JP2016214517A - Method of conveying game machine and game machine conveyance carriage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a heavy labor of loading game machines onto an upper stage or a lower stage of a transportation rack and also to meet a necessity to secure safety.SOLUTION: A conveyance carriage 1 comprises: a frame part 2; a roller conveyor part 3 disposed at a position corresponding to an upper elevation limit of a lifter 200; a ceiling part 4 located at a position from the roller conveyor part 3 at least higher than the height of a game machine 100; a wire clamp mechanism 5 of a wire clamp structure; a first positioning mechanism 6 for docking the conveyance carriage 1 and the lifter 200; a second positioning mechanism 7 for docking the conveyance carriage 1 and a transportation rack 300; and a fixation lever 9 for fixing the conveyance carriage 1 to the transportation rack 300.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine transport method and a gaming machine transport cart for transporting a gaming machine without power.

  The gaming machines are manually loaded onto the transport rack at the end of the production line, and a plurality of gaming machines are moved or stored in a lump. The invention shown in patent documents 1 and 2 is proposed about this conveyance rack.

  The invention described in Patent Document 1 is dedicated to transporting and storing a large number of game tables easily and safely and efficiently at the same time in the transport and storage operations of gaming machines that require careful handling due to electronic and precision. Provide a dolly. A structure that provides multiple storage spaces with a shelf structure on the carriage for transporting the gaming table, inserts the gaming table in a standing state, and has a holding and fixing mechanism that protects the gaming table from impact during transportation to prevent a fall break accident It is characterized by. When assembling and disassembling pachinko machines, it was necessary to change the position of heavy pachinko machines many times, and workability was poor. An inner frame 320 that can rotate 180 degrees with respect to the outer frame 312 of the pachinko gaming machine 310 is provided, and the inner frame 30 of the pachinko gaming machine 80 is fixed to the inner frame 320 by using a lock mechanism 315. In this state, the pachinko gaming machine jig 310 is moved on the rail 72 and the inner frame 320 is rotated at the work position, so that various components can be freely removed from the front and back with respect to the inner frame 30. Wheels may be provided on the pachinko gaming machine jig 310 to enable self-running.

  The invention described in Patent Document 2 provides a transport cart for a play table that can be shared with a plurality of types of play tables, improved loading efficiency, improved workability, and improved safety. The transport carriage 1 for the play table is mounted on the horizontal frame 4 that divides the accommodation space 14 of the carriage body 3 into a plurality of accommodation parts 16 in the vertical direction, and each of the play tables 2 can be loaded one by one. A plurality of shelf boards 5, a rear restricting tool 31 facing from the rear to the lower part of the end on the back frame side of the play table 2, and a front restriction facing from the front to the lower part of the end on the loading port side of the play table 2 The first side restricting tool 31 facing the lower part of the play table 2 from the side, the first side restricting tool 31 and the lower part of the play stand 2 from the side opposite to the first side restricting tool 23. 2 side regulating tools 52 and a holding tool 32 that holds the upper part of the end of the play frame 2 on the back frame side.

  On the other hand, it is convenient to load the game rack from the end of the production line, but it is convenient to have a cart for carrying the gaming machine. As this cart, inventions described in Patent Documents 3 and 4 have been proposed.

  The invention described in Patent Document 3 provides a cart for transporting a gaming machine that can easily mount a gaming machine on a mounting table without requiring a lot of labor, and has good workability. It is formed on the upper surface of the mounting table 1 so that the horizontal mounting table 1 to which the casters 15 are attached to the back surface and the lower part of the gaming machine P mounted in the standing state are fitted, and at least one end in the longitudinal direction is mounted. It consists of a concave long groove 2 that reaches the peripheral edge of the table 1 and is opened, and a rotatable roller 5 that is disposed at one end of the concave long groove 2 that is open. When the bottom surface 2a on one side in the width direction viewed from the front of the machine P is in contact with the top surface of the bottom wall 2a of the concave groove 2, and the bottom surface b on the other side in the width direction is supported by the roller 5, the center of gravity G3 of the gaming machine P Is set to such a length that it is located inside the roller 5 in the concave long groove 2.

  The invention described in Patent Document 4 provides a cart that can be placed and transported while preventing the overturning of the gaming machine. The carriage 10 has a casing 51 having an open rear surface and a gaming machine 50 having a fitting portion 54 on the upper surface of the bottom plate 52 of the casing 51, and the bottom plate 52 is inserted from the rear edge 53. 52 is provided with a U-shaped holding portion 20 that is held from above and below, and the holding portion 20 includes a holding upper portion 21 that contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate 52 and a holding lower portion 22 that contacts the lower surface of the bottom plate 52. On the lower surface, when the bottom plate 52 is inserted, it can move upward by elastic deformation, and when it coincides with the insertion portion 54, it can be engaged with the insertion portion 54 by a downward restoring force. 24 and a plurality of rolling elements 43 on the lower surface of the holding lower portion 22.

JP 2004-57280 A Utility Model Registration No. 3142681 JP 2009-178379 A JP 2004-136801 A

  Even when the carts shown in Patent Documents 3 and 4 are used instead of manual work when loading the gaming machines into the transport racks of Patent Documents 1 and 2, loading to the upper or lower stages of the transport racks is still It cannot be avoided that it is work, and it is necessary to ensure safety.

  Therefore, a first gaming machine transport method according to the present invention is a gaming machine transport method in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state on a transport rack having an accommodating portion for housing a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line. At the end of the production line, equipped with a frame having a roller conveyor section and a wire clamp mechanism, the carriage is docked to the end of the production line by a positioning mechanism, the game machine is lifted by a lifter, and the upper part of the roller conveyor section Move and move to the transport cart, and remote control using the wire clamp mechanism to clamp the gaming machine to the transport cart, release the docking, transport the transport cart to which the gaming machine is fixed The rack of the gaming machine can be docked by a positioning mechanism and remotely operated using the wire clamp mechanism. And a step of moving the gaming machine from the transport carriage on the roller conveyor unit and storing the game machine in a standing state in a second or higher storage unit of the transport rack. .

  A second gaming machine transportation method of the present invention is a gaming machine transportation method in which a gaming machine is loaded in a standing state on a transportation rack having a housing section for housing a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line. In a transport carriage provided with a lifting body, a balance weight mechanism for raising and lowering the lifting body, and a wire lock mechanism that locks and releases the lifting body at an upper position and a lower position by remote control, The step of locking the lifting body at the upper position by the wire lock mechanism, the step of docking the transport carriage to the lifter by the positioning mechanism at the end of the production line, and the gaming machine on the roller conveyor portion of the lifting body A step of moving it to the transport carriage, a step of detaching the transport carriage from the lifter by a positioning mechanism, and a wire lock mechanism. Unlocking the lifting body at the upper position, manually lowering the lifting body together with the gaming machine using a balance weight mechanism, locking the lifting body at the lower position by the wire lock mechanism, A step of docking the transport carriage to the transport rack by a positioning mechanism; and the gaming machine is moved from above the roller conveyor section of the lifting body to the transport rack housing section so that the gaming machine is moved to the first housing section of the transport rack. And a step of storing in a standing state and a step of releasing the docking.

  A first gaming machine transport cart according to the present invention is a gaming machine transport cart in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state on a transport rack having a housing section that houses a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line. A wire clamp mechanism having a frame body having a pulley, a wire, a swingable lever, and a clamp, a positioning mechanism for a production line and a transport rack, and a frame for a gaming machine by remote control using the wire clamp mechanism. It is clamped on the body and released.

  A second gaming machine transport cart according to the present invention has a roller conveyor unit in a gaming machine cart in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state on a transport rack having a housing unit that houses a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line. Elevating body, balance weight mechanism for raising and lowering the elevating body, wire lock mechanism for locking and unlocking the elevating body at the upper position and the lower position by remote operation, positioning to the production line and the transport rack, respectively The balance weight mechanism is actuated by locking and releasing the elevating body at an upper position and a lower position by the wire lock mechanism.

  The first gaming machine transport cart is a gaming machine transport cart that transports to the upper storage section of the transport rack. The wire clamp mechanism preferably includes a wire, a pulley, a handle, a lever, and a clamp. The positioning mechanism preferably has a structure in which the transport carriage and the lifter can be manually docked and separated manually. A positioning confirmation sensor may be provided in the positioning mechanism. The second gaming machine transport cart is a gaming machine transport cart that transports to the first stage storage section of the transport rack. The wire lock mechanism preferably includes a wire, a handle, and a lock. The balance weight mechanism preferably includes a speed reduction mechanism.

  The lifter preferably includes a roller conveyor for transporting the gaming machine, and the roller conveyor is preferably capable of moving up and down. For example, when the lifter is lowered, it is set to the same height as the transport line of the production line. For example, when a gaming machine is loaded in the upper storage portion of the transport rack, the first gaming machine transport carriage is used, the lifter is lifted, and the gaming machine is moved to the gaming machine transport carriage at that position. The game machine is moved from the transport carriage to the transport rack. On the other hand, when the gaming machine is loaded in the lower storage section of the transport rack, the second gaming machine transport cart is used to move the gaming machine to the lifting body at a fixed position where the lifter is lowered, and the lifting body is lowered. The gaming machine is moved from the gaming machine transport carriage to the transport rack. It is preferable that when the gaming machine disappears from the transport carriage, the lifting / lowering body is unlocked and automatically returned to the initial position.

  According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to make the loading work on the upper or lower stage of the transport rack lighter and safer. There is no power source such as an air drive source and electric drive source, so it is a manual type that saves energy, has no piping and wiring work, reduces costs, and because it is an independent lightweight cart, it can be moved freely and easily, and it can be played on a transport rack. It can be shipped to customers with the machine stored, making it highly mobile. Moreover, since there is no power source, it is lightweight. You can move without worrying about wiring without using a power source. And since it is mobile, it can be easily docked with a transport rack at a remote location. There is a simple positioning mechanism with the end of the line, and docking can be done reliably and easily.

It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a production line end of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a top perspective view of a conveyance trolley similarly. It is the perspective view of the conveyance trolley of the state which similarly raised the game machine with the lifter, and a manufacturing line end. Similarly, it is the perspective view of a conveyance trolley and the end of a production line in the state where a game machine was moved from a lifter to a conveyance trolley. It is the perspective view of a conveyance trolley and the end of a production line of the state which clamped the gaming machine similarly to the conveyance trolley. It is the conveyance trolley | bogie including the 1st positioning mechanism before docking similarly, and the elements on larger scale of a manufacturing line end. (A)-(c) is a perspective view explaining docking with a conveyance trolley and a lifter similarly. It is a perspective view of a conveyance rack similarly. It is a perspective view which similarly shows the locked state of a conveyance rack. It is a partial expansion perspective view of the 2nd positioning mechanism of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack after being similarly docked. (A) (b) is a perspective view which similarly shows operation | movement of a fixed lock. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack including the second positioning mechanism after being similarly docked. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack after releasing a clamp similarly. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack after moving a game machine to a conveyance rack. It is a perspective view of the conveyance trolley of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a perspective view from another angle similarly of a conveyance trolley. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the raising / lowering body of the conveyance trolley was similarly locked in the upper limit position. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the raising / lowering body of the conveyance trolley was similarly locked at the lower limit position. It is a perspective view of the part similarly including the clamp mechanism of a conveyance trolley. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a production line end similarly. (A)-(c) is a perspective view explaining docking with a conveyance trolley and a lifter similarly. Similarly, it is the perspective view of a conveyance trolley and the end of a production line in the state where a game machine was moved from a lifter to a conveyance trolley. It is the perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack of the state which clamped the game machine similarly to the conveyance trolley. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack including the second positioning mechanism after being similarly docked. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack after releasing a clamp similarly. It is a perspective view of a conveyance trolley and a conveyance rack after moving a game machine to a conveyance rack.

  Below, the conveyance trolley | bogie 1 of embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. The carriage 1 includes a frame unit 2 having two or more heights, two or more horizontal widths and one or more lengths of the gaming machine 100, and a lifter in which the conveyor unit 201 moves up and down as shown by an arrow A in FIG. A roller conveyor unit 3 disposed at a position corresponding to the upper and lower limit of 200, a ceiling unit 4 positioned at least higher than the height of the gaming machine 100 from the roller conveyor unit 3, a wire clamp mechanism 5 having a clamp structure, The first positioning mechanism 6 that docks and releases the transport cart 1 and the lifter 200 as shown in FIG. 6 arrow B, and docks and releases the transport cart 1 and the transport rack 300 (see FIG. 8) as shown by arrow C in FIG. A second positioning mechanism 7, a position detection sensor 8 for confirming the position of the transport carriage 1, and a fixing lever 9 for fixing the transport carriage 1 to the transport rack 300 as indicated by an arrow D in FIG. Those were example. The first positioning mechanism 6 and the second positioning mechanism 7 are attached to the same side. Corresponding to the first positioning mechanism 6, the lifter 200 includes a first positioning mechanism 206 (see FIG. 6). Corresponding to the second positioning mechanism 7, the transport rack 300 includes second positioning mechanisms 307 and 307 ′ at the upper and lower stages, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

  The wire clamp mechanism 5 is wound around a lower pulley 50 and a pulley 50. Both ends of the wire clamp mechanism 5 are connected to the handle 52 and extend to the ceiling portion 4, and both ends 51a and 51b of the lower portion of the wire 51 are connected to each other. A handle 52 that is connected to each other and swings as shown by an arrow E in FIG. 1, a shaft support 53 that swingably supports an intermediate portion of the handle 52, and a metal cylinder that is inserted through the wire 51 to protect the protection portion. 54, a plurality (three in this case) of pulleys 55 to 57 around which the wire 51 is wound, and an L-shaped frame of the ceiling portion 4, both end portions 51c and 51d in the upper portion of the wire 51 via shaft portions A lever 58 that is swingable as shown by an arrow F in FIG. 2 and a clamp 59 that is connected to the lever 58 and is driven up and down as shown by an arrow G in FIG. It has a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first positioning mechanism 6 is fixed to the lower part of the main body of the transport carriage 1. The first positioning mechanism 206 is fixed to the lower part of the lifter 200. As shown in FIG. 7A, at the lower part of the lifter 200, a pair of board portions 206a, a sensor holding member 206b fixed to the board portion 206a, and a pair of substrates extending from the board portion 206a at a position separated from the sensor holding member 206b. Guide claws 206c and 206d. As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the first positioning mechanism 6 at the lower part of the transport carriage 1 has an overhang shape portion 6a extending outward from the frame portion 2, and a detection at a position separated from the overhang shape portion 6a. And a member 6b. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the lifter and the transport carriage 1 are docked, the overhang-shaped portion 6a is inserted and fitted into the guide claws 206b and 206c below the lifter 200, and the detection member of the transport carriage 1 6b is detected by the position detection sensor 8 screwed into the sensor holding member 206b below the lifter 200, and the normal position of docking is confirmed. The position detection sensor 8 uses a proximity sensor, a photo sensor, a touch sensor, a micro sensor, or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second positioning mechanism 7 is provided at the end of the roller conveyor unit 3 and is fixed to the upper part of the main body 7a and a pair of claws 7b and 7c extending from the substrate 7a. And. The second positioning mechanism 307 is provided at the end of the lower rail 302 at the upper stage of the transport rack 300, and is provided on the outside of the pair of plate members 307a having an overhang shape for receiving the claws 7b and 7c, and the claws 7b. And a vertical plate member 307b for restricting movement. The plate material 307a is a part of the structure of the lower end rail 302 for housing the gaming machine 100. A second positioning mechanism 307 ′ having a similar structure is provided at the end of the lower end rail 302 at the lower stage of the transport rack 300, which will be described in the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10 arrow D and FIG. 11, the fixing lever 9 is fixed to the frame portion 2 in the vicinity of the second positioning mechanism 7 so as to be swingable by a shaft, and as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), It is made of a substantially L-shaped frame material, and a hook is provided at the tip, and is hooked on the main body 301 of the transport rack 300.

  Since the gaming machine 100 is a pachinko gaming machine and the structure conforms to the prior art, description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the lifter 200 includes a lifting device 203 having a plurality of switches for moving up and down a frame body 202 having a conveyor portion 201 on which the gaming machine 100 can be placed at the lower portion. And provided at the end of the production line 400. The production line 400 includes a roller conveyor 403 (see FIG. 4) and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the transport rack 300 has a frame-shaped main body 301 and two upper and lower storage units that store a plurality of gaming machines 100, and the storage unit fixes the lower end of the gaming machine 300. A U-shaped or L-shaped lower end rail 302 and an U-shaped or L-shaped upper end rail 303, and the gaming machine 100 is sandwiched between the lower end rail 302 and the upper end rail 303. Then, it is loaded and accommodated in a standing state. As shown in FIG. 9, a hole in which the horizontal bar 304 can slide is formed in an upward convex shape in the vertical plate 307b. The horizontal bar 304 is slid along the hole from the release position to the locked position, and the plate 307a The gaming machine 100 can be locked by being fitted in the groove.

  Next, the gaming machine transport method according to the first embodiment transports the gaming machine 100 without power, and is a gaming machine transport method for transporting the gaming machine 100 from the end of the production line 400 to the transport rack 300. . First, as shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine is moved to the end of the production line 400 provided with the lifter 200. Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the transport carriage 1 and the lifter 200 are docked by the first positioning mechanisms 6 and 206. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 100 is placed on the conveyor unit 201 of the lifter 200, and the conveyor unit 201 is raised by the lifting device 203. Thereby, the roller conveyor part 3 and the conveyor part 201 are located in the same surface. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the gaming machine 100 is moved to the roller conveyor unit 3 and moved to the transport carriage 1. Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the handle 52 is rotated upward by the remote operation using the wire clamp mechanism 5, the clamp 59 is lowered, and the upper surface of the gaming machine 100 is pressed and conveyed by this. Clamp to cart 1 Next, the docking of the first positioning mechanisms 6 and 206 is released. Next, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the transport carriage 1 to which the gaming machine 100 is fixed is docked to the transport rack 300 by the second positioning mechanisms 7 and 307. The roller conveyor unit 3 and the lower end rail 302 are located on the same plane. Next, as shown in FIG. 13, by remote operation using the wire clamp mechanism 5, the handle 52 is rotated downward and pushed down to release the clamp of the gaming machine 100. Next, the gaming machine 100 is moved on the roller conveyor unit 3 from the transport carriage 1 and stored in a standing state in the second and higher storage units of the transport rack 300 as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the operation of loading and unloading the gaming machines 100 loaded on the transport rack 300 onto the transport cart 1 or the operation of unloading from the transport cart 1 to a warehouse or a playground is also possible.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the loading operation from the production line 400 to the transport carriage 1, the loading operation to the upper stage of the transport rack 300, or the unloading work from the upper stage of the transport rack 300, In addition to loading and unloading work to warehouses and game halls, and other loading and unloading work of various gaming machines 100 can be carried out with light muscle work and improved safety. There is no power source such as an air drive source or electric drive source, so it is energy-saving because it is a remote-operated manual type, and there is no piping or wiring work, so the cost can be reduced. It is mobile and can be shipped to the customer with the gaming machine 100 stored therein. Moreover, since there is no power source, it is lightweight. You can move without worrying about wiring without using a power source. Further, the wire clamp mechanism 5 can be clamped and released by remote operation, and the working efficiency is increased. And since it is mobile, docking with the production line 400 or the transport rack 300 at a remote location can be reliably and easily realized by the compact first positioning mechanisms 6, 206 and the second positioning mechanisms 7, 307. .

  Next, a transport carriage 501 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The transport cart 501 is arranged to be able to stop at a position corresponding to the lower limit of the lifter 200 and a frame portion 502 having two or more heights, two or more horizontal widths, one or more lengths of the gaming machine 100. 20 has a roller conveyor section 503a that moves up and down vertically as shown by arrow H in FIG. 20, and a clamp mechanism 505 that raises and lowers as shown by arrow I in FIG. 16 and clamps and releases the gaming machine 100 (FIG. 16). 23, etc.), a positioning mechanism 506 (see FIG. 16 and the like) for docking and releasing the transport carriage 501 and the lifter 200 as shown by arrow J in FIG. A pulley for performing release, and a wire clamp mechanism 520 having a wire and a clamp are provided.

  Note that the frame portion 502 does not include the ceiling portion 4 of the first embodiment. Moreover, although the fixing lever 9 of Embodiment 1 was abbreviate | omitted, you may provide. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the second positioning mechanism 506 provided at the lower portion of the transport carriage 501 and the first positioning mechanism 507 provided at the lower portion thereof are located at different positions. Provided. Corresponding to the first positioning mechanism 507, the lifter 200 includes a first positioning mechanism 206. Similarly, the transport rack 300 has the same structure as the second positioning mechanism 7 of the first embodiment. The second positioning mechanism 307 ′ is provided one level lower than that. In addition, since the docking confirmation between the lifter 200 and the transport carriage 501 is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description is omitted.

  The frame unit 502 includes a bottom frame 502a and a vertical frame 502b.

  The elevating body 503 locks and releases the elevating body 503, which is a frame-shaped frame body, by a wire clock mechanism 520, which will be described later, and connects the roller conveyor portion 503a to the upper surface and the bottom portion 503b and the bottom portion 503b in the vertical direction. And a ceiling portion 503d extending forward in the horizontal direction from the vertical portion 503c. The ceiling portion 503d is located at a height at least higher than the height of the gaming machine 100 from the roller conveyor portion 503.

  As shown in FIG. 19 and the like, the manual clamp mechanism 505 is provided on the ceiling portion 503d, and has a structure in which the clamp at the lower end moves up and down by raising and lowering the lever. The machine 100 is clamped from above and fixed to the lifting body 503.

  The balance weight mechanism 510 is configured to be driven up and down manually using gravity. A weight 511, a speed reduction mechanism 512 that decelerates the weight 511, a pair of chains 513 that are positioned in parallel to connect the weight 511 and the lifting body 503, and a cover that is fixed to the top of the vertical frame 502 b and winds the chain 513 around it And a sprocket portion 514 (see FIGS. 15 and 23) having a pair of sprockets (not shown) positioned in parallel.

  The chain 513 is composed of one continuous chain, the side of the sprocket portion 514 wound in a semicircular shape and hanging down on one side is a chain 513a, the lower end is connected to the weight 511, and the other side The side that hangs down is a chain 513 b, and the lower end thereof is connected to the lifting body 503. For the sake of illustration and explanation, the chain 513 will be divided into a weight 511 side chain 513a and a lifting body 503 side chain 513b as appropriate. The chain 513a constitutes one of the two chains from which the chain 513 is suspended, extends downward from the sprocket portion 514, and moves up and down together with the weight 511 as the sprocket portion 514 rotates. The chain 513b constitutes a chain on the other side, and moves in the vertical direction together with the elevating body 503. Therefore, the movement direction of the weight 511 and the lifting body 503 is opposite to each other. An empty lift 503 in which the gaming machine 100 is not loaded on the lift 503 has a weight capable of moving upward through the sprocket part 514 and the chain 513, and is loaded with the gaming machine 100 loaded The lifting / lowering body 503 in a state is set to a weight that allows the lifting / lowering body 503 to be moved downward via the sprocket part 514 and the chain 513.

  Each of the weight 511 and the elevating body 503 includes a plurality of traveling rollers (not shown) on both sides, and is configured to travel on rails 515 and 516 (see FIG. 16) arranged in the vertical direction. . Each of the rails 515 and 516 has a U-shaped cross section and rotatably supports the weight 511 and the rollers of the elevating body 503 on the inner surfaces facing each other.

  The weight 511 is a metal having a large specific gravity, such as steel, and is formed in a substantially square plate shape. When the weight 511 is moved up and down by a rotating speed reduction mechanism 512 using a braking force (braking force) generated by the viscous resistance of oil. In this way, the elevating body 503 can be prevented from suddenly rising and falling. Furthermore, a shock absorber 530 that operates near the upper limit of the lifting body 503 and a shock absorber 531 that operates near the lowering limit are provided, so that a sudden stop due to inertia of the lifting body 503 can be prevented.

  The speed reduction mechanism 512 includes a guide shaft 512a having a rack extending in the vertical direction, and two gears 512b and 512c fixed to the back surface of the elevating body 503, and the rack of the guide shaft 512a and the two gears 512b. , 512c and the lifting body 503 can be moved. At this time, when the gear 512b rotates clockwise and 512c rotates counterclockwise, the braking force (braking force) generated by the viscous resistance of the oil acts on the lifting body 503 via the gear 512b or 512c. The elevating body 503 is braked and decelerated.

  In the balance weight mechanism 510 configured as described above, if the lifting body 503 is in an empty state in which the gaming machine 100 is not loaded, the lifting body 503 moves upward due to the weight of the weight 511, and the weight 511. Will move downward. In this case, since the weight 511 receives the braking force due to the resistance of the speed reduction mechanism 512, the speed at which the elevating body 503 is raised can be suppressed to a certain speed or less.

  On the other hand, if the lifting body 503 is loaded with the gaming machine 100, the lifting body 503 moves downward due to the weight of the gaming machine 100, and the weight 511 moves upward. In this case, since the weight 511 receives the braking force due to the resistance of the speed reduction mechanism 512, the speed at which the elevating body 503 descends can be suppressed to a certain speed or less.

  The wire type lock mechanism 520 is a lock mechanism using a one-way type claw and a stopper for locking and releasing the lifting body 503 at an upper position and a lower position, respectively, as shown in FIGS. Two grooves 521a and 521b are provided on the outer peripheral surface in a lateral direction, which are fixed to the main body 503. Here, a cylindrical stopper 521 having a horizontal axial direction, a handle 522 provided on the frame 502b, and a handle 522 are provided as shafts. From the supporting shaft support 523, the upper locking claw 524, the lower locking claw 525, the wire 526 coupling the handle 522 and the upper locking claw 524, the wire 527 coupling the handle 522 and the lower locking claw 525, and the handle 522 A suspended annular wire 528 and a pulley 529 intended to engage and change direction with the annular wire 528; The upper lock claw 524 and the lower lock claw 525 can be operated by one rotation of the handle 522, and the upper lock claw 524 and the lower lock claw 525 are locked to the lower groove 521b and the upper groove 521a, respectively. The lock is released when the handle 522 is rotated upward.

  The stopper 521 includes two grooves 521a and 521b, which can be locked by fitting the upper lock claw 524 and the lower lock claw 525, respectively, and can be released by rotating the handle 522. . The upper lock claw 524 has a downwardly convex shape, and restricts the lifting / lowering body 503 from moving downward by fitting with the groove 521a in the lower region of the stopper 521. Further, the lower lock claw 525 has an upward convex shape, and is regulated so as not to move upward and downward by fitting with the groove 521b in the upper region of the lock portion 521.

  The first positioning mechanism 507 is fixed to the lowermost part of the main body of the transport carriage 501. As shown in FIG. 16, the lifter 200 includes a first positioning mechanism 206 corresponding to the first positioning mechanism 507, and the transport carriage is between them. Positioning between 501 and the lifter 200 is performed.

  The second positioning mechanism 307 ′ has the same structure as that of the second positioning mechanism 7, but is different in position. As shown in FIG. 24, the second positioning mechanism 307 ′ is fixed to the lower stage of the transport rack 300. The second positioning mechanism 307 ′ and the positioning mechanism At 506, positioning between the transport carriage 501 and the transport rack 300 is performed.

  The clamp mechanism 505 is fixed to the ceiling portion 503d so as to be swingable as shown in FIGS. 15 to 16, FIG. 19, and the like, and clamps or releases the gaming machine 100 on the lifting body 503.

  Since the speed reducing mechanism 512 for limiting the moving speed of the weight 511 is provided, the speed at which the lifted body 503 in the loaded state descends or the speed at which the lifted body 503 in the empty state moves up is suppressed to a certain speed or less. Can do. The shock absorbers 530 and 531 can prevent a sudden stop due to the inertia of the lifting body. Therefore, the elevating body 503 can always be raised and lowered at a safe speed.

  The weight 511 has a weight capable of driving the lift body 503 in an empty state where the gaming machine 100 is not loaded upward, and a weight capable of moving the lift body 503 loaded with the gaming machine 100 downward. Is set. Since one weight 511 is provided, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  A pulley may be used instead of the sprocket portion 514, and a wire or the like that can be wound around the pulley may be used instead of the chain 513 described above.

  By operating the handle 522, the lock and release of the wire lock mechanism 520 can be remotely controlled, so that the elevator 503 can be easily locked and released.

  Next, in the gaming machine transport method according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the gaming machine 100 is placed in a standing state from the end of the production line 400 on a transport rack 300 having a housing portion that houses a plurality of gaming machines 100. In the first embodiment, the gaming machine 100 is basically housed in the housing section on the second floor of the transport rack 300. In the second embodiment, the gaming machine 100 is transported. The rack 300 is housed in the housing section on the first floor.

  First, as shown in FIG. 20, at the end of the production line 400, the lifter 200 is first moved down, and the upper locking claw 524 is engaged with the stopper groove 521 a by remote operation using the wire lock mechanism 520, and the lifting body 503 is moved. Lock in the up position. Next, by aligning the first positioning mechanism 507 with the first positioning mechanism 206 on the lifter side, the carrier cart 501 is docked on the lifter 200 and the gaming machine 100 is placed on the roller conveyor 403 as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 22, the gaming machine 100 is moved from the roller conveyor 403 of the production line onto the roller conveyor portion 503 a of the transport cart 501 and moved to the transport cart 501. Next, the gaming machine 100 is clamped by the clamp mechanism 505. Next, the handle 522 is rotated by a remote operation using the wire lock mechanism 520, and the lock is released by releasing the engagement between the stopper groove 521a and the upper lock claw 524. Then, as shown in FIG. 23, the gaming machine 100 and the lifting body 503 are lowered by its own weight. At this time, the balance weight mechanism 510 operates, the gaming machine 100 is lowered smoothly by its own weight, and the lower lock claw is automatically locked because of the one-way system. Next, the carrier cart 501 is detached from the lifter 200 by releasing the docking between the first positioning mechanism 507 and the first positioning mechanism 206 on the lifter side. Next, as shown in FIG. 24, the transport carriage 501 to which the gaming machine 100 is fixed is docked to the transport rack 300 by the second positioning mechanism 506. Next, as shown in FIG. 25, the clamp of the gaming machine 100 is released by operating the clamp mechanism 505. As shown in FIG. 26, the gaming machine 100 is moved on the roller conveyor unit 503 a from the transport carriage 501 and stored in a standing state in the first storage section of the transport rack 300. Next, the handle 522 is rotated upward by remote operation using the wire lock mechanism 520 to release the engagement between the stopper groove 521b and the lower lock claw 525, so that the elevating body 503 can be detached from the frame portion 502. The lifting / lowering body 503 is automatically raised at a safe speed by the balance weight mechanism 510.

  According to the second embodiment described above, similarly to the first embodiment, the loading operation to the lower stage of the transport rack 300 can be performed with light work and safety. There is no power source such as an air drive source or electric drive source, so there is no manual energy saving, no wiring and piping work, the structure is extremely simple, the cost can be reduced, and the independent lightweight carriage 501 is free. It is easy to move and has high mobility such as being able to ship to a customer with the gaming machine 100 stored in the transport rack 300. Moreover, since there is no power source, it is lightweight. Because it does not use a power source, it can move without worrying about wiring. In addition, the lifting and lowering body 503 can be clamped and released by the remote operation by the wire clamp mechanism 520, and the efficiency of the transfer work is increased. Further, the lifting / lowering body 503 can be smoothly raised and lowered by the balance weight mechanism 510. And since it is mobile, it can be reliably and easily docked with the transport rack 300 at a remote location by the positioning mechanism 506 and the second positioning mechanism 307 ′. The first positioning mechanism 206 of the lifter 200 that is the end of the production line 400 and the second positioning mechanism 506 that performs simple docking are provided, and docking can be performed reliably and easily.

  The above embodiments are examples of preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention. Further, in view of the disclosure of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make many improvements, changes, substitutions, deletions, additions and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although a pachinko machine has been described as an application example of a mobile gaming machine transport carriage, the present invention may be applied to other gaming machines such as a sparrow ball gaming machine and an arrangement ball gaming machine.

1 ... Transport cart (Embodiment 1)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Game machine 200 ... Lifter 201 ... Conveyor part 202 ... Frame body 203 ... Elevating device 300 ... Conveying rack 301 ... Main-body part 302 ... Lower end rail 303 ... -Upper rail 400 ... Production line 403 ... Roller conveyor 2 ... Frame part 3 ... Roller conveyor part 4 ... Ceiling part 5 ... Wire clamp mechanism 50 ... Pulley 51 ... Wire 51a, 51b ... Both ends 52 ... Handle 53 ... Shaft support 54 ... Protection part 55-57 ... Pulley 51c, 51d ... Both ends 58 ... Lever 59 ... Clamp 6 ... first positioning mechanism 6a ... overhang shaped portion 206 ... first positioning mechanism 206a ... substrate portion 206b ... sensor holding member 206c, 206d ... guide claw 7 ... Second Placement mechanism 7a ... substrate portions 7b, 7c ... claws 307a, 307a '... plate members 307b, 307b' ... vertical plate members 307, 307 '... second positioning mechanism 8 ... position detection Sensor 9 ... fixing lever 501, ... transport cart (second embodiment)
502 ... Frame portion 502a ... Bottom frame 502b ... Vertical frame 503 ... Elevating body 503b ... Bottom portion 503a ... Roller conveyor portion 503c ... Vertical portion 503d ... Ceiling portion 505 .. Clamp mechanism 506... Second positioning mechanism 506 a. Balance weight mechanism 511 ... Weight 512 ... Deceleration mechanism 512a ... Guide shafts 512b, 512c ... Gears 513, 513a, 513b ... Chain 514 ... Sprocket parts 515, 516 ... Rail 520 ... Wire lock mechanism 521 ... Stopper 521a, 521b ... Groove 522 ... Handle 5 3 ... shaft support 524 ... upper lock claw 525 ... lower lock claw 526, 527 ... wire 528 ... annular wire 529 ... pulley 530 ... upper shock absorber 531 ... lower shock absorber

Claims (4)

  In a gaming machine transporting method in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state from a manufacturing line end to a transporting rack having a storage unit for storing a plurality of gaming machines, a frame having a roller conveyor unit at the manufacturing line end with a lifter And a wire clamp mechanism, docking the transport carriage to the end of the production line by a positioning mechanism, lifting the gaming machine with a lifter, moving the roller conveyor section and moving to the transport carriage, the wire clamp mechanism A step of clamping the gaming machine to the transport cart by a remote operation used; a step of releasing the docking; a step of docking the transport cart to which the gaming machine is fixed to a transport rack by a positioning mechanism; and the wire clamp mechanism A step of releasing the clamp of the gaming machine by remote control using the Step a game machine transfer method having a to be stored in a state placed vertically in the second stage or of the housing part of the transport rack is moved over the roller conveyor unit from.   In a gaming machine transporting method in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state on a transport rack having a housing portion that houses a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line, a lifting body having a roller conveyor portion, and for lifting the lifting body In a transport carriage including a balance weight mechanism and a wire lock mechanism that locks and releases the lift body at the upper position and the lower position by remote operation, the lift body is moved at the upper position by the wire lock mechanism. A step of locking, a step of docking the transport carriage to a lifter by a positioning mechanism at the end of the production line, a step of moving the gaming machine onto a roller conveyor portion of the elevating body and moving it to the transport carriage, and a positioning mechanism The lifting carriage is unlocked at the upper position by the step of detaching the transport carriage from the lifter and the wire lock mechanism. A step of manually lowering the lifting body together with the gaming machine manually using a balance weight mechanism, a step of locking the lifting body at a lower position by the wire lock mechanism, and a docking of the transport carriage to the transport rack by the positioning mechanism A step of moving the gaming machine from above the roller conveyor portion of the elevating body to a storage portion of a transport rack, and storing the gaming machine in a standing state in a first storage portion of the transport rack, and the docking A game machine transporting method comprising:   In a game machine transport cart that loads a game machine in a standing state on a transport rack having a housing section that houses a plurality of game machines from the end of the production line, the frame having a roller conveyor section, a pulley, and a wire can swing freely. A game machine comprising a wire clamp mechanism having a lever and a clamp, a positioning mechanism for a production line and a transport rack, and the game machine being clamped and released from the frame body by remote control using the wire clamp mechanism. Machine transport cart.   In a gaming machine cart in which gaming machines are stowed in a standing state on a transport rack having a receiving portion for storing a plurality of gaming machines from the end of the production line, the lifting body having a roller conveyor portion and the lifting speed of the lifting body are controlled. A balance weight mechanism, a wire lock mechanism that locks and releases the lifting body at the upper position and the lower position by remote control, and a positioning mechanism for the production line and the transport rack, respectively. A gaming machine transport cart, wherein the balance weight mechanism is operated by locking and releasing the lifting body at a position and a lower position.