JP5568616B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus for various gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines.

  Conventionally, as a gaming apparatus, there is a gaming apparatus that includes a display device and is installed corresponding to a gaming machine. In this gaming device, the display device can change between a fixed posture fixed to the front surface of the gaming machine and a peristaltic posture away from the front surface of the gaming machine.

JP2012-170732A

  However, since the display device is located in the front of the gaming machine when in the fixed posture, the peristaltic shaft of the display device is separated from the rotation axis of the front door even if the front door of the gaming machine is opened. . For this reason, the front door is difficult to open due to interference with the display device. Accordingly, when opening the front door, the front door is opened after the display device is in a swinging posture, and workability is extremely poor.

Accordingly, the present invention is to cope with the above, the rotating member is in rather open at least one of the frame and the door forward, smoothly rotating forward with at least one of the frame and the door An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming device that is devised so that it can move.

In solving the above-mentioned problems, the gaming device according to the present invention, according to claim 1,
Frame (120) and disposed adjacent to the door (100c) of the at least one formed by supporting the rotation available-as close to or in the rear open forwardly by the rotation shaft gaming machine (100) It is what is done.

In the gaming apparatus,
Device body which enables the game by Yu technique machine according to own game value of the player and (200a),
Bei the rotating member (200b) which is supported lifting Te in the lower portion of the apparatus main body Ete,
The rotating member is located at the front of the gaming machine and is provided at the lower portion of the apparatus main body so that it can be rotated forward together with at least one of the frame and door when opening at least one of the frame and door. And at least one of the frame and the door is supported coaxially and rotatably .

According to this, the rotation member is located on the front surface of the gaming machine, and when opening at least one of the frame and the door forward, the device can be rotated forward together with at least one of the frame and the door. at the bottom of the body, it is frame and at least one of the rotating shaft coaxially with and rotatably supporting the door. This means that the rotation axis of the rotation member is positioned coaxially with the rotation axis of at least one of the frame and the door without being positioned away from the rotation axis of at least one of the frame and the door. Means that.

Therefore, when opening the at least one of the frame and the door in a state where the rotating member is positioned along at least one of the frame and the door, turning member includes at least hand of the frame and the door smoothly rotating forward with at least one of the frame and the door without interfering.

Thus, the rotating member, without being more interference on at least one hand of the frame and the door smoothly can it to rotate forward. As a result, maintenance of the gaming machine, for example, workability such as adjustment and replacement of the game board assembled to the frame body is improved, and work such as adjustment and replacement of the game board can be performed smoothly.

Moreover, according to the description of claim 2, the present invention provides the gaming apparatus according to claim 1,
The rotating member
A first rotating portion (230) supported rotatably at a lower front surface of the apparatus body by a first axis (231) in the vertical direction;
The first rotating part includes a second rotating part (240) supported rotatably by a second axis (232) in the vertical direction,
When the second shaft is positioned coaxially with the rotation shaft of at least one of the frame and the door, the second rotation is performed when the first rotation portion is located along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body. The part is configured to be rotatable coaxially with the rotation shaft of at least one of the frame and the door with respect to the second axis.

  According to this, the rotating member includes the first and second rotating portions in the above-described configuration, and the second shaft is positioned coaxially with at least one rotating shaft of the frame body and the door. . Therefore, if the second rotating portion is rotated in a state where the first rotating portion is positioned along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body, the rotating member is moved by the second rotating portion so that the second shaft is rotated. As a reference, it rotates coaxially with the rotation shaft of at least one of the frame and the door.

  In other words, the rotation member is only the second rotation unit in a state where the first rotation unit is positioned along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body, and at least one of the frame body and the door based on the second axis. It can be rotated coaxially with the rotation axis.

  Therefore, for example, when opening or removing at least one of the frame body and the door for maintenance or replacement of only the gaming board of the gaming machine, the first rotating portion of the rotating member is rotated as described above. Without any interference with at least one of the frame body and the door, only the second rotating portion can be rotated. As a result, the rotation of the rotating member is further simplified, and the operational effects of the invention of claim 1 can be further improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming apparatus according to the second aspect,
It is characterized by comprising holding means (113, 112, 122, 232) for holding the first rotating part at a position along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body.

  According to this, when the 1st rotation part is in the position which follows the front lower part of an apparatus main body among the rotation members, the said 1st rotation part will be hold | maintained by a holding means in the same position. Therefore, the rotation of the second rotation unit can be favorably performed without causing the rotation of the first rotation unit while holding the first rotation unit at a position along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body. . As a result, the function and effect of the invention of claim 2 can be further improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming apparatus according to the second or third aspect,
The rotating member includes a display unit that displays predetermined information in the second rotating unit.

  As described above, when the rotation member includes the display unit in the second rotation unit, if the second rotation unit of the rotation member is at a position along the lower part of the gaming machine, the display unit is connected to the gaming machine. It will be located in front of the player who sits in the front chair and plays. For this reason, the player can visually recognize the display information displayed on the display unit at a position where it is easy to see. As a result, it is possible to achieve the operational effects of the invention according to claim 2 or 3 while ensuring a comfortable visual game environment for the display unit of the player.

According to the description of claim 5, the present invention provides the gaming apparatus according to claim 2 or 3,
The rotating member includes an operation unit (250) for a predetermined operation by the player in the second rotating unit.

  As described above, when the rotation member includes the operation unit in the second rotation unit, if the second rotation unit of the rotation member is located along the lower portion of the gaming machine, the operation unit is It will be located in front of the player who sits in the front chair and plays. Therefore, the player can operate at a position where the operation unit is easy to see and operate. As a result, the operational effect of the invention according to claim 2 or 3 can be achieved while ensuring a comfortable operating environment for the player's operation section.

According to the present invention, the rotating member is located on the front surface of the gaming machine, and when opening at least one of the frame and the door forward, the frame and the frame when opening at least one of the door forward. Since it can be rotated forward together with at least one of the doors, it is supported at the lower part of the apparatus main body coaxially and rotatably with at least one rotation shaft of the frame and the door. When opening at least one of the frame and the door in a state where the frame is positioned along at least one of the frame and the door, the rotating member does not interfere with at least one of the frame and the door. It smoothly rotates forward together with at least one of the body and the door. As a result, maintenance of the gaming machine, for example, operations such as adjustment and replacement of the gaming board assembled to the frame can be performed smoothly.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the game equipment to which this invention is applied. It is another perspective view which shows the game equipment of FIG. It is a top view which shows the game equipment of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the game equipment of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the machine frame of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the gaming facility of FIG. 1 in a state where the front door of the gaming machine is opened and the other-side rotating portion of the rotating member is rotated. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the main body frame of the game machine main body of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the game equipment of FIG. 1 from the back. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the rotation member of FIG. It is a top view which shows the rotation member of FIG. It is a top view which shows the rotation member of FIG. 10 in the state rotated in the other side rotation part. It is a perspective view which shows the rotation member of FIG. It is a top view which shows the rotation member of FIG. 10 in the state which rotated both the rotation part of one side and the other side.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine facility A. The gaming machine equipment A is erected on the island equipment in the pachinko hall. In FIG. 1, the left side oblique rear, the right side diagonal front, the upper side, and the lower side in the drawing correspond to the left side, right side, upper side, and lower side of the gaming machine equipment A, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the gaming machine equipment A includes an enclosed pachinko gaming machine 100 and a ball lending processing device 200. The pachinko gaming machine 100, together with the ball lending processing device 200, is arranged on the installation table of the island facility. Here, the ball lending processing device 200 is arranged on the installation base so as to follow the pachinko gaming machine 100 on the left side.

  As shown in any of FIGS. 1 to 4, the pachinko gaming machine 100 includes a machine frame 100a, a gaming machine main body 100b, and a front door 100c. The machine frame 100a is also referred to as an outer frame, and the machine frame 100a is erected on an installation table of island facilities. As illustrated in FIG. 4 or 5, the machine frame 100 a is configured in a rectangular shape with left and right side frame plates 110 a and 110 b and upper and lower side frame plates 110 c and 110 d.

  The machine casing 100a includes an upper hinge 111, a lower hinge 112, and a middle hinge 113. The upper, lower, and middle hinges 111 to 113 are all formed of a metal plate. Yes.

  As will be described later, the upper hinge 111 supports the left edge of the gaming machine main body 100b together with the lower hinge 112, and supports the left edge of the front door 100c together with the middle hinge 113. The upper hinge 111 is located along the longitudinal direction of the upper frame plate 110c of the machine frame 100a in the width direction, and extends forward from the left end portion of the upper frame plate 110c.

  Here, the upper hinge 111 is disposed in the left end cutout portion of the upper frame plate 110c at the base end portion thereof, and the base end portion of the upper hinge 111 is disposed at the left edge portion thereof at the upper frame. The plate 110c is sandwiched between the upper surface of the left end cutout portion and the upper end surface of the left frame plate 110a. Thus, the upper hinge 111 extends forward from its base end. Note that the left end notch portion of the upper frame plate 110c is formed by notching the left end portion of the upper frame plate 110c from the lower side to the upper side in an L shape.

  The lower hinge 112 is positioned along the longitudinal direction of the lower frame plate 110d of the machine frame 100a in the width direction, and extends forward from the left end portion of the lower frame plate 110d. Here, the lower hinge 112 is sandwiched between the left end portion of the lower frame plate 110d and the lower end portion of the left frame plate 110a at the left edge portion of the base end portion thereof. Extends forward from the base end so as to face the upper hinge 111 in parallel.

  Further, the middle hinge 113 is located between the upper and lower hinges 111 and 112 from the longitudinal intermediate portion of the left frame plate 110a of the machine frame 100a at a position corresponding to the lower edge of the left edge of the front door 100c. , 112 so as to be in parallel with each other.

  Here, the middle hinge 113 is fitted into a groove formed in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the left frame plate 110a at the left edge portion of the base end portion. It extends forward from the end. Thus, the middle hinge 113 is located immediately below the upper hinge 111 and is located immediately above the lower hinge 112. Note that. The groove portion of the left frame plate 110a is formed by cutting out the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the left frame plate 110a from the right side in a U-shape.

  The gaming machine main body 100b includes a main body frame 120 and a game board 130 as illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. The main body frame 120 is also referred to as an inner frame or an inner frame, and the main body frame 120 is assembled in the machine frame 100a so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4 or 7, the main body frame 120 includes left and right side frame plates 120a and 120b, upper and lower side frame plates 120c and 120d, and a back plate 120e, a left frame plate 120a, a right frame plate 120b, As shown in FIG. 5, the upper frame plate 120c and the lower frame plate 120d are assembled in a rectangular frame shape.

  The back plate 120e is assembled in a hollow portion between the left frame plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120d, and the back plate 120e has a left frame in the plate thickness direction. Each rear of the left frame plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120d along the width direction of the plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120d. By being fitted to the edge portion, the left frame plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120d are assembled. Note that a rectangular opening is formed at an intermediate portion of the back plate 120e (see FIG. 7).

The main body frame 120 includes an upper hinge 121 and a lower hinge 122. The upper hinge 121 is positioned along the longitudinal direction of the upper frame plate 120c of the main body frame 120 in the width direction thereof. The upper frame plate 120c extends forward from the left edge. Here, the upper hinge 121 at its proximal end, is attached to the upper frame plate 120c at the left end on, the upper hinge 121 from its proximal end, the machine frame 110 a of the upper hinge 111 It extends forward so as to extend from directly below, and can face the upper hinge 111 of the machine casing 110a from directly below.

The lower hinge 122 is positioned along the longitudinal direction of the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120 in the width direction, and extends forward from the lower end portion of the left edge of the lower frame plate 120d. Here, the lower hinge 122 at its proximal end, is attached from the lower side to the left edge of the lower edge of the lower frame plate 120d, the lower hinge 122, a base end portion or al extends previous person, are located along the parallel to just above its lower hinge 112 of the opposing vital machine frame 130a to the upper hinge 121.

  Therefore, the main body frame 120 configured as described above is assembled to the machine frame 100a as follows.

  That is, the main body frame 120 has a left frame plate 110a, a right frame plate 110b of the machine frame 100a on the outer surfaces of the left frame plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120d, respectively. The machine frame 100a is fitted along the inner surfaces of the upper frame plate 110c and the lower frame plate 110d.

  Accordingly, the upper hinge 121 of the main body frame 120 is positioned on the upper surface so as to be superimposed along the lower surface of the upper hinge 131 of the machine frame 100a, while the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 is On the lower surface, it is positioned so as to be superimposed along the upper surface of the lower hinge 112 of the machine casing 100a.

  In this state, the upper hinge 121 of the main body frame 120 is supported by the upper hinge 111 of the machine frame 100a so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction, as will be described later, and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 is As will be described later, it is supported by the lower hinge 112 of the machine casing 100a so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. This means that the main body frame 120 is hinged at its left frame plate 120a so that it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the left frame plate 110a of the machine frame 100a.

Thus, in this way the main body frame 120 assembled to the machine frame 100a, in its closed state, are located on the machine frame in 100 a. Further, when the main body frame 120 is opened, the main body frame 120 rotates forward from the inside of the machine frame 100a with reference to the left side frame plate 120a. A notch 124 is formed at a portion corresponding to the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a in the left edge of the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120. Thereby, when the main body frame 120 is closed with respect to the machine frame 100 a, the middle hinge 113 is inserted into the notch portion 124 so as not to interfere with the main body frame 120.

  The game board 130 is fitted from the front side into the hollow part constituted by the inside of the main body frame 120, that is, the left frame plate 120a, the right frame plate 120b, the upper frame plate 120c, and the lower frame plate 120. The game board 130 faces the front on the board surface 131.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, the gaming machine main body 100b has various winning openings such as a guide rail 132, an annular decorative structure 133, a liquid crystal display device 134, a start winning opening apparatus 135, a grand winning opening apparatus 136, and the like. It is equipped with a device and electric tulips, gates, windmills and other panel parts not shown.

  The guide rail 132 is assembled to the board surface 131 of the game board 130, and the guide rail 132 forms a game area 131 a on the board surface 131 on the inner peripheral side thereof. An out port 131b (discharge port 131b) is formed immediately above the lowermost end of the guide rail 132. The out port 131 b discharges the game ball that rolls along the board surface 131 of the game board 130 and reaches the lowermost end portion of the guide rail 132 to the rear side of the game board 130. In addition, the game ball discharged through the out port 131b is detected by a discharge sensor (not shown) provided in the out port 131b.

  The annular decorative structure 133 is assembled from the front side along the outer peripheral portion of the opening (not shown) of the game board 130. The liquid crystal display device 134 is assembled to the opening of the game board 130 through the rectangular opening of the main body frame 120 inside the decorative structure 133.

The start winning opening device 135 and the special winning opening device 136 are assembled to the board surface 131 of the game board 130 immediately below the decorative structure 133. The electric tulips, the gates, and the windmills are assembled in a distributed manner on the board surface 131 of the game board 130 .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the gaming machine main body 100 b includes a game control device 140 (consisting of a main board and a sub board). The game control apparatus 140 is provided on the back of the game board 130 with the main body frame 120. The back plate 120e is assembled through the opening. Note that a large number of game nails (not shown) are driven into the board surface 131 of the game board 130 in a distributed manner over the game area 131a.

  Therefore, the game control device 140 is composed of a microcomputer, and the game control device 140 as the microcomputer executes a game processing program according to a flowchart (not shown). The game processing program is stored in advance in a ROM that is a storage element of the game control device 140 so as to be readable.

  The gaming machine main body 100b includes a handle 150 as shown in any of FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, and 7, and this handle 150 is located on the right side of the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120. The lower corner is supported so that it can be rotated in the left-right direction from the front side. The handle 150 constitutes a ball launching device together with a ball launch control board 150b (see FIG. 8) which is a ball launch control mechanism, and the ball launch control board 150b is formed on the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120. The lower right corner is assembled from the back side.

  Thus, according to the ball launching device, the ball launching control board 150b allows the game ball supplied from the tray (not shown) to be played on the game board 130 via the guide rail 132 as the handle 150 rotates. It is configured to fire toward the game area 131a of the board surface 131. The tray is provided at a position where the player can visually recognize the game machine main body 100b.

  The front door 100c is also referred to as a front frame, and the front door 100c can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with respect to the game board main body 100b and the machine frame 100a as shown in any of FIGS. It is supported.

  The front door 100 c includes a window frame 160 and a glass plate 170. The window frame 160 is inserted between the upper hinge 121 and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 at both the upper and lower ends of the left edge thereof, and the upper hinges 121 and 111 of the main body frame 120 and the machine frame 100a and the main body. The machine frame 100a is supported by a middle hinge 113 extending forward through a notch 124 of the frame 120 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. This means that the front door 100c is hinged to the left edge of the main body frame 120 and the machine frame 100a so that it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction.

  Here, the rotatable support for the upper hinges 121 and 111 at the upper edge of the left edge of the window frame 160 and the rotatable support for the middle hinge 113 of the lower edge of the left edge of the window frame 160 are as follows. It is made like this.

  As described above, the window frame 160 is inserted between the upper hinge 121 and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 at the upper and lower ends of the left edge, so that the upper edge of the left edge of the window frame 160 is In addition to being superimposed on the upper hinge 121 of the main body frame 120 from directly below, the lower left end of the window frame 160 is superimposed on the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a from directly above.

  In other words, the upper hinge 111 of the machine frame 100a is superimposed on the upper edge of the left edge of the window frame 160 through the upper hinge 121 from directly above the upper hinge 121 of the main body frame 120, and at the inner side of the machine frame 100a. The hinge 113 is superimposed on the lower edge of the left edge of the window frame 160 from directly below.

  Thereafter, a pin-shaped upper shaft (not shown) is inserted into the through-hole portions 111a and 121a formed in the upper hinge 111 of the machine frame 100a and the upper hinge 121 of the main body frame 120, and the upper left edge of the window frame 160. Supported at the end. Further, a pin-like lower shaft (not shown) is inserted through a through hole 113a formed in the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a and supported by the lower edge lower end of the window frame 160.

  As a result, the window frame 160 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body frame 120 with respect to the pin-shaped upper and lower both-side axes, and is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the machine frame 100a. The glass plate 170 is fitted in the hollow portion of the window frame 160 so that the game board 130 can be seen through. Further, the front door 100c can be locked to the right end portion of the main body frame 120 by a locking mechanism (not shown) at the right end portion of the window frame 160.

  The ball lending processing device 200 is attached along the pachinko gaming machine 100 on the left side of the pachinko gaming machine 100 as shown in any of FIGS. 1 to 4, 6, and 9.

  The ball lending processing device 200 is called a game value recording medium processing device or a card unit, and this ball lending processing device 200 includes a device main body 200a as shown in any of FIGS. The operation display turning member 200b is configured.

  The apparatus main body 200a is attached to the pachinko gaming machine 100 at the front portion thereof so as to be adjacent to the front edge of the left edge of the front door 100c of the pachinko gaming machine 100 side by side. The apparatus main body 200a has both insertion portions 210a and 210b. The both insertion sections 210a and 210b are formed on the apparatus main body 200a from the front side so as to open to the front of the apparatus main body 200a. Yes. In the present embodiment, the insertion unit 210a is for inserting an IC card that is a prepaid card, while the insertion unit 210b is for inserting cash.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus main body 200a incorporates a process control board 220 which is a process control apparatus. The processing control board 220 has a microcomputer, and the microcomputer executes a card processing program according to a flowchart (not shown). The card processing program is stored in a readable manner in a ROM that is a storage element of the microcomputer of the processing control board 220.

The operation display rotating member 200b is front cutout 21 1 lower frame plate 120 (FIG. 2 see)及 beauty body frame 120 d (FIG. 4 or FIG lower frame plate 120d or apparatus main body 200a of the main body frame 120 7) can be opened. Incidentally, front cutout 211 of the apparatus main body 200a is that is formed by cutting a front lower portion of the apparatus main body 200a to the rear in a U-shape (see FIG. 2).

As shown in any of FIGS. 4 and 10 to 13, the operation display rotation member 200 b includes one- side and other-side rotation units 230 and 240 and a touch panel unit 250. The one-side rotation unit 230 is a front-rear direction in the left-side portion of the front-side notch 211 of the apparatus main body 200a by the base shaft 231 (see FIGS. 10, 11, and 13) at the rotation base end . The one side rotation part 230 extends from the rotation base end part to the other side rotation part 240 side.

  Here, the base shaft 231 is supported so as to be turnable in the left-right direction within the left side portion of the front notch 211 of the apparatus main body 200a. In addition, the extension length from the rotation base end part of the one side rotation part 230 corresponds to the lateral width of the front lower part of the apparatus main body 200a.

  The other-side rotation part 240 can be relatively rotated in the front-rear direction at the extension end part of the one-side rotation part 230 via the intermediate shaft 232 (see FIGS. 9 to 13) at the rotation base end part. The other side rotation part 240 is extended from the rotation base end part.

  Here, the other-side rotating portion 240 is formed in an L shape so as to exclude a corresponding portion with respect to the handle 150 in the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120. In addition, the other-side rotation unit 240 has a vertical width corresponding to the distance between the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120. In the present embodiment, the intermediate shaft 232 is formed in each through-hole portion formed on both upper and lower arm portions of the U-shaped flange 232a provided at the extending end portion of the one-side rotating portion 230 at both axial end portions thereof. Is rotatably supported.

  According to the operation display rotation member 200b configured as described above, the one-side rotation unit 230 closes the front lower portion of the apparatus main body 200a from the front side with the front-side notch 211, and the other-side rotation unit 240 includes the other-side rotation unit 240. When the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120 is closed from the front side, the rotation base end portion of the other side rotation portion 240 is below the middle hinge 113 and the main body frame 120 of the machine frame 100a. The intermediate shaft 232 is fitted between the side hinge 122 and supported by the through-hole portion 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a at the upper end in the axial direction so that the intermediate shaft 232 can be engaged and disengaged. At the lower end in the direction, the main frame 120 is detachably supported by the through hole 122a of the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 and the through hole 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the machine frame 100a.

This means that in the operation display rotation member 200b , the other-side rotation unit 240 is supported by the intermediate shaft 232 coaxially and rotatably with the gaming machine main body 100b and the front door 100c. means.

  Here, the detachable support for the through-hole portions 113a of the middle hinge 113 and the through-hole portions 122a and 112a of the lower hinges 122 and 112 in the axial direction upper and lower end portions of the intermediate shaft 232 as described above is as follows. The following configuration is used.

  A cylindrical upper cap portion (not shown) is fitted on the upper axial end of the intermediate shaft 232 via a one side coil spring (not shown) so as to be coaxially displaceable, while the cylindrical lower cap portion. (Not shown) is fitted on the lower end portion in the axial direction of the intermediate shaft 232 so as to be coaxially displaceable via another coil spring (not shown).

  Thus, the upper cap portion is coaxially pushed toward the upper axial end portion of the intermediate shaft 232 against the one side coil spring and displaced downward, so that the inner side of the machine frame 100a. It is possible to engage and disengage from directly below the through-hole portion 113a of the hinge 113, and the lower cap portion is coaxial toward the lower axial end portion of the intermediate shaft 232 against the other coil spring. When it is pushed by and displaced upward, it can be engaged and disengaged from directly above the through-hole portions 122a and 112a of the lower hinges 122 and 112.

  In such a configuration, the upper cap portion is displaced coaxially toward the upper end in the axial direction of the intermediate shaft 232 against the one side coil spring and displaced downward, and the lower side The cap portion is pushed coaxially toward the lower end portion in the axial direction of the intermediate shaft 232 against the other side coil spring to be displaced upward.

  After that, the other side rotation part 240 is connected to the through hole 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a and the lower hinge 122 of the lower frame 122 of the main body frame 120 together with the upper and lower caps at the rotation base end. The pushing action on the upper and lower cap parts described above is released while being inserted between the parts 122a.

  Accordingly, the upper and lower cap portions are displaced toward the vertical direction through the through-hole portion 113a and the two through-hole portions 122a and 112a under the action of the coil springs on the one side and the other side. Return to position. Then, the intermediate shaft 232 is removably supported by the through-hole shaft 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a via the upper cap portion at the upper end in the axial direction, and the lower end in the axial direction. Are detachably supported by the through-hole portion 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the main body frame 120 and the through-hole portion 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the machine frame 100a via the lower cap portion.

  Further, in this state, the upper cap portion is coaxially pushed toward the upper axial end portion of the intermediate shaft 232 against the one side coil spring and displaced downward, and the lower cap portion is moved downward. While the side cap portion is coaxially pushed toward the lower end portion in the axial direction of the intermediate shaft 232 against the other side coil spring and displaced upward, the other side rotating portion 240 is moved to its rotating base. At the end, it is released from between the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120.

  Along with this, the intermediate shaft 232 escapes from the through-hole shaft 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a together with the upper cap portion at the upper end portion in the axial direction, and at the lower end portion in the axial direction. Then, together with the lower cap portion, the body frame 120 escapes from the through hole portion 122a of the lower hinge 122 and the through hole portion 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the machine frame 100a. This means that the operation display rotation member 200b is released from the support of the gaming machine main body 100b via the intermediate shaft 232 by the rotation unit 240.

  As shown in any one of FIGS. 1 to 3, 9, and 11 to 13, the touch panel unit 250 is fitted in the opening 241 a of the housing unit 241 of the other side rotation unit 240. The touch panel unit 250 serves as an operation unit and a display unit.

  Here, the accommodating part 241 is formed to project forward in a box shape from an intermediate portion of the other-side rotating part 240, and the opening 241a of the accommodating part 241 faces the upper front side in an inclined manner. As a result, the touch panel unit 250 is opposed to the front side and the upper side in an inclined manner in the opening 241a on the display surface.

  Thereby, the touch panel unit 250 is maintained at a position where it can be easily seen and operated by a player sitting on a chair (not shown) on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In addition, the touch panel unit 250 displays display data from the processing control device 220 (see FIG. 8) or outputs an operation output to the game control device 140 (see FIG. 8).

  Here, the touch panel unit 250 displays the IC card that has been inserted into the game end button unit (not shown) that is pushed when the game by the pachinko gaming machine 100 is ended and the insertion unit 210a of the ball lending processing device 200. A card ejection button portion (not shown) that is pushed when ejected from the insertion portion 210a is provided. The rotating member 200b can be locked at the extending end of the other-side rotating part 240 by another locking mechanism (not shown) not shown at the right end of the lower frame plate 120d of the main body frame 120. ing.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, it is assumed that the ball lending processing device 200 is in the position shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 9, and 10.

  At this time, the operation display rotation member 200b extends rightward from the front notch 211 of the apparatus main body 200a so as to be positioned at a right angle to the apparatus main body 200a. Accordingly, the operation display rotation member 200b is positioned so as to be along the front notch 211 of the apparatus main body 200a and the front lower portion (lower frame plate 120d) of the main body frame 120 of the gaming machine main body 100b from the front side. Yes.

  In such a state, the one side rotation part 230 of the operation display rotation member 200b is located in the front cutout part 211 of the apparatus main body 200a and is closed. Moreover, the other side rotation part 240 is in the closed state positioned along the front lower part of the main body frame 120.

  At this time, the upper cap portion engages with the through-hole portion 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 110b against the one side coil spring from below, and the lower cap portion It is engaged with the through-hole portion 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the machine frame 110b from above through the through-hole portion 122a of the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 against the side coil spring.

  This is because the upper and lower side cap parts, the coil springs on one side and the other side, the through hole part 113a of the middle hinge 113, the through hole part 122a of the lower hinge 122, the through hole part 112a of the lower hinge 112, the intermediate shaft Both ends of the upper and lower sides in the axial direction of 232 serve as holding means for the intermediate shaft 232.

  As a result, the one-side rotating unit 230 is interposed between the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 110b and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 with the intermediate shaft 232 between the upper and lower both-side caps. In addition, it is supported coaxially with each rotation axis of the front frame 160 and is kept non-rotatable in the front notch 211 of the apparatus main body 200a.

  In such a state, for example, when maintenance work such as adjustment of the game board 130 or replacement of the game board 130 is requested due to the replacement time of the game board 130, the gaming machine main body 100b is moved to the front door 100c. When opening together, the locking of the front door 100c by the locking mechanism to the main body frame 120 is released, and the locking of the rotating member 200b by the other locking mechanism to the main body frame 120 is released. Along with this, the other-side rotation part 200 b of the rotation member 200 can be rotated based on the intermediate shaft 232.

Thereafter, the main body frame 120 is rotated forward with respect to the the rotation axis (gaming machine main body 100b), the axial front door 100c is to forward together with the body frame 120 relative to its pivot axis while pivoted, the other end rotating portion 240 of rotating member 200, the intermediate shaft 232 as an axis, to a coaxial manner pivots forward together with the body frame 120.

In this process, the front door 100c and the other side rotation unit 240 rotates so as to be pushed forward by the main body frame 120 in accordance with rotation of the front of the body frame 120. This is the other-side rotary portion 240, with the rotation of the front of the body frame 12 0, which means that rotating forward to the front door 100c together with.

  Here, the rotating member 200b is supported by the intermediate shaft 232 coaxially with the rotating shafts of the main body frame 120 and the front frame 160 as described above. For this reason, the intermediate shaft 232 of the rotation member 200b is positioned coaxially with each rotation axis without being positioned away from each rotation axis of the main body frame 120 and the front frame 160.

Thus, the other-side rotation unit 240, without interfere relative to the body frame 120 and front door 100 c, which rotates in a circular smooth forward. In other words, the gaming machine main body 100b without being interfered by the other side rotating portion 240 of the rotating member 200b, with the front door 100c, opened by rotating a circle smooth forward. As a result, maintenance work and replacement work such as adjustment of the game board 130 assembled to the main body frame 120 can be satisfactorily improved in terms of workability, and can be performed smoothly and well.

  Further, when performing such maintenance work or replacement work, the one side turning part 230 of the turning member 200b is maintained in the front notch part 211 of the apparatus main body 200a as described above, and the other side It is only necessary to rotate only the rotating part 240 around the intermediate shaft 232, and it is not necessary to rotate to the one-side rotating part 230.

  For this reason, in performing the maintenance work and replacement work of the gaming board 130 as described above, only the other-side turning portion 240 corresponding to the lower part of the main body frame 120, that is, the lower frame plate 120d, of the turning member 200b. It is sufficient to rotate. As a result, the rotation area and the rotation part of the rotation member 200b can be minimized.

  In addition, after the maintenance work and the exchange work of the game board 130 as described above are completed, the main body frame 120 and the front door 100c are closed, and the other rotation part 240 of the rotation member 200b is moved to the lower side of the main body frame 120. Rotate toward the frame plate 120 and close. Thereafter, the front door 100c is locked to the main body frame 120 by the locking mechanism, and the other side rotation portion 240 of the rotating member 200b is locked to the main body frame 120 by the other locking mechanism. Thereby, the rotation member 200b returns to the state shown in FIGS.

  In such a state, the player plays a game using the gaming machine 100 of the gaming machine facility A, and during this game, the touch panel unit 250 of the rotating member 200b is controlled by the game control device 140. If the game information generated due to this game is displayed, the touch panel unit 250 is located in front of the player, so that the player can easily view the game information displayed on the touch panel unit 250 and easily view it. be able to.

  Therefore, the player can satisfactorily perform the necessary game processing based on the game information displayed on the touch panel unit 250. As a result, the above-described various functions and effects can be achieved while ensuring a good visual environment in which the player can easily see the visual environment with respect to the touch panel unit 250.

  In addition, while the player is playing a game using the gaming machine 100 of the gaming machine facility A as described above, for example, the operation of the touch panel unit 250 is required based on the display game information of the touch panel unit 250 as described above. In this case, since the touch panel unit 250 is located in front of the player as described above, the player can easily operate the touch panel unit 250 and can easily perform necessary operations.

  Therefore, the above-described various functions and effects can be achieved while ensuring a favorable operating environment for the player to operate the touch panel 250.

  In addition, when it is necessary to remove the ball lending processing apparatus 200 or the gaming machine 100 in the gaming machine equipment A instead of the maintenance work or replacement work of the gaming board 130 described above, the upper cap portion is connected to the one side coil. The intermediate shaft 232 is coaxially pushed toward the upper end of the intermediate shaft 232 against the spring and displaced downward, and the lower cap portion is opposed to the other coil spring and the shaft of the intermediate shaft 232 is moved. It is pushed upward coaxially toward the lower end in the direction and displaced upward.

  Accordingly, the intermediate shaft 232 is allowed to escape from the through-hole portion 113a of the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a at the upper end portion in the axial direction, and at the lower end portion in the axial direction of the main body frame 120. It escapes from the through-hole part 122a of the lower hinge 122, and the through-hole part 112a of the lower hinge 112 of the machine frame 100a. This means that the operation display rotation member 200b is released from the support with the gaming machine main body 100b via the intermediate shaft 232 by the one-side rotation unit 230. For this reason, the rotation member 200b can rotate not only the other-side rotation unit 240 but also the one-side rotation unit 230.

  At such a stage, the rotating member 200 is rotated by the one-side rotating unit 230 in a direction away from the front notch 211 of the main body frame 120 with the base shaft 231 as an axis. Thereby, the one side rotation part 230 is released from between the middle hinge 113 of the machine frame 100a and the lower hinge 122 of the main body frame 120 and is opened together with the other side rotation part 240. Accordingly, the apparatus main body 200a can be separated from the gaming machine 100 together with the rotating member 200b.

  Therefore, if the apparatus main body 200a is detached from the gaming machine 100 together with the rotating member 200b in this state and separated from the gaming machine 100, maintenance and replacement work of the apparatus main body 200a can be easily performed. . Similarly, the gaming machine 100 can easily perform maintenance work and replacement work.

  In carrying out the present invention, the following various modifications are possible without being limited to the above embodiment.

  (1) In implementing the present invention, the front door 100c may be configured to correspond to the entire front surface of the main body frame 120, unlike the above embodiment.

  (2) In carrying out the present invention, the rotating member 200b may be configured with only the intermediate shaft 232 and the other-side rotating portion 240, unlike the above embodiment.

100 ... gaming machine, 100c ... front door, 111, 121 ... upper hinge,
112, 122 ... lower hinge, 113 ... middle hinge, 120 ... main body frame,
200: ball lending processing device, 200a: device main body, 200b: rotating member,
230... One side rotation part, 231... Base shaft, 232... Intermediate shaft, 240.

Claims (5)

In the game device which is arranged adjacent to the gaming machine comprising supporting the rotation available-as close to or in the rear open forward by the rotating shaft of at least one of the frame and the door,
An apparatus main body that enables a game by the gaming machine according to the game value possessed by the player;
Bei a rotating member which is supported lifting Te in the lower portion of the apparatus main body Ete,
The rotating member is located on the front surface of the gaming machine, and can be rotated forward together with at least one of the frame and the door when opening at least one of the frame and the door. A gaming apparatus , wherein a lower part of the apparatus main body is supported coaxially and rotatably with at least one of the rotation shafts of the frame and the door . The rotating member is
A first rotating unit supported rotatably at a lower front surface of the apparatus main body by a first axis in a vertical direction;
The first rotating unit includes a second rotating unit that is rotatably supported by a second axis in the vertical direction,
When the second shaft is positioned coaxially with the rotation shaft of at least one of the frame and the door, and the first rotation portion is positioned along the lower front surface of the apparatus main body, the second 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the rotation part is rotatable coaxially with the rotation axis of at least one of the frame body and the door with respect to the second axis. apparatus.   The gaming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising holding means for holding the first rotating portion at a position along a lower front portion of the apparatus main body.   The gaming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member includes a display unit that displays predetermined information in the second rotating unit.   The gaming device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the rotating member includes an operation unit for a predetermined operation by a player in the second rotating unit.

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