JPH10156000A - Front frame for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an outer frame used in common by using a front frame with a cover member and a front frame without a cover member. SOLUTION: A front frame 2B is so constructed that a cap-like cover member 6B is fixed to the corner part of a plate-like front frame main body 20 to cover four faces of the front and rear and the sides of the corner part. In the front frame, a recessed part 7 set to a depth above the thickness of a rear piece 60c of the cover member 6B is provided corresponding to the rear piece 60c of the cover member 6B on the back of the corner part of the front frame main body 20. The front frame 2B has the rear piece 6c of the cover member 6B housed in the recessed part 7, so that the corresponding outer frame is shaped in the same manner as the resin-made front frame.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front frame used for a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional front frame will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6 by exemplifying a pachinko machine as a game machine. The pachinko machine P is schematically composed of a rectangular outer frame 1A and a front frame 2A mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 1A. The front frame 2A is obtained by assembling various components such as a ball tray 3 and a decorative lamp 4 on a wooden front frame main body 20, and is hinged to upper and lower left corners in FIG. , And can be turned like a door around the hinge fitting 5. On the other hand, a synthetic resin cover member 6A is fixed to the upper and lower corners of the front frame 2A on the non-hinge side. The cover member 6A protects the synthetic resin decorative plate 21 constituting the front surface of the front frame main body 20 (prevents cracking) and prevents the sharp edge of the decorative plate 21 from being injured. is there.

[0003]

In the conventional front frame 2A, since the rear piece of the cover member 6A covers the back surface of the front frame body 20 and is higher by the thickness thereof, as shown in FIG. Then, a concave portion 10 is formed in a corner portion of the outer frame 1A so that the rear piece of the cover member 6A can be accommodated therein.

Conventionally, the wooden front frame 2A has been unified. However, in recent years, a synthetic resin front frame and a wooden front frame 2A have been used.
And are mixed. Needless to say, it is desirable that the wooden front frame 2A and the synthetic resin front frame have the same outer frame shape so that they are compatible with each other. However, at present, the presence of the cover member 6A is an obstacle. Thus, the shape of the outer frame used differs between the wooden front frame 2A and the synthetic resin front frame. That is, since the cover member 6A is indispensable to the wooden front frame 2A, the corresponding outer frame 1A is provided with the concave portion 10 at the corner portion as described above, but the synthetic resin front frame is not provided. Since the cover member is unnecessary, the corresponding outer frame is not provided with the concave portion 10 of FIG. Therefore, it is necessary to separately produce the outer frame 1A corresponding to the wooden front frame 2A and the outer frame corresponding to the synthetic resin front frame. It is making a profit.

[0005] If a synthetic resin front frame is attached to the outer frame 1A corresponding to the wooden front frame 2A, there is a problem that a gap of the concave portion 10 is formed at a corner portion. When the wooden front frame 2A is attached to the corresponding outer frame, there is a problem that the cover member 6A interferes and does not tightly close. For example, since there is no compatibility between the two, the outer frame of the pachinko machine installation island is left. When only the front frame is replaced, there is a problem that the range of selectable models is narrowed by the material of the front frame.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to realize a common outer frame between a front frame having a cover member and a front frame having no cover member.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cap-shaped cover member fixed to a corner portion of a plate-shaped front frame body, so that the front and rear and side edges of the corner portion are fixed. A front frame for a gaming machine that covers four sides, a concave step corresponding to the rear piece of the cover member and set to a depth equal to or greater than the thickness of the rear piece behind the corner of the front frame body. A gaming machine front frame provided with a section.

In the front frame of the present invention, the rear piece of the cover member fits in the concave step portion of the front frame body, so that the rear face of the front frame body and the rear piece of the cover member are substantially flush. Therefore, there is no need to provide a recess in the outer frame even if the front frame has a cover member. for that reason,
The outer frame can be shared between the front frame having the cover member and the front frame having no cover member.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to a pachinko machine. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the front frame as viewed from the back side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part of the pachinko machine viewed from the front side, FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the main part, and FIG. It is a front view of a pachinko machine.

As described above, the pachinko machine P has a square outer frame 1B and a front frame 2 mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 1B.
B. The illustrated outer frame 1B is made of wood, but may be made of synthetic resin. The front frame 2B is obtained by assembling a wooden front frame body 20 with necessary components such as a ball tray 3 and a decorative lamp 4, and is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 1B by hinge metal fittings 5 provided at upper and lower left corners in FIG. And can be turned in a door shape around the hinge fitting 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a concave step 7 for attaching a cover member 6B described later is formed on the back side of the upper and lower corner portions on the non-hinge side of the front frame body 20.
The concave step portion 7 is set to have a width enough to accommodate the rear piece 60c of the cover member 6B and a depth larger than the thickness of the rear piece 60c.

A cover member 6B made of synthetic resin is attached to the upper and lower corners of the front frame body 20 on the non-hinge side. The cover member 6B is composed of a side piece 60a bent in a right-angle key shape, and a front piece 60b and a rear piece 60c each having a base shape of a right-angled isosceles triangle and a slightly deformed base. The front and rear two pieces of the front and rear sides of the corner part are fitted to the corner part in a state of being fitted to the corner part.
c, and the two surfaces at the side ends are covered with side pieces 60a. Then, the cover member 6B is stopped at the corner of the front frame body 20 by driving the staples 8 into the rear piece 60c.

Since the front piece 60b and the rear piece 60c have the same shape, the cover member 6B can be used in either direction. By doing so, firstly, there is no danger of mistaking the direction of the cover member 6, and it is not necessary to check one by one during the work, so that the efficiency of the work of attaching the cover member 6 is dramatically improved, and It has the effect of facilitating production and stock management.

In the front frame 2B of the present invention, since the rear piece 60c of the cover member 6B is accommodated in the concave step 7, the rear piece of the front frame main body 20 and the rear piece 60c of the cover member 6B are formed.
And become almost flush. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the corners of the corresponding outer frame 1B also become flat without the concave portion 10 (see FIG. 6) like the outer frame 1A. As described above, since the outer frame 1B without the concave portion 10 has the same shape as the outer frame corresponding to the front frame made of synthetic resin, the outer frame can be shared between the front frame having the cover member and the front frame having no cover member. Become.

As another means for achieving common use of the outer frame between the synthetic resin front frame and the wooden front frame, FIG.
As shown in (1), a convex portion 200 that fits into the concave portion 10 (see FIG. 6) of the outer frame 1A may be formed on the front frame 2C made of synthetic resin. In this case, the recess 10 is formed in the unified outer frame.
is necessary. By doing so, the outer frame can be shared between the synthetic resin front frame and the wooden front frame. In addition,
In the case where the convex portion 200 is formed on the front frame 2C made of synthetic resin, the front frame 2C made of synthetic resin is used as it is even in an old game room where the outer frame 1A with the concave portion 10 is a large part. There are merits that can be done. If the projection 200 is detachable, the front frame 2C made of synthetic resin can be attached to either type of outer frame 1A, 1B.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a pachinko machine has been exemplified as a gaming machine, but the present invention is also applicable to gaming machines other than the so-called ball game machines that play by playing a ball. Also, the cover member 6B
Can be attached to the hinge-side corner in addition to the non-hinge-side corner. In this case, the concave step 7 is also formed on the back side of the hinge-side corner.

[0016]

According to the front frame for a gaming machine of the present invention, the rear piece of the cover member fits in the concave step portion of the front frame main body, so that the rear face of the front frame main body and the rear piece of the cover member are substantially flush. Therefore, even if there is a cover member in the front frame, it is not necessary to provide a recess in the corresponding outer frame. Therefore, the outer frame can be shared between the front frame having the cover member and the front frame having no cover member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a front frame as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the pachinko machine as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of a synthetic resin front frame showing another technical means.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a pachinko machine as seen from the front side, showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2B: Front frame 20: Front frame body 6B: Cover member 60c: Rear piece 7: Concave step

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front frame for a gaming machine, wherein a cap-shaped cover member is fixed to a corner portion of a plate-shaped front frame main body so as to cover four surfaces of front and rear and side edges of the corner portion, A front frame for a gaming machine, characterized in that a recessed step corresponding to the rear piece of the cover member and set to a depth equal to or greater than the thickness of the rear piece is provided on the back side of the corner portion of the front frame body. .