JPH0458355B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides an electric type that enables adjustment of the strength of the ball hitting the ball using either the right hand or the left hand. This relates to a pachinko game machine.

[Conventional technology]

As is well known, an electric pachinko game machine has a ball-striking operation handle arranged on the lower right side of the front frame, and when the player rotates the ball-striking operation handle, the ball-striking rod is urged in the firing direction. The ball hitting strength of the ball hitting rod is adjusted by changing the tension of the spring adjusting device.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in conventional electric pachinko machines, the ball-striking handle is only located on the lower right side of the front frame, so if the player is left-handed, the ball-striking handle cannot be rotated. are facing great difficulties. Further, even if the player is right-handed, if the player holds the ball-hitting handle with the same hand for a long time, the player's wrists and shoulders will become extremely fatigued.

[Purpose of the invention]

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system for left-handed players by enabling the ball hitting force to be adjusted by the ball hitting rod with either the right hand or the left hand by rotating the ball hitting operation handle. To provide a new electric Bachinko game machine which is convenient for players and enables even a right-handed player to freely change his hand and rotate a ball hitting operation handle when he feels fatigued.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric pachinko game machine which has a simple structure, and which can easily adjust the strength of hitting balls with the same force applied by either the right or left hand. It is.

[Means for Achieving the Object] The present invention provides a right-handed ball operating handle and a left-handed ball operating handle at the front lower part of the front frame, and fixes a rotating body with a pin fixed to the shaft of the right-handed ball operating handle. At the same time, a first pulley having an arcuate groove that matches the arc of the pin circle is loosely mounted to engage the pin with the arcuate groove, a second pulley is fixed to the shaft of the left hand operating handle, and the striking rod is fixed. It is characterized in that a wire, one end of which is connected to a spring adjusting device that biases it in the firing direction, is fixed in the middle to a first pulley, and the other end of the wire is fixed to a second pulley.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an electric pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire electric punching mechanism according to an embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 1 is the front frame of the electric pachinko game machine, 2
1 is a game board on the rear surface of the front frame 1, on which a ball guiding rail 3 having a firing position is installed. An upper ball tray 4 for receiving paid prize balls and a lower ball tray 5 for receiving overflowing balls from the upper ball tray 4 are arranged at the lower front of the front frame 1.

Thus, a right-hand ball-hitting operation handle 6a is provided on the lower right side of the front frame 1 so as to protrude to the front, and a left-hand ball-hitting operation handle 6b is provided on the lower left side of the front frame 1 so as to protrude to the front. It should be noted that the right-hand ball-hitting operation handle 6a and the left-hand ball-hitting operation handle 6b have the same structure except that they are symmetrical, so the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. However, the end of the left-hand ball control handle should be replaced with a and b.
The explanation of the configuration will be omitted. The right-hand ball hitting operation handle 6a is configured by rotatably providing an operation lever 10a between a front gripping member 7a and a rear gripping member 9a having a holding cylinder 8a, and this is attached to the front surface of the front frame 1. The holding cylinder 8 is attached to the support member 12a fixed to the support member 12a.
This can be achieved by fitting a and fixing it with screws. The operation lever 10a is integrally provided with a shaft 13a that penetrates the inside of the holding cylinder 8a and the support part 12a and projects to the back side of the front frame 1, and a semicircular shape with a pin 14 fixed to the projecting end of the shaft 13a is provided. Rotating body 15 shaped like
is fixed, and the first pulley 16 is idle. The pin 1 is attached to the side surface of the first pulley 16.
A circular arc groove 17 corresponding to the arc of the pin circle No. 4 is transparently provided, and the pin 14 is engaged with this circular arc groove 17.
Note that a semicircular second pulley 18 is fixed to the shaft 13b of the left-handed ball hitting operation handle 6b.

A ball launcher groove 19 is provided on the back side of the front frame 1. This ball launcher groove 19 has a mounting plate 20. A ball rod 22 is rotatably supported by a shaft 23 approximately at the center of the mounting plate 20.
The ball hitting portion 21 of this ball is faced to the firing position of the ball guiding rail 3. An arm 24 is fixed to the hitting rod 22, and a roller 25 is provided at the tip of the arm 24. Reference numeral 26 denotes a motor for electrically driving the hitting rod 22, and a cam 28 fixed to the motor shaft 27 of this motor engages with the roller 25 to elastically drive the hitting rod 22. ing.

The mounting plate 20 also includes a spring adjustment device 29.
will be provided. This spring adjustment device 29 is connected to a support shaft 3 fixed to the mounting plate 20 as shown in FIG.
A disc-shaped rotating member 31 is rotatably mounted on the
and a cylindrical adjustment member 32 having a cross-shaped knob 32'. This rotating member 31
Engagement teeth 33 and 34 having a V-shaped cross section and meshing with each other are formed on opposing surfaces of the adjustment member 32,
The rotating member 31 and the adjusting member 32 are pressed against each other by the coil spring 35 passed through the support shaft 30, and are always tightly engaged with each other. One end of a wire 36 is connected to the arm 31' of the rotating member 31, and a coil spring 37 is connected to the adjusting member 32 at one end to the ball hitting rod 22 and always urges the ball hitting rod 22 in the firing direction.
The other end of is connected. Note that if the adjustment member 32 is moved forward against the coil spring 35, the engagement teeth 33 and 34 will be disengaged, so it is necessary to rotate the adjustment member 32 to change the engagement position with the rotating member 31. This allows the tension of the coil spring 37 to be adjusted freely. An engaging portion 38 is formed in the middle of the wire 36, and this engaging portion 38 is connected to the first wire 36.
The pulley 16 is engaged with a cutout 39 formed on the outer periphery of the pulley 16, and the other end is connected to the guide rollers 40, 40.
It is engaged with the second pulley 18 via.

A pin member 41 is formed on the first pulley 16, and a fan-shaped lever body 42 is provided on the motor mounting plate 43 so as to be rotatable about a shaft 44, in contact with the pin member 41. This lever body 42 maintains the power switch 45 of the motor 26 in the OFF state by abutting and pressing the pin member 41 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3. Further, when a push button 46 provided on the front gripping member 7a of the right-hand ball hitting operation handle 6a is pressed, the lever body 42 is pressed by a cam body 47 projected by a long rod 51 to turn off the power switch 45. It's summery. In addition, 48 in the figure indicates that the wire 36 is connected to the guide rollers 40, 40.
49 is an elastic body for regulating the rotation range of the ball rod 22;
50 is an auxiliary spring for loosening the tension of the coil spring 37.

In the electric pachinko game machine configured as described above, when the player grips the right-hand ball hitting operation handle 6a and rotates the operation lever 10a clockwise in FIG. 15 rotates, and its pin 14 engages with the arcuate groove 17 of the first pulley 16, causing the first pulley 16 to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. This rotation of the first pulley 16 pulls the wire 36 in the direction of arrow A (leftward) in FIG. The coil spring 37 is stretched by the rotation and its tensile force is strengthened, and the strength of the ball hitting rod 22 can be freely adjusted by the degree of rotation of the operating lever 10a. Further, when the first pulley 16 rotates, the pin member 41 separates from the lever body 42 as shown by the chain line in FIG. do. When the cam 28 fixed to the motor shaft 27 engages with the roller 25, the ball hitting rod 22 is operated repeatedly, and the resilient force of the coil spring 37 fires the ball at the firing position.

On the other hand, when the player grips the left-handed ball-hitting operation handle 6b and rotates the operation lever 10b counterclockwise in FIG. 1, the shaft 13b of the operation lever 10b
At the same time, the second pulley 18 rotates, and this rotation of the second pulley 18 pulls the wire 36 in the direction indicated by arrow B in FIG. Rotate. At this time, the pin 14 of the rotating body 15 is inserted into the arcuate groove 1 of the first pulley 16.
7, the rotation is not transmitted to the rotating body 15 and only the first pulley 16 rotates. By rotating this first pulley 16, the strength with which the ball is hit by the ball hitting rod 22 can be freely adjusted in the same way as when the right hand ball hitting operation handle 6a is rotated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the electric pachinko game machine of the present invention, the right-hand ball-hitting operation handle and the left-hand ball-hitting operation handle are provided on the front surface of the front frame, so that the ball-hitting strength of the ball-hitting rod is the same in either case. Since it is adjustable, even a left-handed player can adjust the ball hitting strength under exactly the same conditions as a right-handed player. Moreover, when the player feels tired after playing for a long time, he can change hands and continue playing without taking a break, making the game of pachinko even more enjoyable.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the right-handed ball operating handle and the left-handed ball operating handle are linked by a single wire, so that the ball hitting strength of the ball hitting rod can be adjusted for either the right or left hand. It has a very simple structure and requires no effort to assemble, so it has high practical value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of an electric pachinko game machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire electric ball hitting mechanism, and FIG. 3 is an electric pachinko game machine. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the right hand operating handle portion, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the spring adjustment device portion, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the main parts for explaining the operation. 1...Front frame, 6a...Right hand ball operation handle, 6b
...Left hand ball operation handle, 13a...Shaft of right hand ball operation handle, 13b...Axis of left hand ball operation handle, 14...Pin, 15...Rotating body, 16...First pulley, 17...Circular groove, 18...No. 2 pulley, 22... striking rod, 29... spring adjustment device, 36... wire.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A right-handed ball operating handle and a left-handed ball operating handle are provided at the lower front of the front frame, and a rotating body with a pin fixed to the shaft of the right-handed ball operating handle is fixed, and an arc that matches the arc of the pin circle is fixed to the shaft of the right-handed ball operating handle. A first pulley having a groove is loosely mounted to engage the pin with the arcuate groove, a second pulley is fixed to the shaft of the left-handed ball operating handle, and a spring adjusting device biases the ball hitting rod in the firing direction. The middle of the wire with one end connected is fixed to a first pulley, and the other end of the wire is fixed to a second pulley, and the first pulley is rotated by the rotation of the rotating body or the second pulley, and the ball is hit. An electric pachinko game machine characterized by adjustable strength.