JPH0515345Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an activation lever in a slot machine.

[Conventional technology]

The activation lever in a slot machine is a short rod-shaped lever with a gripping knob attached to the tip that protrudes from either the left or right side of the front of the machine, allowing only the pushing down of the lever. At the rear end of the lever, there is a part (usually the upper side) that corresponds to the above-mentioned pressing operation.
A starting switch is provided opposite to the lever and is linked to the operation of the rear end of the lever.

[Problems that the invention aims to solve] However, the conventional activation lever has a structure that allows it to operate only in the direction in which it is pressed.
Another problem is that when the lever is pressed down with an impactful force, the supporting portion of the lever and the corresponding switch are subject to severe wear and tear, often resulting in damage.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, in the present invention, the actuation direction of the activation lever is not limited to one direction like the conventional push-down, but it can be tilted in any direction to solve the above problem. This device was developed for the purpose of providing a slot machine, and its structure is such that the middle part of the activation lever that penetrates the front panel of the slot machine and projects from the front surface of the panel is formed into a supported part that is approximately spherical. The supported part is surrounded by a receiving part formed on the lever mounting hole side of the slot machine and has a shape corresponding to the shape of the supported part, and is held in a neutral position via a spring, so that the slot machine can tilt in all directions. While supporting the lever so that it can be returned to a neutral position, the opening/closing contact of the starting switch is placed on the tip side of the lever at the part where the tip of the lever moves, and one of these contacts is placed on the outer periphery of the starting lever, and this contact The other one is formed in an annular shape and attached at a position corresponding to the contact point of the activation lever.

[Effect]

The activation lever is supported so that the knob side at the rear end can freely rotate around the supported part of the lever body, so it can be tilted in any direction. The contacts of the activation switch are provided at the tip of the lever and the side from which this tip is actuated, so no matter which direction the lever is tilted, the contact will be closed, and the lever will not move in any direction due to the action of the spring. Even if it is knocked down, it will automatically return to the neutral position.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an example of the activation lever of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of another example.

In Figure 1, 1 is the lever body of the activation lever,
2 is the knob attached to the rear end, 3 is the lever body 1
A spherical supported part 4 protrudes slightly closer to the tip than the middle in the length direction, and 4 is a concave plate-shaped part attached to the lever mounting hole 5 to rotatably support the outer periphery of the supported part 3. A spherical catch; 6 is a movable contact attached to the tip of the lever body 1 so as to surround the outer periphery of this part; 7 is a ring-shaped fixed contact provided on the outer periphery of the movable contact 6 at a distance from the contact 6; Both contacts 6 and 7 are the start switch of the slot machine.
Forms the switching contact of SW.

An example of the activation lever described above is that the seat 4 is attached to the attachment hole 5 of the front panel P of the slot machine while supporting the supported part 3, and the fixed contact 7 is attached to the contact attachment part 8 inside the machine body. It is attached to the slot machine by.
Reference numeral 9 denotes four springs stretched between the lever body 1 and the mounting portion 9 in order to return the lever body 1 to the neutral position and maintain the neutral position. still,
10 is a cover for the mounting hole 5.

When the activation lever is configured in this way, the lever main body 1 rotates angularly around its support portion 3 even when the knob 2 is tilted in any direction other than upward or downward. The movable contact 6 on the tip side of the lever body 1 contacts the fixed contact 7 to close the starting switch SW.

Lever body 1 tilted in any of the above directions
is automatically returned to the neutral position by the action of the spring 9.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of another example of the present invention. In this example, the supported portion 3 is formed in the shape of a recessed spherical groove on the outer periphery of the lever main body 1, and this seat 4 has a lip-like curved tip at the tip. It is formed by a round hole. Note that the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 refer to the same members.

The activation lever of this embodiment also operates in substantially the same manner as shown in FIG.

[Effect of idea]

The present invention is as described above, and the starting lever of the slot machine can be tilted in any direction, including up and down, left and right, and even if the lever is tilted in any direction, the starting switch will operate. In addition, the action of the spring automatically returns to the neutral position no matter which direction it is tilted, which improves the durability of the activation lever, which conventionally could only be tilted in one direction and was therefore prone to failure. It is possible to improve the

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an example of the activation lever of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of another example. 1...Lever body, 2...Knob, 3...Supported part, 4...Socket, 5...Mounting hole, 7...Fixed contact, 8...Mounting part, 9...Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The middle of the activation lever that penetrates the front panel of the slot machine and projects from the front surface of the panel is formed into a supported part having a substantially spherical shape, and the surrounding of this supported part is attached to the lever mounting hole side of the slot machine. By holding the receiving part in the neutral position via a spring, the receiving part having a shape corresponding to the shape of the supported part formed in On the tip side, the opening/closing contact of the starting switch is placed at the part where the tip of the lever moves, one of these contacts is placed on the outer periphery of the starting lever, and the other of this contact is placed in a ring shape at a position corresponding to the contact of the starting lever. A starting lever for a slot machine characterized by being formed and attached.