JP2009297082A - Gap closing device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gap closing device for a game machine, which can effectively close the gap of a hinge side end between a front door and a body frame when the front door is closed. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine, the front door 21 of the game machine is openably and closably mounted on the body frame 20 through an upper hinge 17 and a lower hinge 18, and the hinge shaft of the upper hinge and the lower hinge is arranged so as to be projected to the front from the front surface of the body frame and to the inner side from the side end of the body frame. The gap closing device for the game machine includes: a gap closing part body 2 fixed in the vertical direction along the front surface side part on the hinge side of the body frame; and a long-length frame member 10 attached in the vertical direction so as to close the gap along the back surface side part on the hinge side of the front door. To the gap closing part body 2, a turning closing member 5 in a long-length frame shape, whose cross section is roughly U-shaped, is pivoted so as to be turned around a shaft along the longitudinal direction. When the front door is closed to the body frame, the long-length frame member 10 is turned together with the front door and engaged with the turning closing member 5 to turn it to the closing side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention occurs between a front door (including a glass door and a front frame) in a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a main body frame (including an inner frame and a housing) on which the front door is mounted so as to be opened and closed. The present invention relates to a gap closing device for a game machine that closes a gap.

For example, many front doors that form the front of pachinko machines have been manufactured in recent years in a three-dimensional shape with high design by synthetic resin, and the thickness of the front door including the glass surface is thick. . Such a front door is attached to the main body frame of the pachinko machine so as to be openable and closable via an upper hinge and a lower hinge comprising a detachable fixed part and a movable part. Each of the upper hinge and the lower hinge is configured such that one shaft pin and a bearing portion for receiving the shaft pin are detachably provided on the movable portion or the fixed portion. For example, the upper hinge is disposed on the upper portion of the front door on the movable side. The movable portion is attached with the shaft pin projecting upward, and a hinge fixing portion having a bearing portion for receiving the shaft pin is fixed to the upper portion of the body frame on the fixed side. Also, as the lower hinge, the movable part of the lower hinge is attached to the lower part of the front door on the movable side with a bearing part, and the fixed part of the hinge with the shaft pin protruding upward at the lower part of the body frame on the fixed side Fixed. A hinge having such a structure is known from Patent Document 1 below.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-47555

  However, game machines such as pachinko machines are arranged side by side tightly without gaps on both sides in the pachinko hall, and the front door is formed to be quite thick as described above. When the position of the (shaft pin) is arranged at the corner on the rearmost side at the hinge side end of the front door, when the front door is opened, a part of the thick front door is adjacent to the adjacent ball lending machine It will interfere.

  For this reason, the hinge of this type of game machine is arranged at a position where the pivot protrudes forward from the front surface of the main body frame and is offset inward from the side surface of the main body frame. However, for example, if a thick front door with a front shape that is the same size as the main frame of a pachinko machine is attached so that it can be opened and closed via the hinge shaft offset inward as described above, its pivot axis is When the front door is rotated about the center, the rear side corner of the hinge side end of the front door hits and interferes with the front of the main body frame.

  For this reason, in a game machine using the upper hinge and the lower hinge described in Patent Document 1, a gap is usually provided between the hinge side end on the front surface of the main body frame and the hinge side end on the back surface of the front door. Is provided to avoid interference with the main body frame when the front door is opened and closed.

  For this reason, in a game machine in which the front door is attached to the main body frame so that the front door can be opened and closed with this kind of hinge, even when the front door is completely closed with respect to the main body frame, the hinge side end between the main body frame and the front door When a gap is generated and a fraudulent instrument such as a wire is inserted through the gap, there is a problem that fraud is easily performed.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and effectively eliminates the gap at the hinge side end between the front door and the main body frame (including the front frame, the middle frame, the housing, etc.) when the front door is closed. An object of the present invention is to provide a gap closing device for a game machine that can be closed.

  In the gap closing device for a game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the front door of the game machine is attached to the body frame via an upper hinge and a lower hinge so as to be openable and closable, and the hinge shafts of the upper hinge and the lower hinge are connected to each other. A gap closing device for a game machine that is arranged to protrude forward from the front surface of a main body frame and inward from a side edge of the main body frame, and is vertically fixed along a front side portion of the main body frame on the hinge side. A gap closing portion main body and a long frame member attached in the vertical direction so as to close the gap along the hinge side rear side portion of the front door, the gap closing portion main body having a substantially U-shaped cross section When the longitudinally rotating closing member is pivotally supported around an axis along the longitudinal direction and the front door is closed with respect to the main body frame, the elongated frame member rotates together with the front door. The long frame member and the rotation closing portion are engaged with the rotation closing member to rotate the rotation closing member to the closing side. There abuts a long portion, characterized by closing the hinged side of the gap between the body frame and the front door.

  According to the present invention, when the front door is closed, the long frame member attached to the front door is engaged with the rotation closing member of the gap closing portion main body on the main body frame side, and the rotation closing member is closed. The long frame member and the rotation closing member abut on the long part, that is, the full length part of both members in the vertical direction, and the hinge side gap between the main body frame and the front door is closed. Even in a game machine where the shaft protrudes forward from the front of the main body frame and protrudes inward from the side edge of the main body frame, the gap that tends to occur on the hinge side of the front door is eliminated, and unauthorized devices such as wires are removed from the gap It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts performed by inserting.

  In addition, when the front door is closed, the rotation closing member of the gap closing portion main body engages with the long frame member and is in a closed state while being driven to rotate. Therefore, there is a dimensional error in the rotation closing member or the long frame member. Even if there is a mounting error or the like, there is no problem that the long frame member is engaged with the closing member and the rotation operation is locked or conversely a gap is generated, and the front door can be closed properly by closing the gap. it can.

  Here, in the gap closing device for a game machine according to claim 1, the rotation closing member of the gap closing portion main body is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the long frame member is a plate-like attachment. The plate is formed by extending an engagement plate portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section on the plate, and the engagement plate portion of the long frame member is fitted into the rotation closing member when the front door is closed. can do.

  According to this invention, when the front door is closed, the engagement plate portion of the long frame member is fitted into the rotation closing member, so that the gap that tends to occur on the hinge side of the front door can be more effectively closed. it can.

  Further, in the gap closing device for a game machine according to claim 1, a stopper mechanism for stopping the rotation closing member is provided in the gap closing portion main body, and the stopper mechanism is rotated when the front door is closed and opened. The closing member can be configured to stop at a predetermined angular position with a sense of moderation.

  According to this invention, when the front door is closed and opened, the rotary closing member stops with a sense of moderation at a predetermined angular position. It can be satisfactorily held without rattling in the open position.

  In the gap closing device of the game machine, the rotation closing member is rotated by a single support shaft supported along the longitudinal direction of the gap closing portion main body inside the gap closing portion main body. It can be configured to be pivotally supported.

  According to the present invention, the rotation closing member can be firmly attached to the inside of the gap closing portion main body via the support shaft, and forcible opening by an unauthorized device can be prevented.

  According to the gap closing device for a game machine of the present invention, even if it is a game machine in which the hinge shaft protrudes forward from the front surface of the main body frame and is offset from the side end of the main body frame to the inside, the rotation closing member Therefore, it is possible to close a gap that is likely to be generated on the hinge side of the front door, and to prevent an illegal act of inserting a fraudulent instrument such as a wire through the gap.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gap closing portion main body 2 of the gap closing device 1, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view thereof, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are enlarged sectional views thereof. This gap closing device 1 has a gap (a hinge-side gap) with a main body frame (including a middle frame, a casing, etc.) 20 in a front door (including a glass door, a front frame, etc.) 21 of a game machine such as a pachinko machine. The front door 21 is preferably closed when the front door 21 is closed, and is attached to the hinge side front edge of the main body frame 20 and the hinge side inner edge of the front door 21 for use.

  The gap closing device 1 closes the gap along the gap closing part main body 2 fixed in the vertical direction along the front side part on the hinge side of the main body frame 20 and the rear side part on the hinge side of the front door 21. It is comprised from the elongate frame member 10 attached to a vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the gap closing part main body 2 has a long main body frame 3 formed in a substantially channel material shape with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The book support shaft 4 is disposed along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the main body frame.

  The support shaft 4 is supported in the main body frame 3 by a shaft support portion 3a provided at the upper end portion of the main body frame and a shaft support portion 3b provided at the lower end portion thereof. 5 is rotatably supported around an axis (support shaft 4) along the longitudinal direction. Such a gap closing portion main body 2 is formed in a vertically long shape as shown in FIG. 1, and is formed in substantially the same length as the inner left side portion of the main body frame 20 of the game machine to be applied as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a hemispherical or semi-cylindrical convex portion 3 c is protruded as a part of the stopper mechanism at a position corresponding to a stopper 6 to be described later inside the main body frame 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the rotation closing member 5 rotatably disposed in the gap closing portion main body 2 is formed in a long frame shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The first engaging portion 5b and the flat plate-like second engaging portion 5c which are bent in a U-shape in the width direction are provided. That is, the rotation closing member 5 can fit the engagement plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 on the front door 21 side described later between the first engagement portion 5b and the second engagement portion 5c. When the front door 21 is closed and the engaging plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 is fitted into the rotary closing member 5, the edge of the engaging plate portion 12 is engaged with the inside of the second engaging portion 5c. In combination, the rotation closing member 5 is driven to rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, inside the rotation closing member 5, bearing portions 5 a are provided at three portions of an upper portion, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion, and a part of the bent corner portion of the rotation closing member 5 is disposed inside. The support shaft 4 is inserted between the bearing portion 5a and the inner corner portion of the rotation closing member 5, and the support shaft 4 has an upper portion and a lower portion of the shaft support portion 3a, By being pivotally supported by 3b, the rotation closing member 5 is supported by the support shaft 4 so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range inside the main body frame 3.

  When the front door 21 is closed with respect to the main body frame 20, the rotary closing member 5 rotates with the front door 21, and the long frame member 10 engages with the rotary closing member 5. And the both sides in the width direction of the engagement plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 abut on the long portions of the first engagement portion 5b and the second engagement portion 5c as shown in FIG. The hinge side gap between the body frame 20 and the front door 21 is closed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotation closing member 5 has stoppers 6 constituting a stopper mechanism in three portions of an upper portion, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion in a form that fits into openings provided at corner portions thereof. It is inserted. Each of these stoppers 6 is formed of synthetic resin as shown in FIG. 4 and is fitted so as to be inserted into the opening of the corner of the rotary closing member 5, and the support shaft 4 is vertically arranged in the central vertical direction of the stopper 6. To penetrate. The stopper 6 can rotate around the support shaft 4 together with the rotation closing member 5.

  On the back side of each stopper 6, that is, the side facing the inner corner of the main body frame 3, two hemispherical or semi-cylindrical recesses 6a and 6b are formed. As shown in FIG. 4, one recess 6a is formed at a position that fits with the projection 3c on the main body frame 3 side when the front door 21 is opened, and the other recess 6b is the front door as shown in FIG. 21 is formed at a position where it fits with the convex portion 3c on the main body frame 3 side.

  Such recesses 6a and 6b of the stopper 6 are provided in order to stop the rotary closing member 5 with a sense of moderation without rattling at a predetermined open position or closed position when the front door 21 is opened or closed. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the long frame member 10 attached to the front door 21 side is basically formed in a long strip shape having a step in the width direction. Is formed with a plurality of mounting holes and widened in the width direction of the mounting plate, and an engagement plate portion 12 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is extended. The length of the long frame member 10 is formed to be substantially the same as that of the gap closing portion main body 2, and the width of the engagement plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 is as shown in FIG. 11 when the front door 21 is closed. The width of the rotary closing member 5 can be closely fitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the gap closing part main body 2 of the gap closing device 1 configured as described above is vertically attached to the inside of the main body frame 20, and the long frame member 10 faces the gap closing part main body 2. The front door 21 is vertically attached to the inner edge of the hinge side using the attachment plate 11. When the front door 21 is closed with respect to the main body frame 20, the gap closing portion main body 2 and the long frame member 10 have the engagement plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 in the rotation closing member 5 of the gap closing portion main body 2. It is positioned and fixed so as to be fitted.

  In addition, although the front door 21 is a door which has the glass which covers the front surface of a game board, it can also be made into the front frame which has the glass frame inside. In addition, in a game machine having a structure in which a middle frame is mounted between the main body frame 20 and the front door 21 and the front door 21 is closed with respect to the middle frame, a gap closing portion main body is formed on the inner edge of the hinge side of the middle frame. 2 is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front door 21 is attached to the main body frame 20 through an upper hinge 15 and a lower hinge 16 so as to be openable and closable. The shaft 18 is arranged to protrude forward from the front surface of the main body frame 20 and inward from the side end of the main body frame 20, and even if the front door 21 is thick as shown in FIG. To avoid interference. For this reason, when the gap closing device 1 is not attached, a gap is generated between the main frame 20 of the game machine and the front door 21 in order to avoid interference between the hinge side edges.

  However, when the front door 21 is closed with respect to the main body frame 20 in the game machine equipped with the gap closing device 1 having the above configuration, the long frame member 10 attached to the front door 21 as shown in FIG. The rotary closing member 5 is engaged with the rotary closing member 5 of the gap closing part main body 2 on the side, and the rotary closing member 5 is rotated in the clockwise direction (closing direction) in FIG. When the front door 21 is completely closed, as shown in FIG. 11, the engagement plate portion 12 of the long frame member 10 is in a state of being fitted inside the rotation closing member 5.

  That is, one end of the engagement plate portion 12 abuts on the inner side of the first engagement portion 5 b of the rotation closing member 5, and the other end of the engagement plate portion 12 is the second engagement of the rotation closing member 5. It becomes the state contact | abutted inside the joint part 5c, and the clearance gap by the side of the hinge between the main body frame 20 and the front door 21 is closed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the concave portion 6b of the stopper 6 engages with the convex portion 3c of the main body frame 3, and the rotation closing member 5 stops with a sense of moderation and maintains its closed state.

  On the other hand, when the front door 21 in the closed state is opened, as shown in FIG. 10, the long frame member 10 rotates around the hinge shaft together with the opening operation of the front door 21. It moves to the left side of FIG. 10, the rotation closing member 5 follows the engaging plate part 12, and rotates counterclockwise, and becomes an open position of FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the concave portion 6a of the stopper 6 engages with the convex portion 3c of the main body frame 3, and the rotation closing member 5 stops at the open position with a sense of moderation and maintains its state. Thereafter, the long frame member 10 is separated from the gap closing portion main body 2 together with the opening operation of the front door 21.

  Thus, even in a gaming machine in which the upper and lower hinge shafts 17 and 18 of the upper hinge 15 and the lower hinge 16 are arranged to protrude forward from the front surface of the main body frame 20 and inward from the side edges of the main body frame 20, It is possible to close a gap generated on the hinge side of the door 21 and prevent an illegal act of inserting a fraudulent instrument such as a wire through the gap.

  In the above embodiment, as the stopper mechanism, the stopper 6 is provided with the concave portions 6a and 6b and the main body frame 3 is provided with the convex portion 3c. On the contrary, the stopper is provided with a convex portion and the main body frame is provided with the convex portion. A recess that can be engaged with the portion can also be provided.

It is a perspective view of a gap closure part main part of a gap closure device showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expansion perspective view of the clearance gap closing part main body. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. It is IV-IV sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 4 of the state which rotated the rotation closure member to the closed position. It is a perspective view of a long frame member. It is a perspective view of the state which closed the front door of the game machine which equipped the gap closure device. It is a perspective view of the state where the front door of the game machine was opened. It is a top view of the game machine. It is a section explanatory view of a crevice closing device at the time of opening or closing a front door. It is a section explanatory view of the crevice closing device in the state where the front door was closed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gap closing device 2 Gap closing part main body 3 Main body frame 3a Shaft support part 3b Shaft support part 3c Protrusion part 4 Support shaft 5 Rotation closing member 5a Bearing part 5b First engagement part 5c Second engagement part 6 Stopper 6a Concave part 6b Concave part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Long frame member 11 Mounting plate 12 Engagement plate part 15 Upper hinge 16 Lower hinge 17 Upper hinge axis | shaft 18 Lower hinge axis | shaft 20 Main body frame 21 Front door

Claims (4)

The front door of the game machine is attached to the main body frame so as to be openable and closable via the upper and lower hinges, and the hinge shafts of the upper and lower hinges are forward from the front of the main body frame and inward from the side edges of the main body frame. A gap closing device for a game machine that is arranged to protrude,
A gap closing part body fixed in the longitudinal direction along the front side part of the hinge side of the body frame;
A long frame member attached in the vertical direction so as to close the gap along the back side of the hinge side of the front door;
With
In the gap closing portion main body, a vertically long rotating closing member having a substantially U-shaped cross section is pivotally supported around an axis along the longitudinal direction,
When the front door is closed with respect to the main body frame, the long frame member rotates together with the front door and engages with the rotation closing member to rotate the rotation closing member toward the closing side, A gap closing device for a game machine, wherein the length frame member and the rotation closing member abut on each other at a long portion to close a hinge side gap between the main body frame and the front door.   The rotation closing member of the gap closing portion main body has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the long frame member extends an engagement plate portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section on a plate-shaped mounting plate. The gap of the game machine according to claim 1, wherein the engagement plate portion of the elongated frame member is fitted into the rotary closing member when the front door is closed. Closure device.   A stopper mechanism for stopping the rotation closing member is provided in the gap closing body, and the stopper mechanism stops the rotation closing member with a sense of moderation at a predetermined angular position when the front door is closed and opened. The gap closing device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the gap closing device is used.   The rotation closing member is pivotally supported by a single support shaft supported along the longitudinal direction of the gap closing portion main body inside the gap closing portion main body. A gap closing device for a game machine according to claim 2 or 3.

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