JPH04231987A - Containing body for game control substrate - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the detection of the cause of abnormality, when abnormality of a game machine is generated by the case of abnormality of a game control substrate by constituting the game control substrate so as to be visible from the outside, in a state that the game control substrate is contained. CONSTITUTION:A game control main substrate 37 is attached to a substrate containing box main body 46, and to its surface 70, electronic parts of a CPU and a ROM, etc., are attached. On the reverse side 72 of the game control main substrate 37, a wiring pattern for connecting each of these electronic parts is provided. On the substrate containing body main body 46, a lighting window 75 is provided, and in a position opposed thereto, a transparent cover body 45 is provided. When light is radiated to the substrate containing box main body 46 from the lighting window 75, a wiring pattern provided on the reverse side 72 of the game control main substrate 37 is visible through the transparent cover body 45. Accordingly, whether the wiring pattern provided on the reverse side 72 is changed or not is confirmed without removing the transparent cover body 45.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a board accommodating body for covering a game control board containing an electronic device for controlling a game machine such as a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, or a slot machine.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally known accommodating bodies for game control boards of this type include, for example,
A board accommodating body that covers a game control board containing an electronic device such as a microcomputer for controlling a game machine is made of a material such as metal.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] On the other hand, gaming machines installed in gaming parlors may break down and not operate properly or may not operate at all. In such a case, there is a possibility that the game control board including the electronic device for controlling the game machine is malfunctioning. However, this game control board has conventionally been covered with a board housing made of an opaque material such as metal, so the game control board cannot be seen from the outside with the naked eye; Even if such a failure occurred in the game control board, the failure could not be easily discovered, and there was a drawback that it took time to recover from the failure.

[0004] Another example of why a gaming machine does not operate properly is when the electronic device included in the gaming control board is illegally modified to cause the gaming machine to operate illegally. Even in cases where the traces of unauthorized modification can be easily discovered with the naked eye by looking at the game control board, conventionally, the game control board housed in the board housing cannot be detected with the naked eye. This has the disadvantage that it is difficult to easily detect such unauthorized modifications because the system cannot be seen on the website.

That is, in the past, the cause of abnormality in a gaming machine was an abnormality in the gaming control board, and the abnormality in the gaming control board could be easily discovered by looking at the gaming control board with the naked eye. Even if there is, the board housing that covers the game control board is opaque and the game control board cannot be seen from the outside. The problem was that the cause could not be easily discovered.

[0006] In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to facilitate the discovery of the cause of an abnormality when an abnormality occurs in a gaming machine due to an abnormality in a gaming control board.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a board accommodating body that covers a game control board including an electronic device for controlling a gaming machine, wherein the board accommodating body accommodates the game control board. The game control board is configured such that the game control board can be seen from the outside in a state where the game control board is in a state where

[0008]

[Function] According to the present invention, the container that covers the game control board is configured so that the game control board can be seen from the outside while the game control board is housed, so that the game control board can be seen with the naked eye. When an abnormality occurs in the gaming machine due to an abnormality that can be detected, the cause of the abnormality in the gaming machine can be easily determined by viewing the gaming control board from outside the container.

[0009]

[Embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Figure 3
1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine equipped with a first embodiment of the present invention.

The surface of the game board 5 of the pachinko game machine 1 is a game area 3. When a pachinko ball hit in the game area 3 wins a prize in any of the starting winning holes 7a, 7b, and 7c, a variable display device 9 capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information starts changing. This variable display device 9 is provided with a plurality of drums (three in the drawing), and variable display is performed by rotating the drums with, for example, a stepping motor, and variable display is performed by stopping the stepping motor. Display can be stopped.

The display result when the variable display device 9 is stopped is a combination of predetermined identification information (for example, 777
), the variable winning ball device 11 is opened,
The pachinko ball enters a first state advantageous to the player who is likely to win a prize, and a jackpot state occurs. Whether or not to generate this jackpot state is determined based on the picked up value of a random number counter that is counted up using the reset waiting time of the microcomputer at the time of starting winning.

When a pachinko ball wins, a predetermined prize ball is paid out from the prize ball outlet 13 to the ball supply tray 15.

FIG. 4 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of a pachinko game machine equipped with a first embodiment of the present invention. Attached to the back side of the game board is a board case 17 that houses a control main board on which an MPU, RAM, ROM, etc. are mounted.

Furthermore, a game control sub board 21 and a relay terminal board 25 are attached to the back side of the game board. An electronic circuit provided on the game control sub-board 21 controls the variable display device 9 (see FIG. 3). The relay terminal board 25 relays an electrical connection between an electrical device related to game control and a game control main board housed in the board case 17.

A connector 19 is provided on the game control main board housed in the board case 17, and this connector 19 is connected to the connector 23 of the game control sub board 21 via wiring 50. Further, the connector 19 is connected to the connector 27 of the relay terminal board 25 via the wiring 50.

[0016] 29 is a power supply wiring, and 33 is a connector. Reference numeral 31 denotes a speaker wiring, which is connected to a speaker 104 (see FIG. 3) that generates sound effects when a jackpot is reached.

A mechanism plate 56 mainly made of synthetic resin is provided on the back side, and a prize ball dispensing device 35 is attached to the mechanism plate 56. Pachinko balls are supplied to the prize ball dispensing device 35 via a prize ball storage tank 105 and a connection bucket 106, and when a pachinko ball wins, a predetermined number of pachinko balls in the prize ball dispensing device 35 are paid out as prize balls. It will be done. The pachinko balls that come out of the prize ball dispensing device 35 are placed near the board case 17 and placed in a pachinko ball guide path (not shown) attached to the back of the game board.
The balls flow down, pass through the prize ball outlet 13 (see FIG. 3), and are paid out to the batted ball supply tray 15 (see FIG. 3).

[0018] Also, the above-mentioned starting prize openings 7a, 7b, 7
The winning pachinko balls (see FIG. 3) and the variable winning ball device 11 (see FIG. 3) are guided to a winning ball processing mechanism (not shown) for operating the prize ball payout device, and then sent to the pachinko machine. released outside. Furthermore, the pachinko balls that have become out balls are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine via an out ball guiding bucket (not shown).

As explained above, winning balls, out balls,
and a mechanism plate 5 on which the prize balls are mainly made of synthetic resin.
Since a large amount of static electricity is induced into the interior of the mechanism plate 56, static electricity is likely to be generated due to friction with the mechanism plate 56.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the board case 17. The board case 17 includes a board storage box body 46, a transparent cover body 45, and an opening/closing cover body 48. The substrate storage box body 46 and the opening/closing cover body 48 are made of a synthetic resin made of polypropylene mixed with carbon, for example, in order to have electrical conductivity. The color of this resin is black. Further, the transparent cover body 45 is transparent and made of polycarbonate or the like.

Attachment portions 57a and 57b are provided at the four internal corners of the board storage box body 46. MPU,
The game control main board 37 on which the RAM and ROM are mounted is fixed to mounting portions 57a and 57b with screws 59. The game control main board 37 has a connector connection part 41, and the connector 19 is connected to the connector connection part 41.

The board storage box body 46 has an engagement hole 4.
3 is provided, and a claw portion 47 provided on the transparent cover body 45 is inserted into the engagement hole 43. Furthermore, an engagement claw portion 60 provided on the transparent cover body 45 engages with an engagement hole 58 provided on the substrate storage box body 46 . Furthermore, an engagement hole 49 provided in the board storage box main body 46
An engaging claw portion 51 provided on the transparent cover body 45 engages with the engaging claw portion 51 . The transparent cover body 45 is fixed to the substrate storage box body 46 by the engaging holes 43, 49, 58, the claw portions 47, and the engaging claw portions 51, 60. Thereby, the game control main board 37 is surrounded by an enclosure composed of the transparent cover body 45 and the board storage box main body 46, so that the game control main board 37 cannot be touched from the outside. A seal 81 is pasted across the transparent cover body 45 and the substrate storage box body 46. A lighting window 75 is provided in the substrate storage box body 46. Lighting window 75
The reason for providing this will be explained later.

The transparent cover body 45 has an opening/closing cover body 48.
is covered. Opening/closing cover body 48 and board storage box body 4
6 serves as a shield cover body that suppresses the adverse effects of noise caused by static electricity on the MPU, RAM, and ROM. The opening/closing cover body 48 is provided with a support shaft 69, which is inserted into the insertion portion 71 provided in the board storage box body 46.
This support shaft 69 is inserted to allow the opening/closing cover body 48 to be supported by the substrate storage box body 46 so as to be freely openable and closable.

On the other hand, an engagement hole 66 is provided in the substrate storage box body 46, and an engagement claw portion 64 that engages with this engagement hole 66 is provided in the opening/closing cover body 48. By engaging the claw portion 64 with the engagement hole 66, the opening/closing cover body 48 is fixed to the substrate storage box body 46. When it is desired to open the opening/closing cover body 48, the opening/closing cover body 48 can be easily opened by disengaging the engagement claw portion 64 and the engagement hole 66.

With the above structure, the board storage box main body 46 and the opening/closing cover body 48 are electrically connected to each other via the support shaft 69 insertion portion 71 and the engagement claw portion 64 engagement hole 66. .

A game machine name sticker 89 and an instruction manual sticker 87 in which opening/closing methods and the like are described are attached to the opening/closing cover body 48. A large number of heat radiation holes 73, 79, and 85 are provided in the substrate storage box body 46, the transparent cover body 45, and the opening/closing cover body 48, respectively. Heat from the electronic circuit formed on the game control main board 37 is released to the outside through this heat radiation hole.

Note that the heat radiation holes 73, 79, and 85 are formed throughout the substrate storage box body 46, etc., and are omitted in FIG. 1.

The transparent cover body 45 has a connector connecting portion 4
A notch 77 is provided on the transparent cover 45 to prevent the transparent cover 45 from covering the transparent cover 45. Therefore, even if the wiring 50 is disconnected while the transparent cover body 45 is fixed to the board storage box body 46, the connector 19 can be removed and the wiring 50 can be replaced.

Notches 67 and 83 are formed in the substrate storage box body 46 and the opening/closing cover body 48, respectively. The opening formed by the notch 67 and the notch 83 is used as a wiring lead-out part, and the wiring 50 connected to the connector 19 is pulled out to the outside from this wiring lead-out part. Separable plates 91 are arranged on both sides of the notch 83. The separable plate 91 is fixed to the notch 83 by a connecting portion 93 . If there is a large amount of wiring, the separable plate 91 is removed by cutting the connecting portion 93 with nippers or the like, thereby increasing the area of the wiring lead-out portion.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, mounting portion 61 is fixed to mechanism plate 56 with screws 62. As shown in FIG. Mounting part 61
Two guide rails 63 are provided. When attaching the board case 17 to the mounting part 61, the board case 17 is slid to the right while being guided by the sliding part 65 provided on the back side of the board storage box main body 46 by the guide rail 63. Next, the pressing portion 107 provided on the right side of the engaging claw portion 55 is pressed toward the mechanism plate 56, and the board case 17 is further slid to the right. Then, the engagement claw portion 55 is inserted into the engagement hole 5.
3, the board case 17 is attached to the mounting portion 6.
Fixed to 1. In addition, when removing the board case 17, press the pressing part 107 in the direction of the mechanism plate 56, and press the engaging claw part 5.
5 and the engagement hole 53 and slide the board case 17 to the left, the board case 17 can be easily removed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the board case. The game control main board 37 is attached to the board storage box main body 46, as explained earlier. Electronic components such as a CPU and ROM are attached to the surface 70 of the game control main board 37. A wiring pattern for connecting these electronic components to each other is provided on the back surface 72 of the game control main board 37.

A lighting window 7 is provided in the substrate storage box body 46.
5 is provided, and at a position facing the lighting window 75,
There is a transparent cover body 45. If light enters the board storage box main body 46 from the lighting window 75, the wiring pattern provided on the back surface 72 of the game control main board 37 can be seen through the transparent cover body 45. Therefore, it is possible to check whether the wiring pattern provided on the back surface 72 has been changed without removing the transparent cover body 45.

As shown in FIG. 2, a first space 108 is provided between the mechanism plate 56 and the substrate storage box body 46, and static electricity generated on the mechanism plate 56 is transmitted to the substrate storage box body 46. We are trying our best to prevent this.

In addition, a second space 109 is formed between the board storage box body 46 and the game control main board 37, and the game control main board 37 and the transparent cover body 45
A third space 110 is formed between.

In this way, the second space 109 and the third space 1
By forming 10, it is possible to prevent the discharge voltage applied to the board case 17 from being directly applied to the game control main board 37 without passing through the mounting portion 57a described later. Furthermore, since the second space 109 and the third space 110 have different capacities, the heat from the game control main board 37 generated during use may cause the second space 109 and the third space 110 to have different capacities. The air warms at different speeds, and the temperature difference causes air convection between the second space 109 and the third space 110, and the heat to the board case 17 is evenly released from the heat radiation holes 73, 79, and 85. be able to.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the game control main board 37 has a ground line extension mounting hole 111 to which the ground line 95 is extended and a mounting hole 112 to which the ground line 95 is not extended. Attach the screws 59 to the mounting portions 57a, 57 provided on the board storage box body 46 through the screws 59.
It is fixed by screwing into b. Game control main board 3
7 has a ground line 95 on the front and back sides, respectively.
is provided. Therefore, the ground line 95 and the board case 17 are electrically connected via the ground line of the mounting portion 57a and the ground line extension mounting hole 111 in contact with the mounting portion 57a. As a result, the ground line 95 of the game control main board 37 and the board case 17
Since they are at almost the same potential, discharge between the board case 17 and the game control main board 37 can be prevented.

The game control main board 37 is provided with a large number of through holes (not shown). A ground line 95 formed on the front and back surfaces of the game control main board 37 is electrically connected through this through hole. As a result, in the event that a discharge occurs between the mechanism plate 56 and the board case 17 due to static electricity, the discharge voltage will first flow into the ground line 95 on the back side of the game control main board 37 through the mounting portion 57a. The current flowing into the back side is connected to the MPU, R attached to the game control main board 37.
By the time it reaches AM39a and ROM39b, it passes through the through hole many times and travels between the front and back sides of the ground line 95 many times, so that the voltage is applied to the MPU, which is provided on the game control main board 37. RAM39a,R
The voltage drop is caused to occur as much as possible before reaching the OM39b. That is, this through hole connects the MPU and RAM 3 provided on the game control main board 37 from the mounting portion 57a.
9a and ROM 39b, it has the function of making the distance through which the current flows as long as possible, and thereby the game control main board 37
This is to protect the main parts of the MPU, RAM 39a, and ROM 39b from the adverse effects of noise as much as possible.

Notch 83 provided in opening/closing cover body 48
and a notch 67 provided in the board storage box main body 46.
The wiring 50 connected to the connector 19 is drawn out to the outside through a wiring drawing part formed by the connector 19. Therefore, the wiring can be replaced simply by opening the opening/closing cover body 48.

In the figure, 49 is an engagement hole, 51 is an engagement claw, and 79 and 85 are heat radiation holes. Regarding the relationship between the engagement claw portion 51 and the engagement hole 49 and the function of the heat radiation holes 79 and 85,
Please refer to the description of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a transparent cover body 45 is used as an enclosure that surrounds the game control main board 37 (a transparent cover body 45 and a board storage box body 46). The game control main board 37 can be visually seen from the outside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entire transparent cover body 45 has a large number of through holes that also serve as heat radiation holes 79 (large enough to prevent electronic components attached to the game control main board 37 from passing through). ), and the through hole may be made visible.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the function of the shield cover body that surrounds the game control main board 37 and suppresses the adverse effects of noise caused by static electricity on electronic components is performed by the opening/closing cover. This is achieved by the body 48 and the substrate storage box body 46. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a conductive cylindrical object may be used as the shield cover body. The game control main board 37 covered with the transparent cover body 45 is inserted into the cylindrical object through this cylindrical opening.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the game control main board 37 (that is,
A transparent cover body 45 is disposed only on the side (the surface on which electronic components are attached). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the entire game control main board 37 may be covered with a transparent cover body. In this way, the back side of the game control main board 37 (that is, the side on which wiring patterns connecting electronic components are formed)
can be inspected without removing the seal.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, by disposing a transparent cover body 45 over the entire surface of the game control main board 37, the entire surface of the game control main board 37 can be seen. That's what I do. However, this invention is not limited to this, and parts that may be replaced without permission (MPU
, RAM, ROM, etc.) may be made visible.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, a substrate storage box body 46 and an opening/closing cover body 48, which are shield cover bodies, are made of resin mixed with carbon. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be constructed from a conductive metal plate.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the transparent cover body 45 is completely transparent. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed of a synthetic resin containing carbon to the extent that the inside can be seen through.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the opening/closing cover body 48 and the game control main board 3
7, a transparent cover body 45 is arranged between them. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may have a structure in which a conductive plate that can be taken in and out is inserted between the transparent cover body 45 and the game control main board 37.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, an electronic circuit for controlling a pachinko game machine will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any gaming machine may be used as long as it is equipped with an electronic circuit that is affected by static electricity.

A second embodiment of the invention will be described below. FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view of the game board 5 with the board case 17 attached to the back surface thereof. The open/close cover body 48 is in an open state. Transparent cover body 4
Since 5 is transparent, the game control main board 37 can be seen through the transparent cover body 45. 21 is a game control sub-board, and the wiring 50 of the connector 23 attached to the game control sub-board 21 is connected to the connector 19 attached to the game control main board 37.

If the game control main board 37 and the game board 5 are received separately and the game control main board 37 is installed on the game board 5 at the game parlor, if the person doing the installation is an amateur, wiring errors may occur. There is sex. Therefore, as shown in Figure 6,
If the game board 5 is delivered with the game control main board 37 attached in advance, this kind of thing will not happen.

A third embodiment of the invention will be described below. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention. In the third embodiment of the present invention, the opening/closing cover body 48 shown in FIG.
A conductive cloth (hereinafter referred to as conductive cloth 97) instead of
is used.

A rubber band 99 is attached to the conductive cloth 97, and a ring 101 is attached to the rubber band 99. By hanging the ring 101 on the hook portion 103 provided on the board storage box body 46, the conductive cloth 97 is maintained in a state covering the game control main board (not shown). By utilizing the elastic force of the rubber band 99, the ring 101 prevents the hook portion 103 from coming off. In the figure, 50 is a wiring, and 79 is a heat radiation hole.

[0052]

[Effect] In the case where an abnormality occurs in the gaming machine due to an abnormality that can be recognized with the naked eye on the gaming control board, the cause of the abnormality in the gaming machine can be detected from the outside of the board housing on the gaming control board. This makes it easy to identify the cause of the abnormality by looking at it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1: A first housing for a game control board according to the present invention.
It is an exploded perspective view of an example.

[Fig. 2] A first housing body for a game control board according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the embodiment.

[Fig. 3] A first housing body for a game control board according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine provided with an embodiment.

4 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 3. FIG.

[Fig. 5] A first housing body for a game control board according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment.

[Fig. 6] A second housing body for a game control board according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a game board to which an embodiment is attached.

FIG. 7: A third housing body for a game control board according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view of an example.

[Explanation of symbols]

17 Board case 37 Game control main board 39 CPU, ROM 45 Transparent cover body 46 Board storage box body 48 Opening/closing cover body 69 Support shaft 71 Insertion part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A board accommodating body that covers a game control board including an electronic device for controlling a gaming machine, wherein the board accommodating body accommodates the game control board while accommodating the game control board. A housing for a game control board, characterized in that it is configured to be visible from the outside.