JP2006271480A - Shooting handle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the assembling performance in such a manner that when a handle main body and a handle rotary body turnably attached to the handle main body are assembled, at a point when both parts are integrated by connecting them, the initial position for a turning amount sensing volume switch and the initial position for the handle rotary body are positionally adjusted. <P>SOLUTION: The handle body is fixed and attached to the front surface of a game machine. The handle rotary body is attached to the handle body in a manner to allow the rotating operation. This shooting handle is constituted in such a manner that at least a touch sensor, the turning amount sensing control, a shooting stopping switch, and a shooting stopping lever are attached to the handle rotary body from among the handle body and the handle rotary body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a launching handle as provided in, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a launching handle that is improved in assembling efficiency due to easy alignment between gears during assembly.

  A launch handle mounted on a conventional pachinko gaming machine includes a grip body that is fixedly installed on the front surface of the gaming machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, and a grip ring that is rotatably attached to the grip body. , And a handle cap that covers the grip ring.

  Among these, on the grip body side, a motor temporary stop switch for temporarily stopping the ball firing operation, a hit ball stop button for turning the switch ON / OFF, and a rotation amount of the grip ring are detected to adjust the hit ball. Are equipped with components such as a touch sensor for detecting that the hand has been touched.

  However, since the hit ball stop button is fixedly installed on the grip body, when the player rotates the grip ring, the hit ball stop button does not follow the rotation operation. As a result, the player This causes a problem that the position of the fingertip and the position of the hit ball stop button are separated from each other, making it difficult for the player to perform an ON / OFF operation.

  For example, when a touch sensor is mounted on the grip body to check the player, a line for transmitting a signal that the player has touched the grip ring from a resin-molded member that is plated with metal to the touch sensor. Becomes necessary, and the cost becomes high.

  In order to solve such a problem, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a micro switch as a firing stop switch, a firing stop button, a rotation amount, By installing a variable resistor as a detection volume and components such as a touch sensor, it is easy to stop the launch stop button that rotates following the movement of the player's hand and simplifies the wiring and lowers costs. I am trying.

  However, even when configured in this way, when assembling the grip body and the grip rotating disk, when engaging both opposing gears, it is difficult to align the gears from the assembly direction (gear end face direction), It took skill and time. Furthermore, when assembling, it is necessary to assemble while confirming the initial position of the rotation amount detection volume and the position where the gear meshes, and it takes time to assemble in consideration of such alignment. A new problem arises that the cost increases due to the increase in the cost.

JP-A-9-10388 Patent No. 3572007

  Therefore, according to the present invention, when the handle divided into the handle main body and the handle rotating body is assembled, both of them are connected and integrated, and at the same time, the handle rotating body is aligned with the rotation reference position to complete the assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a firing handle with improved assembly performance.

  The present invention relates to a handle rotating body that is attached to the front surface of a gaming machine while allowing a rotating operation, a touch sensor that detects that a hand touches the handle rotating body, and the handle rotating body to return to the rotation reference position. Detecting a signal corresponding to the amount of rotation of the return spring that is biased in the direction and the rotation amount of the handle rotating body that is rotated against the biasing force of the return spring, and outputting the detection signal to the launch control unit to launch the ball A launch handle having a rotation amount detecting volume for changing force, a launch stop switch for stopping the launch operation of the sphere, and a launch stop lever for turning on / off the launch stop switch, which is fixed to the front surface of the gaming machine And a handle rotating body for manual operation that is attached to the handle body while allowing a rotating operation, and the handle rotating body includes at least a front By attaching the touch sensor and the rotation amount detection volume firing stop switch and fire stop lever, characterized by being configured.

  According to the present invention, since the launch stop lever is attached to the handle rotating body, the launch stop lever also rotates following the rotation of the handle rotating body during the game. For this reason, the player can operate the firing stop lever with the same finger from beginning to end without changing the operation position of the lever corresponding to the position of the same fingertip holding the handle rotating body corresponding to the firing stop lever. Therefore, the player does not impose an extra burden on the lever operation, so the game is not impaired and the lever can be operated smoothly.

  In addition, touch handle, rotation amount detection volume, firing stop switch, launch stop lever, and other parts are attached to the handle rotating body, so the harnesses that are electrically connected to these parts are efficiently wired as one bundle. can do.

  In another structure of this invention, it has the sun gear fixedly attached to the said handle main body side among the connection surfaces which connect the said handle main body and the said handle rotary body, and the said handle rotary body side has it. A planetary gear that is integrally connected to the rotation amount detection volume and is rotatably supported is supported. When the two gears are engaged to connect the handle body and the handle rotating body, the sun of the handle body is connected. A meshing connection position where the gear and the planetary gear of the handle rotating body are meshed and connected can be set as a rotation reference position of the handle rotating body.

  According to the present invention, when the handle body and the handle rotating body are connected and assembled, the meshing connection position when the opposing one sun gear and the other planetary gear are meshed is set as the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body. It is set. For this reason, at the time of assembly, the handle main body divided into two parts and the handle rotating body are connected, and at the same time, the handle rotating body is aligned with the rotation reference position matched with the initial position of the rotation amount detection volume, thereby completing the assembly.

  In another configuration of the present invention, only a part of the gear end surface in the rotational direction is opened to the gear end surfaces of the two gears that are opposed to each other to mesh the sun gear and the planetary gear from the end surface direction. Thus, a gear open end surface that allows meshing from the end surface direction and a gear closed end surface that closes the gear end surface other than the gear open end surface and restricts meshing from the end surface direction can be formed.

  According to the present invention, when the sun gear and the planetary gear are meshed with each other, the gear end surfaces other than the rotation reference position are closed by the gear closed end surface between the gear end surfaces that correspond to each other from the end surface direction, but the gear closed end surface. Only the meshable space is opened. Therefore, it becomes possible to mesh only at the specified portion corresponding to the gear open end surface corresponding to the meshable space. For this reason, when the specified meshing position is determined as the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body, the alignment of the rotation reference position that matches the initial position of the rotation amount detection volume is completed simultaneously with assembly.

  Further, by providing the gear closing end surface, movement in the end surface direction is restricted after meshing, so that the handle rotating body cannot be pulled out during the rotation, which also prevents fraud.

  In another configuration of the present invention, it is possible to provide an alignment means for aligning the planetary gear, which is rotatably supported by the handle rotating body, by setting the rotation direction position as the rotation reference position. .

  According to the present invention, when the sun gear and the planetary gear are engaged from the end face direction, if the planetary gear remains free to rotate, the planetary gear is unstablely rotated at the time of engagement, so that it is difficult to engage. If the gear is temporarily integrated and fixed to the handle rotating body, the planetary gear does not rotate and thus can be easily engaged. Therefore, if the rotation means for fixing the planetary gear is aligned with the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body by the positioning means, the handle rotating body matches the initial position of the rotation amount detection volume at the same time as the meshing. The rotation reference position can be positioned. When the planetary gear is positioned and fixed, the planetary gear can be positioned by plane correspondence, irregularity correspondence, fitting correspondence by inserting a pin through a pin hole, or the like.

  The positioning means of another configuration of the present invention includes a rotation restricting surface for restricting rotation formed on the outer peripheral surface of the planetary gear, and a jig formed on the opposing surface of the handle rotating body facing the rotation restricting surface. An insertion groove, and a positioning jig that is inserted between the rotation restriction surface and the jig insertion groove to restrict the rotation position of the planetary gear and position the planetary gear at the rotation reference position. Can be configured.

  According to the present invention, if the positioning jig is inserted between the opposing surfaces of the planetary gear rotation restricting surface and the handle rotating body jig insertion groove, the positioning jig is interposed in contact with the rotation restricting surface. Therefore, the rotation of the planetary gear can be restricted and the planetary gear can be temporarily integrated and fixed to the handle rotating body.

  For this reason, if the rotation restricting surface of the planetary gear is positioned so as to be the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body, when the planetary gear is meshed, the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body is aligned and meshed accurately. The alignment between the gears is completed in advance. Therefore, at the time of assembling, assembling is completed simply by joining the handle rotating body to the handle body in the connecting direction, and the assembling work is facilitated. Further, after the meshing of the sun gear and the planetary gear is completed, if the positioning jig is pulled out, the planetary gear becomes the original free rotation state.

  The planetary gear rotation restricting surface can be formed, for example, by removing a part of the outer peripheral surface of the planetary gear to provide a planar surface. In addition, if a jig insertion hole is formed between the rotation restricting surface and the plane-facing surface of the concave jig insertion groove so that a flat positioning jig can be inserted and removed, positioning means using the jig Can be configured. In particular, the operation of shifting the position many times until the meshing positions of the gears are engaged can be omitted, and assembly can be reliably performed once.

  According to the present invention, during the game, the position of the same fingertip of the player does not change the operation position of the lever corresponding to the start / stop lever, so that the game is not impaired and the lever can be operated smoothly. Furthermore, since many components are attached to one handle rotating body, harnesses that are electrically connected to the respective components can be efficiently wired as one bundle. In particular, alignment during assembly can be facilitated to improve assembly.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a front side of a gaming table 11 of a pachinko gaming machine, which has a gaming surface 12 equipped with a game display device or the like on the front side of the upper side of the gaming table 11, and an upper plate 13 and a lower plate 14 below have. In addition, the lower right side of the game table 11 is provided with a launch handle 15 for launching a ball for the player to control the launch of a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a ball). The balls are fired one by one from a launching device on the back side of the board (not shown), and the fired balls are supplied to the game surface 12 along the transport rail 12a.

  FIG. 2 shows an external view of the firing handle 15. This firing handle 15 extends from the front side to the rear side and covers the cover 16, the rotatable handle rotating body 17, and the firing stop for operating the firing stop / restart of the ball. The lever 18 and the handle main body 19 are assembled in this order.

  Next, the internal structure of the firing handle 15 will be described with reference to the exploded perspective views of FIGS. 3 and 4. The cover portion 16 located on the front end surface of the firing handle 15 has an outer surface for easy gripping. A semi-spherical shape is formed, and a pivot shaft 21 having a D-type fitting hole 20 on the inner peripheral surface protrudes in the axial direction of the center portion of the inner surface on the back side. The D-type fitting hole 20 is fitted to a D-type fitting shaft 22 that protrudes in the axial direction of the central portion of the handle main body 19, and the cover portion 16 is integrally connected to the handle main body 19. In this case, the mounting position in the rotational direction of the cover portion 16 with respect to the handle main body 19 is determined by the plane-corresponding portion fitted to the D shape.

  The handle rotating body 17 is formed of an annular body that is freely pivoted between the cover portion 16 and the handle main body 19, and a pivotal support hole 23 that opens in the axial center portion of the handle rotating body 17 is pivoted. A support shaft 21 is inserted, and the handle rotating body 17 is rotatably supported on the pivot shaft 21. Further, a return spring 24 and a rotation amount detection volume 25 are mounted on the front end surface (the surface facing the cover portion 16) of the handle rotating body 17.

  The return spring 24 has a coil shape and is interposed between opposing surfaces of the cover portion 16 and the handle rotating body 17, and one end 24 a of the return spring 24 projects from the inner surface on the back side of the cover portion 16. The other end 24 b is screwed and fixed to the front surface side of the handle rotating body 17 with a set screw 27 while being hooked and locked to the stop protrusion 26. As a result, the handle rotating body 17 waits for rotation with the locking projection 26 as the urging base point, and the initial position where this rotation is waited for is set as the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body 17. Therefore, when the handle rotator 17 is at the rotation reference position, the handle rotator 17 receives the urging force of the return spring 24 and waits for rotation at the rotation reference position matched with the initial position of the rotation amount detection volume 25. ing.

  The rotation amount detection volume 25 is disposed along the axial direction of the firing handle 15, and has a rectangular body 25a on the front side thereof and a D-type rotation shaft 25b having a D-shaped cross section on the rear side. Then, the D-type rotary shaft 25b on the rear surface side is attached to the handle rotating body 17 in a state where the front side rectangular body 25a is fitted in the rotation-preventing recess 28 that is open in a square shape on the front surface side of the handle rotating body 17. A D-shaped shaft hole 29 that is opened at the axial center of a planetary gear G1 (described later) disposed on the rear surface side is integrally fitted. The planetary gear G1 meshes with a sun gear G2 (see FIG. 8) integrally formed on the front side of the handle body 19, and the handle rotating body 17 rotated against the urging force of the return spring 24 rotates. Accordingly, the planetary gear G1 rotates, and the rotation amount of the handle rotating body 17 is detected as the planetary gear G1 rotates.

  As described above, the rotation amount detection volume 25 detects a signal corresponding to the rotation amount of the handle rotating body 17 and changes the detection signal to be output to a launch control unit (not shown) to adjust the launch force of the sphere. is there.

  On the other hand, the planetary gear G1, the touch sensor S, the firing stop switch SW1, and the firing stop lever 18 are mounted on the rear surface of the handle rotating body 17 (the surface facing the handle body 19).

  The planetary gear G1 has a semicircular gear formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the D-shaped shaft body, and a rotation restricting portion having a D-shaped flat section on the other outer peripheral surface opposite to the gear. A rotation regulating surface 30 is formed. A concave groove 31 for inserting a jig corresponding to a concave portion is formed on the opposing surface of the handle rotating body 17 facing the rotation regulating surface 30. When the rotation restricting surface 30 and the concave groove 31 are opposed to each other, a plane for jig insertion corresponding to a plane is formed between the opposed surfaces, and a flat plate is formed in this space as shown in FIGS. A cylindrical positioning jig 32 is provided so as to be freely inserted and removed. By inserting the positioning jig 32, the planetary gear G1 is integrated with the handle rotating body 17 and its rotation is restricted, and the rotational position of the planetary gear G1 is positioned at the rotation reference position.

  In this case, the radial positioning of the handle rotating body 17 corresponding to the thickness direction is performed by the thickness of the flat positioning jig 32. The rotation direction of the handle rotating body 17 is determined by the width of the positioning jig 32.

  When the planetary gear G1 is meshed with the sun gear G2 by positioning in this way, the position to be meshed is determined accurately by aligning the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body 17, and the alignment between the gears meshed from the end surface direction is determined. Is completed in advance. Therefore, at the time of assembling, only the handle rotating body 17 is joined to the handle main body 19 in the axial direction, and the connection of both is completed, and the assembling work is facilitated.

  Further, the cover portion 16, the handle rotating body 17, and the handle main body 19 are formed of a resin molded member. Among these, the handle rotating body 17 is metal-plated on the outer surface, and the touch sensor S is arranged on the inner surface side. Has been established. Thereby, based on the electrostatic capacitance which changes when a hand contacts the outer surface of the handle | steering-wheel rotating body 17, the presence or absence of a hand contact is detected and a touch signal is output.

  The launch stop switch SW is a switch that stops the launch operation of the sphere, and is operated by the launch stop lever 18. The firing stop lever 18 has an inner end portion as a shaft support portion of the lever 18 supported on the rear end surface of the handle rotation body 17, and the outer end portion of the lever 18 is a handle rotation body 17 with the shaft support portion serving as a rotation fulcrum. A small protrusion is provided so as to be pressed down from the outer peripheral surface of.

  The firing stop switch SW outputs a firing stop signal while the firing stop lever 18 is being pressed with the fingertip. On the other hand, when the pressing operation of the firing stop lever 18 is stopped and the fingertip is released from the firing stop lever 18, the firing stop lever 18 is pushed back to the original position by the reaction force of the actuator of the launch stop switch SW, and the launch stop signal is cut off. It can be fired again.

  In this case, since the firing stop lever 18 is attached to the handle rotating body 17 side, during the game, the firing stop lever 18 also rotates in the same direction following the rotation of the handle rotating body 17. For this reason, the player operates the firing stop lever 18 with the same finger from beginning to end, with the same fingertip position holding the handle rotating body 17 corresponding to the firing stop lever 18, and the operation position of the lever 18 does not change. be able to.

  That is, even when the player is turning the lever 18, the player can operate the lever with the gripping posture as it is, and the game is not impaired because an extra burden is not applied to the hand when the lever is operated. Launch and stop operations can be performed smoothly.

  Furthermore, since components such as the touch sensor S, the rotation amount detection volume 25, the firing stop switch SW, and the firing stop lever 18 are attached to the handle rotating body 17 side, a harness electrically connected to these components is 1 There is an advantage that wiring can be efficiently performed as one bundle. Also, the outer peripheral surface of the handle rotating body 17 may be provided with a finger hooking portion (see FIG. 1) such as a concave portion or a convex portion so as to facilitate the rotating operation, or a rotatable device such as a finger insertion hole is provided. May be configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the handle body 19 has a D-type fitting shaft 22 at the center of the front surface and a semicircular sun gear G2 on the concentric circle. The pivot shaft 21 of the cover portion 16 described above is fitted to the D-type fitting shaft 22 to prevent the cover portion 16 from rotating about the handle main body 19, and is screwed and fixed with screws (not shown) to be integrally connected.

  The planetary gear G1 described above is engaged with the sun gear G2, and the planetary gear G1 is engaged with the sun gear G2 at the fixed position as a center, and is allowed to rotate approximately half a circumference. In this case, the meshing connection position when one sun gear G2 and the other planetary gear G1 are meshed is set as the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body 17. For this reason, at the time of assembly, the handle body 19 and the handle rotating body 17 are connected, and at the same time, the handle rotating body 17 is aligned with the rotation reference position to complete the assembly.

  As means for determining the meshing connection position of the two gears G1 and G2, the gears G1 and G2 of the sun gear G2 and the planetary gear G1 are engaged with each other on the gear end surfaces facing each other. As shown in FIG. 9, only a part of the gear end surface in the rotational direction is opened and the gear open end surface 33 allowing the engagement from the end surface direction and the gear end surface other than the gear open end surface 33 are closed. A gear closing end face 34 that restricts the meshing from the end face direction is formed.

  In this way, when the sun gear G2 and the planetary gear G1 are meshed with each other by providing a special gear shape that forms the gear open end surface 33 and the gear closed end surface 34, the gears G1 and G2 are arranged in the end surface direction. Between the gear end surfaces corresponding to each other, the number of gears is large, but the gear end surfaces other than the rotation reference position are closed by the gear closing end surface 34, and only a meshable space is opened. Therefore, it is possible to engage with each other only at a specified portion corresponding to the gear opening end surface 33 corresponding to the space that can be engaged. For this reason, if the specified meshing position is determined as the rotation reference position of the handle rotating body 17, the alignment of the rotation reference position is completed simultaneously with the assembly.

  Further, by providing the gear closing end face 34, as shown in FIG. 10, when the gear is rotated after meshing, the gear closing end face 34 regulates the movement of the gear in the end face direction. Will not be pulled out, and will also prevent fraud.

  The cover portion 16 and the handle rotating body 17 have annular portions having substantially the same outer diameter, and are connected to each other in the axial direction. Similarly, the handle rotating body 17 and the handle main body 19 have substantially the same outer diameter. The outer peripheral edge portion corresponding to the axial direction is provided with convex annular portions 16a, 19a and concave annular portions 17a, 17b. Are joined so as to be rotatable. Further, a rotation restricting guide groove 35 for restricting the amount of rotation of the handle rotating body 17 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the handle main body 19. Further, the touch signal, the ball firing stop signal, and the handle rotation amount signal are output to a firing control unit (not shown) that controls the launching device on the back side of the game table. In the figure, 36 indicates a nut, and 37 indicates a rotation restricting guide piece.

  When assembling the firing handle 15 configured in this way, first, the return spring 24 and the rotation amount detection volume 25 are mounted on the front end surface of the handle rotating body 17, and the firing stop lever 18 and the touch sensor S are mounted on the rear end surface. The launch stop switch SW, the planetary gear G1, the sun gear G2, and the nut 36 are respectively attached.

  At this time, the planetary gear G1 is attached to the rotation reference position, but is free to rotate and may slightly rotate when meshing. Therefore, the positioning jig 32 is inserted into the concave groove 31 of the handle rotating body 17. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the positioning jig 32 prevents the planetary gear G1 from rotating to the rotation reference position in a plane corresponding to the rotation restricting surface 30 of the planetary gear G1. The handle rotating body 17 may be connected to the handle body 19 in this positioning state.

  Further, if the positioning jig 32 is pulled out after the meshing of the sun gear G2 and the planetary gear G1 is completed, the planetary gear G1 becomes the original free rotation state. Thereafter, one end 24a of the return spring 24 is locked to the locking projection 26 to connect the cover portion 16 and the handle rotating body 17, and the center portion is aligned with the D-type fitting shaft 22 of the handle body 19 to cover the cover. The assembly is completed by integrating the D-type fitting hole 20 of the portion 16 by fitting.

  The configuration of the present invention can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

The external appearance perspective view which shows the front side of the game stand of a pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a firing handle. The exploded perspective view which looked at the firing handle from the front side. The exploded perspective view which looked at the firing handle from the rear side. The perspective view which shows the state before use of a positioning jig. The perspective view which shows the state in use of the positioning jig. The perspective view which shows the relationship between a handle | steering-wheel rotary body and a handle | steering-wheel main body. The perspective view which shows the meshing state of the gear on a handle | steering-wheel main body. The principal part perspective view which shows the state before meshing | engagement of a sun gear and a planetary gear. The principal part perspective view which shows the state after meshing | engagement of a sun gear and a planetary gear.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Game table 15 ... Launch handle 17 ... Handle rotating body 18 ... Launch stop lever 19 ... Handle main body 25 ... Rotation amount detection volume 30 ... Rotation restriction surface 31 ... Groove 32 ... Positioning jig 33 ... Gear release end surface 34 ... Gear Closed end face G1 ... Planetary gear G2 ... Sun gear S ... Touch sensor SW ... Launch stop switch

Claims (5)

A handle rotating body that is attached to the front surface of the gaming machine while allowing rotational operation;
A touch sensor for detecting that a hand touches the handle rotating body;
A return spring that biases the handle rotating body in a direction to return it to the rotation reference position;
A rotation amount detection volume for detecting a signal corresponding to the rotation amount of the handle rotating body rotated against the urging force of the return spring, and outputting the detection signal to the launch control unit to change the launch force of the sphere,
A launch stop switch that stops the launch of the ball,
A firing handle having a firing stop lever for turning on and off the firing stop switch,
A handle body fixedly attached to the front surface of the gaming machine;
A handle rotating body for manual operation that is attached to the handle body while allowing rotation operation,
A firing handle comprising at least the touch sensor, a rotation amount detection volume, a firing stop switch, and a firing stop lever attached to the handle rotating body. Of the connecting surfaces for connecting the handle body and the handle rotating body, the handle body side has a sun gear fixedly attached, and the handle rotating body side is integrated with the rotation amount detection volume. A planetary gear that is connected and rotatably supported is supported, and the sun gear of the handle body and the planet of the handle rotator are connected at the time of connecting the handle body and the handle rotator by engaging both gears. The firing handle according to claim 1, wherein a meshing connection position for meshing and coupling with a gear is set as a rotation reference position of the handle rotating body. Engage both the sun gear and the planetary gear from the end surface direction. The gear end surfaces of the gears facing each other open only a part of the rotation direction of the gear end surface to allow engagement from the end surface direction. The firing handle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a gear opening end surface to be closed and a gear closing end surface for closing the gear end surface other than the gear opening end surface to restrict meshing from the end surface direction are formed. The launching handle according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising an alignment means for aligning the planetary gear, which is rotatably supported by the handle rotating body, by setting a rotational position of the planetary gear as a rotation reference position. The alignment means includes
A rotation restricting surface for restricting rotation formed on the outer peripheral surface of the planetary gear;
A jig insertion groove formed on the facing surface of the handle rotating body facing the rotation regulating surface;
A positioning jig that is inserted between the rotation restricting surface and the jig insertion groove to restrict the rotation position of the planetary gear and position the planetary gear at a rotation reference position;
The firing handle of claim 4.

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