JP2011115288A - Game machine mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily position a frame body in the front-back direction which is mounted on an island by a game machine mounting device. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine mounting device is attached to a horizontal material of the island provided with a table. The device is provided with an abutting member 144 for positioning the frame body. The abutting member 144 is provided with a base end member 1441 and a leading end member 1442. The abutting member 144 is connected with a supporting rod 143 and moves backward and forward in a nonstep manner by rotating the supporting rod 143 screwed into a predetermined nut. Also, the leading end member 1442 moves backward and forward with respect to the fixed base end member 1441 at a predetermined pitch. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for attaching a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “gaming machine”) to a gaming machine installation base unit commonly called “island”.

A gaming machine is generally used by being attached to a gaming machine installation base unit called an island. More specifically, a gaming machine is attached to an island by fixing the frame body to an island after fixing the frame body to a predetermined width frame which is usually formed by combining four plate members into a rectangular shape. .
Conventionally, the frame is mounted on the island by placing the frame on the island table, and the island is usually made of wood. Yes.

On the other hand, in pachinko machines, the management of payout adjustment is indispensable.
In general, the adjustment of the ball necessary for such management is performed by adjusting a large number of nails erected on the board surface of the pachinko machine. However, skill and intuition based on many years of experience are indispensable for adjusting such nails, and it is not something that anyone can do.
By the way, the adjustment of the ball in the pachinko gaming machine can be performed without adjusting the nail as described above. That is, even if the nail on the board surface is fixed, such adjustment can be performed by giving an appropriate inclination to the pachinko gaming machine. As the angle of the pachinko gaming machine becomes closer to the horizontal, the ball becomes more entangled with the nail. Therefore, if the inclination angle of the pachinko gaming machine is reduced, the influence of the nail greatly affects the movement of the ball. Using these properties, the same effect as when nails are adjusted is much simpler than when nails are adjusted by giving an appropriate inclination when attaching a pachinko machine to the frame. Will be obtained. In addition, if it is possible to adjust the inclination angle after the fact, the convenience is greatly improved.

  However, adjustment of the inclination angle of pachinko machines, especially adjustment of the inclination angle of installed pachinko machines, is troublesome when the conventional frame is fixed to the island using nails or wood screws. It takes too much to achieve.

Considering such points, the applicant of the present application has made the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-165759.
Disclosed in this application is a gaming machine mounting device, which basically has a function of allowing a gaming machine to be detachably fixed to an island in a manner close to one touch, while remaining fixed to the island. The angle of the gaming machine can be changed.
The explanation of how the function of detachably fixing the gaming machine to the island is omitted, but this gaming machine mounting device realizes adjustment of the tilt angle of the gaming machine by the following mechanism is doing.
The attachment device includes a first member fixed above a portion where an island frame is installed, to which a rectangular frame having a predetermined width fixed to a pachinko gaming machine is attached, and a frame A second member that is fixed to the upper part of the body and that can be translated in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, and can be fixed to the first member with an arbitrary relative position to the first member; I have. This attachment device can adjust the inclination angle of the pachinko gaming machine by adjusting the relative position of the second member relative to the first member.
If the first member and the second member described above are used, the inclination angle of the gaming machine can be arbitrarily changed. However, if variation occurs in the positional relationship between the first member and the island to which the first member is fixed and the positional relationship between the second member and the frame to which the second member is fixed, the inclination angle of the gaming machine is changed. Anyway, it becomes difficult to grasp the absolute inclination angle of the changed gaming machine. In order to reduce such inconvenience, a technique for maintaining or controlling the positional relationship between the first member and the island and the positional relationship between the second member and the frame is required. Considering such a point, the above-described mounting device includes a contact body for more accurately controlling the absolute inclination angle of the pachinko gaming machine. The abutting body is attached to the second member, and the abutting surface at the front end of the abutting body may abut against the rear surface of the upper part of the frame to which the pachinko gaming machine is attached. It can be done. Moreover, the contact surface can be moved back and forth. Therefore, according to the above-described contact body, the position of the frame body with respect to the second member can be arbitrarily determined by moving the contact surface to an appropriate position. In consideration of the absolute inclination of the gaming machine attached to the frame fixed to the second member moved relative to the first member by adjusting the position of the frame relative to the second member The corner can be grasped more accurately.

The mounting apparatus described above has the advantages as described above. However, there is no room for improvement.
The abutment body in the mounting device described above is formed as a bolt screwed into a nut fixed to the second member, and moves back and forth by rotating around the axis of the bolt. However, the rotation of such bolts can often be difficult due to spatial limitations within the island where the mounting device is mounted.

  An object of the present invention is to improve the gaming machine mounting apparatus as described above so that the abutting body included in the apparatus can be easily moved back and forth.

The present inventor proposes the following invention in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.
In the present invention, a pachinko machine is fixed to the inside of a rectangular frame having a predetermined width (the “frame” may be a wooden, general-purpose frame, for example). The “island” may be a general-purpose island.) The first member fixed above the portion where the frame body is installed, and the front and rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine fixed to the upper portion of the frame body Can be fixed to the first member as an arbitrary relative position with respect to the first member, and the pachinko gaming machine can be determined by arbitrarily determining the relative position with respect to the first member. A second member adapted to give an appropriate inclination angle, and provided below the second member, and capable of parallel movement in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, the relative position with respect to the second member Optionally, it can be fixed to the second member And an abutting body provided with an abutting surface abutted from the rear side of the frame body on an upper portion of the frame body, and the frame before the second member and the frame body are fixed. A pachinko gaming machine comprising: a frame that can arbitrarily determine a relative position in the front-rear direction of the frame with respect to the second member by abutting the abutting surface against a rear surface of the upper part of the body It is a mounting device.
The abutment body of the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine is fixedly provided on the second member, the inner peripheral surface thereof is threaded, and the axial direction thereof coincides with the longitudinal direction of the pachinko gaming machine. A nut hole to be threaded, a bolt portion threaded into the nut hole on its outer peripheral surface, a substantially cylindrical shape provided at the tip of the bolt portion and having a thicker axis than the bolt portion; A contact portion provided with the contact surface at a front end portion thereof, and the contact portion is predetermined with respect to a base end member fixed to the bolt portion and the base end member. A distal end member that can move back and forth at a predetermined pitch and that can arbitrarily determine a relative position in the front-rear direction with respect to the base end member for each predetermined pitch. In addition, the contact body includes a stepless front-rear direction movement of the contact surface performed by rotating the bolt portion with respect to the nut hole, and the distal end member with respect to the proximal end member. The movement of the contact surface by a predetermined pitch performed by moving at a predetermined pitch can be selectively performed.
In such a pachinko machine mounting apparatus, the abutment body provided with the pachinko gaming machine can perform a stepless movement in the front-rear direction and a movement for each predetermined pitch, so the former is performed after the latter is performed. By doing so, the contact body can be positioned quickly.
In addition, in this application, the concept of up and down and front and back shall be made to correspond with the up and down, front and back of the gaming machine attached to the island.

The base end member and the distal end member of the attachment device of the pachinko gaming machine are moved by the predetermined pitch of the contact surface, which is performed by moving the distal end member with respect to the base end member at the predetermined pitch. It is comprised so that can be implement | achieved. The configuration for realizing the movement of the abutment surface for each predetermined pitch may be any, but for example, the following can be adopted.
Both the base end member and the tip end member of the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine may have a substantially cylindrical shape and have a coaxial positional relationship. In this case, the front surface along the outer periphery of the base end member is provided with a plurality of concave portions having the same shape so that each of the base end members is located at different positions in the front-rear direction, and The rear surface along the outer periphery of the tip member has a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of recesses of the base end member, and has at least one projection that can be inserted into any of the plurality of recesses. It may be provided. In this case, the distal end member is changed to the proximal end member by changing the recessed portion into which the convex portion is inserted among the plurality of recessed portions by rotating the distal end member around the axis with respect to the proximal end member. Can be moved at the predetermined pitch.
It is a structure which implement | achieves the back-and-forth movement of a contact surface by selecting what inserts a convex part among several recessed parts. In addition, one convex part may be sufficient and multiple may be sufficient.
The plurality of recesses may be provided in any way. For example, the plurality of recesses are arranged in order from the front end member toward the other edge of the front surface of the base end member in order from the tip member. Thus, it can provide in series. In this way, if the tip member is rotated and the concave portion for inserting the convex portion is sequentially shifted to the adjacent one, the contact surface gradually moves to the front side or gradually moves to the rear side. This is advantageous for intuitively positioning the contact surface.
The plurality of recesses are provided in a series on the outer edge of the front surface of the base end member so as to be away from the tip member in order from one to the other, and the first recess set, The first recess set that exists in a symmetric position about the axis of the base end member and each recess included in one recess set, and that exists in a symmetric position about the axis of the base end member A second recess set which is a recess having the same position in the front-rear direction as the included recess, and is provided in a series by the same number of recesses as the recesses included in the first recess set. May be. In this case, two said convex parts shall be provided in the outer edge of the surface of the rear side of the said tip member so that it may exist in the symmetrical position centering on the axis | shaft of the said tip member.
If it does in this way, the concave part which has the same position of the front-back direction among the 1st concave part set and the 2nd concave part set will become a pair, and the number of concave parts contained in each concave part set can be made. Become. And when a convex part is inserted in a recessed part, two convex parts shall be inserted in each of a pair of recessed part which has the same position of the front-back direction of a 1st recessed part set and a 2nd recessed part set. become.
In addition to the first recess set and the second recess set, the recess set can be three or more like the third recess set, the fourth recess set, etc. Even in this case, there is no change in the presence of the first recess set and the second recess set. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that when there are a plurality of recess sets, the protrusions may correspond to the number of recess sets.

The relationship between the base end member and the concave portion and the convex portion provided on the front end member can be reversed from the above-described case, and there is no change in the effect obtained by doing so.
For example, the base end member and the tip end member are both substantially columnar and have a coaxial positional relationship, and the rear surface along the outer periphery of the tip end member has front and rear sides of the tip end member. A plurality of recesses of the same shape are provided so that each of them is located at a different direction, and the shape of the plurality of recesses of the tip member is formed on the front surface along the outer periphery of the base end member And at least one convex portion that can be inserted into any of the plurality of concave portions. In this case, the distal end member is changed to the proximal end member by changing the recessed portion into which the convex portion is inserted among the plurality of recessed portions by rotating the distal end member around the axis with respect to the proximal end member. Can be moved at the predetermined pitch.
The plurality of recesses may be provided in a series on the outer edge of the rear surface of the tip member so as to be sequentially away from the base end member from one side to the other.
The plurality of recesses are provided in a series on the outer edge of the rear surface of the distal end member so as to be sequentially away from the base end member from one side to the other, and Each recess included in the first recess set and the first recess set that exists in a symmetrical position around the axis of the tip member and that exists in a symmetrical position around the axis of the tip member A concave portion having the same position in the front-rear direction as the concave portion, and a second concave portion set formed in a series by the same number of concave portions as the concave portions included in the first concave portion set. Two of the convex portions may be provided on the outer edge of the front surface of the base end member so as to exist at a symmetrical position about the axis of the base end member. The point that three or more recess sets may be used is not different from the above case.

When the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention has the distal end member and the proximal end member, as described above, the distal end member rotates with respect to the proximal end member. This rotational movement may be realized in any way. For example, the attachment device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is provided on one of the rear surface of the tip member and the front surface of the base member. Is provided with a cylindrical hole on the other side and a bearing hole having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cylindrical axis on the other side. By inserting the cylindrical axis into the bearing hole, the base end of the tip member is provided. You may come to implement | achieve the rotational motion with respect to a member.
In addition, when the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention has a distal end member and a proximal end member, the biasing force that brings the rear surface of the distal end member closer to the front surface of the proximal end member is An elastic body to be provided to the tip member is provided, and the convex portion is configured to be pressed against the concave portion by the elastic body in a state of being inserted into the concave portion, and to grasp the tip member. The operator may be allowed to remove the rear surface of the distal end member from the front surface of the proximal end member. By employ | adopting such a structure, the engagement of the convex part with respect to a recessed part can be strengthened.

The front view which shows the state which fixed the frame to the island using the game machine attachment apparatus. The left view which shows the state which fixed the frame to the island using the gaming machine attachment device. The perspective view which shows a frame. The top view of the gaming machine mounting apparatus shown in FIG. The perspective view of the gaming machine attachment device shown in FIG. The figure which shows schematically the internal structure and operation | movement of the gaming machine attachment apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows the hole provided in the horizontal member and the base member. The side view which shows how to attach the contact member to a movable arm part. The perspective view which expands and shows the support bar and contact member which are contained in the gaming machine attachment device shown in FIG. The front view, the side view, and sectional drawing which expand and show the support bar and contact member which are contained in the gaming machine mounting apparatus shown in FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a best embodiment for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 according to this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 in a state where a frame body 300 is fixed to an island 200. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 in the same state. However, in FIG. 1, illustration of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 2 is omitted. In addition, although a plurality of islands 200 are normally used side by side, FIG. 1 shows only a part of the island corresponding to a portion to which one gaming machine is attached.

First, the configuration of the island 200 will be described. The configuration of the island 200 is not necessarily limited to the one described below, and may be a general one.
The island 200 is wooden in this embodiment. However, it goes without saying that other materials such as metal may be used for a part thereof. The island 200 needs to include at least a table and a horizontal plate, which will be described later.
The island 200 in this embodiment includes two rod-like base materials 210 that extend in the front-rear direction and are arranged in parallel, and column members 220 that extend in the up-down direction and are connected to the respective approximate centers of the base materials 210. Yes. The two column members 220 are connected to each other in the middle in the height direction by a table 230 and at the upper ends by a horizontal member 240. A rectangular space viewed from the front surface surrounded by the table 230, the horizontal member 240, and the two column members 220 between the table 230 and the horizontal member 240 is a space into which the frame body 300 is fitted.
In this embodiment, both the base material 210 and the column member 220 are made of wood having a rectangular cross section.
Between the base materials 210, a lateral reinforcing material 212a for connecting the two base materials 210 is provided. The lateral reinforcing material 212a is plate-shaped in this embodiment. Moreover, in this embodiment, the diagonal reinforcement material 212b which connects the predetermined | prescribed site | part of the base material 210 and the column member 220 which were mutually connected, and reinforces the connection state between the base material 210 and the column member 220 is provided. .

The table 230 is a wide plate-like member. The frame 300 is placed on the table 230. The table 230 is wooden in this embodiment.
The horizontal member 240 has a plate shape and is wooden. The width of the horizontal member 240 in the front-rear direction is not necessarily limited to this, but is smaller than the width of the table 230. The gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal member 240. The horizontal member 240 also has two holes, which will be described later, through which a movable member described later passes.

Next, the frame 300 will be described. The frame 300 is configured as shown in the perspective view of FIG.
The frame 300 of this embodiment is wooden. The frame 300 is formed by combining four plate-like members into a rectangle. The widths of the upper, lower, left, and right members that make up the frame 300 are equal in this embodiment. That is, in this embodiment, the length of the frame 300 in the front-rear direction is the same in all parts of the frame 300. The thickness of the four plate-like members constituting the frame 300 is not necessarily limited to this, but the thickness of the lower member is larger than the thicknesses of the upper and left and right members.
The upper surface of the upper member of the frame 300 is the upper surface 310 in the present invention, and the lower surface of the lower member is the lower surface 320 in the present invention. The lengths of the upper surface 310 and the lower surface 320 are made to substantially match the distance between the two column members 220.
The gaming machine 400 is fitted and fixed in the space inside the frame 300. The gaming machine 400 can be fixed to the frame body 300 using an appropriate well-known technique.

Next, the gaming machine attachment device 100 will be described.
The gaming machine attachment device 100 is attached to the upper surface of the horizontal member 240. Attachment of the gaming machine attachment device 100 to the horizontal member 240 may be appropriately performed using wood screws, nails or the like.

The gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is configured as shown in FIGS.
4 is a plan view of the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 (the upper side is the rear in the figure), FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100, and FIG. 6 is a gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the attachment apparatus.
The gaming machine attachment device 100 of this embodiment includes a base member 110. The base member 110 is plate-shaped. The base member 110 of this embodiment includes a rectangular main base portion 111 that is slightly smaller than the upper surface of the horizontal member 240 and a fixed arm portion 112 that extends rearward from both ends in the length direction of the main base portion 111. ing. The main base portion 111 has a fixing hole 111A. The base member 110 is fixed to the horizontal member 240 by placing the base member 110 on the horizontal member 240 and driving a wood screw into the hole 111A. At that time, the distal end of the fixed arm portion 112 may protrude to the rear side of the horizontal member 240. Although not shown, the main base portion 111 is provided with holes for allowing two movable members to be described later to pass therethrough. These holes have a predetermined length in the front-rear direction in order to allow the movable member to move back and forth.
In this embodiment, a fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112A having an L-shaped cross section with a hole (not shown) is fixed to the fixed arm portion 112. A nut 112B threaded on the inner surface of the hole is fixed to the fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112A in a state where the hole is aligned with the hole of the fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112A.

A storage member 120 is placed on the base member 110.
In this embodiment, the storage member 120 has a storage portion 121 formed in a cylindrical shape having a substantially rectangular cross section, and a substantially L-shaped movable member in a plan view extending rearward from the vicinity of both ends in the length direction of the storage portion 121. An arm portion 122 is provided.
The lower ends of the L-shaped first metal fitting 122A in plan view and the substantially U-shaped second metal fitting 122B in plan view are connected to the outer edges of both movable arm portions 122. In this embodiment, the first metal part 122A, the second metal part 122B, and the movable arm part 122 are connected by brazing. Of the portion perpendicular to the edge of the movable arm portion 122 of the L-shaped first metal fitting 122A in plan view and the portion perpendicular to the edge of the movable arm portion 122 of the substantially U-shaped second metal fitting 122B in plan view, Things are in close contact with each other. A portion of the first metal fitting 122A and the second metal fitting 122B that are back-to-back is provided with a hole (not shown) that penetrates both. This hole is coaxial with the hole provided in the fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112 </ b> A connected to the fixed arm portion 112. Bolts 123 are inserted through the holes provided in the back fitting portions of the first metal fitting 122A and the second metal fitting 122B and the holes provided in the fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112A. The bolt 123 has a threaded portion 123A threaded on its outer peripheral surface, a diameter larger than that of the threaded portion 123A, and can be engaged with a tool such as a hex wrench from the front (this In the embodiment, a recess into which a hexagon wrench can be inserted is provided.) The head 123B is provided. The threaded portion 123A of the bolt 123 is screwed with the nut 112B. Further, the hole provided in the first metal fitting 122A is circular with a diameter such that the head 123B of the bolt 123 fits just inside. The hole provided in the second metal fitting 122B is circular with a diameter such that the threaded portion 123 of the bolt 123 just fits.
With this structure, when the bolt 123 is rotated, the bolt 123 (the threaded portion 123A thereof) moves back and forth with respect to the nut 112B, but the head 123B of the bolt 123 It is always in close contact with the front surface of one metal fitting 122A. That is, in this embodiment, the distance between the fixed L-shaped metal fitting 112A and the back-to-back portions of the first metal fitting 122A and the second metal fitting 122B can be changed by rotating the bolt 123 in an arbitrary direction. It has become. This means that, in this embodiment, the storage member 120 can be moved back and forth with respect to the base member 110, and the front-rear position of the storage member 120 relative to the base member 110 can be arbitrarily positioned.
Note that a contact member is attached to the rearmost end portion of the movable arm portion 122 via some components, which will be described later.

As described above, the storage unit 121 has a cylindrical shape with a rectangular cross section. The width (length in the front-rear direction) of the storage portion 121 is slightly smaller than the width of the horizontal member 240, and the length is slightly shorter than the base member 110.
In the storage part 121 of the storage member 120, a moving body 124 attached to the storage part 121 so as to be movable in the vertical direction is stored.
The moving body 124 has a U-shaped cross section, is formed in a substantially U-shape, and is fitted inside the storage portion 121 so that the opening faces upward.

At both ends of the moving body 124, there are provided storage portions 126 formed by fitting and fixing fittings having a substantially U-shaped cross section from above the moving body 124. Although not shown, holes are formed in the upper surface and the lower surface of the storage portion 126. The two holes are circular, and in this embodiment, although not necessarily limited, they have the same diameter and are present at positions corresponding to a plan view.
The storage part 126 is penetrated by the movable member 127 in the vertical direction. The movable member 127 moves up and down by a method as will be described later. When the movable member 127 is lowered downward, the movable member 127 of the frame 300 placed below the horizontal member 240 by a protruding piece described later at the lower end thereof. The upper surface 310 is pressed.
The movable member 127 includes a bolt part 127A threaded on the outer periphery thereof, a head part 127B provided at the upper end thereof, and a disk-shaped locking part 127C provided at the lower end thereof. A sharp projecting piece 127D is provided on the lower surface of the locking portion 127C. The shape of the projecting piece 127D is a conical shape in this embodiment, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and any shape that can bite into the wood when pressed against the wood is sufficient. The protrusion piece 127D may be single or plural.
The bolt part 127 </ b> A is screwed with a nut 127 </ b> E that is threaded on the inner peripheral surface housed inside the storage part 126. A first spring 127F is provided around the bolt portion 127A. The length of the first spring 127F in the natural state is originally longer than the distance from the upper surface of the nut 127E to the upper surface inside the storage portion 126. However, since the lower end of the first spring 127F is in contact with the upper surface of the nut 127E and the upper end of the first spring 127F is in contact with the upper surface inside the storage portion 126, the movable member 127 including the bolt portion 127A screwed with the nut 127E is provided. The state is biased downward with a predetermined elastic force.
When the base member 110 is fixed to the horizontal member 240, the bolt portion 127 </ b> A of the movable member 127 is fixed to the base member 110 and the base member 110 that are located below the lower surface of the storage portion 126 and the lower surface of the storage portion 126. The horizontal member 240 located below the member 110 is penetrated. Regardless of the thickness of the horizontal member 240, and regardless of the distance from the lower surface of the horizontal member 240 to the upper surface 310 of the frame member 300 when the frame member 300 is placed below the horizontal member 240, The length of the movable member 127 exposed below the base member 110 can be changed so that the upper surface 310 of the frame body 300 can be pressed by the protruding piece 127D. This can be achieved by rotating the movable member 127 to move the bolt portion 127A relative to the nut 127E in the vertical direction.
Although the hole provided in the lower surface of the storage portion 126 may be the same as the diameter of the bolt portion 127A, the hole for allowing the base member 110 and the movable member 127 provided in the horizontal member 240 to pass through is shown in FIG. It becomes a vertically long hole in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 7) as shown. As will be described later, since the movable member 127 moves back and forth by the back and forth movement of the storage member 120, the length L in the length direction of the two holes described above is the same as the movable member 127 that moves back and forth by the back and forth movement of the storage member 120. The length is such that the base member 110 or the horizontal member 240 does not interfere. Further, the length l in the width direction of the hole provided in the horizontal member 240 among the two holes described above is set to a length that allows the locking portion 127C to pass when the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is mounted.
Inside the storage part 121, there is also a second spring 128 (FIG. 6). The second spring 128 has an upper end connected to the upper surface inside the storage unit 121 and a lower end connected to the lower surface inside the moving body 124. Both ends of the second spring 128 are connected to the storage unit 121 and the moving body 124 in a state where the second spring 128 is considerably extended from a state where no force is applied. Thereby, the moving body 124 is always subjected to a force that is attracted to the upper surface inside the storage portion 121.

A cam 125 having a shape close to one of the ellipses divided into four along the major axis and the minor axis is provided inside the storage unit 121. The cam 125 is connected to a rotatable shaft 113 that penetrates the storage portion 121 in its width direction, and is configured to be able to rotate about 90 degrees about the shaft 113. It is fixed at two positions, that is, a position (position shown in FIG. 6 (A)) and a position (position shown in FIG. 6 (B)) whose major axis is substantially vertical. It has been made possible.
A lever 114 is detachably attached to the rear end of the shaft 113. When the lever 114 is rotated as indicated by the arrows in FIGS. 1 and 6, the shaft 113 and the cam 125 are rotated. In order to make the lever 114 and the shaft 113 detachable, a concave portion having a hexagonal cross section is provided at either end of the shaft 113, and the base 114 of the lever 114 is fitted into the concave portion to engage with the concave portion. An appropriate known technique may be used, such as providing a convex portion having a hexagonal cross section that can be stopped.
As described above, an upward force is always applied to the moving body 124. Therefore, even if the moving body 124 moves in the vertical direction, the moving body 124 is strongly pressed against the tip of the cam 125 positioned in the upward direction. In this way, the state where the tip of the cam 125 is in contact with the upper surface of the lower member of the moving body 124 is always maintained.
The cam 125 is formed with a linear portion at a portion that intersects the major axis of the arc and a portion that intersects the minor axis of the arc. Therefore, when the cam 125 is rotated by the operation of the lever 114, the cam 125 is in the state shown in FIG. 6A and the portion that intersects the major axis of the arc when it is in the state shown in FIG. The linear portion formed at the portion intersecting with the minor axis comes into contact with the lower surface inside the moving body 124 and is in a stable state. Accordingly, the cam 125 and the moving body 124 are stably fixed when the state shown in FIG. 6A and the state shown in FIG. 6B are obtained.

As described above, the contact member is attached to the rearmost end portion of the movable arm portion 122 via some components. This state is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a suspension metal fitting 141 having an L-shaped cross section that is bent downward is attached to the rear end (right direction in FIG. 8) of the movable arm portion 122 by, for example, screwing. It is done. A hole 141 </ b> A is formed in a portion extending downward of the hanging metal fitting 141. On the rear side of the hole 141A, a nut 142 threaded on the inner peripheral surface is disposed. A support rod 143 having a circular cross section is disposed so as to penetrate the nut 142 and the hole 141A. The support bar 143 is threaded on its outer peripheral surface and is screwed into the nut 142. At the front end of the support bar 143, a cylindrical contact member 144 having a diameter larger than that of the support bar 143 formed of metal in this embodiment is coaxial with the support bar 143. Installed. As shown in FIG. 8, the abutting member 144 is configured to abut on the upper member of the frame body 300 from the rear side when the frame body 300 is arranged.
A handle 145 formed in a disc shape made of resin in this embodiment is attached to the support rod 143 so as to be coaxial with the rear end portion of the support rod 143, although this is not necessarily limited thereto. . When the handle 145 is rotated, the support bar 143 rotates around the axis, and the support bar 143 moves forward or backward depending on the rotation direction of the handle 145. That is, the contact member 144 moves forward or backward by the rotation of the support bar 143.

  The support bar 143 and the abutting member 144 are enlarged and shown in FIGS. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the support bar 143 and the contact member 144, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof.

The contact member 144 includes two members, a proximal end member 1441 and a distal end member 1442. Both the proximal end member 1441 and the distal end member 1442 have a substantially cylindrical shape, and are coaxial with the support rod 143.
The proximal end member 1441 is fixed to the distal end of the support bar 143.
The distal end member 1442 is not fixed to the proximal end member 1441.

The outer periphery of the front surface of the base end member 1441 is cut out in a step shape, more specifically in a spiral step shape. Recesses 1441A to 144D are provided in portions corresponding to treads in the steps of the base end member 1441 that are notched in a step shape. The recesses 1441A to D have the same shape, and are substantially rectangular parallelepiped in this embodiment, and the front surface and the outer peripheral surface of the base end member 1441 are open. Although not necessarily limited to this, in this embodiment, the distance between adjacent tread surfaces (between the concave portions 1441A to D) is constant (for example, about 2 mm), and the distance between adjacent ones in the front-rear direction is constant. It is.
Note that there are step-like notches and recesses similar to those shown in FIG. 9 just behind the outer periphery of the front surface of the base end member 1441 shown in FIG. The step-like notches and recesses are symmetrical with the notches and recesses appearing in FIG. Of the set of four recesses 1441A to D appearing in FIG. 9 and the set of four recesses not appearing in FIG. 9, one of them is the first recess set in the present invention and the other is the second set in the present invention. It corresponds to a recess set. In FIG. 10, the concave portions 1141C and 1441D among the concave portions included in the first concave portion set, the concave portion 1441A ′ (the concave portion at a position symmetrical to the concave portion 1441A), and the concave portion 1441B of the second concave portion set. ′ (A concave portion at a position symmetrical to the concave portion 1441B) appears. Of course, although not shown in the figure, the second recess set also includes a recess 1441C ′ that is symmetrical to the recess 1441C and a recess 1441D ′ that is symmetrical to the recess 1441D.
On the front surface of the base end member 1441, a cylindrical protruding tube 1441X that is coaxial with the base end member 1441 is provided. Although not necessarily limited to this, a thin front end of the support bar 143 is inserted into the protruding cylinder 1441X in this embodiment. The front end of the support bar 143 is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the protruding cylinder 1441X by an appropriate method.

The tip member 1442 is cylindrical, and the outer periphery of the rear surface of the tip member 1442 is cut out in a slope shape. Then, at the rear end of the slope, a stepped portion 1442A having a flat surface at the rear end equal to the shape of the tread surface in the above-described staircase provided with a recess, and further protruded rearward from the stepped portion 1442A. A convex portion 1442B is provided. The convex portion 1442B has a shape corresponding to the concave portions 1441A to D and A ′ to D ′, and can be selectively inserted into any one of the concave portions 1441A to D and A ′ to D ′. Yes. Note that the rear surface of the tip member 1442 is not necessarily cut out in a slope shape, and a convex portion 1442B (and a convex portion 1442B ′ described later) is inserted into the concave portions 1441A to D and A ′ to D ′. In this case, it is sufficient if the rear surface of the distal end member 1442 has a shape that does not interfere with the front surface of the proximal end member 1441.
Note that a stepped portion 1442A ′ and a convex portion 1442B ′ similar to those appearing in FIG. 9 are provided just behind the outer periphery of the rear surface of the tip member 1442 as shown in FIG. .
A hole 1442 </ b> X is formed in the rear surface of the tip member 1442. The hole 1442X is coaxial with the distal end member 1442 and has a circular cross section corresponding to the outer diameter of the protruding cylinder 1441X of the proximal end member 1441. A protruding cylinder 1441X is inserted into the hole 1442X, and the distal end member 1442 is rotatable with respect to the proximal end member 1441 about the protruding cylinder 1441X.

A biasing spring 1443 is disposed inside the tip member 1442. The biasing spring 1443 is configured to fix the front and rear ends thereof to a pan-type pressing member 1443A having a rim and the outer peripheral portion of the front end portion of the hole 1442X provided on the rear side surface of the tip member 1442. It is connected to the. The pressing member 1443A is screwed to the thin front end of the support bar 143 inserted into the protruding cylinder 1441X by a screw 1443B passing through the center of the pressing member 1443A. The length of the urging spring 1443 is such that the distal end member 1442 is always urged in the direction in which the distal end member 1442 approaches the proximal end member 1441.
On the front side of the tip member 1442, a tip plate 1442D having a scale 1442C formed, for example, by printing and having a hole in the center thereof is disposed. The edge of the tip plate 1442D is supported by a hollow cylindrical plate 1442E along the inside of the tip member 1442. The lower end of the cylindrical plate 1442E is connected to the protruding cylinder 1441X of the base end member 1441. The cylindrical plate 1442E is not fixed to the tip member 1442.
A mark 1442 </ b> F is provided on the front surface of the tip member 1442. The mark 1442F is provided at a position corresponding to the convex portion 1442B or the convex portion 1442B ′.
The front surface of the tip member 1442 and the tip plate 1442D are flush with each other, and the surface formed by these two surfaces corresponds to the contact surface in the present invention.

The abutting member 144 as described above can move the distal end member 1442 back and forth at a pitch corresponding to the steps of the concave portions 1441A to D or the concave portions 1441A 'to D' while the front and rear positions of the base end member 1441 are fixed. It has become.
This is done as follows.
In positioning the tip member 1442 at an appropriate position, the operator selects one of the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ as one of the concave portions 1441A to D, and the other as the concave portion 1441A ′. It inserts into what becomes a pair with what was selected from the recessed parts 1441A-D among D '. Then, the convex portion 1442B and the convex portion 1442B ′ are fitted into, for example, one of the concave portion 1441A and the concave portion 1441A ′ of the concave portions 1441A to D, respectively. As a result, the contact surface of the tip member 1442 is in the front-rear direction. It is positioned at an appropriate position. In this state, the urging spring 1443 urges the distal end member 1442 in the direction of the proximal end member 1441, so that the convex portion 1442B and the convex portion 1442B ′ are one of the concave portions 1441A to 144D and the concave portion 1441A ′ to It is made to engage firmly with what is paired with what was selected from the recessed parts 1441A-D of D '. The operator inserts the convex portion 1442B and the convex portion 1442B ′ into any of the concave portions 1441A and 1441A ′, the concave portion 1441B and the concave portion 1441B ′, the concave portion 1441C and the concave portion 1441C ′, and the concave portion 1441D and the concave portion 1441D ′. This can be easily performed by using the scale 1442C of the tip plate 1442D and the mark 1442F provided on the tip member 1442. The scale 1442C of the tip plate 1442D corresponds to one of the recesses 1441A to D and the recesses 1441A ′ to D ′. On the other hand, the mark 1442F corresponds to one of the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′. If the mark 1442F is aligned with any of the scales 1442C, a recess (one of 1441A to D or one of the recesses 1441A 'to D') associated with the scale 1442C with the mark 1422F is associated with it. The convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ are fitted into the concave portions (one of the 1441A to D or the concave portions 1441A ′ to D ′).
When the operator changes the contact surface, the operator grasps the tip member 1442 and pulls it forward against the urging force of the urging spring 1443, and the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ are formed into the concave portions 1441A to D and the concave portions. Extracted from 1441A ′ to D ′. In this state, the distal end member 1442 rotates relative to the proximal end member 1441, so that the proximal end member 1441 is appropriately rotated so that the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ are appropriately selected from the concave portions 1441A to D and the concave portions 1441A ′ to D ′. Insert it into something.
9A and 9B show a state in which convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ are inserted into the concave portions 1441A and 1441A ′, and FIG. 9B shows a convex portion 1442B and 1442B ′ in the concave portions 1441D and 1441D ′. The state where is inserted is shown.
In this manner, the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′ can be inserted into the appropriate one of the concave portions 1441A to D and the concave portions 1441A ′ to D ′. D and the concave portions 1441A ′ to D ′ are moved back and forth at a predetermined pitch according to the front and back positions.

Next, a method for using the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 will be described.
In using the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100, first, the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is fixed to the horizontal member 240 of the island 200.
As described above, the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal member 240. When the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is fixed to the horizontal member 240, the base member 110 is attached to an appropriate part after the movable member 127 of the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is passed through two holes provided in the horizontal member 240 in advance. It fixes to the horizontal material 240 by the method.
In order to adjust the length of the movable member 127 protruding downward from the horizontal member 240 before and after the attachment of the gaming machine attachment device 100 to the horizontal member 240, the movable member 127 is rotated as necessary. The length of the movable member 127 protruding downward from the horizontal member 240 may be adjusted prior to fixing the gaming machine mounting device 100 to the horizontal member 240.

Next, the front end member 1442 is moved back and forth at a predetermined pitch while the front and rear positions of the base end member 1441 are fixed, and the contact surface is positioned. After rough positioning of the contact surface at a predetermined pitch, if necessary, the support bar 143 is rotated to move the contact member 144 back and forth so that the front and back position of the contact surface is more accurate. Position to. The contact member 144 is arranged such that its tip is positioned at a preferable position when the rear surface of the frame body 300 pushed from the front side in a state of being placed on the table 230 stops there. The contact member 144 may be positioned prior to fixing the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 to the horizontal member 240.
Next, the frame 300 on which the gaming machine 400 is fixed is fitted into the space surrounded by the gaming machine mounting device 100, the pillar members 220 on both sides, and the table 230. At this time, the frame 300 is placed on the table 230 such that the lower surface 320 of the frame 300 is in contact with the upper surface of the table 230. Since the position of the contact member 144 is adjusted in advance, the frame body 300 and the gaming machine 400 can be positioned at appropriate positions in the front-rear direction only by bringing the back surface of the frame body 300 into contact with both of the two contact members 144. Will be positioned.
In this state, the cam 125 is positioned at the position shown in FIG. In this state, the portion of the cam 125 that intersects the minor axis of the arc is in contact with the lower surface inside the moving body 124.
In this state, a predetermined portion (for example, the fixed arm portion 112) of the gaming machine attachment device 100 and a predetermined portion of the frame body 300 (for example, the left and right members of the frame body 300, or the upper member) are tied to each other. It is preferable to tie them appropriately with a linear body such as the above, or to hook the linear body tied to a predetermined part of the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 onto the frame body 300. This is useful in that the frame 300 can be prevented from falling when the fixing of the frame 300 by the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 is released.
Next, the lever 114 attached to the shaft 113 is operated to rotate the cam 125. The cam 125 rotates, the whole is pushed down against the force from the second spring 128, and the moving body 124 moves downward. As a result, the cam 125 is positioned at the position shown in FIG. In this state, the portion of the cam 125 that intersects the major axis of the arc comes into contact with the moving body 124.
As the moving body 124 moves downward, the storage units 126 provided at both ends of the moving body 124 also move downward. Accordingly, the movable member 127 attached to the storage unit 126 is also lowered, and the protruding piece 127D at the tip of the movable member 127 bites into the upper surface 310 of the frame body 300 and presses the upper surface 310 of the frame body 300 downward. If the frame 300 is made of wood or aluminum, the protruding piece 127D bites into the upper surface 310 of the frame 300 without any problem. As a result, the frame 300 is sandwiched between the table 230 and the movable member 127 and fixed to the island 200. At this time, even if the position of the upper surface 310 of the frame 300 is slightly above the planned position, there is no problem in fixing the frame 300. In such a case, the locking portion 127C provided with the protruding piece 127D moves slightly upward due to the nut 127E moving upward against the downward biasing force of the first spring 127F. is there.
After the frame 300 is fixed to the island 200, the lever 114 is removed from the shaft 113. In this state, if necessary, the storage member 120 is appropriately positioned in the front-rear direction by rotating the bolt 123 and moving the bolt 123 back and forth relative to the nut 112B. By doing so, since the upper surface of the frame 300 fixed by the movable member 127 is moved back and forth, the inclination angle of the gaming machine 400 can be adjusted. The positioning of the storage member 120 can be accurately performed by appropriately rotating both the two bolts 123 positioned at both ends of the storage member 120.
As described above, the fixing of the frame 300 to the island 200 is completed.
When removing the frame 300 from the island 200, fine adjustment is not necessary, but basically the above-described operation may be reversed.

In the above gaming machine mounting apparatus 100, there are two convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′, but it is also possible to use one convex portion.
On the other hand, in the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 described above, the set of recesses is two sets of recesses 1441A to D and recesses 1441A ′ to D ′, but this is set to one set or three sets or more. It is also possible. At this time, the number of convex parts may be the same as the number of concave parts set, or it may not. The number of convex portions can theoretically be a predetermined number that is the same as or smaller than the number of concave sets, but if the number of concave sets is a natural number N, the number of N other than 1 It can be said that the same number is preferable from the viewpoint of the stability of the tip member 1442.
In the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 described above, the tip member 1442 is provided with the convex portions 1442B and 1442B ′, and the base end member 1441 is provided with the concave portions 1441A to D and the concave portions 1441A ′ to D ′. It is possible to reverse the relationship.
In the gaming machine mounting apparatus 100 described above, the protruding member 1441X is provided in the distal end member 1442, the hole 1442X is provided in the proximal end member 1441, and the former is inserted into the latter. It is possible to make it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Game machine attachment apparatus 110 Base member 113 Shaft 114 Lever 120 Storage member 121 Storage part 122 Movable arm part 123 Bolt 124 Mobile body 125 Cam 126 Storage part 127 Movable member 127F 1st spring 128 2nd spring 200 Island 210 Base material 220 Pillar Member 230 table 240 horizontal member 300 frame 310 upper surface 320 lower surface 400 gaming machine 144 abutting member 1441 base end member 1441A to D recessed portion 1441A ′ to D ′ recessed portion 1441X protruding cylinder 1442 tip member 1442A stepped portion 1442B protruding portion 1442 ′ protruding portion 1442C Scale 1442F Mark 1442X Hole 1443 Biasing spring

Claims (9)

A first member fixed above a portion where the frame of the island to which a rectangular frame having a predetermined width fixed to the inside of the pachinko gaming machine is attached;
It is fixed to the upper part of the frame body, and can be translated in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, and can be fixed to the first member as an arbitrary relative position to the first member, A second member adapted to give an appropriate inclination angle to the pachinko gaming machine by arbitrarily determining a relative position with respect to the first member;
While being provided below the second member and being able to translate in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, the relative position with the second member can be arbitrarily fixed to the second member, An abutting body having an abutting surface that abuts on the upper part of the frame body from the rear side of the frame body, and the upper side of the frame body before the second member and the frame body are fixed. The relative position in the front-rear direction of the frame body with respect to the second member can be arbitrarily determined by bringing the contact surface into contact with the rear surface of the part,
A pachinko machine mounting apparatus comprising:
The contact body is
A nut hole fixedly provided on the second member, threaded on its inner peripheral surface, and having an axial direction coinciding with the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine;
A bolt portion whose outer peripheral surface is threaded to be screwed into the nut hole, and a substantially cylindrical shape with a thicker shaft than the bolt portion, provided at the tip of the bolt portion, and at the front end portion thereof A contact portion provided with the contact surface;
With
The abutting portion can be moved back and forth at a predetermined pitch predetermined with respect to the base end member fixed to the bolt portion, and relative to the base end member in the front-rear direction. A tip member that can be arbitrarily determined for each predetermined pitch,
With
The contact body includes a stepless front-rear direction movement of the contact surface performed by rotating the bolt portion with respect to the nut hole, and the predetermined end member with respect to the base end member. It is possible to select and perform movement for each predetermined pitch of the contact surface performed by moving at a pitch.
Mounting device for pachinko machines. The base end member and the tip end member are both substantially columnar and have a coaxial positional relationship,
The front surface along the outer periphery of the base end member is provided with a plurality of concave portions having the same shape so that each of the base end members is located at different positions in the front-rear direction.
The rear surface along the outer periphery of the tip member has a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of recesses of the base end member, and is at least one protrusion that can be inserted into any of the plurality of recesses Is provided,
By changing the concave portion into which the convex portion is inserted among the plurality of concave portions by rotating the distal end member around an axis with respect to the proximal end member, the distal end member is changed with respect to the proximal end member. It is designed to be moved at the predetermined pitch,
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. The plurality of recesses are provided in a series on the outer edge of the front surface of the base end member so as to be sequentially away from the tip member from one to the other.
The attachment device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2. The plurality of recesses are
A first recess set provided in a series on the outer edge of the front surface of the base end member so as to be sequentially away from the tip member from one to the other;
Each of the first recesses present in a symmetric position about the axis of the base end member and each of the recesses included in the first set of recesses is symmetric about the axis of the base end member A recess having the same position in the front-rear direction as the recess included in the set, and a second recess set provided in series by the same number of recesses as the recess included in the first recess set;
Forming
Two of the convex portions are provided on the outer edge of the rear surface of the tip member so as to exist at symmetrical positions around the axis of the tip member.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3. The base end member and the tip end member are both substantially columnar and have a coaxial positional relationship,
The rear surface along the outer periphery of the tip member is provided with a plurality of concave portions of the same shape so that each is located at a different position in the front-rear direction of the tip member,
The front surface along the outer periphery of the base end member has a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of recesses of the tip member, and has at least one protrusion that can be inserted into any of the plurality of recesses. As well as
By changing the concave portion into which the convex portion is inserted among the plurality of concave portions by rotating the distal end member around an axis with respect to the proximal end member, the distal end member is changed with respect to the proximal end member. It is designed to be moved at the predetermined pitch,
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. The plurality of recesses are provided in a series on the outer edge of the rear surface of the tip member so as to be sequentially away from the base end member from one to the other.
The apparatus for mounting a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5. The plurality of recesses are
A first recess set provided in a series on the outer edge of the rear surface of the distal end member so as to be sequentially away from the base end member from one side to the other;
The first recess set that exists in a symmetrical position around the axis of the tip member and each of the recesses included in the first recess set, and exists in a symmetrical position around the axis of the tip member A second recess set that is provided in a series with the same number of recesses as the recesses included in the first recess set.
Forming
Two of the convex portions are provided on the outer edge of the front surface of the base end member so as to exist at symmetrical positions around the axis of the base end member.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6. One of the rear surface of the tip member and the front surface of the base member is provided with a cylindrical columnar shaft, and the other is provided with a bearing hole having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cylindrical shaft. , By inserting the cylindrical shaft into the bearing hole, to achieve a rotational movement of the distal end member relative to the proximal end member,
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 or 5. An elastic body that applies an urging force to the distal end member to bring the rear surface of the distal end member closer to the front surface of the proximal end member;
The convex portion is pressed against the concave portion by the elastic body in a state of being inserted into the concave portion, and an operator grasping the distal end member makes a surface on the rear side of the distal end member. Coming out of the front surface of the base end member,
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2 or 5.

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