JP2007209606A - Game machine setting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine mounting frame with a structure to be swiftly replaced or attached by easy work. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine setting structure has a structure allowing an outer frame 10 for supporting the game machine to be inserted and mounted on a pedestal member disposed at a game machine setting position. The game machine setting structure comprises an engagement projection 30 fixed to the pedestal member AB disposed at the game machine setting position and an engagement groove 22 formed at the bottom 10A of the outer frame 10 supporting the game machine for storing the engagement projection 30. The engagement groove 22 is characterized by a guide part 22a and a locking part 22B. The guide part 22A is formed in the direction of insertion S of the outer frame 10 for guiding the engagement projection 30. The locking part 22B fixes the engagement projection 30 guided by the guide part 22A in such a way as immovable in the direction of insertion/removal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine installation structure, and more particularly, to a gaming machine mounting structure to a gaming machine installation part called an island in a game arcade.

  As is well known, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine has an opening including a base member and a top member facing the upper and lower direction in an amusement hall in an installation portion called an island. It can be inserted and attached.

Among the gaming machines, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine has an outer frame on which a front frame having a gaming board is supported so as to be openable and closable placed on a base member at an opening of the island. When the insertion is completed, the outer frame is fixed by nailing or the like. In addition, the gaming machine installed on the island may be fixed in a state in which the upper side of the game board surface is inclined by a predetermined angle to adjust the flow-down state of the game ball. (For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-224508 (paragraph “0002” column) JP 2005-279254 A (paragraph "0002" column)

  Gaming machines can be replaced with new models once every few months or shorter in order to contribute to the players and gain advantages among the amusement halls by responding quickly to the players' demands and preferences. Is done. This exchange is referred to as a new stand replacement.

  When replacing the gaming machine, the outer frame of the gaming machine is nailed into the opening of the island, so that operations such as nailing are required. However, not only does it take a lot of work to remove the nail, but the outer frame to which the nail removal tool is applied can be reused by creating a dimple called a scabbard or breaking the nail to expose the nail. It may be in a state where it cannot be done.

  In view of the above problems in the conventional gaming machine installation structure, the present invention provides a gaming machine installation structure having a configuration capable of easily performing replacement work and reusing the components of the removed gaming machine. It is to provide.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention has the following configuration.
(1) In a gaming machine installation structure having a configuration in which an outer frame supporting the gaming machine can be inserted and mounted on a base member provided at a gaming machine installation location,
An engagement protrusion fixed to a base member placed at a gaming machine installation location;
An engaging groove that is formed at the bottom of the outer frame that supports the gaming machine and that accommodates the engaging protrusion;
The engagement groove is formed in the insertion direction of the outer frame, and a guide portion that guides the engagement projection, and a latch that fixes the engagement projection guided by the guide portion so as not to move in the insertion / removal direction. And a gaming machine installation structure.

  (2) The locking portion is a storage portion that is connected to the guide portion, is formed in a direction crossing the insertion direction of the outer frame, and has the same width as the engagement protrusion (1) ) Gaming machine installation structure.

(3) In a gaming machine installation structure having a configuration in which an outer frame supporting the gaming machine can be inserted and mounted on a base member provided at a gaming machine installation location,
Engaging recesses and engaging projections that engage with each other and restrict the movement of the outer frame in the width direction with respect to the base and the top member facing the top and the bottom when the outer frame is installed. And
The engagement recess has an opening width that gradually decreases from the front side to the back side of the opening including the base member and the top plate portion, and the engagement projection has a relative shape with the engagement recess. The width is gradually reduced from the back side to the front side of the opening,
The gaming machine installation structure, wherein the engaging recess is provided on one of the outer frame or the base member and the top member, and the engaging convex part is provided on the other of the outer frame or the base member and the top member.

(4) In a gaming machine installation structure having a configuration capable of inserting and mounting an outer frame that supports the gaming machine with respect to a base member provided at a gaming machine installation location,
A support member provided on at least one of the base member and the top member facing the base member in the vertical direction;
A swing fulcrum provided on the support member;
A fixing member that is swingably supported by the swing fulcrum;
An operation unit provided on the fixing member;
A pressing member provided on the opposite side of the operation unit across the swing fulcrum,
The pressing member is supported movably between a fixed position for pressing and fixing the outer frame with the outer frame sandwiched between the base member and the pressing member, and an open position where the fixing can be released,
The gaming machine installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixed position and the open position are located on opposite sides of a perpendicular line extending from the swing fulcrum to the base member.

  According to the present invention, since the outer frame is simply slid with respect to the base member of the gaming machine installation portion, it is configured to be positioned at a predetermined value. It can be reused by reducing or preventing damage to the removed outer frame.

  In particular, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, as the structure for the sliding guide, the engaging projection on the base member side and the engaging recess on the outer frame side are used, and the engaging recess is engaged with the sliding guide. Since fixing at the installation position by the stopper can be performed, it is possible to obtain a plurality of functions of insertion operation at the time of installation and positioning to the fixed position with a simple configuration.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the engagement recess and the engagement projection are shaped to gradually reduce the width thereof, it is possible to prevent positional displacement in the width direction after engagement by an engagement operation only for insertion, When removing it, it is only necessary to pull it out in the opposite direction of insertion.

  In the invention according to the fourth aspect, the fixed state and the unlocked state can be selected in accordance with the pressing member swinging position capable of swinging the outer frame placed on the base member, so that processing to the outer frame is required. This makes it possible to promote the reuse of the outer frame.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine installation unit used in a gaming machine installation structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the gaming machine installation unit used in this embodiment is a game for a pachinko gaming machine. 1 corresponds to an island on which an outer frame 10 in which a front frame supporting a board is supported so as to be opened and closed can be inserted and mounted. The island is a base member indicated by reference numeral AB in FIG. And the top member AF facing each other constitute an opening in which the outer frame 10 is inserted and placed.

  In FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 10 via a hinge member 11 and an outer frame 10 attached in an opening of the island (hereinafter also referred to as island opening). And a front frame 12.

  The outer frame 10 is configured by a rectangular frame whose front and rear surfaces are open, and is fixed in a state where the bottom surface is placed on the base member AB in the island opening using a configuration described in detail later. At the time of attachment to and removal from the base member AB, insertion / removal work is performed by sliding the bottom surface of the outer frame 10 on the base member AB.

  A game board 13 having a game surface that is exposed from the outside through an opening (not shown) is attached to the front frame 12, and an open / close end opposite to the base end side on which the hinge member 11 is located. Are provided with lock claws 12A and 12B and a lock key 12C that can be engaged with and disengaged from a lock member 10E provided on the outer frame 10 side. In addition to the integrated structure by fastening or the like, the game board 13 can be slid and fixed inside a sliding guide (not shown) provided on the front frame 12 side, for example. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that can be exchanged by taking out or inserting by sliding.

  On the back side of the game surface of the game board 13, although not shown all the devices that control the movement of the pachinko balls, such as the prize ball tray 14, the guide bowl 15 and the payout device 16, control related to the game is performed. A main control unit 17 and a sub control unit 18, a liquid crystal unit 19, a payout control unit 20, and a power supply device 21 are provided.

  On the other hand, the outer frame 10 is attached to the island opening by the configuration shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the outer frame 10 viewed from the back side of the island. In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the top portion 10B of the outer frame 10 and the top member AF of the island are shown as being separated from each other, but actually, as shown in FIG. Is provided only with a gap for insertion.

  In FIG. 2, the outer frame 10 is provided with an engagement groove 22 in the bottom portion 10 </ b> A, and an engagement protrusion 25 is provided on the base member A <b> 1 side corresponding to the engagement groove 22.

  The engagement groove 22 is a groove portion formed at equal positions in the bottom portion 10A of the outer frame 10 with the center in the width direction as a boundary, and extends along the insertion direction of the outer frame 10 (the direction indicated by the arrow S in FIG. 2). The guide portion 22A that guides the engaging protrusion 25 on the base member A1 side and the engaging protrusion 25 that is connected to the guide portion 22A and guided by the guide portion 22A are inserted into and removed from the outer frame 10. And a locking portion 22B that is fixed so as not to move.

  The locking portion 22B is a portion that has the same width as the engagement protrusion 25 and is formed in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the outer frame 10, and the engagement protrusion 25 guided in the guide portion 22A is in the insertion direction. It is possible to maintain a state in which the outer frame 10 cannot be moved in the insertion / removal direction.

  Therefore, when the outer frame 10 is inserted from the front side to the back side between the base member AB and the top member AF at the island opening, the outer frame 10 is engaged with the guide portion 22A of the engagement groove 22 as shown in FIG. By fitting the mating protrusion 25 and moving in the insertion direction, it can be moved toward the installation position in the insertion direction while being placed on the base member AB on the island opening side.

  When the outer frame 10 is moved along the direction in which the locking portion 22B guides the engaging projection 25 when the engaging projection 25 hits the deepest portion of the guide portion 22A, that is, the direction in which the locking portion 22B is formed. In the state where the outer frame 10 is prevented from moving in the insertion / removal direction according to the direction in which the stop portion 22B is formed, the game machine is positioned in the island opening.

  On the other hand, the top portion 10B of the outer frame 10 is provided with a structure for fixing the top portion 10B to the top member AF having an island opening at the center in the width direction.

  That is, a stepped hole 24 in which the head of the mounting screw 23 can be embedded is formed in the center of the top portion 10B in the width direction, and the mounting screw 23 is fastened to the top member AF facing the stepped hole 24. A screw hole AF1 is formed.

  For this reason, when the outer frame 10 is inserted into the island opening and the engagement protrusion 25 enters the locking portion 22B of the engagement groove 22, the outer frame 10 is attached to the installation position in the direction crossing the insertion direction. When the screw 23 is fastened to the top member AF side, the top portion 10B is fixed and positioned on the top member AF of the island opening.

  In the present embodiment, the outer frame 10 is positioned at the installation location of the island opening only by moving in the insertion direction and in a direction intersecting with this direction, and is reverse to the installation at the time of removal during replacement or the like. It can be removed simply by using the procedure. This eliminates the need for operations such as nailing.

  In addition, although the engagement groove | channel 22 mentioned above is penetrated in the thickness direction in 10 A of bottom parts of the outer frame 10, in this embodiment, it is not restricted to this, For example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to form a concave groove by countersinking while maintaining the shape.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is characterized in that positioning in the width direction and movement in that direction can be prevented only by moving the outer frame 10 in the insertion direction.

  In FIG. 5, the bottom 10A of the outer frame 10 and the island opening into which the outer frame 10 is inserted and placed are engaged with each other when the outer frame 10 is completely installed, and are external to the base member AB and the top member AF on the island opening side. An engagement concave portion 27 and an engagement convex portion 30 that restrict movement of the frame 10 in the width direction are provided.

  The engagement recess 27 is provided at the center in the width direction at the bottom 10A of the outer frame 10, and is configured to have a shape in which the opening width gradually decreases from the front side to the back side of the island opening and faces the front edge of the island opening. The edge is open.

  The engaging convex portion 30 that can be engaged with the engaging concave portion 27 is provided on the base member AB side of the island opening facing the engaging concave portion 27, and is formed in a shape relative to the engaging concave portion 27.

  On the other hand, the top portion 10B of the outer frame 10 is formed with a mounting stepped hole 28 formed of a long hole, and a hole for inserting the shaft portion 29A of the mounting member 29 is penetrated at the center thereof. . The attachment member 29 has a head portion 29B that can be rotated by a driver or the like at one end in the axial direction, and a locking portion 29C made of a plate member that is inserted into the attachment stepped hole 28 at the other end in the axial direction. ing.

  The locking member 29C does not move the top 10B in the insertion / removal direction of the outer frame 10 by changing the rotation phase by 90 ° in the locking long hole AF2 formed on the island opening side top member AF side. It is designed to be locked with.

  In the present embodiment, when the outer frame 10 is inserted and placed in the island opening, the position of the island opening in the state in which the engagement recesses 27 on the outer frame 10 side and the engagement protrusions 30 on the island opening side are aligned. Inserted from the front side to the back side (in FIG. 5, the insertion direction of the outer frame 10 is indicated by an arrow S).

  When the engaging concave portion 27 engages with the engaging convex portion 30, the outer frame 10 is positioned in the insertion direction and the movement in the width direction is prevented. Thereafter, the mounting member 29 is inserted into the mounting stepped hole 29, the locking member 29D is rotated, and the rotation phase is changed by 90 ° in the locking long hole A2. The movement of the insertion / removal direction is prevented and the attachment of the outer frame 10 is completed.

  When the outer frame 10 is removed from the island opening, the outer frame 10 can be removed by a procedure reverse to the procedure described above.

  In the present embodiment, since the outer frame 10 can be attached and detached only by the operation in the insertion / removal direction of the outer frame 10, workability can be improved.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  This embodiment is characterized in that the outer frame 10 can be fixed by pressing a part of the outer frame 10 and sandwiching it between the base member AB.

  6, 7, and 8, the base member AB out of the base member AB on the island opening side and the top member AF is on the upper side facing the rear end of the outer frame 10 on the back side of the island opening. A support member 100 having a channel-shaped portion is provided.

  In the support member 100, a support shaft 101 serving as a swing fulcrum is inserted into the channel shape portion, and the support shaft 101 supports a fixed member 102 that can swing as in a seesaw motion.

  The fixed member 102 includes an operation portion 102A having an upper oscillating end sandwiched between the support shafts 101, and a pressing member 102B using a roller or the like on the oscillating end opposite to the operation portion 102A. As shown in FIG. 8, the pressing member 102B is opposed to the bottom portion 10A of the outer frame 10 and is fixed by pressing the upper surface of the bottom portion 10A as shown in FIG. In addition, it is possible to move between open positions where the fixation can be released.

  The fixed position and the open position are positioned on opposite sides of the vertical line V that is lowered from the support shaft 101, which is a swing fulcrum, toward the base member AB. The holding member 102B in the fixed position is Since the support shaft 101 prevents movement by the reaction force from the bottom portion 10A, the state where the bottom portion 10A is pressed can be maintained. Further, the pressing member 102B in the fixed position is in contact with the inside of the support member 100, thereby preventing inadvertent swinging of the vertical line V to the left side in FIG. The state where the lower portion 10A of the frame 10 is pressed is prevented from being inadvertently released. The support member 100 and the fixing member 102 can be provided not only for the bottom portion 10A of the outer frame 100 but also including the top portion 10B and the corresponding top member AF of the island opening.

  In the present embodiment, the swing radius from the support shaft 101 to the pressing member 102B is defined so that the pressing force against the bottom 10A of the outer frame 10 is maximized when the pressing member 102B is in the position shown in FIG. Yes. For this reason, the distance between the support shaft 101 and the pressing member 102B at the position of the vertical line V is smaller than the swing radius up to the position where the maximum pressing force is generated, so an excessive force is applied to the bottom 10A of the outer frame 10. Will act. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the pressing member 102B is made of a flexible member such as an elastic body, so that an increase in the acting force due to the distance difference is absorbed by the bending deformation of the pressing member 102B.

  By setting it as such a structure, generation | occurrence | production of the hollow deformation | transformation in 10 A of bottom parts through which the pressing member 102B passes can be suppressed, and the product value at the time of reuse of the outer frame 10 can be prevented from falling. .

  Note that a gaming machine attached to the island opening may incline the gaming surface. Such a requirement can be achieved by making the positioning conditions of the bottom 10A and the top 10B of the outer frame 10 different.

It is a perspective view for demonstrating the principal part structure of the game machine with which the game machine installation structure by embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the structure of the game machine installation structure by one of embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is a cross-sectional side view for explaining the configuration of the gaming machine installation structure. Similarly, it is the fragmentary perspective view of the outer frame bottom part for demonstrating the other structural example of the gaming machine installation structure. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the structure of the game machine installation structure of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view for demonstrating the structure of the game machine installation structure by 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is a sectional side view showing a fixed position. Similarly, it is a sectional side view showing an open position.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 10 Outer frame 10A Bottom part 10B Top part 11 Hinge part 12 Front frame 22 Engagement groove 22A Guide part 22B Engagement part 25 Engagement protrusion 27 Engagement recessed part 30 Engagement convex part 100 Support member 101 Support shaft 102 Fixing member 102A Operation part 102B Holding member S Insertion direction V Perpendicular

Claims (4)

In the gaming machine installation structure having a configuration in which an outer frame that supports the gaming machine can be inserted and mounted on the base member provided at the gaming machine installation location,
An engagement protrusion fixed to a base member placed at a gaming machine installation location;
An engaging groove that is formed at the bottom of the outer frame that supports the gaming machine and that accommodates the engaging protrusion;
The engagement groove is formed in the insertion direction of the outer frame, and a guide portion that guides the engagement projection, and a latch that fixes the engagement projection guided by the guide portion so as not to move in the insertion / removal direction. And a gaming machine installation structure.   The said latching | locking part is a accommodating part which is connected to the said guide part, is formed in the direction which cross | intersects the insertion direction of the said outer frame, and has the same width as the said engagement protrusion. Game machine installation structure. In the gaming machine installation structure having a configuration in which an outer frame that supports the gaming machine can be inserted and mounted on the base member provided at the gaming machine installation location,
Engaging recesses and engaging projections that engage with each other and restrict the movement of the outer frame in the width direction with respect to the base and the top member facing the top and the bottom when the outer frame is installed. And
The engagement recess has an opening width that gradually decreases from the front side to the back side of the opening including the base member and the top plate portion, and the engagement projection has a relative shape with the engagement recess. The width is gradually reduced from the back side to the front side of the opening,
The gaming machine installation structure, wherein the engaging recess is provided on one of the outer frame or the base member and the top member, and the engaging convex part is provided on the other of the outer frame or the base member and the top member. In the gaming machine installation structure having a configuration in which an outer frame that supports the gaming machine can be inserted and mounted on the base member provided at the gaming machine installation location,
A support member provided on at least one of the base member and the top member facing the base member in the vertical direction;
A swing fulcrum provided on the support member;
A fixing member that is swingably supported by the swing fulcrum;
An operation unit provided on the fixing member;
A pressing member provided on the opposite side of the operation unit across the swing fulcrum,
The pressing member is supported movably between a fixed position for pressing and fixing the outer frame with the outer frame sandwiched between the base member and the pressing member, and an open position where the fixing can be released,
The gaming machine installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixed position and the open position are located on opposite sides of a perpendicular line extending from the swing fulcrum to the base member.

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