JP2007097929A - Partition plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition plate allowing reminding a player of his/her bad manner without offending the player by making the player realize his/her own bad manner with a guilty conscience. <P>SOLUTION: The partition plate comprises a flat plate body having a specified shape and a supporting part for supporting the plate body in an upright posture. The supporting part is provided with an inclination maintaining means for tiltably supporting the plate body in an inclined position relative to an upright position and for maintaining an inclined position when the plate body inclines at a specified angle or greater. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition plate, and particularly to a partition plate provided for partitioning adjacent users when a plurality of users are adjacent to each other, such as a so-called pachinko hall.

  Conventionally, in game facilities such as so-called pachinko halls and game centers, a plurality of game machines are arranged side by side in the left-right direction so that a plurality of players can play a game simultaneously in the left-right direction. In many cases, a partition plate is provided on the table to clearly indicate the space occupied by each person.

  In particular, in a game platform base in a game hall such as a pachinko hall, a partition plate having an armrest function at the upper end portion and having an armrest function has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Such a partition plate is fixedly attached to a required wall surface of the game table base or a floor surface on which the game table base is disposed, and is formed relatively firmly.
Utility Model Registration No. 3033505

  Players try to use the area delimited by the partition board, but players with poor manners may play with postures that throw their legs over the partition board or push their bodies. In some cases, a player using the adjacent game table may be inconvenienced.

  In addition, there is a problem that such a poorly mannered player may go up against the notice that it is annoying, and it is difficult to pay attention.

  Therefore, the present inventor makes it difficult for a player with bad manners to recognize the bad manners by himself, and causes the player to feel back and suppresses being reversed. Research has been carried out to make it possible to achieve the present invention.

  The partition plate according to the present invention is a partition plate including a flat plate body having a predetermined shape and a support portion that supports the plate body in an upright posture, and the support portion is tilted by tilting the plate body from the upright posture. A posture maintaining means is provided that supports the posture in a tiltable manner and maintains the tilted posture when the plate body is tilted more than a predetermined angle.

Furthermore, the following points are also characteristic. That is,
(1) The support portion is a swinging swingably mounted on the opening portion of the casing via a box-shaped casing having an upper opening and a pivot pivotally supported by a bearing portion provided on the casing. A plate, a biasing spring interposed between the swing plate and the bottom of the casing, and a mechanism for engaging the swing plate to maintain the tilted posture when the swing plate is tilted beyond a predetermined angle. And an engaging portion as a posture maintaining means.
(2) The engaging portion includes a projecting body that is urged toward the advancing direction and can move forward and backward. When the swinging plate is inclined beyond a predetermined angle, the projecting body is advanced and engaged with the swinging plate. In addition, after engaging the swinging plate, the projecting body is locked in the advanced state until the release operation is performed with the release key.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the partition plate including the flat plate body having a predetermined shape and the support portion that supports the plate body in an upright posture, the support portion is configured to lift the plate body from the upright posture. A player with poor manners kicks off the partition board by providing a posture maintaining means to support the tilted tilted posture in a tiltable manner and maintain the tilted posture when the plate tilts more than a predetermined angle. When an action such as the above is performed, it is possible to make it easier for a player with poor manners to feel guilty because the partition plate is tilted relatively easily, and to improve manners. In addition, the partition plate can be made difficult to break by being inclined.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the partition plate according to the first aspect, the support portion is a box-shaped casing having an upper opening, and a pivot pivotally supported by a bearing portion provided in the casing. The swing plate that is swingably mounted to the opening portion of the casing via the flange, the biasing spring that is interposed between the swing plate and the bottom of the casing, and the swing plate tilted beyond a predetermined angle. A partition plate that is relatively inexpensive by including an engaging portion that engages with the swing plate and maintains an inclined posture, and a plate body is attached to the swing plate and the engaging portion is used as a posture maintaining means. It can be.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the partition plate according to the second aspect, the engaging portion includes a freely projecting protrusion that is urged toward the advance direction, and the swinging plate exceeds a predetermined angle. When tilted, the projecting body is advanced and engaged with the rocking plate, and after engaging with the rocking plate, the projecting body is locked in the advanced state until the release operation with the release key is performed. It is possible to make it easier for a bad player to feel a strong sense of guilt, and to make it easier to be careful during a release operation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the partition plate A of the present invention is installed in a lower part between the game tables B arranged in the left-right direction in a play facility such as a pachinko hall and clearly shows the occupied space for each player. The flat plate body 10 having a predetermined shape and a support portion 20 that supports the plate body 10 in an upright posture. In FIG. 1, C is a table.

  FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the partition plate A of the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a right side view of the partition plate A of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of the partition plate A of the present embodiment. is there.

  In the present embodiment, the plate body 10 is composed of a transparent acrylic plate having a thickness of about 5 mm, and as shown in FIG. 3, the front side edge serving as the player side edge has a receding inclined edge. 11 is provided. The plate body 10 is not limited to the one formed of an acrylic plate, and may be made of wood or metal, and the plate thickness may be an appropriate size.

  The support portion 20 is swingably attached to the opening portion of the casing via a box-shaped casing 21 having an open top and a pivot 23 pivotally supported by a bearing portion 22 provided on the casing 21. The swing plate 24, the biasing spring 25 interposed between the swing plate 24 and the bottom of the casing 21, and the swing plate 24 are engaged when the swing plate 24 is inclined beyond a predetermined angle. Thus, the engaging portion 26 is maintained in an inclined posture.

  The casing 21 has a rectangular shape in a plan view in the present embodiment, and a bearing portion 22 is provided on the bottom surface at a predetermined interval, and a pivot 23 is rotatably mounted between the bearing portions 22. The bearing portion 22 is a plate body standing on the bottom of the casing 21 and has an insertion hole into which the pivot 23 is rotatably inserted at a predetermined position.

  The swing plate 24 is configured by a rectangular plate body so as to close the upper portion of the casing 21 that is opened in a rectangular shape, and in particular, a mounting plate 27 on which the pivot 23 is mounted on the back surface of the swing plate 24. Is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the mounting plate 27 is a plate body having a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 2, and is mounted on the back surface of the swing plate 24 in a suspended state. That is, the left and right ends of the mounting plate 27 are provided with overlapping pieces that overlap with the back surface of the swinging plate 24, respectively. It is attached in a suspended state on the back.

  The pivot 23 mounted on the mounting plate 27 is provided in a vertically lower portion of the plate body 10, and in particular, is provided so that the longitudinal direction of the pivot 23 coincides with the straight line projected downward of the plate body 10.

  A plate body mounting portion 30 to which the plate body 10 is mounted is provided on the upper surface of the swing plate 24. In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the plate body mounting portion 30 is separated by the thickness dimension of the plate body 10 so that the plate body 10 can be interposed therebetween. It consists of.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the first support 31 and the second support 32 are each formed of a regular triangular triangular frame, and the first support 31 and the first support 31 are connected by screws (not shown). The plate 10, the second support 32 and the plate 10 are integrally connected, and the plate 10 is integrally attached to the swing plate 24.

  The first support body 31 and the second support body 32 can each be formed of a triangular frame having a regular triangle shape, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance. The first support body 31 and the second support body 32 are not limited to triangular frames, and may have any shape as long as the plate body 10 can be stably supported. The plate 10 may be supported by only one of the 31 and the second support 32.

  The urging springs 25 are coil springs in this embodiment, and are respectively provided at the four corners of the casing 21 having a rectangular shape in plan view as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 which is a plan view of the casing 21, a lower mounting convex portion 28 is provided at a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the casing 21 at a portion where a biasing spring 25 made of a coil spring is mounted. The lower end of the biasing spring 25 is loosely fitted to the lower mounting convex portion 28, and the upper mounting convex portion 29 protruding downward at a predetermined position on the back surface of the swing plate 24 as shown in FIG. The biasing spring 25 is mounted by loosely fitting the upper end of the spring 25.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging portion 26 has a projecting body 26 a that is urged toward the advancing direction, and is capable of holding the advancing state when the projecting body 26 a is advanced after being retracted once. It is comprised with the locking mechanism (not shown) to lock.

  The engaging portion 26 is attached to the side surface of the casing 21 so that the projecting body 26a moves forward and backward in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the projecting body 26a has a mountain shape with respect to the advancing direction, and the edge of the rocking plate 24 is formed on the inclined surface S inclined downward with respect to the advancing direction of the projecting body 26a. Are in sliding contact with each other.

  Then, the swinging plate 24 tilts while the edge of the swinging plate 24 is in sliding contact with the inclined surface S of the projecting body 26a, so that the projecting body 26a moves backward. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 26a advances when the edge of the swing plate 24 exceeds the top of the protrusion 26a so that the protrusion 26a and the swing plate 24 are engaged. I have to.

  When the projecting body 26a retracted against the urging is advanced by a predetermined amount, the projecting body 26a is locked by the lock mechanism so that the advanced state is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lock mechanism is provided with a key hole portion 26b into which a release key is inserted. By inserting a release key (not shown) into the key hole portion 26b and rotating the release key, the lock mechanism Thus, the projecting body 26a can be retracted, and the engagement between the projecting body 26a and the swing plate 24 is released.

  As described above, the partition plate A is provided with posture maintaining means including the engaging portion 26, and when the plate body 10 is tilted more than a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. By maintaining the posture, it is possible to make the poor manners aware of a bad manners player who has performed an action such as kicking off the partition plate A, and it is possible to easily improve manners. In particular, the partition plate A can be made difficult to be damaged by being inclined.

  Further, the support portion 20 of the partition plate A includes an opening portion of the casing 21 via a box-shaped casing 21 having an upper opening and a pivot 23 pivotally supported by a bearing portion 22 provided on the casing 21. When the swinging plate 24 is mounted so as to be swingable, the biasing spring 25 interposed between the swinging plate 24 and the bottom of the casing 21, and the swinging plate 24 being inclined beyond a predetermined angle. Since the engaging portion 26 is engaged with the swinging plate 24 and maintains the inclined posture, the partition plate A can be made relatively inexpensive.

  In addition, in the engaging portion 26, after the rocking plate 24 and the protrusion 26a are once engaged, the protrusion 26a is locked in the advanced state until the release operation with the release key is performed. It is possible to make it easier for a bad player to have a strong sense of guilt, and to easily pay attention to the player during a release operation.

  Further, the projecting body 26a of the engaging portion 26 is normally urged in the advancing direction, and acts on the projecting body 26a when the edge of the swing plate 24 abuts on the inclined surface S of the projecting body 26a. The oscillating plate 24 supports the oscillating plate 24 which is inclined by the urging force, and the oscillating plate 24 is inclined so as to retract the protrusion 26a against the urging force. In addition to the protrusion 26a, a force that maintains the standing posture can be applied, the swing plate 24 can be stabilized, and the swing plate 24 can be prevented from being locked in a tilted state. it can.

  As described above, the partition plate A can be easily installed by fixedly mounting the support portion 20 at a predetermined position on the floor as shown in FIG.

  The installation of the support unit 20 on the floor may be fixed mounting with an appropriate wood screw, fixed mounting with an appropriate metal fitting, or fixed mounting with an adhesive. .

  Furthermore, the support unit 20 may be mounted not only on the floor surface but also on the wall surface W of the support table D on which the game table B is mounted as shown in FIG. In this way, when the support portion 20 is mounted on the wall surface W, the rear end edge 12 facing the inclined edge 11 of the plate body 10 is mounted on the plate body mounting portion 30 of the support portion 20.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, the support unit 20 may be mounted on the lower surface of the table C provided on the support table on which the game table B is mounted. In this way, when the support portion 20 is mounted on the lower surface of the table C, the upper edge of the plate body 10 is mounted on the swing plate 24 of the support portion 20.

It is a use condition explanatory view of the partition board concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the partition plate concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a partially cutaway right view of the partition plate concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a partially notched top view of the partition plate concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a top view explanatory drawing of the support part in the state where the rocking plate was removed. It is a use condition explanatory view of the partition board concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the modification of the partition plate concerning embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the modification of the partition plate concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A Partition plate B Game stand C Table
10 plate
11 Inclined edge
20 Support part
21 Casing
22 Bearing
23 Axis
24 Swing plate
25 Biasing spring
26 Engagement part
26a Projection
26b Keyhole
27 Mounting plate
28 Lower mounting projection
29 Upper mounting projection
30 Plate mounting part
31 First support
32 Second support body S Inclined surface

Claims (3)

In a partition plate provided with a flat plate body having a predetermined shape and a support portion that supports the plate body in an upright posture,
The support portion is provided with posture maintaining means for supporting the plate body in a tiltable posture tilted from an upright posture and maintaining the tilted posture when the plate body is tilted more than a predetermined angle. A partition plate characterized by that. The support part is
A box-shaped casing with an open top;
A swing plate that is swingably attached to an opening portion of the casing via a pivot pivotally supported by a bearing portion provided in the casing;
An urging spring interposed between the swing plate and the bottom of the casing;
An engaging portion that engages with the swing plate and maintains the tilted posture when the swing plate is tilted beyond a predetermined angle;
2. The partition plate according to claim 1, wherein the plate body is attached to the swing plate, and the engaging portion is used as the posture maintaining means.   The engaging portion includes a projecting body that is urged toward the advancing direction and is capable of moving forward and backward. When the swinging plate is inclined beyond a predetermined angle, the projecting body is advanced to engage with the swinging plate. 3. The partition plate according to claim 2, wherein after the engagement with the swing plate, the projecting body is locked in the advanced state until a release operation with a release key is performed.

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