JP2007175359A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of installation work to island equipment in a slot machine 1 for which a drum-like display device 10 for a variable display game is provided inside a case 1a, a front surface frame 2 is provided so as to cover the front surface of the case 1a, the front surface frame 2 is hinged to the case 1a by a hinge on one side of the case 1a, and a player is made to view the variable display of patterns by the display device 10 through the window part 3 of the front surface frame 2. <P>SOLUTION: A handle unit 30 with a holding bar 34 which can be maintained in the separated state of being separated from the side face of the case 1a is provided on the side face of the case 1a, and a gap with an adjacent game machine is confirmed by utilizing the handle unit 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine or a pachinko machine.

In a conventional gaming machine, for example, a pachislot machine (pachinko slot machine), a drum-shaped display device for a variable display game is provided in the housing, and a front frame is provided so as to cover the open surface (front surface) of the housing In this case, the front frame is hinged to the casing by a hinge on one side of the casing, and the player can visually recognize the display device through the window portion of the front frame.
In addition, in a pachinko machine, a game board provided with a display unit (display unit comprising a liquid crystal display device or the like) for a variable display game is attached to the front frame, and the front frame is fixed to the island side (a kind of machine frame) There is known a configuration in which a hinge is hinged to one side of the housing.
In addition, a plurality of the above-mentioned pachislot machines and pachinko machines are arranged side by side on an island facility in a game store.
In this type of gaming machine, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the front frame bulges from the hinge to the player side (front side).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-210653

By the way, when opening the front frame of the above gaming machine, it is necessary to provide a gap between the adjacent gaming machine in order to prevent buffering with the front frame of the adjacent (hinge side) gaming machine. In order to confirm whether or not a gap is formed, a jig (spacer) is prepared and the front frame is opened, which makes it difficult to install the gaming machine on the island facility.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the efficiency of installation work on island facilities.

The gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application includes a housing, a front frame that is arranged to cover the front surface of the housing and is hinged to the housing by a hinge provided on one side of the housing; In the gaming machine in which the front frame is provided in the front frame or the casing and includes a display device having a display unit facing forward from the window portion of the front frame, and the front frame is formed to bulge forward,
The housing is provided with a storage opening in the side wall portion thereof so that the handle unit can be stored.
The handle unit is
A grip member comprising a gripping bar, a first rotating shaft parallel to the gripping bar, and a pair of connecting portions formed by connecting at least one of the gripping bar and both sides of the first rotating shaft to be hollow. When,
A slide member comprising: a second rotation shaft parallel to the first rotation shaft; a slide portion slidable in the hollow connection portion; an arm portion connecting the second rotation shaft and the slide portion;
A support member attached to the side wall portion and supporting the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft in a posture in which the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are oriented in the front-rear direction;
The slide part is supported so as to be movable in a direction in which it protrudes and appears with respect to the surface of the hollow coupling part, and has a projecting part for pressing operation at the tip, and the projecting part is formed of the hollow coupling part. A biasing member that biases the movable member in a direction protruding from the surface;
The hollow connecting portion has an opening into which the protrusion can be fitted by the biasing force of the biasing member,
The handle member is
When the projection is inserted into the opening, the movement of the slide portion in one direction is limited by the engagement of the opening and the projection, and accordingly, the downward rotation of the handle member and the slide member is performed. Is limited, it becomes possible to maintain the connecting portion in a separated state in which the connecting portion extends laterally from the side surface of the housing and the gripping bar is separated from the side surface of the housing.
When the protrusion is pushed into the slide portion by a pressing operation and the engagement between the protrusion and the opening is released, the slide portion can be moved in one direction, and from the isolated state, The handle member and the slide member can be rotated downward until the handle member is stored in the storage opening.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, for example, as described in claim 2, the opening portion is provided in the other direction in which the slide portion slides as the handle member rotates upward from the separated state. By enlarging, the handle member is configured to be capable of rotating upward beyond the separated state,
The handle member is provided with a stopper portion for restricting upward rotational motion beyond the separated state to a predetermined angle,
The side wall portion of the housing is provided with an abutting portion that abuts on the stopper portion and realizes rotation limitation of the handle member,
In the rotation restricted state where the stopper portion is in contact with the contact portion, the protrusion may be loosely fitted to the opening.

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, since the handle member can be maintained in a separated state separated from the side surface of the housing against the gravity, the gap between the adjacent gaming machine can be maintained using the handle member. It is easy to check whether or not it is formed, and there is no need to prepare a separate jig (spacer) for that purpose or to open the front frame. Can be significantly improved.
In addition, the handle member maintained in a separated state separated from the side surface of the housing can be rotated to the stored state stored in the storage opening by the pressing operation of the protrusion. In such a case, the use of the handle member on the end side of the island facility in the accommodated state prevents a useless space from being formed at this position.

  Further, according to the gaming machine of claim 2, when the gaming machine is lifted by grasping the gripping bar of the handle member, the stopper part comes into contact with the contact part, and the gaming machine is used with the handle member. It can be easily lifted. Moreover, in such a lifted state, the protrusion is loosely fitted to the opening, so that the weight due to the weight of the gaming machine when the gaming machine is lifted is applied to the slide part and the hollow connecting part. It is possible to prevent damage to the slide part and the hollow connecting part, and the function of maintaining the separated state of the slide part is not impaired.

Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a configuration example when applied to a pachinko slot machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
A. Front Configuration of Slot Machine First, the front configuration of the slot machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a slot machine 1 to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a top view of the slot machine 1 (a state in which a front frame 2 described later is opened).
The slot machine 1 is provided with a drum-shaped display device 10 (consisting of three reels 10a, 10b, and 10c, shown in FIG. 2) for a variable display game in the housing 1a, and the housing 1a is opened. A front frame 2 is provided so as to cover the surface (front surface), and the front frame 2 is hinged to the housing 1a by a hinge 2a (shown in FIG. 2) on one side of the housing 1a. Through the window portion 3, the player can visually recognize the symbol variation display by the display device 10.
The front frame 2 bulges forward from the hinge 2a in a state of covering the open surface (front surface) of the housing 1a.
The housing 1 a is provided with storage openings 25 on the left and right side walls, and the handle unit 30 can be stored in the storage openings 25. The configuration of the handle unit 30 will be described later.

The window portion 3 is provided in the upper half portion of the front frame 2, and from the window portion 3, three of the symbol rows written on the outer peripheral surface of each reel while the reels of the display device 10 are stopped. Each of the symbols is visible. That is, in a state where each reel is stopped, a total of nine symbols can be visually recognized from the window portion 3, and these constitute the display portion of the display device 10.
An information display device 4 including a liquid crystal display device on which various information is displayed is provided above the window portion 3. In the information display device 4, a notification of the winning type won by the internal lottery is performed under the control of an effect control device (not shown).
On the left side of each reel in the window section 3 is a bet line display section for displaying bet lines activated in accordance with the number of medals inserted by the player or the number of bets placed from credits (maximum of 3). (Not shown) is provided.

  For example, when the bet number is one, the bet line display unit indicates that “1” in the center of the bet line display unit is lit and only the middle horizontal line is an active line, and the bet number is two. At the time, “1” in the center of the bet line display section and “2” positioned above and below it are lit, indicating that the three horizontal lines in the upper, middle and lower stages are active lines, and the number of medals bet is three. In this case, all of “1”, “2”, and “3” in the bet line display portion are turned on to indicate that a total of five lines including three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines that go down to the right and up to the right are valid lines.

  On the right side of each reel in the window portion 3, a game state display unit (not shown) for displaying various game states is provided. The game state display unit displays, for example, an “INSERT_MEDALS” display indicating that the gaming machine is ready to execute a game and suggests that a medal has been inserted, that a replay winning has been won, and that the game currently being played has won a replay winning "REPLAY" display indicating that the game is a replay game after the game, wait time until the player can accept the reel stop buttons 8a, 8b, 8c after the medal is inserted and the start lever 20 described later is operated “WAIT” display indicating that there is (standby time), the player operates the reel stop button to stop the reel, or the reel is automatically stopped after a predetermined time and the game is over “GAME_OVER” display or the like.

  Although not shown, below the reels in the window section 3, a payout display section for displaying the number of payouts when the player wins various prizes and receives medals, BB and RB (described later) ), A game progress display section for displaying the number of remaining games, and a credit number display section for displaying the medal credit number are provided side by side. Here, each of these display units is configured using a 7-segment LED, a liquid crystal device, or the like.

At the upper end portion of the front frame 2, a decorative display portion 5 is provided, in which a light emitting member such as a lamp or LED is provided on the back portion of the front cover member having translucency.
A medal insertion slot 7 for inserting medals is provided in the inclined platform 6 located between the upper half and the lower half of the front frame 2, and the player can play a game by inserting medals into the slot. It becomes like this. Further, only one medal can be placed on the tilting platform 6 from the number of credits by one pressing operation (for example, 3 bets if the number of credits is 3 or more, 2 bets if the number of credits is 2). A max bet button 9 for betting is provided. In addition to the max bet button 9, a 1 bet button that can bet medals one by one from the number of credits (credit data) by pressing operation may be provided. With such a medal bet button, a medal can be bet within the number of credits displayed on the credit number display section without inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 7, and an effective line is set according to the number of bets. Is set.

A rectangular decorative panel 19 is provided in the lower half of the front frame 2, and at the upper part of the decorative panel 19, either a credit state in which medals can be stored as credits or a non-credit state in which medals cannot be stored is provided. A credit selection button 18 that can be selectively switched to a state, a button 18a for eliminating clogged medals, a start lever 20 for starting rotation of each reel, and reel stop buttons 8a and 8b for stopping rotation of each reel , 8c and the like.
Each of the reel stop buttons 8a, 8b, 8c has a built-in stop button lamp (not shown) for notifying whether or not these buttons are operable. For example, each reel stop button cannot be operated while these stop button lamps are not lit, and each reel stop button can be operated after the lamp is lit.

  Also, below the decorative panel 19, a payout opening 21 for paying out medals from a medal payout portion (not shown) on the back of the front frame 2, a tray 22 that can store the payout medals, an ashtray 23 is provided. Speakers 24 a and 24 b that output effect sound and the like are disposed on the left and right sides of the outlet 21 on the back side of the tray 22.

  In this slot machine 1, a variable display game is displayed in which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed by rotating each reel of the display device 10, and the symbol stop display mode when the variable display game ends is set in advance. A predetermined game value is given to the player in connection with forming a predetermined symbol combination mode on the active line.

  That is, after a player inputs a bet number based on an operation of inserting a predetermined number (usually 1 to 3) of game media (for example, medals) into the medal insertion slot 7 or a betting operation from credits using the medal bet button. By operating the start lever 20, the reels are rotated to display the symbols in a variable manner, and the reel stop buttons 8a, 8b, 8c respectively provided for the respective reels automatically or after a certain period of time are provided by the player. By operating, the rotation of each reel is sequentially stopped to determine the symbol combination mode (stop display mode). When the reels stop, the symbol combination form formed on the activated line activated in response to the input of the number of bets becomes a predetermined symbol combination mode (winning mode) determined in advance. A winning is established and the number of game media corresponding to the winning type is awarded to the player.

  In a general slot machine that uses medals, a plurality of types of winnings are prepared. For example, a small prize winning in which a predetermined number (for example, 10) of medals is paid out, bet one medal. A JAC prize where a relatively large number (for example, 15) of medals are paid out, a replay prize that allows a game to be played again without betting medals, and a JAC game that is easy to obtain a JAC prize with a high probability. Big Bonus that allows you to play a predetermined number of times an RB winning that generates a regular bonus (abbreviated as RB), a small role game that is likely to win a small role winning with high probability, and a JAC game that is likely to win a JAC winning rate with high probability ( BB winning that generates (abbreviated as BB) is prepared. In particular, RB winning, BB winning, etc. are called special winnings, and when this special winning is established, a special gaming state in which a large amount (100 or more) of game media can be obtained at a time compared to the small role winning occurs. .

B. Next, the structure of the handle unit 30 will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a rotation limited state of the handle unit 30. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the separated state of the handle unit 30. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the storage state of the handle unit 30. 3 to 5 are views in which a portion of the storage opening 25 of the housing 1a is broken along a plane parallel to the front surface of the housing 1a. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a slide member 32 and the like which will be described later. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a handle member 31 and a slide member 32 to be described later. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration for attaching the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 to the support member 33. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the handle unit 30 as viewed from obliquely below. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the handle member 31 and the slide member 32. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

The handle unit 30 includes a handle member 31, a slide member 32, and a support member 33.
First, as shown in FIG. 8, the handle member 31 includes a gripping bar 34 arranged in the front-rear direction, a first rotation shaft 35 parallel to the gripping bar 34, and the gripping bar 34 and the first time. It consists of a pair of connecting portions 36 and 37 that connect both side portions of the moving shaft 35.

Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting portion 37 on the front side is composed of a band plate-like connecting portion main body 38 and a connecting portion inner wall member 39 fixed to the inside of the connecting portion main body 38. The connecting portion main body 38 is formed in a hollow shape having an elongated space (hereinafter referred to as a slide space 40) along the longitudinal direction. The connecting portion main body 38 is a member having a distal end fixed to the front end of the gripping bar 34 and a proximal end fixed to the front end of the first rotation shaft 35. Further, the connecting portion inner wall member 39 is a U-shaped member whose one side surface is opened, and is joined to the inner surface of the connecting portion main body 38 at the opened surface, and the distal end portion and the proximal end portion are connected by a screw 41 shown in FIG. It is being fixed to the connection part main body 38 at two places.
And as shown in FIG. 11, the said slide space 40 is comprised as an internal space covered with these connection part main bodies 38 and the connection part inner wall member 39. As shown in FIG. Further, the width of the wall on the lower surface side of the connecting portion inner wall member 39 is set smaller than the width of the wall on the upper surface side, so that a slit which is an elongated opening communicating with the slide space 40 is formed on the lower surface side of the connecting portion 37. 42 is formed. The slit 42 is provided with an arm portion 46 to be described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, an opening 43 is formed in the middle of the connecting portion main body 38 of the connecting portion 37 so that a protrusion 47 described later can be fitted by the biasing force of the biasing member 49. . The opening 43 is a long hole in which the size of the connecting portion 37 in the length direction is sufficiently larger than the outer diameter of the protrusion 47 in order to ensure an upward rotation range of the handle member 31. (Details will be described later).
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting portion 36 is a band plate-like member, the tip is fixed to the rear end of the gripping bar 34, and the base end is fixed to the rear end of the first rotation shaft 35. . The connecting portion 36 may also be hollow.
Further, in this case, the first rotation shaft 35 is a hollow (cylindrical) shaft, and is attached to the support member 33 so as to be able to rotate in a posture directed in the front-rear direction (details will be described later).

Next, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the slide member 32 has a second rotation shaft 44 parallel to the first rotation shaft 35 and a connection portion 37 in the hollow connection portion 37 (that is, the slide space 40). The slide part 45 is slidable in the longitudinal direction, and the second rotation shaft 44 and the arm part 46 connecting the slide part 45 are included.
Here, the second rotation shaft 44 is also a hollow (cylindrical) shaft, and is attached to the support member 33 so as to be capable of rotating in a posture in the front-rear direction (details will be described later). Further, the length of the arm portion 46 is approximately half of the length of the connecting portions 37 and 36.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the slide portion 45 is a cylindrical portion whose axial direction is directed in the front-rear direction. The rear surface side opens with the same size as the inner diameter, and the front surface side has an opening 45 a smaller than the inner diameter. Is formed. Further, the slide portion 45 is supported so as to be movable in a direction (in this case, the front-rear direction) with respect to the surface of the hollow coupling portion 37 (in this case, the front surface of the coupling portion main body 38) and presses against the tip. A movable member 48 having an operation protrusion 47, and a biasing member 49 (in this case, a coil spring) for urging the movable member 48 in a direction in which the protrusion 47 protrudes from the surface of the hollow coupling portion 37; Is built-in. As described above, the convex portion 47 can be fitted into the opening 43 of the connecting portion 37 described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the urging member 49 is disposed between the back surface of the movable member 48 and the inner surface of the connecting portion inner wall member 39. A wall member fixed to the rear surface side of the slide portion 45 is provided, and a biasing member 49 is disposed between the wall member and the back surface of the movable member 48, and one end surface of the biasing member 49 is the inner wall of the connecting portion. It is good also as a structure which does not need to slide with respect to the member 39 (sliding).

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, the support member 33 is a box-shaped member having an open outer surface, and a screw is formed on the inner surface of the side wall portion of the housing 1 a so as to cover the storage opening 25 from the inner side. It is fixed by a stop. Bolt holes 53 and 54 (shown in FIG. 8) through which the bolts 51 and 52 as shown in FIG. 8 can pass vertically are formed on the front wall and the rear wall of the support member 33 (bolts). A hole 53 is formed on the upper side and a bolt hole 54 is formed on the lower side thereof.

  The first rotating shaft 35 and the second rotating shaft 44 described above can be arranged in the front-rear direction inside the support member 33, and have such dimensions that the bolts 51 and 52 can be inserted respectively. , 52 are assembled in a penetrating state, and are supported by the support member 33 so as to be capable of rotating in a posture directed in the front-rear direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the bolt 51 is attached in a state of passing through the support member 33 (bolt hole 53) and the first rotating shaft 35, and a nut 55 is fastened to a tip portion protruding rearward of the support member 33. Thus, the first rotation shaft 35 is supported by the support member 33 so as to be rotatable about the bolt 51. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the bolt 52 is attached in a state of passing through the support member 33 (bolt hole 54) and the second rotation shaft 44, and a nut 56 is fastened to a tip portion protruding rearward of the support member 33. Thus, the second rotation shaft 44 is fixed to the support member 33, and is supported by the support member 33 so as to be rotatable about the bolt 52.

  If the first rotating shaft 35 and the second rotating shaft 44 are rotatably supported as described above, the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 as a whole also rotate around the bolts 51 and 52, respectively. It is possible. That is, the handle member 31 (including the gripping bar 34 and the connecting portions 36 and 37) can rotate around the first rotation shaft 35 as the first rotation shaft 35 rotates, and the slide member 32 ( (Including the slide portion 45 and the arm portion 46) can rotate around the second rotation shaft 44 as the second rotation shaft 44 rotates. In addition, the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 are configured such that the rotation centers are separated from each other as described above and are connected to each other in the slide portion 45, but with the slide of the slide portion 45, It is possible to rotate at the same time.

  However, in a state in which the protrusion 47 of the movable member 45 is fitted in the opening 43 of the hollow connecting portion 37, the downward rotation of the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 causes the opening 43 and the protrusion. It is blocked by the engagement of 47 and is limited to the state shown in FIG. 4 (separated state). That is, in a state where the protrusion 47 is fitted in the opening 43, the connecting portion 37 extends substantially horizontally from the side surface of the housing 1a to the side, and the gripping bar 34 extends from the side surface of the housing 1a. In the most separated state, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 47 abuts and engages with one end of the opening 43 (the end on the distal end side of the connecting portion 37), thereby causing one direction of the slide portion 45. The movement in the direction toward the distal end side of the connecting portion 37 is limited by this engagement, and accordingly, the downward rotation of the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 is limited to this position. The dimension of the part 43 is set. Therefore, in the state in which the protrusion 47 is fitted in the opening 43, the downward rotation of the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 is limited up to the separated state, and in the free state where no external force is applied, the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 are maintained in the isolated state against gravity.

  On the other hand, in a state where the protrusion 47 is not fitted in the opening 43, the movement in one direction of the slide portion 45 (direction toward the distal end side of the connecting portion 37) can be sufficiently large. The handle member 31 and the slide member 32 can be greatly rotated downward so that the storage state shown in FIG. 5 (the state in which the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 are stored in the storage opening 25) can be achieved. In other words, in the isolated state, when the protrusion 47 is pressed into the slide part 45 and the engagement between the protrusion 47 and the opening 43 is released, the slide part 45 moves in one direction. Therefore, the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 can be rotated downward from the isolated state to the stored state.

  Further, the upward rotational movement of the handle member 31 and the slide member 32 is not limited to whether or not the protrusion 47 is fitted in the opening 43, and the rotation restricted state shown in FIG. In a state where the rotation angle is restricted, the protrusion 47 is in a loosely fitted state with respect to the opening 43.

That is, the length of the opening 43 is sufficiently long in the other direction (direction toward the base end side of the connecting portion 37) in which the slide portion 45 slides as the handle member 31 rotates upward from the separated state. The handle member 31 and the slide member 32 can be rotated upward beyond the separated state. Further, the handle member 31 is provided with a stopper portion 61 for restricting upward rotational movement beyond the separated state to a predetermined angle, and the side wall portion of the housing 1a is in contact with the stopper portion 61. In addition, a contact portion 62 is provided that realizes rotation limitation of the handle member 31 up to the predetermined angle (rotation limited state).
In the rotation restricted state in which the stopper portion 61 is in contact with the contact portion 62, as shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion 47 and the other end of the opening portion 43 (on the proximal end side of the connecting portion 37). The size of the opening 43 is set so that a sufficient gap is ensured between them and the end) so that they do not come into contact with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the protruding length L1 of the handle member 31 from the side surface of the handle in the isolated state is preferably compared to the length L2 of the front frame 2 in the fully opened state protruding from the side surface of the housing. The same or larger. As a result, if the slot machine 1 is installed with the handle member 31 in the isolated state, a predetermined gap (a gap that prevents the front frame 2 from interfering with the adjacent gaming machine) is always adjacent. It is set between game machines.

According to the slot machine 1 of the present example described above, the handle member 31 can be maintained in a separated state separated from the side surface of the housing against gravity, so that the adjacent gaming machine (for example, It is possible to easily confirm whether or not a gap is formed between the same slot machine 1), and a jig (spacer) for that purpose is prepared separately, or the front frame 2 is opened. There is no need, and the efficiency of installation work on island facilities can be greatly improved.
Further, the handle member 31 maintained in the separated state separated from the side surface of the housing can be rotated to the housed state housed in the housed opening 25 by the pressing operation of the protrusion 47. In the case of being installed at the end of the facility, the use of the handle member 31 on the end side of the island facility in the accommodated state prevents a useless space from being formed at this position.

  Further, according to the slot machine 1 of this example, when the slot machine 1 is lifted by grasping the gripping bar 34 of the handle member 31, the stopper portion 61 comes into contact with the contact portion 62, and the slot machine 1 is moved to the handle member. 31 can be easily lifted up. In addition, since the protrusion 47 is loosely fitted into the opening 43 in the lifted state as described above, the weight due to the weight of the slot machine 1 when the slot machine 1 is lifted is reduced by the slide portion 45 and the hollow portion. Therefore, the slide portion 45 and the hollow connection portion 37 can be prevented from being damaged, and the separated state maintaining function of the slide portion 45 is not impaired.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the configuration in which the second rotation shaft 44 is disposed below the first rotation shaft 35 has been described. However, the second rotation shaft 44 may be disposed above the first rotation shaft 35. Is possible. However, in this case, the engaging position of the protrusion 47 and the opening 43 is reversed. Further, the second rotating shaft 44 and the first rotating shaft 35 are not necessarily provided at positions aligned on the straight line in the vertical direction, and the specifications such as the length of the arm portion 46 are not limited to the above embodiment. . If it is the structure which can implement | achieve the operation | movement mentioned above of the handle member 31, detailed specifications, such as a shape dimension of each member and arrangement | positioning relationship, can be changed suitably.
The handle unit 30 is not necessarily provided on both sides of the housing. For example, a configuration in which only one side of the housing (the side on which the front frame opens) is provided and a hand insertion portion for lifting the gaming machine is simply provided on the other side.

  Further, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a front side perspective view of a slot machine. FIG. 3 is a top view of the slot machine (with the front frame opened). It is a front view which shows the rotation limitation state of a handle unit. It is a front view which shows the separation state of a handle unit. It is a front view which shows the accommodation state of a handle unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a slide member etc. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a handle member and a slide member. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure to the support member of a handle member and a slide member. It is the perspective view which looked up at the handle unit from diagonally downward. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a handle member and a slide member. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Case 2 Front frame 2a Hinge 10 Display apparatus 10a, 10b, 10c Reel (display part)
25 Storage opening 30 Handle unit 31 Handle member 32 Slide member 33 Support member 34 Grip bar 35 First rotation shaft 36 Connection portion 37 Hollow connection portion 43 Opening portion 44 Second rotation shaft 45 Slide portion 46 Arm portion 47 Projection Part 48 movable part 49 urging member 61 stopper part 62 abutting part

Claims (2)

A housing, a front frame arranged to cover the front surface of the housing and hinged to the housing by a hinge provided on one side of the housing, and provided on the front frame or the housing And a display device having a display unit facing forward from the window portion of the front frame, wherein the front frame is formed to bulge forward,
The housing is provided with a storage opening in the side wall portion thereof so that the handle unit can be stored.
The handle unit is
A grip member comprising a gripping bar, a first rotating shaft parallel to the gripping bar, and a pair of connecting portions formed by connecting at least one of the gripping bar and both sides of the first rotating shaft to be hollow. When,
A slide member comprising: a second rotation shaft parallel to the first rotation shaft; a slide portion slidable in the hollow connection portion; an arm portion connecting the second rotation shaft and the slide portion;
A support member attached to the side wall portion and supporting the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft in a posture in which the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are oriented in the front-rear direction;
The slide portion includes a movable member that is supported so as to be movable in a protruding and retracting direction with respect to the surface of the hollow coupling portion and has a projection for pressing operation at a tip thereof, and the projection portion of the hollow coupling portion. A biasing member that biases the movable member in a direction protruding from the surface;
The hollow connecting portion has an opening into which the protrusion can be fitted by the biasing force of the biasing member,
The handle member is
When the protrusion is inserted into the opening, the movement of the slide portion in one direction is limited by the engagement between the opening and the protrusion, and accordingly, the downward rotation of the handle member and the slide member is performed. Is limited, it becomes possible to maintain the connecting portion in a separated state in which the connecting portion extends laterally from the side surface of the housing and the gripping bar is separated from the side surface of the housing.
When the protrusion is pushed into the slide portion by a pressing operation and the engagement between the protrusion and the opening is released, the slide portion can be moved in one direction, and from the isolated state, A gaming machine, wherein the handle member and the slide member can be rotated downward until the handle member is stored in the storage opening. As the handle member rotates upward from the separated state, the handle member rotates upwardly beyond the separated state by enlarging the opening in the other direction in which the slide portion slides. Possible configurations,
The handle member is provided with a stopper portion for restricting upward rotational motion beyond the separated state to a predetermined angle,
The side wall portion of the housing is provided with an abutting portion that abuts on the stopper portion and realizes rotation limitation of the handle member,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein in a rotation-restricted state in which the stopper portion is in contact with the contact portion, the protrusion is configured to be loosely fitted to the opening.

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