JP2004201905A - Handle grip apparatus for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handle grip apparatus by which a load on a player is reduced and durability and operability are free from variation by keeping the rotating position of a handle lever with a slight holding force when rotating the handle lever in the direction of shooting a ball. <P>SOLUTION: In the handle grip apparatus for a pachinko game machine provided with a handle lever 3 fitted rotatably to an apparatus body (grip body 2), a fluid damper apparatus (rotary damper 8) is fitted to the apparatus body to be rotatably connected via the damper shaft 82 of the fluid damper apparatus, a handle lever 3, and a force transmission mechanism (gear 10 and gear 61). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a handle grip device which is manually operated to fire a ball in a pachinko machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a handle grip device provided with a handle lever (referred to as a "grip ring" in Patent Document 1) rotatably provided via a shaft provided in the device body, the shaft is covered with an oil compound. It is known that the rotation of the handle lever in the direction opposite to the direction in which the ball is fired is suppressed, and when the handle lever is rotated in the direction in which the ball is fired, the rotation position can be maintained with a slight holding force. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-10388
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In Patent Literature 1, since the shaft is simply covered with the oil compound, durability and operability vary.
The present invention provides a handle grip device that can maintain the rotation position with a small holding force when the handle lever is rotated in the direction in which the ball is fired, can reduce the burden on the player, and has no variation in durability and operability. Is provided.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in a handle grip device of a pachinko machine having a handle lever rotatably attached to a device main body, a fluid damper device is attached to the device main body, and a force transmission between a damper shaft of the fluid damper device, the handle lever, and the power transmission device. Since it is rotatably connected via the mechanism, the rotation position of the handle lever can be maintained with a small holding force, so that the burden on the player can be reduced, and a handle grip device having no variation in durability and operability can be obtained.
In addition, since the force transmission mechanism is formed by a gear mechanism, the fluid damper device can be reliably operated with the rotation of the handle lever, and the above-described effects can be reliably obtained.
In addition, since the gear mechanism on the handle lever side is formed by a gear formed on the outer peripheral inner wall on the back side of the handle lever, the fluid damper device is excellent in operation responsiveness, even when the handle lever rotation is small. The effects of the present application can be reliably obtained.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 is a sectional view of a handle grip device of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the handle grip device, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a positional relationship between a rotary damper and a variable resistor with respect to a handle lever.
The handle grip device 1 is roughly divided into a grip body 2 (device body), a handle lever 3, and a cover 4. The shaft 5 is fitted into the shaft support hole 20 of the grip body 2, and one end 5 a of the shaft 5 is mounted on a mounting base 6 provided in the pachinko machine with a set screw 7. A plurality of cover mounting columns 22 are provided in the component storage section 21 of the grip body 2, and the rotary damper 8 (fluid damper device) is mounted via a mounting flange 81 with a set screw (not shown). Further, the component mounting base 23 is fixed to the base mounting column 24 with a set screw (not shown), and the variable resistor 9 is attached to the component mounting base 23 via a mounting flange 91 with a set screw (not shown). The tip 83 of the damper shaft 82 of the rotary damper 8 is formed in an irregular shape, and the gear 10 is attached to the tip 83 of the damper shaft 82 by fitting the modified end 83 into the modified hole 11 of the gear 10. The tip 93 of the volume shaft 92 of the variable resistor 9 is formed in an irregular shape, and the gear 12 is attached to the tip 93 of the volume shaft 92 by fitting the irregular tip 93 into the irregular hole 13 of the gear 12. After the gear 14 is mounted on the other end 5 b side of the shaft 5 via the shaft insertion hole 15, the handle lever 3 takes in the plurality of cover mounting columns 22 into the plurality of escape holes 30 formed in the handle lever 3. The handle lever 3 is placed on the front side of the grip body 2. The bush 16 is fitted into a bush insertion hole 32 formed in the rotation center base portion 31 of the handle lever 3, and the other end 5 b side of the shaft 5 is inserted into a bearing hole 17 of the bush 16. A set screw (not shown) is formed in the bracket 18 of the bush 16 in a state where the bracket 18 protruding radially outward of the bush 16, the rotation center base 31 of the handle lever 3, and the gear 14 are in contact with each other. The gear 14 is fixed to the rotation center base 31 of the handle lever 3 by being fastened from 19 to the screw hole 14a of the gear 14 via a through hole 33 formed in the rotation center base 31 of the handle lever 3. Attached to. Then, a retaining ring 50 is attached to the other end 5 b of the shaft 5 protruding from the bush 16. Then, by covering the front side of the handle lever 3 with the hemispherical cover 4, the plurality of protrusions 41 protruding from the rear surface of the hemispherical cover 4 and the cover mounting support 22 protruding forward from the escape hole 30 of the handle lever 3. Are abutted to each other, and then a set screw (not shown) is fastened to the protrusion 41 of the cover 4 from the back surface side of the grip body 2 through the through hole 22a of the cover mounting support column 22, whereby the cover 4 is turned. 3 is attached to the grip body 2 so as not to hinder the rotation operation. In the assembled state, the gear 12 mounted on the volume shaft 92 of the variable resistor 9 meshes with the gear 14, and the gear 10 mounted on the damper shaft 82 of the rotary damper 8 is on the back side of the handle lever 3. Meshes with a gear 61 formed on the outer peripheral side inner wall 60. The gear 61 is formed in accordance with the rotation range of the handle lever 3 with respect to the gear 10. A return spring 70 such as a spring coil surrounding the volume shaft 92 is provided between the gear 12 mounted on the volume shaft 92 of the variable resistor 9 and the component mounting base 23, and one end 71 of the return spring 70 is connected to the gear 12. The other end 72 is attached to the component attachment base 23, and a return force is applied to the handle lever 3 by the return spring 70. 3a is a finger hook of the handle lever 3, 90 is a signal terminal of the variable resistor 9, 94 is a signal line, and 95 is a hole for guiding the signal line 94 to the gaming machine. In FIG. 1, the illustration of the cover mounting support 22, the component mounting base 23, the protrusion 41 of the cover, the return spring 70, and the like are omitted.
[0007]
Although not shown, the rotary damper 8 includes a casing for enclosing a viscous fluid such as oil, a damper shaft 82 protruding from the casing, and a rotating load that is reduced by rotating the damper shaft 82 in one direction. And a load adjusting device for increasing the rotational load when rotated in the opposite direction. The load adjusting device is constituted by, for example, a control plate which is connected to the damper shaft 82 and separates the viscous fluid accommodating space. The control plate includes a check valve and an orifice, and the control plate reverses when the damper shaft 82 rotates in one direction. By moving the fluid between the viscous fluid storage spaces via the stop valve, the fluid resistance is reduced and the rotation of the damper shaft 82 is reduced, and when the damper shaft 82 rotates in the opposite direction, the viscous fluid is stored by the check valve. The movement of the fluid between the spaces is regulated, and the fluid is moved only through the orifice, thereby increasing the fluid resistance and increasing the rotational load of the damper shaft 82.
Therefore, the rotary damper 8 may be attached so that the rotation load of the damper shaft 82 becomes heavy when the handle lever 3 rotates in the direction opposite to the direction in which the ball is fired.
[0008]
According to the embodiment, when the handle lever is rotated in the direction in which the ball is fired, the rotational position can be maintained with a small holding force, so that the burden on the player can be reduced. In addition, the handle operation can be stabilized with a small holding force, and the ball jump can be stabilized. Further, since the rotary damper 8 in which the viscous fluid such as oil is sealed in the casing is used, a handle grip device having no variation in durability and operability can be obtained.
[0009]
Further, the gear 10 attached to the damper shaft 82 of the rotary damper 8 may be meshed with the gear 14, but in this case, the rotation amount of the damper shaft 82 of the rotary damper 8 with respect to the rotation of the handle lever 3 is reduced. The operation responsiveness of the rotary damper 8 is poor. On the other hand, if the gear 10 attached to the damper shaft 82 meshes with the gear 61 formed on the outer peripheral inner wall 60 on the back side of the handle lever 3 as described above, the damper of the rotary damper 8 against the rotation of the handle lever 3 Since the amount of rotation of the shaft 82 can be increased, the responsiveness of the operation of the rotary damper 8 is excellent, and the effects of the present invention can be reliably obtained even when the rotation of the handle lever 3 is small.
[0010]
In the above description, an example is shown in which the damper shaft 82 of the rotary damper 8 and the handle lever 3 are rotatably connected via a force transmission mechanism including a gear mechanism of the gear 10 and the gear 61 (or the gear 14). The gear 14 and the gear 10 may be connected via a gear belt.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a handle grip device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the handle grip device of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a positional relationship between a rotary damper and a variable resistor with respect to a handle lever of the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 handle grip device 2 grip body (device body)
3 Handle lever 8 Rotary damper (fluid damper device)
10 Gears (force transmission mechanism)
60 Outer peripheral inner wall 61 behind handlebar lever Gear (force transmission mechanism)
82 Damper shaft

Claims (3)

In a handle grip device of a pachinko machine having a handle lever rotatably mounted on a device main body, a fluid damper device is mounted on the device main body, and is rotatable via a damper shaft of the fluid damper device, a handle lever, and a force transmission mechanism. A handle grip device for a pachinko machine, which is connected. The handle grip device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the force transmission mechanism is formed by a gear mechanism. 3. The handle grip device of a pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the gear mechanism on the handle lever side is formed by a gear formed on an inner peripheral wall on the back side of the handle lever.

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