JPH07289708A - Game machine parts mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a mounting structure that allows game machine parts to be securely and easily mounted on and dismounted from a game board. CONSTITUTION:A chuck as a game machine part is inserted into the through hole of a game board 18 with a guide 14 directed in arrow E direction, The claw is engaged with the inner circumference of the through hole, is elastic- deformed, and is pushed in. When the chuck is pressed down in direction F which is right angle to direction E, the claw expands and opens according to a through hole diameter extended part 22A as well as a remove-prevent plate 24 is engaged with the bottom of counterbore hole 26A, preventing the chuck from removing from the through hole, and the mounting is completed. When removing the chuck from the game board 18, the chuck is moved in the reverse direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting game machine parts such as a pachinko machine ornament, a windmill, and a chucker to a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, frame-shaped ornaments, wind turbines, chuckers, parts such as liquid crystal display devices, etc. are attached to a game board of a game machine by nailing. Therefore, it is necessary to securely attach these parts to the game board using multiple nails, the installation work is complicated and takes a long time, and it is necessary to pull out these nails for removal at the time of repair. In addition to being complicated, it may not be possible to ensure reliable mounting even when mounting new parts.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, the present invention provides a gaming machine component mounting structure capable of easily and surely mounting gaming machine components to a gaming board, and easily removable for repair. Is the purpose.

[0004]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application has a structure for mounting a game machine component on a game board, and an elastically deformable claw portion protruding to the outer periphery of the game machine component, and a game. A first abutting portion formed on a board and elastically deformed by abutting the claw portion when the gaming machine component is inserted up to the first insertion state, and a direction in which the gaming machine component formed on the gaming board intersects the insertion direction. A second contact portion that elastically returns the claw portion when moved to the second state and imparts resistance in the return direction to the first insertion state; and the second state provided on the gaming machine component. With a retaining part that engages with the play board to prevent it from coming off,
It is characterized by having.

In the invention according to claim 2 of the present application, when the claw portion is returned to the first state, an inclined surface is formed in the contact portion with the game board, and the return direction force is elastically deformed by the claw portion. It is characterized by converting into force.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present application, there is provided a structure for mounting a game machine component on a game board, wherein the elastically deformable claw portion protruding to the outer periphery of the game machine component and the game machine component formed on the ball game board. A contact portion that abuts and elastically deforms the claw portion when inserted up to the first insertion state, and elastically restores the claw portion when the gaming machine component is further inserted into the second insertion state. And a support portion that imparts moderation in the return direction to the first insertion state.

[0007]

In the invention of claim 1, when a part of the game machine component is inserted into the game board, the claw portion protruding to the outer periphery is brought into contact with the first contact portion of the game board to be elastically deformed. If the claw portion corresponds to the second contact portion if moved in a direction intersecting the insertion direction after insertion, elastic deformation is restored and the retaining portion engages with the game board to prevent extraction and to the game board. Securely fixed.

By applying a moving force against the moderation to the first state at the time of detaching the component, the pawl portion is elastically deformed again by the operation opposite to the attaching operation, and the withdrawal becomes possible.

If the claw portion is provided with an inclined surface at a portion which comes into contact with the game board when returning to the first state, the returning to the first state becomes easy.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when a part of the game machine component is inserted into the game board, the claw portion abuts on the contact portion of the game board and is elastically deformed. After that, when further inserted, the claw portion elastically returns and corresponds to the support portion, so that the claw portion locks the game machine component to the game board.

[0011]

1 to 3 show a chucker 10 which is a gaming machine component to which a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
The chucker 10 is an integrally molded product of synthetic resin, has a gutter shape with an upper opening, and has a receiving portion 12 for a game ball on one side in the longitudinal direction. The game ball entering from the upper entrance 12A of the receiving section 12 in the direction of arrow A passes from the receiving section 12 to the processing section (winning processing section) not shown in the directions of arrows B and C through the guide section 14 on the other side. And move.
The receiving portion 12 and the guiding portion 14 have ribs 1 for guiding the game balls.
Reference numerals 3 and 15 respectively project from the bottom surface.

A flange portion 16 projects from the outer periphery between the receiving portion 12 and the guide portion 14 to form a contact portion with the surface of the game board 18 as shown in FIG. 9B. As a result, in the mounted state, only the receiving portion 12 projects to the surface of the game board 18, and the receiving portion inlet 12A opens on the board surface.

The guide portion 14 is an insertion portion into an elliptical through hole 22 as a first contact portion formed on the game board 18 as shown in FIGS. A stopper plate 24 projects from the lower surface of the guide 14 at the outer periphery of the tip of the guide 14. The through hole 22 has an inner diameter including the guide portion 14 and the retaining plate 24 as shown in FIG. 9 (A).

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a counterbore hole 26 is formed in the through hole 22 with a predetermined depth, and the guide portion 14 is inserted into the collar portion 22 in a predetermined amount in the direction of arrow E as shown in FIG. 9 (A). When moved downward (in the direction of arrow F) in the first state, the retaining plate 24 engages with the bottom surface 26A of the counterbore hole 26 serving as the second contact portion and comes off as shown in FIG. 9B. It is designed to form a stop.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, U-shaped cuts 28 are formed on the outer periphery of the guide portion 14 on opposite sides of the axis, and penetrate the inside and outside of the guide portion 14, respectively. The inside of the cut 28 is a claw portion 30. Therefore, the claw portion 30 is elastically deformable because the base portion 30A is integrally connected to the guide portion 14 in the vicinity of the retaining plate 24. The claw portion 30 has a mountain-shaped protrusion on the outer side, a gentle slope 30B on the side close to the retaining plate 24, and a steep slope 30C on the side close to the collar 16. When the guide portion 14 is inserted into the collar portion 22 (direction of arrow E in FIG. 9), the claw portion 30 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 22 to reduce the outer diameter including the pair of claw portions 30 ( It is adapted to be pushed into the guide portion 14 in the direction of arrow G in FIG. 8 (A). This claw portion 30 is in the lower half of the through hole 22 so that it is elastically restored when it is pushed down in the direction of arrow F as shown in FIG. 9B after the collar portion 16 is inserted until it comes into contact with the surface of the game board 18. A widened portion 22A is formed as a second contact portion. When raising the chucker 10 from the state of FIG.
Needs to be pushed into the guide portion 14 again, so that a moderation feeling is imparted and it is not inadvertently raised. As shown in FIG. 3, an upper slope 30D is formed on the claw portion 30 so that it can be easily lifted at the time of removal. Further, the degree of inclination provided on the upper end portion 22B of the through hole widening portion 22A may be adjusted.

Next, a procedure for attaching the chucker 10 according to this embodiment to the game board 18 will be described.

The guide portion 14 is directed in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 9 (A) and inserted into the game board 18. In this state, the inclined surface 30B of the claw portion 30 engages with the inner peripheral surface of the collar portion 22 and is pushed in (in the direction of arrow G in FIG. 8A), but the claw portion 30 has a widened portion 2.
Since it does not correspond to 2A, it will not be expanded. The collar 16 is inserted in the direction of arrow E until it comes into contact with the surface of the game board 18 (first insertion state), and then the chucker 10
Is pushed down in the direction of arrow F, which is a direction intersecting with the direction of arrow E, the claw portion 30 corresponds to the widened portion 22A and thus elastically returns to engage the retaining portion 24 with the bottom face 26A of the counterbore (second insertion). Status). In this state, the chucker 10 cannot be pulled out in the direction opposite to the arrow E direction, and the attachment of the chucker 10 is completed.

When removing the chucker 10, if the chucker 10 is lifted in the direction opposite to the arrow F direction,
The claw portion 30 corresponds to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 22 from the widened portion 22A (see FIG. 8A). Therefore, the claw portion 30 is pushed in again, and the engagement between the retaining plate 24 and the bottom face 26A of the counterbore is released. Therefore, the chucker 10 can be further pulled out in the direction opposite to the arrow E direction, and inspection and replacement of new parts can be performed.

Various modifications can be applied to the above embodiment. For example, as shown in the second embodiment of FIG. 10, it is possible to change the extension direction such that the claw portion 30 is extended in the circumferential direction of the guide portion 14 from the base portion 30A to the tip slope 30D. The number of the claw portions 30 may be one or three or more in addition to two provided on the outer circumference of the guide portion 14 as in the above-described embodiment. Further, in the above embodiment, the chucker 10 is pushed down after being inserted into the game board to make the retaining plate 24 correspond to the bottom face of the counterbore hole, but it is pushed up after insertion and moved laterally to correspond to the bottom face of the counterbore hole. It may be configured. These modified examples can also be applied to the following embodiments. In these cases, of course, the places where the claw portions 30 and the spot facing holes 26 are formed are different from those illustrated in the above embodiment.

Next, FIGS. 11 to 16 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The chucker 40 shown in this embodiment
Unlike the above-mentioned embodiment, can be attached and locked to the game board simply by inserting it into the game board 18.

In this chucker 40, the claw portions 30 are formed on both sides of the guide portion 14 similarly to the claw portions 30 in the chucker 10 of the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 12, these claw portions are formed. 30 is disposed near the upper end of the guide portion 14. Further, a claw portion 42 having substantially the same shape as the claw portion 30 is also formed at the lower end portion of the guide portion 14 so as to be elastically deformable inside and outside the guide portion 14 by forming a substantially U-shaped cut in the guide portion 14. It projects to the outside of the portion 14.

Further, a claw portion 44 is formed on the guide portion 14 on the opposite side (upper side in FIG. 12) of the claw portion 42. Similar to the other claws, the claw 44 has the base 44A integrally connected to the guide 14 and projects obliquely from the guide 14 in the direction toward the brim 16 toward the tip.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the through hole 46 in this embodiment also has a spot facing hole 4 near the rear surface thereof.
8 is formed so that the claw portions 30 and 42 can be accommodated. The upper end portion 48A or the bottom portion 48B of this counterbore hole 48
Is a support portion corresponding to the claw portion 30.

Next, the procedure for attaching the chucker 40 in this embodiment will be described. The guide portion 14 of the chucker 40 is inserted into the through hole 46 in the direction of arrow E. At the time of this insertion, the inclined surface 30B of the claw portion 30 abuts on both sides of the through hole 46 and is elastically deformed. The claw portion 44 abuts on the top surface 46A of the through hole 46 opposite to the counterbore hole 48 (the upper part of FIGS. 14 and 15) to abut the claw portion 42 on the bottom surface 46B of the through hole 46 and elastically deform. Let Further, the chucker 40 is inserted and the claw portion 3 is inserted.
When 0 and 42 correspond to the spot facing hole 48, the claw portions 30 and 42
Elastically returns to enter the counterbore 48. Therefore, the chucker 40 is linearly inserted into the through hole 46, and the claw portions 30 and 42 are the bottom portions 48B of the counterbore holes 48 which are the supporting portions.
(The left end portion in FIG. 14) is engaged and the chucker 40 is locked as shown in FIG. 16 to be in a fixed state.

Since the chucker 40 is inserted into the through hole 46 substantially linearly as described above, it is not necessary to positively push down the guide portion after the insertion as in the above embodiment. However, if the biasing force of the claw portion 44 is low, when the guide portion 14 is inserted into the through hole 46, the claw portion 44 is elastically deformed more than the claw portion 42 and the guide portion 14 is more than the linear insertion state. It is inserted in the direction of arrow E at a high position. In this case, the claw portion 30 has the through hole 46 that is the first contact portion.
The guide portion 14 is elastically deformed by hitting the inner circumference thereof, and the claw portion 30 enters the counterbore hole 48 which is the second contact portion by the descending operation of the guide portion 14 and hits the bottom portion 48B thereof to return (arrow F). And the opposite direction). In this state, the claw portion 42
Also, as shown in FIG. 16, the guide portion 14 is prevented from coming off (the direction opposite to the arrow E) by hitting the counterbore hole bottom portion 48B.

To remove the chucker 40,
Move the chucker 40 upward from the mounting state of FIG. 16 by an arrow F.
And lift in the opposite direction. Therefore, the claw portion 44 is elastically deformed, and the slant surface 30D of the claw portion 30 abuts on the upper end portion 48A of the counterbore hole 48 and elastically deforms to enter the inside of the guide portion 14, so that the claw portion 42 is struck. It is possible to pull out the chucker 40 from the through hole 46 in this state.

When the chucker 40 is pulled out in the direction opposite to the arrow E without performing the lifting operation, the inclined surface 30C of the claw portion 30 hits the upper end of the bottom portion 48B of the counterbore hole 48 and the guide portion is deformed inward. Because it receives force, the claw 4
2 is elastically deformed so that the guide portion can be pulled out substantially linearly.

Next, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a pair of claw portions 52 are formed on the guide portion 14 of the chucker 50. This claw portion 52 has a substantially U-shaped cut 28 formed in the guide portion 14 as in the claw portion of each of the above-described embodiments, so that only the base portion 52A is integrally connected to the guide portion 14 from the outer periphery of the guide portion 14. Can appear and disappear.
Further, like the claw portion of each of the above-described embodiments, the claw portion 52 has a gentle slope 52B on the side far from the collar portion 16 and a steep slope 52C on the side closer to the rear side of the through hole 54 of the game board 18 for locking. ing. The through hole 54 has a substantially square shape as shown in FIG. The through hole 54 is not limited to a square, but may be a short diameter portion such as a triangle, a rectangle, an ellipse, an ellipse, or the like.
Any attachment hole may be used as long as it has a long diameter portion as the contact portion.

As shown in FIG. 18B, the guide portion 14
When the claw portion 52 of the claw portion 52 is inserted into the through hole 54 corresponding to the short diameter portion, the inclined surface 52B engages with the inner periphery of the through hole 54 and the claw portion 52B.
Is elastically deformed to the inside of the guide portion 14. A notch 56 is formed in the tip corner portion of the inclined surface 52C of the claw portion 52, and the notch 56 has a second abutment in which the claw portion 52 is the long diameter portion of the through hole 54, as shown in FIG. Corresponding to the corners as the parts, with the elastic return of the claws 52, they project to the outside of the through holes 54 when viewed from the axial direction of the through holes 54, engage with the back surface of the game board 18 that is the peripheral edge, and guide. It serves as a retaining portion that prevents the portion 14 from being removed. .

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18B, when the guide portion 14 is inserted into the through hole 54 in the direction of the arrow E with the claw portion 52 corresponding to the corner portion of the square through hole 54, the slope 52B. Engages with the inner circumference of the through hole 54 to move the claw portion 52 into the guide portion 14 by elastic deformation.
Therefore, in the claw portion 52, the portion closer to the base portion 52A than the notch 56 can pass to the back surface of the game board 18 through the through hole 54, and the chucker 50 rotates about the axis in the arrow H direction which is a direction intersecting the arrow E. Then, when the claw portion 52 is made to correspond to the corner portion of the through hole 54, the claw portion 52 elastically returns to the guide portion 14.
Since it protrudes to the outside, the notch 56 protrudes to the outside of the through hole 54 and engages with the peripheral portion on the back surface of the game board 18 to prevent the guide portion 14 from being pulled out.

The notch 56 has its side 56A through the through hole 5 when the guide portion 14 rotates in the direction of the arrow H shown in FIG.
4 is pushed into the guide portion 14 by engagement with the inner circumference (arrow G
Direction), the claw portion 52 is pushed into the guide portion 14 by the rotation of the guide portion 14, so that the claw portion 52 is moved to the guide portion 14 as shown in FIG. 18B.
The guide portion 14 can be pulled in and pulled out from the through hole 54. Instead of the side 56 </ b> A of the cutout 56, the slope may be the slope of the inner circumference of the through hole 54. This inclined surface may be inclined with respect to the direction in which a component force that elastically deforms the claw portion is generated when the guide portion 14 rotates, that is, the radial direction of the guide portion.

Next, FIGS. 19 to 24 show a chucker 60 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the chucker guide portion 14 in this embodiment, the claw portions 30 similar to the claw portions 30 in the third embodiment are formed on the opposite sides of the axis center. However, as shown in FIG. 21, these claw portions 30 have slopes 30D formed in opposite directions.
That is, these claw portions 30 are symmetrical with respect to the axis of the guide portion 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the through hole 62 has a substantially circular shape, and the inner circumference thereof is a contact portion of the claw portion, and the inner peripheral surface on the opposite side of the shaft center is seen from the axial direction. A countersunk hole 64 having a crescent shape is formed. The bottom portion 64A of the counterbore is a contact portion with a claw portion for preventing the guide portion 14 from being pulled out. Each of these counterbore holes 64 is sized to accommodate the claw portion 30 protruding to the outside of the guide portion.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the guide portion 14 of the chucker 60 is inserted into the through hole 62 so that the claw portion 30 of the chucker 60 corresponds to the formation position of the counterbore holes 64, the claw portion is in the first insertion state. Since 30 does not correspond to the counterbore hole 64 but corresponds to the through hole 62, the claw portion 30 is pushed into the guide portion 14, but when the insertion amount reaches a predetermined amount, the claw portion 30 corresponds to the inside of the counterbore hole 64. Therefore, the claw portion 30 elastically returns in the counterbore hole 64, the claw portion 30 engages with the end of the counterbore hole 64, and the chucker 60 is in the attached state.

When the chucker 60 is removed, the chucker 60 is rotated about the axis of the through hole 62 (see FIG. 2).
1 in the clockwise direction), the slope 30D of the claw portion 30 has a counterbore 64
Since it is engaged with the inner circumference of the guide and receives a pushing force, it is elastically pushed into the guide portion 14. Especially both ends of the counterbore 64,
That is, since the upper and lower ends of FIGS. 22 and 23 are slopes inclined with respect to the radial direction of the guide portion 14, the claw portion 30 is easily pushed into the guide portion 14. When the chucker 60 is rotated to the state where the claw portion 30 does not correspond to the spot facing hole 64 and the chucker 60 is pulled out, the claw portion 3
0 can be extracted from the through hole 62 without being obstructed by the counterbore hole 64.

When the chucker 60 is inserted into the through hole 62, the claw portion 30 is inserted into the through hole 62 in a state not corresponding to the counterbore hole 62 up to the second insertion state, and then the chucker 60 is rotated around the axis. When it is rotated, the claw portion 30 corresponds to the counterbore hole 64, so that it can also be attached.

[0037]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it can be securely attached by a simple operation, and the gaming machine parts can be easily removed even at the time of repair.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a chucker according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG.

4 is a cross section taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.

6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 7 showing through holes provided in the game board of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view corresponding to the right side surface of FIG. 6 showing through holes provided in the game board of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8A is a front view showing a state where the chucker is inserted toward the first state, and FIG. 8B is a front view showing a state where the chucker is further pushed down to the second state.

FIG. 9A is a sectional view showing a state where the chucker is inserted toward the first state, and FIG. 9B is a sectional view showing a state where the chucker is further pushed down to the second state.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a chucker according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a chucker according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing the chucker of FIG. 11.

13 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG. 15 showing through holes provided in the game board of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing the attached state of the chucker in the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a chucker and through holes according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

18A is a first insertion state of the chucker of FIG. 17 into a through hole, and FIG. 18B is a second state after rotation of FIG.
It is sectional drawing which shows a state.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a chucker according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of FIG.

21 is a front view of a chucker corresponding to the right side view of FIG. 19. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a sectional view of a through hole in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a right side view of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a front view showing a state in which the chucker of the fifth embodiment is attached to the game board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 chucker (game machine parts) 12 receiving part 14 guide part 22 through hole (first contact part) 24 retaining plate (prevention part) 26 counterbore hole (second contact part) 26A bottom surface 30 claw portion 30D slope 40 chucker (Game machine parts) 42 Claw part 44 Claw part 46 Through hole (first contact part, contact part) 48 Counterbore hole (second contact part, support part) 50 Chucker (game machine part) 52 Claw part 54 Through hole (first contact part) 56 Notch (prevention part) 60 Chucker (game machine component) 62 Through hole (contact part) 64 Counterbore hole (support part)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A structure for attaching a game machine component to a game board, comprising elastically deformable claw portions projecting to the outer periphery of the game machine component, and up to a first insertion state of the game machine component formed on the game board. A first abutting portion that abuts and elastically deforms upon contact with the claw portion when inserted, and when the gaming machine component formed in the game board is moved in a direction intersecting the insertion direction and reaches the second state, the claw portion is elasticized. A second contact portion that restores and applies resistance in the return direction to the first insertion state, and a retaining portion that is provided on the game machine component and that engages with the game board in the second state to prevent retention. A gaming machine component mounting structure, characterized by having. 2. The claw portion, when returning to the first state, a slope is formed in the contact portion to the game board, the return direction force is converted into an elastic deforming force of the claw portion. The gaming machine component mounting structure according to claim 1. 3. A structure for attaching a game machine component to a game board, comprising elastically deformable claw portions protruding to the outer periphery of the game machine component, and up to a first insertion state of the game machine component formed on the game board. An abutting portion that comes into contact with the claw portion by insertion and elastically deforms, and a claw portion is elastically returned by the insertion of a gaming machine component up to a further second inserted state to return to the first inserted state. A gaming machine component mounting structure comprising: a support portion that imparts a moderation in a direction.