JP2008000215A - Game board support - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game board support with which a game board can be stably piled up without applying loads on obstacle pins and excellent appearance of the game board is not made worse. <P>SOLUTION: The game board support supports the game board 1 when the game board 1 of a game machine is roughly horizontally mounted. Support legs 12 are attached to four corners of the back surface of the game board 1 so as to be freely brought down, and the projection length of the support legs 12 is formed to be longer than the projection length of the obstacle pins 5 driven to the game board 1. The support legs 12 are attached to the back surface of the game board 1 so as to keep a brought-down posture and a raised posture, and an opening edge part holding surface and a pivot 13 for holding the brought-down posture of the support legs 12 and a fitting and holding hole 15 for holding the erected posture of the support legs 12 are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game board support that can safely stack and place the game board when the pachinko gaming machine is manufactured.

  In the pachinko machine production line, the game board is a nailing process in which a number of obstacle nails are driven onto the board, a nail adjustment process for adjusting the angle of the obstacle nails, and an inner rail and an outer rail are attached and returned between the rails. When the rail mounting process for attaching rubber (hit ball stopper) is completed, the rubber is piled up in a predetermined place and temporarily stored.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the game boards 31 are stacked, the height of the return rubber 32 fixed on the board is slightly higher than the height of the obstacle nail 33, and the return rubber 32 is at one end of the game board 31. Therefore, the obstacle nail 33 at the other end on the side away from the return rubber 32 on the game board 31 is stored in a state of receiving and supporting the load of the game board 31 stacked upward.

  The stored game board 31 is then placed on the carriage and moved to the next process. When the game board 31 stacked in this way is moved up by the carriage, Shaking and vibration occur on the game board. At this time, an excessive load is applied to the obstacle nail 33 at the end that supports the upper game board 31 from below, and there is a problem that the obstacle nail 33 that receives the load is likely to be scratched or bent.

Therefore, conventionally, in Patent Document 1 below, hemispherical protrusions are provided on the corner decorations fixed to the four corners of the surface of the game board so that the height of the protrusion from the game board surface is slightly higher than the height of the obstacle nail. There has been proposed a game board in which when the game boards are stacked and stored in such a manner that the obstacle nails are not subjected to a load, the projections of the corner decorations receive the load of the upper game board.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-168647

  However, since the above game board has hemispherical protrusions protruding on the corner decoration surfaces fixed to the four corners of the game board, when the game board is stacked and stored, these protrusions are on the upper game. It contacts the back of the board and receives and supports the load of the upper game board. For this reason, an excessive load may be applied to the protrusion and the corner decoration, and scratches are likely to occur on the corner decoration of the synthetic resin molded product having a relatively low strength and the design surface of the peripheral portion. For this reason, there has been a problem that the appearance quality of the corner decoration that is exposed to the front of the game board and exhibits good decorativeness is likely to deteriorate.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and can stably stack the game boards without applying a load to the obstacle nails, and does not deteriorate the good appearance of the game boards. The purpose is to provide.

  The gaming board support of claim 1 according to the present invention is a gaming board support that supports the gaming board when the gaming board of the gaming machine is placed substantially horizontally. At least three gaming board supports are provided on the gaming board. A support leg is attached in a freely retractable manner, and the protruding length of the supporting leg is formed to be longer than the protruding length of the obstacle nail driven into the game board, and the support leg maintains a lying posture and a standing posture with respect to the game board. It is characterized by being provided with a lying holding part for holding the lying posture of the supporting leg and a standing holding part for holding the standing posture of the supporting leg. The protruding length of the support leg is the length when the support leg is in an upright posture.

  Here, in the above game board support tool, as in claim 2, the mounting base is attached so as to be embedded in the four corners of the back surface of the game board, and the support leg is connected to the mounting base via the pivot and the long hole. It can be pivotally supported on a pivotal support provided at the lower part of the frame so as to be able to slide and rotate.

  In the above game board support tool, as in claim 3, the upper portion of the support leg is pivotally supported by the pivot portion of the mounting base via a pivot, and is attached to the lower surface of the mounting base. An insertion holding hole into which the upper portion of the support leg can be inserted is formed, the upright holding portion is formed by the insertion holding hole, and the lying down holding portion is formed from the pivot and the opening edge holding surface of the insertion holding hole. Can be configured.

  Further, in the game board support device, as in claim 4, a long hole is formed in the upper portion of the support leg, and the pivot inserted through the long hole is horizontally positioned substantially below the insertion holding hole. The support leg that is held and in the lying posture is brought into contact with the opening edge holding surface of the fitting holding hole so that the lying posture is held, and the supporting leg is slid in a direction to bring the upper part of the supporting leg closer to the fitting holding hole. When the support leg is rotated to the vertical state around the pivot axis due to its own weight, and the upper part of the support leg is moved directly below the insertion holding hole, the relative movement of the game board and the support leg, The upper portion of the support leg can be inserted into the insertion holding hole so that the support leg is in a standing posture.

  According to the above game board support tool, when the game board is stacked and stored in a manufacturing process or the like, the support leg of the game board is changed from the lying posture to the standing posture, and the standing posture of the supporting leg is held by the standing holding portion. And In this state, the game board can be placed on a placing table or the like, and other game boards can be placed on top of each other so as to be stacked on top of it. At this time, the support legs protruding from the back surface or the front surface of the game board keep the distance from the lower game board longer than the length of the obstacle nail. Therefore, even if a plurality of game boards are stacked, at least three support legs are supported. The load of the game board is supported by the legs, so that no load is applied to the obstacle nail, and it is possible to prevent a problem that the obstacle nail is damaged or bent.

  Further, according to the gaming board support tool of claim 2, since the supporting legs are attached to the four corners on the back surface of the gaming board, the supporting legs are not exposed on the surface of the gaming board and the appearance quality of the gaming board is not deteriorated. . In addition, in the manufacturing process of the game board, the movement of the arm of the nail driving device for driving the obstacle nail is not hindered by the support legs, and when the game board is attached to the game machine body, the four corners on the back of the game board are used. Since the support legs return to the lying down posture, the support legs do not become an obstacle to the mounting work of a large number of electrical components mounted on the back surface of the game board.

  Furthermore, according to the game board support tool of claim 3, since the upper portion of the support leg is fitted into the insertion holding hole when the support leg stands, the standing posture can be reliably held. Moreover, according to the game board support tool of claim 4, the state of the lying posture and the standing posture of the support leg can be easily changed.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic rear view of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 shows a right side view thereof. At the four corners of the back surface (back surface) of the game board 1, a support tool 10 is attached in a state where the support leg 12 can stand upright.

  The support 10 is formed by providing a support leg 12 on an attachment base 11 so as to be swingable and slidable via a pivot 13, and the attachment base 11 is formed on the back surface of the game board 1 as shown in FIG. It can be fitted so as to be densely embedded in a rectangular parallelepiped recess 6 provided at the four corners, and in the fitted state, it is fixed by a fixing screw. That is, the support 10 is embedded and fixed so that the mounting base 11 and the support legs 12 of the support 10 attached to the four corners of the back of the game board 1 do not protrude from the back of the game board 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, the mounting base 11 of the support 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped pivot support portion 17 provided on both sides of the lower surface of the rectangular parallelepiped, with a space for a support leg interposed therebetween, and the space A guide groove 18 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the mounting base 11. At the end position of the bottom of the guide groove 18, the fitting holding hole 15 that becomes the upright holding portion is formed as a rectangular hole (a rectangular parallelepiped hole) in the mounting base 11. An opening edge holding surface 16 for holding a support leg 12 described later in a lying posture is formed at the opening edge of the insertion holding hole 15. Moreover, the shape of the insertion holding hole 15 is a dimensional shape in which the base portion of the prismatic support leg 12 can be inserted substantially densely.

  Further, a shaft hole is formed horizontally in the vicinity of the insertion holding hole 15 in the pivot support portions 17 on both sides, and both ends of the pivot shaft 13 are inserted and supported in the shaft holes on both sides. The pivot 13 supports a quadrangular prism-shaped support leg 12 that is swingable about the pivot 13 and slidable within a predetermined range. That is, a long hole 14 that is elongated in the longitudinal direction of the support leg is formed at the end of the support leg 12, and the pivot 13 is inserted through the long hole 14. The entire support leg 12 can be inserted into the guide groove 18 between the two pivot support portions 17, and both ends of the pivot shaft 13 are supported by the pivot support portions 17 on both sides of the mounting base 11. The support leg 12 has a pivot 13 inserted through the elongated hole 14 at the base thereof, is rotatable about the pivot 13, and is supported so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the leg.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6 (upper view), the support leg 12 enters the guide groove 18 between the pivotal support parts 17 when taking the lying posture with respect to the mounting base 11, and the base part of the support leg 12. The side surface of the contact portion comes into contact with the opening edge holding surface 16 and the lying posture is maintained. That is, in FIG. 6 (upper figure), the tip end (right end) of the support leg 12 generates a downward turning force around the pivot axis 13 due to its own weight. At this time, the base side surface of the support leg 12 is opened. By coming into contact with the edge holding surface 16, the supporting posture of the support leg 12 is held. The above-described lodging section is composed of the opening edge holding surface 16 and the pivot 13.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (middle view), the support leg 12 is moved to the right in the longitudinal direction (the end of the base part of the support leg 12 approaches the fitting holding hole 15), and the support leg 12 When the base part reaches the position of the insertion holding hole 15, as shown in FIG. 6 (lower figure), the tip of the support leg 12 rotates around the pivot 13 in the clockwise direction in FIG. The support leg 12 comes to stand by turning its tip downward.

  In this state, when the position of the mounting base 11 is lowered with respect to the support leg 12 or the position of the support leg 12 is raised with respect to the mounting base 11, the base portion of the support leg 12 is inserted as shown in FIG. Fit into the holding hole 15. In this state, when the game board 1 is mounted on a mounting table or the like with the surface thereof as the upper surface, an upward force acts on the support leg 12 to push up the fit-and-hold hole 15 so that the support leg 12 stands upright. Retained. Thereby, the insertion holding hole 15 functions as an upright holding portion that holds the support leg 12 in an upright posture. Further, the protruding length L (FIG. 6) of the support leg 12 in the standing posture is determined by the length of the obstacle nail 5 driven into the game board 1, that is, the length from the head of the nail to the surface of the game board 1. As shown in FIG. 2, it is formed to be long.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the support device 10 configured in this way is fitted into rectangular parallelepiped recesses 6 formed at the four corners of the back surface of the game board 1, and is fastened and fixed by fixing screws. Attached. Each support tool 10 has a portion that protrudes from the back surface of the game board 1 in a state where the support leg 12 is housed inside (the state shown in the upper diagram of FIG. 6).

  In this state, the game board 1 is lifted horizontally with the front surface of the game board 1 facing up and the back surface facing down, and the support leg 12 is slid to the right side of the figure as shown in the middle of FIG. When the base portion of the support device 12 reaches a position just below the insertion holding hole 15, the support legs 12 of the support 10 attached to the four corners of the back surface are directed by their own weights so that the tip thereof is directed downward with the pivot shaft 13 as the center. Turn about 90 degrees. At this time, the base portion of the support leg 12 in the vertical state rotates and is located immediately below the insertion holding hole 15.

  In this state, when the game board 1 is placed on a placing table or the like and the tip of the support leg 12 comes into contact with the placing table, the game board 1 is lowered relative to the support leg 12, and FIG. As shown in the figure below, the base portion of the support leg 12 is fitted into the fitting holding hole 15 of the mounting base 11, and the standing state of the support leg 12 is held. Such a state is performed for the support legs 12 of the support devices 10 at the four corners, and the support legs 12 protrude vertically at the four corners on the back surface of the game board 1.

  Therefore, if the game board 1 is placed on a placing table or the like as it is, the game board 1 is held horizontally by being supported by the four support legs 12. Moreover, since the base part of the four support legs 12 is inserted into the insertion holding hole 15 of the mounting base 11, it can hold the standing state firmly without falling down. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, with respect to another game board as well, the four support legs 12 are raised and the game boards are sequentially stacked on the placed game board 1 as described above. Since the protruding length L of the support leg 12 is formed longer than the protruding length of the obstacle nail 5, each game is played by the support leg 12 without the head of the obstacle nail 5 contacting the back surface of the upper game board 1. It can be stacked in a form that supports the board.

  Therefore, when a plurality of game boards 1 are stacked in order, each game board is supported horizontally by the support legs 12 and does not apply a load to the obstacle nail 5, thus eliminating the problem of damaging or bending the obstacle nail. be able to. Further, since each game board 1 is supported by the four support legs 12 having the same length, the stacked game boards 1 can be stably supported substantially horizontally as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the game board 1 is taken out from the stored location and another part is attached to the game board 1 or when the game board 1 is attached to the front frame of the game machine, the support legs 12 of the respective support tools 10 are attached. , Lying down. In this case, when the game board 1 is lifted, the support leg 12 is lowered by its own weight, and its base part is detached from the fitting holding hole 15 of the mounting base 11. Therefore, in this state, holding the tip of the support leg 12 and rotating it about 90 degrees counterclockwise in FIG. 6 and sliding it to the left in FIG. Is in contact with the opening edge holding surface 16, and the support leg 12 is held in a horizontal lying posture by the pivot 13 and the opening edge holding surface 16. Therefore, the support tool 10 including the support legs 12 is housed in the recess 6 of the game board 1 and does not protrude from the back surface of the game board 1. Can be installed without interference.

  FIG. 8 is a front view of a game board showing another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof. In this example, the support 10 is attached to the four corners of the surface of the game board 20 so that the support legs 12 can be protruded upward, contrary to the above. In other words, rectangular parallelepiped recesses 6 (FIG. 8) for fitting the mounting base 11 of the support 10 are formed at the four corners of the surface of the game board 20, and the support configured in the same manner as described above. 10 is fitted so that its supporting leg 12 can protrude upward, and is attached by a fixing screw. The protruding length L of the support leg 12 of the support 10 is also slightly longer than the protruding length of the obstacle nail 5 driven into the game board 1 in the same manner as the support leg 12.

  In this way, the gaming board 20 in which the support 10 having the support legs 12 is attached to the four corners of the surface thereof, as shown in FIG. And so on. At this time, since the protruding length L (FIG. 10) of the support leg 12 is formed slightly longer than the protruding length of the obstacle nail 5 driven into the game board 1, the game board 1 is placed upside down. However, no load is applied to the obstacle nail 5, and the trouble of damaging the head of the obstacle nail 5 or bending the obstacle nail does not occur. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of game boards 20 can be stacked and stacked with the front side down and the back side up. When stacked as shown in FIG. 10, each game board 20 is supported by the support legs 12 of the support 10 at the four corners, so that it can be stably stacked substantially horizontally.

  Further, such a game board 20 is stacked and stored at the time of manufacture, and then attached to the front frame of the gaming machine to become a product. At the stage of attaching the game board 20 to the front frame, the front side of the game board 20 is provided. Since the decorative members are attached to the four corners of the game board, or the decorative members disposed at the four corners of the glass frame that cover the four corners of the game board are attached so that the support 10 is embedded in the four corners of the surface of the game board 20. Even if it becomes a product, since the support tool 10 is covered with a decorative member or the like, the support tool 10 is not exposed, and the good design surface of the game board 20 is not hindered by the support tool 10.

  Also, at the manufacturing stage, important electrical components such as a driving circuit board of a liquid crystal display are attached to the back surface (back surface) of the game board 20, but the support legs 12 are supported to stand upright on the surface of the game board 20 When the tool 10 is attached, the game board can be placed on a placing table or the like with the back side of the game board 20 facing up and the surface facing down. As a result, after the important electrical components are attached to the back surface of the game board 20, the game board 20 is placed with the back surface up and the surface down so that the terminals and connectors of the electrical components on the back surface are mounted. It is possible to perform mounting work or adjustment work of the electrical components while safely holding the terminals and connectors of the electrical components on the back surface of the game board 20 without receiving a load by touching or hitting the table. it can. In addition, when performing maintenance inspections and parts replacement of a gaming machine, place the removed gaming board 20 on the mounting table or the like with the back side up and the front side down, and perform maintenance inspections and part replacements. It can be easily performed in a stable posture.

  Further, in the case where the decorative members are arranged at the four corners of the glass frame and the decorative members cover the support tools 10 at the four corners of the game board 20, the support legs 12 of the support tool 10 attached to the four corners of the surface of the game board 20. If the tip of the support leg 12 is brought into contact with the glass surface by keeping the standing state, the distance between the surface of the game board 20 and the glass surface can be kept constant.

  In the above embodiment, the support tool 10 is attached to the four corners of the game board. However, the support tool 10 may be attached to three locations of the game board, and the game board may be supported by three or five or more support legs. .

  Further, the technical idea of the present invention claimed by the present application is as described in the claims. However, the present invention has the following technical elements and operational effects. Is included.

  (1) A game board support tool used when stacking and mounting a plurality of game boards of a game machine, wherein support legs are attached to the four corners of the surface of the game board so as to be retractable, and the support legs protrude. The length is formed longer than the protruding length of the obstacle nail driven into the game board, and the support legs are attached to the surface of the game board so as to be able to hold the lying posture and the standing posture, and the lying holding portion that holds the lying posture of the supporting legs And an upright holding portion for holding the upright posture of the support leg. According to this configuration, a plurality of game boards can be stacked and stacked with the front side down and the back side up, and each game board is supported by the support legs at the four corners in the stacked state. Therefore, it can be stably piled up substantially horizontally.

  (2) Support legs are mounted at the four corners of the surface of the game board so as to protrude from the head of the obstacle nail driven into the game board and the decorative member on the game board, and are foldable. And a standing holding portion for holding the lying posture of the supporting leg and a standing holding portion for holding the standing posture of the supporting leg. According to this configuration, when performing maintenance and inspection of the gaming machine or replacement of parts, the support leg is in an upright posture, and the removed gaming board is placed with the back side up and the front side down and on the mounting table. It can be placed via the support legs, and maintenance and inspection and parts replacement can be easily performed in a stable posture.

It is a rear view of the game board which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a right view of the game board. It is an enlarged rear view of a support tool. It is IV-IV sectional drawing of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a support tool. It is sectional drawing which shows the standing-up operation | movement of a support tool. It is a side view of the state which piled up the game board. It is a front view of the game board which shows other embodiment. It is a right view of the game board. It is a side view of the state which piled up the same game board. It is a side view of the state which piled up the conventional game board.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 5 Obstacle nail 10 Support tool 11 Mounting base 12 Support leg 13 Axis 14 Long hole 15 Insertion holding hole 16 Opening edge holding surface 17 Pivot 18 Guide groove

Claims (4)

A gaming board support used when stacking and placing a plurality of gaming boards of a gaming machine,
At least three support legs are attached to the game board in a foldable manner, and the protrusion length of the support legs is longer than the protrusion length of the obstacle nail driven into the game board, and the support legs are attached to the game board. A game board support characterized in that it is mounted so as to be able to hold a lying posture and a standing posture, and is provided with a lying holding portion that holds the lying posture of the supporting leg and an upright holding portion that holds the standing posture of the supporting leg. Ingredients.  The mounting base is embedded so as to be embedded in the four corners of the back of the game board, and the support leg can be slid and rotated on a pivotal support provided at the lower part of the mounting base via a pivot and a long hole. The game board support according to claim 1, wherein the game board support is supported by the game board.  The upper part of the support leg is pivotally supported by the pivot part of the mounting base via a pivot, and an insertion holding hole into which the upper part of the support leg can be fitted is formed on the lower surface of the mounting base. 3. The game board support according to claim 2, wherein the upright holding portion is formed by the insertion holding hole, and the lying down holding portion is formed by the pivot and an opening edge holding surface of the insertion holding hole.  A long hole is formed in the upper portion of the support leg, and the pivot inserted through the long hole is held horizontally at a position substantially below the insertion holding hole, and the support leg in the lying posture is an opening edge of the insertion holding hole. When the support leg is slid in a direction in which the upper part of the support leg is brought close to the insertion holding hole, the support leg is in a vertical state around the pivot axis by its own weight. And when the upper part of the support leg is moved directly below the insertion holding hole, the upper part of the support leg is inserted into the insertion holding hole by the relative movement of the game board and the support leg. 4. The game board support according to claim 3, wherein the leg is configured to be in a standing posture.

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