JP4445840B2 - Separate slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a separation type slot machine configured such that an upper housing and a lower housing can be separated.

  A conventional slot machine includes a box-shaped casing and a front door that can be opened and closed freely, and is configured by a reel unit, a hopper unit, a board unit, and the like fixedly arranged inside. When changing game content, the entire machine was replaced. On the other hand, in order to effectively use a hopper unit or the like that is not directly related to the game content, a separation type slot machine has been proposed in which only an exchange unit consisting of a reel unit or the like directly related to the game content can be replaced ( For example, see Patent Document 1). In the separation type slot machine described in Patent Document 1, when the upper casing is coupled to the lower casing, the upper casing is positioned by a pair of guide protrusions formed on the upper surface of the lower casing. It is placed on the body and fixed by the fixing means in that state. Further, when the upper casing is separated from the lower casing, the upper casing is lifted and separated from the lower casing after the fixing means is operated to release the fixing.

JP 2003-339940 A (0086-0095, FIG. 2)

  That is, in the separation type slot machine described in the above-mentioned conventional patent document 1, in order to couple the upper casing to the lower casing, an operation of placing the upper casing on the lower casing and fixing means are provided. The work to operate was required as a separate work. Moreover, in order to operate the fixing means, it is necessary to secure a working space for that purpose. Therefore, when the upper casing and the lower casing are joined or separated, the unit accommodated in the upper casing one by one. It was necessary to remove the and empty the interior. As described above, in the separation type slot machine described in the above-mentioned conventional Patent Document 1, the work efficiency of the connecting operation and the separating operation of the upper housing and the lower housing is not good.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a separation type slot machine that improves the work efficiency of the joining operation and the separating operation of the upper housing and the lower housing.

In order to achieve the above object, an operation switch according to the present invention provides a separation type slot machine in which a lower casing is separable from an upper casing, and the upper casing is separated from the lower casing. A slide mechanism that slidably supports in the front-rear direction, a lock mechanism that locks the upper housing that slides relative to the lower housing at a predetermined coupling position, and a release mechanism that unlocks the lock mechanism. wherein the upper housing, the lower housing to be separated from said lower housing to slide forward, and, which slides rearward is coupled to said lower housing, said slide mechanism And a vertical portion that is erected on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower housing, and a bent portion in which the upper end of the vertical portion is bent, and extends in the front-rear direction formed in an L-shaped cross section. A pair of lower guide rails A vertical portion that is provided on the left and right end portions of the lower surface of the upper housing and that corresponds to each of the lower guide rails, and a bent portion in which a lower end of the vertical portion is bent. A pair of upper guide rails extending in the front-rear direction formed in an L-shaped cross section, the horizontal width dimension of the bent portion of the upper guide rail, the front end is formed larger than the rear end, and The vertical thickness of the vertical portion of the lower guide rail is formed so that the front end is smaller than the rear end, and the bent portion of the upper guide rail faces the bent portion of the lower guide rail from below. As described above, the upper guide rail is slidably engaged with the lower guide rail with play (claim 1).

Further, in the separation-type slot machine in which the lower housing is configured to be separable from the upper housing, a slide mechanism that supports the upper housing so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing; A locking mechanism that locks the upper casing that slides with respect to the lower casing at a predetermined coupling position; and a release mechanism that unlocks the locking mechanism. The slide mechanism is slid forward and separated from the lower casing, and is slid rearward and coupled to the lower casing. The slide mechanisms are respectively provided on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower casing. A pair of lower guide rails extending in the front-rear direction and having a L-shaped cross section having a vertical portion provided and a bent portion where the upper end of the vertical portion is bent; and a lower surface of the upper housing Left and right end parts and the lower parts A pair of upper guide rails extending in the front-rear direction, each of which has an upright portion erected at a position corresponding to each of the id rails, and a bent portion in which a lower end of the upright portion is bent; And the dimension of the first gap between the lower surface of the bent portion of the lower guide rail and the upper surface of the lower housing at the front end of the lower guide rail is the height of the upper guide rail at the rear end of the upper guide rail. The dimension at the rear end of the upper guide rail of the second gap between the upper surface of the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the lower surface of the upper housing is larger than the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the bent portion. The thickness of the bent portion of the lower guide rail at the front end of the lower guide rail is larger than the thickness in the vertical direction, and the size of the first gap is larger at the front end than at the rear end of the lower guide rail, The second gap Dimensions towards the rear end than to the front end of the upper guide rail is larger, the so bent portion of the upper guide rail with respect to the bent portion of the lower guide rail facing from below, the upper The guide rail may be slidably engaged with the lower guide rail with play (claim 2).

Further, the vertical thickness dimension of the bent portion of the upper guide rail is formed such that the front end is larger than the rear end, and the vertical thickness dimension of the bent portion of the lower guide rail is The front end may be formed smaller than the rear end (claim 3 ).

Further, in the coupling position, the vertical play between the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the bent portion of the lower guide rail is substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end of both guide rails. It may be present (claim 4 ).

Further, in the separation-type slot machine in which the lower housing is configured to be separable from the upper housing, a slide mechanism that supports the upper housing so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing; A locking mechanism that locks the upper casing that slides with respect to the lower casing at a predetermined coupling position; and a release mechanism that unlocks the locking mechanism. It is slid forward and separated from the lower casing, and is slid rearward and coupled to the lower casing, and the locking mechanism is locked on the upper surface of the lower casing. And a locking portion provided on the lower surface of the upper housing, and the locked portion is formed in a substantially U shape with the bottom opened in a front view. A working body extending in the front-rear direction, and a rear end of the working body A hook having an upwardly inclined surface formed forward and a downward vertical surface formed at the front end of the inclined surface, and fixed to the lower surface of the upper casing, and substantially at the center of the operating body. A support body that rotatably supports the operating body around the support shaft by a support shaft that penetrates in the left-right direction, a biasing member that biases the rear end of the operating body upward, and a support body that is formed on the support body. An actuating body regulating portion that abuts on the actuating body and regulates the rotation of the actuating body due to the biasing force of the biasing member; and is formed on the support body and abuts on an upper front end of the locked portion. A slide restricting portion for restricting sliding of the upper housing to the rear, and when the upper housing supported by the slide mechanism slides backward with respect to the lower housing, the inclined surface of the hook is covered with the cover. By sliding the upper front end of the locking part, When the operating body rotates in a direction in which the rear end of the body moves downward against the urging force of the urging member and the vertical surface of the hook reaches the upper rear end of the locked portion, By returning the operating body to the state before the rotation by the urging force of the urging member, the vertical surface of the hook comes into contact with the upper rear end of the locked portion, and the slide restricting portion is the locked portion. of contact with the upper front end may be locked to the upper housing wherein the locking portion is engaged with said engaged portion (claim 5).

The upper casing has an operation space for separating the upper casing from the lower casing at a front lower portion thereof, and the release mechanism is arranged in a front-rear direction at a position where the upper casing can be gripped in the operation space. A lever disposed movably, and connected to the lever, abuts against the operating body by a forward movement accompanying the gripping of the lever, and the rear end of the operating body is applied to the urging force of the urging member. A link mechanism for rotating the operating body in a direction to move downward against the movement, and a direction in which the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the biasing force of the biasing member when the lever moves forward When the operating body rotates, the vertical surface of the hook is released from the contact state with the upper rear end of the locked portion, and the locking portion is locked with the locked portion. May be canceled (claim 6 ).

In addition, the link mechanism includes an operating shaft extending in the left-right direction disposed behind the lever, a connecting body having both ends fixed to the lever and the operating shaft, and both ends of the operating shaft. A pair of through-holes to be inserted and inserted in one end side, a movable frame formed on the other end side with a contact portion positioned below the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body, and a front of the upper housing A fixed frame that is fixed to the inside of the lower portion and supports the movable frame so as to be rotatable around the support shaft by a support shaft that penetrates substantially the center of the movable frame in the left-right direction; The contact portion is moved downward and separated from the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body, and is formed on the fixed frame body and an urging body that urges the movable frame body in a direction in which the operating shaft moves rearwardly, The rotation of the movable frame body by the urging force of the urging body in contact with the operating shaft is restricted. A moving frame body restricting portion, and the operating shaft coupled via the coupling body by the forward movement of the gripped lever moves forward against the urging force of the urging body, As the operating shaft moves forward, the movable frame body rotates in a direction in which the contact portion of the movable frame body moves upward, and the contact portion of the movable frame body contacts the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body. By lifting the front end portion, the operating body may be rotated in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the urging force of the urging member (Claim 7 ).

According to the invention of claim 1 , the horizontal width dimension of the bent portion of the upper guide rail is formed such that the front end is larger than the rear end, and the vertical thickness dimension of the upright portion of the lower guide rail. However, since the front end is smaller than the rear end, when the rear end of the upper casing is brought closer to the front end of the lower casing and the rear end of the upper guide rail and the front end of the lower guide rail are engaged. Since the horizontal play between the bent part of the upper guide rail and the upright part of the lower guide rail is larger than that at the coupling position, the play at the coupling position is reduced by reducing the play at the coupling position. It is possible to easily engage the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail while reducing the sticking, thereby improving the working efficiency of the connecting operation between the upper housing and the lower housing. Moreover, there exists an advantage that the intensity | strength of each guide rail improves by having a part with a large width dimension and a thickness dimension, respectively.

According to the invention of claim 2 , since the bent portion of the upper guide rail faces the bent portion of the lower guide rail from below, the lower surface of the bent portion of the lower guide rail and the upper surface of the lower housing The bent portion of the upper guide rail enters the first gap between the upper guide rail and the bent portion of the lower guide rail enters the second gap between the upper surface of the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the lower surface of the upper housing. Composed. In addition, the first gap is larger at the front end than the rear end of the lower guide rail, and the second gap is larger at the rear end than the front end of the upper guide rail. The vertical play of both guide rails when the rear end of the upper guide rail is brought closer to is larger than the play at the coupling position. Therefore, when the rear end of the upper casing is brought close to the front end of the lower casing and the rear end of the upper guide rail is engaged with the front end of the lower guide rail, the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail can be easily engaged. As a result, the working efficiency of the joining operation of the upper housing and the lower housing can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the vertical thickness of the bent portion of the upper guide rail is formed such that the front end is larger than the rear end, and the vertical direction of the bent portion of the lower guide rail. Since the front end is smaller than the rear end, the rear end of the upper housing is moved closer to the front end of the lower housing, and the rear end of the upper guide rail is engaged with the front end of the lower guide rail. When mating, the vertical play between the bent part of the upper guide rail and the bent part of the lower guide rail is larger than the coupled position. The upper guide rail and the lower guide rail can be easily engaged with each other while the backlash in the state is reduced, thereby improving the work efficiency of the connecting operation between the upper housing and the lower housing. be able to. Moreover, there exists an advantage that the intensity | strength of each guide rail improves by having a part with a large thickness dimension, respectively.

According to the invention of claim 4 , in the coupling position, the vertical play between the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the bent portion of the lower guide rail extends from the front end to the rear end of both guide rails. Therefore, irregular rattling in the coupled state can be prevented and positioning accuracy of the coupled position can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 5 , when the upper casing supported by the sliding mechanism slides backward with respect to the lower casing, the inclined surface of the hook slides on the upper front end of the locked portion to actuate the operating body. When the operating body rotates in the direction in which the rear end of the rear end moves downward against the biasing force of the biasing member and the vertical surface of the hook reaches the upper rear end of the locked portion, the biasing force of the biasing member causes By returning the operating body to the state before the rotation, the vertical surface of the hook comes into contact with the upper rear end of the locked portion and the slide restricting portion comes into contact with the upper front end of the locked portion. The locking part can be locked with the locked part simply by sliding the back to the lower case, which makes it easy to connect the upper case and the lower case with a simple configuration. This can be done and work efficiency can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 6 , when the lever moves forward with gripping and the link mechanism comes into contact with the operating body, the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the urging force of the urging member. By rotating the working body in the direction, the vertical surface of the hook is released from the contact state with the upper rear end of the locked portion, and the locking of the locking portion with the locked portion is released. Therefore, the separation operation of the upper housing and the lower housing can be easily performed with a simple configuration, and work efficiency can be improved.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the operating shaft connected through the connecting body by the forward movement of the gripped lever moves forward against the urging force of the urging body, and this operating shaft The movable frame body rotates in the direction in which the abutting portion of the movable frame body moves upward due to the forward movement of the movable frame body, and the abutting portion of the movable frame body abuts the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body to lift the front end portion As a result, the operating body rotates in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the biasing force of the biasing member, so that the vertical surface of the hook is in contact with the upper rear end of the locked portion. Therefore, the locking portion can be reliably released from being locked with the locked portion with a simple configuration.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of a separation type slot machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bed switch, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the separation type slot machine with a lower panel part removed. is there. FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a state where the lower panel is removed and the upper housing is separated from the lower housing.

  The separation type slot machine 1 in this embodiment is configured, for example, as shown in FIGS. That is, in the separation type slot machine 1, the lower housing 3D is configured to be separable from the upper housing 3U. The lower housing 3D includes a lower storage box 5D and a lower door 7D that closes a front opening of the lower storage box 5D so as to be freely opened and closed. The upper housing 3U includes an upper storage box 5U and an upper door 7U that closes the front opening of the upper storage box 5U so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, the lower panel portion 9 is detachably disposed from the lower door 7D to the upper door 7U. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lower panel portion 9 is removed, the upper housing 3U with the upper door 7U attached to the upper storage box 5U and the lower door 7D attached to the lower storage box 5D The lower casing 3D is separable.

  The lower storage box 5D includes a power supply unit 11 and a hopper unit 13 for paying out medals to the player. The upper storage box 5U includes a reel unit 15 provided with left, middle and right rotating reels 15L, 15M and 15R, and a board unit provided with a control board on which a CPU for controlling the operation of each part is mounted. 17 inside. Further, the upper door 7U includes an operation unit 19 in which a switch group operated by a player is disposed at the lower end, and a front plate 21 is disposed above the operation unit 19.

  The operation unit 19 includes a bet switch 23 for instructing insertion of medals from credit medals stored therein, a lever-like start switch 25 for starting rotation of each rotary reel, left / middle / right A switch unit 27 having left / middle / right stop switches 27L, 27M, and 27R for stopping rotation of the rotary reels 15L, 15M, and 15R, a settlement switch 29 for paying out credit medals, and a medal slot 31 Is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the bet switch 23 is provided with a substantially cylindrical push button 23b and a substantially donut-shaped push button 23c in plan view surrounding the push button 23b in a common switch case 23a. When the push button 23b is pushed in, an instruction to insert medals one by one from the credit medals stored therein is instructed, and when the push button 23c is pushed in, the maximum number of pieces inserted per game from the credit medals (for example, three) The medal insertion is instructed. The push button 23c is configured so that the surface of the push button 23c protrudes from the surface of the push button 23b. With this, the push button 23c is coupled with the shape surrounding the push button 23b so that the push button 23c is larger than the push button 23b for betting one sheet. The push button 23c for betting the number of sheets is easier to operate.

  The front plate 21 above the operation unit 19 is provided with a horizontally-long rectangular display window 33, from which three symbols of the rotary reels 15L, 15M, and 15R are arranged in the upper, middle, and lower stages. It is set to peek. In addition, a horizontally-long rectangular liquid crystal display 35 for displaying a moving image or the like is provided at the substantially center above the display window 33, and effects such as music are provided on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display 35. Speakers 37L and 37R for performing are provided. A central lamp portion 39M is provided on the upper side of the upper door 7U, and left and right lamp portions 39L and 39R are provided on the left and right sides of the upper door 7U, respectively. Each lamp unit 39M, 39L, 39R is provided with a light source such as a light emitting diode, and effects such as notifying the player of winning or winning are performed.

  In the lower half of the lower door 7D, a medal payout opening 41 and a medal receiver 43 for receiving medals paid out from the payout opening 41 are provided. Are provided with cold cathode tubes 45U and 45D for illuminating the decorative panel 9a provided in the lower panel portion 9 from the inside.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the left and right end portions of the front lower portion of the upper door 7U (that is, the lower end portion of the operation unit 19) are cut into a substantially rectangular shape to provide operation spaces 51L and 51R. Lever 53L and 53R are disposed inside 51L and 51R, respectively. The levers 53L and 53R will be described later.

  The separation type slot machine 1 includes a slide mechanism that supports the upper housing 3U so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing 3D, and an upper housing 3U that slides with respect to the lower housing 3D. And a release mechanism for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism. The upper housing 3U slides forward with respect to the lower housing 3D and is separated from the lower housing 3D, and rearward. It is slid and coupled to the lower housing 3D. Hereinafter, each of these mechanisms will be described in order.

  First, the slide mechanism will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower housing 3D, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the slide mechanism in a coupled state between the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. In addition, the code | symbol of parentheses in FIG. 8 has shown the CC sectional view of FIG. FIGS. 9 and 10 are views showing the state before joining in FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively. In each figure, an arrow X indicates the moving direction of the upper housing 3U that moves backward in the joining work. ing.

  The slide mechanism 59 is provided at a pair of lower guide rails 61L and 61R extending in the front-rear direction provided at the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D, and at the left and right ends of the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U, respectively. A pair of upper guide rails 71L and 71R extending in the front-rear direction is provided. The lower guide rails 61L and 61R are upright portions 63L and 63R that are erected on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D, and bent portions in which the upper ends of the upright portions 63L and 63R are bent outward. 65L and 65R, and has an L-shaped cross section. Further, the upper guide rails 71L, 71R are upright portions 73L, 73R erected at positions corresponding to the lower guide rails 61L, 61R on the left and right ends of the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U, and the upright portions 73L. , 73R have bent portions 75L, 75R that are bent inward, and are formed in an L-shaped cross section. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L with respect to the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L, and the upper guide rail 71R with respect to the bent portion 65R of the lower guide rail 61R. The upper guide rails 71L and 71R are slidably engaged with the lower guide rails 61L and 61R so that the bent portions 75R face each other from below. The upper storage box 5U is supported by the slide mechanism 59 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower storage box 5D.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal width dimensions of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are respectively larger at the front end (lower end in FIG. 7) than at the rear end (upper end in FIG. 7). It is formed small. That is, the upright part 63L of the lower guide rail 61L is linearly extended from the rear end part 63La having a long horizontal width dimension, the front end part 63Lb shorter than the rear end part 63La, and from the rear end part 63La to the front end part 63Lb. And an intermediate portion 63Lc that decreases. Further, the upright portion 63R of the lower guide rail 61R includes a rear end portion 63Ra having a long horizontal width, a front end portion 63Rb that is shorter than the rear end portion 63Ra, and a straight line extending from the rear end portion 63Ra to the front end portion 63Rb. And an intermediate portion 63Rc that decreases. 9, the left and right outer dimensions of the upright portions 63L and 63R at the front ends of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R (the dimension from the left end of the front end portion 63Lb to the right end of the front end portion 63Rb in FIG. 9) are D1. The left and right outer dimensions of the upright portions 63L and 63R at the rear ends of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R (in FIG. 9, the dimension from the left end of the rear end portion 63La to the right end of the rear end portion 63Ra) is D2 (> D1). It is.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal width dimensions of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are respectively compared to the rear end (upper end in FIG. 7) and the front end (in FIG. The lower end is formed large. That is, the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L is linear in the rear end portion 75La having a short horizontal width, the front end portion 75Lb longer than the rear end portion 75La, and from the rear end portion 75La to the front end portion 75Lb. And an intermediate portion 75Lc that increases. Further, the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R has a rear end portion 75Ra having a short horizontal width, a front end portion 75Rb longer than the rear end portion 75Ra, and a straight line extending from the rear end portion 75Ra to the front end portion 75Rb. And an intermediate portion 75Rc that increases. As shown in FIG. 9, the left and right inner dimensions of the bent portions 75L and 75R at the front ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R (the dimensions from the right end of the front end portion 75Lb to the left end of the front end portion 75Rb in FIG. 9) In D3, the left and right inner dimensions of the bent portions 75L and 75R at the rear ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R (the dimension from the right end of the rear end portion 75La to the left end of the rear end portion 75Ra in FIG. 9) are D4 (> D3).

Further, the horizontal thickness dimension of each portion 63La, 63Lb, 63Lc of the upright portion 63L of the lower guide rail 61L and the horizontal width dimension of each portion 75La, 75Lb, 75Lc of the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L are as follows. In the coupling position, the play 81L between the upright part 63L and the bent part 75L is set to be substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end. Similarly, the horizontal thickness dimension of each portion 63Ra, 63Rb, 63Rc of the upright portion 63R of the lower guide rail 61R, and the horizontal width dimension of each portion 75Ra, 75Rb, 75Rc of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R Is set so that the play 81R between the upright portion 63R and the bent portion 75R is substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end at the coupling position. As shown in FIG. 7, the dimensions of the play 81L and 81R are L1 when the center in the left-right direction of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D coincides at the coupling position. That is, the relationship between the dimensions of each part is
D4 = D2 + 2 + L1
And D3 = D1 + 2 · L1
It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the vertical thickness of the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L is smaller at the front end (left end in FIG. 8) than at the rear end (right end in FIG. 8). Has been. That is, the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L includes a rear end portion 65La having a long vertical dimension, a front end portion 65Lb that is shorter than the rear end portion 65La, and a straight line extending from the rear end portion 65La to the front end portion 65Lb. And an intermediate portion 65Lc that decreases in size. Further, as shown in parentheses in FIG. 8, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the bent portion 65R of the lower guide rail 61R is set similarly to the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L. That is, the rear end portion 65Ra of the bent portion 65R of the lower guide rail 61R has the same size as the rear end portion 65La of the bent portion 65L, the front end portion 65Rb has the same size as the front end portion 65La, and the intermediate portion 65Rc has the intermediate portion 65Lc. Are formed at the same inclination. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the dimension at the front end of the first gap between the lower surface of the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D (the front end portions 65Lb and 65Rb in FIG. 10). The dimension from the lower surface of the lower storage box 5D to the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D) is D5, and is the dimension at the rear end of the first gap (in FIG. Is D6 (<D5). Also, the vertical thickness dimension (the thickness dimension of the front end portions 65Lb and 65Rb in FIG. 10) of the bent portions 65L and 65R at the front ends of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R is D9, and the lower guide rails 61L and 61R The thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the bent portions 65L and 65R at the rear end (thickness dimension of the rear end portions 65La and 65Ra in FIG. 10) is D10 (> D9).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L has a vertical thickness that is larger at the front end (left end in FIG. 8) than at the rear end (right end in FIG. 8). Is formed. That is, in the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction is shorter at the rear end portion 75La, the front end portion 75Lb is longer than the rear end portion 75La, and the intermediate portion 75Lc is from the rear end portion 75La. It increases linearly over the front end portion 75Lb. Further, as shown in parentheses in FIG. 8, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R is set similarly to the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L. That is, the rear end portion 75Ra of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R has the same size as the rear end portion 75La of the bent portion 75L, the front end portion 75Rb has the same size as the front end portion 75La, and the intermediate portion 75Rc has the intermediate portion 75Lc. Are formed at the same inclination. As shown in FIG. 10, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the bent portions 75L and 75R at the front ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R (the thickness dimension of the front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb in FIG. 10) is D7. The vertical thickness dimension (the thickness dimension of the rear end portions 75La and 75Ra in FIG. 10) of the bent portions 75L and 75R at the rear ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R is D8 (<D7). Further, the dimension at the front end of the second gap between the upper surface of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U (in FIG. 10, from the upper surface of the front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb to the upper storage box 5U Is a dimension at the rear end of the second gap (in FIG. 10, the dimension from the upper surface of the rear end portions 75La and 75Ra to the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U) is D12 (> D11). is there.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the thickness dimension in the vertical direction of the portions 65La, 65Lb, 65Lc of the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L and the portions 75La, 75Lb, 75Lc of the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L. The vertical thickness dimension is set so that the vertical play 83L between the bent portion 65L and the bent portion 75L has a substantially uniform dimension L2 from the front end to the rear end at the coupling position. Has been. Similarly, the vertical thickness of each portion 65Ra, 65Rb, 65Rc of the bent portion 65R of the lower guide rail 61R and the vertical thickness of each portion 75Ra, 75Rb, 75Rc of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R. The dimension is set so that the vertical play 83R between the upright part 63R and the bent part 75R becomes a substantially uniform dimension L2 from the front end to the rear end at the coupling position. That is, the relationship between the dimensions of each part is
D5 = D7 + L2
And D6 = D8 + L2
It has become.

  In such a configuration, an operation when the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are engaged with each other to connect the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D will be described. When the upper storage box 5U is gripped and the rear end of the upper storage box 5U is brought closer to the front end of the lower storage box 5D in order to engage the guide rails 61L, 61R, 71L, 71R with each other, FIG. As shown, the horizontal play 81L between the front end portion 63Lb of the upright portion 63L of the lower guide rail 61L and the rear end portion 75La of the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L is L3, and the lower guide rail The dimension of the horizontal play 81R between the front end portion 63Rb of the upright portion 63R of 61R and the rear end portion 75Ra of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R is L3. This dimension L3 is L3> L1. FIG. 9 shows a case where the horizontal center of the upper storage box 5U coincides with the horizontal center of the lower storage box 5D, and the upper storage box is aligned with the horizontal center of the lower storage box 5D. When the center of 5U in the left-right direction is shifted to the left or right, the dimensions of the horizontal play 81R, 81L increase / decrease from L3, and when L3 <0, both guide rails collide. However, the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R can be engaged with each other even if they are shifted in the left-right direction up to the range of L3 ≧ 0.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the size of the vertical play 83L between the front end portion 65Lb of the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L and the rear end portion 75La of the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L is L4. The vertical play 83R between the front end 65Rb of the bent portion 65R of the lower guide rail 61R and the rear end 75Ra of the bent portion 75R of the upper guide rail 71R is L4. This dimension L4 is L4> L2. FIG. 10 shows a case where the lower surfaces of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are aligned with the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D. When the upper storage box 5U is displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the lower storage box 5D, The dimensions of the play 83R, 83L increase or decrease from L4. When the dimensions of the vertical play 83R and 83L exceed L4, the lower surfaces of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R collide with the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D, and when L4 <0, both guide rails collide. However, even if the upper housing 3U is displaced upward to the range of L4 ≧ 0, the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R can be engaged with each other.

  As described above, when the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are engaged with each other, the upper storage box 5U may be slightly displaced in the left-right direction and the upper direction. The upper casing 3U and the lower casing 3D can be easily coupled, and the working efficiency can be improved.

  Next, the lock mechanism and the release mechanism will be described. FIG. 11 is a front view of the separation-type slot machine, and FIG. 12 is a right side view of the separation-type slot machine, showing a lock mechanism and a release mechanism by partially cutting each. 13 is a perspective view of a locked portion of the lock mechanism, FIGS. 14A to 14E are perspective views of the lock portion of the lock mechanism as seen from different directions, and FIG. 15 is a view of the lock mechanism. It is a right view of a latching | locking part. 16A to 16D are perspective views of the release mechanism as seen from different directions, and FIG. 17 is a right side view of the release mechanism. 18 is a right side view for explaining the operation of the lock mechanism and the release mechanism. FIG. 18A is a state in which the upper housing 3U is slidable with respect to the lower housing 3D, that is, the upper housing 3U is slid. (B) shows a state in which the upper housing 3U is locked at the coupling position by the lock mechanism, and (C) shows a state in which the lock mechanism is unlocked by the release mechanism. ing.

  The locking mechanism includes a pair of locked portions 85L and 85R provided in the lower storage box 5D and a pair of locking portions 87L and 87R provided in the upper storage box 5U. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the locked portions 85L and 85R are respectively fixed at right and left proper positions on the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D. The locking portions 87L and 87R are respectively fixed at positions corresponding to the locked portions 85L and 85R on the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U. The release mechanisms 89L and 89R are fixed to the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U and in front of the locking portions 87L and 87R, respectively. 13 to 17 show the left locked portion 85L, the locking portion 87L, and the release mechanism 89L, respectively. The right locked portion 85R, the locking portion 87R, and the release mechanism 89R differ from the left locked portion 85L, the locking portion 87L, and the release mechanism 89L only in that they are formed symmetrically. Illustration is omitted.

  The locked portion 85L is formed in a U shape with the bottom opened in a front view, and has a substantially rectangular upper plate portion 85a. The locking portion 87L includes an operating body 91 that extends in the front-rear direction, and a support body 93 that is fixed to the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U and supports the operating body 91. The operating body 91 is formed in a U-shape with the top opened in a front view, and has a substantially rectangular lower plate portion 91a. Further, the support body 93 is formed in a U shape wider than the operating body 91 whose top is opened in a front view, and has a substantially rectangular lower plate portion 93a, and supports the operating body 91 on the inside thereof. Yes. Then, both ends of the support shaft 95 penetrating substantially the center of the operating body 91 in the left-right direction are fitted into the left and right side walls of the support body 93, whereby the support body 93 rotates the operation body 91 around the support shaft 95. I support it as possible. A spring 97 is wound around the support shaft 95. One end of the spring 97 is in contact with a contact bar 94 provided in front of the support shaft 95 of the support body 93 and above the operating body 91, and the other end is the upper surface of the lower plate portion 91 a of the operating body 91. Thus, the spring 97 is in contact with a position opposite to the contact rod 94, whereby the spring 97 exerts an urging force in a direction in which the operating body 91 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Giving. That is, the spring 97 biases the rear end (right end in FIG. 15) upward of the operating body 91.

  An inclined surface 91b facing upward is formed at the rear end of the operating body 91, and a downward vertical surface 91c is formed at the front end of the inclined surface 91b. The inclined surface 91b and the vertical surface 91c are formed. Thus, a hook 91d is configured. Further, the support body 93 is formed with an operating body regulating portion 93c by bending the front end portion 93b of the lower plate portion 93a upward. The position of the lower side of the lower plate portion 91a of the actuating body 91 in front of the support shaft 95 abuts against the actuating body regulating portion 93c, whereby the rotation of the actuating body 91 due to the urging force of the spring 97 is regulated. In addition, a vertical surface 93d is formed in front of the upper surface of the support 93 by a predetermined dimension from the vertical surface 91c of the hook 91d.

  The release mechanism 89L includes the lever 53L, a working shaft 99 disposed behind the lever 53L and extending in the left-right direction, and both ends thereof fixed to the lever 53L and the working shaft 99 to connect the two. 101, a movable frame 103 that supports the operating shaft 99, and a fixed frame 105 that is fixed inside the front lower portion of the upper storage box 5U and supports the movable frame 103. The movable frame 103 is formed in a substantially U shape with the bottom opened in a front view, and has left and right side walls 103a, 103a and an upper wall 103b. The fixed frame 105 is formed in a substantially U-shape that is wider than the movable frame 103 whose front is opened in plan view, and has left and right side walls 105a and 105a and a rear wall 105b, and the movable frame 103 is disposed inside thereof. Is arranged. Then, both ends of the support shaft 107 penetrating substantially the center of the movable frame 103 in the left-right direction are fitted and inserted into the side walls 105 a and 105 a of the fixed frame 105, whereby the fixed frame 105 supports the movable frame 103. The shaft 107 is rotatably supported.

  A pair of through holes 103c and 103c are provided on the upper end (one end) side of the support shaft 107 of the left and right side walls 103a and 103a of the movable frame 103, and both ends of the operating shaft 99 are inserted into the through holes 103c and 103c, respectively. Thus, the movable frame 103 supports the operating shaft 99 so as to be rotatable. Further, on the lower end (other end) side of the support frame 107 of the movable frame 103, the tip of one side wall 103a is bent to form a flat plate-like contact portion 103d.

  A spring 109 is wound around the support shaft 107. Both ends 109a and 109a of the spring 109 are respectively engaged with the front and lower ends of the movable frame 103, extend from both ends 109a and 109a, and are wound around the support shaft 107 by a required number of turns. The body 105 is locked to the lower end of the rear wall 105b. As a result, the spring 109 urges the movable frame 103 clockwise about the support shaft 107 in FIG. That is, the spring 109 urges the movable frame 103 in a direction in which the contact portion 103d of the movable frame 103 moves downward and in a direction in which the operation shaft 99 moves rearward.

  Further, the left and right side walls 105a and 105a of the fixed frame 105 are formed with recesses 105c and 105c, respectively, that are notched into an oval shape from the front end, and both ends of the operating shaft 99 are respectively associated with the recesses 105c and 105c. Match. The recesses 105c and 105c restrict the rotation of the movable frame 103 by the urging force of the spring 109, and the operating shaft 99 is movable forward. Thus, in this embodiment, the spring 97 corresponds to the “biasing member” of the present invention, the spring 109 corresponds to the “biasing member” of the present invention, and the concave portion 105 c corresponds to the “movable frame body restriction” of the present invention. Part. The operating shaft 99, the connecting body 101, the movable frame 103, the fixed frame 105, the recess 105c, and the spring 109 constitute the “link mechanism” of the present invention.

  Next, operations of the lock mechanism and the release mechanism will be described. The state where the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R of the slide mechanism 59 are engaged with each other and the upper housing 3U is supported to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing 3D is shown in FIG. A). In this state, in the locking portion 87L of the locking mechanism, the rotation of the operating body 91 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18A by the urging force of the spring 97 (for example, FIG. 15) is restricted by the operating body regulating portion 93c. Thus, the operating body 91 is held substantially horizontally. Further, in the release mechanism 89L, the rotation of the movable frame 103 in the clockwise direction by the urging force of the spring 109 (for example, FIG. 17) is restricted by the concave portion 105c, whereby the contact portion 103d of the movable frame 103 is formed. The movable frame 103 is held so as to be spaced apart below the front end 91e of the operating body 91.

  When the upper housing 3U supported by the slide mechanism 59 is slid rearward with respect to the lower housing 3D, the operating body 91 comes into contact with the front end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L, and further the upper housing 3U. When the body 3U is slid rearward with respect to the lower housing 3D, the inclined surface 91b of the hook 91d slidably contacts the front end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L, thereby resisting the biasing force of the spring 97. Then, the operating body 91 rotates clockwise in FIG. That is, the hook 91d (the rear end of the operating body 91) moves downward. Furthermore, when the upper housing 3U is slid rearward with respect to the lower housing 3D, the hook 91d moves rearward while being in sliding contact with the lower surface of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L. When the vertical surface 91c of the hook 91d reaches the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L, the operating body 91 returns to the pre-rotation state by the urging force of the spring 97, so that FIG. As shown in B), the vertical surface 91c of the hook 91d contacts the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L. When the upper storage box 5U slides further rearward from the position shown in FIG. 18B, the front end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L is the vertical surface 93d of the support body 93 (the “slide restricting portion of the present invention”). Is equivalent to “)”. In this way, when the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L is sandwiched between the vertical surface 91c of the hook 91d and the vertical surface 93d of the support body 93, the locking portion 87L is locked to the locked portion 85L. As a result, the upper housing 3U is locked at the coupling position shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, for example, in the state where the upper housing 3U shown in FIG. 3 is coupled to the lower housing 3D, the operator places, for example, the thumbs of both hands against the outer peripheral surface of the operation unit 19 and places the index finger or little finger of both hands in the operation space. When the levers 53L and 53R are moved forward while being hooked and held by the levers 53L and 53R in the 51L and 51R, as shown in FIG. 18C, the levers 53L and 53R are operated in accordance with the forward movement. The shaft 99 moves forward, and the movable frame 103 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 18C against the urging force of the spring 109 (for example, FIG. 17). That is, the contact portion 103d of the movable frame 103 moves upward. Then, the contact portion 103d of the movable frame 103 comes into contact with the lower surface of the front end portion 91e of the operating body 91, and the operating end 91 is lifted against the urging force of the spring 97, whereby the operating body 91 is shown in FIG. ) Turn clockwise. That is, the rear end of the operating body 91 moves downward. Thereby, the hook 91d of the operating body 91 and the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portion 85L are released. That is, the upper casing 3U is unlocked, and the upper casing 3U can slide forward with respect to the lower casing 3D. Therefore, in this state, when the operator pulls the upper housing 3U forward together with the levers 53L and 53R, the upper housing 3U slides forward, and the combined state of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D is released. It becomes a separated state.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, when the upper housing 3U supported by the slide mechanism 59 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing 3D is locked at the coupling position. The portions 87L and 87R are locked by being locked to the locked portions 85L and 85R, and are coupled to the lower housing 3D. Further, when the lock is released by the release mechanisms 89L and 89R, the upper housing 3U can be slid forward relative to the lower housing 3D, and when the upper housing 3U is slid forward as it is, it is separated from the lower housing 3D. The Accordingly, the operation from the rearward sliding of the upper housing 3U to the locking by the locking mechanism and the operation from the unlocking by the release mechanisms 89L and 89R to the sliding of the upper housing 3U to the front can be continuously performed. This can improve the working efficiency of the connecting operation and separating operation of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the upper guide rail 71L is arranged such that the bent portions 75L, 75R of the upper guide rails 71L, 71R face the bent portions 65L, 65R of the lower guide rails 61L, 61R from below. , 71R are slidably engaged with the lower guide rails 61L, 61R with play, so that the lower housing 3D can be lifted together with the upper housing 3U. Therefore, it can be handled in the same way as a normal integrated slot machine during transportation and the like, thereby improving usability as a separate slot machine. Further, since the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R face each other from the lower side with respect to the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R, both the guide rails 61L, 61R, 71L and 71R. The vertical portions 63L, 63R, 73L, and 73R can reliably close the boundary between the side surfaces of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D, and thereby pass through the boundary between the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D. It is possible to prevent illegal acts such as inserting foreign objects inside.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the horizontal width dimension of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R is formed such that the front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb are larger than the rear end portions 75La and 75Ra, and The front end portions 63Lb and 63Rb are smaller in the horizontal thickness dimension of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R than the rear end portions 63La and 63Ra. Therefore, when the rear end of the upper housing 3U is brought close to the front end of the lower housing 3D and the rear ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are engaged with the front ends of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R, the upper guide rail 71L , 71R, since the horizontal play 81L, 81R between the bent portions 75L, 75R and the upright portions 63L, 63R of the lower guide rails 61L, 61R is larger than the joint position, the play at the joint position The upper guide rails 71L, 71R and the lower guide rails 61L, 61R can be easily engaged with each other while reducing the rattling in the coupled state by reducing the height of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing. The working efficiency of the joining work with the housing 3D can be improved. Further, at the coupling position, horizontal play 81L, 81R between the bent portions 75L, 75R of the upper guide rails 71L, 71R and the upright portions 63L, 63R of the lower guide rails 61L, 61R is formed by both guide rails 71L, Since 71R, 61L, and 61R are substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end, it is possible to prevent irregular rattling in the coupled state and improve the positioning accuracy of the coupled position. Further, the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R have front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb having large horizontal width dimensions, and the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R have a horizontal thickness. Since the rear end portions 63La and 63Ra having large dimensions are provided, a certain level of strength can be secured as the strength of both the guide rails 71L, 71R, 61L, and 61R.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb are formed so that the vertical thickness of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R is larger than the rear end portions 75La and 75Ra. In addition, the front end portions 65Lb and 65Rb are formed to be smaller in thickness in the vertical direction of the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R than the rear end portions 65La and 65Ra. Therefore, when the rear end of the upper housing 3U is brought close to the front end of the lower housing 3D and the rear ends of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are engaged with the front ends of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R, the upper guide rail 71L , 71R, since the vertical play 83L, 83R between the bent portions 75L, 75R and the bent portions 65L, 65R of the lower guide rails 61L, 61R is larger than the combined position. The upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the lower guide rails 61L and 61R can be easily engaged with each other while reducing the play and reducing the rattling in the coupled state. The working efficiency of the joining work with the lower housing 3D can be improved. Further, at the coupling position, vertical play 83L and 83R between the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are formed by both guide rails 71L. 71R, 61L, 61R are substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end, so that irregular rattling in the coupled state can be prevented and the positioning accuracy of the coupled position can be improved. Further, the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R have front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb having a large vertical thickness, and the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are in the vertical direction. Since the rear end portions 65La and 65Ra having large thickness dimensions are provided, a certain level of strength can be secured as the strength of the both guide rails 71L, 71R, 61L, and 61R.

  Further, according to this embodiment, when the upper housing 3U supported by the slide mechanism 59 is slid rearward with respect to the lower housing 3D, the inclined surface 91b of the hook 91d becomes the upper plate portion of the locked portion 85L. By sliding the front end of 85 a, the operating body 91 rotates in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body 91 moves downward against the biasing force of the spring 97. When the vertical surface 91c of the hook 91d reaches the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portions 85L and 85R, the operating body 91 returns to the state before the rotation by the urging force of the spring 97, so that the hook The vertical surface 91c of 91d abuts the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portions 85L and 85R, and the vertical surface 93d of the support body 93 contacts the front end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portions 85L and 85R. Touch. Therefore, the locking portions 87L and 87R can be locked with the locked portions 85L and 85R simply by sliding the upper housing 3U rearward with respect to the lower housing 3D. The joining operation of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D can be easily performed, and the working efficiency can be improved.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the operating shaft 99 connected via the connecting body 101 moves forward against the urging force of the spring 109 due to the forward movement of the gripped levers 53L, 53R. Due to the forward movement of the operating shaft 99, the movable frame body 103 rotates in a direction in which the contact portion 103 d of the movable frame body 103 moves upward, and the contact portion 103 d of the movable frame body 103 is moved to the front end portion of the operating body 91. By abutting the lower surface of 91e and lifting the front end portion 91e, the operating body 91 rotates in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body 91 moves downward against the biasing force of the spring 97. The vertical surface 91c is released from the contact state with the rear end of the upper plate portion 85a of the locked portions 85L and 85R, and the locked portions 85L and 85R of the locking portions 87L and 87R are configured with a simple configuration. Can be reliably released. Further, the upper housing 3U has operation spaces 51L and 51R at the front and lower portions, and the levers 53L and 53R are disposed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction at positions where they can be gripped in the operation spaces 51L and 51R. The levers 53L and 53R can be easily gripped.

  Further, according to this embodiment, since the operation spaces 51L and 51R provided in the front lower portion of the upper door 7U are covered by the lower panel portion 9, the operation spaces 51L and 51R are not exposed to the outside, and the operation It is possible to prevent an unauthorized act of inserting a foreign object through the spaces 51L and 51R. Moreover, since the to-be-latched parts 85L and 85R and the latching parts 87L and 87R are provided in two places on the left and right, the upper housing 3U can be reliably locked. In addition, since the release mechanisms 89L and 89R and the operation spaces 51L and 51R are provided at the left and right, respectively, the separation work between the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D can be easily performed with both hands.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are arranged with the rear end portions 63La and 63Ra and the front end portions 63Lb and 63Rb having a constant horizontal dimension, and the intermediate portions 63Lc and 63Rc therebetween. The bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are formed by rear end portions 75La and 75Ra and front end portions 75Lb and 75Rb having a constant horizontal width dimension, and intermediate portions 75Lc and 75Rc therebetween. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the left and right outer dimensions of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are smaller than the rear end (D2> D1 in the above embodiment), and the upper guide The left and right inner dimensions of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the rails 71L and 71R are formed smaller than the rear end (D4> D3 in the above embodiment). It may be Re. For example, the vertical portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are formed such that the horizontal width dimension decreases linearly from the rear end to the front end, and the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are horizontally You may form so that the width dimension of a direction may increase linearly from a rear end to a front end. Further, the horizontal thickness of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R is formed in a substantially uniform C shape from the rear end to the front end, and the bent portions 75L of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are formed. , 75R in the horizontal direction may be formed in a substantially square shape from the rear end to the front end. In these configurations, as in the above-described embodiment, the play between the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the lower guide rails 61L and 61R is reduced while reducing the play at the coupling position and reducing the rattling in the coupled state. It is possible to easily perform the combination, and thereby it is possible to improve the working efficiency of the joining operation between the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D.

  Also, the vertical thickness dimension of the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L and the vertical thickness dimension of the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L are not limited to the above embodiment, and the lower guide rails 61L, 61R The size of the first gap between the lower surface of the bent portions 65L and 65R and the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D is larger at the front end than in the rear end (D6 <D5 in the above embodiment), and the upper guide rails 71L and 71R. The size of the second gap between the upper surfaces of the bent portions 75L and 75R and the lower surface of the upper storage box 5U should be larger at the rear end than at the front end (D12> D11 in the above embodiment). For example, you may form so that the thickness dimension of a perpendicular direction may each change linearly. That is, the gap between the lower surface of the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R and the upper surface of the lower storage box 5D is formed so that the front end is larger than the rear end (D5> D6 in the above embodiment). The thickness of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R in the vertical direction is larger than the rear end so as to match the size of the gap (D7> D8 in the above embodiment). It may be. Further, the bent portion 65L of the lower guide rail 61L may be formed so that the thickness dimension in the vertical direction is constantly inclined from the rear end to the front end (inclined to the right in FIG. 10). Further, the bent portion 75L of the upper guide rail 71L may be formed such that the thickness dimension in the vertical direction is constantly inclined from the rear end to the front end (inclined to the right in FIG. 10). Even in these forms, it is possible to easily engage the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the lower guide rails 61L and 61R while reducing play at the coupling position and reducing rattling in the coupled state. it can.

  In the above embodiment, the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are configured such that the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R face the bent portions 65L and 65R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R from below. The upper ends of the upright portions 63L and 63R are bent outward to form the bent portions 65L and 65R, and the lower ends of the upright portions 73L and 73R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are bent inward and bent. Although the portions 75L and 75R are formed, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bending direction may be reversed. That is, the upper ends of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are bent inward to form the bent portions 65L and 65R, and the lower ends of the upright portions 73L and 73R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are directed outward. Folded portions 75L and 75R may be formed by bending them. FIG. 19 is a front view of such a slide mechanism. In the form shown in FIG. 19 as well, the lower housing 3D can be lifted together with the upper housing 3U in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Further, similarly to the above embodiment, the boundary between the side surfaces of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D is reliably closed by the upright portions 63L, 63R, 73L, 73R of the guide rails 61L, 61R, 71L, 71R. Can do.

  In the case of the form shown in FIG. 19, the left and right inner dimensions D21 of the upright portions 63L and 63R of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R are formed so that the front end is larger than the rear end, and adapted to it. When the left and right outer dimensions D22 of the bent portions 75L and 75R of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R are formed so that the front end is larger than the rear end, the rear end of the upper housing 3U is formed as in the above embodiment. When engaging the rear end of the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the front end of the lower guide rails 61L and 61R close to the front end of the lower housing 3D, the upper guide rails 71L and 71R and the lower guide rails 61L and 61R Engagement can be performed easily, thereby improving the working efficiency of the joining operation of the upper housing 3U and the lower housing 3D.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the locking mechanism is comprised by the to-be-latched part 85L, 85R and the latching | locking part 87L, 87R, the structure of a locking mechanism is not restricted to the said embodiment, The lower part of 3U of upper housing | casings What is necessary is just the structure which locks upper housing | casing 3U in a joint position by the back slide with respect to housing | casing 3D. Further, the structure of the link mechanism is not limited to the above embodiment, and the hook 91d at the rear end of the operating body 91 is moved downward against the biasing force of the spring 97 by the forward movement of the gripped levers 53L and 53R. What is necessary is just to rotate the operation body 91 in the direction to be performed.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of the separation-type slot machine concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a bet switch. It is a perspective view of the separation type slot machine from which the lower panel part was removed. It is a right view which shows the state which removed the lower panel part and isolate | separated the upper housing | casing from the lower housing | casing. It is a perspective view of a lower housing. It is a front view of a slide mechanism in the combined state of an upper housing and a lower housing. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state before the coupling | bonding in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state before the coupling | bonding in FIG. It is a front view of the separation type slot machine which shows a lock mechanism and a release mechanism with a part broken away. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the separation type slot machine with a part broken away to show a lock mechanism and a release mechanism. It is a perspective view of the to-be-latched part of a locking mechanism. (A)-(E) are the perspective views of the latching | locking part of the lock mechanism seen from a mutually different direction, respectively. It is a right view of the latching | locking part of a locking mechanism. (A)-(D) are the perspective views of the cancellation | release mechanism seen from a mutually different direction, respectively. It is a right view of a cancellation | release mechanism. FIGS. 4A and 4B are right side views for explaining the operation of the lock mechanism and the release mechanism, in which FIG. 4A shows a state in which the upper housing can slide backward with respect to the lower housing, and FIG. A state where the lock mechanism is locked is shown, and (C) shows a state where the lock mechanism is unlocked by the release mechanism. It is a front view of the slide mechanism of a deformation | transformation form.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Separate type slot machine, 3D ... Lower housing, 3U ... Upper housing, 5D ... Lower storage box, 5U ... Upper storage box, 7D ... Lower door, 7U ... Upper door, 9 ... Lower panel part (blocking member) , 11 ... power supply unit, 13 ... hopper unit, 15 ... reel unit, 15L, 15M, 15R ... left / middle / right rotating reel, 17 ... substrate unit, 19 ... operation unit, 51L, 51R ... operation space, 53L, 53R ... Lever, 59 ... Sliding mechanism, 61L, 61R ... Lower guide rail, 63L, 63R ... Upright part of lower guide rail, 65L, 65R ... Bent part of lower guide rail, 71L, 71R ... Upper guide rail, 73L, 73R ... Upright portion of upper guide rail, 75L, 75R ... Bent portion of upper guide rail, 85L, 85R ... Locked portion, 85a ... Upper plate portion of locked portion, 87L 87R: Locking portion, 89L, 89R ... Release mechanism, 91 ... Actuator, 91b ... Inclined surface of hook, 91c ... Vertical surface of hook, 91d ... Hook, 91e ... Front end of actuator, 93 ... Support, 93c ... Actuator restriction part, 93d ... Vertical surface (slide restriction part) of support, 95 ... Support shaft, 97 ... Spring (biasing member), 99 ... Actuation axis (link mechanism), 101 ... Link (link mechanism) , 103 ... movable frame body (link mechanism), 103d ... contact portion of the movable frame body, 105 ... fixed frame body (link mechanism), 105c ... concave portion (movable frame body regulating portion, link mechanism), 107 ... support shaft, 109 ... Spring (biasing body, link mechanism)

Claims (7)

In the separation type slot machine in which the lower housing is configured to be separable from the upper housing,
A slide mechanism that supports the upper housing so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing;
A locking mechanism that locks the upper housing that slides relative to the lower housing at a predetermined coupling position;
A release mechanism for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism,
The upper casing is slid forward with respect to the lower casing and separated from the lower casing, and is slid rearward and coupled to the lower casing.
The slide mechanism is
A pair extending in the front-rear direction formed in an L-shaped cross section having a vertical portion erected on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower housing and a bent portion where the upper end of the vertical portion is bent Lower guide rail,
A cross section having a vertical portion that is a right and left end portion of the lower surface of the upper housing and is erected at a position corresponding to each of the lower guide rails, and a bent portion in which a lower end of the vertical portion is bent A pair of upper guide rails formed in an L shape and extending in the front-rear direction,
The horizontal width dimension of the bent portion of the upper guide rail is formed larger at the front end than the rear end, and the horizontal thickness dimension of the vertical portion of the lower guide rail is larger than the rear end. The front end is formed small,
The upper guide rail is slidably engaged with the lower guide rail with play so that the bent portion of the upper guide rail faces the bent portion of the lower guide rail from below. A separation type slot machine. In the separation type slot machine in which the lower housing is configured to be separable from the upper housing,
A slide mechanism that supports the upper housing so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing;
A locking mechanism that locks the upper housing that slides relative to the lower housing at a predetermined coupling position;
A release mechanism for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism,
The upper casing is slid forward with respect to the lower casing and separated from the lower casing, and is slid rearward and coupled to the lower casing.
The slide mechanism is
A pair extending in the front-rear direction formed in an L-shaped cross section having a vertical portion erected on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the lower housing and a bent portion where the upper end of the vertical portion is bent Lower guide rail,
A cross section having a vertical portion that is a right and left end portion of the lower surface of the upper housing and is erected at a position corresponding to each of the lower guide rails, and a bent portion in which a lower end of the vertical portion is bent A pair of upper guide rails formed in an L shape and extending in the front-rear direction,
The first gap between the lower surface of the bent portion of the lower guide rail and the upper surface of the lower housing has a dimension at the front end of the lower guide rail that is the bent portion of the upper guide rail at the rear end of the upper guide rail. Greater than the vertical thickness dimension of
The dimension of the second gap between the upper surface of the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the lower surface of the upper housing at the rear end of the upper guide rail is the bent portion of the lower guide rail at the front end of the lower guide rail. Greater than the vertical thickness dimension of
And, the dimension of the first gap is larger at the front end than the rear end of the lower guide rail,
The dimension of the second gap is formed larger at the rear end than at the front end of the upper guide rail,
The upper guide rail is slidably engaged with the lower guide rail with play so that the bent portion of the upper guide rail faces the bent portion of the lower guide rail from below. A separation type slot machine. The thickness of the bent portion of the upper guide rail in the vertical direction is larger at the front end than the rear end, and the thickness of the bent portion of the lower guide rail in the vertical direction is 3. The separation type slot machine according to claim 2, wherein the front end is formed smaller than the end.   In the coupling position, the vertical play between the bent portion of the upper guide rail and the bent portion of the lower guide rail is substantially uniform from the front end to the rear end of both guide rails. The separation type slot machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein In the separation type slot machine in which the lower housing is configured to be separable from the upper housing,
A slide mechanism that supports the upper housing so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower housing;
A locking mechanism that locks the upper housing that slides relative to the lower housing at a predetermined coupling position;
A release mechanism for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism,
The upper casing is slid forward with respect to the lower casing and separated from the lower casing, and is slid rearward and coupled to the lower casing.
The locking mechanism is
A locked portion provided on the upper surface of the lower housing;
A locking portion provided on the lower surface of the upper housing,
The locked portion is formed in a substantially U shape with the bottom open in front view,
The locking portion is
An operating body extending in the front-rear direction;
A hook having an upwardly inclined surface formed at a rear end portion of the operating body and a downward vertical surface formed at a front end of the inclined surface;
A support that is fixed to the lower surface of the upper housing and supports the operating body rotatably around the support shaft by a support shaft that penetrates substantially the center of the operating body in the left-right direction;
A biasing member that biases the rear end of the operating body upward;
An actuating body restricting portion that is formed on the support body and abuts on the actuating body and regulates the rotation of the actuating body by the biasing force of the biasing member;
A slide restricting portion that is formed on the support body and abuts on the upper front end of the locked portion and restricts the rearward sliding of the upper housing;
When the upper casing supported by the sliding mechanism slides backward with respect to the lower casing, the inclined surface of the hook slides on the upper front end of the locked portion so that the rear end of the operating body is When the operating body rotates in a downward direction against the urging force of the urging member and the vertical surface of the hook reaches the upper rear end of the locked portion, the urging force of the urging member causes When the operating body returns to the pre-rotation state, the vertical surface of the hook contacts the upper rear end of the locked portion, and the slide restricting portion contacts the upper front end of the locked portion. The separation type slot machine, wherein the locking portion locks the upper housing by locking with the locked portion. The upper housing is
It has an operation space for separating from the lower housing at the front lower part,
The release mechanism is
A lever arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction at a grippable position in the operation space of the upper housing;
The actuator is connected to the lever, abuts against the operating body by a forward movement accompanying the gripping of the lever, and operates in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the urging force of the urging member. A link mechanism for rotating the body,
When the lever moves forward, the operating body rotates in a direction in which the rear end of the operating body moves downward against the urging force of the urging member, so that the vertical surface of the hook is locked. 6. The separation type slot machine according to claim 5 , wherein the locking portion is released from a contact state with the upper rear end of the portion, and the locking of the locking portion with the locked portion is released. The link mechanism is
An operating shaft extending in the left-right direction disposed behind the lever;
A connecting body having both ends fixed to the lever and the operating shaft,
A pair of through-holes into which both ends of the operating shaft are respectively inserted and inserted on one end side, a movable frame body formed on the other end side with a contact portion positioned below the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body;
A fixed frame that is fixed inside the front lower portion of the upper housing and rotatably supports the movable frame around the support shaft by a support shaft that penetrates substantially the center of the movable frame in the left-right direction;
An urging body that urges the movable frame body in a direction in which the contact portion of the movable frame body moves downward and separates from the lower surface of the front end portion of the working body and the operating shaft moves backward;
A movable frame body restricting portion that is formed on the fixed frame body and abuts on the operating shaft and regulates the rotation of the movable frame body by the biasing force of the biasing body;
The operating shaft connected via the connecting body moves forward against the urging force of the urging body due to the forward movement of the gripped lever, and the operating shaft moves forward due to the movement of the operating shaft. The movable frame body rotates in a direction in which the contact portion of the movable frame body moves upward, the contact portion of the movable frame body contacts the lower surface of the front end portion of the operating body, and lifts the front end portion, The separation type slot machine according to claim 6 , wherein the operating body rotates in a direction in which a rear end of the operating body moves downward against an urging force of the urging member.

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