JP2010264010A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine wherein one of an upper door and a lower door can be arbitrarily opened by one cylinder part. <P>SOLUTION: When a key inserted into the cylinder part 90 is rotated counterclockwise, a pawl part 90C pushes up a pressurizing part 91, thus a sliding plate 51 is elevated, the front end part of an upper latch 60 is turned downward, locking of the upper latch 60 and an upper locking part 27 is released, and the upper door 30 is unlocked. To the contrary, when the key inserted into the cylinder part 90 is rotated clockwise, the pawl part 90C pushes down the pressurizing part 91, thus the sliding plate 51 is lowered, the front end part of the upper latch 60 is turned downward, locking of the lower latch 80 and a lower locking part 17 is released, and the lower door 40 is unlocked. Thus, one of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 is arbitrarily opened by one cylinder part 90, and is easily opened without the need of any time and labor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a casing that is formed in a hexahedral shape and has a front surface that is open, a front door that is rotatably provided in the casing in order to close the opening on the front surface of the casing, A locking device for fixing the door in the closed position, and the front door includes an upper door disposed upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door disposed downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction. It relates to divided gaming machines.

Conventionally, gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines and slot machines have been used. Among these, the slot machine is a gaming machine that is selected when a plurality of rotating reels that are rotationally driven are appropriately stopped and the symbols displayed on these rotating reels are in a specific combination.
Here, as the slot machine, a separation type slot machine in which a reel unit, which is a main part for playing a game, and a main board that controls the operation of the reel unit are separated from the remaining parts. Is being used.
In addition, as a separate type slot machine, the front door that opens and closes the front opening of the main body cabinet that is a housing for storing the internal device is divided into an upper door and a lower door, and the upper door and the lower door can be replaced separately. A two-door front door is also used.

  According to such a split-type slot machine with two front doors, if the exchange unit directly involved in the game content is replaced with the upper door that needs to be replaced in response to the size change of the rotating reel, The contents can be changed to new ones, and parts that are not directly related to the game contents such as the hopper unit and main body cabinet for paying out medals can be used as they are, compared with the case where the entire slot machine is replaced Thus, the cost required for replacement can be reduced. In addition, parts such as the main cabinet can be used as they are, no matter how many times the game content is changed. By reusing the main cabinet many times, waste of resources can be greatly reduced. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Here, in the separation type slot machine, when the opening of the housing is closed by the front door divided into the upper door and the lower door, the upper edge of the lower door overlaps with the lower edge of the upper door. What is formed is common.
In other words, the general separation-type slot machine is configured to close the front door in the order of first moving the upper door to the closed position and then moving the lower door to the closed position. Conversely, when the lower door is moved to the closed position, the upper edge of the lower door becomes an obstacle, making it impossible to move the upper door to the closed position. For this reason, the upper door cannot be opened unless the lower door is opened first.

In such a separate slot machine, the upper door cannot be opened unless the lower door is opened first. Therefore, if the lower door is fixed in the closed position, the upper door is also fixed in the closed position. As a locking device for fixing the door in the closed position, a locking device for fixing the lower door in the closed position is adopted.
The upper door is provided in the housing and is fixed to the closed position by a latch that is released by a lever device that appears when the lower door is opened.
For this reason, in the separation type slot machine, in order to open the front door, first, the lower door locking device is unlocked, the lower door is opened in the unlocked state, and then the lever device described above is used. Since a two-step operation such as releasing the latch and opening the upper door in this latch-released state is required, there is a desire to perform the opening operation of the front door with only one simple operation.

In order to achieve this requirement, the lower door locking device and the latch that fixes the lower door in the closed position are linked so that the lower door latch can be unlocked by operating the lower door locking device. A slot machine is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).
In this slot machine, as a cylinder portion that can be rotated when a key is inserted, the operating angle range in the rotating operation is wider than a normal one. The cylinder portion is coupled to the latch of the lower door so that the latch of the lower door is interlocked with the rotation operation of the cylinder portion.
According to such a slot machine, when the cylinder portion is rotated and the rotation angle position of the cylinder portion reaches almost the center of the operation angle range, the lock device of the lower door is unlocked. Further, when the cylinder portion is rotated and the rotation angle position of the cylinder portion reaches the end point of the operation angle range, the latch of the lower door is released. Thus, both the upper door and the lower door can be opened by only one simple operation such as rotating the cylinder portion in one direction.

JP 2003-169879 A JP 2007-130355 A

However, in the gaming machine in which the front door is divided into the upper door and the lower door as in the slot machine described above, only the lower door can be opened, but only the upper door cannot be opened. When the upper door is opened, the lower door is also opened, and there has been a demand for allowing only one of the upper door and the lower door to be arbitrarily opened.
In addition, it is possible to make the upper door and the lower door pivotable separately and freely, and to provide each with a cylinder part so that only one of the upper door and the lower door can be arbitrarily opened. In this case, when the number of cylinder parts increases and it is desired to open both the upper and lower doors, it is necessary to carry out the operation to lock the cylinder part and rotate it to each cylinder part. There is a problem that the operation is doubled and it takes time to open both the upper door and the lower door.

  Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the purpose of the invention is to provide the upper door and the lower door in one cylinder portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can arbitrarily open one of them.

The invention described in the claims has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of each invention will be described below using embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.

(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a hexahedron box-shaped housing (1) whose front surface is opened, and the housing (1) for closing the front opening of the housing (1). A gaming machine (S) provided with a front door (3) rotatably provided on the front door (3) and a locking device (50, 70) for fixing the front door (3) in the closed position. The door (3) is divided into an upper door (30) arranged upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door (40) arranged downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction. The upper door (30) and the lower door (40) are independent from each other between two positions: an open position where the opening of the casing (1) is opened and a closed position where the opening of the casing (1) is closed. The housing (1) is pivotally attached to the housing (1), and the housing (1) has an upper latch for fixing each of the upper door (30) and the lower door (40) in a closed position. Part (27) and lower locking part (17 The upper door (30) is provided with an upper latch (60) for locking to the upper locking portion (27) provided on the housing (1) side in the closed position. The upper latch (60) has two positions: a locking position where the upper locking portion (27) can be locked, and a release position where the locking with the upper locking portion (27) is released. A lower latch (80) for locking the lower door (40) to the lower locking portion (17) provided on the housing (1) side in the closed position. The lower latch (80) is a locking position that can be locked by the lower locking portion (17), and a release position where the locking with the lower locking portion (17) is released. The lock device (50, 70) can be rotated when a key is inserted, and is arranged between the upper door (30) and the lower door (40). Cylinder part (90) The cylinder portion (90) includes a pressing portion (91) that can be engaged with both the upper latch (60) and the lower latch (80), and the upper door (30). When the lower door (40) is disposed in the closed position and is rotated in one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation directions, the pressing portion (91) holds the upper latch (60). When it is moved from the locking position to the release position and rotated in the other clockwise direction and counterclockwise direction, the pressing portion (91) moves the lower latch (80) from the locked position to the release position. It is characterized by being formed.

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the cylinder portion provided on one of the upper door and the lower door according to claim 1 is provided between the upper door and the lower door, and has the following features.
That is, the invention according to claim 2 is a hexahedron box-shaped housing (1) whose front surface is opened, and the housing (1) for closing the front opening of the housing (1). A gaming machine (S) provided with a front door (3) rotatably provided on the front door (3) and a locking device (50, 70) for fixing the front door (3) in the closed position. The door (3) is divided into an upper door (30) disposed upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door (40) (40) disposed downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction. The upper door (30) and the lower door (40) are located between two positions, an open position that opens the opening of the housing (1) and a closed position that closes the opening of the housing (1). Each of the upper door (30) and the lower door (40) is fixed to a closed position on the case (1) so as to be independently rotatable. Upper locking part (27) and lower locking (17) is provided, and the upper door (30) has an upper latch (60) for engaging with the upper engaging portion (27) provided on the housing (1) side in the closed position. The upper latch (60) is provided at a locking position where the upper locking portion (27) can be locked, and a release position where the locking with the upper locking portion (27) is released. A lower latch (40) is provided to be movable between two positions, and the lower door (40) is locked to the lower locking portion (17) provided on the housing (1) side in the closed position. 80), and the lower latch (80) can be locked by the lower locking portion (17), and the locking with the lower locking portion (17) is released. The lock device (50, 70) is provided so as to be movable between two release positions.The lock device (50, 70) can be rotated when a key is inserted, and either of the upper door (30) or the lower door (40). Attached to one or the other The cylinder portion (90) includes a pressing portion (91) that can be engaged with both the upper latch (60) and the lower latch (80). When the upper door (30) and the lower door (40) are disposed in the closed position, when the rotation is performed in one of the clockwise and counterclockwise rotation directions, the pressing portion (91) is When the upper latch (60) is moved from the locking position to the release position and rotated in the other clockwise or counterclockwise direction, the pressing portion (91) locks the lower latch (80). It is formed to move from a position to a release position.

The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
(Effects of claims 1 and 2)
According to invention of Claim 1, 2, there exists the following effect.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper door and the lower door can be freely rotated independently of each other, and the upper door is locked at the upper locking portion on the housing side. And an upper latch that can move between two positions of the release position where the locking with the upper locking portion is released, and the lower door can be locked by the lower locking portion on the housing side A cylinder part that is provided with a lower latch that has been moved between two positions of a locking position and a release position where the locking with the lower locking part is released, and that can be rotated when a key is inserted. Is provided with a pressing part that can be engaged with both the upper latch and the lower latch, and when the cylinder part is rotated in a predetermined rotation direction, the pressing part moves the upper latch from the locking position to the release position, and When the cylinder is rotated in the direction of rotation of the Since it was moved from the stop position to the release position, selecting the rotation direction corresponding to the desired one of the upper door and the lower door, and rotating the cylinder part, the desired one of the upper door and the lower door Only things can be opened.
Therefore, when rotating the cylinder part, by appropriately selecting the direction of rotation, only one of the upper door and the lower door can be opened arbitrarily, and after rotating the cylinder part clockwise, By rotating the cylinder part in the clockwise direction, both the upper and lower doors can be opened, and when opening both the upper and lower doors, the operation target is limited to one cylinder part. There is no trouble in opening both the upper door and the lower door, and the above object is achieved by the above.

It is an exploded perspective view showing the whole one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the different state which shows the whole said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the lower door locking device of the lower door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the lower door locking device of the lower door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the upper door locking device of the upper door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the press part periphery which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the unlocking state of the lower door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the open state of the lower door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the unlocking state of the upper door which concerns on the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the open state of the upper door which concerns on the said embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine S according to the present embodiment is a main body cabinet 1 that is a housing having an opening 11 on the front side, a main device for playing games, and the main body cabinet 1. In order to close the opening on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1, the exchange unit 2 that is detachably provided and the front door 3 that is rotatably provided on the main body cabinet 1 are configured.

(Main body cabinet 1)
The main body cabinet 1 is a casing that is formed in a hexahedral box shape and has an open front surface. More specifically, the main body cabinet 1 has an opening 11 formed at the front surface, a bottom plate 15 below the opening 11, side plates 16 on both sides thereof, a top plate on the upper side, and a back surface thereof. It is a housing for a separation type slot machine in which a back plate is arranged on each side.
The main body cabinet 1 is provided with an intermediate plate 12 that is disposed at an intermediate position in the vertical direction and partitions the internal space vertically.

Here, the front door 3 is divided into an upper door 30 disposed upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door 40 disposed downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction.
The upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be independently rotated between two positions of an open position where the opening 11 of the main body cabinet 1 is opened and a closed position where the opening 11 of the main body cabinet 1 is closed. It is attached to the main body cabinet 1.

More specifically, the upper door 30 has a lower door 40 between two positions, an open position that opens the upper opening portion 13 that is an upper portion of the opening portion 11 of the main body cabinet 1 and a closed position that closes the upper opening portion 13. Is attached to the main body cabinet 1 so as to be separately rotatable.
On the other hand, the lower door 40 is separated from the upper door 30 between two positions: an open position that opens the lower opening 14 that is the lower portion of the opening 11 of the main body cabinet 1 and a closed position that closes the lower opening 14. It is attached to the main body cabinet 1 so as to be rotatable.
In the separation type slot machine S according to the present embodiment, the upper door locking device 50 for fixing the upper door 30 to the closed position and the lower door 40 to the closed position are used as the locking device for fixing the front door 3 to the closed position. The gaming machine is provided with a lower door locking device 70 to be fixed.

Both end portions of the intermediate plate 12 are respectively attached to the side plates 16 on both sides, and the power supply unit 4 is attached to the lower surface of the intermediate plate 12. Below the power supply unit 4, a hopper unit 5 placed on the bottom plate 15 is provided.
Here, the power supply unit 4 is attached to the lower surface of the intermediate plate 12 via an attachment plate or the like. Although not particularly shown, the power supply unit 4 is provided with a power supply circuit for supplying power at a stable voltage, and a store operation unit 4A having switches and the like for the game store side to make various settings.
Further, the power supply unit 4 and the hopper unit 5 are not necessarily replaced when the game content is changed by replacing the replacement unit 2, and can be used as they are even after the replacement unit 2 is replaced. Is.

Further, at the lower part of the side plate 16 arranged on the left side in FIG. 1, two main body engaging portions 19 that rotatably support the lower door 40 that opens and closes the lower opening 14 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction. It has been.
Furthermore, on the side plate 16 on the opposite side to the side plate 16 provided with the main body engaging portion 19, when the lower door 40 is closed, a lower locking portion 17 for fixing the lower door 40 in the closed position, Two are provided at intervals in the vertical direction.
A guide rail 18 is provided between the lower locking portions 17 to guide the rotating end of the lower door 40 to a predetermined height when the lower door 40 is closed.

(Exchange unit 2)
The replacement unit 2 is obtained by fixing various parts constituting the replacement unit 2 to the frame body 21. In other words, the exchange unit 2 controls the rotation reel 23 having a plurality of symbols displayed thereon, the reel unit 20 having a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the rotation reel 23, and the operation of the rotation reel 23. There are provided a substrate unit 24 and the above-described frame body 21 as a support for supporting the reel unit 20 and the substrate unit 24.

Here, the board unit 24 is provided with a main board (not shown) for controlling the operation of the rotary reel 23 and also for controlling the game and the operation of the slot machine S, and a sub board (not shown) for performing various effects. It has been.
Further, in FIG. 1, two frame body engaging portions 25 that rotatably support the upper door 30 are provided in the vertical frame disposed on the left side of the front surface of the frame body 21 at intervals in the vertical direction. ing. In addition, the vertical frame arranged on the front right side of the frame 21 has an upper locking portion 27 for fixing the upper door 30 in the closed position when the upper door 30 is closed. One is provided.
A guide rail 28 that guides the rotating end of the upper door 30 to a predetermined height when the upper door 30 is closed is provided below the upper locking portion 27 disposed on the lower side.
The exchange unit 2 is placed on the middle plate 12 of the main body cabinet 1 and stored in the upper portion 13 of the opening.

(Upper door 30)
The upper door 30 is rotatably supported by the frame body 21 of the replacement unit 2 and can be kept closed by an upper door locking device 50 described later. A symbol display window 31 through which the symbol of the rotary reel 23 can be seen from the front side is provided at a substantially central portion of the upper door 30. On the upper side and both sides of the symbol display window 31, a decorative portion 33, which is a decorative exterior component, is provided, and on the lower side of the symbol display window 31, a display device 32 for performing various displays is provided. . Further, on the upper side of the symbol display window 31, a liquid crystal display device 34 capable of displaying a moving image is provided.
Here, as the decoration portion 33, an illumination device such as a lamp can be used so that the illumination device blinks at the time of winning notification or other effects.

Further, as the display device 32, a display device that displays characters with numerals etc. by a 7-segment LED, or a display device that can display moving images such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display, although not particularly shown, is adopted. Also good.
On the back surface of the upper door 30, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper door engaging portion 36 for allowing the frame engaging portion 25 to be rotatably supported is provided. Two upper door engaging portions 36 are provided at intervals along the right side edge in FIG.
An upper door locking device 50 that engages with an upper locking portion 27 provided on the frame 21 of the replacement unit 2 is provided on the left side edge portion of the upper door 30 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, a speaker 35 that outputs various sounds is provided at the upper corners on the back surface of the upper door 30.
In addition, an upper door engaging portion 36 is provided on the back surface of the upper door 30 so that the frame engaging portion 25 is rotatably supported. Two upper door engaging portions 36 are provided at intervals along the right side edge in FIG.

(Lower door 40)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower door 40 is a door that opens and closes the lower opening 14 of the main body cabinet 1, and has a thickness dimension larger than that of the upper door 30. The lower door 40 is rotatably supported by the side plate 16 of the main body cabinet 1 and can be kept closed by a lower door locking device 70 described later.

The upper surface of the lower door 40 protrudes forward from the front surface of the upper door 30 when both the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are closed. The upper portion of the lower door 40 including the upper surface of the lower door 40 is an operation unit 41 provided with switches for allowing the player to perform operations necessary for the game.
In addition, a medal receiver 43 is formed at the lower portion of the lower door 40 to store the paid-out medals. A front panel 47 on which game content and other indications are made is fitted in a substantially central portion of the lower door 40.
The operation unit 41 includes a medal slot 42 arranged at the right end in FIG. 1, a single bet switch 41B arranged at the left end in FIG. 1, a max bet switch 41A arranged right next to the single bet switch 41B, A start switch 41C disposed diagonally to the left of the bet switch 41A, a stop switch 41D disposed to the right of the start switch 41C, and a key hole 44 disposed diagonally to the right of the medal slot 42 It has become.

The max bet switch 41A and the single bet switch 41B are used to replace the stored medals with medals. The start switch 41C and the stop switch 41D are for starting and stopping the rotation of the rotary reel 23. The keyhole 44 is for unlocking the locked front door 3. When a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 44 and turned, the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are unlocked, and the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be opened.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal selector 45 is provided on the back side of the lower door 40 to determine whether the medal is correct or not while guiding the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 42.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a lower door engaging portion 46 is provided on the back surface of the lower door 40 so as to be rotatably supported by the main body engaging portion 19. Two lower door engaging portions 46 are provided at intervals along the right side edge in FIG.
A lower door locking device 70 that engages with the lower locking portion 17 provided in the main body cabinet 1 is provided on the left side edge portion of the lower door 40 in FIG.

(Lower door locking device 70)
The lower door locking device 70 fixes (locks) the lower door 40 in the closed position so that the closed lower door 40 is not unnecessarily opened, and is unlocked with a predetermined key as necessary. It is possible to open 40.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower door locking device 70 is provided on the inner surface of the side plate of the lower door 40 facing the lower locking portion 17 on the main body cabinet 1 side.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower door locking device 70 extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the inner surface of the side plate of the lower door 40 and is slidably supported by the fixing member 75. The sliding plate 71, the lower latch 80 rotatably supported by the fixing member 75, and the above-described key hole 44 are formed, and the cylinder can be rotated when a predetermined key is inserted into the key hole 44. Part 90 is provided.
Here, the cylinder portion 90 is provided on the lower door 40 and includes a pressing portion 91 that moves up and down by rotating the cylinder portion 90.

In order to hold the sliding plate 71 in a slidable manner, the fixing member 75 is hooked at the end portion of the coil spring 74 spanned between the holding portion 72 formed in a hook shape and the sliding plate 71. And a pin hole 76A (shown only in FIG. 4) to which the tip of a fixing pin 76 for slidably mounting the sliding plate 71 is fixed.
Here, the sliding plate 71 is provided with a long hole 71C through which the fixing pin 76 is inserted and a hooking portion 71A on which an end of the coil spring 74 is hooked.

  The fixing member 75 sandwiches the sliding plate 71 between the main body portion and the holding portion 72, thereby preventing the sliding plate 71 from moving in a direction away from the sliding plate 71, and in the long hole 71C of the sliding plate 71. The sliding pin 71 is moved only in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 71C, that is, in the vertical direction by the inserted fixing pin 76, and is further slid by the coil spring 74 spanned between the sliding plate 71. The moving plate 71 is biased upward, and the sliding plate 71 is supported in this state.

Further, in order to support the pressing portion 91 having the “U” -shaped side surface so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, the fixing protrusion 75 protrudes toward the pressing portion 91 as shown in FIG. 78 is provided. The holding projection 78 includes a pin hole 78A to which the tip of a fixing pin 91A for slidably attaching the pressing portion 91 is fixed.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a long hole 91B extending in the vertical direction is formed in the pressing portion 91, and a fixing pin 91A is inserted into the long hole 91B. The pressing portion 91 is fixed to the pin hole 78A of the holding projection 78 with the tip of the fixing pin 91A inserted through the long hole 91B, and is sandwiched between the flange portion of the fixing pin 91A and the holding projection 78. The fixing member 75 is slidably supported.
Note that an angle portion 71D in which the upper end portion is bent at a substantially right angle is formed at the upper end portion of the sliding plate 71 in FIG. The angle portion 71D is overlapped with the lower side of the “U” shape of the pressing portion 91 and pressed downward by the pressing portion 91 when the pressing portion 91 descends.

Furthermore, the fixing member 75 is provided with a roller 77 at a position corresponding to the guide rail 18 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) on the main body cabinet 1 side.
When the lower door 40 approaches the closed position, the roller 77 is placed on the guide rail 18, and even if the rotating end of the lower door 40 is lowered by its own weight, the lower door 40 moves toward the closed position. When moved, the roller 77 is placed on the guide rail 18 and pushes the rotating end of the lower door 40 to a predetermined height level.

When the lower door 40 is closed, the lower latch 80 is engaged with a lower engaging portion 17 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) provided on the main body cabinet 1 side.
That is, the lower latch 80 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower locking portion 17 on the main body cabinet 1 side, and is locked by the lower locking portion 17 to fix the lower door 40 in the closed position. The lower latch 80 has a base end portion disposed between the fixing member 75 and the sliding plate 71, and a tip end portion projecting from the lower door 40 toward the main body cabinet 1.
A shaft hole 80A through which a fixing pin 76 for attaching the sliding plate 71 to the fixing member 75 is inserted is formed in an intermediate portion of the lower latch 80. The lower latch 80 is pivotally supported by a fixing pin 76 inserted through the shaft hole 80A.
Thereby, the lower latch 80 is rotatably attached to the fixing member 75, and by rotating, the lower latch 80 can be locked by the lower locking portion 17, and the lower locking portion 17. It is possible to move between two positions of the release position where the lock is released.

  In addition, a latching portion 81 is provided at a corner portion on the base end side of the lower latch 80 so as to latch the end portion of the coil spring 85 that spans between the fixing member 75. One end of the coil spring 85 is hooked to the hooking portion 81 of the lower latch 80, and the other end of the coil spring 85 is protruding from the surface of the fixing member 75 opposite to the lower latch 80. It is hooked on 75B. By this coil spring 85, the tip side portion of the lower latch 80 is urged upward in FIGS.

A tip 83 of the lower latch 80 is provided with an inclined portion 83 in which the upper side in FIGS. 3 and 4 is inclined so that the tip side is tapered.
On the rear end side of the inclined portion 83 of the lower latch 80, a recess 82 into which the lower locking portion 17 on the main body cabinet 1 side is inserted is formed adjacent to the inclined portion 83.
At this time, when the lower door 40 in the open position is rotated to the closed position for closing the lower opening 14 of the main body cabinet 1, after the inclined portion 83 of the lower latch 80 contacts the lower locking portion 17, When the lower door 40 is pivoted in the closing direction, the lower latch 80 is pivoted downward against the elastic force of the coil spring 85 because the inclined portion 83 is pushed by the lower latching portion 17. ing. From this state, the lower door 40 is further rotated in the closing direction, and when the concave portion 82 reaches the position of the lower locking portion 17, the inclined portion 83 is returned to the original position by the elastic force of the coil spring 85. Thus, the lower door 40 is automatically fixed in the closed position, and the locking operation is completed.

The sliding plate 71 is provided with a pressing piece 73 that engages with the distal end side of the lower latch 80 and pushes down the distal end side of the lower latch 80. That is, the edge of the sliding plate 71 on the side where the inclined portion 83 of the lower latch 80 projects is formed at a height position that can be engaged with the upper side of the distal end side of the lower latch 80, and to the fixing member 75. A pressing piece 73 protruding toward the surface is provided.
As a result, when the entire sliding plate 71 is pushed down while the lower door 40 is fixed at the closed position, the pressing piece 73 pushes down the upper side of the lower latch 80 and is locked to the lower locking portion 17. From the position, toward the position where the locking is released, in other words, the front end side of the lower latch 80 is rotated downward in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cylinder portion 90 has a case 90A formed in a cylindrical shape, and an unlocking operation can be performed with a predetermined key inserted into the key hole 44 inside the case 90A. A lock mechanism that does not work is provided.
Further, the cylinder portion 90 can be rotated in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions by a rotation operation with a predetermined key inserted into the key hole 44 on the end surface opposite to the end surface on which the key hole 44 is formed. It has a claw-mounted car 90B. The claw-equipped vehicle 90B is provided with two claw portions 90C that protrude toward the back of the “U” shape of the pressing portion 91.
Here, the pressing portion 91 is provided with engagement holes 91C into which the tip portions of the two claw portions 90C of the claw wheel 90B are respectively inserted.

When such a pressing portion 91 inserts a predetermined key into the key hole 44 of the cylinder portion 90 and rotates the key inserted into the key hole 44 toward the key hole 44 in the clockwise direction, the claw wheel 90B is inverted in FIG. It rotates clockwise and is pushed downward by the claw 90C.
When the key 91 inserted into the key hole 44 is rotated counterclockwise toward the key hole 44, the pressing portion 91 rotates the claw wheel 90B in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 so that it is pushed upward by the claw portion 90C. It has become.
Here, the pressing portion 91 is engaged with the lower latch 80 via the sliding plate 71. That is, when the pressing portion 91 is pushed down by the rotation operation of the cylinder portion 90, the sliding plate 71 is pushed down, and the pushed-down sliding plate 71 pushes the lower latch 80. The tip side of the lower latch 80 is rotated from the locked position to the unlocked position.

(Upper door locking device 50)
As with the lower door locking device 70 described above, the upper door locking device 50 fixes (locks) the upper door 30 in the closed position so that the closed upper door 30 is not unnecessarily opened (locked), and if necessary. The upper door 30 can be opened by being unlocked with the predetermined key described above.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper door locking device 50 is provided on the inner surface of the side plate of the upper door 30 facing the upper locking portion 27 on the main body cabinet 1 side.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lower door locking device 70 includes a fixing member 55 that extends in the vertical direction and is fixed to the inner surface of the side plate of the upper door 30, and a slide that is slidably supported by the fixing member 55. A moving plate 51 and an upper latch 60 that is rotatably supported by the fixed member 55 are provided.

In order to hold the sliding plate 51 in a slidable manner, the fixing member 55 is hooked at the end of the coil spring 54 spanned between the holding portion 52 formed in a hook shape and the sliding plate 51. And a pin hole (not shown) to which the tip of a fixing pin 56 for slidably mounting the sliding plate 51 is fixed.
Here, the sliding plate 51 is provided with a long hole 51C through which the fixing pin 56 is inserted, and a latching portion 51A on which an end of the coil spring 54 is latched.

The fixing member 55 sandwiches the sliding plate 51 between the main body portion and the holding portion 52, thereby preventing the sliding plate 51 from moving in the direction away from the sliding plate 51, and in the long hole 51C of the sliding plate 51. The sliding plate 51 is moved only in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 51C, that is, in the vertical direction by the inserted fixing pin 56, and is further slid by the coil spring 54 spanned between the sliding plate 51. The moving plate 51 is biased downward, and the sliding plate 51 is supported in this state.
An angle portion 51D is formed at the lower end portion of the sliding plate 51 in FIG. 5 by bending the lower end portion substantially at a right angle. The angle portion 51D is overlapped with the upper side of the “U” of the pressing portion 91 and pressed upward by the pressing portion 91 when the pressing portion 91 disposed below the angle portion 51D descends. It has become.

Further, a roller 57 is provided near the lower end of the fixing member 55 at a position corresponding to the guide rail 28 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the replacement unit 2.
When the upper door 30 approaches the closed position, the roller 57 is placed on the guide rail 28. Even if the rotating end of the upper door 30 is lowered downward due to its own weight, the upper door 30 moves toward the closed position. When the roller 57 is moved, the roller 57 is placed on the guide rail 28 to push up the rotating end of the upper door 30 to a predetermined height level.

When the upper door 30 is closed, the upper latch 60 is engaged with an upper engaging portion 27 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) provided in the replacement unit 2 on the main body cabinet 1 side.
That is, the upper latch 60 is provided at a position corresponding to the upper locking portion 27 of the replacement unit 2 and is locked by the upper locking portion 27 to fix the upper door 30 in the closed position. The upper latch 60 has a proximal end portion disposed between the fixing member 55 and the sliding plate 51, and a distal end portion protruding from the upper door 30 toward the replacement unit 2.
Similar to the lower latch 80, a shaft hole (not shown) through which the fixing pin 56 for attaching the sliding plate 51 to the fixing member 55 is inserted is formed in an intermediate portion of the upper latch 60. The upper latch 60 is pivotally supported by a fixing pin 56 inserted through the shaft hole.
Thus, the upper latch 60 is rotatably attached to the fixing member 55, and by rotating, the upper latch 60 can be locked by the upper locking portion 27, and the upper locking portion 27 It is possible to move between two positions of the release position where the lock is released.

  In addition, a hook 61 is provided at the corner of the upper latch 60 on the base end side to hook the end of a coil spring 65 (see FIG. 6) spanned between the fixing member 55. Yes. One end of the coil spring 65 is hooked to the latching portion 61 of the upper latch 60, and the other end of the coil spring 65 is projected on the surface opposite to the surface facing the upper latch 60 of the fixing member 55. It is latched on the latching piece 55B. By this coil spring 65, the tip end portion of the upper latch 60 is urged upward in FIGS.

A tip portion of the upper latch 60 is provided with an inclined portion 63 in which the upper side in FIG. 5 is inclined so that the tip portion is tapered.
A concave portion 62 into which the upper locking portion 27 of the replacement unit 2 is inserted is formed on the rear end side of the inclined portion 63 of the upper latch 60 so as to be adjacent to the inclined portion 63.
At this time, when the upper door 30 in the open position is rotated to the closed position for closing the opening upper portion 13 of the main body cabinet 1, after the inclined portion 63 of the upper latch 60 comes into contact with the upper locking portion 27, When the upper door 30 is turned in the closing direction, the upper latch 60 is turned downward against the elastic force of the coil spring 65 by the inclined portion 63 being pushed by the upper locking portion 27. ing. From this state, the upper door 30 is further rotated in the closing direction, and when the concave portion 62 reaches the position of the upper locking portion 27, the inclined portion 63 returns to the original position by the elastic force of the coil spring 65. Thus, the upper door 30 is automatically fixed at the closed position, and the locking operation is completed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding plate 51 is provided with a pressing piece 53 that engages with the base end side of the upper latch 60 and pushes down the rear end side of the upper latch 60. That is, the rear edge of the sliding plate 51 where the latching portion 61 of the upper latch 60 is provided is formed at a height position that can be engaged with the lower side of the rear end of the upper latch 60. At the same time, a pressing piece 53 protruding toward the fixing member 55 is provided.
Thus, when the sliding plate 51 is entirely pushed up in a state where the upper door 30 is fixed at the closed position, the pressing piece 53 pushes up the lower side of the upper latch 60 and is locked to the upper locking portion 27. In other words, the front end side of the upper latch 60 is rotated downward from FIG. 5 toward the position where the locking is released.

Here, when a predetermined key is inserted into the key hole 44 and the key is rotated in the clockwise direction toward the key hole 44 in this state, the claw wheel 90B is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. The pressing portion 91 can be pushed upward.
Here, the pressing portion 91 is engaged with the upper latch 60 via the sliding plate 51. That is, when the pressing portion 91 is pushed upward by the rotation operation of the cylinder portion 90, the sliding plate 51 is pushed up, and the pushed sliding plate 51 pushes the upper latch 60, thereby the upper locking portion 27. The tip side of the upper latch 60 is rotated from the locked position to the unlocked position.

In addition, when the key inserted into the key hole 44 is rotated counterclockwise in a state where the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are disposed at the closed position, the cylinder portion 90 causes the pressing portion 91 to slide. The upper latch 60 is moved from the locking position to the release position via 51.
On the other hand, when the key inserted into the key hole 44 is rotated in the clockwise direction in a state where the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are disposed at the closed position, the cylinder portion 90 causes the pressing portion 91 to move to the sliding plate 71. The lower latch 80 is moved from the locking position to the release position via the.

(Opening operation of the front door 3)
The opening operation of the front door 3 in the slot machine S as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the locked front door 3, as shown in FIG. 6A, the upper latch 60 of the upper door 30 is locked to the upper locking portion 27, and the lower latch 80 of the lower door 40 is locked to the lower door. Locked to the stop 17. Thus, both the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 cannot be opened even if a force is applied in the opening direction. In this state, the claw wheel 90B of the cylinder portion 90 is located at an intermediate position where the claw portion 90C faces the middle of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 as shown in FIG. .
The front door 3 in such a state can be opened by unlocking any one of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 first. Here, the case where the lower door 40 is unlocked and opened first will be described first, and then the case where the upper door 30 is unlocked and opened first will be described.

When opening the lower door 40, first insert a predetermined key into the keyhole 44, rotate the key clockwise toward the keyhole 44, rotate the key to the unlocked position where the key can rotate, Hold the key to maintain the unlocked position.
As the key is rotated, the claw wheel 90B of the cylinder portion 90 rotates, and the claw portion 90C of the claw wheel 90B pushes the pressing portion 91 downward as shown in FIG. 7B.
The pressing portion 91 pushed down lowers the sliding plate 71 along with the pushing operation. As the sliding plate 71 descends, the pressing piece 73 pushes down the upper side of the tip side of the lower latch 80. As a result, the front end portion of the lower latch 80 rotates from the position locked by the lower locking portion 17 toward the position where the locking is released, as shown in FIG. The locking device 70 is unlocked.
When the lower door locking device 70 is in the unlocked state, as shown in FIG. 8, while holding the key so that the key maintains the unlocked position in order to maintain the state in which the pressing portion 91 is pushed downward. Then, the lower door 40 is rotated in the opening direction. When the lower door 40 reaches the position where the tip of the lower latch 80 does not reach the lower locking portion 17, the holding of the key is stopped and the lower door 40 reaches the fully open position. Is completed.

Further, when opening the upper door 30, first, a predetermined key is inserted into the key hole 44, the key is rotated counterclockwise toward the key hole 44, and the key is rotated to the unlocked position where the key can be rotated. Hold the key so that the key maintains the unlocked position.
As the key is rotated, the claw wheel 90B of the cylinder portion 90 rotates, and the claw portion 90C of the claw wheel 90B pushes the pressing portion 91 upward as shown in FIG. 9B.
The pressing portion 91 pushed upward raises the sliding plate 71 along with the pushing operation. As the sliding plate 71 rises, the pressing piece 73 pushes up the lower side of the rear end side of the upper latch 60. As a result, the distal end portion of the upper latch 60 rotates from the position locked by the upper locking portion 27 toward the position where the locking is released, as shown in FIG. The locking device 50 is unlocked.
When the upper door locking device 50 is in the unlocked state, as shown in FIG. 10, the key is held so that the key maintains the unlocked position in order to maintain the state where the pressing portion 91 is pushed down. Then, the upper door 30 is rotated in the opening direction. When the upper door 30 reaches the position where the tip of the upper latch 60 does not reach the upper locking portion 27, the gripping of the key is stopped, the upper door 30 is reached to the fully open position, and the upper door 30 is opened as described above. Is completed.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
In other words, the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be freely rotated independently of each other. The upper door 30 has a locking position locked by the upper locking portion 27 on the main body cabinet 1 side, and an upper position. An upper latch 60 that is movable between two positions of the release position where the locking with the locking portion 27 is released is provided, and the lower door 40 is locked by the lower locking portion 17 on the main body cabinet 1 side. Provided with a lower latch 80 that is moved between two possible locking positions and a release position where the locking with the lower locking portion 17 is released, and can be rotated when a key is inserted The cylinder portion 90 is provided with a pressing portion 91 that can be engaged with both the upper latch 60 and the lower latch 80, and when the cylinder portion 90 is rotated counterclockwise, the pressing portion 91 engages the upper latch 60. When the cylinder portion 90 is rotated clockwise from the stop position to the release position, the pressing portion 9 1 moves the lower latch 80 from the locking position to the release position, so that the rotation direction corresponding to the desired one of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 is selected and the cylinder portion 90 is rotated. Thus, only the desired one of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be opened.
Therefore, when rotating the cylinder part 90, by appropriately selecting the direction of rotation, only one of the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be opened arbitrarily, and the cylinder part 90 can be rotated clockwise. After that, if the cylinder part 90 is rotated counterclockwise, both the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 can be opened, and the operation target is also open when both the upper door 30 and the lower door 40 are opened. It is limited to one cylinder part 90, and it can be easily opened without taking any trouble to open both the upper door 30 and the lower door 40.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
For example, in the above embodiment, the cylinder portion is provided on the lower door. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cylinder portion may be provided on the upper door, or may be provided between the upper door and the lower door. In this case, the attachment destination of the cylinder portion is not the upper door and the lower door but the main body cabinet that is a housing.
In addition, the gaming machine is not limited to a slot machine that performs a game of rotating a plurality of rotating reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are written and stopping the rotating reels so that the symbols become a predetermined combination, and a liquid crystal display device is provided. A video game machine in which the front door is divided into an upper door and a lower door. In short, the present invention is a gaming machine in which the front door is divided into an upper door and a lower door. Can be applied.

1 Main body cabinet as housing 3 Front door
17 Lower locking part 27 Upper locking part
30 Upper door 40 Lower door
50 Upper door locking device as a locking device 60 Upper latch
70 Lower door locking device as locking device 80 Lower latch
90 Cylinder part 91 Pressing part S Slot machine as a gaming machine

Claims (2)

A casing formed in a hexahedron box shape and having a front surface opened, a front door rotatably provided on the casing for closing the front opening of the casing, and a closed position of the front door A gaming machine with a locking device to be fixed to
The front door is divided into an upper door arranged upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door arranged downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction,
The upper door and the lower door are attached to the casing so as to be independently rotatable between two positions, an open position for opening the opening of the casing and a closed position for closing the opening of the casing. ,
The housing is provided with an upper locking portion and a lower locking portion for fixing each of the upper door and the lower door in a closed position,
The upper door is provided with an upper latch for locking to the upper locking portion provided on the housing side in the closed position,
The upper latch is provided so as to be movable between two positions of a locking position where the locking by the upper locking portion and a release position where the locking with the upper locking portion is released,
The lower door is provided with a lower latch for locking to the lower locking portion provided on the housing side in the closed position,
The lower latch is provided movably between two positions, a locking position where the lower locking portion can be locked and a release position where the locking with the lower locking portion is released,
The lock device is capable of rotating when a key is inserted, and has a cylinder portion disposed between the upper door and the lower door,
The cylinder portion includes a pressing portion that can be engaged with both the upper latch and the lower latch, and the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in a state where the upper door and the lower door are disposed at a closed position. When the rotation portion is rotated in one of the rotation directions, the pressing portion moves the upper latch from the locking position to the release position, and when the rotation portion is rotated in the other rotation direction, clockwise or counterclockwise, the pressing portion A gaming machine characterized in that a portion is formed to move the lower latch from a locked position to a released position. A casing formed in a hexahedron box shape and having a front surface opened, a front door rotatably provided on the casing for closing the front opening of the casing, and a closed position of the front door A gaming machine with a locking device to be fixed to
The front door is divided into an upper door arranged upward from an intermediate position in the vertical direction and a lower door arranged downward from the intermediate position in the vertical direction,
The upper door and the lower door are attached to the casing so as to be independently rotatable between two positions, an open position for opening the opening of the casing and a closed position for closing the opening of the casing. ,
The housing is provided with an upper locking portion and a lower locking portion for fixing each of the upper door and the lower door in a closed position,
The upper door is provided with an upper latch for locking to the upper locking portion provided on the housing side in the closed position,
The upper latch is provided so as to be movable between two positions of a locking position where the locking by the upper locking portion and a release position where the locking with the upper locking portion is released,
The lower door is provided with a lower latch for locking to the lower locking portion provided on the housing side in the closed position,
The lower latch is provided movably between two positions, a locking position where the lower locking portion can be locked and a release position where the locking with the lower locking portion is released,
The locking device is capable of rotating when a key is inserted, and has a cylinder portion attached to either the upper door or the lower door,
The cylinder portion includes a pressing portion that can be engaged with both the upper latch and the lower latch, and the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in a state where the upper door and the lower door are disposed at a closed position. When the rotation portion is rotated in one of the rotation directions, the pressing portion moves the upper latch from the locking position to the release position, and when the rotation portion is rotated in the other rotation direction, clockwise or counterclockwise, the pressing portion A gaming machine characterized in that a portion is formed to move the lower latch from a locked position to a released position.

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