JP3925827B2 - Island where pachinko machines are installed - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an installation island of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a transfer device for constantly averaging ball possession amounts.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, the islands where pachinko machines are installed are installed on the islands where there is a large amount of balls. It is configured to transfer balls to the island. A typical example is described in JP-A-7-148334.
[0003]
FIG. 9 shows a conventional transfer device between installed islands as described in this publication. As shown in the figure, conventionally, a conveyor-type transfer device 52 is bridged between the upper portions of the installation islands 51, and balls can be transferred to the upper tank 54 of the adjacent installation island 51 by a motor 53. The conveyor type transfer devices 52 are installed in two rows so that balls can be transferred in the opposite direction.
[0004]
However, in such a conventional structure, since it is necessary to supply the ball so as to drop the ball from above the conveyor type transfer device 52, the installation height of the transfer device 52 cannot be increased too much. Moreover, since the driving motor 53 is formed integrally with the transfer device 52, the mounting position of the transfer device 52 is limited to a specific position. As a result, it is inevitable that a large number of transfer devices 52 are arranged at a relatively low position between the upper portions of the installed islands 51, which greatly impairs the appearance of the entire pachinko hall.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, can improve the appearance of the pachinko hall, and can reliably transfer balls from an installation island with a large amount of balls to a small installation island as before. It was made to provide an installation island of pachinko machines equipped with.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention made to solve the above problems
On the island where pachinko machines equipped with upper tanks and pipes for transferring balls from the island with a lot of balls to the island with a small amount of balls,
In the upper part of both sides of the upper tank, a ball receiving part for receiving balls from the opposite installation island is provided,
Below each ball receiver, a ball lifter is installed to lift the balls in the upper tank.
A pipe rising up to the upper end of the upper tank is connected to the ball lifting machine, and this pipe is bridged from the adjacent installation island to the adjacent installation island as the upper stage side or the lower stage side,
An installation island that accepts balls from the upper tube on the ball receiving portion and an installation island that accepts balls from the lower tube on the ball receiving portion are arranged adjacent to each other.
In addition, it is possible to store a plurality of upper side tubes and lower side tubes in a bundle in the cover frame. As these tubes, flexible tubes can be used. Moreover, as a ball feeding machine, the sprocket type thing provided with many recessed parts for ball receivers in an outer peripheral part, and the pressure feed type thing which pumps a ball by the outer peripheral surface of a rotating roller can be used.
[0007]
According to the present invention, the ball in the upper tank can be lifted by a sprocket-type or pressure-feed type lift, and the ball can be transferred to the upper tank of the adjacent installation island through the pipe . For this reason, unlike the conventional conveyor-type transfer device, the height of the pipe can be set arbitrarily, and the transfer device spanned between the installation islands to store this pipe is also positioned higher than before. be able to. In some cases, the transfer device can be installed behind the ceiling. Therefore, the transfer device can be made inconspicuous, and the pachinko hall can be improved in appearance.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire installation island of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an installation island in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are arranged at regular intervals, which are arranged at predetermined intervals in a pachinko hall. Reference numeral 2 denotes a transfer device that extends over the upper part between adjacent installation islands 1 and 1.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, an upper tank 3 is provided at the top of each installed island 1, and balls are placed on each pachinko machine and ball lending machine on the island via a ball supply basket 4 inclined from both sides. Supply. The balls collected from each pachinko machine are collected at the lower waist by a ball collecting basket 5 and are sent to the upper end of the upper tank 3 by a ball feeding mechanism 6 after passing through a ball polishing device and a foreign matter removing device not shown. ing. In addition, a ball pool tank (not shown) is installed at the lower waist of each installation island 1 and holds a large amount of balls. However, when a ball is concentrated on a specific island 1, the amount of balls held in that island 1 decreases, so by transferring balls from adjacent islands 1, It is necessary to constantly average the amount of balls.
[0010]
For this purpose, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper tank 3 is installed at the top of each installation island 1, and a pair of ball lifters 7 is installed in the vicinity thereof. In this embodiment, the ball lifter 7 is a sprocket type housing a sprocket 9 having a large number of ball receiving recesses 8 on its outer periphery as shown in FIG. The ball can be lifted by rotating it in the direction of the arrow with a motor. The balls are moved up in a line inside a pipe such as the flexible pipe 10 connected to the upper part of the main body. In order to enhance the transfer capability, a plurality of sprockets 9 and a plurality of flexible pipes 10 are provided in parallel. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the ball supply part 11 is protrudingly provided in the side surface of the upper tank 3, and the ball | bowl in the upper tank 3 can be supplied to the ball feeder 7. FIG.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 3, the flexible pipe 10 connected to the upper part of the ball lifting machine 7 rises to the upper end of the upper tank 3, and is adjacent through the transfer device 2 spanned between the installation islands 1 and 1. It extends to the upper tank 3 of the installation island 1. A ball receiving portion 12 is formed in the upper tank 3 and receives a ball transferred from the adjacent installation island 1 through the inside of the flexible pipe 10 and stores it in the upper tank 3.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 3, the transfer device 2 spanned between adjacent installation islands 1 and 1 includes two systems of flexible pipes 10 so that balls can be transferred in both directions. As described above, the flexible pipe 10 of each system is composed of a plurality of parallel pipes. As shown in FIG. 7, it is preferable that two systems of flexible pipes 10 are arranged in two upper and lower stages in a bowl-shaped cover frame 13 of the transfer device 2 and stored in a bundle.
[0013]
In the present invention configured as described above, when the ball possession amount in the installation island 1 decreases, the ball lifter 7 of the adjacent installation island 1 is moved and the inside of the upper tank 3 of the adjacent installation island 1 is moved. The balls can be transferred through the flexible pipe 10 to the upper tank 3 of the installation island 1 where the amount of the balls held is reduced. Since the ball is transferred through the flexible pipe 10 connected to the ball lifting machine 7, the installation height of the flexible pipe 10 can be freely set. Although the conventional conveyor type transfer device had to be installed at a position lower than that of the upper tank, in the present invention, the transfer device 2 for storing the flexible tube 10 should be set at a higher position than before. It can even be installed behind the ceiling. Therefore, according to this invention, the transfer apparatus 2 becomes inconspicuous and the appearance of the pachinko hall can be improved. The balls that have entered the upper tank 3 are supplied to each pachinko gaming machine and the like on the island through the ball supply basket 4 as in the conventional case.
[0014]
In the above-described embodiment, a sprocket type was used as the ball lifting machine 7, but a pressure feeding type ball lifting machine 4 as shown in FIG. 8 can also be used. This type of ball feeder 7 pumps the ball on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller 14 and transfers the ball to another installation island through a tube such as the flexible tube 10. As the rotating roller 14, an elastic synthetic rubber or the like is suitable, and the ball can be pumped along the arcuate guide 15 made of resin.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the ball feeder is used to transfer the ball between the installed islands through the pipe , so that the appearance of the pachinko hall can be improved, and the conventional Similarly, the ball can be reliably transferred from the island with a large amount of ball possession to the island with a small amount, and the ball possession amount of each island can be constantly averaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire installation island of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of an installed island.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a sprocket type lifter.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the upper tank.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transfer device.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a pumping type lifting machine.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Installation island 2 Transfer apparatus 3 Upper tank 4 Ball supply basket 5 Ball collection basket 6 Ball lifting mechanism 7 Ball lifting machine 8 Ball receiving recess 9 Sprocket 10 Flexible pipe 11 Ball supply section 12 Ball receiving section 13 Cover frame 14 Rotation Roller 15 Arc-shaped guide 51 Conventional installation island 52 Conveyor type transfer device 53 Motor 54 Upper tank

Claims (5)

On the island where pachinko machines equipped with upper tanks and pipes for transferring balls from the island with a lot of balls to the island with a small amount of balls,
In the upper part of both sides of the upper tank, a ball receiving part for receiving balls from the opposite installation island is provided,
Below each ball receiver, a ball lifter is installed to lift the balls in the upper tank.
A pipe rising up to the upper end of the upper tank is connected to the ball lifting machine, and this pipe is bridged from the adjacent installation island to the adjacent installation island as the upper stage side or the lower stage side,
An installation island for a pachinko machine characterized in that an installation island that accepts balls from the upper tube to the ball receiving portion and an installation island that accepts balls from the lower tube to the ball receiving portion are arranged adjacent to each other . The pachinko gaming machine installation island according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of upper side pipes and lower side pipes are stored in a bundle in a cover frame.   The installation island of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pipe is a flexible pipe.   The pachinko gaming machine installation island according to claim 1, wherein the ball feeder is of a sprocket type having a plurality of ball receiving recesses on the outer periphery.   The pachinko gaming machine installation island according to claim 1, wherein the ball lifting machine is of a pressure-feeding type in which balls are pumped by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller.

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