JP2014018634A - Game machine cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cabinet for a pachinko slot machine which can reduce the space for storage and transportation and also facilitate assembly work.SOLUTION: A cabinet for a game machine is shaped like a box provided with an opening part at its front and has a base plate, a top plate, a back plate, and a pair of side plates facing each other, of which the base plate, the back plate, and the top plate are divided nearly at their central part into two which are hinged with each other, and the base plate, the back plate, and the top plate are further hinged to the side plates to allow the base plate and the top plate to be foldable with the hinges into the inside of the cabinet and the back plate to be foldable to the outside of the cabinet, thereby allowing the entire cabinet to be foldable nearly flat.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine casing, and more specifically, for a gaming machine having a folding structure, capable of minimizing a space for storage and transportation in a flat plate state, and providing an easy assembly operation. Related to the housing.

A gaming machine such as a pachinko slot machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachislot machine) is generally a box-shaped main body with an open front and a front side of the main body that is pivotally attached to one side of the front opening. It is composed of a door, and in the internal space of the main body part, a reel device provided with a plurality of reels, a control device for electrically controlling a pachislot machine, a medal payout device such as a hopper for storing a large number of medals The gaming machine device is stored.

In general, a housing for a pachislot machine has a box shape with an opening at the front, and a back plate and left and right side plates respectively connected to left and right side ends of the back plate in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the back plate. And a top plate that closes the upper opening of the space formed by the left and right side plates and the back plate, and a bottom plate that closes the lower opening of the space formed by the left and right side plates and the back plate.

In such cases, the back plate, the left and right side plates, the top plate and the bottom plate are often fixed to each other by an adhesive such as a bond for woodworking, and the connecting portions of the respective plates are bonded during assembly. It is necessary to fix with an agent. It is necessary to temporarily fix the adhesive until it hardens, and it takes time for assembly work, and it is a complicated operation such as temporary fixing with an adhesive application device or a tacker.

In addition, assembling a conventional housing for a pachislot machine requires a large number of work steps and also requires dedicated equipment. In general, there are many cases where a housing is assembled and assembled in a specialized factory and then stored and transported after completion. For this reason, a large occupied space is required for storage, and it is difficult and inefficient to load a large number of cases at a time when transporting by truck or ship. As a result, storage and transportation costs have been a major factor in raising costs.

The completed housing does not reduce the occupied space for storage and transportation even when the variable display device and the control means are not accommodated. For this reason, development of the housing | casing which can reduce a storage volume is desired. According to Patent Document 1, the side plate, the top plate, and the bottom plate are joined by a hinge, the case is disassembled into the case main body, the back plate, and the middle plate, and the case main body is parallel to the rectangular rectangular frame state. A casing that can be stored in a crushed state in a quadrilateral shape has been proposed. Further, according to Patent Document 2, a casing that can reduce storage space without dividing the casing is devised by a structure in which the left and right side plates, top plate, and bottom plate of the casing are folded inside the casing.
Patent Publication 2007-313237 Registered Utility Model No. 3145415

However, in the case of the above-mentioned patent document, the space can be efficiently saved. On the other hand, when the case is assembled, the case is divided into a plurality of units, or a case that is folded even if it is integrated. The complicated assembly process is necessary for deployment, and the assembly work of the housing is complicated.

Further, when the folded casing is expanded on the production line, the folded casing is stored in a container such as a plurality of cassettes and automatically supplied from the cassette to the production line. More efficient. In a case like the above-mentioned patent document, there is a demand for a foldable case that has a shape that is easily caught when a case in a folded state is taken in and out of the cassette, and has a structure that can be efficiently put in and out of the cassette.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the storage space of the casing and easily assembling the casing by a folding structure of the casing based on automatic supply from a storage container such as the cassette. It is to be.

A housing for a pachislot machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine including a box-shaped housing having an opening on a front surface, and the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a back plate, and a pair of side plates facing each other. The bottom plate, the back plate, and the top plate are divided substantially at the center and joined with a hinge, and the bottom plate, the back plate, and the top plate are joined to the side plate with a hinge. The bottom plate and the top plate are folded inside the casing by the hinges, and the back plate is folded outside the casing.

The back plate has a hinge structure that can be folded so as to have the same length as the length in the thickness direction when folded by the side plate, the top plate, and the bottom plate, and the side plate and the back plate are It is characterized by being substantially flat.

The hinge that joins the side plate and the back plate and the hinge that divides the back plate at a substantially center have a structure in which a part of the hinge does not protrude from a substantially flat surface made of the side plate and the back plate. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, the top plate, the bottom plate, and the top plate are rotated from a direction substantially orthogonal to the side plate to a direction that is substantially horizontal to the side plate, and the bottom plate, the back plate, and the top plate are substantially centered. By dividing, the entire housing can be folded in a substantially planar manner. Thereby, the storage space of a housing | casing can be reduced efficiently by storing after folding the said housing | casing. In addition, the folded housing can be smoothly inserted and removed even when a storage container such as a cassette is used.
When assembling the casing in a folded state, the side plate is developed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side plate, the side edge of the bottom plate and the side edge of the back plate are fitted, and the top plate Since the bottom plate, the top plate, and the back plate can be fixed simply by fitting the side edge portion and the side edge portion of the back plate, the housing can be assembled easily.

It is a perspective view which shows the housing | casing for pachislot machines in connection with the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating a folding structure. It is a perspective view which shows the housing | casing of the folded state. It is a schematic diagram which shows the Example in the case of supplying the housing | casing accommodated in the cassette to a production line automatically. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge structure of a backplate division part. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge structure of a side plate and a backplate. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge structure of a side plate and a top plate or a side plate and a bottom plate. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge structure of the division | segmentation part of a top plate or a baseplate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the case for a pachislot machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings of the present application, the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a housing 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachislot machine housing 1 of the present embodiment is composed of plate materials of a back plate 4, left and right side plates 5a and 5b, a top plate 2 and a bottom plate 3, as in the conventional pachislot machine. Each of the side plates 5a and 5b has a side shape that is substantially trapezoidal by gradually decreasing the width dimension as it goes upward. A substantially rectangular back plate 4, top plate 2 and bottom plate 3 are connected to the left and right plates 5a and 5b in a direction substantially perpendicular to the respective side plates. The upper opening of the space formed by the left and right side plates 5a and 5b and the back plate 4 is closed by the top plate 2, and the lower opening of the space formed by the left and right side plates 5a and 5b and the back plate 4 is The bottom plate 3 is closed. Thereby, the case 1 for the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment has a box shape with the front face opened.

The folding structure of the housing 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a folding structure of a case for a pachislot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The relationship between the top plate 2 and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b will be described. In this embodiment, the top plate 2 is substantially horizontal to the side plates 5a and 5b from a direction substantially orthogonal to the left and right side plates 5a and 5b. It is connected via two hinges (hinges) as a rotating part that can be rotated in the direction to be. FIG. 7 shows the structure of a hinge connecting the top plate 2 and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b. The two plates rotate around a single shaft 9 made of resin or metal such as steel, and have a feature that a part of the hinge does not protrude from the surface of the plate when deployed and folded. This not only saves space when the housing 1 is folded, but also has an effect of preventing damage such as scratches due to the projections of the hinges during storage or transportation.
Furthermore, the top plate 2 is composed of left and right top plates 2a and 2b, which are connected via a rotating hinge for bending the top plate 2 at a substantially center. With this structure, the top plate 2 can be bent so as to protrude downward from the approximate center (M3 direction) during folding. A structure of the hinge 8 used for bending the top plate 2 is shown in FIG. The hinge 8 also has a feature that a part of the hinge does not protrude from the outer surface of the housing 1 (substantially flat surface constituted by the side plate and the back plate) during deployment and folding.

The relationship between the bottom plate 3 and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b will be described. In the present embodiment, the top plate 2 is substantially connected to the left and right side plates 5a and 5b from a direction substantially orthogonal to the left and right side plates 5a and 5b. They are connected via two hinges (see FIG. 7) as rotating parts that can rotate in a horizontal direction.
Further, the bottom plate 3 is composed of left and right bottom plates 3a and 3b, which are connected via a rotating hinge (see FIG. 8) for bending the bottom plate 3 at a substantially center. With this structure, the bottom plate 3 can be folded so as to protrude upward (in the direction of M4) from substantially the center during folding.
About each hinge structure which connects these, except for the up-and-down direction being reverse, since it is substantially the same as the relationship between the said top plate 2 and the said right-and-left side plates 5a and 5b, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

The relationship between the back plate 4 and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b will be described. In this embodiment, the back plate 4 is moved from the direction substantially orthogonal to the left and right side plates 5a and 5b to the left and right side plates 5a and 5b. It is connected via a hinge as a rotating part that can rotate in a substantially vertical direction. FIG. 6 shows the structure of a hinge connecting the back plate 4 and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b.
Further, the back plate 4 is composed of left and right back plates 4a and 4b, which are connected via a rotating hinge 4c for folding the back plate 4 into a U-shape when viewed from the top at a substantially center. . FIG. 5 shows a state where the hinge portion of the back plate 4 is bent. With this structure, the back plate 4 can be bent so as to protrude rearwardly (in the direction of M5) from approximately the center during folding.

In the present embodiment, after the top plate 2, the bottom plate 3 and the back plate 4 are lightly bent, the case 1 can be simply formed by simply compressing the left and right back plates 4a and 4b in the directions of M1 and M2, respectively. It can be folded. The shape of the housing 1 in a folded state is shown in FIG.

The casing 1 in a folded state has a substantially flat outer surface constituted by the side plate 5a and the back plate 4a or the side plate 5b and the back plate 4b. In the present embodiment, the length in the thickness direction sandwiching the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 divided by the side plates 4a and 4b and the thickness direction in the state where the back plate 4 is bent are made substantially the same length. Yes. In addition, in the state where the back plate 4 is folded into a U-shape, an extra space having a thickness of about two sheets of plate material used is generated inside, and in this space, the back plate 4 and It can be utilized as a space for attaching a metal fitting or the like for fitting the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 together.

According to the present invention, the volume of the housing 1 in the folded state is approximately one third of the occupied space compared to the housing of the conventional housing that cannot be folded, although it depends on the plate thickness used. Can be reduced.

Next, the procedure for assembling the casing 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
Most pachislot machines are produced on a production line, and a certain number of cases 1 are folded together and stored in a storage container such as a cassette in advance, and the cases 1 are placed flat. It is preferable to automatically supply the production line using a moving device such as a belt conveyor. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment in the case where the housing housed in the cassette 6 is automatically supplied to the production line (M6). According to the present invention, the housing 1 in a folded state has no protrusions or the like that make it difficult to automatically supply on the outer surface, and can be handled almost like a single plate. For this reason, the automation of the work in and out of the cassette 6 can be simplified.
When assembling the case 1 folded in a flat state, it can be easily brought into a state close to a completed form simply by pulling the upper side plate upward (M7). Finally, the back plate 4 can be easily assembled by fitting the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 with fixing brackets or screws.

The present invention can be applied to game machines represented by slot machines, pachinko machines and the like.

1 Pachi-slot housing,
2 Top plate, 2a Top plate left part, 2b Top plate right part,
3 bottom plate, 3a bottom plate left part, 3b bottom plate right part,
4 Back plate, 4a Back plate left part, 4b Back plate right part, 4c Hinge for back plate,
5a side plate (left), 5b side plate (right),
6 Housing storage cassette,
7 Belt conveyor,
8 Top plate and bottom plate split hinges,
9 Hinge shaft,
M1 direction of movement of left side plate when folded,
M2 direction of movement of the right side plate when folded,
M3 direction of deformation of the top plate when folded,
M4 direction of deformation of the bottom plate when folded,
M5 direction of deformation of the backboard when folded,
Direction to supply the chassis from the M6 cassette to the production line,
M7 Pull direction for automatic deployment of the housing,
M8 Production line flow direction.

Claims (3)

A gaming machine including a box-shaped housing having an opening on a front surface, wherein the housing includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a back plate, and a pair of side plates facing each other, and the bottom plate and the back plate And the top plate is divided substantially at the center and joined by a hinge, and the bottom plate, the back plate, and the top plate are joined to the side plate by a hinge, and the bottom plate and the top plate are hinged. The housing structure is folded inside the housing, and the back plate is folded outside the housing. The back plate has a hinge structure that can be folded so as to have the same length as the length in the thickness direction when folded by the side plate, the top plate, and the bottom plate, and the side plate and the back plate are The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is substantially flat. The hinge that joins the side plate and the back plate and the hinge that divides the back plate at a substantially center have a structure in which a part of the hinge does not protrude from a substantially flat surface composed of the side plate and the back plate. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that:

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