JP6438758B2 - Illuminated push switch for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminated push switch for a gaming machine.

In gaming machines represented by pachinko and pachislot machines, a push switch that is operated by a player to execute a game is provided on an operation panel of the gaming machine. This push switch is used as a means to select a betting rate, stop a rotating reel, supply and discharge game balls (medals), and diversify a game effect called a chance switch. It is used.
In addition, these push switches have a built-in light source to illuminate the pressing surface, so that a variety of colors can be emitted and blinked to decorate the light, and the player can be instructed to operate the game machine, Ingenuity has been made.

  As an illumination type press switch suitably used for such a gaming machine, it is desired that the area of the pressing surface is large from the viewpoint of operability, and that the uneven lighting of the pressing surface is small from the viewpoint of decoration.

By the way, a conventional gaming machine has been proposed that includes an operation member including an inner cylinder member, a lens, and a diffusion sheet.
For example, in paragraph 0026 of Patent Document 1, “a diffusion sheet 37 that diffuses light emitted from the light emitter 53 with an oval lens 36 is formed on the upper portion of the inner cylindrical member 33 from above. The switch device of the gaming machine is formed so that it can be fitted through.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-118448 (see FIG. 2 and the like)

However, the conventional illuminated press switch for gaming machines has the following problems.
That is, the illumination type press switch described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which a lens is fitted through the diffusion sheet from above the inner cylinder member (see paragraph 0026 of Patent Document 1). For this reason, when the gaming machine is targeted by a player as an illegal mischief called so-called goto action, for example, the driver lifts the lens up and down to release the fitting with the inner cylinder member, etc. There was a case of being damaged by vandalism.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an illuminated push switch for a gaming machine having resistance to an illegal tamper called a goto action.

The present invention provides a housing fixed to a gaming machine, a moving body provided inside the housing so as to be movable up and down, an urging member for urging the moving body upward, and provided inside the housing. A light source, and a detecting means provided inside the housing for detecting the vertical movement of the moving body, wherein the moving body is hollow and has an upper opening that reflects light emitted from the light source inside. A reflector provided with a rail piece projecting laterally at the upper edge portion, and a transparent member mounted so as to close the opening by causing the movable body to move up and down by receiving pressure from above. A pressing member having optical properties, the pressing member covering the opening of the reflector, a front edge projecting downward from the front side of the top plate, and a lower side of the side of the top plate a lid peripheral portion with a pair of side edges overhanging, Serial front edge and Rutotomoni and a first protrusion disposed under the respective projecting the rail piece from the lower portion of the pair of the side edge portion on the reflector side, said rear edge portion of the top plate A lid peripheral edge is not formed, and is configured to slide along the rail piece from a direction different from the direction when moving up and down upon receiving the pressure, and along the rail piece. When the pressing member is slid to completely cover the opening of the reflector, the first protrusions of the front edge part of the lid peripheral part and the pair of side edge parts engage with the rail pieces, respectively. And a restricting portion for restricting movement of the pressing member in the slide opening direction.

According to this configuration, the pressing member of such illuminated push switch to the onset Ming for the reflector, a direction different from the direction in which the pressing, i.e., from a direction different from a direction that moves up and down by receiving the pressing It is mounted so as to slide. As a result, even if the gaming machine is a target of an illegal mischief called a so-called goto action of the players, the illuminated push switch is not destroyed. In more detail, even if the pressing member is lifted up and down with a screwdriver, for example, the fitting direction is different from the pressing direction. Therefore, the illumination type push switch is not destroyed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the illumination type press switch for game machines provided with the countermeasure against the illegal tamper called a goto action can be provided.

It is an expansion perspective view of the operation panel part of the pachinko machine to which the illumination type press switch for gaming machines according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the state just before mounting | wearing the operation type panel of the gaming machine with the illumination type press switch concerning one Embodiment of this invention at the time of an assembly. It is a disassembled perspective view of the illumination type press switch 20 concerning one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the longitudinal cross-section direction at the time of assembling the illumination type press switch 20 concerning one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is AA arrow sectional drawing of (a), (c) is ( It is BB arrow sectional drawing of a). (A)-(c) is a figure explaining the assembly process of the illumination type press switch concerning one Embodiment of this invention, respectively. (A), (b) is a figure explaining the assembly process of the illumination type press switch concerning one Embodiment of this invention, respectively. (A)-(f) is a figure explaining a mode that the transparent cover of the illumination type press switch concerning one Embodiment of this invention engages with a reflector, respectively.

Hereinafter, an illuminated press switch for gaming machines according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking as an example a case where it is applied to a chance button of a gaming machine such as a pachinko or pachislot machine with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, this is merely an example of the embodiment. That is, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a stop button, a bet button, or the like of a gaming machine.
For convenience of explanation, members common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. In addition, in order to simplify the drawing and make it easy to understand, some of the element parts may be omitted in some cases. The front / rear / up / down / left / right direction axes are as shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of an operation panel 13 of a pachinko machine exemplified as a gaming machine 10 to which an illuminated press switch 20 for gaming machines according to the present invention is applied.
The pachinko machine is configured by a support frame 11 holding a display panel 12 recognized by a player's vision and an operation panel 13 operated by the player.

The push switch 20a is an operation switch for the player to voluntarily execute delivery of the outgoing ball from the collection tray 14 to the storage tray 16.
The push switch 20b is an operation switch that discharges the ball that has been delivered in this way and stored in the storage tray 16 toward the outside (a box not shown).
The press switch 20c is an operation switch for diversifying game effects.
These press switches 20 (20a, 20b, 20c) execute predetermined operations when pressed by the player, and also suggest such operations to the player or decorate the gaming machine 10 with light emission. The pressing surface exposed from the operation panel 13 is illuminated.
The hitting lever 15 is a lever for performing an operation of ejecting the acquired ball once collected on the collecting tray 14 again.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state immediately before the illumination type push switch 20c of the illumination type push switches 20 (20a, 20b, 20c) is mounted on the operation panel 13 during assembly. The illumination type press switch 20c is a switch installed on the operation panel 13 on the side surface of the collection tray 14 (see FIG. 1). Further, FIG. 2 shows a case where the illumination type pressing switch 20c is attached to the horizontal operation panel 13 for convenience. However, the operation panel 13 is not particularly limited to a horizontal plane, and may be a curved surface having a predetermined inclined shape, for example. Moreover, in the following description, the illumination type press switch 20a, 20b, 20c will be referred to as the illumination type press switch 20 unless particularly distinguished.
The illuminated pressure switch 20 includes a transparent lid (pressing member) 31, a housing 22, and an external terminal 25 (see FIG. 3 and the like).

  The transparent lid 31 is formed of a material having translucency, for example, and includes a pressing surface 21 that is pressed by the player. Here, the shape of the pressing surface 21 is not particularly limited. For example, the pressing surface 21 may have a pentagonal shape as shown in FIG.

The casing 22 accommodates various components (see FIG. 3) described later, and is inserted into a fixing hole 19 formed in the operation panel 13.
The flange portion 23 is provided so as to extend outward from the edge of the housing 22. The flange portion 23 sandwiches the periphery of the fixing hole 19 in the thickness direction of the operation panel 13 and securely fits the housing 22 to the operation panel 13 and fastens the housing 22.

The external terminal 25 (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 3 and the like) is connected to the inside of the main body of the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 1) or the tip of the wiring 17 extending from the controller (not shown) of the illumination type push switch 20. It connects with the connecting terminal 18 provided. The external terminal 25 is provided in the opening of the bottom surface of the housing 22 so that the connection terminal 18 can be connected from below (see also FIG. 6B). The external terminal 25 configured in this manner supplies power necessary for the light source 52 (see FIG. 3 and the like) of the illuminated pressure switch 20 to emit light, and signals for identifying a pressed state or a non-pressed state. Output.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 62 is a locking recess, reference numeral 72 is a positioning protrusion, reference numeral 63 is an engagement hole, and reference numeral 71 is an engagement piece (details will be described later).

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the illumination type push switch 20. 4A is a view showing the longitudinal cross-sectional direction after completion of assembly, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4C is B in FIG. It is -B arrow sectional drawing. In the following description, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4B to 4C as appropriate. Moreover, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member which is common in another drawing, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, the illumination type press switch 20 includes a light transmission part 30, a mover 40, an electrical component part 50, a bottom part 70, and an urging member 34.

  The light transmission unit 30 includes a transparent lid 31 and a light diffusion film 32. The light transmission part 30 is provided so as to cover the opening S of the reflector 41 fixed to the movable element 40 (see FIG. 5B). The light transmitting unit 30 transmits light emitted from the light source 52 or light that has been reflected from the light source 52 by the reflecting surface (light reflecting member) 42 inside the reflector 41 and reached the opening S. Then, the pressing surface 21 is illuminated.

The transparent lid 31 is provided with a lid peripheral edge portion 36 extending in the moving direction of the moving element 40 with respect to the pressing surface 21 at the front peripheral edge portion of the peripheral edge. Here, the front peripheral portion means a portion excluding the rear edge portion 39 from the entire peripheral portion (that is, the lid peripheral edge portion 36 = the front edge portion 37 + the side edge portion 38). In other words, the transparent lid 31 extends downward from a part of the peripheral part of the pressed top plate 21a or from a part of the peripheral part of the pressed top plate 21a excluding the forward part in the sliding direction. A lid peripheral edge portion 36 which is an extended side wall is provided. The transparent lid 31 is made of a material having sufficient mechanical strength so as to allow light to pass through without being attenuated and to withstand a player's operation (repetitive hitting).
Then, the transparent lid 31 is inserted so as to slide on the reflector 41, for example, by sliding the transparent lid 31 from the front to the rear of the reflector 41 from the side. That is, the transparent lid 31 according to the present embodiment is inserted into the reflector 41 by sliding in a direction different from the pressing direction (up and down direction), that is, a direction (front-and-rear direction) substantially perpendicular to the pressing direction. Then, the engaging hole (hole) 33 of the transparent lid 31 and the engaging piece 48 of the reflector 41 are engaged with each other, so that the light transmitting portion 30 and the reflector 41 are integrated (details will be described later).

  The light diffusion film 32 has a shape cut out so that its shape is slightly larger than the opening S of the reflector 41. Further, the light diffusion film 32 is interposed between the reflector 41 and the surface of the light transmission part 30 opposite to the pressing surface 21 of the transparent lid 31. The light diffusion film 32 is a member that diffuses light in multiple directions with respect to the traveling direction when light is incident. As a result, even if there is some unevenness in the surface distribution of the light incident on the light diffusion film 32 in the direction of the pressing surface 21, the light surface distribution is made uniform if it passes through the light diffusion film 32. Thus, it seems to the player that the light diffusion film 32 is illuminated over the entire surface.

  The reflector 41 includes a reflecting surface (light reflecting member) 42, an engaging piece 45, and a test plate 47 (see also FIG. 4C). The moving element 40 is fixed to the reflector 41 by a fastening member 54 below. Here, the moving element 40 is adapted to receive the urging force of the urging member 34 from below. That is, when the player presses the pressing surface 21 of the transparent lid 31, the transparent lid 31 and the transparent lid 31 are engaged with each other so as to resist the biasing force of the biasing member 34 biasing the movable element 40. The reflector 41, the light diffusion film 32 inserted between the transparent lid 31 and the reflector 41, and the moving element 40 move together.

The reflecting surface 42 of the reflector 41 has a shape in which the central portion is depressed in a top view desired from the opening S. Further, the reflection surface 42 of the reflector 41 has a notch in the central portion described above so that the light source 52 can be seen through the opening S of the reflection surface 42 as viewed from above. That is, the reflecting surface 42 is formed so as to widen toward the opening S from the light source 52. Furthermore, the space part surrounded by the reflective surface 42 and the light transmission part 30 is a part through which the light emitted from the light source 52 passes. The light emitted from the light source 52 is repeatedly and repeatedly reflected inside the space portion, and finally passes through the light transmitting portion 30 from the opening S to illuminate the pressing surface 21.
The surface of the reflecting surface 42 of the reflector 41 may be provided with a known optical lens cut (not shown) so that the reflected light is effectively scattered.

Then, the light transmitting portion 30, the reflector 41, and the moving element 40 are in a pressed state, the rail engaging projection (first projection) 35 (FIG. 4B, FIG. 4) of the transparent lid 31 of the light transmitting portion 30. (See (c)) is configured to contact a flange portion 23 (FIG. 3) provided at the upper end edge of the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22. As a result, the position of the bottom dead center of the reciprocating movable element 40 is defined.
Here, the top dead center and the bottom dead center do not strictly indicate the uppermost position and the lowermost position of the movable element 40, but are concepts including a certain amount of play.

Further, the engaging piece 45 is formed to extend from the reflecting surface 42 of the reflector 41 in the moving direction at the time of pressing. The engaging piece 45 is engaged with the engaged piece 24 (see FIG. 4B) that protrudes from the inner surface of the side cylinder portion 60 of the housing 22 toward the inside of the housing 22, and the top dead center of the moving element 40 that reciprocates. It defines the position of the point. That is, in the non-pressed state, the movable element 40 receives a biasing force in a direction in which the biasing member 34 repels, but the engagement piece 45 is engaged with the engaged piece 24 so that the top dead center is exceeded. The movement is stopped.
Furthermore, the engagement piece 45 is elastically deformed in the bending direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3). As a result, when the reflector 41 and the housing 22 are assembled, the engagement piece 45 of the reflector 41 is simply inserted into the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22 in the direction indicated by the downward arrow in FIG. In this way, the structure is easy to assemble and disassemble both.

  The reflector 41 may be configured such that a part of the engagement piece 45 is in light contact with the inner peripheral surface of the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22. This is preferable because the reciprocating movable element 40 can be smoothly guided to the housing 22 when the illuminated pressing switch 20 is operated to repeat the pressing state and the non-pressing state.

The test plate 47 (see also FIG. 4C) is provided with one end fixed to any part of the reflector 41, and moves in conjunction with the mover 40. And the position is adjusted so that the detection means 53 of the electrical equipment part 50 may detect in the state which the illumination type press switch 20 was pressed (details are postscript in FIG.4 (c)).
Here, the detection means 53 is a transmissive optical sensor in which an infrared light emitting element 53a and a light receiving element 53b are arranged to face each other. When the illuminated pressure switch 20 is in the non-pressed state, the infrared light of the light emitting element 53a is detected by the light receiving element 53b, and when it is in the pressed state, the test plate 47 is in the U-shape. It will be in the state where it is located in the hollow part of a shape and infrared light is not detected. As described above, the detection unit 53 outputs a signal for determining the non-pressed state and the pressed state of the illumination type press switch 20 in accordance with the presence or absence of detection of infrared light.
As described above, it is preferable that the means for determining the non-pressed state and the pressed state of the illumination type press switch 20 is a non-contact method as exemplified in the present embodiment. However, it is not particularly limited to this, and a contact method such as an electric contact method may be adopted.

  The electrical component 50 is provided with a light source 52, a detection means 53, and the external terminal 25 described above on a substrate 51, and is mounted in a recess on the bottom side of the housing 22 (see also FIG. 5A). ). Here, the inner peripheral shape of the recess is made to match the outer peripheral shape of the electrical component 50 without a gap. As described above, the electrical component unit 50 is configured to be fixed to the housing 22 so as to be equipped with electrical components related to one board. For this reason, the whole structure of the illumination type press switch 20 can be simplified. Moreover, it can contribute to simplification of assembly and miniaturization (thinning).

The light source 52 is disposed on the substrate 51 so that its optical axis is directed upward, for example. The light source 52 may be, for example, a high-brightness LED (light-emitting diode) element or other light-emitting element.
The light source 52 is lit by power supplied via the external terminal 25. Further, continuous lighting or intermittent lighting may be arbitrarily set by a control device (not shown). Further, the light source 52 can be turned on in response to the determination signal from the detection means 53. Further, the light source 52 itself may emit various colors. It is also possible to change the color of the pressing surface 21 to be illuminated by providing a plurality of light sources 52 of different colors and sequentially lighting them alternately. Further, by turning on a plurality of light sources 52 of different colors at the same time, various colors can be adjusted and illuminated.

  The side tube portion 60 forms a side surface portion of the housing 22, and includes a locking recess 62, an engagement hole 63, a flange portion 23, and an engaged piece 24. ing.

The bottom surface portion 70 forms the bottom surface of the housing 22. An engaging piece 71 having a shape protruding from the peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 70 is engaged with an engaging hole 63 formed in the side tube portion 60. Thereby, the side cylinder part 60 and the bottom part 70 are integrated, and the housing | casing 22 is formed. At this time, positioning protrusions 72 (only the positioning protrusions 72 on the front side are shown in FIG. 3) provided in the front-rear direction of the bottom surface part 70 are locking recesses 62 (front side in FIG. 3) provided in the front-rear direction of the side cylinder part 60. Only the locking recess 62 on the side is shown). The vertical positioning of the bottom surface portion 70 with respect to the housing 22 is performed as described above.
The urging member 34 described above is placed on a plate-like portion 74 provided on the bottom surface portion 70. A guide pole 73 that supports the urging member 34 extends upward substantially at the center of the plate-like portion 74. In this way, the guide pole 73 can regulate displacement of the urging member 34 in the front-rear and left-right directions from the inside of the urging member 34.
Further, the reflector 41 provided with a reflecting surface 42 (light reflecting member) that is hollow and has an opening S at the top and that reflects the light emitted from the light source 52 therein, and the transparent lid 31 that is mounted so as to close the opening S. The movable body of the claims is configured.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, as the assembly process of the illumination type press switch 20, first, the reflector 41 is pressed and inserted so as to overlap from above the housing 22. Then, as described above, the engaging piece 45 provided on the reflector 41 is bent and inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the housing 22 while sliding. And the engagement state of the reflector 41 and the housing 22 is implement | achieved by engaging with the to-be-engaged piece 24 provided in the housing 22 (refer also FIG.4 (b) also). 3, the engagement piece 45 provided on the right side of the reflector 41 is shown, but one engagement piece 45 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the reflector 41 (in FIG. 3, the engagement on the left side is shown). The strip 45 is only slightly visible at the lower end). However, the position and the number of installed engagement pieces 45 are not particularly limited to this.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4B, the engagement portion between the transparent lid 31 and the reflector 41, that is, the lid peripheral edge 36, the rail engagement protrusion (protrusion) 35, and the rail piece 44 will be described.
A lid peripheral edge portion 36 extending downward is formed on the front peripheral edge portion of the transparent lid 31 so as to cover the outside of the rail piece 44 that is the upper edge portion of the reflector 41. In addition, the cover peripheral part 36 is not formed in the rear edge part 39 of the transparent cover 31 (refer also FIG.4 (c)). This is because the rear edge portion 39 is not provided with the lid peripheral edge portion 36 so that the transparent lid 31 can be inserted into the reflector 41 by sliding from the front to the rear. The shape of the rail piece 44 of the reflector 41 is not particularly limited as long as the transparent lid 31 can be engaged with the lid peripheral edge portion 36 and the rail engaging projection 35 while sliding from the side. By doing so, the vertical movement of the transparent lid 31 with respect to the reflector 41 is regulated by the rail engaging projection 35. Further, the movement of the transparent lid 31 in the rear and left-right directions is restricted by the lid peripheral edge 36. Note that the forward movement of the transparent lid 31 is restricted by a locking piece (second protrusion) 48 (see FIG. 7F) described later. Thus, the engagement between the transparent lid 31 and the reflector 41 is realized.

  Next, the size of the light diffusion film 32 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4B, the light diffusion film 32 of the illumination type press switch 20 according to the present embodiment has a shape larger than the opening S of the reflector 41 (see also FIG. 4C). ). By doing in this way, the light emitted from the light source 52 can be diffused in a wider range, and the transparent lid 31 can be illuminated in a wider range. Note that a slightly recessed gap is provided between the light diffusing film 32 and the top plate 21a to which the transparent lid 31 is pressed, but this recess may not be present. When the transparent lid 31 is removed from the reflector 41 and the light diffusing film 32 is replaced, this dent is for pressing the light diffusing film 32 in the dent direction so as to make it easy to pick out. Note that characters or pictures for decoration can be appropriately printed on the light diffusion film 32. Therefore, it is possible to always entertain the player without getting bored by, for example, periodically changing the pattern of the light diffusion film 32 to a different one. Further, when the light diffusion film 32 is not exchanged, a lens cut may be applied to the hollow portion so that the transmitted light is further subjected to multiple reflection.

Next, the engagement portion between the reflector 41 and the housing 22, that is, the engagement piece 45 of the reflector 41 and the engaged piece 24 of the housing 22 will be described with reference to FIG. 4B.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the reflector 41 includes one engagement piece 45 on each of the left and right sides. For example, the engagement piece 45 extends substantially downward from a middle portion of the reflection surface 42, and a projection that protrudes outward (toward the housing 22) is formed at the lower end portion. However, it is not particularly limited to this. The protrusion of the engaging piece 45 is engaged with the engaged piece 24 provided on the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22. The shape of the engaged piece 24 is formed so as to be bent at a right angle to the substantially rectangular shape from the side cylinder portion 60 and has a convex shape on the inner side (on the engagement piece 45 side). Then, the engaged piece 24 is engaged with the engaging piece 45 so that the position of the engaged piece 24 becomes the position of the top dead center of the reflector 41. As described with reference to FIG. 3, the reflector 41 is attached by being pressed from above the housing 22. At this time, the engagement piece 45 comes into contact with the engaged piece 24 and bends inward at one end. When the insertion further proceeds, the flexure is eliminated at the timing when the protrusion of the engagement piece 45 leaves the engagement piece 24, and the engagement is completed. As described above, the engagement between the reflector 41 and the housing 22 is realized.

Next, a mechanism in which a player's pressing is detected by the illumination type pressing switch 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
When the illuminated pressure switch 20 indicates a non-pressed state, the moving element 40 is urged in a direction in which the urging member 34 repels. At this time, the engaging piece 45 of the reflector 41 to which the moving element 40 is fixed is engaged with the engaged piece 24 provided in the side tube portion 60 (see FIG. 4B and the like). Therefore, the pressing surface 21 stops at the top dead center at a position protruding from the flange portion 23 by the pressing stroke (solid arrow) (see FIG. 4C).
In this non-pressed state, since the test plate 47 is not detected by the detection means 53 (53a, 53b), a signal for determining that is output from the external terminal 25 (see FIG. 4B). .
In this embodiment, for example, the shape of the test plate 47 extends downward in a plate shape from the lower end of the reflection surface on the front surface side of the reflector 41. The infrared rays can be blocked by descending between the light emitting element 53a and the light receiving element 53b of the detecting means 53. However, it is not particularly limited to this. Further, regarding the arrangement of the detection means 53, the positions of the light emitting element 53a and the light receiving element 53b may be reversed in the front-rear direction.

As indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 4C, when the illumination type press switch 20 is pressed, the transparent lid 31, the reflector 41, and the mover 40 are pressed against the biasing force of the biasing member 34. Is done. At this time, the rail engaging protrusion 35 of the transparent lid 31 is in contact with the flange portion 23 of the housing 22, so that the pressing surface 21 becomes a bottom dead center. In this way, the transparent lid 31, the reflector 41, and the mover 40 are stationary.
In this pressed state, the test plate 47 provided in the reflector 41 is also lowered into the detection means 53 (53a, 53b) by the amount corresponding to the pressing stroke (see the solid line arrow in FIG. 4C). And the to-be-tested plate 47 interrupts | blocks the infrared rays which the detection means 53 emits, and a press state is detected. Thus, the signal which detected the press state is output toward the control means not shown etc. via the external terminal 25 (refer Fig.4 (a) etc.).

Next, the continuation of the assembly process of the illuminated pressure switch according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b), and 5 (c). 5 (a) to 5 (c) are perspective views when the reflector 41 is engaged with the housing 22 and viewed from the rear upper side by being inverted up and down.
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), on the bottom surface side of the housing 22, there is provided a recess housing portion that is made to coincide with the outer peripheral shape of the electrical component 50 without any gap (the hatching area in FIG. 5 (a)). ). The electrical component 50 is inserted there from above. At this time, the electrical component 50 is inserted so that the external terminal 25 is on the bottom side (upper side of the paper). Then, it will be in the state of FIG.5 (b).
Next, in the state shown in FIG. 5B, the mover 40 is fitted from above in the drawing. At this time, the mover 40 is arranged so that the guide piece 43 for guiding the urging member 34 comes to the bottom side, that is, the upper side of the drawing. The moving element 40 has insertion holes at four corners. The insertion hole is provided at a position corresponding to the guide protrusion 26 provided so as to extend from the reflector 41 and the insertion hole 27. In FIG. 5B, the guide projections 26 and 26 and the insertion holes 27 and 27 are arranged so as to be diagonal lines with each other, but the invention is not particularly limited thereto. Here, the guide protrusions 26 and 26 are respectively inserted into the insertion holes of the moving element 40. Thereby, temporary positioning of the mover 40 is performed. Next, the remaining two insertion holes of the mover 40 and the insertion holes 27 and 27 of the reflector 41 are fastened by the fastening member 54. Although the kind of fastening member 54 is not specifically limited, For example, a tap tight screw can be used. Then, it will be in the state of FIG.5 (c).
Next, in the state of FIG. 5C, the urging member 34 is fitted from above the mover 40. At this time, the urging member 34 is fitted so that the guide piece 43 enters the inside thereof. Then, the state shown in FIG.

Next, the assembly process of the illumination type press switch according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).
In the state of Fig.6 (a), the bottom face part 70 is engage | inserted from the paper surface upper direction. As described above, the bottom surface portion 70 includes the positioning protrusions 72 on the side surfaces in the front-rear direction. Further, the engaging piece 71 is provided with two positions on the front side surface of the bottom surface portion 70 and two positions on the rear side surface so as to sandwich the positioning protrusion 72 (see also FIG. 3). Therefore, when the bottom surface portion 70 is fitted into the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22, the front positioning protrusion 72 engages with the front locking recess 62 and the rear positioning protrusion 72 engages with the rear locking recess 62. Fit to be fastened. Further, the engaging pieces 71 located at positions corresponding to the engaging holes 63 are fitted so as to be securely engaged. Then, it will be in the state of FIG.6 (b).
Next, in the state of FIG. 6B, the light diffusion film 32 and the transparent lid 31 are inserted so as to slide from the side along the direction of the arrow. This state will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (f). In the state shown in FIG. 6B, the housing 22 has a shape opened to the upper side of the paper so that the connection terminal 18 (see FIG. 2) can be connected to the external terminal 25 from the upper side of the paper (that is, the bottom side). ing.

  FIG. 7A to FIG. 7F are diagrams for explaining how the transparent lid of the illumination type press switch according to the embodiment of the present invention is engaged with the reflector. 7 (a), 7 (c), and 7 (e) are perspective views, and FIGS. 7 (b), 7 (d), and 7 (f) are FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (c), respectively. ), A side view corresponding to FIG. 7 (a), 7 (c), and 7 (e) are reversed from the state of FIG. 6 (b) to return to the original state, with the right side facing leftward. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing from the side. 7A to 7F, the light diffusing film 32 is not shown, but the light diffusing film 32 is preliminarily sandwiched between the reflector 41 and the transparent lid 31, and the transparent lid What is necessary is just to interpose with 31 slide movements.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7F, the left and right rail pieces 44 of the reflector 41 have small protrusion locking pieces (second protrusions) 48 that protrude downward. (Only the right side locking piece 48 is shown in FIGS. 7A to 7F). The locking piece 48 has a substantially wedge shape and is installed so as to gradually spread from the front to the rear. Further, the transparent lid 31 is provided with a notch as an engagement hole 33 at a position corresponding to the locking piece 48. In this state, the transparent lid 31 is slid along the rail piece 44 from the side in the direction of the solid line arrow shown in FIG. 7A or FIG. 7B (see FIG. 7C or FIG. 7D). . Then, the rail engaging protrusion 35 of the transparent lid 31 entrains the locking piece 48 and rides down on the way. However, since the locking piece 48 is a small protrusion as described above, the transparent lid 31 can be continuously slid rearward while riding. Then, the locking piece 48 is engaged with the engagement hole 33 (see FIG. 7E or FIG. 7F). Then, a small protrusion having a substantially wedge shape of the locking piece 48 and expanding toward the rear, that is, a shape that is cut downward with respect to the rail piece 44 in a side view restricts the sliding movement of the transparent lid 31 forward. It comes to play the role of a stopper. In other words, the engaging hole 33 and the locking piece 48 serve as a restricting portion that restricts the return of the sliding movement of the transparent lid 31. Further, as described above, the transparent lid 31 has a lid peripheral edge portion 36 extending in the moving direction of the moving element 40 with respect to the pressing surface 21, that is, covering the rail piece 44 of the reflector 41 at the front peripheral edge portion of the peripheral edge. Is provided. The lid peripheral edge portion 36 serves as a stopper that restricts the sliding movement of the transparent lid 31 to the rear. As described above, the transparent lid 31 engages with the reflector 41. In this way, the assembly of the illumination type press switch 20 according to the present embodiment is completed.

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The actions and effects of the illumination type push switch for gaming machines according to the present embodiment are summarized as follows.
As shown in FIG. 4B and the like, the illuminated pressing switch 20 for gaming machines according to the present embodiment is not in the pressing direction (vertical direction, vertical direction) but in a direction (horizontal) different from the pressing direction. Direction, front-rear direction) and can be inserted into the reflector 41. The movement of the transparent lid 31 and the reflector 41 in the vertical direction is restricted by the rail engagement protrusion 35. Further, the movement of the transparent lid 31 in the rear and left-right directions is restricted by the lid peripheral edge 36. Further, the forward movement of the transparent lid 31 is restricted by the locking piece 48 (see FIG. 7F). As a result, unlike conventional illuminated press switches, the transparent lid 31 does not move, particularly in the pressing direction (vertical direction), even if the target is an illegal tampering target such as a goto action. Can play.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4C and the like, the light diffusion film 32 of the illumination type press switch 20 according to the present embodiment has a shape larger than the opening S of the reflector 41. In other words, the illuminated pressure switch 20 according to the present embodiment includes the light diffusion film 32 having a diameter larger than that of the opening S between the transparent lid 31 (pressing member) and the reflector 41. By doing in this way, the light emitted from the light source 52 can be diffused in a wider range, and the transparent lid 31 can be illuminated in a wider range.
Further, if the illumination type pressing switch is a vertical pressing method, an engaging portion such as a hole engaging with the claw portion of the inner cylinder portion must be formed on the wall surface of the peripheral portion of the lid, and the wall of the transparent lid 31 The thickness (corresponding to the wall thickness of the lid peripheral edge 36 of the present application) could not be reduced. Further, when the surface size of the key top is increased, a portion where light does not hit is formed on the outer side of the thick peripheral wall surface.
However, the illumination type press switch 20 according to the present embodiment is a slide type from the lateral (horizontal) direction. As a result, at least the rear edge 39 can be omitted. Further, there is no engaging portion in the surface direction of the wall surface of the lid peripheral edge portion 36 (in the case of the present embodiment, the engaging portion is a rail engaging protrusion 35 protruding from the lower end of the lid peripheral edge portion 36 in the wall thickness direction. Therefore, the wall thickness of the lid peripheral edge portion 36 can be made thinner than before. Since the lid peripheral edge portion 36 is made compact in this way, the size of the light diffusion film 32 can be made larger than before, and a wider range can be illuminated.

Furthermore, when the illuminated pressing switch 20 according to the present embodiment is in a non-pressing state, for example, the moving element 40 is urged upward. At this time, the engaging piece 45 of the reflector 41 to which the movable element 40 is fixed is engaged with the engaged piece 24 provided in the side cylinder portion 60 (see FIG. 4B and the like). Therefore, the pressing surface 21 stops at the top dead center at a position protruding from the flange portion 23 by the pressing stroke (solid arrow) (see FIG. 4C).
In this state, even if an attempt is made to pry the transparent lid 31 with a tool in an up-and-down direction, for example, with an illegal tampering target such as a goth action, the engaging piece 45 and the side tube portion 60 of the reflector 41 provided below the flange portion 23. The engagement with the engaged piece 24 becomes the top dead center of the transparent lid 31. As a result, the transparent lid 31 is never opened. In this way, a high destruction prevention effect can be achieved.
In addition, since the engaging part 45 of the engaging piece 45 of the reflector 41 and the engaged piece 24 of the side cylinder part 60 is inside the housing 22, this engaging is directly released from the outside by an illegal action such as a goto action. I can't do it. That is, unless the side tube portion 60 of the housing 22 is destroyed, the engaging portion between the engaging piece 45 of the reflector 41 and the engaged piece 24 of the side tube portion 60 cannot be accessed from the outside.

  The above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to the one having all the configurations described.

  In addition, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and a part or all of the configuration of another embodiment is added to the configuration of one embodiment. It is also possible to add. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of the embodiment.

  For example, with respect to the sliding direction of the transparent lid 31, the illumination type press switch 20 according to the present embodiment has been described with an example in which the transparent lid 31 is slid laterally from the front to the back, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the transparent lid 31 may be slid from the back to the front. In this case, for example, the lid peripheral edge portion 36 shown in FIG. 3 is provided on the rear peripheral edge portion (rear edge portion 39 + side edge portion 38), and the lid peripheral edge portion 36 of the front edge portion 37 is omitted. And the direction of the latching piece 48 should just be made into the wedge shape reversed in the front-back direction with this embodiment. Alternatively, the transparent lid 31 may be slid from right to left or vice versa from left to right. That is, as long as the sliding method is in a direction different from the pressing direction, the sliding direction may be front → back / back → front or left → right / right → left. Furthermore, it may be an oblique direction. In other words, the transparent lid 31 may be a pressing member that is attached to and engaged with the reflector 41 so as to slide in a direction that moves up and down in response to a player's pressing operation, that is, a direction different from the pressing direction.

  Moreover, although the engagement piece 45 was demonstrated as one place each provided in the left-right direction of the reflector 41, it is not limited to this. One engagement piece 45 may be provided in each of the front and rear directions of the reflector 41. Further, the number of installation locations may be provided at a plurality of locations.

  Although the detection means 50 was demonstrated in the example with which the housing 22 was mounted | worn, it is not specifically limited to this. For example, the detection means 50 is interlocked with the reflector 41 and fixed upside down from the present embodiment. And it is good also as a structure which extends the to-be-tested board 47 toward the upper direction in which the detection means 50 was installed from the housing 22. As shown in FIG. In this case, the light source 52 may be installed on the surface opposite to the detection means 50.

  In the present embodiment, the detection unit 50 has been described with the configuration for detecting the test plate 47 extending downward from the lower end of the reflection surface 42 on the front side of the reflector 41. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the detection means 50 may be configured to detect the test plate 47 extending downward from the lower end of the reflection surface 42 on the rear side of the reflector 41.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the detection means 50 has been described in the case where a non-contact transmission optical sensor using infrared rays, for example, has been described. However, it can be replaced with an electrical contact system or the like.

Furthermore, a light guide plate may be employed for the reflecting surface 42 of the reflector 41. Here, the light guide plate internally conducts light incident from its end face, diffuses the internally conducted light by a groove formed on the surface, and illuminates the light in a direction perpendicular to the surface. is there. That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, the light emitted from the light source 52 which is a point light source in the side surface direction of the reflecting surface 42 is converted into a light source in a direction perpendicular to the reflecting surface 42, that is, a surface light source. is there.
In this way, the light traveling toward the light transmitting portion 30 has a higher uniformity of light intensity within the surface, so that the uniformity of illumination on the pressing surface 21 is further improved. In addition, the illumination type push switch 20 can be made thin, small, and energy-saving, which is preferable.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine, 20 (20a-20c) Illumination type press switch, 21a Top plate to be pressed, 22 Housing | casing, 31 Transparent cover (pressing member), 32 Light-diffusion film, 33 Engagement hole (hole), 34 attached Urging member, 35 rail engaging protrusion (first protrusion), 36 lid peripheral edge, 39 rear edge, 41 reflector, 42 reflecting surface (light reflecting member), 48 locking piece (second protrusion), 53 detection Means, S opening

Claims (2)

A chassis fixed to the gaming machine;
A moving body provided inside the housing so as to be movable up and down;
A biasing member that biases the movable body upward;
A light source provided inside the housing;
Detecting means provided inside the housing for detecting the vertical movement of the moving body,
The moving body is
A reflector that is hollow, has an upper opening, and has a light reflecting member that reflects light emitted from the light source, and a rail piece that protrudes laterally on the upper edge, and receives the pressure from above, and the moving body And a translucent pressing member that is mounted so as to close the opening.
The pressing member includes a top plate that covers the opening of the reflector, a front edge that projects downward from the front side of the top plate, and a pair of side edges that project downward from the side of the top plate. parts and, Rutotomoni and a first protrusion disposed under the front edge and the pair of the side edge portions each projecting said rail piece from the bottom to the reflector side of the rear edge of the top plate The lid periphery is not formed, and is configured to slide along the rail piece from a direction different from the direction when moving up and down upon receiving the pressure,
When the pressing member is slid along the rail piece to completely cover the opening of the reflector, the first protrusions of the front edge portion of the lid peripheral portion and the pair of side edge portions are An illuminated press switch for a gaming machine, characterized by having a restricting portion that is respectively engaged with a rail piece and restricts movement of the pressing member in a slide opening direction.   The illuminated press switch for gaming machines according to claim 1, further comprising a light diffusion film having a diameter larger than that of the opening between the pressing member and the reflector.

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