JP2010172778A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that prevents a player from getting tired easily even when he/she hold a handle at a fixed position for a long time, and to provide a game machine that enables the player to get the operating hand back to the original position even if he/she tentatively release the operating hand from a rotary member for a short time. <P>SOLUTION: A handle body 11 consisting of a handle base 16 and a cap part 15 is fixed to the front face of a Pachinko machine body facing the player. A handle ring 12 is rotatably arranged between the handle base 16 and the cap part 15. The grip part 17 of the cap part 15 is deformed according to the inner shape of the operating hand of the player and is formed with a urethane rubber which keeps the deformed state for a while even if the hand is tentatively released from the contact body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that plays a game ball such as a pachinko machine and has a handle characteristic.

For example, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine adopts a game form in which a handle is operated to fire a game ball on a board surface from a game ball launching device. The speed of the game ball fired from the game ball launching device can be adjusted by operating the handle, and skillfully operating it has become one of the interests of pachinko gaming, leading to the skill of the game. Specifically, the shooting speed is adjusted by adjusting the amount of rotation when the player rotates the handle ring as a rotating member against the handle body against the spring force. If the handle ring is rotated a little, the ball power of the game ball is small and the firing speed is low, so the game ball does not fly much. On the other hand, if the ball is rotated largely, the ball power of the game ball is large and the firing speed is high, so that the game ball flies far away. The player turns the handle ring to adjust the speed of game ball firing (actually, the player decides at the drop point where the player can easily enter the winning opening on the board surface), and the game ball moves to the rotating position where it can easily enter the winning opening. The handle ring will be guided.

By the way, when the handle ring is released, the handle ring returns to the original position, that is, the position where the game ball cannot be shot by the spring force. For this reason, once the player finds the rotation position of the handle ring where the game ball can easily enter the winning opening, the player must hold the handle ring without moving the handle ring at that position. People get tired. In particular, the fatigue of the fingers and palms holding the handle ring is significant.

Conventionally, fraudulent games in which foreign matter such as a match shaft or coins is sandwiched between the handle ring and the cap and the handle ring is pressed against the cap and the handle ring is fixed at a predetermined rotational position by friction are often seen. This is because, for example, the player dislikes that the optimal rotation position once set is lost due to the small use for entering the toilet or smoking, and the optimal turning position once set is lost. It is also to escape from the hassle of having to hold without moving for a long time. However, such fraudulent actions may cause pachinko machine malfunctions or cause the handle ring plating to peel off due to the insertion of foreign objects. Therefore, in general, caution should be exercised to stop immediately upon detection at the amusement hall.
Further, in a pachinko machine having a holding function, when it is in the maximum holding state, it is useless to fire a game ball any more, so the game ball may be temporarily stopped and the state of the board surface may be observed. In this case, since the operating hand must be removed from the handle ring, the handle ring returns to the original position.
Therefore, even though the player has once found the optimum rotation position of the handle ring, the player has to rotate the handle ring and adjust the firing speed of the game ball again.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The first purpose is to provide a gaming machine that does not get tired even if the handle is held at a fixed position for a long time. It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can place an operating hand in its original position again.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game machine main body has an abutment body that is fixed to the front surface facing the player side and that contacts the inner surface of the player's operating hand. Rotation to adjust the firing speed of the game ball from the game ball launching device according to the amount of rotation when the handle body and the game ball launching device built in the game machine body are rotated In a gaming machine including a handle having a member, the abutment body of the handle body is formed of a flexible material.
If comprised in this way, a player will hold | maintain the rotation member in a predetermined position, grasping and rotating a rotation member, making the inner surface of an operator contact the contact body of a handle body. At that time, since the contact body is made of a flexible material, it is deformed according to the inner surface of the operator's hand, and the operator's fatigue holding the rotating member at the same position for a long time because it is elastically contacted with the operator's hand. Is reduced.

In addition to the configuration of the invention of claim 1, the contact body of the handle body is deformed according to the shape of the inner surface of the player's operating hand, and the hand is once released from the contact body. However, the gist is that the deformed state can be maintained for a while.
With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the invention, the handle returns to the original position when the hand is released from the handle for small use, but the abutment body holds the rotating member. It is deformed according to the pressing force of the hand, and does not immediately return to the original memorized shape. Therefore, if the operating hand is placed in accordance with the deformed shape, the turning member can be held again at the turning position immediately before the hand is released.

In the first aspect of the invention, since the contact body is made of a flexible material, it deforms according to the inner surface of the operator's hand, and elastically contacts the operator's hand so that the rotating member is held at the same position for a long time. The operator will be less fatigued and the player will be able to play more comfortably, and since it will be less fatigued, the match shaft, etc. should be inserted into the gap between the rotating member and the handle body. An illegal act of preventing the rotating member from rotating is less likely to occur. Therefore, a malfunction of the gaming machine based on fraud is less likely to occur.
In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the rotating member returns to the original position when the hand is once released from the handle, but the abutment body holds the rotating member. It is deformed according to the pressing force of the hand, and does not immediately return to the original memorized shape. Therefore, if the operating hand is placed again according to the deformed shape, the turning member can be held again at the turning position immediately before the turning member is released.

Hereinafter, a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the forward direction refers to the direction facing the player when the pachinko machine is installed in the game hall.
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine body 1 includes an outer frame 2. A game board (not shown) is detachably mounted in the outer frame 2. A front frame 3 is detachably mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 2. A glass door 5 fitted with a substantially square transparent plate glass 4 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable.
An upper cover plate 6 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 3 and below the glass door 5.
The upper cover plate 6 has an upper tray 7 protruding forward. A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper tray 7 when a prize is received at a prize opening (not shown).
A lower cover plate 8 is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 3 and below the upper cover plate 6. The lower cover plate 8 has a lower tray 9 protruding forward. Under tray 9
Plays an auxiliary role of the upper tray 7. A handle 10 is attached to the right side of the lower tray 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the handle 10 includes a handle body 11, a handle ring 12 as a rotating member, and a shaft 13.
The handle main body 11 includes a cap portion 15 and a handle base portion 16, and the handle base portion 16 is fixed to the lower cover plate 8. The handle ring 12 has a cap portion 15.
Between the cap base 15 and the handle base 16. The shaft 13 made of a conductive metal is fixed to the handle ring 12 so as to be coaxial with the center of the handle ring 12 and rotates with the rotation of the handle ring 12. The base end of the shaft 13 is inserted into the lower cover plate 8 through the handle base 16 and engaged with a game ball launching device 14 described later.

The handle 10 will be described in more detail.
The cap part 15 is provided with a grip part 17 made of urethane foam. The grip portion 17 is formed in a substantially bun type, and a concave portion 18 is formed at the top. In the grip portion 17, two insertion holes 19 are formed that communicate from the bottom surface of the recess 18 to the back surface of the grip portion 17. In the present embodiment, the grip portion 17 is made of urethane rubber, which is a flexible foam material having shape maintaining characteristics. The grip portion 17 has a delayed recovery characteristic, and is deformed slowly without responding to the pressing force, and is also slowly deformed when the original shape is recovered. Therefore, even if the player holds the grip 17, the grip 17 is not immediately deformed according to the inner shape of the operating hand, but the operating ring is stopped at a predetermined position by rotating the handle ring 12. Slowly deforms according to the inner shape of the operating hand in the state.
The grip portion 17 is attached to the attachment plate 21 by the attachment cover 20. ABS
The resin mounting cover 20 includes a cover body 22 that also serves as an emblem and two fixed legs 23. A flange 25 having an inner peripheral curved surface corresponding to the curved shape of the periphery of the recess 18 of the grip portion 17 is formed on the outer periphery of the cover body 22. Both fixing legs 23 of the mounting cover 20 are inserted into the insertion holes 19 of the grip portion 17, and the cover body 22 is fitted in the recess 18. The flange 25 covers the periphery of the recess 18. The fixed leg 23 is fixed to the mounting plate 21 arranged on the back side of the grip portion with a bolt 26. Three bosses 28 for fixing the cap portion 15 to the handle base portion 16 are formed on the back surface of the mounting plate 21.

The handle base portion 16 is made of ABS resin, and includes a cylindrical portion 30 and a table 31 formed in front of the cylindrical portion 30. A flange 32 is formed on the periphery of the table 31 so as to protrude forward. A notch 32 a is formed in a part of the flange 32. Tube part 3
0 is formed with an insertion hole 33 communicating from the bottom surface of the table 31 to the back surface.
The shaft 13 is inserted into the shaft. On the table 31, three attachment cylinders 34 corresponding to the bosses 28 formed on the back surface of the attachment plate 21 on the cap portion 15 side are erected.
A micro switch 35 and a stop button 36 are disposed on the table 31. The microswitch 35 includes a switch body 37 and a sensor unit 38. The sensor unit 38 outputs a detection signal by detecting contact of the contact point with the sensor unit 38. The stop button 36 includes an operation unit 39, a pressing unit 40, and a claw 41. The operating portion 39 is provided with the flange 3
2 is exposed to the outside through a notch 32a formed in the shape 2. The stop button 36 is rotatably supported by a bearing 45 formed on the table 31. The pressing part 40 is a contact point to the sensor part 38.

A handle ring 12 is disposed between the cap portion 15 and the handle base portion 16.
The handle ring 12 is made of ABS resin, and the entire surface is subjected to conductive metal plating. The handle ring 12 includes an outer ring portion 46 and a shaft fixing plate 47.
The outer ring portion 46 has a double structure of an outer wall surface 48a and an inner wall surface portion 48b. The outer ring portion 46 has a first finger hooking protrusion 46a, a second finger hooking protrusion 46b, and a third finger hooking protrusion 4 protruding outward.
6c is formed. A fitting hole 49 cut out in a D-shaped cross section is formed at the center of the shaft fixing plate 47, and the tip of the shaft 13 is fitted. As shown in FIG. 5, a flange 32 on the periphery of the table 31 on the handle base 16 side is fitted between the outer wall surface 48a and the inner wall surface 48b of the outer ring portion 46, and is guided by the wall surfaces 48a and 48b. Rotate. The cap part 15 and the handle base part 16 are fitted together with a boss 28 on the back surface of the attachment plate 21 on the cap part 15 side to an attachment cylinder 34 formed on the table 31 on the handle base part 16 side, and are fastened together with a bolt (not shown). It is connected.

A coil spring 43 and a contact plate 44 are disposed between the handle ring 12 and the handle base 16 so as to be inserted through the shaft 13. The coil spring 43 and the contact plate 44 are made of a conductive metal. As will be described later, the game ring is not allowed to be fired unless the player's operating hand touches the handle ring 12. Thus, by ensuring electrical continuity through the shaft 13, the coil spring 43 and the contact plate 44, the game ball is allowed to be launched when the player's operator touches it. Further, the handle ring 12 and the shaft 13 are driven by the biasing force of the coil spring 43.
Is held in a steady position with respect to the cap portion 15 and the handle base portion 16 (the handle body 11), that is, in a state where the rotation amount of the handle ring 12 is zero. A collar 50 is disposed between the contact plate 44 of the shaft 13 and the stop button 36.
When the handle ring 12 is in the steady position, the pawl 41 of the stop button 36 is pushed by an engagement projection (not shown) on the handle ring 12 side, and as a result, the stop button 36 is pressed against the sensor portion 38 of the micro switch 35. The part 40 contacts. For this reason, the microswitch 35 is turned on, and the launch of the game ball in this state is prohibited.
When the handle ring 12 is rotated by the player, the engaging projection is separated from the claw 41 and the pressing of the pressing portion 40 of the stop button 36 is released. As a result, the sensor portion 38 and the pressing portion 40 of the microswitch 35 are not connected. Contact. Therefore, the microswitch 35 is turned off, and in this state, the game ball is allowed to be launched.
Further, when the stop button 36 is pressed while the handle ring 12 is rotated, the pressing portion 40 is pressed.
As a result, the sensor unit 38 is pushed, and the microswitch 35 is also turned on. In this state, game balls are prohibited from being launched.

As shown in FIG. 2, a game ball launching device 14 is disposed on the back surface of the game board (not shown). The game ball launcher 14 includes a hit ball base 55 and a motor 56. A pulley 57 connected to the base end of the shaft 13 is attached to the hitting base 55. A wire 58 is wound around the pulley 57, and a distal end thereof is guided by a guide roller 59 and connected to a base end of a coil spring 60 disposed on the top of the hit ball base 55. The tip of the coil spring 60 is connected to the firing hammer 61. The motor 56 rotates at a rate of 100 times per minute on condition that the player touches the handle ring 12. A firing cam 62 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the motor 56, and the firing hammer 61 is rotated against the urging force of the coil spring 60 by rotating the firing cam 62. The firing hammer 61 attempts to return to the original position by the urging force of the coil spring 60 by being disengaged from the rotated firing cam 62. A game ball is launched by the momentum at this time.
On the other hand, when the shaft 13 rotates as the handle ring 12 rotates, the extension amount of the coil spring 60 increases via the pulley 57 and the wire 58. That is, the urging force of the coil spring 60 is increased, and the speed at which the firing hammer 61 hits the game ball is increased.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described.
A player sits facing the pachinko machine main body 1 and usually operates the handle 10 with the right hand as an operating hand. First, the handle ring 12 is in a steady position where it is not rotated at all (FIG. 6 (
In a)), a thumb is placed on the left side of the first finger hooking projection 46a, an index finger is placed on the left side of the second finger hooking projection 46b, and left and right of the third finger hooking projection 46c, respectively. Place the middle and ring fingers. Then, the handle ring 12 is gradually rotated in the clockwise direction while checking and checking the falling point of the game ball on which different kites (subtle differences in firing speed, etc.) are fired depending on the machine. During this rotation, the pressing force of the operating hand is not concentrated at a fixed position of the gripping portion 17, so that the gripping portion 17 is not deformed by the pressing force of the operating hand.
As shown in FIG. 6B, in the state in which the handle ring 12 is held at the optimum rotation position, the grip portion 17 is gradually deformed by the pressing force by the operating hand. When the player releases his / her hand in this deformed state, the handle ring 12 is moved to the steady position (by the urging force of the coil spring 43).
It will return to the original position. However, the grip portion 17 does not immediately return to the original memorized shape in a state where the palm of the operation hand and the trace of the finger remain in this way, but recovers while slowly deforming. The time for the grip portion 17 to fully recover to the original shape can be set from several seconds to several minutes by changing the composition of the urethane rubber of the grip portion 17.
If the handle ring 12 is rotated again before the grip 17 is completely restored to its original shape and the finger is placed at the position of the finger mark of the operator's hand, the optimal rotation position immediately before the handle ring 12 is released. You can play again.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) Since the grip portion 17 is made of flexible urethane rubber, it is easy to grip because it is deformed according to the inner shape of the operator as compared with a conventional hard grip portion, and the operator's hand is less fatigued because it is soft. .
(2) The handle ring 12 returns to the original position when the hand is released from the handle 10, but the grip portion 17 is deformed according to the pressing force of the operator holding the handle ring 12, In addition, since it has a delayed recovery characteristic, it does not immediately return to the original memorized shape.
Therefore, if the operating hand is placed again in accordance with the deformed shape, the handle ring 12 can be held again at the rotational position immediately before the handle ring 12 is released. Therefore, the player is freed from the waste and hassle of rotating the handle ring 12 to the optimum position while actually firing the game ball again, and the interest of the game is further increased.
(3) Since the grip portion 17 is pressed against the mounting plate 21 by the cover main body 22 and the flange 25 of the mounting cover 20, it does not loosen. Further, two fixed legs 23 are inserted into the two insertion holes 19 of the grip portion 17. If this is a relationship between one insertion hole 19 and one fixed leg 23, the grip portion 17 can be forcibly extended so that the insertion hole 19 is enlarged and removed from the mounting cover 20 depending on the flexibility of the grip portion 17. In some cases. However, because of such a configuration, even if the player tries to remove the grip portion 17 from the mounting cover 20 by mistake, it will never come off. Further, the grip portion 17 does not rotate.
(4) When the grip 17 is deteriorated, it can be easily attached to and detached from the mounting plate 21 by loosening the bolt 26.

It should be noted that the present invention can be modified and embodied as follows.
In the above embodiment, the grip portion 17 is configured so that it cannot be removed because the two fixing legs 23 of the mounting cover 20 are inserted through the grip portion 17. A plurality of the fixed legs 23 may be provided. Further, at least one fixing leg 23 is provided with a projection 65 for preventing removal as shown in FIG. 7 on the mounting cover 20 (or mounting plate 21), and an insertion hole 66 corresponding to the projection 65 is provided.
May be formed on the grip 17. This is because bulging due to the lateral pulling of the grip portion 17 is prevented. Moreover, you may comprise not providing the removal prevention means of these grip parts 17 necessarily.
In the above embodiment, the grip 17 is made of urethane rubber having a shape maintaining characteristic. However, you may make it comprise with another flexible material. For example, other synthetic rubbers, elastomers, and foamed plastics may be used. Also,
A material that does not necessarily have delayed recovery characteristics as in the above-described embodiment may be used. This is because if the grip is at least flexible, the grip portion is deformed in accordance with the inner shape of the operator's hand, so that this alone can provide a greater effect than conventional.
The present invention can be applied not only to pachinko machines but also to amusement machines such as alepatchi and arrange balls.
In addition, the shape of the grip portion, the mounting cover, and the shape of the handle ring are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be changed.

Other technical ideas of the present invention that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.
(1) The removal preventing means for preventing the contact body from being removed from the handle body is provided between the contact body and the handle body side. Gaming machine.

The perspective view of the game board of the pachinko machine body of an embodiment of the invention. The disassembled perspective view explaining the handle | steering-wheel and game ball | bowl launcher in the same embodiment. The disassembled perspective view of the handle in the same embodiment. The disassembled perspective view of the handle in the same embodiment. Sectional drawing of the handle | steering-wheel in the same embodiment. It is a front view of the handle in the same embodiment, (a) is the state before rotation (b) and is in a state of being rotated and held at the optimum position. The fragmentary sectional side view of the handle | steering_wheel in other embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine main body as a gaming machine main body, 11 ... Handle main body, 12 ... Handle ring as a rotating member, 15 ... Cap portion as a handle main body, 16 ... Handle base as a handle main body, 17 ... As a contact body Grip part.

Claims (2)

A handle main body having a contact body that is fixed to a front surface of the gaming machine main body facing the player side and that contacts an inner surface of a player's operator, and a game ball launching device built in the gaming machine main body In a gaming machine comprising a handle having a rotation member that adjusts the firing speed of the game ball from the game ball launching device according to the amount of rotation when the player rotates in conjunction with
A gaming machine, wherein the contact body of the handle body is formed of a flexible material. The contact body of the handle body is deformed according to an inner surface shape of a player's operating hand, and the deformed state can be maintained for a while even after the hand is released from the contact body. Gaming machine.

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