JP5666367B2 - Game machine and game machine equipped with this game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a base member attached to a gaming machine main body, and a decorative plate is movably provided on the front side of the base member. The electric motor is fixed to the back side of the base member and moves the decorative plate on the front side. Are provided, and the decorative plate is configured to move along a predetermined flow line by operating the electric motor, and to a gaming machine equipped with the accessory.

Conventionally, slot machines, pachinko machines, and the like have been used as gaming machines that provide entertainment for people. Such a gaming machine is provided with a sound output device for outputting sound for production and a display device such as a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image for production. With these devices for production, the player can play a game. There is an effect to make them enthusiastic.
As a device for such an effect, the liquid crystal display device has a screen display window that exposes the screen of the liquid crystal display device to the outside, a door that opens and closes the screen display window, and an electric motor that drives the door. When displaying an effect image on a screen, there is known one that moves a door from a closed position that closes the screen display window to an open position that opens the screen display window (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

According to such an accessory, the door moves from the closed position to the open position before displaying the effect video for displaying the effect image on the screen of the liquid crystal display device. If it is, the moving door draws the player's attention, so the effect image of the liquid crystal display device displayed after the door reaches the open position is displayed with the player's attention drawn. As a result, it is possible to further enhance the production effect, compared to the case where the production video is simply displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device.
Here, the time required for the assembly work can be reduced by reducing the number of parts constituting the accessory and setting the shape and dimensions of the component parts of the accessory so that the assembly work for assembling the accessory can be easily performed. It is shortened and the manufacturing cost of an accessory can be reduced.

Also, in order to reduce not only the cost of manufacturing the accessory but also the cost of manufacturing the gaming machine, it is necessary to make it possible to easily attach the accessory to the gaming machine body. In addition, it is desirable to adopt an accessory having a unified form as one part.
As such an accessory, for example, a base member that movably supports a moving member such as a door, an electric motor that drives the moving member, a pinion fixed to the output shaft of the electric motor, and the pinion mesh with each other, A rack having a rack coupled to the moving member and a driver circuit board for driving the electric motor can be employed.

  Then, a box-shaped base member having an opening on one side is adopted, and a pinion fixed to the output shaft of the electric motor, a rack meshing with the pinion, and an electronic element of the driver circuit board are disposed inside the box-shaped base member. If the base member opening is closed with the driver circuit board in this state, the base member protects the pinion, the rack, and the electronic elements of the driver circuit board when mounting the accessory to the gaming machine main body. It is possible to facilitate the attachment work of the accessory.

JP 2008-173166 A

In the above-mentioned role, the electronic elements of the driver circuit board generate heat, so that the outside air is taken into the box-shaped base member and the air heated by the electronic elements is discharged to the outside. However, it is difficult to secure the installation space for the intake / exhaust port in order to reduce the size of the entire accessory. Therefore, even if the entire size is reduced, the intake / exhaust port for cooling air can be secured. There is a demand to do so.
In addition, since the pinion and the rack are stored inside the base member of the accessory, even if the accessory is reduced in size, the pinion and the rack can be easily engaged inside the base member. There is also a demand for easy assembly work.

  Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the background art described above, and the object is to absorb cooling air even if the whole is downsized. It is an object of the present invention to provide an accessory for a gaming machine that can secure an exhaust port and that can be easily assembled, and a gaming machine equipped with the accessory.

Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve the above-mentioned object. The features of each invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, a code | symbol shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 has a base member (41) attached to the main body of the gaming machine (1), and a decorative plate (21) is provided on the front side of the base member (41) so as to be movable. An electric motor (31) is provided that is fixed to the back side of the base member (41) and moves the decorative plate (21) on the front side, and the decorative plate (21) is predetermined by operating the electric motor (31). An accessory (20) for a gaming machine formed so as to move along the flow line of the motor, wherein the electric motor (31) includes an output shaft (31A) for outputting a predetermined torque, and this output A pinion (32) is fixed to the shaft (31A), and the pinion (32) of the electric motor (31) has a predetermined length dimension and a rack to which the decorative plate (21) is attached ( 33) is engaged, and the accessory (20) includes an electronic element for driving the electric motor (31). A circuit board (34) is provided, and the base member (41) accommodates the electronic elements of the driver circuit board (34) and the rack (33), and has a size corresponding to the driver circuit board (34). The driver circuit board (34) has a surface on which the electronic element is attached facing the circuit chamber (41A) of the base member (41). The circuit chamber (41A) is attached to the base member (41) in a state of covering the circuit chamber (41A), and the base member (41) is formed with a ceiling portion (41E) that covers a surface to which the electronic element is attached. In the ceiling part (41E), in order to guide the pinion (32) to the inside of the circuit chamber (41A), a pinion introduction hole (51) formed to have a size into which the pinion (32) can be inserted, and The pinion introduction hole (51) is continuously opened at the peripheral portion, and the output shaft (31A) of the electric motor (31) is inserted through the pinion introduction hole (51). A force shaft insertion hole (52) is formed, and the electric motor (31) inserts the pinion (32) into the circuit chamber (41A) through the pinion introduction hole (51), and then positions the pinion (32). By shifting toward the output shaft insertion hole (52), the output shaft (31A) is put inside the output shaft insertion hole (52), and the output shaft (31A) is inserted into the output shaft insertion hole (52). The pinion introduction hole (51) is fixed to the ceiling (41E) in the state of being inside, and the output shaft (31A) of the electric motor (31) is placed inside the output shaft insertion hole (52). It is opened when arranged, and is formed so as to also serve as an air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, and has the following characteristics.
That is, in the invention according to claim 2, a back cover member (25) covering the back side of the base member (41) is attached to the back side of the base member (41), and the back cover member (25) The rack (33) is opened in the vicinity of the end of the moving region where the rack (33) moves, and intake / exhaust openings (25D, 25E) for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A) are provided. The openings (25D, 25E) serve as exhaust ports for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber (41A) to the outside when the rack (33) approaches, and are provided outside when the rack (33) moves away. It is characterized by being formed so as to serve as an intake port for sucking air into the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2 described above, and has the following characteristics.
That is, in the invention according to claim 3, a back cover member (25) covering the back side of the base member (41) is attached to the back side of the base member (41), and the back cover member (25) An opening (25G) for intake / exhaust for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A) is provided at a position facing the pinion introduction hole (51) formed in the base member (41). The exhaust opening (25G) serves as an exhaust port for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber (41A) to the outside when the rack (33) approaches, and when the rack (33) moves away. It is characterized by being formed so as to serve as an intake port for sucking external air into the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 4)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 4 has a base member (41) attached to the main body of the gaming machine (1), and a decorative plate (21) is movably provided on the front side of the base member (41). An electric motor (31) is provided that is fixed to the back side of the base member (41) and moves the decorative plate (21) on the front side, and the decorative plate (21) is predetermined by operating the electric motor (31). An accessory (20) for a gaming machine formed so as to move along the flow line of the motor, wherein the electric motor (31) includes an output shaft (31A) for outputting a predetermined torque, and this output A pinion (32) is fixed to the shaft (31A), and the pinion (32) of the electric motor (31) has a predetermined length dimension and a rack to which the decorative plate (21) is attached ( 33) is engaged, and the accessory (20) includes an electronic element for driving the electric motor (31). A circuit board (34) is provided, and the base member (41) accommodates the electronic elements of the driver circuit board (34) and the rack (33), and has a size corresponding to the driver circuit board (34). The driver circuit board (34) has a surface on which the electronic element is attached facing the circuit chamber (41A) of the base member (41). A rack introduction for guiding the rack (33) into the circuit chamber (41A) is attached to the base member (41) in a state of covering the circuit chamber (41A). A hole (41G) is formed, and the rack introduction hole (41G) also serves as an air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 5)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 5 is the invention described in claim 4 described above, comprising the following characteristic points.
That is, in the invention according to claim 5, a back cover member (25) covering the back side of the base member (41) is attached to the back side of the base member (41), and the back cover member (25) The rack (33) is opened in the vicinity of the end of the moving region where the rack (33) moves, and intake / exhaust openings (25D, 25E) for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A) are provided. The openings (25D, 25E) serve as exhaust ports for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber (41A) to the outside when the rack (33) approaches, and are provided outside when the rack (33) moves away. It is characterized by being formed so as to serve as an intake port for sucking air into the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 6)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 6 is the invention described in claim 4 or 5 described above, and has the following characteristics.
That is, in the invention described in claim 6, a back cover member (25) covering the back side of the base member (41) is attached to the back side of the base member (41), and the back cover member (25) An opening (25G) for intake and exhaust for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber (41A) is provided in the vicinity of the rack introduction hole (41G) formed in the base member (41), The intake / exhaust opening (25G) serves as an exhaust port for exhausting the internal air of the circuit chamber (41A) to the outside when the rack (33) approaches, and externally when the rack (33) moves away. The air is sucked into the inside of the circuit chamber (41A).

(Claim 7)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 7 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention described in claim 7 relates to the gaming machine (1), and the gaming machine accessory (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and And a control board (12) for controlling the object (20).
(Claim 8)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 8 is characterized by the following points.

  That is, the invention according to claim 8 relates to the gaming machine (1), and the gaming machine accessory (20) according to any one of claims 4 to 6 and the role. And a control board (12) for controlling the object (20).

(Effects of claims 1 and 7)
The invention according to claim 1 or 7 has the following effects.
That is, according to the first or seventh aspect of the invention, the base member is attached to the gaming machine main body, the decorative plate is movably provided, and the base plate is fixed to the back side and the decorative plate is moved. An accessory including an electric motor, a pinion fixed to the output shaft of the electric motor, a coupled rack that engages with the pinion and has a decorative plate attached thereto, and a driver circuit board for driving the electric motor As the drive mechanism for moving the decorative plate, a rack-and-pinion type that has a simple structure and a small occupied space is adopted, so the overall size of the accessory is reduced. It can be downsized.

  In addition, the base member accommodates the electronic elements and the rack of the driver circuit board, and is formed in a box shape having a circuit chamber having a size corresponding to the driver circuit board. Since the driver circuit board is attached to the base member with the attached surface facing the circuit chamber of the base member and covering the circuit chamber, it is useful if the rack is engaged with the pinion inside the circuit chamber. When mounting an object to the gaming machine body, the base member can protect the electronic elements of the pinion, the rack, and the driver circuit board, and the convenience work for attaching the object can be facilitated. The operation of attaching the to the gaming machine main body can be facilitated.

Furthermore, a ceiling part that covers the surface on which the electronic elements of the driver circuit board are mounted is formed on the base member, and the pinion is formed in a size that allows the pinion to be inserted in order to guide the pinion to the inside of the circuit chamber. Since the pinion introduction hole is provided in the ceiling portion, the pinion can be easily put into the circuit chamber.
In addition, the base is based on an electric motor that is continuously opened at the peripheral portion of the pinion introduction hole, and that has an output shaft insertion hole through which the output shaft of the motor is inserted in the ceiling of the base member, and the pinion is fixed to the output shaft. When attaching to the member, put the pinion into the circuit chamber through the pinion introduction hole, and then shift the position toward the output shaft insertion hole, so that the output shaft is put into the output shaft insertion hole and the output shaft outputs Since the electric motor is fixed to the ceiling while in the shaft insertion hole, the electric motor can be fixed to the outside of the base member with the pinion inside the circuit chamber. The fixing to the base member is fixed, and as a result, the assembling work of the accessory can be facilitated.

Furthermore, when the output shaft of the motor is placed inside the output shaft insertion hole, the pinion introduction hole is opened, and the air intake / exhaust port that cools the inside of the circuit chamber is also used as the pinion introduction hole, so the whole is compact Therefore, even if a dedicated intake / exhaust port cannot be formed separately, an intake / exhaust port for cooling air is secured by the pinion introduction hole.
As described above, the assembly of the accessory is facilitated by forming the pinion introduction hole, and even if the accessory is downsized, the intake and exhaust ports for cooling air are secured by the pinion introduction hole. Thus, the object is achieved.

(Effects of claims 2 and 5)
The invention according to claim 2 or 5 has the following effect in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 4.
That is, according to the invention of claim 2 or 5, since the back cover member that covers the back side of the base member is attached to the back side of the base member, if the electric motor attached to the back side of the base member is covered with the back cover member, When attaching an accessory to the gaming machine body, the power supply terminal of the electric motor, particularly a delicate motor, can be protected, and the attachment of the accessory can be facilitated. The work of attaching to the machine body can be facilitated.

  Here, when the rack is opened near the end of the moving area where the rack moves, and an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber of the back cover member is provided in the back cover member. In addition, the air inside the circuit chamber is discharged to the outside through the intake / exhaust opening, and when the rack moves away, the external air is sucked into the circuit chamber through the intake / exhaust opening. The air in the circuit chamber is forcibly exhausted through the intake / exhaust opening when the air intake approaches, and the rack outside the intake / exhaust opening forcibly sucks the air outside the back cover member through the intake / exhaust opening. Thus, even if the back side of the base member is covered with the back cover member, the cooling effect at the time of cooling the inside of the circuit chamber with external air is not impaired at all.

(Effect of claim 3)
The invention according to claim 3 has the following effect in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2 described above.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 3, the back cover member is opened at a position facing the pinion introduction hole formed in the base member, and the intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber is provided. When the rack approaches, the internal air in the circuit chamber is discharged to the outside through the pinion introduction hole and the intake / exhaust opening, and when the rack moves away, the external air is routed through the intake / exhaust opening and the pinion introduction hole. Since the air is drawn into the chamber, the air in the circuit chamber is forcibly exhausted when the rack approaches the air intake / exhaust opening, and the rack is moved away from the air intake / exhaust opening. Air is forcibly sucked into the circuit chamber. From this point, even if the back side of the base member is covered with the back cover member, the inside of the circuit chamber is cooled with external air. Cooling effect is never any impaired when.

(Effects of claims 4 and 8)
The invention according to claim 4 or 8 has the following effects.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 4 or 8, as in the invention described in claim 1, the base member is attached to the main body of the gaming machine and the decorative plate is movably provided. An electric motor that is fixed to the back side and moves the decorative plate, a pinion that is fixed to the output shaft of the motor, a combined rack that is engaged with the pinion and has the decorative plate attached thereto, and drives the motor As a driving mechanism for moving the decorative plate, a rack and pinion type that has a simple structure and a small occupied space is adopted. Therefore, the size of the accessory can be reduced.

  As in the first aspect of the invention, as the base member, an electronic element and a rack of the driver circuit board are accommodated, and the base member is formed in a box shape having a circuit chamber of a size corresponding to the driver circuit board. Since the driver circuit board is attached to the base member with the surface of the driver circuit board on which the electronic elements are attached facing the circuit chamber of the base member, the pinion is installed inside the circuit chamber. When the rack is engaged, the base member can protect the electronic elements of the pinion, the rack, and the driver circuit board when the mounting operation for mounting the accessory to the gaming machine body is performed. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the work of attaching the accessory to the gaming machine main body.

Here, since the rack introduction hole for guiding the rack into the circuit chamber is formed in the base member, the rack can be easily inserted into the circuit chamber through the rack introduction port. It is also easy to engage the rack with the pinion, whereby the assembling work of the accessory can be facilitated.
Furthermore, since the air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber is also used as the rack introduction hole, the entire size has been reduced, so even if a dedicated intake / exhaust port cannot be formed separately, The air inlet / outlet for cooling air is secured by the rack introduction hole.
As described above, the assembly of the accessory is facilitated by the formation in the rack introduction hole, and even if the accessory is downsized, the rack introduction hole can secure the intake and exhaust ports for cooling air. Thus, the object is achieved.

(Effect of claim 6)
The invention described in claim 6 has the following effect in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4 or 5 described above.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 6, the back cover member is provided with an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber while being opened in the vicinity of the rack introduction hole formed in the base member. When the rack approaches, the internal air in the circuit chamber is discharged to the outside through the rack introduction hole and the intake / exhaust opening, and when the rack moves away, the external air is exhausted through the intake / exhaust opening and the rack introduction hole. Since the air is sucked into the interior, the air in the circuit chamber is forcibly exhausted when the rack approaches the air intake / exhaust opening, and the air outside the back cover member is moved away from the air intake / exhaust opening. From this point, even when the back side of the base member is covered with a back cover member, cooling is performed when the inside of the circuit chamber is cooled with external air. There is no possibility that results may be impaired in any way.

It is a perspective view showing the whole slot machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the inside of the slot machine according to the embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the upper door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the panel-shaped base | substrate which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the base member which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a front view which shows the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing in the XX line of FIG. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the principal part of the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is the partially broken front view which shows the attachment structure of the decoration board which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the stepping motor which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a figure explaining the assembly procedure of the accessory which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the rack which concerns on the said embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment, which is a mode for carrying out the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overview of slot machine 1)
A slot machine 1 that is a gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of rotating reels 10 on which a plurality of types of symbols are written on a peripheral surface, and the symbols written on the rotating reels 10 are in a predetermined combination. A game in which the rotating reel 10 that is rotating is stopped is performed. As shown in FIG. 1, such a slot machine 1 includes a box-shaped main body cabinet 2 having a rectangular front shape in order to accommodate various devices of the slot machine 1.

The main body cabinet 2 is a box-shaped member having the entire front surface opened. And in the main body cabinet 2, the front door 3 for closing the opening is provided rotatably.
The front door 3 is divided into an upper door 4 that closes an upper portion of the opening of the main body cabinet 2 and a lower door 5 that closes a lower portion of the opening of the main body cabinet 2.
Among these, the portion near the upper edge of the lower door 5 is an operation unit 6 for performing a game operation of the slot machine 1. The operation unit 6 is provided with the following operation means.
That is, a key hole 6A into which a key for locking the front door 3 is inserted and a medal slot 6B into which a medal as a game medium is inserted are provided in the vicinity of the right end in FIG.

  A plurality of stop switches 6 </ b> C that are respectively operated when stopping the rotation of the plurality of rotary reels 10 are provided in the central portion of the operation unit 6 in FIG. 1. Above the left end of the stop switch 6C in FIG. 1, there is provided a bet switch 6D for setting the number of medals bet on the game among the medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 6B. ing. A start switch 6E that is operated when starting the rotation of the rotary reel 10 is provided on the left side of the stop switch 6C in FIG. An adjustment switch 6F is provided above the start switch 6E above the left end in FIG.

Below the operation unit 6 is provided a lower panel 5A for clearly displaying a mark composed of at least one of a character and a figure, for example, the model name of the slot machine 1. On the back side of the lower panel 5A, a backlight device (not shown) that illuminates the lower panel 5A from the rear is provided.
Furthermore, below the lower panel 5A, a medal tray 5B for storing medals, a medal payout port 5C from which medals paid out toward the medal tray 5B when winning a prize, and sound effects relating to the game are displayed. An audio output unit 5D including a speaker that generates the sound is provided.
The upper door 4 is provided adjacent to the upper part of the operation unit 6 and is provided with a decorative panel 8 made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like.

The decorative panel 8 serves as a window for showing the inside of the main body cabinet 2, and a symbol display window 8A for exposing the symbols of the rotating reel 10 housed inside the main body cabinet 2 to the outside, and a light emitting unit 11 described later. And a pair of effect display windows 8B for exposing the accessory unit 20 to the outside.
In other words, the decorative panel 8 is formed with a light-shielding coating film that blocks light on the surface on the back side except for portions corresponding to windows such as the symbol display window 8A and the effect display window 8B. The remaining parts are windows such as the symbol display window 8A and the effect display window 8B.
The periphery of the upper door 4, particularly the decorative panel 8, will be described in more detail later.

Above the decorative panel 8, there is provided a liquid crystal display device 4A that can display moving images. On the left and right of the liquid crystal display device 4A in FIG. 1, audio output units 4B each having a speaker for generating sound effects relating to the game are provided.
Further, in the vicinity of the upper edge of the upper door 4, a plurality of decorative lamp portions 4C that are turned on according to the gaming situation are provided along the upper edge of the upper door 4 in order to produce a game.
The liquid crystal display device 4A, the decorative lamp unit 4C, and the audio output unit 4B are coupled to each other as a device that performs a production operation that produces a game, thereby forming a unified production block body 4D. .

On the back side of the upper door 4, as shown in FIG. 2, a panel-like base 9 that supports the light emitting unit 11 and the accessory unit 20 is provided at a position corresponding to the front decorative panel 8.
A sub-control board 12 is provided above the panel-like base 9 on the back side of the upper door 4 to control the operation of the apparatus related to effects such as the liquid crystal display device 4A, the decorative lamp portion 4C, and the audio output portion 4B.
Also, below the medal insertion slot 6B on the back side of the lower door 5, a medal selector 13 for determining the authenticity of the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 6B is provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the main body cabinet 2 is provided with a reel unit 14 having a motor (not shown) for rotatably supporting the three rotating reels 10 and for rotating the rotating reels 10. Yes.

Below the reel unit 14, there is provided a hopper unit 15 that stores medals determined by the medal selector 13 as authentic and pays out the stored medals from the medal payout opening 5C as necessary.
Above the reel unit 14, there is provided a main control board 16 for controlling the operation of devices such as the reel unit 14 and the hopper unit 15 that are directly involved in the progress of the game of the slot machine 1.
In the slot machine 1 as described above, after the player bets medals, the start switch 6E is operated to start rotation of the plurality of rotary reels 10, and thereafter, the player presses the plurality of stop switches 6C. In operation, when a predetermined combination of symbols 61 is stopped and displayed on the effective winning line, a winning is achieved, and the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out to the player.

(Upper door 4)
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper door 4 includes a frame-shaped decorative frame 4E that supports a production block body 4D made up of a liquid crystal display device 4A and the like, and the above-described decorative panel 8 and panel-shaped substrate 9. Yes.
The frame-shaped decorative frame 4E is a quadrangular frame, and an effect block body 4D is attached to the upper part. The remaining part of the frame-shaped decorative frame 4E is an opening so that the decorative panel 8 can be attached from the back side.
As described above, the face of the decorative panel 8 where the light-shielding coating film is not formed is a window such as the symbol display window 8A and the pair of effect display windows 8B.

Of the pair of effect display windows 8B, the one corresponding to the light emitter unit 11 (the right side in FIG. 3) has a light-transmitting coating film that transmits light on the back surface.
The translucent coating film has characters that are unclear when the light-emitting unit 11 is turned off and clearly displayed when the light-emitting unit 11 is turned on.
The symbol display window 8A is a transparent window in which a coating film or the like is not formed on either of the front and back sides.
Of the pair of effect display windows 8B, the one corresponding to the accessory unit 20 (left side in FIG. 3) is a transparent window in which no coating film or the like is formed on either of the front and back sides, like the symbol display window 8A. It has become.
In addition to the symbol display window 8A and the effect display window 8B, the decorative panel 8 is provided with a numerical value display window 8C that is smaller in size than the symbol display window 8A and the effect display window 8B.

This numerical display window 8C exposes the display portion of an Arabic numeral display 9C described later to the outside, and, like the symbol display window 8A, a transparent window in which no coating film or the like is formed on either of the front and back sides. It has become.
The panel-like substrate 9 is a substantially flat member having an opening 9A provided in a portion corresponding to the symbol display window 8A of the decorative panel 8.
An Arabic numeral display 9C in which a plurality of display portions each consisting of 7-segment LEDs are arranged is provided below the opening 9A in the panel-like substrate 9 in FIG.
Further, unit attachment portions 9B to which units such as the accessory unit 20 and the light emitter unit 11 are attached are provided on the left and right sides of the opening 9A in the panel-like base 9 in FIG.

Any one of the accessory unit 20 and the light emitter unit 11 can be attached to each of the unit attachment portions 9B.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the unit attachment portion 9B has an opening 9D into which units such as the accessory unit 20 and the light emitter unit 11 are inserted.
The units such as the accessory unit 20 and the light emitting unit 11 are inserted into the opening 9D, and the upper and lower portions thereof are fixed to the unit mounting portion 9B.
(Household unit 20)
Next, the accessory unit 20 which is an accessory based on the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 5, the accessory unit 20 includes a decorative plate 21 arranged in front of the accessory unit 20, and the decorative plate 21 is moved along a predetermined flow line according to the game situation. It is formed to produce a moving effect.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the accessory unit 20 includes a drive mechanism 30 (shown only in FIG. 6) for driving the decorative plate 21 in addition to the decorative plate 21, and the drive mechanism 30. , The decorative members 22 to 24 that decorate the front side of the accessory unit 20, and the back cover member 25 that protects the rear side of the accessory unit 20.
Here, the decorative plate 21 has a sheet 21A on which a logo representing the model name of the slot machine 1 is affixed to the front side surface.

Moreover, the decoration board 21 is formed in the substantially square shape which has a pair of side edge along a moving direction, as shown in FIG.
Such a decorative plate 21 is attached to a rack 33, which will be described later, in the vicinity of the side edge disposed on the left side in FIG. In other words, the decorative plate 21 is provided with a protruding portion 21B that protrudes from the position in the vicinity of the left edge in FIG. 6 on the back side surface toward the inside of the structure 40, and the decorative plate 21 includes the protruding portion 21B. Is fixed to a rack 33 to be described later.
Further, the decorative plate 21 is provided with a protruding portion 21C as a position restricting portion protruding from the right end face in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the drive mechanism 30 includes a stepping motor 31 having an output shaft 31A for outputting a predetermined torque, a pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31, and a rack 33 engaged with the pinion 32. And a driver circuit board 34 on which an electronic circuit for driving the stepping motor 31 is formed.
The stepping motor 31 is a moving unit that moves the decorative plate 21 via the pinion 32 and the rack 33.
The stepping motor 31 is provided with an ear portion 31C having a screw insertion hole 31B through which a screw for fixing to the structure 40 is inserted.

The output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 has a flat surface formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface.
The pinion 32 is a gear having a predetermined number of teeth arranged on the outer peripheral surface.
The pinion 32 is fixed so that it cannot be rotated with respect to the output shaft 31A by tightening a not-shown screw threadedly engaged with the pinion 32 in contact with the plane of the output shaft 31A.
The rack 33 includes a main body portion 33A formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape having a predetermined length dimension. In the main body portion 33A, a plurality of teeth that mesh with the teeth of the pinion 32 are formed along the long side of the main body portion 33A.

The main body portion 33A is provided with an origin protrusion 33B for projecting from the central portion in the length direction toward the decorative plate 21 and for detecting the origin position of the rack 33.
The rack 33 includes a connecting portion 33C that protrudes toward the decorative plate 21 from the longer side on which the teeth of the main body portion 33A are not formed, and a moving contact portion 33D that is formed at the distal end portion of the connecting portion 33C. Is provided.
The connecting portion 33C has a flat plate shape that intersects the main body portion 33A, and is formed in a rectangular shape having the same longitudinal direction as the longitudinal direction of the main body portion 33A.
The moving contact portion 33D is a part for contacting a predetermined portion of the base member 41 described later.

The moving contact portion 33D is provided with a joint portion 33E that is joined to the protrusion portion 21B of the decorative plate 21 with a screw. The joint portion 33E will be described in detail later.
The driver circuit board 34 is provided with electronic elements necessary for driving the stepping motor 31 on the surface opposite to the surface facing the decorative plate 21 side, and the driver circuit that drives the stepping motor 31 by these electronic elements. Is formed.
Further, on the surface of the driver circuit board 34 on which the driver circuit is formed, a proximity sensor (for example, a photo interrupter) 34A for detecting the passage of the origin protrusion 33B provided on the main body 33A of the rack 33, and the sub control board Connector jacks 34B and 34C for electrical connection with 12 etc. are provided.

A plurality of light sources (for example, light emitting diodes) 34D are provided on the back surface of the driver circuit board 34 on which the driver circuit is formed. These light sources 34D serve as backlights that irradiate the decorative plate 21 from the back side.
Further, the driver circuit board 34 can give the stepping motor 31 both a forward drive pulse for moving the decorative plate 21 downward in FIG. 5 and a backward drive pulse for moving the decorative plate 21 upward in FIG. It has become.
The sub-control board 12 described above appropriately controls the operation of the stepping motor 31 via the driver circuit board 34 to lower the decorative plate 21 while vibrating it up and down, and after reaching a predetermined position in the middle, It is possible to simply lower it when it is stopped.

The structure 40 is a structure having sufficient rigidity to support the drive mechanism 30, the decorative members 22 to 24, and the back cover member 25.
In this structure 40, a base member 41 on which the decorative plate 21 is movably provided on the front side, an attachment frame member 42 attached to the unit attachment portion 9B of the panel-like base 9, and a front side of the attachment frame member 42 are arranged. A substantially frame-shaped front cover member 43 is provided.
The base member 41 is attached to the unit attachment portion 9B on the slot machine 1 side via the attachment frame member 42.
The base member 41 is a box-like member that houses the electronic elements of the driver circuit board 34 and a part of the rack 33 and has a circuit chamber 41A having a size corresponding to the driver circuit board 34.

Here, the driver circuit board 34 is attached to the base member 41 with the surface on which the electronic element is attached facing the circuit chamber 41A of the base member 41 so as to cover the circuit chamber 41A.
Further, in the base member 41, a substantially central portion on the back side surface facing the back cover member 25 side bulges toward the back cover member 25, and this bulged portion is another portion (hereinafter referred to as “ The flat portion 41B is referred to as a flat portion 41B).
Further, the base member 41 is provided with a slit 41D which is disposed in the vicinity of the left edge in FIG. 6 and extends along the edge.

The slit 41D is a long hole that penetrates the front and back of the base member 41 and extends along the flow line along which the decorative plate 21 moves.
Here, the bulging portion 41C of the base member 41 is formed along a ceiling portion 41E that covers the surface of the driver circuit board 34 on which the electronic elements are attached, and along the periphery of the ceiling portion 41E. And a side wall portion 41F that connects the portions 41B to each other.
A rack introduction hole 41G for opening the main body 33A of the rack 33 to the inside of the circuit chamber 41A is opened at a portion of the side wall 41F and the flat portion 41B adjacent to the slit 41D.
Further, in order to guide the pinion 32 to the inside of the circuit chamber 41A in the ceiling portion 41E, as shown in FIG. 7, a pinion introduction hole 51 formed to have a size into which the pinion 32 can be inserted, and the pinion introduction hole An output shaft insertion hole 52 through which the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is inserted and a screw hole 41H to be screwed with a screw for attaching the stepping motor 31 are provided. Yes.

On the surface of the ceiling part 41E facing the back cover member 25, the ear part 31C of the stepping motor 31 is locked so that the stepping motor 31 does not rotate when the screw that fixes the stepping motor 31 to the ceiling part 41E is tightened. A locking projection 41J is provided to project.
Is formed.
Since FIG. 7 is a rear view of the base member 41, the position of each part of the base member 41 is represented in the left and right direction opposite to that in FIG.
Here, the stepping motor 31 moves the position of the output shaft 31A toward the output shaft insertion hole 52 after inserting the pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A into the circuit chamber 41A through the pinion introduction hole 51. Thus, the output shaft 31A is set in the output position of the base member 41 by inserting the output shaft 31A into the output shaft insertion hole 52. Then, the stepping motor 31 screws the screw inserted into the screw insertion hole 31B of the ear portion 31C into the screw hole 41H of the ceiling portion 41E in a state where the output shaft 31A enters the output shaft insertion hole 52. Thus, it is fixed to the ceiling portion 41E.

The pinion introduction hole 51 is temporarily closed by the stepping motor 31 when the pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is placed inside the circuit chamber 41A, but the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is It is opened when it is arranged inside the insertion hole 52, and is formed so as to also serve as an air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A.
The pinion 32 is housed inside the circuit chamber 41A when the stepping motor 31 is fixed to the ceiling 41E.
The base member 41 is formed with a side wall 41M extending along the right side edge in FIG. A recess 41N (see FIG. 14) is formed in the side wall 41M by cutting out a part of the top portion.

The rack 33 is formed such that the main body 33A is inserted into the circuit chamber 41A through the recess 41N formed in the side wall 41M and the rack introduction hole 41G and meshes with the pinion 32.
In the rack 33, when the main body portion 33A meshes with the pinion 32, the moving contact portion 33D comes into contact with the vicinity of the slit 41D in the base member 41.
By the way, the flat portion 41B of the base member 41 has a connector insertion hole for exposing the connector jacks 34B, 34C to the outside at positions corresponding to the connector jacks 34B, 34C of the driver circuit board 34 accommodated inside the base member 41. 41K and 41L are provided.
As shown in FIG. 6, the attachment frame member 42 is a member formed in a frame shape. A base member 41 is attached to the back side of the frame with screws (not shown), and a front cover member 43 is connected to the base member 41 on the front side. Similarly, it can be attached with screws (not shown).

At both ends of the horizontal frame portion provided above the mounting frame member 42, screw insertion holes 42A through which screws to be screwed with the unit mounting portion 9B of the panel base 9 are provided.
In addition, a screw insertion hole 42B through which a screw to be screwed with the unit mounting portion 9B of the panel-shaped base 9 is provided at the center of the horizontal frame portion provided below the mounting frame member 42.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the front cover member 43 is a member formed in a substantially frame shape.
The front cover member 43 is formed with a flat plate portion 43A that extends downward from a lateral frame portion disposed above, and an opening 43B is formed below the flat plate portion 43A.
Further, the flat plate portion 43A of the front cover member 43 is formed with a plurality of through holes 43C (see FIG. 9) penetrating the front and back of the flat plate portion 43A.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the front cover member 43 is provided with a pair of vertical frame portions arranged on both sides of the opening 43B. Among the pair of vertical frame portions, a vertical frame portion arranged on the right side in FIG. 6 has a groove 43D opened along the moving direction of the decorative plate 21. Inside the groove 43D, the protruding portion 21C of the decorative plate 21 is formed so as to be inserted.
The protrusion 21C of the decorative plate 21 is formed to be movable along the groove 43D in a state where the movement of the decorative plate 21 in the thickness direction is restricted by the engagement with the groove 43D of the front cover member 43. Has been.
Returning to FIG. 6, among the decorative members 22 to 24, the decorative member 22 is a decorative lens member 22 formed from a transparent synthetic resin.

The decorative lens member 22 includes a concealing portion 22A that is almost concealed by the flat plate portion 43A of the front cover member 43, and a lens portion 22B that is exposed to the outside through the opening 43B of the front cover member 43.
The concealing portion 22A is formed with a plurality of lens portions 22C corresponding to the plurality of through holes 43C formed in the flat plate portion 43A of the front cover member 43.
A sharp uneven surface 22D (see FIG. 10) imitating the surface of crushed ice is formed on the back surface of the lens portion 22B.
The decorative members 23 and 24 are decorative chain members 23 and 24 imitating chains as shown in FIG.

The decorative chain member 23 is stretched between an intermediate portion on the lower side of the flat plate portion 43A formed on the front cover member 43 and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the vertical frame portion located on the right side of the front cover member 43. In this state, both ends thereof are fixed to the front cover member 43.
The decorative chain member 24 spans between an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the vertical frame portion located on the left side of the front cover member 43 and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal frame located on the lower side of the front cover member 43. In this state, both ends thereof are fixed to the front cover member 43.
The back cover member 25 is a member that covers the back side of the base member 41 as shown in FIG.

On the back side surface of the back cover member 25, a bulging portion 25A bulging to a size corresponding to the stepping motor 31 is formed to cover the stepping motor 31 fixed to the back side of the base member 41.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the back cover member 25 is provided with notches 25B and 25C formed by notching portions corresponding to the connector insertion holes 41K and 41L of the base member 41. It has been. Thus, even when the back side of the base member 41 is covered with the back cover member 25, a connector plug (not shown) can be easily inserted into and removed from the connector jacks 34B and 34C disposed in the connector insertion holes 41K and 41L. It has become.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the back cover member 25 is opened near the upper end α of the moving region where the rack 33 moves, and is used for intake and exhaust for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A. An opening 25D is provided.
Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the back cover member 25 is opened in the vicinity of the lower end β of the moving region where the rack 33 moves, and is used for intake and exhaust for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A. An opening 25E is provided.
Here, each of the intake / exhaust openings 25D and 25E serves as an exhaust port for exhausting the internal air of the circuit chamber 41A to the outside when the rack 33 approaches, and circuit the external air when the rack 33 moves away. It is formed so as to serve as an intake port for sucking into the chamber 41A.

Further, inside the back cover member 25, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, a rib 25F as a pressing portion that extends along the moving direction of the decorative plate 21 and presses the rack 33 toward the base member 41 is provided. Is provided.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the bulging portion 25A of the back cover member 25 has an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A at a position overlapping the stepping motor 31 when viewed from the back. 25G is provided.
In the above, the rack 33 is formed so that the movement of the slit 41D in the width direction and the penetration direction is restricted, so that it slides along the slit 41D without rattling. Hereinafter, a guide structure for sliding the rack 33 while suppressing backlash will be described in detail.

That is, the rack 33 is provided with the moving contact portion 33D that contacts the vicinity of the slit 41D in the base member 41 as described above.
As shown in FIG. 11, the moving contact portion 33D is connected to a moving contact bottom surface 33F disposed at a position facing the base member 41 and side edges on both sides of the moving contact bottom surface 33F. A pair of moving contact side surfaces 33G intersecting with the moving contact bottom surface 33F is provided.
The rack 33 has reinforcing ribs 33H and stiffeners 33J formed across the moving contact portion 33D and the connecting portion 33C in order to ensure the rigidity of the moving contact portion 33D and the connecting portion 33C intersecting in an L shape. Is provided.

On the other hand, on the back side of the base member 41, the rack 33 is guided along the slit 41D, and the guide surface 41P contacting the moving contact bottom surface 33F of the rack 33 and the slit 41D are arranged opposite to each other. In addition, a moving contact portion 33D of the rack 33 is disposed, and a pair of position restricting surfaces 41Q that respectively contact the pair of moving contact side surfaces 33G provided on the rack 33 side are provided.
Further, the back cover member 25 is provided with the ribs 25F for pressing the rack 33 toward the base member 41 as described above. The rib 25F is in contact with a stiffener 33J formed on the rack 33 and presses the stiffener 33J toward the base member 41.

In the above, in the rack 33, the movement contact portion 33D is sandwiched between the guide surface 41P of the base member 41 and the rib 25F of the back cover member 25, so that the movement in the penetration direction of the slit 41D is restricted, and When the moving contact portion 33D is sandwiched between the position restricting surfaces 41Q and the movement of the slit 41D in the width direction is restricted, the decorative plate 21 is brought into a predetermined flow line by receiving the torque of the stepping motor 31. It is formed to move along.
Next, the joint portion 33E and the projection portion 21B, which are joint portions between the rack 33 and the decorative plate 21, will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the moving contact bottom surface 33F of the rack 33 protrudes from the moving contact bottom surface 33F toward the decorative plate 21 and extends along the outer peripheral edge of the moving contact bottom surface 33F. 33K is provided.

The joint 33E of the rack 33 is provided with a screw insertion hole 33L through which a screw 26 for screwing the projection 21B of the decorative plate 21 is inserted, and a rotation stop hole 33M through which a rotation prevention projection 21F described later is inserted. It has been.
The decorative plate 21 has a positioning protrusion 21D formed in a T-shaped section as a protrusion 21B, a fixing protrusion 21E screwed with the screw 26, and a positioning protrusion 21D when the screw 26 is tightened. An anti-rotation protrusion 21F that prevents the decorative plate 21 from being rotated is provided.
The decorative plate 21 has its angular position with respect to the rack 33 determined by bringing the tip of a T-shaped horizontal bar in the positioning projection 21D into contact with the inner surface of the rising portion 33K.

Then, in a state where the angular position with respect to the rack 33 is determined, the decorative plate 21 is screwed into the fixing projection 21E of the decorative plate 21 with the screw 26 inserted into the screw insertion hole 33L of the joint portion 33E, so that the rack 33 Are fixed to the rack 33 at a predetermined mounting angle.
Next, a procedure for attaching the stepping motor 31, the rack 33, and the back cover member 25 to the base member 41 will be briefly described.
First, prior to attaching the stepping motor 31 to the base member 41, a pinion 32 is attached to the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 as shown in FIG.
Next, as shown in FIG. 14A, the pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is put into the circuit chamber 41A through the pinion introduction hole 51.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 14B, the position of the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is shifted toward the output shaft insertion hole 52, and the output shaft 31A is inserted into the output shaft insertion hole 52. Then, the stepping motor 31 is screwed to the base member 41.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 14C, the main body portion 33A of the rack 33 is connected to the inside of the circuit chamber 41A of the base member 41 through the recess 41N provided in the side wall 41M of the base member 41 and the rack introduction hole 41G. And the rack 33 is arranged at a position where the pinion 32 and the rack 33 are engaged with each other.
Next, as shown in FIG. 14D, the protrusion 21B of the decorative plate 21 is moved toward the rack 33, and the protrusion 21B is brought into contact with the joint 33E (not shown in FIG. 14) of the rack 33. In this state, the protrusion 21B of the decorative plate 21 is screwed to the joint 33E of the rack 33.

When the operation of screwing the joint portion 33E of the rack 33 to the protrusion portion 21B of the decorative plate 21 is completed, the back cover member 25 is attached to the base member 41 as shown in FIG. Then, the mounting operation of the rack 33 and the back cover member 25 to the base member 41 is completed.
Next, the ventilation operation of the circuit chamber 41A by the rack 33 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the accessory unit 20 with the back cover member 25 attached is described. However, in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the back cover member 25 is not shown for convenience of description. ing.

As shown in FIG. 15A, when the rack 33 moves toward the end α in the movement region of the rack 33, in other words, when the rack 33 moves in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15C, the air in the back cover member 25 is discharged outside through the intake / exhaust opening 25D disposed in the vicinity of the end α, while the air outside the back cover member 25 Is sucked into the back cover member 25 from the intake / exhaust opening 25E disposed in the vicinity of the end β. In other words, the air in the back cover member 25 is ventilated by moving the air in the direction of the white arrow in FIG.
15B, when the rack 33 moves toward the end β in the movement region of the rack 33, in other words, the rack 33 moves in the direction of the black arrow in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 15C, the air in the back cover member 25 is discharged to the outside from the intake / exhaust opening 25E disposed in the vicinity of the end β, while the outside of the back cover member 25 The air is sucked into the back cover member 25 from the intake / exhaust opening 25D disposed in the vicinity of the end portion α. In other words, the air in the back cover member 25 is ventilated by moving the air in the direction of the black arrow in FIG.

Here, the air inside the base member 41 is not only exchanged with the air outside the back cover member 25 through the pinion introduction hole 51, the rack introduction hole 41G, and the intake and exhaust openings 25D and 25E, but also the pinion introduction hole 51 Further, air outside the back cover member 25 is exchanged through the rack introduction hole 41G and the intake / exhaust opening 25G, whereby the inside of the base member 41 is cooled.
Here, focusing on the intake / exhaust opening 25G, ventilation cooling in the base member 41 will be described in more detail.
That is, when the rack 33 is relatively close to the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G, the pressure in the vicinity of the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G is increased inside the base member 41, and the base member 41 The air inside is exhausted to the outside of the base member 41 (inside the back cover member 25) through the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G, and further, through the intake / exhaust opening 25G, It is designed to be discharged outside.

On the other hand, when the rack 33 moves relatively away from the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G, the pressure in the vicinity of the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G becomes negative inside the base member 41, and the intake and exhaust Air outside the back cover member 25 is sucked into the back cover member 25 through the opening 25G, and the air inside the back cover member 25 passes through the pinion introduction hole 51 and the rack introduction hole 41G. To be sucked into.
(Effect of embodiment)
According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, the rack 33 to which the decorative plate 21 is attached is provided with a moving contact portion 33D that is brought into contact with a portion in the vicinity of the slit 41D of the base member 41, and the moving contact portion 33D is provided with a moving contact disposed at a position facing the base member 41. A bottom surface 33F is provided, and on the back side of the base member 41, the rack 33 is guided along the slit 41D, and a guide surface 41P that contacts the moving contact bottom surface 33F of the rack 33 is provided. Since the rib 25F extending along the moving direction of the decorative plate 21 and pressing the rack 33 toward the base member 41 is provided, between the guide surface 41P of the base member 41 and the rib 25F of the back cover member 25, The moving contact portion 33D of the rack 33 is sandwiched, whereby the rack 33 is restricted from moving in the penetration direction of the slit 41D.

Further, the moving contact portion 33D of the rack 33 is provided with a pair of moving contact side surfaces 33G that are respectively connected to the side edges on both sides of the aforementioned moving contact bottom surface 33F and intersect with the moving contact bottom surface 33F. Since the rack 33 is disposed between the slits 41D on the back side of the 41, the pair of position restricting surfaces 41Q that respectively contact the pair of moving contact side surfaces 33G of the rack 33 are provided. The moving contact portion 33D of the rack 33 is sandwiched between a pair of position restricting surfaces 41Q provided on the base member 41, whereby the rack 33 is restricted from moving in the width direction of the slit 41D.
Accordingly, the rack 33 is restricted from moving in the penetration direction and the width direction of the slit 41D.In other words, if one axis in the orthogonal coordinate system is set as the flow line direction, the position is restricted with respect to the remaining two axes. And smooth movement can be realized.

At this time, since the position of the rack 33 is regulated by the base member 41 and the back cover member 25, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated part for regulating the position of the rack 33, so that the decorative plate 21 automatically moves. However, the number of parts of the accessory unit 20 can be small. For this reason, the increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, the assembling work of the accessory unit 20 can be facilitated, and as a result, the increase in the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
Further, when the back cover member 25 is attached to the base member 41, the moving direction in which the back cover member 25 is moved toward the base member 41 and the direction in which the rib 25F presses the rack 33 are set in the same direction. When the cover member 25 is attached to the base member 41, the rib 25F automatically presses the rack 33. From this point, the assembling work of the accessory unit 20 can be facilitated.

  Further, a front cover member 43 is provided on the front side of the base member 41, and the decorative plate 21 employs a substantially square shape having a pair of side edges along the moving direction, and in the vicinity of one side edge of the decorative plate 21 The portion is attached to the rack 33, and the protruding portion 21C is formed on the other side edge, and the front cover member 43 is provided with a groove 43D along the moving direction of the decorative plate 21, and the decorative plate is provided inside the groove 43D. 21 ridges 21C are inserted so that the ridges 21C of the decorative plate 21 do not move along the thickness direction of the decorative plate 21, so that the decorative plate 21 has both sides along its moving direction. The movement of the edge in the thickness direction of the decorative plate 21 is restricted, and rattling is prevented when moving along a predetermined flow line, so that the edge can move smoothly along the flow line. .

Here, since there is no need to provide a dedicated part to regulate the movement of the decorative plate 21 in the thickness direction, even if the decorative plate 21 can be moved smoothly, the increase in the number of parts is suppressed. Thus, the assembling work of the accessory unit 20 can be facilitated, and as a result, an increase in the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.
Further, as the base member 41, an electronic element of the driver circuit board 34 and a main body portion 33A of the rack 33 are accommodated, and a box-like shape having a circuit chamber 41A of a size corresponding to the driver circuit board 34 is adopted. The driver circuit board 34 is attached to the base member 41 with the surface of the driver circuit board 34 to which the electronic elements are attached facing the circuit chamber 41A of the base member 41, and the circuit chamber 41A is covered. Since the rack 33 is engaged with the pinion 32 inside, the base member 41 is used to mount the electronic component of the pinion 32, the rack 33 and the driver circuit board 34 when performing the mounting operation for attaching the accessory unit 20 to the slot machine 1. The element can be protected, the convenience of attaching the accessory unit 20 can be facilitated, and the operation of attaching the accessory unit 20 to the main body of the slot machine 1 can be facilitated.

Further, a ceiling 41E that covers the surface of the driver circuit board 34 on which the electronic elements are mounted is formed on the base member 41, and the pinion 32 is inserted into the ceiling 41E to guide the pinion 32 into the circuit chamber 41A. Since the pinion introduction hole 51 formed in a possible size is provided, the pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 can be easily put into the circuit chamber 41A.
In addition, an output shaft insertion hole 52 that is continuously opened in the peripheral portion of the pinion introduction hole 51 and through which the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is inserted is formed in the ceiling portion 41E of the base member 41, and the output shaft 31A When attaching the stepping motor 31 to which the pinion 32 is fixed to the base member 41, the pinion 32 is inserted into the circuit chamber 41A through the pinion introduction hole 51, and then the position is shifted toward the output shaft insertion hole 52. Since the output shaft 31A is inserted into the output shaft insertion hole 52 and the output shaft 31A is in the output shaft insertion hole 52, the stepping motor 31 is fixed to the ceiling 41E. The stepping motor 31 can be fixed to the outside of the base member 41 in the state of being placed in the chamber 41A, which makes it easy to fix the stepping motor 31 to the base member 41. Ri, the assembly of the character object unit 20 can be facilitated.

Further, when the output shaft 31A of the stepping motor 31 is disposed inside the output shaft insertion hole 52, the pinion introduction hole 51 is opened, and the air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A is also used as the pinion introduction hole 51. As a result, the pinion introduction hole 51 secures an intake / exhaust port for cooling air even if a dedicated intake / exhaust port cannot be separately formed because the whole is downsized.
Therefore, the assembly of the accessory unit 20 is facilitated by forming the pinion introduction hole 51, and even if the accessory unit 20 is reduced in size, the intake and exhaust ports for cooling air are secured by the pinion introduction hole 51. Thus, even if the entire accessory unit 20 is reduced in size, it is possible to secure an intake / exhaust port for cooling air and facilitate assembly work.

  Further, a base member 41 which is attached to the main body of the slot machine 1 and on which the decorative plate 21 is movably provided, a stepping motor 31 which is fixed to the back side of the base member 41 and moves the decorative plate 21, and the stepping motor A pinion 32 fixed to the output shaft 31A of the motor 31; a rack 33 that engages with the pinion 32 and has a decorative plate 21; and a driver circuit board 34 for driving the stepping motor 31. As the drive mechanism for configuring the accessory unit 20 and moving the decorative plate 21, a rack-and-pinion type with a simple structure and a small occupation space is adopted, so the overall size of the accessory unit 20 is small. Therefore, the accessory unit 20 can be reduced in size.

Here, since the rack introduction hole 41G for guiding the rack 33 into the circuit chamber 41A is formed in the base member 41, the rack 33 can be easily inserted into the circuit chamber 41A through the rack 33 introduction port. In addition, it becomes easy to engage the rack 33 with the pinion 32 inside the circuit chamber 41A, whereby the assembling work of the accessory unit 20 can be facilitated.
In addition, since the air inlet / outlet for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A is also used as the rack introduction hole 41G, the dedicated air intake / exhaust port cannot be separately formed because the whole is downsized. In both cases, a cooling air intake / exhaust port is secured by the rack introduction hole 41G.
As described above, the assembly of the accessory unit 20 is facilitated by forming it in the rack introduction hole 41G, and even if the accessory unit 20 is downsized, the intake and exhaust ports for cooling air are secured by the rack introduction hole 41G. be able to.

  Further, the back cover member 25 that covers the back side of the base member 41 is attached to the back side of the base member 41, and the stepping motor 31 that is attached to the back side of the base member 41 is covered by the back cover member 25. When attaching the object unit 20 to the main body of the slot machine 1, the stepping motor 31, in particular, the power terminal connector of the delicate stepping motor 31 can be protected, and the attachment operation of the accessory unit 20 is facilitated. It is possible to facilitate the work of attaching the accessory unit 20 to the main body of the slot machine 1, and even if the stepping motor 31 is heated due to frequent operation of the stepping motor 31, the stepping motor 31 Is covered with the back cover member 25. It is possible to prevent burns without touching 1 directly.

  Here, the back cover member 25 is provided with intake / exhaust openings 25D, 25E for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber 41A of the back cover member 25 while being opened near the end of the moving region where the rack 33 moves. When the rack 33 approaches, the internal air in the circuit chamber 41A is exhausted to the outside through the intake / exhaust openings 25D and 25E, and when the rack 33 moves away, the external air is routed through the intake and exhaust openings 25D and 25E. Since the rack 33 approaches the intake / exhaust openings 25D and 25E, the air in the circuit chamber 41A is forcibly exhausted through the intake and exhaust openings 25D and 25E. By moving the rack 33 away from the openings 25D and 25E, the air outside the back cover member 25 is forcibly sucked through the intake and exhaust openings 25D and 25E, and the back side of the base member 41 is placed on the back cover member 25. Even if it is covered with Cooling effect is never any impaired when cooling air outside the.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
For example, the moving means is not limited to a stepping motor, and may be, for example, a normal DC motor or an AC induction machine, and a specific type and structure of the moving means can be appropriately selected in implementation.
In addition, the gaming machine is not limited to a slot machine, and other types of gaming machines that use medals as gaming media such as arrange balls and sparrow balls, or bullets such as pachinko machines that use gaming balls as gaming media. It may be a gaming machine.

1 Slot machine as a gaming machine 12 Sub-control board as control board
20 Property unit as an accessory 21 Decorative plate
25 Back cover member 25D Air intake / exhaust opening
25E Air intake / exhaust opening 25G Air intake / exhaust opening
31 Stepping motor as an electric motor
31A Output shaft 32 pinion
33 Rack 34 Driver circuit board
41 Base member 41A Circuit room
41E Ceiling 41G Rack introduction hole
51 Pinion introduction hole 52 Output shaft insertion hole

Claims (8)

There is a base member attached to the gaming machine main body, a decorative plate is provided on the front side of the base member so as to be movable, and an electric motor that is fixed to the back side of the base member and moves the decorative plate on the front side is provided. By actuating the electric motor, the decorative plate is an accessory for a gaming machine formed so as to move along a predetermined flow line,
The electric motor includes an output shaft that outputs a predetermined torque, and a pinion is fixed to the output shaft.
The pinion of the electric motor has a predetermined length dimension, and a rack to which the decorative plate is attached is engaged.
The accessory is provided with a driver circuit board formed including an electronic element for driving the electric motor,
The base member is a box-shaped member that houses the electronic element and the rack of the driver circuit board and has a circuit chamber having a size corresponding to the driver circuit board.
The driver circuit board is attached to the base member in a state of covering the circuit chamber with the surface on which the electronic element is attached facing the circuit chamber of the base member,
The base member is formed with a ceiling portion that covers a surface to which the electronic element is attached,
In the ceiling portion, in order to guide the pinion to the inside of the circuit chamber, a pinion introduction hole formed to have a size through which the pinion can be inserted and a peripheral portion of the pinion introduction hole are continuously opened. And an output shaft insertion hole through which the output shaft of the electric motor is inserted is formed.
The electric motor puts the output shaft into the output shaft insertion hole by inserting the pinion into the circuit chamber through the pinion introduction hole and then shifting its position toward the output shaft insertion hole. In the state where the output shaft enters the output shaft insertion hole, it is fixed to the ceiling portion,
The pinion introduction hole is opened when the output shaft of the electric motor is disposed inside the output shaft insertion hole, and is formed to also serve as an air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber. An accessory for a gaming machine characterized by that. A back cover member that covers the back side of the base member is attached to the back side of the base member,
The back cover member has an opening near the end of a moving area where the rack moves, and an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber.
The intake / exhaust opening serves as an exhaust port for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber to the outside when the rack approaches, and the intake air that sucks external air into the circuit chamber when the rack moves away. 2. The game machine accessory according to claim 1, wherein the accessory is formed to be a mouth. A back cover member that covers the back side of the base member is attached to the back side of the base member,
The back cover member is opened at a position facing the pinion introduction hole formed in the base member, and an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber is provided,
The intake / exhaust opening serves as an exhaust port for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber to the outside when the rack approaches, and the intake air that sucks external air into the circuit chamber when the rack moves away. 3. The game machine accessory according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is formed so as to be a mouth. There is a base member attached to the gaming machine main body, a decorative plate is provided on the front side of the base member so as to be movable, and an electric motor that is fixed to the back side of the base member and moves the decorative plate on the front side is provided. By actuating the electric motor, the decorative plate is an accessory for a gaming machine formed so as to move along a predetermined flow line,
The electric motor includes an output shaft that outputs a predetermined torque, and a pinion is fixed to the output shaft.
The pinion of the electric motor has a predetermined length dimension, and a rack to which the decorative plate is attached is engaged.
The accessory is provided with a driver circuit board formed including an electronic element for driving the electric motor,
The base member is a box-shaped member that houses the electronic element and the rack of the driver circuit board and has a circuit chamber having a size corresponding to the driver circuit board.
The driver circuit board is attached to the base member in a state of covering the circuit chamber with the surface on which the electronic element is attached facing the circuit chamber of the base member,
The base member is formed with a rack introduction hole for guiding the rack into the circuit chamber.
The rack introduction hole also serves as an air intake / exhaust port for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber. A back cover member that covers the back side of the base member is attached to the back side of the base member,
The back cover member has an opening near the end of a moving area where the rack moves, and an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber.
The intake / exhaust opening serves as an exhaust port for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber to the outside when the rack approaches, and the intake air that sucks external air into the circuit chamber when the rack moves away. 5. The game machine accessory according to claim 4, wherein the game machine is formed so as to be a mouth. A back cover member that covers the back side of the base member is attached to the back side of the base member,
The back cover member is provided in the vicinity of the rack introduction hole formed in the base member, and an intake / exhaust opening for cooling the inside of the circuit chamber is provided,
The intake / exhaust opening serves as an exhaust port for discharging the internal air of the circuit chamber to the outside when the rack approaches, and the intake air that sucks external air into the circuit chamber when the rack moves away. 6. The game machine accessory according to claim 4, wherein the game machine is formed so as to be a mouth.   A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 3; and a control board that controls the gaming machine.   A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine accessory according to any one of claims 4 to 6; and a control board that controls the gaming machine.

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