JP2019042558A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of suppressing trouble due to static electricity.SOLUTION: A handle 18 comprises: a handle base part 401; a rotation operation body 402 displaceable relatively to the handle base part 401; a power spring 475 for applying an energizing force to the rotation operation body 402 so as to bring a relative position of the rotation operation body 402 with respect to the handle base part 401 to a reference position; a touch metal fitting 452 connected electrically to a touch sensor 451 for detecting that a game player has operated the rotation operation body 402; and an earth metal fitting 406 that is electrically grounded. When the rotation operation body 402 is at the reference position, the rotation operation body 402 and the touch metal fitting 452 are isolated electrically, and the rotation operation body 402 and the earth metal fitting 406 are connected electrically. The rotation operation body 402 and the touch metal fitting 452 are connected electrically by displacing the rotation operation body 402 from the reference position by a predetermined amount.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

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

  Conventionally, for example, pachinko machines and the like have been known as a type of game machine. The pachinko machine is configured to play a game using a game ball, and to be provided with a game area in which the game ball can be moved, and to guide the game ball fired by the shooting means to the game area. In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with operation means (handle), and while the player touches the handle, the game ball is fired by the firing means by rotating the handle (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2006-271480, A

  By the way, it is desired to operate the operation means to smoothly advance the game.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of smoothly operating a game by operating the operation means.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
The operation unit so that the relative position of the base fixed to a position operable by the player, the operation unit assembled so as to be relatively displaceable to the base, and the operation unit relative to the base becomes a predetermined reference position Operation means comprising: biasing means for applying a biasing force to the surface; and displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation unit;
Operation detection means for detecting that the player has operated the operation unit;
A game machine comprising: a launching means for launching a gaming ball with a strength according to the displacement amount of the operation unit detected by the displacement amount detection means when the operation detection means is detected. ,
The operation means is
Operation connection means electrically connected to the operation detection means;
A conductive contact portion provided at a position at which a player's hand touches at least in displacing the operation portion;
A contact connection electrically connected to the contact;
When the operation unit is at the reference position, the contact connection unit and the operation connection unit are separated, and the contact unit and the operation detection unit are electrically insulated.
When the operation unit is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the contact connection unit and the operation connection unit are in contact with each other, and the contact unit and the operation detection unit are electrically connected. There is.

  The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

  According to the present invention, the game can be smoothly advanced by operating the operation means.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame and front frame set. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame, a game board, etc. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the inner frame, the back pack unit, etc. FIG. It is a handle front view. It is a side view of a handle. It is a rear view of a handle. It is a perspective view of a handle. It is an exploded perspective view showing each component of a handle. It is an exploded perspective view showing each component of a handle. It is a perspective view which shows the handle base etc. with which various members were assembled | attached. It is a model front view for demonstrating the positional relationship of a conductive rib and a grounding metal, etc. It is a model perspective view for demonstrating the positional relationship of a conductive rib and a grounding metal, etc. FIG. It is a model perspective view for demonstrating the positional relationship of a touch metal fitting and the operation metal fitting. It is a model side view for explaining the physical relationship of a touch metal fitting and an operation metal fitting. It is a block diagram showing the main electric composition of a pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a "pachinko machine") will be described in detail based on the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3 etc., the pachinko machine 10 is provided with the outer frame 11 which comprises the outer shell of the said pachinko machine 10, and the inner frame 12 is supported by one side part of this outer frame 11 so that opening and closing is possible. . In FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, nails and prizes provided on the surface of the game board 30 and the glass unit 137 attached to the front frame set 14 are omitted.

  In the outer frame 11, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the upper side frame forming portion 11a and the lower side frame forming portion 11b are formed of wooden plate members, and the left side frame forming portion 11c and the right side frame forming portion 11d are formed by extrusion of aluminum alloy. The frame components 11a to 11d are made of a material, and are assembled in a rectangular frame shape as a whole by detachable fasteners such as screws.

  An upper hinge 81 and a lower hinge 82 are attached to the upper and lower end portions of the left side frame component 11c, respectively (see FIG. 1). The upper and lower portions of the inner frame 12 are rotatably supported by the upper hinge 81 and the lower hinge 82, whereby the inner frame 12 can be opened and closed. The inner frame 12 and the like are accommodated in the space formed inside the outer frame 11.

  Further, an extending wall portion 83 is formed on the right side frame forming portion 11d so as to protrude toward the inside of the outer frame 11 from the vicinity of the rear end portion in the width direction. The extended wall portion 83 covers the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 (see FIG. 6) provided on the back side of the right side of the inner frame 12 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (see FIG. 5). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 84 and 85 to which the locking member of the locking device 600 is locked is provided on the front surface side of the extending wall portion 83. Further, on the lower receiving portion 85, a pressing portion 86 that abuts on an inner frame opening detection switch 92 described later is provided so as to protrude toward the inside of the outer frame 11.

  Further, a curtain plate decoration 87 made of resin is attached to the lower side frame constituting portion 11b. A rib 88 projecting upward is integrally formed at the back of the upper surface of the curtain plate decoration 87. This makes it difficult to form a gap with the inner frame 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opening and closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set along the upper and lower sides on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10, so that the inner frame 12 can be opened forward with this opening and closing axis as an axis. It has become. The inner frame 12 mainly includes a resin base 38 having a rectangular outer shape, and a substantially elliptical window hole 39 is formed in the center of the resin base 38.

  A front frame set 14 is attached to the front side of the inner frame 12 so as to be openable and closable. Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 can be opened forward with an opening / closing axis set along the top and bottom on the left side when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10.

  Similar to the inner frame 12, the front frame set 14 has a rectangular outer shape, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 12 in the closed state. A substantially elliptical window portion 101 is formed at the center of the front frame set 14. Thereby, the game board 30 (game area) mounted on the rear surface of the inner frame 12 can be visually recognized from the outside through the window portion 101 of the front frame set 14 and the window hole 39 of the inner frame 12. The detailed configuration of the game board 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 etc., the lower plate 15 is provided on the front side of the front frame set 14 as a ball tray at the center of the lower portion, and the gaming balls discharged from the discharge port 16 are lower plates. It can be stored in 15. Further, on the front side of the lower plate 15, a ball removing lever 25 for discharging game balls from the lower plate 15 is provided. In addition, on the left portion of the lower plate 15, an effect button 125 incorporating an LED is provided. The effect button 125 is provided for the purpose of improving the interest of the player by reflecting the operation of the effect button 125 of the player on various effects etc. Specifically, the operation of the effect button 125 is In response, control is performed to cause some change, such as changing the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 described later, or making a corresponding sound flow.

  On the right side of the lower plate 15, a game ball emission handle (hereinafter simply referred to as a handle) 18 is provided as an operation means projecting to the front side. The handle 18 is provided with a touch sensor 451, which will be described in detail later, and a variable resistor 445 for detecting the amount of operation of the operation unit of the handle 18 (see FIG. 8 and the like).

  An upper plate 19 is provided above the lower plate 15. The upper tray 19 is a ball tray for temporarily storing game balls and aligning them in a line and guiding them toward a game ball launch device (hereinafter simply referred to as a launch device) 60 as a launch means described later. When the upper tray 19 is full of gaming balls, the gaming balls to be paid out are guided to the lower tray 15 through the lower tray communication passage 71 and the discharge port 16 described later. Although the lower plate 15 and the handle 18 are provided in the front frame set 14 in the present embodiment, the front frame set 14 is divided into a portion where the lower plate 15 and the handle 18 are provided and the other portions. Each may be configured to be openable and closable independently.

  A ball lending button 121 and a return button 122 are provided on the upper tray 19. Thereby, when the ball lending button 121 is operated in a state where a bill, a card or the like is inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) disposed to the side of the pachinko machine 10 in the game hall etc. Loan balls are supplied to the upper plate 19. On the other hand, the return button 122 is operated when it is requested to return a card or the like inserted in the card unit. However, a pachinko machine in which a game ball is directly lent out to the upper tray 19 from a ball lending device or the like without using a card unit, so-called cash machine, the ball lending button 121 and the return button 122 are unnecessary.

  Furthermore, the upper plate 19 is provided with a ball removing button 123. When the ball release button 123 is pressed, a communication hole (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the ball guide path of the upper plate 19 and communicated with the lower plate 15 is opened, and stored in the upper plate 19. The gaming balls are guided to the lower plate 15 (fall). That is, the player can transfer the game balls on the upper plate 19 to the lower plate 15 at any time by operating the ball release button 123.

  In addition, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided around the front of the front frame set 14. These light emission means play a role of changing and controlling the light emission mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the gaming state at the time of the jackpot or the predetermined reach, etc., and playing a role to enhance the rendering effect during the game. For example, on the periphery of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided. Further, on both sides of the annular illumination portion 102, error indication lamps 104 are provided which are lighted at the time of a predetermined error. In the upper part of each error display lamp 104 in the annular illumination part 102, a large number of fine through holes are formed corresponding to the speakers SP (see FIG. 3) provided on the back of the front frame set 14. .

  A glass unit 137 is attached to the back side of the front frame set 14. In the glass unit 137, a pair of conventional front and back rectangular glass plates are not separately attached in a front and back pair but are assembled in a round shape as a whole.

  Next, the inner frame 12 (resin base 38) will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the game board 30 is attached to the inner frame 12 (the resin base 38) on the rear side of the window hole 39. The game board 30 is attached with its peripheral edge portion in contact with the back side of the inner frame 12 (resin base 38). Accordingly, a substantially central portion of the front surface of the game board 30 is exposed to the front side of the inner frame 12 through the window hole 39 of the resin base 38.

  In addition, at the lower front of inner frame 12 (resin base 38), that is, below the window hole 39 (game board 30), a launcher 60 and a launch rail for guiding gaming balls immediately after being launched from the launcher 60. 61 is attached. In the present embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is employed as the launcher 60. Also, a ball feeding device for guiding the gaming balls guided from the upper tray 19 above the launching device 60 to the launching position of the launching device 60 one ball at a time by driving the built-in drive means (for example, solenoid) 63 are provided.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The game board 30 includes a general winning opening 31, a variable winning device 32, a start winning unit (starting opening) 33, a through gate 34, a variable display unit 35, a first special display device 43L, and a second special display device 43R. It is disposed in a through hole formed by router processing, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 by a wood screw or the like. As is well known, when a game ball enters (prizes) various winning openings such as the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning unit 33, etc., it is detected by various detecting switches and the upper tray 19 (or lower tray 15) A predetermined number of winning balls are paid out. For example, if there is entry to the start winning unit 33, three if there is entry into the general winning opening 31, if there is entry to the variable winning device 32, if there is entry into the variable winning device 32. Fifteen gaming balls are paid out to the upper tray 19 (lower tray 15). In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36, and game balls that have not won a prize in the various winning ports such as the general winning port 31 are discharged out of the game area through the out port 36. . Further, on the game board 30, a large number of nails are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed.

  The start winning unit 33 is provided on both sides of the upper winning opening 33a (first starting entering means) and the lower winning opening 33b (second starting entering means) as starting entering means, and the lower winning opening 33b. A pair of opening and closing members 33c that open and close are provided. The upper winning opening 33a allows the game ball to enter at all times, whereas the lower winning opening 33b allows the opening / closing member 33c to open and close in response to the establishment of a predetermined condition, thereby causing the game area to flow down. A state change is possible between an open state in which the ball can enter and a closed state in which the gaming ball can not enter. Although the details will be described later, the start winning unit 33 is a first start winning switch as condition satisfaction detecting means (ball entering detecting means) for detecting the game ball entered in the upper winning hole 33a and the lower winning hole 33b. 224a, the second start winning switch 224b is provided, when a game ball is detected by the start winning switches 224a, 224b, a lottery for whether or not to generate a big hit state is performed, and a special display device The variable display is performed by 43L and 43R (and the decorative symbol display device 42 described later). When the player wins the lottery, a jackpot state (special game state) is awarded.

  In the present embodiment, the types of jackpot states include "probably variable jackpot", "normal jackpot", and "special probability change". In the jackpot state of "permanent variation big hit" and "usually big hit", the variable winning device 32 is opened for 30 seconds, or, as one round, eight game balls win in the variable winning device 32, this is It is repeated 15 times. On the other hand, in the "special odds change" jackpot state, this is repeated twice, with the variable winning device 32 being open for 0.4 seconds as one round. That is, although the jackpot state of "perhaps big hit" and "usually jackpot" can expect a significant increase in gaming balls, the jackpot state of "special probability variation" is a remarkable number of gaming balls that can be acquired during the jackpot state It becomes small (it is almost impossible to increase the number of game balls).

  Furthermore, in the case where a "permanent variation jackpot" or a "specially permissive variation" occurs, a high probability state (probability variation mode) is given after the end of the jackpot state. On the other hand, when “normal jackpot” occurs, a low probability state (time shortening mode, normal mode) is given after the end of the jackpot state.

  In addition, although this will be described in detail later, in the present embodiment, the jackpot awarded when the player wins by the winning lottery in the case where the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a and the case in which the lower winning opening 33b wins. The distribution of state types is different. If the player wins the winning lottery triggered by the entry of the game ball to the upper winning opening 33a, it is assigned to any of "probable big hit", "normal big hitting", and "special definite changing", and the lower winning opening 33b If the player wins the lottery based on the entry of the game ball to the game ball, it will be distributed to one of the "probable big hit" and the "normal big hit".

  The first and second special display devices 43L and 43R are constituted by 7-segment display devices, and are installed to the right of the variable winning device 32. When the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a of the start winning unit 33, switching display (variation display) is performed on the first special display device 43L, and the game ball enters the lower winning opening 33b. In the second special display device 43R, switching display (variation display) is performed in response to the switch. The display contents of the special display devices 43L and 43R are directly controlled by a main control device 261 as main control means described later.

  In addition, after the variable display is performed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, whether or not the jackpot is determined is definitely displayed by the display mode (for example, characters) when the variable display is stopped. Ru. For example, when the game ball is won in the upper winning opening 33a, the corresponding first special display device 43L, "-" → "7" → "3" → "2" → "-" → ... etc. Switching display (variation display) is performed at high speed (for example, every 4 msec), and when a predetermined time passes, any display mode is stopped (for example, stopped for several seconds). Then, when the jackpot lottery is won, any one of “7”, “3” and “2” is displayed at the time of fluctuation stop, and a jackpot state occurs.

  Specifically, in the case where “probable variation big hit” is given, “7” is stopped and displayed on the first or second special display devices 43L, 43R, and when “usually big hit” is given, the first Alternatively, “3” is stopped and displayed on the second special display devices 43L and 43R, and “2” is stopped and displayed on the first special display device 43L when “special definite variation” is given (second special display device "2" is not displayed in 43R).

  When one of the first special display device 43L and the second special display device 43R is performing variable display or decision display, the other is turned off (“-” is displayed. If neither the variable display nor the determination display is performed, “−” is displayed on both of them.

  In addition, when the game ball newly wins the start winning unit 33 during the variable display of the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, the variable display of that amount is the variable display being performed at that time It will be done after the end of the That is, the variable display is put on hold (pending). The maximum number of pending variable displays is determined for each type of pachinko machine, but in the present embodiment, it corresponds to the gaming ball that has won the upper winning opening 33a and the gaming ball that has won the lower winning opening 33b. Then, up to 4 variable displays (a total of 8 variable displays) are suspended. In addition, the number of times of holding is indicated by lighting with the first holding lamp 46a and the second holding lamp 46b. When the game ball newly wins the start-up winning unit 33 during the jackpot state, the variable display for that portion is also suspended.

  In addition, basically, the variable display triggered by the winning of the upper winning opening 33a is stored in the order in which the corresponding gaming balls entered the upper winning opening 33a and is digested in the order of entering, and the lower winning opening 33b The variable display triggered by the winning of the game is stored in the order in which the corresponding gaming balls enter the lower winning opening 33b and is digested in the order of entering the ball. However, when both the variable display triggered by the winning of the upper winning opening 33a and the variable display triggered by entering the lower winning opening 33b are held (the first hold lamp 46a and the second hold In the case where one or more of the lamps 46 b are on), the variable display triggered by the ball entering the lower winning opening 33 b is preferentially digested. That is, when the variable display triggered by the winning of the lower winning opening 33b is not completely absorbed, the variable displaying triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a is not performed. For example, when the game ball enters the lower winning opening 33b and the second holding lamp 46b lights up in a state in which one first holding lamp 46a is on, entering the upper winning opening 33a The variable display triggered by the trigger is delayed, and the variable display triggered by entering the lower prize winning opening 33b is performed first. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the variable display triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a is also referred to as "first variable display", and the variable displaying triggered by entering the lower winning opening 33b is referred to as "second changed display" It is also called "."

  The through gate 34 is configured such that gaming balls flowing down the game area can pass one by one. Although the details will be described later, the through gate 34 is provided with a through gate switch 225 capable of detecting a game ball passing through the corresponding through gate 34, and starting is performed when the game ball is detected by the through gate switch 225. An open lottery as to whether or not the winning unit 33 is to be opened is performed, and the variable display is performed by the normal symbol display device 41. Then, when winning in the open lottery, the start winning unit 33 (opening and closing member 33c) is opened for a specified time.

  In the variable display unit 35, an ordinary symbol display 41 which is variably displayed triggered by the passage of the through gate 34, and a decorative symbol display which is variably displayed in accordance with the variably display by the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R. And 42 are provided. Furthermore, in the variable display unit 35, a variation specification indicating which of the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b corresponds to the variable display performed on the decorative symbol display device 42. A lamp 40, the first holding lamp 46a and the second holding lamp 46b, and the holding lamp 44 are provided. In the present embodiment, the special display devices 43L and 43R, the variation identification lamp 40, and the decorative symbol display device 42 constitute a variable display device.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is configured to be able to light up and display "o" or "x" as a normal symbol, and whenever the game ball passes through the gate 34, for example, the normal symbol is "o"-> "x"-> The display is switched at high speed (variation display) in the order of “o” →... When the variable display is stopped for a few seconds with the symbol "o" (winning symbol), the start winning unit 33 is in the open state only for a predetermined time. The display contents of the normal symbol display device 41 are directly controlled by a main control device 261 described later.

  Further, when the gaming ball newly passes through gate 34 during the variable display of normal symbol display device 41, the variable display of that portion is performed after the end of the variable display being performed at that time. It has become. That is, the variable display is put on hold (pending). Although the maximum number of times of the variable display to be held is determined for each type of pachinko machine, in the present embodiment, the number of times of holding is held up to 4 times, and the number of times of holding is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 44 There is.

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by a sub control device 262 and a display control device 45 as sub control means described later. That is, in the decorative symbol display device 42, the sub-control device 262 performs an auxiliary operation based on the command from the main control device 261 so as to correspond to the result displayed on the first and second special display devices 43L, 43R. The specific display content is determined, and display is performed by the display control device 45 described later.

  For example, the upper, middle, and lower three symbol display areas are provided in the decorative symbol display device 42, and a plurality of types of symbols (numbers) are sequentially displayed (variably displayed) in each symbol display area, and then the symbols are displayed. For each display area, the symbols are stopped and displayed in order (for example, in the order of the upper symbol display area → the lower symbol display area → the middle symbol display area). For example, when the jackpot is determined by the main controller 261, a display corresponding to the jackpot is made on the first or second special display device 43L, 43R, and the symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 The stop display is made at the same time (for example, the upper symbol display area, the middle symbol display area, and the symbols stopped and displayed in the lower pattern display area become the same), and the jackpot state is started.

  Further, when the symbols are stopped and displayed in the combination corresponding to the big hit, for example, the same symbols are stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower pattern display region as the previous step. Thus, the same symbol is stopped and displayed in the upper symbol display area and the lower symbol display area, and the state in which the variable display is still performed in the middle symbol display area is the reach state.

  In addition, even if the reach state occurs, when the big hit state does not occur, symbols different from the symbols displayed stop in the upper symbol display area and the lower pattern display region are stopped and displayed in the middle symbol display area. In the case of "permanent variation big hit" or "usually big hit", although the numbers of the eyelids are stopped and displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 as described above, in the case of "special definite variation" , Not Zoro eyes, a predetermined combination of predetermined numbers (hereinafter referred to as a chance symbol) is stopped and displayed (for example, in the upper / middle / lower pattern display area, “3”, “4”, “ 1) is displayed stopped).

  In addition, the fluctuation identification lamp 40 is provided with an LED whose emission color is blue and an LED whose emission color is red, and in the decorative symbol display device 42, the fluctuation display is triggered by entering the upper winning opening 33a. In the case where it is illuminated, it emits blue light, and in the case where the variable display triggered by entering the lower prize winning opening 33b is illuminated, it emits red light.

  Further, a center frame 47 is disposed in the variable display unit 35 so as to surround the decorative symbol display unit 42. A ball entry port 151 is provided at the upper part of the center frame 47, and the gaming ball entered into the ball entry port 151 is formed inside the center frame 47, and along the side of the decorative symbol display device 42. It is guided on a stage 153 formed below the decorative symbol display device 42 via a warp channel 152 extending vertically. The game ball guided on the stage 153 falls from the stage 153 onto the game area in front, or rolls on the stage 153 and then enters a pocket 154 formed on the central back side of the stage 153 . The pocket 154 is in communication with the guide passage 155 leading to the game area immediately above the start winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a), and the gaming ball entering the pocket 154 has a relatively high probability. It is designed to enter the starting winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a).

  The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball can not win, and in the case of a big hit (generation of a special game state), the game ball is in an open state in which a game can be won.

  Further, on the game board 30, there are attached rails 50 for guiding the game balls fired from the launcher 60 to the upper part of the game board 30, which are composed of an inner rail structure 51 and an outer rail structure 52. As a result, the game balls fired in response to the turning operation of the handle 18 are guided through the firing rails 61 and the rails 50 into the game area formed between the game board 30 and the glass unit 137.

  A return ball preventing member 53 is attached to the end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 4) of the inner rail forming portion 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the gaming balls guided from the rail 50 to the gaming area once return to the inside of the rail 50 again.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the outer rail forming portion 52 is disconnected at the upper right portion of the game board 30, and the inner rail forming portion 51 is disconnected at the lower right portion of the game board 30. For this reason, the play area is defined by the rail 50 and the inner peripheral surface of the window hole 39 of the resin base 38. However, until the game ball launched by the launcher 60 passes back the rail 50 until it passes the return ball preventing member 53, the parallel portions of the inner and outer rail configuration parts 51 and 52 are removed from the game area It is eaten.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a ball passage unit 70 is provided below the window portion 101 on the back side of the front frame set 14. The ball passage unit 70 includes a lower tray communication passage 71 connecting the discharge mechanism portion 352 described later to the discharge port 16 of the lower tray 15, and an upper tray communication passage 73 connecting the discharge mechanism portion 352 to the upper tray 19. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined distance between the firing rail 61 provided on the inner frame 12 and the rail unit 50 (outer rail forming portion 52), and the ball passage unit 70 has the gaming balls dropped from the gap. A far ball passage 72 guiding to the lower plate 15 is formed. Thus, if the game ball launched from the launcher 60 does not reach the return ball preventing member 53 and returns the rail 50 back as a far ball, the far ball is moved to the lower tray 15 through the far ball passage 72. Exhausted.

  Further, reference numeral 67 in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is a payout passage for guiding the gaming balls paid out by the payout mechanism portion 352 described later to the front of the inner frame 12, and the upper plate communication passage 73 (upper plate 19). And a passage leading to the lower plate communication passage 71 (lower plate 15). A shutter 68 is provided below the dispensing passage 67. When the front frame set 14 is opened, the shutter 68 projects forward by an urging force of a spring or the like to substantially close the outlet of the dispensing passage 67. ing. When the front frame set 14 is closed, the shutter 68 can be pushed open by the rear end on the inlet side of the lower tray communication passage 71. The inlets (ball inlets) of the lower tray communication passage 71 and the upper tray communication passage 73 are adjacent to each other, and the respective inlets and the dispensing passage 67 are separated by a predetermined distance when the front frame set 14 is closed. The game ball can pass through the gap between the two. Therefore, when the upper tray 19 and the upper tray communication passage 73 become full of gaming balls, the gaming balls to be paid out flow to the lower tray communication passage 71 side (the inlet side of the lower tray communication passage 71 overflows), It will be dispensed to the lower plate 15 through the passage 71.

  In addition, the ball passage unit 70 is provided with a fullness detection switch (not shown) for detecting game balls located in the lower tray communication passage 71. By the presence of the full detection switch, it is determined that the lower plate 15 is full of gaming balls (the lower plate 15 is full of gaming balls and the gaming balls are stagnant in the lower plate communication path 71) be able to. In this embodiment, based on the fact that the game ball is continuously detected for a predetermined time by the fullness detection switch, control is performed to prohibit launch of the launch device 60. It should be noted that the retention of the gaming ball in the lower tray communication passage 71 is eliminated, and the launch of the launching device 60 is permitted when the gaming ball is not detected by the fullness detection switch (when it is not detected continuously for a predetermined time).

  Next, the rear face configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. On the back of the pachinko machine 10, various control boards are arranged up and down, right and left so as to be partially overlapped in front and back, and further, a game ball supply device (payout mechanism) for supplying game balls. And protective covers made of resin are attached. The dispensing mechanism and the protective cover are integrated as one unit, and the resin portion may be generally referred to as a back pack, so that unit will be referred to as a "back pack unit 203" herein.

  First, the rear face configuration of the game board 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, on the back side of the variable display unit 35 (see FIG. 4) disposed corresponding to the through hole at the center of the game board 30, a resin frame cover that covers the center frame 47 from behind 213 is provided to project rearward. In addition, on the back side of the frame cover 213, the decorative symbol display device 42, which is a liquid crystal display device facing forward from the opening of the frame cover 213, the display control device 45 and the sub control device 262 can be detached Is attached to

  The decorative symbol display device 42 is housed in a storage box 42 a having an opening for exposing the display portion (liquid crystal screen) of the decorative symbol display device 42 to the front side of the pachinko machine 10, and the back surface of the frame cover 213 It is fixed to the side. The display control device 45 is accommodated in the substrate box 45a and is fixed to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42 (housing box 42a). The sub controller 262 is accommodated in the substrate box 262 a and fixed to the back side of the display controller 45 (substrate box 45 a). In the frame cover 213, an LED control board or the like for driving an LED or the like built in the center frame 47 is disposed. Further, the housing box 42a and the substrate boxes 45a and 262a are made of a transparent resin material or the like, and the inside can be visually recognized.

  Below the frame cover 213, a back frame set 215 is attached to the game board 30 so as to cover the general winning opening 31, the variable winning device 32, the start winning unit 33, etc. from behind. The back frame set 215 is provided with a ball collecting mechanism (not shown) for collecting the game balls that have won the various winning openings. The game balls collected by the ball collection mechanism are guided to a discharge passage portion 217 described later, and discharged from the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217 to the outside of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the back frame set 215 functions as a mounting base for the main control device 261. More specifically, a substrate box 263 on which the main controller 261 is mounted is pivotally supported with respect to the back frame set 215, and can be opened rearward.

  The main controller 261 is accommodated in a substrate box 263 made of a transparent resin material or the like. The substrate box 263 includes a box base and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base, and the box base and the box cover are connected by a sealing member. The substrate box 263 connected by the sealing member can not be opened without leaving a predetermined trace. Thus, it can be easily found that the substrate box 263 has been tampered with.

  In addition, the game board 30, the ball entry detection switch (ball entry detection means) which detects the game ball which entered the various prize mouth corresponding to the various prize mouth such as general winning a prize mouth 31 etc as ball entry means Is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a winning opening switch 221 is provided at a position corresponding to the general winning opening 31, and the variable winning device 32 is provided with a count switch 223. In addition, the start winning unit 33 has a first start winning switch 224a (first condition satisfaction detection means) and a second start winning switch 224b (second condition satisfaction detection) corresponding to the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b, respectively. Means are provided. Furthermore, a through gate switch 225 is provided at a position corresponding to the through gate 34.

  Although not shown, the back frame set 215 is provided with a first panel relay board electrically connected to the winning opening switch 221, the count switch 223, and the through gate switch 225 via a cable connector. . The first board relay board relays the winning opening switch 221 and the like to the main control device 261 as the main control means, and is electrically connected to the main control device 261 via a cable connector.

  On the other hand, the start winning switches 224a and 224b for detecting entry into the start winning unit 33 (upper winning opening 33a or lower winning opening 33b) are directly connected to the main control device 261 via the connector cable without passing through the relay board. It is connected.

  The detection results respectively detected by the various ball entrance detection switches are taken into the main controller 261. Then, a payout command (the payout number of gaming balls) according to the winning situation in each case is transmitted from the main control device 261 to the payout control device 311, and a predetermined number of gaming balls are calculated based on the output signal from the payout control device 311. Is paid out (except when detected by the through gate switch 225).

  In addition, on the back of the game board 30, although not shown, a special winning opening solenoid for opening the big winning opening with the variable winning device 32 is provided, and the start winning unit 33 has a pair of opening and closing members 33c. There is provided a winning opening solenoid which is driven to open and close. The back frame set 215 is also provided with a second board relay board (not shown) for relaying these solenoids and the main controller 261.

  Next, the configuration of the back pack unit 203 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the back pack unit 203 is an integrated unit of a resin molded back pack 351 and a payout mechanism portion 352 of the game ball. Further, the back pack unit 203 is supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the left side portion (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12, and can be opened backward with the open and close axis extending along the vertical direction as an axis. ing. In addition, an external terminal board 240 is provided at the upper left portion (upper right portion in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203.

  The external terminal board 240 is for relaying transmission of various information to a hall computer or the like of the game hall, and is provided with a plurality of external connection terminals. For example, a terminal for outputting information on the current gaming state (such as a jackpot state or a high probability state), and information on the opening of the front frame set 14 or the inner frame 12 detected by the opening detection switches 91 and 92 described later Output terminal, the terminal for outputting information on various error conditions such as ball entry error, lower bowl full error, tank ball absence error, payout error, etc., and information on the number of prize balls paid out from the payout control device 311 Terminals and the like are provided.

  The back pack 351 is integrally formed of, for example, an ABS resin, and includes a protective cover portion 354 which protrudes to the rear of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to cover at least the frame cover 213. However, in the present embodiment, the protective cover portion 354 covers the upper portion and the right portion (the left portion in FIG. 5) of the substrate box 263 together. Thereby, in the closed state of the back pack unit 203, the sealing member provided on the right portion of the substrate box 263 and the terminal portion (substrate side connector) provided along the upper edge portion of the main controller 261 are covered. It will be.

  The dispensing mechanism portion 352 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided above the protective cover portion 354, and gaming balls supplied from an island facility of the game hall are successively supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, there is connected a tank rail 356 which has, for example, two rows of ball passages in the lateral direction and which slopes gently toward the downstream side, and further, on the downstream side of the tank rail 356, a case rail 357 longitudinally. It is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and the required number of gaming balls are appropriately paid out by a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. The gaming balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper tray 19 and the like.

  In addition, a payout relay board 381 for relaying a signal of a payout command from the payout control device 311 to the payout device 358 is installed in the payout mechanism portion 352, and a power switch board 382 for fetching the main power from the outside is installed. There is. A main power of, for example, 24 V AC is supplied to the power switch substrate 382 via a voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by the switching operation of the power switch 382 a.

  Under the back pack unit 203 (substrate box 263), there is provided a lower frame set 251 which is pivotally supported on the left side (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12 and can be opened rearward. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower frame set 251 is formed with a discharge passage portion 217 into which the game balls collected by the above-described ball collection mechanism flow, and the game ball is formed at the most downstream portion of the discharge passage portion 217. A discharge chute (not shown) for discharging the pachinko machine 10 to the outside is formed. That is, the gaming balls having won in the respective winning openings such as the general winning opening 31 are gathered via the ball collection mechanism of the back frame set 215 and further discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute of the discharge passage portion 217. The out port 36 also communicates with the discharge passage portion 217, and the game balls that did not win in any of the winning ports are also discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through the discharge chute. In the present embodiment, the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are separately formed and can be opened and closed independently, but the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 are integrally formed. It may be

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the delivery control device 311, the emission control device 312, the power supply device 313 and the card unit connection board 314 are detachably mounted on the back side of the lower frame set 251 It is done.

  The emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are accommodated in the substrate box 313 a and fixed to the back side of the lower frame set 251. The emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313 are described as independent control devices for the sake of convenience, but they are actually configured by one substrate (printed substrate).

  In addition, the payout control device 311 is accommodated in the substrate box 311 a and fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313 a (the emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313). A sealing member is provided in the substrate box 311a in which the payout control device 311 is accommodated in the same manner as the substrate box 263 in which the main control device 261 described above is accommodated, and an unsealed trace of the substrate box 311a remains. It has become.

  In addition, the card unit connection substrate 314 is accommodated in the substrate box 314a and is fixed to the back side of the substrate box 313a (the emission control device 312 and the power supply device 313).

  Each of the substrate boxes 311a, 313a, 314a is made of a transparent resin material or the like so that the inside can be viewed.

  Further, the payout control device 311 is provided with a state recovery switch 321 which protrudes outward from the substrate box 311a. For example, when the state recovery switch 321 is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging of the dispensing motor unit, the dispensing motor is rotated forward and reverse to resolve the ball clogging (return to a normal state).

  Further, the power supply device 313 is provided with a RAM erase switch 323 projecting outward from the substrate box 313a. The pachinko machine 10 has a backup function, and maintains the state at the time of the power failure even when the power failure occurs, and may restore the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure (power recovery) it can. Therefore, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure (for example, at the end of business in the game hall), the state before the power is turned off is stored, so when returning to the initial state when the power is turned on Throw in

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking device 600 is provided on the back side of the right side portion of the inner frame 12. The locking device 600 is provided with a cylinder lock 700 (see FIG. 1 etc.) exposed on the front side of the front frame set 14, and a key is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 700, and one side is rotated by one. The frame 12 can be unlocked, and the front frame set 14 can be unlocked by rotating the frame 12 to the other side. In the present embodiment, the inner frame 12 is locked to the outer frame 11, and the front frame set 14 is locked to the inner frame 12.

  As described above, the right side frame forming portion 11d of the outer frame 11 is formed with the extending wall portion 83 covering the entire upper and lower sections corresponding to the locking device 600 from the back side of the inner frame 12 (FIG. 5). reference). Thereby, it becomes difficult to make a wire etc. approach from the back side of the outer frame 11, and to operate the locking device 600 by the said wire etc. As a result, defense performance can be improved. Furthermore, the extension wall 83 covers the right end (the end on the left side in FIG. 5) of the back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 from the back side, and in the closed state of the inner frame 12 The back pack unit 203 and the lower frame set 251 can not be opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a front frame opening detection switch 91 for detecting the opening of the front frame set 14 is provided on the front lower right portion (right side of the launcher 60) of the inner frame 12. As shown in FIG. 5, an inner frame opening detection switch 92 for detecting the opening of the inner frame 12 is provided in the lower right rear portion (lower left in FIG. 5) of the inner frame 12. The front frame opening detection switch 91 and the inner frame opening detection switch 92 each include a detection unit that can be inserted into and withdrawn from the switch main body, and the front frame opening detection switch 91 is provided such that the detection unit faces forward. The inner frame open detection switch 92 is provided such that the detection unit faces rearward. Then, when the detection unit is in a state of protruding from the switch main unit, the on signal is output to the main control device 261, and the detection unit is pressed to the switch main unit side and in the state of being retracted into the switch main unit It is configured to output to the main control device 261. That is, when the front frame open detection switch 91 is closed when the front frame set 14 is closed, the detection unit is pressed by the back of the front frame set 14 and turned off, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the detection unit returns to the projecting state. It will be on. Similarly, when the inner frame 12 is closed, the inner frame opening detection switch 92 is pressed by the pressing portion 86 integrally formed on the receiving portion 85 of the outer frame 11 to be turned off, and detection is performed when the inner frame 12 is opened. The part returns to the projecting state and is turned on.

  Next, a handle 18 as an operating means provided with a characteristic configuration in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The handle 18 includes a handle base 401 fixed to the front face frame set 14, a rotary operation body 402 as an operating unit rotatably assembled to the handle base 401, and a handle on the front side of the rotary operation body 402. A substantially hemispherical cover 403 fixed to the base 401, a first gear body 466 fixed to the rotary operation body 402, a variable resistor 445 as displacement amount detecting means, and a first gear body 466 are variable. A second gear body 448 interlocking with the resistor 445 and a touch sensor 451 as a touch detection means are provided. Further, an operation metal fitting 405 attached to the rotation operation body 402, an earth metal fitting 406 and a relay metal fitting 407 for grounding the rotation operation body 402, and a spring spring 475 biasing the rotation operation body 402 in a counterclockwise direction; A stop switch 455 for stopping the firing of the game ball and a stop lever 458 used to operate the stop switch 455 are provided. In addition, it has a third gear body 408 meshing with the second gear body 448, and an urging spring 482 for urging the third gear body 408 in a counterclockwise direction when the rotation operation body 402 is rotated. ing.

(Handle base 401)
As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 11, FIG. 12, etc., the handle base 401 has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole, and the small diameter portion 411 located on the rear side and the large diameter portion 412 located on the front side It is separated by 413. The large diameter portion 412 is provided with a first notch portion 414a (a lower left portion in FIG. 11) formed by being partially cut away. A cylindrical central boss 415 (see FIG. 13) is integrally formed at the center of the partition wall 413.

  Furthermore, cylindrical first, second and third mounting bosses 417, 418 and 419 are formed in the partition wall 413 so as to project forward. The first and second mounting bosses 417 and 418 are formed in positions adjacent to each other, and between the first mounting boss 417 and the second mounting boss 418, the front side from the partition portion 413 is formed. A cylindrical spring hooking protrusion 421 is formed to project to the bottom. The spring hooking protrusion 421 is formed with a hooking groove 422 extending along the centrifugal direction of the handle base 401 so as to pass through the front center portion of the spring hooking protrusion 421. Further, the third mounting boss 419 is formed at a position opposite to the spring hooking protrusion 421 with the central boss 415 interposed therebetween.

  In addition, a supporting shaft 423 for pivotally supporting the stop lever 458 is formed to project forward from the partition wall 413 at a position (upper side) near the third mounting boss 419. Furthermore, an insertion hole (not shown) for guiding various wirings and the like to the rear side is formed in the partition wall portion 413. The handle base 401 is made of an insulator (such as ABS).

(Rotator 402)
The rotation operation body 402 has an annular ring portion 431, a plurality of finger hooking convex portions 432 formed protruding on the outer periphery of the ring portion 431, a center attachment portion 433 positioned at the center of the ring portion 431, and a center attachment portion 433. And connecting portions 434a and 434b each having an end portion connected to the ring portion 431.

  A rear annular groove 430a (see FIG. 12) into which the large diameter portion 412 of the handle base 401 can be inserted is formed on the rear surface side of the ring portion 431, and the rear end edge of the cover 403 is formed on the front surface side of the ring portion 431. The front side annular groove 430b (refer FIG. 11) which can insert (guide rib 441a, 441b mentioned later) is formed.

  The finger hooking convex portion 432 is for the player to easily grasp and turn the rotary operation body 402 by hooking a finger. The finger hook convex portion 432 of the present embodiment mainly includes a first finger hook convex portion 432a on which the thumb (of the right hand) is hooked, a second finger hook convex portion 432 b on which the index finger is mainly hooked, and a third finger hook convex portion on which the middle finger is mainly hooked. It consists of 432c. Further, in the present embodiment, when firing the game ball, the rotary operation body 402 is configured to be rotated clockwise in a front view, and therefore, it is pressed by the player's finger at the time of the rotation operation. The counterclockwise side surface (operation surface SH) of each finger hook convex portion 432 extends along the centrifugal direction of the handle 18 (extends substantially perpendicularly to the outer peripheral surface of the ring portion 431). Furthermore, each finger hook convex portion 432 has a shape opened rearward (see FIG. 12). In addition, when the rotary operating body 402 is returned to the reference position, even if the player does not turn the rotary operating body 402 in the counterclockwise direction, it returns by the biasing force of the spring spring 475. The surface on the direction side is a gentle slope.

  The center attachment portion 433 has a disk-shaped base plate 435, a peripheral wall portion 436 extending rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 435, and a projection formed rearward from the base plate 435 on the inner peripheral side of the peripheral wall portion 436 A gear body boss 437 and a connection boss 485 are provided. Further, a circular central opening 486 is formed in the central portion of the base plate 435 so as to pass through back and forth, and a substantially cylindrical enclosure wall 487 protruding forward from the base plate 435 so as to surround the central opening 486. Is provided. The inner diameter of the enclosure 487 is larger than the diameter of the central opening 486. Furthermore, a spring hook 488 is formed in the surrounding wall 487. In the present embodiment, the first gear body bosses 437 are formed at two locations, each having an opening toward the rear side and an internal thread portion on the inner periphery. Further, the connection boss 485 is formed on the left side (right side in rear view) of the central opening 486 and is formed to open toward the rear side and has an internal thread portion on the inner periphery. In addition, the connection boss 485 protrudes rearward more than the first gear body boss 437.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, on the rear surface side of the rotary operation body 402, the conductive rib 428 and the pressing portion 427 that protrude rearward from the left connecting portion 434a in a front view are provided. The pressing portion 427 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotary operation body 402 than the conductive rib 428. In the present embodiment, the conductive rib 428 constitutes a ground contact means.

  Under this configuration, the first opening 439A having a substantially arc shape formed by the outer peripheral surface of the center attachment portion 433, both side surfaces of the connecting portions 434a and 434b, and the inner peripheral surface of the ring portion 431 (see FIG. 11 and FIG. Side and a second opening 439B (upper side in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12) are formed. In the present embodiment, in the assembled state of the handle 18, the first and second mounting bosses 417 and 418 are inserted through the second opening 439B, and the third opening 433 is attached to the first opening 439A. The boss 419 is inserted. The second opening 439B is formed wider than the first opening 439A in the rotational direction of the rotary operation body 402, and in the present embodiment, the second mounting boss 418 and the right side in front view (third finger hook convex When the connecting portion 434b of the portion 432c contacts), the third mounting boss 419 contacts the connecting portion 434a of the left side (first finger hook convex portion 432a) in a front view, and the first mounting boss When the connection portion 434a on the left side in the front view abuts on the surface 417, the third mounting boss 419 abuts on the connection portion 434b on the right side in the front view. Further, in the assembled state of the handle 18, the front end edges of the mounting bosses 417, 418, 419, the peripheral portions of the openings 439A, 439B (the front surface of the base plate 435, the front edge of the connecting portions 434a, 434b, etc. And are almost flush with each other.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is made of a conductive resin material (having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) as an electrostatic diffusion material having electrostatic diffusion. That is, basically, the rotary operation body 402 does not cause electrostatic discharge (ESD) when it is brought into contact with an electrostatically charged object, and releases the electrostatic charge on the object relatively quickly. It has an electrical conductivity that can be

  Furthermore, a metal plating layer having conductivity is formed on the back surface (the range viewed from the back side) of the rotary operation body 402 and the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 (a spot having a scatter pattern in the figure). There is. However, the metal plating layer is not formed on the tip end side and the front side of the finger hook convex portion 432 in the operation surface SH. Further, the metal plating layer of the rotary operation body 402 is formed in a series, and the metal plating layer formed on the back surface of the rotation operation body 402 and the metal plating layer formed on the operation surface SH of the finger projection convex portion 432 Connected (electrically connected). In the present embodiment, in the rotary operation body 402, a portion made of a conductive resin material (a portion where the conductive resin material is exposed on the surface) constitutes an electrostatic induction portion, and the metal plating layer is a touch portion. Configure. A metal plating layer is also formed on the surfaces of the connection bosses 485 and the conductive ribs 428 in series with the metal plating layer formed on the finger hook convex portion 432.

(Cover 403)
The cover 403 includes a front cover 403a, a rear cover 403b inserted inside the front cover 403a, and an assembly part 403c for fixing the front cover 403a and the rear cover 403b. The front cover 403a is made of a colored transparent resin, and the rear cover 403b and the assembly parts 403c are plated at a portion that is viewed through the front cover 403a. The cover 403 is made of an insulator (such as ABS).

  The front cover 403a extends rearward from the front cover main body 440a at a slightly inner peripheral side than the rear cover of the front cover main body 440a and the front cover main body 440a having a substantially hemispherical shape, and the front side annular shape of the rotary operation body 402. And a guide rib 441a inserted into the groove 430b. Further, the guide rib 441a is formed with a fitting recess 490 opening rearward and a locking hole 491 penetrating in the outer peripheral direction of the guide rib 441a.

  The rear cover 403b has a substantially hemispherical rear cover main body 440b, a guide rib 441b extending rearward from the rear edge of the rear cover main body 440b, and inserted into the front side annular groove 430b of the rotary operation body 402; Cover bosses 442, 443, 444 which are formed to project rearward from the rear cover main body 440 b so as to face the first to third mounting bosses 417 to 419 of the handle base 401 Have. The rear cover 403 b is formed a size smaller than the front cover 403 a and is configured to be accommodated inside the front cover 403 a. Also, the guide rib 441b has a rear opening corresponding to the fitting projection 493 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the guide rib 441 corresponding to the fitting recess 490 of the front cover 403a and the locking hole 491 of the front cover 403a. The locking recess 494 is formed. Furthermore, on the rear surface side of the rear cover main body 440b, at a position close to the locking recess 494, an assembly boss 495 that protrudes rearward and an assembly projection 496 are formed.

  The assembling part 403 c includes a part main body 497 fixed to the rear cover 403 b and a locking projection 498 protruding from the part main body 497. Further, in the part main body 497, an assembly hole 499 to be screwed in alignment with the assembly boss 495 and a positioning hole 500 into which the assembly projection 496 is inserted are formed. Then, the rear cover 403 b is inserted inside the front cover 403 a so that the fitting convex portion 493 is inserted into the fitting concave portion 490, and the assembling part 403 c is inserted into the locking hole 491 aligned with the locking concave portion 494. The locking projection 498 is inserted and the assembling projection 496 is inserted into the positioning hole 500, and the rear cover 403b and the assembling part 403c are fixed by screwing in the assembling boss 495 and the assembling hole 499. Thereby, the front cover 403a and the rear cover 403b are fixed.

  Furthermore, in the cover 403 assembled as described above, the first to third mounting bosses 417, 418, 419 in which the cover bosses 442, 443, 443 are inserted through the openings 439A, 439B of the rotary operation body 402. (The rear end of the cover bosses 442, 443, 444 is inserted into the mounting bosses 417, 418, 419), and then both are fixed with screws from the rear surface side of the handle base 401 (partition 413). Is fixed to the handle base 401.

  The cover 403 is fixed to the handle base 401 by inserting the guide ribs 441a and 441b into the front side annular groove 430b formed on the front side of the rotary operation body 402 (the first to third of the handle base 401). By screwing the mounting bosses 417 to 419 and the cover bosses 442 to 444 of the cover 403, the rotary operation body 402 is sandwiched between the cover 403 and the handle base 401 (large diameter portion 412), It will be rotatably attached to the handle base 401.

(Touch sensor 451, touch bracket 452)
The touch sensor 451 is capable of detecting that the user has touched based on, for example, a change in capacitance. The touch sensor 451 includes a metal touch fitting 452. In addition, the touch sensor 451 of the present embodiment is attached to the rear surface side of the partition wall 413, and the touch fitting 452 is formed on the partition wall 413 in the vicinity of the third mounting boss 419 and the central boss 415. It extends further forward than the partition wall 413 through an insertion hole (not shown) (see FIG. 13). Further, the front end portion of the touch fitting 452 is bent at a right angle, and a contact convex portion 453 which protrudes forward is formed at the bent portion. In the present embodiment, the touch sensor 451 constitutes a touch detection unit, and the touch fitting 452 constitutes a touch connection unit.

(First gear body 466)
The first gear body 466 has a disk-shaped base portion 467, a substantially cylindrical step wall portion 468 projecting rearward from the base portion 467 at a position on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral edge of the base portion 467, and a step A cylindrical assembly boss 469 that protrudes rearward from the step wall 468 at a position on the inner circumferential side of the outer peripheral edge of the wall 468, and a cylindrical support protrusion 471 that protrudes forward from the center of the base 467. And have. External teeth 472 are provided on the outer periphery of the step wall portion 468. Further, through holes 470 are formed in the base portion 467 so as to face the two first gear body bosses 437 provided in the center attachment portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402. Then, the base portion 467 is inserted on the inner peripheral side of the peripheral wall portion 436 of the center mounting portion 433 so that the support projection 471 is inserted into the central opening 486 of the center mounting portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402. The first gear body 466 is fixed to the rotation operation body 402 by screwing in a state where the 470 and the female screw portion of the first gear body boss 437 are aligned. In the fixed state of the first gear body 466 to the rotary operation body 402, the support protrusion 471 protrudes to the front of the center attachment portion 433 through the central opening 486 of the center attachment portion 433.

  Further, by inserting the assembly boss 469 into the central boss 415 of the handle base 401, the rotary operation body 402 is attached to the handle base 401 (see FIG. 13 and the like). As a result, the positional deviation of the assembling boss 469 with respect to the central boss 415 is prevented, and the relative rotation of the rotary operation body 402 with respect to the handle base 401 can be performed relatively smoothly.

  The first gear body 466 has a conductive hole 473 in the base portion 467 into which the connection boss 485 formed in the center attachment portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402 can be inserted. In the vicinity, a positioning projection 474 protruding rearward from the base portion 467 is provided. As described above, when the first gear body 466 is attached to the rotation operation body, the connection boss 485 of the rotation operation body 402 is inserted into the conduction hole 473 of the first gear body 466. In this state, the rear surface of the base portion 467 of the first gear body 466 and the rear end surface of the connection boss 485 are substantially flush. The first gear body 466 is formed of an insulator (such as ABS).

(Variable resistor 445)
The variable resistor 445 has a resistor body 446 and a rotating shaft 447 projecting from the resistor body 446. The resistor main body 446 is attached to the rear surface side of the partition portion 413 such that the rotation shaft 447 is inserted into the communication hole 426 (see FIG. 9) formed in the partition portion 413 of the handle base 401. . In FIG. 9, the variable resistor 445 and the second gear body 448 are not shown. The rotating shaft 447 has a non-circular cross section (substantially D-shaped), and can freely rotate 360 ° with respect to the resistor main body 446. The resistor main body 446 has a variable resistance value according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 447, and can output a signal related to the resistance value.

(Second gear body 448)
The second gear body 448 is fitted to the rotating shaft 447 of the variable resistor 445 in a passing-through state. External teeth 449 are formed on the outer periphery of the second gear body 448. Further, when the rotary operation body 402 is assembled to the handle base 401, the external teeth 472 of the first gear body 466 mesh with the external teeth 449 of the second gear body 448. . Therefore, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the second gear body 448 rotates counterclockwise as the first gear body 466 rotates in the clockwise direction. Rotate in the direction. In addition, when the rotary operation body 402 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the second gear body 448 rotates in the clockwise direction as the first gear body 466 rotates in the counterclockwise direction. Rotate.

(Spring spring 475)
As shown in FIG. 11, a spring spring 475 as biasing means includes a coil portion 476 wound in a coil shape and hook portions 477 and 478 extending outward from both ends of the coil portion 476. There is. The coil portion 476 is supported by inserting the support protrusion 471 of the first gear body 466 that protrudes forward through the central opening 486 of the center attachment portion 433 on the front side of the rotary operation body 402. It is installed in a housing groove formed between the projection 471 and the surrounding wall 487 of the rotary operation body 402. Then, one hook portion 477 is engaged with the spring hooking slit 488 of the enclosure wall 487 of the rotary operation body 402, and the other hook portion 478 is in front of the rotary operation body 402 through the second opening 439B. The hooking groove 422 of the spring hooking protrusion 421 of the protruding handle base 401 is locked. Thus, the rotary operation body 402 is biased in the counterclockwise direction (in a front view) by the biasing force of the spiral spring 475.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14A and the like, the rotational operation body 402 which receives rotational stress in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the spring spring 475 is one (on the right in front view) in the non-operational state. The connecting portion 434b abuts on the second mounting boss 418, and the other (left side in a front view) connecting portion 434a abuts on the third mounting boss 419. Rotation in the clockwise direction is restricted. The position of the rotary operation body 402 at this time is a reference position. Further, the relative rotational position of the second gear body 448 (rotational shaft 447) at this time is the reference state where the amount of rotational operation is zero, and the resistance value of the resistor main body 446 of the variable resistor 445 in this state is It becomes a value corresponding to zero rotation operation amount.

  On the other hand, when the player rotates the rotary operation body 402 in the clockwise direction against the biasing force of the spring spring 475, the first gear body 466 attached to the center attachment portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402. Also rotates clockwise. Since the external teeth 449 of the second gear body 448 are in mesh with the external teeth 472 of the first gear body 466, the second gear body 448 is turned with the rotation of the first gear body 466. Rotate clockwise. When the second gear body 448 rotates, the rotating shaft 447 also rotates, and the resistor main body 446 of the variable resistor 445 takes a resistance value according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 447, and the resistance thereof A signal relating to the value is output.

(Operating bracket 405)
On the rear surface side of the base portion 467 of the first gear body 466, the operation fitting 405, which is generally C-shaped as a whole, is at the lower left side of the step wall portion 468 of the first gear body 466 ) It is provided so as to surround a range of about 180 degrees. That is, the operation metal fitting 405 is provided to extend along the displacement direction of the rotary operation body 402. The operation fitting 405 is inclined from the end edge of the fixing portion 701 fixed to the rear surface of the base portion 467 and the end of the fixing portion 701 in the counterclockwise direction (clockwise direction in rear view) toward the counterclockwise direction. A step 704 extending rearward, and a contact side 705 extending substantially parallel to the fixing portion 701 from the end of the step 704 in the counterclockwise direction toward the counterclockwise direction; It is formed by bending a sheet metal.

  The fixing portion 701 is aligned with the alignment hole 702 through which the positioning projection 474 of the first gear body 466 is inserted and the connection boss 485 of the rotary operation body 402 inserted into the conduction hole 473 of the first gear body 466 And a connection hole 703 to be screw fixed. In addition, as described above, the first gear body 466 is formed of an insulator, but the surface of the connection boss 485 (including the inner peripheral side of the female screw) is used as the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 or the like. A metal plating layer is formed in series with the formed metal plating layer. Then, the rotary operation body 402 and the operation metal fitting 405 are electrically connected by fixing the connection boss 485 and the operation metal fitting 405 in a contact state by metal screws.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the contact convex portion 453 of the touch metal fitting 452 of the touch sensor 451 attached to the handle base 401 and the operation metal fitting 405 fixed to the rotary operation body 402 can contact back and forth . When the touch metal 452 and the operation metal fitting 405 abut, the rotary operation body 402 (metal plating layer) and the touch sensor 451 are electrically connected through the operation metal fitting 405, and the touch sensor 451 makes the rotation operation body It is configured to be able to detect that the player's hand has touched 402.

  However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 17A, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position (in the non-operation state, the biasing force of the spiral spring 475 When held, the contact convex portion 453 of the touch metal fitting 452 is located on the side of the step portion 704 of the operation metal fitting 405, and the touch metal fitting 452 and the operation metal fitting 405 are separated. That is, the rotation operation body 402 and the touch sensor 451 are electrically isolated. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 16B and 17B, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated, the contact convex portion 453 of the touch metal fitting 452 is formed at the stepped portion 704 and the contact side portion 705. It is configured to abut on the operation fitting 405. In the present embodiment, the operation fitting 405 constitutes a touch contact means.

  Furthermore, since the operation fitting 405 has a step portion 704 and is in the shape of a flat spring that can be bent back and forth, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated, the contact convex portion 453 of the touch fitting 452 is a contact side portion The contact side portion 705 is in sliding contact with the contact side portion 705 while being slightly in pressure contact with the contact side portion 705. Therefore, when the rotation operation body 402 is rotated, the touch fitting 452 and the operation fitting 405 can be reliably brought into contact with each other. In addition, the fixing portion 701, the step portion 704, and the portion on the step portion 704 side of the contact side portion 705 are wider than the portion on the tip side of the contact side portion 705, thereby stabilizing the fixed state. It is intended to secure the elastic force. The presence of the contact convex portion 453 can reduce the frictional force at the time of sliding contact, and can suppress the decrease in the operability of the rotation operation body 402.

(Earth fitting 406)
An earth metal fitting 406 is provided on the front side of the partition wall 413 between the central boss 415 and the third mounting boss 419, that is, in the vicinity of the touch metal 452 that protrudes through the partition wall 413 and protrudes forward. ing. The earth metal fitting 406 is attached to the front surface of the partition wall 413 in a contact state, the attachment portion 711, the extension portion 713 extending forward from the attachment portion 711, and the front side of the side portion of the extension portion 713 And a contact piece 714 extending substantially orthogonal to the extending portion 713, and is formed by bending one sheet metal. The attachment portion 711 is formed with an attachment hole 712 penetrating in the front and back direction. The ground fitting 406 and the touch fitting 452 are separated from each other and electrically insulated.

(Relay fitting 407)
Further, on the front side of the partition wall portion 413, a relay fitting 407 is provided so as to partially overlap with the ground fitting 406. The relay fitting 407 includes a screwing portion 721 screwed to the partition portion 413 in a state of being in contact with the fixing portion 701 of the earth metal fitting 406, and a lead portion 723 extending rearward from the side of the screwing portion 721. , And integrally formed of metal. A screw hole 722 is formed in the screwing portion 721 so as to penetrate in the front and rear direction, and is aligned with a screw hole (not shown) formed in the partition 413 together with the mounting hole 712 of the mounting portion 711 of the grounding metal 406 The attachment portion 711 of the ground fitting 406 is held between the partition wall 413 and the partition wall 413, and is fixed to the partition wall 413 with a metal screw. Thus, the ground fitting 406 and the relay fitting 407 are electrically connected.

  Furthermore, the lead portion 723 extends to the rear of the partition portion 413 through an insertion hole (not shown) formed in the partition portion 413, and is provided on the rear surface side of the front frame set 14 through a wiring not shown. And electrically connected to a reinforcing plate 28 (see FIG. 3) that is electrically grounded. As a result, the ground fitting 406 is electrically grounded (earthed) via the relay fitting 407 or the like. In the present embodiment, the ground fitting 406 and the relay fitting 407 constitute a ground connection means.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the conductive rib 428 provided on the rear surface side of the rotary operation body 402 (connection portion 434a) and the contact piece 714 of the ground metal 406 can be in contact with each other in the rotation direction of the rotary operation body 402. It has become. When the conductive rib 428 and the earth metal fitting 406 abut, the rotary operation body 402 is electrically grounded (earthed) via the earth metal fitting 406, the relay metal fitting 407, and the like.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 15 (a), when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position (in the non-operation state, the biasing force of the spiral spring 475 holds the reference position , The conductive rib 428 of the rotary operation body 402 (in FIG. 15, the conductive rib 428 has a dot pattern) and the contact piece 714 of the grounding metal 406 are in contact with each other. . On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 14 (b) and 15 (b), when the rotary operation body 402 is operated to rotate, the conductive rib 428 and the contact piece 714 are separated. That is, by rotating the rotational operation body 402 clockwise from the reference position, the rotational operation body 402 and the grounding metal 406 are electrically insulated.

  In addition, since the contact piece 714 of the ground fitting 406 is in the form of a leaf spring, the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state, and the rotary operation body 402 is held at the reference position by the biasing force of the spring 475. In this state, the conductive rib 428 of the rotary operation body 402 is in pressure contact with the contact piece 714 while slightly bending the contact piece 714. Therefore, the conductive rib 428 and the contact piece 714 can be reliably abutted.

  The relay fitting 407 and the ground fitting 406 are provided at positions where they do not contact the operation fitting 405 even if the rotary operation body 402 is rotated or not. In addition, the conductive rib 428 of the rotation operation body 402 is provided at a position where it does not come in contact with the touch fitting 452 regardless of whether the rotation operation body 402 is rotated or not.

(Third gear body 448)
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14 and the like, a third gear body 408 is rotatably provided relative to the partition wall 413 on the side of the second gear body 448. External teeth 481 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the third gear body 408. When the rotary operation body 402 is assembled to the handle base 401, the external teeth 449 of the second gear body 448 and the external teeth 481 of the third gear body 408 mesh with each other.

(Biasing spring 482)
One end of a spiral spring (biasing spring 482) is formed on the third gear body 408 for urging the third gear body 408 in the counterclockwise direction side when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated. The other end is engaged with a spring projection 483 provided to project forward from the partition wall 413 while being engaged with the recess. Thereby, the second gear body 448 is urged clockwise through the third gear body 408. Therefore, the second gear body 448 and the first gear body 466 reliably contact with each other when the rotation operation body 402 is rotated, and rattling of the second gear body 448 is suppressed, so that the variable resistance is variable. The amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 402 can be detected more accurately by the holder 445.

(Stop switch 455)
As shown in FIG. 13 and the like, the stop switch 455 includes a tongue-shaped pressing portion 456 and a protrusion (not shown), and the partition 413 against the partition 413 in the large diameter portion 412 (upper side of the central boss 415). Screw fixed. The projecting portion is always kept in the projecting state by the biasing force of the spring incorporated in the stop switch 455, whereby the pressing operation portion 456 is pushed out in the projecting direction. On the other hand, when the pressing operation portion 456 is pressed, the projecting portion is sunk against the biasing force.

(Stop lever 458)
As shown in FIG. 13 and the like, the stop lever 458 includes a lever main body 459 having a shaft hole 464 pivotally supported by a support shaft 423 projecting forwardly from the partition 413 of the handle base 401, and a lever main body 459 And the operating portion 461 that protrudes outward beyond the large diameter portion 412 through the first notch portion 414a of the large diameter portion 412 and the pressing operation portion 456 of the stop switch 455 And a possible pressing action 462. Then, when the operation portion 461 is pressed to the inner peripheral side of the handle 18, the stop lever 458 rotates about the support shaft 423, and the tip of the pressing operation portion 456 is pressed by the pressing action portion 462. When the pressing operation portion 456 is pressed, the protrusion of the stop switch 455 is retracted, whereby the pressing operation of the stop lever 458 is detected by the stop switch 455.

  In addition, the stop lever 458 is provided with a hooking portion 460 that protrudes forward from the lever main body 459. When the rotary operation body 402 is not operated, the pressing portion 427 (see FIG. 12) formed on the rear surface side of the rotary operation body 402 which is always urged in the counterclockwise direction by the spiral spring 475 and the hook portion 460 As a result, the pressing portion 462 and the pressing portion 456 are pressed against each other, and the projection of the stop switch 455 is retracted. That is, when the rotation operation body 402 is at the reference position, the game ball is not fired (even if the player touches the touch ring 404).

  In the present embodiment, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position as described above, the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 are separated, and the rotation operation body 402 and the touch sensor 451 are electrically Insulated. Therefore, even if the hook portion 460 of the stop lever 458 and the pressing portion 427 of the rotary operation body 402 are omitted, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the player can use the handle 18 (the rotary operation body 402). Even if a hand is touched, the game ball can be prevented from being fired. In this case, the configuration can be simplified.

  Next, the procedure of assembling the handle 18 configured as described above will be described.

  First, the first gear body 466 is attached to the center attachment portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402, and the operation fitting 405 is attached to the first gear body 466. In addition, a touch sensor 451, a variable resistor 445, a second gear body 448, a third gear body 408, a grounding metal 406, a relay metal fitting 407, a stop switch 455, a stop lever 458, etc. are specified for the handle base 401. Placed in position.

  More specifically, the touch sensor 451 is attached to the rear surface side of the partition wall 413, and the touch fitting 452 is protruded to the front of the partition wall 413. The variable resistor 445 is attached to the rear surface side of the partition portion 413, and the rotation shaft 447 is protruded to the front of the partition portion 413. In addition, the second gear body 448 is attached to the rotary shaft 447 projecting forward of the partition wall portion 413. Further, the third gear body 408 is installed to mesh with the external teeth 449 of the second gear body 448. In addition, a biasing spring 482 is attached that is locked at one end to the third gear body 408 and at the other end to the spring projection 483 of the handle base 401.

  Further, the ground fitting 406 and the relay fitting 407 are attached to the front side of the partition wall 413. Furthermore, a wire (not shown) electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3) is electrically connected to the lead portion 723 of the relay fitting 407 extending rearward with respect to the partition wall portion 413. Thus, the ground fitting 406 is electrically grounded via the relay fitting 407 or the like. In addition, the stop switch 455 is installed, and the stop lever 458 is installed so that the shaft hole 464 is inserted through the spindle 423.

  Subsequently, the assembly boss 469 of the first gear body 466 attached to the rotary operation body 402 is inserted into the central boss 415 of the handle base 401, and the rotational operation body 402 is assembled to the handle base 401. Be In addition, with the insertion of the assembly boss 469 into the central boss 415, the large diameter portion 412 of the handle base 401 is inserted into the rear annular groove 430a of the rotary operation body 402, and further, the second gear The external teeth 449 of the body 448 and the external teeth 472 of the first gear body 466 mesh with each other. As described above, when the assembly of the rotary operation body 402 to the handle base 401 is completed, the relative rotation of the assembly boss 469 to the central boss 415, that is, the relative rotation of the rotary operation body 402 to the handle base 401 is possible. It becomes.

  Thereafter, the coil portion 476 of the spiral spring 475 is installed on the front side (housing groove) of the rotary operation body 402, and one hook portion 477 is the enclosure wall portion 487 of the rotary operation body 402 (center attachment portion 433). The other hook portion 478 is locked to the hooking groove 422 of the spring hooking protrusion 421 protruding forward from the bulkhead portion 413. Thus, the rotary operation body 402 is biased in the counterclockwise direction by attaching the spiral spring 475.

  Furthermore, the cover 403 is configured by assembling the front cover 403a and the rear cover 403b using the assembling part 403c. Finally, the guide ribs 441a and 441b of the cover 403 are inserted into the front annular groove 430b, and the first to third mounting bosses 417 to 419 of the handle base 401 and the cover bosses 442 to 444 of the cover 403 are aligned. Then, the cover 403 is fixed to the handle base 401 by screwing from the rear side of the large diameter portion 412 for each.

  The handle 18 configured as described above is configured of the rotary operation body 402 when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state and the rotary operation body 402 is held at the reference position by the biasing force of the spring 475. The conductive rib 428 projecting from the rear surface side and the ground fitting 406 are brought into contact with each other, and the operation fitting 405 fixed to the rotary operation body 402 and the touch fitting 452 are separated from each other. That is, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the rotary operation body 402 is electrically grounded, and the game ball is not fired even if the player touches the rotary operation body 402 ing. In other words, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, even if the player who touches the rotary operation body 402 is electrostatically charged, the static electricity is released to the ground without flowing to the touch sensor 451 side. It becomes.

  On the other hand, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the conductive rib 428 and the ground fitting 406 are separated from each other, and the operation fitting 405 and the touch fitting 452 are in contact with each other. That is, when the rotary operation body 402 is at a position rotated and displaced by a predetermined amount from the reference position, it is detected by the touch sensor 451 that the player is operating the rotary operation body 402 and the rotation operation body 402 is rotated. The game ball is fired at a strength corresponding to the momentum. Also, at this time, electricity does not flow to the ground side, and the contact of the player's hand can be reliably detected.

  Although a metal plating layer is formed on the surface of the rotary operation body 402, the metal plating layer is the rear surface of the rotary operation body 402 and the tip of the finger hook convex portion 432 of the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432. It is formed in the part except a part and a front end part. That is, the metal plating layer is formed only on a part of the operation surface SH in the range where the hand of the player touches. Therefore, when the player starts operating the handle 18, the conductive resin is exposed earlier than the portion of the rotary operation body 402 on which the metal plating layer is formed when holding the rotary operation body 402. It is easy to touch the area where you are. Therefore, when the player grips the rotation operation body 402, first, the static electricity charged to the player does not cause electrostatic discharge, and the conductive resin of the rotation operation body 402 is exposed relatively quickly. Then, the static electricity flows to the ground through the conductive rib 428 of the rotary operation body 402, the ground fitting 406, the relay fitting 407, and the like.

  In addition, when the player rotates the rotary operation body 402, the user places a finger on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 and performs a pressing operation in the clockwise direction. Therefore, when rotating the rotary operation body 402, the metal plating layer formed on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 comes into contact with the finger of the player. Furthermore, since the rotary operation body 402 is biased in the counterclockwise direction by the spring spring 475, the rotary operation body 402 is formed on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 even when the rotary operation body 402 is held at a predetermined rotational position. The player's finger comes in contact with the metal plating layer thus formed. Therefore, when the rotary operation body 402 rotates, the metal plating layer formed integrally with the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 of the rotary operation body 402, the conductive rib 428, etc., the operation metal 405, and the touch metal 452 The touch sensor 451 detects the contact of the player with the rotary operation body 402 via the various metal parts (parts and members made of a material having electrostatic conductivity).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the game ball is fired when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated and the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 abut, but the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 The firing strength of the gaming ball when it is in the contacting state from the non-contacting state is that the gaming ball is the rail 50 (a portion where the inner rail forming portion 51 and the outer rail forming portion 52 extend in parallel) The strength is set to reach the boundary between the tip and the game area (see FIG. 4). Of course, by further rotating the rotary operation body 402, the launch strength of the gaming ball gradually becomes stronger, and in the state where the rotary operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction as much as possible, the gaming ball is It will collide with the turning rubber 54.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10. A main controller 261 (main substrate) as a main control means is mounted with a CPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic device. The CPU 501 has a ROM 502 storing various control programs to be executed by the CPU 501 and fixed value data, and a RAM 503 which is a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. And various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit. However, the CPU, the ROM, and the RAM may not be integrated into one chip, but may be integrated into each function.

  The RAM 503 is a stack area in which the contents of the internal registers of the CPU 501 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 501 are stored, and a work area in which values such as various flags, counters, and I / O are stored. And a backup area 503a.

  In addition, the RAM 503 is configured to be able to receive data (backup) supplied with a backup voltage from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is powered off, and is stored in the stack area, work area and backup area 503a. All data is backed up.

  When the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like, the backup area 503a includes a power-off time (including a power-down occurrence) in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off. The same is an area for storing values such as stack pointers, registers, and I / O. Writing to the backup area 503a is executed when the power is turned off by the main processing, and conversely, restoration of each value written to the backup area 503a is the main processing when the power is turned on (including power on due to power failure cancellation). Is executed in A power failure signal SK1 output from a power failure monitoring circuit 542 described later is input to the NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the CPU 501 when a power failure occurs due to a power failure or the like. The occurrence of the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing) is immediately executed.

  If data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 503a is backed up, it is not necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 503a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  An input / output port 505 is connected to the CPU 501 incorporating the ROM 502 and the RAM 503 via a bus line 504 including an address bus, a data bus, and the like. Connected to the input / output port 505 are a RAM erase switch circuit 543 to be described later, a payout control device 311, a sub control device 262, first and second special display devices 43L and 43R, a normal symbol display device 41, and the like. With this configuration, the special display devices 43L and 43R and the normal symbol display device 41 described above are directly controlled by the main control device 261. On the other hand, the decorative symbol display device 42 is controlled via the sub control device 262.

  In addition, although illustration of various relay boards etc. is omitted for convenience, various detection switches such as a winning opening switch 221, count switch 223, start winning unit switches 224a and 224b, through gate switch 225, etc. Various electrical components such as various substrates are connected. That is, although the main control device 261 is provided with a plurality of terminal portions (substrate side connectors) for connecting connectors of various cable connectors, the input / output port 505 is configured by these terminal portions and the like.

  The sub control unit 262 (sub control board) as the sub control means includes a CPU 551 which is an arithmetic unit, a ROM 552 storing various control programs and fixed value data executed by the CPU 551, and a control program stored in the ROM 552. The RAM 553 is a memory for temporarily storing various data etc., the input / output port 554, the bus line 555, and various circuits such as an interrupt circuit, timer circuit, data transmission / reception circuit, etc. Is equipped. The RAM 553 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 551 executes various programs.

  The CPU 551, the ROM 552, and the RAM 553 are connected to the input / output port 554 via the bus line 555, and the display control device 45 is connected. Further, to the input / output port 554, a speaker SP, an effect button 125, various electric decoration parts, and lamps 102 to 104 are connected.

  The CPU 551 of the sub control device 262 causes the display control device 45 to execute display control based on, for example, a command signal (for example, a variation pattern command) transmitted from the main control device 261, and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display. As described above, in the present embodiment, whether or not a big hit is displayed is displayed on the first and second special display devices 43L and 43R controlled by the main control device 261, and the sub control device 262 In the decorative symbol display device 42 to be controlled, display in accordance with the display of the special display devices 43L, 43R is performed.

  Further, the payout control device 311 performs payout control of the winning balls and the rental balls by the payout device 358. The CPU 511, which is an arithmetic device, includes a ROM 512 storing a control program to be executed by the CPU 511, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 513 used as a work memory or the like.

  The RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 is, like the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, a stack area in which the contents of the internal register of the CPU 511 and the return address of the control program executed by the CPU 511 are stored, various flags and counters, A work area (work area) in which values such as I / O are stored, and a backup area 513a are provided.

  The RAM 513 is configured such that a backup voltage can be supplied from the power supply 313 even after the pachinko machine 10 is turned off, and data can be held (backup), and all stored in the stack area, work area, and backup area 513a Data is backed up. If data stored in at least the stack area and the backup area 513a is backed up, it is not necessary to back up the data stored in all the areas. For example, the data stored in the stack area and the backup area 513a may be backed up, and the data stored in the work area may not be backed up.

  The backup area 513a is a stack pointer at power-off, each register, and so on, in order to restore the state of the pachinko machine 10 to the state before the power-off when the power is turned on again when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like. This area is for storing values such as I / O. The writing to the backup area 513a is executed when the power is turned off by the main processing, and the restoration of each value written to the backup area 513a is executed in the main processing when the power is turned on. As in the CPU 501 of the main controller 261, the NMI terminal of the CPU 511 is configured to receive the power failure signal SK1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 at the time of power interruption due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. When input to the CPU 511, NMI interrupt processing as power failure processing is immediately executed.

  In the work area, a payout permission flag in which the payout control of the winning balls by the payout control device 311 is set, a command reception flag set when the command transmitted from the main control device 261 is received, and the main control device 261 And a command buffer in which the command sent from the device is stored.

  The payout permission flag is a flag for setting the payout permission of the winning balls, and is turned on when the specific command for permitting the payout of the winning balls is transmitted from the main control device 261 and the specific command is received, and the initialization is performed. It is turned off when it is restored before processing or power off. In this embodiment, a specific command is a payout initialization command that instructs initialization processing of the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311, a winning ball command that instructs payout of a winning ball, and the main control device 261 is restored. There are three of the payout return commands sent in case.

  The command reception flag is a flag for confirming whether or not the payout control device 311 has received a command, and is turned on when any command is received, and similar to the payout permission flag, processing of initial setting or power off It is turned off when returning to the previous state, and turned off when determination of the command received by the command determination process is performed.

  The command buffer is configured of a ring buffer that temporarily stores a command transmitted from the main control device 261.

  An input / output port 515 is connected to the CPU 511 including the ROM 512 and the RAM 513 via a bus line 514 including an address bus and a data bus. Connected to the input / output port 515 are a RAM erase switch circuit 543, a main controller 261, a launch controller 312, a payout device 358, and the like.

  The card unit connection board 314 is a ball operation unit (ball lending button 121 and return button 122) on the front of the pachinko machine 10, and a card unit (ball lending unit) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10 in a game hall or the like. , And are electrically connected to each other, and take in a ball lending operation command from the player and output it to the card unit. The card unit connection board 314 can be omitted in a cash machine in which the game balls are directly lent out to the upper tray 19 from the ball lending device or the like without passing through the card unit.

  The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the gaming ball by the launch device 60, and the launch device 60 is permitted to drive when the predetermined condition is satisfied. The variable resistor 445, the touch sensor 451, and the stop switch 455 described above are electrically connected to the emission control device 312, and a signal related to the resistance value from the variable resistor 445 is played from the touch sensor 451. A signal as to whether the operator is touching the rotary operating body 402 and a signal as to whether or not the stop lever 459 is pressed from the stop switch 455 are input to the emission control device 312, respectively. It has become. Then, a release permission signal is output from the payout control device 311, a signal indicating that the player is touching the handle 18 (rotation operation body 402) is output from the touch sensor 451, and the stop lever 459 is The firing device 60 (solenoid) is driven under the condition that the stop switch 455 does not output a signal indicating that the pressing operation is performed, and the strength according to the operation amount of the handle 18 (rotation amount of the rotation operation body 402) The game balls are fired one by one. At the time of launch, the launch control device 312 adjusts the power supplied to the launch device 60 (solenoid) based on the signal relating to the resistance value input from the variable resistor 445, and as a result, the launch speed of the game ball is It is supposed to be adjusted.

  The display control device 45 executes variation display of the decorative symbol in the decorative symbol display device 42 in accordance with an instruction from the sub controller 262. The display control device 45 includes a CPU 521, a program ROM 522, a work RAM 523, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, a video display processor (VDP) 526, an input port 527, an output port 529, and bus lines 530 and 531. And have. The input port 527 is connected to an input / output port 554 of the sub controller 262. The CPU 521, the program ROM 522, the work RAM 523, and the VDP 526 are connected to the input port 527 via the bus line 530. Further, an output port 529 is connected to the VDP 526 via a bus line 531, and to the output port 529, a decorative symbol display device 42 which is a liquid crystal display device is connected.

  The CPU 521 of the display control device 45 receives the display command transmitted from the sub control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received command to control the VDP 526. (Specifically, generation of an internal command for VDP 526) is performed. Thereby, display control in the decorative symbol display device 42 is performed.

  The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the CPU 521 and fixed value data. The work RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data and flags used when the CPU 521 executes various programs. It is.

  The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. By rewriting the contents of the video RAM 524, the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed. The character ROM 525 is a memory for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42.

  The VDP 526 is a type of drawing circuit that directly operates an LCD driver (liquid crystal drive circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42. Since the VDP 526 is formed into an IC chip, it is also referred to as a "drawing chip", and the substance of the VDP 526 should be referred to as a microcomputer chip incorporating firmware dedicated to drawing processing. The VDP 526 adjusts the respective timings of the CPU 521, the video RAM 524 and the like to intervene in reading and writing of data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 at a predetermined timing and causes the decorative symbol display device 42 to display it.

  Further, the power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each part of the pachinko machine 10, a power failure monitoring circuit 542 for monitoring power supply interruption due to a power failure, etc., and a RAM erase switch circuit 543 connected to the RAM erase switch 323. And have.

  The power supply unit 541 supplies necessary operation power to each of the main control device 261, the payout control device 311, and the like through a power supply path (not shown). As a summary, the power supply unit 541 takes in AC 24 volt power supplied from the outside, and generates +12 V power for driving various switches and motors, +5 V power for logic, backup power for RAM backup, etc. The +12 V power supply, the +5 V power supply, and the backup power supply are supplied to the main control device 261, the payout control device 311, and the like. An operation power supply (+12 V power supply, +5 V power supply, etc.) is supplied to the emission control device 312 via the payout control device 311. Similarly, operating power is supplied to various switches, motors, and the like via a control device to which these are connected.

  The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit that outputs a power failure signal SK1 to each NMI terminal of the CPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the CPU 511 of the payout control device 311 at the time of power failure due to occurrence of power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage is less than 22 volts. The blackout signal SK1 is output to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. Based on the output of the power failure signal SK1, the main controller 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure, and execute the power failure processing (NMI interrupt processing).

  The power supply unit 541 normally outputs 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, for a time sufficient for execution of the power failure process even after the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. It is configured to maintain a value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can execute and complete the power failure processing normally.

  The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that takes in the switch signal of the RAM erase switch 323 and clears backup data of the RAM 503 of the main control unit 261 and the RAM 513 of the payout control unit 311 according to the state of the switch 323. When the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the RAM erase switch circuit 543 outputs the RAM erase signal SK2 to the main controller 261 and the payout controller 311. When the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on (including the power on due to a power failure cancellation) while the RAM erase switch 323 is pressed, the data in the RAMs 503 and 513 is cleared in the main control unit 261 and the payout control unit 311. Ru.

  As described above in detail, in the present embodiment, when the rotation operation body 402 of the handle 18 is at the reference position, the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 are separated, and the rotation operation body 402 and the touch sensor 451 are separated. It is electrically isolated. Furthermore, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the conductive rib 428 of the rotary operation body 402 and the grounding metal 406 are in contact with each other, and the rotation operating body 402 and the grounding metal 406 are electrically connected. There is. Therefore, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402 when starting the game, even if the player is charged with static electricity, the static charge of the player is on the touch sensor 451 side. It escapes to the earth via the earth metal fitting 406, the relay metal fitting 407, etc. Therefore, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402, a situation in which a high voltage based on static electricity is applied to the touch detection circuit provided with the touch sensor 451 can be suppressed, which is caused by the static electricity. An adverse effect (electrostatic breakdown or the like) on a touch detection circuit or the like can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, when the player starts the game, if he operates the handle 18 as before, he or she is charged as described above, even if there is no special action to remove static electricity intentionally. Static electricity is dissipated to the ground via the ground fitting 406 or the like. Therefore, the game can be smoothly progressed without bothering the player. In addition, it is not necessary to provide an antistatic sheet or the like, and to provide a configuration (such as a guide plate) for recognizing that the sheet is touched earlier, which complicates the configuration, reduces manufacturing workability, increases cost, and design It is possible to avoid various problems such as the need for securing the installation space of the guiding member on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 and the like.

  In addition, the rotary operation body 402 is made of a material having electrostatic conductivity (generally, a surface resistivity of 105 Ω / sq or less) (hereinafter referred to as electrostatic conductive material) and antistatic property (generally, surface resistivity of 1011 to 1014 Ω / An electrostatic dissipative material (this example having a surface resistivity of 105 to 109 Ω / sq in this example) having a surface resistivity with a material having a sq. (hereinafter referred to as an antistatic material) In this case, it is made of a conductive resin), and a metal plating layer is formed on a part of the surface.

  That is, the rotary operating body 402 made of the electrostatic diffusion material can release the static electricity charged to the player relatively slowly compared to the one made of the electrostatic conductive material, and the charged player However, even if a portion of the rotary operation body 402 where the conductive resin is exposed is touched, electrostatic discharge hardly occurs. As a result, occurrence of electrostatic discharge when operating the handle 18 can prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

  In addition, when the player operates the rotary operation body 402, the conductive resin is exposed by touching the exposed portion (electrostatic induction portion) of the conductive resin before the player's hand touches the metal plating layer (touch portion). The static electricity charged to the player is released through the exposed portion, the conductive rib 428, the ground fitting 406, the relay fitting 407, and the like. Therefore, when the player touches the metal plating layer after that, it is possible to prevent a situation in which electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the metal plating layer.

  In the present embodiment, the metal plating layer formed on the rotary operation body 402 is formed only on a part of the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 at the portion of the rotary operation body 402 touched by the player. There is. Therefore, when the player starts operating the handle 18, the player's hand can easily touch the exposed portion of the conductive resin earlier than the metal plating layer. Therefore, the situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch part can be further suppressed.

  Furthermore, the conductive resin of the static electricity diffusive material can release the static electricity charged on the player relatively quickly, as compared with the one made of the antistatic material. Therefore, even if the time taken by the player to touch the metal plating layer after the conductive resin of the rotary operation body 402 is touched, the static electricity charged on the player can be more reliably reduced. it can. As a result, a situation in which electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the metal plating layer can be more reliably suppressed. In addition, the shape of the handle 18 does not have to be greatly changed in order to increase the time from when the player touches the portion where the conductive resin of the rotary operation body 402 is exposed to when the metal plating layer is touched. It is possible to prevent the situation where the player's hand can not easily touch the metal plating layer, while suppressing the complication and the decrease in operability.

  In addition, for example, when the metal plating layer is not formed on the rotary operation body 402, it is not possible to suitably detect that the player touches the rotary operation body 402 (the reaction is delayed, etc.) ) Is concerned. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a metal plating layer is formed on the rotation operation body 402, and the detection by the touch sensor 451 is performed via various metal parts such as the metal plating layer. Therefore, it is possible to preferably detect that the player has touched the rotation operation body 402.

  In addition, the metal plating layer formed on the conductive rib 428 of the rotary operation body 402 in contact with the earth metal fitting 406 and the metal plating layer formed on the connection boss 485 fixed in contact with the operation metal fitting 405 are connected. As a result, the conductive rib 428 and the operation fitting 405 contacting the touch fitting 452 are electrically connected. For example, the metal plating layer formed on the surface of the rotary operation body 402 is electrically insulated from the first plating layer electrically connected to the conductive rib 428 and the first plating layer, and the operation When the player operates the rotary operation body 402, the metal plate 405 is divided into a second plating layer electrically connected to the metal fitting 405, the player's hand is both the first plating layer and the second plating layer. When the player touches the rotary operation body 402 at the reference position, static electricity that has flowed to the first plating layer electrically connected to the conductive rib 428 is grounded. Although it is released, the static electricity that has flowed to the second plated layer may charge the second plated layer and the operation fitting 405. In this case, when the rotation operation body 402 is operated to rotate, the static electricity charged in the second plating layer and the operation metal fitting 405 flows to the touch sensor 451 side, which adversely affects the touch sensor 451 or the like. There is a concern that it will lead to problems. On the other hand, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402 by electrically connecting the conductive rib 428 and the operation metal fitting 405 as in the present embodiment, the static electricity which has flowed to the rotary operation body 402 Can be released to the ground, and problems such as adversely affecting the touch sensor 451 or the like due to static electricity charged on the rotary operation body 402 can be prevented.

  Furthermore, the conductive rib 428 in contact with the grounding metal 406 is integrally formed on the rotary operation body 402, and the operation metal fitting 405 in contact with the touch metal fitting 452 is integrally fixed to the rotation operating body 402. Therefore, simplification of the configuration (reduction of the number of members, prevention of enlargement of the handle 18, etc.) and improvement of workability in assembling the handle 18 can be achieved.

  Further, since the operation metal fitting 405 fixed to the rotation operation body 402 is extended along the displacement direction of the rotation operation body 402, when the rotation operation body 402 is operated, the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 While in sliding contact, the contact state is maintained. In particular, since the operation fitting 405 is in the form of a leaf spring that bends in a direction (front-rear direction) intersecting the displacement direction of the rotation operation body 402, the contact state between the operation fitting 405 and the touch attachment 452 (electrically Connection can be maintained more reliably. Therefore, the contact of the player's hand with the rotary operation body 402 while the rotary operation body 402 is operated can be reliably detected.

  In addition, since the operation metal fitting 405 provided on the rotary operation body 402 which is displaced according to the operation of the player is configured to extend along the displacement direction of the rotation operation body 402, it is provided on the handle base 401 side. Compared with the case where the touch fitting 452 is configured to extend along the displacement direction of the rotary operation body 402, the internal space of the handle 18 can be effectively used, and the internal configuration of the handle 18 becomes complicated or It is possible to suppress the enlargement and the like.

  Furthermore, for example, in the case where the operation metal fitting 405 is extended along the displacement direction of the rotation operation body 402, and the conductive rib 428 does not exist, the operation metal fitting 405 contacts the earth metal fitting 406; When trying to configure 402 to be electrically connected to the ground fitting 406, the operating fitting 405 simultaneously contacts both the ground fitting 406 and the touch fitting 452 while the rotary operation body 402 is in the reference position. There is a fear. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is provided with a conductive rib 428 for electrically conducting the rotation operation body 402 and the grounding metal 406 separately from the operation metal fitting 405. For this reason, in the state where the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the rotary operation body 402 and the earthing metal fitting 406 are electrically connected, and the rotary operation body 402 and the touch metal fitting 452 are electrically insulated. Can be reliably configured.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.

  (A) In the above embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is grounded by the contact of the conductive rib 428 of the rotation operation body 402 with the earth metal fitting 406, and the operation metal fitting 405 fixed to the rotation operation body 402 contacts the touch metal fitting 452 By doing this, the player's contact with the rotary operation body 402 can be detected, but the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the rotation operation body 402 is rotated. The operation body 402 is electrically connected to the ground fitting 406 and is electrically insulated from the touch fitting 452, and when the rotation operation body 402 is displaced from the reference position, the rotation operation body is electrically connected to the ground fitting 406 And the rotary operation body 402 may be electrically connected to the touch fitting 452. However, the touch contact means (operation metal fitting 405) for electrically connecting the rotation operation body 402 and the touch metal fitting 452 and the ground connection means (conductive rib 428) for electrically connecting the rotation operation body 402 and the earth metal fitting 406 By providing at least one of them integrally with the rotation operation body 402, it is possible to suppress an increase in the size of the handle 18, a decrease in manufacturing workability, and the like. Of course, by providing both with the rotation operation body 402, such effects can be more reliably achieved.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the rotation operation body 402 is comprised with electroconductive resin, you may comprise with the material (electrostatic diffusable material) which has another electrostatic diffusivity. For example, other conductive polymers (conductive rubber, conductive fibers, etc.), conductive glass, etc. may be mentioned. In addition, in the above embodiment, the configuration for electrically grounding the rotation operation body 402 or electrically connecting to the touch sensor 451 is not particularly limited. However, it is preferable to use metal instead of plating for a portion where electrical conduction can be achieved while sliding on each other when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated. In the case of using a cable, there is a possibility that the interior of the handle base 401 may be complicated, or the workability may be reduced due to the drawing of a cable or the like. It is desirable to make electrical connection using 406 and the like.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is formed of a conductive resin, and a metal plating layer is formed on a part of the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 and the back surface side of the rotary operation body 402. When starting the operation of the player, the static electricity of the player is dissipated to the ground metal 406 through the conductive resin portion of the rotary operation body 402, and the metal of the rotary operation body 402 is rotated when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated. Although the contact of the player with the handle 18 is detected through the plating layer, the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration.

  For example, the rotary operation body 402 is made of a conductive resin, a metal plating layer is formed on the back surface side, and a substantially annular touch ring having a metal plating layer formed on the entire surface behind the rotation operation body 402 is used as a handle. Attach the touch ring and the back side of the rotary operation body 402 electrically (fixed so that the touch ring and the rotary operation body 402 are in sliding contact, or the rotary operation body 402 or the touch ring) A metal extension (or a separate member) extending from one of the two to the other may be provided, and the two may be in contact with each other through the extension.

  Further, for example, after a metal plating layer is formed on the entire surface of the rotary operation body 402, the cover 403 is formed of a conductive resin, and the cover 403 is grounded via the rotary operation body 402 when the rotary operation body 402 is not operated. When the rotary operating body 402 is not operated, the rotary operating body 402 is electrically connected to the metal fitting 406, or a substantially annular electrostatic dissipation ring made of a conductive resin is mounted behind the rotary operating body 402 to the handle base 401. Electrically connect the ring for static electricity dissipation to the grounding metal (at least when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operating state (reference position), or both contact each other, or for the rotary operation body 402 or static electricity dissipation) An extension may be provided which extends from one side to the other of the rings, and the two may be in contact with each other through the extension. Even when adopting these configurations, when the player starts operating the handle 18, the contact between the handle 18 and the player is made by touching the conductive resin portion prior to the metal portions (each metal plating layer). It is possible to suppress the situation where electrostatic discharge occurs.

  In the case of adopting the former configuration, since the rotary operation body 402 made of conductive resin is positioned in front of the touch ring, it is easy to touch the rotary operation body 402 before the touch ring, and electrostatic discharge occurs. The effect of suppressing When the latter configuration is adopted, for example, it is desirable to form the electrostatic dissipation ring one size larger than the ring portion 431 of the rotary operation body 402 (the connection portion between the two is desirably flush). The electrostatic dissipation ring can be easily touched prior to the metal plating layer of the body 402. However, the configuration that makes it easier to touch the conductive resin portion prior to the metal portion (each metal plating layer) can be appropriately designed according to the shape of the handle 18 or the like.

  (C) Further, in the above embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 may be made of an insulating resin or the like, and a metal plating layer may be formed on the entire surface. Also in this case, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the static electricity does not flow to the touch sensor 451 side even if the player charged with static electricity touches the rotary operation body 402, so the touch sensor 451 is It is possible to prevent a defect such as destruction of the touch detection circuit provided with.

  (D) In the above embodiment, even when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the metal plating layer of the rotary operation body 402 is exposed so as to be contactable, but the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position. Is configured such that contact with the metal plating layer is impossible or difficult, and contact with the metal plating layer is possible when the rotary operation body 402 is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount. You may For example, in the above embodiment, the metal plating layer as the touch portion is formed on the rotary operation body 402, but the metal-plated touch portion is an electrostatic induction portion (and operation portion) formed of a conductive resin. The touch unit is configured as a separate body from the rotation operation body 402, and in the non-operation state of the rotation operation body 402, the touch portion is configured to be inaccessible or difficult, and the touch portion contacts by rotating the rotation operation body 402. It may be configured to be exposed as much as possible. In this case, when the player operates the handle 18, the player's hand touches the rotary operation body 402 earlier than the touch portion, so the electrostatic discharge is generated between the player's hand and the rotary operation body 402. Can be prevented more reliably.

  Furthermore, the touch ring includes a substantially annular ring main body and a finger contact portion protruding outward from the ring main body, and the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 of the rotary operation body 402 and the ring portion 431 rotate. When the operating body 402 is rotationally displaced, a slit may be formed to allow the finger contact portion to protrude from the finger hook convex portion 432 toward the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion 431. In this case, if the user places the finger on the finger hook convex portion 432 and operates the rotary operation body 402, the player's finger naturally touches the finger contact portion of the touch ring. Moreover, since the finger contact portion can be made to protrude on the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion 431, the finger contact portion can be easily touched by the finger of the player. Therefore, by operating the rotation operation body 402, the finger of the player can be reliably touched on the touch ring. In addition, the touch ring may be configured to be displaceable in the same direction as the rotation operation body 402. In this case, even if a touch unit (finger contact unit) is provided on the track of the player's hand or finger operating the rotary operation body 402, the movement of the player's hand operating the rotary operation body 402 by the touch unit is obstructed It is possible to avoid the situation where it is done. Therefore, the player's finger operating the rotary operation body 402 can be configured to contact the touch unit with certainty, and the player's hand operating the rotary operation body 402 does not touch the touch unit. It is possible to prevent the game ball from being fired.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the operating metal fitting 405 fixed to the connection boss 485 and the conductive rib 428 are electrically conducted, but the two may be insulated. That is, the metal plating layer formed on the surface of the rotary operation body 402 is electrically insulated from the first plating layer electrically connected to the conductive rib 428 and the first plating layer, and the operation When the player operates the rotary operation body 402, the metal plating 405 is divided into the second plating layer electrically connected to the metal fitting 405, the player's hand is both the first plating layer and the second plating layer. You may employ | adopt a structure which contacts. However, when adopting this configuration, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402 at the reference position, the static electricity that has flowed to the first plating layer electrically connected to the conductive rib 428 is grounded. However, there is a risk that the second plated layer and the operation metal fitting 405 may be charged with the static electricity that has flowed to the second plated layer. In this case, when the rotation operation body 402 is operated to rotate, the static electricity charged in the second plating layer and the operation metal fitting 405 flows to the touch sensor 451 side, which adversely affects the touch sensor 451 or the like. There is a concern that it will lead to problems. On the other hand, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402 by electrically connecting the conductive rib 428 and the operation metal fitting 405 as in the above embodiment, the static electricity that has flowed to the rotary operation body 402 Can be released to the ground, and problems such as adversely affecting the touch sensor 451 or the like due to static electricity charged on the rotary operation body 402 can be prevented.
As described above, even if the operation metal fitting 405 and the conductive rib 428 are not electrically connected, static electricity does not flow to the touch sensor 451 side when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position. Since the static electricity is charged in the metal fitting 405 and there is a concern that the static electricity applied when the rotary operation body 402 is operated may flow to the touch sensor 451 side, the operation metal fitting 405 and the conductive rib 428 should be electrically connected. Is desirable. In addition, as a method of insulation, for example, the rotary operation body 402 is constituted of a portion constituted of a conductive resin and a portion constituted of a resin of an insulator, The structure etc. which form a metal plating layer so that it may not apply to the site | part comprised with conductive resin are mentioned.

  (E) In the above embodiment, although the ground fitting 406 and the touch fitting 452 are disposed relatively close to each other (without contact), the arrangement of the ground fitting 406, the touch fitting 452, etc. is particularly limited. Absent. However, when the rotation distance of the rotary operation body 402 from the separation of the conductive rib 428 to the ground fitting 406 and the contact between the operation fitting 405 and the touch fitting 452 becomes long, the rotation operating body 402 at the reference position The amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 402 may be relatively large from when the operation is started until the touch metal fitting 452 and the operation metal fitting 405 come into contact, that is, until the firing of the gaming ball is started. In this case, it is necessary to operate (turn) the rotary operation body 402 by a large amount by the time the firing of the game ball is started, and the operability may be lowered. In addition, although the handle 18 can adjust the launch strength of the game ball by changing the amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 402, the game ball is fired after the operation of the rotary operation body 402 is started. Various problems may occur due to the turning section of the rotation operation body 402 which is not fired until the game ball is started being enlarged. That is, when the maximum displacement amount of the rotary operation body 402 is increased so that the launch strength of the game ball can be adjusted relatively finely (in a conventional manner), the rotary operation body 402 is relatively moved in order to fire the gaming ball strongly. It is necessary to make a large displacement, which may lead to a decrease in operability or a complication of the configuration. In addition, in the case of containing the adjustment of the strength of the game ball in a reduced range of the game ball without changing the maximum displacement amount of the rotation operation body 402, the shot strength of Fine adjustment becomes difficult, and there is a possibility that the operability may be lowered. For this reason, it is desirable to configure so that the touch fitting 452 and the operation fitting 405 can be brought into contact with each other relatively quickly by operating the rotary operation body 402 at the reference position.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the game ball has a shot strength when the operation metal fitting 405 and the touch metal fitting 452 are not in contact with each other when the game ball is in the contact state. It is set to be strong enough to reach the boundary between the two, but it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. However, by adopting such a configuration, it is possible to reduce a situation where the game balls launched can not reach the tip of the rail 50 and the game balls run backward in the rail 50. Therefore, the time efficiency of the game can be improved, and the game can be progressed with ease. Further, the range of the rotation amount of the rotary operation body 402 to be hit in the game area can be enlarged, and the adjustment of the launch strength of the game ball can be made more finely.

  (G) In the above embodiment, the rotation operation body 402 to which the first gear body 466 is fixed and the variable resistor 445 are configured to interlock with each other via the second gear body 448, and the rotation operation body 402 is rotated. Although the center and the rotation axis 447 of the variable resistor 445 are offset, for example, the rotation operation body 402 and the variable resistor 445 may be directly connected to make the rotation axes of the both coincide with each other. However, when the rotary shaft 447 of the variable resistor 445 is directly connected to the rotary operation body 402, when the rotary operation body 402 is tilted back and forth (for example, the handle base 401 or the cover 403 and the rotary operation body 402) If, for example, a foreign object is forcibly inserted between them, the variable resistor 445 may be easily broken. For this reason, it is desirable to interpose the 2nd gear body 448.

  Further, although the touch sensor 451 is provided in the handle 18 in the above embodiment, it may be provided outside the handle 18. Furthermore, the method of connecting and fixing each end of the spiral spring 475 is not particularly limited. For example, both ends may be fixed by screws, and in some cases, welding and soldering may be performed. In addition, in the above embodiment, a solenoid type launcher is adopted as the launcher 60, but a so-called motor type launcher may be adopted.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the classification of the jackpot state is different depending on whether the game ball enters the upper winning opening 33a or the lower winning opening 33b, but the same is the same. You may Further, the content of the type of jackpot state is not particularly limited, and, for example, after the jackpot of two rounds, a type may be set such that the low probability state is given.

  Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although two starting up ball entry means (upper winning opening 33a and lower winning opening 33b) are provided, one may be provided, and three or more may be provided. Further, the number of gaming balls to be paid out when the gaming ball enters the upper winning opening 33a may be different from the number of gaming balls to be paid out when entering the lower winning opening 33b. In addition, in the above embodiment, the starting ball entry means (upper winning hole 33a and lower winning hole 33b) are arranged side by side vertically, and in the normal mode, entering the lower winning hole 33b can hardly be expected Although it has a configuration, it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, two starting ball entry means may be disposed on the left and right, or the opening and closing member 33c may be omitted.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, the second variable display based on entering the lower winning opening 33b is preferentially digested rather than the first variable display based on entering the upper winning opening 33a. Although it is configured, it is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and it may be configured that variable display corresponding to the order in which the upper winning opening 33a and the lower winning opening 33b are entered is executed.

  (I) It may be implemented as a pachinko machine of a type different from the above embodiment. In addition to pachinko machines, we have implemented various game machines such as arrange ball machines and ball ball similar to them, slot machines as rotating game machines, slot machines as a combination of slot machines and pachinko machines, etc. May be In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the game ball is adopted as the game medium, but the present invention can also be applied to a game machine of a type that emits medals.

[Supplementary note]
The technical ideas that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described below.

  Conventionally, for example, pachinko machines and the like have been known as a type of game machine. The pachinko machine is configured to play a game using a game ball, and to have a game area in which the game ball can move, and to guide the game ball fired by the launcher to the game area. In addition, the pachinko machine is provided with a handle, and while the player touches the handle, the game ball is fired by the launcher by rotating the handle (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006- 271480).

  By the way, if the player is charged with static electricity, such static electricity may adversely affect the touch detection circuit that electrically detects that the player's hand is touching the steering wheel (such as electrostatic destruction). .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing a defect caused by static electricity.

Means 1. The operation unit so that the relative position of the base fixed to a position operable by the player, the operation unit assembled so as to be relatively displaceable to the base, and the operation unit relative to the base becomes a predetermined reference position Operation means comprising: biasing means for applying a biasing force to the surface; and displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation unit;
Touch detection means for detecting that the player has touched the operation unit;
And a launcher for firing the game ball at a strength according to the displacement of the operation unit detected by the displacement detection unit when the touch detection unit detects a touch on the operation unit. Game machine, and
The operation means is
Touch connection means electrically connected to the touch detection means;
Ground connection means electrically grounded and electrically isolated from the touch connection means;
A contact portion provided at a position touched by the player's hand at least for displacing the operation portion;
When the operation unit is at the reference position, the contact unit and the touch connection unit are electrically insulated, and the contact unit and the ground connection unit are electrically connected.
The contact portion and the ground connection means are electrically isolated from each other by the predetermined amount of displacement from the reference position, and the contact portion and the touch connection means are electrically connected. A game machine characterized by

  According to the means 1, when the operation unit is at the reference position, the contact unit and the touch connection unit are electrically insulated, and the contact unit and the ground connection unit are electrically connected. Therefore, when the player touches the operation unit to start the game, even if the player is charged with static electricity, the static charge of the player flows to the touch detection means side It is designed to escape to the ground via the ground connection means. Therefore, when the player touches the operation unit, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a high voltage based on static electricity is applied to the touch detection circuit provided with the touch detection means, and the touch detection caused by the static electricity An adverse effect (electrostatic breakdown or the like) on a circuit or the like can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, the player has charged the player as described above by operating the operation means as in the prior art without starting a special operation to remove static electricity intentionally when starting the game. Static electricity is dissipated to the ground through the ground connection means and the like. Therefore, the game can be smoothly progressed without bothering the player. In addition, it is not necessary to provide an antistatic sheet or the like, and to provide a configuration (such as a guide plate) for recognizing that the sheet is touched earlier, which complicates the configuration, reduces manufacturing workability, increases cost, and design It is possible to avoid various problems such as the need to secure the installation space for the guide member on the front side of the gaming machine, and the like. When the operation unit is in the non-operation state, the operation unit is held at the reference position by the biasing force of the biasing unit.

Means 2. The contact portion is
A static electricity induction portion provided at a position at which the player touches at least the player's hand to start the operation of the operation portion;
A touch unit provided at a position touched by the player's hand at least for displacing the operation unit;
When the operation unit is at the reference position, the touch unit and the touch connection unit are electrically insulated, and the electrostatic induction unit and the ground connection unit are electrically connected.
As the operation unit is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the electrostatic induction unit and the ground connection unit are electrically insulated, and the touch unit and the touch connection unit are electrically connected.
The touch portion is made of a material having electrostatic conductivity, and the electrostatic induction portion is made of a material having electrostatic diffusivity capable of releasing (passing) electricity more slowly than the touch portion. The gaming machine according to the means 1.

  According to means 2, the static electricity induction portion is made of a material having electrostatic conductivity (generally, a surface resistivity of 105 .OMEGA. / Sq or less) (hereinafter referred to as electrostatic conductive material), and antistatic property (generally, surface resistivity of 1011). Material having electrostatic diffusivity (generally surface resistivity of 105 to 10 11 Ω / sq) having surface resistivity between material having 10 to 10 14 Ω / sq (hereinafter referred to as anti-static material) (Referred to as sex material).

  That is, the static electricity induction portion made of the electrostatic diffusible material has static electricity charged to the player in comparison with that made of a material having a surface resistivity of less than 10 5 Ω / sq (for example, an electrostatic conductive material) It can be released relatively slowly, and electrostatic discharge is less likely to occur even if a charged player touches the static induction portion. As a result, it is possible to suppress a situation in which the player feels unpleasant by causing electrostatic discharge when operating the operation means.

  In addition, when the player operates the operation means, by touching the static induction portion before the player's hand touches the touch portion, the static electricity charged to the player through the static induction portion or the like is released. Then, when the player touches the touch portion, it is possible to prevent a situation in which electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch portion.

  Furthermore, the static electricity induction portion made of the electrostatic diffusible material is more charged to the player than the material made of the material having a surface resistivity of more than 10 11 Ω / sq (for example, the antistatic material). Can be released relatively quickly. Therefore, even if the time from the player touching the static electricity induction portion to the touch portion is short, static electricity charged on the player can be more reliably reduced. As a result, the situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch part can be more reliably suppressed. In addition, since it is not necessary to greatly change the shape of the operation means in order to earn time from when the player touches the static electricity induction portion to touch the touch portion, the configuration becomes complicated, operability decreases, etc. While suppressing, it can control that the situation where it becomes difficult for the player to touch the touch part.

  If the surface resistivity of the electrostatic induction portion is less than 10 5 Ω / sq, there is a concern that electrostatic discharge may easily occur. In addition, when the surface resistivity of the static electricity induction portion exceeds 10 11 Ω / sq, the speed of releasing static electricity is relatively slow, so if the time from the player touching the static electricity induction portion to the touch portion is short, It is feared that the static electricity charged to the person can not be sufficiently reduced and still cause electrostatic discharge when the touch portion is touched. In addition, the surface resistivity of the electrostatic induction portion may be 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq. In this case, as compared with the case where the surface resistivity exceeds 109 Ω / sq, an effect of releasing static electricity charged in the player relatively quickly is more reliably achieved.

  In addition, for example, when not only the static electricity induction portion but also the touch portion is made of the electrostatic diffusion material, it is not possible to suitably detect that the player has touched the operation means (the reaction is delayed, etc.) ) Is concerned. On the other hand, in the present means, since the touch part is provided separately from the electrostatic induction part made of the electrostatic diffusible material, the touch part can be made of the electrostatic conductive material, and the player operates the operation means Can be suitably detected.

  In addition, as a static electricity diffusable material, conductive polymer (A conductive resin, a conductive rubber, a conductive fiber, etc.), conductive glass, etc. are mentioned. In addition, the static electricity induction portion may be configured by forming a thin layer (including a coating film) made of a static electricity diffusing material on the surface of a predetermined member, but if such a layer is damaged, various problems may occur. Also, since the operation means is a portion which is relatively likely to be damaged or deteriorated by being operated by the player, etc., the static electricity induction portion is as thick as possible (including the case where the whole is made of an electrostatic dissipative material) Is desirable. The touch unit may be configured by forming a member provided at a position with which the player's hand contacts when the player operates the operation unit with a conductive metal, or insulation. It may be configured by forming a plated layer made of metal on the surface of the material, or the conductivity is increased by lowering the electrical resistivity by containing a conductive material (such as stainless steel fiber) in the resin material. It may be made of a material.

  Means 3. The gaming machine according to the means 2, wherein the static electricity induction portion and the touch portion are electrically connected.

  For example, in the case where the static electricity induction portion and the touch portion are electrically insulated, when the player touches the static electricity induction portion and the touch portion while the operation portion is at the reference position, the static electricity flows in the static electricity induction portion Is released to the ground, but static electricity that has flowed to the touch part may charge the touch part. In this case, when the operation unit is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the static electricity charged in the touch unit may flow to the touch detection unit, which may adversely affect the touch detection unit and the like. On the other hand, in this means 3, since the electrostatic induction part and the touch part are electrically connected, the static electricity which has flowed to the touch part in the state where the operation part is at the reference position can also escape to the ground. it can. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the touch detection unit side is adversely affected by the static electricity charged in the touch portion.

  Means 4. When the operation unit is at the reference position, contact with the touch unit is configured to be impossible or difficult, and when the operation unit is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the touch unit is moved to the touch unit. The gaming machine according to the means 2 or 3, which is configured to be able to make contact.

  According to the means 4, when the player starts the operation of the operation means, the player's hand touches the static electricity induction portion earlier than the touch portion, so that between the player's hand and the touch portion It is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of electrostatic discharge.

  Means 5. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 4, wherein the contact portion is configured integrally with the operation portion.

  According to the means 5, the contact portion is integrally formed with the operation portion. For this reason, as compared with the case where the contact portion is assembled independently to the base separately from the operation portion, etc., the operation for simplification of the configuration (reduction of the number of members, prevention of enlargement of operation means, etc.) and assembly of operation means It is possible to improve the quality and the like.

Means 6. The operation unit is
Touch contact means which is electrically connected to the contact portion (the touch portion) and which can be in contact with the touch connection means;
Apart from the touch contact means, it comprises an earth contact means which is electrically connected to the contact portion (the electrostatic induction portion) and which can be in contact with the ground connection means.
When the operation unit is at the reference position, the touch contact unit and the touch connection unit are separated, and the contact unit (the touch unit) and the touch connection unit are electrically insulated. When the ground contact unit and the touch connection unit are in contact with each other, the contact portion (the electrostatic induction unit) and the ground connection unit are electrically connected.
When the operation unit is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the touch contact unit and the touch connection unit are in contact with each other, and the contact unit (the touch unit) and the touch connection unit are electrically connected. And the earth contact means and the earth connection means are separated, and the contact portion (the electrostatic induction portion) and the earth connection means are electrically insulated.
The touch contact means is extended along the displacement direction of the operation unit, and is in the form of a leaf spring that bends in a direction intersecting the displacement direction of the operation unit. The gaming machine according to any one of 5.

  According to the means 6, since the touch contact means provided in the operation unit is extended along the displacement direction of the operation unit, when the operation unit is operated, the touch contact means and the touch connection means are in sliding contact with each other. While, the contact state is maintained. In particular, since the touch contact means is in the form of a leaf spring that bends in a direction intersecting the displacement direction of the operation unit, the contact state (electrical connection state) between the touch contact means and the touch connection means It can be maintained reliably. Therefore, it is possible to reliably detect contact with the contact portion (touch portion) of the player's hand while the operation portion is operated.

  Further, since the touch contact means provided on the operation unit displaced according to the operation of the player is configured to extend along the displacement direction of the operation unit, the touch connection means provided on the base side is used as the operation unit Compared to the case of extending along the displacement direction of the above, it is possible to effectively utilize the internal space of the operating means, and to suppress the complication of the internal structure of the operating means and the enlargement of the operating means. it can.

  Furthermore, for example, when the touch contact means provided in the operation unit is extended along the displacement direction of the operation unit, and there is no ground contact means, the touch contact means contacts the ground connection means, When the contact portion (electrostatic induction portion) is configured to be electrically connected to the ground connection means, the touch contact means is simultaneously connected to both the ground connection means and the touch connection means when the operation unit is in the reference position. There is a risk of contact. On the other hand, in the present means, in addition to the touch contact means with respect to the operation part, the earth contact means is provided for achieving electrical conduction between the contact part (electrostatic induction part) and the ground connection means. Therefore, when the operation unit is at the reference position, the contact portion (electrostatic induction portion) and the ground connection unit are electrically connected, and the contact portion (touch portion) and the touch connection unit are electrically insulated. It can be configured reliably to be

  Note that “one of the ground connection means and the ground contact means may be in the form of a leaf spring that bends in the displacement direction of the operation portion”. In this case, the ground connection means and the ground contact means can be more reliably brought into contact with each other in the state where the operation unit is at the reference position.

  Below, the basic composition of the various game machines to which each said means is applied is shown.

  A. The gaming machine in each of the above means is a ball game machine. As a more detailed embodiment, “the operation means (game ball emission handle) operated by the player, and the emission means (emission motor etc.) for releasing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means A ball game machine having a game area in which the game balls are guided and ball entry means (general winning opening, variable winning device, operation opening, etc.) disposed in the game area can be mentioned.

  B. The gaming machine in each of the above-described means is a ball game machine having a gaming area extending substantially in the vertical direction. As a more detailed embodiment, “the operation means (game ball emission handle) operated by the player, and the emission means (emission motor etc.) for releasing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means Game balls are guided, and a predetermined game area (for example, the game area is constituted by a game board surface etc.) extending along a substantially vertical direction, and each ball entry means (general winning opening, A ball game machine having a variable winning device, an operation opening, etc.) and configured to be able to visually recognize the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area.

  C. The gaming machine in each of the above means, or each of the ballistic gaming machines, is a pachinko machine or a gaming machine conforming to a pachinko machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 12 ... Inner frame, 14 ... Front frame set, 18 ... Handle, 28 ... Sheet metal for reinforcement, 30 ... Game board, 50 ... Rail, 60 ... Launch device, 401 ... Handle base, 402 ... Rotation operation body , 403: cover, 405: operation metal fitting, 406: earth metal fitting, 407: relay metal fitting, 428: conductive rib, 431: ring part, 432: finger hook convex part, 445: variable resistor, 451: touch sensor, 452: touch Hardware, 475 ... spring spring, 485 ... connection boss.

Claims (1)

The operation unit so that the relative position of the base fixed to a position operable by the player, the operation unit assembled so as to be relatively displaceable to the base, and the operation unit relative to the base becomes a predetermined reference position Operation means comprising: biasing means for applying a biasing force to the surface; and displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation unit;
Operation detection means for detecting that the player has operated the operation unit;
A game machine comprising: a launching means for launching a gaming ball with a strength according to the displacement amount of the operation unit detected by the displacement amount detection means when the operation detection means is detected. ,
The operation means is
Operation connection means electrically connected to the operation detection means;
A conductive contact portion provided at a position at which a player's hand touches at least in displacing the operation portion;
A contact connection electrically connected to the contact;
When the operation unit is at the reference position, the contact connection unit and the operation connection unit are separated, and the contact unit and the operation detection unit are electrically insulated.
When the operation part is displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the contact connection part and the operation connection means are in contact with each other, and the contact part and the operation detection means are electrically connected. Gaming machine.

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