JP6820003B2 - Ball striking force adjustment handle for game machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball striking force adjusting handle for a gaming machine incorporated in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

The ball striking force adjustment handle for a game machine incorporated in a pachinko machine or the like is provided with a rotation operation unit that is rotated by a player, and the rotation of the rotation operation unit is transmitted to a ball striking force adjusting volume to adjust the ball striking force. ing. The player can arbitrarily control the position of the hit ball by operating the rotation operation unit.

The central axis of the hitting force adjusting volume is usually arranged at the center of the rotation operation unit, and in Patent Document 1, the central axis of the hitting force adjusting volume and the central axis of the hitting force adjusting volume are the same. A ball striking force adjustment handle for a game machine as an axis is described. However, in the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine having this structure, the load from the rotation operation unit directly acts on the striking force adjusting volume, so that the volume may be damaged.

Further, Patent Document 2 describes a ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine in which the central axis of the ball striking force adjusting volume is arranged so as to be offset from the center position of the rotation operation unit, and gears attached to both axes are meshed with each other. Has been done. However, in this structure, if a coin is pinched or twisted by the rotation operation unit, the distance between both gears changes. If this interval becomes large, the backlash increases and the error increases, and conversely, if the interval becomes narrow, the gears are crimped to each other, and there is a possibility that the volume for adjusting the hitting force cannot be turned.

In addition, Patent Document 3 describes a ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine provided with an operation button for right-handed striking. If the operation button is operated while the rotation operation unit of this handle is kept in the same position when hitting to the right, the volume for adjusting the hitting force is rotated extra and the right-handed hit can be performed. However, this structure also connects the operation button and the central axis of the ball striking force adjustment volume via gears, so if the operation button is fixed with a coin or the like, the distance between the gears will change, and even if the operation button is operated, There was a possibility that it would not be possible to hit the ball at the target position.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-210704 JP-A-2009-153669 Japanese Patent No. 4810200

Therefore, an object of the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, that the load from the rotation operation unit does not directly act on the ball striking force adjusting volume, and the rotation operation unit and the operation button are twisted by a coin or the like. In this case as well, it is an object of the present invention to provide a hitting force adjusting handle for a game machine capable of reliably rotating the hitting force adjusting volume.

The present invention made to solve the above problems includes a rotation operation unit that is rotated by a player, a ball striking force adjusting volume to which a driven side gear is fixed to the central axis, and an outer peripheral portion of the rotation operation unit. An operation button pivotally attached to the rotary operation unit, an operation lever pivotally attached to the inside of the rotation operation unit and swinging when the operation button is pressed, and an operation lever at the end of the operation lever toward the driven gear. Equipped with a drive-side gear that is always mounted in a repulsive state, the operation of the rotation operation unit is transmitted to the ball striking force adjustment volume by the drive-side gear at the tip of the operation lever rotating the driven-side gear. Further, when the operation lever is swung by pressing the operation button, the drive side gear rotates the driven side gear by a predetermined angle, so that the ball striking force adjusting volume is further rotated to increase the striking force. It is a thing.

The operation button can be pressed when hitting to the right.

In the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine of the present invention, the drive side gear to be rotated is attached in a state of being constantly repelled toward the driven side gear at the end of the operation lever. Even when the operation button is twisted, the drive side gear can always be meshed with the driven side gear, and the ball striking force adjusting volume can be reliably rotated. Further, the load from the rotation operation unit does not directly act on the ball striking force adjusting volume.

It is the whole perspective view which looked at the ball striking force adjustment handle for a game machine from the back side. It is an exploded perspective view of the hitting force adjustment handle for a game machine. It is a rear view of the ball striking force adjustment handle for a game machine. It is a rear view of the operation button. It is a perspective view of the operation button.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine includes a rotation operation unit 1, an operation lever 2, and a central axis 3 of a ball striking force adjusting volume. .. All of these drawings are shown as viewed from the back side of the player, that is, from the board side of the game machine.

The rotation operation unit 1 includes a concave main body 4 and a substantially ring-shaped pressing plate 6 attached to the inner peripheral portion of the main body 4 by a plurality of screws 5. The main body 4 has a shape in which a plurality of finger hooks 7 are projected from the outer peripheral portion, so that the player can easily perform the rotation operation by grasping the rotation operation unit 1. Needless to say, the rotary operation unit 1 is rotatably attached to a handle base portion (not shown) as in the conventional product.

An opening 8 and an opening 9 are formed at substantially diagonal positions on the outer peripheral portion of the main body 4, and a known stop button 10 for temporarily stopping a hit ball during a game is formed in the lower opening 8. It is provided. Further, the upper opening 9 is provided with an operation button 11 that is operated when hitting to the right. The operation button 11 will be described later.

At the center position of the main body 4, the central axis 3 of the ball striking force adjusting volume is arranged. A driven side gear 13 is provided on the central shaft 3, and the output of the hitting ball launching device can be changed by rotating the central shaft 3 to adjust the hitting force. The hitting force adjusting volume is not shown in any of the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 3, an operation lever 2 is provided between the main body 4 of the rotation operation unit 1 and the holding plate 6. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the operation lever 2 is provided with a circular hole 14 in the central portion, and is pivotally supported by a shaft 16 in a mounting hole 15 formed on the inner upper side of the main body 4 of the rotation operation portion 1. ing.

An elongated hole 17 is formed in the upper part of the operating lever 2. A shaft 18 projecting from the tip inside the operation button 11 is fitted in the elongated hole 17. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper portion of the operation button 11 is pivotally supported by a shaft 19 between the main body 4 of the rotation operation unit 1 and the holding plate 6. Therefore, when the player pushes the operation button 11 toward the center of the steering wheel, the operation button 11 swings counterclockwise on the drawing around the shaft 19, whereby the operation lever 2 moves clockwise around the shaft 16. Swing. As described above, the operation button 11 is pressed when hitting to the right.

A C-shaped gear mounting portion 20 is provided at the lower end of the operating lever 2, and a drive-side gear 21 having a shape obtained by cutting a part of the gear inside thereof is directed toward the center of the driven-side gear 13. It is slidably arranged. The drive-side gear 21 meshes with the driven-side gear 13 described above, but is always repelled in the direction of the driven-side gear 13 by the spring 22. Although a small coil spring is used in this embodiment, it is not limited to the coil spring as long as the drive side gear 21 can be repelled in the direction of the driven side gear 13. The retracted position of the drive side gear 21 is regulated by the gear mounting portion 20.

Next, a method of using the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine of the present invention will be described.
In the normal gaming state, the operation button 11 is not pressed, the operation lever 2 does not rotate relative to the rotation operation unit 1, and is fixed to the rotation operation unit 1. Therefore, when the player operates the rotation operation unit 1, the operation lever 2 also rotates at the same time, the drive side gear 21 at the tip thereof rotates the driven side gear 13, and the central axis 3 of the ball striking force adjusting volume is rotated to hit the ball. The force is adjusted. Further, if the stop button 10 is pressed during the game, the hit ball can be paused.

When the game is played in this way and it becomes necessary to make a right-handed hit in a jackpot state, the player pushes the operation button 11 with his or her fingertip while holding the rotation operation unit 1 in the same position. As a result, the operating lever 2 swings by a predetermined angle, and the drive side gear 21 rotates the driven side gear 13 by a predetermined angle required for right-handed striking. As a result, the hitting force is increased without rotating the rotation operation unit 1, and right-handed hitting can be performed. When the pressing of the operation button 11 is stopped, the operation lever 2 returns to the original position, so that the central axis 3 of the ball striking force adjusting volume also returns to the original angle and returns to the striking force immediately before the operation button 11 is pushed. Can be done. Therefore, when the jackpot state ends and the right-handed state is returned to the normal left-handed state, the generation of wasted balls is suppressed.

As described above, in the ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine of the present invention, the driving side gear 12 at the inner end of the operating lever 2 is directed toward the driven side gear 13 fixed to the central shaft 3 of the striking force adjusting volume. It was installed in a state where it was always repelled. Therefore, even when a force such as twisting is applied to the rotation operation unit 1 or the operation button 11 by a coin or the like, the meshing state between the drive side gear 12 and the driven side gear 13 can be kept constant. Therefore, even in such a case, there is an advantage that the hitting force adjusting volume can be reliably rotated.

Further, since the hitting force adjusting handle for a game machine of the present invention has a structure in which the central axis 3 of the hitting force adjusting volume is independent, the load from the rotation operation unit 1 may directly act on the hitting force adjusting volume. There is no risk of the volume being damaged.

1 Rotation operation unit 2 Operation lever 3 Central axis of volume for adjusting ball striking force 4 Main body of rotation operation unit 5 Screw 6 Holding plate 7 Finger hook 8 Notch 9 Notch 10 Stop button 11 Operation button 13 Driven side gear 14 Circular 15 Mounting hole 16 Shaft 17 Long hole 18 Shaft 19 Shaft 20 Gear mounting 21 Drive side gear 22 Spring

Claims (2)

A rotation operation unit that is rotated by the player,
A volume for adjusting the striking force with the driven side gear fixed on the central axis,
An operation button pivotally attached to the outer peripheral portion of the rotation operation unit,
An operation lever that is pivotally attached to the inside of the rotation operation unit and swings when the operation button is pressed.
The end of the operating lever is provided with a drive-side gear that is attached in a state of being constantly repulsed toward the driven-side gear.
The operation of the rotation operation unit is transmitted to the ball striking force adjusting volume by the drive side gear at the tip of the operation lever rotating the driven side gear.
Further, when the operation lever is swung by pressing the operation button, the drive side gear rotates the driven side gear by a predetermined angle, so that the ball striking force adjusting volume is further rotated to increase the striking force. Ball striking force adjustment handle for game machines. The ball striking force adjusting handle for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation button is pressed when hitting to the right .

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