JP2001276307A - Game switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of a switch. SOLUTION: This game switch device is provided with a first opening part 7 formed at a device body 2, a switch casing 10 rotatably attached inside the device body 2, a switch operation member 25 provided on a front surface corresponding to the second opening part 24 of the switch casing 10, the switch 31 provided inside the switch casing 10 so as to be ON-operated and OFF- operated by the switch operation member 25 and a rotating position decision means 34 for fixing the switch casing 10 at an optional rotating position to the device body 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a game switch device used for a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3048654 discloses a game switch device for switching a switch array between an operation position and another position.

[0003]

However, the conventional game switch device has a structure in which a switch array portion is rotatably mounted on a medal insertion portion and a medal insertion portion provided on the left and right sides of the front of the slot machine. Since there is an uneven feeling around the switches on the front of the slot machine, when operating the switches in the switch array, it is undeniable that the player's hand interferes with the unevenness and the operability of the switches deteriorates.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention provides a game switch device capable of improving the operability of the switch.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an opening formed in an apparatus main body, a switch casing rotatably mounted inside the apparatus main body, and a front surface corresponding to the opening of the switch casing. , A switch provided inside the switch casing to be turned on and off by the switch operating member, and a rotation position determination for fixing the switch casing at an arbitrary rotation position with respect to the apparatus main body. Means. Therefore, according to the present invention, the switch operation member is fixed to the position where the player can easily operate the switch operation member by the rotational position determining means. Further, since the switch casing is present inside the apparatus main body, the fixed shape of the front surface of the apparatus main body is maintained, the feeling of unevenness is reduced, and the operability of the switch can be improved. Further, in the present invention, if the rotational position determining means includes a friction member for generating a rotation preventing force of the switch casing, the rotation of the switch casing when the player turns on and off the switch via the switch operating member. Is suppressed. Further, according to the present invention, if the rotation position determining means includes a pressing spring for pressing the switch casing against the apparatus main body, when the player moves the switch operating member to a position where it can be easily operated, the player can press the pressing spring. While rotating the switch casing, the switch casing is rotated. Then, after the switch operating member is set at a position where it is easy to operate, when the player releases the operating force on the pressing spring and the switch casing, the switch operating member is fixed at a position where it is easy to operate.
Further, according to the present invention, the provision of the stopper that determines the rotational movement range of the switch casing prevents the switch operating member from colliding around the opening of the apparatus main body due to the rotation of the switch casing. In the present invention, if a spring support is provided inside the apparatus main body and a return spring is arranged between the spring support and the switch operating member, the spring force is increased as the switch operating member is operated. Is generated and the operating force on the switch operating member is released, whereby the switch operating member is restored to the original position by the spring force.

[0006]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a game switch device 1,
FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the game switch device 1, and FIG. 3 shows the appearance of a spherical slot machine on which the game switch device 1 of FIG. 1 is mounted.

Referring to FIG. 1, the internal configuration of the game switch device 1 will be described. The game switch device 1 includes a switch casing 10 inside a device main body 2 made of synthetic resin.
Are mounted so as to be rotatable up and down around the fulcrum 3. The apparatus body 2 includes a front wall 4 formed in an arc shape having one radius of curvature from the fulcrum 3, first and second stoppers 5; 6 protruding from the inner surface of the front wall 4 toward the fulcrum 3, and a front wall 4. The first opening 7 has a horizontally long rectangular shape. First opening 7
Is an opening formed in the front wall 4 of the device main body 2 so that the front wall 12 of the switch casing 10 can be seen from the front side. The first and second stoppers 5 and 6 regulate the range of rotational movement of the switch casing 10 with respect to the apparatus main body 2. Then, when the switch casing 10 rotates from the front-facing state to the upward-facing state, the upper outer surface of the switch casing 10 and the first stopper 5 come into contact, and the first rotational position of the switch casing 10 is changed. Stipulated. Therefore, the switch operation member 25 mounted on the switch casing 10 is directed upward in the opening 7. Further, when the switch casing 10 rotates from the upward facing state to the forward facing state, the lower outer surface of the switch casing 10 and the second stopper 6 come into contact as shown in FIG. A second rotational position is defined. Therefore, the switch operation member 25 mounted on the switch casing 10 is directed forward in the opening 7.

The switch casing 10 is made of a synthetic resin disposed inside the apparatus main body 2 and has a generally bell-shaped cross section which gradually widens from the fulcrum 3 toward the front wall 4 of the apparatus main body 2, and is closed. A box having an internal space, which is formed as a composite of the casing body 11 and the front wall 12. The casing body 11 includes an upper wall 13 defining an upper portion of the bell section, a lower wall 14 defining a lower portion of the bell section, a rear wall 15 connecting the upper wall 13 and the lower wall 14 to each other, and defining left and right sides of the internal space. Left and right side walls 16.

The casing body 11 has a spring support 1
8 and a switch mounting portion 17 that is continuous with the left and right side walls 16. The spring supporting portion 18 includes a first spring receiving portion 19 at the center, a through hole 20 formed in the first spring receiving portion 19,
And a bracket portion 21 protruding vertically from the first spring receiving portion 19. The first spring support 19 is a bracket 21
It has a groove shape recessed further toward the fulcrum 3 and is set to a size that allows the return spring 30 to be inserted without rattling. The through-hole 20 is provided with an on / off operation section 27 of the switch operation member 25.
It is formed as an alignment hole that can be moved without rattling.

[0010] The front wall portion 12 is formed in an arc shape having one radius of curvature about the fulcrum 3. The front side surface of the front wall portion 12 has an arc shape that is entirely aligned with the inner side surface of the front wall 4 in the apparatus main body 2. The front wall 12 is the casing body 11
The front wall 12 and the casing main body 11 constitute the switch casing 10 by being attached to the casing main body 11 in a state where the front opening is closed.

The front wall 12 has a cylindrical guide 22 and a circular second opening 24. The guide portion 22 protrudes from the inner surface of the front wall portion 12 around the second opening 24 into the switch casing 10 and comes into contact with the bracket portion 21. The inner diameter of the guide portion 22 is the switch operation member 2
5 is set to a size that allows the flange 29 to move without rattling. The second opening 24 is provided in the guide portion 22.
The opening is formed in the switch casing 10 to penetrate the inside and outside of the front wall portion 12 with a diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the switch casing 10 and to make the push wall 26 of the switch operation member 25 protrude outside the inside of the front wall portion 12.

The switch operating member 25 has a shape like a hat generally made of synthetic resin disposed inside the switch casing 10. A rod-shaped on / off operating portion 27 protrudes rearward from the central portion of the front closed cylindrical push wall 26 corresponding to the hat portion of the hat. A second spring receiving portion 28 is formed around a base portion of the on / off operation portion 27 by an inner surface forming an internal depression of the pressing wall 26.
An annular flange 29 protrudes radially outward from the entire wall of the opening of the push wall 26. The second spring receiving portion 28 is sized to prevent the return spring 30 from rattling similarly to the first spring receiving portion 19.

The front side of the push wall 26 is in contact with the front wall 4
It is formed in an arc shape similar to. The space between the fitting surfaces between the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the push wall 26 and the inner peripheral surface of the second opening 24 is set to such an extent that an unauthorized operation member such as a piano wire cannot enter. Since the flange 29 can move without rattling on the guide portion 22, an unauthorized operation member such as a piano wire enters between the fitting surfaces between the outer peripheral surface of the flange 29 and the guide portion 22. Is prevented. The on / off operation section 27 is configured such that the tip of the on / off operation section 27 is inserted into the through hole 20 of the spring support section 18 in a state where the flange 29 of the switch operation member 25 is in contact with the inner surface side of the front wall section 12. I have. The return spring 30 is formed of a coil spring that surrounds the on / off operation unit 27 in a non-contact manner. The return spring 30 is
In a state where the return spring 30 is inserted into the second spring receiving portions 19; 28, both ends of the return spring 30 contact surfaces facing each other before and after the first and second spring receiving portions 19; Second
It is supported by the spring receiving portions 19 and 28 so as not to play in the expansion and contraction direction.

The switch 31 is mounted on the switch mounting portion 17 so as to be located on the switch operating member 25 side.
It is a non-contact type, and has a pair of sensing parts 33 facing each other so as to form a recess 32 through which the on / off operation part 27 can pass in a non-contact manner. The sensing unit 33 is formed by a light emitting unit as a switch element and a light receiving unit as a switch element. The optical path from the light emitting section to the light receiving section is formed by
Is formed via

The order of assembling the switch casing 10, the switch operating member 25, and the switch 31 will be described.
The switch 31 is mounted on the switch mounting portion 17 of the casing body 11. Push wall 26 of switch operating member 25
Is inserted from the guide portion 22 side of the front wall portion 12. At this time, the pressing wall 26 protrudes from the second opening 24 and the flange 2
9 contacts the front wall 12. Then, one end of the return spring 30 is inserted into the second spring receiving portion 28 of the switch operating member 25 via the on / off operation portion 27. Then, the ON / OFF operation part 27 is inserted into the through hole 20 of the spring support part 18, and the first spring receiving part 19 is put on the other end side of the return spring 30. In this state, both ends of the return spring 30 are
-The second spring receiving portions 19 and 28 come into contact with each other, and the spring supporting portion 18 and the front wall portion 12 are connected to each other with a screw or an adhesive.
After the opening side of the casing main body 11 is covered with the front wall 12, the front wall 12 is joined to the casing main body 11 with a screw or an adhesive. Thus, the front wall 12
The composite body including the switch operating member 25 and the spring supporting portion 18 is assembled to the casing main body 11, but the front wall portion 12 and the switch operation are performed on the casing main body 11 provided with the spring supporting portion 18. The member 25 and the return spring 30 can be assembled.

Referring to FIG. 2, the rotational position determining means 34 will be described. The rotation position determination means 34 fixes an arbitrary rotation position of the switch casing 10 with respect to the apparatus main body 2. The rotational position determining means 34 has a pressing spring receiving portion 35 protruding inward from the rear surface side of the front wall 4, one end fixed to the pressing spring receiving portion 35, and the other end coupled to a rotational position determining operating member 37. A switch casing is formed by a pressing spring 40, a third opening 36 formed in the front wall 4, a rotation position determining operation member 37 arranged to be lined with the third opening 36, and a rotation position determining operation member 37. Pin 38 protruding to the side 10 and switch casing 1 of pin 38
A first friction member 41 provided on the 0 side and a second friction member 42 provided on the pin 38 side of the switch casing 10 are provided.

The third opening 36 is located on the left side of the first opening 7 and is a horizontally long rectangle. The rotation position determination operation member 37 is attached to the apparatus main body 2 so as to be able to move in the left-right direction, and has a knob 43 protruding from the third opening 36. The front side of the rotation position determination operation member 37 around the knob 43 closes the third opening 36. Thereby, the front wall 4 around the third opening 36 is formed.
The gap between the inner surface of the member and the rotational position determining operation member 37 is set to such a size that an unauthorized operation member such as a piano wire cannot enter. The rotation position determining operation member 37 is the third opening 3
6 can be moved in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the knob 43 is arranged on the switch casing 10 side of the third opening 36, the rotation position determining operation member 37 is pressed against the switch casing 10 by the spring force of the pressing spring 40, The second friction members 41 and 42 come into contact with each other. The switch casing 10 is connected to the device main body 2.
, The second friction member 42 slides with respect to the first friction member 41, and a friction force is generated in the first friction member 41 in a direction that prevents the switch casing 10 from rotating. Further, the first and second friction members 41 and 42 are arc-shaped with the same radius of curvature centered on the fulcrum 3, and rubber or soft synthetic resin capable of generating a large frictional force therebetween by rubbing each other. Is formed from such a material. Depending on the setting of the material of the switch casing 10 and the pin 38, the first and second friction members 41 and 42 may be provided on at least one of them.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. In order to turn the switch operation member 25 in an arbitrary direction from the front side in FIG.
When the slide operation is performed in the fixing release direction indicated by the direction, the first friction member 41 is separated from the second friction member 42. In this state, when the player pushes up or pushes down the switch casing 10 or the switch operating member 25 with the finger, the switch casing 10 easily rotates from the lower side to the upper side or from the upper side to the lower side around the fulcrum 3. . And
In a state where the direction of the switch casing 10 is changed so that the player can easily perform the on / off operation of the switch operation member 25, the knob 43 is released by the player by releasing the operating force on the knob 43 so that the pressing spring 40 is pressed. Move in the rotation fixing direction shown by the arrow X2 direction in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the first friction member 41 comes into contact with the second friction member 42, the switch casing 10 is fixed, and the switch operation member 25 is oriented in an arbitrary direction in which the fixing position is not predetermined. When the switch operating member 25 is operated by the pressing force of the player, even if a force that tries to rotate the switch casing 10 acts, the first and second friction members 41 and 42 frictionally cancel the rotational force. Since the force acts, the switch casing 10 does not rotate.

The case where the pushing wall 26 is pushed by the player toward the inside of the apparatus main body 2 will be described. When the pressing wall 26 receives the pressing force from the player, the switch operating member 2
5 moves to the fulcrum 3 side, the on / off operation unit 27 interrupts the optical path from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit of the sensing unit 33 in the switch 31, and the switch 31 is turned on. In the process in which the switch operating member 25 moves to the fulcrum 3 side, the first and second spring receiving portions 19 and 28 press both ends of the return spring 30, and the return spring 30 bends. A spring force for restoring the operation member 25 is applied. Further, since the flange 29 of the push wall 26 pressed by the player comes into contact with the bracket portion 21 of the spring support portion 18, the movement of the switch operating member 25 is stopped.
The ON / OFF operation unit 27 does not damage the switch 31. Further, the movement of the switch operating member 25 may be stopped by the maximum compression of the return spring 30.

Then, the player separates his finger from the pressing wall 26,
When the pressing force is released from the pressing wall 26, the spring force of the return spring 30 that is going to be restored acts on the switch operating member 25, the switch operating member 25 moves outward, and the flange 2
When the switch 9 contacts the front wall portion 12, the outward movement of the switch operation member 25 stops, and the on / off operation portion 27
Retreats from the light path from the light emitting part of the sensing part 33 to the light receiving part of the switch 31 to form the light path of the sensing part 33, and the switch 31 is turned off.

The distance between the front surface of the push wall 26 and the outer peripheral surface of the front wall portion 12 (the length of the push wall 26 projecting outward from the second opening 24) is determined by the inner surface of the flange 29. If it is set to be longer than the distance (movement distance of the push wall 26) between the push wall 26 and the
Is not pushed inward from the second opening 24, and when the player releases the pushing wall 26, the pushing wall 26 can be accurately returned to the original position.

Referring to FIG. 3, a slot machine 50 in which the gaming switch device 1 is used as a symbol stop switch device 59 will be described. There is also a medal-type slot machine that uses medals as a slot machine, but in the first embodiment, a ball-type slot machine in which a symbol matching game is started by inserting the same ball as a ball used in a pachinko machine instead of a medal Is illustrated. For example, the exchange value of one medal and one ball is different such that the exchange value of one medal is 20 yen and the exchange value of one ball is 4 yen. In the ball type slot machine, a plurality of balls are to be inserted in order to make the input value of one game equal to that of one game.

The slot machine 50 comprises an outer frame 51, an outer frame 5
1, a front frame 52 attached to the front frame 52, and a panel 5 made of glass or synthetic resin attached to the front frame 52.
3, the symbol variable display device 56 disposed behind the symbol recognition area 54 formed on the panel 53, the upper plate device 57 provided below the panel 53, and the lower plate device 57 disposed below the upper plate device 57. The lower plate device 70 is provided. A plurality of hit lines 55 are displayed in the symbol recognition area 54 of the panel. The upper plate device 57 includes a lever type game start switch device 58,
Small opening 91 for rotation fixing operation, knob 92 for rotation fixing operation, opening 93, a plurality of symbol stop switch devices 5
9. Number of remaining balls display unit 60, ball input switch device 61, ball removal switch device 62, ball rental switch device 63, card return switch device 64, card balance frequency display unit 65, ball input port 66, upper ball receiving port 67, a dummy button 68 is provided. The lower tray device 70 includes an ashtray 71, a lower tray ball receiving port 72,
A ball removal lever 73 is provided. Symbol stop switch device 5
Reference numeral 9 corresponds to the three-row design of the design variable display device 56. The slot machine 50 has a specification form in which a ball is lent by a prepaid card.

In the state where the balls are placed in the upper plate device 57, the player presses the ball input switch device 61 once, five balls, twice, ten balls, and three times, fifteen balls. The balls are thrown into the slot machine 50 through the ball slot 66 of the upper plate device 57. Then, when the player operates the game start switch device 58, the symbol variable display device 56
The symbols in the columns change from top to bottom.

In this state, when the player presses, for example, the left symbol stop switch device 59, the left symbol of the variable symbol display device 56 stops, and when the player presses the middle symbol stop switch device 59, the variable symbol display device is pressed. When the symbol in the middle of the symbol 56 stops and the symbol stop switch device 59 on the right side is pressed, the symbol on the right side of the symbol variable display device 56 stops. The player may press the symbol stop switch device 59 in any order, and the symbol of the symbol variable display device 56 corresponding to the pressed symbol stop switch device 59 stops. When these stopped symbols are arranged in a predetermined combination such as a small hit, a medium hit, and a big hit, a prize ball corresponding to each hit is sent from the slot machine 50 to the upper plate via the upper plate ball receiving inlet 67. Dispensed to device 57. Since the further game operation deviates from the gist of the present invention, the description is omitted.

The casing of the upper plate device 57 of FIG. 3 corresponds to the device main body 2 of the switch device 1 of FIG. 1, and the opening 93 of the upper plate device 57 of FIG. 2 corresponds to the first and third openings 7; 36, and the knob 92 for rotation fixing operation of FIG.
Knob 43. In this case, a component including three sets of the switch operating member 25 and the switch 31 is housed in the switch casing 10. Therefore, the switch casing 10 is rotated and the switch operating member 25 is easily turned on and off while the player operates the knob 92 in the unlocking direction from right to left in FIG. Stop the rotation of. In this state, if the switch casing 10 is fixed by the rotational position determining means 34, the symbol stop switch device 59 by the player is provided.
Operation becomes easier. Further, when the player operates the symbol stop switch device 59, a switch corresponding to the switch 31 of FIG. 1 provided inside the upper plate device 57 detects the on / off operation section 27 of the switch operation member 25 of FIG. Then, the signal is input to a control device provided on the back side of the slot machine 50, and the control device controls the symbol of the symbol variable display device 56 to stop.

The width of the first opening 7 is increased in the vertical direction,
Along with this, the first and second stoppers 5 and 6 are arranged so as to expand vertically, and the length of the arc is correspondingly increased to form the first and second friction members 41 and 42. The range of rotational movement of the game switch device 1 is widened.

FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a game switch device 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the switch casing 10 is pressed against a first friction member 81 provided on the inner surface side of the apparatus main body 2, and includes a pressing spring formed on the apparatus main body 2 in addition to the first friction member 81. The receiving portion 83, a pressing spring receiving portion 85 externally fitted to the fulcrum 3, the pressing spring 80 having one end contacting the pressing spring receiving portion 83 and the other end contacting the pressing spring receiving portion 85, and the fulcrum 3 being the device main body 2. A fulcrum guide hole 82 is inserted so as to be movable inward and outward. The pressing spring 80 is inserted between the pressing spring receiving portion 83 and the pressing spring receiving portion 85, and applies a forward spring force to the fulcrum 3 via the pressing spring receiving portion 85. The first friction member 81 is
First and second stoppers 5 and 6 on the inner surface of the apparatus main body 2
Formed in the range. The fulcrum guide hole 82 is provided in the device main body 2.
Are formed on the left and right side walls (the side walls located on the front and back sides in FIG. 4). Front wall 1 of switch casing 10
A second friction member corresponding to the second friction member 42 may be provided on the surface of the second member 2. It is preferable that the first friction member 81 and the second friction member are provided avoiding the first opening 7 so as to hide a scratch mark on the front wall portion 12.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the first friction member 81 and the front side of the switch casing 10 are in contact with each other and the switch operating member 25 is in the forward direction, when the player pushes the switch casing 10 from the front side, The switch casing 10 moves inside the apparatus main body 2 while the fulcrum 3 is guided by the fulcrum guide hole 82. Then, the pressing spring 80 gradually bends as the switch casing 10 moves, and the pressing spring 8
0 applies a spring force for restoring to the switch casing 10. When the switch casing 10 is moved inward, the dimension between the inner surface of the first friction member 81 and the front surface of the switch casing 10 is set such that an unauthorized operation member such as a piano wire cannot enter. You. This dimension setting can be determined by the dimension of the fulcrum guide hole 82 or the maximum compression length of the pressing spring 80. Next, the player turns the switch casing 10 to set the switch operation member 25 in a direction that facilitates the on / off operation. When the player releases the pushing force on the switch casing 10 from the front side, the switch casing 10 moves to the front side of the device main body 2 by the spring force of the pressing spring 80, and the first friction member 81 contacts the switch casing 10, The rotation of the switch casing 10 is regulated while maintaining a state in which the switch operation member 25 is easily operated.

The first friction member 81 and the switch casing 10 side and the first friction member 8
If the one side is formed to have an uneven surface property, the frictional force can be increased.

FIG. 5 shows a cross section of a game switch device 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, a friction member 84 is provided between the apparatus main body 2 and the fulcrum 3 and the friction member 8 is provided.
4 regulates rotation on the rotation side with respect to the fixed side. The friction member 84 is formed from rubber, a soft synthetic resin, or a material such as a split spring.

FIG. 6 shows a cross section of a game switch device 1 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, the first casing 2a is formed on the inner surface of the device main body 2, the second casing 12a is formed on the surface of the front wall 12, and the switch casing 10 is formed.
Is pressed by the pressing spring 80, the first tooth portion 2a and the second tooth portion 12a mesh with each other. If the first and second tooth portions 2a and 12a are recognized as having increased irregularities in the planarity of the inner surface of the device main body 2 and the planarity of the surface of the switch casing 10, the first and second tooth portions 2a; It can be understood that this corresponds to the first friction member 81 formed on the switch casing 10 and the second friction member provided on the switch casing 10 side. The second tooth portion 12a may be provided so as to avoid the opening 7 so as not to be seen by a player.

4 or 6, if the pressing spring receiving portion 85 has a bearing function of rotatably receiving the fulcrum 3, the switch casing 10 can be connected to the apparatus body 2 and the pressing spring receiving portion by the spring force of the pressing spring 80. The fulcrum guide hole 82 can be omitted since the fulcrum guide hole 82 is rotatably attached to the fulcrum 83 via the fulcrum 3.

FIG. 7 shows a front view of a game switch device 1 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fourth embodiment, the knob 8
6 is provided on the switch casing 10. Knob 86
Is a form that can be operated by the player from the front side of the apparatus main body 2 in a state where the fourth opening 87 formed in the apparatus main body 2 is inserted from the back side to the front side. The curtain 88 around the knob 86 closes the fourth opening 87 and prevents the unauthorized operation member from entering through the fourth opening 87. Therefore, when the player pushes the knob 86 from the illustrated position, the switch casing 10 rotates upward about the fulcrum 3 in FIG. 1, and when the player lowers the knob 86 from the illustrated position, the switch casing 10
Rotate downwards around. Further, as the rotational position determining means 34 of the switch casing 10, any one of the friction members in the above-described embodiment may be used.

In FIG. 3, the game switch device 1 is used for the ball type slot machine 50. However, the game switch device 1 can be applied to a medal type slot machine or a pachinko machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view showing the slot machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game switch device 2 device main body 3 fulcrum 5 first stopper 6 second stopper 7 first opening 10 switch casing 18 spring support portion 25 switch operation member 27 on / off operation portion 30 return spring 31 switch 34 rotation position determination means 40 Pressing spring 41 First friction member 42 Second friction member.

Claims (5)

[Claims] An opening formed in the apparatus main body, a switch casing rotatably mounted inside the apparatus main body, a switch operation member provided on a front surface corresponding to the opening of the switch casing, and switch operation. A game comprising: a switch provided inside a switch casing so as to be turned on and off by a member; and rotational position determining means for fixing the switch casing to an arbitrary rotational position with respect to the apparatus main body. Switch device. 2. The game switch device according to claim 1, wherein the rotational position determining means includes a friction member for generating a rotation inhibiting force of the switch casing. 3. The game switch device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation position determining means includes a pressing spring for pressing the switch casing against the device main body. 4. The game switch device according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper for determining a rotational movement range of the switch casing. 5. The game switch device according to claim 1, wherein a spring support portion is provided inside the device main body, and a return spring is disposed between the spring support portion and the switch operating member.