JPH08299541A - Ball hitting device for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce fatigue on a player by facilitating a stroke force adjusting operation by hitting a ball while adjusting strength by a stroke force according to the touch position of a touch plate provided in front of a pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine so as to touch a desired position with the finger of the player. CONSTITUTION: The touch plate 1 is constituted by arranging plural electrodes 3a-3p sequentially in a line in the longitudinal direction and providing touch switches 4a-4p operated by the touch of the finger, respectively. Also, the output signals of the touch switches 4a-4p are inputted to a central processing unit(CPU) 6 via an interface 5. Moreover, the central processing unit 6 controls an electric actuator 7 for ball hit according to the signals from the touch switches 4a-4p. The central processing unit 6 generates, for example, the minimum stroke force when the finger tip touches the electrode 3a located at the leftmost position, and also, outputs a control signal to command the stroke force to the actuator 7 gradually according to the rightward movement of the touch position of the finger tip.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hitting ball launching device for a pachinko machine, and more specifically, it aims to make it easy to adjust the hitting force of the hitting ball so that the player is less tired even after playing for a long time. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Handles for launching ball hits of pachinko machines include
Conventionally, an electrode of a touch switch is provided, and when the player grips the handle, the touch switch is turned on and an electric actuator such as a motor or a rotary solenoid is actuated so that a hit ball is shot on the game board surface. ing.
Then, the striking force of the launching ball can be adjusted as desired by operating the rotation angle of the handle.

[0003]

However, in the hitting ball launching device of the conventional pachinko machine in which the striking force can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation angle of the handle as described above,
Since the player's hand holding the steering wheel or the shoulder is to be tense continuously, there is a problem that fatigue tends to occur when playing for a long time.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve the above drawbacks, and a touch plate provided on the front surface of a pachinko machine so that a player can touch a desired position with a finger, and a touch plate on the touch plate. A touch position detection circuit for detecting a finger touch position of the finger, and an electric actuator configured to shoot a hit ball by adjusting the strength of the striking force according to the touch position detected by the touch position detection circuit. To do.

Further, according to the present invention, in the hitting ball launching device for a pachinko machine, the touch position detecting circuit according to claim 1 comprises a plurality of touch switches, and the electrodes of each touch switch are arranged in a row on the touch plate and the touch switches are arranged. It is characterized in that a predetermined striking force control signal is outputted from each of the touch switches to the electric actuator so that the striking force when the electrodes are touched on the plate changes in order.

[0006]

[Function] The striking force can be freely adjusted by changing the position where the finger on the touch plate is touched, and the operability is improved. And fatigue is also reduced.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a hitting ball launching device of this pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 shows a front view of the pachinko machine. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a touch plate provided in the lower right corner facing the pachinko machine P, and the touch plate 1 is formed in a horizontal rectangular shape that allows a player to touch a desired position with his / her finger. Reference numeral 2 is a switch position detection circuit for detecting the touch position of the touch plate 1. The touch plate 1 is specifically shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of electrodes 3a to 3p are sequentially arranged in the longitudinal direction, and touch switches 4a to 4p that are operated by a finger touching each of the electrodes 3a to 3p are provided, and the touch switches 4a to 4p are provided. Is input to the central control unit (CPU) 6 via the interface 5, and the central control unit 6 controls the electric actuator 7 for firing a ball according to the signals from the touch switches 4a to 4p.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a base provided under the touch plate 1 on the front surface of the pachinko machine P for placing a player's hand.

As is well known, the electric actuator 7 is of a rotary solenoid type and can adjust the striking force by controlling the power supply current flowing through the solenoid coil, or a mallet-type spring-biased motor. There is one in which the striking force can be freely adjusted by swinging the cam by adjusting the tension of the spring.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 4, the central controller 6 waits until the player's fingertips or the like are touched on the electrodes 3a to 3p in step (a), and if they are touched, the step is performed. The touch position is detected in (b). Specifically, it detects which of the touch switches 4a-4p is on. When two or more touch switches are turned on, the central control unit 6 calculates the touch switch at the intermediate position by calculation. Then, a striking force control signal is output to the electric actuator 7 in accordance with the touch position detected in step (c). That is, for example, the leftmost electrode 3a
When the fingertip is touched, the striking force control signal is output to the electric actuator 7 so that the striking force becomes the weakest, and a control for gradually instructing a strong striking force as the touch position of the fingertip sequentially moves to the right. A signal is output to the electric actuator 7 so that the strongest striking force is obtained when the fingertip touches the electrode 3p at the right end. By repeating the detection of the touch position and the output of the striking force control signal accordingly, the player can always shoot a hit ball with a desired striking force only by sliding his fingertip on the touch plate 1. Although not shown, an indicator for displaying the striking force to the player may be attached to the front of the pachinko machine P.

In this embodiment, a plurality of touch switches and their electrodes are arranged in a row on the touch plate. However, in order to detect the touch position on the touch plate, a plurality of touch switches and electrodes are not always required as in this embodiment. Can be embodied without using. For example, CCD as a touch plate
It is also possible to use an image sensor, a semiconductor position detector, a capacitance type position detector, or a position detector that detects electric resistance in an analog manner.

[0011]

As described above, in the hitting ball launching device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the hitting force of the hitting ball can be easily adjusted as desired by changing the position of the fingertip on which the player touches the touch plate. , It is not necessary to hold the steering wheel continuously, and there is a beneficial effect that fatigue during a long time play is greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a hitting ball launching device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a hitting ball launching device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a hitting ball launching device of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Touch Plate 2 Touch Position Detection Circuit 3a-3p Electrodes 4a-4p Touch Switch 5 Interface 6 Central Controller 7 Electric Actuator P Pachinko Machine

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A touch plate provided on a front surface of a pachinko machine so that a player can touch a desired position with a finger,
A touch position detection circuit for detecting a finger touch position on the touch plate, and an electric actuator for adjusting the strength of the striking force according to the touch position detected by the touch position detection circuit to shoot a ball. A ball striking device for a pachinko machine. 2. The touch position detection circuit according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of touch switches, wherein electrodes of each touch switch are arranged in a row on a touch plate, and touches are made according to the arrangement order of electrodes on the touch plate. A hitting ball launching device for a pachinko machine, wherein a predetermined striking force control signal is output from each of the touch switches to the electric actuator so that the striking force of each of the touch switches sequentially changes.