JP2002106240A - Hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge simply assembled by fitting bearing parts and pins positioned on the upper and lower parts of the fixed side and movable side. SOLUTION: This hinge is a removable type hinge fitted between an opening and closing door 21 of a game machine and a main body 20, and formed by an oblong movable member 1 and a fixed member 11. Bearing members 3, 4 having bearing holes 3b, 4b are fixed to the upper and lower parts of a base frame 2 of the movable member 1 with the shaft centers aligned with each other on one axis. Shaft holding parts 13, 14 having pins 13b, 14b inserted and fixed to the respective winding parts 13a, 14a are fixed to the edge parts of the upper and lower parts in the mounting plate part 12 of the fixed member 11 with the shaft centers aligned with each other on one axis. Guide members 5, 6 for guiding the winding parts 13a, 14a of the shaft holding parts 13, 14 to the axis positions are provided on the lower parts of the bearing members 3, 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hinge of a detachable type (pin insertion type) for supporting a door so that it can be opened and closed with respect to a main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a hinge for opening and closing a door of a slot machine for example, a fixed member and a movable member are provided, and a bearing portion is provided at an edge of a mounting plate portion of the fixed member.
2. Description of the Related Art There is known a detachable hinge having a structure in which a pin projects downward and is fixed to a winding portion of a movable member, and the pin is inserted into a bearing hole of the fixed member and assembled. These hinges are usually attached to two places, an upper part and a lower part, between the main body and the front door, due to the large size of the game machine.

In order to smoothly open and close the door of the slot machine, it is necessary to mount the hinges of the two hinges mounted between the main body and the front door so that the rotation axes of the hinges are accurately aligned. Therefore, when the two hinges are attached between the main body and the front door as described above, the two fixing members are fixed to the main body side so that the axial positions of the bearings thereof are aligned with each other, and at the corresponding positions on the front door side. The two movable members must be fixed with their pin centers aligned accurately, and the hinge mounting work is difficult and complicated, requiring a lot of time and man-hours.

[0004]

In view of the above, the present inventors disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-201922 a hinge comprising a vertically-long fixed member and a movable member, the hinge being provided on an upper portion of a mounting plate portion of the fixed member. Bearing portions each having a bearing hole are provided on the lower edge portion so that the axial positions thereof are aligned with one axis, and the winding portions formed on the upper and lower edges of the mounting plate portion of the movable member are provided. A hinge has been proposed in which each pin has its axial center aligned with one axis line and is fixed so as to protrude downward and insert both pins into respective bearings of the fixing member.

However, in this hinge, bearing holes serving as bearings are provided on the same axis at upper and lower portions of a vertically long fixed member, and pins are mounted on the same axis at upper and lower portions of the same vertically long movable member. Since the fixed member is fixed to the main body of the slot machine and the movable member is fixed to the front door, the front door is attached to the main body, that is, when assembling the hinges, lift the front door up and down An operation is performed so that a pair of pins separated from each other are simultaneously fitted into the respective bearing holes.
For this reason, with the heavy front door, the upper and lower pins of the movable member are inserted into the upper and lower bearing holes of the fixing member on the main body side, respectively, so that the upper and lower pins correspond to the corresponding bearing holes. There is a problem that the work of positioning and assembling is difficult and time-consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a hinge capable of easily fitting and assembling a pin and a bearing located at upper and lower portions of a fixed side and a movable side. Aim.

In order to achieve the above object, a hinge according to the present invention is provided between a door that can be opened and closed and a main body, and is a detachable hinge comprising a vertically long first member and a second member. Bearing members each having a bearing hole are fixed to the upper and lower portions of the frame body so that their axial positions coincide with one axis, and are wound around the upper and lower edges of the mounting plate of the second member. The shaft holding part, in which the pin is inserted and fixed in the attachment part, is fixed so that the axial center position coincides with one axis, and the winding part or the pin of the shaft holding part is positioned below or above the bearing member at the axis position. A guide member for guiding is provided.

Here, the guide member can be formed by providing a guide recess opening wide in a forward direction in a horizontal plate provided below or above the bearing member, and aligning the axial position with the center of the base of the guide recess. .

[0009]

The hinge constructed as described above fixes the first member to the door as a movable member and fixes the second member to the main body as a fixed member, or conversely, moves the second member to the door. It is fixed as a member, and the first member is fixed to the main body as a fixing member for use. Further, for example, when the first member of the hinge is fixed to the door as a movable member and the second member is fixed to the main body as a fixing member, the pin provided on the winding portion of the second member is fixed upward. Conversely, when the second member of the hinge is fixed to the door as a movable member and the first member is fixed to the main body as a fixing member, the pin provided at the winding portion of the second member is fixed downward.

For example, when the first member of the hinge is fixed to the door as a movable member and the second member is fixed to the main body as a fixed member, the bearing hole of the movable bearing member with the door is fixed to the fixed shaft. A guide member provided below the bearing member, for example, guides the winding member or the pin of the shaft holding unit so that the bearing member is aligned with the axial position of the shaft when the bearing member is aligned with the pin of the holding unit. And the axis of the pin. Just lower the position of the movable bearing member a little in that state,
The pin of the fixed-side shaft holding portion can be easily fitted into the bearing hole of the movable-side bearing member, and the hinge can be assembled.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a plan view and a front view of a hinge movable member 1, FIG. 2 shows a left side view thereof, and FIG. 3 shows a right side view thereof. The movable member 1 has a vertically long base frame 2 formed by bending a band-shaped steel plate into a substantially U-shaped cross section, and bearings 3 a and 4 a at upper and lower portions inside the base frame 2. The members 3 and 4 are fixed by caulking or the like.

The base frame 2 is formed in the shape of a channel having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an open front side, and wide portions are formed at the upper and lower portions of the left side wall as shown in FIG. The bearing members 3, 4 are fixed inside the upper and lower wide portions. The bearing members 3, 4 are formed in a substantially box shape having the same shape and are fixed in the base frame 2, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, bearing portions 3a, 4a provided on the upper plate portion thereof. Bearing hole 3
b, 4b are formed. Since the bearing holes 3b and 4b are formed on the bearing portions 3a and 4a at positions near the left side wall of the base frame 2, a rectangular opening 2a as shown in FIG. The bent portions 3c and 4c, which are part of the bearing members 3 and 4, are provided to protrude outward, thereby securing a storage space for a shaft holding portion on the fixed member side described later.

The right side wall of the base frame 2 having a U-shaped cross section closes a gap between the movable member 1 and the main body 20 when the movable member 1 is mounted on the front door 21 of the game machine. It is formed as a gap closing portion 2b that acts. Base frame 2
Is fixed to the front door 21 of the game machine with its left side fixed by a fixing screw, but is formed in a vertically long shape corresponding to the vertical dimension of the front door, and is formed in a shape similar to a channel material having a U-shaped cross section. By doing so, it has a large bending strength and can reinforce the front door 21.

FIG. 3 is a left side view, FIG.
As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2, the bearing members 3 and 4 are formed in a substantially rectangular box shape and have the same shape, and are fixed to predetermined positions in the upper and lower portions of the base frame 2. The bearing members 3 and 4 have bearing holes 3b and 4b formed in bearing portions 3a and 4a of upper plate portions thereof, and pins 13b and 14b of the fixing member 11 described later are inserted into the bearing holes 3b and 4b. For ease of operation, guide members 5 and 6 are provided therein. This guide member 5,
6 is provided below the bearings 3a, 4a, and
Horizontal plate portions 5a, in which a part of the bearing members 3, 4 are bent inward,
6a is formed by providing guide recesses 5b and 6b that open forward. The centers of the bases of the guide recesses 5b, 6b are formed by aligning the axial positions of the bearing holes 3b, 4b, and guide the winding portions 13a, 14a of the pins 13b, 14b described later to the axial positions.

Further, an L-shaped elastic locking piece 7 is attached outside the bearing member 3 to prevent the pin 13b from coming out of the bearing hole 3b. Pin 13b on fixing member 11 side
An annular groove 13c is formed in the outer peripheral portion near the tip of
When the pin 13b is fitted into the bearing hole 3b, the elastic locking piece 7 is fixed from the left side wall to the upper wall of the bearing member 3 in order to prevent the pin 13b from coming out of the bearing hole 3. The elastic locking piece 7 is formed by bending an elastic plate into an L-shape, and screwing a lower portion of the elastic plate to the left side wall of the bearing member 3. When the distal locking portion is pushed up and passed, it returns to the original state by the spring elasticity of the elastic locking piece 7, and the distal locking portion is locked in the annular groove 13c of the pin.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Has a vertically elongated strip-shaped steel plate as the mounting plate portion 12, and the shaft holding portions 13 and 14 of the same shape protrude from an upper portion and a lower portion of a portion where the edge portion of the mounting plate portion 12 is bent at a substantially right angle at a small width. Established
A plurality of mounting holes 12a are provided at appropriate places on the mounting plate portion 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the shaft holding portions 13 and 14 are provided with wrapping portions 13a and 14a at the ends thereof so as to protrude forward, and the pins 13b and 14b are inserted upward into the wrapping portions 13a and 14a, respectively.・ Fixed and configured.

The winding portions 13a and 14a are formed by forming a protruding portion bent in a U-shape into a cylindrical shape, and a pin 13 having a head inside.
The pins 13b and 14b are fixed to the winding portions 13a and 14a with their tips protruding upward by press-fitting or tightening the b and 14b into the winding portions. Upper and lower pins 13
The b and 14b are mounted so that their axes pass along a single axis along the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate portion 12 so that their axes are aligned. The tips (upper ends) of the pins 13b and 14b are formed in a pointed shape, and an annular groove 13c is formed below the pointed tip of the upper pin 13b.

The upper and lower pins 13b and 14b are mounted at positions corresponding to the bearing holes 3b and 4b of the bearing members 3 and 4 of the movable member 1, that is, at predetermined positions where their axial centers are aligned. Further, locking portions 15 and 16 are provided at positions slightly above the shaft holding portions 13 and 14 so as to protrude forward from the mounting plate portion 12. When the front door 21 of the game machine to which the movable member 1 is attached is closed with respect to the main body 20, the locking portions 15 and 16 come into contact with the upper portions of the bearing members 3 and 4 on the movable member 1 side, and the front door 21 Of the front door is prevented, and the attachment and detachment of the front door is prevented.

The hinge constructed as described above is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing member 11 is attached to the main body (cabinet) 20 side of the game machine in the mounting hole 12 of the mounting plate portion 12.
The fixed member is fixed by inserting and tightening a mounting screw into the base frame 2 at a position corresponding to the fixed member 11 on the front door 21 side of the game machine by the mounting screw. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixing member 11 is formed to have substantially the same length as the length of the vertical side of the opening of the main body 20, and is attached over substantially the entire inner vertical side of the main body 20. The movable member 1 is formed to have substantially the same length as the inside vertical side of the front door 21, and is attached to the edge of the inside vertical side of the front door 21.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, with the front door 21 open, the upper and lower bearings 3a
4 a is fitted to upper and lower pins 13 b and 14 b of the fixing member 11, and the front door 21 is attached to the main body 20. At this time, first, the upper and lower bearing members 3 and 4 are held by the front
As shown in FIG. 9, the guide members 5, 6 in the bearing members 3, 4 are fitted to the winding portions 13a, 14a of the shaft holding portions 13, 14 on the fixed member side in accordance with the shaft holding portions 13, 14 on the first side. The front door 21 is moved so that the box-shaped bearing members 3 and 4 are put on the shaft holding portions 13 and 14 so as to make contact.

At this time, when the upper and lower guide members 5 and 6 hit the upper and lower winding portions 13a and 14a, and are further moved so as to push the front door 21, the front recessed guide recesses 5b and 5b of the guide members 5 and 6 are moved. 6b, the winding portions 13a, 14
a, that is, the pins 13b and 14b are guided to and reached the axial positions of the bearing holes 3b and 4b. Therefore, in this state, if the position of the front door 21 is slightly lowered, the pins 13b, 1
4b enters the bearing holes 3b, 4b. At this time, the upper pin 13b pushes up the distal end locking portion of the elastic locking piece 7 and enters so as to elastically deform it, and the distal locking portion of the elastic locking piece 7 reaches the annular groove 13c. Sometimes, it is locked in the groove. Thereby, the pins 13b, 14b of the upper and lower shaft holding portions 13, 14 are connected to the bearing holes 3b, 3b of the bearing members 3, 4.
4b with the attachment / detachment being prevented, and the hinge movable member 1
The assembly of the fixing member 11 is completed.

As described above, the assembling work of the hinge fixing member 11 and the movable member 1 is performed by adjusting the positions of the two hinges separated into an upper part and a lower part so that their axes are aligned. While visually checking, without moving the position of the movable member to align the position of the pin and the bearing hole, the guide member 5,
6 acts on the winding portions 13a, 14a of the pins 13b, 14b to adjust the axial position of the bearing holes on the axial positions of the pins, so that the pins 13b, 14b can be very easily and quickly connected to the bearing holes 3b, 4b. And the hinge assembly can be completed.

In particular, since the winding portions 13a and 14a have a larger outer diameter than the pins, and the guide members 5 and 6 can be easily applied thereto, it is easier to guide and align the axes than when directly guiding the pins. it can. Further, when the pin 13b is fitted into the bearing hole 3b, the distal end locking portion of the elastic locking piece 7 fits into the annular groove 13c of the pin, thereby preventing the pin from coming off.
It is possible to prevent the front door 21 from being attached or detached due to an improper act.

A decorative member is attached to the front surface of the front door 21 of the game machine. When the door 21 is opened, the edge of the decorative member does not interfere with the main body 20 side. As shown in FIG. 10A, a small gap is formed between the fixed members 11 and the movable member 1. However, since the gap closing portion 2b of the base frame 2 of the movable member 1 is arranged so as to close the gap between the fixed member 11 and the movable member 1 from the inside, as shown in FIG.
Even when a gap is formed between the main body 20 and the front door 21 when the front door 21 is closed, the gap closing portion 2b is disposed inside the main door 20 to prevent illegal acts such as insertion of foreign matter through the gap. Can be.

In the game machine with the hinge, when the front door 21 is closed, the shaft holding portion 1 of the fixing member 11 is closed.
Since the locking portions 15 and 16 above the members 3 and 14 enter the bearing members 3 and 4 on the movable member 1 side, the movable member 1 moves up and down,
In particular, upward movement in the direction in which the hinge is removed is prevented, so that the hinge can be prevented from being illegally removed when the door 21 is closed.

The hinge of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be implemented in the following manner.

In the above description, the bearing holes 3 b,
The bearing members 3 and 4 having the bearing members 4b are provided, and the shaft holding portions 13 and 14 having the pins 13b and 14b are provided on the fixing member 11 side. On the contrary, the bearing members having the bearing holes on the fixing member side are fixed. A shaft holding portion having a pin on the movable member side may be fixed. In this case, the pin on the movable member side is attached downward.

The elastic locking piece 7 may be a spring wire other than a leaf spring. Further, in the above description, the upper pin 13 b is provided with an annular groove 13 c and the upper bearing member 3 is elastically locked. Although the piece 7 was provided, an annular groove was provided in the lower pin,
An elastic locking piece may be provided on the lower bearing member 4,
The upper and lower pins may be provided with annular grooves, and the upper and lower bearing members may be provided with elastic locking pieces.

In the above embodiment, the guide member 5,
6 was applied to the winding portions 13a and 14a, and the position of the bearing hole of the movable member was adjusted to the axial position of the pin.
When the protruding length of the pin is long, the guide member can be guided while being in contact with the pin.

[0030]

As described above, according to the hinge of the present invention,
A guide member is provided below or above the bearing member of the bearing member, and the guide member guides the position of the pin or the winding portion of the shaft holding portion so as to match the axial position of the bearing hole. Even when the hinge is provided with a pin and a bearing hole, and the movable member is attached to a heavy door, the movable member and the fixed member of the hinge can be easily assembled by a simple operation without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the hinge of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view of a movable member 1 of the hinge, and (b) is a front view thereof.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the movable member 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the movable member.

4A is a plan view of a hinge fixing member 11, and FIG.
Is a front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the fixing member 11;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a partial right side view when the movable member and the fixed member are assembled.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial perspective view when the movable member and the fixed member are assembled.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of a state where the game device is attached to a game machine;
(A) is a sectional view in a state where the front door is opened, and (b) is a sectional view in a state where the front door is closed.

FIG. 11 is a left side view in a state where the game device is attached to a game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-movable member 2-base frame 3, 4-bearing member 3a, 4a-bearing portion 3b, 4b-bearing hole 5, 6-guide member 5b, 6b-guide concave portion 11-fixing member 12-mounting plate portion 13, 14-shaft holding part 13a, 14a-winding part 13b, 14b-pin

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An apparatus is provided between an openable door and a main body,
In a detachable hinge comprising a vertically elongated first member and a second member, a bearing member having a bearing hole at an upper part and a lower part in a base frame body of the first member moves an axis position on one axis line. The shaft holding portions, in which pins are inserted and fixed to the winding portions, at the upper and lower edges of the mounting plate portion of the second member, respectively, align the axial center position on one axis line. And a guide member provided below or above the bearing member to guide the wound portion of the shaft holding portion or the pin to the axial position thereof. 2. The guide member is provided with a guide recess opening wide in a forward direction in a horizontal plate portion provided at a lower portion or an upper portion of the bearing member, and formed so that an axial position is aligned with a center of a base of the guide recess. The hinge of claim 1 wherein: