JP4231395B2 - Pachinko machine hitting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball hitting device for a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a ball hitting device for improving an operation feeling when a player operates an operation handle.

  In a pachinko gaming machine, a hitting ball launching device for launching a game ball to a game area of a game board has an operation handle that is rotated by a player, and an elastic force that applies a return force to the operation handle to always return to the origin position. And a launching speed of the game ball can be adjusted in accordance with a rotation operation amount of the operation handle.

In this type of hitting ball launcher, it is desirable to give the player the texture of the operation handle when the player operates the operation handle. For this reason, various proposals have been made to make the player feel responsive when the player is operating the operation handle. For example, there have been proposals that make the player feel responsive using a ratchet. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-24184 A

  However, according to the hitting ball launching device described in Patent Document 1, when the player releases his / her hand from the operation handle, the ratchet gear cannot be reversed by pawls. It cannot be returned to the position. Therefore, this conventional ball hitting device is provided with a release mechanism for removing the pawl from the gear, and the operation handle is forcibly returned to the origin position by the player operating this release mechanism.

  Therefore, the conventional hitting ball launching device has a problem that the number of parts is increased because the release mechanism is specially provided, and the player needs an extra operation for release.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, reduces the number of parts, and allows the player to feel the response of the operation handle without requiring an extra operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball hitting device for a gaming machine.

A hitting ball launcher for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention includes an operation handle that is rotated by a player, and an elastic member that applies a return force to the operation handle in a direction to always return to the origin position. In a hitting ball launcher of a pachinko gaming machine that adjusts the launch speed of a game ball according to the amount of rotation operation, an operation pin portion protruding from the operation handle so as to be parallel to the rotation axis of the operation handle; A driven member having the same rotation axis as the rotation axis of the operation handle and operating in conjunction with the operation handle; and a recess for accommodating the operation pin portion so as to be able to advance and retreat in the rotation direction. A driven member having an elastic claw portion that can be elastically deformed by a pressure applied by the operation pin portion, and a fixed gear having a tooth portion engageable with the elastic claw portion of the driven member on a peripheral surface, Unoperated operation handle When the operating pin, the located in the retracted position of the recess of the driven member, wherein said elastic claw portion by not the pressing force added to the elastic claw portions keeping the original, the operating handle is firing rate increase direction When the operation pin portion is rotated to the forward direction , the operation pin portion moves forward from the retracted position of the recessed portion of the driven member to the advanced position, thereby applying pressure to the elastic claw portion and elastically deforming the elastic claw portion. Thus, the elastic claw portion is engaged with the tooth portion of the fixed gear, the driven member is rotated while maintaining the engagement state between the elastic claw portion and the tooth portion of the fixed gear, and the operation handle When the operation is released, the operation pin portion releases the pressure applied to the elastic claw portion by retreating from the advance position to the retreat position of the concave portion based on the return force of the elastic member, and the elastic claw portion is shaped into the original shape. The elastic claw portion and To release the engagement between the teeth of the serial fixed gears, corresponding to when the wheel the driven member while maintaining the disengaged state of the teeth of the fixed gear and the elastic claw part is in the home position It returns to the original position to perform.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an operation unit of a ball striking device for a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the operation unit, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the operation.

  1 to 5, the operation unit 100 includes an operation handle 1 that is rotated by a player's hand, and the operation handle 1 includes a finger hook 11 on an outer peripheral surface. The operation handle 1 has a hollow shaft portion 12 extending in the front-rear direction at the center, and the hollow shaft portion 12 is divided into a front shaft portion 12A and a rear shaft portion 12B by a vertical wall 13. A collar 2 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the front shaft portion 12 </ b> A, and a coil spring (elastic member) 3 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the collar 2. The end 31 of the coil spring 3 is locked to the front side of the vertical wall 13, and the tip 32 is locked to the coil mounting boss 41 of the cap 4 that closes the front of the operation handle 1. A plurality of cap mounting bosses 42 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the rear surface side of the cap 4, and each cap mounting boss 42 is an arc-shaped elongated hole formed in the outer peripheral portion of the vertical wall 13 of the operation handle 1. 14, the cap 4 is fixed to the operation unit body 5 by engaging the tip of the cap mounting boss 42 with the boss engaging part 51 of the operation unit body 5. The arc-shaped long hole 14 is formed so as not to interfere with the cap mounting boss 42 when the operation handle 1 is rotated. The coil spring 3 applies a restoring force in a direction to always return the operation handle 1 to the origin position.

  The volume 6 is fixedly arranged in the rear surface side recess 52 of the operation unit main body 5. The shaft portion 61 of the volume 6 is fitted into the hollow portion of the rear shaft portion 12B of the operation handle 1, and rotates together with the operation handle 1 when the operation handle 1 is rotated. The launching speed of the game ball is adjusted according to the amount of rotation of the shaft portion 61, that is, the amount of rotation of the operation handle 1.

  A fixed gear 7 is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the rear shaft portion 12B of the operation handle 1 so as not to interfere with the rear shaft portion 12B. The fixed gear 7 is engaged with a fitting portion 53 formed in the operation portion main body 5, and movement in the rotation direction is restricted by the fitting portion 53. A tooth portion 71 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed gear 7.

  On the rear surface of the vertical wall 13 of the operation handle 1, an operation pin portion 15 is projected so as to be parallel to the rotational axis of the operation handle 1. A pin portion 16 projects from the rear surface of the vertical wall 13. As will be described later, the operation pin portion 15 is accommodated in the concave portion 81 of the ring-shaped driven member 8. Moreover, the pin part 16 is accommodated in the circular-arc-shaped groove | channel 82 of the driven member 8, so that it may mention later.

  A ring-shaped driven member 8 is disposed on the front surface of the front wall 54 of the operation unit body 5. The driven member 8 is disposed on the front wall 54 so as to be rotatable about the same rotation axis as the rotation axis of the shaft portion 61 of the volume 6, in other words, the rotation axis of the operation handle 1. The However, as will be described later, the driven member 8 has a frictional resistance that allows the elastic claw 83 to rotate while being elastically deformed by the pressure applied from the operation pin 15 when the operation handle 1 is rotated. It is arranged on the front wall 54 so as to be generated. On the inner peripheral surface of the ring-shaped driven member 8, a recess 81 having at least a front end (an end near the cap 4) is formed. An elastic claw 83 that protrudes inwardly and in the reverse direction of the operation handle (in the direction of returning to the origin position) protrudes from the formation surface of the recess 81. In this recess 81, the operation pin portion 15 is accommodated so as to be able to advance and retreat with a relatively short stroke (movement amount corresponding to the angle θ shown in FIG. 3) in the rotation direction. The elastic claw 83 is configured not to interfere with the operation pin 15 when the operation pin 15 is in the retracted position P1 (FIG. 4). The elastic claw 83 is elastically deformed by receiving pressure from the operation pin 15 when the operation pin 15 is at the forward position P2 (FIG. 5), and the tip of the elastic claw 83 is fixed to the fixed gear 7. It is configured to engage with the tooth portion 71. Further, the driven member 8 is formed with an arcuate groove 82 that accommodates the pin portion 16 so as to be able to advance and retract while the operation pin portion 15 advances and retracts in the recess 81.

  Next, the operation of the operation unit configured as described above will be described.

(1) When not operated The operation handle 1 is at the origin position by the restoring force of the coil spring 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation pin portion 15 is in the retracted position P <b> 1 of the concave portion 81, the elastic claw portion 83 does not interfere with the operation pin portion 15, remains in its original shape, and the elastic claw portion 83 The tip portion is located away from the tooth portion 71 of the fixed gear 7.

(2) During operation When the player rotates the operation handle 1 in the direction in which the firing speed increases (operation direction), the operation pin portion 15 of the operation handle 1 is connected to the driven member 8 as shown in FIG. It moves to the advance position P2 in the recess 81, pressure is applied to the elastic claw 83, the elastic claw 83 is elastically deformed, and the tip of the elastic claw 83 approaches the tooth 71 of the fixed gear 7 and the teeth. Engage with the part 71. Thereafter, the driven member 8 rotates integrally with the operation handle 1 while the operation pin portion 15 is held at the forward position P2 in the recess 81. In the meantime, the distal end portion of the elastic claw 83 is intermittently brought into contact with the tooth portion 71 of the fixed gear 7 and is held in engagement with the tooth portion 71 of the fixed gear 7. The player can feel this turning resistance as a response (click feeling).

(3) When releasing the operation When the player releases his / her hand from the operation handle 1, the operation pin portion 15 of the operation handle 1 advances in the recess 81 of the driven member 8 by the return force of the coil spring 3 as shown in FIG. 4. It moves from the position P2 to the retreat position P1, and the pressure applied by the operation pin 15 applied to the elastic claw 83 is released by this movement, so that the elastic claw 83 is elastically restored to its original shape. By returning the elastic claw portion 83 to the original shape, the engagement state between the tip end portion of the elastic claw portion 83 and the tooth portion 71 of the fixed gear 7 is released, and the operation handle 1 is returned to the origin position by the return force of the coil spring 3. It will come back automatically.

  As described above, the ball hitting device according to the present embodiment includes the operation handle 1 that is rotated by the player, and an elastic member (coil spring) that applies a return force to the operation handle 1 in a direction to always return to the origin position. 3, and a ball hitting device for a pachinko gaming machine that adjusts the shooting speed of the game ball according to the amount of rotation of the operation handle 1. Control means (operation pin portion 15, concave portion) for controlling the response generation means 83, 71 according to the generation means (tooth portion 71, elastic claw portion 83) and the rotational operation force on the operation handle 1 and the return force of the elastic member 3. 81), and the control means 15, 81 is a response generating means based on the turning operation force on the operation handle 1 when the operation handle 1 is turned in the firing speed increasing direction (operation direction). 1 and 83 are kept in an activated state, the response generating means 71 and 83 apply a turning resistance force to the turning operation force on the operation handle 1, and the control means 15 and 81 release the operation on the operation handle 1. Then, the response generating means 71 and 83 are switched to the non-operating state based on the return force of the elastic member 3, and the return force of the elastic member 3 automatically returns the operation handle 1 to the origin position.

  According to the ball hitting device according to the present embodiment, the player can feel the response of the operation handle 1, and the operation handle 1 can be automatically returned without providing a release mechanism as in the prior art. In addition, the number of parts can be reduced and the player does not need to perform an extra operation for release.

  The control means 15, 81 puts the response generating means 71, 83 into an operating state by applying pressure based on the rotational operation force on the operation handle 1 to the response generating means 71, 83, and returns the elastic member 3. The response generating means 71, 83 are deactivated by releasing the applied pressure to the response generating means 71, 83 based on the force, and the response generating means 71, 83 are elastically deformed by receiving the applied pressure from the control means 15, 81. It becomes an operation state by.

  Specifically, the ball hitting device according to the present embodiment includes an operation handle 1 that is turned by a player, and an elastic member 3 that applies a return force in a direction to always return the operation handle 1 to the origin position. In a hitting ball launcher of a pachinko gaming machine that adjusts the launching speed of a game ball in accordance with the amount of pivoting operation of the operation handle 1, an operation protruding from the operation handle 1 so as to be parallel to the pivot axis of the operation handle 1 A driven member 8 having a pin portion 15 and a rotation axis that is the same as the rotation axis of the operation handle 1 and operating in conjunction with the operation handle 1. The operation pin portion 15 is advanced and retracted in the rotation direction. A driven member 8 having a recess 81 that can be accommodated and an elastic claw portion 83 that can be elastically deformed by the pressure applied by the operation pin portion 15, and a tooth portion 71 that can be engaged with the elastic claw portion 83 of the driven member 8. And a fixed gear 7 on the surface. When the dollar 1 is not operated, the operation pin portion 15 is positioned at the retracted position P1 of the concave portion 81 of the driven member 8, and keeps the elastic claw portion 83 in its original shape by not applying pressure to the elastic claw portion 83, thereby operating the operation handle. When the operation pin 1 is operated, the operation pin portion 15 moves forward from the retracted position P1 of the recessed portion 81 of the driven member 8 to the advanced position P2, thereby applying pressure to the elastic claw portion 83 and elastically deforming the elastic claw portion 83. Thus, the elastic claw 83 is engaged with the tooth 71 of the fixed gear 7, and the driven member 8 is rotated while maintaining the engagement between the elastic claw 83 and the tooth 71 of the fixed gear 7. When the operation is released, the operation pin portion 15 releases the pressure applied to the elastic claw portion 83 by retreating from the advance position P2 to the retreat position P1 of the recess 81 based on the restoring force of the elastic member 3, and the elastic claw portion The elastic claw 83 is obtained by returning the 83 to its original shape. To release the engagement between the teeth 71 of the fixed gear 7, return the driven member 8 to the original position while maintaining the disengaged state of the elastic claw portion 83 and the teeth 71 of the fixed gear 7.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation part of the hitting ball launcher of the pachinko gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the operation part. It is III-III sectional drawing shown in FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing similarly.

Explanation of symbols

1 Operation handle 15 Operation pin part (control means)
3 Coil spring (elastic member)
7 Fixed gear 71 Tooth part (Hand response generating means)
8 driven member 81 recess (control means)
83 Elastic nail (hand response generating means)
P1 reverse position P2 forward position

Claims (1)

An operation handle that is rotated by a player, and an elastic member that applies a restoring force in a direction to always return the operation handle to the origin position, and a shooting speed of the game ball is set according to a rotation operation amount of the operation handle. In the ball hitting device of the pachinko machine to be adjusted,
An operation pin portion projecting from the operation handle so as to be parallel to the rotational axis of the operation handle;
A driven member having the same rotation axis as the rotation axis of the operation handle and operating in conjunction with the operation handle; and a recess for accommodating the operation pin portion so as to be able to advance and retreat in the rotation direction. A driven member having an elastic claw portion that can be elastically deformed by the applied pressure of the operation pin portion;
A fixed gear having a tooth portion engageable with the elastic claw portion of the driven member on a peripheral surface;
When the operation handle is not operated, the operation pin portion is located at a retracted position of the recessed portion of the driven member, and keeps the elastic claw portion in its original shape by not applying pressure to the elastic claw portion,
When the operation handle is rotated in the firing speed increasing direction, the operation pin portion applies pressure to the elastic claw portion by moving forward from the retracted position of the recessed portion of the driven member to the advanced position, The elastic claw portion is elastically deformed to engage the elastic claw portion with the tooth portion of the fixed gear, and the driven member is moved while maintaining the engagement state between the elastic claw portion and the tooth portion of the fixed gear. Rotate
When the operation handle is released, the operation pin portion releases the pressure applied to the elastic claw portion by retreating from the advance position to the retreat position of the recess based on the return force of the elastic member, The engagement state between the elastic claw portion and the tooth portion of the fixed gear is released by returning the claw portion to the original shape, and the disengagement state between the elastic claw portion and the tooth portion of the fixed gear is maintained. A hitting ball launcher for a pachinko gaming machine, wherein the driven member is returned to the original position corresponding to the handle being at the origin position .

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