JP3010105U - Operation switch device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Purpose] There is a feeling of solidness during operation, and it is designed so that the other switches provided on the operation panel can be operated with fingers at the same time by the hand operating the operation panel. The operation switch device is provided. [Structure] A bowl-shaped operation panel 5 having a shape and a size for placing a palm is attached to a plurality of support shafts 3 swingably mounted on a substrate via self-supporting urging means 7 and 8, and a universal ball joint 4 is attached thereto. A plurality of micro-switches that are operated by the switch operating portion of the support shaft 3 while being attached so as to be movable in multiple directions via Surround 17 At that time, the self-supporting means is attached to the support board 10 on the substrate,
It is composed of a curved concave portion 106 attached to a substantially central portion of a support shaft provided on the support board 10 and a compression spring 16 elastically provided between the first spring receiving member 13 and the second spring receiving member 15. You can

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an operation switch device suitable for use in various amusement machines such as a video game machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as an operation switch device for controlling the operation of a character displayed on a cathode ray tube of a video game machine or the like, an operation lever attached to the control panel so as to be swingable and / or rotatable in a direction of 360 ° is provided. By arranging multiple switches around the lever and swinging or rotating the small grip ball attached to the upper part of this operating lever with your hand, you can operate multiple switches simultaneously or individually with one operating lever. It is publicly known that it can be operated in a desired manner.

[0003]

[Issues to be solved by the device]

 Since this conventionally known operation switch is operated by grasping a small handball with a hand, it is somewhat cheesy and lacks a sense of solidity, and there is a problem that the hand becomes tired when used for a long time.

Also, since one hand is used only for that purpose when the operation lever is operated, for example, a switch provided for shooting or the like is operated with the other hand, but the game contents are different. As it becomes more complicated and various amusement machines are developed, it is becoming less suitable for the actual situation.

An object of the present invention is to provide an operation that is profound during operation and that allows a user to operate the operation panel and simultaneously operate other switches provided on the operation panel with fingers. There is a switch provided.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a bowl-shaped operation panel having a shape and size for placing a palm so that it always returns to an independent point on a substrate. It is mounted so that it can be moved in multiple directions via a universal ball joint to a plurality of pivots that are swingably attached via a single or multiple push button switches that can be pressed with a finger on the operation panel. At the same time, a plurality of micro switches that are operated by the switch operating portion of the support shaft are enclosed on one side beyond the fulcrum of at least one of the support shafts.

At that time, the self-supporting urging means is provided with a support plate attached to the substrate, and a curved recess formed by attaching the support plate to the curved recess provided in the support plate at a substantially central portion of a support shaft. It can be configured by a compression spring elastically provided between a first spring receiving member and a second spring receiving member, in which one side portion beyond the bearing fulcrum of the support shaft is fitted. Further, the number of support shafts can be three.

[0008]

[Action]

 In claim 1, when the palm is placed on the operation panel as shown in FIG. 1 and the finger grip is pushed in all directions of 360 °, a plurality of support shafts and a universal ball which swing together in the longitudinal direction are provided. The control panel moves in the direction of pushing through the joint, and at that time, each switch can be operated by the switch operating unit of the spindle that surrounds the multiple micro switches. When the hand is released from the operation panel or the force is removed, the operation panel returns to the original position via the support shaft which tries to return to the self-supporting state by the self-supporting biasing means. On the other hand, the control panel is attached to the control panel when the control panel is placed in the neutral state, or when the control panel is swung in multiple directions, or when the push button is pressed with a finger while swinging as shown in Fig. 1. The push button switch can be operated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, no matter which direction the swing shaft is swung by the compression spring that is wound around the swing shaft and is elastically provided between the first spring receiving member and the second spring receiving member. The spindle is always returned to the self-standing (upright) state.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the operation panel attached to the upper ends of the respective support shafts via the universal ball joint is stabilized.

[0011]

【Example】

 The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a mounting plate 2 mounted on the lower surface side of a substrate 1 with a slight gap is provided with three support shafts 3 capable of swinging in a vertical direction of 360 °. It is installed. The mounting plate 2 may be omitted, and the support shafts 3 may be directly mounted on the substrate 1. In particular, as shown in FIG. 7, each support shaft 3 projects upward through three through holes 1a provided on the substrate 1, and a small ball 3a is attached to the upper end thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 7, the small ball 3a is slidably housed in the respective bearing means 4a and 4b, and the base plate 5a and the dish-shaped part are provided as shown in FIGS. An operating panel 5 having a bowl-like shape including 5b and having a size that can be grasped by the palm is attached to each spindle 3. As a result, the operation panel 5 is movable in the plane direction of 360 °. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the push buttons 6a of the two push button type switches 6 are projected at the positions where the fingers touch when the palm of the hand is placed on the operation panel 5 and the index and middle fingers are slightly bent. . As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the push button type switch 6 is composed of a switch portion 6b and a push button 6a attached to the switch portion 6b while being urged to slide in one direction by a spring 6c. ing. The three support shafts 3 are respectively provided with self-supporting urging means 7 and 8, and one of them is shown in FIGS. 3 and 8 on the free end side beyond the bearing fulcrum for the mounting plate 2. As described above, the switch assembly 9 having a known structure is installed.

The switch assembly 9 is configured as follows. A support plate 10 made of synthetic resin and having a substantially rectangular flat shape is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting plate 2, and a central portion is provided via four locking pieces 10a vertically provided from a square of the support plate 10. A guide plate 11 having a guide hole 11a is locked and fixed to the support board 10 with a gap. The support shaft 3 has a curved convex portion 12 attached to a substantially central portion thereof slidably fitted in a curved recess portion 10b provided on the support board 10, whereby the support shaft 3 is 360 ° with respect to the support board 10. It is possible to swing in the direction of. The free end side of the support shaft 3 projects downward from the guide hole 11a of the guide plate 11. A first spring receiving member 13 is fitted into a portion of the support shaft 3 which is inserted through the guide hole 11a of the guide plate 11 so as not to come off through the E ring 14, and a second spring receiving member is provided on the support board 10 side. A member 15 is fitted and a compression spring 16 is wound between the first spring receiving member 13 and the second spring receiving member 15 so as to be wound around the support shaft 3 in an elastic manner.

Although not shown enough, four microswitches 17 each having a plurality of pushbuttons 17a for automatic return are surrounded between the support board 10 and the guide plate 11, and the pushbuttons for each other are surrounded. 17a is opposed to the switch pressing portion 13a provided on the first spring receiving member 13. Although not shown enough, the micro switch 17 is housed in the switch housing portion 10c provided on the support board 10 while being fixed to the circuit board 18, and fixed to the support board 10 via the locking piece 10a. The guide plate 11 holds the lower side so that the lower side does not fall out.

The self-supporting urging means 7 of the support shaft 3 surrounding the micro switch 17 is a supporting plate 10 and a curved convex part slidably supported by a curved concave part 10 b provided on the supporting plate 10. 12, a first spring receiving member 13 and a second spring receiving member 15 mounted on the side of the supporting shaft 3 beyond the bearing fulcrum, and a supporting shaft between the first spring receiving member 13 and the second spring receiving member 15. It is composed of a compression spring 16 that is elastically wound while being wound around 3.

The structure of each self-sustained urging means 7 of the remaining pair of support shafts 3 is the same, and basically the same as the self-sustained urging means 8. Therefore, only one of the self-supporting means 7 will be described. According to FIGS. 4 and 8, the curved concave portion 19a provided on the support plate 19 fixed to the lower surface of the mounting plate 2 is slidably supported by the curved convex portion 20 fixed to the substantially central portion of the support shaft 3. On the side beyond the bearing fulcrum, the first spring receiving member 21 is fitted through the E ring 22 so as not to slip out, and the supporting shaft 3 is also inserted to be installed on the support board 19 side. A compression spring 24 is elastically mounted between the second spring receiving member 23 and the support shaft 3 so as to be wound around the support shaft 3. As a result, the support shaft 3 is always urged to be in a self-supporting state (upright state).

In the above description, the case where there is one switch assembly has been described, but it goes without saying that it may be attached to another spindle. In that case, more switches can be operated.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the palm is placed on the operation panel and the switch is operated by pushing the palm in the plane direction, so that a feeling of operation with a more profound feeling than the conventional one is provided. It can be given to the operator to entertain a more realistic game, and the push-button switch can also be operated while operating the operation panel using the fingers of the same hand as when operating the operation panel. As a result, it is possible to quickly operate more than one switch with reasonably agile operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to urge the support shaft so as to be always in a self-supporting state with a simple structure, so that the operation panel attached to the support shaft always returns to the original position. Can be configured.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the supporting state of the operation panel is stable, and it is not easily broken even if it is handled roughly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an operation switch according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation switch according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining a portion of a switch assembly.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the self-supporting device.

5 and 6 are partial cross-sectional views for explaining a push button type switch device.

7 and 8 are partially exploded perspective views for explaining an operation switch according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 board 2 mounting plate 3 support shaft 4 universal ball joint 5 operation panel 6 push button type switch 7,8 self-supporting urging means 10 support panel 10b curved concave portion 12 curved convex portion 13 first spring receiving member 15 second spring receiving member 16 compression Spring 17 Micro switch 19 Support board 19a Curved concave portion 20 Curved convex portion 21 First spring receiving member 23 Second spring receiving member 24 Compression spring

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bowl-shaped operation panel having a shape and size for placing a palm on it is freely swingable through a self-supporting urging means to a plurality of spindles mounted on a substrate so as to always return to a self-supporting point. Attached so that it can move in multiple directions via a ball joint, and attach one or more push-button type switches that can be pressed with a finger to the operation panel, and one side beyond the fulcrum of at least one of the support shafts. An operation switch device, characterized in that a plurality of micro switches that are operated by a switch operation unit of the support shaft are surrounded on the side of the unit. 2. A self-supporting urging means, a support disc mounted on a substrate, a curved recess formed by mounting the support disc on a substantially central portion of a support shaft slidably supported by the curved recess provided on the support disc, and the support. 2. The compression spring elastically mounted between the first spring receiving member and the second spring receiving member fitted to one side beyond the bearing fulcrum of the shaft, as claimed in claim 1. Operation switch device. 3. The operation switch device according to claim 1, wherein the number of support shafts is three.