JP3213551U - Amusement machine transport cart - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a cart for transporting a gaming machine that can reduce not only the lateral movement of the gaming machine but also the labor required for attachment to and removal from the island. A base portion 2 includes a base frame 22 with a caster 21 connected in a U-shape and opened at the front, and a side column 23 erected up to the installation height of the gaming machine. The mounting unit 3 provided on the upper part of the base unit 2 includes a mounting frame 31 that accommodates the rear side of the bottom of the gaming machine, and a pair of left and right supports that are erected from both the left and right sides of the mounting frame. It has an arm 35 and a pair of left and right support gates 4 that are attached near the upper portions of both support arms and expand and contract their distance from each other. Behind the placement unit 3, a transfer assisting unit 5 having a plurality of transfer rollers 52 is provided, so that the gaming machine can be transferred in the front-rear direction in an upright posture. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a carriage for carrying a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  In game halls such as pachinko halls, a large number of pachinko gaming machines are mounted side by side in a structure called an island stand installed in the hall. When attaching a gaming machine to this island stand or removing it for changing the model, a cart for carrying the gaming machine is used. As a cart used for such a use, what was indicated by patent documents 1, 2, etc. is publicly known, for example.

JP 2009-178379 A Registered Utility Model No. 3168540

The general replacement work of gaming machines in the amusement hall is
(1) Work to load new game machines into the game hall from the storage warehouse or transport truck, and to carry out the removed old game machines from the game hall. (2) Install the game machines on the island frame, It is roughly divided into work to remove from the table. Among these, the conventional cart can be suitably used for the transporting operation in the lateral direction as in (1). However, since the conventional cart has a structure in which the gaming machine is placed at a low position, the work (2) of raising and lowering the gaming machine to the height of the installation frame hardly contributes to the labor reduction.

  Particularly in recent years, due to the diversification of gimmicks assembled in gaming machines and the adoption of large liquid crystal panels, the weight of gaming machines, which has conventionally been 20-30 kg, has become 50 kg or more depending on the model. In addition, the number of models with uneven weight balance is increasing. Such an increase in weight of the gaming machine is a heavy burden on the employees of the game hall that performs the replacement work of the gaming machine, so that the labor is required to be reduced.

  In addition, since a fixed floor chair is usually installed at the front of the island stand in accordance with the position of each game machine, an operator places the game machine on the island stand or lowers it from the island stand. In some cases, this chair is in the way, making it difficult to take a stable working posture.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and not only can the gaming machine be transported in the lateral direction, but also a gaming machine that can reduce the labor of the operator when attaching to or detaching from the island. A transport cart is provided.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a cart for transporting a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a base part that can move on a flat floor surface, and an upper part of the base part so that the gaming machine is tilted backward. A holding part to be held, and a transfer auxiliary part that is provided behind the placing part and transports the gaming machine in the front-rear direction, the left and right side parts and the rear part of the base part being viewed from above. A base frame connected in a U-shape and opened forward, casters attached to the bottom four corners of the base frame, and side pillars erected from the left and right sides of the base frame to the installation height of the gaming machine, It is formed so that it can be stopped at any position by the operation of a stopper attached to the front left and right casters, and the mounting portion has a rectangular opening in top view that can accommodate the bottom rear side of the gaming machine. And a standing frame that is coupled to the upper part of the base part and is tilted rearward from the left and right side parts of the mounting frame. A pair of left and right support arms, and a pair of left and right support gates attached near the upper portions of the support arms to expand and contract the distance between the support arms. While the gaming machine can be passed between the two, when the distance between each other is narrowed, it is formed so that the side back of the gaming machine is placed on the front side of the gaming machine and the gaming machine can be held in a tilted position. The transfer assisting unit has a pair of left and right transfer rails provided on the rear side of the mounting unit with the height of the mounting frame and the top surface aligned, and a rotating shaft between the left and right transfer rails. A plurality of transfer rollers that are axially mounted with a height aligned in a direction, and the gaming machine is moved back and forth in an upright posture by placing the bottom surface of the gaming machine on the transfer roller The structure of being formed so that it can be made to move to a direction is employ | adopted.

  The gaming machine transport cart of the present invention configured as described above is configured to hold the gaming machine in a posture that leans backward and rests on the support gate, so that the weight increases and the shape is complicated. Even a gaming machine with a non-uniform weight balance can be stably held and transported safely to any location.

  In addition, since the placement unit and the transfer assisting unit are provided at a height at which the gaming machine is installed on the island platform, the island platform is placed so as to straddle the fixed floor chair installed in front of the island platform. Install the cart on the front, place the game machine on the transfer roller provided in the transfer auxiliary part, and transfer it almost horizontally, so it is safe and safe to install and remove the game machine from the island table Can be done efficiently. Thereby, the labor required for the replacement work of the gaming machine is greatly reduced.

It is the perspective view which looked at the trolley | bogie for game machine conveyance which concerns on embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is the perspective view which looked at the said trolley | bogie for a game machine from diagonally backward. It is a front view of the cart for transporting the gaming machine. It is a top view of the cart for transporting the gaming machine. It is AA sectional drawing of the said cart for carrying a game machine. It is a fragmentary perspective view explaining the movement of the possible gate attached to the support arm of the said cart for carrying a gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows the work state at the time of installing a game machine in an island using the said cart for carrying a game machine.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1-7 has shown the trolley | bogie for a game machine transport (henceforth only a "cart" may be called) 1) concerning embodiment of this invention. The carriage 1 includes a base portion 2 that can move on a flat floor surface, a placement portion 3 that is provided above the base portion 2 and holds the gaming machine P in a tilted posture, and a placement portion 3. And a transfer auxiliary portion 5 that is provided behind and transfers the gaming machine P in the front-rear direction. In the following description, when expressing the positional relationship of the parts / members and the direction of the operation, the gaming machine is based on the state where the gaming machine P is mounted on the cart 1 (FIGS. 3, 5, and 7). The side that is the front of P (FIG. 3) is called the front and the side that is the back is called the rear, and the left and right are determined based on the direction from the front to the rear.

  The base part 2 has a base frame 22 with heavy-weight carrying casters 21 attached to the bottom corners, and side columns 23 erected from the base frame 22. The base frame 22 and the side pillars 23 are formed using a steel square pipe that has been plated and painted, and a protective cap made of resin is fitted into the cut end surface of the square pipe. The base frame 22 has a shape in which the left and right side frame members and the rear frame member are connected to each other in a U-shape when viewed from the top, and open forward. The casters 21 are all four wheels, and are attached to caster mounting plates 24 attached to the four corners of the base frame 22 through adjusters capable of adjusting the height of about ± 10 mm. Casters 21 with stoppers 25 that can be operated with toes are used for the left and right front wheels of the four wheels.

  The two side pillars 23 are vertically raised from the both side frame members 26 of the base frame 22, and the upper ends thereof reach the height of the table (counter) 91 of the island base 9 on which the gaming machine P is installed. ing. A triangular reinforcing steel plate 27 is welded to the joint between the side column 23 and the base frame 22.

  The mounting unit 3 is attached to a mounting frame 31 that holds the bottom of the gaming machine P, a pair of left and right support arms 35 erected from the left and right sides of the mounting frame 31, and the vicinity of the upper portions of the support arms 35. A pair of left and right support gates 4.

  The mounting frame 31 is a horizontally long frame having a rectangular opening in top view, in which a front frame member 33 and a rear frame member 34 are coupled to each other between a pair of left and right side frame members 32. Each frame member is formed using a steel square pipe that has been plated and painted, and a protective cap is fitted on the end face. A side frame member 32 is horizontally coupled to the upper end of the side column 23 of the base portion 2, and the rear portion of the side frame member 32 extends further to the rear than the rear frame member 34. As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting frame 31 has an opening width slightly larger than the lateral width of the gaming machine P, and the opening depth is slightly smaller than the thickness of the bottom of the gaming machine P as shown in FIG. It is designed so that the rear side of the bottom of the gaming machine P can be placed diagonally in the opening.

  The support arm 35 is also a member made of a steel square pipe, and the side frame member 32 of the mounting frame 31 extends along the side portion of the gaming machine P in which the bottom portion is placed diagonally in the mounting frame 31. It stands upside down. The rearward tilt angle of the support arm 35 in the illustrated embodiment is about 11 degrees from the vertical, and the upper end of the support arm 35 reaches nearly half of the height of the gaming machine P. A triangular reinforcing steel plate 36 is welded to the joint between the side frame member 32 and the support arm 35 of the mounting frame 31.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the support gate 4 is a member in which both side edges of a vertically long rectangular stainless steel plate are bent in opposite directions to form a support plate portion 43 between both bent edges 41 and 42. . In the support plate portion 43, L-shaped guide holes 44 are formed at three locations. As shown in FIG. 2, the support gate 4 is applied to the back surface of the support arm 35 with the outer bent edge 41 facing forward, and mounting screws 45 and large-diameter washers inserted into the guide holes 44. It is attached to the support arm 35 by 46 and is held so that it can slide along the back surface of the support arm 35.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide hole 44 is formed such that the bending point is downward when attached to the support arm 35, the outside of the bending point extends obliquely upward, and the inside extends obliquely upward. ing. Therefore, when the support gate 4 is slid so that the mounting screw 45 engages with the outermost side of the guide hole 44 (right side in FIG. 6), the support gate 4 is temporarily fixed in a state of protruding to the inside of the support arm 35. . When the left and right support gates 4 are temporarily fixed in this state, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the side rear surface of the gaming machine P with the bottom portion placed diagonally in the placement frame 31 is placed between the support gates 4. It can also rest on the support plate part 43. If the gaming machine P is held on the placement unit 3 in such a backward tilted posture, the gaming machine P can be transported in a stable state. In particular, in the case of a gaming machine P having a non-uniform weight balance due to a complicated shape or the like, it can be transported much more safely than being placed on the carriage 1 in an upright posture.

  On the other hand, when the support gate 4 is slid so that the mounting screw 45 engages with the innermost side of the guide hole 44 (left side in FIG. 6), the support gate 4 is temporarily fixed in a state of protruding to the outside of the support arm 35. . The long rectangular hole 47 formed in the bent edge 42 inside the support gate 4 is a consideration for avoiding interference between the inner bent edge 42 and the washer 46 at this time. When the support gate 4 protrudes outside the support arm 35, the distance between the support gates 4 becomes wider than the lateral width of the gaming machine P, and the gaming machine P can be passed between them.

  In order to make it easier to transfer the gaming machine P to the rear of the carriage 1 from that state, a transfer assisting unit 5 is provided. The transfer assisting unit 5 includes a pair of left and right transfer rails 51 provided behind the placement unit 3 and a plurality of transfer rails (four in the illustrated embodiment) mounted between the transfer rails 51. And a roller 52.

The transfer rail 51 is formed by processing a steel material having a groove-shaped cross section, and is joined to the back surface of the rear frame material 34 of the mounting frame 31 so that the opening faces downward. Further, a support material 53 is joined to the lower surface of the portion of the mounting frame 31 that extends the both side frame members 32 rearward, and the support material 53 supports the rear portion of the transfer rail 51 from below. The top surface of the transfer rail 51 is aligned with the same height as the top surface of the mounting frame 31. The transfer roller 52 is a steel long cylindrical roller used for a heavy-weight conveyor or the like. . The transfer roller 52 is pivotally mounted between the transfer rails 51 so that the rotation axis is directed in the left-right direction and the transport surface is slightly higher than the top surface of the transfer rail 51. ing. Therefore, when the bottom surface of the gaming machine P is placed on the transfer roller 52 with the space between the left and right support gates 4 widened, the gaming machine P is moved with a light force in the front-rear direction of the cart 1 in a state where the gaming machine P is upright. can do. In addition, in order to prevent the gaming machine P transferred on the transfer roller 52 from deviating to the side and dropping on the upper surface of the portion where the both side frame members 32 of the mounting frame 31 are extended rearward, A fall prevention guide 54 comprising a square pipe is attached.

  The replacement work of the gaming machine P using the carriage 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when removing the old gaming machine P, the empty cart 1 is carried in front of the island table 9, and the cart 1 is chaired so as to straddle the chair 8 while turning the backrest of the chair 8 fixed to the floor surface. Move closer to 8. With the back of the chair 8 being returned, the back of the carriage 1 is directed to the front of the installation frame 92, and the transfer assisting portion 5 of the carriage 1 is brought into contact with the table 91 of the island base 9. Here, if there is a height difference between the table 91 of the island base 9 and the transfer assisting part 5, the adjusters of the casters 21 are adjusted to align the heights. When the heights are equal, the cart 25 is fixed by operating the stopper 25 of the caster 21.

  Here, the support gate 4 attached to the support arm 35 is slid outward, and is expanded so that the gaming machine P can pass between the support gates 4. Then, the gaming machine P removed from the installation frame 92 of the island base 9 is pulled out to the front edge of the table 91 in an upright posture and placed on the transfer roller 52 of the transfer assisting unit 5 to the front mounting frame 31. Transport. When the bottom of the gaming machine P is accommodated in the opening of the placement frame 31, the support gates 4 are slid inward while supporting the gaming machine P by hand, and the back of the gaming machine P is placed on the support gate 4. Thus, since the gaming machine P is stably held on the carriage 1, the stopper 25 of the caster 21 is removed, the carriage 1 is pulled out while turning the backrest of the chair 8, and the gaming machine P is carried out.

  When a new gaming machine P is installed, the procedure is the opposite of the above. That is, the carriage 1 on which the new gaming machine P is placed is carried in front of the island base 9, and the carriage 1 is brought close to the chair 8 while turning the backrest of the chair 8. With the back of the chair 8 being returned, the back of the carriage 1 is directed to the front of the installation frame 92, and the transfer assisting portion 5 of the carriage 1 is brought into contact with the table 91 of the island base 9. If necessary, the adjuster of the caster 21 is adjusted, and when the table 91 of the island base 9 and the transfer assisting part 5 have the same height, the stopper 25 of the caster 21 is operated to fix the cart 1.

  Then, the gaming machine P held in a backward tilted posture is raised at the opening of the mounting frame 31, and while supporting the gaming machine P by hand, the support gate 4 is slid outward so that the space between the two support gates 4 is increased. spread. Subsequently, the gaming machine P on the placement frame 31 is placed on the transfer roller 52 of the transfer assisting unit 5, transferred rearward, and mounted on the table 91 of the island table 9. When the gaming machine P placed on the island base 9 is stored in the installation frame 92, the stopper 25 of the caster 21 is removed, and the empty cart 1 is pulled out while turning the backrest of the chair 8.

  Thus, according to the gaming machine transport carriage 1 of the present invention, the gaming machine P is transported in the front-rear direction while the transfer assisting portion 5 is in contact with the table 91 of the island table 9, and the gaming machine P The replacement work of P can be performed safely and efficiently. It can also be used when temporarily storing the gaming machine P on it.

  It should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be conceptually interpreted based on the description of the claims for utility model registration. In carrying out the present invention, the shape and material of the members constituting the carriage, the processing dimensions and angles, the joining form of the members, etc. are appropriately changed within a range in which substantially the same effects as the exemplary embodiment can be obtained. There is no problem.

  A cart having the configuration of the present invention is not only a pachinko machine, but also a slot (pachislot) game machine and other game machines, and various similar equipment, and is attached to or removed from a predetermined height. It can be widely used for work.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carriage machine carriage 2 Base part 21 Caster 22 Base frame 23 Side pillar 25 Stopper 26 Side frame material 27 Reinforcement steel plate 3 Mounting part 31 Mounting frame 32 Side frame material 33 Front frame material 34 Rear frame material 35 Support arm 36 Reinforced steel plate 4 Support gate 41 Bending edge 42 Bending edge 43 Support plate portion 44 Guide hole 45 Mounting screw 46 Washer 47 Hole portion 5 Transfer assisting portion 51 Transfer rail 52 Transfer roller 53 Bearing material 54 Fall prevention guide 8 Chair 9 Island stand 91 Table 92 Installation frame P Game machine

Claims (1)

A base that can move on a flat floor;
A mounting portion that is provided on an upper portion of the base portion and holds the gaming machine in a backward inclined posture;
A rearrangement assisting portion provided behind the placement portion and transporting the gaming machine in the front-rear direction;
Comprising
The base is
A base frame in which the left and right side portions and the rear portion are connected in a U-shape when viewed from above and opened forward;
Casters attached to the bottom four corners of the base frame;
Side pillars erected from the left and right sides of the base frame to the installation height of the gaming machine,
Having
It is formed so that it can be stopped at any position by operating the stoppers attached to the front left and right casters,
The placement section is
A mounting frame having a rectangular opening in top view that can accommodate the bottom rear side of the gaming machine and coupled to the upper part of the base part;
A pair of left and right support arms standing upright from both the left and right sides of the mounting frame;
A pair of left and right support gates attached to the vicinity of the upper portions of the both support arms to expand and contract each other;
Having
When the space between the two support gates is widened, the gaming machine can pass between them. On the other hand, when the space between the two supporting gates is narrowed, the side back of the gaming machine is placed on the front of the gaming machine. Is formed so that it can be held in a tilted position,
The transfer auxiliary part is
A pair of left and right transfer rails provided at the rear of the mounting portion with the height of the mounting frame and the top surface aligned;
Between the two transfer rails, a plurality of transfer rollers that are axially mounted with their rotational axes oriented in the left-right direction and aligned in height,
Having
A gaming machine transporting carriage, wherein the gaming machine is configured so that the gaming machine can be moved in the up-and-down direction in an upright posture by placing the bottom surface of the gaming machine on the transfer roller.

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