JP4091291B2 - Hinge device for gaming machine frame - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge device for a gaming machine frame.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 11 shows a hinge device 100 disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-299224. In FIG. 11, the hinge device 100 includes a fixed-side hinge 101; 102 and a movable-side hinge 103; 104. The fixed-side hinge 101; 102 is attached to the upper and lower sides of an outer frame 105 as a fixed body, and the movable-side hinge 103; 104 is attached above and below a front frame 106 as an opening / closing body. In order to attach the front frame 106 to the outer frame 105, the outer frame 105 is fixedly placed on an island in a game shop or an installation part such as a production line in a manufacturing factory, the front frame 106 is lifted, and the lower movable hinge 104 The hinge hole 104a formed on the lower fixed side hinge 102 is fitted into a hinge pin 102a projecting upward from the lower fixed side hinge 102, and the lower movable side hinge 104 is placed on the lower fixed side hinge 102. By fitting the hinge pin 103a protruding upward from the upper movable hinge 103 into a hinge hole 101a formed to be openable and closable in the upper fixed hinge 102 from the lateral direction The frame 106 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 105. In that state, to remove the front frame 106 from the outer frame 105, the hinge hole 101a is opened, the upper portion of the front frame 106 is pulled away from the outer frame 105, and the hinge pin 103a is removed laterally from the hinge hole 101a. The front frame 106 can be removed from the outer frame 105 by lifting the front frame 106 and removing the hinge hole 104a above the hinge pin 102a.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional example has a structure in which the outer frame 105 and the front frame 106 are detachably assembled to each other by fitting and removing the hinge holes 101a; 104a and the hinge pins 102a; 103a, but the front frame 106 is a game board. 107, unillustrated ball launching device, front decorative body 108, upper plate device 109, lower plate device 110, handle grip 111 for operating the ball firing force of the ball launching mechanism, backside mechanism 112 including a control device, rear cover 113, and power supply Since the parts such as the device 114 are heavy when they are attached, the hinge holes 101a; 104a and the hinge pins 102a; 103a are fitted into each other as if they are grasped by hand so that the hinge holes 101a; 101; 102 and the movable hinge 103; 104 are rattled and the front frame 106 is partially lowered. As no hinge hole 101a; 104a and hinge pin 102a; fitting dimensions and 103a are set to be the same. Therefore, it is difficult to fit and remove the hinge holes 101a; 104a and the hinge pins 102a; 103a, and the attaching / detaching work of the front frame 106 is troublesome.
[0004]
Accordingly, the present invention provides a hinge device for a gaming machine frame body that can achieve both prevention of the lowering of the opening / closing body relative to the fixed body and easy attachment / detachment work.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The hinge device of the gaming machine frame according to the present invention, a hinge hole and a hinge pin is fitted to each other, when viewed gaming machine frame from the front side, by the load of the closing member, the upper portion of the hinge pin of the upper hinge hole right or as are received by the left and lower portion of the hinge pin is received in the left or right side of the lower portion of the hinge holes, in the top and bottom of the hinge pin is alternately accepted unstoppable with respect to the upper and lower hinge hole, the upper and Since the center of the lower hinge pin is located on one straight line extending in the vertical direction and is disposed so as to be relatively coaxial with each other in the vertical direction, the opening / closing body does not fall down. In addition, the upper and lower hinge holes are formed larger than the hinges so that the upper and lower hinge pins can be easily fitted so that the hinge holes and the hinge pins can be moved in the left-right direction when fitted together . The operation of fitting and removing the hinge pin and the hinge hole is easy, and the attaching / detaching operation of the opening / closing body is facilitated.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 7 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a gaming machine frame 1, FIG. 2 shows an exploded gaming machine frame 1, and FIG. 4 shows an initial form of the assembly process, FIG. 4 shows an initial fitting form of the lower fixed side hinge 12 and the lower movable side hinge 14, and FIG. 5 shows an initial fitted form of the upper fixed side hinge 11 and the upper movable side hinge 13. 6 shows an intermediate configuration of fitting between the lower fixed side hinge 12 and the lower movable side hinge 14, and FIG. 7 shows a completed configuration of fitting between the upper and lower fixed side hinges 11; 12 and the upper and lower movable side hinges 13; 14. Show. 4 to 7 show the upper fixed side hinge 11 and the upper movable side hinge 13 as viewed from below, and the lower fixed side hinge 12 and the lower movable side hinge 14 as viewed from above. 4 to 7, the front side in the set of the upper fixed side hinge 11 and the upper movable side hinge 13 and the front side in the set of the lower fixed side hinge 12 and the lower movable side hinge 14 are made easy to see.
[0007]
The gaming machine frame 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The gaming machine frame 1 is a form in which a frame-shaped front frame 3 is attached to a frame-shaped outer frame 2 by a hinge device 10 so as to be able to be opened in the lateral direction. The outer frame 2 is a fixed body fixedly attached to an installation part such as an island in a game shop or a production line in a manufacturing factory. The front frame 3 is attached to a fixed body which is an outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and includes a game board 4 and a ball launcher (not shown) inside, a front decoration 5, an upper plate device 6, a lower plate device 7, and a handle on the front side. The opening / closing body includes a grip 8 and various components such as a back side mechanism such as a control device, a ball payout mechanism, and a power supply device (not shown) on the back side. The handle grip 8 is a part for manipulating the amount of ball fired by the ball launching mechanism. The hinge device 10 includes an upper fixed side hinge 11 and a lower fixed side hinge 12 provided on the outer frame 2 so as to face each other up and down, and an upper movable side hinge 13 provided on the front frame 3 and provided on the front frame 3 so as to face up and down. The movable side hinge 14 is provided.
[0008]
In the first embodiment, the upper fixed side hinge 11 has a hinge hole 15, the lower fixed side hinge 12 has a hinge pin 16, the upper movable side hinge 13 has a hinge pin 17, and the lower movable side hinge 14 is a hinge. It has a hole 18. Then, the hinge hole 15 of the upper fixed side hinge 11 and the hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13 are fitted together, and the hinge pin 16 of the lower fixed side hinge 12 and the hinge hole 18 of the lower movable side hinge 14 are fitted together. In the hinge device 10 when the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 are connected to each other by the hinge device 10, the pin receiving portion 19 of the hinge hole 15 in the upper fixed side hinge 11 with respect to the rotational movement range of the front frame 3. And the pin receiving portions 20 of the hinge holes 18 in the lower movable side hinge 14 are alternately formed, and the pin relief portions 21 and the lower movable portions of the hinge holes 15 in the upper fixed side hinge 11 with respect to outside the rotational movement range of the front frame 3. The pin relief portions 22 of the hinge holes 18 in the side hinges 14 are formed alternately. The pin relief portions 21; 22 form a gap between the hinge holes 15; 18 and the hinge pins 16;
[0009]
The upper fixed side hinge 11, the lower fixed side hinge 12, the upper movable side hinge 13, and the lower movable side hinge 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper fixed side hinge 11 has a hinge hole 15 formed on the lower surface of a protrusion 25 fixed to the outer frame 2 so as to be opened and closed by a fixed bearing portion 26 and a movable bearing portion 27. It is provided so that it may protrude to the front side. The fixed bearing portion 26 is fixed to the projecting portion 25, and a hinge hole 15 having a rear opening shape that is recessed forward from the end surface portion is formed in the end surface portion of the fixed bearing portion 26. The hinge hole 15 is wider than the hinge pin 17 and has a right pin receiving portion 19a and a front pin receiving portion 19b with respect to the rotational movement range of the front frame 3, and a pin outside the rotational movement range of the front frame 3. And a relief portion 21. The right pin receiving portion 19a and the front pin receiving portion 19b form the pin receiving portion 19 of FIG. The inner peripheral surface forming the hinge hole 15 between the right pin receiving portion 19a and the front pin receiving portion 19b in the rotational movement range of the front frame 3 has a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pin 17 as shown in FIG. Although the bent surface is formed, the inner peripheral surface may be an arc surface that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pin 17 without forming a gap. The pin relief portion 21 forms a gap between the right side surface of the hinge hole 15 and the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pin 17.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 7, the distal end portion 28 of the movable bearing portion 27 has the hinge hole 15 formed by a bifurcated spring 30 attached to a shaft 29 that rotatably couples the movable bearing portion 27 to the protrusion 25. Energized in the closing direction. One end of the spring 30 is stopped by the movable bearing portion 27, and the other end of the spring 30 is stopped by the protrusion 25. The distal end portion 28 has an arc shape with a radius of curvature R from the shaft 29, and when the distal end portion 28 closes the hinge hole 15 by the spring force of the spring 30, the side extending portion of the movable bearing portion 27 has a guide surface 31 and an operation portion. 32 is formed. The upper movable side hinge 13 has a hinge pin that protrudes upward from a protrusion 25 fixed to the front frame 3 on the front side of the front frame 3.
[0011]
Returning to FIG. 2, the lower fixed side hinge 12 is provided with a hinge pin 16 protruding upward from a protrusion 35 fixed to the outer frame 2 so as to protrude forward of the outer frame 2. The upper movable side hinge 13 is provided with a hinge pin 17 protruding upward from a protrusion 36 fixed to the front frame 3 so as to protrude forward of the front frame 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower movable side hinge 14 protrudes forward from the front frame 3 through a hinge hole 18 that cannot be opened and closed by a fixed bearing 38 fixed to a protrusion 37 fixed to the front frame 3. Have to. The fixed bearing portion 38 includes an annular flange portion 40 that protrudes outward from the lower end of the cylindrical portion 39 that surrounds and forms the hinge hole 18, and the cylindrical portion 39 is press-fitted upward from below into the through hole 41 formed in the protruding portion 35. By being fixedly attached to the protrusion 25, the flange portion 40 comes into contact with the lower surface of the protrusion 35 around the through hole 41. The hinge hole 18 is formed wider than the hinge pin 17 and has a left pin receiving portion 20a and a front pin receiving portion 20b with respect to the rotational movement range of the front frame 3, and a pin outside the rotational movement range of the front frame 3. And a relief portion 22. The left pin receiving portion 20a and the front pin receiving portion 20b form the pin receiving portion 20 of FIG. The inner peripheral surface forming the hinge hole 18 between the left pin receiving portion 20a and the front pin receiving portion 20b in the rotational movement range of the front frame 3 has a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pins 16 as shown in FIG. Although the bent surface is formed, the inner peripheral surface may be an arc surface that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pin 16 without forming a gap. The pin relief portion 22 forms a gap between the left side surface of the hinge hole 18 and the outer peripheral surface of the hinge pin 16.
[0012]
In the first embodiment, a case where the front frame 3 is attached to the outer frame 2 will be described. The outer frame 2 is fixed and placed on an island in a game shop or an installation part such as a production line in a manufacturing factory, and for example, a person lifts the front frame 3 and, as shown in FIG. Is fitted into the hinge pin 16 of the lower fixed side hinge 12 from above, and the protrusion 25 of the lower movable side hinge 14 is placed on the protrusion 35 of the lower fixed side hinge 12. When the hinge hole 18 is fitted into the hinge pin 16, the hinge hole 18 has the pin relief portion 22, so that the hinge hole 18 is larger than the hinge pin 16, so that the hinge pin 16 and the hinge hole 18 can be easily fitted. is there. Further, since the pin relief portion 22 is located on the front side or the right side of the hinge hole 18, a small dimension can be formed between the pin relief portion 22 and the outer peripheral edge of the projection 35. The fitting with the hinge hole 18 becomes easier.
[0013]
In this state, for example, a person moves the front frame 3 so that the upper part of the front frame 3 is brought closer to the upper part of the outer frame 2. Along with this movement, the hinge hole 18 of the lower movable side hinge 14 moves, and the hinge pin 16 of the lower fixed side hinge 12 moves from the position shown in FIG. 4 to the position shown in FIG. On the other hand, the hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13 moves from the solid line position to the virtual line position in the arrow X1 direction of FIG. As the front frame 3 continues to move, the hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13 moves in the arrow X2 direction while pushing the guide surface 31 against the spring force of the spring 30 as shown in FIG. Further, the movement of the front frame 3 causes the hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13 to move toward the distal end portion 28 while pushing the guide surface 31, and beyond the connecting portion between the guide surface 31 and the distal end portion 28 in FIG. As shown, it is fitted into the hinge hole 15 of the upper fixed side hinge 11.
[0014]
When the hinge pin 17 is fitted into the hinge hole 15, since the hinge hole 15 has the pin relief portion 21, the hinge hole 15 is larger than the hinge pin 17, so that the hinge pin 17 and the hinge hole 15 can be easily fitted. is there. When the hinge pin 17 is fitted into the hinge hole 15, the distal end portion 28 moves to the front side by the spring force of the spring 30 to hold the hinge pin 17 in the hinge hole 15. Accordingly, the front frame 3 is attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be able to be opened by the hinge device 10. In this state, when releasing the force for attaching the front frame 3, by the load W of the front frame 3, as shown in FIG. 7, the hinge hole 15 of the hinge pin 17 the upper part fixed-side hinge 11 of the upper moving hinge 13 And the pin pin 19 is securely received by the pin receiving portion 19 and does not move to the pin relief portion 21 side. The hinge pin 16 of the lower fixed side hinge 12 moves in the hinge hole 18 to completely reach the pin receiving portion 20. Is not received and moved to the pin escape portion 22 side. Since the hinge pins 16; 17 are received by the pin receiving portions 19; 20 and fitted into the hinge holes 15; 18, the front frame 3 is not lowered downward, and the center of the hinge pins 16; Located on one straight line L extending in the direction, that is, the hinge pins 16;
[0015]
The case where the front frame 3 attached to the outer frame 2 with the hinge device 10 as described above is removed will be described. For example, when the person pushes the operation portion 32 of the upper fixed hinge 11 from the front side to the rear side to open the hinge hole 15, the upper portion of the front frame 3 is tilted by pulling the upper portion of the front frame 3 to the front side. The hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13 is removed from the hinge hole 15 of the upper fixed side hinge 11 to the front side in the lateral direction while being separated from the upper part of the outer frame 2. In the process of removing the hinge pin 17 from the hinge hole 15, since the hinge hole 15 has a pin relief portion 21, the hinge hole 15 is larger than the hinge pin 17, so that the hinge pin 17 and the hinge hole 15 can be easily removed. is there. Thereafter, for example, a person lifts the front frame 3 and removes the hinge hole 18 of the lower movable side hinge 14 above the hinge pin 16 of the lower fixed side hinge 12, whereby the front frame 3 can be removed from the outer frame 2. When the hinge hole 18 is removed from the hinge pin 16, since the hinge hole 18 has the pin relief portion 22, the hinge hole 18 is larger than the hinge pin 16, so that the hinge pin 16 and the hinge hole 18 can be easily removed. .
[0016]
FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal section of the upper fixed side hinge 11 of the second embodiment. The first embodiment is formed so that the hinge hole 15 of the upper fixed side hinge 11 can be opened and closed, whereas the second embodiment is provided at the tip of the spring piece 45 attached to the upper fixed side hinge 11 like a cantilever. A hinge hole 15 having a pin receiving portion 19 and a pin relief portion 21 is formed, and the hinge piece 15 receives the hinge pin 17 by bending the spring piece 45 in the vertical direction. For example, when a person lifts the front frame 3 in FIG. 2, lifts the spring piece 45 upward with the hinge pin 17 of the upper movable side hinge 13, and moves the hinge pin 17 toward the hinge hole 15 while being bent upward, Since the hinge hole 15 and the hinge pin 17 can be fitted to each other by the restoring force of the spring piece 45 when the position of the hinge hole 15 and the hinge pin 17 is aligned, the connection between the front frame 3 and the outer frame 2 is easy. It becomes. When the front frame 3 attached to the outer frame 2 is removed, for example, in a state where a person pushes up the tip of the spring piece 45 with a finger to release the fitting between the hinge hole 15 and the hinge pin 17, By tilting 3 forward, the fitting of the upper fixed side hinge 11 and the upper movable side hinge 13 can be released, and the front frame 3 can be removed from the outer frame 2.
[0017]
FIG. 9 shows a longitudinal section of the upper fixed side hinge 11 of the third embodiment. In the second embodiment, the hinge hole 15 is formed in the spring piece 45, whereas in the third embodiment, the distal end portion 11a formed with the hinge hole 15 of the upper fixed side hinge 11 is connected to the outer frame 2 of the upper fixed side hinge 11. 2 to the outer frame 2 by simply rotating the tip 11a in the vertical direction indicated by the arrow W. Can be installed or removed.
[0018]
FIG. 10 shows a longitudinal section of the upper fixed side hinge 11 of the fourth embodiment. In the third embodiment, the tip end portion 11a formed with the hinge hole 15 in the upper fixed side hinge 11 is rotatably connected to the base portion 11b by the shaft 46, whereas in the fourth embodiment, the hinge hole in the upper fixed side hinge 11 is connected. 15 has a structure in which a tip portion 11a formed with 15 is connected to a base portion 11b in a flip-up manner by a leaf spring 47, and the tip portion 11a is flipped up as indicated by an arrow W against the spring force of the leaf spring 47. The front frame 3 of FIG. 2 can be attached to or removed from the outer frame 2 simply by restoring the tip 11a in the downward direction indicated by the arrow W by the spring force of the leaf spring 47.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a gaming machine frame according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a gaming machine frame according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an initial form of an assembly process according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a lower side fitting initial form of the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an upper side fitting initial form of the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a fitting intermediate form of the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a fitting completion form of the first embodiment.
8A and 8B are upper fixed side hinges according to the second embodiment, wherein FIG. 8a is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 8b is a bottom view.
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an upper fixed side hinge of a third embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an upper fixed side hinge according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a side view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine frame body, 2 Outer frame (fixed body), 3 Front frame (opening-closing body), 10 Hinge apparatus, 11 Upper fixed side hinge, 12 Lower fixed side hinge, 13 Upper movable side hinge, 14 Lower movable side hinge, 15 hinge hole, 16 hinge pin, 17 hinge pin, 18 hinge hole, 19 pin receiving part, 20 pin receiving part, 21 pin relief part, 22 pin relief part, 45 spring piece, 46 shaft, 47 leaf spring.

Claims (1)

A fixed-side hinge with the hinge holes or a hinge pin provided with a phase opposite to the upper and lower fixed body, and a movable-side hinge having a hinge hole or hinge pin provided with a phase opposite to the vertically movable member, a hinge hole The upper and lower hinge holes are formed larger than the hinges so that the upper and lower hinge pins can be easily fitted so that the left and right hinge pins can be moved in the left-right direction when they are fitted to each other. There in the hinge device of the gaming machine frame which is adapted removably assembled together with the fixed body and the closing member by often a useful are removable Ri write Mareta fitted to each other, and a hinge hole and a hinge pin is fitted to each other, the game When the machine frame is viewed from the front side, is the upper hinge pin received on the right or left side of the upper hinge hole due to the load of the opening / closing body? As the lower portion of the hinge pin is received in the left or right side of the lower portion of the hinge holes, top and bottom of the hinge pin is received staggered with respect to the upper and lower hinge hole, the center of the upper and lower hinge pin in the vertical direction A hinge device for a gaming machine frame body, wherein the hinge device is positioned on a single straight line and is coaxially arranged in the vertical direction .

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