JPH0448221Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a locking device for a pachinko machine, and in particular to a locking device for a pachinko machine that can be attached to pachinko machines of different sizes. It is.

[Prior Art] A locking device for a pachinko machine according to the prior art includes a fixing plate that is fixed in the vertical direction on the back of the front frame of the pachinko machine, and a locking device that is slidably arranged in parallel with the fixing plate and protrudes toward the main body. A front frame locking rod that engages and disengages from a fixed pawl of the main body, and an operating piece that moves when a lock fixed to the fixing plate is operated, and the front frame is locked by moving this operating piece. The rod is configured to engage and disengage.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, depending on the model of Pachinko machines, the vertical length of the front frame or the position of the lever operated by the player differs. For this reason, a dedicated locking device is used for each model. Therefore, the locking device must be manufactured through multiple manufacturing processes that are set up according to each model. For this reason, there was a problem in that the manufacturing and management of the locking device was complicated.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a locking device for a Pachinko machine that can be widely applied to Pachinko machines of different models.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that the fixed plate is divided into a plurality of unit plate pieces fixed apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the front frame is locked. The rod is provided with a length adjustment section that divides the rod and connects the rods so that the length can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction.

[Function] When the door is locked, the front frame locking pawl of the front frame locking rod engages with the fixed pawl. When the lock is operated, the slide rod of the front frame locking rod slides, and the engagement between the front frame locking pawl and the fixed pawl is released.

By the way, when attaching the fixing plate to pachinko machines whose front frames have different sizes in the vertical direction,
The distance between each unit plate piece is adjusted and fixed. In addition, according to this, the length of the front frame locking rod is determined by the length adjustment section. For each model of pachinko machine, the length of the front frame locking lever is determined from the position of the upper front frame locking claw to the lock fixed to the fixed plate. The distance to the position and the distance from the position of this lock to the position of the lower front frame locking claw are different. Therefore, we fixed the upper and middle unit plate pieces according to the distance from the upper front frame locking claw position to the lock position, and fixed them according to the distance from the lock position to the lower front frame locking claw position. to fix the lower unit plate piece. Then, adjust the lengths of the upper adjustment rod and mounting rod according to the positions of the upper and middle unit plate pieces, and adjust the lengths of the upper adjustment rod and installation rod according to the positions of the middle and lower unit plate pieces. and adjust the length.

[Embodiments of the invention] Examples of the invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The locking device according to the present invention includes a fixing plate 1 that is fixed in the vertical direction on the back side of the front frame of a pachinko machine.
and a front frame locking rod 4 that is slidably arranged in parallel with the fixing plate 1 and protrudes toward the main body to engage with and disengage from the fixing claw 61. The front frame 52 is configured to open and close when removed.

The first feature of the present invention is that the fixed plate 1
However, it is divided into a plurality of unit plate pieces that are fixed apart from each other in the vertical direction.

The second feature of the present invention is that the front frame locking rod 4 is divided and provided with a length adjustment section 9 which connects the rod so that the length can be adjusted in the vertical direction.

To be more specific, for example, the fixed plate 1 has 3
It can be divided into unit plate pieces 5, 6, and 7. The total length L of the fixed plate 1 is the front frame 5.
The distances T1 and T2 between the unit plate pieces 5, 6, and 7 are determined based on the overall length L and the like.

The front frame locking rod 4 is composed of a slide rod 8 and front frame locking pawls 24 and 25, and the length adjustment section 9 is provided in the middle of the slide rod 8. The slide rod 8 is attached to the unit plate piece 5 via the slide support portion 33, for example, so as to be slidable in the directions of arrows A and B.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the unit plate piece 5 includes a flat plate portion 10, upright portions 11a, 11b,
11c, it has a substantially L-shaped cross section. A plurality of insertion holes 16, . . . are formed in the unit plate piece 5, and is attached to the front frame 52 by screws 17, .

Further, the unit plate pieces 6 and 7 include, for example, a flat plate portion 12, an upright portion 13 erected at right angles from the flat plate portion 12, and an extended portion extended at right angles from the upright portion 13. It consists of 14. Stopper pieces 15 extend from the upright portions 13 of the unit plate pieces 6, 7, and prevent excessive movement of the auxiliary rods 39, 40 in the direction of the arrow X, as will be described later. A plurality of insertion holes 16, . 52 can be attached to the back side.

The slide rod 8 is a mounting rod 18 having a U-shaped cross section.
and adjustment rods 19, 19.

Further, the length adjustment section 9 is made by, for example, cutting the end portions of the adjustment rods 19, 19 to a predetermined length, inserting the ends of the adjustment rods 19, 19 into the mounting rod 18, and then
These mounting rods 18 and adjustment rods 19, 19 are screwed 9A.
The cutting amount is determined based on the total length L of the fixing plate 1.

Further, the front frame locking pawls 24 and 25 are formed into a plate shape having a hook portion 26 on one side and screw holes 27 and 27 on the other side. The above-mentioned front frame locking claw 24,
25 is attached to the end of the slide rod 8 via auxiliary rods 39 and 40.

The auxiliary rods 39, 40 include a main body 41, an upright portion 42 extending upward from the base end of the main body 41 at a substantially right angle, and extending laterally at a substantially right angle from the tip of the main body 41. It is composed of an extension part 43. Elongated holes 44, 44 communicating with the screw holes 27, 27 of the front frame locking claws 24, 25 are formed in the upright portion 42, and a stepped portion 45 is formed in the middle thereof. Then, the screws 46, 4 are inserted into the long holes 44, 44.
6 is inserted and screwed, and the auxiliary rod 39,
The front frame locking pawls 24 and 25 are fixed to the front frame locking rod 4 by screwing the extending portion 43 of 40 to the tip of the front frame locking rod 4 with a screw 47.

Here, the front frame locking claws 24, 25 and the auxiliary rod 3
The upright portions 13 of the unit plate pieces 6 and 7 are inserted between the upright portions 13 and 9 and 40. Therefore, the front frame locking claws 24 and 25 and the auxiliary rods 39 and 40 It can freely slide in the directions of arrows A and B as if guided by the arrows A and B.

The slide support portion 33 also includes a watch hole 22 consisting of a large-diameter circular hole portion 20 formed in the slide rod 8 and a long hole portion 21 communicating with the large-diameter circular hole portion 20, and a protruding portion attached to the unit plate piece 5. Part 34, 34
and a flanged pin 35 provided on the protrusion 34.
It consists of The flanged pin 35 is inserted through the large diameter circular hole 20 and is inserted into the long hole 20.
It slides within 1.

Further, 2 indicates a lock fixed to the unit plate piece 5. The lock 2 has an operating piece 3 that engages with an engaging pawl 23 of the front frame locking rod 4, and an operating piece 49 that engages with an engaging pawl 28b of the glass frame locking rod 28, which will be described later. .

Further, the glass frame locking rod 28 has a U-shaped cross section, and is formed with a watch hole 31 consisting of a large-diameter circular hole portion 29 and a long hole portion 30, and the central side wall 28a is slightly cut out to allow engagement. The matching claw 28b is extended, and the lock 2
It is designed to engage with the operation piece 49 of the. A glass frame locking pawl 32 is detachably attached to the glass frame locking rod 28 with a screw S. The glass frame locking pawl 32 engages and disengages from the glass frame receiving portion R. Then, the flanged pin 35 is inserted through the large diameter circular hole 29 and the long hole 30 is inserted.
By sliding the inside, the glass frame locking rod 28 can be slid in the directions of arrows A and B.

In the figure, 37 indicates a tension spring. The above tension spring 3
One side of 7 is attached to the glass frame locking claw 32 of the glass frame locking rod 28, and the other end is attached to the fixing piece 38 provided on the unit plate piece 5, and the arrow is attached to the glass frame locking rod 28. A spring force is applied in the direction of A.

In the figure, 48 indicates a tension spring. The above tension spring 4
One side of 8 is the upright portion 13 of the unit plate piece 6.
The other side is attached to the auxiliary rod 39. As a result, the front frame locking rod 4 is shown as shown in the figure.
A spring force in the direction of arrow A is applied. In the figure, 1
00 is a protective piece that prevents a large force based on the spring force of the tension spring 48 from being applied to the screw 46.

Next, the operation of the locking device configured as described above will be explained.

When locked, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front frame locking claws 24, 25 engage with the fixed claws 61 of the pachinko machine main body, and therefore the front frame 52 is in a closed state. Further, the glass frame locking pawl 28 engages with the glass frame receiving part R for locking the glass frame, and therefore,
The glass frame is in the closed state.

Next, it is assumed that the lock 2 is operated and the operating piece 3 is rotated in the direction of arrow C. Then, the operating piece 3 engages with the engaging pawl 23 of the front frame locking rod 4, and moves the front frame locking rod 4 in the third direction of arrow B against the spring force of the tension spring 48.
In the figure, slide by width l. As a result, the front frame locking claws 24, 25 are disengaged from the fixed claws 61, 61, and the front frame 53 is opened, as shown by solid lines in FIG.

It is also assumed that the lock 2 is operated and the operating piece 49 is rotated in the direction of arrow E. Then, the operating piece 49 engages with the engaging claw 28b of the glass frame locking rod 28, and the glass frame locking rod 28 is moved widthwise in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5 against the spring force of the tension spring 37. Slide only P. As a result, the glass frame locking claw 32
As shown in FIG. 5, the glass frame receiver R is operated to open the glass frame.

By the way, for example, when fixing the above-mentioned locking device to a pachinko machine with a short vertical length of the front frame 52, as shown in FIG. Narrow the distances T1 and T2 to shorten the total length L. Also, along with this,
The front frame locking rod 4 is attached to the fixed plate piece 1 with the length adjusted by the length adjustment part 9. Thus, the locking device according to the present invention can be installed in a wide variety of pachinko machines of different models.

Further, even if the front frame 52 is bent due to humidity or the weight of the pachinko balls, the unit plate pieces 5, 6, and 7 of the fixed plate piece 1 only touch the front frame locking rod 4. Therefore, no large friction occurs between the front frame locking rod 4 and the unit plate pieces 5, 6, 7, and the front frame locking rod 4 operates smoothly.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the invention, by adjusting the lengths of the adjustment rod and the mounting rod according to the distance between the unit plate pieces, various pachinko machines of different sizes can be used. Can be installed widely. Therefore, unlike the prior art, there is no need to manufacture a dedicated locking device for each model, which facilitates manufacturing and management.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing the state in which the locking device is attached to the front frame.
FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views for explaining the operation. 1...Fixing plate, 3...Operation piece, 4...Front frame locking rod, 5, 6, 7...Unit plate piece, 9...
...Length adjustment section.

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claim] A locking device comprising a fixed plate fixed to the top and bottom of the back surface of the front frame of a pachinko machine, a front frame locking rod consisting of a sliding rod slidably arranged in parallel with the fixed plate and front frame locking claws provided at both ends of the sliding rod and engaging and disengaging with fixed claws on the main body of the pachinko machine, and an operating piece that moves by operating a lock fixed to the fixed plate, the sliding rod sliding as the operating piece moves and the front frame locking claws engaging and disengaging, A locking device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the fixed plate is divided into three unit plate pieces fixed at a distance in the vertical direction, the upper and lower unit plate pieces each support the front frame locking claw so that it can be freely engaged and disengaged with the fixed claw, the lock is fixed to the middle unit plate piece, and the slide rod is composed of a mounting rod and adjustment rods connected to both ends of the mounting rod, and is equipped with a length adjustment section that connects these adjustment rods and the mounting rod to enable adjustment of their lengths in the vertical direction.