JPH0742459Y2 - Operation handle of electric pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial application] The present invention relates to an operation handle of an electric pachinko machine, and in particular, to a desired rotation of an operation lever for adjusting a hitting force, which is rotatably provided on a grip portion. The present invention relates to an operation handle of an electric pachinko machine that can be fixedly held in a position.

[Conventional technology]

In a well-known electric pachinko machine, an operation lever is rotatably supported by a grip portion fixed to the front surface of the front frame, and a winding pulley attached to a rotation shaft of the operation lever is provided with a wire. While connecting one end, the other end of the wire is connected via a spring holding plate to a tension spring that biases the mallet arm in the ball striking direction, and the spring holding plate is rotated by the rotation of the operating lever to increase the tension of the tension spring. In addition to the adjustment, the motor is driven to rotate and the mallet arm is repeatedly actuated so that the ball can be continuously ejected.

Then, the player rotationally adjusts the operation lever so that the hit ball flies to the most desired position, and once the desired position is set, the operation lever is firmly held at that position so that the operation lever does not rotate. Are doing.

However, in order to keep the operating lever in the desired turning position in this way, the burden on the arm is great and if you continue playing the game for a long time, you will be very tired, and further, with the passage of time, the operation The lever slightly rotated, and it was difficult to keep the optimum rotation position.

Therefore, a push button having an engaging portion is provided on an operation handle for adjusting the hitting force so that the push button can be pressed, and a braking gear is provided on a mounting base portion that rotatably supports the operation handle. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-31753 discloses a structure in which the rotation of the operating handle is stopped by engaging the engagement portion with a braking gear.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the one described in the above publication, the push button must be continuously pressed while the desired rotation position of the operation handle is held, and if the push button is released, the restraint of the operation handle is released, so that the push button is always pressed. It is necessary to continue to be aware of the pressing, and especially when the player temporarily leaves the pachinko machine for some reason, the operation handle cannot hold the desired turning position.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.
The purpose is to provide an operating handle for an electric pachinko machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention relates to an operation handle of an electric pachinko machine, in which a gripping part fixed to the front surface of a front frame of the pachinko machine is provided with an operation lever for adjusting the hitting force so as to be rotatable. A push button member whose tip is always projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the grip portion inside the grip portion due to the bias of a spring, and a locking means for alternately locking and holding the push button member between the pressing position and the projecting position. And a lock lever having one end linked to the push button member and the other end having a lock portion is rotatably provided. On the other hand, the lock lever is rotated by pressing the push button member on the operation lever. There is provided a locked portion for fixing and holding the locking portion of the locking lever so as not to rotate the operation lever when the locking lever is moved.

[Action]

When the player pushes the push button member provided on the grip while the operation lever is rotated to the desired rotation position, the locking lever is rotated and the locking portion of the locking lever is engaged with the operation lever. Engage with the stop.

With this, the operation lever is fixed so as not to rotate, and at the same time, the push button member is locked by the locking means, and the locking portion of the locking lever remains engaged with the locked portion of the operation lever. Held in a state. Therefore, even if the operator releases his / her hand from the operating lever, the operating lever can be kept at the desired turning position, and the burden on the player's arm can be greatly reduced.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First
The figure is a perspective view of the launcher part of the electric pachinko machine,
In the figure, 1 is a mounting plate fixed to the back surface of a front frame 2 (not shown) of a pachinko machine, 3 is a mallet arm rotatably supported by a shaft 4 on the rear surface of the central portion of the mounting plate 1, An arm 5 is fixed to the mallet arm 3, and the arm 5
Has a roller 6 at the tip. Reference numeral 7 is a motor, and a cam 9 fixed to a drive shaft 8 of the motor engages with the roller 6 to repeatedly drive the mallet arm 3. Reference numeral 10 denotes a rotation shaft of an operation lever 18 described later, and a pulley 11 is fixedly attached to the rear end of the operation lever 18. Reference numeral 12 is a spring adjuster, and the coil spring 13 having one end connected to the mallet arm 3 and the wire 14 having one end connected to the pulley 11 are connected to the other ends, respectively. The force can be adjusted freely.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an operation handle, which includes a grip portion 17 fixed to the front surface of the front frame 2 and an operation lever 18 rotatably provided on the grip portion 17. The grip portion 17 includes a rear half body 17a fixed to the front frame 2 and a front half body 17 fixedly coupled to the rear half body 17a.
It is composed of two members, b. The latter half 17a and the former half 17b
Is a cylindrical body 19 for maintaining a gap, which is provided on the inner bottom portion of the latter half body 17a.
The projection 21 of the support plate 20 fixed to the opening edge of the front half body 17b is fitted to and fixed by the screw 22, whereby the operating lever 18 is positioned between the rear half body 17a and the front half body 17b. A gap is formed. The operating lever 18 has a ring-shaped through hole 23 formed therein loosely inserted into the cylindrical body 19 so as to restrict the rotation range, and the rotating shaft 10 provided at the center is supported through the central portion of the rear half body 17a. It is inserted into the hole 24 and rotatably supported. The rotating shaft 10 projects toward the front side of the mounting plate 1, and the pulley 11 is fixed to the projecting end.
When the player rotates the operation lever 18, the pulley 11 rotates,
As a result, the wire 14 is pulled and the tensile force of the coil spring 13 is strengthened, and the resilience of the hit ball is freely adjusted by the degree of rotation of the operating lever 18. A finger hook 25 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the grip 17 is formed on the outer circumference of the operating lever 18.

The latter half body 17a is provided with a micro switch 26 and a switch control lever 27. Switch control lever 27
Is formed in a substantially dogleg shape bent at the center, and is rotatably attached by a screw 28 at the bent position. Then, one end is brought into contact with the actuator 29 of the micro switch 26, and the projection 27a provided on the outside of the lever 27 is projected from the notch 30 of the latter half body 17a so as to be able to be pushed outward. Further, the other end of the switch control lever 27 has a protruding portion which is engaged with and is pressed by a protrusion 31 protruding at its center position when the operation lever 18 is not rotated.
27b is formed. The micro switch 26 is inserted in the drive circuit of the motor 7. When the switch control lever 27 is pushed and rotated, the actuator 29 is pushed and turned off so that the drive circuit is opened and the motor 7 is stopped. The circuit is set to. Therefore, the operating lever
By intermittently pushing the protrusion 27a of the switch control lever 27 in a state in which 18 is rotated, it is possible to hit a single shot. The latter half 17a also has a current-carrying part 3 of the touch switch 32.
Three are provided. The micro switch 26 and the current-carrying portion 33 are connected via a lead wire 32 to a conductive pin 35 of a socket portion provided at the rear end of the latter half body 17a.

The support plate 20 has a surface made of chrome and has conductivity, and a contact portion of the touch switch 32 is provided on a part of its outer periphery.
36 are formed. This contact portion 36 is held by the player.
It slightly protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the front half body 17b so that the user can easily grasp and contact with the front half body 17b. Also, on the rear surface side of the support plate 20,
Conductive protrusion 37 that contacts the current-carrying portion 33 provided on the latter half body 17a
Are provided integrally. The touch switch 32 is provided on the rear surface side of the front frame 2, and its control contact and the conductive pin 34 are connected via an antenna wire 38. In addition,
In FIG. 1, 39 and 39 are power terminals of the touch switch 32, 4
0 and 40 are from the control contact of the touch switch 32 to the motor 7
It is a lead wire for supplying operating power to the. Therefore, when the player grips the grip portion 17 and turns the operation lever 18 in contact with the contact portion 36, the micro switch 26 is turned on and at the same time the touch switch 32 is actuated to start the motor 7 and hit the ball. Is fired.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a square tubular case 41 having one end opened is fixed to the front side of the support plate 20, and a push button member 42 is slid into the case 41. It is installed freely. As shown in FIG. 4, the push button member 42 is always urged by a spring 55 so that the tip end thereof protrudes outward from the opening 54 of the front half body 17b and can be pressed. Further, the push button member 42 has a prismatic shape as shown in FIG. 8, and a bifurcated groove 43 is formed on its front side surface. This forked groove
In 43, the groove bottom of the upper groove 43a is gradually shallowed from the inner part (right side in FIGS. 6 and 7) toward the inlet part (left side in FIGS. 6 and 7), and the groove bottom of the lower groove 43b is On the other hand, it is deeper in order from the back to the entrance.

In addition, a locking recess 44 is formed in the middle part of the entrance so as to communicate with the lower groove 43b.

On the other hand, the case 41 is provided with a locking pin 45 as a locking means for the push button member 42 in association with the forked groove 43 of the push button member 42. The locking pin 45 is formed by bending a fine metal rod into a U shape, and one of the bent portions 45a is fitted into a small hole 46 formed in the front wall of the case 41 and is swingably supported. It Further, the other bent portion 45b of the locking pin 45 is formed by the push button member 42.
Is engaged with the bifurcated groove 43. And this locking pin
45 is a bifurcated groove 43 when the bent portion 45b is in a protruding position where the push button member 42 is not pressed as shown by the solid lines in FIGS.
6 is located in the inner portion of the upper groove 43a, and when the push button member 42 is pressed as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, the push button member 42 moves along the upper groove 43a into the locking recess 44 of the lower groove 43b. Insert the push button member 4
2 is locked and held at the pressing position shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 5 and 7. Further, when the push button member 42 is in the pressing position, the push button member 42
When 42 is pressed, it disengages from the locking recess 44 and moves in the lower groove 43b as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7, and at the same time, the push button member 42 is returned to the projecting position shown by the solid line in FIGS. The pushbutton member 42 for each pressing operation of the pushbutton member 42.
42 functions to alternately switch between the pressing position and the projecting position and hold the same.

Further, a guide groove 48 facing the opening 47 of the support plate 20 is formed on the rear side surface of the push button member 42. The guide groove 48 is formed into a straight shape by linear groove portions 48a and 48b parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction of the push button member 42 and a slant groove portion 48c that connects them. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, a short shaft 49 is projectingly provided on the rear surface side of the support plate 20, and the bent portion of the locking lever 50 formed in the short shaft 49 in a substantially L shape is rotatable. Supported by. The locking lever 50 has a slit tooth-shaped locking portion 51 at one end.
Is locked, and a protrusion 52 that engages with the guide groove 48 of the push button member 42 is formed at the other end. The locking portion 51 of the locking lever 50 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the annular through hole 2 of the operation lever 18.
Is formed with a sawtooth-shaped locked portion 53 capable of meshing with each other.

In the locking lever 50, when the push button member 42 is in the projecting position, the projection 52 thereof is located in the straight groove portion 48a of the guide groove 48 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 9, whereby the locking portion 51 is operated. It is placed away from the locked portion 53 of the lever 18. Therefore, in this state, the operation lever 18 can be freely rotated and the hitting force by the coil spring 13 can be freely adjusted as in the conventional electric pachinko machine.

When the push button member 42 in the protruding position is pressed, the protrusion 52 of the locking lever 50 moves to the other straight groove portion 48b through the slant groove portion 48c of the guide groove 48 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The locking lever 50 rotates as shown by the chain line in the figure, and the locking portion 51 of the locking lever 50 meshes with the locked portion 53 of the operation lever 18. When the push button member 42 is locked and held at the pressed position by the engagement of the locking pin 45 and the locking recess 44, the locking lever 50 is also prevented from rotating and the locking portion 51 and the locked portion. The locked state with 53 is maintained, whereby the operating lever 18 is fixedly held in that position without rotating.

That is, the operation handle of the electric pachinko machine according to the present invention is fixed so that the player does not rotate the operation lever 18 only by pressing the push button member 42 after rotating the operation lever 18 to a desired rotation position. It can be held, and even if the operating lever 18 is not gripped, the ball can be shot at a desired position by simply touching the contact portion 36 of the grip portion 17 with a hand, and the arm is burdened. You can play the game easily.

Further, for example, when the glass frame is opened to remove the hit ball sandwiched between the nails on the game board surface, or when the player temporarily leaves the pachinko machine by interrupting the game because of a situation etc., the push button member 42 is placed in the pressing position. If locked and placed, the game can be restarted at the desired turning position of the operation lever 18 when restarting.
If the hand is released from the contact portion 36 of the grip portion 17, the power supply circuit of the motor 7 is opened, so that the hit ball is not fired and no problem occurs.

Then, when the game is finished or when it is desired to change the flying position of the hit ball during the game, if the push button member 42 held in the pressed position is pressed, the locking pin 45 and the locking recess 44 When the engagement is released, the push button member 42 is pressed by the urging force of the spring 55.
Is returned to the projecting position, and at the same time, the locking lever 50 is rotated, and the locking portion 51 of the locking lever 50 is disengaged from the locked portion 53 of the operating lever 18, so that the operating lever 18 can be freely rotated. it can.

[Effect of device]

As described above, the operation handle of the electric pachinko machine of the present invention can fix and hold the operation lever for adjusting the hitting force at a desired rotating position simply by pressing the push button member provided on the grip portion. Therefore, the player can play the game without holding the operating lever with his / her hand, and the burden on the arm is significantly reduced, which is very convenient for the player.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a launcher portion, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mounting portion of an operating handle, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the operating handle, and FIG. The figure is a front view showing the protruding position of the push button member in a partial cross section, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the pushing position of the push button member, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory views of the action of the push button member and the locking pin. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the push button member, and FIG. 9 is an operation diagram for explaining the locked state of the operation lever and the locking lever. 2 ... front frame, 17 ... grip, 18 ... operating lever, 42 ...
… Push button member, 45 …… Locking pin, 50 …… Locking lever, 51…
… Locking part, 53 …… Locked part, 55 …… Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An operation handle of an electric pachinko machine, wherein an operating lever for adjusting a ball striking force is rotatably provided on a grip portion fixed to the front surface of a front frame of the pachinko machine, the operation handle being provided inside the grip portion. A push button member whose tip is always protruded from the outer peripheral surface of the grip portion by the bias of the spring is provided, and locking means for alternately locking the push button member between the pressing position and the projecting position for locking and holding, Is rotatably provided with a locking lever that is linked to the push button member and has a locking portion at the other end. On the other hand, when the locking lever is rotated by pressing the push button member on the operation lever, An operation handle for an electric pachinko machine, comprising: a locked portion that is fixedly held so that the locking portion of the locking lever engages and the operation lever does not rotate.