JP2008061687A - Push button device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push button device of a game machine, which allows a player to properly recognize the vibration of the button. <P>SOLUTION: A device housing comprising a front-side container 2 and a rear-side container 13 is fixed to a push button attaching member 46; the button 20 is attached to the device housing movably in the front/rear direction and forward energized from the back side by the elasticity of a resilient body 25; a motor support piece 22 projects from the button 20 to a component storage chamber 44, separates from a switch operation part 21, a switch board 26 and a switch 28, and fixed to the button 20 so as to be positioned in the back side of the switch operation part 21, the switch board 26 and the switch 2; a motor 36 having an eccentric weight 39 is attached to the rear part of the motor support piece 22, even if the button 20 is pushed by a player or not pushed by the player, when the motor 36 is driven by an electric power, the eccentric weight 39 circulates around an output shaft 38 to generate vibration; and the vibration is directly transmitted from the motor support piece 22 to the button 20 without being transmitted to the switch operation part 21, the switch board 26 and the switch 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a push button device for a gaming machine that allows a player to appropriately recognize vibration of a button.

A structure shown in FIG. 7 or 8 is known for a push button device of a gaming machine. In the push button device of the gaming machine in FIG. 7, the vibration drive source 101 is installed on the rear side of the rotation stop button 102 and away from the rotation stop button 102, and the rotation stop button 102 resists the elasticity of the elastic body 103. When the vibration drive source 101 vibrates in a state where the player is pushed and moved from the front side to the rear side as shown by the arrow X1 and contacts the diaphragm 104, the vibration causes the rotation stop button 102 to be pressed from the diaphragm 104. When it is transmitted from the front side to the rear side by the player while being released from the rotation stop button 102, the elastic body 103 moves the rotation stop button 102 from the rear side to the front side. The structure is configured such that the rotation stop button 102 moves away from the diaphragm 104 and the transmission of vibration from the diaphragm 104 to the rotation stop button 102 is blocked. For this reason, unless the rotation stop button 102 is pushed from the front side to the rear side by the player, the rotation stop button 102 is separated from the diaphragm 104, and there is a drawback that the player cannot recognize the vibration. In the push button device of the gaming machine in FIG. 8, the vibration generator 201 is provided on the mounting bracket 204 that supports the start lever 202 on the operation panel 203, and when a big hit is generated in the control device 205, the control device 205 causes the vibration generator 201 to move. Driven, the vibration generator 201 generates vibration, the generated vibration is transmitted to the mounting bracket 204, and the start lever 202 vibrates indirectly by vibration passing through the mounting bracket 204. For this reason, when the vibration generator 201 is configured in a small size, there is a drawback that the vibration of the start lever 202 becomes small and the player cannot recognize the vibration.
JP 2001-198262 A JP 2000-5357 A

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that the player cannot recognize the vibration of the button.

  A push button device for a gaming machine according to the present invention is attached to a front of the gaming machine housing, and is movably attached to the device housing so that it can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine housing. A button, an elastic body provided over the button and the device housing so as to elastically urge the button from the rear side to the front side with respect to the device housing, and a component housing chamber formed inside the device housing; A switch board fixed to the device housing in the component housing chamber, a switch fixed to the switch board, and a button projecting from the button to the component housing chamber and resisting the elasticity of the elastic body from the front side to the rear side And a switch operation unit fixed to the button so as to operate the switch every time the button is moved from the rear side to the front side due to the elasticity of the elastic body, and the switch operation unit, the switch board, and the switch protruding from the button to the component housing chamber Away from and switch operation Motor support piece attached to the button so as to be located on the rear side of the head, the switch board and the switch, and the motor fixed to the rear part located on the rear side of the switch operation part of the motor support piece, the switch board and the switch And an eccentric weight for generating vibration fixed to the output shaft of the motor. The device housing is provided with a wiring hole that leads the motor wiring of the motor and the switch wiring of the switch to the outside of the device housing as separate wirings, or the button is mounted on the gaming machine It may be configured as an effect button for instructing an effect, or the motor support piece may be configured as a case mounting foot for attaching the button to the component storage chamber.

  The push button device of the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that the button is attached to the device casing so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is elastically biased from the rear side to the front side by an elastic body. An eccentric weight for generating vibration that protrudes into the internal component storage chamber and is fixed to the button so as to be separated from the switch operation part, the switch board, and the switch, and located behind the switch operation part, the switch board, and the switch. The motor that has the motor is attached to the switch operation part of the motor support piece, the switch board, and the rear part located behind the switch, so that the vibration generated from the eccentric weight due to the drive of the motor is applied to the switch operation part, the switch board, and the switch. It is transmitted directly from the motor support piece to the button without being transmitted, so that the player can properly recognize the vibration of the button. . If the device housing is provided with a wiring hole that leads the motor wiring of the motor and the switch wiring of the switch to the outside from the internal space of the device housing as separate wirings, the switch wiring is connected to the motor support piece or the motor in the component housing chamber. As long as it does not contact the eccentric weight, the vibration generated from the eccentric weight due to the drive of the motor is not transmitted to the switch wiring, and the switch signal is output via the switch wiring without including noise. is there. If the button is configured as an effect button that directs an effect to a component mounted on the gaming machine, there is an advantage that the operation related to the effect is appealed to the player's visual, auditory, and tactile sensations due to the vibration of the button. If the motor support piece is configured as a case mounting foot for attaching the button to the component storage chamber, the structure is simpler than the case where the motor support piece and the case attachment foot are separately configured on the button. There is.

  1 to 4 show the best mode for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a cross section in which the push button device 1 is attached to a push button attachment member 46 in a gaming machine. FIG. 2 shows the push button device 1 in an exploded manner. FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the push button device 1. FIG. 4 shows a pachinko gaming machine to which the push button device 1 is attached. In this specification, the directions of “front”, “front”, “rear”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, “lower” indicate the gaming machine frame 48 in the state of FIG. This is the direction specified when viewed from the front side of the sheet of FIG. “Previous” and “Table” are in the same direction. “Rear” and “back” are in the same direction.

  The push button device 1 of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 2 is a front container, 3 is a collar part, 4 is an elastic support piece, 5 is a button accommodating part, 6 is an elastic receiving part, 7 is a button mounting hole, 8 is an operation escape hole, and 9 is a board mounting part. 10 is a positioning portion, 11 is a front mounting portion, 12 is a makeup mounting portion, 13 is a rear container, 14 is a wiring hole, 15 is a positioning portion, 16 is a rear mounting portion, 17 is a cosmetic body, and 18 is a flange portion. , 19 is a housing mounting portion, 20 is a button, 21 is a switch operating portion, 22 is a motor support piece, 23 is a retaining protrusion, 24 is a motor mounting portion, 25 is an elastic body, 26 is a switch board, and 27 is a housing mounting. , 28 is a switch, 29 is a recess, 30 is a light emitting part, 31 is a light receiving part, 32 is a connector, 33 is a switch wiring, 34 is a connector, 35 is a connector, 36 is a motor, 37 is a button mounting foot, 38 is an output Shaft, 39 is eccentric weight, 40 is motor wiring, 41 is a connector, 42 is a stop , 43 shows the set screw.

  The front container 2 is a covered cylinder shape that is closed on the front side and opened on the rear side, and is combined with the rear container 13 to constitute a device casing of the push button device 1. The eaves part 3 is provided in the front part of the front container 2 as a ring projecting radially outward from the front part of the peripheral wall of the front container 2. The radial direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction. A plurality of elastic support pieces 4 are provided on the peripheral wall of the front container 2 as elastic pieces protruding radially outward from the middle part of the peripheral wall of the front container 2. The button accommodating portion 5 is provided in the front portion of the front container 2 as a recess from the front surface of the front container 2 to the inside. The elastic receiving part 6 is provided in the front part of the front container 2 as a groove recessed from the front surface of the button accommodating part 5 into the front container 2. Therefore, the elastic receiving portion 6 is arranged in the button housing portion 5 concentrically with the button housing portion 5. The inner diameter of the elastic receiving part 6 is smaller than the inner diameter of the button accommodating part 5.

  The button attachment hole 7 is a portion for attaching the button 20 to the front container 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of button attachment holes 7 are provided on the front wall of the button accommodating portion 5 as through holes in the front-rear direction. The operation escape hole 8 is provided at the center of the elastic receiving portion 6 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The board attaching part 9 is a part for fixedly attaching the switch board 26 to the front container 2, and has a cylindrical shape protruding from the back surface of the elastic receiving part 6 into the front container 2. A plurality are provided. The positioning unit 10 is a part for aligning the front container 2 and the rear container 13, and opens to the rear side and the radial direction of the peripheral wall of the front container 2, from the rear end of the peripheral wall of the front container 2 to the front side It is provided in the rear part of the front side container 2 as a groove | channel dented in. The front attachment part 11 is a part for fixedly attaching the rear container 13 to the front container 2, and a plurality of the front attachment parts 11 are provided at the rear part of the front container 2 as a cylindrical shape protruding from the peripheral wall of the front container 2. The makeup attaching portion 12 is a portion for attaching the makeup body 17 to the front container 2 in a fixed manner, and a plurality of the makeup attaching portions 12 are provided on the peripheral wall of the button accommodating portion 5 as through holes in the radial direction.

  The rear container 13 has a plate shape that closes the rear opening of the front container 2. The wiring hole 14 is provided in the rear container 13 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The positioning part 15 is a part for aligning the front container 2 and the rear container 13, and is provided on the rear container 13 as a protrusion from the front surface of the rear container 13 to the front side. The rear attachment part 16 is a part for fixedly attaching the rear container 13 to the front container 2, and is provided in the rear container 13 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The decorative body 17 has a cylindrical shape that forms a border around the button 20. The flange portion 18 is provided on the decorative body 17 as an annular shape protruding radially outward from the front portion of the peripheral wall of the decorative body 17. The housing attachment portion 19 is provided on the decorative body 17 as a protrusion extending radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the decorative body 17.

  The button 20 has a covered cylinder shape with the front side closed and the rear side opened. The switch operation unit 21 switches the switch 28 each time the button 20 moves from the front side to the rear side against the elasticity of the elastic body 25 by a person and the button 20 moves from the rear side to the front side due to the elasticity of the elastic body 25. The button 20 is fixedly provided on the button 20 as a linear protrusion from the center of the front wall of the button 20 to the rear side. A plurality of motor support pieces 22 are fixedly provided on the button 20 as linear protrusions from the peripheral wall of the button 20 to the rear side. The retaining projection 23 is a portion that acts so as not to drop off when the button 20 is movably attached to the front container 2, and is provided on the motor support piece 22 as a projection from the outer surface of the motor support piece 22 to the outside. It is done. The motor attachment portion 24 is provided on the motor support piece 22 as a through hole in the radial direction in order to attach the motor 36 to the button 20. The elastic body 25 is provided over the button 20 and the apparatus casing so as to elastically urge the button 20 from the rear side to the front side with respect to the apparatus casing including the front container 2 and the rear container 13. The switch operating portion 21 is constituted by a coil spring having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter. Since the retaining protrusion 23 is provided on the motor support piece 22, the motor support piece 22 is configured as a housing attachment foot for attaching the button 20 to the front container 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.

  The switch board 26 is configured by a circuit board. The switch board 26 is sized to be accommodated in the front container 2 with the plate surface facing the front and rear of the front container 2. A plurality of housing attachment portions 27 are provided on the switch substrate 26 as through holes in the front-rear direction in order to attach the switch substrate 26 to the front container 2. The switch 28 is a component that outputs an electrical signal that detects that the button 20 has been operated by a person, and is fixedly attached to the front surface of the switch board 26. The recess 29 opens in the front side and the radial direction of the switch 28, and is provided in the front part of the switch 28 as a recess from the front surface of the switch 28 to the rear side. The light emitting unit 30 is provided on one side separated by the recess 29 of the switch 28. The light receiving portion 31 is provided on the other side separated by the concave portion 29 of the switch 28. The connector 32 is mounted on the switch board 26. The switch 28 and the connector 32 are connected to each other by a foil-like wiring called a printed wiring on the switch board 26 that is not shown. The switch wiring 33 is configured by a covered wiring, and supplies power to the switch 28 or outputs an electrical signal from the switch 28. The connector 34 is fixed to one end of the switch wiring 33. The electrical connection terminal of the connector 34 is connected to the conductor of the switch wiring 33. The connector 35 is fixed to the other end of the switch wiring 33. The electrical connection terminal of the connector 35 is connected to the conductor of the switch wiring 33.

  The motor 36 is accommodated in the internal space of the front container 2 and attached to the motor support piece 22 of the button 20. In order to attach the motor 36 to the motor support piece 22, a plurality of button attachment feet 37 are provided on the motor 36 as protrusions protruding radially outward from the container of the motor 36. The output shaft 38 is a shaft that is connected to the rotor of the motor 36 and protrudes outward from the container of the motor 36. The eccentric weight 39 is fixed to a portion of the output shaft 38 protruding outward from the container so as to rotate together with the output shaft 38. The center of gravity of the eccentric weight 39 is displaced in the radial direction from the output shaft 38. Therefore, when electric power is supplied to the motor 36 and the output shaft 38 rotates in one direction, the center of gravity of the eccentric weight 39 circulates around the output shaft 38 and vibration is generated. That is, the motor 36 and the eccentric weight 39 constitute a vibration generation source. The motor wiring 40 is constituted by a covered wiring for supplying electric power to an exciting coil wound around the stator of the motor 36, and protrudes outward from the container of the motor 36. The connector 41 is fixed to the end of the motor wiring 40 that protrudes outward from the container of the motor 36. The electrical connection terminal of the connector 41 is connected to the conductor of the motor wiring 40.

  A method of assembling the push button device 1 will be described. The decorative body 17 is accommodated in the button accommodating portion 5 from the front side of the front container 2, and the housing attachment portion 19 is fitted into the makeup attachment portion 12. Thereby, the decorative body 17 is attached to the front container 2. After the rear portion of the elastic body 25 is disposed on the elastic receiving portion 6 from the front side of the front container 2, the motor support piece 22 of the button 20 passes through the internal space of the decorative body 17 from the front side of the front container 2 to the button mounting hole. 7, the retaining protrusion 23 passes through the button mounting hole 7 from the front side to the rear side and faces the rear surface of the button housing portion 5 around the button mounting hole 7, and the elastic body 25 has the elastic receiving portion 6 and the button. 20, the button 20 is elastically urged from the rear side to the front side with respect to the apparatus housing, and the retaining protrusion 23 contacts the rear surface of the button housing portion 5 around the button mounting hole 7. Accordingly, the button 20 is attached to the front portion of the front container 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is elastically urged from the rear side to the front side by the elastic body 25 (see FIG. 1). After the button 20 and the elastic body 25 are attached to the front container 2, the decorative body 17 may be attached to the front container 2.

  The connector 34 of the switch wiring 33 is connected to the connector 32 of the switch board 26, the switch 28 is directed to the front container 2, and the switch board 26 is accommodated in the internal space of the front container 2 from the rear side of the front container 2, A set screw 42 is fastened to the board mounting portion 9 via the housing mounting portion 27 from the rear side of the front container 2. As a result, the switch board 26 is fixedly attached to the front container 2 in the internal space of the front container 2 (see FIG. 1). The connector 34 may be connected to the connector 32 after the switch board 26 is attached to the front container 2. Thereafter, the button mounting foot 37 of the motor 36 is directed toward the front container 2, the motor 36 is accommodated in the internal space of the front container 2 from the rear side of the front container 2, and the button mounting foot 37 reduces the diameter of the motor support piece 22. The motor support piece 22 is fitted into the motor mounting portion 24 while spreading outward in the direction, and the motor support piece 22 is restored to the inside in the radial direction by its own elasticity and becomes narrow. Thus, the motor 36 is fixedly attached to the motor support piece 22 in the internal space of the front container 2 (see FIG. 1).

  Next, the rear part of the connector 34 and the switch wiring 33 and the rear part of the connector 41 and the motor wiring 40 are pulled out from the front side of the rear container 13 to the rear side of the rear container 13 through the wiring hole 14, and the positioning part 15 is The set screw 43 is fitted into the positioning part 10 from the rear side of the front container 2, and the set screw 43 is fastened from the rear side of the rear container 13 to the front attachment part 11 via the rear attachment part 16. 2 is fixedly attached. Thus, the push button device 1 is assembled as shown in FIGS.

  The assembled structure of the push button device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The front container 2 and the rear container 13 are combined with each other to form the device casing of the push button device 1, and the inner space of the front container 2 is closed by the rear container 13, so that there is a part inside the device casing. A storage chamber 44 is formed. Components such as the switch operating portion 21, the motor support piece 22, the switch substrate 26, the switch 28, the motor 36, and the eccentric weight 39 are accommodated in the component accommodating chamber 44. The button 20 is attached to the front portion of the front container 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is elastically biased from the rear side to the front side by the elastic body 25, and the retaining projection 23 is formed around the button attachment hole 7 in the button housing portion 5. When the rear surface contacts and is received from the rear side, the front portion of the button 20 projects forward from the decorative body 17, and a gap 45 is formed between the peripheral wall of the button 20 and the front surface of the button housing portion 5. .

  In order for the push button device 1 to be attached to the push button attachment member 46 in the gaming machine, the device housing composed of the rear container 13 and the front container 2 is formed on the push button attachment member 46 from the front side of the push button attachment member 46. After the elastic support piece 4 passes through the push button mounting hole 47, the elastic support piece 4 is pushed by the push button mounting hole 47 and bent inward in the radial direction. Due to its own elasticity, it expands radially outward and closes so that the collar 3 covers the push button mounting hole 47 from the front side, and the collar 3 and the elastic support piece 4 sandwich the push button mounting member 46 between them. The device casing composed of the rear container 13 and the front container 2 is fixedly attached to the push button attachment member 46. Accordingly, the push button device 1 is fixedly attached to the push button mounting member 46 in the gaming machine, and the button 20 can be operated from the front side of the button mounting member 46 in the gaming machine housing.

  When the push button device 1 is fixedly attached to the push button attaching member 46 in this way, the button 20 is attached to the front portion of the front container 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is elastic from the rear side to the front side by the elastic body 25. The retaining protrusion 23 is urged and received from the rear side of the button housing portion 5 by being contacted, and the switch operation portion 21 is disposed farther forward than the switch 28. When the connectors 35 and 41 are connected to a control device (not shown) and electric power is supplied from the control device to the switch 28 via the switch wiring 33, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 30 passes through the recess 29. Then, the light receiving unit 31 is reached, and an off signal in which the light receiving unit 31 does not detect the switch operation unit 21 is output to the control device. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, when the button 20 moves from the rear side to the front side due to the elasticity of the elastic body 25, and the retaining projection 23 is received on the rear surface of the button housing portion 5, the switch operating portion 21 is more than the switch 28. An off signal indicating that the switch 28 has not detected the switch operation unit 21 is output to the control device.

  In a state where the switch 28 outputs an off signal to the control device, when the player presses the button 20 from the front side to the rear side as indicated by the arrow X1 against the elasticity of the elastic body 25, the button 20 The elastic body 25 is compressed and moved from the front side to the rear side, and the switch operating unit 21 enters the concave portion 29 of the switch 28 from the front side to block light from the light emitting unit 30 toward the light receiving unit 31. An ON signal detected by the operation unit 21 is output to the control device. That is, when the button 20 moves from the front side to the rear side against the elasticity of the elastic body 25 from the state shown in FIG. 1, and the retaining protrusion 23 moves away from the rear surface of the button housing portion 5, the switch operation portion 21. Approaches the switch 28, and an ON signal indicating that the switch 28 detects the switch operation unit 21 is output to the control device.

  In other words, the switch operation unit 21 switches each time the button 20 moves from the front side to the rear side against the elasticity of the elastic body 25 and from the back side to the front side due to the elasticity of the elastic body 25. 28 is operated. When the player most presses the button 20 from the front side to the rear side, for example, the elastic body 25 cannot be compressed any more, or the gap 45 becomes zero, and the peripheral wall of the button 20 is the front surface of the button accommodating portion 5. As a result, the button 20 can no longer move to the rear side, so that the switch operating portion 21 does not contact the switch 28. This protects the switch 28 from damage.

  The button 20 is attached to an apparatus housing composed of the front container 2 and the rear container 13 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is urged from the rear side to the front side by the elasticity of the elastic body 25, and the motor support piece 22 is moved from the button 20. The button 20 protrudes into the component housing chamber 44 inside the apparatus housing, is separated from the switch operation unit 21, the switch board 26 and the switch 28, and is located behind the switch operation unit 21, the switch board 26 and the switch 28. A motor 36 having an eccentric weight 39 provided for generating vibration is attached to the rear part of the motor support piece 22 located behind the switch operation part 21, the switch board 26 and the switch 28. Even if the button 20 is not pressed, electric power is supplied from the control device to the motor 36 via the motor wiring 40, and the output shaft 38 of the motor 36 is When it rotates, the eccentric weight 39 circulates around the output shaft 38 to generate vibration, and the vibration generated from the eccentric weight 39 by driving the motor 36 is transmitted to the switch operation unit 21, the switch board 26, and the switch 28. Without being directly transmitted from the motor support piece 22 to the button 20, there is an advantage that the vibration of the button 20 can be properly recognized by the player.

  In the device casing composed of the front container 2 and the rear container 13, a wiring hole 14 is provided for pulling out the switch wiring 33 and the motor wiring 40 from the component housing chamber 44 to the outside of the apparatus casing as separate wirings. Therefore, unless the switch wiring 33 contacts the motor support piece 22, the motor 36, and the eccentric weight 39 in the component housing chamber 44, vibration generated from the eccentric weight 39 by driving the motor 36 is transmitted to the switch wiring 33 and the connector 32; 34. Thus, there is an advantage that the signal of the switch 28 is output to the control device (not shown) via the switch wiring 33 without including noise. Since the motor support piece 22 is configured as a case mounting foot for disposing the button 20 in the component housing chamber 44 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction and not falling off the apparatus case 2, the motor support piece 22 is provided. There is an advantage that the structure is simpler than the case where the button and the case mounting foot are separately configured on the button 20. Since the motor mounting portion 24 and the button mounting foot 37 are fitted to each other, the motor 36 is mounted on the motor support piece 22, so that the motor 36 can be easily replaced.

  A pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine to which the push button device 1 is attached will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, 48 is a gaming machine frame, 49 is a window, 50 is a front panel, 51 is a ball tray, 52 is a ball launching mechanism, 53 is a ball launching mechanism, 54 is a game board, 55 is a game area, and 56 is a guide. Rail, 57 is an outlet, 58 is a starting part, 59 is a confirmation display, 60 is an effect display, 61 is a variable winning part, and 62 is a general winning part.

  The gaming machine frame 48 constitutes a gaming machine housing that is installed in the gaming machine installation structure. The gaming machine installation structure is a facility called an island where pachinko gaming machines of a gaming store are installed. The window 49 is formed in the front surface of the gaming machine frame 48 as a through hole in the front-rear direction. The front panel 50 is made of a colorless and light-transmitting material such as glass that closes the window 49, and is provided inside the gaming machine frame 48. The ball tray 51 is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame 48 as a container for holding a ball called a pachinko ball. The ball launch operation mechanism 52 is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine frame 48 as a mechanism having an electrical component that outputs an output corresponding to the operation amount of the player to a control device (not shown). The ball launching mechanism 53 is provided inside the gaming machine frame 48 as a mechanism that is driven by a firing force corresponding to the operation amount of the ball launching operation mechanism 52 by control from a control device (not shown). Since the push button device 1 is provided on the front surface of the ball tray 51, the push button mounting member 46 of FIG. 1 corresponds to a member constituting the front surface of the ball tray 51.

  The gaming board 54 is stored in the gaming machine frame 48 in an exchangeable manner. When the game board 54 is stored in the gaming machine frame 48, the game area 55, the guide rail 56, the outlet 57, the starting part 58, the confirmation indicator 59, the effect indicator 60, the variable prize component 61, and the general prize component 62 are included. It becomes visible through the window 49 and the front panel 50 from the front side of the gaming machine frame 48. The game area 55 is formed as a part surrounded by the guide rail 56 between the front panel 50 and the front surface of the game board 54 as an area where balls launched from the ball launching mechanism 53 fly. The guide rail 56 is provided on the gaming machine frame 48 or the game board 54. The out port 57 is provided in the game board 54 as a part for discharging the ball that has reached the lowermost part of the game area 55 to the back side of the game board 54. The starting component 58, the confirmation indicator 59, the effect indicator 60, the variable prize component 61, and the general prize component 62 are provided on the game board 54.

  In a state where a control device (not shown) is activated by electric power, when a player puts a ball called a pachinko ball into the ball tray 51 and the player operates the ball launching operation mechanism 52 clockwise, the ball launching mechanism 53 launches the ball. Driven by a firing force according to the operation amount of the operation mechanism 52, the ball launching mechanism 53 launches the balls taken from the ball receiving tray 51 into the gaming machine frame 48 one by one toward the gaming area 55. In the process of flowing down the game area 55, the ball that has reached the game area 55 collides with the game components such as the variable prize component 61, the starting part 58, and the general prize components (not shown), and the direction of flow is changed. The component 61 or the starting component 58 or a general winning component not shown is entered and discharged to the back side of the game board 54. A ball that has reached the bottom of the game area 55 without entering any of the variable winning component 61, the starting component 58, or the general winning component (not shown) is discharged from the out port 57 to the back side of the gaming board 54. When the ball enters any one of the starting component 58, the ball detector 13 of the variable winning component 61, or the winning component outside the figure, the ball receiving mechanism so that the ball payout mechanism outside the figure gives the ball as the winning ball to the player Pay to 51.

  An example of a pachinko game will be described. When the ball flowing down the game area 55 wins the starting component 58 and the winning ball detector that detects the winning ball in the starting component 58 outputs a winning signal to the control device, the computer built in the control device performs an internal lottery. At the same time, the confirmation indicator 59 and the effect indicator 60 are controlled. As a result of the internal lottery, winning or losing is selected. When winning is selected as a result of the internal lottery, the fixed display indicating the winning is stopped and displayed after the fixed indicator 59 starts the variable display. Thereafter, the computer built in the control device starts a jackpot game in which the opening / closing body of the variable prize component 61 is opened and closed. In the case where the selection is made as a result of the internal lottery, the confirmation display 59 stops displaying the confirmation display indicating the separation after starting the variable display. Thereafter, the computer built in the control device waits for the ball to enter the starting component 58 without opening and closing the opening / closing body of the variable winning component 61.

  In the case where the effect display 60 produces a change display on the final display 59 by the control of the effect display 60 by the control device, for example, a character that prompts the player to operate the button 20 is an effect display. When displayed on the screen of 60, the control device supplies power to the motor 36 of FIG. 1, and the button 20 vibrates to prompt the player to operate the button 20. In other words, during the game, the button 20 vibrates, so that the player is prompted to operate the button 20 by visual, auditory, and tactile senses. When the character displayed on the screen of the effect display 60 or the player who has confirmed the vibration by the button 20 presses the button 20 from the front side to the rear side, the switch 28 in FIG. 1 detects the switch operation unit 21. An on signal indicating that the content is selected as a result of the internal lottery corresponding to the confirmation display displayed after the fluctuation display of the confirmation indicator 59, for example, “reach” A message indicating winning or losing such as “It is a win”, “I am sorry” or “I am sorry” is displayed on the screen of the effect display 60. In this way, if the button 20 is configured as an effect button for instructing an effect to a part such as the effect indicator 60 mounted on the gaming machine, the operation related to the effect is appealed to the player's visual, auditory, and tactile sensations. There are advantages.

  In FIG. 1, the wiring hole 14 may be provided in the front container 2 as long as it is behind the push button mounting member 46.

  In FIG. 2, the switch 28 may be constituted by a micro switch. The rear container 13 may have a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open front side and a closed rear side. The apparatus housing may have a configuration in which three or more containers including a front side, an intermediate side, and a rear side are combined. The output shaft 38 is directed to the front side so as to be positioned on the switch board 26 side, and the motor 36 is attached to the motor support piece 22, whereby the eccentric weight 39 is separated from the switch board 26, the connectors 32; 34 and the switch wiring 33. Further, it may be disposed in a gap between the switch board 26 and the motor 36. The motor 36 may be attached to the motor support piece 22 with a set screw. The wiring hole 14 may have a size that allows the connectors 35 and 41 to pass therethrough or not pass as long as the switch wiring 33 and the motor wiring 40 can pass therethrough. However, when the wiring hole 14 is of a size that the connectors 35 and 41 cannot pass through, the connector 35 is attached to the switch wiring 33 drawn out from the component housing chamber 44 through the wiring hole 14 to the outside of the apparatus housing. Then, the connector 41 is attached to the motor wiring 40 drawn out from the component housing chamber 44 via the wiring hole 14 to the outside of the apparatus housing.

  In FIG. 2, the elastic receiving portion 6 may be provided at the front portion of the front container 2 as the front surface of the button housing portion 5 without being recessed from the front surface of the button housing portion 5 into the front container 2. In this case, the operation escape hole 8 is formed on the front surface of the button accommodating portion 5. The elastic body 25 may be configured by a cylindrical body made of rubber. The positioning unit 10 may be configured as a projection, and the positioning unit 15 may be configured as a recess or a groove that accommodates the positioning unit 10 serving as a projection. The positioning part 10; 15 may be omitted. The motor mounting portion 24 may be configured as a protrusion, and the button mounting foot 37 may be configured as a recess or groove that accommodates the motor mounting portion 24 that is a protrusion. The elastic support piece 4 is removed, a male screw part is formed on the peripheral wall of the front container 2, and a nut is attached to the male screw part, so that the nut and the collar part 3 push the push button mounting member 46 between them in the front-rear direction. The push button device 1 may be fixedly attached to the push button attachment member 46 in the gaming machine.

  5 and 6 are different forms for carrying out the invention. FIG. 5 shows the front container 2 and the rear container 13 in an exploded state. FIG. 6 shows a cross section in which the front container 2 and the rear container 13 are assembled. In FIG. 5, 65 is a front mounting portion, 66 is a housing pedestal, and 67 is a rear mounting portion. The front side attachment portion 65 is replaced with the front side attachment portion 11 of FIG. 2 as a portion for fixedly attaching the rear side container 13 to the front side container 2. A plurality of the peripheral walls are provided at the rear part. The housing pedestal 66 is housed in the inner space of the front container 2 and is provided in the rear container 13 as a portion protruding from the front surface of the rear container 13 to the front side. The outer diameter of the storage pedestal 66 is formed such that the outer peripheral surface of the storage pedestal 66 is in contact with or in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the front container 2. The rear attachment portion 67 is replaced with the rear attachment portion 16 of FIG. 2 as a portion for fixedly attaching the front container 2 to the rear container 13, and protrudes radially outward from the accommodation base 66. A plurality of protrusions are provided on the receiving base 66. There is a gap between the rear mounting portion 67 and the front surface of the rear container 13 that is exposed radially outward from the housing pedestal 66. Although not shown in FIG. 5, the front container 2 is provided with the button accommodating portion 5, the elastic receiving portion 6, the button attachment hole 7, the operation escape hole 8, the board attachment portion 9, and the makeup attachment portion 12 in FIG. 2. It has been.

  When the front container 2 and the rear container 13 are combined with each other, the positioning portion 10 and the positioning portion 15 are fitted to each other as the receiving pedestal 66 is inserted into the internal space from the rear side of the front container 2. The attachment portion 65 and the rear attachment portion 67 are fitted together. As a result, the front container 2 and the rear container 13 are assembled together as shown in FIG. In the case of this different form, there is an advantage that the set screw 43 shown in FIG. 2 can be omitted.

  In FIG. 5, the front attachment portion 65 may be configured as a protrusion, and the rear attachment portion 67 may be configured as a recess that accommodates the front attachment portion 65 that is a protrusion.

Sectional drawing which attached the pushbutton apparatus to the pushbutton attachment member (best form). The exploded perspective view of a pushbutton device (best form). FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the push button device (best mode). The front view (best form) of the pachinko game machine to which the pushbutton device was attached. The disassembled perspective view (different form) of a front side container and a rear side container. Sectional drawing (different form) of an assembly of a front side container and a rear side container. Sectional drawing of a pushbutton device (conventional). Sectional drawing of a pushbutton device (conventional).

Explanation of symbols

1 Pushbutton device 2 Front container (device housing)
13 Rear container (device housing)
14 Wiring hole 20 Button 21 Switch operation part 22 Motor support piece 25 Elastic body 26 Switch board 28 Switch 33 Switch wiring 36 Motor 38 Output shaft 39 Eccentric weight 40 Motor wiring 44 Component accommodating chamber 46 Pushbutton mounting member

Claims (4)

  A device housing attached to the front of the gaming machine housing, a button attached to the device housing so as to be movable in the front-rear direction so that it can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine housing, and the button to the device housing An elastic body provided between the button and the device casing so as to be elastically biased from the rear side to the front side, a component storage chamber formed inside the device casing, and the component storage chamber fixed to the device casing. The switch board, the switch fixed to the switch board, the button protruding from the button into the component housing chamber and resisting the elasticity of the elastic body from the front side to the rear side, and from the back side of the button due to the elasticity of the elastic body A switch operation unit fixed to the button so as to operate the switch every time it moves forward, and protrudes from the button into the component housing chamber and away from the switch operation unit, the switch board, and the switch, and the switch operation unit, the switch board, and the switch. A motor support piece fixed to the button so as to be located on the rear side, a switch operation part of the motor support piece, a motor mounted on the rear side of the switch board and the switch, and an output shaft of the motor A push button device for a gaming machine, comprising: an eccentric weight for generating vibration fixed to the game machine.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a wiring hole is provided in which the motor wiring of the motor and the switch wiring of the switch are drawn as separate wirings from the component housing chamber to the outside of the apparatus housing. Push button device of the machine.   2. A push button device for a gaming machine, wherein the button according to claim 1 is configured as an effect button for instructing a part mounted on the gaming machine to produce an effect.   A push button device for a gaming machine, wherein the motor support piece according to claim 1 is configured as a case mounting foot for attaching the button to the component storage chamber.

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