JP2018122058A - Wagon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wagon which can be used for transporting a game machine and can relieve the labor of an operator.SOLUTION: A wagon 100 includes a basis 110 provided with a caster 111. Pillars 120 are provided upright from the basis 110. A loading platform 131 is arranged between the pillars 120. The loading platform 131 is constituted by overlapping a basis board 131A for obtaining a strength for supporting a game machine, and a thin slide board 131B. The slide board 131B can be moved above and in parallel with the basis board 131A with the game machine mounted thereon. This allows the game machine to be easily moved from the basis board 131A to a lower board of an island.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a hand cart that is mainly used in a game arcade for carrying pachinko or pachislot machines.

A pachinko or pachislot machine (in this application, a combination of pachinko or pachislot machines is referred to as a “game machine”) is a structure commonly referred to as an island in a hall of a game hall. Is used. Prior to being attached to the island, the gaming machine is first loaded into, for example, a warehouse in a game hall, for example, from a gaming machine manufacturer. Of course, there are a plurality of gaming machines that are carried into a warehouse or the like, and there are a plurality of gaming machines, and in many cases, there are a considerable number. The gaming machine carried into the warehouse or the like is transported from the warehouse or the like to the hall of the game hall where the island is located.
A hand cart as is well known is generally used for conveyance. A gaming machine placed on a hand cart and transported to the front of the island is attached to the island.

However, this work gives considerable labor to the worker who performs the work of attaching the gaming machine to the island, and therefore the cost tends to increase.
This is common in both cases where the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine or a pachislot gaming machine.In other words, even if the island is for a pachinko gaming machine, it is for a pachislot gaming machine. However, the island is usually provided with an upper plate and a lower plate that are arranged vertically at a predetermined interval and are both horizontal. Whether the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine or a pachislot gaming machine, the gaming machine is fixed to the island so as to be positioned between the lower plate and the upper plate.
The lower plate is also provided with equipment such as an ashtray and a dollar box storage on the front side thereof as required, and the height of the upper hole from the floor is determined to some extent. This height is about 60 cm from the floor on the island for pachinko machines, and about 50 cm from the floor on the island for pachislot machines. In other words, the upper surface of the lower plate exists at a height position that is some distance away from the floor.
Therefore, an operator who has transported the gaming machine with a carriage to the front of the island must lift the gaming machine to the height of the lower plate. As is well known, the surface (the upper surface of the loading platform) on which an object to be transported among conventional general carts is often about 10 cm above the floor. Therefore, the work of lifting the gaming machine is essential. This work imposes great effort on the operator. With the increasing complexity of equipment, pachinko machines are about 25 kg for light ones, but about 60 kg for heavy ones, and pachislot machines are the same. The effort required to lift such a heavy gaming machine from the carriage to the lower plate is not uncommon. Moreover, this work is generally done manually in a narrow hole, and as mentioned above, the number of gaming machines attached to the island is considerable, so that the labor is very large. Not hard to imagine.
On the other hand, conveyance of a gaming machine on a cart also occurs when the gaming machine is removed from the island and moved to a warehouse or the like. In this case, an operation of lowering the gaming machine from the lower plate onto the carriage is generated. As in the case described above, this requires much labor for the operator.
Recently, the cycle of switching to a new model of a gaming machine has been shortened mainly due to the business grounds of the amusement hall such as preventing the player from getting bored. Therefore, the frequency of the work of attaching a gaming machine to the island and the work of removing the gaming machine from the island are increasing. That is, the burden on the worker as described above caused by the transport of the gaming machine by the carriage and the work accompanying it is increasing more and more.
However, there is at least no trolley that resolves such problems.

  This invention makes it the subject to provide the trolley | bogie which can be used for conveyance of a game machine and can reduce an operator's labor.

The cart in the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.
The present invention is a cart having a plate-shaped cargo bed having a horizontal upper surface on which a gaming machine is placed, and a caster provided below the cargo bed.
And, the loading platform of this cart has an upper surface to which the gaming machine is attached, and is configured to be substantially the same height as the bottom plate of the island on which the gaming machine is placed. A base plate that is a horizontal plate that supports the load, and a plate that is thinner than the base plate placed on the base plate, and a friction coefficient between the base plate and the lower surface of the gaming machine A slide plate smaller than the coefficient of friction of the base plate, and the gaming machine placed on the slide plate can be slid on the base plate together with the slide plate.
In addition, the concept before and after in the present application is that when the operation of moving the gaming machine from the cart to the island is performed, or when the operation of moving the gaming machine from the island to the cart is performed, the side facing the island is the front side of the cart, The opposite side shall be the rear side.
Such a carriage has a loading platform on which a gaming machine is placed, similarly to the conventional carriage. If the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine is surrounded by a rectangular member commonly referred to as a frame (up and down, left and right) (or the pachinko gaming machine is fitted in the frame). It is customary to be shipped from the manufacturer and attached to the island as it is. Therefore, when the gaming machine mounted on the cart of the present application is a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine is naturally attached to a frame. The height of the upper surface of the loading platform from the floor is approximately equal to the height of the upper surface of the lower plate of the island. Therefore, when an operator carries out the work of transferring the gaming machine from the carrier platform to the lower plate, and when the operator transfers the gaming machine from the lower plate to the carriage carrier, the operator takes such work. Can be performed by sliding the gaming machine from the top of the loading platform or the lower board to the lower board or the loading platform. Thereby, according to this trolley | bogie, an operator's labor is reduced significantly.
By the way, in order to slide the gaming machine from the top of the loading platform or the lower plate to the lower plate or the loading platform, the upper surface of the loading platform of the cart placed on the floor and the upper surface of the lower plate of the installed island It is necessary to make the heights approximately the same. If this is done, for example, an operator can push the gaming machine on the carrier bed of the carriage and move the gaming machine onto the lower plate. However, if there is no ingenuity in the loading platform, the gaming machine may not slide well on the loading platform because the frictional force between the gaming machine and the upper surface of the loading platform is large. Specifically, it is remarkable in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having a small lower surface area (for example, smaller than a pachislot machine), but when the pachinko gaming machine is pushed out from the loading platform toward the lower plate, Although it is possible to move the pachinko machine in the vertical direction with respect to the side, it may rotate when viewed in plan with either the left or right side in the width direction leading, There may be no translation. If such rotation occurs in the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine cannot be placed in an appropriate state on the lower plate of the island.
In the present invention, such a problem is solved by dividing the cargo bed into a base plate and a slide plate. The base plate includes a slide plate having a friction coefficient between the base plate and a lower surface of the gaming machine, and a slide plate having a friction coefficient smaller than that of the base plate. By allowing the game machine to slide on the base plate, the gaming machine can be translated in a state of facing the island.

The base plate and the slide plate include a base guide that regulates a moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction when the slide plate is slid on the base plate. Means may be provided.
By providing the base guide means, the slide plate can be translated more accurately with respect to the base plate, and as a result, the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate can be translated more accurately with respect to the base plate. Become.
The base guiding means may be anything as long as the above-described object is achieved. For example, the slide plate is rectangular, and the length in the vertical direction over the entire length of both sides in the width direction of the slide plate bent downward at an angle of 90 ° from the slide plate at both ends in the width direction is, for example, several mm. Ribs can be provided. On the other hand, the base plate is also rectangular and its width is matched to the width of the slide plate. Then, the slide plate is placed on the base plate such that the ribs at both ends thereof are in contact with the outer sides of both edges in the width direction of the base plate. Then, since the inner surfaces of the ribs at both ends of the slide plate abut against the side surfaces at both ends in the width direction of the base plate, the moving direction of the slide plate is only the front-rear direction of the base plate. In this case, ribs can be provided on the base plate.
The base guiding means includes a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the other of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. It can be a convex portion inserted into the groove. Also in this case, since the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction of the base plate, the gaming machine can only move in parallel with the base plate.

The cart of the present application is configured such that the gaming machine placed on the loading platform is below the island having a lower plate on which the gaming machine is placed and a front plate that is disposed directly below the lower plate and has a tip protruding from the lower plate. It can be for sliding on a plate and moving. On most islands, there is a front plate as described above for installing an ashtray, a so-called dollar box storage, etc. directly under the lower plate.
In this case, the carriage can reach the front end from the base plate to the front end of the lower plate across the front plate so that the front end of the upper surface coincides with the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate. And at least one bridge plate that is a plate, the rear end of which is adapted to coincide with the front end of the upper surface of the base plate, is provided on the front side of the base plate, The slide plate may reach the lower plate by sliding the slide plate from the base plate to the lower plate via the bridge plate straddling the front plate.
If there is such a bridge plate, when sliding the gaming machine from the loading platform to the lower plate, the front plate with obstacles such as ashtrays straddles the bridge plate, and from above the base plate, By sliding the slide board over the bridge board straddling the front board, the gaming machine can reach the lower board. As a device for preventing the interference between the bridge plate and the obstacle, for example, the width of the bridge plate is narrowed and a hole is provided at a position where the obstacle exists. In this case, the friction coefficient between the bridge plate and the slide plate can be made equal to the friction coefficient between the base plate and the slide plate.
There are two bridge plates provided near both ends in the width direction of the base plate, and the two bridge plates are arranged so that the front ends of the upper surfaces thereof coincide with the tips of the upper surfaces of the lower plates. Then, when the front end is reached, the bridge plate may be configured not to interfere with an obstacle on the front plate. When two bridge plates are used, they can support the vicinity of both ends in the width direction of the slide plate from below, respectively, and the slide plate that slides on the bridge plate is stabilized. When two bridge plates are provided so apart, when the bridge plate straddles the front plate of the island, for example, an obstacle such as an ashtray on the front plate is located between the two bridge plates. By doing so, it becomes possible to prevent the obstacle and the bridge plate from interfering with each other. However, the number of bridge plates need not be two if the slide plate can be stably slid on it, and it is not necessary to avoid three or more obstacles. If there is another device for avoiding the problem, it is possible to make the bridge plate one wide, for example, close to the width of the slide plate.

When a bridge plate is present in the carriage, the slide plate and the slide plate are arranged so that when the slide plate is slid on the bridge plate, the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction. Bridge guide means for restricting the moving direction of the plate may be provided. According to this, similarly to the case where the base guide means is provided on the base plate and the slide plate, the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate sliding on the bridge plate is translated in a state of facing the island. Will be able to.
The bridge guide means can be similar to the base guide means. For example, the bridge guide means includes a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the other of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. The convex part inserted in a groove | channel may be sufficient.

When the carriage of the present invention includes a bridge plate, the bridge plate is attached so that its rear end is rotatable with respect to the base plate, and can be rotated by approximately 90 ° between approximately horizontal and approximately vertical. May be. As described above, the bridge plate is useful for pulling the slide plate while straddling the front plate and delivering the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate to the lower plate of the island. On the other hand, in order to satisfy such a function, the bridge plate needs to have a certain length, and the bridge plate protrudes, for example, horizontally from the base plate on which the gaming machine is placed. A carriage provided with such a bridge plate is practically difficult to use. In order to use space efficiently, for example, there are many narrow passages in the hall with islands where gaming machines are installed, and there is a possibility of interference with bridge boards such as chairs in the passages between islands. This is because there are many high-priced items.
If the bridge plate can be rotated as described above, the bridge plate is set in a substantially horizontal state only when the slide plate is slid on the bridge plate, and the bridge plate is substantially omitted when the carriage is moved, for example, in a passage in the hall. By making it vertical, the bridge plate can be prevented from interfering with a chair or the like.
When the carriage includes a bridge plate, a height adjustment unit capable of adjusting a protruding amount from the lower surface of the bridge plate is provided at a tip of each bridge plate, and a lower end of the height adjustment unit. May be brought into contact with the upper surface of the front plate so that the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate matches the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate. The thickness of the bridge plate basically needs to be equal to or less than the thickness of a general lower plate. If the bridge plate is thicker than the thickness of the lower plate, when the front end of the bridge plate is abutted against the front end of the lower plate, the lower surface of the front end of the bridge plate always comes into contact with the upper surface of the front plate. This is because the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate is always positioned above the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate, so that a step always occurs at the portion where the bridge plate and the lower plate abut. However, if the thickness of the bridge plate is thin, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate cannot coincide with the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate, or if so, the lower surface of the bridge plate and the upper surface of the front plate There is a possibility that the bridge plate becomes unstable due to a gap between the two. If the height adjusting means as described above exists, the bridge plate can be made to coincide with the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate by bringing the lower end of the height adjusting device into contact with the upper surface of the front plate. At the same time, the bridge plate can be stabilized by being supported by the height adjusting means.

The perspective view of the island which can attach a game machine using the trolley | bogie of 1st Embodiment of this application. The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the trolley | bogie by 1st Embodiment from back. The perspective view of the slide member in the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view of a base plate and a slide plate in the loading platform of the cart shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the upper end of the column for explaining the relationship between the column and the cylindrical member in the carriage shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the slide member when the bridge plate that is in the use position in FIG. 3 is moved to the transport position. The perspective view which shows the internal structure of the upper member of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the use condition of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the other use condition of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the further another use condition of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The see-through | perspective side view which expands and shows the vicinity of the front-end | tip of a bridge board at the time of use of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the trolley | bogie by 2nd Embodiment from back. The disassembled perspective view of the trolley | bogie shown in FIG. The side view of the island which can attach a game machine using the trolley | bogie of 2nd Embodiment of this application.

  Below, preferable 1st and 2nd embodiment of the trolley | bogie of this invention is described, referring drawings. In each embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same objects, and redundant descriptions are omitted as necessary.

<< First Embodiment >>
First, the structure of an island in a state where a gaming machine transported by a carriage described later according to this embodiment is attached will be briefly described.
In FIG. 1, 300 is a gaming machine. The gaming machine 300 in this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, but the gaming machine 300 may be a pachislot gaming machine. Since the gaming machine 300 in this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, an island to be described later is an island for a pachinko gaming machine.
The gaming machine 300 itself, which is a pachinko gaming machine, is very common and is usually commercially available. Since the gaming machine 300 has no particular feature, further explanation is omitted. In addition, below the gaming machine 300, there are generally a tray for receiving a ball made up of an upper plate and a lower plate and a handle used for an operation for driving the ball, which are related to the present invention. In addition, since both are well known, the illustration is omitted.
The gaming machine 300 is fixed inside a rectangular member called a frame 500. The 5300 may be made of metal, but in many cases it is made of wood, and is combined in a frame shape or a rectangle so that the four plates form four sides. The gaming machine 300 is fitted in the rectangular space inside. In general, the gaming machine 300 is usually fitted into the frame 500 and fixed to the frame 500 from the stage of shipment from the manufacturer to the amusement hall, and this embodiment also follows that example.

The gaming machine 300 is usually fixed to a structure called an island 400 in a hall. The island 400 may be made of metal, but in many cases is made of wood, and has a structure in which a large number of gaming machines 300 can be attached in parallel.
In addition to the island 400, a ball lending machine that lends gaming balls to the user, a call lamp that informs the user and the hall clerk about the state of the gaming machine, balls supplied to the ball lending machine and gaming machine, and a gaming machine A ball circulation mechanism for collecting the balls that are detached from the ball and circulating the balls is attached as necessary, but illustration of these is also omitted.
The gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500 is attached to the island 400 together with the frame 500. In a state where the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the frame 500, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the island 400 by fixing the frame 500 to the island 400.
The island 400 includes a horizontal lower plate 401 on which the frame 500 is placed, and an upper plate 402 parallel to the lower plate 401 positioned on the upper side of the frame 500. The frame 500 is fixed to the island 400 while being placed on the lower plate 401. For fixing the frame 500 to the island 400, a plate corresponding to the lower side of the frame 500 is used as the lower plate 401, a plate corresponding to the upper side of the frame 500 is used as the upper plate 402, and appropriate means such as nails and dedicated metal fittings are used. It is realized by fixing.
Note that a front plate 403 exists immediately below the lower plate 401 of the island 400. The front plate 403 is a plate having a predetermined thickness in which the lower surface of the lower plate 401 is in contact with the upper surface thereof, and protrudes somewhat forward from the lower plate. Further, the front end is configured to be slightly thicker than the rear portion. In general, an ashtray is attached to the front plate 403, or a so-called dollar box storage place for setting a so-called dollar box is formed.

  When the carriage of this embodiment is transported to the front of the island 400 from a warehouse or the like, for example, when the gaming machine 300 (more precisely, the gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500) is attached to the island 400, Alternatively, it is used when the gaming machine 300 attached to the island 400 is removed from the island 400 and transported to a warehouse or the like.

  The perspective view which looked at the trolley | bogie 100 which shows the structure of the trolley | bogie 100 from back is shown in FIG. In addition, before and after the cart 100, when an after-mentioned operation for transferring the gaming machine 300 from the cart 100 to the island 400 is performed, or when an after-mentioned operation for transferring the gaming machine 300 from the island 400 to the cart 100 is performed, the island 400 is performed. The side facing the vehicle is the front side of the carriage 100, and the opposite side is the rear side.

The carriage 100 is basically made of metal unless otherwise specified.
The cart 100 includes a base 110. The base 110 serves as a support for the carriage 100 and is configured to stably support the carriage 100. Although not limited to this, in this embodiment, the base 110 is a member assembled in a U-shape in plan view with the rear opened. Below the base 110, there is provided a caster 111 for smoothly running the base 110 and thus the carriage 100 on the floor. The caster 111 is a known or well-known rotatable wheel. The caster 111 is partially made of rubber or resin. As is widely known, the caster 111 is rotatably attached to the base 110 even when viewed in plan so that the traveling direction of the carriage 100 can be changed.

Columns 120 are erected from the middle of the members extending in the front-rear direction on both sides of the base 110. Although not limited to this, the pillar 120 of this embodiment is configured by a square pipe having a rectangular or square cross section.
A first projecting piece 121 and a second projecting piece 122 projecting rearward from the pillar 120 are respectively provided in the upper part in the height direction behind the both pillars 120 and a slightly lower part in the middle. These are not shown in the figure, but, for example, by screwing a bolt into a threaded hole threaded on the inner circumferential surface of the pillar 120 so as to protrude somewhat rearward from the pillar 120. At least one of the first protruding piece 121 and the second protruding piece 122 can be configured. The roles of the first protruding piece 121 and the second protruding piece 122 will be described later.
A long nut 123 having a threaded hole on its inner surface is fitted into the upper end portion of both pillars 120 in the height direction. As a result, at the upper ends of both pillars 120, holes threaded inside (may be holes with a bottom) may be provided along the length direction of the pillars 120. A threaded portion of a bolt 124 having a head portion 124A having a diameter larger than that of the threaded portion is screwed onto the long nut 123 (on the long nut 123 and the bolt 124). (See Figure 5 for details). Although not shown, the upper surface of the head portion 124A of the bolt 124 is provided with irregularities that can be engaged with a predetermined tool. The predetermined tool in this embodiment is, but not limited to, a hexagon wrench 125, and the unevenness is a hexagonal cross-section hole that meshes with the hexagon wrench.
Both pillars 120 are connected in the vicinity of their lower ends by a reinforcing plate 126 for maintaining the uprightness of both pillars 120.

A slide member 130 as shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the column 120.
The slide member 130 is a member that moves up and down along the pillar 120 and can be positioned at a desired height position as will be described later.
The sliding member 130 includes a loading platform 131 that is in a state of being passed between the two columns 120 when the sliding member 130 is attached to the two columns 120, and both ends in the width direction of the loading platform 131 at the lower ends thereof. Two connecting plates 132 extending in the vertical direction to be connected, a cylindrical member 133 attached to the upper ends of the two connecting plates 132, and an upper member 134 connected to the cylindrical member 133 at both ends in the width direction It has. These are assembled in a generally rectangular shape.

The loading platform 131 includes a base plate 131A, a slide plate 131B, and two bridge plates 131C. In addition, since the figure for demonstrating the structure of especially the base board 131A and the slide board 131B of the loading platform 131 is shown in FIG. 4, please refer.
The loading platform 131 is for placing the gaming machine 300 thereon. Considering that the height from the floor of the lower plate 401 on the island for pachinko gaming machines is approximately 60 cm, the height of the upper surface of the loading platform 131 is vertically with the slide member 130 in the vertical direction. When moved, it can move up and down at least 5 cm, preferably about 10 cm, more preferably about 15 cm, centered on a height of 60 cm from the floor.
The gaming machine 300 placed on the loading platform 131 can be moved onto the lower plate 401 of the island 400 as described later, and the gaming machine 300 placed on the lower plate 401 of the island 400 is It will be placed on the cargo bed 131 as described below. The loading platform 131 is configured to withstand the load of the gaming machine 300 placed thereon. The base plate 131A described above mainly plays a role of supporting the load of the gaming machine 300.
The base plate 131A is a plate material having a rectangular shape in plan view. The width is slightly larger than the width of the gaming machine 300 (more precisely, the width of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed), and the length in the front-rear direction is the length of the gaming machine 300 in the front-rear direction. (More precisely, the length in the front-rear direction of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed), and the thickness is not limited to this, but is attached to the island 400 The thickness of the lower plate 401 can be made thinner. Of the two bridge plates 131C on the upper surface of the base plate 131A, a base guide groove 131A1 which is a groove is located in the front-rear direction of the base plate 131 at a position corresponding to the center in the width direction of the one on the left side in FIG. It is provided over substantially the entire length. Although not limited to this, the cross section of the base guide groove 131A1 is rectangular, and its front end extends to the front end of the base plate 131A. The base guide groove 131A1 is a groove having a rectangular cross section, and guides the slide plate 131B integrally with a bridge guide groove described later.

The slide plate 131B is a thin plate. The slide plate 131B has a size and shape substantially the same as the bottom surface of the gaming machine 300 on which the gaming machine 300 (more precisely, the gaming machine fitted in the frame 500) can be placed. However, the bottom surface of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is allowed to protrude from the slide plate 131B. Since the sliding plate 131B has a large coefficient of friction between the gaming machine 300 and the base plate 131A, an operation of sliding the gaming machine 300 from the loading platform 131 onto the lower plate 401 of the island 400, or the gaming machine 300 This is to prevent a situation in which it is difficult to perform the operation of sliding the island 400 from the lower plate 401 of the island 400 onto the loading platform 131 and moving it. More specifically, the slide plate 131B on which the gaming machine 300 is mounted can move back and forth on the base plate 131A together with the gaming machine 300. Of course, the frictional force acting between the base plate 131A and the slide plate 131B is made smaller than the frictional force acting between the gaming machine 300 and the base plate 131A, thereby moving the gaming machine 300 to slide. It is easy to perform the above-mentioned two operations accompanied by. In order to reduce the frictional force between the base plate 131A and the slide plate 131B, it is appropriate to reduce the friction coefficient such as coating at least one of the upper surface of the base plate 131A and the lower surface of the slide plate 131B with a fluorine resin. Can be devised.
The slide plate 131B has a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width thereof is about the width of the gaming machine 300 (more precisely, the width of the frame 500 in which the gaming machine 300 is fitted). It is slightly larger than the length in the front-rear direction (more precisely, the length in the front-rear direction of the frame 500 in which the gaming machine 300 is fitted), and the thickness is thin, for example, about several mm. Although not shown in the drawings, a convex portion having a predetermined length having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the above-described base guide groove 131A1 is provided on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B. When the slide plate 131B is placed on the base plate 131A, the convex portion enters the base guide groove 131A1. As described above, the slide plate 131B is movable in the front-rear direction on the base plate 131A. At this time, the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is guided to the base guide groove 131A1 of the base plate 131A. The plate 131B is correctly translated in the front-rear direction with respect to the base plate 131A.
If such guidance is possible, the base guide groove 131A1 and the convex portion can be replaced with different configurations. The relationship between the base guide groove 131A1 on the upper surface of the base plate 131A and the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B can be reversed.

The bridge plate 131C is connected to the front end of the base plate 131A. The bridge plate 131C moves the gaming machine 300 loaded on the slide plate 131B on the base plate 131A and then the slide plate 131B from the loading platform 131 to the lower plate 401 of the island 400 over the front plate 403 of the island 400. In addition, by moving the slide plate 131B placed on the base plate 131A and then the gaming machine 300 placed on the slide plate 131B from the lower plate 401 of the island 400 over the front plate 403 of the island 400 to the loading platform 131, Is.
Both bridge plates 131C are elongated plates having a rectangular shape in plan view, and have the same configuration except for a bridge guide groove described later. The bridge plate 131C has such a length that it can straddle the portion protruding from the lower plate 401 of the front plate 403 as described later, in other words, the length of the portion protruding from the lower plate 401 of the front plate 403. It has a long length. The thickness of the bridge plate 131 </ b> C is configured to be thinner than the thickness of the general lower plate 401. The width of the bridge plate 131C is such that when the gaming machine 300 is slid on the bridge plate 131C together with the slide plate 131B, the bridge plate 131C can have rigidity enough to withstand the load of the gaming machine 300 or the like. It is said to be about. In this embodiment, the width of the bridge plate 131C is considerably narrower than the width of the slide plate 131B. In this embodiment, the number of bridge plates 131C is two, and the bridge plates 131C are respectively attached near both ends in the width direction of the base plate 131A. Thus, the two bridge plates 131C can support the vicinity of both ends in the width direction of the slide plate 131B from below. The width of the two bridge plates 131C is reduced, and the distance between them is such that the ashtray on the front plate 403 when the bridge plate 131C straddles the front plate 403 of the island 400. This is to prevent the obstacle such as the bridge plate 131C from interfering. However, the number of bridge plates 131C need not be two as long as the slide plate 131B can be stably slid on the slide plate 131B. If there is another device for avoiding an obstacle, the bridge plate 131C may be a single wide plate that is close to the width of the slide plate 131B, for example.
Both bridge plates 131C in this embodiment are rear end portions and are not shown in detail, but are hinged to the front ends near both ends in the width direction of the base plate 131A by a known or well-known method. As a result, the upper surfaces of both bridge plates 131C can be rotated to the upper surface of the base plate 131A and a series of surfaces (where the bridge plate 131C has an inclination slightly lower than the base plate 131A). However, although not limited to this, in this embodiment, the bridge plate 131C can only be rotated downward up to an angle where the upper surface thereof forms a series of surfaces with the upper surface of the base plate 131A. Position where the front end of the base plate 131A can be used, and a position where the front end of the base plate 131A is a series of surfaces and the front end of the base plate 131A is flipped up so as to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the base plate 131A (conveying position) Between the two positions and can be rotated about the base end as an axis, and can be positioned at the two positions. For example, the bridge plate 131C in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4A to 4C is in the use position, and the bridge plate 131C in FIG. 6 is in the transport position. Although not limited to this, the operator manually moves the bridge plate 131C at the use position in this embodiment to the transport position. The reverse movement is the same. Although the two bridge plates 131C are not limited to this in this embodiment, the use position and the transport position can be taken individually.
Further, for example, at the center in the width direction near the ends of both bridge plates 131C, as shown in FIG. 11, the bridge plate 131C at the use position is located at a position corresponding to the plan view. Although not limited, circular holes 131C2 and 131C3 of the same size are formed. Further, when the bridge plate 131C in the use position inside the bridge plate 131C is viewed in plan, the portion that contacts the periphery of the hole 131C3 at a position corresponding to the holes 131C2 and 131C3 is threaded on the inner surface. A nut 131C4 is fixed. The nut 131C4 is screwed with a threaded portion threaded on the outer surface of the bolt 131C5 whose head is exposed below the lower hole 131C3 of the bridge plate 131C. The bolt 131C5 has a predetermined jig inserted from the upper hole 131C2 in the bridge plate 131C, for example, a hexagon wrench 131C6 and an unevenness capable of engaging the upper end thereof at the upper end. Accordingly, the bolt 131C5 can be moved in the vertical direction by rotating the hexagon wrench 131C6.
In this embodiment, the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C at the use position is in a series with the upper surface of the slide plate 131B, and the bridge plate 131C at the transport position is in a state perpendicular to the base plate 131A. In order to achieve both, it is not necessary to do so, but a rectangular cutout that is somewhat larger than the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is provided at the front end of the base plate 131A.
One of the two bridge plates 131C is not limited to this in this embodiment, but the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C located on the left side in FIG. 2 has a base guide on the base plate 131A. A bridge guide groove 131C1, which is a groove having the same cross-sectional shape as the groove 131A1, is provided. The bridge guide groove 131C1 is collinear with the base guide groove 131A1 in a plan view when the surface of the bridge plate 131C on which the bridge guide groove 131C1 is provided is aligned with the upper surface of the base plate 131A. To get on. The bridge guide groove 131C1 extends from the front end to the rear end of the bridge plate 131C. Therefore, at least the front end side of the base guide groove 131A1 is continuous with the bridge guide groove 131C1 and continues to the front end of the bridge plate 131C when the bridge plate 131C is in the use position. The slide plate 131B has a rear end substantially coincident with the rear end of the base plate 131A, for example, from the position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the rear end is located in the middle of the base plate 131A as shown in FIG. 4B. Then, the rear end of the bridge plate 131C passes through the position shown in FIG. 4C, and the front end of the bridge plate 131C slides on the base plate 131A and the bridge plate 131C to a position where the front end coincides with the front end of the bridge plate 131C. It is possible to perform the reverse movement. In the entire movement in both directions, the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B fits into the base guide groove 131A1 of the base plate 131A, the bridge guide groove 131C1 of the bridge plate 131C, or both of them. The moving direction is only the planned parallel movement in the front-rear direction.
If such guidance is possible, the bridge guide groove 131C1 and the convex portion can be replaced with different configurations. The relationship between the bridge guide groove 131C1 on the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B can be reversed. Further, a plurality of bridge guide grooves 131C1 are provided in the plurality of bridge plates 131C, a plurality of base guide grooves 131A1 connected to the bridge guide grooves 131C1 are provided in the base plate 131A, and a plurality of bridge guide grooves 131C1 or a plurality of base guide grooves 131A1 are fitted respectively. It is also possible to provide a convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B.

The loading platform 131 described above is connected by fixing both end portions in the width direction of the base plate 131A to the lower ends of the two connection plates 132, respectively. For this fixing, a connection fitting 131D having a substantially L shape in plan view is used. The fixing between the connection fitting 131D and the base plate 131A and the fixation between the connection fitting 131D and the connection plate 132 can be appropriately performed by a known and well-known method such as screwing or welding.
A portion of the connection fitting 131D fixed to the connection plate 132 is provided with a lower long hole 131E which is a hole extending through the connection fitting 131D in the vertical direction. The lower elongated hole 131E passes through the corresponding portion of the connection fitting 131D, and further, at a position corresponding to the lower elongated hole 131E of the connection plate 132, the lower elongated hole 131E has the same shape as the lower elongated hole 131E and is shown through the connection plate 132. A hole is provided. The above-described second projecting piece 122 provided on the rear surface of the column 120 is inserted inside the hole (not shown) provided in the connection plate 132 and the lower elongated hole 131E so as to penetrate both of them. Yes.
As described above, the slide member 130 moves up and down along the pillar 120. At this time, the second protruding piece 122 is guided by a hole (not shown) and a long hole 131E provided in the connection plate 132. Thereby, the slide member 130 can move only in the length direction of the column 120, and the vertical movement thereof is stable.

Both of the two connection plates 132 are thin plates extending in the vertical direction. Although not limited to this, the width of the two connection plates 132 in this embodiment is substantially the same as the width of the column 120. The thickness of the connection plate 132 does not need to be so thick, and is about several mm, for example. Although the length of the two connection plates 132 in the vertical direction is not limited to this, they are the same in this embodiment.
A cylindrical member 133 is attached to the upper ends of the two connection plates 132. The two cylindrical members 133 are used for attaching the slide member 130 to the column 120. The cylindrical member 133 is a square pipe whose lower surface is opened and whose upper surface is closed by a plate. The inside of the cylindrical member 133 is hollow, and a cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the cylindrical member 133 in the space corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the column 120. The cylindrical member 133 is positioned on the front side of the connection plate 132. Although not limited to this, a circular hole 133 </ b> A is formed in the upper surface of the cylindrical member 133.
By inserting the upper end of the column 120 into the hollow part of the cylindrical member 133, the cylindrical member 133 is attached to the upper end of the column 120. Since the outer diameters of both columns 120 and the inner surface shapes of the hollow portions of both cylinder members 133 correspond to each other, the cylinder member 133 is guided by the columns 120 and can only move in the vertical direction. How the movement and the positioning of the height position of the cylindrical member 133 are performed will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, the long nut 123 is fitted into the upper end portion of the two pillars 120 in the height direction, and the bolt 124 is screwed into the long nut 123. The head 124 </ b> A of the bolt 124 is positioned directly below the above-described hole 133 </ b> A opened in the upper surface of the cylindrical member 133. The diameter of the head 124 </ b> A of the bolt 124 is larger than the diameter of the hole 133 </ b> A of the tubular member 133. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the plate having the hole 133 </ b> A that closes the upper side of the cylindrical member 133 is supported from below by the head 124 </ b> A of the bolt 124. Thereby, the cylindrical member 133 is supported from below by the head portion 124A of the bolt 124.
On the other hand, the tip of the hexagon wrench 125, which is the predetermined tool described above, can be inserted from the hole 133A provided in the cylindrical member 133 described above. The distal end of the inserted hexagon wrench 125 can be inserted into the above-described unevenness (hole with a hexagonal cross section) provided in the head 124A of the bolt 124, whereby the hexagon wrench 125 is inserted into the head 124A of the bolt 124. (FIG. 5B). In this state, when the hexagon wrench 125 is rotated in either the left or right direction, the bolt 124 moves in either the up or down direction. As a result, the cylindrical member 133 supported from below by the head portion 124A of the bolt 124 also moves in either the vertical direction. As described above, the height position that is the vertical position of the cylindrical member 133 is changed, and as a result, the height position that is the vertical position of the slide member 130 is changed, and is positioned at an arbitrary height position. FIG. 5 (C) shows a case where the height position of the cylindrical member 133 is lowered below the case shown in FIG. 5 (A), but the case of the cylindrical member 133 is lower than the case shown in FIG. 5 (A). Of course, it is possible to raise the height position. In this embodiment, the adjustment of the height position of the cylindrical member 133 needs to be performed individually for each of the two cylindrical members 133. However, if the difference in height position between the two cylindrical members 133 is too large, the upper member 134 is adjusted. Therefore, when adjusting the height position of the cylindrical member 133, care should be taken so that the difference in height position between the cylindrical members 133 does not become excessive. Let's go.
The vertical movement of the slide member 130 with respect to the column 120 and the positioning of the height position thereof do not have to be performed using the bolts 124 as described above. Further, for the movement of the slide member 130, it is possible to use power generated by a power generation device such as a motor or a hydraulic pump. Further, in the above-described example, the loading platform 131 and the upper member 134 are moved in the same direction in association with each other by the same distance by the movement of the sliding member 130. It is also possible to make the movements independently without being linked.
The above-described hole 133A into which the hexagon wrench is inserted corresponds to a so-called operation unit for performing an operation for moving the loading platform 131 up and down for performing an operation for moving the loading platform 131 up and down. The height of the hole 133A is approximately 145 cm to 155 cm from the floor in consideration of the movement of the slide member 130 in the vertical direction. In consideration of the operability, the operation unit is preferably at least above the loading platform 131, and preferably in the range of 50 cm to 160 cm from the floor.

The upper member 134 is passed between the upper ends of the connection plates 132. The distance between the lower surface of the upper member 134 and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B of the loading platform 131 is set to be slightly longer than the vertical length of the frame 500 in which the gaming machine 300 is fitted.
Although not limited to this, the upper member 134 is a rectangular parallelepiped cylindrical body, and the inside thereof is hollow. Below the upper member 134, a movable member 134A that is movable in the vertical direction is provided. The movable member 134A can be positioned at two positions: an upper position that is a relatively upper position and a lower position that is a relatively lower position. As will be described later, the gaming machine 300 fitted in the frame 500 may be placed on the loading platform 131. However, when the movable member 134A is in the upper position, the lower surface of the movable member 134A extends from the upper surface of the frame 500. It is supposed to be in a separated state. On the other hand, when the gaming machine 300 is on the loading platform 131 and the movable member 134A is in the lower position, the lower surface of the movable member 134A is pressed against the upper surface of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed. Thus, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is sandwiched between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the loading platform 131, more specifically, the slide plate 131B included in the loading platform 131. As a result, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131. That is, the movable member 134A is used to fix the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 or to release the fixing.
The lower surface of the movable member 134A is preferably made of rubber or other elastic material so as to securely grip the frame 500.

The vertical movement of the movable member 134A is performed by operating a lever 134B provided on the rear surface of the upper member 134. A mechanism for moving the movable member 134A up and down will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper member 134 is viewed from the rear side.
The upper member 134 is hollow as described above. The upper member 134 includes a movable plate 134C that moves up and down. The movable member 134A described above is attached to the lower surface of the movable plate 134C. A spring 134 </ b> D is provided inside the upper member 134. The spring 134D connects the movable plate 134C and the lower surface of the upper plate of the upper member 134, and applies a force in the pulling direction to the movable member 134A. In FIG. 7, the left side portion of the movable plate 134C, the left side movable member 134A, and the spring 134D are illustrated. However, the movable plate 134C, the movable member 134A, and the spring 134D are symmetrically sandwiched by the lever 134B. It is configured. The lever 134B is rotatable about a shaft bar 134E penetrating the upper member 134 in the front-rear direction. Although not limited to this, the angle at which the rotation is allowed is in the range shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, and is not limited to this, but is approximately 90 ° C. A cam 134F is attached to the shaft 134E connected to the lever 134B. The cam 134 </ b> F generally has one shape that is obtained by dividing an ellipse into four parts by a major axis and a minor axis. When the lever 134B is at the position shown in FIG. 7A, the cam 134F has a short-diameter tip abutted against the upper surface of the movable plate 134C. On the other hand, when the lever 134B is in the position shown in FIG. 7B, the long-diameter tip of the cam 134F comes into contact with the upper surface of the movable plate 134C. When the lever 134B is rotated from the position shown in FIG. 7A to the position shown in FIG. 7B, the movable plate 134C is pushed downward by the cam 134F against the tension of the spring 134D. It moves downward by the difference in length. On the other hand, when the lever 134B is rotated from the position shown in FIG. 7B to the position shown in FIG. 7A, the movable plate 134C is pulled up by the tension of the spring 134F and moved upward by the same amount as described above. It has become. Along with the movement of the movable plate 134C, the movable member 134A attached to the lower surface of the movable plate 134C moves in the vertical direction. The position of the movable member 134A shown in FIG. 7A is the above-described upper position, and the position of the movable member 134A shown in FIG. 7B is the above-described lower position.
If fixing of the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 is unnecessary, the upper member 134 may not be present at all including the movable member 134A and the like. Further, the vertical movement of the movable member 134A does not need to be realized by using the above-described cam 134F. For example, another mechanism such as a ratchet mechanism may be used, and a motor is used to move the movable member 134A. It is also possible to use power generated by a power generation device such as a hydraulic pump.

The upper member 134 is connected by fixing both end portions in the width direction to the upper ends of the two connection plates 132. For this fixing, a connection fitting 134G having a substantially L shape in plan view is used. The fixing between the connection fitting 134G and the upper member 134 and the fixation between the connection fitting 134G and the connection plate 132 can be appropriately performed by a known and well-known method such as screwing or welding.
An upper elongated hole 134H, which is a hole extending vertically through the connection fitting 134G, is provided in a portion fixed to the connection plate 132 of both connection fittings 134G. The upper long hole 134H passes through the portion of the connection fitting 134G, and further, at the position corresponding to the lower long hole 131E in the rear portion of the connection plate 132 and the cylindrical member 133, is the same as the upper long hole 134H. A hole (not shown) that has a shape and penetrates the connecting plate 132 and the rear portion of the cylindrical member 133 is provided. The first projecting piece 121 provided on the column 120 is inserted into the hole provided on the rear side of the upper elongated hole 134H and the connection plate 132 and the cylindrical member 133 corresponding thereto. Similar to the second projecting piece 122, the first projecting piece 121 has a function of stabilizing the vertical movement of the slide member 130 by being guided in the upper elongated hole 134H or the like. The first projecting piece 121 also has a function that allows the operator to confirm the height position of the slide member 130 with respect to the column 120 or the height position of the loading platform 131 at that time. Although not shown, a scale is provided along the length direction beside both upper elongated holes 134H. When the slide member 130 moves up and down with respect to the column 120, a portion of the scale pointed by the first protruding piece 121 changes. Therefore, the operator can know the height position of the slide member 130 at that time by reading the scale pointed by the first protruding piece 121.

The usage method and operation | movement of the trolley | bogie 100 by 1st Embodiment demonstrated above are demonstrated.
First, a case will be described in which a gaming machine 300 is transported from the warehouse or the like to the hall with the island 400 by the carriage 100, moved from the carriage 100 to the island 400, and then fixed to the island. .

First, the gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500 is placed on the cart 100. When performing such an operation, the lever 134B of the upper member 134 is in the position shown in FIG. 7A, and therefore the movable member 134A is in the upper position.
When performing the operation of placing the frame 500 on which the gaming machine 300 is fixed on the cart 100, the bridge plate 131C is brought down to the use position. Further, the slide plate 131B is moved from the top of the base plate 131A of the loading platform 131 to the forefront of the bridge plate 131C that has been tilted. At this time, a not-shown convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is guided by the base guide groove 131A1 of the base plate 131A and the bridge guide groove 131C1 of the left bridge plate 131C in FIG. It will move forward.
In that state, the frame 500 on which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is placed on the slide plate 131B. At that time, the front surface of the gaming machine 300 (the side on which the board surface on which the nail is struck exists) faces the back of the carriage 100. When the gaming machine 300 is placed on the slide plate 131B, this time, the slide plate 131B is moved backward together with the gaming machine 300 placed thereon until the rear end of the slide plate 131B substantially coincides with the rear end of the base plate 131A ( FIG. 8).
Then, the two bridge plates 131C are jumped up to the transport position. Further, by rotating the lever 134B to the position of FIG. 7B, the movable plate 134C is pushed down by the cam 134F, so that the movable member 134A is positioned at the lower position. As a result, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is sandwiched from above and below between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B. As a result, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131. Will be. The state is shown in FIG. It should be noted that the process of jumping up the bridge plate 131C and the process of fixing the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 are not limited.
If the weight of the slide member 130 is not sufficient, the movable member 134A is lowered and the movable member 134A is played when the gaming machine 300 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B. It is possible that the entire slide member 130 is lifted by the force received from the machine 300 (it moves unexpectedly upward with respect to the column 120). If so, the gaming machine 300 is not sufficiently fixed to the loading platform 131. In order to prevent such a situation, when the game machine 300 using the movable member 134A is fixed to the loading platform 131, the slide member 130 is fixed to the pillar 120 so that the vertical movement is impossible. It is good to keep ingenuity. For example, such a device can be as follows.
As described above, the second projecting piece 122 may be a bolt screwed into a screw hole threaded on the inner peripheral surface of the pillar 120 that is perforated on the rear surface. Then, by passing through a hole (not shown) provided in the connection plate 132 and the inside of the lower long hole 131E by the screw portion of the bolt, the head of the bolt whose diameter is larger than the width of the lower long hole 131E. The part is positioned behind the connection fitting 131D or the lower elongated hole 131E. When the bolt is tightened against the screw hole, the connecting plate 132 and the connecting fitting 131D are strongly held between the front surface of the head of the bolt and the rear surface of the column 120. However, it is fixed in a state where it cannot move up and down. However, the slide member 130 cannot move up and down with respect to the column 120 as it is. When the slide member 130 is moved up and down with respect to the column 120, the screw engagement with the screw hole of the bolt described above may be loosened.

  In this state, the worker moves the cart 100 loaded with the gaming machine 300 from a warehouse or the like to a hall where the island 400 is located. In the process, since the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131 as described above, the gaming machine 300 maintains a stable state. Further, since the bridge plate 131C is flipped up and is in a substantially vertical state, the bridge plate 131C can be prevented from interfering with a chair or the like in a narrow hall. The carriage 100 is moved by an operator pushing and pulling the carriage 100 while walking by holding a predetermined place of the gaming machine 300 fixed to the carriage 100 or the frame 500 mounted thereon. Of course, the front side of the carriage 100 does not have to be the front side in the traveling direction of the carriage 100.

Next, the worker causes the carriage 100 to face a portion of the island 400 where the gaming machine 300 is to be attached. Then, the slide member 130 is moved up and down as necessary, and the heights of the loading platform 131 and the lower plate 401 of the island 400 are matched. However, since the height of the lower plate 401 on each island 400 in a certain game hall is common in many cases, the height adjustment of the slide member 130 is not necessary at this point, and may be performed at any time. Specifically, the slide member 130 is moved up and down so that the front end of the bridge plate 131 </ b> C connected from the front end of the upper surface of the base plate 131 </ b> A of the loading platform 131 and the tip of the lower plate 401 of the island 400 are aligned.
In order to move the slide member 130 up and down, as shown in FIG. 5B, the end of the hexagon wrench 125 is inserted from the hole 133 </ b> A provided at the upper end of the cylindrical member 133 in each column 120. This is performed by engaging the head 124A and rotating the hexagon wrench 125 in either of the left and right directions in this state. As a result, the bolt 124 moves up and down, and the cylinder member 133 locked from below by the head portion 124A of the bolt 124 moves up and down, and the slide member 130 moves up and down accordingly. . The operator moves the slide member 130 up and down while looking at the scale (not shown), and adjusts the scales of both pillars 120 to be the same, thereby setting the vertical height position of the loading platform 131 as desired. In addition, the loading platform 131 can be leveled. As a result, the loading platform 131 and the upper member 134 attached to the slide member 130 move together in the same direction by the same distance. Note that the positioning of the slide member 130 in the vertical direction is not necessarily performed at the stage where the carriage 100 faces the island 400.
When the height adjustment of the slide member 130 is completed, the movable member 134A is moved to the upper position by moving the lever 134B to the state shown in FIG. Accordingly, the holding of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed by the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the loading platform 131 (more precisely, the slide plate 131B) is released. Further, the lever 134B may be returned to the position shown in FIG. 7A, but the two bridge plates 131C are moved to the use position so that the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the bottom of the island 400 The top end of the upper surface of the plate 401 is made constant. As a result, the bridge plate 131 </ b> C is in a state in which the front plate 403 projecting forward of the island 400 from the lower end of the lower plate 401 of the lower plate 401 is straddled. At this time, if an obstacle such as an ashtray is present on the front plate 403, it is positioned between the two bridge plates 131C to prevent interference between the obstacle and the bridge plate 131C. The state is shown in FIGS. 10 (A) and 10 (B). FIG. 10A is a perspective view when the state is viewed obliquely from the rear of the carriage 100, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view when the state is viewed from the upper front side of the carriage 100.
As described above, the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is smaller than the thickness of the general lower plate 401. When the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is excessively smaller than the thickness of the lower plate 401, or when the positioning accuracy of the loading platform 131 is somewhat inaccurate, for example, FIG. As shown, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131 </ b> C and the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate 401 may not be matched and matched. In that case, the hexagonal wrench 131C6 is inserted from the upper hole 131C2 in the bridge plate 131C, and the tip of the hexagonal wrench 131C6 is engaged with the upper end of the bolt 131C5. The length of the bolt 131C5 protruding below the bridge plate 131C is adjusted. By setting this to an appropriate length, for example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the lower end of the bolt 131C5 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the front plate 403, whereby the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the lower plate It is possible to match the tip of the upper surface of 401 in a stable state. That is, the bolt 131C5, nut 131C4, and the like at the tip of the bridge plate 131C are for adjusting the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C by changing the length protruding from the lower surface of the bridge plate 131C. If such an effect can be obtained, it is of course possible to employ other configurations such as a ratchet mechanism instead of the bolt 131C5 and the nut 131C4. Further, as in the configuration shown in FIG. 11, the operator can adjust the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C by operating from the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C, so that the operator can adjust the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C. This makes it easier to adjust.

In this state, the operator positions the slide plate 131B from the initial position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A, and the position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is approximately aligned with the front ends of both bridge plates 131C. Move by sliding forward to. The force required for the operator in such movement is smaller than when the slide plate 131B is not present. When the front end of the slide plate 131B is aligned with the front end of the bridge plate 131C, the operator pushes the gaming machine 300 to the rear of the gaming machine 300 to slide the gaming machine 300 on the lower plate 401, so Push to the position. In this state, the worker fixes the gaming machine 300 to the island 400. Such a fixing method may be a known or well-known technique.
In the case of a pachinko gaming machine having a small bottom surface area (for example, smaller than a pachislot machine), when the pachinko gaming machine is pushed out toward the lower plate 401, it is perpendicular to the front edge of the lower plate 401. Although it is possible to move the pachinko machine, it may rotate when viewed in plan with either the left or right side in the width direction leading, and the movement may not translate . When such rotation occurs in the pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine cannot be placed on the lower plate 401 of the island 400 in an appropriate state. When the slide plate 131B exists, the gaming machine 300 that is a pachinko gaming machine can be moved in a state of facing the island 400.

  Next, a case where the gaming machine 300 is removed from the island 400, the gaming machine 300 is transported from the hall with the island 400 to the warehouse by the cart 100, and the gaming machine 300 is taken down from the cart 100 and stored in the warehouse or the like will be described. However, this work basically means that the work reverse to the work described above when the gaming machine 300 is attached to the island 400 may be performed. I will explain once.

First, the worker releases the gaming machine 300 from the island 400. Such release of fixation may be performed by a known technique or a known technique.
Next, the worker causes the cart 100 to face the island 400 so as to be positioned in front of the gaming machine 300 to be removed from the island 400.
Next, the operator adjusts the vertical position of the loading platform 131 in the cart 100 as necessary. The method for adjusting the height of the loading platform 131 is the same as that described above. Further, the height adjustment of the loading platform 131 is performed so that the front end of the bridge plate 131C and the front end of the lower plate 401 of the island 400 are matched in the same manner as described above.
Then, the two bridge plates 131 </ b> C are tilted to be in the use position, and their front ends are aligned with the tips of the lower plate 401. Further, the lever 134B is set to the position of FIG. 7A, and the movable member 134A is positioned to the upper position. At this time, the trolley | bogie 100 will be in the state shown in FIG.
In this state, the operator moves the slide plate 131B from a position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A to a position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the front ends of both bridge plates 131C. Move it forward. In this state, the worker places the frame 500 on which the gaming machine 300 is fixed on the slide plate 131B. Then, the operator moves the slide plate 131B forward from a position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the front ends of both bridge plates 131C to a position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is approximately aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A. Move to. As a result, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is in the state shown in FIG. 8, which is located immediately below the movable member 134A.
Then, the operator jumps up the bridge plate 131C and moves it to the transport position (FIG. 9), and moves the lever 134B to the state shown in FIG. 7B, whereby the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the slide plate 131B are moved. The gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131 by sandwiching the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is attached between the upper surface of the gaming machine 300.

Then, the worker moves the cart 100 on which the gaming machine 300 is mounted from a hall where the island 400 is located to a warehouse or the like. The process of transporting the gaming machine 300 may be performed in the same manner as described above.
Next, the operator releases the fixation of the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 by moving the movable member 134A to the upper position with the lever 134B in the state of FIG. Then, the operator lowers the gaming machine 300 from the loading platform 131. The operation of lowering the gaming machine 300 in the warehouse is basically the same as the procedure for moving the gaming machine 300 from the island 400 to the cart 100.

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A cart 101 in the second embodiment will be described. The cart 101 in the second embodiment is common to the cart 100 in the first embodiment in a considerable part. However, unlike the cart 100 in the first embodiment, the cart 101 in the second embodiment is intended for transporting gaming machines in the same manner as the cart 100 in the first embodiment. The machine is a pachislot machine.

As shown in FIG. 12, the carriage 101 includes a base 110 including casters 111 as in the case of the first embodiment. Two pillars 120 are attached to the base 110, and this is the same as in the first embodiment.
Further, the point that the carriage 101 of the second embodiment includes a slide member 130 attached to the pillar 120, and the point that the slide member 130 includes a cargo bed 131 and a cylindrical member 133 are also common to the first embodiment. It is. However, in the second embodiment, the connection fitting 131D also serves as the connection plate 132 in the first embodiment (the role of connecting the cargo bed 131 and the cylindrical member 133), so the connection plate 132 is omitted. Yes.
There is a hole 133A at the upper end of the cylindrical member 133, and a bolt 124 is screwed into the threaded hole at the upper end of the column 120 (see the exploded view of FIG. 13; however, in FIG. 111 is omitted in the drawing.) The slide member 130 may be attached to the pillar 120 by covering the cylindrical member 133 on the pillar 120 to which the bolt 124 is screwed. There is no change between the embodiments.

Differences between the cart 101 of the second embodiment and the cart 100 of the first embodiment are as follows.
First, the pillar 120 in the carriage 101 of the second embodiment is different in length on the left and right. Thereby, the height position of the cylinder member 133 in the slide member 130 in the carriage 101 of the second embodiment is also different on the left and right.
Moreover, the trolley | bogie 101 of 2nd Embodiment is not provided with the upper member 134 with which the trolley | bogie 100 of 1st Embodiment was provided. On the other hand, the cart 101 of the second embodiment includes the movable member 134A provided in the cart 100 of the first embodiment inside the right column 120 in FIG. The movable member 134A can be positioned at either a near position approaching the other pillar 120 or a far position away from the other pillar 120 by moving the lever 134B in the vertical direction. Yes. For example, when the lever 134B is moved upward, the movable member 134A is positioned at a far position, and when the lever 134B is moved downward, the movable member 134A is moved to a near position. A gaming machine 300 is placed on the loading platform 131. When the movable member 134A is in the far position, both side surfaces in the width direction of the gaming machine 300 have some play between the left column 120 and the movable member 134A provided near the right column 120 in FIG. It will be in the state with. That is, in this state, the gaming machine 300 is not fixed to the loading platform 131. On the other hand, when the movable member 134A is in the close position, both side surfaces in the width direction of the gaming machine 300 are the left column 120 in FIG. 12 and the left column 120 of the movable member 134A provided near the right column 120. It is designed to be sandwiched between surfaces facing each other. That is, in this state, the gaming machine 300 is fixed with respect to the loading platform 131. A known and well-known technique can be used as a mechanism for moving the movable member 134A to the left and right by the lever 134B. For example, the cam 134F used in the first embodiment can also be applied thereto.
Further, unlike the cart 100 of the first embodiment, the cart 101 of the second embodiment does not include the bridge plate 131C. This is because the island 410 to which the gaming machine 300 that is a pachislot machine is attached is similar to the island 400 to which the gaming machine 300 that is a pachinko gaming machine is attached as shown in FIG. However, unlike the island 400 to which the pachinko gaming machine is attached, there is no member corresponding to the front plate 403, so that the loading platform 131 to the base plate 131A are provided. This is because the front end can be brought into direct contact with the tip of the lower plate 411. The loading platform 131 in this case also includes a base plate 131A and a slide plate 131B. The base guide groove 131A1 is fitted on the upper surface of the base plate 131A, and the base guide groove 131A1 is fitted on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B. In a pachislot machine where the area of the lower surface of the pachinko gaming machine is larger than that of a pachinko gaming machine, when it is pushed out toward the lower plate 411, it is perpendicular to the edge of the lower plate 411. Since it is easy to translate, the base guide groove 131A1 and the convex portion can be omitted.

The usage method of the carriage 101 in the second embodiment is substantially the same as the usage method of the carriage 100 of the first embodiment.
The vertical movement of the slide member 130 with respect to the column 120 can be performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Also in the second embodiment, the position of the hole 133A is above the cylindrical member 133, and the height of the hole 133A is from the floor in the case of the right side in FIG. In the case of the left side of FIG. 12 about 70 cm, it is about 60 cm from the floor. Even in the case of the second embodiment, it is preferable that the hole 133A corresponding to the operation portion is at a height of 60 cm or more from the floor. Of course, the height of the hole 133 </ b> A may be the same in both the cylindrical members 133.
In the pachislot machine island 410 in this embodiment, considering that the upper surface of the lower plate 411 is approximately 50 cm from the floor, the height of the upper surface of the loading platform 131 is the vertical movement of the slide member 130. Thus, for example, a height of 4 cm to 5 cm can be moved up and down around a height of 50 cm from the floor.
The gaming machine can be fixed to and released from the loading platform 131 by operating the lever 134B although the mounting position and the direction of rotation are different, as in the first embodiment.
The slide plate 131B reaches the tip of the lower plate 411 of the island 410 without passing through the bridge plate.

110 Base 111 Caster 120 Column 123 Long nut 124 Bolt 124A Head 125 Hexagon wrench 130 Slide member 131A Base plate 131A1 Base guide groove 131B Slide plate 131C Bridge plate 132 Connection plate 133 Cylindrical member 133A Hole 134 Upper member 134A Movable member 134B Lever 134C Movable plate 400 Island 401 Lower plate 403 Front plate 410 Island 411 Lower plate

Claims (9)

A plate-shaped cargo bed having a horizontal upper surface on which a gaming machine is placed;
A caster provided below the cargo bed;
A dolly having
The loading platform has a horizontal surface that supports the load of the gaming machine, the upper surface of which is to be mounted with the gaming machine and is substantially the same height as the bottom plate of the island on which the gaming machine is placed. A base plate which is a plate, and a plate thinner than the base plate placed on the base plate, and the friction coefficient between the base plate and the base plate is a friction between the lower surface of the gaming machine and the base plate A slide plate smaller than the coefficient,
The gaming machine placed on the slide plate can be slid on the base plate together with the slide plate.
Trolley. The base plate and the slide plate include a base guide that regulates a moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction when the slide plate is slid on the base plate. Means are provided,
The cart according to claim 1. The base guiding means includes a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the groove provided on the other of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. A convex portion to be inserted into the
The cart according to claim 2. The gaming machine placed on the loading platform is slid onto the lower plate of the island having a lower plate on which the gaming machine is placed and a front plate that is disposed directly below the lower plate and has a tip protruding from the lower plate. It is intended to move
From the base plate to the front end of the lower plate across the front plate, the front end of the upper surface coincides with the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate, and the front end can be reached, At least one bridge plate that is a plate, the rear end of which is matched with the front end of the upper surface of the base plate, is provided on the front side of the base plate;
By sliding the slide plate to the lower plate via the bridge plate straddling the front plate from above the base plate, it is possible to reach the lower plate,
The cart according to claim 1. The bridge plate and the slide plate include a bridge guide that regulates a moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction when the slide plate is slid on the bridge plate. Means are provided,
The cart according to claim 4. The bridge guide means includes a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the groove provided on the other of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. A convex portion to be inserted into the
The cart according to claim 5. The bridge plate has a rear end rotatably attached to the base plate, and can rotate approximately 90 ° between approximately horizontal and approximately vertical.
The trolley | bogie in any one of Claims 4-6. The bridge plate is two pieces provided near both ends in the width direction of the base plate,
When the two bridge plates are made to reach their front ends so that the front ends of their upper surfaces coincide with the tips of the upper surfaces of the lower plates, the bridge plates are located on the front plate. So that it can not interfere with the
The trolley | bogie in any one of Claims 4-7. At the tip of each bridge plate, a height adjusting means capable of adjusting the amount of protrusion from the lower surface of the bridge plate is provided,
By bringing the lower end of the height adjusting means into contact with the upper surface of the front plate, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate is made to coincide with the front end of the upper surface of the lower plate.
The trolley | bogie in any one of Claims 4-8.

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