JP2005027888A - Locking device in game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking device in a game machine facilitating pull-out/insertion of a key relative to a cylinder lock and facilitating unlocking/locking of a front frame and a glass frame. <P>SOLUTION: This locking device 3 in the Pachinko machine 1 is provided with the cylinder lock 4 having a keyhole turning part 42, and a lock mechanism 5 capable of locking and unlocking the front frame 21 and the glass door 22. The keyhole turning part 42 is provided with a turning cam 6, when being in an initial position, allowing the key 43 to be pulled out/inserted and engaged with the lock mechanism 5. The turning cam 6 is directly energized to turn by a cam energizing means 7 so that the keyhole turning part 42 returns to its initial position 400. The lock mechanism 5 is so constituted that, when the keyhole turning part 42 is in the initial position 400, locks the front frame 21 to the glass door 22, when the key 43 turns in a first direction 401, unlocks the front frame 21, and when the key 43 turns in a second direction 402, unlocks the glass door 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, or a gaming machine such as a slot machine using a medal or a gaming ball exchanged according to a payment price of cash or a card or the like. The present invention relates to a locking device of a gaming machine capable of locking and unlocking a door.

For example, in a pachinko gaming machine, a front frame provided with a game board with a game area can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame, and a glass door with a glass plate is opened and closed with respect to the front frame. It is possible. And maintenance of a control apparatus etc. is performed by opening the said front frame, and maintenance of a game board etc. is performed by opening the said glass door.
The front frame and the glass door can be opened by the manager of the pachinko gaming machine, while the player who performs the pachinko game is locked by using a locking device so that the player cannot open it.

An example of a locking device in such a pachinko gaming machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this patent document 1, it devised so that both the said front frame and a glass door can be locked with one locking device.
That is, in Patent Document 1, a base frame body fixed to the front frame is provided with a slidable coupling rod and a collar member that is coupled to the coupling rod and locks the front frame and the glass door. Yes. When the key is inserted into the cylinder lock and rotated in one direction, the cam plate provided on the cylinder lock engages with the connecting rod to unlock the front frame, and the cylinder lock is rotated in the opposite direction. Sometimes, the cam plate engages with the connecting rod to unlock the glass door. Moreover, in patent document 1, the locking state of a front frame and a glass door is maintained by a coil spring energizing a connecting rod.
Japanese Patent No. 2916743

  By the way, the cylinder lock has an initial position where the key can be inserted / removed. When the cylinder lock is at a position shifted from the initial position, the key cannot be inserted / removed. In addition, the locking device is configured to allow the front frame or the glass door to be unlocked by sliding the connecting rod without using a key operation on the cylinder lock. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, the cam plate and the connecting rod are not engaged with each other when the hook members are locked. In this state, the cam plate and the connecting rod are separated from each other. Yes.

Therefore, after unlocking the front frame or glass door by operating the key inserted into the cylinder lock, the connecting rod returns to the original locking position by the coil spring, but the cylinder lock and cam plate are completely Does not return to the original initial position.
Therefore, after the manager operates the cylinder lock with the key and unlocks it, it is necessary to consciously turn the key to the original initial position and return it to remove it.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and it is easy to insert and remove a key from a cylinder lock, and to easily unlock and lock the first door and the second door. An object of the present invention is to provide a locking device in a gaming machine that can be used.

The present invention relates to a cylinder lock that is operated by inserting a key, and a lock that performs locking and unlocking of the first door and the second door that are arranged to be openable and closable in a gaming machine according to the operation state of the cylinder lock. In a locking device in a gaming machine having a mechanism,
The cylinder lock includes a cylinder main body and a key hole rotating portion that is rotatable with respect to the cylinder main body by providing a key hole into which the key is inserted, and inserting the key into the key hole and turning the key. Have
The key hole rotating part is capable of inserting and extracting the key into the key hole when in the initial position in the rotation direction, and at the end opposite to the end provided with the key hole, A rotating cam that engages with the locking mechanism;
The pivot cam is pivotally biased by the cam biasing means provided so as to directly bias the pivot cam so that the keyhole pivot portion returns to the initial position.
The lock mechanism is capable of locking the first door and the second door when the keyhole rotating portion is in the initial position.
When the key inserted in the key hole is rotated in the first direction, the lock cam rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means, so that the first Unlock the door,
When the key inserted into the key hole is rotated in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the rotating cam rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means, so that the first In the locking device in the gaming machine, the door is configured to be unlocked (claim 1).

The locking device in the gaming machine of the present invention includes a cylinder lock that is operated by inserting the key, and a lock mechanism that can lock and unlock the first door and the second door. Further, the keyhole turning portion of the cylinder lock has a turning cam that engages with the lock mechanism.
And in the state which locked the said 1st door and the 2nd door, the said rotation cam is rotationally biased to the said initial position by the said cam biasing means. Therefore, when the manager of the gaming machine inserts the key into the key hole in the key hole rotating part, the key hole rotating part is always in the initial position. Therefore, the administrator can easily insert the key into the key hole.

  When the administrator turns the key inserted into the key hole in the first direction, the rotating cam provided in the key hole rotating portion rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means. The first door can be unlocked by the lock mechanism to perform maintenance or the like. Similarly, when the administrator turns the key inserted into the keyhole in the second direction, the lock mechanism unlocks the second door and can perform maintenance or the like. .

And after performing the maintenance etc., even if the administrator does not turn the key to return the lock hole rotation part to the initial position, the lock hole rotation part is moved by the rotation biasing force of the cam biasing means. It is possible to reliably return to the original initial position. Therefore, the administrator can easily extract the key from the key hole.
And after that, the lock mechanism can lock these by closing the first door or the second door.

Thus, in the present invention, the cam urging means directly urges the rotating cam to rotate, so that after the key hole rotating portion is rotated, it is reliably restored to the original position. It is possible to return to the initial position, and it is possible to reliably maintain the key hole rotating portion at the initial position where the key can be inserted and removed.
Therefore, according to the present invention, it is easy to insert and remove the key from the cylinder lock, and the first door and the second door can be easily unlocked and locked.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention described above will be described.
In the present invention, the cam biasing means can be directly attached to the rotating cam, and can also be directly attached to the keyhole rotating portion. Further, the cam urging means can be attached to a member fixed to the rotating cam so as not to move, or can be provided inside the cylinder lock.

The locking mechanism is provided with a fixing member, a first locking member that is movable with respect to the fixing member and capable of locking the first door, and a movement with respect to the fixing member. By the second lock member capable of locking the second door and the first lock member and the second lock member by engaging with the rotating cam and sliding with respect to the fixed member. And an unlocking member that can be unlocked,
The first lock member is urged in a direction to lock the first door by the first lock urging means, and the second lock member is urged by the second lock urging means to the second door. Is biased in the direction of locking
When the key inserted into the key hole is rotated in the first direction, the rotating cam engages with the unlocking member and moves the unlocking member in the first sliding direction which is one of the sliding directions. When the first engagement claw to be slid and the key inserted into the key hole are rotated in the second direction, the lock release member is engaged with the lock release member in the opposite direction to the first slide direction. A second engaging claw that slides in the second sliding direction of
The lock release member is not engaged with the first engagement claw and the second engagement claw when the keyhole rotating portion of the cylinder lock is in the initial position, and does not depend on the key. Is slidable
When the unlocking member slides in the first sliding direction, the unlocking member moves the first locking member against the urging force of the first lock urging means to unlock the first door. And
On the other hand, when sliding in the second sliding direction, the second lock member is moved against the urging force of the second lock urging means to unlock the second door. (Claim 2).

  In this case, the lock mechanism can lock the first door by the first lock member, and can lock the second door by the second lock member. Further, the first lock member and the second lock member are biased in the direction in which the first door and the second door are locked by the first lock biasing unit and the second lock biasing unit, respectively. Thus, the locked state of each door can be stably maintained.

  When opening the first door, the administrator turns the key inserted into the key hole in the first direction so that the first latching claw of the rotating cam engages with the unlocking member. The first unlocking member can be moved by the unlocking member to open the first door. On the other hand, when opening the second door, the administrator turns the key inserted into the key hole in the second direction so that the second latching claw of the rotating cam engages with the unlocking member, The second unlocking member can be moved by the unlocking member to open the second door. Therefore, unlocking of each door is easy and each door can be easily opened.

Further, the lock release member is not engaged with the first engagement claw and the second engagement claw when the keyhole rotation portion of the cylinder lock is in the initial position, and does not depend on the key. Is slidable. Therefore, the lock release member can be slid from the back side of the gaming machine by the operation of an actuator such as a motor provided in the gaming machine or by the manager's manual operation, without performing the key operation on the cylinder lock.
Therefore, each door can be unlocked and locked also by the operation of the actuator or the manual operation of the administrator.

Further, the cam urging means is a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is rotated in either the first direction or the second direction by being twisted so as to expand or contract the diameter. It is preferable that the rotating cam is urged to rotate so that the keyhole rotating portion returns to the initial position.
In this case, it is not necessary to use a pair of springs to urge the keyhole rotating portion in the two directions of the first direction and the second direction, and the torsion spring has an increased or decreased diameter. By making the diameter, the keyhole rotating portion can be urged to rotate in any of the above directions. Therefore, the structure of the cam urging means can be simplified, and this cam urging means can be easily provided.

  In addition to this case, the cam biasing means can be configured using various spring members. For example, the cam urging means can be constituted by a tension spring provided to urge the rotating cam directly.

The first door is a front frame that can be opened and closed on the front side of the outer frame in the pachinko gaming machine, and the second door is arranged to be openable and closable on the front side of the front frame. It is preferable that the locking device is disposed on the front frame.
In this case, the locking device having the above-described excellent effect can be applied to the front frame and the glass door in the pachinko gaming machine, and the front frame and the glass door can be easily unlocked and locked.

  In addition to this case, the first door can be various frame members in the gaming machine, and the second door can be various door members arranged to be openable and closable with respect to the frame member. It can be. For example, the first door can be the front frame in a pachinko gaming machine, and the second door is a ball tray that is arranged to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame on the front side of the front frame. Can be a unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the locking device in the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the locking device 3 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 as the gaming machine of this example includes a cylinder lock 4 that is operated by inserting a key 43, and a pachinko gaming machine 1 that can be opened and closed. It has a lock mechanism 5 that locks and unlocks the front frame 21 as one door and the glass door 22 as a second door in accordance with the operation state of the cylinder lock 4.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cylinder lock 4 is provided with a cylinder main body 41 and a key hole 421 into which the key 43 is inserted, and the key 43 is inserted into the key hole 421 and turned to rotate the cylinder main body. And a keyhole rotating part 42 that is rotatable with respect to 41.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the key hole rotating portion 42 can insert and remove the key 43 into the key hole 421 when in the initial position 400 in the rotation direction, and the key hole 421 is inserted into the key hole 421. At the end opposite to the provided end, there is a rotating cam 6 that engages with the unlocking member 53 of the lock mechanism 5. The rotating cam 6 is urged to rotate so that the keyhole rotating portion 42 returns to the initial position 400 by a cam urging means 7 provided to urge the rotating cam 6 directly. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the lock mechanism 5 can lock the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 when the keyhole rotating portion 42 is at the initial position 400.
Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, when the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 is rotated in the first direction 401, which is one of the directions, the rotating cam 6 is moved to the cam. The front frame 21 is unlocked by rotating against the urging force of the urging means 7.
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, when the lock mechanism 5 rotates the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 in the second direction 402 opposite to the first direction 401, the rotating cam 6. Is configured to unlock the glass door 22 by rotating against the urging force of the cam urging means 7.
This will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present example is provided with an outer frame 20 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a front side of the outer frame 20 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 20. The front frame 21 and the glass door 22 disposed on the front side of the front frame 21 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame 21 are provided. The front frame 21 is provided with a game board having a game area, various control devices for controlling pachinko games, and various electric components. The glass door 22 has a glass plate disposed inside a plastic frame.

The locking device 3 of the present example is disposed on the front frame 21, and is locked and unlocked with respect to the outer frame 20 positioned on the rear surface side of the front frame 21 and positioned on the front surface side of the front frame 21. The glass door 22 is locked and unlocked.
In addition to the glass door 22, the second door can be a ball tray unit disposed on the front side of the front frame 21 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lock mechanism 5 of this example includes a fixing member 50, a first lock member 51 that is provided so as to be movable with respect to the fixing member 50, and can lock the front frame 21. The second locking member 52 is provided so as to be movable with respect to the fixing member 50 and can lock the glass door 22. Further, the lock mechanism 5 can be unlocked by the first lock member 51 and the second lock member 52 by engaging with the rotating cam 6 and sliding with respect to the fixing member 50. An unlocking member 53 is provided.

The fixing member 50 is formed by bending the slide substrate portion 505 for slidably disposing the lock release member 53 and the slide substrate portion 505 at approximately 90 ° to ensure the rigidity of the fixing member 50. And a bent portion 506.
The cylinder lock 4 is disposed in the bent portion 506.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the locking mechanism 5 fixes the fixing member 50 to the front frame 21, protrudes the first locking member 51 from the front frame 21 toward the outer frame 20, and The two lock members 52 are disposed so as to protrude from the front frame 21 toward the glass door 22.
The first lock member 51 and the second lock member 52 are disposed in pairs above and below the locking device 3, respectively. Moreover, the 1st lock member 51 and the 2nd lock member 52 of this example perform locking and unlocking of the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 by rotating with respect to the fixing member 50, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first lock member 51 includes a first engagement portion 511 that engages with a first engaged portion 201 provided on the outer frame 20, and the first lock member 51. A first pivoting fulcrum part 512 that forms a pivotal fulcrum when the pivotal member rotates, and a first hooked part that is hooked on the unlocking member 53 when the unlocking member 53 slides in the first direction 401. Part 513.
The first hooked portion 513 is formed at an end opposite to the end where the first engaging portion 511 is formed in the first lock member 51 with the first rotation fulcrum portion 512 interposed therebetween. Yes.

The first lock member 51 is urged in a direction to lock the front frame 21 by a first lock urging means 71.
The first lock biasing means 71 of this example is a tension coil spring 71 that applies a biasing force when pulled. One end portion of the tension coil spring 71 is hooked on the first hooked portion 513, and the other end portion is hooked on the fixing member 50. The tension coil spring 71 biases the first engagement portion 511 of the first lock member 51 in a direction to engage with the first engaged portion 201 provided on the outer frame 20.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second lock member 52 includes a second engagement portion 521 that engages with a second engaged portion 221 provided on the glass door 22, and the second lock member 52. A second pivoting fulcrum portion 522 that forms a pivoting fulcrum when the pivoting mechanism rotates, and a second hooked portion that is hooked on the unlocking member 53 when the unlocking member 53 slides in the second direction 402. Part 523.
The second hooked portion 523 is formed at an end opposite to the end where the second engaging portion 521 is formed in the second lock member 52 with the second rotation fulcrum 522 interposed therebetween. Yes.

  The second lock member 52 is urged in a direction to lock the glass door 22 by the second lock urging means 72. The second lock biasing means 72 of this example is also a tension coil spring 72 that applies a biasing force when pulled. One end of the tension coil spring 72 is hooked on a spring hook 524 provided on the second lock member 52, and the other end is hooked on the fixing member 50. The tension coil spring 72 urges the second engagement portion 521 of the second lock member 52 in a direction to engage with the second engaged portion 221 provided on the glass door 22.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rotating cam 6 is formed of a metal plate, and is fixed to the end of the key hole rotating portion 42 opposite to the end provided with the key hole 421. Has been. The rotating cam 6 includes a disc-shaped cam main body 60 and first and second engaging claws 61 and 62 that project from the cam main body 60 in the outer peripheral direction.
When the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 is rotated in the first direction 401, the first engaging claw 61 engages with the unlocking member 53 and moves the unlocking member 53 in one sliding direction. It is slid in a certain first sliding direction 501. Further, the second engaging claw 62 engages with the unlocking member 53 when the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 is rotated in the second direction 402, and causes the unlocking member 53 to be engaged with the first unlocking member 53. The slide is made to slide in the second slide direction 502 opposite to the slide direction 501.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the unlocking member 53 includes a first engagement hole 531 that engages with the first engagement claw 61 and a second engagement that engages with the second engagement claw 62. It has a hole 532, a first hook portion 533 that hooks the first hook portion 513 in the first lock member 51, and a second hook portion 534 that hooks the second hook portion 523 in the second lock member 52. ing. The first hook portion 533 and the second hook portion 534 are formed in a pair of upper and lower portions of the lock release member 53 corresponding to the lock members 51 and 52 formed in the pair of upper and lower portions.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the keyhole rotating portion 42 of the cylinder lock 4 is in the initial position 400, the engaging claws 61 and 62 of the rotating cam 6 are connected to the lock release member 53. They are not inserted into the respective engagement holes 531 and 532 and are located away from the lock release member 53. The lock release member 53 is not engaged with the first engagement claw 61 and the second engagement claw 62 when the keyhole rotation part 42 of the cylinder lock 4 is at the initial position 400. In the unlocking member 53, the keyhole rotating part 42 is in the initial position 400, the first locking member 51 locks the front frame 21, and the second locking member 52 locks the glass door 22. In the state, it is possible to slide in either the first sliding direction 501 or the second sliding direction 502 without depending on the operation of the key 43 in the cylinder lock 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lock release member 53 is formed with a slide operation portion 536 that is used when the lock release member 53 is slid without depending on the operation of the key 43. Then, the lock release member 53 is slid from the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by operating the slide operation unit 536 or by an operation of an actuator such as a motor provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 or a manual operation by an administrator. The front frame 21 and the glass door 22 can be unlocked and locked. Thereby, for example, the unlocking member 53 of the locking device 3 in the plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 provided in the game hall is simultaneously slid to unlock or lock the front frame 21 or the glass door 22 in each pachinko gaming machine 1. Can be done simultaneously.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, when the unlocking member 53 engages with the first engaging claw 61 of the rotating cam 6 and slides in the first sliding direction 501, the first locking member The front frame 21 is unlocked by moving (turning) 51 against the urging force of the first lock urging means 71.
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, when the lock release member 53 is engaged with the second engagement claw 62 of the rotating cam 6 and slides in the second slide direction 502, the second lock member The glass door 22 is unlocked by moving (turning) 52 against the urging force of the second lock urging means 72.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the cam biasing means 7 of this example is a torsion spring 7 formed by winding a metal rod in a spiral shape. The torsion spring 7 is twisted so as to expand or contract the diameter, thereby turning the rotating cam 6 rotated in either the first direction 401 or the second direction 402 into the keyhole rotating part 42. Can be biased to return to the initial position 400.

The torsion spring 7 of this example is disposed on the outer periphery of the portion protruding from the cylinder lock 4 in the keyhole rotating portion 42. The torsion spring 7 is disposed between the cylinder body 41 and the rotating cam 6.
One end of the torsion spring 7 is attached to the cylinder body 41 of the cylinder lock 4 and the other end is attached to the rotating cam 6.

The cam urging means 7 can be constituted by using various spring members other than the torsion spring 7. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the cam urging means 7 can be constituted by a pair of tension springs 75 and 76 provided so as to directly urge the rotating cam 6.
In this case, one of the tension springs 75 urges the keyhole rotating portion 42 to rotate in the second direction 402, and the other tension spring 76 rotates the keyhole rotating portion 42 in the first direction 401. Energize.

  When the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 of the key hole rotating portion 42 is rotated in the first direction 401 and the rotating cam 6 is rotated in the first direction 401, the one tension spring is provided. 75, the rotating cam 6 can be returned to the initial position 400. When the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 of the key hole rotating portion 42 is rotated in the second direction 402 and the rotating cam 6 is rotated in the second direction 402, the other tension spring is used. The rotating cam 6 can be returned to the initial position 400 by 76.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when the glass door 22 is unlocked, the fixing member 50 in the lock mechanism 5 can be pushed out toward the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. A pressing member 54 is provided.
The pressing member 54 includes a pressing portion 541 that presses the glass door 22, a rotation fulcrum portion 542 that becomes a rotation fulcrum when rotating, and the unlocking member 53 slid in the second slide direction 502. It sometimes has a third hooked portion 543 that is hooked on a third hooking portion 535 provided on the unlocking member 53.

  Further, the pressing member 54 is tensioned and biased by a tension spring 73 in a backward direction that is a direction away from the glass door 22. As shown in FIG. 13, when the unlocking member 53 slides in the second sliding direction 502, the third hooked portion 543 of the pressing member 54 is pulled by the third hooking portion 535, and the pressing member 54 is The glass door 22 can be pushed forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the locking device 3 of the present example, in the state where the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 are locked, the rotating cam 6 is moved by the cam biasing means 7 to the initial stage. The position 400 is biased to rotate. In this state, the keyhole rotating portion 42 to which the rotating cam 6 is fixed is maintained at the initial position 400, and the key 43 can be inserted into the keyhole 421 in the keyhole rotating portion 42 at any time. The ready state is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the locked state, the lock mechanism 5 locks the front frame 21 with the first lock member 51, and locks the glass door 22 with the second lock member 52. Is going. The first lock member 51 and the second lock member 52 are urged in the direction of locking the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 by the first lock urging means 71 and the second lock urging means 72, respectively. The locked state of the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 can be stably maintained.

  When the front frame 21 is opened and maintenance of the control device or the like is necessary, or when the glass door 22 is opened and maintenance of the gaming board or the like is necessary, the manager of the gaming machine can perform the initial position 400. Thus, the key 43 can be easily inserted into the key hole 421 in the key hole rotating part 42 maintained in the above.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when opening the front frame 21, the administrator turns the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 in the first direction 401. At this time, the rotating cam 6 fixed to the keyhole rotating portion 42 rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means 7, and the first engaging claw 61 in the rotating cam 6 is unlocked. The lock release member 53 is slid in the first slide direction 501 by engaging with the first engagement hole 531 in the member 53.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the first hooking portion 533 in the unlocking member 53 hooks the first hooking portion 513 in the first locking member 51, and the first locking member 51 is moved to the first lock bias. The first rotation fulcrum portion 512 is rotated around the first rotation fulcrum 512 against the urging force of the means 71.
Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the engagement state of the first engagement portion 511 with the first engaged portion 201 of the outer frame 20 of the first lock member 51 is released, and the front frame 21 is unlocked. be able to. In this way, the administrator can open the front frame 21 with respect to the outer frame 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, when opening the glass door 22, the administrator turns the key 43 inserted into the key hole 421 in the second direction 402. At this time, the rotating cam 6 fixed to the keyhole rotating portion 42 rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means 7, and the second engaging claw 62 in the rotating cam 6 is unlocked. The lock release member 53 is slid in the second slide direction 502 by engaging with the second engagement hole 532 in the member 53.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the second hooking portion 534 of the unlocking member 53 hooks the second hooking portion 523 of the second locking member 52, and the second locking member 52 is pushed by the second lock bias. The second pivot point 522 is rotated around the second pivot point 522 against the urging force of the means 72.
And as shown in FIG. 13, the engagement state to the 2nd to-be-engaged part 221 of the glass door 22 of the 2nd engaging part 521 in the 2nd locking member 52 is cancelled | released, and the glass door 22 is unlocked. be able to. Thus, the administrator can open the glass door 22 with respect to the front frame 21.

  And after an administrator unlocks the front frame 21 or the glass door 22 and performs each maintenance, by closing the front frame 21 or the glass door 22 again, the front frame 21 by each lock member 51,52 is carried out. Alternatively, the glass door 22 can be locked. Then, even if the administrator does not turn the key 43 consciously and does not return the key hole rotating part 42 to the initial position 400, the key hole rotating part 42 can be reliably secured by the rotation urging force of the cam urging means 7. The original initial position 400 can be returned to. Therefore, the administrator can easily extract the key 43 from the key hole 421.

Thus, in the locking device 3 of this example, the cam urging means 7 directly urges the rotation cam 6 to rotate the key hole rotation portion 42, thereby rotating the lock hole rotation portion 42. This can surely return to the original initial position 400, and the keyhole rotating portion 42 can be reliably maintained at the initial position 400 where the key 43 can be inserted and removed.
Therefore, according to the locking device 3 of this example, the key 43 can be easily inserted and removed from the cylinder lock 4, and the front frame 21 and the glass door 22 can be easily unlocked and locked. Can do.

The side view shown in the state which looked at the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example from the side. The back view which shows the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the back side. The top view which shows the locking device in the pachinko game machine in an Example in the state seen from upper direction. The partial side view which shows the upper part of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the side. Partial cross-sectional explanatory drawing which shows the upper part of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the back side. Partial expanded sectional explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the rotation cam of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the back side. Partial expanded sectional explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the cam biasing means of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the Example seen from the back side. Partial expanded sectional explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the rotation cam in the state which turned the key of the cylinder lock of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the 1st direction in the Example from the back side. The partial side view which shows in the state which looked at the upper part of the locking device in the pachinko game machine of the state which the lock release member slid to the 1st slide direction in the Example, and the 1st lock member rotated. In the embodiment, the unlocking member slides in the first sliding direction, the first locking member rotates, and the locking device in the pachinko gaming machine with the front frame unlocked is viewed from the side. FIG. Partial expanded sectional explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the rotation cam in the state which turned the key of the cylinder lock of the locking device in the pachinko game machine in the 2nd direction in the Example from the back side. The partial side view which shows in the state which looked at the upper part of the locking device in the pachinko game machine of the state which the lock release member slid to the 2nd slide direction in the Example, and the 2nd lock member rotated. In the embodiment, the unlocking member slides in the second sliding direction, the second locking member rotates, and the locking device in the pachinko gaming machine in a state where the glass door is unlocked is viewed from the side. FIG. Partial expansion sectional explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the rotation cam of the locking device in the pachinko game machine at the time of using a pair of tension spring for the cam urging | biasing means in an Example from the back side.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 20 Outer frame 21 Front frame 22 Glass door 3 Locking device 4 Cylinder lock 400 Initial position 401 1st direction 402 2nd direction 41 Cylinder body part 42 Key hole rotation part 421 Key hole 43 Key 5 Lock mechanism 501 1st 1 slide direction 502 second slide direction 50 fixing member 51 first lock member 52 second lock member 53 unlocking member 6 rotating cam 61 first engagement claw 62 second engagement claw 7 cam biasing means 71 first lock Biasing means 72 Second locking biasing means

Claims (4)

There is a cylinder lock that is operated by inserting a key, and a lock mechanism that locks and unlocks the first door and the second door that can be opened and closed in the gaming machine according to the operation state of the cylinder lock. In the locking device in the gaming machine,
The cylinder lock includes a cylinder main body and a key hole rotating portion that is rotatable with respect to the cylinder main body by providing a key hole into which the key is inserted, and inserting the key into the key hole and turning the key. Have
The key hole rotating part is capable of inserting and extracting the key into the key hole when in the initial position in the rotation direction, and at the end opposite to the end provided with the key hole, A rotating cam that engages with the locking mechanism;
The pivot cam is pivotally biased by the cam biasing means provided so as to directly bias the pivot cam so that the keyhole pivot portion returns to the initial position.
The lock mechanism is capable of locking the first door and the second door when the keyhole rotating portion is in the initial position.
When the key inserted in the key hole is rotated in the first direction, the lock cam rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means, so that the first Unlock the door,
When the key inserted into the key hole is rotated in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the rotating cam rotates against the urging force of the cam urging means, so that the first A locking device in a gaming machine, wherein the door is configured to unlock the door. The lock mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the lock mechanism is movable with respect to the fixed member, the first lock member that is movable with respect to the fixed member, and capable of locking the first door, and the fixed member. A second locking member provided on the second door and capable of locking the second door; and the first locking member and the second locking member by engaging with the rotating cam and sliding relative to the fixing member. An unlocking member that can be unlocked by the member,
The first lock member is urged in a direction to lock the first door by the first lock urging means, and the second lock member is urged by the second lock urging means to the second door. Is biased in the direction of locking
When the key inserted into the key hole is rotated in the first direction, the rotating cam engages with the unlocking member and moves the unlocking member in the first sliding direction which is one of the sliding directions. When the first engagement claw to be slid and the key inserted into the key hole are rotated in the second direction, the lock release member is engaged with the lock release member in the opposite direction to the first slide direction. A second engaging claw that slides in the second sliding direction of
The lock release member is not engaged with the first engagement claw and the second engagement claw when the keyhole rotating portion of the cylinder lock is in the initial position, and does not depend on the key. Is slidable
When the unlocking member slides in the first sliding direction, the unlocking member moves the first locking member against the urging force of the first lock urging means to unlock the first door. And
On the other hand, when sliding in the second sliding direction, the second lock member is moved against the urging force of the second lock urging means to unlock the second door. A locking device in a gaming machine.   3. The cam biasing means according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cam biasing means is a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is twisted so as to expand or contract in diameter, thereby causing the cam biasing means to move in either the first direction or the second direction. A locking device in a gaming machine, wherein the rotating cam is rotated and biased so that the keyhole rotating portion returns to the initial position.   In any one of Claims 1-3, while the said 1st door is a front frame arrange | positioned at the front side of the outer frame in a pachinko game machine so that opening and closing is possible, the said 2nd door is the said front A locking device in a gaming machine, wherein the locking device is a glass door disposed on the front side of the frame so as to be openable and closable, and the locking device is disposed on the front frame.

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