JP2006149508A - Glass support mechanism for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glass support mechanism which enables a rise in the working efficiency and probability facilitating its loading or unloading along with a higher handleability of the glass plate. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine PM is provided with a window frame 61 which has a window opening 61a opened longitudinally on the front side of the frame member 1 for holding the game board 10 and is so mounted as to be openable or closeable sideways and a glass assembly 62 mounted on the rear side of the window frame 61 so as to close the window opening 61a through a glass holding means 70 and a glass door 60 is so arranged as to make the game board 10 see through the glass assembly 62 while being closed covering the front of the game board 10 when carrying out the in the playing of the games. The glass holding means 70 is built up with a retaining part 73 provided at the upper center of the window opening 61a and two support parts 71 provided at the lower part of the window opening 61a. The glass assembly 62 is supported at its lower part with the support parts 71 and positioned to close the window opening 61a. This makes the retaining part 73 retain the upper part of the glass assembly 62. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention has a glass assembly including at least one glass plate attached so as to close the window on the back side of a window frame having a window opening at the front and rear, and a game is played through the glass assembly. It relates to glass doors of gaming machines. Specifically, the present invention relates to a glass support mechanism that removably supports a glass assembly on a window frame of such a gaming machine.

  As gaming machines having the above glass windows, there are gaming machines such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball gaming machine. For example, in a pachinko machine exemplified as a representative example of this type of gaming machine, a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed with a predetermined gauge setting is set and held at the front back of the front frame which is an opening and closing mounting frame, A glass door is provided on the front side to protect the game area.

  The glass door has a window opening at the center and has a window frame integrally molded in an outer shape, and a glass plate attached to the back side of the window frame so as to close the window via a glass holding means. And is supported by a hinge mechanism disposed on the left edge of the window frame and the front frame so that it can be opened and closed laterally and closed using a locking device disposed on the right edge of each other. It is attached so that it can be held. As a glass holding means, a metal glass frame fixed with screws so as to surround the window on the back side of the window frame has been widely used. Guide rail-shaped support grooves that support the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate are formed in two rows on the left and right sides of the glass frame, and the glass plate is inserted along each support groove from above the glass frame. It is comprised so that a glass plate may be hold | maintained.

  This glass plate is removed from the glass door and shipped in a separate package when the pachinko machine is shipped to prevent breakage due to messy handling or vibration during transportation of the pachinko machine, and the pachinko machine is fixed to the amusement facility. After being installed, it is assembled by opening the window frame and inserting it into the glass frame one by one.

  However, when attaching a glass plate to a game facility, the glass plate must be lifted up and supported upright to the upper end position of the glass frame that has already been installed in a standing position. It is necessary to align and engage the lower right edge lower end portion with the support groove and to insert it vertically downward along the support groove. Further, when the glass plate is removed, it is necessary to lift and pull out the glass plate while maintaining the vertical posture to a high position. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not easy to insert and remove the glass plate.

In order to solve these problems and facilitate the mounting and handling of the glass plate, a glass frame that supports the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate can be tilted back and forth with respect to the window frame, and the window frame is opened. There is an attempt to facilitate the mounting work of the glass plate by inserting the front and rear glass plates obliquely downward from the upper side of the glass frame with the upper part of the glass frame tilted rearward (for example, Patent Documents) 1).

  As another method, a glass assembly (for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3) in which two front and rear glass plates are integrated at a predetermined interval is known, and such a glass assembly is used. As a glass support mechanism, Patent Document 4 is disclosed in which a glass assembly is suspended and supported from a glass frame by a suspension support member and a retaining member.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-80555 Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-183282 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-106291 JP 2004-105341 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, although the glass plate insertion direction changes in an oblique direction by tilting the glass frame, the height position of the upper end of the glass frame, that is, the height position of the glass groove to be inserted. Since there is almost no change even in the tilted posture, there is no significant difference in the work of lifting and supporting the glass plate to the upper end of the glass frame at a high position and engaging it with the support groove, making it easy to attach and detach the work sufficiently There was a problem that could not be planned. Furthermore, until the glass frame on which the glass plate is mounted is fixed and held on the window frame by the fixing means, one hand operation must be performed with the other hand while supporting the back side of the glass frame or the glass plate with one hand, There was a problem that the work was complicated.

  In Patent Document 4, since the glass assembly that engages and holds two pieces of glass is suspended and supported by the window frame, it is not necessary to lift and support the glass assembly up to the upper end of the glass frame and engage with the support groove. However, there remains a problem that the work is troublesome because the glass assembly is held by a plurality of suspension support members and latching members, and therefore a glass support mechanism that can make the mounting work easier has been demanded.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems as described above, and improves the handling efficiency of the glass plate and facilitates the work of attaching and detaching the glass plate (glass assembly), which is complicated and heavy labor, to improve work efficiency and productivity. It aims at providing the glass support mechanism which raises.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the ball punching mechanism of the present invention, a window frame that has a window opening front and rear on the front side of a frame member that holds the game board and that can be opened and closed laterally, and a rear surface of the window frame A gaming machine having a glass assembly attached on the side so as to close the window via a glass holding means, and playing through the game board through the glass assembly with the glass door closed so as to cover the front of the game board The glass holding means includes a locking portion provided at the upper center of the window, and two support portions provided at the lower portion of the window. Then, in a state where the glass assembly is supported at the lower portion by the support portion and positioned so as to close the window, the locking portion locks the upper portion of the glass assembly, whereby the entire glass assembly is held by the window frame.

  In addition, it is preferable to provide a support in the support part of a glass assembly by providing a groove part in each support part, providing two to-be-supported supported parts in a glass assembly, and inserting this supported part in a groove part. Furthermore, it is preferable to provide these two support portions symmetrically on the window frame.

  The locking portion includes a locking member pivotably connected to each other including a rotation region between a holding position and a release position, and the glass assembly includes a to-be-stopped portion. When the locking member is rotated to the holding position in a state where it is supported by the support portion and closes the window, the system stop portion is sandwiched between the locking member and the window frame, and the entire glass assembly is It is preferable that the glass assembly can be detached from the window frame by being held by the window frame and releasing the system stop portion from the locked state by the locking member when the locking member is rotated to the release position. .

  According to the present invention, the two glass plates are integrated as a glass assembly. When the glass assembly is attached to the glass door, the glass assembly is first vertically aligned with the window from the back of the glass door window frame. It is arranged, and this is moved downward several centimeters so that the supported part is inserted through the support part (groove part). As a result, the lower portion of the glass assembly is supported, and thereafter, the upper portion may be locked by the locking portion. As described above, since the glass assembly only needs to be lifted to a position adjacent to the window frame during the mounting operation, it is not necessary to lift the glass plate to the upper end position of the glass frame as in the conventional case. The same applies to the removal, and the glass assembly may be lifted up several centimeters in a state where the latching portion is unlocked and removed from the support portion (groove portion). As described above, in the present invention, the glass plate lifting operation, which has been a problem in heavy labor in the past, is improved, and even a short worker or an unskilled worker can easily and safely attach and detach the glass plate. It is like that.

  In addition, according to the glass support mechanism of the present invention, a simple configuration using two support portions and one locking portion as a holding means allows a plurality of latching portions (of the present invention, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 4). Compared with a conventional glass support mechanism that needs to be locked by a locking portion), the glass plate (glass assembly) can be attached and detached in a short time, and the working efficiency can be increased. Further, in the present invention, since the glass assembly is held at three points on the window frame, a stable holding state is exhibited with a simple configuration.

  The locking portion of the glass support mechanism of the present invention locks the system stop portion of the glass assembly by holding the pivotable locking member between the window frame and the locking member. Since the holding / non-holding state of the glass assembly can be easily changed by rotating this locking member, the glass assembly can be quickly attached to and detached from the glass frame. As described above, the present invention makes it possible to more easily and safely insert and remove the glass plate into and from the glass door.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a pachinko machine PM as a representative example of a gaming machine provided with a glass support mechanism according to the present invention. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine PM will be briefly described with reference to these drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine PM as viewed from the front side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine PM with its glass door and upper bowl open, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine PM from the back side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view, and the front, rear, up, down, left and right directions of the coordinates shown on the right side of FIGS. 1, 3, and 2 will be described as the front reference direction of the entire pachinko machine PM (the coordinates on the left side of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine PM has an outer rectangular frame size and is formed on the front surface of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame. The front frame 2 is attached to the front side by a hinge mechanism 3a, 3b arranged on the upper left and right sides of the front so that the front frame 2 can be opened, closed, and detached from the front. It is always kept in the closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1 by using.

  A glass door 60 having a transparent acrylic plate or glass plate is attached to the front frame (front surface) upper side of the front frame 2 through a hinge (not shown) at the left end so as to be freely openable and detachable. 4 always keeps the front face of the front frame 2 closed. An upper part of the front frame located behind the glass door 60 is provided with a storage frame for detachably storing the game board 10, and the game board 10 latched and held in a standing posture on the storage frame is provided with the glass door. 5 is visible. In addition, speakers 21 are respectively disposed on the left and right of the front upper portion of the front frame 2.

  The game board 10 has a decorative board obtained by applying a cell to a surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined board thickness and router processing, and a substantially circular game area PA is formed surrounded by arc-shaped rails 11 and the like. . In the game area PA, game components such as various winning devices (not shown) are attached together with a large number of game nails and windmills (not shown), and an out port 12 is provided at the lower end.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper ball tray 30 is attached to the lower side of the glass door 60 on the front surface (front surface) of the front frame 2 so that it can be opened laterally and detachably by the hinge mechanism 22 at the left end. The lock mechanism 23 provided on the right side is locked and held in a state where the front surface of the front frame 2 is covered on the lower side of the glass door 60. An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board 25 is formed in the lower area of the front frame 2 whose front side is covered with the upper ball tray 30, and the game area PA of the game board 10 is provided in the game auxiliary board 25. A game ball launching device 26 that launches game balls inside, a launch rail (not shown) that guides the game balls launched from the game ball launching device 26 to the game board 10, and a ball delivery device 42 that will be described later. A vent 27 and the like are provided for discharging game balls (prize balls).

  The upper ball tray 30 is provided so as to cover the front surface (front surface) of the game assisting board 25 and the front plate 31 so as to protrude in front of the game plate 31, and the game ball ( And a ball tray portion 32 that receives and stores a prize ball, and a ball removal lever 33 is attached to the right side (downstream portion) of the ball tray portion 32. A rectifying device 50 for supplying the game balls (prize balls) stored in the ball tray portion 32 to the game ball launching device 26 (launch rail) one by one is attached to the back side of the contact plate portion 31. An outlet bowl 34 is formed in the upper left part of the abutting plate portion 31 so as to be aligned with the outlet 27, and a prize ball discharged from the outlet 27 is guided to the ball tray part 32 through the outlet outlet 34. It is configured to be. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the bottom part of the ball tray part 32 is formed so as to incline downward as it goes rightward, and the game balls stored in the ball dish part 32 are rectified by the action of gravity. Has been led to.

  A lower ball tray 7 is provided on the lower side of the upper ball tray 30 on the front surface (front surface) of the front frame 2 so as to protrude forward. The lower ball tray 7 is used when the game ball (prize ball) stored in the ball tray portion 32 of the upper ball tray 30 overflows or when the player operates the ball release lever 33 of the upper ball tray 30 to move the upper ball When the game ball is pulled out from the tray 30, the game ball sent through the ball tray passage 28 and the lower ball tray outlet 29 formed on the front frame 2 side is received and stored. Further, on the right side of the lower ball tray 7, a launch handle 8 for performing a launch operation of the game ball is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a first back set board 40 formed in an inverted L shape in accordance with the shape of the inner side of the upper right part on the back side of the outer frame 1 is provided at the upper part of the back (back) of the front frame 2 as a hinge mechanism. (Not shown) is attached so as to be openable / closable and detachable sideways, and is always held in a closed state covering the upper right portion of the back surface of the front frame 2. The first back set board 40 includes a ball storage tank 41 for storing game balls and aligning and flowing down the stored game balls, a ball payout device 42 for paying out game balls based on a winning state, and a ball payout device 42. A game ball processing mechanism such as a ball payout passage 43 for guiding the game balls paid out from the ball to the upper ball tray 30 is provided.

  A second back set board 45 that covers the lower rear portion of the front frame 2 is attached to the lower portion of the rear surface (rear surface) of the front frame 2 by a hinge mechanism (not shown) so as to be opened and closed laterally and detachable. It is held in a closed state covering the lower back of the. The second back set board 45 controls the operation of the power supply unit 46 for supplying power to each control device and electronic components, the ball payout control device 47 for controlling the payout operation of the game ball, and the operation of the pachinko machine PM. A main control device (not shown) or the like is attached, and these are connected by a connector cable (not shown) so that the pachinko machine PM can be operated.

  The pachinko machine PM is provided to the game with the glass door 60, the upper ball tray 30, the first and second back set boards 40, 45, etc. closed and locked, and the upper ball tray 30 stores the game ball and fires it. A game is started by rotating the handle 8. When the firing handle 8 is turned, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 30 are shot into the game area PA one by one by the game ball launching device 26 located on the back side of the upper ball tray 30, and the pachinko The game is deployed.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the glass door 60 of the pachinko machine PM configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, and 6. Here, FIGS. 4 and 6 are views of the glass door 60 as viewed from the back in a state where the glass door 60 is opened from the front frame 2 of the pachinko machine PM. The left side of FIGS. The front, back, up, down, left and right directions of the indicated coordinates will be described as the back reference direction of the glass door 60.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, the glass door 60 has a substantially elliptical window 61a that opens forward and backward, and is formed on the back side of the resin-made window frame 61 that is integrally molded into an outer rectangular frame shape. A glass assembly 62 is disposed so as to surround the window 61a. The glass assembly 62 is formed by integrating two glass plates G on a front and rear sides of a protective sheet 63 made of sheet metal, with a predetermined interval, and is held by a glass support mechanism 70 described later and attached to and detached from the window frame 61. It is attached as possible. As described above, the glass door 60 is supported by a hinge mechanism (not shown) provided on the front left side of the window frame 61 and the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame 2. .

  The glass support mechanism 70 according to the present invention includes a pair of left and right support portions 71a and 71b on the lower side of the window 61a, and a locking portion 73 positioned on the top of the window 61a. All the parts 73 are attached to protrude from the back side of the window frame 61. In addition, these support part 71 and the latching | locking part 73 may be shape | molded integrally with the window frame 61. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support portions 71 a and 71 b have an outer rectangular frame shape and are symmetrically screwed (not shown) along the shape of the window 61 a on the back side of the window frame 61. ) Etc. These support portions 71a and 71b have triangular inter-groove recesses 72a and 72b on the inner side (window frame 61 side), and have a shape in which protrusions 63a and 63b of a glass assembly 62 described later can be inserted and removed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the locking portion 73 includes a screw member 73a, a turning shaft portion 73b, and a locking fitting 73c, and is disposed at the top of the window 61a. The turning shaft portion 73b has a cylindrical shape and is provided so as to protrude forward from the back side of the window frame 61. A locking metal fitting 73c is provided at the tip of the turning shaft portion 73b via the screw member 73a. It is pivotally pivotable horizontally with respect to the surface. Locking of the glass assembly 62 to the window frame 61 by the locking portion 73 configured as described above is performed by rotating the locking metal fitting 73c, as will be described in detail later.

  The protective frame 63 of the glass assembly 62 has a substantially elliptical shape that matches the window 61a, and triangular projections 63a and 63b that protrude from the left and right in the outer diameter direction are formed on the lower part thereof (see FIG. 4). The upper portion is provided with a locked portion 63c (see FIG. 6) provided in the upward direction. The protrusions 63a and 63b and the locked portion 63c are engaged with the support portions 71a and 71b and the locking portion 73 provided on the window frame 61 described above.

  Here, in the glass door 60 comprised as mentioned above, the attachment method to the window frame 61 of the glass plate G is demonstrated using FIGS. Here, the pachinko machine PM is already installed in a standing position at a high position, and the two glass plates G are integrated together with the protective frame 63 as a glass assembly 62, and an operator can use this glass assembly. It is assumed that 62 is lifted and attached to the rear surface of the window frame 61 of the glass door 60 in a state of being opened laterally from the front frame 2 by using the glass support mechanism 70.

  First, the worker lifts and moves the glass assembly 62 and vertically arranges it from the back of the window frame 61 in accordance with the window 61a. Specifically, at this time, the protrusions 63a and 63b of the glass assembly 62 are positioned slightly above the corresponding support portions 71a and 71b, respectively, and the locked portion 63c does not interfere with the locking portion 73. The glass assembly 62 is slightly inclined forward and adjacent to the rear surface (see FIG. 4). Then, the glass assembly 62 is moved downward along the window frame 61 from this position, and the protrusions 63a and 63b are inserted into the inter-groove recesses 72a and 72b of the support portions 71a and 71b. Accordingly, the glass assembly 62 is supported upright by the support portions 71a and 71b (see FIG. 5).

  Next, the upper portion of the glass assembly 62 with the lower portion supported in this manner is locked by the locking portion 73. The upper enlarged view of the glass door 60 in the state of FIG. 5 described above is shown in FIG. 6, and here, the locking metal fitting 73 c of the locking portion 73 located on the upper part of the window frame 61 is directed rightward. It is shown. In this state, the locking portion 73 is in a released state, and the glass assembly 62 can tilt forward without interfering with the locking metal fitting 73c. Here, the worker rotates the locking fitting 73c by 90 degrees clockwise to hold the system stop portion 63c between the locking fitting 73c and the window frame 61 (see FIG. 7). At this time, the convex portion 63d provided on the system stop portion 63c is fitted into the concave portion 73d provided at the tip of the locking fitting 73c to lock the rotation of the locking member 73c and hold the glass assembly 62. Make it stronger. Thereby, the upper part (system stop part 63c) of the glass assembly 62 is locked by the locking part 73, and the entire glass assembly 62 is held at three points together with support by the support parts 71a and 71b.

  When the glass assembly 62 held in the window frame 61 is removed from the glass door 60 in the reverse manner, the above-described procedures of FIGS. 4 to 7 may be performed in the reverse order. Specifically, the locking fitting 73c is rotated from the locking position of FIG. 7 to the release position as shown in FIG. 6, and the glass assembly 62 is inclined slightly forward so as not to interfere with the locking portion 73. In this state, the protrusions 63b and 63c may be lifted upward by several centimeters and removed from the inter-groove recesses 72a and 72b of the support portions 71a and 71b.

  If the glass support mechanism 70 described above is used, when the glass plate G is attached to or detached from the glass door 60, the worker only needs to lift the glass assembly 62 to a position adjacent to the back surface of the window frame 61. There is no need to lift the plate G separately to the upper end position of the window frame 61. Moreover, the holding / non-holding state of the glass assembly 62 can be easily changed by rotating the locking metal fitting 73c of the locking portion 73. As described above, according to the present invention, the lifting operation of the glass plate G, which has conventionally been a problem in heavy labor, is improved, and the attaching and detaching operation of the glass plate can be performed easily and quickly.

  Note that the glass assembly 62 used in this embodiment is obtained by integrating two front and rear glass plates G with a protective frame 63. For example, one glass plate may be covered with a protective frame. Good. As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately improved as long as it does not depart from the gist of the present invention.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine provided with the ball removal mechanism concerning the present invention from the front side. It is a perspective view which opens and shows the glass door and upper ball tray of the said pachinko machine. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the support part of the glass support mechanism which concerns on this invention does not support the glass assembly. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the support part of the said glass support mechanism is supporting the glass assembly. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the latching | locking part of the said glass support mechanism has not latched the glass assembly. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the latching | locking part of the said glass support mechanism has latched the glass assembly.

Explanation of symbols

PM Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
PA game area G glass plate 1 outer frame 2 front frame 7 lower ball tray 10 game board 26 game ball launching device 30 upper ball tray 60 glass door 61 window frame 61a window 62 glass assembly 63 protective frame 63a, b projection 63c Stop part 63d Convex part 70 Glass support mechanism 71 Support part 72 Inter-groove recess 73 Lock part 73a Screw member 73b Rotating shaft part 73c Lock metal fitting 73d Concave part

Claims (4)

A window frame attached to the front side of the frame member that holds the game board in the front and rear direction so that it can be opened and closed horizontally, and the window frame is closed on the back side of the window frame via a glass holding means. In a gaming machine comprising a glass assembly attached to the game board and performing a game by seeing through the game board through the glass assembly in a state where the glass door is closed so as to cover the front surface of the game board,
The glass holding means is
A locking portion provided in the upper center of the window;
Comprising two support parts provided at the lower part of the window,
The glass assembly is held by the window frame by the locking portion locking the upper portion of the glass assembly in a state where the glass assembly is supported at the lower portion by the support portion so as to close the window. A glass support mechanism for a gaming machine. Each of the support portions has a groove portion,
Two supported parts protrude from the glass assembly,
2. The glass support mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the support portion of the glass assembly is supported by inserting the supported portion into the groove portion. The locking portion includes a locking member pivotably connected to each other including a rotation region of a holding position and a release position,
The glass assembly is provided with a system stop,
In a state where the glass assembly is supported by the support portion and positioned to close the window,
When the locking member is rotated to the holding position, the to-be-latched portion is sandwiched and locked by the locking member and the window frame, and the glass assembly is held by the window frame,
When the locking member is rotated to the release position, the system stop is released from the locked state by the locking member, and the glass assembly can be detached from the window frame. The glass support mechanism of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.   The glass support mechanism for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the two support portions are provided symmetrically on the window frame.

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