JPH09215835A - Door frame structure of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the maintainability and inspectability of a pachinko machine by enabling a metallic frame or the like to be opened up to a desired position. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine door construction is designed so that the center 15 of turn used when a metallic frame 13 or a front panel 14 is opened like a door from the front frame 12 of a pachinko machine 10 projects forward from the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. Thus even if the widths of the metallic frame 13 and the front panel 14 are increased to become almost equal to that of the front frame 13, the metallic frame 13 or the like is not likely to come in contact with a ball dispenser L, etc., and can be opened up to a desired position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door structure for a metal frame and a front plate of a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pachinko machine, as shown in FIG. 8, the width of the metal frame 3 and the front plate 4 is made smaller than the width of the front frame 2, and the metal frame 3 and the front plate 4 are made. The rotation center 5 of the is set at the position on the front side of the pachinko machine and is located inside the width direction of the front frame. For this reason, even if the ball lending machine L or the like (see FIG. 8B) is arranged between the pachinko machine and another pachinko machine in a protruding state, the rotation center 5 is away from the ball lending machine L or the like. Since they are separated from each other, the metal frame 3 and the front plate 4 can be opened to a desired position without being hindered by the ball lending machine L or the like.

[0003]

However, recently, there are many demands to widen the width of the metal frame 3 and the front plate 4 to almost the same width as that of the front frame 2, so that the rotation center 5 of the metal frame 3 and the like is set. , As shown in FIG. 7 (A), they are arranged at the edge portion of the front frame 2. Therefore, the rotation center 5 of the gold frame 3 or the like comes close to the ball lending machine L or the like, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the gold frame 3 or the like is blocked by the ball lending machine L or the like. There is a problem that it cannot be opened to the desired position. An object of the present invention is to provide a door structure for a pachinko machine that can open the metal frame or the like to a desired position even if the rotation center of the metal frame or the like is arranged at the edge portion of the front frame.

[0004]

The above-described problems can be solved by a pachinko machine door structure having the following features. That is, in the invention described in claim 1, the rotation center when opening or closing the metal frame or the front plate into a door shape from the front frame of the pachinko machine projects forward from the front surface of the pachinko machine. Characterize. Therefore, by widening the width of the metal frame and the front plate, even if the center of rotation is arranged at the edge of the front frame, it is difficult to hit the adjacent ball lending machine or the like when the metal frame or the like rotates. , It is possible to open the gold frame to the desired position. Further, the opening angle of the metal frame or the like can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of protrusion of the rotation center.

The invention according to claim 2 is the pachinko machine door structure according to claim 1, wherein the metal frame and / or the front plate has a force applied when the metal frame and / or the front plate is closed. It is equipped with a mechanism that pushes itself up to a fixed position using. Therefore, even if the metal frame and / or the front plate is distorted and lowered due to the weight of a member attached to them, for example, decorations, lamps, bowls, etc., the metal frame and / or the front plate should be smoothly closed. Will be possible.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine door structure according to the first aspect, the hinge that connects the metal frame and the front plate to the front frame is a hinge fixed to the front frame side. The plate is bent and formed into a shape that allows the hinge shaft to project forward from the front of the pachinko machine.Furthermore, each shaft supporting the metal frame and the front plate is in the direction of pulling out against the spring force. Characterized by being able to move. Therefore, by pulling out the shafts supporting the metal frame and the front plate against the spring force, the metal frame and the front plate can be easily removed from the front frame, which facilitates maintenance and inspection. . Further, since each shaft is supported by the spring force, it does not fall out naturally.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The door structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are overall perspective views of a pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a metal frame and a front plate of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hinge portion of the metal frame and the front plate, FIG.
FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the hinge in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 (A), this pachinko machine 10 includes a machine frame 11 formed in a rectangular frame shape, a synthetic resin front frame 12 also formed in a rectangular frame shape, and the pachinko machine 10 thereof. The front frame 14 is provided with a metal frame 13 and a front plate 14, which are the front cover of the machine. Also,
A metal frame 13 and a front plate 14 are vertically and adjacently attached to the front frame 12 so as to be rotatable in a cantilevered state.

The metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 are the front frame 1
It is manufactured with a width almost the same as that of 2, and the metal frame 13 and the center of rotation 15 of the front plate 14 are positioned at the edge portion of the pachinko machine 10 so as to project forward from the front surface of the pachinko machine 10. There is. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), when the gold frame 13 or the like rotates, it is difficult to hit the ball lending machine L or the like arranged next to it, and the gold frame 13 or the like is opened to a desired position. It will be possible. Further, by adjusting the amount of protrusion of the rotation center 15 with respect to the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, it becomes possible to adjust the opening angle of the metal frame 13 and the like. FIG. 2 shows a pachinko machine 20 in which the hinge type for attaching the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 to the front frame 12 is changed, and is structurally similar to the pachinko machine 10.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, the metal frame 13 is provided with a door frame 13a and a glass support frame 13b for supporting the glass 13k, and the bent edge portion of the door frame 13a. The lower side of 13f is accommodated in a groove 14m formed horizontally on the front side upper portion of the front plate 14. Furthermore, a push-up iron piece 23 is fixed to the lower surface of the center of the glass support frame 13b of the metal frame 13. As shown in FIG. 4B, the push-up iron piece 23 has a V
A strip-shaped leaf spring having a character-shaped portion 23v, and its metal frame 1
It is fixed to the back side of 3 so as to project horizontally. Here, the push-up iron piece 23 is positioned so that the lower end of the V-shaped portion 23v is below the upper surface 14u of the front plate 14.

Therefore, when the metal frame 13 is closed, the inclined surface 23k of the V-shaped portion 23v of the push-up iron piece 23 is closed.
Contacts the upper surface 14u of the front plate 14, and further, the metal frame 1
3 is pressed against the front frame 12, the inclined surface 23
k follows the upper surface 14u of the front plate 14 and pushes up the iron piece 2
While being deformed, 3 is pushed up to the upper surface 14u. As a result, even when the metal frame 13 is distorted and lowered due to the weight of decorations or lamps attached to the surface thereof, the metal frame 13 is pushed up in the process of closing the metal frame 13 by the action of the iron piece 23. The metal frame 13 is smoothly closed without coming into contact with the front surface of the front plate 14. The V-shaped portion 23v of the push-up iron piece 23 overlies the upper surface 14u of the front plate 14 and enters inside the upper surface 14u while the metal frame 13 is completely closed.

The front plate 14 is a plate having a bowl and switches, and the groove 1 described above is provided on the upper side of the bent edge 14f.
4m is formed. In addition, the bent edge portion 14f
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower side is accommodated in a groove 12m formed in the front frame 12. Further, on the back surface of the front plate 14, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4C, an auxiliary wheel 24 is fixed to the lower central portion.
The auxiliary wheel 24 is rotatably attached to the tip of a support 14s that horizontally protrudes from the back side of the front plate 14, and the height of the ground contact surface 24m is approximately equal to the height of the lower side upper surface 12u of the front frame 12. It is set. Therefore, the front plate 14
Even when the front plate 14 is distorted and lowered due to the weight of a bowl or switches mounted on its surface, the front plate 14 is pushed up to a predetermined position by the action of the auxiliary wheel 24 in the process of closing the front plate 14, Can be smoothly closed without coming into contact with the front frame 12. An auxiliary wheel 34 having the same structure as the auxiliary wheel 24 is also mounted on the back surface of the front frame 12. That is, the push-up iron piece 23 and the auxiliary wheel 24
Functions as a mechanism for pushing up the metal frame and front plate of the present invention to a fixed position.

The metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 are attached to the front frame 1.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the hinge 40 to be attached to the 2 has a hinge plate 42 fixed to the front frame 12 and having a U-shaped cross section. A first bearing 42a and a second bearing 42b that support the first shaft 44 and the second shaft 45 are vertically formed at positions corresponding to the corners. The first shaft 44 and the second shaft 45 are shafts that rotatably support the lower end of the metal frame 13 and the upper end of the front plate 14, respectively, and the axes of both 44 and 45 are the pachinko machine 1.
It is designed to project forward from the front surface of 0. The first shaft 44 is formed in an L shape, the vertical axis portion is inserted into the first bearing 42a from below, and the first spring 44b is connected to the end portion of the horizontal shaft portion. The first spring 44b
Is a spring for pushing up the first shaft 44 and inserting the vertical axis of the first shaft 44 into the first bearing 42a.
It is locked to the first detent metal fitting 42e provided on the upper part of the No. 2.

The second shaft 45 is also L-shaped and has its longitudinal axis inserted into the second bearing 42b from above. The second spring 45b is connected to the end of the lateral shaft. ing. The second spring 45b is a spring for pushing down the second shaft 45 and inserting the vertical axis portion of the second shaft 45 into the second bearing 42b, and is provided on the lower part of the hinge plate 42. It is locked to the second detent metal fitting 42f.
Therefore, by pushing down the first shaft 44 against the spring force of the first spring 44 b, the first shaft 44 can be pulled out from the metal frame 13 and the metal frame 13 can be removed from the front frame 12. Further, by pushing up the second shaft 45 against the spring force of the second spring 45b, the second shaft 45 can be pulled out from the front plate 14 and the front plate 14 can be removed from the front frame 12. Become. Since the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 are schematically shown in FIG. 5, the push-up iron piece 23
The auxiliary wheels 24 and the like are omitted.

As described above, the front frame 1 of the pachinko machine 10
Since the center of rotation when the metal frame 13 or the front plate 14 is opened and closed from 2 from the front protrudes more than the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, the width of the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 is set to the front frame 12. Even if the metal frame 13 and the like are widened to almost the same width, it becomes difficult to hit the ball lending machine L and the like, and it is possible to open the gold frame 13 and the like to a desired position. Further, a push-up iron piece 23 is attached to the metal frame 13, and an auxiliary wheel 24 is attached to the front plate 14.
Since it is attached, even if the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 are distorted due to the weight of the member to which they are attached, they can be closed smoothly. Furthermore, the hinge 40 that connects the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 to the front frame 12 is provided with
Since the rotation center of 4 can be held in a state of protruding from the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, and the metal frame 13 and the front plate 14 can be easily removed from the front frame 12, maintenance and inspection of the pachinko machine 10 are easy. Is improved.

[0015]

According to the present invention, since the center of rotation of the metal frame and the front plate projects forward from the front surface of the pachinko machine, the center of rotation of the metal frame and the front plate can be increased by widening the width of the metal frame and the front plate. Even if it is arranged at the edge of the front frame, it is difficult for the gold frame or the like to hit the adjacent ball lending machine. Therefore, the metal frame or the like can be opened to a desired position, and the maintainability and the checkability do not deteriorate as compared with the conventional pachinko machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of a metal frame and a front plate of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view and a side view of a hinge portion of a metal frame and a front plate of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the hinge in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view and a BB arrow view of a conventional pachinko machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view and a BB arrow view of a conventional pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Pachinko machine 12 Front frame 13 Metal frame 14 Front plate 15 Rotation center 23 Push-up iron piece (mechanism to push up to a fixed position) 24 Auxiliary wheel (mechanism to push up to a fixed position) 40 Hinge 42 Hinge plate 44 First shaft 44b First spring 45 Second shaft 45b Second spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine door characterized in that a center of rotation when a metal frame or a front plate is opened and closed from a front frame of the pachinko machine projects forward from a front surface of the pachinko machine. Construction. 2. The door structure of a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the metal frame and / or the front plate is fixed by utilizing the force when the metal frame and / or the front plate is closed. A pachinko machine door structure that is equipped with a mechanism that pushes up to a position. 3. The door structure for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a hinge connecting the metal frame and the front plate to a front frame has a hinge plate fixed to the front frame side and a shaft of the hinge. The pachinko machine is bent and formed into a shape that allows it to project forward from the front surface of the pachinko machine, and that each shaft that supports the metal frame and the front plate can move in the pulling direction against the spring force. Machine door structure.