JPH0999170A - Operation part support device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation part support device for game machine which allows various operations by a player himself, and is durable. SOLUTION: This operation part support device for game machine has a spherical body 14 having a through hole 15 to which an operation shaft 11 is fitted in such a manner as to be axially movable, and a spherical body receiver 6 provided on a game device body to rotatably support the spherical body 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation portion supporting device for a game machine, which has a handle member operated by a player on one end side and an operation shaft provided with an operated member on the other end side. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many game machines operate buttons and joysticks when moving the operation part. For example, a game of picking up a prize on a rotating turntable with a shovel provided at the tip of a crane, or moving a gripper hanging from the crane above the prize in the X and Y directions, and the gripper descends to collect the prize. In a game such as a grasping operation, the player only has to press a button.

In the above-mentioned game machine for obtaining prizes, if the player himself / herself can directly operate the shovel and the grip, it is possible to obtain an interest different from that of the conventional game machine.
For this purpose, there is required a mechanism that allows the operating portion to move to some extent and is less likely to break down or be damaged even if it is handled roughly.

[0004]

However, the free movement of the operating portion and the prevention of failure or damage are contradictory requirements, and a mechanism satisfying both is not realized at present.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a robust operation portion supporting device for a game machine, which allows various operations by the player himself.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game machine in which a handle member operated by a player is provided on one end side and an operation shaft provided with an operated member is provided on the other end side. In a support portion support device for a ball, a spherical body provided with a through hole into which the operating shaft is fitted so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a ball support provided on a game device main body and rotatably supporting the spherical body. And a member.

The present invention is effective when the operation shaft has a circular cross section and is fitted into the through hole of the spherical body so as to be rotatable about its axis. Further, the present invention provides a cylindrical supporting member having a hole having the same cross-section as the through hole of the spherical body, and the spherical supporting member is provided so that the hole and the through hole are aligned with each other. It is effective when fixed to.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an operation portion support device for a game machine according to the present invention, which is used in a prize acquisition game device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a game machine main body 20.
A support base fixedly attached to (as shown in FIG. 3),
The support base 1 has a fixed support member 2 and a movable support member 3 mounted on the fixed support member 2 so as to be vertically movable.
In this case, on the lower side of the movable support member 3, two rollers 4 are provided in parallel on each of the three surfaces,
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A guide rail 5 having a U-shaped cross section into which the roller 4 is fitted is provided. The movable support member 3 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed support member 2 by guiding the rollers 3 to the guide rails 5.

A prize acquisition means 10 is provided as an operation section supported by the support base 1, and the prize acquisition means 10 is shown in FIG.
And, as shown in FIG. 3, the dome 21 of the game machine main body 20.
Of the operating shaft 11, which is arranged inside and outside the claw, a shovel 12 as an operated member provided inside the dome 21 of the operating shaft 11, and a handle provided outside the dome 21 of the operating shaft 11. And a member 13 (shown in FIG. 3). The operation shaft 11 is a shaft having a circular cross section, and is fitted to a spherical body 14 made of Duracon (trade name) so as to be reciprocally movable in its axial direction and rotatable about the axis. That is, a through hole 15 having the same diameter as the operation shaft 11 passing through the center of the spherical body 14 is formed.
The operation shaft 11 is fitted to the shaft 1. Since the operation shaft 11 is a shaft having a circular cross section in this example, it can rotate around the axis.

The spherical body 14 is rotatably mounted on a spherical body receiver 6 made of DURACON (trade name) provided on the movable support member 3. Therefore, the operating shaft 11 can also be rotated around the spherical body 14, and the range of rotation thereof is restricted by the restriction guide 7 made of DURACON attached to the movable support member 3 on the handle member side of the spherical body 14. ing. As described above, the spherical body 14 and the spherical body receiver 6 are made of Duracon, which is advantageous because it is excellent in durability and wear resistance, and has good slipperiness. Also,
The spherical body receiver 6 is formed by stacking members that support the spherical body 14 for each substantially hemisphere, and this structure facilitates the manufacture and assembly of the spherical body 14.

A detailed description of the prize acquisition game apparatus itself is omitted because it is not the gist of the present application. With this configuration, the operation portion support device has the operation shaft 11 with the spherical body 1.
4 is reciprocally movable in the axial direction and rotatable about the axis, and the spherical body 14 is rotatable with respect to the spherical body receiver 6, so that the shovel 12 is moved forward and backward by operating the handle member 13. It can be rotated and rotated without any trouble. Therefore, in the case of the game machine shown in FIG. 3, since the shovel 12 can be moved almost freely, a prize (not shown) on the turntable 22 can be easily scooped.

In addition, since the player can move the operated member such as the shovel 12 almost freely in the operation portion supporting device of the present invention, a game machine other than the above prize-winning game machine,
For example, the present invention can be applied to a game machine or the like including a play element that scoops, grasps, pinches or moves an object such as a ball from a certain place to another position.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a sleeve 16 as a cylindrical support member having a hole (not shown) having the same cross-section as the through hole 15 of the spherical body 14 is formed.
Is provided, and the hole of the sleeve 16 and the through hole 15 are aligned with each other, so that the operation shaft 11 moves from the spherical body 14 to the sleeve 16.
Supported by.

With this structure, the operating shaft 11 can be supported with a relatively long width, and therefore the linearity can be maintained even when a relatively large load is applied to the operating shaft 11. Further, the switch 17 can be attached to the sleeve 16 as in the example shown in FIG. Moreover, the shovel 12 described above
There is no fear of obstructing the advantage of moving freely.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the spherical body provided with the through hole into which the operating shaft is fitted so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the game device main body, and the spherical body can be rotated. Since it has a ball support member that is supported by the player, the operated member provided on the operation shaft can be freely moved by the player himself.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the operating shaft has a circular cross section and is fitted into the through hole of the spherical body so as to be rotatable about its axis, so that the degree of freedom in operating the operated member is increased. be able to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cylindrical support member is provided, in which the through hole of the spherical body and the hole having the same shape in cross section are formed,
Since the cylindrical support member is fixed to the spherical body so that the hole and the through hole are aligned with each other, the operation shaft can be supported with a relatively long width, and therefore the straight line of the operation shaft can be supported even when a relatively large load is applied. Can retain sex.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an operation portion support device for a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the operating portion support device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a prize acquisition game device using the operation portion support device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an entire operation section supported by an operation section support device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support base 2 Fixed support member 3 Movable support member 6 Spherical body receiver 10 Prize acquisition means 11 Operation axis 12 Shovel 13 Handle member 14 Spherical body 15 Through hole 16 Sleeve 20 Game machine body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operating section support device for a game machine, wherein a handle member operated by a player at one end side supports an operation shaft provided with an operated member at the other end side, wherein the operation shaft moves in an axial direction. An operating portion support device comprising: a spherical body provided with a through hole into which the spherical body is fittable, and a ball support member provided on a main body of the game apparatus and rotatably supporting the spherical body. 2. The operation portion supporting device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation shaft has a circular cross section, and the operation shaft is fitted in the through hole of the spherical body so as to be rotatable about its axis. An operating portion support device characterized by the above. 3. The operating portion supporting device for a game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a cylindrical supporting member having a hole having the same cross-section as the through hole of the spherical body, and the cylindrical supporting member. An operation portion supporting device, wherein a member is fixed to the spherical body so that the hole thereof and the through hole are aligned with each other.