JP2013162885A - Push button type switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push button type switch device capable of increasing a variation in notification performance.SOLUTION: A push button type switch device includes a mounting base 21 supporting a button 41 movably along the pressing direction of the button 41. The button 41 movably supported to the mounting base 21 is driven to reciprocate along the pressing direction by a vibrating solenoid operating machine 44A, and electric power is supplied to the vibrating solenoid operating machine 44A by a voltage pulse supply device variable in pulse widths and pulse amplitudes of driving voltage pulses applied to the vibrating solenoid operating machine 44A. The amplitude and frequency of vibration can thereby be optionally changed when vibrating the vibrating solenoid operating machine 44A. Consequently, when notification performance is performed by the push button type switch device 40, a plurality of kinds of notification performance different in the amplitude and frequency of the vibrating button 41 can be carried out to increase a variation in notification performance.

Description

  The present invention is provided on a front portion of a gaming machine that faces a player, and includes a button portion that is pressed by the player and an operation detection portion that detects that the button portion is pressed. The present invention relates to a button type switch device.

Conventionally, as a gaming machine that provides entertainment to a player, a game that has a plurality of rotating reels with a plurality of types of symbols on the outer peripheral surface and causes the player to stop rotating rotating reels and align the symbols The slot machine to be used is used.
More specifically, when a player operates a start lever device after inserting medals into the slot machine, a plurality of rotating reels are rotationally driven all at once. Thereafter, when the push button type switch device is pressed, the rotary reel corresponding to the push button type switch device is stopped.
At this time, a prize is awarded when a plurality of symbols displayed in the reel window are arranged in a specific combination. When a prize is awarded, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out to the player from the slot machine.

In such a slot machine, every time a game is played, a winning / losing lottery relating to whether the game is successful or not is performed internally, and by winning in this winning / failing lottery, a winning flag corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is established. It becomes possible to win the winning combination. In other words, it is possible to stop a predetermined combination of symbols in the reel window only after winning in the winning / losing lottery.
When a winning combination corresponding to a special winning that gives a large profit in a winning lottery performed for each game, for example, a bonus game is won and a winning flag corresponding to the bonus game is established, the player As a result, it becomes possible to win a bonus game.

Here, as a slot machine, a notification effect informing game players of game information related to the game, such as establishment of a winning flag that may have a large profit, for example, flashing decorative lamps or continuously There are those that perform a predetermined production operation such as turning on.
Note that there are some types of gaming machines that perform different types of notification such as pachinko machines, informing the player of game information.

As the notification effect as described above, in addition to the one that activates the decorative lamp, the button part provided in the push button type switch device for stopping the rotating reel is vibrated to thereby perform the notification effect. It has been known.
Specifically, in the notification effect using the push button type switch device, as the push button type switch device, the button portion directly pressed by the player's finger or the like, and the button portion along the pressing direction. A cylindrical device housing that is movably supported, a spring that urges the button portion in a direction approaching the player, and a vibrator motor that is attached to the device housing and vibrates the device housing. Adopted to notify the predetermined game information, the button is vibrated by the operation of the vibrator motor, and the vibration is transmitted to the finger of the player who touched the button to perform the pressing operation. Is notified of predetermined game information (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-61687 A

In the push button type switch device as described above, the vibration of the device housing is made by the vibration motor, so that the vibration amplitude becomes constant and the vibration motor needs to be operated at the rated rotation speed, so the vibration frequency is also constant. It becomes. For this reason, there is a problem that the amplitude and frequency of vibration cannot be arbitrarily changed, and the variation of the notification effect cannot be increased.
In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to use a solenoid whose frequency is not fixed at the time of operation instead of the vibrator motor whose frequency is fixed at the time of operation. In the button type switch device, it is necessary to vibrate the push button type switch device as a whole, and the object to be vibrated is heavy. Therefore, in order to increase the amplitude and increase the number of vibrations per unit time, It is necessary to make the provided solenoid large and powerful, which makes the push button type switch device heavier, and even if it is replaced with a solenoid, it is difficult to increase the amplitude and increase the frequency. Therefore, the amplitude and frequency of vibration cannot be changed arbitrarily, and the variation of the notification effect cannot be increased. It is not possible to solve the aforementioned problems say.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a push button type switch device capable of increasing variations in notification effect.

Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve the above-mentioned object. The features of each invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, a code | symbol shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.

(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention described in claim 1 is provided in a front portion of the gaming machine (1) facing the player, and a button portion (41) pressed by the player, and the button portion (41). A push button type switch device (40) provided with an operation detecting unit (42) for detecting that the button has been pressed, and is movable along the pressing direction of the button unit (41), and the button A base part (21) that supports the button part (41), and a vibration solenoid operating device that reciprocates the button part (41) along the pressing direction so as to be movable along the pressing direction of the part (41). 44A), and a drive voltage pulse for driving the vibration solenoid operating device (44A) and a drive voltage applied to the vibration solenoid operating device (44A). Voltage pulse supply device with variable pulse width and pulse amplitude It is characterized in that is electrically connected to.

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, and has the following characteristic points.
That is, in the invention according to claim 2, the vibration solenoid operating device (44A) is provided behind the button portion (41) in the pressing direction, and next to the vibration solenoid operating device (44A), A forced stop solenoid operating device (43A) that disables the pressing operation of the button portion (41) is provided in parallel, and this forced stop solenoid operating device (43A) is connected to the forced stop solenoid operating device (43A). A forced stop plunger portion (43D) that is reciprocated by an electromagnetic coil provided, and the forced stop solenoid operating device (43A) and the button portion (31) include the forced stop plunger portion ( 43D) has an arm portion (45D) extending in a direction crossing the reciprocating drive direction, and the arm portion (45D) applies a driving force to a position deviating from the reciprocating drive direction of the forced stop plunger portion (43D). Via link members (45) that can communicate with each other It is connected to.

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2 described above, and has the following features.
That is, in the invention according to claim 3, the link member (45) is provided with an elongated hole (45B) that is disposed in the vicinity of the end portion close to the button portion (41) and extends in the pressing direction. The button portion (41) is provided with a protrusion (41M) that is inserted into the long hole (45B) of the link member (45).

(Effect of Claim 1)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
In other words, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the base portion that supports the button portion so as to be movable along the pressing direction of the button portion is provided, and the button portion that is movably supported by the base portion is provided with the vibration solenoid operating device. The voltage pulse supply device that reciprocates along the pressing direction and the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse applied to the vibration solenoid operating device is variable is supplied to the vibration solenoid operating device. As a result, the vibration object to be vibrated by the vibration solenoid operating machine is only the button part, and it is not necessary to vibrate the vibration solenoid operating machine itself or the base part, and the object to be vibrated becomes extremely light. .
In addition, as a voltage pulse supply device for supplying a drive voltage pulse for driving the vibration solenoid operating device to the vibration solenoid operating device, the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse applied to the vibration solenoid operating device are variable. Since the vibration solenoid operating machine is vibrated, the amplitude and frequency of the vibration can be arbitrarily changed, and thus, when the notification effect is produced by the push button type switch device, it vibrates. A plurality of types of notification effects with different amplitudes and vibration frequencies of the button part can be executed, and variations of the notification effects can be increased, thereby achieving the object.

(Effect of claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is obtained.
That is, a forcible stop solenoid operating device is provided beside the vibration solenoid operating device provided behind the button unit in the pressing direction, and the button unit cannot be pressed by the operation of the forced stop solenoid operating device. Since it did in this way, the notification effect which cannot perform pressing operation because the button part is fixed can be added as a variation of notification effect, and also from this point, the variation of notification effect can be increased.
The forced stop solenoid unit provided in the forced stop solenoid unit has an arm portion extending in a direction intersecting the reciprocating drive direction of the forced stop plunger portion, and the arm portion deviates from the reciprocating drive direction of the forced stop plunger portion. A link member that can transmit the driving force is provided at the position, and the solenoid operation device for forced stop and the button unit are connected to each other via the link member, so that the button unit is arranged behind the button in the pressing direction. Because the forced stop solenoid operating machine is placed next to the vibration solenoid operating machine, even if the reciprocating drive force of the forced stop solenoid operating machine cannot be transmitted directly to the button, it is for forced stop via the link member. The reciprocating driving force of the solenoid operating device can be transmitted to the button part, and therefore, to increase the variation of notification effect, It is placed two operating device dynamic solenoid operated machine and forced stop solenoid operated machines, without any problems, from this point, can be increased to ensure a variation of notification effect.

(Effect of claim 3)
According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained.
That is, when the forced stop plunger portion and the button portion are connected to each other by the link member, a long hole extending along the pressing direction is formed in the vicinity of the end portion of the link member adjacent to the button portion, and the button portion side Since the projection is inserted into the long hole of the link member, the end of the long hole that is closer to the button is not pressed and the solenoid operating device for forced stop is not operating. If the positional relationship of the elongated hole and the protruding part is set so that the protruding part of the button part is always in contact with the part, the distance from the end part closer to the button part of the elongated hole to the far end part When the protrusion reciprocates, there is nothing that restricts the reciprocation of the protrusion, and the protrusion can freely reciprocate.
Therefore, when the forced stop solenoid operating device is not operating, the forced stop plunger portion and the button portion are not connected to each other by the elongated hole. Even if the operation of the button is not performed, nothing obstructs the pressing operation of the button part, and the operation force of the button part can be reduced, thereby making the button part easy to operate. Can do.

It is a front view showing a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the composite switch apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a top view which shows the composite switch apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the composite switch apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the composite switch apparatus of FIG. 4 from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the mechanism of the pushbutton type switch apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a side view which shows the mechanism of the pushbutton type switch apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment, which is a mode for carrying out the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overview of slot machine 1)
FIG. 1 shows a slot machine 1 which is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 performs a game for stopping the rotating reel 11 so that a plurality of types of symbols written on each of the three rotating reels 11 are in a predetermined combination. .
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 2 that houses various devices of the slot machine 1 and has a rectangular front shape.
The housing | casing 2 is a box-shaped member by which the whole front surface was opened. And the front opening of the housing | casing 2 is block | closed with the front door 3 attached to the said housing | casing 2 so that rotation was possible. The front door 3 is automatically locked when it is closed.

The front door 3 includes an upper panel portion 4 and a lower panel portion 5 that substantially bisect the front surface. Below the lower panel portion 5, there is provided a tray unit 6 integrally formed with a tray portion 6A for storing medals to be paid out at the time of winning a prize. Moreover, between the upper panel part 4 and the lower panel part 5, the console 7 for performing operation which concerns on a game is formed so that it may protrude to the player side.
Here, the upper panel portion 4 and the lower panel portion 5 have a decorative plate made of synthetic resin attached to the surface in order to ensure an excellent appearance in terms of design.

(Upper panel part 4)
The upper panel portion 4 is provided with a display window 4A formed in a rectangular shape above the console 7 and in the center in the width direction in FIG.
Here, each of the three rotating reels 11 provided inside the housing 2 is marked with a plurality of types of symbols on its outer peripheral surface. The symbols of each rotary reel 11 are visible from the outside of the housing 2 through the display window 4A.

At the upper edge portion of the upper panel portion 4, there is provided an effect lighting device 4B whose front shape is formed in an inverted trapezoidal shape. The effect lighting device 4B is disposed substantially at the center of the upper edge portion of the upper panel portion 4. Both end portions of the lighting device for effect 4B are broken at positions in front of the upper panel portion 4 without reaching the corners.
In addition, in the vicinity of both corners on the upper side of the upper panel portion 4, a pair of effect lighting devices 4 </ b> C for drawing a Chinese numeral “eight” is provided while the front shape is formed in a curved belt shape. Each of these effect lighting devices 4C has an upper end portion disposed in the vicinity of the end portion of the effect lighting device 4B, and a lower end portion thereof extends obliquely downward toward the side edge of the upper panel portion 4. It has become.
Furthermore, another side lighting device 4D connected to the lower end of the lighting device for effect 4C is provided on both side edges of the upper panel portion 4, respectively. Each of these effect lighting devices 4D is formed in a strip shape elongated in the vertical direction, similar to the effect lighting device 4C. From the lower end of the effect lighting device 4C to the side edge of the upper panel portion 4 It extends along and reaches the immediate vicinity of the console 7.
Each of these lighting devices for production 4B to 4D includes a light source such as a high-intensity light emitting diode disposed inside a red lens, and the visual in the game is turned on or blinking according to the progress of the game. This enhances the production effect.

A liquid crystal display device 4E for displaying a game effect image is provided between the display window 4A and the effect lighting device 4B. The liquid crystal display device 4E displays various images including moving images as the game progresses.
On both sides of the liquid crystal display device 4E, audio output units 4F each having a speaker that generates sound effects relating to the game are provided.

(Operating console 7)
The console 7 is provided with various switches necessary for operations in the game.
That is, a key hole 7A into which a key for unlocking the front door 3 is inserted is provided at the right end portion in FIG. A medal insertion portion 7C having a medal insertion slot 7B for inserting medals is provided obliquely above and to the left of the keyhole 7A.
Three stop buttons 7D that are operated to stop each of the three rotary reels 11 are provided obliquely to the lower left of the medal slot 7B. Among these three stop buttons 7D, a max bet button 7E that can bet the maximum number of medals by one operation is provided obliquely above and to the left of the stop button 7D arranged at the left end.
In addition, a start lever 7F that is operated when the three rotary reels 11 are simultaneously rotated is provided at a position to the left of the leftmost stop button 7D and obliquely to the left of the max bet button 7E. Yes. A bet switch 7G that can bet on one medal stored in one operation, that is, a bet switch 7G that is operated when betting one medal at a time, is provided on the upper left side of the start lever 7F. Yes.

Further, a settlement button 7H for paying out medals stored at the time of settlement is provided diagonally to the left of the bet switch 7G.
Here, above the three stop buttons 7D in FIG. 1, the medal insertion portion 7C and the max bet button 7E are provided with the composite switch device 20 having the push button type switch device 40 according to the present invention. Yes. The composite switch device 20 will be described in detail later.

(Lower panel part 5 and saucer unit 6)
The lower panel portion 5 is provided with a panel 5A on which a character or the like representing a model type of the slot machine 1 is drawn.
In addition, on the left side and the right side in FIG. 2 of the panel 5A provided in the lower panel portion 5, there are respectively provided lighting devices 5B for production formed in a strip shape elongated in the vertical direction.
The saucer unit 6 is provided with a medal payout port 6B for discharging medals paid out toward the saucer unit 6A when winning a prize, and a speaker for generating sound effects related to the game, in addition to the above-described saucer unit 6A for storing medals. And an audio output unit 6C.

(Composite switch device 20)
The composite switch device 20 is being executed when a predetermined effect is being executed in the slot machine 1, for example, when an effect in which a predetermined effect moving image is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 4E is being executed. This is to allow the player to perform an operation in response to the production.
As shown in FIG. 2, the composite switch device 20 is arranged in a cross shape on the top, bottom, left and right, and has a cross key device 30 having four pressed parts 31A (cross buttons) formed in a pentagon shape, In FIG. 2, a push button type switch device 40 having one button portion 41 formed in a square shape is combined.
That is, the composite switch device 20 is obtained by assembling both the cross key device 30 and the push button type switch device 40 on one mounting base 21 formed as a mounting member that is directly mounted on the console 7.
In other words, the cross key device 30 and the push button type switch device 40 are attached to the console 7 via the attachment base 21.

(Mounting base 21)
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the mounting base 21 protrudes from the flat plate portion 22 disposed on the surface of the console 7 and the back surface of the plate portion 22 for fixing to the console 7. The provided mounting protrusion 23 and the bulging portion 24 bulging from the back surface of the plate portion 22 are integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting protrusion 23 is formed with a screw insertion hole 23A through which a screw (not shown) for fixing the plate portion 22 to the console 7 is inserted.
As shown in FIG. 4, the bulging portion 24 is formed with a button chamber 24A for accommodating the button portion 41 of the push button type switch device 40 therein.
Here, on the front side surface of the mounting base 21, four pressed portion insertion holes 22A through which the four pressed portions 31A of the cross key device 30 are respectively inserted are opened corresponding to the four pressed portions 31A. In addition, a button part insertion hole 22B through which the button part 41 of the button type switch device 40 is inserted is opened corresponding to the button part 41.
The button part 41 can be inserted into the button chamber 24A through the button part insertion hole 22B.

(Cross key device 30)
The cross key device 30 is an operation that the player operates when selecting one of a plurality of selection items displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 4E during execution of a predetermined effect in the slot machine 1. Device.
The cross key device 30 includes a disk-shaped cross key member 31 in which four pressed portions 31A are integrally formed on a driven surface 31B facing the mounting base 21, and a driven surface 31B as shown in FIG. A switch substrate 32 disposed opposite to the opposite electrode surface 31C is provided.
The cross key member 31 is interposed between the switch board 32 and urged in a direction away from the switch board 32 by a coil spring (not shown) arranged at the center position of the cross key member 31. is there.
On the electrode surface 31C of the cross key member 31, four electrodes 31D made of synthetic rubber having electrical conductivity are provided corresponding to the four pressed parts 31A on the opposite side as shown in FIG. Yes.

The switch substrate 32 has four sets of counter electrodes (not shown) formed on the surface facing the electrode surface 31C on the cross key member 31 side.
Each of these four sets of counter electrodes is a pair of electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other, and is provided at a position corresponding to each of the four electrodes 31D on the cross key member 31 side.
In the cross key device 30 as described above, when one of the four driven surfaces 31B on the cross key member 31 side is pressed, the electrode 31D provided on the back side of the pressed driven surface 31B is The pair of counter electrodes that are provided on the switch substrate 32 side are in contact with each other and are electrically connected to each other.

(Push button type switch device 40)
The push button type switch device 40 is an operation device that the player presses in response to a predetermined effect moving image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display device 4E during execution of the predetermined effect in the slot machine 1. .
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the push button type switch device 40 includes a button portion 41 that is pressed by the player, and an operation detection unit that detects that the button portion 41 has been pressed. Circuit board 42, vibration solenoid operating device 44A that reciprocates the button 41 along the pressing direction, forced stop solenoid operating device 43A that prevents the button 41 from being pressed, and forced stop solenoid operating device A link member 45 for transmitting the driving force of 43A to the button portion and a coil spring 46 disposed between the button portion 41 and the detection circuit board 42 are provided.

4 and 5, the portion of the mounting base 21 where the cross key device 30 is provided has a pedestal shape so as to support the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A at a position away from the mounting base 21. The formed mounting base 43B and the box-shaped solenoid holder 43C that accommodates the solenoid actuator 43A for forced stop are screwed with a long screw (not shown) that penetrates both the mounting base 43B and the solenoid holder 43C. It has come to be.
The forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is attached to the attachment base 21 via the attachment base 43B and the solenoid holder 43C.

The attachment base 43B is a member that is formed in a cylindrical shape and that has a partition wall that partitions the internal space into two.
The mounting base portion 43B includes a pair of leg portions 43G that protrude from the end portion on the mounting base 21 side toward the mounting base 21. The pair of legs 43G allows the attachment base 43B to be attached to the attachment base 21 without hindering the operation of the cross key member 31 of the cross key device 30.
The switch board 32 of the cross key device 30 is attached to the surface of the attachment base 43B facing the attachment base 21.
In addition, a solenoid holder 43C in which the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is housed and fixed is connected to the end of the mounting base 43B on the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A side.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the button portion 41 supports the pressed portion 41A that can be touched by the player's fingertip during the pressing operation, supports the pressed portion 41A, and is movably attached to the mounting base 21. The base 41B is provided.
Here, the mounting base 21 serves as a base portion that supports the base portion 41B of the button portion 41 housed in the button chamber 24A so as to be movable along the pressing direction of the button portion 41.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting base 21 is provided with a flange portion 22C that protrudes from the periphery of the button portion insertion hole 22B provided in the mounting base 21 toward the inside of the button portion insertion hole 22B. ing.

The pressed portion 41A is a member that is formed in a flat box shape and has an opening on the surface on the mounting base 21 side.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pressed portion 41A protrudes from the edge close to the mounting base 21 toward the mounting base 21 and is hooked to the flange 22C on the mounting base 21 side. 41C and an edge adjacent to the mounting base 21, in other words, an annular portion that protrudes from the edge adjacent to the base 41B toward the base 41B and that locks a wedge-shaped portion 41D (described later) provided on the base 41B. 41E.

The base 41B includes a quadrangular pyramid portion 41F that is tapered toward the mounting base 21 in FIG. 5, a cylindrical portion 41G that projects from the top of the quadrangular pyramid portion 41F toward the mounting base 21, and a quadrangular pyramid portion 41F. And a rectangular tube portion 41H continuous on the bottom surface side, and the whole is formed in a funnel shape.
As shown in FIG. 5, the base portion 41B includes the aforementioned wedge-shaped portion 41D formed on the outer surface of the rectangular tube portion 41H and the flange portion protruding from the edge portion in contact with the quadrangular pyramid portion 41F on the outer surface of the square tube portion 41H. 41J, a projection 41K that protrudes from the inclined surface facing the mounting base 21 in the quadrangular pyramid portion 41F, and a connection projection 41K that is connected to the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A, and the four projections 41K on which the connection projection 41K is provided Projecting from the inclined surface of the pyramid portion 41F, and a detected projection 41L that is a portion for detecting that the button portion 41 is pressed is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the distal end portion of the connecting projection 41K provided in the base 41B is inserted into a long hole 45B described later provided in the link member 45, and the connecting projection 41K A protrusion 41M is provided that protrudes in a direction that intersects the extending direction.
Further, the front end surface (see FIG. 5) of the cylinder portion 41G provided on the base portion 41B is a contact portion 41N for abutting the front end of a plunger 44D described later provided on the vibration solenoid operating device 44A. It has become.

At this time, the pressed portion 41A and the base portion 41B are integrated by fitting and locking the wedge-shaped portion 41D on the base portion 41B side with the annular portion 41E on the pressed portion 41A side.
Further, the integrated pressed portion 41A and base portion 41B, that is, the button portion 41, once pushed into the button portion insertion hole 22B of the mounting base 21, are likely to be pulled out of the button portion insertion hole 22B. Even so, the claw portion 41C of the pressed portion 41A is locked to the flange portion 41J so as not to go out of the button portion insertion hole 22B.
Further, the coil spring 46 disposed between the button part 41 and the detection circuit board 42 is shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 as being interposed between the button part 41 and the detection circuit board 42. In reality, however, the button chamber 24 A formed in the mounting base 21 is interposed between the bottom portion of the button chamber 24 A and the button portion 41. The button part 41 is always urged by the coil spring 46 in the direction pushed out of the button part insertion hole 22B, and the claw part 41C is locked to the flange part 41J on the mounting base 21 side. The button part insertion hole 22B is prevented from being pulled out.

The detection circuit board 42 is formed with a circuit for detecting that the button portion 41 is pressed against the elastic force of the coil spring 46 and has entered the button portion insertion hole 22B.
That is, on the detection circuit board 42, as shown in FIG. 4, a photo interrupter 42C having a light projecting element 42A and a light receiving element 42B, a guide bar 42D inserted into the cylindrical part 41G of the button part 41, There is provided a plunger insertion hole 42E provided in the forced stop solenoid operating device 44A, through which a plunger 44D described later is inserted.
Here, the button portion 41 is smoothly moved along the pressing direction in the button chamber 24A, with the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion 41G being guided by the outer peripheral surface of the guide rod 42D provided on the detection circuit board 42 side. It is supposed to be.
Then, the pressed portion 41A is pressed against the elastic force of the coil spring 46 so that the button portion 41 is immersed in the button portion insertion hole 22B, and the detected projection 41L is projected to the photo interrupter 42C. When entering between the optical element 42A and the light receiving element 42B, the light emitted from the light projecting element 42A is blocked. Thereby, the photo interrupter 42C detects that the button part 41 has been pressed, and outputs a pressing operation signal when detecting the pressing operation of the button part 41.

The forcible stop solenoid operating device 43A includes a built-in electromagnetic coil (not shown) and a plunger 43D made of a magnetic body that is driven forward and backward by the electromagnetic coil.
A driving disk 43E formed as a disk having a diameter larger than that of the plunger 43D is attached to the tip of the plunger 43D of the solenoid operating machine 43A for forced stop. A return spring 43F that biases the drive disk 43E in a direction away from the main body of the vibration solenoid operating device 43A is interposed between the drive disk 43E and the main body of the vibration solenoid operating device 43A. .
In such a forced stop solenoid operating device 43A, when a current is passed through a built-in electromagnetic coil (not shown) and excited, the electromagnetic coil pulls the tip of the plunger 43D into the interior, and the drive disk 43E is The spring 43F is driven against the elastic force of the spring 43F in a direction approaching the main body of the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A.
In the above, the plunger 43D is a forced stop plunger portion reciprocally driven by the electromagnetic coil provided in the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A.

In such a forced stop solenoid operating device 43A, when a current is passed through a built-in electromagnetic coil (not shown) and excited, the electromagnetic coil pulls the tip of the plunger 43D into the interior, and the drive disk 43E is The spring 43F is driven against the elastic force of the spring 43F in a direction approaching the main body of the forcible stop solenoid operating device 43A, that is, moved in a direction away from the button portion 41.
On the other hand, when the current of the electromagnetic coil (not shown) of the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is interrupted, the plunger 43D returns to the original position and the plunger 43D returns to the original position by the elastic force of the return spring 43F. The drive disk 43E is also returned to its original position.

The distal end portion of the plunger 43D of the solenoid operating machine 43A for forced stop, that is, the drive disk 43E is connected to the button portion 41 via the link member 45 described above.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the link member 45 is a member bent into an L shape, and of the two sides of the L shape, the side extending in the direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction of the plunger 43D is fixed arm. The side extending along the reciprocating direction of the plunger 43D is a link arm 45A.

Among them, the storage sleeve for storing the drive disk 43E provided at the tip of the plunger 43D is connected to the tip of the fixed arm 45D in order to connect to the tip of the plunger 43D on the vibration solenoid operating device 43A side. 45C is formed.
The storage sleeve 45C is a thin bag-like portion having a gap corresponding to the thickness of the drive disk 43E, and holds the drive disk 43E stored inside tightly.
Further, the storage sleeve 45C is formed with a notch 45E for taking out the plunger 43D having a drive disk 43E attached to the tip thereof.
On the other hand, a long hole 45B extending along the reciprocating direction of the plunger 43D is formed at the distal end portion of the link arm 45A so as to allow the protrusion 41M provided on the button portion 41 side to pass therethrough.

The link member 45 and the button part 41 are arranged at the end portion closer to the button part 41 in the long hole 45B on the link member 45 side in a state where the button part 41 is not pressed, as shown in FIGS. The protrusion 41M of the button part 41 is arranged so as to always come into contact.
Then, a current flows through an electromagnetic coil (not shown) of the vibration solenoid operating device 43A, the electromagnetic coil is excited, and the plunger 43D is drawn into the electromagnetic coil and moves backward toward the inside of the vibration solenoid operating device 43A. Then, when the plunger 43D moves to the left side in FIG. 6, the button portion 41 moves to the left end in FIG. 6 in the movement range of the button portion 41 in direct association with the movement of the plunger 43D. It has become. As a result, the button 41 shifts from a state where the pressing operation is possible to a state where the pressing operation cannot be forcibly performed.
On the other hand, when the current of an electromagnetic coil (not shown) of the vibration solenoid operating device 43A is interrupted, the elastic force of the return spring 43F returns the plunger 43D to the original position, and the plunger 43D returns to the original position. The button portion 41 is returned to its original position by the elastic force of the coil spring 46 in direct association with the movement of the plunger 43D. As a result, the button unit 41 returns from a state where the pressing operation cannot be performed to a state where the pressing operation can be performed.

Incidentally, on the surface facing the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A in the bulging portion 24 formed on the mounting base 21, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, there is a mounting which is a base member for fixing the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A. The base 44B is screwed with a screw (not shown).
The mounting base 44B includes a pedestal 44N attached to the surface of the bulging portion 24 facing the vibration solenoid operating device 44A, a mounted piece 44E extending from the pedestal 44N toward the vibration solenoid operating device 44A, and a vibration. This is a member provided with a plunger insertion hole 44F through which a later-described plunger 44D of the solenoid operating machine 44A is inserted.

A vibration solenoid operating device 44A is firmly fixed to the mounting base portion 44B by a fixture 44C having an L-shaped side surface and a screw (not shown).
That is, the fixture 44 includes an insertion portion 44G formed by reducing the width of the tip portion on one side of the L shape, and a screwing portion formed by bending a part of the tip portion on the other side of the L shape. 44H and rib-shaped reinforcing portions 44J that connect and reinforce both sides of the L shape so that the corner portions of the L-shaped fixture 44 do not open.

An insertion slot 44G of the fixture 44 is inserted into the distal end portion of the mounted piece 44E provided in the attachment base 44B, and a locking elongated hole 44K (see FIG. 5) is provided for locking the insertion portion 44G. It has been.
On the other side of the L-shaped portion where the screw-fastening portion 44H is formed at the tip of the fixing tool 44, a vibration solenoid operating device 44A is provided, and a vibration (not shown) passing through the other side of the L-shaped portion is vibrated. The solenoid operating machine 44A is screwed.
The fixing tool 44 to which the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is screwed in this way is inserted into the locking elongated hole 44K on the side of the mounting base 44B and locked, and the other side of the L-shape. A screwing portion 44H provided on the mounting base 44B is screwed to a pedestal 44N on the mounting base 44B side with a screw (not shown) penetrating the screwing portion 44H.
The vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is attached to the attachment base 44B via the fixture 44C, and is directly screwed into the attachment piece 44E with a screw (not shown) that penetrates the attachment piece 44E of the attachment base 44B. Thus, it is firmly fixed to the mounting base 44B.

The vibration solenoid operating unit 44A includes a built-in electromagnetic coil (not shown) and the above-described plunger 44D made of a magnetic body that is driven forward and backward by the electromagnetic coil.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a square-shaped drive plate 44L whose one side is larger in length than the diameter of the plunger 44D is attached to the rear end of the plunger 44D of the vibration solenoid operating device 44A. . A return spring 44M that biases the drive plate 44L in a direction away from the main body of the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is interposed between the drive plate 44L and the main body of the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A. .

The vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is provided with a voltage pulse supply (not shown) in which a driving voltage pulse for driving is applied to the electromagnetic coil, and the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the driving voltage pulse applied to the electromagnetic coil are variable. The device is electrically connected.
When a drive voltage pulse is continuously supplied to the electromagnetic coil by the voltage pulse supply device, the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A reciprocates the plunger 44D with the electromagnetic coil to vibrate the plunger 44D. The object engaged with the tip of 44D can be vibrated.
In addition, by changing the setting of the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse output from the voltage pulse supply device, the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A can change the frequency of the vibrating plunger 44D. The amplitude and strength of vibration can be changed.

In the slot machine 1 provided with the composite switch device 20 as described above, a button vibration effect that vibrates the button unit 41 using the composite switch device 20 and a button that fixes the button unit 41 so that the pressing operation cannot be performed. A fixed performance can be selectively performed.
In the button vibration effect, the voltage pulse supply device (not shown) continuously applies a large number of drive voltage pulses to the electromagnetic coil of the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A, thereby causing the plunger 44D to vibrate. When 41 is pressed, the back side portion of the button portion 41 comes into contact with the plunger 44D, and the button portion 41 in the pressed state vibrates due to the vibration of the plunger 44D.

Before executing the button vibration effect, the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse output from the voltage pulse supply device are set to values according to the game situation and stored in a control device (not shown) of the slot machine 1. Keep it. As a result, a button vibration effect in which the button unit 41 vibrates with the vibration frequency, amplitude, and vibration strength appropriate for the game situation is executed.
Here, even when executing a button vibration effect that vibrates the button unit 41, when the player presses the button unit 41, the pressing operation signal output by the photo interrupter 42C is handled as valid. It has become. If necessary, the pressing operation signal output from the photo interrupter 42C may be handled as invalid when executing a button vibration effect that vibrates the button unit 41.

In the button fixing effect, a DC voltage is applied to the electromagnetic coil of the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A to generate an electromagnetic attractive force, and the plunger 43D is moved away from the button part 41 by the electromagnetic attractive force of the electromagnetic coil. Then, the button part 41 is immersed in the mounting base 21, thereby fixing the button part 41 in a state where the pressing operation cannot be performed.
Then, at the end of the button fixing effect, the application of the DC voltage applied to the electromagnetic coil of the forcible stop solenoid operating device 43A is stopped, thereby returning the plunger 43D to the original position, thereby causing the button portion 41 to move. Enable to press.
When the button fixing effect is executed, the button part 41 is automatically pressed, so that the pressing operation signal output by the photo interrupter 42C is handled as invalid.
In addition, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the button fixing effect, the button fixing effect ends, and when the button fixing effect ends, the pressing operation signal output by the photo interrupter 42C is handled as valid. Yes.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, the mounting base 21 that supports the button portion 41 so as to be movable along the pressing direction of the button portion 41 is provided, and the button portion 41 that is pressed by a player or the like is pressed by the vibration solenoid operating device 44A. And a voltage pulse supply device in which the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse applied to the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A are variable, and power is supplied to the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A. Therefore, the vibration object to be vibrated by the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is only the button part 41, and it is necessary to vibrate the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A itself, and it is necessary to vibrate the mounting base 21 that supports the button part 41. The object to be vibrated can be significantly lightened.

  In addition, as a voltage pulse supply device for supplying a drive voltage pulse for driving the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A to the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A, the pulse width and pulse amplitude of the drive voltage pulse applied to the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A are variable. Therefore, when the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A is vibrated, the amplitude and frequency of the vibration can be arbitrarily changed. In doing so, it is possible to execute a plurality of types of notification effects having different amplitudes and vibration frequencies of the vibrating button part 41, and the number of notification effects can be increased.

  Furthermore, a plunger 44D that is reciprocally driven by an electromagnetic coil provided in the vibration solenoid operating device 44A is provided, and a number of drive voltages are applied to the electromagnetic coil of the vibration solenoid operating device 44D in a state where the button portion 41 is pressed. When the pulse is continuously given, the plunger 44D repeats reciprocating motion, and thereby the button part 41 in the pressed state can be vibrated, so that the player who is pressing the button part 41 can be vibrated. Thus, the vibration of the button part 41 can be surely felt.

Further, a forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is provided beside the vibration solenoid operating device 44A provided behind the button portion 41 in the pressing direction, and the operation of the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A causes the button portion 41 to Since the pressing operation cannot be performed, a notification effect in which the button unit 41 is fixed and the pressing operation cannot be performed can be added as a variation of the notification effect. From this point, the variation of the notification effect can be increased.
Further, it has a fixed arm portion 45D extending in a direction intersecting with the reciprocating drive direction of the plunger portion 43D provided in the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A, and the fixed arm portion 45D can move from the reciprocating drive direction of the plunger portion 43D. The link member 45 for transmitting the driving force is provided at the disengaged position, and the forcible stop solenoid operating device 43A and the button part 41 are connected to each other via the link member 45. Because the forcible stop solenoid operating unit 43A is placed side by side with the vibration solenoid operating unit 44A arranged at the same position, the reciprocating drive force of the forcible stop solenoid operating unit 43A cannot be transmitted directly to the button part 41. The reciprocating driving force of the forcible stop solenoid operating device 43A can be transmitted to the button portion 41 via the member 45. Therefore, in order to increase the variation of the notification effect, There is no problem even if the two solenoid actuators 44A for vibration and 44A for solenoid for forced stop are arranged for the two button sections 41. Can be increased.

Further, when the plunger portion 44D and the button portion 41 are connected to each other by the link member 45, a long hole 45B extending along the pressing direction is formed in the vicinity of the end portion of the link member 45 adjacent to the button portion 41, A protrusion 41M inserted into the long hole 45B of the link member 45 is provided on the button part 41 side.In addition, when the button part 41 is not pressed and the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is not operated, the long part is provided. Since the positional relationship between the long hole 45M and the protrusion 41M is set so that the protrusion 41M of the button 41 always contacts the end of the hole 45M closer to the button 41, the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A When the projection 41M reciprocates between the end of the long hole 45M close to the button 41 and the end far from the button 41, the one that restricts the reciprocation of the projection 41M There is nothing, this frees the protrusion 41M It can be reciprocated.
For this reason, when the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A is not operating, the elongated hole 45M causes the same state as when the plunger portion 43D and the button portion 41 are not connected, and the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A Even if the operation of the button part 41 cannot be performed, nothing that obstructs the pressing operation of the button part 41 is generated, and therefore, the operation force of the button part 41 can be reduced. Can be made easy to operate.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
For example, in the above embodiment, when the electromagnetic coil is excited, the forced stop plunger portion 43D is attracted to the electromagnetic coil and is inserted into the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A. First, contrary to the operation of the forced stop solenoid operating device 43A in the above embodiment, when the electromagnetic coil is excited, the forced stop plunger is pushed out of the electromagnetic coil and goes to the outside of the forced stop solenoid operating device. Even if a tension spring is used instead of a compression spring such as the return spring 43F in the above embodiment, the return spring for returning the forced stop plunger portion to its original position is adopted. Good.

  In this way, when the button fixing effect is started, the forcible stop solenoid operating unit pushes out the braking / stopping plunger part, and the forced out stop plunger part presses the button part via the link member, Thereby, the button part 41 can be fixed in a state where the pressing operation cannot be performed.

  In addition, the gaming machine is not limited to a slot machine, and may be a ball and ball gaming machine installed in a game arcade, a video game installed in a game center, etc. The present invention can be applied to all gaming machines that use a switch device.

1 Slot machines as gaming machines
21 Mounting base as base
40 push button type switch device
41 Button
41M Protrusion
42 Detection circuit board as operation detector
43A Solenoid actuator for forced stop
43D Plunger as a forced stop plunger
44A vibration solenoid actuator
44D Plunger as a vibration plunger
45 Link member
45B oblong hole
45D Fixed arm as arm

Claims (3)

A push button type switch device provided at a front portion facing a player of the gaming machine, and having a button portion pressed by the player and an operation detecting portion detecting that the button portion is pressed. Because
A base that supports the button part so as to be movable along the pressing direction of the button part, and movable along the pressing direction of the button part;
A vibration solenoid operating device that reciprocally drives the button part along the pressing direction;
A voltage pulse in which a driving voltage pulse for driving the vibration solenoid operating device is applied to the vibration solenoid operating device, and a pulse width and a pulse amplitude of the driving voltage pulse applied to the vibration solenoid operating device are variable. A push button type switch device electrically connected to a supply device. Behind the button portion in the pressing direction, the vibration solenoid operating device is provided,
Next to the solenoid operation device for vibration, a solenoid operation device for forced stop that disables the pressing operation of the button part is provided in parallel,
This forced stop solenoid operating machine has a forced stop plunger portion reciprocally driven by an electromagnetic coil provided in the forced stop solenoid operating machine,
The forced stop plunger portion and the button portion have an arm portion extending in a direction intersecting the reciprocating drive direction of the forced stop plunger portion, and the reciprocating drive direction of the forced stop plunger portion by the arm portion. 2. The pushbutton switch device according to claim 1, wherein the pushbutton switch devices are connected to each other via a link member capable of transmitting a driving force to a position deviated from the position. The link member is disposed in the vicinity of the end close to the button part, and a long hole extending along the pressing direction of the button part is formed,
The push button type switch device according to claim 2, wherein the button portion is provided with a projection portion that is inserted into the long hole of the link member.

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