JP4133937B2 - Storage case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage case for storing a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko shop.

  Currently, pachinko machines installed in amusement halls have a game board unit with a support board, a game board, and a guide rail frame called a back set board on which a variable symbol display device and a control circuit board are assembled. It is attached. The game board unit has a structure in which a guide rail frame is attached to the front face of the game board and a back set board is attached to the back face of the game board. A front door is provided on the front side of the game board so that the game area of the game board can be visually recognized, and the front door is held by the main body frame. An operation handle that adjusts the launch strength of the pachinko ball launched into the game area and a storage tray that stores the pachinko ball to be launched into the game area are attached to the lower end of the front side of the main body frame. In addition, a storage tank for storing the pachinko balls to be paid out to the storage tray when a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening provided on the game board is attached to the upper end on the back side of the main body frame. ing.

  However, the operation handle and the storage tray are provided so as to protrude from the front surface of the main body frame, and the control circuit board and the storage tank are protruded from the back surface of the main body frame. When a plurality of pachinko machines are stacked up and down so that their front and back faces each other, the operation handles and storage trays of the pachinko machines located below the plurality of stacked pachinko machines are located on the upper side. The pachinko machine body frame and the pachinko machine control circuit board located on the upper side of the pachinko machine and the storage tank contact the lower pachinko machine front door. In addition, it is necessary to pack the pachinko machines one by one in the packing box, and in addition, the pachinko machines that are packed will not be rattled in the gap between the packing box and the pachinko machine. There is a need to insert the cushioning material of styrene, etc., it takes a long time to the packing work.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage case that can easily perform the packing operation of a pachinko machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the storage case of the present invention includes a main body portion that supports a game board, a front protrusion that protrudes from the front side of the main body portion, and a rear surface side of the main body portion. A storage case for storing a ball game machine for playing a game using a game ball, the plate having a mounting surface portion on which the front surface or the rear surface of the main body portion is mounted. A bottom plate formed with an insertion hole portion through which one of the front projection and the rear projection is formed, and the front projection and the rear surface on an outer peripheral portion of the surface on the mounting surface portion side of the bottom plate. A first peripheral wall portion erected higher than the other of the projecting body, and an outer peripheral portion of a surface opposite to the mounting surface portion side of the bottom plate than one of the front projecting body and the rear projecting body. A case body having a second peripheral wall portion standing upright, and the first peripheral wall portion Engaging projection on one of the front end surface of the the end surface the second circumferential wall portion, the other, wherein the engaging protrusion can be inserted engagement recess.

  A displacement member that is displaced between a holding position for holding the ball game machine stored in the case main body together with the bottom plate and a retracted position that is retracted from the holding position, and the displacement member is attached to the holding position. And an urging portion for energizing.

  A first housing formed by the bottom plate and the first peripheral wall portion, the first engaging portion engaging with the engaging convex portion or the engaging concave portion provided on the first peripheral wall portion; A first lid member that covers a portion, a second engagement portion that engages with the engagement convex portion or the engagement concave portion provided on the second peripheral wall portion, and the bottom plate and the second peripheral wall portion It is preferable to include a second lid member that covers the second storage portion formed in step (b).

  And a fixing portion that fixes the plurality of case bodies to each other or one of the first lid member and the second lid member and the case body, and the fixing portion is formed in a plate shape, A body plate that is pivotally supported on a rotation shaft provided on the case body, the first lid member, and the second lid member, and the case body, the first lid member, and the second lid member. A male screw that is screwed into a female screw provided on the main plate, and a male screw that is provided at the other tip of the main body plate and has a short hole direction smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw. An insertion hole, and a space that surrounds the male screw insertion hole in the main body plate and is erected lower than the male screw, and slightly larger than the diameter of the head of the male screw in the short direction of the male screw insertion hole The first opposing wall and the second opposing wall facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the male screw insertion hole A screw peripheral wall portion having a third opposing wall and a fourth opposing wall facing each other at a distance slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction, and a front end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion, the main body plate and the screw The male screw insertion hole has a long hole-like operation hole that covers the screw storage portion formed by the peripheral wall portion and is smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw and into which an operation tool for operating the male screw can be inserted. It is preferable to have the storage lid part formed along.

  According to the storage case of the present invention, the main body part that supports the game board, the front projecting body that projects from the front surface side of the main body section, and the rear projecting body that projects from the rear surface side of the main body section. A ball ball game machine that uses a game ball to store a game, and is formed in a plate shape having a mounting surface portion on which the front surface or the rear surface of the main body portion is mounted, and one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion A bottom plate in which an insertion hole portion is inserted, a first peripheral wall portion that is erected higher than the other of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion on the outer peripheral portion of the surface on the mounting surface portion side of the bottom plate, and the bottom plate A front end of the first peripheral wall having a case body having a second peripheral wall standing upright on one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion on the outer periphery of the surface opposite to the placement surface; One of the surface and the front end surface of the second peripheral wall portion is provided with an engaging convex portion, and the other is provided with an engaging concave portion into which the engaging convex portion can be inserted. Therefore, when the main body portion of the ball game machine is placed on the placement surface portion of the bottom plate, one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion passes through the insertion hole, and the front protrusion and the rear protrusion protrude by the first peripheral wall portion. Since the second peripheral wall portion covers the other of the body and one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion can be covered, the plurality of case bodies containing the ball game machines are connected to the front end surface of the first peripheral wall portion and the second peripheral wall portion. Even when the top and bottom are overlapped so that the front end surface of the two peripheral walls face each other, one of the front and rear protrusions of the ball game machine located on the lower side of the ball game machine located on the upper side A plurality of case bodies accommodating the ball game machines can be stacked without contacting the other of the front and rear projections, and the labor for packing the ball game machines can be reduced. Furthermore, when a plurality of case main bodies are stacked, the engaging convex portion is inserted into the engaging concave portion, so that the stacked state can be maintained when the plurality of case main bodies are stacked.

  Also, a displacement member that is displaced between a nipping position for nipping the ball game machine stored in the case body together with the bottom plate, and a retreat position that is retreated from the nipping position, and an urging portion that urges the displacement member toward the nipping position. Therefore, the ball game machine stored in the case body can be held between the displacement member and the bottom plate, and the displacement member normally holds the ball game machine stored in the case body together with the bottom plate by the urging portion. Therefore, as long as the displacement member is not displaced to the retracted position, the displacement member can be located at the sandwiching position.

  Furthermore, it has the 1st engaging part engaged with the engaging convex part or engaging recessed part provided in the 1st surrounding wall part, and covers the 1st accommodating part formed with the baseplate and the 1st surrounding wall part. The cover member has a second engaging portion that engages with an engaging convex portion or an engaging concave portion provided on the second peripheral wall portion, and covers the second storage portion formed by the bottom plate and the second peripheral wall portion. And the second lid member, the first engagement portion of the first lid member is engaged with the engagement convex portion or the engagement concave portion provided on the first peripheral wall portion, and provided on the second peripheral wall portion. When the second engaging portion of the second lid member is engaged with the engaging convex portion or the engaging concave portion, the first housing portion can be covered with the first lid member, and the second housing portion can be covered with the second lid member. Therefore, the ball ball game machine stored in the case body can be protected from the outside by the case body, the first lid member, and the second lid member, and the ball ball stored in the case body. It is possible to prevent that the technique machine is damaged.

  In addition, a plurality of case main bodies or a fixing portion that fixes one of the first lid member and the second lid member and the case main body is provided, the fixing portion is formed in a plate shape, and one tip portion is a case A male plate that is screwed into a main body plate that is pivotally supported on a rotation shaft provided on the main body, the first lid member, and the second lid member, and a female screw that is provided on the case main body, the first lid member, and the second lid member. A screw, a male screw insertion hole provided at the other tip of the main body plate and formed in a long hole shape in which the short side direction is smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw, and the main body plate surround the male screw insertion hole And a first opposing wall and a second opposing wall, which are erected lower than the male screw and are opposed to each other at a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the head of the male screw in the short direction of the male screw insertion hole, and the male screw insertion hole A third opposing wall facing each other at a distance slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of 4 provided on the distal end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion having the opposing wall and the screw peripheral wall portion, covering the screw storage portion formed by the main body plate and the screw peripheral wall portion, and smaller than the male screw head diameter and male Since a long hole-like operation hole into which an operation tool for operating a screw can be inserted has a storage lid portion formed along the male screw insertion hole, a plurality of case main bodies can be connected to each other by using a plurality of fixing portions. , The first lid member and the case main body can be fixed, and the second lid member and the case main body can be fixed. Therefore, when transporting, a plurality of case main bodies, the first lid member and the second lid are provided. The storage case can be easily transported without the members falling apart.

  Furthermore, since the male screw insertion hole for inserting the male screw provided in the main body plate is formed in a long hole shape whose short direction is smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw, the longitudinal direction of the male screw insertion hole When the case main body is overlapped or when the first lid member and the second lid member are engaged with the case main body, the case main body, the first lid member, and the second lid can be moved. Even when the position of the female screw provided on the lid member deviates from the reference position, by moving the position where the male screw is inserted, the plurality of case main bodies can be securely connected to each other or the first lid member. In addition, one of the second lid members and the case main body can be fixed. In addition, since the storage lid portion that covers the screw storage portion formed by the main body plate and the screw peripheral wall portion is provided on the front end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion, the male screw can be always stored in the screw storage portion and the fixing work is performed. In this case, it is not necessary to prepare a male screw, and workability can be improved. Further, when the case main body is not used for housing the ball game machine, the fixing portion does not come out of the way by screwing the male screw into the female screw provided in the case main body. Further, since the first opposing wall and the second opposing wall of the screw peripheral wall portion oppose each other at an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the head of the male screw in the short direction of the male screw insertion hole, the male screw and the female screw Even if the male screw falls when the male screw is not screwed into any member, the head of the male screw immediately hits the first opposing wall or the second opposing wall. Further, the third opposing wall and the fourth opposing wall are opposed to each other at a distance slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of the male screw insertion hole. Since it is formed along the male screw insertion hole, the male screw is always visible from the operation hole of the lid, and the male screw is operated by inserting the operation tool for operating the male screw into the operation hole. Sometimes it can be done easily.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) 2 which is an embodiment of a ball game machine has a game board 4 disposed inside a main body frame (main body part) 3. A front door 5 is attached to the front surface of 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. Below the front door 5 is a storage unit (operating handle (front projection) 8) that adjusts the launch strength of a supply tray (front projection) 6 and a pachinko ball (game ball) 7 for supplying a hit ball. A front projecting body 9 is projected and attached to the front side of the main body frame 3. At the approximate center of the game area 4a where the pachinko ball 7 of the game board 4 is launched, various symbols are displayed on the liquid crystal screen during the game based on predetermined winning conditions such as winning the pachinko ball 7 in a predetermined winning opening. There is provided a variable symbol display device 10 that performs variable display within a predetermined time and then stops display. Around the symbol variable display device 10, a start winning port 11, an attacker 12, and an out port 13 are provided. In addition, a center accessory 14 is assembled at substantially the center of the game board 4, and the symbol variable display device 10 assembled to a back set plate 20 described later through an opening 14 a formed in the center accessory 14. Can be visually recognized. In addition, a convex decorative portion is provided on the front surface of the front door 5, and this decorative portion is a front protruding body that protrudes from the front side of the main body frame 3. Moreover, in this embodiment, the storage unit 9 protrudes from the front surface of the main body frame 3 more greatly than the decorative portion of the front door 5.

  A box-shaped storage tank (rear projecting body) 15 is attached to the upper end of the back surface of the main body frame 3 so as to protrude from the back surface of the main body frame 3. The storage tank 15 stores pachinko balls 7 to be paid out to the storage tray 6, and has a concave storage recess 15a.

  The player puts the pachinko ball 7 into the supply tray 6 and starts the game. The inserted pachinko ball 7 is guided to the ball launcher through a guide path provided in the supply tray 6. The player drives the pachinko balls 7 one by one toward the upper side of the game area 4a of the game board 4 by rotating the operation handle 8 by a predetermined amount to control the driving of the ball launching device. Can do. The launched pachinko ball 7 enters the start winning port 11 or is collected from the out port 13 while flowing down from above the game area 4a. Note that a plurality of structures such as nails and windmills provided in the game area 4a of the pachinko machine 2 are well-known and will not be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 5 is attached to the front surface of the main body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. Visible glass is attached to the inside of the front door 5. When the front door 5 is in the locked state, the player or the game hall operator can see the pachinko ball 7 flowing down the game area 4a of the game board 4 through the glass. The board 4 cannot touch the inside of the main body frame 3 as well.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board unit 16 is exchangeably locked to the game board unit locking portion 3 a of the main body frame 3. A game board unit locking member 17 for locking the game board unit 16 is provided at the upper end and the lower end of the right end of the game board unit locking portion 3a. Note that a rotatable locking portion 17 a is pivotally supported on the game board unit locking member 17.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the game board unit 16 includes a game board 4, a back set unit (rear protrusion) 18 and a guide rail frame 19, and the back set unit 18 and the guide rail frame 19 will be described in detail later. As described above, the game board 4 is locked in a sandwiched state.

  A locking member insertion hole 4b for inserting a game board unit locking member 17 (see FIG. 3) is formed at the upper end and the lower end of the right end of the game board 4. Positioning openings 4c for inserting bosses 23 described later are formed at the four corners of the game board 4.

  The back set unit 18 includes a back set plate (rear projecting body) 20, a main control circuit device (rear projecting body) 35 and a sub control circuit device (rear projecting body) 39 supported by the back set plate 20 (FIG. 5). Reference). The back set plate 20 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and a plurality of ribs 20a are provided on the front surface of the back set plate 20, and a spherical passage 20b is formed by these ribs 20a. The pachinko ball 7 that has entered the start winning port 11, the attacker 12 and the out port 13 when playing a game passes through the ball passage 20b and is guided to a predetermined receiving part. Bosses 23 are formed at four locations on the upper and lower sides of the back set plate 20, and openings 24 are formed in the bosses 23 for inserting locking knobs 41 provided on a guide rail frame 19 described later. The boss 23 is inserted into the positioning opening 4c formed in the game board 4 from the back side, whereby the game board 4 and the back set board 20 are positioned. The variable symbol display device 10 is assembled on the back surface of the back set plate 20 (see FIG. 5).

  The guide rail frame 19 has a configuration in which an outer rail 26, a first inner rail 27, and a second inner rail 28 are attached to a frame main body 25 that is formed in a plate shape and has a rib formed on the outer periphery of the front surface. The frame body 25, the outer rail 26, the first inner rail 27, and the second inner rail 28 are made of a resin material having excellent slidability and wear resistance such as polyacetal. A space between the outer rail 26 and the first inner rail 27 serves as a guide portion 25a for guiding the hit pachinko ball 7 toward the game area 4a. In addition, an opening 25b for restricting (forming) movement of the pachinko ball 7 in the game is formed in the center of the frame body 25, and a pachinko that has not won any of the start winning port 11 and the attacker 12 is formed below the opening 25b. A front decoration 29a of the out port 29 for guiding the sphere 7 to a predetermined receiving portion is formed. The outer rail 26, the first inner rail 27, and the second inner rail 28 are assembled and fixed to the frame body 25 by screws or the like (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main control circuit device (rear projecting body) 35 and the sub control circuit device (rear projecting body) 39 are supported by the back set plate 20 so as to project to the back side of the back set plate 20. Yes. On the back side of the game board 4, a program ROM 31 storing a main program for controlling various devices that are operated when playing a game and an effect program for performing variable display control of the symbol variable display device 10, and A data ROM 32 and a memory controller for storing data for operating various devices in accordance with processing conditions performed based on image data, audio data, main program, etc. displayed on the variable symbol display device 10 are assembled. A circuit board 33 is provided. A connector 34 is provided on the circuit board 33, and a connector 36 is connected to be connected to the main control circuit device 35 assembled to the back set plate 20. As a result, the main control circuit device 35 and the circuit board 33 are electrically connected via the cables 37 and 38. In this embodiment, the ROM is exemplified as the information storage medium to be assembled to the circuit board. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) may be assembled. In this case, a program, data, etc. are memorized at the time of assembly work, or a program, data, etc. are installed at the time of model change or at the time of starting a ball game machine. The installation is preferably performed by connecting to a hall computer such as a pachinko parlor and using programs and data stored in the hall computer.

  As shown in FIG. 4, bosses (not shown) are formed at a total of four locations on each of the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the back surface of the frame main body 25, and the bosses can be freely locked. A knob 41 is attached. By positioning the boss through the positioning opening 4c formed in the game board 4, the frame body 25 and the game board 4 are positioned. Further, after the locking knob 41 is inserted into the opening 24 of the boss 23 formed on the back set plate 20, the game board 4 is held by rotating from the horizontal position to the vertical position with respect to the opening 24. In this state, the guide rail frame 19 and the back set plate 20 can be engaged. The structure and number of lock mechanisms can be appropriately set in consideration of the configuration of the game board unit 16 and the like. Further, locking member locking holes 25 c are formed in the upper and lower ends of the right side of the frame body 25. The locking member locking hole 25c is provided at a position where the locking portion 17a of the game board unit locking member 17 can be inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the locking member locking hole 25 c of the frame body 25 is large enough to allow the game board unit locking member 17 to be inserted, and is locked with the locking portion 17 a of the game board unit locking member 17. It is formed to be possible. The locking portion 17a is pivotally supported by the game board unit locking member 17, and in a state where the game board unit 16 is not attached, the locking portion 17a has a longitudinal direction oriented vertically. It is set to the stop release position. When the game board unit 16 is attached to the game board unit locking portion 3a of the main body frame 3, the game board unit locking member 17 is inserted into the locking member locking hole 25c, and the locking portion 17a becomes rotatable. It protrudes from the locking member locking hole 25c.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the locking portion 17a protrudes from the locking member locking hole 25c and is rotated 90 degrees so that its longitudinal direction is horizontal, the game board unit locking member 17 is engaged. Set to the stop position. By the rotation to the locking position, the locking portion 17a cannot be inserted / removed from the locking member locking hole 25c, and the game board unit 16 is locked. Thereby, the game board unit 16 is locked to the main body frame 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the storage case 50 embodying the present invention is for storing the pachinko machine 2 with the back set unit 18 in the lower side in FIG. A box (case body) 51, a plate-like upper lid (first lid member) 52 attached to the upper surface of the storage box 51, a plate-like lower lid (second lid member) 53 attached to the lower surface of the storage box 51, and the like A fixing unit (fixing portion) 54 for fixing the storage box 51 is provided. Four fixing units 54 are provided. The storage box 51 includes a plate-shaped flat plate (bottom plate) 51a, an upper peripheral wall portion (first peripheral wall portion) 51b erected over the entire upper surface of the flat plate 51a in FIG. 9, and a flat plate 51a. The lower peripheral wall part (2nd peripheral wall part) 51c erected on the lower surface in FIG. The flat plate 51 a is formed with a back set unit insertion hole (insertion hole portion) 51 d for inserting the back set unit 18 and a storage tank insertion hole (insertion hole portion) 51 e for inserting the storage tank 15. ing. A portion of the flat plate 51a covered with the upper peripheral wall portion 51b on the upper surface in FIG. 9 becomes a placement surface portion 51f on which the rear surface of the main body frame 3 is placed. The main frame 3, the game board 4, the front door 5, and the storage unit 9 are stored in the first storage part formed by the flat plate 51a and the upper peripheral wall part 51b. The upper peripheral wall 51b is erected higher than the storage unit 9 in the height direction. The flat plate 51a and the upper peripheral wall portion 51b are shaped so that the housed main body frame 3 does not rattle, specifically, when the rear surface of the main body frame 3 is placed on the placement surface portion 51f, The side surface, the lower side surface, the left side surface and the right side surface are formed so as to contact the inner wall surface of the upper peripheral wall portion 51b. The storage tank 15 and the back set unit 18 are stored in the second storage part formed by the flat plate 51a and the lower peripheral wall part 51c, and the lower peripheral wall part 51c has the storage tank 15 and the back set in its height direction. It is erected higher than the unit 18.

  Convex engagement convex portions 51g are formed at the four corners of the distal end surface of the upper peripheral wall portion 51b, and concave engagement concave portions 51h are formed at the four corners of the distal end surface of the lower peripheral wall portion 51c. . The engaging concave portion 51h can insert the engaging convex portion 51g, and when the engaging convex portion 51g of the other storage box 51 is inserted, the storage box 51 formed with the inserted engaging convex portion 51g is loose. It is formed in a shape that does not stick.

  Recessed clamping recesses 51i are formed on the left and right inner wall surfaces in FIG. 9 of the upper peripheral wall 51b, and the pachinko machine 2 stored in the storage box 51 is clamped together with the flat plate 51a in the clamping recess 51i. A sandwiching plate (displacement member) 55 and a coil spring (biasing portion) 56 that biases the sandwiching plate 55 are inserted. The clamping plate 55 is inserted so as to be movable in the left-right direction in FIG. One end of the coil spring 56 is attached to the bottom surface of the sandwiching recess 51 i and the other end is attached to the sandwiching plate 55. Due to the biasing of the coil spring 56, the sandwiching plate 55 inserted in the left sandwiching recess 51i in FIG. 9 is biased in the direction A in FIG. 9, and the sandwiching plate inserted in the right sandwiching recess 51i in FIG. 55 is in a state of being urged in the B direction in FIG. Recessed moving recesses 51j for moving the holding plate 55 when the pachinko machine 2 is inserted are formed on the left and right sides of the distal end surface of the upper peripheral wall 51b in FIG.

  Insertion holes 51k for inserting pins (rotating shafts) 62, which will be described later, are fixed to the left and right side surfaces in FIG. 9 of the flat plate 51a in the left and right outer wall surfaces of the lower peripheral wall portion 51c in FIG. A first female screw (female screw) 51l for attaching the unit 54 is provided on the outer wall surface of each of the left and right sides in FIG. 9 of the upper peripheral wall portion 51b. 51 m are formed. When the pin 62 inserted through the fixing unit 54 is inserted into the insertion hole 51k, the fixing unit 54 is attached to the storage box 51 so as to be rotatable about the pin 62. Then, when a later-described screw (male screw) 61 is screwed into the first female screw 51 l, the fixing unit 54 is fixed to the storage box 51.

  At the four corners of the lower surface of the upper lid 52, concave insertion concave portions (first engagement portions) 52a for inserting the engagement convex portions 51g are formed. The insertion recess 52a is formed in such a shape that the storage box 51 in which the inserted engagement protrusion 51g is formed does not rattle when the engagement protrusion 51g is inserted. An insertion hole 52b for inserting the pin 62 and an upper lid female screw (female screw) 52c (see FIG. 8) for attaching the fixing unit 54 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the upper lid 52 in FIG. Has been. When the pin 62 inserted through the fixing unit 54 is inserted into the insertion hole 52b, the fixing unit 54 is attached to the upper lid 52 so as to be rotatable about the pin 62. Then, when the screw 61 is screwed into the upper lid female screw 52 c, the fixing unit 54 is fixed to the upper lid 52.

  At the four corners of the upper surface of the lower lid 53, convex insertion convex portions (second engaging portions) 53a for insertion into the engaging concave portions 51h are formed. The insertion convex portion 53a is formed in a shape that does not rattle the lower lid 53 when inserted into the engaging concave portion 51h. A lower lid female screw (female screw) 53b for attaching the fixing unit 54 is formed on the left and right side surfaces of the lower lid 53 in FIG.

  A total of four fixing units (fixing portions) 54 are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 51 in FIG. 9 and the left and right side surfaces of the upper lid 52, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the fixing unit 54 is erected over the entire circumference of the plate-like fixing plate (main body plate) 54 a and the fixing plate 54 a in FIG. 10 to store the screws 61. Screw peripheral wall portion 54b, a plate-like lid portion (storage lid portion) 54c attached to the distal end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion 54b, and a screw (male screw) 61 for fixing the fixing unit 54 to the storage box 51 or the lower lid 53. And is attached to the storage box 51 or the upper lid 52 by pins 62. 11A is a front view, FIG. 11B is a left side sectional view, and FIG. 11C is an upper side sectional view. A pin insertion hole 54d for inserting the pin 62 is formed in the lower end portion of the fixed plate 54a in FIG. The pin insertion hole 54d is formed with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft portion of the pin 62, whereby the fixing unit 54 is rotatable around the pin 62 inserted into the pin insertion hole 54d. .

  An elongated screw insertion hole (male screw insertion hole) 54e for inserting the shaft portion of the screw 61 is formed at the upper end portion of the fixing plate 54a in FIG. The screw insertion hole 54e is formed so that the longitudinal direction is the vertical direction in FIG. 11B and the length in the short direction is smaller than the diameter of the head of the screw 61. The screw peripheral wall portion 54b is erected so as to surround the screw insertion hole 54e and lower than the entire length of the screw 61, and is screwed in the short direction (left and right direction in FIG. 11C) of the screw insertion hole 54e. A first opposing wall 54f and a second opposing wall 54g, which are formed so as to face each other at an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the head of 61 (for example, 1.2 times the diameter of the head of the screw 61), screws In the longitudinal direction of the insertion hole 54e (vertical direction in FIG. 11B), the gap is slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction (for example, 1.2 times the longitudinal length of the screw insertion hole 54e). The left opposing wall 54j and the right opposing wall in which outer wall surfaces are continuously formed on the left and right side surfaces in FIG. 11C of the third opposing wall 54h and the fourth opposing wall 54i and the fixed plate 54a that are formed to face each other. 54k. The third opposing wall 54h and the fourth opposing wall 54i are formed so as to be integrated with the left opposing wall 54j and the right opposing wall 54k. Further, the distance between the third opposing wall 54 h and the fourth opposing wall 54 i is shorter than the entire length of the screw 61. If the lid portion 54c is attached to the distal end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion 54b with the screw 61 inserted through the screw insertion hole 54e, the screw 61 cannot be removed.

  The lid portion 54c is formed in a plate shape, and when a screw 61 is tightened with a tool such as a screwdriver, a long hole-shaped driver insertion hole (operation hole) 54l for inserting a screwdriver is provided as a screw insertion hole 54e. It is formed along. The driver insertion hole 54l has a length in the short direction smaller than the diameter of the head of the screw 61 and a size capable of inserting the driver, and the length in the longitudinal direction is equal to the length in the longitudinal direction of the screw insertion hole 54e. It is formed so as to be substantially the same. As a result, the screw 61 is always stored in the space formed by the screw peripheral wall portion 54b and the lid portion 54c. Therefore, when the fixing unit 54 is attached, it is necessary to prepare another screw for attachment. Therefore, workability can be improved.

  The operation of the storage case 50 configured as described above will be described. When the manufactured pachinko machine 2 is stored in a storage place such as a warehouse, first, as shown in FIG. 12, the insertion convex portion 53a of the lower lid 53 is inserted into the engaging concave portion 51h of the storage box 51 for storage. The screw 61 of the fixing unit 54 attached to the box 51 and the first female screw 51l are unscrewed so that the fixing unit 54 is rotatable. In this state, the fixing unit 54 is rotated 180 ° around the pin 62. By rotating, the screw 61 is screwed into the lower lid female screw 53b of the lower lid 53. Thereby, the lower lid 53 is fixed to the lower surface side of the first storage box 51. Then, the pachinko machine 2 is stored in the storage box 51 with the back set unit 18 facing downward. At this time, the operator inserts a plate-shaped jig or the like into the moving recess 51j and moves the two clamping plates 55 in the direction of entering the clamping recess 51i. As shown in FIG. 13, when the pachinko machine 2 is stored in the storage box 51 by bringing the rear surface of the main body frame 3 into contact with the mounting surface portion 51f, the storage tank 15 is stored in the storage tank insertion hole 51e, and the back set unit 18 is mounted on the back. It is inserted through the set unit insertion hole 51d. After the pachinko machine 2 is stored in the storage box 51, when the jig is removed from the moving recess 51j, the left clamping plate 55 in FIG. 13 moves in the direction A in FIG. The inner right clamping plate 55 moves in the direction B in FIG. Thereby, the pachinko machine 2 is in a state of being sandwiched between the two sandwiching plates 55 and the flat plate 51a.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14, as described above, the engaging protrusion 51g of the first storage box 51 storing the first pachinko machine 2 is replaced with the engaging recess 51h of another second storage box 51. And the screw 61 of the fixing unit 54 attached to the second storage box 51 and the first female screw 51l are released to make the fixing unit 54 rotatable. In this state, the fixing unit 54 And the screw 61 is screwed into the second female screw 51m of the first storage box 51. Thereby, the second storage box 51 is fixed to the upper surface side of the first storage box 51. And the 2nd pachinko machine 2 is accommodated in the 2nd storage box 51 by the method as mentioned above. In addition, the 1st storage box 51 shows the thing of the lower stage in FIG.14 and FIG.15, and the 2nd storage box 51 shows the thing of the upper stage in FIG.14 and FIG.15. Further, the first pachinko machine 2 indicates the lower one in FIGS. 14 and 15, and the second pachinko machine 2 indicates the upper one in FIGS. 14 and 15. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the engaging convex portion 51g of the second storage box 51 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 52a of the upper lid 52, and the screw 61 of the fixing unit 54 attached to the upper lid 52 and the upper lid female screw 52c. And the fixing unit 54 can be rotated freely. In this state, the fixing unit 54 is rotated about 90 ° about the pin 62, and the screw 61 is moved to the second female of the second storage box 51. Screwed onto the screw 51m. Thereby, the upper lid 52 is fixed to the upper surface side of the second storage box 51. In this state, the first and second pachinko machines 2 are stored in a state covered with the first and second storage boxes 51, the upper lid 52, and the lower lid 53, and cannot be contacted from the outside. Therefore, it will not be hurt. When the pachinko machine 2 is stored in a storage place such as a warehouse, the pachinko machine 2 is stored in the storage in the state of being stored in the storage case 50 as described above. The number of storage boxes 51 to be stacked is not limited to two and can be changed as appropriate.

  Thus, the pachinko machine 2 can be stored in the storage box 51, and the upper peripheral wall portion 51b is erected higher than the storage unit 9 in the height direction, and the lower peripheral wall portion 51c is Since the storage tank 15 and the back set unit 18 are erected higher in the direction, a plurality of storage boxes 51 storing the pachinko machine 2 can be stacked without damaging the stored pachinko machine 2. Compared with the case where the pachinko machines 2 are individually packed one by one, the labor of the work can be reduced.

  The flat plate 51a and the upper peripheral wall portion 51b are arranged such that when the rear surface of the main body frame 3 is placed on the placement surface portion 51f, the upper side surface, the lower side surface, the left side surface, and the right side surface of the main body frame 3 correspond to the upper peripheral wall portion 51b. The pachinko machine 2 is formed so as to contact the inner wall surface, and the main body frame 3 stored in the storage box 51 does not rattle, so that when the storage case 50 is transported with the pachinko machine 2 stored, the pachinko machine 2 It will not hurt. Further, since the screw insertion hole 54e of the fixing unit 54 and the driver insertion hole 54l of the lid portion 54c are formed in a long hole shape, the insertion convex portion 53a of the lower lid 53 is replaced with the engagement concave portion 51h of the storage box 51. Even when the vertical position of the storage box 51 and the lower lid 53 in FIG. 12 varies after the insertion, the screw 61 is moved in the vertical direction by the amount of the variation. The lid 53 and the storage box 51 can be securely fixed. Similarly, after inserting the engagement convex portion 51g of the storage box 51 into the engagement concave portion 51h of another storage box 51, Even when variations occur in the vertical position of the storage box 51 in FIG. 14, the two storage boxes 51 are confirmed by moving the screw 61 in the vertical direction by the variation. Similarly, after the engaging convex portion 51g of the storage box 51 is inserted into the insertion concave portion 52a of the upper lid 52, the positions of the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 in the vertical direction in FIG. Even if the variation occurs, the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 can be securely fixed by moving the screw 61 in the vertical direction by the variation.

  Further, since the plurality of storage boxes 51 storing the pachinko machine 2 can be integrally fixed by the fixing unit 54, when the plurality of storage boxes 51 are transported, the plurality of storage boxes 51 are separated. This can reduce the time and effort required for conveyance. Further, the pachinko machine 2 stored in the storage box 51 is stored in a state of being covered with the storage box 51, the upper lid 52, and the lower lid 53, and cannot be contacted from the outside, so that it is not damaged.

  When the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 are not used, the fixing unit 54 attached to the storage box 51 is fixed to the storage box 51, and the fixing unit 54 attached to the upper lid 52 is fixed to the upper lid 52. Therefore, when the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 are not used, the fixing units 54 attached to the storage box 51 and the upper cover 52 do not get out of the way.

  Further, the first opposing wall 54f and the second opposing wall 54g of the screw peripheral wall portion 54b of the fixed unit 54 oppose each other at an interval of 1.2 times the diameter of the head of the screw 61 in the short direction of the screw insertion hole 54e. Therefore, even when the screw 61 is released from the first female screw 51l of the storage box 51 and the screw 61 falls down, the head of the screw 61 immediately becomes the first opposing wall 54f or the second opposing wall. 54g, and the third opposing wall 54h and the fourth opposing wall 54i are spaced by 1.2 times the length in the longitudinal direction of the screw insertion hole 54e and shorter than the entire length of the screw 61. Since the length of the driver insertion hole 54l of the lid portion 54c is substantially the same as the length of the screw insertion hole 54e in the longitudinal direction, the screw 61 is always removed from the driver insertion hole 54l. Become visible Ri, and inserting the driver into the driver insertion hole 54l, when operating the screw 61, can be easily carried out the operation.

  In the above embodiment, the storage box 51 and the lower lid 53 are fixed by the fixing unit 54 attached to the storage box 51, and the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 are fixed by the fixing unit 54 attached to the upper lid 52. Without being limited thereto, the storage box 51 and the upper lid 52 are fixed by the fixing unit 54 attached to the storage box 51, and the storage box 51 and the lower lid 53 are fixed by the fixing unit 54 attached to the lower lid 53. You may do it.

  In the above embodiment, a total of four fixed units 54 are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 51 and the left and right side surfaces of the upper lid 52 respectively. However, the number of the fixed units 54 is four. Without being limited, it can be changed as appropriate.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the engaging convex portions 51g are formed at the four corners of the tip surface of the upper peripheral wall portion 51b, and the engaging concave portions 51h are formed at the four corners of the tip surface of the lower peripheral wall portion 51c. Concave engagement recesses may be formed at the four corners of the front end surface of the upper peripheral wall portion 51b, and convex engagement convex portions may be formed at the four corners of the front end surface of the lower peripheral wall portion 51c. Convex insertion convex portions are formed at the four corners, and concave insertion concave portions are formed at the four corners of the upper surface of the lower lid 53. Further, the number of the engaging convex portions 51g and the engaging concave portions 51h is not limited to four, but can be changed as appropriate.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the pachinko machine 2 of the state which made the back set unit 18 the lower side was accommodated in the storage box 51, it is not limited to this, The state which made the back set unit 18 the upper side The pachinko machine 2 may be stored in the storage box 51. In this case, a storage unit insertion hole for inserting the storage unit 9 is formed in the flat plate 51a, and the upper peripheral wall portion 51b In the vertical direction, it is set higher than the back set unit 18, and the lower peripheral wall portion 51 c is set higher than the storage unit 9 in the height direction.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the screw insertion hole 54e is formed so that the longitudinal direction is the vertical direction in FIG. 11B, and the screw 61 is movable in the vertical direction. However, the present invention is limited to this. Instead, it may be formed such that the longitudinal direction is the left-right direction in FIG. 11C, and the screw 61 is movable in the left-right direction.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine which implemented this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine of the state which opened the front door. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a main body frame and a game board unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a game board, a support body, and a guide rail frame. It is sectional drawing which shows the outline of the state which decomposed | disassembled the structure of a game board and a support body. It is a front view which shows the state in which the game board unit latching member was set to the start cancellation | release position. It is a front view which shows the state in which the game board unit latching member was set to the latching position. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a storage case. It is an exploded side sectional view showing a storage case. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a fixing unit. FIG. 4 is a front view, a left side sectional view, and an upper side sectional view showing a fixed unit. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the pachinko machine, storage box, fixing unit, and lower cover at the time of storing a pachinko machine in a storage box. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the pachinko machine after storing a pachinko machine in a storage box, a storage box, a fixing unit, and a lower cover. It is side surface sectional drawing of the state which accumulated two storage boxes. It is side surface sectional drawing of the state which piled up two storage boxes and attached the upper cover to the upper storage box.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (ball game machines)
3 Body frame (main body)
4 Game board 5 Front door 6 Supply tray (front projection)
7 Pachinko balls (game balls)
8 Operation handle (front protrusion)
9 Storage unit (front protrusion)
15 Storage tank (rear protrusion)
18 Back set unit (rear protrusion)
20 Back set board (rear protrusion)
35 Main control circuit device (rear protrusion)
39 Sub-control circuit device (rear protrusion)
50 Storage case 51 Storage box (case body)
51a Plane plate (bottom plate)
51b Upper peripheral wall (first peripheral wall)
51c Lower perimeter wall (second perimeter wall)
51d Back set unit insertion hole (insertion hole)
51e Storage tank insertion hole (insertion hole)
51f Placement surface portion 51g Engaging convex portion 51h Engaging concave portion 51l First female screw (female screw)
51m Second female screw (female screw)
52 Upper lid (first lid member)
52a Insertion recess (first engaging part)
52c Top lid female screw (female screw)
53 Lower lid (second lid member)
53a Insertion convex part (2nd engaging part)
53b Lower lid female screw (female screw)
54 Fixing unit (fixing part)
54a Fixed plate (main plate)
54b Screw peripheral wall part 54c Lid part (storage lid part)
54e Screw insertion hole (Male screw insertion hole)
54f 1st opposing wall 54g 2nd opposing wall 54h 3rd opposing wall 54i 4th opposing wall 54l Driver insertion hole (operation hole)
55 Nipping plate (displacement member)
56 Coil spring (biasing part)
61 Screw (Male thread)
62 pins (rotating shaft)

Claims (2)

A main body for supporting the game board, and a front protrusion provided to protrude to the front side of the main body,
A storage case for storing a ball game machine for playing a game using a game ball, comprising a rear surface protruding body provided protruding from the rear surface side of the main body part,
A bottom plate having a mounting surface portion on which a front surface or a rear surface of the main body portion is mounted, and an insertion hole portion through which one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion is inserted;
A first peripheral wall portion erected higher than the other of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion on the outer peripheral portion of the surface on the placement surface portion side of the bottom plate;
A case body having a second peripheral wall portion erected higher than one of the front protrusion and the rear protrusion on the outer peripheral portion of the surface opposite to the mounting surface portion side of the bottom plate;
One of the front end surface of the first peripheral wall portion and the front end surface of the second peripheral wall portion is provided with an engaging convex portion, and the other is provided with an engaging concave portion into which the engaging convex portion can be inserted ,
A first engaging portion formed by the bottom plate and the first peripheral wall portion, the first engaging portion engaging with the engaging convex portion or the engaging concave portion provided on the first peripheral wall portion; A first lid member for covering;
A second storage portion formed by the bottom plate and the second peripheral wall portion, having a second engagement portion that engages with the engagement convex portion or the engagement concave portion provided on the second peripheral wall portion; A second lid member for covering;
A plurality of the case bodies, or a fixing portion that fixes one of the first lid member and the second lid member and the case body,
The fixing portion is formed in a plate shape, and a body plate whose one end is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft provided in the case body, the first lid member, and the second lid member;
A male screw threadably engaged with a female screw provided on the case body, the first lid member, and the second lid member;
A male screw insertion hole provided at the other tip of the main body plate and formed in the shape of a long hole whose shorter direction is smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw,
The main body plate surrounds the male screw insertion hole and is erected lower than the male screw, and faces each other at an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the head of the male screw in the short direction of the male screw insertion hole. A first peripheral wall and a second counter wall, a screw peripheral wall portion having a third counter wall and a fourth counter wall facing each other at an interval slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction of the male screw insertion hole;
An operation for covering the screw storage portion formed by the main body plate and the screw peripheral wall portion and being smaller than the diameter of the head of the male screw and operating the male screw, provided at the front end surface of the screw peripheral wall portion A storage lid part in which a long hole-like operation hole into which a tool can be inserted is formed along the male screw insertion hole;
Storage case and having a. A displacement member that is displaced between a holding position for holding the ball game machine stored in the case main body together with the bottom plate, and a retreat position retracted from the holding position;
The storage case according to claim 1, further comprising an urging portion that urges the displacement member toward the clamping position.

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