JP2006025971A - Operating device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with an operating device improving breakage resistance and durability while suppressing the cost with its simple construction. <P>SOLUTION: An operation panel 64 constituting an exterior part of this game machine is formed of synthetic resin by a die molding and is integrally provided with elastic pieces 96 and 98 elastically deformed to the back side by being pushed from the front side. The surface of the operation panel 64 is integrally provided with a film 88 composed of synthetic resin by insert molding and the film 88 covers over the surface of the operation panel 64. The back side of the operation panel 64 is provided with a switch and a movable detection part of the switch is so constituted as to be pushed by the elastic pieces 96 and 98 which are elastically deformed by pushing operation of a ball dispensing button 52 and a return button 54 and move to the back side of the operation panel 64. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device for a gaming machine, and more particularly, an operation of a gaming machine provided on an exterior portion of a gaming machine for performing a rental operation of a rental ball or a removal operation of a prepaid card inserted into a ball rental machine. Relates to the device.

In gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a ball lending button for lending a ball and a return button for taking out a prepaid card inserted in the ball lending machine are provided on the front surface of an upper plate (hit supply plate). It has been. By operating these buttons, a player can borrow a ball or receive a prepaid card. As a technology related to such an operation device, a board (printed wiring board) on which a switch is mounted is used as a board case. The board case is provided with an elastic piece corresponding to the switch, and a push plate made of transparent plastic is attached to the surface of the board case to cover the elastic piece. In some cases, the switch is pushed into an elastic piece that is elastically deformed in the pressing direction, thereby facilitating button operation and preventing erroneous operation (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-369959 A

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, a gap is provided between the surface of the substrate case and the push plate. Therefore, when an impact is applied to the push plate due to a fall of foreign matter, the impact force is The push plate tends to be damaged by acting directly on the push plate.Furthermore, since the amount of deformation of the push plate during the pressing operation is increased by the above gap, fatigue failure due to repeated elastic deformation and restoration is likely to occur, resulting in durability. There is concern about the decline. In addition, since a separate substrate case or push plate from the upper plate is used, there is a problem that the number of parts is large and the manufacturing cost is high.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with an operation device with improved damage resistance and durability while suppressing costs with a simple configuration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a panel member made of a synthetic resin formed by molding forming an exterior part of a gaming machine, and a panel member integrally provided on the panel member. An elastic piece that can be elastically deformed to the back side of the panel member by being pressed from the front side of the panel member, and the surface of the panel member are integrally formed by insert molding so as to cover the elastic piece and substantially adhere to the surface of the elastic piece And a switch that is arranged on the back side of the panel member and that switches from the OFF state to the ON state when the movable detection unit is pushed into the elastic piece that is elastically deformed by the pressing. It is characterized by having.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the panel member constituting the exterior portion of the gaming machine is formed by molding from a synthetic resin, and the panel member is elastically pressed to the back side of the panel member by pressing from the front side of the panel member. A deformable elastic piece is integrally provided. On the surface of the panel member, a film made of synthetic resin is integrally provided by insert molding, and the surface of the panel member is covered with this film, and the film is configured to substantially adhere to the surface of the elastic piece. Further, a switch including a movable detection unit is provided on the back side of the panel member, and this switch is disposed at a position where the movable detection unit is pushed into an elastic piece that moves to the back side of the panel member due to elastic deformation.

  In the operation of this operating device, when the part of the film corresponding to the elastic piece is pressed from the front side of the film, the film is elastically deformed to the back side, and the elastic piece that is substantially in close contact with the film is directly pressed against the film. And elastically deformed to the back side of the panel member. When the movable detecting portion is pushed into the elastic piece that moves to the back side of the panel member due to the elastic deformation, the switch is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, and the gaming machine performs a predetermined operation based on the change in the state of the switch. .

  Thus, in this operating device, since the film is integrally provided on the surface of the panel member, an impact is applied to the surface of the film that is integrated and held by the panel member due to the fall of foreign matter or the like. However, since the impact force is directly received by the panel member holding the film, it is possible to prevent the film from being greatly deformed or damaged alone.

  Further, since the elastic piece provided on the panel member is also in close contact with the film, the amount of elastic deformation of the film and the elastic piece when the film is pressed by the operation is substantially equal, and the amount of deformation of the film in the operation is reduced. be able to. Thereby, for example, there is a gap between the elastic piece and the film, and fatigue failure due to repeated elastic deformation and restoration of the film is less likely to occur compared to a configuration in which the film is deformed more greatly than the elastic piece during operation. Thus, the durability of the film can be improved.

  Moreover, by providing the film integrally on the surface of the panel member by insert molding, the number of parts is reduced and the configuration is simplified, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

  Therefore, with this gaming machine operating device, it is possible to improve breakage resistance and durability while reducing costs with a simple configuration.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the operating device for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, the elastic piece is provided in a hole formed in the panel member, and the elastic piece has one end on the inner peripheral edge of the hole. An arm portion that is connected and extends along the inner peripheral edge of the hole portion, and is connected to the other end of the arm portion and disposed at a substantially center of the hole portion, and the movable detection portion by the pressing. And a pressing portion for pushing in.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the operation device is operated, the corresponding portion of the film with the elastic piece is pressed from the front side of the film, and when the film is elastically deformed to the back side, the film is provided in the hole of the panel member. As for an elastic piece, the press part arrange | positioned in the approximate center of a hole is pressed with a film. Along with this, one end is connected to the inner peripheral edge of the hole portion, and the arm portion that supports the pressing portion connected to the other end in a cantilever state is elastically deformed, and the pressing portion moves to the back side of the panel member to move the switch. Push in the movable detector.

  In the elastic piece having the pressing portion and the arm portion, the arm portion is extended along the inner peripheral edge of the hole portion, whereby the change width of the length of the arm portion can be increased. Thereby, for example, in order to increase the strength of the exterior part of the gaming machine including the panel member, even when the panel member is formed of a synthetic resin having high rigidity, the arm part can be changed by changing the length of the arm part. The elastic force of the part can be easily adjusted. For example, when the length of the arm portion is increased, the elastic force of the arm portion can be reduced, and further, the movement amount (stroke) of the pressing portion accompanying the elastic deformation amount of the arm portion can be increased. it can. As a result, the pressing force required for operation of the operating device can be easily set to a desired value, and moreover, it can be easily applied to a switch with a large stroke of the movable detection unit. The degree of freedom is improved.

  Since the operating device in the gaming machine of the present invention has the above-described configuration, it is possible to improve breakage resistance and durability while suppressing costs with a simple configuration.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a rectangular outer frame 12 that constitutes the outline of the device and is installed in an island facility of the pachinko hall. A rectangular frame-shaped inner frame 14 is disposed on the front surface of the outer frame 12, and the inner frame 14 is attached to a pair of hinge portions 16, 18 provided on the outer frame 12 so that the left end portion is pivotally supported so as to be opened and closed. It has been. A lower decoration 20 is attached to the lower part of the front surface of the outer frame 12.

  A glass frame 26 in which a glass plate 22 is mounted on a circular window portion 25 is disposed on the upper front surface of the inner frame 14. The glass frame 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so that the left end is pivotally supported and can be opened and closed. The glass plate 22 attached to the window 25 of the glass frame 26 has a predetermined depth direction in FIG. It has a double structure consisting of a pair of glass plates arranged in parallel with each other.

  A rectangular opening (not shown) is formed in the upper part of the inner frame 14 on the back side of the glass frame 26. A game board P is set in the opening, and the game board P is covered with the glass frame 26 (glass plate 22) with the glass frame 26 closed by the inner frame 14.

  On the front surface of the glass frame 26, an indicator lamp 142 for effect that produces an effect effect by lighting, such as lighting or blinking according to the progress of the game, is arranged so as to surround the glass plate 22 (game area of the game board P). Further, an error indicator lamp 144 for notifying various errors such as a prize ball payout error and a payout state error is arranged in the upper left corner and the upper right corner. In addition, speakers 146L and 146R for outputting game sound effects in stereo are arranged inside each error indicator lamp 144.

  In the lower part of the front surface of the inner frame 14, an integrated dish unit 30 is disposed as a hitting ball supply dish having functions of a general upper dish and lower dish. The integrated dish unit 30 is attached so that the left end of the panel member 32 is pivotally supported by the inner frame 14 and can be opened and closed. A ball dish part 34 for storing a game ball is formed on the front surface of the panel member 32. The ball tray main body 36 is projected. Further, an ashtray 38 is provided at the lower left side of the front surface of the panel member 32, and a firing handle 39 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right side.

  A locking device (not shown) extending in the vertical direction is attached to the right end of the back surface of the inner frame 14, and a cylinder lock (lock) 54 of the locking device is provided at the right end of the front surface of the inner frame 14. It is exposed from the pedestal 55. By this locking device, the inner frame 14 is locked to the outer frame 12 and the glass frame 26 is locked to the inner frame 14, and the integrated dish 30 is locked to the inner frame 14 and fixed in a closed state. Further, by inserting a key (not shown) into the key hole 56 of the cylinder lock 54 and turning it in a predetermined direction, the inner frame 14 and the outer frame 12, and the glass frame 26 and the inner frame 14 are unlocked. When opened, the locked state of the integrated dish unit 30 and the inner frame 14 can be released.

  The bottom surface of the ball tray portion 34 provided in the integrated dish unit 30 is inclined downward from the right side to the left side as viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 shown in FIG. On the rear wall surface on the right side of the ball tray, which is the upstream side in the tilt direction, a ball discharge port through which prize balls and rental balls paid out from a prize ball payout device (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10 are discharged. 46 is formed, and the ball feeding device is arranged on the back surface of the integrated dish unit 30 with the game balls flowing down from the upstream side aligned in a line on the bottom surface of the left ball dish, which is the downstream side in the tilt direction. An alignment passage for feeding into (not shown) is provided. When game balls (prize balls or rental balls) are discharged from the ball discharge port 46 to the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish unit 30, the game balls flow down to the left in the ball tray 28 and are aligned by the alignment passage. Lined up in a row and fed into a ball feeder. Here, when the launch handle 34 is rotated by the player, the game ball is fed from the ball feeder to a launcher (not shown) provided in the lower left portion of the inner frame 14, and the game is played from the launcher. A game ball is launched toward the game area of the board P.

  In addition, a display device 50 is provided in the upper center of the front surface of the ball tray main body 36 to display the remaining number of prepaid cards inserted into the interpolated ball lending machine using a seven-segment display capable of displaying three digits. On the right side of the display device 50, a ball lending button 52 for lending the ball and a return button 54 for taking out the prepaid card from the interstitial ball lending machine are arranged.

(Configuration of operation device)
Next, an operation device including the ball lending button 52 and the return button 54 provided in the integrated dish unit 30 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an operation unit unit 60 configured by unitizing a ball tray exterior panel 62 and an operation panel 64 is provided on the upper front surface of the ball tray main body 36 of the integrated tray unit 30. The unit 60 is fitted into a unit mounting portion 66 formed on the upper front surface of the ball tray main body 36 and is attached from the back side of the ball tray main body 36 with screws (not shown).

  The display device 50 described above is attached to the central portion of the unit attachment portion 66. Further, on the right side of the unit mounting portion 66, a pair of pedestals 68 and 69 configured by ribs that are substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right width direction. A switch board 70 is attached to the switch board 70.

  Two switches 74 and 75 having the same configuration are mounted on the printed wiring board 72 of the switch board 70 at predetermined positions on the left and right end portions of the front surface. These switches 74 and 75 are push switches that are switched from the OFF state to the ON state when the movable detectors 76 and 77 are pushed. When the switch board 70 is attached to the bases 68 and 69, the corresponding bases 68 and 69 are switched. Are arranged at substantially the center (see FIG. 7). A connector 78 that is electrically connected to the switches 74 and 75 via a pattern wired to the printed wiring board 72 is mounted at the center of the front surface of the printed wiring board 72. A cable of a control board (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10 is connected to the connector 78, whereby the switches 74 and 75 are electrically connected to the control board and output from the switches 74 and 75. Switching signal (ON / OFF signal) is input to the control board.

  The operation panel 64 is formed by molding using a synthetic resin having a color and light transmittance, such as a dark smoke ABS resin. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 64 has a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape. The operation panel 64 follows the surface shapes (curved surfaces) of the ball tray main body 36 and the ball tray outer panel 62, and the center portion of the front face 64 </ b> A is a side end portion. On the other hand, the curved surface swells forward.

  On the front face 64 </ b> A of the operation panel 64, an inverted triangular convex portion 80 is provided at the center, and substantially parallelogram-shaped convex portions 82 and 84 as illustrated are provided on the left and right sides of the convex portion 80. The front surfaces (surfaces) of the convex portions 82 and 84 are provided with films 86 and 88 formed of a synthetic resin such as a PET resin. These films 86 and 88 are insert-molded when the operation panel 64 is molded. As a result, it is fixed to the front surface of the convex portions 82 and 84 and is provided integrally with the operation panel 64.

  In addition, since the synthetic resin films 86 and 88 can be printed in a single film state before insert molding, in the case of this embodiment, on the surface of the film 86 provided on the left convex portion 82, for example, The manufacturer name, model name, etc. of the pachinko machine 10 can be printed and displayed.

  On the film 88 provided on the front surface 84A (see FIG. 7) of the right convex portion 84, circular predetermined portions (see FIG. 6) corresponding to the above-described ball lending button 52 and the return button 54, respectively, As shown in FIG. 7, bulging portions 92 and 94 slightly bulging forward with respect to the peripheral portion are provided. Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a circular outline 90 indicating the position of each button is printed on the periphery of the bulging portions 92 and 94 (boundary with the peripheral portion) on the surface of the film 88 by printing. Furthermore, below the bulging parts 92 and 94, a button name display 91 indicating the name of each button ("ball rental" / "return") is provided by printing.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the operation panel 64 is provided with elastic pieces 96 and 98 respectively corresponding to the bulging portions 92 and 94 of the film 88. In this embodiment, the ball lending button 52 is provided. Is constituted by a bulging portion 92 and an elastic piece 96, and the return button 54 is constituted by a bulging portion 94 and an elastic piece 98. As shown in FIG. 6, the elastic pieces 96 and 98 are basically the same shape, although the left and right are reversed when viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the elastic pieces 96 and 98 are disposed in substantially circular hole portions 100 formed to have substantially the same diameter as the bulging portions 92 and 94 of the film 88, respectively. In the present embodiment, it is formed by molding when the operation panel 64 is molded, and is provided integrally with the convex portion 84. As shown in FIG. 7, the front surface 96A of the elastic piece 96 and the front surface 98A of the elastic piece 98 have a curved shape with a slightly raised central portion with respect to the peripheral portion, and the front surface 96A of the elastic piece 96 is The elastic piece 98 is in close contact with the back surface of the bulging portion 92, the front surface 98 </ b> A of the elastic piece 98 is in close contact with the back surface of the bulging portion 94, and the elastic pieces 96 and 98 are covered with a film 88.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the elastic piece 96 constituting the ball lending button 52 extends substantially horizontally from the lower right side to the left side at the inner peripheral edge 101 of the hole 100 and is bent in an arc shape upward from the middle. A substantially rectangular plate-shaped pressing portion (which is connected to the distal end of the arm portion 102 and to the right of the distal end of the arm portion 102 which is elastically deformable in a J shape and which is disposed at the approximate center of the hole portion 100 ( The movable portion is provided with a boss portion 106 that protrudes rearward by a predetermined dimension, as shown in FIG. The pressing portion 104 of the elastic piece 96 connected to the inner peripheral edge 101 of the hole portion 100 via the arm portion 102 is supported in a cantilever state by the arm portion 102.

  The elastic piece 98 constituting the return button 54 can be elastically deformed in a substantially inverted J shape extending substantially horizontally from the lower left to the right at the inner peripheral edge 101 of the hole 100 and bent upward in the middle from the middle. And a substantially rectangular plate-shaped pressing portion (movable portion) 105 that is connected to the distal end of the arm portion 103 and is disposed at the approximate center of the hole portion 100 on the left side of the distal end. On the back surface of the pressing portion 105, a boss portion 107 is provided that protrudes rearward by a predetermined dimension. The pressing portion 105 of the elastic piece 98 connected to the inner peripheral edge 101 of the hole portion 100 via the arm portion 103 is supported in a cantilevered state by the arm portion 103.

  The spherical dish exterior panel 62 is formed by molding using a synthetic resin such as ABS resin. As shown in FIG. 3, an inverted triangular opening 110 corresponding to the convex portion 80 of the operation panel 64 is formed at the center of the ball tray exterior panel 62, and the operation panel is provided on the left and right of the opening 110. The substantially parallelogram-shaped openings 112 and 114 corresponding to the 64 convex portions 82 and 84 are formed. The operation panel 64 described above is attached to the back surface of the ball tray exterior panel 62. In the attached state, the operation panel 64 is provided in the openings 110, 112, 114 of the ball tray exterior panel 62 as shown in FIG. 64 convex portions 80, 82, 84 are fitted, and the exposed surfaces (front surfaces) of the convex portions 80, 82, 84 exposed from the openings 110, 112, 114 are substantially flush with the front surface of the ball tray exterior panel 62. Has been.

  As described above, the operation unit 60 formed by unitizing the ball tray exterior panel 62 and the operation panel 64 is fitted and attached to the unit mounting portion 66 formed in the upper front portion of the ball tray main body 36. It has been. In the attached state, as shown in FIG. 7, the switch board 70 is arranged on the back side of the convex portion 84 (the rear side of the back surface 84 </ b> B) in the operation panel 64 and is provided on the elastic piece 96 constituting the ball lending button 52. The boss portion 106 is disposed on the front side of the switch 74 provided on the switch board 70, and the distal end surface of the boss portion 106 is substantially in contact with the movable detection portion 76 of the switch 74, and the elastic piece 98 constituting the return button 54. The boss 107 provided on the front side of the switch 75 is disposed on the front side of the switch 75, and the tip end surface of the boss 107 is substantially in contact with the movable detection unit 77 of the switch 75.

  Further, a display device 50 is disposed on the back side of the convex portion 80 in the operation panel 64 (see FIG. 1), and information displayed by the display device 50 is a convex portion 80 having light transmittance from the front of the pachinko machine 10. Can be seen through.

  Next, the operation of the operation device of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when a player borrows a rental ball, a prepaid card is inserted into a platform ball rental machine arranged adjacent to the pachinko machine 10, and the ball tray body 36 of the integrated dish unit 30. This is done by pressing the ball lending button 52 provided on the front upper portion. Further, when the prepaid card is taken out from the pedestal ball lending machine, the return button 54 is pressed. In this button operation, when the player places his left hand near the upper center of the ball tray main body 36, the thumb of the left hand is directed rightward and placed near the ball lending button 52 and the return button 54. In such a state, it is possible to easily grasp the position of the ball lending button 52 and the return button 54 that are slightly raised with respect to the surface of the film 88 with the tactile sensation of the left hand without looking at the desired button. Can be easily pressed.

  Here, when the ball lending button 52 is pressed (arrow P1 in FIG. 7), that is, when the bulging portion 92 of the film 88 constituting the ball lending button 52 is pressed from the front side, the bulging portion 92 is The pressing portion 104 of the elastic piece 96 that is elastically deformed to the back side and is brought into close contact with the bulging portion 92 is directly pressed by the bulging portion 92 and moves to the back side of the operation panel 64 to support the pressing portion 104. The part 102 is elastically deformed to the back side of the operation panel 64. The movable detection unit 76 is pushed into the boss portion 106 of the pressing unit 104, and the switch 74 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state. In the pachinko machine 10, a predetermined number of rental balls are received from the prize ball payout device provided in the machine. The ball is discharged and discharged from the ball discharge port 46 to the ball tray 34 of the integrated dish unit 30. In addition, since the switch 74 is disposed at substantially the center of the pedestal 68 that supports the switch board 70, the pressing force applied to the switch 74 is received by the pedestal 68. As a result, it is possible to prevent the printed wiring board 72 from being bent rearward and the movable detection unit 76 from being pushed in.

  Further, when the pressure of the ball lending button 52 is released, the bulging portion 92 returns to the original bulging state by its own elastic force, and accordingly, the pressing portion 104 of the elastic piece 96 is caused by the elastic force of the arm portion 102. Return to the original position. Thereby, pushing of the movable detection part 76 by the boss | hub part 106 of the press part 104 is cancelled | released, and the switch 74 switches from an ON state to an OFF state.

  In the case of the return button 54 as well as the ball lending button 52, when the return button 54 is pressed (arrow P2 in FIG. 7), that is, the bulging portion 94 of the film 88 constituting the return button 54 is pressed from the front side. Then, the bulging portion 94 is elastically deformed to the back surface side, and the pressing portion 105 of the elastic piece 98 that is in close contact with the bulging portion 94 is directly pressed by the bulging portion 94 and moves to the back side of the operation panel 64. The arm portion 103 that supports the pressing portion 105 is elastically deformed to the back side of the operation panel 64. The movable detecting portion 77 is pushed into the boss portion 107 of the pressing portion 105, and the switch 75 is switched from the OFF state to the ON state, and the prepaid card inserted into the machine is ejected in the pedestal ball lending machine. In addition, since the switch 75 is also disposed at substantially the center of the pedestal 69 that supports the switch board 70, the pressing force applied to the switch 75 is received by the pedestal 69, and the printed wiring board 72 bends to the rear side. Thus, it is possible to prevent the pressing failure of the movable detection unit 77 due to the above.

  When the return button 54 is released, the bulging portion 94 returns to its original bulging state by its own elastic force, and accordingly, the pressing portion 105 of the elastic piece 98 is restored to its original state by the elastic force of the arm portion 103. Return to the position. Thereby, pushing of the movable detection part 77 by the boss | hub part 107 of the press part 105 is cancelled | released, and the switch 75 switches from an ON state to an OFF state.

  In the operation device of the pachinko machine 10, since the film 88 is integrally provided on the front surface 84A of the convex portion 84 of the operation panel 64, the film 88 is integrally held by the convex portion 84 of the operation panel 64. Even if an impact is applied to the surface of the film 88 due to the fall of a foreign object, the impact force is directly received by the convex portion 84 that holds the film 88, so that the film 88 is greatly deformed or damaged alone. Can be prevented.

  Further, the elastic pieces 96 and 98 provided on the convex portion 84 of the operation panel 64 are also pressed by the operation by causing the front surfaces 96A and 98A to be in close contact with the bulging portions 92 and 94 of the film 88. When this occurs, the amount of elastic deformation (the amount of elastic deformation of the arm portions 102 and 103 and the amount of displacement of the pressing portions 104 and 105) of the bulging portions 92 and 94 and the elastic pieces 96 and 98 are substantially equal. The amount of deformation of 92 and 94 can be reduced. Thereby, for example, there is a gap between the elastic piece and the film, and fatigue failure due to repeated elastic deformation and restoration occurs in the film 88 as compared to a configuration in which the film is deformed more greatly than the elastic piece during operation. The durability of the film 88 can be improved.

  Further, by providing the film 88 integrally with the front surface 84A of the convex portion 84 in the operation panel 64 by insert molding, the number of parts is reduced and the configuration is simplified, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. it can.

  Thus, in the operating device of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve breakage resistance and durability while suppressing costs with a simple configuration.

  In the present embodiment, when the ball lending button 52 and the return button 54 are operated, the bulging portions 92 and 94 of the film 88 are pressed from the front surface side, and the bulging portions 92 and 94 are elastically deformed to the back surface side. In the elastic pieces 96 and 98 provided in the hole portion 100 of the panel 64, the pressing portions 104 and 105 disposed in the approximate center of the hole portion 100 are pressed by the bulging portions 92 and 94. Accordingly, the arm portions 102 and 103 that are connected to the inner peripheral edge 101 of the hole 100 at one end and support the pressing portions 104 and 105 connected to the other end in a cantilever state are elastically deformed, and the pressing portions 104 and 105 are elastically deformed. Moves to the back side of the operation panel 64 and pushes the movable detectors 76 and 77 of the switches 74 and 75.

  In the elastic pieces 96 and 98 having the pressing portions 104 and 105 and the arm portions 102 and 103, the arm portions 102 and 103 are extended along the inner peripheral edge 101 inside the hole portion 100. , 103 can be enlarged. Accordingly, even when the operation panel 64 is formed of a synthetic resin having high rigidity in order to increase the strength of the exterior portion (operation unit 60) of the pachinko machine 10 including the operation panel 64, the arm portions 102 and 103 are used. By changing the length dimension, the elastic force of the arm portions 102 and 103 can be easily adjusted. For example, by increasing the length dimension of the arm portions 102 and 103, the elastic force of the arm portions 102 and 103 can be reduced, and the pressing portions 104 and 105 accompanying the elastic deformation amount of the arm portions 102 and 103 can be reduced. The amount of movement (stroke) can be increased. Thereby, it becomes possible to easily set the pressing force required for the operation of the ball lending button 52 and the return button 54 to a desired value, and it is possible to easily cope with a switch having a large stroke of the movable detection unit. As a result, the degree of freedom in design is improved.

  Next, a modification of the elastic piece provided on the operation panel 64 will be described.

  In this modified example, as shown in FIG. 8, the elastic pieces 116 and 118 provided in the hole 100 of the operation panel 64 include two arm portions 102 and 103, respectively. As shown in the drawing, the two arm portions 102 and 103 are arranged vertically with the pressing portions 104 and 105 sandwiched therebetween, and are formed in a vertically symmetrical shape. The pressing portions 104 and 105 are formed of the two arms. The parts 102 and 103 are supported in a both-end supported state.

  With the above configuration, even in the case of this modified example, when the bulging portions 92 and 94 of the film 88 are pressed from the front surface side and the bulging portions 92 and 94 are elastically deformed toward the back surface by the operation of each button, the elastic piece Reference numerals 116 and 118 denote two arms that support the pressing portions 104 and 105 in a both-end supported state as the pressing portions 104 and 105 disposed substantially at the center of the hole portion 100 are pressed by the bulging portions 92 and 94. The parts 102 and 103 are elastically deformed. Then, the pressing portions 104 and 105 move to the back side of the operation panel 64, and the movable detection portions 76 and 77 of the switches 74 and 75 are pushed in by the boss portions 106 and 107.

  Further, in the elastic pieces 116 and 118 in this modified example, the pressing portions 104 and 105 are supported in a two-sided state by the two arm portions 102 and 103 arranged vertically, so that the pressing portions 104 and 105 and the bosses are supported. The parts 106 and 107 are moved substantially linearly in the front-rear direction, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the movable detection parts 76 and 77 from being pushed down.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail by specific embodiment mentioned above, this invention is not limited to it, Various other embodiment is possible within the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the operation device including a button for performing a lending operation for renting a ball or taking out a prepaid card inserted into a ball lending machine has been described as an example. The present invention can also be applied to other operating devices that include a stop button or the like for stopping a symbol that is variably displayed in a game.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the integrated dish unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the decomposition | disassembly state of the operation part unit in the integrated dish unit of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the assembly state of the operation part unit in the integrated plate unit of FIG. It is a front view which shows the integrated dish unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged front view which shows the A section vicinity of FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 showing the vicinity of part A in FIG. 5. It is an enlarged front view which shows the operation button vicinity provided in the integrated dish unit which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machine 30 Integrated dish unit 60 Operation unit (exterior)
62 Ball tray exterior panel (exterior part)
64 Operation panel (exterior part / panel member)
74, 75 Switch 76, 77 Movable detector 84 Convex 84A Front (surface)
88 Film 96, 98 Elastic piece 100 Hole 101 Inner peripheral edge 102, 103 Arm part 104, 105 Pressing part 116, 118 Elastic piece

Claims (2)

A panel member made of synthetic resin formed by molding forming an exterior part of the gaming machine;
An elastic piece provided integrally with the panel member, and elastically deformable to the back side of the panel member by being pressed from the front side of the panel member;
A film made of a synthetic resin that is integrally provided by insert molding on the surface of the panel member so as to cover the elastic piece and substantially adhere to the surface of the elastic piece;
A switch that is arranged on the back side of the panel member and is switched from an OFF state to an ON state when a movable detection unit is pushed into the elastic piece elastically deformed by the pressing;
An operating device for a gaming machine, comprising:   The elastic piece is provided in a hole formed in the panel member, and the elastic piece has one end connected to the inner peripheral edge of the hole and an arm part extending along the inner peripheral edge of the hole. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a pressing portion that is connected to the other end of the arm portion and disposed at a substantially center of the hole portion and that pushes the movable detection portion by the pressing. Operating device.

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