JP2013244142A - Light-emitting lever device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly reliable light-emitting lever device in which a light-emitting element is arranged in an operation ball and a lever body is swingable in all directions.SOLUTION: A light-emitting lever device 10 includes: a lever base 14 where a lever body holding hole 12 with a polygonal cross section is formed; a hollow lever body 16 that has a truncated polygonal pyramid portion whose cross sectional shape is a polygon similar to the cross sectional shape of the lever body holding hole 12, is loosely fitted to the lever body holding hole 12 at a thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion and swingable in all directions, is impossible to rotate around an axis and whose front end part projects from the lever body holding hole 12; an urging lock mechanism 18 for urging the lever body 16 toward the opposite side of the front end part and locking the lever body 16 to the lever base 14; an operation ball 20 having a light-emitting element 20A and attached to the front end part of the lever body 16; and a light-emitting harness 22 wired to the operation ball 20 through the lever body 16 and connected to the light-emitting element 20A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a light emitting lever device used as a start lever of a slot machine, for example.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine is provided with a start lever that plays a role of, for example, a switch for starting the rotation of a reel. An operation ball is attached to the tip of the lever shaft of the start lever so that the player can easily operate.

  In such a start lever, the operation ball emits light, and the game situation such as hitting is given to the player according to the light emission mode of the operation ball (pattern of lighting, flashing, extinguishing or combination thereof). There is something to let you know. The structure of the light-emitting lever device is that a light-emitting element such as an LED is installed in a hollow operation ball made of a translucent material, and the light-emitting harness is wired to the operation ball through the cylindrical lever shaft. What is connected to the light emitting element in the operation sphere is known (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3). The operation sphere is a solid sphere formed of a translucent material, and the cylindrical lever shaft is filled with the translucent material, and the base end portion of the lever shaft (the operation sphere is attached). A light-emitting element is installed in the vicinity of the end opposite the tip), and the operation sphere is caused to emit light by guiding light from the light-emitting element to the operation sphere through a light-transmitting material in the lever shaft. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 4). In these light-emitting lever devices, the lever shafts swing with a pin parallel to the left-right direction as a rotation shaft, and the operation ball attached to the tip of the lever shaft moves only in the vertical direction. ing. The player often performs an operation of swinging the lever shaft downward in order to start the rotation of the reel.

  On the other hand, in order to improve operability, there is a start lever in which the lever shaft can swing not only in a specific direction such as the vertical direction but also in all directions. For example, a lever device is known in which a lever shaft and a lever base are engaged by a mechanism such as a ball joint so that the lever shaft can swing in all directions (for example, Patent Documents 5 to 7). reference). As described above, there is a need to make the operation ball emit light even for a lever device whose lever shaft can swing in all directions.

Japanese Patent No. 3034365 JP 2002-143373 A Japanese Patent No. 3780200 JP 2002-102414 A Japanese Patent No. 3212358 Japanese Patent No. 3511365 Japanese Patent No. 4686671

  However, in a lever device in which the lever shaft can swing in all directions, the lever shaft can also rotate around the axis, so that the player emits light by excessively rotating the operation ball around the axis. The harness may be twisted and disconnected, which is problematic in terms of reliability. In the case of a structure that guides light from the light emitting element installed near the base end portion of the lever shaft to the operation ball via the translucent material in the lever shaft as in Patent Document 4, the light emitting harness is disconnected. However, in this structure, since the amount of light guided to the operation sphere changes depending on the swing position of the lever shaft, it is difficult to stably emit the operation sphere in a desired light emission mode. There is. If the lever shaft swings not only in a specific direction such as the vertical direction but also in all directions, the light emission mode tends to become more unstable. Further, in Patent Document 3, a plurality of LEDs having different emission colors are installed in the operation sphere to achieve a complicated light emission aspect. However, a plurality of LEDs having different emission colors as disclosed in Patent Document 3 are provided. LED is installed in the vicinity of the base end of the lever shaft, and the light emitted from these light emitting elements is guided to the operating sphere by the translucent material in the lever shaft. There is also a problem that it is different from the light emission mode and it is difficult to produce the light emission mode as in Patent Document 3.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a highly reliable light-emitting lever device in which a light-emitting element is provided in an operation ball and a lever body can swing in all directions. Let it be an issue.

  The present invention includes a lever base having a lever body holding hole having a polygonal cross-sectional shape, and a truncated polygonal pyramid having a polygonal shape similar to the cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole. A hollow lever body that is loosely fitted into the lever body holding hole at the thick end of the pyramid portion and can swing in all directions, and cannot rotate about its axis, and the tip portion protrudes from the lever body holding hole; The lever body is biased to the side opposite to the tip so that the thick end of the truncated polygonal pyramid of the lever body is pressed against the bottom of the lever body holding hole, and the lever body is locked to the lever base. An urging / locking mechanism; an operation ball provided with a light emitting element and attached to a distal end portion of the lever body; and a light emitting harness wired to the operation ball through the lever body and connected to the light emitting element. The light emitting lever device solves the above problems.

  In this light-emitting lever device, the lever base holding hole of the lever base and the cross-sectional shape of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body are polygonal, so that the lever body can swing in all directions while rotating around its axis. It is impossible. Therefore, the light emitting harness is not twisted and disconnected, and the reliability is high.

  The lever base is installed so that the lever body holding hole opens forward, and the tip of the lever body protrudes forward from the lever body holding hole. The cross-sectional shape of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body is a quadrangle having two sides parallel to the left-right direction and the other two sides parallel to the up-down direction, and the lever body is between the middle position and the lower limit position in the up-down direction. It swings with the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid as a fulcrum, and the light emitting harness is located in the lever body near the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid. It is good to be wired to the lever base side.

  In this light emitting lever device, the light emitting harness is not twisted and disconnected, but when the lever body swings, the portion of the light emitting harness that is wired from the lever body to the lever base side is deformed. On the other hand, as described above, the player often performs an operation of swinging the lever body downward in order to start the rotation of the reel. Therefore, when the lever body swings between the middle position in the vertical direction and the lower limit position, the lever from the lever body is located near the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid that becomes a fulcrum. Since the light emitting harness is wired on the base side, the deformation of the light emitting harness at the time of swinging frequently performed (swinging between the intermediate position in the vertical direction and the lower limit position) is suppressed to a small extent. Therefore, the effect of preventing disconnection of the light emitting harness can be further enhanced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a highly reliable light emitting lever device in which a light emitting element is provided in an operation ball and the lever body can swing in all directions.

The disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the light emission type lever apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. A perspective view showing the appearance of the light emitting lever device Sectional view seen from the side showing the structure of the light-emitting lever device Sectional view seen from the side showing a state in which the lever body of the light emitting lever device swings downward The perspective view seen from diagonally behind showing the appearance of the light-emitting lever device with the sensor removed Sectional view seen from above showing the structure of the light-emitting lever device with the sensor removed The perspective view which looked from the diagonally back which shows the external appearance of the lever body and operation ball | bowl of the light emission type lever apparatus The other perspective view seen from diagonally backward which shows the external appearance of the lever body and the operation ball The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the lever base of the light-emitting lever device Front view of the lever base Side view Rear view Bottom view The perspective view seen from diagonally backward showing the appearance of the pyramid sleeve of the lever body of the light emitting lever device Front view of the same pyramid sleeve Side view Rear view The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the lever shaft of the lever body of the light-emitting lever device Side view of the lever shaft The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the rear side spring seat member of the urging | biasing latching mechanism of the light emission type lever apparatus Front view of rear spring seat member A sectional view taken along line XXII-XXII in FIG. Sectional view taken along line XXIII-XXIII in FIG. Perspective view of the sensor of the light emitting lever device Rear view of the sensor

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment relates to a light emitting lever device 10 as shown in FIGS. The light emitting lever device 10 includes a lever base 14 in which a lever body holding hole 12 having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is formed, and a truncated polygonal pyramid portion having a polygonal shape similar to the cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole 12. At the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid, it can be loosely fitted in the lever body holding hole 12 and can be swung in all directions, and cannot be rotated about its axis. The lever body 16 is attached to the side opposite to the tip so that the hollow lever body 16 projecting from the lever and the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid of the lever body 16 are pressed against the bottom of the lever body holding hole 12. An urging / locking mechanism 18 that urges and latches the lever body 16 to the lever base 14, an operation ball 20 that includes a light emitting element 20 </ b> A and is attached to the tip of the lever body 16, and the lever body 16. Wired to the operation ball 20 and connected to the light emitting element 20A It has a light harness 22.

  More specifically, the lever base 14 is installed so that the lever body holding hole 12 opens forward, and the tip end portion of the lever body 16 protrudes forward from the lever body holding hole 12. The cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole 12 of the base 14 and the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body 16 is a quadrangle having two sides parallel to the left and right direction and the other two sides parallel to the vertical direction. The lower end of the truncated polygonal pyramid is swung between the middle position of the direction and the lower limit position with the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid as a fulcrum. In the vicinity of the lower side of the end portion, wiring is performed from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 side.

  The lever base 14 is a cylindrical member as shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 and has a male screw formed on the outer peripheral portion thereof. The male screw on the outer peripheral portion is attached to a gaming machine such as a slot machine. . The front end portion of the outer peripheral portion (the end portion on the opening side of the lever body holding hole 12) has a slightly larger outer diameter than other portions, and no male screw is formed in this portion. Further, the left and right end surfaces of the portion other than the front end portion in the outer peripheral portion are vertical planes facing in the left-right direction, and no male screw is formed in this portion. For example, these flat surfaces are brought into contact with a flat part of a mating member (a part of a gaming machine), and the mating member is sandwiched by two nuts that are screwed into a male screw on the outer peripheral portion, thereby positioning the rotation phase around the axis. However, the lever base 14 can be fixed to the gaming machine. An intermediate wall 14A is formed in the vicinity of the intermediate position in the axial direction inside the lever base 14. The lever body holding hole 12 is formed on the front side from the intermediate wall 14A, and the front surface of the intermediate wall 14A is the bottom surface of the lever body holding hole 12. The cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole 12 is substantially square. The lever body holding hole 12 is a tapered hole whose cross-sectional shape gradually increases toward the front. Further, a conical rear hole 14B whose inner diameter increases rearward is formed on the rear side of the lever base 14 from the intermediate wall 14A, and a biasing locking mechanism 18 is installed in the rear hole 14B. Yes. A central hole 14C that penetrates the intermediate wall 14A and communicates with the lever body holding hole 12 and the rear hole 14B is formed near the center of the intermediate wall 14A. The center hole 14C has a conical shape whose inner diameter increases toward the rear. Further, a harness insertion hole 14D penetrating the intermediate wall 14A is also formed in the vicinity of the lower two corners of the intermediate wall 14A. The harness insertion hole 14D also communicates with the lever body holding hole 12, but the rear side of the harness insertion hole 14D does not communicate with the rear hole 14B but communicates with the outer periphery of the lever base 14. More specifically, a groove portion 14E is formed in the rear portion of the two harness insertion holes 14D in the outer peripheral portion of the lever base 14, and the rear side of the harness insertion hole 14D communicates with these groove portions 14E.

  The lever body 16 includes a pyramid sleeve 24 having a truncated polygonal pyramid portion and a lever shaft 26. The pyramid sleeve 24 is integrally formed with a circular portion slightly smaller than the narrow end portion of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion on the front side of the narrow end portion of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion as shown in FIGS. The circular portion is smoothly continuous with the square front end portion (the narrow end portion) of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion. The pyramid sleeve 24 has a hollow structure, and a circular hole 24A is formed in the front side of the inner side in the vicinity of the center in the axial direction, and is circular in the shape of a quadrangular pyramid along the outer peripheral surface in the rear side of the vicinity of the center in the axial direction. A pyramidal hole 24B larger than the hole 24A is formed. Further, between the circular hole 24A and the pyramidal hole 24B, the upper surface and the lower surface are circular arc surfaces having the same inner diameter as the circular hole 24A, and the left and right side surfaces are vertical surfaces facing each other, and the distance between these vertical surfaces is circular. A long hole 24C smaller than the inner diameter of the hole 24A is formed.

  The lever shaft 26 has a shape like a stepped shaft that gradually decreases from the distal end toward the proximal end as shown in FIGS. More specifically, the lever shaft 26 includes a distal end portion 26A to which the operation ball 20 is attached, an intermediate portion 26B fitted to the pyramid sleeve 24, and a proximal end portion 26C to be latched by the biasing latching mechanism 18. It is the structure formed by. A male screw for screwing with the operation ball 20 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the distal end portion 26A. The intermediate portion 26B has a slightly smaller outer diameter than the tip portion 26A, and a circular hole 26E that opens forward is formed in the intermediate portion 26B and the tip portion 26A. A flange portion 26D having an outer diameter larger than that of the front end portion 26A is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the boundary portion between the intermediate portion 26B and the front end portion 26A, and the rear end surface of the flange portion 26D is the front end surface of the pyramid sleeve 24. It comes to contact with. The length of the intermediate portion 26B in the axial direction is substantially the same as the length of the pyramid sleeve 24 in the axial direction. Further, the end portion on the base end portion 26C side in the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate portion 26B is a tapered surface that is tapered toward the base end portion 26C side. Further, the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate portion 26B, which is a portion on the rear side of the vicinity of the central portion in the axial direction and on the front side of the tapered surface, is a flat portion 26F whose left and right side end portions are vertical. 26B is fitted in the circular hole 24A of the pyramid sleeve 24 at the tip side of the flat part 26F, and is fitted in the long hole 24C of the pyramidal sleeve 24 in the flat part 26F. Further, a long hole 26G that is long in the axial direction is formed in the flat portion 26F so as to penetrate in the left-right direction and communicate with the circular hole 26E. The base end portion 26 </ b> C is inserted into the center hole 14 </ b> C of the intermediate wall 14 </ b> A of the lever base 14 and protrudes into the rear hole 14 </ b> B of the lever base 14. The outer diameter of the base end portion 26C is substantially equal to the width of the pair of flat portions 26F of the intermediate portion 26B and smaller than the inner diameter (the minimum value) of the center hole 14C. In the vicinity of the rear end portion of the base end portion 26C, a narrowed portion 26H that is thinner than other portions is formed. Further, the portion of the base end portion 26C on the rear side of the constricted portion 26H is an arc surface whose upper surface and lower surface are substantially equal in outer diameter and outer diameter of the portion on the front side of the constricted portion 26H, and the left and right side surfaces have a width. A locked portion 26J that is a plane that is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the constricted portion 26H is formed. Further, a round bar-like detected portion 26K that protrudes rearward is integrally formed at the rear end of the locked portion 26J. The outer diameter of the detected portion 26K is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the constricted portion 26H.

  The biasing locking mechanism 18 includes a washer 28, a front spring seat member 30, a rear spring seat member 32, and a compression coil spring 34. The washer 28 is loosely fitted to the base end portion 26 </ b> C of the lever shaft 26 and is installed in contact with the rear end surface of the intermediate wall 14 </ b> A of the lever base 14. The inner diameter of the washer 28 is larger than the inner diameter (at the rear end) of the center hole 14C of the intermediate wall 14A, and the outer diameter is substantially equal to the inner diameter (at the front end) of the rear hole 14B of the lever base 14. The front spring seat member 30 is a cylindrical member that is fitted to the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26, and has a configuration in which a flange portion at the front end and a spring fitting portion on the rear side of the flange portion are integrally formed. A compression coil spring 34 is fitted to the spring fitting portion, and the front end of the compression coil spring 34 is in contact with the rear surface of the flange portion. Note that the spring fitting portion has a shape that becomes narrower toward the rear, thereby preventing or suppressing interference with the compression coil spring 34 when the lever body 16 swings. Further, the front spring seat member 30 is in contact with the rear surface of the washer 28 on the front surface of the flange portion.

  The rear spring seat member 32 is a member that engages with the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26, and a flange portion 32A and a spring fitting portion 32B on the front side of the flange portion 32A as shown in FIGS. It is the structure formed integrally. A compression coil spring 34 is fitted to the spring fitting portion 32B, and the rear end of the compression coil spring 34 is brought into contact with the front surface of the flange portion 32A. The spring fitting portion 32B has a shape that becomes narrower toward the front, thereby preventing or suppressing interference with the compression coil spring 34 when the lever body 16 swings. Further, the rear spring seat member 32 is formed with a hole through which the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26 is inserted, and is engaged with the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26 in the vicinity of the center portion in the axial direction of the hole. An intermediate wall 32C is formed. More specifically, the intermediate wall 32C has a long hole 32D having a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the locked portion 26J of the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26 and allowing the locked portion 26J to be inserted in the axial direction. Is formed. Further, a protrusion 32E that makes the relative rotation about the axis of the lever shaft 26 and the rear spring seat member 32 impossible on the rear surface of the intermediate wall 32C in contact with or close to the flat portion of the locked portion 26J. Are integrally formed. The rear spring seat member 32 compresses the compression coil spring 34 and inserts the locked portion 26J of the base end portion 26C of the lever shaft 26 from the rear to the front in the elongated hole 32D, and then the locked portion 26J. By rotating 90 degrees around the axis and returning slightly to the rear, the intermediate wall 32C and the protrusion 32E are engaged with the locked portion 26J, and are urged rearward by the compression coil spring 34 to be locked. The engagement state is maintained. Further, the compression spring 34 biases the rear spring seat member 32 engaged with the locked portion 26J rearward so that the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body 16 is the lever base 14. The lever body 16 is pressed against the lever base holding hole 12 so that the lever body 16 is locked to the lever base 14. In addition, the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid normally contacts the bottom of the lever body holding hole 12 over the entire circumference, and the lever shaft 26 is held in a posture parallel to the front-rear direction. Yes.

  The operation sphere 20 includes a light emitting element 20A, a front hemisphere 20B, a rear hemisphere 20C, a substrate 20D, and a marker 20E. The light emitting element 20A is an LED element, for example, and is installed on the substrate 20D. Although FIG. 1 and the like show a configuration example in which only one light emitting element 20A is provided, a configuration in which a plurality of light emitting elements having different emission colors, for example, may be provided. The front hemisphere 20B and the rear hemisphere 20C are made of translucent resin or the like. Concavities and convexities called lens cuts may be formed on the inner peripheral portions of the front hemisphere 20B and the rear hemisphere 20C. A marker 20E is installed on the front side of the center portion of the front hemisphere 20B. On the marker 20E, characters and symbols are formed in an uneven shape. If the marker 20E is formed of a translucent resin or the like, it is possible to produce an effect in which the characters and symbols of the marker 20E are highlighted by the light emitted from the light emitting element 20A. Note that characters and symbols may be printed on the marker 20E. A female screw is formed at the center of the rear hemisphere 20C to be engaged with the male screw of the tip 26A of the lever shaft 26. The substrate 20D is a disk-like member and is installed between the front hemisphere 20B and the rear hemisphere 20C. The front hemisphere 20B, the rear hemisphere 20C, and the substrate 20D are coupled by three screws.

  The light emitting harness 22 is provided with a connector at the end connected to the light emitting element 20A, and is connected to a mating connector (not shown) installed on the rear surface of the substrate 20D. The light emitting harness 22 passes from the operation ball 20 through the distal end portion 26A of the lever shaft 26 and the circular hole 26E of the intermediate portion 26B, and is branched into two near a pair of long holes 26G formed in the intermediate portion 26B. Each harness branched in this way is routed into a pyramidal hole 24B of the pyramidal sleeve 24 through one of the long holes 26G. Further, each branched harness passes through one of the harness insertion holes 14 </ b> D of the intermediate wall 14 </ b> A of the lever base 14 and is wired to the groove portion 14 </ b> E on the outer peripheral portion of the lever base 14.

  The light emitting lever device 10 includes a sensor 36 at the rear end of the lever base 14. The sensor 36 is a substantially square cylindrical body as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, and a projector for projecting light in the vertical direction is installed on one side of the inner peripheral portion in the vertical direction, and this is arranged on the other side. A light receiver that receives light emitted from the projector is provided. A light projector that projects light in the left-right direction is installed on one side of the inner peripheral portion in the left-right direction, and a light receiver that receives light emitted from the light projector is provided on the other side. The sensor 36 is in a normal state (the lever shaft 26 is in a posture parallel to the front-rear direction), and the detected portion 26K at the rear end of the lever shaft 26 blocks both the vertical and horizontal light projections, and receives two light receptions. Each of the devices is configured not to receive light from a corresponding projector. The lever shaft 26 swings in at least one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, so that at least one of the two light receivers receives light from the corresponding projector. The rear end of the sensor 36 is closed by a sensor cover 38, and the sensor 36 and the sensor cover 38 are attached to the rear end of the lever base 14 by two screws. The sensor 36 and the sensor cover 38 are provided with wirings connected to the projectors and the light receivers, and these wirings are connected when the sensors 36 and the sensor cover 38 are coupled. A connector (not shown) is installed at the rear end of the sensor cover 38, and the wiring of the sensor cover 38 is arranged up to the connector. The connector of the sensor harness 40 is coupled to the connector of the sensor cover 38.

  Next, the operation of the light emitting lever device 10 will be described. The lever body 16 is normally held in a posture parallel to the front-rear direction by the urging force of the compression coil spring 34 as described above, and the operation ball 20 is at an intermediate position between the swing ranges in the up-down direction and the left-right direction. Is held in. In this state, the light projected by the light projector that projects light in the vertical direction of the sensor 36 and the light projector that projects light in the horizontal direction are both blocked by the detected portion 26K at the rear end of the lever shaft 26 and received by the two light receiving units. None of the instruments receives light from the corresponding projector. As a result, it is electrically detected that the lever body 16 is in a normal position (a position where the operation ball 20 is at an intermediate position between the vertical and horizontal swing ranges).

  On the other hand, the player touches the operation ball 20 and swings the lever body 16 downward, for example, against the urging force of the compression coil spring 34, thereby correspondingly receiving light from a projector that projects light in the left-right direction. The instrument receives light. As a result, it is electrically detected that the lever body 16 has swung and moved away from the normal position (the position at which the operation ball 20 is at the middle position between the vertical and horizontal swing ranges). In the light emitting lever device 10, the lever body 16 is loosely fitted in the lever body holding hole 12 of the lever base 14 at the thick end of the truncated polygonal pyramid, so that the lever body 16 is moved upward and left and right. It is possible to oscillate in a direction other than the lower direction such as a direction or an oblique direction, and light from the light projector to which at least one of the two light receivers corresponds regardless of which direction the lever body 16 is oscillated. Is detected, and it is electrically detected that the lever body 16 is swung away from the normal position. Thus, by electrically detecting that the lever body 16 has swung away from the normal position, for example, in the case of a slot machine, the rotation of the reel is started.

  Next, when the player releases his / her hand from the operation ball 20, the lever body 16 returns to the normal position in a posture in which the lever shaft 26 is parallel to the front-rear direction by the biasing force of the compression coil spring 34.

  As described above, the light emitting lever device 10 has a polygonal cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole 12 of the lever base 14 and the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body 16, so that the lever body 16 can swing in all directions. It does not rotate around the axis. Therefore, the light emitting harness 22 is not twisted and disconnected, and the reliability is high.

  The light emitting harness 22 is not twisted and disconnected, but when the lever body 16 is swung, the portion of the light emitting harness 22 that is wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 is deformed. . On the other hand, as described above, the player often performs an operation of swinging the lever body 16 downward in order to start rotation of the reel. The light emitting lever device 10 is in the vicinity of the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body 16 that becomes a fulcrum when the lever body 16 swings between the intermediate position in the vertical direction and the lower limit position. Since the light emitting harness 22 is wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 side, the light emission at the time of swinging (swinging between the middle position in the vertical direction and the lower limit position) with a large number of operations is performed. The deformation of the electrical harness 22 is suppressed to a small level. Therefore, the effect of preventing disconnection of the light emitting harness 22 is high.

  In addition, since the light emitting lever device 10 has a configuration in which the operation ball 20 includes the light emitting element 20A, it is possible to realize various visual effects.

  In this embodiment, the light emitting harness 22 is wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 in the vicinity of the lower side of the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid. If the number of operations of swinging the lever body 16 in the other direction is larger than the number of operations of swinging the lever body 16 downward by, for example, a portion serving as a fulcrum when the swing is performed most frequently The light emitting harness 22 may be wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 side in the vicinity of.

  Further, for example, when there is no bias in the direction in which the lever body 16 is swung, the light emitting harness 22 is wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 side in the vicinity of the shaft center. It may be. As described above, even if the light emitting harness 22 is wired from the lever body 16 to the lever base 14 side at a position away from the fulcrum when the lever body 16 swings, the lever body 16 is not pivoted. Since the light emitting harness 22 is not rotated around and the light emitting harness 22 is not twisted, an effect of preventing the light emitting harness 22 from being disconnected due to twisting can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the lever shaft 26 is formed with two long holes 26G, the intermediate wall 14A of the lever base 14 is also formed with two harness insertion holes 14D, and the light emitting harness 22 is inserted from the middle. Although it is branched and wired in two, the light emitting harness may be branched and wired in three or more. Further, the light emitting harness may be wired without being branched. In these cases, the number of harness insertion holes and the like may be the same as the number of branches of the light emitting harness.

  Further, in this embodiment, the lever body holding hole 12 of the lever base 14 and the truncated polygonal pyramid section of the lever body 16 are square in cross section, but the lever body is a lever at the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid section. If it can be loosely fitted in the body holding hole to swing in all directions and cannot rotate about its axis, the lever body holding hole of the lever base and the truncated polygonal pyramid section of the lever base are rectangular. May be. Further, it may be a polygon such as a regular hexagon or a regular octagon or more, and a triangle such as a regular triangle.

  In the present embodiment, the lever body 16 has a pyramid sleeve 24 having a truncated polygonal pyramid portion and a lever shaft 26. However, the lever body has a truncated polygonal pyramid portion and a lever shaft. The structure which consists of one member formed integrally may be sufficient, and the structure which consists of three or more members may be sufficient.

  In the present embodiment, the lever body holding hole 12 is a tapered hole whose cross-sectional shape gradually increases toward the front, but may be a lever body holding hole having a constant cross-sectional shape.

  In the present embodiment, the rear hemisphere 20C of the operation sphere 20 and the lever shaft 26 of the lever body 16 are separate members and are connected by screwing. The shaft may be a single member formed integrally.

  In this embodiment, the lever base 14 is installed so that the lever body holding hole 12 opens forward, and the tip of the lever body 16 protrudes forward from the lever body holding hole 12, but for example, the lever body The present invention is also applicable to a case where the lever base is installed so that the holding hole opens upward and the tip of the lever body protrudes upward from the lever body holding hole.

  Further, in this embodiment, a slot machine is illustrated as a gaming machine, but the present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than the slot machine.

  The present invention can be used for a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Light emission type lever apparatus 12 ... Lever body holding hole 14 ... Lever base 16 ... Lever body 18 ... Energizing latch mechanism 20 ... Operation ball | bowl 20A ... Light emitting element 22 ... Light emission harness

Claims (2)

A lever base in which a lever body holding hole having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is formed;
The cross-sectional shape has a truncated polygonal pyramid that is a polygon similar to the cross-sectional shape of the lever body retaining hole, and is loosely fitted into the lever body retaining hole at the thicker end of the truncated polygonal pyramid. A hollow lever body that can swing in a direction and that cannot rotate about its axis and whose tip protrudes from the lever body holding hole;
The lever body is urged toward the side opposite to the distal end portion so that the thick end of the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body is pressed against the bottom of the lever body holding hole. A biasing locking mechanism for locking to the lever base;
An operation ball provided with a light emitting element and attached to the tip of the lever body;
A light-emitting lever device comprising: a light-emitting harness that is wired to the operation ball through the lever body and connected to the light-emitting element. In claim 1,
The lever base is arranged so that the lever body holding hole opens forward, and the tip of the lever body protrudes forward from the lever body holding hole,
The cross-sectional shape of the lever body holding hole of the lever base and the truncated polygonal pyramid portion of the lever body is a quadrangle in which two sides are parallel to the horizontal direction and the other two sides are parallel to the vertical direction,
The lever body swings between the middle position in the vertical direction and the lower limit position with the lower side of the thick end of the truncated polygonal pyramid as a fulcrum,
The light emitting harness device is characterized in that the light emitting harness is wired from the lever body toward the lever base in the vicinity of the lower side of the thick end of the truncated polygonal pyramid.

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