JP6528830B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

  A pachinko machine or the like, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with an input device as input operation means by which a player performs an input operation. The input device may, for example, be a push button, an operation lever which can be tilted back and forth or left or right, or a rotary operation type dial. During the game or during the display of the demonstration screen waiting for the game, the player can execute the selection and the decision operation of the effect through the input device, and when the operation is performed, the display screen displaying the effect The display corresponding to the operation is performed, the operation unit of the input device and the peripheral portion thereof emit light, and effects corresponding to the model are executable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2011-5181, A

  In the conventional game machine, it is difficult to differentiate itself from other game machine makers and other models by only emitting light from the input device itself or its peripheral portion when operating the input device. For this reason, there is a possibility that there is room for improvement in the rendering using the decoration in the input device and its peripheral portion.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine provided with input operation means with high rendering effects.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, invention of claim 1 is,
In a gaming machine provided with input operation means having an operation unit operable by a player,
The operation unit is formed of a translucent material, and an internal region located on the opposite side of the operation surface operated by the player is configured to be transparent to the player,
The internal area is provided with a decorative portion which can be displaced in the same direction as the turning operation after the turning operation when the player turns the operation unit .
It is characterized in that the rotational center of the decorative portion is disposed at a position shifted with respect to the rotational central axis of the operation portion .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with input operation means with high rendering effects.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of an intermediate unit. It is a rear view of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a top view of an input device. It is a front view of an input device. It is a perspective view of an input device. It is a bottom view of an input device. It is a disassembled perspective view of the input device seen from diagonally upper side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the input device seen from diagonally downward. (A) is sectional drawing in the AA line of FIG. 13, (b) is a sectional view in the BB line of Fig.16 (a). It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation | movement unit seen from diagonally upper side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation | movement unit seen from diagonally downward side. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement of an operation | movement unit. (A) is a plan view of a button cover, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 20 (a), and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. is there. It is a disassembled perspective view of the decoration unit seen from diagonally upper side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the decoration unit seen from diagonally downward side. (A) is sectional drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement of a decoration unit, (b) is the elements on larger scale of a decoration unit. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the operation | movement of the operation part 301, (a) has shown the non-pressing state, (b) has shown the pressing state.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, referred to as a "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main components of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner, and FIG. It is a front view of 13. In addition, in FIG.3 and FIG.5, the structure in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  The pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 3, includes an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a game machine main body 12 rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 in the forward direction. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which wooden plate members are used as upper and lower sides and aluminum plate members are used as left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game arcade by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential component but has the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 or the outer frame 11, and the member having the support structure and locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game It is good also as composition equipped with the place.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed rearward of the intermediate unit 13. ing. The intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening and closing base end side) in a front view, and the right end is a rotation tip It is possible to turn forward as a side (opening and closing tip side). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening and closing base end side) in a front view, and the right side is rotated. It can be pivoted backward as a moving tip side (opening and closing tip side).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 into the outer frame 11 so as not to be openable, The door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate unit 13 so as not to be opened. Each of these locking states is performed by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key with respect to the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 provided exposed on the front face of the pachinko machine 10 as shown in FIG. It is released.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 mainly includes a frame-shaped frame unit 21 whose outer shape has substantially the same shape as the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 is detachably attached from the front side, and the game area 23a formed on the game board 23 is attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13 so as to be exposed. . As shown in FIG. 3, the state in the game area 23a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are engaged with the intermediate unit 13, as shown in FIG. The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape having substantially the same outer shape as the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a which is formed smaller than the window panel unit 30 so as not to expose the outer peripheral edge of the window panel unit 30 in a front view (see FIG. 2). By covering the window portion 14 a from the rear side by the window panel unit 30, the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached covers almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having transparency larger than the window portion 14 a and a fixing frame 33 integrating the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixing frame 33 is formed in an annular shape that is a size larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32 by synthetic resin, and the outer periphery of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 is bonded to the fixing frame 33. It is considered to be a layered glass.

  In addition, although the window panel unit 30 is formed colorless and transparent by the transparent glass 31 and 32, it is not limited to this and may be formed colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin, The window from the pachinko machine 10 front As long as the game area 23a can be viewed through the panel unit 30, it may not be colorless and transparent but may be colored and transparent.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of electric decoration parts 24 containing light emitting diodes (LEDs) as light emitting means are provided around the window part 14 a in the front door frame 14. In these electric decoration parts 24, lighting and blinking are performed according to the change of the game state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach time, etc. Further, in the electric decoration portion 24 on the upper side of the window portion 14a, an LED which is turned on at the time of a predetermined error such as a shortage of the dispensed balls, and an LED which is turned on during the award ball payout are incorporated. In addition, the sound output unit 27 formed of a metal plate or the like having a large number of holes is provided on the upper right side and the upper left side of the window portion 14a, and the back side of the sound output unit 27 corresponds to the gaming state. It has a built-in speaker that outputs sound effects and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulging portion 28 and a lower bulging portion 29 bulging toward the front side are vertically arranged below the window portion 14 a of the front door frame 14. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper plate 28a opened upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower plate 29a similarly opened upward. The upper tray 28a has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 and guiding the game balls to the game ball launch mechanism 110 side while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower tray 29a has a function of storing the game balls which become surplus in the upper tray 28a. In addition, it is not necessary to divide the upper plate 28a and the lower plate 29a and provide a part for storing game balls in a plurality of places, and as a configuration having only one storage section with the lower plate 29a eliminated and only the upper plate 28a Also good.

  An input device 300 manually operated by players is attached to the front side of the upper tray 28a (the storage area of the game balls) in the upper bulging portion 28. The input device 300 is an operating device that is used when an effect corresponding to the operation of the player is performed on the display screen 94 a or the like of the symbol display device 94. The input device 300 is a portion that constitutes the characterizing portion of the present invention, and the details of the configuration will be described later.

  The lower tray 29a is disposed on the lower side of the front door frame 14 so as to be offset to the left in front view, and is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape on the right side in front elevation with respect to the lower tray 29a. A speaker housing 29c is provided with 29b formed to face the front side. The speaker housing portion 29c is formed continuously to the lower plate 29a as a part of the lower side bulging portion 29, and a speaker for outputting sound effects and the like according to the game state is housed inside the speaker housing portion 29c. There is. In the front door frame 14, sound effects and the like are output from a total of three places of the sound output units 27 installed at the upper two places and the sound output unit 29b installed at the lower part.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a firing operation device 45 is provided on the right side of the lower side bulging portion 29 in the front door frame 14 so as to project toward the front side. The launch operation device 45 is a device operated to launch game balls in the game area 23a, and as shown in FIG. 2, an annular operation handle 47 is rotatably supported on the operation base 46. The player manipulates the operation handle 47 to rotate the game ball. In this case, the amount of rotational operation of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor as an operation amount detection means incorporated in the operation base 46. Further, in the firing operation device 45, a touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 47 is incorporated in the operation base 46, and the game ball is fired when the operation handle 47 is rotated. A stop operating lever 48 is provided which is operated to stop the

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door upper plate passage 51 communicating with the upper plate 28a, a front door lower plate passage 52 communicating with the lower plate 29a, and a ball passage 55 Have. At the upper corner of the passage forming unit 50, there is formed a discharge ball receiving port 53 which protrudes rearward and is opened upward, and the receiving port 53 is partitioned into right and left by the partition wall 54, and the front door side upper A passage inlet of the plate passage portion 51 and a passage inlet of the lower door passage portion 52 on the front door side are respectively formed.

The foul ball passage unit 55 is a part that forms a passage for discharging the game balls that did not reach the game area 23a among the game balls fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 as the far balls to the lower tray 29a. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage 55 is provided with a foul ball socket 56 opened upward. The balls are received from the ball receiving portion 56 and guided to the lower door passage portion 52 on the front door side, so that the gaming balls in the ball passage portion 55 are discharged to the lower plate 29a. . The far ball passage 55 may be connected to the upper plate 28a instead of the lower plate 29a, and the far ball may be discharged to the upper plate 28a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball firing mechanism 110 is a component exposed on the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided on the front side lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, this game ball launch mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic launch solenoid 111 provided as a launch device, a launch rail 112, and a ball feed device 113. The ball feeding device 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper tray 28 a one by one onto the firing rail 112. In this case, the supplied gaming balls are disposed on the projecting path of the plunger 114 provided as a launch portion in the launch solenoid 111. Then, by the input of an electrical signal to the firing solenoid 111, the plunger 114 moves toward the gaming ball on the firing rail 112, and the gaming ball is launched toward the gaming area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball firing mechanism 110 is not limited to the firing solenoid 111, and a firing motor or the like may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a countersink passage forming member 121 is disposed on the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and on the left of the firing rail 112. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction a portion where the plate passage forming member 121 is provided, and the plate passage forming member 121 is screwed to the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. It is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the countersink passage forming member 121 has a main body upper countersink portion 122 and a main body lower countersink portion 123. When the front door frame 14 is in the closed state, the discharge ball receiving portion 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower portion of the countersink passage forming member 121. The front door side upper bowl passage portion 51 is disposed below the main body side upper bowl passage portion 122, and the front door side lower bowl passage portion 52 is disposed below the main body lower bowl passage portion 123.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a shutter 124 for restricting the outflow of gaming balls from the main body side upper dish passage section 122 and the main body side lower dish passage section 123 is provided on the lower side portion of the dish passage forming member 121. . The shutter 124 is provided switchably between a blocking position for narrowing the outlet portions of both passages and blocking the outflow of gaming balls and a permissible position for permitting the outflow of gaming balls. In addition, an urging member is attached to the frame unit 21 for urging the shutter 124 toward the blocking position, and the shutter 124 is urged by the urging force of the urging member when the front door frame 14 is open with respect to the intermediate unit 13. Is configured to stay in the blocking position. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where gaming balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 or the main body side lower plate passage portion 123, a disadvantage that the storage spheres spill out is avoided. ing. On the other hand, in the state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is in the allowable position against the biasing force by the outer peripheral portion of the dispensing ball receiving port 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14 Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 communicate with each other. Permissible.

  Next, the configuration of the gaming board 23 forming the gaming area 23a will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

The game board 23 is provided with a game board 23b having a plate material formed of wooden plywood and a sheet material covering the front plate surface of the plate material, and the entire surface is exposed on the front side of the frame unit 21. In the exposed portion, that is, the front surface of the game board 23, a game area 23a in which the game balls flow down is formed. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23a is covered by the transparent glass 31, 32, the front side of the game area 23a is divided by the transparent glass 32 on the rear side. The back side of the game area 23a is divided by the front of the game board 23b. In addition, the board material which comprises the game board 23b may be formed not only with a plywood but with 1 sheet board, and may be formed with a board | plate material or a molded article made of a transparent synthetic resin not only wooden, for example.

  The game area 23a is set to the dimensions in the vertical and horizontal directions across substantially the entire game board 23 in a front view, and is formed in a substantially circular shape in which only the lower right portion protrudes to the lower right side. The outer periphery of the game area 23 a is divided by the guide rail 100 and the dividing member 107. The guide rail 100 is composed of an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 provided on the front left side of the game board 23. The inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102 form an arc-shaped guide passage on the left side of the game area 23a. Form 103.

  At the lower end of the guide passage 103, an inlet 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed, and the inlet 104 and the firing rail 112 are provided apart from each other (see FIG. 5). An exit portion 105 of the guiding passage 103 is formed at the upper end of the guiding passage 103, and a return to the inside of the guiding passage 103 of the gaming ball that has reached the game area 23a is prevented on the upper right side of the outlet portion 105. The prevention member 106 is attached.

  When the operation handle 47 of the launch operation device 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right portion of the intermediate unit 13. In the exit area 105 of the guiding passage 103, the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return preventing member 106 is pushed through the guiding passage 103 and enters the playing area 23a. When the launch force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and starts to fall in the guide passage 103, and falls between the entrance 104 of the guide passage 103 and the firing rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, the ball receiving portion 56 is disposed between the entrance portion 104 and the firing rail 112, and the game ball which does not reach the game area 23a passes through the ball passing portion 55. It is discharged to the lower tray 29a.

  The dividing member 107 is for dividing the right side of the game area 23a, is made of synthetic resin, is vertically formed, and is screwed to the front of the game board 23b. The partitioning member 107 starts from the right end on the upper side of the outer rail 102 and is sized to extend to the right end on the lower side of the inner rail 101.

  In the upper end portion of the dividing member 107, a certificate stamp 107a having a model name and the like printed is attached, and to the lower end portion of the dividing member 107, a certificate stamp 107b having a manufacturer name and a serial number printed is attached. Base parts are fixed. These certificate papers 107 a and 107 b are disposed at positions visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 via the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

  The gaming board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small through holes penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each of the through holes is attached with a member for forming a part where game balls such as a general winning opening 81, a variable winning opening 82, an upper operating opening 83a, a lower operating opening 83b, and a through gate 84 enter. A frame 85, a main display 96 and the like are attached.

When the ball is entered into the general winning opening 81, the variable winning opening 82, the upper operating opening 83a and the lower operating opening 83b, it is detected by a sensor as detecting means disposed on the back side of the game board 23, etc. A payout of a predetermined number of winning balls is executed based on the detection result. In this case, when entry to the upper actuation opening 83a occurs and when entry to the lower actuation opening 83b occurs, payout of three winning balls is executed, and entry to the general winning opening 81 is When it occurs, the payout of ten winning balls is executed, and when the entry to the variable winning hole 82 occurs, the payout of fifteen winning balls is executed. However, the number of prize balls is arbitrary, and for example, the number of prize balls of both operation ports 83a and 83b is such that the number of prize balls for lower operation port 83b is larger than the number of prize balls for upper operation port 83a. It may be different. Further, the number of winning balls relating to the variable winning opening 82 is not limited to a configuration having a larger number than the other winning balls, for example, the number may be the same as the number of winning balls relating to the general winning opening 81 As well.

  A center frame 85 is provided at the central portion of the game area 23a, and a symbol display device 94 is disposed behind the center frame 85. The symbol display device 94 is a device for variably displaying (or variably displaying or switching) a symbol which is a type of symbol on the display screen 94a, and is attached to the back side of the game board 23b. The center frame 85 is provided to surround the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in a front view, and is attached to the game board 23b from the front side. A transparent protective plate formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 85, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is transparent. It is made visible from the front side via a protective plate.

  The game area 23a is divided into a left area PE1 and a right area PE2 located on the left and right sides of the center frame 85 by providing the center frame 85 in the central part thereof, and the game ball fired in the game area 23a is It will flow down either one of left side area PE1 or right side area PE2. Below the left side area PE1 and the right side area PE2, a lower side area PE3 where game balls flowing down from both areas join and flow down is provided as a part of the game area 23a.

  When the operation handle 47 is operated to the amount by which the game ball reaches the game area 23a, the game ball flows down either the left side area PE1 or the right side area PE2. When the game ball is fired with the amount of operation of the operation handle 47 which is small and does not exceed the uppermost portion of the center frame 85 and the game ball is fired with the amount of rotation operation, the game ball is in the left area near the entrance of the game area 23a. Flow down PE1. If the game ball is fired with a rotation operation amount that causes the operation force of the operation handle 47 to be greater than the operation amount and that reliably exceeds the uppermost portion of the center frame 85, the gaming ball moves to the right area PE2. Flow down. In the case of the rotation operation amount corresponding to the portion between them, the gaming balls flow down to both the left side area PE1 and the right side area PE2 in a dispersed manner. The player can play a game by selecting which area of the left area PE1 and the right area PE2 the game ball will flow by adjusting the amount of rotational operation of the operation handle 47.

  An out port 86 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 23, and game balls which have flowed down the left side area PE1 or the right side area PE2 and have not finally entered various winning ports etc. pass through the out port 86 to the game area 23a. Discharged from In the game area 23a, a large number of nails 87 are implanted to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed.

  Here, entering the ball means that the gaming ball passes through the predetermined opening, and not only the aspect of being ejected from the gaming area 23a after passing through the opening, but also the gaming area 23a after passing through the opening Also include aspects that are not discharged from However, in the following description, in order to distinguish clearly from the entry of the game ball to the out port 86, the general winning port 81, the variable winning port 82, the upper operating port 83a, the lower operating port 83b or the through gate 84 The entry of the game ball is also expressed as a winning.

  The upper operating opening 83a and the lower operating opening 83b are both open upward. Further, both the operation ports 83a and 83b are aligned in the vertical direction such that the upper operation port 83a is on the upper side. The lower operating port 83b is provided with a motorized part 83c as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

  The upper operation opening 83a and the lower operation opening 83b are provided in the lower area PE3 of the game area 23a. The upper operation opening 83a is provided at the lower part of the center frame 85 and disposed immediately below the stage on which the game balls roll on the upper surface, and is guided onto the stage via a guide passage (not shown) formed by the center frame 85. It is considered that the upper operating opening 83a is more easily winable than the gaming ball not passing through the induction passage. The entrance of this guiding passage is provided on the left side of the center frame 85 facing the left side area PE1, and the arrangement of the nail 87 in which the side from the left side area PE1 easily jumps into the stage as a game ball jumping from below the stage It is assumed. That is, it is set that winning in the upper actuation opening 83a is more likely to occur when the gaming ball flows down the left area PE1 than when the gaming ball flows down the right area PE2.

  The electric role thing 83c is connected to an electric role thing drive unit (not shown) mounted on the back side of the game board 23b, and is driven by the electric role thing drive portion to be in a closed state (non support state or non guide state And open state (support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electrically-driven accessory 83c, the gaming ball can not win a prize in the lower operating opening 83b, and when the electrically-operated bonus 83c is in the open state, a winning in the lower operating opening 83b becomes possible. The motorized accessory 83c can be opened to the left and right in the lower area PE3, and both the gaming ball flowing down the left area PE1 and the gaming ball flowing down the right area PE2 can be made winning possible.

  The through gate 84 is provided in the right side area PE2, and is configured to be capable of entering a game ball fired with a certain or more strong launch power that reaches the side far from the entrance of the game area 23a. Below the through gate 84, a variable winning opening 82 is provided, and the variable winning opening 82 is also provided in the right side area PE2.

  The variable winning opening 82 is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not win or is hard to win, and the game ball wins when the transition to the open / close execution mode (special game state) such as jackpot win is won. It is designed to be switched to an easy predetermined open state. Specifically, as the opening mode of the variable winning opening 82, the progress of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is one round, and the variable winning opening is a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as the upper limit. 82 is repeatedly released.

  The through gate 84 and the variable winning opening 82 are provided in the right area PE2 of the game area 23a, and the through gate 84 is generated when the game ball is fired with a certain strength or more such that the game ball flows down the right area PE2. And the game ball wins in the variable winning opening 82. The game state (the so-called short time game state) where the electric character 83c is likely to be brought into an advantageous open state for the player when entering the game ball into the through gate 84 (so-called short time game state) In the gaming state where it is advantageous for the player when the game ball is made to flow down to the right area PE2 of the game area 23a, such as a game state, the player operates the operating handle 47 so that the game ball flows down many right area PE2. Manipulate On the other hand, in the normal gaming state in which many game balls are made to win in the upper operation opening 83a and an internal lottery is expected to be won, the player operates the operating handle 47 so that many game balls flow down the left area PE1. Operate to play a game.

  The amount of rotational operation that is advantageous to the player is notified to the player by the sound of the symbol display device 94 or the speaker, and when the gaming state is switched, for example, "Please strike right" or "Pass left. The player is informed by the display or sound of "Please."

  The symbol display device 94 is configured as a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display, and the display control device 142 controls the display content. The symbol display device 94 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device or a CRT, and is a dot matrix display. It is good.

  In the symbol display device 94, the variable display of symbols is started based on the winning of the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in a viewable area visible in front view, and for example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower, and these symbols are scrolled in the horizontal direction. It is supposed to be When the symbols of the predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on the effective line set in advance, the open / close execution mode is generated. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variable display performed in the main display portion of the main display device 96.

  On the lower left side with respect to the center frame 85, a main display device 96 for displaying a game state is provided. The main display device 96 is configured to have a display in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged side by side, and is provided outside the outer rail 102 corresponding to the outside of the game area 23a. From the upper left side, a main display unit, a character display unit, a status display unit, a hold display unit, and the like are sequentially provided.

  In the main display unit, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning of the upper actuation opening 83a or the lower actuation opening 83b, and as a result of the stop of the variation display, based on the winning of the upper actuation opening 83a or the lower actuation opening 83b. The results of the internal lottery held are clearly indicated by the display. In the pachinko machine 10, the winning of the upper actuation opening 83a and the winning of the lower actuation opening 83b are distinguished in the internal lottery, and the internal lottery performed based on any winning of the upper actuation opening 83a or the lower actuation opening 83b. It is clearly indicated on the main display part whether it is the result of Then, when the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the open / close execution mode, the corresponding winning result for each operating port 83a, 83b The predetermined stop result is displayed and the variable display is stopped, and then the mode is shifted to the open / close execution mode. There is a difference between the winning on the upper actuation opening 83a and the winning on the lower actuation opening 83b in the benefits obtained by winning, and the opening mode (number of rounds and opening time in one round) of the variable winning opening 82, time saving game state The game is complicated by the setting such that the game state transitioning after winning may differ depending on the operation port to which the game is won, such as the probability of transition to the game. Here, the variable display is started on the main display portion and the symbol display device 94 based on the winning on any of the operation openings 83a, 83b, and a predetermined stop result is displayed until the above variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game play.

  When a plurality of operating ports 83a and 83b are provided, it is not necessary to make the gaming state to be changed after the winning be different depending on the operating port, and the lottery is executed under the same lottery condition, and each gaming state with the same probability It is good also as setting to shift to. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of operating ports, and only one operating port may be provided.

  In the display unit for prizes, the variation display of the pattern is performed triggered by the winning on the through gate 84, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning on the through gate 84 is displayed as a stop result of the variation display. Explicitly by When the lottery result based on the winning on the through gate 84 is a win corresponding to the shift to the open position, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the symbol display portion, and the variable display is stopped. After that, shift to the open state of the electronic combination. In the open state, the motorized part 83c provided in the lower operation port 83b is in the open state in a predetermined mode.

  In the state display unit, the game state shifts to the open / close execution mode by displaying a predetermined stop result on the main display unit, and the game times after the display of the predetermined stop result reaches a predetermined number of times, etc. When the gaming state shifts to the normal state before the open / close execution mode, a change in the gaming state is clearly indicated by the display. Further, in the status display unit, when the transition winning / closing execution mode is won, the number of rounds in which the transition winning is selected among the number of rounds set as the opening mode of the variable winning opening 82 is clearly indicated by display.

  The hold display unit displays the number of game balls winning in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 by holding the number of times the game is not executed yet. Explicitly. The number of game balls winning in the upper operation opening 83a or the lower operation opening 83b and the number of times the game balls pass through the through gate 84 are respectively held up to a maximum of four, and each holding number is displayed by the holding display unit. The information corresponding to the number of reservations of the suspension display unit is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of reservations is displayed as a number or the number of characters.

  Although the main display unit, the character display unit, the status display unit, the hold display unit, and the like are configured by the display in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner, the present invention is limited thereto. However, some or all of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display, or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a mode in which variable display is performed in the main display unit and the character display area, a configuration in which plural kinds of characters as a design are variably displayed, a configuration in which plural kinds of symbols are variably displayed, and a plurality of characters Other modes, such as a configuration in which variable display is performed or a configuration in which a plurality of colors are switched and displayed, may be adopted.

  Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21 a which is formed by the frame unit 21 and penetrates back and forth, and a game is performed on the back side of the intermediate unit 13 through the game board accommodating portion 21 a. Various parts mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

  On the back side of the intermediate unit 13, as shown in FIG. 4, a box-like board back cover 141 formed of a synthetic resin is provided. The back cover 141 is provided substantially over the entire back surface of the game board 23, and various parts provided on the back side of the game board 23 may be treated as dust ingress, collision of game balls, or peripheral portions when the game board 23 is transported. As well as having a function of preventing fraudulent attacks aimed at a sensor or the like that detects winning of a game ball.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and an audio light emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the center on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and below the main unit responsible for main control of the game. A controller 160 is provided. The display control device 142 is responsible for display control of the symbol display device 94, and the sound emission control device 143 controls display control of the sound, LED, lamp, etc. according to the instruction from the main control device 160 and the display control device 142. Is responsible for

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main control unit 160 accommodates a main control board having a function (main control circuit) which controls main control of a game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) which monitors a power supply, and a board And a transparent resin-made substrate box 163 provided on the substrate. Further, the main control device 160 is provided with an open sealing portion 164 as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The release sealing unit 164 makes it impossible to rejoin once the release operation is performed, and as a result, once the substrate box 163 of the main control device 160 performs the release operation, it is impossible to put the seal state again. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 7, a mounting seal portion 165 is provided at the left end of the main controller 160 in a rear view. The mounting seal portion 165 fixes a support member provided on the side of the game board 23b and the main control device 160, and functions as a trace means for leaving a trace when the main control device 160 is removed. The mounting seal portion 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts in addition to the fixing parts for mounting the main control device 160 first, and temporary removal or main control device 160 in the inspection work of the main control device 160 is provided. The exchange of up to three times has been made feasible leaving a trace.

  A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main controller 160 in a rear view. The pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even when the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. For example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure when the game arcade is closed, the state before shutting off is stored and held, and when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. .

  Support fittings 132 are provided vertically separated at the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21, and a bearing portion 133 provided with a through hole at the upper end of each support fitting 132. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the intermediate unit 13. In addition, a plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the back surface of the frame unit 21 on the rotation tip side (left side in FIG. 7).

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, a dispensing unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 has a back base portion 211 that constitutes the peripheral portion of the back pack 201 and a protective cover portion 212 formed so as to cover a portion that opens to the back side of the back base portion 211. And. With the back base portion 211 and the protective cover portion 212, the back pack 201 forms a housing space in which the upper side of the back side is closed with all the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface, and the front side is open. A symbol display device 94, control devices 142, 143 and the like are accommodated as various components mounted on the back side. In the lower portion of the protective cover portion 212, an opening 212a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed. The back pack 201 does not have to be configured separately from the frame unit 21. For example, the back pack 201 may be integrally formed with the frame unit 21 integrally with the frame unit 21 and may be part of a component opened on the front side. A portion corresponding to the back pack 201 may be configured.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal board 203 is provided at the upper right end of the back pack unit 15 viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for performing a predetermined signal output in order to make the management computer of the game arcade recognize the state of the pachinko machine 10. The output terminal for outputting a signal during the open / close execution mode as an output terminal to the external terminal board 203, and the motorized part 83c of the lower operation port 83b frequently outputs a signal during an open state with an open state Output terminals for outputting, output terminals for outputting signals when the game balls run out in the payout unit 202, output terminals for outputting signals each time a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out, each time a predetermined number of gaming balls are lent out An output terminal for signal output to the outer frame 11, an output terminal for signal output when the intermediate unit 13 is opened to the outer frame 11, an output terminal for signal output when the front door frame 14 for the intermediate unit 13 is opened, and the like. There is.

As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 204 is attached to the right end in the back view of the back pack unit 15. By inserting the hooking pin 204 into the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the middle unit 13 about the hooking pin 204. At the other end of the back base portion 211 where the retaining pin 204 is not disposed, an insertion portion 211a, in which the fixing lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted, is formed vertically. When the fixing lever 134 is inserted into the insertion portion 211 a and rotated 90 degrees, a part of the fixing lever 134 abuts on the back base portion 211 from the rear, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. Ru. In addition, the fixed lever 135 (see FIG. 4) is also provided in the central portion on the lower front side of the back pack unit 15, and is inserted into the insertion portion 21b (see FIG. 5) provided on the intermediate unit 13 side. By doing this, the lower central portion of the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13.

  The back pack unit 15 is pivotally supported by the back of the intermediate unit 13 as described above. When the back pack unit 15 is superimposed on the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, as shown in FIG. 9, most of the main control unit 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a, and the main control unit 160 A portion of the cover is covered by a protective cover 212. A connector and a wire for electrically connecting to another control device are provided at the upper end of the main control device 160, and a portion related to the wire, a part of the open sealing portion 164 and the mounting sealing portion 165 is a protective cover 212 Covered by For this reason, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to realize the suppression of the cheating and the prevention of the damage due to the collision of the game balls. The sound emission control device 143 and the like disposed on the upper side of the main control device 160 are entirely covered by the protective cover portion 212.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a payout unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 is provided at the top of the back pack 201, and has a tank 221 opened upward so as to be able to store gaming balls, and a tank rail gently inclined so that the gaming balls in the tank 221 can be guided downstream. 222, a case rail 223 for guiding game balls in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223, and by connecting these, the tank 221 It is possible to pay out the game balls supplied to the downstream side of the payout device 224 as many as necessary. The gaming balls paid out by the payout device 224 are supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

  In the back side passage portion 225, three passages are formed for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any of the upper tray 28a, the lower tray 29a, and the tank ball discharge passage. Among these passages, the passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 communicates with the upper plate 28 a through the above-described main-body-side upper-disc passage portion 122 and the front door-side upper-disc passage portion 51 described above, The lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 communicate with the lower plate 29a, and an outer passage is taken as a tank ball discharge passage. The gaming balls paid out by the payout device 224 are preferentially guided to the passage of the upper tray 28a, and when the passage is filled with gaming balls, the gaming balls are guided to the passage leading to the lower tray 29a branched from the passage. Be done. In the tank ball discharge passage, the game ball stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 does not pass through the payout device 224 by performing the discharge operation to the operation part 223a of the case rail 223. It is discharged from the discharge port provided at the lower end of the pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 that generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and the like, and a payout control device 242 are mounted so as to overlap back and forth at the lower end portion on the back side of the back base portion 211. It is done. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 245 is provided at the lower right end of the rear base portion 211 in the rear view. The pachinko machine 10 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24 volt main power via a voltage converter, and the power switch of the power switch 245 turns the pachinko machine 10 on or off.

  The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling the payout of gaming balls through the payout unit 202. The dispensing control device 242 is configured by accommodating the dispensing control substrate in a transparent substrate box 243 provided to accommodate the substrate, and the opening sealing portion 244 is a trace means for leaving a trace when opened. It is provided. Once the release sealing portion 244 performs the release operation, the release seal portion 244 does not allow reconnection, and as a result, once the substrate box 243 of the payout control device 242 performs the release operation, it becomes impossible to set the seal state again. ing.

  On the front side of the back base portion 211, that is, on the lower portion on the side of the intermediate unit 13, as shown in FIG. 4, a laterally long ball inlet 213 opened upward and a ball inlet 214 opened laterally are A discharge ball discharge passage is provided. The game ball led to the back of the game board 23 flowing down the game area 23a through any opening enters the launch ball discharge passage via either of the two ball inlets 213 and 214. The exit portion of the firing ball discharge passage is formed to open at the lower end face of the back pack unit 15 with a width for one game ball, and all the game balls fired into the game area 23a pass through the shooting ball discharge passage It is discharged to the island facility of the game arcade. A detection sensor for detecting game balls is provided in the middle of the discharge ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls fired in the game area 23a is output through the external terminal board 203.

  Next, the configuration of the input device 300 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 10 to 13 are a plan view, a front view, a perspective view and a bottom view of the input device 300. FIG. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the input device 300 viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the input device 300 viewed obliquely from below. In FIGS. 11, 14 and 15, for the sake of easy understanding, a partially enlarged view of a part is shown together, and in FIGS. 10 and 13, positions corresponding to the axis L0 are shown. A black dot is added and shown in FIG. 11, and the general shape of the upper bulging portion 28 is also shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the input device 300 is a device attached to the upper bulging portion 28 that forms the upper plate 28 a, and is located at the back of the operation unit 301 operable by the player and the operation unit 301. , And a decorative portion 302 visible through the operation unit 301 (see FIG. 10). The operation portion 301 forms a part of the upper surface of the upper bulging portion 28 in the substantially central portion in the left-right direction, and toward the lower side (specifically, the obliquely lower side slightly inclined toward the back side of the pachinko machine 10) The slide movement is configured to be rotatable, and is configured to be rotatable about an axis L0 that coincides with the slide direction. Hereinafter, in the input device 300, the direction in which the axis L0 is continuous is referred to as the axial direction, the direction perpendicular to the axis L0 is referred to as the radial direction, and the circumferential direction about the axis L0 is referred to as the circumferential. In addition, a moving operation for moving the operation unit 301 by pressing downward is referred to as a pressing operation, and an operation for rotating the operation unit 301 around the axis L0 is referred to as a rotation operation.

  The operation unit 301 of the input device 300 is enlarged as compared with the conventional operation unit, and the player can make a strong impact on the operation unit 301 to make the impact force acting on the input device 300 stronger than before. Sex is high. Therefore, the input device 300 is configured to be excellent in impact resistance, and configured to have operability with less operation resistance by suppressing an increase in required operating force even if the operation unit 301 is enlarged. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the input device 300 has a substantially circular shape in plan view, and the thickness along the vertical direction is formed to be approximately half of the horizontal width and the front-rear width in plan view. A lower plate 29a is disposed below the input device 300 as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, and a speaker housing 29c is disposed beside the lower plate 29a. For this reason, the installation space of the functional units such as the lower tray 29a and the speaker housing 29c is expanded in the vertical direction by forming the input device 300 thin, and the upper end position of the input device 300 is lowered. The lower end position of the game area 23a (see FIG. 5) visible from the bottom is set to the lower side, whereby the game area 23a can be set longer in the vertical direction.

  The input device 300 includes a support unit 311, a bearing member 312, an operation unit 313, a decoration unit 314, and a button cover 315, as shown in FIGS. 312 and the decoration unit 314 are directly attached and fixed, and the operation unit 313 and the button cover 315 are indirectly attached and fixed to the support unit 311 via the bearing member 312.

  Next, the configuration of the support unit 311 will be described with reference mainly to FIG. 16 in addition to FIGS. 14 and 15. 16A is a cross-sectional view of the input device 300 taken along the line A-A of FIG. 13, and FIG. 16B is a partial cross-sectional view of the input device 300 taken along the line B-B of FIG. is there. 16 (a) and 16 (b), the shape is partially shown in a simplified manner for easy understanding, and the fixing structure of the bearing member 312 is conceptually shown by a partially enlarged view. .

  The support unit 311 is a member that supports the operation unit 301 in a displaceable manner, and as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the bottomed box-shaped mounting base 321 whose upper side is opened by a synthetic resin and the mounting base 321 And a vibrating mechanism 322 attached to the lower surface side.

  The mounting base 321 is closer to the axis L0 than the cylindrical outer wall 331 formed in a cylindrical shape around the axis L0 to form the outer shape of the mounting base 321 and the lower end edge corresponding to one end of the outer wall 331 And a bottom portion 332 which is continuous radially inward. The mounting base 321 forms a housing space closer to the axis L0 than the outer wall 331. In the accommodation space, an operation unit 313 as an operation mechanism for operating the operation unit 301, a decoration unit 314 as a decoration part, and the like are accommodated.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16A, a cylindrical bearing fixing portion 333 projecting upward from a central portion close to the axis L0 is integrally formed on the bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321. The bearing fixing portion 333 is formed in a substantially annular outer shape that substantially matches the inner diameter of the bearing member 312 so that the annular bearing member 312 can be fitted to the outside. The bearing fixing portion 333 is intermittently formed so that gaps are provided at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction around the axis L0, and each gap is located above the bottom surface 332 as shown in FIG. A bearing locking hook 334 is provided, which is formed projecting on the side.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 16A, the upper end portion of the bearing fixing hook 334 protrudes radially outward to be engageable with the bearing member 312, and the bearing member 312 is a bearing of the mounting base 321. When attached from the upper side to the fixing portion 333, it engages with a part of the upper surface of the bearing member 312, and the upward movement of the bearing member 312 is blocked by the bearing fixing hook 334.

  The bearing fixing portion 333 may be in contact with the inner surface side of the bearing member 312 so that the bearing member 312 can not move in the direction along the radial direction, and an annular continuous portion centered on the axis L0 is necessarily required. It is not necessary to have a shape to have, and the bearing fixing portion is constituted by a plurality of projecting portions such as cylindrical or prismatic columns spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and the opposite side to the axis L0 in the plurality of projecting portions The inner surface of the bearing member 312 may be in contact with the radially outer surface located on the surface of the bearing member 312 so that the bearing member 312 can not move. In addition, the bearing fixing portion 333 in contact with the bearing member 312 is continuous with the direction side along the axis L0, and the ribs projecting in a stripe shape on the bearing member 312 side are spaced apart in one or circumferential direction The bearing member 312 may be positioned and supported.

At the upper end portion of the bearing fixing portion 333 of the mounting base 321, a decorative mounting portion 335 continuously formed radially inward approaching the axis L0 is integrally formed in a lid shape partially closing the inside of the bearing fixing portion 333. It is formed. The decoration attachment portion 335 mainly has a plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 16A, the lower part of the decoration unit 314 abuts on the upper surface thereof to make the decoration unit 314 Is fixed. Fixation of the decoration unit 314 is performed, for example, by inserting a screw from the lower surface side of the decoration attachment portion 335 and fastening and fixing the tip portion of the screw to the decoration unit 314. Screw holes and positioning holes for fixing the decoration unit 314 in the decoration attachment portion 335, and holes for motors etc. which enable the rotation motor 303 for driving the decoration portion 302 to be disposed inside the bearing fixing portion 333 Are vertically formed through.

  Next, the configuration of the fixing structure of the input device 300 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 11, 13 and 15. FIG.

  The bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321 has a plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 15, on the lower surface side of the bottom surface portion 332, a plurality of points separated in the circumferential direction to surround the axis L0. The engagement protrusion 336 is formed at the end of the opening. The engagement protrusion 336 constitutes a fixing means for fixing the input device 300 integrated by the support unit 311 to the upper bulging portion 28, and as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. A plate-shaped lower side wall 337 having a thickness in the vertical direction on the lower side separated by a gap in the vertical direction, and a vertical wall 338 connecting the edge portion of the lower side wall 337 and the bottom portion 332 up and down And is formed to project downward in a bowl shape in cross section.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the vertical wall portion 338 protrudes upward from the radially inner edge portion close to the axis L 0 in the lower sidewall portion 337 and the edge portion on the clockwise side in a bottom view and continues to the bottom surface portion 332. ing. Therefore, a clearance space is formed between the bottom surface portion 332 and the engagement protrusion 336, in which the radially outer side separated from the axis L0 and the counterclockwise direction in the lower surface view are opened, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the upper bulging portion 28 partially enters the gap space, the input device 300 is immovably fixed to the upper bulging portion 28 upward.

  In the upper bulging portion 28, as shown in FIG. 11, a mounting recess 28b corresponding to the outer shape of the input device 300 is opened upward. Note that, in FIG. 11, a schematic shape of the mounting recess 28 b is indicated by an alternate long and short dash line.

  On the lower side corresponding to the bottom surface side of the mounting recess 28b, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 11, an engaged portion 28c configured to be engageable with the engaging projection 336 of the input device 300 is input device It is provided in three places corresponding to the engagement protrusion 336 of 300. The engaged portion 28c of the mounting recess 28b is constituted by a part of the outer peripheral edge formed by providing a through hole 28d to a plate-like portion made of synthetic resin having a thickness in the vertical direction, and the through hole 28d The joint projection 336 is formed in a shape and size which can be inserted from the upper side.

  The input device 300 is attached in such a manner as to be inserted from above into the attachment recess 28 b, and the support unit 311 is inserted into the engaged portion 28 c of the attachment recess 28 b while inserting the engagement projection 336 of the input device 300. The bottom surface portion 332 of the second embodiment is brought into contact with the bottom surface of the mounting recess 28b, and then the input device 300 is rotated by a fixed amount clockwise as viewed from the top side. As a result, the engaging projection 336 of the input device 300 enters the lower side of the edge portion corresponding to the engaged portion 28c of the mounting recess 28b, and the upward movement of the input device 300 is restricted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321 is provided with a cylindrical boss portion 339 which protrudes downward in parallel with the axis L0 at a position separated from the axis L0. The boss portion 339 is a portion for restricting the rotational movement of the input device 300, and a screw hole is formed in the central portion and is continuous with the direction along the axis L0. As shown in FIG. 11, the input device 300 is limited in the upward movement by the engagement between the engagement protrusion 336 on the input device 300 side and the engaged portion 28c on the upper bulging portion 28 side, as shown in FIG. The screw is inserted from the lower surface side of the upper bulging portion 28, and the tip end portion of the screw is fastened to the boss 339, so that the input device 300 is fixed so as not to rotate with respect to the mounting recess 28b. In FIG. 11, screws for fixing the input device 300 are also shown, and the periphery of the boss 339 is shown in cross section.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the engagement projections 336 are spaced apart approximately every 120 degrees in the circumferential direction surrounding the axis L 0 at the bottom portion 332 of the mounting base 321 in the input device 300. The upper bulging portion 28 abuts against the lower surface side of the input device 300 in a region including the vicinity portion of the input device 300, and the input device 300 is supported. Specifically, the bottom surface portion 332 of the input device 300 abuts on a contact support surface 28e formed in an outer shape corresponding to a region surrounded by an alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 13 except for an island portion corresponding to the through hole 28d. Thus, the input device 300 is supported by the upper bulging portion 28.

  The contact support surface 28e is soft rubber attached so as to overlap on the upper side with respect to a hard synthetic resin bulging portion structure such as polycarbonate forming the outer shape of the upper bulging portion 28. It may be formed by a vibration-proofing member such as a sheet, whereby the operating force on the input device 300 by the player is attenuated by the vibration-proofing member, and then the size of the bulging portion structure and the entire front door frame 14 is large. It can be configured to be transmitted to a metal plate or the like made of a metal plate, which is formed in a cross section and to which the bulging portion structure is attached. The anti-vibration member is not necessarily provided, and the anti-vibration member may be omitted and the input device 300 may be directly supported by the bulging portion structure.

  Here, the input device 300 is supported by the bottom surface of the attachment recess 28 b formed in the upper bulging portion 28, and the operation unit 301 of the input device 300 is formed larger and the input device 300 itself is formed larger. The input device 300 is supported by the upper bulging portion 28 in a long section in the left-right direction of the bulging portion 28. Therefore, when the operation unit 301 is strongly hit, it is possible to suppress relatively low shear stress and bending stress acting on the upper bulging portion 28 in the periphery of the input device 300, and to prevent breakage of the upper bulging portion 28 can do.

  The fixing structure to the upper bulging portion 28 of the input device 300 is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be another fixing structure, and in this case, it is a portion forming the radially outer side in the input device 300 The input device 300 is supported by the upper bulging portion 28 not only in the outer peripheral portion positioned radially outward of the outer shape of the operation portion 301 but also in a range close to the axis L0 overlapping on the tip side in the pressing direction with respect to the operation portion 301 In addition, it is preferable that the input device 300 be supported by the contact support surface 28e configured by a surface including at least three or more areas surrounding the axis L0. Since the input device 300 is fixed to the upper bulging portion 28 in a stable state, the configuration can be made excellent in the impact resistance against a hard hit to the operation unit 301.

  Next, the configuration regarding the stopper structure of the pressing operation will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 13, 14 and 16. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16 (a), the inner surface shape of the outer wall 331 is different in inner diameter between the upper side and the lower side, with a step being provided on the inner surface of the outer wall 331 and directed upward to the midway portion in the vertical direction A stopper surface 341 is formed. The stopper surface 341 is formed in a substantially annular shape around the axis L0 except for a part where the vibration mechanism 322 is disposed, and is separated from the axis L0 more than the bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321 supporting the lower side of the input device 300. It is located on the radially outer side, and is formed at a position surrounding the bottom portion 332 as indicated by a thick dashed dotted line in FIG. 13 in a bottom view along the axial direction. The stopper surface 341 abuts on the lower side with respect to a part (the stopper abutting surface 313 b) of the operation unit 313 that moves downward with the operation unit 301 when the operation unit 301 is pressed, Restrict further downward movement.

Here, since the stopper surface 341 is formed so as to surround the bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321, even if the player smashes the operation portion 301 and the input device 300 is strongly pushed downward, The pressing force is easily supported by the entire bottom surface of the mounting recess 28 b through the input device 300. For this reason, a situation where stress is not concentrated on local portions of the input device 300 and the mounting recess 28b is not easily generated, and the allowable operation force on the operation unit 301 can be increased to provide a configuration excellent in impact resistance.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16A, the attachment base 321 of the input device 300 is formed with a hook-like upper edge 342 which protrudes outward in the radial direction from the upper end of the outer wall 331. As shown in FIG. 11, the upper edge 342 protrudes to a length overlapping the upper edge portion of the mounting recess 28b and closes the gap between the outer peripheral portion of the input device 300 and the mounting recess 28b. A slight gap is provided in the vertical direction between the upper edge 342 and the mounting recess 28b, and the upper end of the mounting recess 28b is obtained even if the pressing force is transmitted to the mounting base 321 by the pressing operation on the operation unit 301. An excessive load is not input to the edge portion, and the upper end edge portion of the mounting recess 28b is less likely to be damaged.

  Here, as the fixing structure of the input device 300, the upper edge 342 is brought into contact with the upper side of the opening edge portion at the upper end of the mounting recess 28b, and the lower side of the bottom portion 332 of the mounting base 321 is the upper bulging portion 28. It is also possible to support the underside of the input device 300 by the upper edge 342 without supporting it. However, when the operation portion 301 is formed large, there is also a possibility that the end portion of the operation portion 301 separated from the axis L0 may be smashed, and in this case, the upper end of the mounting recess 28b close to the smashed position The edge portion and the upper edge 342 of the input device 300 are easily broken. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the pressing force on the input device 300 is supported in a wide range on the bottom surface side of the input device 300 through the bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321. It is possible to make the input device 300 and the upper bulging portion 28 less likely to be damaged even if the squeeze is struck.

  The stopper surface 341 may be continuously formed in an annular shape or may be in an intermittent shape, and even if a part of the operation unit 313 abuts on a part of the annularly continuous portion of the stopper surface 341 Alternatively, a part of the operation unit 313 may be in contact with a plurality of places which are discontinuous in the circumferential direction around the axis L0. In this case, the radially outer end portion of the region (for example, the region indicated by the arrows pointing to the left and right sides in FIG. 16) corresponding to the region facing the opposite side to the pressing direction in the operation unit 301 Or, the stopper surface 341 is located radially outside of the region, and the region surrounded by the portion (stopper contact surface 313b) of the stopper surface 341 to which the operation unit 313 abuts is taken along the axis L0. It is preferable that the input device 300 be supported by the upper bulging portion 28 within the range projected to the direction side.

  In the input device 300 according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16A, a region facing upward in the operation unit 301 (a region corresponding to a range in which the arrow is attached to the upper surface of the operation unit in FIG. 16A). The stopper surface 341 is positioned further outward in the radial direction, and the stopper surface 341 and the operation unit 313 abut each other in a region indicated by a thick dashed dotted line in FIG. 13, and abuts radially inward from the region closer to the axis L0. The contact support surface 28 e is disposed, and the input device 300 and the upper bulging portion 28 are in contact with each other. As a result, even when any part of the operation unit 301 is strongly hit, the input device 300 is supported at a position on the extension line of the direction in which the operation force is directed from the point of application of the operation force or near the extension line. The bending stress generated in the input device 300 and the upper bulging portion 28 can be suppressed to a low level to make the input device 300 excellent in impact resistance.

  Next, the vibrating mechanism 322 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

The vibration mechanism 322 is a device that transmits vibration to the operation unit 301 in a pressed state in which the operation unit 301 is pressed and operated by a predetermined amount or more. As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the vibration mechanism 322 includes a vibration motor 351, a cylindrical vibration transmission member 352 into which the vibration motor 351 is inserted, and an upper side of the vibration transmission member 352. A vibration motor fixing cover 353 is provided for fixing the vibration transmission member 352 and the vibration motor 351 to the mounting base 321 while enclosing the removed outer peripheral side.

  The vibration motor 351 includes a metal motor main body 351a in which the output shaft protrudes outward in the radial direction corresponding to one side, and a metal weight 351b eccentrically attached to the output shaft. The weight 351 b has a center of gravity at a position biased with respect to an axis corresponding to the rotation center of the output shaft (that is, a position separated from the axis), and the vibration motor 351 operates to rotate the output shaft. The weight 351b is rotated in an eccentric state, whereby the motor main body 351a vibrates. The vibration mechanism 322 does not necessarily have to be configured by the above-described vibration motor 351. The vibration may be transmitted to the operation unit 301 by another vibration mechanism such as a vibration mechanism that vibrates using a piezoelectric element.

  The vibration motor fixing cover 353 is made of the same material as the mounting base 321 or a hard resin material equivalent to that of the mounting base 321, and is made of a hard synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or polyacetal. On the other hand, the vibration transfer member 352 is formed of a soft resin material such as silicone rubber having a lower elastic coefficient than the vibration motor fixing cover 353 and the mounting base 321, and the vibration motor 351 is easily vibrated. Further, on the lower side of the vibration transfer member 352, a thin plate-like convex portion 352a partially projecting downward at a plurality of locations spaced apart in the radial direction away from the axis L0 extends longitudinally in the circumferential direction orthogonal to the radial direction. It is formed to have. By providing the convex portion 352a, the upper portions of the vibration motor 351 and the vibration transfer member 352 are easily displaced downward by a slight force in the vertical direction, and the vibration motor 351 is easily vibrated.

  The bottom surface portion 332 of the mounting base 321 is provided with an opening penetrating in the vertical direction corresponding to the mounting portion of the vibration transmission member 352. The upper surface of the vibration transfer member 352 is exposed in the accommodation space surrounded by the outer wall 331 of the mounting base 321 through this opening, and a portion of the operation unit 313 installed in the accommodation space (a transmission corresponding to the lower surface of the metal plate 374 It is possible to abut on the member abutment surface 313a) (see FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b)). When the operation unit 301 is pressed for a predetermined amount or more, a part of the operation unit 313 moves downward and abuts on the vibration transmission member 352, and the vibration motor 351 is driven in this abutting state to operate the operation unit Vibration is transmitted to 301. In addition, about control which vibrates the operation part 301 by the vibration motor 351, well-known control can be used and it abbreviate | omits about the description.

  Here, the relationship between the position where the vibration transfer member 352 and a part of the operation unit 313 contact and the position where the stopper surface 341 and a part of the operation unit 313 contact due to the pressing operation of the operation unit 301 will be described. . In the pressing operation of the operation unit 301, the vibration transmitting member 352 and a part of the operating unit 313 (a transmitting member The contact surface 313a) abuts, and when the vibration transfer member 352 is deformed by a further pressing operation thereafter, the stopper surface 341 abuts on a position where the stopper surface 341 and a part of the operation unit 313 (the stopper contact surface 313b) abut 341 and a vibration transfer member 352 are disposed. Specifically, the distance G1 between the upper surface of the vibration transfer member 352 and the transfer member contact surface 313a is smaller than the distance G2 between the stopper surface 341 and the stopper contact surface 313b arranged opposite to each other in the pressing direction. Is set small. As a result, the vibration transfer member 352 and the operation unit 313 can be brought into contact with each other by a small pressing operation force, and the operation unit 301 can be efficiently vibrated. The structure supporting the pressure over a wide range can provide a structure excellent in impact resistance.

In addition, the sliding friction coefficient between the vibration transmitting member 352 and the transmitting member abutting surface 313a is, for example, a combination of silicon rubber and steel and is about 0.5, and the resistance by a large sliding frictional force at the time of contact Is apt to occur. On the other hand, the sliding friction coefficient is made to be 0.1 or less due to the contact between hard resin members between the stopper surface 341 and the partial resin portion of the operation unit 313 in contact with the stopper surface 341. For this reason, when the vibration transfer member 352 and the transfer member contact surface 313a come in contact with each other, the resistance to the rotation operation of the operation unit 301 is increased, and the rotation operation during the pressing operation of a predetermined amount or more is pressed. It is configured to be difficult to execute as compared with the case where the number of operations is small.
Next, the bearing member 312 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. 14 and 16.

  The bearing member 312 is a member formed in an annular shape centering on the axis L0 as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 16A, and the inner ring 361 and the outer ring 362 arranged concentrically, the inner ring 361 and the outer ring 362 are arranged concentrically. And a metal radial bearing having a plurality of balls 363 interposed therebetween and holding members (retainers) 364 for holding the plurality of balls 363 at substantially equal intervals. The inner ring 361 is fitted on the outer periphery of the bearing fixing portion 333 of the mounting base 321 and the bearing member 312 is fixed to the mounting base 321, and the outer ring 362 is smoothly fixed to the mounting base 321 in a smooth manner.

  On the lower side of the bearing member 312, a rubber bearing sheet 365 having a thickness in the vertical direction and overlapping on the lower side of the portion where the inner ring 361 of the bearing member 312 is located is between the bearing member 312 and the mounting base 321 It is installed in the middle. For this reason, the bearing member 312 is fixed to the mounting base 321 without a gap, and as a feeling of operation of a pressing operation or a turning operation on the operation unit 301, it is possible to obtain a smooth operation feeling with little rattling. The bearing member 312 does not necessarily have to be constituted by the bearing of the above-mentioned form, and may be constituted by a bearing of other form such as interposing a cylindrical roller between the inner ring and the outer ring, for example. The bearing member 312 may be omitted. Further, the bearing seat 365 is not necessarily required, and the bearing seat 365 may be omitted.

  Next, the configuration of the operation unit 313 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19 in addition to FIGS. 14 to 16. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the operation unit 313 viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the operation unit 313 viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the operation unit 313, showing a cross section passing through the axis L0 and the axial center of the coil spring 373 generating a reaction force against the pressing operation of the operation unit 301. Are shown together.

  The operation unit 313 is a substantially cylindrical member having a thickness in the vertical direction and centered on the axis L0, as shown in FIGS. The operation unit 313 is attached to the support unit 311 via the bearing member 312, and is rotatably supported by the support unit 311 about the axis L0.

  The operation unit 313 includes, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a pivoting member 371 attached to the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312, a moving member 372 attached to the upper side with respect to the pivoting member 371, and a moving member 372. A plurality of coil springs 373 for applying a biasing force and a metal plate 374 attached to the lower side of the rotation member 371 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the pivoting member 371 has a substantially circular outer shape having a thickness in the vertical direction, and an upper surface portion 381 in which a circular hole is formed at the center portion and an outer peripheral portion of the upper surface portion 381 And a cylindrically continuous outer peripheral wall portion 382. In the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall portion 382, rectangular groove-shaped guide grooves 383 continuous in the vertical direction are formed at a plurality of places separated in the circumferential direction.

As shown in FIG. 18, the moving member 372 has a shape slightly continuous with the groove width of the guide groove 383 in the vertical direction, corresponding to the arrangement position of the guide groove 383, from the radially outer side A guide projection 393 is provided which protrudes inward in the radial direction where the axis L0 is located. In the state where the moving member 372 is attached to the rotating member 371, the guide protrusion 393 is in the state of being inserted into the guide groove 383. Therefore, the moving member 372 can slide relative to the rotating member 371 only in the vertical direction along the pressing direction, and the moving member 372 moves relative to the rotating member 371 in the circumferential direction. Motion) is disabled, and the pivoting member 371 and the moving member 372 can be pivoted integrally.

  As shown in FIG. 18, an opening 384 having a substantially circular outer shape is formed on the inner side of the outer peripheral wall 382 of the pivoting member 371 so as to extend downward. The opening 384 of the pivoting member 371 has an inner surface with a substantially circular cross section having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312, and the opening 384 is with respect to the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312 in a state attached to the support unit 311. By fitting the opening 384 of the rotation member 371, the operation unit 313 is rotatably attached to the support unit 311. In the opening 384 of the pivoting member 371, the projecting rib 385 slightly protrudes radially inward and is formed continuously in the vertical direction, and the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312 is a radially inner portion of the projecting rib 385 And the rotation member 371 is attached to the bearing member 312 in a press-fit state where it slightly deforms. The projecting rib 385 is not necessarily provided in the opening 384 of the rotating member 371, and the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312 contacts the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 382 with a substantially circular cross section to rotate the bearing member 312. A member 371 may be attached.

  As shown in FIG. 18, bearing engagement hooks 386 are formed projecting downward from the upper surface 381 at a plurality of locations (for example, six locations) on the inner peripheral portion of the opening 384 in the rotation member 371. The tip end portion of the bearing engagement hook 386 is located below the bearing member 312, and the pivoting member 371 is mounted immovably upward with respect to the bearing member 312 (see FIG. 16A). The bearing engagement hooks 386 are provided at a plurality of locations separated in the circumferential direction around the axis L0, and the rotation member 371 is less likely to be inclined with respect to the bearing member 312. The bearing engagement hooks 386 are preferably provided at at least three or more locations, and preferably at four or more locations, spaced at substantially equal intervals along the circumferential direction.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 13, a hook operation opening 343 penetrating in the vertical direction corresponding to the installation interval of the bearing engagement hook 386 is formed in the mounting base 321 of the support unit 311. The bearing engagement hooks 386 are arranged at substantially equal intervals with respect to the axis L0, and the hook operation openings 343 of the mounting base 321 are arranged at substantially equal intervals with respect to the axis L0 in accordance with the arrangement intervals of the bearing engagement hooks 386. The openings are formed apart from each other. Further, the hook operation opening 343 of the mounting base 321 is formed in such a manner that the distance in the radial direction from the axis L0 coincides with the arrangement position of the bearing engagement hook 386. For this reason, the bearing engagement hook 386 can be operated from the lower side of the support unit 311 through the hook operation opening 343 of the mounting base 321, and in the state of the input device 300 alone, the bearing member 312 and the bearing as needed. The pivoting member 371 can be easily removed from the bearing member 312 by releasing the engagement with the engagement hook 386.

  On the upper surface 381 of the rotation member 371, as shown in FIG. 17, spring insertion portions 387 opened upward at a plurality of places (for example, three places) separated in the circumferential direction centering on the axis L0 are formed. . The spring insertion portion 387 has a substantially circular hole shape opened to a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the coil spring 373 as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, and the lower end side of the spring insertion portion 387 is below the coil spring 373. A spring receiving portion 388 that can support the side is formed so as to project inward from the outer peripheral surface of the spring insertion portion 387. The coil spring 373 is inserted into each spring insertion portion 387, the lower portion of the coil spring 373 is supported by the spring receiving portion 388, and the deformation of the coil spring 373 in the circumferential direction is suppressed by the inner surface of the spring insertion portion 387 The coil spring 373 is mounted so as to be extensible and contractible along the continuous up and down direction of the spring insertion portion 387.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the moving member 372 overlaps the upper surface portion 381 of the rotating member 371, and has an upper surface portion 391 formed into an outer shape larger than the upper surface portion 381 of the rotating member 371. An outer peripheral wall portion 392 which is cylindrically continuous below the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface portion 391 is provided. The outer peripheral wall 392 of the moving member 372 has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the outer peripheral wall 382 of the rotating member 371, and is attached in a state of surrounding the outer peripheral wall 382 of the rotating member 371 The moving member 372 is attached to the rotating member 371 with the guide projection 393 formed on the inner surface portion of the outer peripheral wall 392 of the moving member 372 entering the guide groove 383 of the rotating member 371.

  In the moving member 372, as shown in FIG. 18, a cylindrical screw mounting boss 394 inserted into the central shaft portion of the coil spring 373 corresponding to the installation position of the spring insertion portion 387 of the rotating member 371 It is formed to project downward from 391. The screw mounting boss 394 is smaller in diameter than the through hole formed in the central portion of the spring receiving portion 388, and the tip end portion of the screw mounting boss 394 penetrates the spring receiving portion 388 vertically. As shown in FIG. 19, the screw mounting boss 394 is formed to be longer than the vertical length of the outer peripheral wall portion 382 of the rotating member 371. An upper end portion of the screw mounting boss 394 protrudes upward with respect to the spring insertion portion 387 of the rotation member 371 in a non-pressing state in which the pressing operation is not performed. When the pressing operation is performed, the screw mounting boss 394 moves relative to the lower side with respect to the spring insertion portion 387 of the rotation member 371, and the tip portion of the screw mounting boss 394 protrudes lower than the spring receiving portion 388. .

  On the lower side of the screw mounting boss 394, as shown in FIG. 19, an annular metal plate 374 having a thickness in the vertical direction and formed in substantially the same width as the outer peripheral wall 382 of the rotating member 371 in the radial direction. Is attached. In the metal plate 374, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, screw holes 374 a are vertically formed at a plurality of locations (for example, three locations) corresponding to the installation positions of the screw mounting bosses 394. On the other hand, the fixing screw 375 is inserted from the lower side, and the distal end portion of the fixing screw 375 is fastened to the screw mounting boss 394, whereby the moving member 372 and the metal plate 374 are integrated. When fastening the moving member 372 and the metal plate 374, the coil spring 373 is installed in the spring insertion portion 387 of the rotating member 371, and the coil spring 373 is compressed between the moving member 372 and the rotating member 371. In this state, the moving member 372 and the metal plate 374 are integrated.

  The moving member 372 is biased upward with respect to the rotating member 371 in the direction in which the coil spring 373 extends. When a downward pressing force larger than the biasing force of the coil spring 373 acts on the moving member 372, the moving member 372 moves relative to the rotating member 371 downward.

  As shown in FIG. 17, on the outer peripheral portion of the moving member 372, an engagement protrusion 395 is provided so as to project radially outward away from the axis L0. The engagement projection 395 is formed as a tip of an engagement hook which is formed so as to be displaceable inward and project upward, and is provided separately at a plurality of places (for example, 4 places) centering on the axis L0 There is. The cover engaging portion 415 (see FIGS. 14 and 15) of the button cover 315 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 395, whereby the moving member 372 and the button cover 315 are integrated.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 19, the coil spring 373 is in a state in which a portion is positioned in the clearance space formed between the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312 and the outer wall 331 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). It is installed between the rotating member 371 and the moving member 372. Since the coil spring 373 is disposed radially outward with respect to the bearing member 312, an operation having the bearing member 312 and capable of performing both a pressing operation along the axis L0 and a rotating operation around the axis L0 The input device 300 having the portion 301 can be thinly formed in the direction along the axis L0. Therefore, it is possible to easily increase the size of the game area 23a and secure the installation area of the lower tray 29a.

  Next, the button cover 315 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the button cover 315 is a member forming on the front side the operation unit 301 on which the player performs the pressing operation and the turning operation, and bulges upward and downward. It is formed in the shape of a substantially circular cap in plan view to form an open internal space. The button cover 315 is configured by combining a plurality of transparent synthetic resin members, is formed in a substantially circular plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction, and forms an upper surface operation portion 301 a corresponding to the upper surface portion of the operation portion 301 A button upper surface portion 401, and a button peripheral surface portion 402 which is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape continuous below the outer peripheral portion of the button upper surface portion 401 and which forms a peripheral surface operation portion 301b corresponding to the outer peripheral portion of the operation portion 301 ing. Here, the operation unit 301, the upper surface operation unit 301a, and the peripheral surface operation unit 301b correspond to a part of the surface directly touched by the player, and the button upper surface portion 401 and the button peripheral surface portion 402 are the operation unit 301, It corresponds to a part of the button cover 315 having a thickness for forming the upper surface operation portion 301a and the peripheral surface operation portion 301b on the surface side.

  The upper surface operating portion 301a (button upper surface portion 401) and the peripheral surface operating portion 301b (button peripheral surface portion 402) both project upward at the upper bulging portion 28 as shown in FIG. The surface operation unit 301 b is exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 so that the player can directly contact it. The player can perform a pressing operation on the operation unit 301 by pushing the upper surface operation unit 301 a with a finger or tapping it with a palm.

  The circumferential surface operation portion 301b has a length projecting upward from the upper end of the outer wall 331 of the attachment base 321 and the upper end of the attachment recess 28b in the upper bulging portion 28 even when the operation portion 301 is pushed in to the maximum. It is set. In FIG. 11, the height position of the operation unit 301 in a state in which the operation unit 301 is fully pushed in is indicated by an alternate long and short dash line. For this reason, even during the pressing operation, the button circumferential surface portion 402 is put a finger from the outside in the radial direction with respect to the axis L0, or the both sides centering on the axis L0 are grasped to facilitate the turning operation of the operation unit 301. can do.

  In addition, the peripheral surface operation unit 301b does not necessarily have to be exposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 10 so that the player can touch, and the player can contact only the top surface operation unit 301a, and the button peripheral surface portion 402 is attached The peripheral surface operation portion 301 b may be buried in the upper bulging portion 28 while being positioned lower than the upper end of the outer wall 331 of the base 321 and the upper end of the mounting recess 28 b in the upper bulging portion 28. Even with this arrangement, the player can perform the turning operation of the operation unit 301 by turning the upper surface operation unit 301a. In this case, it is preferable that the radially outer end separated from the axis L0 in the upper surface operation unit 301a has a shape that is vertically undulated along the circumferential direction, because the rotation operation can be facilitated.

  Here, the shape of the button cover 315 will be described in detail with reference mainly to FIG. Fig.20 (a) is a top view of the button cover 315, FIG.20 (b) is sectional drawing of the button cover 315 in the CC line of FIG.20 (a), FIG.20 (c) is It is sectional drawing of the button cover 315 in the DD line | wire of Fig.20 (a). In FIG. 20A, the shape of the decorative part 302 with respect to the operation part 301 is shown together by a two-dot chain line.

As shown in FIGS. 20 (b) and 20 (c), the button upper surface portion 401 of the button cover 315 is formed in an arc shape or a curved shape in which a central portion slightly bulges upward, and is directed upward. The surface forming the outer surface of the button upper surface portion 401 has a smooth surface shape with less unevenness, and the back surface forming the inner surface of the button upper surface portion 401 facing downward also has a smooth surface shape with less unevenness. There is. Therefore, the inner surface side of the button cover 315 can be easily seen through the button upper surface portion 401, and the decorative unit 314 disposed below the button cover 315 can be easily viewed.

  The corner portion 403 in which the button upper surface portion 401 and the button circumferential surface portion 402 are continuous is formed in an arc shape in a sectional view including the axis L0, as shown in FIGS. 20 (b) and 20 (c). In the corner portion 403, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), a plurality of recessed portions 404 are scattered in the circumferential direction, and on both sides in the circumferential direction with respect to the recessed portion 404, radially outward from the axis L0. An operation projection 405 projecting obliquely upward is formed, and the operation projection 405 is disposed between adjacent depressions 404. When turning the button cover 315, the player inserts a fingertip into the recess 404 and rotates the fingertip around the axis L0. As a result, since the fingertip abuts on the operation projection 405 and the operation unit 301 rotates, the player can easily rotate the operation unit 301.

  The recessed portion 404 is equivalent to a recessed bottom portion 406 positioned radially inward, an operation projection 405 projecting radially outward on both sides along the circumferential direction with respect to the recessed bottom portion 406, and a pressing direction side of the recessed bottom portion 406. Is formed by a step 407 projecting radially outward from the lower side, and the upper side corresponding to the opposite side in the pressing direction and the radially outer side separated from the axis L0 are opened, and the pressing direction side and the radially inward are directed It has a concave shape.

  As shown in FIG. 20C, the concave bottom portion 406 is constituted by a portion integrally formed with the button upper surface portion 401, and the surface is smoothly continuous with the upper surface operation portion 301a. The player can slide the fingertip operating the button upper surface portion 401 into the recess 404 and can move smoothly without catching the fingertip. In addition, the concave bottom portion 406 has a surface shape rotated about the axis L0, and with respect to the concave bottom portion 406 from the upper surface operation portion 301a, the finger is dented with a similar feel from any portion in the circumferential direction. It can move to the part 404 side. As a result, the player can easily execute the movement of the fingertip necessary for switching between the pressing operation and the rotating operation on the operation unit 301 with a high-quality feel.

  The stepped portion 407 is formed to be continuous radially outward with respect to the lower portion of the concave bottom portion 406, as shown in FIG. The stepped portion 407 is shaped to have a surface facing upward at a position one step lower to the lower side corresponding to the tip side in the pressing direction with respect to the upper surface operation portion 301a. The player can easily execute the pressing operation by pushing the step 407 downward with the fingertip, and the fingertip is caught on the operation projection 405 by rotating the fingertip around the axis L0. The turning operation can also be easily performed.

  The upper surface of the step portion 407 is provided at a height always above the upper opening edge portion of the support unit 311 in both the non-pressing state and the pressing state. Therefore, the rotation operation can be performed also during the pressing operation of the step portion 407, and both the pressing operation and the rotation operation can be performed with only one fingertip.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the concave portion 404 is formed in a groove shape which is open at the upper side in the radial outer side view and is recessed downward, and the lower bottom portion is formed in an arc shape. As described above, the operation unit 301 of the input device 300 is enlarged as compared to the related art, and the opening width on the upper end side of each recess 404 (even in the circumferential direction even if the recess 404 is formed at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction). Width) can be formed into a width (for example, a width of 1 cm or more) which can easily insert the fingertips of a common adult male. The number of the recessed portions 404 is preferably at least six or more in order to facilitate the turning operation during the pressing operation. In the present embodiment, the number of the recessed portions 404 is ten.

As shown in FIG. 20A and the like, the operation projection 405 has a pointed shape in which the length on the circumferential direction side is shorter toward the radial direction closer to the axis L0. Therefore, when moving the fingertip between the button upper surface portion 401 and the recess portion 404, the fingertip is hard to be caught at the radially inner end of the operation projection 405, and the concave bottom portion 406 located between the operation projection 405 adjacent in the circumferential direction. The fingertip can be appropriately and easily moved upward.

  The largest projecting portion of the operation projection 405 is, as shown in FIG. 20B, shaped so as to be substantially flush with the button upper surface portion 401 on the radially outer side away from the axis L0. Even when the player moves the fingertip placed on the button upper surface portion 401 toward the recessed portion 404, even if the fingertip is moved to the position where the operation projection 405 exists, the fingertip is caught on the operation projection 405 The finger can smoothly move on the operation projection 405 without. Then, it can be easily understood from the feeling that the central portion of the fingertip projects from the concave portion on the circumferential direction side with respect to the operation projection 405, so that the fingertip is easily moved to the concave portion 404 side. Can. That is, the player can easily switch between the pressing operation and the rotating operation on the operation unit 301 without moving the line of sight to the operation unit 301, and during the game, the player can view the line of sight of the player It is possible to play a game paying attention to the game area 23a located on the front side, the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94, and the like. The maximum projecting portion of the operation projection 405 is not limited to the above-described shape, and it is preferable because the same effect can be obtained even if it is a shape that is positioned lower than the button upper surface portion 401 to form a step.

  The number of recessed portions 404 and the number of operation protrusions 405 correspond to the shape of the decorative portion 302 which can be visually recognized through the operation portion 301, as shown in FIG. The decorative portion 302 is formed by copying five basic shapes centering on the axis L0 in the circumferential direction, and the recessed portion 404 and the operation projection 405 are formed at 10 places corresponding to an integral multiple of the number It is done. Therefore, the design of the operation unit 301 and the decoration unit 302 has a sense of unity and looks good, and the design when the decoration unit 302 operates relative to the operation unit 301 can be made favorable. .

  As shown in FIGS. 20B and 20C, the button cover 315 has a cylindrical inner cover 411 whose upper surface is closed and whose lower surface is opened in a substantially circular shape, and a size larger than the inner cover 411. An annular outer cover 412 having an inner diameter and overlapping the outer side of the inner cover 411. The inner cover 411 and the outer cover 412 are both made of translucent synthetic resin, and the inner region R corresponding to the inside of the opening of the inner cover 411 is located on the back side with respect to the operation unit 301, An internal region R can be seen through from the surface side corresponding to the portion 301. Here, in the outer cover 412, the portion corresponding to the upper surface operation portion 301a penetrates in the vertical direction, and the decoration unit 314 disposed in the inner region R is visible to the player as viewed through only the inner cover 411. There is. Therefore, the player can easily make the decoration unit 314 easier than when viewing the decoration unit 314 through the double cover.

  The inner cover 411 is a member forming the button upper surface portion 401 and the concave bottom portion 406, and the cylindrical inner cover peripheral wall portion 413 is integrally formed on the lower side corresponding to the pressing direction side with respect to the concave bottom portion 406 There is. The inner cover 411 substantially conforms to the shape obtained by rotating about the axis L0, and the cross-sectional shape including the axis L0 is formed substantially constant in the circumferential direction.

On the lower side corresponding to the open end side of the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413, a portion formed with a width corresponding to the thickness of the inner cover 411 and a width obtained by adding the thickness of the outer cover 412 to the inner cover 411 The portion which is formed is continuous in the circumferential direction and is formed in a substantially circular shape facing the lower side, and the lower end surface constitutes an abutting portion which abuts on a part of the upper surface of the moving member 372 in the operation unit 313. The pressing operation of the button cover 315 against the operation portion 301 is transmitted to the moving member 372 through the lower portion of the inner cover 411, and the repulsive force of the coil spring 373 against the moving member 372 is transmitted to the button cover 315 through the inner cover 411. Ru. As a result, the button cover 315 and the moving member 372 operate integrally as a result of the player pressing the operation unit 301.

  Here, the inner cover 411 and the outer cover 412 may be configured as one component, and in this case, the inner surface portion corresponding to the recessed portion 404 of the button cover 315 is made uneven corresponding to the outer surface shape to be approximately It is preferable from the viewpoint of the moldability of the synthetic resin to set a constant thickness, and it is preferable that the cross-sectional shape passing through the axis L0 be changed in the circumferential direction.

  On the other hand, in the input device 300 according to this embodiment, the outer cover 412 and the inner cover are combined to form the button cover 315, and the inner cover 411 has a substantially constant cross-sectional shape including the axis L0 in the circumferential direction. It is formed. For this reason, the shape change in the circumferential direction of the inner cover 411 is small, and even if the upper surface operation portion 301a is smashed, the stress concentration accompanying the shape change is reduced, deformation and breakage due to overload are prevented over a long period, As a button cover 315 which is less likely to cause a problem such as a decrease in transparency due to the above, the input device 300 having excellent impact resistance can be obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 20 (c), the outer cover 412 has a shape projecting toward the axis in the upper portion than the cylindrical portion in the lower portion. The upper portion of the outer cover 412 forms the operation projection 405 of the button cover 315 and the step 407. On the lower side corresponding to the pressing direction side with respect to the step portion 407 formed by the outer cover 412, the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413 is disposed in contact with the outer cover 412 or with a slight gap.

  As shown in FIG. 20C, a portion of the lower end surface of the outer cover 412 forms at least a portion of the lower surface of the button cover 315, and the outer cover 412 is configured to abut on the moving member 372 There is. The pressing force on the side of the step 407 against the pressing direction is transmitted to the moving member 372 through the contact portion between the outer cover 412 and the moving member 372. In addition, the lower portion is supported by the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413 with respect to a pressing force of a predetermined level or more against the step portion 407, which also makes the structure excellent in impact resistance that prevents the button cover 315 from being damaged. be able to.

  On the open end side of the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413, as shown in FIG. 15, engaging projections 414 which partially project downward are provided at a plurality of places (for example, 4 places) separated in the circumferential direction. . As shown in FIG. 20B, each engaging protrusion 414 has a shape in which a wall surface on the inner side in the radial direction near the axis L0 with respect to the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413 is extended downward, and intermittently in the circumferential direction It protrudes in the radial direction outer side spaced apart from the axis line L0, and is formed in the bowl shape which protruded in the radial direction outer side with respect to the inner cover peripheral wall part 413. As shown in FIG. For this reason, the engagement protrusion 414 is formed thicker on the radial direction side than the inner cover peripheral wall portion 413. The lower portion of the outer cover 412 has a shape that is recessed upward corresponding to the outer shape of each engaging protrusion 414.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 15, each engaging projection 414 is longer in the circumferential direction on both sides in the radially outer side than in the radially inner side. It has a continuous shape. On the upper surface of the moving member 372, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 14, circumferentially discontinuous at a position separated radially outward by a distance corresponding to the inner portion of the engagement protrusion 414 from the axis L0. The upper surface rib 396 continuous to the upper surface 396 is provided to extend in the circumferential direction, and the interval between the intermittence portion of the upper surface rib 396 and the length of the engaging protrusion 414 substantially coincide with each other. The button cover 315 is installed on the upper side of the moving member 372 in a fitted state in which the part is inserted. Therefore, the rotational operation force with respect to the button cover 315 is transmitted to the moving member 372 when the end face on the circumferential direction side of the engaging protrusion 414 abuts on the upper surface rib 396, and the button cover 315 and the moving member 372 are integrated. Is pivotally movable. Further, both circumferential end portions in the radially outer portion of each engaging projection 414 are disposed so as to be in contact with the upper surface rib 396 while overlapping radially outward, and are disposed in the front and rear and left and right directions with respect to the moving member The movement of the cover 411 in the direction intersecting the axis L 0 is limited by the engagement of the engagement protrusion 414 and the upper surface rib 396.

  As shown in FIG. 20 (b), the outer cover 412 has a substantially constant outer diameter and an inner diameter centering on the axis L0 and continues up and down, and the outer diameter and the inner diameter are lower at the upper portion. It is formed in the substantially cylindrical shape narrowed gradually from the side part. The outer cover 412 is fitted to the inner cover 411 from the upper side and integrated with the inner cover 411.

  At the upper portion of the outer cover 412, projecting portions that project in a substantially triangular shape on the upper side corresponding to the outer shape of the operation projection 405 are formed at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction. A step is provided to form a slightly recessed portion corresponding to the outer shape of the operation projection 405 at 412, and the upper portion of the outer cover 412 is slightly inserted into the recessed portion and the inner cover 411 The outer cover 412 is engaged. For this reason, the sense of unity between the outer cover 412 and the inner cover 411 is enhanced and the appearance is good, and the fingertip is difficult to be caught in the gap in the contact portion between the outer cover 412 and the inner cover 411. It is difficult to cause positional deviation of the other side due to the rotational operation force applied to one side of the cover 412 or the inner cover 411, and has a smooth operability with little backlash.

  At lower portions of the outer cover 412, cover engaging portions 415 engaged with the outer peripheral portion at the upper portion of the moving member 372 from the outer side are provided at a plurality of places (for example, 4 places) circumferentially spaced apart. (See FIGS. 14 and 15). The cover engaging portion 415 protrudes downward with respect to the cylindrical portion of the outer cover 412, and has a substantially rectangular through hole penetrating along a radial direction away from the axis L0. With respect to the moving member 372, the outer cover 412 is fitted and fixed in a state in which the projection of the engagement projection 395 is in the through hole of the cover engagement portion 415. The inner cover 411 is disposed between the outer cover 412 and the moving member 372 so that the button cover 315 (the inner cover 411 and the outer cover 412) and the moving member 372 can not move relative to each other. It is integrated.

  Next, the configuration of the decoration unit 314 will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 23 in addition to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of the decoration unit 314 viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the decoration unit 314 viewed from obliquely below. 23 (a) and 23 (b) are a cross-sectional view and a partially enlarged view for explaining the operation of the decoration unit 314, and show the axis L0 and the output of the rotary motor 303 for rotating the decoration 302. The cross section passing through the center of the axis is shown. Note that FIG. 23 (b) shows a state where the blade member 422 is rotated and disposed at a different position with respect to FIG. 23 (a).

  The decoration unit 314 has a function of decorating the input device 300 and a function of detecting the displacement of the operation unit 301, and is fixed to the mounting base 321 of the support unit 311 in a state where members constituting a plurality of functions are integrated. It is done. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the decoration unit 314 applies a driving force to the decoration base 421, the wing member 422 forming the decoration portion 302 rotatably provided with respect to the decoration base 421, and the wing member 422. And the input device substrate 427 on which the photosensors 425 and 426 for detecting operations on the operation unit 301 are mounted, and the lower side of the blade member 422. And a decorative cover plate 428 fixedly provided.

  The decoration base 421 is a member that integrates the respective members as the decoration unit 314 and, as shown in FIG. 22, the main body 431 and the connection portion 432 formed to project from the main body 431 toward the support unit 311. Have. The connection portions 432 project downward in a columnar shape from a plurality of locations (for example, three locations) on the lower surface of the main body portion 431 along the continuous direction of the axis L0.

  The decoration base 421 is attached to the support unit 311 with the lower end of the connection portion 432 in contact with the decoration attachment portion 335 of the attachment base 321. A screw hole is formed in the lower end surface of the connection portion 432, and a plurality of screws are inserted from the lower side of the decoration attachment portion 335 to fix the connection portion 432 to the decoration attachment portion 335 (see FIGS. 14 and 15). . For this reason, the main body 431 of the decorative base 421 is connected to and fixed to the support unit 311 in a state of being floated by the thin shaft-like portion by the connection portion 432 with respect to the mounting base 321.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23A, the main body 431 of the decorative base 421 is positioned such that the central portion close to the axis L0 is located on the lower side, and the outer portion spaced from the axis L0 is located on the upper side. It is set as the shape which combined the plate parts 433 and 434 which shifted and arrange | positioned the height into 2 steps up and down. Hereinafter, the upper plate portion 433 is referred to as the upper plate portion 433 and the lower plate portion 434 is referred to as the lower plate portion 434.

  The upper plate portion 433 is a portion that forms the outer portion of the main body portion 431, is formed into a substantially circular outer shape, and is formed into a hollow disk shape having a substantially circular opening 435 formed at the central portion close to the axis L0. There is. The opening 435 of the upper plate portion 433 opens upward, and forms an edge portion at the upper side of the accommodation portion closed at the lower portion.

  In the decorative base 421, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a substantially cylindrical box shaped housing portion is opened upward by the peripheral wall portion 436 and the lower plate portion 434. The peripheral wall 436 has an inner surface that matches the opening 435 of the upper plate 433 and continues downward in a substantially cylindrical shape, and the lower end of the peripheral wall 436 is connected to the lower plate 434. The lower plate portion 434 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction and continuing in the radial direction corresponding to the inner surface side of the peripheral wall portion 436, and the lower plate portion 434 corresponds to the lower side of the peripheral wall portion 436. Closed by

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 23A, a support shaft 437 projecting cylindrically upward about the axis L0 is integrally formed at a central portion of the lower plate portion 434 near the axis L0. . The transmission gear 423 is inserted from the upper side and attached to the support shaft 437, and the transmission gear 423 is supported by the support shaft 437 so as to be rotatable about the axis L0. The lower plate 434 is in contact with the lower side of the transmission gear 423 while facing the lower gear 434, and the lower movement of the transmission gear 423 is restricted by the lower plate 434.

  At the lower end portion of the transmission gear 423, as shown in FIG. 22, there is provided a gear portion 423a which is continuous in the circumferential direction by a shape which is raised and lowered in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 23A, the transmission gear 423 has a drive gear 429 having an input gear portion meshing with the gear portion 423 formed on an outer peripheral portion on the radially outer side separated from the axis L0 with respect to the gear portion 423a. It is arranged in a meshed state. The transmission gear 423 and the drive gear 429 are interlocked by a tooth-shaped gear formed by being raised and lowered in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion of each gear, and the driving force input from the drive gear 429 is transmitted to the transmission gear 423 . In FIGS. 21 to 23, the undulating shape corresponding to the tooth shape of the transmission gear 423 and the drive gear 429 is omitted.

  The drive gear 429 is a member made of synthetic resin that is press-fit into the end portion of the output shaft of the rotary motor 303, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23A, the output shaft of the rotary motor 303 is vertically continuous so as to be parallel to a position separated from an axis L0 corresponding to the rotation center of the transmission gear 423. The drive gear 429 rotates with the rotation of the rotary motor 303, and the transmission gear 423 is interlocked by the rotation of the drive gear 429 based on the rotation of the rotary motor 303.

At the upper end portion of the transmission gear 423, as shown in FIG. 21, there are provided blade attachment portions 441 that are dotted in the circumferential direction and project upward. A mounting hole which can be fitted to the blade mounting portion 441 of the transmission gear 423 is opened at a position corresponding to the projecting portion of the blade mounting portion 441 at a central portion of the blade member 422 close to the axis L0. The blade attachment portion 441 is inserted into the attachment hole portion of the blade member 422, so that the blade member 422 can rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the transmission gear 423. Therefore, the blade member 422 is rotated by the rotation control of the rotation motor 303, and the blade member 422 is rotated in both directions of one side and the other side centering on the axis L0 corresponding to the rotation direction of the rotation motor 303 Do.

  As shown in FIG. 23 (b), the inner surface is located above the support shaft 437 so as to have a small thickness from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction, and the inner surface has a substantially circular cross section centered on the axis L0. In the shape, a support upper recess 438 recessed downward is formed. A screw mounting hole 439, which is continuous downward along the axis L0, is formed on the bottom side of the support shaft upper concave portion 438 that is recessed downward. The support shaft fixing member 451 is inserted into the support shaft upper recess 438 from the upper side and fixed.

  The support shaft fixing member 451 is a member for rotatably attaching the transmission gear 423 and the blade member 422 to the support shaft portion 437 of the decoration base 421. As shown in FIG. 23B, the support shaft fixing member 451 is open at the upper side, and has a cylindrical trunk 452 continuous in the vertical direction and a bottom 453 partially closing the lower side of the trunk 452 have. An axial hole penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in a central portion including the axis L0 in the bottom surface portion 453, and a screw 454 as a fixing member is inserted from the upper side through the axial hole. The tip end portion of the screw 454 is fastened to a screw mounting hole 439 formed in the support shaft portion 437, and the support shaft fixing member 451 is fixed to the decoration base 421 by the screw 454.

  As shown in FIG. 23B, the support shaft fixing member 451 is formed with a gear end side support portion 455 that protrudes in a bowl shape radially outward from the upper edge portion of the trunk portion 452. The gear end side support portion 455 is formed over substantially the entire circumference centering on the axis L0. A part of the blade member 422 is disposed on the upper side of the transmission gear 423, and the gear end side support 455 is positioned in contact with the upper side of the blade member 422 while overlapping the upper side of the transmission gear 423 and the blade member 422. . For this reason, the upward movement of the blade member 422 and the transmission gear 423 is limited by the gear end side supporting portion 455, and the blade member 422 and the transmission gear 423 have an axis between the support shaft fixing member 451 and the decoration base 421. It is integrated with the decoration base 421 in a state of being supported by the support shaft portion 437 so as to be rotatable around L0.

  On the upper side of the blade member 422, as shown in FIG. 23B, a cap member 461 made of synthetic resin is attached which covers the head of a screw for fixing the support shaft fixing member 451. The cap member 461 is fixed to the blade member 422 by an engagement hook 471 projecting upward from a central portion of the blade member 422 close to the axis L0. A plurality of engagement hooks 471 are provided in the circumferential direction centering on the axis L0. A design for decoration is added to the upper surface corresponding to the surface side of the cap member 461 by combining curved surfaces, so that the head of the spindle fixing member 451 and the screw 454 can not be viewed directly by the player. The appearance of the decoration corresponding to the central part is improved.

  The wing member 422 is a member constituting the decorative portion 302 visually recognized by the player through the button cover 315, and as shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, forms a central portion close to the axis L0, and the mounting hole in the vertical direction A base portion 473 having a penetrating portion 472 and a plurality of wing portions 474 projecting outward in the radial direction spaced apart from the axis portion L0 from the base portion 473 are provided. The wing member 422 is formed of a synthetic resin having translucency, transmits the light of the light emitting body 424 disposed below the wing member 422, and from the upper side corresponding to the viewpoint position of the player. It is configured to emit light when viewed.

  The blade member 422 is a member that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotary motor 303. The rotation center of the blade member 422 corresponds to the rotation center of the operation unit 301 (button cover 315). The axis L0 corresponds to the center of rotation of the lens. When the player performs an input operation on the operation unit 301, the rotation of the rotary motor 303 is controlled to rotate the blade member 422, or a state of waiting for an input operation on the operation unit 301 by the player The blade member 422 is rotated at the time of rotation to suggest the rotation operation and rotation direction to the operation unit 301, or the rotation operation speed appropriate for the rotation operation with respect to the operation unit 301, the rotation speed of the blade member 422 Is suggested to be possible.

  In addition, the blade member 422 may be formed of a colored transparent or colorless transparent or opaque synthetic resin, and part of the front or back surface may be subjected to surface treatment such as painting or plating, or formed of a metal material such as aluminum The shape may be another shape, such as imitating a character such as a fish or a doll, instead of a wing shape.

  On the upper side of the decorative base 421, as shown in FIG. 23A, an input device substrate 427 formed of a printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted and an upper surface side of the input device substrate 427 are attached. A decorative cover plate 428 is provided. On the back surface side (lower surface side) of the decorative cover plate 428, a fixing hole to which the tip of the screw is fastened is provided, and the input device substrate 427 and the decorative cover plate 428 overlap on the main body 431 of the decorative base 421. Between the decorative base 421 and the decorative cover plate 428 by inserting a plurality of screws from the lower side of the decorative base 421 and fastening the tip of the screw from the lower side to the decorative base 421 in the closed state. The input device substrate 427 is integrated in a state of being sandwiched.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the input device substrate 427 is provided with a light emitter 424 formed of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the front surface side (upper surface side). The light output from the light emitter 424 is irradiated to the blade member 422 through the decorative cover plate 428, and the blade member 422 is made to be able to emit light. The decorative cover plate 428 is formed of a transparent plate having a thickness in the vertical direction, and a decorative relief is provided on the front surface and the back surface, and the front surface portion is partially colored by painting, plating or the like, The light of the light emitter 424 can be dispersed or condensed to allow the light to be emitted to the blade member 422.

  A plurality of noncontact photosensors 425 and 426 are mounted on the back surface side (lower surface side) of the input device substrate 427, as shown in FIG. In the photo sensors 425 and 426, a gap portion of the main body formed in a U-shape forms a detection area, and opens downward, and the gap penetrates in the circumferential direction about the axis L0. It is mounted on the back side of the substrate 427. Photo sensors 425 and 426 detect a pressing operation and a rotating operation on the operation unit 301.

  Here, on the upper surface of the moving member 372, as shown in FIG. 17, to-be-detected portions 397 and 398 are formed annularly with an axis L0 at the center and projecting upward and downward in both the inside and outside. . The detection of the operation on the operation unit 301 by the photosensors 425 and 426 is performed by detecting the positions of the detection target portions 397 and 398 of the moving member 372 by the photosensors 425 and 426.

The inner detected portion 397 formed on the side closer to the axis L0 is formed in a cylindrical plate shape continuous over the entire circumference around the axis L0. In the non-operation state where the pressing operation on the operation unit 301 is not performed, the height at which the inner detected portion 397 is located within the detection area of the photosensor 425 provided corresponding to the inner detected portion 397 A photosensor 425 is installed. When the operation unit 313 moves downward by a predetermined amount or more by the pressing operation on the operation unit 301, the detected unit 397 moves to a position deviated from the detection region of the photosensor 425, whereby the output state of the photosensor 425 Are switched (for example, switched from the on state to the off state). The photo sensor 425 is connected to the input device substrate 427 and connected to a control substrate (for example, the audio light emission control device 143) that controls the input device 300, detects the state of the photo sensor 425, and presses the operation unit 301. The pachinko machine 10 is detected, and effects according to the pressing operation by the player are executed through display control of the symbol display device 94 and voice output control of the speaker.

  The outer detected portion 398 is a portion for detecting a rotation operation of the operation portion 301, and is intermittently formed at a constant interval in the circumferential direction around the axis L0. When the rotation operation is performed on the operation unit 301, the state in which the detected portion 398 outside the detection area of the photosensor 426 is positioned and the state in which the detection portion 398 is not positioned are alternately switched. Are alternately switched (for example, the on state and the off state are alternately switched). The rotation operation of the operation unit 301 is detected by the switching of the detection state of the outside detected part 398, the rotation operation amount of the operation unit 301 is detected by the switching count of the detection state, and the rotation speed by the switching time interval Is detected. The rotation operation of the operation unit 301 is also detected by the control substrate (in the present embodiment, the voice emission control device 143) that controls the input device 300, and the rotation operation of the operation unit 301 is a pachinko machine by the control of the control substrate. The effect corresponding to the turning operation by the player is detected by the display control of the symbol display device 94 or the like.

  Here, the outer detected portion 398 is formed so as to largely protrude upward from the inner detected portion 397, and the outer detected portion 398 is a photosensor 426 even in a state where the operation unit 301 is pressed to the maximum. The height setting does not deviate from the detection area of Therefore, the presence or absence of the outside detected part 398 can be detected by the photosensor 426 even during the pressing operation on the operation unit 301, and the turning operation on the operation unit 301 can be performed even in the situation where the operation unit 301 is pressed. It can be detected. Therefore, the pressing operation and the rotating operation of the operation unit 301 by the player are reliably detected, and an appropriate effect corresponding to the player's intention can be executed on the pachinko machine 10, and the operation to the player is performed. A variety of effects can be realized by setting the pachinko machine 10 with an effect for executing the rotation operation even during the pressing operation of the portion 301.

  The rotary motor 303 is a member that generates a driving force for rotating the blade member 422 through the transmission gear 423, and is configured of, for example, a stepping motor. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the drive motor 429 is attached to the output shaft of the rotary motor 303, and the rotary motor 303 is attached to the lower plate portion 434 of the decorative base 421 from the lower side by a screw. The upper end portion of the output shaft of the rotary motor 303 and the drive gear 429 project upward from the lower plate portion 434 through the hole portion formed in the lower plate portion 434, and the drive gear is disposed at the transmission gear 423 disposed inside the peripheral wall portion 436. The rotary motor 303 is fixed to the decoration base 421 with the 429 engaged.

  The amount of rotation of the blade member 422 is controlled by the number of switching of the excitation state of the rotary motor 303. The position of the blade member 422 in the rotational direction is controlled by the detection of the detection portion 442 of the transmission gear 423 by the photo sensor 463 mounted on the back surface of the input device substrate 427, whereby the pachinko machine 10 is started up. In the processing, the blade members 422 can be arranged in the orientation set as the initial position.

As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, the click force having a movable body 481 which is formed to project downward in a hemispherical shape at the center of the decoration base 421 in the decoration unit 314, as shown in FIGS. A generating mechanism 480 is provided. The click force generation mechanism 480 has a movable body 481 accommodated in the case 482 so as to be operable in the vertical direction along the axis L0, and a compression coil spring (not shown) for applying a biasing force to the movable body 481. Movable body 4
81 is attached to the decoration base 421 by a screw in a state of being pushed downward by the elastic force of the coil spring.

  At the central side edge near the axis L0 on the upper surface of the pivoting member 371, as shown in FIG. 17, an undulating surface 389 in which ascending and descending inclinations alternately and continuously in the circumferential direction is centered on the axis L0 It is provided around the entire circumference. The undulating surface 389 is formed at a position opposed to the lower side with respect to the movable body 481, and the rotating member 371 and the movable member 371 are movable to a height position where the movable body 481 is pressed against the undulated surface 389 by the biasing force of the coil spring. A body 481 is arranged.

  With respect to the movable body 481, in the non-operation state where the pressing operation is not performed, an urging force that rotates the operation unit 313 is generated to such an extent that the movable body 481 is positioned in the recessed portion (valley portion) The spring force of the coil spring is set to. In order to pivot the pivoting member 371, an operation force necessary to press up the movable body 481 by compressing the coil spring is required. When the movable member 481 gets over the tip (top) of the undulating surface 389 by pivoting the pivoting member 371, the pivoting member 371 moves by the biasing force of the coil spring toward the next recessed portion of the undulated surface 389. The operation force for rotating the rotation member 371 is unnecessary. When the operation unit 301 is rotated, the player feels an operation feeling (click feeling) in which the rotation operation force is fluctuated by the biasing force of the coil spring, and the movable body 481 is a tick. It is possible to add an operability with a sense of moderation in the rotation operation by making the user make a noise and listen to the operation sound to be overcome. The click force generation mechanism 480 is not necessarily provided in the input device 300, and the click force generation mechanism 480 may be omitted.

  Next, a method of operating the input device 300 by the player will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the operation unit 301 in the vertical direction, and FIG. 24 (a) shows a non-pressed state where the pressing operation is not performed, and FIG. 24 (b) shows the pressing operation. Shows the pressed state which has moved to the lower side to the maximum.

  The operating unit 301 of the input device 300 can always be operated during a game, and specifically, the player can execute both the pressing operation and the rotating operation of the operating unit 301.

  When the player presses the operation unit 301 downward along the axis L0, the pressing force is transmitted to the coil spring 373 through the button cover 315 and the moving member 372 (see FIG. 24A). The upper end portion of the coil spring 373 always contacts the moving member 372, generates an urging force in a direction to push the moving member 372 upward, and when a pressing force larger than the urging force of the coil spring 373 is applied by the player. The moving member 372 moves downward while the coil spring 373 compresses, and the button cover 315 integrated with the moving member 372 also moves downward (see FIG. 24B).

  When the moving member 372 moves downward by a certain amount or more, the inner detected portion 397 is located below the detection area of the photosensor 425 and is electrically connected to the photosensor 425. A pressing operation by the player is detected by 143.

  When the player completes the pressing operation on the operation unit 301, the moving member 372 and the button cover 315 move upward by the biasing force of the coil spring 373 and the operation unit 301 is at the non-pressing position corresponding to the non-pressing state before the pressing operation. To return. Further, when the moving member 372 moves upward, the inner detected portion 397 enters the detection area of the photosensor 425, and the output state of the signal from the photosensor 425 returns to the output state corresponding to the original non-depressed state. Then, the sound emission control device 143 detects that it is in the non-pressed state.

When the player rotates the operation unit 301 about the axis L0, the button cover 315 and the operation unit 313 rotate about the axis L0. During the rotation operation of the operation unit 301, the click force generation mechanism 480 generates a click feeling in which the operation force is increased or decreased for each fixed rotation amount, and a tick and an operation sound are generated for each fixed rotation amount.

  With the rotation of the operation unit 301, the outer detected portion 398 provided on the moving member 372 also rotates, and the presence or absence of the outer detected portion 398 repeatedly changes with respect to the detection range of the photo sensor 426. Thus, the output signal of the photosensor 426 is repeatedly switched. The signal output from the photo sensor 426 is monitored by the sound emission control device 143, and the sound emission control device 143 detects that the operation unit 301 has been turned. The fluctuation of the output signal of the photo sensor 426 continues until the player's turning operation on the operation unit 301 is finished, and when the turning operation is finished, the fluctuation of the output signal of the photo sensor 426 is stopped. By stopping the fluctuation of the output signal, the sound emission control device 143 detects that the rotation operation has been stopped.

  When the player executes the turning operation during the pressing operation on the operation unit 301, the outer detected portion 397 is positioned lower than the detection range of the photosensor 425. The presence or absence of 398 repeatedly fluctuates with respect to the detection range of the photosensor 426. Therefore, the sound emission control device 143 is rotated in a state where the operation unit 301 is pressed by the change of the output signal of both of the photosensors 425 and 426 that detect the inner and outer detected portions 397 and 398. Is detected, and the display control of the symbol display device 94 and the audio output control of the speaker corresponding to the detected state are executed.

  The pressing operation and the rotating operation on the input device 300 select the mode of the effect by the rotating operation when the player can select a plurality of types of effects, for example, and press the selected effect mode. Used in contexts determined by operation. The voice light emission control device 143 controls the display control device 142 to display selectable selectable effects on the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94, and the player selectively displays the effect mode by the rotation operation, and presses It can be determined by the operation.

  Here, in the input device 300 according to the present embodiment, since the sound emission control device 143 is capable of detecting the execution of the rotation operation even during the pressing operation, the operation unit 301 erroneously rotates when the pressing operation is performed. Even if the unintended candidate is selected by moving, the operation unit 301 can be rotated while being pressed to restore the original selection candidate. Since the rotation operation on the operation unit 301 can be detected even during the pressing operation by the photo sensor 426, the sound emission control device 143 performs the rotation operation both before and during the pressing operation of the operation unit 301. When the sensor is detected, it is possible to execute the control corresponding to the rotation operation by making the rotation operation effective.

  In this case, in the input device 300 according to the present embodiment, a force is easily input to the operation unit 301 as the operation unit 301 is formed larger, and the rotation operation in the rotation direction by the bearing member 312 is smooth. Therefore, the component of the operation force in the rotation direction side is added by the pressing operation and acts on the operation unit 301, and the operation unit 301 may be erroneously rotated. . Therefore, a configuration in which the rotation operation can be detected even during the pressing operation is useful.

  Next, the effect of the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment will be described.

In the pachinko machine 10, an internal area located on the opposite side of the upper surface (operation surface) of the operation unit 301 operated by the player is configured to be transparent to the player. In the case where the player performs a turning operation, a wing member 422 is provided which is rotatable in the same direction as the turning direction of the operation unit 301 and in the opposite direction, and constitutes a decorative portion 302 visible to the player. There is. Therefore, by displacing the decorative portion 302 before the player performs the rotation operation of the operation unit 301, the necessary rotation operation direction is suggested to the player, or the operation is performed after the rotation operation. By rotating the decorative portion 302 in the same direction or in the opposite direction, it can be clearly shown that the predetermined operation has been performed. Therefore, it is possible to make a gaming machine with high rendering effect.

  The wing member 422 constituting the decorative portion 302 is movably supported by the support shaft portion 437, and the decoration base 421 forming the support shaft portion 437 is a bearing member 312 from the bottom surface portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). It is provided in the site | part which follows the upper direction where the operation part 301 is located via the radial direction inner side of these. For this reason, the decoration part 302 is attached to the tip side which passed the site | part of the high rigidity which was doubly enclosed by the inner ring 361 of the bearing member 312, and the outer ring 362 with respect to the bottom face part 332. Therefore, even if the player slams the operation unit 301, the influence on the decorative portion 302 can be reduced, and the decorative base 421 including the support shaft portion 437 supporting the decorative portion 302 and the decorative portion 302 in an operable manner can be damaged. As a result, the durability of the decorative portion 302 can be enhanced, and the strength required for the decorative portion 302 can be suppressed to be low, and the input device 300 can be easily manufactured at low cost.

  The rotary motor 303 for generating the driving force for operating the blade members 422 constituting the decorative portion 302 has the operation unit 301 via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312 from the bottom surface portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). It is attached to the lower plate portion 434 of the decorative base 421 which corresponds to the upper continuous portion located. Therefore, the decorative portion 302 is attached to the bottom of the bottom portion 332 via the high rigidity area doubled by the inner ring 361 and the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312, so that the rotary motor 303 and its periphery Of the rotary motor 303, and the external force input to the rotary motor 303 is suppressed to a low level, thereby increasing the types of applicable rotary motors 303 and reducing the cost of the input operation means. It can be made easy to manufacture.

  The stopper surface 341 is provided on the outer wall 331 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321), and the movement of the moving member 372 is restricted radially outward with respect to the bottom surface portion 332. Since the decorative portion 302 is supported by the support shaft portion 437 continuous via the inner side in the radial direction corresponding to the opposite side to the stopper surface 341 with respect to the bottom surface portion 332, the player inputs the stopper surface 341 by the operation. It is possible to make it difficult to transmit the operation force to the support shaft 437 side. Therefore, even if the player strongly presses the moving member 372 in the direction along the axis L0, the rate at which the operation force acts on the support shaft 437 side can be suppressed. It is possible to make the input device 300 easy to manufacture at low cost while reducing the external force acting on the decorative portion 302 and the like to improve the durability of the decorative portion 302.

  The outer wall 331 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321) forming the stopper surface 341 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape surrounding the axis L0, and has a substantially plate-like bottom portion 332 with a thickness on the side along the axis L0. The outer wall 331 and the bearing fixing portion 333 are formed so as to protrude in a double cylindrical shape centering on the axis L0. Therefore, the rigidity of the support unit 311 can be further secured, and the input device 300 excellent in impact resistance can be obtained.

The operating force to the pressing operation direction side with respect to the upper surface operating portion 301a by the player's operation does not pass through the radially inner side of the bearing member 312, and the outer wall 331 and the bottom surface from the stopper surface 341 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321) It is transmitted to the upper bulging portion 28 corresponding to the main body side of the pachinko machine 10 via the portion 332. Therefore, even if the player strongly presses the moving member 372 in the direction along the axis, the rate at which the operation force acts on the bearing fixing portion 333 can be suppressed. The external force acting on the decorative portion 302 or the like provided on a portion or the like passing through the inside of the direction can be suppressed to a lower level.

  The input device substrate 427 on which the photosensors 425 and 426 are mounted is a portion continuing on the upper side where the operation unit 301 is located via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312 than the bottom portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). Is mounted on the main body portion 431 of the decorative base 421 corresponding to (see FIG. 24A). For this reason, even if the operation unit 301 is smashed by the player, the influence on the input device substrate 427 can be reduced. Therefore, damage to the electronic components including the photosensors 425 and 426 mounted on the input device substrate 427 is prevented to enhance the durability of the input device 300, and the input device substrate 427, the substrate mounting component, and the substrate mounting structure The required strength can be kept low to make the input device 300 easy to manufacture at low cost.

  Since the input device substrate 427 has a portion having a portion largely separated radially outward with respect to the axis L0 from the outer ring 362 of the bearing member 312, the light emitter 424 covers the wide area of the upper surface operation portion 301a in the operation portion 301. The light can be efficiently irradiated to enhance the decorativeness.

  In addition, since the photosensors 425 and 426 are mounted on the back side of the input device substrate 427, the photosensors 425 and 426 can be easily installed at appropriate positions in the range where the installation area of the light emitters 424 is expanded. it can. Therefore, it is not necessary to set a dedicated substrate for the photosensors 425 and 426, and the input device 300 can be easily manufactured at low cost.

  Further, the plurality of photosensors 425 and 426 and the light emitters 424 are collectively mounted on the input device substrate 427 which is configured to be hard to be broken by the bearing member 312. Therefore, the performance of the input device 300 can be maintained for a long period of time, in which the light emitter 424 appropriately emits light and the operation of the operation unit 301 can be reliably detected.

  The button cover 315 is configured to surround the outer edge of the input device substrate 427 from the upper side. For this reason, even if a malicious player tries to cause the button cover 315 to shake liquid or the like to cause the input device 300 to break down, it becomes difficult for the liquid to reach the input device substrate 427. Accordingly, the performance of the input device 300 can be easily maintained over a long period of time by reducing failures of the photosensors 425 and 426 and the like mounted on the input device substrate 427.

  During the pressing operation along the axis L0 which exceeds the gap G1 by a fixed amount or more, the vibration transmitting member 352 made of silicon rubber abuts on the transmitting member abutting surface 313a corresponding to the lower surface of the steel metal plate 374. The rotation resistance corresponding to the rotation of the metal plate 374 in the rotation direction increases, and the resistance to the rotation operation of the operation unit 301 increases accordingly (see FIG. 16A). For this reason, during the pressing operation of a predetermined amount or more, it becomes difficult to execute the turning operation contrary to the intention of the player. Therefore, while the operating force necessary for the rotating operation sets the operating resistance small by the bearing member 312, it is possible to reduce the erroneous operation during the pressing operation of a predetermined amount or more, and the input operation conforming to the player's intention is The input device 300 can be easily implemented.

  Further, since the transmitting member abutting surface 313a is formed of a material harder than the upper surface of the silicon rubber vibration transmitting member 352, the rigidity of the moving member 372 can be increased through the metal plate 374 forming the transmitting member abutting surface 313a. Thus, the configuration can be made excellent in impact resistance to the case where an excessive operation force is input to the operation unit 301 or the like. Furthermore, since the upper surface of the silicon rubber vibration transmitting member 352 is provided in a part in the circumferential direction, the increase in size of the input device 300 accompanying the provision of the structure for increasing the resistance can be suppressed.

The vibration operation of the vibration motor 351 is transmitted to the operation unit 301 through the vibration transmission member 352. For this reason, the vibration of the vibration motor 351 can be efficiently transmitted to the operation unit 301, and a mechanism for vibrating the operation unit 301 and a part of the configuration for increasing the resistance force can be shared. The multi-functional input device 300 can be easily manufactured at cost.

  The transmitting member abutting surface 313 a is constituted by a part of an annularly continuous metal plate 374 surrounding the axis, and the metal plate 374 is integrated through the operation portion 301 and the moving member 372. For this reason, even if the vibration transfer member 352 and the metal plate 374 abut in part in the circumferential direction, the vibration operation of the vibration motor 351 can be easily transmitted to the entire circumferential direction centered on the axis L0 through the metal plate 374. Therefore, even if the operation unit 301 is formed large, the entire operation unit 301 can be efficiently vibrated by the limited number of vibration motors 351.

  The button cover 315 forming the operation portion 301 has a lid shape opened on the side of the moving member 372, and has an outer peripheral wall 392 of the moving member 372 which is continuous on the lower side with respect to the opening portion and continuous in the circumferential direction. And an annular metal plate 374 located on the lower side thereof. Therefore, the rigidity of the integrated member constituting the operation unit 301 combining the operation unit 301, the moving member 372, and the metal plate 374 is enhanced, and the vibration operation of the vibration motor 351 can be more easily transmitted to the operation unit 301. Thus, the entire operation unit 301 can be vibrated efficiently.

  The vibration of the vibration motor 351 and the vibration transmitting member 352 attached to the bottom surface portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321) is a portion where the periphery is surrounded by the bearing member 312 and rigidity is enhanced. It is hard to be transmitted to the site | part which continues via the radial direction inner side of the member 312 in the side in which the operation part 301 is located. Photosensors 425, 426, and 463 for detecting the operation of the decorative unit 302 and the operation unit 301 are attached to the relevant portion, thereby setting the vibration operation by the vibration motor 351 to a large size, while maintaining the decorative unit 302. And the function of the photosensors 425, 426, and 463 can be easily maintained over a long period of time.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and may be modified and implemented as described below, for example. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the above-described embodiment, the input device 300 is provided on the upper bulging portion 28 with the operation unit 301 facing upward, but the input device 300 is located at another position such as the lower bulging portion 29 or the like. The input device 300 may be installed in any other direction, such as setting the operation unit 301 to the front side of the pachinko machine and setting the axis L0 in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko machine. You may. Also, the number of input devices 300 may be two or more, and the shape and size of the operation unit 301 may be another shape or the like.

Also, the input operation to the operation unit 301 may allow only one of the pressing operation and the rotating operation, and when only the rotating operation is enabled, the rotating member 371 and the moving member 372 You may integrate and comprise. Further, the input operation to the operation unit 301 is not limited to the pressing operation, and the operation unit 301 may be able to be pulled out along the axis L0. In this case, it is preferable to provide a portion where a finger is put on the operation unit 301 For example, an arc-shaped lever may be formed so as to protrude to the surface side, and both end portions of the lever may be connected to the upper surface of the operation unit. In addition, as another detection of a player's operation in the operation unit 301, another sensor such as a touch sensor may be attached to the upper surface operation unit 301a, or another operation detection mechanism may be added to configure the input device 300.
In the above embodiment, the decoration 302 is configured to rotate about the axis L0 corresponding to the rotation center of the operation unit 301. However, the decoration 302 may operate as another mode, and the decoration 302 may be operable along the axis L0, or the decoration 302 may be configured to be capable of both movement along the axis L0 and rotation about the axis L0. Further, the pivoting operation of the decorative portion 302 does not necessarily pivot about the pivoting axis L0 of the operating portion 301, and the pivoting center of the decorative portion 302 and the pivoting center of the operating portion 301 are offset. It may be arranged. In this case, it is preferable to arrange the rotation center axis of the operation unit 301 and the rotation center axis of the decoration unit 302 substantially in parallel. The execution can be expressed in an easy-to-understand manner to the player.

  In the above embodiment, the blade members 422 constituting the decorative portion 302 are continuous on the upper side where the operation portion 301 is located via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312 than the bottom surface portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a support shaft portion for supporting the blade member 422 may be formed on the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312. Even in this case, the bearing member 312 Thus, the blade member 422 can be supported at a portion where the rigidity is enhanced, and the durability of the operable decoration portion 302 can be enhanced to facilitate the manufacture of the input device 300 at low cost.

  In the above embodiment, the blade members 422 constituting the decorative portion 302 are continuous on the upper side where the operation portion 301 is located via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312 than the bottom surface portion 332 of the support unit 311 (mounting base 321). However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a support shaft portion for supporting the blade member 422 may be formed on the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member 312. Even in this case, the bearing member 312 Thus, the blade member 422 can be supported at a portion where the rigidity is enhanced, and the durability of the operable decoration portion 302 can be enhanced to facilitate the manufacture of the input device 300 at low cost.

  As to the parts to which the rotary motor 303 and the photosensors 425, 426, and 463 as electronic parts provided in the input device 300 are attached, the upper side of the bearing member 312 via the inner side in the radial direction The rotary motor 303 or at least one of the photosensors 425, 426, and 463 may be attached to the inside in the radial direction of the bearing member 312.

  In the above embodiment, although the photosensors 425, 426, and 463 and the light emitters 424 are collectively mounted on the input device substrate 427, the photosensors 425, Only the light emitting devices 426 and 463 may be mounted, and the light emitting body 424 may be provided with a dedicated substrate separately and attached to the input device 300 separately from the photosensors 425 426 463. Further, the operation of the operation unit 301 does not necessarily have to be configured to be detected by the photosensors 425 and 426, and the operation of the operation unit 301 may be detected by another type of sensor. For example, a contact-type switch may be provided so as to be able to abut on the detected portions 397 and 398, or an operation of the operation unit 301 may be detected using an element that detects magnetism.

  In the above embodiment, the resistance to the rotation operation is increased by the contact between the silicon rubber vibration transmission member 352 and the steel transmission member contact surface 313a, but the rotation operation is performed by a combination of other materials. The resistance to the force may be increased, or the resistance may be increased by another mechanism. For example, the rotation shaft portion of the damper in which the viscous fluid generating the rotation resistance force is enclosed is opposed to the lower side with respect to the metal plate 374 and at a position where it contacts the metal plate 374 by a pressing operation of a certain amount or more. It may be arranged to increase resistance to the rotation operation, or a motor (for example, a stepping motor) as a rotation drive means for rotating the rotation member 371 is connected to the rotation member 371, When the pressing operation is performed for a fixed amount or more, a necessary rotational resistance may be generated by controlling the magnetic force of the motor.

In the above embodiment, the pivoting member 371 is attached to the support unit 311 via the bearing member 312 so as to be pivotable about the axis L0, and the moving member 372 is attached to the axis L0 with respect to the pivoting member 371. Although it is configured to be movably supported on the side along the direction, the moving member as a part of the operation unit is slidably mounted on the side along the axis with respect to the support unit, and the operation to the moving member is performed The rotation member integrated with the unit may be rotatably attached. In this case, a metal plate is attached to the rotation member to form a contact surface of the transmission member, and the vibration transmission provided on the support unit The member 352 may abut on the transmission member abutting surface by a certain amount of movement of the operation unit, and the pivoting member may abut on the stopper surface of the support unit 311 by further pressing operation.

  In the above embodiment, the metal plate 374 in which the vibration transmission member 352 that vibrates with the vibration of the vibration motor 351 is attached to the support unit 311 and the vibration transmission member 352 is integrated with the operation unit 301 by a pressing operation of a fixed amount or more. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the vibration motor 351 may be attached to another position such as being attached to the moving member 372.

  In the above-described embodiment, the combination of the vibration motor 351 and the vibration transfer member 352 is disposed only at one place in the circumferential direction around the axis L0, but a plurality of them are spaced apart in the circumferential direction Also good. Preferably, at least one vibration motor 351 is disposed close to the side where the game ball may be clogged, for example, the game ball is stored in the upper bulging portion 28 with reference to the axis L0. The combination of the vibration motor 351 and the vibration transmission member 352 may be disposed on the rear side or the left diagonal rear side of the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the part side opened to the upper side forming the upper tray 28a. By the vibration of the vibration motor 351, the clogging of the gaming balls in the upper tray 28a can be easily eliminated. In this case, a part of the vibration transmitting member 352 may be exposed on a part of the wall surface constituting a part where a plurality of gaming balls are stored, thereby providing an additional jamming prevention effect of the gaming balls. It can be done.

  In the above embodiment, although the decorative base 421 and the mounting base 321 are configured by combining the separately molded members, it is not necessary to form the decorative base 421 and the mounting base 321 separately, and one component It may be integrally formed.

  The input device 300 in the above embodiment may be provided with pressing state holding means for holding the operation unit 301 in a pressing state by a mechanical latch mechanism, an electromagnet or the like. For example, in a state in which one or a plurality of electromagnets are installed opposite to the support unit 311 on the lower side with respect to the metal plate 374 fixed to the lower side of the movable member 372, and the movable member 372 is pressed and operated. It is also possible to provide a pressing state holding means for generating a magnetic force so that the metal plate 374 approaches with a predetermined gap and the metal plate 374 is attracted to the lower side. Since the metal plate 374 is formed in an annular shape even when the rotation operation is performed on the operation unit 301, the electromagnet is always positioned below the metal plate 374. Therefore, even if the magnetic force is locally generated on the lower side of the movable member 372, a force for moving the movable member 372 downward through the metal plate 374 can be generated, and the pressed state holding means can be manufactured at low cost. It can be configured.

Instead of the decorative portion 302 of the input device 300 in the above embodiment, a plurality of types of characters may be arranged in the circumferential direction, for example, by other decorative portions such as being arranged at constant angular intervals. In this case, the number of characters constituting the character or the number of depressions 404 of the button cover 315 preferably correspond to each other, and the number of depressions is an integral multiple (for example, twice) of the number of blades. Are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. A number of depressions obtained by dividing the number of blades by an integer (for example, 2) may be provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. This makes it possible to improve the appearance of the decorative body viewed as overlapping the lower side with respect to the button cover 315, and also in the effect that suggests the rotational operation speed and rotational operation direction of the button cover 315 A nice decoration can be added to the input device 300, which operates while the cover 315 and the decoration overlap.

The present invention may be implemented on a pachinko machine or the like of a type different from the above embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which the jackpot expectation value can be increased until the jackpot state occurs a plurality of times (for example, twice, three times) including the jackpot once. In addition, after the jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine to be in a special gaming state, with a requirement that a ball be won in a predetermined area. In addition, it may be adopted as a so-called ordinary machine without a lottery function such as a jackpot. You may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special gaming state when a ball enters a predetermined winning opening. Moreover, you may implement to the enclosed type pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Furthermore, in addition to the pachinko machine, the present invention may be implemented as various game machines such as an arrange ball type pachinko machine and a ball ball.
A non-ball-ball type game machine, for example, a plurality of reels having a plurality of kinds of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts the rotation of the reels by inserting medals and operating the start lever, and the stop switch is operated. If a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on an effective line visible from the display window after the reel is stopped by the passage of a predetermined time, a bonus such as payout of medals is awarded to the player The present invention may be applied to a slot machine or the like.

  The gaming machine main body supported in an openable / closable manner by the outer frame is provided with a storage section and a loading device, and the start lever is operated after the predetermined number of gaming balls stored in the storage section are loaded by the loading device. The present invention may be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are integrated by starting to rotate the reels. As a game area in a gaming machine having a reel which is rotated by the operation of a start lever such as a slot machine, an area where a specific symbol visible from the display window is displayed corresponds.

<Inventions Extracted from the Above 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 ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of the terms described in the respective features may be applied as the meanings and examples of the terms described in the other features described in the same word.

  A pachinko machine or the like, which is a type of gaming machine, is provided with an input device as input operation means by which a player performs an input operation. The input device may, for example, be a push button, an operation lever which can be tilted back and forth or left or right, or a rotary operation type dial. During the game or during the display of the demonstration screen waiting for the game, the player can execute the selection and the decision operation of the effect through the input device, and when the operation is performed, the display screen displaying the effect The display corresponding to the operation is performed, the operation unit of the input device and the peripheral portion thereof emit light, and effects corresponding to the model are executable (see, for example, JP 2011-5181 A).

<Feature A group>
In the conventional game machine, it is difficult to differentiate itself from other game machine makers and other models by only emitting light from the input device itself or its peripheral portion when operating the input device. For this reason, there is a possibility that there is room for improvement in the rendering using the decoration in the input device and its peripheral portion.

<Feature A1>
In a gaming machine provided with input operation means (input device 300) having an operation portion (operation portion 301) operable by a player,
The operation unit is formed of a translucent material, and an internal region located on the opposite side of the operation surface operated by the player is configured to be transparent to the player,
A decorative portion which is at least displaceable in the same direction as or in the opposite direction to the displacement direction of the operation unit when the player performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit in the internal area, and a decorative unit visible to the player A game machine characterized in that (decorative portion 302) is provided.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with input operation means with high rendering effect. That is, by displacing the decorative unit before the player performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit, a necessary operation direction is suggested to the player, or after the predetermined operation, the same direction or the reverse of the operation is performed. By displacing the decorative portion in the direction, it can be clearly shown that the predetermined operation has been performed. Therefore, it is possible to make a gaming machine with high rendering effect.

  The direction of displacement includes a direction of movement along a predetermined axis or a direction of rotation about a predetermined axis, or a direction in which a plurality of directions of movement or directions of rotation are combined.

<Feature A2>
The input operation means includes a support member (support unit 311) for displaceably supporting the operation portion.
A pivoting member (pivoting member 371) rotatably supported by the supporting member in the circumferential direction about a predetermined axis;
A bearing member (bearing member 312) interposed between the rotating member and the support member;
A movable member (moving member 372) which is supported by the rotating member so as to be movable along the axis and which operates integrally with the operation unit;
The bearing member can roll between an annular inner ring (inner ring 361) centered on the axis, an annular outer ring (outer ring 362) disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner ring, and the outer ring and the inner ring And rolling elements (balls 363)
The support member is
A base portion (bottom surface portion 332) provided on the opposite side to the operation portion with respect to the bearing member;
An inner ring supporting portion (bearing fixing portion 333) for supporting the inner ring of the bearing member radially inward near the axis, which is a portion projecting from the base portion to one side where the operation portion is located; ,
The decorative portion is a decorative support portion provided at a position continued to the radial inner side of the bearing member from the base portion, or the operation portion is positioned via the radial inner side of the bearing member from the base portion The gaming machine according to feature A1, characterized in that it is movably supported by a decorative support portion (spindle portion 437) provided in a continuous portion on the side.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A2, the movable member operating integrally with the operation unit is movably supported along the axis by the pivoting member, and the pivoting member interposes the bearing member therebetween And is rotatably supported by the support member. For this reason, the rotation resistance of the rotation member is reduced with respect to the rotation operation on the operation unit, and the input operation unit can be made smooth so that the operation unit can be rotated.

In addition, the decorative support portion for supporting the decorative portion in an operable manner is provided at a site continued to the radial inner side of the bearing member than the base portion, or the operation portion is provided via the radial inner side of the bearing member from the base portion It is provided at a site continuous to the side where it is located. For this reason, the decorative portion is attached to the base portion at a portion of high rigidity double surrounded by the inner ring and the outer ring or at the tip side via the portion of high rigidity. Therefore, even if the player smashes the operation unit, the influence on the decoration unit can be reduced, damage to the decoration unit and the decoration support unit is prevented, and the durability of the decoration unit is enhanced. It is possible to reduce the required strength and to facilitate the manufacture of the input operation means at low cost.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature A2, the inner ring supporting portion is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape centering on the axis, and a decorative supporting portion is provided at a site continuous on the opposite side to the base portion with reference to the inner ring supporting portion. In this case, the rigidity of the inner ring support portion can be easily increased, and the influence of a hard hit on the operation portion on the decorative support portion continuing on the front side can be reduced.

<Feature A3>
A driving unit (rotary motor 303) for generating a driving force for operating the decorative portion;
The drive means is a drive means attachment portion provided at a location continued to the radial inner side of the bearing member from the base portion, or the operation portion is positioned via the radial inner side of the bearing member from the base portion The gaming machine according to feature A2, characterized in that it is attached to a driving means attaching portion (a lower plate portion 434 of the decoration base 421) provided at a site continuous to the side where the image is formed.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, the driving means is attached to the driving means attaching portion provided at the high rigidity portion surrounded by the inner ring and the outer ring or at the portion passing through the high rigidity portion. Be Therefore, the durability of the drive means is improved by preventing the damage of the drive means and its peripheral portion, and the kind of applicable drive means is increased by suppressing the external force input to the drive means to a low level. Can be easily manufactured at low cost.

<Feature A4>
The support member is a portion that protrudes to one side where the operation portion is located from the base portion, and an outer protrusion (an outer wall 331 provided radially outward with respect to the outer ring of the bearing member) ) And
The outer protruding portion is provided with a stopper surface (stopper surface 341) which abuts on the moving member moving along the axis to restrict the movement of the moving member. A2 or A3 The gaming machine according to any of the above.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the stopper surface is provided on the outer protruding portion, and the movement of the moving member is restricted on the radially outer side with respect to the base portion. The decorative portion is supported by the decorative support portion which continues inward in the radial direction corresponding to the side opposite to the stopper surface with respect to the base portion, so that the operating force input to the stopper surface by the player's operation is the decorative support portion It can be difficult to transmit to the side. Therefore, even if the player strongly moves the moving member in the direction along the axis, the rate at which the operation force acts on the decoration support portion can be suppressed, and the decoration portion provided on the decoration support portion, etc. It is possible to make it easy to manufacture the input operation means at low cost while reducing the external force acting on it and enhancing the durability of the decorative part.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature A4, the outer projecting portion may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape surrounding the axis, or with respect to the substantially plate-like base portion having a thickness on the side along the axis. The outer protrusion and the inner ring support may be formed so as to protrude in a double substantially cylindrical shape centering on the axis. This makes it possible to provide input operation means having excellent impact resistance.

<Feature A5>
The operation unit is configured to be movable on one side along the axis and toward the pressing operation side approaching the base unit.
The input operation means is in contact with the base portion of the support member on the pressing operation direction side while a part of the gaming machine main body is overlapped
The operation force to the pressing operation direction side with respect to the operation unit is transmitted from the stopper surface to the gaming machine main body via the outer projection and the base without passing through the inner ring support. The gaming machine according to the feature A4.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, the operating force to the pressing operation direction side to the operating unit by the operation of the player is transmitted to the gaming machine main body without passing through the inner ring supporting unit, so the moving member Even if the operation is strongly moved in the direction along the axis, the rate at which the operation force acts on the inner ring support can be suppressed, and the decorative portion provided on a portion radially inward of the inner ring support The external force acting on etc. can be suppressed lower. In addition, stress is concentrated in the local area of the input operation means and the gaming machine main body in comparison with the configuration in which the operating force in the pressing operation direction is transmitted to the gaming machine main body by the bowl shaped portion protruding radially outward in the outer projecting portion. It is possible to make it difficult for the situation to occur and to make the structure excellent in impact resistance.

<Feature B group>
In the conventional gaming machine, since the operation unit of the input device is a portion directly contacted by the player, there is a possibility that a strong hit may be applied, and the durability is enhanced, and the player operates it. Although it is desirable to improve the feeling of operation, it is necessary to suppress the increase in manufacturing cost. Therefore, there is a possibility that there is room for improvement in the structure of the input device and its peripheral portion.

<Feature B1>
In a gaming machine provided with input operation means (input device 300) having an operation portion (operation portion 301) operable by a player,
The input operation means includes a support member (support unit 311) for displaceably supporting the operation portion.
A pivoting member (pivoting member 371) rotatably supported by the supporting member in the circumferential direction centering on a predetermined axis and pivoting integrally with the operation portion;
A bearing member (bearing member 312) interposed between the rotating member and the support member;
A rotation detection unit (photo sensor 426) for detecting a rotation operation of the rotation member;
The support member is
A base portion (bottom surface portion 332) provided on the opposite side to the operation portion with respect to the bearing member;
An inner ring supporting portion (bearing fixing portion 333) for supporting the bearing member at a radially inner side near the axis, which is a portion protruding from the base portion to one side where the operation portion is located;
The input operation means is attached to a portion (main portion 431 of the decoration base 421) continuous to the side where the operation portion is located via the radially inner side of the bearing member from the base portion, and the rotation detection means A game machine comprising: a displacement detection substrate (input device substrate 427) on which the device is mounted.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, the input operation means having excellent operability and durability can be easily manufactured at low cost. That is, the rotating member that operates integrally with the operation unit is rotatably supported by the support member with the bearing member interposed therebetween. For this reason, the rotation resistance of the rotation member is reduced with respect to the rotation operation on the operation unit, and the input operation unit can be made smooth so that the operation unit can be rotated.

  In addition, since the displacement detection board is attached to a portion continuous with the side where the operation unit is located via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member than the base portion, displacement detection is performed even if the operation unit is smashed by the player. The influence on the substrate can be reduced. Therefore, damage to the electronic components including the rotation detection means mounted on the displacement detection substrate is prevented to enhance the durability of the input operation means, and the displacement detection substrate, the substrate mounting component, and the substrate mounting structure are required. Strength can be kept low to make it easy to manufacture the input operation means at low cost.

<Feature B2>
In a gaming machine provided with input operation means (input device 300) having an operation portion (operation portion 301) operable by a player,
The input operation means includes a support member (support unit 311) for displaceably supporting the operation portion.
A pivoting member (pivoting member 371) rotatably supported by the supporting member in the circumferential direction about a predetermined axis;
A bearing member (bearing member 312) interposed between the rotating member and the support member;
A movable member (moving member 372) which is movably supported along the axis by the pivoting member and which operates integrally with the operation unit;
Movement detection means (photo sensor 425) for detecting movement of the movement member;
A rotation detection unit (photo sensor 426) for detecting a rotation operation of the rotation member;
The bearing member can roll between an annular inner ring (inner ring 361) centered on the axis, an annular outer ring (outer ring 362) disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner ring, and the outer ring and the inner ring And rolling elements (balls 363)
The support member is
A base portion (bottom surface portion 332) provided on the opposite side to the operation portion with respect to the bearing member;
An inner ring supporting portion (bearing fixing portion 333) for supporting the inner ring of the bearing member radially inward near the axis, which is a portion projecting from the base portion to one side where the operation portion is located; ,
The input operation means is attached to a portion (main portion 431 of the decoration base 421) continuous to the side where the operation portion is located via the inner side in the radial direction of the bearing member from the base portion; A game machine comprising a displacement detection substrate (input device substrate 427) on which at least one of the rotation detection means is mounted.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, it is possible to easily manufacture an input operation means having excellent operability and durability at low cost. That is, the moving member operating integrally with the operation unit is supported by the rotating member so as to be movable along the axis, and the rotating member can be rotated by the supporting member with the bearing member interposed therebetween. It is supported by For this reason, the rotation resistance of the rotation member is reduced with respect to the rotation operation on the operation unit, and the input operation unit can be made smooth so that the operation unit can be rotated.

  In addition, since the displacement detection substrate is attached to a portion continuous to the side where the operation portion is located via the radially inner side of the bearing member from the base portion, the high rigidity which is double surrounded by the inner ring and the outer ring The displacement detection substrate is attached to the part passing through the part of. Therefore, even if the player slams the operation unit, the influence on the displacement detection substrate can be reduced. Therefore, the damage of the electronic component including at least one of the movement detection means and the rotation detection means mounted on the displacement detection substrate is prevented to enhance the durability of the input operation means, and the displacement detection substrate, the substrate mounting component and The strength required for the substrate mounting structure can be kept low, and the input operation means can be easily manufactured at low cost.

  In the gaming machine according to the feature B2, the inner ring support portion is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape centering on the axis, and the displacement detection substrate is attached to a portion continuous on the opposite side to the base portion with reference to the inner ring support portion. In this case, it is easy to increase the rigidity of the inner ring support portion, and to reduce the influence of the impact on the operation portion on the displacement detection board attached to the continuous portion on the front side thereof. it can.

<Feature B3>
The operation portion is disposed at a position overlapping the displacement detection substrate on the one side, the axial direction side is a thickness direction, and is continuously continuous radially outward of the outer ring of the bearing member from the axial line. 1 operation surface portion (upper surface operation portion 301a), and a cylindrical second operation surface portion (peripheral surface operation portion 301b) continuous to the side closer to the base portion from the outer peripheral portion of the first operation surface portion;
The displacement detection substrate is attached at a predetermined position continuing on the opposite side to the base surface portion with reference to the inner ring support portion, and has a portion widely separated radially outward with respect to the axial line from the outer ring of the bearing member. Shaped,
On the surface side of the displacement detection substrate facing the one side, operation unit light emitting means (light emitters 424) for causing the operation unit to emit light are mounted at a plurality of locations,
The gaming machine according to feature B2, wherein the movement detection means and the rotation detection means are mounted on the back surface side of the displacement detection substrate.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, the displacement detection substrate is shaped so as to have a portion greatly separated radially outward from the outer ring of the bearing member with respect to the axial line, so a wide range of the first operation surface portion in the operation portion The decorativeness can be enhanced by efficiently irradiating the light from the operation unit light emitting means over the above.

  In addition, since the movement detection means and the rotation detection means are mounted on the back surface side of the displacement detection substrate, the movement detection means and the rotation detection means are appropriately set in the range where the installation area of the operation unit light emission means is expanded. It can be easily installed in position. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a dedicated substrate for the movement detection means and the rotation detection means, and the input operation means can be easily manufactured at low cost.

  Further, the plurality of detection means and the operation portion light emitting means are mounted collectively on the displacement detection substrate which is configured so as not to be easily damaged by the bearing members. For this reason, it is possible to maintain the performance of the input operation means capable of appropriately emitting light of the operation unit light emitting means and capable of reliably detecting the operation of the operation unit for a long period of time.

<Feature B4>
The operation unit is formed as a part of a light-transmissive synthetic resin cover body (button cover 315) having a surface facing upward and being movable at least downward. ,
The cover body has a cylindrical outer periphery which is continuous with an upper surface (a first operation surface in the feature B3 and an upper surface operating part 301a) facing upward as a part of the operation part and an outer peripheral part of the upper surface. A second operation surface portion in feature B3 and a peripheral surface operation portion 301b),
The gaming machine according to feature B2 or B3, wherein the outer peripheral portion has a length continuous to the operation direction side while surrounding at least an outer edge of the displacement detection substrate.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B4, since the cover body surrounds the outer edge from the upper side with respect to the displacement detection substrate, the malicious player scatters the liquid etc. over the cover body and performs the input operation means It is difficult for the liquid to reach the displacement detection substrate even if it tries to break down the Therefore, the failure of the movement detection means and the rotation detection means mounted on the displacement detection substrate can be reduced to facilitate maintaining the performance of the input operation means over a long period of time.

<Feature B5>
The input operation means includes biasing means (coil spring 373) for biasing the moving member on the one side along the axis.
The support member is a portion that protrudes to the one side, and has an outer protrusion (outer wall 331) provided radially outward of the outer ring of the bearing member away from the axis.
The biasing means is disposed between the rotating member and the moving member with at least a portion thereof positioned in a clearance space formed between the outer ring of the bearing member and the outer protrusion. The gaming machine according to any one of the features B2 to B4 characterized in that

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B5, the input operation means having the bearing members can be thinly formed in the direction along the axis, and the game area can be enlarged or the installation area of the bowl member storing balls can be secured. It is easy to do.

<Feature B6>
The operation portion is disposed at a position overlapping the displacement detection substrate on the one side, the axial direction side is a thickness direction, and is continuously continuous radially outward of the outer ring of the bearing member from the axial line. 1 operation surface portion (upper surface operation portion 301a),
And a cylindrical second operation surface (peripheral operation portion 301b) which is continuous with the outer peripheral portion of the first operation surface toward the base portion.
In the corner portion where the first operation surface portion and the second operation surface portion are continuous, recessed portions having a shape recessed inward are dotted in the circumferential direction,
The recessed portion is a concave bottom portion (concave bottom portion 406) which is continuous with the first operation surface portion on the radially outer side spaced apart from the axis and closer to the base portion;
A shape having a plurality of operation protrusions (operation protrusions 405) formed on at least one of the one side or the radially outer side on both sides along the circumferential direction with respect to the concave bottom portion,
The gaming machine according to any one of the features B2 to B5, wherein the operation protrusion is formed such that a length on a circumferential direction side becomes shorter toward a radially inner side closer to the axis.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B6, the player uses the first operation surface portion to press the operation portion along the axial direction to move and operate the operation portion, and uses the second operation surface portion side to move around the operation portion. It is possible to turn in the direction.

  Here, since the concave bottom portion forming the concave portion is continuous with the first operation surface portion on the radially outer side away from the axial line, it is in contact with either the first operation surface portion or the concave bottom portion. By sliding the fingertip to the other side, switching between the pressing operation and the rotating operation can be easily performed with a high-quality feel. In addition, since the operation protrusions are provided on both sides along the circumferential direction with respect to the concave bottom portion, the player rotates the fingertips located in the concave bottom portion in the circumferential direction side to turn the fingertips to the operation protrusions. The operating portion can be easily turned by hooking.

  Further, since the length of the operation projection is shorter in the circumferential direction toward the axial direction toward the inner side in the radial direction, the radial inner end of the operation projection when moving the fingertip between the pressing operation surface and the continuous operation surface The fingertips are not easily caught, and the fingertips can be appropriately moved to the concave bottom located between the adjacent operation protrusions in the circumferential direction.

<Feature B7>
The operation projection has a shape that is substantially flush with the outer side in the radial direction away from the axis with respect to the pressing operation surface portion in a cross-sectional view including the maximum projecting portion and the axis, or the pressing operation surface portion The gaming machine according to feature B6, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that it is positioned on the side closer to the base portion to form a step.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B7, the movement from the pressing operation surface portion to the fingertip from the continuous operation surface portion can be further smoothly performed.

<Feature C group>
In the conventional gaming machine, it is also considered to configure the input device so as to be able to execute the moving operation along the axis and the rotating operation around the axis, such as pressing the rotatable dial or the like to execute the determining operation. Be However, when attempting to realize smooth operability with less operation resistance by reducing the rotation resistance, there is a risk that the rotation operation will be executed during the movement operation, and an input contrary to the player's intention It may become an operation.

<Feature C1>
In a gaming machine provided with an input operation means (input device 300) having an operation unit (operation unit 301) capable of a movement operation along an axis and a rotation operation around the axis by the player.
The input operation means is for detecting a rotation operation on the operation unit by the player, and is capable of detecting a rotation operation during a predetermined movement operation (photo sensor 426);
A gaming machine characterized by comprising resistance increasing means (upper surface of the vibration transmitting member 352) for increasing resistance to rotational operation of the operation unit when the predetermined movement operation is executed by the player. .

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing an input operation contrary to the player's intention while realizing smooth operability. That is, since the resistance to the rotation operation of the operation unit increases with respect to the rotation operation of the operation unit during the predetermined movement operation, the rotation operation against the intention of the player during the predetermined movement operation Becomes difficult to execute. Therefore, the operation force necessary for the rotation operation before the execution of the predetermined movement operation can reduce the erroneous operation during the predetermined movement operation while setting the operation resistance small, and the input conforming to the player's intention The input operation means can be easily operated.

<Feature C2>
The input operation means is provided with a fixing portion for fixing the input operation means to the gaming machine main body, and a support member (support unit 311) for displaceably supporting the operation portion;
An intermediary member (pivotal member 371) supported on the support member such that movement along the axis or rotation about the axis is possible;
An operation part constituting member (moving member 372 and the like supported by the support member via the intermediary member and capable of movement along the axis and rotation about the axis with respect to the support member Combination of metal plate 374 and button cover 315),
The operation unit side contact surface (transfer member contact surface 313a) faces the movement direction distal end side of the operation unit at a position separated from the axis and is provided continuously in the circumferential direction on the operation unit constituent member Is provided,
The resistance increasing means constitutes a part of the support member, and is provided to face the operation part side contact surface in a part along the circumferential direction, and is a soft material compared to the operation part side contact surface A soft abutted surface (vibration transmission (a vibration transmission) that contacts the operation unit side contact surface when the movement operation of a predetermined amount or more along the axis is performed on the operation unit as the predetermined movement operation. The gaming machine according to feature C1, comprising the upper surface of the member 352).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C2, when a moving operation of a fixed amount or more along the axis line is performed on the operation unit, the operation unit side contact surface abuts on the soft abutted surface, and before contact The resistance to the rotation direction side is increased compared to the case of FIG. Therefore, it is possible to reduce an erroneous operation during a predetermined movement operation on the operation unit.

  In addition, since the operation unit side contact surface is formed of a material harder than the soft contact surface, the rigidity of the operation unit constituent member can be enhanced, and an excessive operation force is input to the operation unit. It can be set as the composition excellent in impact resistance to etc. Furthermore, since the soft contact surface is provided at a part in the circumferential direction, the enlargement of the input operation means accompanying the provision of the resistance increasing means can be suppressed.

<Feature C3>
Vibration means (vibration motor 351) that vibrates to vibrate the operation unit;
And a vibration transmitting member (vibration transmitting member 352) having a cylindrical portion on which the vibration means can be mounted.
The gaming machine according to feature C2, wherein the soft abutted surface is constituted by a part of the outer surface of the vibration transfer member.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C3, it is possible to efficiently transmit the vibration operation of the vibration unit to the operation unit through the vibration transmission member, and to configure the mechanism for vibrating the operation unit and the configuration of the resistance increasing unit. The input operation means can be easily manufactured at a low cost in common.

<Feature C4>
The operation unit constituting member is attached to an operation base member (moving member 372) made of resin and the operation base member, and a direction side along the axis line is a thickness direction, and one sheet continues in an annular shape surrounding the axis line The game machine according to feature C2 or C3, further comprising: a metal plate (metal plate 374), and the operation unit side contact surface is configured by a part of the metal plate.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C4, since the operation base member is reinforced by the metal plate, the rigidity of the operation portion constituting member can be enhanced to make the structure excellent in impact resistance.

  Further, in the gaming machine according to the feature C4 according to the feature C3, even if the vibration transfer member and the metal plate abut each other in a part in the circumferential direction, the vibration operation of the vibration means through the metal plate is circumferentially centered on the axis. It becomes easy to transmit to the whole. Therefore, even if the operation portion is formed relatively large, the entire operation portion can be efficiently vibrated.

<Feature C5>
The intermediary member is rotatably supported by the supporting member in a circumferential direction centering on the axis,
The operation unit component member is movably supported along the axis by the intermediary member, and operates integrally with the operation unit,
The input operation means includes a bearing member (bearing member 312) interposed between the rotating member and the support member.
The bearing member includes an annular inner ring (inner ring 361) centered on the axis, an annular outer ring (outer ring 362) disposed on the outer peripheral side of the inner ring, and can roll between the outer ring and the inner ring And rolling elements (balls 363)
The support member is
A base portion (bottom surface portion 332) provided on the opposite side to the operation portion with respect to the bearing member;
An inner ring supporting portion (bearing fixing portion 333) for supporting the inner ring of the bearing member radially inward near the axis, which is a portion projecting from the base portion to one side where the operation portion is located; ,
The operation portion component member has a cylindrical outer peripheral wall portion (outer wall 331) continuous to the base portion side radially outward of the outer ring of the bearing member,
The metal plate is attached to an end closer to the base with respect to the outer peripheral wall,
The gaming machine according to feature C4, wherein the vibration means and the vibration transmission member are attached to the base portion.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature C5, since the rigidity of the operation portion constituting member is enhanced by the outer peripheral wall portion of the operation portion constituting member and the metal plate, the vibration operation of the vibration means is performed through the metal plate and the outer peripheral wall portion. It becomes easy to transmit to the operation unit. Therefore, the whole operation part can be vibrated efficiently.

In addition, the vibration of the vibration means and the vibration transmission member attached to the base portion is the portion where the periphery is surrounded by the bearing member and the rigidity is enhanced, that is, the operation portion is radially inward of the bearing member than the base portion. It is hard to be transmitted to the part continuous to the side where it is located. Therefore, by attaching a detection means for detecting the operation of the decorative portion or the operation portion to the portion concerned, while setting the vibration operation by the vibration means to a large size, the damage of the decorative portion or the function of the detection means is maintained over a long period of time It can be made easy.

  Note that at least one feature described in the features A1 to A5, the features B1 to B7, and the features C1 to C5 may be applied in combination with any other or a plurality of features. The following shows the basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied.

  Pachinko game machine: Launch operation means operated by a player, game ball launch means for launching game balls based on the operation of the launch operation means, and a passage portion for guiding the launched game balls to a predetermined game area A gaming machine comprising: each gaming component arranged in the gaming area, and providing a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of the respective gaming components.

Throttle type gaming machines such as slot machines: A pattern display device for variably displaying a plurality of patterns, variable display of the plurality of patterns is started due to the operation of the start operation means, and the cause is due to the operation of the stop operation means And / or a variable display of the plurality of symbols is stopped when a predetermined time elapses, and a game machine which provides a bonus to the player according to the symbols after the stop.

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for gaming machines such as pachinko machines.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 300 input device 301 operation part 301a upper surface operation part 301b circumferential surface operation part 302 decoration part 303 rotation motor 311 support unit 312 bearing member 315 Button cover, outer wall, 332, bottom surface portion, 333: bearing fixing portion, 341: stopper surface, 352: vibration transmitting member, 361: inner ring, 362: outer ring, 363: spherical body, 371: rotating member, 372: movement Members 373: coil springs, 374: metal plates, 405: operation protrusions, 406: concave bottoms, 421: decoration base, 424: light emitter, 425, 426: photosensor, 434: lower plate, 437: support shaft

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine provided with input operation means having an operation unit operable by a player,
The operation unit is formed of a translucent material, and an internal region located on the opposite side of the operation surface operated by the player is configured to be transparent to the player,
The internal area is provided with a decorative portion which can be displaced in the same direction as the turning operation after the turning operation when the player turns the operation unit .
A game machine characterized by being disposed at a position where the rotation center of the decoration part is shifted with respect to the rotation center axis of the operation part .   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine or a rotating gaming machine such as a slot machine.

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