Load Carriage Movement Assistance Device

Abstract

To provide a placed object assisting device capable of facilitating work for moving a placed object to be placed on counters.SOLUTION: A placed object movement assisting device 1 that is interposed between a fixing object 4 and a placed object 5 and moves the placed object 5 after it is placed includes: a fixed member 11 fixed to the fixing object 4; and a placing member 10 capable of placing the placed object 5. The placing member 10 travels relatively relative to the fixed member 11, and the posture can be changed between a first posture and a second posture by movement of the placing member 10. In the second posture, an area of an overlapped part between the placing member 10 and the fixed member 11 in a plan view is allowed to be smaller than in the first posture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an article moving assistance device capable of assisting the movement (transportation) of articles placed on a part of a gaming machine island, a table, or the like. Specifically, it relates to a device capable of assisting replacement work, transportation work, food serving work, etc. for ball boxes, medal boxes, dishes, etc. placed on plate-like bodies such as counter tops installed in game arcades, restaurants, etc., that is, the food trays and shelf boards of gaming machine islands, and the decks of tables and counters.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in game arcades, a structure called a gaming machine island on which gaming machines such as pachinko machines are installed has been constructed. And among the gaming machine islands on which pachinko machines are installed, there are some provided with a so-called food tray. One such gaming machine island is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

[0003] The food tray is a flat plate-like portion provided under the pachinko machine and projecting outward, and is the portion on which the ball box (game medium storage box) is placed. That is, when a game player plays a game using a pachinko machine, the ball box is placed on the food tray, and the game is played with the ball box arranged under the pachinko machine. Then, when the game player operates the pachinko machine with the game balls accumulated in the lower tray of the pachinko machine, the game balls (pachinko balls) are supplied from the lower tray to the ball box.

[0004] Here, when the game player obtains a large number of prize balls, etc., if the game balls continue to be supplied from the lower tray to the ball box, the number of game balls supplied to the ball box may reach the maximum amount that can be accommodated. In such a case, the game player calls a game arcade employee to perform the replacement work of the ball box. That is, the ball box filled with a large number of game balls is moved from under the pachinko machine to another place, and another empty ball box is placed under the pachinko machine. The ball box moved from under the pachinko machine is placed at an appropriate place such as on the floor of the game arcade.

[0005] In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses a gaming machine island (hereinafter also referred to as a slot island) where a slot machine is installed. In one of the slot islands disclosed in Patent Document 2, a medal box (a gaming medium storage box) is placed on the top plate portion, which is a part of the slot island. In another slot island disclosed in Patent Document 2, a shelf-like storage portion capable of storing a medal box is provided between the slot machine and the curtain plate, and the medal box is placed on the bottom portion (shelf plate portion) of the storage portion. In such a case, there may be a situation where the medal box placed on the top plate portion or the storage portion is moved to another location such as the floor of the game parlor. That is, in some cases, a game parlor employee may pull out the medal box from the top plate portion or the shelf plate portion to the front side and carry it away as it is.

[0006] By the way, in restaurants and cafes, as a countermeasure against recent new infectious diseases, partition boards are erected for each seat to form a space like a private room (a small space for each customer). When a restaurant or cafe employee performs food serving work, a tray or a food dish with food is inserted in front of the customer through the gap between the partition board and the customer and placed on the table or counter in front of the customer. Similarly, when lowering a tray or a food dish while the customer is still sitting at the table or the like, the food dish is carried to the hand side through the gap between the partition board and the customer.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0008] In the above-described replacement work of the ball box and the food serving work of cooking, when the operator moves the placing objects (such as the game medium storage box and the food tray) placed on the counters, it is necessary to move them while avoiding customers, which is difficult to do. Also, in the work of transporting the medal box, it is necessary to perform the work so as not to interfere with the customers' games. The operator has to carry the medal box while standing at a position away from the front of the medal box, which is difficult to do. From the above, a device (equipment) capable of facilitating the work of moving the placing objects placed on the counters has been desired.

[0009] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a placing object moving assistance device capable of facilitating the work of moving the placing objects placed on the counters.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0010] The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above problems is a placing object moving assistance device interposed between a fixing object and a placing object, and moving the placing object while the placing object is placed thereon. The device has a fixing member fixed to the fixing object and a placing member on which the placing object can be placed. The placing member moves relative to the fixing member, and by the movement of the placing member, the posture can be changed between a first posture and a second posture. The second posture is a posture in which the area of the overlapping portion of the placing member and the fixing member in a plan view is smaller than that in the first posture, and a part of the placing member is pulled out to the front side compared to the first posture. When the front-back direction and a direction orthogonal to the front-back direction in a plan view are defined as two directions, the second posture is in a plan view to the when placed The placing plate portion extends in a cantilevered manner in a direction inclined in the first direction and the second direction. When the tip side end portion in the extending direction of the placing plate portion in the second posture is taken as one side end portion and the base end side end portion in the opposite direction is taken as the other side end portion, in the posture change from the first posture to the second posture, the tip side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the first direction is smaller than that of the other side end portion, and the tip side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the second direction is larger than that of the other side end portion. The placing object moving assist device is characterized by this.

[0011] According to the present invention, by fixing a fixing member to the counters and placing and moving a placing object such as a ball box on the placing member, the placing object can be moved to a position where it is easy to work, so that the work of moving the placing object can be facilitated. Here, it is preferable that such a device does not get in the way of customers or the like when the operator is not working. Also, in order not to give a sense of discomfort to customers or the like, it is preferable to be as inconspicuous as possible. According to the present invention, when the operator is not performing the work of moving the placing object, by arranging the overlapping portion of the placing member and the fixing member to be large, it is possible to arrange them in a small and compact state. That is, it is possible to arrange them in a state where they do not get in the way of people and are inconspicuous.

[0012] In the placing object moving assist device of the present invention, the fixing member has a flat plate-shaped substrate portion, the placing member has a flat plate-shaped placing plate portion on which the placing object is placed, and it is more preferable that in the second posture, a part of the placing plate portion is located above the substrate portion, and the placing plate portion extends in a cantilevered manner with respect to the substrate portion. Yes.

[0013] The invention according to claim 2 is a placing object moving assistance device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second posture is a posture in which a part of the placing member is located above the fixing member, and the part located above the fixing member is a part located closer to the proximal end side than the center in the extending direction of the placing member. The invention according to claim 3 is a placing object moving assistance device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it has a gripping member, and in a state of taking the first posture, by linearly moving the gripping member in the horizontal direction, the placing plate portion rotates while sliding in the horizontal direction to change its posture and shift to the second posture. A related invention of the present invention is in the above-described placing object moving assistance device, The placing member has a flat plate-shaped placing plate portion on which the placing object is placed. In a state where the first posture is taken, by linearly moving a part of the placing member in the horizontal direction, the placing plate portion rotates while sliding in the horizontal direction to change the posture and shifts to the second posture.That's it.

[0014] According to such a configuration, when an operator changes the posture of the placing member moving assistance device, the operation can be facilitated.

[0015] In the invention according to claim 4, on one and the other of the fixing member and the placing member, a slide piece portion and a guide groove portion that can engage with each other are provided. The slide piece portion is engaged with the guide groove portion in a rotatable state, is slidable along the guide groove portion, and is rotatable at each part within the guide groove portion. and the slide piece portion is movable from a position closer to one end than the center of the fixing member in the first direction to a position closer to the other end. The placing member moving assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that.

[0016] According to such a configuration, when changing the posture of the placing member moving assistance device, it becomes possible to change the posture after sliding the placing member, to slide the placing member after changing the posture, or to slide the placing member while changing the posture. That is, various posture changes are possible with a simple structure.

[0017] The invention according to claim 5 is a placing member moving assistance device that moves while fixing and placing a game medium storage box on a game machine island, and has a fixing member fixed to a part of the game machine island and a placing member on which the game medium storage box can be placed. The placing member moves relative to the fixing member, and by the movement of the placing member, it is possible to change the posture between a first posture and a second posture. The second posture is a posture in which the placing member protrudes forward from the game machine island more than the first posture. When the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction in plan view is defined as the first direction and the front-rear direction is defined as the second direction, the second posture is in plan view. to the two directions, the second posture is in plan view placed The placing plate portion extends in a cantilevered manner in a direction inclined with respect to the first direction and the second direction. When the tip-side end portion in the extending direction of the placing plate portion in the second posture is defined as one-side end portion and the base-end side end portion in the opposite direction is defined as the other-side end portion, in the posture change from the first posture to the second posture, the tip-side end portion moves such that the moving distance in the first direction is smaller than that of the other-side end portion, and the tip-side end portion moves such that the moving distance in the second direction is larger than that of the other-side end portion. A load moving assistance device is characterized by this.

[0018] Also in the load moving assistance device of the present invention, the replacement work and the transportation work of the ball box and the medal box in the game arcade can be facilitated. When the employees of the game arcade do not perform the work of moving the game medium storage box, it is possible to be arranged in a state where it does not interfere with the game customers and is not conspicuous.

Effect of the Invention

[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a load moving assistance device capable of facilitating the work of moving a load placed on a counter or the like.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] Hereinafter, the placing object moving auxiliary device 1 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as the auxiliary device 1) according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. Further, unless otherwise specified, the up-down direction will be described based on the state of FIG. 1. Then, the longitudinal direction of the serving board 4 to which the auxiliary device 1 is attached is defined as the first direction (lateral direction), and the direction orthogonal to the first direction in plan view is defined as the second direction. That is, the first direction is also the left-right direction. When viewed from the customer playing the game, the left side is the leftward direction and the right side is the rightward direction. The second direction is also the depth direction (front-rear direction). The side of the game player is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary device 1 of the present embodiment is a ball box replacement auxiliary device that is attached to the food plate 4 (object to be fixed) of the gaming machine island 3 on which the gaming machine 2 is installed and used. The gaming machine 2 is a pachinko machine, which is a pinball gaming machine capable of playing a game using game balls (game media). The food plate 4 is a part of the gaming machine island 3, and is a flat plate-shaped portion extending in the horizontal direction, and is a portion that protrudes (projects) in the direction from the inside to the outside of the gaming machine island 3. That is, the food plate 4 is a plate-like body, and various things can be placed on the upper surface 4a, and has an outer side surface portion 4b that forms a side surface located at the front side end on the protruding end side. That is, the outer side surface portion 4b is the side surface facing the operator side or the player side for changing the posture of the auxiliary device 1 (described in detail later).

[0023] The auxiliary device 1 can change its posture between the basic posture (ball collection posture, see FIG. 1(a)), which is the first posture, and the drawing-out posture (avoidance posture, see FIG. 1(b)), which is the second posture.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary device 1 has a mounting member 10 on which a ball box 5 (object to be mounted) can be mounted, and a fixing member 11. And the mounting member 10 is assembled so as to be relatively movable with respect to the fixing member 11 (described in detail later).

[0025] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the auxiliary device 1 includes a mounting table main body portion 20, a slide piece portion 21, an upper base plate portion 22, and a lower base plate portion 23 (substrate portion). And the mounting member 10 is formed by fixing the slide piece portion 21 to the back side (lower side) of the mounting table main body portion 20, and the fixing member 11 is formed by overlapping the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23.

[0026] The mounting table body portion 20 has a base plate portion 30 (mounting plate portion) whose planar shape is substantially rectangular and flat, a vertical plate-like hanging plate portion 31 extending downward from the base plate portion 30, and a tabletop protrusion 32. The base plate portion 30 and the hanging plate portion 31 are continuously connected in a substantially L-shape. Specifically, a part of the edge portion of the base plate portion 30, that is, the portion where the side 30a which is one of the four sides in plan view is located, is continuous with the hanging plate portion 31. And the side 30a is longer than the hanging plate portion 31, and a missing portion 33 is formed in the portion adjacent to the hanging plate portion 31.

[0027] A plurality of mounting holes 34 for attaching the slide piece portion 21 are provided in the base plate portion 30.

[0028] A substantially spherical handle member 35 is attached to the hanging plate portion 31 via a temporary fastening element. The handle member 35 forms a gripping portion that is operated when changing the posture of the auxiliary device 1. Here, the "temporary fastening element" is a kind of fastening element, which is a fastening element capable of fastening and releasing, for example, a screw, a bolt, etc. In this embodiment, a screw is adopted as the temporary fastening element. The same applies hereinafter.

[0029] The tabletop protrusion 32 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped portion and is located above the upper surface of the base plate portion 30. This tabletop protrusion 32 functions as a stopper portion for preventing the unexpected dropping of the spherical box 5.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 3, the slide piece portion 21 is formed by attaching a plurality (two in this embodiment) of roller members 41 to a main body portion 40 which is a disc-shaped member. Further, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the main body portion 40 has a stepped portion 45 formed by an upper disc-shaped portion 40a and a lower disc-shaped portion 40b having different diameters.

[0031] A plurality of mounting holes 46 are provided in the main body portion 40. The mounting holes 46 are holes penetrating the main body portion 40 (the upper portion 40a and the lower portion 40b). And on the lower surface (back surface) of the main body portion 40, a roller arrangement hole 47 which is a bottomed hole recessed upward is provided.

[0032] The roller member 41 is a member having a substantially short cylindrical shape, and is a rotatable body that rotates about an axis extending in the vertical direction as a rotation axis. As shown in FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c), the roller member 41 is attached in a state where a part thereof is located inside the roller placement hole 47 and a part thereof is located outside the roller placement hole 47 (the lower side of the roller placement hole 47).

[0033] The roller member 41 of the present embodiment is attached to the main body portion 40 via a screw, and rotates about the shaft portion of the screw as a rotation axis. Note that the tip portion of this screw is inserted into the upper surface (bottom surface) of the roller placement hole 47. Also, a washer member 48 (washer) is attached between the upper surface of the roller placement hole 47 and the upper surface of the roller member 41.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 4, the upper base plate portion 22 is a member having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape in plan view and having a thickness in the vertical direction, and includes a main body portion 50 (substrate portion) and a thin portion 51. And an upper guide groove portion 52 (guide groove portion), which is a first guide groove, and a plurality of mounting hole portions 53 are formed in the main body portion 50.

[0035] The thin portion 51 is formed thinner than the main body portion 50, and is a flat plate-shaped portion that projects cantilever-like from the edge portion of the main body portion 50. The upper surfaces of the main body portion 50 and the thin portion 51 are on the same plane, and their lower surfaces are continuous via a step.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 4(b), the upper guide groove portion 52 is a stepped groove formed including a lower first groove portion 60 and an upper second groove portion 61 (upside down in FIG. 4(b)). The first groove portion 60 is formed on the lower surface of the upper base plate portion 22, and is a bottomed elongated hole-shaped groove that is recessed upward. The second groove portion 61 is a long hole-shaped groove provided at the bottom of the first groove portion 60. Also, the second groove portion 61 penetrates from the bottom surface 60a of the first groove portion 60 to the upper surface of the upper base plate portion 22.

[0037] At this time, in a plan view of the upper base plate portion 22 as viewed from below, the entire second groove portion 61 is located inside the first groove portion 60. Specifically, the upper opening 52a of the upper guide groove portion 52 formed on the upper surface of the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower opening 52b formed on the lower surface are substantially similar in the same plan view. And the bottom surface 60a is continuously annular in the same plan view.

[0038] Here, the longitudinal direction of the upper base plate portion 22 is also the longitudinal direction of the fixing member 11 (see Fig. 1(b)), and is also the first direction described above. Also, the short direction of the upper base plate portion 22 is also the second direction described above.

[0039] As shown in Fig. 5, the upper guide groove portion 52 has a first portion 70 and a second portion 71 in order from one end side in the extending direction, and these are continuously formed. The first portion 70 is a portion that linearly extends along the first direction (the left-right direction in Fig. 5). The second portion 71 is a portion that extends in a direction inclined with respect to the first direction and the second direction in a plan view (the front left side, and the lower left side in Fig. 5). And, among the upper guide groove portion 52, the portion where the first portion 70 and the second portion 71 are continuous is a portion that extends while bending or curving, and in this embodiment, it is a portion that extends while gently curving. That is, the upper guide groove portion 52 has a portion that gently extends in an arc shape in a plan view (a portion that extends along an arc-shaped track).

[0040] As shown in Fig. 4(c), the mounting hole portion 53 is a hole (screw hole) having a portion for accommodating the head of a screw or the like and a portion for accommodating the shaft portion.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 6, the lower base plate portion 23 is a member having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape in a plan view and having a thickness in the vertical direction, and a lower guide groove portion 65 which is a second guide groove portion and a plurality of mounting hole portions 66 are formed.

[0042] The lower guide groove portion 65 is a group of grooves composed of a plurality of (two in this embodiment) grooves arranged at intervals, and has a first guide groove 65a and a second guide groove 65b. The first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b are both groove-shaped long holes that penetrate the lower base plate portion 23 in the thickness direction.

[0043] The first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b have different lengths and extending directions in the longitudinal direction. Hereinafter, this will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 6(b). The longitudinal direction of the lower base plate portion 23 is the first direction (left-right direction) described above, and the short-side direction is the second direction described above. In the following description, one side (the back side) in the second direction will be referred to as the upper side (the upper side in FIG. 6(b)) and the other side (the front side) will be referred to as the lower side (the lower side in FIG. 6(b)) as necessary.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 6(b), the first guide groove 65a is a groove longer in length than the second guide groove 65b. The right end of the first guide groove 65a is located to the left of the right end of the second guide groove 65b, and the left end of the first guide groove 65a is located to the left of the left end of the second guide groove 65b. Also, most of the first guide groove 65a is located above the second guide groove 65b. Specifically, a part of the portion of the first guide groove 65a located to the left of the left end of the second guide groove 65b is located below the upper end of the second guide groove 65b, and the other part is located above the upper end of the second guide groove 65b.

[0045] The first guide groove 65a has, in order from the right side, a first portion 75, a second portion 76, and a third portion 77. Both the first portion 75 and the third portion 77 are portions that extend linearly toward the lower left. That is, they are in an oblique direction and extend in a direction inclined with respect to the vertical and horizontal directions in plan view. Here, the extending directions of the first portion 75 and the third portion 77 are both inclined with respect to the horizontal direction in plan view, but the inclination angles are different. The extending direction of the third portion 77 is more inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. That is, the first guide groove 65a extends in an oblique direction (lower left) in the first portion 75, then gently bends in the second portion 76, and extends in an oblique direction (lower left) in the third portion 77. The lengths in the extending direction increase in the order of the first portion 75, the second portion 76, and the third portion 77.

[0046] The second guide groove 65b has, in order from the right side, a first portion 80, a second portion 81, and a third portion 82. The first portion 80 is a portion that extends upward to the left. The third portion 82 is a portion that extends obliquely downward to the left. That is, the second guide groove 65b extends in an oblique direction (upper left) in the first portion 80, then gently bends in the second portion 81, and extends in a mountain shape. The first portion 80 is longer in the extending direction than the third portion 82, and the third portion 82 is longer in the extending direction than the second portion 81.

[0047] The mounting hole portion 66 is a screw hole for screw-connecting the lower base plate portion 23 and the upper base plate portion 22.

[0048] Subsequently, the assembly structure of the auxiliary device 1 and the mounting procedure on the tray 4 will be described.

[0049] First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the slide piece portion 21 is positioned above the lower base plate portion 23. At this time, the two roller members 41 (see FIG. 3(b)) of the slide piece portion 21 are inserted into the inside of the first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b, respectively. That is, each of the plurality of roller members 41 is inserted into each of the groove portions belonging to the lower guide groove portion 65, and they are engaged. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a portion of the roller member 41 that is located below the lower surface of the main body portion 40 is inserted into the groove portion (second guide groove 65b). Then, the outer peripheral surface of the roller member 41 and the inner peripheral surface of the groove portion are in contact with each other.

[0050] Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper base plate portion 22 is positioned above the lower base plate portion 23, and the main body portion 40 of the slide piece portion 21 is inserted into the upper guide groove portion 52 and engaged with each other.

[0051] Specifically, the lower portion 40b of the main body portion 40 is disposed inside the first groove portion 60 which is the lower portion of the upper guide groove portion 52, and the upper portion 40a of the main body portion 40 is disposed inside the second groove portion 61 which is the upper portion. At this time, the upper surface of the main body portion 40 and the upper surface of the upper base plate portion 22 are at the same height (substantially the same height). Then, by positioning the upper surface of the lower portion 40b below the bottom surface 60a (upper surface) of the first groove portion 60, the upward movement of the slide piece portion 21 is restricted.

[0052] Here, since the lower base plate portion 23 and the upper base plate portion 22 overlap, the mounting hole portions 53, 66 (see FIG. 2) formed in each of them overlap, and a communication hole is formed. Then, by inserting a screw (temporary fastening element) into this communication hole on the table plate 4, the lower base plate portion 23 and the upper base plate portion 22 (fixed member 11) are fixed to the table plate 4. That is, in a state where the slide piece portion 21 is sandwiched between the lower base plate portion 23 and the upper base plate portion 22, the fixed member 11 is placed on the upper surface 4a of the table plate 4 and fixed to the table plate 4. At this time, two flat plate-like members (base plate members) composed of the main body portion 50 of the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23 are overlapped and arranged, and a single thick flat plate-like substrate portion is formed by these. And the lower portion 40b of the main body portion 40 in the slide piece portion 21 will be located inside the substrate portion.

[0053] Note that in the state where the fixed member 11 is formed, in a plan view, the entire lower guide groove portion 65 is located inside the upper guide groove portion 52 (see FIG. 9).

[0054] Subsequently, the mounting hole portions 34, 46 (see FIG. 2) formed in the mounting table main body portion 20 and the slide piece portion 21 are overlapped to form a communication hole, and a screw (temporary fastening element) is inserted into this communication hole, whereby the mounting table main body portion 20 and the slide piece portion 21 are integrally fixed, and the mounting member 10 is formed. As described above, the assembly of the auxiliary device 1 and its attachment to the tray 4 are completed.

[0055] Subsequently, the procedure for shifting the auxiliary device 1 from the basic posture to the pulled-out posture will be described.

[0056] As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 8(a), when the auxiliary device 1 is in the basic posture, the entire fixing member 11 is covered from above by the base plate portion 30. In other words, the entire fixing member 11 becomes the overlapping portion with the placing member 10 in a plan view. Also, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the base plate portion 30, the thin portion 51 of the upper base plate portion 22, the hanging plate portion 31, and the handle member 35 are located outside (front side) of the outer side surface portion 4b of the tray 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the long side of the base plate portion 30 in a plan view and the long side of the fixing member 11 (the long sides of the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23) extend in the same direction. That is, the longitudinal directions of the base plate portion 30 and the fixing member 11 are the same as the first direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 8).

[0057] As shown in FIG. 8, the auxiliary device 1 of the present embodiment can be shifted to the pulled-out posture by grasping the handle member 35 in the state where the auxiliary device 1 is in the basic posture and pulling it straight forward (downward in FIG. 8). That is, in the posture change from the basic posture to the pulled-out posture, the handle member 35 is moved along a straight track in the direction from the back side to the front side. In other words, the handle member 35 is moved so that a part of the placing member 10 (for example, the central portion of the handle member 35) in a plan view is located on the same virtual line extending in the depth direction in each of the state in the basic posture, the state during the posture change, and the state in the pulled-out posture.

[0058] Further, when changing the posture from the basic posture to the extended posture, the placement member 10 changes its posture by rotating counterclockwise in a plan view while sliding horizontally. That is, the relative movement (sliding movement) of the placement member 10 with respect to the fixing member 11 and the posture change of the placement member 10 are executed simultaneously. In this embodiment, the placement member 10 changes its posture by rotating about the slide piece portion 21 as the rotation axis (see FIG. 9).

[0059] Specifically, when the auxiliary device 1 is in the basic posture, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the gripping member 35 is located near one end in the longitudinal direction (first direction) of the auxiliary device 1 and near the front end. And the slide piece portion 21 is located near the other end in the same longitudinal direction and near the center in the depth direction (see FIG. 9 etc.). In this state, when the gripping member 35 is pulled forward, as shown in FIG. 9, the slide piece portion 21 slides along the extending direction of the upper guide groove portion 52. At this time, the two roller members 41 also move along the extending directions of the first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b.

[0060] The slide piece portion 21 shifts from a state where the main body portion 40 engages with one end in the extending direction of the upper guide groove portion 52, through a state where it engages with the middle portion in the extending direction, to a state where it engages with the other end. Further, each of the two roller members 41 also shifts from a state where it engages with one end in the extending direction of each of the first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b, through a state where it engages with the middle portion in the extending direction, to a state where it engages with the other end.

[0061] At this time, as the two roller members 41 move along the first guide groove 65a and the second guide groove 65b, the slide piece portion 21 rotates as it slides along the extending direction of the upper guide groove portion 52. That is, the slide piece portion 21 has a structure that can rotate at each part within the upper guide groove portion 52 (within the movable range).

[0062] That is, while the slide piece portion 21 moves along the extending direction of the upper guide groove portion 52, the slide piece portion 21 will rotate in the horizontal direction. Then, when the slide piece portion 21 moves from the position in the basic posture to the lateral direction (left side), and then moves obliquely downward (left front side) and reaches the other end portion in the extending direction, the auxiliary device 1 assumes the drawn-out posture.

[0063] When the auxiliary device 1 assumes the drawn-out posture, as shown in Fig. 8(c), the longitudinal direction of the mounting member 10 is an oblique direction, that is, a direction inclined in the left-right direction and the depth direction (vertical direction in Fig. 8) in plan view. At this time, the mounting member 10 extends in a cantilevered manner with respect to the fixing member 11 (is supported in a cantilevered manner by the fixing member 11).

[0064] That is, one end portion (a part of the edge portion) in the longitudinal direction of the mounting member 10 becomes a free end, and the entire free end is located outside the outer side surface portion 4b of the tray board 4 and outside (front side) of the front end portion of the fixing member 11 (see Fig. 1(b)). Specifically, the portion on the free end side of the mounting member 10 is located outside the outer side surface portion 4b of the tray board 4 and the front end portion of the fixing member 11, and the portion on the base end side located on the opposite side is located above the tray board 4 and the fixing member 11. More specifically, most of the portion of the mounting member 10 (more than 50 percent of the portion) in plan view is located outside the outer side surface portion 4b and the front end portion of the fixing member 11, and is in a state of not overlapping with the tray board 4 and the fixing member 11.

[0065] Here, as shown in Fig. 8, in plan view, let the distance in the first direction from the central portion of the handle member 35 to the central portion of the slide piece portion 21 (see Fig. 9) be the distance L1. At this time, the distance L1 in the drawn-out posture (see Fig. 8(c)) is shorter than the distance L1 in the basic posture (see Fig. 8(a)). That is, when transitioning from the basic posture to the drawn-out posture, the distance L1 becomes shorter as the transition progresses, and is the shortest in the drawn-out posture.

[0066] Moreover, the area of the portion of the placement member 10 (the base plate portion 30) that overlaps with the fixing member 11 in plan view (hereinafter also referred to as the overlapping area) also decreases as it shifts from the basic posture to the pulled-out posture. Note that the overlapping area in the pulled-out posture of the present embodiment is set to 50 percent or less of the total area of the base plate portion 30 in plan view.

[0067] To shift from the pulled-out posture to the basic posture, the placement member 10 is moved in the opposite direction to when shifting from the basic posture to the pulled-out posture. Also, the placement member 10 is rotated clockwise in plan view to change the posture.

[0068] By changing the posture to the pulled-out posture as described above, the placement member 10 changes the posture while moving and avoiding the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 2 (for example, the player sitting on the chair shown in FIG. 1) laterally, and further moves forward, so that it can be in a state of protruding obliquely forward from the side board 4 toward the front side on the side of the player. From this, even if an operator such as a casino employee changes the posture of the auxiliary device 1, the player's game is not obstructed.

[0069] In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8(c), the hanging plate portion 31 is configured not to contact the fixing member 11 or the side board 4 in the pulled-out posture. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The hanging plate portion 31 may be formed longer so that the hanging plate portion 31 contacts the fixing member 11 in the pulled-out posture. Also, the upper base plate portion 22 may not have the thin portion 51 (see FIG. 7), and the hanging plate portion 31 may be configured to contact the side board 4 in the pulled-out posture. With such a configuration, when attempting to further rotate the placement member 10 counterclockwise in plan view from the pulled-out posture state, the hanging plate portion 31 functions as a stopper and can prevent unnecessary rotation.

[0070] In the above-described embodiment, when changing the posture between the basic posture and the drawer-out posture, the configuration in which the relative movement of the mounting member 10 with respect to the fixing member 11 and the posture change of the mounting member 10 are executed simultaneously has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The relative movement and the posture change may be performed sequentially. That is, after one of them is executed, the other may be performed. Specifically, the mounting member 10 is rotated to change the posture and then slid, or the mounting member 10 is slid and then the posture is changed, and so on.

[0071] Also, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the substrate portion of the fixing member 11 is formed by two flat plate-like members, i.e., the main body portion 50 of the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23, has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the substrate portion of the fixing member 11 may be formed by one flat plate-like member. For example, a fixing member having a structure with the upper base plate portion 22 and not provided with the lower base plate portion 23 may be formed. At this time, the slide piece portion 21 has a structure without the roller member 41. Even in this case, the slide piece portion 21 can slide relative to the fixing member (substrate portion) and engages in a rotatable state. However, from the viewpoint of smoothly changing the posture of the mounting member 10, it is preferable to have the configuration including the lower base plate portion 23 and the lower guide groove portion 65 as described above.

[0072] Also, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which screws are communicated between the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23 and fixed to the table board 4 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the screws communicating the upper base plate portion 22 and the lower base plate portion 23 may not penetrate to the table board 4, and the auxiliary device 1 may be assembled as a unit. In this case, the auxiliary device 1 may be fixed to an object to be fixed such as the table board 4 by attaching a double-sided tape to the bottom surface of the lower base plate portion 23 or the like.

[0073] In addition, the object to be fixed for the placing member moving assistance device of the present invention is not limited to the serving board 4. For example, it may be fixed to the shelf portion (medal box shelf) of the slot island. In this case, it becomes possible to assist the work of lowering the medal box to the passage. In addition, it may be fixed to a table or a counter in a restaurant or the like. In this case, it becomes possible to move the dishes that the customer has finished eating together with the placing member 10 near the employee along the partition board erected on the counter or the like or the trajectory for bypassing the customer. Also in these cases, the fixing member 11 is fixed in a state of being placed on the upper surface of the plate-like body (such as counters) that is the object to be fixed. Then, by changing the posture to the pulled-out posture, the placing member 10 is pulled out to the outside from the front end portion (outer side surface) of the plate-like body, and extends in a cantilevered state in an oblique direction.

[0074] In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the sliding piece portion 21 is provided on the placing member 10 and the guide groove portion is provided on the fixing member 11 has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a guide groove portion may be provided on the placing member, and a protruding sliding piece may be provided on the fixing member. Also, in the above-described embodiment, when changing the posture from the basic posture to the pulled-out posture, an example in which the placing member 10 rotates counterclockwise in a plan view has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. When changing the posture to the pulled-out posture, the placing member 10 may be configured to rotate clockwise in a plan view. For example, in the above example, in the pulled-out posture, the placing member 10 protrudes to the left side of the game player, but instead, the placing member 10 may be configured to protrude to the right side of the game player. Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the basic posture, a part of the placing member 10 is located outside the outer side surface portion 4b of the serving board 4, but instead, the entire placing member 10 may be located above the upper surface 4a of the serving board 4.

[0075] In the above-described embodiment, the portion where the first portion 70 and the second portion 71 are continuous is formed as a portion that gently curves and extends. According to such a configuration, when changing the posture between the basic posture and the pulled-out posture, that is, when pulling out or returning the placing member 10, the placing member 10 can be moved smoothly without hesitation as compared with a configuration in which the portion extends while bending. Further, by forming the upper guide groove portion 52 into a groove portion having a first portion 70 and a second portion 71, when returning the placement member 10 (when changing the posture from the drawn-out posture to the basic posture), the placement member 10 can be moved in an oblique direction including a lateral component by simply lightly pushing the placement member 10 toward the back side. That is, compared with a structure in which the upper guide groove portion is formed only by a portion extending in the first direction, the placement member 10 can be moved not only toward the back side by pushing with a lighter force but also toward the lateral side, and the operability can be improved.

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[0076] 1 Placing object moving assistance device 2 Gaming machine 4 Tray board (object to be fixed) 5 Ball box (object to be placed) 10 Placing member 11 Fixing member 21 Slide piece portion 22 Upper base plate portion 23 Lower base plate portion (substrate portion) 30 Base plate portion (placing plate portion) 50 Main body portion (substrate portion) 52 Upper guide groove portion (guide groove portion)

Claims

1. A loading object moving assistance device interposed between a fixed object and a loading object, and moving the loading object while the loading object is placed thereon, comprising: a fixing member fixed to the fixed object, and a loading member on which the loading object can be placed; the loading member is relatively movable with respect to the fixing member, and by moving the loading member, the posture can be changed between a first posture and a second posture; the second posture is a posture in which the area of the overlapping portion of the loading member and the fixing member in plan view is smaller than that in the first posture, and a part of the loading member is pulled out to the front side than in the first posture; when a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction in plan view is defined as a first direction and the front-rear direction is defined as a second direction, the second posture is a posture in which the mounting plate portion extends in a cantilevered manner in a direction inclined in the first direction and the second direction in plan view; when the tip-side end portion in the extending direction of the mounting plate portion in the second posture is defined as one-side end portion and the base-end side end portion in the opposite direction is defined as the other-side end portion, in the posture change from the first posture to the second posture, the tip-side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the first direction is smaller than that of the other-side end portion, and the tip-side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the second direction is larger than that of the other-side end portion. A loading object moving assistance device characterized by this.

2. The second posture is a posture in which a part of the loading member is located above the fixing member, and the portion located above the fixing member is a portion located on the base end side with respect to the center in the extending direction of the loading member. The loading object moving assistance device according to claim 1, characterized by this.

3. having a handle member; In a state of taking the first posture, by linearly moving the handle member in the horizontal direction, the mounting plate portion slides and rotates in the horizontal direction to change the posture, and transitions to the second posture. The loading object moving assistance device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by this.

4. One of the fixing member and the loading member and the other are provided with a slide piece portion and a guide groove portion that can engage with each other; the slide piece portion is engaged with the guide groove portion in a rotatable state, is slidable along the guide groove portion, and is rotatable at each part in the guide groove portion. The placing object moving assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the slide piece portion is movable from a position closer to one end than the center of the fixing member in the first direction to a position closer to the other end.

5. A placing object moving assistance device for moving a game medium storage box while it is placed on a gaming machine island, comprising a fixing member fixed to a part of the gaming machine island and a placing member on which the game medium storage box can be placed, wherein the placing member is relatively movable with respect to the fixing member, and the placing member can change its posture between a first posture and a second posture by moving, wherein the second posture is a posture in which the placing member protrudes more forward from the gaming machine island than in the first posture, when a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction in plan view is defined as the first direction and the front-rear direction is defined as the second direction, the second posture is a cantilevered posture extending in a direction in which the mounting plate portion is inclined in the first direction and the second direction in plan view, when the distal end side end portion in the extending direction of the mounting plate portion in the second posture is defined as one side end portion and the proximal end side end portion in the opposite direction is defined as the other side end portion, in the posture change from the first posture to the second posture, the distal end side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the first direction is smaller than that of the other side end portion, and the distal end side end portion moves so that the moving distance in the second direction is larger than that of the other side end portion. The placing object moving assistance device is characterized by this.

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