JP2008142300A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a gaming machine having a closing lid capable of preventing a loss in a state where a hole is opened and capable of opening and closing the hole quickly and surely according to the presence or absence of an automatic coin replenishing device.
An opening / closing lid 70 is provided in a gaming machine 1 in which a hole 2j for inserting a coin supply tube S is formed in a box-shaped housing 2. The opening / closing lid 70 has a fixing portion 71 fixed to the housing 2, and a closing position and a hole portion 2 j that have a size capable of closing the hole portion 2 j and are supported by the fixing portion 71 to close the hole portion 2 j. A lid 71 that can be selectively moved is provided at any one of the open positions to be opened.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  For example, in a slot machine that is a gaming machine, coins that are gaming media inserted from the coin slot of the slot machine are stored in a main tank of a hopper device provided in the casing of the slot machine, and a game winning result The coins corresponding to the number of coins are discharged from the main tank to the outside.

  Therefore, if a game with a larger number of coins discharged than coins continues, for example, when a special prize is continuously established and a player pays out a large amount of coins, the amount of coins stored in the main tank Decrease.

  Conventionally, there are manual and automatic methods for supplying coins to such a main tank. In the manual type, employees of amusement shops etc. manually open the front door of the slot machine and supply coins directly into the main tank. The automatic type is a facility where the slot machine is installed, so-called island equipment. The coins are automatically replenished into the main tank by a known coin replenishment device provided in the main tank.

  Compared with the manual type, the automatic type automatically replenishes coins in the main tank without opening the front door, so that the game by the employee etc. is not interrupted by the player. The burden can be reduced.

  The automatic coin replenishment device automatically replenishes coins into the main tank of the hopper device, and has a coin replenishment pipe that conveys coins from a coin storage tank provided separately from the slot machine to the slot machine. is doing.

  For example, the coin supply pipe extends from the upper side of the slot machine downward on the back side of the slot machine along the back plate of the housing, and is inserted into a hole opening in the back plate of the housing. , The lower end of the coin supply pipe opens downward at the upper position of the main tank, and the coins transferred from the coin storage tank pass through the coin supply pipe from the upper side of the slot machine and are supplied into the main tank. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

  There are two types of stores in which slot machines are installed: stores with an automatic coin replenishment device and stores without a coin replenishment device. Even in the same store, there are automatic coin replenishment devices. Some stores have both island facilities and island facilities that are not. Therefore, the case of the slot machine employs a structure that can handle both cases where the coin replenishing device is provided and when it is not provided.

  For example, a cutting line is formed in advance on the back plate of the housing, and a hole can be formed by cutting a part of the back plate along the cutting line so that a coin supply tube can be inserted. The housing is configured. Therefore, it can be selected as appropriate depending on whether or not there is an automatic coin replenishment device at the installation location of the slot machine.

  In addition, a hole is formed in the back plate of the housing in advance, and the closing lid is temporarily fixed to the back plate with a fastening member so as to close the hole, and when there is an automatic coin replenishment device at the installation location, In the case of the automatic method described above, a technique for opening the hole by removing the closing lid is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-65511 (FIG. 5) JP 2006-122306 A

  However, in the case of the above-described method of cutting out a part of the back plate and forming a hole in the back plate, for example, a slot machine installed in a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device, When the store is moved to a store or island facility that does not have a hole, the hole cannot be closed, and the hole is greatly opened on the back plate of the housing.

  If such an unnecessary hole is left as it is, for example, an instrument is inserted into the housing through the hole to steal a coin in the housing or operate a setting key in the power box. There is a risk of attracting illegal acts such as In addition, foreign matter such as dust may enter the housing from the hole, and the foreign matter may affect the gaming operation of the slot machine.

  Further, when installing the slot machine, it is necessary to perform a work of cutting out a part of the back plate, which is complicated and requires a long time for the installation work.

  On the other hand, in the case of the method of covering the hole by covering the hole with the above-described hole, for example, when installing the slot machine in a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishing device, remove the temporary fixing of the fastening member. Since the cover is removed from the back plate and stored separately from the slot machine, the cover may be lost.

  Therefore, after that, when the slot machine is moved to a store or island facility that does not have an automatic coin replenishment device, the hole cannot be closed, and the hole remains in the back plate, and the above method is used. Similarly, there is a concern that an illegal act of intruding an instrument into the housing through the hole may be caused, and there is a concern that foreign matters such as dust enter the housing.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having a closing lid capable of preventing a hole from being lost in a state where the hole is opened and capable of opening and closing the hole quickly and reliably in accordance with the presence or absence of an automatic coin supply device.

  The gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention that solves the above problem is a gaming machine in which a hole for inserting a coin supply tube is formed in a box-shaped housing, and is fixed to the housing. And a lid portion that has a size capable of closing the hole portion and is selectively movable to either one of a closing position that is supported by the fixing portion and closes the hole portion and an open position that opens the hole portion. An opening / closing lid having the above is provided.

  In the gaming machine, the opening / closing lid may include first locking means for locking the lid portion in the closed position. Furthermore, the gaming machine may have second locking means for the opening / closing lid to lock the lid in the open position.

  The gaming machine is interposed between the fixed portion and the lid portion, supports the lid portion so as to be rotatable with respect to the fixed portion, and rotates the lid portion so that the lid portion is opened and closed. Any one of these may have a hinge part that can be selectively moved.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing lid can selectively move the lid portion to either the closed position or the open position in a state where the fixing portion is fixed to the housing. When opening, there is no need to remove the open / close lid from the housing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing lid from being lost when the hole is opened. Further, when installing the slot machine, it is not necessary to cut out a part of the back plate, the installation work can be simplified, and the working time can be shortened.

  Further, since the lid portion can be locked at the closed position by the first locking means, the lid portion is prevented from moving in the direction of opening the hole portion from the closed position, and the hole portion is arbitrarily opened. Can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since the lid portion can be locked at the open position by the second locking means, it is possible to prevent the lid portion from moving freely between the open position and the closed position. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of noise due to, for example, the vibration of the lid.

  Then, the hinge portion can pivotally support the lid portion relative to the fixed portion, rotate the lid portion, and selectively move the lid portion to either the open position or the closed position.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings taking the case of a slot machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine.

  1 is an overall perspective view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the front surface side of the opening / closing lid 70, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the back surface side of the opening / closing lid 70, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hole 2j is closed by the opening / closing lid 70. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the hole 2j is opened, FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing the main part of FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing the main part of FIG.

  Note that the automatic coin replenishment device according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the prior art, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 2 and a front door 3. The housing 2 is a member that forms the skeleton of the slot machine 1, and includes a top plate 2a, a bottom plate 2b, a back plate 2c, a left side plate 2d, and a right side plate 2e, and has a box shape with an open front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 3 has a plurality of upper and lower portions attached to the housing 2 by hinges 5 and is supported so as to be rotatable substantially horizontally around the center axis of rotation in the vertical direction. The front surface of the housing 2 is closed and opened by turning.

  At the right end of the front door 3, a locking device 6 that closes the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 and locks it, and a key for releasing the locking state by the locking device and opening the front door 3. A cylinder 7 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game panel 8 is provided at a position above the center of the front door 3 to indicate a game state to the player. The game panel 8 has three vertically long display windows 9 arranged side by side. The display window 9 is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the reel 52 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) can be visually recognized through each display window 9.

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

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

  Each stop button 12 has a built-in light-emitting lamp for displaying whether or not each reel 52 can be stopped, and the rotation speed of the reel 52 can be kept constant to stop the rotation. It is turned on when the state is reached, and turned off when the rotation of the reel 52 is stopped.

  A coin insertion slot 21 is provided on the lower right side of the game panel 8. As shown in FIG. 2, the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 21 are guided to either the storage passage 23 or the discharge passage 24 by the selector 22 provided on the back surface of the front door 3. The selector 22 has a passage switching solenoid, and performs an operation of switching to the discharge passage 24 side when de-energized and switching to the storage passage 23 side when excited.

  The coins guided to the storage passage 23 are supplied to the hopper device 61 accommodated in the housing 2, and the coins guided to the discharge passage 24 are coin outlets provided at the lower front of the front door 3. 25 is discharged to the coin tray 26 and returned to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a coin return switch 13 is provided below the coin insertion slot 21. The coin return switch 13 is operated when the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 21 is jammed in the selector 22 to mechanically operate the selector 22 to forcibly eject the coin in the selector 22. It is guided into the use passage 24 (see FIG. 2) and discharged from the coin discharge port 25 to the coin tray 26.

  On the lower left side of the display window 9, a bet button 14 for inserting three credits for inserting three credited virtual coins is provided. On the left side of the bet button 14 for inserting three coins, a bet button 15 for inserting two coins for inserting two credited virtual coins and a bet button for inserting one coin for inserting one coin are displayed. 16 is provided.

  A credit settlement button 17 is provided on the left side of the start lever 11. The credit settlement button 17 includes a storage mode (credit function) for electronically storing a preset maximum number of coins, for example, the surplus number of inserted coins up to 50 and the number of earned coins acquired at the time of winning, and the number of earned coins The payment mode is configured to be switched without actually memorizing.

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

  In the lower center of the display window 9 is a remaining number display unit 31 that displays the number of coins that have been activated and stored in the credit mode, and the number of remaining games in a special game state such as a big bonus or a regular bonus. Etc., and a number-of-games display unit 33 for displaying the number of acquired coins.

  At the upper part of the front door 3, there are provided an upper lamp 34 that lights up and blinks as the game progresses, and a liquid crystal display unit 35 that displays various information by images, videos and the like. A lower plate 36 on which the model name of the slot machine 1 and characters related to the game are displayed is mounted above the coin tray 26. An ashtray 37 is provided on the left side of the coin tray 26. Speakers 38 that sound various sound effects as the game progresses and notify the player of the state of the game are respectively provided at the left and right side positions of the coin outlet 25.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the housing 2 is vertically divided into two by a partition plate 2 f, and a reel unit 51 is fixed on the upper portion of the partition plate 2 f.

  The reel unit 51 includes three reels 52 formed in a cylindrical shape, and each reel 52 is rotatably supported by the base 53 of the reel unit 51 so that the center axis thereof is the rotation center axis. ing. The rotation center axis of each reel 52 is arranged on the same axis extending in the horizontal width direction of the housing 2 substantially horizontally and horizontally, and each reel 52 corresponds to each display window 9 on a one-to-one basis. .

  A plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the surface of each reel 52 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the three symbols are arranged so that they can be viewed vertically from one display window 11. As the reel 52 rotates forward, various symbols are displayed on the display windows 9 as if moving from top to bottom.

  Each reel 52 is individually connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and is independently rotationally driven by each stepping motor, so that the symbols on the reel surface are stopped at a position where they can be seen from each display window 9. .

  A main board unit 40 is disposed above the reel unit 51. The main board unit 40 includes a main control device 41 that controls the slot machine 1, and is attached to and supported by the back plate 2 c in the housing 2 by a pedestal device 42.

  A hopper device 61 and a power source box 55 are disposed between the partition plate 2f and the bottom plate 2b. The power box 55 is provided along the left side plate 2d of the housing 2, and a power switch, a reset switch, and a setting key insertion hole (all of which are not shown) are exposed on the front surface exposed by opening the opening / closing door 56. Z). The power switch is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller.

  The reset switch is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine. This slot machine 1 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of power failure even if a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (recovery). You can return. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when a game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored, but if the power switch is turned on while pressing the reset switch, the backup data is reset. It has become. If the reset switch is pressed while the power switch is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust coins. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 1 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper device 61 includes a main tank 62 that stores coins, a coin payout unit 63 that pays out coins in the main tank 62 one by one from a coin payout opening of the front door 3, and a main tank 62. An auxiliary tank 65 for storing coins discharged from the coin discharge port 64 is provided.

  The main tank 62 and the coin payout unit 63 of the hopper device 61 are fixed in the housing 2 by a mounting base 66. The mounting base 66 is fixed at the center in the left-right direction of the bottom plate 2 b, a coin payout unit 63 is attached to the upper part, and a main tank 62 is attached to the upper part of the coin payout unit 63.

  The main tank 62 has a bottomed box shape having a substantially square cylindrical body portion 62a, and the body portion 62a extends vertically along the right side plate 2e, the left side plate 2d, and the back plate 2c of the housing 2. The charging port is disposed so as to open upward at the upper end of the body 62a.

  A coin discharge port 64 is provided in the body portion 62 a of the main tank 62. The coin discharge port 64 is for discharging coins stored in the main tank 62 in an amount exceeding the preset upper limit amount from the main tank 62, and is located on the right side of the trunk portion 62a. Is opened at a substantially central position in the front-rear direction.

  The coin payout unit 63 has a coin payout rotating plate and a coin payout mechanism (both not shown) for sequentially transferring coins stored in the main tank 62, and the coin payout rotating plate is the main tank 62. It is arranged to face below. Coins are conveyed to a coin payout mechanism by a coin payout rotating plate, and are paid out from a coin payout exit by the coin payout mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the auxiliary tank 65 is accommodated in a space formed between the coin payout unit 63 and the right side plate 2 e of the housing 2, and forwards from the front opening portion 2 g of the housing 2. It can be taken out from the inside of the housing 2 by being pulled out. The coins discharged from the coin discharge port 64 are stored in the housing 2 below the coin discharge port 64 of the main tank 62.

  The auxiliary tank 65 is made of a synthetic resin material, and includes a tank main body 65 a and a hooking portion 65 b for pulling out the auxiliary tank 65 to the front of the housing 2. The tank main body 65 a has a bottomed box shape having a volume capable of storing a predetermined number of coins, opens upward while being accommodated in the housing 2, and the coin discharge port 64 of the main tank 62. It has the upper opening part 65c arrange | positioned in the downward position.

  The back plate 2c of the housing 2 is provided with a hole 2j through which the coin supply tube S of the automatic coin supply device can be inserted. As shown in FIG. 3, the hole 2j is formed between the bottom plate 2b and the partition plate 2f so as to open to a position higher than the main tank 62 of the hopper device 61, and penetrates the back plate 2c. . The hole 2j has a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, the lower side of the hole 2j extends along the inlet of the main tank 62, and the upper side of the hole 2j extends along the lower surface of the partition plate 2f. It is extended.

  And the fixing hole 2k for fixing the opening-and-closing lid 70 mentioned later is drilled in the vicinity position of the hole 2j. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the fixing hole 2k is provided through the back plate 2c at a position below the hole 2j and at a substantially central position in the left-right direction with respect to the hole 2j. It has a substantially rectangular elongated hole shape extending up and down.

  The back plate 2c of the housing 2 is provided with an opening / closing lid 70 that opens and closes the hole 2j.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the opening / closing lid 70 includes a fixing portion 71 fixed to the housing 2 and a lid portion 81 capable of closing the hole portion 2j. And in this Embodiment, the fixing | fixed part 71 and the cover part 81 are integrally formed by the synthetic resin materials which have flexibility, for example, a polypropylene.

  First, the configuration of the fixing unit 71 will be described. The fixing part 71 has a band-plate-like fixing substrate 72. The fixed substrate 72 is larger than the fixing hole 2k of the back plate 2c, and the outer edge of the fixed substrate 72 faces the back plate 2c of the housing 2 in a state of being fixed to the fixing hole 2k, thereby completely closing the fixing hole 2k. It has the size to do.

  Thereby, for example, when an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the fixing hole 2k with the fixing hole 2k closed by the fixing portion 71, the space between the fixing substrate 72 and the back plate 2c is temporarily set. Insert an instrument or the like in the direction along the back plate 2c, then change the direction by 90 degrees, and make sure that it passes through a substantially L-shaped insertion path for inserting the instrument or the like in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. Etc. cannot be inserted easily.

  On the back surface of the fixed substrate 72, a protruding portion 73 fitted into the fixed hole 2k, a first fixed claw 74 and a second fixed claw 75 for locking the fixed portion 71 to the fixed hole 2k are projected.

  The protruding portion 73 forms a predetermined gap between the protruding hole 73 and the inner wall surface of the fixing hole 2k in a state of being fitted into the fixing hole 2k. Have. And it has the role which positions the fixed part 71 with respect to the fixed hole 2k while ensuring the rigidity of the fixed board | substrate 72. FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the protruding portion 73 is configured by a plurality of ribs 73a to 73f protruding from the back surface of the fixed substrate 72, as shown in FIG.

  The ribs 73a and 73b are provided in pairs at positions near the end 72A on one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72, which is a position on the hinge portion 83 side to be described later. The fixed substrates 72 are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and are arranged in parallel.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the height of the ribs 73a and 73b is larger than the plate thickness of the back plate 2c and protrudes into the housing 2 in a state where the protruding portion 73 is fitted in the fixing hole 2k. The size is set. The width dimensions of the ribs 73a and 73b are set such that both end portions face each other with a predetermined gap on the left and right inner wall surfaces in the fixing hole 2k in a state where the protruding portion 73 is fitted in the fixing hole 2k. Has been.

  Both ends of the ribs 73a and 73b are chamfered so as to gradually move toward the center in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72 as it moves in the direction protruding from the fixed substrate 72. The chamfering of the ribs 73a and 73b prevents the corners of the ribs 73a and 73b from abutting against the opening edge of the fixing hole 2k when fitting the protruding portion 73 into the fixing hole 2k, and is appropriate depending on the inclined surface of the chamfering. It is formed so as to guide the position and correct the displacement in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72 to facilitate the fitting operation of the protruding portion 73 into the fixed hole 2k.

  The ribs 73c are provided in pairs at positions between the ribs 73a and 73b, stand up from the fixed substrate 72, and extend along the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72 between the ribs 73a and 73b. And spaced apart in parallel in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72 and connecting the ribs 73a and 73b.

  The rib 73d is provided at a position closer to the end 72B on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72 than the rib 73b, and extends along the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72 to connect the rib 73b and the fixed substrate 72 together. It is connected.

  The rib 73e is provided at a position closer to the end 72A of the fixed substrate 72 than the rib 73a. The rib 73e extends along the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72, and the rib 73a, the fixed substrate 72, and the second fixed claw. 75 is connected.

  The rib 73f is provided at the end 72B of the fixed substrate 72. The ribs 73f protrude perpendicularly from the fixed substrate 72 and extend along the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72. The ribs 73f are spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72 and arranged parallel to each other. The ends of the ribs 73f are connected to each other in the lower part of the fixing hole 2k in a state where the protruding parts 73 are fitted in the fixing holes 2k. It has a dimensional shape facing the wall surface with a predetermined gap.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the height of the rib 73f is set to about half the thickness of the back plate 2c. The end portion located on the end portion 72B side of the fixed substrate 72 is chamfered so as to gradually move toward the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 as it moves in the direction protruding from the fixed substrate 72. .

  The chamfering of the rib 73f prevents the corner of the rib 73f from hitting the opening edge of the fixing hole 2k when the protruding portion 73 is fitted into the fixing hole 2k, and the entire fixing portion 71 is fixed by the chamfered inclined surface. It is formed so as to make it easy to fit the protruding portion 73 into the fixing hole 2k by guiding the movement in the upward direction of the hole 2k to correct the displacement of the fixing substrate 72 in the longitudinal direction.

  The fixed substrate 72 has relatively large ribs 73a to 73e formed on the end 72A side, and is configured such that the rigidity on the end 72A side is higher than that on the end 72B side. Therefore, when the lid 81 is moved from the closed position toward the open position, and when the lid 81 is moved from the open position toward the closed position, the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 provided with the hinge portion 83 is not provided. Although a larger force acts than the end portion 72B side, even when such a large force acts, the bending deformation on the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 is suppressed and the fixing portion 71 is fixed to the fixing hole 2k. Can be strengthened.

  The first fixing claw 74 is provided at a substantially intermediate position between the rib 73 b and the rib 73 f in the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72, and two are arranged so as to be opposed to each other in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72. Has been. Each first fixed claw 74 has an arm portion 74a protruding from the fixed substrate 72 and a claw portion 74b formed continuously at the tip of the arm portion 74a.

  The arm portion 74a has a plate shape that protrudes with a height dimension substantially the same as or slightly larger than the thickness dimension of the back plate 2c of the housing 2, and the protruding portion 73 is fitted in the fixing hole 2k. , Formed so as to extend along the left and right inner wall surfaces in the fixing hole 2k.

  The claw portion 74b is formed by enlarging the plate thickness more than the arm portion 74a so as to protrude toward the outside in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72 at the tip of the arm portion 74a. And in the state inserted in the fixing hole 2k, it protrudes outside the peripheral edge of the fixing hole 2k, and moves toward the direction of extending the length of the arm portion 74a and the locking surface facing the back plate 2c. And the inclined surface inclined so as to gradually move toward the center in the width direction of the fixed substrate 72.

  When the protruding portion 73 is fitted into the fixing hole 2k, the inclined surface of the claw portion 74b is brought into contact with the left and right inner wall surfaces in the fixing hole 2k, and the arm portion 74a is moved in the direction in which the distal ends of the arm portions 74a approach each other. 74a is elastically deformed so that the claw portion 74b passes through the fixing hole 2k, and after the claw portion 74b passes through the fixing hole 2k, the arm surface 74a is restored so that the locking surface of the claw portion 74b is more than the fixing hole 2k. It is formed so as to protrude laterally and face the back plate 2c, and to fix the fixing portion 71 to the fixing hole 2k. The locking surface of the claw portion 74b is formed substantially at right angles to the arm portion 74a so as to face the back plate 2c of the housing 2 in parallel.

  On the other hand, the second fixing claw 75 is provided at a position closer to the end 72A of the fixed substrate 72 than the rib 73a, and protrudes from the fixed substrate 72 and extends in parallel with the rib 73a. And the cross section which consists of the tongue piece 75b bent toward the direction (end part 72A side) spaced apart from the rib 73a at the front-end | tip of the vertical piece 75a has a substantially L shape.

  The vertical piece 75a of the second fixing claw 75 has a height dimension slightly larger than the thickness dimension of the back plate 2c of the housing 2, and is fixed in a state where the protruding portion 73 is fitted in the fixing hole 2k. It extends along the upper inner wall surface in the hole 2k. The tongue piece 75b is formed so as to face the back plate 2c in such a state and hold the back plate 2c between the fixed plate 72 and the tongue piece 75b.

  The second fixing claw 75 is connected to the rib 73a by the rib 73e, and resists the force to bend the vertical piece 75a in the direction approaching the rib 73a and the force to bend the tongue piece 75b in the direction to separate from the fixed substrate 72. High bending rigidity.

  Therefore, when the lid 81 is moved from the closed position toward the open position and when moved from the open position toward the closed position, the lid 81 acts on the end 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 provided with the hinge portion 83. The second fixing claw 75 can be prevented from falling along the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72 and being bent and deformed in the direction in which the vertical piece 75a and the tongue piece 75b are opened by the force applied, and the fixing portion 71 is fixed to the fixing hole 2k. Can be strengthened.

  On the other hand, on the surface of the fixed substrate 72, a second locking claw 76 as a second locking means for locking the lid portion 81 in the open position protrudes.

  The second locking claw 76 is inserted into the locking hole 87 of the lid 81 when the lid 81 is moved to the open position as shown in FIGS. Is configured to be locked in the open position. As shown in FIGS. 4, 10, and 11, the second locking claw 76 is continuous with the arm portion 76 a that protrudes from the surface of the fixed substrate 72 and closer to the end portion 72 </ b> B, and the tip of the arm portion 76 a. And a claw portion 76b formed as described above.

  The arm portion 76a has a size that allows the arm portion 76a to be inserted into the locking hole 87 and a height that penetrates the lid portion 81 in a state where the lid portion 81 is moved to the open position. The claw portion 76b is formed by enlarging the plate thickness more than the arm portion 76a so as to protrude toward the end portion 72B side of the fixed substrate 72 at the tip of the arm portion 76a. Then, in a state of being inserted through the locking hole 87 and projecting outward from the opening edge of the locking hole 87 and facing the back surface of the lid portion 81, the direction of extending the length of the arm portion 76a. And an inclined surface that is inclined so as to gradually move toward the end portion 72A of the fixed substrate 72 as it moves.

  Then, when the lid portion 81 is moved from the closed position to the open position, the inclined surface of the claw portion 76b is brought into contact with the inner wall surface in the locking hole 87 of the lid portion 81, and the arm portion 76a is elastically deformed. The claw portion 76b is pushed and moved to the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72, and is passed through the locking hole 87. After the claw portion 76b passes through the locking hole 87, the claw portion is restored by the restoration of the arm portion 76a. 76b is moved to the end 72B side of the fixed substrate 72, the locking surface of the claw portion 76b is opposed to the back surface of the lid portion 81, and the lid portion 81 is locked at the open position.

  For fixing the fixing portion 71 having the above-described configuration to the fixing hole 2k, first, the end 72A side of the fixing substrate 72 in the protruding portion 73 is inserted into the fixing hole 2k. At that time, the chamfers of the ribs 73a and 73b abut against the left and right opening edges of the fixing hole 2k, and are guided to an appropriate position by the inclined surface of the chamfering. Is done.

  Then, with the end 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 inserted into the fixed hole 2k, the fixed substrate 72 is moved upward in the fixed hole 2k and fixed to the tongue piece 75b of the second fixed claw 75. A back plate 2 c is interposed between the substrate 72 and the substrate 72.

  Then, the end 72B side of the fixed substrate 72 is pushed into the fixed hole 2k, and the claw portion 74b of the first fixed claw 74 is inserted into the fixed hole 2k. Thereby, the inclined surface of the claw portion 74b is brought into contact with the left and right inner wall surfaces in the fixing hole 2k, and the positional deviation in the width direction of the fixing substrate 72 with respect to the fixing hole 2k is corrected.

  Then, by further pushing the end portion 72B side of the fixed substrate 72, the arm portion 74a is elastically deformed in a direction in which the tips of the arm portions 74a approach each other, and the claw portion 74b passes through the fixing hole 2k. At that time, the chamfer of the rib 73f abuts against the lower opening edge of the fixing hole 2k, and the entire fixing portion 71 is guided by the inclined surface of the chamfer in the direction of moving upward of the fixing hole 2k. The positional deviation in the longitudinal direction of the fixed substrate 72 with respect to 2k is corrected.

  Then, after the claw portion 74b passes through the fixing hole 2k, the locking surface of the claw portion 74b protrudes to the side of the fixing hole 2k by the restoration of the arm portion 74a and faces the back plate 2c. 74, and is locked in the fixing hole 2k by the second fixing claw 75.

  Therefore, when the protruding portion 73 is fitted into the fixing hole 2k, the positional displacement in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the fixing substrate 72 with respect to the fixing hole 2k can be corrected, and the fitting operation can be easily performed.

  Next, the configuration of the lid 81 will be described below. The lid portion 81 has a size capable of closing the hole portion 2j, and is selectively supported in one of a closed position where the hole portion 2j is closed by being supported by the fixing portion 71 and an open position where the hole portion 2j is opened. It has a movable configuration.

  The lid 81 has a rectangular lid substrate 82 that is slightly larger than the hole 2j and includes a base end side 82a, a tip end side 82b, and left and right side end sides 82c and 82d. The lid substrate 82 has a plate shape extending in a plane with a predetermined plate thickness, and the size of the lid substrate 82 sufficiently closes the hole 2j when covered with the hole 2j. The size is set so as to be opposed to the back plate 2c over a certain width along the outer edge portion.

  Thus, for example, when an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j with the hole 2j closed by the lid 81, the gap between the lid substrate 82 and the back plate 2c is temporarily set. Insert an instrument or the like in the direction along the back plate 2c, then change the direction by 90 degrees, and make sure that it passes through a substantially L-shaped insertion path for inserting the instrument or the like in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. Etc. cannot be inserted easily.

  The lid substrate 82 has substantially the same thickness as the fixed substrate 72, and the central portion of the base end side 82 a is connected to the end portion 72 A of the fixed substrate 72 so as to extend flush with the fixed substrate 72. Has been.

  A hinge portion 83 is provided at a connection portion between the lid substrate 82 and the fixed substrate 72. The hinge portion 83 is configured by providing a straight groove 83 a between the central portion of the base end side 82 a of the lid substrate 82 and the end portion 72 A of the fixed substrate 72.

  The concave groove 83a forms a thin plate between the base end side 82a of the lid substrate 82 and the end portion 72A of the fixed substrate 72, and the lid substrate 83 is fixed to the fixed substrate 72 with this position as the center of rotation. From the state in which the lid substrate 82 and the fixed substrate 72 are flush with each other (see FIG. 10) to the state in which they are opposed and extend in parallel (see FIG. 11). It can be rotated.

  On the back surface of the lid substrate 82, when the lid portion 81 is rotated to the closed position, a protruding portion 84 fitted into the hole 2j and a first locking means for locking the lid portion 81 at the closed position. The 1st latching claw 85 which is is protrudingly provided.

  The protruding portion 84 forms a predetermined gap between the protruding portion 84 and the inner wall surface of the hole portion 2j in a state where the protruding portion 84 is fitted into the hole portion 2j. Have.

  The protruding portion 84 has a role of securing the rigidity of the lid substrate 82 and positioning the lid substrate 82 with respect to the hole 2j. In the present embodiment, the protruding portion 84 is configured by ribs 84a to 84c protruding from the back surface of the lid substrate 82, as shown in FIG.

  The rib 84a extends along the base end side 82a, the front end side 82b, and the side end sides 82c, 82d of the lid substrate 82, and forms a substantially rectangular frame in plan view that is slightly smaller than the hole 2j. As shown in FIG. 10, the height dimension from the lid substrate 82 is substantially the same as the thickness of the back plate 2c. The rib 84b is provided to extend in the vertical and horizontal directions in the frame formed by the rib 84a. The rib 84c is provided so as to protrude in the direction orthogonal to the rib 84a and toward the outside of the frame body from the rib 84a.

  The rib 84c has a dimensional shape in which the outer end portion is opposed to the upper, lower, left, and right inner wall surfaces in the hole portion 2j in a state where the protruding portion 84 is fitted in the hole portion 2j. And as shown in FIG.10 and FIG.11, it chamfers so that it may transfer to the direction which approaches gradually the frame 84a as it shifts to the direction which protrudes from the cover board | substrate 82. FIG.

  The chamfering of the rib 84c prevents the corner of the rib 84c from striking the opening edge of the hole 2j when the protruding portion 84 is fitted into the hole 2j, and guides it to an appropriate position by the chamfered inclined surface. Thus, the positional deviation in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the hole 2j of the lid substrate 82 is corrected to facilitate the fitting operation of the protruding portion 84 into the hole 2j.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the first locking claw 85 is configured to be inserted into the hole 2 j in a state where the lid 81 is moved to the closed position and to lock the lid 81 at the closed position. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the first locking claw 85 is a position shifted slightly toward the distal end side 82 b from the central position between the proximal end side 82 a and the distal end side 82 b of the lid substrate 82. It is provided at a position facing and spaced apart from the side edges 82c and 82d with the protruding portion 84 therebetween, and forms a pair.

  Each first locking claw 85 has an arm portion 85a protruding from the lid substrate 82, and a claw portion 85b formed continuously at the tip of the arm portion 85a.

  The arm portion 85a has a band plate shape that protrudes with a height dimension substantially the same as or slightly larger than the thickness dimension of the back plate 2c of the housing 2, and when the protruding portion 84 is fitted into the hole portion 2j. , And so as to extend along the left and right inner wall surfaces in the hole 2j.

  The claw portion 85b is formed by enlarging the plate thickness more than the arm portion 85a so as to protrude toward the side of the lid substrate 82 at the tip of the arm portion 85a. Then, in the state of being inserted into the hole 2j, the locking surface protrudes to the side of the hole 2j and faces the back plate 2c, and gradually as the length of the arm 85a is extended in the direction of extension. The lid substrate 82 has an inclined surface inclined so as to move toward the center in the width direction.

  Then, when the protruding portion 84 is fitted into the hole 2j, the inclined surface of the claw portion 85b is brought into contact with the left and right inner wall surfaces in the hole 2j, and the arm portion is moved in a direction in which the distal ends of the arm portion 85a approach each other. 85a is elastically deformed, the claw portion 85b is passed through the hole 2j, and after the claw portion 85b passes through the hole 2j, the arm 85a is restored so that the locking surface of the claw portion 85b is more than the hole 2j. It is configured to project laterally and face the back plate 2c so that the lid 81 is locked at the closed position.

  The arm portion 85a of the first locking claw 85 is formed to be thinner than the arm portion 74a of the first fixed claw 74, and, as shown in FIG. The first locking claw 85 is longer than the claw portion 74 b of the first fixed claw 74, and the overall length of the first locking claw 85 is longer than that of the first fixed claw 74. One locking claw 85 has a lower rigidity and is formed so as to be easily bent.

  The claw portion 85b of the first locking claw 85 has an inclined surface longer than the claw portion 74b of the first fixed claw 74, and the inclination angle is formed at an acute angle.

  Therefore, the force required when inserting the protruding portion 84 of the lid 81 into the hole 2j is larger than the force required when inserting the protruding portion 73 of the fixing portion 71 into the fixing hole 2k. Therefore, the locking operation of the lid portion 81 to the closed position can be performed more easily than the fixing operation of the fixing portion 71 to the fixing hole 2k.

  Further, the claw portion 85b of the first locking claw 85 has a smaller amount of protrusion of the locking surface than the claw portion 74b of the first fixed claw 74. In contrast to the first locking claw 85, the locking surface of the claw portion 85b is separated from the arm portion 85a, while being formed substantially at right angles to the arm portion 74a and facing the back plate 2c of the housing 2 in parallel. It is formed so as to be gradually inclined toward the front end side of the first locking claw 85 as it is formed, and is formed so as to be inclined obliquely to the back plate 2 c of the housing 2.

  Therefore, when the lid portion 81 in the closed position is moved to the open side to release the locking to the closed position by the first locking claw 85, the hook of the claw portion 85b is reduced, and the first locking claw 85 is released. The arm portion 85a can be easily bent by sliding on the inclined locking surface, and the locking can be easily released.

  Therefore, the locking force with which the first locking claw 85 locks the lid 81 in the closed position can be made smaller than the locking force with which the first locking claw 74 locks the fixing portion 71 in the fixing hole 2k. Thus, the operation of releasing the locking of the lid 81 at the closed position, that is, the operation of opening the hole 2j can be performed more easily than the operation of removing the fixing portion 71 from the fixing hole 2k.

  In other words, the lid portion 81 can be easily removed from the hole portion 2j, while the fixing portion 71 is firmly fixed to the fixing hole 2k, and the force acting on the fixing portion 71 when the lid portion 81 is removed causes the fixing portion 71 to be fixed to the fixing hole. It is difficult to get out of 2k.

  On the other hand, a finger hooking portion 86 is provided on the surface of the lid substrate 82.

  The finger hooking portion 86 is formed by bulging a part of the front end side 82 b of the lid substrate 82 to the surface side of the lid substrate 82. In the present embodiment, the lid substrate 82 is provided at positions separated from each other on both sides of the front end side 82b. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, with the lid 81 locked in the closed position, there is a gap that allows the fingertip to be inserted from above between the finger hooking portion 86 and the back plate 2c. It is configured to form. Therefore, when the locking by the first locking claw 85 is released and the lid 81 is moved from the closed position to the open position, the fingertip can be hooked on the finger hooking portion 86, and the opening operation of the lid 81 is facilitated. It can be carried out.

  The finger-hanging portion 86 is formed so as to bulge out in a range where the gap formed between the finger-hanging portion 86 and the back plate 2c does not communicate with the hole 2j in a state where the lid portion 81 is locked at the closed position. .

  Thus, for example, when an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j with the hole 2j closed by the lid 81, the gap between the lid substrate 82 and the back plate 2c is temporarily set. Insert a tool or the like in the direction along the back plate 2c, and then change the direction by 90 degrees so that it passes through a substantially L-shaped insertion path for inserting the tool or the like in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. An instrument or the like cannot be easily inserted into the housing 2 through 2j.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the finger hooking portion 86 faces the back plate 2c in a state where the lid portion 81 is locked at the open position, so that the fingertip can be placed between the lid substrate 82 and the back plate 2c from below. A gap that can be inserted can be formed. Therefore, when the locking by the second locking claw 76 is released and the lid 81 is moved from the open position to the closed position, the fingertip can be hooked and the closing operation of the lid 81 can be easily performed. .

  The locking hole 87 is formed at a position closer to the front end side 82 b than the substantially central position of the lid substrate 82. The locking hole 87 is provided at a position where the second locking claw 76 is inserted and the lid 81 is locked to the open position when the lid 81 is rotated to move from the closed position to the open position. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the opening / closing lid 70 having the above-described configuration is such that the fixed substrate 72 extends in the vertical direction and the end 72 </ b> A side is positioned upward, and the fixed portion 71 is the back plate 2 c. Fixed to.

  The lid 81 is either a closed position for closing the hole 2j or an open position for opening the hole 2j depending on whether the store or island facility where the slot machine 1 is installed has an automatic coin replenishment device. It is selectively arranged on either side.

  For example, when the slot machine 1 is moved from a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device to a store or island facility not equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device, the lid 81 is used to close the hole 2j. Is moved from the open position to the closed position.

  To move the lid portion 81 from the open position to the closed position, the claw portion 76b of the second locking claw 76 that is inserted and locked in the locking hole 87 of the lid substrate 82 is lifted upward and locked. The engagement with the hole 87 is released.

  Then, the lid portion 81 is pivoted upward with the hinge portion 83 as a pivot center to move to the closing position, the protruding portion 84 of the lid portion 81 is fitted into the hole portion 2j, and the hole portion 2j is inserted by the lid substrate 82. It is closed and locked in the closed position by the first locking claw 85.

  As a result, the lid portion 81 is moved to the closed position, the fixed substrate 72 of the fixing portion 71 and the lid substrate 82 of the lid portion 81 are flush with each other and extend along the back plate 2c. Blocked. Therefore, for example, even when a slot machine is moved from a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device to a store or island facility not equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device, a hole is formed in the back plate 2c of the housing 2. The part 2j is not installed with a large opening.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as intrusion of an instrument or the like into the housing 2 through the hole 2j, and foreign matter such as dust enters the housing 2 from the hole 2j and the game of the slot machine 1 It is possible to prevent the operation from being affected.

  Further, when the protruding portion 84 is fitted into the hole 2j, the projection 84 can be guided and guided into the hole 2j by the chamfered portion of the rib 84b, and can be smoothly fitted into the hole 2j.

  Since the lid 81 can be locked at the closed position by the first locking claw 85, the lid 81 is prevented from moving from the closed position in the direction of opening the hole 2j, and the hole 2j. Can be prevented from being released without permission.

  On the other hand, when installing a slot machine in a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device, or from a store or island facility not equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device to a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device. When the slot machine 1 is moved, the lid 81 is rotated to move from the closed position to the open position.

  In order to move the lid 81 from the closed position to the open position, a fingertip is inserted from above the lid 81 between the finger hooking portion 86 and the back plate 2c, and the lid 81 is moved around the hinge 83 as a rotation center. Rotate downward. By the rotation of the lid portion 81, the locking to the hole 2j by the first locking claw 85 is released, and the protruding portion 84 is extracted from the hole 2j.

  Then, the surface of the lid substrate 82 and the surface of the fixed substrate 72 are rotated to a position where they face each other and extend in parallel, and the second locking claws of the fixing portion 71 are inserted into the locking holes 87 of the lid portion 81. 76 is inserted to lock the lid 81 in the open position.

  Therefore, for example, when installing the slot machine 1 in a store or island facility equipped with a coin automatic replenishment device, or a store equipped with a coin automatic replenishment device from a store or island facility not equipped with a coin automatic replenishment device or When the slot machine 1 is moved to the island facility, it is not necessary to perform work such as cutting off a part of the back plate 2c, and the installation time of the slot machine 1 can be shortened.

  Further, since the lid 81 is supported by the fixing portion 71, and the fixing portion 71 is fixed to the housing 2, there is no possibility of losing the lid 81 in a state where the hole 2j is opened. When the slot machine 1 is moved from a store or island facility equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device to a store or island facility not equipped with an automatic coin replenishment device, the hole 2j can be closed quickly and reliably.

  And since the cover part 81 can be locked to an open position by the 2nd latching claw 76, it can prevent that the cover part 81 moves arbitrarily between an open position and a closed position.

  Therefore, for example, the vibration of the lid 81 and the generation of noise due to the vibration can be prevented. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production of the vibration which moves the cover part 81 to an opening / closing direction can also be prevented, and the damage to the hinge part 33 by the excessive bending stress being added to the hinge part 33 can also be prevented.

  Further, since the lid portion 81 can be locked at the open position, it is not necessary to work while holding the lid portion 81 by hand at the time of other work such as attachment work of the coin supply tube S, for example, and both hands are used in such work. be able to. Therefore, workability is improved and safe work can be performed.

  According to the opening / closing lid 70 having the above-described configuration, the fixed substrate 72 is larger than the fixed hole 2k, and the outer edge portion of the fixed substrate 72 faces the back plate 2c of the housing 2 while being fixed to the fixed hole 2k. For example, when the fixing hole 2k is closed by the fixing portion 71 and an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the fixing hole 2k, the fixing hole 2k is closed. Once the fixture or the like is inserted between the fixed substrate 72 and the back plate 2c in the direction along the back plate 2c, the orientation is changed by 90 degrees, and the fixture etc. is inserted in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. A character-shaped insertion path always passes, so that instruments and the like cannot be easily inserted. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as causing an instrument or the like to enter the housing 2 through the fixing hole 2k.

  The lid substrate 82 is larger than the hole portion 2j, and the outer edge portion of the lid substrate 82 is opposed to the back plate 2c over a certain width along the outer edge portion of the hole portion 2j in a state of being covered with the hole portion 2j. For example, when an instrument or the like is inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j in a state where the hole 2j is closed by the lid 81, the hole 2j is temporarily closed. A substantially L-shaped device in which an instrument or the like is inserted between the lid substrate 82 and the back plate 2c in a direction along the back plate 2c, and then the orientation is changed by 90 degrees and the instrument is inserted in a direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. The insertion path is surely passed, so that an instrument or the like cannot be easily inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as causing an instrument or the like to enter the housing 2 through the hole 2j.

  Further, according to the opening / closing lid 70 having the above-described configuration, the hinge portion 83 is provided when the lid portion 81 is moved from the closed position toward the open position and when the lid portion 81 is moved from the open position toward the closed position. A larger force is applied to the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 than the end portion 72B side. Even when such a large force is applied, the fixed portion 71 is supported by the protruding portion 73 on the end portion 72B side. Since the rigidity on the end portion 72A side is higher than that of the end portion 72A, the bending portion on the end portion 72A side of the fixed substrate 72 can be suppressed and the fixing portion 71 can be firmly fixed to the fixing hole 2k. A stable operation feeling can be obtained.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the lid portion 81 is rotatably supported by the fixing portion 71 by the hinge portion 83 and the hole portion 2j is opened and closed by rotating the lid portion 81 has been described as an example. It may have the following configuration.

  For example, in the slot machine 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12, a fixing portion 101 having a pair of rails 102 is provided along the back plate 2c, and a lid portion 111 is reciprocally movable on the pair of rails 102. The lid 111 may be reciprocated between an open position where the hole 2j is opened and a closed position where the hole 2j is closed.

  The fixing portion 101 has a frame body 103 formed by connecting frame members having a substantially L-shaped cross section so as to form a substantially rectangular frame shape in plan view. The frame 103 has a size in which the size of the region divided into the longitudinal direction of the frame 103 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the hole 2j, and extends vertically to the back plate 2c of the housing 2. The lower half region is attached so as to coincide with the position of the hole 2j.

  The frame 103 is provided with a mounting flange 105 having a mounting hole 105a, and is attached to the back plate 2c by a mounting screw 104 inserted through the mounting hole 105a. The rail 102 is constituted by a pair of frame members extending up and down along the longitudinal direction of the frame body 103.

  The lid portion 111 has a rectangular lid substrate 112 that is guided by the pair of rails 102 and is slidably supported in the longitudinal direction of the frame body 103. The lid substrate 112 has a flat plate shape having a constant plate thickness, and the size of the lid substrate 112 sufficiently closes the hole portion 2j when it covers the hole portion 2j, along the outer edge portion of the hole portion 2j. Thus, the size is set to be in contact with the back plate 2c over a certain width.

  Therefore, for example, when an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j with the hole 2j closed by the lid 111, the back between the lid substrate 112 and the back plate 2c is temporarily removed. Insert a tool or the like in the direction along the plate 2c, and then change the direction by 90 degrees so that it passes through a substantially L-shaped insertion path for inserting the tool or the like in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. An instrument or the like cannot be easily inserted into the housing 2 through 2j.

  In addition, since the lower end portion, the right end portion, and the left end portion of the lid portion 111 are covered with the frame body 103, when an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 from the portion through the hole 2j, the frame body 103 gets in the way and cannot be inserted.

  The closing of the hole 2j by the lid 111 is performed by removing the coin supply pipe S inserted in the hole 2j and moving the hole 2j from the open position to the closing position by its own weight or manually.

  The opening of the hole 2j by the lid 111 is performed by moving the lid 111 from the lower closed position to the upper opened position, and the lid 111 is held at the opened position by the opened hole 2j. This is performed by a holding means provided in contact with the inserted coin supply pipe S or separately.

  In the above configuration, since it is not necessary to provide the fixing hole 2k in the back plate 2c, the number of holes communicating with the inside of the housing 2 can be reduced, and the possibility of fraud using the holes is reduced. Can do. In addition, the number of processing steps for the housing 2 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the housing 2 can be reduced.

  The fixing part 101 is attached to the back plate 2c so that the upper half area of the frame 103 coincides with the position of the hole 2j, and the lid part 111 is moved to the upper closing position to close the hole 2j. It is good also as a structure. Further, the attachment direction of the frame body 103 is not limited to the direction along the top and bottom, but may be a direction along the left and right, and the lid 111 may be slid left and right to open and close the hole 2j.

  Furthermore, in the slot machine 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, the fixing portion 121 having the fixing shaft 124 is fixed by being attached to the back plate 2 c, and the shaft hole 134 is inserted through the fixing shaft 124 of the fixing portion 121. The lid 131 may be rotatably supported, and the lid 131 may be rotated around the fixed shaft 124 to selectively move between an open position where the hole 2j is opened and a closed position where the hole 2j is closed.

  The fixing part 121 has a fixing plate 122 made of a plate member having a constant thickness made of a synthetic resin material. The fixing plate 122 has a through hole (not shown) through which the mounting screw is inserted at a position closer to one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixing plate 122, and the mounting plate 123 inserted through the through hole has a back plate 2c. It is fixed below the hole 2j and in the vicinity.

  The fixed shaft 124 is provided so as to protrude perpendicularly to the fixed plate 122 at a position closer to the other side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed plate 122. The distal end portion of the fixed shaft 124 is enlarged through a step, and constitutes a stopper for the lid portion 131.

  The lid 131 has a lid substrate 132 formed of a flat plate member made of a synthetic resin material and having a certain thickness. The lid substrate 132 has a size that sufficiently closes the hole 2j in a state of covering the hole 2j, and is in contact with the back plate 2c over a certain width along the outer edge of the hole 2j. A protrusion (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the lid substrate 132.

  The projecting portion is configured to secure the rigidity of the lid substrate 132 and to enter the hole portion 2j at the closed position where the hole portion 2j is closed, and to position and hold the lid substrate 132 at the closed position. When an instrument or the like is to be inserted into the housing 2 through the hole 2j with the hole 2j closed by the lid 81, the back plate is temporarily provided between the lid substrate 112 and the back plate 2c. Insert the instrument etc. in the direction along 2c, and then change the direction by 90 degrees so that it passes through the substantially L-shaped path to insert the instrument etc. in the direction along the inner wall surface of the hole 2j. Etc. cannot be easily inserted into the housing 2.

  A tongue piece 133 is integrally formed on the lid substrate 132. The tongue piece 133 is provided so as to protrude from the base end side of the lid substrate 132 on the same plane, and a shaft hole 134 is formed at a substantially central position thereof, so that the fixed shaft 124 of the fixing portion 121 is inserted. Has been.

  The lid portion 131 is closed by the lid portion 131 by rotating and moving the lid portion 131 from the lower open position to the upper closed position, and engaging and protruding the protruding portion of the lid portion 131 into the hole portion 2j. Done.

  The opening of the hole 2j by the lid 131 releases the positioning and holding of the protrusion 131 of the lid 131 to the hole 2j, and the lid 131 is rotated from the upper closed position to the lower opened position. Is done by.

  In the above configuration, since it is not necessary to provide the fixing hole 2k in the back plate 2c, the number of holes formed in the housing 2 can be reduced, and the possibility of fraud using the holes is reduced. Can do. In addition, the number of processing steps for the housing 2 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the housing 2 can be reduced.

  The fixing portion 121 may be fixed and attached at a position above and near the hole portion 2j of the back plate 2c, and the hole portion 2j may be opened by moving the lid portion 131 to the upper open position. .

  In addition, the fixing portion 121 is fixed to the side and in the vicinity of the hole 2j of the back plate 2c, and is provided with an open positioning means and a closing positioning means separately, and the lid 131 is rotated and moved. It is good also as a structure selectively moved to an open position and a closed position.

It is a whole perspective view of the slot machine concerning this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of the slot machine shown in FIG. 1 is opened. It is a figure which shows the inside of the housing of a slot machine from the front. It is a perspective view which shows the surface side of an opening-and-closing lid. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of an opening-and-closing lid. It is a perspective view which shows the state which obstruct | occluded the hole part with the opening-and-closing lid | cover. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the hole. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the slot machine shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the slot machine shown in FIG. 7. It is a figure which expands and shows the principal part of FIG. It is a figure which expands and shows the principal part of FIG. It is a figure explaining other embodiment concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining other embodiment concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 2c Back plate 2j Hole 2k Fixing hole 70 Opening / closing lid 71 Fixing part 74 First fixing claw 75 Second fixing claw 76 Second locking claw (second locking means)
81 Lid portion 83 Hinge portion 85 First locking claw (first locking means)
S coin supply tube

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine in which a hole for inserting a coin supply pipe is drilled in a box-shaped housing,
A fixing portion fixed to the housing;
A lid portion that has a size capable of closing the hole portion, and is selectively movable to either a closed position that is supported by the fixed portion and closes the hole portion, or an open position that opens the hole portion. A gaming machine comprising an opening / closing lid having

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