JP6239961B2 - Upper hinge for gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper hinge for a gaming machine in which a table frame is attached to an outer frame of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine so that the glass frame can be opened and closed.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a table frame attached with a device such as a game board is attached to the outer frame through a first hinge so that it can be opened and closed, and a glass frame covering the game board is attached to the table frame. It can be opened and closed via a hinge.

  Conventionally, hinges of various structures have been manufactured for both the first hinge and the second hinge, and are used in gaming machines. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, between the outer frame and the front frame and between the front frame and the glass frame There has been proposed a hinge device having a structure in which a gap that is likely to occur is reduced.

  However, in this conventional hinge device, the first hinge and the second hinge are separately configured and attached, and a plurality of hinge pins are attached to each hinge. Therefore, the number of hinge pins is large and the hinge pins are held. The structure is complicated and the number of parts is increased, for example, a member is attached so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and a coil spring that biases the member upward is attached. In addition, since it is necessary to relatively increase the size of the hinge device, there is a problem that a considerable amount of space for the hinge device is required in the vertical direction of the left edge portion in the gaming machine.

JP 2008-167970 A JP 2010-162325 A

  Therefore, conventionally, an upper hinge device in which a first hinge that attaches a front frame to an outer frame so as to be opened and closed and an upper hinge of a second hinge that attaches a glass frame to the front frame so as to be opened and closed is integrally formed by the above-mentioned patent document 2 is proposed. The upper hinge device is attached to the upper corner portion of the front frame, and in a pin receiving housing having a complicated structure, the first bearing portion that supports the outer frame side hinge pin is slidably disposed, and glass. A second bearing portion that supports the frame-side hinge pin is slidably disposed. Further, a guide pin is inserted into each of the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion of the upper hinge device, and coil springs for urging the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion toward the bearing side of the hinge pin are provided. And a collar for holding the guide pin is attached to the pin receiving housing.

  For this reason, this conventional hinge device has a complicated structure for the pin receiving housing, and has many components such as a first bearing portion, a second bearing portion, two guide pins, two coil springs, and a collar. And there are many assembly processes, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can be attached to the outer frame of the gaming machine so that the table frame can be opened and closed, and the glass frame can be attached to the table frame so that the glass frame can be opened and closed. An object is to provide an upper hinge for a gaming machine that can be configured with a small number of parts.

In order to achieve the above object, the upper hinge for a gaming machine according to the present invention is attached to an upper corner portion of a table frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame of the gaming machine, and the table frame is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame. In an upper hinge for a gaming machine that supports the glass frame so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the front frame,
A hinge in which an outer shell of the upper hinge is formed, a first bearing portion for bearing the outer frame pin on the outer frame side is provided on the upper portion, and a second bearing portion for bearing the glass frame pin on the glass frame side is provided on the lower portion The body,
A first rotation support member made of synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge main body and rotatably holds the outer frame pin fitted in the first bearing portion;
A second rotation support member made of synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge body and rotatably holds the glass frame pin fitted in the second bearing portion;
A support shaft that supports the first rotation support member and the second rotation support member as a common shaft;
With
A spring elastic portion is integrally provided on the second rotation support member,
The spring elastic portion abuts on the first rotation support member and biases the first rotation support member toward the side where the first rotation support member holds the outer frame pin, and the second rotation support member The rotation support member biases the second rotation support member toward the side holding the glass frame pin.

  According to the present invention, basically, the upper hinge can be configured only from the hinge body, the first rotation support member, the second rotation support member, and the support shaft, so the structure becomes very simple, An upper hinge for a gaming machine can be manufactured inexpensively with a small number of parts. In addition, there is no need to attach a spring member such as a coil spring as a separate member unlike conventional rotating support members, reducing the man-hours for assembling the spring member during manufacturing and eliminating the problem of the spring member coming off during transportation. I can do it.

  Here, it is preferable that an operation lever is provided integrally with the second rotation support member. According to this, if the second rotation support member is rotated with the operation lever, the glass frame pin can be easily tilted to remove the glass frame pin. Moreover, it is preferable to provide the operation part in the state exposed from the said hinge main body at the edge part of the 1st rotation support member. According to this, if the first rotation support member is rotated by holding the operation portion of the first rotation support member, the outer frame pin comes off from the first bearing portion, and the front frame is tilted to contact the outer frame pin. The engagement can be disengaged.

  Further, here, the first rotation support member is provided with an engagement recess that engages with the spring elastic portion of the second rotation support member, and the engagement recess is opposite to the support shaft. It is preferable to provide an engagement convex portion that engages with the second rotation support member at the edge portion of the first rotation support member.

  According to this, with a simple structure, the first rotation support member holds the outer frame pin fitted in the first bearing portion in a rotatable manner, and the second rotation support member has the second bearing. The first rotation support member and the second rotation support member can be operated so that the glass frame pin fitted in the portion is rotatably held.

  The hinge body is formed by pressing a steel plate, and a right angle mounting portion having a right angle mounting surface for mounting on the upper corner of the front frame is provided on the hinge body, and a front end portion on the front side of the hinge body Further, a cover portion that covers the inside can be provided. According to this, since the cover portion covers the first rotation support member and the second rotation support member in the hinge body at the front position, the first rotation support member or the second rotation support member is illegally covered. Unauthorized actions such as moving can be prevented.

  According to the upper hinge for gaming machine of the present invention, the structure is simple, it can be configured with a small number of parts, and the upper corner of the table frame can be easily attached to and detached from the outer frame pin on the outer frame side of the gaming machine. The glass frame pin on the glass frame side can be easily and detachably supported with respect to the front frame.

It is a perspective view of the upper hinge which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the right front of an upper hinge. It is a perspective view of the upper hinge seen from diagonally downward. It is a front view of an upper hinge. It is a left view of an upper hinge. It is a right view of an upper hinge. It is a top view of an upper hinge. It is a bottom view of an upper hinge. It is a rear view of an upper hinge. It is a disassembled perspective view of an upper hinge. It is an exploded top view of an upper hinge. It is a right view which shows the assembly | attachment state of a 1st rotation support member and a 2nd rotation support member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the gaming machine showing a use state.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are perspective views of an upper hinge for a gaming machine used in a pachinko machine or the like, and the upper hinge 1 is a front frame 51 of the gaming machine as shown in FIG. A hinge device attached to the upper corner.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the upper hinge 1 forms an outer shell, and is provided at a first bearing portion 21 that bears the outer frame pin 8a at the upper portion, and a second bearing portion that bears the glass frame pin 9a at the lower portion. The hinge main body 2 provided with 22 and the first rotation made of a synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge main body 2 and rotatably holds the outer frame pin 8a fitted in the first bearing portion 21. A support member 3, and a second rotation support member 4 made of synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge body 2 and rotatably holds the glass frame pin 9a fitted in the second bearing portion 22. The support shaft 5 is configured to support the first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 as a common shaft.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the outer frame pin 8a protrudes downward from the outer frame side hinge 8 attached to the upper corner of the outer frame 50 of the gaming machine, and the glass frame pin 9a is a glass frame 52 of the gaming machine. The glass frame side hinges 9 attached to the upper corners of the upper side protrude upward.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the hinge body 2 of the upper hinge 1 is formed by bending a steel plate by pressing, and is attached to the upper corner portion of the front frame 51 of the gaming machine at a right angle attachment portion 23 on the back side thereof. Is provided. Further, a horizontal protrusion 25 is provided so as to protrude from the right angle attachment part 23 to the front side, and the first bearing part 21 and the second bearing part 22 are provided on the horizontal protrusion 25. The right angle mounting portion 23 is formed by bending a mounting plate at a right angle, and one mounting plate is provided with a plurality of screw holes for fixing screws.

  Inside the horizontal protrusion 25, the first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 are pivotally supported by a single longitudinal support shaft 5. An upper flat plate portion 26 extends in the horizontal direction on the upper surface of the horizontal protrusion 25 of the hinge body 2, and a side wall portion 28 is bent at a substantially right angle on the left side surface of the upper flat plate portion 26. A groove-shaped first bearing portion 21 bent in a bowl shape from the side wall portion 28 to the upper flat plate portion 26 is formed so as to be able to receive the outer frame pin 8a introduced inside from the opening portion to the bearing portion at the back. Is done. The first bearing portion 21 introduces the outer frame pin 8 a to the end portion of the bent guide groove, and is supported by a semicircular bearing portion provided at the end portion, and supports the pin at the tip of the first rotation support member 3. The portion 34 has a structure in which the outer frame pin 8a is rotatably held by the bearing portion.

  Further, a cover portion 24 is provided on the front surface of the horizontal protrusion 25 of the hinge body 2 so as to bend the front end portion of the upper flat plate portion 26 at a right angle and cover the tip portion. Further, a lower flat plate portion 27 is provided so as to be bent inward from the side wall portion 28. The lower flat plate portion 27 includes a groove-shaped second bearing portion 22 bent in a bowl shape, and a glass frame pin 9a therein. Formed to be acceptable. The second bearing portion 22 is a second rotation support member that is supported by a semicircular bearing portion that is provided at the end portion by introducing the glass frame pin 9a to the end portion of the bent guide groove and is pivotally supported. 4 has a structure in which the glass frame pin 9a is rotatably supported by the bearing portion by the pin support portion 44 at the tip of the pin 4.

  The first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 are each integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. As described above, when the outer frame pin 8a enters the end portion of the bent guide groove of the first bearing portion 21, the first rotation support member 3 has an urging force by the pin support portion 34 at the tip. It operates to support the pin 8a so as to be rotatable. For this purpose, a spring elastic part 41 is provided integrally with the second rotation support member 4 and is urged by the spring elastic part 41 in the direction in which the outer frame pin 8a is supported, that is, the first bearing part 21 is closed. It is like that.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the outer frame pin 8a is removed, the first rotation support member 3 is rotated at the base of the first rotation support member 3 (the side opposite to the pin support portion 34). As shown in FIG. 7, this operation part 35 is exposed from the notch part of the hinge main body 2, and can be rotated.

  On the other hand, when the glass frame pin 9a enters the end portion of the bent guide groove of the second bearing portion 22, the second rotation support member 4 pulls the glass frame pin 9a with an urging force by the pin support portion 44 at the tip. Operates to support pivoting. For this purpose, the second rotation support member 4 receives a spring elastic reaction force from the first rotation support member 3 via the spring elastic portion 41, and supports the direction in which the glass frame pin 9a is supported, that is, the second bearing portion 22. It is urged to the close side.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 are pivotally supported together by a support shaft 5 as a single common shaft. As shown, the second rotation support member 4 is inserted so as to be held under the first rotation support member 3, and the spring elastic portion 41 at the end of the second rotation support member 4 is first rotated. As shown in FIG. 3, the support member 3 enters the engagement recess 31 and abuts on the inner contact surface 31a.

  Accordingly, the first rotation support member 3 is urged in the clockwise direction of FIGS. 7 and 11, that is, the direction in which the first bearing portion 21 is closed, and the second rotation support member 4 is interposed via the spring elastic portion 41. In order to receive the reaction force from the first rotation support member 3, it is biased in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 11, that is, the direction in which the second bearing portion 22 is closed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, an engaging convex portion 32 protrudes from the lower edge portion of the first rotation support member 3 and is inserted below the first rotation support member 3. The side portion of the second rotation support member 4 comes into contact with the engagement convex portion 32. 7 and FIG. 8 in a state where the first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 are inserted inside the hinge body 2 and pivotally supported by the support shaft 5 as a result. As described above, the pin support portion 34 at the tip of the first rotation support member 3 closes the first bearing portion 21 and can support the outer frame pin 8a, and the pin support portion 44 at the tip of the second rotation support member 4 The second bearing portion 22 is closed so that the glass frame pin 9a can be supported.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the first rotation support member 3 and the second rotation support member 4 are inserted into a fixed position inside the hinge body 2 and pivotally supported by the support shaft 5. In this state, the operation portion 35 of the first rotation support member 3 is in contact with the notch end portion of the hinge body 2, and the convex portion 45 of the second rotation support member 4 is in contact with the notch end portion of the hinge body 2. 1 to 3, the structure is held in a fixed position.

  As described above, the upper hinge 1 having the above-described configuration is composed only of the hinge body 2, the first rotation support member 3, the second rotation support member 4, and the support shaft 5, so that the structure becomes very simple. An upper hinge for a gaming machine can be manufactured inexpensively with a small number of parts. In addition, there is no need to attach a spring member such as a coil spring as a separate member unlike conventional rotating support members, reducing the man-hours for assembling the spring member during manufacturing and eliminating the problem of the spring member coming off during transportation. I can do it.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the upper hinge 1 having the above configuration is fixed to the upper corner portion of the front frame 51 of the gaming machine using a right angle mounting portion 23 so that the horizontal projection portion 25 projects forward. An outer frame side hinge 8 is fixed to an upper corner portion of the outer frame 50 to which the front frame 51 is mounted so as to be openable and closable, and an outer frame pin 8a protrudes downward from the outer frame side hinge 8. As shown in FIG. 13, a lower hinge 53 is attached to the lower corner portion of the outer frame 50, and a lower hinge pin 53 a protrudes upward on the lower hinge 53. A lower hinge 54 is fixed to the lower corner of the table frame 51, and a lower hinge bearing (shaft hole) 54a is provided on the lower hinge 54.

  When the front frame 51 is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 50 of the gaming machine so as to be opened and closed, first, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower hinge bearing 54a of the lower hinge 54 of the front frame 51 is connected to the lower hinge 53 of the outer frame 50. The lower hinge pin 53a is fitted so as to be fitted from above, and then the front frame 51 is tilted so that the first bearing portion 21 of the upper hinge 1 at the upper corner of the outer hinge 50 is outside the outer frame side hinge 8 of the outer frame 50. It is moved so as to fit into the frame pin 8a. At this time, the outer frame pin 8 a enters the first bearing portion 21 through the opening provided in the side wall portion 28 of the horizontal protrusion 25 of the upper hinge 1. In FIG. 13, the front frame 51 and the glass frame 52 are shown in a closed (angle) state. However, when the front frame 51 or the glass frame 52 is actually attached or detached, the front frame 51 and the glass frame 52 are opened. The attachment / detachment operation is performed.

  At this time, the distal end portion of the first rotation support member 3 is pushed by the outer frame pin 8a and rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 7, and the first rotation support member 3 is the guide groove of the first bearing portion 21. The outer frame pin 8a passes through the guide groove and reaches the first bearing portion 21 at the end portion. Accordingly, the first rotation support member 3 returns to the original position (position in FIG. 7) by the biasing force of the spring elastic portion 41, closes the guide groove of the first bearing portion 21, and the first rotation support member. The third pin support portion 34 is in a state in which the outer frame pin 8 a is rotatably supported in the first bearing portion 21, and the outer frame pin 8 a is pivotally supported in the first bearing portion 21.

  When the glass frame 52 is attached to the front surface of the front frame 51 so as to be openable and closable, as shown in FIG. 13, first, the lower hinge bearing 55a of the lower hinge 55 of the glass frame 52 is moved to the intermediate hinge pin 56a of the intermediate hinge 56 of the front frame 51. Next, the glass frame 52 is tilted, and the glass of the glass frame side hinge 9 of the glass frame 52 is fitted to the second bearing portion 22 of the upper hinge 1 of the upper corner portion of the table frame 51. The frame pin 9a is moved so as to be fitted. At this time, the glass frame pin 9 a enters the second bearing portion 22 through the guide groove from the opening provided in the lower flat plate portion 27 of the upper hinge 1.

  At this time, the distal end portion of the second rotation support member 4 is pushed by the glass frame pin 9a and rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 8 (the direction against the urging force of the spring elastic portion 41). The dynamic support member 4 is disengaged inward from the guide groove of the second bearing portion 22, and the glass frame pin 9a passes through the guide groove and reaches the second bearing portion 22 at the end portion thereof. Accordingly, the second rotation support member 4 returns to the original position (position in FIG. 8) by the biasing force of the spring elastic portion 41, closes the guide groove of the second bearing portion 22, and the second rotation support member. The pin support part 44 of 4 will be in the state which supports the glass frame pin 9a rotatably in the 2nd bearing part 22, and the glass frame pin 9a is pivotally supported within the 2nd bearing part 22.

  On the other hand, when the upper hinge 1 of the front frame 51 is removed from the outer frame side hinge 8, the operation part 35 of the base part of the first rotation support member 3 is held and the arrow A direction in FIG. 1 (counterclockwise in FIG. 7). ), The first rotation support member 3 is rotated. As a result, the pin support portion 34 of the first rotation support member 3 is disengaged from the guide groove of the first bearing portion 21, and the outer frame pin 8 a becomes detachable from the first bearing portion 21, so that the upper hinge 1 is It is removed from the outer frame side hinge 8.

  On the other hand, when the glass frame side hinge 9 of the glass frame 52 is removed from the upper hinge 1, the second rotation support member 4 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3 (FIG. 8) by holding the operation lever 42. At this time, the second rotation support member 4 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 8 against the urging force of the spring elastic portion 41, whereby the pin support portion 44 of the second rotation support member 4 is rotated. The glass frame pin 9a is disengaged from the second bearing portion 22, and the glass frame side hinge 9 is detached from the upper hinge 1 at the upper corner of the front frame 51. The

  As described above, the operation lever 42 is integrally provided on the second rotation support member 4, and if the second rotation support member 4 is rotated in one direction with the operation lever 42, the glass frame 52 can be easily tilted. The glass frame pin 9a can be removed. Further, if the first rotation support member 3 is rotated in the other direction by holding the operation portion 35 of the first rotation support member 3, the outer frame pin 8 a is detached from the first bearing portion 21, and the front frame 51 The upper hinge 1 at the upper corner can be removed from the outer frame side hinge 8.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper hinge 2 Hinge main body 3 1st rotation support member 4 2nd rotation support member 5 Support shaft 8 Outer frame side hinge 8a Outer frame pin 9 Glass frame side hinge 9a Glass frame pin 21 1st bearing part 22 2nd bearing Part 23 Right angle mounting part 24 Cover part 25 Horizontal projection part 26 Upper flat plate part 27 Lower flat plate part 28 Side wall part 31 Engaging concave part 31a Abutting surface 32 Engaging convex part 34 Pin support part 35 Operation part 41 Elastic part 42 Operation lever 44 pin support portion 45 convex portion 50 outer frame 51 front frame 52 glass frame 53 lower hinge 53a lower hinge pin 54 lower hinge 54a lower hinge bearing 55 lower hinge 55a lower hinge bearing 56 intermediate hinge 56a intermediate hinge pin

Claims (5)

Attached to the upper corner of a table frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame of the gaming machine, supports the table frame so that it can be opened and closed, and supports the glass frame so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame. In the upper hinge for gaming machines,
A hinge in which an outer shell of the upper hinge is formed, a first bearing portion for bearing the outer frame pin on the outer frame side is provided on the upper portion, and a second bearing portion for bearing the glass frame pin on the glass frame side is provided on the lower portion The body,
A first rotation support member made of synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge main body and rotatably holds the outer frame pin fitted in the first bearing portion;
A second rotation support member made of synthetic resin that is pivotally supported in the hinge body and rotatably holds the glass frame pin fitted in the second bearing portion;
A support shaft that supports the first rotation support member and the second rotation support member as a common shaft;
With
A spring elastic portion is integrally provided on the second rotation support member,
The spring elastic portion abuts on the first rotation support member and biases the first rotation support member toward the side where the first rotation support member holds the outer frame pin, and the second rotation support member An upper hinge for a gaming machine, wherein the rotation support member biases the second rotation support member toward the side holding the glass frame pin.   The upper hinge for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an operation lever is provided integrally with the second rotation support member.   The upper hinge for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an operation portion is integrally provided at an end portion of the first rotation support member.   The first rotation support member is provided with an engagement recess that engages with a spring elastic portion of the second rotation support member, and the first recess on the opposite side of the support shaft from the engagement recess. The upper hinge for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an engagement convex portion that engages with the second rotation support member is provided at an edge portion of the moving support member.   The hinge body is formed by pressing a steel plate, and a right angle attachment portion having a right angle attachment surface for attaching to the upper corner portion of the front frame is provided on the hinge body, and is provided at a front end portion of the hinge body. 2. The upper hinge for a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a cover portion for covering the inside.

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