JP2777612B2 - Pachinko ball lifting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball lifting apparatus capable of lifting a number of balls by a lift in a pachinko island.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in a pachinko island, in a lifting apparatus for lifting pachinko balls by a lift from a lower lower platform to an upper upper platform, it is known that the lift has a bucket structure.

[0003]

However [0005] In such a basket-type lift, efficiency does not rise when the small basket, when the large to allow large quantities accommodated, unsuccessful when supplying or releasing Further, there is a problem in that supply cannot be performed smoothly due to supply to the basket below, or spillage when discharging from the basket above. Also, abrasives and dust
If it is lifted while still attached to the ball,
The abrasive and dust separated from the pachinko balls in the upper tank and
A problem that may be accumulated in the upper path and hinder the flow of pachinko balls
Was presented.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to solve such problems and to efficiently and smoothly lift a large number of balls, and to remove abrasives and dust attached in the process.
It can be separated from cock balls.
Ri, therefore, in the elevating device for elevating the pachinko balls by the lift from the lower base of the lower side to the upper side of the upper bench,
The lift is formed by arranging a number of engaging pieces in the horizontal direction at intervals smaller than the pachinko balls on the outer periphery of the endless belt-like body and similarly arranging them at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. ,
At the ends of the lower and upper pedestals, a number of cutout recesses through which each transfer piece can pass are formed , and
A groove is formed between the two adjacent pieces to
It is those projecting from the shorter projections, and the width of the endless strip
Each belt has a wide belt shape and the outer periphery of each
Multiple short pieces so that a groove is formed between
Protruding projections are formed integrally, and the upper and lower notches are
Parts are parallel spaced so that the transfer piece and protrusion can pass
It was formed by a plurality of parallel rail bodies.

[0005]

Therefore, in a state where each of the upwardly moving interlocking pieces passes through each of the notched recesses at the end of the lower base, each of the plurality of balls at the end of the lower base can smoothly scoop up. It can be lifted as it is, and each hook piece that turns at the top of the lift can smoothly push out a large number of balls to the upper platform while spreading it all over the side as it is Then, each transfer piece then passes through each cutout recess at the end of the upper platform.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows a main portion of a pachinko island, in which a large number of pachinko machines 1 and ball rental machines are juxtaposed, and a ball counter 15 and a ball weighing machine 16 are arranged. An upper tank 3 is erected above the inside, and upper paths 2 and 2 from which the pachinko balls can be delivered to each pachinko machine 1 and a ball lending machine are extended from the upper tank 3.
The main tank 5 and the sub tank 6 communicating with the ball weighing machine 16 and the ball weighing machine 16 and the upper tank 3 are connected to an overflow pipe 17.
The lower part of the main tank 5 and the sub tank 6 having a plurality of sensors 5a to 5c and 6a to 6c for detecting the amount of balls, respectively, is communicated with one lower path 9 via shutters 5d and 6d, respectively. The lower tanks 9a, 9, 9a, 9 are connected in series so as to receive outflow balls from each pachinko machine 1 and allow them to flow out. Is constructed in the same manner as the conventional structure by interposing a lifting device 4 having a polishing device inside.

At the lower end on both ends of the pachinko island A, sub-sub-tanks 7, 7 communicating with the lower end portions of overflow pipes 8, 8 vertically provided from the end side of the upper paths 2, 2 are provided, respectively. In the sub tanks 7, 7,
The sub-sub-tank 7 is provided with a tank structure as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and is equipped with lifts 10 and 10 which are operated by turning on the sensors 5c and 6c serving as empty sensors. The guide plates 18 and 19 are erected so that the balls can be accumulated on average, and the level sensor 20a for filling and the level sensor 20 for emptying are provided.
b, a shutter 21 is interposed at the outlet of the tank communicating with the lower platform 11 approaching the lower side of the lift 10, and the upper platform 12 approaching the upper side of the lift 10 is connected to the lower path. It extends from the terminal end of 9a to the inside of the drop gutter 22 vertically provided.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the lift 10 has two chain-shaped endless strips 13, 13 mounted on left, right, upper and lower sprockets 23, 24, respectively, and has a smaller diameter than the pachinko ball B. A large number of the transfer pieces 14 standing up at an interval C are connected side by side in the horizontal direction and
The lower ends of both ends of the group are engaged with the chain plates 13a of the two chains, respectively, and the groups of the transfer pieces 14 are similarly attached in the longitudinal direction of the endless strips 13, 13 at appropriate intervals in the same manner. Further, the end of the lower base 11 which is connected to the bottom side of the sub-sub tank 7 and is inclined is connected to the lift 10
A guide plate 25 is provided vertically below the lower end of the lower base 11, and the inclined upper end of the upper base 12 approaches the upper end side of the lift 10. Each of the transfer pieces 14 is attached to the end of the lower base 11 and the upper base 12.
Are formed by forming a large number of notch recesses 11a and 12a, respectively, and an inverted V-shaped tapered portion 12ab is formed at the tip of each notch recess 12a, but the endless belt-like body 13 is formed as a belt. You can also.

Therefore, the pachinko balls B flow in the pachinko island A as indicated by arrows in FIG. 2, but the pachinko balls B are stored in the main tank 5 and the sub tank 6, respectively. Out balls from the machine 1 and the balls of the main tank 5 and the sub tank 6 are fed to the upper tank 3 and distributed to each of the pachinko machines 1 and the like. The balls flowing from 2 can be received and stored in the sub-sub-tanks 7, 7 through the overflow pipes 8, 8, and when the fibers are somewhat run out and the balls in the main tank 5 and the sub-tank 6 run short, the sensors 5c, 6c detect The lifts 10, 10 operated by the above-mentioned method allow the balls in the sub-sub tanks 7, 7 to flow out to the lower paths 9, 9 to be supplied to the upper tank 3.

In this case, when the lifts 10, 10 are actuated, a large number of balls at the end of the lower base 11 are placed in a state in which each of the upwardly-moving interlocking pieces 14 passes through the respective cutout recesses 11a at the end of the lower base 11. Can be scooped up smoothly by each of the transfer pieces 14, and can be lifted as it is. When the ball is pushed out onto the notch recess 12a while being spread over the entire surface, the ball is smoothly pushed out onto the upper base 12 without stagnation from the tapered portion 12ab of the notch recess 12a while flowing as it is. It will rotate downward after passing through each notch 12a.

FIG. 10 to FIG. 14 show another embodiment, which has substantially the same construction as that of the above embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but the endless band 13 is formed in a wide belt shape on the outer peripheral surface thereof. As shown in FIG. 14, each of the transfer pieces 14 is integrally formed, and both the transfer pieces 1 adjacent to each other in the rotation direction are formed.
A groove 26 is formed between the transfer pieces 14 and 14.
Rather, two short protrusions 14a, 14a, which are lower by the diameter of the pachinko ball B, are integrally formed, and a ridge 13b is formed on the inner peripheral surface.
Endless belt 13 formed into a timing belt type by forming
Are mounted on the upper and lower sprockets 23 and 24 driven by the motor 29, and the upper and lower cutout recesses 12a and 11a
Is constituted by arranging a plurality of plate-like parallel rail bodies 27 and 28 arranged at parallel intervals so that the transfer piece 14 and the projection 14a can pass through. As shown, the pachinko balls B can be lifted, and each projection 14a on which the pachinko balls B are placed
In the groove 26 between the pachinko balls B, abrasives, dust and the like can be separated and received from the pachinko balls B, so that the pachinko balls B can be released upward and fall when inverted. .

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, each of the upwardly-moving interlocking pieces 14 passes through the notch recesses 11a at the end of the lower base 11, and smoothly moves a large number of balls at the end of the lower base 11. Since it can be scooped up, it can be lifted as it is, and each transfer piece 14 which is in a state of rotating at the upper part of the lift 10 spreads a large number of balls as it is on the upper stand 12 as it is horizontally. As a result, each transfer piece 14 passes through each cutout recess 12a at the end of the upper base 12 to efficiently lift the pachinko balls by the lift 10 in the pachinko island. It can be performed smoothly while spreading it well across the entire surface, making it easy to implement with a simple structure
It is Ru can be. In addition, each projection 1 on which a pachinko ball is placed
In the groove 26 between the holes 4a, pachinko balls are used to remove abrasives and dust.
Can be accepted separately from B
Release pachinko balls B and drop them when reversing.
By lowering, the upper tank 3 and the upper path 2
To obtain a smooth flow of pachinko balls to have has a feature that the Ru can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of a pachinko island.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of pachinko balls.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing only an end of a pachinko island.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a sub-sub tank.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the re-oice.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of a part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an upper surface of a part of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a top view showing a part of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a side sectional view showing a part of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a part of FIG. 12;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Lower stand 12 Upper stand 13 Lift 14 Engagement piece 11a Notch recess 12a Notch recess 13a Chain plate 12ab Tapered portion 26 Groove 14a Projection 27 Parallel rail body 28 Parallel rail body

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Koji Ryutani, Ace Denken Co., Ltd. 3-20-3 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo (72) Hideyuki Kadomatsu, 263-5 Iizumi, Izumi, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa ) Inventor Eizo Saito 1-2-5 Asahimachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture 802 Kawasaki-Asahicho Heights 802 (72) Inventor Yasushi Miyata 232 Jionji Temple, Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture JP, U) Jikken 55-55106 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper table 1 from above a lower table 11.
In the lifting device for lifting pachinko balls by the lift 10 above, the lift 10 is provided with a large number of engaging pieces 14 on the outer periphery of the endless band 13 at a smaller diameter than the pachinko balls.
Are arranged in the horizontal direction and similarly arranged at appropriate intervals also in the vertical direction, and the end portions of the lower table 11 and the upper table 12 have a number of notches through which The recesses 11a and 12a are formed respectively , and
A groove 26 will be formed between the adjacent transfer pieces 14 and 14.
A pachinko ball lifting device characterized in that a plurality of short projections 14a are protruded . 2. The endless belt 13 is formed in a wide belt shape, and each of the transfer pieces 14 and both adjacent ones in the rotation direction are formed on the outer periphery thereof.
A plurality of shorts are formed so that a groove 26 is formed between the engaging pieces 14
The projections 14a are integrally formed by projecting.
A pachinko ball lifting device according to the description. 3. The pachinko ball lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower cutout recesses are formed by a plurality of parallel rail bodies arranged at parallel intervals so that the engaging piece and the projection can pass through. Upper device.