JP3602776B2 - Vibrating hit ball firing operation handle of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hitting ball shooting operation handle of a pachinko game machine provided with vibration generating means that vibrates according to a game situation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Vibration generating means composed of a small motor and an eccentric weight is provided inside a hit ball firing operation handle of a pachinko game machine, and the handle is vibrated by rotating the motor when a specific game mode such as a big hit occurs. A pachinko gaming machine has been conventionally known in which a specific game mode can be more effectively produced by transmitting vibrations to a player's hand holding the handle.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional pachinko gaming machine, since the vibration of the handle is transmitted to the turning operation lever for adjusting the hitting ball firing intensity, the turning operation lever is also vibrated, and the accuracy of the hitting ball firing is disturbed, and the hitting of the hitting ball occurs. In some cases, the flight distance was adversely affected.
[0004]
Further, the conventional vibration generating means is exclusively composed of a motor and an eccentric weight (hereinafter referred to as a vibration motor), and a control circuit for turning on and off the power of the motor in order to appropriately generate vibration during a game. Alternatively, an electronic circuit or the like for controlling the number of rotations of the motor is required in order to change the frequency, and a dedicated circuit board for the electronic circuit must be provided. is there.
[0005]
In view of the above, the present invention enables a vibration generating means to be relatively easily provided on a hit ball firing operation handle of a pachinko game machine without increasing manufacturing costs, and transmits the vibration to a rotation operation lever as much as possible. By doing so, it is intended to prevent the occurrence of the above failure.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of supporting a rotation angle detector such as a rotary encoder on a mounting base, fixing a rotation operation lever to a rotation shaft of the rotation angle detector, and internally generating vibration generation means. The provided front cover member is fixed to the front side of the mounting base, and the front of the rotary operation lever is covered by the front cover member so as not to come into direct contact therewith.
Further, the present invention includes a turning operation lever for adjusting the hitting ball firing intensity, a fixed cover member for covering the front surface of the turning operation lever, and a front cover member provided with vibration generating means therein. The member is provided so as to cover the fixed cover member from outside without contacting the rotating operation lever .
Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the hitting ball shooting operation handle, a gap is provided between the front cover member, the rotation operation lever, and the fixed cover member .
Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the hitting ball firing operation handle, the vibration generating means is configured such that a permanent magnet and an electromagnetic coil are opposed to each other inside the front cover member in a close state .
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine, 1 is a game board, 2 is an upper plate from which a prize ball is discharged, 3 is a lower plate integrally protruded from a front plate 4, and 5 is a front plate of the front plate 4. It is a hit ball firing operation handle provided on the right side.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 2, an external perspective view of the hit ball firing operation handle 5, FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 4 shows a sectional view taken along line AA, and FIG. A mounting plate 11 in the shape of a half-cylinder is fixed to a mounting portion 10 integrally formed with a screw 12 by a screw 12, and a disk-shaped mounting plate 14 and A dome-shaped fixed cover member 19 is fixed with screws 21, and a rotation angle detector 15 such as a rotary encoder (referred to as a variable resistor or a volume) is fixed to an annular surrounding portion 14 a formed on the mounting plate. A substantially annular turning operation lever 17 is fixed to a rotation shaft 16 of the rotation angle detector. The rotary operation lever 17 has a through hole 17a formed in an arc shape through which the support shaft 13 penetrates, and a finger hook projection 17b is formed on the outer peripheral edge. Reference numeral 18 denotes a coil spring provided to return the rotation of the rotation operation lever 17 to an initial state. Reference numeral 18a denotes a screw for fixing one end of the coil spring to the mounting plate 14, a touch detection line 18b connected to a touch switch circuit via a connector 22 is connected to the screw, and the touch detection line 18b is connected to the coil spring. Through the rotary operation lever 17.
[0009]
Reference numeral 23 denotes a single-use switch fixed in the mounting base 11 by a screw 23a, and reference numerals 24 and 25 provide links rotatably provided by screws 24a and 25a for operating a touch piece 23b of the single-use switch 23, respectively. The end 24b of one link 24 faces the contact piece 23b, and the end 25b of the other link 25 projects like a push button near the rotary operation lever 17.
[0010]
The connector 22 is also connected to the rotation angle detector 15 and the single-use switch 23 by signal lines, and is fixed to the mounting base 11 with screws 22a so as to be paired with the connector 26 disposed on the mounting portion 10.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a front cover member fixed to a support shaft 31 integrally projecting from the inner surface of the mounting base 11. The front cover member has a curved surface continuous with one end surface of the lower plate 3 and has an upper surface. This is a unique form in which a smooth U-shaped curved depression 32 is formed, and a vibration generating means 33 is provided on the inner surface thereof.
[0011]
The vibration generating means 33 fixes the substrate 35 to which the electromagnetic coil 34 is fixed by the screw 36 to the inner surface of the front cover member 30 by the screw 39, cuts and raises the elastic piece 37 bent from one side of the substrate 35 into a U-shape, A disk-shaped permanent magnet 38 is fixed to the tip of the elastic piece so as to face the electromagnetic coil 34 in a close state. The front cover member 30 is provided so as to be separated from the rotation operation lever 17 and the fixed cover member 19 with a gap 20, and to cover the fixed cover member 19 from the outside.
[0012]
40 is a hitting ball firing device provided so that a hammer 42 rotates repeatedly by a rotary solenoid 41, 43 is a hitting ball firing rail, and the player manually adjusts the rotation angle of the rotation operation lever 17 and the rotation angle detector 15 By operating the rotary solenoid 41 in accordance with the converted electric signal, the flight distance of the hit ball is freely adjusted as intended by the player.
[0013]
Also, as shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 46 denotes a speaker provided on the upper plate 2. On one game board, lamps 47 and 48, a starting winning port 49, a large winning port 50, and the like are provided, and a symbol change display device 51 including a color liquid crystal display is provided. The large winning opening 50 is provided with a rectangular door plate 52 which is opened and closed by the operation of a solenoid 57 described later, and a specific winning opening 53 called a V zone is further provided in the center of the inside of the large winning opening. ing. A start switch 54 for detecting a hit ball winning the starting winning opening 49, a large winning opening switch 55 for detecting a hit ball winning the special winning opening 50, a continuation switch 56 for detecting a hit ball winning the specific winning opening 53, and the like. It is provided in the game board 1.
[0014]
As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 6, a game control circuit (main) board 58 composed of a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an I / O is provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine. , A special winning opening switch 55, a continuation switch 56, and a solenoid 57 are connected to the game control circuit board 58, and the symbol change display device 51 is connected via a symbol control circuit board 59, and the lamp control circuit 60 The lamps 47 and 48 are connected through a speaker, and the speaker 46 and the vibration generator 33 are connected through a sound generation control circuit 61. The sound source ROM 62 of the sound generation control circuit 61 stores waveform data such as sound and sound effects, and vibration data such as waveforms and frequencies.
[0015]
Then, in the pachinko gaming machine, when the start switch 54 is operated, the numbers 0 to 9 and the symbol design of the character are displayed in a circular manner so as to flow from the top to the bottom in three rows on the design variation display device 51 and stop after a few seconds. When the symbols are aligned to the same symbol such as “777”, a large hit state is established, and the door plate 52 is opened by the operation of the solenoid 57, so that a situation where the hit ball is extremely easy to enter the special winning opening 50 is obtained. When activated, the lamps 47 and 48 flash, and the sound generation control circuit 61 reproduces the sound, sound effect and the like stored in the sound source ROM 62 from the speaker 46, based on the vibration data stored in the sound source ROM 62. A low frequency current is applied to the electromagnetic coil. For this reason, the permanent magnet 38 supported by the elastic piece 37 attracts and repels the magnetic pole of the electromagnetic coil 34, and the permanent magnet 38 vibrates at its low frequency. Since the vibration of the permanent magnet 38 causes the front cover member 30 to vibrate, the vibration is transmitted to the hand of the player operating the rotary operation lever 17 by touching the front cover member, and the fact that the jackpot has been reached is sounded. , And can be transmitted to the player by tactile sensation together with sound effects.
[0016]
Since the front cover member 30 is assembled separately from the turning operation lever 17 and the fixed cover member 19, the vibration of the front cover member 30 is hardly transmitted to the turning operation lever 17 and the fixed cover member 19, and Vibration is not restricted to these, so that only the front case member 5 can be vibrated efficiently, and there is no possibility that the setting of the rotary operation lever 17 is disturbed by the vibration.
[0017]
The timing of activating the vibration generating means is not only when a big hit occurs as described above, but also when, for example, two stop symbols of the symbol variation display device 51 are aligned (referred to as a reach state). Good. In addition, the intensity and cycle of the vibration can be freely set by vibration data stored in the sound source ROM 62 in advance.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the front cover member in which the vibration generating means is provided is fixed to the mounting base, and the front cover member is used by the front cover member so as not to come into direct contact with the turning operation lever for adjusting the hitting ball firing intensity. It covers the front of the dynamic operation lever, so that the front cover member can be vibrated efficiently, and the vibration is difficult to transmit to the rotary operation lever, so it has a beneficial effect such as not having a negative effect such as a variation in the flight distance of the hit ball There is.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hit ball firing operation handle of the pachinko gaming machine showing the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the hit ball firing operation handle of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the hit ball firing operation handle of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a pachinko gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
5 Hitting / launching operation handle 11 Mounting base 15 Rotation angle detector 17 Rotating operation lever 19 Fixed cover member 20 Air gap 30 Front cover member 33 Vibration generating means 34 Electromagnetic coil 37 Elastic piece 38 Permanent magnet

Claims (4)

A rotation angle detector such as a rotary encoder is supported on a mounting base, and a rotation operation lever is fixedly mounted on a rotation shaft of the rotation angle detector, and a front cover member provided with vibration generating means is mounted on the mounting base. A vibrating hitting ball firing operation handle of a pachinko game machine , wherein the handle is fixed to the front side of the pachinko game machine so as to cover the front of the rotation operation lever with the front cover member so as not to come into direct contact therewith . A turning operation lever for adjusting the hitting ball firing intensity, a fixed cover member for covering a front surface of the turning operation lever, and a front cover member provided with vibration generating means therein; A vibration type hitting and firing operation handle for a pachinko game machine, wherein the fixed cover member is provided so as to cover the fixed cover member from the outside without contacting the lever . 3. The vibrating hitting ball firing operation handle of a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a gap is provided between the front cover member, the rotation operation lever, and the fixed cover member . The vibrating hitting ball shooting operation handle of a pachinko gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the vibration generating means is configured such that a permanent magnet and an electromagnetic coil are opposed to each other inside the front cover member in a close state .

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