JP2013034775A - Chair for game center - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair for a game center in which a player having sat on does not compressed feeling by an adjacent chair by securing the space between adjacent chairs themselves before the player sits on wide.SOLUTION: The chair 1 for a game center is arranged in front of a game machine 30 corresponding to each of game machines 30 in the game center in which a large number of the game machines 30 are lined has a sitting part 2 on which the player sits. The sitting part 2 has a seat surface forming part 7 changing a posture via a hinge part and a biasing mechanism 8, the posture of the seat surface forming part 7 is maintained in a housing posture by the biasing mechanism 8. The housing posture is a posture in which the seat surface forming part 7 bends upward in a convex shape using the hinge part as a benchmark can reduce an area expanding in a right and left direction to the game machine 30 more than a sitting posture. An external force against a biasing direction acts on the seat surface forming part, the seat surface forming part 7 is changed to a sitting posture when sitting on seat surface forming part 7 in a housing posture.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game room chair, and more particularly to a game room chair capable of changing the posture of a seating portion.

  In the amusement hall, a large number of gaming machines are installed without gaps so that as many players as possible can play pachinko machines and slot machines. Specifically, the game hall is configured such that a predetermined number of gaming machines are continuously arranged in a row, and that row forms a gaming machine group (a so-called gaming machine island).

  More specifically, generally, in gaming machine islands, lending machines that lend gaming media such as game balls and medals (hereinafter referred to as inter-devices) are installed at positions adjacent to each gaming machine. Therefore, adjacent gaming machines are arranged with an interval of about the width of the inter-device. In other words, since the width of this inter-device is about 40 mm to 50 mm, even if two different devices are installed between adjacent gaming machines, the adjacent gaming machines are at least about 100 mm apart. It is considered as an arrangement with a gap.

By the way, in the amusement hall, one gaming hall chair is arranged so as to face each gaming machine installed with an interval of the size described above. That is, each gaming hall chair in the gaming hall is installed so as to be arranged depending on the interval between gaming machines. In general, the width of the game room chair (the length corresponding to the width of the gaming machine) is designed to be slightly shorter than the width of the gaming machine (for example, 520 mm). For example, the width of the game room chair is about 390 to 450 mm.
In view of such circumstances, there may be a case where the space between the game hall chairs depending on the installation position of the gaming machine can be secured only about 110 mm when it is narrow. For this reason, in current game halls, when a player sits on a chair, the distance between the chairs may be too narrow, and there is a complaint that it is difficult to get to the seat.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 1, in a state where there is no load on the chair from above, the chair waits at a position shifted from the front of the gaming machine (standby posture), and the player sits on the chair and loads on the chair. A game room chair is disclosed that, when generated, slides so as to be positioned in front of a gaming machine (a gaming posture) by the load. That is, in the game hall where this chair is adopted, when the player sits down, the chair is in a stand-by posture deviating from the front of the gaming machine, so that a sufficient space between the chairs is secured and the player is difficult to sit on the seat. Dissatisfaction to feel is eliminated.

JP 2006-68084 A

  However, in the game room chair described in Patent Document 1, when a chair adjacent to a player who has already sat down (a player who is seated) is empty, the chair of the empty seat adjacent to the player who is seated is There was a dissatisfaction that gave a feeling of pressure to the player in the seated state. More specifically, the gaming room chair described in Patent Document 1 is always urged to the right or left by the urging means, and the gaming machine is in a standby position in which the player is not seated. Is waiting at a position shifted to the right or left. Therefore, if the chair next to the seated player is vacant, the seat in the vacant seat stands by in a position close to the seated player, which is more cramped than before. There was a case to make it feel.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in view of the problems of the prior art, a game hall that ensures a wide space between adjacent chairs before the player is seated and that the already seated player does not feel a sense of pressure due to the adjacent chairs. An object is to provide a chair.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided in front of a gaming machine so as to correspond to each gaming machine in a game hall having a seating portion on which a player sits and a large number of gaming machines are arranged. A seat for a game hall, wherein the seating portion includes a seat surface forming portion whose posture is changed via a hinge portion, and a biasing mechanism for biasing the seat surface forming portion in a predetermined direction, The seat surface forming part tilts left and / or right with respect to the gaming machine and takes a stowed posture as a tilted posture and a sitting posture as a seatable posture. When the forming portion is urged in the direction to take the storage posture, the seat surface formation portion in the unloaded state can be maintained in the storage posture, and when an external force is applied to the seat surface formation portion in the urging direction, It is a chair for a game hall characterized in that the seat surface forming part can be changed to a sitting posture.

  The game room chair of the present invention is configured such that the posture of the seating portion can be changed in order to ensure a sufficient interval between adjacent chairs. That is, in the present invention, the seat surface forming portion, which is a constituent part of the seat portion, can be tilted leftward, rightward, or left / right with respect to the gaming machine with respect to the hinge portion, and the seating surface is It is set as the structure which can maintain the state (storage posture) in which the formation part inclined. Thereby, since the seat surface formation part which took the accommodation attitude | position can reduce the ratio which occupies for the area | region which spreads in the left-right direction with respect to a game machine, it becomes possible to expand the space | interval with another adjacent chair. That is, according to the present invention, as long as the storing posture of the seat surface forming portion is maintained by the urging mechanism, the chair provided with the seat surface forming portion can maintain a wide interval with another adjacent chair, When a player sits down, it does not feel difficult to pass between the chairs. This makes it easier for the player to get to the seat.

  In addition, the stowed posture is a tilted posture from a seatable seating posture, that is, the seat surface forming portion is not a posture that moves in the left-right direction with respect to the gaming machine, but is a tilted posture to the last. The percentage of the area that extends in the left-right direction is small, so if another chair adjacent to the chair on which the player sits is empty, the player may feel a sense of pressure from another adjacent chair. There is no.

In addition, the game room chair of the present invention is configured such that when an external force that opposes the urging direction is applied to the seating surface forming portion, the seating surface forming portion is changed to a sitting posture. There is almost no hassle. For example, if the seating surface forming part is tilted leftward or rightward, the seating surface forming part in a tilted state is raised, or the seating surface forming part tilts in the left-right direction, that is, the seating surface forming part is If the configuration is such that the middle in the left-right direction is bent with respect to the gaming machine (for example, bent upwards with reference to the hinge portion), the bent state is simply made flat.
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to ensure a wide interval between adjacent chairs before the player is seated. In addition, a player who has already been seated does not feel a sense of pressure by an adjacent chair. In addition, it is very convenient because there is almost no need to change the posture of the chair required for sitting.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the seat surface forming portion is bent via the hinge portion, and the left and right direction both end sides move toward and away from each other with respect to the gaming machine, and the storage posture is a bent posture. The seating surface is a substantially flat posture that can be seated, and when the player sits on the seating surface forming portion, the seating surface forming portion is changed to the seating posture. This is a playground chair.

According to such a configuration, since the seat surface forming portion can move the left and right ends in the direction of approaching and moving away from each other via the hinge portion, the seat surface forming portion is provided. It is possible to make the space between the chair and the left and right adjacent chairs wide at the same time. That is, according to the present invention, when sitting on a chair in the storage position, when passing between the chair and the chair adjacent to the left side, or passing between the chair and the chair adjacent to the right side. In either case, the player does not feel that it is difficult to pass between the chairs.
Further, in the present invention, since the seat surface forming portion is almost flat, the seat surface forming portion is a sitting posture. For example, if the seat surface forming portion is bent so as to be convex upward with respect to the hinge portion, Since the person sitting on the chair as usual, the seat surface forming portion is changed to the sitting posture, which is convenient without the trouble of changing the posture of the chair.

  In the gaming chair according to the present invention, the urging mechanism includes a spring and a linear motion member having a pair of sliding bodies, and the spring urges the pair of sliding bodies in a direction close to each other. And it is desirable for the said seat surface formation part to change an attitude | position in connection with operation | movement of a sliding body. (Claim 3)

  In the gaming hall chair of the present invention, the seat surface forming portion of the chair tilts leftward and / or rightward with respect to the gaming machine via the hinge portion, and the tilted storage posture is maintained by the biasing mechanism. Therefore, when the player sits down on the chair in the stowed position, the space between the chairs is not so narrow that it does not feel difficult to pass. Further, in the present invention, the seat surface forming portion does not move close to the adjacent chair, but simply takes a tilted posture, so that the chair in the storage posture corresponding to the tilted posture has already been seated on the chair. Does not give a feeling of oppression.

It is the front view which showed a part of game machine island provided with the chair for game halls concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the chair for game centers which concerns on 1st embodiment of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the chair for game halls of FIG. It is sectional drawing of a cushion part. It is the figure which showed the sliding body notionally, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is the perspective view which showed the base material of the backrest part in the chair for game centers of FIG. 3 from another angle. It is explanatory drawing which looked at the chair for game halls of FIG. 2 from the front. It is explanatory drawing which shows the connection relation of a seat part, a backrest part, and a leg part. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of each member at the time of changing the attitude | position of the chair for game halls. It is the partially transparent perspective view which shows the chair for game halls of 2nd embodiment. (A)-(c) is a conceptual diagram which shows operation | movement of each member at the time of changing the attitude | position of the game chair shown in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the chair for game halls of 3rd embodiment, (a)-(c) shows operation | movement of each member at the time of attitude | position change. It is a figure which shows the modification of the chair for game halls of 3rd embodiment, (a) is explanatory drawing which shows a storage attitude | position, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows a seating attitude | position.

Below, the chair 1 for game centers which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming hall chair 1 of the present embodiment is installed in a gaming machine group (so-called gaming machine island) in which gaming machines 30 such as pachinko machines and slot machines form a group. It is something that a person sits down when playing. Specifically, the game room chair 1 is arranged one by one so as to face each gaming machine 30 arranged in parallel, and is arranged depending on the installation position of each gaming machine 30. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game room chair 1 according to the present embodiment has a seat 2 on which the player's seat is placed when the player sits down, and the game when the player sits down. The back portion 3 is in contact with the person's back, and the leg portion 5 supports the seat portion 2 and the back portion 3 at a position away from the floor surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, the seat portion 2 includes a cushion portion 6, a seat surface forming portion 7 on which the cushion portion 6 is held, and an urging mechanism 8.
As shown in FIG. 4, the cushion portion 6 includes a cushion material 27 having a function of reducing an impact, and a cover member 28 that holds and covers the cushion material 27 in a certain shape. That is, the cushion portion 6 has a configuration in which the cushion member 27 is filled in the cover member 28.

The seat surface forming portion 7 has two case members 11 and 12 formed by resin injection molding, and two case rotating hinge members 21 that connect the case members 11 and 12 so as to be adjacent to each other. Two case members 11 and 12 arranged side by side are pivotally connected by a case rotation hinge member 21.
As shown in FIG. 3, the case members 11 and 12 are housings having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and having one surface opened. That is, the case members 11 and 12 have a bottom wall 35 at a position facing the open surface and a peripheral wall 36 disposed so as to surround the bottom wall 35, and the seat portion is formed by the bottom wall 35 and the peripheral wall 36. A cushion holding space 34 is formed. That is, the seat cushion holding space 34 of the case members 11 and 12 is a portion into which the cushion portion 6 is fitted from the open surface side of the case members 11 and 12. The cushion portion 6 is fixed to the seat cushion holding space 34 with an adhesive or the like.

  The case rotation hinge member 21 is a known flat hinge, and is fixed to the bottom walls 35 of the case members 11 and 12. That is, the case rotation hinge member 21 connects the case members 11 and 12 so that the case members 11 and 12 can rotate, and restricts the operations of the case members 11 and 12 so that the bottom walls 35 approach and separate from each other with reference to the hinge. It is something that can be done. In other words, the case rotation hinge member 21 makes it possible to change the postures of the case members 11 and 12 so as to be tilted rightward or leftward.

The urging mechanism 8 includes two sets of linear motion members 9 and 10 and a tension spring 18, and the linear motion members 9 and 10 are connected to the seat surface forming portion 7, This is a mechanism that makes it possible to maintain the posture of the seat surface forming part 7 constant.
Each of the linear motion members 9 and 10 is a known linear motion guide means, and includes two slide bodies 13 and 15 having the same structure and a rail member 16 for guiding the movement of the slide bodies 13 and 15. The sliding bodies 13 and 15 move along the member 16.

The sliding bodies 13 and 15 are members having a substantially C-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 5 (b). As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the sliding bodies 13 and 15 are covered with the slide holding portion 23 and the tension springs 18. And an engaging portion 25.
The slide holding part 23 is a set of two protrusions provided in the middle of each of the sliding bodies 13 and 15, and the protrusions protrude in a direction (inward direction) close to each other. And this slide holding | maintenance part 23 engages with the rail member 16 mentioned later so that a slide is possible.
The engaged portion 25 is formed by combining a U-shaped portion 32 having a U-shape in plan view and an engaging flange portion 33 projecting outward from the end of the U-shaped portion 32. It is a metal fitting, and is attached to one end face in the moving direction of the sliding bodies 13 and 15, respectively. Specifically, the engaged portions 25 are respectively provided on end surfaces on the side where the sliding bodies 13 and 15 face each other.
The engagement flange portion 33 is formed with a hole through which a fastening member such as a screw is inserted, and is fixed to the main bodies of the sliding bodies 13 and 15 through the hole.

The rail member 16 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped member, and has a slide engagement portion 24 and two fixing through holes 26.
The slide engagement portion 24 is a groove formed in a pair of opposing longitudinal side surfaces of the rail member 16 and is a portion where the slide holding portions 23 of the slide bodies 13 and 15 are slidably engaged.
The through hole 26 is a hole penetrating in the thickness direction of the rail member 16 and is a hole into which a fastening member such as a screw or a bolt is screwed.
The rail member 16 is provided with a stopper (not shown) at a predetermined position, and the movable area of the sliding bodies 13 and 15 is limited.

  The tension spring 18 is the same as the known one, and applies an urging force that causes the sliding bodies 13 and 15 to attract each other. That is, the tension spring 18 has a square hook at both ends, and can be engaged with the engaged portions 25 of the sliding bodies 13 and 15. The shape of both ends of the tension spring 18 is not limited to a square hook, and may be a round hook, a half-round hook, or the like.

The backrest part 3 is provided substantially perpendicular to the seating part 2, and a base material 29 made of metal or resin, etc., and a cushion against which the back of the player abuts when the player sits down The cushion 31 is held by the base material 29.
The base material 29 has a housing part 37 that is open on one surface where the cushion part 31 is held, and a connection part 38 that is fixed to the leg part 5 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the housing portion 37 is a portion having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and includes a bottom wall 40 and a peripheral wall 41 arranged so as to surround the bottom wall 40. A back cushion holding space 44 is formed by 40 and the peripheral wall 41. That is, the back cushion holding space 44 of the housing part 37 is a part into which the cushion part 31 is fitted from the open surface side of the housing part 37. The cushion portion 31 is fixed to the back cushion holding space 44 by an adhesive or the like.

  The connecting portion 38 is a portion extending from any one wall surface (lower side wall in FIG. 6) forming the peripheral wall 41 of the housing portion 37, and a portion having a smooth “L” shape when viewed from the side. It is. The connecting portion 38 is provided with a fixing hole 42 on the end portion (end end side end portion) side opposite to the end portion (base end side end portion) on the housing portion 37 side. The fixing hole 42 is a hole into which a fastening member such as a screw or a bolt is screwed.

  The leg portion 5 is a support member that can maintain the seating portion 2 and the backrest portion 3 at a predetermined height from the floor of the game hall, and is integrated with the long main body portion 45 and the end portion of the main body portion 45. The flange portions 46 and 49 are formed on the flange portion 46, and the mounting portion 47 is fixed to the flange portion 46.

The main body 45 is a long round pipe, and a flange is attached to each end of the round pipe. That is, the main body portion 45 is provided with a circular flange portion 49 on one end side, and a square flange portion 46 on the other end side.
In any of the flange portions 46 and 49, a screw or bolt hole is formed, and a fastening member such as a screw or bolt is screwed into the hole.

The attachment portion 47 is a rectangular parallelepiped inner hollow member, and is provided with a plurality of attachment holes (not shown) to which the seat portion 2 is attached, and connection holes (not shown) to which the flange portion 46 and the backrest portion 3 are connected. It has been.
The attachment hole and the connection hole are holes into which a fastening member such as a screw or a bolt is screwed. The connection hole is located on the lower surface of the attachment portion 47 (the surface facing the flange portion 46). It is located on the upper surface (surface facing the lower surface) side of the mounting portion 47.

Next, the positional relationship of each component of the gaming chair 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming hall chair 1 according to the present embodiment is arranged at a position facing the front of the gaming machine 30 and is provided on one floor of the leg 5 on the floor of the gaming hall. The flange portion 49 is fixed. And the other edge part side of the leg part 5 is fixing the seat part 2 and the backrest part 3 to the attaching part 47 connected to the flange part 46, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the seat portion 2 is fixed to the upper surface side of the attachment portion 47, and the backrest portion 3 is fixed to the lower surface side of the attachment portion 47.

  More specifically, the seat portion 2 is arranged so that the rail members 16 constituting the linear motion members 9 and 10 are parallel to each other, and the through holes 26 of the rail members 16 and the attachment of the leg portions 5 are arranged. It is fastened by a fastening member in a state where a mounting hole (not shown) of the portion 47 is in communication. And the seat surface formation part 7 is connected to the sliding bodies 13 and 15 engaged with this rail member 16 so that a movement was relatively possible.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the sliding bodies 13 and 15 and the seat surface forming portion 7 are connected via an auxiliary hinge member 43, which is a known flat hinge, and the seat surface forming portion 7 is connected to the sliding bodies 13 and 15. It is the structure which can be rotated relatively with respect to. More specifically, the auxiliary hinge member 43 is a bottom wall 35 with respect to the seat surface forming portion 7 and is disposed in the middle in the left-right direction in FIG. 7, and with respect to the sliding bodies 13 and 15, The sliding bodies 13 and 15 are connected so as to be located on the other end face in the moving direction, that is, on the end face opposite to the end face where the engaged portion 25 is provided. Further, at this time, if there is no load due to external force on the seat surface forming portion 7, the case rotating hinge member 21 of the seat surface forming portion 7 is moved by the stopper (not shown) of the rail member 16, 15 is arranged at approximately the center.
On the other hand, the backrest part 3 is fastened by a fastening member in a state where the fixing hole 42 of the connection part 38 and a connection hole (not shown) provided in the lower part of the attachment part 47 are communicated.

Next, the operation | movement at the time of use of the game chair 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the gaming chair 1 according to the present embodiment maintains a posture (storage posture) in which the seat surface forming portion 7 of the seat portion 2 is bent upward when the seat is empty. That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, the gaming chair 1 in the storage position is in a state where the sliding bodies 13 and 15 are close to each other by the urging force of the tension spring 18 that is a constituent member of the urging mechanism 8. In addition, the seat surface forming portion 7 is maintained in a state in which the outer sides of the bottom walls 35 of the case members 11 and 12 are close to each other with the case rotation hinge member 21 as a reference so as to be interlocked with this state. In other words, the game room chair 1 in the storage position is in a state in which the seat surface forming portion 7 is bent upward and convex with respect to the case rotation hinge member 21, and the seat surface forming portion 7 with respect to the gaming machine 30. This is a posture in which the spread in the left-right direction (the length p of the seat surface forming portion 7 protruding outward from the side surface of the backrest portion 3) is reduced. In other words, the game room chair 1 in the stowed position is a posture in which the distance from another game room chair adjacent to the gaming machine 30 in the left-right direction is widened.

When the player sits on the gaming chair 1 in the stowed position, the weight of the player is conducted to the seat surface forming portion 7 through the cushion portion 6, and as shown in FIG. The surface forming unit 7 is changed to a substantially flat posture (sitting posture). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9B, the body weight (hereinafter simply referred to as external force) conducted to the seat surface forming portion 7 is conducted to the sliding bodies 13 and 15, and the urging force of the tension spring 18 is Work in the opposite direction. That is, the external force acts in a direction to pull the sliding bodies 13 and 15 away from the close state. Then, from the moment when the external force becomes equal to or greater than the urging force of the tension spring 18, the sliding bodies 13 and 15 move in directions away from each other. As a result, the seat surface forming portion 7 rotates upward with respect to the case rotating hinge member 21 (the direction in which the outer sides of the bottom walls 35 of the case members 11 and 12 are separated from each other), so that the seat surface forming portion 7 protrudes. The length x becomes larger than the protruding length p. After that, if the seat surface forming portion 7 is in a substantially flat posture, the movement of the sliding bodies 13 and 15 is restricted, and the posture is stabilized. At this time, the protruding length x of the seat surface forming portion 7 becomes the protruding length q which is the maximum value.
In the gaming chair 1 in the sitting position, when the external force acting on the tension spring 18 is released by the player standing up or the like, the sliding bodies 13 and 15 are moved in the approaching direction by the biasing force, and the seat The surface forming unit 7 is changed to the bent storage posture again.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the seat surface forming portion 7 can be bent by the case rotating hinge member 21 and the storage posture can be maintained by the urging mechanism 8, the storage posture of the seat surface forming portion 7 can be maintained. As long as this is maintained, the spacing between adjacent chairs can be kept wide. That is, the protrusion length x from the side surface of the backrest portion 3 of the seat surface forming portion 7 can be reduced. Therefore, the player does not feel that it is difficult to pass between the chairs when sitting. This also makes it easier for the player to get to the seat.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the posture of the seat surface forming unit 7 is changed from the stored posture to the sitting posture only by the player sitting on the seat surface forming unit 6 in the storage posture, it is convenient without troublesome work.
Further, in the present embodiment, the storage posture is not a posture in which the seat surface forming unit 7 tilts to the left or right from a seatable seating posture, i.e., the posture in which the seat surface forming unit 7 moves in the left-right direction with respect to the gaming machine, Since the posture is merely tilted, an area larger than the seat surface forming unit 6 occupies in the sitting posture is not required. That is, the lateral extension of the seating surface forming unit 7 in the stowed posture with respect to the gaming machine 30 is smaller than the lateral extension of the seating surface forming unit 7 in the sitting posture with respect to the gaming machine 30. Thereby, according to this embodiment, even if another chair adjacent to the chair on which the player sits is in an empty seat state, the player may feel a sense of pressure from another adjacent chair. Absent.

In the above embodiment, a configuration is shown in which the linear motion members 9 and 10 and the tension spring 18 are provided, and a biasing force is applied to the sliding bodies 13 and 15 that move in the horizontal direction to maintain the storage posture of the seat surface forming portion 7. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration in which the urging force is applied in the vertical direction without using the linear motion member and the seating posture of the seat surface forming portion 7 may be maintained. .
In the following description, the same parts and the like as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the game room chair 51 of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the support shaft 59 of the case rotation hinge member 58 that rotatably connects the case members 56 and 57 of the seat surface forming portion 55 is more than usual. A configuration may be adopted in which both ends of the support shaft 59 are urged vertically upward by the compression springs 60 to maintain the seat surface forming portion 55 in a bent storage posture.

  That is, the gaming chair 51 of the present embodiment fixes a support plate 53 of a predetermined size to the flange portion 46 of the leg portion 69, fixes the compression spring 60 to the support plate 53, and the compression spring 60 The both ends of the support shaft 59 are supported. As a result, when the external force that opposes the urging force of the compression spring 60 is not working or when an external force smaller than the urging force is working, the support shaft 59 is supported as shown in FIG. The state of being lifted from the plate 53 to a predetermined position in the vertical direction is maintained. At this time, the rotation plate 61 of the case rotation hinge member 58 is maintained in a posture that hangs down between the support shaft 59 and the support plate 53 due to the action of gravity. That is, the rotation plate 61 is inclined downwardly from the support shaft 59 toward the edge on the side facing the support shaft 59, and the posture is maintained at a position where it contacts the support plate 53. The The case members 56 and 57 fixed to the rotating plate 61 are maintained in an inclined posture, that is, a storage posture bent in a convex state so as to follow the posture of the rotating plate 61.

When the player sits on the game room chair 51 in the stowed position, the weight of the player is transmitted to the seat surface forming portion 55, and the seat surface forming portion 55 is changed to a substantially flat posture (sitting posture). The Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), a weight transmitted to the seat surface forming portion 55 (hereinafter simply referred to as an external force) is compressed via a support shaft 59 of the case rotating hinge member 58. It works in the direction opposite to the urging force of 60. That is, this external force works downward in the vertical direction. Then, from the moment when the external force becomes equal to or greater than the urging force of the compression spring 60, the support shaft 59 moves downward in the vertical direction. Then, the seat surface forming portion 55 moves in the direction approaching the support plate 53 so as to follow the movement of the support shaft 59. After that, if almost the entire seat surface forming portion 55 is in a substantially flat posture, the movement of the support shaft 59 and the seat surface forming portion 55 is restricted and the posture is stabilized.
Then, in the gaming chair 51 in the sitting position, when the external force acting on the compression spring 60 is released by the player standing up or the like, the support shaft 59 moves vertically upward by the biasing force, and the seat surface forming portion 7 is changed to the bent storage posture.
In the present embodiment, a spacer 70 is provided between the support plate 53 and the case rotation hinge member 58 so that the seating posture can be maintained more flat, and the vertical movement of the support shaft 59 is guided. The guide member 71 is provided.

  Moreover, in said 1st, 2nd embodiment, the seat surface formation parts 7 and 55 are provided with the two case members 11, 12, 56, 57, and the boundary part of the two case members 11, 12, 56, 57, Although a configuration that bends upward in a convex state (a configuration that tilts in two directions) has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a configuration in which the case member is a single member and tilts in one direction to be in a storage posture. It does not matter.

  That is, in the gaming room chair 62 of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12A, the support plate 64 fixed to the leg portion 69 and the case member 65 of the seat surface forming portion 63 are hinged members 67. Further, a compression spring 66 is attached to the upper side of the support plate 64, and the seat surface forming portion 63 is tilted in one direction with respect to the support plate 64 by the action of the compression spring 66. Yes. Specifically, the gaming chair 62 is configured such that the hinge member 67 is disposed near the leg portion 69 of the support plate 64 and tilts with respect to the middle of the seat surface forming portion 63 in the left-right direction (reference to FIG. 12). It is. Thereby, the seat surface forming portion 63 is halfway in the left-right direction of the seat surface forming portion 63 when an external force that opposes the urging force of the compression spring 66 is not working or when an external force smaller than the urging force is working. Based on the above, the storage posture tilted leftward (or rightward) with respect to the gaming machine 30 is maintained.

Then, when the player sits on the game room chair 62 in the stowed position, first, as shown in FIG. 12B, the seat surface is moved to a position where the player can sit down. The forming portion 63 is rotated with respect to the hinge member 67 to be laid down. Then, the user sits on the seat surface forming portion 63 in that state and changes the posture of the seat surface forming portion 63. That is, when the player sits on the seating surface forming part 63, the weight of the player is transmitted to the seating surface forming part 63, and the seating surface forming part 63 has a substantially flat posture as shown in FIG. Changed to (sitting posture). Specifically, when body weight (hereinafter simply referred to as an external force) is transmitted to the seat surface forming portion 63, an external force acts on the compression spring 66 in a direction opposite to the urging force. After that, when the seat surface forming portion 63 is in a substantially flat posture, the movement of the seat surface forming portion 63 is restricted by the support plate 64 and the posture is stabilized (sitting posture).
In the sitting room chair 62 in the sitting position, when the external force acting on the compression spring 66 is released by the player standing up or the like, the seat surface forming portion 63 is rotated based on the hinge member 67 by the biasing force. Thus, the seating surface forming portion 63 is changed to the storage posture tilted again in one direction.
Note that the support plate 64 employed in the present embodiment is fixed in an arrangement in which the center is shifted from the center of the flange portion 46. In the present embodiment, the spacer 70 is provided between the support plate 64 and the seat surface forming portion 63, and the hinge member 67 is attached so as to straddle the spacer 70, so that the sitting posture can be maintained flat.
Further, in the present embodiment, even when the player is seated, the seat surface forming portion 63 may be unexpectedly changed to the storage position depending on the position of the center of gravity of the player. It is preferable to add a configuration in which a sitting posture locking mechanism for preventing the above is provided.

In the third embodiment, the case member 65 of the seating surface forming portion 63 is configured to be pivotally connected with reference to the middle of the seating surface forming portion 63 in the left-right direction in FIG. 12. It is not limited, You may be the structure which connects the case member 65 to the edge part of the support plate 64 fixed to the leg part 69 so that rotation is possible (modification of 3rd embodiment). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13A, a support plate 64 is fixed to the flange portion 46 of the leg 69, and a case member 65 is provided at one end of the support plate 64 in the left-right direction (reference to FIG. 13). Are connected to each other via a hinge member 67, and a compression spring 66 is attached to the support plate 64, and the case member 65 tilts in one direction with respect to the support plate 64 by the action of the compression spring 66. It is. Thereby, when the external force which opposes the urging | biasing force of the compression spring 66 is not working, or when the external force smaller than the urging | biasing force is working, the attitude | position inclined in one direction is maintained. Specifically, the seating surface forming portion 63 is maintained in the stowed posture inclined to the right (or left) with respect to the gaming machine 30 with the hinge member 67 as a reference. When the player is seated, the seat surface forming portion 63 is rotated in the direction close to the support plate 64 and laid down. When the player sits in this state, the seat surface forming portion 63 sits down. The posture is changed (FIG. 13B).
Further, in the present embodiment, the spacer 70 is provided between the support plate 64 and the seat surface forming portion 63 and the hinge member 67 is attached to the spacer 70 so that the sitting posture can be maintained flat.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the seating portion 2 does not rotate in the direction around the axis of the leg portion 5 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a rotation device including a known rotation mechanism is provided. You may provide the structure rotated relatively with respect to the leg part 5. FIG.

  In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the two sets of linear motion members 9 and 10 are provided is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be configured by only one set of linear motion members. Absent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 51, 62 Game room chair 2 Seat part 3 Backrest part 5 Leg part 7, 55, 63 Seat surface formation part 8 Energizing mechanism 9, 10, Linear motion member 11, 12, 56, 57 Case member 13, 15 Slide Moving object (sliding member)
16 Rail member 18 Tension spring 21 Case rotation hinge member (hinge part)
67, 68 Hinge member (hinge part)

Claims (3)

A gaming hall chair installed on the front of a gaming machine so as to correspond to each gaming machine in a gaming hall having a seating portion on which a player sits and a large number of gaming machines are arranged,
The seating portion has a seat surface forming portion whose posture is changed via the hinge portion, and an urging mechanism for urging the seat surface forming portion in a predetermined direction,
The seat surface forming portion tilts left and / or right with respect to the gaming machine, and takes a storage posture as a tilted posture and a sitting posture as a seatable posture,
The urging mechanism urges the seat surface forming portion in the storage posture and can maintain the unloaded seat surface formation portion in the storage posture.
A gaming chair, wherein the seat surface forming portion can be changed to a sitting posture when an external force that opposes the urging direction is applied to the seat surface forming portion. The seat surface forming part bends through the hinge part, and the left and right side ends move toward and away from each other with respect to the gaming machine, and the storage position is a bent position, and the seat is almost flat. It takes a sitting posture
2. The game room chair according to claim 1, wherein when the player sits on the seat surface forming portion, the seat surface forming portion is changed to a sitting posture. The urging mechanism includes a spring and a linear motion member having a pair of sliding bodies, and the spring urges the pair of sliding bodies in a direction approaching each other,
The game room chair according to claim 2, wherein the seat surface forming portion is changed in posture in conjunction with an operation of the sliding body.

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