JP6913337B2 - Locking device for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a locking device for a gaming machine that locks and unlocks a front door and a main body frame, and an outer frame and a main body frame.

In a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, the front door on which the glass plate is arranged can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame, and the main body frame on which the game board is arranged can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame. In addition, the locking device of the gaming machine enables locking and unlocking of the main body frame with the front door closed, and locking and unlocking of the outer frame with the main body frame closed. It is configured to enable it. The locking device is generally provided on the main body frame. In addition to this, for example, in the pachinko machine opening / closing device shown in Patent Document 1, the front door and the main body are eliminated in order to eliminate the need to form a notch in the front door to avoid interference with the cylinder lock for locking. It is disclosed that the locking devices are distributed and provided on the frame.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-309363

In a conventional gaming machine such as Patent Document 1, locking of the main body frame with the front door closed is performed on any side of the front door. Therefore, since the lower part of the front door is not directly locked, the lower part of the front door becomes a weak part for crime prevention against fraudulent activities. In particular, in recent gaming machines, a ball plate is integrally provided on the front door for the purpose of improving the design. In this case, assuming the act of pulling the ball plate forward of the gaming machine, this act tends to create a gap between the front door and the main body frame, and there is a risk that fraudulent acts will be performed through this gap.

In order to enhance the crime prevention against the fraudulent activity, it is conceivable to provide a locking device at the lower part of the front door to keep the front door closed in the main body frame. However, in this case, if the structure of the locking device is not devised, the space of the main body frame may be compressed by the locking device, and the space for arranging the game board arranged in the main body frame may be reduced. Therefore, in order to secure the game area of the game board and to strengthen the lock of the front door to the main body frame, further ingenuity is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been obtained in an attempt to provide a locking device for a gaming machine capable of securing a space for arranging a gaming board and enhancing the crime prevention of the front door.

One aspect of the present invention is a lock used in a gaming machine having an outer frame, a main body frame that is openable and closable with respect to the outer frame, and a front door that is openable and closable with respect to the main body frame. It ’s a device,
A cylinder provided on the front door that can be operated with a key and locks the main body frame in the closed state of the front door and the outer frame in the closed state of the main body frame when in a fixed position. With a lock
It is located on the side of the front door, receiving a rotating operation of the first rotation direction of the cylinder lock, one of the up and down direction in order to perform the unlocking of the closed state of the front door relative to the body frame In response to the rotation operation of the cylinder lock in the second rotation direction, the cylinder lock can be slid to the other in the vertical direction in order to unlock the main body frame in the closed state with respect to the outer frame. 1 slide member and
It is arranged on the side portion of the front door, is connected to the first slide member only when the first slide member slides in one of the vertical directions, and is engaged with the side portion of the main body frame. An engaging member in which the engagement with the portion is released and an engaging portion for unlocking the front door in the closed state with respect to the main body frame is formed.
Is located on the side of the front Stories body frame, and sliding the other of said vertically engaged with the first slide member only when the first slide member is slid to the other of the vertical direction, the outer frame A second slide member that unlocks the main body frame in the closed state, and
It is arranged in the lower part of the front door and slides in the left-right direction only when the first slide member slides in one of the vertical directions, and engages with an engaged portion provided in the lower part of the main body frame. there is released, and a third slide member the engaging portion is formed to perform the unlocking of the closed state of the front door relative to the body frame, there is the locking device of the gaming machine.

In the locking device of the gaming machine, a first locking mechanism for locking the side portion of the front door with respect to the main body frame and a third locking mechanism for locking the lower portion of the front door with respect to the main body frame are fronted. It is placed on the door. Then, both the first locking mechanism and the third locking mechanism are operated by the same cylinder lock and slide to lock and unlock. As a result, the lock of the front door to the main body frame is strengthened by a simple structural device, and fraud using the gap formed between the front door and the main body frame when the front door is pulled forward of the gaming machine. It is possible to improve the security of the front door against acts.

In addition, the first locking mechanism that locks the side part of the front door and the third locking mechanism that locks the lower part of the front door are integrated in the front door, and the main body frame is provided with the front door. Only a second locking mechanism that receives and slides the slide of the slide mechanism arranged on the side portion is provided. As a result, it is possible to prevent the space for arranging the game board in the main body frame from being reduced by the arrangement of the locking device.

Therefore, according to the locking device of the gaming machine, it is possible to secure a space for arranging the gaming board and enhance the crime prevention of the front door.

The "lower part of the front door" in which the third locking mechanism is arranged means a position in the front door below the position where the transparent plate unit having a transparent plate such as a glass plate is arranged. For example, a ball plate may be provided at the lower part of the front surface of the front door. In this case, the third locking mechanism can be arranged at any position below the transparent plate unit on the front door.

An explanatory view showing a front door in which a part of the locking device is arranged according to the embodiment as viewed from the back side. An explanatory view showing a state in which a part of the back surface of the front door according to the embodiment is partially enlarged and the first locking mechanism and the third locking mechanism lock the front door on the main body frame. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a part of FIG. 2 according to the embodiment is further partially enlarged and the first locking mechanism and the third locking mechanism lock the front door to the main body frame. An explanatory view showing a state in which a part of the back surface of the front door according to the embodiment is partially enlarged and the first locking mechanism and the third locking mechanism unlock the front door with respect to the main body frame. A part of the back surface of the front door according to the embodiment is partially enlarged and shown, and the first locking mechanism (slide mechanism and the second locking mechanism) shows a state in which the lock of the main body frame with respect to the outer frame is unlocked. Explanatory drawing. Explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the 2nd locking mechanism provided in the main body frame which concerns on embodiment in the state which was seen from the inside in the left-right direction. An explanatory view showing a side portion of the outer frame, the main body frame, and the front door on which the locking device is arranged according to the embodiment by a cross section for convenience when viewed from above. Description of the outer frame, the main body frame, and the front door according to the embodiment, showing the side portion on which the locking device is arranged by a cross section for convenience when viewed from above, and showing a state in which the front door is opened with respect to the main body frame. figure. Description of the outer frame, the main body frame, and the front door according to the embodiment, showing a side portion on which the locking device is arranged by a cross section for convenience when viewed from above, and showing a state in which the main body frame is opened with respect to the outer frame. figure. An explanatory view showing a state in which the main body frame is viewed from the back side according to the embodiment. An explanatory view showing a state in which a ball tank of a main body frame is viewed from above according to an embodiment.

A preferred embodiment of the above-described gaming machine locking device will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7, the locking device 1 of the gaming machine 6 is used in the gaming machine 6, and the gaming machine 6 is provided to open and close the outer frame 61 and the outer frame 61. It is provided with a main body frame 62 and a front door 7 provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 62. The locking device 1 includes a cylinder lock 2, a first locking mechanism 3, a slide mechanism 3A, a second locking mechanism 4, and a third locking mechanism 5.
The cylinder lock 2 is provided on the front door 7 and can be rotated by the key 21. The first locking mechanism 3 is arranged on the side portion 701 of the front door 7 in the left-right direction W, and is for locking and unlocking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 in response to the operation of the cylinder lock 2. It can slide in the vertical direction H.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide mechanism 3A is arranged on the side portion 701 of the front door 7, and can slide in the vertical direction H in response to the operation of the cylinder lock 2. As shown in FIG. 6, the second locking mechanism 4 is arranged on the side portion 602 of the main body frame 62 in engagement with the slide mechanism 3A, and locks and unlocks the main body frame 62 in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 61. In order to perform the above, the slide mechanism 3A can be slid in the vertical direction H by receiving the slide. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the third locking mechanism 5 is arranged in the lower portion 702 of the front door 7, and receives the operation of the cylinder lock 2 to lock the front door 7 to the main body frame 62 in the closed state. It can be slid in the left-right direction W to unlock.

Hereinafter, the locking device 1 of the gaming machine 6 of this embodiment will be described in detail.
(Structure of gaming machine 6)
As shown in FIG. 7, the gaming machine 6 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine that launches a gaming ball into the gaming area of the gaming board 621 to perform a pachinko game. The outer frame 61 of the gaming machine 6 has a frame shape formed of wood, resin, metal, or the like, and is a portion installed in the gaming field. The main body frame 62 of the gaming machine 6 is a portion where a gaming board 621, a liquid crystal display device, various control devices, and the like are arranged. The front door 7 of the gaming machine 6 is arranged in front of the main body frame 62, and is a portion in which designability such as illumination and production is taken into consideration.

In the present embodiment, the front surface refers to the front surface of the gaming machine 6 in the front-rear direction D in which the player faces the gaming machine 6, and the back surface refers to the surface opposite to the front surface. .. In FIGS. 6 to 9 and 11, the front side in the front-rear direction D is indicated by reference numeral D1. Locking or unlocking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 in a closed state may be simply referred to as locking or unlocking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62. Further, locking or unlocking the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61 in a closed state may be simply locking or unlocking the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 7 has a transparent plate 722 such as a glass plate, a transparent plate unit 72 having a frame body 721 holding an edge of the transparent plate 722, and an opening in which the transparent plate 722 is arranged. It has a 711 and includes a door body 71 that supports the frame body 721. The transparent plate unit 72 is detachably attached to the door body 71. The first locking mechanism 3, the slide mechanism 3A, and the third locking mechanism 5 are provided on the back surface of the door body 71.

Although not shown, the ball plate for storing the game ball is arranged at the lower part on the front surface of the front door 7, in other words, at the lower position on the front door 7 where the transparent plate unit 72 is arranged. On the side of the front door 7 where the ball plate is arranged, an operation handle for adjusting the firing intensity of the game ball to be fired into the game area of the game board 621 is arranged. When the front door 7 is opened with respect to the main body frame 62, the back surface of the ball plate is opened, and maintenance around the ball plate can be performed.

(Structure of cylinder lock 2)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the locking device 1 of the gaming machine 6 locks the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61 and locks the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62. The cylinder lock 2 has a keyhole 211 for inserting the key 21 on the front surface of the front door 7. Further, on the back surface of the cylinder lock 2, a cam 22 that is rotated by a key 21 inserted into the keyhole 211 is provided. The cam 22 is attached to the rotation shaft of the cylinder lock 2, and the cam 22 is provided with an upper locking portion 221 and a lower locking portion 222 arranged side by side in the vertical direction H.

When the keyhole 211 and the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 are in the fixed positions 201, the front door 7 is locked to the main body frame 62 and the main body frame 62 is locked to the outer frame 61. By the key 21 inserted into the keyhole 211 of the cylinder lock 2, the cam 22 inserts the key 21 into the keyhole 211. The rotation operation is performed in the second rotation direction C2 on the side opposite to the movement direction C1. As shown in FIG. 4, when the cam 22 is rotated in the first rotation direction C1, the first locking mechanism 3 and the third locking mechanism 5 unlock the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cam 22 is rotated in the second rotation direction C2, the slide mechanism 3A and the second locking mechanism 4 unlock the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61.

(Structure of 1st locking mechanism 3 and slide mechanism 3A)
As shown in FIG. 1, the locking device 1 has a front door base member 31 attached to the side of the door body 71 of the front door 7 (in this embodiment, the side on the left side when viewed from the back surface of the front door 7). .. The front door base member 31 is arranged over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction H on the side of the door body 71 of the front door 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first locking mechanism 3 of the present embodiment is configured by using the first slide member 32 that slides in the vertical direction H with respect to the front door base member 31. The slide mechanism 3A of the present embodiment is configured by using the first slide member 32 in order to slide the second locking mechanism 4. The slide mechanism 3A has a pressing portion 323 formed as a part of the first slide member 32.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first slide member 32 has a locking position 301 for locking the front door 7 to the main body frame 62 and locking the main body frame 62 to the outer frame 61, and is locked as shown in FIG. The first unlocking position 302 for unlocking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 by sliding from the position 301 to one of the vertical directions H (downward in this embodiment) and the locking position as shown in FIG. It can be slid from 301 to the other side in the vertical direction H (upward in this embodiment) to the second unlocking position 303 for unlocking the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first slide member 32 is locked by the upper locked portion 321 locked by the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 and the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22. A lower locked portion 322 is formed. The upper locked portion 321 and the lower locked portion 322 of the present embodiment are formed as through holes into which the upper locking portion 221 and the lower locking portion 222 are inserted, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the first rotation direction C1, the upper locked portion 321 is locked by the upper locking portion 221 and the first slide member 32. Slides from the locking position 301 to the first unlocking position 302. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the second rotation direction C2, the lower locked portion 322 is locked by the lower locking portion 222, and the second is locked. 1 The slide member 32 slides from the locking position 301 to the second unlocking position 303.

As shown in FIG. 1, between the front door base member 31 and the first slide member 32, the first slide member 32 is urged to the locking position 301, and the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is set to the fixed position 201. The urging members 35 and 36 to be urged are hung. The urging members 35 and 36 include a first urging member 35 that urges the first sliding member 32 that slides to the first unlocking position 302 to the locking position 301, and a first that slides to the second unlocking position 303. There is a second urging member 36 that urges the slide member 32 to the locking position 301. Each of the urging members 35 and 36 is composed of a tension spring, and a plurality of the urging members 35 and 36 are hung on each.

In this embodiment, the first slide member 32 has the functions of the first locking mechanism 3 and the slide mechanism 3A. Therefore, when the first slide member 32 is slid from the locking position 301 to the second unlocking position 303, it is necessary to prevent the front door 7 from being unlocked with respect to the main body frame 62 by this slide.
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an engaging member 33 that can be connected (disengaged) to the first slide member 32 is provided at a portion of the first slide mechanism 3 that engages with the main body frame 62. There are multiple. Then, when the first slide member 32 is in the locking position 301, the engaging member 33 locks the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62. Further, when the first slide member 32 slides to the second unlocking position 303 (in this embodiment, it slides upward), the engaging member 33 moves because the first sliding member 32 and the engaging member 33 are not connected. Instead, the lock of the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the side portion 602 of the main body frame 62 has a plurality of first engaged portions 622 in order to lock and unlock the front door 7 and the main body frame 62 by the first locking mechanism 3. Are provided side by side in the vertical direction H. The plurality of first engaging portions 34, each of which engages with the plurality of first engaged portions 622 in the first locking mechanism 3, have a hook shape and are formed on the plurality of engaging members 33, respectively. There is. The first engaged portions 622 of the present embodiment are provided at three locations arranged in the vertical direction H of the side portions 602 of the main body frame 62, and the first engaging portions 34 are above and below the side portions 701 of the front door 7. It is provided at three locations arranged in the direction H.

In order to stably lock the front door 7 to the main body frame 62, the first engaged portion 622 and the first engaging portion 34 are upper portions in the vertical direction H of the main body frame 62 and the front door 7. It is provided in the lower part and the part in between. As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of first engaging portions 34 are engaged with the plurality of first engaged portions 622 in a state where the first slide member 32 is in the locked position 301. As shown, in a state where the first slide member 32 slides downward toward the first unlocking position 302, the engagement with the plurality of first engaged portions 622 is released.

The first locking mechanism 3 of this embodiment is composed of a front door base member 31, a first slide member 32, an engaging member 33, and a first urging member 35. Further, the slide mechanism 3A of this embodiment is composed of a front door base member 31, a first slide member 32, and a second urging member 36.

(Structure of the second locking mechanism 4)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the locking device 1 has a main body frame base member 41 attached to the side of the main body frame 62 (in this embodiment, the side on the left side when viewed from the back surface). The main body frame base member 41 is arranged over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction H on the side of the main body frame 62.
The second locking mechanism 4 of the present embodiment is configured by using the second slide member 42 that slides in the vertical direction H with respect to the main body frame base member 41. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the second slide member 42 is formed with a pressed portion 43 that is pushed upward by the pressing portion 323 of the first slide member 32. The second slide member 42 has a locking position 401 for locking the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61, and an unlocking position for sliding upward from the locking position 401 to unlock the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61. It can slide to the lock position 402.

As shown in FIG. 6, a third urging member 44 that urges the second slide member 42 to the locking position 401 is hung between the main body frame base member 41 and the second slide member 42. The third urging member 44 is composed of a tension spring, and a plurality of the third urging members 44 are hung.

As shown in the figure, a plurality of second engaged portions 611 are provided on the side portion 601 of the outer frame 61 in order to lock and unlock the outer frame 61 and the main body frame 62 by the second locking mechanism 4. Are provided side by side in the vertical direction H. The second slide member 42 is provided with a plurality of second engaging portions 45 that engage with each of the plurality of second engaged portions 611. The second engaged portion 611 of the present embodiment is provided at two locations arranged in the vertical direction H of the side portion 601 of the outer frame 61, and the second engaging portion 45 is above and below the side portion 602 of the main body frame 62. It is provided at two locations arranged in the direction H.
Note that FIG. 7 is shown by a cross section for convenience of explanation. Therefore, the second engaging portion 45, the second engaged portion 611, and the like in the figure are different from the appearance in the actual cross section.

As shown in FIG. 6, in order to stably lock the main body frame 62 to the outer frame 61, the second engaged portion 611 and the second engaging portion 45 are placed above and below the outer frame 61 and the main body frame 62. It is provided at the upper portion and the lower portion in the direction H. The plurality of second engaging portions 45 are engaged with the plurality of second engaged portions 611 in a state where the second slide member 42 is in the locking position 401, and the second slide member 42 is in the unlocking position 402. In the state of sliding upward toward, the engagement with the plurality of second engaged portions 611 is released.

The lower second engaging portion 45 of the present embodiment is provided on the engaging member 46 that can be rotatably engaged with the second slide member 42. As a result, when the main body frame 62 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 61, the state in which the lower second engaging portion 45 is disengaged from the second engaged portion 611 is maintained. Then, as the state in which the lower second engaging portion 45 is disengaged is maintained, the second slide member 42 is maintained in the unlocked position 402. As a result, the state in which the upper second engaging portion 45 is disengaged from the second engaged portion 611 is also maintained, and as a result, the unlocked state of the main body frame 62 is temporarily maintained. NS.

After that, the main body frame 62 can be opened with respect to the outer frame 61. As a result, the administrator of the gaming machine 6 can stepwise perform the unlocking operation of the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61 and the opening operation of the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61. Further, by devising a device for performing the unlocking operation and the unlocking operation step by step, for example, the manager of the gaming machine 6 takes his hand off the key 21 and uses the operation handle or the like arranged on the front door 7 to outside. The main body frame 62 can be opened and closed with respect to the frame 61, and the work can be facilitated. It is not necessary to adopt a structure in which the main body frame 62 is temporarily maintained in an unlocked state.
The second locking mechanism 4 of this embodiment is composed of a main body frame base member 41, a second slide member 42, a second engaging portion 45, an engaging member 46, and a third urging member 44.

(Structure of the third locking mechanism 5)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the third locking mechanism 5 is configured by using a third slide member 51 that slides in the left-right direction W with respect to the front door 7. The front door base member 31 is rotated by receiving a slide transmission member 52 that is locked to the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 and slides in the vertical direction H, and a slide transmission member 52. A rotating member 53 for sliding the third slide member 51 in the left-right direction W is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the third slide member 51 slides in the left-right direction W from the lock position 501 for locking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 and as shown in FIG. , It is slidable to the unlocking position 502 for unlocking the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62. The third slide member 51 is guided in the left-right direction W by the guide member 512 provided on the front door 7 and slides. A fourth urging member 54 that urges the third slide member 51 to the locking position 501 is hung between the guide member 512 and the third slide member 51. The fourth urging member 54 is composed of a tension spring.

As shown in FIG. 3, the slide transmission member 52 is arranged at a position adjacent to the first slide member 32 in the front door base member 31 so as to be locked by the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2. Has been done. The slide transmission member 52 has a fixed position 503 for keeping the third slide member 51 in the locked position 301 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, and an unlocked position of the third slide member 51 as shown in FIG. It can slide to the slide position 504 for sliding to 502. A fifth urging member 55 that urges the slide transmission member 52 to the fixed position 503 is hung between the front door base member 31 and the slide transmission member 52. The fifth urging member 55 is composed of a tension spring.

As shown in FIG. 3, the slide transmission member 52 is formed with a transmission locked portion 521 by a through hole, which is locked by the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22. Further, the slide transmission member 52 is also formed with a relief hole 522 for avoiding interference with the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22 and a transmission engagement hole 523 for engaging with the rotating member 53. .. The front door base member 31 is formed with an escape hole 311 for avoiding interference with the upper locking portion 221 and the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the slide transmission member 52 slides together with the first slide member 32 by the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the first rotation direction C1. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the second rotation direction C2, it does not slide. The rotating member 53 is formed with a rotating engaging portion 531 that engages with the transmission engaging hole 523 of the slide transmission member 52, and a pressing protrusion 532 for pressing the third slide member 51.

As shown in FIG. 1, at a position of the main body frame 62 facing the lower portion 702 of the front door 7, a third locking mechanism 5 is used to lock and unlock the front door 7 and the main body frame 62. 3 Engagement portion 623 is provided. The third slide member 51 is provided with a third engaging portion 511 that engages with the third engaged portion 623. The third engaging portion 511 of the present embodiment is provided at the central portion of the lower portion 702 of the front door 7 in the left-right direction W. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the third engaging portion 511 is engaged with the third engaged portion 623 in a state where the third slide member 51 is in the locking position 501, and is shown in FIG. As described above, in the state where the third slide member 51 slides in the left-right direction W toward the unlocking position 502, the engagement with the third engaged portion 623 is released.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the first rotation direction C1, the upper locked portion 321 of the first slide member 32 and the transmitted locked portion of the slide transmission member 52. The 521 is locked by the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22, the first slide member 32 slides from the locking position 301 to the first unlocking position 302, and the slide transmission member 52 slides from the fixed position 503 to the slide position 504. Slide to. Then, upon receiving the slide of the slide transmission member 52, the third slide member 51 slides from the locking position 501 to the unlocking position 502 via the rotating member 53.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 is rotated in the second rotation direction C2, the lower locked portion 322 of the first slide member 32 is locked on the lower side of the cam 22. Locked by the portion 222, the first slide member 32 slides from the locking position 301 to the second unlocking position 303. At this time, the escape hole 522 of the slide transmission member 52 is not locked by the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22, and the third slide member 51 is maintained at the locking position 501.
The third locking mechanism 5 of this embodiment is composed of a front door base member 31, a third slide member 51, a guide member 512, a slide transmission member 52, a rotating member 53, a fourth urging member 54, and a fifth urging member 55. It is configured.

In the locking device 1 of the present embodiment, the space in the main body frame 62 is expanded by providing the first locking mechanism 3, the slide mechanism 3A, and the third locking mechanism 5 collectively on the front door 7. However, the second locking mechanism 4 for locking the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61 needs to be provided in the main body frame 62. Therefore, in order to keep the space in the main body frame 62 as wide as possible, the structure for arranging the second slide member 42 constituting the second locking mechanism 4 is devised.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the front side portion 421 of the second slide member 42 arranged on the front side of the center of the second slide member 42 in the front-rear direction D is the front-rear direction D of the second slide member 42. It is located outside the left-right direction W with respect to the rear portion 422 of the second slide member 42 arranged on the rear side of the center of the second slide member 42. The second slide member 42 of the present embodiment is arranged so as to be inclined at an angle θ of 1 to 10 ° with respect to the reference line K along the front-rear direction D of the gaming machine 6. Further, the side portion 602 of the main body frame 62 on the side where the second slide member 42 is arranged and the main body frame base member 41 are also inclined in accordance with the inclination of the second slide member 42. The portion of the second slide member 42 located on the front side in the front-rear direction D is located outside the left-right direction W.

Since the front side portion 421 of the second slide member 42 is located outside the left-right direction W with respect to the rear side portion 422, the dimensions of the main body frame 62 and the game board 621 of the main body frame 62 are outside the left-right direction W. It is expanding to. Due to the configuration of the second slide member 42 in which the front side portion 421 is located outside the left-right direction W as compared with the rear side portion 422, the arrangement space of the game board 621 in the left-right direction W can be expanded as much as possible.

Next, the operation of the locking device 1 when the front door 7 is opened and closed with respect to the main body frame 62 and when the main body frame 62 is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 61 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the front door 7 is closed with respect to the main body frame 62 and the main body frame 62 is closed with respect to the outer frame 61, the first slide member 32, the second slide member 42, and the main body frame 62 are closed. Each of the third slide members 51 is at the locking positions 301, 401, 501. Then, the first engaging portion 34 of the first locking mechanism 3 of the front door 7 engages with the first engaged portion 622 of the main body frame 62, and the front door engages with the third engaged portion 623 of the main body frame 62. The third engaging portion 511 of the third locking mechanism 5 of 7 is engaged, and the front door 7 is locked in a state of being closed to the main body frame 62. Further, the state in which the second engaging portion 45 of the second locking mechanism 4 of the main body frame 62 is engaged with the second engaged portion 611 of the outer frame 61 and the main body frame 62 is closed by the outer frame 61 is locked. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 8, when opening the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62, as shown in FIG. 4, the administrator of the gaming machine 6 inserts the key 21 into the keyhole 211 of the cylinder lock 2 and inserts the key 21. It is rotated in the first rotation direction C1. At this time, the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 locks the upper locked portion 321 of the first slide member 32, and the first slide member 32 moves from the locking position 301 to the first unlocking position. Slide to 302. Further, at this time, the upper locking portion 221 of the cam 22 locks the transmission locked portion 521 of the slide transmission member 52, and the slide transmission member 52 slides from the fixed position 503 to the slide position 504 and slides. The rotating member 53 is rotated by the transmission member 52, and the third slide member 51 is slid from the locking position 501 to the unlocking position 502 by the rotating member 53. In this way, the first engaging portion 34 of the first locking mechanism 3 and the third engagement of the third locking mechanism 5 in the front door 7 with respect to the first engaged portion 622 and the third engaged portion 623 of the main body frame 62. The engagement of the joint portion 511 is released, the front door 7 is unlocked with respect to the main body frame 62, and the administrator can open the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62.

After the front door 7 is opened with respect to the main body frame 62, the first slide member 32 returns to the locking position 301 by the urging force of the first urging member 35, and the third slide member 51 returns to the locking position 301. The urging force of the member 44 returns to the locking position 301, the slide transmission member 52 returns to the fixed position 201 by the urging force of the fifth urging member 55, and the rotating member 53 returns to the third slide member 51 and the slide transmission member 52. It rotates to the original position with the slide of.

Next, when the front door 7 is closed with respect to the main body frame 62, the first engaging portion 34 of the first locking mechanism 3 of the front door 7 collides with the first engaged portion 622 of the main body frame 62, and the first The first slide member 32 slides once to the first unlocking position 302 against the urging force of the urging member 35, and then returns to the locking position 301. Further, at this time, the third engaging portion 511 of the third locking mechanism 5 of the front door 7 collides with the third engaged portion 623 of the main body frame 62 to resist the urging force of the fourth urging member 54. After the third slide member 51 slides once to the unlocking position 502, it returns to the locking position 501. In this way, the first engaging portion 34 of the first locking mechanism 3 and the third locking mechanism 5 of the front door 7 with respect to the first engaged portion 622 and the third engaged portion 623 of the main body frame 62. 3 The engaging portion 511 is engaged, and the state in which the front door 7 is closed is locked with respect to the main body frame 62.

As shown in FIG. 9, when opening the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61, the manager of the gaming machine 6 inserts the key 21 into the keyhole 211 of the cylinder lock 2 and moves the key 21 into the second rotation direction C2. Rotate. The front door 7 moves integrally with the main body frame 62. At this time, the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22 of the cylinder lock 2 locks the lower locked portion 322 of the first slide member 32, and the first slide member 32 is released from the locking position 301. Slide to lock position 303. Then, the pressing portion 323 of the slide mechanism 3A provided on the first slide member 32 pushes the pressed portion 43 of the second slide member 42, and the second slide member 42 moves from the locking position 401 to the unlocking position 402. Slide. At this time, the lower locking portion 222 of the cam 22 moves in the escape hole 522 of the slide transmission member 52 and does not lock the slide transmission member 52. In this way, the engagement of the second engaging portion 45 of the second locking mechanism 4 of the main body frame 62 with the second engaged portion 611 of the outer frame 61 is released, and the main body frame 62 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 61. Therefore, the administrator can open the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61.

After the main body frame 62 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 61, the first slide member 32 returns to the locking position 301 due to the urging force of the second urging member 36 or the own weight of the first slide member 32. At this time, the second slide member 42 is maintained at the unlocked position 402 by the once-maintained structure of the main body frame 62 in the unlocked state. After that, by closing the main body frame 62 with respect to the outer frame 61, the unlocking temporarily maintained state is released by the interlocking operation between the second engaging portion 45 and the link mechanism provided on the engaging member 46. .. Then, the second slide member 42 slides to the locking position 401 in response to the urging force of the third urging member 44, and the second locking mechanism of the main body frame 62 with respect to the second engaged portion 611 of the outer frame 61. The second engaging portion 45 of No. 4 is engaged, and the state in which the main body frame 62 is closed with respect to the outer frame 61 is locked.

In the locking device 1 of the gaming machine 6 of the present embodiment, the first locking mechanism 3 for locking the side portion 701 of the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 and the lower portion 702 of the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 are locked. A third locking mechanism 5 for performing the operation is arranged on the front door 7. Then, the first locking mechanism 3 and the third locking mechanism 5 both slide in response to the same operation of the cylinder lock 2 to lock and unlock the front door 7 and the main body frame 62. As a result, the front door 7 is firmly locked to the main body frame 62 by a simple structural device, and is formed between the front door 7 and the main body frame 62 when the front door 7 is pulled forward of the gaming machine 6. It is possible to improve the crime prevention property of the front door 7 against fraudulent acts using the gap.

Further, in the gaming machine 6, the first locking mechanism 3 that locks the side portion 701 of the front door 7 and the third locking mechanism 5 that locks the lower portion 702 of the front door 7 are integrated into the front door 7. The main body frame 62 is only provided with the second locking mechanism 4. Thereby, the arrangement of the locking device 1 can prevent the arrangement space of the game board 621 in the main body frame 62 from being reduced.

Therefore, according to the locking device 1 of the gaming machine 6 of the present embodiment, it is possible to secure the arrangement space of the gaming board 621 and enhance the crime prevention of the front door 7.

In this embodiment, the slide mechanism 3A is formed by using the first slide member 32 constituting the first locking mechanism 3. In addition to this, the slide mechanism 3A can also be configured by using a slide member that slides separately from the first slide member 32.
In addition to the pachinko gaming machine 6, the locking device 1 of the present embodiment may be used for an arrange ball gaming machine, a slot machine, or other gaming machines.

Further, in the gaming machine 6, the following various configurations can be adopted.
As described above, the front door 7 is composed of the transparent plate unit 72 and the door main body 71, and the transparent plate unit 72 is removed from the door main body 71 in a state where the front door 7 is opened with respect to the main body frame 62. You may want to. As shown in FIG. 1, the transparent plate unit 72 is attached to the door body 71 via various lock mechanisms 74. Then, in order to facilitate the removal of the transparent plate unit 72 from the door body 71, the first locking mechanism 3 can have a part of the functions of the lock mechanism 74. In this case, the first locking mechanism 3 engages with the frame body 721 of the transparent plate unit 72 at one side portion 701 of the door body 71 to lock the holding state of the frame body 721 with respect to the door body 71. A joint lock portion 37 is provided. Further, a load receiving portion 75 is provided at a position of the door body 71 facing the lower portion of the frame body 721 of the transparent plate unit 72, and an existing lock portion 76 is provided on the other side portion 701A of the door body 71. Is provided.

In this case, when the lock of the front door 7 with respect to the main body frame 62 is unlocked by the first locking mechanism 3, the engagement state of the engagement lock portion 37 with the frame body 721 of the transparent plate unit 72 is released. .. Then, the transparent plate unit 72 can be easily removed from the door body 71. Further, when the front door 7 is closed with respect to the main body frame 62, the engagement lock portion 37 inevitably engages with the frame body 721 of the transparent plate unit 72, and the transparent plate unit 72 is held by the door main body 71. The locked state is locked. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the transparent plate unit 72 from being accidentally locked when the transparent plate unit 72 is held by the door body 71.

Further, the engagement lock portion 37 provided in the first locking mechanism 3 may be additionally provided with the lock portion 76 in addition to the existing lock mechanism 74 provided in both side portions 701 and 701A of the door body 71. can. In this case, the transparent plate unit 72 can be more reliably held by the door body 71. Further, by securely fixing the transparent plate unit 72 to the door main body 71 by using the first locking mechanism 3, the transparent plate unit 72 is intentionally moved with respect to the door main body 71, and a gap into which foreign matter can be inserted. It is also possible to more reliably prevent fraudulent acts that form a door.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a cover 77 for covering the third slide member 51, the slide transmission member 52, and the rotating member 53 can be provided on the back surface of the door body 71 of the front door 7. Then, an inclined surface 771 for preventing the game ball from being placed on the upper surface of the cover 77 without flowing down can be provided. The inclined surface 771 can be provided in a state of being inclined downward from the back side to the front side on the back surface of the front door 7. By providing the cover 77, it is possible to reliably prevent the game ball from colliding unnecessarily and damaging the third slide member 51, the slide transmission member 52, and the rotating member 53.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, in the main body frame 62, the back mechanism cover 63 covering the control device (control board or the like) 64 arranged behind the game board 621 has a main body frame 62 on the outer frame 61. An inner cover 631 that can be opened and closed can be provided with respect to the back mechanism cover 63 in a closed state. The control device 64 is for performing various electronic controls in the gaming machine 6. The inner cover 631 is provided at a position facing the control device 64. The back mechanism cover 63 is usually provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 62, but cannot be opened unless the main body frame 62 is opened with respect to the outer frame 61. On the other hand, according to the inner cover 631, the inner cover 631 can be opened to perform maintenance of the control device 64 while the main body frame 62 is still closed with respect to the outer frame 61. The inner cover 631 can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism, and can be maintained in a closed state with respect to the back mechanism cover 63 by utilizing the attractive force of a magnet or the like.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a ball tank 65 for rectifying the game ball B while storing it and causing it to flow down to the ball feeding device 66 is arranged in the upper part of the back side of the main body frame 62. .. The ball tank 65 has a storage unit 651 for storing the game ball B and a rail unit 652 for rectifying the game ball B flowing down from the storage unit 651. Then, the rail portion 652 can be shaped to be rectified by utilizing the momentum of the game ball B flowing due to the ball pressure applied to each game ball B from the upstream side of the flow of the game ball B.

Specifically, the rail portion 652 utilizes the momentum of the game ball B to flow down in the left-right direction while the game balls B are stacked in two stages and lined up in a row, and then 1.5 to 2 By having the width of the ball flow path for the balls, the game balls B can be formed into a shape that bends downward and flows down while maintaining a state in which the game balls B are stacked in substantially two stages. Further, the rail portion 652 may have a shape that converges in a state in which the game balls B flow in one stage and one row in a process in which the game balls B flow downward.

The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and further different embodiments can be configured without departing from the gist thereof.

1 Locking device 2 Cylinder lock 22 Cam 3 1st locking mechanism 31 Front door base member 32 1st slide member 34 1st engaging part 3A slide mechanism 4 2nd locking mechanism 41 Main body frame base member 42 2nd slide member 421 Front side part 422 Rear part 45 2nd engaging part 5 3rd locking mechanism 51 3rd slide member 511 3rd engaging part 52 Slide transmission member 53 Rotating member 6 Game machine 61 Outer frame 611 2nd engaged part 62 Main body frame 621 Game board 622 1st engaged part 623 3rd engaged part 7 Front door

Claims (1)

A locking device used in a gaming machine having an outer frame, a main body frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame, and a front door that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body frame.
A cylinder provided on the front door that can be operated with a key and locks the main body frame in the closed state of the front door and the outer frame in the closed state of the main body frame when in a fixed position. With a lock
It is located on the side of the front door, receiving a rotating operation of the first rotation direction of the cylinder lock, one of the up and down direction in order to perform the unlocking of the closed state of the front door relative to the body frame In response to the rotation operation of the cylinder lock in the second rotation direction, the cylinder lock can be slid to the other in the vertical direction in order to unlock the main body frame in the closed state with respect to the outer frame. 1 slide member and
It is arranged on the side portion of the front door, is connected to the first slide member only when the first slide member slides in one of the vertical directions, and is engaged with the side portion of the main body frame. An engaging member in which the engagement with the portion is released and an engaging portion for unlocking the front door in the closed state with respect to the main body frame is formed.
Is located on the side of the front Stories body frame, and sliding the other of said vertically engaged with the first slide member only when the first slide member is slid to the other of the vertical direction, the outer frame A second slide member that unlocks the main body frame in the closed state, and
It is arranged in the lower part of the front door and slides in the left-right direction only when the first slide member slides in one of the vertical directions, and engages with an engaged portion provided in the lower part of the main body frame. There is released, the comprises a third slide member engaging portion for performing unlocking of the closed state of the front door is formed with respect to the body frame, and the gaming machine locking device.

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