JP4070127B2 - Transparent board mounting structure for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a transparent plate to the inside of a front frame in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, a technology has been known in which a sash is supported on the inside of a front frame that can be opened and closed so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis on the side, and a transparent plate such as glass is detachably attached to the inside of the sash ing. When replacing the transparent plate, after opening the front frame, the sash is rotated, and the transparent plate is taken in and out from the outlet at the upper end of the sash. Further, a technique for taking in and out the transparent plate in the lateral direction is also known from Patent Document 1 and the like.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-144056

  However, according to the conventional transparent plate mounting structure, when replacing the transparent plate, two steps of opening the front frame and rotating the sash are required, and the sash does not wrap the hinge side portion with the front frame. There is a problem that it is necessary to rotate to the position greatly, and the operation is troublesome and takes time.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a transparent plate mounting structure for a gaming machine in which the transparent plate can be easily and quickly replaced.

The configuration of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is that the sash is arranged inside the front frame that can be opened and closed in a direction close to and away from the machine frame in the direction of the hinge, and the sash is translated. A transparent plate mounting structure for a gaming machine that supports the front frame so as to be movable in parallel in the front-rear direction via the means, and has a transparent plate attached to the inside of the sash, wherein the parallel moving means has a downwardly inclined groove. And the sash can be attached to and detached from the front frame when it is attached inside the corner of the front frame. It includes a guide mechanism comprising four L-shaped guide plates that are supported and guided so as to be movable in parallel, and four rollers that are pivotally attached to the corners of the sash and locked in the inclined grooves. It is characterized by being.

  As described above in detail, according to the transparent plate mounting structure of the present invention, since the means for translating the sash in the front-rear direction with respect to the front frame is provided, it is possible to easily and quickly replace the transparent plate. Play.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is embodied in a pachinko machine will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an overview of a pachinko machine. In this pachinko machine, a back frame 7 is provided on the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a front frame 2 is provided on the back frame 7 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 3. Has been. A transparent plate 5 such as a glass plate or a plastic plate covering the game area is detachably attached inside the sash 4, and an outlet 6 for the transparent plate 5 is formed at the upper end of the sash 4. A mechanism unit 8 is installed on the rear side of the back frame 7. An upper plate 9, a lower plate 10, a firing handle 11, and the like are disposed on the lower front surface of the machine frame 1. In addition, as the hinge 3, the internal concealment type shown in FIG. 1, the external exposure type shown in FIG. 3, and other various hinges can be used.

  On the upper and lower parts of the front frame 2, parallel movement means is provided that can translate the sash 4 in the front-rear direction as the front frame 2 is opened and closed. As shown in detail in FIGS. 5 and 6, the parallel moving means includes a parallel link mechanism 12 that supports the sash 4 so as to be movable in parallel with respect to the front frame 2, and biases the sash 4 backward with respect to the front frame 2. And a spring 13 as a spring member. The parallel link mechanism 12 includes links 14 that connect the front frame 2 and the sash 4 on both left and right sides of the front frame 2. The winding spring 13 is engaged with the support shaft 15 of the link 14 on the front frame 2 side, and urges the link 14 counterclockwise in the drawing.

  When the front frame 2 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the sash 4 is pushed into the inner back of the front frame 2 against the urging force of the winding spring 13 by the machine frame 1. 4 and 6, the sash 4 is pushed rearward in parallel with the front frame 2 through the parallel link mechanism 12 by the urging force of the winding spring 13 as shown in FIGS. Has been released from. Therefore, since the sash 4 is automatically opened when the front frame 2 is opened, the transparent plate 5 can be easily and quickly replaced in one step.

  7 to 15 show another embodiment of the parallel moving means. In the parallel moving means shown in FIG. 7, a connecting rod 17 for connecting the left and right links 14 is attached to both the upper and lower parallel link mechanisms 12 so that the sash 4 can be translated more smoothly. In the parallel moving means shown in FIG. 8, a bending link 18 is used for the parallel link mechanism 12. In the parallel moving means shown in FIG. 9, the bending link 18 is provided on both the left and right sides of the front frame 2 and the sash 4. The bending link 18 incorporates a spring member (not shown) that biases the sash 4 rearward with respect to the front frame 2. Further, the connecting rod may be installed between the left and right or upper and lower bending / extension links 18. In any of these embodiments, the sash 4 is automatically opened as the front frame 2 is opened, and the transparent plate 5 can be easily and quickly replaced in one step.

  10 to 13 includes a gear mechanism 20 that converts the opening / closing motion of the front frame 2 into the parallel motion of the sash 4. The gear mechanism 20 includes a curve gear 21 fixed to the machine frame 1 in the vicinity of the hinge 3, a small-diameter pinion 22 rotatably supported by the front frame 2 so as to mesh with the curve gear 21, and coaxially with the small-diameter pinion 22. A large-diameter pinion 23 provided on the sash 4 and a rack 24 long before and after being fixed to the side surface of the hinge 3 of the sash 4 so as to mesh with the large-diameter pinion 23. On the opposite side of the hinge 3, the sash 4 is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction by a guide (not shown) with respect to the front frame 2.

  When the front frame 2 is opened, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the small-diameter pinion 22 is rotated counterclockwise by the curve gear 21 and the rack 24 is fed backward by the large-diameter pinion 23, and the sash 4 Is retracted parallel to the front frame 2, and the outlet 6 is opened from the front frame 2. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the sash 4 can be automatically opened as the front frame 2 is opened, and the transparent plate 5 can be easily and quickly replaced in one step.

  14 and 15 includes a guide mechanism 26 that supports the sash 4 so as to be detachable from the front frame 2 and guides the sash 4 so that the sash 4 can be translated. The guide mechanism 26 includes four L-shaped guide plates 27 attached to the inside of each corner portion of the front frame 2 and four rollers 28 pivotally attached to each corner portion of the sash 4. . Each guide plate 27 is formed with a forwardly inclined groove 29 that guides the sash 4 in parallel in the front-rear direction via a roller 28. An insertion / removal portion 30 having a larger diameter than the roller 28 is provided upward in an intermediate portion of the inclined groove 29, and a locking portion 31 and a holding portion 32 having a smaller diameter than the roller 28 are provided at the rear end and the front end of the inclined groove 29. Are provided downward.

  Therefore, according to the guide mechanism 26, as shown in FIG. 15A, the roller 28 can be inserted into and removed from the insertion / removal portion 30, and the sash 4 can be attached to and detached from the front frame 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the roller 28 is locked to the locking portion 31, the sash 4 can be disposed at the closed position inside the front frame 2. Further, the sash 4 in the closed position is pushed backward by hand and the sash 4 is quickly opened to the rear of the front frame 2 by fitting the roller 28 to the holding portion 32 as shown in FIG. In this open position, the transparent plate 5 can be easily replaced.

  In the above embodiment, the take-out port 6 is provided at the upper end of the sash 4, but the take-out port is provided on the side surface of the sash opposite to the hinge, and the transparent plate can be taken in and out from here to be replaced. . In addition, when the guide mechanism 26 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is used, the transparent plate 5 can be fixedly attached to the inside of the sash 4 and the integrated product can be attached to and detached from the front frame 2 for replacement. In addition, the present invention can be embodied by appropriately changing the shape and configuration of each part without departing from the spirit of the present invention, for example, by applying the present invention to various gaming machines such as a slot machine.

  The gaming machine transparent plate mounting structure of the present invention can be suitably used as a structure for mounting the transparent plate inside the front frame in gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine which shows one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine in the state where the game board is attached. It is a top view of the pachinko machine. It is a top view which shows the same pachinko machine in the open state of a front frame and a sash. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 2 which shows a parallel displacement means in detail. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. 3 which shows the effect | action of the said means. It is a perspective view of the front frame which shows another Example of a parallel displacement means. It is a perspective view of the front frame which shows another Example of a parallel displacement means. It is a perspective view of the front frame which shows another Example of a parallel displacement means. It is a perspective view of the gear mechanism which shows another Example of a parallel displacement means. It is a top view of the gear mechanism. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the gear mechanism in a state where the front frame is being opened. It is a top view which shows the gear mechanism in the fully open state of a front frame. It is a perspective view of the guide mechanism which shows another Example of a parallel displacement means. It is a side view which shows the effect | action of the same guide mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

1 .. Machine frame 2.. Front frame 4.. Sash 5.. Transparent plate 6.. Extraction port 12.. Parallel link mechanism 13. Connecting rod, 18 ··· Bending and extending link, 20 ·· Gear mechanism, 21 ·· Curve gear, 22, 23 ·· Pinion, 24 ·· Rack, 26 ·· Guide mechanism, 27 ·· Guide plate, 28 ·· Roller, 29・ ・ Inclined groove, 33 ・ ・ Game board.

Claims (1)

A sash is placed inside the front frame that can open and close in the direction close to and away from the machine frame, and the sash can be translated in the front-rear direction with respect to the front frame via parallel movement means. Is a transparent plate mounting structure of a gaming machine in which a transparent plate is mounted inside the sash,
The translation means is
A front-facing inclined groove is formed, and a locking portion and a holding portion are formed downward at the front end and rear end of the inclined groove, respectively, and attached to the inside of the corner portion of the front frame. Four L-shaped guide plates that detachably support the sash and guide the sash so as to move in parallel;
A transparent plate mounting structure for a gaming machine comprising a guide mechanism comprising four rollers that are pivotally attached to each corner portion of a sash and locked in an inclined groove .

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