WO2006035615A1

WO2006035615A1 - Game machine control board unit

Info

Publication number: WO2006035615A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/017105
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takashi Mori
Original assignee: Heiwa Corporation
Priority date: 2004-09-29
Filing date: 2005-09-16
Publication date: 2006-04-06
Also published as: JPWO2006035615A1

Abstract

There is provided a game machine control board unit including a control board (8) provided having electronic components for controlling a game and a board side connector (82) connected to an external connector. The control board (8) is contained in a board case (14) consisting of a case body (12) and a case cover (13) for closing the case body (12). The case cover (13) is provided with an opening (131) for exposing the board side connector (82). In the vicinity of the opening (131) of the case cover (13), a recess (15) is provided so that a part of fingers (110) holding an external connector (50) can be fitted when connecting the external connector (50) to the board side connector (82). Since the position of the board side connector can be confirmed easily, it is possible to enhance the efficiency of work for connecting the external connector.

Description

Specification

Control board unit for gaming machines

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to a control board for controlling a game, and a control board unit in a gaming machine equipped with a board case in which the control board is accommodated.

Background art

Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine has an electronic component such as a ROM for controlling a game, a plurality of board-side connectors to which external connectors are connected, and an electronic component and a board-side connector. A control board with printed wiring to connect electrically is installed in the gaming machine.

In addition, an electronic control system is employed that controls the gaming operations of various gaming machines by connecting external connectors on the various gaming machines side controlled by the control board to the board side connectors.

[0003] In addition, the control board should not be tampered with such as illegal modification such as replacing the ROM of the control board, or unauthorized equipment such as a piano wire entering the gaming machine to illegally control the control board. In such a form that only the board-side connector is exposed, the board-side connector is accommodated in a board case formed of a transparent synthetic resin material (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-178940

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0004] However, in the gaming machine as described above, since the control board is mounted in the back of the housing, when the operator holds the external connector and inserts it into the board side connector, the external board is held. A worker's hand may block the front of the board-side connector. In such a case, since the external connector cannot be inserted into the board-side connector while visually checking the position of the board-side connector, the operator checks the position of the board-side connector while groping. The external connector must be inserted into the board side connector. However, such a connection work has a problem that it is difficult to confirm the position of the board-side connector, and the work is extremely troublesome.

In view of the conventional problems, the present invention can easily confirm the position of the board-side connector. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a control board unit in a gaming machine that can efficiently connect external connectors.

Means for solving the problem

[0006] According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.

(1) A control board provided with a board side connector to which an electronic component for controlling a game and an external connector is connected is accommodated in a board case comprising a case body and a case lid for closing the case body. In addition, in the control board unit in the gaming machine in which the opening part for exposing the board-side connector is provided in the case lid body, the external connector is placed near the opening part in the case lid body. When connecting to the side connector, a recess is provided in which a part of the finger having the external connector can be fitted.

[0007] (2) In the above item (1), the recess is provided so as to face the claw portion that can be engaged and disengaged in the pulling direction with respect to the swinging claw piece provided on the external connector in the board side connector.

[0008] (3) In the above item (1) or (2), the concave surface of the concave portion facing the board-side connector is inclined so that the distance from the board-side connector gradually decreases toward the connection direction of the external connector. .

The invention's effect

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(a) According to the invention described in claim 1, the position of the board-side connector can be easily confirmed by fitting the finger having the external connector into the recess of the case lid, and the board-side connector. The external connector can be connected efficiently.

[0010] (b) According to the invention described in claim 2, the engagement between the external connector and the board-side connector can be released by the finger fitted in the recess, and the board-side connector force of the external connector can be easily reduced. Can be extracted.

[0011] (c) According to the invention of claim 3, the position of the substrate-side connector can be more easily confirmed by inclining the concave surface of the concave portion.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Fig. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine (slot machine) to which the present invention is applied, and Fig. 2 is a gaming machine with the front door opened. Fig. 3 is a front view of the control board unit, Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the control board unit with a downward force, Fig. 6 FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the control board unit with the board case opened, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the control board, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. In the following description, the front side of the page in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the “front or front side” of the gaming machine, the back side of the page is “rear or back side” in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the left side in FIGS. “Left side” and the right side in FIGS.

[0013] A slot machine as a gaming machine (1) has a rectangular housing (2) with a front (front) opening, and a pair of upper and lower hinges facing up and down on the left side of the housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotally supported by a shaft (4).

[0014] When the front door (3) is in the closed state, the upper and lower hook levers (5) provided on the back surface of the front door (3) are engaged pieces (2a) provided on the housing (2). By engaging with, it can be opened unless the specified key is used.

[0015] In the case (2), there are three rotating reels (6) capable of varying and stopping display of identification information consisting of a plurality of types of symbols and numbers, and a medal (a coin) And a control board unit in which a main control board (8) for overall control of the entire game is housed in a transparent board case (14) described later. (100) and a liquid crystal display unit (31) capable of displaying various game information and effects provided on the back side of the front door (3) based on a control signal output from the main control board (8), Based on the control signal output from the main control board (8) and the sub-control board (9) that can output the control signal to the speaker (32) that generates sound effects, the lamp (33) that enhances the production effect by light Rotating reel control board (10) that can drive and control the motor that rotates each rotating reel (6) and main control board (8) A power supply device (11) for supplying power is accommodated.

[0016] On the front surface of the front door (3), game information display window (34) through which the game information and effects displayed on the liquid crystal display unit (31) can be visually confirmed, and identification information of each rotary reel (6) are displayed. 3 Identification information display window (35) that can be visually recognized, and multiple information display windows (36) that can view various information displayed on the central board (not shown) provided on the back of the front door (3) And a medal slot (37) for inserting medals when playing games, a MAX bet button (38) for setting the maximum number of medals (3), and a bet of medals to one. Set the single bet button (39) and all spinning reels (6) Start lever (40) operated when rotating, three stop buttons (41) operated when stopping rotation of each reel (6), and operated when checking out the game A checkout button (42) is provided.

[0017] It should be noted that the MAX bet button (38), single bet button (39), start lever (40), each stop button (41) and checkout button (42) can detect their respective operations. A sensor (not shown) is built in.

[0018] In the gaming machine (1) game, after the player inserts a medal into the medal slot (37), the MAX bet button (38) or single bet button (39) sets the bet number of medals. After that, the start lever (40) is operated to rotate all the rotating reels (6). The medal inserted into the medal insertion slot (37) is determined by the medal selector (not shown) on the back side of the front door (3), and only the medal determined to be true The medal guided to the hopper unit (7) and determined to be false is returned to the medal tray (3a) provided at the lower part of the front door (3).

[0019] After the rotating reel (6) has rotated and a predetermined time has elapsed, the three stop buttons (41) are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of the rotating reels (6), and the stopped three Based on the combination of identification information on the rotating reel (6), the number of medals to be paid is determined according to the presence or absence of a prize and the size of the prize. The medal is paid out to the medal tray (3a).

[0020] Although the present embodiment will be described as a slot machine in which the gaming machine (1) is a gaming medium card (including coins), the present invention is not limited to this. The gaming machine (1) may be a pachinko machine or slot machine in which the gaming medium is a pachinko ball.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control board unit (100) is mounted on the rear plate (21) of the housing (2), and the main control board (8) and the main control board (8). ) And a board case (14) for preventing unauthorized modification and unauthorized operation of the main control board (8).

[0022] The substrate case (14) includes a case body (12) formed of a transparent synthetic resin material fixed to the rear plate (21) of the housing (2), as mainly shown in FIG. The upper and lower semi-cylindrical parts (13a) provided at the left end are pivotally supported by the left end of the case body (12) so that they can be opened and closed. With a closable case lid (13) Is formed.

[0023] The main control board (8) is fixed to the inside of the case lid (13) with screws (not shown), and is held between the case main body (12) and the case lid (13). In the state, it is accommodated in the substrate case (14).

[0024] As shown in Fig. 7, on the front surface of the main control board (8) facing the case lid (13), that is, the mounting surface, various electronic components (81) such as ROM and external connectors (50) are provided. A number of printed circuit boards (82) (seven in this embodiment) to be connected are mounted, and various electronic components (81) and each connector (82) are electrically connected. (83) is provided.

[0025] It should be noted that the plurality of connectors (82) are for the power input for inputting the power output from the power supply device (11) from the left side, and for the sub control board output for outputting the control signal to the sub control board (9). For display output that outputs display signals to the liquid crystal display unit (31) and the central board, for switch input that inputs operation signals of each operation detection sensor, and to output rotation control signals to the rotary reel control board (10) For rotating reel output, for centralized management of a large number of gaming machines installed in a game store, for external centralized output to output game data to hall computer, for inspection used when testing main control board (8) A corresponding external connector (50) is connected to each connector (82).

[0026] On the outer upper surface of each board-side connector (82), as shown mainly in FIG. 8, the external connector (50) is connected to the swinging claw piece (50a) provided on the external connector (50). A hook part (82a) that can be engaged and disengaged in the pulling direction (C) is provided, and a hook part (82b) that shields the printed wiring (83) in the peripheral part of each board side connector (82) on the outer peripheral surface Is provided. The buttocks (82b) prevent illegal acts such as short-circuiting the printed wiring (83) in the peripheral part of each board-side connector (82) with an illegal tool such as a piano wire. Note that the collar (82a) is not provided in the first and seventh board side connectors (82) from the left.

[0027] As the external connector (50) is inserted into the board side connector (82) and the board side connector (82) force is not released, the swinging claw piece (50a) is connected to the board side connector. Elastically engages the collar (82a) of (82). When disconnecting the external connector (50) from the board-side connector (82), the fingernail holding the external connector (50) will cause the engagement between the swinging claw piece (50a) and the collar (82a). Come off In this manner, the external connector (50) is moved in the removal direction (C) while elastically deforming the swinging claw piece (50a).

[0028] The case lid (13) has a plurality (six in this embodiment) of engagement holes (13b) at the upper and lower right portions and a plurality of cutting portions (13c) connected to the right end portion. Each of the plurality of fixing portions (13d) has a fixing portion (13d), and the engaging holes (13b) are engaged with the engaging claws (12a) provided on the case body (12). A cutting part connected to the fastened fixing part (13d) by fastening one place with a one-way screw (not shown) to a screwing part (not shown) provided on the case body (12). It cannot be opened unless (13c) is cut. In addition, if the cutting part (13c) is cut by a formal inspection for the inspection of the main control board (8) housed in the board case (14), after the inspection, a spare one-way screw should be used. The used fixing portion (13d) and the screwing portion are fastened, and the case lid (13) is fastened to the case main body (12) in a closed state.

[0029] In the case lid (13), the positions corresponding to the respective board-side connectors (82) are exposed through the insertion holes (the outlets into which the external connectors (50) are inserted) of the respective board-side connectors (82). An opening (131) is formed to allow this to occur.

[0030] In the vicinity of each opening (131) (excluding the leftmost opening (131)) in the case lid (13) and on the side facing the claw (82a) of the board-side connector (82) (this In the embodiment, above the opening (131), when attaching / detaching the external connector (50) to / from the board-side connector (82), the finger of the hand holding the external connector (50), specifically As shown mainly in FIGS. 3 and 8, there is a recess (15) through which the position of the board-side connector (82) can be confirmed by fitting the index finger (110). In addition, the concave surface (15a) facing the board-side connector (82) in the concave portion (15) has a connecting direction (insertion) opposite to the direction (C) in which the external connector (50) is pulled out, as shown mainly in FIG. Inclined so that the distance from the board side connector (82) gradually decreases as it goes in the direction of insertion). The concave surface (15a) of the concave portion (15) may be stepped instead of the inclined surface.

[0031] As described above, when inserting the external connector (50) into the board-side connector (82), the hand holding the external connector (50) blocks the front of the board-side connector (82) and Even if the position of the connector (82) cannot be visually confirmed, hold the external connector (50) and the index finger (110) of the other hand corresponds to the board-side connector (82). The position of the board side connector (82) can be easily confirmed by fitting in the recess (15). In this state, the external connector ( 50) is shifted as appropriate to confirm the correct position of the board-side connector (82), and then the external connector (50) is inserted into the board-side connector (82). 82) can be easily connected.

[0032] When removing the external connector (50) connected to the board-side connector (82), the index finger (110) of the hand inserted into the housing (2) is inserted into the external connector (50). The object to be removed is fitted into a recess (15) provided in the vicinity of the board-side connector (82). As a result, the position of the board-side connector (82) can be easily confirmed, and the swinging claw piece (50a) of the external connector (50) can be elastically deformed with the index finger inserted into the recess (15). Thus, the claw portion (82a) of the board-side connector (82) can be removed.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine with the front door opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the control board unit.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the control board unit when the downward force is also seen.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the control board unit with the board case opened.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a control board.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part B shown in FIG.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] An electronic component for controlling a game and a control board provided with a board-side connector to which an external connector is connected are accommodated in a board case composed of a case body and a case lid for closing the case body, In a control board unit in a gaming machine in which an opening for exposing the board side connector is provided in the case lid,

A concave portion is provided in the vicinity of the opening in the case lid so that a part of a finger having the external connector can be fitted when the external connector is connected to the board-side connector. Control board unit in a gaming machine.

[2] The play according to claim 1, wherein the recess is provided so as to face the claw portion that can be engaged and disengaged in the direction of removal with respect to the swinging claw piece provided on the external connector of the board side connector. Control board unit for technical machines.

[3] The concave surface of the concave portion facing the board-side connector is inclined so that the distance from the board-side connector gradually decreases toward the connection direction of the external connector. Control board unit for gaming machines.