JP2005249064A - Universal joint of device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the work efficiency of installation and replacement by simply and quickly replacing industrial devices, business machines and amusement devices by simple operation without troublesome work taking much labor and time such as attachment and detachment of a screw and a bolt. <P>SOLUTION: In this universal joint of a device, a tapered surface and a horizontal surface are formed in a storing chamber, and the tapered surface of the storing chamber is loaded with a retainer in which a roller is projected to be built in, and a spring is inserted. The retainer is brought into contact with a narrow area of the tapered surface of the storing chamber. With an insert part of the device mounted between the retainer and the horizontal surface of the storing chamber, the roller of the retainer is press-bonded to the narrow area of the storing chamber and simultaneously the roller of the retainer is press-bonded to the insert part of the device, whereby the insert part of the device is pressed to the horizontal surface of the storing chamber to be removably held, and in taking out the insert part of the device, a key is fitted in an open hole of the retainer and turned to press the pressing part of the retainer against the spring, thereby moving the roller of the retainer from the narrow area of the storing chamber to a wide area, and opening the roller of the retainer and the insert part of the device to pull out the insert part of the device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a universal joint for attaching industrial equipment such as meters and counters, office equipment such as time recorders and watches, and entertainment equipment such as game machines and pachinko machines to a support such as a frame or a wall. is there.

Conventionally, for example, entertainment devices such as game machines and pachinko machines are attached to a support body such as a frame or a wall with screws, bolts, etc., and when being replaced with a new device, it is fixed to the device and the support body. It is necessary to remove and install the screws and bolts, which is cumbersome and time-consuming.

Also, when attaching and detaching screws and bolts that are fixed to game machines, pachinko and other recreational devices, and supports such as frames and walls, screw threads such as screws and bolts collapse, screws and bolts, etc. In such cases, the removal and installation of screws and bolts becomes more troublesome, and there is a disadvantage that it takes more time and the efficiency of replacing equipment is reduced. there were.

In addition, when holding entertainment devices such as game consoles and pachinko machines with screws and bolts, the load of the device is concentrated on the screws and bolts, and the screws and bolts are bent, cracked and damaged to secure the device. There is a problem that can not be kept stable.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention eliminates the troublesome work of attaching and detaching screws, bolts, etc., and requires one-touch, quick and simple operation for industrial equipment such as meters and counters, office equipment such as time recorders and watches, and game machines. The purpose is to improve the work efficiency by installing and exchanging entertainment equipment such as pachinko and pachinko machines.

In addition, the present invention holds the above-described device so that the load of the device is not concentrated by the screw or bolt when the conventional device is held by a screw or bolt. In other words, the object is to hold the device firmly and stably by receiving the load of the device by increasing the holding area.

The present invention relates to a universal joint of a device, forming a tapered surface on one inner surface of the storage chamber, forming a horizontal surface on the other inner surface of the storage chamber, on the tapered surface side of the storage chamber, The upper or lower surface of the roller or ball protrudes from one end and is embedded in a rotatable manner, and a retainer with a spring inserted into the other end is slidably inserted. The upper surface of the storage chamber is configured to come into contact with a narrow portion of the taper surface of the storage chamber, and then the insertion portion of the device is inserted between the lower surface of the retainer and the horizontal surface of the storage chamber, and the taper surface of the storage chamber By pressing the upper surface of the roller or ball that protrudes the retainer to the narrow area of the machine, and simultaneously pressing the lower surface of the roller or ball that protrudes the retainer to the side of the device insertion section, The insertion portion of the storage chamber is pressed against the horizontal surface of the storage chamber, the insertion portion of the device is detachably held in the storage chamber, and the insertion portion of the device is removed from the storage chamber by pressing the pressing portion provided on the retainer. By pressing against the elasticity of the retainer spring, the retainer roller or ball is moved from the narrow part of the taper surface of the storage room to the wide part, and the crimp state of the retainer roller or ball and the insertion part of the device is changed. It is characterized by opening and pulling out the insertion part of the device.

In the universal joint of the device described above, the present invention uses a key or the like as a pressing means to remove the insertion portion of the device from the storage chamber, and inserts the key into a hole provided in the retainer and rotates the retainer. The pressing part of the retainer is pressed against the elasticity of the spring, and the retainer roller or ball is moved from the narrow part of the taper surface of the storage room to the wide part, and the retainer roller or ball and the insertion part of the device are crimped. It is characterized in that the device is opened and the insertion part of the device is pulled out.

According to the present invention, replacing the above-mentioned equipment, which is time-consuming and troublesome than before, can be performed easily, quickly and with a single touch by simply moving the retainer in the storage space of the universal joint. And there is an excellent advantage that the installation and replacement work efficiency of the device can be remarkably improved.

In addition, according to the present invention, by adopting a mechanism that receives the load of the device in a distributed manner on the entire surface of the storage chamber and the retainer, the screw or bolt that occurs when the load is concentrated on the screw or bolt as in the conventional case. There is an advantage that bending, cracking, and damage of bolts and the like do not occur. Further, since the device can be firmly fixed to the storage chamber, there is an advantage that the device can be firmly and stably held.

An example of the embodiment of the universal joint of the apparatus of the present invention will be described with respect to the attachment / detachment of a pachinko. As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is a retainer, and two or more rollers 2 can be rotated at one end of the retainer 1. Although the roller 2 is built in, the roller 2 does not fall out of the circular groove provided in the retainer 1 and the upper and lower surfaces of the roller protrude from the circular groove 2, but instead of the roller 2, a ball (not shown) In addition, a slit 5 is provided at the other end of the retainer 1 to insert the spring 3, and a slide 6 is fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the other end of the retainer 1, The hole 4 and the pressing portion 8 are formed in the central portion of the retainer 1.

The storage chamber 15 into which the retainer 1 is inserted is constituted by an upper member 9 having an intermediate hole 10 at the center and an outer wall 11 at the end and a lower member 12 having an inner wall 13 at the end. 2, a tapered surface 14 is formed on the inner surface of the upper member 9 of the storage chamber 15 and a horizontal surface 16 is formed on the inner surface of the lower member 12, thereby the tapered surface 14 of the upper member 9 of the storage chamber 15. Forms a portion having a wide interval toward the inner wall 13, that is, a wide-area portion, and forms a portion having a small interval in the direction opposite to the inner wall 13, that is, a narrow-region portion.

In order to insert the retainer 1 into the storage chamber 15, first, the retainer 1 described above is placed on the horizontal surface 16 of the lower member 12 of the storage chamber 15, and the upper member 9 having the tapered surface 14 formed thereon is covered, The lower member 12 and the upper member 9 are fitted into a cover 19 and fixed to form a universal joint.

As shown in FIG. 3, the retainer 1 inserted in the storage chamber 15 of the universal joint presses the fixing plate 7 of the spring 3 by the inner wall 13 of the lower member 12, so that the retainer 1 is retained by the elasticity of the spring 3. 1 is moved by the slide 6 in a direction opposite to the inner wall 13 so that the upper surface of the roller 2 of the retainer 1 is brought into contact with a narrow portion of the tapered surface 14 of the upper member 9, and the lower surface of the roller 2 of the retainer 1 is A clearance formed by the slide 5, that is, a clearance in which the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 is barely inserted is secured.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the insertion portion 17 provided on the pachinko machine 22 is inserted between the lower surface of the retainer 1 and the horizontal surface 16 of the lower member 12 of the storage chamber 15 from the insertion port 21 of the cover 19 of the universal joint, The upper surface of the roller 2 of the retainer 1 is pressed into a narrow area of the tapered surface 14 of the upper member 9 by the thickness of 17, and the lower surface of the roller 2 of the retainer 1 is also attached to the side surface of the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22. In this state, the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 is pressed against the horizontal surface 16 of the lower member 12 to be detachably held in the universal joint 20 with one touch.

For removing the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 from the storage chamber 15 of the universal joint, the key 18 is used as a pressing means through the upper opening 20 of the cover 19 and the intermediate opening 10 of the upper member 9 of the storage chamber 15. 4, the retainer 1 is pressed against the elasticity of the spring 3 by the projection of the key 18, and the retainer 1 is moved in the direction of the inner wall 13 by the slide 6. 2 is moved from a narrow part of the tapered surface 14 of the upper member 9 of the storage chamber 15 to a wide part, thereby releasing the pressure-bonding state of the roller 2 of the retainer 1 and the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 and the roller of the retainer 1. 2 and the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 may be generated so that the insertion portion 17 of the pachinko 22 is pulled out.

In the above-described case, the retainer 1 is moved by inserting the key 18 into the opening 4 and rotating it as the pressing means, but this mechanism is simple and safe. A noodle stick? ? ? Is inserted into the opening 20, the intermediate opening 10, and the opening 4, the pressing portion 8 of the retainer 1 is pressed, the retainer 1 is moved in the direction of the inner wall 13, and the roller 2 of the retainer 1 is moved into the storage chamber 15. The insertion part 17 of the pachinko 22 may be taken out from the storage room 15 of the universal joint by moving the taper surface 14 of the upper member 9 from the narrow part to the wide part. In addition, the pressing part 8 of the retainer 1 is pressed. Any device can be used as long as the retainer 1 can be moved.

In addition, the upper member 9 provided with the outer wall 11 constituting the storage chamber 15 and the lower member 12 provided with the inner wall 13 at the end are inserted into the retainer 1 when configured as separate members as described above. In some cases, the upper member 9 and the lower member 12 are integrated in a U-shape, and the retainer 1 is inserted from the open side, and a lid-like cover 19 is fitted thereto. The whole may be fixed and configured as a universal joint.

In addition, the method for moving the retainer 1 to a wide area on the tapered surface 14 of the storage chamber 15 may be performed by a known means other than the key 18. For example, although not illustrated, a rod tapered in an opening is provided. May be inserted, or a button may be provided on the cover so that the retainer 1 may be pushed toward the wide area of the tapered surface 14 of the storage chamber 15 by pushing the pressing portion 8 of the retainer 1.

The inclination angle of the tapered surface 14 provided on the inner surface of the upper member 9 of the storage chamber 15 is appropriately determined depending on the size and shape of the insertion portion 17 of the device such as the retainer 1 or the pachinko 22. In addition, the size and length of the retainer 1 are appropriately determined depending on the size and shape of the insertion portion 17 of the device such as the pachinko machine 22 and the size of the storage chamber 15. The width is slightly smaller than the vertical width of the storage chamber 15, the horizontal width of the retainer 1 is 1 to 5 cm shorter than the horizontal width of the storage chamber 15, and the material of the roller 2 is preferably SUG-2 and the diameter is 0.1 to 2 cm. In addition, the circular groove is slidably incorporated, and is prevented from falling out of the circular groove.

If one retainer 1 is provided, the insertion portion 17 of the device such as the pachinko 22 inserted into the storage chamber 15 can be fixed. However, when the insertion portion 17 of the device needs to be fixed more reliably and stably, A plurality of retainers 1 may be provided.

With the universal joint of the present invention, industrial equipment and office equipment used in factories and offices can be easily and easily installed on a support body such as a frame or wall where equipment is installed in the factory or office with one touch. In addition, industrial equipment and office equipment already attached to a support body such as a frame or wall, which is the installation location of equipment in factories or offices, can be easily and easily replaced with new industrial equipment or office equipment with one touch. Furthermore, game machines used in entertainment facilities, pachinko entertainment devices, and promotional versions of promotional facilities can be installed and exchanged easily and easily with one touch.

It is an expanded view of the upper member, retainer, and lower member which comprise the storage chamber of a universal joint. It is sectional explanatory drawing of the universal joint which slidably inserted the retainer in the storage chamber which comprises an upper member and a lower member. Cross-sectional explanatory drawing of a universal joint in which the upper surface of the retainer roller is brought into contact with a narrow portion of the tapered surface of the upper member by the elasticity of the spring and the lower surface of the retainer roller is kept in contact with the horizontal surface of the lower member. It is. The insertion part provided in the slingshot is inserted between the lower surface of the retainer and the horizontal surface of the lower member of the storage chamber, and the upper surface of the retainer roller is crimped to a narrow portion of the tapered surface of the upper member. It is a section explanatory view of a universal joint which shows the state where the lower surface of the roller is also pressed against the side surface of the insertion portion of the pachinko and the insertion portion of the pachinko is held by pressing the horizontal surface of the lower member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Retainer 2 Roller 3 Spring 4 Lower opening 5 Slit 6 Slide 7 Fixing plate 8 Press part 9 Upper member 10 Intermediate opening 11 Outer side wall 12 Lower member 13 Inner side wall 14 Tapered surface 15 Storage chamber 16 Horizontal surface 17 Insertion part 18 Key 19 Cover 20 Upper opening 21 Insertion slot 22 Pachinko

Claims (3)

A taper surface is formed on one inner surface of the storage chamber, a horizontal surface is formed on the other inner surface of the storage chamber, and the upper and lower surfaces of the roller or ball are projected at one end to be rotatably incorporated. A retainer with a spring inserted into the end is slidably inserted into the tapered surface of the storage chamber, and the upper surface of the retainer roller or ball contacts the narrow area of the tapered surface of the storage chamber by the elasticity of the spring. When the insertion part of the device is inserted between the lower surface of the retainer and the horizontal surface of the storage room, and the upper surface of the roller or ball protruding from the retainer is crimped to a narrow area of the taper surface of the storage room At the same time, the roller of the retainer or the lower surface of the ball is pressure-bonded to the side surface of the equipment insertion part, so that the equipment insertion part can be detachably attached to the storage room by pressing the equipment insertion part against the horizontal surface of the storage room. And holding the device insertion part out of the storage chamber, the pressing part provided on the retainer is pressed against the elasticity of the spring of the retainer by the pressing means, and the retainer roller or ball is pressed against the taper surface of the storage chamber. A universal joint for equipment that moves from a narrow area to a wide area, releases the crimping state of the retainer roller or ball and the equipment insertion section, and pulls out the equipment insertion section. When taking out the insertion part of the device from the storage chamber, use a key or the like as the pressing means, insert the key into the hole provided in the retainer, rotate it, and press the pressing part of the retainer against the elasticity of the spring 2. The retainer roller or ball is moved from a narrow area of the taper surface of the storage chamber to a wide area, the crimping state of the retainer roller or ball and the apparatus insertion section is released, and the apparatus insertion section is pulled out. Universal joint of the equipment. The storage chamber is composed of an upper member with an intermediate hole at the center and an outer wall at the end, and a lower member with an inner wall at the end, and a tapered surface is formed on the inner surface of the upper member and the lower member The universal joint of the apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2 which formed the horizontal surface in the inner surface of.