JP2002306782A - Bracket for receiving game machine frame locking member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of brackets for locking members 14b and 14b in a conventional hinged frame locking mechanism that they cannot match with the hinged frame locking mechanism varying from a manufacturer to another in the case where a conventional fixed frame is used in common. SOLUTION: A bracket 20 for a hinged frame (game machine frame) locking member comprises a plurality of retaining holes 29a to 29h in a mounting piece 21 to be mounted on a fixed frame (frame body). The retaining holes are separated from one another laterally or vertically as long as a positional difference between the locking members 14b and 14b of respective manufacturers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiving device provided with a receiving portion for receiving a lock member for locking a game machine frame to a frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional gaming machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a fixed frame of the gaming machine, and 2 denotes an opening / closing frame of the gaming machine. The fixed frame 1 is
It is fixed on an island as a game machine installation facility in a game hall such as a pachinko hall. The opening / closing frame 2 opens and closes in front of the island (on the player side) via an upper hinge mechanism 3 including an upper hinge 3a and an upper hinge fitting 3b and a lower hinge mechanism 4 including a lower hinge 4a and a lower hinge fitting 4b. Fixed frame 1 as possible
Attached to On the back side of the opening / closing frame 2, a back mechanism plate (rear plate) 5, an upper tank 6, a lower tank 7, a ball dispensing mechanism 8, a rear cover 9, a ball gutter 10, a main control device (not shown), a ball firing control A control device such as a device 11, a ball payout control device 12, and the like, a rear cover lock mechanism 13, an opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14, and the like are provided, and a game board (not shown) is stored in the game board storage unit 15. On the front side (player side) of the opening / closing frame 2, a lower plate, an upper plate, a glass door covering a game board surface, a front frame decoration, etc. are provided. That is, the open / close frame 2 is provided with various game machine components.

The rear cover 9 and the ball dispensing mechanism 8 are integrated, and the ball dispensing mechanism 8 is hinged (not shown).
Are mounted on the back side of the opening / closing frame 2 via a rear cover lock mechanism 13. That is, the upper and lower locking members 13a, 13a of the rear cover locking mechanism 13 provided on the side opposite to the side on which the hinges 3a, 4a are provided on the back side of the opening / closing frame 2.
Is locked by being locked to a locking surface via holes 9a, 9a provided in the rear cover 9, and can be released by operating the key 13i.

A hinge 3 is provided on the back side of the opening / closing frame 2.
a, 4a, on the side opposite to the side provided with
The opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 for locking the opening / closing frame 2 to the fixed frame 1 in a closed state is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 includes upper and lower lock members 14b connected by a connection plate 14a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the inner surface 1 of the fixed frame 1 corresponding to the positions of the upper and lower locking members 14b, 14b.
In FIG. 6A, a receiving member 16 as shown in FIG. 6 which receives and locks the upper and lower lock members 14b, 14b is screwed through a stop hole 16i.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the upper and lower lock members 14b, 14b are engaged with the upper and lower receiving members 16, 16, respectively. When the opening / closing frame 2 is locked to the fixed frame 1, by closing the opening / closing frame 2, the upper inclined portions 14 t, 14 t of the locking members 14 b, 14 b slide on the lower edge 16 a of the receiving member 16, and then the spring 17 is attached. Lock member 14 by force
The locking claws 14d, 14d of the b, 14b are locked to the receiving surface 16b of the receiving tool 16. To release the lock, press key 1
8, the operation unit 18a moves the connecting plate 14a upward, whereby the locking members 14b, 1 connected to the connecting plate 14a by the connecting shafts 14e, 14e.
4b is rotated downward via the rotation shafts 14f, 14f, so that the locking claw 1 with respect to the receiving surface 16b of the receiving member 16 is rotated.
The lock of 4d and 14d is released.

[0007]

At present, the mounting positions of the upper and lower receiving members 16 and 16 are different depending on the open / close frame locking mechanism 14 which differs depending on the manufacturer. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper and lower receiving members 16, 16 are positioned at a distance a in the vertical direction and
Distance b, c (b>) in the depth direction from the front side to the back side
c) is attached to the inner surface 1a of the fixed frame 1 at a position separated by c), but the above-mentioned distances a, b, and c are different for each manufacturer. That is, the specifications of the fixed frame 1 and the opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 are different for each manufacturer.

At present, each time a gaming machine is replaced, the fixed frame 1 is attached to the island.
Opening frame lock mechanism 1 for fixed frame 1 and opening / closing frame 2 provided with
There is no problem even if the specifications of 4 are different for each manufacturer.

However, in recent years, from the viewpoint of environmental protection and resource protection, it has been necessary to design a game machine in consideration of recycling in the production of the gaming machine. Is considered. That is, instead of replacing the fixed frame 1 on the island each time the gaming machine is replaced as in the current situation, once the fixed frame 1 to be shared is once attached to the island, the common frame is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced. A proposal has been made to replace only the open / close frame 2 as a gaming machine frame on which gaming machine parts of a gaming machine are mounted, without removing the generalized fixed frame. In this case, a problem arises in that the conventional holder fixed to the fixed frame 1 cannot cope with the different opening / closing frame lock mechanisms 14 provided for the respective manufacturers provided on the opening / closing frame 2 (game machine frame) of each maker.

According to the present invention, the fixed frame 1 can be used in common as described above, and the open / close frame lock mechanism 1 differs for each manufacturer.
An object of the present invention is to be able to lock the opening / closing frame 2 without changing the opening / closing frame 4.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving member for a lock member of a game machine frame, which is mounted on a frame body on which the game machine frame is openably and closably mounted, and wherein the game machine frame is in a closed state. In a receiving member of a lock member of a game machine frame having a receiving portion for receiving a lock member for locking the game machine frame to the frame body, a plurality of stop holes are provided on a piece attached to the frame body. In addition, the horizontal and vertical intervals between the stopper holes are set to the difference in the position of the lock member of each manufacturer. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving device for a lock member of a gaming machine frame, wherein a plurality of marks are provided in a stop hole formed by an elongated hole provided in a mounting piece to the frame body, and a distance between the marks is provided. Was set to the difference between the positions of the lock members of the respective manufacturers. The receiving device of the lock member of the gaming machine frame according to claim 3 includes a plurality of the receiving portions. The receiving member of the lock member of the gaming machine frame according to claim 4 includes a plurality of the mounting pieces.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to 5
The same parts as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the receiver 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first mounting piece 21 and a first mounting piece 21 which is provided so as to rise vertically from one side 22 of the first mounting piece 21. 2 and the other side 2 of the first mounting piece 21.
4 and a rising piece 25 provided to rise vertically.

The inner surface of the rising piece 25 functions as a first receiving surface (receiving portion) 26. The second mounting piece 2
The inner surface of the third mounting surface is a second receiving surface (receiving portion) when the first mounting piece 21 is mounted upside down from the state of FIG.
Functions as 27. The first mounting piece 21 functions as a third receiving surface (receiving portion) 28 when the second mounting piece 23 is fixed to the inner surface 1a of the fixed frame 1 for mounting.

That is, the receiving member 20 includes a plurality of receiving surfaces as receiving portions and a plurality of mounting pieces.

The first mounting piece 21 has four stopper holes 29a, 2 formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.
It is provided with a row of stop holes consisting of 9b, 29c, 29d and a row of stop holes consisting of four stop holes 29e, 29f, 29g, 29h. That is, a total of eight stop holes 29a to 29h are formed. In addition, the spacing between the rows of the locking holes (the horizontal spacing between the locking holes) is also set to a predetermined spacing g.

The second mounting piece 23 has two stopper holes 30 formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.
a, 30b, and two stop holes 30c,
And a row of stop holes consisting of 30d. That is, a total of four stop holes 30a to 30d are formed. In addition, the spacing between the rows of the locking holes (the horizontal spacing between the locking holes) is also set to a predetermined spacing f.

The width D of the locking claws 14d, 14 of the locking members 14b, 14b is set to be smaller than the width q of the first mounting piece 21.

Next, the operation will be described. First, for example, it is assumed that a reference point is provided on the inner side surface 1a of the fixed frame 1 and a nut-shaped metal member with a female thread, for example, is embedded in the reference point. Then, for example, the lowermost right stop hole 29a of the first mounting piece 21 shown in FIG. 1 is screwed in accordance with the reference point, and another arbitrary stop hole is also screwed, so that the first receiving hole is formed. It is assumed that the position of the surface 26 is set, for example, so as to match the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker A. Further, the lowermost left stop hole 29h of the first mounting piece 21 shown in FIG. 1 is screwed in accordance with the reference point, and another arbitrary stop hole is also screwed, so that the first receiving surface 26 is formed. Is set to a position moved forward of the fixed frame 1 by an interval g, and is set to match, for example, the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker B. That is, the gap g is set according to the difference between the positions of the lock members 14b and 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 between the maker A and the maker B (the difference in the depth from the front side to the back side of the open / close frame 2). ing. That is, the interval g is determined by the lock members 14b, 14b of the manufacturers A, B.
Is set to the position difference. As described above, the lock members 14b,
The position of the receiving surface 26 of the receiving device 20 can be set to correspond to 14b. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with the case where the open / close frame 2 as the game machine frame of the maker A attached to the common fixed frame 1 is replaced with that of the maker B.

Next, a case where the first mounting piece 21 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted upside down will be described. The lowermost right stop hole 29e obtained by turning the first mounting piece 21 upside down is screwed in accordance with the reference point, and any other stop holes are also screwed down to thereby position the second receiving surface 27. Are set to match the lock members 14b of the opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker C. That is, the second receiving surface 27 is set so as to be located below the first receiving surface 26. Further, the lowermost left stopper hole 29d obtained by inverting the first mounting piece 21 is screwed in accordance with the reference point, and
By screwing any other stop holes, the position of the second receiving surface 26 is set to a position moved forward of the fixed frame 1 by the interval g, and the lock member 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker D is set. , 14b. As described above, the position of the receiving surface 27 of the receiving member 20 can be further set so as to correspond to the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the two manufacturers C, D.

Next, a second mounting piece 23 is set at the position of the first mounting piece 21 in FIG.
Is fixed to the inner surface 1a of the fixing frame 1. For example, the stopper hole 30a is screwed in accordance with the reference point,
By screwing any other stop holes, the position of the third receiving surface 28 is set to match the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker E. That is, the third receiving surface 28 is set so as to be further below the second receiving surface 27. Stop hole 3
0d is screwed in accordance with the reference point and other arbitrary holes are also screwed, so that the position of the third receiving surface 28 is set to a position moved forward of the fixed frame 1 by the interval f. For example, it is set so as to match the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the maker F. That is,
The interval f is set according to the difference between the positions of the lock members 14b, 14b of the opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 between the maker E and the maker F (the difference in the depth direction from the front side to the back side of the opening / closing frame 2). . That is, the interval f is determined by each of the manufacturers E and F.
Of the lock members 14b, 14b. As described above, the position of the receiving surface 28 of the receiving member 20 can be further set so as to correspond to the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of the two manufacturers E, F.

If the second mounting piece 23 is mounted upside down, the locking members 14b, 1 of the open / close frame locking mechanism 14 of the two manufacturers G, H are further provided.
4b, the position of the receiving surface 28 of the receiving device 20 can be set. When the mounting pieces 21 and 23 are turned upside down, the lower position of the receiving surfaces 26 and 27 (the locking member 14
It is assumed that the locking claws 14d, 14b (the locking positions of the locking claws 14d, 14d) are shifted.

As described above, a total of eight types of receiving surface positions can be set.

Further, by aligning the stop holes other than the above-described stop holes with the reference point, the position of the receiving surface can be set more. In this case, the vertical intervals j, m,
n (see FIG. 1) may be set in accordance with the difference between the vertical positions of the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of each different manufacturer.

According to the receiving device 20 according to the first embodiment,
Since the fixed frame 1 can be unified, it is possible to cope with the common use of the fixed frame.
It is possible to lock the opening / closing frame 2 without changing the opening / closing frame lock mechanism 14 that differs for each manufacturer since it is possible to set a large number of receiving surfaces that can support the locking members 14b, 14b. Can achieve the desired effect.

The outer surface of the receiving surface 27 and the receiving surface 26
And the vertical distance between the receiving surface 27 and the receiving surface 26 are set in accordance with the difference between the positions of the lock members 14b, 14b of the open / close frame lock mechanism 14 of a different manufacturer. The outer surface of the receiving surface 27 can also be used as the receiving surface. Therefore, it has multiple receiving surfaces,
In addition, if a mounting piece having a plurality of locking holes is provided in which the horizontal and vertical intervals between the locking holes are set to the difference between the positions of the lock members 14b, 14b of each manufacturer, for example, the mounting piece is Even if only the first mounting piece 21 is used, many positions of the receiving surface can be set even if not as much as in the first embodiment, so that the intended effect described above can be achieved.

Also, there is only one mounting piece (for example, only the mounting piece 21) and only one receiving surface (for example,
Even if it is the receiving surface 26 only), provided that there is a mounting piece provided with a plurality of stopper holes in which the horizontal and vertical intervals between the stopper holes are set to the difference between the positions of the lock members of the respective manufacturers. ,
Since the positions of many receiving surfaces can be set even if not as much as in the first embodiment, the above-described desired effects can be achieved.

Embodiment 2 FIG. In the above description, the receiving device 20 having a plurality of individual stopper holes is shown, but FIG. 2 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a receiving surface position adjusting hole 42 composed of a cross-shaped elongated hole 42a having a stop hole 42b having a diameter larger than that of the elongated hole 42a may be provided at the end. in this case,
The same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained by screwing the screw 43 having the screw head 43t fitted into the stop hole 42b in accordance with the reference point and screwing any other stop hole. . According to the second embodiment, the receiving device 20
When adjusting the fixing position of
Can be adjusted only by loosening the screw 43 without completely removing the screw, thereby facilitating the adjustment operation.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the elongated holes 42
If the receiving surface position adjusting hole 42A having the stop hole 42b is provided in the middle of a, the position of the receiving surface can be set more.

The cross-shaped receiving surface position adjusting hole 4
A stop hole may be formed in the central portion (cross point) of 2, 42A.

In the above description, a nut-shaped metal member with a female thread is embedded only at the reference point.
If a nut-shaped metal member with a female thread is embedded in some of the positions of the inner surface 1a of the fixed frame 1 corresponding to the positions where the other stop holes are located, the inner surface 1a of the fixed frame 1 On the other hand, a situation in which the screw does not work can be avoided.

Further, if a reference screw rod is screwed onto a nut-shaped metal member with a female screw embedded at the reference point, it is only necessary to hook the stopper hole on the reference screw rod. It is easy to work with in this case,
By fastening a nut material to the reference screw rod, the stopper hole corresponding to the reference point may be fixed to the inner surface 1a of the fixing frame 1.

3 (c), a plurality of marks 52, 52, 52, 52 are formed on both edges in the longitudinal direction of the hole 50. As shown in FIG. …
May be provided, and the interval r between the plurality of marks 52, 52,... May be set to a difference between the positions of the lock members 14b, 14b of each manufacturer. Even with such a receiver, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

[0033]

According to the receiving device of the lock member of the game machine frame according to the present invention, the mounting piece to the frame is provided with a plurality of stopper holes, and the gap between the stopper holes in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is reduced. The position of the lock member of each maker is set, or a plurality of marks are provided in a stop hole made of an elongated hole provided on the mounting piece to the frame, and the interval between these marks is set to the lock member of each maker. Because the difference between the positions is set, the fixed frame can be unified,
It becomes possible to support a common fixed frame, and it is possible to set a large number of receiving surfaces that can correspond to the lock members of the lock mechanism of the gaming machine frame that are different for each manufacturer. Without changing the locking mechanism
The game machine frame can be locked. If a plurality of the receiving portions are provided or a plurality of the mounting pieces are provided, it is possible to further set a large number of receiving surfaces.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a receiver according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a receiver according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining Embodiment 2 of the present invention and other examples of the shape of a stop hole.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a relationship between a lock member of a lock mechanism of a conventional gaming machine frame and a receiving member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 fixed frame (frame), 2 open / close frame (game machine frame), 14
Opening / closing frame lock mechanism (lock mechanism for a game machine frame), 14b,
14b Lock member, 20 receiving member, 21, 23 mounting piece, 26, 27, 28 receiving surface (receiving portion), 29a-
29h, 30a to 30d, 42b, 50 Stop hole, 51
Slots (stop holes), 52 marks.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A receiving portion which is attached to a frame body to which a game machine frame is freely opened and closed, and receives a lock member for locking the game machine frame to the frame body so that the game machine frame is closed. In the receiving device of the lock member of the game machine frame provided with a plurality of stop holes in the mounting piece to the frame, the horizontal and vertical spacing between each stop hole, the position of the lock member of each manufacturer A receiving member for a lock member of a gaming machine frame, wherein 2. A receiving portion which is attached to a frame body to which a game machine frame is freely opened and closed and receives a lock member for locking the game machine frame to the frame body so that the game machine frame is closed. In a receiving device for a lock member of a game machine frame provided with a plurality of marks, a plurality of marks are provided in a stop hole formed of an elongated hole provided on a piece attached to the frame body, and the distance between these marks is set by a lock member of each manufacturer. A receiving member for a lock member of a gaming machine frame, wherein the receiving member is set to a difference in position. 3. The receiving device for a lock member of a gaming machine frame according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the receiving portions are provided. 4. The receiving device for a lock member of a gaming machine frame according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the mounting pieces are provided.