JP6893661B2 - Bogie - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates mainly to a hand-held trolley used mainly in a game hall for transporting a pachinko game machine or a pachislot game machine.

A pachinko game machine or a pachislot game machine (in the present application, a combination of a pachinko game machine or a pachislot game machine is referred to as a "game machine") is a structure commonly called an island in a hall of a game hall. Is attached and used. Before being installed on the island, the gaming machine is first brought into, for example, a gaming machine manufacturer, for example, in a warehouse, for example. Naturally, the number of gaming machines brought into a warehouse or the like is not one, but multiple, and in many cases, a considerable number. The gaming machines brought into the warehouse or the like are transported from the warehouse or the like to the hall of the amusement park where the island is located.
A well-known hand-held trolley is used for transportation. The gaming machine, which is mounted on a hand-held trolley and transported to the front of the island, is attached to the island.

However, this work puts a considerable amount of effort on the workers who install the gaming machines on the island, and therefore the cost tends to be high.
It is common to both cases where the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine and a pachislot gaming machine, but in other words, even if the island is for a pachinko gaming machine, it is for a pachislot gaming machine. As is common to all, the island is usually provided with both horizontal upper and lower plates arranged one above the other at predetermined intervals. Then, regardless of whether the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine or a pachislot gaming machine, the gaming machine is fixed to the island so as to be located between the lower plate and the upper plate.
The lower plate is also provided with equipment such as an ashtray and a dollar box storage area on the front side thereof, and the height of the upper hole from the floor is determined to some extent. This height is approximately 60 cm from the floor on the island for pachinko machines and approximately 50 cm from the floor on the island for pachislot machines. That is, the upper surface of the lower plate exists at a height position some distance from the floor.
Therefore, the worker who has carried the gaming machine by trolley to the front of the island must lift the gaming machine to the height of the lower plate. As is well known, the surface (upper surface of the loading platform) on which the object to be transported is placed in the conventional general trolley is often at a height of about 10 cm from the floor. Therefore, the work of lifting the gaming machine is indispensable. This work imposes a great deal of effort on the worker. In recent years when the equipment is becoming more complicated, a pachinko machine weighs about 25 kg for a light one, but weighs about 60 kg for a heavy one, and the same applies to a pachislot machine. The effort required to lift such a heavy gaming machine from the bogie to the lower plate is not ordinary. Moreover, this work is generally done manually in a narrow hall, and as mentioned above, the number of gaming machines installed on the island is considerable, so the labor is very large. It's not hard to imagine.
On the other hand, transportation of the gaming machine by a trolley also occurs when the gaming machine is removed from the island and moved to a warehouse or the like. In this case, the work of lowering the gaming machine from the lower plate onto the trolley occurs. As in the case described above, the labor required by the worker for the work is very large.
Recently, the cycle of replacing a game machine with a new model has been shortened mainly for business reasons such as preventing players from getting bored. Therefore, the work of attaching the gaming machine to the island and the task of removing the gaming machine from the island are increasing in frequency. That is, the burden on the operator as described above caused by the transportation of the gaming machine by the trolley and the work associated therewith is increasing more and more.
However, there is no dolly that solves such a problem, at least so far.

An object of the present invention is to provide a trolley that can be used for transporting a gaming machine and can reduce the labor of an operator.

The dolly in the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.
The present invention is a trolley having a plate-shaped loading platform having a horizontal upper surface on which a gaming machine is placed, and casters provided below the loading platform.
The upper surface of the loading platform of the trolley is such that the gaming machine is mounted on the loading platform so that the height of the loading platform can be substantially the same as the height of the lower plate of the island on which the gaming machine is placed. A base plate that is a horizontal plate that supports a load and a plate that is thinner than the base plate placed on the base plate, and the coefficient of friction between the base plate and the base plate is the lower surface of the gaming machine. A slide plate having a coefficient of friction smaller than that of the base plate is provided, and the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate can be slid together with the slide plate on the base plate.
In the concept of front and back in the present application, when the work of moving the gaming machine from the dolly to the island is performed, or when the work of moving the gaming machine from the island to the dolly is performed, the side facing the island is the front side of the dolly. The opposite side shall be the rear side.
Such a dolly has a loading platform on which a gaming machine is placed, like a conventional dolly. When the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine is surrounded by a rectangular member commonly called a frame (or the pachinko gaming machine is fitted in the frame). It is customary to ship from the manufacturer of the slingshot and attach it to the island as it is. Therefore, when the gaming machine mounted on the trolley of the present application is a pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine is naturally attached to the frame. The height of the upper surface of the loading platform from the floor roughly coincides with the height of the upper surface of the lower plate of the island. Therefore, when the worker transfers the gaming machine from the loading platform of the trolley to the lower plate, and when the worker transfers the gaming machine from the lower plate to the loading platform of the trolley, the worker takes such work. Can be performed by sliding the gaming machine from the top of the loading platform or the loading platform onto the lower plate or the loading platform. As a result, according to the dolly, the labor of the worker is greatly reduced.
By the way, in order to slide the game machine from the top of the loading platform or the lower plate onto the lower plate or the loading platform, the upper surface of the loading platform of the dolly placed on the floor and the upper surface of the lower plate of the installed island are used. It is necessary to make the heights roughly the same. If this is done, for example, the operator can push the gaming machine on the loading platform of the trolley to move the gaming machine onto the lower plate. However, if the loading platform is not devised, the frictional force between the gaming machine and the upper surface of the loading platform is large, so that the gaming machine may not slide well on the loading platform. Specifically, it is remarkable in the case of a pachinko gaming machine having a small lower surface area (for example, smaller than a pachislot gaming machine), but when pushing the pachinko gaming machine from the loading platform toward the lower plate, the tip of the lower plate Although it is possible to move the pachinko machine in the direction perpendicular to the side of the machine, it may rotate when viewed in a plane with either the left or right side in the width direction leading, and the movement may occur. It may not be a translation. If such rotation occurs in the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine cannot be properly placed on the lower plate of the island.
In the present invention, such a problem is solved by dividing the loading platform into a base plate and a slide plate. It is assumed that the base plate includes a lower surface of the gaming machine and a slide plate having a friction coefficient between the base plate and the base plate smaller than the friction coefficient of the base plate. By making it possible to slide each machine on the base plate, the game machine can be moved in parallel while facing the island.

When the slide plate is slid on the base plate, the base plate and the slide plate have a base guide that regulates the moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in parallel in the front-rear direction. Means may be provided.
By providing the base guiding means, the slide plate can be translated more accurately with respect to the base plate, and by extension, the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate can be translated more accurately with respect to the base plate. Become.
The base guiding means may be any as long as the above-mentioned object is achieved. For example, the slide plate is rectangular, and the length in the vertical direction is, for example, several mm over the entire length of both sides in the width direction of the slide plate that is bent downward at an angle of 90 ° from the slide plate at both ends in the width direction. It is possible to provide a rib with a degree. On the other hand, the base plate is also rectangular, and its width is adjusted to the width of the slide plate. Then, the slide plate is put on the base plate so that the ribs at both ends of the slide plate are in contact with the outside of both edges in the width direction of the base plate. Then, since the inner side surfaces of the ribs at both ends of the slide plate come into contact with the side surfaces at both ends in the width direction of the base plate, the traveling direction of the slide plate is only in the front-rear direction of the base plate. In this case, the rib can be provided on the base plate.
Further, the base guiding means is provided with a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the other of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. It can be a convex portion that is inserted into the groove. Also in this case, since the slide plate can only move in the front-rear direction of the base plate, the gaming machine can only move in parallel with the base plate.

The dolly of the present application has a gaming machine mounted on the loading platform, and the lower plate of the island having a lower plate on which the gaming machine is placed and a front plate whose tip is arranged directly under the lower plate and whose tip protrudes from the lower plate. It can be used to slide and move on a board. On most islands, just below the lower plate, for example, there is a front plate as described above for installing an ashtray, a so-called dollar box storage, and the like.
In this case, the dolly can reach the front end of the lower plate from the base plate to the tip of the lower plate so that the front end of the upper surface coincides with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate. At least one bridge plate, which is a plate, is provided on the front side of the base plate so that the rear end of the upper surface thereof coincides with the front end of the upper surface of the base plate. The slide plate may be slid from the top of the base plate to the lower plate via the bridge plate straddling the front plate so as to reach the lower plate.
If such a bridge plate exists, when the gaming machine is slid from the loading platform to the lower plate and moved, the front plate with obstacles such as an ashtray can be straddled over the bridge plate, and the pachinko machine can be moved from above the base plate. By sliding the slide plate onto the bridge plate that straddles the front plate, the gaming machine can reach the lower plate. As a device for preventing the interference between the bridge plate and the obstacle, for example, the width of the bridge plate may be narrowed, or a hole may be provided at a position where the obstacle exists. In this case, the coefficient of friction between the bridge plate and the slide plate can be equal to the coefficient of friction between the base plate and the slide plate.
The bridge plates are two plates provided near both ends in the width direction of the base plate, so that the front ends of the upper surfaces of the two bridge plates coincide with the tips of the upper surfaces of the lower plate. The bridge plate may be designed so as not to interfere with an obstacle on the front plate when the front end thereof is reached. When two bridge plates are used, they can support the vicinity of both ends in the width direction of the slide plates from below, and the slide plates that slide on the bridge plates, and thus the gaming machine, are stabilized. When the two bridge plates are provided apart in this way, when the bridge plates straddle the front plate of the island, for example, an obstacle such as an ashtray on the front plate is located between the two bridge plates. By doing so, it becomes possible to prevent the obstacle from interfering with the bridge plate. However, the number of bridge plates does not have to be two if the slide plate can be stably slid on it, and it is not necessary to have three or more, or it is not necessary to avoid obstacles, or obstacles. If there is another device for avoiding the above, it is possible to use a wide bridge plate that is close to the width of the slide plate, for example.

When the bridge plate is present on the carriage, the slide plate and the slide plate are slid so that the slide plate can only move in parallel in the front-rear direction when the slide plate is slid on the bridge plate. A bridge guiding means that regulates the moving direction of the board may be provided. According to this, the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate that slides on the bridge plate is translated in a state of facing the island, as in the case where the base guide means is provided on the base plate and the slide plate. You will be able to do it.
The bridge guiding means can be the same as the base guiding means. For example, the bridge guiding means includes a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and the bridge guide means provided on the other of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. It may be a convex portion inserted into the groove.

When the dolly of the present invention includes a bridge plate, the bridge plate has its rear end rotatably attached to the base plate so that it can rotate approximately 90 ° between substantially horizontal and substantially vertical. You may. As described above, the bridge plate is useful for pulling the slide plate while straddling the front plate and delivering the gaming machine mounted on the slide plate to the lower plate of the island. On the other hand, the bridge plate needs to have a certain length in order to satisfy such a function, and the bridge plate protrudes horizontally, for example, from the base plate on which the gaming machine is mounted. A dolly with such a bridge plate is practically difficult to use. In the hall with the island where the game machine is installed, for example, the passage is often made narrow in order to use the space efficiently, and the passage between the islands may interfere with the bridge plate such as a chair. This is because there are many high-priced items.
If the bridge plate can be rotated as described above, the bridge plate will be in a substantially horizontal state only when the slide plate is slid over it, and the bridge plate will be omitted when the dolly is moved, for example, in the passage in the hall. By making it vertical, it becomes possible to prevent the bridge plate from interfering with the chair or the like.
When the trolley is provided with a bridge plate, a height adjusting means capable of adjusting the amount of protrusion from the lower surface of the bridge plate is provided at the tip of each bridge plate, and the lower end of the height adjusting means is provided. May be brought into contact with the upper surface of the front plate so that the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate coincides with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate. The thickness of the bridge plate should basically be the same as or thinner than the thickness of a general lower plate. This is because if the bridge plate is thicker than the thickness of the lower plate, the lower surface of the tip of the bridge plate will always come into contact with the upper surface of the front plate when the front end of the bridge plate is abutted against the tip of the lower plate. This is because the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate is always located above the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate, so that a step is always generated at the portion where the bridge plate and the lower plate come into contact with each other. However, if the thickness of the bridge plate is thin, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate cannot be aligned with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate, or if so, the lower surface of the bridge plate and the upper surface of the front plate. There is a possibility that the bridge plate will not be stable due to the gap between the bridge plate and the bridge plate. If the height adjusting means as described above exists, the lower end of the height adjusting means is brought into contact with the upper surface of the front plate so that the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate can be aligned with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate. At the same time, the bridge plate can be stabilized by being supported by the height adjusting means.

A perspective view of an island to which a gaming machine can be attached using the dolly of the first embodiment of the present application. The perspective view which shows the state which the dolly by 1st Embodiment was seen from the rear. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a slide member in the carriage shown in FIG. (A) disassembled perspective view, (B), (C) perspective view showing the usage state of the base plate and the slide plate in the loading platform of the trolley shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the upper end of the pillar for explaining the relationship between the pillar and the cylinder member in the carriage shown in FIG. 2 and the principle of vertical movement of the cylinder member with respect to the pillar. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a slide member when the bridge plate at the used position in FIG. 3 is moved to the transport position. The perspective view which shows the internal structure of the upper member of the bogie shown in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the use state of the dolly shown in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating another use state of the dolly shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining still another usage state of the dolly shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective side view showing the vicinity of the tip of the bridge plate when the dolly shown in FIG. 2 is used. The perspective view which shows the state which the dolly by 2nd Embodiment was seen from the rear. An exploded perspective view of the dolly shown in FIG. A side view of an island to which a gaming machine can be attached using the dolly of the second embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, preferred first and second embodiments of the dolly of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, the same object shall be designated by the same reference numeral, and duplicate description shall be omitted as necessary.

<< First Embodiment >>
First, the structure of the island in which the gaming machine conveyed by the dolly described later according to this embodiment is attached will be briefly described.
Reference numeral 300 in FIG. 1 is a gaming machine. The gaming machine 300 in this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, but the gaming machine 300 may be a pachislot gaming machine. Since the gaming machine 300 in this embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, the island to which it is attached, which will be described later, is an island for pachinko gaming machines.
The gaming machine 300 itself, which is a pachinko gaming machine, is a very common one and is usually a commercially available one. Since the gaming machine 300 has no particular features, further explanation is omitted. In addition, below the gaming machine 300, there is also a plate generally composed of an upper plate and a lower plate for receiving a ball, and a handle used for an operation for launching a ball, but these are related to the present invention. Since there is no such thing and all of them are well known, the illustration is omitted.
The gaming machine 300 is fixed inside a rectangular member called a frame 500. The 5300 may be made of metal, but in many cases it is made of wood, and is a combination of four plates in a frame shape or a rectangle so as to have four sides. The gaming machine 300 is fitted in the rectangular space inside. Generally, the game machine 300 is fitted into the frame 500 and fixed to the frame 500 from the stage of being shipped from the manufacturer to the game hall, and this embodiment also follows the example.

The gaming machine 300 is usually fixed to a structure called an island 400 in a hall. The island 400 may be made of metal, but in many cases it is made of wood and has a structure in which a large number of gaming machines 300 can be mounted in parallel.
In addition to the island 400, a ball lending machine that lends game balls to users, a call lamp that informs the user and hall clerk of the status of the game machine, a ball lending machine, and a game machine that supplies balls. A ball circulation mechanism for collecting the balls that have come off the ball and circulating the balls is appropriately attached as needed, but the illustration of these is also omitted.
The gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500 is attached to the island 400 together with the frame 500. By fixing the frame 500 to the island 400 while the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the frame 500, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the island 400.
The island 400 has a horizontal lower plate 401 on which the frame 500 is placed and an upper plate 402 parallel to the lower plate 401 located above the frame 500. The frame 500 is fixed to the island 400 in a state of being placed on the lower plate 401. To fix the frame 500 to the island 400, the plate corresponding to the lower side of the frame 500 is attached to the lower plate 401, and the plate corresponding to the upper side of the frame 500 is attached to the upper plate 402, respectively, using appropriate means such as nails and special metal fittings. It is realized by fixing it.
The front plate 403 exists directly below the lower plate 401 of the island 400. The front plate 403 is a plate having a predetermined thickness in which the lower surface of the lower plate 401 and the upper surface thereof are in contact with each other, and protrudes slightly forward from the lower plate. The front end is configured to be slightly thicker than the rear portion. An ashtray is generally attached to the front plate 403, or a dollar box storage place for placing a so-called dollar box is created.

The dolly of this embodiment is used when the gaming machine 300 (to be exact, the gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500) is transported from a warehouse or the like to the front of the island 400 and attached to the island 400. Alternatively, it is used when the gaming machine 300 attached to the island 400 is removed from the island 400 and transported to a warehouse or the like.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the carriage 100 showing the configuration of the carriage 100 as viewed from the rear. Before and after the dolly 100, the island 400 is used when the work described later for moving the game machine 300 from the dolly 100 to the island 400 is performed, or when the work described later for moving the game machine 300 from the island 400 to the dolly 100 is performed. The side facing the dolly 100 is the front side of the dolly 100, and the opposite side is the rear side.

The dolly 100 is basically made of metal unless otherwise specified.
The dolly 100 includes a base 110. The base 110 serves as a support for the carriage 100, and is configured to stably support the carriage 100. Although not limited to this, in this embodiment, the base 110 is a member assembled in a U-shape in a plan view with an open rear portion. Below the base 110, casters 111 are provided for smoothly running the base 110 and thus the carriage 100 on the floor. The caster 111 is a known or well-known rotatable wheel. The caster 111 is partially made of rubber or resin. As is widely known, the casters 111 are rotatably attached to the base 110 even when viewed in a plan view so that the traveling direction of the carriage 100 can be changed.

Pillars 120 are erected from the middle of the members extending in the front-rear direction on both sides of the base 110. Although not limited to this, the pillar 120 of this embodiment is composed of a square pipe having a rectangular or square cross section.
A first protruding piece 121 and a second protruding piece 122 projecting rearward from the pillar 120 are provided in the upper portion in the height direction behind both pillars 120 and the slightly lower portion in the middle, respectively. These are not shown, for example, by screwing bolts into screw holes threaded in the inner peripheral surface of the pillar 120, which is bored in the rear surface of the pillar 120 so as to project slightly rearward from the pillar 120. At least one of the first protruding piece 121 and the second protruding piece 122 can be configured. The roles of the first protruding piece 121 and the second protruding piece 122 will be described later.
A long nut 123 having a threaded hole on the inner side surface thereof is fitted in the upper end portion of both pillars 120 in the height direction. As a result, at the upper ends of both columns 120, holes threaded inward (may be bottomed holes) are provided along the length direction of the columns 120. The long nut 123 is screwed with a threaded portion of a bolt 124 having a head 124A having a diameter larger than that of the threaded portion on a threaded portion threaded on its side surface (long nut 123 and bolt 124). For details, see FIG. 5). Although not shown, the upper surface of the head 124A of the bolt 124 is provided with irregularities that can be engaged with a predetermined tool. The predetermined tool in this embodiment is, but is not limited to, a hexagon wrench 125, and the unevenness is a hole having a hexagonal cross section that meshes with the hexagon wrench.
Both columns 120 are connected to each other near the lower ends by a reinforcing plate 126 for maintaining the uprightness of both columns 120.

A slide member 130 as shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the pillar 120.
The slide member 130 is a member that moves up and down along the pillar 120 and can be positioned at a desired height position as described later.
The slide member 130 has a loading platform 131 that is sandwiched between the two columns 120 when the sliding member 130 is attached to the two columns 120, and both ends of the loading platform 131 in the width direction at the lower ends thereof. Two connecting plates 132 extending in the vertical direction to be connected, a tubular member 133 attached to the upper ends of the two connecting plates 132, and an upper member 134 connecting both ends in the width direction to the tubular member 133. It has. These are generally assembled into a rectangle.

The loading platform 131 includes a base plate 131A, a slide plate 131B, and two bridge plates 131C. It should be noted that a diagram for explaining the structure of the loading platform 131, particularly the base plate 131A and the slide plate 131B, is shown in FIG. 4, so please refer to it.
The loading platform 131 is for mounting the gaming machine 300 on it. Considering that the height of the upper surface of the loading platform 131 from the floor is about 60 cm from the floor of the lower plate 401 on the island for pachinko gaming machines, the loading platform 131 moves up and down together with the slide member 130. When it is moved, it can move up and down within a range of at least 5 cm or more, preferably about 10 cm, and more preferably about 15 cm around a height of 60 cm from the floor.
The gaming machine 300 mounted on the loading platform 131 is moved onto the lower plate 401 of the island 400 as described later, and the gaming machine 300 mounted on the lower plate 401 of the island 400 is It can be placed on the loading platform 131 as described later. The loading platform 131 is configured to withstand the load of the gaming machine 300 mounted on the loading platform 131. The base plate 131A described above mainly plays a role of supporting the load of the gaming machine 300.
The base plate 131A is a plate material having a rectangular shape in a plan view. The width is slightly wider than the width of the gaming machine 300 (more accurately, the width of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed), and the length in the front-rear direction is the length in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 300. (More precisely, the length of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed in the front-rear direction), and its thickness is not limited to this, but is attached to the island 400. It can be made thinner than the thickness of the lower plate 401. Of the two bridge plates 131C on the upper surface of the base plate 131A, the base guide groove 131A1 which is a groove is located at the position corresponding to the center in the width direction of the one located on the left side in FIG. 2 in the front-rear direction of the base plate 131. It is provided over almost the entire length. Although not limited to this, the cross section of the base guide groove 131A1 is rectangular, and its front end extends to the front end of the base plate 131A. The base guide groove 131A1 is a groove having a rectangular cross section, and guides the slide plate 131B integrally with the bridge guide groove described later.

The slide plate 131B is a thin plate. The slide plate 131B has a size and shape substantially the same as the bottom surface of the gaming machine 300 so that the gaming machine 300 (to be exact, the gaming machine fitted in the frame 500) can be placed on the slide plate 131B. However, it is permissible for the bottom surface of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed to protrude from the slide plate 131B. Since the slide plate 131B has a large coefficient of friction between the game machine 300 and the base plate 131A, the work of sliding the game machine 300 from the loading platform 131 onto the lower plate 401 of the island 400, or the game machine 300. This is to prevent a situation in which it is difficult to slide and move the slingshot from the lower plate 401 of the island 400 onto the loading platform 131. More specifically, the slide plate 131B on which the gaming machine 300 is mounted can be moved back and forth on the base plate 131A together with the gaming machine 300. Of course, the frictional force acting between the base plate 131A and the slide plate 131B is made smaller than the frictional force acting between the gaming machine 300 and the base plate 131A, thereby sliding the gaming machine 300. It is easy to perform the above-mentioned two operations. In order to reduce the frictional force between the base plate 131A and the slide plate 131B, at least one of the upper surface of the base plate 131A and the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is appropriately coated with a fluororesin to reduce the friction coefficient. It is possible to devise.
The slide plate 131B has a rectangular shape in a plan view, the width thereof is about the width of the gaming machine 300 (to be exact, the width of the frame 500 in which the gaming machine 300 is fitted), and the length in the front-rear direction thereof is the width of the gaming machine 300. It is slightly larger than the length in the front-rear direction (to be exact, the length in the front-rear direction of the frame 500 in which the gaming machine 300 is fitted), and its thickness is thin, for example, about several mm. Although not shown, the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is provided with a convex portion having a predetermined length having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the base guide groove 131A1 described above, which extends in the front-rear direction thereof. When the slide plate 131B is placed on the base plate 131A, the convex portion thereof is made to enter the base guide groove 131A1. As described above, the slide plate 131B is movable in the front-rear direction on the base plate 131A, but at that time, the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is guided by the base guide groove 131A1 of the base plate 131A, so that the slide plate 131B slides. The plate 131B is correctly translated in the front-rear direction with respect to the base plate 131A.
If such guidance is possible, the base guide groove 131A1 and the convex portion can be replaced with different configurations. The relationship between the base guide groove 131A1 on the upper surface of the base plate 131A and the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B can be reversed.

The bridge plate 131C is connected to the front end of the base plate 131A. The bridge plate 131C moves the slide plate 131B mounted on the base plate 131A and thus the game machine 300 mounted on the slide plate 131B from the loading platform 131 to the lower plate 401 of the island 400 over the front plate 403 of the island 400. Further, for moving the slide plate 131B mounted on the base plate 131A and thus the game machine 300 mounted on the slide plate 131B from the lower plate 401 of the island 400 to the loading platform 131 over the front plate 403 of the island 400. It is a thing.
Both bridge plates 131C are elongated plates having a rectangular shape in a plan view, and have the same configuration except for the bridge guide groove described later. The bridge plate 131C has a length that can straddle the portion protruding from the lower plate 401 of the front plate 403 as described later, in other words, the length of the portion protruding from the lower plate 401 of the front plate 403. It is said to be long. The thickness of the bridge plate 131C is thinner than the thickness of the general lower plate 401. The width of the bridge plate 131C is such that the bridge plate 131C can withstand the load of the gaming machine 300 or the like when the gaming machine 300 is slid on the bridge plate 131C together with the slide plate 131B. It is said to be a degree. In this embodiment, the width of the bridge plate 131C is considerably narrower than the width of the slide plate 131B. The number of bridge plates 131C is two in this embodiment, and they are attached to the vicinity of both ends of the base plate 131A in the width direction. As a result, the two bridge plates 131C can support the vicinity of both ends of the slide plate 131B in the width direction from below. The width of the two bridge plates 131C is narrowed, and they are separated in this way because the ashtray on the front plate 403 when the bridge plate 131C straddles the front plate 403 of the island 400. This is to prevent the bridge plate 131C from interfering with obstacles such as the above. However, the number of bridge plates 131C does not have to be two if the slide plate 131B can be stably slid on it, and it is not necessary to have three or more, or it is necessary to avoid obstacles. If there is another device for avoiding obstacles, it is possible to make the bridge plate 131C one wide plate that is close to the width of the slide plate 131B, for example.
Both bridge plates 131C in this embodiment are hinged to the rear end portions of the base plate 131A near both ends in the width direction by a known or well-known method, although detailed illustration is omitted. Thereby, it is possible that both bridge plates 131C can rotate their upper surfaces to the upper surface of the base plate 131A and a series of surfaces (the bridge plate 131C has an inclination slightly forward with respect to the base plate 131A). However, but not limited to this, in this embodiment, the bridge plate 131C can rotate downward only to an angle at which the upper surface thereof is a series of surfaces with the upper surface of the base plate 131A.) Position (use position) and the position where the front end is flipped up so that the above-mentioned surface, which can be a series of surfaces with the upper surface of the base plate 131A, is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base plate 131A (transport position). It is possible to rotate around the base end between the two positions of and, and it is possible to position at the two positions. For example, the bridge plate 131C in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 (A) to 4 (C) is in the used position, and the bridge plate 131C in FIG. 6 is in the transport position. Although not limited to this, the operator manually moves the bridge plate 131C at the used position in this embodiment to the transport position. The reverse movement is also the same. The two bridge plates 131C are not limited to this in this embodiment, but can be individually set to a use position and a transport position, respectively.
Further, for example, in the center in the width direction near the tips of both bridge plates 131C, as shown in FIG. 11, the bridge plate 131C in the used position is located at a position corresponding to the plan view. Circular holes 131C2 and 131C3 having the same size, but not limited to, are bored. Further, when the bridge plate 131C at the used position inside the bridge plate 131C is viewed in a plan view, the holes 131C2 and the portions corresponding to the holes 131C3, for example, the portions that come into contact with the periphery of the holes 131C3 are threaded on the inner side surface. The nut 131C4 is fixed. A threaded threaded portion is screwed onto the nut 131C4 on the outer surface of the bolt 131C5 whose head is exposed below the lower hole 131C3 in the bridge plate 131C. The bolt 131C5 has an unevenness on the upper end thereof so that a predetermined jig inserted from the upper hole 131C2 in the bridge plate 131C, for example, a hexagon wrench 131C6 and the upper end thereof can be engaged with each other. As a result, the bolt 131C5 can be moved in the vertical direction by rotating the hexagon wrench 131C6.
In this embodiment, the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C at the use position is in a series with the upper surface of the slide plate 131B, and the bridge plate 131C at the transport position is in a state perpendicular to the base plate 131A. In order to achieve both, a rectangular notch slightly larger than the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is provided at the front end of the base plate 131A, although it is not always necessary to do so.
One of the two bridge plates 131C is not limited to this in this embodiment, but the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C located on the left side in FIG. 2 has a base guide on the base plate 131A. A bridge guide groove 131C1 having the same cross-sectional shape as the groove 131A1 is provided. When the surface of the bridge plate 131C provided with the bridge guide groove 131C1 is in a series with the upper surface of the base plate 131A, the bridge guide groove 131C1 is on the same straight line as the base guide groove 131A1 in a plan view. It is supposed to ride on. The bridge guide groove 131C1 extends from the front end to the rear end of the bridge plate 131C. Therefore, at least the front end side of the base guide groove 131A1 is in series with the bridge guide groove 131C1 when the bridge plate 131C is in the used position, and is connected to the front end of the bridge plate 131C. The rear end of the slide plate 131B substantially coincides with the rear end of the base plate 131A, for example, from the position shown in FIGS. , The rear end passes through the position shown in FIG. 4 (C) on the bridge plate 131C, and the front end moves in parallel while sliding on the base plate 131A and the bridge plate 131C until the position coincides with the front end of the bridge plate 131C. It is possible, and vice versa. In the entire movement in both directions, the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B fits into the base guide groove 131A1 of the base plate 131A, the bridge guide groove 131C1 of the bridge plate 131C, or both of them. The movement direction is only the planned parallel movement in the front-back direction.
If such guidance is possible, the bridge guide groove 131C1 and the convex portion can be replaced with different configurations. The relationship between the bridge guide groove 131C1 on the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B can be reversed. Further, a plurality of bridge guide grooves 131C1 are provided in the plurality of bridge plates 131C, a plurality of base guide grooves 131A1 connected thereto are provided in the base plate 131A, and a plurality of bridge guide grooves 131C1 or a plurality of base guide grooves 131A1 are fitted in the bridge guide grooves 131C1 or the base guide grooves 131A1. It is also possible to provide the convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B.

The loading platform 131 described above is connected by fixing both ends of the base plate 131A in the width direction to the lower ends of the two connecting plates 132, respectively. For such fixing, a connection fitting 131D having a substantially L-shape in a plan view is used. Both the fixing of the connecting metal fitting 131D and the base plate 131A and the fixing of the connecting metal fitting 131D and the connecting plate 132 can be appropriately performed by known and well-known methods such as screwing and welding.
A lower elongated hole 131E, which is a hole extending in the vertical direction through the connection fitting 131D, is provided at a portion of the connection fitting 131D fixed to the connection plate 132. The lower elongated hole 131E penetrates the relevant portion of the connection fitting 131D, and further, the position corresponding to the lower elongated hole 131E of the connecting plate 132 has the same shape as the lower elongated hole 131E and penetrates the connecting plate 132. There is a hole. The above-mentioned second projecting piece 122 provided on the rear surface of the pillar 120 is inserted into the inside of the not shown hole and the lower elongated hole 131E provided in the connecting plate 132 so as to penetrate both of them. There is.
As described above, the slide member 130 moves up and down along the pillar 120, at which time the second protruding piece 122 is guided by a hole (not shown) and an elongated hole 131E provided in the connecting plate 132. As a result, the slide member 130 can move only in the length direction of the pillar 120, and its vertical movement becomes stable.

Both of the two connecting plates 132 are thin plates extending in the vertical direction. Although not limited to this, the width of the two connecting plates 132 in this embodiment is substantially the same as the width of the pillar 120. The thickness of the connecting plate 132 does not have to be so thick, for example, about several mm. The lengths of the two connecting plates 132 in the vertical direction are not limited to this, but are the same as each other in this embodiment.
A tubular member 133 is attached to the upper ends of the two connecting plates 132. The two tubular members 133 are used to attach the slide member 130 to the pillar 120. The tubular member 133 is a square pipe whose lower surface is open and whose upper surface is closed by a plate. The inside of the tubular member 133 is hollow, and the cross section of the space perpendicular to the length direction of the tubular member 133 corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the pillar 120. The tubular member 133 is located on the front side of the connecting plate 132. A circular hole 133A is formed on the upper surface of the tubular member 133, but is not limited to this.
By inserting the upper end of the pillar 120 into the hollow portion of the cylinder member 133, the cylinder member 133 can be attached to the upper end of the pillar 120. Since the outer diameter of both pillars 120 and the inner surface shape of the hollow portion of both cylinder members 133 correspond to each other, the cylinder member 133 is guided by the pillar 120 and can move only in the vertical direction. How such movement and positioning of the height position of the tubular member 133 are performed will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, the long nut 123 is fitted in the upper end portion of both pillars 120 in the height direction, and the bolt 124 is screwed into the long nut 123. The head portion 124A of the bolt 124 is located directly below the above-mentioned hole 133A formed in the upper surface of the tubular member 133. Further, the diameter of the head portion 124A of the bolt 124 is larger than the diameter of the hole 133A of the tubular member 133. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the plate having the hole 133A that closes the upper side of the tubular member 133 is in a state of being supported from below by the head 124A of the bolt 124. As a result, the tubular member 133 is supported from below by the head 124A of the bolt 124.
On the other hand, the tip of the hexagon wrench 125, which is the predetermined tool described above, can be inserted from the hole 133A provided in the cylinder member 133 described above. The tip of the inserted hexagon wrench 125 can be inserted into the above-mentioned unevenness (hole with a hexagonal cross section) provided in the head 124A of the bolt 124, whereby the hexagon wrench 125 can be inserted into the head 124A of the bolt 124. Will be locked to each other (FIG. 5 (B)). If the hexagon wrench 125 is rotated in either the left or right direction in that state, the bolt 124 moves in either the up or down direction. As a result, the tubular member 133 supported from below by the head 124A of the bolt 124 also moves in either the vertical direction. As a result, the height position of the tubular member 133 in the vertical direction is changed, and the height position of the slide member 130 in the vertical direction is changed, and the slide member 130 is positioned at an arbitrary height position. FIG. 5 (C) shows a case where the height position of the tubular member 133 is lowered as compared with the case shown in FIG. 5 (A), but the case where the tubular member 133 is lower than the case shown in FIG. 5 (A). Of course, it is also possible to raise the height position. In this embodiment, the height position of the tubular member 133 needs to be adjusted individually for each of the tubular members 133, but if the difference in height position between the tubular members 133 becomes too large, the upper member 134 When adjusting the height position of the tubular member 133, care should be taken not to make the difference between the height positions of both tubular members 133 excessive. Let's go.
The vertical movement of the slide member 130 with respect to the pillar 120 and the positioning of the height position thereof need not be performed by using the bolt 124 as described above. Further, it is also possible to use the power generated by a power generator such as a motor or a hydraulic pump to move the slide member 130. Further, in the above example, the loading platform 131 and the upper member 134 are interlocked and moved in the same direction by the same distance due to the movement of the slide member 130, but the slide member 130 and the upper member 134 are moved. It is also possible to make the movements independent without interlocking.
The above-mentioned hole 133A into which the hexagon wrench is inserted corresponds to a so-called operation unit for performing an operation for moving the loading platform 131 up and down. The height of the hole 133A is approximately 145 cm to 155 cm above the floor, considering that the slide member 130 moves in the vertical direction. Considering its operability, the one corresponding to the operation unit is preferably at least above the loading platform 131, and preferably in the range of 50 cm to 160 cm from the floor.

The upper member 134 is passed between the upper ends of the connecting plate 132. The distance between the lower surface of the upper member 134 and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B of the loading platform 131 is set to be slightly longer than the vertical length of the frame 500 into which the gaming machine 300 is fitted.
Although not limited to this, the upper member 134 is a rectangular parallelepiped tubular body, and the inside thereof is hollow. Below the upper member 134, a movable member 134A that is movable in the vertical direction is provided. The movable member 134A can be positioned at two positions, an upper position which is a relatively upper position and a lower position which is a relatively lower position. As will be described later, the gaming machine 300 fitted in the frame 500 may be placed on the loading platform 131, but when the movable member 134A is in the upper position, the lower surface of the movable member 134A is from the upper surface of the frame 500. It is designed to be separated. On the other hand, when the gaming machine 300 is on the loading platform 131 and the movable member 134A is in the lower position, the lower surface of the movable member 134A is pressed against the upper surface of the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed. As a result, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is sandwiched between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the loading platform 131, more specifically, the slide plate 131B included in the loading platform 131, and as a result, the gaming machine. The 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131. That is, the movable member 134A is for fixing the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 or releasing the fixing thereof.
The lower surface of the movable member 134A is preferably made of rubber or other elastic material in order to reliably grip the frame 500.

The vertical movement of the movable member 134A is performed by operating the lever 134B provided on the rear surface of the upper member 134. A mechanism for moving the movable member 134A up and down will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper member 134 is viewed from the rear side.
The upper member 134 is hollow as described above. The upper member 134 includes a movable plate 134C that moves up and down inside the upper member 134. The movable member 134A described above is attached to the lower surface of the movable plate 134C. A spring 134D is provided inside the upper member 134. The spring 134D connects the movable plate 134C and the lower surface of the upper plate of the upper member 134, and constantly applies a force in the pulling direction to the movable member 134A. In FIG. 7, the left side portion of the movable plate 134C, the left movable member 134A, and the spring 134D are shown, but the movable plate 134C, the movable member 134A, and the spring 134D are symmetrical with the lever 134B in between. It is configured. The lever 134B is rotatable about a shaft rod 134E that penetrates the upper member 134 back and forth. Although not limited to this, the angle at which the rotation is allowed is in the range shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, and is approximately 90 ° C., but not limited to this. A cam 134F is attached to the shaft rod 134E connected to the lever 134B. The cam 134F has generally one shape obtained by dividing an ellipse into four parts having a major axis and a minor axis. When the lever 134B is in the position shown in FIG. 7A, the tip of the short diameter of the cam 134F comes into contact with the upper surface of the movable plate 134C. On the other hand, when the lever 134B is in the position shown in FIG. 7B, the tip of the major axis of the cam 134F comes into contact with the upper surface of the movable plate 134C. When the lever 134B is rotated to the position shown in FIGS. 7 (A) to 7 (B), the movable plate 134C is pushed downward by the cam 134F against the tension of the spring 134D, and the major axis and the minor axis of the cam 134F. It is designed to move downward by the difference in length with. On the other hand, when the lever 134B is rotated from FIG. 7B to the position shown in FIG. 7A, the movable plate 134C is pulled up by the tension of the spring 134F and moves upward by the same amount as in the above case. It has become. With the movement of the movable plate 134C, the movable member 134A attached to the lower surface of the movable plate 134C moves in the vertical direction. The position of the movable member 134A shown in FIG. 7A is the above-mentioned upper position, and the position of the movable member 134A shown in FIG. 7B is the above-mentioned lower position.
If it is not necessary to fix the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131, the upper member 134 may not exist in the first place, including the movable member 134A and the like. Further, the vertical movement of the movable member 134A does not need to be realized by using the above-mentioned cam 134F, for example, another mechanism such as a ratchet mechanism may be used, or a motor is used to move the movable member 134A. It is also possible to use the power generated by a power generator such as a hydraulic pump or a hydraulic pump.

The above upper members 134 are connected by fixing both ends in the width direction to the upper ends of the two connecting plates 132, respectively. For such fixing, a connection fitting 134G having a substantially L-shape in a plan view is used. Both the fixing of the connecting metal fitting 134G and the upper member 134 and the fixing of the connecting metal fitting 134G and the connecting plate 132 can be appropriately performed by known and well-known methods such as screwing and welding.
An upper elongated hole 134H which is a hole extending in the vertical direction penetrating the connection fitting 134G is provided in a portion of both connection fittings 134G fixed to the connection plate 132. The upper elongated hole 134H penetrates the relevant portion of the connecting metal fitting 134G, and is the same as the upper elongated hole 134H at a position corresponding to the lower elongated hole 131E in the connecting plate 132 and the rear portion of the tubular member 133. It has a shape and is provided with a hole (not shown) that penetrates the connecting plate 132 and the rear portion of the tubular member 133. The first protruding piece 121 provided in the pillar 120 is inserted into the upper elongated hole 134H and the corresponding connection plate 132 and the hole provided on the rear side of the tubular member 133. Like the second protruding piece 122, the first protruding piece 121 has a function of stabilizing the vertical movement of the slide member 130 by being guided in the upper elongated hole 134H or the like. Further, the first protruding piece 121 also has a function of allowing the operator to confirm the height position of the slide member 130 with respect to the pillar 120 or the height position of the loading platform 131 at that time. Although not shown, a scale is provided on the side of both upper elongated holes 134H along the length direction thereof. When the slide member 130 moves up and down with respect to the pillar 120, the portion of the scale pointed to by the first protruding piece 121 changes. Therefore, the operator can know the height position of the slide member 130 at that time by reading the scale pointed by the first protruding piece 121.

The method of using the carriage 100 according to the first embodiment described above and its operation will be described.
First, a case where the gaming machine 300 is carried by the trolley 100 from a warehouse or the like to a hall with the island 400, the gaming machine 300 is moved from the trolley 100 to the island 400, and then the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the island will be described. ..

First, the gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500 is placed on the dolly 100. When performing such work, the lever 134B on the upper member 134 is in the position shown in FIG. 7A, and therefore the movable member 134A is in the upper position.
When the work of placing the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is performed on the dolly 100, the bridge plate 131C is tilted to the used position. Further, the slide plate 131B is moved from the top of the base plate 131A of the loading platform 131 to the frontmost position on the tilted bridge plate 131C. At this time, the not shown convex portion on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B is guided by the base guide groove 131A1 in the base plate 131A and the bridge guide groove 131C1 in the left bridge plate 131C in FIG. 2, so that the slide plate 131B is correct. It will move forward.
In that state, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is placed on the slide plate 131B. At that time, the front surface of the gaming machine 300 (the side where the board surface on which the nail is struck exists) faces the rear of the dolly 100. After the game machine 300 is placed on the slide plate 131B, the slide plate 131B is moved backward together with the game machine 300 mounted on the slide plate 131B until the rear end of the slide plate 131B substantially coincides with the rear end of the base plate 131A. FIG. 8).
Then, the two bridge plates 131C are flipped up to the transport positions. Further, by rotating the lever 134B to the position shown in FIG. 7B, the movable plate 134C is pushed down by the cam 134F, so that the movable member 134A is positioned at the lower position. As a result, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is sandwiched between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B from above and below, and as a result, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131. Will be done. The state is shown in FIG. It does not matter before or after the step of flipping up the bridge plate 131C and the step of fixing the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131.
If the weight of the slide member 130 is not sufficient, the movable member 134A moves downward, and when the gaming machine 300 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the slide plate 131B, the movable member 134A plays a game. The force received from the machine 300 may cause the entire slide member 130 to float (unexpectedly move upward with respect to the pillar 120). In that case, the gaming machine 300 is insufficiently fixed to the loading platform 131. In order to prevent such a situation, when fixing the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 using the movable member 134A, the slide member 130 is fixed to the pillar 120 so that it cannot move in the vertical direction. It is good to devise it. Such a device can be as follows, for example.
As described above, the second protruding piece 122 can be a bolt screwed into a screw hole threaded in the inner peripheral surface of the pillar 120, which is formed in the rear surface of the pillar 120. Then, the screw portion of the bolt is allowed to penetrate the hole (not shown) provided in the connection plate 132 and the inside of the lower elongated hole 131E, so that the head of the bolt whose diameter is larger than the width of the lower elongated hole 131E is larger than the width of the lower elongated hole 131E. The portion is positioned on the rear side of the connection fitting 131D or the lower elongated hole 131E. When this bolt is tightened with respect to the screw hole, the connecting plate 132 and the connecting metal fitting 131D are strongly sandwiched between the front surface of the head of the bolt and the rear surface of the pillar 120, so that the slide member 130 is the pillar 120. It will be fixed in a state where it cannot move up and down. However, as it is, the slide member 130 cannot move up and down with respect to the pillar 120. When the slide member 130 is moved up and down with respect to the pillar 120, the screwing of the bolt with respect to the screw hole may be loosened.

In that state, the worker moves the dolly 100 equipped with the gaming machine 300 from the warehouse or the like to the hall where the island 400 is located. In the process, since the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131 as described above, the gaming machine 300 keeps a stable state. Further, since the bridge plate 131C is flipped up and is in a substantially vertical state, it is possible to prevent the bridge plate 131C from interfering with a chair or the like in a narrow hole. The movement of the dolly 100 is performed by the operator holding the dolly 100 or a predetermined place of the gaming machine 300 fixed to the frame 500 mounted on the dolly 100 by hand and pushing and pulling the dolly 100 while walking. Of course, the front side of the dolly 100 does not have to be the front side in the traveling direction of the dolly 100.

Next, the operator makes the dolly 100 face the portion of the island 400 to which the gaming machine 300 should be attached. Then, the slide member 130 is moved up and down as needed to match the heights of the loading platform 131 and the lower plate 401 of the island 400. However, since the height of the lower plate 401 on each island 400 in a certain game hall is common in many cases, it is not necessary to adjust the height of the slide member 130 at this point, and it may be performed at any time. Specifically, the slide member 130 is moved up and down so that the height of the front end of the bridge plate 131C connected from the front end of the upper surface of the base plate 131A of the loading platform 131 and the tip of the lower plate 401 of the island 400 match.
To move the slide member 130 up and down, as shown in FIG. 5B, insert the tip of the hexagon wrench 125 through the hole 133A provided at the upper end of the tubular member 133 in each pillar 120 to insert the bolt 124. This is done by engaging the head 124A and rotating the hexagon wrench 125 in either the left or right direction in that state. As a result, the bolt 124 moves up and down, the tubular member 133 locked from below by the head 124A of the bolt 124 moves up and down, and the slide member 130 moves up and down accordingly. .. The operator sets the vertical height position of the loading platform 131 as desired by moving the slide member 130 up and down while looking at the scale (not shown above) and adjusting so that the scales on both pillars 120 are the same. At the same time, the loading platform 131 can be leveled. As a result, the loading platform 131 attached to the slide member 130 and the upper member 134 move in the same direction and by the same distance in conjunction with each other. The vertical positioning of the slide member 130 does not necessarily have to be performed when the carriage 100 is faced in front of the island 400.
After adjusting the height of the slide member 130, the movable member 134A is moved to the upper position by moving the lever 134B to the state shown in FIG. 7 (A). As a result, the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the upper surface of the loading platform 131 (to be exact, the slide plate 131B) release the pinching of the gaming machine 300 to the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed. Further, it does not matter whether the lever 134B is returned to the position shown in FIG. 7A, but by tilting the two bridge plates 131C to the used positions, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the bottom of the island 400 The tip of the upper surface of the plate 401 is made constant. As a result, the bridge plate 131C is in a state in which the front plate 403 protruding from the lower side of the tip of the lower plate 401 of the lower plate 401 to the front of the island 400 is straddled. At this time, if an obstacle such as an ashtray exists on the front plate 403, it is positioned between the two bridge plates 131C to prevent the obstacle and the bridge plate 131C from interfering with each other. The state is shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. FIG. 10A is a perspective view when the state is viewed from diagonally rearward of the carriage 100, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view when the state is viewed from diagonally forward and upper side of the carriage 100.
As described above, the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is smaller than the thickness of the general lower plate 401. If the thickness of the bridge plate 131C is excessively smaller than the thickness of the lower plate 401, or if the height positioning accuracy of the loading platform 131 is somewhat inaccurate, for example, FIG. 11 (A) shows. As shown, it is possible that the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate 401 may not be abutted and matched. In that case, the hexagon wrench 131C6 is inserted from the upper hole 131C2 in the bridge plate 131C, the tip thereof is engaged with the upper end of the bolt 131C5, and the hexagon wrench 131C6 is rotated in that state to move the nut 131C4 back and forth. , Adjust the length of the bolt 131C5 protruding below the bridge plate 131C. By setting this to an appropriate length, for example, by bringing the lower end of the bolt 131C5 into contact with the upper surface of the front plate 403 as shown in FIG. 11B, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C and the lower plate It is possible to match the tip of the upper surface of 401 with the tip in a stable state. That is, the bolt 131C5, the nut 131C4, and the like at the tip of the bridge plate 131C are for adjusting the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C by changing the length protruding from the lower surface of the bridge plate 131C. If such an effect can be obtained, it is of course possible to adopt another configuration, for example, a ratchet mechanism or the like, instead of the bolt 131C5 and the nut 131C4. Further, as in the configuration shown in FIG. 11, the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C can be adjusted by the operation from the upper surface of the bridge plate 131C, so that the operator can adjust the height of the tip of the bridge plate 131C. It becomes easier to make adjustments.

In this state, the operator moves the slide plate 131B from the initial position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A to the position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the front ends of both bridge plates 131C. Move it by sliding it forward. The force required for the operator in such movement is smaller than in the absence of the slide plate 131B. When the front end of the slide plate 131B is aligned with the front end of the bridge plate 131C, the operator pushes the gaming machine 300 as it is to the rear of the gaming machine 300 to slide the gaming machine 300 on the lower plate 401, and the predetermined lower plate 401 is designated. Push it to the position of. In that state, the operator fixes the gaming machine 300 to the island 400. Such a fixing method may be a known or well-known technique.
In the case of a pachinko gaming machine with a small lower surface area (for example, smaller than a pachislot gaming machine), when pushing the pachinko gaming machine toward the lower plate 401, it is perpendicular to the side of the tip of the lower plate 401. Although it is possible to move the pachinko machine, it may rotate when viewed in a plane with either the left or right side in the width direction leading, and the movement may not be a translation. .. If such rotation occurs in the pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko gaming machine cannot be placed on the lower plate 401 of the island 400 in an appropriate state. When the slide plate 131B is present, the gaming machine 300, which is a pachinko gaming machine, can be moved in a state of facing the island 400.

Next, a case will be described in which the gaming machine 300 is removed from the island 400, the gaming machine 300 is carried by the trolley 100 from the hall where the island 400 is located to a warehouse or the like, and the gaming machine 300 is unloaded from the trolley 100 and stored in the warehouse or the like. However, such work is basically the reverse of the above-mentioned work when the game machine 300 is attached to the island 400. I will explain it for the time being.

First, the operator releases the fixation of the gaming machine 300 to the island 400. Such fixing may be released by a known or well-known technique.
Next, the worker makes the dolly 100 face the island 400 so as to be located in front of the gaming machine 300 to be removed from the island 400.
Next, the operator adjusts the vertical position of the loading platform 131 on the carriage 100 as necessary. The method for adjusting the height of the loading platform 131 is the same as in the above case. Further, the height of the loading platform 131 is adjusted so that the height of the front end of the bridge plate 131C and the tip of the lower plate 401 of the island 400 match, as in the case described above.
Then, the two bridge plates 131C are tilted down to be positioned at the use position, and their front ends are aligned with the tips of the lower plates 401, respectively. Further, the lever 134B is positioned at the position shown in FIG. 7A, and the movable member 134A is positioned at the upper position. At this time, the dolly 100 is in the state shown in FIG.
In that state, the operator moves the slide plate 131B from a position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A to a position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the front end of both bridge plates 131C. Move forward to. In that state, the operator places the fixed frame 500 of the gaming machine 300 on the slide plate 131B. Then, the operator moves the slide plate 131B forward from a position where the front end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the front end of both bridge plates 131C to a position where the rear end of the slide plate 131B is substantially aligned with the rear end of the base plate 131A. Move to. As a result, the frame 500 to which the gaming machine 300 is fixed is located directly below the movable member 134A, and is in the state shown in FIG.
Then, the operator flips up the bridge plate 131C and moves it to the transport position (FIG. 9), and moves the lever 134B to the state shown in FIG. 7 (B), thereby causing the lower surface of the movable member 134A and the slide plate 131B. The game machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131 by sandwiching the frame 500 to which the game machine 300 is attached with the upper surface of the machine.

Then, the worker moves the dolly 100 equipped with the gaming machine 300 from the hall where the island 400 is located to the warehouse or the like. The process of transporting the gaming machine 300 may be performed in the same manner as described above.
Next, the operator releases the fixing of the gaming machine 300 to the loading platform 131 by moving the movable member 134A to the upper position with the lever 134B in the state shown in FIG. 7A. Then, the operator lowers the gaming machine 300 from the loading platform 131. The work of unloading the gaming machine 300 in the warehouse is basically the same as the procedure for moving the gaming machine 300 from the island 400 to the trolley 100.

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The dolly 101 in the second embodiment will be described. The dolly 101 in the second embodiment has a considerable part in common with the dolly 100 in the first embodiment. However, although the trolley 101 in the second embodiment is for transporting the gaming machine like the trolley 100 in the first embodiment, unlike the trolley 100 in the first embodiment, the game to be transported. The machine is a pachislot machine.

As shown in FIG. 12, the carriage 101 includes a base 110 provided with casters 111, as in the case of the first embodiment. Two pillars 120 are attached to the base 110, which is also the same as that of the first embodiment.
Further, the dolly 101 of the second embodiment is provided with the slide member 130 attached to the pillar 120, and the slide member 130 is provided with the loading platform 131 and the tubular member 133, which is also common to the first embodiment. Is. However, in the second embodiment, since the connection fitting 131D also serves as the connection plate 132 in the first embodiment (the role of connecting the loading platform 131 and the tubular member 133), the connection plate 132 is omitted. There is.
There is a hole 133A at the upper end of the tubular member 133, and a bolt 124 is screwed into the threaded hole at the upper end of the pillar 120 (see the exploded view of FIG. 13, but in the same figure, the caster. 111 is omitted from the illustration.) The slide member 130 can also be attached to the pillar 120 by covering the cylinder member 133 on the pillar 120 to which the bolt 124 is screwed. There is no difference from the embodiment.

The differences between the dolly 101 of the second embodiment and the dolly 100 of the first embodiment are as follows.
First, the pillar 120 in the carriage 101 of the second embodiment has different lengths on the left and right sides thereof. As a result, the height position of the tubular member 133 on the slide member 130 in the carriage 101 of the second embodiment is also different on the left and right.
Further, the dolly 101 of the second embodiment does not include the upper member 134 provided by the dolly 100 of the first embodiment. On the other hand, the carriage 101 of the second embodiment includes the movable member 134A provided by the carriage 100 of the first embodiment inside the pillar 120 on the right side in FIG. By moving the lever 134B in the vertical direction, the movable member 134A can be positioned at either a near position closer to the other pillar 120 or a distant position away from the other pillar 120. There is. For example, when the lever 134B is moved upward, the movable member 134A is located at a distant position, and when the lever 134B is moved downward, the movable member 134A can be moved to a near position. The gaming machine 300 is placed on the loading platform 131. When the movable member 134A is located at a distant position, both side surfaces of the gaming machine 300 in the width direction have some play between the left pillar 120 in FIG. 12 and the movable member 134A provided near the right pillar 120. Will be in a state of having. That is, in this state, the gaming machine 300 is not fixed to the loading platform 131. On the other hand, when the movable member 134A is in a close position, both side surfaces of the gaming machine 300 in the width direction are the left pillar 120 of the movable member 134A provided near the left pillar 120 and the right pillar 120 in FIG. It is designed to be sandwiched between the surface facing the surface. That is, in this state, the gaming machine 300 is fixed to the loading platform 131. As a mechanism for moving the movable member 134A left and right by the lever 134B, a known and well-known technique can be used, and for example, the cam 134F as used in the first embodiment can be applied to this.
Further, unlike the carriage 100 of the first embodiment, the carriage 101 of the second embodiment does not include the bridge plate 131C. This is because the island 410 to which the gaming machine 300, which is a pachislot gaming machine, is attached has the lower plate 411 and the upper plate 412, similar to the island 400 to which the gaming machine 300, which is a pachinko gaming machine, is attached, as shown in FIG. Although the game machine 300 is fixed between them, unlike the island 400 to which the pachinko game machine is mounted, there is no member corresponding to the front plate 403, so the loading platform 131 to the base plate 131A This is because the front end of the lower plate 411 can be brought into direct contact with the tip of the lower plate 411. In this case, the loading platform 131 also includes a base plate 131A and a slide plate 131B, and the base guide groove 131A1 is fitted on the upper surface of the base plate 131A and the base guide groove 131A1 is fitted on the lower surface of the slide plate 131B. In a pachislot machine, which is provided with a convex portion but whose lower surface area is larger than that of the pachinko machine, when it is pushed toward the lower plate 411, it is perpendicular to the side of the tip of the lower plate 411. Since it is easy to move in parallel, it is possible to omit the base guide groove 131A1 and the convex portion.

The method of using the dolly 101 in the second embodiment is substantially the same as the method of using the dolly 100 in the first embodiment.
The vertical movement of the slide member 130 with respect to the pillar 120 can be performed in the same manner as in the case of the first embodiment. Also in the second embodiment, the position of the hole 133A is above the tubular member 133, and the height thereof is from the floor in the case of the right side of FIG. 12, considering that the slide member 130 moves in the vertical direction together with the loading platform 131. It is about 70 cm, and in the case of the left side of FIG. 12, it is about 60 cm from the floor. Even in the case of the second embodiment, the hole 133A corresponding to the operation portion is preferably at a height of 60 cm or more from the floor. Of course, the height of the hole 133A may be the same in both cylinder members 133.
In the island 410 for a pachislot machine in this embodiment, the height of the upper surface of the loading platform 131 is set to move up and down by the slide member 130, considering that the height of the upper surface of the lower plate 411 is approximately 50 cm from the floor. This allows it to move up and down, for example, between 4 cm and 5 cm, centered on a height of 50 cm from the floor.
As in the case of the first embodiment, the gaming machine can be fixed to and released from the loading platform 131 by operating the lever 134B, although the mounting position and the direction of rotation are different.
Further, the slide plate 131B reaches the tip of the lower plate 411 of the island 410 without passing through the bridge plate.

110 Base 111 Caster 120 Pillar 123 Long nut 124 Bolt 124A Head 125 Hex wrench 130 Slide member 131A Base plate 131A1 Base guide groove 131B Slide plate 131C Bridge plate 132 Connection plate 133 Cylindrical member 133A Hole 134 Upper member 134A Movable member 134B Lever 134C Movable plate 400 Island 401 Lower plate 403 Front plate 410 Island 411 Lower plate

Claims (9)

A plate-shaped loading platform with a horizontal upper surface on which the gaming machine is placed,
The casters provided below the loading platform and
It is a dolly with
The upper surface of the loading platform is horizontal so as to support the load of the gaming machine so that the upper surface thereof can be substantially the same as the height of the lower plate of the island on which the gaming machine is mounted. A base plate that is a plate and a plate that is thinner than the base plate placed on the base plate, and the coefficient of friction between the base plate and the base plate is the friction between the lower surface of the gaming machine and the base plate. It has a slide plate that is smaller than the coefficient, and
The gaming machine mounted on the slide plate can be slid together with the slide plate on the base plate.
The dolly. When the slide plate is slid on the base plate, the base plate and the slide plate have a base guide that regulates the moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in parallel in the front-rear direction. Means are provided,
The dolly according to claim 1. The base guiding means is provided in a groove provided on one of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and in the groove provided on the other of the upper surface of the base plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. Is a convex part that is inserted into
The dolly according to claim 2. The gaming machine mounted on the loading platform is slid on the lower plate of the island having a lower plate on which the gaming machine is placed and a front plate whose tip is arranged directly under the lower plate and whose tip protrudes from the lower plate. It is for letting you move
From the base plate to the tip of the lower plate across the front plate, the front end of the upper surface thereof coincides with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate so that the front end can be reached. At least one bridge plate, which is a plate whose rear end is aligned with the front end of the upper surface of the base plate, is provided on the front side of the base plate.
By sliding the slide plate from above the base plate to the lower plate via the bridge plate straddling the front plate, the slide plate can be reached to the lower plate.
The dolly according to claim 1. A bridge guide that regulates the moving direction of the slide plate so that the slide plate can only move in parallel in the front-rear direction when the slide plate is slid on the bridge plate. Means are provided,
The dolly according to claim 4. The bridge guiding means is provided in a groove extending in the front-rear direction provided on one of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate, and in the groove provided on the other of the upper surface of the bridge plate and the lower surface of the slide plate. Is a convex part that is inserted into
The dolly according to claim 5. The bridge plate is rotatably attached to its rear end with respect to the base plate so that it can rotate approximately 90 ° between substantially horizontal and approximately vertical.
The dolly according to any one of claims 4 to 6. The bridge plates are two plates provided near both ends in the width direction of the base plate.
When the two bridge plates are brought to reach the front end of the two bridge plates so that the front end of their upper surface coincides with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate, the bridge plate is an obstacle on the front plate. It is designed so that it does not interfere with
The dolly according to any one of claims 4 to 7. At the tip of each of the bridge plates, a height adjusting means capable of adjusting the amount of protrusion from the lower surface of the bridge plate is provided.
By bringing the lower end of the height adjusting means into contact with the upper surface of the front plate, the front end of the upper surface of the bridge plate can be aligned with the tip of the upper surface of the lower plate.
The dolly according to any one of claims 4 to 8.

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