JPH07236737A - Device for adjusting ball batting strength of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a player's fatigue and enable him to play a PACHINKO game comfortably by operating a push button switch provided on the front face of a PACHINKO machine, and enabling adjustment of the ball batting strength to a desired one, thereby improving the operability. CONSTITUTION:This PACHINKO machine comprises a drive circuit 4 which can adjust the batting strength for balls batted from a shooting device 3 such as solenoid according to a voltage level. Further, the front face of the PACHINKO machine is provided with a level-up push button switch 18 for raising a voltage level and a level-down push button switch 19 for lowering the voltage level so as to be respectively operable, and by operating the respective push button switches 18, 19, an anticipated voltage level is achieved, so that, based on the voltage level, shooting instructions are intermittently given to the drive circuit 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for adjusting a hitting strength of a hitting ball (launching ball) in a pachinko machine as desired by a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The hitting force of a hitting ball of a pachinko machine launched by the reciprocating motion of a mallet is adjusted by rotating a handle by rotating the handle with the tension of a coil spring urging the mallet. It is done by adjusting the strength.

Further, a pachinko machine using a launching device for striking a ball by reciprocating its spindle by exciting a solenoid (rotary type, direct acting type, etc.) has been known in the related art. Since the striking force is controlled by the exciting current flowing to the solenoid, a variable resistor has been installed so that it can be rotated by the handle on the front of the pachinko machine, and the striking force can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation angle of the handle. Some were made to do it.

[0004]

The means for adjusting the striking force of the hitting ball in the conventional pachinko machine is exclusively based on the rotation angle of the handle, so that the player is forced to fix his right hand immovably. There was a problem that when playing for a long time, it was easy to get tired of the arms and shoulders.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The hitting ball striking strength adjusting device for a pachinko machine of the present invention is intended to solve the above problems and is a drive capable of adjusting the striking strength of a hitting ball by a launching device such as a solenoid according to a voltage level. In a pachinko machine equipped with a circuit, a push-up switch for level-up for increasing the voltage level and a push-button switch for level-down for lowering the voltage level are operably provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine, and each push-button switch is provided. It is characterized in that a desired voltage level is adjusted by operation, and a firing command is intermittently issued to the drive circuit based on the voltage level.

Further, the hitting ball striking strength adjusting apparatus for a pachinko machine of the present invention is a pachinko machine equipped with a drive circuit capable of adjusting the striking strength of a hitting ball by a launching device such as a solenoid according to the voltage level of a pulse signal. A push button switch for leveling up that raises the voltage level and a push button switch for leveling down that lowers the voltage level are operably provided on the front face, and the desired voltage level is adjusted by operating each push button switch. A pulse signal of the voltage level is intermittently output to the drive circuit.

Further, according to the present invention, in the hitting ball striking strength adjusting device for a pachinko machine, a voltage level display device comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine.

[0008]

By operating the push-up switch for level-up and the push-down for level-down, the voltage level can be raised or lowered, and the launching device can be instructed to launch a hit ball with a desired striking force, thus improving operability.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hitting ball striking strength adjusting device of this pachinko machine. In the figure, 1 is a DC power supply bridge circuit for a launcher, 2 is a stabilized DC power supply unit for a control circuit, 3 is a launcher consisting of a solenoid operated by power supply from the bridge circuit 1, and 4 is the launcher 3. Drive circuit.

In the drive circuit 4, a differential amplifier 6 is connected to the base of a transistor 5 for driving a solenoid via a resistor R1, and a positive phase input terminal of the differential amplifier 6 is intermittently supplied from an electronic volume circuit 7 described later. The pulse signal is input to. The negative phase force terminal of the differential amplifier 6 is connected to the emitter of the transistor 5, and the emitter is grounded via the resistor R2. Therefore, the load resistance voltage due to the drive current of the launching device 3 is fed to the negative phase input terminal in the feedback. Is entered. Therefore, the current flowing in the launching device 3 can be controlled by the voltage level applied to the positive phase input terminal of the differential amplifier 6, and the exciting force of the launching device 3 can be controlled. The strength can be adjusted.

On the other hand, the control circuit 10 outputs the pulse signal generated by the firing circuit 8 and the frequency dividing circuit 9 to the electronic volume circuit 7 in accordance with the operation signal from the touch switch circuit 11 and the stop switch 12. As shown in FIG. 3, when the player touches the touch plate 13 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine, the circuit 11 detects that the touch plate 13 is grounded through the human body and notifies the control circuit 10 of it. It instructs that the pulse signal obtained from the frequency circuit 9 should be output to the electronic volume circuit 7. The control circuit 10 intermittently outputs the pulse signal to the electronic volume circuit 7 at intervals of 0.6 seconds when the touch plate 13 is touched by the hand. When the player presses the stop switch 12 also provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine, the control circuit 10 suspends the output of the pulse signal.

In the electronic volume circuit 7, 32 resistors r1 to r32 for dividing the voltage of the output pulse signal from the control circuit 10 are connected in series, and one end of the attenuator A1 to A32 is interposed between the resistors. And the output section 20 at the other end is connected to the positive phase input terminal of the differential amplifier 6 so that each of the attenuators A1 to A32 can be opened / closed by a signal from the latch circuit 16. 17 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the output of the shift register 17 is a shift register for level shifting in each direction by operating the push-up button switch 18 for level up or the push-button switch 19 for level down provided on the front of the pachinko machine. The voltage level of the pulse signal that is stored in the latch circuit 16 and that is output to the output unit 20 by opening and closing the attenuators A1 to A32 in accordance with the storage is set to the push button switch 1
8 is operated to raise the level, and conversely, the level-down push button switch 19 is operated to lower the level. Reference numeral 21 denotes a voltage level display device provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine as shown in FIG. 3 and comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, which is stored in the latch circuit 16 according to the number of light emitting diodes of the display device. The voltage level can be displayed.

Next, the operation of the hitting ball striking strength adjusting device will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. First, when the power is turned on, the latch circuit 16 is defaulted (step a), and the resistance value obtained by the electronic volume circuit 7 is initialized. Then, it is judged whether or not the push button switch 18 is pushed (step b), and when the push button switch 18 is pushed, the voltage level of the output section 20 determined by the electronic volume circuit 7 is increased by one step. (Step c). When the push button switch 19 is pressed (step d), the voltage level of the output section 20 is decreased by one step. (Step e). Then, the voltage level is stored and updated (step f), and the voltage level is displayed on the display device 21. (Step g). The above is repeated under the condition (steps h, i) that the touch plate 13 is not touched by the hand or the stop switch 12 is on, and the push button switch 18 or the push button switch 1
If 9 is continuously pressed, the voltage level will rise or fall further.

When the player's hand is touched on the touch plate 13 and the stop switch 12 is off, the elapsed time from the last shot of the ball at step j is 0.
It is determined whether or not it is 6 seconds or more, and when 0.6 seconds has not elapsed, the above steps b to i are repeated, and 0.6
When more than a second has elapsed, a firing command (step k) is output. That is, the pulse signal of the voltage level adjusted by the electronic volume circuit 7 is output to the output unit 20, and the transistor 5 causes the current corresponding to the voltage level to flow to excite the launching device 3. Therefore, a firing command is intermittently issued to the drive circuit 4 on the basis of the voltage level adjusted by the push button switches 18 and 19 as desired.

In the device shown in FIG. 4, a cord 31 is pulled out from a hole 30 formed in the front surface of a pachinko machine base, and a controller 32 is provided at the tip of the cord 31, and the controller 32 is provided with the stop switch 12 and touch. Board 1
3, a push button switch 18, a push button switch 19 and the like are provided so that the player can hold the controller 32 with his / her hand and operate it at the knees so that the game can be played more easily.

[0016]

As described above, according to the hitting ball striking strength adjusting device of the present invention, the striking force of the hitting ball can be adjusted by raising and lowering the voltage level by operating the two push button switches. Different from adjusting the rotation angle of the hand, the desired striking force can be easily maintained even if the handle is not fixed while being held by the hand, and there is little fatigue of fingers, shoulders, etc. even after playing for a long time. There is a beneficial effect to make you comfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a ball striking strength adjusting device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the same operation.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view showing an embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing another embodiment of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Launching device 4 Drive circuit 5 Transistor 6 Differential amplifier 7 Electronic volume circuit 11 Touch switch circuit 12 Stop switch 18 Push button switch 19 Push button switch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine equipped with a drive circuit capable of adjusting the striking strength of a ball hit by a launching device such as a solenoid according to a voltage level, and a push-button switch for increasing the voltage level on the front surface of the pachinko machine. A push-down switch for lowering the voltage level is provided operably, and the desired voltage level is adjusted by operating each push-button switch to intermittently issue a command to the drive circuit based on the voltage level. A hitting ball striking strength adjustment device for a pachinko machine, which is characterized in that 2. A pachinko machine equipped with a drive circuit capable of adjusting the striking strength of a hit ball by a launching device such as a solenoid according to the voltage level of a pulse signal, for raising the voltage level in front of the pachinko machine. A push-button switch and a level-down push-button switch for lowering the voltage level are provided operably, and the desired voltage level is adjusted by operating each push-button switch to intermittently pulse the voltage level to the drive circuit. A hitting ball striking strength adjusting device for a pachinko machine, which is characterized in that a signal is outputted. 3. A batting impact strength adjusting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a voltage level display device comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine.