JPH0966132A - Shooting handle in pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply manipulate function buttons on a pachinko game machine during gaming. SOLUTION: An ejection handle 30 is composed of a support part 31, a cover part 35 fixed to the support part 31, and a semispherical turning member 36 turnably held between the support 31 and the cover part 35. A receiving part 31b is provided therein with a single stroke switch 32a, a CR ball dispensing switch 32b, a CR card returning switch 32c, a pattern stopping and shortening switch 32d which include switch bodies 32a1 to 32d1. Further, dog-leg shape pressing members 32a1 to 32d1 for pressing protrusions of the switch bodies are provided being opposed thereto. The single stroke button 33a, the CR ball dispensing button 33b, the CR card returning button 33c and the pattern stopping and shortening button 33d pierce through the outer peripheral part 31 of the receiving part at oppositions corresponding to the pressing members.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a firing handle disposed on the lower front side of a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to an improvement thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
As shown in FIG. 9, a launching handle of a pachinko gaming machine of this type has a push button 2 which is disposed in the case 1 and protrudes through the case at a radially outer peripheral position.
A single-shot switch (not shown) that stops the firing of the game ball by pressing is provided. On the other hand, the pachinko gaming machine has various symbols on the front side, such as a symbol stop shortening button for shortening the symbol display time of the symbol display device, a display mode switching button for switching the symbol display mode of the symbol display device, a game content switching button, a holding device. Buttons such as a release button (ball drop button), a CR ball lending button for renting a game ball from the CR ball lending device, and a CR card return button for removing a CR card from the CR ball lending device are provided. However, since these buttons are scattered at various positions on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine, it is complicated for the player to operate these buttons while operating the firing handle. The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a launch handle of a pachinko gaming machine in which functional buttons such as a symbol stop shortening button can be easily operated while playing a game. To do.

[0003]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the structural feature of the invention according to claim 1 is that it is fixed to the main body of the pachinko gaming machine at the lower front side. A cylindrical case having a fixing portion and a rotating portion coaxially and rotatably attached to the fixing portion, the casing being disposed in the case and being fixed at a radially outer peripheral position of the fixing portion. Provided with a single-shot switch having a push button projecting through it, the rotation of the rotating part in the clockwise direction starts the driving of the game ball launching device that interlocks with the rotating part, and the game ball launching device launches bullets. In the launch handle of the pachinko gaming machine that supplies the game ball to the game board surface at the upper front of the main body, in addition to the single-shot switch in the case, the push button that protrudes through the fixed portion at the radial outer peripheral position of the fixed portion. Having at least one functional switch Some that were provided with. here,
As the function switch, a symbol stop shortening button, a display form switching button, a game content switching button, a holding device release button (ball drop button), a CR ball lending button, a CR card return button and the like are applicable.

By configuring the invention according to claim 1 as described above, when it is desired to operate a desired function, for example, a function of shortening the symbol stop time, during the game by operating the firing handle, the radial direction of the firing handle By pressing a push button of a predetermined function switch provided around, it is possible to easily operate a desired function even during the game. Also, by providing the function switch on the firing handle, the structure of the firing handle becomes slightly complicated, but there is no need to make holes to attach the function switch to the game machine body, reducing the overall manufacturing cost. can do. Further, by providing the function switch on the firing handle, the wiring drawn from the function switch can be gathered at the firing handle position, and the wiring process can be simplified.

Further, the structural feature of the invention according to claim 2 is that in the launch handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, as a position near the launch handle or one of the function switches of the launch handle, There is a function stop switch for stopping the function of each function switch. By configuring the invention according to claim 2 as described above, when the function switch is not used for the time being, by operating the function stop switch, without worrying about the function switch provided on the firing handle, the game can be played. Convenient to focus on.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 schematically show a main body 10 of a pachinko gaming machine to which the embodiment is applied, with a front view and a rear view. It is shown in. This pachinko game machine is a so-called CR machine in which game balls can be rented out with a card. The main body 10 is provided with a game board 11 at the front upper frame position, and the game board 11 is covered by a glass door 12 which is supported at the left end position of the main body 10 frame and is openable and closable around the left end. There is. The game board 11 has a game area 11a inside which is partitioned by an arc-shaped guide rail 13a and a partition rail 13b. Gaming area 1
At the center of 1a, a pattern display device 14 also serving as a decoration is provided. The upper portion, the left and right sides, and the lower left and right sides of the symbol display device 14 are provided with winning openings 15a to 15e, respectively. Further, a central starting port 16 is provided just below the symbol display device 14.
However, a winning device module 17 is provided below it. The prize winning device module 17 is provided with an attacker opening / closing type large winning opening 17a in the center and start openings 17b, 17c on the left and right. The starting ports 16, 17b, 17c are provided with starting port switches 16a, 17b1, 17c1. Below the winning device module 17, there is provided an outlet 18 for collecting game balls that have not won. Winning hole 15
The left illumination device 19a is provided near the partition rail on the left side of a, and the right illumination device 19b is provided near the partition rail on the right side of the winning opening 15b.

Below the game board 11 in front of the main body 10,
An upper tray 21 and a lower tray 22 for storing game balls are provided, and a firing handle 30 of a game ball launching device 49 described later is provided on the lower right side of the lower tray 22. A function stop switch 23 and a card balance indicator 57, which will be described later, are provided at the right end position of the lower tray 22. By providing the card balance indicator 57 on the lower tray 22 in this manner, complicated wiring inside the upper tray 21 is not required, and the wiring can be easily processed together with other wiring.

As shown in FIG. 2, a resin center cover 41 is provided at the central position on the back side of the game board 11, and a main board 42 having a control circuit for performing various signal processing is attached to the left end thereof. ing. Center cover 4
A prize ball tank 43 is provided on the upper part of 1. Below the left end of the prize ball tank 43, a tank rail 44 slightly inclined downward to the right is connected, and the right end of the tank rail 44 is connected to a prize ball passage 45 extending downward on the right side of the center cover 41. ing. A prize ball case (prize ball discharge device) 46 is interposed in the prize ball passage 45, and the prize ball case 46 is provided with a sprocket provided along the prize ball passage 45 by exciting an electromagnetic solenoid 46a. The prize balls are discharged one by one to the downstream side of the prize ball passage 45 by rotating (not shown). The downstream side of the prize ball passage 45 is connected to the upper tray 21.

On the lower side of the center cover 41, there is provided a prize ball collecting gutter 47 which collects game balls which have entered the above-mentioned prize holes and which have fallen from the opening on the back surface of the game board 11 inclining to the lower right direction. ing. At the right end position of the winning ball collecting trough 47, there is a winning ball detection switch 47a and a winning ball discharge solenoid 47b.
And a winning ball discharge cam 47c are sequentially provided, and a winning ball discharge confirmation sensor 47d is provided in a passage below the winning ball discharge cam 47c. At the left end position of the winning ball collecting gutter 47, a winning ball control board 48 for controlling supply of prize balls and the like.
Is attached. Below the prize ball control board 48,
A game ball launching device 49 interlocking with the launching handle 30 is provided. The game ball launching device 49 is a launching motor 49a.
And a motor controller 49b for controlling its operation.

A CR card processing device 50 is provided on the left side of the main body 10, as shown in FIGS. C
The R card processing device 50 is provided with a card available lamp 51, an amount setting button 52, a loan amount display 53, a card insertion slot 54, and the like in order from the top on the front side. Inside the CR card processing device 50, the card transfer unit 5 that is inserted into the card insertion port 54 and transfers the card to the card processing unit 55, and returns from the card processing unit 55 to the card insertion port 54.
6 is provided. The card processing unit 55 reads the contents of the card and writes new calculation contents.
The result of reading the card contents by the card processing unit 55 is
It is displayed on the card balance display 57. The CR card processing device 50 is provided with an external terminal 58 on the back surface side, and the external terminal 58 is connected to the prize ball control board 48 via a relay board 59 by a lead wire 58a. Then, according to the input of the amount setting button 52, the prize ball control board 48 controls the prize ball case 46 to be operated, and a predetermined number of game balls are supplied to the upper tray 21.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the firing handle 30 rotates between a support portion 31, a hemispherical cover portion 35 fixed to the support portion 31, and the support portion 31 and the cover portion 35. There is provided a rotating member 36 which is sandwiched between the members. As shown in FIG. 5, the support portion 31 has a cylindrical shape for fixing to a cylindrical portion 31a, a lid-shaped receiving portion 31b provided at the left end of the cylindrical portion 31a, and a main body 10 provided at the right end of the cylindrical portion 31a. And a through hole 31d through which the shaft 34 penetrates are provided at the center. In addition, the support 3
1 includes a cylindrical portion 31a, a receiving portion 31b, and a fixed portion 31.
A lead wire passage hole 31e penetrating with c is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the receiving portion 31b is provided with a conductive portion 31f around the through hole 31d and on the inner wall surface thereof, and maintains a conductive state with the conductive shaft 34. The receiving portion 31b is provided with three columns 31b1 to 31b3 having screw insertion holes.

In the receiving portion 31b, as shown in FIG.
A single-shot switch 32a, a CR ball lending switch 32b, a CR card return switch 32c, and a symbol stop shortening switch 32d, which are individual function switches, are provided. Each of the switches 32a to 32d has a switch body 32a1 to 32d1.
Is provided. The common terminal of the switch bodies 32a1 to 32d1 is connected to the conductive portion 31f by a lead wire, and the lead wire of each individual terminal extends to the back surface side of the body 10 through the lead wire passage hole 31e. Switch body 32a
V-shaped pressing members 32a3 to 32d3 for pressing the protrusions 32a2 to 32d2 provided on 1 to 32d1 are provided so as to face the protrusions 32a2 to 32d2. And
Pressing members 32a3-3 on the outer peripheral portion 31b4 of the receiving portion 31b
At a position corresponding to 2d3, a one-shot button 33a, a CR ball lending button 33b, a CR card return button 33c, and a symbol stop shortening button 33d are provided, and the buttons 33a to 33 are provided.
d penetrates the outer peripheral portion 31b4 and projects to the outside. In order to distinguish the one-shot button 33a from other buttons,
It is possible to make the size of the one-shot button 33a different from other buttons, and to make the shape, color and tactile sensation different. Further, the size, shape, color, and tactile sensation of each of the buttons 33a to 33d can be arbitrarily changed so that the respective buttons can be easily distinguished.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the rotating member 36 is provided with a disc portion 36a, and a through hole 36b into which the conductive shaft 34 is inserted is provided at the center thereof. A support portion 36c that supports the conductive shaft 34 is provided around the through hole 36b. Further, the disk portion 36a is provided with band-shaped holes 36d and 36e. The long hole 36d is
The support 31b is fitted in the support columns 31b1 and 31b2, and the short hole 36e is fitted in the support column 31b3.
The columns 31b1 to 31b3 are formed by the conductive shaft 34.
It also plays the role of a stopper that regulates the range of rotation. A player attaches his / her fingers around the disk portion 36a 4
An individual support piece 36f is provided. The rotating member 36 supports the conductive shaft 34, and
Is inserted into the through hole 31d of the support portion 31, and the strip-shaped hole 36
D and 36e are rotatably attached to the support portion 31 by engaging the columns 31b1 to 31b3 of the receiving portion 31b.

The cover portion 35 is a hemispherical lid body,
Fixing columns (not shown) are provided on the inner wall surface at positions corresponding to the columns 31b1 to 31b3 of the receiving portion 31b. The cover portion 35 is disposed on the rotating member 36 attached to the support portion 31, and is fixed to the receiving portion 31b by bolting from the back surface side of the receiving portion 31b through the holes of the columns 31b1 to 31b3.

The individual lead wires connected to the one-shot switch 32a, the CR ball lending switch 32b, the CR card return switch 32c and the symbol stop shortening switch 32d are collectively guided to the back surface of the gaming machine main body 10 through the lead wire passage hole 31e. Get burned. The one-shot switch 32a is connected to the motor controller 49b as shown in FIG. The CR ball lending switch 32b and the CR card return switch 32c are provided in the CR card processing device 50.
It is connected to the card processing unit 55. The symbol stop shortening switch 32d is connected to the main board 42. The main board 42 is also connected with a winning ball detection switch 47a and starting port switches 16a, 17b1 and 17c1.
Then, for the CR ball lending switch 32b, the CR card return switch 32c, and the symbol stop shortening switch 32d, by turning on the function stop switch 23,
The connection to the CR card processing unit 55 and the main board 42 is opened, and it is possible to prevent the function even if each button is pressed.

The firing motor 49a is connected to the output side of the motor controller 49b. To the output side of the CR card processing section 55, the card carrying section 56 and the card balance display 57 are connected. The symbol display device 14 is connected to the output side of the main board 42. An electromagnetic solenoid 46 a of the prize ball case 46 is connected to the output side of the prize ball control board 48. The CR card processing unit 55 and the prize ball control board 48 are connected to each other, and the prize ball control board 48 and the main board 42 are connected to each other.

The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. The game is started by the player gripping the firing handle 30 and rotating the rotating member 36 in the clockwise direction, and the game ball launching device 49 elastically shoots the game ball and the game area 11a of the game board 11. Supply in. Then, during the game, for example, when wanting to shorten the symbol variation time, the player presses the symbol stop shortening button 33d provided on the firing handle 30 while operating the firing handle 30, and thereby the symbol variation by the symbol display device 14. The time can be shortened. Further, when the player wants to borrow a game ball from the CR card processing device 50, the player presses the CR ball lending button 33b provided on the firing handle 30 while operating the firing handle 30, and the CR card processing unit 55, prize ball control. An electromagnetic solenoid is excited via the substrate 48 and a sprocket operates, whereby a game ball can be borrowed. Further, when it is not necessary to use the CR card near the end of the game, the player can use the firing handle 3
By pressing the CR card return button 33c while operating 0, the card transport unit 56 operates and the CR card is returned. The one-shot button 33a can be operated in the same manner as the conventional one.

As described above, the player can easily operate the desired function by pressing the function button such as the single-shot button 33a provided on the firing handle 30 even during the game. It is convenient for Also, by providing each function switch on the firing handle 30, the structure of the firing handle becomes slightly complicated, but there is no need to make a hole for attaching a plurality of function switches to the main body of the gaming machine, so that a pachinko gaming machine is provided. The manufacturing cost as a whole can be reduced. Further, by providing a plurality of function switches on the firing handle 30, the wiring drawn from each function switch can be gathered at the firing handle position, and the wiring process can be simplified.

In order to avoid the inconvenience of accidentally pressing an unnecessary function switch during a game, when it is not necessary to press any function button other than the one-shot button 33a, the function stop switch 23 is turned on so that each function button is turned on. This is convenient because the function switch does not operate when you press. A stall stop switch can also be provided on the firing handle. Further, a function stop switch may be provided for each function switch or for each combination of function switches.

In the above embodiment, the firing handle is provided with four function switches, but it is possible to provide an arbitrary number of two or more function switches including a one-shot switch. Further, in addition to the function switch shown in the above embodiment, the display mode switching button for switching the display mode of the symbol display device, the game content switching button, the holding function of the holding device for holding the ball at a predetermined position on the game board surface is released. A hold release button (ball drop button) or the like can be provided on the firing handle. Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine provided with the CR card processing device is described, but the present invention can be applied to a pachinko gaming machine not provided with the CR card processing device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko gaming machine provided with a firing handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing a firing handle.

FIG. 4 is a front view and a plan view schematically showing a firing handle.

FIG. 5 is a vertical side view schematically showing a firing handle.

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing a receiving portion of the firing handle.

FIG. 7 is a front view schematically showing a rotating member of the firing handle.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram schematically showing a circuit configuration of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a front view schematically showing a conventional firing handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Main body, 11 ... Game board, 14 ... Symbol display device, 21
... upper side saucer, 23 ... function stop switch, 30 ... firing handle, 31 ... support part, 31a ... cylindrical part, 31b ... receiving part, 31c ... fixed part, 31d ... through hole, 31e ... lead wire passage hole, 31f ... conductive Part, 32a ... single-shot switch, 3
2b ... CR ball lending switch, 32c ... CR card return switch, 32d ... Symbol stop shortening switch, 33a ... Single button, 33b ... CR ball lending button, 33c ... CR card return button, 33d ... Symbol stop shortening button, 34 ... Conductive Shaft, 36 ... Rotating member, 36f ... Supporting piece, 35 ...
Cover part, 42 ... Main board, 46 ... Prize ball case, 4
6a ... electromagnetic solenoid, 47a ... winning ball detection switch,
48 ... Award ball control board, 49a ... Firing motor, 49b ... Motor controller, 50 ... CR card processing device, 54 ...
Card insertion slot, 55 ... Card processing section, 56 ... Card transport section, 57 ... Card balance indicator.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A tubular shape having a fixed portion fixed to the main body of a pachinko gaming machine main body on the lower side of the front surface, and a rotary portion coaxially and rotatably attached to the fixed main body. A case is provided with a one-shot switch having a push button projecting through the fixed portion at a radially outer peripheral position of the fixed portion, which is disposed in the case, and the rotating portion is arranged in a clockwise direction. The handle of the pachinko game machine that starts driving the game ball launching device linked to the turning part by turning and supplies the game ball shot by the game ball launching device to the game board surface on the upper front of the main body. In the above-mentioned case, in addition to the single-shot switch, at least one function switch having a push button projecting through the fixed portion is provided at a radial outer peripheral position of the fixed portion in the case. Launch handle for a pachinko machine 2. The launch handle of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a function stop switch for stopping the function of each function switch as a position near the launch handle or one of the function switches of the launch handle. The firing handle of the pachinko gaming machine, which is characterized by the provision of.