JP6429732B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including an operation member operated by a player.

  Conventionally, the gaming machine has operations such as a lending button for lending gaming balls, a return button for receiving a return of a recording medium on which money amount information is recorded, and an effect button for receiving an operation when an effect is provided by the gaming machine Members are provided (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). In order to prevent the operation member from falling off when operated by a player or from being attached by an operator, the lending button and the return button are provided on the upper plate cover member as in Patent Document 3, for example. On the other hand, it is fixed with screws. Further, as in Patent Document 4, the effect button may be fixed to the base member by engaging the engaging portion formed in the effect button and the engagement hole formed in the base member.

  As described above, when the operating member is operated by the player (when operating) and when the operator attaches the operating member (when mounting), a configuration is employed in which the operating member does not fall off the base member.

JP 2008-200207 A Japanese Patent No. 3231715 JP 2012-029954 A JP 2009-172216 A

  However, since the operation member is fixed so as not to drop off during operation and attachment, there has been a problem that it is difficult to remove the operation member when replacing the parts of the operation member.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which an operation member can be easily removed when parts are replaced while preventing the operation member from falling off the base member.

  In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a locking hole formed in a base member, a first locking piece and a second locking piece protruding from an inner wall surface of the locking hole, and a first engagement. It has a main body provided with one or a plurality of locked portions that are locked to the locking pieces and the second locking pieces, and at least any of the first locking pieces, the second locking pieces, and the locked portions When the main body portion is inserted into the locking hole while elastically deforming the first locking piece and the second locking piece, the operation member whose locked portion faces the front side in the insertion direction of the main body portion And the front surface of the first locking piece in the insertion direction of the main body portion is inclined toward the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body portion as at least a part thereof moves from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the protruding direction. The surface on the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body portion of the second locking piece follows at least a part from the distal end side to the proximal end side in the protruding direction. Wherein the inclined in the insertion direction rear side of the main body portion.

  The inner wall surface of the locking hole includes a first inner wall surface on which the first locking piece is formed, and a second inner wall surface on which the second locking piece is formed and faces the first inner wall surface. The thickness of the base member in the protruding direction of the second locking piece at the portion where the second inner wall surface is formed is larger than the thickness of the first locking piece in the protruding direction at the portion where the first inner wall surface is formed. It may be thin.

  The surface of the first locking piece on the front side in the insertion direction of the main body may have a larger inclination with respect to the insertion direction than the surface of the second locking piece on the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body.

  The 2nd locking piece may be located in the insertion direction front side of a main part rather than the 1st locking piece.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily remove the operation member when replacing the member while preventing the operation member from falling off the base member.

It is a perspective view for demonstrating a gaming machine. (A) is a front view of a gaming machine, (b) is a top view of a saucer unit. (A) is the enlarged view of the surrounding broken line in FIG.2 (b), (b) is the III (b) -III (b) sectional view taken on the line in Fig.3 (a). It is a figure explaining the flow in the case of attaching a return button to a base member. It is a figure explaining the flow in the case of removing a return button from a base member.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and shows a state in which a door is released. As shown in the drawing, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 in which an enclosed space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, a middle frame 4 attached to the outer frame 2 by a hinge mechanism so as to be opened and closed, And a door body 6 attached to the middle frame 4 by a hinge mechanism so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As with the outer frame 2, the middle frame 4 has a surrounding space formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, and a game board 8 is held in the surrounding space. The door 6 holds a unitized glass or resin transmission plate 10. When the middle frame 4 and the door body 6 are closed with respect to the outer frame 2, the game board 8 and the transmission plate 10 face each other substantially in parallel while maintaining a predetermined distance, and from the front side of the gaming machine 1. The game board 8 becomes visible through the transmission plate 10.

  FIG. 2A is a front view of the gaming machine 1, and FIG. 2B is a top view of the tray unit 20. In the X-axis direction, the positive direction is the right side and the negative direction is the left side. In the Y-axis direction, the positive direction is the front and the negative direction is the rear. In the Z-axis direction, the positive direction is the upper side and the negative direction is the lower side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a tray unit 20 is provided on the vertically lower side of the transmission plate 10. The saucer unit 20 is provided so as to protrude from the door body 6 toward the player facing the gaming machine 1, and accepts a player's pressing operation at a substantially central position in the width direction of the gaming machine 1 in the saucer unit 20. A production button 22 is provided. When the effect button 22 is operated within the operation effective time, various effects are executed according to the operation.

  Further, a ball lending button 24 and a return button 26 are provided on the right side in the width direction of the gaming machine 1 in the tray unit 20, and when a player's operation is accepted, lending of game balls to the player and amount information The recording medium on which is recorded is returned.

  3A is an enlarged view of the encircled broken line in FIG. 2B, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line III (b) -III (b) in FIG. 3A. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show a state in which the cover member 20a (see FIG. 2 (b)) that covers the upper surface side of the tray unit 20 is removed.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a base member 40 is disposed on the lower side of the cover member 20a, and the ball lending button 24 and the return button 26 are as shown in FIG. 3B. In the locking hole 42 formed in 40, it is inserted and attached in the direction shown by the white arrow in the figure from vertically upward to vertically downward. Hereinafter, a direction in which the ball lending button 24 and the return button 26 are attached to the locking hole 42 is simply referred to as an insertion direction. In this embodiment, since the ball lending button 24 and the return button 26 are inserted in the vertical direction, the insertion direction and the vertical direction are the same direction. Further, the ball lending button 24 and the return button 26 have substantially the same structure, and the flow of attachment to and removal from the base member 40 is also the same. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the configuration of the return button 26 and the flow of attachment and removal of the return button 26 will be described, and the configuration of the ball rental button 24 and the flow of attachment and removal of the ball rental button 24 will be described. Is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the return button 26 includes a main body portion 28 that receives a player's operation and a locked portion 30 formed at an end portion of the main body portion 28. The main body 28 has a cylindrical shape, and its upper end is closed and its lower end is open in the longitudinal (Z-axis) direction. An operation surface 28a that is operated by the player is formed at the upper side end portion, and a locked portion 30 formed of a flange that protrudes radially outward is formed at the lower side end portion. Yes.

  The locked portion 30 is formed at the lower end portion of the main body 28 over the circumferential direction of the main body 28. However, the main body 28 has a cylindrical shape, whereas the locked portion 30 has a substantially square shape as shown in FIG. Here, a portion of the locked portion 30 on the left side in FIG. 3B (the positive direction in the Y-axis) with respect to the main body portion 28 is defined as a first locked portion 30a, and FIG. b) The middle right portion (negative direction in the Y-axis) is defined as a second locked portion 30b.

  The first locked portion 30a is formed with a first protrusion 32a that protrudes upward in the vertical direction from the base end connected to the lower end of the main body portion 28 to the tip that protrudes toward the left side. Yes. The second locked portion 30b is formed with a second protrusion 32b that protrudes vertically upward from the base end connected to the lower end portion of the main body portion 28 to the tip end that protrudes toward the right side. Has been. Further, the second locked portion 30b is formed such that a step is formed vertically downward from the base end to the tip, and the tip is positioned vertically below the lower end of the main body portion 28. Has been. In the present embodiment, the locked portion 30 is integrally formed with the main body portion 28, but the locked portion 30 and the main body portion 28 may be configured as separate members.

  The base member 40 is formed with a locking hole 42 penetrating in the vertical direction, and a first locking piece 44 and a second locking piece projecting toward the main body 28 on the inner wall surface of the locking hole 42. 48 is formed. Specifically, the base member 40 includes a first inner wall portion 40a and a second inner wall portion 40b that is positioned so as to face the first inner wall portion 40a in the horizontal direction with the locking hole 42 interposed therebetween. Is formed. The inner wall surface of the locking hole 42 includes a first inner wall surface 42a formed on the first inner wall portion 40a, a second inner wall surface 42b formed on the second inner wall portion 40b, and opposed to the first inner wall surface 42a. It is comprised including. The first locking piece 44 is formed on the first inner wall surface 42a, and the second locking piece 48 is formed on the second inner wall surface 42b.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the base member 40 penetrates between a locking hole 42 for locking the ball lending button 24 and a locking hole 42 for locking the return button 26. A hole H is formed. Therefore, the first inner wall portion 40a (first inner wall surface 42a) is located between the through hole H and the locking hole 42 in which the return button 26 is locked. On the other hand, the second inner wall portion 40 b (second inner wall surface 42 b) is located at the end of the base member 40.

  The locking hole 42 is formed such that the side on the second inner wall portion 40b (second inner wall surface 42b) side is longer than the side on the first inner wall portion 40a (first inner wall surface 42a) side, and in the XY plane. The shape is substantially L-shaped. Therefore, in the X-axis direction, the width L1 of the second inner wall surface 42b is longer than the width L2 of the first inner wall surface 42a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, in the base member 40, the protruding direction (Y-axis direction) of the second locking piece 48 at the portion (second inner wall portion 40b) where the second inner wall surface 42b is formed. The thickness L3 of the first inner wall surface 42a is formed to be thinner than the thickness L4 in the protruding direction of the first locking piece 44 at the portion where the first inner wall surface 42a is formed (first inner wall portion 40a). A moving space S is provided below.

  The first locking piece 44 has a surface on the front side in the insertion direction inclined toward the rear side in the insertion direction (ascending to the right in the figure) as it goes from the proximal end to the distal end side. The surface on the rear side in the insertion direction of the first locking piece 44 is flush with the upper surface of the base member 40. Hereinafter, the inclined surface formed on the first locking piece 44 is referred to as a first inclined surface 46. The first inclined surface 46 may be at least partially inclined on the front surface in the insertion direction of the first locking piece 44.

  On the other hand, the second locking piece 48 has a surface on the rear side in the insertion direction inclined toward the rear side in the insertion direction (ascending to the right in the figure) as it goes from the distal end side to the proximal end side. The surface on the front side in the insertion direction of the second locking piece 48 extends in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction (Y-axis direction). Hereinafter, the inclined surface formed on the second locking piece 48 is referred to as a second inclined surface 50. The second inclined surface 50 only needs to be at least partially inclined on the rear surface in the insertion direction of the second locking piece 48. Here, the first inclined surface 46 has a larger inclination with respect to the insertion direction than the second inclined surface 50.

  Further, the second locking piece 48 is formed on the front side in the insertion direction with respect to the first locking piece 44 in the insertion direction, and at least a part thereof is the second inner wall portion as shown in FIG. It is located at the center in the width direction (X-axis direction) of 40b (second inner wall surface 42b).

  On the vertically lower side of the main body portion 28 and the base member 40, a switch portion 60 that transmits a pressing operation of the main body portion 28 is provided. The switch portion 60 is formed with a convex portion 62 having two steps formed vertically upward. When the player presses down the main body portion 28, a rib ( (Not shown) presses the convex portion 62.

  Next, a flow for attaching the return button 26 to the base member 40 and a flow for removing the return button 26 from the base member 40 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a flow when the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40. 4A shows a state before the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40, and FIG. 4B shows a process in which the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40. FIG. ) Shows a state in which the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40, first, the first locked portion 30a is positioned vertically below the second locked portion 30b. The return button 26 is tilted. Then, the tip end of the first locked portion 30 a is inserted into the locking hole 42 and engaged with the first inclined surface 46, and the tip end of the second locked portion 30 b is brought into contact with the second inclined surface 50.

  Then, with the first locked portion 30a in contact with the first inclined surface 46, the second locked portion 30b side of the return button 26 is pressed in the direction of the white arrow, Apply force in the direction of rotation.

  Then, a force directed vertically upward is applied to the first locking piece 44, and a force directed vertically downward is applied to the second locking piece 48. Further, the force acting on the second inner wall portion 40b is converted by the second inclined surface 50 into the direction of the black arrow. As described above, the second inner wall portion 40b is longer in the width direction (X-axis direction) than the first inner wall portion 40a (see FIG. 3A), and each locking piece 44, 48 is used. Since the thickness in the protruding direction (Y-axis direction) is thin, it is more easily elastically deformed than the first inner wall portion 40a.

  Then, when a force is applied to the return button 26 while sliding the tip of the second locked portion 30b on the second inclined surface 50, the second inner wall portion 40b is elastically deformed to the right, and the second locked portion 30b. The distal end of the second door enters the vertically lower side of the second locking piece 48, and the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40 as shown in FIG. At this time, since a rib (not shown) provided on the return button 26 and the switch unit 60 collide, the return button 26 does not fall vertically downward.

  In this way, when the return button 26 is attached, for example, even if the tray unit 20 (see FIG. 2) to which the return button 26 is attached is inverted during the assembly work of the gaming machine 1, the first locking piece. 44 and the first locked portion 30a are locked, and the second locking piece 48 and the second locked portion 30b are locked. Therefore, the return button 26 is not dropped due to its own weight or due to vibration or the like. Can be prevented.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a flow when the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40. 5A shows a state before the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40, and FIG. 5B shows a process in which the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40. FIG. ) Shows a state in which the return button 26 is detached from the base member 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, when the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40, first, the return button 26 is pressed in the direction of the white arrow. Then, the return button 26 is inclined so that the first locked portion 30a is positioned vertically above the second locked portion 30b, and the first inclined surface 46 and the tip of the first locked portion 30a are in contact with each other. Touch.

  If the pressing continues in the direction of the white arrow as it is, a force is applied to the return button 26 in the clockwise direction, and vertically upward (cross hatching arrow in the figure) with respect to the first locking piece 44. A force directed toward the right side (indicated by a black arrow in the figure) acts on the second locking piece 48 and the second inner wall portion 40b. If it does so, force will act in the direction which the front-end | tip of the 1st to-be-latched part 30a slips off the 1st inclined surface 46, and it will come out from the 1st latching piece 44, and the 2nd inner wall part 40b will elastically deform to the right side simultaneously. As a result, the tip of the first locked portion 30a is removed vertically upward from the first locking piece 44, and the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40 as shown in FIG. As described above, the return button 26 can be easily detached from the base member 40, so that the efficiency of the removal work can be improved in the case of a failure of the gaming machine 1 or replacement of parts.

  In addition, when the return button 26 is attached to the base member 40 by making the inclination of the first inclined surface 46 larger than the inclination of the second inclined surface 50 with respect to the insertion direction of the return button 26, the first inclined surface 46. Then, the first locked portion 30a is easily locked, and the second locked portion 30b is easily slipped on the second inclined surface 50. Moreover, when the tray unit 20 is turned upside down, the return button 26 is less likely to fall off when the inclination of the first inclined surface 46 is larger than the inclination of the second inclined surface 50 with respect to the insertion direction of the return button 26.

  Further, at least a part of the second locking piece 48 is positioned at the approximate center in the width direction (X-axis direction) of the second inner wall surface 42b, whereby the second inner wall portion when the return button 26 is pressed. Since it is easily affected by the elastic deformation of 40b, the attaching operation and the removing operation of the return button 26 are facilitated.

  In addition, by providing the second locking piece 48 in the insertion direction forward side of the first locking piece 44 in the locking hole 42, the return button 26 can be easily tilted when the return button 26 is removed from the base member 40. The removal work can be made easier. Specifically, when the return button 26 is tilted when the return button 26 is tilted so that the second locking piece 48 is provided in front of the first locking piece 44 in the insertion direction, the first locked portion The angle formed by the tangential direction of the rotation direction of the return button 26 and the inclination direction of the first inclined surface 46 at the contact point between 30a and the first locking piece 44 is reduced, and the first locked portion 30a is connected to the first locking portion 30a. Since it becomes easy to slide on the inclined surface 46, removal work becomes easier. Further, by providing the moving space S, it is possible to avoid interference with surrounding members even if the return button 26 rotates.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

  In the above embodiment, the return button 26 for accepting the return of the recording medium on which the amount information is recorded has been described as the operation member of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the return button 26, but includes an effect button 22, a ball lending button 24, and an upper button, a lower button, a right button, and a left button that accept a player's pressing operation. The present invention can be applied to all operation members that accept player operations such as a cross key.

  When attaching or removing the return button 26, the main body 28 is inserted into the locking hole 42 while at least one of the first locking piece 44, the second locking piece 48, and the locked portion 30 is elastically deformed. It may be inserted.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, the case where the to-be-latched part 30 was integrally formed in the circumferential direction of the main-body part 28 was demonstrated. However, the locked portion 30 may be configured by one or a plurality of members, and may be provided without being integrally formed with the main body portion 28.

  In the above embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the locking hole 42 in the XY plane is substantially L-shaped, but for example, the length in the width direction of the second inner wall surface 42b and the width direction of the first inner wall surface 42a. The lengths may be equal.

  The present invention can be used for a gaming machine including an operation member operated by a player.

26 Return button (operation member)
28 Main body portion 30 Locked portion 40 Base member 40a First inner wall portion 40b Second inner wall portion 42 Locking hole 42a First inner wall surface 42b Second inner wall surface 44 First locking piece 46 First inclined surface 48 Second engagement Stop piece 50 second inclined surface

Claims (4)

A locking hole formed in the base member;
A first locking piece and a second locking piece protruding from the inner wall surface of the locking hole;
A main body provided with one or more locked portions to be locked to the first locking piece and the second locking piece; the first locking piece; the second locking piece; When the main body is inserted into the locking hole while elastically deforming at least one of the locked portions, the main body is inserted into the first locking piece and the second locking piece. An operation member facing the locked portion on the front side in the direction;
With
The surface on the front side in the insertion direction of the main body portion of the first locking piece is inclined toward the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body portion as at least a part thereof moves from the proximal end side in the protruding direction to the distal end side,
Of the second locking piece, at least a part of the surface on the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body portion is inclined toward the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body portion as it goes from the distal end side to the proximal end side in the protruding direction. A featured gaming machine. The inner wall surface of the locking hole includes a first inner wall surface on which the first locking piece is formed, and a second inner wall surface on which the second locking piece is formed and faces the first inner wall surface. Comprising and including
Of the base member, the thickness in the protruding direction of the second locking piece at the portion where the second inner wall surface is formed is the protruding direction of the first locking piece at the portion where the first inner wall surface is formed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is thinner than the thickness.   The surface of the first locking piece on the front side in the insertion direction of the main body is inclined more with respect to the insertion direction than the surface of the second locking piece on the rear side in the insertion direction of the main body. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second locking piece is located on the front side in the insertion direction of the main body portion with respect to the first locking piece. .

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