JP2003245444A - Door structure for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door structure for a game machine in which crime prevention effects in the game machine are improved by preventing an illegal action such as the separation of a door member and a main body of the game machine for making a game ball easy to enter a prize hole, for example, on a game board of the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The door structure for the game machine is provided with a front frame (main body of the game machine) 4 requiring balls for a game, a window frame (door member) 5 for freely opening/closing the front surface of the front frame 4, and a hinge part 30 having a door member detaching pin (shaft part) 35 provided on the front frame 4 or on the window frame 5 and having a bearing part 31 for freely turning the window frame 5 and the front frame 4 with the door member detaching pin 35 as a supporting point by fitting the door member detaching pin 35 to freely rotate and for fitting the door member detaching pin 35 freely movably along the attaching/detaching direction. The door member detaching pin 35 has a lock piece 35a and the front frame 4 or the window frame 5 is equipped with a block member 40 to be engaged with the lock piece 35a for blocking the movement of the door member detaching pin 35 in the attaching/detaching direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door structure of a gaming machine having a door member for opening and closing a front surface of a gaming machine body, and particularly to a gaming board of the gaming machine body, for example, a winning port game. The present invention relates to a technique for preventing a door member and a gaming machine main body from being easily separated from each other in order to easily enter a medium, or a technique for preventing fraudulent activity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 10, a gaming machine 1 is composed of a vertically elongated rectangular frame and a gaming machine body and a door member which are firmly fixed to the place where the gaming machine 1 is installed. Composed. The gaming machine main body includes an outer frame 3 and the outer frame 3
And a front frame 4 which is held on one side and which is openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 3. It should be noted that the front frame 4 is configured by collecting almost all of the main constituent components of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The main components provided on the front frame 4 are a game board 6 having a board surface as a game area, and the game board 6
An operation handle 8 for operating a launching device (a game ball processing unit) that shoots a game medium (hereinafter, referred to as a pachinko ball) to a game area provided in the pachinko ball and the pachinko ball to be supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1. Ball saucer 2 that serves as a saucer for storing prize balls paid out from the gaming machine 1 when a prize is won
And a control for controlling the game state by controlling a pachinko ball payout unit (not shown) that discharges a predetermined number of pachinko balls as necessary, and various devices provided on the rear surface side of the game board 6. A device (not shown).

The game medium of the gaming machine according to the present invention is a spherical ball having a diameter of about 11 mm or a diameter of 25 to 30 mm which is used by converting it into cash for advancing a predetermined game by the gaming machine. A value medium for a gaming machine that advances the predetermined game by a value medium such as a medal having a thickness of about 1.2 mm. And, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine is provided with a prize ball, cash or a gaming ball for rent on a front surface thereof through a ball discharge passage which is a game medium passage provided inside the main body according to the progress of the game. A ball tray, which is a tray for receiving balls lent by the dedicated card (pachinko prepaid card) through the ball discharge passage, is provided.

On the other hand, the door member is composed of a window frame 5 and a support member 2 with a ball tray, and the window frame 5 serving as an upper front member is provided on the upper front portion of the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. This window frame 5
A see-through section 9 is provided so that the entire game area of the game board 6 can be almost seen within the frame. Along the outer circumference of the see-through portion 9, a decorative LED / a decorative lamp and speakers 12, 1
2 etc. are provided. This decoration LED / decoration lamp blinks according to the progress of the game. Further, the speakers 12 and 12 emit various sound effects according to the progress of the game.

A ball tray 19 for storing pachinko balls is provided below the game board 6 provided with the above-mentioned parts and devices. The ball receiving tray 19 is integrated with the support member 2 with a ball receiving tray, which is a lower front member that is openably and closably provided with respect to the front frame 4. Then, when the support member 2 with the ball saucer is opened, it is possible to look into the launching device and the like installed on the front frame 4 side. In addition, in FIG. 10, the ball saucer 1
9, 9 is provided only for the gaming machine 1, but the ball saucer 19 is not limited to only one saucer, and may be one provided with two ball saucers divided into upper and lower two stages. good.

Further, when the support member 2 with a ball saucer is opened, the end portion (opening opening) of the ball discharge passage on the main body side of the gaming machine.
The payout opening can be viewed, and the payout opening can be viewed on the ball tray side.

Further, the ball receiving tray 19 is provided with a ball removing hole mechanism for storing the game balls in a game ball storage box or the like provided separately from the game machine. This ball-draining hole mechanism is used when the ball-drilling hole is opened and transferred to a game-ball storage box or the like before the game ball is fully stored in the ball tray.

The ball tray 19 has a storage portion for storing pachinko balls inside and is provided so as to project forward from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, with the bottom surface of the right side portion of the ball receiving tray 19 as the base end, a gentle inclination toward the guide flow path 20 for guiding the pachinko balls to the launching device is provided. An opening, that is, a payout opening 22 for paying out a prize ball or a ball to be paid out at the time of winning a prize is provided upstream of this inclination.

The game board 6 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a housing frame (not shown) of the game board 6 which is integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 4. There is.

[Description of Hinge Portion] Window frame 5 as a door member
As shown in FIG. 11, the left end portion is openably and closably attached to the front frame 4 via an upper hinge portion 30 and a lower hinge portion (not shown). As shown in FIG. 12A, the upper hinge portion 30 is fixed to the front frame 4 and the bearing portion 31.
Plate member 32 having a holding member 3 fixed to the window frame 5
3 and supporting pieces 34, 34 provided on the holding member 33.
Door member removal pin (shaft part) 3 that can be freely inserted into and removed from
5 and a spring 36 for urging the pin 35 upward.

The holding member 33 is arranged below the plate member 32 of the front frame 4 with a gap d1. The upper end portion of the door member removal pin 35 is loosely fitted in the bearing portion 31 of the plate member 32. Further, on the lower side of the door member removing pin 35, as shown in FIG. 12B, a lever portion 35a bent in a substantially L shape is formed.

On the upper side of the door member removing pin 35, the washer member 3 disposed between the upper and lower support pieces 34, 34.
5b is fixed. And this washer member 35
A spring 36 is interposed between b and the lower support piece 34.

As shown in FIG. 12 (c), the lever portion 3
The lower part of 5a is opened, and the door member removing pin 3 is pressed by pushing down the lever portion 35a with a finger or the like.
5 can be slid downward against the biasing force of the spring 36.

The lower hinge portion has a pin member fixed to the window frame 5 and a locking hole (not shown) provided in the front frame 4.

When the window frame 5 is attached to the front frame 4, the lever portion 35a of the door member removing pin 35 of the upper hinge portion 30 is pushed down, and the pin of the lower hinge portion is first inserted into the locking hole. .

Next, after the door member removing pin 35 of the upper hinge portion 30 is aligned with the bearing portion 31 of the plate member 32, the pushing down force applied to the lever portion 35a is released. As a result, the door member removing pin 35 is raised by the urging force of the spring 36, and the upper end portion thereof is inserted into the bearing portion 31.

On the contrary, when removing the window frame 5 from the front frame 4, the lever portion 35a of the door member removing pin 35 in the upper hinge portion 30 is pushed down, and the upper end portion of the pin 35 is pulled out from the bearing portion 31. In the closed state, shift the upper end of the window frame 5 to a position where it does not interfere with the plate member 32,
Lift the entire window frame 5 and pull out the pin of the lower hinge part from the locking hole.

[0019]

By the way, conventionally, in the upper hinge portion 30, as shown in FIG. 12A, the plate member 32 fixed to the outer frame 4 and the window frame 5 are fixed. There is a gap d1 between the holding member 33 and a gap d2 between the plate member 32 and the main body of the front frame 4, and these gaps d
Since 1 and d2 are exposed to the outside, these gaps d
The door member removing pin 35 can be operated from the outside through 1 and d2 and pushed down.

It is possible to insert a piano wire or the like into these gaps d1 and d2, and when a person who attempts fraudulent action pushes down the door member removing pin 35, the pin is removed.
It is possible to open the door member 5 of the gaming machine 1 by separating it from the.

In this way, when the door member 5 is opened,
There has been a possibility that a cheating person can carry out a fraudulent operation on a gauge or the like on the game board 6, and a fraudulent act may be carried out to make it easier to put a game ball in the winning opening.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and for a game board of a game machine, for example, a door member and a game machine main body are separated in order to facilitate entry of a game ball into a winning opening. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine door structure capable of preventing fraudulent acts such as above, and thereby improving the crime prevention in the gaming machine and the damage prevention effect at the time of careless installation.

[0023]

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention is constructed as follows.

That is, the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming machine main body which requires a game medium for playing a game, a door member for opening and closing the front surface of the gaming machine main body, and the gaming machine main body or the door member. A bearing portion that has a shaft portion that is provided and that allows the door member and the gaming machine main body to rotate about the shaft portion as a fulcrum and that allows the shaft portion to be movably fitted in the fitting / removing direction; A door structure for a gaming machine, comprising: a hinge portion having; wherein the shaft portion has a locking piece, and the gaming machine main body or the door member engages with the locking piece, It is characterized in that a blocking member for blocking the movement in the fitting / removing direction is provided.

The hinge portion means a structure which can be swung or rotated about a central axis by using a hinge pin or the like. The fulcrum and the connection point of this hinge structure are called a rotation fulcrum and a joint, respectively. Further, the hinge portion may be on the gaming machine main body side, on the door member side, or on both the gaming machine main body side and the door member side.

With this structure, while the movement of the shaft portion is blocked by the blocking member, a linear tool such as a piano wire is inserted from the outside of the gaming machine through various gaps (openings) near the hinge portion. The shaft does not move even if you try to move.
That is, a linear tool such as a piano wire is often inserted through a gap between the door member and the gaming machine body. In this case, since the blocking member having this configuration abuts on the locking piece of the shaft portion and blocks the movement of the shaft portion, the shaft portion is moved in the fitting / removing direction using a linear tool such as a piano wire. Even if you try,
It hits the blocking member and cannot move. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a fraudulent person from opening the door member of the gaming machine and performing fraudulent work on the gauge or the like on the gaming board, and it is possible to improve the crime prevention effect.

The door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned essential constituent elements, but the constituent elements are also realized in the following specific cases.

That is, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the shaft portion is elastically biased in the fitting / removing direction.

Further, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention,
The blocking member is movable between a position that blocks the movement of the shaft portion and a position that does not block the movement of the shaft portion.

Further, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention,
The locking piece is movable between a position that prevents the movement of the shaft portion and a position that does not prevent the movement of the shaft portion.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the locking by the blocking member or the locking piece is such that the shaft portion is fitted to the bearing portion and the door member and the gaming machine main body are connected to each other. It is characterized in that movement is blocked at a position rotatably supported.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member or the locking piece blocks the movement of the shaft portion by abutting against one side of the locking piece or the blocking member. It is characterized by being

It is sufficient that the locking piece and the blocking member interact with each other to lock, and it is sufficient that either the locking piece or the blocking member fluctuates to prevent the movement of the shaft portion.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member is a member which can be tilted and moved so as to prevent the shaft portion from moving by being tilted or raised.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member is a slidable member that slides to block the movement of the shaft portion.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member is a rotatable or rotatable member that rotates or rotates to block the movement of the shaft portion.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member engages with the first locking portion for locking the rotation or rotation of the blocking member, and the locking piece. It has a 2nd locking part which prevents movement of a shaft part.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member or the locking piece is in the locking state with the locking piece or the blocking member when the door member is closed, It is characterized in that the movement of the shaft portion is prevented even if the action of moving the shaft portion from the outside of the member occurs.

Furthermore, in the door structure of the gaming machine of the present invention, the blocking member is a member for blocking the movement of the shaft portion by covering the shaft portion when the door member is closed. To do.

[0040]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A door structure of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the gaming machine will be described as a pachinko gaming machine.

[Structure of Gaming Machine] As shown in the front perspective view of FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is constituted by a frame in a vertically long rectangular shape and is firmly fixed to the place where the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed. A frame 3 and a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is held on one side by the outer frame 3 and is openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 3.
A front frame 4 serving as a main body of the above, and a window frame 5 serving as an upper front member that is openably and closably provided on the upper front surface of the front frame 4.
In the front frame 4, almost all of the main constituent components of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are integrated.

The main components provided on the front frame 4 are a game board 6 having a board surface as a game area, and the game board 6
A launch device (game ball processing unit) 7 that launches a game medium (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko ball) to a game area provided in, a manipulation handle 8 for operating the launch device 7, and a pachinko gaming machine 1 should be supplied. Pachinko balls, and a ball saucer 2 that serves as a saucer for storing prize balls paid out from the pachinko gaming machine 1 when the pachinko balls enter the winning holes 15, 15, 18 and a prize, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls as needed. A pachinko ball payout unit (not shown) for discharging, and a control device (not shown) for controlling the game state by controlling various devices provided on the rear surface side of the game board 6 can be given.

Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a window frame 5 serving as an upper front member which can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 4. The window frame 5 is provided with a see-through portion 9 that allows the entire game area of the game board 6 to be almost seen in the frame (see FIG. 2).

Further, a decoration L is provided along the outer periphery of the see-through portion 9.
ED10, decorative lamps 11, 11, speakers 12, 1
2 etc. are provided. The decoration LED 10 and the decoration lamps 11, 11 blink according to the progress of the game. Further, the speakers 12 and 12 emit various sound effects according to the progress of the game.

Furthermore, the game board 6 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in the housing frame 4a of the game board 6 which is mounted at the substantially central portion of the front frame 4. A guide rail 13 which is planted in a substantially circular shape on the front surface thereof and guides the destination of the pachinko balls that are launched by the launching device 7.
And an obstacle 14 such as a nail or a windmill provided in an area surrounded by the guide rails 13, and a winning hole 15, 15 which serves as a trigger for establishing a condition for paying out a pachinko ball as a prize ball when the pachinko ball enters. Are provided in plural.

Furthermore, at the center of the game board 6, there is provided an image display device 17 for displaying various symbols and information as the game progresses. Immediately below the image display device 17,
A start winning opening (starting opening) for receiving a pachinko ball that serves as a trigger for changing the display content of the image display device 17.
18 is provided. When pachinko balls enter these winning holes 15 or 15 or the starting winning holes 18, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out as prize balls.

Further, at the lowermost part of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is provided an outlet 16 for taking in a pachinko ball that does not win any of the winning ports 15, 15, 18.

A ball tray 19 for storing pachinko balls is provided below the game board 6 on which the above-described parts and devices are provided. The ball receiving tray 19 is integrated with the support member 2 with a ball receiving tray, which is a lower front member that is openably and closably provided with respect to the front frame 4. In addition, in the present embodiment, the ball receiving tray 19 is provided only for the pachinko gaming machine 1, but in the present invention, it is not limited to only one tray, and is divided into upper and lower two stages. It may be provided with two ball saucers.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ball receiving tray 19 has a ball receiving tray storing portion for storing pachinko balls inside, and is provided so as to project forward from the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The guide flow path 2 for guiding the pachinko balls to the launching device 7 with the bottom surface of the right side portion of the ball saucer 19 as the base end.
There is a gentle slope toward the launcher entrance 21 (left side in FIG. 1) at 0. An opening, that is, a payout opening 22 for paying out a prize ball or a ball to be paid out at the time of winning a prize is provided upstream of this inclination.

Further, in the middle of the slope, a punching hole 23 for discharging the pachinko balls stored by the ball punching button 31.
Is provided. The pachinko balls discharged from the punched holes 23 are stored in the pachinko ball storage box installed at the outlet discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by the guide flow path guided downward.

[Explanation of Hinge Portion] As shown in FIG. 2, the window frame 5 has its left and right upper and lower ends attached to the front frame 4 through the upper hinge portion 30 and the lower hinge portion (not shown). It is attached so that it can be opened and closed. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, the upper hinge portion 30 includes a plate member 32 fixed to the front frame 4 and having a bearing portion 31, and a holding member 33 fixed to the window frame 5.
And a door member removal pin (shaft portion) slidably inserted in the support pieces 34, 34 provided on the holding member 33.
35 and a spring 36 that elastically biases the door member removal pin 35 upward.

The holding member 33 is arranged below the plate member 32 of the front frame 4 with a gap d1. The upper end portion of the door member removal pin 35 is loosely fitted in the bearing portion 31 of the plate member 32. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, a locking piece 35a as a lever member bent at a substantially right angle is formed on the lower side of the door member removing pin 35.

On the upper side of the door member removing pin 35, the washer member 35 disposed between the upper and lower support pieces 34, 34 is disposed.
b is fixed. The spring 36 is interposed between the washer member 35b and the lower support piece 34.

Then, by pushing down the locking piece 35a with a finger or the like, the door member removing pin 35 is moved to the spring 3
6 slides downward against the urging force of 6, and the upper end portion is pulled out from the bearing portion 31 of the plate member 32 fixed to the front frame 4, and the upper hinge portion 30 is opened.

Below the door member removing pin 35, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), a blocking member 40 that blocks the movement of the door member removal pin 35 in the fitting / removing direction is arranged. The blocking member 40 is attached to the holding member 33 by a rotary shaft 37, and a position (hereinafter, referred to as a blocking position) that blocks the movement of the door member removal pin 35 and a position that does not block the blocking member (hereinafter, non-blocking) as described later. This is called the blocking position). 4 (a), (b), (c),
The blocking member 40 is shown in the blocking position.

As shown in FIG. 5, the blocking member 40 includes a horizontally long rotating plate 41 having a bulged lower portion on one side, and the rotating plate 41.
And a second locking piece 43 provided on the side end of the bulging side, and a second locking piece 43 provided on the upper end on the opposite side of the handle 42 and abutting on one side of the locking piece 35a of the door member removing pin 35, It has a first locking piece 44 provided below the second locking piece 43 for stopping the blocking member 40 at the blocking position.

Further, a round hole 45 for inserting the rotating shaft 37 (FIG. 4A) is provided in the bulging portion of the rotating plate 41, and the rotating plate 41 is further placed in a blocking position or a non-blocking position. A convex portion 46 for positioning is provided at substantially the center of the rotating plate 41. A reinforcing diaphragm portion 47 is formed between the second locking piece 43 and the first locking piece 44 of the rotating plate 41.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4C, the holding member 33 of the front frame 4 is formed with two recesses 48a and 48b into which the convex portions 46 of the rotating plate 41 can be inserted. And
The blocking member 40 is positioned at the blocking position when the convex portion 46 of the rotating plate 41 is inserted into the one recess 48a.
At this time, the first locking piece 44 of the rotating plate 41 contacts the holding member 33 so that the rotating plate 41 does not rotate further in the predetermined direction R.

From this state, when the rotating plate 41 is rotated in the direction Q opposite to the R direction, as shown in FIG. 6, the rotating plate 41 is rotated.
Convex portion 46 (FIG. 5) is inserted into the other recess 48b.
This positions the blocking member 40 in the non-blocking position.

The rotating plate 41 is elastically pressed against the holding member 33 with a constant urging force, and this urging force holds the convex portion 46 in a state of being inserted into the depressions 48a and 48b. It has become. In addition, by applying a rotational force of a certain amount or more to the rotating plate 41, the convex portion 47 becomes a depression 48.
It is designed to escape from a and 48b.

The lower hinge portion is a pin member fixed to the window frame 5 and a locking hole provided in the front frame 4 (neither is shown).
And have.

[How to attach the window frame 5]
In the case of attaching to, the pin of the lower hinge part is first inserted into the locking hole. Next, the blocking member 40 of the upper hinge portion 30.
At the non-blocking position (Fig. 6), the door member removal pin 35
After pressing down the lever portion 35a of the, the door member removing pin 35 is aligned with the bearing portion 31 of the plate member 32,
The pushing down force applied to the lever portion 35a is released.
As a result, the door member removing pin 35 is attached to the spring 36.
The upper end portion is inserted into the bearing portion 31.

After that, the blocking member 40 is rotated to be placed at the blocking position, and the state as it is is maintained. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4A, the door member removal pin 35
Since the second locking piece 43 of the blocking member 40 is arranged immediately below, the locking piece 35a of the second locking piece 35a does not move even if the door member removal pin 35 is pushed down from the outside through the gaps d1 and d2 of the upper hinge portion 30. It collides with the locking piece 43 and cannot move in the fitting / removing direction.

When removing the window frame 5 from the front frame 4, the window frame 5 is opened and the blocking member 40 of the upper hinge portion 30 is rotated to the non-blocking position. Next, the lever portion 35a of the door member removing pin 35 is pushed down, and the upper end portion of the door member removing pin 35 is pulled out from the bearing portion 31, and the upper end portion of the window frame 5 is shifted to a position where it does not interfere with the plate member 32. Then, the entire window frame 5 is lifted and the pin of the lower hinge portion is pulled out from the locking hole.

The hinge portion means a structure that can be swung or rotated about a central axis by using a hinge pin or the like. The fulcrum and the connection point of this hinge structure are called a rotation fulcrum and a joint, respectively. Further, the upper hinge portion 30 may be on the gaming machine main body 1 side, on the window frame 5 side, or on both the gaming machine main body 1 side and the window frame 5 side.

As described above, with the blocking member 40 blocking the movement of the door member removing pin 35, the gap d from the outside of the ball game machine 1 near the upper hinge portion 30 of the ball game machine 1.
The operation when a linear tool such as a piano wire is inserted will be described through 1 and d2 (FIG. 4C).

A linear tool such as a piano wire is often inserted through the gaps d1 and d2 between the window frame 5 and the front frame 4. In this case, since the blocking member 40 according to the present invention abuts on the locking piece 35a of the door member removing pin 35 to block the movement of the door member removing pin 35, a linear tool such as a piano wire is used. Even if the door member removal pin 35 is to be moved in the fitting / removing direction, it hits the locking piece 43 of the blocking member 40 and cannot move. As a result, it is possible to prevent the window frame 5 of the ball game machine 1 from being opened and prevent the gauge on the game board 6 from being tampered with, and the crime prevention effect can be improved.

Further, the locking piece 3 of the door member removing pin 35
5a and the second locking piece 43 of the blocking member 40 need only interact with each other to lock, and the locking piece 35a and the blocking member 4 are provided.
It suffices if either 0 fluctuates and the movement of the shaft can be prevented.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible. is there.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the door member removing pin 35 is rotatably supported about its central axis and is vertically movable, and the holding member 33 is provided with a block-shaped blocking member 50 at a predetermined position. Fix it. Then, by rotating the door member removing pin 35 and disposing the locking piece 35a at the blocking position directly above the blocking member 50,
It is possible to prevent the door member removing pin 35 from moving in the fitting / removing direction. In addition, it is preferable to provide a locking means for locking the rotation of the door member removing pin 35 at the blocking position. Further, in this case, the door member removing pin 3
5 moves between the blocking position (the position shown by the broken line) and the non-blocking position (the position shown by the solid line).

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, both ends of the substantially U-shaped blocking member 51 are rotatably attached to the holding member 33, and the leg members 52 and 52 of the blocking member 51 allow the door member removal pin 35 to be removed. It is also possible to prevent the door member removal pin 35 from moving in the fitting / removing direction by sandwiching the locking pieces 35a from above and below.

The blocking member 51 is attached so as to be tiltable so as to prevent the door member removing pin 35 from moving by being tilted or raised. Then, the blocking member 51 tilts and moves, thereby moving between the blocking position (the position shown by the solid line) and the non-blocking position (the position shown by the broken line).

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a substantially L-shaped blocking member 53 is slidably attached to the holding member 33, and the tip of this blocking member 53 is attached to the locking piece 35a of the door member removing pin 35. By arranging it directly below, the vertical movement of the door member removal pin 35 can be prevented. In this case, the blocking member 35 moves between the blocking position (the position shown by the solid line) and the non-blocking position (the position shown by the broken line).

Further, as the blocking member, at least the locking piece 35a of the door member removing pin 35 when the window frame 5 is closed.
A cover-shaped blocking member (not shown) that covers the cover can be movably attached.

In the above-described one embodiment, for example, a piano wire is used as an example of a linear tool used for a fraudulent act, but it goes without saying that from the outside of the gaming machine 1, the upper hinge is used. Gaps d1 and d2 of the portion 30
Through, the door member removal pin 35 is pressed to move in the fitting / removing direction, the window frame 5 is removed from the main body of the gaming machine, and there is a possibility that the gauge provided on the gaming board 6 may be tampered with. Mention may be linear tools. Specifically, in addition to the piano wire, wire, copper wire, chain, kite thread, raw thread, and other threads can be cited as examples, and fraudulent acts by these linear tools can be prevented by the present invention. It can be blocked by the members 40, 50, 51, 53.

[0077]

According to the present invention, with the blocking member blocking the movement of the shaft portion, a linear tool such as a piano wire is inserted from the outside of the gaming machine through various openings near the hinge portion. The shaft does not move even if the part is moved. That is, a linear tool such as a piano wire is often inserted through a gap between the door member and the gaming machine body. In this case, since the blocking member having this configuration abuts on the locking piece of the shaft portion and blocks the movement of the shaft portion, the shaft portion is moved in the fitting / removing direction using a linear tool such as a piano wire. Even if it is attempted to do so, it hits the blocking member and cannot move. This allows
It is possible to prevent a fraudulent person from opening the door member of the gaming machine and performing a fraudulent work on the gauge or the like on the gaming board, and it is possible to improve the crime prevention effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view showing a state in which the window frame of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an upper hinge portion of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a blocking member of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a blocking member of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a non-blocking position of the blocking member of the ball game machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a blocking member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows a blocking member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a blocking member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of a conventional ball game machine.

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view showing a state in which a window frame of a conventional ball game machine is opened.

FIG. 12 is a view showing an upper hinge portion of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ball game machine 3 outer frame 4 table frames 5 window frames 6 game board 30 Upper hinge part 31 Bearing 35 Door member removal pin (shaft part) 35a locking piece 40, 50, 51, 53 blocking member 43 Second locking part 44 First locking part

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A game machine main body which requires a game medium for a game, a door member for freely rotating the front surface of the game machine main body, and a shaft portion provided on the game machine main body or the door member, A game provided with a hinge portion having a bearing portion that allows the door member and the gaming machine main body to rotate around the shaft portion as a fulcrum, and that allows the shaft portion to be movable along the fitting / removing direction. A door structure of a machine, wherein the shaft portion has a locking piece, and the gaming machine main body or the door member is a blocking member that engages with the locking piece and blocks movement of the shaft portion in a fitting / removing direction. The door structure of the gaming machine is characterized by the provision of. 2. The door structure for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the shaft portion is elastically biased in a fitting / removing direction. 3. The blocking member is movable between a position for blocking the movement of the shaft portion and a position for not blocking the movement of the shaft portion. Door structure for amusement machines. 4. The locking piece is movable between a position that prevents the movement of the shaft portion and a position that does not prevent the movement of the shaft portion. The door structure of the game machine described in Crab. 5. The locking by the blocking member or the locking piece moves at a position where the shaft portion is fitted to the bearing portion and the door member and the gaming machine main body are pivotally supported. The door structure of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. The blocking member or the locking piece blocks movement of the shaft portion by abutting against one side of the locking piece or the blocking member.
The door structure of the gaming machine according to any one of to 5. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is a member that can be tilted and moved by tilting or raising the shaft to prevent the shaft from moving. Door structure. 8. The door of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is a slidable member that slides to block the movement of the shaft portion. Construction. 9. The game according to claim 1, wherein the blocking member is a rotatable or rotatable member that rotates or rotates to prevent movement of the shaft portion. Machine door structure. 10. The blocking member includes a first locking portion for locking the rotation or rotation of the blocking member, and a second locking portion for locking the shaft portion by engaging with the locking piece. 10. The door structure for a gaming machine according to claim 9, further comprising: 11. When the door member is in the closed state, it is locked by the locking piece or the blocking member, and the movement of the shaft portion occurs even if an action of moving the shaft portion from the outside of the door member occurs. 1 to 10 are characterized in that
The door structure of the gaming machine according to any one of 1. 12. The blocking member is a member for blocking the movement of the shaft portion by covering the shaft portion when the door member is in a closed state. Game machine door structure.