JP2007215670A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise the effect of restraining the temperature of electrical parts arranged on a board in a board case from increasing. <P>SOLUTION: The board 130 in which electrical parts 131 are arranged is stored in the board case 100. A blower 150 to restrain the temperature of the electrical parts 131 from increasing is movably provided in the board case 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for adjusting the temperature of electrical components disposed on a control board housed in a board case.

Various control circuits are provided in gaming machines such as pachinko machines. Usually, these control circuits are formed as an integrated circuit and disposed on a control board. The control board is accommodated in a board case (board box).
Here, the integrated circuit including the control circuit generates heat due to the operating current, and the temperature rises. When the temperature of the integrated circuit rises, the control circuit may malfunction. For this reason, measures are taken to dissipate the heat generated from the integrated circuit.
For example, a method of forming a heat radiating hole in a substrate case or a method of providing a heat radiating member that radiates heat generated from an integrated circuit is used. In addition, a method of exposing a part of the heat radiating member that radiates heat generated from the integrated circuit from the substrate case is also used. (See Patent Document 1)
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-17984

In recent years, as the amount of data processing in the control circuit increases, the amount of heat generated from an integrated circuit incorporating the control circuit also increases. For example, from the integrated circuit having a built-in control circuit for operating the liquid crystal display device such as a display control circuit and an image processing circuit as the display contents displayed on the liquid crystal display device performing the display are advanced and complicated. The amount of heat generated is increasing.
With respect to the increase in the amount of heat generated from the integrated circuit accompanying such an increase in the data processing amount, the above-described methods (a method of forming a heat dissipation hole in the substrate case, a method of using a heat dissipation member, a part of the heat dissipation member in the substrate case) In the method of exposing from (1), the temperature rise of the integrated circuit cannot be sufficiently suppressed.
The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and provides a gaming machine that can enhance the temperature rise suppression effect of the electrical components to be cooled disposed on the control board in the board case. With the goal.

A first invention of the present invention for solving the above-described problems has the configuration described in claim 1.
The gaming machine of the present invention includes an electrical component for executing processing for operating the game effect device, a substrate on which the electrical component is disposed, and a substrate case for housing the substrate. Then, it is possible to easily find out that an electrical component disposed on the substrate in the substrate case has been replaced with an unauthorized electrical component or that an unauthorized electrical component is disposed on the substrate. Therefore, information is displayed on at least one of the electrical components arranged on the board, and information displayed on at least one of the electrical parts is passed through the case surface of the board case. It is configured to be visible from the outside.
As the game effect device, a game effect device according to the type of game machine and the game method is used. For example, a pachinko machine uses a display device such as a liquid crystal display device that produces an effect by displaying image information, a sound generation device such as a speaker that produces an effect by sound, and a light generation device such as an LED that produces an effect by light.
The electrical components for executing the process for operating the game effect device include elements such as a control circuit, a processing circuit, and a resistor. The control circuit and the processing circuit are usually configured as an integrated circuit. As the control circuit, for example, a main control circuit that executes a control process for outputting various main control signals, and a display control process for generating a display control signal that is output to an image processing circuit (for example, VDP) are executed. Display control circuit for performing sound control circuit for generating sound control signal for generating sound from the sound generator, lamp control processing for generating light control signal for turning on or off the light generator And a sub-control circuit that executes display control processing, sound control processing, and light control processing. The processing circuit corresponds to, for example, an image processing circuit (for example, VDP) that executes an image information creation process for creating image information to be displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. As an element such as a resistor for executing processing for operating the game effect device, for example, a resistor for performing noise removal processing, voltage level adjustment processing, or the like corresponds.
Various substrates are used as the substrate on which the electrical components are disposed. For example, a main control board in which an integrated circuit including a main control circuit is disposed as an electrical component, a display control board in which an integrated circuit including a display control circuit or an integrated circuit including an image processing circuit is disposed as an electrical component A sound control board in which an integrated circuit incorporating a sound control circuit is disposed as an electrical component, a lamp control board in which an integrated circuit incorporating a lamp control circuit is disposed as an electrical component, and an integrated circuit incorporating a sub-control circuit A sub-control board or the like in which a circuit is disposed as an electrical component is used. Elements such as resistors are usually arranged on a substrate together with an integrated circuit containing a control circuit and an integrated circuit containing a processing circuit.
The type and number of substrates accommodated in the substrate case can be selected as appropriate. For example, the main control board is accommodated in the board case to constitute the main control board case, the display control board is accommodated in the board case to constitute the display control board case, or the sub control board is accommodated in the board case. Thus, the sub control board case can be configured.
As information displayed on the electrical component, for example, the product number, model number, name, manufacturer name, etc. of the electrical component are used. Various methods can be used as a method for displaying information on the electrical component. For example, a method of printing information on the surface of the electrical component, a method of processing the surface of the electrical component according to the information, a method of sticking a seal printed with the information on the surface of the electrical component, or the like can be used.
The description that “the information displayed on at least one electrical component is visible through the case surface of the substrate case in a state where the substrate is accommodated in the substrate case” indicates that the substrate case is in the substrate case. This means a configuration having transparency enough to understand the contents of information displayed on at least one electrical component (such as an integrated circuit or an element) disposed on the substrate.
Note that information may be displayed on a plurality of electrical components. In this case, it is preferable that the information displayed on each of the plurality of electrical components is configured to be visible (for example, the arrangement position or orientation on the substrate is selected).
Moreover, the ventilation fan which sends the cooling air for cooling the electrical component (cooling object electrical component) which needs to suppress a temperature rise is provided. The sending fan is provided so that cooling air can be sent to at least one electric component to be cooled.
In the present invention, the blower fan is provided in the substrate case. Thereby, it is not necessary to change the arrangement | positioning mode (arrangement pattern) of the electrical component arrange | positioned on a board | substrate. The blower fan is preferably provided outside the substrate case.
In this case, there is an arrangement position (operation position) that can effectively suppress the temperature rise of the electrical components as the arrangement position of the blower fan. In a board case provided in a gaming machine, when one cooling target electrical component is cooled by a blower fan, for example, the position facing the cooling target electrical component (for example, the cooling target electrical component on the board surface of the board) The position in the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface) is the operating position at which the temperature increase of the electrical component to be cooled can be effectively suppressed. Moreover, when cooling several cooling object electrical components with a ventilation fan, the position which opposes the intermediate position of several cooling object electrical components can suppress the temperature rise of a cooling target electrical component effectively, for example. It becomes a working position that can be.
However, when the blower fan is arranged at such an operating position, the visual recognition of information displayed on the electrical components arranged on the board may be hindered by the blower fan. For example, when information is displayed on the electrical component to be cooled and the blower fan is disposed at the operating position, the blower fan may prevent the information displayed on the electrical component to be cooled from being visually recognized. In addition, information is displayed on an electrical component different from the electrical component to be cooled, and when the blower fan is arranged at the operating position, the information displayed on the electrical component different from the electrical component to be cooled is visually recognized by the blower fan. May be hindered.
For this reason, in the present invention, the blower fan is disposed on the substrate case in a direction perpendicular to the case surface (for example, the substrate surface on which the electric component is disposed) facing the electric component disposed on the substrate. The case is provided so as to be movable along an operation position that can effectively suppress the temperature rise of the electrical component to be cooled and a position deviated from the operation position. The position deviated from the operating position can visually recognize the information displayed on the electrical component, which is obstructed by the cooling fan when the air blowing fan is arranged at the operating position, without being obstructed by the air blowing fan. Set to position. Preferably, the blower fan is a position where the operation position for sending the cooling air to the electric component to be cooled and the information displayed on the electric component arranged on the board can be visually recognized without being obstructed by the cooling fan. It is provided to be movable.
The “case surface of the substrate case” may be the outer case surface of the substrate case or the inner case surface. The statement "movable along the case surface of the substrate case" is not only a configuration that can move strictly along the case surface (outer case surface or inner case surface), but can also move along the approximate case surface. Some configurations are also included.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the blower fan that suppresses the temperature rise of the electrical component to be cooled disposed on the board in the board case is provided on the case surface of the board case. Thereby, the temperature rise inhibitory effect of the cooling object electrical component arrange | positioned at the board | substrate in a board | substrate case can be heightened. Further, the sending fan is provided so as to be movable between an operating position for sending the cooling air to the electrical component to be cooled and a position off the operating position. Thus, by moving the blower fan, it is possible to visually recognize information displayed on the electrical component without hindering the blower fan.
Accordingly, it is possible to increase the temperature rise suppression effect of the electrical component to be cooled disposed on the substrate in the substrate case while enhancing the fraud prevention effect.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A schematic configuration of a control system according to an embodiment in which the present invention is configured as a pachinko machine is shown in FIG.
The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment includes a main control board 10, a sub control board 20, a display control board 30, and the like. In addition to this, the pachinko machine has various control boards such as a prize ball control board.
The main control board 10 is provided with a main control circuit 11, a storage circuit 12 including a ROM and a RAM, and the like. Usually, the main control circuit 11 and the storage circuit 12 are configured as a control integrated circuit (control IC).
Various input signals are input to the main control circuit 11. For example, a starting winning ball detection signal indicating that a game ball has entered the starting winning device, a general winning ball detection signal indicating that a gaming ball has entered the general winning port, and a gaming ball has entered the big winning device A special winning ball detection signal or the like indicating that is input.

The main control circuit 11 outputs a main control signal based on the input signal and information written in the storage circuit 12 (for example, storage information such as a control program and various random number generation programs and control data). Execute main control processing.
For example, when the start winning ball detection signal is input, the main control circuit 11 reads the winning determination random number, and determines whether or not the read winning determination random number matches the winning value (the lottery means selects a lottery). Do). Also, the random number for determining the variable display time is read. And the display apparatus drive signal which drives the special symbol display apparatus 15 is output as a main control signal, and a lottery result is displayed using a special symbol. For example, when the winning determination random number matches the winning value (when the lottery result is winning), the special symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 15 during the variable display time corresponding to the variable display time determining random number. After the variable display, the special symbol is stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when the winning determination random number does not match the winning value (when the lottery result is out of order), the special symbol is displayed on the special symbol display device 15 during the variable display time corresponding to the variable display time determining random number. After the variable display is made, the special symbol is displayed in a stopped state.
As the special symbol display device 15, a display device constituted by an LED or the like with a light processing burden is used.

Further, the main control circuit 11 outputs a main command signal indicating a lottery result and a variable display time (a hit determination random number and a variable display time determination random number) to the sub control circuit 21 as a main control signal.
In addition, when the winning determination random number matches the winning value (when the lottery result is winning), the main control circuit 11 opens the large winning opening opening / closing member that opens and closes the large winning opening after the variable display time has elapsed. A big winning opening control signal to be controlled is output as a main control signal to generate a big hit gaming state advantageous to the player. At the same time, a main command signal instructing to perform an effect corresponding to the jackpot gaming state is output to the sub-control circuit 21 as a main control signal. The jackpot gaming state ends when the set time has elapsed or when a set number of game balls have entered the big prize opening.
When the start winning ball detection signal, the general winning ball detection signal, and the big winning ball detection signal are input, the main control circuit 11 outputs a main command signal instructing to pay out a corresponding number of game balls. The main control signal is output to a prize ball control circuit (not shown).
The main control circuit 11 performs various other controls.

The sub control board 20 is provided with a sub control circuit 21, a storage circuit 22 including a ROM and a RAM, a sound source IC 23, a lamp driving circuit 25, and the like.
The sub-control circuit 21 outputs a main control signal (such as a main command signal indicating lottery result information and variable display time information) output from the main control circuit 11 and information written in the ROM of the storage circuit 22 (for example, control A sub-control process for outputting a sub-control signal is executed based on a program, a program such as various random number generation programs, and storage information such as control data.
For example, when the main command signal output from the main control circuit 11 indicates that the lottery result is winning (when the winning determination random number matches the winning value), the winning design random number is read. The random number for symbol variation pattern corresponding to the variation display time indicated by the main command signal (the variation display time indicated by the random number for variation display time determination) is read. Then, the decorative symbol and the variation pattern to be displayed on the decorative symbol display device 35 are determined based on the read random number for the winning symbol and the random number for the winning symbol variation pattern. On the other hand, when the main command signal indicates that the lottery result is out of order (when the winning determination random number does not match the winning value), the lost symbol determining random number is read and indicated by the main command signal. The random number for the off symbol variation pattern corresponding to the variation display time is read. Then, the decorative design and the variation pattern to be displayed on the decorative design display device 35 are determined based on the read out design random number and the design variation random number.
Then, a display command signal (subcommand signal) including symbol information indicating the determined decorative symbol (winning symbol or off symbol) and variation pattern information indicating a variation pattern (per symbol variation pattern or off symbol variation pattern) is a sub-control signal. To the display control circuit 31.
As the decorative symbol display device 35, a liquid crystal display device or the like capable of performing various effect displays is used.

Further, in order to produce a sound according to the determined variation pattern, a sub-command signal (sound command signal) including variation pattern information indicating the determined variation pattern is output to the sound source IC 23 as a sub-control signal. The sound source IC 23 includes a sound control circuit and a sound control storage circuit, and a speaker (sound generation) based on the input sub-command signal (sound command signal) and information stored in the sound control storage circuit. Device) outputs a sound control signal for driving 24, and generates a sound corresponding to the variation pattern from the speaker 24.
Further, in order to produce an effect with light according to the determined variation pattern, a lamp control signal according to the determined variation pattern is output to the lamp drive circuit 25 as a sub-control signal. The lamp driving circuit 25 outputs a lamp control signal for controlling the lamp 27 based on the input lamp control signal, and turns on or off the lamp 27 in accordance with the fluctuation pattern. As the lamp 27, for example, an LED is used.
The decorative symbol display time of the decorative symbol display device 35 coincides with the variable symbol display time of the special symbol display device 15 determined by the main control circuit 11. Therefore, the start time and end time of the special symbol variable display by the special symbol display device 15 coincide with the start time and end time of the decorative symbol variable display displayed on the decorative symbol display device 35.

The display control board 30 includes a display control circuit 31, a storage circuit 32 including a ROM and a RAM, a VDP (video display processor) (image processing circuit) 33, a storage circuit 34 including a ROM and a RAM, and the like. A display control program or the like is stored in the ROM of the storage circuit 32. The ROM of the storage circuit 34 stores decorative symbol image information, character image information, background image information, and the like. Bit map data for the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 35 is stored in the RAM of the storage circuit 34.
The display control circuit 31 is a sub-control signal output from the sub-control circuit 21, for example, a sub-command signal (display command signal) including symbol information and variation pattern information, and information stored in the ROM of the storage circuit 32. Based on (for example, stored information such as a control program for displaying a predetermined variation pattern on the decorative symbol display device 35), display control processing for outputting a display control signal to the VDP 33 is executed.
Based on the input display control signal, the VDP 33 reads decorative design image information, character image information, background image information, and the like from the ROM of the storage circuit 34, and adjusts the size and arrangement position of each read image information. The bitmap data corresponding to the display screen is created by combining them and written into the RAM of the storage circuit 34. And the control signal which displays the image information corresponding to the bitmap data currently written in RAM on the decoration design display apparatus 35 is output.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device, the speaker (sound generator) 24, the lamp (light emitting device) 26, the special symbol display device 15 and the like correspond to the “game effect device” of the present invention, and the main control circuit 11 , The sub-control circuit 21, the display control circuit 31, the VDP 33, the sound control circuit provided in the sound source IC 23, etc. correspond to the “electrical part for executing the processing for operating the game effect device” of the present invention, and the main control The substrate 10, the sub control substrate 20, the display control substrate 30 and the like correspond to the “substrate” of the present invention.

Next, a substrate case 100 (also referred to as a “substrate box”) that accommodates a control substrate used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing the configuration of the substrate case 100, FIG. 4 is a view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view taken along line VV in FIG. FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a moving state of the blower 150.
In the following, a substrate case (display control substrate case) that accommodates the display control substrate 30 will be described, and a display control circuit 31 that displays information among electrical components arranged on the display control substrate 30. A case will be described in which an integrated circuit incorporating a VDP 33 or an integrated circuit 131 incorporating a VDP 33 is selected as a cooling target electrical component to be cooled by the blower 150.

The control board 130 accommodated in the board case 100 has board surfaces 130A and 130B. In the present embodiment, a connector for connecting an integrated circuit 131 incorporating a control circuit (display control circuit 31 or VDP 33) and a socket to which a power supply line or a signal line is connected to the board surface 130A of the control board 130. 132a and 132b are disposed. The integrated circuit 131 displays information 131a such as a product number, a model number, a name, and a manufacturer name. As a display method of the information 131a, for example, a method in which a sticker on which the information 131a is printed is pasted on the surface of the integrated circuit 131, a method in which the information 131a is printed on the surface of the integrated circuit 131, and a surface of the integrated circuit 131 are displayed. Or the like (a method for processing the information 131a into a visually recognizable shape) or the like can be used.
Actually, many other electrical components are arranged on the control board 130. For example, a control circuit, a processing circuit, an integrated circuit incorporating a memory circuit, an element, and the like, an element such as a resistor, a wiring pattern, a connector, and the like are provided. Also, normally, an electrical component on which information is displayed is used as each electrical component.
The “substrate” of the present invention includes a substrate on which any of these electrical components is disposed.
Hereinafter, the substrate surface 130A on which the integrated circuit 131 that is an electrical component to be cooled (electrical component to be temperature adjusted) is disposed is referred to as an “arranged substrate surface 130A”.

A substrate case 100 that accommodates the control substrate 130 includes a case body 110 and a cover 120.
The case main body 110 includes a bottom portion 110a, a wall portion 110b provided around the bottom portion 110a, and protrusions 111 and 112 provided around the wall portion 110b. A recess is formed inside the case body 110 by the bottom portion 110a and the wall portion 110b. A stepped attachment 110c is formed on the wall 110b, and the control board 130 is disposed on the attachment 110b. The control board 130 is fixed to the case main body 110 with screws or the like.
In addition, holes 111 a and 112 a are formed in the protrusions 111 and 112. In the holes 111a and 112a, engaging portions 111b and 112b that engage with screw portions formed in a screw 123 described later are formed (see FIG. 4).
The cover 120 includes a ceiling part 120a, a wall part 120b provided around the ceiling part 120a, and a flange part 120c protrusion 121, 122 provided on the wall part 120b. A recess is formed inside the cover 120 by the ceiling 120a and the wall 120b. The protrusions 121 and 122 have holes 121a and 122a. In addition, openings 125a and 125b are formed in the flange portion 120c at positions corresponding to the connectors 132a and 132b provided on the arrangement board surface 130A of the control board 130 fixed to the case main body 110.
The ceiling part 120 a has an outer ceiling surface 120 </ b> A formed on the outer side of the cover 120 and an inner ceiling surface 120 </ b> B formed on the inner side of the cover 120. In the present embodiment, outer ceiling surface 120A and inner top surface 120B are formed substantially in parallel. Similarly, the bottom 110a, the wall 110b of the case main body 110, and the wall 120b of the cover 120 have an outer bottom surface and an inner bottom surface, and an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface.
In the present embodiment, the outer ceiling surface 120A, the outer bottom surface, and the outer wall surface correspond to the “outer case surface of the substrate case” or “the case surface of the substrate case” of the present invention, and the inner ceiling surface 120B, the inner bottom surface, and the inner wall surface. Corresponds to “the case surface of the substrate case” or “the case surface of the substrate case” of the present invention.

When configuring the substrate case 100, the cover 120 is aligned and overlapped with the control substrate 130 disposed on the mounting portion 110 b of the case body 110.
Then, the screw 123 is inserted into the hole 121a of the protrusion 121 of the cover 120, and the screw portion formed on the screw 123 is tightened to the engaging portion 111b formed in the hole 111a of the protrusion 111 of the cover body 110. . Similarly, the screw 123 is inserted into the hole 122a of the protrusion 122 of the cover 120, and the screw portion formed on the screw 123 is connected to the engagement portion 112b formed in the hole 112a of the protrusion 112 of the cover body 110. tighten.
Since the screw 123 is a one-way type, it cannot be removed once it is tightened. Thereby, a sealing part is comprised by the protrusions 121 and 111 and 122 and 112, and the substrate case 100 will be in a sealing state. To release the sealed state, it is necessary to break either the protrusions 121 and 111 and the protrusions 122 and 112.
By providing such a sealing portion, when the sealed substrate case 100 is opened, a trace indicating that the substrate case 100 has been opened remains. This facilitates the discovery of frauds in the board case 100 (such as fraudulent replacement of electric parts in the board case with illegal electric parts, fraudulent arrangement of illegal electric parts in the board case, etc.) The prevention effect can also be expected.
A plurality of protrusions 111, 112, 121, and 122 may be provided. In this case, the substrate case 100 is set in a sealed state using one set of protrusions. When the sealed state is released, the sealed state is set again using another set of protrusions. Thereby, the substrate case 100 can be reused.

Next, the air blower 150 for suppressing the temperature rise of the integrated circuit 131 disposed on the control board 130 in the board case 100 will be described.
Here, when the blower 150 is provided, in order to minimize design changes (for example, change in the arrangement of electric components arranged on the board surface of the control board 130), the blower 150 is placed on the board case 100. It is preferable to provide in.
Further, when cooling air is blown from the blower 150 provided on the substrate case 100 to the integrated circuit disposed on the control board 130 in the substrate case 100, the blower 150 is placed directly above the integrated circuit 131. By arranging, the cooling effect can be enhanced. In this case, the arrangement position of the substrate case 100 immediately above the integrated circuit 131 is opposed to the arrangement substrate surface 130A on which the integrated circuit 131 is arranged (arranged in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement substrate surface 130A). The position of the ceiling portion 120a facing the integrated circuit 131 (the position along the direction orthogonal to the arrangement substrate surface 130A on which the integrated circuit is provided from the position at which the integrated circuit 131 is provided) corresponds. . In particular, when a DIP (Dual In-line Package) type (horizontal type) integrated circuit is used as the integrated circuit 131, the area of the surface of the integrated circuit 131 facing the arrangement substrate surface 130A of the control substrate 130 is large. Therefore, the cooling effect can be further enhanced.

On the other hand, when the air blower 150 is disposed immediately above the integrated circuit 131, the air blower 150 becomes an obstacle, and the control board 130 in the board case 100 is formed from the outside of the ceiling 120 a of the cover 120 (upward in FIG. 4). In some cases, the information 131a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 disposed in the screen cannot be visually recognized.
In the gaming machine, in order to prevent fraud, information displayed on an electrical component (an integrated circuit, an element, or the like) disposed on the board in the board case is configured to be visible. Here, since the board case is arranged in a narrow area on the back side of the gaming machine, the board case is displayed on the electrical component through the case surface of the ceiling 120a of the cover 120 of the board case 100, that is, from a position directly above the electrical component. The information is configured to be visible. Preferably, the electrical component is disposed on the substrate so that the location where the electrical component is displayed (display location) does not face the substrate surface (for example, the display location is disposed on the opposite side of the substrate surface). Is done. For this reason, when the air blower 150 is disposed immediately above the integrated circuit 131, it is difficult to visually recognize information displayed on the integrated circuit 131.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, although the cooling effect of the integrated circuit 131 is high for the blower device 150, the visibility of the information 131a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 is not good (the blower device 150 hinders viewing). ), An arrangement position immediately above the integrated circuit 131, that is, an operation position with respect to the integrated circuit 131 (hereinafter simply referred to as “operation position”), and the visibility of the information 131a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 is good (immediately above). The ceiling of the cover 120 of the substrate case 100 can be moved to an arrangement position deviated from the operation position, that is, a standby position for the integrated circuit 131 (hereinafter simply referred to as “standby position”). It is provided in the part 120a.
Thereby, when cooling the integrated circuit 131, the air blower 150 is arrange | positioned in an operating position, and the integrated circuit 131 is cooled effectively. On the other hand, when confirming whether the integrated circuit 131 is authentic or the like, the blower 150 is moved to the standby position, and the information 131a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 is visually recognized.

  In addition, when information is displayed on an electrical component different from the integrated circuit 131, regarding the visual recognition of the information on this electrical component, when the blower device 150 is disposed at an operating position with respect to the integrated circuit 131 (cooling target electrical component). Although visual recognition is easy, visual recognition may become difficult when the air blower 150 is arrange | positioned in the standby position with respect to the integrated circuit 131. FIG. Therefore, it is preferable that the air blower 150 is movably provided so that information displayed on each electrical component provided on the substrate 130 can be visually recognized without being obstructed by the air blower 150.

A movement support mechanism that supports the blower 150 movably on the substrate case 100 will be described below.
Two guide grooves 126a and 126b that connect the outer ceiling surface 120A and the inner ceiling surface 120B of the ceiling portion 120a are formed in parallel on the ceiling portion 120a of the cover 120 of the substrate case 100. The arrangement positions and lengths of the guide grooves 126a and 126b are set so that the blower 150 can be arranged at the operating position and the standby position in a state where the movement guide portions 153a to 153d of the blower 150 are inserted into the guide grooves 126a and 126b. Has been. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the blower fan 152 of the blower device 150 includes an operating position (X) disposed immediately above the integrated circuit 131 and a standby position (Y1) leftward from the operating position (X) or right It is set so that it can be arranged at the standby position (Y2) in the direction. Of course, it may be set so that it can be arranged only at one standby position. Further, the arrangement direction of the guide grooves 126a and 126b is not limited to the direction shown in FIGS. 3 to 7 and can be set in an appropriate direction. The widths of the guide grooves 126a and 126b are such that the movement guides 153a to 153d of the blower 150 are inserted, the mobility of the blower 150 when the movement guides 153a to 153d are inserted into the guide grooves 126a and 126b, and the like. Is determined in consideration of
In the present embodiment, the main body 151 (blower fan 152) of the blower 150 is configured to move along the outer ceiling surface 120A of the ceiling 120a of the cover 120. For this reason, when the blower 150 is disposed at the operating position (X), the ceiling 120a has a plurality of communication holes 120d that communicate the outer ceiling surface 120A and the inner ceiling surface 120b at positions facing the blower fan 152. Is formed. As a result, cooling air is sent from the blower fan 152 to the integrated circuit 131 disposed on the control board 130 in the board case 100 through the communication hole 120d formed in the ceiling part 120a.
In addition, in order to dissipate the heat in the substrate case 100, the communication holes 120d may be formed in other portions of the substrate case 100.
In addition, positioning recesses 127a and 127b for positioning the blower 150 at the operating position are formed on the outer ceiling surface 120A of the ceiling portion 120a.
In order to facilitate the movement of the blower 150, a guide wall 128 can be provided on the outer ceiling surface 120A of the cover 120a. The interval between the guide walls 128 is set slightly longer than the width of the main body 151 of the blower 150.

The blower device 150 includes a main body part (blower fan support part) 151, a blower fan 152 rotatably supported by the main body part 151, and four movement guide parts 153 a to 153 d provided in the main body part 151. Two positioning protrusions (see FIGS. 5 and 6) 154a and 154b are provided.
In the present embodiment, since the blower device 150 is disposed on the outer ceiling surface of the ceiling portion 120a, the movement guide portions 153a to 153d and the positioning projections 154a and 154b are moved from the main body portion 151 to the blowing direction of the blower fan 152 ( 5 and FIG. 6 (from the top to the bottom). The disposition positions and disposition directions of the movement guide portions 153a to 153d and the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b can be appropriately changed according to the disposition mode of the main body portion 151.
The movement guide portions 153a to 153d can be inserted into the guide grooves 126a and 126b, and the main body portion 151 of the blower 150 is supported on the outer ceiling surface 120A of the ceiling portion 120a, and the guide grooves are formed on the outer ceiling surface 120A. It is configured to be movable along 126a and 126b.
In the movement guide portions 153a to 153d, the arrangement direction of the movement guide portions 153a and 53b and the arrangement direction of the movement guide portions 153c and 153d are parallel to each other, and an interval between both arrangement directions is an interval between the guide grooves 126a and 126b. It is provided so as to be substantially equal.
The movement guide part 153a extends from the main body part 151 in the blowing direction of the blower fan 152 (the direction from the top to the bottom in FIG. 4). The movement guide portion 153a has a guide surface A and D, a locking surface B, and an inclined surface C having a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the moving direction of the blower 150 (the arrow direction in FIG. 3 and the left and right directions in FIGS. 5 and 6). It has a wedge shape. The guide surfaces A and D are formed in parallel, and the locking surface B is formed substantially perpendicular to the guide surface A. By the guide surfaces A and D, the movement guide portion 153a is guided along the guide groove 126a. The locking surface B is locked to the inner ceiling surface 120B of the ceiling portion 120a when the inclined surface C of the movement guide portion 153a passes through the guide groove 126a. Thereby, the movement guide part 153a is prevented from coming out of the guide groove 126a. The length between the main body 151 and the locking surface B is set so that the main body 151 can be stably supported in a state where the locking surface B is locked to the inner ceiling surface 120B. The inclined surface C is for facilitating the locking of the locking surface B to the inner ceiling surface 120B.
The movement guides 153a to 153d are cross-sectional shapes perpendicular to the movement direction of the blower 150 of the movement guides 153a and 153b (see FIGS. 5 and 6) and in the movement direction of the blower 150 of the movement guides 153c and 153d. The configuration is the same except that the perpendicular cross-sectional shape is formed so as to be line-symmetric when viewed from the moving direction of the blower 150.
It should be noted that the movement guide portions 153a and 153c are arranged so that the locking surface B is locked to the inner ceiling surface 120B when the distal ends (inclined surfaces C) of the movement guide portions 153a to 153d are inserted into the guide grooves 126a and 126b. It is preferable to set an interval between the arrangement direction of the guides 153b and 153d and an interval between the guide grooves 126a and 126b.

The leading ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b are formed in a curved shape and are insertable into positioning recesses 127a and 127b formed on the outer ceiling surface 120A of the ceiling portion 120a. Further, the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b receive a force in a direction extending from the main body 151 by the elastic force of an elastic member (for example, a spring).
Thereby, when the air blower 150 is disposed at a position other than the operating position (X) (see FIG. 7), as shown in FIG. 5, the leading ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b are located outside the ceiling part 120a. It is in contact with the ceiling surface 120A. In this case, the blower 150 moves in a state in which the tip ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b are in contact with the outer ceiling surface 120A.
And when the air blower 150 is arrange | positioned in the operation position (X), the front-end | tip part of positioning protrusion 154a, 154b will be inserted in positioning recessed part 127a, 127b with an elastic force. Thereby, the air blower 150 is positioned at the operation position (X). Here, when the distal ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b are inserted into the positioning recesses 127a and 127b, the force for operating the blower 150 changes (click force or moderation force changes). Thereby, it can be easily determined that the blower 150 is disposed at the operating position (X) by a change in the operating force of the blower 150.
Note that the blower 150 can be easily moved from the state where the blower 150 is disposed at the operating position (X) and the leading ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b are inserted into the positioning recesses 127a and 127b. It is preferable to set the shape of the tip of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b and the shape of the positioning recesses 127a and 127b.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the integrated circuit 131 disposed on the control board 130 in the board case 100 is cooled, the guide groove 126a formed in the ceiling 120a of the cover 120, The air blower 150 is moved to the operating position along 126b. At this time, it is easily determined that the air blower 150 is positioned at the operating position by a change in the operating force of the air blower 150 due to the leading ends of the positioning protrusions 154a and 154b being inserted into the positioning recesses 127a and 127b. be able to. And by arrange | positioning an air blower in an operating position, a cooling wind is sent to the integrated circuit 131 from the ventilation fan 152 via the communicating hole 120D formed in the ceiling part 120a. Thereby, the integrated circuit 131 can be cooled effectively.
Further, when confirming the information 131 a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 disposed on the control board 130 in the substrate case 100, the guide grooves 126 a and 126 b formed in the ceiling 120 a of the cover 120 are displayed. Then, the blower 150 is moved to the standby position. Thereby, 131 a displayed on the integrated circuit 131 disposed on the control board 130 in the substrate case 100 can be easily visually recognized from a position immediately above the integrated circuit 131.

Next, FIGS. 8 to 10 show a second embodiment using a moving support mechanism having another configuration for supporting the blower device movably on the substrate case. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of the substrate case 200 used in the present embodiment, FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is an XX in FIG. FIG.
In the present embodiment, the substrate case 200 that accommodates the control substrate 230 on which the integrated circuit 231 is disposed is composed of the case main body 210 and the cover 220 as in the first embodiment. Further, two guide grooves 226a and 226b and two positioning recesses 227a and 227b are formed in the ceiling 220a of the cover 220.
The ceiling 220a of the cover 220 is formed with a plurality of communication holes 220d at locations where the blower fan 252 faces when the blower 250 is placed in the operating position.
A guide wall 228 for guiding the movement of the blower 250 can be provided on the outer ceiling surface 220A of the ceiling portion 220a.
The blower device 250 includes a main body 251 and a blower fan 252 supported by the main body 251.
Holes 253a to 253d are formed in the main body 251. The holes 253a to 253d are formed so that the arrangement direction of the holes 253a and 253b and the interval between the holes 253c and 253d are substantially equal to the interval between the guide grooves 226a and 226b.
The main body 251 is provided with positioning protrusions 254a and 254b in the same arrangement state as the positioning recesses 227a and 227b formed on the outer ceiling surface 220A of the ceiling part 220a of the cover 220.

In the present embodiment, a screw and a nut are used as a movement support mechanism that supports the blower 250 on the ceiling 220a of the cover 220 of the substrate case 200 so as to be movable. Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, although the air blower was supported in four places, in this Embodiment, it supports in two places.
That is, among the holes 253a to 253d formed in the main body 251 of the blower device 50, the screws 255b and 255c are inserted into the holes 253b and 253c formed at positions oblique to the moving direction of the blower device 250. And fixed with nuts 256b and 256c. At this time, the screws 255b and 255c are inserted into the guide grooves 226a and 226b from the inner ceiling surface 220B side of the ceiling portion 220a, and then inserted into the holes 253b and 253c of the main body portion 251 disposed on the outer ceiling surface 220A side. . Then, with the screws 255b and 253c inserted into the guide grooves 256a and 256b, the main body 251 of the blower device 250 is supported on the outer ceiling surface 220A and is movable along the guide grooves 256a and 256b. The distance between the head portion of the screws 255b and 255c and the main body 251 is adjusted by adjusting the tightening positions of the screws 255b and 255c and the nuts 256b and 256c.
In the present embodiment, the screws 255b and 255c correspond to the “movement guide unit” of the present invention.
Only the holes 253b and 253c may be formed in the main body 250. Or you may comprise so that the main-body part 25 of the sending apparatus 250 may be supported by four places by inserting a screw | thread in hole 253a-253d.
Also in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, when the blower device 250 is not disposed at the operating position, the tip ends of the positioning protrusions 254a and 254b are attached to the cover 220 as shown in FIG. It moves while in contact with the outer ceiling surface 220A of the ceiling portion 220a. Then, when the blower 250 is arranged at the operating position, as shown in FIG. 10, the leading ends of the positioning protrusions 254a and 254b are inserted into the positioning recesses 227a and 227b, so that the blower 250 is brought into the operating position. Positioned.

In 1st and 2nd embodiment, although the component of the movement support mechanism was provided in the main-body part (sending fan support part) of the air blower, it attached using the attachment auxiliary part for attaching the main-body part of an air blower. A component of the moving support mechanism can be provided in the auxiliary portion.
A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the substrate case 300 of the present embodiment, FIG. 12 is a view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is the line XIII-XIII in FIG. It is an arrow view. This embodiment can be suitably used when the guide grooves are arranged in the vertical direction.
The substrate case 300 that accommodates the control substrate 330 on which the integrated circuit 331 is disposed is composed of a case body 310 and a cover 320 as in the first embodiment. In addition, two guide grooves 326 a and 326 b are formed in the ceiling portion 320 a of the cover 320. In the present embodiment, the substrate case 300 is arranged in the vertical direction with the sealing portion side facing upward. Therefore, the guide grooves 326a and 326b are formed so as to be arranged in the vertical direction when the substrate case 300 is arranged in the vertical direction (up and down direction in FIG. 13). Further, when the guide grooves 326a and 326b are arranged in the vertical direction, the lower end portions (lower ends in FIG. 13) of the guide grooves 326a and 326b are the movement guide portions 354a and 354b provided in the blower 350. It is set so that the blower fan 352 of the blower 350 is disposed immediately above the integrated circuit 331 disposed on the control board 330 in the board case 300 when it contacts the lower ends of the guide grooves 326a and 326b. Has been.
Further, the blower fan 352 is opposed to the ceiling part 320a of the cover 320 when the blower 350 is disposed at the operating position (when the movement guide parts 354a and 354b abut on the lower ends of the guide grooves 326a and 326b). A plurality of communication holes 320d are formed at the locations to be performed.

The air blower 350 includes a main body 351, a blower fan 252 supported by the main body 351, and an attachment auxiliary part 353 for attaching the main body 351. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the attachment assisting portion 353 has a housing portion that houses the main body portion 351.
Further, the attachment assisting portion 353 is provided with movement guide portions 354a to 354d. In the movement guide portions 354a to 354d, the arrangement direction of the movement guide portions 354a and 354c and the arrangement direction of the movement guide portions 354b and 354d are parallel to each other, and the interval between both arrangement directions is substantially equal to the interval between the guide grooves 326a and 326b. Is provided. The movement guide units 354a to 354d have the same configuration as the movement guide units 153a to 153d of the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, since the guide grooves 326a and 326b are arranged in the vertical direction, in the normal state, the movement guide portions 354a to 354d provided in the mounting auxiliary portion 353 housing the blower 350 are guide grooves. In the state inserted in 326a, 326b, it moves downward due to its own weight. And the movement guide parts 354a and 354b provided in the attachment auxiliary | assistant part 353 are arrange | positioned in the position which latched to the lower end part of the guide grooves 326a and 326b, ie, an operation position.
When confirming the information 331a displayed on the integrated circuit 331 disposed on the control board 330 in the substrate case 300, the blower 350 is moved from the movement guides 354a to 354a provided in the attachment auxiliary part 353. In a state where 354d is inserted into the guide grooves 326a and 326b, it is moved upward (upward in FIG. 13) along the guide grooves 326a and 326b.
In the present embodiment, in the normal state, the blower 350 is placed at the operating position by the weight of the blower 350. For this reason, the positioning mechanism for positioning to the operation and operation position for arrange | positioning the air blower 350 to an operation position is unnecessary.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the substrate case 400 of the present embodiment, FIG. 15 is a view taken along the line XV-XV in FIG. 14, and FIG. 16 is the line XVI-XVI in FIG. It is an arrow view. This embodiment can be suitably used when the guide grooves are arranged in the vertical direction.
The substrate case 400 that accommodates the control substrate 430 on which the integrated circuit 431 is disposed is composed of a case main body 410 and a cover 420 as in the first embodiment. In addition, two guide grooves 426 a and 426 b are formed in the ceiling portion 420 a of the cover 420.
In the present embodiment, the substrate case 400 is arranged in the vertical direction with the sealing portion side facing upward. Therefore, the guide grooves 426a and 426b are formed so as to be arranged in the vertical direction when the substrate case 400 is arranged in the vertical direction (up and down direction in FIG. 16). Further, when the guide grooves 426a and 426b are arranged in the vertical direction, the lower ends of the guide grooves 426a and 426b (lower ends in FIG. 16) are screws 454b and 454c that support the air blower 450 movably. The blower fan 452 of the blower device 450 is set to be disposed immediately above the integrated circuit 431 disposed on the control board 430 in the board case 400 when it comes into contact with the lower end portions of the guide grooves 426a and 426b. ing.
Further, the upper ends (the upper ends in FIG. 16) of the guide grooves 426a and 426b when the guide grooves 426a and 426b are arranged in the vertical direction are open. Accordingly, the screws 454b and 454c that support the air blower 450 so as to be movable can be easily inserted into the guide grooves 426a and 426b.
The ceiling 420a of the cover 420 is opposed to the blower fan 452 when the blower 450 is placed in the operating position (when the screws 454b and 454c are in contact with the lower ends of the guide grooves 426a and 426b). In addition, a plurality of communication holes 420d are formed.

  The blower 450 has a main body 451 and a blower fan 452 supported by the main body 451. Holes 453a to 453d are formed in the main body 451. The holes 453a to 453d are formed such that the arrangement direction of the holes 453a and 453c is parallel to the arrangement direction of the holes 453b and 453d, and the interval between both the arrangement directions is substantially equal to the interval between the guide grooves 426a and 426b. .

In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, screws and nuts are used as a movement support mechanism that instructs the blower 450 to be movable to the ceiling portion 420a of the cover 420 of the substrate case 400. Moreover, in this Embodiment, it supports in two places.
That is, among the holes 453a to 453d formed in the main body 451 of the blower device 450, the screws 454b and 454c are inserted into the holes 453b and 453c formed at positions oblique to the moving direction of the sending device 45. The nuts 455b and 455c are fixed. At this time, the screws 454b and 454c are inserted into the guide grooves 426a and 426b from the inner ceiling surface 420B side of the ceiling portion 420a, and then inserted into the holes 453b and 453c of the main body portion 451 disposed on the outer ceiling surface 420A. To do. As described in the third embodiment, the main body 451 can be moved along the guide grooves 426a and 426b with the main body 451 of the blower 450 supported by the outer ceiling surface 420A. The tightening positions of the screws 454b and 454c and the nuts 455b and 455c are adjusted.
Further, in the present embodiment, since the screws 454b and 454c that support the blower device 450 are arranged obliquely (tilted) with respect to the moving direction of the delivery device 450, the lower ends of the guide grooves 426a and 426b are also It is arranged diagonally. That is, when the screws 454a and 454c are brought into contact with the lower end portions of the guide grooves 426a and 426b, the delivery device 450 is set at the operating position.

Also in the present embodiment, since the guide grooves 426a and 426b are arranged in the vertical direction as in the third embodiment, in the normal state, the blower 450 has screws 454b and 454c that are guided by the guide grooves 426a and 426a. In the state inserted in 426b, it moves downward by its own weight. The screws 454b and 454c are arranged at the positions where they are locked to the lower ends of the guide grooves 426a and 426b, that is, at the operating positions.
When confirming the information 431a displayed on the integrated circuit 431 disposed on the control board 430 in the substrate case 400, screws 454b and 454c are inserted into the guide grooves 426a and 426b. In the state, it is moved upward (upward in FIG. 16).
In the present embodiment, in the normal state, the blower 450 is arranged at the operating position by its own weight. For this reason, the positioning mechanism for positioning to the operation and operation position for arrange | positioning the air blower 450 in an operation position is unnecessary.
In addition, since the upper ends of the guide grooves 426a and 426b are open, the screws 454b and 454c (movement guide portions) can be easily inserted into the guide grooves 426a and 426b. Furthermore, since the screws 454b and 454c (movement guide portions) can be easily attached to and detached from the guide grooves 426a and 426b, the blower 450 can be easily replaced.

In the first to fourth embodiments, the guide groove that opens to the outer ceiling surface and the inner ceiling surface is formed in the ceiling portion of the cover of the substrate case, but only on one of the outer ceiling surface and the inner ceiling surface. An open guide groove can also be formed (a guide groove is formed in the ceiling).
A fifth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 17 is a diagram showing the configuration of the substrate case 500 of the present embodiment, FIG. 18 is a view taken along the line XVIII-XVIII in FIG. 17, and FIG. 19 is the line XIX-XIX in FIG. It is an arrow view.
In the present embodiment, the front end portions (heads) of the screws 554b and 554c that open to the outer ceiling surface 520A and guide and support the main body portion 551 of the blower 550 are formed in the ceiling portion 520a of the cover 520 of the substrate case 500. Guide grooves 526a and 526b having a shape corresponding to the Other configurations (for example, the arrangement positions of the lower ends of the guide grooves 526a and 526b, the configuration of opening the upper ends, and the like) are the same as those in the fourth embodiment.
In the present embodiment, guide grooves 526a and 526b for guiding screws 554b and 554c for guiding and supporting the blower device 500 open only on the outer ceiling surface 520A of the ceiling portion 520a of the cover 520 of the substrate case 500, and on the inner side. There is no opening in the ceiling surface 520B (the outer ceiling surface 520A and the inner ceiling surface 520B are not in communication). For this reason, it is possible to prevent fraud (such as illegal exchange of electric parts with illegal electric parts, illegal arrangement of illegal electric parts, etc.) into the substrate case 500 through the guide grooves 526a and 526b. Can do.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the embodiment, and various changes, additions, and deletions are possible.
For example, as the air blower, air blowers having various configurations can be used.
In addition, the shape, number, and arrangement position of the guide grooves can be changed as appropriate. For example, an embodiment using a guide groove in which both end portions are closed, an embodiment using a guide groove in which one end portion (for example, the lower end portion) is closed and the other end portion is opened (in this case, It is preferable to provide a guide groove so that the blower fan is disposed at the operating position when the moving guide part comes into contact with the end on one side), and the guide groove opened on the outer case surface and the inner case surface A mode to be used and a mode to use a guide groove opened only in one of the outer case and the inner case can be appropriately selected and used.
In addition, the shape, number, and arrangement position of the movement guide portion can be changed as appropriate. For example, an aspect using four movement guides, an aspect using two movement guides arranged obliquely with respect to the movement direction, and two movements arranged perpendicular to the movement direction A mode using the guide portion or the like can be used.
Further, the shape and number of positioning recesses and the shape and number of positioning protrusions can be changed as appropriate. In addition, as the positioning mechanism, positioning mechanisms having various configurations can be used. Furthermore, the positioning mechanism can be omitted.
In addition, the support mechanism for supporting the blower on the substrate case so as to be movable along the case surface of the substrate case is not limited to the support mechanism described in the embodiment, and support mechanisms having various configurations may be used. it can. For example, a support mechanism can be used in which the blower is provided inside the substrate case and supported so as to be movable along the inner case surface.
In addition, the case has been described where an integrated circuit in which information is displayed and an integrated circuit including a display control circuit or a VDP (image processing circuit) is selected as an electrical component to be cooled and the information displayed on the integrated circuit is visually recognized. The technique of the present invention can also be used for other aspects. For example, when a plurality of electrical components on which information is displayed are arranged on a substrate and at least one of the plurality of electrical components on which information is displayed is selected as an electrical component to be cooled Can be applied. In this case, the blower is movably provided at an operation position for sending the cooling air to the electrical component to be cooled and a position where the information displayed on each electrical component can be seen without obstruction of the blower. .
The technology of the present invention also displays a display control circuit that executes a display control process for outputting a display control signal for displaying image information on a display device to a VDP (image processing circuit), and causes the display device to display image information. The present invention is not limited to cooling an integrated circuit including a VDP (image processing circuit) that executes image processing for generating image information, and various electrical components housed in a board case or a board housed in a board case The present invention can be applied to the case of cooling various electrical components arranged in the box. For example, an integrated circuit including a main control circuit that executes a main control process, an integrated circuit including a sub control circuit that executes a sub control process, and a device such as a resistor that performs a noise removal process, a voltage level adjustment process, and the like are cooled. It can also be applied to.
In addition, the technology described in the embodiment can be used for various types of gaming machines other than pachinko machines.

The present invention can be configured as follows.
For example, “(Aspect 1) The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the at least one electrical component is affixed with a seal on which the information is printed, or the information is printed, Alternatively, a gaming machine characterized in that the information is processed so as to be visible.
In the present invention, the information printed on the seal attached to the electrical component, the information printed on the electrical component, and the information displayed by processing the electrical component are visually recognized.
If the gaming machine of aspect 1 is used, the information displayed on the electrical component is usually visually recognized, so that no special device for displaying the information on the electrical component is required.

Further, it can be configured as “(Aspect 2) A gaming machine according to claim 1 or Aspect 1, wherein the at least one electrical component is configured as an integrated circuit”.
In the present invention, electrical components such as a control circuit and a processing circuit configured as an integrated circuit are cooled.
If the gaming machine of aspect 2 is used, the temperature of the integrated circuit that generates a large amount of heat can be effectively suppressed, and fraud to the integrated circuit can be prevented.

Further, “(Aspect 3) is a gaming machine according to any one of Claims 1, Aspects 1 and 2, wherein the board is provided with a plurality of electrical components on which information is displayed, and the blower fan is , An operating position for sending cooling air to the electrical component to be cooled, and a position that deviates from the operating position and can be moved to a position where the information displayed on the plurality of electrical components can be seen without obstruction by the blower fan It can be configured as a gaming machine characterized by being
In the present invention, a plurality of electrical components on which information is displayed are arranged on the substrate. The at least one electrical component to be cooled is typically selected from a plurality of electrical components for which information is displayed.
“A position where the information displayed on the electrical component is out of the operating position and can be seen without obstruction of the blower fan” means that the blower fan is obstructed when the blower fan is placed in the working position. It means “a position where it is difficult to visually recognize and the information displayed on the electrical component can be visually recognized without obstruction by the blower fan”. The position deviating from the operating position may be one place or a plurality of places.
If the gaming machine of aspect 3 is used, it is possible to enhance the visual effect of information displayed on the plurality of electrical components arranged on the board, and it is possible to enhance the temperature rise suppression effect of the electrical components to be cooled. .

Further, “(Aspect 4) is a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 1 to 3, wherein the guide groove provided in the substrate case and the movement guide for moving the blower fan along the guide groove are provided. A gaming machine characterized by comprising a portion. "
In the present invention, a guide groove is formed in the substrate case, and a movement guide portion for moving the blower fan along the guide groove is provided. As the movement guide part, a movement guide part that is movable along the guide groove while being inserted into the guide groove is preferably used.
If the game machine of aspect 4 is used, a ventilation fan can be moved with a simple structure.

In addition, “(Aspect 5) A gaming machine according to Aspect 4, which has a main body portion that supports the blower fan, and the movement guide portion is provided in the main body portion.” Can be configured.
In this invention, the movement guide part is provided in the main-body part (blower fan support part) which supports a ventilation fan.
If the game machine of aspect 5 is used, a sending fan can be supported so that movement is easy.

In addition, “(Aspect 6) is a gaming machine according to Aspect 4, and includes a main body portion that supports the blower fan, and an attachment auxiliary portion for attaching the main body portion, and the movement guide portion is connected to the attachment auxiliary portion. It can be configured as a gaming machine characterized by being provided.
In this invention, it has an attachment auxiliary part which attaches the main-body part which supports a ventilation fan, and the movement guide part is provided in the attachment auxiliary part.
If the gaming machine of aspect 6 is used, an existing blower device can be used only by preparing an attachment assisting part provided with a movement guide part.

Further, “(Aspect 7) is a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 1 to 6, comprising a positioning device for positioning the blower fan at the operating position.” Can be configured.
In this invention, the positioning device which positions a ventilation fan in the operation position which can cool an electrical component effectively is provided.
If the gaming machine of aspect 7 is used, the blower fan can be easily positioned at the operating position.

Also, “(Aspect 8) A gaming machine according to Aspect 7, wherein the positioning device includes a positioning recess provided on a case surface of the substrate case and a positioning protrusion that can be inserted into the positioning recess. It can be configured as a gaming machine characterized by this.
In the present invention, the blower fan is positioned at the operating position by the positioning recess provided on the case surface of the substrate case and the positioning protrusion provided on the blower fan side. In the present invention, since the tip of the positioning protrusion is configured to be insertable into the positioning recess, the operating force for moving the blower fan varies when the tip of the positioning protrusion is inserted into the positioning recess. . Therefore, it is possible to easily determine that the blower fan is positioned at the operating position based on the fluctuation of the operation.
In addition, the positioning protrusion and the positioning recess are configured so that the tip of the positioning protrusion can be easily moved out of the positioning recess from the state where the tip of the positioning protrusion is inserted into the positioning recess. preferable. In this case, the blower fan can be easily moved to the operating position and the standby position.
If the game machine of aspect 8 is used, the blower fan can be easily positioned at the operating position, and it can be easily determined that it has been positioned at the operating position.

Further, “(Aspect 9) A gaming machine according to Aspect 8, wherein the blower fan extends along the case surface of the substrate case in a state where the positioning protrusion is in contact with the case surface of the substrate case by elastic force. A gaming machine characterized by being configured to move. "
In the present invention, the blower fan is configured to move along the case surface in a state where the positioning protrusion is in contact with the case surface of the substrate case.
Examples of the method for bringing the positioning protrusion into contact with the case surface of the substrate case include a method of applying an elastic force to the positioning protrusion to move the positioning protrusion in the direction of the case surface, and a positioning that can be elastically deformed as the positioning protrusion. A method using parts can be used.
If the gaming machine of aspect 9 is used, the positioning device can be configured easily.

Further, "(Aspect 10) A gaming machine according to any one of Aspects 3 to 9, wherein the guide groove is disposed in a vertical direction and the movement guide portion is in contact with a lower end portion of the guide groove. , A game machine characterized in that the blower fan is arranged at the operating position.
In the present invention, the guide groove can be arranged in the vertical direction. For example, when the substrate case is arranged in the vertical direction, the guide grooves provided in the substrate case are arranged in the vertical direction. In this case, the movement guide unit that supports the blower fan receives a force that moves downward due to the weight of the blower fan.
And the lower end part of the guide groove located below in the state where the guide groove is arranged in the vertical direction is the position where the blower fan is arranged at the operating position when the moving guide part comes into contact with the lower end part of the guide groove. Is provided.
If the game machine of aspect 10 is used, the movement guide portion moves downward to a position where it comes into contact with the lower end portion of the guide groove by its own weight, so that the blower fan can be automatically arranged at the operating position. Thereby, the operation for arrange | positioning a ventilation fan in an operation position, and the positioning device for positioning a ventilation fan in an operation position are unnecessary.

Further, (Aspect 11) A gaming machine according to any one of Aspects 3 to 10, wherein one end of the guide groove is open. .
In the present invention, at least one end of the guide groove is opened. Since the end portion on one side of the guide groove is opened, the moving guide portion can be easily attached to and detached from the guide groove. Furthermore, the replacement work of the blower fan becomes easy.
The configuration in which the end portion on one side of the guide groove is opened can be suitably used when the guide groove is arranged in the vertical direction. In this case, since the upper end is open, there is no possibility that the movement guide part comes out of the guide groove.
If the game machine of aspect 11 is used, a movement guide part can be easily inserted in a guide groove. Furthermore, replacement of the blower fan becomes easy.

Also, “(Aspect 12) A gaming machine according to Aspect 11, wherein the guide groove is formed so as to open only on one of the outer case surface and the inner case surface of the substrate case. Can be configured as.
In the present invention, the guide groove is opened only in one of the outer case surface and the inner case surface of the substrate case. The guide groove that is open only on one of the outer case surface and the inner case surface has an opening that is continuous along the moving direction on the outer case surface or the inner case surface. When the guide groove is opened on the outer case surface, for example, the blower fan is provided outside the substrate case, and when the guide groove is opened on the inner case, for example, the blower fan is mounted on the substrate case. Provided inside.
If the gaming machine of aspect 12 is used, since the outer case surface and the inner case surface in the substrate case are not communicated with each other by the guide groove, fraud into the substrate case using the guide groove can be prevented.

Further, "(Aspect 13) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 1 to 12, wherein the blower fan is provided outside the board case, and the blower fan is provided on the board case. The gaming machine is characterized in that a communication hole is formed at a position facing the blower fan when the is placed at the operating position, and the outer case surface and the inner case surface of the substrate case communicate with each other. can do.
In the present invention, the blower fan is provided outside the substrate case. And the communication hole which connects the outer side case surface of a board | substrate case and an inner side case surface is formed in the location which opposes a ventilation fan when the ventilation fan is arrange | positioned in an operation position.
If the game machine of aspect 13 is used, a ventilation fan can be easily arrange | positioned to a board | substrate case.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the control system of a pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of the board | substrate case used in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a substrate case used in the first embodiment. It is the IV-IV line arrow directional view of FIG. It is the VV arrow line view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 3. It is a VII line arrow directional view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the perspective view of the board | substrate case used by 2nd Embodiment. It is the IX-IX line arrow directional view of FIG. It is the XX arrow directional view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the perspective view of the board | substrate case used in 3rd Embodiment. It is the XII-XII line arrow figure of FIG. It is a XIII-XIII arrow line view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the perspective view of the board | substrate case used in 3rd Embodiment. It is the XV-XV line arrow figure of FIG. It is the XVI-XVI arrow directional view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the perspective view of the board | substrate case used in 4th Embodiment. It is the XVIII-XVIII arrow line view of FIG. It is the XIX-XIX line arrow figure of FIG.

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100, 200, 300, 400, 500 Substrate case (substrate box)
110, 210, 310, 410, 510 Case body 110a Bottom portion 110b Wall portion 110c Attaching portion 120, 220, 320, 420, 520 Cover 120a Ceiling portion 120A Outer case surface 120B Inner case surface 120b Wall portion 120c Saddle portion 120d, 220d, 320d, 420d, 520d Communication holes 126a, 126b, 226a, 226b, 326a, 326b, 426a, 426b, 526a, 526b Guide grooves 127a, 127b, 227a, 227b Positioning recesses 128, 228 Guide walls 130 Control boards 130A, 130B, 330A , 330B, 430A, 430B, 530A, 530B Substrate surfaces 131, 231, 331, 431, 531 Integrated circuits 131a, 231a, 331a, 431a, 531a Information 150, 250, 350 450, 550 blower 151,251,351,451,551 body (blower fan supporting portion)
152, 252, 352, 552 Blowers 153a-153d, 354a-354d Movement guides 154a, 154b, 254a, 254b Positioning protrusions 253a-253d, 453a-453d, 553a-553d Holes 255b, 255c, 454b, 454c, 554b 554c Screws 256b, 256c, 455b, 455c, 555b, 555c Nut 353 Mounting aid

Claims (1)

An electrical component for executing a process for operating the game effect device, a substrate on which the electrical component is disposed, and a substrate case for housing the substrate, wherein at least one of the electrical components Is a game in which information is displayed and information displayed on the at least one electrical component is visible through the case surface of the substrate case in a state where the substrate is accommodated in the substrate case. Machine,
An operating position for supplying cooling air to at least one of the electrical components to be cooled along a case surface facing the electrical components disposed on the substrate. And a game machine, wherein the game machine is movably provided at a position deviating from the operating position.

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