JP2001204942A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a hook of a locking mechanism on the front surface frame even when a metal plate or the like is inserted from a gap between the machine frame and the front surface frame, and prevent a game machine from being illegally opened. SOLUTION: In the game machine 1, to the machine frame 5 of which the front surface is open, the front surface frame 2 is openably attached, and on the other side rear surface of the front surface frame, the hook 24 for the retention of a closed state is provided in a manner to face to the rear side and be vertically movable. On the other side of the machine frame, a receiving utensil 32 having an engaging section 33 with which the hook can be engaged is provided, and a spring, which urges the hook in the direction wherein the hook is engaged with the engaging section of the receiving utensil, and the locked state is kept, is provided. By an unlocking operation of a key which is inserted in a cylinder lock 16 provided on the front surface frame, the hook is raised and unlatched for this pachinko machine 1. A protector 41 which surrounds the rear and the side of the receiving utensil is also fixed to the machine frame.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine in which a front frame is openably and closably mounted on a machine frame, and more particularly to a game machine in which the front frame is not illegally opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine will be described as an example. A frame-shaped front frame is provided by a hinge provided on one side of both frames with respect to a machine frame having front and rear openings. Attached to be openable and closable, two hooks for maintaining the closed state are provided at the top and bottom of the other back surface of the other side of the front frame, and both hooks can be moved up and down, and on the other side of the machine frame, A pair of upper and lower metal fittings each having a locking portion capable of locking each hook is provided. A connecting member for connecting the upper and lower hooks is connected with a spring for urging the hooks downward. The pin of the turntable attached to the shaft is engaged with the arm-shaped engaging portion of the connection member, and the key inserted into the cylinder lock is turned to one side, so that the connection member is raised through the pin of the turntable. And both hooks are raised by raising this connecting member. Remove from pivot bracket, thereby had adopted a structure that can be opened by unlocking the front frame. And the hook and the connecting member are easy to fit in a narrow space,
It was constituted by forming a metal plate. In addition, one of the hooks is provided with an operation section having a side edge of the inclined portion bent at a substantially right angle so that the operator can manually unlock the cylinder lock without operating the cylinder lock.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, an illegal tool such as a metal plate or an L-shaped lever is inserted through a slight gap between the machine frame and the ball rental machine, and the hook is used by the illegal tool. There was a risk that the pachinko machine would be forcibly lifted and unlocked from the rear, open the front frame, and then remodeled. Further, there is also a case where a curtain plate provided above the island facility in which the pachinko machine is installed is opened to insert an illegal tool, and the hook is forcibly lifted from the rear of the pachinko machine to unlock the pachinko machine.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing an act of unlocking and opening a front frame illegally.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 has a front frame for a machine frame having an open front, and a frame for both frames. A hinge for maintaining the closed state is provided on the other side of the front frame so as to be openable and closable on the back of the other side of the front frame, and the hook is engaged with the other side of the machine frame. A lock having a locking portion that can be stopped is provided, and a biasing member that biases the hook in a direction that locks the locking portion of the lock and maintains the locked state is provided. In a gaming machine in which the hook is moved by the unlocking operation of the inserted key so that the hook can be removed from the receiver and unlocked, a protective device surrounding the rear and / or side of the receiver is fixed to the machine frame. A gaming machine characterized by being provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the protective device comprises:
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the vertical dimension is equal to or greater than the vertical length of the receiving member and the hook in the locked state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the protective device comprises:
A mounting base to be attached to the machine frame, a locking portion rising from the mounting base, a rear portion bent inward from the rear end of the mounting base, and a side bent forward from the front end of the rear portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hook portion can be locked to the locking portion, and the receiving device and the protection device are integrated. is there.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 1 which is a typical gaming machine, with a front frame 2, a glass frame 3, and an opening / closing panel 4 opened. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the front frame 2 is closed with respect to the machine frame 5. It is a side view of the locking mechanism 6 which locks.

In the pachinko machine 1, a frame-shaped front frame 2 is attached to a machine frame 5 whose front and rear surfaces are open so as to be openable and closable by hinges 10 provided on the upper and lower sides of both frames 2,5. The glass frame 3 and the opening / closing panel 4 are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the opening of the front panel 2 from the front. 13, the lower plate 14 and the firing operation unit 15 are provided at the lower part of the front of the front frame 2, and the front frame 2 is mounted on the back of the other side (free end side) of the front frame 2. And a locking mechanism 6 for locking the glass frame 3 to the front frame 2 and turning the key 17 inserted into the cylinder lock 16 provided on the other side of the front frame 2 to one side to lock the front frame 2. By rotating to the other side, the glass frame 3 can be unlocked.

The opening / closing panel 4 having the upper plate 19 provided on the front side has a lock mechanism 20 provided on the back surface on the other side (the free end side), and the closed state can be maintained by the lock mechanism 20. After opening the glass frame 3, the lock mechanism 20
When the operation unit 21 provided at the upper part of the is operated, it is unlocked and can be opened by hand.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the locking mechanism 6 fixes a vertically long plate-shaped slide guide 22 standing on the back surface of the free end side of the front frame 2 to the back surface. A plate-like connecting member 23 is attached to the connecting member 23 so as to be able to move up and down, and hooks 24 for maintaining a closed state are protruded rearward at upper and lower portions of the connecting member 23, and project from the rear end of the cylinder lock 16. The rotating plate 26 is fixed to the shaft 25 that has been set, and a pin 27 implanted at a position deviated from the center of the rotating plate 26 is disposed so as to be able to abut against the arm 30 of the connection member 23 from below. The other end of a spring 31 serving as an urging member having one end connected to the second side is connected to the connecting member 23 to urge both hooks 24 and 24 downward. So that the state where the hook 24 is locked to the stop portion 33 is maintained. It is form. Similarly, the mechanism for maintaining the glass frame 3 in the closed state also includes a hook 34 of the glass frame 3.
Upper and lower glass frame receiving portions (not shown) are provided so as to be vertically movable inward of the slide guide 22 (closer to the game board storage frame 11), and the claw of the rotary board 26 of the cylinder lock 16 is provided. Arm 36 projecting portion 35 from the receiving portion for the glass frame
Are arranged so as to be able to contact from above.

The above-mentioned hooks 24, 24 extend substantially horizontally from the base end to the front end, a horizontal lower side extending substantially horizontally from the base end to the middle, and hang down substantially vertically from the front end of the horizontal lower side. Is a downwardly-hook-shaped plate member having an inclined side that is inclined upward from the top to the front end, and a corner formed by a horizontal lower side and a vertical side has a locking step portion 24 with the locking portion 33 of the receiving device 32. '. The hook 24 may be formed integrally with the connection member 23, or may be formed integrally with the connection member 23.
May be separately formed and then connected by a shaft, a claw, or the like, or the same part may be commonly used for the upper and lower parts. Further, the inclined side of the hook 24 is not merely a cutting side edge, but is bent and formed with a width at least larger than the thickness of the plate, and this portion functions as the manual unlocking operation section 37, and the key 17 does not need to be operated. You may comprise so that it may be unlocked. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, it is desirable to bend the portion to be bent outward.

As shown in FIG. 1, the receiving member 32 to which the hook 24 is engaged has an L-shaped cross section formed by molding a metal plate. 33, and is attached with one surface of the locking portion 33 facing forward. The receiving member 32 is provided with the locking portion 3.
3 is fixed to the machine frame 5 so that the upper edge of the hook 3 is located between the lower end (the lower end of the inclined side) of the hook 24 and the lower side in a normal state.

Therefore, when the front frame 2 is closed and pushed toward the machine frame 5 by hand, first, the inclined side of the hook 24 comes into contact with the upper edge of the locking portion 33 of the receiving member 32, and in this state, the front frame 2 Is further pressed, the hook 24 is pushed up by the locking portion 33 against the urging force of the spring 31 as the front frame 2 rotates. When the front frame 2 is further pressed to close to a predetermined position, the lower end of the inclined side of the hook 24 is
, The hook 24 is lowered by the urging force of the spring 31, whereby the hook 24 is locked to the locking portion 33 of the holder 32. Maintain the closed state.

On the other hand, when opening the front frame 2, a key 17 is inserted into the cylinder lock 16, and when the key 17 is turned to one side, the pin 27 of the cylinder lock 16 raises the connecting member 23. The hooks 24 and 24 are lifted up and come off from the locking portions 33 of the receiving tool 32. Therefore, the front frame 2 can be opened to a desired opening degree by rotating the front frame 2 toward the user.

As described above, when the key 17 is used, the hook 24
Can be lifted to open the front frame 2, but the metal can be removed from a gap between a ball rental machine (not shown) juxtaposed to the pachinko machine 1 and the machine frame 5, or from the top of the island facility. Even if an attempt is made to raise the hook 24 using a dishonest tool such as a plate, the protection tool 41 is provided so as to surround the receiving tool 32.
The above misconduct can be prevented. Hereinafter, protective equipment 4
1 will be described.

First, in a first embodiment of the protector 41 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a metal plate is bent into an L-shaped cross section, so that a rear portion 42 surrounding the rear of the receiver 32 and the protector 32 are formed. A side portion 43 surrounding the side is formed, and two fastening holes 44 are formed at the upper and lower ends of the rear portion 42. The vertical length of the back portion 42 and the side portion 43 of the protector 41 is greater than the vertical length of the receiving member 32 and the hook 24 in the locked state. In order to attach the protector 41 to the machine casing 5, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the end of the rear part 42 is attached to the rear of the vertical member 5 ′ of the machine casing 5 while surrounding the receiver 32 from behind. It is fixed by a fastening material such as a screw or a nail that is in contact with the end face and inserted into the fastening hole 44. The position where the protector 41 is fixed is a height at which the receiving device 32 and the hook 24 can be surrounded in the locked state, that is, a height at which the locked hook 24 does not protrude from the protector 41.

When the protective device 41 having such a configuration is provided, the hook 24 is locked to the receiving device 32, that is, during operation when the front frame 2 is closed, for example, the machine frame 5 and the ball lending machine are connected. Even if an illegal tool such as a metal plate is inserted from the gap to raise the hook 24 and attempt to unlock the hook, the illegal tool hits the protective tool 41 because the protector 41 surrounds the hook 24. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the hook 24 from being lifted, that is, to prevent unauthorized unlocking. In addition, this protector 41 can be easily attached to the existing pachinko machine 1.

A second embodiment of the protective device 41 shown in FIG.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the mounting structure is different from that of the first embodiment. The metal plate is bent in a substantially U-shape in cross section, so that the rear portion 42 surrounding the rear of the receiving device 32 and the receiving device 32 Forming a side portion 43 surrounding the side of the mounting portion 45 and a mounting portion 45;
In FIG. 5, two fastening holes 44 are provided at upper and lower positions. And the vertical length of the back part 42 and the side part 43 of this protective equipment 41 is
As in the first embodiment, the dimension is equal to or larger than the vertical length of the receiving member 32 and the hook 24 in the locked state. In order to attach the protector 41 to the machine frame 5, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), in a state surrounding the receiver 32 from behind, the protector 41 is inserted into a recess formed on the outer surface of the vertical member 5 ′ of the machine frame 5. Fit the mounting part 45,
It is fixed with a fixing material such as a screw or a nail inserted into the fixing hole 44.

When the protector 41 having such a configuration is provided, since the receiving device 32 is surrounded by the protector 41, unauthorized unlocking can be prevented as in the first embodiment.

A third embodiment of the protector 41 shown in FIG.
A mounting hole 51 is opened near one side of the metal plate serving as the mounting base 50, and a substantially U-shaped through hole 52 is opened next to this portion. The portion surrounded by the U-shaped through-hole 52 is raised substantially at right angles to the portion of the mounting base 50 to form the locking portion 33, and the portion adjacent to the mounting base 50 is bent at substantially right angles to the mounting base 50. Then, the rear portion 42 is parallel to the locking portion 33, and the front end portion of the rear portion 42 is further bent at a substantially right angle to form the side portion 43. That is, the protector 41 according to the present embodiment includes a mounting base 50 that is mounted on the machine frame 5,
A locking portion 33 standing upright from the mounting base 50 and a rear portion 42 formed by bending inward from the rear end of the mounting base 50.
And a side portion 43 formed by bending forward from the front end of the back portion 42. The vertical length of the back portion 42 and the side portion 43 is greater than the vertical length of the locking portion 33 and the hook 24 in the locked state.

As shown in FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (c), the protective device 41 is attached to the machine frame 5.
The mounting base 50 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the vertical member 5 '
The screw 53 inserted into the lock 1 is fixed to a predetermined position, that is, a height at which the hook 24 is locked to the locking portion 33 by tightening the screw 53 into the machine frame 5 side.

When the protector 41 having such a configuration is provided, the locking portion 33 is surrounded by the back surface portion 42 and the side portion 43, so that an improper solution is provided as in the first and second embodiments. Can lock the lock. Further, since the receiving member 32 and the protective member 41 can be integrally formed, the manufacturing is easy and the mounting work is also simple. In particular, the work of aligning the receiving tool 32 and the protection tool 41 is unnecessary, and the assembling work can be rationalized.

In the present embodiment, the protector 41 and the receiving member 32 are integrally formed by pressing a single metal plate, but the metal plate is bent into a substantially U-shaped cross section to form the mounting base 50. The rear part 42 and the side part 43 are formed, and the mounting base 5 is formed.
A bar-shaped locking portion 33 may be provided from 0 toward the side portion (not shown). Specifically, a metal bar serving as the locking portion 33 is bridged and fixed between a portion serving as the mounting base 50 and a portion serving as the side portion 43 of the metal plate member bent in a U-shape. You may.

Further, the hook 24 described above is
It is an embodiment of a type that locks from above,
A type that locks from below may be used. And hook 24
Is not limited to the spring 31 and may be a weight.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the pachinko machine 1, but may be, for example, a sparrow ball type game machine, an arrangement ball type game machine, a pachislot machine, or the like.

Furthermore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiment is illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The present invention is shown not only by the above description but also by the claims, and includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims. For example, the protector 41 has a structure that covers the rear and sides of the hook 24, but is not limited thereto, and may have a configuration that covers only the rear of the hook.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the protection device is provided to surround the rear and sides of the receiving device of the machine frame, the hooks of the front frame are locked around the device frame in a state of being hooked to the receiving device. Even if a fraudulent tool such as a metal plate is inserted from the gap between the ball rental machine, the hook can be prevented from being moved by the fraudulent tool. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the front frame is opened illegally and an illegal act is performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the vertical dimension of the protective device is set to be equal to or greater than the vertical length of the receiving device and the hook in the locked state, the unauthorized device is improperly unlocked by hitting the hook. Can be more reliably prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the receiving device and the protective device are integrated, the assembling operation can be simplified even in a game machine provided with the protective device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine in a state where a front frame, a glass frame, and an open / close panel are opened with respect to the machine frame.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the locking mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a locking mechanism showing a connection between a lower hook and a cylinder lock.

FIG. 4A is a rear view of a machine frame showing a state in which protective equipment is attached, FIG. 4B is a rear view of the first embodiment of the protective equipment,
(C) is a side view of the protective equipment, and (d) is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the middle arrow (b).

FIG. 5A is a rear view of a machine frame showing a state in which a protective device according to a second embodiment is attached, FIG. 5B is a rear view of the second embodiment of the protective device, and FIG. FIG. 3D is a side view, and FIG.

6A is a side view of the protective device integrated with the receiving device as viewed from the inside of the machine frame, FIG. 6B is a plan view of FIG. 6A, FIG. 6C is a front view thereof, and FIG. It is a development view of a tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Front frame 3 Glass frame 4 Opening / closing panel 5 Machine frame 6 Locking mechanism 10 Hinge 11 Gaming board storage frame 12 Gaming board 13 Gaming area 14 Lower plate 15 Launcher 16 Cylinder lock 17 Key 19 Upper plate 20 Lock mechanism 21 Operating part of lock mechanism 22 Slide guide 23 Connecting member 24 Hook 25 Cylinder lock shaft 26 Rotating board 27 Pin 30 Connecting member arm 31 Spring 32 Receiver 33 Locking part 34 Hook 35 Claw 36 Arm 37 Manual release Lock operation part 40 Base part 41 Protective equipment 42 Back part 43 Side part 44 Locking hole 45 Mounting part 50 Mounting base 51 Mounting hole 52 Through hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front frame is provided for a machine frame having an open front.
Hooks provided on one side of both frames are attached so as to be openable and closable, and a hook for maintaining a closed state is provided rearwardly and movably on the other surface of the other side of the front frame. A receiving device having a locking portion capable of locking the hook is provided, and an urging member for urging the hook in a direction to maintain the locked state by locking to the locking portion of the receiving device is provided, and provided on the front frame. In a gaming machine in which the hook is moved to be unlocked by moving the hook by unlocking the key inserted into the lock, the protective device surrounding the rear and / or side of the receiver is attached to the machine frame. A gaming machine characterized by being fixedly provided. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the protector has a vertical dimension that is equal to or greater than the vertical length of the hook and the hook in the locked state. 3. The protection device includes: a mounting base to be mounted on the machine frame; a locking portion rising from the mounting base; a rear portion formed by bending inward from a rear end of the mounting base; The side part formed by bending forward from the tip is formed integrally, and a hook can be locked to the locking part, and the receiving device and the protection device are integrated. Item 3. The gaming machine according to item 1 or 2.