JP4361295B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a slot machine as a gaming machine , and particularly relates to a structure in a case where a panel frame member for mounting a panel inside is attached to the surface of a front door .
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a panel for decoration or the like is attached to a front surface portion thereof via a panel frame member. For example, in the case of a slot machine, a rectangular lower panel (also referred to as a title panel) is attached to the lower part of the front door via a panel frame member.
[0003]
And, such a panel has a fixed period and is exchanged according to the player's needs, etc. In order to facilitate this exchange work, a panel or panel frame material for the front part of the gaming machine is used. Various improvements in the mounting structure have been proposed and publicly known. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a first fixing piece (supporting fixing piece) having a substantially L-shaped hook portion outward (downward) is provided on the lower side of the panel frame member of the lower panel of the slot machine. In addition, two second fixing pieces (protruding fixing pieces) each having a locking claw at the tip are formed on the upper side of the panel frame member, and the first and second fixing pieces are formed on the front door of the slot machine. Correspondingly, two each of the first and second openings are formed, and after inserting the first fixing piece into the first opening, the second fixing piece is inserted into the second opening. Thus, a panel frame member attached to a front door is known. In Patent Document 1, the panel main body and the panel frame material of the lower panel are integrally formed. However, the panel main body, that is, the panel and the panel frame material are usually formed separately. In this case, the panel is detachably fixed to the panel frame member by screwing.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-245893 (page 2-4, FIGS. 1 to 6)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above example, when the panel is replaced, the panel frame material is removed from the front door, and once moved to another work table, the screws are loosened from the panel frame material, the panel is removed, and a new panel is replaced. A series of operations are required in which the panel frame material is attached to the front door again after being fixed by stopping. For this reason, the replacement work cannot be facilitated sufficiently. In particular, in the case of the lower panel of the slot machine, the fluorescent lamp of the lighting fixture is mounted on the front door side, so work carefully so that the panel frame does not touch the fluorescent lamp when removing or installing the panel frame. From this point, further improvement is demanded.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the problem is that the panel frame material is fixed to the front door by fixing pieces respectively formed on the upper side and the lower side, which are two opposite sides of the panel frame material. In the slot machine attached to the surface, the panel frame can be exchanged without removing the panel frame material from the surface of the front door , and a slot machine capable of facilitating the exchange work is provided.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 includes a front door attached to the front opening of the housing through a hinge so as to be openable and closable, and a panel is mounted on the inside of the front door surface. As a slot machine to which the panel frame material is attached , a first fixing piece having a substantially L-shaped hook portion outwardly on the lower side of the panel frame material is engaged with the upper side of the panel frame material and the tip. Second fixing pieces each having a pawl portion are formed, and first and second openings are formed on the surface of the front door , corresponding to the first and second fixing pieces, respectively. Assuming that the panel frame material is attached to the surface of the front door by inserting the first fixed piece into the first opening and then inserting the second fixed piece into the second opening. To do. The first fixing piece is provided so that the length of the protrusion to the front door side is larger than that of the second fixing piece, and the first fixing piece is provided on the inner side opposite to the bending direction of the hook portion. A projection that protrudes in the direction is formed, and a groove that sandwiches the lower edge of the panel is formed on the lower side of the panel frame member, while the panel frame member is attached to the surface of the front door. It is set as the structure which provides the pressing part which clamps a panel between frame materials .
[0008]
In this configuration, when the panel frame member is pulled out from the second opening on the surface of the front door and the panel frame member is tilted halfway when the panel is replaced, the front door side of the first fixed piece Since the protrusion length to the second fixing piece is set to be larger than that of the second fixing piece, and the first fixing piece is formed with a protruding portion protruding inwardly opposite to the folding direction of the hook portion. The first fixing piece engages with the first opening on the surface of the front door, and the panel frame member is held in a half-open state. In half-open state of the panel frame member, it is possible screwing positions of the panel to remove and install the panel from the panel frame member in a case on the side of the open panel frame member, the workbench as in the conventional It is not necessary to remove the panel and remove the panel, or carefully attach the panel frame material so that it does not touch the fluorescent lamp of the lighting fixture provided on the front door surface , making it easy to replace the panel Can do.
[0009]
Moreover, since the second fixed piece is formed on the upper side of the panel frame member, when the second fixed piece is pulled out from the second opening on the surface of the front door and the panel frame member is inclined to the half-open state, Even if the panel frame material is not tilted to the half-open state, the panel frame material is smooth due to the mechanical positional relationship between the action point of the panel frame material's own weight and the first fixed piece on the lower side of the panel frame material as a fulcrum. Since it is tilted and held in the half-open state, the panel can be replaced more easily.
[0010]
Furthermore, when the panel frame material is attached to the front door surface , the panel inside the panel frame material has its lower edge held in the groove on the lower side of the panel frame material, and the panel frame material and the front door Since it is clamped between the pressing part provided on the surface of the panel, the panel does not move. On the other hand, when the panel frame material is in the half-open state with the upper side open, the panel can be replaced simply by pulling the panel upward from the groove on the lower side or inserting a new panel lower edge into the groove. The work such as screwing can be omitted.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show the appearance of a slot machine A according to an embodiment of the present invention. The front door 1 constituting the front portion of the slot machine A is attached to the front opening 2a of the housing 2 so that the left side can be opened and closed.
[0012]
The front door 1 is provided with an operation portion 3 in the center thereof, and a medal slot 4, a start switch 5, three stop switches 6, 6, 6 and the like are appropriately arranged on the operation portion 3. An upper lamp 7, an upper panel 8, two left and right speakers 9 and 9, and an intermediate panel 10 are provided in the upper part above the operation unit 3 of the front door 1 and below the operation unit 3 of the front door 1. A lower panel 11, a medal payout opening 12 and a medal tray 13 are provided at the lower part of the side. On the upper panel 8, a payout table or the like is printed.
[0013]
The intermediate panel 10 has a back surface such as a transparent synthetic resin plate such as an acrylic plate, a tempered glass plate, or the like provided with a pattern or a pattern by silk screen printing. A rectangular reel display window 15, which is a transparent portion without being subjected to the above, is formed. From the reel display window 15, three symbols (not shown) drawn in a row can be seen on each outer peripheral surface of the three rotary reels 16, 16, 16 of the reel device arranged in the housing 2. Whether or not a predetermined pattern is aligned on the effective line of the reel display window 15 when each rotation reel 16 is rotated by the operation of the start switch 5 and then the rotation is stopped by the operation of the stop switch 6. A game is played. Further, from the periphery of the reel display window 15 of the intermediate panel 10, there is a combination winning number display 17 or an acquired number display 18 provided on a lamp plate (not shown) attached to the back side of the front door 1. Display on the display and lighting of various display lamps (not shown) can be seen through.
[0014]
The lower panel 11 has a model name printed on the back surface of a rectangular synthetic resin plate as a title panel, and is attached to the front door 1 via a panel frame member 20. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the panel frame member 20 is formed in a rectangular shape or a rectangular frame shape having four sides along the periphery of the lower panel 11 so as to hold the lower panel 11 inside. On the lower side of the panel frame member 20 are formed two left and right first fixing pieces 21 and 21 projecting to the rear side, that is, the front door 1 side. Projecting left and right second fixing pieces 22 and 22 are formed. Each of the first fixing pieces 21 has a substantially L-shaped hook portion 26 bent outward (downward) at the tip, and each of the second fixing pieces 22 has an arrowhead-shaped engagement at the tip. A pawl portion 27 is provided.
[0015]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the front door 1 has two horizontally long slits corresponding to the first fixed pieces 21, 21 in a position near the medal tray 13 in a state where the lower panel 11 is removed. The first opening portions 31 and 31 are formed to open to the front, and the left and right two horizontally elongated slits corresponding to the second fixing pieces 22 and 22 are disposed in the vicinity of the operation portion 3. The second openings 32 are formed to open forward.
[0016]
The panel frame member 20 is attached by first inserting the first fixed pieces 21, 21 into the first openings 31, 31, and then inserting the second fixed pieces 22, 22 into the second openings 32, 31. This is done by inserting into 32. Here, from the viewpoint of attaching the panel frame member 20, there is no need to make the protruding length of the first fixed piece 21 toward the front door 1 side larger than that of the second fixed piece 22, In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, in order to make it possible to realize a half-open state of the panel frame member 20 with the first fixing piece 21 as a fulcrum, the first fixing piece 21 is a second fixing piece 22. In addition, the projection length to the front door 1 side is set to be larger than that, and the first fixed piece 21 is formed with a projection 33 projecting inwardly opposite to the bending direction of the hook portion 26. .
[0017]
In addition, a groove 34 that holds the lower edge of the lower panel 11 is formed on the lower side of the panel frame member 20 over substantially the entire length of the lower side. On the other hand, the front door 1 is provided with pressing portions 36 and 37 at the upper portion and the left and right side portions surrounding the fluorescent lamp 35 that illuminates the lower panel 11 from the inside, and when the panel frame member 20 is attached, the pressing portion 36 is provided. , 37 and the panel frame member 20 are sandwiched between the lower panel 11. The pressers 36 and 37 may be integrally molded with a member of the front door 1 and a resin to reduce the number of parts, or may be formed of an elastic member such as synthetic rubber and attached to the front door 1.
[0018]
Next, in order to explain the operation and effect of the above embodiment, the second fixing piece 22 on the upper side of the panel frame member 20 is pulled out from the second opening 32 of the front door 1 when the lower panel 11 is replaced. When the frame member 20 is tilted in a half-open state, the length of the first fixed piece 21 on the lower side protruding toward the front door 1 is set larger than that of the second fixed piece 22. The first fixing piece 21 is engaged with the first opening 31 of the front door 1 because the first fixing piece 21 is formed with a protrusion 33 protruding inwardly opposite to the bending direction of the hook portion 26. Then, the panel frame member 20 is held in a half-open state (see FIG. 7). In the half-opened state of the panel frame member 20, the lower panel 11 having the lower edge sandwiched between the groove portions 34 of the panel frame member 20 is pulled out and removed, and the lower edge of the new lower panel 11 is inserted into the groove portion 34 and attached. Therefore, it is moved to a work table as in the past, and the lower panel 11 is removed from the panel frame member 20 or the panel frame member 20 is carefully attached so as not to hit the fluorescent lamp 35 provided on the front door 1. The replacement work can be facilitated.
[0019]
In addition, when the panel frame member 20 is tilted to the half-opened state, even if the panel frame member 20 is not tilted to the half-opened state, the first weight point of the panel frame member 20 as the fulcrum and the point of action of the panel frame member 20 itself. Since the panel frame member 20 is smoothly tilted and held in the half-open state from the mechanical positional relationship with the fixed piece 21, the replacement work can be further facilitated. Further, the configuration of the panel frame member 20 is simple in that it simply increases the protruding length of the first fixing piece 21 and forms the protrusion 33 as compared with the conventional one. There is also an advantage that it can be easily achieved.
[0020]
Furthermore, the attachment of the lower panel 11 in the half-opened state of the panel frame member 20 is merely to insert the lower edge of the lower panel 11 into the groove 34 of the panel frame member 20 and sandwich it. When the second fixing piece 22 is inserted into the second opening 32 of the front door 1 and the panel frame member 20 is attached, the lower panel 11 is located between the panel frame member 20 and the holding portions 36 and 37 of the front door 1. Since it is clamped, the shift | offset | difference of the lower panel 11 in the attachment state of the panel frame material 20 can be prevented reliably. In addition, since an operation such as screwing is not required when the lower panel 11 is replaced, the replacement operation can be further facilitated.
[0021]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Other various embodiment is included. For example, in the above embodiment, the lower panel 11 is fixed to the panel frame member 20 simply by sandwiching the lower edge of the lower panel 11 in the groove 43 formed on the lower side of the panel frame member 20. The upper edge of the lower panel 11 may be screwed to the panel frame member 20. Also in this case, since the screw stopper can be loosened or tightened in the half-open state of the panel frame member 20, the replacement work can be facilitated.
[0022]
[0023]
In the above embodiment, the case where the lower panel 11 of the slot machine A is attached to the front door 1 via the panel frame member 20 has been described. However, the present invention relates to the case where the upper panel 8 of the slot machine A is attached to the front door 1. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied to the case of mounting via a frame material.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention, when the panel frame member is tilted to the half-open state by pulling out the second fixed piece of the panel frame member from the second opening on the front door surface when replacing the panel. Since the first fixed piece engages with the first opening on the front door surface and the panel frame member is held in a half-open state, it is moved to the work table as in the past, or the panel frame member is attached carefully. Therefore, the replacement work can be facilitated. In addition, since the configuration is simple simply by increasing the protruding length of the first fixing piece and forming the protruding portion as compared with the conventional one, implementation can be facilitated.
[0025]
Moreover, even when the panel is replaced, even if the panel frame material is not tilted to the half-open state, the panel frame material is opened to the half-open state in which the upper side of the panel frame material is opened from the mechanical position relationship between the action point and the fulcrum of the panel frame material. Since it is held smoothly and tilted, the replacement work can be facilitated.
[0026]
Furthermore, it is possible to easily replace the panel in the half-opened state of the panel frame material without requiring the work such as screwing while preventing the panel from being displaced in the panel frame material mounted state. Can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a panel frame member for attaching a lower panel.
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line YY in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the lower panel and the panel frame member are removed from the front door of the slot machine.
FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing a half-open state of the panel frame member.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Slot machine 1 Front door (front)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Lower panel 20 Panel frame material 21 1st fixing piece 22 2nd fixing piece 26 Hook part 27 Locking claw part 31 1st opening part 32 2nd opening part 33 Projection part 34 Groove parts 36, 37 Holding part

Claims (1)

In a slot machine comprising a front door attached to the front opening of the housing through a hinge so as to be openable and closable , and a panel frame member for mounting the panel on the inside of the front door surface .
A first fixed piece having a substantially L-shaped hook portion outwards on the lower side of the panel frame member, and a second fixed piece having a locking claw portion at the tip on the upper side of the panel frame member, respectively. Formed,
First and second openings are formed on the front door surface corresponding to the first and second fixing pieces, respectively, and after the first fixing piece is inserted into the first opening, The panel frame member is attached to the surface of the front door by inserting the second fixed piece into the opening of 2.
The first fixed piece is set to have a longer projection length toward the front door than the second fixed piece, and the first fixed piece has an inward direction opposite to the bending direction of the hook portion. Protruding protrusions are formed ,
In addition, a groove for holding the lower edge of the panel is formed on the lower side of the panel frame material, and the panel is held between the panel frame material with the panel frame material attached to the surface of the front door. A slot machine comprising a presser part to be provided .

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