JP4727375B2 - Outer frame of gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an outer frame of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine attached to a gaming island.

In recent years, in order to meet the demand for expansion of the board surface of a gaming machine, the inner frame area of the outer frame has been increased. For example, an outer frame according to Patent Document 1 has been developed.
The outer frame according to Patent Document 1 has upper, lower, left and right frame members, the upper and lower frame members are made of wood, the left and right frame members are made of steel plates, and the left and right frame members have a thin plate thickness. It was. For this reason, the outer frame has a large inner frame area, and can be configured to meet the demand for expansion of the board surface.
In addition, the upper and lower ends of the left and right frame members are formed with connecting portions extending rightward or leftward toward the wooden frame member, and the left and right ends of the wooden frame member are attached to the connecting portions. It was done.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-87578

However, since the connecting portion protrudes from the upper and lower end portions of the left and right frame members, the connecting portion may be broken or bent due to external force during assembly. And since the connection part was integrally formed with the frame member made from a steel plate, it was necessary to replace the left and right frame members with the connection part.
Therefore, the present invention replaces only the connecting member without replacing the metal or resin frame member when the connecting member is lost in the assembly of the metal or resin frame member and the wooden frame member. It is an object to provide an outer frame of a gaming machine that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is an outer frame of a gaming machine having a configuration as described in each claim.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper and lower frame members are framed in a rectangular frame shape, the upper and lower frame members are made of wood, and at least one of the left and right frame members is made of metal or resin. A connecting member formed separately from a metal or resin frame member is attached to and integrated with a metal or resin frame member, and the connecting member is a wooden frame. The members are joined.
Therefore, when assembling the metal or resin frame member and the wooden frame member, if the connection member is broken or bent, only the connection member is replaced without replacing the metal or resin frame member. Can be exchanged. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Moreover, according to the invention described in claim 1, a metal or resin frame member has a front region constituting the front portion of the frame member, the rear end edge overhangs the frame inside the frame shape from the step of the front region And a rear region extending rearward from the stepped portion and constituting the rear portion of the frame member. The connecting member is formed between the front attachment portion attached to the front region of the frame member, the rear attachment portion attached to the rear region of the frame member, and the step portion of the frame member formed between the front attachment portion and the rear attachment portion. Has a facing portion facing the surface. The connecting member has a tenon portion that fits into a groove formed in the wooden frame member from the inside of the rectangular frame shape.
Therefore, the connecting member and the wooden frame member are strongly connected by tenon fitting.
Moreover, the metal or resin frame member and the wooden frame member are reinforced by the connecting member from the inside of the frame.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the connecting member has a hole in which a female screw is formed by the tip of the tapping screw penetrating the wooden frame member, and the wooden frame member is connected by the tapping screw. It is combined with the member.
Therefore, the wooden frame member is coupled to the connecting member by a tapping screw without using a nut or the like.

  According to the present invention, when the connecting member is lost in the assembly of the metal or resin frame member and the wooden frame member, only the connecting member is replaced without replacing the metal or resin frame member. can do.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The outer frame 1 has a rectangular frame shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and includes wooden upper and lower frame members 2 and 5, left and right frame members 3 and 4, and left and right frame members 3 and 4. And connecting members 10 to 13 formed separately and a curtain plate 6.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper frame member 2 has a groove 2a and a plurality of mounting holes 2b at both left and right ends. The groove 2a is recessed at the center of the end of the upper frame member 2, and the mounting hole 2b penetrates the upper frame member 2 in the thickness direction.
Similarly, the lower frame member 5 has a groove 5a and a plurality of mounting holes 5b at both left and right ends.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the left and right frame members 3 and 4 are thinner than the upper and lower wooden frame members 2 and 5 (about 19 mm), for example, in a thin plate shape with a thickness of 3 to 6 mm. .
The right frame member 4 has a plurality of ribs 4a to 4c extending in the longitudinal direction for reinforcement.
The rib 4b protrudes to the inside of the frame at the position on the inner side (left surface) of the right frame member 4 on the inner side of the frame, and the rib 4c protrudes to the outer side of the frame on the inner side of the outer surface of the frame (right surface). ing.

The rib 4a protrudes inward of the frame at a substantially central position on the inner surface (left surface) of the frame of the right frame member 4. The rib 4 a does not extend to the upper and lower ends of the right frame member 4, and the concave portion 4 e formed so as not to have the rib 4 a is formed at the upper and lower ends of the right frame member 4. . And the connection members 12 and 13 are installed in the recessed part 4e.
A plurality of attachment holes 4d penetrating in the thickness direction are formed at both upper and lower ends of the right frame member 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the left frame member 3 is formed symmetrically with the right frame member 4. That is, like the right frame member 4, the left frame member 3 has a plurality of ribs, recesses in which the connecting members 10 and 11 are installed, and a plurality of attachment holes 3d penetrating in the thickness direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connecting members 10 to 13 are metal fittings formed from a metal material such as aluminum, and are disposed inside the outer frame 1.
As shown in FIG. 6, the connecting members 11 and 12 integrally include main body portions 11a and 12a and tenon portions 11b and 12b protruding from the main body portions 11a and 12a.
The connecting members 11 and 12 include vertical holes 11c and 12c that vertically penetrate from the tenon portions 11b and 12b to the main body portions 11a and 12a, and vertical holes 11d, 11e, and 12d that vertically penetrate both portions of the main body portions 11a and 12a. , 12e.

The main body portions 11a and 12a have a plurality of holes 11f, 11g, 12f and 12g penetrating in the thickness direction as shown in FIG.
The holes 11f, 11g, 12f, and 12g pass through the vertical holes 11d, 11e, 12d, and 12e, and the through holes 11f1, 11g1, 12f1, and 12g1 that pass through the surface disposed inside the frame, and the inside of the frame And through-hole portions 11f2, 11g2, 12f2, and 12g2 penetrating the surface.

In the vertical holes 11d and 12d, as shown in FIG. 6, projecting portions 11i and 12i project in the direction of decreasing the hole diameter, and hole portions 11j and 12j extending in the longitudinal direction by the projecting portions 11i and 12i are provided. Is formed.
The other vertical holes 11e and 12e also have overhangs 11k and 12k extending in the direction of decreasing the hole diameter, and the overhangs 11k and 12k are formed with holes 11m and 12m extending in the vertical direction. .

  The tenon portions 11b and 12b have holes 11h and 12h penetrating in the thickness direction. The holes 11h and 12h pass through the vertical holes 11c and 12c, and the through holes 11h1 and 12h1 that penetrate the surface disposed inside the frame and the through holes that penetrate the surface disposed inside the frame 11h2 and 12h2.

As shown in FIG. 7, the connecting members 10 and 13 are formed symmetrically with the connecting members 11 and 12 shown in FIG.
That is, the connecting members 10 and 13 integrally include main body portions 10a and 13a and tenon portions 10b and 13b, and have a plurality of vertical holes 10c to 10e and 13c to 13e penetrating in the vertical direction.
The main body portions 10a and 13a have holes 10f, 10g, 13f, and 13g. The holes 10f, 10g, 13f, and 13g have through holes 10f1, 10g1, 13f1, and 13g1, and through holes 10f2, respectively. 10g2, 13f2, and 13g2.

As shown in FIG. 7, overhanging portions 10i, 10k, 13i, and 13k are overhanging in the vertical holes 10d, 10e, 13d, and 13e, and the holes are extended in the vertical direction by the overhanging portions 10i, 10k, 13i, and 13k. Portions 10j, 10m, 13j, and 13m are formed.
The tenon portions 10b and 13b have hole portions 10h and 13h. The hole portions 10h and 13h have through-hole portions 10h1 and 13h1 and through-hole portions 10h2 and 13h2.

  The curtain 6 is made of wood and is erected on the front edge of the lower frame member 5 as shown in FIG. The curtain plate 6 extends between the lower ends of the left and right frame members 3 and 4 on the front side of the left and right frame members 3 and 4.

The outer frame 1 has an upper hinge member 14 and a lower hinge member 15 as shown in FIGS.
The upper hinge member 14 and the lower hinge member 15 are made of a metal material such as a steel material, and rotatably support a front frame (not shown).

The upper hinge member 14 extends downward from a main body plate portion 14a attached to the upper frame member 2, a protruding portion 14b protruding forward from a front end portion of the main body plate portion 14a, and a left end edge of the main body plate portion 14a. A mounting plate portion 14d is provided. The main body plate portion 14a is formed with a mounting hole 14c penetrating in the thickness direction.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower hinge member 15 includes a main body plate portion 15a attached to the upper surface of the curtain plate 6, a shaft portion 15b protruding upward from the front end portion of the main body plate portion 15a, and a left end of the main body plate portion 15a. It has a mounting plate portion 15c standing on the edge.

Hereinafter, a method for assembling the outer frame 1 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 2, the connecting members 10 to 13 are installed on the inner side surfaces of the left and right frame members 3 and 4. In this state, a plurality of tapping screws 21 are inserted into the mounting holes 3d and 4d of the left and right frame members 3 and 4 from the outside of the left and right frame members 3 and 4, and then the holes 10f to 13f of the connecting members 10 to 13 are inserted. , 10g to 13g (see FIGS. 6 and 7). And the internal thread is formed in the hole wall surface of the hole parts 10f-13f and 10g-13g by the front-end | tip part of the tapping screw 21, and the front-end | tip part of the tapping screw 21 is combined with the connection members 10-13. Thus, the connecting members 10 to 13 are integrally attached to the left and right frame members 3 and 4.

  Next, the upper end portion of the right frame member 4 is installed at the right end portion of the upper frame member 2, and the tenon portion 12a of the connecting member 12 is fitted into the groove portion 2a at the right end portion of the upper frame member 2 (FIG. 3). reference). In this state, a plurality of tapping screws 20 are inserted into the mounting holes 2b of the upper frame member 2 from above the frame outer side, and then inserted into the holes 12j and 12m of the connecting member 12 (see FIG. 6). And the internal thread is formed in the hole wall surface of hole 12j, 12m by the front-end | tip part of each tapping screw 20, and the front-end | tip part of the tapping screw 20 is combined with the connection members 10-13. As a result, the upper frame member 2 and the right frame member 4 are connected.

Similarly, the upper end portion of the left frame member 3 is installed at the left end portion of the upper frame member 2, and the tenon portion 10b of the connecting member 10 is fitted into the groove portion 2a at the left end portion of the upper frame member 2 (FIG. 2). , 7). Then, a plurality of tapping screws 20 are inserted into the mounting holes 2 b of the upper frame member 2, the tip portions of the tapping screws 20 are inserted into the holes 10 j and 10 m of the connecting member 10, and the holes are formed by the tip portions of the tapping screws 20. A female screw is formed on the wall surfaces of the holes 10j and 10m, and the tip of the tapping screw 20 is engaged with the connecting member 10. Thus, the upper frame member 2 and the left frame member 3 are connected.
Next, the upper hinge member 14 is installed on the upper frame member 2, the upper hinge member 14 is attached to the upper frame member 2 by the tapping screw 22, and the mounting plate portion 14d of the upper hinge member 14 is attached to the left frame member. Attach to 3.

  Next, the lower end portions of the left and right frame members 3 and 4 are installed at the left and right end portions of the lower frame member 5, and the tenon portions 11b of the connecting members 11 and 13 are inserted into the groove portions 5a of the left and right end portions of the lower frame member 5. 13b is fitted (see FIGS. 2, 6 and 7). In this state, the plurality of tapping screws 20 are inserted into the mounting holes 5b of the lower frame member 5 from below the outer side of the frame, and subsequently inserted into the holes 11j, 11m, 13j, and 13m of the connecting members 11 and 13. Then, female threads are formed on the hole wall surfaces of the holes 11j, 11m, 13j, and 13m by the tip of the tapping screw 20. Thus, the left and right frame members 3, 4 and the lower frame member 5 are connected by the plurality of tapping screws 20 and the connecting members 11, 13.

Next, the curtain plate 6 is installed at the front end of the lower frame member 5, and a tapping screw is screwed from the lower side of the lower frame member 5, and the curtain plate 6 is fixed to the lower frame member 5 by the tapping screw. Then, the left and right ends of the curtain plate 6 are fixed to the left and right frame members 3 and 4 by tapping screws.
Then, the lower hinge member 15 is installed on the left upper surface of the curtain plate 6, the main body plate portion 15 a of the lower hinge member 15 is attached to the curtain plate 6, and the mounting plate portion 15 c is fixed to the left frame member 3.

The outer frame 1 is formed as described above.
That is, the outer frame 1 has upper, lower, left and right frame members 2 to 5 as shown in FIG. 2, the upper and lower frame members 2 and 5 are made of wood, and the left and right frame members 3 and 4 are made of metal. Then, the connecting members 10 to 13 formed separately from the metal frame members 3 and 4 are attached to and integrated with the metal frame members 3 and 4, and the wooden frame members 2 and 2 are connected to the connecting members 10 to 13. 5 is combined.
Therefore, when the metal frame members 3 and 4 and the wooden frame members 2 and 5 are assembled, when the connecting members 10 to 13 are broken or bent, the metal frame members 3 and 4 are replaced. It is possible to replace only the connecting members 10 to 13 without any change. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The frame members 3 and 4 include a front region that constitutes a front portion of the frame members 3 and 4, a stepped portion that projects from the rear edge of the front region to the inside of the frame-shaped frame, and a frame member that projects rearward from the stepped portion. It has a rear region that constitutes the rear portion of 3 and 4. The connecting members 10 to 13 include a front attachment portion attached to the front region of the frame members 3 and 4, a rear attachment portion attached to the rear region of the frame members 3 and 4, and between the front attachment portion and the rear attachment portion. And has a facing portion that faces the stepped portion of the frame members 3 and 4.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 6, and 7, the connecting members 10 to 13 include tenon portions 10 b to 13 b that fit into the groove portions 2 a and 5 a formed in the wooden frame members 2 and 5 from the inside of the rectangular frame shape. Have.
Therefore, the connecting members 10 to 13 and the wooden frame members 2 and 5 are strongly connected by tenon fitting.
Moreover, the metal frame members 3 and 4 and the wooden frame members 2 and 5 are reinforced by the connecting members 10 to 13 from the inside of the frame.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 6, and 7, the connecting members 10 to 13 are holes 10 j to 13 j and 10 m to 13 m in which female threads are formed by the tip portions of the tapping screws 20 that penetrate the wooden frame members 2 and 5. have. The wooden frame members 2 and 5 are coupled to the connecting members 10 to 13 by tapping screws 20.
Therefore, the wooden frame members 2 and 5 are coupled to the connecting members 10 to 13 by the tapping screw 20 without using a nut or the like.

  Moreover, since the metal frame members 3 and 4 are formed separately from the connecting members 10 to 13 as shown in FIG. 2, a small space is required when stacked. Therefore, the storage space before assembly can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting member 12 is substantially flush with the rib 4 b of the right frame member 4, and hardly protrudes in the thickness direction with respect to the right frame member 4. Similarly, the connecting member 13 is substantially flush with the rib 4b of the right frame member 4 and does not protrude in the thickness direction with respect to the right frame member 4 (not shown). The connecting members 10 and 11 are substantially flush with the ribs of the left frame member 3 and hardly project in the thickness direction with respect to the left frame member 3 (not shown).
Therefore, the connecting members 10 to 13 are not easily subjected to external force when the metal frame members 3 and 4 and the wooden frame members 2 and 5 are assembled, and the loss or bending is suppressed by the rib 4b or the like.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be the following form.
(1) For example, the left and right frame members according to the above embodiment are made of aluminum, but may be made of metal other than aluminum or resin.
(2) Although the left and right frame members according to the above-described embodiment are both made of aluminum, any one of the left and right frame members is made of aluminum, a metal other than aluminum, or a resin. And the other one frame member may be made of wood.
(3) Further, the connecting member according to the above embodiment has a hole in which a female screw is formed by the tip of the tapping screw, and the connecting member and the frame member are connected by the tapping screw. However, since the connecting member is formed in advance, it has a threaded portion, and the tip of the screw member penetrating the frame member is screwed into the female threaded portion, and the connecting member and the frame member are connected by the screw member. There may be.

It is a perspective view of an outer frame. It is a perspective view of the outer frame component before assembling. It is an expansion perspective view from the upper part of the connection part vicinity of an upper frame member and a right frame member. It is an expansion perspective view from the lower part vicinity of the connection part of an upper frame member and a right frame member. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of a connection member. It is a perspective view of a connection member.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Outer frame 2 ... Upper frame member (wooden frame member)
2a, 5a ... groove 3 ... left frame member (metal frame member)
4 ... Right frame member (metal frame member)
5 ... Lower frame member (wooden frame member)
6 ... curtain plates 10f to 13f, 10g to 13g ... holes 10j to 13j, 10m to 13m ... holes 10h to 13h ... holes 10 to 13 ... coupling members 10b to 13b ... tenon part 14 ... upper hinge member 15 ... lower Side hinge member

Claims (2)

It has an upper, lower, left and right frame member that is framed in a rectangular frame shape, the upper and lower frame members are wooden, and at least one of the left and right frame members is an outer frame of a gaming machine made of metal or resin, ,
A connection member formed separately from the metal or resin frame member ;
The metal or resin frame member includes a front region constituting a front portion of the frame member, a stepped portion projecting from the rear edge of the front region to the inside of the frame-shaped frame, and a rear side from the stepped portion. And has a rear region that constitutes the rear part of the frame member,
The connecting member is formed between a front attachment portion attached to the front region of the frame member, a rear attachment portion attached to the rear region of the frame member, and the front attachment portion and the rear attachment portion. And having a facing portion that faces the stepped portion of the frame member, and the connecting member is attached to the metal or resin frame member to be integrated ,
The coupling member includes a tenon which fits from the frame inside a rectangular frame shape in a groove formed in the frame member of the wood, outside the gaming machine, characterized in Rukoto coupled frame member of the wood frame. An outer frame of the gaming machine according to claim 1 ,
The connecting member has a hole in which a female screw is formed by a tip portion of a tapping screw penetrating the wooden frame member,
An outer frame of a gaming machine, wherein the wooden frame member is coupled to the connecting member by the tapping screw.

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