JP3837641B2

JP3837641B2 - Aircraft in vertical gaming machines

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Publication number: JP3837641B2
Application number: JP33783197A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 伸明水貝
Original assignee: Newgin Co Ltd
Current assignee: Newgin Co Ltd
Priority date: 1997-11-20
Filing date: 1997-11-20
Publication date: 2006-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 2017-11-20
Also published as: JPH11151363A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
この発明は、縦向きの設置姿勢で遊技に供される縦型遊技機における外郭用固定枠ともされる外枠と搭載用開閉枠ともされる前枠とを、互いの左側縁の上,下に配設した開閉連結手段により、開閉および着脱可能に組付け保持する機体に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
パチンコ機やアレンジボール機に代表されるこの種の縦型遊技機では、縦長方形の外枠の開口前面側に、各種の必要な遊技構成部材を搭載して遊技盤を収容セットした前枠が、両枠側縁の上,下部に配設された開閉連結手段を利用して開閉(横開き)および着脱可能に組付けられて１台単位で構成される。そして製造工場内等に保管されたり出荷(運送)される場合には、前述した機体単位で縦向きまたは横向きの姿勢で取扱われ、一方遊技店内の設置枠台(通称「島」)に設置される場合には、前枠側と一旦組外された外枠が所定の縦向き傾斜姿勢で固定保持されたもとで、前枠全体を組み付けセットして遊技に供される。ちなみに機体の組付けについては、工場内の最終組立て工程部で１台分ずつ行なわれるが、遊技機の取扱いや実施過程においては、点検,設置傾き調整等の必要に応じて、外枠と前枠とが組外し(分離)されて再び組付けられることがある。
【０００３】
前述した縦型遊技機にあって、機体を構成する外枠と前枠との組付けに係る上下の開閉連結手段については、最も一般化されている形式として軸,孔を含む嵌挿連結タイプが多用されており、図１４に示すように、上の支持手段では外枠Ａおよび前枠Ｂの各左上隅角部に固定された受け金具８０と支持金具８２とが組とされ、また下の支持手段では外枠Ａおよび前枠Ｂの各左下隅部に固定された受け金具８５と支持金具８７とが組とされている。そして機体の組付けに際しては、外枠Ａを起立不動状態に保持したもとで前枠Ｂを外枠Ａの上方に位置合わせして、まず上の支持金具８２の軸孔８３に受け金具８０の支軸８１を一旦仮嵌めし、そして下の支持金具８７の軸孔８８に受け金具８５の支軸８６を合わせたもとで、前枠Ｂ全体を下げ降ろして上下各組の支軸８１,８６および軸孔８３,８８を一度に嵌め合わせて、各組の金具８０,８２、８５,８７同士を連結支持するようになっている。しかしこのような機体の組付け作業を人為的に行なえば、案外煩雑を伴って時間が掛かると共に、前枠全体がかなり重いことから相当な重労働となり、また外枠Ａの変動や倒れ等を招いて手間が掛かる。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
そこで、近年の遊技機に対する機体の人為的な組付けの簡易化を図る技術の一例として、特開平９−４７５５５号公報に開示される「パチンコ機の蝶着装置」が提案されており、従来の「軸・孔嵌挿連結タイプ」と対比して部品点数が多く高価なものになるとしても、機体の簡易組付け効果が優先されて実施されつつある。しかしこの「蝶着装置」では、構成上の一つとして外枠に固定された上部蝶着部において、前縁部下方に折曲形成された略半円筒状の垂下片の右側(公報の図７中右側)に軸係入口が開口されているため、前枠に固定された上部蝶着部における支軸の出入れ方向および垂下片内の軸受補助部材の軸承部に対する支軸の嵌合,離脱方向が一義的に定められてしまう。また構成上の今一つとして、上部蝶着部の下側に取着されて軸係入口の後側に位置するレバー状のロック部材が、外枠の前後の向きに旋回動可能に支持されて、常に閉鎖(ロック)状態に付勢されてはいるが、ロック部材自体をロック解除位置に係止保持することができない。
【０００５】
このため前述した「蝶着装置」による機体の組付けにおいては、外枠を起立不動姿勢に保持して両枠の下部蝶着部の軸,孔同士を嵌挿連結したもとで、上部蝶着部における支軸を軸係入口の開口面側(公報の図７中の右側)に位置合わせして軸承部に係合させるためには、外枠に対して前枠が常に右片寄り位置,姿勢に制約されることになり、この制約のために組付け作業者においては、「右利き、左利き、体格(身長)等」の差により作業上返って面倒になっていることがある。また機体の組外しにおいては、一方の手でロック部材を前方へロック解除操作して、同部材の閉塞壁部が軸受補助部材の軸承部の開口側面を開放したもとで、他方の手で相当な重量物とされた前枠全体を支えながら右方へ片寄り移動させて軸承部と支軸とを離脱させなければならず、かなりの重労働,負担が強いられる。しかも、ロック部材がロック解除に際して前方へ突出する向きに旋回動されるために、外枠に対する前枠の組外し方向(軸承部に対する支軸の離脱方向)と合致されてしまう。このためロック部材を操作保持する手指が、前枠の上隅部と干渉する危険があった。
【０００６】
【発明の目的】
本発明は、前述した課題を解決するために新たに提案されたものであって、機体の組付けにあたっては、外枠に対して前枠を左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向,姿勢において、両手で前枠側全体を支えながら外枠側の支軸と前枠側の軸孔とを互いに横嵌め連結してロック保持し、機体の組外しにあたっては、先にロック解除保持したもとで両手で前枠側全体を支えながら所要方向へ分離できるようにして、作業者の「右利き、左利き、体格(身長)」等の差に拘らず手早く安全にかつ楽に機体を着脱できるようにした縦型遊技機における機体を提供することを目的とする。
【０００７】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前述した課題を解決し、所期の目的を達成するため、本発明に係る縦型遊技機における機体は、
縦向き設置姿勢で遊技に供し得る縦型遊技機の外郭用固定枠をなす外枠と、搭載用開閉枠をなす前枠とを、互いの左側縁の上,下に配設した開閉連結手段により、開閉および着脱可能に組付け支持した機体において、
前記下の開閉連結手段では、外枠の左側縁前部の軸支部に垂立固定された支軸と、前枠の左側縁前部の軸受部に形成された軸孔とが、互いに公差的な嵌挿寸法を以って上下方向の着脱と左右方向の回動とが可能な条件で嵌挿連結され、
前記上の開閉連結手段では、
外枠の左上隅角部に固定されて左端前部の支片部に支軸を下向きに固定した支持具と、
前枠の左上隅端部に固定されて左端前部の軸受部に側面を開口して前記支軸を横向きに嵌合離脱し得る軸孔を形成した受け具と、
前記受け具の水平片部上に、案内手段により左右へ往復移動可能に支持された移動体を、その開閉縁で前記軸孔の開口側面を閉鎖する位置に保持するように付勢手段で常に付勢すると共に、該移動体の指先操作または前記支軸の当接力により付勢手段の付勢弾力に抗して、該軸孔の開口側面を開放する位置に変位可能とされるロック部材とを備える一方、
前記受け具の水平片部上面外側と移動体における左外側縁の案内面との間に、前枠の左上隅端の厚み方向に常に開口する軸受出し口を形成すると共に、
受け具側とロック部材側との間に、移動体を指先操作してロック解除位置に係脱可能に係止保持し得る係止手段を配設し、
前記外枠と前枠との組付けにあたり、前記下の開閉連結手段における支軸と軸孔とを嵌挿連結したもとで、上の開閉連結手段における支持具の支軸を、受け具の軸受出し口に広角的な方向から相対的に受入れて、閉鎖位置の移動体を、案内手段に沿って開放位置に向けて往動変位させつつ軸孔の開口側面から横向きに嵌合連結して、前記付勢手段の付勢弾力により案内手段に沿って閉鎖位置に向けて復動変位された移動体で軸孔内の支軸を抜け止め保持する一方、
外枠と前枠との組外しにおいて、前記閉鎖位置の移動体を係止手段によりロック解除位置に保持したもとで、前記支軸を軸孔の開口側面から相対的に離脱させつつ軸受出し口に引出して両枠を分離し得るようにしたことを特徴とする。
【０００８】
【作用】
外枠に対する前枠の組付けに際しては、先ず下の開閉連結手段における外枠側に固定した支軸と前枠側に形成した軸孔とを上下方向に嵌挿連結し、このもとで上の開閉連結手段における外枠側に固定した支軸と前枠側に形成した軸孔とを横方向から嵌合連結する。このとき上の開閉連結手段に関しては、前枠上部を外枠側へ移動させて前記支軸を軸受出し口へ受入れさせると、ロック部材が閉鎖位置から開放位置へ往動変位して開口側面を開放するので該支軸を横方向から軸孔へ嵌合させることができ、嵌合後はロック部材が付勢手段の付勢下に閉鎖位置へ復動変位して支軸がロック拘束状態に保持される。このとき、前記軸受出し口は前枠の厚み方向に常に開口しているので前記支軸を広角範囲から受入れることができ、外枠に対して前枠を左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向・姿勢において組付け連結することができる。また、外枠に対する前枠の組外しに際しては、先ず上の開閉連結手段における支軸と軸孔との嵌合連結を解除し、次いで下の開閉連結手段における支軸と軸孔との嵌挿連結を解除する。このとき上の開閉連結手段に関しては、ロック部材を係止手段を利用してロック解除位置に保持して開口側面を開放させたもとで、前枠上部の移動下に前記支軸を該開口側面を介して軸受出し口へ引出すことにより、該支軸と軸孔とが横方向へ分離される。
【０００９】
【発明の実施の形態】
次に、本発明に係る縦型遊技機における機体について、好適な実施例を挙げて添付図面を参照しながら、以下詳細に説明する。なお本実施例では、縦型遊技機として、遊技店内の設置枠台(島)に所定の縦向き後傾姿勢に固定保持されて遊技に供されるパチンコ機を主に示す。
【００１０】
本実施例のパチンコ機においては、全体を図１に略示するように、外郭保持枠をなす外枠Ａと、ガラス扉Ｃ、上下の球皿Ｄ,Ｅ、打球発射装置Ｆ等を装備し内部に遊技盤Ｇを収容セットする開閉搭載枠をなす前枠Ｂとを以って１台毎の機体とされ、双方の枠Ａ,Ｂが後述する左側上下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂により着脱および開閉可能に組付け支持されると共に、右側の施錠手段(図示しない)により閉鎖状態に保持される。このようなパチンコ機にあって外枠Ａは、図２(ａ)に示すように、上下および左右の４本の枠部材１,２,３,４を枠組み連結して縦長方形に構成されて、全ての枠部材に亘る開口前面域に前枠Ｂを整合し得るようになっている。なお一例として外枠Ａは、木材成形された上,左の枠部材１,３を共通用として、樹脂材成形された右,下の枠部材４,２を２通りのサイズのものに置換連結することにより、一般に「関東枠、関西枠」と呼称区分されているタイプのものに変更し得るようになっている。
【００１１】
一方前枠Ｂは、図２(ｂ)に示すように、全体が合成樹脂成形された例において、外枠Ａの開口前面域に整合するサイズに成形されて窓枠口６を開口した枠体５の裏側に、遊技盤Ｇ用のセット口８を開口して遊技補助盤９を成形した収容枠７が一体成形されて前後二重枠形態とされている。なお、前枠Ｂは一定の枠サイズとされて、前述した両タイプの外枠Ａに共通の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂で組付け得るようになっている。そして樹脂成形であることにおいて、図３および図４に示すように枠体５の左上隅端部の前面に、後述する上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁における受け具２７側を覆蓋するための受け台部５２が一体成形された例を示す。ちなみに前枠Ｂは、枠体５で構成されるタイプのものとして、窓枠口６の裏側に別成形された収容枠７を整合固定したものであってもよい。
【００１２】
前述した外枠Ａと前枠Ｂとの機体に係る前記開閉連結手段については、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂が軸・孔の上下嵌挿連結タイプであり、上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁が軸・孔の側方嵌合ロックタイプであって、双方の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂の連結支点が同一垂直線上に整合されている。そこで具体的な構成として、まず下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂では、図３に示すように、外枠Ａの下枠部材２の左上端部前面に一体に突出成形された軸支部１０と、前枠Ｂの枠体５の左下隅角部前面に一体に突出成形された軸受部１３とが主体とされて、軸支部１０の軸支孔１１に垂立固定された支軸１２の軸部１２ａに対して、軸受部１３の軸孔１４に嵌合された軸受スリーブ１５が、上下方向に着脱可能に嵌挿される。なお支軸１２は、その軸長中央部に形成したフランジ１２ｂを下枠部材２の上端面に水平整一した状態で固定されて、フランジ１２ｂ上面から軸部１２ａを垂立している。また軸受スリーブ１５は、適度に弾性変形可能とされた例えばナイロン系樹脂材で成形されており、支軸１２の軸部１２ａが嵌挿する筒部１５ａ下端に、枠体５の下端面に突出位置してフランジ１２ｂ上面と密接する支持座１５ｂが形成されている。
【００１３】
このように構成された下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂では、軸支部１０,軸受部１３および支軸１２を含む強固な構造を以って、相当な重量物とされる前枠Ｂ全体の荷重を集中的に受けても充分耐久し得る連結強度が維持される。そして、軸支部１０に対して支軸１２が強固に圧嵌されているもとで、軸受部１３の軸孔１４,軸受スリーブ１５,支軸１２の軸部１２ａの互いの嵌め合い公差的な嵌挿条件により、支軸１２と軸受スリーブ１５との嵌挿連結状態においては、前枠Ｂが垂立位置の外枠Ａを基準に観て、左寄り,手前寄りおよび右寄りの広範囲内での起立姿勢に適宜傾き(１０度以上)が許容されている。なお前記軸受スリーブ１５の支持座１５ｂは、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組付け位置の基準座ともされて、両枠Ａ,Ｂの受け座１７および当て座１８(図２参照)の上下重合分と同等な厚みに設定されている。但し軸受スリーブ１５が省略されるタイプの場合には、軸支部１０の支軸１２と軸受部１３の軸孔１４とが適正な公差条件で嵌挿連結し得るように設定され、支軸１２の軸部１２ａに適当な支持座が嵌合される。
【００１４】
これに対して前記上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁では、軸・孔を左右の広角的な方向,位置から自動的に横嵌め連結してロックし得る形式として、基本的には図３,図４および図７等に示すように、外枠Ａの左上隅角部に固定されて水平前部に支軸２５を垂下した支持具２０と、前枠Ｂの枠体５の左上隅端部に固定されて前部に鈎状の軸孔３１を形成した受け具２７と、この受け具２７の水平上面に左右へ往復移動可能に支持されて軸孔３１の開口側面の閉鎖位置と開放位置とに変位可能とされたロック部材４０とを備えている。そして、受け具２７の水平上面端とロック部材４０の外側端(図４中では左側端)との間に、枠体５の左上端の厚み方向に常に開口する軸受出し口４８を形成すると共に、ロック部材４０を指先操作してロック解除位置(軸孔３１を開放し支軸２５を拘束しない位置をいう)に係止保持できるように構成されている。なお支持具２０および受け具２７は金属材で、またロック部材４０は硬質樹脂材で夫々成形されたものを例とし、夫々の所定部位に孔,ねじ孔等が形成されている。ちなみに受け具２７とロック部材４０とは、互いに組付けられた１つの部材(部品)として取扱われて使用し得る。
【００１５】
このような上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁の具体的な構成において、支持具２０は水平片部２１と垂下片部２２とを含むＬ形状に成形されて、外枠Ａの上,左枠部材１,３に当ててカシメピンやビス等で固定されており、そして水平片部２１の左端前縁から前向き水平に延出形成された半円庇状の支片部２３の中心部に支軸２５が下向き垂直に固定され、また支片部２３左外縁から垂下片部２２前縁に亘り案内保護片２４が下向きに折曲形成されて、支片部２３の強化や前記受け具２７の組付け案内およびロック部材４０の保護を図るようになっている(図７参照)。これに対する受け具２７は、水平片部２８および垂下片部２９を含むＬ形状に成形されて、前枠Ｂの枠体５左端に合わせた位置で上端面と裏面に当てて固定されており、そして水平片部２８の左端前縁から鈎形庇状の軸受部３０が所要の段差Ｒを以って前向き水平に屈曲延出して一体に形成されて、同軸受部３０の中心部に上下面および側面(後面)を開口した前記軸孔３１が形成され、また水平片部２８の所定間隔位置に案内手段としての２本の支ピン３２,３３が垂立固定されている。なお受け具２７は、その垂下片部２９と前枠Ｂの枠体５そして枠体５前面に当接される座盤３４との間に挿通されたボルト３５およびナット３６で固定された例を示す。
【００１６】
一方ロック部材４０は、前述した受け具２７の水平片部２８上で移動し得るスライドシャッター形式の例において、指先操作し得る帯板状の移動体４１が、長手方向に形成された案内手段としての長孔４２に前記支ピン３２,３３を嵌挿した状態で組付けられており、付勢手段としてのばね４７により常にはロック拘束(軸孔３１の閉鎖)位置側に付勢されたもとで、支軸２５との当接力および指先操作力によりロック解除(軸孔３１の開放)位置側へ変位し得るようになっている。そして、受け具２７の水平片部２８の左端と移動体４１の左外側縁との間に前記軸受出し口４８が常に広く開口されて、支軸２５を広角範囲(方向)から受入れ得るようにした条件のもとで(図８参照)、移動体４１の左外側縁に支軸２５を当接案内し得る円弧状の案内面４４が形成され、また前端縁に前記軸孔３１の開口側面を開閉し得る開閉縁４５が形成されている。なお移動体４１の一部に摘み４６が形成され、また案内面４４と開閉縁４５との交差隅部が、軸孔３１の開口側面の一方の段差縁、つまり軸受部３０の段差縁３７に係止し得るようになっている(図８参照)。なおばね４７は、図示右側の支ピン３３と移動体４１右端との間に掛着された例を示す。
【００１７】
そしてこのようなロック部材４０において、移動体４１をロック解除位置に係止保持する技術では、前記案内手段としての支ピン３２,３３および長孔４２を利用する例として図８(ａ)に示すように、長孔４２の一縁(図示左端)に、一方の支ピン(係止手段)３２と相対的に係脱可能に係合し得る係止口(係止手段)４９が鈎状に形成されている。そして指先操作において、閉鎖位置に保持されている移動体４１を開放位置より更に往動変位して他方の支ピン３３を基準にして少し傾動(図８中上下方向へ旋回動)することにより、長孔４２の左端に相対移行していた一方の支ピン３２が係止口４９に係合してロック解除位置に保持される(同図８(ｃ)参照)。また、ロック解除位置の移動体４１を戻し傾動することにより、一方の支ピン３２が係止口４９から離脱して長孔４２左端に相対変位した以後に、移動体４１がばね４７の付勢力で元の閉鎖位置に自動的に復動変位されて、開閉縁４５で軸孔３１の開口側面を閉鎖した状態に保持される(図８(ａ)参照)。なお支軸２５と軸孔３１との係合において、移動体４１が通常の閉鎖位置から開放位置に変位することにより、案内面４４が右方へ変位しながら軸孔３１の開口側面の右側縁に整合され、また一方の支ピン３２が係止口４９に臨む手前位置まで相対移行するように設定されている(図８(ｂ)参照)。
【００１８】
このように構成された上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁では、外枠Ａ側の支軸２５と前枠Ｂ側の軸孔３１との横嵌め係合を以って、前枠Ｂ全体の荷重を受けても充分耐久し得る連結強度が維持される。そして、前枠Ｂ側に固定された受け具２７における軸受出し口４８を枠体５の左上隅端部の厚み方向に開口していることにより、支軸２５を基準に観て軸受出し口４８を左,前および右の各方向に亘る広角範囲内の何れの位置からでも合わせることができ、この条件によって外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂが、広角範囲内の任意の向きで組付け,組外すことが可能となる。また外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを適宜横開きしたもとで、受け具２７におけるロック部材４０を予めロック解除位置に保持して、前枠Ｂ全体を両手で把持して安全に組外すことができる。なお、前記ロック部材４０の移動体４１の後側縁に係合部５０が後向き水平に一体成形されていることにより、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組付け・閉鎖保持状態においては、外枠Ａの上枠部材１に凹設された係合受部１９に前記係合部５０が突入係合して、ロック部材４０を閉鎖位置に拘束し開放位置に操作できないようになっている。また、受け具２７の軸受部３０および水平片部２８は、前枠Ｂの受け台部５２に覆われて遊技機の正面から目視できないように美観保護されている。
【００１９】
【実施例の作用】
前述した本実施例のパチンコ機は、製造工程等において前枠Ｂの各部に前述した各種の遊技用構成部材や関連付属部品が組付けられると共に遊技盤Ｇが収容セットされ、最終的にこの前枠Ｂ全体が外枠Ａに組付け支持されて構成される。そして、１台毎に取扱われて保管または出荷(運送)される一方、遊技店内等の設置枠台に設置されて遊技に供される。
【００２０】
(外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組付け)
そこで先ず、機体をなす外枠Ａおよび前枠Ｂの組付け態様について説明する。本実施例のパチンコ機における上下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂は、前述したように、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂が軸・孔の上下嵌挿連結タイプであり、また上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁が軸・孔の側方嵌合ロックタイプとして構成されていることから、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組付けに際しては、先ず下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂の連結作業を行ない、次いで上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁の連結作業を行なう。すなわち、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂の連結作業では、床面上または設置枠台等に縦向きに保持された外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを適宜高い位置に保持したもとで、外枠Ａの軸支部１０に対して前枠Ｂの軸受部１３を上方に位置合わせし、軸孔１４に嵌挿した軸受スリーブ１５に支軸１２の軸部１２ａを嵌挿することにより、軸受スリーブ１５を支軸１２のフランジ１２ｂ上面に載置した基準支持状態で軸支部１０および軸受部１３が連結される(図３参照)。なお、前記支軸１２,軸受スリーブ１５および軸孔１４は、前述したように、嵌め合い公差的な嵌挿条件により嵌挿連結されるので、前枠Ｂを適宜傾斜姿勢に保持していても両者１２,１４が至極簡単に嵌挿される(図５参照)。
【００２１】
そして下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂の連結が完了したら、次いで上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁における軸孔３１に支軸２５を嵌合させる。例えば図９に示すように、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの開放角度を略９０度に保持した状態において、該前枠Ｂを下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂を中心として起立変位させ、受け具２７とロック部材４０により形成された軸受出し口４８に対し、外枠Ａに固定した支持具２０の支軸２５を相対的に位置合わせする(図９(ａ)参照)。そして前枠Ｂの上部を外枠Ａ側へ押し込むと、前記支軸２５の側面が、ロック拘束位置に付勢されているロック部材４０における移動体４１の案内面４４に当接し、該移動体４１はばね４７の付勢弾力に抗してロック解除位置方向(図９における下方向)へ往動変位されるから、軸孔３１の開口側面を開放するようになる(図９(ｂ)参照)。このとき支軸２５は、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの近接移動のもとに案内面４４に沿って案内され、軸孔３１の開口側面方向へ相対的に移動する。そして、前枠Ｂの姿勢変位のもとに支軸２５が軸孔３１内に完全に嵌合すると、該支軸２５と案内面４４との当接が解除されるようになるから、移動体４１はばね４７の弾力下に図９における上方向へ復動変位して元のロック拘束位置に復帰し、軸孔３１の開口側面は該移動体４１の開閉縁４５により閉鎖されて支持具２０および受け具２７が連結される(図８(ａ)参照)。
【００２２】
このように、上下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂の連結が完了した本実施例のパチンコ機では、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂については、軸支部１０の支軸１２と軸受部１３の軸孔１４の嵌挿連結を含む強固な構造に以って前枠Ｂ全体の荷重を好適に受けつつ連結強度が維持されると共に、上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁については、受け具２７の軸孔３１およびロック部材４０の開閉縁４５により支持具２０の支軸２５を好適に嵌合保持し得る構造により、前枠Ｂを外枠Ａに好適に組付け保持することができる。また上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁においては、例えば前枠Ｂの開閉操作中において、軸孔３１に嵌合している支軸２５がロック拘束位置に付勢保持されている移動体４１の開閉縁４５を押圧したとしても、移動体４１がロック解除方向へ移動することはないから、このような前枠Ｂの開閉操作時に支軸２５が軸孔３１から抜け出ることはない。なお、外枠Ａに前枠Ｂを閉鎖セットした状態においては、図４に示すように移動体４１の係合部５０が、外枠Ａの上枠部材１の前端面に形成した係合受部１９に突入係合していることから、この状態での移動体４１がロック解除位置方向へ移動することが規制され、パチンコ機の運送中や遊技中に該前枠Ｂが不用意に外れることもない。
【００２３】
なお、前述した上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁の連結例では、外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを約９０度の開放角度に保持した状態での両枠Ａ,Ｂの組付け態様を示したが、本実施例のパチンコ機では、前述したように、軸受出し口４８が広く開口されて支軸２５を広角範囲から受入れ得るようになっているから、図１０に示すように、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの開放角度が、閉鎖状態に対して約３０〜１５０度の範囲内となっていれば、両枠Ａ,Ｂを好適に連結することができる。すなわち機体の組付けにあたっては、外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向,姿勢において、両手で前枠Ｂ側全体を支えながら外枠Ａ側の支軸２５と前枠Ｂ側の軸孔３１とを互いに横嵌め連結してロック保持させることができ、作業者の「右利き,左利き,体格(身長)」等の個体差に拘らず手早く安全にかつ楽に組付け作業を行なうことができる。
【００２４】
(外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組外し)
次に、機体をなす外枠Ａおよび前枠Ｂの組外し態様について説明する。本実施例のパチンコ機における上下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁,Ｈ₂は、前述したように、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂が軸・孔の上下嵌挿連結タイプであり、また上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁が軸・孔の側方嵌合ロックタイプとして構成されていることから、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの組外しに際しては、先ず上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁の分離作業を行ない、次いで下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂の分離作業を行なう。すなわち、例えば図９に示すように、外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを略９０度に開放した状態に保持し、先ず上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁においてロック拘束位置にあるロック部材４０の移動体４１をロック解除位置方向へ往動変位させると共に、他方の支ピン３３を基準として少し傾動させて前記支ピン３２を係止口４９に係合することで、該移動体４１をロック解除位置に係止保持させる。これにより、移動体４１の開閉縁４５が軸孔３１の開口側面から離間し、該開口側面が開放した状態となる(図８(ｃ)参照)。そして、前枠Ｂの上部を外枠Ａに対して左側へ移動(傾動)させることにより、支軸２５が開口側面を介して軸孔３１内から軸受出し口４８ヘ抜け出るようになり、該支軸２５と軸孔３１との嵌合が解除される(図９(ｃ)参照)。更に、前枠Ｂの上部を外枠Ａに対して手前側へ移動させることにより上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁が完全に分離され、また、ロック解除位置にある移動体４１を戻し傾動して支ピン３２を係止口４９から離脱させれば、ばね４７の付勢弾力のもとに該移動体４１が元のロック拘束位置へ復動変位する。次いで、外枠Ａに対して適宜傾斜した姿勢状態となっている前枠Ｂを上方へ移動させることにより、下の開閉連結手段Ｈ₂においては軸孔１４から支軸１２が抜け出て、外枠Ａから前枠Ｂが完全に組外される。
【００２５】
なお、前述した上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁の分離例では、外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを約９０度の開放角度に保持した状態での両枠Ａ,Ｂの組外し態様を示したが、本実施例のパチンコ機では、前述したように軸受出し口４８が広く開口されているから、外枠Ａに対する前枠Ｂの開放角度が、閉鎖状態に対して約３０〜１５０度の範囲内となっていれば、両枠Ａ,Ｂを好適に組外すことができる(図１０参照)。すなわち機体の組外しにあたっては、外枠Ａに対して前枠Ｂを左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向,姿勢において、両手で前枠Ｂ側全体を支えながら外枠Ａ側の支軸２５と前枠Ｂ側の軸孔３１とを互いに分離させることができ、作業者の「右利き,左利き,体格(身長)」等の個体差に拘らず手早く安全にかつ楽に組外し作業を行なうことができる。すなわちロック部材４０は、移動体４１をロック解除位置で係止保持し得るから、該移動体４１を操作保持せずに両手で前枠Ｂを把持して安全かつ楽に組外し作業を行ない得るものである。
【００２６】
【変更例】
上の開閉連結手段Ｈ₁に係る変更,応用例として、
(１)受け具２７については、
水平片部２８の左端前縁に半円庇状の受け片部５３を水平前向きに延出形成し、側面(後面)開口した軸孔３１および軸受出し口４８を形成した軸受部分５７と、ロック部材４０を回動可能に支持保護する支持部分５８とを一体に成形した軸受支体５９を、受け具２７の水平片部２８および受け片部５３上に固定した例等が好適に提案されて実施し得る(図１１参照)。なお前記軸受支体５９は、好適には硬質合成樹脂で成形される。また図示しないが、所要径の線状材をＵ字形に曲折成形して開口側面を有する軸孔３１を形成すると共に、該Ｕ字形線状材の両端部位を更に直角に曲折成形して受け片部５３上に溶接またはカシメ付けにより強固に固定する形態も採用し得る。
【００２７】
(２)ロック部材４０側については、
受け具２７における水平片部２８および受け片部５３上に、図１１に例示したような軸受支体５９が固定された前提例において、同軸受支体５９内に案内面４４および開閉縁４５を形成した移動体４１を左右へ挿通して、軸受支体５９の両側内壁と移動体４１の両側縁とを案内手段として往復移動可能に保持する。そして、この移動体４１の右端上に突出したピン６０と、軸受支体５９の右端に突出した支片６１との間にばね４７を掛着して移動体４１を軸孔３１に対する閉鎖位置に付勢する一方、移動体４１の係止手段として、移動体４１の中央部上面に突出した係合突部(係止手段)６２および凹部６３と、軸受支体５９の右端下面に突出した係合ピン(係止手段)６４とを相対的に係脱可能に係合して、移動体４１をロック解除位置に保持し得るようにした例等が好適に提案されて実施し得る(図１２参照)。但し係合ピン６４は、支体５９の右端中央に形成されたスリット６５を利用して上下方向に弾性変形し得る係止片６６の下面に突出されて、係合突部６２とは弾性的に係合し得るようになっている(図１３参照)。
【００２８】
【発明の効果】
以上に説明した如く、本発明に係る縦型遊技機における機体によれば、外枠と前枠を組付け保持する上下の開閉連結手段のうちの上の開閉連結手段において、前枠に配設した受け具およびロック部材により形成された軸受出し口が、該前枠の厚み方向に常に広く開口されているから、外枠に配設した支軸を広角範囲から受入れて軸孔に嵌合連結し得る。従って機体の組付けにあたっては、外枠に対して前枠を左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向,姿勢において、両手で前枠全体を支えながら外枠側の支軸と前枠側の軸孔とを互いに横嵌め連結してロック保持させることができ、作業者の「右利き,左利き,体格(身長)」等の個体差に拘らず手早く安全にかつ楽に組付け作業を行なうことができる極めて有益な効果を奏する。また前記ロック部材は、係止手段を利用してロック解除位置に係止保持することが可能であるから、機体の組外しにあたっては、外枠に対して前枠を左右の広範囲に亘る任意の方向,姿勢に保持した状態おいて、両手で前枠側全体を支えながら外枠側の支軸と前枠側の軸孔とを互いに分離させることができ、作業者の「右利き,左利き,体格(身長)」等の個体差に拘らず手早く安全にかつ楽に組外し作業を行なうことができる利点もある。
上の開閉連結手段は、前枠の開閉操作中において、軸孔に嵌合している支軸がロック拘束位置に付勢保持されている移動体の開閉縁を押圧したとしても、移動体は案内手段により左右へ往復移動するように支持されて、当該移動体がロック解除方向へ移動することはないから、前枠の開閉操作時に支軸が軸孔から抜け出ることはない。また、外枠に前枠を閉鎖セットした状態においては、移動体の係合部が、外枠の係合受部に突入係合するから、この状態での移動体がロック解除位置方向へ移動することが規制され、遊技機の運送中や遊技中に前枠が不用意に外れることもない。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本実施例のパチンコ機を概略で示す正面図である。
【図２】本実施例のパチンコ機における外枠および前枠を概略で示す正面図である。
【図３】外枠と前枠の連結状態で示す上下の開閉連結手段の要部断面図である。
【図４】上の開閉連結手段を示す平面図である。
【図５】上の開閉連結手段を非連結状態で示す側面図である。
【図６】上の開閉連結手段を連結状態で示す側面図である。
【図７】上の開閉連結手段の構成部材を分解状態で示す斜視図である。
【図８】上の開閉連結手段におけるロック部材が、ロック拘束位置からロック解除位置に往動変位する状態を経時的に示す説明図である。
【図９】外枠と前枠との組付け時における上の開閉連結手段の連結態様と、組外し時における上の開閉連結手段の分離態様とを示す説明図である。
【図１０】外枠に対する前枠の組付けまたは組外しが可能な方向を平面状態で示す説明図である。
【図１１】上の開閉連結手段における受け具の変更例を分解状態で例示する概略斜視図である。
【図１２】上の開閉連結手段における受け具とロック部材の変更例を分解状態で示す平面図である。
【図１３】変更例に係る受け具およびロック部材の係合形態を示す要部断面図である。
【図１４】外枠と前枠との組付けに係る従来の上下の開閉連結手段の一例を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
１０軸支部
１２支軸
１３軸受部
１４軸孔
１９係合受部
２０支持具
２３支片部
２５支軸
２７受け具
３０軸受部
３１軸孔
３２一方の支ピン(案内手段,係止手段)
３３他方の支ピン ( 案内手段 )
４０ロック部材
４１移動体
４２長孔 ( 案内手段 )
４４案内面
４５開閉縁
４７ばね(付勢手段)
４８軸受出し口
４９係止口(係止手段)
５０係合部
５９軸受支体 ( 案内手段 )
６２係合突部(係止手段)
６４係合ピン(係止手段)
Ａ外枠
Ｂ前枠
Ｈ₁ 上の開閉連結手段
Ｈ₂ 下の開閉連結手段[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, an outer frame that is also used as an outer frame and a front frame that is also used as a mounting opening / closing frame are arranged above and below the left side edge of each other in a vertical gaming machine provided in a vertical orientation. It is related with the body which is assembled | attached and hold | maintained so that opening and closing and attachment / detachment are possible by the opening / closing connection means arrange | positioned.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of vertical gaming machine, represented by pachinko machines and arrange ball machines, a front frame with various necessary game components mounted on the front side of the opening of the vertical rectangular outer frame to accommodate and set the game board. Each unit is configured to be opened / closed (side-opening) and detachably assembled using opening / closing connecting means disposed on the upper and lower sides of both frame side edges. When stored or shipped (transported) in a manufacturing factory, etc., it is handled in the vertical or horizontal orientation in units of the aforementioned aircraft, while it is installed on an installation frame stand (commonly called “island”) in an amusement store. When the front frame side and the outer frame once assembled are fixed and held in a predetermined vertical inclination posture, the entire front frame is assembled and set for use in the game. By the way, the assembly of the aircraft is performed one by one in the final assembly process department in the factory, but in the handling and implementation process of the game machine, the outer frame and the front The frame may be disassembled (separated) and reassembled.
[0003]
In the vertical gaming machine described above, the upper and lower opening and closing connection means for assembling the outer frame and the front frame constituting the airframe is the most generalized form including a shaft and a hole insertion connection type As shown in FIG. 14, in the upper support means, a receiving metal fixture 80 and a support metal fixture 82 fixed to each upper left corner of the outer frame A and the front frame B are assembled, and the lower support means In this support means, a receiving metal fitting 85 and a support metal fitting 87 fixed to each lower left corner of the outer frame A and the front frame B are assembled. When assembling the fuselage, the front frame B is positioned above the outer frame A with the outer frame A held in an upright and stationary state. First, the receiving metal 80 is inserted into the shaft hole 83 of the upper support metal 82. The support shaft 81 is temporarily fitted, and the support shaft 86 of the receiving metal fitting 85 is aligned with the shaft hole 88 of the lower support metal fitting 87, and the entire front frame B is lowered and lowered to each of the upper and lower support shafts 81, 86. and by fitting the shaft hole 83 and 88 at a time, so as to connected and supported each set of brackets 80,82,85,87 What happened. However, if such an assembly work is performed manually, it takes time with unexpected trouble, and the entire front frame is quite heavy, resulting in considerable labor, and incurring fluctuations and falling of the outer frame A. It takes time and effort.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, as an example of a technique for simplifying artificial assembly of a machine body to a recent gaming machine, a “pachinko machine hinge device” disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-47555 has been proposed. Even if the number of parts is high and expensive compared with the "shaft / hole fitting connection type", the simple assembly effect of the aircraft is being prioritized. However, in this `` hinging device '', the right side of the substantially semi-cylindrical hanging piece bent below the front edge in the upper butting part fixed to the outer frame as one of the components (see the figure of the publication) The right side of the shaft 7 is open at the shaft entrance, so that the support shaft is inserted into and removed from the upper hinge part fixed to the front frame, and the support shaft is fitted to the bearing portion of the bearing auxiliary member in the hanging piece. The withdrawal direction is uniquely determined. In addition, as another configuration, a lever-like lock member attached to the lower side of the upper hinge part and positioned on the rear side of the shaft engagement entrance is supported so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction of the outer frame, Although it is always biased to the closed (locked) state, the lock member itself cannot be locked and held at the unlocked position.
[0005]
In assembly of the airframe due to this reason the above-described "hinged device", the axis of the lower hinged portions of both holding the outer frame in the standing immobile posture frame, the Anado workers in Moto linked fitted, upper In order to align the support shaft in the hinged portion with the opening side of the shaft engagement entrance (the right side in FIG. 7 of the publication) and engage the shaft support portion, the front frame is always shifted to the right side with respect to the outer frame. Position and posture will be constrained, and due to this restriction, the assembly worker may be troublesome due to the difference in `` right-handed, left-handed, physique (height), etc. '' . Also, when disassembling the fuselage, the lock member is unlocked forward with one hand so that the closing wall of the member opens the opening side surface of the bearing portion of the bearing auxiliary member, and the other hand While supporting the entire front frame, which is a heavy load, it must be moved to the right to disengage the bearing part and the support shaft, which imposes considerable heavy labor and burden. In addition, since the lock member is pivoted in a direction that protrudes forward when unlocking, it matches the disassembly direction of the front frame with respect to the outer frame (the direction in which the support shaft is detached from the bearing portion). For this reason, there is a risk that the finger that operates and holds the lock member interferes with the upper corner of the front frame.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-described problems, and when assembling the airframe, the front frame is placed with respect to the outer frame in any direction and posture over a wide range of left and right. While supporting the entire front frame side, the outer frame side support shaft and the front frame side shaft hole are side-fitted and connected to each other to lock and hold. The front frame can be separated in the required direction while supporting the entire front frame so that the aircraft can be quickly and safely and easily attached and detached regardless of the difference in workers' right-handed, left-handed, physique (height) etc. It aims at providing the body in a type game machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the aforementioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the machine body in the vertical gaming machine according to the present invention is:
Opening / closing connecting means in which the outer frame forming the outer frame of the vertical gaming machine and the front frame forming the mounting opening / closing frame can be used for games in a vertically installed posture above and below the left edge of each other. In the airframe that is assembled and supported so that it can be opened and closed and detached,
In the lower opening / closing connecting means, the support shaft that is vertically fixed to the shaft support portion of the front portion of the left side edge of the outer frame and the shaft hole formed in the bearing portion of the front portion of the left side edge of the front frame are mutually toleranced. Are fitted and connected under conditions that allow vertical attachment and detachment and left and right rotation with a certain insertion dimension,
In the above open / close connection means,
A support that is fixed to the upper left corner of the outer frame and has the support shaft fixed downward to the front end of the left end;
A holder that is fixed to the upper left corner end portion of the front frame and has a shaft hole that can be fitted and removed laterally by opening a side surface in the bearing portion of the left end front portion;
The moving body supported on the horizontal piece portion of the receptacle so as to be reciprocally movable left and right by the guide means is always applied by the urging means so as to hold the opening side face of the shaft hole at the opening / closing edge thereof. A locking member that is biased and is displaceable to a position where the opening side surface of the shaft hole is opened against the biasing elasticity of the biasing means by the fingertip operation of the moving body or the contact force of the support shaft While comprising
Forming a bearing outlet that always opens in the thickness direction of the upper left corner of the front frame between the outer surface of the horizontal upper surface of the receiver and the guide surface of the left outer edge of the moving body ;
Between the receiver side and the lock member side, a locking means that can be detachably locked to the unlocking position by operating the moving body with a fingertip is disposed.
In assembling the outer frame and the front frame, the support shaft in the upper opening / closing connection means is inserted into and connected to the support shaft and the shaft hole in the lower opening / closing connection means. The bearing body is relatively received from the wide-angle direction, and the movable body in the closed position is fitted and connected laterally from the opening side surface of the shaft hole while moving forwardly toward the open position along the guide means. The movable body that is displaced backwardly toward the closed position along the guide means by the urging elastic force of the urging means holds the supporting shaft in the shaft hole while retaining it.
When the outer frame and the front frame are disassembled, the movable body in the closed position is held in the unlocked position by the locking means, and the bearing is released while the support shaft is relatively separated from the opening side surface of the shaft hole. It is characterized in that both frames can be separated by being drawn out to the mouth.
[0008]
[Action]
When assembling the front frame to the outer frame, first, the support shaft fixed to the outer frame side of the lower opening and closing connection means and the shaft hole formed on the front frame side are inserted and connected in the vertical direction, The support shaft fixed to the outer frame side and the shaft hole formed on the front frame side of the opening / closing connection means are fitted and connected from the lateral direction. At this time, with respect to the upper opening / closing connecting means, when the upper part of the front frame is moved to the outer frame side and the support shaft is received in the bearing outlet, the lock member moves forward from the closed position to the open position, and the opening side surface is moved. Since the shaft is opened, the shaft can be fitted into the shaft hole from the lateral direction. After the fitting, the lock member is moved backward to the closed position under the bias of the biasing means, and the shaft is locked. Retained. At this time, since the bearing outlet is always open in the thickness direction of the front frame, the support shaft can be received from a wide-angle range, and the front frame can be extended in any direction / posture over a wide range with respect to the outer frame. Can be assembled and connected. When disassembling the front frame with respect to the outer frame, the fitting connection between the support shaft and the shaft hole in the upper opening / closing connection means is first released, and then the support shaft and the shaft hole are inserted into the lower opening / closing connection means. Unlink. At this time, with respect to the upper opening / closing connecting means, the locking member is held at the unlocking position by using the locking means, and the opening side face is opened, and the support shaft is moved to the opening side face under the movement of the upper part of the front frame. Then, the support shaft and the shaft hole are separated in the lateral direction.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the machine body in the vertical gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In the present embodiment, as a vertical game machine, a pachinko machine mainly used for a game that is fixedly held in a predetermined backward tilted posture on an installation frame base (island) in a game store is mainly shown.
[0010]
The pachinko machine of the present embodiment is equipped with an outer frame A that forms an outer frame, a glass door C, upper and lower ball dishes D and E, and a ball hitting device F, as schematically shown in FIG. A front frame B that forms an open / close mounting frame that accommodates and sets the game board G is used as a single machine, and both the frames A and B are provided on the left and right upper and lower open / close connecting means H ₁ and H _2. Is attached and supported so as to be detachable and openable and closable, and is held in a closed state by a right locking means (not shown). In such a pachinko machine, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the outer frame A is formed into a vertical rectangle by connecting the upper, lower, left and right frame members 1, 2, 3, 4 to each other. The front frame B can be aligned with the front surface area of the opening across all the frame members. As an example, for the outer frame A, the upper and left frame members 1 and 3 formed of wood are used in common, and the right and lower frame members 4 and 2 formed of resin material are replaced and connected in two sizes. By doing so, it is possible to change to a type generally called “Kanto frame, Kansai frame”.
[0011]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the front frame B is a frame that is formed in a size that matches the opening front area of the outer frame A and opens the window frame opening 6 in an example in which the whole is formed of synthetic resin. A housing frame 7 in which a set port 8 for the game board G is opened and a game auxiliary board 9 is formed on the back side of the game board G is integrally formed into a front and rear double frame form. The front frame B has a fixed frame size, and can be assembled by the opening / closing connecting means H ₁ and H ₂ common to both types of outer frames A described above. And in that a resin molding, the front of the upper left corner edge of the frame 5 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, cradle for covering the receptacle 27 side in the opening and closing coupling means H ₁ above, which will be described later The example in which the part 52 was integrally molded is shown. Incidentally, the front frame B may be a type constituted by the frame body 5 and may be one in which an accommodation frame 7 separately formed on the back side of the window frame port 6 is aligned and fixed.
[0012]
As for the opening / closing connecting means related to the body of the outer frame A and the front frame B described above, the lower opening / closing connecting means H ₂ is a shaft / hole vertically fitting connection type, and the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ is a shaft. -The side fitting lock type of the hole, and the connecting fulcrums of both the opening and closing connecting means H ₁ and H ₂ are aligned on the same vertical line. Therefore as specific configuration, the closing connecting means of H ₂ under First, as shown in FIG. 3, the shaft support 10 that projects integrally molded on the upper left end front surface of the lower frame member 2 of the outer frame A, before A shaft portion 12a of a support shaft 12 which is vertically fixed to a shaft support hole 11 of the shaft support portion 10 is mainly composed of a bearing portion 13 which is integrally projected and formed on the front surface of the lower left corner portion of the frame body 5 of the frame B. On the other hand, the bearing sleeve 15 fitted into the shaft hole 14 of the bearing portion 13 is detachably fitted in the vertical direction. The support shaft 12 is fixed in a state where a flange 12b formed at the central portion of the shaft length is horizontally aligned with the upper end surface of the lower frame member 2, and the shaft portion 12a is suspended from the upper surface of the flange 12b. The bearing sleeve 15 is formed of, for example, a nylon-based resin material that is appropriately elastically deformable, and protrudes from the lower end surface of the frame body 5 to the lower end of the cylindrical portion 15a into which the shaft portion 12a of the support shaft 12 is fitted. A support seat 15b that is positioned and in close contact with the upper surface of the flange 12b is formed.
[0013]
The lower opening / closing connecting means H ₂ configured as described above has a strong structure including the shaft support portion 10, the bearing portion 13, and the support shaft 12, so that the load on the entire front frame B, which is a considerable weight, can be obtained. The connection strength that can be sufficiently durable even when concentrated is maintained. Then, under the condition that the support shaft 12 is firmly press-fitted to the shaft support portion 10, the shaft hole 14, the bearing sleeve 15, and the shaft portion 12a of the support shaft 12 are fitted to each other with a tolerance. When the support shaft 12 and the bearing sleeve 15 are inserted and connected due to the insertion conditions, the front frame B stands up in a wide range on the left side, the front side, and the right side when viewed from the outer frame A in the vertical position. Appropriate inclination (10 degrees or more) is allowed in the posture. The support seat 15b of the bearing sleeve 15 is also used as a reference seat for the assembly position of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, and the upper and lower positions of the receiving seat 17 and the contact seat 18 (see FIG. 2) of both frames A and B are overlapped. The thickness is set equal to the minute. However, in the case of a type in which the bearing sleeve 15 is omitted, the support shaft 12 of the shaft support portion 10 and the shaft hole 14 of the bearing portion 13 are set so that they can be fitted and connected under appropriate tolerance conditions. An appropriate support seat is fitted to the shaft portion 12a.
[0014]
In closing connecting means H ₁ on the other hand, the wide-angle orientation of the left and right shaft-hole, as a form that can be locked automatically lateral fit connection with the position, basically 3, 4 As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the support 20 fixed to the upper left corner of the outer frame A and with the support shaft 25 suspended from the horizontal front, and fixed to the upper left corner of the frame 5 of the front frame B And a receiving member 27 having a bowl-shaped shaft hole 31 formed in the front portion thereof, and supported on the horizontal upper surface of the receiving member 27 so as to be reciprocally movable left and right, to a closed position and an open position of the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31. And a lock member 40 that can be displaced. A bearing outlet 48 that always opens in the thickness direction of the upper left end of the frame 5 is formed between the horizontal upper surface end of the receiver 27 and the outer end (left end in FIG. 4) of the lock member 40. The lock member 40 is operated so as to be locked and held at a lock release position (referred to as a position where the shaft hole 31 is opened and the support shaft 25 is not restrained) by operating the fingertip. The support member 20 and the receiving member 27 are made of a metal material, and the lock member 40 is made of a hard resin material, for example. Holes, screw holes, and the like are formed in respective predetermined portions. Incidentally, the receiver 27 and the lock member 40 can be handled and used as one member (part) assembled to each other.
[0015]
In such a specific configuration of the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ , the support 20 is formed in an L shape including a horizontal piece portion 21 and a hanging piece portion 22, and is formed on the outer frame A and on the left frame member 1. , 3 and is fixed with caulking pins, screws or the like, and a support shaft 25 is provided at the center of a semicircular bowl-shaped support piece 23 formed to extend horizontally from the front edge of the left end of the horizontal piece 21. A guide protection piece 24 is bent downwardly from the left outer edge of the support piece 23 to the front edge of the drop piece 22 so as to reinforce the support piece 23 and to guide the assembly of the receiver 27. The lock member 40 is protected (see FIG. 7). The support 27 for this is formed in an L shape including a horizontal piece portion 28 and a hanging piece portion 29, and fixed to the upper end surface and the back surface at a position aligned with the left end of the frame 5 of the front frame B, Then, a bowl-shaped bowl-shaped bearing portion 30 is formed to be integrally bent forward and horizontally with a required step R from the left end front edge of the horizontal piece portion 28, and the upper and lower surfaces are formed at the center of the bearing portion 30. The shaft hole 31 having an open side surface (rear surface) is formed, and two support pins 32 and 33 as guide means are vertically fixed at predetermined intervals of the horizontal piece 28. In addition, the holder 27 is fixed by a bolt 35 and a nut 36 inserted between the hanging piece portion 29, the frame body 5 of the front frame B, and the seat base 34 in contact with the front surface of the frame body 5. Show.
[0016]
On the other hand, in the example of the slide shutter type in which the lock member 40 can move on the horizontal piece portion 28 of the receiver 27 described above, a band plate-like moving body 41 that can be operated with a fingertip is used as a guide means formed in the longitudinal direction. In the state where the support pins 32 and 33 are fitted and inserted into the long holes 42, the springs 47 as the biasing means are always biased toward the lock restraint (closed shaft hole 31) position side. Further, it can be displaced to the unlocked (shaft hole 31 opening) position side by the contact force with the support shaft 25 and the fingertip operating force. The bearing outlet 48 is always wide open between the left end of the horizontal piece 28 of the support 27 and the left outer edge of the moving body 41 so that the support shaft 25 can be received from a wide angle range (direction). Under the conditions (see FIG. 8), an arcuate guide surface 44 capable of abutting and guiding the support shaft 25 is formed on the left outer edge of the moving body 41, and the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31 is formed on the front end edge. An opening / closing edge 45 capable of opening and closing is formed. A knob 46 is formed on a part of the moving body 41, and an intersection corner between the guide surface 44 and the opening / closing edge 45 is formed on one step edge of the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31, that is, the step edge 37 of the bearing portion 30. It can be locked (see FIG. 8). In addition, the spring 47 shows the example hooked between the support pin 33 on the right side of the figure and the right end of the moving body 41.
[0017]
In such a lock member 40, in the technique of locking and holding the moving body 41 at the unlocking position, an example of using the support pins 32 and 33 and the long holes 42 as the guide means is shown in FIG. As described above, the locking hole (locking means) 49 that can be engaged with the one support pin (locking means) 32 in a releasable manner on one edge (the left end in the drawing) of the long hole 42 is like a bowl. Is formed. Then, in the fingertip operation, the moving body 41 held in the closed position is further displaced forward from the open position and tilted slightly with respect to the other support pin 33 (rotating in the vertical direction in FIG. 8), One of the support pins 32 that has been relatively shifted to the left end of the long hole 42 engages with the locking port 49 and is held at the unlocked position (see FIG. 8C). Further, by tilting the movable body 41 at the unlocking position back, the movable body 41 is biased by the spring 47 after the one support pin 32 is detached from the locking port 49 and relatively displaced to the left end of the long hole 42. Thus, it is automatically moved back to the original closed position and is held in a state where the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31 is closed by the opening / closing edge 45 (see FIG. 8A). In the engagement between the support shaft 25 and the shaft hole 31, the moving body 41 is displaced from the normal closed position to the open position, so that the guide surface 44 is displaced rightward while the right edge of the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31. And one of the support pins 32 is set so as to relatively move to the front position facing the locking port 49 (see FIG. 8B).
[0018]
In the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ configured in this way, the load on the entire front frame B is applied by the side fitting engagement between the support shaft 25 on the outer frame A side and the shaft hole 31 on the front frame B side. Even if it receives, the connection strength which can be fully durable is maintained. The bearing outlet 48 in the support 27 fixed to the front frame B side is opened in the thickness direction of the upper left corner of the frame body 5, so that the bearing outlet 48 is viewed with reference to the support shaft 25. Can be adjusted from any position within the wide-angle range extending in the left, front, and right directions. Under this condition, the front frame B is assembled to the outer frame A in any orientation within the wide-angle range. It is possible to remove the group. In addition, with the front frame B being appropriately opened laterally with respect to the outer frame A, the lock member 40 of the receiving device 27 is held in the unlocked position in advance, and the entire front frame B is gripped with both hands and safely assembled. be able to. The engaging portion 50 is integrally formed rearward and horizontally on the rear side edge of the moving body 41 of the lock member 40, so that the outer frame is in the assembled / closed holding state of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A. The engaging portion 50 enters and engages with an engagement receiving portion 19 recessed in the upper frame member 1 of A so that the lock member 40 is restrained to the closed position and cannot be operated to the open position. Further, the bearing portion 30 and the horizontal piece portion 28 of the receiver 27 are covered with the pedestal portion 52 of the front frame B and are protected from beauty so that they cannot be seen from the front of the gaming machine.
[0019]
[Effect of the embodiment]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment described above, the various game components and related accessories described above are assembled to each part of the front frame B in the manufacturing process and the like, and the game board G is accommodated and set. The entire frame B is assembled and supported on the outer frame A. Each unit is handled and stored or shipped (transported), while being installed on an installation frame in a game store or the like and used for games.
[0020]
(Assembly of front frame B to outer frame A)
First, an assembly mode of the outer frame A and the front frame B constituting the machine body will be described. As described above, the upper opening / closing connection means H ₁ and H ₂ in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is a type in which the lower opening / closing connection means H ₂ is a shaft / hole insertion fitting type, and the upper opening / closing connection means. Since H ₁ is configured as a shaft / hole side fitting lock type, when assembling the front frame B to the outer frame A, first the connecting operation of the lower opening / closing connecting means H ₂ is performed, and then the upper The opening / closing connecting means H ₁ is connected. That is, in the coupling operation of the opening and closing connecting means of H ₂ under the Moto holding the front frame B at appropriate elevated position relative to the outer frame A held vertically on the floor or placed frame base or the like, outside The bearing portion 13 of the front frame B is aligned upward with respect to the shaft support portion 10 of the frame A, and the shaft portion 12a of the support shaft 12 is inserted into the bearing sleeve 15 inserted into the shaft hole 14, whereby the bearing sleeve The shaft support portion 10 and the bearing portion 13 are connected in a reference support state in which 15 is placed on the upper surface of the flange 12b of the support shaft 12 (see FIG. 3). Since the support shaft 12, the bearing sleeve 15, and the shaft hole 14 are inserted and connected according to fitting tolerance insertion conditions as described above, even if the front frame B is appropriately held in an inclined posture. Both 12 and 14 are inserted very easily (see FIG. 5).
[0021]
When the connection of the lower opening / closing connection means H ₂ is completed, the support shaft 25 is then fitted into the shaft hole 31 in the upper opening / closing connection means H ₁ . For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in a state where the opening angle of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A is maintained at approximately 90 degrees, the front frame B is erected and displaced with the lower opening / closing connecting means H ₂ as the center. The support shaft 25 of the support 20 fixed to the outer frame A is relatively aligned with the bearing outlet 48 formed by the lock member 40 (see FIG. 9A). When the upper part of the front frame B is pushed into the outer frame A side, the side surface of the support shaft 25 comes into contact with the guide surface 44 of the moving body 41 in the lock member 40 biased to the lock restraining position. Since 41 is displaced forward in the unlocking position direction (downward direction in FIG. 9) against the biasing elasticity of the spring 47, the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31 is opened (see FIG. 9B). ). At this time, the support shaft 25 is guided along the guide surface 44 under the proximity movement of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A, and relatively moves in the direction of the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31. When the support shaft 25 is completely fitted in the shaft hole 31 under the posture displacement of the front frame B, the contact between the support shaft 25 and the guide surface 44 is released. 41 is moved backward in the upward direction in FIG. 9 under the elasticity of the spring 47 to return to the original lock restraint position, and the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31 is closed by the opening / closing edge 45 of the movable body 41 to support the support 20. And the receiver 27 is connected (refer Fig.8 (a)).
[0022]
In this way, in the pachinko machine of this embodiment in which the connection of the upper and lower opening / closing connection means H ₁ and H ₂ is completed, the lower opening / closing connection means H ₂ has the shaft 12 of the shaft support portion 10 and the shaft of the bearing portion 13. The connection strength is maintained while suitably receiving the load of the entire front frame B due to the strong structure including the insertion and connection of the hole 14, and the upper opening / closing connection means H ₁ The front frame B can be suitably assembled and held on the outer frame A by the structure in which the support shaft 25 of the support 20 can be suitably fitted and held by the opening / closing edge 45 of 31 and the lock member 40. In the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ , for example, during the opening / closing operation of the front frame B, the opening / closing edge of the moving body 41 in which the support shaft 25 fitted in the shaft hole 31 is biased and held at the lock restraining position. Even if 45 is pressed, the moving body 41 does not move in the unlocking direction, so that the support shaft 25 does not come out of the shaft hole 31 when the front frame B is opened and closed. In the state in which the front frame B is closed and set to the outer frame A, the engagement portion 50 of the moving body 41 is formed on the front end surface of the upper frame member 1 of the outer frame A as shown in FIG. Due to the rush engagement with the portion 19, the moving body 41 in this state is restricted from moving toward the unlocking position, and the front frame B is inadvertently detached while the pachinko machine is being transported or played. There is nothing.
[0023]
In the connection example of the upper opening / closing connection means H ₁ described above, the manner of assembling both the frames A and B with the front frame B held at an opening angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the outer frame A is shown. However, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, as described above, the bearing outlet 48 is widely opened so that the support shaft 25 can be received from a wide angle range. Therefore, as shown in FIG. If the opening angle of the front frame B with respect to is in the range of about 30 to 150 degrees with respect to the closed state, both the frames A and B can be suitably connected. That is, when assembling the fuselage, the front frame B and the support frame 25 on the outer frame A side and the front frame B are supported with both hands in any direction and posture over a wide range of left and right with respect to the outer frame A while supporting the entire front frame B side. The frame B side shaft hole 31 can be horizontally fitted and connected to be locked, and can be quickly, safely and easily assembled regardless of individual differences such as "right-handed, left-handed, physique (height)" Work can be done.
[0024]
(Removal of front frame B from outer frame A)
Next, the disassembly mode of the outer frame A and the front frame B constituting the machine body will be described. As described above, the upper opening / closing connection means H ₁ and H ₂ in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is a type in which the lower opening / closing connection means H ₂ is a shaft / hole insertion fitting type, and the upper opening / closing connection means. Since H ₁ is configured as a shaft / hole side fitting lock type, when assembling the front frame B to the outer frame A, the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ is _first separated, and then the lower The opening / closing connecting means H ₂ is separated. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the front frame B is held at an approximately 90 degree opening with respect to the outer frame A, and first, the movement of the lock member 40 at the lock restraining position in the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ . The body 41 is forwardly displaced in the unlocking position direction, and is slightly tilted with respect to the other supporting pin 33 to engage the supporting pin 32 with the locking port 49, thereby moving the moving body 41 to the unlocking position. To lock and hold. Thus, the opening / closing edge 45 of the moving body 41 is separated from the opening side surface of the shaft hole 31 and the opening side surface is opened (see FIG. 8C). Then, by moving (tilting) the upper part of the front frame B to the left with respect to the outer frame A, the support shaft 25 comes out from the shaft hole 31 to the bearing outlet 48 via the opening side surface, and the support The fitting between the shaft 25 and the shaft hole 31 is released (see FIG. 9C). Further, by moving the upper part of the front frame B toward the front side with respect to the outer frame A, the upper opening / closing connecting means H ₁ is completely separated, and the movable body 41 in the unlocking position is tilted back to support it. If the pin 32 is detached from the locking port 49, the movable body 41 is moved back to the original lock restraining position under the biasing elasticity of the spring 47. Then, by moving the front frame B which is the appropriate inclined posture relative to the outer frame A upwardly, and the support shaft 12 exits the axial bore 14 in the closing connecting means of H ₂ under the outer frame The front frame B is completely removed from A.
[0025]
In the separation examples closing connecting means H ₁ of the upper described above, it showed both the frame A, the set off aspects of B in a state of holding the front frame B to the open angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the outer frame A However, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, since the bearing outlet 48 is widely opened as described above, the opening angle of the front frame B with respect to the outer frame A is in the range of about 30 to 150 degrees with respect to the closed state. If it is inside, both frames A and B can be suitably assembled and disassembled (see FIG. 10). That is, when assembling the fuselage, the front frame B is supported with both the front frame B side and the front frame B in the arbitrary direction and posture over the wide range of the left and right with respect to the outer frame A while supporting the entire front frame B side. The shaft hole 31 on the side of the frame B can be separated from each other, and can be quickly and safely and easily disassembled regardless of individual differences such as “right-handed, left-handed, physique (height)”. . That is, the lock member 40 can hold and hold the moving body 41 at the unlocked position, so that the movable body 41 can be safely and easily removed and assembled by holding the front frame B with both hands without holding the moving body 41. It is.
[0026]
[Example of change]
As an example of changes and applications related to the above open / close connection means H ₁
(1) For the receiver 27,
A semicircular bowl-shaped receiving piece 53 is formed on the front edge of the left end of the horizontal piece 28 so as to extend horizontally forward, and a shaft hole 31 having a side (rear) opening and a bearing outlet 48 are formed, and a lock An example in which a bearing support 59 formed integrally with a support portion 58 that supports and protects the member 40 so as to be rotatable is fixed on the horizontal piece 28 and the receiving piece 53 of the receiving device 27 is preferably proposed. (See FIG. 11). The bearing support 59 is preferably formed of a hard synthetic resin. Although not shown, a linear material having a required diameter is bent into a U-shape to form a shaft hole 31 having an opening side surface, and both end portions of the U-shaped linear material are further bent at a right angle to receive pieces. A form that is firmly fixed on the portion 53 by welding or caulking can also be adopted.
[0027]
(2) For the lock member 40 side,
In a precondition example in which the bearing support 59 as illustrated in FIG. 11 is fixed on the horizontal piece 28 and the receiving piece 53 in the receiving device 27, the guide surface 44 and the opening / closing edge 45 are provided in the bearing support 59. The formed moving body 41 is inserted to the left and right, and the inner walls on both sides of the bearing support body 59 and both side edges of the moving body 41 are held so as to be reciprocally movable as guide means. A spring 47 is hooked between the pin 60 projecting on the right end of the moving body 41 and the support piece 61 projecting on the right end of the bearing support 59 to bring the moving body 41 into the closed position with respect to the shaft hole 31. On the other hand, as a locking means for the moving body 41, an engaging protrusion (locking means) 62 and a recess 63 protruding from the upper surface of the central portion of the moving body 41, and a protrusion protruding from the lower surface of the right end of the bearing support 59 are provided. An example in which the moving body 41 can be held in the unlocked position by relatively engaging and disengaging the coupling pin (locking means) 64 can be suitably proposed and implemented (FIG. 12). reference). However, the engaging pin 64 protrudes from the lower surface of the locking piece 66 that can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction using a slit 65 formed at the center of the right end of the support body 59, and is elastic with the engaging protrusion 62. Can be engaged (see FIG. 13).
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the machine body in the vertical gaming machine according to the present invention, the upper opening / closing connecting means for assembling and holding the outer frame and the front frame is disposed on the front frame. Since the bearing outlet formed by the receiving member and the lock member is always wide open in the thickness direction of the front frame, the support shaft arranged on the outer frame is received from a wide angle range and is fitted and connected to the shaft hole. Can do. Therefore, when assembling the fuselage, the support frame on the outer frame side and the shaft hole on the front frame side are supported while supporting the entire front frame with both hands in any direction and posture over a wide range of left and right with respect to the outer frame. Can be held together and locked together, and it is extremely useful for quick, safe and easy assembly work regardless of individual differences such as `` right-handed, left-handed, physique (height) '' Has an effect. In addition, since the locking member can be locked and held at the unlocking position by using locking means, when disassembling the fuselage, the front frame can be arbitrarily extended over the left and right over the outer frame. While supporting the entire front frame side with both hands while maintaining the orientation and orientation, the outer frame side support shaft and the front frame side shaft hole can be separated from each other, and the operator's `` right-handed, left-handed, There is also an advantage that the disassembly work can be performed quickly, safely and easily regardless of individual differences such as “physique (height)”.
Even when the upper opening / closing connecting means presses the opening / closing edge of the moving body that is biased and held at the lock restraining position during the opening / closing operation of the front frame, Since the movable body is supported so as to reciprocate left and right by the guide means and does not move in the unlocking direction, the support shaft does not come out of the shaft hole during the opening / closing operation of the front frame. In addition, in a state where the front frame is closed and set on the outer frame, the engaging portion of the moving body rushes and engages with the engaging receiving portion of the outer frame, so the moving body in this state moves toward the unlock position. The front frame is not inadvertently removed during transport or gaming of the gaming machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing an outer frame and a front frame in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the upper and lower opening / closing connecting means shown in a connected state of the outer frame and the front frame.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the upper opening / closing connecting means.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the upper opening / closing connecting means in an unconnected state.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing the open / close connection means in a connected state.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing components of the upper opening / closing connecting means in an exploded state.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lock member in the upper opening / closing connection means is displaced forward from the lock restraint position to the lock release position over time.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a connection mode of the upper opening / closing connection means when the outer frame and the front frame are assembled, and a separation mode of the upper opening / closing connection means when the frame is detached.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing, in a planar state, directions in which the front frame can be assembled or removed from the outer frame.
FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view illustrating, in an exploded state, a modified example of the receiving member in the upper opening / closing connecting means.
FIG. 12 is a plan view showing, in an exploded state, a modification example of the receiving member and the lock member in the upper opening / closing connecting means.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a principal part showing an engaging form of a receiving member and a lock member according to a modified example.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing an example of a conventional upper and lower opening / closing connection means relating to the assembly of the outer frame and the front frame.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Shaft support part 12 Support shaft 13 Bearing part 14 Shaft hole
19 Engagement receiving part 20 Support tool 23 Supporting piece part 25 Support shaft 27 Supporting tool 30 Bearing part 31 Shaft hole 32 One support pin (guide means, locking means)
33 The other support pin ( guide means )
40 Locking member
41 Moving body
42 Long hole ( guide means )
44 Guide surface
45 Open / close edge 47 Spring (biasing means)
48 Bearing outlet 49 Locking port (locking means)
50 Engagement part
59 Bearing support ( guide means )
62 engaging protrusion (locking means)
64 engaging pin (locking means)
A Outer frame B Open / close connection means on front frame H ₁ Open / close connection means below H ₂

Claims

The upper frame (A) that forms the outer frame of the vertical gaming machine that can be used for games in the vertical orientation and the front frame (B) that forms the opening and closing frame are placed above and below the left edge of each other. In the machine body that is assembled and supported so as to be opened and closed and detachable by the arranged opening and closing connecting means (H ₁ , H ₂ ),
In the lower opening / closing connecting means (H ₂ ), the support shaft (12) suspended from the shaft support portion (10) at the front portion of the left side edge of the outer frame (A) and the front end of the left side edge of the front frame (B) The shaft hole (14) formed in the bearing portion (13) is inserted and connected under conditions that allow for vertical mounting and dismounting and rotation in the left and right direction with tolerance insertion dimensions. ,
In the above opening and closing connecting means (H ₁ ),
A support (20) fixed to the upper left corner of the outer frame (A) and having the support shaft (25) fixed downward to the support piece (23) at the front end of the left end;
A shaft hole (31) is formed that is fixed to the upper left corner end of the front frame (B) and opens a side surface to the bearing portion (30) at the front end of the left end so that the support shaft (25) can be fitted and removed laterally. The receiver (27)
On the horizontal piece portion (28 ) of the receiver (27) , a moving body (41) supported so as to be reciprocally movable left and right by the guide means (32, 33, 42, 59) , its open / close edge (45) The urging means (47) always urges the shaft hole (31) so that the opening side surface of the shaft hole (31) is closed , and the fingertip operation of the movable body (41) or the contact of the support shaft (25) is performed. While provided with a lock member (40) displaceable to a position to open the opening side surface of the shaft hole (31) against the biasing elasticity of the biasing means (47) by contact force ,
Between the outer surface of the horizontal piece (28 ) of the support (27) and the guide surface (44) of the left outer edge of the moving body (41), it is always in the thickness direction of the upper left corner of the front frame (B). Forming a bearing outlet (48) that opens,
A locking means (32, 49, 62 ) capable of detachably locking the movable body (41) to the unlocking position by operating the fingertip between the receptacle (27) side and the locking member (40) side. , 64),
In assembling the outer frame (A) and the front frame (B), the support shaft (12) and the shaft hole (14) in the lower opening / closing connection means (H ₂ ) are inserted and connected, The support shaft (25) of the support (20) in the upper open / close connection means (H ₁ ) is relatively received from the wide angle direction into the bearing outlet (48) of the support (27), and is in the closed position. moving body (41), and fitted and connected from the opening side of the while forward displaced toward the open position along the guide means (32,33,42,59) shaft hole (31) sideways, with the The support shaft in the shaft hole (31) is moved by the movable body (41) which is displaced backward along the guide means (32, 33, 42, 59) toward the closed position by the biasing elasticity of the biasing means (47) . 25)
In disassembly of the outer frame (A) and the front frame (B), the movable body (41) in the closed position is held in the unlocked position by the locking means (32, 49, 62, 64), The support shaft (25) can be separated from the opening side surface of the shaft hole (31) while being pulled out to the bearing outlet (48) to separate both frames (A, B). Aircraft in vertical gaming machines.

The guide means is a long hole extending in the left-right direction. (42) Two support pins that are spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction (32,33) Is configured to be movably inserted,
The locking means is the elongated hole. (42) Locking port formed in a bowl shape on one edge (49) And the long hole (42) One support pin located on the left end side of the (32) And the movable body held in the closed position (41) Is moved further forward than the open position by fingertip operation and the other support pin (33) One support pin by tilting with respect to (32) Locking mouth (49) The shaft hole is detachably engaged with the shaft hole. (31) The machine body in the vertical type gaming machine according to claim 1, which is configured to be held in an unlocked position in which an opening side surface of the machine is opened.

The moving body (41) At the rear edge of the (50) The outer frame is integrally molded in a rearward horizontal direction. (A) And front frame (B) In the closed holding state, the outer frame (A) Engagement receiving part recessed in (19) The engaging part (50) Rushing engagement, the moving body (41) The machine body in the vertical type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein is restrained in a closed position.