JP6676428B2 - Supply port cover for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a supply port cover for closing a medal supply port provided in a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

In the slot machine, a medal supply port is opened in a part of the housing, for example, on the back surface, and a medal is supplied to the medal tank inside the housing through the medal supply port. Normally, the medal supply port is provided with a supply port cover so as to close the supply port, and at the time of supply, the supply port cover is removed from the medal supply port to supply medals from the medal supply port. When automatically supplying medals, the supply port cover is removed from the housing, and a medal automatic replenishing machine is attached to the supply port.

  In such a configuration in which the supply port cover is removed from the housing, the removed supply port cover may be lost, which makes management of the supply port cover complicated. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, the supply port cover is configured to be movable with respect to the housing, and the supply port cover is selectively moved to a position for closing the supply port and a position for opening the supply port, thereby supplying medals. Alternatively, there has been proposed a technology that allows an automatic replenishing machine to be mounted.

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a tongue-shaped flexible fixing portion is integrally provided on a lid portion that closes a supply port, and replenishment is performed using a fixing claw provided at an end of the fixing portion. The structure which fixes a mouth cover to a housing | casing is employ | adopted. In addition, the first locking claw provided on the inner surface of the lid is locked to the edge of the supply port so as to keep the lid closed. Furthermore, the cover is retracted from the closed position of the supply port by bending the fixing portion in the plate thickness direction, and the retracted lid is locked by the second locking claw provided on the fixing portion to thereby supply the supply port. Is kept open.

Japanese Patent No. 5386778

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, when the supply port is opened, the locking state between the first locking claw and the supply port is released by pulling the lid in a direction away from the housing, and the lid is opened. An operation to retreat from the closed position of the supply port is required. On the other hand, when returning the lid portion retracted from the supply port and locked to the fixing piece to the state in which the supply port is closed, the lid portion is pulled away from the fixing piece, so that the lid portion and the second locking portion are pulled. An operation to release the locked state with the claw is required. Therefore, when the supply port is opened or closed, an appropriate operation force is required for the lid, and there is a problem in operability. At the same time, a corresponding stress is applied to the first locking claw and the second locking claw when releasing the locking, and the first and second locking claws are caused by the stress. May be damaged.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a supply port cover that improves operability of the supply port cover when opening and closing the supply port, and that improves reliability by preventing damage to the supply port cover. .

  The present invention relates to a supply port cover for closing a supply port provided in a housing of a gaming machine, and includes a cover plate that covers the supply port, and a holding piece connected to the cover plate. The cover plate has an engagement / disengagement portion that is engaged with an edge of the supply port when the supply port is closed and is released when a portion exposed to the outside of the cover plate is operated. . The holding piece is bendable in the plate thickness direction and has a fixing portion that is engaged with a fixing hole provided in the housing and fixed to the housing. Further, the cover plate and the holding piece are configured to be adjacent to each other when the holding piece is bent, the cover plate has a hooked portion, and the holding piece slides the cover plate with respect to the holding piece. And a hook portion for hooking the hook portion when it is made to work.

  In the present invention, the holding piece is composed of a strip extending from the cover plate by a required length, and when the cover plate is bent, the cover plate can slide in the length direction. It is preferable that a configuration is provided in which a locking piece is provided to lock the locked portion from the moving direction side of the sliding movement of the plate.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the engagement by an engagement / disengagement part can be canceled by operating the site | part exposed outside of a cover plate, and a cover plate can be easily opened without producing a stress in an engagement / disengagement part etc. It can be removed from the supply port and the supply port can be opened. In addition, since the holding piece is bent and slid, the hooking at the hooking portion and the release thereof can be performed, so that the holding piece and the cover plate can be easily held in the open state without causing any stress on the holding piece or the cover plate. And its cancellation.

1 shows a gaming machine (slot machine) to which a supply port cover of the present invention is attached, wherein (a) is a rear view and (b) is an enlarged front view of the supply port. The supply port cover of this invention is shown, (a) is a front view (front view), (b) is a rear view (back view), (c) is a right side view, (d) is a partially broken bottom view. . 4A and 4B show a supply port cover, in which FIG. 4A is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a supply port is closed by a supply port cover. The state which opened the supply port is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. The modification of a supply opening cover is shown, (a) is a perspective view seen from the front side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the back side. The state which opened the supply port is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a slot machine SM as a gaming machine to which the supply port cover of the present invention is applied, as viewed from the rear side. A rectangular supply port 102 having a required size is opened in the back plate 101 of the housing 100 of the slot machine SM. Although not shown in the drawing, a medal tank connected to the supply port 102 is provided inside the housing 100 so that medals inserted from the supply port 102 are stored. Further, an automatic replenishing machine (not shown) for automatically refilling medals can be attached to the replenishing port 102.

  FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a part of the back plate 101 for explaining the shape of the supply port 102. The supply port 102 is opened in a rectangular shape close to a square. In addition, a small-sized rectangular fixing hole 103 is opened at one side of the supply port 102, here, at a position separated from the lower side of the drawing by a predetermined distance below. Both the supply port 102 and the fixing hole 103 are formed as holes penetrating the back plate 101 in the thickness direction.

  The housing 100 is provided with a supply port cover 1 described later for closing the supply port 102. In a game arcade where medals are manually supplied to the slot machine SM, the supply port 102 is closed with the supply port cover 1 when medals are not supplied. When replenishing medals, the supply port cover 1 is moved from the closed position to open the supply port 102. On the other hand, in a game arcade where medals are automatically supplied to the slot machine SM, the supply port cover 1 is moved to an open position, and then an automatic supply machine is mounted on the supply port 102.

  2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D are a front view (front view), a rear view (back view), a right side view, and a partially broken bottom view of the supply port cover 1, respectively. FIG. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the supply port cover 1 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view as viewed from the back side.

  2 and 3, the supply port cover 1 is formed by integral molding of a resin having some elasticity, and is provided integrally with a cover plate 2 formed in a rectangular plate shape. And a strip-shaped holding piece 3 having a required length. As will be described later, the supply port cover 1 is fixedly supported by the back plate 101 at a part of the holding piece 3, so that the supply port cover 1 is fixedly supported by the back plate 101, and is fixedly supported by the back plate 101. The cover plate 2 is configured so as to close or open the replenishing port 102 in the state of being closed.

  The cover plate 2 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that is slightly larger than the supply port 102, and the left and right sides of the cover plate 2 (hereinafter, up, down, left and right are based on FIG. 2A). Are provided with engaging / disengaging portions 4 respectively. The engagement / disengagement portion 4 includes a pair of engagement / disengagement pieces 41 provided in a notch 21 cut inward on both left and right sides of the cover piece. Each of the engaging and disengaging pieces 41 is formed in a U-shape or a V-shape in which the cross-sectional shape in the left-right direction protrudes toward the inner surface, and the projecting dimension of these engaging and disengaging pieces 41 is larger than the thickness of the back plate 101. Have been long. The inner piece of each engagement piece 41 is connected to the cover plate 2, and a wedge-shaped hook 42 is integrally formed on the outer surface of the outer piece. An operation piece 43 formed of a minute projection is integrally formed with the outer piece. The operation piece 43 is exposed to the outside on the front side of the cover plate 2 in the notch 21, and the operation piece 43 or the engagement / disengagement piece 41 can be manually operated from outside the cover plate 2. I have.

  On the back surface of the cover plate 2, upright wall-shaped ribs 22 protruding in the plate thickness direction to secure a predetermined mechanical strength are formed to extend in the vertical and horizontal directions. Of these ribs 22, a rectangular rib 22a extending along the periphery of the cover plate 2 is formed in a shape and size corresponding to the inner edge shape of the supply port 102.

  In a region slightly below the center position of the cover plate 2, a pair of hooks 5 to be hooked by hooks of the holding pieces 3 are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction as described later. Are formed side by side. These hooked portions 5 are provided with small rectangular hooking holes 51 penetrating the cover plate 2 in the plate thickness direction and having long sides in the vertical direction, and surrounding the hooking holes 51 on the back surface side. It is constituted by the enclosed wall 52. The surrounding wall 52 has an opening 53 at a lower portion, that is, a portion facing the holding piece 3, and communicates with the engaging hole 51.

  The holding piece 3 is formed in a narrow band shape so that it can be easily elastically deformed in the thickness direction, and is connected to a lower edge of the cover plate 2 at a base end thereof. A fixing portion 6 and a hooking portion 7 are integrally provided at a portion on the tip side of the holding piece 3.

  The fixing portion 6 includes a pair of pillars 61 protruding in the thickness direction toward the back surface side of the supply port cover 1 on a part of the holding piece 3, and a pair of wedge-like projections on both sides from the tip of the pillar 61. Are provided. The projecting length of the column piece 61 is longer than the thickness of the back plate 101. The horizontal dimension of the locking claw 62 is slightly larger than that of the fixing hole 103 opened in the back plate 101. Further, a rectangular frame-shaped contact piece 63 having a larger vertical and horizontal dimension than the fixing hole 103 is provided in a portion of the holding piece 3 where the column piece 61 is erected. The contact piece 63 is provided with an opening 64, which is provided for escape of a mold when the locking claw 62 is formed.

  The hooking portion 7 has a pair of arm pieces 71 protruding from the tip of the holding piece 3 to both left and right sides, and protrudes from each end of these arm pieces 71 toward the surface side of the supply port cover 1, and It has a pair of latching pieces 72 whose tips are bent upward in an L-shape, that is, toward the cover plate 2 side. The space between the hooking pieces 72 in the left-right direction is equal to the space between the pair of hooks 5 formed on the cover plate 2. The vertical dimension of the distal end portion of each of the latch pieces 72 is shorter than the vertical dimension of the latch hole 51 of the pair of latch portions 5.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the supply port cover 1 configured as described above is fixedly supported on the back plate 101 with its back surface facing the back plate 101 of the housing 100. That is, the column piece 61 of the fixing portion 6 of the holding piece 3 is inserted into the fixing hole 103 of the back plate 101. At this time, the contact piece 63 is inserted until it comes into contact with the surface of the back plate 101.

  FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the supply port cover 1 is fixed to the back plate 101. By inserting the column piece 61 of the fixing portion 6 into the fixing hole 103, the locking claw 62 is elastically deformed while its horizontal dimension is reduced, passes through the fixing hole 103, and is elastically restored inside the rear plate 101. As a result, the locking claw 62 is engaged with the inner edge of the fixing hole 103. At this time, the engagement between the locking claw 62 and the fixing hole 103 is maintained by the elastic force in the thickness direction when the contact piece 63 or the holding piece 3 abuts on the back plate 101. Thereby, the supply port cover 1 is fixed to the back plate 101 at the fixing portion 6.

  The back surface of the cover plate 2 is brought into contact with the supply port 102 simultaneously with or before or after the fixing of the holding piece 3 in the fixing portion 6. By this contact, the ribs 22 of the cover plate 2 are inserted into the supply port 102. At this time, the ribs 22a along the peripheral edge are inserted while being guided by the inner edge of the supply port 102, and the cover plate 2 Is performed. Further, by this contact, the engagement / disengagement pieces 41 of the engagement / disengagement section 4 provided on the left and right of the cover plate 2 are also inserted into the supply port 102, and the engagement / disengagement pieces are elastically deformed and elastically restored during the insertion. The hook 42 of 41 is engaged with the inner edge of the supply port 102.

  By attaching the supply port cover 1 to the supply port 102 and the fixing hole 103 in this manner, the supply port cover 1 is attached to the fixing portion 6 of the holding piece 3 and the engaging / disengaging portion 4 of the cover plate 2. It is fixedly supported by the face plate 101, that is, the housing 100. Therefore, the state where the supply port 102 is closed by the cover plate 2 is maintained.

  In this state, when manually supplying medals from the supply port 102, the operator pinches and deforms the operation pieces 43 of the left and right engaging / disengaging portions 4 of the cover plate 2 from both sides. This operation can be performed from outside the cover plate 2. Thereby, each engagement piece 41 is elastically deformed inward, and the state where each hook 42 is engaged with the inner edge of the supply port 102 is released. Therefore, the cover plate 2 can be retracted from the supply port 102 and the supply port 102 can be opened by pulling the cover plate 2 away from the supply port 102 while elastically deforming the holding piece 3 in the thickness direction. At this time, the engagement piece 41 only needs to be elastically deformed by being operated from the outside of the cover plate 2, so that the engagement state can be easily released with a small operation force. Further, when the engagement state is released, no stress is generated between the engagement / disengagement piece 41 and the inner edge of the supply port 102, and these portions are not damaged by the stress.

  By opening the supply port 102 in this manner, medals can be supplied from the supply port 102. At this time, the cover plate 2 may be hooked by the hook 7 of the holding piece 3 so that the cover plate 2 does not interfere. FIGS. 5A and 5B are a perspective view and a vertical sectional view in that state. That is, the holding piece 3 is bent by approximately 180 ° in the thickness direction until the surface of the cover plate 2 is almost in contact with the surface of the holding piece 3.

  Then, when the hook piece 72 of the hook portion 7 of the holding piece 3 is inserted into the hook portion 5 of the cover plate 2, that is, the hook hole 51, the hook piece 72 of the hook portion 5 It is located inside the surrounding wall 52. Further, the cover plate 3 is slid downward by a small dimension with respect to the holding piece 3. Thereby, the tip of the hooking piece 72 projects from the opening 53 of the surrounding wall 52, and the tip of the hooking piece 72 is located on the inner edge of the hooking hole 51 of the cover plate 2, that is, above the hooking hole 51. To the inner edge that is being used. Accordingly, the movement of the cover plate 2 in the plate thickness direction and the vertical direction is locked, and the locked state is maintained, so that the cover plate 2 is prevented from obstructing the supply of medals.

  After refilling the medals, the cover plate 2 is slid upward against the component of the elastic return force of the holding piece 3. As a result, the hooking state of the hooking piece 72 and the hooking hole 51 is released, and the cover plate 2 is moved upward by the elastic return of the holding piece 3 in the thickness direction to again close the supply port 102. Can be. When releasing the latch, it is only necessary to slide the cover plate 2 by a small dimension, so that the latch state can be easily released with a small operation force. Further, no stress is generated between the hook piece 72 and the hook hole 51 when the hook is released, and these portions are not damaged by the stress.

  When the automatic replenishing machine is mounted on the replenishing port 102, the cover plate 2 may be retracted from the replenishing port 102 as described above, and may remain in a hung state. If the supply port cover 1 is still in the way, the supply port cover 1 can be removed from the housing 100 by releasing the locking between the locking claw 62 of the fixing portion 6 and the fixing hole 103. At this time, the tip of a flathead screwdriver or the like may be inserted into the fixing hole 103 through the escape hole 64 provided in the abutment plate 63 of the fixing portion 6 so that the locking claw 62 is narrowed and deformed. The fixation can be easily released. Also in this case, the damage to each part can be reduced as compared with the case where the locking claw 62 is forcibly pulled out of the fixing hole 103 to release the engagement.

  Here, the supply port cover of the present invention may be configured as shown in a modified example in FIG. FIGS. 6A and 6B are a perspective view of the supply port cover according to the modified example as viewed from the front side and a perspective view as viewed from the rear side. Portions equivalent to those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the supply port cover 1A shown in FIG. 6, the tip of the hook piece 72 of the hook portion 7 provided on the holding piece 3 is directed downward, that is, in an inverted L-shape with the opposite side to the cover plate 2. Has formed. Correspondingly, regarding the configuration of the hooked portion 5 provided on the cover plate 2, the surrounding wall 52 facing the back surface side of the hooking hole 51 is directed upward, that is, the side opposite to the holding piece 3. An opening 53 is provided on the side.

  In the supply port cover 1A of this modified example, as shown in a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view in FIGS. Is inserted into the latch hole 51, and the cover plate 2 is slid upward by a small dimension. As a result, the engaging piece 72 is engaged with the inner edge located below the engaging hole 51. Thereby, the locking of the locking piece 72 and the locking hole 51 is not released even by the elastic return force of the holding piece 3, and a stable locking state is maintained.

  In the present invention, the engagement portion provided on the cover plate may be provided on only one of the left and right sides of the cover plate. Alternatively, a configuration provided on the upper side of the cover plate may be adopted. Further, the number of the hooks provided on the holding piece and the number of hooks provided on the cover plate may be one. Of course, it may be three or more, but it is preferable to set an appropriate number because the structure becomes complicated.

  The engaging / disengaging portion is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment as long as the operation of releasing the engagement from the outside of the cover plate can be performed. The above-mentioned embodiment is also applicable to the above-described embodiment, as long as the hooking portion and the hooked portion can be hooked and released by sliding the cover plate relative to the holding piece using the elastic deformation of the holding piece. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.

1, 1A Supply port cover 2 Cover plate 3 Holding piece 4 Engagement part 5 Engagement part 6 Locking part 7 Hook part 41 Engagement piece 42 Hook 43 Operation piece 51 Hook hole 62 Locking claw 72 Hook piece 100 Housing 101 Back plate 102 Supply port 103 Fixed hole SM Slot machine (game machine)

Claims (2)

A supply port cover for closing a supply port provided in a housing of the gaming machine, comprising a cover plate covering the supply port, and a holding piece connected to the cover plate, wherein the cover plate is An engagement / disengagement portion which is engaged with an edge of the supply port when the supply port is closed, and is released when the portion exposed to the outside of the cover plate is operated; The holding piece is bendable in a plate thickness direction, has a fixing portion that is engaged with a fixing hole provided in the housing and is fixed to the housing, and further includes the cover plate and the holding piece. Is configured to be adjacent to each other when the holding piece is bent, the cover plate has a hooked portion, and the holding piece slides the cover plate with respect to the holding piece. Characterized in that it has a hook portion for hooking the hook portion at times. Over.   The holding piece is constituted by a strip extending from the cover plate by a required length, and when the cover plate is bent, the cover plate can slide in the length direction. 2. The supply port cover of the gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a hook piece that hooks the hooked portion from a moving direction side of the sliding movement of the cover plate. 3.

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