JPH1142357A - Body structure of game island table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the body structure of a game island table for constituting the game island table in a short time by facilitating transportation to a job site and carrying into a hall and simplifying assembling work at the job cite. SOLUTION: A body constituting the game island table can efficiently be transported into a hall and, easily carried into and out from a hall, etc., of a narrow entrance, etc., as each divided body can be reduced to be a compact and short shape. In addition at the time of assembling each divided bodies, as a part 24 and 25 of one divided body 3 are relatively moved by always keeping a mutually sliding state with respect to a part 42 and 43 of the other divided body 2, the body 3 is guided in an extending/reducing direction to facilitate the assembling of the body and to prevent the deterioration of strength.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a game island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, and more particularly, to a frame structure of the game island stand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a gaming island table in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, there is, for example, a pachinko island table in which pachinko machines as gaming machines are arranged in a row. This pachinko island stand,
For example, a box-shaped frame is constituted by a plurality of pillars, beams, and the like, and a frame is formed by attaching a plate or the like to the frame, and a pachinko machine, a ball rental machine, a pachinko ball collection tank, a supply gutter, and the like are provided on the frame. Each device or each member such as a plurality of recovery gutters is attached.

[0003] As a method of constructing the frame of such a pachinko island stand, various members manufactured in advance in a factory are individually carried into a hall and assembled in the hall to form a frame. In this system, there is a system in which a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the island platform, a suitable device necessary for the operation of the pachinko machines is mounted on this frame, and the pachinko machine is transported to the site and installed.

[0004]

However, in the former assembling method, the various members carried in are temporarily piled up or the frame is assembled at a narrow site where many contractors are concentrated. In addition to requiring a large space for installation, when mounting a large number of devices or members in a narrow space of the frame, it is necessary to have experience to accurately locate them, and it takes a lot of time to assemble. Had.

[0005] In the latter assembling method, work on site is simplified, but especially in the case where a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in a line in the longitudinal direction or when various devices are large, the frame It itself becomes large, and transport equipment is required when transporting it, which not only requires cost, but also makes it difficult to load into narrow halls and halls where stairs and elevators must be used when loading. There was a problem that became.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and facilitates transportation to a site and loading into a hall, simplifies assembly work at the site, and reduces the time required for assembly. An object of the present invention is to provide a frame structure of a game island stand capable of forming a game island stand.

[0007]

A skeleton structure of a game island stand according to the present invention is a frame structure constituting a game island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a plurality of rows, wherein the frame is formed of left and right, and / or It is composed of a plurality of divided bodies vertically divided, and at least a part of each of the divided bodies is provided so as to be relatively slidable relative to each other in a sliding state with respect to a part of any of the other divided bodies. In addition, a fixing means is provided which can fix the divided bodies provided so as to be relatively expandable and contractible at a predetermined relative position. According to this feature, the skeleton constituting the game island stand can shrink each divided body into a compact short shape, so that it can be efficiently transported to a hole and can be used in a narrow hole such as an entrance. It can be easily loaded and unloaded. Further, at the time of assembling each of the divided bodies, a part of the divided bodies are always relatively moved in a sliding state with each other, so that the divided bodies are guided in the expansion and contraction direction, and the assembly of the frame is facilitated. At the same time, the strength does not decrease.

[0010] The skeleton structure of the game island stand of the present invention guides a part of the other divided body in the extending and contracting direction to a predetermined position of at least one of the divided bodies provided so as to be relatively expandable and contractible. Preferably, a guide groove is formed. With this configuration, when the divided bodies are expanded and contracted, the movement of the divided bodies out of the expansion and contraction direction is regulated by the guide grooves, and the divided bodies are reliably guided in the expansion and contraction direction. Can be done. In addition, there is no possibility that each divided body moves outside the direction of expansion and contraction during storage, transportation, and the like. Further, when this guide groove is formed by bending a plate, the effect of reinforcing the guide portion is improved.

In the frame structure of the game island stand of the present invention, a curtain plate block forming an upper portion of the game island stand and a waist plate block forming a lower portion of the game island stand are divided into right and left, and two left and right divided bodies are respectively provided. Is preferable. By doing so, not only the vertical width of the skeleton, but also the expansion and contraction of the skeleton in the left-right direction is possible, so that a game island stand of various lengths can be configured corresponding to the space in the hall. In addition, the length can be freely set and changed in response to a request for a space or the like provided between gaming machines.

In the frame structure of the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that a side plate or a side frame constituting a side portion of the game island stand is divided into upper and lower parts, and each is constituted by two upper and lower divided bodies. This makes it possible to easily assemble a frame corresponding to a gaming machine having various vertical widths.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a book forming a pachinko island as a game island as shown in FIG. An exploded perspective view of a frame 1 as an embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein 2 is a waistboard block (divided body) constituting a lower portion of the pachinko island stand, and 3 is a curtain plate block (divided) constituting an upper portion of the pachinko island stand. Body).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the curtain plate block 3 includes left and right side plates 5a and 5b arranged on both right and left sides.
Upper connecting members 6a and 6b for connecting upper end portions of the left and right side plates 5a and 5b, and a mounting plate 7 having a substantially L-shaped cross section for connecting front and rear of both side plates 5a and 5b below the upper connecting members 6a and 6b.
a, 7b (7b is not shown) to form a box. Various control devices and the like necessary for operating each pachinko machine as a gaming machine disposed below the curtain block can be disposed on the mounting plates 7a and 7b.

In this embodiment, between the upper connecting members 6a and 6b and the mounting plates 7a and 7b, a supply gutter portion 8 as a game medium replenishing portion and a pachinko ball discharged from a lifting gutter described later are provided. Further, the auxiliary gutter 2 is provided on the upper slope portion of the supply gutter portion 8.
A lifting motor 21 that lifts the air via the storage 2 is stored in advance.

As shown in FIG. 2, curtain plates 9a and 9b are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the curtain plate block so as to be openable forward. The curtain plate 9a includes an upper connecting member 6a,
A pair of hinges 10 are fixed to mounting holes 12 formed in the upper portion of the curtain plate 9a via screws in accordance with mounting holes 11 provided in the other of the pair of hinges 10 mounted on the left and right of the top of the 6b. It is pivotally supported so as to be able to swing up and down.

[0015] Immediately below the curtain plate 9a, an information display device 13 is provided.
A curtain plate 9b to which (see FIG. 5) is attached is swingably mounted vertically. The curtain plate 9b is formed by inserting bolts 16 inserted through through holes in both side surfaces of the curtain plate 9b into mounting holes 15 of a pair of curtain plate mounting plates 14 attached to front and rear ends of the both side plates 5a and 5b. 17 and pivotably supported.

At the front and rear positions on the outer surfaces of the side plates 5a and 5b,
Sliding members 24 each having a substantially U-shaped cross section that open inward,
25 are provided in the up-down direction.
The lower end of 25 extends a predetermined length further vertically downward from the lower surface of the curtain plate block 3. Further, holes 40 and 41 for screw insertion are formed at predetermined positions below the front and rear pieces 24a and 25a of the sliding members 24 and 25.

The waistboard block 2 includes left and right side plates 18a and 18b disposed on both left and right sides, and the left and right side plates 18a and 18b.
8b, a pachinko machine mounting portion 19a laterally provided between upper end portions,
19b, a waist plate 20a that covers the front and rear surfaces of the waist plate block 2,
20b.

The length of the left and right side plates 18a, 18b in the vertical direction is substantially the same as or slightly longer than the sliding members 24, 25 of the curtain plate block 3. And this sliding member 24,
In the front and rear positions of the guide members 25, guide grooves 4 which open inward and which guide the lower halves of the slide members 24 and 25 slidably in the vertical direction.
2, 43 are formed respectively. This sliding groove 4
The holes 4 corresponding to the holes 40 and 41 of the sliding members 24 and 25 are provided at predetermined positions on the front and rear side pieces 42a and 43a of the sliding members 2 and 43.
4, 45 are formed.

A ball counter for temporarily storing pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine and pachinko balls dispensed from each pachinko machine is provided in the box plate block 3 formed in a box shape. The collecting pachinko balls and the like returned from the base 31 (see FIG. 5) are collected and stored in the pachinko island stand as a collecting gutter 23 as a game medium collecting unit, and the pachinko balls stored in the collecting gutter 23 are lifted. A lifting motor 24 for lifting to the supply unit 8 via a gutter is provided in advance.

Next, the steps constituting the pachinko island stand will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4. FIG.

First, in a factory or the like, the waistboard block 2 and the waistboard block 3 are formed in advance as described above. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the sliding members 24 and 25 extending below the curtain plate block 3 are slidably guided in the guide grooves 42 and 43 of the waist plate block 2, respectively.
Is lowered from above the waist plate block 2.

The lowered curtain plate block 3 is placed on the upper part of the waist plate block 2 as shown in FIG. 3, and is transported to a desired hole in a state where it is compacted in the vertical direction. At this time, the side plates 5a and 5
b, and the sliding members 24 and 25 are completely inserted between both side plates 18a and 18b of the waist plate block 2, and the sliding members 24 and 25 of the curtain plate block 3 are inserted into the guide grooves 42 of the waist plate block 2, By being fitted in the frame 43, the curtain plate block 3 does not deviate in the front, rear, left and right directions during transportation.

After the loading into the hall is completed, first, the waistboard block 2 and the curtain plate block 3 in the contracted state are fixed at predetermined positions in the hall, and the horizontal and vertical positions are adjusted.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the curtain plate block 3 is connected to the front and rear pieces 24a, 25b of the sliding members 24, 25.
The holes 40 and 41 formed in the lower part and the holes 44 and 45 formed in the lower part of the front and rear pieces 42a and 43b of the guide groove 42 are lifted up to the same height. Here, at least the lower halves of the sliding members 24 and 25 of the curtain plate block 3 are fitted into the guide grooves 42 and 43, respectively, and are slid in a sliding state. Since the plate block 3 does not deviate in the front-back and left-right directions, the screws can be easily inserted with the holes 40, 41 and the holes 44, 45 aligned with each other.

As described above, the waist plate block 2 and the curtain plate block 3 are connected to the guide grooves 42, 43 and the guide grooves 42, 43.
The rectangular frame 1 can be easily formed to form a pachinko island stand simply by sliding the members up and down using the sliding members 24 and 25 that can slide inside. Further, since the sliding members 24 and 25 and the guide grooves 42 and 43 are fixed in a state of overlapping by a predetermined length, the predetermined strength of the frame 1 is maintained.

A pachinko machine installation space S for arranging pachinko machines of an appropriate height is formed between the waistboard block 2 and the curtain plate block 3 which are vertically separated. The vertical width of the pachinko machine installation space S is such that the holes 40, 41, 44,
By changing the drilling position of 45, the setting can be easily changed corresponding to various pachinko machines having an appropriate height.

After the frame 1 is constructed, as shown in FIG. 5, after installing various devices for operating the pachinko machine installed in the pachinko machine installation space S, from the side of the frame 1 The pachinko island stand is completed by attaching the decorative board 30 and the like and adjusting the appearance.

Here, each device and each member are not limited to, for example, a control device and the like, but also include a discharge gutter 27 (see FIG. 5), a ball counting device 31, a variety of ball dispensing devices 32, and an information display device 1.
3. Includes various things related to gaming islands, such as ball rental machines (not shown). It should be noted that the ball rental machine also includes a card reader / card (card unit) for renting a ball between balls for a CR (card type pachinko machine).

As described above, in the frame structure of the pachinko island stand as an embodiment of the present invention, the frame constituting the pachinko island stand shrinks each divided body into a compact short shape. Therefore, it can be efficiently transported to a hall, and can be easily carried in and out of a narrow hall such as an entrance. Further, when assembling the divided bodies, the divided bodies can be extended and fixed so as to loosen a part of the overlapping portion between the divided bodies, so that the assembly is easily guided by each other and the assembling strength is not reduced. Absent.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a frame 1 as a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the frame 1 of the present embodiment and the above-described embodiment is that a reinforcing plate 46 is integrally provided between the sliding members 24 and 25 extending below the curtain plate block 3, and the two are assembled together. The point is that the side surface of the skeleton 1 is formed at the time, and the other constituent points are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

By providing the reinforcing plate 46 in this manner, the strength is improved and the sliding contact area is increased as compared with the case where the reinforcing plate 46 is constituted by the frame members such as the sliding members 24 and 25, so that the stability during the sliding movement is improved. Since the feeling is increased, the assembling accuracy is improved. Also, during assembly, the side portions of the skeleton are formed simultaneously.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The waist plate block 2 and the curtain plate block 3 in the present embodiment are the waist plate block 2 and the curtain plate block 3
Are provided between the upper and lower island side supporting plates 47a and 47b each having a predetermined length in the vertical direction so that a pachinko machine disposing space S is appropriately formed between them.

The waist plate block 2 and the curtain plate block 3
Are provided so as to be able to expand and contract in the left-right direction, a part of the collecting gutter portion 23 of the waistboard block 2 is an adjusting member 23a, and a part of the pachinko machine mounting portions 19a, 19b is an adjusting member 19a ′. And 19b ', a part of the bottom plate 48 is constituted by an adjusting member 48a, and a part of the mounting plates 7a and 7b of the curtain plate block 3 are adjusted by the adjusting members 7a' and 7b.
b ′, a part of the upper connecting members 16a, 16b
6a 'and 16b'.

The adjusting members 16a ', 7a', 19
Since a ', 23a, and 48a are provided so as to be slidably fitted in the respective members, the width of the frame 1 in the left-right direction can be freely adjusted as shown in FIG. Has become.

In this manner, since it is possible to expand and contract not only the vertical width of the frame 1 but also the frame in the left-right direction, it is possible to form a pachinko island stand of various lengths corresponding to the space in the hall. In addition, the length can be freely changed in accordance with the requirement for the space provided between the pachinko machines.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, it is possible to further divide the waist plate block and the curtain plate block as these divided bodies into a plurality of pieces which can be expanded and contracted in the left and right directions or the up and down direction to make smaller blocks.

Here, the relationship between the expressions used in the present invention and the expressions used in the embodiment will be described. `` Game island stand ''
Is a platform for installing various gaming machines that play with coins and other small pieces of media, but are not limited to pachinko islands.

The "game machine" corresponds to a pachinko machine, but is not limited to a game machine using a ball or the like, and includes all game machines that play with coins and other small piece media.

The "fixing means" is constituted by the screw and the hole in the embodiment.
Also included are those constituted by wing nuts slidably inserted into the elongated holes, appropriate locking tools such as dowels, and various fixing methods such as welding.

[0042]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the frame constituting the game island stand can shrink each divided body into a compact short shape, so that it can be efficiently transported to the hall. It can be easily carried in and out of narrow halls such as entrances. Further, at the time of assembling each of the divided bodies, a part of the divided bodies are always relatively moved in a sliding state with each other, so that the divided bodies are guided in the expansion and contraction direction, and the assembly of the frame is facilitated. At the same time, the strength does not decrease.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the divided bodies are expanded and contracted, the movement of the divided bodies outside the expansion and contraction direction is regulated by the guide groove, and the divided bodies are reliably guided in the expansion and contraction direction. In addition, assembly and miniaturization of the frame can be easily performed. Also,
During storage, transportation, etc., there is no possibility that each divided body moves outside the expansion / contraction direction and falls apart. Further, when this guide groove is formed by bending a plate, the effect of reinforcing the guide portion is improved.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, not only the vertical width of the skeleton but also the expansion and contraction of the skeleton in the left-right direction can be achieved. Can be configured. In addition, the length can be freely set and changed in response to a request for a space or the like provided between gaming machines.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to easily assemble a frame corresponding to a gaming machine having various vertical widths.

[0047]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a frame structure of a game island stand according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of a curtain plate block.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a contracted state of the skeleton structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a final assembled state of the frame structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing an internal structure of a game island stand.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a frame structure of a game island stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a frame structure of a game island stand according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing an assembled state of the skeleton of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 frame 2 waist plate block (divided body) 3 curtain plate block (divided body) 5a, 5b side plate 6a, 6b upper connecting member 7a, 7b mounting plate 8 supply gutter 9a, 9b curtain plate 10 hinge 11, 15 mounting hole 12 Hole 13 Information display device 14 Curtain plate mounting plate 16 Bolt 17 Nut 18a, 18b Side plate 19a, 19b Pachinko machine mounting portion 20a, 20b Hip plate 21, 34 Lifting motor 22 Auxiliary gutter 23 Collection gutter 24, 25 Sliding member 24a, 25a Front / rear side piece 26 Vertical piece 27 Lifting gutter 30 Decorative plate 31 Ball counting device 32 Ball payout device 40, 41 hole 44, 45 hole 42, 43 Guide groove 42a, 43a Front / rear side piece 46 Auxiliary plate 47a, 47b Island side support plate 48 Bottom plate 7a ', 7b' Adjusting member 16a ', 16b' Adjusting member 19a ', 19b' Adjusting member 23a 48a adjustment member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A skeleton structure constituting a gaming island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a plurality of rows, wherein the skeleton comprises a plurality of divided bodies divided into left and right and / or up and down. At least a part of the divided body is always provided in such a manner that it is relatively slidable with respect to a part of any of the other divided bodies, and the divided bodies provided so as to be relatively stretchable with each other are fixed. A frame structure for a game island stand, wherein a fixing means capable of fixing at a relative position is provided. 2. A guide groove for guiding a part of the other divided body in a direction of expansion and contraction is formed at a predetermined position of at least one of the divided bodies provided so as to be relatively expandable and contractable. 2. The skeleton structure of the gaming island stand according to 1. 3. The screen plate block forming the upper part of the game island stand and the waist plate block forming the lower part of the game island stand are divided into left and right parts, each of which is constituted by two left and right divided bodies. 3. The frame structure of the gaming island stand according to 2. 4. The game island stand according to claim 1, wherein a side plate or a side frame constituting a side portion of the game island stand is divided into upper and lower portions, each of which is constituted by two upper and lower divided bodies. Frame structure.