JP4926579B2 - Locking device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine locking device for locking and unlocking a front frame rotatably attached to an outer frame of a gaming machine.

Various types of locking devices are conventionally known. For example, the locking devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known. The locking device of Patent Document 1 has a pair of eaves members provided on the front frame side of the gaming machine so as to be tiltable, and a pair of receiving portions provided on the outer frame, and the eaves members are lowered to the receiving portions. It was the structure which latches from the side. The locking device of Patent Document 2 has a female member provided on the front frame side and a male member provided on the outer frame side, and a retaining member provided with a male member inserted into the female member on the female member. It was configured to be secured by a mechanism.
JP 2004-141256 A JP 2006-43097 A

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the locking device for game machines which has a novel latching mechanism different from the conventional structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a gaming machine locking device having a configuration as described in each claim.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the base member attached to the front frame, the locking member provided so as to be linearly movable with respect to the base member, the receiving portion provided on the outer frame, and the locking member are received. An urging member that urges the locking member into the receiving portion and inserts the locking member into the receiving portion; and a locking member that resists the urging force of the urging member in conjunction with the lock shaft of the cylinder lock attached to the base member. And a locking release mechanism that pulls the locking member out of the receiving portion and releases the locking.

  Therefore, the locking member moves linearly using the urging force of the urging member and is locked to the receiving portion, whereby the locking device is locked. When the locking shaft of the cylinder lock is rotated, the locking member is linearly moved by the locking release mechanism interlocked with the locking shaft and pulled out from the receiving portion, whereby the locking device is unlocked. Therefore, the locking device has a novel configuration and a configuration including a locking mechanism that performs a novel operation.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the unlocking mechanism is provided on the base member in order to interlock the pair of locking members provided on the upper and lower portions of the base member so as to be linearly movable and the lock shaft of the cylinder lock. A pivot member provided to be pivotable, and a pair of links pivotably coupled to the pivot member and the pair of locking members. When one of the pair of locking members or the pair of links receives a force from a cam fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, the pair of locking members are pulled out of the receiving portion by the rotating member and the pair of links. Moves linearly in conjunction.

  Therefore, when the lock shaft of the cylinder lock is rotated, the cam rotates, one of the locking members or the link receives a force from the cam, the rotating member rotates, and the pair of locking members are interlocked by the link. Then it is pulled out from the receiving part and unlocked.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking release mechanism is covered by the base member over the entire length in the vertical direction. The pair of locking members are configured to linearly move in a direction in which they protrude from the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the base member by linearly moving up and down with respect to the base member.

  Therefore, unauthorized operation (unauthorized unlocking) of the unlocking mechanism is prevented by the base member. In addition, since the locking member moves linearly up and down with respect to the base member and moves in the direction of appearing and retracting with respect to the base member, it is less likely to be tampered with than the conventional tilting locking member. Yes.

  According to the present invention, a gaming machine locking device having a novel locking mechanism is configured.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The locking device 1 according to the present embodiment is a locking device used in a gaming machine 20 such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine as shown in FIG. The gaming machine 20 has an outer frame 21 and a front frame 22.

  The outer frame 21 has a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 1, and includes upper and lower frame members 21 a to 21 d, connecting members 21 f to 21 i that connect the frame members 21 a to 21 d, and a curtain plate that constitutes the lower front surface. 21e. The upper and lower frame members 21a and 21b and the curtain plate 21e are made of wood, and the left and right frame members 21c and 21d are made of metal. The connecting members 21f to 21i include a main body portion that is attached to the inner surface of the left and right frame members 21c and 21d, and a groove portion that protrudes upward or downward from the main body portion and is formed at the left and right end portions of the upper and lower frame members 21a and 21b. (For example, 21f1, 21g1 shown in FIG. 5) to be fitted into (for example, 21a1).

  The front frame 22 is plate-shaped as shown in FIG. 1, and has an opening window 22a at the center. The upper part and the lower part on the left side of the front frame 22 are rotatably attached to the outer frame 21 via hinges 23 and 24, and rotate between an open position and a closed position with respect to the outer frame 21. To do. In the closed position, the front frame 22 is locked / unlocked by the locking device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the locking device 1 includes a front frame side locking device 1 a provided on the front frame 22 and a pair of receiving portions 10 and 11 provided on the outer frame 21. The front frame side locking device 1 a has a base member 2 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the locking members 3, 4, the locking release mechanism 5, and the cylinder lock 6 are attached to the base member 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the base member 2 has a U-shaped main body 2a and a lock back cover body 2b formed separately from the main body 2a. The main body 2a has left and right side surfaces 2a1, 2a2 and a back surface 2a3, and covers the rear side and the left and right sides of the unlocking mechanism 5 over the entire length. A cylinder lock attachment portion 2a4 to which the cylinder lock 6 is attached is formed at an upper and lower intermediate position of the main body 2a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cylinder lock mounting portion 2 a 4 is formed on the left side of the upper and lower intermediate positions of the main body 2 a, and the cylinder lock 6 is inserted from behind. Then, the flange portion 6b of the cylinder lock 6 is attached to the cylinder lock attachment portion 2a4, and then the lock back surface cover body 2b is attached. As a result, the lock back cover body 2 b covers the cylinder lock 6 and the rear and left sides of the cam 8 fixed to the cylinder lock 6.

  In the main body 2a of the base member 2, locking members 3 and 4 and a locking release mechanism 5 are attached as shown in FIG. The locking members 3 and 4 have metal locking member main bodies 3a and 4a and tip members 3b and 4b made of resin or hard rubber. The locking member main bodies 3a and 4a are formed with a pair of elongated holes 3a1 and 4a1 extending vertically, and the locking member main bodies 3a and 4a are formed by pins 12 and 13 inserted through the long holes 3a1 and 4a1. The base member 2 is attached so as to be linearly movable up and down.

  The tip members 3b and 4b are attached so as to cover the tips of the locking member bodies 3a and 4a as shown in FIG. Inclined surfaces 3b1 and 4b1 are formed at the distal ends of the distal end members 3b and 4b, and the inclined surfaces 3b1 and 4b1 face rearwardly upward or rearwardly downward. The locking member 4 is formed with a force receiving portion 4 a 2 projecting toward the cam 8, and the force receiving portion 4 a 2 receives an upward force by a protruding piece 8 a formed on the cam 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the unlocking mechanism 5 includes a rotating member 5a and a pair of links 5b and 5c. The central portion 5a1 of the rotating member 5a is attached to the base member 2 by a pin 14 so as to be rotatable. One end of each of the links 5b and 5c is rotatably connected to the mounting portions 5a2 and 5a3 of the rotating member 5a, and the other end is rotatably connected to the base end of the locking members 3 and 4. The attaching part 5a2 of the rotating member 5a is formed on the back side (right side in FIG. 4) with respect to the center part 5a1, and the attaching part 5a3 is formed on the near side (left side in FIG. 4) with respect to the center part 5a1. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, one end of a biasing member (for example, a coil spring) 7 that biases the link 5b upward is attached to the link 5b, and the other end of the biasing member 7 is a glass plate locking member. 9 is attached. Therefore, the biasing member 7 biases the upper locking member 3 upward via the link 5b and biases the lower locking member 4 downward via the link 5b, the rotating member 5a, and the link 5c. To do. Therefore, the upper locking member 3 protrudes from the upper end portion of the base member 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and the lower locking member 4 protrudes from the lower end portion of the base member 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the glass plate locking member 9 is attached so as to be movable in the vertical direction in the base member 2. The glass plate locking member 9 has a force receiving portion 9a that is pushed up by the projecting piece 8b of the cam 8 and moves upward to turn the glass frame attached to the front frame 22 in an unlocked state. To do.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 (A), the receiving portion 10 is provided integrally with the connecting member 21 f and is provided at the upper right position in the frame of the outer frame 21. The receiving portion 10 is formed with an insertion portion 10a that opens downward and an inlet portion 10b that opens at the front end of the lower end. As shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion of the locking member 3 is inserted into the insertion portion 10a. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5B, the receiving portion 11 is provided integrally with the connecting member 21g, and is provided at the lower right position in the frame of the outer frame 21 and at the rear side position of the curtain plate 21e. The receiving portion 11 is formed with an insertion portion 11a that opens upward, and an inlet portion 11b that opens at the front end of the upper end, and the distal end portion of the locking member 4 is inserted into the insertion portion 11a.

  When the locking device 1 is to be locked, first, the front frame 22 is rotated with respect to the outer frame 21 from the open position to the closed position (see FIG. 1). Accordingly, the locking members 3 and 4 provided on the front frame 22 side come into contact with the receiving portions 10 and 11, and the locking members 3 and 4 are immersed in the base member 2 using the inclined surfaces 3 b 1 and 4 b 1. Move to. Then, the locking members 3 and 4 reach positions corresponding to the insertion portions 10 a and 11 a of the receiving portions 10 and 11, and the locking members 3 and 4 use the biasing force of the biasing member 7 to receive the receiving portions 10 and 11. It enters and locks into the insertion portions 10a and 11a (see FIG. 6).

  In order to bring the locking device 1 into the unlocked state, first, a key is inserted into the cylinder lock 6 and the key is turned clockwise (see FIGS. 3 and 4). As a result, the cam 8 rotates, the locking member 4 is pushed upward by the projecting piece 8a of the cam 8, and the locking member 4 is pulled out from the receiving portion 11 to be unlocked. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper locking member 3 also moves downward via the links 5b and 5c and the rotating member 5a, and is pulled out of the receiving portion 10 to be unlocked. Thus, the locking device 1 is unlocked.

The locking device 1 is formed as described above.
That is, the locking device 1 is provided on the base frame 2 attached to the front frame 22 as shown in FIGS. Receiving portions 10 and 11, the urging members 7 that urge the locking members 3 and 4 toward the receiving portions 10 and 11 to insert the locking members 3 and 4 into the receiving portions 10 and 11, and a base member The locking members 3, 4 are linearly moved against the urging force of the urging member 7 in conjunction with the lock shaft 6 a of the cylinder lock 6 attached to 2 to receive the locking members 3, 4. And a lock release mechanism 5 for releasing the lock from the lock.

  Therefore, the locking members 3 and 4 move linearly using the urging force of the urging member 7 and are locked to the receiving portions 10 and 11, whereby the locking device 1 is locked. When the lock shaft 6a of the cylinder lock 6 is rotated, the locking members 3 and 4 are linearly moved by the lock release mechanism 5 interlocked with the lock shaft 6a and pulled out from the receiving portions 10 and 11, thereby locking the locking device. 1 is unlocked. Therefore, the locking device 1 has a novel configuration and a configuration including a locking mechanism that performs a novel operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the unlocking mechanism 5 is rotatably connected to a rotating member 5 a provided rotatably on the base member 2, and the rotating member 5 a and the pair of locking members 3 and 4. And a pair of links 5b and 5c. When the locking member 4 receives a force from the cam 8 fixed to the lock shaft 6a of the cylinder lock 6, the pair of locking members 3 and 4 are received by the receiving portion 10, by the rotating member 5a and the pair of links 5b and 5c. 11 is moved in a straight line in conjunction with the direction in which it is pulled out from 11.

  Therefore, when the lock shaft 6a of the cylinder lock 6 is rotated, the cam 8 is rotated, the locking member 4 receives a force from the cam 8, the rotation member 5a is rotated, and a pair of engagements are established by the links 5b and 5c. The stop members 3 and 4 are pulled out from the receiving portions 10 and 11 in conjunction with each other, and are unlocked (see FIG. 7).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear and left and right sides of the unlocking mechanism 5 are covered over the entire length in the vertical direction. The pair of locking members 3, 4 are configured to linearly move in a direction in which they protrude from the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the base member 2 by linearly moving up and down with respect to the base member 2.

  Therefore, unauthorized operation (unauthorized unlocking) of the unlocking mechanism 5 is prevented by the base member 2. Further, since the locking members 3 and 4 move linearly up and down with respect to the base member 2 and move in the direction of protruding and retracting with respect to the base member 2, the locking members 3 and 4 are tampered with compared to a conventional tilting locking member. It has a difficult structure.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be the following form.
(1) For example, in the above-described embodiment, the force receiving portion 4a2 is formed on the locking member 4 as shown in FIG. However, a force receiving portion is provided on the link 5b, 5c or the upper locking member 3, and the force receiving portion receives a force from the cam, and a pair of locking members are provided on the outer frame by the rotating member and the pair of links. You may become the structure linked | linked with the direction pulled out from the received receiving part.
(2) The locking member according to the above embodiment is configured to linearly move up and down, but is linearly moved sideways (for example, to the right) toward the outer frame and is provided on the outer frame side. It may be configured to enter the receiving portion.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view of a locking device. It is a perspective view of a locking device in the state where a base member was removed. It is a disassembled perspective view of a locking device. It is a perspective view of a receiving part. It is a partial cross section figure of the locking device which showed a mode that it made a locked state. It is a partial cross section figure of the locking device which showed a mode that it made an unlocked state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Locking device 1a ... Front frame side locking device 2 ... Base member 3, 4 ... Locking member 4a2 ... Force receiving part 5 ... Lock release mechanism 5a ... Time Moving member 5b, 5c ... Link 6 ... Cylinder lock 6a ... Lock shaft 7 ... Biasing member 8 ... Cam 9 ... Glass plate locking member 10, 11 ... Receiving part 10a, 11a ... insertion part 20 ... gaming machine 21 ... outer frame 21f-21i ... connecting member 22 ... front frame

Claims (2)

A locking device for a gaming machine that locks and unlocks a front frame that is rotatably attached to an outer frame of the gaming machine,
A base member attached to the front frame, a locking member provided so as to be linearly movable with respect to the base member, a receiving part provided on the outer frame, and urging the locking member toward the receiving part And a biasing member for inserting the locking member into the receiving portion, and a linear movement of the locking member against the biasing force of the biasing member in conjunction with a locking shaft of a cylinder lock attached to the base member. A locking release mechanism that moves and releases the locking member from the receiving portion and releases the locking ;
The lock release mechanism is rotatably provided on the base member in order to interlock a pair of the lock members provided on the upper and lower portions of the base member so as to be linearly movable and a lock shaft of the cylinder lock. And a pair of links rotatably connected to the rotation member and the pair of locking members, and one of the pair of locking members or the pair of links is a cylinder lock. When a force is received from a cam fixed to the lock shaft, the pair of locking members are interlocked by the rotating member and the pair of links and linearly move in a direction of being pulled out from the receiving portion. Locking device for gaming machines. A gaming machine locking device according to claim 1 ,
The unlocking mechanism is covered by the base member on the back and left and right sides over the entire length,
The pair of locking members are configured to linearly move in a direction that protrudes and protrudes from an upper end portion or a lower end portion of the base member by linearly moving up and down with respect to the base member. Locking device.

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