JP5024665B2 - Operation handle for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation handle for adjusting the firing strength of a game ball in a gaming machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, an operation handle that adjusts the launch intensity of a game ball to the gaming area does not generate excessive friction when the rotating ring part is rotated with respect to the fixed base part. In addition, it is necessary to provide an appropriate gap between the two due to the structure. The operation handle is configured by assembling a plurality of parts. For this reason, in the operation handle, a backlash (play portion) due to a dimensional tolerance of each part or the like occurs, and this exists as a gap.

  Further, usually, the return type spring is provided with a return type spring for returning the rotation ring portion to the initial position. And a player rotates a rotation ring part against the urging | biasing force by a return spring. At this time, in order to maintain the target launch strength of the game ball, it is necessary to hold the turning ring portion at a predetermined turning position, and in order to perform this holding, the urging force by the return spring is always the player. Will be added to the hand. Therefore, the player wants to perform an act of inserting a foreign object such as a coin into the gap between the fixed base portion and the rotation ring portion and fixing the rotation ring portion at a predetermined rotation position.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, for example, an operation handle that adjusts the launch intensity of a game ball to a game area is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In the bullet ball game machine of this patent document 1, a coin or a game ball is inserted into a gap between a rotatable turning ring for adjusting the striking force of the launching device and another member, and the turning ring is fixed. It is disclosed to provide a fixing blocking member for blocking the action. And in patent document 1, while eliminating the fixing action of a rotation ring and contributing to the soundness of a game, the device which prevents the breakage | damage of the handle resulting from a fixing action is performed.

  However, in order to prevent the act of fixing the rotation ring at a desired rotation position by a foreign object such as a coin, Patent Document 1 is not sufficient. That is, in Patent Document 1, as a specific structure for preventing the fixing action of the rotating ring, two parts formed by a long part and a short part at the rear of the outermost peripheral part of the rotating ring are used. A structure is disclosed in which the outer peripheral portion of the main body of the handle is fitted into the heavy ring and a protrusion is formed on the front side (opposite side) of the rotating ring. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, foreign matters such as coins are inserted into the gap between the rotating ring and the main body and the gap between the rotating ring and the cap portion from the outer peripheral side of the handle (of the rotating ring). It cannot be inserted perpendicularly to the pivot axis.

However, in Patent Document 1, a foreign object such as a coin is inserted into the gap formed between the long portion and the outer peripheral portion of the main body from the rear of the handle (with respect to the rotating shaft of the rotating ring). In the horizontal direction). Further, it becomes possible to bring the foreign matter into surface contact with a predetermined area between the long portion and the outer peripheral portion of the main body, and it becomes possible to insert the foreign matter so as to have a large frictional force. (Secondary gaps are generated).
Therefore, in order to reliably prevent the act of fixing the rotation ring at a desired rotation position by a foreign object such as a coin, further contrivance is required.

JP 2001-170267 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and with a simple structure, it is possible to reliably prevent foreign substances from being inserted to fix the rotating ring portion at a desired rotating position. An operation handle for a gaming machine is to be provided.

The present invention includes a fixed base portion, a turning ring portion for adjusting a launching strength of a game ball by turning around a central axis of the fixed base portion, and turning the turning ring portion to an initial position. In an operating handle for a gaming machine having a biasing member that biases to move,
An inclination gap that is inclined with respect to the direction of the central axis is provided on the entire circumference between the fixed base portion and the rotating ring portion,
In the fixed base portion or the rotating ring portion, the outer periphery along the inclination direction of the opening portion of the inclined gap is arranged to prevent foreign substances from being inserted into the opening portion of the inclined gap. insertion preventing walls, Ri Oh provided perpendicular to the direction of the central axis,
The operation handle for a gaming machine is characterized in that the forming direction of the inclined gap and the surface direction of the wall surface of the insertion preventing wall intersect at an obtuse angle .

  In the operation handle for a gaming machine of the present invention, an inclined gap that is inclined with respect to the direction of the central axis of the fixed base portion is provided on the entire circumference between the fixed base portion and the rotating ring portion. That is, the gap between the fixed base portion and the rotating ring portion is provided in an inclined shape. And the said insertion prevention wall is provided in the outer perimeter along the inclination direction of the opening part of this inclination gap. Thus, even if a player or the like tries to insert a foreign object such as a coin into the opening of the inclined gap in order to avoid the turning ring portion from returning to the initial position by the biasing member, the insertion prevention wall is not You can get in the way and disable this plug-in. Further, in the present invention, the insertion action can be prevented with a simple structure in which the inclined gap and the insertion prevention wall are formed.

In the operating handle of the present invention, the forming direction of the inclined gap, the plane direction of the insertion preventing wall (formed in divergent shape) which obtuse angle to exchange differences. As a result, even if a foreign object is inserted into the opening of the inclined gap, the foreign object cannot be brought into surface contact with the portion forming the inclined gap, and sufficient frictional force is generated in the portion forming the inclined gap. (No secondary gap occurs). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the rotation ring portion from being fixed at a desired rotation position using the inclined gap.
In addition, since the insertion prevention wall is provided along the entire circumference of the operation handle along the opening of the inclined gap, it is possible to prevent foreign objects from being inserted over the entire circumference of the operation handle.

  Therefore, according to the operation handle for the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the insertion of a foreign object for fixing the rotation ring portion at a desired rotation position with a simple structure.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention described above will be described.
In the present invention, the fixed base portion may be a main body base portion that is fixed to the front panel of the gaming machine. The fixed base portion may be a cap portion that covers the front side of the operation handle. Further, the fixed base part may be the main body base part and the cap part.

The inclined gap includes an inclined outer peripheral surface formed by inclining with respect to the direction of the central axis of the fixed base portion on the entire outer periphery of one of the fixed base portion and the rotating ring portion, and the other Between the inclined inner peripheral surface formed opposite to the inclined outer peripheral surface.
Moreover, the said rotation ring part can be integrated with the cap part which covers the front side of the said operation handle.

Further, the insertion preventing wall can be formed by a protruding portion that protrudes all around the fixed base portion. The insertion preventing wall is formed between the front portion and the rear portion by projecting the entire circumference of the rear portion radially outward with respect to the entire circumference of the front portion of the fixed base portion. It can also be formed by the stepped portion .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the operation handle for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation handle 1 for the gaming machine of this example includes a main body base portion (fixed base portion of this example) 2 fixed to a front panel 11 provided on a main body frame of the gaming machine 10. The main body base portion 2 has a rotating ring portion 3 for rotating around the central axis C to adjust the launch strength of the game ball.
An inclined gap 5 </ b> A that is inclined with respect to the direction of the central axis C is provided on the entire circumference between the main body base portion 2 and the rotating ring portion 3. In the rotation ring portion 3, an insertion prevention for preventing foreign substances from being inserted into the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A is provided on the entire outer periphery along the inclination direction of the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A. A wall 6A is provided.
1, 2, and 4 to 6, the front side of the gaming machine 10 is indicated by an arrow F.

Hereinafter, the operation handle 1 for the gaming machine of this example will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the operation handle 1 of this example is arranged to stand forward from a front panel 11 on which a ball tray 12 is arranged in a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine) 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating ring portion 3 of this example is integrated with a cap portion 4 that covers the front side of the operation handle 1. The main body base portion 2 of this example is formed as a shaft-like portion that stands up forward of the front panel 11. The operation handle 1 of this example is configured to rotate the entire rotating ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4 with respect to the main body base portion 2.
Further, the rotating ring portion 3 is configured to rotate in a state where a portion located inside thereof is sandwiched between the auxiliary member 42 provided inside the cap portion 4 and the main body base portion 2. is there.

As shown in the figure, an inclined outer peripheral surface 35A that is reduced in diameter toward the rear is formed on the entire periphery of the rear portion 32A in the outer peripheral portion of the rotating ring portion 3 of this example. On the other hand, the entire inner periphery of the front portion 22A in the outer peripheral portion of the main body base portion 2 of this example is formed with an inclined inner peripheral surface 25A that faces the outer peripheral side of the inclined outer peripheral surface 35A and has a shape along the inclined outer peripheral surface 35A. It is. The inclined gap 5A in this example is formed between the inclined outer peripheral surface 35A and the inclined inner peripheral surface 25A.
Further, the insertion preventing wall 6 </ b> A of the present example is formed by the rear surface 302 of the rotating ring portion 3. The rotating ring part 3 protrudes radially outward from the front end part 221 in the outer peripheral part of the main body base part 2 in the entire periphery. Further, a plurality of operation projections 31 capable of locking the player's finger are formed on the outer periphery of the rotation ring portion 3 at appropriate locations in the circumferential direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation handle 1 is provided with a touch sensor 71 for detecting that the player has touched the rotating ring portion 3 or the cap portion 4. Further, the main body base portion 2, the rotating ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4 are made of synthetic resin, and conductive metal plating is applied to appropriate portions of the surface of the rotating ring portion 3 and the surface of the cap portion 4. It is.
The detection part of the touch sensor 71 is electrically connected to metal plating applied to appropriate portions of the surface of the rotating ring part 3 and the surface of the cap part 4. When the player of the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 1) is in contact with the metal plating, the player detects the capacitance of the player and detects that the player is in contact with the operation handle 1. can do.

A torsion coil spring 72 is provided in the operation handle 1 to urge the rotating ring portion 3 in a direction that weakens the firing strength of the game ball (ie, urges it toward the initial position). Further, a rotation amount sensor 73 for detecting a rotation operation amount of the rotation ring portion 3 is disposed in the operation handle 1. This rotation amount sensor 73 is constituted by a variable resistor, and its detection shaft is connected to a shaft portion 33 connected to the center portion of the rotation ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4. Then, the control device in the gaming machine 10 operates the ball launching device in the gaming machine 10 in accordance with the rotational operation amount of the rotational ring unit 3 to increase the launch intensity of the game ball to be launched into the game area of the game board. Can be adjusted.
Further, the rotation ring portion 3 can be rotated within a predetermined angle range (in this example, within a range of about 100 °) by the engagement structure of the arc-shaped long hole 36 and the mounting boss 26. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation handle 1 is provided with a stop switch 74 that can stop the launch of the game ball when the rotation ring portion 3 is rotated. The stop switch 74 has an operation unit 741 having a tip projecting from the outer peripheral portion of the main body base unit 2 so as to be operated by a player, and a switch unit 742 for detecting an operation state by the operation unit 741. is doing.

  In the operation handle 1 for the gaming machine of this example, an inclined gap 5A that is inclined with respect to the direction of the central axis C of the main body base portion 2 is provided on the entire circumference between the main body base portion 2 and the rotation ring portion 3. Provided. That is, the gap between the main body base portion 2 and the rotating ring portion 3 is provided in an inclined manner. The insertion preventing wall 6A is provided on the entire outer periphery along the inclination direction of the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A (the insertion preventing wall 6A is formed of the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A. It is provided to block the front.) As a result, even if a player or the like tries to insert a foreign object such as a coin into the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A in order to avoid the turning ring portion 3 from returning to the initial position by the biasing member 72, the difference will occur. The insertion prevention wall 6A can obstruct the insertion action. Further, in this example, the insertion action can be prevented with a simple structure in which the inclined gap 5A and the insertion prevention wall 6A are formed.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the forming direction G1 of the inclined gap 5A, the plane direction G2 of the insertion preventing wall 6A is exchange difference obtuse angle. More specifically, the outer peripheral surface of the main body base portion 2 and the insertion preventing wall 6A are formed in a divergent shape (fan shape) having a predetermined center angle instead of a parallel shape. Further, in this example, a gap having an acute angle θ is formed between the front end 221 and the insertion preventing wall 6 </ b> A in the outer peripheral portion of the main body base portion 2. As a result, even if a foreign object is to be inserted into the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A, the foreign object cannot be brought into surface contact with the portion that forms the inclined gap 5A, and sufficient friction is applied to the portion that forms the inclined gap 5A. Force cannot be generated (no secondary gaps are generated). For this reason, the rotation ring portion 3 cannot be fixed at a desired rotation position by using the inclined gap 5A.
Further, since the insertion preventing wall 6A is provided along the entire circumference of the operation handle 1 along the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A, it is possible to prevent foreign objects from being inserted over the entire circumference of the operation handle 1. Can do.

Therefore, according to the operation handle 1 for the gaming machine of the present example, it is possible to reliably prevent the foreign matter insertion action for fixing the rotation ring portion 3 at a desired rotation position with a simple structure. it can.
In addition, in this example, the rotation ring part 3 and the cap part 4 are integrated, and there is no structural gap between them. Thereby, the insertion action of the foreign material between the rotation ring part 3 and the cap part 4 does not arise.

The inclined gaps 5A to 5C can also be formed by the following various structures.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, an inclined outer peripheral surface 25 </ b> B that decreases in diameter toward the front is formed on the entire periphery of the front portion 22 </ b> B in the outer peripheral portion of the main body base portion 2, and the rear portion 32 </ b> B of the rotating ring portion 3. A recessed portion 34 that is recessed from the rear surface 302 of the rotating ring portion 3 toward the front side can be formed in the center portion. Further, an inclined inner peripheral surface 35B having a shape along the inclined outer peripheral surface 25B can be formed on the entire periphery of the side wall surface of the recess 34 so as to face the outer peripheral side of the inclined outer peripheral surface 25B. The inclined gap 5B can be formed between the inclined outer peripheral surface 25B and the inclined inner peripheral surface 35B.

  Further, in this case, the insertion preventing wall 6B can be a front surface of the protruding portion 23 protruding outward in the radial direction in the entire periphery of the front portion 22B in the outer peripheral portion of the main body base portion 2. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the insertion prevention wall 6B protrudes the outer periphery of the front part 22B in the outer peripheral part of the main body base part 2 to the outer periphery of radial direction in the part adjacent to the back. By this, it can also be set as the level | step difference surface formed between the front part 22B and the part adjacent to back.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the cap portion 4 is fixed to the main body base portion 2, and the rotation ring portion 3 is arranged to be rotatable with respect to the main body base portion 2 and the cap portion 4. It can also be set up. In this case, the main body base portion 2 and the cap portion 4 correspond to the fixed base portion. Further, in this case, the inclined gap and the insertion prevention wall are provided between the rotating ring portion 3 and the main body base portion 2 (5A) and between the rotating ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4 (5C). It can be formed in both.
Specifically, the inclined gap 5A and the insertion preventing wall 6A between the rotating ring portion 3 and the main body base portion 2 can be formed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  Further, as shown in the figure, a convex portion 34 protruding from the front surface 301 is formed at the center of the front surface 301 of the rotating ring portion 3, and the entire circumference of the side wall surface of the convex portion 34 is formed on the front side. It is possible to form the inclined outer peripheral surface 341 whose diameter decreases toward the front. Further, a concave portion 41 that is recessed from the rear surface 402 of the cap portion 4 toward the front side is formed in the rear portion of the cap portion 4, and the outer periphery of the inclined outer peripheral surface 341 is formed on the entire circumference of the side wall surface of the concave portion 41. An inclined inner peripheral surface 45 having a shape along the inclined outer peripheral surface 341 can be formed. The inclined gap 5C between the rotating ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4 can be formed between the inclined outer peripheral surface 341 and the inclined inner peripheral surface 45. Further, the insertion preventing wall 6 </ b> C can be formed by the front surface 301 of the rotation ring portion 3.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the rotation ring portion 3 may be provided with an annular protrusion 351 that covers the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5 </ b> A from the outer peripheral side on the entire circumference of the rear surface 302. And the distance X between this cyclic | annular protrusion 351 and the front-end part 221 in the outer peripheral part of the main body base part 2 can be 5-10 mm. In this case, the formation of the annular protrusion 351 can make it more difficult to insert a foreign substance such as a coin into the opening 51 of the inclined gap 5A.

  Further, in this case, by setting the distance X between the annular protrusion 351 and the front end 221 of the main body base portion 2 to 5 to 10 mm, a coin is inserted between the annular protrusion 351 and the front end 221. Even if it is inserted, it is impossible to hold a coin between them. As a result, the act of inserting a coin between the annular protrusion 351 and the front end 221 and fixing the rotation position of the rotation ring portion 3 can be disabled.

The structure of the present embodiment can also be adopted in other game machines such as an arrange ball game machine in addition to the pachinko game machine.
Further, the inclination angle of the inclination gaps 5A to 5C can be set within a range of 30 to 60 ° with respect to the central axis C.

The inclined gaps 5A to 5C are formed in a conical shape on the entire circumference of the operation handle 1. Thereby, the diameter of the conical shape forming the inclined gaps 5A to 5C (and the R shape in the inclined gaps 5A to 5C) becomes smaller toward the inside (center) of the operation handle 1. Therefore, it can be made more difficult to insert foreign objects such as coins into the inclined gaps 5A to 5C.
In addition, the inclined gaps 5A to 5C formed in the entire peripheral portion between the main body base portion 2 and the rotating ring portion 3 (or the entire peripheral portion between the rotating ring portion 3 and the cap portion 4). May not be formed over the entire length in the axial direction, but may be formed only in a part on the outer peripheral side in the axial direction. The portion on the inner peripheral side than a part on the outer peripheral side can be formed in an inclined shape, a vertical shape, an uneven shape, or the like with respect to the central axis C.

The perspective view which shows the operation handle arrange | positioned in the front panel of the game machine in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the operation handle for game machines in the Example seen from the side. Explanatory drawing which shows the inside of the operation handle for game machines in the Example seen from back. Explanatory drawing which shows the other operation handle for game machines in the Example seen from the side. Explanatory drawing which shows the other operation handle for game machines in the Example seen from the side. Explanatory drawing which shows the other operation handle for game machines in the Example seen from the side.

Explanation of symbols

1 Operation handle 10 Game machine 2 Main body base (fixed base)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Rotating ring part 4 Cap part 5A-C Inclination gap 51 Opening part 6A-C Insertion prevention wall C Center axis

Claims (1)

A fixed base part, a turning ring part for adjusting the firing strength of the game ball by turning about the central axis of the fixed base part, and the turning ring part to turn to the initial position. In an operation handle for a gaming machine having a biasing member that biases,
An inclination gap that is inclined with respect to the direction of the central axis is provided on the entire circumference between the fixed base portion and the rotating ring portion,
In the fixed base portion or the rotating ring portion, the outer periphery along the inclination direction of the opening portion of the inclined gap is arranged to prevent foreign substances from being inserted into the opening portion of the inclined gap. insertion preventing walls, Ri Oh provided perpendicular to the direction of the central axis,
An operation handle for a gaming machine, wherein the forming direction of the inclined gap and the surface direction of the wall surface of the insertion preventing wall intersect at an obtuse angle .

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