JP6044770B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. A game ball launching handle is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. The game ball launching handle includes, for example, a handle base in a fixed state, a rotary operation body assembled so as to be rotatable with respect to the handle base when the game ball is fired, and a front side of the rotary operation body. A hemispherical cap positioned and secured to the handle base.

  The game ball launching handle is provided with a spring in the interior thereof. By this spring, the rotary operation body is biased in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise). The rotating operation body is configured so as to return to a predetermined position in the non-operating state and to prevent the game ball from being fired.

  The game ball launching handle is configured such that, for example, the amount of rotation operation of the rotating operation body can be detected by a variable resistor provided inside the handle. A first gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery and a second gear body meshing with the first gear body are provided at the center of rotation of the rotary operation body. Rotate to change the resistance value of the variable resistor. Based on the signal output from the variable resistor, the speed of the game ball to be fired is changed.

  As described above, since the rotary operation body is urged in a predetermined direction by the spring, the player and the finger may get tired if the rotary operation body is operated for a long time. Therefore, as a technique related to the operation handle, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-99379 “Game Machine” has been proposed.

JP 2010-99379 A

  However, the “gaming machine” of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the player cannot take a desired posture because the direction of the operation handle is fixed. Players vary from tall to low, and the length of the arms (position of the hand) is also different, so the operation handle at the same height should accommodate any person with a different physique. I could not.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the player can operate the handle in a desired posture by changing the direction of the game ball launching handle.

  The present invention is a gaming machine provided with a gaming ball launching handle that adjusts a resilience that mainly launches a gaming ball toward a gaming area of the gaming machine, wherein the gaming ball launching handle is a front surface of the gaming machine. A handle base fixed to the unit, the handle base, a rotary operation body attached to the rotary shaft so as to be rotatable, and disposed between the rotary operation body and the handle base in the axial direction of the rotary shaft A cylindrical neck portion, a shaft portion fixed to the handle base side, a lock pin having a head portion at the other end of the shaft portion, and a head portion of the lock pin and the rotating shaft can freely swing. And a lock pin receiving member connected to the handle base so as to be swingable, a lock pin receiving member and the lock pin being axially installed, and a handle slidably connected to the handle base End and A locking mechanism for varying the adhesion of the lock pin to the connected locking pin receiving member, provided with, characterized in that.

  In the invention with the above configuration, since the handle end is slidably connected to the handle base, the handle end can be moved. Inside the handle end, the head can be swung freely with the head of the lock pin as the center point, and a rotary shaft that supports the rotary operation body so as to be rotatable is connected via the handle end. The direction of the rotary operation body can be varied greatly.

  In particular, since the lock mechanism for changing the adhesion force of the lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin is provided, the rotary operation body can be easily moved up and down, left and right, and the inclined state can be easily maintained.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in one embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a gaming machine base unit. It is a rear view which shows the structure of a game machine front unit. It is a front view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a back pack unit. It is a perspective view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a swinging game ball launching handle according to the first embodiment. It is a side view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1. FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 12 which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle 84 of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view visually recognized from the back side which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1. FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view visually recognized from the surface side which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1. FIG. The structure which prevents the rotation around the axis | shaft of the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1 is shown, (a) is an enlarged front view, (b) is an enlarged side sectional view. It is a side view which shows the movable state of the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 1, (a) is a horizontal state, (b) is an elevation angle state, (c) is a depression angle state, (d) is an elevation angle and a lateral direction. It is in a state aimed at. It is a perspective view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. It is a front view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. It is a side view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. It is a rear view which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 20 showing the swinging type game ball launching handle of the second embodiment. It is the disassembled perspective view visually recognized from the back side which shows the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. These are the disassembled perspective views visually recognized from the surface side which show the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2. FIG. It is an expanded sectional side view which shows the locking mechanism by a lock pin, (a) is a "locked state", (b) is a "released state" The structure which blocks | prevents rotation around the axis | shaft of the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle 84 of Example 2 is shown, (a) is an enlarged rear view, (b) is an enlarged side sectional view. It is a side view which shows the movable state of the swing type game ball | bowl launching handle of Example 2, (a) is a horizontal state, (b) is an elevation angle state, (c) is a depression angle state.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a gaming machine main part 21 and an outer frame 11 of a pachinko machine 10 according to the present invention are fitted. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.
The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 21 that is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be rotatable forward.

<Overall configuration of gaming machine 10>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the outer frame 11 is configured by connecting plate members 12 to 15 to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. In the plate members 12 to 15 constituting the outer frame 11, the left and right plate members 12, 13 are made of metal such as aluminum, and the upper and lower plate members 14, 15 are made of wood. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 of the outer frame 11 to the island facility.

  As described above, the left and right plate members 12 and 13 are made of metal and the upper and lower plate members 14 and 15 are made of wood, so that the outer frame 11 can be reinforced while being fixed to the island facility. The configuration of the outer frame 11 is not limited to the above, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of wood, and all the plate members 12 to 15 may be made of metal. Further, all or part of the plate materials 12 to 15 may be made of synthetic resin.

  Support metal fittings 17 and 18 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the left plate 12 of the outer frame 11. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming machine main part 21 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be supported by these support fittings 17 and 18. The present invention has a structure in which the gaming machine main part 21 is detachably attached to the support brackets 17 and 18.

  2 and 3, the gaming machine main unit 21 includes a gaming machine base unit (main body frame or inner frame) 22, and a gaming machine front unit (front door) disposed in front of the gaming machine base unit 22. Or a front frame) 23 and a back pack unit 24 arranged behind the gaming machine base unit 22. A gaming machine base unit 22 of the gaming machine main portion 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. More specifically, the gaming machine base unit 22 is turnable (openable / closable) forward, with the left side as the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side as the rotation tip (opening / closing tip) side in front view. .

  The gaming machine base unit 22 has a size that covers the entire opening of the outer frame 11, and a locking device 31 is attached to the back side of the gaming machine base unit 22 on the rotating tip side. The locking device 31 is provided with a long interlocking rod 32, and the interlocking rod 32 is provided with a pair of upper and lower metal fittings 33. When the gaming machine base unit 22 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the bar bracket 33 is locked to the receiving bracket 34 provided on the plate 13 on the right side of the outer frame 11 and is locked by the locking device 31. It has become so. Further, the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided with a cylinder lock 35 (see FIG. 1), and when the interlocking rod 32 is moved in a predetermined direction in the upward direction or the downward direction by operation of the cylinder lock 35, The locked state of the gaming machine base unit 22 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine front unit 23 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side, and the right side is rotated. It can be turned forward (openable and closable) as the tip (opening / closing tip) side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 24 is rotatably supported by the gaming machine base unit 22, and in the front view, the left side is the rotation base end (opening / closing base end) side and the right side is rotated. The moving tip (opening / closing tip) side can be rotated backward (openable / closable).

Next, each of the gaming machine base unit 22, the gaming machine front unit 23, and the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
<Game machine base unit 22>
FIG. 5 is a front view of the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the gaming machine base unit 22. In FIG. 5, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.
First, the configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine base unit 22 is mainly configured by a resin base 41 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 51 is formed at the center of the resin base 41. A game board 61 is detachably attached to the resin base 41 from behind. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (four places in the present embodiment) fixing brackets 52 to 55 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. 61 is fixed so as not to fall backward. The fixing brackets 52 to 55 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a game ball launching mechanism 80 is attached below the window hole 51 in the resin base 41. The game ball launching mechanism 80 is composed of a launching device 8001 composed of, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid, a launching rail 8002, and a ball feed mechanism 8003. An output shaft of the launching device 8001 is input by inputting an electrical signal to the launching device 8001. The (plunger 8006) moves in the firing direction, and the ball feeding mechanism 8003 launches a game ball placed on the firing rail 8002 toward the game area (game board 61). An electrical signal is input to the launching device 8001 based on the operation of the game ball launching handle 84 (see FIG. 1 and the like) of the present invention provided at the lower part of the gaming machine front unit 23.

Next, the gaming board 61 mounted on the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described.
The game board 61 is made of plywood, and a game area formed on the front surface of the game board 61 is exposed to the front surface side of the gaming machine base unit 22 through the window hole 51 of the resin base 41.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the gaming board 61 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing, and each opening has a general winning opening 62, a variable winning device 63, An upper operating port 64, a lower operating port 65, a through gate 66, a variable display unit 67, an out port 68, and the like are provided. Among these, the variable winning device 63, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, the variable display unit 67, and the out port 68 are provided side by side in the vertical direction at the center in the left-right direction of the game board 61, and can be variably displayed from above. The unit 67, the upper operation port 64, the lower operation port 65, and the out port 68 are arranged in this order. Further, in the lower part of the game board 61, four general winning ports 62 are provided, three on the left side and one on the right side. Incidentally, the left side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating base end side of the gaming machine front unit 23, and the right side of the gaming board 61 corresponds to the rotating distal end side of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  When a game ball enters the general winning port 62, the variable winning device 63, the upper operating port 64, and the lower operating port 65, it is detected by a detection switch, and a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out based on the detection result. Is done. Specifically, when one game ball enters the general prize opening 62, 10 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and when one game ball enters the variable winning device 63, the number of unit game balls 15 game balls are paid out, and when one game ball enters the upper operation port 64, 3 game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls, and one game ball enters the lower operation port 65. When a ball is played, four game balls are paid out as the number of unit game balls.

  The game balls that have not entered the various winning openings are collected by an inner rail portion 77 to be described later, and are discharged from the game area through an out port 68 provided at the bottom of the inner rail portion 77. In addition, the game board 61 is provided with a large number of nails 69 for appropriately distributing and adjusting the falling direction of the game balls, and various members (acts) such as a windmill, an inner rail portion 77, and the like. An outer rail portion 78 is disposed.

The variable display unit 67 includes a symbol display device 71 attached to a substantially circular opening formed substantially above the center of the game board 61, and a center frame disposed around the symbol display device 71 at the periphery of the opening. 72.
The symbol display device 71 is a liquid crystal display device provided with a liquid crystal display, and is controlled by the display control device 101 to be described later to variably display a symbol with a winning at one of the operation ports 64 and 65 as a trigger. . In the symbol display device 71, for example, symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle, and right, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled up and down. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) occurs. The symbol display device 71 may have a display screen made up of other types such as CRT, dot matrix, and 7 segments.

  Further, a first specific lamp portion 73 and a second specific lamp portion 74 are provided on the upper portion of the center frame 72, and holding lamp portions 75 and 76 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the center frame 72, respectively. The lower holding lamp unit 75 corresponds to the symbol display device 71 and the first specific lamp unit 73, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the operation ports 64 and 65 is held up to four times, and the holding lamp unit 75. The number of hold is displayed by lighting up. The upper holding lamp unit 76 corresponds to the second specific lamp unit 74, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 66 is held up to four times. It has come to be.

  In the first specific lamp unit 73, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by a winning to the upper working port 64, and a big hit is generated when the display is stopped in a predetermined color. Further, in the second specific lamp portion 74, the emission color is switched in a predetermined order triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 66, and when the stop color is displayed in a predetermined color, the lower operation port 65 is displayed. The electric accessory 65a attached to is opened for a predetermined time.

  Incidentally, the lower operating port 65 can enter when the electric accessory 65a serving as the opening / closing means is in an open state, and cannot enter when it is in a closed state. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which it is easy to enter when the electric utility item 65a is in an open state and it is difficult to enter when the electric accessory 65a is in a closed state.

  In the variable winning device 63, the open / close door 63a as an opening / closing means is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot enter or is difficult to enter, and a predetermined open state in which a game ball can easily enter in the case of a big hit Can be switched to. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 63, the variable winning device 63 is repeated with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. What is opened is common.

  A substantially arc-shaped inner rail portion 77 and an outer rail portion 78 are attached to the peripheral portion of the game board 61, and the inner rail portion 77 and the outer rail portion 78 constitute a guide rail. A game ball launched from the ball launching mechanism 80 is guided to the upper part of the game area. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a return rubber 79 is provided in the upper right portion of the window hole 51 of the resin base 41, and the game ball launched at a predetermined momentum or more hits the return rubber 79, and the center of the game area. It is designed to be bounced back. In this case, the return rubber 79 is formed so that the surface on which the game ball hits is inclined toward the center of the game area, so that the game ball is rebounded toward the center of the game area. ing.

A mechanism by which the gaming machine base unit 22 supports the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG.
Support metal fittings 42 and 43 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 41 of the gaming machine base unit 22. Since the gaming machine front unit 23 is supported by the support fittings 42 and 43, the gaming machine front unit 23 can be rotated forward with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22. Further, a plurality of insertion holes 45 are formed on the front side of the front surface of the resin base 41 so as to be inserted in the vertical direction in order to insert the metal fittings 44 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. Is provided. In a state where the gaming machine front unit 23 is closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, the metal fitting 44 of the gaming machine front unit 23 enters the insertion hole 45, and the metal fitting 44 is connected to the above-described locking device 31 (see FIG. 3). ). As a result, the gaming machine front unit 23 is locked to the gaming machine base unit 22. This locked state is released by moving the interlocking rod 32 of the locking device 31 to the opposite side to the case where the gaming machine base unit 22 is unlocked with respect to the outer frame 11 by operating the cylinder lock 35. .

Next, the back configuration of the gaming machine base unit 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The locking device 31 already described is provided on the rotation tip side of the back surface of the resin base 41. Further, the game board 61 is attached to the center of the resin base 41 as described above.

  The variable display unit 67 (see FIG. 6) disposed in the center of the game board 61 includes a synthetic resin frame cap 100 that covers the center frame 72 (see FIG. 6) from the rear, as shown in FIGS. And the symbol display device 71 described above is attached to the frame cap 100 from the rear side, and a display control device 101 for driving the symbol display device 71 is attached. ing. The symbol display device 71 and the display control device 101 are overlapped in the front-rear direction (the symbol display device 71 is the front and the display control device 101 is the rear), and the sound lamp control device unit 102 is mounted on the rear side. The sound lamp control device unit 102 includes a sound lamp control device 103 and a mounting base 104, and the sound lamp control device 103 is mounted on the mounting base 104.

  The sound lamp control device 103 includes a sound lamp control board that controls sound and lamp display and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device described later, and the sound lamp control substrate is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is housed and configured in a substrate box.

  A main controller unit 105 is mounted on the back of the game board 61 and below the variable display unit 67. The main control unit 105 has a synthetic resin mounting base 106, and a main control apparatus 107 is mounted on the mounting base 106. The main control device 107 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that governs the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. The first substrate box 108 made of the like is accommodated. As will be described later, the board box 108 is provided with a caulking member and a sealing seal as an opening trace means of the board box, and a caulking member as a leaving trace means of the main controller 107 with respect to the mounting base 106. It has been. Although referred to herein as a substrate box (first substrate box) 108, there are a plurality of substrate boxes 148 and 149 as will be described later, and they were used for the sake of convenience. There is no significance other than the order.

  A collective plate unit (not shown) is provided in an area covered by the main controller unit 105 on the back surface of the game board 61. The collective board unit is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls won in various winning ports, a winning detection sensor for detecting winning of game balls in various winning ports, and the like. The game balls collected by the game ball collection mechanism are discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 through a discharge passage described later. The winning detection sensor is electrically connected to the main controller 107, and a detection signal when a winning of a game ball is detected is input by the main controller 107.

A mechanism by which the gaming machine base unit 22 supports the back pack unit 24 will be described.
Bearing fittings 111, 112, and 113 are attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the resin base 41. Three bearing fittings 111 to 113 are provided apart from each other in the vertical direction. The number of bearing fittings 111 to 113 is arbitrary, and may be two or may be four or more. As shown in FIG. 3, a backpack unit 24 is attached to the gaming machine base unit 22 so as to be pivotally supported with respect to the bearing fittings 111 to 113. The back pack unit 24 covers all of the variable display unit 67 and a part of the main controller unit 105 from the rear, and the variable display unit 67 and the main controller unit 105 are resin-based unless the back pack unit 24 is opened. 41 cannot be removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a fixing metal 115 for fixing the back pack unit 24 to the gaming machine base unit 22 is provided on the back surface of the resin base 41. The fixing bracket 115 can be manually rotated, and can be switched between a fixing position (lock position) and a fixing release position (unlock position). As shown in FIG. 7, a fastening hole 116 is formed on the back surface of the resin base 41, and a later-described fastener 117 (FIG. 9) provided in the back pack unit 24 with respect to the fastening hole 116. The back pack unit 24 is also fixed to the gaming machine base unit 22 by fastening the reference).

<Game machine front unit 23>
The configuration of the gaming machine front unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG.
The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the gaming machine base unit 22. The gaming machine front unit 23 is provided with a substantially elliptical window panel portion 91 that allows almost the entire gaming area to be viewed from the front. Around the window panel portion 91, light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 92 containing a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window panel part 91. In the annular illumination part 92, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 93 that is turned on at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 92 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, on the upper left and upper right of the window panel unit 91, a speaker unit 94 that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state is provided.

In the gaming machine front unit 23, a first bulging portion 95 and a second bulging portion 96 that bulge to the near side are provided below and vertically below the window panel portion 91.
On the inner side of the first bulging portion 95, an upper plate 95a that opens upward is provided. The upper plate 95a temporarily stores the game balls paid out from the first payout port 231 and has a function of guiding the game balls to the game ball launching mechanism 80 on the downstream side (right side in the present embodiment) while aligning them in a row. It is.

  On the right side of the upper surface of the first bulge portion 95 (on the downstream side of the upper plate 95a), an upper plate ball removal switch 232 is disposed on the rear side, and a ball rental operation unit 233 is disposed on the front side. The upper dish ball removal switch 232 is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper dish 95a.

  The ball lending operation unit 233 is provided with a ball lending button 234 and a return button 235. The ball lending button 234 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on information recorded on a card or the like (recording medium), and a lending ball is paid out as long as there is a remaining amount on the card or the like. The return button 235 is operated when requesting the return of a card or the like inserted into the card unit. A ball lending operation unit 233 including a ball lending button 234 and a return button 235 is also provided above the first bulging portion 95.

  Further, a push-type effect switch 236 that can be operated by the player is provided between the ball lending button 234 and the return button 235. The effect switch 236 incorporates a lamp (not shown) so that the lamp is turned on when the selection operation is valid, and the lamp is turned off when the selection operation is invalid. Yes. When the effect switch 236 is operated in a state where the lamp is lit, the display mode of the symbol display device 71 described later is changed.

  Similarly to the first bulging portion 95, a lower plate 96a that opens upward is also provided on the inner side of the second bulging portion 96 that is provided below the first bulging portion 95 so as to bulge to the near side. It has been. The lower tray 96a is a ball receiving tray for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the second payout outlet 237. In the lower tray 96a, for example, when the game balls become surplus in the upper tray 95a, the lower tray ball removal switch 233 is operated, and the game balls stored in the upper tray 95a are sent from the second payout opening 237. It is supposed to be discharged.

  On the front surface side of the second bulge portion 96, an upper ball removal switch 238 for discharging the game balls stored in the lower plate 96a downward is provided. A game ball launching handle 84 is provided on the right side of the second bulging portion 96 so as to protrude toward the front side. The game ball launching handle 84 is connected to a game ball launching mechanism 80 (see FIG. 5) provided on the back side of the plate member 12, and the game ball stored in the upper plate 95a is handled by the player. By rotating 84, the game board 61 is fired toward the game area.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the gaming machine front unit 23.
Protrusion shafts 97 and 98 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 8) on the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. These projecting shafts 97 and 98 constitute an assembly mechanism for the gaming machine base unit 22. In addition, a plurality of the above-mentioned metal fittings 44 are arranged in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side (the left side in FIG. 8) on the back surface of the gaming machine front unit 23.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a front side passage unit 271 is attached to the back of the gaming machine front unit 23. The front side passage unit 271 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper plate passage that communicates with the upper plate 95a and a front door side lower plate passage that communicates with the lower plate 96a.

<Back pack unit 24>
The configuration of the back pack unit 24 will be described in detail.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the back pack unit 24. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back pack unit 24.
The back pack unit 24 includes a first back pack unit 121 that constitutes an upper portion and a central portion of the back pack unit 24, and a first portion that is provided continuously with the first back pack unit 121 and constitutes a lower portion of the back pack unit 24. 2 back pack unit 141. An opening 122 is formed in the lower portion of the first back pack unit 121, and the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 are respectively provided with shaft fittings 123 and 139, and the shaft fittings 123 and 139 are individually attached to the gaming machine base unit 22. Are supported by bearing fittings 111 to 113 (see FIG. 7). Accordingly, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 can be individually rotated with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22.

  Here, as described above, the upper portion of the second back pack unit 141 constitutes the lower edge portion of the opening 122 of the first back pack unit 121, and the first back pack unit 121 is formed at the lower edge portion. The first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 overlap each other so as to be in front of the pachinko machine 10. Therefore, the second back pack unit 141 can be opened with the first back pack unit 121 closed with respect to the gaming machine base unit 22, but the first back pack unit 141 can be opened with the second back pack unit 141 closed. The unit 121 cannot be opened. The opening / closing relationship may be reversed between the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141, and the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be reversed. And can be opened and closed without interfering with each other. Further, the first back pack unit 121 and the second back pack unit 141 may be integrated and cannot be individually opened and closed.

Next, the configuration of the first back pack unit 121 will be described in detail.
The first back pack unit 121 includes a back pack 124, and a payout mechanism 125 is attached to the back pack 124. The back pack 124 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and includes a base portion 126 to which the payout mechanism portion 125 and the like are attached, and a protective cap portion 127 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cap portion 127 has a shape in which left and right side surfaces and an upper surface are closed and only a lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 67.

  The base part 126 is provided with an external terminal board 131 at the upper right part thereof. The external terminal board 131 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, the base 126 is provided with the shaft fitting 123 of the first back pack unit 121 described above.

  The base portion 126 is provided with a payout mechanism portion 125 so as to bypass the protective cap portion 127. The payout mechanism 125 includes a tank 132, a tank rail 133, and a vertical passage unit 134. The tank 132 is opened upward and is provided at the top of the back pack 124. The game balls are sequentially supplied to the tank 132 from the island facilities of the game hall. The tank rail 133 is connected to the tank 132 below the tank 132, and is gently inclined toward the downstream side. An upper and lower passage unit 134 is connected to the downstream portion of the tank rail 133. The vertical passage unit 134 extends in the vertical direction, and a dispensing device 135 is provided at a midway position thereof. Further, a ball receiving portion, a back pack side passage portion, a main body side passage portion and a front side passage portion are provided on the downstream side of the vertical passage unit 134, and the front side passage portions are provided on the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a. It is communicated.

  That is, between the tank 132 and the trays of the upper plate 95a and the lower plate 96a, from the tank rail 133, the vertical passage unit 134, the ball receiving portion, the back pack side passage portion, the main body side passage portion, and the front side passage portion. The game path stored in the tank 132 is paid out to the upper plate 95a or the lower plate 96a through the guide channel unit. The configuration of the vertical passage unit 134 and the configuration on the downstream side thereof will be described in detail later.

  A backpack substrate 136 is installed in the dispensing mechanism unit 125. The back pack substrate 136 is supplied with, for example, a main power of 24 volts AC, and is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 137.

Next, the configuration of the second back pack unit 141 will be described in detail.
The second back pack unit 141 includes a discharge passage board 142 and a control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage board 142 constitutes the front side of the second back pack unit 141, and the control device assembly unit 143 constitutes the rear side of the second back pack unit 141. The discharge passage board 142 and the controller assembly unit 143 are assembled in the front-rear direction to form a second back pack unit 141.

  The discharge passage board 142 is formed with a discharge passage 144 opened rearward on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 143, and an open portion of the discharge passage 144 is closed by the control device assembly unit 143. The discharge passage 144 is formed so as to discharge the game balls to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game balls led out to the discharge passage 144 from the above-described various winning holes etc. pass through the discharge passage 144 to make a pachinko parlor. It is discharged outside the machine 10.

  The control device assembly unit 143 has a horizontally long mounting base 145, and a payout control device 146 and a power source and launch control device 147 are mounted on the mounting base 145. The payout control device 146 and the power supply / launch control device 147 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 146 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The payout control device 146 contains a payout control board for controlling the payout device 135 in the second board box 148. The payout command signal from the payout control device 146 to the payout device 135 is relayed by the backpack substrate 136 described above. The payout control device 146 is provided with a state return switch 148a. For example, when the state return switch 148a is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 135, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source and launch control device 147 includes a power source and launch control board housed in the third board box 149, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board, and further by the player Control of the launch of the game ball in accordance with the operation of the game ball launch handle 84 is performed. The power supply and launch control device 147 is provided with a RAM erase switch 149a. This pachinko machine 10 has a function to store and store various data so that even if a power failure occurs, it maintains the state at the time of the power failure, and when it recovers from the power failure, it can be restored to the state at the time of the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, as in the case of the game hall being closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and retained. It is like that.

<Configuration of game ball launch handle 84>
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a front view showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a side view showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment.
As shown in the drawing, the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment has a handle base 8401 fixed to the gaming machine front unit 23 and a rotating shaft 8408 adjacent to the handle base 8401. Rotating operation body 8402 that can be attached and a substantially hemispherical cap 8403 that is positioned on the front surface side of rotation operation body 8402 and is fixed to handle base portion 8401 are provided.

  The game ball launch handle 84 is provided at the lower part of the gaming machine front unit 23 (see FIG. 1 and the like). The handle base 8401 is a member attached to the gaming machine front unit 23. Alternatively, the handle base 8401 may be a member integrated with the gaming machine front unit 23.

<Configuration of Rotating Operation Body 8402>
The rotating operation body 8402 includes a ring portion 8404, a plurality of convex portions 8405 protruding from the outer periphery of the ring portion 8404, and a cylindrical neck portion 8406 in the axial direction of the ring portion 8404. The convex portion 8405 is configured so that the player's finger or the like can be easily latched so that the player can easily perform a gripping / rotating operation. In the front view of FIG. 12, a substantially isosceles triangular convex portion 8405 is formed around the ring portion 8404 so as to protrude in the three directions on the upper left side.

The shape of the convex portion 8405 is preferably a substantially isosceles triangular shape in the illustrated example in terms of design. However, it is not limited to this shape, and it can be formed in a substantially right triangle so that the thumb and index finger can be easily latched. Moreover, it is not limited to three places, It is also possible to use two places or three places. Alternatively, the size of each convex portion 8405 does not have to be the same size, and for example, the convex portion 8405 at the thumb position can be made larger than the convex portion 8405 at the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger positions. is there.
The rotary operation body 8402 is made of a synthetic resin material. The entire surface of the rotary operation body 8402 is covered with a conductive metal plating layer.

<Configuration of cap 8403>
The cap 8403 is a member at a position where the palm that presses the rotary operation body 8402 hits, and in the illustrated example, a substantially hemispherical shape is shown. The cap 8403 is in a position where the palm is applied to maintain the rotation operation angle when the rotation operation body 8402 is rotated as described later. Therefore, several dimples 8407 such as the surface of a golf ball are formed on the cap 8403 in order to suppress slipping of the palm. In place of the dimple 8407, it is possible to form a gentle protrusion (not shown). Or what formed the waveform which has an unevenness | corrugation in the whole surface may be used. The dimple 8407 of the cap 8403 has a function of preventing slipping, and is easy to grip and rotate. The dimple 8407 of the cap 8403 is not only a simple anti-slip function. As will be described later, it also has a function of inserting a finger into the hole of the dimple 8407 and turning it. By rotating the cap 8403 around the axis, the spherical head receiving portion 8421 in close contact with the spherical head 8412 of the swinging member 8409 can be rotated.

  Furthermore, the cap 8403 is not limited to the hemispherical shape in the illustrated example, and may have a shape obtained by dividing the polyhedron into two (not shown). Since the polyhedral shape has an effect of suppressing the slip of the palm, it is not necessary to actively form dimples 8407 or protrusions as shown. The shape of the cap 8403 is preferably a combination of a hemispherical shape and a polyhedral shape so as to be ergonomically compatible with the shape of the convex portion 8405 around the ring portion 8404.

  Although not shown, the game ball launch handle 84 has a structure in which a stop switch for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball is incorporated in the neck portion 8406. The stop switch is provided near the position of the thumb of the rotary operation body 8402 when the rotary operation body 8402 is gripped.

<Swing mechanism of game ball launch handle 84>
14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 12 showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment viewed from the back side. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the swing type game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment viewed from the front side. 14 to 16, in order to clarify the contents of the swing mechanism, illustration of a rotation operation mechanism such as a gear body or a variable resistor that operates with the rotation operation body 8402 is omitted.
The swing mechanism of the handle base portion 8401 constituting the swing type game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment has a cylindrical neck portion 8406 in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 8408 between the rotary operation body 8402 and the handle base portion 8401. The rotary shaft 8408 that is disposed and rotatably supports the rotary operation body 8402 together with the neck portion 8406, the swinging member 8409 that swingably supports the rotary shaft 8408, the rotary shaft 8408, and the swinging member 8409. And a connecting member 8410 slidably connected at the handle base 8401.

<Structure of swing member (8409)>
The swinging member 8409 regulates the swing angle of the rotary operation body 8402 together with the connecting member 8410. The swinging member 8409 is a member having a spherical head portion 8412 having a spherical outer surface at one end of a threaded shaft portion 8411. The swinging member 8409 inserts the shaft portion 8411 into the ring-shaped pressure member 8413 and inserts the shaft member 8411 into the through hole 8414 of the connecting member 8410 together with the pressure member 8413. The pressure member 8413 is a member that is mounted in the through hole 8414 of the connecting member 8410 in order to apply pressure to the spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409. The shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409 mounted in the connecting member 8410 is protruded from a connecting member receiving portion 8415 having a spherical outer surface formed in the through hole 8414 of the handle base portion 8401 (see FIG. 16).

  The pressure member 8413 has a substantially ring shape, and the outer periphery thereof is threaded. The pressure member 8413 is screwed into the through hole 8416 of the connecting member 8410 and integrated with the connecting member 8410. The pressure member 8413 includes a spherical recess 8417 having a spherical shape that matches the spherical surface portion of the spherical head 8412 of the swing member 8409. The spherical head portion 8412 connected to the spherical concave portion 8417 is slidable and can swing.

  The shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409 is attached to the handle base portion 8401 side. On the handle base portion 8401, a shaft portion fixing piece 8419 having a shaft hole 8418 is attached to the opposite surface of the connecting member receiving portion 8415 so as to straddle the through large hole 8414 of the handle base portion 8401. The shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409 is passed through the shaft hole 8418 of the shaft portion fixing piece 8419, and is fastened with nuts 8420 from both sides of the shaft portion fixing piece 8419. The spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is firmly fixed to the handle base portion 8401.

  Since the shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409 is structured to be fastened to the shaft portion fixing piece 8419 of the handle base portion 8401 with a nut 8420, the position where the two nuts 8420 are fastened in the axial direction of the shaft portion 8411 is variably adjusted. can do. By changing the fastening position of the shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409 to increase the adhesion strength with the spherical concave portion 8417 of the pressure member 8413 with which the spherical head portion 8412 is in contact, the rotational operation body 8402 is firmly positioned at the inclined position. Can be maintained. On the contrary, when the rotation operation body 8402 cannot be inclined smoothly, the fastening position of the shaft portion 8411 is varied to weaken the adhesion strength with the spherical concave portion 8417 of the pressure member 8413 with which the spherical head portion 8412 contacts. The spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is in close contact with the spherical head receiving portion 8421. Therefore, since the spherical head receiving portion 8421 is fixed to the tip of the rotation shaft 8408 fixed to the cap 8403, the cap 8403 is rotated around the axis so as to be in close contact with the spherical head 8412 of the swinging member 8409. The caused spherical head receiving portion 8421 can be rotated.

  On the other hand, the spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is inserted into the through hole 8416 of the connecting member 8410 and sandwiched by the pressure member 8413 so as to be sandwiched by the spherical head receiving portion 8421 provided at one end of the rotating shaft 8408. The outer periphery of the spherical head receiving portion 8421 is threaded and is screwed into the connecting member 8410 through-hole 8416. The spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is sandwiched between the spherical head receiving portion 8421 of the rotating shaft 8408 and the pressure member 8413. Therefore, the rotating shaft 8408 is connected to the connecting member 8410, and the connecting member 8410 is fixed to the handle base 8401. Therefore, the rotary operation body 8402 that is rotatably attached to the rotating shaft 8408 is prevented from being removed.

<Structure of connecting member 8410>
The connecting member 8410 has a through hole 8416 in the axial direction, and is a member that connects the rotary shaft 8408 and the swinging member 8409 so as to be able to swing in the through hole 8416. The connecting member 8410 can move the connecting member 8410 because its spherical outer surface portion 8422 is slidably in contact with the connecting member receiving portion 8415 having the spherical shape of the handle base portion 8401.

  A rotating shaft 8408 is provided at the other end of the spherical head receiving portion 8421 inserted into the through hole 8416 of the connecting member 8410, and the neck portion 8406 of the rotating operation body 8402 is rotatably attached to the rotating shaft 8408. Further, the cap 8403 is fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 8408 that has passed through the neck portion 8406 of the rotating operation body 8402. As a result, the neck portion 8406 of the rotary operation body 8402 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 8408 and cannot be removed by the cap 8403.

  A rotating shaft 8408 that rotatably supports the neck 8406 of the rotary operation body 8402 includes a spherical head receiving portion 8421 at one end thereof. Since the spherical head receiving portion 8421 is inserted into the through hole 8416 of the connecting member 8410 described above, the spherical head receiving portion 8421 can be moved freely with respect to the connecting member receiving portion 8415 of the handle base 8401.

  The outer diameter (L1) of the opening 8423 (the opposite side of the ring portion 8404) of the neck 8406 having a cylindrical shape formed in the rotary operation body 8402 is basically the same as the outer diameter (L2) of the flange 8424 of the connecting member 8410. Make them about the same size. This is because if the outer diameter (L1) of the opening 8423 of the neck portion 8406 is longer than the outer diameter (L2) of the flange 8424 of the connecting member 8410, so-called “handle fixing” is facilitated by inserting coins or paper pieces. Alternatively, there is a possibility that the game ball launching handle 84 may be tampered with using a screwdriver or other tool having a sharp tip.

  In addition, the flange 8424 of the connecting member 8410 rotates at the same time as the opening 8423 of the neck portion 8406 of the rotary operation body 8402, so that the object is caught in the gap between the neck portion 8406 of the rotating rotary operation body 8402 and the handle base portion 8401. It will not be. Note that if the outer diameter (L1) of the opening 8423 of the neck 8406 is shorter than the outer diameter (L2) of the flange 8424 of the connecting member 8410, the flange 8424 may become an obstacle.

  In this manner, the orientation of the spherical head receiving portion 8421 and the pressure member 8413 of the rotating shaft 8408 can be moved with the central point of the spherical head 8412 of the swinging member 8409 as the center point. Since the spherical head receiving portion 8421 and the pressure member 8413 of the rotating shaft 8408 are fixed in the connecting member 8410 through-hole 8416, the connecting member 8410 is also in the axial direction of the shaft portion 8411 of the swinging member 8409. The angle can be varied.

<Adjustment mechanism of game ball firing speed in game ball launching handle 84>
A mechanism for adjusting the firing speed of the game ball housed between the handle base 8401, the neck 8406, and the rotary operation body 8402 constituting the game ball launching handle 84 will be briefly described.
Inside the neck portion 8406 and the rotation operation body 8402, a variable resistor or the like is provided as a relative rotation position detection unit of the rotation operation body 8402 (not shown). With this variable resistor, the amount of rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8402 can be detected. A first gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery is provided at the rotation center of the rotary operation body 8402. On the other hand, the handle base 8401 is provided with a variable resistor having a rotation shaft. The variable resistor makes the resistance value variable according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft, and outputs a signal related to the resistance value.

  The rotation shaft is provided with a second gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery. The rotary operation body 8402 is assembled to the handle base 8401, and the teeth on the outer periphery of the second gear body are engaged with the teeth on the outer periphery of the first gear body. Therefore, when the rotary operation body 8402 is operated to rotate, the first gear body rotates, and the second gear body also rotates accordingly. When the second gear body rotates, the rotation shaft rotates, so that the resistance value of the variable resistor changes. Based on the signal output from the variable resistor, the speed of the game ball to be fired is changed.

<A structure for preventing rotation around the axis in the game ball launching handle 84>
FIGS. 17A and 17B show a structure for preventing the swinging of the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment around the axis, wherein FIG. 17A is an enlarged rear view and FIG. 17B is an enlarged side sectional view.
The swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of the present invention can freely tilt the neck portion 8406 of the rotary operation body 8402 vertically and horizontally with the cap 8403. However, the game ball launching handle 84 has a structure in which the orientation of the spherical head receiving portion 8421 and the pressure member 8413 of the rotation shaft 8408 is movable around the spherical head 8412 of the swinging member 8409 as described above. . Simultaneously with the turning operation of the player's rotation operation body 8402, the rotation shaft 8408 and the cap 8403 may also turn around the axis at the same time. If these rotate simultaneously, there is a possibility that the variable resistor or the like cannot be operated accurately. Therefore, the rotation shaft 8408 can be tilted, that is, swinging, but a structure that prevents the rotation around the shaft is necessary.

As shown in the enlarged rear view of FIG. 17A, a protrusion 8425 is projected on a flange 8424 of a connecting member 8410 that is connected to the rotary shaft 8408 so as to be able to swing. A groove 8426 for inserting the protrusion 8425 is provided in the handle base 8401. Even when the connecting member 8410 attempts to rotate around the axis during the rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8402, the rotation is prevented because the protrusion 8426 of the flange 8424 is inserted into the groove 8426.
As shown in the enlarged rear view of FIG. 17A, a protrusion 8425 is projected on a flange 8424 of a connecting member 8410 that is connected to the rotary shaft 8458 so as to be able to swing. A groove 8426 for inserting the protrusion 8425 is provided in the handle base 8401. Even when the connecting member 8410 attempts to rotate about the axis during the rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8402, the rotation is prevented because the protrusion 8425 of the flange 9424 is inserted into the groove 8426.
Further, by rotating the entire game ball launch handle 84 around the axis, the inclination angle of the game ball launch handle 84 can be finely adjusted at a position where the game ball launch handle 84 is rotated around the axis. Therefore, the player can perform a large handle rotation operation without turning the wrist greatly.

  On the other hand, when the game ball launching handle 84 is inclined in the “vertical direction”, the projection 8425 of the flange 8424 of the connecting member 8410 is in the projecting direction of the projection 8426 as shown in the enlarged side sectional view of FIG. Since it moves within the groove 8426, it does not affect the swinging motion. Also, when the game ball launching handle 84 is tilted in the “left-right direction” or the “oblique vertical direction”, the flange 8424 can be tilted by widening the opening of the groove 8426. Therefore, the swing operation of the game ball launching handle 84 can be performed. Therefore, the swing operation of the game ball launching handle 84 can be performed.

  The illustrated structure for restricting rotation around the axis in the game ball launching handle 84 is an example, and is not limited to this configuration. For example, although the slanting direction slides smoothly on the spherical outer surface portion 8422 of the connecting member 8410, a structure in which fine grooves are formed around the shaft so as to restrict sliding may be used.

<Moving state of game ball launch handle 84>
FIG. 18 is a side view showing the movable state of the swing type game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment, where (a) is a horizontal state, (b) is an elevation angle state, (c) is a depression angle state, and (d). Is an angle of elevation and sideways.
As shown in FIG. 18A, the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the first embodiment is normally used in a state (horizontal state) that protrudes in the vertical direction with respect to the board surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. . At this time, the rotary operation body 8402 and the cap 8403 constituting the game ball launching handle 84 are firmly connected to the swinging member 8409 fixed to the handle base 8401 with the connecting member 8410 interposed therebetween. In the example shown in the figure, there is a gap between the rotary operation body 8402 and the cap 8403. However, since this place is always visible from the front and outside of the gaming machine 10, fraud is easy to detect.

  The game ball launch handle 84 in the horizontal state can be used with the same feeling as a conventional handle. The swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the present invention has a long neck portion 8406 between the cap 8403 and the rotary operation body 8402 and the board surface of the gaming machine front unit 23 as compared with the conventional handle. It is possible to hold the 8406 with a fingertip, which contributes to diversification of handle operations.

As shown in FIG. 18B, the upward angle of the rotary operation body 8402 and the cap 8403 can be changed from the horizontal state (elevation angle state). A force is applied so that both the rotary operation body 8402 and the cap 8403 are lifted upward.
At this time, since the spherical outer surface portion 8422 of the connecting member 8410 is slidably in contact with the connecting member receiving portion 8415 having the spherical shape of the handle base portion 8401, the connecting member 8410 can be moved. Inside the connecting member 8410, since the spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is sandwiched between the spherical head receiving portion 8421 of the rotating shaft 8408 and the pressure member 8413, smooth swinging is possible. It can also be maintained at that position.

  The game ball launching handle 84 in the elevation angle state can be gripped so that the palm can be put on the cap 8403, which is suitable when the wrist becomes tired. Further, it is used when changing the angle of the rotary operation body 8402 when recovering fatigue by adjusting the angle at which the elbow is bent.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18C, the rotation operation body 8402 and the cap 8403 can be changed in the downward angle from the horizontal state (the depression angle state). A force is applied so that both the rotary operation body 8402 and the cap 8403 are pushed downward.
Also at this time, since the spherical head portion 8412 of the swinging member 8409 is sandwiched between the spherical head receiving portion 8421 of the rotating shaft 8408 and the pressure member 8413 inside the connecting member 8410, smooth swinging is possible. In addition, the position can be maintained.

  With the game ball launch handle 84 in this depression angle, a person with a large body or a person with a long arm can grasp it while adjusting the angle at which the elbow is bent. Further, when the wrist becomes tired, it is used when it is desired to recover from fatigue by gripping the cap 8403 and the rotating operation body 8402 from below.

  The swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of the present invention can be moved not only in the vertical direction but also in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 18 (d). As a result, a so-called swinging state is established. However, although it can be inclined in the direction of 360 degrees with respect to the axial direction of the swinging member 8409, it does not rotate around the axis of the swinging member 8409. This is because the rotation of the rotating operation body 8402 becomes complicated when it rotates around the axis.

<Configuration of game ball launch handle 84>
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a front view showing a swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment. FIG. 21 is a side view showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment. FIG. 22 is a rear view showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment.
The swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of Example 2 was provided with a lock mechanism that was easy to move up and down and left and right and that maintained its tilted state. The game ball launching handle 84 according to the second embodiment includes a handle base 8451 fixed to the gaming machine front unit 23, and a rotary operation body 8452 attached to the rotary shaft 8458 so as to be rotatable adjacent to the handle base 8451. And a substantially hemispherical cap 8453 that is positioned on the front surface side of the rotary operation body 8452 and also serves as a lock mechanism described later.

  The game ball launch handle 84 is provided at the lower part of the gaming machine front unit 23 (see FIG. 1 and the like). The handle base 8451 is a member attached to the gaming machine front unit 23. Alternatively, the handle base 8451 may be a member integrated with the gaming machine front unit 23.

<Configuration of Rotating Operation Body 8452>
The rotary operation body 8252 includes a ring portion 8454, a plurality of convex portions 8455 that are formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the ring portion 8454, and a cylindrical neck portion 8456 in the axial direction of the ring portion 8454. The convex portion 8455 is configured so that a player's finger or the like can be easily latched so that the player can easily hold and rotate. In the front view of FIG. 20, a substantially isosceles triangular convex portion 8455 is formed around the ring portion 8454 so as to protrude in three directions on the upper left side.

The shape of the convex portion 8455 is preferably a substantially isosceles triangular shape in the illustrated example in terms of design. However, it is not limited to this shape, and it can be formed in a substantially right triangle so that the thumb and index finger can be easily latched. Moreover, it is not limited to three places, It is also possible to make it into two places or four places. Alternatively, the size of each convex portion 8455 does not have to be the same size, and for example, the convex portion 8455 at the thumb position can be made larger than the convex portion 8455 at the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger positions. is there.
The rotary operation body 8452 is made of a synthetic resin material. The entire surface of the rotary operation body 8452 is covered with a conductive metal plating layer.

<Configuration of cap 8453>
The cap 8453 is a member at a position where the palm that presses the rotary operation body 8452 hits, and in the illustrated example, a substantially hemispherical shape is shown. The cap 8453 according to the second embodiment is a member that forms a lock mechanism together with the rotation shaft 8458. The cap 8453 is in a position where the palm is applied in order to maintain the rotation operation angle when the rotation operation body 8452 is rotated. Therefore, in the cap 8453, several dimples 8457 like the surface of the golf ball are formed in order to suppress the slip of the palm. In place of the dimple 8457, a loose protrusion can be formed. Or what formed the waveform which has an unevenness | corrugation in the whole surface may be used. The slip stopper such as the dimple 8457 is suitable when the rotation shaft 8458 as a lock mechanism is rotated.

  Further, the shape of the cap 8453 is not limited to the hemispherical shape shown in the drawing, and may be a shape obtained by dividing the polyhedron into two. The polyhedral shape has an effect of suppressing the slipping of the palm, and the rotation operation is ensured as the lock mechanism, so that it is not necessary to actively form dimples 8457 or protrusions as shown. The shape of the cap 8453 is preferably a combination from an ergonomic viewpoint so as to match the shape of the convex portion 8455 around the ring portion 8454 in addition to the hemispherical shape and the polyhedral shape.

  Although not shown, the game ball launch handle 84 has a structure in which a stop switch for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball is incorporated in the neck portion 8456. The stop switch is provided near the position of the thumb of the rotary operation body 8452 when the rotary operation body 8452 is gripped.

<Swing mechanism of game ball launch handle 84>
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 20 showing the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment. FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment viewed from the back side. FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment viewed from the front side. In FIG. 23 to FIG. 25, in order to clarify the contents of the swing mechanism, illustration of a rotation operation mechanism such as a gear body and a variable resistor that operates with the rotation operation body 8452 is omitted.
The swing mechanism of the handle base 8451 that constitutes the swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment includes a rotary shaft 8458 that rotatably supports the rotary operation body 8452 together with the neck portion 8456, and the rotary shaft 8458. The lock pin 8459 is supported in a freely swingable manner, and a handle end portion 8460 is slidably connected to the handle base portion 8451 of the rotating shaft 8458 and the lock pin 8459.

<Structure of lock pin 8459>
The swing angle of the rotary operation body 8452 is regulated by the lock pin 8459 together with the handle end 8460. The lock pin 8459 is a member provided with a head portion 8462 having a partially spherical outer surface at one end of the shaft portion 8461. The other end of the shaft portion 8461 is fixed to the handle base portion 8451.

  The lock pin 8459 has its shaft portion 8461 inserted into a substantially cylindrical lock pin receiving member 8463. In this state, the lock pin receiving member 8463 is screwed into a cylindrical sleeve 8466 fixed in the axial direction of the handle end portion 8460. Combine. The lock pin receiving member 8463 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the outer periphery thereof is a threaded member. The lock pin receiving member 8463 is screwed into the threaded sleeve 8466 and the inner peripheral surface is attached so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction of the sleeve 8466.

  The lock pin receiving member 8463 includes a spherical recess 8467 having a spherical shape that matches the spherical surface portion of the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459. The head portion 8462 connected to the spherical concave portion 8467 is slidable and can swing. Thus, the lock pin receiving member 8463 that is mounted so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction within the sleeve 8466 of the handle end portion 8460 can vary the adhesion force between the lock pin 8459 and the head portion 8462. The shape of the head portion 8462 of the lock pin 8459 is not limited to the substantially hemispherical shape in the illustrated example. Any shape such as a substantially saddle shape or a substantially polygonal shape may be used as long as it is slidable in the spherical recess 8467 and can swing.

  The shaft portion 8461 of the lock pin 8459 mounted in the sleeve 8466 of the handle end portion 8460 is protruded from the through large hole 8464 of the handle base portion 8451 (see FIGS. 24 and 25). A shaft portion 8461 of the lock pin 8459 is attached to the handle base portion 8451 side. A shaft fixing piece 8469 having a shaft hole 8468 is attached to the handle base 8451 so as to straddle the large through hole 8464 of the handle base 8451 on the opposite surface of the handle end receiving portion 8465. By fixing the shaft portion 8461 of the lock pin 8459 in the shaft hole 8468 of the shaft portion fixing piece 8469, the shaft portion fixing piece 8469 is fastened to the handle base portion 8451 side with a screw or the like.

<Lock mechanism with lock pin 8459>
FIG. 26 is an enlarged side sectional view showing a lock mechanism by the lock pin 8459. (a) is in the “locked state” and (b) is in the “released state”. The lock pin receiving member 8463 has the tip of the rotating shaft 8458. A slit 8471 is provided to engage with an engaging piece 8470 attached to the. A substantially T-shaped engagement piece 8470 at the tip of the rotation shaft 8458 is sandwiched between the slits 8471. The engagement piece 8470 can rotate the lock pin receiving member 8463 following the rotation of the rotating shaft 8458 interlocked with the cap 8453. Since the lock pin receiving member 8463 is screwed in the sleeve 8466, the lock pin receiving member 8463 moves back and forth in the axial direction by its rotation. The head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 is in a state of being connected to the spherical recess 8467 of the lock pin receiving member 8463. Therefore, by the rotation of the lock receiving member 8463, the contact force of the lock pin 8459 is weakened and can be changed from the “locked state” to the “released state”. By the reverse rotation of the lock pin receiving member 8463, the lock pin 8459 can be changed from the “released state” to the “locked state”.

  In addition, the engagement structure by the engagement piece 8470 of the rotating shaft 8458 and the slit 8471 of the lock pin receiving member 8463 is an example, and it is also possible to reverse this arrangement. Further, the configuration that allows the axial movement of the lock pin receiving member 8463 screwed in the sleeve 8466 to move back and forth in the axial direction is not limited to these configurations, and may be a configuration that does not interfere with other members. Various types can be used.

  When the game ball launching handle 84 is swung, the cap 8453 is rotated in a predetermined direction as shown in the “locked state” in FIG. 26 (a), and the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 receives the lock pin holder. If the spherical concave portion 8467 of the member 8463 is firmly adhered, a so-called “locked state” can be obtained. In this “locked state”, the handle end portion 8460 also cannot slide at the handle end receiving portion 8465 of the handle base portion 8451, so that the rotary operation body 8252 supported by the rotating shaft 8458 is maintained at a predetermined angle together with the neck portion 8456. Can do. In particular, in the second embodiment, the spherical surface of the handle end portion 8460 and the handle end receiving portion 8465 of the handle base portion 8451 are in close contact with each other, and at the same time, the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 is screwed in the sleeve 8466. Since the member 8463 is in close contact with the spherical recess 8467, the “locked state” can be maintained firmly.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), the cap 8453 is rotated in the reverse direction so that the spherical recess 8467 of the lock pin receiving member 8463 is separated from the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459. State ". In this “released state”, the handle end portion 8460 is also slidable at the handle end receiving portion 8465 of the handle base portion 8451, so that the rotary operation body 8252 supported by the rotation shaft 8458 is brought into a predetermined angle together with the neck portion 8456. Can be easily tilted. The cap 8453 is again rotated in the opposite direction at the inclined angle, and the spherical recess 8467 of the lock pin receiving member 8463 is firmly brought into close contact with the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 to be in the “locked state”. it can. Thereby, it is possible to play a game while operating the rotary operation body 8452 of the game ball launch handle 84 whose angle is maintained.

<Structure of handle end 8460>
The handle end portion 8460 is a member that literally faces the rotational operation body 8452 across the neck portion 8456. The handle end portion 8460 has a cylindrical sleeve 8466 in the axial direction, and the rotary shaft 8458 and the lock pin 8459 can be swung within the sleeve 8466. As shown in the “released state” of FIG. 26B, the handle end portion 8460 is slidably in contact with a handle end receiving portion 8465 whose spherical outer surface portion 8472 has the spherical shape of the handle base portion 8451. Therefore, the handle end 8460 can be moved.

  The engaging piece 8470 of the rotating shaft 8458 is engaged with the slit 8471 of the lock pin receiving member 8463 screwed into the sleeve 8466 of the handle end 8460, and the neck portion 8456 of the rotating operation body 8252 is rotated around the rotating shaft 8458. Mount it movable. Further, a cap 8453 is fixed to the tip end of the rotation shaft 8458 that is passed through the neck portion 8456 of the rotary operation body 8452. As a result, the neck portion 8456 of the rotary operation body 8452 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 8458 and cannot be removed by the cap 8453. In the second embodiment, the lock pin receiving member 8463 is rotated using the cap 8453 and the rotating shaft 8458.

  The outer diameter (L3) of the opening 8473 (opposite side of the ring portion 8474) of the neck 8456 having a cylindrical shape formed in the rotary operation body 8452 is basically the outer diameter (L4) of the flange 8474 of the handle end 8460. And approximately the same size. This is because if the outer diameter (L3) of the opening 8473 of the neck portion 8456 is longer than the outer diameter (L4) of the flange 8474 of the handle end portion 8460, so-called “handle fixing” is facilitated by inserting a coin, a piece of paper, or the like. . Alternatively, there is a possibility that the game ball launching handle 84 may be tampered with using a screwdriver or other tool having a sharp tip.

  Further, the flange 8474 of the handle end portion 8460 rotates at the same time as the opening 8473 of the neck portion 8456 of the rotary operation body 8452, so that the thing between the neck portion 8456 of the rotary operation body 8452 and the handle base portion 8451 is rotated. Don't get involved. If the outer diameter (L3) of the opening 8473 of the neck 8456 is shorter than the outer diameter (L4) of the flange 8474 of the handle end 8460, the flange 8474 may become an obstacle.

  Thus, the direction of the rotation shaft 8458 and the lock pin receiving member 8463 can be moved with the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 as the center point. Since the rotation shaft 8408 and the lock pin receiving member 8463 are connected within the sleeve 8466 of the handle end portion 8460, the handle end portion 8460 also varies in angle with respect to the axial direction of the shaft portion 8461 of the lock pin 8459. be able to.

<Adjustment mechanism of game ball firing speed in game ball launching handle 84>
A mechanism for adjusting the shooting speed of the game ball housed between the handle base 8451, the neck 8456, and the rotary operation body 8252 constituting the game ball launching handle 84 will be briefly described.
Inside the neck portion 8456 and the rotation operation body 8452, a variable resistor or the like is provided as a relative rotation position detection means of the rotation operation body 8452 (not shown). With this variable resistor, the amount of rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8252 can be detected. A first gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery is provided at the center of rotation of the rotary operation body 8452. On the other hand, the handle base 8451 is provided with a variable resistor having a rotation shaft. The variable resistor makes the resistance value variable according to the rotation angle of the rotating shaft, and outputs a signal related to the resistance value.

  The rotation shaft is provided with a second gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery. The rotary operation body 8552 is assembled to the handle base 8451, and the teeth on the outer periphery of the second gear body are engaged with the teeth on the outer periphery of the first gear body. Therefore, when the rotary operation body 8252 is rotated, the first gear body is rotated, and the second gear body is also rotated accordingly. When the second gear body rotates, the rotation shaft rotates, so that the resistance value of the variable resistor changes. Based on the signal output from the variable resistor, the speed of the game ball to be fired is changed.

<A structure for preventing rotation around the axis in the game ball launching handle 84>
FIGS. 27A and 27B show a structure for preventing the swinging of the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment around the axis, wherein FIG. 27A is an enlarged rear view and FIG. 27B is an enlarged side sectional view.
The swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of the present invention can freely tilt the neck portion 8456 of the rotary operation body 8452 vertically and horizontally with the cap 8453. However, the game ball launching handle 84 has a structure in which the direction of the rotation shaft 8458 and the lock pin receiving member 8463 is movable around the head 8462 of the lock pin 8459 as described above. At the same time as the rotation operation of the player's rotation operation body 8452, the rotation shaft 8458 and the cap 8453 may also rotate around the axis at the same time. If these rotate simultaneously, there is a possibility that the variable resistor or the like cannot be operated accurately. Therefore, the rotation shaft 8458 can be tilted, that is, swung, but a structure that prevents rotation around the shaft may be required.

  As shown in the enlarged rear view of FIG. 27A, a protrusion 8475 is projected on a flange 8474 of a handle end 8460 that is connected to the rotary shaft 8458 so as to be able to swing. A groove 8476 for inserting the protrusion 8475 is provided in the handle base 8451. Even when the handle end portion 8460 tries to rotate around the axis during the rotation operation of the rotation operation body 8252, the rotation is prevented because the protrusion 8426 of the flange 8474 is inserted into the groove 8476.

  On the other hand, when the game ball launching handle 84 is tilted in the “vertical direction”, the protrusion 8475 of the flange 8474 of the handle end 8460 is protruded in the protruding direction of the protrusion 8425 as shown in the enlarged side sectional view of FIG. Therefore, the movement in the groove 8476 does not affect the swinging motion. Also, when the game ball launching handle 84 is tilted in the “left-right direction” or “obliquely up-down direction”, the flange 8474 can be tilted by widening the opening of the groove 8476. Therefore, the swing operation of the game ball launching handle 84 can be performed.

<Moving state of game ball launch handle 84>
FIG. 28 is a side view showing a movable state of the swing type game ball launching handle 84 according to the second embodiment, where (a) is a horizontal state, (b) is an elevation angle state, and (c) is a depression angle state.
As shown in FIG. 28 (a), the swinging game ball launching handle 84 of the second embodiment is normally used in a state (horizontal state) that protrudes in the vertical direction with respect to the board surface of the gaming machine front unit 23. . At this time, since the rotary operation body 8452 and the cap 8453 constituting the game ball launching handle 84 are firmly connected to the lock pin 8459 fixed to the handle base 8451 with the handle end 8460 interposed therebetween, Never move.

  The game ball launch handle 84 in the horizontal state can be used with the same feeling as a conventional handle. The swing-type game ball launching handle 84 of the present invention has a long neck portion 8456 between the cap 8453 and the rotary operation body 8452 and the board surface of the gaming machine front unit 23 as compared with the conventional handle. It is possible to hold the 8456 with a fingertip, which contributes to diversification of handle operations.

  As shown in FIG. 28 (b), the angle of the rotary operation body 8452 and the cap 8453 can be changed upward from the horizontal state (elevation angle state). At this time, first, the lock receiving member 8463 is rotated using the cap 8453, the lock pin 8459 is changed from the “locked state” to the “released state”, and in this state, the lock operating member 8452 and the cap 8453 are lifted upward. Force on. At this time, since the spherical outer surface portion 8472 of the handle end portion 8460 is slidably in contact with the handle end receiving portion 8465 having the spherical shape of the handle base portion 8451, the handle end portion 8460 can be moved. Next, in the inclined state, the lock receiving member 8463 is rotated to change to the “locked state”, and the elevation angle state can be maintained.

  The game ball launching handle 84 in the elevation angle state can be gripped so that the palm can be put on the cap 8453, which is suitable when the wrist becomes tired. In addition, it is used when changing the angle of the rotary operation body 8452 when recovering fatigue by adjusting the angle at which the elbow is bent.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 28C, the angle of the rotary operation body 8452 and the cap 8453 can be changed from the horizontal state to the downward direction (the depression state). Also at this time, the lock receiving member 8463 is rotated using the cap 8453, and the lock pin 8459 is changed from the locked state to the “released state” to enable smooth swinging. A force is applied so that both the rotary operation body 8452 and the cap 8453 are pushed downward. Next, the lock receiving member 8463 is rotated in the inclined state to change to the “locked state”, and the depression state can be maintained.

  With the game ball launch handle 84 in this depression angle, a person with a large body or a person with a long arm can grasp it while adjusting the angle at which the elbow is bent. Further, when the wrist gets tired, it is used when it is desired to recover from the fatigue by grasping the cap 8453 and the rotating operation body 8452 from below. By rotating the entire game ball launch handle 84 around the axis, the inclination angle of the game ball launch handle 84 can be finely adjusted at a position where the game ball launch handle 84 is rotated around the axis. Therefore, the player can perform a large handle rotation operation without turning the wrist greatly.

In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows.
In the said embodiment, although this invention was applied with respect to the pachinko machine 10 provided with the symbol display apparatus, you may apply to the pachinko machine of another type. For example, a pachinko machine equipped with a prize winning device provided with a game ball rolling part or an advantageous opening, a pachinko machine equipped with other bonuses, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, etc. The invention can be applied. Further, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine provided with a single saucer instead of being provided with an upper pan and a lower pan.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

Game machine A
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. A game ball launching handle is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. The game ball launching handle includes, for example, a handle base in a fixed state, a rotary operation body assembled so as to be rotatable with respect to the handle base when the game ball is fired, and a front side of the rotary operation body. A hemispherical cap positioned and secured to the handle base.

  The game ball launching handle is provided with a spring in the interior thereof. By this spring, the rotary operation body is biased in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise). The rotating operation body is configured so as to return to a predetermined position in the non-operating state and to prevent the game ball from being fired.

  The game ball launching handle is configured such that, for example, the amount of rotation operation of the rotating operation body can be detected by a variable resistor provided inside the handle. A first gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery and a second gear body meshing with the first gear body are provided at the center of rotation of the rotary operation body. Rotate to change the resistance value of the variable resistor. Based on the signal output from the variable resistor, the speed of the game ball to be fired is changed.

  As described above, since the rotary operation body is urged in a predetermined direction by the spring, the player and the finger may get tired if the rotary operation body is operated for a long time. Therefore, as a technique related to the operation handle, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-99379, “Game Machine” has been proposed.

JP 2010-99379 A

  However, the “gaming machine” of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the player cannot take a desired posture because the direction of the operation handle is fixed. Players vary from tall to low, and the length of the arms (position of the hand) is also different, so the operation handle at the same height should accommodate any person with a different physique. I could not.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the player can operate the handle in a desired posture by changing the direction of the game ball launching handle.

The gaming machine A1 is a gaming machine provided with a game ball launching handle for adjusting a resilience that mainly fires a game ball toward the gaming area of the gaming machine,
The game ball launch handle is
A handle base fixed to the front unit of the gaming machine;
The handle base, and a rotary operation body attached to the rotary shaft so as to be rotatable;
A cylindrical neck disposed in the axial direction of the rotation shaft between the rotary operation body and the handle base,
A shaft fixed to the handle base side, a swinging member having a spherical head at the other end of the shaft,
And a connecting member that has a through-hole for connecting and slidably connecting the spherical head of the swinging member and the rotating shaft, and a connecting member that is connected to the handle base so as to freely swing. Gaming machine.

In the gaming machine A1, since the connecting member is slidably connected to the handle base, the connecting member can be moved. Inside the connecting member, the swinging member can be swung freely with the spherical head of the swinging member as the center point, and the rotating shaft that supports the rotating operation body so as to be rotatable is connected via the connecting member. The direction of the rotary operation body can be varied greatly.
Thus, the rotary shaft is firmly connected to the swinging member fixed to the handle base via the connecting member, so that the rotary operation body does not move carelessly.

The gaming machine A2 is a ring-shaped pressure that firmly attaches the spherical head of the swinging member in the axial direction in the through hole of the connecting member so that the connecting member is firmly in contact with the handle base side. A gaming machine of the gaming machine A1, further comprising a member.
In the gaming machine A2, the pressure member can apply pressure to the spherical head of the swinging member, so that the rotary operating body is firmly attached in the axial direction of the swinging member in the through hole of the connecting member. The direction can be greatly varied and the position can be maintained.

In the gaming machine A3, in order to adjust the strength with which the connecting member comes into contact with the handle base side, a shaft fixing piece for fastening the shaft portion of the swinging member with a nut is provided on the handle base. A gaming machine A1 or A2.
In the gaming machine A3, by adjusting the strength with which the connecting member comes into contact with the handle base side, the rotary operation body can be moved smoothly or the position thereof can be maintained.

In the gaming machine A4, the connecting member includes a spherical outer surface portion in contact with a connecting member receiving portion having a spherical shape of the handle base on one side in the axial direction of the cylindrical body. , A2 or A3 gaming machines.
In the gaming machine A4, since the spherical outer surface portion of the connecting member is slidably in contact with the connecting member receiving portion having the spherical shape of the handle base portion, the connecting member can be swung around the axial center of the through hole. become.

In the gaming machine A5, a spherical head receiving part closely attached to the spherical head of the swinging member is rotated around the axis by the cap attached to the other end of the rotating shaft fixed to the spherical head receiving part. A gaming machine of A1, A2, A3, or A4, characterized in that it is configured to be
In the gaming machine A5, the swinging motion of the swinging member can be adjusted via the rotation shaft by the turning operation of the cap.

In the gaming machine A6, in order to prevent the connecting member from turning about the axis together with the rotating operation body during the turning operation of the rotating operation body, a projection protrudes from a flange around the connecting member, a groove collision force is inserted is provided on the handle base, the gaming machine A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 gaming machine, characterized in that.
In the gaming machine A6, even when the connecting member tries to rotate around the axis during the rotation operation of the rotary operation body, the rotation is prevented because the protrusion of the flange is inserted into the groove. Note that when the game ball launching handle is tilted in the “vertical direction”, the projection of the flange of the connecting member rotates in the projecting direction and thus does not affect the swinging motion. In addition, when the game ball launching handle is tilted in the “left-right direction” or the “oblique vertical direction”, the flange can be tilted if the groove has a wide opening.

Game machine B
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a parrot for playing a slot machine game with a pachinko ball instead of a pachinko, a slot machine, or a medal.

  When a pachinko machine (game machine) launches a game ball in the ball tray toward the upstream of the game area, and the game ball flowing down the game area enters the winning opening arranged in the game area, You can receive a number of prize balls. A game ball launching handle is provided on the front side of the pachinko machine. The game ball launching handle includes, for example, a handle base in a fixed state, a rotary operation body assembled so as to be rotatable with respect to the handle base when the game ball is fired, and a front side of the rotary operation body. A hemispherical cap positioned and secured to the handle base.

  The game ball launching handle is provided with a spring in the interior thereof. By this spring, the rotary operation body is biased in a predetermined direction (for example, counterclockwise). The rotating operation body is configured so as to return to a predetermined position in the non-operating state and to prevent the game ball from being fired.

  The game ball launching handle is configured such that, for example, the amount of rotation operation of the rotating operation body can be detected by a variable resistor provided inside the handle. A first gear body having a plurality of teeth on the outer periphery and a second gear body meshing with the first gear body are provided at the center of rotation of the rotary operation body. Rotate to change the resistance value of the variable resistor. Based on the signal output from the variable resistor, the speed of the game ball to be fired is changed.

  As described above, since the rotary operation body is urged in a predetermined direction by the spring, the player and the finger may get tired if the rotary operation body is operated for a long time. Therefore, as a technique related to the operation handle, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-99379, “Game Machine” has been proposed.

JP 2010-99379 A

  However, the “gaming machine” of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the player cannot take a desired posture because the direction of the operation handle is fixed. Players vary from tall to low, and the length of the arms (position of the hand) is also different, so the operation handle at the same height should accommodate any person with a different physique. I could not.

  The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problems. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the player can operate the handle in a desired posture by changing the direction of the game ball launching handle.

The gaming machine B1 is a gaming machine provided with a game ball launching handle that adjusts a resilience that mainly launches a game ball toward the gaming area of the gaming machine,
The game ball launch handle is
A handle base fixed to the front unit of the gaming machine;
The handle base, and a rotary operation body attached to the rotary shaft so as to be rotatable;
A cylindrical neck disposed in the axial direction of the rotation shaft between the rotary operation body and the handle base,
A shaft fixed to the handle base, a lock pin having a head at the other end of the shaft,
A lock pin receiving member connected to the head of the lock pin and the rotating shaft so as to freely swing, and connected to the handle base so as to freely swing.
The lock pin receiving member and the lock pin are internally provided in the axial direction, and a handle end slidably connected to the handle base,
A gaming machine comprising: a lock mechanism that varies a contact force of a lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin.

In the gaming machine B1, since the handle end is slidably connected to the handle base, the handle end can be moved. Inside the handle end, the head can be swung freely with the head of the lock pin as the center point, and a rotary shaft that supports the rotary operation body so as to be rotatable is connected via the handle end. The direction of the rotary operation body can be varied greatly.
In particular, since the lock mechanism for changing the adhesion force of the lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin is provided, the rotary operation body can be easily moved up and down, left and right, and the inclined state can be easily maintained.

  In the gaming machine B2, the lock mechanism is configured to move the lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin back and forth in the axial direction in accordance with the rotation of the rotating shaft engaged with the lock pin receiving member. A gaming machine of the gaming machine B1, characterized by that.

In the gaming machine B3, the lock mechanism is configured such that the lock pin receiving member is screwed into a sleeve fixed in the central axis direction of the handle end,
A substantially T-shaped engagement piece provided on the rotating shaft is engaged with a slit provided on the lock pin receiving member,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the lock pin receiving member is moved back and forth in the axial direction by rotating the lock pin receiving member according to the rotation of the rotation shaft.
In order to adjust the strength with which the connecting member is in contact with the handle base side, a shaft fixing piece for fastening the shaft portion of the swinging member with a nut is provided on the handle base portion. Or B2 gaming machine.

  In gaming machines B2 and B3, the locking force of the lock pin is weakened by the rotation of the lock receiving member and can be changed from the “locked state” to the “released state”. The lock pin can be changed from the “released state” to the “locked state” by the reverse rotation of the lock pin receiving member. The rotary operation body can be moved smoothly and maintained at that position.

The gaming machine B4 projects a protrusion on a flange around the handle end in order to prevent the handle end from rotating about the axis together with the rotary operation body during the rotation operation of the rotary operation body. , a groove protrusion is inserted is provided on the handle base, the gaming machine B1, B2 or gaming machine B3, characterized in that.
In the gaming machine B4, even when the handle end portion tries to rotate around the axis during the rotation operation of the rotary operation body, the rotation is prevented because the protrusion of the flange is inserted into the groove. Note that when the game ball launching handle is tilted in the “vertical direction”, the projection of the flange at the end of the handle rotates in the projecting direction and thus does not affect the swinging motion. In addition, when the game ball launching handle is tilted in the “left-right direction” or the “oblique vertical direction”, the flange can be tilted if the groove has a wide opening.

  Incidentally, any one of the features A1 to A6 or a combination thereof may be applied to the features A1 to A6. Any one of the features B1 to B4 or a combination thereof may be applied to the features B1 to B.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko machine: An operation means (game ball launching handle) operated by a player, a game ball launching means (solenoid of a game ball launching mechanism) that launches a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired The game ball includes a ball path that guides the game ball to a predetermined game area, and each game part (such as a nail) disposed in the game area. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when it passes.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A6, and B1 to B4, the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine. Above all, the basic configuration of a pachinko gaming machine is provided with an operation handle, and a ball is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is placed in an operation port disposed at a predetermined position in the game area. As a necessary condition for winning a prize (or passing through the operating port), the identification information dynamically displayed on the display device is confirmed and stopped after a predetermined time. In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) disposed at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner so that a ball can be won, and a value corresponding to the number of winnings is obtained. Examples include those to which values (including data written on magnetic cards as well as premium balls) are given.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A6, and B1 to B4, the gaming machine is a slot machine. Above all, the basic configuration of the slot machine is “equipped with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. The game machine is provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player on the condition that the confirmed identification information is specific identification information. In this case, examples of the game media include coins and medals.

  In any one of the gaming machines 10, A1 to A6, and B1 to B4, the gaming machine is a gaming machine that is a combination of a pachinko gaming machine and a slot machine. Among them, the basic configuration of the merged gaming machine includes “a variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The change of the identification information is started due to the operation of, the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation hand throw (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses, Special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player, on condition that the confirmed identification information at the time of stoppage is specific identification information, and using a ball as a game medium, and the identification The game machine is configured so that a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of dynamic display of information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be used mainly for pachinko machine gaming machines, but can be used for various gaming machines other than pachinko machines as long as the gaming machine has a structure having a game ball launch handle. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine as a game machine 23 Game machine front unit 84 Game ball launching handle 8451 Handle base 8252 Rotating operation body 8456 Neck 8458 Rotating shaft 8459 Lock pin 8460 Lock pin shaft portion 8462 Lock pin head portion 8463 Lock Pin receiving member 8465 Handle end receiving portion 8466 Sleeve 8469 Shaft portion fixing piece 8470 Engaging piece 8471 Slit 8472 Spherical outer surface portion 8474 of handle end flange 8475 Projection 8476 Groove

Claims (4)

A gaming machine equipped with a game ball launching handle for adjusting a resilience for firing a game ball mainly toward a gaming area of the gaming machine,
The game ball launch handle is
A handle base fixed to the front unit of the gaming machine;
The handle base, and a rotary operation body attached to the rotary shaft so as to be rotatable;
A cylindrical neck disposed in the axial direction of the rotation shaft between the rotary operation body and the handle base,
A shaft fixed to the handle base, a lock pin having a head at the other end of the shaft,
A lock pin receiving member connected to the head of the lock pin and the rotating shaft so as to freely swing, and connected to the handle base so as to freely swing.
The lock pin receiving member and the lock pin are internally provided in the axial direction, and a handle end slidably connected to the handle base,
A gaming machine comprising: a lock mechanism that varies a contact force of a lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin.   The lock mechanism is configured to move the lock pin receiving member connected to the lock pin back and forth in the axial direction according to the rotation of the rotating shaft engaged with the lock pin receiving member. The gaming machine according to claim 1. The lock mechanism is configured to screw the lock pin receiving member in a sleeve fixed in the central axis direction of the handle end,
A substantially T-shaped engagement piece provided on the rotating shaft is engaged with a slit provided on the lock pin receiving member,
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the lock pin receiving member is moved back and forth in the axial direction by rotating the lock pin receiving member according to the rotation of the rotation shaft. During rotating operation of the rotary body, for the handle end portion is prevented from rotating around the axis together with the rotary body, is projected a projection on the handle end periphery of the flange, the protrusion 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a groove to be inserted is provided in the handle base.