JP2019063663A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine including highly functional operation means and allowing a game to be played comfortably.SOLUTION: A handle 18 of a Pachinko machine 10 includes: an operation part assembled to a base part rotatably and displaceably; a touch part having conductivity; energizing means for giving the operation part to a reference position side; and displacement amount detection means for detecting the amount of displacement of the operation part. The Pachinko machine 10 also includes: touch detection means for detecting player's contact with the touch part; and shooting means for shooting a game ball with strength corresponding to detection information by the displacement amount detection means when detection by the touch detection means is being performed. The operation means is covered with an operation part in a non-operation state of the operation part, and includes a contact part exposed from the operation part while the operation part is subjected to rotary operation.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 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. Further, an operating means (handle) is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. The handle includes a rotation operating body capable of rotating operation and a variable resistor capable of detecting the amount of rotation of the rotation operating body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2006-271480, A

  By the way, the handle is a part where the player continuously operates during the game, and the improvement of operability and convenience is desired.

  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 having a highly functional operation means and capable of playing a game comfortably.

The gaming machine of the present invention is
A base fixed at a position where the player can operate;
An operation unit rotatably and movably attached to the base;
A touch unit made of a conductive material;
Biasing means for applying a biasing force to the operation unit such that the relative position of the operation unit to the base is a predetermined reference position;
Operation means comprising displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation unit;
A touch detection unit electrically connected to the touch unit and capable of detecting that the player has touched the touch unit;
And a launcher configured to launch the game ball with a strength corresponding to the displacement of the operation unit detected by the displacement detection unit when the touch detection unit detects a touch on the touch unit. Game machine, and
The base extends in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine,
The operation unit is rotatably movably mounted on a front portion of the base with an axis extending in the front-rear direction.
The touch unit is provided at a position where at least a player operating the operation unit contacts when the player rotates the operation unit.
The operation means is
In a non-operation state of the operation unit, at least a predetermined front portion is covered by the operation portion, and in a state where the operation portion is rotated, a contact portion in which the predetermined front portion is exposed from the operation portion ,
And displacement amount limiting means for limiting the displacement amount of the operation unit,
When the operation unit is operated to expose a predetermined portion in front of the contact unit, the displacement of the operation unit is limited by the displacement amount limiting unit to the maximum operation state of the operation unit. Even if contact to the contact portion is possible,
The contact portion is
A first position where an input operation of the contact portion can be performed by the hand of the player who rotationally operated the operation portion;
It is characterized in that it is displaceable between the second position where the input operation of the contact portion by the player's hand is not possible.

  The gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the comfort upon playing a game.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in one 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. The handle of 1st Embodiment is shown, (a) is a perspective view of a handle, (b) is a side 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 front view showing a handle base on which various members are assembled. It is a schematic front view which shows the main-body part of a rotation operation body. It is a schematic front view which shows the main-body part of a rotation operation body. It is a schematic front view which shows the main-body part of a rotation operation body. It is a rear view which shows the operation cover of a rotation operation body. It is a block diagram showing the main electric composition of a pachinko machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the handle in 2nd Embodiment. It is a model perspective view which shows the rotation operation body etc. in another embodiment. The handle of 3rd Embodiment is shown, (a) is a perspective view of a handle, (b) is a side view of a handle. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows each structural member of the handle of 3rd Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows each structural member of the handle of 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view showing a handle base on which various members in a 3rd embodiment were attached.

  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.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the handle 18 includes a handle base 401 fixed to the front frame set 14 and a rotary operation body 402 as an operating unit rotatably attached to the handle base 401. A substantially hemispherical cover 403 fixed to the handle base 401 on the front side of the rotary operation body 402 and a touch ring 404 plated on the surface are provided. Also, a first gear body 466 fixed to the rotary operation body 402, a variable resistor 445 as a displacement amount detection means, and a second gear body for interlocking the first gear body 466 and the variable resistor 445 448 and a touch sensor 451 as touch detection means. Further, an electrostatic dissipation metal fitting 406 for grounding the rotary operation body 402, a spring spring 475 for biasing the rotary operation body 402 in a counterclockwise direction, and a stop switch 455 for stopping the firing of the game ball. A stop lever 458 used to operate the stop switch 455 is provided.

(Handle base 401)
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, 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 are separated by the partition portion 413. ing. Furthermore, the large diameter portion 412 is provided with a first notch portion 414a (a lower left portion in FIG. 10) which is formed by being partially cut away. In addition, a cylindrical central boss 415 is integrally formed at the center of the partition wall 413. The front portion of the central boss 415 is formed in a tapered shape that is reduced in diameter toward the front, and a notch recess 416 is formed in a portion of the front portion of the central boss 415.

  Furthermore, first, second, and third mounting bosses 417, 418, 419 are formed in the partition wall 413 so as to project forward. The first and second mounting bosses 417 and 418 are formed at positions adjacent to each other on a pedestal portion 421 formed to project forward from the partition wall portion 413, and the third mounting boss 419 is a central boss It is formed in the position on the opposite side to the pedestal part 421 across 415. Further, in the pedestal portion 421, a screw hole 422 is formed between the first and second mounting bosses 417 and 418.

  Further, from the partition wall portion 413, a support shaft 423 is formed to project forward 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 according to the present embodiment includes the main body portion 701 and an operation cover 702 covering the front side of the main body portion 701, and the touch ring 404 is disposed between the main body portion 701 and the operation cover 702. ing. For the convenience of description, although the main body portion 701 will be described next, the operation cover 404 will be described after the other members of the rotary operation body 402 are described.

(Body part 701)
The main body 701 includes an annular ring 431, a plurality of finger hooks 432 protruding from the outer periphery of the ring 431, a center attachment 433 located at the center of the ring 431, and a center attachment 433. Connecting portions 434 a and 434 b which extend in two opposite directions and whose ends are respectively connected to the ring portion 431. In the present embodiment, the main body portion 701 is made of a conductive resin material (having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) as a static electricity diffusive material having electrostatic diffusivity. That is, the main body portion 701 does not cause electrostatic discharge (ESD) when it is brought into contact with an electrostatically charged object, and is capable of relatively quickly releasing the electrostatic charge on the object. It has conductivity.

  The ring portion 431 is provided such that a predetermined gap is formed between the cylindrical outer wall portion 431a forming the outer peripheral surface of the rotation operation body 402 and the outer wall portion 431a on the inner peripheral side of the outer wall portion 431a. The inner wall 431b has a cylindrical shape, the front wall 431c connects the front edges of the outer wall 431a and the inner wall 431b, and the inner wall 431b extends forward so as to be more forward than the front wall 431c. And a protruding inner rib 431 e. The outer wall 431a and the inner wall 431b are concentric with each other, and a gap between the outer wall 431a and the inner wall 431b allows the large-diameter portion 412 of the handle base 401 to be inserted on the rear side of the ring 431 430a are formed (see FIG. 9). Further, although the details will be described later, the inner rib 431 e is inserted on the inner peripheral side of the rear end edge (a guide rib 441 described later) of the cover 403.

  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 432 a on which the thumb 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 432 c on which the middle finger is mainly hooked. . 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) 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. The finger hook convex portion 432 is shaped to open rearward (see FIG. 9) When the rotary operating body 402 is returned to the reference position, the player does not turn the rotary operating body 402 in the counterclockwise direction. Even in this case, the surface on the clockwise direction side of the finger hook convex portion 432 is a gentle slope because it returns due to the biasing force of the spiral spring 475.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the front surface (the front wall portion 431c of the ring portion 431 and the front surfaces of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c) of the main body 701 on the outer peripheral side of the inner rib 431e is a flat surface (one flush). ing. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the main body portion 701 partially differs in the distance from the inner rib 431 e to the outer peripheral edge of the ring portion 431 (the width of the front wall portion 431 c) in the circumferential direction. Details of this will be described later. In addition, in the first finger hook convex portion 432a, the second finger hook convex portion 432b, and the third finger hook convex portion 432c, fastening holes 711 penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the front surface side (front surfaces of the front wall 431c and the finger hooks 432a, 432b, and 432c, and the outer peripheral surface of the inner rib 431e) of the main body 701 is coated with an insulating material. In addition, the method of the said insulation processing is not specifically limited, The site | part which contacts the touch ring 404 which mentions a detail later among the main-body parts 701 should just be comprised with an insulating material. For example, other than forming a coating on the front surface of the main body 701, a method of attaching (adhering) an insulating material to the front surface of the main body 701 or configuring the front side of the main body 701 with an insulating material Can be mentioned. In addition, in the present embodiment, the main body 701 corresponds to the electrostatic induction means.

  The center attachment portion 433 includes a disk-shaped base plate 435, a peripheral wall 436 (see FIG. 9) extending rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 435, and a rear side from the base plate 435 on the inner peripheral side of the peripheral wall 436. And a projection-formed first gear body boss 437 (see FIG. 9). 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, a spring boss 438 (see FIG. 9) having an opening on the rear side and having an internal thread on the inner periphery is provided in one of the two connection portions 434a and 434b. .

  Under this configuration, the first opening 439A and the second opening 439B having a substantially arc shape are 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. It is done. 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 opening 439B is formed wider than the 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 a front view (the third finger hook convex portion 432c side) The third mounting boss 419 abuts on the left side (the first finger hook convex portion 432a side) of the first mounting boss 417 and the first mounting boss 417 b. When the left connecting portion 434a abuts, the third mounting boss 419 abuts on the connecting portion 434b on the right side in a 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.

(Cover 403)
The cover portion 403 includes a substantially hemispherical cover main body 440, a cylindrical guide rib 441 extending rearward from the cover main body 440 slightly inward of the rear edge of the cover main body 440, and the handle base 401. The cover bosses 442, 443, 444 are formed to project rearward from the cover main body 440 so as to face the first to third mounting bosses 417 to 419 and have female screw portions on the inner periphery. The outer diameter of the guide rib 441 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the rear end edge of the cover main body 440. Further, in the guide rib 441, an insertion recess 731 formed by being partially cut away is formed. Further, the guide rib 441 is formed with engaging recesses 732 which project outward from the outer peripheral surface of the guide rib 441 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the guide rib 441. In addition, the cover main body 440 is formed with a metal fitting fixing portion 733 (see FIG. 9) projecting rearward from the rear surface of the cover main body 440 so as to extend from a portion between the cover bosses 442 and 443 to the insertion recess 731. It is done.

  Then, after the first to third mounting bosses 417, 418, 419 inserted through the openings 439A, 439B of the main body 701 and the cover bosses 442, 443, 443 are aligned (cover bosses 442, 443, 444 The cover 403 is attached to the handle base 401 by fixing the rear end portion of the cover to the attachment bosses 417, 418, and 419 from the rear side of the handle base 401 (partition part 413) with a screw. The cover 403 is made of an insulator (such as ABS).

  Further, the inner diameter of the guide rib 441 is larger than the outer diameter of the inner rib 431 e of the main body 701 constituting the rotary operation body 402, and the cover 403 is fixed to the handle base 401 to make the guide rib 441 an inner rib. It is relatively arranged so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of 431 e. Note that the main body relative to the handle base 401 or the like is located between the main body portion 701 in which the front edge portion of the large diameter portion 412 is relatively inserted into the rear surface side annular groove 430 a and the guide rib 441 of the cover 403. A gap is formed such that the portion 701 can relatively rotate. As described above, the cover 403 is attached to the handle base 401, so that the main body 701 is sandwiched between the handle base 401 and the cover 403 (and the touch ring 404). It will be possible to be installed.

(Relay fitting 741)
A relay fitting 741 is attached to the rear surface side of the cover main body 440 of the present embodiment. The relay fitting 741 includes a fitting main body 743 fixed to a fitting fixing portion 733 formed on the rear surface side of the cover main body 440, and a plate spring portion 745 extending rearward and inclined from one end of the fitting main body 743. ing. In the metal fitting body 743, two fixing holes 744 for screw fixing to the cover main body 440 (metal fitting fixing portion 733) are formed.

(Touch ring 404)
As shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9, FIG. 11, etc., the touch ring 404 protrudes to the inner peripheral side from the ring main body 491 and the ring main body 491, and is inserted into the insertion recess 731 formed in the guide rib 441 of the cover 403. And a terminal portion 492 to be inserted, and protruding outward from the ring main body 491 corresponding to the first finger hook convex portion 432a, the second finger hook portion 432b, and the third finger hook convex portion 432c of the main body portion 701. Engaging projections 725 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the ring main body 491 and engaging recesses 732 formed on the guide ribs 441 of the cover 403, and the first contact portion 721, the second contact portion 722, and the third contact portion 723; And have. Further, the terminal portion 492 is formed with a terminal hole 493 penetrating in the back and forth direction. The touch ring 404 is made of resin, but the entire surface is covered with a conductive metal plating layer. In the present embodiment, the metal plating layer formed on the surface of the touch ring 404 corresponds to the touch portion.

  Further, the inner diameter of the ring main body 491 is substantially the same as (slightly larger than) the outer diameter of the guide rib 441 of the cover 403. Then, after the insertion concave portion 731 of the cover 403 and the terminal portion 492 of the touch ring 404 are aligned, the guide rib 441 of the cover 403 is fitted on the inner peripheral side of the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404. The engagement projection 725 of 404 is fitted into the engagement recess 732 of the cover 403. Thereby, the touch ring 404 and the cover 403 are assembled.

  Further, the outer diameter of the rear end edge of the cover main body 440 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the ring main body 491, and in the assembled state, the front edge portion of the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 is the cover main body. Covered by the trailing edge of 440. Further, in the assembled state, the rear end edge of the guide rib 441 of the cover 403 and the rear end edge of the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 are substantially flush.

  In addition, in the assembled state, the terminal hole 493 of the terminal portion 492 and one of the fixing holes 744 of the two fixing holes 744 formed in the fitting body 743 of the relay fitting 741 are aligned, Both the screw 743 and the terminal portion 492 are screwed to the cover main body 440 (metal fixture fixing portion 733). Thereby, the touch ring 404 and the relay fitting 741 are electrically connected.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the formation positions of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are shifted back and forth so as to become the third contact portion 723, the second contact portion 722, and the first contact portion 721 from the rear side of the touch ring 404. (The first contact portion 721 is the closest and the third contact portion 723 is the innermost). That is, in the present embodiment, the first contact portion 721 and the second contact portion 722 partially overlap in the front-rear direction (when viewed from the front), and the second contact portion 722 and the third contact portion 723 partially overlap. However, the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are made independent (separated) by shifting the formation positions of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 back and forth.

  Furthermore, the projection length from the ring main body 491 of each contact part 721, 722, 723 becomes large in order of the 1st contact part 721, the 2nd contact part 722, and the 3rd contact part 723 (the 1st contact part 721 is The smallest and third contact portion 723 is the largest).

(Touch sensor 451)
The touch sensor 451 is capable of detecting that the user has touched based on, for example, a change in capacitance. As shown in FIG. 10, in the touch sensor 451 according to this embodiment, a portion between the large diameter portion 412 and a pedestal portion 421 on which the first mounting boss 417 and the second mounting boss 428 are formed to protrude. It is assembled to The touch sensor 451 is provided with a lead 452 made of metal, and the lead 452 penetrates the opening 439 B of the rotary operation body 402 in the assembled state of the handle 18, and the front end thereof is the rear surface of the cover body 440. It is located in the vicinity.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the position of the front end portion of the lead portion 452 corresponds to the position of the substantially tip end portion of the plate spring portion 745 of the relay fitting 741. The front end portion of the lead portion 452 is in contact with the plate spring portion 745 while the portion 745 is slightly bent. Thus, the relay fitting 741 and the lead portion 452 can be electrically connected without particularly requiring a connection operation. As a result, the touch ring 404 is electrically connected to the touch sensor 451 via the relay fitting 741, and the touch sensor 451 can be configured to detect that the player's hand has touched the touch ring 404. There is.

  The lead portion 452 extends forward from the portion between the first mounting boss 417 and the second mounting boss 428, so that the lead portion 452 of the rotary operation body 402 (main body portion 701) There is no hindrance to turning. Further, in the present embodiment, in the assembled state of the handle 18, the fitting body 743 of the relay fitting 741 (the terminal portion 492 of the touch ring 404) and the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451 And the plate spring portion 745 of the relay fitting 741 is between the cover bosses 442 and 443 so as to make contact with the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451. , And extends to the right of the cover bosses 442, 443 in which the lead portion 452 is located.

(First gear body 466)
The first gear body 466 has a base portion 467 in the form of a disc, a substantially cylindrical tubular wall portion 468 projecting rearward from the base portion 467, and a base on the inner peripheral side of the tubular wall portion 468. And a mounting boss 469 projecting rearward from the center of the portion 467. Through holes 470 are formed in the base portion 467 so as to be opposed to the two first gear body bosses 437 provided in the center attaching portion 433 of the rotary operation body 402. It is screwed and fixed in a state where the internal thread portion of the first gear body boss 437 is aligned. Further, slits 471 (see FIG. 9) are formed in the cylindrical wall portion 468 so as to correspond to the two through holes 470. Thereby, the cylinder wall 468 is divided into two. Outer teeth 472 are provided on the outer periphery of one of the two cylindrical wall portions 468.

  Further, a positioning projection 473 is formed on the tip of the assembly boss 469 so as to protrude in the outer peripheral direction. The assembling boss 469 is inserted into the central boss 415 of the handle base 401 when the rotary operating body 402 is assembled to the handle base 401. As long as the positioning projection 473 is not aligned with 416, it is impossible. When the interpolation is completed, the positioning projection 473 faces the rear side of the partition portion 413, so that the relative rotation of the assembling boss 469 with respect to the central boss 415, that is, the rotation with respect to the handle base 401 Relative rotation of the operating body 402 is possible.

(Variable resistor 445)
The variable resistor 445 has a resistor body 446 and a rotating shaft 447 projecting from the resistor body 446. Then, the resistor main body 446 is provided on the rear surface side of the partition portion 413 so that the rotary shaft 447 is inserted into the communication hole 426 (see FIG. 10) formed in the partition portion 413 of the handle base 401. Not installed on the installation part. 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. An outer tooth 449 is formed in a section of about three quarters of the outer peripheral area of the second gear body 448. 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. .

(Metal fitting for static electricity dissipation 406)
An electrostatic dissipation metal fitting 406 is provided between the central boss 415 and the pedestal 421. The static dissipative metal fitting 406 is formed such that its both ends are bent in the directions opposite to each other, and connection holes 499a and 499b are respectively formed at the bent both ends. The static dissipative metal fitting 406 is disposed such that the connection hole 499 a formed at one end coincides with the screw hole 422 formed in the pedestal 421. Furthermore, the other end of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 is screwed to the partition 413 of the handle base 401 and is provided on the rear surface side of the front frame set 14 via a wire not shown, and is electrically grounded. It is electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the static dissipative metal fitting 406, the reinforcing sheet metal 28, etc. constitute a grounding means.

(Spring spring 475)
The spring spring 475 as a biasing means is made of a conductive metal material, and as shown in FIG. 9, the coil portion 476 wound in a coil shape and extending outward from both ends of the coil portion 476 , Hook portions 477 and 478 whose ends are bent in an annular shape. The coil portion 476 is accommodated in an accommodation groove formed between the assembly boss 469 of the first gear body 466 and the cylinder wall portion 468. The one hook portion 477 is fixed by a metal screw in a state of being aligned with the female screw portion of the spring boss 438 (see FIG. 9) formed on the one connecting portion 434 a of the main body portion 701. Furthermore, the other hook portion 478 is made of metal (with the connection hole 499a) in a state in which one end portion of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 is held with respect to the screw hole 422 (see FIG. 8) of the pedestal portion 421 of the handle base 401. It is fixed by a screw. As a result, the main body 701 (rotation operation body 402) is urged in the counterclockwise direction by the urging force of the spiral spring 475, and the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 406 and the rotation operation body 402 which are electrically grounded are As a result, the rotary operating body 402 is electrically grounded (grounded). Although the metal portion of the spring spring 475 is exposed at the hook portions 477 and 478, the surface of the intermediate portion may be subjected to insulation treatment.

  In addition, in the non-operation state, the rotary operation body 402 which receives rotational stress in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the spring spring 475 has one connecting portion 434b abut the second mounting boss 418, and the other By the connection portion 434a of the second embodiment abuts on the third mounting boss 419, further rotation of the rotary operation body 402 in the counterclockwise direction is restricted. The relative rotational position of the second gear body 448 (rotation 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.

  In addition, by electrically connecting the rotary operation body 402 and the metal fitting 406 for static electricity dissipation by means of the spiral spring 475, the inside of the handle base 401 is complicated compared to the case where the both are electrically connected by wiring such as a cable. Can be prevented, and complexity such as routing of cables can be eliminated, and as a result, the workability can be improved.

(Stop switch 455)
As shown in FIG. 10, the stop switch 455 includes a tongue-shaped pressing portion 456 and a projecting portion 457, and the screw is fixed to the partition 413 in the large diameter portion 412 (upper side of the central boss 415). It is done. The projecting portion 457 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 457 is sunk against the biasing force.

(Stop lever 458)
As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the stop lever 458 is inserted into a shaft hole 464 supported by a support shaft 423 projecting forward from the partition portion 413 of the handle base 401 and a third mounting boss 419. The lever body 459 has an elongated hole 465, and extends from the lever body 459 to the outer peripheral side of the handle 18, and protrudes outward beyond the large diameter portion 412 through the first notch portion 414a of the large diameter portion 412. And a pressing portion 462 capable of coming into contact with the pressing portion 456 of the stop switch 455. 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 projecting portion 457 is retracted, whereby the pressing operation of the stop lever 458 is detected by the stop switch 455.

  Further, the stop lever 458 is provided with a hooking portion 460 (see FIG. 8) projecting forward from the lever main body 459. When the rotary operation body 402 is not operated, the pressing portion 427 (see FIG. 9) 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 projecting portion 457 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).

(Operation cover 702)
Next, the operation cover 702 which constitutes the front side of the rotary operation body 402 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9, 14 and the like. The operation cover 702 covers the front side of the ring portion 431 (front wall portion 431a) of the main body portion 701, and the first finger hook convex portion 432a, the second finger hook convex portion 432b, and the third finger hook of the main body portion 701. A first covering projection 761, a second covering projection 762, and a third covering projection 763 covering the front side of the projection 432c are provided, and the entire front face of the main body 701 is covered by the operation cover 702. . The operation cover 702 is made of an insulating material (ABS or the like). FIG. 14 is a rear view of the operation cover 702 as viewed from the rear side.

  The covering ring 751 includes a disk-shaped front wall portion 752 opened at the center, and a substantially cylindrical enclosure wall portion 753 extending rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the front wall portion 752. The inner diameter of the front wall 752 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the rear end edge of the cover body 440. In addition, the rear surfaces of the first covering projection 761, the second covering projection 762, and the third covering projection 763 protruding outward from the surrounding wall 753 are the first finger hooking projection 432 a of the main body 701, the second The front surface of the finger hooking convex portion 432b and the third finger hook convex portion 432c are configured to be able to abut on the front surface, and the rear surface of the covering convex portions 761, 762, 763 is a hook of the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. Screw holes 759 (see FIG. 14) are formed corresponding to the holes 711. Then, after the cover 403 to which the touch ring 404 is fixed is attached to the handle base 401, the operation cover 702 is abutted against the main body 701 so that the cover 403 is inserted inside, and the first, second,. And the third finger hook projections 432a, 432b, and 432c, and the screw holes 759 of the first, second, and third cover projections 761, 762, and 763 are screwed, thereby achieving the operation. The cover 702 and the main body portion 701 are fixed (the rotation operation body 402 is assembled). In addition, the operating surface SH of the covering convex portions 761 and 763 is substantially flush with the operating surface SH of the finger hooking convex portions 432a and 432c of the main body 701 in the assembled state.

  Although details will be described later, in the present embodiment, the front wall 752 of the covering ring 751 of the operation cover 702 is also partially corresponding to the shape of the ring 431 (front wall 431 c) of the main body 701. The width is different.

  Now, in the present embodiment, the touch ring 404 is sandwiched between the main body portion 701 of the rotary operation body 402 and the operation cover 702 so that the whole is covered, and in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402 , And contact with the touch ring 404 can not be made. On the other hand, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle, the contact portions 721, 722 and 723 of the touch ring 404 are exposed and contact can be made. Such a configuration will be described in more detail below.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the distance from the inner rib 431e on the front surface of the main body 701 to the outer peripheral edge of the ring portion 431 (width of the front wall portion 431c) is partially different. In particular, in the present embodiment, the ring portion 431 (excluding the formation portions of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c) is divided into four areas according to the difference in the width of the front wall portion 431c. More specifically, since the main body 701 is always urged in the counterclockwise direction by the spiral spring 475, as shown in FIG. 11, in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402, a pair of connecting portions Of 434a and 434b, the connecting portion 434b on the third finger hook convex portion 432c side abuts on the second mounting boss 418, and the connecting portion 434a on the first finger hook convex portion 432a side and the third mounting boss 419 Is in a state of contact. In this state (in which the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position), a portion (the main body side first area 714) of the ring portion 432 overlapping the first contact portion 721 in the front and rear direction; The portion overlapping the front and back (main body side second area 715), the portion overlapping the third contact portion 723 back and forth (body side third area 716), and any contact portions 721, 722, and 723 It is divided into a non-overlapping part (main body side fourth area 717).

  Further, the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the main body side first area 714 is longer than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the first contact portion 721. Therefore, the first contact portion 721 can be covered in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402. Further, the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the main body side first area 714 is shorter than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the second contact portion 722. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the second contact portion 722 can be protruded outward from the outer peripheral edge of the main body side first area 714 by rotating the rotary operation body 402.

  The distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the second body side area 715 is longer than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the second contact portion 722. Therefore, the second contact portion 722 can be covered in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402. Further, the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the second body side area 715 is shorter than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the third contact portion 723. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the third contact portion 723 can be protruded outward from the outer peripheral edge of the main body side second area 715 by rotating the rotation operation body 402.

  The distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the third body side area 716 is longer than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the third contact portion 723. Therefore, the third contact portion 723 can be covered in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402.

  The distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the fourth body side area 717 is shorter than the distance from the central axis X of the handle 18 to the outer peripheral edge of the first contact portion 721. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 12, by rotating the rotation operation body 402, the first contact portion 721 can be protruded outward from the outer peripheral edge of the fourth main body side area 717.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position, the edges of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 on the counterclockwise direction side in the front view respectively correspond to the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. It is located slightly clockwise than the operation surface SH. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the main body 701 (rotation operation body 402) is rotationally displaced to some extent, the operation surface SH of each finger hook convex portion 432 a, 432 b, 432 c and each contact portion 721, 722, 723. As the outer peripheral edge intersects, the contact portions 721, 722, 723 project further outward than the outer peripheral edge of the ring portion 431 (the front wall portion 431 c). As a result, the player's finger touching the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c naturally touches the contact portions 721, 722, and 723. In the present embodiment, the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are configured to be exposed from the vicinity of the root portion (boundary portion with the ring portion 431) of the operation surface SH of each finger hook convex portion 432a, 432b, and 432c. By this, it is possible to put a finger sufficiently on the operation surface SH on the tip side of each of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c, and to reliably turn the rotary operation body 402.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated as much as possible (the first mounting boss 417 and the connecting portion 434a are in contact with each other, the third mounting boss 419 and the connecting portion 434b Are in contact with each other, the end portions of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 in the clockwise direction in the front view are positioned slightly in the clockwise direction side of the operation surface SH of the corresponding finger hooks 432a, 432b, and 432c. Yes (still covered). That is, even when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated as much as possible, the operation surfaces SH of the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c intersect the contact portions 721, 722, and 723, and the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b, The finger of the player touching the operation surface SH of 432 c naturally touches the contact portions 721, 722, 723.

  In addition, of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 of the end portions on the counterclockwise side that are exposed first by turning the rotary operation body 402, in the clockwise direction toward the outer peripheral direction It extends obliquely and is chamfered at the corners. For this reason, the rotation operation body 402 is rotated and the player's finger touching the contact portions 721 722 723 smoothly slides along the outer edges of the contact portions 721 722 723. Further, the case where the portion where the first contact portion 721 and the second contact portion 722 overlap in the front-rear direction and the portion where the second contact portion 722 and the third contact portion 723 overlap in the front-rear direction is exposed to the outside Also, the player's finger may be caught by the end edge of the second contact portion 722, which is higher than the first contact portion 721, or the end edge of the third contact portion 723, which is higher than the second contact portion 722. It can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, in the present embodiment, also for the covering ring 751 of the operation cover 702, four areas having different widths of the front wall 752 corresponding to the shape of the ring 431 of the main body 701. It is divided into That is, a part (cover side first area 771) covering the front side of main body side first area 714, a part (cover side second area 772) covering the front side of main body side second area 715, and a main body side third It is divided into a part covering the front side of the area 716 (cover side third area 773) and a part covering the front side of the main body side fourth area 717 (cover side fourth area 774). The outer peripheral edge of (the front wall 431c of) the main body side fourth area 717 and the outer peripheral edge of (the surrounding wall 753 of the cover side first area 771 to the cover side fourth area 774) become substantially flush ing.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the projection length of the surrounding wall 753 to the rear in the cover side first area 771, the cover side second area 772, the cover side third area 773, and the cover side fourth area 774 is different. .

  In the cover side first area 771, the surrounding wall portion 753 covers the outer peripheral edge of the first contact portion 721, and the surrounding wall portion 753 prevents the relative movement of the second contact portion 722 to the cover side first area 771 side. It is necessary not to. For this reason, the rear edge portion of the surrounding wall 753 of the cover side first area 771 is rearward of the first contact portion 721 (may be flush with the rear surface of the first contact portion 721), and the second contact portion Located forward of 722

  In the cover side second area 772, the surrounding wall portion 753 covers the outer peripheral edge of the second contact portion 722, and the surrounding wall portion 753 prevents relative movement of the third contact portion 723 to the cover side second area 772 side. It is necessary not to. Therefore, the rear end edge of the surrounding wall 753 of the cover-side second area 772 is rearward of the second contact portion 722 (may be flush with the rear surface of the second contact portion 722), and the third contact portion Located forward of 723

  In the cover side third area 773, the outer peripheral edge of the third contact portion 723 may be covered by the surrounding wall portion 753, and in the present embodiment, the surrounding wall portion 753 of the cover side third area 773 is a rotary operation body It is extended until it is in contact with the main body portion 701 (front wall portion 431 c) in the assembled state of 402.

  In the cover side fourth area 774, the surrounding wall portion 753 needs to prevent the relative movement of the first contact portion 721 to the cover side fourth area 774 side. In the present embodiment, the first contact portion 721 is formed at the front edge portion of the outer peripheral surface of the ring main body 431, and the first contact portion 721 is the front wall portion of the operation cover 702 in the assembled state of the rotary operation body 402. The enclosure wall portion 753 is omitted in the cover-side fourth area 774 because it substantially abuts on the rear surface of the cover 752.

  In addition, the rear side is notched so that the corresponding contact portions 721, 722, 723 can be accommodated with respect to the respective covering convex portions 761, 762, 763, and the corresponding contact portions 721, 722, 723 can be made to protrude and retract. As described above, the operation surface SH is notched and formed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the gap formed by separating the enclosure wall 753 and the main body 701 of the operation cover 702 or omitting the enclosure wall 753, and the contact portions 721, 722, and 723. When the rotary operation body 402 is turned by the notches formed on the rear surface side of the covering convex portions 761, 762, 763 so as to avoid interference with the contact portions 721, 722, 723 to project the contact portions 721, 722, 723 to the outside Slits 757 are formed.

  By configuring as described above, when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state, the touch ring 404 is completely covered by the rotary operation body 402 (the main body portion 701 and the operation cover 702), When the rotary operation body 402 is rotated, the contact portions 721, 722 and 723 of the touch ring 404 are exposed from the rotary operation body 402 via the slits 757 (projected to the outer peripheral side of the rotary operation body 402) A finger is placed on the convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c (and the cover convex portions 761, 762, and 763) to come into contact with the finger of the player who rotates the rotary operation body 402. When the player's finger touches the exposed contact portions 721 and 723 as described above, the touch sensor 451 detects a touch on the touch ring 404. Further, in the present embodiment, since the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 project further to the outer peripheral side than the outer peripheral surface of the ring portion 431 of the rotary operation body 402, if the rotary operation body 402 is rotated, A finger is in contact with (slidingly contact) the contact portions 721 and 723 with nature.

  In addition, after the rotation operation body 402 is rotated by a predetermined amount and the contact portions 721 and 723 are exposed, the contact portions 721, 722 and 723 continue to operate the operation surface SH until the rotation operation body 402 is maximally rotated. It is exposed as it intersects with. In addition, in the present embodiment, the ring portion 431 and the covering ring 751 constitute a ring body, and the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c and the covering convex portions 761, 762, 763 constitute a finger hooking portion.

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

  First, the first gear body 466 is screwed to the center attachment portion 433 of the main body portion 701. Next, the coil portion 476 of the spiral spring 475 is installed in the first gear body 466 (housing groove), and one hook portion 477 is aligned with the spring boss 437 and fixed with a metal screw. .

  In addition, a variable resistor 445, a touch sensor 451, a stop switch 455, a stop lever 458, an electrostatic dissipation metal fitting 406 and the like are disposed at predetermined positions with respect to the handle base 401. More specifically, in the metal fitting for static electricity dissipation 406, the connection hole 499a at one end is aligned with the screw hole 422 of the pedestal 421, and the connection hole 499b at the other end is formed in the partition 413. And the other end is electrically connected to the wiring electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3), the screw is applied to the partition 413. It is fixed. However, at this time, the connection hole 499a at the one end of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 is only aligned with the screw hole 422 of the pedestal 421 (not screwed).

  Further, the touch sensor 451 is installed at a position opposite to the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 406 with the pedestal portion 421 interposed therebetween so that the metal lead portion 452 extends forward. Furthermore, while the variable resistor 445 is attached from the rear to the peripheral portion of the communication hole 426 of the partition 413, the second gear body 448 is mutually opposed to the rotation shaft 447 of the variable resistor 445 projecting forward of the partition 413. Are assembled to have a predetermined relative angle relationship. Further, the stop switch 455 is installed, and the stop lever 458 is installed so that the shaft hole 464 is inserted into the support shaft 423.

  Thereafter, the main body portion 701 in which the first gear body 466 and the spiral spring 475 are assembled as described above is assembled to the handle base 401. As a result, the assembling boss 469 of the first gear body 466 attached to the main body 701 is inserted into the central boss 415. This interpolation is performed after the positioning projection 473 is aligned with the slit-like cutout recess 416 of the central boss 415, as described above. Further, with the insertion of the assembling boss 469 into the central boss 415, the large diameter portion 412 of the handle base 401 is inserted into the rear annular groove 430 a of the main body 701, and further, the second gear body 448 is The external teeth 449 and the external teeth 472 of the first gear body 466 mesh with each other in a predetermined positional relationship. Thereby, the assembly of the main body 701 to the handle base 401 is completed. When the assembly is completed, the positioning projection 473 faces the rear side of the partition wall 413 as described above, so the relative rotation of the assembly boss 469 with respect to the central boss 415, ie, the main body 701 with respect to the handle base 401 (rotation Relative rotation of the operation body 402) is possible.

  Further, by assembling the main body portion 701, the first and second mounting bosses 417 and 418 are inserted into the second opening 439B, and the third mounting boss 429 is inserted into the first opening 439A. In addition, the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451 is inserted into the second opening 439 B (in a penetrating state), and the tip end of the lead portion 452 is positioned in front of the main portion 701.

  In addition, at this time, the other hook portion 478 of the spiral spring 475 is not yet fixed. Therefore, while the connection hole 499a at one end of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 is aligned with the screw hole 422 of the pedestal 421, the other hook portion 478 is aligned with the screw hole 422, and the screw It is fixed by. As described above, the attachment of the spring spring 475 biases the main body 701 (rotation operation body 402) in the counterclockwise direction, and the main body 701 passes the spring spring 475, the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 406, and the like. Will be installed electrically. Therefore, when the player charged with static electricity touches the main body 701, the static electricity does not cause electrostatic discharge via the main body 701, the spring spring 475, the static dissipating metal fitting 406, etc., and is relatively quick. Will be lost to the earth.

  Subsequently, the relay fitting 741 is fixed to the fitting fixing portion 733 of the cover main body 440 of the cover 403. However, at this time, among the two fixing holes 744 formed in the metal fitting main body 743 of the relay metal fitting 741, screws are screwed only to the fixing hole 744 on the inner peripheral side of the cover 403.

  Thereafter, the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 is fitted on the outer peripheral side of the guide rib 441 of the cover 403, and the engagement protrusion 725 of the touch ring 404 is fitted in the engagement recess 732 of the cover 403. Thereby, the touch ring 404 is fixed to the cover 403. The terminal portion 492 of the touch ring is inserted into the insertion recess 731 formed in the guide rib 441 of the cover 403, and the terminal hole 493 formed in the terminal portion 492 is fixed to the fixing hole 744 of the relay fitting 741 The terminal portion 492 is screwed to the bracket fixing portion 733 together with the bracket body 743. As a result, the fixed state of the cover 403 and the touch ring 404 becomes more stable, and the touch ring 404 and the relay fitting 741 are electrically connected.

  Subsequently, the inner rib 431 e of the main body 701 is relatively inserted into the inner peripheral side of the guide rib 441 of the cover 403, and the first to third mounting bosses 417 to 419 of the handle base 401 and the cover boss 442 of the cover 403 After the 444 to 444 are aligned, screwing is performed from the rear side of the large diameter portion 412 for each. Thus, the cover 403 is fixed to the handle base 401. At this time, the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451 protruding to the front than the main body portion 701 is in pressure contact with the plate spring portion 745 of the relay fitting 741. Thereby, the touch ring 404 and the touch sensor 451 are electrically connected via the relay fitting 741, and electrical conduction between the touch ring 404 and the touch sensor 451 is achieved. Therefore, when the player touches the touch ring 404, the fact can be detected by the touch sensor 451.

  Finally, the cover 403 is inserted into the inner peripheral side of the covering ring 751 so that the operation cover 702 is in contact with the front side of the main body 701, and the holding holes 711 formed in the finger hooks 432a, 432b, and 432c. And screw holes 759 formed in the covering convex portions 761, 762, 763 are screwed in from the rear surface side of the main body 701. Thus, the assembly of the handle 18 is completed.

In the present embodiment, (1); when the rotary operation body 402 is fully pivoted clockwise from the reference position, the operation surface SH of the first contact portion 721 is at the reference position. It passes through the position of the operation surface SH of the second contact portion 722 when it is located, and is positioned on the clockwise direction side of the position of the contact surface SH of the second contact portion 722, and the operation surface SH of the second contact portion 722 Is positioned on the clockwise side of the position of the contact surface SH of the third contact portion 723 when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position. For this reason, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the adjustment (fine adjustment) of the launch strength of the gaming ball based on the amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 402 becomes more difficult than in the case where the rotation range of the rotary operation body 402 is small. it can. In addition, for example, the operability of the handle 18 can be improved as compared with the configuration in which the second finger hook convex portion 432 b, the second covering convex portion 762 and the second contact portion 722 are omitted. (2) The player's finger operating each contact surface SH is in contact until the rotary operation body 402 is rotated by a predetermined amount in the clockwise direction side until the rotary operation body 402 reaches the position where the rotary operation body 402 is maximally rotated. The contact portions 721, 722, 723 are extended so as to contact the portions 721, 722, 723 without interruption. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the game ball is not fired without intention when the player is operating the handle 18.

  However, when employing the configurations of (1) and (2), the first contact portion 721 and the second contact portion 722 partially overlap in the front-rear direction (when viewed from the front) The third contact portion 723 partially overlaps. Therefore, for example, when the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are provided straight in the circumferential direction of the ring main body 491, the rotation operation is performed by the surrounding wall portion 753 of the operation cover 702 covering the outer peripheral edge of the first contact portion 721. Even if the body 402 is rotated, the second contact portion 722 can not be exposed, and the surrounding wall portion 753 covering the outer peripheral edge of the second contact portion 722 causes the third contact even when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated. The part 723 can not be exposed. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the positions where the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are formed are shifted back and forth, and the projection length of the surrounding wall portion 753 of the operation cover 702 to the rear is adjusted correspondingly. I'm avoiding the problem. Further, by covering the outer peripheral edge of each contact portion 721, 722, 723 with the surrounding wall portion 753, the contact portion (before or substantially simultaneously with the main body portion 701) when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operating state It can be reliably prevented that the player's finger touches 721, 722, 723. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the rotary operation body 402, and the contact area between the player's finger and the rotary operation body 402 when the player operates the rotary operation body 402. Can increase the operability.

  Furthermore, only by shifting the formation positions of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 back and forth, for example, the projection lengths of the first contact portion 721, the second contact portion 722, and the third contact portion 723 from the ring main body 491 are the same. In this case, the second contact portion 722 can not protrude outward from the surrounding wall portion 753 covering the outer peripheral edge of the first contact portion 721 even if the rotary operation body 402 is rotated. The third contact portion 723 can not be protruded from the surrounding wall portion 753 covering the outer peripheral edge of the portion 722 to the outer peripheral side. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the projection length is increased in the order of the first contact portion 721, the second contact portion 722, and the third contact portion 723, and the rotation operation body 402 is rotated. 723 can be reliably projected to the outer peripheral side of the ring main body 491 and the covering ring 751, and the player puts a finger on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portion 432 to operate the rotary operation body 402, such a player The contact portions 721, 722, 723 may be configured to contact the finger naturally.

  In the present embodiment, the positions where the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are formed are shifted back and forth to change the protruding lengths of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723. However, the present invention is particularly limited to such a configuration. is not. For example, even if the projection lengths of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are constant, the formation positions of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are shifted back and forth as described above, and the surrounding wall portion 753 does not operate the rotary operation body 402. If only the outer peripheral edge of the corresponding contact portion 721, 722, 723 is covered in the state, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated, the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are outer periphery than the rotary operation body 402. Although they can not be protruded to the side, they can be exposed in a touchable manner. Therefore, it is difficult to touch the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 in the non-operation state of the rotation operation body 402, and in the state in which the rotation operation body 402 is rotated, the player's finger pressing the finger hook convex portion 432 Can be configured to contact each contact portion 721, 722, 723. When the configuration is adopted, the outer peripheral edge of the front wall portion 431c of the ring portion 431 of the main body portion 701 is on the inner peripheral side of the ring portion 431 than the outer peripheral edge of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 that can face front and back. It is desirable to be located in In this case, the player's finger can be more easily brought into contact with the contact portions 721, 722, 723 exposed on the inner peripheral side of the surrounding wall portion 753 of the operation cover 702.

  Also, for example, even when the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are provided straight in a straight line in the circumferential direction of the ring main body 491, the projection lengths of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are changed as described above The slits 757 formed in the surrounding wall portion 753 are not formed so as to be opened backward, but only the portions facing the outer peripheral surfaces of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 are opened. By forming the enclosure wall portion 753 in the form of a long hole so that the enclosure wall portion 753 also exists at the rear, the contact portions 721, 722 and 723 can be viewed through the slits 757 in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402 However, the contact with the contact portions 721, 722, 723 is made difficult (effectively impossible), and the slit 75 is rotated by rotating the rotary operation body 402. It can be protruded contact portion 721 on the outer peripheral side of the rotary body 402 via the.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 15 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 ( 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 unit 456, the projecting portion 457) is pressed, and the operation amount of the handle 18 (rotation operation The game balls are fired one by one at a strength corresponding to the rotation amount of the body 402). 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 handle 18 of this embodiment, when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state (reference position), the touch ring 404 (contact portions 721, 722, and 723) It is covered by the portion 701 and the operation cover 702) so that contact can not be made. On the other hand, by rotating the rotary operation body 402 clockwise by a predetermined angle, the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 of the touch ring 404 are exposed from the rotary operation body 402, and the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c are operated. The player's finger naturally comes in contact with the contact portions 721, 722, 723. With this configuration, the player always touches the rotary operation body 402 before the touch ring 404 when operating the handle 18.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the main body portion 701 of the rotary operation body 402 is made of a conductive resin. That is, when the player operates the handle 18, when the player's hand touches the touch ring 404 before touching the main body 701, the static electricity charged to the player via the main body 701 or the like is released. . Therefore, when the player touches the touch ring 404, 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 sensor 451. As a result, an adverse effect (electrostatic breakdown or the like) on a touch detection circuit or the like due to static electricity can be suppressed.

  Further, the main body 701 is electrically insulated from the touch ring 404 (the front side portion of the main body 701 that can come in contact with the touch ring 404 is not plated). Can be prevented from flowing to the touch sensor 451 via the touch ring 404. Therefore, the touch detection circuit can be more reliably prevented from being electrostatically destroyed by a high voltage due to static electricity (including the case of not discharging). In addition, in the touch detection circuit, electrostatic destruction or the like of the touch detection circuit can be prevented without providing a charge-eliminating unit capable of releasing static electricity to the ground when static electricity whose voltage is higher than a predetermined level is applied. it can. Therefore, the touch detection circuit can be simplified.

  Furthermore, even if the player intentionally does not perform the slow charge, if the player performs an operation (a rotation operation of the rotation operation body 402) necessary for firing the game ball, the touch ring 404 is touched. The body part 701 is touched in advance and static electricity will be discharged. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the game in a smooth manner while carrying out the gradual discharge of the player without bothering the player. Also, when a conductive member (electrostatic induction means) is provided separately from the handle 18, a configuration (such as a guide plate) for causing the conductive member to be touched earlier is provided. Although it is conceivable to provide, it is not necessary to provide such a configuration in this embodiment, and the configuration is complicated, the manufacturing workability is reduced, the cost is increased, the designability is reduced, and a member for guiding to the front side of the game machine It is possible to avoid various problems such as the need for securing the installation space of

  In addition, since the main body portion 701 is electrically grounded, static electricity is not charged on the main body portion 701, and the player can charge the player by touching the main body portion 701 (the rotation operation body 402). It is possible to reliably release the static electricity from the player.

  Furthermore, finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c (and covering convex portions 761, 762, and 763) are provided on the rotation operation body 402, and the contact portion 721 of the touch ring 404 by rotating the rotation operation body 402. 722 and 723 are protruded on the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion 431 and the ring main body 491 through the slits 757 formed in the operation surfaces SH of the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b and 432c and the covering convex portions 761, 762, Can. That is, by providing the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c, the operability of the rotary operation body 402 is improved, and the position of the finger when the player grips the rotary operation body 402 is determined. Further, since the contact portions 721, 722, 723 of the touch ring 404 are exposed from the finger hooks 432a, 432b, 432c (and the cover bumps 761, 762, 763), the finger hooks 432a, 432b, 432c When the user operates the rotary operation body 402, the finger of the player naturally touches the contact portions 721, 722, 723. Moreover, since the contact portions 721, 722, 723 can be made to project to the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion 431, the contact portions 721, 722, 723 can be easily touched by the player's finger. There is. Therefore, by operating the rotation operation body 402, the finger of the player can be reliably touched on the touch ring 404, and the finger of the player touches the touch ring 404 despite the operation of the rotation operation body 402. It is possible to avoid the situation where the game ball is not fired due to the absence.

  In addition, the main body portion 701 is formed of a conductive resin (in this example, the surface resistivity is 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) having electrostatic diffusibility. That is, the main body 701 having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq releases static electricity charged in the player relatively slowly, as compared with the one composed of a material having a surface resistivity of less than 10 5 Ω / sq. Even if a charged player touches the main body 701, electrostatic discharge hardly occurs. Therefore, when the player touches the rotary operation body 402 (the operation unit 701), occurrence of electrostatic discharge can prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable. Moreover, as described above, when the player operates the handle 18, the player's hand is charged with the player through the main unit 701 or the like by touching the main unit 701 before touching the touch ring 404. Since the static electricity is dissipated, it is possible to prevent a situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch ring 404 when the player touches the touch ring 404 thereafter.

  Furthermore, the main body 701 having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq releases static electricity charged to the player relatively quickly, as compared with the one composed of a material having a surface resistivity of 10 11 Ω / sq or more. be able to. Therefore, even if the time from the player touching the main unit 701 to the touch ring 404 is short, static electricity charged on the player can be more reliably reduced. As a result, a situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch ring 404 can be more reliably suppressed. In addition, the shape of the handle 18 does not have to be greatly changed in order to earn time for the player to touch the touch ring 404 after touching the main unit 701, so that the configuration becomes complicated, operability is reduced, etc. And the situation where the player's hand becomes difficult to touch the touch ring 404 can be suppressed.

  When the surface resistivity of the rotation operation body 402 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 main body 701 exceeds 10 11 Ω / sq, the speed of releasing static electricity is relatively slow, and therefore, it is assumed that the time from the player touching the rotary operation body 402 to touching the touch ring 404 is short. It is feared that the static electricity charged to the player can not be sufficiently reduced, and the electrostatic discharge still occurs when the touch ring 404 is touched.

  Furthermore, for example, when the touch sensor 451 is made of a conductive resin having electrostatic diffusivity, it can not be suitably detected that the player has touched the handle 18 (the reaction is delayed, etc.) ) Is concerned. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, apart from the main body 701 made of the above conductive resin, a metal plated layer is provided on the surface, and the touch ring 404 electrically connected to the touch sensor 451 is provided. Therefore, it is possible to suitably detect that the player has touched the handle 18.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main body 701 of the rotary operation body 402 provided to be able to change the firing speed of the game ball according to the operation of the player is made of a conductive resin having electrostatic diffusivity, Since the electrostatic induction means is constituted by the rotary operation body 402, the handle 18 is enlarged and the structure is complicated, compared to the case where the electrostatic induction means for releasing the static electricity charged to the player is separately provided. It is possible to suppress a decrease in workability and the like.

Second Embodiment
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 16 focusing on the handle 18 which is a characteristic part. The basic configuration of the handle 18 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted, and the same member names and member numbers will be used for the description.

(Touch ring 404)
The touch ring 404 of the present embodiment is provided rotatably with respect to the handle base 401. As shown in FIG. 16, the touch ring 404 includes a cylindrical ring body 491, first, second, and third contact portions 801, 802, 803 protruding from the ring body 491 toward the outer periphery, and the ring body 491. A mounting plate 805 positioned at the center, and girder portions 806 a and 806 b extending in two opposite directions from the mounting plate 805 and having ends connected to the ring main body 491 are provided. The touch ring 404 is made of resin, but the entire surface is covered with a conductive metal plating layer. Further, at the rear edge portion of the ring main body 491, a rear surface side annular groove (not shown) into which the front edge portion of the large diameter portion 412 of the handle base 401 is inserted is formed.

(First gear body 466)
A first gear body 466 is attached to the rear surface side of the mounting plate 805. The first gear body 466 is in mesh with a second gear body 448 fixed to the rotation shaft 447 of the variable resistor 445, and is touched via the first gear pair 466 and the second gear body 448. The amount of rotation of the ring 404 is detected by the variable resistor 445.

(Touch sensor 451)
Further, in the touch sensor 451 of the present embodiment, the position at which the metal fitting 406 for dissipating static electricity is disposed in the first embodiment, that is, the first mounting boss 417 and the second mounting boss 428 are formed to protrude. It is disposed between the base portion 421 and the central boss 415. Further, the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451 extends forward, and its tip is bent. The front end portion of the lead portion 452 is located rearward of the rotary operation body 402.

(Spring spring 475)
Furthermore, the spring spring 475 of the present embodiment is made of a conductive metal material, the coil portion 476 is disposed on the first gear body 466, and one hook portion 477 is of the touch ring 404 (beam portion 806a). The other hook portion 478 is locked to the lead portion 452 of the touch sensor 451. As a result, the touch ring 404 is urged in the counterclockwise direction in a front view by the urging force of the spring spring 475, and the touch ring 404 and the touch sensor 451 are electrically driven through the metal spring spring 475. The touch sensor 451 is configured to be able to detect that the player's hand has touched the touch ring 404.

  In the non-operation state, the touch ring 404, which receives a stress in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the spring 475, contacts one of the girder portions 806b to the second mounting boss 418 and the other girder. When the portion 806a abuts on the third mounting boss 419, further rotation of the rotary operation body 402 in the counterclockwise direction is restricted. The relative rotation position of the second gear body 448 (rotation shaft 447) at this time is the reference state where the rotation operation amount is zero, and the resistance value of the resistor main body 446 of the variable resistor 445 in this state is rotation. The value corresponds to zero operation amount.

(Rotator 402)
The rotation operation body 402 of this embodiment is not divided into two members as in the first embodiment, but is configured as a single unit. Further, although the rotary operation body 402 basically has the same configuration as the main body portion 701 of the first embodiment, the configuration for attaching the first gear body 466 is omitted, and the ring portion The inner wall 431 b of 431 is omitted. Further, portions of the outer wall 431a corresponding to the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432 b, and 432 c are opened, and the space inside the finger hook convex portions 432 a, 432 b and 432 c and the space on the inner circumferential side of the ring portion 431 are It is in communication. Furthermore, the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 is configured to be slightly smaller than the outer wall portion 431 a of the rotary operation body 402. In addition, the spaces inside the finger hook projections 432 a, 432 b, 432 c are configured to be larger than the corresponding contact portions 801, 802, 803. With the above configuration, the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 is accommodated inside the ring portion 431 of the rotary operation body 402, and the contact portions 801, 802, 803 are provided inside the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c. It can be accommodated. In the state where the touch ring 404 is inserted inside the rotary operation body 402, the outer peripheral surface of the ring main body 491 of the touch ring 404 and the inner side surface of the outer wall portion 431a of the rotary operation body 402 contact substantially. It is done.

  The center attachment portion 433 has a disk-like base plate 435, a cylindrical support protrusion 811 projecting forward from the central portion of the base plate 435, and a substantially L-shaped lock projecting forward from the base plate 435. And a hook 812. In addition, the ring portion 431 includes an outer rib 431 d formed so as to extend the outer wall portion 431 a further forward than the front wall portion 431 c, and the guide rib 441 of the cover 403 is inserted between the outer rib 431 d and the inner rib 431 e. The front annular groove 430b is formed.

  Moreover, the rotation operation body 402 is comprised by the electroconductive resin material (The surface resistivity is 105-109 ohm / sq) which has static-dissipative property similarly to the main-body part 701 of the said 1st Embodiment. That is, the rotation operation body 402 does not cause electrostatic discharge (ESD) when it is brought into contact with an electrostatically charged object, and the static electricity charged on the object can be released relatively quickly. Have conductivity. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the inner surface of the rotary operation body 402 (the inner surface of the outer wall 431a of the ring 431, the back surface of the front wall 431c, and the inner surface of the finger hooks 432a, 432b, and 432c) is made of an insulating material. It is coated. In addition, the method of the said insulation process is not specifically limited, The site | part which contacts the touch ring 404 among the rotation operation bodies 402 should just be comprised with an insulating material. For example, other than forming a coating film, a method of attaching (sticking) an insulating material, or forming part of the rotation operation body 402 with an insulating material may be mentioned.

(Metal fitting for static electricity dissipation 406)
The static dissipative metal fitting 406 of the present embodiment is assembled on the opposite side to the touch sensor 451 with the pedestal portion 421 interposed therebetween (a portion where the touch sensor 451 is provided in the first embodiment). Further, the rear end portion of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 is screw-fixed to the partition wall 413 of the handle base 401 as in the first embodiment, and is electrically grounded via a wire not shown. It is electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3).

  Furthermore, the static dissipative metal fitting 406 of this embodiment is longer than that of the first embodiment, and the rotary operation body penetrates the opening 439B of the rotational operation body 402 when the handle 18 is assembled. It extends to the front of 402. The static dissipative metal fitting 406 extends forward from the portion between the first mounting boss 417 and the second mounting boss 428, so that the static electricity dissipative metal fitting 406 rotates the rotary operating body 402 Movement is not impeded.

(Winding spring for operation 821)
Further, in the present embodiment, an operation spring spring 821 is provided which biases the rotation operation body 402 in the counterclockwise direction in a front view. The operating spring spring 821 is made of a conductive metal material, and extends outward from both ends of the coil portion 822 wound in a coil shape and the coil portion 822 and the tip is bent in an L shape. The hooks 823 and 824 are provided. The operation spring spring 821 is installed inside the coil portion 822 so as to insert the support projection 811 of the rotation operation body 402, and one hook portion 823 is locked to the locking hook 812 of the rotation operation body 402, The other hook portion 824 is locked in the vicinity of the front end portion of the static dissipative metal fitting 406 protruding forward of the rotary operation body 402 via the second opening 439B. Thus, the rotary operation body 402 is urged in the counterclockwise direction by the urging force of the operation spring spring 821, and electrically grounded via the operation spring spring 821 and the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 406, etc. ing.

  Further, in the non-operation state, the rotary operation body 402, which receives a rotational stress in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the operation spring spring 821, abuts the one connection portion 434b to the second mounting boss 418. When the other connecting portion 434a abuts on the third mounting boss 419, further rotation of the rotary operation body 402 in the counterclockwise direction is restricted.

  The cover 403 is fixed to the handle base 401 by inserting the guide rib 441 into the front annular groove 430b formed on the front side of the rotary operation body 402 (for the first to third attachment of the handle base 401) By screwing the bosses 417 to 419 and the cover bosses 442 to 444 of the cover 403, the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 404 are sandwiched between the cover 403 and the handle base 401 (large diameter portion 412). Thus, it is rotatably attached to the handle base 401.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is operated to a portion of the ring hook 431 (outer wall portion 431 a) and the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c that is connected to the operation surface SH. At this time, slits 831 are formed to expose the contact portions 801, 802, 803 housed inside the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432 b, 432 c to the outside of the finger hook convex portions 432 a, 432 b, 432 c.

  That is, in this embodiment, the contact portions 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 are accommodated inside the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c of the rotary operation body 402 in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 404. And is configured to be unable to make contact. More specifically, the positional relationship between the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b and 432c and the connecting portions 434a and 434b and the positional relationship between the contact portions 801, 802 and 803 and the girder portions 806a and 806b are shifted, and the finger hooking convex portion When the operation surface SH of 432a, 432b, 432c and the vertical side (contact side 809) on the counterclockwise direction side of the contact portions 801, 802, 803 are aligned back and forth, with respect to the connecting portions 434a, 434b. The digit portions 806a and 806b are slightly offset in the counterclockwise direction.

  On the other hand, when the player puts a finger on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432 b, and 432 c and rotates the rotary operation body 402 to some extent, the contact portions 801, 802, and 803 move from the slit 831 to the finger hook convex portion 432 a. , 432b, and 432c, and comes into contact with the finger of the player who is pressing the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. Further, when the rotary operation body 402 is further rotated in the clockwise direction from the state in which the contact portions 801, 802, 803 are in contact with the finger of the player, the touch ring 404 as well as the rotational operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction. It will be done.

  In addition, for example, the rotation operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction as much as possible, the connecting portion 434a and the first mounting boss 417 are in contact with each other, and the connecting portion 434b and the third mounting boss 419 are in contact with each other. Even in this case, neither of the girder portions 806a and 806b of the touch ring 404 abut on the mounting bosses 417 to 419. Furthermore, from the state where the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 402 are rotated in the clockwise direction, the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c and the contact side portion 809 of the contact portions 801, 802, 803 with a finger When the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 404 are turned in the counterclockwise direction while being supported, the touch rings are performed before the connecting portions 434 a and 434 b of the rotary operation body 402 abut the mounting bosses 418 and 419. The girder portions 806 a and 806 b of 404 abut the mounting bosses 418 and 419. As a result, in the non-operation state of the touch ring 404 and the rotary operation body 402, the respective contact portions 801, 802, 803 are positioned on the clockwise direction side of the operation surface SH of the corresponding finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c. (It will be in the state accommodated in the inside of finger hook convex part 432a, 432b, 432c).

  In addition, the slit 831 of the present embodiment extends to the vicinity of the outer peripheral side end of the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. Further, in a state where the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c and the contact side portions 809 of the contact portions 801, 802, and 803 become flush, the outer peripheral end of the contact side portion 809 is a slit It is located near the outer peripheral end of 831.

  In addition, since the slit 831 of the present embodiment is continuously formed not only on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c, but also at a portion connected to the operation surface SH of the ring portion 431; When only the rotation operation body 402 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the contact portions 801, 802, and 803 can slightly protrude outward from the operation surface SH through the slits 831. As a result, the contact portions 801, 802, 803 can more easily contact the finger of the player who rotates the rotary operation body 402. In addition, the slit 831 is formed only in the vicinity of the operation surface SH of the finger hooking convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c in the ring portion 431 (the outer wall portion 431a). For this reason, from the state where the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 404 are rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle, only the rotary operation body 402 is pressed and the touch ring 404 is free (the hand does not touch the touch ring 404) Even if the contact portion 801, 802, 803 is caught on the counterclockwise direction edge of the slit 831 formed in the ring portion 431 (the outer wall portion 431a), only the touch ring 404 is the standard. It is possible to avoid the situation of returning to the position.

  By being configured as described above, the player always touches the rotary operation body 402 before touching the touch ring 404 when operating the handle 18. Further, by configuring the touch ring 404 so as to be rotatable, the tips of the contact portions 801, 802, 803 and the projecting portions 432a, 432b, and 432c in the projection direction do not interfere with the rotation of the rotation operation body 402. It can be positioned to the vicinity, and the finger pressing the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c can be configured to contact the contact portions 801, 802, and 803 more reliably. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the game ball from being fired due to the player's finger operating the rotation operation body 402 not touching the touch ring 404. In addition, since the touch ring 404 is biased in the counterclockwise direction by the spiral spring 475, the contact portions 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 are reliably exposed when the rotary operation body 402 is operated. (A player's finger can be touched).

  As described above in detail, in the second embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 is made of a conductive resin (in this example, the surface resistivity is 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) having electrostatic diffusibility, and the operation of the handle 18 is performed. By touching the rotary operation body 402 first, static electricity charged on the body can be released relatively quickly, and electrostatic discharge can be prevented, and static electricity can be prevented from flowing in the touch detection circuit. it can. Therefore, basically the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment, when the rotary operation body 402 is at the reference position (non-operation state), the touch ring 404 (contact portions 801, 802, 803) is covered with the rotary operation body 402 to make contact. Can not be On the other hand, by rotating the rotational operation body 402 clockwise by a predetermined angle, the contact portions 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 are slits 831 formed on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c. It exposes from and comes into contact with the player's finger naturally. With this configuration, the player always touches the rotary operation body 402 before the touch ring 404 when operating the handle 18. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, electrostatic discharge occurs between the touch ring 404 and the player's hand due to the player touching the touch ring 404 before touching the rotary operation body 402. Can be prevented more reliably.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the touch ring 404 is also configured to be rotatable, and the player rotates the rotary operation body 402 by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction side, and the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. After the contact portions 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 touch the finger of the player who presses the operation surface SH, the touch ring 404 is also rotated along with the rotary operation body 402.

  That is, when employing a configuration in which the contact portions 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 are exposed by operating the rotary operation body 402 and contact with the touch ring 404 can be achieved naturally, the finger hooking of the rotary operation body 402 The contact portions 801, 802, 803 need to be provided on the tracks of the fingers of the player who presses the convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c, but when the touch ring 404 is non-displaceably fixed, the touch ring 404 The contact portions 801, 802, 803 are provided so as to clear most of the track of the player's finger so that the player's operation on the rotation operation body 402 is not impeded. However, in this case, depending on how the finger is put on the operation surface SH of the player's finger hook projections 432a, 432b and 432c (for example, by touching only the tips of the finger hook projections 432a, 432b and 432c in the protruding direction) There is a concern that the player's hand will not come in contact with the contact portions 801, 802, 803 even if the player operates the rotation operation body 402.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the touch ring 404 is configured to be displaceable in the same direction as the rotary operation body 402, the finger of the player who presses the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c. Even if the contact portions 801, 802, 803 are provided on the track of the above, it is avoided that the movement of the player's hand (finger) operating the rotary operation body 402 by the contact portions 801, 802, 803 is hindered. be able to. In particular, in the present embodiment, the slits 831 are extended to the vicinity of the outer peripheral end of the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432c, and the operation surface SH and the respective contact portions 801, 802, 803 The outer peripheral side end of the contact side 809 is located in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side end edge of the slit 831 in a state where the contact side 809 is flush with the second side. Therefore, the player's finger operating the rotary operation body 402 can be configured to contact the touch ring 404 reliably, and the player's hand operating the rotary operation body 402 does not touch the touch ring 404. It is possible to prevent the situation where the game ball is not fired.

  In addition, when the touch ring 404 is provided non-displaceably with respect to the handle base 401, a configuration for preventing the touch ring 404 from obstructing the displacement of the rotary operation body 402, or the non-operation of the rotary operation body 402 The configuration for covering the touch ring 404 in the state becomes complicated (In the first embodiment, the positions where the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 of the touch ring 404 are formed are shifted forward and backward, and the contact portions 721, 722, Although there is a possibility that the width of the front wall 752 of the operation cover 702 and the extension length of the surrounding wall 753 to the rear may be changed by changing the protrusion length of 723 and matching it to this. Such a problem can be avoided by configuring the touch ring 404 so as to be rotatable as well.

  In addition, for example, when the touch ring 404 is provided non-displaceably, a slit (relative to the first embodiment, the slit 757) in a relatively wide range with respect to the rotary operation body 402 to expose the touch ring 404. In the present embodiment, the formation range of the slits 831 can be made as small as possible. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a situation in which a foreign object intrudes into the inside of the handle 18 through the slit 831 or the contact area between the player's finger and the rotary operation body 402 when the player operates the rotary operation body 402. It is possible to improve the operability, or to suppress the reduction in the strength of the rotary operation body 402 due to the formation of the slits 831.

Third Embodiment
Hereinafter, the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21 focusing on the handle 18 which is a characteristic part.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, the handle 18 includes a handle base 1401 fixed to the front frame set 14, and a rotary operation body 1402 as an operating unit rotatably attached to the handle base 1401. The substantially hemispherical cover 1403 fixed to the handle base 1401 on the front side of the rotary operation body 1402, the touch ring 1404 plated on the surface, and the intervening between the rotary operation body 1402 and the touch ring 1404 And an insulating ring 1405. In addition, a first gear body 1466 fixed to the rotary operation body 1402, a variable resistor 1445 as a displacement amount detecting means, and a second gear body for interlocking the first gear body 1466 and the variable resistor 1445 1448 and a touch sensor 1451 as touch detection means. Further, a static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406 for grounding the rotary operation body 1402, a spring spring 1475 biasing the rotary operation body 1402 in a counterclockwise direction, and a stop switch 1455 for stopping the firing of the game ball A stop lever 1458 used to operate the stop switch 1455 is provided.

(Handle base 1401)
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 9, the handle base 1401 has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole, and the small diameter portion 1411 located on the rear side and the large diameter portion 1412 located on the front side are separated by the partition 1413. There is. Further, at the rear end portion of the large diameter portion 1412, a support rib 1420 is formed which protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the large diameter portion 1412. Furthermore, in the large diameter portion 1412, a first cutaway portion 1414a (a lower left portion in FIG. 21) and a second cutaway portion 1414b (a lower right portion in FIG. 21) formed by partially cutting out And are provided. Further, a cylindrical central boss 1415 is integrally formed at the center of the partition wall 1413. The front portion of the central boss 1415 is formed in a tapered shape that decreases in diameter toward the front, and a notch recess 1416 is formed in part of the front portion of the central boss 1415.

  Further, first, second and third mounting bosses 1417, 1418 and 1419 are formed in the partition wall 1413 so as to project forward. The first and second mounting bosses 1417 and 1418 are formed at positions adjacent to each other on a pedestal portion 1421 which is formed to project forward from the partition wall portion 1413, and the third mounting boss 1419 is a central boss It is formed in the position on the opposite side to the base part 1421 on both sides of 1415. As shown in FIG. Further, a screw hole 1422 is formed in the pedestal portion 1421 between the first and second mounting bosses 1417 and 1418.

  Further, from the partition wall 1413, a support shaft 1423 is formed so as to project forward at a position (upper) near the third mounting boss 1419. Furthermore, an insertion hole (not shown) for guiding various wirings and the like to the rear side is formed in the partition wall 1413. The handle base 1401 is made of an insulator (such as ABS).

(Rotary operation body 1402)
The rotary operation body 1402 includes an annular ring portion 1431, a plurality of finger hooking convex portions 1432 formed protruding on the outer periphery of the ring portion 1431, a center attachment portion 1433 located at the center of the ring portion 1431, and a center attachment portion 1433 And connecting portions 1434 a and 1434 b which are extended in two opposite directions from each other and whose ends are respectively connected to the ring portion 1431. In the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 1402 is made of a conductive resin material (having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) as a static electricity diffusive material having electrostatic diffusivity. In other words, the rotary operation body 1402 does not cause electrostatic discharge (ESD) when it is brought into contact with an electrostatically charged object, and is capable of relatively quickly releasing the electrostatic charge on the object. Have conductivity.

  The ring portion 1431 has a rear side annular groove 1430a (see FIG. 20) into which the large diameter portion 1412 of the handle base 1401 can be inserted on the rear side, and a rear edge (a guide rib 1441 described later) And a front side annular groove 1430b (see FIG. 19) into which the user can insert. More specifically, in the ring portion 1431, a predetermined gap is formed between the cylindrical outer wall 1431a forming the outer peripheral surface of the rotary operation body 1402 and the outer wall 1431a on the inner peripheral side of the outer wall 1431a. And the front wall 1431 c connecting the front edges of the outer wall 1431 a and the inner wall 1431 b, and the outer wall 1431 a and the inner wall 1431 b are extended forwardly. And an outer rib 1431 d and an inner rib 1431 e which protrude forward of the front wall portion 1431 c. The outer wall portion 1431a and the inner wall portion 1431b are concentric with each other, and the gap between the outer wall portion 1431a and the inner wall portion 1431b constitutes a rear annular groove 1430a. A front annular groove 1430b is formed by the gap between the outer rib 1431d and the inner rib 1431e.

  The finger hooking convex portion 1432 is for the player to easily grasp and rotate the rotary operation body 1402 by hooking a finger. The finger hook convex portion 1432 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a first finger hook convex portion 1432 a on which the thumb is hooked, a second finger hook convex portion 1432 b on which the index finger is mainly hooked, and a third finger hook convex portion 1432 c on which the middle finger is mainly hooked. . Further, in the present embodiment, when firing the game ball, the rotary operation body 1402 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 surface (operation surface) on the counterclockwise side of each finger hook convex portion 1432 extends along the centrifugal direction of the handle 18 (extends substantially perpendicularly to the outer peripheral surface of the ring portion 1431. The finger hook convex portion 1432 has a shape opened rearward (see FIG. 20) In addition, when the rotary operation body 1402 is returned to the reference position, the player does not rotate the rotary operation body 1402 in the counterclockwise direction. However, the surface on the clockwise direction side of the finger hooking convex portion 1432 is a gentle slope because it returns due to the biasing force of the spiral spring 1475.

  The center attachment portion 1433 is located rearward of the base plate 1435 on the inner peripheral side of the disk-shaped base plate 1435, the peripheral wall portion 1436 (see FIG. 20) extending rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the base plate 1435, and the peripheral wall portion 1436. And a projection-formed first gear body boss 1437 (see FIG. 20). In the present embodiment, the first gear body bosses 1437 are formed at two locations, each being opened toward the rear side and having an internally threaded portion. Further, a spring boss 1438 (refer to FIG. 20) which is opened toward the rear side and has an internal thread portion on the inner periphery is provided in one of the two connection portions 1434a and 1434b. .

  Under this configuration, the first opening 1439A and the second opening 1439B having a substantially arc shape are formed by the outer peripheral surface of the center mounting portion 1433, both side surfaces of the connecting portions 1434a and 1434b, and the inner peripheral surface of the ring portion 1431. It is done. In this embodiment, in the assembled state of the handle 18, the first and second mounting bosses 1417 and 1418 are inserted through the second opening 1439B, and the third opening 1439A is attached to the third opening 1439A. The bosses 1419 are inserted. The opening 1439B is formed wider than the opening 1439A in the rotational direction of the rotary operation body 1402. In the present embodiment, the second mounting boss 1418 and the right side in a front view (the third finger hook 1432c side) The third mounting boss 1419 and the connecting portion 1434a on the left side (first finger hook convex portion 1432a side) in front view abut each other, and the first mounting boss 1417 and the first mounting boss 1417 are in front view. When the left connecting portion 1434a abuts, the third mounting boss 1419 abuts on the right connecting portion 1434b in a front view. In the assembled state of the handle 18, the front end edges of the mounting bosses 1417, 1418, 1419, the peripheral portions of the openings 1439A, 1439B (the front surface of the base plate 1435, the front edges of the connecting portions 1434a, 1434b, etc. And are almost flush with each other.

(Cover 1403)
The cover portion 403 extends rearward from the cover main body 1440 slightly inward of the rear main surface of the cover main body 1440 having a substantially hemispherical shape and the rear edge portion of the cover main body 1440. A cover boss having a female screw portion on its inner periphery, which is formed so as to project rearward from the cover main body 1440 so as to face the guide rib 1441 to be inserted and the first to third mounting bosses 1417 to 1419 of the handle base 1401. 1442, 1443 and 1444. The outer diameter of the guide rib 1441 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the rear end edge of the cover main body 1440. Then, after the first to third mounting bosses 1417, 1418, 1419 inserted in the openings 1439A, 1439B of the rotary operation body 1402 and the cover bosses 1442, 1443, 1443 are aligned (cover boss 1442, After the rear end portions of 1443 and 1444 are inserted into the mounting bosses 1417, 1418 and 1419), they are fixed with screws from the rear surface side of the handle base 1401 (partition 1413). The cover 1403 is made of an insulator (such as ABS).

(Touch ring 1404)
The touch ring 1404 has an annular shape, and is fitted on the outer peripheral side of the large diameter portion 1412 of the handle base 1401 at the rear of the rotary operation body 1402 and is in contact with the front surface of the support rib 1420 of the handle base 1401. A ring main body 1491 and a terminal portion 1492 protruding inward from the ring main body 1491 and inserted into a second notch 1414 b formed in the large diameter portion 1412 are provided. The touch ring 1404 is formed of a resin, but the entire surface is covered with a conductive metal plating layer. In the present embodiment, the touch ring 1404, more specifically, the metal plating layer formed on the surface of the touch ring 1404 corresponds to the touch portion. Furthermore, a terminal hole 1493 penetrating back and forth is formed in the terminal portion 1492, and the terminal hole 1493 is positioned on the inner peripheral side of the large diameter portion 1412 when the touch ring 1404 is assembled to the handle base 1401. ing. In addition, on the front edge side of the ring main body 1491, a back side allowable recess 1494 is formed corresponding to the first notch 1414 a.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18B, the rotary operation body 1402 is disposed in front of the touch ring 1404, and the outer diameter of the rotary operation body 1402 (ring portion 1431) is a touch ring 1404. It is larger than the outer diameter of. This makes it easier to touch the rotary operation body 1402 before the touch ring 1404. In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the rotary operation body 1402 (ring portion 1431) is slightly reduced in diameter toward the rear. As a result, the finger of the player who has touched the rotary operation body 1402 is guided toward the touch ring 1404 by the outer peripheral surface of the rotary operation body 1402 and can easily touch the touch ring 1404. Furthermore, the touch ring 1404 (ring main body 1491) has a slightly larger outer diameter than the support rib 1420 and the insulating ring 1405 described later. As a result, when operating the handle 18, the finger of the player can easily touch the rotary operation body 1402 and the touch ring 1404.

(Touch sensor 1451)
The touch sensor 1451 is capable of detecting that a human hand has touched based on, for example, a change in capacitance. The touch sensor 1451 includes a lead portion 1452 made of metal, and the lead portion 1452 is formed with a lead hole 1453 penetrating in the front and rear direction. The touch sensor 1451 is assembled to the partition 1413 in the vicinity of the second notch 1414b in such a direction that the lead 1452 protrudes toward the second notch 1414b (see FIG. 21). Further, in the assembled state, the lead portion 1452 of the touch sensor 1451 and the terminal portion 1492 of the touch ring 1404 abut against each other, and the lead hole 1453 of the lead portion 1452 and the terminal hole 1493 of the terminal portion 1492 Is aligned and screwed. Thus, the touch ring 1404 and the touch sensor 1451 are electrically connected, and the touch sensor 1451 is configured to be able to detect that the player's hand has touched the touch ring 1404.

(Insulation ring 1405)
The insulating ring 1405 is provided to electrically insulate the touch ring 1404 from the rotary operation body 1402, and is made of an insulator (ABS or the like), and between the touch ring 1404 and the rotary operation body 1402 , And the outer periphery of the large diameter portion 1412 of the handle base 1401. Further, the insulating ring 1405 is provided with a positioning convex portion 1496 projecting to the inner circumferential side, and in the assembled state, the positioning convex portion 1496 is inserted through the second notch portion 1414 b formed in the large diameter portion 1412 It is assumed. Thereby, positioning of the insulating ring 1405 with respect to the handle base 1401 is performed. The protruding length of the positioning convex portion 1496 is shorter than the protruding length of the terminal portion 1492 of the touch ring 1404, and even if the touch ring 1404 and the insulating ring 1405 are assembled to the handle base 1401, the terminal portion 1492 is The terminal hole 1493 of the terminal is not covered. In addition, on the rear edge side of the insulating ring 1405, a front side allowable recess 1497 is formed corresponding to the first notch 1414a.

(First gear body 1466)
The first gear body 1466 has a base portion 1467 in the form of a disc, a substantially cylindrical tubular wall portion 1468 projecting rearward from the base portion 1467, and a base on the inner circumferential side relative to the tubular wall portion 1468. And a mounting boss 1469 projecting rearward from the center of the portion 1467. Through holes 1470 are formed in the base portion 1467 so as to be opposed to the two first gear body bosses 1437 provided in the center attachment portion 1433 of the rotary operation body 1402. It is screwed and fixed in a state where the internal thread portion of the first gear body boss 1437 is aligned. Further, slits 1471 (see FIG. 20) are formed in the cylindrical wall portion 1468 so as to correspond to the two through holes 1470. Thus, the cylinder wall portion 1468 is divided into two. Of the two cylindrical wall portions 1468, external teeth 1472 are provided on the outer periphery of one cylindrical wall portion 1468.

  Further, a positioning projection 1473 is formed on the tip end portion of the assembly boss 1469 so as to protrude in the outer peripheral direction. Although the assembly boss 1469 is inserted into the central boss 1415 of the handle base 1401 when assembling the rotary operation body 1402 to the handle base 1401, the insertion may be performed by cutting the slit-shaped notch recess of the central boss 1415. As long as the positioning projection 1473 is not aligned with 1416, it is impossible. When the insertion is completed, the positioning projection 1473 faces the rear side of the partition 1413, so relative rotation of the assembling boss 1469 with respect to the central boss 1415, that is, rotation with respect to the handle base 1401. Relative rotation of the operating body 1402 is possible.

(Variable resistor 1445)
The variable resistor 1445 has a resistor body 1446 and a rotating shaft 1447 projecting from the resistor body 1446. Then, the rotary shaft 1447 is inserted through the communication hole 1426 (see FIG. 21) formed in the partition 1413 of the handle base 1401, and the resistor main body 1446 is provided on the rear surface side of the partition 1413. Not installed on the installation part. Further, the rotating shaft 1447 has a non-circular cross section (substantially D-shaped), and can freely rotate 360 ° with respect to the resistor main body 1446. The resistor main body 1446 has a variable resistance value according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 1447, and can output a signal related to the resistance value.

(Second gear body 1448)
The second gear body 1448 is fitted to the rotary shaft 1447 of the variable resistor 1445 in the inserted state. An external gear 1449 is formed in a section of about 3⁄4 of the outer peripheral area of the second gear body 1448. When the rotary operation body 1402 is assembled to the handle base 1401, the external teeth 1472 of the first gear body 1466 and the external teeth 1449 of the second gear body 1448 are engaged with each other. .

(Metal fitting for static electricity dissipation 1406)
An electrostatic dissipation metal fitting 1406 is provided between the central boss 1415 and the pedestal 1421. The static dissipative metal fitting 1406 is formed by bending both ends in opposite directions, and connection holes 1499a and 1499b are respectively formed at the bent both ends. The static dissipative metal fitting 1406 is disposed such that the connection hole 1499a formed at one end matches the screw hole 1422 formed in the pedestal 1421. Furthermore, the other end of the static dissipative metal fitting 1406 is screwed to the partition 1413 of the handle base 1401 and is provided on the rear face side of the front frame set 14 via a wire not shown, and is electrically grounded. It is electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406, the reinforcing sheet metal 28 and the like constitute grounding means.

(Spring spring 1475)
The spring spring 1475 as a biasing means is made of a conductive metal material, and as shown in FIG. 20, extends outward from both ends of the coil portion 1476 wound in a coil shape and the coil portion 1476. , Hooks 1477 and 1478 whose ends are bent in an annular shape. The coil portion 1476 is accommodated in an accommodation groove formed between the assembly boss 1469 of the first gear body 1466 and the cylinder wall portion 1468. Then, one hook portion 1477 is fixed by a metal screw in a state of being aligned with the female screw portion of the spring boss 1438 (see FIG. 20) formed on one connecting portion 1434 a of the rotary operation body 1402 There is. Furthermore, the other hook portion 1478 is made of metal (with the connection hole 1499a) in a state in which one end portion of the static dissipative metal fitting 1406 is sandwiched with respect to the screw hole 1422 (see FIG. 19) of the pedestal portion 1421 of the handle base 1401. It is fixed by a screw. As a result, the rotary operation body 1402 is biased in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the spiral spring 1475, and the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406 and the rotary operation body 1402 electrically connected to each other are electrically connected. As a result, the rotary operation body 1402 is electrically grounded (earthed). Although the metal portion of the spring spring 1475 is exposed at the hook portions 1477 and 1478, the surface of the intermediate portion may be subjected to insulation treatment.

  In addition, in the non-operation state, the rotary operation body 1402 that receives a rotational stress in the counterclockwise direction by the biasing force of the spring spring 1475 abuts one connecting portion 1434b to the second mounting boss 1418, and the other By the connection portion 1434a of the second embodiment abuts on the third mounting boss 1419, further rotation of the rotary operation body 1402 in the counterclockwise direction is restricted. The relative rotational position of the second gear body 1448 (rotation shaft 1447) at this time is the reference state where the amount of rotational operation is zero, and the resistance value of the resistor main body 1446 of the variable resistor 1445 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 1402 in the clockwise direction against the biasing force of the spring 1415, the first gear body 1466 attached to the center attaching portion 1433 of the rotary operation body 1402 Also rotates clockwise. Since the external teeth 1449 of the second gear body 1448 are in mesh with the external teeth 1472 of the first gear body 1466, the second gear body 1448 is turned with the rotation of the first gear body 1466. Rotate clockwise. When the second gear body 1448 rotates, the rotating shaft 1447 also rotates, and the resistor main body 1446 of the variable resistor 1445 takes a resistance value corresponding to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 1447, and the resistance thereof A signal relating to the value is output.

  In addition, by electrically connecting the rotary operation body 1402 and the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406 with the spiral spring 1475, the inside of the handle base 1401 becomes complicated compared to the case where the both are electrically connected with the wiring such as a cable. Can be prevented, and complexity such as routing of cables can be eliminated, and as a result, the workability can be improved.

(Stop switch 1455)
As shown in FIG. 21, the stop switch 1455 includes a tongue-shaped pressing portion 1456 and a projecting portion 1457, and screws are fixed to the partition 1413 in the large diameter portion 1412 (upper side of the central boss 1415). It is done. The projecting portion 1457 is always kept in the projecting state by the biasing force of the spring incorporated in the stop switch 1455, whereby the pressing operation portion 1456 is pushed out in the projecting direction. On the other hand, when the pressing operation portion 1456 is pressed, the projecting portion 1457 is sunk against the biasing force.

(Stop lever 1458)
As shown in FIG. 21 and the like, the stop lever 1458 is inserted into a shaft hole 1464 supported by a support shaft 1423 that protrudes forward from the partition 1413 of the handle base 1401 and a third mounting boss 1419 Extends from the lever body 1459 to the outer peripheral side of the handle 18 and protrudes outside the large diameter portion 1412 through the first notch 1414 a of the large diameter portion 1412 The operation unit 1461 and the pressing operation unit 1462 that can be in contact with the pressing operation unit 1456 of the stop switch 1455 are provided. Then, when the operation portion 1461 is pressed to the inner peripheral side of the handle 18, the stop lever 1458 rotates about the support shaft 1423, and the tip of the pressing operation portion 1456 is pressed by the pressing action portion 1462. When the pressing operation unit 1456 is pressed, the protrusion 1457 is retracted, whereby the pressing operation of the stop lever 1458 is detected by the stop switch 1455.

  Further, in the present embodiment, although the operation unit 1461 is sandwiched between the insulating ring 1405 and the touch ring 1404 in the front and back direction, the operating portion 1461 is formed on the insulating ring 1405 and the touch ring 1404 corresponding to the first notch 1414a. The front side allowable recess 1497 and the rear side allowable recess 1494 allow the operation portion 1461 to be inserted into the first notch 1414 a to be projected to the outer peripheral side relative to the touch ring 1404 and the insulating ring 1405. Thus, the touch ring 1404 and the insulating ring 1405 can be made to abut back and forth without the operation of the stop lever 1458 being inhibited by the touch ring 1404 and the insulating ring 1405.

  Further, the stop lever 1458 is provided with a hooking portion 1460 projecting forward from the lever main body 1459. In the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 1402, a pressing portion 1427 (see FIG. 20) formed on the rear surface side of the rotary operation body 1402 constantly urged in the counterclockwise direction by the spring 1447 As a result, the pressure application portion 1462 and the pressure operation portion 1456 come in pressure contact with each other, and the projection 1457 is retracted. That is, when the rotary operation body 1402 is at the reference position, the game ball is not fired (even if the player touches the touch ring 1404).

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

  First, the first gear body 1466 is screwed to the center attachment portion 1433 of the rotary operation body 1402. Next, the coil portion 1476 of the spiral spring 1475 is installed in the first gear body 1466 (housing groove), and one hook portion 1477 is aligned with the spring boss 437 and fixed with a metal screw. .

  Further, the touch ring 1404 is first fitted to the outer peripheral side of the large diameter portion 1412 with respect to the handle base 1401. At the time of fitting of the touch ring 1404, the terminal portion 1492 is inserted into the second notch 1414b. Thereby, positioning of touch ring 1404 is performed. Further, a variable resistor 1445, a touch sensor 1451, a stop switch 1455, a stop lever 1458, an electrostatic dissipation metal fitting 1406 and the like are disposed at predetermined positions.

  More specifically, the touch sensor 1451 is installed in such a manner that the metal lead portion 1452 is in contact with the front surface of the terminal portion 1492 of the touch ring 1404, whereby the lead hole 1453 and the terminal portion 1492 of the lead portion 1452 are provided. The terminal holes 1493 are aligned with each other, and the lead portions 1452 and the terminal portions 1492 are fixed by screws. Thereby, the touch ring 1404 having a metal plating layer on the surface and the touch sensor 1451 are electrically connected, and electrical conduction between the touch ring 1404 and the touch sensor 1451 is achieved. Therefore, when the player touches the touch ring 1404, the fact can be detected by the touch sensor 1451.

  With regard to the static dissipative metal fitting 1406, the connection hole 1499a at one end is aligned with the screw hole 1422 of the pedestal 1421, and the connection hole 1499b at the other end is formed in the partition 1413. And the other end is screwed to the partition 1413 in a state of being electrically connected to a wire electrically connected to the reinforcing sheet metal 28 (see FIG. 3). . However, at this time, the connection hole 1499a at the one end of the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406 is aligned with the screw hole 1422 of the pedestal portion 1421 (not screwed).

  Furthermore, the variable resistor 1445 is attached from the rear to the peripheral portion of the communication hole 1426 of the partition 1413, and the second gear body 1448 is opposite to the rotation shaft 1447 of the variable resistor 1445 projecting forward of the partition 1413. Are assembled to have a predetermined relative angle relationship. Further, the stop switch 1455 is installed, and the stop lever 1458 is installed so as to insert the shaft hole 1464 into the support shaft 1423.

  Thereafter, the insulating ring 1405 is fitted on the outer peripheral side of the large diameter portion 1412, and the positioning convex portion 1496 is inserted into the second notch portion 1414b. Furthermore, the rotation operation body 1402 in which the first gear 1466 and the spiral spring 1475 are assembled as described above is assembled to the handle base 1401.

  Then, the assembling boss 469 of the first gear body 1466 attached to the rotary operation body 1402 is inserted into the central boss 1415. This interpolation is performed, as described above, after the positioning projections 1473 are aligned with the slit-like notch recess 1416 of the central boss 1415. Further, with the insertion of the assembling boss 469 into the central boss 1415, the large diameter portion 1412 of the handle base 1401 is inserted into the rear annular groove 1430a of the rotary operation body 1402, and the second gear body 1448 The external teeth 1449 and the external teeth 1472 of the first gear body 1466 mesh with each other in a predetermined positional relationship. Thereby, the assembly of the rotation operation body 1402 to the handle base 1401 is completed. When the assembly is completed, the positioning projection 1473 faces the rear side of the partition 1413 as described above, so relative rotation of the assembly boss 1469 with respect to the central boss 1415, that is, rotation of the rotary operation body 1402 with respect to the handle base 1401. Relative rotation is possible.

  Also, at this time, the other hook portion 1478 of the spiral spring 1475 is not yet fixed. Therefore, while the connection hole 1499a at one end of the static dissipative metal fitting 1406 is aligned with the screw hole 1422 of the pedestal portion 1421, the other hook portion 1478 is aligned with the screw hole 1422, and the screw is screwed. It is fixed by. Thus, by attaching the spiral spring 1475, the rotary operation body 1402 is urged in the counterclockwise direction, and the rotary operation body 1402 is electrically driven via the spiral spring 1475, the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406, etc. It will be installed. Therefore, when a player charged with static electricity touches the rotary operation body 1402, such static electricity does not cause electrostatic discharge via the rotary operation body 1402, the spiral spring 1475, the static dissipation metal fitting 1406 and the like, and the comparison is made. It will be released to the ground immediately.

  Finally, the guide rib 1441 of the cover 1403 is inserted into the front annular groove 1430 b, and the first to third mounting bosses 1417 to 1419 of the handle base 1401 and the cover bosses 1442 to 1444 of the cover 1403 are aligned The cover 1403 is fixed to the handle base 1401 by screwing from the rear side of the large diameter portion 1412 for each.

  As described above in detail, in the handle 18 of the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 1402 is made of a conductive resin (in this example, the surface resistivity is 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq) having electrostatic diffusivity. In other words, when the player operates the handle 18, the player's hand may touch the rotary operation body 1402 before touching the touch ring 1404 so that the static electricity charged to the player via the rotary operation body 1402 or the like is Since it is escaped, it is possible to prevent a situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch ring 1404 when the player touches the touch ring 1404 thereafter.

  In addition, the rotary operation body 1402 having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq releases static electricity charged to the player relatively slowly as compared with the one composed of a material having a surface resistivity of less than 10 5 Ω / sq. Even if the player who is charged touches the rotary operation body 1402, electrostatic discharge is less likely to occur. As a result, occurrence of electrostatic discharge when operating the handle 18 can prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

  Furthermore, the rotary operation body 1402 having a surface resistivity of 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq relatively quickly charges the static charge on the player, as compared with the one having a surface resistivity of 10 11 Ω / sq or more. I can escape. Therefore, even if the time from the player touching the rotation operation body 1402 to the touch ring 1404 is short, static electricity charged on the player can be reduced more reliably. As a result, a situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch ring 1404 can be more reliably suppressed. In addition, since it is not necessary to greatly change the shape of the handle 18 in order to earn time from when the player touches the rotary operation body 1402 until it touches the touch ring 1404, the configuration becomes complicated and operability decreases. And the like can be suppressed, and a situation in which it becomes difficult for the player to touch the touch ring 1404 can be suppressed.

  When the surface resistivity of the rotation operation body 1402 is less than 105 Ω / sq, there is a concern that electrostatic discharge may easily occur. In addition, when the surface resistivity of the rotary operation body 1402 exceeds 10 11 Ω / sq, the speed of releasing static electricity is relatively low, so the time from when the player touches the rotary operation body 1402 until the touch ring 1404 is touched is short. In addition, there is a concern that the static electricity charged to the player can not be sufficiently reduced, and electrostatic discharge may still occur when the touch ring 1404 is touched.

  In addition, even if the player intentionally does not perform the slow charge, touching the rotation operation body 1402 can release the static electricity that has been charged. That is, since the electric power is changed naturally by operating the handle 18, the game can be smoothly progressed without bothering the player.

  In addition, since the rotary operation body 1402 is electrically grounded via the static electricity dissipation metal fitting 1406 or the like, static electricity is not charged on the rotary operation body 1402, and the player touches the rotary operation body 1402 The static electricity charged to the player can be reliably released from the player.

  Furthermore, for example, when the touch sensor 1451 is made of a conductive resin having electrostatic diffusivity, it can not be suitably detected that the player has touched the handle 18 (the reaction is delayed, etc.) ) Is concerned. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a metal plating layer is provided on the surface separately from the rotary operation body 1402 made of the above conductive resin, and the touch ring 1404 electrically connected to the touch sensor 1451 is provided. As a result, it is possible to preferably detect that the player has touched the handle 18.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotary operation body 1402 provided to enable change of the firing speed of the game ball according to the operation of the player is made of a conductive resin having electrostatic diffusivity, and the rotary operation body Since the discharge preventing means is constituted by 1402, compared with the case where the discharge preventing means for releasing static electricity charged in the player is separately provided, the handle 18 is increased in size, the structure is complicated, and the manufacturing workability is lowered. Etc. can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the rotation operation body 1402 and the touch sensor 1451 are electrically isolated. For this reason, the static electricity that has flowed to the rotation operation body 1402 flows to the touch sensor 1451 side via the touch sensor 1451, and a circuit including the touch sensor 1451 (a touch detection circuit Can be prevented from being destroyed (electrostatic destruction). In addition, in the touch detection circuit, electrostatic destruction or the like of the touch detection circuit can be prevented without providing a charge-eliminating unit capable of releasing static electricity to the ground when static electricity whose voltage is higher than a predetermined level is applied. it can. Therefore, the touch detection circuit can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the touch ring 1404 is provided on the rear side of the rotary operation body 1402, and the rotary operation body 1402 protrudes to the outer peripheral side of the handle 18 more than the touch ring 1404. For this reason, when the player operates the rotary operation body 1402, it is easier to touch the rotary operation body 1402 before touching the touch ring 1404 than when the player's hand touches the rotary operation body 1402. By touching the touch ring 1404 first, a situation where electrostatic discharge occurs between the player's hand and the touch ring 1404 can be suppressed more reliably. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a configuration for making it recognize that the rotary operation body 1402 is touched before the touch ring 1404, which complicates the configuration, reduces the manufacturing workability, increases the cost, reduces the designability, and pachinko machine 10 It is possible to avoid various problems such as the need to secure a space for guidance on the front side.

  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 rotation operation body 402 is configured to cover the touch ring 404 as the touch unit, and in the above first embodiment, the touch ring 404 is fixed to the cover 403, and In the second embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 and the touch ring 404 are configured to be separately rotatable, but the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and for example, as shown in FIG. It is also good.

  The touch ring 404 shown in FIG. 17 includes a plated portion 931 (a portion having a dotted pattern in FIG. 17) plated in the circumferential direction and a non-plated portion 932 which is not applied. It is fixed to the front side of the rotation operation body 402 made of resin (an insulating member may be interposed). In this example, substantially the upper half of the touch ring 404 is the non-plated portion 932, and substantially the lower half is the plated portion 931. Further, in a state where the touch ring 404 is fixed to the rotary operation body 402, the boundary between the plated portion 931 and the non-plated portion 932 matches the operation surface SH of the first finger hook convex portion 432a. Furthermore, the touch ring 404 has a shape along the inner side surface of the cover 403, and in the assembled state of the cover 403, the touch ring 404 is inserted inside the cover main body 440 of the cover 403 and substantially contacts the inner side surface of the cover 403. Contact. The plated portion 931 of the touch ring 404 is electrically connected to the touch sensor 451, and the rotation operation body 402 is electrically installed. Further, in the present example, the plated portion 931 corresponds to the touch portion.

  Further, an opening 935 is formed in the cover 403 at a position corresponding to the non-plating portion 932 when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state. That is, when the rotary operation body 402 is in the non-operation state (reference position), only the non-plating portion 932 is exposed from the opening 935 of the touch ring 404. On the other hand, when the rotation operation body 402 is rotated, the touch ring 404 fixed to the rotation operation body 402 is also rotated, and the plated portion 931 is exposed from the opening 935. As described above, when the plated portion 931 is exposed from the opening 935, the thumb of the player who pressed the operation surface SH or the like of the first finger hooking protrusion 432 a slides on the rear edge portion of the cover main body 440 of the cover 403. , And the touch sensor 451 detects that the player's handle 18 is touched. Even in the case of adopting the configuration, basically the same function and effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  In this example, a step is formed between the front surface of the cover main body 440 of the cover 403 and the outer peripheral surface of the touch ring 404, and the player's finger operating the rotary operation body 402 is the rear edge of the cover main body 440. Although the above effects can not be achieved unless the sliding contact is made with the parts, in the second embodiment, the contact parts 801, 802, 803 of the touch ring 404 are the operation surfaces of the finger hook convex parts 432a, 432b, 432c of the rotary operation body 402. It is also possible to expose from the SH and make the contact portions 801, 802, 803 be flush with the operation surface SH (project outward from the operation surface SH). For this reason, in the second embodiment, the effect of bringing the touch ring 404 into contact with the hand (finger) of the player who operates the rotary operation body 402 is more reliably achieved.

  Further, for example, a notch is formed in the cover 403, and a touch unit which is at least a front surface made of metal corresponding to the notch and which is electrically connected to the touch sensor 451 is fixed to the cover 403. A cover member for making the front surface of the cover body 440 flush with the front surface of the touch portion and covering the front surface side of the touch portion in the non-operation state of the rotation operation body 402 with respect to the front surface side of the rotation operation body 402; It may be attached after the cover 403 is attached to the handle base 401. Even in the case where the configuration is adopted, the touch portion can not be touched when the rotary operation body 402 is not operated, and the touch portion is exposed by operating the rotary operation body 402 so as to be in contact with the player's hand can do. Further, in the present embodiment, no step is formed between the touch portion and the cover 403, so that the player's hand can more easily touch the touch portion when operating the rotary operation body 402.

  (B) In the first embodiment, the main body portion 701 is made of a conductive resin having electrostatic diffusivity (surface resistivity is 105 to 10 9 Ω / sq), and in the second embodiment, the rotary operation body 402 has electrostatic diffusivity. Although made of a conductive resin, these members may be made of materials having a surface resistivity of 105 Ω / sq or less as long as they have conductivity. Also in this case, the static electricity charged to the player can be released before the player touches the touch ring 404, and the touch detection circuit is prevented from being destroyed by the static electricity charged to the player. can do. However, in the case of adopting the configuration, since there is a possibility that electrostatic discharge may occur when the player touches the rotary operation body 402, it is desirable to be made of a material having an electrostatic diffusion property.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the operation cover 702 may also be formed of a material having electrostatic diffusibility and grounded. In this case, it is possible to increase the contact area between the finger of the player and the portion composed of the electrostatic diffusion material as the electrostatic induction means, and electrostatic discharge is generated between the electrostatic induction means and the player's hand. Of the player who touches the static electricity induction means, and the effect of quickly releasing the static electricity from the player is more reliably achieved. However, in the case where the configuration is adopted, a portion (rear surface side) of the operation cover 702 which can be in contact with the touch ring 404 is formed of an insulating material so that the static electricity flowing to the operation cover 702 does not flow into the touch ring 404 (Do not plate on the back side).

  Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the cover 403 may be formed of a material having electrostatic diffusibility and grounded. In this case, the static electricity charged to the player can be more easily released, and the static electricity is not charged on the cover 403, so that the attachment of dust and the like to the cover 403 can be prevented. When the cover 403 is made of a material having electrostatic diffusivity in this way, the rotary operation body 402 can be made of an insulating material. Also in this case, when the player touches the cover 403 before the touch ring 404, the same function and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained. In addition, when the configuration is adopted, the player operates the handle 18 by forming the cover 403 large in the outer peripheral direction or forming a large width in the front and rear of the rear end where the diameter of the cover 403 is maximum. At the time of setting, it is desirable that the cover 403 be easily brought into contact prior to the rotation operation body 402. However, since the rotary operation body 402 is a part that must be touched to fire the game ball, the cover 403 is a part that does not need to be touched, so the player touches the static electricity charged on the player. From the viewpoint of ensuring removal before touching the ring 404, it is desirable that the rotary operation body 402 be made of a conductive resin and grounded as in the above embodiment.

  In addition, in the above embodiment, the rotation operation body 402 is subjected to the insulation processing, but the contact portion of the touch ring 404 with the rotation operation body 402 and the contact portion of the rotation operation body 402 with the touch ring 404 If at least one is made of an insulator, the same effect can be obtained. For example, by avoiding plating on a portion of the touch ring 404 which can come in contact with the rotary operation body 402 and performing plating on the other portion, electric conduction is achieved between the touch ring 404 and the touch sensor 451. It may be configured as such.

  (C) 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, and for example, both ends may be locked and fixed, 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.

  (D) In the first embodiment, the width of the front wall portion 431c of the ring portion 431 of the main body portion 701 is partially changed corresponding to each of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 of the touch ring 404. If at least the width of the front wall portion 752 of the operation cover 702 is changed, the operation effects of covering the respective contact portions 721, 722, and 723 in the non-operation state of the rotary operation body 402 and making contact difficult are exhibited. . As in the first embodiment, the gap formed between the main body 701 and the operation cover 702 is minimized by changing the width of the front wall 431 c of the ring portion 431 of the main body 701 as well. Thus, it is possible to suppress the entry of foreign matter from the gap or to stabilize the assembled state due to the increase in the contact area between the main body 701 and the operation cover 702.

  (E) In the first embodiment, the first contact portion 721 and the second contact portion 722 partially overlap with each other, and the second contact portion 722 and the third contact portion 723 partially overlap with each other. A portion of the first contact portion 721 (which is the shorter one of the first and second contact portions 721 and 722) of the first contact portion 721 overlapping with the second contact portion 722 in the front and back direction, and (second and third contacts The portion of the second contact portion 722 which overlaps the third contact portion 723 in the front-rear direction may be omitted. That is, when the contact parts 721, 722, and 723 overlap with each other in the back and forth direction, the player's finger comes into contact with the part protruding toward the outer peripheral side, so the shorter one is unnecessary. . In addition, the end edges on the counterclockwise direction side of the second and third contact portions 722 and 723 are inclined in the clockwise direction side toward the outer peripheral side of the ring main body 491, so that The finger in sliding contact with the outer peripheral edge can be smoothly guided to (the outer peripheral edge of) the second contact portion 722, and the finger slidingly in contact with the second contact portion 722 is smoothly guided to the third contact portion 723 can do.

  (F) In the above embodiment, the first to third finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, and 432 c are provided, but the number of finger hook convex portions is not particularly limited. For example, the second finger hook convex portion 432 b May be omitted. In this case, in the first embodiment, the second contact portions 722 are omitted, and the first and third contact portions 721 and 723 do not overlap in the front and back direction. There is no need to shift back and forth or to change the length of projection from the ring body 491. Furthermore, regarding the rotary operation body 402, a notch (a first and a second when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated) is formed at the connecting portion of the first finger hook convex portion 432a and the third finger hook convex portion 432c with the operation surface SH. In order to expose the three contact portions 721 and 723, the concave portion is formed by lowering the front wall portion 431 e of the ring portion 431 and the front wall portion 752 of the covering ring 751 to the inner peripheral side of the rotary operation body 402 At the same time, by omitting the surrounding wall portion 753 at that portion, the same function and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and hence the configuration can be simplified.

  When the rotary operation body 402 is held in a state displaced from the reference position by a predetermined amount, the thumb is separated from the first finger hook convex portion 432 a and the other fingers are second finger hook convex portion 432 b in order to ease the posture of the hand. Alternatively, it is conceivable to hold the rotation operation body 402 by hooking on the third finger hook convex portion 432c. Also, if there is only one finger hook convex portion 432 for hooking a finger other than the thumb, depending on the player, the position of the finger hook convex portion 432 may not match or it may be difficult to apply a force to the rotary operation body 402. When released, the user may feel that it is difficult to hold the rotary operation body 402. On the other hand, such a defect can be suppressed by providing at least two finger hook convex portions 432 b and 432 c in addition to the first finger hook convex portion 432 a as in the present embodiment.

  (G) In the second embodiment, the first gear body 466 is attached to the touch ring 404, and the variable resistor 445 is configured to detect the amount of rotation of the touch ring 404. However, the first embodiment Similarly, the variable resistor 445 may be configured to detect the amount of rotation of the rotary operation body 402. For example, an opening is provided at the center of the mounting plate 805 of the touch ring 404 of the second embodiment, and the first gear body 466 is attached to the rotary operation body 402 through the opening, and one end is the touch ring 404 The other end of the spring-spring 475 fixed to may be fixed to the rotary operation body 402 so that the touch ring 404 is biased in the counterclockwise direction in a front view.

  (H) In the above embodiment, the touch ring 404 is exposed by rotating the rotary operation body 402 by a predetermined angle in the clockwise direction from the reference position so that the contact can be achieved. The conductive property is electrically grounded prior to the player's hand operating the handle 18 touching the metallic touch portion electrically connected to the touch sensor 451. It may be configured to be in contact with resin-made electrostatic induction means. For example, a metal plating layer is formed on the rotary operation body 402 and electrically connected to the touch sensor 451, and a slit is formed in the ring portion 431 of the rotary operation body 402 along the circumferential direction. On the inner peripheral side, a conductive resin electrostatic induction means is provided which is configured to be able to protrude and retract in the outer peripheral direction of the rotary operation body 402 and is biased toward the outer peripheral side of the rotary operation body 402 by biasing means. It is also possible to electrically ground, and to insert a part of the static electricity induction means into the slit of the rotary operation body 402 so as to project to the outer peripheral side of the rotary operation body 402 based on the biasing force of the biasing means. In this case, when rotating the rotary operation body 402, the player's hand first contacts the electrostatic induction means, and then the static operation means is inserted against the urging force of the urging means to immerse the rotary operation body 402. Contact Therefore, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the static induction means for releasing the static electricity charged to the player to the ground is provided on the handle 18, but the present invention is not particularly limited to such a configuration, and the player The electrostatic induction means may be provided at a position touched before touching the touch ring 404. For example, the handle 18 is housed inside the box opening forward, and a static electricity conducting means having conductivity in the form of warmth is provided to the entrance of the box, and the player inserts a hand into the box to operate the handle 18 When the user makes the player touch the static induction means, the static electricity charged in the player may be released to the ground through the static induction means or the like.

  (I) In the above-described embodiment, a conductive resin is employed as the electrostatic induction means, but other materials having electrostatic diffusivity (electrostatic diffusive material) may be employed. For example, other conductive polymers (conductive rubber, conductive fibers, etc.), conductive glass, etc. may be mentioned.

  Further, in the above embodiment, a cable may be used to electrically ground the rotary operation body 402 or electrically connect the touch ring 404 to the touch sensor 451. However, in this case, there is a possibility that the interior of the handle base 401 may be complicated, or the workability may be reduced due to the routing of cables, etc. Therefore, as in the above embodiment, the spring spring 475 or the metal fitting 406 for dissipation of static electricity It is desirable to connect using

  (J) In the second embodiment, the slit 831 is formed on the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432 b, and 432 c at the connecting portion with the finger hook convex portions 432 a, 432 b, and 432 c also in the ring portion 431 of the rotary operation body 402. It is formed continuously with the slit 831 as described above, but it is not particularly limited to such a configuration. For example, when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated with respect to the root portion of each contact portion 801, 802, 803, a cut portion into which the end edge of the ring portion 431 is inserted may be formed. When forming a convex portion that is convex in the counterclockwise direction with respect to the tip end side of 802 and 803, the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b and 432c may be formed without forming the slit 831 in the ring portion 431. The contact portions 801, 802, 803 can be made to protrude to the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion 431 through the slits 831 formed in the operation surface SH.

  (K) In the first embodiment, the touch ring 404 is fixed to the outer peripheral side of the guide rib 441 of the cover 403, but the touch ring 404 may be fixed to the inner peripheral side of the guide rib 441. In the first embodiment, the outer peripheral edges of the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 may be formed in a concavo-convex shape (wave shape). In this case, in the state where the rotary operation body 402 is rotated from the reference position by a predetermined angle, it is easy for a finger to be caught on the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 and the rotary operation body 402 is held relatively easily at a fixed position. (The launch strength of the gaming ball can be kept constant). In the first embodiment, it is desirable that the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 be positioned relative to the front side of the rotary operation body 402 as much as possible. In this case, the player's finger can be easily touched by the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 in the exposed state. However, in the first embodiment, since it is necessary to shift the formation positions of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 back and forth, in the configuration, one of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 (the first embodiment) In this case, it is desirable that the first contact portion 721 be extended from the front edge portion of the outer peripheral surface of the ring main body 491.

  (L) In the first embodiment, after the end edges on the counterclockwise direction side of the contact portions 721, 722, 723 are flush with the operation surface SH of the finger hook convex portions 432a, 432b, 432c, the rotary operation body The game ball is configured to be able to be fired regardless of the rotational position of the rotary operation body 402 while the rotary operation body 402 is in the state of being fully rotated in the clockwise direction as much as possible. It is not limited to the following configuration. That is, if the configuration in which the touch ring 404 of the first embodiment is fixedly provided, it is possible for the player to use the rotary operating body 402 in the predetermined position within the rotation range of the rotary operating body 402. It is also possible to configure so that the game ball can not fly to a predetermined area in the game area by preventing contact with the handle 18 from being detected.

  For example, conventionally, when the handle 18 is operated, it is possible to fire the gaming ball with such a strength that the gaming ball does not pop out from the rail 50 consisting of the inner rail forming portion 51 and the outer rail forming portion 52 into the game area Although this is only because the game ball backflows the rail 50 to inhibit the launch of the game ball, or the game ball does not reach the game area, it spends an unnecessary time, so the contact portion 721, The length of the ring main body 491 of 722 and 723 is adjusted, and the rotation strength of the rotary operation body 402 is such that the game ball jumps out from the rail 50 into the game area (about the degree of return ball prevention member 53). It may be configured such that the player's finger can contact the contact portions 721, 722, 723 for the first time at the time of movement.

  In addition, for example, it is also possible to configure an intermediate position in the circumferential direction of the ring main body 491 among the contact portions 721, 722, and 723 using an insulating material (stop plating). That is, in the game area, when there is an area where winning can not be expected even if the game ball is hit, the amount of rotation of the rotation operation body 402 is such that the game ball is hit in that area. It can also be configured such that the game ball is not fired when it is off.

  Furthermore, for example, a specific winning device is provided on the right side in the front view of the game area, and normally the touch ring 404 can not be touched even if the rotary operation body 402 is rotated as much as possible. The game ball can not be entered into the prize winning device, but when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the touch ring 404 can be touched when the rotary operation body 402 is rotated as much as possible. It may be configured to be able to cause the game ball to enter the winning device of. In this embodiment, the contact portions 721, 722, 723 of the touch ring 404 move to a position where contact can be made when the predetermined condition is met, and the contact portions 721, 722, 723 when the predetermined condition is met. The parts on the clockwise direction side of the contact parts 721, 722, and 723 to which the covered members move are insulated from the parts on the clockwise direction side, and the contact parts 721 on the parts on the clockwise direction side. , 722, and 723 are detected only when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  (M) 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.

  (N) A pachinko machine of a type different from that of the above embodiment may be implemented. 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, a handle is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. The handle includes a rotation operating body capable of rotating operation and a variable resistor capable of detecting the amount of rotation of the rotation operating body. Also, in recent years, the handle is provided with a metal touch unit at a position touched by the player's hand operating the handle, and when it is electrically detected that the player is touching the handle, the game Launching of a ball is permitted (see, for example, JP-A-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. Operation means provided at a position where the player can operate;
And firing means for firing the game ball based on the operation of the operation means.
It has electrical conductivity and is electrically grounded at the position where the player touches before the game ball is fired when the player performs an operation necessary to fire the game ball. A game machine characterized by comprising electrostatic induction means.

  In the recent operation means, a conductive (metal) touch part or the like is provided at a position touched by the player's hand when operating the operation means, and it is known that the player's hand is touching the operation means In the case where it has been detected, firing of the game ball is permitted. By the way, when the player is charged with static electricity, such static electricity may adversely affect the touch detection circuit which detects that the player's hand is touching the operation means (electrostatic breakdown).

  On the other hand, according to the present means 1, when the player performs an operation necessary for firing the gaming ball, the position at which the player touches in the stage before the gaming ball is in the firing state is conductive. An electrostatic induction means having a property is provided, and when the player touches the electrostatic induction means, the static electricity charged to the player is released. That is, when the player operates the operation means, static electricity flows into the touch portion by touching the electrostatic induction means before the player's hand touches the conductive part (metal part) constituting the touch detection circuit. Can be deterred. Therefore, an adverse effect on the touch detection circuit and the like due to static electricity can be suppressed. The static electricity induction means may be provided on the operation means as long as it is provided on the track of the hand of the player operating to operate the operation means, or may be provided separately from the operation means. Good.

Means 2. A base fixed at a position where the player can operate, an operation unit assembled so as to be displaceable relative to the base, and a position where the player's hand contacts when the player operates the operation unit Operation means comprising: the touch portion thus selected; and displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation portion;
A touch detection unit electrically connected to the touch unit and capable of detecting that the player has touched the touch unit;
And a launcher configured to launch the game ball with a strength corresponding to the displacement of the operation unit detected by the displacement detection unit when the touch detection unit detects a touch on the touch unit. Game machine, and
The operation means includes electrostatic induction means made of a conductive material at a position where the player's hand touches prior to the touch portion at least when the player starts operating the operation portion,
A game machine characterized in that the static electricity induction means is electrically grounded and electrically insulated from the touch portion.

  According to the means 2, the operation means is provided with the electrostatic induction means made of the conductive material at the position where the player's hand touches prior to the touch portion when the player operates the operation portion . Therefore, when the player operates the operation means, by touching the static induction means before the player's hand touches the touch part, the static electricity charged to the player through the static induction means etc. is released. After that, when the player touches the touch portion, 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. As a result, an adverse effect (electrostatic breakdown or the like) on a touch detection circuit or the like due to static electricity can be suppressed.

  Further, since the electrostatic induction means is electrically insulated from the touch part, it is possible to prevent the static electricity flowing in the electrostatic induction means from flowing to the touch detection means side through the touch part. Therefore, the touch detection circuit can be more reliably prevented from being electrostatically destroyed by a high voltage due to static electricity (including the case of not discharging). In addition, in the touch detection circuit, electrostatic destruction or the like of the touch detection circuit can be prevented without providing a charge-eliminating unit capable of releasing static electricity to the ground when static electricity whose voltage is higher than a predetermined level is applied. it can. Therefore, the touch detection circuit can be simplified.

  Furthermore, even if the player does not intentionally touch the electrostatic induction means, when the player operates the operation unit, it is easy to touch the electrostatic induction means before touching the touch unit. For this reason, while the player's hand touches the touch portion (without being discharged) before touching the static induction means, the above-mentioned effects can not be achieved while suppressing the effect. The game can be advanced smoothly without bothering the player. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a configuration (such as a guide plate) for recognizing that the electrostatic induction means is touched first, which complicates the configuration, reduces the manufacturing workability, increases the cost, reduces the designability, and the front of the gaming machine. It is possible to avoid various problems such as the necessity of securing the installation space for the guide member on the side. In addition, since the electrostatic induction means is electrically grounded, the electrostatic induction means is not charged with static electricity, and the player is charged with the static electricity charged to the player by touching the electrostatic induction means. You can escape from the

  It should be noted that “the position where the player touches the hand of the touch unit before the player starts operating the operation unit” is that the player absolutely does not operate when the operation unit is in the non-operation state. In addition to the configuration in which the static induction means is touched prior to the touch portion, the player does not touch the touch portion prior to the static induction means when operating the operation portion normally, but the player intentionally In the case of trying to touch the touch part first, it is an effect including the configuration that it is also possible to touch.

Means 3. The touch unit is provided at a position where a player can not touch or difficult when the operation unit is in a non-operation state.
The static electricity induction means is provided at a position where a player can contact even when the operation unit is not operated.
The gaming machine according to the means 2, characterized in that when the player operates the operation unit, the touch unit is exposed so as to be in contact with the player's hand.

  According to the means 3, when the player operates the operation unit, the touch unit can not be touched until after touching the electrostatic induction unit. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably avoid the situation where the player touches the touch part before touching the static electricity induction means. Further, since the touch portion can be contacted by operating the operation portion, it is not necessary to force the player to perform an extra operation to expose the touch portion when operating the operation means. A drop or the like can be avoided.

  Note that, by displacing the rotary operation body at the reference position in a specific direction, the launch speed (strength) of the gaming ball by the launch means is increased, and the electrostatic induction means is the rotary operation body Is configured so as to be inaccessible from the reference position until reaching a position displaced by a predetermined amount in the specific direction, and the player is continuously moved from the position displaced by the predetermined amount to the maximum position in the specific direction. It may be “exposed to be in contact with the hand”. In this case, the gaming ball can be fired even in a state where the operation means is displaced to the maximum.

  It should be noted that “impossible to contact or difficult to contact” is not limited to the configuration that the player can not touch the touch unit absolutely when the operation unit is in the non-operation state, but the player normally operates the operation unit. Although the touch unit is not touched when the operation is performed, the configuration also includes a configuration in which it is possible to touch when the player intentionally touches the touch unit.

  Means 4. The gaming machine according to the means 3, wherein the touch unit is covered by the operation unit when the operation unit is not operated.

  According to the means 4, the structure can be simplified as compared with the case where a member covering the touch portion is separately provided in the non-operation state of the operation portion, and a mechanism for exposing the touch portion based on the operation of the operation portion The touch unit can be configured to be exposed by operating the operation unit without separately providing the touch unit.

Means 5. The operation portion includes a substantially annular ring portion rotatably provided with respect to the base portion, and a finger hook convex portion protruding outward from the ring portion.
The touch portion includes a substantially annular ring body and a contact portion protruding outward from the ring body,
The side surface of the finger hook convex portion is formed with a slit that can project the contact portion from the side surface of the finger hook convex portion toward the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion when the operating portion is rotationally displaced. The gaming machine according to the means 4, characterized in that:

  According to the means 5, the finger hooking convex portion is provided on the operation portion, and the contact portion of the touch portion is turned through the slit formed on the side surface of the finger hook convex portion by rotating the operation portion. It can be made to project to the surface side. That is, by providing the finger hook convex portion, the operability of the operation unit is improved, and the position of the finger when the player grips the operation unit is determined. Furthermore, since the contact portion of the touch portion is exposed from the finger hook convex portion, if a finger is put on the finger hook portion to operate the operation portion, the player's finger naturally touches the contact portion of the touch portion. Moreover, since the contact portion can be made to project to the outer peripheral surface side of the ring portion, the contact portion can be easily touched by the finger of the player. Therefore, by operating the operation unit, the player's finger can be reliably touched by the touch unit, and the player's finger does not touch the touch unit even though the operation unit is operated. It is possible to avoid a situation where the gaming ball is not fired.

  Means 6. The gaming machine according to any one of the means 3 to 5, wherein the touch unit is configured to be displaceable in the same direction as the operation unit in a state where the touch unit is exposed so as to be in contact with the player's hand. .

  When the touch unit is exposed by operating the operation unit as in the above-described means 3 and it is possible to naturally make contact with the touch unit, on the track of the hand or finger of the player operating the operation unit Although it is necessary to provide a touch part, most of the player's hand or finger's trajectory so that the touch part does not impede the operation on the operation part of the player by the touch part if it is fixed immovably To provide a touch part. However, in this case, depending on how the player grips the operation unit, there is a concern that the player's hand will not touch the touch unit even if the player operates the operation unit.

  On the other hand, according to the present means 6, since the touch unit is configured to be displaceable in the same direction as the operation unit, even if the touch unit is provided on the track of the hand or finger of the player operating the operation unit. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the movement of the player's hand operating the operation unit is hindered by the touch unit. Therefore, the player's finger operating the operation unit can be configured to contact the touch unit with certainty, and the game ball is fired because the player's hand operating the operation unit does not touch the touch unit. It is possible to prevent such a situation that

  In particular, by adopting the configuration of the means 5, the operation surface of the finger hook convex portion of the operation unit and the contact portion of the touch portion exposed through the slit formed in the finger hook convex portion are flush with or contact with each other. Since the unit can be protruded to the outside of the finger hook convex unit, the effect of bringing the touch unit into contact with the hand (finger) of the player operating the operation unit is more reliably exhibited.

  In addition, when the touch unit is provided so as not to be displaceable, a configuration for preventing the touch unit from obstructing the displacement of the operation unit, or a configuration for covering the touch unit when the operation unit is in the non-operation state However, by adopting the configuration of this means, such a problem can be avoided.

  In addition, when the touch unit is covered with the operation unit as described in the above means 4, for example, when the touch unit is provided non-displaceably with respect to the base, the operation is performed to expose the touch unit Although it is necessary to form a slit in a relatively wide range with respect to the part, by forming the touch part so as to be displaceable together with the operation part as in the present means, the formation range of the slit can be minimized. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the situation where foreign matter intrudes into the inside of the operation means through the slit, or to increase the contact area between the player's finger and the operation portion when the player operates the operation portion, operability Can be improved, or the reduction in strength of the operation portion due to the formation of the slits can be suppressed.

  "The touch unit is provided at a position where the player's finger operating the operation unit contacts after the player operates the operation unit to displace the operation unit by a predetermined amount, and the player The “touch portion may be displaced as the operation portion is operated”.

  Means 7. The touch unit is covered by the operation unit when the operation unit is not operated, and by operating the operation unit, the touch unit is exposed so as to be in contact with the player's hand, and the exposed state of the touch unit is The gaming machine according to the means 3, wherein the touch unit is configured to be displaceable in the same direction as the operation unit by operating the operation unit.

  According to the means 7, basically the operation and effect of the means 4 and the means 6 are exhibited.

  Means 8. The static electricity induction means is a material having electrostatic diffusivity capable of releasing (passing) electricity more slowly than the touch portion at a position where the player's hand contacts when the player operates the operation portion. A gaming machine according to any one of the means 2 to 7, which is configured.

  According to the means 8, the electrostatic induction means 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). 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).

  In other words, the static electricity induction means made of the electrostatic diffusible material charges the static electricity charged to the player as compared with the material made of the material having a surface resistivity of less than 10 5 Ω / sq (for example, the electrostatic conductive material). It can be released relatively slowly, and electrostatic discharge is less likely to occur even if a charged player touches the electrostatic induction means. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unpleasant by causing electrostatic discharge when operating the operation means.

  In addition, when the player operates the operation means, by touching the static induction means before the player's hand touches the touch part, the static electricity charged to the player through the static induction means etc. 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 means composed of the static electricity diffusible material is more electrostatically charged to the player than the material composed of the material having a surface resistivity of more than 10 11 Ω / sq (for example, the antistatic material) Can be released relatively quickly. For this reason, even if the time from the player touching the static electricity induction means to touching the touch section is short, the 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 electrostatic induction means to touching the touch part, the structure 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.

  When the surface resistivity of the electrostatic induction means is less than 10 5 Ω / sq, there is a concern that electrostatic discharge is likely to occur. Also, if the surface resistivity of the electrostatic induction means exceeds 10 11 Ω / sq, the speed of releasing static electricity will be relatively slow, so if the time from the player touching the electrostatic induction means to touching the touch part is short, the game 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. Further, the surface resistivity of the electrostatic induction means 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 the touch portion is made of an electrostatic diffusion material, there is a concern that the player can not suitably detect that the player has touched the operation means (the reaction may be delayed or the like). Ru. On the other hand, in the present means, since the touch part is provided separately from the electrostatic induction means 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 induction means 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 part that is relatively likely to be damaged or deteriorated by being operated by the player, etc., the electrostatic induction means 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. In addition, if the touch portion is made of an electrostatic diffusible material, the touch portion may not be suitably detected that the player has touched the touch portion, so the touch portion is made of an electrostatic conductive material (such as metal). It is desirable to be configured, and it is desirable that the electrostatic induction means be made of an electrostatic dissipative material separately from the touch part.

  Means 9. A game machine according to any one of means 2 to 8, wherein the operation unit comprises the static electricity induction means.

  According to the means 9, since the operation unit includes the electrostatic induction means, the increase in size of the operation means, the complication of the structure, the decrease in manufacturing workability, and the like are suppressed as compared to the case where the electrostatic induction means is configured alone. can do.

  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, 60 ... Launch device, 401 ... Handle base, 402 ... Rotation operation body, 403 ... Cover , 404: touch ring, 406: metal part for static electricity dissipation, 431: ring part, 431 c: front wall part, 432 (432a, 432b, 432c): finger hook convex part, 445: variable resistor, 451: touch sensor, 475: Spring spring 491 Ring main body 701 Main body portion 702 Operation cover 721 722 723 Contact portion 741 Relaying fitting 751 Covering ring 752 Front wall portion 753 Enclosure wall portion 761 , 762, 763 ... coated convex portion, 757 ... slit, 801, 802, 803 ... contact portion, 821 ... spring spring for operation, 831 ... slit, S ... operation surface.

Claims (1)

A base fixed at a position where the player can operate;
An operation unit rotatably and movably attached to the base;
A touch unit made of a conductive material;
Biasing means for applying a biasing force to the operation unit such that the relative position of the operation unit to the base is a predetermined reference position;
Operation means comprising displacement amount detection means capable of detecting the displacement amount of the operation unit;
A touch detection unit electrically connected to the touch unit and capable of detecting that the player has touched the touch unit;
And a launcher configured to launch the game ball with a strength corresponding to the displacement of the operation unit detected by the displacement detection unit when the touch detection unit detects a touch on the touch unit. Game machine, and
The base extends in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine,
The operation unit is rotatably movably mounted on a front portion of the base with an axis extending in the front-rear direction.
The touch unit is provided at a position where at least a player operating the operation unit contacts when the player rotates the operation unit.
The operation means is
In a non-operation state of the operation unit, at least a predetermined front portion is covered by the operation portion, and in a state where the operation portion is rotated, a contact portion in which the predetermined front portion is exposed from the operation portion ,
And displacement amount limiting means for limiting the displacement amount of the operation unit,
When the operation unit is operated to expose a predetermined portion in front of the contact unit, the displacement of the operation unit is limited by the displacement amount limiting unit to the maximum operation state of the operation unit. Even if contact to the contact portion is possible,
The contact portion is
A first position where an input operation of the contact portion can be performed by the hand of the player who rotationally operated the operation portion;
A game machine characterized in that it is displaceable between a second position where an input operation of the contact portion by a player's hand is not possible.

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