JP4164971B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a characteristic structure with respect to a front plate such as a glass door frame that covers the front surface of the gaming machine main body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, in a pachinko machine, the glass door frame that covers the game surface of the game board is supported in a cantilevered manner relative to the front frame of the game machine body, and opens and closes in the left-right direction. It becomes easy to work.
However, if the glass door frame rotates freely without any restrictions, it may rotate too much and enter the area of the adjacent pachinko machine, which is extremely disturbing if there is a player next to it. . Therefore, there is a model in which a stopper member for preventing the glass door frame from rotating too much is mounted on the rotation base of the glass door frame.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, preparing and mounting such a stopper member as a separate member increases the number of members and the assembly process, resulting in high costs.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the front plate such as a glass door frame from rotating too much without increasing the number of parts.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, a support frame body, a gaming machine main body game board is openably supported in the lateral direction with respect to the support frame is mounted, wherein and a front plate covering the game board of the recreation board to be visible through the window holes with disposed in front of the game board is openably supported in the lateral direction with respect to the game machine main body, wherein the support frame side is A first bracket projecting from the support frame in the front direction of the gaming machine is formed, and a second bracket is formed on the gaming machine main body so as to overlap the first bracket in the vertical direction. A first pivot shaft that protrudes downward from one bracket is formed, and a bearing hole through which the first pivot shaft is inserted is formed in the other bracket, and the first pivot shaft is State inserted through the bearing hole In while the first rotation shaft is protruded downward of the two brackets, the game machine main body is rotatably supported on the support frame about the first pivot axis In the gaming machine, the front plate is supported with respect to the gaming machine main body with a second rotation shaft disposed at a position shifted in the front-rear direction with respect to the first rotation shaft as a rotation center, The game machine body can be opened in the same direction as the opening direction of the gaming machine body, and does not contact the front plate until reaching a predetermined opening position. The gist is that an abutting portion that contacts and prevents further opening of the front plate is formed .
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine body is supported by the support frame body by the bearing structure including the rotating shaft and the bearing, and can be rotated around the rotating shaft, while the front plate is the gaming machine. The game machine body can be rotated in the same direction as the opening / closing direction of the gaming machine body. At this time, since the first rotating shaft which is projected downwardly of the both brackets and continue to rotate the faceplate in the opening direction on the rotation locus of the contact portion is arranged at a predetermined open position The abutting portion abuts on the coaxial portion, and further opening is impossible.
The gist of the invention of claim 2 is that, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine .
[0005]
【The invention's effect】
In the invention described in the claims, those at a predetermined rotational position to the first pivot axis of the contact portion is the gaming machine main body of the front plate when the front plate is rotated in the opening direction relative to the gaming machine main body It is possible to prevent further opening at the right position for contact, and the rotating shaft can be used as a stopper, so there is no need to provide a separate member on the game machine body side, contributing to cost reduction as a result. To do .
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a first type pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front side or the front side means the side facing the player, and the back side or the back side means the opposite side. Also, the left and right refers to the left and right direction as viewed from the player side.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the outer frame 1 as a support frame of the pachinko machine is a wooden frame framed in a quadrangular shape by the upper, lower, left and right frame plates 1a to 1d, on the upper surface of the lower frame plate 1c. Is provided with a curtain plate 2. A first upper hinge fitting 3 is disposed at a corner portion where the upper frame plate 1a and the left frame plate 1b are joined. As shown in FIG. 3, the first upper hinge fitting 3 is composed of a mounting bracket 5 having an inverted L shape when viewed from the front, and a first bracket 7 projecting forward from the mounting bracket 5. A circular through hole 8 is formed near the tip of the first bracket 7.
The first lower hinge fitting 9 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) disposed at the intersection of the curtain plate 2 and the left frame plate 1b is slightly different in shape from the upper hinge fitting 3, but the components are the same. It is.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 2, a gaming machine main body 4 is mounted on the outer frame 1 in a fitted state. The gaming machine main body 4 includes a front frame 11 and a game board 12 on which the front frame 11 is mounted. As shown in FIG. 1, a game surface 13 is formed on the front surface of the game board 12 so as to be arranged substantially vertically. The game surface 13 is exposed from the first window hole 15 formed in a frame shape on the front frame 11 toward the front surface. On the game surface 13, a game area 14 is formed in which an inner rail 16, an outer rail 17, a winning opening 18, a variable display device 19 and the like are arranged at predetermined positions. As shown in FIG. 2, a variable display device 19 and a game mechanism 20 that controls the discharge of prize balls and the like are disposed on the back side of the game board 12. An operation mechanism 22 such as a launch motor 21 that launches a game ball is disposed below the game mechanism 20.
[0008]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7 to 10, a second upper hinge fitting 23 is disposed at the upper left corner of the front frame 11. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second upper hinge fitting 23 is composed of a front frame mounting bracket 24 as a second bracket, a glass door frame mounting bracket 25, and a coupling bracket 26 that couples both brackets 24, 25. Has been. The front frame mounting bracket 24 is formed into a flat boots shape, and is a bent portion 24a that is bent near the tip. A rotating shaft 27 is formed projecting downward near the tip of the bent portion 24a. The rotation shaft 27 is inserted through the through hole 8 formed in the first bracket 7 of the first upper hinge fitting 3 from the upper side to the lower side. The glass door frame mounting bracket 25 is formed slightly smaller than the front frame mounting bracket 24, and is a bent portion 25a that is bent near the tip. A circular through hole 29 is formed near the tip of the bent portion 25a.
As shown in FIG. 1, a second lower hinge fitting 28 is disposed at the lower left corner of the front frame 11. The second lower hinge fitting 28 is slightly different in shape from the second upper hinge fitting 23 and does not include components corresponding to the glass door frame attachment fitting 25. As a result, the front frame 11 has the second upper hinge bracket 23 pivotally supported by the first upper hinge bracket 3 (the first bracket 7), and the second lower hinge bracket 28 is By being pivotally supported by the first lower hinge fitting 9, the outer frame 1 can be rotated and cantilevered. The first bracket 7 of the first upper hinge fitting 3, the through hole 8, the glass door frame attachment fitting 25 of the second upper hinge fitting 23 and the rotating shaft 27 constitute a bearing structure of the present invention.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 1, a glass door frame 31 is disposed on the front surface of the front frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. The glass door frame 31 occupies substantially the upper half of the front frame 2 and has a double structure in which a metal panel 33 is adhered to the back surface of a main body 32 made of synthetic resin. A second window hole 34 formed in a frame shape is formed in the glass door frame 31, and a glass plate 31 a is fitted in the second window hole 34.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 6, and 8 to 10, a cutout portion 35 is formed as a recess formed integrally with the upper left corner of the glass door frame 31 by retreating from the front surface of the main body 32. Is formed. The notch 35 is surrounded from three sides by a back wall 36, an inclined wall 37 and a shelf 38. A groove 39 having an arcuate cross section extending in the vertical direction is formed in the back wall 36 as a contact portion. When the glass door frame 31 is rotated in the opening direction, the rotation shaft 27 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the groove 39.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, an upper hinge member 41 is disposed at the upper left corner of the glass door frame 31. The upper hinge member 41 includes a guide plate 42, a movable shaft 43, and a coil spring 44. The channel-shaped guide plate 42 is disposed on the front side of the metal panel 33, and a movable shaft 43 is inserted between the upper and lower protruding portions 42a so as to be movable up and down. The lower end of the movable shaft 43 is a bent portion 43 a formed by bending, and the bent portion 43 a is projected to the back side of the metal panel 33. A latching claw 45 is formed on the rear surface of the metal panel 33 and above the protruding position of the bent portion 43a. The coil spring 44 is disposed between the distal end of the bent portion 43a and the latching claw 45 and urges the movable shaft 43 upward.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 6, a slit 47 is formed in the lateral direction in the main body 32 and the metal panel 33 of the glass door frame 31 at a position immediately above the hooking claws 45. In the slit 47, the glass door frame mounting bracket 25 of the second upper hinge bracket 23 is disposed, and the movable shaft 43 is inserted into the through hole 29 formed in the bent portion 25a of the glass door frame mounting bracket 25. ing. Although not described in detail, a lower hinge member 49 is disposed at the lower left corner of the glass door frame 31 (see FIG. 1), and the hinge fitting on the glass door frame 31 side is illustrated on the front frame 11 side. It is pivotally supported by the hinge bracket that does not. As a result, the glass door frame 31 is supported by the upper hinge member 41 and the lower hinge member 49 so as to be rotatable and cantilevered with respect to the front frame 11.
Further, since the movable shaft 43 is pushed downward against the urging force of the coil spring 44, the engagement with the glass door frame mounting bracket 25 is released, so that the glass door frame 31 can be detached from the front frame 11. It becomes.
[0012]
An upper cover plate 51 is mounted below the glass door frame 31. The upper cover plate 51 is cantilevered by a hinge fitting (not shown) with respect to the front frame 11 and can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame 11. The upper cover plate 51 has an upper tray 52 that protrudes forward.
A lower cover plate 53 is disposed below the upper cover plate 51. The lower cover plate 53 is fixed to the front frame 11. The lower cover plate 53 has a lower tray 54 protruding forward. The lower tray 54 mainly stores game balls that could not be stored in the upper tray 52. An operation handle 55 is attached to the right side of the lower tray 54.
[0013]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
The lock 56 (see FIG. 1) is released from the state in which the glass door frame 31 shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 9 is closed with respect to the front frame 11, and the glass door frame 31 is opened. The glass door frame 31 rotates around the movable shaft 43 on the second upper hinge member 41 side, and a movable shaft (not shown) on the lower hinge member 49 side (both axes are concentrically arranged). Rotate. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, when the glass door frame 31 is rotated approximately 90 degrees, the side surface of the rotation shaft 27 is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the groove 39 of the back wall 36 formed in the notch 35. The glass door frame 31 is prevented from further rotation in the opening direction.
[0014]
With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) The rotation shaft 27 for rotating the front frame 11 can be used as a stopper when the glass door frame 31 is rotated as it is, and a member for preventing the rotation of the glass door frame 31 is used as the front frame 11. As a result, it contributes to cost reduction.
(2) Since the notch 35 is formed by integral molding with the main body 32 of the glass door frame 31, it is not necessary to prepare a separate member that comes into contact with the rotating shaft 27, resulting in a simplified assembly process. Contributes to cost reduction.
(3) Since the glass door frame 31 is formed in a large size so as to cover almost the entire area of the upper half of the front frame 11, if the glass door frame 31 is rotated without any contrivance, The glass door frame 31 cannot be fully opened by abutting against the pivot shaft 27 disposed in front of the pivot base. On the other hand, if the corners of the glass door frame 31 are completely cut away so as not to contact the rotating shaft 27, only the portion of the glass door frame 31 formed in a square shape becomes a space that has nothing. I feel uncomfortable without being unified. As described above, the cutout portion 35 that is recessed from the front surface of the glass door frame 31 (main body 32) is formed, so that the glass door frame 31 is sufficiently opened without impairing the design of the glass door frame 31. It became possible.
(4) When the glass door frame 31 is rotated and comes into contact with the rear wall 36, the rotation shaft 27 is fitted into the groove 39. Since the rotation shaft 27 is held without wobbling by the groove 39, the open glass door frame 31 is stable.
(5) Since the rotation of the glass door frame 31 is prevented by the strong steel rotation shaft 27 and the notch 35 formed integrally with the main body 32 of the glass door frame 31, it is extremely robust. Yes, it can be used over time without going crazy and without falling out.
[0015]
It should be noted that the present invention can be modified and embodied as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a through hole 57 is formed in the back wall 36, and a bolt 59 having a contact plate 58 loosely attached to the tip is inserted into the through hole 57. 59 may be fixed. With this configuration, the advancing amount of the contact plate 58 can be changed by adjusting the fixing position of the bolt 59 with the two nuts 60. Accordingly, it is possible to adjust the opening amount of the glass door frame 31 in response to a deviation in the opening amount of the glass door frame 31 due to use over time or when the shape is different for each model.
In the above embodiment, the opening to the predetermined position when opening the glass door frame 31 is given as an example. However, since the front plate that covers the front surface of the game board 12 may be used, the lower cover plate 53 is used as the front frame. A structure similar to that of the notch 35 may be provided so that it can be brought into contact with a lower rotation shaft that rotates 11 and opened to a predetermined position.
The rotation shaft 27 is provided on the second upper hinge metal fitting 23 side of the front frame 11, but conversely, it may be provided on the first upper hinge metal fitting 3 on the outer frame 1 side.
The rotating shaft 27 was disposed in front of the glass door frame 31. That is, although it is a structure which protrudes below, the coaxial 27 may be a structure which has the protrusion part which protrudes toward the upper direction while it protrudes below.
-The groove | channel 39 formed in the back wall 36 does not necessarily need to be. Further, the shape of the groove 39 is not limited to that of the above embodiment.
In the present invention, “the shaft portion of the rotating shaft and the contact portion in the same recess abut” does not necessarily mean direct contact between the shaft portion and the contact portion. For example, another member may be interposed in the rotating shaft 27 when contacting the groove 39. As an example, a flexible (for example, synthetic rubber) cylindrical member may be mounted around the shaft portion so as to reduce the impact at the time of contact.
The present invention can be applied not only to pachinko machines but also to gaming machines such as slot machines, alepatches, and arrange balls. In addition, it is free to implement in a mode that does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.
[0016]
Other technical ideas of the present invention that can be grasped from the above embodiments will be described as additional notes below.
(1) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the contact position of the contact portion can be changed in the front-rear direction.
(2) The front plate is a glass door frame that seals the front surface of the game board, and the glass door frame covers the entire upper body of the gaming machine main body. A gaming machine according to any one of the above.
(3) The support frame body is rectangular, and the bearing structure on the support frame side is formed on either the left or right vertical frame plate of the support frame. Or the game machine in any one of 2.
(4) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, or appendices 1 to 3, wherein a flexible member that comes into contact with the contact portion is attached to the shaft portion of the rotation shaft. . (5) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, or appendices 1 to 4, wherein the pivot shaft protrudes from both brackets in both vertical directions.
[0017]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a perspective explanatory view for explaining the connection relationship of each hinge fitting and the like.
FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the glass door frame opened from the back side.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a connecting portion between a front frame and a glass door frame.
FIG. 6 is a main part perspective view for explaining a notch formed in a glass door frame.
FIG. 7 is a partial plan view of the same pachinko machine.
FIG. 8 is a partially broken partial plan view showing the same pachinko machine with the glass door frame opened.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a partially broken part of the same pachinko machine.
FIG. 10 is a partial side view showing the same pachinko machine with the glass door frame opened.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part for explaining a notch portion of a pachinko machine according to another embodiment.
12 is a partial plan view of the notch portion of FIG. 11;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame as a support frame, 3 ... 1st upper hinge metal fitting, 7 ... 1st bracket, 11 ... Front frame, 12 ... Game board, 23 ... 2nd upper hinge metal fitting, 24 ... 2nd Front frame mounting bracket as bracket, 25 ... Glass door frame mounting bracket, 27 ... Rotating shaft, 31 ... Glass door frame as front plate, 35 ... Notch as recess, 36 ... Back wall as abutment 41 ... Second upper hinge member.

Claims (2)

The supporting frame body, a gaming machine main body game board is openably supported in the lateral direction with respect to the support frame is mounted, it is disposed in front of the game board closing in the lateral direction with respect to the game machine main body A front plate that is supported and covers the game surface of the game board through a window hole so as to be visible .
A first bracket extending from the support frame toward the front of the gaming machine is formed on the support frame, and a second bracket is disposed on the gaming machine main body side so as to overlap the first bracket in the vertical direction. And forming a first rotation shaft protruding downward in one of the brackets, and forming a bearing hole through which the first rotation shaft is inserted in the other bracket, The first rotation shaft protrudes below the brackets with the one rotation shaft inserted into the bearing hole, while the gaming machine body is centered on the first rotation shaft. In a gaming machine that is rotatably supported with respect to the support frame ,
The front plate is supported with respect to the gaming machine main body with a second rotation shaft disposed at a position displaced in the front-rear direction with respect to the first rotation shaft as a rotation center. It can be opened in the same direction as the opening direction ,
The front plate does not abut until reaching a predetermined opening position, but abuts against the first rotation shaft by reaching the predetermined opening position to prevent further opening of the front plate. A gaming machine characterized by forming a part . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.

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