JP2016028651A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can easily achieve both of improvement in operability of an operation object part and downsizing of a whole structure.SOLUTION: A game machine comprises: a push button 22 having an operation object part 26 to be press-operated in an axial direction by a player, and a trunk part 32 for supporting the operation object part 26; and a button case 27 for holding the trunk part 32 movably in the axial direction. The operation object part 26 is formed into a flat shape and is integrally equipped with: a top part 33 for the pressing operation of the player; and a diameter-enlarged part 34 whose diameter is enlarged from the outer peripheral side of the top part 33 to the outer peripheral side of the trunk part 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine having a push button.

  Various game machines, for example, slot machines, are equipped with push button units including push buttons such as a bet button and a stop button that can be pressed by the player.

  This conventional push button unit includes a push button, a button case that holds the push button so as to be movable in the pressing direction, and a biasing means that biases the push button in the returning direction. And a large-diameter body that supports the operated part in a protruding shape, and the body is held by a button case so as to be movable in the pressing direction (Patent Document) 1).

JP 2007-289263 A

  A conventional push button has a structure in which an operated portion smaller than this protrudes from the tip of a large-diameter trunk, and the player presses the operated portion in the axial direction. There is a problem that it is difficult to simultaneously achieve improvement in size and downsizing of the entire structure including the button case side.

  In other words, the conventional push button has a small operated part relative to the large-diameter body part, so if the body part and the button case are downsized to avoid interference with peripheral members or equipment at the arrangement location, As a result, the size of the operated portion is reduced, and the operability of the operated portion may be extremely reduced.

  On the other hand, if the operated part is enlarged to ensure the operability of the operated part, the diameter of the body part and the button case is increased, and the entire structure including the button case side is enlarged. When the buttons are arranged side by side, as the button case increases in size, the distance between the operated parts of each push button increases, and thus the new operability of each operated part decreases. May occur.

  In view of these conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of easily improving the operability of the operated portion and reducing the overall structure.

  The present invention includes a push button having an operated portion that is pressed in the axial direction by a player, a trunk portion that supports the operated portion, and a button case that holds the trunk portion so as to be movable in the axial direction. In the gaming machine provided, the outermost peripheral edge of the operated portion is positioned outside the trunk portion.

  You may make it the outermost periphery of the said to-be-operated part be located in the outer side of the trunk | drum holding part which hold | maintains the said trunk | drum of the said button case so that a movement is possible. The operated portion may have a flat shape integrally including a top portion for a player's pressing operation and a diameter-expanding portion that expands from the outer peripheral side of the top portion to the outer peripheral side of the trunk portion.

  The top portion and the body portion disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the top portion may be integrally provided. The operated part may be provided with an annular recess on the outer peripheral side of the body part into which the end of the body holding part of the button case is inserted when the operated part is pressed.

  In the present invention, it is possible to easily improve the operability of the operated portion and reduce the overall structure.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole side view of the slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the attachment state of the push button unit and the front cover. It is a disassembled perspective view of the push button unit. It is a plane sectional view of the attachment state of the push button unit. It is side surface sectional drawing of the attachment state of the same pushbutton unit. (A) is a partially broken front view of the cap part, (b) is a side sectional view of the cap part, and (c) is a rear view of the cap part. It is an exploded plane sectional view of the pushbutton unit. It is an exploded side sectional view of the push button unit. It is sectional drawing of the attachment state of the pushbutton unit which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A)-(f) is a partially broken side view of the pushbutton unit which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of an important section of a pushbutton unit concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of a pushbutton unit concerning a 5th embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the pushbutton unit which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a plane sectional view of the push button unit. It is a top view of the pachinko machine concerning a 7th embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of the attachment state of the chance button. It is a partially broken top view of the chance button.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 9 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied as a slot machine. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body. The gaming machine main body 1 includes a main body case 2 and a rectangular front panel 3 that can be opened and closed on the front side of the main body case 2. .

  The main body case 2 has a box shape with the front side open, and accommodates a display reel unit 5 in which three (a plurality of) symbol display reels 4 are arranged in the left-right direction, a medal payout device 6, and a main control board. A main control board case 7 is disposed inside.

  The front panel 3 is attached to the main body case 2 so as to be freely openable and closable by hinges on the left and right end sides, and a first display window 8 and a second display window 9 are arranged vertically on the upper side. The first display window 8 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to each symbol display reel 4 on the main body case 2 side, and the symbol display reel 4 can be visually recognized from the front side through the first display window 8.

  The second display window 9 has a larger rectangular shape than the first display window 8 and is formed corresponding to the display screen 10a of the liquid crystal display unit 10 mounted on the back side of the front panel 3. The display screen 10a is visible from the front side through the display window 9.

  On the front side of the lower end portion of the front panel 3, a discharge port 12 for discharging medals paid out from the medal payout device 6 and returned medals to the front side, and a horizontally long shape for receiving medals discharged from the discharge port 12 The medal tray 13 is arranged.

  Below the second display window 9, an operation panel portion 14 is provided in a horizontally long shape. A medal insertion slot 15 into which a medal as a game medium can be inserted, and a medal insertion slot 15. A return button 16 for returning a jammed medal, a bet button 17 for betting a medal from credit instead of inserting a medal into the medal slot 15, a max bet button 18 and a cancel button 19, and each symbol display A start lever 20 for starting the rotation of the reel 4 and three (plural) stop buttons (push buttons) 22 for individually stopping the rotating symbol display reels 4 are provided.

  Each stop button 22 is provided in a horizontal row on the push button unit 23 at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the push button unit 23 is detachably mounted from the rear side of the front panel 3 to the mounting portion 24 at the substantially center in the left-right direction of the operation panel portion 14, and is mounted on the front side of the mounting portion 24. The front cover 25 covers the outer peripheral side of each stop button 22 excluding the operated portion 26 from the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the push button unit 23 includes each stop button 22, a button case 27 that holds each stop button 22 so as to be movable in the axial direction (front-rear direction in the present embodiment), A coiled return spring 28 accommodated in the button case 27 and urges each stop button 22 in the return direction, and a detection switch 29 and an LED 30 accommodated in the button case 27 and corresponding to each stop button 22 are provided. The switch board 31 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the stop button 22 includes a truncated cone-shaped operated portion 26 and a substantially cylindrical trunk portion 32 that supports the operated portion 26. The operated portion 26 is flat in the axial direction, and has a top portion 33 for pressing operation formed in a flat shape, and a diameter-expanding portion 34 that expands from the outer peripheral side of the top portion 33 to the body portion 32 toward the rear side. And a cylindrical portion 35 formed on the rear side of the enlarged diameter portion 34 are integrally provided substantially concentrically.

  The operated part 26 is configured to have a larger diameter than the body part 32 in consideration of the operability at the time of the player's pressing operation, and the outermost peripheral edge of the enlarged diameter part 34 and the cylindrical part 35 is outside the body part 32. It is the shape located in. The cylinder portion 35 may be omitted. The operated part 26 is formed of a synthetic resin material having light permeability.

  The body portion 32 includes a front body portion 32a and a rear body portion 32b inserted on the rear side of the front body portion 32a, both of which are detachably coupled in an axial direction via an engagement means 36. The front body portion 32a is integral with the operated portion 26, and is formed substantially concentrically so as to protrude integrally from the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the top portion 33 to the rear side.

  On the outer peripheral side of the front body portion 32 a, an annular recess 37 is provided between the enlarged diameter portion 34 and the cylindrical portion 35 of the operated portion 26. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 38 are provided radially in the circumferential direction between the enlarged diameter portion 34 of the operated portion 26 and the front body portion 32a. Note that the reinforcing rib 38 may be omitted. The engagement means 36 includes a plurality of engagement holes 36a in the circumferential direction formed in the front body portion 32a, and a plurality in the circumferential direction formed in the rear body portion 32b and detachably engaged with the engagement holes 36a. Engaging claws 36b.

  The rear body portion 32b is made of a synthetic resin having a light shielding property, and is integrally provided with a reflection wall portion 39 formed in a taper shape spreading forward on the inner peripheral side. The LED 30 is disposed in the reflection wall portion 39, and a detection piece 40 is provided on the rear side of the reflection wall portion 39. The LED 30 is for illuminating the operated part 26 from the rear side when it is turned on. The detection switch 29 detects the operation of the stop button 22 via the detected piece 40, and the detected piece 40 is withdrawn / retracted from the detection switch 29.

  The button case 27 includes a case body 42 that is long in the left-right direction, and a back cover 43 that is detachably attached to the rear side of the case body 42. The case main body 42 has a plate-like support portion 44 on the front side, a substantially bottomed cylindrical barrel holding portion 45 formed in the support portion 44 in a penetrating manner in the axial direction with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction, And a peripheral wall portion 46 that protrudes rearward from the support portion 44 and surrounds each barrel holding portion 45. The switch substrate 31 is accommodated inside the rear portion of the peripheral wall portion 46, and a back cover 43 is attached to the rear end side of the peripheral wall portion 46. The switch board 31 is provided with a detection switch 29 and an LED 30 for each stop button 22.

  The support portion 44 is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the opening portion 47 of the mounting portion 24 from the back side, and both right and left ends are detachably fixed to the mounting portion 24 with screws 48. The screw 48 may be inserted from the rear side of the support portion 44 or may be inserted from the front side of the front panel 3. The body holding portion 45 is for holding the body portion 32 of the stop button 22 so as to be movable in the axial direction. A large diameter front holding portion 45a and a small diameter rear holding portion 45b are provided via a step 45c. The front barrel portion 32a is inserted into the front holding portion 45a, and the rear barrel portion 32b is slidably inserted into the rear holding portion 45b.

  The front holding portion 45 a is formed across both front and rear sides of the support portion 44, and the front end portion projects from the support portion 44 to the front side. The front holding portion 45a has a smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the cylinder portion 35 of the operated portion 26, and when the stop button 22 is in a standby state, a predetermined gap is provided between the front end side of the front holding portion 45a and the operated portion 26. However, when the stop button 22 is pressed, the front end of the front holding portion 45 a enters the annular recess 37 of the operated portion 26. Note that a gap corresponding to the amount of movement of the stop button 22 is provided between the cylindrical portion 35 of the operated portion 26 and the support portion 44.

  A regulating means 50 is provided between the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45. This restricting means 50 is for restricting the movement range of the stop button 22 to the standby position and the maximum pressing position, and is provided on the outer periphery of the rear holding portion 45b and the rear trunk portion 32b and is operated. And a flange 50a that comes into contact with the rear holding part 45b from the front side when pressed to the maximum pressing position, and a rear holding part 45b that is provided on the outer periphery of the rear trunk part 32b and is in the standby position by the biasing of the return spring 28. And an engaging claw 50b abutting from the rear side. The rear holding portion 45b has an intermediate bottom portion 45d, and a return spring 28 is interposed between the intermediate bottom portion 45d and the rear trunk portion 32b.

  The front cover 25 is made of an opaque synthetic resin, has an opening 51 from which the operated portion 26 of each stop button 22 protrudes, and a mounting portion that covers the button case 27 from the front side on the outer periphery of the operated portion 26. The mounting boss portions 25a on both the left and right sides are detachably mounted on the mounting portion 24a of the mounting portion 24 by screws 52 from the rear side. The screw 52 is inserted from the rear side of the mounting portion 24 of the front panel 3. The front cover 25 has a peripheral wall portion 53 outside each opening 51, and the rear end of each peripheral wall portion 53 is in contact with the front surface of the support portion 44. The front cover 25 and the support portion 44 are detachably coupled in the front-rear direction by screws 54 inserted into the support portion 44 from the rear side at intermediate portions such as between the cylinder holding portions 45.

  In this type of gaming machine, the respective symbol display reels 4 are stopped by pressing the respective stop buttons 22 to stop the corresponding symbol display reels 4 to be displayed in the first display window 8. A game is played depending on the success or failure of the combination of stop symbols on the reel 4.

  Each stop button 22 is normally in a standby position where the engaging claw 50b of the restricting means 50 engages with the rear end of the rear holding portion 45b by the bias of the return spring 28, and the operated portion 26 protrudes from the front cover 25 to the front side. ing. The front end of the trunk holding part 45 is disengaged rearward from the annular recess 37 of the operated part 26.

  Therefore, when the player presses the operated portion 26 of the stop button 22 to stop the symbol display reel 4, the body portion 32 slides in the pressing direction within the body holding portion 45 against the return spring 28, The front end of the trunk holding portion 45 relatively enters the annular recess 37 of the operated portion 26. And when the to-be-operated part 26 and the trunk | drum 32 move to the maximum press position, the collar part 50a contact | abuts to the front end of the rear holding | maintenance part 45b, and regulates to that position.

  On the other hand, the detected piece 40 enters the detection switch 29 due to the pressing of the operated portion 26, and the detection switch 29 detects the pressing operation of the operated portion 26 via the detected piece 40. A stop signal is transmitted to 4.

  The push button unit 23 having such a configuration has the following advantages. The stop button 22 has a structure in which the operated part 26 has a larger diameter than the body part 32 and the outermost peripheral edge of the operated part 26 is positioned outside the body part 32 and the body holding part 45. The overall structure of the push button unit 23 can be easily downsized without deteriorating the operability of 26.

  This is because the operated portion 26 of the stop button 22 is larger in diameter than the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45, so that the operability of the operated portion 26 can be easily ensured. Further, it is possible to reduce the size of the button case 27 side that accommodates the trunk holding portion 45.

  Moreover, since the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45 are smaller in diameter than the operated portion 26, the operability of the operated portion 26 is taken into consideration even when a plurality of stop buttons 22 are arranged side by side on the push button unit 23. Thus, the interval between the stop buttons 22 may be determined, and the problem of determining the interval between the stop buttons 22 due to the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45 may not occur. Can be easily achieved.

  The operated portion 26 is a flat shape integrally including a top portion 33 for a player's pressing operation and a diameter-expanding portion 34 that expands from the outer peripheral side of the top portion 33 to the outer peripheral side of the trunk portion 32. Therefore, even when the operated portion 26 is provided in a protruding shape on the front side of the push button unit 23, there is no extreme step 45c between the front side of the push button unit 23 and the operated portion 26. The front side of the operated portion 26 can be made smoother than the front side of the push button unit 23.

  Furthermore, since the top portion 33 of the operated portion 26 and the body portion 32 disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the top portion 33 are integrally provided, the operated portion 26 and the body portion 32 can be integrally molded. Yes, the structure of the molding die can be simplified. Further, the operated portion 26 includes an annular recess 37 on the outer peripheral side of the trunk portion 32, and the front end of the barrel holding portion 45 of the button case 27 enters when the operated portion 26 is pressed. It is possible to shorten the lengths in the axial direction of the operated portion 26 and the body portion 32 as compared with those not provided.

  In addition, since the front end of the barrel holding portion 45 enters the annular recess 37 of the operated portion 26, the barrel holding portion 45 can be extended to the vicinity of the operated portion 26, and the barrel portion 32 and the barrel holding portion 45. The inclination of the operated portion 26 can be reduced by increasing the length of the operation portion 26.

  Since the push button unit 23 includes a support portion 44 on the front side of the case main body 42 and the support portion 44 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 24 of the operation panel portion 14 from the rear side, the attachment portion of the operation panel portion 14 is provided. Unlike the case where the button case 27 is mounted from the front side, it is not necessary to insert the rear side from the support portion 44 of the button case 27 into the opening 47 of the mounting portion 24, and the push button unit 23 can be easily mounted. The screw for fixing the support portion 44 to the mounting portion 24 may be screwed from either the front or the rear.

  In addition, a front cover 25 that covers the push button unit 23 from the front side is disposed on the front side of the mounting portion 24 of the operation panel unit 14, and the front cover 25 is fixed from the rear side of the mounting portion 24 with screws 52. Unauthorized acts such as removing the cover 25 from the front side can be prevented.

  FIG. 10 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the trunk | drum 32 and the trunk | drum holding | maintenance part 45 are comprised by the cylindrical shape of the same diameter over the full length. The body portion 32 is integral with the operated portion 26 and is held by a body holding portion 45 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

  A regulating means 50 is provided between the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45. In the restricting means 50, when the operated portion 26 is pressed to the maximum pressing position, the abutting portion 50d at the rear end of the trunk portion 32 abuts on the receiving portion 50e on the intermediate bottom portion 45d side of the trunk holding portion 45 from the front side. In the standby position, the engaging claw 50b of the body portion 32 is engaged with the engaging portion 50f of the body holding portion 45 from the rear side by the bias of the return spring 28.

  A reflection wall portion 39 is detachably provided in the body portion 32 through a light shielding cylinder portion 55. The reflection wall 39 is integrally provided on the outer periphery with a light-shielding tube portion 55 extending toward the operated portion 26, and the light-shielding tube portion 55 is detachably coupled to the body portion 32 through an engaging means 56. The engagement means 56 includes a plurality of engagement holes 56a formed in the body portion 32 in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of engagement claws provided in the light shielding cylinder portion 55 and detachably engaged with the engagement holes 56a. 56b. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the operated portion 26 is normally held at the standby position by the regulating means 50 and the return spring 28. When the operated portion 26 is pressed, the body portion 32 slides rearward in the body holding portion 45 against the return spring 28 and moves to the maximum pressing position. The abutting portion 50 d abuts on the receiving portion 50 e of the barrel holding portion 45 to restrict the movement of the barrel portion 32.

  As described above, the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45 can be formed in a right cylindrical shape having substantially the same diameter in the front-rear direction. In this case, the body portion 32 is formed integrally with the operated portion 26. Can do. In addition, when the top portion 33 side of the operated portion 26 is caused to emit light by the light from the LED 30, the trunk portion 32 is made of the same light-transmitting material as that of the operated portion 26. By providing the light-shielding tube portion 55 on the outer periphery, it is possible to prevent light from diffusing to the outside.

  FIGS. 11A to 11F illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. The operated portion 26 and the trunk portion 32 may have various diameters as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11F, as long as the operated portion 26 has a larger diameter than the trunk portion 32. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  The operated portion 26 in FIG. 11A includes a top portion 33 and an enlarged diameter portion 34, and a body portion 32 is provided on the rear side of the boundary portion between the top portion 33 and the enlarged diameter portion 34. The operated portion 26 in FIG. 11B includes a top portion 33 and an enlarged diameter portion 34, and a trunk portion 32 is provided on the rear side of the intermediate portion of the enlarged diameter portion 34.

  The operated portion 26 in FIG. 11C is integrally provided with a flat top portion 33 and a cylindrical portion 35 extending rearward from the outer periphery of the top portion 33, and a body portion 32 is provided near the outer periphery of the top portion 33. And has a shape without the enlarged diameter portion 34. The operated portion 26 in FIG. 11 (d) has a top portion 33 that rises to the front side, and a diameter-expanded portion 34 that curves in a gentle arc shape from the outer periphery of the top portion 33 to the outer peripheral side of the body portion 32. The operated portion 26 in FIG. 11 (e) has a top portion 33 that is recessed in the rear side, and a diameter-expanded portion 34 that increases in diameter from the outer periphery of the top portion 33 toward the outer peripheral side of the body portion 32. 11 (f) includes a flange portion 34a on the outer periphery on the front end side, and the rear end of the enlarged diameter portion 34 of the operated portion 26 is integrally connected to the outer periphery side of the flange portion 34a.

  As described above, the shape and structure of the operated portion 26 can be variously changed, and it is sufficient if the top portion 33 can be pressed in the axial direction from the front side. Alternatively, a rough reflection surface such as a rough surface or an uneven shape may be provided on the rear side surface of the top portion 33 of the operated portion 26 so that the light from the LED 30 is irregularly reflected by the irregular reflection surface and the top portion 33 emits light.

  FIG. 12 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the operated portion 26 of the stop button 22 is integrally provided with a top portion 33 and a straight cylindrical tube portion 35 bent from the outer peripheral side of the top portion 33 to the body portion 32 side. An attachment tube portion 58 on the front side of the body portion 32 is detachably coupled from the rear side via an engagement means 59. The engagement means 59 is an engagement formed in a plurality of engagement holes 59a in the circumferential direction formed in the cylindrical portion 35 and an attachment cylindrical portion 58 of the body portion 32 and detachably engaged with the engagement hole 59a. And claw 59b.

  The cylinder portion 35 on the outer periphery of the operated portion 26 has a larger diameter than the body portion 32, and the outer periphery thereof is located outside the body portion 32. The body part 32 is slidably held by a body holding part 45, and the body holding part 45 has a slightly smaller diameter than the outer periphery of the operated part 26. A predetermined gap is provided between the cylinder portion 35 and the barrel holding portion 45 of the operated portion 26 so that the operated portion 26 and the trunk portion 32 can move in the front-rear direction when the operated portion 26 is pressed. ing. The peripheral wall portion 46 of the front cover 25 is close to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 35 of the operated portion 26. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment.

  As illustrated in this embodiment, the operated portion 26 of the stop button 22 may have a larger outer diameter than the body portion 32 and a smaller diameter than the body holding portion 45. Further, the operated portion 26 and the trunk portion 32 may be separately molded, and the mounting cylinder portion 58 of the trunk portion 32 may be detachably coupled to the cylindrical portion 35 of the operated portion 26.

  FIG. 13 illustrates a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the operated portion 26 includes a top portion 33, an enlarged diameter portion 34, and a cylindrical portion 35, and a flange portion 35 a is integrally provided at the rear end of the cylindrical portion 35. A peripheral wall portion 46 of the front cover 25 is disposed close to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 35, and a flange portion 35 a is disposed on the rear side of the peripheral wall portion 46. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment.

  As in this embodiment, a flange 35a is provided on the rear end side of the cylindrical portion 35 of the operated portion 26, and this flange 35a can be disposed to face the rear end side of the peripheral wall portion 46 of the front cover 25. It is. In this way, the gap between the operated portion 26 and the peripheral wall portion 46 of the front cover 25 can be closed as much as possible.

  14 and 15 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the operated portion 26 is formed in a truncated pyramid shape that is flat in the front-rear direction. An opening 51 inside the peripheral wall 53 is formed in a square shape in the front cover 25, and the operated portion 26 is disposed in the opening 51 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Other configurations are the same as those of each embodiment.

  As described above, the front-view shape of the operated portion 26 may be formed in a truncated pyramid shape. The operated portion 26 is not limited to a round shape when viewed from the front. The operated portion 26 may have a shape other than a round shape and a square shape.

  16 to 18 illustrate a seventh embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a push button of a pachinko machine, for example, a chance button. As shown in FIG. 16, the pachinko machine has a gaming machine main body 61 such as a front frame on which a gaming board (not shown) is detachably attached, and is arranged to be openable and closable on the front side of the gaming machine main body 61. A first front panel (not shown) that can be visually recognized, and a second front panel 62 that is disposed on the front side of the gaming machine main body 1 so as to be openable and closable below the first front panel. The first front panel and the second front panel 62 may be integrated to form the front panel.

  The second front panel 62 includes a ball reservoir 63 for storing a game ball for launch supplied to a launcher (not shown), a decorative cover 64 surrounding the ball reservoir 63, and a launch for operation of the launcher. A handle 65 is provided. On the front side of the decorative cover 64, there are arranged a light emission effect means 66 for appropriately performing a light emission effect during the game, and a chance button 67 that can be operated by the player under a predetermined condition during the game.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the chance button 67 has an operated portion 26 and a body portion 32, and the body portion 32 is held by a body holding portion 45 of the support member 71 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Yes. It is configured in a horizontally long oval or elliptical shape having an operated portion 26, a top portion 33, an enlarged diameter portion 34, and a cylindrical portion 35. On the rear side of the top portion 33, a diffuse reflection plate 68 is provided in the body portion 32, and a spring holder 69 having a detected piece 40 is provided in the center of the diffuse reflection plate 68. The irregular reflection plate 68 has an irregular irregular reflection surface 68a on the top 33 side. An annular recess 37 is provided between the cylinder portion 35 and the trunk portion 32 of the operated portion 26 so as to correspond to the trunk holding portion 45.

  A regulating means 50 is provided between the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45. In the restricting means 50, when the operated portion 26 is pressed to the maximum pressing position, the contact portion 50d at the rear end of the body portion 32 contacts the receiving portion 50e on the body holding portion 45 side from the front side, and The engagement claw 50b of the body portion 32 is sometimes engaged with the engagement portion 50f of the body holding portion 45 from the rear side by the biasing force of the return spring 28. A plurality of engaging claws 50b and engaging portions 50f are provided in the circumferential direction, for example, four at substantially symmetrical positions.

  The support member 71 is detachably fixed to the back side of the decorative cover 64 with screws 73. On the rear side of the support member 71, a switch board 31 having an LED 30, a detection switch 29, and the like is mounted, and is covered with a back cover 74 that is detachably mounted on the support member 71. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, the chance button 67 of the pachinko machine can also be implemented in the same manner as in the first embodiment by making the operated portion 26 larger in diameter than the body portion 32 and the body holding portion 45. . Further, by configuring the operated portion 26 in a horizontally long oval shape or an elliptical shape, a sufficient operation area of the operated portion 26 can be secured.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, the front view shape of the operated portion 26 of the stop button 22 is not limited to the circle, ellipse, or polygon illustrated in each embodiment, but may be a star or an arrow.

  Further, although the stop button 22 and the chance button 67 are illustrated as push buttons, any buttons such as the bet button 17 and the max bet button 18 can be used as long as they belong to the category of push buttons. .

  When the push button unit 23 and the front cover 25 are mounted on the mounting portion 24 of the operation panel unit 14, the push button unit 23 is mounted from the rear side and the front cover 25 is mounted from the front side. The button unit 23 is attached to the front cover 25, and the front cover 25 is attached to the attachment portion 24 from the front side, or the front cover 25 is attached to the push button unit 23, and the push button unit 23 is attached to the attachment portion 24 from the front side. You may make it wear.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, the slot machine and the pachinko machine have been described as examples. However, any gaming machine equipped with a push button can be applied to various gaming machines such as a slot machine and a pachinko machine. Not too long.

22 Stop button (push button)
26 operated part 27 button case 32 trunk part 33 top part 34 enlarged diameter part 37 annular recess 45 trunk holding part

Claims (5)

A gaming machine comprising: a push button having an operated part that is pressed by a player in the axial direction; a trunk that supports the operated part; and a button case that holds the trunk so as to be movable in the axial direction. In
A gaming machine, wherein an outermost peripheral edge of the operated part is located outside the trunk part. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an outermost peripheral edge of the operated portion is located outside a body holding portion that movably holds the body portion of the button case. The operated portion has a flat shape integrally including a top portion for a player's pressing operation and a diameter-expanding portion that expands from the outer peripheral side of the top portion to the outer peripheral side of the trunk portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the top portion and the body portion disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the top portion are integrally provided. The said operation part is provided with the annular recessed part into which the edge part of the said cylinder case holding part of the said button case enters when the said operation part is pressed on the outer peripheral side of the said trunk | drum. 4. The gaming machine according to 4.

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