JP2000317055A - Ball hitting handle for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball hitting handle for a pachinko machine, by which fingers are not injured and electric connection defective does not occur with a touch sensor. SOLUTION: A lever 6 for adjusting a ball hitting force is pivotally supported so as to be freely rotatable, which is continued from a plastic grip cap part 4 arranged on the front surface of the fixed handle 1. An electrode 14 which is electrically connected to the touch sensor is formed in the grip cap part 4 and, besides, at least the rear end edge of the cap part 4 facing the lever 6 is made by a material being harder than that of a coin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball handle for a pachinko machine in which ball motion is activated by a touch sensor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball handle for a pachinko machine, in which a ball operation is activated by a player adjusting a ball force by gripping a handle, is provided with a touch sensor, and the player uses the ball handle. An electrode for detecting whether or not the handle is touched is provided on the fixed handle. This electrode is plated or electrically connected to the touch sensor on the front and back surfaces of the plastic grip cap part of the fixed handle, or from the rear surface to the inner surface of the grip cap part, or the rear surface of the plastic grip cap part. Is formed by fitting a metal ring electrically connected to the touch sensor in a strip shape. However, if an electrode is formed by plating on the plastic grip cap, if the player holds the lever in the gap between the lever and the grip cap and fixes the lever, and performs an illegal pachinko game, the coin will cause the plastic In some cases, the edge of the lever was flawed, and the plating applied to the rear edge of the gripping cap portion was peeled off, resulting in sharp burrs. At this time, the flaws formed on the lever side are attached to the plastic, and the fingers holding the lever hardly move, which may give discomfort when gripping the lever. There was no fear of injuring fingers. However, the plating burrs formed on the gripping cap portion are hard, and the fingers touching the burrs are moved while touching the burrs by rotating the lever, which may cause cuts. Moreover, when the coins are repeatedly caught, the plating on the rear edge of the gripping cap portion gradually peels off, which may cause a poor electrical connection with the touch sensor and a malfunction of the ball and ball. There was a problem. Further, even in the case where the grip cap portion is not plated and an electrode made of a metal ring is provided at a distance from the rear edge of the plastic grip cap portion, a coin is sandwiched between the rear edge of the grip cap portion. As a result, there is a problem in that the rear end edge of the grip portion made of plastic may be scratched, giving a player uncomfortable feeling, or the finger may be hurt depending on the scratch.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a ball handle for a pachinko machine which does not hurt a finger or cause a poor electrical connection with a touch sensor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a plastic gripping cap provided on the front surface of a fixed handle, and a rotatable lever for adjusting a ball force. A ball handle for a pachinko machine, wherein an electrode electrically connected to a touch sensor is formed on the grip cap, and at least a rear edge of the grip cap facing the lever is made of a material harder than a coin. According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, a protective member is attached to a rear end edge of the grip cap portion provided with an electrode made of plating applied from at least a surface to a rear edge of the grip cap portion. The rear end of the gripping cap portion provided with an electrode made of plating provided from the rear surface of the gripping cap portion to at least the rear end edge, wherein the bullet handle is the invention of claim 2. The ball handle for a pachinko machine having a protective member attached to the pachinko machine according to the invention of claim 3, wherein the electrode is made of a material harder than a coin, and the ball handle for a pachinko machine is provided from the rear surface of the cap portion to at least the edge. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an elastic ball handle for a pachinko machine in which the gripping cap portion is an electrode made of a material harder than a coin.

[0005]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a plastic fixed handle attached to a ball force adjusting mechanism 2 of a pachinko machine (not shown). The fixed handle 1 has a substantially mushroom shape with a grip portion having an enlarged tip.
It comprises a mounting base 3 and a plastic gripping cap 4 mounted on the front surface of the mounting base 3. A plastic lever 6 pivotally supported by the mounting base 3 via a shaft pin 7 is rotatably provided in a gap formed between the mounting base 3 and the grip cap portion 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the lever 6 has a substantially disk shape in which a plurality of finger hooks 6a having a diameter larger than the gripping cap portion 4 are formed on the outer peripheral surface. Two arc-shaped long window holes 8 for restricting the amount of rotation of 6 are provided through.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a plastic cap base fixed to the rear end of the gripping cap portion 4. The cap base 10 is plated on the entire front and back surfaces, and the surface of the ring portion 13 is provided on the electrode 14 of the touch sensor. It is assumed that. Reference numeral 15 denotes a protection member for protecting the rear edge of the gripping cap portion 4, that is, the rear edge of the ring portion 13 of the cap base 10, and the protection member 15 is provided on the periphery of the disk portion.
3 is formed with a ring-shaped concave groove 15a for fitting the rear end edge thereof, and is made of stainless steel which is harder than a coin. Reference numerals 11 and 12 denote long and short plated screw seats protruding from the rear surface of the cap base 10. The screw seats 11 and 12 are for screwing screws 24 for fixing the mounting seat 3 and the grip cap portion 4. belongs to. Further, the tip of the longer screw seat 12 is in contact with the tip of the screw insertion tube 16 forming the terminal receiving seat of the mounting base 3 so that the terminal 17 for the touch sensor positioned on the terminal receiving seat can be used. As a pressure contact, an electrical connection between the touch sensor and the electrode 14 is performed. The screw seats 11 and 12 of the cap base 10 and the screw seats (not shown) of the gripping cap portion 4 are inserted into the long window holes 8 of the lever 6 to regulate the rotation range of the lever 6. Reference numeral 18 denotes a tapered spring wound around the screw seat 12, and the spring 18 has one end thereof.
The electrical connection between the electrode 14 and the touch sensor is supplemented by contacting the other end with the terminal 17 while making contact with the disk portion of the protective member 15 made of stainless steel and having conductivity.

The ball-force adjusting mechanism 2 comprises a fixed handle mounting seat 21 mounted on the base plate 20 and a winding wheel 22 for winding a pull cord connected to a pull spring for pulling a ball hammer (not shown). The shaft pin 7 of the lever 6 is fitted and locked to the winding wheel 22, and the ball force of the ball hammer is adjusted by rotating the lever 6. Reference numeral 23 denotes a limit switch mechanism for stopping the ball without returning the lever 6 to the ball. The limit switch mechanism 23 includes a limit switch 23a and an operation lever 23b for operating the limit switch 23a.
Is provided. Reference numeral 24 denotes a screw for fixing the mounting base 3 and the gripping cap portion 4, 25 denotes a screw for fixing the protection member 15 to the cap base 10, 26 denotes a name plate attached to the cap base 10, and 27 denotes a gripping cap portion 4. The transparent cover 27 is provided to allow the nameplate 26 to be seen through.

The connector 28 connected to the terminal 17 is constructed by mounting the fixed handle 1 on the fixed handle mounting seat 21 of the ball force adjusting mechanism 2 of the pachinko machine. Is inserted into the connector terminal 29 of the touch sensor attached to the touch sensor, and the touch sensor and the electrode 14 are electrically connected. The operation of the pachinko ball by operating the ball handle attached to the pachinko machine in this manner is the same as in the related art. When the player grips the grip cap portion 4 of the fixed handle 1, the rear portion of the grip cap portion 4 is operated. Surface, ie cap base 1
0 contacts the electrode 14 formed by plating applied to the ring portion 13, and the electrical signal is transmitted to the electrode 1.
4 flows from the ring portion 13 of the cap base 10 where the cap 4 is formed to the screw seat 12, the terminal 17 on the terminal receiving seat pressed against the screw seat 12, and the connector 28 connected to the terminal 17.
It is detected by the touch sensor via the connector terminal 29. In this way, the touch sensor detects that the player has touched the ball handle, and the lever 6
When the adjustment of the ball force is performed by the rotation operation, the ball hammer (not shown) intermittently pivots the ball to perform the ball.

[0009] If such a pachinko game continues for a long time, the player often becomes tired of the wrist, so that the player often uses the lever 6.
In some cases, a coin is inserted between the grip cap portions 4 to lock the position of the lever 6 and touch the electrode 14 with a hand to make a ball shot. By inserting the coin, the rear edge of the conventional plastic grip cap portion 4 may be flawed. However, the coin is not attached to the rear edge of the grip cap portion 4, that is, the ring portion 13 of the cap base 10. Since the protective member 15 made of a hard material is attached, there is no flaw on the rear end edge of the ring portion 13 and the plating of the electrode 14 of the ring portion 13 does not peel off. For this reason,
Since there is no sharp burr due to the plating peeled off at the rear end edge of the grip cap portion 4 (the ring portion 13 of the cap base 10), the rotation of the lever 6 does not damage the fingers of the player, and the plating does not occur. Since the electrical connection with the touch sensor does not occur due to the peeling of the ball, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of a ball-ball operation failure, and to perform a comfortable pachinko game.

In the preferred embodiment, the ring portion 13 is formed into an electrode 14 by plating applied to the cap base 10, and the rear edge of the ring portion 13 is prevented from being scratched by the protective member 15. May be a metal electrode 14 made of a material harder than a coin,
This eliminates the need for plating on the cap base 10 and eliminates the need to attach the protective member 15 to the plated cap base 10, thereby significantly reducing manufacturing costs. Alternatively, the entire gripping cap portion 4 may be plated, and the protective member 15 may be fitted to the rear end edge of the gripping cap portion 4. In this case, the cap base 10 becomes unnecessary, and the assembling operation is performed. Can be simplified and cost can be reduced. Further, the entire grip cap 4 may be a metal electrode 14 made of a material harder than a coin. In this case, the grip cap section 4 does not need to be plated, and the protective member 15 is not required. It is easy to assemble and cost can be reduced.

[0011]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention makes it possible for a player to pinch a coin between the lever and the grip cap by making at least the rear edge of the grip cap harder than a coin. Since the rear edge of the grip cap can be reliably prevented from being scratched, there is no need to hurt the player's fingers when touching the levers during pachinko games, or to feel uncomfortable feeling when touching the scratches. It can be used for a long time without causing electrical connection failure with the sensor. Further, by attaching the protective member to the rear end edge of the gripping cap portion as in claims 2 and 3, it is possible to reliably prevent the plating of the electrode on the rear end edge from being damaged at low cost. By providing an electrode made of a material harder than a coin from the rear surface to the edge of the grip cap as in claim 4, a protective member is not required, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced, and cost can be reduced. Can be. By making the entire gripping cap part an electrode harder than a coin, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be further reduced, and various advantages such as a significant cost reduction can be achieved. Have Therefore, the present invention greatly contributes to the development of the industry as a ball handle for a pachinko machine which has solved the conventional problems.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a main part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixed handle 4 Grip cap part 6 Lever 14 Electrode 15 Protection member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A lever for adjusting ball force, which is rotatably supported next to a plastic grip cap provided on the front surface of a fixed handle, and is electrically connected to a touch sensor to the grip cap. Forming an electrode,
A ball handle for a pachinko machine, wherein at least a rear edge of the grip cap facing the lever is made of a material harder than a coin. 2. The ball for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a protection member is attached to a rear end edge of the grip cap portion provided with an electrode made of plating applied from a surface of the grip cap portion to at least a rear edge. handle. 3. The bullet for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a protective member is attached to a rear end edge of the grip cap portion provided with an electrode made of plating applied from a rear surface of the grip cap portion to at least a rear edge. Ball handle. 4. The ball handle for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the electrode is made of a material harder than a coin, and is provided from the rear surface of the grip cap to at least the edge. 5. The ball handle for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the grip cap portion is an electrode made of a material harder than a coin.