JPH0529753Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Purpose of the invention [Industrial field of application] The invention is a game ball firing handle that is attached to a predetermined position on the front of a pachinko machine and adjusts the launch strength of the game ball based on the player's operation. Regarding.

[Prior Art] Generally, a player holds a disc-shaped rotating movable piece 50 that is protruded from a predetermined position on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 schematically shown in FIG. Grip the approximately hemispherical game ball firing handle (hereinafter referred to as the handle) 51 with one hand, and rotate the movable piece 5.
By placing a finger on the convex portion of 0 and twisting the wrist in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the rotary movable piece 50 is rotated to launch the game ball and adjust the launch strength. When the handle 51 is operated in this way, the rotary movable piece 50 and the game ball launch control device 5
A handle wire 53 connected to a known wire spring incorporated in the player 2 transmits the amount of displacement of the rotary movable piece 50 generated based on the degree of twisting of the player's wrist to the striking control device 52.
In response to this, the launch control device 52, which has a relationship between the displacement amount and the launch strength as shown in _FIG . The game ball is launched by setting the launch strength corresponding to the above-mentioned displacement amount of the ball launcher to the strength requested by the player. Incidentally, a motor switch 51a is installed on the handle 51 to turn on and off the game ball firing motor.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] A player who operates such a handle 51 must:
Since the player had to keep twisting his wrist while playing the game, his wrist became extremely fatigued.

In addition, in order to reduce this wrist fatigue without changing the launch strength, first fix the rotating movable piece 50 with the hand that is not gripping the handle 51, and then change the hand that was gripping the handle 51. Story, rotating movable piece 50
Replace your fingers that were on the convex part of the handle 51
I had to change my grip and twist my wrist less.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a handle that can be operated without tiring the wrist.

Structure of the invention [Means for solving the problems] The means constructed by the present invention to solve the above problems is attached to a predetermined position on the side of the lower game ball tray on the front of the pachinko machine, and A game ball firing handle that has a displacement generating member that generates a displacement based on an operation, and adjusts the launch strength of the game ball by transmitting the amount of displacement of the displacement generating member to a game ball launch control device, a rotating shaft member attached to the predetermined position parallel to the front surface of the pachinko machine; a rotating member rotatably attached to the predetermined position via the rotating shaft member; a rotational displacement generating member that generates a displacement based on a rotation angle from the front surface of the pachinko machine; and a grasping displacement generating member that is grippably provided on the rotational member and generates a displacement based on the amount of grip; The gist of the control device is that it is configured to adjust the launch strength of the game ball according to the displacement given from the rotational displacement generating member and/or the grasping displacement generating member.

[Operation] When the rotating member rotatably attached to the front surface of the pachinko machine via the rotating shaft member is rotated, the rotational displacement generating member generates a displacement based on the rotation angle. On the other hand, when this rotating member is grasped, the grasping displacement generating member generates a displacement based on the amount of grasping. Then, the launch control device adjusts the launch strength of the game ball according to the displacement corresponding to the rotation operation of the rotation member and/or the displacement corresponding to the grasping operation.

Therefore, the player can enjoy the game with the same striking force regardless of whether he or she "only rotates", "only grasps", or "swivels and grasps" the rotating member. be able to.

[Example] An example using the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of the main parts of a pachinko machine 1, in which a substantially triangular handle is attached to a predetermined position on the right side of a lower game ball tray (hereinafter referred to as a tray) 2 via a U-shaped rotating fitting 4. 10 is installed. The rotating metal fitting 4 is fixed to the pachinko machine as shown in the figure, and the handle 10 can be smoothly rotated in the horizontal direction around rotating shaft pins 4a and 4b protruding from the opening of the rotating metal fitting 4. The handle 10 is rotatable from a position shown in the figure in which it contacts the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 and does not protrude from the outer frame of the pachinko machine 1 to a position where it contacts the tray 2.

FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the handle 10, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line II in FIG. The handle 10 has a thickness suitable for a player to grasp, and the handle 10 includes an insertion frame 11 inserted into the opening of the rotating fitting 4, and a lower support frame protruding from the lower end of the insertion frame 11. 12 and a grasping frame 13 that connects the upper end of the insertion frame 11 and the terminal end of the lower support frame 12 and is slightly curved outward. is formed. A wrist rest 15 that is slightly curved upward is protruded from the connecting portion between the lower support frame 12 and the grasping frame 13 so as to be continuous with the lower support frame 12.

Fingertip insertion holes 14 in grasping frame 13 and lower support frame 12
On the side, as shown in the A-A cross-sectional view and the B-B cross-sectional view, a U-shaped recess 16 extends from above the grasping frame 13 along the substantially fan-shaped outer periphery of the fingertip insertion hole 14 to the lower support frame 12. It is provided continuously up to the vicinity of the starting end of the protrusion.

At the lower end of the insertion frame 11, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a horizontal notch 11a is provided, and at the upper and lower ends of the insertion frame 11, pin holes 11b and 11c into which the pivot pins 4a and 4b of the pivot fitting 4 are inserted are provided.
c is drilled to a depth up to the top of the notch 11a,
The pin hole 11c is also used as an insertion hole for the gear rotation shaft 21 described later. A rotation stop pin hole 11d, into which a rotation stop pin 22 described later is inserted, is drilled at a position a predetermined distance away from the pin hole 11c in the direction of the wrist rest 15, and reaches the notch 11a. A wire hole 11e, which connects the notch 11a and the recess 16, is also drilled at a position a predetermined distance away from the pin hole 11c in the direction of the wrist rest 15, and into which a rotation stop pin 22 described later is inserted.
is placed horizontally.

The notch 11a provided in the insertion frame 11 has a third
As shown in the figure, there is a through hole in the center that is slightly larger than the gear rotating shaft 21, and a semicircular groove 20a with a width that is slightly larger than the diameter of the detent pin 22 on the circumference with the above-mentioned predetermined distance as a radius. Moreover, a displacement transmission gear 20 having a U-shaped groove 20b along the outer periphery at the center of the outer periphery is incorporated. And the pin hole 1 of the rotation axis pin
The gear rotation shaft 21 is fitted into the notch 11a to the upper side of the notch 11a, and becomes the rotation shaft of the displacement transmission gear 20.The rotation shaft pin 4b is fitted into the hole below the gear rotation shaft 21. Further, the rotation prevention pin 22 is fitted into the rotation prevention pin hole 11d until it enters the semicircular groove 20a of the displacement transmission gear 20, and serves as a rotation prevention device that restricts the rotation of the displacement transmission gear 20. Note that the displacement transmission gear 20 is
The positional relationship between the detent pin 22 and the semilunar groove 20a shown in FIG. continuing.

The concave portion 16 provided in the grasping frame 13 has a thickness suitable for the concave shape, and has a substantially arched shape suitable for being grasped together with the grasping frame 13, and the inner curved portion is suitable for placing fingers. A movable grasping piece 30 having a waveform 30a is installed. This movable grasping piece 30 is axially mounted on the grasping frame 13 via the fulcrum pin 30b at its upper part, and is under the action of the stretching force of the spring 30c at its lower part, so that the movable grasping piece 30 is always supported by the fulcrum pin 30b.
From the grasping frame 13 to the fingertip insertion hole 14 centering on 0b
being pushed to the side.

A handle wire 3 is attached to the lower end of the movable grasping piece 30.
One end of 1 is attached. This handle wire 31 is connected to the lower support frame 12 as shown in the BB sectional view.
Launch control is performed via a wire roller 31a provided in the recess 16 of the pachinko machine 1 and a wire spring (not shown) in the pachinko machine 1 along the U-shaped groove 20b on the outer periphery of the displacement transmission gear 20 provided in the notch 11a of the insertion frame 11. It has reached the device. The handle wire 31 includes a flexible wire rack 31d that meshes with the displacement transmission gear 20 and is located between the displacement transmission gear 20 and the striking control device. Since the wire roller 31a is rotated by the roller pin 31c, the handle wire 31 moves smoothly. Further, the U-shaped groove 20b of the displacement transmission gear 20 acts as a guide for the handle wire 31. The wire spring applies appropriate tension to the handle wire 31, and its contractile force causes the handle wire 31 to
The gripping movable piece 30 is pulled toward the fingertip insertion hole 14 side via the handle 10, and the handle 10 is made to stand by on the front side of the Pachinko machine.

A motor switch 13a (not shown) for turning on and off a game ball firing motor (not shown) is provided above the outwardly curved outer periphery of the grasping frame 13, and the player can use this motor switch 13a to drive or stop the game ball firing motor. can be done.

The handle 10 having the above configuration is used in the following manner.

FIG. 4A shows the state before the player plays a game, in which the handle 10 is parallel to the front surface P of the Pachinko machine, and the displacement transmission gear 20 is at the original position described above.

When the player plays a game without grasping the movable grasping piece 30, the handle wire 31 is connected to the U of the displacement transmission gear 20 in conjunction with the rotation of the handle 10.
The displacement transmission gear 20 slides along the groove 20b, and the displacement transmission gear 20 is fixed to the handle 1 by the detent pin 22 in the original position.
Rotates with 0. When the handle 10 is moved from the front face P of the Pachinko machine to a certain angle, for example 45 degrees, the wire rack 31d of the handle wire 31 meshes with the teeth of the displacement transmission gear 20 (FIG. 4B). In this way, the amount of displacement based on the rotation angle until the wire rack 31d engages with the displacement transmission gear 20 is less than the amount of displacement S ₀ shown in FIG. 7, so the launch control device does not launch the game ball. Note that the amount of displacement when the wire racks 31d are engaged is _S0 . When the handle 10 is moved further after that, the locking pin 2
2, the displacement transmission gear 20 rotates together with the handle 10, and since the wire rack 31d meshed with the displacement transmission gear 20 is flexible, it moves in the direction of the arrow in the figure along the outer circumferential shape of the gear, and the handle wire 31 transmits the amount of displacement based on the rotation angle of the handle 10 to the launch control device. The launch control device drives the game ball launch motor and achieves the launch strength of the game ball intended by the player. In this way, the game ball can be launched with a launch strength that corresponds to the rotation angle of the handle 10, and the launch strength increases as the rotation angle of the handle 10 increases.

Next, a case where the grasping movable piece 30 is also used will be explained. The angle of the handle 10 before the wire rack 31d engages with the displacement transmission gear 20, for example 20
After rotating the gripper, the movable grasping piece 30 is grasped. Then, the movable grasping piece 30 moves in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG.
Slide the U-shaped groove 20b of 0 and wire rack 31d.
meshes with the teeth of the displacement transmission gear 20. During this time, as described above, the displacement amount is less than S ₀ , so the game ball is not launched. After that, grasp movable piece 3
0 is grasped and moved in the direction of arrow C, the wire rack 31d is further pulled, and due to the engagement with the wire rack 31d, a rotational force acts to rotate the displacement transmission gear 20 in the direction of arrow D in the figure. . This rotational force rotates the displacement transmission gear 20 in the direction of arrow D against the force of the gear spring described above. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the displacement transmission gear 2
0 is no longer the origin position, and the rotation stop pin 22
It rotates around the gear rotation shaft 21 independently of the handle 10 without being affected by the action of the handle 10. Therefore, the grasping movable piece 30
The amount of displacement of S ₀ or more generated by further gripping is transmitted to the launch control device, and the launch strength of the game ball intended by the player is realized. In this way, by gripping the movable grasping piece 30, the game ball can be launched with a launch strength that corresponds to the grip force applied.
The greater the applied grip force, the greater the launch strength. Furthermore, after gripping the movable grasping piece 30 and engaging the wire rack 31d as described above, if the handle 10 is rotated without moving the movable grasping piece 30 from that state, the displacement is transmitted by the engagement of the wire rack 31d. Since the gear 20 rotates, the handle 10
The game ball can be launched with a launch strength that corresponds to the rotation angle of the ball. This means that the rotation angle of the handle 10 when the displacement amount S ₀ is changeable. In this embodiment, the angle is changed from 45 degrees to 20 degrees.

According to the handle of the present embodiment described above, not only can the game ball be hit with a hitting force corresponding to the rotating operation of the handle, but also the game ball can be hit in the same way by the gripping operation of the movable gripping piece. . Furthermore, by combining these two operations, it is possible to realize an operation that is more suited to the player's preference. Further, the player can operate the handle 10 by placing his wrist on the wrist rest 15 and gripping the grasping frame 13 and the movable grasping piece.

Therefore, when the handle of this embodiment is used, the player can hit the game ball with the desired launch strength without twisting the wrist, so that the player does not feel wrist fatigue while playing the game. There isn't. In addition, since you can operate the handle by resting your wrist on the wrist rest, there is no need to be conscious of keeping your wrist fixed, which further reduces the burden on your wrist. Furthermore, the player can not only adjust the launch strength of the game ball using any one finger, but also easily replace the finger used for this adjustment.

On the other hand, since the handle is in contact with the front of the Pachinko machine when not in play, there is less of the part that protrudes from the Pachinko machine, making it easier to stack the machines for packing or moving, or to clean the front of the Pachinko machine.

Examples using the present invention can be implemented in any manner without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the handle may be configured to rotate in the vertical direction, and in order to make it easier for the player to insert his or her finger into the fingertip insertion hole, the upper part of the fingertip insertion hole that was previously closed is indicated by a two-dot chain line 40 in FIG. Open to the outside as shown,
The handle may be such that the palm of the hand can enter the fingertip insertion hole from this open area.

Effects of the Invention The handle of the present invention, which has been described in detail including the embodiments above, does not require the player to twist their wrist, so the player who operates the handle of the present invention can continue playing without feeling wrist fatigue. can do.

In addition, the rotating member is configured so that it can be rotated or held, so if you get tired of maintaining the striking force by rotating the rotating member, hold the grasping member while returning the rotating member. You can continue playing the game with the same hitting force when you hold the grip, but if you get tired of adjusting the hitting force with the grip or want to change the hand you are holding, you can rotate the grip while returning it. This allows you to continue playing the game.

In particular, it has been made possible to adjust the hitting force by either rotating or gripping the same rotating member, so you can change the operating method without interrupting the game, or use the hand You can change it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front view of the main parts of a pachinko machine using the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view including a sectional view of a game ball firing handle that is an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is the I of Figure 1. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams used to explain the operation of this embodiment; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the front of the pachinko machine used to explain the conventional technology; FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram used to explain the launch strength of a game ball. 4... Rotating metal fitting, 10... Game ball firing handle, 20... Displacement transmission gear, 30... Grasping movable piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] The pachinko machine has a displacement generating member that is attached to a predetermined position on the side of the lower game ball tray on the front of the machine and generates displacement based on the player's operation, and the amount of displacement of the displacement generating member is A game ball launch handle that adjusts the launch strength of a game ball by transmitting information to a game ball launch control device, comprising: a rotating shaft member mounted at the predetermined position parallel to the front surface of the pachinko machine; a rotational member rotatably attached to the predetermined position via a rotational shaft member; a rotational displacement generating member that generates a displacement based on a rotational angle of the rotational member from the front surface of the pachinko machine; a grasping displacement generating member that is provided so as to be graspable on the rotational member and generates a displacement based on a grasping amount; A game ball firing handle characterized in that it is configured to adjust the launching strength of the game ball according to.