JP5000377B2 - Locking device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention locks and unlocks a front frame locking device that locks and unlocks a front frame that is rotatably attached to an outer frame of a gaming machine, and a glass frame that is rotatably attached to the front frame. The present invention relates to a gaming machine locking device having a glass frame locking device.

Conventionally, a front frame locking device that locks and unlocks a front frame on an outer frame of a gaming machine is known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). The front frame locking device has a front frame collar member attached to the outer frame so as to be tiltable, and a front frame receiving member fixed to the front frame. Then, the front frame hook member is locked by the front frame receiving member, and the front frame receiving member is locked, and the front frame hook member is tilted and released from the front frame receiving member to be unlocked. The gaming machine locking device described in Patent Literature 1 also includes a glass frame locking device that locks and unlocks a glass frame rotatably attached to the front frame. The glass frame locking device has a long glass frame operating rod provided movably on the outer frame and a glass frame locking tool provided on the front frame. Locked to the frame. However, the gaming machine locking device including the front frame locking device and the glass frame locking device has a problem that the number of parts is large and the assembly to the gaming machine becomes complicated.
JP 2006-230696 A JP 2007-54296 A

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine locking device that can be easily assembled to a frame of a gaming machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a gaming machine locking device having a configuration as described in each claim. That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, the front frame locking device includes a front frame collar member attached to the outer frame so as to be movable or tiltable, and a front frame collar member fixed to the front frame and latched. And a front frame receiving member. The locking device for a glass frame has a glass frame hook member attached to the front frame receiving member so as to be movable or tiltable, and a glass frame receiving member fixed to the glass frame and latched by the glass frame hook member. The front frame receiving member and the glass frame collar member are integrally attached to the front frame.

  Therefore, the front frame receiving member, which is a component of the front frame locking device, and the glass frame collar member, which is a component of the glass frame locking device, can be integrally attached to the front frame. And since this locking device is comprised from the component which is not before, it is the structure which can receive the receiving member for front frames, and the collar member for glass frames.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the glass frame locking device is fixed to the glass frame, a glass frame operating rod that is slidably attached to the outer frame, a pair of glass frame collar members that are attached to the front frame, and the glass frame. And a pair of glass frame receiving members. Then, the glass frame operating rod slides with a cam fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and the glass frame operating rod moves or tilts with the glass frame operating rod, so that the glass frame operating member is received by the glass frame receiving member. The latch is released from the member.

  Therefore, the locking device for glass frames is comprised from the component provided in each of an outer frame, a front frame, and a glass frame. Moreover, between the front frame and the glass frame, a pair of glass frame collar members and glass frame receiving members are provided. Therefore, the glass frame locking device is not unlocked even when only one glass frame collar member is tilted illegally. For this reason, it is difficult to perform unauthorized unlocking.

  According to invention of Claim 3, it has a cylinder lock attached to a glass frame. Then, in a state where the glass frame is closed with respect to the front frame and the front frame is closed with respect to the outer frame, the lock shaft of the cylinder lock is rotated and a cam fixed to the lock shaft is used. The glass frame working rod is slid. By the way, the glass frame has fewer parts to be attached than the front frame and the outer frame on which many parts of the gaming machine are mounted. Therefore, it is easy to attach the cylinder lock to the glass frame, and it is easy to assemble the parts of the gaming machine to the front frame.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The locking device 1 is assembled to a gaming machine 10 such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine as shown in FIG. The gaming machine 10 has an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, and a glass frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outer frame 11 has a rectangular shape, and includes upper, lower, left and right frame members 11 a to 11 d and a curtain plate 11 e constituting the lower front surface. The upper and lower frame members 11a and 11b and the curtain plate 11e are made of wood, and the left and right frame members 11c and 11d are made of metal (for example, aluminum). A resin curtain 11f is attached to the front surface of the curtain 11e. The front frame 12 is made of resin or wood, has an opening window 12a in the center, and is mounted with a game board (not shown). A hinge member 15 is attached to the upper left portion and the lower portion of the front frame 12, and the hinge member 15 is rotatably attached to a hinge member 14 provided on the upper left portion and the lower portion of the outer frame 11. Therefore, the front frame 12 rotates between an open position and a closed position with respect to the outer frame 11. The front frame 12 is locked by the front frame locking device 2 in the closed position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the glass frame 13 has a resin frame 13a and a glass plate 13b attached to the center of the frame 13a. A hinge portion 16 is formed on the upper and lower portions of the left side of the front frame 12, and the hinge portion 16 is rotatably attached to the hinge member 15 of the front frame 12. Accordingly, the glass frame 13 rotates between an open position and a closed position with respect to the front frame 12. The glass frame 13 is locked by the glass frame locking device 3 at the closed position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the locking device 1 includes a front frame locking device 2, a glass frame locking device 3, and a cylinder lock 4. The front frame locking device 2 is composed of a partial component of the outer frame locking device 1 a mounted on the outer frame 11 and a partial component of the front frame locking device 1 b mounted on the front frame 12. In contrast, the glass frame locking device 3 includes a partial component of the outer frame locking tool 1a, a partial component of the front frame locking tool 1b, and a glass frame receiving member 3d attached to the glass frame 13. Composed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame locking device 1 a includes a front frame operating rod 2 a and a pair of front frame rod members 2 b as components of the front frame locking device 2. The glass frame locking device 3 includes a glass frame operating rod 3a as a component. The outer frame locking tool 1a is attached to the outer frame 11 via a reinforcing frame member 11f attached to the inner surface of the frame member 11d of the outer frame 11. The front frame flange member 2b is attached to the upper and lower portions of the reinforcing frame member 11f so as to be tiltable. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front frame collar member 2b has a collar part 2b1 hooked to the front frame receiving member 2c at the front part, and a connecting piece on the back side part as shown in FIG. 2b2. The connecting piece 2b2 is inserted through the hole 2a1 of the front frame operating rod 2a and connected to the front frame operating rod 2a. The front frame operating rod 2a has a long shape and is attached to the reinforcing frame member 11f so as to be movable up and down. Then, by moving up and down, the pair of front frame receiving members 2c is tilted up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a force receiving portion 2a2 is formed on the front frame operating rod 2a. The force receiving portion 2a2 projects to a lower position of the cam 4b fixed to the lock shaft 4a of the cylinder lock 4 shown in FIG. 4, and can be pushed downward by the rotated cam 4b. A spring 7 is mounted between the front frame operating rod 2a and the glass frame operating rod 3a, and the front frame operating rod 2a is urged upward by the spring 7. Therefore, the front frame operating rod 2a moves downward against the spring 7 when the force receiving portion 2a2 is pushed downward, and tilts the pair of front frame rod members 2b.

  The glass frame operating rod 3a is long as shown in FIG. 2, and is attached to the reinforcing frame member 11f so as to be vertically movable. On the upper and lower parts of the glass frame operating rod 3a, there are provided force applying portions 3a1 projecting toward the front side. A force receiving portion 3a2 projecting toward the front side is provided at a lower position of the glass frame operating rod 3a. The force receiving portion 3a2 projects to the upper position of the cam 4b shown in FIG. 4, and can be pushed up by the rotated cam 4b. Therefore, the glass frame operating rod 3a moves upward against the spring 7 shown in FIG. 2 when the force receiving portion 3a2 is pushed up, and pushes up the glass frame rod member 3c by the force applying portion 3a1.

  The male member 5a of the male-female locking device 5 is attached to the inner surface of the reinforcing frame member 11f as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the male member 5a is inserted into a female member 4c provided in the cylinder lock 4, and is removed by a retaining mechanism provided in the female member 4c. The retaining mechanism is configured to release the male member 5 a by rotating the lock shaft 4 a of the cylinder lock 4. Therefore, the male / female locking device 5 is locked when the front frame 12 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, and is unlocked when the lock shaft 4a of the cylinder lock 4 is rotated.

  The reinforcing frame member 11f is attached to the inner surface of the frame member 11d as shown in FIG. 2, and boss members 11g and 11h are fixed to the upper and lower portions between the reinforcing frame member 11f and the frame member 11d. The boss members 11g and 11h are fitted into the upper and lower frame members 11a and 11b shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front frame locking tool 1 b includes a front frame receiving member 2 c that is a component of the front frame locking device 2 and a glass frame collar member 3 c that is a component of the glass frame locking device 3. It has one. The front frame receiving member 2c is made of a metal plate, and a hook 2c1 attached to the back surface of the front frame 12, and a hook 2b for the front frame are hooked from above as shown in FIGS. It has a receiving part 2c2.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the glass frame eaves member 3 c is made of a metal plate and includes a mounting plate portion 3 c 1, an eaves portion 3 c 2, and a force receiving piece 3 c 3. The attachment plate portion 3c1 is attached to the side surface of the front frame receiving member 2c so as to be movable up and down. The collar portion 3c2 protrudes from the lower front end portion of the mounting plate portion 3c1 toward the near side and is inserted into a hole 2c3 formed in the front frame receiving member 2c. The force receiving piece 3c3 protrudes from the lower rear end portion of the mounting plate portion 3c1 to the back side, and is positioned above the force applying portion 3a1 of the glass frame operating rod 3a as shown in FIGS. It can be pushed up by the applying part 3a1.

  The glass frame eaves member 3c enters the opening 3d1 formed in the glass frame receiving member 3d by placing the glass frame 13 in a closed position with respect to the front frame 12 as shown in FIGS. . Then, it is locked to the glass frame receiving member 3d by the urging force of the spring 6. Thereby, the locking device 3 for glass frames will be in a locked state. The front frame locking device 2 and the male / female locking device 5 are brought into a locked state by placing the front frame 12 in a closed position with respect to the outer frame 11.

  When unlocking the front frame locking device 2 and the male / female locking device 5, first, the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 4, and the key is turned clockwise. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the cam 4b rotates together with the lock shaft 4a, and the cam 4b pushes down the front frame operating rod 2a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the front frame collar member 2b is tilted by the front frame actuation collar 2a, and the front frame collar member 2b is released from the front frame receiving member 2c, so that the front frame locking device is released. 2 is unlocked. At the same time, the male and female locking devices 5 are also unlocked in conjunction with the lock shaft 4a. As a result, the front frame 12 is unlocked from the outer frame 11.

  When unlocking the glass frame locking device 3, first, the key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 4, and the key is turned counterclockwise. As a result, the lock shaft 4a rotates as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the cam 4b pushes up the glass frame operating rod 3a. As a result, the pair of glass frame collar members 3c is moved upward by the glass frame actuation rod 3a, and the pair of glass frame collar members 3c is released from the glass frame receiving member 3d. Thereby, the locking device 3 for glass frames will be in an unlocked state, and the glass frame 13 can be opened with respect to the front frame 12. FIG.

  The embodiment is formed as described above. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front frame receiving member 2 c of the front frame locking device 2 and the glass frame collar member 3 c of the glass frame locking device 3 are integrally attached to the front frame 12. ing. Therefore, these can be easily assembled to the front frame 12. Since the locking device 1 is composed of unprecedented components, the front frame receiving member 2c and the glass frame collar member 3c can be integrated.

  The glass frame locking device 3 includes a glass frame operating rod 3a slidably attached to the outer frame 11 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and a pair of glass frame rod members 3c attached to the front frame 12. It has a pair of glass frame receiving members 3d fixed to the glass frame 13. The glass frame operating rod 3a is slid by the cam 4b fixed to the lock shaft 4a of the cylinder lock 4, and the glass frame operating rod 3c is moved by the glass frame operating rod 3a to move the glass frame cage member 3c. Is configured to be released from the glass frame receiving member 3d.

  Therefore, the locking device 3 for glass frames is comprised from the component provided in each of the outer frame 11, the front frame 12, and the glass frame 13, as shown to FIG. Moreover, between the front frame 12 and the glass frame 13, a pair of glass frame collar members 3 c and a glass frame receiving member 3 d are provided. Therefore, the glass frame locking device 3 is not unlocked even when only one glass frame collar member 3c is tilted illegally. For this reason, it is difficult to perform unauthorized unlocking.

  Moreover, the locking device 1 has the cylinder lock 4 attached to the glass frame 13, as shown in FIG. By the way, the glass frame 13 has fewer parts to be attached than the front frame 12 and the outer frame 11 on which many parts of the gaming machine are mounted. Therefore, it is easy to attach the cylinder lock 4 to the glass frame 13, and it is easy to assemble the parts of the gaming machine to the front frame 12 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 glass frame eaves member 3c according to the above-described embodiment is configured to be attached to the front frame receiving member 2c so as to be movable up and down. However, the glass frame flange member may be attached to be tiltable up and down with respect to the front frame receiving member.
(2) The frame member 2b for the front frame of the above-described embodiment is configured to be attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be tiltable up and down. However, the front frame flange member may be attached to the outer frame so as to be movable up and down.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a gaming machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of an outer frame locking tool. It is a partial perspective view of a locking device. It is a partial perspective view of a locking device. It is a disassembled perspective view of a front frame locking tool. It is a perspective view of a front frame locking tool. It is a partial cross section figure of the locking device which shows a locking unlocking state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Locking device 1a ... Outer frame locking tool 1b ... Front frame locking tool 2 ... Front frame locking device 2a ... Front frame operating rod 2b ... Front frame hook member 2c ... Front frame receiving member 3 ... Glass frame locking device 3a ... Glass frame operating rod 3c ... Glass frame rod member 3d ... Glass frame receiving member 4 ... Cylinder lock 4a ... lock shaft 4b ... cam 5 ... male and female locking devices 6, 7 ... spring 10 ... gaming machine 11 ... outer frame 11f ... reinforcing frame member 12 ... front Frame 13 ... Glass frame

Claims (3)

A locking device for a front frame that locks and unlocks a front frame that is rotatably attached to an outer frame of a gaming machine, and a glass frame that locks and unlocks a glass frame that is rotatably attached to the front frame A locking device for gaming machines having a locking device,
The front frame locking device includes: a front frame hook member attached to the outer frame so as to be movable or tiltable; and a front frame receiving member fixed to the front frame and to which the front frame hook member is latched. Have
The glass frame locking device includes a glass frame hook member attached to the front frame receiving member so as to be movable or tiltable, and a glass frame holder fixed to the glass frame and latched to the glass frame hook member. A locking device for a gaming machine, wherein the front frame receiving member and the glass frame saddle member are integrally attached to the front frame. A gaming machine locking device according to claim 1,
The glass frame locking device includes a glass frame operating rod slidably attached to the outer frame, a pair of glass frame collar members attached to the front frame, and a pair of glass frame receiving members fixed to the glass frame. The glass frame operating rod is slid by a cam fixed to the lock shaft of the cylinder lock, and the glass frame operating rod is moved or tilted by the glass frame operating rod to move the glass frame operating rod. A locking device for a gaming machine, wherein the hook member is configured to be unlocked from the glass frame receiving member. A locking device for a gaming machine according to claim 2,
Has a cylinder lock attached to the glass frame,
In a state where the glass frame is closed with respect to the front frame and the front frame is closed with respect to the outer frame, the lock shaft of the cylinder lock is rotated to be fixed to the lock shaft. A locking device for a gaming machine, wherein the operating rod for glass frame is slid by a cam.

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