JP2562796B2 - Airframe for vertical game machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine body for a vertical game machine, and more specifically, an outer frame serving as a vertically oriented outer frame holding frame, and a front frame serving as a mounting frame for various members. It is related to the fuselage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, which is one of the typical examples of this vertical game machine, a front frame having various game components mounted on the front side of an opening of a vertical rectangular outer frame is detachably and openably assembled. They are attached to each other as a unit, and are vertically fixed and set on an installation frame (commonly called "island") in a game store or the like, and used for games. For this reason, the outer frame is configured as a shell holding frame for exclusively assembling and holding the entire front frame side with sufficient strength to withstand a large load or the like. On the other hand, for the front slot,
In consideration of mounting all the game components including the game board and the back mechanism set board, it is configured with the durability strength against the total load. This front frame is connected and supported by the opening and closing connection support means arranged at the upper and lower ends of the common side edge of both frames (generally the front left side edge) of the assembly set for the outer frame, and is installed on the opposite side. It is adapted to be locked and held in the closed position by the locked means.

[0003]

In the pachinko machine described above, the machine body, that is, the outer frame and the front frame is generally made of a wooden type. In recent years, a synthetic resin molding type has been used. It is being proposed. As for the above-mentioned upper and lower open / close connection supporting means for assembling the outer frame and the front frame, whichever is the most common type, as shown in FIG. A support metal fitting 111 fixed to the upper left corner of the outer frame A and a receiving metal fitting 113 fixed to the upper left corner of the front frame B are combined, and the lower support means lower left front of the outer frame A. The support fitting 115 fixed to the corner and the receiving fitting 117 fixed to the lower left corner of the front frame B form a set. When assembling the machine body, the front frame B is positioned upward with respect to the outer frame A in the upright state, and first, the shaft hole 1 of the upper support fitting 111 is arranged.
The support shaft 114 of the receiving metal fitting 113 is temporarily fitted to the shaft 12, and the receiving metal fitting 117 is attached to the supporting shaft 116 of the lower support metal fitting 115.
Under the condition that the shaft holes 118 of the above are combined, the entire front frame B is lowered and lowered, and the support shafts 114 and 116 and the shaft holes 112 and 1 of the upper and lower sets
18 at a time, fitting each set of metal fittings 111, 113,
It is designed to support 115, 117 comrades.

[0004] However, assembling such an airframe involves extraordinary complexity and time. That is, since the upper and lower open / close connecting and supporting means are located at a considerable distance from each other and the entire front frame on which the game components are mounted is considerably heavy, one leg is hung on the outer frame A and is in a standing and immovable state during actual work. While supporting the entire front frame B with both hands under the support, a procedure for positioning and fitting the shafts and holes in the upper and lower support means is required. For this reason, even if a well-trained worker assembles the procedure in good order, it is considerably heavy work, and an inexperienced worker who does not have the necessary procedure causes a change or collapse of the outer frame A, which takes a considerable amount of time. By the way, about the assembling of the airframe, 1
In this process, the entire front frame B that has been manufactured is assembled with the outer frame A standing and held on the floor surface in this process. And is required.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to preferably solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is for an outer frame for an outer frame holding frame and a mounting frame which are each molded by synthetic resin into a standard rectangular frame size. In the front frame of the above, the open / close connection support constituent parts of both frames are integrally resin-molded to facilitate the manufacturing and reduce the cost, and at the same time, by utilizing the simplification of the open / close connection support means above the outer frame. On the other hand, it is an object of the present invention to provide a machine body for a vertical game machine in which the front frame can be quickly and easily assembled and the assembling work of both frames can be simplified.

[0006]

The above-mentioned problems are overcome,
In order to preferably achieve the intended purpose, the machine body for a vertical gaming machine according to the present invention is a synthetic resin configured in a standard vertical rectangular size as an outer frame of a gaming machine provided in a vertical orientation. An open / closed connection in which an outer frame made of plastic and a front frame made of synthetic resin configured as a vertical rectangular size that matches the outer frame as a mounting frame for various game components are arranged at the upper and lower parts of the common side edge. In a machine body that is attached and detached so as to be attachable / detachable and openable / closable by using a supporting means, the outer frame is made of synthetic resin with the upper and lower frame rods being in a state of being at right angles to each other, and the upper frame rod is And a support portion of the above-mentioned opening / closing connection support means is integrally bulged forward to form a shaft hole in the vertical direction in the front end portion at the corner end portion of the left frame rod, and at the upper left end portion of the lower frame rod. The support portion of the lower opening / closing connection support means is bulged integrally in a forward direction. Then, a supporting shaft having a seat as a reference for assembling the front frame is erected and fixed on the upper surface of the front end of the front frame, and the front frame is a frame body in which a window is opened in a square size suitable for the front surface area of the opening of the outer frame. , A relief recess which is integrally molded with a housing holding frame having a set opening for a game board and is synthetic resin-molded, and which can be vertically aligned with the support portion of the above-mentioned opening / closing connection support means at the upper left end portion of the frame body. And the bearing portion is integrally bulged forward to form a shaft hole in the up and down direction in the front end portion of the frame body, while at the left lower end portion of the frame body, the support portion and the upper and lower portions of the lower opening and closing connection support means are formed. A bearing part which can be aligned with the front part is integrally bulged to form a shaft hole in the front end part which can be fitted and inserted into the support shaft in the vertical direction. Either of the shaft hole of or the shaft hole of the bearing portion of the front frame, A movable support shaft for connecting the parts is fitted and supported so that it can be displaced up and down, aligned with the lower support shaft on the same vertical line, and a part of the support shaft can be inserted into and retracted from the other shaft hole. The feature is that they are connected.

[0007]

[Function] An outer frame made of synthetic resin as the outer frame holding frame and a front frame made of synthetic resin as the mounting frame for various game components are provided by the opening / closing connection support means arranged at the upper and lower portions of the common side edge. It is assembled and held so that it can be detached and opened and closed. The upper open / close connection support means is a support portion integrally formed by bulging at a corner portion of the upper frame rod and the left frame rod in the outer frame and having a shaft hole, and an upper left end portion of the frame body of the front frame. A bearing portion which is integrally bulged and formed with a shaft hole, and a movable support shaft which is fitted and supported by both shaft holes. On the other hand, the lower open / close connection support means is integrally formed by bulging at the upper left end of the lower frame rod of the outer frame, and the support part in which the spindle is erected and fixed on the upper surface of the front end and the lower left end of the frame body of the front frame. The bearing portion is formed to be integrally bulged and formed with a shaft hole into which the spindle can be inserted. The movable support shaft of the above-mentioned open / close connection support means is inserted and supported in either the shaft hole of the support portion or the shaft hole of the bearing portion so as to be retractable. Therefore, in the state where the support portion and the bearing portion are vertically aligned, in the retracted state, the connection state of both frames is released to enable the attachment / detachment, and in the state of protruding and being inserted into the other shaft hole, the lower opening / closing connection is made. Both frames are engaged and connected together with the support means to enable the assembly and holding which can be closed and opened and closed.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a machine body for a vertical game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments.

In this embodiment, a pachinko machine is targeted as an example.
As schematically shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an outer frame A made of synthetic resin serving as an outer holding frame, and a front frame made of synthetic resin on which all game components including the game board 37 are mounted. The frame B is used as an airframe. Both frames A and B are assembled and supported by opening and closing connection supporting means C and C so as to be detachable and openable, while being locked and held in a closed position by locking means D. Then, the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A is provided around the upper and lower open / close connection supporting means C, C at a predetermined fully open position (for example, an orientation of about 90 degrees).
An open holding means E for immobilizing and holding is attached. Therefore, the pachinko machine of the present embodiment will be described for each of the above-mentioned machine body portion and each means portion.

(Regarding Outer Frame A) This outer frame A is made of synthetic resin as a whole, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the upper and lower frame rods 1, 2, 3, 4 are They are connected to each other in a vertical rectangular frame. The upper, right and left frame rods 1, 2, 3 are formed in the same width Z and thickness t, both of which are substantially L-shaped in cross section (see FIGS. 6, 8 and 9), and are connected in a gate frame shape. In this state, the front end faces of the respective frames are aligned with the same vertical plane, a nail hole 5 is formed in the upper frame rod 1, and a relief portion 6 for the locking device D is formed inside the right frame rod 3. . On the other hand, the lower frame rod 4 is connected to the lower ends of the left and right frame rods 2 and 3, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the front plate portion 7 for receiving the front frame B and the lower bottom plate portion are received. 9 and 9 are integrally formed in a continuous state of a U-shaped cross section. A rail-shaped contact rod 7a for positioning the front frame B is formed along the rear edge of the upper surface of the front plate 7 and a horizontal holding member for horizontally holding the front frame B on the upper right side of the upper surface of the front plate 7. Are integrally formed.

The frame rods 1, 2, 3 and 4 are reinforced by ribs or the like on their respective inner portions, and their mutual connection is strengthened. Further, angle adjustment fixing portions 10 are installed on both sides of the bottom plate portion 9 of the lower frame rod 4. This angle adjustment fixing part 10
Is for fixing the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base F (see FIG. 1) for the pachinko machine at a required inclination angle. As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10, the bottom plate 9 The fixed platen 13 separately formed on the locking tooth bands 12 on both sides of the long hole 11 formed in the front-rear direction is engaged with the pointer 15 and the scale 16 at a predetermined position, and the installation frame is provided via the seat hole 14 and the long hole 11. It is tightened and fixed by a set screw 17 screwed into the lower part of the base F.
However, the fixed platen 13 is previously housed in a receiving frame 18 that is positioned and fixed on the bottom plate portion 9 to prevent the fixed platen 13 from falling off, and can be changed to a desired position by using the pointer 15 and the scale 16. There is.

(Regarding Front Frame B) The front frame B is entirely made of synthetic resin and has an outer size that fits the opening front surface of the outer frame A as shown in FIGS. Basically, a frame body 20 in which a window 21 is opened and a housing / holding frame 25 in which a set port 26 for a game board is opened are connected in the front-rear direction and integrally formed into a composite frame shape. In the frame body 20, an installation concave seat 22 is formed around the front surface of the window 21 and a support plate 23 is formed below the window 21. A flat support seat 24 is integrally formed with the support seat 8. On the other hand, in the housing holding frame 25, a frame board 27 is formed below the set port 26, and a holding section 28 for a game board is formed at an inner peripheral corner of the set port 26, and is formed separately therefrom. A pivoting lock holder 29 is arranged and set.

In the front frame B, detailed description is omitted, but in each part of the frame body 20 and the housing / holding frame 25, an installation part, an opening part, and a pachinko ball related to various game components and accessories. Is formed. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the opening / closing support plate in which the glass door 31, the upper ball tray 33, and the ball feeder 34 are set in the installation recess 22 of the frame, as shown in FIGS. 32
The window constituting member 30 assembled with the
, A lower ball tray 35 and a hit ball launching device 36 are mounted. A game board 37 is set in the set opening 26 so as to be detachable and replaceable, while a back mechanism set board 40 and the like are set on the back side of the holding frame 25.

In the game board 37, a game area P is formed on the front surface, and a decorative protection member 38 is attached to the outer periphery of this area P. At four corners of the game board 37, the lock holders 29 are aligned with the respective holders 28.
An engagement portion 37a to be engaged with the lock member 29 is formed, and an operation port 38a for the lock holder 29 is formed at each corner of the decorative protection member 38 in accordance with the engagement portion 37a. Further, a cover 39 for guiding the winning balls to the passage side of the back mechanism set board 40 is attached to the back side corresponding to the game area P, and the set board 40 is attached.
Can be opened and closed from behind.

In the accommodation set of the game board 37, the glass door 31 of the window constituting member 30 and the opening / closing support board 3 are provided.
After opening 2 and positioning and accommodating the game board 37 in the set opening 26, a predetermined tool (not shown) is inserted into each operation opening 38a of the decorative protection member 38 and the lock holder 29 is inserted.
Is rotated in the locking direction. Thereby, the game board 37 is
Each engagement portion 37a is engaged with the lock holder 29 and fixedly held. By rotating each lock holder 29 in the opposite unlocking direction, the game board 37 can be detached from the set port 26 to the front with each engagement portion 37a released.

(Regarding the open / close connection support means C, C) The open / close connection support means C, C are arranged as a set at the upper and lower end portions on the left side of the front sides of both frames A, B, respectively, and have a center of connection fulcrum of each other. Are aligned on the same vertical centerline. First, the upper support means C
Then, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 11, the support boss portion 41 which is bulged forward integrally with the left end of the upper frame rod 1 of the outer frame A and the upper left end of the frame body 20 of the front frame B are formed. Of the bearing boss 43, which is integrally bulged forward, and a movable support shaft 45, which is inserted and supported in the shaft support hole 44 of the boss 43 so as to be vertically movable.
The movable support shaft 45 is always urged upward by the spring 46 in the shaft support hole 44 so that the support boss 4 is supported.
It is adapted to be removably fitted into one shaft hole 42.

However, after the movable support shaft 45 is inserted into the shaft support hole 44, the knob 4 serving also as a stopper is provided at the lower end of a small-diameter support rod 45b connected to the shaft portion 45a inserted into the shaft hole 42.
7 is fixed, and the handle 47 can be used to facilitate the descending operation. A relief recess 48 for the support boss 41 is opened at the upper left corner of the frame 20, and a displacement allowable amount Y is set between the upper and lower sides of both bosses 41, 43. In addition, a positioning recess for the shaft portion 45a of the movable support shaft 45 may be formed at the front end of the support boss portion 41, and the shaft hole 42 may be a bottomed hole.

On the other hand, in the lower supporting means C, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, a support boss portion 51 bulged forward integrally at the upper left end of the lower frame rod 4 of the outer frame A.
And a bearing boss portion 54 that is integrally bulged forward in the lower left corner of the frame body 20 of the front frame B, and is vertically fixed to the shaft support hole 52 of the support boss portion 51. With respect to the support shaft 53, the bottomed shaft hole 55 in the bearing boss portion 54 has the support seat 5
6 are inserted. However, support seat 5
As for No. 6, it is also integrally formed in the central portion of the support shaft 53 as a reference seat for maintaining the horizontal posture of the assembling of both frames A and B, and its effective seat portion (on the upper surface of the support boss portion 51). The protruding portion) is set to have a thickness equivalent to the upper and lower overlapping portions of the receiving seat 8 and the supporting seat 24 of both the frames A and B.

(About Locking Means D) This locking means D is
A composite type (generally referred to as a double lock) in which the locking of the front frame B and the locking of the glass door 31 of the window forming member 30 can be used together is implemented. That is, as schematically shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the lock mechanism 60 provided with the cylinder lock 61 that can be unlocked from the front surface of the front frame B with a double key or the like,
It is installed on the back side of the right edge of 0. In summary, in the locking portion on the front frame B side mainly by this locking mechanism 60, in summary, an elevating operation rod 62 is always biased and held in the locking direction and displaced in the unlocking direction by the lock plate 61a of the cylinder lock 61, It has hangings 63 which are supported on the upper and lower ends and are respectively connected to the lifting operation rods 62. Then, with respect to the displacement of the locking and unlocking of the raising / lowering operation rod 62, the upper and lower hooks 63 can be changed into a state of engagement and release with respect to the receiver 64 fixed to the outer frame A side.

The outer frame A associated with the locking means D described above.
The receiving member 64 on the side is fixed to the installation portion 65 formed on the upper and lower portions inside the right frame rod 3. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, each of the receiving members 64 has a mounting portion 64b having a screw hole based on the support portion 64a and a receiving portion 64c for the hanging member 63, which are bent and formed in a series at a right angle. I have. On the other hand, each mounting portion 65 includes a pair of upper and lower support pieces 66 having a concave groove 67, a boss portion 68 having a screw hole,
A contact portion 69 located between the two support pieces 66 is integrally formed. Then, each receiving member 64 is provided with the installation portion 65.
On the other hand, it is inserted and set from the back side into the concave groove 67 and fixed by the minimum number of screws 70.

(Regarding the open-holding means E of the machine body) This open-holding means E is regarded as an open neutral position for convenience of the position of 90 degrees in accordance with the assembling condition of the front frame B to the outer frame A. On the premise that the front frame B is fully opened, the first and second restriction holding portions E ₁ and E ₂ are respectively formed at the portions related to the upper and lower open / close connection support means C and C. . First, in the first regulating holding portion E _1, so as to prevent over-opening variation of the front frame B (fully open or more expansion variations), 8,
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the positioning boss 71 of the opening / closing connection supporting means C is integrally formed with the positioning boss 71 integrally formed in a substantially quarter circle at the lower front end of the support boss 41. An engagement recess 72 recessed in a substantially semicircular shape at the upper front portion of the upper surface 43.
Are displaced in the closing direction of the front frame B, and engage with each other at a predetermined open position.

On the other hand, in the second regulation holding portion E ₂ ,
In order to prevent the closing fluctuation of the front frame B (the fluctuation in the closing direction from the fully open position), as shown in FIGS. 8, 10, 12 and 13, the front frame B is moved upward with respect to the outer frame A. On the premise that the displacement is allowed, an arc-shaped guide groove 73 formed in the upper end surface of the lower support boss 51, and a weir portion 74 remaining formed at the right end of the groove 73, Front plate 7 of lower frame rod 4
An engaging portion 75 set on the front surface of the upper end of the main body, and a locking projection 76 protruding downward from the lower left end surface of the frame body 20 and capable of being displaced with respect to the three members 73, 74, 75 are the main components. The locking projections 76 can be engaged with the engaging portions 75 at the fully opened position of the front frame B.

The guide groove 73 is recessed at a required radius and angle based on the support shaft 53, and the dam portion 74 is
The engaging portion 75 is a part of the upper end surface of the front plate portion 7, and the engagement portion 75 is
It is considered to be a part of the front end face. On the other hand, the locking protrusion 76 is located at the same radial position where it can be aligned with the guide groove 73, and the supporting seat 56
Is provided so as to project longer than the thickness thereof, and the locking end 77 at the lower end thereof can be fitted in the guide groove 73 and can be locked in the engaging portion 75. The protrusion amount is set to correspond to the displacement allowable amount Y (see FIG. 11) on the opening / closing connection support means C side. The guide groove 73 has a semicircular cross section, and the locking end 77 has a hemispherical shape.

Other means for assembling the two frames A and B will be additionally described. First, as a means for connecting the front frame B to the outer frame A, as shown in FIGS. 5, 9, 10 and 14, there are integrally provided protrusions at four positions on the back side of the frame body 20 at the upper, lower, left and right sides. The mating piece 81 is an engaging surface 82 on the inner surface of the left and right frame rods 2, 3.
To engage or abut, respectively. Further, as a means for stabilizing the posture of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing piece 83 integrally provided on the front end surface of the upper frame rod 1 is provided with the engaging surface 8 formed on the upper end surface of the frame body 20.
4 can be abutted.

For reference, the molding of the machine body constructed as described above will be described with reference to the outer frame A and the front frame B.
As for the molding technology conventionally used in other industrial fields, a base material in which an appropriate amount of foamable resin material is blended with the main resin material as necessary is basically used. Is injected into a mold having a male mold and a female mold that are aligned and released in the front-rear direction, and is formed into a strong, light-weight, rectangular frame of a standard size. However, vertical and horizontal molding portions of the machine body, such as the nail hole 5, the long hole 11, the locking tooth belt 12 of the outer frame A, the holes 42 and 52 of the boss portions 41 and 51, the guide groove 73, and the like, Holes 44, 5 in the boss portions 43, 54 of the front frame B
As for 4 and the like, as well known, a partial slide die, a slide pin, or the like is used to form them together.

[0026]

In the above-described pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the above-described various game components and related accessory parts are attached to each part of the front frame B in the manufacturing process and the like, and the game board 37 is set in the accommodation set. The front frame B side is finally held and assembled and supported on the outer frame A. Then, while being handled and stored or transported (transported) one by one, it is installed on an installation frame F in a game store or the like and provided for a game.

A description will first be made of the manner of assembling (removing) the frames A and B forming the body. That is, in the mode in which the lower side of the upper and lower open / close connection supporting means C, C is first connected, and then the upper side is connected, the front frame B is compared with the outer frame A vertically held on the floor surface or the like. As shown in 10,
The bearing boss 54 is aligned upward with respect to the support boss 51 of the lower support means C while being held at an appropriately high position in the opening direction of 90 degrees (orthogonal direction), and the shaft 53 is attached to the support shaft 53. By inserting the hole 55, the bearing boss portion 54 is connected to the boss portions 51 and 54 in a standard support state in which the bearing boss portion 54 is placed on the support seat 56 of the support shaft 53. At this time, the support shaft 53 and the shaft hole 5
When the front frame B is slightly tilted by utilizing the fitting tolerance with 5, both 53 and 55 are fitted and inserted very easily.

Next, the movable support shaft 45 in the upper support means C
Is once lowered with the knob 47, the bearing boss 43 is positioned downward with respect to the support boss 41, and the knob 47 is released. As a result, the movable support shaft 45 is automatically displaced upward by the urging force of the spring 46 so that the shaft portion 45a is fitted into the shaft hole 42 and the knob 47 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the bearing boss portion 43. Both bosses 41 and 43 are fixedly held and connected (see FIG. 11). It should be noted that the lowering operation of the movable support shaft 45 is preferably performed using a dedicated tool or the like in view of the relatively strong biasing force of the spring 46.

Then, as described above, with respect to the front frame B assembled to the outer frame A by connecting the upper and lower open / close connection support means C, C, the upper and lower support shafts 45, 53 are opened / closed (rotated). As a center, the escape recess 48 of the frame 20 is laterally fitted to the support boss 41 by closing and aligning with the opening front surface of the outer frame A, while the back side of the lower edge of the frame 20 is the lower frame rod. 4, the support seat 24 is placed on the receiving seat 8, and the pressing piece 83 of the outer frame A contacts the upper surface of the engaging surface 84 of the frame body 20. In this state, the entire front frame B has the support seat 56 and both seats 8 and 24 against the upper surface of the front plate portion 7 of the lower frame rod 4 of the outer frame A under the condition that the upward movement is prevented. It can be stably maintained in an appropriate horizontal posture that is appropriately levitated by using it. Then, in this closed state, the upper and lower hooks 63 of the locking means D engage with the receiver 64 with tilting, and are locked and held.

When the front frame B is assembled and closed, the engaging support pieces 81 on each part of the rear surface of the frame body 20 have the right and left frame rods 2, 3 respectively.
The front frame B as a whole is preferably prevented from rattling in the left-right direction with respect to the outer frame A, and is stably coupled and held. As a result, when the entire pachinko machine is stored or transported in a sideways state, the total load of the entire front frame B side is directly applied to either the left or right frame rods 2 and 3 engaged with the engagement support piece 81. The outer frame A will take over most of the work. Therefore, in the opening / closing connection supporting means C, C located on the left and right, the total load on the front frame side is greatly reduced, and the action of a large external force in the shearing direction is avoided beforehand. , 53, and the bosses 41, 51 are not deformed or cracked.

Both frames A and B assembled and connected as described above
When installing the pachinko machine on the installation frame base F in a game store or the like, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer frame A is installed at a required inclination angle, and the entire front frame B side is It is assembled and set and provided for a game. In this embodiment, the entire front frame B side with respect to the outer frame A is held in a proper posture, and is stably connected and supported, so that the opening and closing can be smoothly changed.

Note that, regarding the installation mode of the outer frame A, with the outer frame A placed on the installation frame base F, the lower frame rod 4
Of the lower end plate 89 is aligned with the reference position of the lower receiving plate 89, and the upper end front edge of the upper frame rod 1 is appropriately displaced backward with respect to a predetermined position of the upper plate 90 to set the entire inclination angle. Under this condition, the nail N inserted in the nail hole 5 of the upper frame rod 1 is attached to the upper plate 9
0, and at the angle adjusting and fixing portion 10 of the lower frame rod 4, a set screw 17 is inserted into the elongated hole 11 from the seat hole 14 of the fixed plate 13 which is positioned and meshed with the locking tooth band 12, and the lower receiving plate is inserted. Then, the fixing plate 13 is strongly tightened and fixed. As a result, the outer frame A is positioned and fixed at the upper and lower portions thereof, and is installed at a required inclination. By the way, when the outer frame A is changed and adjusted to another angle, the fixing plate 13 is meshed with the locking tooth band 12 at a required position and the fixing plate 13 is tightened and fixed with the set screw 17.

In the above-described embodiment, the front frame B
When the front frame B as a whole is unlocked and opened for inspection or repair on the back side, mainly on the back mechanism setting board 40 side, it is stably held at a predetermined position by the opening holding means E. That is, in the case where the entire front frame B side is open to approximately 90 degree position relative to the outer frame A, the first first regulating holding portion E _1, Fig. 1
As shown in FIG. 1, the engaging concave portion 72 of the upper bearing boss portion 43 is rotationally displaced around the opening / closing fulcrum and engages with the inner end surface of the locking portion 71 on the support boss portion 41 side, and further rotation Is blocked.
On the one hand the second regulating holder E _2, as shown in FIG. 12,
The locking projection 76 of the frame body 20 is pivotally displaced around the fulcrum of the lower opening / closing connection support means C, moves outward from the guide groove 73, and once crosses over the weir portion 74, and then the lower frame rod 4 of the lower frame rod 4. Engaging part 75
And return rotation is prevented.

Thus, the entire front frame B side is stably connected and supported by the upper and lower opening / closing connection supporting means C, C.
Based on the 90-degree position described above, the first regulation holding portion E ₁
By virtue of this, further fluctuations (over-opening) and further fluctuations (closing back) by the second restriction holding portion E ₂ are positively restricted, respectively, and are restrained in the fully open state at the same position. It is stably held stationary, and it is eliminated that it accidentally fluctuates toward another adjacent pachinko machine side, or conversely naturally returns to the closing direction. Therefore, even for work that requires a long time and both hands operation,
It is possible to operate the tools properly without being bothered by fluctuations, and to perform the operation easily. Also, it is possible to avoid interference with the player on the adjacent side and to improve the efficiency of the operator himself.

[0035] Then, if undo the previous frame B in the end of work, etc., by which a little lifting moderate the entire back close to the outer frame A side, the second regulating holding portion E ₂ of the locking projection 76 Is smoothly released from the engaging portion 75 to release the restraint. Under this condition, the entire front frame B side is smoothly closed and locked and held by the locking means D. In this process, the locking projection 76 once passes over the weir 74 and is again displaced into the guide groove 73. On the other hand, the first regulation holding section E ₁
Is returned to the retracted position while being shifted away from the locking portion 71. The second side locking projection 7
When 6 rides over the weir 74, the entire front frame B side with respect to the protrusion of the locking end 77 is allowed to move up and down by the displacement allowance Y set in the upper opening and closing connection support means C, It is smoothly displaced through the upper and lower support shafts 45 and 53 and the shaft holes 42 and 55.

On the other hand, when the front frame B is to be removed from the outer frame A, the movable support shaft 45 of the above-mentioned opening / closing connection support means C is lowered to move the shaft portion 45a to the shaft hole 42 of the support boss portion 41. The boss portions 41 and 43 are disengaged by removing the boss portions 41 and 43 from each other. Under this condition, by removing the shaft hole 55 from the support shaft 53 of the lower opening / closing connection support means C, the boss portions 51 and 54 are disengaged and the front frame B can be removed.

In the machine for a vertical game machine to which the present invention is applied, the open / close connection support means C for the outer frame A and the front frame B made of synthetic resin is another example other than the above-mentioned embodiment. Is also recommended. That is, on the assumption that the upper support means C is used as an example, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the movable support shaft 91 has a shaft portion 91a and a large-diameter support shaft portion 91b.
Also, assuming that a small-diameter support rod 91c is formed in series, the support rod 91c is inserted into the shaft support hole 44 of the bearing boss portion 43 of the front frame B and is always urged upward by the spring 46. Before the front frame B is assembled, the entire movable support shaft 91 is pulled down against the spring 46, and the hook shaft 92 protruding to the support rod 91c is attached to the bearing boss portion 4.
3 Locked at the lower end of the hook hole 94 of the seat base 93 fixed to the lower surface,
The shaft portion 91a is held in a non-fitting insertion position with respect to the shaft hole 42 of the support boss portion 41 of the outer frame A. On the other hand, when assembling the front frame B, the entire movable support shaft 91 is appropriately rotated to adjust the hook shaft 92 to the hook hole 94. As a result, the support shaft 91 is disengaged and is upwardly displaced by the urging force of the spring 46, and the shaft portion 9
It is also possible to adopt a form in which 1a can be inserted and inserted into the shaft hole 42 of the support boss portion 41. When operating the movable support shaft 91, required tools can be engaged with the engaging groove 95 at the upper end of the shaft 91a and the operating angular shaft 96 at the lower end of the support rod 91c.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the movable support shaft 10
3, the shaft portion 103a having the engagement groove 104 formed therein, the large-diameter support shaft portion 103b, and the small-diameter support rod 103c protruding from the hook portion 105 are formed in series to form the support boss portion 41 on the outer frame A side. It is inserted and spring 46 always urges downward. Then, the entire movable support shaft 103 is pushed up against the spring 46, the hook portion 105 is locked to the upper surface of the hook hole 107 of the seat board 106 fixed to the upper surface of the bearing boss portion 43, and the shaft portion 10
3a can be held at the non-fitting position of the shaft boss 44 of the bearing boss 43 on the front frame B side. On the other hand, the entire movable support shaft 103 is appropriately rotated to align the hook portion 105 with the hook hole 107, so that the shaft portion 10 is displaced downward by the urging force of the spring 46.
A form in which 3a can be inserted and inserted into the shaft hole 42 may be adopted. When operating the movable support shaft 103, a tool 108 that engages with the engagement groove 104 and that also serves as a stopper 108 fixed to the upper end of the support rod 103c can be used. Incidentally, the movable support shaft may have a screw shaft shape, and the movable support shaft may be fitted and supported in a screw cylinder fitted to the support boss portion 41 of the outer frame A or the bearing boss portion 43 of the front frame B so as to be able to move up and down.

[0039]

As can be understood from the above-mentioned embodiment,
In a machine body for a vertical game machine according to the present invention, in a model in which a front frame for mounting a game constituent member on the front side of an opening of an outer frame is connected and supported in an upright state by upper and lower open / close connection supporting means, Since the outer frame and the front frame that are formed by synthetic resin are integrally molded with the outer frame and the front frame by resin molding, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. It can be expected to improve quality and mass productivity. Further, since at least one of the opening / closing connection supporting means is of a type having a movable support shaft and a shaft hole that can be displaced vertically, when the front frame is assembled to the outer frame, the other opening / closing connection supporting means is connected and supported. Under the circumstances, it is possible to connect and support the movable supporting shaft of the movable type opening / closing connecting and supporting means by an extremely simple operation and procedure of merely fitting and operating. Therefore, the work of assembling the front frame can be greatly simplified, and even an inexperienced worker can quickly and easily assemble.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire vertical gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the vertical gaming machine according to the embodiment in a block manner.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing each constituent member of the vertical gaming machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a combination state of an outer frame and a front frame.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a combination state of the outer frame and the front frame.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper left opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower left opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a partially broken state of the upper and lower open / close connection support means before connection.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state after connection of upper and lower opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 12 is a plan sectional view showing an upper left opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the lower left opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view mainly showing a lock receiving portion.

FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway side view showing another embodiment of the upper left opening and closing connection supporting means.

FIG. 16 is a partially cutaway front view showing the opening / closing connection support means shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway front view showing still another embodiment of the lower left opening / closing connection support means.

FIG. 18 is a side view schematically showing assembling means and modes of a conventional vertical game machine body.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 upper frame rod, 2 left frame rod, 3 right frame rod, 4 lower frame rod, 20
Frame, 21 window 25 accommodation holding frame, 26 set mouth, 37 game board, 41
Support boss part 42 Shaft hole, 43 Bearing boss part, 44 Shaft support hole, 45 Movable support shaft, 46 Spring 47 Pick, 48 Relief recess, 51 Support boss part, 53 Support shaft, 54 Bearing boss part 55 Shaft hole, 56 Support Seat, 91 movable support shaft, 96 square shaft portion, 103 movable support shaft 108 knob, A outer frame, B front frame, C open / close connection support means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A synthetic resin outer frame (A) configured in a standard vertical rectangular size as an outer frame holding frame of a gaming machine provided in a vertical orientation, and a mounting frame for various game components. Using a synthetic resin front frame (B) configured in a vertical rectangular size that matches the outer frame (A), and opening and closing connecting support means (C, C) arranged at the upper and lower parts of the common side edge Then, in the machine body assembled and held so that it can be attached and detached and opened and closed, the outer frame (A) is composed by arranging the upper and lower frame rods (1, 2, 3, 4) at right angles to each other. Resin-molded, upper frame rod
(1) and the support portion (41) of the above-mentioned opening and closing connection support means (C) is integrally bulged forward at the corners of the left frame rod (2) to form a shaft hole (upward and downward) in the front end. 42) on the other hand, at the upper left end of the lower frame rod (4), the support part (51) in the lower opening / closing connection support means (C) is forwardly and integrally bulged, and the front surface of the front end part is frontally formed. A support shaft (53) having a seat (56) that serves as an assembly reference for the frame (B) is erected and fixed, and the front frame (B) has a square size that fits in the front open area of the outer frame (A). Frame (20) that opened the window (21) and game board (37)
A synthetic resin molding is performed integrally with the housing holding frame (25) with the set port (26) for opening, and is supported by the above-mentioned opening and closing connection support means (C) at the upper left end of the frame (20). A relief recess (48) that can be vertically aligned with the portion (41) is formed, and the bearing portion (4
3) is integrally bulged forward to form a shaft hole (44) in the front end in the vertical direction, while the lower opening / closing connection support means (C) is provided at the lower left end of the frame body (20). A bearing part (54) that can be vertically aligned with the support part (51) is integrally bulged forward,
A shaft hole (5) that can be fitted in the support shaft (53) in the vertical direction in the front end part
5) is formed, in the upper open / close connection support means (C), the shaft hole (42) of the support portion (41) of the outer frame (A) or the bearing portion (43) of the front frame (B).
A movable support shaft (45, 91, 103) for connecting both parts is fitted and supported in one of the shaft holes (44) so that it can be displaced up and down, and on the same vertical line as the lower support shaft (53). A machine body for a vertical game machine, characterized in that the support shaft is aligned and a part of the support shaft is inserted and connected so as to be retractable from the other shaft hole. 2. The movable support shaft (45, 91, 103) in the upper opening / closing connection support means (C) is provided with a shaft hole (42) on the outer frame (A) side or a shaft hole (42) on the front frame (B) side. 44) is fitted and supported so that it can be moved up and down in a state that does not prevent it from coming off, and is always urged by the spring (46) toward the other shaft hole side, and the operating portion (47, 96, 108) is attached to the shaft end. The machine body for a vertical gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the support shaft is provided, and a part of the support shaft is fitted and connected so as to be capable of appearing in and retracting from the other shaft hole.