JP2007061201A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine with a shooting handle capable of causing a turning force receiving surface in a position which a player grasps. <P>SOLUTION: A shooting lever 11 forming a shooting handle 10A is made up of a rotatable annular substrate 15 which adjusts game ball shooting strength by the angle of rotation and a plurality of rotating finger rest members 21 mutually closely provided around along the outside periphery of the annular substrate 15. The rotatable finger rest members 21 are changed to an operating position where adjacent sides of the rotatable finger rest members 21 are the turning force receiving surfaces 22 and a standing position which permits the action of displacing to the operating position by being displaced by the grasping by the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine including a launching handle in which a rotating pressure receiving surface is generated at a gripping position gripped by a player during a launching operation of a game ball.

  In the launching handle provided in the pachinko gaming machine, by providing a plurality of finger hanging recesses at equal angular intervals on the outer periphery of the launching lever of the launching handle, no matter where the player holds the launching lever, A device that can be operated with the same feeling (for example, see Patent Document 1) is known. Further, by disposing the finger-hanging piece so as to be movable along the sliding groove formed on the outer peripheral portion of the sliding ring, the finger-holding piece can be locked at an arbitrary position of the sliding groove. There is known a device in which a player can hold a firing lever in an easy posture (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

These are such that the side surface of the finger-hanging recess or the side surface of the finger-hanging piece is used as a rotational force receiving surface, and the firing lever is rotated by applying rotational force to the rotational power receiving surface at the side of the finger holding the firing lever. To get.
JP 2004-41413 A (paragraph number [0013], FIG. 2) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-81248 (paragraph number [0029], FIG. 9)

  By the way, what is disclosed in Patent Document 1 is that each finger-hanging recess is fixedly provided on the firing lever, so when the player holds the firing lever, the finger does not necessarily enter the finger-holding recess, A finger may hang on the protrusion between adjacent finger-hanging recesses. In such a case, it is necessary to move the finger to a position where there is a finger-hanging concave portion, and it is necessary to perform a two-stage operation in order to position the finger accompanying the gripping.

  In addition, in order to allow the player to grip the launch lever in an easy posture, the one disclosed in Patent Document 2 is to grip the outer periphery of the sliding ring once and then move the finger along the sliding groove. It is necessary to move the latch piece to a position where it comes into contact with the finger and lock it, and the player has to perform a complicated task simply for the purpose of grasping the firing lever at an arbitrary position.

  Further, in these prior arts, the outer peripheral shape is uneven by the finger-hanging recess or finger-holding piece provided on the outer periphery of the launch lever, so that in the state where the game ball can be launched, If a person carelessly hooks a finger on a finger-hanging recess or a finger-hanging piece, the launch lever easily rotates, causing a problem that a game ball is unintentionally launched by the player.

  The present invention has been made to improve such a situation, and provides a pachinko machine equipped with a launching handle capable of generating a rotational pressure receiving surface at a gripping position gripped by a player. It is the purpose.

  According to the present invention, the launch strength of a game ball is increased by a rotation angle from a non-operating state between a handle base protruding from the front surface of the gaming machine main body and a hand rest attached to the front portion of the handle base. In a pachinko gaming machine provided with a launching handle in which a launching lever to be adjusted is rotatably provided, the launching lever is configured to adjust a launching strength of a game ball according to a pivoting angle; It consists of a plurality of movable finger hanging members that are provided close to each other over the outer periphery of the annular base body, and each movable finger hanging member is displaced by a player's gripping operation and rotates on the side surface of the adjacent movable finger hanging member. A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the pachinko gaming machine is provided so as to be convertible between an operating position as a power pressure receiving surface and a steady position capable of displacement to the operating position.

  In such a configuration, when each movable finger hanging member is displaced to the operating position by the player's gripping operation, the movable finger hanging member is formed on the side surface of the movable finger hanging member at the normal position adjacent to the movable finger hanging member displaced to the operating position. The rotating pressure receiving surface is exposed, and a pressing operation by the side of the player's finger can be performed on the rotating force receiving surface, and the annular base body can be rotated by the pressing operation. The launching handle includes angle detection means for detecting the rotation angle of the annular base, and the launch intensity of the game ball is adjusted based on the rotation angle of the annular base detected by the angle detection means. .

  In the firing handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above, a plurality of radial sliding guide holes are formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body, while the sliding finger Sliding connecting rods that are inserted into the guide holes and are slidably guided in the radial direction are respectively formed, and each movable finger hook member has a sliding action of the sliding connecting rods inserted into the sliding guide holes. Via a stationary position that moves forward and backward along the radial direction of the annular substrate, moves away from the outer peripheral surface of the annular substrate, and moves back and forth from the steady position to contact or approach the outer peripheral surface of the annular substrate. A configuration that can be converted to a position is proposed.

  Further, compression springs that are externally fitted to the sliding connecting rods and are interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the annular base and the inner bottom surface of the movable finger hanging members, and the movable finger hanging members that are converted into the operating positions are stationary. A configuration as an automatic return means for returning to a position is proposed.

  Further, there is proposed a structure provided with holding means for holding each movable finger hanging member in the operating position in the launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above.

  Here, as the holding means, an engaging protrusion formed at the protruding end of each sliding connecting rod, and an engaging protrusion formed selectively in the annular base body along the radial direction. A configuration including a plurality of engaging recesses that can be engaged is proposed.

  Further, a configuration is proposed in which a handle tongue piece extending rearward from each movable finger hanging member is used as a manual return means for returning each movable finger hanging member converted to the operating position to a steady position.

  Further, in the launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above, a plurality of sliding guide holes extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body at regular intervals along the circumferential direction, and each movable finger-hanging member In addition, sliding connection rods inserted into the sliding guide holes and slidingly guided in the front-rear direction are respectively formed, and each of the movable finger hook members is inserted into the sliding guide holes. Through the sliding action of the annular base body so as to be able to advance and retreat along the front-rear direction of the annular base body, move forward and displace to the front side of the annular base body, and retract from the steady position to the rear side of the annular base body A configuration is proposed that can be converted into a displaced working position.

  In the present invention, as described above, the launch lever is provided with a rotatable annular base body that adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to the rotational angle, and a circumferentially adjacent to each other over the outer periphery of the annular base body. It is composed of a plurality of movable finger-hanging members, and each movable finger-hanging member is displaced by a player's gripping operation so that the side surface of the adjacent movable finger-hanging member is a rotational pressure receiving surface, and the displacement operation to the operation position Is a pachinko game machine that is convertible to a steady position where each player can move, so that when the player grasps the launch handle while each movable finger-hanging member is converted to the steady position, the player's finger presses The movable finger-hanging member is displaced by its gripping operation and converted into the operating position, and the side surface of the movable finger-hanging member at the normal position adjacent to the movable finger-hanging member is exposed to become a rotational pressure receiving surface, and the rotational power receiving surface Against It is possible to rotate the annular body by pressing operation by the side of the technique's finger. Therefore, when the player operates to release the game ball, the player grips the launch handle in an arbitrary grip mode, so that a rotational pressure receiving surface is generated at the grip position corresponding to the grip mode different for each player. Without shifting, the finger that holds the firing handle can be easily positioned.

  Further, in a state where all the movable finger hanging members are converted to the steady positions, the side surfaces of the respective movable finger hanging members are not exposed, and no rotational force pressure receiving surface is generated between the adjacent movable finger hanging members. As a result, even if the player inadvertently touches the movable finger hanging member in a state where the game ball can be launched, there is no rotational force pressure receiving surface that receives the pressure due to the contact as rotational force with respect to the annular base. Since the lever does not rotate, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintended by the player.

  In the firing handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above, a plurality of radial sliding guide holes are formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body, while the sliding finger Sliding connecting rods that are inserted into the guide holes and are slidably guided in the radial direction are respectively formed, and each movable finger hook member has a sliding action of the sliding connecting rods inserted into the sliding guide holes. Via a stationary position that moves forward and backward along the radial direction of the annular substrate, moves away from the outer peripheral surface of the annular substrate, and moves back and forth from the steady position to contact or approach the outer peripheral surface of the annular substrate. In the configuration that can be converted to the position, each movable finger-hanging member at a steady position separated from the outer peripheral surface of the annular base is retracted along the radial direction of the annular base by the player's gripping operation, Converted into an operating position that is in contact with or close to the outer peripheral surface of the annular substrate. . Thereby, each movable finger-hanging member can be pressed in the radial direction and converted into the operating position by a natural bending operation of the finger accompanying the grasping operation of the firing handle.

  Further, compression springs that are externally fitted to the sliding connecting rods and are interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the annular base and the inner bottom surface of the movable finger hanging members, and the movable finger hanging members that are converted into the operating positions are stationary. In the configuration of the automatic return means for returning to the position, the movable finger hook member is automatically moved to the steady position via the elastic force of the compression spring by releasing the finger from the movable finger hook member converted to the operating position. Can be restored automatically. This eliminates the need for a special operation when the movable finger hanging member is converted from the operating position to the steady position. Also, when changing the position of the finger holding the firing handle, it is only necessary to re-hold the firing handle.

  In the case where the launch handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above has a holding means for holding each movable finger hanging member in the operating position, the movable finger hanging member converted to the operating position is held in the operating position by the holding means. Therefore, in order to maintain the operation state of the movable finger hook member converted into the operation position, it is not necessary to continuously perform the pressing operation on the movable finger hook member. Thereby, fatigue of a player's finger can be reduced. Further, once the movable finger hanging member is held at the operating position, even if the finger is released from the movable finger hanging member, the operating state is maintained, so that it is not necessary to press the movable finger hanging member again. This makes it possible to restart the game quickly.

  Further, the holding means is formed along the radial direction in the annular base body with an engaging protrusion formed at the protruding end of each sliding connecting rod, and the engaging protrusion is selectively engaged. In the case where the plurality of engaging recesses are configured, the engagement formed at the protruding end of the sliding connection rod in accordance with the backward displacement of the movable finger hanging member by the gripping operation of the firing handle. The protrusion is sequentially engaged with a plurality of engagement recesses formed in the annular base body along the radial direction. Thereby, each movable finger-hanging member can be held at the operating position corresponding to the amount of displacement.

  Further, in the configuration in which the handle tongue piece extending rearward from each movable finger hanging member is a manual return means for returning each movable finger hanging member converted to the operating position to the steady position, the steady position from the operating position is determined. The advancement displacement of the movable finger-hanging member can be easily performed by picking the handle tongue piece.

  Further, in the launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine described above, a plurality of sliding guide holes extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body at regular intervals along the circumferential direction, and each movable finger hanging member In addition, sliding connection rods inserted into the sliding guide holes and slidingly guided in the front-rear direction are respectively formed, and each of the movable finger hook members is inserted into the sliding guide holes. Through the sliding action of the annular base body so as to be able to advance and retreat along the front-rear direction of the annular base body, move forward and displace to the front side of the annular base body, and retract from the steady position to the rear side of the annular base body In the configuration that can be converted to the displacing operation position, each movable finger-hanging member at the steady position displaced toward the front side of the annular base member is operated by the finger pressing operation accompanying the grasping operation of the player. Retreats along the front-rear direction and is displaced toward the rear side of the annular base. It is converted to the position. Thereby, each movable finger-hanging member can be pushed backward by the gripping operation of the firing handle and converted into the operating position.

Below, the 1st Example of this invention is described based on FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 fixed to a game island facility (not shown) and a gaming machine main body 3 that covers a front opening of the outer frame 2.

  The gaming machine main body 3 includes a front frame 4 that is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable, and various game members attached to the front frame 4. That is, a glass door 6 covering a game board surface (not shown) and a front plate 8 provided with an upper tray 7 are pivotally supported on the front frame 4 so as to be opened and closed. A lower tray 9 is integrally formed at the lower part of the front frame 4 so as to be positioned below the upper tray 7, and a firing handle 10 </ b> A according to the main part of the present invention is disposed on the right side of the lower tray 9. Has been. On the back side of the launch handle 10A, a ball launcher (not shown) having a launcher for launching game balls supplied from the upper tray 7 one by one on the game board surface is disposed. Here, the launch handle 10A includes a rotatable launch lever 11 that adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to the pivot angle from the non-operating state, and the player operates the launch lever 11 to By changing the amount of rotation, the launch intensity of the game ball can be adjusted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the launch handle 10 </ b> A includes a cylindrical handle base 12 (see FIG. 1) attached in a protruding state on the front surface of the gaming machine body 3 and a front portion of the handle base 12. A hemispherical handrest 13 is provided, and the firing lever 11 is rotatably provided between the handrest 13 and the handle base 12. A support shaft portion 14 is projected from the center of the wall surface to the rear side of the handrest 13, and an annular base body 15 constituting the firing lever 11 is rotatably supported on the support shaft portion 14. Yes. Further, the support shaft portion 14 is formed in a deformed cross-section such that a part of the outer periphery thereof is cut out in a substantially arc shape along the front-rear direction, and the handle base 12 has a deformed shape of the support shaft portion 14. A mounting hole 16 that matches the cross-sectional shape is provided on the front side, and an insertion hole 18 whose rear side is enlarged in diameter via a stepped portion 17 (see FIG. 4) is provided in the front-rear direction. Then, with the annular base body 15 being pivotally supported, the spindle portion 14 of the handrest 13 is inserted into the mounting hole portion 16 of the handle base 12, and a retaining plate 19 is attached to the end of the spindle portion 14 with a bolt 20. The hand rest 13 is attached to the handle base 12 so as not to be pulled out through a retaining action by a retaining plate 19 that comes into contact with the stepped portion 17 from behind. In addition, the handrest 13 cannot be rotated due to the fitting of the support shaft portion 14 and the mounting hole portion 16 having an irregular cross section. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the rear wall surface of the hemispherical handrest 13 and the front wall surface of the handle base 12 is slightly larger than the longitudinal dimension of the hub portion 23 of the annular base body 15 described later. It is set so as to be widened, whereby the annular base body 15 supported by the support shaft portion 14 can be easily rotated.

  The launch lever 11 includes an annular base body 15 that adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to a rotation angle, and a plurality of movable finger hook members 21 that are provided around the circumference of the annular base body 15 so as to be close to each other. Each movable finger hanging member 21 is displaced by a player's gripping operation, and an operation position in which the side surface of the adjacent movable finger hanging member 21 is a rotating power pressure receiving surface 22 (see FIG. 6), and a displacement operation to the operation position. Are provided so as to be convertible to the respective steady positions.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the annular base body 15 is loosely fitted to the support shaft portion 14 of the handrest 13, and extends from the front end portion of the hub portion 23 outward in the radial direction. A disc-shaped front wall portion 24 and an annular outer peripheral surface portion 25 coupled to the outer end edge portion of the front wall portion 24. As shown in FIG. In addition, a plurality of radial guide holes 26 are formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction. Here, each sliding guide hole 26 is formed in the shape of a square hole, so that an anti-rotation action of a sliding connecting rod 27 to be described later inserted into the sliding guide hole 26 is obtained.

  On the other hand, each of the movable finger hanging members 21 is formed in a rectangular box shape having an open bottom surface and a rear surface, and a sliding connecting rod 27 having a predetermined length from the substantially central portion of the inner bottom surface of each movable finger hanging member 21 is on the lower surface side. Each of them has been erected. The sliding connecting rod 27 is inserted into the sliding guide hole 26 and is slidably guided in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of substantially parallel front and rear having appropriate elasticity is provided. It is constituted by split elastic rods 27a and 27b, and its protruding end becomes wider as it extends upward, and has a substantially wedge-shaped locking end portion 28a having horizontal locking surfaces 28 'and 28' on the upper surface. 28b is formed in a state protruding in the front-rear direction. Here, the sliding connection rod 27 composed of a pair of front and rear split elastic rods 27 a and 27 b that are substantially parallel can be fitted into a rectangular hole-shaped sliding guide hole 26 formed in the outer peripheral surface portion 25 of the annular base body 15. The engaging end portions 28a, 28b are formed with a rectangular hole-shaped sliding guide hole 26 when the split elastic rods 27a, 27b are elastically deformed in a direction close to each other. It is formed in a size that can pass through. Therefore, when the sliding connecting rod 27 is fitted into the sliding guide hole 26 from its tip, the divided elastic rods 27a and 27b are brought close to each other by the substantially wedge-shaped locking end portions 28a and 28b formed at the projecting ends. When the locking end portions 28a and 28b pass through the sliding guide hole 26, the split elastic rods 27a and 27b return to the parallel state via the elasticity. Thus, the horizontal locking surfaces 28 ′ and 28 ′ on the upper surfaces of the locking end portions 28 a and 28 b can be engaged with the lower surface of the hole edge of the sliding guide hole 26, and the retaining action is generated. Thereby, attachment of each movable finger-hanging member 21 to the annular base 15 can be easily performed.

  And each said movable finger-hanging member 21 is provided so that advancement / retraction is possible along the radial direction of the cyclic | annular base | substrate 15 through the sliding action of the sliding connection rod 27 inserted by the said sliding guide hole 26, The position can be converted into a steady position that moves away from the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body 15 and an operating position that retreats from the normal position and contacts or approaches the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body 15.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a compression spring 29 is externally fitted to the sliding connection rod 27 of each movable finger hanging member 21, and the compression spring 29 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the annular base 15 and each movable finger hanging member 21. Each of them is interposed between the inner bottom surfaces. The compression spring 29 serves as an automatic return means for returning each movable finger hook member 21 converted to the operating position to the steady position. Here, the compression spring 29 is interposed in a slightly compressed state at the steady position of the movable finger hanging member 21 so that the movable finger hanging member 21 can be held at the steady position by its elastic force.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the launch handle 10A includes an angle detection unit that detects a pivot angle of the annular base body 15 from a state where the launch lever 11 is not pivoted by the player, that is, a non-operating state, Urging means for returning the annular base 15 of the launch lever 11 that has been rotated to a non-operating state, and launching a game ball based on the rotational angle of the annular base 15 detected by the angle detecting means. The intensity is adjusted. Further, when the player releases the hand from the launch lever 11, the launch lever 11 that has been rotated is rotated by the urging means and automatically returned to the non-operating position.

  In such a configuration, when the player is not holding the firing handle 10A, as shown in FIG. 2, each movable finger hanging member 21 is subjected to the elastic force of the compression spring 29 (see FIG. 4). Is held in a steady position. As described above, in a state where each movable finger hooking member 21 is held at the steady position, the player extends the finger, and at the position where the palm abuts on the handrest 13, the extended handle is bent so that the extended finger is bent. Is held, the movable finger hooking member 21 pressed by the player's finger is retracted along the radial direction of the annular base body 15 and converted into the operating position against the elastic force of the compression spring 29. Thereby, each movable finger-hanging member 21 can be pressed in the radial direction and converted into the operating position by a natural bending operation of the finger accompanying the grasping operation of the firing handle 10A. Here, the movable finger hook member 21 located at the upper part of FIG. 4 and the movable finger hook member 21 located at the upper center part of FIG. 6 are in a state converted to the operating position. Then, when the movable finger hanging member 21 is converted to the operating position in this way, the side surface of the movable finger hanging member 21 at the normal position adjacent to the movable finger hanging member 21 is exposed, and the rotational pressure receiving surface 22 (see FIG. 6). Thus, the annular base body 15 can be rotated by a pressure operation by the side of the player's finger with respect to the rotational force receiving surface 22. Therefore, when the player performs a shooting operation of the game ball, the player grips the launch handle 10A in an arbitrary gripping mode, so that the rotational pressure receiving surface 22 is generated at the gripping position corresponding to the gripping mode different for each player. The finger that holds the firing handle 10A can be easily positioned without shifting the finger.

  Further, in a state where all the movable finger hanging members 21 are converted to the steady positions, the side surfaces of the respective movable finger hanging members 21 are not exposed, and the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 is provided between the adjacent movable finger hanging members 21. Does not occur. As a result, even when the player inadvertently contacts the movable finger hanging member 21 in a state in which the game ball can be launched, the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 that receives the pressure due to the contact as the rotational force with respect to the annular base body 15 is not generated. Therefore, the launch lever 11 does not rotate, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintended by the player.

  Further, by providing a compression spring 29 as an automatic return means for returning each movable finger hanging member 21 converted to the operating position to a steady position, when the finger is released from the movable finger hanging member 21 converted to the operating position, The movable finger hanging member 21 can be automatically returned to the steady position through the elastic force of the compression spring 29. This eliminates the need for a special operation when the movable finger hook member 21 is converted from the operating position to the steady position. Further, when the position of the finger holding the firing handle 10A is changed, the firing handle 10A may be simply held again.

  7 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the firing handle 10B is provided with holding means for holding each movable finger hook member 21 in the operating position. The holding means is formed along the radial direction in the annular base 15 with an engaging protrusion 28c formed at the protruding end of the sliding connecting rod 27, and the engaging protrusion 28c is selectively It comprises a plurality of engaging recesses 30 that can be engaged. That is, of the pair of front and rear divided elastic rods 27a and 27b constituting the sliding connection rod 27, the protruding end of the divided elastic rod 27a located on the front side is an engagement protrusion that protrudes forward in a substantially mountain shape. A portion 28c is formed. On the other hand, on the rear surface of the front wall portion 24 of the annular base body 15, a plurality of engaging recesses 30 that can engage with the engaging protrusions 28c are formed continuously along the radial direction. Further, a grip tongue 31 is extended rearward from the top plate portion of each movable finger hanging member 21, and the grip tongue 31 is manually operated to return each movable finger hanging member 21 converted to the operating position to a steady position. As a return means. With the manual return means and the holding means, the compression spring 29 as the automatic return means in the first embodiment is removed.

  In addition, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.

  In such a configuration, in a state where each movable finger-hanging member 21 is converted to the steady position, the player stretches the finger and fires the finger so that the palm is bent at a position near the palm resting on the handrest 13. When the handle 10B is gripped, the movable finger hanging member 21 pressed by the player's finger is retracted along the radial direction of the annular base 15 and converted into the operating position, and is in a steady position adjacent to the movable finger hanging member 21. The side surface of the movable finger-hanging member 21 is exposed to become a rotational power pressure receiving surface 22 (see FIG. 9), and the annular base body 15 can be rotated by a pressure operation by the side of the player's finger with respect to the rotational power pressure receiving surface 22. it can.

  Further, in a state where all the movable finger hanging members 21 are converted to the steady positions, the side surfaces of the respective movable finger hanging members 21 are not exposed, and the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 is provided between the adjacent movable finger hanging members 21. Does not occur. As a result, even when the player inadvertently contacts the movable finger hanging member 21 in a state in which the game ball can be launched, the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 that receives the pressure due to the contact as the rotational force with respect to the annular base body 15 is not generated. Therefore, the launch lever 11 does not rotate, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintended by the player.

  And in this 2nd Example, in order to maintain the operation | movement state of the movable finger hook member 21 converted into the operation position by having the holding means which hold | maintains each movable finger hook member 21 in an operation position, respectively. Therefore, it is not necessary to continuously perform the pressing operation on the movable finger hanging member 21. Thereby, fatigue of a player's finger can be reduced. Further, once the movable finger hooking member 21 is held at the operating position, even if the finger is released from the movable finger hooking member 21, the operating state is maintained, so that it is not necessary to press the movable finger hooking member 21 again. This makes it possible to restart the game quickly.

  Further, the holding means is formed along the radial direction in the annular base body 15 with an engaging protrusion 28c formed at the protruding end of each sliding connecting rod 27, and the engaging protrusion 28c is selected. By being configured with a plurality of engaging recesses 30 that can be engaged with each other, the sliding connection rod 27 of the movable finger hooking member 21 in accordance with the backward displacement of the movable finger hooking member 21 due to the gripping operation of the firing handle 10B. The engaging protrusions 28c formed at the protruding ends of the movable base members are sequentially engaged with a plurality of engaging recesses 30 formed in the annular base body 15 along the radial direction. It can be held at the operating position according to the amount of displacement.

  Further, as the manual return means for returning each movable finger hanging member 21 converted to the operating position to the steady position, a handle tongue piece 31 extending rearward from each movable finger hanging member 21 is provided. By picking 31 with a finger and displacing the movable finger hanging member 21 in the operating position to the steady position, the movable finger hanging member 21 can be easily returned manually from the operating position to the steady position.

  In the second embodiment, the holding means for holding each movable finger hooking member 21 in the operating position includes an engaging protrusion 28c formed at the protruding end of each sliding connecting rod 27, and an annular base 15 inside. Are formed along the radial direction, and the engagement protrusions 28c can be selectively engaged with each other. The operation state is released by the next press, the operation state is released by the next press, and the operation of moving from the operation position to the steady position and maintaining the steady state is repeated for each pressing operation, for example, a knock-type ballpoint pen It is also possible to apply known techniques used for switches and the like.

  10 to 14 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, each movable finger hooking member 21 constituting the firing handle 10C is provided so as to be able to advance and retract along the front-rear direction of the annular base body 15. In this configuration, the position can be converted into a steady position that moves forward and displaces toward the front side of the annular base 15 and an operating position that retreats from the steady position and displaces toward the rear side of the annular base 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the annular base body 15 has a hub portion 23 that is loosely fitted to the support shaft portion 14 of the handrest 13, and extends radially outward from the front end portion of the hub portion 23. The disc-shaped front wall portion 24 and an annular outer peripheral surface portion 25 coupled to the outer edge portion of the front wall portion 24 are configured. Here, the outer peripheral surface portion 25 is formed to be longer in the front-rear direction than that of the first embodiment described above, and the length thereof is set to approximately twice that of each movable finger hook member 21 described later. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of sliding guide holes 26 extending in the front-rear direction are formed in the outer peripheral surface portion 25 of the annular base body 15 at regular intervals along the circumferential direction. The length of each sliding guide hole 26 is set to a length that allows the movable finger hanging member 21 to be advanced and retracted by a distance substantially corresponding to the length of the movable finger hanging member 21 in the front-rear direction.

  On the other hand, each movable finger-hanging member 21 is formed in a rectangular box shape having an open bottom surface and a rear surface, and a sliding connecting rod 27 having a predetermined length is formed on the lower surface side from a substantially central portion of the inner bottom surface of each movable finger-hanging member 21. Each of them is projecting toward. The sliding connection rod 27 is inserted into the sliding guide hole 26 and is slidably guided in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 14, a pair of substantially parallel left and right having appropriate elasticity is provided. It is constituted by split elastic rods 27a and 27b, and its protruding end becomes wider as it extends upward, and has a substantially wedge-shaped locking end portion 28a having horizontal locking surfaces 28 'and 28' on the upper surface. 28b is formed in a state protruding in the left-right direction. Here, the sliding connecting rod 27 composed of a pair of substantially parallel left and right divided elastic rods 27 a and 27 b is inserted into a long rectangular hole-shaped sliding guide hole 26 formed in the outer peripheral surface portion 25 of the annular base body 15. The engaging end portions 28a and 28b are formed into a rectangular guide section having a long rectangular hole shape when the two split elastic rods 27a and 27b are elastically deformed in a direction close to each other. It is formed in a size that can pass between 26 lateral widths. Therefore, when the sliding connecting rod 27 is fitted into the sliding guide hole 26 from its tip, the divided elastic rods 27a and 27b are brought close to each other by the substantially wedge-shaped locking end portions 28a and 28b formed at the projecting ends. When the locking end portions 28a and 28b pass through the sliding guide hole 26, the split elastic rods 27a and 27b return to the parallel state via the elasticity. Thus, the horizontal locking surfaces 28 ′ and 28 ′ on the upper surfaces of the locking end portions 28 a and 28 b are engaged with the lower surface of the left and right hole edges of the sliding guide hole 26, and the retaining action is generated. Thereby, attachment of each movable finger-hanging member 21 to the annular base 15 can be easily performed. Further, by engaging the locking end portions 28 a and 28 b with the lower surface of the left and right hole edges of the sliding guide hole 26, a sliding action in the front-rear direction by the sliding connecting rod 27 can be obtained.

  And each said movable finger-hanging member 21 is provided so that advancement / retraction is possible along the front-back direction of the cyclic | annular base | substrate 15 through the sliding action of the sliding connection rod 27 inserted by the said sliding guide hole 26, The position can be converted into a stationary position that moves forward and displaces to the front side of the annular base body 15 and an operating position that moves backward from the steady position and displaces to the rear side of the annular base body 15.

  The front wall surface of each movable finger-hanging member 21 is formed with a spherical recess 32 that substantially matches the shape of the player's fingertip. When the player's fingertip is brought into surface contact with the player 32, the pressing operation is facilitated.

  The handrest 13 is formed so that the length in the front-rear direction is slightly longer than that of the first embodiment. The length of the handrest 13 is such that each player's palm can come into contact with each movable finger-hanging member 21 in a state where the movable finger-hanging member 21 is moved back to the operating position where it is displaced to the rear side of the annular base body 15. Thus, the pressing operation of each movable finger hanging member 21 is smoothly performed, and the hand and arm loads of the player can be sufficiently supported by the handrest 13.

  In addition, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted.

  In such a configuration, in a state where each movable finger hanging member 21 is converted to the steady position, the player appropriately opens the hand and advances the finger of the opened hand along the outer surface of the handrest 13 to move the fingertip. Is brought into contact with the front wall surface of the movable finger hanging member 21 and further moved forward to a position where the palm comes into contact with the hand rest 13, and the firing handle 10C is gripped, whereby the movable finger hanging member 21 pressed by the player's fingertip is Then, the annular base body 15 is moved back and forth along the front-rear direction to be converted into the operating position, and the side surface of the movable finger hooking member 21 at the normal position adjacent to the movable finger hooking member 21 is exposed so that the rotational force receiving surface 22 (see FIG. 10). Thus, the annular base body 15 can be rotated by a pressing operation by the side of the player's finger with respect to the rotational force receiving surface 22. As a result, when the game ball is fired, the player grips the firing handle 10C in an arbitrary gripping mode, so that the rotational pressure receiving surface 22 is generated at the gripping position corresponding to the gripping mode different for each player. The finger holding the firing handle 10C can be easily positioned without shifting the finger.

  Further, in a state where all the movable finger hanging members 21 are converted to the steady positions, the side surfaces of the respective movable finger hanging members 21 are not exposed, and the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 is provided between the adjacent movable finger hanging members 21. Does not occur. As a result, even when the player inadvertently contacts the movable finger hanging member 21 in a state in which the game ball can be launched, the rotational force pressure receiving surface 22 that receives the pressure due to the contact as the rotational force with respect to the annular base body 15 is not generated. Therefore, the launch lever 11 does not rotate, and it is possible to prevent the game ball from being unintended by the player.

  In the third embodiment, each movable finger-hanging member 21 at the steady position displaced to the front side of the annular base body 15 is moved by the simple operation of moving the finger forward during the gripping operation. The operating position can be converted to the operating position displaced to the rear side, and the rotating power pressure receiving surface 22 can be easily generated on the side surface of the adjacent movable finger hooking member 21.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the launching handle 10A concerning a 1st Example. It is a disassembled perspective view of launching handle 10A same as the above. It is a vertical side view of launching handle 10A same as the above. FIG. 3 is an exploded longitudinal sectional side view of an annular base 15 and a movable finger hanging member 21. It is a front view of launching handle 10A same as the above. It is a vertical side view of the launching handle 10B according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded longitudinal sectional side view of an annular base 15 and a movable finger hanging member 21. It is a front view of the launching handle 10B same as the above. It is an external appearance perspective view of launching handle 10C concerning a 3rd example. It is a disassembled perspective view of launching handle 10C same as the above. It is a vertical side view of firing handle 10C same as the above. FIG. 3 is an exploded longitudinal sectional side view of an annular base 15 and a movable finger hanging member 21. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the engagement state of the sliding guide hole 26 of the cyclic | annular base | substrate 15 which comprises the launching handle 10C same as the above, and the sliding connection rod 27 of the movable finger hook member 21. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 3 Game machine main body 10A, 10B, 10C Launching handle 11 Launching lever 12 Handle base 13 Handrest 15 Annular base 21 Movable finger hook member 22 Twisting power pressure receiving surface 26 Sliding guide hole 27 Sliding connecting rod 28 'Engagement Projection (holding means)
29 Compression spring (automatic return means)
30 engaging recess (holding means)
31 Handle tongue (manual return means)

Claims (7)

A launch lever that adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to a rotation angle from a non-operating state between a handle base protruding from the front of the gaming machine main body and a hand rest attached to the front portion of the handle base In a pachinko machine equipped with a launching handle that is rotatably mounted,
The launch lever includes a rotatable annular base that adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to a turning angle, and a plurality of movable finger-hanging members that are provided in close proximity to each other over the outer periphery of the annular base. , Each movable finger hanging member is displaced by a player's gripping operation, and an operating position where the side surface of the adjacent movable finger hanging member is a rotational pressure receiving surface and a steady position where displacement to the operating position is possible A pachinko machine characterized by being convertible.   A plurality of radial guide holes are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body at regular intervals along the peripheral direction, and each movable finger hook member is inserted into the slide guide hole and slides in the radial direction. Each of the guided sliding connecting rods protrudes, and each movable finger-hanging member can advance and retreat along the radial direction of the annular base body through the sliding action of the sliding connecting rods inserted into the sliding guide holes. It is possible to convert between a stationary position that advances and separates from the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body, and an operating position that retreats from the normal position and contacts or approaches the outer peripheral surface of the annular base body. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.   Compressed springs that are externally fitted to the sliding connection rods and interposed between the outer peripheral surface of the annular base and the inner bottom surface of the movable finger-hanging members, and the movable finger-hanging members converted to the operating positions are returned to their normal positions. 3. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the pachinko gaming machine is an automatic return means.   3. A pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising holding means for holding each movable finger hanging member in an operating position.   Each movable finger hook member is formed along the radial direction in the annular base body with an engaging protrusion formed at the protruding end of the sliding connecting rod, and the engaging protrusion can be selectively engaged. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising holding means configured by a plurality of engaging recesses.   6. A pachinko gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the handle tongue piece extending rearward from each movable finger hanging member is used as a manual return means for returning each movable finger hanging member converted to the operating position to a normal position. . A plurality of sliding guide holes extending in the front-rear direction on the outer peripheral surface of the annular base are formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction, and are inserted into the sliding guide holes in the movable finger-holding members and are inserted in the front-rear direction. Sliding connecting rods that are slidably guided are respectively formed, and each movable finger-hanging member extends along the front-rear direction of the annular base body through the sliding action of the sliding connecting rods inserted into the sliding guide holes. It is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat, and can be converted into a stationary position that moves forward and displaces to the front side of the annular base and an operating position that retreats from the regular position and displaces to the rear side of the annular base. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.

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