JP2010207495A - Ball hitting handle of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball hitting handle of a Pachinko game machine which includes a finger receiving part for easily holding an operation lever with a prescribed turning amount and is capable of freely adjusting the position of the finger receiving part. <P>SOLUTION: Two front and rear regulation parts 26 and 27 are provided at a prescribed interval on the rear side of the operation lever 4 in a handle base part 2, and an annular movable ring 29 to be rotated along the circumferential direction of the handle base part 2 is externally fitted between the regulation parts 26 and 27. On the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring 29, the finger receiving part 38 with which a finger attached to a finger hooking part 18 of the operation lever 4 is to be brought into contact is pivoted so as to be freely raised and brought down. An arm member 39 provided with an engaging rod 42 projecting forward and tilted in linkage with the raising operation of the finger receiving part 38 is provided on the pivot part of the finger receiving part 38. A plurality of engaging projections 31 are lined at the front regulation part 26, and when the finger receiving part 38 is raised, the engaging rod 42 is fitted between the engaging projections 31 and 31 and the turning of the movable ring 29 is regulated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hitting ball launching handle in which the launching force of a game ball launched into a game area of a pachinko gaming machine is adjusted according to the amount of rotation of an operation lever.

  Generally, a hitting ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine projects from the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine viewed from the front side. The hitting ball launching handle is rotatably provided with an operating lever. When the operating lever is rotated clockwise, the launching device provided in the pachinko gaming machine is activated, and the gaming ball is launched to the upper part of the gaming area. It has become so. The launching force of the game ball at this time is adjusted according to the amount of rotation of the operation lever, that is, the magnitude of the rotation angle of the operation lever. In addition, as described in the following patent document, a ball receiving portion provided with a finger receiving portion for locking the finger of the hand holding the operation lever so that the operation lever can be easily held with a fixed amount of rotation. A firing handle is known.

JP 2005-278833 A JP 2006-158786 A

  By the way, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the hole portion or finger insertion groove as the finger receiving portion is fixed in correspondence with the position where the finger of the hand holding the operation lever touches. ing. Therefore, even though the position of the finger receiving portion that is optimal for the player differs depending on the amount of rotation of the operation lever and how the operation lever is gripped, the position cannot be arbitrarily adjusted. In addition, since the finger always comes into contact with the finger receiving portion when the operation lever is grasped by hand, there is a problem that the finger receiving portion becomes an obstacle for a player who prefers not to use the finger receiving portion.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a handle for launching a hit ball of a pachinko gaming machine in which the position of the finger receiving portion can be freely adjusted in order to solve the above-described problems.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a handle base projecting from the front of a gaming machine, a pivotally provided on the handle base and a finger hook on the outer peripheral surface, and always returning to the initial position. An operation lever that is energized as described above, and a hitting ball launching handle for a pachinko gaming machine that adjusts the firing force of the game ball by rotating the operation lever against the energization, Two restricting parts are provided at a predetermined interval on the rear side of the operation lever in the handle base part, and an annular movable ring that rotates along the circumferential direction of the handle base part is fitted between the restricting parts. A finger receiving portion that comes into contact with a finger attached to the finger hanging portion of the operation lever is pivotally supported on the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring so that the finger receiving portion can be tilted up and down. Having finger joints of the finger holder An arm member that tilts in conjunction with the standing motion is provided, and a plurality of engaging protrusions are arranged in the front restricting portion, and when the finger receiving portion is raised, the engaging rod is inserted between the engaging protrusions. Thus, the rotation of the movable ring is restricted.

  According to the present invention, the gap between the front restricting portion and the rear restricting portion is set wider than the width of the movable ring, and a fixing rod extending rearward is formed at the rear end edge of the finger receiving portion. When the rear restricting portion is formed with a locking portion into which the fixing rod is inserted, and the finger receiving portion is raised while the movable ring is positioned on the front restricting portion side, the engaging rod Is inserted between the engaging protrusions to restrict the rotation of the movable ring, and when the movable ring is moved to the rear restricting portion side while tilting the finger receiving portion, the fixing rod is moved to the locking portion. The movable ring is inserted and fixed to the rear regulating portion side, and the finger receiving portion is held in a tilted state.

  In the hitting ball launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the movable ring is rotated in the circumferential direction of the handle base to adjust the position of the finger receiving portion, and the engaging rod of the arm member is inserted between the engaging projections. Thus, the rotation of the movable ring is restricted, and thereby the finger receiving portion can be fixed at an appropriate position. Accordingly, the finger receiving portion is positioned so that the finger attached to the finger hook portion of the operation lever can be easily received, and the finger can be locked to the finger receiving portion to easily hold the operation lever at a desired rotation angle. .

  Further, in the hitting ball launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the finger receiving portion is pivotally supported on the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring so that it can be tilted up and down, and is attached to the finger hanging portion of the operation lever by raising the finger receiving portion. On the other hand, it is possible to avoid contact with the finger by tilting the finger receiving portion. Therefore, if the finger receiving unit is not used, it can be prevented from becoming an obstacle if it is tilted.

  Further, in the hitting ball launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the arm member provided with the engagement rod is provided on the shaft support portion of the finger receiving portion so as to tilt in conjunction with the standing operation of the finger receiving portion. ing. When the finger receiving portion is raised, the engagement rod is fitted between the engagement protrusions, and the rotation of the movable ring is restricted. As a result, the rotation and rotation of the movable ring can be easily controlled by a simple operation such as raising and tilting the finger receiving portion. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily adjust and fix the position of the finger receiving portion, and it is possible to improve the operational feeling of positioning the finger receiving portion.

  Further, in the hitting ball launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, when the movable ring is moved to the rear restricting portion side while tilting the finger receiving portion, a fixing rod is inserted into the locking portion, and the movable ring is moved to the rear restricting portion. The finger receiving part is held in a tilted state while being fixed to the side. Therefore, when the finger receiving portion is unnecessary, if the finger receiving portion is fixed at a separated position on the rear side of the operation lever and held in a tilted state, the finger receiving portion interferes with the finger and obstructs it. It can prevent more reliably.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of front surface of the pachinko gaming machine provided with the handle for hitting the ball according to the present invention. It is a side view showing a handle for hitting a ball according to the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the handle for launching the ball which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the handle | steering_ball launching handle concerning this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the movable ring is positioned toward the rear fixed ring in FIG. 1 and the finger receiving portion is tilted. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the movable ring is positioned toward the rear fixed ring and the finger receiving portion is tilted in FIG. 2.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a hitting ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The hitting ball launching handle 1 includes a cylindrical handle base 2 projecting from the front lower right corner of the pachinko machine from the front side, and a spherical shell-like front cover provided at the tip of the handle base 2 3, an annular operation lever 4 that is rotatably provided on an outer periphery of a boundary edge between the handle base 2 and the front cover 3, and a finger receiving mechanism provided on the handle base 2 on the rear surface side of the operation lever 4 5 is generally composed.

  The handle base portion 2 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and includes a cylindrical portion 2a from the intermediate portion to the rear end edge and a front-end-side enlarged diameter portion 2b whose diameter is gradually enlarged, and is provided at a vertical position on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 2a. Are formed with plane portions 7 and 7, respectively. A fitting portion 8 for loosely fitting the operation lever 4 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the front end edge. Further, a plurality of screw bosses 9 are provided at appropriate intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the front end portion, and a front plate 11 having a center hole 10 is provided slightly inside the front end edge. It is done. A variable resistor 12 that detects the amount of rotation of the operation lever 4 as an electrical signal is provided in the handle base 2. The variable resistor 12 is fixed to the rear surface side of the front plate 11 by tightening the nut 13 from the front side of the front plate 11, and the rotation shaft 14 projects forward of the front plate 11. .

  The front cover 3 is formed in a substantially hemispherical spherical shell shape, and a fitting portion 15 for loosely fitting the operation lever 4 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end edge. Further, a plurality of screw receiving projections 16 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rear end portion of the front cover 3 so as to protrude rearward so as to be positioned relative to the bosses 9 of the handle base portion 2. On the other hand, a support shaft 17 for supporting the operation lever 4 from the front side is provided at the center of the inner peripheral surface of the front cover 3 so as to extend rearward of the front cover 3.

  The operation lever 4 is formed in an annular shape, and three finger hooks 18 are integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. These finger hooks 18 are spaced so that the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger can be attached. Two connecting portions 19, 19 extending in the center direction of the operating lever 4 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the front end portion of the operating lever 4, and the disk portion 20 is supported by the connecting portions 19. A cylindrical front hub portion 21 protruding forward is integrally formed at the center of the front side of the disk portion 20. A hook 22 is provided on the front surface of the disk portion 20 at a position slightly away from the front hub portion 21. On the other hand, a cylindrical rear hub portion 23 protruding rearward is integrally formed at the center of the rear surface side of the disk portion 20.

  Such an operating lever 4 is configured such that the inner peripheral surface on the rear end side of the operating lever 4 is inserted into the fitting portion 8 of the handle base 2 while the rotary shaft 14 of the variable resistor 12 is inserted into the rear hub portion 23. By being loosely fitted to the handle base 2, the handle base 2 is rotatably supported on the outer periphery of the front end edge. Further, the front cover 3 is configured such that the front end portions of the screw receiving projections 16 are respectively fitted into the bosses 9 of the handle base portion 2 and screwed with screws 24 so that the operation lever 4 is sandwiched therebetween. It is fixed to the front end side of the handle base 2. The fitting portion 15 of the front cover 3 is loosely fitted to the inner peripheral surface on the front end side of the operation lever 4, and the tip end portion of the support shaft 17 of the front cover 3 is inserted into the front hub portion 21, The operation lever 4 is supported from the front side.

  A coil spring 25 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the front hub portion 21. The ends of the coil spring 25 are linearly extended from the cylindrical portion of the coil spring 25 to the outside by a predetermined length, and each tip portion is formed in a hook shape. One end of the coil spring 25 is locked to the hook 22, and the other end is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the front cover 3 with screws. Thus, the coil spring 25 provides the operating lever 4 with a restoring force that is always urged counterclockwise toward the initial position.

  The finger receiving mechanism 5 includes a front fixing ring 26 as a front restricting portion fixed to a position near the front end of the cylindrical portion 2a of the handle base 2, and a rear portion of the cylindrical portion 2a spaced from the front fixing ring 26. A rear fixing ring 27 as a rear restricting portion fixed to a position closer to the end, and loosely fitted to the handle base 2 at a position between the front fixing ring 26 and the rear fixing ring 27 and on the outer peripheral surface. A movable ring 29 provided with a finger holding member 28 is generally configured.

  The front fixing ring 26 is an annular member, and is formed so that the inner diameter thereof corresponds to the outer diameter of the handle base portion 2, and the flat portion 7 of the handle base portion 2 is positioned vertically on the inner peripheral surface. , 7 respectively corresponding to the flat portions 30, 30 are formed. In addition, a plurality of engaging projections 31, 31,..., 31 are fixed at a predetermined pitch along the circumferential direction at the upper position of the outer peripheral surface of the front fixing ring 26. That is, these engagement protrusions 31, 31,..., 31 are arranged in line along the front peripheral edge of the movable ring 29. Each of the engaging protrusions 31 is formed in a substantially right triangle shape in a cross-sectional view, and its hypotenuse has a curved surface shape slightly bulging outward. In addition, the side opposite to the hypotenuse is a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the outer peripheral surface of the front fixing ring 26. The front fixing ring 26 matches the flat portions 30 and 30 with the flat surface portions 7 and 7 of the outer peripheral surface of the handle base portion 2, and is closer to the front end of the cylindrical portion 2a of the handle base portion 2, that is, the diameter-expanding portion 2b. Fixed to the rear side so as not to rotate.

  The rear fixing ring 27 is an annular member, and is formed so that the inner diameter thereof corresponds to the outer diameter of the handle base portion 2, and the flat portion 7 of the handle base portion 2 is positioned above and below the inner peripheral surface. , 7 corresponding to the flat portions 32, 32 are formed. A locking rail 33 is provided at an upper position on the outer peripheral surface of the rear fixing ring 27. The locking rail 33 is curved along the outer peripheral surface of the rear fixing ring 27, and an arc-shaped long hole 34 serving as a locking portion is formed in a penetrating manner from the front side to the rear side. Further, the length of the locking rail 33 is substantially the same as the length from one end to the other end of the engaging projections 31, 31,..., 31 arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the front fixing ring 26. The rear fixing ring 27 is fixedly fixed to the rear end of the cylindrical portion 2a of the handle base 2 so as not to rotate, with the flat portions 32 and 32 aligned with the flat portions 7 and 7 of the outer peripheral surface of the handle base 2. The Accordingly, the front fixing ring 26 and the rear fixing ring 27 are fixed to the handle base 2 with a gap wider than the width of the movable ring 29. Therefore, the movable ring 29 can move back and forth within the range.

  The movable ring 29 is a short cylindrical member having a predetermined width, and is loosely fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the handle base 2 at a position between the front fixing ring 26 and the rear fixing ring 27. Thereby, the movable ring 29 can be rotated in the circumferential direction of the handle base 2, and can be moved back and forth along the axial direction of the handle base 2 in a range between the front fixing ring 26 and the rear fixing ring 27. It is movable. Further, when the movable ring 29 is retracted to the rear fixed ring 27 side, the fingertip of the hand holding the operation lever 4 does not reach the finger holding member 28. That is, the cylindrical portion 2a of the handle base 2 is formed with a long axial direction so that the fingertip of the hand holding the operation lever 4 does not reach the finger holding member 28 of the retracted movable ring 29. A pair of substantially circular shaft support pieces 35, 35 that are relatively positioned along the axial direction of the handle base 2 are projected from the front and rear end edges of the upper outer peripheral surface of the movable ring 29. Between the pieces 35, a support shaft 36 for rotatably supporting the finger holding member 28 is provided.

  The finger holding member 28 includes a finger receiving portion 38 that receives a finger attached to the finger hooking portion 18 of the operation lever 4, and an engagement rod 42 that is fitted between the engagement protrusions 31, 31 of the front fixing ring 26. The arm member 39 is generally formed, and is supported on the support shaft 36 in a tiltable manner by a rotating cylinder 37 that is loosely fitted to the support shaft 36. In addition, a helical spring 43 as an elastic member is attached between the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 37 and the shaft support piece 35 on the rear end edge side of the movable ring 29 in a direction in which the finger receiving portion 38 is raised. The entire finger holding member 28 is biased.

  The finger receiving portion 38 is formed in a curved surface having a circular arc shape in cross section, and the recessed inner surface is positioned on the right side when the pachinko gaming machine is viewed from the front side. A fixing rod 40 is formed on the outer edge of the finger receiving portion 38 so as to extend rearward from the rear end edge of the finger receiving portion 38 and extend in the axial direction of the handle base portion 2. On the other hand, the inner edge of the finger receiving portion 38 is slightly extended inward at the rear end, and the rotary cylinder 37 is provided. Further, the finger receiving portion 38 is formed such that the length from the front end to the rear end is longer than the width of the movable ring 29, and the front end portion projects forward from the front end edge of the movable ring 29. When the finger receiving portion 38 is tilted along the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring 29 and the movable ring 29 is retracted toward the rear fixed ring 27, the rear end of the fixed rod 40 is close to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the rear fixing ring 27 is fitted into the long hole 34. That is, the movable ring 29 is fixed to the rear fixed ring 27 side by fitting the rear end of the fixed rod 40 into the elongated hole 34 with an appropriate resistance. At the same time, the finger receiving portion 38 does not stand up due to the bias of the helical spring 43 and is held in a tilted state along the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring 29.

  The arm member 39 has a flat lever portion 41 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 37 and a rod-like engagement rod 42 extending in the axial direction of the handle base portion 2 on the outer edge of the lever portion 41. Provided. The engagement rod 42 slightly protrudes forward from the front end edge of the movable ring 29. When the movable ring 29 is positioned on the front fixed ring 26 side and the finger receiving portion 38 is raised by the bias of the helical spring 43, the engagement rod 42 is shown in FIGS. As described above, the front end is fitted between the engagement protrusions 31 of the front fixing ring 26. That is, the engagement rod 42 and the engagement protrusion 31 are engaged to restrict the rotation of the movable ring 29 in the circumferential direction of the handle base 2 and the position of the finger receiving portion 38 is fixed. It has become.

  The hitting ball launching handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention has the above-described configuration. A player attaches his / her finger to the finger hooking portion 18 of the operation lever 4 to hold the hitting ball launching handle 1, and the operation lever 4 is moved to the coil spring 25. When it is rotated clockwise against the elastic force, a game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the amount of rotation. In order to continuously fire the game ball at a desired strength, the operation lever 4 may be held with a constant rotation amount of the operation lever 4. Therefore, the finger receiving portion 38 is erected by the urging force of the helical spring 43 while the movable ring 29 is positioned on the front fixed ring 26 side. Then, the engaging rod 42 tilted in conjunction with the standing operation of the finger receiving portion 38 is fitted between the engaging protrusions 31 and 31 and engaged with the engaging protrusion 31. Thereby, the rotation of the movable ring 29 is restricted, and the position of the finger receiving portion 38 is fixed. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the finger receiving portion 38 is in a state of approaching the rear side of the finger hooking portion 18 of the operation lever 4. Therefore, the fingertip of the hand holding the operation lever 4 reaches the finger receiving portion 38, and the finger receiving portion 38 receives the fingertip so that the operation lever 4 can be easily held with a desired rotation amount.

  On the other hand, when the finger receiving portion 38 is tilted, the engagement rod 42 is simultaneously tilted and lifted, and the engagement with the engagement protrusion 31 is released. As a result, the movable ring 29 can freely rotate along the circumferential direction of the handle base 2. That is, the position of the finger receiving portion 38 can be freely adjusted. When the finger receiving portion 38 is raised again, the engagement rod 42 is reinserted and engaged between the engagement protrusions 31 and 31, and the rotation of the movable ring 29 is restricted. Thereby, the finger receiving portion 38 can be fixed so as not to move. As described above, in the present invention, the finger receiving unit 38 can be easily adjusted in position and fixed so that the finger receiving unit 38 can be easily used by a simple operation of raising and tilting the finger receiving unit 38.

  When the finger receiving portion 38 is not used, the finger receiving portion 38 is tilted against the urging force of the helical spring 43 and the movable ring 29 is retracted toward the rear fixed ring 27 side. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear end of the fixing rod 40 formed on the outer edge of the finger receiving portion 38 is fitted into the elongated hole 34 of the locking rail 33 and is appropriately engaged with a resistance force. Stopped. Thereby, the movable ring 29 is fixed to the rear fixed ring 27 side, and the finger receiving portion 38 is held in a tilted state. At this time, since the movable ring 29 is retracted toward the rear fixed ring 27, the fingertip of the hand holding the operation lever 4 does not reach the finger receiving portion 38. That is, the finger receiving portion 38 is positioned away from the rear side of the operation lever 4 to the rear, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the finger receiving portion 38 from getting in the way and getting in the way. Further, since the standing operation of the finger receiving portion 38 is restricted by the long hole 34 of the locking rail 33, it is possible to prevent the finger receiving portion 38 from standing up unintentionally.

  In the above-described embodiment, the engagement rod 42 inserted between the engagement protrusions 31 and 31 is provided integrally with the finger receiving portion 38 via the rotating cylinder 37, and the finger receiving portion 38 is raised. Although the configuration in which the engagement rod 42 tilts in conjunction with the tilting operation is shown, the present invention is not limited to this. The engagement rod 42 may be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring 29 so as to be freely tiltable. In other words, the engagement hook 42 may be tilted independently without being interlocked with the raising / lowering operation of the finger receiving portion 38 and inserted between the engagement protrusions 31. In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the plurality of engaging protrusions 31, 31,. For example, the engagement protrusions 31, 31,..., 31 may be integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the handle base 2. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the locking rail 33 as the locking portion having the long hole 34 as the locking portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rear fixing ring 27 is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It is not a thing. For example, the locking rail 33 may be integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the handle base 2. Moreover, the latching | locking part does not necessarily need to be a long hole shape, and what kind of shape may be sufficient as long as the fixing rod 40 is inserted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle for launching ball 2 Handle base 4 Operation lever 5 Finger receiving mechanism 18 Finger hooking portion 26 Front fixing ring (front regulating portion)
27 Rear fixing ring (rear regulating part)
28 Finger holding member 29 Movable ring 31 Engaging projection 33 Locking rail 34 Long hole (locking part)
38 Finger receiving portion 39 Arm member 40 Fixed rod 42 Engaging rod

Claims (2)

A handle base projecting from the front surface of the gaming machine; and an operation lever that is rotatably provided on the handle base and is provided with a finger hook on the outer peripheral surface so as to always return to the initial position. , A hitting ball launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine that adjusts the launching force of the game ball by rotating the operation lever against biasing,
Two restricting parts are provided at a predetermined interval on the rear side of the operation lever in the handle base part, and an annular movable ring that rotates along the circumferential direction of the handle base part is fitted between the restricting parts. Then, on the outer peripheral surface of the movable ring, a finger receiving portion that comes into contact with a finger attached to the finger hanging portion of the operation lever is pivotally supported so that it can be tilted up and down.
The shaft support portion of the finger receiving portion is provided with an arm member that has an engagement rod protruding forward and tilts in conjunction with the standing operation of the finger receiving portion,
A plurality of engaging protrusions are arranged in the front restricting portion,
A hitting ball launching handle for a pachinko gaming machine, wherein when the finger receiving portion is erected, the engaging rod is inserted between the engaging projections to restrict the rotation of the movable ring. While setting the interval between the front restricting portion and the rear restricting portion wider than the width of the movable ring,
A fixed collar extending rearward is formed on the rear end edge of the finger receiving portion,
The rear restricting portion is formed with a locking portion into which the fixing rod is inserted,
When the finger receiving portion is raised in a state where the movable ring is positioned on the front restricting portion side, the engagement rod is inserted between the engagement protrusions to restrict the rotation of the movable ring,
When the movable ring is moved toward the rear restricting portion while the finger receiving portion is tilted, the fixing rod is fitted into the locking portion, and the movable ring is fixed to the rear restricting portion, and the finger rest The hitting ball launching handle for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the portion is held in a tilted state.

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