JP4568788B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine has an operation knob 1 as shown in FIG. The operation knob 1 includes a handle 3 that can be rotated between a pair of knob components 2 and 2. One end of the shaft 4 is fixed to the center of rotation of the handle 3, and the other end of the shaft 4 is connected to a launching device (not shown). When the handle 3 is rotated about the shaft 4, the shaft 4 is integrally rotated, and a game ball is emitted from a launching device connected to the shaft 4 with a firing force corresponding to the turning amount of the handle 3 (shaft 4). Is fired (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-201905 ([0006], FIG. 1)

  By the way, in the conventional gaming machine described above, a foreign object 5 (for example, a coin or the like) is sandwiched between the handle 3 and the knob components 2 and 2, and the handle 3 (shaft) is caused by friction between the handle 3 and the foreign object 5. The rotation amount of 4) may be fixed. When the foreign object 7 is sandwiched between the handle 3 and the knob constituting bodies 2 and 2, for example, a force around the axis orthogonal to the shaft 4 as shown by a thick arrow in FIG. There is a concern that an excessive load is applied to the connecting portion 6 between the shaft 4 and the connecting portion is damaged or the connected state is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a gaming machine capable of reducing a load applied to a connecting portion between the handle and the shaft when a force about an axis orthogonal to the shaft is applied to the handle. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1 includes a game area for causing a game ball to flow down, a launching apparatus for launching the game ball in the game area, and a launching apparatus according to a rotational position. In a gaming machine having a rotating shaft capable of changing the firing force and a handle capable of rotating the rotating shaft, the handle and the rotating shaft are connected between the handle and the rotating shaft. , Provided with connecting means for integrally rotating the handle and the rotating shaft in the direction around the axis of the rotating shaft and allowing the handle to swing in the direction around the axis perpendicular to the axis direction of the rotating shaft; The connecting means includes a housing having a sliding inner surface surrounding the rotation shaft for adjusting the firing force of the handle or the rotating shaft, and is accommodated in the housing and slidable on the sliding inner surface. It consists of a joined body with a sliding outer surface, At least one of the moving inner surface and the sliding outer surface is composed of a part of a spherical surface, and a universal joint that allows the handle to swing around an arbitrary axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the rotation received by the handle A rotation operation force transmission unit for transmitting an operation force to the rotation shaft, and the rotation operation force transmission unit includes a non-circular shaft portion formed on the rotation shaft and having a non-circular cross section; An integral rotation ring fitted to the circular shaft portion so as to be integrally rotatable and allowed to move in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the non-circular shaft portion, and for fixing between the integral rotation ring and the handle And a connecting and fixing member.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface are constituted by a part of substantially the same spherical surface.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the swing angle position determination is performed by positioning and biasing the handle at a predetermined position within a swingable range with respect to the rotation shaft. It is characterized in that it is provided with a biasing means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the swing angle position biasing means is provided on the handle and the shaft decoration member for decorating the periphery of the rotation shaft. And a pair of elastic body clamping walls facing each other in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and a plate-like elastic body sandwiched between the pair of elastic body clamping walls. Along with this, the angle between the pair of elastic body clamping walls is changed, so that the plate-like elastic body is configured to be elastically deformed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, when the pair of elastic body clamping walls are parallel, a gap is formed between the elastic body clamping walls and the plate-like elastic body. It has the characteristic in the place comprised.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the axial direction of the rotating shaft is between the shaft decorative member that decorates the periphery of the rotating shaft and the shaft decorative member. And a handle front decoration member sandwiching the handle, and a decoration member fixing portion in which the shaft decoration member and the handle front decoration member are connected and fixed in a state where the handle is rotatable.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the sixth aspect, the connecting means has a shaft decoration before the handle reaches the maximum swing angle at which the handle is allowed to swing relative to the rotating shaft. It is characterized in that the swing angle of the handle is limited by contacting the member or the front decorative member of the handle.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the handle protrudes from the front face decorative member to the handle side and can contact the handle, and the gap between the handle and the handle is changed by changing the protruding amount. It is characterized in that a handle contact wall that can be used is provided.

[Invention of Claim 1]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the handle can be integrally rotated in the direction around the axis of the rotation shaft, the launching force of the game ball can be changed by rotating the handle. In addition, if a force is applied to the handle in the direction around the axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft, the handle swings in response to the force, reducing the load on the connection between the handle and the rotating shaft. It is possible to prevent breakage or malfunction of the connecting portion.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the handle is rotated in the direction around the axis of the rotation shaft, the rotation operation force is transmitted to the rotation shaft by the rotation operation force transmission unit, and the rotation shaft rotates. A game ball is launched from the launching device with a launching force corresponding to the moving position, that is, the turning position of the handle. Further, when a force is applied to the handle in the direction around the axis orthogonal to the rotation shaft, the sliding inner surface provided in the housing body and the sliding outer surface provided in the joined body slide, so that the handle is rotated. Oscillates in an arbitrary direction around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the axis. Thereby, the load concerning the connection part of a handle and a rotation shaft can be reduced, and the malfunction in a connection part can be prevented.

  Here, since at least one of the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface is composed of a part of a spherical surface, the handle can be swung in any direction around the axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft. The degree of freedom in the swinging direction of the handle is further increased.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the integral rotation ring that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft is fixed to the handle by the connecting and fixing member, the handle and the rotation shaft rotate integrally, and the handle rotation operation is performed. The force can be transmitted to the rotating shaft via the connecting and fixing member and the integral rotating ring. The integral rotation ring is allowed to move in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the non-circular shaft portion, and is integrated with the non-circular shaft portion of the rotation shaft when the handle swings. By moving the rotating ring in the direction orthogonal to the non-circular shaft portion, it is possible to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the connection fixing member.

[Invention of claim 2]
According to the configuration of the second aspect, when the handle swings, the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface slide with each other in a surface contact state.

[Invention of claim 3]
According to the invention of claim 3, the handle can always be positioned at a predetermined position, and even if the handle swings in the direction around the axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft, Can be returned to position. Thereby, the attitude | position of a handle | steering-wheel is stabilized and rotation operation can be performed smoothly.

[Invention of claim 4]
According to the invention of claim 4, when the handle swings, the plate-like elastic body sandwiched between the pair of elastic body sandwiching walls is elastically deformed. The handle is returned to a predetermined position in a range in which the handle can swing with respect to the rotating shaft by the elastic force of the elastic elastic plate-like body.

[Invention of claim 5]
According to the configuration of the fifth aspect, when the pair of elastic body clamping walls are parallel, even if the handle is rotated around the axis of the rotation shaft, the pair of elastic body clamping walls and the plate-like elasticity There is no friction between the body.

[Invention of claim 6]
According to the configuration of the sixth aspect, in the state where the handle is sandwiched between the handle front decorative member and the shaft decorative member, the handle is rotated in the direction around the axis of the rotating shaft, or is swung in the direction around the axis orthogonal to the rotating shaft. Can be moved.

[Effect of claim 7]
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the handle from being excessively swung, and to prevent problems at the connecting portion between the handle and the rotating shaft.

[Invention of Claim 8]
According to the configuration of the eighth aspect, the handle contact wall that protrudes from the handle front surface decorative member toward the handle contacts the handle, whereby a gap is formed between the handle front surface decorative member and the handle. Further, the size of the gap can be changed by changing the protrusion amount of the handle contact wall. Here, if the protrusion amount is increased, the gap is increased, and the swing range of the handle can be increased. Further, if the protrusion amount is reduced, the gap is reduced, and the swing range of the handle can be reduced. That is, the swing range of the handle can be changed by changing the protrusion amount of the handle contact wall.

The front view of the pachinko machine concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. Rear view of pachinko machine Exploded perspective view of pachinko machine Rear view of front frame Front view of lower plate unit Perspective view of launcher Front view of launcher Side view of operation knob Exploded perspective view of the operation knob Perspective view of shaft decoration member Perspective view of handle and pivot shaft Partial sectional view showing the fitting state of the fixing ring and the rotating shaft Perspective view of handle decoration member (A) Side sectional view of the handle in a normal posture (b) Side sectional view of the handle in a swinging posture Side sectional view of an operation knob provided in a conventional gaming machine

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko machine 10 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS. The pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment can be divided into a frame body attached to a game island of a game arcade and a gaming machine main body 81 (see FIG. 3) that can be detached from the frame body. First, the gaming machine main body 81 will be described as follows.

  The gaming machine main body 81 includes two parts, a game board side assembly in which various parts are assembled to the game board 11 shown in FIG. 3, and a mechanism plate side assembly in which various parts are assembled to the mechanism board 75 shown in FIG. It consists of Assi. If it demonstrates about each component which comprises the game board side assembly, the game board 11 will be comprised with the wooden substantially rectangular board | plate material, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a guide rail 12 is attached to the front surface of the game board 11, and the inside of the guide rail 12 is a game area R1. A display device 13 is provided substantially in the center of the game area R1, and a start winning port 14, a large winning port 15, and an out port 16 are provided below the display device 13 in a line from the top in order at intervals. ing. In addition, a ramp windmill 17, a start gate 18 and a windmill 19, and general winning ports 20, 21 are provided in order from the top on both sides of the game area R1 with the display device 13 and the starting winning port 14 interposed therebetween. Side lamps 22 and 22 are provided on both side portions along the guide rail 12. Further, in addition to these winning holes and the like, a plurality of nails (not shown) stand up in the game area R1.

Details of each part are as follows.
The start gate 18 has a gate-like structure through which game balls can pass through, and the passed game balls are detected by a normal symbol start switch built in the start gate 18. Based on the detection signal, a symbol of a normal symbol display unit 24B described later is variably displayed.

  The start winning opening 14 has a so-called pocket structure and opens upward, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both sides of the opening. Both the movable wing pieces 14C, 14C are always in an upright state, and the opening width of the start winning opening 14 sandwiched between the two movable wing pieces 14C, 14C is large enough to accommodate about one game ball. ing. When the solenoid provided on the back of the game board 11 is driven, the movable wing pieces 14C, 14C are tilted sideways, so that the game ball is guided to the movable wing piece 14C and easily enters the start winning opening 14. .

  When a game ball wins the start winning opening 14, the start opening sensor provided in the start winning opening 14 detects the game ball, and, for example, four game balls are paid out to the upper plate 27A based on the detection signal. At the same time, the display device 13 variably displays the symbols as will be described later. In addition, while the display device 13 displays the symbols in a variable manner, up to four winning balls won in the start winning opening 14 are stored on hold.

  The special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long shape and is normally closed by the movable door 15T. When the game success / failure determination result is “winning” and the pachinko machine 10 is in the “big hit state”, the solenoid provided on the back of the gaming board 11 is driven, and the movable door 15T falls forward for a predetermined period. As a result, the grand prize winning hole 15 is opened, and the jackpot game in which many game balls can be awarded to the big prize winning opening 15 is executed with the movable door 15T as a guide. Here, when the movable door 15T is opened and closed, it is referred to as “round”. In one round, the opening time of the movable door 15T has reached 30 seconds, or The process ends when any of the 10 game balls has been won or the condition is satisfied first. And the jackpot game is played continuously up to, for example, 15 rounds.

  Inside the big winning opening 15, a continuous winning opening and a counting winning opening are provided. More specifically, when the movable door 15T is opened, the continuous winning opening is opened, and after winning the continuous winning opening, the solenoid is driven to close the continuous winning opening, while the counting winning opening is opened. Will remain. When the specific area sensor provided in the continuous winning opening detects the winning of the game ball, the next round is continuously executed after the end condition is satisfied and the round is ended. When the count sensor provided in the counting prize opening detects the winning of the game ball, the winning balls to the big prize opening 15 are counted together with the winning balls to the continuous prize opening, and as described above, a total of 10 It is checked whether the number has been reached. In addition, when a game ball wins the big winning opening 15, for example, 15 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 27A.

  The display device 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and a decorative frame 23 attached from the front side of the game board 11 to an opening 11K (see FIG. 3) formed through the game board 11, and a game The liquid crystal module is mounted from the rear side of the panel 11. And the display part 24 with which the liquid crystal module was equipped can be seen through the decoration frame 23 from the front side of the game board 11. FIG.

  The display unit 24 is provided with a special symbol display unit 24A and a normal symbol display unit 24B. In the special symbol display section 24A, usually three left, middle and right special symbols are displayed side by side. Each of these special symbols is composed of, for example, a plurality of types representing numbers “0” to “11”. Usually, a predetermined type of each special symbol is displayed in the special symbol display unit 24A. Is confirmed. Then, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won at the start winning opening 14, and three special symbols are scrolled up and down and displayed in a variable manner. After a predetermined time, for example, each special symbol in the order of left, middle and right. The symbol is stopped and displayed. At this time, for example, when the result of the determination is successful and all of the special symbols are the same symbol, that is, when they are all in the same state, the game is in a “hit state” and the movable door 15T is opened.

  Of the display unit 24, a normal symbol display unit 24B is provided at the lower left corner of the special symbol display unit 24A. The normal symbol display unit 24B determines whether or not the normal symbol start switch provided in the start gate 18 detects the passage of the game ball. For example, the normal symbol display unit 24B is a normal symbol composed of numbers from “0” to “9”. Is variably displayed over a predetermined period, and then a predetermined number is fixedly displayed. For example, when the final number displayed is an odd number, the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C provided in the start winning opening 14 are tilted sideways over a predetermined period (for example, 0.4 seconds). The normal symbols displayed on the normal symbol display unit 24B are not limited to numbers, and may be alphabets or symbols.

  Although not shown in FIG. 3, a display control circuit, a lamp control circuit, and a sound control circuit are attached to the rear surface of the game board 11, and a main control circuit is attached to the rear side of each control circuit. Yes.

  The above is the description of each component constituting the game board side assembly. Next, the mechanism plate side assembly will be described. The mechanism plate 75 is made of a synthetic resin and has a rectangular shape that is longer in the vertical direction than the game board 11 as a whole as shown in FIG. The mechanism plate 75 is formed with a rectangular window (not shown). When the mechanism plate 75 is overlapped with the rear surface of the game board 11, a main control circuit, a display control circuit, a lamp control circuit, and the like attached to the rear surface of the game board 11, A control circuit such as an audio control circuit is arranged in the rectangular window. A casing-like cover 76 that houses the control circuits is detachably attached to the edge of the rectangular window.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a payout control device 59 for controlling the payout device 72 and a power supply device 58 are attached side by side below the cover 76 in the mechanism plate 75.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a game ball tank 75T for storing game balls is provided above the cover 76 of the mechanism plate 75, and a payout device 72 for paying out game balls is provided on a side portion of the cover 76. Is provided. The game ball tank 75T and the payout device 72 are connected by a game ball guide rail 75R.

  A power receiving board 73 that receives power from the outside of the pachinko machine 10 is provided on the side of the game ball tank 75T in the mechanism plate 75. The power receiving substrate 73 includes a surge absorbing element and the like, and is entirely covered with a resin cover. A power cord 74 extends from the power receiving board 73, and this power cord is connected to an AC 24V power source provided with a pachinko hall.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of hinge pins 71, 71 are attached in the vertical direction to the side of the mechanism plate 75 on the side where the payout device 72 is disposed, and these hinge pins 71, 71 are attached to the frame body. The mechanism plate 75 is assembled to the front frame 90 so as to be rotatable with respect to one side portion of the front frame 90 provided later.

  The description above is about the gaming machine main body 81. Next, the configuration of the frame will be described. For example, the frame body includes a front frame 90 that is rotatable on an outer frame 82 that is fixed to the game island with bolts. The outer frame 82 is configured by joining four wooden long plates 83 into a vertically long rectangular shape, and a front plate 84 is interposed between lower ends of the long plates 83 constituting both sides of the outer frame 82. The lower edge portion of the front plate 84 is joined to a long plate 83 constituting the lower side.

  Metal hinge pieces 85, 85 are attached to one side of the outer frame 82 at two locations above and below it. A pair of locked portions 86 and 86 are attached to the long plate 83 constituting the side opposite to the hinge piece 85 in the outer frame 82 at two locations on the inner surface near the upper end and the lower end. It has been. A prepaid card unit 99 is attached to the outer surface of the outer frame 82 on the side provided with the hinge piece 85 as shown in FIG.

  The front frame 90 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and has a rectangular structure corresponding to a portion above the front plate 84 in the front surface of the outer frame 82. On one side of the front frame 90, metal hinge pieces 91, 91 are provided at two locations above and below, and the hinge pieces 91 and the hinge pieces 85 provided on the outer frame 82 are overlapped. Thus, the hinge pin 92 is penetrated. Thereby, the front frame 90 can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 82.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a gaming window 90 </ b> W is formed in the front frame 90, and a glass frame 95 (see FIG. 1) is provided on the front surface of the front frame 90 so as to overlap the gaming window 90 </ b> W. . The glass frame 95 is rotatably attached to the side edge of the front frame 90 on the hinge piece 91 side, and includes a substantially circular window 95W that is slightly smaller than the game window 90W, and a glass plate is stretched there. It has been. As shown in FIG. 1, a decorative lamp 96 bulging forward is provided at the edge of the window 95 </ b> W in the front surface of the glass frame 95. A pair of speakers 59S and 59S are provided on the left and right of the front frame 90 above the window 95W.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an upper plate 27 </ b> A that bulges toward the front of the pachinko machine 10 is provided below the glass frame 95 in the front frame 90. A pair of speakers 59S and 59S are provided on the left and right sides of the upper plate 27A.

  A lower plate unit 50 is attached to the lower side of the upper plate 27 </ b> A in the front frame 90. The lower dish unit 50 has a horizontally long shape and is attached to the front frame 90 so as to be openable and closable.

  In the center of the front surface of the lower dish unit 50, a lower dish 27B bulging forward of the pachinko machine 10 is provided. A game ball, a foul ball, or the like that has moved from the upper plate 27A is stored in the lower plate 27B. An ashtray 51 is provided on the left side of the lower tray 27B. The ashtray 51 is detachable from the lower tray unit 50, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the ashtray 51 is removed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an operation knob 28 is attached to the right side of the lower tray 27B, and by operating the operation knob 28, the game balls accommodated in the upper tray 27A are transferred from the launching device 70 onto the game board 11. It is designed to be played toward

  As shown in FIG. 5, an operation knob mounting cylinder 52 is provided in a portion of the lower dish unit 50 to which the operation knob 28 is attached. The operation knob mounting cylinder 52 has a cylindrical shape and protrudes in front of the pachinko machine 10 from the front surface of the lower dish unit 50. The proximal end portion of the operation knob 28 is inserted into the operation knob mounting cylinder 52 to be protected, and the operation knob 28 is fixed to the operation knob mounting cylinder 52 by screws. The above is the description of the front surface of the front frame 90, and the rear surface is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of locking claws 97, 97 are provided on the side edge of the rear surface of the front frame 90 on the side opposite to the hinge piece 91. The front frame 90 is locked in the closed state by being locked to the locked portions 86 and 86 of the outer frame 82.

  A surrounding wall 93 stands on the rear surface of the front frame 90 so as to surround the game window 90W. Then, the game board 11 is fitted inside the surrounding wall 93, and the game board 11 is detachably fixed to the front frame 90 by a plurality of locking levers 98 provided on the surrounding wall 93.

  A launcher mounting portion 54 is provided at the lower end position of the side edge on the opposite side of the hinge piece 91 on the rear surface of the front frame 90, and a launcher 70 described below is screwed thereto (see FIG. 3). The launcher mounting portion 54 is formed with a modified hole 54A. The deformed hole 54A communicates with the operation knob mounting cylinder 52 of the lower plate unit 50 (see FIG. 5). The operation knob 28 attached to the operation knob mounting cylinder 52 (see FIG. 5) from the front surface side of the front frame 90 is connected to the launching device 70 attached to the rear surface of the front frame 90 via the deformed hole 54A. It is connected. A circular hole 54 </ b> B is formed on the side of the deformed hole 54 </ b> A so as to avoid interference between the components constituting the firing device 70 and the front frame 90 when the firing device 70 is attached to the front frame 90. Has been. The above is the description of the configuration of the frame.

  Next, the launching device 70 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the launching device 70 is formed by assembling various parts on the front and rear surfaces of the base plate 65. Here, the front surface of the base plate 65 is the front side of the pachinko machine 10 (the front side in FIG. 6), and the rear surface is the back side of the pachinko machine 10 (the back side in FIG. 6). .

  On the rear surface side of the base plate 65, a striking rod 67 is arranged. The striking rod 67 has a structure in which a striking portion 67S protrudes from the tip of a substantially strip-shaped main body, and a striking coil spring is fixed to the striking portion 67S. The striking portion 67S faces a striking window 48W formed on the firing rail 48, and a shaft body 69, one end of which is fixed near the base end of the striking rod 67, can be rotated to the base plate 65 by a bearing (not shown). By being pivotally supported, the striking rod 67 rotates, and the striking portion 67S moves forward and backward to the striking window 48W.

  On the rear surface of the base plate 65, a firing motor 68 is disposed at a side position of the striking rod 67. Further, stoppers 47 and 47 are provided at the upper and lower positions sandwiching the shaft body 69 to prevent the striking rod 67 from being excessively rotated. In FIG. 6, only the upper stopper 47 is shown.

  A substrate storage case 49 is attached to the rear surface of the base plate 65 so as to cover the striking rod 67, the firing motor 68, the stoppers 47, 47 and the like from the rear side. The substrate storage case 49 has a flat box shape, and stores a firing control board (not shown) that drives and controls the firing motor 68. The substrate storage case 49 is attached by screwing a plurality of legs 36 integrally formed with the substrate storage case 49 to the base plate 65.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a resilient element 62 through which the shaft body 69 passes is attached to the front surface of the base plate 65. The elastic element 62 includes a torsion spring 66 sandwiched between a rotating ring 63 laid on the front surface of the base plate 65 and a cylindrical cap 64 fixed to the tip of the shaft body 69. The torsion spring 66 is wound around a cylindrical portion (not shown) extending from the cylindrical cap 64 or the rotating ring 63. One end of the torsion spring 66 is locked to the cylindrical cap 64, and the other end is locked to the rotating ring 63.

  The rotation ring 63 is rotatable with respect to the shaft body 69, and the rotation ring 63 and the operation knob mounting portion 28 </ b> T fixed to the front surface of the base plate 65 are connected by a wire 46. Specifically, one end of the wire 46 is fixed to the peripheral surface of the rotating ring 63, and the other end is connected to the shaft fixing plate 40 via a pulley 45 that is pivotally supported by the base plate 65. It is fixed. The shaft fixing plate 40 has a substantially semicircular shape and is pivotally supported on the base plate 65 inside the operation knob mounting portion 28T. When the operation knob 28 is mounted on the operation knob mounting portion 28T (state shown in FIG. 6), the rotation shaft 100 provided in the operation knob 28 is fixed to the rotation center of the shaft fixing plate 40, and the operation knob 28 and the rotation ring are fixed. 63 is connected to the shaft fixing platen 40 and the wire 46. When the operation knob 28 is rotated, the shaft fixing platen 40 is rotated and the wire 46 is wound around the peripheral surface of the shaft fixing platen 40. Then, the rotating ring 63 is rotated by being pulled by the wire 46, and the position of one end of the torsion spring 66 is changed.

  A torque arm 41 protrudes from the cylindrical cap 64 toward the operation knob mounting portion 28T, and a sliding boss 41B protrudes from the tip of the torque arm 41 toward the base plate 65. The sliding boss 41B slides between the sliding boss 41B and the rotating plate 42 provided between the resilient element 62 and the operation knob mounting portion 28T of the base plate 65.

  The turntable 42 is formed by integrally forming a cam 42B on the front surface of the gear 42A, and is rotatably attached to the base plate 65. Further, the rotation shaft of the firing motor 68 fixed to the rear surface of the base plate 65 protrudes in the vicinity of the gear 42 </ b> A on the front surface of the base plate 65, and the small gear 43 fixed to the rotation shaft of the firing motor 68 is provided. Meshes with the gear 42A (see FIG. 7). Then, by driving the firing motor 68, the entire turntable 42 is rotated in one direction.

  The cam 42B is semicircularly distributed in the gear 42A. When the rotating disk 42 rotates, the curved surface of the cam 42B and the sliding boss 41B of the torque arm 41 are in sliding contact with the torsion spring 66. In contrast, the cylindrical cap 64 is rotated in one direction. Then, when the curved surface of the cam 42B passes through the sliding boss 41B, the cylindrical cap 64 rotates at once in the reverse direction by the elastic force of the torsion spring 66. As a result, the striking rod 67 reciprocally rotates together with the cylindrical cap 64, and the game ball set on the firing rail 48 and the striking portion 67 </ b> S of the striking rod 67 collide with each other at the striking window 48 </ b> W. To be played toward the game area R1.

  Note that the firing motor 68 is configured to rotate 100 times per minute, for example. That is, it is possible to launch 100 game balls per minute. Further, the initial twist amount of the torsion spring 66 is changed by shifting the locking position between the rotation ring 63 of the resilient element 62 and the torsion spring 66 in the circumferential direction of the rotation ring 63, thereby adjusting the firing strength. It is good also as a possible structure.

  The operation knob 28 has the following configuration. As shown in FIG. 8, the operation knob 28 includes a handle front decorative member 30 (hereinafter referred to as “handle decorative member”) and a shaft decorative member 32 so as to sandwich the handle 31. A rotating shaft 100 having one end fixed to the firing device 70 (specifically, the shaft fixing plate 40) passes through the shaft decoration member 32, and the other end of the rotating shaft 100 is connected to the handle 31. Has been. The shaft decoration member 32 and the handle decoration member 30 are integrally fixed with the handle 31 sandwiched therebetween. When the handle 31 rotates relative to the shaft decoration member 32 and the handle decoration member 30 around the axis of the rotation shaft 100 (for example, clockwise direction in FIG. 1), the rotation shaft 100 rotates integrally. Thus, the turning operation force of the handle 31 is transmitted to the launching device 70. That is, according to the rotation amount of the handle 31, the torsion amount of the torsion spring 66 provided in the bullet element 62 changes, and the launching strength of the game ball changes. Here, the handle 31 is urged in one direction (for example, counterclockwise in FIG. 1) by the urging force of the torsion spring 66 provided in the launching device 70, and is always at the initial position shown in FIG. It has stopped.

  Each part constituting the operation knob 28 will be described in detail. For convenience of explanation, the handle decoration member 30 side of the operation knob 28 is referred to as the front, and the shaft decoration member 32 side is referred to as the rear as appropriate. In the following description, “rotation” of the handle 31 refers to “rotation of the rotation shaft 100 in the direction around the axis”.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the shaft decoration member 32 is provided on the operation knob 28 on the side closest to the launching device 70. The shaft decoration member 32 includes a cylindrical body portion 25 and a cup portion 26 whose diameter is increased from the cylindrical body portion 25 in a stepped shape. The cylinder part 25 has a double structure including an inner cylinder 25N inside the outer cylinder 25G. In addition, a fixing portion 61 for fixing the operation knob 28 to the operation knob mounting cylinder 52 provided in the lower plate unit 50 with a screw is provided on a part of the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body portion 25.

  Of the shaft decoration member 32, the cup portion 26 is open forward. A shaft support hole 39 is formed at the center of the cup portion 26, and the rotating shaft 100 is loosely fitted therein. The shaft support hole 39 communicates with the inner cylinder 25N of the cylinder portion 25, and the rotating shaft 100 passes the shaft decoration member 32 in the axial direction through the shaft support hole 39 and the inner cylinder 25N. It penetrates. In other words, almost the entire rotation shaft 100 is covered with the shaft decoration member 32.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of (for example, three) decorative member fixing portions 33 are provided inside the cup portion 26. The decorative member fixing portion 33 has a cylindrical shape and rises forward from the bottom wall 34 of the cup portion 26. Two decorative member fixing portions 33 are provided side by side above the shaft support hole 39, and one is provided directly below the shaft support hole 39. Further, the decoration member fixing portion 33 protrudes forward from the open end of the cup portion 26 (see FIG. 10).

  As shown in FIG. 9, a firing changeover switch 89 is accommodated inside the cup portion 26. The firing changeover switch 89 includes a switch main body 89H and a switch operation member 89S. By operating the switch operation member 89S, the switch main body 89H is in an on state in which the game device 70 is allowed to fire a game ball. , It switches to the off state where the launch of the game ball is prohibited. A notch 26 </ b> C for exposing the tip of the switch operation portion 89 </ b> S to the outside of the shaft decoration member 32 is formed on a part of the peripheral surface of the cup portion 26. The above is the description of the shaft decoration member 32.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a handle 31 is provided in front of the shaft decoration member 32 in the operation knob 28. As shown in FIG. 9, the handle 31 includes an inner configuration portion 31B having a substantially disk shape smaller than the outer configuration portion 31A inside the outer configuration portion 31A having a flat cylindrical shape, and these outer configuration portions 31A. And the inner component 31B are connected by two ribs 31C and 31C. Further, arc-shaped openings 37, 37 are formed between the outer component 31A and the inner component 31B.

  The handle 31 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and metal plating is applied to the entire surface. The handle 31 is connected to a ground wire (not shown) connected to the launch control board. When the player touches the handle 31 with this ground wire, a weak current flows through the launch control board, and the voltage level at the launch control board changes. Then, based on the voltage level change, the firing control board drives the firing device 70 (specifically, the firing motor 68).

  The outer component portion 31A is integrally formed with a mountain-shaped convex portion 35 for a player to put a finger on when the handle 31 is turned. For example, four chevron convex portions 35 protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the outer configuration portion 31A and are provided at substantially equal intervals.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the decorative member fixing portion 33 erected from the shaft decorative member 32 passes through the openings 37, 37 formed in the handle 31, and projects forward from the front surface of the handle 31.

  Now, in the handle 31, the front surface of the inner component part 31B is a flat surface. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, the container 150 is erected from the center of the rear surface of the inner component part 31B. A peripheral wall 31S that surrounds the container 150 is erected on the rear peripheral edge of the inner component 31B, and the container 150 and the peripheral wall 31S are connected by a plurality of ribs 31R.

  The housing 150 is formed by recessing a bearing recess 151 on an end surface of a cylindrical body that stands up from the rear surface of the inner component 31B. The internal space of the bearing recess 151 has a hemispherical shape (see FIG. 14). That is, the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151 has a hemispherical shape. A pair of pin connection holes 152 and 152 are formed at positions 180 ° apart from each other on the end surface of the housing 150 with the bearing recess 151 interposed therebetween. The rotating shaft 100 is connected to the container 150.

  The rotating shaft 100 has a substantially match rod shape as a whole. Specifically, the rotating shaft 100 includes a spherical joined body 102 at the tip of a non-circular shaft 101 having a “D” cross section. The diameter of the joined body 102 is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the bearing recess 151 formed in the housing 150. And as shown in FIG. 14, the front end side half of the joined body 102 is accommodated in the bearing recess 151, and the entire outer surface 102G of the accommodated portion is slidable on the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151. Surface contact. Thereby, the direct movement of the handle 31 in the axial direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft 100 is restricted. In other words, the displacement of the joined body 102 in the bearing recess 151 is prevented, and the handle 31 is prevented from moving straight in the axial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 100 and rattling the handle 31. The above-mentioned “linear motion” means “moving straight”, and “the handle 31 linearly moves in the axial direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft 100” means, for example, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in FIG. This refers to movement in all directions parallel to the paper surface in FIG.

  Here, the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151 corresponds to the “sliding inner surface” of the present invention, and the outer surface 102G of the joined body 102 corresponds to the “sliding outer surface” of the present invention. The bearing recess 151 and the joined body 102 constitute a “universal joint portion” of the present invention. That is, the bearing recess 151 and the joined body 102 constitute a part of the “connecting means” in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rotating shaft 100 includes an elastic ring 110 (corresponding to a “plate-like elastic body” of the present invention) and a fixing ring 410 (an “integral rotating ring of the present invention” in order from the joined body 102 side. Is equivalent to “)”.

  The elastic ring 110 is made of rubber, for example, and has a disk shape as shown in FIG. Specifically, the outer diameter of the elastic ring 110 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the container 150, and the wall thickness is smaller than the radius of the bonded body 102 (see FIG. 14). The shaft insertion hole 111 formed in the central portion of the elastic ring 110 has a circular shape, and its diameter is larger than the non-circular shaft portion of the rotating shaft 100 and slightly smaller than the diameter of the joined body 102. The elastic ring 110 is attached to the outer surface 102 </ b> G of the joined body 102 in the rotating shaft 100, and one end surface of the elastic ring 110 abuts against the end surface of the container 150.

  Here, in the elastic ring 110, a pair of pin insertion holes 112, 112 are formed at positions 180 ° apart from the shaft insertion hole 111, and these pin insertion holes 112, 112 are formed in the container 150. It is aligned with the formed pair of pin connection holes 152, 152 (see FIG. 11).

  The fixing ring 410 is as follows. The fixing ring 410 is made of, for example, synthetic resin and has a flat cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. The fixing ring 410 is attached to a boundary portion between the joined body 102 of the rotating shaft 100 and the non-circular shaft portion 101. The fixing ring 410 is abutted against the end face of the elastic ring 110 and sandwiches the elastic ring 110 with the container 150 (see FIG. 14).

  The outer diameter of the fixing ring 410 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the container 150. A shaft insertion hole 411 is formed in the center portion of the fixing ring 410, and the non-circular shaft portion 101 and the fixing ring 410 can rotate integrally around the axis E of the rotation shaft 100 through the shaft insertion hole 411. In addition, the fixing ring 410 is allowed to move in a direction orthogonal to the non-circular shaft portion 101. Specifically, the shaft insertion hole 411 sandwiches the non-circular shaft portion 101 in one direction orthogonal to the non-circular shaft portion 101 (left and right direction in FIG. 12), and is orthogonal to the non-circular shaft portion 101. In this direction (vertical direction in FIG. 12), a gap 412 is formed between the noncircular shaft portion 101 and the peripheral surface. The axis E of the rotating shaft 100 corresponds to the “rotating shaft for adjusting the firing force” of the present invention.

  A pair of connecting pins 122 and 122 (corresponding to the “connecting fixing member” of the present invention) are formed in the fixing ring 410 at positions 180 ° apart from each other with the shaft insertion hole 411 interposed therebetween. The connecting pin 122 stands up from the end face of the fixing ring 410 toward the handle 31 side, passes through the pin insertion hole 112 of the elastic ring 110, and is inserted into the pin connecting hole 152 of the container 150.

  As a result, the joined body 102 is prohibited from slidingly rotating around the axis E of the rotating shaft 100 in the bearing recess 151, but allowed to rotate around the axis orthogonal to the rotating shaft 100. Is done. That is, the handle 31 and the rotation shaft 100 can be integrally rotated about the axis E of the rotation shaft 100, and the handle 31 can be swung about the axis orthogonal to the rotation shaft 100. Here, since the outer surface 102G of the joined body 102 and the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151 are both formed as a part of a spherical surface, the handle 31 can swing around an arbitrary axis perpendicular to the rotating shaft 100. is there.

  Here, since the container 150 and the fixing ring 410 sandwich the elastic ring 110, the container 150 and the fixing ring 410 correspond to “a pair of elastic body clamping walls” of the present invention. Further, a non-circular shaft portion 101 formed on the rotating shaft 100, a fixing ring 410 fitted to the non-circular shaft portion 101, connecting pins 122 and 122 protruding from the fixing ring 410, and a pin of the container 150 The connection holes 152 and 152 constitute the “rotating operation force transmitting portion” of the present invention. In the following description, “swing” of the handle 31 means “swing in the direction around the axis perpendicular to the rotation shaft 100”.

  The above has described the handle 31 and the rotating shaft 100. Next, the handle decoration member 30 will be described. The handle decoration member 30 has a hollow, substantially hemispherical shape (see FIG. 8), and, for example, a cell board on which a character design, a character, or the like is drawn is accommodated in a visible manner. More specifically, the opening of the hemispherical dome member 30D is closed with a disk-shaped bottom plate member 30T. Note that the handle decoration member 30 has a substantially hemispherical shape, so that the player can easily grip the operation knob 28.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a circular stepped recess 55 is formed in the bottom plate member 30T. Further, a decorative member fixing portion 56 is provided outside the stepped recess 55. The decorative member fixing portion 56 has a cylindrical shape and stands up toward the rear (the handle 31 side) from the bottom plate member 30T. Further, the decorative member fixing portion 56 protrudes rearward from the peripheral edge portion 30S of the handle decorative member 30 (see FIG. 13). And this decoration member fixing | fixed part 56 is engage | inserted inside the decoration member fixing | fixed part 33 with which the shaft decoration member 32 was equipped, and these decoration member fixing | fixed parts 33 and 56 are screwed together. Thereby, the handle decoration member 30 and the shaft decoration member 32 are connected and fixed in a state where the handle 31 is sandwiched in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 100.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a handle contact wall 57 is provided in the stepped recess 55 of the bottom plate member 30T. The handle contact wall 57 is curved in an arc shape and stands up from the bottom plate member 30T toward the handle 31 side.

  The handle contact wall 57 protrudes closer to the handle 31 than the peripheral edge portion 30S of the handle decoration member 30, and abuts against the front surface of the inner component portion 31B of the handle 31. Thereby, a slight gap 60 is formed between the handle 31 and the peripheral edge portion 30 </ b> S of the handle decoration member 30.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the handle contact wall 57 is detachable from the bottom plate member 30T. A plurality of types of handle contact walls 57 having different protrusion amounts are prepared in advance, and the protrusion amount of the handle contact wall 57 is changed by replacing the handle contact wall 57, and the peripheral edges of the handle 31 and the handle decoration member 30 are changed. The size of the gap 60 formed with the portion 30S can be changed.

  The above is description of the structure of the pachinko machine 10 of this embodiment, and operation | movement is demonstrated below. When launching a game ball in the pachinko machine 10, the handle 31 provided in the operation knob 28 is rotated around the rotation shaft 100. At this time, relative rotation between the handle 31 and the rotation shaft 100 is prohibited by the fixing ring 410 fitted to the rotation shaft 100 and coupled to the handle 31, and the rotation shaft 100 rotates together with the handle 31. To do. That is, the turning operation force of the handle 31 is transmitted to the launching device 70 by the turning shaft 100, and the torsion amount of the torsion spring 66 provided in the launching device 70 is changed, so that the handle 31 (turning shaft 100) is turned. A game ball is thrown out to the game area R1 with a launch intensity corresponding to the angle.

  By the way, when a force around the axis orthogonal to the rotation shaft 100 is applied to the handle 31 due to an action such as inserting a foreign object into the gap 60 between the handle 31 and the handle decoration member 30, a bearing recess provided in the handle 31 is provided. The inner surface 151N of the place 151 slides on the outer surface 102G of the joined body 102 provided in the rotating shaft 100, and the handle 31 swings. Specifically, the handle 31 swings around an axis that passes through the center of the joined body 102 and is orthogonal to the rotating shaft 100.

  Here, when the handle 31 is swung around one orthogonal axis (axis perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 14) orthogonal to the rotation shaft 100, the elastic ring 110 and Since the fixing ring 410 swings integrally with the handle 31, it is possible to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the pair of connecting pins 122, 122. Further, when the handle 31 swings around an orthogonal axis other than one orthogonal axis, the end surface of the container 150 is inclined with respect to the end surface of the fixing ring 410. Then, a part of the elastic ring 110 sandwiched between the container 150 and the fixing ring 410 is pressed against the fixing ring 410 side by the container 150 and elastically deformed (compressed).

  When the foreign matter sandwiched between the handle 31 and the handle decoration member 30 is removed, the container 150 is pushed back by the elastic force of the elastic ring 110 that is elastically deformed (compressed), and the handle 31 is normally moved from the swinging posture. Returned to posture.

  The handle 31 can swing until the outer component 31A of the handle 31 comes into contact with the peripheral edge portion 30S of the handle decoration member 30, and the further swing is restricted by contacting the handle decoration member 30. Here, in the present embodiment, the handle 31 contacts the handle decoration member 30 before the swing angle of the handle 31 reaches the maximum swing angle of the handle 31 at the connecting portion between the bearing recess 151 and the joined body 102. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the handle 31 from excessively swinging and causing a problem in the connecting portion (the elastic ring 110, the fixed ring 410, etc.) between the handle and the rotating shaft 100.

  Further, when the swingable angle of the handle 31 is changed, the size of the gap 60 between the handle 31 and the handle decoration member 30 is changed. That is, the swingable angle of the handle 31 can be changed by changing the protruding amount of the handle contact wall 57.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, when a force about an axis orthogonal to the axis E of the rotation shaft 100 is applied to the handle 31, the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151 provided in the handle 31 and the rotation shaft 100 are applied. Since the handle 31 swings around the axis orthogonal to the axis E of the rotating shaft 100 due to sliding with the outer surface 102G of the joined body 102 provided in the structure, the connecting portion between the handle 31 and the rotating shaft 100 is applied. The load can be reduced, and breakage of the connecting portion and other problems can be prevented. In addition, since the handle 31 is restricted from being linearly moved in the axial direction orthogonal to the axis E of the rotating shaft 100, rattling of the connecting portion between the handle 31 and the rotating shaft 100 is prevented. Can be smoothly operated.

  Further, the elastic ring 110 is sandwiched between the end surface of the container 150 of the handle 31 and the end surface of the fixing ring 410 fitted to the rotating shaft 100, so that the posture of the handle 31 is always set to the normal posture. The handle 31 can be urged, and the handle 31 can be returned from the swinging posture to the normal posture.

  Furthermore, since the outer surface 102G of the joined body 102 and the inner surface 151N of the bearing recess 151 are configured by a part of substantially the same spherical surface, the handle 31 is brought into surface contact with each other while the joined body 102 and the bearing recess 151 are brought into surface contact with each other. Can be swung around an arbitrary orthogonal axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 100. Thereby, the freedom degree of the swing direction of the handle 31 can be increased. In addition, one end of the rotation shaft 100 is connected to the handle 31 so that the rotation shaft 100 can swing in a direction around an arbitrary orthogonal axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotation shaft 100, whereby the rotation shaft 100 applied to the handle 31. The handle 31 can be swung even if the force in the direction around any orthogonal axis orthogonal to the axis of the axis is very small, and the load on the connecting portion can be more reliably reduced. .

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.
(1) In the first embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. However, as long as it is a gaming machine, it may be provided in a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like.

(2) In the first embodiment, the rubber elastic ring is sandwiched between the container and the fixing ring. However, the elastic member is not limited to this, and for example, a coil spring is sandwiched. Also good.

(3) In the first embodiment, the connecting pin 122 is provided in the fixing ring 410 and the pin connecting hole 152 is provided in the container 150. However, the connecting pin is erected from the end surface of the container 150 to fix the pin connecting hole. The ring 410 may be penetrated.

(4) In the first embodiment, the elastic ring 110 is sandwiched between the end surface of the container 150 and the end surface of the fixing ring 410. For example, the elastic ring is connected to the cup portion of the shaft decoration member 32. You may lay in the opening end of 26. In this way, when the handle 31 swings, the elastic ring is pressed between the rear surface of the handle 31 and the open end of the shaft decoration member 32 to be elastically deformed, and the handle 31 is shaken by the elastic force. The moving posture can be returned to the normal posture. Here, when the handle 31 is in a normal posture, that is, when the handle 31 and the open end of the shaft decoration member 32 are parallel, if a gap is provided between the elastic ring and the handle 31, the handle The rotation of the rotation shaft 31 around the axis can be smoothly performed. At this time, the handle 31 and the shaft decoration member 32 correspond to “a pair of elastic body clamping walls” of the present invention.

[Summary of configuration of the above embodiment]
The embodiment includes the configurations (1) to (3), (5), and (8) to (13) among the following configurations (1) to (13).

  (1) A game area in which a game ball is caused to flow down, a launch device that launches a game ball into the game area, a pivot shaft that can change a launch force of the launch apparatus according to a pivot position, and the pivot shaft In the gaming machine provided with a handle capable of rotating the handle, the handle and the rotating shaft are connected between the handle and the rotating shaft, and the handle is rotated around the axis of the rotating shaft. And a pivoting means, and a connecting means for allowing the handle to swing in a direction around an axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the pivoting shaft.

  (2) The connecting means includes a housing having a sliding inner surface surrounding a rotating shaft for adjusting the firing force of the handle or the rotating shaft, and a housing housed in the housing and the sliding member. And a joined body having a sliding outer surface slidable on the moving inner surface, wherein at least one of the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface is formed of a part of a spherical surface, and the handle is arranged in the axial direction of the rotating shaft. A universal joint portion that can swing around an arbitrary axis orthogonal to the rotation shaft, and a rotation operation force transmission portion for transmitting the rotation operation force received by the handle to the rotation shaft. The gaming machine according to (1), characterized in that

  (3) The gaming machine according to (2), wherein the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface are configured by a part of substantially the same spherical surface.

  (4) The rotation operation force transmission portion includes a non-circular shaft portion formed on the rotation shaft and having a non-circular cross section, and an integral rotation that is fitted to the non-circular shaft portion and can rotate integrally. A ring, a torque transmission member projecting from one of the integral rotation ring and the handle toward the other, and a connecting hole into which the torque transmission member can be inserted are provided. The gaming machine according to (2) or (3).

  (5) A non-circular shaft portion that is formed on the rotary shaft and has a non-circular cross section, and is fitted to the non-circular shaft portion so as to be integrally rotatable with the non-circular portion. An integral rotation ring that is allowed to move in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the shaft portion, and a connecting and fixing member that fixes between the integral rotation ring and the handle. The gaming machine according to claim (2) or (3).

  (6) A game area in which a game ball is allowed to flow down, a launching device that launches a game ball into the game area, a turning shaft for adjusting the launching force of the launching device, and a turning operation of the turning shaft. In the gaming machine having a handle, the handle and the rotation shaft are connected between the handle and the rotation shaft, and the handle and the rotation shaft are arranged around the axis of the rotation shaft. And a connecting means for allowing the handle to swing in a direction around one orthogonal axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating shaft.

  (7) The connecting means includes a housing that surrounds the rotating shaft for adjusting the firing force of the handle or the rotating shaft, and a joined body that is housed in the housing. At least one of the inner surface of the joint and the outer surface of the joined body is composed of at least a part of an elliptical surface, an elliptical surface, a cylindrical surface, a conical surface, and other rotating arc surfaces other than the spherical surface with the one orthogonal axis as a central axis The gaming machine as set forth in (6), wherein

  (8) A swing angle position biasing means for positioning and biasing the handle at a predetermined position in a range in which the handle can swing with respect to the rotating shaft is provided. (7) The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  (9) The swing angle position urging means is provided on the handle and the shaft decoration member that decorates the rotation shaft or the periphery of the rotation shaft. A pair of elastic body sandwiching walls facing each other and a plate-like elastic body sandwiched between the pair of elastic body sandwiching walls, and the pair of elastic bodies as the handle swings (8) The gaming machine according to (8), characterized in that the plate-like elastic body is elastically deformed by changing the mutual angle of the body clamping walls.

  (10) The invention is characterized in that when the pair of elastic body clamping walls are parallel, a gap is formed between the elastic body clamping walls and the plate-like elastic body (9 ) Gaming machine described in.

  (11) A shaft decorative member that decorates the periphery of the rotating shaft, a handle front decorative member that sandwiches the handle in the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the handle can be rotated. The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (10), further including a decorative member fixing portion that connects and fixes the shaft decorative member and the handle front decorative member.

  (12) The connecting means may be configured such that the handle is attached to the shaft decorative member or the handle front decorative member before the handle reaches the maximum swing angle permitted to swing with respect to the rotating shaft by the connecting means. The gaming machine according to (11), wherein the swing angle of the handle is limited by contact.

  (13) A handle contact wall that protrudes from the handle front decorative member to the handle side and can contact the handle and can change a gap between the handle by changing a protruding amount is provided. The gaming machine according to (12), characterized in that:

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine 28 Operation knob 30 Handle front decoration member 31 Handle 32 Shaft decoration member 33,56 Decoration member fixing | fixed part 57 Handle contact wall 70 Launching device 100 Rotating shaft 101 Non-circular shaft part 102 Assembly 110 Elastic ring (plate-like elastic) body)
410 Fixing ring (integral rotation ring)
122,122 connection pin (connection fixing member)
150 Housing 151N Inner surface of bearing recess (sliding inner surface)
E Axis R1 of rotating shaft Game area

Claims (8)

A game area where game balls flow down,
A launcher for launching a game ball into the game area;
A pivot shaft capable of changing the firing force of the launcher according to the pivot position;
In a gaming machine comprising a handle capable of rotating the rotating shaft,
Between the handle and the rotation shaft, the handle and the rotation shaft are connected, the handle and the rotation shaft are integrally rotated in a direction around the axis of the rotation shaft, and A connecting means for allowing the handle to swing in a direction around an axis perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft;
The connecting means includes
A container having a sliding inner surface surrounding the rotation shaft for adjusting the firing force of the handle or the rotating shaft, and a slide accommodated in the container and slidable on the sliding inner surface The sliding inner surface and at least one of the sliding outer surface are part of a spherical surface, and the handle is swung around an arbitrary axis orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotating shaft. A universal joint that is movable,
A rotation operation force transmitting portion for transmitting the rotation operation force received by the handle to the rotation shaft;
In the rotational operation force transmission part,
A non-circular shaft portion formed in the rotating shaft and having a non-circular cross section;
An integral rotation ring fitted to the non-circular shaft portion so as to be integrally rotatable and allowed to move in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the non-circular shaft portion;
A gaming machine comprising a connecting and fixing member for fixing between the integral rotating ring and the handle.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sliding inner surface and the sliding outer surface are constituted by a part of substantially the same spherical surface.   3. A swing angle position biasing means for positioning and biasing the handle at a predetermined position in a range in which the handle can swing with respect to the rotating shaft is provided. Game machines.   The oscillating angle position biasing means is provided on the handle and the shaft decoration member that decorates the rotation shaft or the periphery of the rotation shaft, and faces each other in the axial direction of the rotation shaft. A pair of elastic body holding walls and a plate-like elastic body held between the pair of elastic body holding walls, and the pair of elastic body holding walls as the handle swings. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the plate-like elastic body is configured to be elastically deformed by changing the mutual angle.   5. The structure according to claim 4, wherein a gap is formed between the elastic body holding walls and the plate-like elastic body when the pair of elastic body holding walls are parallel to each other. Game machines. A shaft decoration member for decorating the periphery of the rotating shaft;
A handle front decorative member sandwiching the handle in the axial direction of the rotating shaft with the shaft decorative member;
6. The decorative member fixing portion that connects and fixes the shaft decorative member and the handle front decorative member in a state where the handle is rotatable. The gaming machine described.   The connecting means is configured such that the handle contacts the shaft decorative member or the handle front decorative member before the handle reaches the maximum swing angle allowed to swing relative to the rotating shaft by the connecting means. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein a swing angle of the handle is limited.   A handle contact wall is provided that protrudes from the handle front decorative member to the handle side, can contact the handle, and can change a gap between the handle by changing a protruding amount. The gaming machine according to claim 7.

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