JP2527941B2 - Batting ball firing operation rod for pachinko machine - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a batting ball launching operation rod for a pachinko machine, which operates a batting ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball on a game board of the pachinko machine.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a pachinko machine, in order to hit a pachinko ball onto a game board, a number of hitting ball launching devices and a ball hitting operating rod for operating the hitting ball launching device have been proposed. Of these, the operating rod for firing a ball is disclosed in JP-A-55
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 84182, a supporting member is erected on the front frame of the game board so as to face the front of the front frame, and a grip is supported on the upper surface of the supporting member so that its rotation axis is vertical. There is something I did.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-described conventional configuration, in order to rotate the grip, the wrist must be rotated around the arm as an axis, and such a wrist Since the movement is more difficult than the case where the wrist is bent in the direction in which the back of the hand and the palm approach the arm, it is difficult to swiftly and accurately perform the turning operation of the grip. Therefore, the striking force of the pachinko ball cannot be adjusted, and the pachinko ball shot on the game board surface does not fly to a fixed position. This may reduce the player's willingness to play. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since the link mechanism, the switch, etc. are built in the grip, the structure becomes complicated and a failure is likely to occur.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in which a hitting ball firing operation rod for operating a hitting ball launching device for a pachinko ball is grasped, and an operation for controlling the launching force of the pachinko ball is performed. By separating into a part and a separate body,
The structure is simple, and the striking force of the pachinko ball can be easily adjusted without the hands and arms getting tired, and the striking operation rod for the pachinko machine can be adjusted to be constant. To aim.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a batting ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball along a game board surface of a pachinko machine, and provides a pachinko ball launched by the batting ball launching device. An operating unit for adjusting the striking force is provided and is formed integrally with the operating unit.A gripping unit for gripping when operating the operating unit is provided so as to project from the front frame of the pachinko machine, and the striking force is A rotating body for controlling the rotating direction and the rotating amount according to the rotating direction and the rotating amount is provided in the operation portion so as to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, and at least a part of the rotating body is arranged to be exposed from the surface of the grip portion.

(Operation) According to the present invention, in the operation for adjusting the striking force by the operation section, the player first rotates the entire palm from the outside of the grip section toward the exposed portion of the rotating body and rotates the grip section. Wrap both together lightly so as to straddle the body.

At that time, most of the weight of the entire arm is supported by the gripping part, and most of the weight of the entire arm is always supported by the gripping part, so the posture of the hand and the posture of the player's hand and arm hardly change. .

When adjusting the striking force, while keeping the shape of the wrapped fist and the posture of the whole arm, make the whole palm follow the outer shape of the gripping part and slide it slightly in the rotating direction of the rotating body. The rotating body starts to rotate due to the frictional force generated on the palm, and the striking force fluctuates.

Also, when rotating the rotating body with a part of the finger or palm, wrap it lightly so that the finger straddles the gripping part aiming at the position where it touches the rotating body, maintaining the shape of the fist and the posture of the whole arm. However, if you slide only your finger or part of your palm along the contour of the grip, the contour of the grip will always be
It functions as a guide for rotating the rotating body, and the striking force fluctuates as the rotating body starts to rotate due to the frictional force generated on the palm.

Furthermore, since the rotating body is provided so that it can rotate forward and backward,
The total amount of rotation can be set in advance arbitrarily, so that the amount of fluctuation of the striking force corresponding to the unit rotation angle of the rotating body can be arbitrarily set, and at least a part of the rotating body is exposed from the surface of the grip portion. Since it is arranged, the entire rotating body is not exposed on the surface.

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

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 2 equipped with a hitting ball launching operation rod 1 of the present invention, and a glass plate 4 mainly covering a place of a game board 3.
The front cover 5 is made open.
A hitting ball launching device 7 for launching a pachinko ball that is struck along the guide rail 6 is located inside the front frame 8 as shown by a broken line, and the pachinko balls in the supply tray 9 are aligned in a row to be launched. A ball feed path 10 that guides the ball to the ball, a ball feed gear 11 that feeds the pachinko balls in the ball feed path 10 one by one, and a plunger solenoid that repels the pachinko balls that are supplied to the firing position.
12 and a ratchet mechanism 13 for controlling the rotation of the ball feed gear 11 in conjunction with the operation of the solenoid 12.

The front frame 8 is provided below the hitting ball launching device 7 configured as described above.
On the front surface of the, the ball-launching operation rod 1 of the present invention is attached so as to project. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2, the hitting ball firing operation rod 1 is close to a frame 16 having a lower plate 15 and the like, and is integrally formed as a frame body 17 by a mold using a metal material. Has been done. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the base portion of the hitting ball firing operation rod 1 is fixed to the front frame 8 by screwing, and the other side is attached to a mounting plate 18 described later from the base portion extending from the frame 16. In contrast, it is in a screwed state. As shown in FIG. 3, the hitting ball firing operation rod 1 has a grip 19 as a grip portion, and since the position of the grip 19 is a frame shape, the front frame 8 can be gripped by the player. Since it is provided so as to project from the upper part 20, the upper part 20 made of a metal material having an inverted U-shaped cross section and the lower part 21 having an inverted U-shaped cross section formed somewhat shallower than the upper part 20, As shown in FIG. 4, the assembling bosses 22 that are vertically aligned and integrally molded with each other are also aligned with each other, and are screwed from the lower side 21 side. The outer surfaces of the upper side portion 20 and the lower side portion 21 are formed in a corrugated shape so as not to slip when grasped by the palm as shown in FIG. Also, the stud 23, which is also integrally formed in the lower part 21, has terminals
24 is screwed and a lead wire 25 is connected to its terminal 24 as shown in FIG. 3 and is connected to a control device (not shown). Therefore, the grip 19 including the upper portion 20 and the lower portion 21 is electrically connected to the control device by the lead wire 25.

From the grip 19 to the inside of the ball-striking launching rod 1, an operating section 26 for operating the above-mentioned ball-striking projecting device 7 and by pushing as described later, the ball-striking projecting device 7 can be stopped and released. The push button 14 for one-shot firing that is fired is positioned, and its configuration will be described.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show an embodiment of the operation unit 26. The operating unit 26 includes a rotating body 27 and a variable resistor 28 connected to the rotating body 27. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating body 27 has a cylindrical shape, and a corrugated groove is formed along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 27 so that the rotating body 27 can be easily moved by hitting the thumb of the player. ing. The rotating body 27 is adjacent to the position where the thumb reaches when the player holds the grip 19. The rotating body 27 has one side thereof rotatably supported by a support shaft 29 embedded in the frame body 17 so as to rotate in the forward and reverse directions, that is, to rotate in the forward and reverse directions. As shown in FIG. 2, the grip 19 is disposed so as to be exposed from the surface thereof, and the other side is formed with a recess, and the rotary shaft 30 of the variable resistor 28 described later is fitted in the recess so as not to rotate. The variable resistor 28 has a known shape,
It is commonly called "Volume". The variable resistor 28 is screwed into a mounting hole 31 of a mounting plate 18 fixed by an assembly boss 22 fitted in the frame body 17. And the lead wire connected to the terminal of the variable resistor 28
32 and 32 are connected to a well-known control device (not shown). From this control device, a current corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor 28 is supplied to the solenoid 12 of the hitting ball launching device 7,
The striking force of the pachinko ball can be adjusted. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the push button 14 for one shot is located on the lower frame 17 of the rotating body 27 and is within the reach of the thumb. The push button 14 for one shot may be attached inside the grip 19 within a range where the fingers can reach from the frame body 17 to the front frame 8. And the lead 25 from the grip 19
Is connected to the control device so as to detect the capacitance of the human body when the player touches the grip 19. From this, when the player's finger is separated from the grip 19, the current supplied to the solenoid 12 of the hitting ball launching device 7 is cut off.

Next, FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the operating portion 26, in which the rotating body 27 and the variable resistor 28 are attached to the base 33 in the same manner as in the above-mentioned embodiment. The base 33 is adapted to be screwed from the mounting hole 34 to the frame body 17 at the position of the operation portion 26 described in the embodiment. At this time, the mounting position of the variable resistor 28 on the mounting plate 18 shown in the embodiment is unnecessary.
As shown in FIG. 6, the base 33 has support portions 35, 36 and 37 which are erected upright. A support shaft 29 is embedded in one side of the support portions 35, 36 and 37, and the support portion 35 is provided in a rotary cylinder 38 of the rotary body 27 which will be described later. It is stuck. Rotating body
27 is integrally formed with a rotary cylinder 38 extending to one side of the rotary cylinder 38, and the rotary cylinder 38 penetrates a support portion 36 located in the middle of the base 33. The outer periphery of the rotary cylinder 38 is formed continuously with an inner peripheral groove 39 formed partway inside the rotary body 27, and a spring member 40 is formed at an intermediate position from the inner peripheral groove 39 to the outer periphery of the rotary cylinder 38. Both ends are fixed in a state of being mounted between the support section and a recess formed in the support section. The variable resistor 28 is screwed to the other side of the support portion 37 formed on the base 33, and its rotary shaft 30
Are fitted in the rotating cylinder 38 so as not to rotate idly. The lead wires 32, 32 connected to the terminals of the variable resistor 28 are electrically connected to a control device (not shown).

Between the support portion 37 on the other side of the base 33 and the support portion 36 at the intermediate position, a bracket 41 is attached as shown in FIG. 5, and it projects slightly downward from the bottom of the base 33. So that the solenoid 42 is located. The plunger 43 of the solenoid 42 projects upward, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, one end of a lever 44 is rotatably supported at the tip thereof. A substantially central portion of the lever 44 is rotatably supported by a pin 45 provided over the two support portions 36 and 37. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the upper end of the spring member 46 is hooked on the other end of the lever 44, and the lower end of the spring member 46 is pulled to a key part 47 protruding from the base 33. Normally, the plunger 43 is pulled out from the solenoid 42 by the pulling force of the spring member 46. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an operating piece 48 is integrally formed on the lever 44, and a curved portion 49 is formed on the lower portion thereof so as to have substantially the same curvature as the outer circumference of the rotary cylinder 38. When the lever 44 is stretched by the spring member 46, the curved portion 49 presses the outer circumference of the rotary cylinder 38. Therefore, the rotation of the rotary cylinder 38 is normally blocked. Then, if the rotating body 27 rotates about its central axis against the holding force of the spring member 40 and against the pressing of the bending portion 49 against the rotating cylinder 38, the solenoid 42 is excited at the rotated position. Then, the lever 44 is rotated against the pulling force of the spring member 46, and the bending portion 49 of the operating piece 48 is rotated.
When the pressing force is released, the rotating body 27 is returned to its original position by the restoring force of the spring member 40.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit for operating the ball-striking launcher 7 with the ball-striking ball 1 according to the above-described embodiment. The solenoid 12 has an output side of the solenoid output control circuit 50. It is connected to the input side of the solenoid output control circuit 50 and the output side of the touch switch control circuit 51 and the solenoid output driver circuit 52 so that the capacitance of the human body can be detected from the grip 19 via the lead wire 25. Is connected to the output side of. The solenoid output control circuit 50 includes the variable resistor 28 as a constituent element, and the solenoid drive signal changes according to the magnitude of the resistance of the variable resistor 28. An oscillator circuit 53 is provided on the input side of the solenoid output driver circuit 52.
The output side of is connected and transmits a signal to the solenoid output driver circuit 52 every predetermined time. By this signal, the hitting ball launching device 7 is continuously operated to continuously launch pachinko balls. On the input side of the touch switch control circuit 51, a power on / off switch circuit 54
The push-button for one shot is connected to the output side of the and activates the power on / off switch circuit 54 as its constituent element.
When 14 is connected and pushed, the touch switch control circuit 51 is turned off and released. To supply a predetermined voltage / current to the input side of the power supply on / off switch circuit 54, a power supply circuit 55, a rectifier circuit 56, and an AC power supply are connected to the rectifier circuit 56.

FIG. 10 shows a control circuit for the ball-launching operation rod 1 according to the other embodiment described above. As a whole control, a circuit configuration as shown in FIG. 9 is added to FIG. There is. In this configuration, the solenoid 42 is connected to a solenoid output drive circuit 57 that outputs a signal for driving the solenoid 42, and a signal delay circuit 58 is connected to the input side of the solenoid 42 so that the player's fingers are separated from the grip 19. The solenoid 42 is demagnetized with a delay when it is grasped. A touch switch signal detection circuit 59 is connected to the input side of the signal delay circuit 58, and when the player's finger is separated from the grip 19, a signal is emitted to excite the solenoid 42, as shown in FIG. The lever 44 and the operating piece 48 are brought into the state shown by the chain double-dashed line against the tensile force of the spring member 46, so that the bending portion 49 releases the pressing of the rotary cylinder 38.

It should be noted that a friction preventing material, such as a plastic sheet, which does not slip due to the restoring force of the spring member 40, may be attached to the curved portion 49 of the operating piece 48 with the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 38. Further, both or either of the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 38 and the curved portion 49 may be knurled.
Further, instead of the spring member 46, a magnet may be used to form the tensile force. Then, the above-mentioned grip 19 may be covered with a covering member made of a plastic material or the like so that the player can easily grip it. At this time, in order to detect that the player is gripping the grip 19, the thumb touches the frame 17 near the rotating body 27.
Further, although the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 27 is formed in a wavy shape, it may be covered with a material such as rubber.

Hitting ball firing operation rod 1 having the operation unit 26 having the above-described configuration
In the case of operating the hitting ball launching device 7 by means of, the player first grips the grip 19 and presses his thumb against the rotating body 27 in the operating section 26 according to one embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The support shaft 29 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. Due to this rotation, the resistance value from the lead wires 32, 32 connected to the terminals of the variable resistor 28 fluctuates, which is transmitted to the control device as an electric signal.

During the operation for adjusting the striking force by the operation unit 26, the player moves the entire palm (not shown) from the outside of the grip 19,
Aiming at the exposed portion of the rotating body 27, the rotating body 27 and the grip 19 are straddled, and the grip 19 is lightly grasped in a state of being abutted so as to wrap it. Most of the weight can be supported by the grip 19.

Further, since the grip 19 is fixed to the front frame 8, by supporting the whole palm with the grip 19, the palm can be easily positioned at a specific position, and most of the weight of the entire arm is supported by the grip 19. To be done.

Therefore, for a continuous pachinko game for a relatively long time, even if the palm and arm are kept in the same posture, the effort that the player himself / herself takes to maintain the posture is reduced, and the occurrence of fatigue in the hands and arms is suppressed. To do.

Furthermore, when the palm grips the grip 19, the grip 19 and the rotating body 27 are integrated, so when adjusting the striking force, while maintaining the shape of the wrapped fist and the posture of the entire arm, the entire palm is gripped with the grip 19. If it is made to follow the outer shape of the grip 19 so as to straddle the rotating body 27 and is slightly slid in the rotating direction of the rotating body 27, the rotating body 27 is rotated by the frictional force generated against the palm. Start, the impact force fluctuates.

When rotating the rotating body 27 with a part of finger or palm,
Lightly wrap the grip 19 together so that the finger touches the rotating body 27, and keep only the part of the finger or palm along the contour of the grip 19 while maintaining the shape of the fist and the posture of the entire arm. If it is slid, the rotating body 27 starts to rotate due to the frictional force generated on the palm, and the striking force fluctuates.

As described above, in the present invention, when adjusting the striking force, the rotating body 27 is not operated by an independent operation of only a part of the fingers, but the fingers are slid along the outer shape of the grip 19, so that the grip 19 Since the outer shape of the finger always functions as a guide for the rotating operation of the rotating body 27, the striking force is finely slid on the entire finger along the outer shape of the grip 19, that is, the grip portion, after the rough adjustment. By doing,
The rotating body 27 can be finely rotated.

Further, since the rotating body 27 is provided so as to be freely rotatable in the forward and reverse directions,
The amount of movement can be arbitrarily determined, and the amount of fluctuation of the striking force corresponding to the unit rotation angle of the rotating body 27 can be arbitrarily determined.

Further, during the game, most of the weight of the entire arm is always supported by the grip 19, so that the posture of the hand and the posture of the player's hand and arm hardly change in any of the above cases.

Further, since at least a part of the rotating body 27 is arranged so as to be exposed from the surface of the grip 19, the entire rotating body 27 is not exposed to the surface.

The control device can change the striking force of the pachinko ball by passing a current through the solenoid 12 of the hitting ball launching device 7 according to the electric signal. When the player releases the grip 19, the detection state of the electrostatic capacitance by the human body is cut off through the lead wire 25, so that state is detected by the control device, and the solenoid 12 of the hitting ball launching device 7 is detected. I try not to pass an electric current.

Next, in another embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In the same manner as in one embodiment, the rotating body is moved by the movement of the player's thumb.
27 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed in the longitudinal direction from the support shaft 29. At this time, when rotating clockwise,
The spring member 40 rotates against the holding force, and the spring member 46
As a result, the bending portion 49 of the operating piece 48 rotates against the pressing force pressing the rotary cylinder 38. At a certain rotation position, even if the thumb is separated from the rotating body 27, the bending portion 49 is rotated by the spring member 46.
Since 38 is pressed, the restoring force of spring member 40
38 does not return to its original position and remains stopped. It is also possible to return it from its rotational position to the original position in the counterclockwise direction with the thumb. Similarly at this time, the rotary cylinder 38 of the bending portion 49
The spring member 40 will return in the return direction by rotating against the pressing force against. In this way, the variable resistor 28 also rotates in the same manner, and the resistance value indicated by the variable resistor 28 is transmitted as an electric signal from the lead wires 32, 32 to the control device. The striking force of the pachinko ball is adjusted by applying a current according to the resistance value to the. When the player releases the grip 19 at a certain rotational position of the rotating body 27, the detection of the electrostatic capacitance by the human body leading to the lead wire 25 from the grip 19 is cut off, and this is an electric signal. The circuit 42 shown in FIG. 9 excites the solenoid 42. When excited, the plunger 43 is lifted and the lever 44 is rotated against the pulling force of the spring member 46, so that the bending portion 49 of the actuating piece 48 is rotated by the rotary cylinder 38.
Move away from As a result, the rotary cylinder 38 has the spring member.
The return force of 40 returns to the original position, and at the same time, the variable resistor 28
The resistance value instructed by the arrow returns to the original position so as not to operate the solenoid 12 of the hitting ball launching device 7. Therefore, the firing of the pachinko ball is immediately stopped, and the useless firing of the pachinko ball can be prevented for the player.

As described above, the pachinko balls are fired by pressing the push button 14 for one shot to stop the continuous firing by the hitting ball launching device 7 and releasing the pachinko balls one by one. You can do it.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, since the hitting ball launching operation rod for a pachinko machine of the present invention is provided separately in the grip portion and the operation portion that can be operated by fingers, the link mechanism and Since the structure is simple without using a cam, etc., even if you operate the pachinko machine for a long time, you will not get tired and you can finely adjust the striking force of the pachinko ball, so the striking force will be constant. The willingness to play is improved.

Also, while supporting most of the weight of the entire arm by the gripping part, the palm can be easily positioned at a specific position aiming at the exposed part of the rotating body, and while maintaining that position, the rotating body can be made fine with only the fingertips. Since most of the weight of the entire arm is always supported by the grip portion by moving, the posture of the hand and the posture of the player's hand and arm hardly change during the game.

Therefore, the striking force of the pachinko ball can be easily adjusted, and even in a continuous pachinko game for a relatively long period of time, instead of playing only a part of the hand arm, fatigue is exerted by using the entire hand arm. It is dispersed over the entire body and the occurrence of fatigue is reduced as much as possible, thereby suppressing a decrease in willingness to play due to this.

Furthermore, since at least a part of the rotating body is arranged so as to be exposed from the surface of the grip portion, when adjusting the striking force, while maintaining the shape of the fist and the posture of the entire arm, only the whole palm or only the fingertips, By straddling the gripping part and the rotating body, following the outer shape of the gripping part and sliding it slightly in the rotating direction of the rotating body, the rotating body generates frictional force against the palm. The rotation starts and the impact force fluctuates.

During this rotation operation, not only part of the fingers operate the rotating body independently, but slide the fingers along the outer shape of the grip, so that the outer shape of the grip is always Since it functions as a guide for rotating operation, the impact force is
After the rough adjustment, by finely sliding the entire finger along the outer shape, the rotary body can be finely rotated at all times while stabilizing the operation.

Furthermore, in view of the fact that the whole of the rotating body is not exposed on the surface, not only the guide function by the outer shape of the gripping portion as described above can be obtained, but also the rotating body is caught on the player's arm and clothing, and the operating portion. Suppresses the reduction of operability.

Further, since the rotating body is provided so as to be freely rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, the amount of movement thereof can be arbitrarily determined, and the amount of fluctuation of the striking force corresponding to the unit rotation angle of the rotating body can be arbitrarily determined. Relaxing the restrictions related to the design of the launching device, the striking force corresponding to the unit rotation angle of the rotating body, when the set value is increased, increases the striking force at a minute rotation angle, while increasing the unit rotation angle. If the variation of the corresponding striking force is reduced, it becomes easier to finely adjust the striking force,
The striking force per unit rotation angle can be set at a desired stage, and the operability for adjusting the striking force can be easily improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine equipped with a ball striking operation rod for a pachinko machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a ball striking operation rod of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2, a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the operating portion by the arrow AA, FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view showing by the arrow BB in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view shown by an arrow CC in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a side view shown by an arrow DD in FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view indicated by an arrow EE, FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a circuit for operating a ball-striking launcher when the ball-striking firing rod according to one embodiment is used, and FIG. 10 is another embodiment. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a circuit showing the operation of a ball-launching operation rod according to FIG. 1: Ball-launching control rod, 2: Pachinko machine 3: Gaming board, 7: Ball-launching device 19: Gripping part (gripper), 26: Operating part 27: Rotating body, 28: Variable resistor 40: Spring member 42, 44,46,49: Stop member (solenoid, lever, spring member, bending part)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A batting ball launching device for launching a pachinko ball along a game board surface of a pachinko machine, and an operating part for adjusting the batting force of the pachinko ball launched by the batting ball launching device. And a gripping portion for gripping when operating the operation portion is provided so as to project from the front frame of the pachinko machine, and the striking force is controlled according to the rotation direction and the rotation amount thereof. A rotating body for rotating the operating portion in such a manner that the rotating body can rotate forward and backward, and at least a part of the rotating body is arranged to be exposed from the surface of the gripping portion, and a ball striking ball for a pachinko machine is characterized. Operation rod. 2. A rotary member is provided on the rotating body of the operating portion,
The ball-firing operation for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotating body can be rotated forward and backward against an elastic force in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Rod. 3. A stop member is provided so as to come into contact with and separate from a rotating body of an operating portion so that the rotating body can be stopped at an arbitrary position by overcoming a restoring force of a spring member provided on the rotating body. A batting ball firing operation rod for a pachinko machine according to claim 2, which is characterized.