JP2019141527A - Input device of game machine and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an input device of a game machine which is preferable for installation near a storage portion of game media or near a passage where the game media pass through and which is highly resistant to static electricity, and to provide a game machine comprising the input device.SOLUTION: An input device (10) includes: a wall-shaped portion (11, 4a) which forms a part of a casing (1a) of a game machine (1) and which has electric insulation property; an operation portion (13) for the contact of a human body; and a detection portion (12) for detecting the contact of the human body to the operation portion (13). The operation portion (13) is provided on the front side that is a player side of the wall-shaped portion (11, 4a). The detection portion (12) is disposed on the rear side of the wall-shaped portion (11, 4a) and detects the human body via the wall-shaped portion (11, 4a).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an input device for a gaming machine and a gaming machine equipped with the same.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a pachislot machine, or a slot machine has been provided with an input device operated by a player such as a push button switch or a lever switch. In such an input device, the player's operation on the push button or lever is detected by an internal detection sensor converted into an electrical signal.

  In such an input device, in order to prevent internal electronic components from being destroyed or malfunctioning due to static electricity, countermeasures against static electricity are applied to a portion touched by a game medium or a human body.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, an insulating cover is disposed on a switch board (electronic component) and a pressing rod that presses a movable contact of the insulating cover is formed of an insulating member, thereby preventing static electricity from entering the switch board. The structure to be described is described.

  Patent Document 2 describes a configuration in which a conductive substrate protecting conductive portion is attached to a base to which a substrate (electronic component) is fixed, and static electricity is released to the ground via the substrate protecting conductive portion. ing.

JP 2012-226985 A Japanese Patent No. 59777421

  However, conventional countermeasures against static electricity have problems that the configuration of the input device is complicated, large, or that electronic devices cannot be reliably destroyed or malfunctioned due to static electricity when grounding is insufficient.

  That is, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to dispose an insulating cover and to configure the pressing rod from an insulating material, which complicates the configuration of the input device. In addition, it is necessary to keep the operation unit in contact with the player away from the switch board by a predetermined distance or more so that the intruding static electricity does not reach the switch board, which increases the size of the input device.

  In the configuration of Patent Document 2, when the ground is insufficient, static electricity cannot be released, and the substrate is destroyed or malfunctions. Further, since the board protecting conductive portion is attached, the configuration of the input device is also complicated.

  Further, in a gaming machine, static electricity is likely to occur near the storage portion of the game media and the passage through which the game media pass, and countermeasures against static electricity are essential for the input device installed in this portion.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an input device for a game machine resistant to static electricity suitable for installation in the vicinity of a storage portion for game media or in the vicinity of a passage through which game media pass, and a game machine including the same.

  The present invention adopts the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

  That is, an input device for a gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention is an input device that is mounted on a gaming machine that uses a game medium to play a game and inputs a player's operation to the gaming machine. A wall-shaped portion that forms a part of the body and has electrical insulation; an operation unit that contacts the human body; and a detection unit that detects contact of the human body with the operation unit, wherein the operation unit is the wall-shaped unit It is provided in the front side which is the player side of a part, The said detection part is distribute | arranged to the back side of the said wall-shaped part, A human body is detected through the said wall-shaped part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the said structure, a detection part is distribute | arranged to the back side of the electrically insulating wall-like part which makes a part of housing | casing, and the front side of a wall-like part serves as the operation part which contacts a human body. The detection unit detects contact of the human body with the operation unit through the wall-like part.

  In such a configuration, the detection unit disposed on the back side of the electrically insulating wall-like part that forms a part of the casing of the gaming machine is covered with the wall-like part and isolated from the outside of the gaming machine Therefore, it is difficult to form a path through which static electricity enters from the outside of the gaming machine toward the detection unit. As a result, it is possible to take countermeasures against static electricity without providing a protective conductive portion or the like that is grounded in the input device. In addition to static electricity, the detection unit can be protected from dust and liquids.

  In addition, since the front side of the wall-shaped portion can be freely designed, the design of the gaming machine is not impaired and the design can be easily changed.

  Further, since the detection unit is a main component, the configuration can be simplified and miniaturized compared to conventional input devices (push button switches and lever switches).

  Furthermore, the operation on the input device using such a detection unit is a soft operation such as bringing the hand, which is the detection object, into contact with the operation compared to the operation on the conventional input device. Therefore, a situation in which the input device is destroyed by a player's violent operation is unlikely to occur.

  In the input device for a gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention, the wall-shaped portion further includes a storage portion for storing a game medium for a player to play in the housing, and a game medium from the storage portion. It can also be set as the structure located in the part provided with the channel | path part which lets pass.

  Although the part provided with the storage part and the passage part in the housing is easily affected by static electricity, the above configuration makes it possible to easily take measures against static electricity.

  The input device for a gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a motion determination unit that includes a plurality of the detection units, and that determines a motion of the detection target based on a change state of a detection state of the plurality of detection units. It can also be set as the structure provided.

  According to this, since it is possible to determine the difference in movement such as the direction and magnitude of movement of the hand that is the detection target in the detection area, for example, by changing the effect of the gaming machine depending on the difference in movement, Can increase the willingness to participate in the game. In addition, the entertainment of the game can be improved by changing the effect of the gaming machine according to the operation performed by the player.

  In this case, the plurality of detection units are further set so that the respective detection areas are different, and the motion determination unit determines the motion of the detection target according to the change order of the detection states of the plurality of detection units. It can also be.

  According to this, since the detection areas of the plurality of detection units are set to be different, the movement of the detection target can be reliably determined.

  The input device for a gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention further includes a transparent body disposed on the front side of the wall-shaped portion and superimposed on a region where the operation section is disposed, and the transparent body. A light source that supplies light, and an operation instruction can be presented by light from the transparent body.

  According to this, since the operation instruction is presented by light from the transparent body arranged on the front side of the wall-shaped part, the player operates according to the presented operation instruction without moving (moves the detected object). Can do. Thereby, even if the input device is different from the conventional input device, the game can be enjoyed without being confused.

  In the input device for a gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention, the wall-like portion may be configured to be opaque including a portion where the detection portion is disposed on the back side.

  According to this, the detection unit can be completely hidden from the player. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the player's interest in the game is lost by viewing the detection unit.

  The input device for a gaming machine according to an aspect of the present invention may further be configured such that the detection unit is a capacitance type that detects a change in capacitance.

  By adopting a capacitance type detector as the detection unit, the above configuration can be easily realized.

  The present invention also includes a gaming machine equipped with the aforementioned gaming machine input device.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide an input device for a game machine that is resistant to static electricity that is suitable for installation in the vicinity of a storage portion of game media or in a passage through which game media pass, and a game machine including the same.

It is an example of application of the input device of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, is a perspective view of a gaming machine equipped with the input device according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the penetration | invasion path | route of the static electricity to the input device of the conventional structure of the upper ball tray vicinity. It is explanatory drawing which shows in more detail the penetration | invasion path | route of the static electricity to the main switch consisting of the input device of the conventional structure provided in the upper ball tray, (a) is a top view of the game machine which has an upper ball tray, (b) These are the figures of the principal part of the AA arrow directional cross section of (a). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the principal part of the game machine provided with the input device which concerns on Embodiment 1, (a) is a cross-sectional view of a game machine provided with the upper ball tray which employ | adopted the structure of the said input device as the main switch, (B) is a figure of the principal part of the BB arrow cross section of (a). It is a figure which shows the detection state in the said input device provided in the upper ball tray, (a) shows a standby state, (b) shows a detection state. It is a block diagram of the principal part of the control system of the said gaming machine. It is a figure which shows the image which inputs a direction by the motion of a to-be-detected body using a some detection part. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement which can be input using the main switch which has five detection parts arrange | positioned at the cross. FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view of a gaming machine including an upper ball tray that employs the configuration of the input device for all switches. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement which can be input using the some switch provided in the upper ball tray of the gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a gaming machine that includes Embodiment 3 and includes an upper ball tray provided with an input device including a transparent body. It is a figure which shows the structure of the input device provided with the transparent body. It is a figure which shows a mode that the method of moving a hand is shown to a player with light with the transparent body of an input device. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of a gaming machine according to a fourth embodiment, in which a plurality of detection units are arranged on the back side of the front wall-shaped unit and includes an upper ball tray. It is a perspective view of another game machine which can apply the input device of the game machine concerning this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to an aspect of the present invention (hereinafter, also referred to as “this embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings. However, this embodiment described below is only an illustration of the present invention in all respects. It goes without saying that various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. That is, in implementing the present invention, a specific configuration according to the embodiment may be adopted as appropriate.

§1 Application example First, an example of a scene to which the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 illustrates an application example of the input device 10 for a gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and is a perspective view of the gaming machine 1 on which the input device 10 is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a game board 3 whose front surface is covered with a glass door 2, and a game area is formed on the front surface of the game board 3. Below the game board 3 is provided an upper ball tray 4 for supplying a game ball (game medium) R for hitting. A gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a pachinko machine that uses a game ball R as a game medium.

  The upper ball tray 4 includes a storage unit 7 that stores the game ball R, and a passage unit (not shown) that allows the game ball R to pass from the storage unit 7 to a launching unit that launches the game ball R. Below the upper ball tray 4, a lower ball tray 5 for storing game media overflowing from the upper ball tray 4 is provided. The lower ball tray 5 also has a storage portion 7 for storing the game ball R. Further, large switches SW5 and SW6 for production are provided on the left and right of the upper ball tray 4, and an operation handle 6 for hitting a game ball is provided on the left side of the lower ball tray 5. Unless otherwise specified, in this specification, the right side is the right side, the left side is the left side, the side facing the player is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side.

  Various switches are arranged on the wall portion of the upper ball tray 4 having the storage portion 7 as a depression. In the illustration of FIG. 1, a main switch SW1, a cross switch SW2, a loan switch SW3, and a slide switch SW4 are provided on an upper wall portion (wall-like portion) 4a that constitutes the upper surface of the upper ball tray 4. In the example of FIG. 1, the main switch SW1 among the switches SW1 to SW4 is configured by the input device 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As will be described later, the input device 10 forms a part of the housing 1a of the gaming machine 1, and includes a wall-like portion 11 having electrical insulation, an operation portion 13 for contacting the human body, and a human body to the operation portion 13. And a detection unit 12 that detects contact. The operation unit 13 is provided on the front side of the wall-like part 11, and the detection unit 12 is arranged on the back side of the wall-like part 11, and detects a human body via the wall-like part 11 (see FIG. 5).

  In the configuration of FIG. 1 in which the input device 10 is formed on the upper ball tray 4, the wall-shaped portion 11 corresponds to the upper wall portion 4 a that forms the upper ball tray 4. It is preferable that the upper wall part 4a does not have a gap between a position where the storage part 7 or the path of the game ball is located and a position where the detection part 12 is disposed.

  According to the said structure, the detection part 12 will be in the state isolated from the exterior with the storage part 7 and the passage of a game ball by installing in the housing | casing 1a, and it will be in the detection part 12 from the storage part 7 or a passage. It is difficult to form a path through which static electricity enters. As a result, it is possible to take countermeasures against static electricity without providing a protective conductive portion or the like that is grounded in the input device 10. In addition to static electricity, the detection unit 12 can be protected from dust and liquid.

  Moreover, the front side of the wall-shaped part 11 can be designed freely, can be shape | molded according to the shape of the detection part 12, and can stick a seal | sticker. According to the configuration of the input device 10, the design is not impaired and the design can be easily changed.

  In addition, since the detection unit 12 is a main component, the configuration can be simplified and downsized as compared with conventional input devices (push button switches and lever switches).

  Furthermore, the operation on the input device 10 is a soft operation in which a hand, which is a detection object, is brought into contact with the operation unit 13 as compared with an operation on a conventional input device. Therefore, a situation in which the input device is destroyed by a player's violent operation is unlikely to occur.

  Note that, as an application example, the gaming machine 1 using a game ball is illustrated, but the present invention can also be applied to a pachislot machine that uses a medal as a game medium or a slot machine. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of another gaming machine to which the gaming machine input device 10 according to the present embodiment can be applied.

  The gaming machine shown in FIG. 15 is a pachislot machine 30. As shown in FIG. 15, from a medal slot 31 (medal passage) to an effect button 32 or a triple button 33 provided in the vicinity of the slot 31, these are input devices of a conventional configuration. In this case, an intrusion path for static electricity is formed. Therefore, the same effect as described above can be obtained by applying it to a gaming machine that uses medals as gaming media.

§2 Configuration Example A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Embodiment 1]
(Static intrusion route to the input device near the upper bowl)
First, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a path of static electricity entering the input device near the upper ball tray 4 ′ will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of a path of static electricity entering the input device near the upper bowl 4 ′. In FIG. 2, the switches SW1 to SW4 provided on the upper ball tray 4 ′ are conventional input devices in which an opening is provided in the upper wall portion 4a ′ of the upper ball tray 4 ′ to install a switch unit. ing. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing in more detail the path of static electricity entering the switch SW1 provided in the upper ball tray 4 ′, (a) is a plan view of the gaming machine 1 ′ having the upper ball tray 4 ′, (B) is a figure of the principal part of the AA arrow cross section of (a). In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3B, the intrusion path of static electricity is indicated by a thick arrow X.

  As shown in FIG. 2, among the four switches SW1 to SW4 arranged on the upper ball tray 4 ′, the switches SW1, SW2 and SW4 close to the storage unit 7 in which the game balls R charged with static electricity are stored are Static electricity reaches from the reservoir 7 along the surface of the upper wall 4a ′. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the static electricity that has reached the switch SW1 enters the inside of the upper ball tray 4 ′ in the casing of the gaming machine 1 ′ from the opening formed in the upper wall portion 4a ′. From the gap of the switch SW1, the internal electronic components are reached. Although not shown, the same applies to the switch SW2 'and the switch SW4', and static electricity enters the upper ball tray 4 'through an opening formed in the upper wall 4a'.

(Configuration of input device 10)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a main part of the gaming machine 1 including the input device 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4A illustrates an upper ball tray 4 that employs the configuration of the input device 10 as a main switch SW1. (B) is a figure of the principal part of the BB arrow directional cross section of (a). 5A and 5B are diagrams showing a detection state in the input device 10 provided in the upper ball tray 4, wherein FIG. 5A shows a standby state and FIG. 5B shows a detection state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in this example, the main switch SW <b> 1 used for production is constituted by the input device 10. In FIG. 4, the outline when the main switch SW <b> 1 is configured by a conventional input device is indicated by a virtual line. The input device 10 includes an electrically insulating wall-like portion 11 that forms a part of the housing 1 a of the gaming machine 1 and a detection portion 12 that is disposed on the opposite side of the front side of the wall-like portion 11. In the illustration of FIG. 4 in which the input device 10 is provided on the upper ball tray 4, the wall-shaped portion 11 corresponds to the upper wall portion 4 a that forms the upper ball tray 4.

  The detection unit 12 is a sensor that can detect the contact of the detected object with respect to the operation unit 13, and detects the contact of the detected object with respect to the operation unit 13 via the wall-shaped part 11. The detection unit 12 and the operation unit 13 are approximately coaxial with each other via the wall-shaped portion 11.

  As shown to (a) of FIG. 5, in the state where the to-be-detected body 14 does not contact the operation part 13, the signal output from the detection part 12 turns into an OFF signal. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the detected object 14 is in contact with the operation unit 13, the signal output from the detection unit 12 is an ON signal. A signal from the operation unit 13 is input to the control unit 20 described later (see FIG. 7).

  As the detection unit 12, for example, a capacitance type sensor that detects a change in capacitance can be used. In the case where the arrangement region of the detection unit 12 in the wall-like part 11 is formed in a transparent manner, a sensor using light may be used. Considering that the detection target 14 is a human body having a capacitance, a capacitance type sensor is most suitable.

  The wall-like part 11 is preferably opaque including the part where the detection part is arranged on the back side, and the detection part 12 can be made invisible to the player. Thereby, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the player's interest in the game is lost by visually recognizing the detection unit 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, in the upper wall portion 4a of the upper ball tray 4, the wall surface of the storage portion 7 is formed continuously with the upper wall portion 4a and has no gap. That is, the upper wall portion 4a does not have a gap between a position where the storage portion 7 or the passage is located and a position where the detection portion 12 is disposed.

  By setting it as such a structure, the detection part 12 will be in the state isolated from the exterior with the channel | path of the storage part 7 or the game ball R in the state installed in the housing | casing 1a. As described above, in the above configuration, a path through which static electricity enters from the storage unit 7 or the passage toward the detection unit 12 is not formed. Accordingly, without providing a protective conductive unit or the like that is grounded in the input device 10. , Anti-static measures can be taken.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the main switch SW1 has five such detection units 12 arranged in a cross shape. As described above, by providing a plurality of detection units 12, the movement of the detection target 14 can be determined from the detection timings of the plurality of detection units 12 as described later.

  When a plurality of detection units 12 are arranged, it is preferable that the respective operation units 13 are set differently. The control unit 20 determines the movement of the detection target 14 based on the order of change of the detection states of the plurality of detection units 12.

(Control part)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the main part of the control system of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the detection signals of the five detection units 12-1 to 12-5 constituting the main switch SW <b> 1 are input to the control unit 20. The control unit 20 includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and executes various arithmetic processes according to a program stored in advance in the ROM.

  The control unit 20 determines the movement performed by the player based on the detection signals of the five detection units 12-1 to 12-5. The control unit 20 is connected to an effect control unit 21 that controls the effect of the gaming machine 1 and notifies the effect control unit 21 of the determined movement. The effect control unit 21 determines or changes the effect based on the notified contents of the movement.

(Operation example to the input device 10)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an image in which a direction is input by the movement of the detection target 14 using the plurality of detection units 12. As shown in FIG. 7, the operation units 13-1, 13-2, and 13-3 are arranged in this order with respect to the first detection unit 12-1 to the third detection unit 12-3 arranged in the left-right direction. By moving the detected object 14 so as to be stroked, it is possible to input that it is in the right direction. On the contrary, by moving the detected object 14 so as to stroke in the order of the operation units 13-3, 13-2, and 13-1, it is possible to input the left direction. Although three detection units 12 are used here, directions can be input by using at least two detection units 12.

  FIGS. 8A to 8C are diagrams illustrating an example of operations that can be input using the main switch SW1 having the five detection units 12 arranged in a cross shape. As shown in FIG. 8A, a slide operation in a predetermined direction can be input by moving the detected object 14 from left to right, right to left, front to back, or back to front. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, an operation of drawing a vortex can be input by moving the vortex from the center. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, an operation of moving the detection target 14 so as to be scratched can be input.

[Embodiment 2]
Hereinafter, other embodiments in one aspect of the present invention will be illustrated based on FIGS. 9 and 10. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 9 shows the second embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view of a gaming machine 1A including an upper ball tray 4A that employs the configuration of the input device 10 according to the first embodiment for all switches SW1 to SW4. (A)-(c) of FIG. 10 is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement which can be input using the some switch provided in the upper ball tray of the gaming machine shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in this example, all of the main switch SW1, the cross switch SW2, the loan switch SW3, and the slide switch SW4 have the configuration of the input device 10. Also in FIG. 9, as in FIG. 4, the outline when the switches SW <b> 1 to SW <b> 4 are configured by a conventional input device is indicated by virtual lines.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, a small slide operation movement can be input using the slide switch SW4, and a large slide operation movement can be input using both the slide switch SW4 and the lending switch SW3. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, it is possible to input a large movement that greatly moves the palm by using all the four switches SW1 to SW4. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), it is possible to input a motion that makes a large check using the main switch SW1, the cross switch SW2, and the lending switch SW3.

  In addition, when using the loan switch SW3 and the slide switch SW4, which are switches other than those for production, it is necessary to invalidate the original functions assigned to the switches.

[Embodiment 3]
Hereinafter, other embodiments in one aspect of the present invention will be illustrated based on FIGS. 11 to 13. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 11 shows the third embodiment and is a cross-sectional view of a gaming machine 1B including an upper ball tray 4B provided with an input device 10B including a transparent body 17 instead of the input device 10. In the example of FIG. 11, the configuration of the input device 10B is adopted for all the switches SW1 to SW4. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the input device 10B.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the input device 10 </ b> B includes a transparent body 17 and a light source 18 (see FIG. 12) that supplies light to the transparent body 17. The transparent body 17 is laminated on the front side of the upper wall portion 4a (wall-shaped portion 11) and overlapped with the region where the operation portion 13 is disposed. The transparent body 17 presents to the player how to move the hand (operation instruction), which is the detected body, with light.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, an arrow image (light) Y indicating a moving direction is used to instruct a small slide operation or a large slide operation. Alternatively, as shown in (a) of FIG. 13, an operation of drawing a spiral is instructed by a spiral arrow image (light) Y. Further, as shown in FIG. 13C, a slide operation from left to right is instructed with an arrow image (light) Y with the tip of the arrow pointing to the right. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing how the transparent body 17 of the input device 10 </ b> B presents how to move the hand to the player with light.

  With such a configuration, the player can operate the input device 10B without being confused according to the presented instructions. Thereby, even if the input device is different from the conventional input device, the game can be enjoyed without being confused.

  Such an indication using the transparent body 17 can be configured using, for example, a light guide plate technique. That is, on the surface of the transparent body 17, an instruction image to be presented is formed as a light emission pattern for extracting light propagating through the transparent body 17 to the outside. In order to display images of different instructions in the same area, a plurality of transparent bodies 17 with different light emission patterns are stacked and arranged on the transparent body 17 with the light emission patterns to be presented. For example, light from the light source 18 may be supplied.

  The light source 18 can be composed of, for example, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and is disposed on the side surface of the transparent body 17. A plurality of LEDs having different colors can enhance the effect. Such a light source 18 is connected to the control unit 20 shown in FIG. 6 described above, and light emission is controlled by the control unit 20.

  It should be noted that, instead of the light display by the transparent body 17, the player can operate by a simple method of sticking a sticker indicating how to move the hand to the area where the operation unit 13 on the front side of the upper wall 4a is arranged. You may give instructions.

[Embodiment 4]
Hereinafter, another embodiment of one aspect of the present invention will be illustrated based on FIG. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a main part of a gaming machine 1C including an upper ball tray 4C instead of the upper ball tray 4 according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, the upper ball tray 4C includes a plurality of detection units inside the upper ball tray 4C and on the back side of the front wall portion (wall-shaped portion) 4b constituting the front wall of the upper ball tray 4C. 12 is arranged. The plurality of detection units 12 are arranged at predetermined intervals over the entire area of the front wall 4b.

  By setting it as such a structure, the motion of the to-be-detected body 14 with respect to the operation part 13 arrange | positioned at the front side of the front wall part 4b is detectable.

  In addition, in Embodiment 1-4 mentioned above, the structure which provides the input device 10 in the upper ball tray 4 was illustrated. However, not only the upper ball tray 4 but also the lower ball tray 5 provided with a storage portion is provided with a switch, and the same effect as that provided in the upper ball tray 4 is achieved by applying the configuration of the input device 10.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

10, 10B Input device 1, 1A, 1B, 1C Game machine 1a Case 2, 4, 6 SW
2 Glass door 3 Game board 4, 4A, 4B, 4C Upper ball dish 4a, 4a 'upper wall part (wall-like part)
4b Front wall (wall-shaped part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Wall-shaped part 5 Lower ball tray 6 Operation handle 7 Storage part 12 Detection part 13 Operation part 14 Detected body 17 Transparent body 18 Light source 20 Control part 21 Production control part 30 Pachi-slot machine 31 Input port 32 Production button 33 Triple button SW1 Main switch SW2 Cross switch SW3 Lending switch SW4 Slide switch SW5, 6 Large switch

Claims (7)

An input device that is mounted on a gaming machine that uses a gaming medium to input a player's operation to the gaming machine,
A part of the casing of the gaming machine, and a wall-like portion having electrical insulation;
An operation unit for contacting the human body;
A detection unit that detects contact of the human body with the operation unit,
The operation unit is provided on a front side of the wall-like part, which is a player side, and the detection unit is arranged on the back side of the wall-like part, and detects a human body through the wall-like part. Machine input device.   The wall-shaped portion is located in a portion of the housing including a storage portion that stores a game medium for a player to play a game, and a passage portion that allows the game medium to pass from the storage portion. 2. An input device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a gaming machine. A plurality of the detection units are arranged,
The input device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the detected object is determined based on a change order of detection states of the plurality of detection units. A transparent body arranged on the front side of the wall-like part and superimposed on a region where the operation part is arranged;
A light source for supplying light to the transparent body,
4. The game machine input device according to claim 1, wherein an operation instruction is presented by light from the transparent body.   The input device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wall-like portion is opaque including a portion where the detection portion is arranged on the back side.   The gaming machine input device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is a capacitance type that detects a change in capacitance.   A gaming machine on which the gaming machine input device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is mounted.

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