JP2002136672A - Method and device for mounting ornamental parts on game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make easily attachable and detachable an ornamental part to and from a front face by providing the upper part of the ornamental part of a game machine with at least one slip-off preventing piece, and providing the lower part of the ornamental part with a detachable rotation lock pin, and to allow the rotation lock pin to be mounted at any time after the completion of the ornamental part and to be replaced with a new rotation lock pin any number of times when damaged. SOLUTION: In the game a machine wherein a game board provided with a main mechanical part is mounted to an inner frame mounted into a fixed outer frame, the slip-off preventing piece 24 provided on the back face side upper part of the ornamental part is inserted first to fit the ornamental part into a mounting hole of the game board and to lock the slip-off preventing piece 24 to the back face upper edge of the mounting hole, and the lower part of the ornamental part is pushed into the mounting hole and mounted. The rotation lock pin mounted to the lower part of the ornamental part is rotated to lock an engaging member provided at the tip of the rotation lock pin, to the back face lower edge of the mounting hole of the game board, thus mounting the ornamental part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for mounting a decorative part of a game machine, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus for mounting a decorative part of various game machines such as a pachinko game machine, a parrot game machine, and a slot machine. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines such as pachinko game machines, parrot game machines, slot machines and the like generally have a game board provided with a main machine portion mounted on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame. On the front side of this game board, center, lamp windmill, side lamp, electric tulip,
Various decorative parts such as a sleeve chucker and an attacker are attached.

[0003] Such decorative parts are generally screwed with wood screws, screws, or the like, or secured by hooks projecting from the decorative parts.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional fixing method, the former means requires facilities and man-hours required for screwing, and requires a skilled worker. In addition, there are many problems, such as damage to the parts, such as damage to the tips of the mounting screws, and the damaged parts need to be replaced, resulting in increased waste.

[0005] Further, in the latter method, the hook type cannot be removed unless the individual hook portions are removed from the inside when removing the hook type, and furthermore, if even one of the hooks is damaged, it cannot be easily replaced. There is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide at least one detent preventing bar on the upper part of a decorative part of a game machine and to attach and detach the lower part on the lower part of the decorative part in order to solve such a conventional problem. Possible to install and remove decoration parts from the front by installing a rotation lock pin that is possible, and also to install the rotation lock pin at any time after the completion of the decoration parts, and to make new rotation as many times as possible if damaged An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine, which can be replaced with a lock pin.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a method of mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention is a game machine in which a main machine portion is provided in an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame. In a gaming machine to which a board is attached, firstly, the decorative component is fitted into the mounting hole of the game board, and the anti-separation bar is engaged with the upper rear edge of the mounting hole. Stop, push the lower part of the decorative component into the mounting hole and mount it, rotate the rotary lock pin attached to the lower part of the decorative component, and rotate the engaging member at the tip of the rotary lock pin to the mounting hole of the gaming machine. And a decorative component is mounted on the lower edge of the rear surface.

Further, in the method of mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the decorative component has a component main body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on a front surface of the component main body, and a lower portion of the component main body. A rotation lock pin insertion groove and a lock projection are provided.

Further, in the method of mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the detachment prevention return is made of an elastic member that is warped upward.

Still further, in the method of attaching a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the engaging member at the tip of the rotary lock pin may include:
It is characterized by comprising a plate-like member projecting to one side from the pin axis.

A method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention is as follows.
A front corner portion of the engaging member of the rotation lock pin is cut obliquely and is engaged with a chamfered portion of a rear edge portion of the mounting hole of the game board.

[0012] Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, wherein the mounting hole of the gaming board is provided in a gaming machine having a main machine portion provided on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame. A plurality of rotation lock pins attached to the lower part of the decorative component, provided at the upper part of the back of the decorative component mounted on the back of the decorative component; An engagement member is provided to be locked to the lower edge of the rear surface of the hole.

Further, in the apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the decorative component includes a component main body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on a front surface of the component main body. A rotation lock pin insertion groove and a lock projection are provided.

Still further, in the apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the detachment prevention return is made of an elastic member that is warped upward.

A device for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises:
The engagement member at the tip of the rotation lock pin is formed of a plate-like member protruding to one side from the axis of the pin.

Further, in the decorative component mounting device of the present invention, the engaging member of the rotary lock pin has a front corner portion cut obliquely and is engaged with a chamfered portion of a rear edge portion of the mounting hole of the game board. It is characterized by that.

Further, in the apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention, the locking projection has a fixing portion projecting radially in correspondence with the engaging member of the rotary lock pin. I do.

[0018] Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0019]

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine to which a decorative component is attached by a method for attaching a decorative component of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention comprises an outer frame 2 attached to a fixed wall or frame of a game arcade facility, and an inner frame 3 detachably attached to the outer frame 2. And a game board 4 which is a main body of the pachinko gaming machine integrally attached to the inner frame 3, a storage plate 5 for holding game balls such as pachinko balls, and a firing operation handle 6 for firing game balls. Mainly have. In such a pachinko gaming machine 1, a game board 4, which is a main body of the pachinko gaming machine, includes a center 7, a lamp windmill 8, a side lamp 9, an electric tulip 10, a sleeve chucker 11,
A decorative component 12 such as an attacker is attached.

In such a decorative component 12, the mounting method and the mounting device of the present invention will be described below for mounting a decorative component such as an attacker as an example.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the attachment of the attacker of the pachinko game machine and the attacker itself, but similar decorative parts in other similar game machines such as pachislots and parrots other than the pachinko game machines. It can be applied to

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present invention, the decorative component 12 has
And a box-shaped component body 23 extending rearward of the base portion 21, and an edge portion of the base portion 21 is shaped like a flange around the component body 23. And is formed in a rectangular box shape having a flange portion. Further, the decorative parts 12
At least one of which is fixed at one end and free at the other end on the back side of the flange portion of the base portion 21 so as to extend in a cantilever shape toward the rear upper side above the component body 23.
And preferably, as shown in the illustrated embodiment, two, that is, a pair of
In the lower part of the figure, there are provided two rotation lock pin insertion grooves 26, and on the same extension as the rotation lock pin insertion grooves 26, a lock protrusion 27 formed by juxtaposing two protrusion portions having a substantially triangular cross section. Is provided.

The pair of disengagement prevention barbs 24 are arranged at intervals on the component body 23, and are provided with a warp portion 25 that warps upward toward the front end, and this front end portion is elastically displaced. It is formed so that. Also,
The two rotation lock pin insertion grooves 26 provided in the lower part of the component body 23 are arranged at an interval, each has an opening on the lower surface side, and has an arch-shaped counterbore 28 on the front side.
(FIG. 6) is provided, and on the back side of the base portion 21,
A partially cut-out cylindrical member 29 is provided.
The notched portion of the cylindrical member 29 is, as described later,
The diameter of the rotation lock pin 30 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the pin portion 32, and the rotation lock pin 30 is formed in such a size that the rotation lock pin 30 fitted in the cylindrical member 29 does not fall out of the cutout portion and fall.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the game board 4 is made of veneer 14 such as plywood, and has a stepped mounting hole 15 for inserting and mounting the decorative component 12. A stepped portion 16 is formed in the mounting hole 15, and a warped portion 25 that is warped upward above the slip-off preventing return 24 is engaged with the stepped portion 16. The stepped portion 16 on the lower side of the mounting hole 15 is provided with a chamfered portion 17 in which a part of a corner is obliquely cut, and a lock, which is an engagement member of a rotation lock pin 30 described later. The pieces 33 engage. The mounting hole 15 is not limited to a stepped hole, and may be a general through hole without a step.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5,
The rotation lock pin 30 has a disk-shaped head 31, a shaft-shaped or round bar-shaped pin portion 32, a square or rectangular plate-shaped lock piece 33 as an engagement member, and a substantially triangular or trapezoidal cross section. The head 31 is provided with a linear recess 35 for rotating the rotation lock pin 31, and the lock piece 33 is provided with a mounting hole 15 for the game board 4. An engaging portion 36 whose corner is cut off obliquely is provided to engage with the chamfered portion 17 of FIG. The fixing portion 34 having a substantially triangular or trapezoidal cross section is
Are provided so as to be radially opposed to each other, and can be engaged between the locking projections 27 of the decorative member 12 (FIG. 7). Furthermore, the diameter of the pin portion 32 of the rotation lock pin 30 is slightly larger than the cutout portion of the cylindrical member 29, and when the rotation lock pin 30 is inserted into the rotation lock pin insertion groove 26, The rotation lock pin 30 is formed so as not to fall downward from the cylindrical member 29 into which the pin portion 32 of the rotation lock pin 30 is fitted. Such a rotary lock pin 30 can be mass-produced inexpensively using a molding material such as polyoxymethylene (POM) plastic, Duracon (trade name), or another similar suitable plastic material.

Next, a description will be given of a method of mounting the decorative component of the gaming machine according to the present invention thus constituted.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in order to attach the decorative component 12 of the present invention to the mounting hole 15 of the game board 4, first, the decorative component 12 with the rotation lock pin 30 attached to the lower portion is first attached. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper anti-separation barb 24 is inserted into the mounting hole 15 of the game board 4 in the direction of the arrow (1) with a slight inclination, and the warped portion 25 is brought into contact with the rear edge of the mounting hole 15. Next, the recess 35 of the head 31 of the rotation lock pin 30 and the lock piece 33 are shown in FIGS.
It is visually confirmed that the decorative component 12 is positioned in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG.
5, the decorative component 12 is mounted in the mounting hole 15 as shown in FIG. And
Insert the tip of a coin or the like such as a minus screwdriver or a coin into the recess 35 of the head 31 of the rotation lock pin 30 and rotate the rotation lock pin 30 clockwise in FIG. It should be in a substantially vertical state as shown in FIG. As a result, the lock piece 33 of the rotation lock pin 30 is positioned substantially vertically as shown in FIG. 15, and the engaging portion 36 of the lock piece 33 of the rotation lock pin 30 is played as shown in FIGS. The engaging part 17 is engaged with the chamfered part 17 on the rear upper edge of the mounting hole 15 of the board 4, so that the rotating lock pin 30 is firmly attached and the decorative part 12 rattles back and forth with respect to the gaming board 4. Is fixed so that there is no. At this time, since the fixing portion 34 of the rotation lock pin 30 is fitted between the locking projections 27 as shown in FIG. 7, the rotation lock pin 30 is fixed to prevent accidental rotation, and the rotation lock pin 30 is It will not be accidentally rotated and come off.

When removing the decorative component 12 from the game board 4 for repair or replacement of the component, the above-described procedure may be performed in the reverse order. Therefore, first, the decorative component 1
2, the rotation lock pin 30 is rotated counterclockwise from the state of FIGS. 3, 9, 14, and 15 so that the recess 35 is in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13. If the lock piece 33 is disengaged from the chamfered portion 17 on the lower edge of the mounting hole 15 so that the rotation lock pin 30 is pulled out by the reverse operation to the above, the decorative component 12 is removed.
Then, the lower part of the decorative component 20 is pulled toward the near side to remove the lower part of the decorative component 12 from the mounting hole 15 as shown in FIG. , And the detachment prevention barb 24 at the upper part of the decorative component 12 can be pulled out from the rear edge of the mounting hole 15. Therefore, the removed decorative part 1
2 can be repaired or replaced with a new decorative part, and a new decorative part 12 can be inserted into the mounting hole 15 again and attached by the same means as described above, and the decorative part 12 can be replaced. it can.

Therefore, in the method and apparatus for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine according to the present invention, troublesome equipment is not required, the number of steps is not required, no special skill is required for the work, and even an amateur can easily do so. It can be mounted and removed, and does not use mounting screws or screws.Therefore, there is no danger that the decorative parts will be damaged by the mounting screws or screws, etc. Can be.
Further, in the present invention, at least one, and preferably two, bar for preventing disengagement are provided on the upper part of the decorative part of the gaming machine, and a detachable rotation lock pin is provided on the lower part of the decorative part. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach and detach decorative parts from the front, and even after completing the decorative parts, you can attach the rotating lock pin anytime, even if it is damaged, you can replace it with a new rotating lock pin many times, It is not affected by variations in component dimensions or assembling errors, makes it easier to manage components, does not require component accuracy, and improves workability such as component replacement after mounting.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine provided with a main mechanical part is mounted on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame, the decorative component being provided on an upper rear side of the decorative component. With the detachment prevention return provided first, the decorative component is fitted into the mounting hole of the game board, the release prevention return is locked to the upper edge of the back of the mounting hole, the lower part of the decorative component is pushed into the mounting hole and attached, By rotating the rotation lock pin attached to the lower part of the decorative part, the engaging portion at the tip of the rotation lock pin is
Locking the lower edge of the back of the mounting hole of the game board and mounting the decorative parts, the decorative parts can be easily attached and detached from the front, and even after the decorative parts are completed, the rotating lock pin can be installed at any time. Even if the rotatable lock pin or the decorative component is damaged or becomes dirty, it can be easily replaced with a new rotatable lock pin or a decorative component any number of times.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, the decorative component includes a component body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on a front surface of the component body. Since the rotation lock pin insertion groove and locking projection are provided at the bottom, careless release of the lock and detachment,
It can be fixed firmly without loosening.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the method of mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine, the decorative part can be held by an elastic force since the detachment prevention bar is made of an elastic member that is warped upward. , And can be easily detached from the front of the veneer.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, the engaging member at the tip of the rotary lock pin is a plate-like member projecting to one side from the axis of the pin. The engagement member can be satisfactorily locked and fixed by the rotation of the pin, or can be easily removed and released.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, the engaging member of the rotary lock pin has a front corner portion cut obliquely, and a rear edge portion of the mounting hole of the gaming board. Since it is engaged with the chamfered portion, the solid state can be firmly fixed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, comprising: a gaming machine having a main machine portion mounted on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame. A plurality of rotation lock pins attached to the lower part of the decorative component, at least one of the rotation preventing pins provided at the upper portion on the back side of the decorative component attached to the mounting hole of Since the engaging member is provided to be locked to the lower rear edge of the mounting hole of the game board, the decorative component can be easily attached / detached from the front, and even after the decorative component is completed, the rotary lock pin can be used at any time. Can be mounted, and even when the rotating lock pin or the decorative component is damaged or becomes dirty, it can be easily replaced with a new rotating lock pin or a decorative component any number of times.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, wherein the decorative component has a component main body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on a front surface of the component main body. Since the lower part has the rotation lock pin insertion groove and the locking projection, the decorative component can be easily attached or removed from the front side.

In the apparatus for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine according to the present invention, since the detachment preventing return is made of an elastic member that is warped upward, the decorative part is held with an appropriate elastic force. be able to.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the attachment device for a decorative part of a game machine, the engagement member at the tip of the rotation lock pin is formed of a plate-like member projecting to one side from the pin axis. It can be easily engaged and locked by the rotation of the pin, and can be easily released.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for mounting a decorative part of a gaming machine, wherein the engaging member of the rotary lock pin has a front corner portion cut obliquely and a rear edge portion of the mounting hole of the gaming board. , The engagement member can be firmly engaged and fixed by the rotation of the rotation lock pin, and can be easily released.

According to the apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a game machine according to the present invention, the lock projection has a fixing portion projecting radially from the engaging member of the rotary lock pin. Thus, the engagement of the engagement member can be firmly fixed, and the rotation lock pin can be prevented from dropping or loosening.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a decorative component according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a decorative part according to the present invention, with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 4 is a side view when the rotation lock pin is locked.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the rotation lock pin of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a front view when the rotation lock pin is locked.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the rotation lock pin of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic side sectional view showing attachment of a decorative component according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side sectional view showing the attachment of the decorative component following FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state where a rotation lock pin is inserted into an insertion groove of a decorative component.

FIG. 11 is a side view in the state of FIG. 11;

FIG. 12 is a front view when the rotation lock pin according to the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the rotation lock pin of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a front view when the rotation lock pin is locked.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the rotation lock pin of FIG. 14;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko gaming machine 2 Outer frame 3 Inner frame 4 Gaming board 5 Storage dish 6 Launch operation handle 7 Center 8 Lamp windmill 9 Side lamp 10 Electric tulip 11 Sleeve chucker 12 Decorative parts 14 Veneer 15 Mounting hole 16 Stepped part 17 Chamfered part 21 Base part 22 Opening 23 Component body 24 Detachment prevention return 25 Warp part 26 Rotation lock pin insertion groove 27 Lock projection 28 Counterbore part 29 Cylindrical member 30 Rotation lock pin 31 Head part 32 Pin part 33 Lock piece 34 Fixing part 35 Depression 36 Engagement

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which a game board provided with a main machine portion is mounted on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame, wherein a back of an ornamental component provided on an upper portion on a back side of a decorative component is firstly provided. The decorative component is fitted into the mounting hole of the game board, the retaining bar is locked to the upper edge of the back of the mounting hole, and the lower part of the decorative component is pushed into the mounting hole for mounting. The decorative component of the gaming machine is characterized in that the lock pin is rotated, the engaging member at the tip of the rotary lock pin is locked to the lower rear edge of the mounting hole of the game board, and the decorative component is mounted. Mounting method. 2. The decorative component has a component main body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on a front surface of the component main body, and a rotation lock pin insertion groove and a locking projection are provided at a lower portion of the component main body. 2. The method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detachment prevention bar is made of an elastic member that warps upward. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member at the tip of the rotary lock pin comprises a plate-like member projecting to one side from a pin axis. 5. The engagement member of the rotation lock pin, wherein a front corner portion is cut obliquely and is engaged with a chamfered portion of a rear edge portion of a mounting hole of the game board. A method for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to claim 1. 6. A game machine in which a game board provided with a main machine part is mounted on an inner frame mounted on a fixed outer frame, wherein at least an upper part provided on a rear surface of a decorative component mounted on a mounting hole of the game board. An engagement member having a plurality of rotation lock pins attached to the lower part of the decorative component, wherein one of the rotation prevention pins is attached to a lower end of a mounting hole of the game board at a tip of the rotation lock pin. A device for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine, comprising: 7. The decorative component has a component main body and a slightly larger decorative plate provided on the front surface of the component main body, and has a rotation lock pin insertion groove and a locking projection at a lower portion of the component main body. 7. The apparatus for mounting a decorative component of a gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The mounting device for a decorative part of a gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the detachment prevention bar is made of an elastic member that is warped upward. 9. The mounting device for a decorative component of a game machine according to claim 6, wherein the engaging member at the tip of the rotation lock pin is formed of a plate-like member protruding to one side from a pin axis. 10. The engaging member according to claim 9, wherein a front corner portion of the engaging member is cut obliquely and is engaged with a chamfered portion of a rear edge portion of the mounting hole of the game board. A mounting device for decorative parts of gaming machines. 11. The installation of a decorative part for a gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein said locking projection has a fixing portion projecting radially from an engaging member of said rotary lock pin. apparatus.