JP2948728B2 - Gaming machine locking device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locking device for locking a front door of a game machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a locking device for smoothly opening and closing the front door. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a locking device for a front door of a game machine of this type is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-114387.
In the locking device of this pachinko machine, a support plate is attached to one side of the back side of the front door, and a key member protruding toward the main body and pivotable in a vertical direction is mounted on the upper and lower portions of the support plate, By locking the key member to a locking portion provided on the main body, the front door and the main body are integrally locked. The upper and lower key members are connected by a connecting rod, and are always urged in the locking direction. A cam plate provided on the cylinder lock is engaged with the connecting rod, and when the key shaft of the cylinder lock is rotated,
The cam plate pushes up the connecting rod to tilt the key member. Therefore, when the cylinder lock is operated, the key member comes off the locking portion, and the front door can be opened.

[0003]

However, in the above-described locking device for a pachinko machine, the key member is always urged in the locking direction. By directly abutting against the stop member, the stop member must be engaged against the urging force of the key member. Therefore, the key member or the locking member is deformed or distorted by repeating the above-mentioned abutting operation after long-term use, which has caused a failure.

Further, in order to prevent such deformation and distortion, it is necessary to increase the strength of the key member and the locking member. However, in this case, the weight of the front door increases, and There is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and the object thereof is to provide a lightweight, high-strength front door capable of smoothly opening and closing the front door. An object is to provide a switchgear.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned object, and its contents will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The invention according to claim 1 is a support member (6) attached to one side of the back side of the front door (50).
0), a slide member (70) attached to the support member (60) so as to be vertically movable, and a slide member (70),
An engaging portion (80) provided toward the back side of the front door (50), and a roller (90) rotatably mounted on the slide member (70).
And a hook (140) provided at a position facing the engaging portion (80) of the gaming machine body, and the roller of the gaming machine body
A guide rail (150) that is provided at a position facing the (90) and rolls the roller (90) to guide the engaging portion (80) toward the hook (140); and 80 hooks (140)
A biasing member (100) for biasing the slide member (70) in a direction in which the slide member (70) is engaged with the support member (60). 140)
A cam member (110) for moving the slide member 70, and a cylinder lock (120) for communicating with the cam member (110) and operating the cam member (110) from the front of the front door (50) to rotate the cam member (110). It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the cam member (110) also serves as an operating member of the reset switch 130.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the slide member (70) attached to the support member (60) always has the engagement portion (80) hooked by the urging member (100). 140). With the front door (50) open,
When the front door (50) starts to be closed, first, the roller (90) attached to the slide member 70 is guided by the guide rail provided on the gaming machine body.
(150), and moves to the closed position of the front door 50 while rolling on the guide rail (150).

At this time, the slide member (70) to which the roller (90) is attached slides up and down along the shape of the guide rail (150) in synchronization with the movement of the roller (90). For this reason, the locking portion (80) is guided toward the hook (140), the locking portion (80) is engaged with the hook (140), and the front door (50) is engaged with the gaming machine main body. State. In this locked state, when the cylinder lock (120) is operated, the cam member
(110) is rotated to move the slide member (70) against the bias of the biasing member (100), and the engaging portion (80) is disengaged from the hook (140). For this reason, unlock the front door (50)
(50) can be opened.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cam member (110)
Is also used as an operating member of the reset switch (130), so when the cylinder lock (120) is operated in the opposite direction to the unlocking operation, the reset switch (130) is operated, and the hit state and the like are reset. .

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, a description will be given using a slot machine as a typical gaming machine. 1 to 9
1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of a locking device according to the present invention as viewed from behind a front door, and FIG. End view of the
4 is a side view of a support member attached to the front door, FIG. 5 is a side view of a hook attached to the slot machine body, and FIGS.
8 is a side view of the slot machine showing a process of closing the front door, FIG. 6 is a side view of the slot machine showing a state before the front door is closed, and FIG. 7 is a slot showing a state of closing the front door. FIG. 8 is a side view of the slot machine with the front door closed, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the rollers and the guide rail.

As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine includes a game board 20, an operation unit 30, and a medal discharge tray 40 on the front of a main body 10.
A front door 50 having an opening and the like is attached so as to be openable and closable. A support member 60 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is attached to the back of the front door 50 on the open / close side. The support member 60 is a plate-like member having a substantially L-shaped cross section and having a support plate 62 extending from one side of the mounting plate 61.
On the upper and lower sides of the ten side, elongated holes 63, 63 long in the vertical direction are formed.

An elongated hole formed in a support plate 62 of the support member 60
The slide member 70 is attached to 63. The slide member 70 is a plate-shaped member having a substantially U-shaped cross section in which a wall plate 72 is extended from both ends of the substrate 71, and a substantially rectangular shape is formed above and below the wall plate 72a located on the slot machine body 10 side. A window-shaped engaging portion 80 is provided, and an action plate 73 extends outward in the middle of a wall plate 72b located on the front side of the front door 50. Rollers 90, 90 are rotatably mounted above and below the slide member 70 with the support plate 62 of the support member 60 interposed therebetween.

To mount the slide member 70 on the support member 60, first, the substrate 71 of the slide member 70 is positioned on one side of the support plate 62 of the support member 60, and the support plate 62 is The rotating shaft 91 of the roller 90 is inserted into the slot 63 opened at 62
And the tip of the rotating shaft 91 may be attached to the substrate 71 of the slide member 70. Therefore, the sliding member 70
Can move up and down within a long hole 63 formed in the support plate 62 of the support member 60.

A spring functioning as a biasing member is provided between the support plate 62 of the support member 60 and the wall plate 72 of the slide member 70.
100 is attached. By the spring 100, the slide member 70 is always urged to be at the lower position with respect to the support member 60. Therefore, the rollers 90, 90 attached to the support member 60 are also urged to always be located below the slots 63, 63.

An operation piece 111 of a cam member 110 rotatably mounted on the mounting plate 61 of the support member 60 abuts on a lower side of the operation plate 73 extending from the wall plate 72 of the slide member 70. ing. A key shaft 121 of a cylinder lock 120 is connected to a rotation shaft 112 of the cam member 110, and a key operation unit 122 having a key hole of the cylinder lock 120 is located so as to be operable from the front of the slot machine. ing.

Therefore, when the cylinder lock 120 is operated clockwise when viewed from the front of the slot machine, the cam member 110
Also rotates in the same direction, the operating piece 111 of the cam member 110 pushes up the operating plate 73 of the slide member 70, and the slide member 70 can be moved upward against the bias of the spring 100. With the movement of the slide member 70, the rollers 90, 90 are also elongated holes 63,
Move upwards within 63.

A reset switch 130 is mounted on the support plate 62 of the support member 60 at a position where the reset switch 130 contacts the lower side of the operation piece 111 of the cam member 110. This reset switch 130
Is a switch for resetting a hit state or the like in the slot machine. Therefore, when the cylinder lock 120 is operated counterclockwise when viewed from the front of the slot machine,
The cam member 110 also rotates in the same direction, and the action piece 11 of the cam member 110
1 can press the reset switch 130 to reset the hit state or the like of the slot machine.

On the front side of the opening and closing side of the slot machine body 10,
Hooks 140 are attached to the slide member 70 at positions facing the engagement portions 80, respectively. This hook 140
Is a plate member having a locking piece 141 projecting upward, and upper and lower hooks 140 are connected by a connecting plate 142. In addition, guide rails 150, 150 are provided above and below the hook 140 of the slot machine body 10 at positions facing the rollers 90, 90 of the slide member 70, respectively. The guide rail 150 is an upward rail that is inclined upward from the front of the slot machine body 10 to the back.
151 and the hook 14 connected to the upward rail 151.
A downward rail 152 that extends substantially vertically downward from just before the position of the locking piece 141, and is connected to the downward rail 152 by a hook.
It comprises a horizontal rail 153 that is substantially horizontal up to the base position 140.

A procedure for opening and closing the front door 50 using the above-described locking device for the front door 50 will be described. When the front door 50 starts to be closed from the state in which the front door 50 is opened, the rollers 90, 90 pivotally mounted on the upper and lower portions of the slide
Contact the leading ends of the guide rails 150, 150 provided at the end. When the front door 50 is further closed, the rollers 90, 90
Rolls on 0,150 toward the back of the slot machine. At this time, the rollers 90, 90 are gradually lifted by the upward rails 151, 151 up to above the locking pieces 141, 141 of the hooks 140, 140. Then, the slide member 70 to which the rollers 90, 90 are attached also moves upward against the bias of the spring 100. That is, the engaging portions 80, 80 opened in the slide member 70
Will move upward. And rollers 90,90
Reaches the peak of the upward rail 151, 151, the engaging portion 80,
The hook 80 starts engaging from above the locking pieces 141, 141 of the hooks 140, 140.

When the front door 50 is further closed, the rollers 90, 90 fall downward by the downward rails 152, 152,
Fits on horizontal rails 153,153. In this state, the engaging portion 8
0, 80 is completely engaged with the hooks 140, 140, and the front door 50 is closed and locked. In this locked state, when the cylinder lock 120 is operated to rotate clockwise as viewed from the front side of the slot machine, the cam member 110 also rotates in the same direction, and the upper portion of the action piece 111
Is pushed up to move the slide member 70 upward against the bias of the spring 100. Therefore, the engaging portion 8
0,80 comes off the hooks 140,140 and the rollers 90,
90 is pushed up above the peak of the guide rails 150, 150, the locked state is released, and the front door 50 can be opened.

On the other hand, when the cylinder lock 120 is operated to rotate in the opposite direction to the unlocking operation, ie, to rotate counterclockwise as viewed from the front side of the slot machine, the cam member 110 also rotates in the same direction and The lower part of 111 pushes the reset switch 130. Therefore, the hit state and the like of the slot machine can be reset. In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine is described as a typical example of the gaming machine. However, the present embodiment is not limited to the slot machine, and the gaming machine having the front door openably and closably attached to the main body, for example, a pachinko machine. Machine, arrangement ball game machine, etc.

Further, the engaging portions 80, 80, the hooks 140, 140, the rollers 90, 90, and the guide rails 150, 150 are provided in a pair on the upper and lower sides of the slot machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one may be used. Three or four or more may be provided in the middle and lower parts.

[0023]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Claim 1
According to the described invention, when the front door is started to be closed from the state where the front door is open, the roller pivotally mounted on the slide member is
It comes into contact with a guide rail provided on the main body of the gaming machine and moves to the closed position of the front door while rolling on the guide rail. At this time, the slide member to which the roller is attached is
Synchronizing with the movement of the roller, it slides up and down along the shape of the guide rail, the engaging portion is guided toward the hook 0, the engaging portion engages with the hook, and the front door is engaged with the gaming machine body. The locked state is established. In this locked state, when the cylinder lock is operated, the cam member rotates to move the slide member against the urging of the urging member, the engaging portion comes off the hook, and the front door is unlocked. , The front door can be opened.

Therefore, when the front door is closed, the locking can be performed without the engaging portion hitting the hook, so that the engaging portion and the hook are not deformed or distorted. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the strength of the locking device so much, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the cam member also serves as the operation member of the reset switch, when the cylinder lock is operated in the opposite direction to the unlocking operation, the reset switch is operated, and the struck state and the like are changed. Reset.

Therefore, since the number of parts can be reduced, the manufacturing cost of the game machine can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the locking device according to the present invention as viewed from the back side of a front door.

FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a support member attached to the front door.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a hook attached to the slot machine body.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the slot machine showing a state before a front door of the slot machine is closed.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the slot machine showing a state where the front door is being closed.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the slot machine with a front door closed.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a roller and a guide rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Main body 20 Game board 30 Operation unit 40 Medal discharge tray 50 Front door 60 Support member 61 Mounting plate 62 Support plate 63 Slot 70 Slide member 71 Board 72 Wall plate 73 Working plate 80 Engagement unit 90 Roller 91 Rotary axis 100 Spring 110 Cam member 111 Working piece 112 Rotating shaft 120 Cylinder lock 121 Key shaft 122 Key operation unit 130 Reset switch 140 Hook 141 Locking piece 142 Connecting plate 150 Guide rail 151 Up rail 152 Down rail 153 Horizontal rail

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support member attached to one side of a back side of a front door, a slide member movably attached to the support member in a vertical direction, and the slide member is provided toward the back side of the front door. An engaging portion, a roller rotatably mounted on the slide member, a hook provided at a position facing the engaging portion of the gaming machine main body, and a hook provided at a position facing the roller of the gaming machine main body. A guide rail that rolls the roller to guide the engaging portion toward the hook, and a direction in which the engaging portion engages the hook,
An urging member for urging the slide member, a cam member rotatably mounted on the support member and moving the slide member in a direction in which the engaging portion is disengaged from the hook, and a cam member connected to the cam member. And a cylinder lock for operating a cam member from the front of the front door to rotate the cam member. 2. The locking device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the cam member also serves as an operation member of the reset switch.