JP6038692B2 - Pachinko machine mounting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an attachment device for a pachinko gaming machine used for attaching a pachinko gaming machine to a pachinko gaming machine installation base unit.

  When a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as “gaming machine” in the present specification) is used in a general store, it is attached to a pachinko gaming machine mounting base unit. A large number of pachinko gaming machines are attached in parallel to a pachinko gaming machine installation base unit (hereinafter referred to as an island for the sake of simplicity), which is generally called an island.

Conventionally, pachinko machines are attached to the island as follows.
A gaming machine is attached to an island by fixing the frame to an island after fixing it inside a frame of a predetermined width, which is usually made by combining four plate members into a rectangular shape.
The conventional attachment of the frame to the island is usually carried out using nails or wood screws because the frame is usually made of wood after the frame is placed on the island table.

  On the other hand, it is known that a pachinko gaming machine can adjust a ball by giving an appropriate inclination to the board surface. Utilizing the fact that the closer the board surface of the pachinko machine is to an angle, the more the ball gets entangled with the nail. By attaching a suitable inclination when attaching pachinko machines or making adjustments afterwards, the same effect as when adjusting the nail can be obtained more easily without touching the nail. It becomes like this.

  In consideration of such points, it is convenient if the inclination of the pachinko machine after being attached to the island can be changed after the fact. However, if the frame for mounting the pachinko gaming machine is fixed to the island using nails or wood screws, it is almost impossible to change the inclination of the pachinko gaming machine afterwards. The conventional method of fixing the frame to the island using nails and wood screws is not only troublesome, but it also takes time to remove the frame once fixed to the island from the island. It also has defects.

  In consideration of such points, the applicant of the present application has filed applications such as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-007296 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-165759. These relate to an instrument for fixing a pachinko gaming machine to a pachinko gaming machine installation unit with a variable inclination angle.

The inventions disclosed in these documents have both a function of detachably attaching a pachinko gaming machine to an island and a function of changing an inclination angle of the pachinko gaming machine attached to the island afterwards.
Therefore, it can be said that the pachinko gaming machine mounting apparatus disclosed therein is extremely useful.

However, these pachinko gaming machine attachment devices are not without their points to be improved.
Prior to explaining the point where such improvement is required, first, a conventional island structure will be described.
The island includes a horizontal table on which the pachinko gaming machine is placed, and a horizontal upper plate positioned above the pachinko gaming machine placed on the table. The pachinko gaming machine is fixed in a space between the table and the upper plate in a state of being attached to the frame.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine described above is used by being fixed on the upper plate. The attachment device includes a movable member that goes up and down through the upper plate. When the movable member is lowered, the upper surface of the upper frame, which is the upper plate of the frame, is pressed downward by the lower surface thereof. As a result, the frame to which the gaming machine is attached is sandwiched between the movable member and the table, and as a result, the gaming machine is fixed to the island.
The above-described pachinko gaming machine attachment device can move back and forth with the movable part in a state where the frame is fixed to the island. As a result, the upper frame of the frame and the upper end side of the gaming machine move in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. Since the lower end side of the gaming machine is not moved, the inclination angle of the gaming machine changes due to the movement of the gaming machine on the upper end side of the gaming machine in the front-rear direction. That is, the above-described pachinko gaming machine attachment device can easily attach the gaming machine to the island, and can also change the inclination angle of the gaming machine afterwards.

The conventional pachinko gaming machine mounting apparatus having the above-described structure is useful. However, there are still points to be improved in the above-described pachinko gaming machine mounting apparatus. That is, in order to use the above-described pachinko gaming machine attachment device, it is necessary to make a hole in the upper plate of the island for allowing the movable member to pass therethrough.
Since such a hole usually does not exist in the upper plate of the island, it is necessary to perform the operation of drilling the hole when attaching the attachment device of the pachinko gaming machine to the island. The hole needs to be relatively aligned with the mounting device of the gaming machine and needs to be a long hole instead of a round hole so that it can respond to the longitudinal movement of the movable member. And costly. In order to spread the attachment device of the pachinko gaming machine, how to do the labor and cost becomes a problem.

There is a gaming machine mounting device that has been proposed as one measure for solving such a problem. It is disclosed in JP2009-148486.
This gaming machine attachment device includes a holding scissors-like holding means, and fixes the frame by holding the upper frame, which is the upper plate of the frame, by the holding means. With this game machine mounting apparatus that does not have movable means as described above, there is no need to make a hole in the upper plate of the island.
However, there is a point which should be improved also in the attachment apparatus of this game machine.
Although the frame is generally used for attaching the gaming machine to the island, it is not strictly standardized. In addition, since the frame is still generally fixed to the island using nails or wood screws, the manufacturer of the frame has not made much effort to eliminate manufacturing errors. That is, as the above facts indicate, the size of the frame used for mounting the gaming machine is often different. Actually, the vertical length of the frame has a width of about 5 mm.
Also, errors may occur on the island side, especially the distance from the table to the top plate.
However, if it is an attachment device for a gaming machine as described above having movable means that moves up and down, a width of about 5 mm can be absorbed, so there is no problem in fixing the gaming machine to the island. However, as in the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-148486, in the case of an attachment device for a gaming machine having clamping means, if the height position of the clamping means is fixed, depending on the case, the clamping means may be used. There is a possibility that the upper frame of the frame cannot be clamped. This means that the gaming machine cannot be fixed to the island using the gaming machine mounting device.
In order to cope with this problem, in the gaming machine mounting apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-148486, the bolts to which the clamping means are mounted move up and down. Since the clamping means is also moved up and down by the vertical movement of the bolt, the attachment device of the gaming machine can fix the frame to the island even if the vertical size of the frame is slightly different.

JP 2007-007296 A JP 2009-165759 A JP 2009-148486 A

  However, in this gaming machine mounting apparatus, the bolt may be inclined with respect to the bracket that supports the bolt at both ends thereof. Then, a pole part of the bolt comes into strong contact with the metal fitting. When such a situation occurs, it may be difficult to rotate the bolt due to the frictional resistance between the bolt and the metal fitting. That is, it is difficult to adjust the inclination angle of the gaming machine, which is a serious problem as an attachment device for the gaming machine.

  The present invention provides a gaming machine attachment device that can sufficiently fix the frame by the clamping means and that does not cause difficulty in adjusting the angle of the gaming machine even if there is a difference in the vertical size of the frame. Is the issue.

The present inventor proposes the following invention in order to solve the above-described problems.
The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine installation table unit comprising a horizontal table on which a pachinko gaming machine is placed, and a horizontal upper plate positioned above the pachinko gaming machine placed on the table. A pachinko gaming machine mounting device for fixing a pachinko gaming machine attached to a frame to the upper plate.
The pachinko gaming machine mounting apparatus includes: a base member fixed to the upper plate; and the upper plate attached to the base member such that a longitudinal direction thereof is along a front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine. A rod-shaped shaft body located behind the pachinko gaming machine, a movable body attached to the shaft body so as to be relatively movable in a length direction of the shaft body, and the frame attached to the movable body A fixing means for fixing the upper frame, which is an upper member of the elastic member, and the fixing means includes an elastic body, and receives the biasing force biased upward from the elastic body. It is attached to the moving body and can move downward against the urging force.
The pachinko gaming machine attachment device of the present invention has a shaft behind the upper plate (in the present application, the meaning of simply “front” or “rear” follows the front and rear of the gaming machine). The frame is fixed by the fixing means attached to the moving body moving on the shaft body, so that the movement of the moving body or the fixing means necessary for changing the inclination angle of the gaming machine is realized. Therefore, it is not necessary to make a hole in the upper plate. That is, the attachment device according to the present invention does not need to pierce the upper plate with the holes necessary for the attachment device of the pachinko gaming machine having the clamping means described in the prior art.
Further, in the pachinko gaming machine having the clamping means described in the prior art, the bolt is moved up and down, but in the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the shaft similar to the above-described bolt is moved up and down. There is nothing. Instead, in the attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine of the present application, the fixing means moves up and down with respect to the shaft body. As a result, there is no inconvenience due to the tilting of the shaft body, so the mounting device of the present application can sufficiently fix the frame by the clamping means even if there is a difference in the vertical size of the frame. The possibility of breakage of the upper frame can be reduced.

The specific configuration of the shaft body and the moving body is not limited as long as the moving body can move relatively along the shaft body.
For example, the shaft body is a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft, the moving body is a nut attached to the shaft body, and the moving body that is a nut is used to rotate the shaft body. Accordingly, the shaft body may be movable in the length direction.

In addition, the connection between the fixing means and the moving means is such that the connecting means is such that the fixing means, the moving means, the object connecting the fixing means and the moving means interferes with the pachinko gaming machine installation table unit, the frame, the gaming machine, etc. If you don't, you can do it any way you like.
Further, the elastic body can be applied with a biasing force biased upward, and the fixing means can be moved downward against the biasing force. Details do not matter. The elastic body may be, for example, a spring such as a coil spring, or may be rubber regardless of natural rubber or synthetic rubber.
For example, the fixing means includes a connection portion extending upward from the fixing means to the upper side of the movable body across the shaft body, and a horizontal plate provided on the connection portion, and In a compressed state, the elastic body may have its lower end in contact with the moving body and its upper end in contact with the plate. In this case, the fixing means may be adapted to receive an urging force urged upward from the elastic body by urging the plate upward by the elastic body. The present invention can also be applied to the following cases. As described above, the shaft body may be a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft, and the moving body may be a nut attached to the shaft body. And the nut may have a recessed part in the upper surface. In this case, the moving body that is a nut is movable in the length direction of the shaft body according to the rotation of the shaft body, and the elastic body has a lower end of the moving body that is a nut. You may insert in the said recessed part. In this case, the compressed elastic body whose lower end is placed in the recess of the nut and whose upper end is brought into contact with the lower surface of the plate of the connecting portion is configured to urge the upper end plate upward. The biasing means is biased upward.
The base member in the gaming machine attachment device having a connection portion is plate-shaped, and has a slit extending in a predetermined range in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, and the connection portion passes through the slit. May be.

As described above, the shaft body may be a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft, and the moving body may be a nut attached to the shaft body.
In addition, when the shaft body is a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft and the moving body is a nut attached to the shaft body, the mounting device for the gaming machine of the present application shall be as follows. Can do.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine installation base unit to which this gaming machine mounting device is combined is provided with a lamp plate that is provided so that it can be opened and closed, or a curtain plate that is provided so as to be openable and closable above the lamp plate. I have. The gaming machine mounting device includes an operation unit that performs an operation on the shaft body for rotating the shaft body around the shaft, and the operation means includes the lamp plate or the curtain plate. When opened, it is provided at a position where it can be operated from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine.
The pachinko gaming machine installation base unit includes an opening along the length direction of the pachinko gaming machine installation base unit at an upper portion thereof, more specifically, an upper portion of the upper plate. A plate for closing the opening is attached to the opening. This plate may be a single piece, but is often divided into a lamp plate to which a calling lamp is attached and a curtain plate located above the lamp plate. Behind the lamp plate and the curtain plate is a circuit for controlling the calling lamp, and the data output from the gaming machine is generally a computer that manages the appearance of the ball outside the pachinko gaming machine installation unit. A circuit for outputting or a circuit for controlling the ball rental machine is accommodated as necessary. In many cases, the curtain plate can be opened and closed, and in some cases, the lamp plate can also be opened and closed. The curtain plate, or in some cases the lamp plate, is opened, and the ball supply toy provided above the pachinko machine installation base unit is clogged, or the wiring made above the island It is possible to cope with the case where an abnormality occurs.
If the operating means is provided at a position where it can be operated from the front side of the pachinko machine when the curtain plate or lamp plate is opened, the curtain plate or lamp plate can be opened using the function of the curtain plate or lamp plate that can be originally opened. This is convenient because the operation means can be operated by opening.
In this case, the operating means is located above the upper surface of the upper plate. In this case, the operation means of the game machine attachment device of the present application may be provided with a link mechanism that is located away from the shaft body and that transmits an operation performed by the operation means to the shaft body. .
The link mechanism includes a first pulley that is a pulley provided in the shaft body, a timing belt that is connected to the first pulley, and a second pulley that is a pulley connected to the timing belt. Also good. In this case, the operation means is the second pulley.
The link mechanism may be a wire having one end connected to the shaft body and transmitting the twist of the other end to the one end. In this case, the operation means is the other end of the wire.

  The fixing means in the present invention may be any means as long as it can be fixed to the upper frame above the frame. The fixing is preferably detachable. The fixing means may be a holding tool that holds the upper frame from above and below. This facilitates detachable fixation with the upper frame of the frame.

The perspective view which shows the structure of the frame attached to an island with the attachment apparatus by this embodiment. The sectional side view which shows the structure of the island to which the attachment apparatus by this embodiment is attached. The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the attachment apparatus of this embodiment from the back from the right a little. The perspective view which shows the state which looked at the attachment apparatus of this embodiment from the back from the left a little. The left view of the attachment apparatus of this embodiment. The front view of the attachment apparatus of this embodiment. The bottom view of the attachment apparatus of this embodiment. The side view including the partial cross section which shows the detail of the volt | bolt by this embodiment, and the attachment state to a base member. The exploded view of the cylinder member of the attachment apparatus by this embodiment. The broken view of the cylindrical member of the attachment apparatus by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The attachment device for a pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment is for detachably attaching a pachinko gaming machine to an island as a pachinko gaming machine installation base unit. The attachment device in this embodiment has a function of detachably attaching the gaming machine to the island and a function of changing the inclination angle of the gaming machine attached to the island afterwards.

The gaming machine attached to the island by the pachinko gaming machine attachment device according to this embodiment is attached to the island in a state of being attached to a frame as shown in the perspective view of FIG.
The frame 200 of this embodiment is not necessarily limited to this, but is wooden. The frame 200 is formed by combining four plate-like members having a predetermined width into a rectangle. The widths of the upper, lower, left and right members forming the frame 200 are equal in this embodiment. That is, in this embodiment, the length of the frame 200 in the front-rear direction is the same for all portions of the frame 200. Further, the thickness of the four plate-like members constituting the frame 200 is not necessarily limited to this, but is set to be equal for all of the upper, lower, left and right members.
In the space inside the frame 200, a gaming machine (not shown) is fitted and fixed. Since fixing of the gaming machine to the frame 200 has been conventionally performed, it can be performed using an appropriate well-known technique.

Next, the island to which the gaming machine fitted in the frame 200 is attached will be described. However, this island is basically quite common.
FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the island 400. In FIG. 2, the left side is the front direction of the gaming machine.
Island 400 is made of wood. Although not shown, the island 400 includes a number of columns extending in the vertical direction. Adjacent ones of a large number of columns are connected to each other by beams extending in the horizontal direction, a table, a horizontal plate, and the like to be described later.
The island 400 includes a table (not shown). The table is formed of a plate material and is horizontally mounted at a height of about 52 cm from the bottom. The table is for placing the above-described frame 200 on which the gaming machine is fixed therein.
A horizontal plate 410 is provided above the island 400 but not at the top. The horizontal plate 410 is a plate material, and is horizontally provided between the above-described columns. The horizontal plate 410 corresponds to the upper plate in the present application.

A lamp plate 420 is attached above the horizontal plate 410 on the front side of the island 400. The lamp plate 420 is a plate material and is attached to the island 400 so that the width direction thereof is vertical. In most cases, such attachment is fixed, but in some cases, like the curtain plate described later, it is hinged to the curtain plate or to the lower end of the curtain plate so that it can be opened and closed.
A well-known call lamp 421 is attached to the front surface of the lamp plate 420. On the rear surface side of the lamp plate 420, there is a control circuit (not shown) for controlling the calling lamp 421 and the like, but this does not interfere with the mounting device 100 described later. The lamp plate 420 has a hole through which a cable for connecting the control circuit and the calling lamp 421 is passed, but this is also omitted in FIG.

A curtain plate 430 is attached further above the horizontal plate 410. The curtain plate 430 is a plate material, and is attached to the island 400 so that the width direction thereof is vertical. The upper end of the curtain plate 430 is attached to a top plate 450 constituting the island 400 via a hinge 440. The top plate 450 is a plate material, and is horizontally passed between the above-described columns. As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the curtain plate 430 can rotate about the hinge 440 and can be opened and closed with respect to the island 400.
In the space between the top plate 450 and the horizontal plate 410, the above-described mounting device 100 and other devices are placed. The reason why the curtain plate 430 is openable and closable is that the operation and maintenance of the attachment device 100 and other devices can be performed with the curtain plate 430 opened. In order to facilitate such operations and maintenance, although not necessarily limited to this, the position of the curtain plate 430 can be fixed in a substantially horizontal state with respect to the island 400 (that is, the curtain plate 430 is opened). It has become.

Next, the attachment device 100 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the attachment device 100 is attached behind the horizontal plate 410. As will be described later, the attachment device 100 is suitably attached to the horizontal plate 410 using wood screws, bolts, or the like.
Details of the appearance of the mounting device 100 are shown in FIGS.

  3 is a perspective view showing a state of the attachment device 100 as seen from the rear slightly from the right, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state of the attachment device 100 as seen from the rear slightly from the left, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the mounting device 100, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the mounting device 100.

  Although not limited to this, the attachment device 100 of this embodiment is made of metal unless otherwise specified. The metal is, for example, aluminum, iron, or stainless steel.

The attachment device 100 of this embodiment includes a base member 110. The base member 110 includes two base plates 111 and a connecting member 112 that connects the two base plates 111.
The base plate 111 has a thin plate shape and is arranged in parallel with some space therebetween. Each base plate 111 has two holes 111A formed in the front and rear. The holes 111A are threaded. Two holes 111 </ b> B are provided in front of each base plate 111. The inside of the hole 111B is not threaded. When the base plate 111 is fixed to the horizontal plate 410, a wood screw penetrating the hole 111B is driven into the horizontal plate 410.
The connection member 112 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the side, and includes a plate-like connection base 112A, a rear plate 112B that rises vertically from the rear end of the connection base 112A, and a front end of the connection base 112A. And a front plate 112C rising vertically.

The connection base 112A is provided with a large substantially rectangular hole 112A1. The width of the hole 122A1 is relatively wide on the front side and relatively narrow on the rear side. The width of the portion of the connection base 112 </ b> A left on both sides of the hole 112 </ b> A <b> 1 is substantially equal to the width of the base plate 111. The base plate 111 is attached to the lower side of the elongated portion left on both sides of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A.
Two elongated holes 112A2 are formed in the longitudinal direction of the connection base 112A that are left on both sides of the hole 112A1. The positions of these holes 112A2 correspond to the positions of the holes 111A in each base plate 111. Moreover, the inside of these holes 112A2 is threaded. The front and rear holes 112A2 provided near the right end of the connection base 112A are aligned with the front and rear holes 111A provided on the right base plate 111, and the front hole 112A2 provided near the right end of the connection base 112A; The front holes 111A provided in the right base plate 111 are collectively screwed with bolts, and the rear holes 111A2 provided near the right end of the connecting base 112A and the right base plate 111 are provided. The right side base plate 111 is fixed directly below the right side portion of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A by screwing the side holes 111A together with screws. Similarly, the left base plate 111 is fixed directly below the left portion of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A.
Therefore, when only the base member 110 is viewed in plan, there is nothing in the space between the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A and the two base plates 111, and the base member 110 has a slit. Equivalent state.

In the connecting member 112, the height of the rear plate 112B is lower than the height of the front plate 112C.
Although not shown, a semicircular notch is provided in the center of the upper end of the rear plate 112B in the width direction. A plate-like holding plate 113 is fixed behind the rear plate 112B. The holding plate 113 and the rear plate 112B are fixed by fixing holes provided in corresponding positions on the holding plate 113 and the rear plate 112B, both of which are threaded, with bolts 114A. . The holding plate 113 is provided with a vertical notch 113A extending upward from the lowermost portion thereof. The upper end of the notch 113A has a semicircular shape facing upward. The width of the notch 113A substantially matches the width of the above-described semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the rear plate 112B. The above-mentioned semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the notch 113A and the upper end of the rear plate 112B is a combination of an upward semicircle defined by the former and a downward semicircle defined by the latter. The hole will be defined.
A hole 112C1 is formed in the center of the lower side of the front plate 112C in the width direction. A long hole 112C2 having a predetermined width is formed above the hole 112C1 of the front plate 112C. The long hole 112C2 is curved so as to be positioned on an arc having a predetermined radius centered on the center of the hole 112C1. Two holes 112C3 are formed on each of the left and right sides of the hole 112C1 of the front plate 112C. The hole 112C3 is used to fix the front plate 112C to the horizontal plate 410. The front plate 112C and the horizontal plate 410 are fixed by driving a wood screw penetrating the hole 112C3 into the horizontal plate 410.
In other words, the attachment device 100 is fixed to the horizontal plate 410 with the front surface of the front plate 112C in contact with the rear surface of the horizontal plate 410 and the upper surface of the base plate 111 in contact with the upper surface of the horizontal plate 410. The

The base member 110 also includes a bolt 114 as a shaft body in the present invention. Details of the bolt 114 and the state of attachment to the base member 110 are shown in a side view including a partial cross-sectional view of FIG.
The bolt 114 has a head portion 114A at the rear end thereof. The head 114A is provided with a wrench hole 114A1 for connection with a wire to be described later. The wrench hole 114A1 is a hole that fits with a hexagon wrench of a predetermined size. However, the wrench hole 114A1 is not limited to be fitted with a hexagon wrench, and may be any one that can be connected to a wire to be described later.
Immediately before the head portion 114A of the bolt 114, there are provided a head portion 114A and a rear neck portion 114B which is narrower than a groove cutting portion which will be described later and has no groove formed on the surface thereof. The rear neck portion 114B is fitted into the circular hole defined by the upper end of the notch 113A and the semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the rear plate 112B. As a result, the rear neck portion 114B It is rotatably supported by the circular hole defined by the upper end and the semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the rear plate 112B. The diameter of the rear neck portion 114B is slightly smaller than the diameter of the circular hole defined by the upper end of the notch 113A and the semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the rear plate 112B. This is slightly longer than the thickness obtained by adding the thicknesses of the rear plate 112B and the holding plate 113. The head 114A1 and the groove notch interfere with the edge of the circular hole defined by the upper end of the notch 113A and the semicircular notch provided at the upper end of the front plate 112B. Since it cannot pass, the bolt 114 is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction.

In front of the rear neck portion 114B, there is a grooved portion 114C extending over a long range. The groove cutting portion 114C is threaded and can be screwed with a nut described later.
A first pulley 114D, which is a pulley, is provided in front of the groove cutting portion 114C. The first pulley 114D is a pulley having a known configuration, and has a large number of teeth on the outside thereof. The first pulley 114D meshes with a timing belt described later.
A front neck portion 114E configured similarly to the rear neck portion 114B is provided in front of the first pulley 114D. The front neck portion 114E is not necessarily the same diameter as the rear neck portion 114B. The front neck portion 114E is inserted into a hole 112C1 provided in a central portion in the width direction below the front plate 112C, and is rotatably supported by the hole 112C1.
As a result, the bolt 114 can rotate about its axis.
Of course, the head portion 114A, the rear neck portion 114B, the groove cutting portion 114C, the first pulley 114D, and the front neck portion 114E are coaxial.

A belt case 115 is provided on the rear side of the front plate 112C. The belt case 115 has an elongated, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with the rear side opened. Although not shown, a notch is provided at the lower end of the front plate 115A of the belt case so as to fit into the groove 114C of the bolt 114.
A hole 115B is formed in a lower portion of the plate 115A. The hole 115B is in a portion corresponding to the long hole 112C2. The hole 115B and the long hole 112C2 are penetrated together by a thumbscrew 115C inserted from the front side of the plate 115A. The portion of the thumb screw 115C that is picked is such that the hole 115B cannot pass through the long hole 112C2. A nut 115D is screwed onto the back side of the plate 115A of the thumbscrew 115C. Accordingly, the plate 115A or the belt case 115 is attached to the front plate 112C. However, the nut 115D is not screwed so tightly with the thumbscrew 115C. Therefore, if a certain amount of force is applied, the belt case 115 can rotate while moving along the rear surface of the front plate 112C around the hole 112C1 of the front plate 112C.
A second pulley 115E, which is a pulley, is provided at the highest position on the rear side of the plate 115A. The diameter of the second pulley 115E may be the same as that of the first pulley 114D, and is not necessarily limited to this, but this is the case in this embodiment. The front surface of the second pulley 115E is exposed from the plate 115A, and a wrench hole 115F into which a hexagon wrench can be fitted is provided. The second pulley 115E can be rotated by fitting and rotating a hexagon wrench in the wrench hole 115F.
The height of the second pulley 115E is such that when the curtain plate 430 is opened, the second pulley 115E can be easily seen from the front direction of the gaming machine, and generally from the lower end of the closed curtain plate 430. Is also a high position. This is because it is intended to perform an operation of rotating the second pulley 115E using a hexagon wrench with the curtain plate 430 opened. If it is intended to open the top plate 450 and rotate the second pulley 115E using a hexagon wrench, the height of the second pulley 115E is the same as when the top plate 450 is opened. The height is such that the two pulleys 115E can be easily seen from the front side of the gaming machine and are generally higher than the lower end of the top plate 450 in a closed state.

A timing belt 116 is hung on the second pulley 115E and the first pulley 114D described above. The timing belt 116 is a well-known one, and is made of, for example, synthetic rubber. Inside the timing belt 116, teeth that mesh with the second pulley 115E and the teeth respectively provided on the outside of the first pulley 114D are provided.
As described above, the second pulley 115E can be rotated by fitting and rotating the hex wrench in the wrench hole 115F. The rotation of the second pulley 115E is transmitted to the first pulley 114D via the timing belt 116, whereby the bolt 114 rotates around the axis.

A moving member 120 is attached to the groove 114 </ b> C of the bolt 114. The moving member 120 includes a nut 121. As shown in FIG. 4, a hole 121 </ b> A is formed in the upper surface of the nut 121. Although not necessarily limited to this, in this embodiment, the hole 121A does not penetrate to the hole inside the nut 121.
The nut 121 is in a state of being finished in the nut case 122. The nut case 122 includes a nut case main body 122A having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and a nut case lid 122B attached on the nut case main body 122A.
On the front and rear surfaces of the nut case main body 122A, a groove 114C of the bolt 114 and a notch 122A1 for preventing interference with the front and rear surfaces of the nut case main body 122A are provided. The nut case main body 122A is attached to the bolt 114 as if the front and rear surfaces of the nut case main body 122A were penetrated by the bolt 114. Further, the width of the lower end of the nut case main body 122A is slightly narrower than the width of the narrow portion of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A, and the lower end of the nut case main body 122A is in a normal state (downwardly facing the nut case 122). In a state where no force is applied), the lower end of the nut case main body 122A is fitted into a narrow portion of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A. Holes 122A2 are formed in the left and right surfaces of the nut case main body 122A. The inner surface of the hole 122A2 is threaded. A hole 122A3 is formed in the lower surface of the nut case main body 122A. The inner surface of the hole 122A3 is threaded.
The nut case lid 122B has a substantially U-shaped cross section when viewed from the front. The nut case lid 122B covers the nut case main body 122A so that the left and right surfaces thereof are positioned outside the left and right surfaces of the nut case main body 122A. Holes 122B1 are formed in the left and right surfaces of the nut case lid 122B. The nut case lid 122B is fixed to the nut case lid 122B by a screw 122C that passes through the hole 122B1 and is screwed into the hole 122A2 of the nut case main body 122A while the nut case main body 122A is covered.
The nut case 122 contains an elastic body, more specifically, a spring 123. The spring 123 is a coil spring, and the lower end thereof is inserted into a hole 121 </ b> A provided in the nut 121. The upper end of the spring 123 is in contact with the lower surface of the ceiling portion of the nut case lid 122B. In a normal state, that is, in a state where no downward force is applied to the nut case 122, the spring 123 is compressed. That is, the whole nut case 122 is given an upward biasing force from the spring 123, but the nut case 122 can be moved downward by pressing downward against the biasing force.

  More specifically, a fixing tool 130 for fixing the gaming machine is fixed to the lower surface of the nut case main body 122A of the moving member 120. As will be described later, the fixture 130 of this embodiment holds the upper frame 210 fixed to the gaming machine from the rear side (see FIG. 1), thereby fixing the gaming machine to the gaming machine.

The fixture 130 includes an upper clamping plate 131. The upper clamping plate 131 is in contact with the upper surface of the upper frame 210 of the frame 200 when the upper frame 210 of the frame 200 is clamped. The upper clamping plate 131 is rectangular, and its width is equal to the interval between the base plates 111.
The upper clamping plate 131 has a hole 131A. The hole 131A is provided at a position corresponding to the hole 122A3 on the lower surface of the nut case 122A. The upper clamping plate 131 is fixed to the lower surface of the nut case main body 122A from the lower surface side thereof with a screw whose tip passes through the hole 131A and is screwed into the hole 122A3. Note that the upper surfaces of the nut case 122 and the upper holding plate 131 are not fixed, but may be brazed, for example.
The upper clamping plate 131 is provided with a jaw 133, a handle 135, and an adjusting unit 136 that are connected to each other by four rivets 132A to 132D. The handle 135 has a rod shape.
The handle 135 is for operating the jaw 133. When the handle 135 is rotated about the rivet 132B and its one end (rear end) is pushed down, the rivet 132C provided at the other end is lifted, thereby pulling one end (rear side) of the jaw 133 upward. At the same time, the distal end (front end) side of the jaw 133 is pushed down by the theory that the jaw 133 rotates around the rivet 132D and the other end is lowered. When one end (rear end) side of the handle 135 is pushed up by the reverse movement, the other end (front end) side of the jaw 133 is pushed up. The upper frame 210 is sandwiched between the upper surface of the jaw portion 133 and the lower surface of the upper sandwiching plate 131 in a state where the other end (front end) side of the jaw portion 133 is pushed up.
Since the jaw 133A has fine and sharp teeth 133A on the other end (front end) side, such clamping is firmly performed.

  A screw 137 is attached to the adjustment unit 136. The tip of the screw 137 is screwed into a nut provided on the rivet 132A side. When the screw 137 is deeply screwed into the nut, the rivet 132A is pushed to the left in FIG. When the rivet 132A is pushed to the left, one end (rear end) side of the adjustment unit 136 moves to the upper left in FIG. 5, and the rivet 132B moves to the lower left. Since the position of the jaw 133 when the upper frame 210 is clamped can be adjusted depending on how deeply the screw 137 is screwed into the nut, it is possible to cope with a difference in thickness of the upper frame 210. .

  A sliding plate 138 that is a leaf spring is also attached to the tip of the upper clamping plate 131. The sliding plate 138 slides on the upper surface of the upper frame 210 when the upper frame 210 is inserted between the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the lower surface of the upper holding plate 131, and the upper frame 210 is moved on the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the upper holding plate 131. It guides between the lower surfaces of the.

  A cylindrical member 140 is fixed to the lower side of the base plate 111. The cylinder member 140 is fixed in the square cylinder frame 140A by an appropriate method such as brazing. A fixed wire 150 that is a wire passes through the tubular member 140. The cylindrical member 140 is for pulling the fixing wire 150 only in one arbitrary direction.

The configuration of the cylindrical member 140 will be described.
FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the cylindrical member 140, and FIG. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the outer cylinder, which will be described later, is broken by a plane passing through the shaft, and an inner cylinder, which will be described later, is broken in the same plane as the plane in the upper half of FIG. ing.

The cylinder member 140 is cylindrical. The cylinder member 140 includes an outer cylinder 141, an inner cylinder 142, a ball 143, and an elastic spring 144.
The outer cylinder 141 is cylindrical. An inner cylinder 142 is inserted into the cylindrical outer cylinder 141. A groove 141 </ b> A is cut in the outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 141.
A tapered portion 141B is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 141. The tapered portion 141B is tapered such that the inner diameter gradually decreases toward the front. The diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 141 is constant in a portion behind the portion where the tapered portion 141B at the rear end of the tapered portion 141B ends.
The rear end of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 141 is provided with a locking portion 141C having a ring-shaped cross section. The hole opened inside the locking portion 141C is for guiding the inner cylinder rear end of the inner cylinder 142, which will be described later, and has a diameter slightly larger than the outer shape of the inner cylinder rear end. Yes.

The inner cylinder 142 is cylindrical. The inner cylinder 142 includes, from the front side, a cylindrical inner cylinder front end portion 142A, an inner cylinder intermediate portion 142B having a truncated cone shape, and a cylindrical inner long rear end portion 142C. The inner cylinder tip 142A projects forward from the tip of the outer cylinder 141. The rear end of the inner cylinder rear end portion 142C substantially coincides with the rear end of the outer cylinder 141 when no external force is applied to the inner cylinder 142.
The inner cylinder front end part 142A, the inner cylinder intermediate part 142B, and the inner cylinder rear end part 142C are coaxial, and the inside thereof is penetrated by a through hole 142D. In the through hole 142D, the inner cylinder intermediate part 142B has a larger diameter than the other part as shown in the figure, but in the other part, the fixing wire 150 is displaced to the front and back. The fixed diameter is somewhat larger than 150. Note that the through hole 142D may have a constant diameter in all portions.
A communication hole 142E, which is a circular hole in this embodiment communicating with the through hole 142D, is formed in the inner cylinder intermediate portion 142B of the inner cylinder 142. A ball 143 is fitted in each of the communication holes 142E. The diameter of the sphere 143 is a distance from the fixed wire 150 to a predetermined portion of the tapered portion 141B of the outer cylinder 141 (in this embodiment, the center in the front-rear direction of the tapered portion 141B). Are equal.

  The elastic spring 144 is a general coil spring. As shown in FIG. 10, the elastic spring 144 is placed in the inner space of the outer cylinder 141 in a state of being wound around the inner cylinder rear end 142C. The elastic spring 144 has its tip abutted against a donut-shaped surface formed at a portion where the inner cylinder intermediate portion 142B and the inner cylinder rear end 142C intersect, and its rear end abutted against the front surface of the locking portion 141C. . The elastic spring 144 is compressed and always applies an urging force to the inner cylinder 142 so as to push the inner cylinder 142 toward the front side.

As described above, the fixed wire 150 can move forward and backward with respect to the tubular member 140. The mechanism is as follows.
The cylindrical member 140 shown in FIG. 10 is in a normal state.
In this state, the inner cylinder 142 is urged forward (leftward in FIGS. 9 and 10) by the elastic spring 144. In this state in which the inner cylinder 142 is urged forward, the ball 143 peeking from the communication hole 142E provided in the inner cylinder intermediate part 142B is pushed forward and comes into contact with the taper part 141B of the outer cylinder 141. Move in the axial direction. Then, the three spheres 143 press the fixing wire 150 from three directions. In this state, even if the fixing wire 150 is pulled forward, it cannot move forward. This is because, if the fixed wire 150 is pulled forward, the ball 143 receiving the frictional force from the fixed wire 150 tends to move forward, and the force with which the ball 143 presses the fixed wire 150 is increased. . On the other hand, it is possible to pull the fixing wire 150 backward in this state. When the fixed wire 150 is pulled backward, the ball 143 receiving the frictional force from the fixed wire 150 receives a backward force when the fixed wire 150 is pulled backward, and the inner cylinder 142 and the urging force of the elastic spring 144 are also returned. It goes back slightly against. Then, the diameter of the inner space of the outer cylinder 141 in that portion is larger than the diameter of the tapered portion 141B in the portion where the sphere 143 is in contact with in the state shown in FIG. It moves to the surface side and the pressing of the fixed wire 150 by the ball 143 is released. Therefore, even in the state shown in FIG. 10, the fixing wire 150 can be pulled backward.
On the other hand, when the inner cylinder tip 142A of the inner cylinder 142 is pushed backward toward the outer cylinder 141, the fixing wire 150 can be pulled forward and backward. This is because if the inner cylinder tip 142A is lowered relative to the outer cylinder 141 against the urging force of the elastic spring 144, the pressure of the ball 143 against the fixed wire 150 is released. However, as described above, the fixing wire 150 can move rearward without pushing the inner cylinder tip 142A backward toward the outer cylinder 141, so this operation effectively moves the fixing wire 150 forward. This is done only when you want to move it.
That is, it can be said that the above-described cylinder member 140 restricts the moving direction of the fixed wire 150 only to the rear unless a specific operation of pushing the inner cylinder tip 142A rearward toward the outer cylinder 141 is performed.

A loop 151 is provided on one end side of the fixed wire 150. A loop 152 is also provided on the other end side.
The user can move the fixed wire 150 forward by the cylindrical member 140 by pushing the inner cylindrical tip 142A backward, that is, to the right in the state shown in FIGS.
On the other hand, when the user does not push the inner cylinder tip 142A backward, the forward movement of the fixed wire 150 by the cylindrical member 140 is restricted, and instead the backward movement of the fixed wire 150 is restricted. Is allowed. In this state, the user can pull the fixing wire 150 backward by passing a finger through the loop 151 or the like.

The use method and operation of the gaming machine attachment device 100 described above will be described.
First, the attachment device 100 is fixed to the horizontal plate 410. More specifically, the attachment device 100 is attached to the horizontal plate 410 with the front surface of the front plate 112C in contact with the rear surface of the horizontal plate 410 and the upper surface of the base plate 111 in contact with the upper surface of the horizontal plate 410. Fix it.
Next, the fixture 130 is moved to an appropriate position in the front-rear direction. Such movement is performed by opening the curtain plate 430 (in some cases, the top plate 450) and rotating the second pulley 115E with a hexagon wrench. As described above, when the second pulley 115E is rotated, the bolt 114 is rotated, whereby the moving member 120 is moved in an appropriate direction. The nut 121 has its lower end fitted into the narrow portion of the hole 112A1 of the connection base 112A and its rotation is restricted, so that the nut 121 does not rotate with the bolt 114. When 114 rotates, it moves relative to the bolt 114 forward or backward. The fixing member 130 fixed to the moving member 120 moves back and forth accordingly. If a hexagonal wrench interferes with a control circuit (not shown) for controlling the calling lamp 421 when rotating the second pulley 115E, the belt case 115 is moved around the hole 112C1 of the front plate 112C. By rotating along the rear surface of 112C, the interference can be avoided.
It is also possible to directly rotate the bolt 114 by connecting the wire and the bolt 114 and twisting the wire. Although the wire is not illustrated, a known guide wire may be used. In this case, the end of the wire operated side may protrude forward from the opened curtain 430 (in some cases, the top plate 450), but in any case, the opened curtain 430 (in some cases) Is positioned so that it can be easily operated from the top plate 450). It is easy because the wire can be bent. The wire may be connected to the bolt 114 at all times, or may be connected to the bolt 114 as necessary.

When the fixture 130 is positioned at an appropriate position, the upper frame 210 of the frame 200 to which the gaming machine is fixed is placed between the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the lower surface of the upper holding plate 131, and the handle 135 is operated. The upper frame 210 is firmly clamped between the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the lower surface of the upper clamping plate 131. At this time, if it is difficult to put the upper frame 210 between the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the lower surface of the upper clamping plate 131 with the upper frame 210 positioned below, the fixture 130 resists the biasing force of the spring 123. Alternatively, the moving member 120 may be pulled downward to align the vertical position of the fixture 130.
The lower end of the frame 200 is fixed to the table by a known method.
Continuously or afterwards, the tilt angle of the gaming machine can be adjusted by rotating the bolt 114 by operating the second pulley 115E or the wire.
Further, in this state, the user pushes the inner cylinder tip 142A of the cylinder member 140 backward, that is, in the state shown in FIGS. The fixed wire is moved forward in a state where the movement to can be performed. Then, after making one round of the frame, the loop 152 at the tip of the fixing wire is hooked on an arbitrary part such as the thumb screw 115C of the attachment device 100 or an arbitrary part of the island 400. Thereafter, the fixing wire 150 is pulled rearward in a state where the inner cylindrical tip portion 142A of the cylindrical member 140 is not pushed backward. At that time, the user may pass his / her finger through the loop 151 whose diameter is as large as possible. Then, since the fixed wire 150 cannot move forward, a portion of the distal end side of the cylindrical member 140 is in tension. In this state, the fixing wire 150 prevents the mounting device 100 from dropping when the mounting device 100 is about to fall off the horizontal plate 410.

  When the gaming machine is removed from the island 400, the handle 135 is operated as described above, and the upper surface of the jaw 133 and the lower surface of the upper holding plate 131 are separated from each other.

110 Base member 111 Base plate 112 Connecting member 114 Bolt 114D First pulley 116 Timing belt 120 Moving member 121 Nut 121A Hole 122 Nut case 122A Nut case main body 122B Nut case lid 123 Spring 130 Fixing tool 131 Upper clamping plate 133 Jaw part 135 Handle 140 Cylinder member 150 Fixed wire

Claims (10)

The pachinko gaming machine is used by being attached to a pachinko gaming machine mounting base unit having a horizontal table placed on the pachinko gaming machine and a horizontal upper plate located above the pachinko gaming machine placed on the table. A pachinko gaming machine mounting device for fixing a pachinko gaming machine attached to a frame to the upper plate,
A base member fixed to the upper plate;
A rod-shaped shaft body that is attached to the base member so that its longitudinal direction is along the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine, and is located in front of the pachinko gaming machine on the upper plate,
A movable body attached to the shaft body so as to be relatively movable in the length direction of the shaft body;
Fixing means for fixing an upper frame, which is an upper member of the frame, attached to the moving body;
With
The fixing means includes an elastic body, is attached to the moving body in a state of receiving an urging force urged upward from the elastic body, and can move downward against the urging force. Has become
Mounting device for pachinko machines. The shaft body is a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft,
The moving body is a nut attached to the shaft body,
The moving body which is a nut is movable in the length direction of the shaft body according to the rotation of the shaft body.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. The fixing means includes a connecting portion extending upward from the fixing means to the upper side of the moving body across the shaft body, and a horizontal plate provided on the connecting portion,
In the compressed state, the elastic body has its lower end abutted on the moving body and its upper end abutted on the plate,
The fixing means is adapted to receive a biasing force biased upward from the elastic body by biasing the plate upward by the elastic body.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1. The shaft body is a bolt that is rotatable around the shaft,
The moving body is a nut attached to the shaft body, and has a recess on the upper surface thereof.
The moving body that is a nut is movable in the length direction of the shaft body according to the rotation of the shaft body,
The elastic body is inserted into the recess of the moving body, the lower end of which is a nut.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3. The pachinko gaming machine installation base unit includes a lamp plate provided to be opened and closed, to which a calling lamp is attached, or a curtain plate provided to be opened and closed above the lamp plate,
An operation means for performing an operation on the shaft body for rotating the shaft body around the axis;
The operation means is provided at a position where the operation can be performed from the front side of the pachinko gaming machine when the lamp plate or the curtain plate is opened.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2. The operation means includes a link mechanism that is located away from the shaft body and transmits an operation performed by the operation means to the shaft body.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5. The link mechanism includes a first pulley that is a pulley provided in the shaft body, a timing belt that is connected to the first pulley, and a second pulley that is a pulley connected to the timing belt. The operation means is the second pulley.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6. The link mechanism is a wire whose one end is connected to the shaft body and transmits the twist of the other end to the one end, and the operation means is the other end of the wire.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 6. The base member is plate-shaped, and has a slit extending over a predetermined range in the front-rear direction of the pachinko gaming machine,
The connecting portion passes through the slit,
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 3. The fixing means is a clamping tool that sandwiches the upper plate from above and below.
The attachment device for the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.

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