JP2010207508A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, easily fixing a hinge member in the state of being stored in a front panel at need, preventing damage due to unstable rocking of the hinge member, and eliminating the complicatedness of the conventional work for fixing the hinge member. <P>SOLUTION: A slide hinge 17 for mounting the front panel 3 to a casing 2 to be opened and closed and removable includes the hinge member 50. The game machine includes a fixing means 55 for fixing the hinge member 50 to the front panel 3 in the state of being stored in the front panel 3. The hinge member 50 is turnably connected to a mounting member 52 of the front panel 3 through a pair of a front connecting link 53 and a rear connecting link 54. A fixing means 55 includes an engaged member 48 provided on the front panel 3 and an engaging member 75 provided on the hinge member 50 and releasably engaging with the engaged member 48. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines.

  The slot machine includes, for example, a housing and a front panel that is pivotally attached to the front surface of the housing so as to be openable / detachable, a display reel unit having a plurality of symbol display reels, a medal hopper, and a medal. Dispensing means and the like are provided, and a display window and an operation panel corresponding to the display reel unit are provided on the front panel (Patent Document 1).

  Conventionally, a slide hinge has been used as a light transmissive body that pivots on and off the front panel in a housing. The slide hinge is usually a fixed engagement member that is fixed to the inner surface of the housing, and a hinge member that is detachably engaged with the fixed engagement member and locked by the lock member in the engaged state. An attachment member attached to the back side of the front panel, and a front connection link and a rear connection link for connecting the attachment member and the hinge member are provided (Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-41564 A JP 2003-314131 A

  If such a slide hinge is used, the front panel can be easily attached to and detached from the housing, and when the front panel is opened, the front panel opens while the pivot side moves to the front inner side. There is an advantage that it is not necessary to secure a gap for opening and closing between the housing and the front panel.

  However, when this front hinge is packed and transported in a state where the front panel is separated from the housing, the hinge member is connected to the back side of the front panel by a pair of connection links. The hinge member swings in an unstable manner to the left and right, and the hinge member may interfere with smooth operation, and the hinge member, the connecting link, etc. may be deformed by contact with other objects.

  Therefore, conventionally, when packing the front panel in the packing case, the hinge member is first fixed to an appropriate position on the front panel side using a rubber band or the like, and then the hinge member is put in the packing case. However, there is a drawback that the fixing of the hinge member with the rubber band or the like is complicated.

  In view of such conventional problems, the present invention can be easily fixed in a state where the hinge member is accommodated on the front panel side as necessary, and can prevent damage or the like due to unstable swinging of the hinge member. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can eliminate the troublesome work of fixing a conventional hinge member.

  In the gaming machine in which the front panel 3 is detachably attached to the housing 2 by the slide hinge 17, the hinge member 50 connected to the front panel 3 side of the slide hinge 17 is attached to the front panel. Fixing means 55 for fixing to the front panel 3 while being accommodated on the panel 3 side is provided.

  According to the present invention, the hinge member 50 can be easily fixed to the front panel 3 side as necessary, damage due to unstable swinging of the hinge member 50 can be prevented, and the conventional hinge member 50 can be fixed. Can be eliminated.

1 is a perspective view of a slot machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the same housing | casing side. It is a rear view of the front panel. It is a side view inside the slide hinge part. It is a plane sectional view of the slide hinge part. It is a disassembled perspective view of the same slide hinge and a mounting plate. It is an enlarged plan view of the principal part of the slide hinge. It is a plane sectional view in the state where the slide hinge part was separated. It is a plane sectional view of the packing state. It is sectional drawing of the slide hinge part which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slide hinge and attachment plate which show the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the principal part.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is adopted in a slot machine. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which includes a housing 2 and a rectangular front panel 3 disposed on the front side of the housing 2. The housing 2 is formed in a box shape whose front side is open, and a front panel 3 is mounted so as to close the front side so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main control board case 11 is arranged in the upper portion of the housing 2, and a display reel unit 6 having a plurality of symbol display reels 5 a to 5 c in the left-right direction is arranged in the middle. Yes. In the lower part of the housing 2, a medal payout means 7, a medal hopper 8, a medal auxiliary case 9, and a power supply board case 10 are arranged. The display reel unit 6 is detachably mounted on the intermediate shelf 12 of the housing 2, and a plurality of game symbols can be variably displayed by rotating the symbol display reels 5a to 5c of the display reel unit 6. is there.

  The medal payout means 7 has a payout port 7a, and pays out medals in the medal hopper 8 from the payout port 7a. The paid-out medals enter the return passage 13 from the medal receiving port 13a of the return passage 13 on the back side of the front panel 3, and are discharged from the front medal discharge port 14 to the medal tray 15. . The medal auxiliary case 9 is for storing medals overflowing from the medal hopper 8.

  The front panel 3 includes a panel frame 16 that constitutes a skeleton body, and the panel frame 16 is detachably attached to the housing 2 via a pair of upper and lower slide hinges 17 on the left and right ends. A first display window 19 and a second display window 20 are arranged vertically on the upper side of the front panel 3, and vertically long effect lamps 21 are arranged on both the left and right sides thereof. Further, an upper operation panel 22, a front operation panel 23, and a front cover 25 having a decoration panel 24 are disposed in the middle portion of the front panel 3 in the vertical direction, and the medal discharge port 14 is disposed below the front cover 25. A medal tray 15, an ashtray 26, a speaker 27, and the like are arranged.

  The first display window 19 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the symbol display reels 5 a to 5 c on the side of the housing 2, and the player holds the symbol display reels 5 a to 5 c from the front side through the first display window 19. Visible. The second display window 20 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the liquid crystal display unit 28 mounted on the back side of the front panel 3, and the player can display a game displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 28 through the second display window 20. Designs and the like can be visually recognized from the front side.

  The upper operation panel 22 has a horizontally long shape inclined forward and downward, and the upper operation panel 22 is provided with a 1 bet button 29, a max bet button 30 and a cancel button 31 on one end side in the left-right direction, and the other end A medal slot 32 through which a medal as a game medium can be inserted is provided on the side. The 1 bet button 29 and the max bet button 30 are for betting medals from credits instead of inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 32.

  The front operation panel 23 includes a start lever 34 for starting rotation of the symbol display reels 5a to 5c, stop buttons 35a to 35c for individually stopping the rotating symbol display reels 5a to 5c, and medals. A return button 36 and the like for returning the clogged medals in the insertion slot 32 are provided.

  On the back side of the front panel 3, the liquid crystal display unit 28 corresponding to the second display window 20, the substrate case 38 for controlling the effect image of the liquid crystal display unit 28, and the authenticity of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 32 are displayed. A selector 39 for selecting, a medal chute 40 for guiding the regular medals that have passed through the selector 39 to the medal hopper 8, and a return passage for returning the illegal medals removed by the selector 39 to the medal tray 15 through the medal discharge port 14. 13 etc. are installed.

  The attachment side of the slide hinge 17 of the front panel 3 is reinforced by a reinforcing member 42 made of sheet metal as shown in FIG. The reinforcing member 42 has an L-shaped cross section and is arranged in the vertical direction along the outer edge of the panel frame 16, and is fixed to the back surface of the panel frame 16 by screws 43 at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a mounting plate 45 having a rectangular opening 44 protrudes inward and is integrally provided on the reinforcing member 42, and the mounting plate 45 is formed on the panel frame 16. It contacts the receiving portion 46 from the back side. On the inner end side of the mounting plate 45, a bent edge 47 that is bent forward from the inner end edge of the opening 44 is provided in the vertical direction, and the dimension from the bent edge 47 to the tip of an engaged member 48 to be described later is set. It is within the opening dimension in the left-right direction of the opening 44, such as substantially the same as the left-right width of the opening 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the slide hinge 17 has a U-shaped fixed connection member 49 fixed to the inner surface of the housing 2, and a cross-section that removably engages with the fixed connection member 49. A U-shaped hinge member 50, a lock member 51 that locks the hinge member 50 in an engaged state with the fixed connecting member 49, an attachment member 52 attached to the back side of the front panel 3, and the attachment member 52 And a pair of front connection links 53 and a rear connection link 54 for connecting the hinge member 50 to each other.

  A fixing means 55 is provided in association with the hinge member 50, and when the hinge member 50 is detached from the fixed connecting member 49, the fixing means 55 accommodates it on the front panel 3 side as necessary. It can be fixed to the 3 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the fixed connecting member 49 is provided with a U-shaped fixing member 57 fixed to the side wall 2 a of the housing 2, and the fixing member 57 can be adjusted in position in the front-rear direction. And an adjustment member 58 having a U-shaped cross-section that fits around the fixing member 57, an engagement projection 59 is provided on the front end side of the adjustment member 58, and an engagement tool 60 is provided on the rear end side. The engaging recess 61 of the hinge member 50 is engaged with the protrusion 59 so as to be freely disengaged from the front side.

  The engaging tool 60 has a U-shaped cross section, and is pivotally supported around the support shaft 62 in the adjusting member 58 on the rear side of the fixed connecting member 49 as shown in FIGS. The spring 63 is biased in the engagement direction. When the hinge member 50 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow a in FIG. 7 when the hinge member 50 is rotated in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. The engaging portion 60a is disengaged from the engaging shaft 64 when the engaging portion 60b is detachably engaged with the coupling shaft 64 and the operation portion 60b is operated in the disengagement direction against the spring 63.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the lock member 51 is formed by bending an elastic wire or the like into a substantially U shape, and the shaft portion 51 a at the open end is formed in the intermediate support hole 50 a in the front-rear direction of the hinge member 50. The free-end-side engaging portion 51b is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 60c of the engaging tool 60 in the notch portion 66 of the hinge member 50.

  The locking member 51 is engaged with a locking position where the engaging portion 51b engages with the engaged portion 60c by a protrusion 67 protruding upward and downward from the hinge member 50, and the engaging portion 51b is engaged with the engaged member 48. The position can be changed to each position by rotating the shaft 51a around the shaft 51a against the elasticity.

  The hinge member 50 has a U-shaped cross-section that is externally fitted to the adjustment member 58, and as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the front connection link 53 and the rear connection link 54 are disposed at the front end portions through the vertical axes 68 and 69. The other ends of the front connection link 53 and the rear connection link 54 are pivotally attached to the bracket portion 72 of the attachment member 52 via the vertical axes 70 and 71. Therefore, the hinge member 50 is connected to the attachment member 52 through the four-bar link.

  The interval between the vertical axes 70 and 71 is smaller than the interval between the vertical axes 68 and 69 on the hinge member 50 side, the front vertical axis 70 is inward in the left-right direction, and the rear vertical axis 71 is in the left-right direction. Arranged outside. The interval between the vertical axes 69 and 71 of the rear connection link 54 is slightly larger than the distance between the vertical axes 68 and 70 of the front connection link 53.

  The attachment member 52 has a pair of upper and lower attachment portions 73 provided inside the bracket portion 72 in addition to the pair of upper and lower bracket portions 72 to which the connection links 53 and 54 are connected by the longitudinal axes 70 and 71. Is fixed to the receiving portion 46 on the panel frame 16 side by fastening together with the mounting plate 45 in a state of being engaged with the opening 44 of the mounting portion 73 from the back side.

  On the inner end side of the mounting plate 45, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a bent edge 47 that bends forward from the inner end edge of the opening 44 is provided in the vertical direction. The dimension up to the tip of the member 48 is substantially the same as the left-right width of the opening 44, and is within the opening dimension in the left-right direction of the opening 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the fixing means 55 is engaged with the engaged member 48 provided on the front panel 3 side, and is provided on the hinge member 50 side and is detachably engaged with the engaged member 48. Engaging member 75. The engaging member 75 uses a locking member 51 for locking the hinge member 50 to the fixed connecting member 49 on the housing 2 side in an engaged state, and the front connecting link 53 comes into contact with the mounting member 52 or the like. When the front side of the hinge member 50 is accommodated in the front panel 3 and the rear side protrudes rearward from the front panel 3, the engaging portion 51 b is The engaged member 48 is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 48a on the rear end side.

  The engaged member 48 is disposed in the vicinity of the inside of the accommodated hinge member 50, and protrudes backward integrally from the attachment member 52 along the hinge member 50, and inward at the rear end of the engaged member 48. 48a to be bent is provided.

  In the gaming machine having the above configuration, when the front panel 3 is separated from the housing 2 and transported in a packing container P such as a packing case as shown in FIG. 9, for example, the separated state is shown in FIG. In the state where the hinge member 50 is separated from the fixed connecting member 49, the connecting links 53 and 54 are folded down in the left-right direction and folded and accommodated on the back side of the front panel 3. At this time, the rear side of the hinge member 50 protrudes from the front panel 3 to the back side, and the protruding amount is substantially the same as the protruding amount of the substrate case 11 and other back side members 56 mounted on the back side of the front panel 3.

  In this accommodated state, the hinge member 50 protrudes rearward along the engaged member 48 in the vicinity of the engaged member 48 as shown in FIG. Engage with the engaged portion 48 a of the engaged member 48.

  Thereby, the hinge member 50 can be fixed to the front panel 3 side. Therefore, when the front panel 3 is subsequently put into a packing container P such as a packing case and packed, the hinge member 50 connected to the back side of the front panel 3 via the connecting links 53 and 54 constituting the four-bar link. Is not unstablely swayed, damage to the hinge member 50 can be prevented, and packing and other operations can be easily performed.

  Further, since the lock member 51 is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 48a at the rear end of the engaged member 48 protruding rearward from the mounting plate 45, the lock member originally provided in the hinge member 50 is provided. 51 can be used as the engaging member 75 and can be simplified structurally. Further, since the lock member 51 has only to be engaged / disengaged with respect to the engaged portion 48a of the engaged member 48, the operation for fixing and releasing the hinge member 50 is very easy.

  A mounting plate 45 having an opening 44 into which the mounting member 52 of the slide hinge 17 is fitted is provided on the reinforcing member 42 that reinforces the end portion side of the front panel 3, and bent to the front side on the inner end side of the mounting plate 45. In addition to providing a bent edge 47 to be engaged, an engaged member 48 protruding rearward from the bent edge 47 is provided, and the dimension to the tip of the engaged member 48 is within the opening dimension of the opening 44. The attachment plate 45 having the engaged member 48 can be easily provided integrally with the reinforcing member 42 by processing such as punching and bending.

  When the front panel 3 is coupled to the housing 2, the locking of the hinge member 50 by the lock member 51 is released, and then the engaging recess 61 of the hinge member 50 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 59 of the fixed connecting member 49. Thereafter, when the hinge member 50 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow a in FIG. 7 with the engaging concave portion 61 and the engaging portion of the engaging protrusion 59 serving as a fulcrum, the engaging shaft 64 portion is engaged. 60 is engaged. As a result, the hinge member 50 can be connected to the fixed connecting member 49, and then the hinge member 50 may be locked by hooking the lock member 51 on the engagement tool 60.

  When the front panel 3 is removed from the housing 2, the lock member 51 releases the nuck of the hinge member 50, and then operates the operation portion 60b to move the engaging tool 60 around the support shaft 62 by the arrow b in FIG. Rotate in the direction shown to remove from the engagement shaft 64 part. In this state, the engaging recess 61 of the hinge member 50 may be removed from the engaging protrusion 59 to separate the hinge member 50 from the fixed connecting member 49.

  FIG. 10 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10A, an engaged member 48 protruding from the bent edge 47 of the mounting plate 45 to the back side is provided, and an engaged portion 48a protruding to the hinge member 50 side is provided on the engaged member 48. ing. The hinge member 50 is provided with an engagement member 75 projecting toward the engaged member 48 on the rear end side.

  In FIG. 10B, the engaged member 48 is provided with an engaged portion 48a that protrudes toward the hinge member 50, and the hinge member 50 is recessed to the opposite side of the engaged portion 48a. A member 75 is provided.

  In FIG. 10C, the engaged member 48 is provided with an engaged portion 48a at the rear end, and the front end of the hinge member 50 is an engaging member that is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 48a. 75 is provided. In FIG. 10D, an engaged portion 48a is provided at the inner end edge of the opening 44 of the mounting plate 45, and the front end of the hinge member 50 is detachably engaged with the engaged portion 48a. A joint member 75 is provided protruding forward. In this case, the engaged portion 48a does not protrude rearward.

  In the case of these fixing means 55, when the hinge member 50 is put in the housed state, the engaging member 75 engages with the engaged portion 48a of the engaged member 48 on the mounting plate 45 side, and the hinge member 50 is moved. Fix it. Therefore, a special operation for operating the lock member 51 is not necessary.

  Further, since the front end side of the hinge member 50 is engaged with the engaged member 48, the protruding amount of the engaged member 48 can be shortened. In these cases, when the front panel 3 is closed after being attached to the housing 2, the engaging member 75 engages with the engaged member 48. Therefore, the front panel 3 can be opened and closed without any problem.

  The fixing means 55 may be configured by the engaging member 75 integrally provided at the rear end portion of the hinge member 50 and the engaged member 48 integrally provided on the mounting plate 45 side. Note that the protruding engagement member 75 in FIG. 10A and the protruding engaged portion 48a of the engaged member 48 in FIG. 10B may be provided as separate structures by rivets or the like.

  11 and 12 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a pair of upper and lower clamping parts 78 are provided on the projecting member 77 projecting rearward from the bent edge 47, and when the hinge member 50 is in the accommodated state, the side walls 50b of the hinge member 50 are moved up and down by the both clamping parts 78 It is designed to be clamped from both sides.

  As described above, the fixing means 55 may be configured to hold the hinge member 50 itself from the upper and lower sides by the pair of holding portions 78. In addition, you may provide the protrusion 79 in any one of the hinge member 50 or the clamping part 78. FIG.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, a slot machine in which the front panel 3 is mounted on the housing 2 via the slide hinge 17 is illustrated, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachinko machine other than the slot machine or other ball game machines. is there.

  The slide hinge 17 is generally provided with a fixed connecting member 49, a hinge member 50, connecting links 53 and 54, and a mounting member 52. The slide hinge 17 is connected to the front panel 3 by a pair of connecting links 53 and 54. As long as the hinge member 50 is of a type that engages and disengages with respect to the fixed connecting member 49, it can be similarly implemented with other structures.

  The mounting member 52 of the slide hinge 17 is fixed to the mounting plate 45 integral with the reinforcing member 42. However, when the mounting member 52 is fixed to the panel frame 16 or the like without using the mounting plate 45, screws or the like. The engaged member 48 and the protruding member 77 of the fixing means 55 may be fixed to the front panel 3 side together with the mounting member 52 or separately from the mounting member 52.

  The fixing means 55 for fixing the hinge member 50 to the front panel 3 side is the attachment plate 45 as illustrated in the first embodiment and the second embodiment when the hinge member 50 has the lock member 51. The engaging member 48 is engaged and fixed, or the hinge member 50 is clamped and fixed by a pair of clamping portions 78 on the mounting plate 45 side, and a locking means is provided on the mounting plate 45 side. The locking means may be hooked and fixed on the hinge member 50 in the accommodated state. In short, it is sufficient for the fixing means 55 to be able to fix the hinge member 50 in the accommodated state, and its structure is not a problem.

2 Housing 3 Front panel 17 Slide hinge 42 Reinforcing member 44 Opening 45 Mounting plate 47 Bending edge 48 Engaged member 49 Fixed connecting member 50 Hinge member 51 Locking member 52 Mounting member 53 Front connecting link 54 Rear connecting link 55 Fixing means 75 engaging member

Claims (5)

  In the gaming machine in which the front panel (3) is detachably attached to the housing (2) by the slide hinge (17), the front panel (3) is connected to the front panel (3) side of the slide hinge (17). A gaming machine comprising a fixing means (55) for fixing the hinge member (50) to the front panel (3) in a state where the hinge member (50) is housed on the front panel (3) side.   The hinge member (50) is rotatably connected to the mounting member (52) on the front panel (3) side through a pair of front and rear front connection links (53) and a rear connection link (54), and the fixing means. (55) is an engaged member (48) provided on the front panel (3) side, and is provided on the hinge member (50) side and is detachably engaged with the engaged member (48). The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging member (75).   In the engaging member (75), the connecting link (53, 54) is tilted toward the mounting member (52), the front side of the hinge member (50) is accommodated in the front panel (3), and the rear side is the side. The gaming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that it can be engaged with the engaged member (48) when protruding rearward from the front panel (3).   The engaged member (48) is provided so as to integrally protrude rearward along the hinge member (50) from the inside of the attachment member (52), and the engaging member (75) is provided on the hinge member (50). The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the game machine is a lock member (51) for locking in a state of being engaged with a fixed connecting member (49) on the housing (2) side.   An attachment plate (45) having an opening (44) with which the attachment member (52) engages is provided on the reinforcing member (42) that reinforces the end side of the front panel (3), and the attachment plate (45 ) Is provided with a bent edge (47) bent forward, and the dimension from the bent edge (47) to the tip of the engaged member (48) is within the opening dimension of the opening (44). The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein

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