JP5630197B2 - Game machine fixing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine fixing device that fixes an upper side portion or a lower side portion of an outer frame of a gaming machine in an installation space formed between an upper island frame and a lower island frame provided on a gaming island base.

Conventionally, in general, gaming machines such as pachinko machines arranged in amusement islands are installed in an installation space formed between a long plate-like upper island frame and a lower island frame provided in the amusement islands. The nail is driven between the upper or lower island frame and the wooden outer frame constituting the gaming machine, so that it is fixed to the game island base with an angle of inclination in the front-rear direction (so-called “kake angle”). It was supposed to be. However, in recent years, the cycle of changing machine models has become shorter, and the opportunity to drive nails into the island frame with the outer frame of the gaming machine has increased. Innumerable holes were left. Therefore, even if a new gaming machine is replaced, countless holes remain in the island frame, and such countless holes interfere with each other, and the gaming machine cannot be accurately fixed to the island frame. There was a problem.
Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a gaming machine fixing device that fixes a gaming machine without nailing the island frame with the outer frame of the gaming machine has been proposed. A gaming machine fixing device described in Patent Document 1 includes a slide base that is screwed and fixed to an outer frame, a slide bolt that is attached to the slide base, a slide tap that is screwed onto the slide bolt, and the slide And a grip base fixed to the slide base so as to be slidably movable, and a grip arm fixed to the grip base, and the outer frame between the grip base and the grip arm. The rear end portion is clamped and fixed. And in the gaming machine fixing device of Patent Document 1, the slide tap is moved back and forth by rotating the slide bolt while the outer frame is sandwiched and fixed between the grip base and the grip arm. At the same time, the position of the rear end surface of the outer frame can be adjusted, in other words, the inclination angle of the gaming machine can be adjusted by sliding the grip base and grip arm integral with the slide tap in the front-rear direction.

JP 2009-148486 A (FIG. 1)

By the way, the inclination angle of a gaming machine has a great influence on the flow of pachinko balls in the gaming area constituting the gaming machine, and even if the inclination angle slightly changes, The ratio of entering is greatly influenced. However, according to the gaming machine fixing device of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the slide bolt can be used while the outer frame is sandwiched and fixed between the grip base and the grip arm, that is, without releasing the fixed state of the outer frame. The tilt angle of the gaming machine can be easily changed simply by rotating it. However, in this configuration, an outsider of the game hall such as a player can easily change the tilt angle of the gaming machine by an unauthorized operation, so that an illegal act of acquiring a large number of balls by such an operation is not possible. There is a risk of being done. In addition, in order to prevent the act of illegally changing the inclination angle of the gaming machine, if the adjustment operation of the inclination angle is made difficult, the inclination to be performed on the game hall side when installing the gaming machine is accompanied accordingly. There is a problem that the angle adjustment work becomes troublesome.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to easily adjust the tilt angle of the gaming machine on the game hall side and to illegally change the tilt angle of the gaming machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine fixing device capable of preventing an action.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, the upper side portion or the lower side of the outer frame of the gaming machine is installed in the installation space formed between the upper island frame and the lower island frame provided on the game island stand. In the gaming machine fixing device for fixing a portion, the gaming machine fixing device presses the lower surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame upward, or presses the upper surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame downward. A pressing and fixing member that fixes the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the upper mounting frame, a mounting base that is fixed to the upper island frame or the lower island frame, and a moving mounting member that is mounted to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the mounting base; A first screw shaft member that attaches the pressing fixing member to the front side of the moving mounting member, and a second screw shaft member that fixes the moving mounting member to the mounting base by screwing into a screw hole drilled in the mounting base. When, A screw engagement member that is disposed at a position that sandwiches the movement attachment member between the pressure fixing member and that engages with the first screw shaft member, and the movement attachment member includes a front-rear direction of the outer frame. An elongated hole-shaped insertion hole that is inserted along the second screw shaft member and supports the rear end surface of the outer frame by contacting the rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame A pressing portion that contacts the lower surface of the upper side portion or the upper surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame and presses the outer frame, and attaches the pressing fixing member to the movable mounting member. And a covering portion that covers the second screw shaft member in a state where the first screw shaft member is pressed and fixed in a direction in which the pressing portion presses the outer frame by being screwed into the screwing member. The member is moved and the second screw shaft member is covered by the covering portion. And the pressing fixing member and the screwing member sandwich the moving mounting member to fix the pressing fixing member to the moving mounting member. The pressing fixing member is moved in a direction to release the pressing of the frame, and the covering of the second screw shaft member by the covering portion is released in a state where the pressing portion releases the pressing of the outer frame, and the second screw The shaft member fixes the moving mounting member so that it cannot be moved back and forth along the insertion hole by screwing in the screw hole, and adjusts the position of the support portion by releasing the screw into the screw hole. The moving attachment member can be moved back and forth along the insertion hole.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, in the gaming machine fixing device according to claim 1, the pressing portion is provided on one end side of the pressing fixing member, and the pressing end is provided on the other end side of the pressing fixing member. An abutting portion that abuts on the moving attachment member when the outer frame is pressed by the portion is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine fixing device according to the first or second aspect, the moving attachment member is along a front wall surface constituting the support portion and a front-rear direction of the outer frame. And the mounting base includes left and right side wall surfaces that restrict the moving direction of the movable mounting member by externally fitting the side wall surface of the movable mounting member.

In the first aspect of the present invention, when the gaming machine (outer frame) is installed in the installation space, first, the movable mounting member is fixed to the mounting base by screwing into the screw hole of the second screw shaft member. Then, by releasing the screwing of the first screw shaft member with respect to the screwing member, the pressing portion is moved in a direction in which the pressing portion releases the pressing of the outer frame, and in this state, the outer frame is moved from the front to the installation space. The rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame is inserted into contact with the support portion of the movable mounting member. Next, from this state, by screwing the first screw shaft member into the screwing member, the pressing fixing member is moved in a direction in which the pressing portion presses the outer frame, and the outer frame is fixed to the installation space. At this time, the inclination angle of the gaming machine is determined by the position of the support portion of the movable attachment member that supports the rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame, in other words, the movement position of the movable attachment member relative to the attachment base. For this reason, on the game site side, when the moving mounting member is fixed to the mounting base by the screwing operation of the second screw shaft member, that is, from the state where the screw screw is released from the screw hole of the second screw shaft member. Since the moving attachment member only needs to be moved back and forth along the insertion hole to adjust the position of the support portion, the inclination angle of the gaming machine can be easily adjusted.
In the above-described configuration, when the gaming machine is fixed by the gaming machine fixing device, the pressing fixing member is moved in a direction in which the pressing portion presses the outer frame by screwing the first screw shaft member into the screwing member. By doing so, the second screw shaft member is covered with the covering portion of the pressing and fixing member. For this reason, in the case where the inclination angle of the gaming machine is illegally changed by entering the game hall, in order to release the screwing of the second screw shaft member and move the moving mounting member back and forth, 2 The covering of the screw shaft member must be released. However, in order to release the covering of the second screw shaft member by the covering portion, the pressing member is moved in a direction in which the pressing portion releases the pressing of the outer frame by releasing the screwing of the first screw shaft member to the screwing member. As a result, the fixed state of the gaming machine (outer frame) by the gaming machine fixing device is released. For this reason, unlike the simple operation of changing only the inclination angle of the gaming machine while the gaming machine is fixed, it is necessary to perform the operation of fixing the gaming machine, which requires a large-scale operation. Accordingly, it is possible to make it difficult to illegally change the tilt angle of the gaming machine, and to prevent the act of illegally changing the tilt angle of the gaming machine.

  In the invention of claim 2, when the outer frame is pressed and fixed by the pressing portion of the pressing and fixing member, the pressing and fixing member receives a strong reaction force from the outer frame through the pressing portion. In the pressing state by such a pressing portion, the contact portion of the pressing fixing member contacts the moving attachment member. For this reason, the strong reaction force applied to the pressing portion on the one end side of the pressing and fixing member is received by the moving mounting member that contacts the contacting portion on the other end side of the pressing and fixing member. It is possible to avoid the situation of deformation due to force.

  Moreover, in the invention of Claim 3, the moving direction of a moving attachment member can be controlled by externally fitting the side wall surface of an attachment member with the left and right side wall surfaces which comprise a movement attachment member. For this reason, when adjusting the position of the support portion by moving the moving mounting member back and forth, that is, when adjusting the tilt angle of the gaming machine, the moving mounting member should be moved back and forth while tilting in the left-right direction. Can be avoided. Therefore, since the position of the support portion constituted by the front wall surface of the movable mounting member does not tilt in the left-right direction, it is possible to avoid a problem that the tilt angle changes in the left-right direction of the gaming machine.

It is a front perspective view which shows a part of internal structure of amusement island stand, a ball lending machine, an outer frame, and a partition. It is a back surface perspective view which shows the outer frame attached between the upper island frame and the lower island frame. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the lower side part of the outer frame was fixed by the lower side game machine fixing device attached to the lower island frame. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the upper side part of the outer frame was fixed by the upper side game machine fixing device attached to the upper island frame. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a lower gaming machine fixing device, and FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view showing the lower gaming machine fixing device. FIGS. 2A and 2B are longitudinal sectional views showing a lower gaming machine fixing device. FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device, and FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device. FIG. 4A is a perspective view from above showing the upper gaming machine fixing device without the mounting base, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view from below showing the upper gaming machine fixing device without the mounting base. is there. FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views showing the upper gaming machine fixing device. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device in the second embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device excluding the mounting base in the second embodiment. . FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing an upper game machine fixing device in the second embodiment, and FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view showing the upper game machine fixing device in the second embodiment. The same figure (A)-(F) is a side view which shows the state in which the inclination angle of an outer frame is adjusted with the upper side game machine fixing device in 2nd embodiment, respectively. It is a perspective view from the upper side which shows the state by which the upper side game machine fixing device and prize ball supply device in 3rd embodiment were attached to the upper island frame via the slide adjustment mechanism. It is a perspective view from the lower part which shows the state in which the upper game machine fixing device and prize ball supply device in 3rd embodiment were attached to the upper island frame via the slide adjustment mechanism. FIG. 4A is a perspective view from above showing the upper gaming machine fixing device excluding the mounting base in the third embodiment, and FIG. 4B is the upper gaming machine excluding the mounting base in the third embodiment. It is a perspective view from the lower part which shows a fixing device. FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device and the slide adjusting mechanism in the third embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a longitudinal sectional view showing the slide adjusting mechanism in the third embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the lower side game machine fixing device and out ball box in 3rd embodiment were attached to the lower island frame via the slide adjustment mechanism. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a lower gaming machine fixing device in the third embodiment, and FIG. 4B is an exploded perspective view showing the lower gaming machine fixing device in the third embodiment. The same figure (A), (B) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the lower side game machine fixing device in 3rd embodiment, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the lower side game machine fixing device in 3rd embodiment fixed the outer frame provided with the corner reinforcement metal fittings. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the lower side game machine fixing device in 3rd embodiment fixed the outer frame provided with the corner reinforcement metal fittings by the press fixing member for replacement. It is a front perspective view which shows the game island stand to which the partition in other embodiment was attached. The same figure (A) and (B) is a side view which shows the partition in other embodiment, respectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 4, schematic structure of the game island stand 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a part of the internal structure of the game island stand 1, a ball lending machine 2, an outer frame 9, and a partition 8. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing the outer frame 9 attached between the upper island frame 4 and the lower island frame 5. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is fixed by the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 attached to the lower island frame 5. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 attached to the upper island frame 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an upper island frame 4 and a lower island frame 5 for attaching a plurality of gaming machines (not shown) to the gaming island base 1 are substantially the same as the height of the gaming machine. It is spanned along the longitudinal direction of the game island stand 1 with an interval. The front end side of the lower island frame 5 is projected as a so-called counter plate 6 on which a player places a ball box or the like. The upper island frame 4 also has a function as a lower frame among the fixed frames to which the curtain plate 3 for covering a supply basket (not shown) disposed above the gaming machine is attached. Below the lower island frame 5, a waist plate 13 for covering a storage tank (not shown) for storing pachinko balls circulated and used in the game island platform 1 is attached.

  Between the upper island frame 4 and the lower island frame 5, a plurality of partitions 8 for providing a predetermined interval between the plurality of gaming machines are adjacent to the gaming machine in the width dimension of the gaming machine. The ball lending machine 2 that controls lending is mounted with the same interval as the value obtained by adding the width of the ball lending machine 2. A space defined by the upper island frame 4, the lower island frame 5, and two adjacent partitions 8 is configured as an installation space 10 for installing one gaming machine. In FIG. 1, a rectangular outer frame 9 formed from a wooden material and covering an outer peripheral portion of a gaming machine inner frame (a member configured from a main body frame and a gaming board (not shown)), and a lower side of the outer frame 9 A decorative cover plate 11 attached to the front end, an out ball box 12 that is attached to the rear upper surface of the upper island frame 4 and is discharged from the gaming machine, and sends it to a collection basket (not shown), and a gaming machine (outer frame 9) The ball lending machine 2 provided adjacent to is shown in a state where it is attached to the installation space 10. The gaming machine is composed of an outer frame 9 to which the decorative cover plate 11 is attached, and a gaming machine inner frame that is attached to the outer frame 9.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower game machine fixing device 20 for fixing the gaming machine in the installation space 10 is arranged in two places on the left and right sides in the lower island frame 5 that defines the installation space 10. Is attached. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the upper island frame 4 that defines the installation space 10 has an upper side for fixing the gaming machine in the installation space 10 so that the inclination angle (negotiation angle) can be adjusted. A gaming machine fixing device 50 is attached to the left and right two places. The lower game machine fixing device 20 is attached to the upper side of the lower island frame 5 by being fixed to the upper surface of the support plate 7 fixed to the rear upper surface of the lower island frame 5 with a screw. The fixing device 50 is attached below the upper island frame 4 by being fixed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4 with screws.

  Next, the configuration of the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing the lower gaming machine fixing device 20, and FIG. 5B is an exploded perspective view showing the lower gaming machine fixing device 20. 6A and 6B are longitudinal sectional views showing the lower game machine fixing device 20, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a lower gaming machine fixing device 20 as a gaming machine fixing device includes a mounting base 21 that is screwed to the upper surface of the support plate 7, and the mounting base 21. The mounting member 22 that is screwed to the support plate 7, the pressing fixing member 23 that presses and fixes the upper surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 downward, and the pressing fixing member 23 slides relative to the mounting member 22. A screw bolt 24, a mounting bolt 25, a mounting nut 26, two upper and lower coil springs 27, 28, and a pressing bolt 29 (which is attached to the pressing fixing member 23 and presses the lower side portion of the outer frame 9). 3).

  The mounting base 21 is made of a substantially square plate (wood, paper, or metal plate), and mounting holes 30 for screwing the mounting base 21 to the support plate 7 are provided in the vicinity of the four corners. It has been drilled. The attachment member 22 is formed in a shape including a top wall 31 and left and right side wall surfaces 32 by bending a metal plate. An insertion hole 31a for inserting the mounting bolt 25 is formed in the upper wall surface 31 in a long hole shape. At the lower ends of the left and right side wall surfaces 31, mounting flange portions 33 for mounting the mounting member 22 on the mounting base 21 are formed, and the mounting flange portion 33 has 4 holes formed in the mounting base 21. Two mounting holes 30 and corresponding mounting holes 33a are formed. The attachment base 21 and the attachment member 22 are attached to the upper surface of the support plate 7 with screws integrally through the attachment holes 30 and 33a, respectively. The attachment member 22 is attached such that the direction of the insertion hole 31a having a long hole shape is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine (outer frame 9) installed in the installation space 10.

  The pressing and fixing member 23 is formed in a shape provided with left and right side wall surfaces 34, an upper wall surface 35, and a rear wall surface 36 by bending a metal plate. The left and right side wall surfaces 34 are formed in a shape that individually fits the left and right side wall surfaces 32 of the mounting member 22, respectively, and the front end portion thereof is behind the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 installed in the installation space 10. A support portion 34a is configured to contact the end surface and support the rear end surface. A mounting hole 37 for mounting the mounting bolt 25 is formed in the rear portion of the upper wall surface 35. On the other hand, the front end side of the upper wall surface 35 is extended forward, and the tip end portion thereof is bent substantially downward at a right angle to form a plurality of (three in the embodiment) pressing claw portions 38 (pressing portions). ) Is formed. Further, a screw hole 39 for attaching a bolt is formed in the front portion of the upper wall surface 35. The screw hole 39 allows the pressing bolt 29 (see FIG. 3) to be screwed in, and presses the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9 at the tip portion of the pressing bolt 29. The rear wall surface 36 is set to be shorter in height than the side wall surface 34. Therefore, the rear wall surface 36 does not externally fit the attachment member 22 in a state in which the pressing and fixing member 23 is attached to the attachment member 22, and the lower end portion of the rear wall surface 36 (hereinafter referred to as a contact portion 36 a) The pressing and fixing member 23 comes into contact with the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 in accordance with the pressing state of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9.

  The screw member 24 is arranged in a space between the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 and the mounting base 21 by bending a metal plate into a shape having left and right side wall surfaces 40 and an upper wall surface 41. . A screw hole 42 that is screwed into the mounting bolt 25 is formed in the upper wall surface 41. A coil spring 28 is disposed between the upper wall surface 41 of the screwing member 24 and the mounting base 21. Thereby, the screwing member 24 is always urged by the elastic force of the coil spring 28 so that the upper wall surface 41 abuts on the upper wall surface 31 of the attachment member 22. The mounting bolt 25 is a male screw portion 43 that is screwed into the screw hole 42 of the screwing member 24, and an operation portion 44 that is integrally provided at the upper end of the male screw portion 43 and that rotates the mounting bolt 25. A set screw portion 45 provided at the lower end of the mounting bolt 25 to which the mounting nut 26 is screwed, and a screwless portion 46 where no screw thread is provided between the set screw portion 45 and the male screw portion 43 It is equipped with.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the mounting bolt 25 is sequentially inserted into the mounting hole 37 of the pressing and fixing member 23, the coil spring 27, and the insertion hole 31a of the mounting member 22, and from this state. The set screw portion 45 at the lower end portion is screwed into the screw hole 42 of the screwing member 24 and then to the mounting nut 26. Thereby, the press fixing member 23 is attached to the attachment member 22 by the screwing member 24, the attachment bolt 25, and the attachment nut 26, and the lower game machine fixing device 20 is assembled. Further, by assembling the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 as described above, a coil spring 27 is disposed between the upper wall surface 35 of the pressing and fixing member 23 and the upper wall surface 31 of the attachment member 22. The coil spring 27 constantly urges the pressing and fixing member 23 so that the upper wall surface 35 comes into contact with the operation portion 44 of the mounting bolt 25. On the other hand, the coil spring 28 disposed between the screwing member 24 and the mounting base 21 constantly urges the screwing member 24 so that the upper wall surface 41 contacts the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 as described above. To do. Further, the mounting nut 26 into which the set screw portion 45 serving as the lower end portion of the mounting bolt 25 is screwed is inserted into the internal space of the coil spring 28 disposed between the screwing member 24 and the mounting base 21. Become.

  Therefore, when the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is fixed in the installation space 10 by the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 described above, first, the outer frame 9 is inserted from the front of the installation space 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), the male threaded portion 43 of the mounting bolt 25 is disengaged from the screw hole 42 of the screwing member 24 (the unthreaded portion 46 of the mounting bolt 25 becomes the screw hole 42). Accordingly, the pressing and fixing member 23 is moved in a direction (upward) away from the mounting member 22 by the urging force of the coil spring 27. That is, the distance between the pressing claw portion 38 of the pressing fixing member 23 and the support plate 7 is set larger than the thickness dimension of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9, thereby pressing the insertion of the outer frame 9 into the installation space 10. The claw portion 38 has been moved to a position where it is not obstructed.

  At this time, the pressing fixing member 23 is released from the screwing of the mounting bolt 25 (male screw portion 43) into the screw hole 42, and the pressing of the outer claw 9 by the pressing claw portion 38 is released. Therefore, the sliding movement is possible along the moving direction of the mounting bolt 25 with respect to the insertion hole 31a of the mounting member 22, in other words, the front-rear direction of the gaming machine (outer frame 9) installed in the installation space 10. Thus, by adjusting the slide movement position of the pressing and fixing member 23, the position where the support portion 34a, which is the front end portion of the side wall surface 34, supports the lower side rear end surface of the outer frame 9, that is, the outer frame in the installation space The installation position in the front-rear direction of the lower portion of 9 can be adjusted.

  Then, when the rear end surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9 is brought into contact with the support part 34a and the insertion of the outer frame 9 into the installation space 10 is completed, as shown in FIG. 43 is screwed into the screw hole 42 of the screwing member 24 to move the pressing fixing member 23 in the direction approaching the mounting member 22 (downward) against the urging force of the coil spring 27, and finally the pressing While the claw portion 38 is inserted into the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9, the pressing and fixing member 23 is moved to a position where the upper surface of the lower side is pressed downward. Accordingly, the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is sandwiched and fixed between the pressing fixing member 23 (the pressing claw portion 38) and the support plate 7. At this time, the pressing bolt 29 is screwed into the screw hole 39 of the pressing fixing member 23 so that the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9 is pressed even at the tip of the pressing bolt 29. Thereby, even when the outer frame 9 is formed of a hard material such as hard plastic and the outer frame 9 having high hardness is fixed by the lower game machine fixing device 20, the pressing claw 38 is pushed back by the hard outer frame 9 ( Can be suppressed, and the outer frame 9 can be reliably fixed with a strong pushing force. However, when the outer frame 9 is formed of a relatively hard material such as plastic, the screw may be screwed into the screw hole 39 of the pressing fixing member 23 instead of the pressing bolt 29 to be screwed. The outer frame 9 can be fixed more firmly. Note that the configuration in which the screw is screwed into the screw hole of the pressing fixing member in place of the pressing bolt and the outer frame is screwed in this way is not limited to the third embodiment, and the first or second described above. You may make it show | play the same effect by applying to embodiment.

  Further, when the outer frame 9 is pressed and fixed from above by the pressing claw portion 38 of the pressing fixing member 23 described above, the pressing fixing member 23 receives a strong reaction force from the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9 via the pressing claw portion 38. However, the abutting portion 36 a of the rear wall surface 36 of the pressing and fixing member 23 comes into contact with the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 in the pressing state by the pressing claw portion 38. For this reason, a strong reaction force applied to the pressing claw portion 38 that is one end portion of the pressing and fixing member 23 is received by the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 that contacts the contact portion 36 a that is the other end portion of the pressing and fixing member 23. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the pressing and fixing member 23 is deformed by receiving a reaction force from the outer frame 9.

  By the way, the coil spring 27 disposed between the upper wall surface 35 of the press fixing member 23 and the upper wall surface 31 of the mounting member 22 constantly presses the press fixing member 23 upward, thereby pressing the press fixing member 23. Even when the claw portion 38 does not push down the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9, the tip end side of the pressing fixing member 23 provided with the pressing claw portion 38 does not fall downward due to its own weight, in other words, the distance from the support plate 7 is increased. It does not move in the direction of narrowing. Therefore, when the outer frame 9 is inserted from the front of the installation space 10, even when the pressing fixing member 23 is moved in the direction away from the mounting member 22 (upward), the distal end side (the pressing claw of the pressing fixing member 23). It is possible to prevent the pressing claw portion 38 from obstructing the insertion of the outer frame 9 into the installation space 10 by suppressing the drop of the portion 38 side).

  On the other hand, the coil spring 28 disposed between the upper wall surface 41 of the screwing member 24 and the mounting base 21 constantly biases the screwing member 24 upward, so that the state shown in FIG. Even when the male screw portion 43 of the mounting bolt 25 is released from the screw hole 42 of the screwing member 24 and the screwless portion 46 is positioned in the screw hole 42, the upper wall surface 41 of the screwing member 24 is attached. The upper surface 31 of the member 22 is in contact with the upper wall 31. Therefore, even when the outer thread 9 is fixed by screwing the male screw portion 43 from the state where the screwing of the male screw portion 43 with respect to the screw hole 42 is released, the screwing member 24 having the screw hole 42 formed therein is used. By forcibly lifting, the screwing operation of the male screw portion 43 with respect to the screw hole 42 can be stably performed.

  An attachment nut 26 is attached to the lower end of the attachment bolt 25 for attaching the press fixing member 23 to the attachment member 22. For this reason, when moving the pressing and fixing member 23 in the direction away from the mounting member 22 (upward), the screwing of the male screw portion 43 with respect to the screw hole 42 is loosened too much and the mounting bolt 25 is pulled out. It can be solved. Further, the mounting bolt 25 is provided with a non-threaded portion 46 between a male screw portion 43 screwed into the screw hole 42 and a set screw portion 45 for screwing the mounting nut 26. The lower end of the screw (the non-threaded portion 46) rotates freely without being screwed into the screw hole 42. For this reason, even when there is no mounting nut 26 at the lower end of the mounting bolt 25, the mounting bolt 25 does not come off at a stretch because it rotates freely at the lower end of the male screw portion 43.

  Next, the configuration of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A is a perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, and FIG. 7B is an exploded perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 50. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8A is a perspective view from above showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 without the mounting base 51, and FIG. 8B shows the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 without the mounting base 51. It is a perspective view from the lower part. 9A and 9B are perspective views showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 as a gaming machine fixing device includes a mounting base 51 screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4, and the mounting base 51 integrally. A mounting member 52 to be mounted and fixed, a pressing and fixing member 53 that presses and fixes the lower surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 upward, and a screwing that attaches the pressing and fixing member 53 to the mounting member 52 so as to be slidable. The member 54, the mounting bolt 55, the mounting nut 56, the fixing bolt 57 for mounting and fixing the mounting member 52 to the mounting base 51, and the pressing bolt that is mounted on the pressing fixing member 53 and presses the upper side portion of the outer frame 9. 58.

  Note that the mounting member 52, the pressing and fixing member 53, the screwing member 54, and the mounting bolt 55 that constitute the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 are the mounting member 22 and the pressing and fixing that constitute the lower gaming machine fixing device 20, respectively. It is formed in the same or similar shape as the member 23, the screw member 24, and the mounting bolt 25, and the mounting state is upside down. For this reason, in the following description, the expression (for example, upper wall surface) of the vertical relationship used in description of the various structural members 22-25 of the lower game machine fixing device 20 is demonstrated for convenience.

  The mounting base 51 is formed by bending a metal plate having a long plate-like substrate portion 60, and the mounting base 51 is screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4 on the front end side of the substrate portion 60. A screw fixing flange portion 62 having a mounting hole 61 for fixing is bent. Screw holes 63 and 64 for fixing the mounting member 52 to the mounting base 51 with fixing bolts 57 are formed in the front and rear portions of the board portion 60. The fixing bolt 57 fixes the attachment member 52 to the attachment base 51 by screwing with either one of the screw holes 63 and 64. Further, at both ends in the short side direction of the substrate portion 60, a restriction flange portion 65 for restricting the attachment position of the attachment member 52 in the lateral width direction is bent downward. In other words, the substrate portion 60 on which the pair of left and right regulating flange portions 65 are formed is formed in a concave cross-sectional shape that fits right and left side wall surfaces 66 of the mounting member 52 described later.

  The attachment member 52 is formed in a shape including a left and right side wall surface 66, an upper wall surface 67, a front wall surface 68, and a rear wall surface 69 by bending a metal plate. An insertion hole 70 for inserting the mounting bolt 55 is formed in the upper wall surface 67 in a long hole shape. At the lower end of the front wall surface 68, an abutting flange portion 71 is formed that abuts the upper end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 when the outer frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 50. On the other hand, an attachment flange portion 72 for attaching the attachment member 52 to the attachment base 51 is formed at the lower end of the rear wall surface 69, and an insertion hole 73 for inserting the fixing bolt 57 into the attachment flange portion 72. Is drilled. The mounting member 52 is either one of the screw holes 63 and 64 of the mounting base 51 in which the fixing bolt 57 inserted through the mounting flange portion 72 (insertion hole 73) is screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4. By being screwed into one side, it is integrally attached and fixed to the attachment base 51. Note that, in such a mounting state of the mounting member 52, the slot-shaped insertion hole 70 formed in the upper wall surface 67 is connected to the gaming machine (outer frame 9) whose installation direction is installed in the installation space 10. Arranged in parallel with the front-rear direction.

  The pressing and fixing member 53 is formed in a shape provided with left and right side wall surfaces 74, an upper wall surface 75, and a rear wall surface 76 by bending a metal plate. The left and right side wall surfaces 74 are each formed in a shape that individually fits the left and right side wall surfaces 66 of the mounting member 52, and the front end portion thereof is the rear side of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 installed in the installation space 10. A support portion 74a is configured to contact the end surface and support the rear end surface. A mounting hole 77 for mounting the mounting bolt 55 is formed in the rear portion of the upper wall surface 75. On the other hand, the front end side of the upper wall surface 75 extends forward, and the tip end portion thereof is bent substantially downward at a right angle to form a plurality of (three in the embodiment) pressing claw portions 78 (pressing portions). ) Is formed. In addition, a screw hole 79 for attaching a bolt is formed in the front side portion of the upper wall surface 75. The screw hole 79 allows the pressing bolt 58 to be screwed and presses the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 at the tip portion of the pressing bolt 58. The rear wall surface 76 is set to have a shorter height than the side wall surface 74. For this reason, the rear wall surface 76 does not externally fit the attachment member 52 in a state in which the pressing and fixing member 53 is attached to the attachment member 52, and the lower end portion of the rear wall surface 76 (hereinafter referred to as a contact portion 76 a) The upper surface 67 of the attachment member 52 is brought into contact with the pressing state of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 by the pressing fixing member 53.

  The screw member 54 is formed by bending a metal plate into a shape having left and right side wall surfaces 80 and an upper wall surface 81, and is in a space between the upper wall surface 67 of the mounting member 52 and the substrate portion 60 of the mounting base 51. Placed in. The upper wall surface 81 is formed with a screw hole 82 that is screwed with the mounting bolt 55. The mounting bolt 55 includes a male screw portion 83 that is screwed into the screw hole 82 of the screwing member 54, and an operation portion 84 that is integrally provided at the upper end of the male screw portion 83 and that rotates the mounting bolt 55. A set screw portion 85 provided at the lower end of the mounting bolt 55 and screwing the mounting nut 56, and a screwless portion 86 where no screw thread is provided between the set screw portion 85 and the male screw portion 83. It is equipped with.

  Then, the mounting bolt 55 is sequentially inserted into the mounting hole 77 of the pressing and fixing member 53 and the insertion hole 70 of the mounting member 52. Next, it is screwed onto the mounting nut 56. Thereby, the press fixing member 53 is attached to the attachment member 52 by the screwing member 54, the attachment bolt 55, and the attachment nut 56, and the upper game machine fixing device 50 is assembled.

  Next, a procedure for fixing the gaming machine (outer frame 9) in the installation space 10 so that the inclination angle can be adjusted by the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above will be described. The fixing operation of the outer frame 9 by the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 is performed after the fixing operation of the outer frame 9 by the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 described above is completed in consideration of the adjustment of the inclination angle of the gaming machine. In the following description, it is assumed that the outer frame 9 has been inserted into the installation space 10. However, when the outer frame 9 is inserted from the front of the installation space 10, the male screw portion 83 of the mounting bolt 55 is unscrewed into the screw hole 82 of the screwing member 54 (the screwless portion 86 of the mounting bolt 55 is screwed). The pressing and fixing member 53 is moved in the direction away from the mounting member 52 by gravity (downward). That is, the distance between the pressing claw portion 78 of the pressing fixing member 53 and the lower surface of the upper island frame 4 is made larger than the thickness dimension of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9, so that the installation space 10 of the outer frame 9 enters the installation space 10. The insertion is moved to a position where the pressing claw 78 does not hinder the insertion.

  Further, in assembling the upper game machine fixing device 50, the attachment member 52 is attached to the attachment base 51 in one of two attachment states. That is, the fixing bolt 57 screwed to the mounting flange portion 72 of the mounting member 52 is screwed into the rear screw hole 64 formed in the base plate portion 60 of the mounting base 51, and the mounting member 52 is attached to the mounting base 51. 9A, when the mounting member 52 is mounted on the rear side of the mounting base 51, the mounting base 51 is screwed to the upper island frame 4 as shown in FIG. A pressing and fixing member 53 is disposed on the rear side. For this reason, when the depth dimension of the outer frame 9 is set large, in other words, when the rear end surface of the outer frame 9 is installed in the rear, the pressing fixing member 53 is moved in the state shown in FIG. By arranging on the rear side, fixing work corresponding to the outer frame 9 having a large depth dimension can be performed.

  On the other hand, the fixing bolt 57 screwed to the mounting flange portion 72 of the mounting member 52 is screwed into the front screw hole 63 formed in the base plate portion 60 of the mounting base 51, and the mounting member 52 is mounted to the mounting base 51. When fixed, as shown in FIG. 9B, the mounting member 52 is mounted on the front side with respect to the mounting base 51, so that the mounting base 51 is pressed against the upper island frame 4 to which the screws are fastened. The member 53 is disposed on the front side. For this reason, when the depth dimension of the outer frame 9 is set small, in other words, when the rear end surface of the outer frame 9 is installed without entering the rear, the pressing and fixing member 53 in the state shown in FIG. Can be fixed in correspondence with the outer frame 9 having a small depth dimension.

  When the outer frame 9 is inserted into the installation space 10 in a state where the upper surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 is in contact with the contact flange portion 71 of the mounting member 52, the male screw portion 83 of the mounting bolt 55 is screwed. By screwing into the screw hole 82 of the member 54, the pressing and fixing member 53 is moved in the direction approaching the mounting member 52 (upward) against gravity. At this time, since the pressing and fixing member 53 is in a state in which the pressing of the outer frame 9 by the pressing claw portion 78 is released, the moving direction of the mounting bolt 55 with respect to the insertion hole 70 of the mounting member 52, in other words, the installation space 10. Can be slid along the front-rear direction of the gaming machine (outer frame 9). Thus, by adjusting the slide movement position of the pressing and fixing member 53, the position where the support portion 74a, which is the front end portion of the side wall surface 74, supports the rear end surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9, that is, the outer frame in the installation space 10 9 tilt angle is adjusted.

  Thereafter, the male screw part 83 of the mounting bolt 55 is further screwed in, and finally, the pressing claw part 78 is pushed into the upper side lower surface of the outer frame 9 and pushed to the position where the upper side lower surface is pushed upward. 53 is moved, whereby the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 is sandwiched and fixed between the pressing fixing member 53 (the pressing claw portion 78) and the contact flange portion 71 of the mounting member 52. At this time, the pressing bolt 58 is screwed into the screw hole 79 of the pressing fixing member 53, so that the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 is pressed even at the tip of the pressing bolt 58. Thereby, even when the outer frame 9 is formed of a hard material such as hard plastic and the outer frame 9 having high hardness is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, the pressing claw 78 is pushed back by the hard outer frame 9. Warping) can be suppressed, and the outer frame 9 can be securely fixed by a strong pushing force.

  Further, when the outer frame 9 is pressed and fixed from below by the pressing claw portion 78 of the pressing and fixing member 53, the pressing and fixing member 53 is pressed like the pressing and fixing member 23 of the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 described above. A strong reaction force is received from the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 via the claw portion 78, but in such a pressed state by the pressing claw portion 78, the contact portion 76 a of the rear wall surface 76 of the pressing fixing member 53 is The upper wall surface 75 of the attachment member 52 is brought into contact with the upper member 75. For this reason, a strong reaction force applied to the pressing claw portion 78 that is one end portion of the pressing and fixing member 53 is received by the upper wall surface 75 of the mounting member 52 that contacts the contact portion 76 a that is the other end portion of the pressing and fixing member 53. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the pressing and fixing member 53 is deformed by receiving a reaction force from the outer frame 9.

  The upper gaming machine fixing device 50 is different from the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 in that each of the bolts 55 and 57 with the mounting member 52, the pressing fixing member 53, and the screwing member 54 facing from the lower side to the upper side. It is attached to the lower position of the attachment base 51 by fastening. For this reason, the pressing fixing member 53 and the screwing member 54 are assembled in a state in which they are always urged downward by gravity. Accordingly, in the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, the pressing and fixing member 53 can be always urged downward without providing the coil spring 27 unlike the lower gaming machine fixing device 20, so that the pressing claw portion 78 is provided. The front end side of the provided pressing fixing member 53 is prevented from moving in the direction of narrowing the distance from the contact flange portion 71 by its own weight, and the pressing claw portion 78 does not hinder the insertion of the outer frame 9 into the installation space 10. . Further, in the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, even if the coil spring 28 is not provided as in the lower gaming machine fixing device 20, the screwing member 54 is always urged downward so that the upper wall surface 81 of the screwing member 54 is Since it can be brought into contact with the upper wall surface 67 of the attachment member 52, even when the outer frame 9 is fixed by screwing the male screw portion 83 from the state where the screwing of the male screw portion 83 with respect to the screw hole 82 is released, The screwing operation of the male screw portion 83 with respect to the screw hole 82 can be stably performed.

  Further, the mounting bolt 55 of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 is attached to the upper end of the mounting bolt 56 in the same manner as the mounting bolt 25 of the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 described above. The trouble that the mounting bolt 55 is pulled out by loosening the screw 83 is excessively eliminated. Further, since the mounting bolt 55 is provided with a screwless portion 86 between a male screw portion 83 screwed into the screw hole 82 and a set screw portion 85 for screwing the mounting nut 56, the mounting bolt 55 is provided. 25, the lower end (non-threaded portion 86) of the male threaded portion 43 does not rotate freely, and the mounting bolt 55 does not come off at once.

  Also, according to the configuration of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above, the contact flange portion 71 that clamps the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 with the pressing claw portion 78 of the pressing fixing member 53 is formed on the mounting member 52. Has been. Therefore, the mounting member 52 and the pressing fixing member constituting the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 also in the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 where a slight gap is generated between the upper island frame 4 in the installation state in the installation space 10. The upper side portion of the outer frame 9 can be securely fixed by the strong clamping force between the outer frame 53 and the outer frame 9.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, when the gaming machine (outer frame 9) is installed in the installation space 10, first, the mounting bolt 25 (55) is screwed into the screwing member 24 (54). By releasing, the pressing claw portion 38 (78) moves the pressing fixing member 23 (53) in a direction to release the pressing of the outer frame 9, and in this state, the outer frame 9 is inserted into the installation space 10 from the front. Then, the rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is brought into contact with the support portion 34a (74a) of the pressing and fixing member 23 (53). From this state, the pressing fixing member 23 (53) is moved in the direction in which the pressing claw 38 (78) presses the outer frame 9 by screwing the mounting bolt 25 (55) into the screwing member 24 (54). The outer frame 9 is fixed to the installation space 10. At this time, the inclination angle of the gaming machine is the position of the support portion 34a (74a) of the press fixing member 23 (53) that supports the rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame 9, in other words, the mounting member 22 (52 ) With respect to the slide movement position of the pressing fixing member 23 (53). For this reason, at the game hall side, when the pressing claw 38 (78) moves the pressing fixing member 23 (53) in the direction in which the outer frame 9 is pressed by the screwing operation of the mounting bolt 25 (55), When the mounting bolt 25 (55) is screwed from a state where the bolt 25 (55) is not screwed into the screwing member 24 (54), the mounting bolt 25 (55) is inserted into the insertion hole 31a (70) of the mounting member 22 (52). ), The position of the support portion 34a (74a) can be adjusted by sliding the pressing and fixing member 23 (53). Therefore, as an operation for adjusting the inclination angle of the gaming machine, when the mounting bolt 25 (55) is screwed to fix the outer frame 9 to the installation space 10, the pressing fixing member 23 (53) is slid. Since it is only necessary to adjust the position of the support portion 34a (74a), the inclination angle of the gaming machine can be easily adjusted.

  On the other hand, in the case where the inclination angle of the gaming machine is illegally changed by entering the game hall, in order to change the slide movement position of the pressing fixing member 23 (53) with respect to the mounting member 22 (52), It is necessary to release the screwing of the mounting bolt 25 (55) into the screwing member 24 (54). However, once the screwing of the mounting bolt 25 (55) into the screwing member 24 (54) is released, the pressing claw 38 (78) is released in a direction to release the pressing of the outer frame 9 accordingly. The pressing and fixing member 23 (53) is moved. As a result, the gaming machine is fixed by the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 (upper gaming machine fixing device 50). For this reason, unlike the simple operation of changing only the inclination angle of the gaming machine while the gaming machine is fixed, it is necessary to perform the operation of fixing the gaming machine, which requires a large-scale operation. Accordingly, it is possible to make it difficult to illegally change the tilt angle of the gaming machine, and to prevent the act of illegally changing the tilt angle of the gaming machine.

  When the outer frame 9 is pressed and fixed by the pressing claw portion 38 (78) of the pressing fixing member 23 (53), the pressing fixing member 23 (53) is connected to the outer frame via the pressing claw portion 38 (78). 9, the contact portion 36a (76a) of the pressing fixing member 23 (53) is attached to the mounting member 22 (52) in the pressing state by the pressing claw portion 38 (78). Abut. For this reason, the strong reaction force applied to the pressing claw 38 (78) on one end side of the pressing and fixing member 23 (53) contacts the contact portion 36a (76a) on the other end side of the pressing and fixing member 23 (53). Since it is received by the mounting member 22 (52), it is possible to avoid a situation in which the pressing and fixing member 23 (53) is deformed by receiving a reaction force from the outer frame 9.

  Further, the side wall surface 32 (66) of the mounting member 22 (52) is externally fitted by the left and right side wall surfaces 34 (74) constituting the pressure fixing member 23 (53), thereby sliding the pressure fixing member 23 (53). The moving direction can be restricted. Therefore, when the position of the support portion 34a (74a) is adjusted by sliding the pressing fixing member 23 (53), that is, when the inclination angle of the gaming machine is adjusted, the pressing fixing member 23 (53) is moved. It is possible to avoid sliding while tilting in the left-right direction. Therefore, since the position of the support portion 34a (74a) constituted by the front end portions of the left and right side wall surfaces 34 (74) does not tilt in the left-right direction, the trouble that the tilt angle changes in the left-right direction of the gaming machine. Can be avoided.

  By the way, the embodiment described above exemplifies the configuration of the gaming machine fixing device that prevents the act of illegally changing the tilting angle of the gaming machine by releasing the fixing state of the gaming machine when changing the tilting angle of the gaming machine. However, the configuration of the second embodiment described below may prevent the act of illegally changing the inclination angle of the gaming machine. Hereinafter, the configuration of the gaming machine fixing device (upper gaming machine fixing device 100) in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 90 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 10B shows the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 excluding the mounting base 101 in the second embodiment. It is a perspective view. FIG. 11A is a perspective view showing the upper game machine fixing device 100 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 11B is an exploded perspective view showing the upper game machine fixing device 100 in the second embodiment. . FIGS. 12A to 12F are side views showing states in which the inclination angle of the outer frame 9 is adjusted by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 in the second embodiment.

  In addition, the structure of the upper game machine fixing device 100 shown in the second embodiment exemplifies an embodiment of the game machine fixing device according to the present invention. Further, in the second embodiment shown below, only the upper gaming machine fixing device that fixes the upper side portion of the outer frame is illustrated, but not limited thereto, the lower gaming machine fixing that fixes the lower side portion of the outer frame Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to an apparatus. Further, in the following description, similarly to the description of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50, the expression of the vertical relationship (for example, the upper wall surface) used in the description of the various structural members 22 to 25 of the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 is convenient. It is used for explanation.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 includes a mounting base 101 that is screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4 and a movement that is slidably attached to the mounting base 101. A slide mounting member 102 as the mounting member, a pressing fixing member 103 that presses and fixes the lower surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 upward, a screwing member 104 that attaches the pressing fixing member 103 to the sliding mounting member 102, A mounting bolt 105 and mounting nut 106 as one screw shaft member, a fixing bolt 107 as a second screw shaft member for mounting the slide mounting member 102 to the mounting base 101, and an outer frame attached to the pressing fixing member 103 9 and a pressing bolt (not shown) that presses the upper side portion.

  The mounting base 101 is formed by bending a metal plate provided with a long plate-like substrate part 110. A screw fixing flange portion 112 having a mounting hole 111 for fixing is bent. A screw hole 113 for fixing the slide mounting member 102 to the mounting base 101 by a fixing bolt 107 is formed in the substrate portion 110. Further, at both ends in the short direction of the substrate portion 110, a restriction flange portion 115 for restricting the attachment position of the slide attachment member 102 in the lateral width direction is bent downward. That is, the board part 110 on which the pair of left and right regulating flange parts 115 are formed is formed in a concave cross-sectional shape that fits right and left side wall surfaces 116 of the slide mounting member 102 described later.

  The slide mounting member 102 is formed in a shape having left and right side wall surfaces 116, an upper wall surface 117, a front wall surface 118, and a rear wall surface 119 by bending a metal plate. An insertion hole 120 for inserting the attachment bolt 105 is formed in the upper wall surface 117. Note that the insertion hole 120 formed in the upper wall surface 117 has a circular shape enough to allow the attachment bolt 105 to be inserted, unlike the elongated insertion hole 70 formed in the attachment member 52 of the above embodiment. Is formed. At the lower end of the front wall 118, a contact flange portion 121 is formed that contacts the upper end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 when the outer frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100. In addition, the front wall surface 118 constitutes a support portion that contacts and supports the rear end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 when the outer frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100.

  On the other hand, an attachment flange portion 122 for attaching the slide attachment member 102 to the attachment base 101 is formed at the lower end of the rear wall surface 119, and an insertion hole for inserting the fixing bolt 107 into the attachment flange portion 122. 123 is drilled. In the slide mounting member 102, the fixing bolt 107 inserted through the mounting flange portion 122 (insertion hole 123) is screwed into the screw hole 113 of the mounting base 101 screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4. Thus, it is attached to the attachment base 101. Note that the insertion hole 123 formed in the attachment flange portion 122 is formed in an elongated hole shape, unlike the insertion hole 73 formed in the attachment flange portion 72 of the above embodiment. When the slide mounting member 102 is mounted, the elongated insertion hole 123 formed in the mounting flange portion 122 has a longitudinal direction before and after the gaming machine (outer frame 9) installed in the installation space 10. Arranged in parallel with the direction.

  The pressing and fixing member 103 is formed in a shape provided with left and right side wall surfaces 124, an upper wall surface 125, and a rear wall surface 126 by bending a metal plate. The left and right side wall surfaces 124 are each formed in a shape that individually fits the left and right side wall surfaces 116 of the slide mounting member 102. A mounting hole 127 for mounting the mounting bolt 105 is formed in the upper wall surface 125. Further, the front end side of the upper wall surface 125 extends forward, and the tip end portion thereof is bent substantially downward at a right angle to form a plurality of (three in the embodiment) pressing claw portions 128 (pressing portions). ) Is formed. A screw hole 129 for attaching a bolt is formed in the front portion of the upper wall surface 125. The screw hole 129 allows a pressing bolt (not shown) to be screwed and presses the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 at the tip of the pressing bolt. On the other hand, the rear wall 126 has a longer height than the side wall 124 and is assembled as the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 with the lower end portion of the rear wall 126 (hereinafter referred to as a contact portion). 126a) comes into contact with the rear end portion of the mounting flange portion 122 of the slide mounting member 102 in accordance with the pressing state of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 by the pressing and fixing member 103. That is, the pressing and fixing member 103 is integrally formed with the fixing bolt 107 (strictly speaking, one end of the fixing bolt 107) of the mounting flange portion 122 by the left and right side wall surfaces 124, the upper wall surface 125, and the rear wall surface 126. It is attached to the slide attachment member 102 so as to cover the operation portion 107a) provided to rotate the fixing bolt 107.

  The screw member 104 is formed by bending a metal plate into a shape having left and right side wall surfaces 130 and an upper wall surface 131, and a space between the upper wall surface 117 of the slide mounting member 102 and the substrate portion 110 of the mounting base 101. Placed inside. A screw hole 132 that is screwed into the mounting bolt 105 is formed in the upper wall surface 131. The mounting bolt 105 includes a male screw portion 133 that is screwed into the screw hole 132 of the screwing member 104, and an operation portion 134 that is integrally provided at the upper end of the male screw portion 133 and that rotates the mounting bolt 105. A set screw portion 135 provided at the lower end of the mounting bolt 105 to which the mounting nut 106 is screwed, and a screwless portion 136 in which no screw thread is provided between the set screw portion 135 and the male screw portion 133; It is equipped with.

  Then, the mounting bolt 105 is sequentially inserted into the mounting hole 127 of the pressing and fixing member 103 and the insertion hole 120 of the slide mounting member 102. From this state, the set screw portion 135 of the mounting bolt 105 is screwed into the screw hole of the screwing member 104. 132 and then screwed onto the mounting nut 106. Thereby, the press fixing member 103 is attached to the slide attachment member 102 by the screwing member 104, the attachment bolt 105, and the attachment nut 106, and the upper game machine fixing device 100 is assembled.

  Next, a procedure for fixing the gaming machine (outer frame 9) in the installation space 10 so that the inclination angle can be adjusted by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 described above will be described. First, when the outer frame 9 is inserted into the installation space 10 in a state where the upper surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 is in contact with the contact flange 121 of the slide mounting member 102, the mounting flange 122 of the slide mounting member 102 ( The slide attachment member 102 is attached to the attachment base 101 by screwing the fixing bolt 107 attached to the insertion hole 123) into the screw hole 113 of the attachment base 101. At this time, the front wall surface 118 of the slide mounting member 102 is adjusted to the rear end surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 by adjusting the slide movement position of the slide mounting member 102 with respect to the mounting base 101 before the fixing bolt 107 is completely screwed. Is adjusted, that is, the inclination angle of the outer frame 9 in the installation space 10, and when the adjustment of the inclination angle is completed, the fixing bolt 107 is completely screwed to attach the slide attachment member 102 to the attachment base. Fix to 101.

  Then, by screwing the male threaded portion 133 of the mounting bolt 105 into the screw hole 132 of the screwing member 104, the pressing fixing member 103 is moved in a direction approaching the slide mounting member 102 (upward) against gravity. Finally, the pressing fixing member 103 is moved to a position where the pressing claw portion 128 is inserted into the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 and the upper lower surface of the outer frame 9 is pressed upward. And the abutting flange portion 121 of the slide mounting member 102, the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 is sandwiched and fixed. At this time, the pressing bolt 58 is screwed into the screw hole 129 of the pressing fixing member 103 so that the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 is pressed even at the tip of the pressing bolt 58. Thereby, even when the outer frame 9 is formed of a hard material such as hard plastic and the outer frame 9 having high hardness is fixed by the upper game machine fixing device 100, the pressing claw portion 128 is pushed back by the hard outer frame 9 Warping) can be suppressed, and the outer frame 9 can be securely fixed by a strong pushing force.

  Further, when the outer frame 9 is pressed and fixed from below by the pressing claw portion 128 of the pressing fixing member 103, the pressing fixing member 103 is similar to the pressing fixing member 53 of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above. A strong reaction force is received from the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 through the portion 128, but the contact portion 126 a of the rear wall surface 126 of the pressing fixing member 103 is slid in the pressing state by the pressing claw portion 128. The mounting flange 102 comes into contact with the mounting flange portion 122 of the mounting member 102. For this reason, the strong reaction force applied to the pressing claw portion 128 that is one end portion of the pressing and fixing member 103 is caused by the mounting flange portion 122 of the slide mounting member 102 that contacts the abutting portion 126 a that is the other end portion of the pressing and fixing member 103. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the pressing and fixing member 103 is deformed by receiving a reaction force from the outer frame 9.

  Next, a procedure for adjusting the inclination angle of the gaming machine (outer frame 9) fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 12A, the pressing fixing member 103 is moved in the direction approaching the slide mounting member 102 (upward) by the screwing of the mounting bolt 105, and the upper claw portion 128 of the outer frame 9 is moved by the pressing claw portion 128. As shown in FIG. 12 (B), the screwing of the mounting bolt 105 is once released and the pressing and fixing member 103 is moved away from the slide mounting member 102 (downward). . Thereby, the pressing state of the outer frame 9 by the pressing claw portion 128 is released. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12C, the pressing and fixing member 103 is rotated approximately 90 degrees around the mounting bolt 105. Accordingly, the fixing bolt that is covered by the side wall surface 124, the upper wall surface 125, and the rear wall surface 126 of the pressing fixing member 103 in the pressing state of the outer frame 9 by the pressing claw portion 128 (the state shown in FIG. 12A). The operation portion 107a of 107 is completely exposed to the outside, and the operation of the operation portion 107a, that is, the screwing release operation of the fixing bolt 107 can be performed.

  Then, by releasing the screwing of the fixing bolt 107, the slide mounting member 102 is slid in the front-rear direction with respect to the mounting base 101 as shown in FIG. At this time, the pressing and fixing member 103 slides integrally with the slide mounting member 102. In addition, the front wall surface 118 of the slide mounting member 102 is kept in contact with the upper side rear end surface of the outer frame 9, and accordingly, the position of the upper side rear end surface of the outer frame 9, that is, in the installation space 10. The inclination angle of the outer frame 9 is adjusted. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12 (E), the pressing and fixing member 103 is rotated reversely by about 90 degrees around the mounting bolt 105, and then, as shown in FIG. 12 (F), the mounting bolt 105 is screwed. A state in which the pressing fixing member 103 is moved in a direction approaching the slide mounting member 102 (upward), and the pressing claw portion 128 pushes the upper side lower surface of the outer frame 9 upward, that is, the upper frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 100. Return to the fixed state.

  Next, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 and the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a perspective view from above showing a state in which the upper game machine fixing device 140 and the prize ball replenishing device 14 are attached to the upper island frame 4 via the slide adjusting mechanism 180 in the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a perspective view from below showing a state in which the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 and the prize ball supply device 14 are attached to the upper island frame 4 via the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in the third embodiment. FIG. 15A is a perspective view from above showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 excluding the mounting base 141 in the third embodiment, and FIG. 15B shows the mounting base 141 in the third embodiment. It is the perspective view from the lower part which shows the upper side game machine fixing device 140 removed. FIG. 16A is a longitudinal sectional view showing the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 and the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in the third embodiment, and FIG. 16B is a longitudinal section showing the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in the third embodiment. FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 and the out ball box 12 are attached to the lower island frame 5 via the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in the third embodiment. FIG. 18A is a perspective view showing a lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment, and FIG. 18B is an exploded perspective view showing the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment. It is. FIGS. 19A and 19B are longitudinal sectional views showing the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state where the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment fixes the outer frame 9 provided with the corner reinforcing metal fittings 9a. FIG. 21 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 according to the third embodiment fixes the outer frame 9 including the corner reinforcing metal fittings 9a by the pressing fixing member 230 for replacement.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 in the third embodiment is attached to the upper island frame 4 through the slide adjusting mechanism 180 together with the prize ball supply device 14. The prize ball replenishing device 14 receives a pachinko ball fed from a replenishing bowl through a branching device and a spring hose (both not shown) and supplies them to a prize ball tank provided at the upper back of each gaming machine. There are a support substrate 15 made of a metal plate, an alignment passage 16 that is fixed to the support substrate 15 and allows the pachinko balls to flow in a line, and communicates with the alignment passage 16 and its tip faces the prize ball tank. It is composed of various components such as a supply cylinder (not shown) and an operating arm 17 formed in a bifurcated shape between the supply cylinder and the supply cylinder. The slide adjustment mechanism 180 fixes the prize ball supply device 14 and the upper game machine fixing device 140 to the upper island frame 4 so as to be slidable, and details thereof will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 includes an attachment base 141 attached to the slide adjustment mechanism 180, an attachment member 142 attached and fixed integrally to the attachment base 141, and the outer frame 9. A pressing and fixing member 143 that presses and fixes the lower surface of the upper side portion upward, a screwing member 144 and a mounting bolt 145 that slidably move the pressing and fixing member 143 with respect to the mounting member 142, and the mounting member 142. A coil spring 146 for urging the screwing member 144, a fixing bolt 147 for fixing the mounting member 142 to the mounting base 141, and an upper side portion of the outer frame 9 attached to the pressing fixing member 143. A pressing bolt 148 for pressing. In the description of the various components in the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 shown below, as with the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above, the vertical relationship used in the description of the various components of the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 is also used. The description (for example, the upper wall surface) is used for convenience.

  The mounting base 141 is formed by bending a metal plate having a long plate-like substrate portion 150, and a slide adjustment mechanism in which the mounting base 141 is provided on the upper island frame 4 on the front end side of the substrate portion 150. A mounting flange portion 152 having a mounting hole 151 for mounting to 180 is bent. Screw holes 153 and 154 for fixing the mounting member 142 to the mounting base 141 with fixing bolts 147 are formed in the board portion 150 at two front and rear positions. The fixing bolt 147 is used to fix the mounting member 142 to the mounting base 141 by screwing with any one of the screw holes 153 and 154. In addition, at both ends in the short direction of the substrate portion 150, a restriction flange portion 155 for restricting the attachment position of the attachment member 142 in the width direction is bent downward (see FIGS. 13 and 14). . That is, the board part 150 on which the pair of left and right restricting flange parts 155 are formed is formed in a concave cross-sectional shape that fits right and left side wall surfaces 156 of the mounting member 142 described later.

  The mounting member 142 is formed in a shape having left and right side wall surfaces 156, an upper wall surface 157, a front wall surface 158, and a rear wall surface 159 by bending a metal plate. An insertion hole 160 for inserting the mounting bolt 145 is formed in the upper wall surface 157 in a long hole shape. At the lower end of the front wall surface 158, an abutting flange portion 161 that abuts the upper end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 when the outer frame 9 is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 is formed. On the other hand, an attachment flange portion 162 for attaching the attachment member 142 to the attachment base 141 is formed at the lower end of the rear wall surface 159, and an insertion hole 163 for inserting the fixing bolt 147 into the attachment flange portion 162. Is drilled. The mounting member 142 is one of the screw holes 153 and 154 of the mounting base 141 in which the fixing bolt 147 inserted through the mounting flange portion 162 (insertion hole 163) is screwed to the rear end portion of the upper island frame 4. By being screwed into one side, it is integrally attached and fixed to the attachment base 141. When the mounting member 142 is mounted, the elongated hole-shaped insertion hole 160 formed in the upper wall surface 157 has a direction in which the installation direction is set in the installation space 10 of the gaming machine (outer frame 9). Arranged in parallel with the front-rear direction.

  The pressing and fixing member 143 is formed in a shape provided with left and right side wall surfaces 164, an upper wall surface 165, and a rear wall surface 166 by bending a metal plate. The left and right side wall surfaces 164 are formed so as to individually fit the left and right side wall surfaces 156 of the mounting member 142, respectively, and the front end portion thereof is behind the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 installed in the installation space 10. A support portion 164a that contacts the end surface and supports the rear end surface is configured. A mounting hole 167 for mounting the mounting bolt 145 is formed in the rear portion of the upper wall surface 165. On the other hand, the front end side of the upper wall surface 165 extends forward, and the tip portion thereof is bent substantially downward at a right angle to form a plurality (three in the embodiment) of pressing claws 168 (pressing portions). ) Is formed. Further, a screw hole (not shown) for attaching a bolt is formed in the front portion of the upper wall surface 165. The screw hole allows the pressing bolt 148 to be screwed in, and presses the lower surface of the upper side of the outer frame 9 at the tip portion of the pressing bolt 148. The rear wall surface 166 is set to have a shorter height than the side wall surface 164. For this reason, in a state where the pressing fixing member 143 is attached to the attachment member 142, the rear wall surface 166 does not externally fit the attachment member 142, and the lower end portion of the rear wall surface 166 (hereinafter referred to as a contact portion 166a) The upper surface 157 of the mounting member 142 comes into contact with the pressing state of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 by the pressing fixing member 143.

  The screw member 144 is formed by bending a metal plate into a shape having a front wall surface 169, a rear wall surface 170, and an upper wall surface 171, and between the upper wall surface 157 of the mounting member 142 and the substrate portion 150 of the mounting base 141. Placed in the space. The upper wall surface 171 is formed with a screw hole 172 that is screwed with the mounting bolt 145. The mounting bolt 145 includes a male screw portion 173 that is screwed into the screw hole 172 of the screwing member 144, and an operation portion 174 that is integrally provided at the upper end of the male screw portion 173 to rotate the mounting bolt 145. And. Then, the male screw portion 173 of the mounting bolt 145 is sequentially inserted into the mounting hole 167 of the pressing and fixing member 143 and the insertion hole 160 of the mounting member 142, and from this state, the male screw portion 173 is screwed into the screw hole 172 of the screwing member 144. . Thereby, the press fixing member 143 is attached to the attachment member 142 by the screwing member 144 and the attachment bolt 145, and the upper game machine fixing device 140 is assembled.

  The mounting bolt 145 of the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 is different from the mounting bolt 55 of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above, and is provided with a set screw portion that is provided at the lower end of the mounting bolt and screws the mounting nut. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the set screw portion is similar to the mounting bolt 55. And a screwless part. The coil spring 146 is disposed in the mounting member 142 so that one end of the coil spring 146 contacts the rear wall surface 159 of the mounting member 142 and the other end contacts the rear wall surface 170 of the screwing member 144. 144 is always urged forward.

  Next, the slide adjusting mechanism 180 that fixes the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 and the prize ball supply device 14 to the upper island frame 4 so as to be slidable is described. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, only the slide adjustment mechanism 180 that fixes the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 so as to be slidable will be described. As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the slide adjusting mechanism 180 includes a slide base 181 screwed to the upper island frame 4 and a mounting flange portion of the mounting base 141 constituting the upper gaming machine fixing device 140. A spacer 183 and a slide plate 184 attached and fixed to the slide plate 182 with a butterfly bolt 182, and a butterfly bolt 185 and a washer 186 attached to the slide plate 184.

  The slide base 181 has a cross section formed in an “L” shape, and its entire length is set to be substantially the same as the horizontal width of the outer frame 9. A plurality of mounting holes 188 for screwing are formed in the upper wall piece 187 of the slide base 181 fixed in surface contact with the upper end surface of the upper island frame 4, and spacers are provided in the side wall piece 189 of the slide base 181. A slide groove 191 that engages with 183 and the slide plate 184 is provided over the entire length of the slide base 181 by a pair of upper and lower groove forming walls 190.

  The spacer 183 is formed of a substantially square flat plate, and a screw hole 192 to be screwed with the butterfly bolt 182 is formed on the flat plate surface. On the other hand, the slide plate 184 is a horizontally rectangular flat plate that is slightly larger than the spacer 183, and screw holes 193 and 194 that are individually screwed with the butterfly bolts 182 and 185 are formed along the longitudinal direction on the flat plate surface. Have been drilled. The spacer 183 and the slide plate 184 are attached and fixed to the attachment flange portion 152 (attachment hole 151) of the attachment base 141 with butterfly bolts 182 through screw holes 192 and 193, respectively. The lateral dimension of the spacer 183 is set to be substantially the same as the lateral dimension of the mounting flange portion 152, and the lateral dimension of the slide plate 184 is set to be longer than the lateral width dimension of the mounting flange portion 152. For this reason, the spacer 183 is fixed to the mounting base 141 without protruding from the left and right ends of the mounting flange portion 152. On the other hand, the slide plate 184 is in a state where the spacer 183 is sandwiched between the slide plate 184 and one end thereof (the side where the screw hole 194 is formed) projects from one end of the attachment flange portion 152. It is fixed in the state. And the one end side part (part in which the screw hole 194 was pierced) of the slide board 184 protruded from the attachment flange part 152 comprises the attachment part 195 of the butterfly bolt 185 and the washer 186.

  Thus, the slide base 181 constituting the slide adjusting mechanism 180 is attached to the upper island frame 4 with screws through the attachment holes 188 for each gaming machine installed on the game island base 1. Next, the spacer 183 and the slide plate of the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in which the mounting base 141 of the upper game machine fixing device 140 is fixed by the butterfly bolt 182 in the slide groove 191 of the slide base 181 fixed to the upper island frame 4 in this way. By sliding and inserting 184 from the side, the upper game machine fixing device 140 is slidably attached to the slide base 181 fixed to the upper island frame 4. Then, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 is slid to a position where the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 constituting the gaming machine is fixed, and the butterfly bolt 185 attached to the mounting portion 195 of the slide plate 184 is tightened in this state. As a result, the groove forming wall 190 of the slide base 181 that forms the slide groove 191 is sandwiched between the slide plate 184 and the washer 186, and as a result, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 fixes the outer frame 9. To be fixed at a desired position.

  Note that the method of fixing the gaming machine (outer frame 9) by the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 described above is the same as that of the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 described above, and therefore the description thereof is omitted for convenience. However, the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 is different from the upper gaming machine fixing device 50 in that it includes a coil spring 146 that is disposed in the attachment member 142 and biases the screwing member 144 forward. For this reason, the pressing and fixing member 143 that is integrally attached to the screwing member 144 via the mounting bolt 145 is also urged forward by the elastic force of the coil spring 146.

  Accordingly, when the gaming machine (outer frame 9) is fixed by the upper gaming machine fixing device 140, the support portion 166a of the pressing fixing member 143 that supports the rear end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9 is always the upper side portion of the outer frame 9. Is moved forward, in other words, in the direction of eliminating the gap with the rear end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9. As a result, the game machine (outer frame) by the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 in a state in which the outer frame 9 is securely supported by bringing the support portion 166a of the pressing and fixing member 143 into close contact with the rear end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9. 9) can be fixed. In addition, the configuration of the upper gaming machine fixing device including the coil spring that biases the screwing member forward in this way is not limited to the third embodiment, and the first or second embodiment described above. By applying, the same effect may be produced.

  In the case of a worker who is not accustomed to fixing the gaming machine, a gap is generated between the support portion 166a of the pressing and fixing member 143 and the rear end surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame 9, and the support state of the outer frame 9 Although the gaming machine may be fixed while being unstable, with the above-described configuration, the gaming machine can be fixed in a reliable support state regardless of the skill level of the fixing work. Further, by adopting a configuration in which the pressing and fixing member 143 is biased forward by the elastic force of the coil spring 146, the pressing and fixing member 143 is always moved to the foremost position where the sliding movement is possible in a state where the gaming machine is not fixed. I can leave it to you. For this reason, a trivial operation of returning the pressing and fixing member 143 from the rear position to the front is not required every time the gaming machine is attached to and removed from the installation space 10.

  On the other hand, the lower game machine fixing device 200 in the third embodiment is attached to the lower island frame 5 through the slide adjustment mechanism 180 together with the out ball box 12 as shown in FIG. The slide adjustment mechanism 180 is the same as the above-described upper game machine fixing device 140 that is fixed to the upper island frame 4 so that the slide adjustment is possible. For convenience, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. At the same time, the detailed description will be omitted and the following description will be given.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 includes an attachment base 201 attached to the slide adjustment mechanism 180, and an attachment member 202 attached to the slide adjustment mechanism 180 integrally with the attachment base 201. A pressing fixing member 203 that presses and fixes the upper surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 downward; a screwing member 204 that attaches the pressing fixing member 203 to the mounting member 202 so as to be slidable; a mounting bolt 205; A mounting nut 206, three coil springs 207, 208, and 209, and a pressing bolt (not shown) that is attached to the pressing fixing member 203 and presses the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 are provided.

  The mounting base 201 is made of a substantially square metal plate, and mounting holes 210 are formed in the vicinity of the four corners for screwing the mounting base 201 to the spacer 183 and the slide plate 184 of the slide adjusting mechanism 180, respectively. ing. However, the mounting holes 210 that are actually screwed are the two mounting holes 210 drilled on the front end side of the mounting base 201. The attachment member 202 is formed in a shape including a top wall surface 211, left and right side wall surfaces 212a, and a rear wall surface 212b by bending a metal plate. In the upper wall surface 211, an insertion hole 211a for inserting the mounting bolt 205 is formed in a long hole shape. At the lower ends of the left and right side wall surfaces 212a, mounting flange portions 213 for mounting the mounting member 202 on the mounting base 201 are formed, and the mounting flange portion 213 has 4 holes formed in the mounting base 201. Two mounting holes 210 and corresponding mounting holes 213a are formed. Then, the attachment base 201 and the attachment member 202 are attached to the spacer 183 and the slide plate 184 of the slide adjustment mechanism 180 with screws integrally through the attachment holes 210 and 213a, respectively. The attachment member 202 is attached so that the direction in which the insertion hole 211a having a long hole shape is provided is parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine (outer frame 9) installed in the installation space 10.

  The pressing and fixing member 203 is formed in a shape provided with left and right side wall surfaces 214, an upper wall surface 215, and a rear wall surface 216 by bending a metal plate. The left and right side wall surfaces 214 are formed in a shape that individually fits the left and right side wall surfaces 212 a of the mounting member 202, respectively, and the front end portion thereof is behind the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 installed in the installation space 10. A support portion 214a is configured to contact the end surface and support the rear end surface. A mounting hole 217 for mounting the mounting bolt 205 is formed in the rear portion of the upper wall surface 215. On the other hand, the front end side of the upper wall surface 215 extends forward, and the tip end portion thereof is bent substantially downward at a right angle to form a plurality (three in the embodiment) of pressing claws 218 (pressing portions). ) Is formed. Further, a screw hole 219 for attaching a bolt is formed in the front portion of the upper wall surface 215. The screw hole 219 allows a pressing bolt (not shown) to be screwed and presses the upper surface of the lower side of the outer frame 9 at the tip of the pressing bolt. The rear wall 216 is set to have a shorter height than the side wall surface 214. For this reason, the rear wall surface 216 does not externally fit the attachment member 202 in a state where the pressing fixing member 203 is attached to the attachment member 202, and the lower end portion of the rear wall surface 216 (hereinafter referred to as a contact portion 216a) The upper surface 211 of the attachment member 202 comes into contact with the pressing state of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 by the pressing fixing member 203.

  The screw member 204 is formed by bending a metal plate into a shape having a front wall surface 220 a, a rear wall surface 220 b, and an upper wall surface 221. Be placed. The upper wall surface 221 is formed with a screw hole 222 that is screwed with the mounting bolt 205. A coil spring 208 is disposed between the upper wall surface 221 of the screwing member 204 and the mounting base 201. Thereby, the screwing member 204 is always urged by the elastic force of the coil spring 208 so that the upper wall surface 221 contacts the upper wall surface 211 of the mounting member 202. A coil spring 209 is disposed between the rear wall surface 220 b of the screwing member 204 and the rear wall surface 212 b of the attachment member 202. Thereby, the screwing member 204 is always urged forward by the elastic force of the coil spring 209. The mounting bolt 205 is integrally provided at the upper end of the male screw portion 223 with the male screw portion 223 screwed with the screw hole 222 of the screwing member 204, and the operation portion 224 for rotating the mounting bolt 205. A set screw portion 225 that is provided at the lower end of the mounting bolt 205 and is screwed to the mounting nut 206, and a screwless portion 226 in which no screw thread is provided between the set screw portion 225 and the male screw portion 223, It is equipped with.

  Then, the mounting bolt 205 is sequentially inserted into the mounting hole 217 of the pressing and fixing member 203, the coil spring 207, and the insertion hole 211a of the mounting member 202. From this state, the set screw portion 225 at the lower end portion is screwed into the screwing member 204. Screw hole 222 and then screwed into mounting nut 206. Thereby, the press fixing member 203 is attached to the attachment member 202 by the screwing member 204, the attachment bolt 205, and the attachment nut 206, and the lower game machine fixing device 200 is assembled. Further, by assembling the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 as described above, a coil spring 207 is disposed between the upper wall surface 215 of the pressing fixing member 203 and the upper wall surface 211 of the mounting member 202, The coil spring 207 constantly urges the pressing and fixing member 203 so that the upper wall surface 215 contacts the operation portion 224 of the mounting bolt 205. On the other hand, the coil spring 208 disposed between the screwing member 204 and the mounting base 201 always urges the screwing member 204 so that the upper wall surface 221 contacts the upper wall surface 211 of the mounting member 202 as described above. To do. Further, the coil spring 209 disposed between the rear wall surface 220b of the screwing member 204 and the rear wall surface 212b of the mounting member 202 always urges the screwing member 204 forward. Further, the mounting nut 206 into which the set screw 225 serving as the lower end portion of the mounting bolt 205 is screwed is inserted into the internal space of the coil spring 208 disposed between the screwing member 204 and the mounting base 201. Become.

  Further, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 described above is attached to the lower island frame 5 via the slide adjustment mechanism 180 in the same manner as the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 described above. As a specific mounting method, the mounting base 201 and the mounting member 202 of the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 are screwed to the spacer 183 and the slide plate 184 of the slide adjustment mechanism 180, and the spacer 183 and the slide plate 184 are placed on the lower part. The slide is inserted from the side into the slide groove 191 of the slide base 181 fixed to the island frame 5. Then, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 is slid to a position where the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 constituting the gaming machine is fixed, and the butterfly bolt 185 attached to the mounting portion 195 of the slide plate 184 is tightened in this state. As a result, the groove forming wall 190 of the slide base 181 that forms the slide groove 191 is sandwiched between the slide plate 184 and the washer 186, and as a result, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 holds the outer frame 9. It is fixed at a desired position to be fixed.

  Since the gaming machine (outer frame 9) is fixed by the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 described above is the same as the lower gaming machine fixing device 20 described above, the description thereof is omitted for the sake of convenience. However, unlike the lower gaming machine fixing device 20, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 includes a coil spring 209 that is disposed in the attachment member 202 and biases the screwing member 204 forward. Yes. For this reason, the pressing and fixing member 203 that is integrally attached to the screwing member 20 via the mounting bolt 205 is also urged forward by the elastic force of the coil spring 209.

  Accordingly, in the lower gaming machine fixing device 200, similarly to the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 described above, when fixing the gaming machine (outer frame 9), the pressing fixing member that supports the rear end surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 The support portion 214a of 203 is always moved in a direction in which the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is pressed forward, in other words, in a direction in which the gap with the rear end surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame 9 is eliminated. The gaming machine (outer frame 9) can be fixed by the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 in a state in which the frame 9 is securely supported, and further, it is pressed every time the gaming machine is attached to and removed from the installation space 10 A trivial operation of returning the fixing member 203 from the rear position to the front is not necessary. Note that the configuration of the lower gaming machine fixing device including the coil spring that biases the screwing member forward in this way is not limited to the third embodiment, and the first or second embodiment described above. By applying to the above, similar effects may be achieved.

  By the way, by attaching the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 to the upper island frame 4 via the slide adjusting mechanism 180 as described above, the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the upper island frame 4. The configuration makes it possible to fix the gaming machine corresponding to the outer frame 9 of the type having the reinforcing metal fittings 9a at the corners. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, in order to improve the strength of the outer frame 9 assembled in a rectangular shape, the outer frame 9 provided with reinforcing metal fittings 9a bent in an L shape at the corners. In this case, when the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 is positioned on the corner side of the outer frame 9, the pressing claw portion 218 of the pressing fixing member 203 presses the upper surface of the lower side of the reinforcing bracket 9a. The pushing of the frame 9 is weakened. Therefore, by sliding the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 to a position where the slide adjusting mechanism 180 does not interfere with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a, the outer claw 9 can be pushed firmly by the pressing claw portion 218.

  Further, in the configuration of the outer frame 9 provided with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a as described above, as shown in FIG. 21, the sliding movement of the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 is restricted by the fixing position or size of the out ball box 12. If the pressing claw portion 218 of the pressing and fixing member 203 interferes with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a, the pressing and fixing member 203 of the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 is replaced with the pressing and fixing member 230 to reinforce. You may make it avoid interference with the metal fitting 9a. The front end side of the upper wall surface 215 of the pressing and fixing member 230 extends forward similarly to the pressing and fixing member 203, but its extended shape (hereinafter referred to as the extending portion 231) is the same as the pressing and fixing member 203. Is different. Specifically, the extending portion 231 of the pressing and fixing member 230 extends from the upper wall surface 215 toward the front, and then from one side end of the extending portion (the side end serving as the center side of the outer frame 9). By extending toward the side, it is formed in a substantially L-shape. A plurality of pressing claw portions 232 bent downward at substantially right angles are formed at the front end of the portion extending in the lateral direction in the extending portion 231.

  Thus, in the lower gaming machine fixing device 200 including the pressing fixing member 230, the sliding movement is restricted by the fixing position of the out ball box 12, and the pressing fixing member 230 is reinforced in the lateral width direction of the outer frame 9. Even when the extension portion 231 is formed in an L shape bent toward the center side of the outer frame 9, the pressing claw portion 232 at the front end of the extension portion 231 is formed. However, the outer frame 9 is firmly pushed in at a position avoiding interference with the reinforcing bracket 9a.

  In FIG. 21, the right pressing fixing member 230 viewed from the back side of the outer frame 9 is illustrated in the left and right lower gaming machine fixing devices 200 that fix the lower side portion of the outer frame 9. Accordingly, in the same figure, the extension portion 231 is bent leftward as it goes forward, but the left pressing fixing member 230 as viewed from the back side of the outer frame 9 is shown. In FIG. 5, the extending portion 231 is bent rightward as it goes forward. Further, the configuration corresponding to the outer frame 9 provided with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a described above is not limited to the lower game machine fixing device 200, and the slide adjusting mechanism is similarly applied to the upper game machine fixing device 140 described above. By sliding the upper gaming machine fixing device 140 to a position where it does not interfere with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a attached to the upper corner of the outer frame 9 by 180, the outer frame 9 can be firmly pushed by the pressing claw 168. it can. Further, even when the sliding movement is restricted by the fixed position or size of the prize ball supply device 14, the pressing and fixing provided with the L-shaped extending portion 231 bent toward the center side of the outer frame 9. By replacing the member 230 with the member 230, the outer frame 9 can be pushed firmly at a position avoiding interference with the reinforcing metal fitting 9a.

  Next, the structure of the partition 300 in other embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG.22 and FIG.23. FIG. 22 is a front perspective view showing an amusement island stand 1 ′ to which a partition 300 according to another embodiment is attached. FIGS. 23A and 23B are side views showing a partition 300 according to another embodiment. In the following description, the same components as those of the aforementioned game island stand 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the gaming island stand 1 ′ is provided with an upper island frame 4 and a lower island frame 5 for attaching a plurality of gaming machines (not shown), similar to the gaming island stand 1. Between the island frame 4 and the lower island frame 5, a partition 300 is provided adjacent to the ball lending machine 2 for providing a predetermined interval between the gaming machines. A support plate 7 to which the out ball box 12 and the like are attached is integrally provided on the rear upper surface of the lower island frame 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 (A) and 23 (B), the partition 300 has a vertically rectangular covering plate member 301 and a pair of upper and lower attachments that detachably attach the covering plate member 301 between the island frames 4 and 5. Metal fittings 302 and 303. An attachment hole 310 for attaching the cover plate member 301 to the upper mounting bracket 302 with a screw 304 and a washer 305 is formed on the upper end side of the cover plate member 301, while An engaging recess 311 that engages with the lower mounting bracket 303 is provided. A longitudinally long opening 312 extending along the longitudinal direction of the covering plate member 301 is formed at a substantially central position of the covering plate member 301, and the back surface side of the opening 312 (hereinafter referred to as this) A storage space forming portion 313 is provided with a predetermined depth so as to cover the entire storage space 313a). Further, a handle portion 314 for attaching and detaching the covering plate member 301 is provided at a position above the opening 312 on the surface side of the covering plate member 301.

  The mounting brackets 302 and 303 to which the covering plate member 301 is detachably attached are each bent in an L shape. Among them, the upper mounting bracket 302 has a mounting hole 315 for mounting the mounting bracket 302 to the upper island frame 4 with a screw 306 in one side portion, and the other side portion of the mounting bracket 302 has a covering plate. A screw hole 316 for attaching the member 301 with a screw 304 and a washer 305 is formed. On the other hand, the mounting bracket 303 on the lower side is provided with a mounting hole 317 for mounting the mounting bracket 303 on the support plate 7 on the lower island frame 5 with a screw 307 in one side portion. The portion is formed as an engaging convex portion 318 that engages with the engaging concave portion 311 of the covering plate member 301.

  The upper mounting bracket 302 is fixed to the upper island frame 4 with screws 306 through the mounting holes 315 with the other side portion where the screw holes 316 are drilled facing forward. On the other hand, the lower mounting bracket 303 is fixed to the support plate 7 on the lower island frame 5 with screws 307 through the mounting holes 317 with the other side portion that is the engaging convex portion 318 facing forward. The On the other hand, the covering plate member 301 is first engaged with the engaging convex portion 318 of the mounting bracket 303 with the engaging concave portion 311 in the lower portion fixed to the support plate 7, and then from this state, The mounting hole 310 in the part is fixed to the screw hole 316 of the mounting bracket 302 fixed to the upper island frame 4 with screws 304 and washers 305. Finally, a cap member 308 for decoration is attached to the head of the screw 304 that fixes the upper portion of the covering plate member 301, so that the partition 300 between the upper island frame 4 and the lower island frame 5 is provided. Installation is complete. In such a state where the partition 300 is attached, the storage space 313 a provided in the cover plate member 301 is inserted through the opening 312 with a pop-up for introducing the model of the gaming machine installed adjacent to the partition 300. It can be used as a space to store.

  Further, when removing the cover plate member 301 of the partition 300 described above, the cap member 308 is removed so as to expose the head of the screw 304 to the outside, and then the screw 304 is unscrewed so that the cover plate member is released. The upper part of 301 is released. In this state, the cover plate member 301 can be removed by pulling the cover plate member 301 upward so as to release the engagement between the engagement recess 311 and the engagement protrusion 318.

  By the way, according to the configuration of the conventional partition, the attachment pieces are integrally provided on the upper and lower ends on the back side of the plate member (corresponding to the cover plate member of the present embodiment) that covers between the gaming machines, The upper and lower mounting pieces are individually screwed to the upper island frame 4 and the lower island frame 5 (support plate 7) to attach the partition. However, in such a configuration, when attaching and removing the partition, each work cannot be performed unless the adjacent gaming machine is removed from the installation space 10. On the other hand, according to the structure of the partition 300, the covering plate member 301 can be attached to and detached from the mounting brackets 302 and 303 fixed to the island frames 4 and 5 (support plate 7). A portion where the covering plate member 301 is stopped with a screw 304 is exposed to the surface portion of the covering plate member 301. For this reason, even when the adjacent gaming machine is attached to the installation space 10, each operation of attaching and removing the partition 300 can be performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game island stand 2 Ball lending machine 4 Upper island frame 5 Lower island frame 7 Base plate 8 Partition 9 Outer frame 10 Installation space 11 Decoration cover body 20 Lower game machine fixing device 21 Mounting base 22 Mounting member 23 Press fixing member 24 Screw Joint member 25 Mounting bolt 26 Mounting nut 27, 28 Coil spring 29 Press bolt 31 Upper wall surface 31a Insertion hole 34 Side wall surface 34a Support portion 36 Side wall surface 36a Abutting portion 38 Pressing claw portion 50 Upper game machine fixing device 51 Mounting base 52 Installation Member 53 Pressing fixing member 54 Screwing member 55 Mounting bolt 56 Mounting nut 57 Fixing bolt 58 Pressing bolt 67 Upper wall surface 70 Insertion hole 74 Side wall surface 74a Supporting portion 76 Side wall surface 76a Contact portion 78 Pressing claw portion 100 Upper game machine fixing device (Game machine fixing device)
101 Mounting base 102 Slide mounting member (moving mounting member)
103 pressure fixing member 104 screwing member 105 mounting bolt (first screw shaft member)
107 Fixing bolt (second screw shaft member)
113 Screw hole 118 Front wall (support)
123 Insertion hole 124 Side wall surface (covering part)
125 Upper wall surface (covering part)
126 Rear wall (cover)
128 Pressing claw (pressing part)

Claims (3)

In the gaming machine fixing device for fixing the upper side part or the lower side part of the outer frame of the gaming machine to the installation space formed between the upper island frame and the lower island frame provided in the game island stand,
The gaming machine fixing device is:
A pressing fixing member that presses the lower surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame upward, or presses the upper surface of the lower side portion of the outer frame downward to fix the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame;
A mounting base fixed to the upper island frame or the lower island frame;
A movable attachment member attached to the attachment base so as to be movable in the front-rear direction;
A first screw shaft member for attaching the pressing and fixing member to the front side of the moving attachment member;
A second screw shaft member that fixes the movable mounting member to the mounting base by screwing into a screw hole drilled in the mounting base;
A screwing member that is disposed at a position that sandwiches the movable mounting member with the pressing and fixing member and that is screwed with the first screw shaft member;
The moving mounting member is
An elongated hole-shaped insertion hole that is provided along the front-rear direction of the outer frame and passes through the second screw shaft member;
A support part that supports the rear end surface of the outer frame in contact with the rear end surface of the upper side portion or the lower side portion of the outer frame;
The pressing fixing member is
A pressing portion that presses the outer frame in contact with the lower surface of the upper side portion of the outer frame or the upper surface of the lower side portion;
A covering portion that covers the second screw shaft member in a state in which the pressing fixing member is attached to the moving attachment member,
The first screw shaft member moves the pressing fixing member in a direction in which the pressing portion presses the outer frame by being screwed into the screwing member, and covers the second screw shaft member by the covering portion; The pressing fixing member and the screwing member sandwich the moving mounting member to fix the pressing fixing member to the moving mounting member. On the other hand, by releasing the screwing to the screwing member, the pressing portion is fixed to the outer frame. Moving the pressing fixing member in a direction to release the pressing, and releasing the covering of the second screw shaft member by the covering portion in a state where the pressing portion releases the pressing of the outer frame;
The second screw shaft member fixes the moving mounting member so that it cannot be moved back and forth along the insertion hole by screwing into the screw hole, while adjusting the position of the support portion by releasing the screw into the screw hole. A gaming machine fixing device that enables the moving attachment member to move back and forth along the insertion hole.   The pressing portion is provided on one end side of the pressing and fixing member, and on the other end side of the pressing and fixing member, an abutting portion that comes into contact with the moving attachment member as the outer frame is pressed by the pressing portion. The gaming machine fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine fixing device is provided. The moving attachment member has a front wall surface constituting the support portion, and a side wall surface along the front-rear direction of the outer frame,
The game according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting base includes left and right side wall surfaces that regulate a moving direction of the moving mounting member by fitting the side wall surface of the moving mounting member. Machine fixing device.

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