JP3124730U - Fraud prevention tool and gaming machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a fraud prevention tool that prevents a fraudulent act by prying open a cover member that covers a power switch, and a gaming machine using the same.
A base portion 2 fixed to a back surface 10a of an opening / closing door 10 of a swing type gaming machine housing by an adhesive, and integrally formed with the base portion 2, and when the opening / closing door 10 is closed, This is an anti-tamper tool 1 comprising an arm portion 3 that abuts against the front surface of a cover member 13 that covers the power switch 12 in the trunk type gaming machine housing and restrains the cover member 13.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a fraud prevention tool for preventing fraud in a gaming machine such as a swivel type gaming machine (slot machine) and a gaming machine using the same.

  In gaming machines such as a revolving game machine (slot machine), cheating using equipment is rampant. In order to change the winning probability of the slot machine, the fraudster inserts an instrument through a gap in the front door of the slot machine and turns on / off the internal power switch. In order to prevent such illegal acts, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine in which a cover member that physically disables operation of a lever of a power switch is provided in the housing.

JP 2005-131256 A

  However, in recent years, fraud has become more sophisticated, and despite the provision of a cover member as described in Patent Document 1, there has been no trace of fraud. The fraudster inserts a device such as a wire through a gap in the front door or a newly opened hole, and with this inserted device, the cover member covering the lever of the power switch is pry open and the lever of the power switch is operated. It is.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fraud prevention tool that prevents a fraudulent act by opening the cover member that covers the power switch, and a gaming machine using the same.

  The anti-tampering device of the present invention includes a base portion fixed to the back surface of the door of the gaming machine casing by an adhesive, and a base portion that is integrally formed with the base portion. And an arm portion that abuts against the front surface of the cover member that covers the power switch and restrains the cover member.

  According to the present invention, when the opening / closing door of the gaming machine casing is closed, the arm portion of the cheating prevention tool comes into contact with the front surface of the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine casing, and the cover member is Since it is restrained, even if a fraudulent person inserts an instrument such as a wire through a gap in the opening / closing door or a newly opened hole, the cover member that covers the power switch cannot be opened. Also, during maintenance of the gaming machine, the arm of the anti-tamper tool is separated from the front of the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine casing by opening the door of the gaming machine casing, so that maintenance is performed as usual. It is possible.

  Here, the adhesive is desirably a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. Since the adhesive is a double-sided adhesive tape, one side of this double-sided adhesive tape is bonded in advance to the base of the anti-fraud device, and the arm of the anti-fraud device is gripped to open and close the gaming machine housing. Since it can fix only by pressing on the back surface of a door, even if it attaches to the narrow clearance gap of the back surface of this opening-and-closing door, it becomes possible to work easily, without using a tool.

  Moreover, it is also possible to use a vinyl acetate resin adhesive as the adhesive. Vinyl acetate resin adhesive (generally referred to as “hot bond”) is melted and bonded by heat with a gun-type tool and hardens when cooled. And can be fixed very strongly. For this reason, it is impossible to further open the cover member that covers the power switch. In addition, it is desirable to use this vinyl acetate adhesive together with the above-mentioned double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and it is desirable to position the fraud prevention tool with the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and firmly fix it with the vinyl acetate-based adhesive.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the anti-tamper tool of the present invention is provided with a cushioning material at the tip of the arm. The cushioning material at the tip of the arm allows the arm to be in close contact with the cover member without damaging the surface of the cover member that covers the power switch, further eliminating the gap between the arm and the cover member, Can be prevented.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the arm part is provided with an expansion / contraction mechanism. Thus, depending on the type of gaming machine to which this anti-tamper tool is attached, when the dimensions from the back surface of the opening / closing door of the gaming machine housing to the front of the cover member covering the power switch in the gaming machine housing are different, It becomes possible to adjust by extending and contracting, and the arm part of the fraud prevention tool can be brought into close contact with the front surface of the cover member covering the power switch without any gap.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention includes the anti-tampering device on the back surface of an opening / closing door of a gaming machine casing. According to the present invention, when the opening / closing door of the gaming machine casing is closed, the arm portion of the cheating prevention tool comes into contact with the front surface of the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine casing, and the cover member is Since it is restrained, a gaming machine in which an unauthorized person cannot pry open the cover member that covers the power switch even if an instrument such as a wire is inserted through a gap in the opening / closing door or a newly opened hole is obtained. In addition, during maintenance, the arm of the anti-tamper tool is separated from the front of the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine casing by opening the door of the gaming machine casing, so that normal maintenance can be performed. It becomes a special gaming machine.

(1) A base portion fixed to the back surface of the opening / closing door of the gaming machine housing by an adhesive, and a cover that is integrally formed with the base portion and covers the power switch in the gaming machine housing when the opening / closing door is closed A fraud prevention tool that consists of an arm that abuts against the front of the member and restrains the cover member, so that even if a fraudster inserts a wire or other device through a gap or a newly opened hole in the front door, It becomes impossible to pry open the cover member that covers the switch, and it becomes impossible to illegally operate the power switch.

(2) By using a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape as an adhesive material, one side of this double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is bonded in advance to the base part of the cheating device, and the arm portion of the cheating device is gripped so that the gaming machine housing Since it can fix only by pressing on the back surface of the body opening / closing door, even if it is attached to a narrow gap on the back surface of the opening / closing door, it is possible to easily work without using a tool.

(3) By using a vinyl acetate resin adhesive as the adhesive, it is possible to fix the anti-tampering device very strongly against vibrations and shocks, so that the cover member covering the power switch can be further opened. become unable. Moreover, by using together with a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, the fraud prevention tool can be positioned with the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and can be firmly fixed with a vinyl acetate-based adhesive, thereby improving workability.

(4) By providing a cushioning material at the tip of the arm, the arm can be brought into close contact with the cover member without damaging the surface of the cover member covering the power switch. It is possible to prevent the opening by further eliminating the gap.

(5) Since the arm portion is provided with an expansion / contraction mechanism, the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine casing from the back surface of the opening / closing door of the gaming machine casing depending on the type of gaming machine to which the cheating device is attached. When the dimensions up to the front are different, it is possible to adjust the arm by extending and contracting, and the arm of the anti-fraud device can be brought into close contact with the front of the cover member that covers the power switch. Irrelevant acts can be prevented regardless of the type of machine.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cheating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of the cheating device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the cheating device of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view which shows operation | movement, (a) is a figure which shows the state which closed the door, (b) is a figure which shows the state which opened the door.

  In FIG. 1, a fraud prevention device 1 of the present invention includes a base portion 2 in which double-sided adhesive tape 4 as an adhesive material is bonded in parallel on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the back surface, and a substantially rectangular tube integrally formed with the base portion. It is comprised from the arm part 3 of a shape. The cheating prevention tool 1 is made of, for example, transparent polycarbonate, but may be any one that is made of a material that does not affect the operation of the gaming machine.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the anti-tamper tool 1 is a rear surface 10a of the opening / closing door 10 of the casing of the rotating type gaming machine, and when the opening / closing door 10 is closed, the rotating type gaming machine It fixes to the position which faces the power supply box 11 in the housing | casing. Further, a cover member 13 that covers the power switch 12 is provided on the front surface of the power box 11 where the power switch 12 is disposed so that the power switch 12 cannot be operated. As shown in FIG. 3A, the anti-tamper tool 1 is configured such that when the open / close door 10 is closed, the top surface 3a of the arm portion 3 abuts against the front surface of the cover member 13, and this cover member 13 is restrained.

  The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 4 is resistant to heat and has a strong adhesive force. Further, the double-sided adhesive tape 4 is bonded to the back surface of the base portion 2 in advance, and when attached to the back surface 10a of the opening / closing door 10, the arm portion 3 of the fraud prevention tool 1 is grasped and attached to the opening / closing door 10. It can be fixed simply by pressing against the back surface 10a. Further, in order to further increase the attachment strength, the periphery of the base portion 2 is bonded with a vinyl acetate resin adhesive (hot bond).

  As described above, according to the swivel type gaming machine equipped with the cheating device 1 in this embodiment, when the door 10 is closed, the arm portion 3 of the cheating device 1 is swirled. Since the cover member 13 is restrained by coming into contact with the front surface of the cover member 13 covering the power switch 12 in the gaming machine housing, the fraudulent person can remove the wire or the like from the gap or the newly opened hole of the door 10. Even if it is inserted, the cover member 13 covering the power switch 12 cannot be opened. Therefore, it is impossible to illegally operate the power switch 12 to perform an illegal act.

  In addition, in the case of a rotating game machine equipped with the cheating device 1 according to this embodiment, when the rotating game machine is maintained, the cheating device is simply opened by opening the door 10 of the rotating game machine housing. Since one arm 3 is separated from the front surface of the cover member 13 that covers the power switch 12 of the power supply box 11, normal maintenance can be easily performed.

  In addition, in the cheating prevention tool 1 in the present embodiment, the double-sided adhesive tape 4 is used as an adhesive for fixing the cheating prevention tool 1 to the back surface of the door 10, and the arm part 3 of the cheating prevention tool 1 is gripped. Since it can be fixed simply by pressing against the back surface of the door 10, even if the back surface 10 a of the door 10 is narrow and difficult to attach, it can be easily operated without using a tool. is there.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the vinyl acetate resin adhesive is used in combination, the fraud prevention tool 1 can be very strongly fixed against vibration, impact, etc., and a cover that covers the power switch 12 It is difficult to pry the member 13 open. Moreover, since it can fix with the vinyl acetate resin-type adhesive after positioning the fraud prevention tool 1 with the double-sided adhesive tape 4, it can work easily.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a fraud prevention device showing another embodiment of the present invention.
The cheating prevention tool 5 shown in FIG. 4 includes a base portion 2 and an arm portion 3 similar to the cheating prevention tool 1 of FIG. However, in this fraud prevention tool 5, the distal end portion 3 b of the arm portion 3 is formed to be extendable / contractible by the extension / contraction mechanism 6. The expansion / contraction mechanism 6 includes, for example, a male screw 6a and a female screw 6b. Moreover, the front-end | tip part 3b is comprised from the flat plate 7 and the shock absorbing material 8, such as sponge and rubber | gum.

  In this fraud prevention tool 5, even if the dimensions from the back surface 10a of the opening / closing door 10 of the swivel type gaming machine housing to the front surface of the cover member 13 covering the power switch 12 of the power supply box 11 are different, the telescopic mechanism 6, the distal end portion 3 b of the arm portion 3 can be adjusted by expanding and contracting. Therefore, the arm portion 3 of the fraud prevention tool 5 can be brought into close contact with the front surface of the cover member 13 covering the power switch 12 without any gap, and it is possible to prevent fraud regardless of the type of gaming machine. It becomes.

  In addition, in the dishonest act prevention tool 5 in the present embodiment, since the shock absorbing material 8 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 3, the arm portion 3 is attached to the cover member 13 without damaging the surface of the cover member 13 covering the power switch 12. It becomes possible to make it closely adhere to each other, and the gap between the arm portion 3 and the cover portion 13 can be further eliminated to prevent the opening.

  In addition, the shock absorbing material 8 in this embodiment is applicable also to the above-mentioned fraud prevention tool 1. Moreover, the shape of the arm part 3 and the base part 4 is not limited to the shape shown in figure, If it is a shape which can restrain the cover member 13 which covers the power switch 12, it can be changed at any time.

  The cheating preventive tool of the present invention is useful as a device for preventing cheating of a gaming machine such as a spinning machine (slot machine).

It is a perspective view of the fraud prevention tool in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of the fraud prevention tool of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view which shows operation | movement of the fraud prevention tool of FIG. 1, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the state which closed the door, (b) is a figure which shows the state which opened the door. It is a top view of the fraud prevention tool which shows another embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,5 Fraud prevention tool 2 Base part 3 Arm part 4 Double-sided adhesive tape 6 Expansion / contraction mechanism 6a Male screw 6b Female screw 7 Flat plate 8 Cushioning material 10 Opening / closing door 11 Power supply box 12 Power switch 13 Cover member

Claims (6)

A base portion fixed by an adhesive on the back surface of the opening / closing door of the gaming machine housing;
A fraud that is formed integrally with the base portion and includes an arm portion that abuts against the front surface of the cover member that covers the power switch in the gaming machine housing and restrains the cover member when the door is closed. Action prevention device.   The fraud prevention tool according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.   The fraud prevention tool according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a vinyl acetate resin adhesive.   The fraud prevention tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cushioning material is provided at a tip of the arm portion.   The fraud prevention tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the arm portion includes an expansion / contraction mechanism.   A gaming machine comprising the anti-tamper tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5 on a back surface of an opening / closing door of a gaming machine housing.

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