JP2015024023A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of securing a space inside the game machine even when including a hinge.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a housing 2; a front door 1; and a hinge 4 having a stationary member 11 fixed to a lateral plate of the housing, a movable member 12 fixed to the front door 1, and a hinge shaft 13 for connecting the stationary member 11 to the movable member 12. The stationary member 11 protrudes towards the front door 1 with respect to a butt end 2b1 of the front face of the lateral plate 2b of the housing 2. A bearing part 11b in which the hinge shaft 13 is inserted is provided at the front end of the stationary member 11, with it separated from the butt end 2b1. At least a part of the lateral plate of the front door 1 is notched so as to expose the stationary member 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a pachinko machine, and a fusion machine thereof that supports a front door through a hinge so as to be opened and closed.

  For example, on the front door of the slot machine, a medal insertion slot through which a player inserts medals, a button that can be operated by the player, a liquid crystal display panel that displays a game state to the player as the game progresses, a medal tray that receives medals to be paid out, etc. Is provided. The chassis of the slot machine is provided with a power supply box, a control device for controlling the play of the slot machine, a tank for storing medals, and the like. In order to check and adjust these various devices, the front door is supported by a hinge so as to be openable and closable with respect to the housing.

  As hinges for typical conventional gaming machines, hinges shown in FIGS. 20A and 20B are known (similar hinges are described in, for example, Patent Document 1). FIG. 20A shows a hinge with the front door closed, and FIG. 20B shows a hinge with the front door open. The hinge includes a fixed plate 104 fixed to the inner surface of the left side plate 102 of the housing 101, a movable plate 105 fixed to the front door 103, a hinge shaft 106 connecting the fixed plate 104 and the movable plate 105, Is provided. When the front door 103 is opened and closed, the movable plate 105 rotates around the hinge shaft 106 with respect to the fixed plate 104.

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  As shown in FIG. 20 (a), in a conventional hinge for a gaming machine, the fixing plate is bent inside the housing. In order to improve security, the side plate 107 of the front door 103 is projected to the small edge 102a of the side plate 102 of the housing 101, and the gap between the side plate 102 of the housing 101 and the side plate 107 of the front door 103 is eliminated. Due to that. As shown in FIG. 20B, in order to open the front door 103 to a predetermined opening angle, it is necessary to bend the fixing plate 104 to the inside of the housing. If the fixed plate 104 is not bent inside the housing 101, the side plate 107 of the front door 103 hits the fixed plate 104, and the front door 103 cannot be opened to a predetermined opening angle.

  However, there is a problem that if the fixed plate is bent inside the housing, the space in the gaming machine is reduced accordingly. Various devices are incorporated in the front door and the housing. There is a demand for a hinge for play that can secure even a little space in the gaming machine.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can secure a space in the gaming machine even if there is a hinge.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a housing, a front door, a fixed member fixed to a side plate of the housing, a movable member fixed to the front door, and the fixed member and the movable member. And a hinge having a hinge shaft for connecting, and the fixing member protrudes toward the front door from a front edge of the side plate of the casing, and the front end of the fixing member The game machine is provided with a bearing portion into which the hinge shaft is inserted apart from the small opening, and at least a part of the side plate of the front door is cut out so that the fixing member is exposed.

  According to the present invention, the fixing member fixed to the side plate of the housing is protruded toward the front door, and at least a part of the side plate of the front door is notched so that the fixing member is exposed. The fixing member fills a gap between the side plate of the housing and the side plate of the front door. For this reason, it is not necessary to bend the fixing member inside the housing like a conventional hinge for a gaming machine, and a space in the gaming machine can be secured.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the slot machine of the present embodiment with the front door closed, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the slot machine of the present embodiment with the front door opened. . It is a disassembled perspective view of the slot machine of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the back side of a front door. 4A is a rear view of the front door, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4C is a detail of a portion c of FIG. 4B. FIG. 4 (d) is a detailed view of a portion d in FIG. 4 (b). FIG. 5A is a left side view of the slot machine with the front door closed, and FIG. 5B is a left side view of the slot machine with the front door open. 6A is a vertical sectional view of the slot machine of the present embodiment, FIG. 6B is a detailed view of a portion b in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6C is a view in FIG. 6A. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the hinge with the movable plate closed, FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the hinge with the movable plate open, and FIG. 7C is FIG. ) Is a detailed view of a portion c, and FIG. 7D is a detailed view of a portion d of FIG. 7B. FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a hinge, and FIG. 8B is an exploded perspective view of the hinge. 9A is a detailed view of the IXa portion of FIG. 8, FIG. 9B is a detailed view of the IXb portion of FIG. 8, and FIG. 9C is a detailed view of the IXc portion of FIG. FIG. 9D is a detailed view of a part IXd in FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view taken along line Xa-Xa in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line Xb-Xb in FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIa-XIa in FIG. 5B, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIb-XIb in FIG. 5B. FIG. 12A is a process diagram for attaching a hinge movable plate to the front door, and FIG. 12B is a detailed view of a portion b of FIG. 12A. Fig.13 (a) is process drawing of the state which the attachment of the hinge to the front door was completed, FIG.13 (b) is the b section detailed drawing of Fig.13 (a). It is process drawing which attaches the hinge fixed to the front door to a housing | casing. It is process drawing which shows the state which the fitting of the slit of the fixing plate to the protrusion of a housing | casing was completed. FIG. 16A is a process diagram for fixing the fixing plate to the side plate of the housing, and FIG. 16B is a detailed view of a portion b in FIG. FIG. 17A is a process diagram illustrating a state where the attachment of the hinge to the side plate of the housing is completed, and FIG. 17B is a detailed view of a portion b in FIG. FIG. 18A is a process diagram for attaching a decorative plate to the side surfaces of the fixed plate and the front door, and FIG. 18B is a detailed view of a portion b of FIG. 18A. FIG. 19A is a process diagram showing a state in which the attachment of the decorative plate is completed, FIG. 19B is a detailed view of a portion b of FIG. 19A, and FIG. 19C is fixed to the decorative plate. It is sectional drawing which shows the snap fit of a plate. 20A is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the front door of the conventional slot machine is closed, and FIG. 20B is a horizontal sectional view showing a state in which the front door of the conventional slot machine is opened.

  A slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1A shows a perspective view of the slot machine of the present embodiment with the front door 1 closed, and FIG. 1B shows a perspective view of the slot machine of the present embodiment with the front door 1 opened. Show. A front door 1 is attached to a left side plate 2b of the housing 2 of the slot machine via a hinge 4 so as to be openable and closable around one side of the left side. Here, the left side and the right side of the housing 2 and the front door 1 are the left side and the right side when viewed from the player of the slot machine. With the front door 1 closed, the housing 2 and the front door 1 are locked by a locking device (not shown).

  The housing 2 is formed in a box shape, and includes a back plate 2e and frame bodies 2a to 2d provided around the back plate 2e. The frame plates 2a to 2d include an upper plate 2a, a pair of left and right side plates 2b and 2c, and a bottom plate 2d. The edge 2-1 (that is, the front surface of the frame body) of the frame bodies 2a to 2d is inclined at a predetermined angle from the vertical plane. The front door 1 is also inclined at a predetermined angle from the vertical surface, and the hinge axis of the hinge 4 is also inclined at a predetermined angle from the vertical direction.

  FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the slot machine. The hinge 4 includes a fixed plate 11 as a fixed member fixed to the side plate of the housing 2 of the slot machine, and a movable plate 12 as a movable member fixed to the door body 1a of the front door 1. Both the fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12 extend over substantially the entire length of the casing 2 and the front door 1 in the vertical direction. The fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12 are connected via a hinge shaft 13. The movable plate 12 can rotate around the hinge shaft 13 with respect to the fixed plate 11. The fixing plate 11 is fixed to the side plate 2b of the housing 2 by fastening members 15 such as a plurality of screws. The movable plate 12 is also fixed to the door body 1a of the front door 1 by a plurality of fastening members 16 such as screws. The detailed structure of the hinge 4 will be described later.

  The front door 1 of the slot machine has a medal insertion slot through which a player inserts medals, a button that can be operated by the player, a liquid crystal display panel that displays a game state as the game progresses, a medal tray that receives medals to be paid out, etc. Is provided. The casing 2 of the slot machine is provided with a power supply box, a control device that controls the play of the slot machine, a tank for storing medals, and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the back side of the front door 1. The front door 1 includes a door body 1a and frame bodies 1b to 1d provided around the door body 1a. The frames 1b to 1d protrude from the back surface of the door body 1a toward the housing 2. The frame bodies 1b to 1d include an upper plate 1c provided on one side on the upper side of the door body 1a, a side plate 1b provided on the left side of the door body 1a, and a bottom plate 1d provided on one side on the lower side of the door body 1a. . The side plate on the right side of the door body 1a is cut away. One side on the right side of the door body 1 a becomes a fishing source for the hinge 4. A plurality of screw holes 17 for fixing the movable plate 12 to the door body 1a are formed on one side on the right side of the door body 1a in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 4 shows a detailed view of the back side of the front door 1. As described above, the right side plate of the front door 1 is cut away. For this reason, only the left side plate 1b protrudes toward the housing 2 as shown in the sectional view of FIG. A plurality of screw holes 17 for fixing the movable plate 12 to the door body 1a are arranged in the vertical direction on the right side of the door body 1a. As shown in FIG. 4D, an escape groove 1e having a square cross section is formed on one side of the right side of the door body 1a. The reason why the escape groove 1e is formed is to prevent the opened front door 1 from interfering with the hinge 4 (see FIG. 11B).

  5A shows a left side view of the slot machine with the front door 1 closed, and FIG. 5B shows a left side view of the slot machine with the front door 1 opened. As described above, one side plate of the front door 1 is cut away. As shown in FIG. 5A, the fixing plate 11 is exposed from the notch 18 in the side plate of the front door 1. The fixed plate 11 forms a part of the closed front door 1. A decorative plate 19 is attached to the side surface of the fixed plate 11 exposed from the front door 1 and the side surface of the front door 1 (see FIGS. 2 and 18). The decorative plate 19 constitutes a part of the fixed plate 11 and the front door 1. With the front door 1 closed, the side surface 11a1 of the fixing plate 11 (the surface of the decorative plate 19) and the side surface 1a1 of the front door 1 (the surface of the decorative plate 19) exist on the same plane (see FIG. 10A). ).

  6A is a vertical sectional view of the slot machine, FIG. 6B is a detailed view of a portion b of FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6C is a detailed view of a portion c of FIG. 6A. Indicates. At the upper end of the door body 1a of the front door 1, a U-shaped or U-shaped protective metal fitting 21 extending in the horizontal direction along the upper plate 1c is attached. A U-shaped or U-shaped protective metal fitting 22 extending in the horizontal direction along the lower plate 1d is also attached to the lower end portion of the door body 1a of the front door 1. A blocking plate 23 that enters the upper defense fitting 21 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 2 a of the housing 2. On the upper surface of the bottom plate 2d of the housing 2, a blocking plate 24 that enters the lower protective metal fitting 22 is fixed. The defense metal fittings 21 and 22 and the blocking plates 23 and 24 have a role of improving crime prevention, and for example, a wire or the like cannot be entered from a gap between the housing 2 and the front door 1.

  7A shows a perspective view of the hinge 4 with the movable plate 12 closed, and FIG. 7B shows a perspective view of the hinge 4 with the movable plate 12 opened. The hinge 4 includes a fixed plate 11, a movable plate 12, and a hinge shaft 13 that connects the fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12. The fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12 are formed by bending a plate material. A plurality of through holes 11 a for fixing the fixing plate 11 to the housing 2 are arranged in the fixing plate 11 in the vertical direction. A plurality of through holes 12 a for fixing the movable plate 12 to the front door 1 are also arranged in the vertical direction in the movable plate 12. The fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12 are connected via a hinge shaft 13. The movable plate 12 rotates about 90 degrees from the closed state to the open state with respect to the fixed plate 11.

  8A shows a perspective view of the hinge 4 and FIG. 8B shows an exploded perspective view of the hinge 4. A cylindrical bearing portion 11b is formed in the fixed plate 11 so as to be elongated in the vertical direction. The bearing portion 11b is formed only at the center portion in the vertical direction of the fixed plate 11, and is not formed at the upper and lower end portions. A pair of cylindrical bearing portions 12b are formed in the up and down direction at the end of the movable plate 12 in the up and down direction. When the bearing portion 12 b of the movable plate 12 and the bearing portion 11 b of the fixed plate 11 are combined, the bearing portions 12 b and 11 b are connected in a straight line from the upper end to the lower end of the movable plate 12 and the fixed plate 11. A hinge shaft 13 is inserted into the bearing portions 12b and 11b. As shown in the detailed view of FIG. 9 (d), a groove 13 a is formed around the upper end of the hinge shaft 13. As shown in the detailed view of FIG. 9A, a retaining ring 26 such as an E ring is fixed to the concave groove 13 a to prevent the hinge shaft 13 from falling from the fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 9A, a defense spacer 31 is attached to the upper end portion of the fixed plate 11. The defense spacer 31 has a role of filling a gap between the fixing plate 11 of the hinge 4 and the front door 1 (see FIG. 10A) and a role of improving crime prevention. By attaching the defense spacer 31 to the fixed plate 11, it becomes impossible to allow a wire or the like to enter from the gap 32 between the bearing portion of the movable plate 12 and the fixed plate 11. As shown in FIG. 9B, a protective spacer 33 is attached to the lower end portion of the fixed plate 11 for the same purpose.

  10 (a) and 10 (b) are a cross-sectional view taken along the line Xa-Xa and a cross-sectional view taken along the line Xb-Xb in FIG. The figure is shown. 11 (a) and 11 (b) are cross-sectional views taken along lines XIa-XIa and XIb-XIb in FIG. 5 (b), that is, upper and lower cross-sections of the hinge 4 with the front door 1 open. The figure is shown.

  The fixed plate 11 includes a first plate portion 11-1 fixed to the inner surface of the side plate 1b of the housing 2 and a first plate portion 11-1 along the front edge 2b1 of the front surface of the side plate 2b of the housing 2. A second plate portion 11-2 that bends toward the outside of the housing 2, and a third plate portion 11-3 that bends so as to protrude from the second plate portion 11-2 toward the front door 1, Have The first plate portion 11-1 and the second plate portion 11-2 are orthogonal to each other, the second plate portion 11-2 and the third plate portion 11-3 are orthogonal to each other, and the first plate portion 11 is -1 and the third plate portion 11-3 are parallel to each other. The bearing portion 11b is provided at the front end portion (right end portion in FIG. 10) of the third plate portion 11-3 away from the fore edge 2b1. As in this example, the internal space of the housing 2 can be secured by bending the fixing plate 11 to the outside of the housing 2 along the edge 2b1 of the side plate 2b of the housing 2.

  The movable plate 12 is formed in a U-shaped or C-shaped horizontal cross section. The movable plate 12 includes a fourth plate portion 12-4 that is fixed to the door body 1 a of the front door 1. A bearing portion 12b is provided on the fourth plate portion 12-4. In the state where the front door 1 is closed, the third plate portion 11-3 of the fixed plate 11 and the fourth plate portion 12-4 of the movable plate 12 are orthogonal to each other. For this reason, it becomes possible to embed the defense spacer 31 in the fixed plate 11, and crime prevention property improves.

  The movable plate 12 includes a fifth plate portion 12-5 that is bent so as to protrude from the fourth plate portion 12-4 toward the housing 2, and an outer surface of the housing 2 from the fifth plate portion 12-5. It has the 6th plate part 12-6 bent in parallel with the 4th plate part 12-4 toward it. The fourth plate portion 12-4 and the fifth plate portion 12-5 of the movable plate 12 are orthogonal to each other, and the fifth plate portion 12-5 and the sixth plate portion 12-6 are orthogonal to each other. By providing the fifth plate portion 12-5 on the movable plate 12, it is possible to prevent a wire or the like entering from the gap between the fixed plate 11 and the movable plate 12. Further, by providing the movable plate 12 with a sixth plate portion 12-6 and forming the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the movable plate 12 in a U-shape or C-shape, it is possible to further prevent the entry of a wire or the like. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B again, the knob 35 is fixed to the fixing plate 11. This is to assist the operation when the fixing plate 11 is attached to the side plate 2b of the housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, two slits 36 are formed in the fixed plate 11. The slit 36 is inclined downward toward the back of the housing 2. The housing 2 is provided with two protrusions 37 that fit into the slits 36 (see FIG. 2). When the fixing plate 11 is attached to the housing 2, the fixing plate 11 can be easily attached and the fixing plate 11 can be positioned in the vertical direction by fitting the slit 36 into the protrusion 37.

  As shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 9A, a bent raised portion 38 is formed at the upper end portion of the fixed plate 11. The bending raising portion 38 is inclined downward toward the back of the housing 2 like the slit. Guide jigs 41 and 42 are attached to the top and bottom of the side plate 2b of the housing 2 (see FIGS. 2 and 14). The upper guide jig 41 guides the upper portion of the fixed plate 11 along the side plate 2b of the housing 2 and supports the bent raised portion 38 from below (see FIG. 10A). The lower guide jig 42 guides the lower part of the fixed plate 11 along the side plate 2 b of the housing 2. The attachment property of the fixed plate 11 can be improved by the slit 36, the bent raised portion 38, and the upper and lower guide jigs 41 and 42 of the fixed plate 11.

  12 to 19 show process drawings for assembling the slot machine. First, as shown in FIG. 12A, the movable plate 12 of the hinge 4 is attached to the front door 1 by a fastening member 16 such as a screw. A through hole 43 through which the head of the fastening member passes is formed in the sixth plate portion 12-6 of the movable plate 12. FIG. 13A shows a state where the attachment of the hinge 4 to the front door 1 is completed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14, a hinge 4 fixed to the front door 1 is attached to the housing 2. At this time, while holding the knob 35 with the right hand and holding the front door 1 with the left hand, the slit 36 of the fixing plate 11 is fitted into the protrusion 37 of the housing 2. The upper and lower guide jigs 41 and 42 of the housing 2 guide the fixed plate 11 so that the slits 36 of the fixed plate 11 fit into the protrusions 37 of the housing 2. FIG. 15 shows a state where the fitting of the slit 36 of the fixing plate 11 to the protrusion 37 of the housing 2 is completed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16A, the fixing plate 11 is fixed to the side plate 2b of the housing 2 by a fastening member 15 such as a screw. FIG. 17A shows a state where the fixing plate 11 has been attached to the side plate 2b of the housing 2. FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18A, the decorative plate 19 is attached to the side surfaces of the fixed plate 11 and the front door 1. As shown in FIG. 18B, the decorative plate 19 includes a casing-side decorative plate 19 a attached to the casing 1 and a front door-side decorative plate 19 b attached to the front door 1. FIG. 19A shows a state where the attachment of the decorative plate 19 is completed. As shown in FIG. 19C, the decorative plate 19 has a hook-shaped claw piece 19c that can be elastically deformed, for example, and is fixed to the fixed plate 11 by a snap fit.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be modified to various embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, an example of a slot machine is described as an amusement machine. However, the present invention is not limited to a slot machine, and is applied to a pachinko machine, a fusion machine of a slot machine and a pachinko machine, a game machine of a game center, and the like. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, the entire length in the vertical direction of the side plate of the front door is cut out, but a part in the vertical direction of the side plate of the front door can be cut out.

  In the said embodiment, although the hinge axis | shaft of the hinge is comprised from one hinge axis | shaft, it can also be comprised from the 2 or more hinge axis | shaft isolate | separated to the up-down direction.

  In the above embodiment, the hinge shaft can be rotated with respect to the bearing portion of the fixed plate and the bearing portion of the movable plate, but the hinge shaft is fixed to either the bearing portion of the fixed plate or the bearing portion of the movable plate. You can also

  In the said embodiment, although the 5th and 6th plate part was provided in the movable plate, a 5th and 6th plate part can also be abbreviate | omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front door 1a ... Door main body 2 ... Housing 2b ... Side plate 2b1 ... Small edge 4 ... Hinge 11 ... Fixing plate (fixing member)
11b ... Bearing 12 ... Movable plate (movable member)
12b ... Bearing 13 ... Hinge shaft

Claims (5)

A housing,
The front door,
A fixing member fixed to a side plate of the housing, a movable member fixed to the front door, and a hinge having a hinge shaft connecting the fixing member and the movable member;
The fixing member protrudes toward the front door from the front edge of the side plate of the housing,
Provided at the front end portion of the fixing member a bearing portion into which the hinge shaft is inserted away from the forehead,
A game machine in which at least a part of a side plate of the front door is cut out so that the fixing member is exposed. The fixing member is
A first plate portion fixed to the inner surface of the side plate of the housing;
A second plate portion that bends from the first plate portion toward the outside of the housing along the front edge of the side plate of the housing;
A third plate portion that is bent so as to protrude from the second plate portion toward the front door, and
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the bearing portion of the fixing member is provided at a front end portion of the third plate portion. The movable member has a fourth plate portion fixed to the front door and provided with a bearing portion into which the hinge shaft is inserted,
3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein the third plate portion of the fixed member and the fourth plate portion of the movable member are orthogonal to each other when the front door is closed.   The game machine according to claim 3, wherein the movable member has a fifth plate portion that is bent so as to protrude from the fourth plate portion toward the housing.   5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the movable member has a sixth plate portion that bends in parallel with the fourth plate portion from the fifth plate portion toward the outside of the housing.

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