JP2004105522A - Glass door of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fraudulent act and a vibrational sound of a glass plate while realizing a reduction in the cost of a glass door of a pachinko machine and the enlargement of a glass window part. <P>SOLUTION: A door frame 17 of the glass door 14 is constituted so as to be capable of being split into an upper-side door frame member 20 and a lower-side door frame member 21; and two fitting grooves 22 for fitting outer edge parts of the glass plates 19 are formed on the inner periphery of an opening 18 of each of the members 20 and 21. The outer edge parts of the two glass plates 19 are fixed to the door frame 17 in such a manner as to be brought into pressure contact with the door frame 17, by vertically fastening coupling piece parts 23 and 24 of the respective members 20 and 21 with a screw 25 etc. in a state in which the outer edge parts of the glass plates 19 are fitted into the fitting grooves 22 of the members 20 and 21 of the split door frame 17, respectively, so that a double glazing unit can be constituted by unitizing the door frame 17 and the two glass plates 19. Thus, the door frame 17 is reinforced by the two glass plates 19 so that the strength of the whole glass door 14 can be increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a glass door of a gaming machine in which a glass plate is provided at an opening of a door frame that is openably and closably attached to a front side of the gaming machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A glass door of a conventional general game machine (for example, a pachinko machine) has a glass holding frame for holding a glass plate on a resin door frame that is openably and closably attached to a front side of a game board via a hinge mechanism or the like. Are provided integrally or separately, and the glass plate is attached to the opening of the door frame by fitting the outer edge of the glass plate into the rail groove of the glass holding frame. Such a glass door has a weak strength against external force only with a resin door frame, so a reinforcing metal plate is attached to the back surface of the door frame to prevent the resin door frame from being deformed. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-277232 (page 2, etc.)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the glass door having the above-described conventional configuration, it is necessary to use a reinforcing metal plate in order to reinforce the door frame. In addition, the area of the glass part of the glass door (that is, the area of the opening of the door frame) has been required to be increased in accordance with the demand for the expansion of the game area. However, it is necessary to form the frame part surrounding the opening of the door frame wide to some extent to secure the mounting space for the reinforcing metal plate and the strength of the door frame itself. There is a drawback in that it cannot be made thinner, and the area of the opening of the door frame and, consequently, the area of the glass window cannot be sufficiently enlarged.
[0005]
In the method of holding the glass plate by fitting the outer edge of the glass plate into the rail groove of the glass holding frame, the rail groove of the glass holding frame is required to secure the assemblability (easiness of fitting) of the glass plate. A certain gap (clearance) is provided between the glass plate. For this reason, there is a possibility that a fraudulent act is performed on the game board using the gap. Also, when a pachinko ball rolling on a game board hits a glass plate, the glass plate vibrates and the outer edge of the glass plate collides with the rail groove of the glass holding frame, generating an unpleasant vibration sound. There are also problems.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and therefore has as its object to meet the demands for cost reduction of glass doors and enlargement of glass windows, as well as cheating on game boards and glass plates. An object of the present invention is to provide a glass door of a gaming machine which can prevent vibration noise of the game machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the glass door of the game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is fixed to a door frame which is attached to the front side of the game machine so as to be openable and closable so that the outer edge of the glass plate is pressed or brought into close contact therewith. And the door frame is reinforced with the glass plate.
[0008]
In this configuration, the door frame is reinforced with a glass plate to increase the strength of the entire glass door so that the door frame and the glass plate are unitized by fixing the glass plate to the door frame without play. Can be. Thereby, the metal plate for reinforcement can be omitted, and the width of the frame portion of the door frame can be reduced to increase the area of the opening of the door frame (the area of the glass window portion). Become. In addition, since the outer edge of the glass plate is pressed against or brought into close contact with the door frame, a gap between the glass plate and the door frame can be eliminated, and illegal use of the game board using the gap and vibration noise of the glass plate can be reduced. Can be prevented.
[0009]
In this case, as a specific fixing method of the glass plate, for example, as in claim 2, the door frame is configured to be able to be divided into a plurality of members, and the outer edge of the glass plate is attached to each member of the divided door frame. The glass plate may be fixed to the door frame by tightening in the direction in which the respective members of the door frame are joined in a state in which is fitted. With this configuration, the outer edge of the glass plate can be securely fixed to the door frame in a state of being pressed or closely attached. Further, even after the glass sheet is fixed to the door frame, the glass sheet can be removed from the door frame by dividing the door frame, so that the glass sheet can be replaced when the glass sheet is damaged.
[0010]
Alternatively, the glass plate may be fixed to the door frame by bonding the door frame and the glass plate. In this way, the glass plate can be closely fixed to the door frame by the adhesive force of the adhesive or the like without making the dimensional accuracy too strict, thereby simplifying the mounting structure between the door frame and the glass plate. be able to.
[0011]
Further, a plurality of glass plates may be fixed to the door frame at predetermined intervals. In this way, the reinforcing effect and the sound insulating effect of the door frame by the glass plate can be enhanced, and even if the player hits the glass plate, the vibration can be prevented from being transmitted to the inner glass plate. In addition, it is possible to prevent a player from hitting the glass plate and changing the flow of the pachinko ball so as to prevent cheating.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
<< Embodiment (1) >>
Hereinafter, an embodiment (1) in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine 11, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the glass door 14, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the glass door 14 and its surroundings, and FIG. It is a vertical side view.
[0013]
First, a schematic configuration of the front side of the pachinko machine 11 (game machine) will be described with reference to FIG. A game board 13 is attached to the main body frame 12 of the pachinko machine 11, and the game board 13 is provided with a center role, a winning opening, a winning device, and the like (all not shown). On the front side of the game board 13, a glass door 14 is provided so as to be openable and closable. On the other hand, a front panel 15 is provided at the lower part on the front side of the pachinko machine 11, and the front panel 15 has a ball tray (not shown) for storing pachinko balls and a firing operation handle of a ball launching device (not shown). 16 are provided.
[0014]
Next, the configuration of the glass door 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the door frame 17 of the glass door 14 is formed of, for example, resin. An opening 18 for showing the game board 13 is formed at the center of the door frame 17, and two glass plates 19 are attached to the opening 18 at a predetermined interval.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the door frame 17 is formed so as to be vertically splittable, and includes an upper door frame member 20 and a lower door frame member 21. Two fitting grooves 22 for fitting the outer edges of the two glass plates 19 are formed at predetermined intervals in the inner periphery of the opening 18 of each of the door frame members 20 and 21. Further, connecting pieces 23 and 24 for connecting the upper door frame member 20 and the lower door frame member 21 are integrally formed at the connecting portion. These connecting pieces 23, 24 may be provided on the side surfaces of the door frame members 20, 21 as shown in FIG. 2, but the connecting pieces 23, 24 may be provided on the front surface of the door frame members 20, 21 or The connecting pieces 23 and 24 may be provided on the back surface so that the connecting pieces 23 and 24 do not protrude to the side of the door frame members 20 and 21 very much or do not protrude at all.
[0016]
With the outer edges of the glass plate 19 fitted in the two fitting grooves 22 of the respective door frame members 20 and 21 of the divided door frame 17, the joining pieces 23 of the door frame members 20 and 21 are respectively fitted. , 24 in the vertical direction with screws 25 or the like, so that the outer edges of the two glass plates 19 are fixed to the door frame 17 so as to press or adhere to each other, and the door frame 17 and the two glass plates 19 are fixed to each other. Construct a unitized double glazing unit. Thereby, the door frame 17 is reinforced by the two glass plates 19 to increase the strength of the entire glass door 14.
[0017]
In this embodiment (1), the vertical dimension A of the fitting groove 22 portion (that is, the portion where the glass plate 19 fits) of the opening 18 of the upper door frame member 20 and the lower door frame member The sum (A + B) of the vertical dimension B of the portion of the fitting groove 22 (that is, the portion where the glass plate 19 is fitted) in the opening 18 of the opening 21 is slightly smaller than the vertical dimension C of the glass plate 19. By setting so that the outer edge of the glass plate 19 can be securely pressed against or brought into close contact with the door frame 17.
[0018]
Even after the glass plate 19 is fixed to the door frame 17 and unitized, if the screws 25 are loosened and the door frame 17 is vertically divided, the glass plate 19 can be removed from the door frame 17 and replaced. It has become.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 1, hinge shafts 26 are provided at upper and lower positions on the left end portion of the door frame 17, respectively, and are provided in shaft holes (not shown) of hinge receiving members provided on the main body frame 12. By fitting each hinge shaft 26, the glass door 14 (door frame 17) is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Further, hook portions 27 are provided at two upper and lower positions on the right end of the main body frame 12, and an engaging portion 28 that engages with the hook portion 27 is provided on the back surface of the right end of the door frame 17. Thus, when the glass door 14 is closed, the hook 27 is engaged with the engaging portion 28 and the glass door 14 is locked in the closed state.
[0020]
On the other hand, the front panel 15 is provided with a key cylinder 29 into which a key (not shown) for unlocking the glass door 14 is inserted, and the key is inserted into the key cylinder 29 and rotated to operate the hook. The engagement between the portion 27 and the engaging portion 28 is released so that the glass door 14 can be opened.
[0021]
A decorative illumination device 30 is detachably mounted on the front surface of the door frame 17 with screws 31 or the like. In the illumination device 30, a translucent or transparent decorative cover 32 is disposed on the surface side, and a light-emitting body 33 such as a lamp and an LED, a speaker 34, and the like are mounted on a wiring board 35 on the back side of the decorative cover 32. Is arranged. The illumination device 30 is connected via a harness 36 to a control circuit (not shown) on the main body frame 12 side. Note that the door frame 17 itself may be formed in a shape having a decorative effect. Further, electrical components may be attached to the back side of the door frame 17.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, security ribs 37 are integrally formed on the back surface of the four sides of the door frame 17 so as to protrude to the back side. As a result, when the glass door 14 (door frame 17) is closed, the ribs 37 on the right and left sides of the door frame 17 and the rear surface on the upper side of the door frame 17, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the rib 37 on the lower surface of the lower side of the door frame 17 fits into a concave portion 39 provided in the front panel 15 as shown in FIG. In this configuration, foreign matter such as wire is prevented from entering the back side of the glass door 14 through a gap between the door frame 17 of the glass door 14 and the main body frame 12 (or the front panel 15) by the security ribs 37. It is possible to prevent improper activities such as improper operation of the winning device and the like.
[0023]
The width of the door frame 17 is formed to be the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the main body frame 12, and the vertical dimension of the door frame 17 is such that the upper end position of the door frame 17 is Is formed at a position which is the same as or slightly lower than the upper end position. Further, the width of the opening 18 of the door frame 17 is formed to be slightly smaller than the width of the door frame 17, and the vertical dimension of the opening 18 of the door frame 17 is larger than the vertical dimension of the door frame 17. Are also formed in slightly smaller dimensions. As a result, the door frame 17 and the opening 18 are enlarged as much as possible within a range where the door frame 17 can be accommodated in the main body frame 12, so that the area of the glass window portion of the glass door 14 can be enlarged.
[0024]
When assembling the glass door 14 configured as described above to the pachinko machine 11, a double-layer glass unit in which two glass plates 19 are fixed to the door frame 17 without any backlash and unitized is configured in advance. A glass door 14 in which a hinge shaft 26, an engaging portion 28, an illumination device 30, and the like are assembled is attached to the main body frame 12 so as to be openable and closable.
[0025]
When the glass plate 19 of the glass door 14 is damaged, the glass door 14 is detached from the main frame 12, the screws 25 are removed, and the door frame 17 is divided into upper and lower parts. May be removed and replaced with a new glass plate 19.
[0026]
In the embodiment (1) described above, the door frame 17 is reinforced with the two glass plates 19 to fix the outer edges of the two glass plates 19 to the door frame 17 such that the outer edges of the two glass plates 19 are pressed or brought into close contact with each other. The strength of the entire door 14 can be increased. Thereby, the requirement for cost reduction can be satisfied by omitting the reinforcing metal plate, and the width of the frame portion of the door frame 17 is reduced, so that the area of the opening 18 of the door frame 17, and thus the glass The area of the window can be increased. Further, since the outer edge of the glass plate 19 is pressed against or brought into close contact with the door frame 17, a gap between the glass plate 19 and the door frame 17 can be eliminated, and illegal acts on the game board 13 using the gap can be prevented. In addition, the vibration noise of the glass plate 19 can be prevented.
[0027]
Further, in the present embodiment (1), the door frame 17 is configured to be dividable into an upper door frame member 20 and a lower door frame member 21, and the fitting groove 22 of each of the door frame members 20, 21 is made of glass. The glass plate 19 is fixed to the door frame 17 by tightening the door frame members 20 and 21 in the vertical direction with the screws 25 in a state where the outer edges of the plate 19 are fitted together. The outer edge of the plate 19 can be securely pressed or brought into close contact, and can be fixed without play. Further, in this configuration, even after the glass plate 19 is fixed to the door frame 17, the glass plate 19 can be removed from the door frame 17 by removing the screw 25 and dividing the door frame 17 into two parts. The glass plate 19 can be replaced at the time of breakage.
[0028]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment (1), a double-glazed glass unit in which two glass plates 19 are fixed to the door frame 17 and used as a unit is used. By merely attaching the glass door 14 as much as possible, the assembling of the glass door 14 having the two glass plates 19 can be completed quickly, and the workability of assembling the pachinko machine 11 can be improved.
[0029]
In addition, since two glass plates 19 are fixed to the door frame 17, the reinforcing effect and the sound insulation effect of the door frame 17 by the glass plate 19 can be enhanced as compared with the case where only one glass plate 19 is provided. Even if the player hits the glass plate 19, the vibration can be prevented from being transmitted to the inner glass plate 19, thereby preventing the player from hitting the glass plate 19 and changing the flow of the pachinko ball. be able to.
[0030]
In this embodiment (1), the connecting pieces 23 and 24 are provided at the connecting portions on both sides of each of the door frame members 20 and 21 obtained by dividing the door frame 17 so that the door frame members 20 and 21 are provided on both sides. Are fastened with screws 25 or the like, but the connecting pieces 23, 24 are provided only on one side of the door frame members 20, 21, and the other side of the door frame members 20, 21 is provided. May be connected via an engagement mechanism, a hinge mechanism, or the like, and the connection pieces 23, 24 on one side of the door frame members 20, 21 may be tightened with screws 25 or the like.
[0031]
Further, in the present embodiment (1), the door frame 17 is divided vertically, but the dividing method of the door frame 17 may be changed as appropriate, such as dividing the door frame 17 horizontally. Alternatively, the door frame 17 may be divided diagonally or diagonally. Further, the door frame 17 may be divided into three or more.
[0032]
Alternatively, the door frame may be divided in the front-rear direction, and the glass plate may be fixed by sandwiching the outer edge of the glass plate from the front and rear by the divided door frame members.
[0033]
<< Embodiment (2) >>
In the above-described embodiment (1), the door frame members 20 and 21 are tightened in a state where the outer edge of the glass plate 19 is fitted to the door frame members 20 and 21 obtained by dividing the door frame 17 so that the door frame 17 is made of glass. Although the outer edge of the plate 19 is fixed so as to be pressed against or in close contact with it, in the embodiment (2) of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. The glass plate 42 is tightly fixed without any backlash.
[0034]
Here, FIG. 5 is a front view of the glass door 40, and FIG. 6 is a vertical side view of the glass door 40. As shown in FIG. 5, the door frame 41 of the glass door 40 is formed of, for example, a resin as an indivisible unit. As shown in FIG. 6, a concave portion 44 for fitting a glass plate 42 is formed on the front surface and the rear surface of the door frame 41, respectively, along the periphery of the opening 43.
[0035]
Then, the glass plates 42 are fitted into the concave portions 44 on the front side and the rear side of the door frame 41, respectively, and the outer edge portion of the glass plate 42 and the concave portions 44 are adhered to each other with an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like. Two glass plates 42 are tightly fixed to 41 without any backlash to form a double-layer glass unit in which the door frame 41 and the two glass plates 42 are unitized. Thereby, the door frame 41 is reinforced by the two glass plates 42 to increase the strength of the entire glass door 40.
[0036]
In the present embodiment (2) described above, the glass plate 42 is fixed to the door frame 41 by bonding the door frame 41 and the glass plate 42. Therefore, even if the dimensional accuracy is not so severe, The glass plate 42 can be tightly fixed to the door frame 41 without backlash by the adhesive force of an adhesive or the like, and there is an advantage that the mounting structure between the door frame 41 and the glass plate 42 can be simplified.
[0037]
In each of the embodiments (1) and (2), two glass plates are fixed to the door frame. However, the number of glass plates fixed to the door frame is not limited to two, and may be one or three. More than one glass plate may be fixed to the door frame.
[0038]
In addition, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and the present invention may be applied to various gaming machines having a glass door, such as an arrangement type pachinko machine that fires a predetermined number of pachinko balls and performs a combination game. .
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the glass door of the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the outer edge of the glass plate is fixed to the door frame so as to be pressed or adhered thereto, and the door frame is reinforced with the glass plate. As a result, it is possible to reduce the cost by omitting the reinforcing metal plate and to cope with an increase in the area of the opening of the door frame (the area of the glass window). In addition, the gap between the glass plate and the door frame can be eliminated, and illegal acts utilizing the gap and the vibration sound of the glass plate can be prevented.
[0040]
Further, in the second aspect, the glass plate is fixed to the door frame by tightening in a direction in which the respective members of the door frame are joined in a state where the outer edge of the glass plate is fitted to each member obtained by dividing the door frame. As a result, the outer edge of the glass plate can be securely fixed to the door frame so as to be pressed or adhered to the door frame, and when the glass is broken, the glass plate can be removed from the door frame and replaced.
[0041]
Further, in the third aspect, the glass plate is fixed to the door frame by bonding the door frame and the glass plate, so that the glass plate can be set on the door frame even if the dimensional accuracy is not too strict. The door frame and the glass plate can be fixed without any contact, and the mounting structure between the door frame and the glass plate can be simplified.
[0042]
Furthermore, since a plurality of glass plates are fixed to the door frame, the reinforcing effect of the door frame by the glass plates, the sound insulation effect, and the fraud prevention effect can be enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment (1) of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a glass door of the embodiment (1). FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the glass door of the embodiment (1) and the periphery thereof. FIG. 5 is a front view of the glass door of the embodiment (2). FIG. 6 is a view of the embodiment (2). Longitudinal side view of glass door
11: Pachinko machine (game machine), 12: Body frame, 13: Game board, 14: Glass door, 17: Door frame, 18: Opening, 19: Glass plate, 20: Upper door frame member, 21: Lower Side door frame member, 22 fitting groove, 26 hinge shaft, 40 glass door, 41 door frame, 42 glass plate, 43 opening, 44 recess.

Claims (4)

A glass door provided with a glass plate at the opening of a door frame that is attached to the front side of the gaming machine to be openable and closable,
A glass door for a gaming machine, wherein an outer edge portion of the glass plate is fixed to the door frame so as to be pressed or brought into close contact with the door frame, and the door frame is reinforced with the glass plate. The door frame is configured to be able to be divided into a plurality of members, by tightening in the direction of joining the members of the door frame in a state where the outer edge of the glass plate is fitted to each member of the divided door frame, The glass door of a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the glass plate is fixed to the door frame. The glass door according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the glass plate is fixed to the door frame by bonding the door frame and the glass plate. The glass door of a game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of glass plates are fixed to the door frame at predetermined intervals.

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