JP2013022130A - Armrest for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an armrest which is configured to secure a wide movable range capable of supporting not only a hand but also a wrist and the part from the wrist to the elbow or even the elbow so as to be adapted to various game attitudes, and enabling a player to enjoy playing even for a long period of time without feeling physical burdens.SOLUTION: The armrest 1 is provided on an inter-machine partition plate 2 installed between adjacent game machines, and includes a fixing member 10 fixed to the inter-machine partition plate, a support arm 20 pivoted to the fixing member, and a rest member 40 supported by the support arm.

Description

  The present invention relates generally to an armrest, and more particularly to an armrest for a gaming machine.

  Among the gaming machines, an electric bullet-powered gaming machine, that is, an electric pachinko machine, has an operation unit (hereinafter referred to as an operation handle) that bullets and fires a game ball toward a gaming area in the gaming machine. It has a structure in which the intensity is adjusted by rotating operation. Since the player needs to keep the operation handle at a fixed rotational position from beginning to end in order to carry the game ball to a desired chucker or winning a prize port, it is physically burdensome to always keep it at the constant rotational position. It has become.

  In addition, the tendency to extend the game time due to the effects of elaborate gaming machines, and the longer game time associated with the spread of 1-yen pachinko, will impose a further burden on the player's arms and wrists. . In addition, elderly people and women often get tired in a short time, which causes a problem of a decrease in the operating rate of gaming machines.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, a “pachinko machine” in which a handstand is installed below the operation handle has been proposed. This pachinko machine is provided with a support arm pivotally supported by a mounting and fixing portion disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine body, and a hand stand with elasticity in the vertical direction is provided at the rotation free end of the support arm. (See Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-112403

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is room for improvement in the movable range of the hand table. Since the gaming posture is ten colors, it is desirable that the handstand is arranged in a region exceeding the movable range realized by the disclosed technology.

  As disclosed in the document (FIG. 1 and the like), the disclosed technique is to play a game by placing a player's hand, that is, a wrist, a thumb ball, or a little finger ball on a table. In the posture, although the weight of the arm applied to the fingertip can be reduced, the operation handle must always be operated only by the fingertip. Since the player is required to adjust the operation handle in a fixed rotational position against the spring force of the launching device at the time of a bullet, performing this with a fingertip for a long time is a heavy burden.

  In consideration of the above, the present invention can be adapted to various gaming postures and can support not only the hand (carpal part, thumb ball and pinky ball) but also the part or elbow from the wrist or wrist to the elbow. Thus, it is intended to provide an armrest that allows the player to enjoy the game even for a long time without causing the player to feel a physical burden.

  The armrest according to claim 1 is provided on a table partition plate installed between adjacent game machines, a fixing member fixed to the table partition plate, a support arm pivotally attached to the fixing member, and the support It comprises a rest member supported by the arm.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the armrest according to the first aspect, wherein a bearing hole provided at one end of the support arm is inserted into a pivot support shaft provided in the fixing member, and the armrest is inserted through the bearing hole. An assembly screw is screwed to the pivot support shaft, and a support rod provided on the rest member is screwed to a bearing portion formed at the other end of the support arm.

  According to the armrest of the present invention configured as described above, the rest member supported on the other end of the support arm pivotally attached to the fixing member can move in a wide range by the configuration provided on the partition plate.

  When a configuration is adopted in which a bearing hole provided at one end of the support arm is inserted into a pivot support shaft provided in the fixing member, and an assembly screw is screwed to the pivot support shaft through the bearing hole. The support arm and the rest member can be easily separated from the armrest body. For this reason, when any one of the fixing member, the support arm, and the rest member is damaged, only the part can be replaced with a new part, and disassembly and cleaning can be performed, which is hygienic. And the adjustment to arbitrary height positions becomes easy by the structure which screws the bearing part formed in the other end of the said support arm, and the support rod provided in the said rest member.

It is a perspective view of the armrest concerning the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the armrest concerning the present invention. It is AA sectional drawing of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the installation state of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the movable range of the armrest which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the movable range of a prior art.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an armrest according to the present invention. An armrest 1 according to the present invention includes a fixing member 10 fixed to a partition board 2 installed between adjacent game tables, a support arm 20 pivotally attached to the fixing member, and a rest supported by the support arm. The member 40 is comprised.

  This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The fixing member 10 is fixed to the inter-partition plate 2 with screws 16 through the mounting holes 11. The fixed member 10 is provided with a pivotal support shaft 12. A bearing hole 21 provided at one end of the support arm 20 is inserted into the pivotal support shaft, and an assembly screw 30 is screwed into the screw hole 13. And assemble.

  At the other end of the support arm 20, a bearing portion 22 is formed on the inner wall by female spiral processing. A support rod is formed on the outer periphery of the bearing portion so as to hang down from the table 42 at an eccentric position. 41 is screwed (FIG. 2).

  In addition, the elevating adjuster 60 may be screwed into the screw hole 14 of the fixing member 10 (FIG. 4) to adjust the gap with the good plate 4 (FIG. 5).

  The material of the other constituent members excluding the buffer body 50 is preferably an ABS resin that has excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength and good moldability. The pelletized ABS resin is melted, poured into a mold, solidified by cooling, and formed into a desired shape. Other materials may be used as long as the mechanical properties of the resin are suitable for realizing the present invention. In that case, it is good also as shape | molding with the other manufacturing method matched with the property of the raw material, and it does not prevent changing the material and manufacturing method which are used for every structural member.

  The shock absorber 50 is mounted on the table 42 by encapsulating urethane foam with appropriate elasticity in a synthetic resin bag. At this time, a fixed type may be used, but it is preferable to be configured so as to be detachable so that only the buffer body 50 can be replaced on the assumption of aged deterioration or the like. In addition, the synthetic resin bag-like body is preferably made of a material that is less likely to be contaminated and that can easily remove the adhered dirt.

  It is preferable that the inter-board partition plate 2 can be in a substantially retracted state between the adjacent game machines, or can be protruded to the front side so that the front-side space of the gaming machine is partitioned at the inter-base position. Specifically, a storage unit (not shown) provided between the stands of a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side, a state in which the storage unit is supported movably in the front-rear direction and stored in the storage unit, A configuration comprising a table partition plate 2 that protrudes to the front side of the game table and is capable of changing the position to a state in which the space on the front side of the game table is partitioned at the position between the tables is conceivable.

As described above, according to the armrest 1 according to the present invention, the support arm 20 pivotally attached to the fixing member 10 makes it possible to arrange the table 42 in a wider range than in the past.
For example, the table 41 is placed at the position shown in FIG. 6 when placing the wrist, the thumb ball, and the little finger ball, and the table 41 is placed at the position shown in FIG. 7 when placing the arm (between the wrist and elbow). It is possible to deal with various gaming postures such as. At this time, a fine position adjustment is also possible by rotating the table 42 that is screwed to the bearing portion 22 that is suspended below the table 42 in an eccentric position.

  When the armrest of the present invention is not used, the support arm 20 is rotated to the back or front of the game table and stored parallel to the inter-table partition plate 2. At that time, the table 42 does not collide with the partition plate 2 because the support arm 20 abuts against the stopper 15 formed on the outer periphery of the pivotal support shaft. In addition, in the state of B, the partition board 2 may be in a substantially retracted state (not shown).

When the range of motion of the armrest 1 according to the present invention is compared with the range of motion of the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art document, the breadth and width are obvious.
The range of motion α (FIG. 8) of the armrest 1 according to the present invention covers a wide range and can support a wide part such as a player's hand, wrist, arm or elbow.
On the other hand, the movable range β (FIG. 9) of the prior art is not intended to cope with various gaming postures. In this respect, paragraphs “0036”, “...” of the document refer to the present invention, when the table is pivotally supported in a pivotal manner, the table that protrudes forward when in use is retracted backward when not in use. It is clear from the description that it can be stored and is not disturbed and can be used in the same state as a conventional pachinko machine. In other words, it is just a range of motion born by making it possible to store the handstand. By the way, according to the technique, it is only possible to support the carpal region, the thumb ball and the area around the little finger ball.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made within the technical scope described in the claims.

  This invention can be used not only as an armrest for a gaming machine in a game arcade but also in a booth equipped with a partition plate or a facility provided with an individual space, and can be said to be an invention with high industrial applicability. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Armrest 2 Table partition plate 3 Game stand 4 Base plate 5 Operation handle 10 Fixing member 11 Mounting hole 12 Pivoting support shafts 13 and 14 Screw hole 15 Stopper 16 Screw 20 Support arm 21 Bearing hole 22 Bearing part 30 Assembly screw 40 Rest member 41 Support rod 42 Table 50 Buffer body 60 Lifting adjuster

Claims (2)

  An armrest provided on an inter-board partition plate installed between adjacent game machines, the armrest comprising a fixing member fixed to the partition plate, a support arm pivotally attached to the fixing member, and the support arm An armrest comprising a rest member that is supported by a shaft.   A bearing hole provided at one end of the support arm is inserted into a pivot support shaft provided in the fixing member, and an assembly screw is screwed into the pivot support shaft through the bearing hole, and the other end of the support arm is inserted. The armrest according to claim 1, wherein a support rod provided on the rest member is screwed into a bearing portion formed on the armrest.

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