JPH0746300Y2 - Outer frame of a gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an outer frame of a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in an outer frame 1 of a pachinko machine, a vertical rectangular frame shape is formed from an upper frame rod portion 2, left and right frame rod portions 3 and 4, and a lower frame rod portion 21. Is assembled in
A front frame provided with a game main body is attached to the front side thereof so as to be openable / closable and detachable. Since the outer frame 1 is inexpensive in terms of manufacturing and materials,
All wooden planks are used.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the lower frame rod portion 21 is not a single plate member, but a combination of a plurality of plate members 22, 23, 24 in order to improve the strength and rigidity of the outer frame 1. Is composed of
Reinforcing metal fittings 25, 26 are used at the joints with the left and right frame rods 3, 4. Therefore, since there are many components of the lower frame rod portion 21, there is a problem that the assembly of the outer frame 1 becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide an outer frame of a gaming machine, which has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems and which is easy to assemble and strong.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a lower part of an outer frame in an outer frame for assembling and supporting a front frame installed on an installation frame base for a gaming machine and equipped with a game main body. As for the lower frame member, a lower frame rod portion that forms a horizontal bottom plate, a support frame rod portion that is erected continuously at the front edge of the lower frame rod portion and that forms a curtain plate portion, a lower frame rod portion, and a support frame rod portion. A pair of left and right connecting portions that are vertically arranged between both ends of the outer frame and are connected to the lower end portions of the left and right frame rod portions of the outer frame, and a mounting plate portion that is positioned horizontally at the upper edge of the support frame rod portion. Together with the reinforcing plate part that is formed, it is integrally molded with synthetic resin, and the lower opening and closing support part for the front frame is integrally formed at the left end of the support frame rod part and the reinforcing plate part. On the side, a guide slide portion that abuts the lower surface of the front frame is integrally formed.

[Action]

In order to increase strength and rigidity, the lower frame member of the outer frame, which has a complicated structure by adding ribs, has a lower frame rod portion, a support frame rod portion, a pair of left and right connecting portions, and a reinforcing plate portion. By integrally and synthetically molding the lower frame member, it is possible to accurately and firmly manufacture the lower frame member in a single molding step, and a lower frame member in which each of these parts is integrated as a single member is formed. Since the outer frame is assembled only by attaching it to the left and right frame rods of the outer frame, the assembling work between the respective parts can be omitted.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The outer frame 1 of this embodiment is assembled in a vertical rectangular frame shape from an upper frame rod portion 2, left and right frame rod portions 3 and 4, and a lower frame member 5 described later. The upper frame rod portion 2 and the both frame rod portions 3 and 4 are made of wood and are joined to each other by nails. Reinforcing metal fittings are provided at the joints between the upper frame rod 2 and the left and right frame rods 3 and 4, respectively.
6, 7 are attached, and the upper opening / closing support pin 6a is inserted in the reinforcing metal fitting 6 between the upper frame rod portion 2 and the left frame rod portion 3.

Regarding the lower frame member 5 that constitutes the lower portion of the outer frame 1, a lower frame rod portion 5a that forms a horizontal bottom plate and a support frame rod portion 8 that forms a curtain plate portion that rises vertically at the front edge of the lower frame rod portion 5a. In the case where the lower frame rod portion 5a and the support frame rod portion 8 are connected to the left and right ends of the supporting frame rod portion 8 and a pair of connecting portions 9 which stand upright vertically are integrally molded in a continuous state by a synthetic resin, the whole is made of wood. Has been strengthened above. Then, the lower frame member 5 includes the left and right frame rod parts 3,
It is fitted between the lower ends of 4. As a result, the lower frame rod 5a
Is located on the lower bottom part that faces the upper frame rod part 2 in parallel, while the support frame rod part 8 is located on the front side of the outer frame 1, and the left and right connecting parts 9 are on the left and right frame rod parts 3, 4. It is superposed on the inside of the lower end and fixedly connected by a plurality of tapping screws 10.

At the upper end of the support frame rod portion 8, a horizontal reinforcing plate portion 11 forming a mounting plate portion for the front frame is formed between the left and right connecting portions 9, and the right frame rod portion is provided on the reinforcing plate portion 11. A guide slide portion 11a for supporting the front frame 13 in a proper horizontal posture is integrally formed near the four sides. Further, in the vicinity of the connecting portion 9 connected to the left frame rod portion 3, a lower opening / closing support portion 12 is formed so as to project forward at the left end portions of the support frame rod portion 8 and the reinforcing plate portion 11, and the front frame 13 is A support pin 12a that is vertically fixed to the lower opening / closing support portion 12 and the upper opening / closing support pin 6a support the front side of the outer frame 1 so as to be openable / closable and removable. When the front frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 1, the lower surface of the front frame 13 directly abuts on the upper surface of the guide slide portion 11a of the reinforcing plate portion 11, and as a result, the entire front frame 13 side is in a horizontal state with an appropriate height. It is kept stable.

In the lower frame member 5 of the synthetic resin molding machine described above, a pair of angle adjusting mechanisms S described in detail below are provided on both left and right sides of the lower frame rod portion 5a. In each angle adjusting mechanism S,
A long hole 14 is formed in the lower frame rod 5a in the front-rear direction of the lower frame rod 5a, and locking bands 15 are formed along the long hole 14 on the left and right sides of the long hole 14, respectively. Many teeth are on the locking band 15.
15a are arranged side by side in the direction in which the locking band 15 extends. The fixing member 16 is for fixing the lower frame member 5, and teeth 17 are juxtaposed on the left and right sides of the lower surface of the fixing member 16 so that the teeth 17 mesh with the teeth 15a of the two locking bands 15. . The fixing member 16 and the long hole 14 are provided with a set screw 18 from above the fixing member 16.
Has been inserted.

Further, a scale 19 is provided on the upper surface of the lower frame rod portion 5a adjacent to the locking band 15, while a pointer 20 indicating the scale 19 is formed at the side end of the fixing member 16. The relative positional relationship between the fixing member 16 and the lower frame rod portion 5a can be read.

In the lower frame member 5 described above, illustrations of the reinforcing ribs continuously provided between the lower frame rod portion 5a and the support frame rod portion 8 and the holes formed in the lower frame rod portion 5a and the like are omitted. There is.

Such a gaming machine having the outer frame 1 as a machine body is, as an implementation state thereof, mounted on an installation frame base (commonly called an island) in the game hole.
With the fixed, they can be arranged vertically and used for games.

That is, the outer frame 1 is once disassembled from the front frame 13 side at the time of installation. Under this condition, as partially shown in FIG. 5, first, it is placed on the lower support plate A of the installation frame base, and the lower end front edge of the lower frame rod 5 (the lower frame rod 5a and the support frame rod 5a). The connecting edge with the portion 8 is aligned with the predetermined position of the lower receiving plate A. Then
Measure the entire outer frame 1 to the required tilt angle and tilt it backward,
The upper frame rod 2 is fixed to the upper plate (not shown) of the installation frame base by driving a nail.

Then, in order to accurately adjust and fix the lower end of the outer frame 1, the lower end front edge of the lower frame member 5 is precisely aligned with a predetermined position on the lower receiving plate A, and under this, both angle adjusting mechanisms S are used. The lower frame member 5 is fixed. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 3, with respect to each of the fixing members 16, the pointer 20 is aligned with, for example, the “0” point position of the scale 19, and the teeth 15 a and 17 of the locking band 15 are provided. Positioning and meshing through. Then, the set screw 18 is deeply screwed into the lower receiving plate A while inserting the set screw 18 into the fixing member 16 and the long hole 14, and the fixing member 16 is strongly tightened from above to directly press and fix the lower frame rod portion 5a. As a result, the entire outer frame 1 is fixedly held at the required inclination angle, and thereafter the front frame 13 side is assembled to the outer frame 1.

When changing the outer frame 1 installed as described above to a different mounting angle, first loosen the set screw 18 a little and set the teeth of the locking band 15
The engagement between 15a and the teeth 17 of the fixing member 16 is released, and the lower frame member 5 of the outer frame 1 is finely moved in either the front or rear direction. As a result, the lower frame rod portion 5a is relatively moved through the elongated hole 14 with respect to the fixing member 16 positioned on the set screw 18 which is still screwed into the lower receiving plate A of the installation frame base. For this movement adjustment, the lower frame rod shown by the pointer 20 of the fixing member 16
The scale 19 on the 5a is checked, and the pointer 20 is changed and adjusted from the above-mentioned state of the numerical value "0" point reference adjustment to any one of the numerical values "1 to 4". Thereby, the inclination angle of the outer frame 1 is determined.

After the outer frame 1 is angled as described above, the set screw 18 is strongly tightened again to fix the fixing member 16
Is firmly meshed and fixed to the locking band 15 again at the transition portion. As a result, fine movement of the lower frame rod portion 5a with respect to the fixing member 16 is prevented, and the entire outer frame 1 is reliably positioned at a predetermined installation angle with respect to the installation frame base. It should be noted that the angle of the game surface of the front frame 13 assembled to the outer frame 1 also changes as the installation angle of the outer frame 1 is changed and adjusted.

Particularly in the outer frame 1 according to this embodiment, the lower frame member 5 forming the lower frame rod portion 5a, the support frame rod portion 8, the left and right connecting portions 9 and the reinforcing plate portion 11 is integrally formed of synthetic resin. There is a feature in that. In this case, as described above, the lower frame rod 5a
Is for forming the horizontal bottom of the outer frame 1, the supporting frame rod 8 is for forming the front plate curtain plate of the outer frame 1 and for strengthening the frame state, and the left and right connecting parts 9 are left and right. It is for firmly connecting to the frame rods 3, 4, and the reinforcing plate portion 11 serves to reinforce the entire lower frame member 5 and forms a mounting table portion for the front frame, which have various shapes. However, in the present embodiment, these can be accurately manufactured in a single molding step, and there is no need to assemble them with a plurality of plate materials unlike the conventional outer frame. Moreover, since strength and rigidity are increased by integrally molding, there is no need to reinforce with metal fittings or the like.
As a result, in the process of assembling the outer frame 1, the lower frame rod portion 5a, the support frame rod portion 8, the left and right connecting portions 9 and the reinforcing plate portion 11, which are integrally formed with each other, are treated as one lower frame member 5 and left and right. The outer frame 1 can be assembled very easily by simply attaching it to the frame rods 3 and 4.

Furthermore, the upper frame rod 2 which does not require so much strength or rigidity
Since the left and right frame rods 3 and 4 are made of simple wood, the material cost of the outer frame 1 can be reduced. Also,
For example, compared with the case where the entire outer frame 1 is integrally molded with synthetic resin, the size of the resin molded product is much smaller, so it is possible to mold it with a precise size and shape with a small mold, and the equipment cost is reduced. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the outer frame 1 can be reduced.

In addition, in the outer frame 1 of this embodiment, the long hole 13 of the angle adjusting mechanism S is
Since the locking band 15 is integrally formed with the lower frame rod 5, the structure of the outer frame 1 can be simplified.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the outer frame of the pachinko machine is embodied, but it may be embodied as the outer frame of other pachinko game machines.

[Effect of device]

As described above in detail, in the outer frame of the gaming machine of the present invention, the lower frame rod forming the horizontal bottom, the supporting frame rod forming the front curtain plate, and the left and right One lower frame member, which is formed of a synthetic resin by combining the connecting portion and the reinforcing plate portion forming the mounting plate portion for the front frame, is connected between the lower ends of the left and right frame rod portions. Therefore, it is extremely easy to manufacture the frame of the outer frame, and it is possible to assemble it accurately and firmly.

In addition, since the lower opening / closing support portion and the guide slide portion are integrally formed on the lower frame member, it is possible to omit the structure and labor for separately attaching separate molding members corresponding to these portions, and to eliminate the conventional external components. A lower frame member made of a plurality of wooden members such as a frame is unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an outer frame of a pachinko machine according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the outer frame, and FIG. 3 is an angle adjustment provided on a lower frame member constituting a lower portion of the outer frame. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway partial plan view showing the mechanism, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an outer frame of a conventional pachinko machine, and FIG. 7 is an assembled perspective view of the outer frame. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer frame, 2 ... Upper frame rod part, 3 ... Left frame rod part, 4 ... Right frame rod part, 5 ... Lower frame member, 5a ... Lower frame rod part, 8 ... Support frame rod part, 9
... Connection part, 11 ... Reinforcing plate part, 11a ... Guide slide part, 12 ... Lower opening / closing support part, 13 ... Front frame

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outer frame for assembling and supporting a front frame (13) installed on an installation frame base for a gaming machine and equipped with a game main body part, wherein a lower frame member for constituting a lower part of the outer frame. Regarding (5),
Lower frame rod (5a) forming a horizontal bottom plate, and this lower frame rod (5a)
(8) support frame rod part which is standingly connected to the front edge of and forms a curtain plate part
And a pair of left and right frame rods (5a) and the support frame rod (8) are erected upright between both ends and connected to the lower ends of the left and right frame rods (3, 4) of the outer frame. The connecting portion (9, 9) and the reinforcing plate portion (11), which is positioned horizontally on the upper edge of the support frame rod portion (8) and constitutes a mounting plate portion, are integrally molded with synthetic resin and supported. The front frame (13) is attached to the left ends of the frame rod (8) and the reinforcing plate (11).
The lower opening / closing support portion (12) is integrally formed with the reinforcing plate portion (11) on the right side of the upper surface of the reinforcing plate portion (11), and the guide slide portion (11a) that abuts the lower surface of the front frame (13) is integrally formed. The outer frame of the gaming machine, which is characterized by that.