JP2006181081A - Transparent sheet holding frame for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transparent sheet holding frame for a game machine which can facilitate an operating process and enhance an operating effect as well as the precision of the sealing property of a gap space. <P>SOLUTION: The transparent sheet holding frame 1 for a game machine arranged in front of the game machine has an annular frame body 3 having a window opening portion 2 with a predetermined size, a pair of transparent sheets 4a, 4b attached to both sides of the annular frame body 3 so as to hermetically close the window opening portion 2 and form the gap space 7 in a mid section, a drying agent chamber 11 arranged in the annular frame body 3 and housing the drying agent 10, and a covering lid 16 fitting into an insertion port 12 of the drying agent chamber 11, a vent hole 17 communicating with the drying agent chamber 11 and the gap space 7 is formed through the covering lid 16, the drying agent chamber 11 is formed so as to protrude outside of the area S covered with the transparent sheets 4a, 4b, and the insertion port 12 faces the gap space 7 in the area S covered with the transparent sheets 4a, 4b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine that is disposed on the front side of a gaming machine and covers the front of a gaming board.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a pachinko gaming machine that is a kind of gaming machine, and a transparent plate holding frame that is disposed on the front surface portion and covers a gaming board surface has the following configuration.

That is, in this transparent plate holding frame, a glass plate as a transparent plate is bonded to the front side and the rear side of the annular frame, and a gap space is formed between the two glass plates. A desiccant chamber is formed at the upper end of the annular frame, and the upper surface of the desiccant chamber is opened and an insertion port is provided. Further, the annular frame is provided with a plurality of vent holes for communicating the desiccant chamber and the gap space at the bottom wall portion of the desiccant chamber. Then, a desiccant is put into the desiccant chamber from the insertion port, and a cover lid is fitted to the insertion port and sealed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-907 (page 3, FIGS. 1 to 4)

  By the way, in the transparent plate holding frame of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to completely seal the gap space from outside air so that the inside is always kept dry. However, an insertion port is located outside the annular frame. For this reason, the glass plate is attached to the annular frame with an adhesive and attached, and the adhesive step is attached to the insertion slot by attaching the cover with an adhesive, and the adhesive is made so that there is no gap. Since there are many operations that require caution, such as painting an agent, there is a problem that it takes time and the operation process cannot be simplified. In addition, the smaller the bonding surface, the better the accuracy of sealing of the gap space.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can simplify the work process, increase the work efficiency, and improve the accuracy of sealing the clearance space. Is intended to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a transparent board holding frame for gaming machines according to the present invention is a transparent board holding frame for gaming machines arranged on the front part of a gaming machine, and has an annular frame having a window part of a predetermined size. Body, a pair of transparent plates attached to both sides of the annular frame so as to seal the window portion in a sealed manner and a gap space is formed in the middle, and a drying unit provided in the annular frame and containing a desiccant An agent chamber and a cover lid fitted into the insertion port of the desiccant chamber, and a vent hole through which the desiccant chamber and the gap space communicate with each other. The insertion port is a transparent plate. It is located inside the covered area and faces the gap space.

  At this time, an annular groove is provided on both sides of the annular frame so that the outer peripheral end of the transparent plate is fitted along the inner peripheral surface of the window portion, and the outer peripheral end of the transparent plate is one annular concave groove. It is preferable to provide a notched portion connected to the desiccant chamber at a position corresponding to the insertion port on the glued surface portion where the contact comes into contact, and to integrally provide a leg piece portion having a glued surface portion that matches the notched portion on the covering lid.

  Further, a saddle plate for receiving the adhesive protruding from the gluing surface portion may be protruded from the upper end of the gluing surface portion of the covering lid and the upper end of the gluing surface portion of the annular frame body corresponding to the gluing surface portion. preferable.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a storage recess for storing the protruding adhesive on one side surface of each side plate facing the transparent plate.

  In the transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine according to claim 1, a cover is provided with a vent hole that allows the desiccant chamber and the gap space to communicate with each other. Since the insertion port is located inside the region covered with the transparent plate and faces the gap space, the insertion port is positioned in the gap space. Therefore, it is sufficient that the cover lid is fitted to the insertion port by, for example, an engaging means, and it is not necessary to apply an adhesive to the insertion port and attach the cover lid in a hermetically sealed manner. Efficiency is increased. Further, since there is no port other than the insertion port in the desiccant chamber, there is an effect that the adhesion area is reduced and the accuracy of the sealing of the gap space can be improved accordingly.

  The transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a notch portion that is one annular concave groove and is connected to the desiccant chamber at a position corresponding to the insertion port on the glued surface portion with which the outer peripheral end portion of the transparent plate abuts. Since the cover lid is integrally provided with a leg piece portion that matches the notch and has a glued surface portion, the outer surface of the leg piece portion has an annular groove when the cover lid is fitted to the insertion port. It is flush with the glued surface. Therefore, if an adhesive is applied thereto, the cover lid is bonded simultaneously with the bonding of the transparent plate, and the work process is simplified.

  The transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive sticks out from the glued surface part to the upper end of the glued surface part of the cover lid and the upper end of the glued surface part of the annular frame body corresponding to the upper part. Since the base plate for receiving the agent is projected, the adhesive plate can be received by the base plate even when the adhesive protrudes and flows out from the glued surface portion when the adhesive is applied. As a result, the situation where the adhesive that protrudes into the vent hole penetrating the cover lid flows and the vent hole is blocked is avoided, and the drying function in the gap space is not impaired.

  The transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive that protrudes from one side surface of each side plate facing the transparent plate is stored in the storage recess, so that the vent hole is clogged by the adhesive. Is further avoided.

  Embodiments of a transparent board holding frame for gaming machines according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Examples of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied include a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, a pachislot machine, and the like. Among these, a transparent plate holding frame of the pachinko gaming machine will be described.

  1 is a perspective view seen from the back of a front frame to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back of a transparent plate holding frame, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a desiccant chamber part. FIG. The front frame A is made of a synthetic resin and is formed to have substantially the same size as the front surface of a pachinko gaming machine (not shown). Then, one side of the pachinko gaming machine is pivotally attached to the front of the pachinko gaming machine so as to be freely opened and closed. The transparent plate holding frame 1 is disposed on the back side of the front frame A and covers a game board surface (not shown).

  The transparent plate holding frame 1 includes an annular ring frame 3 having a window portion 2 having a predetermined radius, and a pair of transparent plates that seals the window portion 2 on both sides of the ring frame body 3, that is, the front surface and the rear surface. Are generally composed of disk-shaped glass plates 4a and 4b. At the outer peripheral edge of the annular frame 3, mounting pieces 5 and 5 are provided on both sides of the upper part. In addition, annular grooves 6a and 6b are provided on the inner peripheral edges of the front and rear surfaces of the annular frame 3 to which the outer peripheral ends of the glass plates 4a and 4b are fitted. The annular grooves 6a and 6b are separated by a certain distance, and when the glass plates 4a and 4b are fitted and attached to the annular grooves 6a and 6b, a gap space 7 sealed between the glass plates 4a and 4b. Is to be molded. In addition, each of the annular grooves 6a and 6b and the glass plates 4a and 4b to which the glass plates 4a and 4b are bonded by an adhesive are provided along the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. Thus, a recess 9 for storing the adhesive is provided.

  A hermetic desiccant chamber 11 for accommodating the desiccant 10 is provided on one lower side of the annular frame 3, and an insertion port 12 for the desiccant chamber 11 is opened on the inner peripheral surface 3 a of the annular frame 3. . The insertion port 12 is formed in an elongated shape along the annular frame 3. The desiccant chamber 11 is formed so as to protrude outside the region S covered with the glass plates 4a and 4b, and the insertion port 12 is located inside the region S covered with the glass plates 4a and 4b. It faces the gap space 7. Thus, since the desiccant chamber 11 is molded so as to protrude outside the region S covered with the glass plates 4a and 4b, the size of the glass plates 4a and 4b can be minimized. it can. Therefore, the yield of the glass plate on molding is good, and the transparent plate holding frame 1 is reduced in weight and easy to handle.

  The insertion port 12 is provided with step portions 13 and 13 that are slightly lower than the inner peripheral surface 3a of the annular frame 3 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and is below the step portions 13 and 13 and is in the desiccant chamber 11. Engagement recesses 14 and 14 are provided on the inner side surfaces, respectively. In addition, a cutout portion 15 that is located in correspondence with the insertion port 12 and communicates with the desiccant chamber 11 is provided in the glued surface portion 8a of the annular groove 6a on the front surface side of the annular frame 3.

  The cover lid 16 fitted to the insertion port 12 has a size that matches the insertion port 12 and is curved along the inner peripheral surface 3 a of the annular frame 3. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 (b) and 5 (b), the covering lid 16 includes a lid plate portion 16 a in which the inner peripheral surface 3 a and the upper surface 16 c of the annular frame 3 are flush with each other, and the lid plate portion 16 a It consists of a leg piece 16b which is a lower surface and hangs downward with a front edge slightly left on the front side. The leg piece portion 16b is flush with the glued surface portion 8a of the annular groove 6a. A plurality of vent holes 17 are provided through the lid plate portion 16a along the rear edge. Furthermore, the engaging convex part 18 which can be engaged with each said engaging recessed part 14 is protrudingly provided by the both end surfaces of the longitudinal direction of the leg piece part 16b.

  Examples of the desiccant 10 include silica gel (amorphous compound of silicon dioxide produced using water glass and sulfuric acid as raw materials) or molecular sieves (manufactured by chemical reaction of water glass, clay and caustic soda, metal, aluminum, silicon). And metal alumina silicate composed of oxygen), and the powder or granule is enclosed in a breathable bag.

  The transparent plate holding frame 1 according to the present invention has the above configuration, and the assembly order thereof will be described next. First, the bag-containing desiccant 10 is put into the desiccant chamber 11 from the insertion port 12. Then, the leg piece portion 16 b is positioned in the notch portion 15 and the insertion cover 12 is covered with the cover 16. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, both end portions of the covering lid 16 are fitted into the step portions 13, 13, and the respective engaging convex portions 18 are engaged with the respective engaging concave portions 14. This prevents the cover lid 16 from being easily removed.

  Next, the adhesive 19 is sufficiently applied to the glued surface portions 8a and 8b of the annular grooves 6a and 6b formed on the front surface and the rear surface of the annular frame 3, so that there is no gap. The adhesive 19 is applied in the same manner to the surface that is flush with the leg piece 16b. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the adhesive 19 accumulates in the respective recessed portions 9 on the front and rear surfaces of the annular frame 3, and the recessed portion 9 is formed on the outer surface of the leg piece portion 16b by the front end edge portion 16d at the covering lid 16 part. Is formed, and the adhesive 19 accumulates in the recess 9. And the outer peripheral edge part of each glass plate 4a, 4b is fitted in each annular recessed part 6a, 6b from both front and back surfaces of the annular frame 3, and it is pressed and adhered firmly to each glued surface part 8a, 8b. As a result, a gap space 7 sealed between the glass plates 4a and 4b is formed, and the desiccant chamber 11 and the gap space 7 are communicated with each other through the air holes 17, so that the gap space 7 is dried.

  In this way, the desiccant chamber 11 protrudes outside the region S covered with the glass plates 4a and 4b, and the insertion port 12 faces the gap space 7 inside the region S covered with the glass plates 4a and 4b. Therefore, the insertion port 12 is positioned in the gap space 7. Therefore, it is sufficient that the cover lid 16 is fitted only by the engagement of the engagement convex portion 18 and the engagement concave portion 14, and there is no need to attach the cover lid 16 in a sealed manner with the adhesive 19. As a result, the process of attaching only the cover lid 16 with the adhesive 19 is omitted, the work process is simplified, and the work efficiency is increased. Further, the adhesion area is reduced correspondingly, and the accuracy of sealing of the gap space 7 can be improved.

  FIG. 8 (a) shows a side cross-sectional view of a desiccant chamber portion according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, a gutter plate 20 that protrudes toward the center of the window portion 2 is provided at the upper end of the glued surface portion 8a of the covering lid 16 and the upper end of the annular frame 3 positioned corresponding thereto. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the adhesive 19 protruding from the glued surface portions 8a and 8b flows into and clogs the vent hole 17 penetrating the cover lid 16, and the drying function in the gap space 7 is impaired. There is no. Furthermore, if the storage recesses 21 and 21 are provided on one side of the side plates 20 and 20, that is, the side and the side where the adhesive 19 is applied, the adhesive 19 that protrudes into the storage recess 21 is stored. The situation where the vent hole 17 is clogged with the adhesive 19 is further avoided.

  FIG. 8B also shows a side sectional view of the desiccant chamber portion according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, the annular frame 3 does not have the notch 15 corresponding to the insertion port 12, and the cover lid 22 is not provided with the leg piece 16 b correspondingly. In this case, it is sufficient that the engagement concave portion 14 and the engagement convex portion 18 are firmly engaged with each other, and it is sufficient that the cover lid 16a is not detached. The cover lid 22 has a vent hole 17a extending along the center in the longitudinal direction. Even with such a configuration, the effects of the present invention can be exhibited. Further, in this case, similarly to the configuration shown in FIG. 8 (a), a gutter plate 20 may be provided on the upper ends of the glued surface portions 8a and 8b, respectively, and further a storage recess 21 may be provided.

  The transparent plate holding frame 1 assembled in this way is arranged at a predetermined position on the back side of the front frame A. Then, the plurality of hook members 23 provided at predetermined positions of the front frame A are rotated and engaged with the respective attachment pieces 5 and 5, and the transparent plate holding frame 1 is attached. In addition, it has been described that the window portion 2 of the annular frame 3, that is, the glass plates 4a and 4b, has a disk shape, but the glass plates 4a and 4b have other desired shapes such as a square shape, an elliptic shape, and a bowl shape. The shape is selected and used.

The perspective view seen from the back of the front frame to which the present invention is applied. The perspective view seen from the back of the transparent plate holding frame. The exploded perspective view. The expansion perspective view of the desiccant chamber part. (A) is the perspective view seen from one side of a covering lid, (b) is the perspective view seen from the other side. Front sectional drawing of the desiccant chamber of a transparent plate holding frame. (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Y-Y of FIG. (A) (B) is a side sectional view of a desiccant chamber part according to another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transparent plate holding frame 2 Window part 3 Annular frame 4a, 4b Transparent plate (glass plate)
6a, 6b Annular groove 7 Gap space 8a, 8b Glued surface part 10 Desiccant 11 Desiccant chamber 12 Insertion port 15 Notch part 16 Cover lid 16b Leg piece part 17 Vent hole 20 Gutter plate 21 Reservoir part A Front frame S Transparent plate Area covered with

Claims (4)

  A transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine disposed on a front surface portion of a gaming machine, having an annular frame body having a predetermined size of the window portion, and sealing the middle of both sides of the annular frame body in a sealed manner A pair of transparent plates attached in such a manner that a gap space is formed therein, a desiccant chamber provided in the annular frame and containing a desiccant, and a cover lid fitted into an insertion port of the desiccant chamber; The cover lid is provided with a vent hole that allows the desiccant chamber and the gap space to communicate with each other, and the insertion port is located inside the region covered with the transparent plate and faces the gap space. A transparent plate holding frame for a gaming machine.   Provided on both sides of the annular frame is an annular groove that fits the outer peripheral edge of the transparent plate along the inner peripheral surface of the window portion, and the outer circumferential edge of the transparent plate is the one annular groove. A notched portion connected to the desiccant chamber at a position corresponding to the insertion opening is provided in the abutting glued surface portion, and a leg piece portion that has a glued surface portion that matches the notched portion is integrally provided on the covering lid. The transparent board holding frame for game machines according to 1.   The base plate which protrudes from the upper end of the glued surface part of the said covering lid and the upper end of the glued surface part of the said cyclic | annular frame body corresponding to this protruded from the glued surface part. Transparent plate holding frame for gaming machines.   The transparent board holding frame for game machines according to claim 3, wherein a storage recess for storing the protruding adhesive is provided on one side surface of each of the saddle plates facing the transparent board.

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