JP4405205B2 - Hinge for mounting front frame of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge for attaching a front frame of a pachinko machine that attaches a front frame to an outer frame of the pachinko machine so as to be opened and closed.

As hinges for attaching the front frame to the outer frame of the pachinko machine so as to be opened and closed, the hinges described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have been known.
The hinge which concerns on patent document 1 had the shafted member which has a spindle, and the bearing member pivotally supported by a spindle. The bearing member has a shaft hole into which the support shaft is inserted in the vertical direction, and a shaft guide portion for guiding the support shaft to the shaft hole. The shaft guiding portion has a structure in which the bearing member side is gradually moved upward with respect to the shafted member by bringing the support shaft and the shaft hole close to each other in the horizontal direction. When the support shaft reaches the shaft hole, the bearing member falls with respect to the shaft member, and the support shaft is inserted into the shaft hole.

The hinge which concerns on patent document 2 had the shafted member which has a spindle, and the bearing member pivotally supported by a spindle. The bearing member has a guide groove into which the support shaft is inserted in the horizontal direction. In order to prevent the support shaft from dropping off from the guide groove, a lock member is attached to the bearing member so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the support shaft is inserted into the guide groove in the horizontal direction, and the lock member closes the entrance of the guide groove, whereby the bearing member is supported by the support shaft.
JP 2000-42222 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-47555

However, in the hinge according to Patent Document 1, when the bearing member is pivotally supported with respect to the shafted member, the bearing member is lifted with respect to the shafted member. Therefore, the front frame to which the bearing member is attached is lifted with respect to the outer frame to which the shaft member is attached. Therefore, when the bearing member is pivotally supported with respect to the shaft member, it is necessary to strongly push the front frame toward the outer frame with sufficient strength to lift the front frame.
Moreover, as for the hinge concerning patent document 2, the spindle was inserted in the horizontal direction with respect to the bearing member. And the lock member was also a structure rotated in a horizontal direction. Therefore, the lock member tends to have a complicated configuration. For example, a winding spring or the like that prevents the lock member from rotating in the reverse direction is required.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a hinge for mounting a front frame of a pachinko machine that has a structure that allows a bearing member to be easily supported on a support shaft and that has a lock member with an easy structure. And

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized in that it is a hinge for attaching a front frame of a pachinko machine having a configuration as described in each claim.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front frame mounting hinge has a shaft member having a support shaft erected in a substantially vertical direction and a bearing member supported by the support shaft. The bearing member has a guide groove into which the support shaft is inserted in a substantially horizontal direction. And the bearing member, the support shaft in order to prevent the escape from the guide groove, is attached to the moving available-substantially vertically lock member for locking from above the support shaft.

That is, the support shaft is inserted into the guide groove of the bearing member in a substantially horizontal direction. The support shaft is prevented from coming out of the guide groove by the lock member. The lock member is attached to the bearing member so as to be movable or rotatable in a substantially vertical direction, and is locked to the support shaft from above.
Therefore, when the bearing member is pivotally supported with respect to the support shaft, the bearing member is moved in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the shafted member. Alternatively, the shaft member is moved in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the bearing member. Therefore, the bearing member can be pivotally supported on the support shaft without lifting the bearing member with respect to the shafted member.

  The lock member is locked from above with respect to the support shaft. Therefore, the lock member is locked to the support shaft from above substantially perpendicular to the direction (substantially horizontal direction) in which the support shaft is inserted into the guide groove of the bearing member. Therefore, the lock member stably prevents the support shaft from coming out of the guide groove. And a lock member can be made into an easy structure and a hinge can become an easy structure.

Moreover, according to the invention described in claim 1, the locking member is provided on the upper surface of the bearing member has a structure for locking the support shaft to move from above the support shaft downward by its own weight.
Therefore, the lock member is locked to the support shaft by utilizing its own weight. Therefore, the hinge does not require a spring member or the like for locking the lock member to the support shaft. Thus, the hinge is easy to configure.

Moreover, according to the invention described in claim 1, between the locking member and the bearing member, a plurality of sliding portions for mounting movably is provided a locking member against the bearing member. The slide portion extends from the lock member and passes through the bearing member through the guide portion formed in the bearing member, or extends from the bearing member and passes through the guide member formed in the lock member and passes through the lock member. A stopper for preventing the slide portion from coming off from the bearing member or the lock member is provided at the tip of the slide portion.
That is, the lock member has a plurality of slide portions. Therefore, the lock member is prevented from rotating in the horizontal direction by being guided by the plurality of slide portions. Thus, the lock member moves in a substantially vertical direction with good stability.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shaft member is attached to the outer frame, and the bearing member is attached to the front frame. When the front frame is open with respect to the outer frame, the support shaft of the shaft member is inserted into the guide groove of the bearing member, and the front groove closes the front side of the outer frame so that the guide groove is on the front of the outer frame. The guide groove is closed at the front end of the front frame and closed at the opposite end.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the support shaft, when forme difference along the shaft the guide groove, the inclined surface to move upward is formed with respect to the locking member bearing member.
Therefore, the lock member is lifted upward by the inclined surface of the support shaft by inserting the support shaft into the guide groove. Therefore, the lock member is easily locked to the support shaft by using the inclined surface of the support shaft.

  According to the hinge for mounting the front frame according to the present invention, the bearing member can be easily supported on the support shaft, and the lock member is configured with an easy structure.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The pachinko machine 1 has an outer frame 11 and a front frame 10 as shown in FIG. A plurality of hinges 2 and 16 are attached to one side edge of the outer frame 11.
Further, a glass door 12 is attached to a substantially central portion of the front frame 10 so as to be freely opened and closed. An upper tray 13 for receiving a prize ball is attached to the lower side of the glass door 12, and a lower tray 14 and a handle 15 are attached to the lower side of the upper plate 13.

The hinge 16 has a shaft member 17 and a bearing member 18 as shown in FIG.
The shaft member 17 is made of metal and is attached to the front portion of the outer frame 11 near the lower side. The shaft member 17 has a support shaft 17a standing in a substantially vertical direction.
The bearing member 18 is made of metal and is attached to the lower surface of the front frame 10. The bearing member 18 projects forward from the front frame 10, and a through hole 18a is provided in the projecting portion. The bearing member 18 is pivotally supported with respect to the support shaft 17a by fitting the support shaft 17a into the through hole 18a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge 2 includes a shaft member 3, a bearing member 4, and a lock member 5.
The shaft member 3 is made of metal and has an attachment portion 31 attached to the upper surface of the outer frame (11) and an attachment portion 30 attached to the side surface of the outer frame (11) as shown in FIGS. An extension portion 32 that projects forward is formed at the front end of the attachment portion 31. A support shaft 33 is provided on the upper surface of the overhang portion 32 so as to protrude in a substantially vertical direction. An inclined surface 33 a is formed on the support shaft 33.
The inclined surface 33a is formed on the front side surface of the support shaft 33 and faces obliquely upward and obliquely forward.

The bearing member 4 is made of metal and has a mounting portion 40 attached to the upper surface of the front frame (10) and a mounting portion 41 attached to the back surface of the front frame (10) as shown in FIG.
A plurality of (for example, two) guide portions 44 and 45 are formed in the attachment portion 40. A projecting portion 42 that projects forward is formed at one side end (left end) of the attachment portion 40. A guide groove 43 is formed in the overhang portion 42.

The guide groove 43 is formed in a notch groove shape in the projecting portion 42 and has an opening on one side end (left end) side. And it extends toward the other end (right end) side. Thus, the guide groove 43 is configured such that the support shaft 33 is inserted in the substantially horizontal direction from the opening as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide portions 44 and 45 are formed in a notch groove shape on the front and rear edges of the mounting portion 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the slide portions 52 and 53 of the lock member 5 are inserted into the guide portions 44 and 45, respectively. And the guide parts 44 and 45 support the slide parts 52 and 53 so that a movement to a substantially perpendicular direction is possible.

  The lock member 5 is made of metal and has a plate portion 50 as shown in FIG. The plate portion 50 is installed on the upper surface side of the bearing member 4 and is configured to be able to come into contact with the upper surface of the bearing member 4. The plate portion 50 is integrally provided with a plurality of (for example, two) slide portions 52 and 53 protruding downward from the plate portion 50. The plate portion 50 is formed with a through hole 51 that penetrates in the thickness direction. The support shaft 33 is inserted into the through hole 51 as shown in FIG. Thus, the lock member 5 is locked to the support shaft 33.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slide portions 52 and 53 have stoppers 52a and 53a on the tip side. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the stoppers 52 a and 53 a are formed at the tips of the slide portions 52 and 53 by passing the slide portions 52 and 53 through the guide portions 44 and 45 and bending the tips.

Thus, the slide parts 52 and 53 slide in a substantially vertical direction with respect to the bearing member 4 while being guided by the guide parts 44 and 45. The slide portions 52 and 53 are configured not to drop off from the bearing member 4 when the stoppers 52a and 53a are engaged with the back surface of the bearing member 4.
Accordingly, the lock member 5 is attached to the bearing member 4 so as to be movable in a substantially vertical direction by the plurality of slide portions 52 and 53.

  The shaft members 3 and 17 and the bearing members 4 and 18 are formed as described above. As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft members 3 and 17 are attached to one end edge of the outer frame 11. The bearing members 4 and 18 are attached to one end edge of the front frame 10.

Next, a method for attaching the front frame 10 to the outer frame 11 will be described.
First, (see FIG. 2), in order to pivotally support the lower bearing member 18 on the lower shafted member 17, the through hole 18a of the bearing member 18 is made to support the shaft 17a of the shafted member 17 while the front frame 10 is lifted. Fit into.
Next, in order to pivot the upper bearing member 4 on the upper shafted member 3, the upper end side of the front frame 10 is pushed toward the outer frame 11. As a result, the bearing member 4 moves in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the shaft member 3 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the support shaft 33 is inserted into the guide groove 43 while being guided by the guide groove 43.

At this time, the support shaft 33 lifts the lock member 5 upward by the inclined surface 33a as shown in FIGS.
Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the support shaft 33 reaches the through hole 51, the lock member 5 moves downward from above the support shaft 33 by its own weight. As a result, the support shaft 33 is inserted into the through hole 51, and the lock member 5 is locked to the support shaft 33 (see FIG. 9). The lock member 5 prevents the support shaft 33 from falling off the guide groove 43.
Thus, the bearing member 4 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 33, and the front frame 10 is hinged to the outer frame 11 via the hinges (2, 16). And as shown in FIG. 10, the front frame 10 is attached with respect to the outer frame 11 so that rotation is possible.

The hinge 2 is configured as described above.
That is, the support shaft 33 is inserted into the guide groove 43 of the bearing member 4 in a substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIGS. Then, the support shaft 33 is prevented from coming out of the guide groove (43) by the lock member 5 as shown in FIG. The lock member 5 is attached to the bearing member 4 so as to be movable in a substantially vertical direction as shown in FIGS. The lock member 5 is engaged with the support shaft 33 from above.

Therefore, when the bearing member 4 is pivotally supported with respect to the support shaft 33, the bearing member 4 is moved in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the shafted member 3. Alternatively, the shaft member 3 is moved in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the bearing member 4. Therefore, the bearing member 4 can be pivotally supported on the support shaft 33 without lifting the bearing member 4 with respect to the shafted member 3.
Further, the lock member 5 is engaged with the support shaft 33 from above as shown in FIGS. Therefore, the lock member 5 is locked to the support shaft 33 from above substantially perpendicular to the direction (substantially horizontal direction) in which the support shaft 33 is inserted into the guide groove 43 of the bearing member 4. Therefore, the lock member 5 stably prevents the support shaft 33 from coming out of the guide groove 43. Then, the lock member 5 can be easily configured, and the hinge 2 can be easily configured.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lock member 5 is provided on the upper surface side of the bearing member 4, and has a structure that moves downward from above the support shaft 33 by its own weight and engages with the support shaft 33.
Therefore, the lock member 5 is locked to the support shaft 33 by utilizing its own weight. Therefore, the hinge 2 does not require a spring member or the like for locking the lock member 5 to the support shaft 33. Thus, the hinge 2 has an easy configuration.

The lock member 5 has a plurality of slide portions 52 and 53 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the lock member 5 is prevented from rotating in the horizontal direction by being guided by the plurality of slide portions 52 and 53. Thus, the lock member 5 moves in a substantially vertical direction with good stability.
Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the slide portions 52 and 53 protrude downward from the lock member 5 and move together with the lock member 5. Therefore, the slide portions 52 and 53 do not protrude upward from the lock member 5. Thus, the slide parts 52 and 53 have a structure that does not get in the way when the bearing member 4 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 33.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the support shaft 33 is formed with an inclined surface 33 a that moves the lock member 5 upward with respect to the bearing member 4 when the support shaft 33 is inserted along the guide groove (43). ing.
Therefore, by inserting the support shaft 33 into the guide groove (43), the lock member 5 is lifted upward by the inclined surface 33 a of the support shaft 33. Therefore, the lock member 5 is easily locked to the support shaft 33 by using the inclined surface 33 a of the support shaft 33.

(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is formed in substantially the same manner as the first embodiment. However, the bearing member 4 according to the second embodiment has a guide portion 46 shown in FIG. 15 instead of the guide portion 45 shown in FIG. The lock member 5 has a slide portion 54 instead of the slide portion 53 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, Embodiment 2 will be described focusing on these differences.

The guide part 46 is a through-hole which penetrates the attachment part 40 in the thickness direction as shown in FIG. The diameter is larger than that of the slide portion 54. Therefore, the slide portion 54 is slidably inserted into the guide portion 46.
The slide portion 54 is attached to the lower surface of the plate portion 50 of the lock member 5 by welding or screwing. Therefore, the slide portion 54 protrudes downward from the plate portion 50. The slide portion 54 is inserted through the guide portion 46 and penetrates the bearing member 4, and a stopper 54 a is provided at the tip portion thereof. For example, the stopper 54 a is formed by caulking the tip of the slide portion 54. Thus, the slide portion 54 is prevented from coming out of the guide portion 46 by the stopper 54a.
Thereby, the lock member 5 is attached to the bearing member 4 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by the slide portion 54 and the slide portion 52.

(Embodiment 3)
A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The third embodiment is formed in substantially the same manner as the second embodiment. However, the lock member 5 according to the third embodiment has a slide portion 55 instead of the slide portion 54 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 will be described focusing on these differences.

The slide portion 55 has a rod shape as shown in FIG. 18, and has a stopper 55a at the lower end. The stopper 55a is formed by caulking the lower end of the slide portion 55.
The slide portion 55 is inserted into the through hole 46 from the lower side of the bearing member 4, and the tip portion is attached to the attachment hole 50 a formed in the plate portion 50 of the lock member 5. For example, it is attached by welding, press fitting, or jointing.

Thus, the lock member 5 is attached to the bearing member 4 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by the slide portion 55 and the slide portion 52.
Further, according to the present embodiment, the lock member 5 is installed on the bearing member 4 without the slide portion 55, so that the slide portion 52 can be installed on the guide portion 44 with the stopper 52a formed. . Thus, the lock member 5 can be easily attached to the bearing member 4.

(Embodiment 4)
The fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The fourth embodiment is formed in substantially the same manner as the first embodiment. However, it differs from the first embodiment in that one of the slide portions is provided on the bearing member side.
That is, the lock member 5 has one slide portion 52 as shown in FIG. 21, but does not have the slide portion 53 shown in FIG. A guide portion 56 is formed in the plate portion 50 of the lock member 5 in a through hole shape. A slide portion 57 is slidably inserted into the guide portion 56.

On the other hand, the bearing member 4 has a mounting hole 47. Then, the lower end portion of the slide portion 57 is attached to the attachment hole 47. For example, it is attached by welding, screwing or press fitting. Therefore, the slide member 57 is provided on the bearing member 4.
The slide portion 57 is formed with a stopper 57a at the upper end portion. The stopper 57 a is formed by caulking the upper end of the slide portion 57. Thus, the slide portion 57 is prevented from coming off from the guide portion 56 by the stopper 57a.

The bearing member 4 has a guide portion 48 shown in FIG. 21 instead of the guide portion 44 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, the guide portion 48 is formed by a corner portion including an attachment portion 40 and an overhang portion 42, and has a side edge 48 a on the overhang portion 42 side and a side edge 48 b on the attachment portion 40 side. .
Thus, the lock member 5 is slidable in the substantially vertical direction with respect to the bearing member 4 via the slide portion 57 guided and supported by the guide portion 56 in the substantially vertical direction and the slide portion 52 guided and supported by the guide portion 48. Mounted.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the first to fourth embodiments, and may be the following modes.
For example, in the first to fourth embodiments, the lock member is slidably attached to the bearing member in a substantially vertical direction. However, the lock member may be attached so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the bearing member. The lock member may be configured to be engaged with the support shaft from above by being rotated in the vertical direction.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is the left view of an outer frame, and the front view of a front frame. It is a perspective view of a bearing member and a lock member. It is a perspective view in the state where a bearing member and a lock member were assembled. It is a perspective view of the shafted member from the left front. It is a perspective view of the shafted member from the right rear. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a bearing member is attached with respect to a shafted member. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a bearing member is attached with respect to a shafted member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the bearing member with respect to the shafted member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the bearing member with respect to the shafted member. It is a top view which shows a mode that a bearing member is attached with respect to a shafted member. It is a side view which shows a mode that a bearing member is attached with respect to a shafted member. It is a side view which shows a mode that a bearing member is attached with respect to a shafted member. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the bearing member with respect to the shafted member. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bearing member and a lock member according to Embodiment 2. It is a perspective view of the state which assembled | attached the bearing member and lock member which concern on Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lock member according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a perspective view of the bearing member and lock member which concern on Embodiment 3. It is a perspective view of the state which assembled | attached the bearing member and lock member which concern on Embodiment 3. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a lock member according to Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a perspective view of the bearing member and lock member which concern on Embodiment 4. It is a perspective view of the state which assembled | attached the bearing member and lock member which concern on Embodiment 4.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 2, 16 ... Hinge 3, 17 ... Shaft member 4,18 ... Bearing member 5 ... Lock member 10 ... Front frame 11 ... Outer frame 33 ... Support shaft 33a ... Slope 43 ... Guide groove 51 ... Through-hole 52 , 53, 54, 55, 57 ... slide part

Claims (2)

In the front frame mounting hinge of the pachinko machine that attaches the front frame to the outer frame of the pachinko machine so that it can be opened and closed,
A shaft member having a support shaft erected in a substantially vertical direction; and a bearing member supported by the support shaft, wherein the bearing member has a guide groove into which the support shaft is inserted in a substantially horizontal direction. has, on the bearing member, in order to prevent the supporting shaft comes out of the guide groove, is attached to the moving available-substantially vertically lock member for locking from above the support shaft ,
The lock member is provided on the upper surface side of the bearing member, and has a structure that moves downward from above the support shaft by its own weight and engages with the support shaft,
Between the lock member and the bearing member, a plurality of slide portions for movably attaching the lock member to the bearing member are provided, and the slide portions extend from the lock member and extend from the lock member. The guide member formed in the member passes through the bearing member, or extends from the bearing member and passes through the guide member formed in the lock member to pass through the lock member, and the tip of the slide portion A stopper is provided to prevent the slide part from coming off from the bearing member or the lock member,
The shaft member is attached to the outer frame, and the bearing member is attached to the front frame;
The support shaft of the shafted member is inserted into the guide groove of the bearing member in a state where the front frame is opened with respect to the outer frame, and the front frame is in a state where the front side of the outer frame is closed. The pachinko machine is characterized in that the guide groove is substantially parallel to the front surface of the outer frame, and the guide groove is closed at the front end of the front frame and open at the opposite side. Hinge for frame mounting. In the hinge for mounting the front frame of the pachinko machine according to claim 1 ,
The support shaft, when forme difference along the support shaft in the guide groove, the front frame of the pachinko machine, characterized in that the inclined surface to move is formed above the bearing member the locking member Mounting hinge.

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