JP5277331B1 - Armchair device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further reduce the fatigue of a player's arm and shoulder, to easily move to a position that does not contact the door during maintenance work, and even when attached to a gaming machine Provided is an armrest device for a gaming machine that improves workability of maintenance without hindering work.
SOLUTION: A fixing portion that can be detachably fixed to a table portion provided on the front surface of a gaming machine, an arm portion having one end portion connected to the fixing portion, and the other end portion of the arm portion. An armrest device for a gaming machine having an armrest portion having an armrest portion on which the player can place an elbow and whose position can be changed in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, wherein the arm portion is predetermined along the horizontal direction. It is set as the structure which has the rotation junction part joined with respect to the said fixing | fixed part so that an angle rotation is possible.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an armrest device for a gaming machine that is detachably attached to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, as an armrest for a gaming machine that is detachably attached to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an armrest for a gaming machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-21820 (Patent Document 1) is known.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine armrest 10 is attached to an armrest mounting portion 13 provided on a front end edge 12 a of a table portion 12 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 11 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. The arm portion 17 and an armrest portion 18 provided with an armrest portion 20 that is attached to the arm portion 17 and on which the player can place an elbow are provided. The armrest portion 20 is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the arm portion 17 in the base portion 26 of the armrest portion 18.

  Therefore, since the player can freely adjust the height of the armrest portion 20 and the position in the front-rear direction with respect to the gaming machine 11, the gaming machine armrest 10 can reduce the arm fatigue of the player. Can be made.

  However, since the armrest 10 for gaming machines cannot adjust the position of the armrest portion 20 to the left or right with respect to the gaming machine 11, a chair installed on the front surface of the gaming machine 11 is fixed to the floor. The elbow rest 20 cannot be placed close to the player's body, and the player plays a game with the arms open, so that the arm and shoulder are burdened. There was a problem that shoulder fatigue could not be reduced sufficiently.

  In general, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is used to perform maintenance work inside the gaming machine by opening the door provided on the front surface of the gaming machine. The gaming machine armrest 10 is attached to the table portion 12. When trying to open the door in the state where the door is in contact with the armrest portion 20 and the door cannot be opened, when performing the maintenance work, the armrest 10 for gaming machines is It was necessary to remove from the table part 12 or to lower the elbow rest part 20 to the lowest position.

  However, when the gaming machine armrest 10 is removed from the table portion 12, a place for temporarily storing the attached gaming machine armrest 10 is required, and before and after the maintenance work, the gaming machine There was a problem that it was necessary to detach the armrest 10 for use.

  Further, even when the armrest portion 20 is lowered to the lowest position and the door is opened, the gaming machine armrest 10 is always placed near the side of the operator, and maintenance work is performed. There was a problem that it interfered with.

  In addition, as a table for performing various operations without interfering with the table in the non-use state of the gaming machine, the table 70 disclosed in JP 2011-194185 A is disclosed. Is disclosed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the table 70 is attached to a board 72 projecting rearwardly below the gaming machine 71 so that the arm of the gaming machine user can be placed thereon. It is comprised from the part 73, the main-body part 74 in which the mounting part 73 was provided, and the support part 75 which is fixed with respect to the girdle 72 and supports the main-body part 74.

  The table 70 is provided so that the mounting portion 73 can adjust the vertical position and the front-rear position with respect to the main body portion 74.

  However, as with the gaming machine armrest 10, the hand table 70 cannot adjust the position of the placement unit 73 to the left or right with respect to the gaming machine 71. There was a problem that it could not be reduced.

  Further, when moving the table 70 to the non-use position, after the placement unit 73 is slid rearward, a backward force is applied to the placement unit 73 so that the main body 74 is directed rearward. By pulling out, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 76 and the engagement hole 77 is temporarily released, and the main body 74 is moved around the rotation shaft 78 while maintaining a state in which a backward force is applied to the main body 74. By moving it to the non-use position by turning it 90 degrees clockwise in front view, the door can be opened without contact between the door of the gaming machine 71 and the mounting portion 73 during maintenance work. it can.

However, in order to move the table 70 from the use position to the non-use position, a plurality of processes are required as described above, and an operation of rotating while applying force is necessary. There is a problem that it takes time and labor to move all the handstands 70 installed in the game hall 71 from the use position to the non-use position.
JP 2011-2108020 A JP 2011-194185 A

  Therefore, the problem of the present invention is that the player's arm and shoulder fatigue can be further reduced, and can be easily moved to a position that does not contact the door during maintenance work, and is attached to the gaming machine. An object of the present invention is to provide an armrest device for a gaming machine that does not hinder work even in a state and improves the workability of maintenance.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 1, a fixing portion that can be detachably fixed to a table portion provided on the front surface of the gaming machine having an opening and closing door, An arm part having an arm part connected to the fixed part and an armrest part that is arranged at the other end of the arm part and that allows the player to place the elbow and change the position in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction An armrest device for a gaming machine comprising a rotating joint that is joined to the fixed portion so that the arm can rotate a predetermined angle along a horizontal direction, A fixing portion main body, an engaging portion provided at one end of the fixing portion main body, and detachably engageable with an armrest mounting portion provided at a front end edge of the table portion; and the fixing portion main body Rotating joint body provided at the other end and joined to one end of the arm On the other hand, the arm part is formed at an end of the arm part main body and the arm part main body, and is a pivoted joint part pivotally supported by the pivot shaft part so as to be pivotable to the pivot joint main part. The pivot joint main body and the pivot joint are provided with a pivot angle restricting structure capable of restricting the pivot angle of the arm part. Provided at a predetermined angle on both sides of the rotating shaft portion, which is provided at the regulating surface portion provided on the main body of the dynamic joining portion, and is provided at the rotationally joined portion and pivots in contact with the regulating surface portion in the horizontal direction. A pair of contact surface portions, and when the one contact surface portion contacts the restriction surface portion, the opening / closing door is configured to be opened and closed without contacting the armrest portion. It is characterized by

Therefore, an armrest portion having an armrest portion whose position can be changed in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction is disposed at the other end portion of the arm portion, and the arm portion is predetermined along the horizontal direction at the rotating joint portion. Since the armrest portion is joined to the fixed portion so as to be able to rotate at an angle, the armrest portion can be changed in position in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and at a predetermined angle along the horizontal direction together with the arm portion. It can be rotated.

Moreover, since the said fixing | fixed part has the engaging part which can engage with the armrest mounting part provided in the front end edge of the said table part so that attachment or detachment is possible, the said fixing | fixed part can be attached or detached to the said table part. It is configured. The arm portion can be rotated in a horizontal direction by a predetermined angle around the rotation shaft portion.

Further, since the pivot joint main body and the pivot joint part are provided with a pivot angle restricting structure capable of regulating the pivot angle of the arm part, the pivot angle of the arm part is controlled. Can be regulated.

Moreover, the rotation of the arm portion is restricted by the contact between the restriction surface portion and the pair of contact surface portions.

In the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 2, the restriction surface portion has a restriction surface formed of a plane formed in the thickness direction along the arm portion width direction of the fixed portion main body, The contact surface portion is formed in the thickness direction along the arm portion width direction, forms an obtuse angle with each other, and is formed with a contact surface in which one of the contact surfaces contacts the restriction surface during rotation. It is characterized by.

Therefore, the contact surface portion is formed in the thickness direction along the width direction of the arm portion, forms an obtuse angle with each other, and a contact surface is formed in which one of the contact surface contacts the restriction surface during rotation. Therefore, when the arm portion is rotated, the rotation of the arm portion is restricted by any one of the contact surfaces coming into contact with the restriction surface.

In addition, since the contact surface portion is formed in the thickness direction along the arm portion width direction and has an obtuse angle with each other, the degree of freedom of rotation of the arm portion is great.

In the armrest apparatus for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 3, the engaging portion is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface that curves upward, and the armrest mounting portion is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface curved downward. It is formed so that it can be attached to the armrest attaching portion by inserting and turning from below, and can be detached from the table portion by turning the fixing portion upward by a predetermined angle. It is characterized by.

Therefore, the engaging part can be attached to the armrest attaching part by inserting and turning from below, and the fixing part is removed from the table part by turning by a predetermined angle upward. be able to.

In the armrest device for gaming machines according to claim 1, the position of the armrest portion can be changed in the vertical direction and the front-back direction, and the armrest portion can be rotated by a predetermined angle along the horizontal direction together with the arm portion. From the above, when the fixed portion is fixed to the table portion, by rotating the elbow rest portion along the horizontal direction, in addition to the position adjustment in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction with respect to the gaming machine, The position in the left-right direction can be adjusted.

Accordingly, the player adds the position of the elbow rest to the player's body by adjusting the position in the left-right direction in addition to the vertical direction and the front-back direction with respect to the gaming machine. Since the game can be performed with the side closed and the arm is closed, the game should be performed while placing the elbow on the above-mentioned elbow rest that is adjusted to the position where the burden is least on the user's arm and shoulder. As a result, the player's arm and shoulder fatigue can be further reduced.

In addition, since the armrest device for gaming machines according to claim 1 can be adjusted in the left-right direction, the arm portion is moved in the horizontal direction when the door of the gaming machine is opened during maintenance work. It is possible to open the door while avoiding contact with the armrest only by allowing the operator to perform the maintenance work in front of the gaming machine and to be spaced apart from the worker by a predetermined distance. it can.

Therefore, it can be easily moved to a position where it does not come into contact with the door during maintenance work, and even when attached to the gaming machine, the work is not hindered, and maintenance workability can be improved. .

Moreover, in the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 1, since the fixing portion is configured to be detachable from the table portion, the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 1 Can be attached to and detached from the table.

Therefore, when performing a game machine exchange operation, etc., the armrest device for a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 can be operated with the table portion easily detached from the table portion.

In the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 1, since the rotation angle of the arm portion can be regulated, the arm portion rotates more than a predetermined angle and is adjacent. The game of the player who uses the gaming machine is not obstructed, and the armrest does not contact the door of the gaming machine and damage the surface of the door.

In the armrest device for a gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the arm portion regulates the rotation of the arm portion when the regulating surface portion and the pair of abutting surface portions come into contact with each other. The rotation of the part can be restricted by contact between the surfaces.

Therefore, unlike the case where the rotation is restricted by contact between points or lines, the rotation of the arm portion can be reliably restricted.

In the armrest device for a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 2, when the arm portion is rotated, any one of the contact surfaces comes into contact with the restriction surface, so that the arm portion is Since the rotation is restricted, the rotation of the arm part can be reliably restricted even when the arm part is turned in either the left or right direction in the horizontal direction.
In addition, since the contact surface portion is formed in the thickness direction along the arm portion width direction and has an obtuse angle with each other, the degree of freedom of rotation of the arm portion is great.

In the armrest device for gaming machines according to the invention of claim 3, since the engaging portion can be attached to the armrest attaching portion by inserting and rotating from below, the attaching portion is attached to the table portion. In this case, it is not necessary to prepare a fixing member such as a screw or a tool separately, and it can be easily attached.

Moreover, since it can remove from the said table part by rotating the said fixing | fixed part upwards a predetermined angle, even if it is a case where it removes from the said table part, a tool is not required and it can remove easily.

It is a perspective view which shows the armrest apparatus for game machines in one Embodiment of the armrest apparatus for game machines which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation control structure of the armrest apparatus for game machines in one Embodiment of the armrest apparatus for game machines which concerns on this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an armrest device for gaming machines in an embodiment of the armrest device for gaming machines according to the present invention. It is a top view which shows the state which rotated the arm part of the armrest apparatus for game machines in one Embodiment of the armrest apparatus for game machines which concerns on this invention to the left direction with respect to the game machine. It is a top view which shows the state which rotated the arm part of the armrest apparatus for game machines in one Embodiment of the armrest apparatus for game machines which concerns on this invention to the left direction with respect to the game machine. It is length direction sectional drawing which shows the armrest for conventional game machines. The conventional table is shown, (a) is a front view of the table in the use position, (b) is a front view of the table in the non-use position.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same structure as the conventional armrest attaching part 10 shown in FIG. 6, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the armrest device 40 for gaming machines according to the present embodiment is a fixing portion 41 that can be detachably fixed to a table portion 12 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 11 that is a pachinko machine. And one end 42 is disposed on the arm part 44 connected to the fixed part 41 and the other end 45 of the arm part 44, and the player can place an elbow and change the position in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. An armrest portion 18 having an armrest portion 20 that can be rotated, and a pivot joint portion 46 that is joined to the fixed portion 41 so that the arm portion 44 can pivot a predetermined angle along the horizontal direction. .

  The fixing portion 41 is provided on the fixing portion main body 47 and one end portion 48 of the fixing portion main body 47, and is detachably engaged with the armrest mounting portion 13 provided on the front end edge 12a of the table portion 12. And a pivot joint main body 50 that is provided at the other end 49 of the fixed body 47 and to which one end 42 of the arm 44 is joined.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the arm portion 44 is formed on an arm portion main body 43 and an end portion 51 of the arm portion main body 43, and a rotation shaft that can rotate on the rotation joint portion main body 50. And a rotation joined portion 53 that is pivotally supported by the portion 52.

Further, the turning joint body 50 and the turning joined portion 53 are provided with a turning angle restricting structure 54 that can restrict the turning angle of the arm portion 44, and the turning angle restricting structure is provided. 54, the regulating surface sections 55 provided in the pivot joint body 50, provided in the pivot bonding portion 53, abuts rotated in the horizontal direction with respect to the regulating surface sections 55, the rotation A pair of contact surface portions 56 provided at a predetermined angle on both sides of the shaft portion 52 are configured.

  The restricting surface portion 55 has a substantially rectangular restricting surface 57 formed of a plane formed in the thickness direction along the width direction of the arm portion 44 of the fixed portion main body 47, and the contact surface portion 56 The arm portion 44 is formed in the thickness direction along the width direction, forms an obtuse angle with each other, and at the time of rotation, one of them abuts the restriction surface 57 to form a contact surface 58 formed in a substantially rectangular shape. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the engagement portion 15 is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface that curves upward, and the armrest mounting portion 13 is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface that curves downward. It is configured so that it can be attached to the mounting portion 13 by being inserted from below and rotated, and can be detached from the table portion 12 by rotating the fixed portion 41 upward by a predetermined angle. .

  The gaming armrest device 40 is made of synthetic resin.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the gaming armrest device 40 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the armrest device 40 for gaming according to the present embodiment has an armrest having an armrest portion 20 whose position can be changed in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction at the other end portion 45 of the arm portion 44. The arm portion 44 is joined to the fixed portion 41 so that the arm portion 44 can turn a predetermined angle along the horizontal direction at the turning joint portion 46, so that the armrest portion 18 is The position can be changed in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the arm portion 44 can be rotated by a predetermined angle along the horizontal direction.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, when the fixing portion 41 is fixed to the table portion 12, the gaming machine 11 is caused to rotate by rotating the elbow rest portion 18 along the horizontal direction. On the other hand, since the position adjustment in the left-right direction can be performed in addition to the position adjustment in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction, the player adjusts the position of the elbow placement part 20 so that the elbow placement part 18 is moved. The game can be performed with the elbows placed close to the player's body and the sides closed.

  As a result, the game can be performed while placing the elbow on the above-mentioned elbow placing portion 18 that is adjusted and arranged so that the user's arm and shoulder are least burdened. The fatigue of the person's arm and shoulder can be further reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the door 59 of the gaming machine 11 is opened during maintenance work, it is possible to avoid contact with the armrest portion 18 only by moving the arm portion 44 in the horizontal direction. The door 59 can be opened, and the door 59 can be disposed at a predetermined distance to the side from the worker performing maintenance work in front of the gaming machine 11.

  Therefore, it can be easily moved to a position where it does not contact the door 59 during maintenance work, and even when the gaming armrest device 40 is attached to the gaming machine 11, the work is not hindered. Workability can be improved.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the fixing portion 41 has an engaging portion 15 that can be detachably engaged with an armrest attaching portion 13 provided on the front end edge 12 a of the table 12. Therefore, the fixed portion 41 is configured to be detachable from the table portion 12, and the arm portion 44 can rotate in a horizontal direction by a predetermined angle about the rotation shaft portion 52.

  Therefore, since the armrest device 40 for gaming machines can be attached to and detached from the table portion 12, the armrest device 40 for gaming machines can be easily removed from the table portion 12 when exchanging the gaming machine 11 or the like. It can be removed to work.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the turning joint body 50 and the turning joined portion 53 are provided with a turning angle restricting structure 54 that can restrict the turning angle of the arm portion 44. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rotation angle of the arm portion 44 can be restricted. As a result, the arm portion 44 rotates more than a predetermined angle and is adjacent to the arm portion 44. This prevents the player using the gaming machine (not shown) from interfering with the game, and does not cause the armrest 18 to contact the door 59 of the gaming machine 11 and damage the surface of the door 11.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotation of the arm portion 44 is restricted by the contact between the restriction surface portion 55 and the pair of contact surface portions 56. The movement can be restricted by contact between the surfaces. As a result, unlike the case where the rotation is restricted by contact between points or lines, the rotation of the arm portion 44 can be reliably restricted.

  Further, the contact surface portion 56 is formed in the thickness direction along the width direction of the arm portion 44, forms an obtuse angle with each other, and one of the contact surface portions contacts the restriction surface 57 during rotation. Therefore, when the arm portion 44 is rotated, the rotation of the arm portion 44 is restricted by any one of the contact surfaces 58 coming into contact with the restriction surface 57. Therefore, even when the arm portion 44 is rotated in either the left or right direction in the horizontal direction, the rotation of the arm portion 44 can be reliably controlled.

  Further, since the contact surface portion 56 is formed in the thickness direction along the width direction of the arm portion 44 and has an obtuse angle with each other, the degree of freedom of rotation of the arm portion 44 is great.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the armrest device 40 for a gaming machine can be attached by inserting the engaging portion 15 into the armrest attaching portion 13 from below and turning it, and the fixing portion 41 can be attached. Since it can be removed from the table portion 12 by turning it upward by a predetermined angle, when attaching to the table portion 12, there is no need to separately prepare a fixing member such as a screw or a tool, and it is easy. Can be attached.

  Moreover, since it can remove from the said table part 12 by rotating the said fixing | fixed part 41 by a predetermined angle toward upper direction, even if it is a case where it removes from the said table part 12, a tool is not required and it can remove easily. Can do.

  The present invention is applicable to an armrest device for a gaming machine installed in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

40 game armrest device 41 fixed part 42 one end part (arm part)
43 Arm part body 44 Arm part 45 The other end part (arm part)
46 rotational joint 47 fixed part main body 48 one end (fixed part main body)
49 Other end (fixed part body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 Rotation joining part main body 51 End part 52 Rotating shaft part 53 Rotation joined part 54 Rotation restriction structure 55 Restriction surface part 56 Contact surface part 57 Restriction surface 58 Contact surface 59 Door

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine armrest 11 Game machine 12 Table part 12a Front edge 13 Armrest attachment part 14 Anti-player side edge part 15 engagement part 16 Arm part anti-game machine side edge part 17 Arm part 18 Armrest part 19 Engagement Joint part 20 Elbow rest part 21 Support part 22 Reception part 23a Support part lower end part 23b Support part upper end part 24 Latching piece part 25 Step part 26 Stand part 27 Screw hole 28 Arm part upper plate 29 Arm part lower part 30 Inner wall 31 arranged on the game machine side of the game machine side wall 34 of the support part on the player side side wall 35 of the support part on the player side side wall 35

70 hand stand 71 gaming machine 72 base plate 73 placement part 74 body part 75 support part 76 engagement protrusion 77 engagement hole 78 rotation axis

Claims (3)

A fixed part that can be detachably fixed to a table part provided on the front surface of a gaming machine having a door that opens and closes, an arm part having one end connected to the fixed part, and the other end of the arm part An armrest device for a gaming machine comprising an armrest portion having an armrest portion on which the player can place an elbow and whose position can be changed in the vertical direction and the front-back direction,
The arm portion has a rotation joint portion that is joined to the fixing portion so that the arm portion can rotate by a predetermined angle along a horizontal direction, and the fixing portion includes a fixing portion main body and one end of the fixing portion main body. Provided on the front end edge of the table portion, an engagement portion that can be detachably engaged with the armrest attachment portion, and provided on the other end portion of the fixed portion main body, and one end portion of the arm portion is The arm part is formed at the end of the arm part main body and the arm part main body, while having the rotating joint main part to be joined.
The pivot joint portion has a pivoted joint portion pivotally supported by a pivot shaft portion, and the pivot joint portion main body and the pivot joint portion include a rotation of the arm portion. A rotation angle regulation structure capable of regulating the moving angle is provided,
The rotation angle restricting structure is provided on the rotation joint portion main body and the rotation surface to be joined, and the rotation angle restriction structure rotates in contact with the restriction surface portion in the horizontal direction. It is composed of a pair of contact surface portions provided at a predetermined angle on both sides of the moving shaft portion,
An armrest device for a gaming machine, wherein when one abutment surface portion abuts on the restriction surface portion, the door is opened and closed without contacting the armrest portion. The restriction surface portion has a restriction surface composed of a flat surface formed in the thickness direction along the arm portion width direction of the fixed portion main body, and the contact surface portion has a thickness direction along the arm portion width direction. 2. The armrest device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an abutment surface is formed which forms an obtuse angle with each other and one of the abutment surfaces abuts on the restriction surface when rotating. The engaging portion is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface that curves upward, and the armrest mounting portion is formed in a substantially J-shaped side surface that curves downward, and is rotated by being inserted into the armrest mounting portion from below. 3. The armrest for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the armrest for a gaming machine is configured so that it can be detached from the table portion by turning the fixing portion upward by a predetermined angle. apparatus.