JP2002306697A - Ball shooting device for vertical pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and precisely perform the selective shooting of a game ball to the right side and the left side. SOLUTION: This device comprises left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 arranged on a base 21, and a shooting force adjusting means for adjusting the shooting force of game ball by a ball shooting mechanism so that the shot game ball regularly falls in the left area G1 of a game board 16 when the left area G1 is designated by the left area designation button 81 and falls in the right area G2 of the game board when the right area G2 is designated by the right area designation button 82.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine represented by a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine of this kind, represented by a pachinko machine, is mounted almost upright on indoor installation facilities called "game islands", and a game area (game board) in front of the game machine is provided. Predetermined game parts such as a winning opening and a symbol display device are provided. On the lower right side of the gaming area, a hit ball firing handle operated by a player sitting in front of the gaming machine so as to face the gaming area is provided, and in response to a twisting operation of this handle by the player, the inside of the gaming machine is provided. A hitting ball punch (hammer) is electrically driven, so that the hit game ball is sent into the game area. The hit ball sent into the game area rolls and falls in the game board, and at this time, when the game ball enters the winning opening in the game area, a plurality of game balls are newly given to the player I have. Further, in the type equipped with the symbol display device, the symbol display changes when the game ball enters the winning opening, and when this matches a predetermined hit display, a predetermined privilege such as an increase in the payout rate is obtained. It is supposed to be.

A hit ball launching device in such a game machine includes a hit ball firing handle provided on the lower right side of the game machine as described above, and a hit ball that drives a hitting punch by detecting the amount of twisting operation of the hit ball firing handle. And a firing mechanism. Various types of driving devices, such as those using a rotary solenoid and those using an electric motor, are known for driving punches and punches, but in all cases, the hitting force is adjusted according to the amount of twist of the hitting ball firing handle. ing. Also, with this type of gaming machine, depending on the development of the game, it may be advantageous to collect the game balls in the left area of the game board by intentionally hitting a weak ball, and conversely, consciously In some cases, it may be advantageous to collect a game ball in the right area of the game board by performing a strong hit, and for a player, such a right-and-left separation of the ball is also one of the fascinating features of the game. ing.

[0004]

However, such a right-and-left striking of a ball has a great difference in skill between a skilled person who has mastered the delicate operation of the hit ball firing handle and a beginner who is not accustomed to such operation. In many cases, beginners could not collect the ball in the area they wanted and could not make full use of their chances. In addition, even a skilled player cannot instantaneously switch between hits, and is forced to hit a certain amount of useless balls.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and allows the right and left of a game ball to be easily and accurately distinguished from each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hit ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine that allows the user to enjoy the game.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a hit ball launching apparatus for a vertical ball game machine, wherein the outer frame is formed in a rectangular frame shape and a square shape corresponding to a front opening area of the outer frame. A ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine, comprising a front frame openably and closably mounted on the front frame and a game board mounted on the front frame, and provided for a game in an almost standing state. A base provided on the front surface of the front frame, a hitting ball firing handle attached to the base, and hitting the game ball with a hitting force corresponding to a twist amount of the hitting ball firing handle to fire and supply the game ball into the game board. A hitting board launching mechanism, an area designating means provided on the base and capable of designating a left area or a right area in the game board (for example, left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 in the embodiment), and a game board by the area designating means When the left area of When the right area of the game board is designated by the area designating means, the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting and firing mechanism always moves the right area so that the game ball supplied and fired always falls in the left area. Hitting force adjusting means for adjusting the hitting force of the game ball by the hitting ball firing mechanism so as to fall.

In the hitting ball firing device of the present invention, when the player twists the hitting ball firing handle, the hitting ball firing mechanism hits the game ball with a hitting force corresponding to the amount of twist, and fires the game ball into the game board. When the hitting force adjusting means specifies the left area of the game board by the area specifying means provided on the base, the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism is always supplied to the left area. To fall,
When the right area of the game board is designated by the area designating means, the hitting force of the game ball is adjusted by the hitting ball firing mechanism so that the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism always falls in the right area. So that
The player can accurately separate the left and right of the game ball only by operating the area specifying means, and can enjoy a more interesting game by making full use of the obtained chance.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows a vertical ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment of FIG.
(A) is a front view, and FIG. 1 (B) is a right side view. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a region II in FIG.
The vertical ball game machine 1 has a predetermined outer rectangular frame shape, and is provided with an outer frame 3 on the front side of the outer frame 3 which is installed almost upright on an installation facility called "game island". The front frame 4 formed in a square frame shape corresponding to the front opening area is attached and detached by using upper and lower hinges 5 and 6 arranged on the upper left and lower portions on the front of each other and a locking device 7 provided on the right front. It is configured to be freely openable and closable (cantilever open sideways). In addition, a table 2 is provided on the game island so as to protrude and extend forward (toward the player) below the vertical ball game machine 1. On the table 2, there is provided a game ball obtained by the player. A storage container (not shown) or the like can be placed.

Each part of the front frame 4 is required as a game component, as an openable and closable glass frame 8 having a rectangular frame size corresponding to the front area of the front frame 4. A central door 9 (hinge is on the front left side) which is configured to be openable and closable, an upper tray 10 attached to the front surface of the central door 9, and a left and right portion extending below the central door 9 so as to be detachably provided. Plate 1 with lower tray 11
A hit ball firing handle 34 operated by the player is provided on the front right side of the backing plate 12 so as to protrude toward the front side of the front frame 4.

As a game component, a game board 16 capable of developing a pachinko game is held in a rectangular frame-shaped storage frame (not shown) held in the front frame 4 so as to be detachable (replaceable). A transparent glass plate 13 is attached to a rectangular opening 8a at the center of the glass frame 8. In the closed state in which the glass frame 8 is accommodated in the front frame 4, the front surface of the game board 16 faces the rear surface of the glass plate 13. Further, in addition to the tank 14 for storing prize balls, other components (not shown) (ball shift cover, control board, power receiving / input / output terminal board, payout) Mechanism plate 1 for holding the mechanism, etc.) in place
5 is attached to the storage frame so as to be freely opened and closed. FIG. 3 shows an example of a game board 16 in the vertical ball game machine 1. FIG. 3A shows a case where the vertical ball game machine 1 is a pachinko machine, and FIG. The case where the vertical ball game machine 1 is an arrangement ball is shown.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a hitting ball launching device 20 for launching and supplying game balls into the game board 16 (in the game area). FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the hit ball firing handle 34 as viewed from above.
The hit ball launching device 20 is a base 21 (see FIGS. 2, 5, and 6; not shown in FIG. 4) located to the right of the backing plate 12.
A hit ball firing handle 34 attached to the base 21 via a handle moving mechanism, and a hit ball firing handle 3
A hitting ball firing mechanism for hitting the game ball with a hitting force corresponding to the amount of twist of 4 and supplying the game ball into the game board 16 (in the game area), and a hitting ball firing mechanism provided on the base 21 and located on the left side of the game board 16 Left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) that can designate the area G1 or the right area G2 (see FIG. 3).
When the left area G1 is designated by the left area designation button 81, the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism always falls in the left area G1 (the left fall start on the game board 16 is started). When the right region G2 is designated by the right region designation button 82 as in the region L1 (see FIG. 3), the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism is always in the right region G2. (The rightward fall start area L2 on the game board 16 (see FIG. 3).
(See below), a hitting force adjusting means (a hitting force adjusting circuit 90 and a control device 40 to be described later) for adjusting the hitting force of the game ball by the hitting ball firing mechanism.

The base 21 has a hollow structure having a trapezoidal cross section as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and is formed on the right side of the backing plate 12 and integrally with the backing plate 12. The handle moving mechanism includes an outer cylinder 31 that extends forward through an outer cylinder holding portion 21a (see FIGS. 5 and 6) provided at the center of a base 21 (not shown in FIG. 4). , Inserted in the outer cylinder 31 to extend in the axial direction of the outer cylinder 31, that is, the front frame 4.
An inner cylinder 32 (not shown in FIG. 4; see FIGS. 5 and 6) which is slidable in the front-rear direction, and a handle holder 33 detachably attached to a front end of the inner cylinder 32 by a screw (not shown). And fixing means (comprising a metal fitting 60 and a locking screw S1; details will be described later) capable of fixing the inner cylinder 32 to the outer cylinder 31.

The outer cylinder 31 is, as shown in FIGS.
A base 4 is formed in a recess 4a formed on the front side of the lower portion of the front frame 4.
1a is fitted, a flange 31b (see also the figure) provided on the outer peripheral portion of the base 31a is screwed to the front frame 4, and the base 21 is attached to the outer tube holding portion 21a by the outer tube 31 in the front-rear direction. And is located in front of the flange 31b in a state where it is penetrated. As described above, the handle holding portion 33 is attached to the front end of the inner cylinder 32 by a screw (not shown). The handle holding portion 33 is attached by attaching the outer cylinder 31 in which the inner cylinder 32 is inserted to the front frame 4. After that, the base 21 (that is, the backing plate 12) is attached to the front frame 4.

The hit ball firing handle 34 is composed of a grip portion 34a screwed on the front side of the handle holding portion 33, and a lever portion 34b attached to the grip portion 34a so as to be capable of being twisted. The lever portion 34b of the hit ball firing handle 34 is constantly urged in the direction of arrow B1 in FIG. 4 by a torsion coil spring (not shown) provided in the handle holding portion 33, and the player can shoot a game ball. When performing the operation, the lever portion 34b is twisted in the direction of arrow B2 in FIG. 4 against the urging force of the torsion coil spring.

FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view of the inner cylinder 32 and a metal fitting 60 fixed thereto viewed from obliquely above the rear of the inner cylinder 32. FIG. 32
8 is a partial cross-sectional view as viewed from the front (in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 7A). As shown in these figures, the inner cylinder 32 has a rounded quadrilateral closed cross-sectional shape, and a slide groove extending in the longitudinal direction (sliding direction with respect to the outer cylinder 31) is formed on the outer surface of the upper side thereof. 32a are provided. The metal fitting 60 includes a base 61 located at the rear end of the inner cylinder 32, and left and right arm portions 6 formed to extend forward from the base 61.
The locking claws 62a formed at the front end of each of the arm portions 62 are locked in locking grooves 32b formed on both left and right sides of the inner cylinder 32, and a plurality of not shown The screw holes 61a on the metal fitting 60 side and the screw holes 32c on the inner cylinder 32 side are joined by screws and attached to the inner cylinder 32. The left and right arm portions 62 of the bracket 60 are shaped like beams with both ends supported, and can be elastically deformed in a small amount in the out-of-plane direction. A plurality of sets (here, three sets) are provided at predetermined intervals.

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the outer cylinder 31 as viewed from the front (a direction corresponding to the arrow C in FIG. 7). As shown in this figure, the outer cylinder 31 has a substantially circular closed cross-sectional shape with an inner region large enough to insert the inner cylinder 32 and a horizontal bottom side. On the side, a protruding portion 31c extending in the axial direction (longitudinal direction) is provided.
The projecting portion 31c is adapted to be engaged with the slide groove 32a formed in the inner cylinder 32 in a state where the inner cylinder 32 is inserted into the outer cylinder 31. On the other hand, the inner cylinder 32 is prevented from being twisted around the axis of the outer cylinder 31 when slid. Also,
A locking screw S1 is attached to the left and right side portions of the outer cylinder 31 so as to extend from the outside to the inside, and the distal end thereof engages with a locking hole 63 of a fitting 60 attached to the inner cylinder 32. It is supposed to. Note that these metal fittings 60 and the locking screws S
1, the above-mentioned fixing means for fixing the inner cylinder 32 to the outer cylinder 31 is constituted.

Here, a plurality of locking holes 63 formed on the arm 62 of the metal fitting 60 are located at the foremost side (on the near side as viewed from the player. In FIG. 5, on the left side of the paper) (FIG. 5). 5
The locking hole 63a) shown therein is a “maximum pushing position” of the hitting ball firing handle 34 in a state where the hitting ball firing handle 34 is closest to the front frame 4 side (the position of the hitting ball firing handle 34 shown in FIG. 5). When the outer cylinder 31 is positioned at
Is formed at a position where it engages with the above-mentioned locking screw S1. In addition, one of the plurality of locking holes 63 that is located on the innermost side (the side closest to the front frame 4 as viewed from the player; to the right of the paper in FIG. 5) (the locking holes 63 shown in FIG. 5).
c) is formed at a position where the hitting screw S1 is engaged with the locking screw S1 when the hitting ball firing handle 34 is located at the "maximally attracted position" of the hitting ball firing handle 34 in a state where the hitting ball firing handle 34 is closest to the front side. I have. In addition, other locking holes 63
(The locking holes 63b shown in FIG. 5)
It is formed at substantially equal intervals between the locking holes 63a and 63c.

As shown in FIG. 8, a guide screw S2 is attached to the lower side of the outer cylinder 31 so as to extend from the outside to the inner side. It is located in a guide groove 32d (see FIG. 7B) provided to extend in the sliding direction of the cylinder 32 (see FIG. 5). The guide groove 32d is provided so that the inner cylinder 32 does not fall out of the outer cylinder 31. The hit ball firing handle 34 moves between the above-mentioned positions ("the maximum pushing position" and "the maximum pulling position"). The inner cylinder 32 is provided at a position and a length that limit the sliding movement area of the inner cylinder 32 with respect to the outer cylinder 31 so as to move only. That is, the front end of the guide groove 32d is formed at a position where it comes into contact with the guide screw S2 attached to the outer cylinder 31 when the hit ball firing handle 34 is located at the "maximum pushing position". The rear end of 32d is formed at a position where it comes into contact with the guide screw S2 when the hit ball firing handle 34 is located at the "maximum pulling position". FIG. 5 shows a state in which the hit ball firing handle 34 is located at the “maximum pushing position” and the guide screw S2 is in contact with the front end of the guide groove 32d.

Since the handle moving mechanism has such a configuration, the player slides the inner cylinder 32 with respect to the outer cylinder 31 while moving the hit ball firing handle 34 to the above-mentioned "maximum pushing position" and "maximum". The left and right locking screws S1 provided on the outer cylinder 31 move together with the inner cylinder 32.
Three sets of locking holes 63 (63a, 63a,
63b, 63c).
Is fixed to the outer cylinder 31. Also, in order to move the hit ball firing handle 34 thus fixed to the next fixed position, push the hit ball firing handle 34 in that direction,
Alternatively, the engagement between the locking hole 63 and the locking screw S1 is released by such an operation, and the inner cylinder 32 becomes the outer cylinder 3
1. Slide inside 1. During this sliding movement, both arms 62 of the metal fitting 60 are pressed by the distal end of the locking screw S1 and slightly bent toward the center of the inner cylinder 32. When the hole 63 is reached, both arms 6
2 returns to the original state (non-deflected state) and the locking screw S1
Engages with the locking holes 63 to fix the inner cylinder 32 to the outer cylinder 31.

Here, as shown in FIG.
If an arrow mark M indicating the sliding direction is marked on the foremost part on the upper surface side of 2, it becomes visible to the player from between the outer cylinder 31 and the inner cylinder 32, and the hit ball firing handle 34 is set to the arrow M The player can be notified that the operation position of the hit ball firing handle 34 can be changed by moving in the direction.

As shown in detail in FIG.
A fixed base 41 in the form of a rectangular flat plate attached to the lower surface of the lower part of the front frame 4 in a posture substantially parallel to the game board 16 (FIG. 5)
And FIG. 6), a hammer 42 mounted on the fixed base 41 and capable of swinging the rear side of the fixed base 41 in a plane substantially parallel to the board surface of the game board 16; A return spring 43 which constantly urges the ball 42 in the direction of arrow A1 in FIG. 4, and a stopper 4 which comes into contact with the ball-punching punch 42 to limit the swing range of the ball-punching punch 42 in the direction of arrow A1.
4 and a rotary solenoid 45 for oscillatingly urging the hitting punch 42 in the direction of arrow A2 in FIG. 4 against the urging force of the return spring 43.

The handle holding portion 33 has a lever portion 34b.
Is provided with a touch plate 36 for detecting whether or not the player is touching the hit ball firing handle 34 by detecting the capacitance of the human body that has touched the touch panel 36. The information detected by the touch plate 36 is an inner cylinder. A control board (not shown) includes a harness 39a (see FIGS. 5 and 6) extending to the back side of the front frame 4 through the interior of the front frame 4 (the control board includes a striking force adjustment circuit 90 and a control device 40 shown in FIG. 10). Is incorporated). A drive switch 37 is provided in the handle holder 33 as shown in FIG.
While the lever portion 34b is off when the twisting operation is not performed, the lever portion 34b is turned on when the lever portion 34b is twisted by a predetermined amount (play) or more.

The on / off signal of the drive switch 37 is also input to the control board via a harness 39a. The control device 40 on the control board controls the player via the touch plate 36 to control the lever section 34b. Is detected, and when it is detected that the drive switch 37 is turned on, the rotary solenoid 45
The supply and cutoff of the current to the rotary solenoid 45 are performed at regular time intervals (that is, the current supply to the rotary solenoid 45 is continuously turned on and off). Thereby, the hitting punch 42 is urged to swing in the direction of the arrow A2 in FIG. 4 and, after a certain period of time, receives the urging force of the return spring 43, and the arrow A in FIG.
The operation of swinging vigorously in the direction of 1 and then resting against the stopper 44 is repeated. When the hitting punch 42 swings in the direction of arrow A1, the game ball supplied to a predetermined position at the lower end of the firing rail 71 is hit by a hammer 42a formed to project leftward from the upper end of the hitting punch 42, It rolls on the firing rail 71 and is supplied into the game board 16 (in the game area).

Here, the firing rail 71 is provided in the lower space of the front frame 4 corresponding to the back side of the central door 9 so as to extend from the lower right to the upper left. It is sequentially supplied to the above-mentioned predetermined position from the ball feeding device 72 attached to the side. The ball feeding device 72 opens a ball feeding port (not shown) by attracting an iron piece (not shown) when a current is supplied to the built-in ball feeding solenoid 72a and magnetized, and a ball feeding device provided above is provided. Since the balls supplied and stored from the mouth 72b (two or three balls that can be stored) are sequentially sent onto the firing rail 71, the game balls are continuously hit by the hitting punch 42, and the game balls are stored in the game board 16. Are supplied one after another. The drive switch 37 is also turned off when the firing stop lever 38 (see FIG. 4) provided to protrude outward from the left side of the handle holding portion 33 is operated by a finger. The player operates the hit ball firing handle 34 and fires the firing stop lever 38.
It is also possible to hit the ball one by one by combining the above operations.

FIG. 9 shows the lever portion 3 of the hit ball firing handle 34.
4B is a timing chart showing the relationship between the twisting operation of 4b and the on / off state of the rotary solenoid 45 and the ball feed solenoid 72a, and one cycle of hitting and firing corresponds to a section T shown in the figure. As can be seen from this chart, when it is detected that the player is touching the hit ball firing handle 34 via the touch plate 36, and when the lever portion 34b is twisted and the drive switch 37 is turned on from off, The controller 40 drives (turns on and off) the rotary solenoid 45. As a result, the ball-punching punch 42 performs a hitting operation of the game ball, and the ball-feeding solenoid 72a is driven (on / off) in accordance with the hitting operation to supply the game balls one after another to the firing rail 71. Done in In FIG. 9, the ball feeding solenoid 72a is used.
The game ball supplied by the on / off operation M1 is hit by driving of the hitting punch 42 corresponding to the on / off operation N1 of the rotary solenoid 45 performed immediately thereafter.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 5, and 6, left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 are provided at left and right positions on the base 21 so as to protrude forward, and are pressed by a finger toward the base 21. Each time, the operation unit is configured to be switched between a “pushed position” where the operation unit is pushed in and a “normal position” where the operation unit is projected toward the near side. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a striking force adjusting means including a striking force adjusting circuit 90 and a control device 40 connected to the left and right area designating buttons 81 and 82. The first switch SW1 shown in FIG.
Is connected to the terminal t11 when it is in the normal position, and is connected to the terminal t12 when the button 81 is in the pushed position. The second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t when the right area designation button 82 is at the normal position.
21 and when the button 82 is in the pushed-in position, it is connected to the terminal t22. The operation signals of the left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 are input to the control board via harnesses 39b and 39c shown in FIG. 6, respectively.

LED lamps 81a and 82b are provided on the operation units of the left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82, respectively. The left area designation button 81 is at the depressed position, and the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t12. (When the second switch SW2 is connected to any one of the terminals t21 and t22), the left LED lamp 8
1a is turned on. Also, the right area designation button 82 is at the pressed position, and the second switch SW2
Is connected to the terminal t22, the right LED lamp 82a is illuminated. This means that the left area designation button 82 is in the normal position (when the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11, ). For this reason, when the left and right area specification buttons 81 and 82 are both at the pressed position, the left area specification button 8
It is determined that the 1 is in the depressed position state with priority, and only the left LED lamp 81a is turned on without turning on the right LED lamp 82a.

As can be seen from FIG. 10, when the left and right area designating buttons 81 and 82 are both in the normal position, the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11 and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t21. Only the resistor VR is connected. When the left area specifying button 81 is at the pressed position and the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t12, the right area specifying button 82 is at the normal position (the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t21). )
In the depressed position (the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t2
2), only the first fixed resistor R1 is connected. Also, when the left area designation button 81 is at the normal position and the right area designation button 82 is at the depressed position, the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11, and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t22. Second
Only the fixed resistor R2 is connected. Here, the variable resistor VR is provided in the handle holding portion 33 as shown in FIG. 4, and the twist angle of the operation shaft 35 connected to the lever portion 34b of the hit ball firing handle 34 (that is, the lever portion 34b
The resistance value decreases as the twist angle increases.

The control device 40 controls the touch panel 3 as described above.
When it is detected that the player is touching the lever portion 34b via 6 and that the drive switch 37 is turned on, the supply and cutoff of the current to the rotary solenoid 45 are interrupted. The control is then performed (by turning on / off the current supply to the rotary solenoid 45) to cause the hitting punch 42 to hit the game ball. At this time, the control device 40 outputs the current output from the hitting force adjusting circuit 90, that is, the first current. The rotary solenoid 45 is turned on / off using a current having a magnitude corresponding to the on / off state of the second switches SW1 and SW2 and the twisting state of the hit ball firing handle 34.

First, both the left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 are at the normal position (the left and right LED lamps 81a and 81a).
2a is off), the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11
And when the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t21, only the variable resistor VR is connected, and the rotary solenoid 45 receives a current corresponding to the magnitude of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR (that is, hits the ball). A current according to the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b of the firing handle 34 is supplied. Here, as described above, the resistance value of the variable resistor VR is set to be smaller as the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b is larger, so that the current output from the striking force adjustment circuit 90 is The greater the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b, the greater the swing angle when the hitting punch 42 is urged to swing in the direction of the arrow A2, so that the hitting force of the game ball also increases.

The game ball hit by the hitting punch 42 goes back to the area outside the curved rail 17 (left side in the figure) provided on the left side of the game board 16 as shown in FIG.
It is released from the game board 7a into the game board 16, starts to fall from any position of the drop start area L on the game board 16, and then falls while rolling in the game board 16. Here, at which position in the fall start area L the game ball hit by the hitting ball punch 42 starts dropping depends on the swing angle when the hitting ball punch 42 is urged in the direction of arrow A2, and in the direction of arrow A2. The smaller the swing angle when energized is, the more the game ball starts to fall to the left of the fall start area L (leftward fall start area L1 side), and the larger the swing angle in the direction of arrow A2 is. The game ball starts dropping to the right of the drop start area L (on the right drop start area L2 side) (however, if the swing angle is too small, it cannot be protruded from the exit opening 17a of the bend rail 17 and turns). The outer area of the rail 17 may return, and if the swing angle is too large, it may collide with the rubber cushion 18 on the upper right side of the game board 16 and bounce back into the game board 16).

It is important for the player to determine where the game ball begins to fall in the fall start area L on the game board 16 and thereafter, which is important for the player. It is usual to positively control the position at which the game ball starts to fall by adjusting the amount of twisting operation of 34b. Therefore, the variable range of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR is sufficiently large so that the game ball hit by the hitting ball punch 42 can be dropped at a desired position in the drop start area L on the game board 16. Need to be secured.

Also, the left area designation button 81 is at the pressed position (the left LED lamp 81a is lit, the right LE
D lamp 82a is off), the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t
12, only the first fixed resistor R1 is connected, and a current (lever portion 3) corresponding to the magnitude of the resistance value of the first fixed resistor R1 is supplied to the rotary solenoid 45.
4b is supplied without depending on the amount of twist. Here, the resistance value of the first fixed resistor R 1 is
The hitting ball punch 42 swings in the direction of the arrow A2 in FIG. 4 at a swing angle of such a size that the game ball hit in the game board 16 and fired in the game board 16 always falls in the left drop start area L1 on the game board 16. It is set to the size to be energized.

The left area designation button 81 is at the normal position, and the right area designation button 82 is at the depressed position (the left LED lamp 81a is turned off, the right LED lamp 9 is turned off).
2a is lit), when the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11 and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t22, only the second fixed resistor R2 is connected, and the second fixed resistor R2 is connected to the rotary solenoid 45 in the second fixed state. A current corresponding to the magnitude of the resistance value of the resistor R2 (a current that does not depend on the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b) is supplied. Here the second
The resistance value of the fixed resistor R2 is determined by the swing angle of the magnitude that the game ball struck by the hitting punch 42 and shot into the game board 16 always falls in the right drop start area L2 of the game board 16. Reference numeral 42 is set to a size which is urged to swing in the direction of arrow A2 in FIG. The left drop start area L1 and the right drop start area L2 each have a certain width (range).
The reason is that the hitting strength of the game ball by the hitting ball firing mechanism varies.

The vertical ball game machine 1 having such a configuration.
When performing a normal hitting operation at the time, the player places both the left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82 at the normal position (at this time, the left and right LED lamps 81a and 8a).
2a is turned off) The twisting operation of the lever portion 34b is performed.
At this time, the rotary solenoid 45 has the lever portion 34b.
Is supplied in accordance with the amount of twisting of the lever unit 34 when it is desired to collect game balls in the left area G1 of the game board 16.
The twist amount of b may be reduced, and when it is desired to collect game balls in the right area G2 of the game board 16, the twist amount of the lever portion 34b may be increased.

Here, when it is desired to reliably collect the game balls in the left area G1 of the game board 16, the player can press the left area designation button 81 (designating the left area G1). As a result, the left area designation button 81 is located at the pressed position, and the left LED lamp 81a is turned on. At this time, a current corresponding to the resistance value of the first resistor R1 is supplied to the rotary solenoid 45,
The game ball struck by 2 starts dropping from the left drop start area L1 on the game board 16, and the game ball is always left area G1.
Will fall.

On the other hand, when it is desired to reliably collect the game balls in the right area G2 of the game board 16, the player can press the right area designation button 82 (designating the left area G2).
Thus, the right area designation button 82 is located at the pressed position, and the right LED lamp 82a is turned on. At this time, since a current corresponding to the resistance value of the second resistor R2 is supplied to the rotary solenoid 45, the game ball hit by the hitting punch 42 has a rightward fall start area L
2, the game ball always falls in the right area G2. If the left area specifying button 81 is already at the pressed position before the right area specifying button 82 is pressed from the normal position, the (left area specifying button 81) is pressed to return to the normal position. However, if the right area specification button 82 is pressed from the normal position while the left area specification button 81 is at the pressed position, the left area specification button 81 automatically returns to the normal position. It is good also as a structure which performs.

FIG. 11 shows a modification of the hitting force adjusting circuit 90. In the hitting force adjusting circuit 90 'shown in FIG.
Is connected to the terminal t11 when the left area designation button 81 is at the normal position, but is connected to the terminal t12 when the button 81 is at the pushed position. The second switch SW2 is a right area designation button 8
2 is in the normal position, it is connected to the terminal t21. However, when the button 82 is in the depressed position, the terminal t21 is connected.
22. Further, when the left area designation button 81 is at the pressed position (the first switch S
(When W1 is connected to terminal t12)
When the lamp 81a is turned on and the right area designation button 82 is in the pressed position (when the second switch SW2 is set to the terminal t22
), The right LED lamp 82a is turned on. When both the left and right area designating buttons 81 and 82 are at the pressed position, only the left LED lamp 81a is turned on.

As can be seen from FIG. 11, the first switch SW
1 is connected to the terminal t11, and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t11.
21 (the left and right area designation buttons 81,
When both are at the normal position), the third fixed resistor R13 and the variable resistor VR1 are connected in series. When the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t12 (when the left area designation button 81 is at the pressed position), it is determined which of the terminals t21 and t22 the second switch SW2 is connected to. The first fixed resistor R11 and the variable resistor VR1 are connected in series (regardless of whether the right area designation button 82 is in the normal position or in the pushed position). Further, the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11.
When the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t22 (the left area designation button 81 is in the normal position,
When the right area designation button 82 is at the pressed position), the second fixed resistor R12 and the variable resistor VR1 are connected in series.

In the hitting force adjusting circuit 90 'having such a configuration, first, both the left and right area designating buttons 81 and 82 are at the normal positions (the left and right LED lamps 81a and 82a).
When both the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11 and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t21, the third resistor R13 and the variable resistor VR are connected in series, and the rotary solenoid 45 is turned off. The current corresponding to the magnitude of the resistance value obtained by adding the resistance value of the variable resistor VR to the resistance value of the third resistor R13 (the hit ball firing handle 34)
Is supplied according to the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b. Therefore, as in the case of the hitting force adjusting circuit 90, the current output from the hitting force adjusting circuit 90 'increases as the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b increases, whereby the hitting punch 42 swings in the direction of arrow A2. Since the swing angle when being urged to move is also increased, the hitting force of the game ball is also increased.

Also, the left area designation button 81 is at the pressed position (the left LED lamp 81a is lit, the right LE
D lamp 82a is off), the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t
12, the first fixed resistor R11
And a variable resistor VR1 connected in series, and a current corresponding to the magnitude of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 added to the resistance value of the first fixed resistor R11 to the rotary solenoid 45 (hitting handle The current corresponding to the magnitude of the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b is supplied. Here, the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 decreases as the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b increases, but the total resistance when the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b is the minimum (the amount exceeding the play). The value, that is, the sum of the resistance value of the first fixed resistor R11 and the maximum value of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 is determined by the left fall start area L of the game ball hit by the hitting punch 42 on the game board 16.
1, the total resistance value when the amount of twisting of the lever portion 34b is maximum,
That is, the resistance value of the first fixed resistor R11 and the variable resistor V
The sum of the resistance value of R1 and the minimum value is set to a value at which the game ball hit by the hitting ball punch 42 falls on the rightmost side of the left fall start area L1. Therefore, the game balls hit into the game board 16 by being hit by the hitting punch 42 are
6, it is possible to finely adjust the fall position in the left fall start area L1 while falling in the left fall start area L1.

On the other hand, the left area designation button 81 is in the normal position, and the right area designation button 82 is in the pushed position (the left LED lamp 81a is off, the right LED lamp 9
2a is lit), when the first switch SW1 is connected to the terminal t11 and the second switch SW2 is connected to the terminal t22, the second fixed resistor R12 and the variable resistor V
R1 is connected in series, and the rotary solenoid 45 has a current corresponding to the resistance value of the second fixed resistor R12 plus the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 (the lever portion of the hitting firing handle 34). 34b). Here, the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 decreases as the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b increases, but the total resistance when the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b is the minimum (the amount exceeding the play). The value, that is, the sum of the resistance value of the second fixed resistor R12 and the maximum value of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 indicates that the game ball hit by the hitting ball punch 42 falls on the leftmost side of the rightward falling start region L2. And the total resistance value when the amount of twist of the lever portion 34b is the maximum, that is, the first fixed resistor R12
Of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 and the minimum value of the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 are set to a value at which the game ball hit by the hitting ball punch 42 falls on the rightmost side of the rightward fall start region L2. For this reason, the game ball hit into the game board 16 by being hit by the hitting punch 42 always has a rightward falling start area L2 on the game board 16.
It is possible to further fine-tune the drop position in the rightward drop start area L2 while falling within the area.

As described above, in the hit ball firing device 20 provided in the vertical ball game machine 1, when the player twists the hit ball firing handle 34, the hit ball firing mechanism uses the hitting force corresponding to the twist amount. The player hits the game ball and fires and supplies the game ball into the game board 16 (for this reason, the player sends the game ball to the game board 1).
6 can be dropped from an arbitrary position in the drop start area L). The hitting force adjusting means including the hitting force adjusting circuit 90 and the control device 40 is provided on the base 21 on the left area designation. When the left area G1 of the game board 16 is designated by the button 81, the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism always falls in the left area G1, and the game is operated by the right area designation button 82. Panel 16
When the right area G2 is designated, the game ball fired and supplied by the hit ball firing mechanism is always in the right area G2.
The hitting force of the game ball is adjusted by the hitting ball firing mechanism so as to drop the game ball, so that the player can accurately separate the left and right of the game ball only by operating the left and right area designation buttons 81 and 82. It is possible to enjoy a more entertaining game by making full use of the chances obtained. Further, since the hit ball firing handle 34 is attached to the base 21 via a handle moving mechanism capable of moving the hit ball firing handle 34 in the front-rear direction, the player adjusts the position of the hit ball firing handle 34 to set the left and right area designation buttons 81 , 82
Can be easily performed. Furthermore, the base 21
And the backing plate 12 are integrally formed, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

FIG. 12 shows a modification of the first embodiment. In the above-described example, the handle holder 33 is attached after the outer cylinder 31 in which the inner cylinder 32 is inserted is attached to the front frame 4, and after the backing plate 12 is attached to the front frame 4. However, according to the modification shown in FIG. 12, after attaching the backing plate 12, that is, the base 21, to the front frame 4, the outer cylinder 31, the inner cylinder 32, the handle holder 33, and the hit ball firing handle 34 are attached. The integrated unit can be attached to the base 21. That is, in this modification, as can be seen from FIG. 12, a screw mounting hole 21b is formed in the lower portion of the base 21, and the outer cylinder 31 is fixed to the outer cylinder holding portion 21a of the base 21 through the screw mounting hole 21b. The screw S3 can be attached. The screw S3 plays a role similar to that of the guide screw S2 attached to the lower side of the outer cylinder 31. The tip of the screw S3 extends in the sliding direction of the inner cylinder 32 to the lower side of the inner cylinder 32. It is located in the guide groove 32d provided.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view (corresponding to FIG. 2) of the vicinity of a hit ball firing handle 34 of the vertical ball game machine 1 to which the hit ball firing device according to this embodiment is applied, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a firing handle seen from above. FIG. 15 is a partial sectional view of the vicinity of the hit ball firing handle 34 as viewed from the right side of the vertical ball game machine 1. As shown in these drawings, in the hitting ball launching device according to the second embodiment, the backing plate and the base shown in the first embodiment are separate members, and the base 121 is attached to the front frame. After attaching to the front frame 4, the backing plate 112 can be attached to the front frame 4. Further, the outer cylinder 131 is formed integrally with the base 121, and the inner cylinder 132 and the handle holder 3
3 and the hitting firing handle 34 can be attached and detached to and from the front frame 4 irrespective of the state of attachment of the unit integrated with the outer cylinder 131 (that is, attachment to the base 121). There is an advantage that maintenance becomes easy. In FIG. 14, the same components as those in the hit ball launching device 20 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The rear end (the end on the side attached to the front frame 4) of the outer cylinder 131 is attached to the front frame 4 with screws S11, whereby the base 121 is fixed to the front frame 4. 15 and 17 (hit ball firing handle 34).
As shown in FIG. 18 (partial cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow DD in FIG. 17), the outer cylinder 131 is provided at the lower side thereof, A guide groove 132d (first
The guide screw S12 located in the slide groove 32d formed in the lower side of the inner cylinder 32 in the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the outer cylinder 131 through a screw mounting hole 121b formed in the lower part of the base 121. Is available.

FIG. 16 is an oblique view of the vicinity of the joint between the outer cylinder 131 and the inner cylinder 132 viewed from the front. The outer shapes of the outer cylinder 131 and the inner cylinder 132 in this embodiment are almost the same as the outer cylinder 31 and the inner cylinder 32 in the first embodiment, but are formed on the arm 62 of the metal fitting 60 in the first embodiment. A plurality of locking holes (or recesses) 163 similar to the locking holes 63 are provided in the sliding direction of the inner cylinder 132. However, in the first embodiment, the locking holes 63 are provided so as to be paired with the left and right arm portions 62, but in the present embodiment, they are provided only on one side surface of the inner cylinder 132. In the present embodiment, a locking screw S13 is provided on the side of the outer cylinder 131 in a direction from the outside of the outer cylinder 131 toward the inside,
The inner tube 132 can be fixed to the outer tube 131 by locking the distal end portion in the locking hole 163. Further, a lever LV is attached to the head of the locking screw S13 so that the player can manually twist the locking screw S13.

When changing the fixed position of the hit ball firing handle 34, the player first twists the lever LV in the direction of arrow F1 in FIG. Then, when the locking screw S13 is loosened, the hit ball firing handle 34 is slid back and forth, and the lever LV is moved to the desired fixed position in FIG.
Twist in the direction of arrow F2 in FIG. 6 to tighten the locking screw S13. Thereby, the tip of the locking screw S13 is engaged with the locking hole 163, and the hit ball firing handle 34 is fixed at that position.

As described above, the same effects as those of the hitting ball launching device according to the above-described first embodiment can be obtained in the hitting ball launching device according to the present embodiment. There is an advantage in that the number of parts is reduced because the metal fitting 60 required in the first embodiment becomes unnecessary. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the relay board 140 is installed inside the base 121, and the detection from the touch plate 36 transmitted via the harness 39 a in the first embodiment is performed. Information and on / off signal from drive switch 37, harness 39b, 3
Left and right area designation buttons 8 transmitted via 9c
After relaying the operation signal from the harness 139,
The signal is transmitted to the above-mentioned control board via a. Here, the connection between the relay board 140 and the harness 139a is made by one connector 141 located forward of the front frame 4.
Can be performed through the first
As in the embodiment, three harnesses 39a, 39b,
There is also an advantage that assembling becomes easier as compared with a configuration in which 39c is extended to the back side of the front frame 4 and attached to the control board.

FIG. 19 illustrates a hitting ball firing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 (A) shows a region near the hitting ball firing handle 34 to the right of the vertical ball game machine 1. 19 (B) is an end view as viewed from arrow EE in FIG. 19 (A). In the hitting ball launching device according to the present embodiment, the outer cylinder 231 attached to the front surface of the front frame 4 in the same procedure as the outer cylinder 31 in the above-described first embodiment has a circular closed cross-sectional shape. The inner cylinder 232 to which the hit ball firing handle 34 is attached is slidable within the outer cylinder 231 so that the outer cylinder 23
1 has a closed cross-sectional shape having upper and lower arc-shaped outer peripheral portions that are in contact with the inner peripheral surface. In this embodiment, similarly to the case of the above-described second embodiment, the metal fitting 60 as shown in the first embodiment is not used, and extends on one side surface of the inner cylinder 232 in the sliding direction with respect to the outer cylinder 231. A guide groove 233 including a main groove 233a formed in this manner and a plurality of locking grooves 233b extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the inner cylinder 232 from the main groove 233a is provided. In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the slide grooves (the slide grooves 32a formed in the inner cylinder 32) and the protrusions (the protrusions 31c formed in the outer cylinder 31) engage with each other, as in the first embodiment. Not required.

The locking groove 233b of the guide groove 233
Is the fixed position of the hit ball firing handle 34, that is, the inner cylinder 23
It is provided corresponding to a fixed position with respect to the second outer cylinder 231. Therefore, if the fixing position of the hit ball firing handle 34 is set to three as in the first embodiment, the number of the locking grooves 233b becomes three, and as shown in FIG.
3 is formed in the letter "E" of the alphabet. Also,
The main groove 233a of the guide groove 233 is the guide groove 32d formed in the lower side of the inner cylinder 32 in the first embodiment.
The main groove 233a allows the inner cylinder 2
The sliding movement area of the inner cylinder 232 with respect to the outer cylinder 231 is restricted, and the falling of the inner cylinder 232 from the outer cylinder 231 is prevented. The tip of the outer cylinder 231 has an upper guide groove 2 on the side surface.
A guide screw S21 is attached from the outside to the inside so that the guide screw S21 is located in the inside.

When changing the fixed position of the hit ball firing handle 34, the player twists the hit ball firing handle 34 in the direction of arrow B1 in FIG. S21 is positioned in the main groove 233a from the locking groove 233b (this guide screw S
The state in which the ball 21 is located in the main groove 233a can be understood from the fact that the hit ball firing handle 34 is no longer turned in the direction of the arrow B1), and the hit ball firing handle 34 is slid in the front-rear direction. Then, the hit ball firing handle 34 is twisted in the direction of the arrow B2 in FIG. 4 at the desired fixed position. As a result, the guide screw S21 moves from the main groove 233a to the locking groove 2
The hit ball firing handle 34 is located in the position 33b, and is fixed in that position. In addition, also in this embodiment, the inner cylinder 23
2 A mark (corresponding to the mark M shown in the first embodiment) for notifying the player that the operation position of the hit ball firing handle 34 can be changed can be provided at the forefront on the upper surface side. In this case, it is preferable to indicate not only the sliding direction of the hit ball firing handle but also the twisting direction.

The direction in which the locking groove 233b extends from the main groove 233a preferably coincides with the direction in which the lever portion 34b is twisted when hitting a ball. By doing so, the twisting direction of the hit ball firing handle 34 when the guide screw S21 is removed from the locking groove 233b is opposite to the twisting direction of the lever portion 34b when hitting the ball. There is no fear that the fixing of the fixing member to the outer cylinder 231 is loosened. Further, although not shown, a simple detent is formed by narrowing both sides of each locking groove 233b, and the guide screw S21 after positioning is fixed to the locking groove 23 without operation by the player.
3b may be prevented.

As described above, the hitting ball launching device according to the present embodiment can provide the same effects as those of the hitting ball launching device according to the above-described first embodiment. Similarly, there is an advantage that the number of components is reduced because the metal fitting 60 required in the first embodiment is not required. The guide groove 233 in the third embodiment is the same as the metal fitting 6 in the first embodiment.
A locking hole 63 formed in the arm portion 62 of the
And the guide groove 32d formed on the lower side of the lower portion has an advantage that the working process is simplified.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hitting punch 42 for hitting the game ball is driven (oscillatingly biased) by the rotary solenoid 45, but the hitting ball firing handle 34 is used.
Such a configuration is not necessarily required as long as the configuration is such that a hit amount is electrically detected to fire a hit ball. In addition, the handle moving mechanism replaces the configuration of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder in the above-described embodiment, and the inner cylinder extends forward from the front surface of the front frame 4, and the outer cylinder having the hit ball firing handle is attached to the inner cylinder. A configuration may be adopted. In short, a guide member extending forward from the front surface of the front frame 4 and a hit ball firing handle are held at the front end, and guided by the guide member.
And a slide member slidable in the front-rear direction.

The area designating means provided on the base and capable of designating a left area or a right area in the game board is a left area designating button 81 for designating the left area G1 and a right area in the above embodiment. A right area designation button 82 for designating G2 is designated, and an area corresponding to the button located at the pressed position among these is designated (however, when the left and right buttons 81 and 82 are simultaneously at the pushed position). Although the left area is specified), this is merely an example, and any configuration may be used as long as the left area G1 or the right area G2 can be specified. In addition to a left area designation button 81 for designating the left area G1 and a right area designation button 82 for designating the right area, a third button for selecting a state in which neither of these areas is designated is provided. You may. Alternatively, an area may be designated by a changeover switch or the like instead of a button.

The guide member and the slide member are not limited to the cylindrical shape as in the above embodiment, but may be other shapes such as a square tube. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the fixed position of the hit ball firing handle, that is, the fixed position of the inner cylinder with respect to the outer cylinder is three, but this is merely an example, and the number of stages is two or more. Is also good. Further, the fixing position may be fixed at an arbitrary position within the allowable movement range of the inner cylinder (slide member) instead of such a discrete position. This is, for example, in the configuration shown in the above-described second embodiment (see FIG. 16).
A plurality of locking holes 163 arranged in the axial direction of the inner cylinder 132 are connected to form a single groove.
This can be realized by providing a mechanism (in the first embodiment, a mechanism including the guide groove 32d and the guide screw S2) for limiting the sliding movement area of the inner cylinder shown in the embodiment.

[0058]

As described above, in the hit ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine according to the present invention, the player can accurately separate the left and right of the game ball only by operating the area designating means. You will be able to enjoy games that are more interesting by making full use of the chances you have obtained. Also,
Since the hit ball firing handle is attached to the base via a handle moving mechanism that can move this in the front and rear direction,
The player can adjust the position of the hit ball firing handle to easily operate the area specifying means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vertical ball game machine to which a hit ball launching device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied;
(A) is a front view, (B) is a side view.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a region II in FIG.

FIG. 3A shows an example of a game board when the vertical ball game machine is a pachinko machine, and FIG. 3B shows a game board when the vertical ball game machine is an arrangement ball. An example is shown.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a hit ball launching device in the vertical ball game machine.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a hit ball firing handle as viewed from the right side.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a hit ball firing handle as viewed from above.

FIG. 7A is an exploded perspective view of the inner cylinder and a metal fitting fixed to the inner cylinder as viewed obliquely from above and behind the inner cylinder, and FIG. 7B is a partial cross-sectional view of the inner cylinder to which the metal fitting is attached as viewed from the front. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view of the outer cylinder as viewed from the front.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the twisting operation of the lever portion of the hit ball firing handle and the on / off state of the rotary solenoid and the ball feed solenoid.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a striking force adjusting means including a striking force adjusting circuit and a control device.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a modified example of the hitting force adjustment circuit.

FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a hit ball firing handle as viewed from the right side, showing a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of a hit ball firing handle of a vertical ball game machine to which a hit ball firing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a hit ball firing handle according to a second embodiment as viewed from above.

FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a hit ball launching handle as viewed from the right side of a vertical ball game machine, showing a configuration near a hitting launch handle in a hitting launch device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a joint between an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder according to a second embodiment, viewed obliquely from the front.

FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view of a region near a hit ball firing handle according to a second embodiment as viewed from above.

18 is a partial cross-sectional view as viewed from the line DD in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a configuration near a hit ball firing handle in a hit ball firing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a hit ball firing handle as viewed from the right side of a vertical ball game machine, and (B) is a view taken in the direction of arrow E- in (A).
It is the end view seen from E.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vertical ball game machine 2 Table 3 Outer frame 4 Front frame 4a depression 5 Upper hinge 6 Lower hinge 7 Locking device 8 Glass frame 9 Central door 10 Upper tray 11 Lower tray 12 Backing plate 13 Glass plate 14 Tank 15 Back mechanism plate Reference Signs List 16 game board 20 hitting / launching device 21 base 21a outer cylinder holding section 21b screw mounting hole 31 outer cylinder 32 inner cylinder 32a slide groove 32b locking groove 32c screw hole 32d guide groove 33 handle holding section 34 hitting firing handle 34a grip section 34b lever Part 35 Operation shaft 36 Touch plate 37 Drive switch 38 Firing stop lever 39a Harness 39b Harness 39c Harness 40 Control device 41 Fixed base 42 Hitting punch 42a Hammer 43 Return spring 44 Stopper 45 Rotary solenoid 60 Metal fitting 61 Base 61a Screw hole 2 Arm section 62a Locking claw 63 Lock hole 71 Launch rail 72 Ball feeder 72a Ball feed solenoid 72b Ball supply port 81 Area designation button 82 Area designation button 112 Patch plate 121 Base 121b Screw mounting hole 131 Outer cylinder 132 Inner cylinder 132d Guide groove 139a Harness 140 Relay board 141 Connector 163 Lock hole 231 Outer cylinder 232 Inner cylinder 233 Guide groove 233a Main groove 233b Lock groove S1 Lock screw S2 Guide screw S3 Screw S11 Screw S12 Guide screw S13 Lock screw S21 Guide screw LV lever L Fall start area L1 Left fall start area L2 Right fall start area G1 Left area G2 Right area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame having a rectangular frame shape, a front frame formed in a square shape corresponding to a front opening area of the outer frame, and attached to the outer frame so as to be freely opened and closed, and attached to the front frame. A ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine configured to have a game board and to be provided for a game in an almost standing state, comprising: a base provided on a front surface of the front frame; and a base attached to the base. A hitting ball firing handle, a hitting ball firing mechanism for hitting a game ball with a hitting force in accordance with an amount of twist of the hitting ball firing handle, and firing the game ball into the gaming board; and Area designating means capable of designating a left area or a right area in the game board, and when the left area of the game board is designated by the area designating means, a game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism. Always fall in the left area When the right area of the game board is specified by the area specifying means, the game ball fired by the hitting ball firing mechanism so that the game ball fired and supplied by the hitting ball firing mechanism always falls in the right area. A hitting ball launching device for a vertical ball game machine, comprising hitting force adjusting means for adjusting hitting force.