JP2013128798A - Game machine island unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island unit with a new structure by which sufficient strength can be obtained.SOLUTION: A lower unit 100 in the game machine island unit includes: a pair of right and left vertical members 110 erected in the vertical direction; an upper cross member 120 laid in the horizontal direction between upper ends of the vertical members 110; a side plate 130 connecting the left vertical member 110L, the right vertical member 110R and the upper cross member 120 from one side. An elbow board 121 and a tiered stand 122 are combined to form an elbow board group, and the respective vertical members 110, the side plate 130, a pole bracket 123 and an elbow board bracket 124 are combined to form a side plate group. The lower unit 100 is formed by connecting the elbow board group and the side plate group. By integrating the respective members by the side plate 130, loads applied to the elbow board 121 and the tiered stand 122 from above are dispersed to the respective vertical members 110.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine island unit for configuring gaming islands by arranging gaming machines such as pachinko machines in a gaming store.

  As a conventional gaming machine island unit, an upper unit, which is a part where a replenishment bowl for replenishing game media to a gaming machine is arranged, and a lower part, which is a part where a collecting bowl for collecting gaming media discharged from the gaming machine What consists of a unit and the pillar unit which connects this lower unit and an upper unit is known (patent document 1).

  The lower unit of this conventional gaming machine island unit is to support the standing of the lower waist base, the lower waist base that can be placed on the floor, the saddle plate unit that can be attached to the upper part of the lower waist base, and the lower waist base And a fixed base. The lower waist base includes an upright substrate, a horizontal receiving plate fixed horizontally on the upright substrate, and a horizontal plate fixed horizontally on the upper end of the vertical plate standing from both ends in the longitudinal direction and the middle of the horizontal receiving plate. , Is composed of.

  The fixed base is located inside the upright board and assists the standing up, and has a function of reinforcing and supporting the horizontal receiving plate from below, and is disposed at both ends in the lengthwise direction of the lower unit. Moreover, the fixed base is comprised from the rectangular base board and the support block weld-fixed to the length direction both ends of the base board. The support block is composed of a top plate and an upright plate that stands up from both ends in the width direction of the base plate and connects to both ends of the top plate. In the top plate, long holes slightly longer in the length direction of the base plate are formed so as to penetrate in the width direction of the base plate, and these long holes are bolts for fixing the lower waist base and other members. It is a hole for making it penetrate. The base plate is provided with bolt holes for penetrating anchor bolts for fixing the base plate to the floor, and the level of the base plate is adjusted with respect to the floor surface by the base bolt.

  In addition, the telescopic support rod fixed to the lower end of the column unit column is divided between the horizontal support plate and the load that the column unit and the column unit bear by the lower end landing on the floor. It is configured to be possible.

JP 2007-68991 A

  In the conventional gaming machine island unit, as described above, the fixed base is provided at the lower end of the lower unit, and the fixed base and the floor of the game hall are only connected by several bolts. . Moreover, several rod-shaped bodies, such as an expansion-contraction support bar, were only landed on the floor surface or the plate-shaped body installed in the floor surface. That is, the fixed base and the floor surface are not directly connected, and the load of the gaming machine island is transmitted to the floor surface through these several bolts and rods (see FIG. 3).

  In addition, the fixed bases are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine islands regardless of the arrangement interval of the pillar units in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine islands (see FIG. 1). The member connected to the floor surface was only the rod-like body landing on the floor surface or the plate-like body installed on the floor surface. Therefore, when the column unit is connected between the fixed bases of the lower unit, the load of the upper unit transmitted through the column unit is not sufficiently transmitted to the floor surface, and the lower unit bends between the fixed bases. Has occurred.

  If the lower unit bends, the balance of the entire gaming machine island may be lost, or the vertical plate that supports the lower unit in the longitudinal direction may become brittle.As a result, the gaming machine island unit and multiple gaming machine island units may be assembled. The overall strength of the gaming machine island will be reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine island unit capable of obtaining sufficient strength.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to an upper unit, a lower unit, and a space for supporting the upper unit and disposing a gaming machine between the lower unit and the upper unit. In the gaming machine island unit constituted by the pillar unit to be formed, the lower unit includes a pair of left and right vertical members standing in the vertical direction, and an upper horizontal member that extends horizontally between the upper ends of both vertical members. In addition, a side plate that connects the vertical member and the upper cross member from one side surface is provided, and the side plate forms a surface structure that covers the one side surface of the lower unit to the vicinity of the floor surface. To do.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine island unit according to claim 1, wherein the upper unit includes a shelf top plate, a shelf base plate, and left and right vertical members, the shelf top plate and the shelf base plate, Arranged in the middle of the left and right vertical members, the headboard is bridged to the upper ends of the left and right vertical members, and the duck is spanned to the lower ends of the left and right vertical members. It is made by.

  In addition, in the gaming machine island unit according to claim 1 or 2, the lower waist pillar member that connects the vertical members of the adjacent lower units, and the lower waist pillar member that is connected to the lower waist pillar member, is substantially horizontal to the floor surface. A waist member comprising: a connecting member provided on the floor; a base member installed on a floor; and an adjusting member that connects the base member and the connecting member and adjusts a distance between the base member and the connecting member. It may have a pillar.

  According to the present invention, by providing the side plate that connects the left and right vertical members and the upper horizontal member from one side, the load applied to any part of the lower unit via the column unit is transferred to the side. When the face plate is dispersed in each vertical member, the lower unit can be prevented from bending, and sufficient strength as the lower unit can be obtained.

It is a schematic perspective view of a gaming machine island, and shows a state where a part of the lower side plate 150 is removed for explanation. It is a perspective view of a lower unit. The lower waist column is shown, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. A column base fixing metal fitting is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. The saddle plate column is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a bottom view. An upper unit is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is an end view along line BB in (a), and (c) is an end view along line CC in (a). It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the cross-sectional direction of a game machine island, Comprising: (a) shows the case of Nakajima, (b) shows the case of a wall island. (A) And (b) is a schematic perspective view which shows the construction procedure of a game machine island unit, (b) shows the state which removed the lower side board 150 for description.

  The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a gaming machine island. The gaming machine island is usually configured by arranging gaming machines (not shown) in two rows back to back. In this specification, the gaming machine island in which the gaming machines are arranged in two rows and arranged in the middle part of the game hall is called Nakajima, and the gaming machines are configured by arranging the gaming machines in a row at the wall of the gaming hall. The island is called a wall island. The gaming machine island unit according to the present invention is applicable to both Nakajima and Murajima.

  The gaming machine island unit 1 supports the upper unit 300, the lower unit 100, and the upper unit 300, and forms a space in which a gaming machine is arranged between the lower unit 100 and the upper unit 300. 200. Therefore, each unit will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower unit 100 is formed by coupling a plurality of constituent members. Each constituent member is formed by cutting wood such as laminated wood or solid wood into a predetermined shape. The unprocessed wood is a standard product and has a predetermined dimension.

  Each constituent member constituting the lower unit 100 is cut to a desired dimension. This dimension is usually determined by the number of gaming machines to be arranged. In the upper unit 300, the number of units arranged per unit is usually two. In accordance with this, if the lower unit 100 is also set to a length substantially equivalent to two gaming machines, a lot of useless parts are generated at the time of cutting.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the length that does not cause waste to the maximum extent is cut out from the standard wood. For example, each predetermined component is cut out from about 1800 mm of wood.

  The lower unit 100 includes at least a pair of left and right vertical members 110 that stand in the vertical direction, and an upper horizontal member 120 that spans the upper ends of both vertical members 110 in the horizontal direction, and the left vertical member 110L and the right vertical member 110R. And a side plate 130 that connects the upper cross member 120 from one side. Note that the pair of left and right vertical members 110 </ b> L and 110 </ b> R, the upper horizontal member 120, and the side plate 130 are part of the constituent members constituting the lower unit 100.

  Each vertical member 110 is a member that stands in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, in addition to the left and right pair, two members are arranged inside, and a total of four members are arranged. Further, a notch portion 111 is provided in a lower portion of each vertical member 110, and a lower plate 150 described later is provided in the notch portion 111.

  The upper cross member 120 is bridged on the upper end portion of the vertical member 110. The upper cross member 120 is composed of a plate 121 made of a relatively wide plate, a platform 122 made of a plate provided on the upper edge of the plate 121, and a square member provided at the rear end of the plate 122. And a waist plate receiver 124 that is provided on the front side surface of the vertical member 110 and connects the pair of left and right vertical members 110L and 110R on the lower surface side of the flange plate 121.

  A side plate 130 is provided on one side of the vertical member 110. The side plate 130 can be, for example, a Lauan plywood. In this embodiment, a relatively thick Lauan plywood, for example, 9 mm thick is used.

  The lower unit 100 is assembled using each component member as described above. For example, a mortar board group is formed by combining the mortar board 121 and the platform 122. On the other hand, a side plate group is formed by combining the vertical members 110, the side plates 130, the column supports 123, and the waist plate supports 124. Then, the lower plate 100 is formed by combining the gutter plate group and the side plate group. For fixing each member, nailing, screwing, or the like can be applied, and an adhesive can be used together, or the members may be fixed with an adhesive. Furthermore, fixing brackets can be used.

  Since the members of the lower unit 100 assembled in this way are integrated by the side plate 130, the load applied to the roof plate 121 and the platform 122 from above can be distributed to the vertical members 110.

  According to such a lower unit 100, it is possible to disperse the load from above, and by providing the side plate 130, the lower unit 100 has a plane structure, and the side plate 130 can be applied to the load from the side. Can be countered by. Therefore, the strength can be improved. Further, since the members are cut out from the standard material to a desired length regardless of the number of game machines, the number of useless parts generated when cutting the member from the material is extremely reduced. Thereby, the cost at the time of construction can be reduced. Furthermore, the lower unit 100 can be easily stored regardless of whether it is a member or an assembled state.

  Next, an example of a construction method of the gaming machine island unit 1 using the lower unit 100 as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, although the following description is the description of Nakajima, it is basically the same for Wall Island.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the island end pillars 10 are arranged at both ends of the gaming machine island to be provided, and the lower waist pillars 400 are arranged at predetermined intervals. The island end pillar 10 is a member that reaches the upper unit 300 described later from the floor surface, and is a pair of pillar members 11, an upper connecting member 12 that connects the upper part of the pillar member 11, and a lower connecting member that is connected at the lower end part. 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower waist column 400 is connected to the lower waist column member 410 that connects the vertical members 110 </ b> L and 110 </ b> R of the adjacent lower units 100, and the lower waist column member 410. The connecting member 420 provided substantially horizontally, the base member 430 installed on the floor, the base member 430 and the connecting member 420 are connected, and the distance between the base member 430 and the connecting member 420 can be adjusted. Adjustment member 440.

  Specifically, in the base member 430 constituting the lower waist pillar 400, two bolts 441 serving as the adjustment member 440 are raised from the flat substrate 431. A receiving nut 442 is screwed onto the bolt 441. The lower waist column member 410 includes a connecting portion 411 having a substantially upper half portion whose cross-sectional shape is opened inward, and a standing piece portion 412 positioned below the connecting portion 411.

  As described above, the connecting portion 411 includes the side mounting plate 411a and the bottom plate 411b so that the cross-sectional shape of the substantially upper half portion is opened inward, in other words, the outer side is closed. The side mounting plate 411a and the bottom plate 411b are provided with mounting holes 411c for driving nails and screwing screws. The standing piece 412 is opposed to the fastening plates 412a and 412a, and is open on both the outside and the inside. A mounting hole 412c is also formed in the fastening plate 412a.

  The lower waist column 400 used in Nakajima is formed by connecting the lower waist column members 410 as described above at predetermined intervals and connecting them with a connecting member 420. In the connecting member 420, an edge piece 422 is erected from the edge of the plate portion 421, and both end portions, that is, portions corresponding to the above-described standing piece portion 412 are widened to form coupling pieces 423. And in this coupling piece 423, it fixes by the said standing piece part 412 and fixing means, such as welding.

  Bolt holes are formed in the plate portion 421 of the connecting member 420, and the connecting member 420 is attached to the base member by inserting the bolt 441 of the base member 430 and fastening the tightening nut 443 to the bolt 441. 430 can be attached. Accordingly, the bolt 441, the receiving nut 442, and the tightening nut 443 serve as the adjusting member 440, and the lower waist pillar 400 can be attached to the floor surface so that the height can be adjusted. In addition, the adjustment member 440 can adjust the level of the connecting member 420.

  A guide piece 411a ′ is bent at the distal end portion of the side mounting plate 411a forming the connecting portion 411 of the lower waist pillar member 410, so that the vertical member 110 of the lower unit 100 can be easily inserted. ing. Then, the vertical members 110 </ b> L and R of the adjacent lower unit 100 are inserted and fixed to the connecting portion 411. At this time, the connecting portion 411 is formed of the side mounting plate 411a and the bottom plate 411b, and the mounting holes 411c and 412c are opened in each, so that screws and the like can be fastened from both sides. That is, since it is fastened from the orthogonal direction, extremely strong fixation is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the lower waist pillar 400 used on the wall island has only the lower waist pillar member 410 fixed to the connecting member 420 on one side.

  Next, the lower cross member 140 is fixed to the floor surface (FIG. 8A). The lower cross member 140 is wood made of laminated wood or the like.

  Then, the lower unit 100 is sequentially installed. This installation is performed by inserting the vertical member 110 of the lower unit 100 into the connecting portion 411 of the lower waist column 400. At this time, the vertical member 110 of the lower unit 100 adjacent to the length direction of the gaming machine island enters one connecting portion 411. The position of each lower unit 100 in the height direction is determined based on a water string (not shown) stretched between the island end pillars 10 in advance. When the lower unit 100 is installed through the lower waist pillar 400 in this way, the lower unit 100 can be accurately positioned, and the finish is excellent without any irregularities. And the below-mentioned pillar unit 200 and the upper unit 300 which are attached on the basis of the lower unit 100 can also be attached accurately. If each unit is correctly connected, incidental work can be performed accurately, and a replenishment spear, a recovery spear, etc. can be arranged accurately, so that troubles due to poor mounting can be avoided in advance.

  When the installation of the lower unit 100 is completed, the lower plate 150 is attached to the lower unit 100 and the lower cross member 140 (FIG. 8B). The vertical member 110 of the lower unit 100 is provided with a notch 111, and the lower plate 150 is attached to the notch 111.

  Thus, by connecting the lower unit 100 and the lower horizontal member 140 fixed to the floor with the lower plate 150, the load received by the lower unit 100 is transmitted to the lower horizontal member 140 via the lower plate 150. The lower cross member 140 transmits the load with respect to the floor surface. As a result, the load is dispersed and transmitted to the floor surface as compared to the case where the load is transmitted at a so-called point such as a bolt as in the conventional example. Therefore, the strength of the base portion of the gaming machine island can be improved.

  Next, the column base fixing member 500 is attached to a predetermined position. The column base fixing member 500 has a role of fixing the bottom plate column 600 (to be described later) and regulating the interval between the lower units 100 facing each other back to back. Further, the column base fixing member 500 is a member constituting a part of a column unit 200 described later, and the horizontal position of the mounting piece 510 attached to the lower unit 100 described above and the plate column column 600 described later can be adjusted. And an adjustment mounting means 520 for mounting.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, a specific example of the column base fixing member 500 includes a horizontal beam 530 formed to have a length extending over the lower unit 100 arranged back to back, and both ends of the horizontal beam 530. And an L-shaped attachment piece 510 provided on the lower surface side of the portion. The cross rail 530 is a steel material having a U-shaped cross section, and three sets of bolts 521, support nuts 522, fixing nuts 523, and washers 524 are provided in the vertical direction as adjustment attachment means 520. Note that the number of bolts and nuts is not limited to three, and can be increased or decreased as appropriate.

  On the other hand, an L-shaped attachment piece 510 is fixed to the lower surface side of both side end portions of the horizontal rail 530 by a fixing means such as welding (FIG. 4B). And the opposing space | interval of the attachment piece 510 turns into the opposing space | interval of the lower unit 100, and this opposing space of the lower unit 100 becomes a space for accommodating a collection basket.

  The column base 600 is attached to the column base fixing member 500 configured as described above. This saddle plate column 600 constitutes the column unit 200 together with the column base fixing member 500 described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the saddle plate column 600 includes a pair of column members 610, an upper column width fixing bracket 620 and a lower column width fixing bracket 630 that define the interval between the column members 610, and wiring. A receiving bracket 640 and a receiving portion 650 that receives a part of the upper unit 300 are provided.

  The lower column width fixing bracket 630 is an L-shaped steel material, and the lower column width fixing bracket 630 is provided with a bolt hole 631 into which the three bolts 521 of the adjustment mounting means 520 can be inserted. It is. On the other hand, the upper column width fixing bracket 620 is an L-shaped steel material and prevents the width of the upper portion of the column material 610 from expanding.

  The receiving part 650 provided in the upper part of the column member 610 is formed by attaching a receiving member 651 formed by bending a metal plate to the column member 610. The receiving member 651 extends from the base plate portion 652 attached to the column member 610 by bending the outward bottom plate portion 653 at a substantially right angle. Further, in the vicinity of the upper and lower end portions of the bottom plate portion 653, a side plate portion 654 is bent and extended in a direction parallel to the substrate portion 652, and further, a tip of the side plate portion 654 is bent and extended outward and obliquely to guide. A portion 655 is formed. Note that a mounting hole 656 is formed in the bottom plate portion 653.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the upper unit 300 includes a shelf top plate 310, a shelf base plate 320, left and right vertical members 330, and an intermediate middle vertical member 340, and the shelf top plate 310 and the shelf base plate 320 are provided. Are arranged in the middle of the left and right vertical members 330, the headboard 350 is bridged to the upper ends of the left and right vertical members 330, and the Kamoi 360 is bridged to the lower ends of the left and right vertical members 330. A back plate 370 is provided on the rear surface side between the shelf top plate 310 and the shelf base plate 320. Further, a shelf-equipped lamp plate 380 is provided below the shelf base plate 320 and on the front side of the vertical member 330 and the Kamoi 360. Each of these members is made of laminated material. The shelf top plate 310, the shelf base plate 320, and the back plate 370 may be omitted.

  Then, the adjacent upper units 300 are connected by positioning connection means such as dowels 391 and dowel holes 392. The upper unit 300 assembled as described above is attached to the pillar unit 200 (FIG. 1). Specifically, predetermined portions of the left and right vertical members 330 configuring the upper unit 300 are inserted into the receiving portion 650 of the column unit 200. Note that the mounting position of the upper unit 300 is determined with reference to the upper end of the lower unit 100.

  When the upper unit 300 is attached via the column unit 200 with the lower unit 100 as a reference as described above, the lower unit 100 serves as a base and the column unit 200 serves as a column material. Can be easily performed. When the upper unit 300 is in the correct position, incidental work such as the collection of the replenishing rod can be performed accurately, and troubles due to mounting defects or the like can be avoided.

  Further, the load of the upper unit 300 can be transmitted to the lower unit 100 through the column unit 200 and transmitted from the lower unit 100 to the floor surface through the lower cross member 140 and the lower waist column 400.

  Next, a waist plate attaching member 160 for attaching the waist plate 170 is attached above the lower side plate 150 (FIGS. 1 and 7A). Ancillary work related to the collection of the recovery basket is performed before and after this work. In this way, Nakajima can be constructed in which gaming machines are arranged back to back.

  On the other hand, for the wall island, as shown in FIG. 7B, the lower unit 100 is arranged on one side of the lower waist column 401 for the wall island, the upper unit 300 is arranged on one side of the column unit 200, and the wall Configure the island. Specifically, a lower waist column 401 provided with a lower waist column member 410 fixed to the connecting member 420 only on one side is used, and the lower unit 100 on the passage side is attached to the lower waist column 401. The column unit 200 and the upper unit 300 on the passage side are attached to the lower unit 100 in the same manner as the above-described Nakajima. On the other hand, the lower wall edge unit 101 is attached to the wall side. The lower wall edge unit 101 includes a pair of left and right vertical members 112, an upper horizontal member 125 horizontally extending over the upper ends of both vertical members 112, and the vertical member 112 and the upper horizontal member 125 on the inner side surface (the wall surface). And a side plate 131 connected from the opposite side). The vertical member 112 and the lower horizontal member 140 are connected and fixed. In addition, an upper frame member 301 is provided on the wall column 600 on the wall side of the column unit 200 in place of the upper unit.

  Also in this wall island, the load of the upper unit 300 is transmitted to the lower unit 100 and the lower wall edge unit 101 via the column unit 200, and the lower cross member 140 and the lower waist for the wall island from the lower unit 100 and the lower wall edge unit 101. It can be transmitted to the floor through the pillar 401.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately implemented without changing the configuration described in the claims. For example, according to the total length of the gaming machine island, change the number of gaming machines installed in the lower unit at the position adjacent to the island edge or ball lifting device, or change the configuration to match the ball lifting device Is possible.

1 ... Amusement Machine Island Unit 10 .... Island Column 11 .... Column Material 12 .... Upper Connection Material 13 .... Lower Connection Material 100.Lower Unit 101.Lower Wall Edge Unit 110.Vertical Material 111.Notch 112. Longitudinal member 120, upper cross member 121, roof plate 122, platform 122, pillar holder 124, waist plate holder 125, upper cross member 130, side plate 131, side plate 140, lower cross member 150, lower side plate 160, waist plate mounting member 200 -Column unit 300-Upper unit 301-Upper frame material 310-Shelf top plate 320-Shelf base plate 330-Vertical member 340-Middle vertical member 350-Kasagi 360-Kamoi 370-Back plate 380-Shelf lamp plate 391-Dowel 392 -Dowel hole 400-Lower waist pillar 401-Lower waist pillar 410-Lower waist pillar member 411-Connection part 412-Standing piece part 420-Connecting member 421-Plate part 422-Edge piece 423- Joint 430, base member 431, substrate 440, adjustment member 441, bolt 442, receiving nut 443, tightening nut 500, column base fixing member 510, mounting piece 520, adjustment mounting means 521, bolt 522, support nut 523, fixing Nut 524, washer 530, horizontal beam 600, vertical plate column 610, column material 620, upper column width fixing bracket 630, lower column width fixing bracket 631, bolt hole 640, wiring receiving bracket 650, receiving portion 651, receiving member 652, Substrate part 653, bottom plate part 654, side plate part 655, guide part 656, mounting hole

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine island unit comprising an upper unit, a lower unit, and a pillar unit that supports the upper unit and forms a space for placing a gaming machine between the lower unit and the upper unit,
The lower unit includes a pair of left and right vertical members that stand in the vertical direction, and an upper horizontal member that extends horizontally across the upper ends of both vertical members, and connects the vertical member and the upper horizontal member from one side. A side plate that
The side plate forms a surface structure that covers the one side surface of the lower unit to the vicinity of the floor surface,
A gaming machine island unit characterized by that. The upper unit includes a shelf top plate, a shelf base plate, and left and right vertical members, the shelf top plate and the shelf base plate are arranged in the middle of the left and right vertical members, and a headboard is placed on the upper ends of the left and right vertical members. Crossing over the lower ends of the left and right vertical members, the bridge is bridged, and these connections are made by the positioning connection means of the dowels and dowel holes,
The gaming machine island unit according to claim 1.

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