JP2014042542A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing operability in shooting game balls.SOLUTION: A stop operation lever 333 and an adjustment operation lever 334 are integrally arranged in an operation handle 47. The adjustment operation lever 334 is arranged on one side and the stop operation lever 333 is arranged on the other side with the turning center axis of the operation handle 47 as reference. The operation range of the operation handle 47 is set to a turning operation amount of nearly 110 degrees smaller than a semicircle. Thus, members to be linked with the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 are easily arranged within a fixed range close to the turning center axis of the operation handle 47, to thereby compactly form the operation handle 47 and an operation base.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is equipped with a launching operation device on the front surface of the gaming machine body. When the launching operation device is operated, the launching device operates, and a game ball is launched above the gaming area. The A conventional launch operation device is provided with a base fixed to the gaming machine body, a front cover constituting the front portion of the launch operation device, and is rotatable between the base and the front cover. And an operation handle that is rotated at the time. The player adjusts the amount of rotation operation of the operation handle, and plays a game while maintaining the posture in which the operation handle is held at the rotation operation position at a desired flying distance (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-305079 A

  However, the game ball launching operation is performed by the player over a long period of time, and although it is preferable that the operability is further improved and the convenience of the player is improved, there is a problem that the improvement is difficult. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving operability when a game ball is launched.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
In a gaming machine provided with a turning operation member that is turned by a player,
The rotation operation member is provided on one side with respect to the rotation center axis, is provided so as to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member, and is relatively displaceable with respect to the rotation operation member. A first operating member operable by the player,
The rotation operation member is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the first operation member is provided with reference to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and is provided to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member. A second operating member displaceable relative to the member and operable by the player,
The second operation member is at least partially disposed in the same position in the axial direction along the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member with respect to the first operation member,
The rotation operation member has an operation range set to a rotation operation amount less than a half circumference.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which can improve the operativity at the time of firing a game ball can be provided.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of an intermediate unit. It is a rear view of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. (A) is a perspective view of the firing operation device viewed from the front, and (b) is a right side view of the firing operation device. (A) is a rear view of the firing operation device, and (b) is a bottom view of the firing operation device. It is a disassembled perspective view of a firing operation device. It is a front view of the launch operation device in a state where the front unit is removed, (a) shows an initial state, and (b) shows a left-handed operation state. It is a front view of the launch operation device in a state where the front unit is removed, (a) shows the adjustment operation state, (b) shows the stop operation state in the adjustment operation state. It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation handle seen from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation handle seen from back. It is a rear view of an operation handle in the state where a handle cover was removed, (a) shows a state where an adjustment operation lever and a stop operation lever are not operated, and (b) shows a state where both operation levers are operated. Yes. (A) is a front view of the launching operation device in the launch permitting state, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 18 (a). (A) is a front view of the launching operation device in the stop operation state, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 19 (a). (A) is a front view which shows the internal structure of a discharge operation apparatus, (b) is a front view which shows the state which removed some components with respect to Fig.20 (a). (A) is a front view which shows the internal structure of the firing operation apparatus in the left-handed operation state, (b) is a front view which shows the internal structure of the firing operation apparatus when the maximum adjustment operation is performed. (A) is a front view which shows the internal structure of the launching operation apparatus in the maximum rotation state, (b) is a front view which shows the internal structure of the launching operation apparatus when performing the maximum adjustment operation in the maximum rotation state. . It is a disassembled perspective view of a center gear unit and an interlocking gear.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 13 is a front view of FIG. 3 and 5, the configuration in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which four sides are fixed with a wooden plate material as upper and lower sides and an aluminum plate material as left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 or a member having the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 and having a gaming machine body 12 support structure and a locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game. It is good also as a structure with which the field was equipped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. An intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is a rotation front end in a front view. As the side (opening / closing tip side), it can be rotated forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side), and the right side is rotated. The moving tip side (opening / closing tip side) can be rotated backward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in a locked state. The door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locking states can be obtained by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. Canceled.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly configured by a frame-shaped frame unit 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 is detachably attached from the front side, and a game area 23a formed in the game board 23 is attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13 so as to be exposed. It is done. As shown in FIG. 3, the state in the game area 23 a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and by engaging the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 with the intermediate unit 13, The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the intermediate unit 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a having an opening smaller than the window panel unit 30 so that the outer periphery of the window panel unit 30 is not exposed in a front view (see FIG. 1). By covering the window portion 14 a from the back side with the window panel unit 30, almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13 is covered by the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having a larger outer shape than the window portion 14a and transparency, and a fixed frame 33 that integrates the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixed frame 33 is formed in an annular shape that is slightly larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32 by a synthetic resin, and the window panel unit 30 is integrated by bonding the outer peripheral edges of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 to the fixed frame 33. It is considered as layer glass.

  The window panel unit 30 is formed of colorless and transparent by the transparent glasses 31 and 32, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin. As long as the game area 23 a can be visually recognized through the panel unit 30, the game area 23 a may be colored and transparent instead of being colorless and transparent.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of electrical decoration parts 24 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs are provided around the window part 14 a in the front door frame 14. In these electric decoration parts 24, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, the lighting unit 24 on the upper side of the window 14a includes a light emitting unit that is turned on at a predetermined error such as a shortage of payout balls, and a light emitting unit that is turned on during award ball payout. A speaker cover 27 is provided on the upper right side and upper left side of the window portion 14a to cover a speaker device that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulging portion 28 and a lower bulging portion 29 that bulge toward the front side are arranged vertically below the window portion 14 a in the front door frame 14. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper pan 28 a that opens upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower pan 29 a that also opens upward. The upper plate 28a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 110 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 29a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 28a.

  An operation switch 40 that is manually operated by the players is provided on the front side of the upper plate 28a (game ball storage area) in the upper bulging portion 28. The operation switch 40 is an operation device used when an effect corresponding to the player's operation is performed on the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a firing operation device 45 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 29 in the front door frame 14 so as to protrude to the front side. The launch operation device 45 is a device operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23a, and an annular operation handle 47 is rotatably supported with respect to the operation base 46 as shown in FIG. Thus, the operation handle 47 is rotated by the player when the game ball is launched. In this case, the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor 307 (see FIG. 12) as an operation amount detection means built in the operation base 46. In addition, the launch operation device 45 includes a touch sensor 321 (see FIG. 12) for detecting that the player touches the operation handle 47 in the operation base 46, and rotates the operation handle 47. A stop operation lever 333 that is operated to stop the launch of the game ball in the state is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicating with the upper plate 28a, a front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicating with the lower plate 29a, and a foul ball passage portion 55. Have. A dispensing ball receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at the upper corner portion of the passage forming unit 50, and the receiving portion 53 is partitioned on the left and right by a partition wall 54, so A passage entrance of the dish passage portion 51 and a passage entrance of the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 are formed.

  The foul ball passage portion 55 is a portion that forms a passage for discharging a game ball that has not reached the game area 23a out of the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 as a foul ball to the lower plate 29a. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage portion 55 is provided with a foul ball receiving portion 56 opened upward. The foul ball is received from the foul ball receiving portion 56, and the foul ball is guided to the front door side lower tray passage portion 52, so that the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage portion 55 is discharged to the lower tray 29a. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is a component that is exposed to the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided in the lower right part of the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 111 provided as a launching device, a firing rail 112, and a ball feeding device 113. The ball feeder 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one on the firing rail 112. In this case, the supplied game ball is arranged on a protruding path of a plunger 114 provided as a launching portion in the solenoid 111. The plunger 114 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 112 by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 111, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball launching mechanism 110 is not limited to the solenoid 111, and a launch motor or the like may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming member 121 is disposed on the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and on the left side of the firing rail 112. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole penetrating in a front-rear direction through a portion where the passage forming member 121 is provided. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the passage forming member 121 has a main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and a main body side lower dish passage portion 123. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the payout ball receiving portion 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. A front door side upper dish passage part 51 is disposed below the main body side upper dish path part 122, and a front door side lower dish path part 52 is disposed below the main body side lower dish path part 123.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a shutter 124 that regulates the outflow of game balls from the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 123 is provided at the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. The shutter 124 is provided so as to be switchable between a blocking position where the exit portions of both passages are narrowed to prevent the gaming ball from flowing out and an allowable position where the gaming ball is allowed to flow out. The frame unit 21 is provided with a biasing member that biases the shutter 124 toward the blocking position. When the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the shutter 124 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member. Is configured to remain in the blocking position. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 or the main body side lower dish passage portion 123, the inconvenience that the stored balls spill out is avoided. ing. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is moved to the allowable position against the urging force by the outer peripheral portion of the payout ball receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicate with each other, the main body side lower dish passage portion 123 and the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicate with each other, and the game ball flows down. Permissible.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 23 forming the game area 23a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

  The game board 23 includes a game board 23 b having a board material formed of wooden plywood and a sheet material covering the front board surface of the board material, and the entire surface is exposed to the front side of the frame unit 21. A game area 23 a in which a game ball flows down is formed in the exposed portion, that is, the front surface of the game board 23. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23 a is covered with the transparent glasses 31 and 32, the front side of the game area 23 a is partitioned by the rear transparent glass 32. Further, the back side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the front surface of the game board 23b. In addition, the board | plate material which comprises the game board 23b may be formed not only with a plywood but with a single board, and may be formed not only with a wooden board but with the board | plate material or molded product made from a transparent synthetic resin, for example.

  The game area 23a is set to have vertical and horizontal dimensions over the entire area of the game board 23 in a front view, and is formed in a substantially circular shape with only the lower right portion protruding to the lower right side. The outer periphery of the game area 23 a is partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the partition member 107. The guide rail 100 includes an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 having a size extending over the entire left side of the game board 23, and the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102 form an arc-shaped guide on the left side of the game area 23 a. A passage 103 is formed.

  An inlet portion 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed at a lower end portion of the guide passage 103, and the inlet portion 104 and the firing rail 112 are provided apart from each other (see FIG. 5). An exit 105 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the upper end of the guide passage 103, and a return that prevents the game ball reaching the game area 23a from returning into the guide passage 103 is formed on the upper right side of the exit portion 105. A prevention member 106 is attached.

  When the operation handle 47 of the firing operation device 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. Passes through the guide passage 103 and pushes the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return preventing member 106 at the outlet 105 of the guide passage 103 to enter the game area 23a. When the launching force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and starts to fall within the guide passage 103, and falls between the entrance portion 104 of the guide passage 103 and the launch rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, a foul ball receiving portion 56 is disposed between the entrance portion 104 and the launch rail 112, and game balls that have not reached the game area 23 a pass through the foul ball passage portion 55. Are discharged to the lower plate 29a.

  The partition member 107 partitions the right side of the game area 23a, is formed in a vertically long shape by molding synthetic resin, and is screwed to the front surface of the game board 23b. The partition member 107 starts from the right end on the upper side of the outer rail 102 and extends from the right end on the lower side of the inner rail 101 to the lower side.

  A stamp 107 a printed with a model name is attached to the upper end of the partition member 107, and a stamp 107 b printed with a manufacturer name, a manufacturing number, etc. is attached to the lower end of the partition member 107. Parts are fixed. These certificate papers 107a and 107b are arranged at positions that are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

  The game board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, an upper operating port 83a, a lower operating port 83b, a through gate 84, a variable display unit 85, a main display device 96, and the like.

  When a ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b is generated, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 23, Based on the detection result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working port 83a and a ball enters the lower working port 83b, the payout of three prize balls is executed, and the ball entering the general winning port 81 is received. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a prize is entered into the variable winning device 82, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls in both the operation ports 83a and 83b is larger than the number of prize balls in the lower operation port 83b than the number of prize balls in the upper operation port 83a. It may be different. Further, the number of winning balls related to the variable winning device 82 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other winning balls, and for example, the same configuration as the number of winning balls related to the general winning slot 81 may be used. It is also good.

  A variable display unit 85 is provided in the central portion of the game area 23a, and a symbol display device 94 that displays a variety of symbols (or variable display or switching display) as a component of the variable display unit 85 is provided as a component of the variable display unit 85. A center frame 95 provided on the back side of the game board 23b and surrounding the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in a front view is attached from the front side of the game board 23b. A transparent protective plate made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 95, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is transparent. It is visible from the front side through a protective plate.

The game area 23a is divided into a left area PE1 and a right area PE2 located on the left and right sides of the center frame 95 by providing a center frame 95 at the center thereof, and the game balls launched into the game area 23a are Either one of the left region PE1 or the right region PE2 will flow down. Below the left area PE1 and the right area PE2, a lower area PE3 where game balls flowing down from both areas merge and flow down is provided as a part of the game area 23a.

  When the operation handle 47 is operated to the rotation amount that the game ball reaches the game area 23a, the game ball flows down either the left area PE1 or the right area PE2. When the game ball is fired with a rotational operation amount with a small amount of operation of the operation handle 47 and a firing force that does not exceed the uppermost part of the center frame 95, the game ball is located on the left side area near the entrance of the game area 23a. Flow down PE1. When the amount of operation of the operation handle 47 is larger than the amount of operation, and the game ball is fired with a rotational operation amount that will surely exceed the uppermost part of the center frame 95, the game ball will enter the right region PE2. Flow down. In the case of a rotation operation amount corresponding to a portion between them, the game balls flow down in a distributed manner in both the left area PE1 and the right area PE2. The player can play a game by adjusting which of the left area PE1 and the right area PE2 the game ball flows down by adjusting the amount of rotation of the operation handle 47.

  Here, the rotation amount of the operation handle 47 in which the rate at which the game balls flow down the left region PE1 and the rate at which the game balls flow down the right region PE2 is the same as the reference rotation amount. The movement operation amount is set as the rotation operation amount in the first range, and the rotation operation amount larger than the reference rotation amount is set as the rotation operation amount in the second range. In the rotation operation amount in the first range, the rate at which the game balls flow down the left region PE1 is high, and in the rotation operation amount in the second range, the rate at which the game balls flow down the right region PE2 is high. Further, the closer the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 is to the reference rotation amount, the more often the game balls flow down both the left region PE1 and the right region PE2, and conversely, the reference rotation amount. When the difference between the operation handle 47 and the amount of rotation of the operation handle 47 becomes large, the game ball flows down on one side of the left region PE1 or the right region PE2, and the game ball does not flow down on the opposite side. As this reference rotation amount, in this embodiment, for example, 70 degrees is set. When the operation amount is 50 degrees or less, a left-handed operation state in which the game ball flows down only in the left region PE1 is set, and the operation amount is 90 degrees or more. Is set to a right-handed operation state in which the game ball flows down only in the right region PE2.

  An out port 86 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 23, and game balls that have flown down the left region PE1 or the right region PE2 and have not finally entered various winning ports etc. pass through the out port 86 to play the game region 23a. Discharged from. In the game area 23a, a number of nails 87 are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (servants) such as a windmill are arranged.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only a mode of being discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening but also a game area 23a after passing through the opening. The aspect which is not discharged | emitted from is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 86, the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a, the lower operating port 83b, or the through gate 84 are connected. The entry of a game ball is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b are unitized as an operating port device and installed in the game board 23. Both the upper working port 83a and the lower working port 83b are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 83a is on the upper side. The lower working port 83b is provided with an electric accessory 83c as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

The upper operation port 83a and the lower operation port 83b are provided in the lower region PE3 of the game region 23a. The upper operating port 83a is provided at the lower part of the center frame 95 and is disposed immediately below the stage on which the game ball rolls on the upper surface, and is guided onto the stage via a guide passage (not shown) formed by the center frame 95. In addition, it is configured such that a prize can be easily awarded to the upper operation port 83a from a game ball that does not pass through the guide passage. The entrance of this guide passage is provided in the left portion of the center frame 95 facing the left region PE1, and a nail 87 that is easier to jump into the stage from the left region PE1 is provided as a game ball that jumps from the lower side of the stage. It is said that. That is, when the game ball flows down in the left area PE1, the winning of the upper operating port 83a is more likely to occur than in the case where the game ball flows down in the right area PE2.

  The electric combination 83c is connected to an electric combination driving unit mounted on the back side of the game board 23b, and is driven by the electric combination driving unit to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and an open state. (Support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 83c, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operation port 83b, and the electric operation item 83c is in the open state, so that it is possible to win the lower operation port 83b. The electric accessory 83c can be opened to both the left and right sides in the lower area PE3, and both the game balls flowing down the left area PE1 and the game balls flowing down the right area PE2 can be won.

  The through gate 84 is provided in the right side region PE2 and is configured to allow a game ball launched with a strong firing force of a certain level or more to reach the far side from the entrance of the game region 23a. Below the through gate 84, a variable winning device 82 is provided, and the variable winning device 82 is also provided in the right region PE2.

  The variable winning device 82 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and when the game ball is won when the player is selected to enter an opening / closing execution mode (special game state) such as a big win. It can be easily switched to a predetermined open state. Specifically, as an opening mode of the variable winning device 82, a variable winning device with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. 82 is repeatedly opened.

  The through gate 84 and the variable winning device 82 are provided in the right area PE2 of the game area 23a, and when the game ball is fired with a firing force stronger than a certain value so that the game ball flows down the right area PE2, the through gate 84 is provided. In addition, the game ball wins the variable winning device 82. When a game ball is inserted into the through gate 84, the electric accessory 83c is likely to be in an open state that is advantageous to the player (so-called short-time game state), or the variable winning device 82 is set to be in an open / close execution mode. In a gaming state that is advantageous to the player when the game ball flows down to the right side area PE2 of the game area 23a, such as a gaming state, the player turns the reference rotation amount so that many game balls flow down the right side area PE2. The operation handle 47 is operated with a rotation operation amount in the second range exceeding. On the other hand, in a normal gaming state in which a large number of game balls are won in the upper operating port 83a and the internal lottery is expected to be won, the player moves from the reference rotation amount so that many game balls flow down the left area PE1. The game is executed by operating the operation handle 47 with a small amount of rotation operation in the first range. The amount of rotation operation that is advantageous to the player is notified to the player by the sound of the symbol display device 94 or the speaker, and when the game state is switched, for example, “please make a right strike” or “left strike” Please indicate to the player by display or voice, or that the game ball is being fired on the disadvantaged side by the player by passing through the through gate 84 or winning the general winning opening 81. When the gaming machine recognizes, the above-described notification is executed to suggest to the player the amount of rotation of the operation handle 47 that is advantageous to the player.

  The symbol display device 94 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by the display control device 142. The symbol display device 94 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and is a dot matrix display. May be.

In the symbol display device 94, the variation display of the symbol is started based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in the viewable region 300a that is visible in front view. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and the symbols are changed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. It is displayed. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, an opening / closing execution mode is generated. The variable display on the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variable display performed on the main display unit of the main display device 96.

  On the upper right side of the variable display unit 85, a main display device 96 for displaying the game state is provided. The main display device 96 is constituted by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting portions are arranged side by side, and is provided at the upper end portion of the partition member 107. On the front side thereof, for example, from the upper left side, the main display portion, the accessory Display unit, status display unit, hold display unit, auxiliary display unit, etc. are provided in this order.

  In the main display section, the display of the variation of the picture is performed using the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b as a trigger, and the result of stopping the variation display is based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery performed in this way is clearly shown on the display. In other words, in this pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 83a and the winning to the lower working port 83b are not distinguished in the internal lottery and are performed based on the winning to the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery is clearly displayed on the main display section which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the main display unit 96 of the main display device 96 After the stop result is displayed and the fluctuation display is stopped, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  Here, on the basis of winning in one of the operation ports 83a, 83b, the variable display is started on the main display unit and the symbol display device 94, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the above variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game time.

  In the accessory display unit, the variation display of the picture is performed with the winning to the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the through gate 84 is displayed as a stop result of the variation display. Specified by. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 84 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state of the electric character, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the display part for an accessory and a variable display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 83c provided in the lower working port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The auxiliary display unit is provided with a light emitting unit having the same form as the main display unit, and is kept off in the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. This auxiliary display portion is lit when an internal lottery for winning in the upper operating port 83a and an internal lottery for winning in the lower operating port 83b are distinguished in another model different from the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. It is used in models that require a plurality of main display units.

  The state display unit displays the predetermined stop result on the main display unit, so that the game state shifts to the opening / closing execution mode, and the number of game times after the display of the predetermined stop result reaches a predetermined number of times. When the gaming state shifts to the normal state before the opening / closing execution mode, the change in the gaming state is clearly indicated by the display. Also, in the status display section, when the open / close execution mode is selected for the transition, the number of rounds won for the transition is clearly indicated by the display in a model in which a plurality of types of round numbers are set as the opening mode of the variable winning device 82. The

The hold display unit displays the number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of games in the hold state where the game has not yet been executed out of the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84, respectively. Make it explicit. The number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of game balls that have passed through the through gate 84 are each held up to a maximum of 4, and the number of each hold is displayed by the hold display unit. Information corresponding to the number of holds in the hold display section is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of holds is displayed by a number or the number of characters.

  The main display unit, the accessory display unit, the auxiliary display unit, the status display unit, and the hold display unit are configured by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. However, one or both of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display, or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a mode in which the main display unit and the accessory display unit are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters as a pattern are displayed in a variably display, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, A configuration in which the display is changed or a configuration in which a plurality of colors are switched and displayed may be employed.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21a penetrating before and after being opened by the frame unit 21, and a game is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13 through the game board accommodating portion 21a. Various components mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped board back cover 141 made of synthetic resin is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13. The board back cover 141 is provided over almost the entire back surface of the game board 23, protects various parts provided on the back side of the game board 23 during the game ball and transport, and detects a winning of the game ball. It has a function to prevent fraud aimed at.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and a sound emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the central portion on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and below that is a main controller that controls the main game. A control device 160 is provided. The display control device 142 is responsible for the display control of the symbol display device 94, and the sound emission control device 143 is a display control of sound, LEDs, lamps, etc. and control of the display control device 142 in accordance with instructions from the main control device 160. It governs.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main controller 160 has a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and accommodates the board. The resin-made substrate box 163 having transparency is provided. In addition, the main controller 160 is provided with an open sealing part 164 as trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The opening and sealing unit 164 makes reconnection impossible once the release operation is performed. As a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 163 of the main controller 160, it is impossible to set the sealing state again. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an attachment seal portion 165 is provided at the right end portion of the main control device 160 when viewed from the back. The attachment seal part 165 functions as a trace unit that fixes the support member provided on the game board 23 side and the main controller 160 and leaves a trace when the main controller 160 is removed. In addition to the fixing parts for first attaching the main controller 160, the attachment seal part 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts, and is temporarily removed during inspection work of the main controller 160 or the main controller 160. Exchange is possible.

A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main controller 160 as viewed from the rear. This pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing and storing various data, so that even if a power failure occurs, the state of the power failure can be maintained, and when returning from a power failure, the state can be restored. It has become. For example, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. When the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. Yes.

  Support metal fittings 132 are provided on the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the rear end side (left side in FIG. 7) on the rear surface of the frame unit 21.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of a transparent synthetic resin, a dispensing unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 has a back base portion 211 that constitutes a peripheral portion of the back pack 201, and a protective cover portion 212 formed so as to protrude rearward from the back base portion 211. ing. The protective cover part 212 has a shape in which all of the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed, and a part connected from the lower back to the lower surface is opened, and an opening 212a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower part of the protective cover part 212. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal plate 203 is provided at the upper right end of the back pack unit 15 as viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer of the game hall recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. As an output terminal, the external terminal plate 203 outputs an output terminal for outputting a signal during the opening / closing execution mode, and a signal is output when the electric accessory 83c of the lower operating port 83b is frequently opened. An output terminal for outputting a signal when there is a shortage of game balls in the payout unit 202, an output terminal for outputting a signal every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent out An output terminal for outputting a signal, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the intermediate unit 13 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, and the like. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower latch pins 204 are attached to the right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the back. By inserting the latch pin 204 through the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the intermediate unit 13 around the latch pin 204. An insertion portion 211a into which the fixing lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted is formed vertically on the opposite end of the back base portion 211 where the latch pin 204 is not disposed. When the fixing lever 134 is inserted through the insertion portion 211a and rotated 90 degrees, a part of the fixing lever 134 comes into contact with the back base portion 211 from the rear, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. The

As described above, the back pack unit 15 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the back surface of the intermediate unit 13. In a state where the back pack unit 15 is overlapped with the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, most of the main controller 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a as shown in FIG. And a part of the open seal part 164 are covered with a protective cover part 212. A connector and wiring for electrical connection with other control devices are provided at the upper end of the main control device 160, and a part related to this wiring and a part of the open sealing portion 164 are covered with the protective cover portion 212. In addition, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to suppress fraud and prevent damage caused by a game ball collision. The sound emission control device 143 and the like disposed on the upper side of the main control device 160 are entirely covered with a protective cover part 212.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a dispensing unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 is provided at the uppermost part of the back pack 201 and opens upward so that game balls can be stored, and a tank rail that gently tilts so that the game balls in the tank 221 can be guided toward the downstream side. 222, a case rail 223 that guides the game ball in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. It is possible to pay out the required number of game balls replenished to the downstream side of the payout device 224. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

  In the back side passage portion 225, three passages for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 28a, the lower plate 29a, and the discharge passage are formed. Among these passages, a passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 communicates with the upper plate 28a via the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51, and the outer passage is on the main body side. The lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 lead to the lower plate 29a, and a further outer passage serves as a discharge passage. The game ball paid out by the payout device 224 is guided in preference to the passage of the upper plate 28a. When the passage is filled with the game ball, the game ball is guided to the passage leading to the lower plate 29a branched from the passage. Is done. The discharge passage performs a discharge operation on the case rail 223, so that the game balls stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 do not pass through the payout device 224 and are placed at the lower end of the back pack unit 15 It is discharged from the provided outlet.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 that generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and a payout control device 242 are attached to the lower end on the back side of the back base portion 211 so as to overlap each other. It has been. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire lateral width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 247 is provided at the lower right end of the back base portion 211 when viewed from the back. The pachinko machine 10 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24 volt main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 247.

  The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling payout of game balls through the payout unit 202. The dispensing control device 242 is configured by accommodating the dispensing control substrate in a transparent substrate box 243 provided for accommodating the substrate, and an opening sealing portion 244 is provided as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate is opened. Is provided. The release sealing unit 244 makes the re-binding impossible once the release operation is performed, and as a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 243 of the dispensing control device 242, it becomes impossible to make the sealing state again. ing.

  On the front side of the back base portion 211, that is, on the lower side on the intermediate unit 13 side, as shown in FIG. 4, a horizontally long sphere inlet 213 opened upward and a sphere inlet 214 opened laterally are connected to the upstream end. A launching ball discharge passage is provided. A game ball that has flowed down the game area 23a and led to the back of the game board 23 through one of the openings enters the shot ball discharge passage via one of the two ball inlets 213 and 214. The exit portion of the shot ball discharge passage is formed to open at the lower end surface of the back pack unit 15 with a width of one game ball, and all the game balls launched into the game area 23a pass through the shot ball discharge passage. It is discharged to the island facilities in the amusement hall. A detection sensor for detecting a game ball is provided in the middle of the shot ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls shot in the game area 23 a is output via the external terminal plate 203.

Next, the configuration of the firing operation device 45 will be described in detail. FIG. 10A is a perspective view of the firing operation device 45 viewed from the front, and FIG. 10B is a right side view of the firing operation device 45.
FIG. 11A is a rear view of the firing operation device 45, and FIG. 11B is a bottom view of the firing operation device 45. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the firing operation device 45. FIG. 13 is a front view of the firing operation device 45 with the front unit 302 removed, FIG. 13 (a) shows an initial state of the operation handle 47, and FIG. 13 (b) shows the operation handle 47 as a watch. A left-handed operation state in which the rotation operation is performed 45 degrees around is shown.

  The firing operation device 45 is provided between the operation base 46 fixed to the front door frame 14, the front unit 302 constituting the front side of the firing operation device 45, and between the operation base 46 and the front unit 302. An operation handle 47 that is rotated during the firing operation is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the operation base 46 includes a body 311 formed in a cylindrical shape centered on the front-rear direction using an opaque material such as ABS resin, and a body 311 on the front side of the body 311. And a large-diameter portion 312 integrated by screws. The large-diameter portion 312 is formed in a cylindrical outer peripheral shape whose center is located along the axial direction of the central axis of the cylinder forming the trunk portion, and is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the trunk portion 311 at the rear side portion. The body 311 is fixed to the rear side surface of the mounting portion with a plurality of screws. The front portion of the large diameter portion 312 protrudes in a cylindrical shape on the front side with an outer diameter larger than that of the body portion 311, and the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion is reduced by the thickness of the operation base 46 with respect to the outer diameter. The front outer peripheral portion 312a of the front portion of the large diameter portion 312 is formed by a cylindrical shape having a thickness in the radial direction. On the rear side of the operation handle 47, the handle side that is set in the U-shaped cross section surrounding the inside and outside of the front outer peripheral portion 312a and the front outer peripheral portion 312a and having the same radial dimension as that of the front outer peripheral portion 312a is opened to the rear side. A circumferential groove 47a is provided, and the operation handle 47 is rotatably supported with respect to the operation base 46 by fitting the front outer periphery 312a into the handle side circumferential groove 47a of the operation handle 47 (FIG. 18). (See (b)).

  As shown in FIG. 12, the operation handle 47 includes a handle main body 331, a handle cover 332 provided on the back side of the handle main body 331, a stop operation lever 333 provided between the handle main body 331 and the handle cover 332, and The adjustment operation lever 334 and the adjustment transmission member 335 interlocked with the adjustment operation lever 334 are provided, and these are integrated. The stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 are members provided for the player to perform an operation different from the rotation operation of the operation handle 47, and details thereof will be described later.

  The handle body 331 is an ABS resin member that forms the outer shape of the operation handle 47. A metal film is formed on the entire peripheral surface of the handle body 331 by plating, and the touch sensor 321 can detect that the player has touched the handle body 331. Even if the metal film is not formed on the entire peripheral surface of the handle main body 331 by plating, the metal film may be provided only on a part of the protrusion on the outer peripheral surface of the handle that is easily touched by the player during operation. The handle body 331 may be formed of a metal such as aluminum.

  The handle main body 331 is configured to have a double ring shape integrally formed so that the inner ring portion 341 and the outer ring portion 342 are concentric. A handle-side shaft hole 343 penetrating in the axial direction of the handle main body 331 is provided at the center of the inner ring portion 341, and the handle-side shaft hole 343 is formed in a cylindrical shape from the front unit 302 side on the inner peripheral surface side. The protruding front cylindrical shaft 302a (see FIG. 18B) is fitted, and the front center portion of the operation handle 47 is rotatably supported around the center of the handle side shaft hole 343.

As shown in FIG. 13A, the handle main body 331 has four finger hooking portions protruding in the radial direction with respect to the rotation center axis C of the handle main body 331 on the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring portion 342 in a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the front. 351 to 354 are formed. The four finger-hanging portions 351 to 354 protrude to the left in the initial state, and are provided with first finger-hanging portions 351 that are formed larger than the other finger-hanging portions 352 to 354. The second finger hook portion 352, the third finger hook portion 353, and the fourth finger hook portion 354 are provided in a size that gradually decreases so as to be separated from each other. Each of the finger-hanging portions 351 to 354 has an operation surface facing in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front and has a concave shape in an arc shape, and a player's finger contacts the operation surface to rotate the handle body 331. Operated. The launch operation device 45 provided with the handle main body 331 is provided on the lower right side of the pachinko machine 10 and is assumed to be operated with the right hand, and a thumb is hung on the operation surface of the first finger rest portion 351. It is assumed that an operation is performed with a plurality of fingers, such as an index finger with respect to the two-finger hanging part 352, a middle finger with respect to the third finger hanging part 353, and a ring finger or little finger with respect to the fourth finger hanging part 354. The surface on the opposite side to the operation surface in each finger hanging portion 351 to 354 is formed so that the height gradually decreases from the top of each finger hanging portion 351 to 354 so as to gradually approach the rotation center axis C. .

  As shown in FIG. 12, the inner ring portion 341 and the outer ring portion 342 in the handle main body 331 are connected by connecting portions 345 and 346 provided on both sides of the handle main body 331 around the rotation center axis C. . Due to the connecting portions 345 and 346 and the outer peripheral surface of the inner ring portion 341 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring portion 342, the handle body 331 has two arc-shaped guide holes 347 centered on the handle side shaft hole portion 343. , 348 are formed through the handle body 331 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, three bosses 312b to 312d projecting forward from the operation base 46 are inserted into the guide holes 347 and 348, and the guide holes 347 and 348 and the bosses 312b to 312d are connected to each other. By the contact, the operation handle 47 can be rotated in a state where the rotation range is restricted between the initial position and the maximum rotation position.

  On the front side of the operation handle 47, a handle spring 304 composed of a torsion coil spring is provided as an urging means for applying an urging force to the operation handle 47. As shown in FIG. 13A, one end side of the handle spring 304 is hooked on the inner ring portion 341 of the handle main body 331 of the operation handle 47, and the other end side protrudes from the lower side of the operation base 46. It is fixed to the portion between the bosses 312c and 312d by screws. The handle spring 304 is also used as a part of the wiring between the plated portion of the handle main body 331 and the touch sensor 321, and is built into the operation base 46 from the screw portion between the two bosses via the wiring. The touch sensor 321 is electrically connected.

  The handle spring 304 is twisted so that a biasing force is generated in a direction in which the operation handle 47 is rotated counterclockwise in an initial state where the operation handle 47 is not operated (see FIG. 13A). The operation handle 47 is always applied with a biasing force in the counterclockwise direction. The handle spring 304 does not necessarily need to be formed of a torsion coil spring provided on the front side of the operation handle 47, and may employ another configuration that can be biased toward the side where the operation handle 47 is in the initial state.

In the initial state of the operation handle 47, as shown in FIG. 13A, the bosses 312b and 312c of the operation base 46 abut on the end portions of the two guide holes 347 and 348 in the clockwise direction, and the handle springs Counterclockwise turning force of the operation handle 47 by the urging force of 304 is supported by the bosses 312b and 312c. In this state, when the player rotates the operation handle 47 in the clockwise direction with a turning force greater than the urging force of the handle spring 304, the operation handle 47 rotates in the clockwise direction. With this rotation, one end of the two guide holes 347 and 348 and the bosses 312b and 312c of the operation base 46 are separated from the contacted state, and the guide holes 347 and 348 are separated from the bosses 312b to 312d. Move relatively.

  When the operation handle 47 is rotated approximately 45 degrees clockwise with respect to the initial state, the bosses 312b to 312d are positioned in the middle of the guide holes 347 and 348 in the arc direction as shown in FIG. It will be in the state. In this state, the operation handle 47 is further rotated clockwise, and in the maximum rotation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated approximately 110 degrees clockwise relative to the initial state, the guide holes 347 and 348 return to the initial state. The bosses 312b and 312d come into contact with the end surface opposite to the side on which the 312b and 312c are in contact, and the clockwise rotation of the operation handle 47 is restricted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a front unit 302 that restricts the movement of the operation handle 47 to the front side is provided on the front side of the operation handle 47. The front unit 302 includes a front base plate 361 made of ABS resin and having a circular flat plate shape when viewed from the front, a light emitting substrate 362 having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) as light emitters provided on the front side thereof, A decorative member 363 made of synthetic resin having a transparency for diffusing the light of the plurality of LEDs to decorate the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the light emitting substrate 362 and the decorative member 363 between the front base plate 361. A disc-shaped front cover 364 made of a synthetic resin and having a through-hole in the center is formed, which is screwed to the front base plate 361 in a state of being interposed to form the front unit 302.

  The front base plate 361 of the front unit 302 is provided with screw holes 365 at positions corresponding to the three bosses 312b to 312d provided in the operation base 46. The screw holes 365 are provided in the three bosses 312b to 312d. The front end portion of the screw that is inserted through is fixed, and the front unit 302 is fixed to the operation base 46. On the back side of the front base plate 361, a front cylindrical shaft 302a that supports a handle side shaft hole portion 343 serving as a rotation shaft of the operation handle 47 is provided. The operation handle 47 is sandwiched between the front unit 302 and the operation base 46, and the operation handle 47 is rotatably supported with respect to a support body in which the front unit 302 and the operation base 46 are integrated. Is done.

  Next, details of the configuration of the operation handle 47 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 14 to 17. FIG. 14 is a front view of the launch operation device 45 with the front unit 302 removed, and FIG. 14 (a) shows an adjustment operation state in which the adjustment operation lever 334 is adjusted with respect to the state of FIG. 13 (b). FIG. 14B shows a stop operation state in which the stop operation lever 333 is stopped with respect to the state of FIG. 15 and 16 are exploded perspective views of the operation handle 47 as viewed from the front and rear. FIG. 17 is a rear view of the operation handle 47 with the handle cover 332 removed, and FIG. 17A shows a state where the adjustment operation lever 334 and the stop operation lever 333 are not operated, and FIG. Indicates a state in which the two operation levers 333 and 334 are operated.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the operation handle 47 has a back surface of the handle cover 332 with a stop operation lever 333, an adjustment operation lever 334, and an adjustment transmission member 335 interposed between the handle main body 331 and the handle cover 332. It is a member that is integrated by inserting a screw from the side.

As shown in FIG. 16, on the back side of the handle main body 331, an outer peripheral surface formed so as to extend cylindrically toward the rear side along the outer periphery of the outer ring portion 342 and to be partially interrupted in the circumferential direction. Is provided. The finger hooks 351 to 354 are formed by a part of the outer peripheral surface. The largest first finger hanging portion 351 that protrudes to the right in the rear view and the third finger hanging portion 353 that is positioned second in the counterclockwise direction in the rear view with respect to the first finger hanging portion 351 are cylindrical portions. On the other hand, it is formed so as to protrude outwardly in a triangular shape when viewed from the back. A second finger hook portion 352 located next to the first finger hook portion 351 in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the back;
A cylindrical portion is intermittently formed on the inner peripheral surface side of the fourth finger-hanging portion 354 located further on the third finger-hanging portion 353. A part of the handle cover 332 enters the back side of the intermittent portion, and the handle cover 332 is formed to close the back side of the handle body 331.

  The handle cover 332 is an annular shape having through holes in the front and rear by a synthetic resin such as ABS, and the handle cover 332 fits with a small gap on the inner peripheral side with respect to a cylindrical part forming the outer peripheral surface of the handle main body 331. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 15, the handle cover 332 is provided with a cover portion 371 that has a thickness in the front-rear direction and protrudes in a triangular shape in the front view, as shown in FIG. A through hole is formed in the front-rear direction. A screw is inserted into the through hole, and the handle cover 332 is fixed to the handle body 331.

  The handle cover 332 has an annular cover ring portion 372 that is annular and extends in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 16, the cover ring portion 372 is formed with a step on the outer peripheral surface so that the outer diameter of the front portion is larger than the outer diameter of the rear portion corresponding to the operation base 46 side. The cylindrical portion provided on the rear side of the handle main body 331 with respect to the rear side portion of the handle cover 332 is located on the outer peripheral side with a gap of about 3 mm on the same central axis, and is assembled as the operation handle 47. In this state, a U-shaped handle-side circumferential groove 47a opened on the rear side is formed (see FIG. 18B).

  As shown in FIG. 15, the handle cover 332 is provided with two recessed portions 373 and 374 each having a recessed front portion so that the thickness in the front-rear direction is reduced, as shown in FIG. 15. . A stop operation lever 333, an adjustment operation lever 334, and an adjustment transmission member 335 are spaced apart from each other in the recesses 373 and 374.

  The upper concave portion 374 is provided at a position corresponding to the upper cover portion 371, and two shaft portions 375 and 376 are provided on the front surface of the upper concave portion 374 so as to protrude forward. Specifically, the handle cover 332 is provided with an outer shaft portion 375 that protrudes forward in a cylindrical shape at the protruding end portion on the outer peripheral side of the upper cover portion 371, and is located on the rotation center axis side with respect to the outer shaft portion 375. An inner shaft portion 376 is provided at a position corresponding to the inner surface portion of the cover ring portion 372 of the handle cover 332 and spaced apart from the corresponding center side. An adjustment transmission member 335 is rotatably attached to the inner shaft portion 376, and an adjustment operation lever 334 is rotatably attached to the outer shaft portion 375. On the back side of the handle main body 331, a plurality of main body side shaft portions 349 projecting in a cylindrical shape rearward at positions corresponding to the outer shaft portions 375 and the inner shaft portions 376 are the same as the outer shaft portions 375 and the inner shaft portions 376. The adjustment operation lever 334 and the adjustment transmission member 335 are rotatably supported while being provided with an outer diameter and being supported by the handle body 331 and the handle cover 332 in the front-rear direction.

  A stop operation lever 333 is provided in the recess 373 on the left side of the handle cover 332 when viewed from the front. The two recesses 373 and 374 provided in the handle cover 332 are formed at the same position in the rotation axis direction of the operation handle 47, and the two operation levers 333 and 334 arranged in the recesses 373 and 374 are They are arranged at the same position along the rotation axis direction (see FIG. 18B).

As shown in FIG. 16, a stop lever shaft portion 356 that protrudes rearward in a cylindrical shape is provided at a position corresponding to the left-side recess 373 on the back side of the handle body 331. The stop lever shaft 356 is inserted into the stop operation lever 333, and the stop operation lever 333 is rotatably supported by the handle body 331. A through-hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided at the center of the shaft portions 349 and 356 that support the operation levers 333 and 334, and a screw is inserted into the through-hole from the rear side of the handle cover 332. For this reason, the periphery of each operation lever 333,334 is firmly fixed, and even if each operation lever 333,334 is operated strongly, it can be made hard to be damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the handle body 331 has an outer peripheral portion corresponding to the recesses 373 and 374 of the handle cover 332, as shown in FIG. 16, with a length shorter than the length of the recesses 373 and 374 in the circumferential direction. Lever openings 357 and 358 formed in a U-shape opened rearward are provided. A handle cover 332 is disposed at the rear end of the lever openings 357 and 358, and the operation levers 333 and 334 penetrate inward and outward in the radial direction of the operation handle 47 by the lever openings 357 and 358 and the handle cover 332. The operation levers 333 and 334 are arranged so that a part of the operation levers 333 and 334 is positioned on the outer portion of the operation handle 47 through the opening. As shown in FIG. 11A, these lever openings 357 and 358 are provided with almost no gap with respect to the outer shape of the operation levers 333 and 334, with a slight gap of less than 0.5 mm. The clearance is set to be small, and the shaft portions 349 of the operation levers 333 and 334 are screwed to prevent the operation levers 333 and 334 from being deformed with respect to the prying. It can be set as the operation handle 47 which is strong against illegality aiming at a clearance gap.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the stop operation lever 333 is provided so as to protrude partly on the lower left side of the operation handle 47 in the initial state. As shown in FIG. 13B, the stop operation lever 333 rotates together with the operation handle 47 in a state where the operation handle 47 is rotated. When the stop operation lever 333 is pushed in, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the protruding portion enters the center side of the operation handle 47, and the stop operation for stopping the release of the game ball by this push operation is performed. It is carried out and it is made into the state of a firing stop.

  The stop operation lever 333 is a member formed of a synthetic resin such as polyacetal, and as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the stop operation lever 333 protrudes outward from the handle main body 331 and is operated by the player. Portion 381, a stop lever base portion 382 extending upward from stop operation portion 381, a stop lever shaft hole 383 provided at the upper end portion of stop lever base portion 382, and a lower end portion of stop lever base portion 382 that is a stop operation portion And a switch operating portion 384 provided on the center side of the handle main body 331 on the opposite side to the 381.

  The stop operation unit 381 is provided on the lower left side of the operation handle 47 in the initial state, and is provided so as to protrude to the outside of the handle body 331 through the lever opening 357 of the handle body 331. As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), the stop operation portion 381 has an outer surface that is extended in the circumferential direction and the rear side from the stop lever base portion 382 located in the portion between the lever openings 357 of the handle body 331. have. A portion of the stop operation unit 381 on the operation base 46 side is provided so as to overlap the outer peripheral side of the operation base 46. For this reason, the outer peripheral side of the gap portion between the lever opening 357 of the handle main body 331 and the stop operation lever 333 is covered by the stop operation portion 381, and a tool or the like is prevented from being inserted through the gap for the purpose of fraud.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the stop lever shaft hole 383 is provided at the upper end portion of the stop lever base portion 382, and the stop lever shaft portion 356 that protrudes rearward from the rear surface side of the handle main body 331 is inserted inside. As shown in FIG. 15, the front and rear edge portions of the stop lever shaft hole 383 protrude slightly in a cylindrical shape from other portions, and the lower end portion of the stop lever base 382 also slightly protrudes in an arc shape. Thus, the stop operation lever 333 can be easily rotated.

On the upper side of the stop lever shaft hole 383 in the stop lever base 382, a slit 385 formed in an elongated groove shape on the upper end and back side is provided. As shown in FIG. 17, one end of a biasing member 305 formed of a steel wire enters the slit 385 and the other end is held by a spring receiving portion of the handle main body 331, so that the stop operation lever 333 is operated. The handle 47 is biased toward the side protruding from the outer peripheral side. Even when the operation handle 47 alone, the stop operation lever 333 protrudes to the outer peripheral side, thereby reducing the rattling caused by the gap in assembling the parts, and the touch operation of the stop operation lever 333 has a high-class feeling. can do. The stop operation lever 333 may be protruded to the outer peripheral side by a method other than the above as the operation handle 47, or the operation handle 47 alone is not urged in the direction protruding to the outer peripheral side, and will be described later. It is good also as a structure which protrudes to an outer peripheral side by the urging | biasing force of members provided other than the operation handle 47, such as the urging | biasing force of the firing stop switch 306 to perform.

  The switch operation part 384 is a part that transmits the operation force due to the stop operation to the firing stop switch 306 side, and is formed in a rod shape with a circular cross section extending to the rear side as shown in FIG. Has been. As shown in FIG. 12, a stop operation transmitting member 401 that is swingable back and forth is disposed on the rear side of the switch operation unit 384, and a firing stop switch 306 is further provided on the rear side.

  Here, with reference mainly to FIG. 18 to FIG. 20, a stop operation detection mechanism for the stop operation lever 333 will be described. FIG. 18 shows a firing permission state in which the stop operation lever 333 is not operated in the left-handed operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated 45 degrees clockwise relative to the initial state, and FIG. FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 18A. FIG. 19 shows a stop operation state in which the stop operation lever 333 is pushed in with respect to FIG. 18, FIG. 19 (a) is a front view of the launch operation device 45 in the stop operation state, and FIG. It is sectional drawing in the YY line of Fig.19 (a). FIG. 20A is a front view showing the internal structure of the firing operation device 45 in the left-handed operation state, and shows a state where the front unit 302 and the operation handle 47 are removed. FIG. 20B is a front view showing the internal structure of the firing operation device 45 in the initial state, and shows a state in which the stop operation transmission member 401 and the internal cover member 402 are removed from FIG. . In FIG. 20B, the stop operation lever 333, the adjustment operation lever 334, and the adjustment transmission member 335 are indicated by a two-dot chain line for easy understanding.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the stop operation transmission member 401 includes a plate-like stop transmission base portion 411 having a thickness in the front and rear directions by a synthetic resin, and a support shaft portion that protrudes vertically in a columnar shape at the right end portion of the stop transmission base portion 411. 412 and an operation receiving portion 413 provided on the left side opposite to the support shaft portion 412 with respect to the stop transmission base portion 411 and the switch operation portion 384 of the stop operation lever 333 abutting on the front surface side. Yes. The stop transmission base 411 is provided with two holes that are smaller in the right side than the left side and penetrate in the front-rear direction, and the large left side hole is formed concentrically with the operation base 46, as shown in FIG. An area for transmitting the rotation operation of the operation handle 47 to the operation base 46 side is formed by communicating the rotation center portion of the operation handle 47 back and forth. In the small hole on the right side, as shown in FIG. 20B, a part of the interlocking gear 309 that detects the turning operation of the operation handle 47 is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, the support shaft portion 412 of the stop operation transmission member 401 is supported by a bearing portion 312 e provided inside the right outer peripheral portion of the large diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46. The bearing portion 312e has a shape in which the front edge portion of the plate surface separated vertically is cut out in a U-shape on the rear side, and the support shaft portions 412 and 412 of the stop operation transmission member 401 are supported by the bearing portion 312e. .

On the front side of the stop operation transmission member 401, as shown in FIG. 12, a plate-like inner cover member 402 having a thickness before and after the right side when viewed from the front is formed in an arc shape and the left side portion is formed in a straight line is provided. . The inner cover member 402 is located on the front side of the stop operation transmission member 401, and the upper and lower portions thereof are fixed to the operation base 46 by screws. The inner cover member 402 is provided at a position that closes the front opening of the bearing portion 312e of the operation base 46, and prevents the stop operation transmission member 401 supported by the bearing portion 312e from moving to the front side. As shown in FIG. 20A, the right side portion of the inner cover member 402 is formed in an arc shape with a certain gap with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the large diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46. The rear portion of the handle cover 332 enters the gap between the inner cover member 402 and the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46, as shown in FIG. The periphery has a shape with almost no gap with respect to the cover ring portion 372 of the handle cover 332. That is, the inner cover member 402 has a shape that blocks the front and rear space in the right side portion of the operation base 46.

  As shown in FIG. 20A, the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmitting member 401 has an outer edge portion formed in an arc shape along the inner peripheral surface of the front outer peripheral portion 312a in the large diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46. It is formed in a fan shape. As shown in FIG. 18B, the operation receiving portion 413 includes an operation receiving surface 413a that is inclined so that the outer shape gradually expands from the front side to the rear side, and extends outward from the outer peripheral end side of the operation receiving surface 413a. It is formed in a cross-sectional shape having an outer edge portion 413b that protrudes. The operation receiving surface 413a and the outer edge portion 413b are formed in a shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction so as to have a shape of a part of a conical surface that is rotated around the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47.

  The outer edge portion 413 b of the operation receiving portion 413 in the stop operation transmitting member 401 is set to have a size with almost no gap with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the large diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46. Further, as shown in FIG. 18B, the outer edge portion 413b is formed at the tip portion of the arc of the portion where the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46 has an arcuate cross section and gradually decreases in diameter toward the rear side. It arrange | positions so that it may become an equivalent front-back position. The stop operation transmission member 401 is arranged so that the front and rear positions of the support shaft portion 412 and the outer edge portion 413b that are the center of rotation are the same, and as shown in FIG. It is set so that a gap between the outer edge portion 413b and the inner peripheral surface of the operation base 46 does not occur even when it swings rearward. As shown in FIG. 20A, the outer edge shape of the operation receiving portion 413 is set to a size that extends to a position where there is almost no gap between the bosses 312b and 312c having a shape protruding forward at the operation base 46. The operation receiving portion 413 blocks the front and rear space in the left side portion in the operation base 46.

  As shown in FIG. 18B, the switch operating portion 384 of the stop operation lever 333 is arranged on the inner surface of the front outer peripheral portion 312a on the operation receiving surface 413a of the stop operation transmitting member 401 in a firing permission state where the push operation is not performed. It is provided so as to be in contact with a near outer portion. Although the switch operation portion 384 of the stop operation lever 333 moves in the circumferential direction as the operation handle 47 rotates, the switch operation portion 384 is operated by the operation receiving surface 413a continuous in a constant cross-sectional shape in the circumferential direction. And the operation receiving surface 413a are maintained in a fixed relative positional relationship.

As shown in FIG. 12, a firing stop switch 306 is provided on the rear side of the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmission member 401. The firing stop switch 306 is constituted by a mechanical switch having a movable piece 306a provided on the front side so as to be movable back and forth. The movable piece 306a is always urged forward by a built-in spring. ing. As shown in FIG. 18B, the rear portion of the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmission member 401 is disposed on the front side of the movable piece 306 a of the firing stop switch 306 so as to be able to come into contact therewith. The stop operation transmission member 401 is supported so as to be light and smoothly swingable so as to be pushed forward by a spring built in the firing stop switch 306. In other words, the spring built in the firing stop switch 306 is set to a biasing force sufficient to position the stop operation transmission member 401 on the front side.

  The firing stop switch 306 is electrically connected to a control device that controls the launch of the game ball via a wiring (not shown). When the movable piece 306a is pushed back against the biasing force of the built-in spring of the firing switch 306, the firing switch 306 detects the movement of the movable piece 306a, and a signal corresponding to the detection of the stop operation is fired. Output from the switch 306. When the control device detects the output signal, the control device is brought into a control state in which the emission is stopped when the stop operation is performed.

  In the launch permission state where the stop operation lever 333 is not pushed in, as shown in FIG. 18A, the stop operation portion 381 is in a state of protruding to the outer peripheral side. As shown in FIG. 18B, the switch operation portion 384 of the stop operation lever 333 contacts the outer peripheral side portion of the operation receiving surface 413a of the stop operation transmission member 401, and the movable piece 306a of the firing stop switch 306 is located on the front side. It is in a state of protruding.

  When the stop operation lever 333 is pushed in, as shown in FIG. 19A, the stop operation unit 381 moves to the side closer to the outer peripheral surface of the handle main body 331 so that the protruding amount of the stop operation unit 381 decreases. . As the stop operation unit 381 moves, the switch operation unit 384 of the stop operation lever 333 also moves toward the center of the operation handle 47 as shown in FIG. When the switch operation unit 384 moves, the operation receiving surface 413a of the stop operation transmitting member 401 is pressed to the rear side, and the operation receiving unit 413 side swings around the support shaft portion 412 of the stop operation transmitting member 401. By this swinging operation, the operation receiving portion 413 moves to the rear side, and the movable piece 306a of the firing stop switch 306 is pushed in, so that a stop operation state in which the firing is stopped is entered.

  As shown in FIG. 20A, a plate-like protruding piece 413 c that protrudes forward from the outer edge portion 413 b is provided on the lower portion of the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmitting member 401. The projecting piece 413c is provided to make the stop operation transmission member 401 swing to the rear side in an initial state where the operation handle 47 is not rotated. The protruding piece 413c has a front-rear position that is continuously inclined to the lower right side of the portion that is inclined so that the edge on the upper left side in front view coincides with the front surface of the outer edge portion 413b and gradually protrudes from the position to the front side. It is configured by a portion that does not change, and is set to a length that is a central angle of about 20 degrees with respect to the center of the operation handle 47.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the rear portion of the handle cover 332 of the operation handle 47 and the position corresponding to the lower portion of the recess 373 of the stop operation lever 333 protrudes in a columnar shape, and the tip portion is A rear protrusion 377 having a spherical shape is provided. The rear protrusion 377 is provided at a position where the rear right front and rear position of the protruding piece 413c of the stop operation transmission member 401 does not change in the initial state of the operation handle 47. Further, the amount of protrusion protruding to the rear side of the rear protrusion 377 is such that the stop operation transmission member 401 is fired as shown in FIG. 19B by contacting the protrusion 413c in the initial state of the operation handle 47. The amount of protrusion is such that the movable piece 306a of the stop switch 306 is pushed in.

In the initial state of the operation handle 47, the movable piece 306a of the firing stop switch 306 is pushed rearward by the rear protrusion 377 of the handle cover 332 of the operation handle 47, and the operation handle 47 is rotated. Then, the rear protrusion 377 is separated from the movable piece 306a, the stop operation transmission member 401 is swung forward, and the movable piece 306a of the firing stop switch 306 is in a firing permission state in which it protrudes forward. When the operating handle 47 returns to the initial state, the inclined portion of the protruding piece 413c moves the protruding piece 413c of the stop operation transmitting member 401 little by little to the rear side, and the stop operation transmitting member 401 in the state returned to the initial state. This is a portion provided to sufficiently swing the rear side. In addition, when the moving amount of the movable piece of the firing stop switch 306 is set to be small, it is not always necessary to provide the inclined portion on the protruding piece 413c, and a rod-like protruding portion protruding forward is provided on the stop operation transmitting member 401. A protruding piece having an inclined portion on the rear side of the handle cover 332 may be provided.

  Next, an adjustment operation using the adjustment operation lever 334 of the operation handle 47 will be described. The adjustment operation lever 334 is a member that can adjust the firing operation force in a state where the operation handle 47 is operated by a certain amount. When the adjustment operation is performed on the adjustment operation lever 334 in the left-handed operation state where the game ball flows down the left area PE1 of the game area 23a, the game ball flows down the right area PE2 without rotating the operation handle 47. The firing power is increased to the firing power. Details of the configuration for increasing the firing force will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the handle main body 331 of the operation handle 47 is provided with a second finger hook portion 352 that protrudes upward in the initial state, and the second finger hook portion 352 is opposite to the operation surface. The adjustment operation part 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 is disposed on the right side portion. The external shape of the adjustment operation unit 431 is located slightly on the center side at a height lower than the top part of the second finger hanging part 352 in the front view, and outward on the end portion on the side away from the top part of the second finger hanging part 352. A protruding top is formed, and the outer shape is recessed toward the center. In the initial state, as described above, the movable piece 306a of the firing stop switch 306 is pushed in, and in this state, the game ball is fired even if the adjustment operation lever 334 is adjusted. There is no.

  When the operation handle 47 is rotated clockwise with respect to the initial state, the push-in state of the firing stop switch 306 is released and the firing permission state is set. In the left-handed operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated by approximately 45 degrees with respect to the initial state, the outer peripheral surface of the stop operation unit 381 faces the left side as shown in FIG. The outer surface, which is recessed in front view, is arranged to face the right side.

  When the adjustment operation unit 431 is operated in the direction in which the adjustment operation unit 431 is pushed toward the center of the operation handle 47 with respect to the left-handed operation state, the outer shape of the adjustment operation unit 431 approaches the outer shape of the handle main body 331 as illustrated in FIG. Pushed into. The adjustment operation portion 431 gradually moves so that the inclination of the surface on the clockwise direction side becomes tight with respect to the top of the second finger hook portion 352, and in the maximum adjustment state where it is pushed in to the maximum, the radial direction of the operation handle 47 To a position having an inclination of about 60 degrees. The firing force gradually increases as the adjustment operation unit 431 is pushed, and in the maximum adjustment state, a right-handed operation state in which almost all the game balls flow down the right region PE2 is entered.

  The increase / decrease in the firing force corresponds to the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307 provided inside the operation base 46, as shown in FIG. The variable resistor 307 is connected to a control device that controls the launch, and the game ball is launched with a firing force corresponding to the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307. As described above, the reference rotation amount of the operation handle 47 in this embodiment is 70 degrees, and the left region PE1 and the right region PE2 when the operation handle 47 is rotated by the reference rotation amount with respect to the initial state. The moving speed of the plunger 114 of the solenoid 111 is controlled so that the game balls flow almost evenly. When the operation handle 47 is rotated less than the reference rotation amount, the movement speed of the plunger 114 of the solenoid 111 is reduced by an amount corresponding to the small amount, and the operation handle 47 is rotated more than the reference rotation amount. When the operation is performed, the moving speed of the plunger 114 of the solenoid 111 is increased by the amount corresponding to the increase. The reference rotation amount is set when the adjustment operation unit 431 is not operated. When the adjustment operation unit 431 is adjusted, the rotation amount of the operation handle 47 smaller than the reference rotation amount is set. Even so, the game ball flows down the right region PE2.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the adjustment operation lever 334 is a member formed of a synthetic resin such as polyacetal so that the upper and right edge portions extend rearward with respect to the front surface portion 432 having a thickness in the front and rear direction. Thus, an adjustment operation unit 431 is formed. A support hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided at the upper left end portion of the front surface portion 432. As shown in FIG. 17A, the support hole is slightly smaller than the outer diameters of the main body side shaft portion 349 and the outer shaft portion 375 of the handle cover 332 (see FIG. 15) provided at the protruding end portion of the second finger hook portion 352. The adjustment operation lever 334 is rotatably supported by the handle main body 331 and the handle cover 332 by inserting the shaft portions 349 and 375 through the support holes.

  The adjustment operation lever 334 is set to a rotation operation range of approximately 20 degrees until the adjustment state is the maximum adjustment state with respect to the normal state. In the maximum adjustment state, the adjustment operation lever 334 has a shape in which a part of the handle main body 331 abuts the outer shape of the adjustment operation lever 334 in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the back as shown in FIG. More specifically, a stopper protrusion 352a that protrudes toward the adjustment operation lever 334 is provided on the inner surface side of the wall that forms the operation surface of the second finger hook portion 352 of the handle body 331 as an outer surface. The outer shape of the front surface portion 432 of the adjustment operation lever 334 is formed in a shape extending toward the center side of the operation handle 47 with respect to the support hole of the adjustment operation lever 334. The stopper projection 352a is set to abut on the direction side. Thereby, the rotation of the adjustment operation lever 334 exceeding the maximum adjustment state is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, the adjustment operation portion 431 is formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction of the operation handle 47 with respect to the support hole through which the outer shaft portion 349 is inserted in a normal state where the push-in operation is not performed. A cylindrical engagement protrusion 433 that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the front surface portion 432 is provided at a position spaced apart from the support hole toward the center of the operation handle 47. The engagement protrusion 433 enters the engagement hole 441 penetrating back and forth in the adjustment transmission member 335, and the adjustment transmission member 335 is interlocked when the adjustment operation lever 334 is rotated.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the adjustment transmission member 335 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front and rear, and a support hole penetrating in the front and rear is provided in a central portion thereof. The support hole is set to have an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the inner shaft portion 376 of the handle cover 332 and the main body side shaft portion 349 located on the front side thereof, and the shaft portions 349 and 376 are inserted into the support holes. Thus, the adjustment transmission member 335 is rotatably supported by the handle body 331 and the handle cover 332.

  On one side of the adjustment transmission member 335 with respect to the support hole and on the outer peripheral side of the operation handle 47 on which the adjustment operation lever 334 is provided, as shown in FIG. . The engagement hole 441 is located approximately in the middle of the rotation center of the adjustment operation lever 334 and the rotation center of the adjustment transmission member 335, and the rotation amount of the adjustment operation lever 334 and the rotation of the adjustment transmission member 335. The amount of movement is set to be substantially the same. The operation range of the adjustment operation lever 334 is set to approximately 20 degrees as described above, and the operation range of the adjustment operation lever 334 is also set to approximately 20 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 16, the stepped portion offset so that a step is provided on the rear side at the center side of the operation handle 47 on the opposite side of the engagement hole 441 with respect to the support hole in the adjustment transmission member 335. 442 is provided. The adjustment transmission member 335 is formed in a fan-like shape at a central angle of about 20 degrees around the support hole with respect to the rear position of the stepped portion 442, and is formed in a fan-like shape on the opposite end of the support hole. A plurality of tooth portions 443 are formed in an arc shape so as to protrude to the outer peripheral side centering on the support hole. The plurality of teeth 443 are set so as to have the same range as the operation range of the adjustment operation lever 334, and as shown in FIG. The tooth part 443 at the end on the direction side faces toward the center of the operation handle 47, and in the maximum adjustment state, the tooth part 4 at the end on the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the rear side.
43 is arranged at a position toward the center side of the operation handle 47.

  A torsion coil spring (not shown) is provided between the adjustment transmission member 335 and the handle body 331, and the adjustment transmission member 335 always corresponds to the counterclockwise direction in the rear view, that is, the normal state shown in FIG. Is biased to the side. On the back side of the inner ring portion 341 of the handle main body 331, a stopper wall portion 341a is provided at a position that contacts the stepped portion 442 of the adjustment transmission member 335 in the counterclockwise direction in the normal state. As shown in FIG. 16, the stopper wall portion 341 a is provided so as to protrude rearward from the back side of the inner ring portion 341 of the handle main body 331, and the step portion of the adjustment transmission member 335 that is to be rotated by the urging force. 442 is supported and the adjustment transmission member 335 is stopped at a position corresponding to the normal state.

  In a state where the adjustment transmission member 335 is stopped at a position corresponding to the normal state, as shown in FIG. 17A, an adjustment operation lever having an engagement protrusion 433 that has entered the engagement hole 441 of the adjustment transmission member 335. 334 is arranged at a position corresponding to the normal state. When the adjustment operation portion 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 is pushed in with respect to the normal state, the adjustment operation lever 334 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the back, and the adjustment transmission member 335 is interlocked with the rotation. Rotates in the clockwise direction when viewed from the back. When the adjustment operation lever 334 is rotated to the maximum adjustment state, as shown in FIG. 17B, the adjustment operation lever 334 contacts a part of the handle main body 331 to prevent further rotation, and the adjustment transmission member. 335 also stops at a position corresponding to the maximum adjustment state.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 21 to 23 in addition to FIGS. 12 and 18, the configuration of the detection mechanism including the variable resistor 307 for detecting the operation amount of the operation handle 47 and the adjustment operation lever 334 will be described. FIG. 21 (a) is a front view showing the internal structure of the firing operation device 45 in the left-handed operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated by approximately 45 degrees with respect to FIG. 20 (b). ) Is a front view showing the internal structure of the firing operation device 45 when the maximum adjustment operation is performed on the adjustment operation lever 334 in the left-handed operation state. FIG. 22A is a front view showing the internal structure of the firing operation device 45 in the maximum rotation state of the operation handle 47, and FIG. 22B is the launch when the maximum adjustment operation is performed in the maximum rotation state. 3 is a front view showing an internal structure of the operating device 45. FIG. FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view of the central gear unit 308 and the interlocking gear. 21 and 22, the stop operation lever 333, the adjustment operation lever 334, and the adjustment transmission member 335 are shown by two-dot chain lines, and in FIG. 23, the front gear 454 and the rear gear 455 are viewed from different directions. Is also shown.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the firing operation device 45 is provided with a central gear unit 308 composed of a plurality of members overlapping in the front-rear direction, an interlocking gear 309 provided on the right side of the central gear unit 308, and an interlocking gear 309. The variable resistor 307 is provided. As shown in FIG. 20B, the central gear unit 308 is provided in the central portion of the operation base 46 so that the tooth portion 472 of the rear gear 455 provided in the central gear unit 308 meshes with the interlocking gear 309. Are arranged side by side. The central gear unit 308 is disposed at a position where the teeth 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335 of the operation handle 47 are engaged with each other, and the central gear unit 308 rotates with the rotation of the operation handle 47, and the interlocking gear 309 is rotated accordingly. In conjunction with each other, the rotation operation is transmitted to the variable resistor 307.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the central gear unit 308 has bearing members 451 and 452 provided at the front and rear, a metal support shaft 453 supported between the bearing members 451 and 452, and the support shaft 453. A front side gear 454 and a rear side gear 455 that are supported in a possible manner, and a gear urging spring 456 provided between the gears 454 and 455 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 23, the two front and rear bearing members 451 and 452 are bearing parts 451a and 452a each having a U-shaped cross section in which the support shaft 453 side is recessed at the center portion by a synthetic resin.
have. The bearing portions 451a and 452a are formed in a cylindrical shape in which the support shaft 453 side opens with an inner diameter that provides a slight gap with respect to the outer diameter of the support shaft 453, and the opposite side is closed. On the outer periphery of the opening end side of the front bearing member 451, a flange portion 451b having a thickness in the front-rear direction and projecting annularly in the circumferential direction is provided, and also on the opening end side of the rear bearing member 452 A flange portion 452b that protrudes in an annular shape in the direction is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 18B, the front bearing member 451 has an outer surface opposite to the side where the support shaft 453 is located in the bearing portion 451 a at the handle side shaft hole 343 in the center portion of the handle body 331. The fitting is performed with almost no gap, and the flange portion 451b prevents entry into the handle side shaft hole portion 343. The rear bearing member 452 is fitted into a bearing hole 312f formed along the outer shape of the rear bearing member 452 at the central portion of the large-diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46, and is axially formed by the flange 452b. The position is specified. A support shaft 453 is disposed between the two bearing members 451 and 452, and both ends of the support shaft 453 are supported by the operation handle 47 and the operation base 46 via the two bearing members 451 and 452.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the front gear 454 is a member in which a plurality of tooth portions 462 are formed on an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface with a shaft hole 461 extending in the front-rear direction made of synthetic resin. The front gear 454 has a front base portion 463 that is formed in a disc shape having a thickness in the front and rear sides around a shaft hole 461 that extends in the front and rear directions, and a front cylindrical portion 464 that protrudes in a cylindrical shape to the front side with respect to the front base portion 463. have. A support shaft 453 is inserted into the shaft hole 461 of the front gear 454, and the front gear 454 is provided so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 453.

  A plurality of tooth portions 462 having a shape projecting in the radial direction within a fan-shaped range having a central angle of about 100 degrees are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the front cylinder portion 464 in the front gear 454 so as to extend in the same direction as the shaft hole 461. It has been. The plurality of tooth portions 462 of the front gear 454 are portions engaged with the plurality of tooth portions 443 provided on the adjustment transmission member 335, and are substantially the same number as the number of the tooth portions 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335 (in detail, 1). Is set to 2). As shown in FIG. 20B, the meshing positions of the teeth 443 and 462 are close to the rotation center of the front gear 454 between the rotation center of the adjustment transmission member 335 and the rotation center of the front gear 454. In other words, the amount of rotation of the adjustment transmission member 335 is amplified and the front gear 454 is rotated. More specifically, the front gear 454 is set to an operation range amplified to a rotation amount of about 100 degrees, which is about 5 times the operation range of the adjustment transmission member 335 of about 20 degrees.

  The outer shape of the front base 463 is set to a substantially circular shape that is slightly larger than the outer shape of the gear biasing spring 456. The outer periphery of the front base 463 is formed in a bowl shape that protrudes rearward and further protrudes clockwise in the front view as shown in the lower right side of FIG. A spring receiving portion 465 is provided. The spring receiving portion 465 is a portion that receives the urging force of the gear urging spring 456 when one end of the gear urging spring 456 is hooked, and the front gear 454 always moves counterclockwise with respect to the rear gear 455. A rotating biasing force is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the front side wall slightly projecting rearward along the outer shape of the front base 463 is located at a position spaced in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front with respect to the spring receiving portion 465 of the front gear 454. A portion 466 is provided. The front side wall portion 466 is formed in a protrusion along the circumferential direction, and is provided over a substantially half circumference of the outer shape of the front side base portion 463. The inner peripheral surface of the front side wall portion 466 is formed larger than the outer shape of the portion of the gear biasing spring 456 wound in a coil shape, and the gear biasing spring 456 is deformed outward by the biasing force, and the biasing force is reduced. Is preventing.

As shown in FIG. 23, the rear gear 455 has a shaft hole 471 that extends in the front-rear direction by a synthetic resin.
Is a member in which a plurality of tooth portions 472 are formed on an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface with the center at the center. The rear portion of the rear gear 455 is provided with a rear base portion 473 in which only a part of the entire circumference is expanded in a fan shape with respect to the front portion thereof. It is formed in a shape that undulates along the peripheral surface and extends back and forth. Two cylindrical portions 474 and 475 having different diameters around the shaft hole 471 are provided on the front side with respect to the rear base portion 473 so as to protrude forward. The inner and outer cylindrical portions 474 and 475 are separated from each other by a gap that allows the gear biasing spring 456 to enter between the cylindrical portions 474 and 475, and the gear biasing spring is in a state where the front gear 454 overlaps the front side. 456 is set to a protrusion amount that can enter. A shaft hole 471 through which the support shaft 453 is inserted is provided so as to penetrate the inner cylindrical portion 474 and the rear base portion 473, and the rear gear 455 is rotatable about the support shaft 453. ing.

  The rear side surface of the rear gear 455 between the two cylindrical portions 474 and 475 is formed with a circular hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, as shown in front view of the rear gear 455 on the upper left side of FIG. A spring receiving hole 476 is provided. The gear urging spring 456 is formed by winding a steel wire, and its rear end is formed in a shape extending linearly toward the rear side. The linear portion on the rear side of the gear biasing spring 456 is inserted into the spring receiving hole 476 of the rear gear 455, and the rotational force of the gear biasing spring 456 is transmitted to the rear gear 455 through the spring receiving hole 476.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a protruding portion 477 that partially protrudes forward is provided at the front end of the outer cylindrical portion 475 in the rear gear 455. The projecting portion 477 is engaged by abutting against a portion of the front gear 454 that forms the spring receiving portion 465, and the gear biasing spring 456 moves the front gear 454 and the rear gear in the rotational direction. Restrict.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the front gear 454 and the rear gear 455 are arranged on the front and rear two bearing members 451 and 452 while being supported by the support shaft 453, A slight gap is provided in the front-rear direction. A surface of the spring receiving portion 465 of the front gear 454 facing the front counterclockwise direction and a surface of the protrusion 477 of the rear gear 455 facing the front clockwise direction are the biasing force of the gear biasing spring 456. The contact state is the basic state of the front gear 454 and the rear gear 455 (the state shown in FIG. 22A). As the gear biasing spring 456, the winding amount of the coil is set so that the basic state is a state in which the front portion is twisted in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front with respect to a single free state.

  In a state where the rear gear 455 is fixed, the front gear 454 is rotated in the clockwise direction from the front when the rotational force larger than the rotational force by the biasing force of the gear biasing spring 456 is applied. When the rotational force decreases, the basic state (the state shown in FIG. 22A) is restored by the urging force of the gear urging spring 456.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a plate-shaped rotation restricting portion 478 that protrudes toward the outer diameter side with respect to the shaft hole 471 is provided at the rear portion of the rear gear 455. As shown in FIG. 22A, the large-diameter portion 312 of the operation base 46 is a front view centered on the rotation center of the rear gear 455 with the tip end side portion from which the rotation restricting portion 478 projects as a radius. An arc-shaped restriction receiving portion 312g is provided. The restriction receiving portion 312g of the operation base 46 and the rotation restricting portion 478 of the rear gear 455 are provided at the same position in the front-rear direction, and between the ends of the arc where the restriction receiving portion 312g of the operation base 46 is not provided. The rear gear 455 is rotatable within a range corresponding to. The central angle of the arc that forms the restriction receiving portion 312g is set to approximately 250 degrees, and the rear gear 455 can be rotated within an operating range of 110 degrees corresponding to the portion between both ends of the arc of the restriction receiving portion 312g. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 23, the interlocking gear 309 is a synthetic resin member formed in a columnar shape with a shaft hole 481 penetrating in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 12, the variable resistor 307 is provided with a columnar rotation shaft 307a that protrudes forward, and the rotation shaft 307a has a cross-sectional shape in which both ends of an arc are connected by a straight line. The shaft hole 481 of the interlocking gear 309 is slightly larger than the outer shape of the rotating shaft 307a and is formed to have the same inner surface portion. The shaft hole 481 of the interlocking gear 309 is connected to the rotating shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307. Are fitted together, the rotation shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307 and the interlocking gear 309 rotate integrally.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the outer peripheral surface of the interlocking gear 309 is formed in a cylindrical shape centered on the shaft hole 481, and a plurality of teeth 482 projecting outward are formed at the rear end portion over the entire circumference. It is formed in a shape that extends back and forth. As shown in FIG. 20B, the interlocking gear 309 is disposed at a position where a part of the teeth 482 is engaged with the teeth 472 of the rear gear 455.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the plurality of grooves formed between the adjacent tooth portions 472 in the interlocking gear 309 are closed by plate-like closing portions 483 having a thickness at the back and forth of most of the grooves. Only the grooves between some (two in the present embodiment) tooth portions 482 are formed long on the rear side. The closing portion 483 is provided in order to allow the relative position of the interlocking gear 309 and the rear gear 455 to be assembled only at the specified position and to prevent erroneous assembly. Of the tooth portions 472 of the rear gear 455, some (two in this embodiment) tooth portions 472 have a shape extending longer to the rear side than the others, and the long tooth portion 472 is closed on the rear side. Only when entering the groove without the portion 483, the rear side gear 455 and the interlocking gear 309 can be arranged at a specified position where the rotation center axes are parallel to each other. A similar configuration is also provided at the front end portion of the tooth portion 472 of the rear gear 455, and as shown in FIG. 20B, a part formed between the tooth portions 472 (in this embodiment, (1) only the groove is not closed, and the shape between the other teeth 472 is closed by a part of the rear base 473 as a plate-like closing part having a thickness in the front and rear. Has been. Further, in the interlocking gear 309, only a part (one in this embodiment) of the tooth part 482 is formed long in the front side, and the long tooth part 482 enters the groove communicating in the front-rear direction on the front side, thereby The side gear 455 and the interlocking gear 309 are arranged at the specified positions. With these configurations, the interlocking gear 309 and the rear gear 455 cannot be assembled when they are displaced with respect to the design relative rotational position.

  The closing portion that closes the groove between the tooth portions 472 and 482 in the interlocking gear 309 and the rear gear 455 is the front side in the rear gear 455 and the rear side in the interlocking gear 309. For this reason, the variable resistor 307 and the interlocking gear 309 are arranged in advance from the front side with respect to the operation base 46, and then the central gear unit 308 is moved forward and backward with respect to the groove without the closing portion 483. The part 472 can be assembled by being slid to the rear side at a position where the part 472 is engaged. Therefore, when the central gear unit 308 to which the urging force is applied to the two front and rear gears 454 and 455 by the gear urging spring 456 is abnormal or damaged, the central gear unit 308 can be removed without removing the interlocking gear 309. It can be confirmed and exchanged, and the work is facilitated.

  Further, the two tooth portions 472 that are long on the rear side in the rear gear 455 are provided on both sides of the groove that is not blocked by the closing portion, and one tooth portion 482 that is formed long on the front side in the interlocking gear 309. Is provided between two grooves formed long on the rear side without the closing portion 483 being provided. For this reason, when visually recognizing from the front side of the operation base 46, the tooth portions 472 and 482 formed to extend long can be confirmed by the presence or absence of the blocking portion, thereby further facilitating the work.

The variable resistor 307 is a sensor that detects the amount of firing operation performed by the player on the operation handle 47 and the adjustment operation lever 334, and as shown in FIG. 18B, the large-diameter portion 312 and the trunk portion 311 of the operation base 46. It is sandwiched between and supported. The rotating shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307 is supported so as to be rotatable at 360 degrees or more, and the resistance value changes according to the angle during which the rotating shaft 307a rotates once. For this reason, the resistance value of the variable resistor 307 changes according to the amount of rotation of the interlocking gear 309 fitted to the rotation shaft 307a, and the control device that controls the emission by the signal changed according to the resistance value. Is input. The moving speed of the solenoid 111 constituting the game ball launching mechanism 110 is controlled by the control device in accordance with the signal, and the launch force of the game ball changes with respect to the change amount of the resistance of the variable resistor 307. As the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 307a of the variable resistor 307 increases, the firing force of the game ball increases, and when it decreases, the launch force of the game ball decreases. The details of the variable resistor 307 and firing control are well-known configurations, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the relative positions of the operation handle 47, the adjustment operation lever 334, the adjustment transmission member 335, the central gear unit 308, and the interlocking gear 309 will be described with reference to the initial state shown in FIG. In the initial state, the operation handle 47 is urged counterclockwise by the handle spring 304, and the adjustment operation lever 334 and the adjustment transmission member 335 are rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. It is arranged at the position rotated to the maximum direction. In the initial state, the adjustment operation portion 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 protrudes outward by the urging force of the torsion coil spring, and the adjustment transmission member 335 is disposed in a state of being rotated clockwise in the front view. In this initial state, the tooth portion 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335 of the operation handle 47 is located at the front side of the central gear unit 308 at the end in the counterclockwise direction with reference to the support hole as the rotation center of the adjustment transmission member 335. The gear 454 is disposed at a position that meshes with the tooth portion 462 of the gear 454.

  In the initial state, as shown in FIG. 20B, the central gear unit 308 has an end on the clockwise direction side where the tooth portion 462 of the front gear 454 is based on the support shaft 453 as the rotation center of the front gear 454. At the position where it meshes with the tooth portion 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335. In the initial state, the operation handle 47 is urged counterclockwise by the handle spring 304 so that the tooth portion 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335 is maximally counterclockwise about the support shaft 453. In this initial state, the front gear 454 is disposed at a position rotated to the maximum in the counterclockwise direction.

  In the initial state, the rear gear 455 is in a basic state in which it is maximally rotated counterclockwise with respect to the front gear 454 by the biasing force of the gear biasing spring 456. In this basic state, the plurality of teeth 472 of the rear gear 455 mesh with the teeth 482 of the interlocking gear 309 at the end in the clockwise direction with reference to the support shaft 453 as the rotation center of the rear gear 455. In the position.

  In the initial state, the tooth portion 482 of the interlocking gear 309 is set so that one tooth portion 482 formed long on the front side is engaged with one groove communicating with the front side between the tooth portions 472 of the rear gear 455. ing. With this setting, the assembled position of the interlocking gear 309 and the central gear unit 308 can be easily confirmed from the front side of the operation base 46, and the groove communicated with the front side among the grooves between the tooth portions 472 of the rear gear 455, In the interlocking gear 309, it is easy to mesh with a tooth portion 482 that extends long toward the front side. In addition, in the interlocking gear 309, only the grooves on both sides of the tooth portion 482 extending long to the near side are formed to communicate with the long side, and the position of the long tooth portion 482 on the near side can be easily recognized. Assembly work can be made easier.

  When the player performs a launch operation, the operation handle 47 is rotated in the clockwise direction in front view with respect to the initial state. In the normal game state, as described above, the left-handed operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated by a rotation amount, for example, 45 degrees smaller than the reference rotation amount so as to flow down the left region PE1 of the game area 23a. To do.

  In a state where the operation handle 47 is rotated 45 degrees with respect to the initial state, as shown in FIG. 21A, the adjustment operation lever 334 and the adjustment transmission member 335 are 45 in the clockwise direction with respect to the initial state. It is arranged at a position that has been rotated. As the position of the tooth portion 443 of the adjustment transmission member 335 rotates about the support shaft 453, the central gear unit 308 also rotates 45 degrees, and the interlocking gear 309 also rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the rotation. Rotate to the side. The resistance value of the variable resistor 307 is changed by the rotation of the interlocking gear 309, the game ball is launched with a firing force corresponding to the resistance value, and the game ball flows down the left region PE1 of the game region 23a. It becomes a state. In the left-handed operation state, the interlocking gear 309 rotates approximately 120 degrees with respect to the initial state. When the left hand operation state is released from the operation handle 47, the operation handle 47 returns to the initial state by the biasing force of the handle spring 304, and the central gear unit 308 and the interlocking gear 309 are also returned to the initial state accordingly. Return to the corresponding position.

  In the left-handed operation state, when the adjustment operation portion 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 is pushed in, the adjustment operation lever 334 rotates clockwise as viewed from the front centering on the support hole, and when the push-in operation is performed to the maximum, A maximum adjustment state in which the rotation amount is set to approximately 20 degrees is set (the state shown in FIG. 21B). In conjunction with the rotation of the adjustment operation lever 334, the adjustment transmission member 335 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the front with respect to the support hole. As the adjustment transmission member 335 rotates, the front gear 454 of the central gear unit 308 rotates about 100 degrees clockwise around the support shaft 453, and as the front gear 454 rotates, the rear gear 455. Also rotate. The rear gear 455 reaches a position rotated approximately 110 degrees corresponding to the maximum rotation amount with respect to the initial state, and further rotation is prevented. The interlocking gear 309 also rotates by an amount corresponding to the amount of rotation of the rear gear 455, and the interlocking gear 309 rotates approximately 220 degrees to the maximum rotation amount with respect to the initial state.

  In a state where the interlocking gear 309 is rotated by the maximum rotation amount, the launching force of the game ball is maximized, and a right-handed operation state in which the game ball flows down the right side of the game area 23a is entered. For the amount of rotation of the rear gear 455 that is smaller than the amount of rotation of the front gear 454, the front gear 454 rotates relative to the rear gear 455 in the clockwise direction in the front view. When the adjustment operation unit 431 is stopped from the maximum adjustment state and the finger is released from the adjustment operation unit 431, the torsion coil spring between the adjustment transmission member 335 and the handle body 331 causes a normal state shown in FIG. Accordingly, the adjustment transmission member 335 is returned, and accordingly, the adjustment operation lever 334 and the central gear unit 308 are also returned to the positions corresponding to the original left-handed operation state.

  Even if the operation handle 47 is further rotated in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front without pushing the adjustment operation portion 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 in the left-handed operation state, the player can play the game area 23a. A game ball can be launched in the right area. In the maximum handle operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated to the maximum rotation amount, as shown in FIG. 22A, the operation handle 47 rotates approximately 110 degrees with respect to the initial state, and the adjustment operation lever 334 and The adjustment transmission member 335 is disposed at a position rotated 110 degrees clockwise relative to the initial state. The central gear unit 308 also rotates approximately 110 degrees with respect to the initial state, and the interlocking gear 309 also rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the rotation. As the interlocking gear 309 rotates, the resistance value of the variable resistor 307 changes to the minimum or maximum value with respect to the initial state, and the launching force of the game ball is maximized as the launching force according to the resistance value. Becomes a right-handed operation state that flows down the right side of the game area 23a. In this state, the interlocking gear 309 rotates approximately 220 degrees with respect to the initial state, and in the state where the operation handle 47 is rotated 45 degrees, the interlocking gear 309 is in the same state as when the adjustment operation lever 334 is operated. 309 is arranged.

When the player switches from the left-handed operation state to the right-handed operation state, the operation handle 47 may be further rotated with respect to the left-handed operation state, or the adjustment operation lever 334 may be operated. It is also possible to enter a right-handed operation state. Further, in the case of a firing force between the left-handed operation state and the right-handed operation state, the rotation amount of the operation handle 47 or the pushing amount of the adjustment operation unit 431 of the adjustment operation lever 334 with respect to the left-handed operation state is set. Adjust less than the maximum. Since the amount of rotation of the interlocking gear 309 is less than the maximum amount of rotation, the game ball is launched with a weakened launching force as much as the amount of rotation of the interlocking gear 309 is reduced. When the player needs a right-handed operation state, the player can select and execute the right-handed operation state by using one of the operation handles 47 or the adjustment operation lever 334 that is easy for the player to operate. The pachinko machine 10 that can perform a launch operation with good operability for a person can be obtained.

  When the player pushes the adjustment operation portion 431 in the maximum handle operation state in which the operation handle 47 is rotated to the maximum, as shown in FIG. 22B, the front gear 454 is connected to the adjustment transmission member 335. Although it rotates with the movement of the meshing position of the tooth portion 443, the rear gear 455 has reached the maximum amount of rotation, and therefore cannot rotate further. For this reason, the front gear 454 rotates relative to the rear gear 455 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front, and the torsion amount of the gear biasing spring 456 gradually increases. That is, when the central gear unit 308 is formed by the two front and rear gears 454 and 455 and the adjustment operation lever 334 is adjusted while the operation handle 47 is operated to a certain amount or more, some operations are linked. The gear 309 is not transmitted to the gear 309 so that the interlocking gear 309 does not rotate more than a certain amount. Therefore, the firing operation in the right-handed operation state by the adjustment operation unit 431 can be realized also as the firing control according to the setting of the rotation amount of the variable resistor 307 and the detection of the resistance value as in the conventional case.

  The above-described launch operation device 45 has the following effects.

  A stop operation lever 333 and an adjustment operation lever 334 are integrated with the operation handle 47. For this reason, the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 move as the operation handle 47 rotates. In the initial state and each operation state of the operation handle 47, the relative positions of the operation levers 333 and 334 with respect to the finger hooks 351 to 354 do not change. Thus, the operation levers 333 and 334 can be operated, and the operability of the operation handle 47 and the operation levers 333 and 334 can be improved.

  Recessed portions 373 and 374 are provided at a plurality of locations in front view of the handle cover 332, and the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 are arranged at different positions in front view without overlapping in the front-rear direction. For this reason, the thickness of the operation handle 47 in the front-rear direction can be reduced, and the operation handle 47 can be made small so that even a player with a small hand can easily grasp it.

  In the operation handle 47, a handle body 331 and a handle cover 332 are positioned before and after the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334, and these operation levers 333 and 334 are located between the handle body 331 and the handle cover 332. It is made into the shape which continues inside and outside through the through-hole penetrated to the side. For this reason, the opening of each operation lever 333, 334 is a hole-shaped opening that penetrates the operation handle 47 alone, and a U-shaped opening that opens to the front side or the rear side of the operation handle 47 is formed to arrange each operation lever. Rather than doing this, the gap can be set to be smaller, making it difficult for an unauthorized tool or foreign object to enter the firing operation device 45.

The stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 are provided with an adjustment operation lever 334 on one side and a stop operation lever 333 on the opposite side with respect to the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47. Since the operation range of the operation handle 47 is set to a rotation operation amount of about 110 degrees less than a half circle, the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 33 are set.
4 can be disposed on both sides with reference to a support shaft 453 provided coaxially with the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47. That is, the interlocking gear 309 and the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmitting member 401 can be disposed on both sides of the support shaft 453, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to easily arrange the members interlocked with the stop operation lever 333 and the adjustment operation lever 334 within a certain range near the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47, and to make the operation handle 47 and the operation base 46 small. it can.

  A clockwise direction that is opposite to the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front when the urging force of the handle spring 304 acts on the second finger hooking portion 352 that protrudes away from the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47 is a clockwise direction. An adjustment operation portion 431 for performing an operation different from the rotation operation of the operation handle 47 by the player is provided on the facing surface side. Therefore, the player adjusts the operation force to the direction opposite to the operation force while applying the operation force of the operation handle 47 to the direction side against the urging force of the handle spring 304. The operation unit 431 is operated. Since the player's own hand operates the operation handle 47 and the adjustment operation unit 431 by applying forces in opposite directions to each other, the opposing force against the operation force on the adjustment operation unit 431 is reduced. Adjustment is easy, and the opposing force is the same as the direction in which a force is originally applied to the operation handle 47. Therefore, the adjustment operation unit 431 is not changed without changing the rotation position of the operation handle 47 compared to the case where the adjustment operation unit 431 is operated by applying an operation force to a direction different from the rotation direction of the operation handle 47. It is possible to easily apply an operation force.

  The surface side on which the player applies a force to the second finger hook portion 352 of the operation handle 47 when turning the operation handle 47 is the surface facing the counterclockwise direction on which the biasing force of the handle spring 304 acts. The adjustment operation part 431 is provided on the surface side facing away from the surface side. For this reason, the operability with respect to the operation handle 47 does not decrease compared to the conventional product, and the operation handle 47 is adjusted to the operation handle 47 that is less strange to the player as the appearance of the operation handle 47 is similar to the conventional one. A part 431 can be added. Therefore, the player who desires the conventional operation can switch the left-handed operation state and the right-handed operation state by changing the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 in the same manner as in the past, and the adjustment operation unit 431 can be added. It can be set as the firing operation apparatus 45 which does not produce the accompanying operativity fall at all.

  The adjustment operation unit 431 is rotatably supported on the protruding tip end side of the second finger hook portion 352, and gradually increases the biasing force of the handle spring 304 as the pushing operation amount of the adjustment operation unit 431 increases relative to the initial state. The outer surface of the adjustment operation unit 431 in the front view is positioned so as to face the clockwise direction, which is the opposite direction to the counterclockwise direction in which is applied. The adjustment operation lever 334 provided with the adjustment operation unit 431 is subjected to a reaction force by a torsion coil spring provided between the adjustment transmission member 335 and the handle main body 331, and this reaction force is operated by the adjustment operation unit 431 depending on the characteristics of the coil spring. The amount increases as the amount increases, but the outer surface of the adjustment operation unit 431 faces the rotation operation direction side of the operation handle 47 as the operation force on the adjustment operation unit 431 increases. The player operates the adjustment operation unit 431 by applying a force such that the index finger or the middle finger is gripped to the side with the thumb while applying a clockwise force to the operation handle 47 with the thumb of the right hand, Only the amount of operation of the adjustment operation unit 431 can be easily changed by applying force to the operation handle 47 and the adjustment operation unit 431 so that the force increases evenly with the index finger or the middle finger. By facilitating this operation, it is possible to minimize the displacement of the operation handle 47 on the side of the rotational operation direction, and the player is originally preferred when switching between the left-handed operation state and the right-handed operation state. It is possible to easily return to the launch position that was being operated.

The adjustment operation unit 431 is provided in a second finger-hanging portion 352 that protrudes upward in the initial state, and the second finger-hanging portion 352 rotates approximately 80 degrees in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front with respect to the first finger-hanging portion 351. It is provided at the position. The position where the second finger rest is provided is a part where the index finger or the middle finger is easily located when the operation handle 47 is rotated by placing the thumb on the first finger rest 351, and the adjustment operation part 431 is located at this part. Is provided, the adjustment operation unit 431 can be easily operated with the index finger or the middle finger while the thumb is put on the first finger hooking portion 351.

  The adjustment operation unit 431 is provided so as to be operable in the direction approaching the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47, and the stop operation unit 381 is the adjustment operation unit 431 with respect to the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47. It is provided on the opposite side so as to be operable toward the direction approaching the adjustment operation unit 431 (see FIG. 14). Therefore, when the adjustment operation unit 431 is pushed into the left-handed operation state, the adjustment operation state is set to the right-handed operation state. The outer periphery of the operation handle 47 is sandwiched between the finger operating the portion 381 and a large force is applied from both sides toward the center of rotation. The relative position between the adjustment operation unit 431 and the stop operation unit 381 is a fixed positional relationship regardless of the rotation amount of the operation handle 47. Therefore, regardless of the rotation amount of the operation handle 47, an operation force in the rotation direction of the operation handle 47 is hardly generated by the stop operation in the adjustment operation state, and the operation position of the operation handle 47 moves against the intention of the player. It is possible to provide the firing operation device 45 that is difficult to operate and has good operability.

  Here, the outer surface of the adjustment operation unit 431 has a recessed shape in front view, and the surface forming the recessed portion forms a virtual line L1 toward the stop operation unit 381 as a virtual line perpendicular to the surface. And a continuous curved surface shape having a portion forming a virtual line L2 that faces the surface facing the counterclockwise direction of the first finger hook portion 351 (see FIG. 14A). Thus, when the outer surface of the adjustment operation unit 431 is operated with one finger, the rotation operation with respect to the operation handle 47 that is always in operation during the adjustment operation on the adjustment operation unit 431 without moving the operation position. In addition, any stop operation on the stop operation unit 381 during the adjustment operation can be easily operated.

  In the internal space of the firing operation device 45, an operation receiving portion 413 for the stop operation transmission member 401 is provided between the stop operation lever 333 and the firing stop switch 306. Further, an internal cover member 402 is provided between the adjustment operation lever 334 and the variable resistor 307 (see FIG. 18B). In other words, in the internal space of the operation base 46, the operation levers 333 and 334, the firing stop switch 306 and a variable resistance provided as detection means provided on the operation base 46 to electrically detect operations on the operation levers 333 and 334 The chamber 307 is partitioned by the operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmission member 401 and the inner cover member 402. For this reason, even if a foreign object is inserted from the opening for each operation lever 333, 334 formed in the operation handle 47, it can suppress that the foreign object reaches a detection means. For example, by inserting wiring to input illegal signals and changing the firing force and interval, illegal acts that make it easier for game balls to win prizes etc., or pouring drinks as mischievous detection Unauthorized acts such as failure of the firing stop switch 306 and the variable resistor 307 as means can be prevented.

The operation receiving portion 413 and the inner cover member 402 of the stop operation transmitting member 401 are separately arranged so as not to overlap the left and right regions in the inner space of the operation base 46 when the operation handle 47 is viewed in the rotational axis direction. (See FIG. 20A). Further, the operation receiving portion 413 and the inner cover member 402 of the stop operation transmitting member 401 are provided so as to be partially in the front-rear position in the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47 ( (Refer FIG.18 (b)). For this reason, the space in the front-rear direction of the operation base 46 can be partitioned in the front-rear direction by two members, while preventing the illegal operation on the firing stop switch 306 and the variable resistor 307 as detection means for the operation levers 333 and 334. The firing stop switch 306 and the variable resistor 307 can be disposed close to the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47, and the outer shape of the operation base 46 can be reduced, and the front and rear dimensions can be reduced and the size can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operation handle 47 from increasing in size due to the increase in the size of the operation base 46, and to perform a stop operation and an adjustment operation different from the rotation operation, so that the player can easily hold the operation handle 47. It can be.

  The operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmitting member 401 moves to the rear side with respect to the pressing operation of the stop operation lever 333 and is operable along the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the operation handle 47. The firing stop switch 306 detects the operation on the stop operation lever 333 by detecting the operation of the operation receiving portion 413 interlocked with the operation on the stop operation lever 333. For this reason, the state where the internal space of the operation base 46 is partitioned forward and backward by the operation receiving portion 413 is maintained before and after the operation receiving portion 413 operates. Therefore, the range in which the internal space of the operation base 46 is partitioned by the operation receiving portion 413 can be widened, and the influence of fraud can be further reduced.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, For example, you may deform | transform and implement as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the adjustment operation unit 431 provided on the second finger hanging unit 352 of the operation handle 47 is provided as an operation unit for adjusting the firing force. However, the adjustment operation unit 431 does not necessarily perform the adjustment operation on the second finger hanging unit 352. It is not necessary to provide an operation unit, and the player performs an input operation on the adjustment operation lever 334, so that the display content on the display screen 94a is selected and operated on the display screen 94a, or the display effect is displayed. It may be an operation part of an operation switch for determining the timing, and in this case, the firing stop switch 306 in the above embodiment may be connected as an operation switch to a control device that controls display contents, or an adjustment operation It may be a stop operation unit that stops the launch of the game ball by an operation on the lever 334, or a ball lending operation on a card unit for lending Another may be an operation section for the return operation or the like over de. In addition, the stop operation unit 381 and the adjustment operation unit 431 are provided in reverse, the stop operation is performed by operating the second finger hanging unit 352, and the adjustment operation is performed by operating the lower left portion of the operation handle 47 in the initial state. It's also good. Further, the stop operation unit 381 is not necessarily provided on the operation handle 47, and may be provided on another part such as the operation base 46.

  In the above-described embodiment, the adjustment operation unit 431 is provided on the right side portion of the second finger hanging portion 352 that protrudes upward in the initial state. It may be provided. Further, the second finger hanging portion 352 is provided at a position rotated about 80 degrees in the clockwise direction of the firing operation device with respect to the first finger hanging portion 351, but is provided at a position other than the angle. May be. However, when the player operates the adjustment operation unit 431 with another finger while the thumb of the first finger hanging unit 351 is hung, the adjustment operation is performed so that the adjustment operation can be easily performed by an operation such as picking with one hand. It is preferable that the finger hook portion provided with the operation portion 431 is provided within a range of approximately 50 degrees to approximately 130 degrees in the clockwise direction with respect to the first finger hook section, and further, approximately 70 degrees to 110 degrees. It is preferable to be provided within a spaced range.

In the above embodiment, the rotation amount of the operation handle 47 is set to approximately 110 degrees. However, although it is not always necessary to set the rotation angle to approximately 110 degrees, it is not necessary to set the rotation amount to less than half a circle, that is, 180 degrees or less. It is preferable when a plurality of operation units such as 333 and an adjustment operation lever 334 are provided integrally with the operation handle 47 and a sensor for electrically detecting the operation is provided on the operation base 46. While the operation handle 47 and the operation base 46 are formed in a small size, the internal space of the operation base 46 can be separately formed on the left and right sides as regions for detecting the operation of each operation unit, so that the internal space can be used effectively.

  In the above embodiment, the adjustment operation unit 431 has a support structure that rotates around the tip of the second finger-hanging unit 352. However, the adjustment operation unit 431 does not necessarily rotate but is linear. It is good also as a support structure which slides. In this case, the direction in which the adjustment operation unit 431 slides is the same or the same direction as the direction in which the urging force of the handle spring 304 acts on the operation handle 47. It is preferable that the adjusting operation can be facilitated, and setting the direction closer to the stop operation unit 381 by operating the normal position can facilitate the stopping operation during the adjusting operation. It is also preferable to set the direction closer to the first finger hook portion 351 because the adjustment operation during the operation of the operation handle 47 can be facilitated.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball enters the winning opening such as the upper operating port 83a, the through gate 84, the variable winning device 82, etc., by launching the game ball to one of the left region PE1 and the right region PE2. Although the arrangement of the ball and the setting of the nail etc. was made easy, it is not always necessary to have the above-described configuration. When the game ball flows down to the side opposite to the above side, each winning gate such as the through gate 84 It is also possible to have a configuration in which game balls win the game, etc., and the lower region PE3 is not provided with each winning port, etc., and all the winning ports are arranged in the left region PE1 and the right region PE2, and the game is on either side. A configuration may be adopted in which a game ball wins selectively at a winning opening provided on the direction side of the ball by flowing down.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball is not fired when the adjustment operation is performed on the adjustment operation lever 334 in the initial state. However, the game ball is obtained when the adjustment operation is performed on the adjustment operation lever 334 in the initial state. For example, the above function may be realized by not providing at least one of the protruding piece 413c of the stop operation transmitting member 401 and the rear protruding portion 377 of the handle cover 332.

  In the above embodiment, the interlock gear 309 does not rotate when the adjustment operation lever 334 is adjusted while the operation handle 47 is rotated by a certain amount or more by the central gear unit 308. The central gear unit 308 does not need to be configured such that the rotation operation of a certain amount or more is not transmitted by overlapping the two front and rear gears, and may be configured such that the rotation operation is not transmitted at other parts. For example, by disposing another gear on the front side of the interlocking gear 309 via a torsion coil spring, a configuration similar to that of the front and rear gears 454 and 455 in the central gear unit 308 is provided, and a rotation operation exceeding a certain amount is not transmitted. It is good also as a structure.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which a big hit expectation value is increased until a big hit state is generated several times (for example, two times or three times) including that. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball wins a predetermined area. Moreover, you may employ | adopt as what is called a normal machine without lottery functions, such as jackpot. You may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning slot. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrangement ball type pachinko machine and a sparrow ball.

Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

<Feature A group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is equipped with a launching operation device on the front surface of the gaming machine body. When the launching operation device is operated, the launching device operates, and a game ball is launched above the gaming area. (See, for example, JP-A-2006-305079).

  A conventional launch operation device is provided with a base fixed to the gaming machine body, a front cover constituting the front portion of the launch operation device, and is rotatable between the base and the front cover. And an operation handle that is rotated at the time. The player adjusts the amount of rotation operation of the operation handle, and plays the game while maintaining the posture in which the operation handle is held at the rotation operation position at which a desired flying distance is obtained.

  However, the game ball launching operation is performed by the player over a long period of time, and although it is preferable that the operability is further improved and the convenience of the player is improved, there is a problem that the improvement is difficult. .

<Feature A1>
A rotation operation member (operation handle 47) rotated by the player;
In a gaming machine comprising urging means (handle spring 304) for urging the rotation operation member toward one rotation direction side,
The rotation operation member is provided with a protrusion (second finger hook portion 352) that protrudes in a direction away from the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member.
A second operation unit (adjustment operation unit) for performing an operation different from the rotation operation by the player on a surface side facing the direction opposite to the direction in which the urging force of the urging means acts on the protrusion. 431) is provided.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the operability when a game ball is launched. That is, the second operation portion for performing an operation different from the rotation operation of the rotation operation member by the player on the surface side facing the direction opposite to the direction in which the urging force of the urging means acts on the protruding portion. Is provided. For this reason, the player applies the operation force of the rotation operation member to the direction side that resists the urging force of the urging means, and in the state where the operation force is applied, the player moves to the opposite direction side to the operation force. 2 The operation unit will be operated. Since the player's own hand operates the turning operation member and the second operation part by applying forces in opposite directions to each other, the opposing force against the operation force on the second operation part Adjustment is easy, and the opposing force is the same as the direction in which a force is originally applied to the rotating operation member. Therefore, it is possible to easily apply the operation force to the second operation unit as compared with the case where the operation force is applied to the direction side different from the rotation direction of the rotation operation member to operate the second operation unit. There is an effect that can be done.

  In addition, conventionally, the rotation operation member is often provided with a protrusion to facilitate the operation of the rotation operation member. However, according to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, the protrusion of the rotation operation member On the other hand, the second operation unit is provided in a part different from the part where the player applies force. For this reason, the operability with respect to the rotation operation member is made equivalent to the conventional one, and the appearance of the rotation operation member is made similar to the conventional one, and the second operation part is added to the rotation operation member with less discomfort for the player. can do.

<Feature A2>
The second operation unit is movable between a normal position and an operation position that moves in the same direction as the direction in which the urging force of the urging means acts on the normal position. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein an urging force toward the side is applied.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, it is possible to easily apply only the second operation unit by applying force to the second operation unit so that the force increases evenly on the thumb of the player and the index finger or middle finger other than the thumb. Can be operated. By facilitating this operation, it is possible to minimize the displacement of the rotation operation member on the side of the rotation operation direction, and it is possible to easily perform the discharge operation to the shooting position intended by the player.

<Feature A3>
The second operation portion extends in the same direction as the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and is provided to be rotatable around the tip end side of the protrusion. The operation amount of the second operation portion is increased. Accordingly, the gaming machine according to the feature A2, wherein the outer surface of the second operation portion is gradually directed to the opposite side to the direction in which the urging force of the urging means acts.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, it is possible to form the support structure of the second operation portion by using the shape of the protruding portion, and the rotation operation without changing the appearance with the conventional rotation operation member. The operability of the member and the second operation part can be improved.

<Feature A4>
A game means (game board 23) for forming a game area where game balls flow down;
A launching means (solenoid 111) for launching a game ball into the game area,
The gaming means includes a branch member (center frame 95) for branching the game ball to a side near the entrance of the game area and a side away from the entrance.
The rotation operation member is a member that performs a rotation operation to change the launch force of the game ball according to the rotation amount, and is provided at a lower corner portion on one side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine,
The protruding portion protrudes toward the center side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine in a state where the turning operation is not performed, and gradually increases when the gaming ball has a firing force that flows down on the side close to the entrance of the gaming area. A first protrusion (first finger-hanging portion 351) that moves upward of the gaming machine;
A second protrusion (second finger hook) provided within a range of approximately 50 degrees to 130 degrees away from the first protrusion on the outer side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine in the direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member. Part 352),
The second operation part is provided so as to form a part of the outer surface of the second projecting part, and is operated in a state in which a game ball is operated to be launched toward a side near the entrance of the game area. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A3, wherein the gaming machine is a part for performing an adjustment operation in which a game ball is launched to the side away from the entrance of the gaming area when the game is performed.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the adjustment operation can be executed by the second operation unit. This adjustment operation is performed by placing a thumb on the first projecting part projecting toward the center side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine, It is possible to perform a stable firing operation by performing an operation on the rotation operation member while placing an index finger or a middle finger on a portion corresponding to the second projecting portion, and placing a plurality of fingers on the projecting portion. Further, the adjustment operation is performed by performing an adjustment operation such that the thumb and the index finger or the middle finger are brought closer to each other by performing an adjustment operation with the index finger or the middle finger applied to the second operation unit while placing the thumb on the first protrusion. Can do. By the operation for this arrangement, the rotation operation and the adjustment operation for the rotation operation member can be easily performed.

  The range in which the second projecting portion is separated from the first projecting portion refers to the surface of the first projecting portion that faces the direction in which the urging force of the urging means acts on the first projecting portion. It is good also as a range of the angle separated to the site | part in which the surface which faced the direction side where the urging | biasing force of the urging | biasing means in a 2nd protrusion part acts with respect to a moving center is located. In addition, the second protrusion may be provided within a range of approximately 70 degrees to 110 degrees away from the first protrusion on the outer side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine as viewed in the rotation center axis direction of the rotation operation member. preferable.

<Feature B group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is equipped with a launching operation device on the front surface of the gaming machine body. When the launching operation device is operated, the launching device operates, and a game ball is launched above the gaming area. (See, for example, JP-A-2006-305079).

  A conventional launch operation device is provided with a base fixed to the gaming machine body, a front cover constituting the front portion of the launch operation device, and is rotatable between the base and the front cover. And an operation handle that is rotated at the time. The player adjusts the amount of rotation operation of the operation handle, and plays the game while maintaining the posture in which the operation handle is held at the rotation operation position at which a desired flying distance is obtained.

  However, the game ball launching operation is performed by the player over a long period of time, and although it is preferable that the operability is further improved and the convenience of the player is improved, there is a problem that the improvement is difficult. .

<Feature B1>
In a gaming machine including a rotation operation member (operation handle 47) that is rotated by a player,
The rotation operation member is provided on one side with respect to the rotation center axis, is provided so as to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member, and is relatively displaceable with respect to the rotation operation member. A first operation member (stop operation lever 333) that can be operated by the player,
The rotation operation member is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the first operation member is provided with reference to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and is provided to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member. A second operation member (adjustment operation lever 334) that is displaceable relative to the member and can be operated by a player;
The second operation member is at least partially disposed in the same position in the axial direction along the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member with respect to the first operation member,
The gaming machine is characterized in that an operating range of the turning operation member is set to a turning operation amount less than a half turn.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, since the plurality of operation members are provided so as to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member, in the initial state and each operation state of the rotation operation member, The relative position with the operation member does not change. Therefore, the operability of each operation member can be made constant regardless of the amount of rotation of the rotation operation member, and it is easy for the player to operate each operation member and provide easy-to-understand operability.

  The plurality of operation members are provided with a first operation member on one side and a second operation member on the opposite side with respect to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member. Further, since the operation range of the rotation operation member is set to a rotation operation amount less than a half circumference, the member interlocking with the first operation member and the second operation member is set to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member. It can be placed on both sides of the reference. Therefore, even if a plurality of operation members are provided, the thickness as the rotation operation member can be reduced, and the portion interlocked with the plurality of operation members is within a certain range near the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member. It is easy to arrange, and the rotation operation member can be formed in a small size. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine in which a turning operation member having a plurality of operation members is formed without increasing the size, and even a player with a small hand can easily perform a launch operation.

<Feature B2>
The first operation member has a first operation portion (stop operation portion 381) that is a portion operated by a player and is provided so as to be operable on a side closer to the rotation center axis.
The second operation member is a part operated by a player, and is a second operation provided to be operable toward a direction side approaching the rotation center axis and approaching the first operation unit. A gaming machine according to the feature B1, characterized in that the gaming machine has a unit (adjustment operation unit 431).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, the first operation unit and the second operation unit can be operated in directions closer to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, so that the first operation unit is operated. The outer peripheral portion of the rotation operation member can be sandwiched between the finger that has been operated and the finger that has operated the second operation unit. Therefore, by operating the second operation unit while operating the first operation unit, a large force can be applied from both sides to the rotation center direction side of the rotation operation member. It is possible to provide a gaming machine with good operability in which an operation force in the moving direction side is hardly generated and the operation position of the rotation operation member is difficult to move against the player's intention.

<Feature B3>
A game means (game board 23) for forming a game area where game balls flow down;
A launching means (solenoid 111) for launching a game ball into the game area,
The gaming means includes a branch member (center frame 95) for branching the game ball to a side near the entrance of the game area and a side away from the entrance.
The rotation operation member is a member that performs a rotation operation to change the launch force of the game ball according to the rotation amount, and is provided at a lower corner portion on one side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine,
The first operation member is a member for performing a stop operation to stop the launch of the game ball when operated in a state where the game ball is being launched,
When the second operation member is operated in such a manner that a game ball is launched toward the side close to the entrance of the game area, the game ball is launched to the side away from the entrance of the game area. The gaming machine according to the feature B1 or B2, wherein the gaming machine is a member for performing an adjustment operation.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, the first operation member for performing the stop operation and the second operation member for performing the adjustment operation are interlocked with the rotation operation of the rotation operation member. Regardless of the amount of rotation of the member, each operation member can be operated by a constant finger movement, and the operability of the rotation operation member and each operation member can be made favorable. Further, each operation member for performing the stop operation and the adjustment operation and related members are arranged together at a position close to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and the operation related to the launch operation without increasing the size of the rotation operation member. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably perform the above.

<Feature C group>
A pachinko machine, which is a type of gaming machine, is equipped with a launching operation device on the front surface of the gaming machine body. When the launching operation device is operated, the launching device operates, and a game ball is launched above the gaming area. (See, for example, JP-A-2006-305079).

  A conventional launch operation device is provided with a base fixed to the gaming machine body, a front cover constituting the front portion of the launch operation device, and is rotatable between the base and the front cover. And an operation handle that is rotated at the time. The player adjusts the amount of rotation operation of the operation handle, and plays the game while maintaining the posture in which the operation handle is held at the rotation operation position at which a desired flying distance is obtained.

  However, since the part where the game ball is fired is a part that the player has been touching for a long time, there is a problem that an illegal act may be performed by an unauthorized player.

<Feature C1>
In a gaming machine including a rotation operation member (operation handle 47) that is rotated by a player, and support means (operation base 46) that rotatably supports the rotation operation member.
The rotation operation member is provided on one side with respect to the rotation center axis, is provided so as to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member, and is relatively displaceable with respect to the rotation operation member. An operation member that can be operated by the player,
A means for electrically detecting an operation on the operation member, the detection means provided on the support means side;
A gaming machine comprising: a partition member that partitions the detection means and the operation member.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is not easily affected by fraud. In other words, the operation member provided on the rotation operation member and the detection means provided on the support means side and electrically detecting an operation on the operation member are partitioned by the partition member, and thus formed by providing the operation member. Even if a foreign object is inserted from the opening, the foreign object can be prevented from reaching the detection means, and the gaming machine can be hardly affected by fraud.

  The detection means provided on the support means side may be provided on the support means, or may be provided on a member different from the support means integrated with the support means. Moreover, it is good also as a detection means provided in the internal space formed with a support means or a member different from a support means.

<Feature C2>
The operation member is disposed on one side with respect to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and performs a stop operation to stop the release of the game ball when operated in a state in which the game ball is being operated to discharge. A first operating member (stop operating lever 333) for
It is arranged on the other side opposite to the one side with respect to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and operated so that a game ball is launched toward the side close to the entrance of the game area A second operation member (adjustment operation lever 334) for performing an adjustment operation in which a game ball is launched on the side away from the entrance of the game area when operated in a state;
The detection means includes a first detection means (firing stop switch 306) provided on a side where an operation range of the first operation member including the one side corresponding to the first operation member is located, and the other side. Second detection means (variable resistor 307) provided on the side where the operation range of the second operation member is included,
As the partition member, a first partition member (stop operation transmission member 401) located between the first detection means and the first operation member, and located between the second detection means and the second operation member. The second partition member (inner cover member 402) is provided so that at least a part thereof is at the same position in the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member. Game machines.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, at least a part of the internal space of the support means is partitioned back and forth by the two partition members. For this reason, the fraudulent act which aimed at the detection means which detects operation with respect to each operation member can be suppressed further. Further, the detection means can be arranged close to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and the outer shape of the support means can be reduced. Further, since the first partition member and the second partition member are provided so that at least a part thereof is in the same position in the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, the front-rear dimension of the support means is set. It can be formed short and small. Therefore, an increase in the size of the rotation operation member accompanying the increase in the outer shape of the support means is suppressed, and a rotation operation member that can be operated separately from the rotation operation and is easy to be held by the player is provided. A gaming machine can be provided.

<Feature C3>
At least a part of the partition member (operation receiving portion 413 of the stop operation transmission member 401) is along the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member in response to an operation on the operation member (stop operation lever 333). Can be operated,
The gaming machine according to claim C2, wherein the detection means (shooting stop switch 306) detects an operation on the operation member by detecting an operation of the partition member interlocked with an operation on the operation member.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, since at least a part of the partition member is operable along the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, the internal space of the support means is partitioned forward and backward. This state is maintained before and after the operation of the partition member, and this operation is detected and the operation on the operation member is detected by the detecting means. Therefore, rather than forming a through-hole penetrating the partition member in the front-rear direction and detecting an operation on the operation member, a range that is partitioned by the partition member is formed wider to be a gaming machine that is less susceptible to fraud. it can.

  In addition, that at least a part of the partition member is operable along the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member means that the partition member is supported so as to be rotatable and separated from the support portion. The part may swing back and forth, or the entire partition member may slide back and forth.

  Note that any one of the features A1 to A4, the features B1 to B3, and the features C1 to C3 may be applied in combination with any one or more features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 23 ... Game board, 47 ... Operation handle, 95 ... Center frame, 111 ... Solenoid, 304 ... Spring for handle, 306 ... Fire stop switch, 307 ... Variable resistor, 333 ... Stop operation lever, 334 ... Adjustment operation lever, 351... First finger hook, 352. Second finger hook, 381. Stop operation, 401. Stop operation transmission member, 402. Inner cover member, 413 ... operation receiver, 431 ... adjustment operation, C ... Rotation center axis

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine provided with a turning operation member that is turned by a player,
The rotation operation member is provided on one side with respect to the rotation center axis, is provided so as to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member, and is relatively displaceable with respect to the rotation operation member. A first operating member operable by the player,
The rotation operation member is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the first operation member is provided with reference to the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member, and is provided to be able to operate integrally with the rotation operation member. A second operating member displaceable relative to the member and operable by the player,
The second operation member is at least partially disposed in the same position in the axial direction along the rotation center axis of the rotation operation member with respect to the first operation member,
The gaming machine is characterized in that an operating range of the turning operation member is set to a turning operation amount less than a half turn. The first operation member has a first operation part that is a part operated by a player and is provided so as to be operable on a side closer to the rotation center axis.
The second operation member is a part operated by a player, and is a second operation provided to be operable toward a direction side approaching the rotation center axis and approaching the first operation unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a section. Game means for forming a game area in which a game ball flows down;
Launching means for launching a game ball into the game area,
The gaming means includes a branching member that branches a game ball into a side near the entrance of the gaming area and a side away from the entrance,
The rotation operation member is a member that performs a rotation operation to change the launch force of the game ball according to the rotation amount, and is provided at a lower corner portion on one side in the left-right direction of the gaming machine,
The first operation member is a member for performing a stop operation to stop the launch of the game ball when operated in a state where the game ball is being launched,
When the second operation member is operated in such a manner that a game ball is launched toward the side close to the entrance of the game area, the game ball is launched to the side away from the entrance of the game area. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a member for performing an adjustment operation.

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