JP2000157717A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To highly facilitate the replacement of a sign board or the like by a method wherein a mounting unit where the sign board or the like is arranged is disposed above a monitor to be mounted on a cabinet body of a game machine and is detachably mounted on mask parts at both side parts of the monitor. SOLUTION: A monitor 2 is vertically arranged in a cabinet body 1 of a game machine and a sign board unit 3 is mounted at an upper part of the cabinet body 1 as mounting unit. Here, the sign board unit 3 is mounted by utilizing mask parts already installed in common on the monitor 2. In other words, mounting members 5 formed to match the width of right and left mask parts of the vertically set monitor 2 are previously fixed on the mask parts by an adhesive or the like. Thereafter, tongue-shaped sticking parts 6 formed to fit the mounting member 5 are detachably fixed at an upper part of the mounting members 5 on the sign board unit 3 with an adhesive or a pressure sensitive double coated adhesive tape preferably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine in which a monitor for displaying the contents of a game is disposed vertically with respect to a housing of the game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are a myriad of arcade game machines using monitors, and there are many known game machines that use the monitors installed vertically. In this type of game machine, there is no standard for the size and shape of the housing, and each manufacturer manufactures a housing according to the content of the game, and incorporates a monitor into the housing. In many of the game machines configured as described above, a signboard indicating a game name or the like is attached to an upper portion of a housing. Some have a speaker unit that also doubles as a sign or a camera unit.

[0003]

However, game machines are hit and miss, and less popular game machines end up with a relatively short life. Such a game machine can easily be reborn as another game machine by changing the game board, but since the housing and the signboard are made to match the game machine, these changes have become easy. . Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to change to another game machine, and even if the change is made, the cost increases.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine in which the replacement of a sign or the like can be performed extremely easily in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a game machine in which a monitor for displaying a game content is disposed vertically with respect to a housing of the game machine. Wherein the mounting unit is mounted on mask portions on both sides of the monitor.

According to the present invention, in the mounting unit, an attaching portion corresponding to a position of a mask portion on both sides of the monitor is formed, and the attaching unit is connected to the housing of the game machine through the attaching portion. It is effective if it is pasted on.

Further, according to the present invention, a convex member is formed on one of the mask portions on both sides of the mounting unit and the monitor, and a concave member is formed on the other, and the mounting unit is fitted by fitting the convex member with the concave member. It is effective if is detachably attached.

Further, the present invention is effective when the attachment unit is a signboard unit of a game machine.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a game machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing of a game machine, and a monitor 2 is vertically disposed on the housing 1 of the game machine. Reference numeral 3 denotes a signboard unit as an attachment unit, and the signboard unit 3 is provided on an upper portion of the housing 1.

[0010] By the way, the housing 1 of the game machine is made in accordance with the game, and thus the design is different for each model. Therefore, the upper surface of the housing 1 may be flat, or may be uneven. But,
The inventor of the present invention has assumed that monitors 2 of game machines are often of the same size, and that all monitors 2 have a screen on which an image is displayed and a mask portion 4 formed around the screen. Was found. Further, it has been found that the width W of the left and right mask portions 4 is about 10 cm common in the vertically placed monitors 2.

Therefore, the game machine according to the present invention is configured so that the signboard unit 3 is mounted by using the mask unit 4 provided commonly to the monitor 2.
First, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the mounting member 5 formed in accordance with the width W of the left and right mask portions 4 of the vertical monitor 2 is fixed to the mask portion 4 in advance by bonding or the like. In this case, since the surface of the monitor 2 has a gentle curve, the back surface, which is the bonding surface of the mounting member 5, is formed along the curve of the monitor 2, and the surface is formed flat. The signboard unit 3 is formed with a tongue-shaped attachment portion 6 in accordance with the attachment member 5, and is fixed to the attachment member 5 via the attachment portion 6 with an adhesive or a double-sided tape. Note that a sticker, a sheet, or the like describing a game method or the like can be attached to the surface of the attaching portion 6 or a portion of the attachment member 5 that is not hidden by the attaching portion 6.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, a pipe-shaped receiving member 7 as a concave portion is fixed to the mounting member 5. Further, a shaft 8 as a convex portion is fixed to the signboard unit 3, and the shaft 8 is set to have a diameter to be fitted to the receiving member 7.

In the game machine constructed as described above, only by moving the signboard unit 3 upward, the housing 1 of the game machine can be used.
, The replacement work can be performed very easily as compared with the one fixed by the above-mentioned bonding or the like.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. In this example, the sign unit 3 is provided with a strip-shaped insertion piece 9 as a projection, while the mounting member 5 is provided with the insertion piece 9. A concave portion (not shown) to be inserted is provided.

In the game machine having such a configuration, the signboard unit 3 can be replaced very easily with the same effect as the embodiment of FIG. As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified.

For example, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the signboard unit 3 is provided with a convex portion and the mounting member 5 is provided with a concave portion, but the signboard unit 3 is provided with a concave portion and the mounting member 5 is provided with the concave portion. A convex portion that fits into the concave portion may be provided.

Also, depending on the game machine, the signboard unit 3
There is a possibility that a request to mount another unit at the position where the is mounted may be issued. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a camera unit 10 and a speaker unit 11 are mounted instead of the signboard unit 3. These units can also be attached using the mask unit 4 of the monitor 2.

Further, when the mask portion 4 of the monitor 2 is placed vertically, the left and right mask portions 4 have a little over 10 cm.
The width of the upper and lower mask portions 4 is 2 to 3 cm. Therefore, the mounting member 5 can be formed in a shape of a mouth that covers all the mask portions 4. The mounting member 5 thus formed can describe a pattern, a game method, and the like on the whole.

[0019]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a signboard unit or the like of a game machine using a monitor can be easily changed even if the housing has a different shape.

According to the configuration of the third aspect, the work of attaching and detaching the signboard unit and the like can be performed more easily. According to the configuration of claim 4, it is easy to change the game machine using the monitor to a game machine having a different game content.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a modification of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of another attachment unit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another example of a mounting unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case of game machine 2 Monitor 3 Signboard unit 4 Mask part 5 Mounting member 6 Pasting part 7 Receiving member 8 Axis 9 Insertion piece 10 Camera unit 11 Speaker unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Eiji Yoshida, Inventor 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Namco Corporation (72) Kentaro Arai 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Corporation F term (for reference) 2C001 BD00 BD01 BD07 CC02

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a monitor for displaying a game content is disposed vertically with respect to a housing of the game machine. An attachment unit which is arranged above the monitor and is mounted on the housing of the game machine. A game machine comprising: a mounting unit mounted on mask portions on both sides of the monitor. 2. The attachment unit is formed with an attachment portion having a size corresponding to a position of a mask portion on both sides of the monitor, and the attachment unit is attached to a housing of the game machine via the attachment portion. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is attached. 3. A convex member is formed on one of the mask units on both sides of the mounting unit and the monitor, and a concave member is formed on the other, and the mounting unit is detachable by fitting the convex member with the concave member. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is attached. 4. The game machine unit mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mounting unit is a signboard unit of the game machine.