JP5579689B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine including a locking mechanism that enables locking of a frame body (a glass frame and an inner frame) that can be opened and closed with respect to an outer frame.

  Conventionally, an outer frame of a gaming machine is configured by cutting an upper frame plate, a lower frame plate, and left and right side frame plates into a strip shape, and combining the cut frame plates into a rectangular shape. And each of these frame boards is comprised using the timber.

  In recent years, each frame plate of an outer frame of a gaming machine has been required to use a metal such as aluminum instead of wood for the purpose of recycling or reuse. Further, by using a metal for each frame plate, each frame plate can be made thinner than wood.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a vertical frame material for an outer frame of a pachinko machine configured by using a metal for a frame plate, and an outer frame for a pachinko machine using the vertical frame material.

JP 2010-148843 A (refer to paragraph 0034)

  By the way, usually, metal is more flexible than wood. Therefore, in the said patent document 1, since it comprised using the metal as mentioned above, the vertical frame board becomes easy to bend.

  As described above, in Patent Document 1, if the vertical frame plate is easily bent, for example, the vertical frame plate is easily displaced outward in the width direction in response to an illegal act of hooking a bar or the like on the vertical frame plate and prying it open.

  And in the said patent document 1, if a vertical frame board will be displaced by an improper act, the locking mechanism which locks an outer frame and a frame may be unlocked. Specifically, the locking mechanism normally locks by engaging an engaging member provided on the outer frame and a hook member provided on the inner frame. At this time, as described above, when the vertical frame plate is displaced due to an illegal act, the engaging member moves along with the displacement of the vertical frame plate. Thereby, an engagement member may remove | deviate with respect to a hook member.

  For this reason, in the said patent document 1, there exists room for improvement about the point which suppresses the displacement of a vertical frame board so that a locking mechanism may not be unlocked by fraud.

  Therefore, in the said patent document 1, there exists a technical subject about the point which suppresses the displacement of a vertical frame board and strengthens a countermeasure against fraud so that a locking mechanism may not be unlocked by fraud.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of further strengthening fraud countermeasures in view of the above-described conventional situation.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention has a rectangular outer frame and one end in the width direction pivotally supported by the outer frame, and the one end in the width direction pivotally supported by the outer frame is a rotating shaft. The other end in the width direction is reciprocally moved so that the frame can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame, and the hook that is provided on the frame and allows the frame to be locked to the outer frame. Of the pair of vertical frame plates constituting the member and the outer frame, the hook is disposed on the vertical frame plate positioned on the other end side of the frame body with the frame body closed with respect to the outer frame, and the hook An engaging member engageable with the member, and the engaging member is erected on the inner side in the width direction of the outer frame from the abutting plate and abutting plate fixed by abutting against the vertical frame plate Of the upright portion and the vertical edge of the upright portion, and bent from at least one edge toward the back side. An engaging portion for engaging the hook members form, the engagement portion, than the width of the hook member in the width direction of the outer frame are elongated in the same width direction, the vertical frame plate the outer frame And a hooking portion for hooking the hook member when displaced outward in the width direction in the width direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the hooking portion of the gaming machine according to the present invention has an inner side in the width direction in the outer frame than the hook member when the hook member is engaged with the engaging portion. And extending toward the back side of the outer frame from the engaging portion where the hook member and the engaging member engage.

In order to achieve the above object, the engaging portion of the gaming machine according to the present invention is formed to form a concave shape to the engaging portion, when engaged with the hook member in the engaging portion The hook member is fitted into a portion formed by forming a concave shape of the engaging portion .

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of further strengthening countermeasures against fraud.

It is a perspective view which shows typically the 1st open state (state which opened the glass frame) about the structure which concerns on the game machine which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the 2nd open state (state which opened the glass frame and the inner frame) about the structure which concerns on the game machine which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows typically the structure which concerns on the game machine which is one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the A part and the B part as viewed from the front side of the A part and the B part in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view in which a first state of an A part and a B part in FIG. 2 is viewed from the back side, and the A part and the B part are enlarged. FIG. 3 is an enlarged back view of the second state of the A part and the B part in FIG. 2 as viewed from the back side and showing the A part and the B part in an enlarged manner. About the structure which concerns on the game machine which is other embodiment of this invention, the 1st state of A part and B part in FIG. 2 is observed from the back side, and the enlarged rear view which expands and shows these A part and B part It is. About the structure which concerns on the game machine which is other embodiment of this invention, the 2nd state of A part in FIG. 2 and B part is visually observed from the back side, and the expanded rear view which expands and shows these A part and B part It is.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Examples of the gaming machine include a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, and the like. In the embodiment of the present invention, description will be made based on a pachinko gaming machine as an example.
(Embodiment 1)

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a first open state (a state in which a glass frame 30 is opened) of a configuration relating to a gaming machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a second open state (a state in which the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 are opened) of the configuration relating to the gaming machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a front view showing typically composition concerning game machine 10 which is one embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, in this embodiment, the gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 20 that forms an outline of the gaming machine 10, and one end in the width direction is pivotally supported by the outer frame 20. A glass frame (frame body) 30 and an inner frame (frame body) 40 provided to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 20 by reciprocating the other end in the width direction with the side as a rotation axis. Has been.

  When the outer frame 20 is viewed from the front side, each of the four sides consisting of an upper plate 21, a lower plate 22, a left side plate (vertical frame plate) 23, and a right side plate (vertical frame plate) 24 is displayed on the upper left side. The connecting bracket 25a, the lower left connecting bracket 25b, the upper right connecting bracket 25c, and the lower right connecting bracket 25d are connected to each other to have a substantially rectangular surrounding space.

  The upper left connecting bracket 25a that connects the upper plate 21 and the left plate 23 and the lower left connecting bracket 25b that connects the left plate 23 and the lower plate 22 face each other at a position protruding to the front side of the gaming machine 10. A pair of upper hinge 26a and lower hinge 26b are provided.

  A glass frame 30 is connected to the pair of upper hinge 26a and lower hinge 26b, and the glass frame 30 can be opened and closed around the left side plate 23 of the outer frame 20 as described above. 20 is supported.

  Specifically, the glass frame 30 is provided with an upper pivot shaft 27a and a lower pivot shaft 27b, and the upper pivot shaft 27a and the lower pivot shaft 27b are rotatable to the upper hinge 26a and the lower hinge 26b. It is supported to become.

  As described above, the upper pivot shaft 27a and the lower pivot shaft 27b of the glass frame 30 are supported by the upper hinge 26a and the lower hinge 26b so that the glass frame 30 can be opened and closed. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed with 23 as an axis.

  The inner frame 40 is provided with an upper hinge and a lower hinge (not shown), and the upper hinge and the lower hinge are supported by the upper pivot shaft 27a and the lower pivot shaft 27b of the glass frame 30 so as to be rotatable. Thus, the inner frame 40 is supported so that it can be opened and closed with the left side plate 23 of the outer frame 20 as an axis.

  The inner frame 40 is provided with a game board 50. The game board 50 is fixed to the inner frame 40 so as to stand substantially vertically with respect to the installation surface when the gaming machine 10 is installed in the game hall. That is, the surface of the game board 50 (hereinafter referred to as a game surface 51) is arranged so as to face the player through the transmission member 31 provided on the glass frame 30.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the game board 50 has a game area 52 in which game parts such as a winning device, a windmill, and an obstacle nail are arranged on a game surface 51 and a game ball can roll or flow down. Configured.

  In addition, the game surface 51 plays a role of guiding a game ball launched by a launching device (not shown) to the game area 52, is disposed surrounding the game area 52, and stands upright with respect to the game surface 51. An arranged belt-like outer guide rail 53 and inner guide rail 54 are provided.

  Since the outer guide rail 53 and the inner guide rail 54 are arranged to face each other with a predetermined distance, a game ball can pass between the outer guide rail 53 and the inner guide rail 54. A guide passage is defined.

  As described above, the guide passage is defined between the outer guide rail 53 and the inner guide rail 54. The guide passage is connected to a launcher (not shown) via a connection passage (not shown).

  That is, the guide passage is partitioned so that the game ball launched from the lower left side of the game surface 51 toward the upper left side by passing through the guide passage after the game ball launched by the launching device passes through the connection passage. ing.

  The game ball that has passed through the guide passage and has reached the game area 52 then rolls or flows down in the game area 52. At this time, the game balls roll or flow down unpredictably by a plurality of nails and windmills provided in the game area 52.

  In the game area 52, in addition to a plurality of nails, a windmill, and the like, a plurality of general winning ports, starting ports, large winning ports, and normal symbol gates are arranged. In the present embodiment, the general winning opening, the start opening, the big winning opening, and the normal symbol gate are configured using known ones and are not a specific configuration of the present embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Here, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, although the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 have shown the state open | released with respect to the outer frame 20, as illustrated in FIG. When the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 are closed, the outer frame 20, the glass frame 30, and the inner frame 40 are all arranged substantially in parallel.

  The gaming machine 10 includes a locking mechanism 100 that enables the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 to be locked with respect to the outer frame 20 when the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 are closed with respect to the outer frame 20. Configured.

  Hereinafter, the locking mechanism 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 </ b> A, and 5 </ b> B in addition to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the A part and the B part as viewed from the front side of the A part and the B part in FIG.

  5A is an enlarged rear view in which the first state of the A part and the B part in FIG. 2 is viewed from the back side, and the A part and the B part are enlarged, and FIG. 5B is an A in FIG. It is an enlarged rear view which expands and shows these A part and B part visually observing the 2nd state of a part and B part from the back side.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the locking mechanism 100 mainly includes an elevating mechanism 101 and an engaging member 200. The lifting mechanism 101 is provided on the inner frame 40. On the other hand, the engaging member 200 is provided on the outer frame 20.

  The locking mechanism 100 enables locking by engaging the hook member 102 of the elevating mechanism 101 provided on the inner frame 40 and the engaging member 200 provided on the outer frame 20.

  In the present embodiment, the locking mechanism 100 is provided with the elevating mechanism 101 on the inner frame 40 and the engaging member 200 on the outer frame 20, but is not limited thereto. The joint member 200 may be provided, and the elevating mechanism 101 may be provided on the outer frame 20. Moreover, although the raising / lowering mechanism 101 is provided in the inner frame 40, it is not limited to this, For example, you may provide in the glass frame 30. FIG.

  The elevating mechanism 101 constituting the locking mechanism 100 mainly serves to support the hook member 102 constituting the elevating mechanism 101 so as to be able to be raised and lowered. Since this lifting mechanism 101 is configured using a known one and is not a specific configuration of the present embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Further, the engaging member 200 constituting the locking mechanism 100 includes a contact portion 201 that contacts the right side plate 24. In other words, the engagement member 200 abuts the contact portion 201 on the inner side surface in the width direction of the right side plate 24 and is fixed to the right side plate 24 with, for example, screws. The fixing method is not limited to screws and the like, and may be fixed using an adhesive, for example.

  Further, the engaging member 200 is configured to include a first upstanding portion 202 provided to stand up from the contact portion 201 on the inner side in the width direction of the outer frame 20. The engagement member 200 includes a second upright portion 203 and a third upright portion (engagement portion) 204 that are provided upright from the first upright portion 202 on the back side.

  The second upright portion 203 is disposed on the upper edge of the first upright portion 202 in the up-down direction, and as described above, is provided upright from the first upright portion 202 on the back side. Moreover, the 3rd standing part 204 is arrange | positioned at the downward edge in the up-down direction of the 1st standing part 202, and as mentioned above, it stands and is provided in the back side from the 1st standing part 202.

  As described above, the second upright portion 203 and the third upright portion 204 are provided so as to stand up toward the back side, so that one of the second upright portion 203 and the third upright portion 204 (in this embodiment) In the form, the third upright portion 204.) and the hook member 102 can be hooked.

  That is, the locking mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment is configured so that the hook member 102 can be lifted and lowered by the lifting mechanism 101 so that the hook member 102 can be engaged and disengaged from the third standing portion 204 of the engaging member 200. The glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 can be locked.

  Specifically, when the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 are unlocked with respect to the outer frame 20, the locking mechanism 100 lowers the hook member 102 by the lifting mechanism 101 and removes the hook member 102 from the engaging member 200. . As described above, the locking mechanism 100 allows the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 to be unlocked by removing the hook member 102 from the engaging member 200.

  On the other hand, when locking the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 with respect to the outer frame 20, the locking mechanism 100 moves the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 to a closed state while lowering the hook member 102 by the lifting mechanism 101. Let

  Then, the locking mechanism 100 raises the hook member 102 with the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 closed with respect to the outer frame 20, and engages the hook member 102 and the engaging member 200. As described above, the locking mechanism 100 enables the glass frame 30 and the inner frame 40 to be locked by engaging the hook member 102 and the engaging member 200.

  In the present embodiment, the second upright portion 203 is provided on the upper edge of the first upright portion 202, and the first upright portion 202 and the third upright portion 204 are provided. Only the third upright portion 204 may be provided.

  Here, the right side plate 24 of the outer frame of the present embodiment is configured using a metal such as aluminum. In this way, when the right side plate 24 is configured using metal, the right side plate 24 can be reused by recycling or reuse. Further, if the right side plate 24 is made of metal, it is possible to reduce the weight.

  However, when the right side plate 24 is configured using a metal, as described above, there are advantages such as reuse and weight reduction, but flexibility is higher than that of wood. Therefore, when the right side plate 24 is easily bent, for example, the right side plate 24 is easily displaced outward in the width direction of the outer frame 20.

  As a result, in the conventional locking mechanism 100, the hook member 102 and the engaging member 200 may be detached due to the displacement of the right side plate 24, and may be unlocked unintentionally.

  On the other hand, the engaging member 200 of the present embodiment is provided with a latching portion 205 that is latched by the hook member 102 when the right side plate 24 of the outer frame 20 is displaced outward in the width direction.

  When the hook member 102 is engaged with the engaging member 200, the latching portion 205 is located on the inner side in the width direction than the hook member 102. And the latching | locking part 205 is extended and formed in the back side rather than the 3rd standing part (engagement part) 204 with which the hook member 102 and the engagement member 200 engage.

  Thus, since the latching portion 205 is disposed on the inner side in the width direction than the hook member 102 and extends to the back side from the hook member 102, the right side plate 24 is displaced outward in the width direction. A hooking portion 205 is hooked on the hook member 102. That is, the latching portion 205 can suppress displacement of the right side plate 24 in the width direction outside.

  Therefore, according to the latching portion 205 of the present embodiment, the hook member 102 is not unintentionally detached from the engaging member 200 by suppressing the displacement of the outer frame 20 of the right side plate 24 to the outside in the width direction. That is, it becomes possible not to be unlocked.

  As described above, according to the engaging member 200 of the present embodiment, the improper countermeasure is taken by suppressing the displacement of the right side plate 24 in the width direction outside so that the locking mechanism 100 is not unlocked unintentionally. It can be strengthened more.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. FIG. 6A shows the configuration of the gaming machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the first state of the A part and the B part in FIG. 2 is viewed from the back side, and the A part and the B part are enlarged. FIG.

  FIG. 6B is a view of the second state of the A part and the B part in FIG. 2 from the back side with respect to the configuration relating to the gaming machine which is another embodiment of the present invention, and the A part and the B part are enlarged. It is an enlarged rear view shown.

  In the present embodiment, compared to the first embodiment, the hook portion 305 has a recess formed in the third upright portion (engagement portion) 304 where the hook member 102 and the engagement member 300 are engaged. The points are different and the other points are the same. Therefore, portions that are the same as or equivalent to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the latching portion 305 of the present embodiment is, as described above, the third upright portion (engaging portion) where the hook member 102 and the engaging member 300 are engaged. 304 is recessed. That is, when the hook member 102 is engaged with the engaging member 300, the hook member 102 is fitted into the hook portion 305.

  Thus, since the latching | locking part 305 of this Embodiment fits and supports the hook member 102 in this latching | locking part 305, it becomes possible to suppress the displacement of the right side plate 24 more reliably. .

  Therefore, according to the latching portion 305 of the present embodiment, as described above, the displacement of the right side plate 24 in the width direction outer side can be more reliably suppressed. It is possible to more reliably prevent the detachment of 102.

  As described above, according to the engagement member 300 of the present embodiment, since the displacement of the right side plate 24 is suppressed so that the hook member 102 does not come off from the engagement member 300, the countermeasure against fraud is more reliably strengthened. can do.

10 gaming machine 20 outer frame 21 upper plate 22 lower plate 23 left side plate (vertical frame plate)
24 Right side plate (vertical frame plate)
30 Glass frame (frame)
40 Inner frame (frame)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Locking mechanism 101 Elevating mechanism 102 Hook member 200 Engaging member 201 Contact part 202 1st standing part 203 2nd standing part 204 3rd standing part (engaging part)
205 Hanging part (extension part)
300 engaging member 304 third upright portion (engaging portion)
305 Hook (recess)

Claims (3)

A rectangular outer frame;
One end in the width direction is pivotally supported by the outer frame, and the other end in the width direction is reciprocally moved with the one end in the width direction pivotally supported by the outer frame as a rotation axis. Frame and
A hook member provided on the frame body and capable of locking the frame body with respect to the outer frame;
Of the pair of vertical frame plates constituting the outer frame, the frame member is disposed on the vertical frame plate positioned on the other end side of the frame body with the frame body closed with respect to the outer frame, and is engaged with the hook member. A mating engagement member,
The engaging member is
A contact plate fixed in contact with the vertical frame plate;
An upright portion provided on the inner side in the width direction of the outer frame from the contact plate;
An engagement portion that engages with the hook member formed by bending from at least one edge toward the back side among the vertical edges of the upright portion ,
The engaging portion is formed longer in the same width direction than the hook member in the width direction of the outer frame, and the hook is moved when the vertical frame plate is displaced outward in the width direction in the width direction of the outer frame. Having a latching portion for latching the member,
A gaming machine characterized by The latching portion is
When the hook member is engaged with the engaging part, the hook member is positioned on the inner side in the width direction of the outer frame with respect to the hook member, and the engaging part is engaged with the hook member and the engaging member. Extending toward the back side of the outer frame,
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The latching portion is
The engaging portion is formed in a concave shape, and when the hook member is engaged with the engaging portion, the hook member is fitted into a portion formed in the concave shape of the engaging portion. ,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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