JP2007295954A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine allowing a player to easily press a push-button without looking at the push-button. <P>SOLUTION: The player grips a shooting handle 4 by the right hand and controls to turn a shooting lever 4a with fingers of the right hand, while the player's eyes are focused on the screen on a symbol display device. Under this situation, the player has to operate the push-button 8 by the left hand. First, the player puts the left hand on an appropriate position in the upper edge 6b of a lower tray 6. Then, the player moves the left hand in this state to the left along the upper edge 6b as indicated by an arrow F1 in the figure, so that the left hand abuts on a wall 7a of a structure 7, which blocks the movement of the left hand. At the position, the push-button 8 is present just under the left hand, and therefore, the player can touch the push-button 8 by lowering the left hand from the position. Accordingly, the player can immediately press/operate the push-button 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a switch that can change the contents of the effect, for example, a switch that changes the contents of the change display of the symbol is arranged.

  Conventionally, as this type of pachinko machine, as described in Patent Document 1, a push button that can change the progress of a game such as symbol variation display is arranged next to a ball tray. .

JP 2004-81602 A (8th paragraph, FIG. 2)

However, the above-mentioned conventional device has a problem that when the player tries to operate the push button while looking at the game board, the push button is searched by groping, so the push button cannot be pushed quickly. is there.
In particular, depending on the operation timing of the push button, if the selection range of game contents that can be changed is limited, the interest in the game may be lost by losing the operation timing of the push button.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize a pachinko machine that allows a player to easily operate a push button without looking at the push button.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the invention described in claim 1, it is arranged on the right side or the left side of the front surface of the pachinko machine body (2) and launches a game ball to the game board (3). An adjusting means (4) for adjusting the firing intensity of the apparatus, and an operating means (8) arranged on the side opposite to the side on which the adjusting means is arranged and outputting a predetermined signal when operated. In the pachinko machine (1) provided with the above, the hand opposite to the player's hand operating the adjusting means has moved in the direction of arrangement of the operating means, and has reached a position where the operating means can be operated. The technical means that a three-dimensional structure (7) that is sometimes touched by the opposite hand is used.

When the hand on the opposite side of the player's hand operating the adjusting means for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device moves in the direction in which the operating means is arranged and reaches the position where the operating means can be operated, the three-dimensional structure It is a configuration that touches things.
In other words, if the hand on the opposite side of the hand that operates the adjusting means is moved in the arrangement direction of the operating means until it touches the structure, the operating means has reached the operable position, so that the operating means can be achieved in a short time. Can be searched, so that the operation means can be operated quickly.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine (1) according to the first aspect, the structure (7) is disposed on the opposite side so as not to exceed a position where the operating means (8) can be operated. Use technical means to block hand movement.

  When moving the hand on the opposite side of the hand that operates the adjusting means in the direction of arrangement of the operating means, even if the hand on the opposite side tries to exceed the position where the operating means can be operated, it is blocked by the structure. Since the time for searching for the operation position of the means can be shortened, the operation means can be quickly operated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pachinko machine (1) according to the first or second aspect, a storage tray (6) for storing a game ball paid out from the inside of the pachinko machine main body (2) is provided. Provided on the front surface, the operation means (8) uses technical means that is arranged on an extension line of the upper edge (6b) of the storage dish.

Since the operating means is arranged on the extended line of the upper edge of the storage dish, the hand on the opposite side of the hand operating the adjusting means is moved along the upper edge of the storage dish until it touches the structure, so that a short time can be obtained. Since the operation means can be searched for, the operation means can be operated quickly.
In addition, the code | symbol in said parenthesis respond | corresponds with the code | symbol used in embodiment mentioned later.

A configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the appearance of the pachinko machine viewed from the front, and FIG. 2 is a partial explanatory view showing a peripheral structure of a push button arranged in the pachinko machine shown in FIG.
The pachinko machine 1 includes a pachinko machine body 2, and a game board 3 covered with a glass door 15 is disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine body 2. The game board 3 is provided with a winning device, a symbol display device, and the like that can open and close a winning port, a starting port, and a large winning port which are not shown. In addition, an upper plate 5 for storing game balls paid out by a game ball payout device provided inside the pachinko machine main body 2 is disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine main body 2 and below the game board 3. ing.

  A firing handle 4 having a firing lever 4a that can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise is disposed below the right side of the front surface of the pachinko machine body 2. When the firing handle 4 is grasped with the right hand, a rectifier (not shown) that guides the game ball stored in the upper plate 5 to the launch point is activated, and the launch device that launches the game ball guided to the launch point to the game board Operates. When the firing lever 4a is rotated clockwise, the firing strength of a launching device (not shown) that launches the game ball to the game board 3 is increased, and the flight distance of the game ball is increased. When it rotates counterclockwise, the firing strength becomes weaker and the flight distance of the game ball decreases.

  Below the upper plate 5, a lower plate 6 that stores the game ball that has flowed beyond the storage allowable amount of the upper plate 5 and has flowed out from the outlet 10 is disposed. As shown in FIG. 2, at the bottom of the lower plate 6, an opening and closing for opening and closing a ball outlet for discharging the stored game balls to the prize ball box placed below the lower plate 6. The member 6e is arranged, and the bottom wall 6c is formed in an upward slope from the left peripheral edge of the opening / closing member 6e to the left obliquely upward. Although not shown, a bottom wall having an upward slope is formed from the right peripheral edge of the opening / closing member 6e toward the upper right.

  A rear wall 6d is formed at the rear portion of each bottom wall, and a front wall 6a is formed at a position facing the rear wall 6d and each bottom wall. The front wall 6a is formed to rise upward from the bottom front end of each bottom wall. The upper edge 6b of the front wall 6a is formed in a curved shape that bulges gently forward. A ball removal lever 9 for opening and closing the opening / closing member 6e is disposed on the lower edge of the front wall 6a so as to be slidable in the left-right direction.

  A push button 8 is arranged at the left end of the upper edge 6b of the lower plate 6 and at a position where the width of the upper edge 6b is widened. The push button 8 is arranged in a posture protruding upward from the upper edge 6b in a state where the push button 8 is not pushed, and the posture is maintained by an elastic member such as a spring arranged inside the push button 8. . A switch that is turned on when the push button 8 is pressed and turned off when the push state is released is disposed inside or below the push button 8. In this embodiment, the push button 8 is for changing the variable display content of the symbol display device.

  A three-dimensional structure 7 is arranged on the extension line toward the left of the upper edge 6 b of the lower plate 6, in the vicinity of the push button 8, and diagonally to the left rear of the push button 8. The structure 7 may be formed integrally with the lower plate 6 as a part of the lower plate 6 or may be formed as a separate body. On the front surface of the structure 7, a wall 7 a is formed that is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the upper edge 6 b of the lower plate 6. In other words, the wall 7a erected from the upper edge 6b is disposed in the vicinity of the push button 8 and diagonally to the left rear of the push button 8. The wall 7a is arranged at a position where any part of the left hand touches when the left hand is in a posture of pressing the push button 8 with any finger.

For example, the wall 7a may be one of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the left hand when the left hand is in a posture capable of pressing the push button 8 with the index finger, or the tip or left side of two or more fingers. It arrange | positions in the position where predetermined parts, such as, will touch.
In other words, the push button 8 and the wall 7a are arranged so that the left hand can press the push button 8 with any finger of the left hand when any part thereof touches the wall 7a. Set in a relationship.

[Push button operation]
Next, a situation when the push button 8 is operated will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a situation when the push button is operated.
When the player holds the launch handle 4 with the right hand and rotates the launch lever 4a clockwise, the game ball is launched onto the game board 3. Here, when the launched game ball wins a starting opening arranged on the game board 3, the symbol display device starts the variable display of symbols. For example, as the contents of the variable display of the symbols, display contents are executed in which a symbol string formed by arranging a plurality of symbols expressing numbers such as 0 to 9 is moved in the vertical direction at a plurality of horizontal positions on the screen. When a predetermined time elapses from the start of the symbol variation display, the symbol variation display stops in a predetermined order at a plurality of locations, and a combination of the symbols displayed when all the variation displays are stopped is a jackpot symbol. When they are aligned, a big win is generated, the variable winning device is activated, and the big winning opening is opened and closed.

When the push button 8 is pressed while the symbol display device is performing the symbol variation display, the display content of the symbol display device is changed. For example, a background image is displayed on the background of the symbol that is variably displayed, and the type of the background image is changed every time the push button 8 is pressed, and the player presses the push button 8. The user can select his / her favorite background image.
Here, the player holds the firing handle 4 with the right hand and rotates the firing lever 4a with the finger of the right hand. The player's line of sight is gathered on the screen of the symbol display device. In such a situation, the push button 8 is operated with the left hand. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the left hand is put on an appropriate position on the upper edge 6 b of the lower plate 6. Then, as shown by an arrow F1 in the figure, when the left hand is moved to the left along the upper edge 6b, the left hand comes into contact with the wall 7a of the structure 7. That is, the movement of the left hand is blocked. At this position, since the push button 8 exists immediately below the left hand, if the left hand is lowered as it is, the push button 8 can be touched, so that the push button 8 can be immediately pressed.

[Effect of the embodiment]
(1) As described above, if the pachinko machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment is used, the push button 8 is arranged in the direction in which the left hand on the opposite side to the right hand for operating the firing lever 4a touches the wall 7a of the structure 7. If moved, it means that the push button 8 has reached a position where it can be operated. Therefore, the push button 8 can be found in a short time, and the push button 8 can be quickly pressed. Therefore, since the push button 8 can be operated with peace of mind even when the line of sight is concentrated on the symbol display device, it is possible to concentrate on the game. Also, the timing for operating the push button 8 is not missed.

(2) Moreover, when moving the left hand in the direction in which the push button 8 is disposed, even if the left hand exceeds the position where the push button 8 can be operated, the push button 8 is blocked by the wall 7 a of the structure 7. Since the time for searching the operation position can be shortened, the push button 8 can be quickly pressed.

(3) Since the push button 8 is disposed on the extended line of the upper edge 6b of the lower plate 6, the left hand is moved along the upper edge 6b of the lower plate 6 until it touches the wall 7a of the structure 7. Thus, the push button 8 can be found out in a short time, so that the push button 8 can be quickly pressed.
(4) Furthermore, the player's posture during game is about the upper edge 6b of the lower plate 6 at the same height as the right hand during operation, while the right hand is always operating the launch lever 4a. It is put in.
Therefore, the push button 8 that is operated only occasionally is provided in a place where it is easy to operate with the left hand, which is often vacant, and where the left hand is often located (for example, around the upper edge 6b of the lower plate 6). The operability is good and a quick pressing operation can be provided.

<Other embodiments>
(1) FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the periphery of a push button provided in a pachinko machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine of this embodiment is characterized in that a dedicated structure for informing the position of the push button is arranged.
The upper plate 5 includes a bottom wall 5c, and a rear wall 5d is formed behind the bottom wall 5c. At the left end of the rear wall 5d, a discharge port 5e through which a game ball paid out from the payout device is discharged is formed. A front wall 5a is formed at a position facing the rear wall 5d and the bottom wall 5c. The front wall 5a is formed to rise upward from the bottom front end of the bottom wall 5c. The upper edge 5b of the front wall 5a is formed in a curved shape that bulges gently forward.

  A push button 8 is arranged at the left end of the upper edge 5b of the upper plate 5 and at a position where the width of the upper edge 5b is widened. A three-dimensional structure 11 is disposed on the extension line toward the left of the upper edge 5 b of the upper plate 5, in the vicinity of the push button 8, and immediately to the left of the push button 8. The structure 11 is a dedicated structure for teaching the position of the push button 8 by groping. In this embodiment, the structure 11 is formed in a quadrangular prism shape. On the right side surface of the structure 11, a wall 11 a is formed that is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the upper edge 5 b of the upper plate 5. In other words, the wall 11a erected from the upper edge 5b is disposed in the vicinity of the push button 8 and immediately to the left of the push button 8.

The wall 11a is arranged at a position where any part of the left hand touches when the left hand is in a posture of pressing the push button 8 with any finger. In addition, a plurality of grooves are formed in the front-rear direction on the surface of the wall 11a so that it can be tactilely distinguished from other structures having a smooth surface. The groove may be formed in the vertical direction, or a plurality of protrusions having a shape such as a cylinder, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid, a quadrangular pyramid, or the like may be formed instead of the groove so as to have a rough tactile sensation. One to several large protrusions may be formed.
In other words, any surface can be used as long as it can be tactilely distinguished from the smooth surface of another structure. The shape of the structure 11 may be a cylinder, a triangular prism, a quadrangular prism, or the like, and the number of the structures 11 may be plural.

For example, the wall 11a may be one of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger of the left hand when the left hand is in a posture capable of pressing the push button 8 with the index finger, or the tip or left side of two or more fingers. It arrange | positions in the position where predetermined parts, such as, will touch.
In other words, the push button 8 and the wall 11a are arranged so that the left hand can press the push button 8 with any finger of the left hand when any part thereof touches the wall 11a. Set in a relationship.

  As described above, it is possible to solve the conventional problem by implementing a pachinko machine provided with a dedicated structure 11 so that the position of the push button 8 can be found by groping. For example, the same effects as the effects (1) to (3) according to the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

(2) FIGS. 5A to 5C are explanatory views showing examples of changing the structure. As shown in FIG. 5A, the wall 7 b of the structure 7 is formed on an inclined surface whose upper end is closer to the right than the lower end, and the upper end is located above the push button 8. Even when a pachinko machine in which this structure is arranged is implemented, the same effects as the effects (1) to (3) of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
If the left side of the left hand touches the wall 7b when the left side of the left hand touches the wall 7b, the left side of the left hand touches the push button 8, so the left side of the left hand It is suitable for a push button that is easier to operate if it is pressed.

The structure 7 shown in FIG. 5B has a wall 7c that is inclined in a direction opposite to the wall 7b of the structure 7 shown in FIG. Even when a pachinko machine in which this structure is arranged is implemented, the same effects as the effects (1) to (3) of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
Also, if this wall 7c is used, when the left side of the left hand touches the wall 7c and the left hand is lowered, the range of the left hand is larger than that of the wall 7b shown in FIG. 8 is suitable for a push button that is easier to operate by pressing in a wide range of the left hand.

In the case of the structure 7 shown in FIG. 5C, it has a wall 7d formed in a curved surface that swells to the left. Even when a pachinko machine in which this structure is arranged is implemented, the same effects as the effects (1) to (3) of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
If the left side of the left hand touches the wall 7c when the left side of the left hand touches the wall 7c, it will be blocked by the curved surface of the wall 7c. Easy to do.

(3) The shape of the wall 11a of the structure 11 described in the other embodiments described above can also be applied to the wall 7a of the structure 7 of the embodiment shown in FIGS.
(4) The structure 7 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can be applied to the upper plate 5. The structure 11 shown in FIG. 4 can also be applied to the lower plate 6. Further, the structures 7 and 11 can be arranged on the front wall of the upper plate 5 or the lower plate 6. Furthermore, the structures 7 and 11 can be applied to places other than the upper plate 5 and the lower plate 6.

(5) In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the push button 8 is a push button for changing the background image of the symbol display device has been described. However, a predetermined number of game balls can be obtained by other uses, for example, a push operation. May be a lending button that is pressed to allow the lending device to be paid out as a lending ball.
(6) Furthermore, even when the push button 8 is arranged in a place where it is difficult to enter the player's field of view, for example, in a space formed between the upper plate 5 and the lower plate 6, the push button 8 If the structure 7 is arranged in the vicinity, the push button 8 can be found and operated in a short time even by groping, so that the operability does not deteriorate. That is, if the pachinko machine of each of the above embodiments is used, the range in which the push buttons can be arranged can be expanded.

(7) When a slide-type switch or a lever-type switch is arranged instead of the push button, each of the above-described structures may be arranged corresponding to these switches.
(8) In each of the above-described embodiments, a right-handed player's pachinko machine has been described as an example. However, the present invention also applies to a left-handed player's pachinko machine in which the firing handle 4 is disposed on the left side. Of course, can be applied. In this case, the arrangement relationship between the structure and the push button is opposite to the arrangement relationship in the above-described embodiments, and the wall of the structure faces leftward or diagonally left frontward.

It is explanatory drawing which looked at the external appearance of the pachinko machine concerning the embodiment of this invention from the front. It is a partial explanatory view showing the peripheral structure of the push button arranged in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the condition when operating a push button. It is explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of the push button with which the pachinko machine which concerns on other embodiment of this invention was equipped. FIGS. 5A to 5C are explanatory diagrams illustrating examples of changing the structure.

Explanation of symbols

1 .... Pachinko machine, 2 .... Pachinko machine body, 3 .... Game board,
4. ・ Launching handle (adjustment means), 5. ・ Upper plate (storage plate), 6. ・ Lower plate (storage plate),
7, 11 ··· Structure, 7a to 7d, 11a ··· Wall, 8 ··· Press button (operating means).

Claims (3)

Adjusting means for adjusting the firing strength of the launching device that is disposed on the right or left side of the front surface of the pachinko machine body and launches the game ball to the game board;
In a pachinko machine that is disposed on the side opposite to the side on which the adjustment unit is disposed, and an operation unit that outputs a predetermined signal by operation,
A three-dimensional object touched by the opposite hand when the hand opposite to the player's hand operating the adjusting means moves in the arrangement direction of the operating means and reaches the position where the operating means can be operated. A pachinko machine equipped with a structure.   The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the structure is configured to block movement of the hand on the opposite side so as not to exceed a position where the operation means can be operated. A storage tray for storing game balls paid out from the inside of the pachinko machine body is provided on the front surface,
The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation means is disposed on an extension line of an upper edge of the storage dish.

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