JP4171882B2 - Operation handle - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an operation handle connected to a launching device of a gaming machine, and more particularly to an operation handle connected to a resilience variable mechanism in the launching device and adjusting a launching speed of a game ball by a turning operation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of operation handle, one shown in FIG. 7 is known.
The operation handle 1 rotatably holds a disk-like operation lever 3 between the front gripping member 2a and the rear gripping member 2b, and a rotation shaft 4 connected to the axis of the operation lever 3 is provided. It protrudes to the rear side. The rotation shaft 4 is fixed to a game table (not shown), passes through a support member 5 that supports the rear gripping member 2b so as not to rotate, and is connected to a launching device on the back side of the game table. In this launching device, one end of a spring 6 is connected to a striking rod 7, and the other end is changed in direction and connected to an arc-shaped take-up pulley 8. The tip of the rotating shaft 4 is connected to the take-up pulley. The shaft 8 is inserted in a non-rotatable manner and connected. The side surface of the tip 4a of the rotating shaft 4 is cut out and formed in a semicircular shape, and a shaft hole 8a having the same semicircular diameter is formed in the shaft core of the take-up pulley 8. Further, the operation lever 3 is formed such that a finger-hanging portion 3a protrudes from the periphery, and the player can turn the operation lever 3 by placing a finger on the finger-hanging portion 3a.
[0003]
When the operation handle 1 is mounted, a launching device is assembled on the back of the game table, and the rear gripping member 2b is aligned with the support member 5 from the front side, and the front end 4a of the rotating shaft 4 is wound on the take-up pulley 8. Align and insert into the shaft hole 8a. When assembled in this way, when the operation handle 1 is rotated, the rotation shaft 4 is also rotated integrally, so that the take-up pulley 8 at the tip also rotates in the same manner and draws one end of the spring 6. Thereby, the striking rod 7 can be urged and the resilience can be increased.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional operation handle described above, it is necessary to align the rotational angle positions of the rotating shaft 4 and the take-up pulley 8 while aligning the rear gripping member 2b with respect to the support member 5, and workability is improved. There was a problem of being bad.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an operation handle that can be easily attached to a game machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an operation handle connected to a launching device comprising a striking ball for striking a game ball and a pulley for biasing the striking ball by rotation. there are, while through Yu technique stand from the front side, the operating lever having a rotation shaft connected are aligned at an angle to stop holes of the non-target-type formed on said pulley, said game A holding member that is fixed to the base and that rotatably supports the rotating shaft while penetrating the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft that penetrates the holding member is at a predetermined angle with respect to the holding member. It is configured to include an alignment spring that is held so as to be in a position and performs electrical wiring with respect to the operation lever.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the holding member includes a notch that opens in a direction in which the rotation shaft passes through the holding member, and a positioning projection formed on the game table is formed in the notch. By being inserted, it is configured to perform positioning with the game table .
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the positioning spring is used for wiring to an electrode of a touch sensor provided in the operation lever.
[0006]
[Action]
In the invention according to claim 1 configured as described above, the operating member is rotatably supported by the holding member, and the rotating shaft connected to the operating lever passes through the holding member. . Here, the alignment spring is held so that the rotation shaft is at a predetermined angular position with respect to the holding member, and is held at a constant angular position unless it is intentionally rotated by force. Therefore, if the holding member is aligned with respect to the game stand as this angular position, the rotating shaft is set to an appropriate angular position with respect to the launching device, so that the rotation can be performed simply by aligning the holding member. The alignment of the shaft to the launcher is also complete.
[0007]
The alignment spring also serves as an electrical wiring for the rotatable operation lever. Since the operation lever rotates, if it is wired with a normal electric wire, it must be wired with a margin so that it can move, but it may become tangled if there is a margin. In such a case, if the wiring is constituted by a spring, the wire is movable and is not entangled. For example, in the case of an operation handle of a gaming machine, an electrode of a touch sensor may be provided on an operation lever, and in such a case, it is preferable to use it for wiring with the electrode. Furthermore, the operating lever may be urged not only in the rotational direction but also in the axial direction so that no play occurs.
[0008]
Moreover, the alignment spring should just be able to hold | maintain so that a rotation axis may become a predetermined angle position with respect to a holding member at least. That is, it is only necessary that the rotating shaft can be rotated after mounting and can be held at a fixed angle with respect to the holding member before mounting. Of course, it does not require a large urging force that gives the striking rod a resilient force, and is provided with this positioning spring separately from the spring that urges the striking rod. As a result, it is sufficient that the rotation shaft can be held at a predetermined angle. As in the embodiment, the operation lever connected integrally with the rotation shaft may be urged. The shaft may be directly urged.
[0009]
As an operation lever, it is generally formed in a disc shape and a finger-hanging portion is formed, but it is not always necessary to have a disc shape, and it is connected to a rotation shaft and can rotate the rotation shaft. If it is. Accordingly, the entire grip portion may be rotated. Of course, it does not need to be a separate body from the rotating shaft, and may be formed as a single unit.
The holding member generally holds and holds a disk-shaped operation lever so as to be rotatable. However, any holding member may be used as long as it is fixed to at least the game table and holds the rotating shaft. Accordingly, the game unit may be directly fixed to the game table, or the game table side member and the operation handle side may be aligned and fixed when installed. Also good. Moreover, although it has a substantially cylindrical shape, it can be appropriately changed according to the grip shape and the like.
[0010]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, since the rotation shaft is held at a predetermined angle with respect to the holding member, the rotation shaft and the launching device can be aligned only by positioning the holding member. An operation handle capable of facilitating the mounting operation can be provided.
Moreover, according to the invention concerning Claim 3 , electroconductivity is securable to the electrode of the touch sensor with which the operation lever was equipped, without being entangled.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an operation handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0012]
In the figure, the operation handle 10 is composed of a disk-shaped operation lever 20, a rotating shaft 30, and a gripping member 40, and can be mounted on a support member 50 fixed to a game stand (not shown). .
A stop hole 21 which is asymmetrical by notching a part of the circumference is formed in the shaft core of the operation lever 20, and a similar notch is also formed at one end of the rotating shaft 30 to be asymmetric. A shaped fixed end 31 is formed. An annular groove 31 a is formed in the fixed end 31, and the groove 31 a is flush with the front surface of the operation lever 20 when the fixed end 31 is passed through the stop hole 21 from the back side of the operation lever 20. Thereafter, by attaching the E clip 32 to the groove portion 31a, the rotating shaft 30 is not detached from the operation lever 20, and the both are relatively unrotatable and integrated.
[0013]
The disc-shaped operation lever 20 is formed by protruding finger-hanging portions 22a to 22c from three places on the periphery, and two arc-shaped window portions 23a and 23b are formed inside. The gripping member 40 that sandwiches the operation lever 20 includes a front gripping member 41 and a rear gripping member 42, and the window portions 23 a and 23 b are formed by three bosses 42 a 1 to 42 a 3 formed on the rear gripping member 42. , And the front end is screwed to the front gripping member 41. Further, the rear gripping member 42 is formed with a shaft hole 42b in the center and penetrates the rotary shaft 30. With such a structure, the front gripping member 41 and the rear gripping member 42 are used to operate the operating lever 20. It is supported so that it can be rotated while being sandwiched. That is, the gripping member 40 constitutes a holding member.
[0014]
The rear gripping member 42 has a cylindrical shape with a small diameter at the rear end side and a cylindrical shape with a large diameter at the front end side. The rear end opening portion is formed with a notch 42c that opens to the side surface and the shaft hole 42b. The positioning projection 52 that protrudes from the side surface of the cylindrical portion 51 enters the notch 42c when the cylindrical portion 51 that is enlarged and protrudes from the support member 50 that is fixed to the game stand is inserted. It is designed to be positioned.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a metal pressing plate 43 is fixed with screws in the front opening, and a micro switch 44 is fixed to the pressing plate 43. Further, an L-shaped single-shot lever 45 for operating the micro switch 44 is pivotally mounted on the holding plate 43, and one side of the L-shape is an operating piece 44a of the micro switch 44. Through the outer peripheral side, it penetrates the peripheral wall of the rear gripping member 42 and protrudes to the outside, and the end of the other piece penetrates the window hole 43 a formed in the pressing plate 43 and protrudes toward the operation lever 20. Correspondingly, an abutting projection 25 is also formed on the operation lever 20 side toward the pressing plate 43 side, and abuts against the single shot lever 45 at a predetermined angular position to pivot.
[0015]
That is, when the operation lever 20 is in the initial position, the abutting protrusion 25 is brought into contact with the single shot lever 45 and pivoted, and the other piece is pressed against the operating piece 44a of the micro switch 44 to be turned off. However, when the operation lever 20 is rotated, the abutment protrusion 25 is separated from the single shot lever 45, so that the force pressing the other piece against the operating piece 44a of the microswitch 44 is released. As a result, the microswitch 44 is turned on. On the other hand, even when the operation lever 20 is rotated, if the player pushes the single shot lever 45 outside the rear gripping member 42, the operation piece 44a of the micro switch 44 is pushed and turned off. The microswitch 44 is an operation switch for a motor of a launching device described later, and is energized when turned on.
[0016]
On the other hand, a lead wire 46 extending from a touch sensor (not shown) is soldered and fixed to the holding plate 43, and one end of a coil spring 60 is fixed by screwing as an alignment spring. The other end of the coil spring 60 extends in the clockwise direction at the periphery of the rotation shaft 30 of the operation lever 20 and is fixed to the operation lever 20. In the initial position, the coil spring 60 is slightly extended to urge the operation lever 20 toward the initial position in the counterclockwise direction.
[0017]
A launching device 70 is mounted on the back side of the gaming table. The firing device 70 can be rotated relative to the gaming table at the hitting rod 71, a spring 72 connected to the hitting rod 71 at one end, and the center. And a wire 74 connected to the other end of the arm 73, and a take-up pulley 75 connected to the other end of the wire 74. . A shaft hole of the take-up pulley 75 is formed with an asymmetrical stop hole 75a by cutting out a part of the circumference, and the same is applied to the rear end of the rotary shaft 30 correspondingly. A fixed end 33 having an asymmetric shape by forming a notch is formed. The fixed end 33 and the stop hole 75a can be inserted after being aligned, and are fitted to each other so that they cannot freely rotate. Needless to say, the launching device 70 includes other components such as a motor.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
A holding plate 43 to which a micro switch 44 is fixed and a single shot lever 45 are mounted in the rear gripping member 42 in advance, and one end of a coil spring 60 is fixed to the holding plate 43 with screws. When the fixed end 31 of the rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the stop hole 21 of the operation lever 20 and fixed with the E clip 32, the other end of the coil spring 60 is screwed to the back side surface of the operation lever 20. Then, the rotating shaft 30 is inserted into the shaft hole 42 b of the rear gripping member 42 so that the coil spring 60 is urged counterclockwise around the periphery of the rotating shaft 30. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation lever 20 is slightly rotated in the clockwise direction so that the bosses 42 a 1 to 42 a 3 are inserted into the two window portions 23 a and 23 b, and screwed from the rear side of the rear gripping member 42. And the front gripping member 41 is fixed with screws. As a result, the operation lever 20 is sandwiched between the front gripping member 41 and the rear gripping member 42 and is rotatably held.
[0019]
In this state, the operation lever 20 is urged counterclockwise, and the bosses 42a1 and 42a2 abut against the end portions of the window portions 23a and 23b as shown in FIG. That is, with this position as the initial position, the operation lever 20 and the rotating shaft 30 are held with respect to the gripping member 40.
On the other hand, the launching device 70 and the support member 50 are assembled to the game stand, and the operation handle 10 assembled in this way is attached to the support member 50. The cylindrical portion 51 of the support member 50 is inserted into the rear end opening of the rear gripping member 42. At this time, the positioning projection 52 on the side surface of the cylindrical portion 51 is formed in the notch 42c on the rear end side surface of the rear gripping member 42. Align and insert so that it enters.
[0020]
In this way, when the alignment is inserted, the rotation shaft 30 that penetrates the rear gripping member 42 penetrates the cylindrical portion 51 of the support member 50 and is pushed toward the launching device 70 on the back surface. It is. The fixed end 33 at the tip end of the rotary shaft 30 that has been pushed in projects toward the stop hole 75 a of the take-up pulley 75. As described above, if the fixed end 33 is at a predetermined angular position with respect to the take-up pulley 75, the fixed end 33 can enter and fit into the stop hole 75a. On the other hand, the rotating shaft 30 is held at a predetermined position with respect to the rear gripping member 42, and this initial position is actually an angle at which the fixed end 33 enters the stop hole 75 a of the take-up pulley 75. ing. Therefore, if the rear gripping member 42 is positioned and attached to the cylindrical portion 51 of the support member 50, the rotation shaft 30 itself is simultaneously aligned with the take-up pulley 75 in the firing device 70.
[0021]
Conventionally, since the rear gripping member 42 and the operation lever 20 are held so as to be freely rotatable, the rear gripping member 42 and the operation lever 20 must be aligned and mounted. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the operation lever 20 can be positioned and mounted without worrying at all.
In this embodiment, the lead wire 46 of the touch sensor is soldered and fixed to the holding plate 43, and the coil spring 60 is fixed to the holding plate 43 at one end and fixed to the operation lever 20 with the other end by screwing. Has been. Here, since the operation lever 20 is plated with chrome and has conductivity, the operation lever 20 itself serves as an antenna of the touch sensor via the lead wire 46. Therefore, if the player touches the operation lever 20, the touch sensor detects that there is a player, and if not touches, the touch sensor detects that there is no player.
[0022]
Since the operation lever 20 rotates with respect to the rear gripping member 42, the lead wire 46 can be connected to the operation lever 20 with a margin, but may be caught if there is a margin. In addition, if the lead wire 46 is pulled while being attached, the rotation range of the operation lever 20 may be restricted. However, such a coil spring 60 does not get entangled while ensuring conductivity.
[0023]
Next, a modified example of the present invention will be described. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an operation handle according to the modification, FIG. 5 is a sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the operation lever. In this modification, a torsion spring 61 is used as an alignment spring.
In the figure, a torsion spring 61 is penetrated by a rotating shaft 30 and one end is fixed to the holding plate 43 with screws. However, the other end of the torsion spring 61 is bent in the radial direction to be a free end. Correspondingly, a cylindrical wall portion 24 that wraps the torsion spring 61 from the outer periphery is provided on the back surface of the operation lever 20. While being formed, the wall portion 24 is formed with a notch 24a into which the free end of the torsion spring 61 can enter and engage. Other members are the same as those in the above embodiment.
[0024]
In such a configuration, one end of the torsion spring 61 is screwed to the holding plate 43 on the rear gripping member 42 side, and the rotary shaft 30 is fixed on the operation lever 20 side. Is inserted through the shaft hole 42b. At this time, if positioning is performed so that the free end of the torsion spring 61 enters the notch 24a of the wall portion 24 of the operation lever 20, the torsion spring 61 is fixed to the holding plate 43 at one end, and the like. It is fixed to the operation lever 20 at the end. Of course, at this time, the torsion spring 61 urges the operation lever 20 counterclockwise.
[0025]
Thereafter, when the front gripping member 41 is attached to complete the operation handle 10 and aligned and fixed to the support member 50, the rotary shaft 30 moves relative to the take-up pulley 75 as in the above-described embodiment. The battery rushes at a predetermined angle, enters into the stop hole 75a, and fits.
In this embodiment, since the operation lever 20 is pressed from the front against the torsion spring 61, the operation lever 20 is pushed back by the reaction force. As described above, the operating lever 20 is sandwiched between the front gripping member 41 and the rear gripping member 42, but is formed wider between the two so that it can freely rotate. Therefore, although there is a possibility that rattling occurs originally, if it is pushed forward by the torsion spring 61 in this way, it can be prevented that rattling occurs.
[0026]
In this manner, the operation lever 20 connected to the rotary shaft 30 is biased toward the initial position by the coil spring 60 constituting the alignment spring with respect to the cylindrical rear gripping member 42 constituting the holding member. Thus, the holding member and the rotation shaft 30 are held at a predetermined angle, and if the rear gripping member 42 is mounted in alignment with the support member 50 of the game table, the rotation shaft 30 is also played. It becomes a predetermined angle position with respect to the launching device 70 on the back side of the table, and can be easily mounted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an operation handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an operation handle.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a rear gripping member in the operation handle.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an operation handle according to a modified example.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an operation handle.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the operation lever.
FIG. 7 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a conventional operation handle.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Operation handle 20 ... Operation lever 21 ... Stop hole 24 ... Wall part 24a ... Notch 30 ... Rotating shaft 31 ... Fixed end 33 ... Fixed end 40 ... Gripping member 41 ... Front gripping member 42 ... Rear gripping member 42b ... shaft hole 42c ... notch 50 ... support member 51 ... cylinder 52 ... positioning projection 60 ... coil spring 61 ... torsion spring 70 ... launching device

Claims (3)

An operation handle connected to a launching device composed of a striking ball for striking a game ball and a pulley for biasing the striking ball by rotation,
While penetrating Yu technique stand from the front side, the operating lever having a rotation shaft connected are aligned at an angle to stop holes of the non-target-type formed in said pulley,
A holding member that is fixed to the game table and that rotatably supports the rotating shaft while penetrating the rotating shaft;
The rotation shaft penetrating the holding member is held so as to be at a predetermined angular position with respect to the holding member, and further includes an alignment spring for performing electrical wiring with respect to the operation lever. Operation handle. The holding member includes a notch above rotary shaft is open in a direction which penetrates the holding member, this notch, that the positioning projection formed on the amusement machine is inserted, the gaming table and The operation handle according to claim 1, wherein positioning is performed between the two.   The operation handle according to claim 1, wherein the alignment spring is used for wiring to an electrode of a touch sensor provided in the operation lever.

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