JP2012165884A - Game machine operation handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine operation handle which prevents a volume from being excessively turned and does not cause wasting of power consumption and damage to a solenoid.SOLUTION: The operation handle includes a ball hitting force adjusting wheel, a gear mechanism part 5, and an operation piece 4. The dear mechanism part 5 includes a center gear 51 turned by the operation piece 4, a shaft gear 53 which is engaged with the center gear 51 and turns a volume gear 62 to the largest angle, and an urging means 52 to urge the shaft gear 53 in the largest angle direction. The shaft gear 53 is configured to be formed into the largest angle by turning of the center gear 51. When the operation piece 4 is turned in while the shaft gear 53 is turned to the largest angle and more turning is confined, the engagement of the center gear 51 with the shaft gear 53 is released and only the center gear 51 is turned.

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation handle of a gaming machine for launching a ball to play a game area of a pachinko machine.

  As a pachinko machine, there is a model in which a start winning opening is arranged in the center of the game area of the game board and a big winning opening is arranged on the right side of the gaming area. In this type of pachinko machine, it is usually necessary to aim at the central part with the start winning opening, and when the big hit occurs and it becomes a special game state, it is necessary to aim at the right side with the big winning opening. It is necessary to fire the ball by alternately switching to the right side. For this reason, the operation handle must be operated each time switching is performed to adjust the ball firing speed, which is very troublesome for the player. In addition, while adjusting the firing speed, a ball that does not enter any prize opening is fired and is wasted, which is disadvantageous for the player.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, Patent Document 1 discloses an operating device that can be fired by switching the aim between the center and the right side of the game area. An operating device according to the disclosure is provided on an operating device main body fixed to a part of a gaming machine, a hitting force adjusting wheel provided to be rotatable with respect to the operating device main body, and a coaxial line with the hitting force adjusting wheel. A center gear and an operator attached to the peripheral edge of the hitting force adjusting wheel are provided. The operating element has a transmission gear part for transmitting a turning operation force to the hitting force adjusting wheel to the central gear, and a pressing part protruding outward from the outer peripheral end face of the hitting force adjusting wheel. When the hitting force adjusting wheel is rotated and the pressing part of the operating element is pressed in a state where it is constrained to this rotating position aiming at the center part, the transmission gear part rotates in the direction in which the hitting force increases with respect to the center gear. Because power is transmitted, you can focus on the right side. After that, by releasing the pressing of the operation element, it is possible to return to the original center part aiming, so that the operation is easy and no useless balls for adjustment are fired.

  In the operating device according to the above disclosure, a control board is provided between the volume (variable resistor) and the solenoid that is the drive source of the launching device, and converts a voltage corresponding to the resistance value of the volume into a current. Output to the solenoid. For example, when the rotation angle of the volume corresponding to the operation of the hitting force adjusting wheel is 60 to 185 ° and the volume is further rotated by 0 to 75 ° when the operation element is operated, the total rotation angle of the volume is It becomes 60-260 degrees. Even in this case, it is necessary to be able to fire the ball with the aim of the right with the ball hitting force adjusting wheel turned to the maximum angle of 185 ° for the convenience of the player. When the player rotates the batting force adjusting wheel by 185 ° and the player presses the operating element intentionally or accidentally, the volume is rotated by 260 °. In a normal control board, the rotation angle of the volume is proportional to the current value, so that a current larger than 185 ° that can be aimed to the right is output, leading to wasted power consumption and damage to the solenoid. There was a fear. Further, since the volume has an angle that can be mechanically rotated, there is a possibility that the volume may turn beyond the product specifications and break.

JP2007-143949A (FIG. 6)

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, the present invention has an object to provide an operation handle of a gaming machine in which a volume is not excessively rotated and power consumption is not wasted and solenoid is not damaged. To do.

An operation handle of a gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a handle main body standing on the gaming machine, a ball striking force adjusting wheel provided to be rotatable with respect to the handle main body, An operating handle of a gaming machine comprising: a gear mechanism portion that transmits rotation of a hitting force adjusting wheel to a volume gear of a volume; and an operator that transmits a predetermined turning force to the gear mechanism portion,
A center gear that is rotated by the hitting force adjusting wheel and the operator, a shaft gear that engages with the center gear and rotates the volume gear by the maximum angle, and a shaft gear that biases the shaft gear in the maximum angle direction. As a structure consisting of an urging means, the shaft gear is rotated to the maximum angle by the rotation of the center gear,
When the center gear is rotated while the shaft gear is rotated at the maximum angle and further rotation is restricted, the engagement of the center gear with the shaft gear is released and only the center gear is rotated. The structure is characterized by restricting excessive rotation of the volume.

In the above-described invention, the center gear is provided with an engaging portion, and the shaft gear is provided with an engaged portion that is locked to the engaging portion.
The shaft gear or volume gear is provided with a mechanical stopper to regulate the maximum angle,
When the rotation of the shaft gear or the volume gear is restricted by the mechanical stopper, the engaging portion is disengaged from the engaged portion and only the center gear is rotated. By being transmitted, excessive rotation of the volume gear can be restricted.

  Further, the urging means can be a torsion spring interposed between the center gear and the shaft gear.

  When the operating handle of the gaming machine of the present invention is firing a ball aiming at the center of the gaming area by rotating the operating handle at an appropriate angle, the center gear is rotated by pressing the operating element. Since the shaft gear is also rotated by this, it is possible to immediately switch to the right aim and play a game without generating a useless ball. On the other hand, when the operation handle is rotated at the maximum angle and the ball is launched aiming to the right, the mechanical stopper restricts further rotation of the shaft gear, and even if the operation element is rotated, only the center gear is the shaft. Since it is separated from the gear and rotated, the rotation of the operating element is not transmitted to the shaft gear. Therefore, since the volume is not excessively rotated, power consumption is not wasted and the solenoid is not damaged.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an operation handle. It is a disassembled perspective view of an operation handle. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of an operation handle. It is a perspective view of the principal part of an operation handle. It is a perspective view which shows an operation element and a gear mechanism part. It is a vertical sectional view showing the internal structure of the operation handle. It is a shaft gear part horizontal sectional view for demonstrating a mechanical stopper. It is a principal part perspective view of the operation handle in the state which a shaft gear can rotate. It is a principal part perspective view of the operation handle in the state which cannot rotate a shaft gear. It is explanatory drawing which shows the rotation state of a volume gear. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the operation handle of another form. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of the operation handle of another form. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the operation handle of another form. It is a perspective view which shows the operation element and gear mechanism part of another form.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an operation handle of a gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3-5 is a perspective view of a main part of the operation handle. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handle main body erected on the gaming machine, 2 a hitting force adjusting wheel provided to be rotatable with respect to the handle main body 1, and 3 a handle cap united integrally with the handle main body 1. .

  In FIG. 2, the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 includes a touch sensor 21 that detects that a player is touching the hitting force adjusting wheel 2, a torsion spring 22 for turning back, and a torsion spring support ring 23. ing. The torsion spring 22 has one end locked to the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 and the other end locked to the handle body 1 to return the rotated hitting force adjusting wheel 2 to its original position.

  4 is an operator attached to the peripheral edge of the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 so as to be rotatable, and rotates around a support shaft 41. The operation element 4 includes a pressing portion 42 that protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 and a transmission gear portion 43. A spring 44 that biases the pressing portion 42 in the protruding direction is attached to the support shaft 41. The transmission gear portion 43 is rotated by the pressing of the pressing portion 42 and transmits the rotation to the center gear 51 of the gear mechanism portion 5 described later.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 5 denotes a gear mechanism portion, and the gear mechanism portion 5 includes a center gear 51, a torsion spring 52 as a biasing means, and a shaft gear 53. Reference numeral 71 denotes a ball launch stop switch, and 72 is an operating piece thereof.

  The center gear 51 meshes with the transmission gear portion 43 and is rotated by the rotation of the operation element 4 (FIG. 3). The center gear 51 and the shaft gear 53 are assembled such that their central axes are the same across the torsion spring 52 (FIG. 6). Further, an engaging portion 512 is provided on the outer periphery of the flange portion of the center gear 51 (FIGS. 3 and 5).

  The shaft gear 53 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and has a gear portion 531 that meshes with a volume gear 62 attached to the rotation shaft 61 of the volume 6 (FIG. 5). Further, an engaged portion 533 that is engaged with the engaging portion 512 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the shaft gear 53 so as to protrude.

  The torsion spring 52 has one end locked to the center gear 51 and the other end locked to the shaft gear 53. The center gear 51 is biased in the minimum angle direction and the shaft gear 53 is biased in the maximum angle direction opposite to the center gear 51. is doing. Here, the maximum angle is the maximum angle at which the volume gear 62 can rotate, and is the angle at which the firing intensity is the strongest. Thus, since the engaged portion 533 is urged in the maximum angle direction by the torsion spring 52, when the shaft gear 53 is rotatable, it engages with the engaging portion 512 and the center gear 51 As the shaft rotates, the shaft gear 53 also rotates. For this reason, the rotation of the center gear 51 is transmitted to the shaft gear 53. However, when the rotation of the shaft gear 53 is restricted, the engagement between the two is released and only the center gear 51 is rotated so that the shaft gear 53 Since it remains in the regulated position, the rotation of the center gear 51 can be made non-transmitted to the shaft gear 53.

  The urging force of the torsion spring 52 is weaker than that of the spring 44 or the torsion spring 22. Further, instead of the torsion spring 52, another spring or rubber may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the torsion spring 52 is suspended from the center gear 51 and the shaft gear 53 to urge the center gear 51 and the shaft gear 53, respectively, but if only the shaft gear 53 is urged. Well, it is not particularly necessary to urge the center gear 51.

  The hitting force adjusting wheel 2 described above is assembled such that the center shaft 24 is coaxial with the center shaft 511 of the center gear 51 (FIG. 6). By rotating the hitting force adjusting wheel 2, the operation element 4 also moves in the outer peripheral direction of the hitting force adjusting wheel 2, so that the transmission gear portion 43 rotates the center gear 51, and the torsion spring 52 and the shaft gear 53. , The volume gear 62 is rotated to adjust the ball launch force.

  The shaft gear 53 has a mechanical stopper 532a for restricting the maximum angle on the side surface and 532b for restricting the minimum angle (FIG. 7). The mechanical stoppers 532a and 532b are formed by recessing the side surface and arranging two steps at a required angle, and the rotation is restricted by the rotation restricting piece 11 provided protruding from the inner side surface of the handle body 1. Thus, it can be rotated within the range of the required angle. For example, when the mechanical stoppers 532a and 532b are arranged at an interval of 100 °, the shaft gear 53 can be rotated up to 100 °, but cannot be rotated beyond 100 °.

  In the operation handle shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mechanical stopper 532 a on the maximum angle regulating side is in a state of being separated from the rotation regulating piece 11, so that the engaging portion 512 and the engaged portion 533 are biased by the torsion spring 52. And the shaft gear 53 can be rotated until the mechanical stopper 532a contacts the rotation restricting piece 11 as the center gear 51 rotates (FIG. 9).

  When the ball hitting force adjusting wheel 2 is rotated by an appropriate angle to play a big hit when the game is aimed at the center of the game area, and it is necessary to fire the ball with the right aim, 4 is pressed, the center gear 51 is rotated, the shaft gear 53 urged by the torsion spring 52 is rotated, and the volume gear 62 is rotated by the required angle. can do. If the pressing of the operation element 4 is released, the ball can be immediately launched as the original central aim.

  In the operation handle shown in FIG. 9, since the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 is rotated by the maximum angle and the mechanical stopper 532a on the maximum angle restricting side is in contact with the rotation restricting piece 11, the shaft gear 53 is more than this. It cannot be rotated. Even if the operating element 4 is pressed in this state, the engagement between the engaging portion 512 and the engaged portion 533 is released, and only the center gear 51 rotates, and the shaft gear 53 has the mechanical stopper 532a rotated. Since the position stays in contact with the piece 11, the rotation of the center gear 51 is not transmitted, and the volume gear 62 is not excessively rotated.

  The rotation state of the volume gear 6 will be described with reference to FIG. (A) The figure is an initial state, and the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 is not rotated and the operation element 4 is not pressed. The hitting force adjusting wheel 2 has a long hole 25, the rotation range of which is restricted by a stopper 12 protruding from the handle body 1, and the volume gear 62 rotates between 0 and 125 °. Further, the volume gear 62 can be rotated by 90 ° by the pressing of the operation element 4. In this state, the engaged portion 533 urged to the maximum angle side by the torsion spring 52 is engaged with the engaging portion 512.

  10, (b), (c), and (d) are states in which the volume gear 62 has been rotated 35 °, 95 °, and 125 ° by the rotation of the hitting force adjusting wheel 2, respectively. (B) When the operating element 4 is pressed in the state shown in the figure, the volume gear 62 is further rotated by 90 °, and is rotated by a total of 125 ° (FIG. E). In these states, the engaging portion 512 and the engaged portion 533 are engaged, as in FIG.

  (F) The figure shows a state in which the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 is rotated by the amount that the volume gear 62 is rotated by 95 °, and the operation element 4 is pressed by the amount that the volume gear 62 is rotated by 90 °. At this time, since the rotation of the shaft gear 53 is restricted to the rotation up to 125 ° by the mechanical stopper 532a, the engagement between the engaging portion 512 and the engaged portion 533 is released, and the shaft gear 53 Only the center gear 51 rotates an additional 60 ° while the rotation is restricted to 125 °.

  (G) The figure shows a state in which the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 and the operation element 4 are operated at the maximum angle, that is, the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 is rotated by the amount that the volume gear 62 is rotated by 125 °. ° The operating element 4 is pressed by the amount of rotation. At this time, since the rotation of the shaft gear 53 is restricted to the rotation up to 125 ° by the mechanical stopper 532a as in the case of (f), the engagement between the engaging portion 512 and the engaged portion 533 is released. Thus, the rotation of the shaft gear 53 is further rotated by 90 ° only for the center gear 51 while being restricted to 125 °. As described above, excessive rotation of the volume gear 62 is restricted, so that an excessive current does not flow through the volume and is not damaged.

In addition, since it is regulated by the long hole 25 and the stopper 12, the 532b for regulating the minimum angle may not be provided.
In this embodiment, the maximum angle of the shaft gear 53 is restricted by the mechanical stopper 532a. Instead, as shown in FIG. 10, a rotation restricting piece 621 is provided on the volume gear 62, and the mechanical stopper of the handle body 1 is provided. The maximum angle of the volume gear 62 may be regulated by 13 and 14.

FIG. 11-14 shows an operation handle using an operation element 4 having a form different from that described above.
In the operation element 4 of this form, the pressing part 42 and the transmission gear part 43 are separate bodies. The pressing portion 42 protrudes from the finger hooking portion 21 of the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 and is sandwiched between the hitting force adjusting wheel 2 and the bracket 48 behind it. The pressing portion 42 has a rotation shaft 45 and a locking projection 46. The transmission gear portion 43 has a long hole-shaped locking hole 47. The locking projection 45 is fitted into the locking hole 47 (FIG. 14). When the pressing portion 42 is pushed down, the locking projection 46 is rotated around the rotation shaft 45, whereby the transmission gear portion 43 is rotated around the support shaft 41. Therefore, the volume gear 62 can be rotated via the gear mechanism 5.

  2 hitting force adjusting wheel, 4 operation element, 5 gear mechanism, 6 volume, 51 center gear, 52 torsion spring (biasing means), 53 shaft gear, 62 volume gear, 532a mechanical stopper

Claims (3)

A handle main body erected on the gaming machine, a ball striking force adjusting wheel provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the handle main body, a gear mechanism portion for transmitting the rotation of the ball striking force adjusting wheel to the volume gear of the volume, and a gear An operating handle for a gaming machine comprising an operating element for transmitting a predetermined turning power to the mechanism part,
A center gear that is rotated by the hitting force adjusting wheel and the operator, a shaft gear that engages with the center gear and rotates the volume gear by the maximum angle, and a shaft gear that biases the shaft gear in the maximum angle direction. As a structure consisting of an urging means, the shaft gear is rotated to the maximum angle by the rotation of the center gear,
When the center gear is rotated while the shaft gear is rotated at the maximum angle and further rotation is restricted, the engagement of the center gear with the shaft gear is released and only the center gear is rotated. An operating handle of a gaming machine characterized by restricting excessive rotation of the volume as a structure. The center gear is provided with an engaging portion, and the shaft gear is provided with an engaged portion that is locked to the engaging portion.
The shaft gear or volume gear is provided with a mechanical stopper to regulate the maximum angle,
When the rotation of the shaft gear or the volume gear is restricted by the mechanical stopper, the engaging portion is disengaged from the engaged portion and only the center gear is rotated. 2. The operation handle of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein excessive rotation of the volume gear is restricted by transmission.   The operation handle of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the biasing means is a torsion spring interposed between a center gear and a shaft gear.