JPH049173A - Structure of island to install game machine in game shop - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To install easily and surely islands by mounting adjacent unit frames prefabricated in a factory on a unit base horizontally fixed to a floor surface to interconnect vertical materials of the adjacent unit frames through connecting means. CONSTITUTION:While a unit base 2 is horizontally fixed to a floor surface to interconnect left and right vertical materials 15 through upper and lower cross materials 16a, 16b and 17a, 17b, a rack material 18 is provided between the upper and lower cross materials and a plurality of unit frames 3 forming a space 4 in which a unit number of game machines can be installed on the rack material 18 are provided in parallel on a unit base 2. Vertical materials 15 of the adjacent unit frames 3 are interconnected through upper and lower connecting fittings 25, 32, i.e., since cutting and welding needing a working accuracy can be previously carried out in a factory, the installation of islands in a game shop can easily and surely be performed without any skilled workmen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Field of Industrial Application> The present invention relates to an island structure in a game parlor in which a plurality of game machines such as pachinko game machines and throttle game machines are installed side by side.

<Conventional technology> To construct a conventional island where multiple gaming machines such as pachinko machines are installed side by side, lumber of an appropriate thickness is cut to the required length inside the arcade, and these lumber are tied with nails or They are connected vertically and horizontally with screws to form a horizontally long frame, and decorative boards are attached to the top and bottom of this frame to form a horizontally long island.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, wood processing operations such as accurately cutting lumber to a predetermined length, depth, and shape, and nailing at a predetermined angle require skill, so it is difficult for unskilled workers to do so. can only build an island as designed. Furthermore, most of the work must be done inside the game parlor, which is inefficient.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes fixing the unit base almost horizontally on the floor surface, connecting the left and right vertical members by an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member, and The above-mentioned unit base is a unit frame in which a shelf material is provided between the upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member, and a stand installation space on which a unit gaming machine can be installed is formed.
A plurality of unit frames are arranged in parallel, and the vertical members of adjacent unit frames are connected to each other by a connecting means.

Effect〉 The unit frame is assembled in advance at the factory.

Then, the unit frame, unit base, etc. are transported to the game parlor. At game parlors, first, the unit base is fixed horizontally on the floor. Thereafter, a desired number of unit frames are placed adjacent to each other on the unit base, and the vertical members of adjacent unit frames are connected to each other by a connecting means. In this way, a horizontally long island is formed, and a unit number of game machines can be installed in the machine installation space of each unit frame.

<Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The island 1 shown in Figures 1 to 3 is a standard island in which pachinko machines are installed back to back (so-called double layer), and the unit base 2 is placed horizontally on the floor of the game parlor. A plurality of unit frames 3 are arranged in parallel on the unit base 2, and a pachinko machine 5 is installed in a table installation space 4 formed in each unit frame 3.

The unit base 2 shown in the drawing is constructed by laying a plurality of base members 6, each having a rotational length approximately equal to the front-to-back width of the island 1, at intervals corresponding to the left-right length of one unit frame 3, and extending in a direction perpendicular to these base members 6. 2 wooden rail members 7.7 to each base member 6
It is mounted horizontally and parallel to the end of the The base member 6 is made by bending a metal plate such as an iron plate.
As shown in the figure, the left and right side edges are made to stand up as reinforcing pieces 8, 8, and an anchor through hole 10 is provided in the plane portion 9. The rail member 7 to be mounted on the base member 6 is made of a metal profile such as C-shaped channel steel whose bottom center part is open, and has a length corresponding to the total length of the layer 1, and has a hole on the top surface. - Holes 11 are opened, and nuts 12 are fixed by welding in communication with each bolt hole 11 on the internal ceiling surface. In order to attach this rail member 7 to the base member 6, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rail member 7 is
Insert the fixing plate 13 inside the left and right edge pieces 7 of the rail member 7.
' , 7', and screw the screws passed through from below of the base member 6 into the screw holes of the fixing plate 13 to complete the rail member 7.
The left and right edge pieces 7', 7' are fastened onto the base member 6.

When the unit base 2 having such a configuration is laid on the floor, the base member 6 is fixed with the anchor bolts 14 while adjusting the height of the base member 6 so that the upper surface of the rail member 7 is horizontal. Note that when adjusting the positions of the rail member 7 and the base member 6, loosen the screws a little. In this way, the left and right edge pieces 7'7' of the rail member 7 can be slid between the fixed plate 13 and the base member 6, and the base member 6 and the rail member 7 can be easily moved. You can easily adjust the positions of both.

The unit frame 3 installed on such a unit base 2 is
The left and right vertical members 15, 15 are connected by an upper horizontal member 16 and a lower horizontal member 17, and a shelf member 18 is provided between the upper horizontal member 16 and the lower horizontal member 17, and the pachinko machine 5 is mounted on the shelf member 18. The frame body has a machine installation space 4 in which a unit number of pachinko machines can be installed, and in this embodiment, two pachinko machines can be installed. As shown in FIG. 7, the vertical members 15, 15 arranged on the left and right sides are elongated metal plates formed into a U-shaped cross section, and have connection holes 19 for joints, etc., which will be described later, at predetermined positions. It has already been established. In addition, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the stand installation space 4
A vertically elongated reinforcing member 20, which is a bent metal plate having an eight-shaped cross section, is fixed by spot welding or the like to the inner surface of the vertical member 15 that defines the left and right sides of the vertical member 15 (Fig. 3A), thereby further increasing the strength of the vertical member 15. It is. As shown in FIG. 3B, the first upper horizontal member 16a connecting the upper end portions of the left and right vertical members 15, 15 is a long metal profile with an open bottom, such as C-shaped channel steel.
A long metal profile or wood is used for the second upper horizontal member 16b that connects the left and right vertical members 5 at the height of the upper end of the stand installation space 4.

On the other hand, the first lower horizontal member 17a, which connects the lower ends of the left and right vertical members 15, 15, is a long metal profile with an open bottom, such as C-shaped channel steel, as shown in FIG. The second lower horizontal member 17b, which connects the left and right vertical members 15 and 15 slightly below the member 18, is an elongated member formed from a metal plate with a U-shaped cross section (FIG. 3A). In order to connect the first lower horizontal member 17a to the left and right vertical members is, as shown in FIG. However, when the bracket 21 is fixed to the lower end of the vertical member 15 by spot welding or rivets, and the first upper horizontal member 16a is connected to the upper ends of the left and right vertical members 15, 15, the same fixing means such as spot welding is used. Connect to. In addition, the second lower horizontal member 17b is connected to the left and right vertical members 15.
．． 15, the second lower cross members 17b, 17b are directly fixed to the front and rear surfaces of the vertical member 15 by spot welding, rivets, etc., as shown in FIG. 3A. Note that these connection operations are performed in advance at the factory.

In addition, the size of the stand installation space 4 formed in the unit frame 3 described above is such that the size of the pachinko machine 5 and the ball lending machine 22 is standardized, so the ball lending machine 22 is the same as the width of 52 pachinko machines.
Can be standardized as the width plus the width of . In addition,
When the ball lending machine 22 is provided for each pachinko machine 5, the width of the ball lending machine 22 is further added. In either case, the size of the unit frame 3 must be standardized, and mass production at a factory is possible.

The unit frame 3 having the above configuration is attached to the unit base 2.
To mount it on the top, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, place the first lower cross member 17a of the unit frame 3 on the rail member 7, and make a through hole in the first lower cross member 17a. Insert the bolt 24 into the hole 23 from above, pass the lower end male threaded portion of the bolt 24 through the bolt hole 11 of the rail member 7, and then tighten the nut 1.
2. In this way, the unit frames 3 are sequentially installed on one of the rail members 7, but in this case, the longitudinal members of the adjacent unit frames 3, 3 are brought into contact with each other at ±15°15, and in this state, the vertical The members are fixed at a distance of ±15°15 using fixing means such as rivets or bolts and nuts, which will be described later. and,
Similarly, unit frame 3 is placed on the other rail member 7.
・Sequentially fix them in a state where they are adjacent to each other.

In this way, since the unit frame 3 installed on each rail member 7 is only horizontally positioned by the unit base 2 in advance, each horizontal member 16a.

Since the unit frames 16b, 17a, and 17b are positioned substantially horizontally, and the adjacent unit frames 3, 3 are fixed to each other, it is stable in the left-right direction. However, since it is unstable in the front-back direction, in this embodiment, the unit frame 3 of one rail member 7J: and the unit frame 3 installed on the other rail member 7 are connected by a connecting metal fitting. The upper connection fitting 25 that connects the upper part of the unit frame 3 is the third
As shown in FIG. B and FIGS. 10 to 12, two first connection plates 27 made of steel plates have projections 26 formed on their outer ends.
．． 27, and an intermediate connecting plate 28 that can be separated by bolts and nuts between the two connecting plates 27 and 27, and a connecting plate 28 that is fixed to the intermediate connecting plate 28 by welding or the like and has a projecting piece 26 formed on the outer end.
A notch 30 is formed in the lower part of the proximal end of each protruding piece 26 in the vertical direction. In order to connect the L portions of the front and rear unit frames 3° 3 using this upper connection fitting 25, as shown in FIGS. The rail member 7 is fully inserted into the vertical connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15 of the second unit frame 3, then lowered and inserted into the notch 30 under the vertical connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15. Engage the opening edges (Figure 12). In this way, the bolt holes 31 formed in each projecting piece 26 and the bolt holes formed in the vertical member 15 communicate with each other. Similarly, for the second connection plate 29, 29, each protrusion 26 is fully inserted into the longitudinal connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15 of the unit frame 3 on the other rail member 7, and then lowered and cut. The lower opening edge of the vertically elongated connecting hole 19 of the vertical member 15 is engaged in the recessed portion 30 . Then, the first connecting plate 27.27 and the intermediate connecting plate 28 are connected and fixed with bolts and nuts, and the bolt hole 31 of the protruding piece 26 and the vertical member 15 connected to each other are connected and fixed.
Pass the bolt through hole 1 and hang the bolt, and tighten firmly. If you do this, the front and rear unit frames 3.3
It is firmly connected by the L-portion connecting fitting 25 and is stable in the front-back direction. Note that when the lower opening edge of the vertical connection hole 19 of the braid 15 is engaged in the notch 30 of each protruding piece 26, a temporary first state is established in which each protruding piece 26 does not come off from the vertical member 15, and each member Work such as position adjustment can be easily performed.

Moreover, since a plurality of vertically elongated connecting holes 19 .
The position of the L part connecting fitting 25 can be adjusted appropriately.
This is convenient for avoiding interference with other members such as a ball supply gutter, which will be described later.

Also, a lower connection fitting 32 that connects the lower part of the unit frame 3
As shown in FIG. 3A, the above-mentioned upper connection fitting 25
It has the same configuration as the third connection plate 34.
The intermediate connecting plate 35 is fixed with bolts and nuts between the protruding pieces 3 and 3, which are fixed to the intermediate connecting plate 35 by welding or the like.
3, and a notch is formed in the lower part of the proximal end of each projecting piece 33 in the vertical direction. In order to connect the lower parts of the front and rear unit frames 3 using this lower connecting fitting 32, the third connecting plate 34.
After fully inserting each of the 34 protruding pieces 33 into the longitudinal connecting holes 19 provided in the vertical members 15 of one unit frame 3, the fourth connecting plates 36 and 36 are lowered. After fully inserting each protruding piece 33 into the vertical connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15 of the other unit frame 3, lower the protruding piece 33 into the vertical member 15 in the notch.
The lower opening edge of the vertically elongated connecting hole 19 of No. 5 is engaged. Then, the third connecting plate 34, 34 and the intermediate connecting plate 35 are connected and fixed with bolts and nuts, and the bolt L- is passed through the bolt hole of the communicating projecting piece 33 and the vertical member 15, and the nut is hung.
Tighten firmly.

In this way, when the rows of unit frames 3 located in the front and back are fixed by the -L part connecting bracket 25 and the lower connecting bracket 32, each unit frame 3 stands up vertically, and these unit frames 3... ... is stable not only in the left-right direction but also in the front-back direction, and has high strength as an island.

Next, a description will be given of the shelf material 18 that is attached to approximately the middle of the height of the unit frame 3 and partitions the lower end of the stand installation space 4.

The shelf material 18 shown in FIG. 13 has flanges 37 on the left and right sides of the open top surface.
A bone member 38 having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section and having a cross section 37 is attached to the second lower horizontal member 17b of the unit frame 3.

A plurality of bone members 38 are placed at appropriate intervals on 17b and 17h, the latter half of each bone member 38 is fixed to the upper surface of the second lower horizontal member 17b or the auxiliary member 39 with rivets, and the first half of each bone member 38 is attached to the unit frame 3. The upper surface of the first half of these bone members 38 is covered with a stone plate member 40, and the upper surface of the second half is covered with a table support plate member 41. The stone plate member 40 is made by bending and forming a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate, and has an upper part of the front edge protruded upward, and the protruding part 42 is folded back from below to the rear, and the folded part is attached to the frame member 38. It is fixed to the lower surface of the tip with a rivet or the like, and the rear end of the flat part covering the upper surface of the front half of the bone member 38 is fixed to the upper surface of the bone member 38 via the stay 43 with a rivet or the like. In addition, this stone plate member 4
0 may be provided for each left and right width of each unit frame 3 to connect the left and right ends of each stone plate member 40, or 1
A plurality of unit frames 3 and 3 are formed by a long stone plate member 40.
. . may be provided, and in either case, it is common that the island 1 is ultimately continuous for the left and right length of the island 1. The stand support plate member 41 is made of an aluminum plate that is thicker than the stone plate member 40, and the locking portion 4 is bent in a U-shape.
4 is engaged with the rear second lower cross member 17b, and then the flat portion is placed over the rear half-upper surface of the bone member 38, and the tip portion is attached to the bone member 38.
It is fixed with a head etc. on the top surface. This stand support plate member 41 has a length that can be accommodated within the interval between the left and right vertical members 15, 15 of the unit frame 3, and has both vertical members 1 that partition the left and right sides.
5, 15, and the second upper horizontal member 16b that partitions the upper part form a platform installation space 4.

This machine installation space 4 is located between two pachinko machines 5゜5.
The ball rental machine 22 is set to a predetermined size that allows the ball rental machine 22 to be installed therein. In order to easily install these pachinko machines 5, 5 and the ball rental machine 22 in the machine installation space 4, both vertical members 15 are installed.
, 15, the second upper horizontal member 16b, and the stand support plate member 41 of the shelf member 18 are provided with access holes (not shown) in advance. A kimono is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, the lower table fixing device 45 that removably fixes the lower part of the pachinko machine 5 is made by attaching a board 46 to the upper surface of the rear end portion of the table support plate member 41. A slide plate 47 is provided on this base plate 46 so as to be movable back and forth, and a hook member 48 is provided on the slide plate 47.
is rotatably pivoted toward the stand installation space 4, and this hook member 48 is biased by a spring 49. Also,
The L-portion base fixture 50 that removably fixes the upper part of the pachinko machine 5 has a stay 51 fixed to the rear surface of the second upper horizontal member 16b with bolts, and a slide plate 52 attached to the F side of the stay 51.
A hook member 53 is rotatably pivoted to the lower surface of the slide plate 52 toward the stand installation space 4, and the hook member 48 is biased by a spring 54.

On the other hand, on the upper and lower sides of the machine frame 55 of the pachinko machine 5, there are engaging pieces 5 that can be engaged in the engaging grooves 56 and 57 of the hook members 48 and 53.
A metal fitting 59 having a number 8 is screwed backwards.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, when the pachinko machine 5 is moved backward from the front of the island 1 and entered into the stand installation space 4, the end of each engaging piece 58 on the pachinko machine 5 side is hooked. It abuts the slope of member 48.53. Then, when the pachinko machine 5 is further retreated, the engaging piece 58 or the hook member 48
．． 53 is rotated once against the bias of the spring 49.54, and the pachinko machine 5 is retreated to a predetermined position so that the engaging piece 58 comes into contact with the stopper 60.61, and the hook member 48.53
is rotated back by the urging force of the splinter 49, 54, and the engaging piece 58 engages with the locking grooves 56, 57 of the hook member 48.53. Therefore, this pachinko machine 5 is fixed at a predetermined position within the table installation space 4 by the lower table fixing device 45 and the upper table attaching device 50. In addition, by moving each slide plate 47° 52 of the lower table fixing device 45 and the upper table fixing device 50 back and forth, the pachinko machine 5 can be adjusted to a desired installation angle.

Further, when the hook members 48, 53 of each platform fixture 45, 50 are rotated, the hook members 48.53 are disengaged from the engagement piece 58, so that the pachinko machine 5 can be easily removed from the island 1.

Note that if the pachinko machine 5 is to be fixed with nails in the conventional manner without using the platform fixtures 45 and 50, the portion where the platform support plate member 41 described above is provided is made of wood, and
Wood is used for the second horizontal member 16b to create a stand installation space 4.
The members that partition the bottom are made of wood. When configured like this,
When fixing the pachinko machine 5 in the stand installation space 4, the machine frame 55
can be fixed by nailing them to the second upper horizontal member 16b and the shelf member 18 in the conventional manner.

Furthermore, inside the island 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a pulse tank 62 is provided for each pachinko machine 5 to detect one out ball and one safe ball from the pachinko machine 5 and send a signal to the control room. Generally, holes for attaching the pulse tank 62 are also provided in the shelf material 18 in advance. In this embodiment, a ball collection gutter 63 for collecting balls flowing down from each pulse tank 62 is provided in each unit frame 3, and is constructed by sequentially connecting these.

Specifically, the upper end portions of the side plates 64 and 64 are fixed to the rear ends of the shelf materials 18 of each unit frame 3 located on both sides of the island 1 with rivets, etc., and the lower end portions of the side plates 64 and 64 are By extending each side edge of the bottom plate 65 with a frame, a gutter with an open top surface is constructed. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the side plate 64 is a metal plate with a length corresponding to the left and right length of one unit frame 3, and a support piece 66 for supporting the bottom plate 65 is attached at the lower end horizontally. The bent portion is formed with a long hole 68 for engaging the claw piece 67 of the bottom plate 65. The slope and height of the support piece 66 of the side plate 64 are set to correspond to the slope of the ball collecting gutter 63. On the other hand, the bottom plate 65 has a length corresponding to the left and right length of one unit frame 3, a width corresponding to the width of the ball flow lower path of the ball collection gutter 63, and a rectangular shape with both side edges bent downward. It is made of a metal plate, and has protruding claw pieces 67 on both bent parts that engage with long holes 68 of the side plates 64, and reinforcing ridges 6 on the lower surface.
9...- are installed in the width direction. Therefore, a predetermined side plate 64, 64 is fixed to the rear end of the shelf material 18 of each unit frame 3, and the bottom plate 64 is placed on the lower bent portion of the opposing side plate 64.
5 is placed and the claw pieces 67 of the bottom plate 65 are engaged in the elongated holes 68 of the side plates 64 and 64, thereby forming a ball collection tank 63 whose bottom part slopes downward at a predetermined angle. In addition, the continuous bottom plate 65
By laying an elastic pine door 0 such as a rubber mat on the upper surface of the ball, the joint between the bottom plates 65 is covered to prevent the ball from stopping and to suppress the generation of noise. In addition, the side plate 64
By shifting the position of the seam between the bottom plate 65 and the seam of the bottom plate 65, a gap due to warpage of the side plate 64 will not occur at the joint of the side plate 64.

The inclined lower end of the ball collecting tank 63 described above is connected to a ball lifting machine 71 installed approximately in the center of the island 1. This ball lifting machine 71 is used to transport balls that are discharged from each pachinko machine 5 on the island 1 into a ball recovery tank 6.
As shown in FIG. 18, a lifting vibrator 7 having a spiral body inside is used to lift the balls collected in step 3 to the upper part of the island l while polishing them.
A separator 74 for separating the balls and the abrasive material is provided at one end of the lifting vibe 73. The unit frame 3 in which the ball lifting machine 71 is installed includes an inlet machine 75 that introduces the balls collected by the ball collecting tank 63 into the ball collecting tank 72.
75 is provided, and the downstream end of the ball recovery tank 63 described above is connected to the two inclined ends of each inlet machine 75. The entrance device 75 has the same configuration as the ball recovery tank 63, and has a side plate 64 fixed to the rear end of the shelf material 18 of both unit frames 3 located before and after the island 1, and a bottom plate between the lower end portions of the both side plates 64. By extending each side edge of the frame 65, a gutter with an open upper surface is constructed. Therefore, if the height of the inlet machine 75 attached to the unit frame 3 on which the ball lifting machine 71 is installed is standardized, the size of the side plate 64 attached to the unit frame 3 located upstream of the inlet machine 75 (horizontal length Similarly, the side plate 64 of the ball recovery tank 63 can be standardized based on the number of units counted from the unit frame 3 in which the ball lifting machine 71 is installed. The size of can be determined and standardized.

It should be noted that the balls in the ball transport device 71 may be extracted to the outside of the island 1, or in this case, they may be extracted from the ball extraction outlet provided at the bottom of the ball transport device 71 to the outside of the island 1 through an extension chute 76. Remove it. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 20A, the extension chute 76 has a support bracket 77 fixed on the first lower cross member 17a of the unit frame 3, and extends from the outlet of the ball lifting machine 71. The inclined lower part of 76 is fixed to the support racket 7a. Note that the support bracket 77 has a vertically elongated hole so that the installation height of the extension chute 76 can be adjusted.

When the ball inside the ball transport machine 71 is extracted through such an extension chute 76, the ball flowing out from the outlet of the ball transport machine 71 is placed in the island 1.
It can be easily extracted to the outside of the island 1 without spilling inside and scattering.

Further, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the lifting vibrator 73 of the ball lifting machine 71 is fixed to the island 1 with a steady rest 78 to prevent it from touching during operation. This steady rest A2B
As shown in FIG. 22, a swing + I plate 79 is installed between the L1 cross members 16a and 18a of the front and rear unit frames 3.3 and fixed with screws, etc., and the lifting vibrator is 73
A band 80 hung on the belt is fixed to the steady rest plate 79. Therefore, the anti-sway plate 7 of this anti-sway fixture 78
9 is fixed between the first upper horizontal members 16a, 16a of the front and rear unit frames 3, the front and rear unit frames 3
．． 3 can be firmly connected, and the upper end portion of the lifting vibrator 73 can be firmly fixed to prevent contact.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, unit frames 3 located at the front and rear,
Since the lifting pipe 73 is located in the part where the upper connecting fitting 25 that connects the three pieces passes through, a special connecting fitting 25' that avoids the lifting vibe 73 is used for this connecting fitting 25'. This connecting fitting 25' is shown in FIG.
As shown in Figure 1, there is an intermediate plate 82 having a recess 81 into which a part of the lifting vibrator 73 can be fitted, and two ear plates 83 that are removably attached to both sides of the intermediate plate 82 with screws.
・On one side of each ear plate material 83, there is an upper connection fitting 2.
A protruding piece 84 similar to that of No. 5 is formed. Once, a part of the lifting nozzle 73 was fitted into this recess 81, and the left and right protrusions 84 were fully inserted into the longitudinal connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15, and then lowered and cut. Engage the lower opening edge of the vertical connection hole 19 of the vertical member 15 in the connecting part, pass the bolt through the bolt hole of the connected projecting piece 84 and the bolt hole of the vertical member 15, and tighten the nut. When the ear plate material 83 is fastened with bolts and nuts, the front and rear unit frames 3, 3 can be connected regardless of the existence of the lifting pipe 73. Note that a hand (not shown) on which the lifting vibrator 73 is hung may be fixed to this connecting fitting 25' to prevent the lifting vibe 73 from coming off from the recess 81.

The balls lifted to the upper part of the island 1 by the ball lifting machine 71 described above are supplied to the prize ball storage tank of each pachinko machine 5 and each ball lending machine 22 through the supply gutter 85.85.

The supply gutter 85 is a gutter with an open top surface extending along the longitudinal direction of the island 1 from a tank attached to the upper part of the ball lifting machine 71. ．．
A slide guide 86 having a rectangular cross section is fixed to the rear surface of each of the first upper horizontal members 16a of No. 3, and both slide guides 86
．． The ends of the crosspieces 87 made of metal plates were placed on the crosspieces 86, and the stop pieces 88 attached to the lower surface of the ends of each crosspiece 87 were positioned on the lower surface of the slide guide 86, and passed through from the upper surface of the crosspieces 87. The tip of the bolt 89 is screwed into the female thread of the stop piece 88, thereby fixing the crosspiece 87 between both slide guides 86, 86, and supplying it with the long bolt 90, 90 hanging from the crosspiece 87. The gutter 85 is suspended. Therefore, by loosening the bolts 89 of the crosspiece 87, the crosspiece 87 can be moved to a desired position and the supply gutter 85 can be supported at an appropriate position, and by adjusting each long bolt 90. The height of the supply gutter 85 at that position is adjusted, and the height of the supply gutter 85 is adjusted.
The slope can be adjusted.

Each pachinko machine 5 is connected to the supply gutter 85 having such a configuration.
A supply chute (not shown) is provided for each ball lending chute 22, and balls are supplied through this supply chute.

In addition, the number of balls to be replenished is determined by the supply count, or the counter base plate (not shown) to which this supply counter is attached is connected to the second upper horizontal member 16 of the unit frame 3.
It is pre-installed at the factory on the rear surface of b. I wanted to,
When assembling a layered machine at a pachinko parlor, you only need to do simple tasks such as screwing the replenishment count onto the counter base plate.

Note that if dirt or the like enters the supply gutter 85, the ball will become dirty, and if dirt or the like enters the interior of the island 1, it may cause a malfunction of other equipment, so in this embodiment, the upper surface of the island 1 is A hood 91 is placed over the area to cover the area. As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, this hood 91 is made of a plastic arch-shaped plate, and has slide guides 86, 8 with left and right lower edges.
It is supported by placing it on 6J2.

In addition, on Island 1, there is a central control device for the control room and each pachinko machine 5.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, a notch 92 is formed in the upper front side of the vertical member 15 of each unit frame 3, and the wiring is connected to duct 93
is attached along the longitudinal direction of the island 1, and a representative lamp mounting plate 94 is attached to the upper end of the unit frame 3 located at the end of the island 1, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 27. A passage hole 95 is provided in the mounting plate 94 for passing the wiring bundle from the central management device. Therefore, the wiring from the central management device should be drawn from the ceiling of the store through the passage hole 95 into the island l, and the wiring coat should be stored all together in the wiring duct 93 from the front of the island l. I'll come. Therefore, not only can the wiring work be easily performed when newly constructing the island 1, but also the wiring within the island 1 can be arranged in an orderly manner, thereby preventing disconnection accidents and the like.

Further, since the upper surface of the wiring tact 93 can be easily opened by removing the decorative plate (described later), work such as maintenance and troubleshooting can be easily performed.

After constructing the frame of the island 1 by connecting the plurality of unit frames 3 as described above, decorative boards etc. are placed above and below the single unit installation space 4 to improve the appearance. , and also arrange the appearance of the end of island 1.

First, in order to adjust the appearance of the island 1 below the shelf material 18, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, a wainscot 96 is removably attached to each unit frame 3. The waist board 96 is made of a board with a beautifully treated surface, such as a so-called decora board, and its width on the left and right sides is equal to the unit frame 3.
As shown in FIG.
A lower engaging metal fitting 99 having a downwardly bent tip is provided at the lower part of the back surface. Further, a receiving metal fitting 101 having a spacer 100 is attached to the lower part of the vertical member 15 of the unit frame 3 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a plate spring 103 is attached to a hook having a lateral engaging protrusion 102.

To attach the wainscot board 96 having the above configuration to the lower part of the unit frame 3, first, the lower end of the lower engagement fitting 99 of the wainscot plate 96 is engaged with the receiving metal fitting 101 of the unit frame 3, and then the upper part of the wainscot plate 96 is attached. Press it against the unit frame 3 side. In this way, the engagement protrusion 102 of the plate spring 103 on the unit frame 3 side is engaged in the engagement hole 97 of the detachable piece 98 of the waist plate 96,
It is detachably fixed to the waist plate 96 or the unit frame 3. In this way, when the wainscoting board 96 is sequentially fixed to the lower part of each unit frame 3, the part below the shelf material 18 of the island 1 or the wainscoting board 96 is fixed to the lower part of each unit frame 3.
6. Covered by... Note that a hem plate 104 is attached to the lower end portion of the unit frame 3 that cannot be completely covered by the waist plates 96 . To attach the hem plate 104, a headed projection (not shown) on the back surface of the hem plate 104 is fitted into a vertically elongated keyhole 105 formed on the front surface of the lower end of the vertical member 15.

When the waist plate 96 is fixed to the unit frame 3,
The dimensions are set so that it is impossible to put your finger on the upper edge of the waist board 96 from between it and the second lower horizontal member 17b of the unit frame 3. However, if the wainscoting boards 96 are fixed to all of the left and right unit frames 3, it will be impossible to put your fingers on the two edges or side edges of any of the wainscoting boards 96. It cannot be removed. Therefore, any one of the waist boards 96
A key 106 is provided at the top of the unit frame 3 (FIG. 27), and the key is inserted into the key hole to engage and release the key piece 107 on the back side with a locking portion (not shown) on the unit frame 3 side. Therefore, when attaching the keyed waist plate 96 to the unit frame 3,
Similarly to the above, first, the lower end of the lower engagement fitting 99 of the waist plate 96 is engaged with the receiving metal fitting 101 of the unit frame 3, and then the upper part of the waist plate 96 is pressed toward the unit frame 3 side and inserted into the keyhole. By turning the key, the key piece 107 can be engaged and attached to the locking part on the unit frame 3 side, and on the other hand,
When removing this key A-1 wainscot 96, insert the key into the keyhole and turn it to release the key piece 107 from the locking part on the unit frame 3 side, leaving the upper part of the wainscot 96 free. Then, while pulling the upper part of the waist plate 96 toward you, insert the lower metal fitting 99 into the receiving metal fitting 1 of the unit frame 3.
Remove from 01. If you remove the keyed waist plate 96 in this way,
A hand or a finger can be hung on the side edge of the waist board 96 adjacent to this waist board 96.

C2 To remove this waist plate 96, pull the upper part of the waist plate 96 toward you to remove the retaining piece from the engagement hole of the detachable piece 98, leaving the upper part of the waist plate 96 free, and then remove the waist plate 96. While pulling up 96 toward you, remove the lower protective metal fitting 9.
9 from the bracket 101. In this way, the wainscot 96
Once removed, the adjacent waist plate 96 can be removed in the same manner. Therefore, when the keyed waist board 96 is removed, the other waist boards 96 can also be removed one after another.

Note that the lockable waist plate 96 may be attached to any unit frame 3, but if it is attached to the unit frame 3 in which the ball lifting machine 71 is installed, it will be easier during maintenance and inspection work of the ball lifting machine 71. It is convenient because the work can be carried out by removing the keyed waist plate 96.

The stand installation space 4 is 2 with the ball lending machine 22 located between 1 and 4.
When installing the pachinko machine 5, the front side will be blocked, so
No special decoration is required. However, it would not look good if the front side of the vertical member 15 of the unit frame 3 was visible, so in this embodiment, the adjacent vertical member 15, 15 is covered with a vertical decorative board 108.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vertical decorative board 1]) 8 is made of a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate, and has a front part that is twice as wide as the front surface of the vertical member 15, and a rear part from the left and right side edges of the front part. It has a U-shaped cross section consisting of side surfaces extending to
09 is formed. Such a vertical decorative board 108 is used as a vertical member 15
To attach it to the vertical members 15, 15, the front part is brought into contact with the front surfaces of the vertical members 15, 15, and the locking claws 109 are bent and locked to both the vertical members 15 and 15.

By covering the front surfaces of the vertical members 15, 15 with the vertical decorative board 108 in this manner, not only the appearance improves, but also the installation is easy, and even non-experts can install it as designed.

Above the stand installation space 4, a so-called curtain plate 110 is installed for each unit frame 3, and below the curtain plate 110, a horizontal decorative plate 1 is installed.
Decorate by 11.

The curtain plate 110 covers the area from the upper end of the island 1 to the vicinity of the wiring duct 93, and the one shown in FIG. The upper end portion is fixed to the first upper cross member 16a of the unit frame 3 via a hinge 112. 3 This curtain board 11
0 always hangs down from its own balls and covers the top of island 1. When it is necessary to inspect the ball supply gutter 85 or the wiring duct 93, pull the lower end of the hand toward the front, and the curtain plate 1.10 or the hinge 112 will rotate to easily remove the upper part of the island 1. It may be possible to open it up.

The horizontal decorative board 1.11 is made of a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate, and covers the area from the wiring duct 93 to the second upper horizontal member 16b. Note that the call lamp], 13 is attached to the surface of this horizontal decorative board 111.

In addition, in order to decorate the end of island 1,
As shown in the figure, a vertically long end member 114 is fixed to the outside of the vertical member 15 of the unit frame 3 installed at the end using screws, rivets, etc., and the vertically long end member 114 is fixed to the receiving piece 115 of the end member 114. The decorative plate 116 is abutted and fixed with screws, rivets, or the like. In this way, the end decorative plate 116 closes off the end of the island 1 from the upper end to the lower end, so the interior of the island 1 cannot be seen from the player side, improving the appearance of the island 1.
This can be used to prevent dirt from entering the inside of the unit. Note that the front parts of the vertical members 15 and the end tube mounting plates 116 of the unit frame 3 are covered with a decorative board 117 to hide the joints. Also,
The end decorative plate 116 is not limited to being fixed to the end member 114 with screws, but may be attached or detached with a single touch like the waist plate 96. Thus, the island 1 according to the present invention can be attached in advance to the end member 114. Since multiple unit frames 3 processed at the factory are connected and various parts are attached to each unit frame 3, there is no need to perform work that requires skill such as welding or cutting on site. It can be assembled as designed with just a few simple steps.

In addition, in the event that something breaks down or gets damaged, you can easily replace only that part. Furthermore, exterior related parts such as the wainscot board 96, curtain board 110, and end decorative board 116 can be easily replaced, so when renovating the store, you can replace only these parts and replace the unit base. 2
The main structural parts such as the unit frame 3 can be used continuously, so
This is not only economical, but also reduces the time required for renovation work.

The above embodiment is a type of island 1 in which the base member 6 of the unit base 2 is installed by a construction contractor while horizontally adjusting it, or the present invention is a type of island 1 that is installed while adjusting the base member 6 of the unit base 2 horizontally. Even if there is some height error in the base member 6, the rail member 7 of the unit base 2 may be installed while being horizontally adjusted.

The base member 6 shown in FIG. 31 is made by bending a metal plate such as an iron plate, has left and right side edges erected as reinforcing pieces 8, 8, and has anchor through holes 10... at the ends of the flat part. A height adjusting bracket 11g is fixed between the anchor through holes 10° and 10 by fixing means such as welding.

This bracket 118 has an open upper surface in the width direction of the base member 6, and has longitudinal holes 119 formed in the side surface. Then, a female screw hole 120 is formed in the ``-'' surface of the rail member 7 that fits into the open ``1'' surface of the bracket 118 from above.
, 120 are bored, and a height adjustment bolt 121 is screwed into the six female threaded holes 120. I want to, Pol 1-1
2+ and attach the lower end of the bolt 121 to the bracket 11.
8 and further tightens the bolt 121, the rail member 7 rises by -1-. By appropriately adjusting the maximum tightening of the bolts 121, the rail member 7 becomes horizontal. In this state, when the bracket 118 is inserted through the longitudinal hole 119 and the tip end is inserted into the side through hole 122 of the rail member 7 and tightened with a nut, the rail member 7 is fixed in a horizontal state.

In this way, the unit base 2 can horizontally support the rail member 7 by adjusting the tightening length of the bolt 121 even if the height of the base member 6 is slightly different. Therefore, when the unit frames 3 are installed on this unit base 2 in the same manner as described above, these unit frames 3 are also installed horizontally.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the island 1 is constructed by connecting a plurality of unit frames 3 that allow two pachinko machines 5 to be installed in the machine installation space 4, and an even number of pachinko machines can be installed on the island 1. Pachinko machines 5 will be installed. but,
In an actual island 1, it may be necessary to install an odd number of pachinko machines 5 on one side. In such a case, make a narrow unit frame 3 that allows one pachinko machine 5 to be installed in the machine installation space 4, and install this unit frame 3, for example, at the end of the island l. . In addition, there are 3
The unit frame 3 may be configured such that a pachinko machine 5 can be installed therein, and the pachinko machine 5 can be installed in the table installation space 4.
Legal tender @22 may be placed for each.

The island 1 described above has two layers 1 on which the pachinko machines 5 are installed back to back. However, the present invention is not limited to these two layers 1, and the so-called wall layer 1 is provided along the wall of the store. It is also possible.

Further, the gaming machine to be installed is not limited to the pachinko machine 5 described above, but may be a throttle gaming machine.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, since the cutting and welding processes that require processing precision are performed in advance at a factory, the work of installing the island at the game parlor can be done only by skilled workers. It can be done easily and reliably even if you don't have it.

Further, the unit frame according to the present invention is lightweight and has high strength because it is assembled into a frame body by press working thin steel plates and welding. Therefore, it is possible to provide an island that is not only easy to assemble on-site, but also has less warpage and distortion due to aging, and is highly durable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the island, FIG. 2 is a side view of the island, and FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of the lower part of the island shown in FIG. 2. 3B is an enlarged side view of the upper part of the island, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the unit base, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the unit base shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a diagram of the base member and rail member. FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing the connection; FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the connection between the unit base and the unit frame; FIG.
The figure shows the unit frame fixed on the unit base.
・A partially cutaway front view, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the unit base and unit frame shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the upper connecting fitting, and FIGS. 11 and 12 are A partially cutaway front view showing how it is connected to the seat frame, Fig. 13 is a sectional view of the shelf material, Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing how the pachinko machine is installed in the island stand installation space, and Fig. 15. Figure 16 is a side view of the lower table fixture that secures the pachinko machine, Figure 16 is a plan view of the lower table fixture that secures the lower part of the pachinko machine, and Figure 17 is a side view of the lower table fixture. Figure 18 is a front view showing the connection between the ball collection gutter and the ball lifting machine, Figure 19 is an exploded perspective view of the ball collection gutter, Figure 20A is an enlarged side view of the lower part of the island, and Figure 20B is an enlarged side view of the upper part of the island, Fig. 21 is a plan view of the upper connection fitting to avoid interference with the lifting vibrator, Fig. 22 is a plan view of the steady rest fitting, and Fig. 23 is a representative lamp mounting plate. Figure 24 is a plan view of the crosspiece supporting the supply gutter, Figure 25 is a sectional view of the crosspiece and the supply gutter, Figure 26 is a cross-sectional view of the hood, and Figure 27 is a plan view of the end of the island. 28 to 30 are partial sectional views of the end decoration plate, FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view of the unit base with adjustment mechanism and the unit frame, and FIG. 32 is the unit base shown in FIG. 31. FIG. 33 is a front view of the unit frame fixed on the unit base shown in FIG. 31, and FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the unit frame. In the diagram, 1 is an island, 2 is a unit base, 3 is a unit frame,
4 is a stand installation space, 5 is a pachinko machine, 6 is a base member, 7
1 is a rail member, 15 is a vertical member, 16 is an upper horizontal member, 17 is a lower horizontal member, 18 is a shelf member, 22 is a legal cargo machine, 25 is an upper connecting metal fitting, 3
2 is a lower connection fitting.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The unit base is fixed horizontally on the floor, the left and right vertical members are connected by an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member, and a shelf material is provided between the upper horizontal member and the lower horizontal member, and a game is placed on the shelf material. A game machine in a game arcade, characterized in that a plurality of unit frames each forming a platform installation space in which a unit machine can be installed are arranged side by side on the unit base, and the vertical members of adjacent unit frames are connected to each other by a connecting means. The structure of the island where the .