double seal coupling members 131 and 132, the strength against this pulling out can be improved. In addition, the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 have a shape that regulates the direction of the ridge 1315, the slit 1316, and the ridge 1324, and since there is a mark with good visibility, it is possible to prevent deterioration in workability. it can.
Since the locking claws 1313 and 1322 of the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 are in the sealed space on the main substrate base movable side, they cannot be accessed from the back side. In addition, since it is in a position that cannot be seen from the front (the shape of the sealing joint on the main board case is hidden), access is impossible.
Since the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 can be reused, members and processes are reduced.

  Since the positions of the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 are set to positions below the main substrate cases 110 and 120, it is difficult to touch the seal coupling portion 126 when the main substrate base is movable. Since the seal coupling portion 126 is located below the main board cases 110 and 120 when the main board cases 110 and 120 are pry open from the upper side, it is difficult to bend the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 so that they are removed. The setting position of the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 may be changed to a position other than the position below the main board cases 110 and 120. For example, the main board cases 110 and 120 may be in the left position, the right position, or the upper position. By providing these seal coupling portions 126 on the front side in the mounting direction of the movable base portion 203 with the main substrate cases 110 and 120, the same effect can be obtained. In particular, in the present embodiment, the movable base 203 is rotated and rotated so that the back surface of the main substrate can be visually recognized. Therefore, the movable base is made of a transparent resin, which is more effective.

  Since the holes on the back side of the movable part of the main substrate base are greatly reduced, and the periphery of the seal coupling part 126 is reinforced with sheet metal, a double seal coupling member 131, It is difficult to bend enough to get out of 132. Further, the seal coupling portion 126 has a BOX structure, and the double seal coupling inner members 131 and 132 cannot be accessed from the outside. When the main board base is pierced through the hole in the movable part, it is difficult to bend the sheet metal reinforcing part around the seal coupling part, so it is assumed that the main board base is movable.

The procedure for opening the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 will be described with reference to FIG.
Two ribs 127 on the main board case 110 are cut. The double seal coupling members 131 and 132 are rotated by 90 ° for each block of the seal coupling portion 126 that has been cut, and are extracted in the front direction. The locking claw 1322 of the double seal coupling inner member 132 is pinched with a tool from the cut block, and is pushed out in a predetermined direction.
The locking claw 1313 of the double seal coupling outer member 131 is pinched from the cut block of the seal coupling part 126, and is pushed out in a predetermined direction and extracted.

  The double seal coupling members 131 and 132 configured as described above are inserted from the front of the main board case upper 110 into the seal coupling part 126 of the main board case lower 120 and are based on the seal coupling part 126 of the main board case lower 120. The end is held, and the tip is inserted into the seal coupling part 290 of the movable base part 203. Therefore, the upward movement of the substrate box 102 relative to the movable base portion 203, more specifically, the movement of the rotation shaft portion in the direction away from the rotation center axis is prohibited, and the substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203. be able to. The double seal coupling members 131 and 132 can be removed by cutting off the seal coupling portion 126 of the lower main substrate case 120 from the upper main substrate case 110 by cutting the ribs 127. doing.

  In order to cancel the sealing of the second sealing part (B part, C part, D part, E part), the rib of the sealing joint part 126 of the main board case lower part 120 on which the double seal joint members 131 and 132 are mounted. 127 is cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the seal coupling portion 126 is cut off. Thereby, the engagement of the sealing pin 131 into the sealing coupling portion 290 can be released, and the sealing coupling by the second sealing portion can be released.

  As described above, in order to remove the substrate box 102 from the movable base portion 203 after sealing the second sealing portion, the sealing coupling portion 126 must be cut off to release the sealing of the second sealing portion.

  When the sealing of the second sealing portion is released by excision of the seal coupling portion 126, the trace of the excision of the sealing coupling portion 126 is clearly left in the substrate box 102. In other words, the substrate box 102 cannot be removed from the movable base portion 203 unless a trace of excision of the seal coupling portion 126 is left in the substrate box 102.

  Therefore, the fact that the substrate box 102 has been removed from the movable base portion 203 and the number of times thereof can be easily grasped by observing the evidence of excision of the seal coupling portion 126.

  The sealing history recording sheet pasted on the pasting frame 111a is defined so that the date and time when the second sealing portion is sealed, the name of the person who sealed, and the like are described as history information. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the board box 102 has been illegally removed by comparing the description on the sheet with the evidence of excision of the seal coupling portion 126.

  In the present embodiment, the order of which of the plurality of sealed portions to be used in the second sealing portion is determined in advance. For example, the sealing is performed one by one from the left side to the right side.

  These first sealing portion and second sealing portion are for suppressing unauthorized removal of the main control device 101 from the base device 201. For example, in the present embodiment, the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion are used as follows. The

  First, when the main board 103 is accommodated in the board box 102 and the main control device 101 is assembled at the time of manufacturing the slot machine 1, one of the pair of first sealing portions is sealed. When the main control device 101 is attached to the pedestal device 201, one of the plurality of second sealing portions is sealed.

FIGS. 18A to 18E are explanatory views showing the order of use of the sealing members.
Next, an example of the order of use of the sealing members will be described with reference to FIG.
When the main board 103 is removed from the board box 102 due to a malfunction or inspection of the main control apparatus 101, when the work for the main control apparatus 101 is performed for the first time, the sealed second sealed portion is first released. The main control device 101 is removed from the pedestal device 201, and then the sealed first sealed portion is released and the main substrate 103 is removed from the substrate box 102.

  When the repair or inspection of the main board 103 is completed, the main board 103 is accommodated in the board box 102, the main control device 101 is assembled, and the main control device 101 is mounted on the base device 201. And the 2nd sealing part different from the 2nd sealing part from which the sealing coupling | bond part 126 was excised by the removal operation | work is sealed.

  The substrate box 102 is fixed to the movable base portion 203 by the sealing of the second sealing portion. Further, in the sealed state of the second sealing portion, since the substrate box 102 cannot be detached from the movable base portion 203, the substrate box 102 cannot be disassembled into the main substrate case upper part 110 and the main substrate case lower part 120. Therefore, as a result, the coupled state of the upper main substrate case 110 and the lower main substrate case 120 is maintained, and the main substrate 103 is sealed in the substrate box 102.

  Then, when the work on the main controller 101 is performed for the second time or later, such as when the main board 103 is removed from the board box 102 next time, the sealed second sealed part is released, and the board box 102 and the movable base are removed. The seal connection with the unit 203 is released, and the main control device 101 can be detached from the base device 201.

  When the main control device 101 is detached from the pedestal device 201, the upper main board case 110 and the lower main board case 120 can be relatively moved up and down, and the board box 102 is moved to the main board case upper 110 and the main board case. The main board 103 can be removed by disassembling the case 120 below.

  When the repair or inspection of the main substrate 103 is completed, a second sealing portion different from the second sealing portion from which the seal coupling portion 126 has been removed by the removing operation as described above is sealed.

  When the sealing joints 126 of all the second sealing parts (for example, the second sealing parts B, C, D, E) are excised by repeating the above sealing and releasing the seal, of the pair of first sealing parts The other first sealing portion (for example, the first sealing portion F) is sealed and shipped to the manufacturer of the slot machine 1 or the like. The manufacturer or the like of the slot machine 1 unseals the first sealing portion and disassembles the board box 102 into the main board case upper part 110 and the main board case lower part 120, takes out the main board 103, replaces the board box 102, One of the sealed parts is sealed and returned to the shipper.

  In the present invention, a weak portion 1304 that is easily broken is formed in a part of the sealing coupling member 130 that seals and bonds the substrate cases together, and a plurality of members such as the substrate case are taken out from the used machine, and they are combined. If the sealing coupling member 130 is damaged even if the substrate is illegally replaced or altered, and the trace of the destruction can be reliably left in the substrate case containing the substrate, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the gist of the present invention. Of course, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be mainly used for slot machines, pachinko machines, and parrot gaming machines, but it can be used for various other devices as long as they can accommodate control boards and boards that are easily tampered with. be able to.

2 is a front view of the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is closed. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front door 3. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the inside of the housing 2 of the slot machine 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main board unit 100 in a state where the movable base portion 203 is positioned and held in the standing posture position. 2 is a perspective view of a main board unit 100. FIG. It is a perspective view on a main board case. It is a front view on a main board case. It is a perspective view under the main board case. It is a front view under the main board case. It is an enlarged view which shows the sealing coupling member 130, (a) is a perspective view from a head, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a top view, (e) is from a shaft part. FIG. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the state which inserts the sealing coupling member 130 in the sealing coupling | bond part 115, (a) is the state before inserting, (b) is the state after inserting, (c) is the head of the sealing coupling member 130 Is filled with the cured resin material R. The modification of the sealing coupling member 130 is shown, (a) is an enlarged sectional view of the state before inserting the sealing coupling member 130 into the sealing coupling part 115, (b) is an enlarged sectional view of the state after insertion, (c). FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view of a head 1302 of the seal coupling member 130. It is an enlarged view which shows the double seal coupling | bonding outer member 131, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a top view, (d) is a perspective view of the state turned over. It is an enlarged view which shows the double seal coupling | bonding inner member 132, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a top view, (d) is a perspective view from a head. It is an enlarged view which shows the state which inserted the double seal coupling inner member 131 in the double seal coupling outer member 132, (a) is a perspective view from a head, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view. It is. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the state which inserts the double seal coupling members 131 and 132 in the seal coupling part 126, (a) is the state before inserting the double seal coupling outer member 131, (b) is the double seal coupling exterior. The state after inserting the material 131, (c) is the state before inserting the double-sealed combined inner member 132, and (d) is the state after inserting the double-sealed combined inner member 132. It is explanatory drawing which shows the order of use of a sealing member. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the main board unit with which the conventional slot machine was equipped.

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 3 Front door 81 Relay board 100 Main board unit 101 Main controller 102 Board box 103 Main board (circuit board)
110 Main board case 115 Sealing joint 116 Connecting member 120 Main board case lower 121 Bottom plate part 124 Sealing joint 125 Connecting member 126 Sealing joint L1 Inner diameter of the sealing joint on the main board case L2 Seal coupling under the main board case Inner diameter L3 The outer diameter of the shaft portion, the head portion, and the connecting portion in the seal coupling member L4 The gap distance between the seal coupling portion and the fragile portion in the modified example of the seal coupling member 127 Rib 130 Sealing coupling member 1301 Shaft portion 1302 Locking claw 1303 Head portion 1304 Fragile portion 1305 Cut portion 1306 Stepped portion 110a Shielding portion R UV curable resin material 131 Double seal joint outer member 1311 Tube portion 1312 Head portion 1313 Locking claw 1314 Detent cut 1315 Projection 1316 Slit 132 Double Sealed coupling inner member 1321 Shaft 1322 Locking claw 1323 Head 132 4 ridges 201 pedestal device 202 fixed base part 203 movable base part 290 seal coupling part

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having a board box that houses a board and is visible from the outside,
A first case member and a second case member constituting the board box, which are detachably supported in the housing of the gaming machine;
In a state in which the first case member and the second case member are coupled, a first case sealing coupling portion provided in the first case member and having a sealing coupling member insertion hole, and the first case sealing coupling portion A second case sealing coupling portion having a sealing coupling member insertion hole provided in the communicating second case member;
Inserted into the first case seal coupling portion and the second case seal coupling portion to bond the first case member and the second case member, and at the same time, a fragile portion having a cured resin material attached thereto is formed. A sealed coupling member,
In a state where the first case seal coupling portion and the second case seal coupling portion are coupled, a step is formed in each sealing coupling member insertion hole of the first case seal coupling portion and the second case seal coupling portion. The gaming machine is characterized in that an inner diameter of the sealing coupling member insertion hole of the first case sealing coupling portion is shorter than an inner diameter of the sealing coupling member insertion hole of the second case sealing coupling portion .