JP2003010490A - Board storage case and board storage case monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably know unsealing at the moment the unsealing occurs and unerringly prevent an occurrence of loss due to unfair game. SOLUTION: In the board storage case 1 for a game machine structured by combining a case body 2 and a case cover 3, and in which a circuit board 4 is stored in the interior, a pinch fastener 23 pinchingly fastening the case body 2 and the case cover 3 is provided and the pinch fastener 23 and the portion 30b of the case cover that contacts the pinch fastener 23 are formed of a conductive member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a board storage case for a gaming machine, which is constructed by combining a case body and a case cover, and stores a circuit board therein, and a board for monitoring the opening of the board storage case. The present invention relates to a storage case monitoring system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a board storage case is attached to a game machine, and the board storage case is constructed by combining a case body and a case cover, and a circuit board is housed therein. In order to prevent unauthorized modification of the circuit board in the board storage case, for example, replacement with an unauthorized ROM, various modifications have been made to the board storage case.

For example, in the substrate case sealing device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-249027, corresponding screw threaded portions 37 and screw insertion portions 38 are cut at the side edges of the case body 23 and the case lid 22. It is integrally formed with the interposition of 39 and can be operated only in the tightening direction, and the screw insertion portion 3
The substrate case 14 cannot be opened unless it is fastened with the one-way screw 40 that is screwed from the 8 side to the screw-threaded portion 37 side and the cutting portion 39 is cut.

In the control board storage box disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-33191, the cover body is fixed to the case body housing the control board with an adhesive, and the control board is constrained to the board body formed in the case body. Since it is screwed to the boss, even if the case body and the cover body are broken and the control board is taken out, it is difficult to take it out without damage.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication Nos. 10-249027 and 11-33191.
In the official gazette, it is true that a trace of opening the board remains in the board storage case, and it is possible to find the opening or make the opening difficult at that point, but the game store staff makes a silent check on the board storage case. If neglected, the opening will not be noticed, and an illegal game progresses during that time, resulting in a great loss to the game shop.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a substrate storage case and a substrate storage case monitoring system that can surely know that the package has been opened at that time and can surely prevent the loss due to an illegal game.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention as set forth in claim 1 is for a gaming machine which is constructed by combining a case body and a case cover, and in which a circuit board is housed. In the substrate storage case, a clip tool for sandwiching the case body and the case cover is provided, and the clip tool and a case cover portion that comes into contact with the clip tool are formed of a conductive member. I am trying.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is a board housing case monitor configured to combine a case body and a case cover, and monitor opening of a board housing case for a gaming machine housing a circuit board therein. In the system, a clamping tool for clamping the case body and the case cover is provided,
The clamp and the case cover portion that comes into contact with the clamp are formed of a conductive member, and the clamp and the case cover portion are energized, and the case cover of the case cover is detected based on the detection result of the energized state. It is characterized by monitoring opening.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a board storage case for a gaming machine, which comprises a case body and a case cover in combination, and a circuit board is housed in the case body, the case body and the case cover. And a contact state detection means for detecting a contact state between the clamp and the case cover.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is a board housing case monitor for monitoring opening of a board housing case for a gaming machine, which is constructed by combining a case body and a case cover, and which houses a circuit board therein. In the system, based on a detection result of the contact state detecting means for detecting a contact state between the case body and the case cover, a contact state detecting means for detecting a contact state between the case body and the case cover, And an unsealing monitoring means for monitoring unsealing of the case cover.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the structure of a substrate storage case according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line I--I of FIG. 1, in which (a) shows a state in which the case cover is slidingly moved along the case body. (B) shows the mounted state. In these drawings, a board housing case 1 of the present invention is constructed by combining a case body 2 and a case cover 3, which are made of transparent and hard synthetic resin, and a circuit board 4 is housed inside the case. It is supposed to do.

The case cover 3 is rectangular in a plan view and has a box shape having an edge portion 30 on the outer periphery and an inflated portion 31 in the center, and the opening side of the inflated portion 31 is the lower side to form a box. When it is in the laid-down state, a thin, low-height peripheral wall projects along the outer periphery of the back side of the edge portion 30, and the circuit board 4 is housed inside the peripheral wall of the edge portion 30. Has become.

One of the long sides of the edge portion 30 (front side)
Is formed wide as the front edge portion 30a, and the front end edge portion 30b on the front end side is formed of a conductive member including the peripheral wall portion on the lower end side. Further, of the edge portion 30, the pair of short sides includes the guide portions 32, 3 including the peripheral wall portion on the lower end side.
It is formed as 2.

The circuit board 4 is a board for controlling the entire game of the gaming machine to which the board storage case 1 is attached,
A plurality of electronic components 41 including IC chips such as CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. and a connector 42 are mounted on a rectangular substrate. As described above, the circuit board 4 is housed and fixed on the back side of the case cover 3, and at this time, the electronic component 41 of the circuit board 4 is covered and protected by the bulging portion 31, and the connector 42 has the front edge. The through hole 30c formed in the portion 30a is mounted and fixed in a state of protruding from the back side.

The case body 2 has a rectangular bottom surface 21 as a seat for the case cover 3, and guides 22, 22 having a U-shaped cross section provided along a pair of short sides of the bottom surface 21.
It has a clamp 23 that is detachably provided on one long side (front side) of the bottom surface 21. The clip 23 is made of a conductive material, like the front edge 30b.
It has a U-shaped cross-section, and is configured to hang from one long side of the bottom surface 21 to both short side sides and go around a little.

In the above structure, when the case cover 3 is mounted on the case main body 2, the circuit board 4 is first housed and fixed on the back side of the case cover 3, and in this state, the front end side of the case cover 3 is fixed to the case main body. 2 is inserted into the open rear end side, the guide portions 32, 32 are accommodated in the guides 22, 22, and the case cover 3 is slid and inserted along the guides 22, 22 (FIG. 2 (a)). It is stopped when the front end of the main body 2 and the front end of the case cover 3 are aligned with each other. Then, the bottom surface 21 of the case body 2 and the front end edge portion 30b of the case cover 3 are sandwiched by the sandwiching tool 23, and both of them are fixed (FIG. 2B).

Next, the case main body 2 and the case cover 3 are fastened with a predetermined screw fastening mechanism (not shown), whereby the combination of the board storing case 1 is completed, and the board storing case 1 is subsequently played. It can be mounted in place on the back of the machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the substrate storage case monitoring system of the present invention. In an embodiment of this invention,
As shown in FIG. 3, electrodes M1 and M2 are attached to the clamp 23 and the front edge 30b of the case cover 3, respectively, and the electrical connection between them is monitored. That is, the energization detection unit 51 is provided on the relay board 5, and the energization detection unit 51
A voltage supplied from the gaming machine power supply 90 is applied between the electrode M1 and the electrode M2, and it is detected whether or not there is energization between them. The energization detection unit 51 is provided with a capacitor 51a, and even when the gaming machine power supply 90 is in a power failure, the charged capacitor 51a is used for the electrode M1,
A voltage can be applied between M2.

Here, when the case main body 2 and the case cover 3 are in the mounted state, since the sandwiching tool 23 and the front end edge portion 30b are in the state shown in FIG. 2B, the conductive member is interposed therebetween. Therefore, the energization detecting unit 51 detects the energization state. On the other hand, when the case cover 3 is unsealed and the sandwiching tool 23 and the front end edge portion 30b are in the state of FIG. 2A, the energization detection unit 51 determines that the energization is not detected, and an alarm signal for notifying the fact. The hall computer 6
Or to the voice control device 7 and the lamp control device 8. The voice control device 7 and the lamp control device 8 respectively operate a speaker (not shown) and a lamp (not shown) arranged in the gaming machine to notify the occurrence of an abnormality by sound or light. As a result, even if the case cover 3 is opened even slightly, the clerk of the amusement store can know the abnormality at that point in time and can immediately deal with it. Therefore, the case cover 3 is opened and the ROM is illegally replaced. Even if you try, you can detect and prevent the wrongdoing. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of loss due to an illegal game.

When the alarm signal is input, the hall computer 6 stores the information. Therefore, even if a fraudulent act of opening the case cover 3 is performed during an unmanned time such as at night, the fraudulent gaming machine is easily known before the next opening, and from this point. Also, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of loss due to an illegal game.

In the above description, the entire holding tool 23 and the entire front end edge portion 30b are made of conductive members. However, as shown in FIGS. Forming only a part with a conductive member,
In addition to 30d, electrodes M1 and M2 may be provided respectively, and when the case cover 3 is attached to the case main body 2, the conductor portions 24 and 30d thereof may come into contact with each other to be energized.

Further, in the above description, the sandwiching tool 23 and the front end edge portion 30b are each formed of a conductive member, but they are formed of the same synthetic resin as the surroundings, and as shown in FIGS. As shown, the clamp 23 and the front edge 3
0b is provided at the front edge 30b (front edge 30a) and the output terminal 9 thereof is provided.
The a and 9b may be connected to the energization detection unit 51. Under this structure, the case cover 2 is attached to the case body 2.
7 is attached (FIG. 7B), the movable piece 91 of the micro switch 9 is pushed to be turned on, and the energization detector 51
Detects its energized state. On the other hand, when the case cover 3 is opened (FIG. 7 (a)), the movable piece 91 is extended and turned off, and the energization detection unit 51 determines that the energization is not detected, and the hall computer issues an alarm signal to that effect. 6
Or to the voice control device 7 and the lamp control device 8. The micro switch 9 may be provided not on the front edge portion 30b but on the clamp 23. Further, instead of the micro switch, other contact state detecting means may be used.

Further, in the above description, the clamp 23 is configured to be detachable, but it is configured integrally with the case main body 2 to serve as a stopper to be abutted when the case cover 3 is mounted along the guides 22, 22. You may be able to perform a function.

[0025]

As described above, in the board housing case and the board housing case monitoring system of the present invention, the energization is performed when the clamp and the case cover are in contact with each other, and otherwise the energization is performed. It is configured so that the opening of the case cover is monitored based on the detection result of the energized state, so that the clerk of the amusement store can confirm the abnormality at that point if the case cover is opened even slightly. Therefore, even if the case cover is opened and the ROM is illegally replaced, the illegal act can be detected and prevented. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of loss due to an illegal game.

Further, by storing the detection result of the energized state, even if a fraudulent act of opening the case cover is performed during an unattended time period such as nighttime, the gaming machine is committed. Is easily known before the next opening of the store, and also from this point, it is possible to reliably prevent the loss due to an illegal game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a substrate storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 1, in which (a) shows a state in which the case cover is slidingly moved along the case body,
(B) shows the mounted state.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a substrate storage case monitoring system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the substrate storage case of the present invention.

5 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 4, where (a) shows a state in which the case cover is slidingly moved along the case body, and (b) shows a mounted state.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the substrate storage case of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 6, where (a) shows a state in which the case cover is sliding along the case body, and (b) shows a mounted state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 PCB storage case 2 Case body 21 Bottom 22 Guide 23 Clamp 24 Conductor part 3 case cover 30 edges 30a front edge 30b front edge 30c through hole 30d conductor part 31 bulge 32 Information 4 circuit board 41 electronic components 42 connector 5 Relay board 51 Energization detector 51a condenser 6 hole computer 7 Voice control device 8 lamp control device 9 micro switch 91 movable pieces 9a, 9b output terminals 90 Amusement machine power supply M1 electrode M2 electrode

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A board storage case for a gaming machine, which is configured by combining a case body and a case cover, and stores a circuit board therein, and is provided with a sandwiching tool for sandwiching the case body and the case cover. A substrate storage case, characterized in that the holding tool and a case cover portion that comes into contact with the holding tool are formed of a conductive member. 2. A board storage case monitoring system configured to combine a case main body and a case cover, wherein the opening and closing of a board storage case for a gaming machine that stores a circuit board therein is monitored. A sandwiching tool for sandwiching and is provided, and the sandwiching tool and the case cover portion contacting the sandwiching tool are formed of a conductive member, and the sandwiching tool and the case cover portion are energized, A substrate storage case monitoring system, which monitors opening of a case cover based on a detection result of an energized state. 3. A board storage case for a gaming machine, which is configured by combining a case main body and a case cover, and stores a circuit board therein, and a clamp for sandwiching the case main body and the case cover, A substrate storage case, comprising: a contact state detection unit that detects a contact state between the sandwiching tool and the case cover. 4. A board storage case monitoring system configured by combining a case body and a case cover, and monitoring opening and closing of a board storage case for a gaming machine in which a circuit board is housed, the case body and the case cover. And a contact state detecting means for detecting a contact state between the retainer and the case cover, and an opening monitoring for monitoring the opening of the case cover based on the detection result of the contact state detecting means. A board storage case monitoring system comprising: