JPH10234941A - Pachinko machine operating handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide Pachinko (pinball game) machine operating handle adjusting a flying distance and easily adjusting the timing of the launching of hitting ball by allowing the whole palm to shroud the operating handle so as to naturally position a thumb in the middle of the dial and the stop button of a variable resistor at this time. SOLUTION: This operating handle is provided with an assembly case consisting of a case main body, a middle case 19 and a front case 20. A variable resistor with a rotary axis and a stop switch for stopping the launch of the hitting ball are house-arranged in the assembly case, the dial 38 for rotate- operation linked with the rotary shaft is made to face at a first notch part provided for the assembly case so as to partially project from the assembly case and an operation button 32 for operation linked with the stop switch is made to face at a second notch part. Then, on the left piece half side of the assembly, the dial 38 is positioned on an upper side and the bottom 32 is positioned on a lower side, and an area for arranging the thumb at the time of grasping the assembling case is provided between the dial 38 and the bottom 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation handle of a pachinko machine using a solenoid as a driving source of a hit ball launching device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, various types of hitting and launching devices using a solenoid as a driving source of a launching punch have been developed, and the flight distance of this type of hitting and launching device is generally adjusted by controlling the power supplied to the solenoid. This is done by controlling. A variable resistor is used for controlling the power, and the resistance of the variable resistor is changed by operating a dial or lever provided on the front side of the pachinko machine.

[0003]

A pachinko machine in which the flying distance is adjusted by a variable resistor using a solenoid as a drive source is effective because of its simple structure. There are also inconveniences such as difficulty in adjusting the flight distance due to lack of feedback. For example, it is difficult for a beginner unfamiliar with the game to grasp and operate the handle. The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and when the operation handle is gripped, the entire handle wraps the operation handle. At this time, the thumb is naturally located between the dial and the stop button of the variable resistor. It is another object of the present invention to provide an operation handle of a pachinko machine capable of easily adjusting a flight distance and a timing of hitting a ball.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an operating handle of a pachinko machine provided with a hitting and launching device for adjusting a flight distance by changing a resistance value of a variable resistor by using a solenoid as a driving source. Wherein the operation handle includes an assembly case having a plurality of assembly members, having a space inside and a grip outside, and the variable resistor having a rotating shaft in the assembly case; and A stop switch for stopping the firing of the hit ball is housed and arranged, and a first notch and a second notch are provided in the assembly case, and the first notch is connected to the rotating shaft. A dial for rotating operation is faced so that a part thereof protrudes from the assembly case, and an operation member for operating in cooperation with the stop switch is operably faced to the second notch. , The arrangement of the dial and the operating member is such that the dial is located on the upper side and the operating member is located on the lower side on one of the right and left sides of the assembly case, and the assembly case is located between the dial and the operating member. It has a region where at least the thumb can be arranged when gripped.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 having a window and one side of a frame-shaped front frame 2 outside. A hinge is openably and closably attached to the frame 3, and a metal frame 4 is provided in the window portion.
An upper tray set 7 provided with an upper tray 6 is provided at an upper portion of the glass frame 5 on which glass is mounted so that the glass frame 5 can be opened and closed. A lower tray set 9 provided with a lower tray 8 is provided below the front frame 2. And guide rail 1
The center part 12, various winning tools 13a, 13b, 13c, a windmill 14, or various indicator lights 15 are disposed in a game section 11 surrounded by a circle 0, and an out port 16 is disposed at the lowest position. The provided game board is made to face this window from behind the window. On the front side of the lower tray set 9, there is provided an operation handle 17 for adjusting a flight distance of a hit ball hitting the game section 11.

The operation handle 17 has an assembling case including three assembling members so as to have a substantially hemispherical shape as a whole, and this assembling case is attached to a front side of a lower portion of the front frame 2. The main body 18 and the case main body 1
8, a middle case 19 attached to the front side of the
And a front case 20 attached to the front side of the vehicle.

The case main body 18 has a dish shape in which a rising edge portion 22 is extended around a substantially circular bottom plate portion 21, and a cylindrical support portion 23 extends to an eccentric position behind the bottom plate portion 21. Set up. A fixing portion 24 is provided inside the support portion 23 so as to be located substantially at the center of the bottom plate portion 21. The fixing portion 24 is formed by insert-molding a sleeve 25 having a female screw portion 25a. Further, the bottom plate portion 2 is provided inside the support portion 23.
A rib 26 protruding rearward from the surface of
Partially open wiring holes. According to the illustrated embodiment, the ribs 26 are arranged at a slightly eccentric position in a substantially T-shape. The outer surface of the rising edge is provided with finger-holding recesses 27 of appropriate spacing and size, so that when the operation handle 17 is gripped, four fingers excluding the thumb are naturally hooked.

On the front side of the case body 18, a bulging portion 28 is provided on a part of the rising edge portion 22, and an engaging edge 22a is formed on an end surface of the rising edge portion 22. 19, a mounting frame 31 for a micro switch 30 serving as a stop switch to be described later,
A support shaft 33 for the operation button 32 is provided. Bulge 28
Is provided with a variable resistor 34 for adjusting the flight distance. The variable resistor 34 is attached to a mounting screw 36 via a mounting board 35.
To the mounting boss of the bottom plate 21. In order to fix the variable resistor 34 to the mounting board 35, a nut 34b is screwed onto a bearing cylinder 34a of a rotating shaft, which will be described later, and the mounting board 35 is sandwiched between the variable resistor main body and the nut 34b. At this time, positioning is performed by fitting a projection provided on the variable resistor main body into a small hole provided in the mounting board 35.

The rising edge 22 of the case body 18 is provided with a notch 37 serving as a second notch.
As described above, the operation button 32 of the stop switch as an operation member for stopping the firing of the hit ball is externally operable. The operation button 32 has one end loosely fitted to the support shaft 33 and one side facing the operating piece 30a of the microswitch 30. The positional relationship between the operation button 32 and a dial 38 described later is arranged on one half of the case main body 18, and the dial 38 is located on the upper side and the operation button 3 is located on the upper side.
2 is located on the lower side, and between the dial 38 and the operation button 32, an area where at least the thumb can be arranged when the assembly case is gripped is formed, and the player places his hand on the operation handle 17. A rational arrangement is used to facilitate operation at times.

The middle case 19 attached to the front side of the case body 18 is a drum-shaped body having a peripheral wall portion 39 whose diameter at the front edge is reduced. Is given. An engaging edge 39a that can be fitted to the engaging edge 22a of the case body 18 is provided on an end surface of the peripheral wall portion 39 on the case body 18 side, and an engaging step portion 39b is provided on an end surface of the front case 20 side. The partition plate 40 is provided at a position retracted from the engagement step 39b. In addition, a cutout 41 is provided in a part of the peripheral wall portion 39 so as to correspond to the bulging portion 28 of the case main body 18, and an insulating collar member 42 is fitted into the cutout 41 to form the first cutout portion. Form. A dial 38 is fitted on the rotating shaft 43 of the variable resistor 34, and a knurled groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the dial 38 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation direction so as to facilitate the rotation operation. The part is exposed so as to be externally operable from between the collar members 42 as the first cutout parts. The shaft holes of the rotating shaft 43 and the dial 38 are formed in a D-shape to prevent rotation.

On the other hand, an arc-shaped long hole 44 is formed in the partition plate 40 provided inside the middle case 19, and a projection 45 protruding from the dial 38 is loosely fitted into the long hole 44, and the dial 38 is restricted. By restricting the rotation range of the dial 38 in this way, only a part of the variable range of the resistance value of the variable resistor 34 can be used, and fine adjustment of the flight distance becomes possible. Further, on the rear side of the partition plate 40, mounting columns 46 are provided at appropriate positions.
Attachment screw 48 is screwed into attachment hole 47 from the back side of case body 18. Further, a touch wiring 50 provided with a terminal plate 49 is connected to the partition plate 40, and the touch wiring 50 is passed through a wiring through hole 51 formed in the support portion 23, and is connected to the rear of the front frame 2. Lead to. A return spring 52 for biasing the rotating shaft 43 of the variable resistor 34 so as to reduce the flight distance is provided inside the dial 38, and the flight distance at this time is set to be a far ball. In other words, it is possible to prevent the hit ball from being fired at the moment when the user touches the middle case 19 as the touch member, and to waste the ball.

The front case 20 attached to the front side of the middle case 19 is bulged in a mountain-shape manner, and the outer peripheral edge is provided with an engaging step provided on the front end surface of the peripheral wall 39 of the middle case 19. An engagement step portion 20a that can be fitted to 39b is provided. still,
In the illustrated embodiment, a decorative member 5 is provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface.
3 as a whole is formed in a mountain cap shape.

In order to assemble the operation handle 17 by attaching each case having the above-described configuration, first, the front case 20 is assembled.
And the middle case 19 is attached. That is, the engaging step 20a on the outer peripheral edge of the front case 20 and the engaging step 39b of the middle case 19 are fitted together, and the partition plate 40 of the middle case 19 is fitted to the mounting portion 54 provided on the back side. Boss 55 protruding from front side
A mounting screw 56 is screwed from the back side of the partition plate 40 through the mounting hole 55a. If attached in this manner, there is no gap between the front case 20 and the middle case 19, and it is not possible to allow a wire or the like to intrude from the outside to play illegal games. To attach the middle case 19 to which the front case 20 is attached and the case body 18, the locking edge 39 of the middle case 19 is required.
a is fitted to the engaging edge 22a of the case body 18, and a mounting screw 48 is provided on the partition plate 40 through a mounting hole 47 opened at an appropriate position from the back side of the bottom plate portion 21. Screw it into the column 46. At this time, the variable resistor 34
It is assumed that the assembling of the micro switch 30 and the like to the case body 18 is completed, the electrical wiring process is completed, and each wiring extends from the support portion 23 to the outside through the through hole 51.

On the other hand, in order to mount the operation handle 17 assembled as described above on the front frame 3, a mounting base 57 is provided on the front side of the front frame 2 in advance. This mounting base 5
7 is a fitting portion 59 which can be fitted into the base plate 58 in the supporting portion 23 of the case body 18 as shown in FIGS.
Protruding. The insertion portion 59 is cut out of the insertion portion 60 formed so as to avoid the fixing portion 24 of the support portion 23, and a protruding piece 61 is formed at an appropriate position on the side peripheral surface to fit the support portion 23. Increased accuracy. Further, a stopper member 62 that fits between the ribs 26 provided in the support portion 23 is provided on the front end surface of the fitting portion 59, and the upper surface 62a and the side surface 62b of the stopper member 62 are By making contact with the ribs 26a and 26b, the operation handle 17 is stopped and positioned. And
Fixing screw 6 as a fixing member with washer 63 interposed
4 through the front frame 2 from the rear side of the front frame 2
Then, it is screwed into the sleeve 25 of the fixing portion 24 of the case main body 18 through a fixing hole 66 formed in the base plate 58.

Thus, the operating handle 17 is moved to the front frame 2
, It is impossible to remove the fixing screws 64 and the mounting screws 48 and 56 for mounting each case from the front surface of the front frame 2, so that the player cannot work improperly. In addition, since there is no gap between the cases, it is impossible to insert a wire or the like, and it is possible to prevent illegal games.

Further, the operating handle 1 having the above-described structure is provided.
According to 7, when a hand is put on the operation handle 17,
The operation handle 17 is wrapped around the entire palm, and at this time, the finger naturally hooks on the dial 38 and the operation button 32 of the variable resistor 34. Moreover, the wrist does not bend extremely. Therefore, not only can the flying distance be adjusted and the timing of hitting the ball can be easily adjusted, but the player does not get tired even after playing for a long time.

Although the operation handle 17 having the above-described structure provides a sufficient operation and effect, the illustrated embodiment further includes a flight distance holding means capable of fixing the once adjusted flight distance. This flight distance holding means fixes the dial 38 urged by the return spring 52. A brake member 69 is provided at the tip of the plunger 68 of the solenoid 67, and the brake member 69 is attached to the plunger 6
8 and is urged by a spring 68 a wound around the dial 8 so as to face the side surface of the dial 38. Then, for example, when the player releases his / her hand from the middle case 19 which is a touch member, the solenoid 67 is once excited, and then the solenoid 6
7 is demagnetized, whereby the return spring 5
The setting is made so that the dial 38 returns to the initial position by the urging of 2, and the hitting ball firing device stops. With this configuration, since the dial 38 is pressed with an appropriate strength, it is easy to fine-tune the flight distance position during the game, and even if the finger is released from the dial 38, it may be affected by external factors such as vibration. The flying distance position does not change due to the rotation of the dial 38. Further, when the user touches the middle case 19, the hitting ball firing device is operated to enable the firing of the hitting ball, the solenoid 67 is excited, and the dial 38 is turned to change the resistance value of the variable resistor 34, thereby causing a flight distance. If there is no change in the resistance value for a predetermined time, the solenoid 67 is demagnetized to bring the brake member 69 into pressure contact with the dial 38 to prevent the return rotation of the dial 38 due to the bias of the return spring 52. The flight distance may be fixed.

According to the operating handle 17 provided with the above-mentioned flight distance holding means, once the flight distance is adjusted,
Just placing the hand so that it touches the middle case 19, which is a touch member, can fire a hit ball as intended,
You won't get tired after playing for a long time.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented unless the configuration described in the claims is changed.

[0020]

In summary, according to the present invention, there is provided an operation handle of a pachinko machine provided with a hitting / launching device for adjusting a flight distance by changing a resistance value of a variable resistor by using a solenoid as a drive source. Comprises an assembly case having a plurality of assembly members and having a space inside and a grip on the outside, wherein the assembly case has a variable resistor having a rotating shaft and stops firing of a hit ball. A stop switch is housed and arranged, and the assembly case is provided with a first notch and a second notch, and the first notch is connected to the rotation shaft to perform a rotation operation. The dial is faced so as to partially protrude from the assembly case, and the second notch is operably faced with an operating member for operating in cooperation with the stop switch. The arrangement of the members is such that the dial is located on the upper side and the operating member is located on the lower side on one of the left and right sides of the assembly case, and when the assembly case is gripped between the dial and the operating member. Since at least a region where the thumb can be disposed is provided, when the hand is placed on the operation handle and gripped, the operation handle is wrapped in the entire palm, and at this time, the thumb naturally moves the dial and stop of the variable resistor. The wrist is positioned at an intermediate position between the button and the wrist. Therefore, according to the operation handle of the present invention, not only the flight distance can be adjusted and the timing of hitting the ball can be easily adjusted, but also the player does not get tired after playing for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an operation handle.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an operation handle.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an operation handle.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a state where a front case of an operation handle is removed.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the operation handle with a middle case removed.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the operation handle.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the operation handle with a case body removed.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the same with the dial removed.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a front view of a mounting base.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a mounting base.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a use state of the handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Front frame 17 Operation handle 18 Case main body 19 Middle case 20 Front case 21 Bottom plate part 22 Rising edge part 23 Support part 28 Swelling part 32 Operation button 34 Variable resistor 38 Dial 39 Peripheral wall part 64 Fixed screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] An operating handle of a pachinko machine provided with a hit ball launching device that adjusts a flight distance by changing a resistance value of a variable resistor using a solenoid as a driving source, wherein the operating handle includes a plurality of assembly members. And an assembling case having a space inside and a grip outside, wherein the assembling case houses the variable resistor having a rotating shaft and a stop switch for stopping firing of a hit ball. A first notch portion and a second notch portion are provided in the assembly case, and the first notch portion is partially connected to a dial for rotating operation in connection with the rotation shaft from the assembly case. An operating member for operating in cooperation with the stop switch is operably exposed to the second notch, and the dial and the operating member are disposed in the second cutout portion. A region where the dial is located on the upper side and the operating member is located on the lower side on one of the right and left sides of the device, and at least the thumb can be arranged between the dial and the operating member when the assembly case is gripped. An operation handle for a pachinko machine, comprising: