JP4275025B2 - Vertical gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes an outer frame for fixing and holding, a front frame that is hinged to a side portion of the outer frame and is attached so as to be laterally openable, and is normally closed and held covering the front open space of the outer frame, and the front frame The present invention relates to a vertical gaming machine that has a gaming component installed at a required set position, and is provided vertically for standing in a vertical direction as a whole.

  Pachinko machines, arrange ball machines, sparrow ball machines, and the like are known as vertical gaming machines as described above. In a pachinko machine that is a typical example of this type of gaming machine, the front frame is connected to the side of the outer frame through a hinge mechanism so as to be openable and closable, and always uses a locking device provided on the opposite side. The front frame is closed and held in a closed posture covering the front surface of the outer frame. This front frame has a game board with a game area formed with the required gauge settings, a glass door that covers the front of the game board, upper and lower bowls that store game balls, and game balls that are stored in the bowl are used as game boards. Various game components such as a game ball launcher that launches toward the back, a back set board equipped with a ball storage tank, a ball payout device, etc., various control boards and relay boards that control the operation of the pachinko machine, etc. Equipped.

  Here, as described above, the entire front frame (hereinafter referred to as “front frame structure”) in which the game component members are mounted and the front frame and the game component members are combined into one unit has a considerable weight. For this reason, as a normal form in a pachinko machine, a heavy front frame structure and a relatively light outer frame are handled separately, and the front frame structure is cantilevered using a hinge mechanism with respect to the outer frame. It can be opened and closed by connecting with. The outer frame is configured by frame-connecting a plurality of fixed frame members formed of wood or a hard resin material (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4). Also, the hinge mechanism is connected by fitting the shaft pin and shaft hole of the outer frame side and front frame side hinge fitting fixed to the upper and lower sides of one side edge of the outer frame and the front frame (for example, the side edge on the left side of the front). What is configured to do so is often used.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine, in the original vertically oriented game providing state, a large number of metal game balls are stored in the back set board of the front frame structure which is a heavy object, and the weight as a whole becomes considerable. For this reason, the front frame that is cantilevered and supported by the hinge mechanism at the upper and lower left edges of the outer frame is caused by the fitting difference (diameter difference) between the shaft pin and the shaft hole of the hinge mechanism and the bending of the hinge fitting. As a result, the anti-fulcrum side (right side of the front face) may tilt downward, making it impossible to maintain the horizontal posture and position. As a result, a stable game based on the original design intention can be developed and maintained, for example, the front frame and game components held thereby are inclined and displaced, resulting in poor ball flow due to a change in the gradient of each ball passage. There may be a problem of disappearance. For that reason, it is important to hold the front frame structure in an appropriate posture and position, and support technology means is indispensable.

  Therefore, in the conventional frame structure that has been implemented in pachinko machines, the outer frame is adjusted and fixed to an appropriate posture and position when installing the outer frame on the amusement island of the gaming facility. When the front frame structure is connected to the adjusted outer frame and closed, the front frame structure is supported in an appropriate posture and position. Specifically, the lower frame of the outer frame and the front frame are aligned with each other, that is, the upper end surface of the support base plate (“curtain plate”) having high durability located at the lower end of the front opening surface area of the outer frame. Adjust the level so that the tilt is horizontal, and adjust the tilt so that the tilt of the outer frame in the front-rear direction is a predetermined back-tilt angle (generally a back-tilt angle within 1 degree). Adjust the frame to the proper posture and position, and fix it to the game island. On the other hand, an engagement support portion based on the connection support height position of the hinge mechanism is provided in the lower alignment portion on the right side opposite to the hinge mechanism, and the left hinge mechanism and the right engagement support portion are in front. By supporting the frame, the front frame structure is configured to be held in an appropriate horizontal posture / position in the left-right direction and a predetermined backward leaning posture when providing a game with the front frame closed.

  As for the structure of the engagement support portion, generally, a receiving bracket is provided on the upper right side of the curtain plate, while a seat portion detachable from the receiving bracket is formed on the lower right side of the front frame so as to protrude downward. Then, when the front frame is closed, the front frame structure is engaged and engaged so that the front frame seat rides on the outer frame receiving bracket. Further, in order to more smoothly realize the opening and closing operation of the front frame structure which is a heavy object, a rotatable roller is provided on one of the engagement support portions on the front frame side and the outer frame side, There has been proposed a frame structure configured to support the front frame structure by engagement with a flat surface (a metal fitting or a seat).

Japanese Patent No. 2505630 Japanese Patent No. 25551880 Japanese Patent No. 2673411 Japanese Patent No. 2856321

  By the way, as described above, pachinko machines and the like adjust the inclination so that the inclination of the outer frame in the front-rear direction becomes a predetermined backward inclination angle (backward inclination angle of about 1 degree or less), so that the outer frame After adjusting to the position, it is nailed and fixed to the game island, but in order to give this back tilt angle, a taper corresponding to the back tilt angle is provided on the bottom surface of the outer frame, and the outer frame is placed on the game island In some cases, the projector can be erected with a predetermined backward tilt angle. With this configuration, rearward tilt adjustment when installing the outer frame on the game island is unnecessary or simple, but it is often transported in a state where the gaming machine is erected in the manufacturing stage or the transport stage. At this time, if the gaming machine is erected on the carrier stand alone, it will be erected in a rearward tilted state with a predetermined rearward tilt angle, and there is a problem that the standing stability is lacking. In particular, game components attached to the rear side of the game board attached to the front frame protrude rearward from the rear end surface of the outer frame, and the center of gravity of the entire gaming machine tends to be located on the rear side, so there is a slight analogy. Even if it is an angle, there is a problem that it is easy to fall backward by standing upright in a tilted state and lacks standing stability.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, a gaming machine in which a taper surface for installing a gaming machine on a gaming island with a predetermined rearward tilt angle is provided on the bottom surface of the outer frame, It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to stand up and transport in a stable state at the transportation stage.

For this reason, the vertical gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is attached to the outer frame for fixed holding and the side part of the outer frame so as to be able to open laterally by being hinged, and at the same time the outer frame It has a front frame that covers the front open space and is held closed, and a game component that is equipped at a required setting position of the front frame, and is configured to stand upright as a whole for use in games. The outer frame is formed in a rectangular frame shape from the upper frame member, the left frame member, the right frame member, and the lower frame member, and the lower frame member holds the front frame closed on the bottom plate portion and the outer frame forming the frame bottom surface. In this state, the resin plate is integrally formed with a curtain plate portion covering a portion exposed to the front surface below the front frame. And the standing angle adjustment mechanism which adjusts the standing angle of the front-back direction so that an outer frame stands up with a predetermined angle in the front-back direction was provided in the bottom plate part so that it could protrude below from the bottom face . It is comprised from a left-right paired protrusion member and the holding member which hold | maintains a protrusion member so that an up-down movement is possible with respect to a baseplate part. Furthermore, the frame bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is formed by being divided into a front half bottom surface forming a front region and a rear half bottom surface forming a rear region, with a line extending left and right passing through a middle point in the front-rear direction. It is formed to extend at right angles to the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame, and when the outer frame is placed with the front half bottom surface in contact with the horizontal mounting surface, the outer frame stands vertically, and the rear half bottom surface is relative to the front half bottom surface. It is formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle, and when the outer frame is placed with the bottom surface of the latter half in contact with the horizontal mounting surface, the outer frame stands upright by a predetermined angle, and the protruding member is It is located in the rear area of the bottom plate part so that it can protrude downward from the bottom surface of the second half, and the lower end of the protruding member protrudes until it is located on the extended surface of the front half bottom surface, and the front half bottom surface and the lower end of the protruding member are horizontally mounted. The outer frame can stand upright in contact with the mounting surface. It is configured to.

The holding member is composed of an adjustment screw boss provided with an adjustment female screw formed so as to penetrate vertically on the rear side of the bottom plate portion, and the protruding member is screwed onto the adjustment female screw from above. It is preferable that the lower end surface is formed of an angle adjustment bolt that can be attached and can project downward from the bottom surface of the frame of the bottom plate portion through the adjustment female screw.
  In addition, a nail boss having a nail hole penetrating vertically is formed in the rear region of the bottom plate portion, and the nail hole is formed with the outer frame placed on the top plate of the game island structure. Through the top surface from the top side toward the bottom of the frame to fix the outer frame to the top plate by fixing the outer frame to the top plate, and to fix the outer frame by contacting the bottom surface of the rear half on the top plate mounting surface. It is preferable that the apparatus is constructed so that it is erected only in the rearward tilt state.

On the other hand, a vertical gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention is fixedly attached to an outer frame and hinged to a side portion of the outer frame so that it can be opened laterally and always covers the front open space of the outer frame. A front frame that is closed and held, and a game component that is equipped at a required setting position of the front frame, and is configured to stand upright as a whole for use in games, The upper frame member, the left frame member, the right frame member, and the lower frame member are formed in a rectangular frame shape, and the lower frame member is closed with the front frame closed to the bottom plate portion and the outer frame forming the frame bottom surface. It is integrally formed of a resin material from a curtain plate portion that covers a portion exposed to the front surface on the lower side. And the standing angle adjustment mechanism which adjusts the standing angle of the front-back direction so that an outer frame stands up with a predetermined angle in the front-back direction was provided in the bottom plate part so that it could protrude below from the bottom face. It is comprised from a left-right paired protrusion member and the holding member which hold | maintains a protrusion member so that an up-down movement is possible with respect to a baseplate part. Further, the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame, and the outer frame is brought into contact with the horizontal mounting surface. When placed, the outer frame stands upright by a predetermined angle, and the projecting member is provided so as to project downward from the bottom surface of the frame, and the lower end of the projecting member passes through the front end of the bottom surface of the frame and the outer frame. It is configured to project until it is located on a plane perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface, and the outer end of the outer frame can be erected vertically by bringing the front end of the bottom surface of the frame and the lower end of the projecting member into contact with the horizontal mounting surface. Yes.
In this case, the holding member is composed of an adjusting screw boss provided with an adjusting female screw formed so as to penetrate the rear side of the bottom plate portion up and down, and the protruding member is screwed into the adjusting female screw from above. It is preferable that the lower end surface is formed of an angle adjusting bolt that can be attached to the bottom plate portion and protrude downward from the bottom surface of the frame of the bottom plate portion.

In the above-described vertical gaming machine according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the curtain plate portion is formed to protrude forward at the upper portion of the side end portion, and receives a hinge member for hinge-joining the front frame to the outer frame. A front frame support mechanism that has a held hinge receiving portion and protrudes upward from the upper surface of the curtain plate portion on the opposite side of the hinge receiving portion in the curtain plate portion so as to contact and support the lower surface of the closed front frame. And the front frame support mechanism includes a cylindrical roller member attached to the curtain plate portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in the left-right direction. The outer peripheral upper surface of the roller member is the upper surface of the curtain plate portion. The roller member protrudes further upward, and when the front frame is laterally opened and closed with the hinge coupling portion with the hinge member of the hinge receiving portion as a center, the outer peripheral upper surface of the roller member abuts and supports the lower surface of the front frame Rotates and guides the opening and closing operation of the front frame The front frame support mechanism is configured to support the roller member so as to be movable up and down, and is configured to be able to adjust the tilt of the front frame in the horizontal direction by adjusting the vertical movement of the roller member. Is preferred.

  According to the vertical gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, the standing angle adjustment mechanism is provided on the bottom plate portion of the lower frame member formed by integrally molding the bottom plate portion and the curtain plate portion, and this standing angle The standing angle of the outer frame can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism. For this reason, in the manufacturing stage and the transportation stage, the outer frame is vertical, or the center of the entire gaming machine is inclined forward so that it acts on the front-rear center of the bottom surface of the outer frame. If the standing angle is adjusted, the gaming machine can be erected in a stable state, and the gaming machine can be erected and transported in a stable state at the manufacturing stage or the transportation stage. When this gaming machine is attached to the game island, the outer frame is erected at a predetermined rearward tilt angle by using the tapered surface of the bottom plate portion instead of the standing angle adjusting mechanism (or by using the standing angle adjusting mechanism). The gaming machine can be easily attached to the game island with a predetermined backward tilt angle. Further, since at least the lower frame member is integrally molded with resin, when the outer frame is discarded, the lower frame member can be melted and reused, and resource saving can be achieved.

  It is preferable that the standing angle adjusting mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right projecting members and a holding member movably held up and down, whereby the position of the projecting member is adjusted to stand the outer frame vertically. It is easy to install or stand up with a predetermined rearward tilt angle.

  In this case, it is preferable that the frame bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is divided into a front half bottom surface and a rear half bottom surface, and the rear half bottom surface is inclined with respect to the front half bottom surface by a predetermined angle. The outer frame can be erected vertically by bringing it into contact with the mounting surface, and the rear frame can be erected in a tilted state by a predetermined angle by bringing the bottom surface of the second half into contact with the horizontal mounting surface. As a result, the lower end of the projecting member is projected until it is positioned on the extended surface of the front half bottom surface, and the outer frame is raised in a vertical and stable state by bringing the front half bottom surface and the lower end of the projecting member into contact with the horizontal mounting surface. Can do.

  Further, when the frame bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is formed to be inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to a surface perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface of the outer frame, and the outer frame is placed with the frame bottom surface in contact with the horizontal placement surface The outer frame is made to stand upright by a predetermined angle, and the lower end of the protruding member passes through the front end of the bottom surface of the frame and protrudes on a surface perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame. The front end and the lower end of the projecting member may be brought into contact with the horizontal mounting surface so that the outer frame can be vertically erected.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As an example of the vertical gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine PM in a state of being attached to a gaming island is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and an island structure constituting the gaming island with reference to these drawings. 10 and the overall outline configuration of the pachinko machine PM will be described.

  The island structure 10 is disposed in order from the ceiling side in order to arrange the island curtain plate 11, the lamp plate 12 having the calling lamp 12a, and the pachinko machine PM side by side in a row. Are provided with a holding frame 13 provided at a predetermined interval, a top plate 14 serving as a ball box mounting base, and a waist plate 15 extending downward from the top plate 14 to the floor surface. And the pachinko machine PM is respectively attached as shown in a plurality of spaces partitioned by the holding frame 13 and arranged in the horizontal direction within the vertical distance between the lamp plate 12 and the top plate 14. In addition, on the back side of the pachinko machine PM attached in this manner, as will be described later, there is a collection device 16 for collecting the out ball that has entered the out port without winning the prize device during the game, as will be described later. Island facilities are provided as shown in FIG.

  The configuration of the pachinko machine PM attached to the island structure 10 in this way will be briefly described. The pachinko machine PM is configured to have a rectangular frame size and a front opening of the outer frame 20 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame. The upper and lower hinge mechanisms 50 and 51 provided on the outer frame 20 are attached to the outer frame 20 so as to be openable and closable and detachable. The locking device 32 always holds the outer frame 20 in a closed state.

  The outer frame 20 includes a plurality of fixed-size frame members molded with wood, resin, or the like, that is, an upper frame member 21 and left and right frame members 22, 23, and a lower frame member 24 molded integrally with resin at right angles. The frame is connected and fixed in a space surrounded by the lamp plate 12, the left and right holding frames 13, and the top plate 14. The lower frame member 24 includes a curtain plate portion 25 that forms a portion exposed to the front surface below the front frame 30 and a bottom plate portion 26 that forms the lower surface of the outer frame, and is integrally formed of a resin material. By using the resin material in this manner, the lower frame member 24 can be melted and reused without being discarded.

  A glass door 33 having a transparent acrylic plate or glass plate is attached to the front upper side of the front frame 30 through a hinge (not shown) at the left end so that it can be opened and detached freely. Is held in a closed state covering the front surface of the front frame 30. An upper part of the front frame located behind the glass door 33 is provided with a storage frame for detachably storing the game board 35, and the game board 35 held and held in a standing posture on the storage frame is provided with the glass door. 33 is visible. The game board 35 uses a decorative board obtained by applying a cell to a surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined board thickness and router processing, and a substantially circular game area PA is formed by being surrounded by arc-shaped rails 36. In the game area PA, a large number of game nails (not shown), windmills, various prize-winning devices 38, an image display device 37 for displaying symbols according to game development status, and game components such as side lamps are attached. An out port 39 is provided at the lower end.

  An upper ball tray device 40 is attached to the lower side of the glass door 33 on the front surface of the front frame 30 so as to be laterally openable and detachable by a hinge mechanism at the left end. Is held in a state of covering. The upper ball tray device 40 is provided with an upper ball tray portion 41 that protrudes forward and receives and stores winning balls that are paid out during the game. Although not shown in detail, an auxiliary mechanism portion called a game auxiliary board is formed in the lower region of the front frame 30 whose front side is covered by the upper ball tray portion 41, and each part of the game auxiliary board has In the game area PA of the game board 35, a launching device for launching a game ball, a speaker, and the like are provided.

  Further, a lower ball tray device 43 is provided on the front side of the front frame 30 below the upper ball tray device 40 so as to protrude forward. The lower ball tray device 43 receives a prize from the upper ball tray portion 41 when the winning ball stored in the upper ball tray portion 41 overflows or when the player operates the ball discharge lever 42 of the upper ball tray device 40. A lower ball tray portion 44 for receiving and storing a winning ball sent through a ball tray passage formed inside when the ball is discharged, and a game ball located on the right side of the lower ball tray portion 44 In order to drop and discharge the launching handle 45 for performing the launching operation, the ashtray 46 located on the left side of the lower ball tray part 44, and the game balls stored in the lower ball dish part 44 into the ball box BB placed below. And a ball release lever 47. A ball discharge hole is formed in the bottom surface of the lower ball tray portion 44, and a ball discharge lid that covers the ball discharge port is opened and closed by operating the ball release lever 47. The game balls can be discharged into the ball box BB.

  The rear surface side of the front frame 30 passes through the tank storage tank 61, the tank rail 62 that aligns the game balls supplied from the ball storage tank 61 while being dropped, and the tank rail 62 based on the winning state of the game board 33. The ball payout device 63 for paying out the game balls supplied from the tank 61 as prize balls, the power supply board 64 for performing various controls during the game, the main board 65, and the image display device 37 are positioned on the back side. An image control board 66 and the like for performing display control are arranged as shown. Although not shown in the figure, a prize ball path that guides a prize ball paid out from the ball dispensing device 63 to the upper ball tray 41 or a prize-winning tool 38 of the game board 35 during the game is inside. There is provided an out ball passage that guides the game ball that has fallen into the out port 39 to the back side of the pachinko machine PM.

  In the pachinko machine PM configured as described above, the lower frame member 24 constituting the lower part of the outer frame 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. The lower frame member 24 includes a vertical plate-shaped curtain plate portion 25 positioned so as to cover a portion exposed to the front surface on the lower side of the front frame 30 held in a closed state on the front surface of the outer frame 20, and the curtain plate portion 25. The bottom plate portion 26 extends horizontally rearward from the lower edge of the outer frame 20 and constitutes the bottom surface of the outer frame 20, and is integrally formed of a resin material.

  The curtain plate portion 25 has a front surface formed of a vertical plane, a rear frame having a girdle-shaped reinforcing rib 251, and left and right end portions each having a plate-shaped coupling surface portion 252 extending vertically in the front-rear direction. The coupling surface portion 252 is formed in a rectangular plate shape having the same longitudinal length as that of the bottom plate portion 26, and the curtain plate portion 25 and the bottom plate portion 26 extend outside the left and right coupling surface portions 252. It has an extension part 253 and a bottom plate extension part 262a. The bottom plate portion 26 is composed of a flat plate-like lower bottom surface portion 261 that forms the lower surface of the outer frame, and left and right upper bottom surface portions 262 that are located at a predetermined distance from the lower bottom surface portion 261 on both left and right sides. As shown in FIG. 9, the lower bottom surface portion 261 located below the upper bottom surface portion 262 is partially cut away. The upper bottom surface portion 262 extends outward beyond the coupling surface portion 252 to form a bottom plate extending portion 262a.

  The lower frame member 24 configured as described above is coupled to the lower portions of the left and right frame members 22 and 23 to configure the outer frame 20, and the configuration of the coupling portion will be described. In this connection, the lower inner surfaces of the left and right frame members 22 and 23 are in contact with the outer surface of the combining surface portion 252, the lower front surface is in contact with the rear surface of the curtain plate extending portion 253, and the bottom surface is on the upper surface of the bottom plate extending portion 262 a. The left and right frame members 22 and 23 are placed on the left and right end portions of the lower frame member 24 so as to come into contact with each other, and the coupling surface portion 252 and the left and right frame members 22 and 23 are coupled by rivets. For this rivet connection, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, rivet insertion holes are formed in the left and right connection surface portions 252 and the left and right frame members 22 and 23 at four locations, respectively. The rivets 222 and 232 are inserted to rivet the left and right frame members 22 and 23 to the left and right coupling surface portions 252. At this time, concave grooves 221 and 231 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the outer surfaces of the left and right frame members 22 and 23 so that the heads of the rivets 222 and 232 do not protrude from the outer surfaces, Receiving washers 223 and 233 are sandwiched between the head, the coupling surface portion 252 and the left and right frame members 22 and 23 to prevent the rivet coupling strength from being lowered (sagging).

  Further, as shown in detail in FIG. 12, a boss portion 253a having a screw insertion port 253b is provided on the rear surface of the curtain plate extending portion 253, and a cap attachment in which the screw insertion port 253b is opened on the front surface. A recess 253c is formed. Screws 254 are inserted into the screw insertion openings 253b from the front side of the curtain plate extension 253 and screwed into the left and right frame members 22 and 23, and the left and right frame members 22 and 23 and the curtain plate portion 25 are coupled. Thereafter, a cap 255 is attached to the cap attaching recess 253c as shown in the figure to prevent the appearance from being damaged. In this manner, the left and right frame members 22 and 23 are firmly coupled to the lower frame member 24 by the rivets 222 and 223 and the screws 254.

  Here, as described above, since the accommodation size of the installation frame in the island structure 10 constituting the amusement island is divided into two types, the Kansai frame and the Kanto frame, the lower frame member 24 is provided in order to correspond to both the frames. I'm trying to prepare a kind. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the height dimension B of the lower frame member 24 is set for the Kanto frame, and as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the height dimension of the lower frame member 24 '. B 'is prepared for the Kansai frame, the lower frame member 24 shown in FIG. 3A is assembled to the pachinko machine PM for the Kanto frame, and the pachinko machine PM for the Kansai frame is assembled to FIG. The outer frame 20 is created by assembling the lower frame member 24 'shown in FIG.

  Note that the lower frame member 24 for the Kanto frame and the lower frame member 24 ′ for the Kansai frame correspond to each other by changing the thickness of the bottom plate portion 26. Specifically, the distance between the lower bottom surface portions 261, 261 ′ and the upper bottom surface portions 262a, 262a ′ constituting the bottom plate portions 26, 26 ′ (and the sizes of the coupling surface portions 252, 252 ′) is changed accordingly. Yes. As a result, the dimension A of the portion where the left and right frame members 22, 23 are attached to the lower frame members 24, 24 'is the same in both the Kanto frame and the Kansai frame, and only the lower frame members 24, 24' are changed. The upper and left and right frame members 21, 22, and 23 can be shared.

  As described above, the lower frame members 24, 24 ′ and the left and right frame members 22, 23 are coupled, and the upper frame member 21, the upper end portions of the left and right frame members 22, 23 are coupled to the left and right end portions of the upper frame member 21. Although it is made, since the coupling structure of the upper frame member 21 and the left and right frame members 22 and 23 is the same as the conventional one, the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine PM is attached to the game island structure 10. At this time, first, the outer frame 20 configured in the rectangular frame shape as described above is a single island structure. Attached to the body 10. As shown in FIG. 5, this attachment is performed by driving the bottom plate portion 26 onto the top plate 14 with a nail (for example, a five-inch nail) 5. At this time, since the lower frame member 24 is formed of a resin material, if the nail 5 is directly driven into the bottom plate portion 26, the bottom plate portion 26 may be cracked or cracked. For this reason, nail bosses 264 having nailing holes 264a made of elongated holes extending in the left and right directions are formed at two positions on the left and right sides of the bottom plate portion 26, and the nail holes 264a are formed. The nail 5 is driven into the top plate 14 through the bottom plate portion 26 and fixedly coupled to the top plate 14.

  In this way, the lower frame member 24 is fixed to the top plate 14 with the nail 5 and the upper frame member 21 is similarly formed of the nail to form the island structure 10 (the structural member located on the rear side of the lamp plate 12). The outer frame 20 is fixed to the island structure 10 at a required rearward tilt angle (usually an angle within 1 degree). After the front frame 30 is attached to the outer frame 20 through the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 50 and 51 so as to be freely opened and closed, the front frame 30 is locked and held on the outer frame 20 by the locking device 32 in the closed state. The Of these upper and lower hinge mechanisms 50, 51, the upper hinge mechanism 50 is the same as a conventionally used hinge mechanism, and a locking pin extending vertically is provided on either the outer frame 20 or the front frame 30. An engaging member having an engaging hole extending perpendicularly to the other is provided, and the upper end of the left end of the front frame 30 is located with respect to the outer frame 20 by fitting the locking pin into the engaging hole of the engaging member. It is engaged and held so that it can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction.

  On the other hand, the lower hinge mechanism 51 is configured as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, and this structure will be described with reference to these drawings. A hinge receiving portion 256 is integrally formed so as to protrude forward from the upper left end portion of the curtain plate portion 25 of the lower frame member 24 when viewed from the front (resin integrated molding as a part of the lower frame member 24). . On the upper surface of the hinge receiving portion 256, a receiving recess 256a made up of a substantially irregular pentagonal flat plate-shaped recess for receiving the lower hinge pin member 52 is formed, and the lower hinge pin member 52 is received in the receiving recess 256a. Retained. In the receiving recess 256a, a holding recess 256b formed of a cylindrical recess having a screw insertion hole 256c penetrating vertically and two holding screw holes 256d (see FIG. 6) are formed.

  The lower hinge pin member 52 includes a substantially irregular pentagonal plate-like portion 53 corresponding to the receiving concave portion 256 a, a disk-like holding portion 54 a provided projecting downward on the lower surface of the plate-like portion 53, and the plate-like portion 53. A disk-shaped support part 54b provided to protrude upward at a position facing the holding part 54a on the upper surface and the upper surface, and formed upwardly protruding from the support part 54b and positioned on the same axis as the holding part 54a. The support pin portion 54c is made of a metal material or the like. Note that screw insertion holes 53a are formed at two locations on the plate-like portion 53 so as to correspond to the holding screw holes 256c. The lower hinge pin member 52 having such a shape allows the plate-like portion 53 to be received in the receiving recess 256a while the holding portion 54a is fitted into the holding recess 256b, and the holding screw 58 inserted from the screw insertion hole 53a is inserted into the screw hole 256d. And is attached to the hinge receiving portion 256 (see FIG. 6). Further, the fixing screw 55 is inserted into the screw insertion opening 256 c from the lower surface side of the hinge receiving portion 256, and this is screwed into a screw hole formed on the lower surface of the holding portion 54 a of the lower hinge pin member 52 to lower the lower hinge member 52. Is firmly fixed to the hinge receiving portion 256 to constitute the lower hinge mechanism 51.

  On the other hand, a hinge fitting 56 is fixed to the lower left end of the frame member 31 constituting the front frame member 30 with a screw 57, and the hinge fitting 56 is fitted to the support pin portion 54c of the lower hinge pin member 52. A joint hole 56a is formed. The front frame 30 is attached to the outer frame 20 so that the support pin portion 54c is fitted into the fitting hole 56a. At the same time, the locking pin of the upper hinge mechanism 50 is fitted into the engaging hole of the engaging member, and the front frame 30 is attached to the outer frame 20 by the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 50 and 51 so as to be freely opened and closed. Note that the locking pin of the upper hinge mechanism 50 and the support pin portion 54c of the lower hinge mechanism 51 are located on the same axis extending vertically, and this axis serves as the opening / closing oscillation central axis. Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the hinge metal piece 56 is placed on the support portion 54b of the lower hinge pin member 52, and is supported in the vertical direction.

  As described above, the lower hinge mechanism 51 is configured to receive and hold the lower hinge pin member 52 (hinge member) in the hinge receiving portion 256 integrally molded with resin as a part of the curtain plate portion 25 (lower frame member 24). There is no possibility that the hinge fitting (hinge member) is exposed to the front of the curtain plate and the decorativeness is deteriorated as in the prior art. Also, if the hinge bracket is exposed forward as in the past, when the hinge bracket hits something outside and an external force is applied, the hinge bracket may be deformed and the front frame may be held horizontally, There is a risk of unauthorized operation such as illegally radiating radio waves or the like inside the gaming machine through the hinge bracket exposed to the front, causing malfunction of the internal device. In the lower hinge mechanism 51 of the present embodiment, there is no problem. In the lower hinge mechanism 51 of this embodiment, in particular, the hinge receiving portion 256 covers and protects the hinge fitting 56 placed on the support portion 54b of the lower hinge pin member 52. Prevents deformation from external force.

  The lower frame member 24 is further provided with a front frame support mechanism 27, a ball box holding mechanism 28, and an upright angle adjustment mechanism 29. These configurations and operations will be described.

  First, the front frame support mechanism 27 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6 to 9. The front frame support mechanism 27 is provided on the opposite side of the vertical hinge mechanisms 50 and 51, that is, on the rear side of the curtain plate part 25 on the right side when the pachinko machine PM is viewed from the front, and lowers the closed front frame 30. It is a mechanism for supporting from the side. The front frame support mechanism 27 includes a base member 271 made of a metal plate, a pair of left and right guide members 272, an adjustment screw 273, a holding nut 274, and a roller assembly 275.

  The base member 271 includes a horizontal plate portion 271a, a pair of left and right fixed arm portions 271b formed by bending downward at right angles from the left and right rear ends of the horizontal plate portion 271a, and a right angle from the central rear end of the horizontal plate portion 271a. And a support arm portion 271c formed by being bent. The holding nut 674 is joined to the lower surface of the horizontal plate portion 671a. In the base member 271, an attachment screw 271 g is inserted into an attachment hole 271 e formed in the fixed arm portion 271 b, and this is screwed into a screw hole of an attachment boss 257 provided on the back surface of the curtain plate portion 25, so that the curtain plate portion 25. Fixed to the back of the.

  A screw hole 671d is formed in the center of the horizontal plate portion 671a so as to penetrate vertically, and communicates with the female screw hole of the holding nut 674. An adjusting screw 673 is attached to the female screw hole of the holding nut 674 by screwing from the lower surface side of the horizontal plate portion 671a. The adjustment screw 673 includes a head portion 673a, a male screw portion 673b, and a cylindrical portion 673c that projects coaxially from the tip of the male screw portion 673b. The male screw portion 673b is screwed into the female screw hole of the holding nut 674. And attached to the horizontal plate portion 671a.

  Screw holes 271f penetrating back and forth are formed on the left and right sides of the support arm portion 271c. The fixing screws 271h inserted into the screw holes 271f are screwed into the screw holes 272a of the guide member 272, so that the pair of guide members 272 are formed. It is fixed to the left and right of the support arm portion 271c. In this fixed state, the pair of left and right guide members 272 face each other at a predetermined interval, and the roller assembly 275 is disposed in a state where the guide member 272 is sandwiched and guided within the predetermined interval.

  The roller assembly 275 includes a support plate 276 made of a plate bent in a U-shape when viewed from the front, and a support roller disposed in the U-shaped space of the support plate 276 and rotatably supported by the left and right plate portions 276a. 277 and a cylindrical receiving member 278 fixed to the bottom plate portion 276b of the U-shaped space of the support plate 276. The receiving member 278 is formed with a receiving hole 278a penetrating vertically, and the receiving hole 278a communicates with a through hole 276c formed in the bottom plate portion 276b of the support plate 276 and opens on the lower surface. In the roller assembly 275 having such a structure, the support plate 276 is inserted between the pair of left and right guide members 272 from above, and the through hole 276c of the bottom plate portion 276b of the support plate 276 is inserted into the receiving hole 278a of the receiving member 278. The cylindrical portion 273c of the adjusting screw 273 is fitted into the base member 271 so as to be movable up and down. The roller assembly 275 is guided by the left and right side surfaces of the support plate 276 being sandwiched between the left and right guide members 272, and the rear surface is guided in contact with the front surface of the support arm portion 271c so as to move up and down. .

  Here, the through hole 276c has a diameter into which the cylindrical portion 273c is fitted, but is formed to have a smaller diameter than the male screw portion 273b of the adjustment screw 273. As can be seen from FIG. 9, a support plate is formed on the front end surface of the male screw portion 273b. The bottom plate portion 276b of 276 is placed. Therefore, when the screwing amount of the adjusting screw 273 to the holding nut 274 is changed in this state, the male screw portion 273b moves up and down while supporting the support plate 276, and the vertical position of the support roller 277 can be adjusted. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, the support roller 277 whose vertical position is adjusted in this way contacts the lower surface of the right end portion of the frame member 31 of the front frame 30 to bring the right side portion of the closed front frame 30 from the lower surface side. To support. Here, as described above, the front frame 30 is supported at the left end by the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 50 and 51 so that the front frame 30 can be opened and closed. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the hinge fitting 56 fixed to the front frame 30 is the lower hinge pin member 52. The left end portion is positioned in the vertical direction by being placed on the support portion 54b. As described above, when the front frame 30 is attached to the outer frame 20 in a closed state, the left end portion is supported in the vertical direction by the lower hinge mechanism 51, while the right end portion is supported in the vertical direction by the support roller 277. Has been made. The support roller 277 is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in the left and right directions, and is supported with the lower surface of the frame member 31 of the front frame 30 placed on the support roller 277 when the front frame 30 is opened and closed. The roller 277 rotates to open and close the front frame 30 smoothly. Further, a front frame guide rib 25d extending forward and backward and projecting upward is provided on the curtain plate upper surface portion 25a with a taper at the front end, and the lower surface of the front frame 30 is moved on the front frame guide rib 25d. It smoothly guides onto the support roller 277.

  At this time, if the left and right support positions are different, the front frame 30 is tilted to the left or right with respect to the outer frame 20, so that the support portion 54b of the lower hinge pin member 52 extends from the bottom surface of the outer frame 20 as shown in FIG. The amount of screwing of the adjustment screw 273 is adjusted so that the vertical dimension D1 to the upper surface is equal to the vertical dimension D2 from the bottom surface of the outer frame 20 to the upper end surface of the support roller 277, and the left and right direction of the front frame 30 is adjusted. Leveling is adjusted.

  Next, the ball box holding mechanism 28 will be described with reference to FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. The ball box holding mechanism 28 is screwed with a mounting screw 282 inserted from the rear side into a through hole of a central mounting boss 258 a provided on the back surface of the curtain plate portion 25 of the lower frame member 24, and the curtain plate portion 25. A ball box locking member 281 attached to the front side of the. The ball box locking member 281 has a locking arm 281a, and a female screw 281b to be screwed with the mounting screw 282 is formed on the rear surface side. The ball box locking member 281 that is screwed to the mounting screw 282 in the female screw 281b and attached to the curtain plate portion 25 can rotate about the screw shaft together with the mounting screw 282 with respect to the curtain plate portion 25. In order to perform this rotation smoothly, a washer 283 is disposed between the mounting screw 282 and the curtain plate part 25.

  The ball box holding mechanism 28 latches and holds the flange portion BBF of the ball box BB mounted on the ball box mounting table 14a (see FIG. 5) protruding to the front surface side of the top plate 14 as shown in FIG. Then, the ball box BB is prevented from falling from the ball box mounting table 14a of the top plate 14. At this time, since the ball box locking member 281 is rotatable about the axis of the mounting screw 282 as described above, the ball box locking member 281 is rotated so that the locking arm 281a is positioned laterally or upward. Thus, the ball box BB can be placed on the ball box mounting table 14a without interfering with the locking arm 281a (this state is referred to as the ball box locking member 281 being in the release position). If the locking arm 281a is rotated downward as shown in FIG. 10 after placing the ball box BB on 14a (this state is referred to as the ball box locking member 281 being in the locking position). The flange BBB of the ball box BB can be locked and held by the locking arm 281a. When the ball box BB is taken out, the ball box locking member 281 is rotated to the release position, and the locking arm 281a is moved to a position apart from the flange portion BBF on the side or above.

  When the ball box locking member 281 is not used at the request of the customer (game hall), as shown in FIG. 11, a cap 288 or 288 ′ is attached to the mounting screw instead of the ball box locking member 281 at the shipping stage. Install with 284 and washer 285. The mounting screws 284 are inserted into left and right mounting bosses 258b provided on the back surface of the curtain plate portion 25 and screwed with the caps 288 and 288 ', and the caps 288 and 288' are fixed to the front surface of the curtain plate portion 25. To do.

  Next, the standing angle adjusting mechanism 29 will be described. In order to provide the upright angle adjusting mechanism 29, the bottom surface of the lower bottom surface portion 261 constituting the bottom plate portion 26 has a front half bottom surface 261a for setting a horizontal angle with respect to a middle point in the front-rear direction, and a second half for setting a rearward tilt angle. It is divided into a bottom surface 261b. The front half bottom surface 261a is formed to extend at right angles to the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame 20, and when the outer frame 20 is placed with the front half bottom surface 261a in contact with the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. Stands vertically and rests on a horizontal surface. On the other hand, the rear half bottom surface 261b is inclined with respect to the front half bottom surface 261a by a predetermined angle α as shown in FIG. 9, and the rear half bottom surface 261b is brought into contact with the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. When placed, the outer frame 20 stands in a backward inclined state by an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane.

  As described above, when the outer frame 20 is attached to the game island structure 10, as shown in FIG. 5, through the nail holes 264 a of the nail bosses 264 formed on the left and right sides of the bottom plate portion 26. The nail 5 is driven into the top plate 14 and the bottom plate portion 26 is coupled and fixed to the top plate 14. As a result, the rear half bottom surface 261b comes into contact with the top plate 14, and the outer frame 20 is attached to the top plate 14 while being inclined backward by a predetermined angle α. This angle α is an angle required for installing the pachinko machine PM, and is usually an angle within about 1 degree. Thus, the pachinko machine PM is provided for the game in a state where it is inclined backward by the angle α. . As can be seen from this, in the pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment, the nail 5 is driven into the top plate 14 through the nail hole 264a of the bottom plate portion 26 of the outer frame 20, and the bottom plate portion 26 (outer frame 20) is fixed to the top plate. 14, the outer frame 20 and the pachinko machine PM constructed by attaching the front frame 30 to the outer frame 20 can be attached to the game island structure 10 in a state of being inclined backward by the required angle α. Easy to adjust.

  By the way, in the manufacturing and transporting stage of the pachinko machine PM, it is required to transport the pachinko machine PM (outer frame 20) in an upright state, but it is unstable when the pachinko machine PM is tilted backward by an angle α. There is a problem that the pachinko machine PM may fall backward during transportation. Therefore, a standing angle adjusting mechanism 29 is provided in order to improve the standing stability during transportation or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, 9, and the like, the standing angle adjustment mechanism 29 includes an adjustment screw boss 263 provided on the upper bottom surface portion 262 of the bottom plate portion 26 and formed with an adjustment female screw 263 a penetrating vertically. The angle adjusting bolt 291 is screwed onto the adjusting female screw 263a. The angle adjustment bolt 291 has a bolt head 291a protruding above the upper bottom surface portion 262 and a male screw portion 291b screwed to the adjustment female screw 263a. The bolt head 291a is rotated by a wrench or the like. The vertical position of the screw lower surface 291c, which is the lower end surface of the female screw portion 291b, can be adjusted.

  When the pachinko machine PM is transported or the like, as shown in FIG. 9, the screwing amount adjustment of the angle adjustment bolt 291 is performed so that the screw lower surface 291 c coincides with the extended surface of the front half bottom surface 261 a of the lower bottom surface portion 261. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the outer frame 20 is in a state where the front half bottom surface 261 a is in contact with the upper surface of the conveyance table during conveyance, and the outer frame 20 (pachinko machine PM) is erected vertically, It stands up in a stable state. As a result, the standing stability during conveyance and the like is improved. When the outer frame 20 is fixed to the top plate 14 of the game island structure 10, the screw lower surface 291c of the angle adjusting bolt 291 is positioned above the rear half bottom surface 261b as shown in the circled view of FIG. Adjust the screwing amount.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bottom surface of the lower bottom surface portion 261 constituting the bottom plate portion 26 is divided into a front half bottom surface 261a for setting a horizontal angle and a back half bottom surface 261b for setting a rearward tilt angle with respect to a middle point in the front-rear direction. Although it is divided and formed, the entire bottom surface of the lower bottom surface portion 261 may be formed by the same surface as the rear half bottom surface 261b that sets the rearward tilt angle. In this case, if the outer frame 20 is attached to the top plate 14 with the screw lower surface 291c drawn upward from the bottom surface of the lower bottom surface portion 261, it can be attached in a predetermined backward inclined state. On the other hand, when the pachinko machine PM is transported or the like, the screw lower surface 291c of the angle adjusting bolt 291 is protruded downward, and the outer frame 20 is erected vertically.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIGS. 9 to 11 and the like, the upper surface of the curtain plate portion 26 is provided with a front frame locking arm that stands upward on the rear side of the front surface of the curtain plate portion 26 and extends in the left-right direction. The part 259 is integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 9, when the front frame 30 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 20 in a closed state, a locking recess 259a recessed rearward is formed on the front surface of the front frame locking arm portion 259. Further, a locking projection 31 a formed to protrude rearward from the lower end of the frame member 31 of the front frame 30 enters the locking recess 259 a, and locks the front frame 30 to the lower frame 24. Prevents lifting up and unauthorized operations from outside.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the main effects achieved can be summarized as follows.

  First, the lower frame member 24 includes a curtain plate portion 25 that forms a portion exposed to the front surface on the lower side of the front frame 30, and a bottom plate portion 26 that forms the lower surface of the outer frame, and is integrally formed of a resin material. ing. By using the resin material in this manner, the lower frame member 24 can be melted and reused without being discarded.

  Second, the lower frame member 24 for the Kanto frame and the lower frame member 24 ′ for the Kansai frame correspond to each other by a shape in which the thickness dimension of the bottom plate portion 26 is changed. Specifically, the distance between the lower bottom surface portions 261, 261 ′ and the upper bottom surface portions 262a, 262a ′ constituting the bottom plate portions 26, 26 ′ (and the sizes of the coupling surface portions 252, 252 ′) is changed accordingly. Thus, the dimension A of the portion where the left and right frame members 22, 23 are attached to the lower frame members 24, 24 'is the same in both the Kanto frame and the Kansai frame, and the lower frame members 24, 24' are changed. Only the upper and left and right frame members 21, 22, and 23 can be shared.

  Third, when the pachinko machine PM is attached to the game island structure 10, the outer frame 20 is first attached to the game island structure 10 as a single unit. This attachment is performed by attaching the bottom plate portion 26 as shown in FIG. This is performed by hitting the top plate 14 with a nail (for example, a 5-inch nail) 5. At this time, since the lower frame member 24 is formed of a resin material, if the nail 5 is directly driven into the bottom plate portion 26, the bottom plate portion 26 may be cracked or cracked. For this reason, nail bosses 264 having nail holes 264a made of elongated holes extending in the left and right directions are formed at two positions on the left and right sides of the bottom plate portion 26, and the nail holes 264a are formed. The nail 5 is driven through the top plate 14 and the bottom plate portion 26 is coupled and fixed to the top plate 14, so that there is no possibility that the lower frame member 24 is cracked or cracked.

  Fourth, the lower hinge mechanism 51 is configured to receive and hold the lower hinge pin member 52 (hinge member) in the hinge receiving portion 256 integrally molded with resin as a part of the curtain plate portion 25 (lower frame member 24). There is no possibility that the hinge fitting (hinge member) is exposed to the front of the curtain plate and the decorativeness is deteriorated as in the prior art. Also, if the hinge bracket is exposed forward as in the past, when the hinge bracket hits something outside and an external force is applied, the hinge bracket may be deformed and the front frame may be held horizontally, There is a risk of unauthorized operation such as illegally radiating radio waves or the like inside the gaming machine through the hinge bracket exposed to the front, causing malfunction of the internal device. In the lower hinge mechanism 51 of the present embodiment, there is no problem. In the lower hinge mechanism 51 of this embodiment, in particular, the hinge receiving portion 256 covers and protects the hinge fitting 56 placed on the support portion 54b of the lower hinge pin member 52. Prevents deformation from external force.

  Fifth, when the front frame 30 is attached to the outer frame 20 in a closed state, the left end portion is supported in the vertical direction by the lower hinge mechanism 51, while the right end portion is supported by the support roller of the front frame support mechanism 27. Support in the vertical direction is made by 277, and the front frame 30 can be reliably supported. The support roller 277 is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in the left and right directions, and is supported in a state where the lower surface of the frame member 31 of the front frame 30 is placed on the support roller 277 when the front frame 30 is opened and closed. The roller 277 rotates to open and close the front frame 30 smoothly. Further, a front frame guide rib 25d that extends forward and backward and protrudes upward is provided on the curtain plate upper surface portion 25a with a taper at the front end, and the lower surface of the front frame 30 is moved on the front frame guide rib 25d. It smoothly guides onto the support roller 277.

  At this time, if the left and right support positions are different, the front frame 30 is tilted to the left or right with respect to the outer frame 20, so that the support portion 54b of the lower hinge pin member 52 extends from the bottom surface of the outer frame 20 as shown in FIG. If the screwing amount of the adjustment screw 273 is adjusted so that the vertical dimension D1 to the upper surface is equal to the vertical dimension D2 from the bottom surface of the outer frame 20 to the upper end surface of the support roller 277, the horizontal direction of the front frame 30 Leveling can be adjusted easily.

  Sixth, the ball box holding mechanism 28 has a flange BBF of the ball box BB mounted on the ball box mounting table 14a (see FIG. 5) protruding to the front surface side of the top plate 14 as shown in FIG. The ball box BB is prevented from falling from the ball box mounting table 14a of the top plate 14. At this time, since the ball box locking member 281 is rotatable about the axis of the mounting screw 282 as described above, the ball box locking member 281 is rotated so that the locking arm 281a is positioned laterally or upward. Thus, the ball box BB can be placed on the ball box mounting table 14a without interfering with the locking arm 281a. After the ball box BB is placed on the ball box mounting table 14a, the locking arm 281a is shown in FIG. If it rotates so that it may show in the downward direction as shown, the flange part BBF of the ball box BB can be latched and held by the latching arm 281a. When the ball box BB is taken out, the ball box BB can be easily removed by rotating the ball box locking member 281 to the release position and moving the lock arm 281a to a position separated from the side or upper flange BBB. Can be taken out.

  Seventh, the bottom surface of the lower bottom surface portion 261 constituting the bottom plate portion 26 is formed by being divided into a front half bottom surface 261a for setting a horizontal angle and a rear half bottom surface 261b for setting a rearward tilt angle with respect to a middle point in the front-rear direction. Has been. The front half bottom surface 261a is formed to extend at right angles to the front and rear surfaces of the outer frame 20, and when the outer frame 20 is placed with the front half bottom surface 261a in contact with the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. The rear half bottom surface 261b is inclined at a predetermined angle α with respect to the front half bottom surface 261a as shown in FIG. When the outer frame 20 is placed with the 261b in contact with the horizontal plane, the outer frame 20 stands in a backward inclined state by an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane.

  Therefore, when the outer frame 20 is attached to the game island structure 10, the nail 5 passes through the nail holes 264a of the nail bosses 264 formed on the rear side at the two left and right positions of the bottom plate portion 26 as shown in FIG. Is attached to the top plate 14 and the bottom plate portion 26 is coupled and fixed to the top plate 14, the rear bottom surface 261 b comes into contact with the top plate 14, and the outer frame 20 is attached to the top plate 14 tilted backward by a predetermined angle α. That is, the pachinko machine PM is used for a game in a state where it is tilted backward by an angle α. As can be seen from this, in the pachinko machine PM according to the present embodiment, the nail 5 is driven into the top plate 14 through the nail hole 264a of the bottom plate portion 26 of the outer frame 20, and the bottom plate portion 26 (outer frame 20) is fixed to the top plate. 14, the outer frame 20 and the pachinko machine PM constructed by attaching the front frame 30 to the outer frame 20 can be attached to the game island structure 10 in a state of being inclined backward by the required angle α. Easy to adjust.

  On the other hand, when the pachinko machine PM is transported or the like, as shown in FIG. 9, the screw adjustment of the angle adjusting bolt 291 is performed so that the screw lower surface 291c coincides with the extended surface of the front half bottom surface 261a of the lower bottom surface portion 261. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the outer frame 20 is in a state where the front half bottom surface 261 a is in contact with the upper surface of the conveyance table during conveyance, and the outer frame 20 (pachinko machine PM) is erected vertically, It stands up in a stable state. As a result, the standing stability during conveyance and the like is improved.

  Eighth, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 to 11, etc., a front frame member that stands upward on the upper surface of the curtain plate portion 26 on the rear side from the front surface of the curtain plate portion 26 and extends in the left-right direction. A stop arm portion 259 is integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 9, when the front frame 30 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 20 in a closed state, a locking recess 259a recessed rearward is formed on the front surface of the front frame locking arm portion 259. Further, a locking projection 31 a formed to protrude rearward from the lower end of the frame member 31 of the front frame 30 enters the locking recess 259 a, and locks the front frame 30 to the lower frame 24. It is possible to prevent lifting and moving to the outside and unauthorized operation from the outside.

It is a front view which shows the state which attached the pachinko machine as a vertical game machine which concerns on this invention to the game island structure. It is a rear view which shows the state which attached the pachinko machine as a vertical game machine which concerns on this invention to the game island structure. It is a rear view which shows the lower frame member which comprises the outer frame of the said pachinko machine, FIG. 3 (A) is a lower frame member for Kanto frames, FIG. 3 (B) is a rear view of the lower frame member for Kansai frames. is there. It is a rear view which shows the lower part of the said outer frame. It is the side view which looked at the lower part of the said pachinko machine from the left side. It is a plane sectional view showing the lower part of the outer frame by cutting the outer frame along the horizontal plane at the intermediate part. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the components structure of the front frame support structure provided in the lower frame member of the said outer frame. It is a fragmentary sectional front view which shows the lower part of the said outer frame. It is side surface sectional drawing which cuts and shows the lower part of the said pachinko machine along the front-back vertical surface which passes along the center of a front frame support structure. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the lower part of the said outer frame along the arrow XX of FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the lower part of the said outer frame along the arrow XI-XI of FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing which cut | disconnects and shows the lower part of the said pachinko machine along the front-back vertical surface which passes along the center of the lower hinge mechanism 51. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the components structure of a lower hinge mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

PM Pachinko machine PA Game area BB Ball box BBF Flange part 5 Nail (5 inch nail)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Island structure 11 Island curtain board 12 Lamp board 12a Calling lamp 13 Holding frame
14 Top plate 14a Ball box mounting table 15 Waist plate 16 Collection device 20 Outer frame 21 Upper frame member 22 Left frame member 23 Right frame member 221, 231 Groove 222, 232 Rivet 223, 233 Receiving washer 24, 24 'Lower frame member 25 Curtain plate portion 251 Reinforcement ribs 252 and 252 ′ Joint surface portion 253 Curtain plate extension portion 253a Boss portion 253b Screw insertion hole 253c Cap mounting recess 254 Screw 255 Cap 256 Hinge receiving portion 256a Receiving recess 256b Holding recess 256c Screw insertion hole 256d Holding screw Hole 257 Mounting boss 258a Center mounting boss 258b Left and right mounting boss 259 Front frame locking arm portion 259a Locking recess 26, 26 'Bottom plate portion 261, 261' Lower bottom surface portion 261a Front half bottom surface 261b Rear bottom surface 262 Upper bottom surface portion 262a Bottom plate extension Part 263 adjustment screw boss 263a adjustment female 264 Nail boss 264a Nail hole 27 Front frame support mechanism 271 Base member 271a Horizontal plate portion 271b Fixed arm portion 271c Support arm portion 271d Adjustment female screw 271e Mounting hole 271f Screw hole 271g Mounting screw 271h Fixing screw 272 Guide member 272a Screw Hole 273 Adjustment screw 273a Head part 273b Male screw part 273c Cylindrical part 274 Lock nut 275 Roller assembly 276 Support plate 276a Left and right plate part 276b Bottom plate part 276c Through hole 277 Support roller 278 Receiving member 278a Receiving hole 28 Ball box holding mechanism 281 Ball box Locking member 281a Locking arm 281b Female screw 282 Mounting screw 283 Washer 284 Mounting screw 285 Washer 288, 288 'Cap 29 Standing angle adjusting mechanism 291 Angle adjusting bolt 291a Vol Toehead 291b Male thread 291c Screw lower surface 30 Front frame
31 Frame member 31a Locking protrusion 32 Locking device 33 Glass door 35 Game board 36 Rail 37 Image display device 38 Winning device 39 Out port 40 Upper ball tray device 41 Upper ball tray portion 42 Ball discharge lever 43 Lower ball tray device 44 Lower ball Plate 45 Launch handle 46 Ashtray 47 Ball release lever 50 Upper hinge mechanism 51 Lower hinge mechanism 52 Lower hinge pin member 53 Plate-like portion 53a Screw insertion hole 54a Holding portion 54b Support portion 54c Support pin portion 55 Fixing screw 56 Hinge fitting 56a Fitting Hole 57 Screw 58 Holding screw 61 Ball storage tank 62 Tank rail 63 Ball dispensing device 64 Power supply base 65 Main base 66 Image control base

Claims (7)

An outer frame for fixing and holding, a front frame that is hingedly connected to a side portion of the outer frame and is attached so as to be able to open laterally, and is normally closed and held covering the front open space of the outer frame, and the front frame In a vertical gaming machine that has a gaming component equipped at a required setting position and is provided vertically for a game as a whole standing vertically,
The outer frame is formed in a rectangular frame shape from an upper frame member, a left frame member, a right frame member, and a lower frame member, and the lower frame member includes a bottom plate portion that forms a frame bottom surface and the front frame on the outer frame. It is integrally formed of a resin material from a curtain plate portion that covers a portion exposed to the front surface below the front frame in a state of being held closed,
A standing angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a standing angle in the front-rear direction so that the outer frame stands up with a predetermined angle in the front-rear direction is provided on the bottom plate part so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface. A pair of left and right projecting members, and a holding member that holds the projecting member so as to be movable up and down with respect to the bottom plate portion;
The bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is formed by being divided into a front half bottom surface forming a front region and a rear half bottom surface forming a rear region, bordering on a line extending left and right through a middle point in the front-rear direction,
The front half bottom surface is formed to extend at right angles to the front surface and the rear surface of the outer frame, and when the outer frame is placed with the front half bottom surface in contact with a horizontal placement surface, the outer frame stands vertically, The bottom half of the rear half is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom half of the front half, and when the outer frame is placed with the bottom half bottom face in contact with a horizontal placement surface, the outer frame is moved backward by the predetermined angle. It comes to stand in a tilted state,
The projecting member is located in the rear region of the bottom plate portion and is provided so as to be able to project downward from the bottom surface of the rear half, and projects the lower end of the projecting member until it is located on the extended surface of the front half bottom surface, A vertical gaming machine, characterized in that the outer frame can be erected vertically by bringing the bottom surface of the front half and the lower end of the protruding member into contact with a horizontal mounting surface. The holding member is composed of an adjustment screw boss provided with an adjustment female screw formed by penetrating vertically on the rear side of the bottom plate part,
The projecting member is attached to the adjustment female screw by screwing from above, and a lower end surface is configured by an angle adjustment bolt that can penetrate the adjustment female screw and project downward from the bottom surface of the frame of the bottom plate portion. The vertical game machine according to claim 1, wherein:   A nail boss having a nail hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the rear region of the bottom plate portion, and the nail is mounted on the top plate of the game island structure. A nail is struck to the top plate from the upper surface side to the bottom surface of the frame through the punching hole, the outer frame is fixed to the top plate, and the second half bottom surface is brought into contact with the mounting surface of the top plate. The vertical game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vertical frame is configured to be fixed and fixed so that the outer frame is erected in a state inclined backward by the predetermined angle. The curtain plate portion has a hinge receiving portion that is formed to protrude forward at the upper part of the side end portion and receives and holds a hinge member for hinge-joining the front frame to the outer frame,
A front frame support mechanism is provided on the opposite side of the hinge receiving portion in the curtain plate portion so as to protrude above the top surface of the curtain plate portion and contact and support the lower surface of the front frame in the closed holding state.
The front frame support mechanism is configured to have a cylindrical roller member attached to the curtain plate portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the left and right direction,
The roller member has an outer peripheral upper surface projecting upward from an upper surface of the curtain plate portion, and the roller is opened and closed when the front frame is laterally opened and closed about a hinge coupling portion of the hinge receiving portion with the hinge member. The roller member rotates to guide the opening and closing operation of the front frame while the outer peripheral upper surface of the member abuts and supports the lower surface of the front frame.
The front frame support mechanism is configured to support the roller member so as to be movable up and down, and is configured to be capable of adjusting the tilt of the front frame in the horizontal direction by adjusting the vertical movement of the roller member. The vertical game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein An outer frame for fixing and holding, a front frame that is hingedly connected to a side portion of the outer frame and is attached so as to be able to open laterally, and is normally closed and held covering the front open space of the outer frame, and the front frame In a vertical gaming machine that has a gaming component equipped at a required setting position and is provided vertically for a game as a whole standing vertically,
The outer frame is formed in a rectangular frame shape from an upper frame member, a left frame member, a right frame member, and a lower frame member, and the lower frame member includes a bottom plate portion that forms a frame bottom surface and the front frame on the outer frame. It is integrally formed of a resin material from a curtain plate portion that covers a portion exposed to the front surface below the front frame in a state of being held closed,
A standing angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting a standing angle in the front-rear direction so that the outer frame stands up with a predetermined angle in the front-rear direction is provided on the bottom plate part so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface. A pair of left and right projecting members, and a holding member that holds the projecting member so as to be movable up and down with respect to the bottom plate portion;
The frame bottom surface of the bottom plate portion is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a surface perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface of the outer frame, and the frame bottom surface is brought into contact with a horizontal placement surface to When the outer frame is placed, the outer frame stands upright in a backwardly inclined state by the predetermined angle,
The projecting member is provided so as to project downward from the bottom surface of the frame, and projects the lower end of the projecting member through the front end of the bottom surface of the frame until it is positioned on a surface perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface of the outer frame; A vertical game machine characterized in that the outer frame can be erected vertically by bringing the front end of the bottom surface of the frame and the lower end of the protruding member into contact with a horizontal mounting surface. The holding member is composed of an adjustment screw boss provided with an adjustment female screw formed by penetrating vertically on the rear side of the bottom plate part,
The projecting member is attached to the adjustment female screw by screwing from above, and a lower end surface is configured by an angle adjustment bolt that can penetrate the adjustment female screw and project downward from the bottom surface of the frame of the bottom plate portion. The vertical game machine according to claim 5, wherein: The curtain plate portion has a hinge receiving portion that is formed to protrude forward at the upper part of the side end portion and receives and holds a hinge member for hinge-joining the front frame to the outer frame,
A front frame support mechanism is provided on the opposite side of the hinge receiving portion in the curtain plate portion so as to protrude above the top surface of the curtain plate portion and contact and support the lower surface of the front frame in the closed holding state.
The front frame support mechanism is configured to have a cylindrical roller member attached to the curtain plate portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the left and right direction,
The roller member has an outer peripheral upper surface projecting upward from an upper surface of the curtain plate portion, and the roller is opened and closed when the front frame is laterally opened and closed about a hinge coupling portion of the hinge receiving portion with the hinge member. The roller member rotates to guide the opening and closing operation of the front frame while the outer peripheral upper surface of the member abuts and supports the lower surface of the front frame.
The front frame support mechanism is configured to support the roller member so as to be movable up and down, and is configured to be capable of adjusting the tilt of the front frame in the horizontal direction by adjusting the vertical movement of the roller member. The vertical gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that it is characterized in that:

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