JP4005271B2 - Lifting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko ball lifting device, and more particularly to a device provided with a foreign matter removing means for removing foreign matter such as a prepaid card at a lower portion of the lifting device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of lifting device has a conveyor belt composed of an endless belt stretched between a drive pulley with a built-in motor provided at the bottom of a vertically extending frame and an upper pulley provided at the top of the frame. And a lifting part configured by facing a ball polishing cloth on the conveying side where the conveying belt moves up, and an introduction rod for supplying used balls to the conveying part ( For example, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 10-5434 etc.). Then, the introduction rod is provided with an inflow rod that collects used balls used in the pachinko machine and moves them to the introduction rod using an inclination.
[0003]
The bottom surface of the inflow trough is provided with a slit formed in a size that prevents the used balls from falling along the flow direction of the used balls, and at an interval at which one used ball can flow down (roll). A partition wall having a height larger than the height of the formed pachinko ball (the diameter of the pachinko ball) is provided. Accordingly, foreign matters smaller than the used balls are dropped and removed from the slit, and foreign matters larger than the used balls are prevented from moving by the partition wall (for example, Utility Model Registration No. 3001340).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the foreign matter removing means in the conventional lifting device has a partition wall in the inflow trough, and there is a possibility that the flow of used balls may be hindered.
[0005]
Then, this invention was made | formed in order to solve the said fault, Comprising: The objective provides the lifting apparatus which can remove a foreign material effectively, without inhibiting the flow of used balls. There is to do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the lifting device according to the present invention collects used balls used in a pachinko machine in an inflow trough and conveys the used balls collected in the inflow trough using an inclination. In the lifting device which is led to a guide rod provided at the lower part of the belt, and the guided used ball is transported through the conveyor belt and then supplied to the pachinko machine again, the end of the inflow rod The first step is provided to the end of the inflow rod and the cover provided to cover the upper portion of the first step is used to flow down the inflow rod at the front of the used ball moving direction at the end of the inflow rod. It is characterized by providing an opening for passing a card that moves on the upper surface of the ball and moves forward from the end of the inflow trough .
In another embodiment of the present invention, a second step is provided at the end of the connecting rod connecting the inflow rod and the introduction rod, and at a position spaced forward from the end of the connecting rod in the used ball moving direction. A receiving tray is provided for receiving a card that is placed on the upper surface of a used ball that flows down the connecting rod and moves forward from the terminal end of the connecting rod.
Furthermore, in a preferred example of the present invention, a first step is provided at the end of the inflow trough, and the end of the inflow trough is provided on a cover provided so as to cover the end of the inflow trough and the first step. In the front of the used ball moving direction, an opening is provided for passing a card that moves on the upper surface of the used ball that flows down the inflow rod and moves forward from the end of the inflow rod, and the inflow rod and the introduction rod A second step is provided at the end of the connecting rod connecting the connecting rod, and the connection is placed on the upper surface of the used ball flowing down the connecting rod at a position spaced forward from the terminal end of the connecting rod in the used ball moving direction. It is characterized in that a tray for receiving a card moving forward from the end of the bag is provided.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a lifting device a according to an embodiment.
[0008]
The lifting device a has a lifting portion 1 that extends vertically, and an introduction rod 2 is provided at the lower portion thereof. And inflowing rods 3a and 3b for receiving used balls used in a pachinko machine (not shown) are provided on both the left and right sides of the introducing rod 2 via connecting rods 4a and 4b, respectively. and it is configured to be able to respectively flow out the receiving the spent balls introduction trough 2 by using an inclined (see arrow circle 1 in Figure 1).
[0009]
Although not shown in the drawing, the lifting unit 1 is provided at the upper part of the driving pulley with a built-in motor provided at the lower part of the lifting unit 1, as is the case with the lifting part provided at the well-known ball polishing lifting device. A conveyor belt composed of an endless belt is stretched between the upper pulley and the polishing belt is arranged on the conveyor belt side where the conveyor belt moves upward.
[0010]
When used balls are supplied to the lower part of the lifting unit 1 having the above-described configuration, that is, when used balls are supplied to the lower part of the conveying belt via the introduction rod 2, the used balls are separated from the conveying belt and the ball. The polished pachinko balls polished while being slid between the polishing cloths are supplied to the respective pachinko machines provided on the amusement island (not shown) from the upper part of the lifting unit 1 (arrows in FIG. 1). Circle 2 and circle 2 ).
[0011]
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II in FIG. 1, and is a detailed view of a joint portion between the introduction rod 2 and the inflow rods 3a and 3b. Since the inflow rods 3a and 3b with respect to the introduction rod 2 are symmetrical , the following description will focus on the left inflow rod 3a. In addition, the right side component with respect to the left side inflow rod 3a side component is indicated by a symbol with a subscript “b”.
[0012]
A first step 5a provided between the end of the inlet trough 3a and the starting end of the connecting gutter 4a, between the end of the connection trough 4a and introduced trough 2 is provided with a second step 6a.
[0013]
In FIG. 2, 7a is a cover provided so as to cover the end of the inflow rod 3a and the upper part of the first step 5a, and is detachably attached to the support 3a 'provided on the inflow rod 3a by a mounting screw 3a ". is attached. then, this cover 7a, as shown enlarged as a section in FIG. 2, the spent ball P of the end of the inlet trough 3a, P ... in the moving direction forwardly of the inlet trough 3a from the end, i.e. the spent ball P to be dropped from the upper end portion of the first step 5a, at approximately the same height as the P ... apex of an opening 8a is provided. the opening 8 a is water A prepaid card (hereinafter referred to as “card”) C that moves in a flat state is formed in a size that allows it to pass.
[0014]
Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the inlet trough 3a to flow down to come spent ball P, when come to move P ... rests card C as foreign matter on surface of the card C is is discharged through the opening 8a of the cover 7a outside of the cover 7a Runode, spent ball P, card P ... C is removed.
[0015]
The bottom surface where the used balls P, P... Of the connecting rod 4a flow down is used along the direction in which the used balls P, P. , P... Slits (grooves) 4a ′, 4a ′,... Having a smaller width (diameter).
[0016]
Thus, the spent ball P, P ... smaller foreign matter in the course of flowing down the connecting gutter 4a, slits 4a ', 4a' is discharged from .... Such slits 4a 'and 4a' are also provided on the bottom surface of the inflow rod 3a and the introduction rod 2a.
[0017]
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 9 denotes a tray, which is attached to a support 4 'spanned between both connection rods 4a and 4b, and forward of the used balls P, P ... in the moving direction from the end of both connection rods 4a, 4b. It is provided in the position spaced apart. The upper surface of the receiving tray 9 is present from the end of the connecting gutter 4a, i.e. approximately the same height as the spent ball P, P ... apex of to be dropped from the upper end portion of the second step 6a, the receiving tray 9 the upper surface of the size of, have slightly larger than Kenmen card C.
[0018]
Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, connecting gutter 4a and flows downward to come spent ball P, when come to move P ... rests card C as foreign matter on surface of the card C is It is discharged to the upper surface of the tray 9 and the card C is removed from the used balls P, P. Incidentally, the card C (not shown) coming to move the right connection gutter 4b also stopped receiving this pan 9.
[0019]
Spent ball P, the card C contained in P ... are two locations of the step (5a, 6a) of the above but by using the almost completely removed, if the card C 'that are shown in Figure 2 as described above, when brought to the introduction trough 2, bringing into pumped portion 1 is prevented by a partition wall provided in the introduction trough 2.
[0020]
This will be further described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the cross section of the roll line in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a plan view seen from the direction of the arrow c in FIG.
[0021]
The conveyor belt B is wound around a drive pulley 10 with a built-in motor and is driven in a clockwise direction as indicated by an arrow in FIG. Then, I spent ball P to the conveying surface of the conveyor belt B, so that P ... are supplied aligned, the partition walls 11, 11 ... is spent ball size of P a slightly greater spacing than (diameter) It is arranged . As shown in FIG. 4, the interval between the partition walls 11, 11... Is smaller than the planar shape of the card C ′, so that the card C ′ in the introduction basket 2 is held by the partition walls 11, 11. The card C ′ is not supplied to the surface of the conveyor belt B.
[0022]
Incidentally, when the card C is held in the partition walls 11, 11 ... top, but the supply of spent ball to the conveying belt B surface is cut off, in this case, the pachinko balls (not shown) provided in the pumped portion 1 No ball is detected by the detection sensor, since the abnormal state is informed by the detection signal, specification Setsukabe 11, 11 ... card C above, is removed by the clerk.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention of claim 1, the used ball moving direction at the end of the inflow rod is provided on the cover provided so as to cover the end of the inflow rod and the upper portion of the first step while providing the step at the end of the inflow rod. In the front, there is an opening through which the card that moves forward from the end of the inflow trough is placed on the upper surface of the used trough that flows down the inflow trough, so that the card as a foreign object contained in the used trough is effectively Can be removed. Further, since the inflow trough does not have a partition wall for removing foreign matter, it does not hinder the outflow of used balls.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the second step is provided at the terminal end of the connecting rod connecting the inflow rod and the introducing rod, and the connecting rod is located at a position spaced forward from the terminal end of the connecting rod in the used ball moving direction. Since the receiving tray which receives the card | curd which mounts on the upper surface of the used ball which flows down and moves ahead from the terminal end of the connecting rod is provided, the card | curd as a foreign material contained in a used ball can be removed effectively. Further, since the inflow trough does not have a partition wall for removing foreign matter, it does not hinder the outflow of used balls.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first step is provided at the end of the inflow trough, and the end of the inflow trough is used on the cover provided so as to cover the end of the inflow trough and the first step. An opening is provided on the upper surface of the used ball that flows down the inflow trough in the front of the ball moving direction to allow the card to move forward from the end of the inflow trough, and the connection trough that connects the inflow trough to the introduction trough A card that has a second step at the end and moves forward from the end of the connecting rod on the upper surface of the used ball that flows down the connecting rod at a position spaced forward from the end of the connecting rod in the used ball moving direction. Since the receiving tray is provided , the card as a foreign substance contained in the used ball is removed at two steps, so that it can be more effectively removed. Further, since the inflow trough does not have a partition wall for removing foreign matter, it does not hinder the outflow of used balls.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a lifting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the roll line in FIG. 2;
4 is a plan view of FIG. 3 viewed from the direction of arrow C. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
a Lifting device 1 Lifting unit 2 Introducing rod 3a, 3b Inlet rod 4a, 4b Connecting rod 4a 'Slit 5a First step 6a, 6b Second step 7a Cover 8a Opening 9 Receptacle C, C' Prepaid card ( card)
P Used balls

Claims (3)

The used balls used in the pachinko machine are collected in the inflow trough, and the used balls collected in the inflow trough are guided to the introduction trough provided at the lower part of the conveying belt of the lifting section using the inclination, and the In the lifting device that feeds the used used balls through the conveyor belt and then supplies them again to the pachinko machine,
A first step is provided at the end of the inflow trough, and a cover provided so as to cover the end of the inflow trough and the top of the first step is in front of the used ball moving direction at the end of the inflow trough. A lifting device characterized in that an opening is provided through which a card that moves on the upper surface of a used ball that flows down the inflow trough and moves forward from the end of the inflow trough is passed . The used balls used in the pachinko machine are collected in the inflow trough, and the used balls collected in the inflow trough are guided to the introduction trough provided at the lower part of the conveying belt of the lifting section using the inclination, and the In the lifting device that feeds the used used balls through the conveyor belt and then supplies them again to the pachinko machine,
A second step is provided at the terminal end of the connecting rod connecting the inflow rod and the introduction rod, and the used rod that flows down from the terminal end of the connecting rod to the front in the used ball moving direction is used. A lifting device characterized in that a receiving tray is provided for receiving a card that is placed on the upper surface of a ball and moves forward from the terminal end of the connecting rod. The used balls used in the pachinko machine are collected in the inflow trough, and the used balls collected in the inflow trough are guided to the introduction trough provided at the lower part of the transport belt of the lifting section using the inclination, In the lifting device that feeds the used balls that have been guided through the conveyor belt and then supplies them again to the pachinko machine,
  A first step is provided at the end of the inflow trough, and a cover provided to cover the end of the inflow trough and the top of the first step is disposed in front of the used ball moving direction at the end of the inflow trough. An opening is provided for passing a card that moves forward from the end of the inflow rod on the upper surface of the used ball that flows down the inflow rod;
  A second step is provided at the terminal end of the connecting rod that connects the inflow rod and the introduction rod, and the used rod that flows down from the terminal end of the connecting rod to the front of the used ball moving direction is used. A lifting device characterized in that a receiving tray is provided for receiving a card that is placed on the upper surface of a ball and moves forward from the terminal end of the connecting rod.

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