JPS6211481A - Ball hitting device of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a ball hitting device for a pinball game machine, particularly for a pinball game machine such as a pachinko game machine or a coin game machine having an electric ball hitting mechanism. This invention relates to a ball hitting device for a pinball game machine which is improved so that players do not get tired even if they hit the ball for a long time.

[Prior Art 1] A gaming machine is in practical use that uses an electric ball hitting mechanism that allows the player to adjust the hitting strength and press a ball hitting switch to electrically hit the ball using the rotational force of a motor. A pinball game machine with an electric ball hitting mechanism can automatically hit the ball with a constant force and speed as long as the ball hitting strength and speed are adjusted once and the operating handle is held.
The player has the advantage of being less fatigued.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the front panel of a conventional pinball game machine having an electric ball hitting mechanism. In the figure, a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine has a ball receptacle for receiving pachinko balls paid out from a surplus prize ball payout opening 12 on a toga of a front panel 11 to which a game board (not shown) is attached. 13 and a rotating ashtray 14 are provided. Also, front panel 1
At the lower right side of the front panel 11, an operating handle 15 included in the electric batting ball am is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the front panel 11, and a batting command switch 1 is provided on a part of the front panel 11.
G is arranged. The operating handle 15 is held by the player with his or her right hand, and the operating lever (17 shown in FIG. 5), which is rotatably formed on a part of the outer periphery of the operating handle 15 (F), is rotated clockwise. This functions to adjust the strength of the ball hit. In addition, as another arrangement example of the batting command switch 16, the batting command switch 16 is provided in a protruding position on the outer periphery of the operation handle 15 at a position where it can be pressed with a finger (usually a thumb). Some are pressed with your fingers.

FIG. 5 is a specific illustration of a conventional electric ball hitting m-groove. In the figure, the operating handle 15 is connected to the support member 21.
1, the operating lever 17 is rotatably connected to a shaft 212, and a semicircular ¥lJ adjustment plate is attached to the tip of the shaft 212. -213 is fixed.

One end of wire A7215 is connected to this adjustment plate 213 via a port 214. The other end of the wire 215 is connected to the lower end of a rotatable connection lever 216. A bin 217 is formed at the upper end of the connection lever 216. The pin of the connecting lever 216 is connected to the spring adjusting plate 218.
The strength of the spring 219 is adjusted depending on whether it engages with one of the plurality of through holes formed in the longitudinal direction of the spring 219.

One end of the spring 219 is connected to the end of the spring adjustment plate 218, and the other end is connected to the fixture 221 of the ball hitting rod 220. The batting rod 220 is a support member 222
It is rotatably supported. The fixture 221 is pressed by an arc-shaped portion of a ball-hitting cam 231 (described later), and the ball-hitting cam 23
A bin 223 is formed that becomes engaged or released every time the suppression by one arcuate portion is released.

The ball hitting cam 231 is fixed to a rotating shaft (or a variable speed shaft) of the ball hitting motor 23 for electrically driving the ball hitting rod 220 . The ball hitting motor 23 is powered and rotated by the #lp voltage of the ball hitting command switch 16. At this point, the ball-striking cam 231 is rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow claw by the rotational drive of the motor 23, but the arc-shaped portion of the ball-striking cam 231 pushes down the bin 223 in the direction indicated by the arrow (lower left direction), and the ball-striking rod 220 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow. Pull in direction C,
When the engagement state between the arcuate portion and the pin 223 is released, the ball batting rod 220 is pulled in the direction opposite to the arrow C by the tension of the spring 219, and the ball batting rod 220 is pulled by the tension of the spring 219.
This is to hit a pachinko ball guided to the ball hitting position by energizing the ball.

When the player wants to adjust the hitting strength to a desired strength, when the player rotates the operating lever 17 in the direction of the arrow dh, the adjustment play 1-213 rotates in the direction of the arrow e, and the wire 215 is rotated in the direction of the arrow f. By pulling the connecting lever 216 in the direction of the arrow Qh and pulling the spring 219 in the direction of the arrow, the force with which the spring 219 tensions the ball hitting rod 220 is increased. .

[Problems that Yik Akira attempts to solve] By the way, the operating handle 15 included in the conventional electric ball hitting m-groove is arranged at right angles to the front panel 11 of the pachinko game machine, so the player cannot When operating, bend your wrist upwards (in other words, toward the inside of your hand), place your palm on the front of the operating handle 15, and grip the outer periphery of the operating handle 15 with your fingers to perform rotational operation. did not become. Therefore, as a player, during the period of playing pachinko,
As shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure 4, the wrist must be bent upward to almost 90 degrees.
There is a problem in that when playing the game, the player's wrist becomes extremely fatigued, which tends to cause pain in the wrist. In other words, from an ergonomic point of view, it is easy for a person's wrist to bend downwards (i.e. towards the back of the hand), but it is difficult to bend it upwards.
Moreover, there is no pain when the wrist is bent at a relatively small angle, but if the wrist is bent at a large angle, 906
) accompanied by sore throat. In particular, pachinko machines that allow players to play while sitting on a stool have a low table and therefore a low operating handle, and therefore the player must bend their wrist significantly upwards to operate the ball. There are many things that must be done.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a ball hitting device for a pinball game machine that allows the player to hit the ball without greatly bending his wrist and that allows players to play the game for a long time without getting tired.

[Means for solving the problems] The present invention provides a front panel (11) to which a game board is attached.
There is a ball tray (1
3) is a ball hitting device provided in a pinball game machine provided with the ball receiving tray (13) in a lower part of the front panel (11).
), the holding base is in contact with the front panel (11) and the holding base is disposed adjacent to the front panel (11).
The mounting part (411) fixed to the mounting part (411) and the mounting part (411)
The support member (41) extends forward in a substantially horizontal direction, and the support member (41) has a hollow structure so that a predetermined transmission mechanism can be built therein. ); and a handle cap lid (31) coupled to the upper side of the handle support portion (32); the handle cap! (31) is designed to be rotatable, and the batting force can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation.
Furthermore, an upper end is fixed to the handle cap M (31), and a lower end thereof extends in a substantially vertical direction so as to reach inside the hollow structure of the support member (41). This is a ball hitting device for a pinball game machine, including a handle shaft (431) that rotates accordingly.

[Function] Handle support part (32) and handle cap! The operation handle (30) consisting of the handle cap (31) is provided vertically on the support member (41), and the player can
1) It is possible to operate the ball by grasping it from above and operating it. Therefore, there is no need for the player's wrist to operate in a condition that makes the player's wrists tired.

Also, the handle support part (32) and the handle cap! (3
1) has a structure that can be separated from the support member (41) included in the holding base, so that the handle support part (32)
Alternatively, if the handle cap (31) needs to be replaced, such as when it is broken, it can be replaced.

[Embodiments] The above objects and other objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a detailed vertical cross-sectional view of an operating handle 30 and various parts of a ball hitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lower part of the front panel 11 associated with the operating handle 30 included in the ball hitting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, with reference to FIG. 2, the front structure of the gaming machine and the outline of this embodiment will be explained. A prize ball tray 13 and an ashtray 14 are provided below the front panel 11 for a pachinko game in an example of a pinball game machine, projecting horizontally toward the front of the front panel 11 for being paid out from a surplus prize ball payout opening 12. At the same time, the support member 41 is provided to protrude from the front surface of the front panel 11 so as to extend forward in the horizontal direction. More preferably, the prize ball tray 13, the ashes 114, and the support member 41 are integrally formed by aluminum die-casting, casting, plastic injection molding, or the like. In addition,
As another example of a pinball game machine, in the case of a coin game machine, 1
2 serves as a coin payout port, and 13 serves as a coin tray. The operating handle 30 of the ball hitting device is disposed on the upper surface of the support member 41 in a vertical direction or with a gentle inclination with respect to the vertical direction.

Next, referring to FIG. 1, the operating handle 30 of the ball hitting device
The specific structure of each part of the ball hitting device and other parts will be explained. A mounting portion 411 that is mounted in contact with the front panel 11 is integrally coupled to the support member 41, and the support member 41 and the mounting portion 411 form a holding base. The support member 41 has a container-like hollow structure that protrudes forward in a direction perpendicular to the mounting portion 411, and a receiving portion 412 for mounting the operating handle 30 is formed on the upper plate side forming the hollow structure. There is.

The operating handle 30 is disposed perpendicularly above the support member 41 so as to be perpendicular to the support member 41 .

The operating handle 30 is formed by a cap [31] being engaged on a support portion 32 attached to a receiving portion 412. The cap lid 31 includes an integrally formed operation lever 34, and the batting strength can be adjusted by rotating the cap lid 31. A microswitch 35 is built in the inner space of the support portion 32, and the microswitch 35 is activated by downward pressing of the arcuate lever 33 and is connected to the circuit so as to rotate the ball hitting motor 23. There is.

The support portion 32 of the operating lever 3o is attached to the receiving portion 412 at the
They are screwed together with screws 42 and mounted on the upper plate of the support member 41. A through hole that also serves as a bearing is bored in the center of the receiving portion 412, and a shaft 431 is inserted through the through hole. The upper end of the shaft 31 extending in the vertical direction is connected to the cap lid 31, and the lower end thereof protrudes into the hollow structure, and the shaft 31 is arranged horizontally and has a head 51 fixed thereto. A wire 215 is attached to the pulley 51, and the rotation of the pulley 51 is transmitted to the pulley 51 provided on the side of the front panel 11, and then to the ball hitting force adjustment mechanism.

Note that a bevel gear is attached to the lower end of the shaft 431 [], and the rotation of the cap lid 31 is transmitted to the inside of the front panel 11 by the bevel gear attached to the horizontally arranged shaft that meshes with the bevel gear. A transmission mechanism using a bevel gear as shown in the original application related to this υj application may also be used.

When operating a ball, the player places his hand on the upper part of the operating handle 30 (cap W31 and arc-shaped lever 33), as shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure M2, and presses the arc-shaped lever 33 with the palm of his hand to command the ball to be hit. At the same time, the user puts his or her finger on the operating lever 34 to rotate the cap 1131 to adjust the strength of the ball hit. By pressing the arcuate lever 33, the lever 33 rotates in the direction of the arrow, and the microswitch 35 is activated. Further, @431 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the cap lid 31, and the rotation is transmitted to the pulley 52 via the booth 51 and the wire 215, similar to the configuration shown in FIG. 5 described above. The ball hitting strength of the ball batting rod is adjusted through the transmission mechanism.

In this embodiment, the operating handle 3o is arranged horizontally, so that when operating the operating handle 30, the player places his hand on the operating handle 3o and operates with his wrist unbent or slightly bent. This has advantages such as excellent operability, no pain in the wrist, and no feeling of fatigue even when playing for a long time. Also, as in the past, you can rotate your wrist upwards by 9 degrees.
Compared to a device that is operated by bending it close to 06, players do not feel pain or fatigue in their wrists, so players have the advantage of being able to adjust the hitting strength in a fixed manner for a long period of time, and not falling into a slump. be. Furthermore, when issuing a batting command, it is possible to press the arcuate lever 33 with the palm of the hand, and the pressure can be suppressed by the weight of the hand, so there is no need to continuously press the batting command switch with the thumb, etc., and the finger Fatigue can also be prevented.

In addition, by configuring the operating handle 30 to be removable from the support member 44, it is possible to remove the operating handle 30 from the viewpoint of the aesthetics of the gaming machine. The operating handle 30 can be easily replaced in cases where it is better to replace the operating handle 30 with a different design.

Furthermore, electrical parts such as a micro switch 35 are provided inside the operating handle 3o, but when inspecting or adjusting them, the operating handle 30 is removed from the support member 41. Adjustment of electrical parts, etc.
It also has the advantage of being easy to read. In particular, since the operating handle 30 can be assembled at the game parlor after being shipped from the factory, there is an advantage that the game gate can be conveniently packed and transported during shipping and transportation.

In addition, in the above description, a case has been described in which the microswitch 35 is built in the support part 32 and the microswitch 35 is activated by pressing the arcuate lever 33 with the flat of a knife. The upper surface of the cap 31 is formed of a conductive material or a material capable of static Ti induction, and a switch is provided that performs an electronic switching operation based on the electrostatic capacitance Φ that changes when a person places the palm of his hand and touches the cap lid 31. May be used. In this way, the switching operation for commanding the ball to be hit can be made contactless, and the service life can be extended, but problems such as damage to the arcuate lever 33 and the microswitch 35 due to too strong pressure from a person can occur. Nor.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing another arrangement example of the operation handle of the ball hitting device. In particular, the operating handle 60a shown in FIG. 3(a) has a support member 41 attached so as to project horizontally forward from the front panel, and the operating handle is arranged on the support member 41 at a gentle inclination. . Further, the operating handle 60b shown in FIG. 3(b) has the upper surface of the supporting member 41' formed in a gently inclined shape, and the operating handle is disposed perpendicularly to the upper surface of the supporting member 41-. . Furthermore, the operation handle 60C & Y of FIG. 3(C), the support member 4
1 is mounted horizontally, and an operating handle is mounted perpendicularly to the supporting member 41, but the upper surface of the operating handle itself is configured to be gently sloped.

Particularly, as shown in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(C), there is an advantage that the operating handle attached to the upper part of the support member 41 can be replaced with one of a different design while leaving the support member 41 as it is.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a ball hitting device for a pinball game machine that allows ball hitting operations without greatly bending the wrist and that does not cause fatigue or wrist pain even when played for a long time. It will be done. In addition, the operating handle can be replaced with respect to the support member, and the ball hitting device can be made into a practical ball-hitting device that can be used in cases where the operating handle has an aS design or a different design.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a detailed vertical cross-sectional view of an operating handle 30 and various parts of a ball hitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lower front panel associated with the operating handle 30 of the bR device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing another example of arrangement of the operating handle. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lower part of the front panel of a conventional pinball game machine having an electric ball hitting mechanism. FIG. 5 is a specific illustration of a conventional electric ball hitting mechanism. In the figure, 11 is a front panel, 30, 60a. 60b, 60c are operation handles, 31 is a cap lid, 32 is a support part, 34 is an operation lever, 41 is a support member, 411
431 indicates a mounting portion, and 431 indicates a shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A ball hitting device provided in a pinball game machine, in which a ball receiving tray for receiving paid pachinko balls is provided in a lower part of a front panel to which a game board is attached, the ball hitting device being provided in a lower part of the front panel. a holding base disposed adjacent to the ball tray; the holding base includes a mounting portion that abuts the front panel and is fixed to the front panel; and a support that extends forward from the mounting portion in a substantially horizontal direction; The support member has a hollow structure so that a predetermined transmission mechanism can be built therein, a handle support part coupled to the upper surface of the support member, and a handle support part on the upper side of the handle support part. the handle cap is connected to the handle cap, the handle cap is rotatably provided, and the batting force is adjusted by adjusting the rotation; further, the upper end is fixed to the handle cap; A ball hitting device for a pinball game machine, comprising a handle shaft whose lower end extends in a substantially vertical direction so as to reach inside the hollow structure of the support member and rotates as the handle cap rotates.