JP3308137B2 - Operation unit support device for game machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation section support device for a game machine which supports an operation shaft provided with a handle member operated by a player at one end and an operated member at the other end. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many game machines operate buttons and joysticks when moving an operation unit. For example, a game in which a prize on a rotating turntable is picked up with a shovel provided at the tip of a crane, or a gripper suspended from a crane is moved in the X and Y directions above the prize, and the gripper descends to remove the prize. In a game or the like in which a grabbing operation is performed, the only operation performed by the player is to press a button.

[0003] In the above-mentioned game machine for obtaining a prize, if the player himself can directly operate a shovel or a grip, fun different from that of a conventional game machine can be obtained.
For this purpose, there is a demand for a mechanism capable of freely moving the operation unit to a certain extent and hardly causing a failure or breakage even when handled roughly.

[0004]

However, free movement of the operation unit and hard failure or breakage are conflicting demands, and a mechanism satisfying both has not been realized at present.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a robust operation unit support device for a game machine that allows various operations by a player himself.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game machine in which a handle member operated by a player on one end side and an operation shaft provided with an operated member on the other end side. Operating device supporting device, a spherical body provided with a through-hole for movably fitting the operating shaft in the axial direction thereof, and a spherical support provided on the game apparatus main body and rotatably supporting the spherical body. It is characterized by having a member and a regulation guide for regulating the rotation of the operation shaft about the spherical body.

In the present invention, the operating shaft and the through-hole are formed in a circular cross section, a cylindrical support member matching the through-hole is fixed to the spherical body, and the operating shaft is rotated about its axis. It is effective if is rotatably fitted in the through hole of the spherical body and the cylindrical support member.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an operation unit support device for a game machine according to the present invention used in a prize acquisition game device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine main body 20.
A support base fixedly mounted (shown in FIG. 3),
The support base 1 has a fixed support member 2 and a movable support member 3 mounted on the fixed support member 2 so as to be vertically movable.
In this case, on the lower side of the movable support member 3, two rollers 4 are respectively provided on three sides thereof in parallel in the vertical direction,
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A U-shaped guide rail 5 to which the rollers 4 are fitted is provided. When the roller 3 is guided by the guide rail 5, the movable support member 3 can move in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed support member 2.

A prize obtaining means 10 is provided as an operation section supported by the support base 1, and the prize obtaining means 10 is provided in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
, A shovel 12 as an operated member provided inside the dome 21 of the operation shaft 11, and a handle provided outside the dome 21 of the operation shaft 11. A member 13 (shown in FIG. 3). The operation shaft 11 is a shaft having a circular cross section, and is fitted to a spherical body 14 made of Duracon (trade name) so as to be reciprocally movable in the axial direction and rotatable around the axis. That is, a through hole 15 having the same diameter as the operation shaft 11 passing through the center of the spherical body 14 is formed.
The operating shaft 11 is fitted to the shaft. In this example, since the operating shaft 11 is a shaft having a circular cross section, the operating shaft 11 can rotate around the axis.

The spherical body 14 is rotatably mounted on a spherical body receiver 6 made of DURACON (trade name) provided on the movable support member 3. Therefore, the operation shaft 11 can also rotate around the spherical body 14, and the range of rotation is regulated by the regulation guide 7 made of Duracon attached to the movable support member 3 on the handle member side of the spherical body 14. ing. As described above, when the spherical body 14 and the spherical body receiver 6 are made of Duracon, the durability and wear resistance are excellent, and the sliding is good, which is convenient. Also,
The spherical body receiver 6 is formed by stacking members that support the spherical body 14 by approximately a hemisphere at a time, thereby facilitating the manufacture and assembly of the spherical body 14.

A detailed description of the prize acquisition game apparatus itself is not the gist of the present application, and thus will be omitted. With this configuration, the operation unit supporting device is configured such that the operation shaft 11 is
4 is reciprocally movable in the axial direction thereof, is rotatable around the axis, and the spherical body 14 is rotatable on the spherical body receiver 6, so that the shovel 12 can be moved forward and backward by operating the handle member 13. Rotation and rotation can be performed without hindrance. Therefore, in the case of the game machine shown in FIG. 3, since the shovel 12 can be moved almost freely, a premium (not shown) on the turntable 22 can be easily scooped.

Since the operating section supporting device of the present invention allows the player to move the operated member such as the shovel 12 almost freely, the game machine other than the above-mentioned prize acquisition game machine, such as a ball or the like, can be moved to a certain place. The present invention can also be applied to a game machine or the like including a play element that moves to another position by scooping, grabbing, pinching, or the like.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a sleeve 16 as a cylindrical support member in which a hole (not shown) having the same cross section as the through hole 15 of the spherical body 14 is formed.
The operation shaft 11 is moved from the spherical body 14 to the sleeve 16 by aligning the hole of the sleeve 16 with the through hole 15.
Supported up to.

With this configuration, the operation shaft 11 can be supported with a relatively long width, so that even when a relatively large load is applied to the operation shaft 11, its linearity can be maintained. Further, a switch 17 can be attached to the sleeve 16 as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, the above-mentioned shovel 12
There is no danger of obstructing the advantage of allowing the robot to move freely.

[0016]

According to the present invention, a spherical body provided with a through hole into which an operating shaft is fitted so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a spherical body provided on a game apparatus main body and rotatably supporting the spherical body. Since the ball support member is provided, the operated member provided on the operation shaft can be operated freely by the player himself.
In addition, the operating shaft has a circular cross section, and rotates around its axis.
Since it is rotatably fitted in the through hole of the spherical body, it can be operated
The degree of freedom of operation of the member can be increased. In addition, spherical
Support member formed with a hole having the same cross section as the through hole
And the cylindrical support member is aligned with the hole and the through hole.
The operation shaft is relatively long because it is fixed to a spherical body
The operation shaft can be supported by a relatively large load.
However, the linearity can be maintained.

[0017]

[0018]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an operation section support device for a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the operation unit supporting device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a prize acquisition game device using the operation unit support device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the entire operation unit supported by the operation unit support device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support base 2 Fixed support member 3 Movable support member 6 Spherical object receiver 10 Prize acquisition means 11 Operation shaft 12 Shovel 13 Handle member 14 Spherical object 15 Through hole 16 Sleeve 20 Game machine main body

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An operation unit supporting device for a game machine, wherein a handle member operated by a player on one end side and an operation shaft provided with an operated member on the other end side, wherein the operation shaft is moved in the axial direction thereof. A spherical body provided with a through hole movably fitted thereto, a ball supporting member provided on the game apparatus main body and rotatably supporting the spherical body, and a rotation of the operation shaft around the spherical body is regulated; An operation unit support device for a game machine, comprising: 2. The operation unit support device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation shaft and the through hole are formed in a circular cross section, and the spherical body has a cylindrical support member that matches the through hole. Wherein the operating shaft is rotatably fitted around the axis thereof and is fitted into the through-hole of the spherical body and the cylindrical support member.