JP4038829B2 - Pachinko player purifier - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cleaner for a pachinko player for removing dust, cigarette smoke, and the like adhering to a human body, hair, and clothes from the pachinko hall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in pachinko halls, it has been regarded as a problem that dust, cigarette smoke, and the like adhere to clothing and the hair of female customers. In other words, even when coming out of the pachinko hall, these odors remain in the hair and the like, and may be accused of “cigarette smell”. In order to solve this, there is a pachinko hall equipped with a purifier that blows air to remove dust and removes the smell of tobacco.
[0003]
This purifier is about the size of a telephone box, blows strong wind toward the person who enters it, blows off dust, and further contains anions in the wind to remove malodorous components. Or disassemble.
By the way, some customers who come to the pachinko hall have arrived at the pachinko hall, but the desired pachinko machine (hereinafter also referred to as a stand) is not available and is waiting near the island where the stand is located. . Of course, since dust and smoke also adhere to such a customer's body, the use of the above-mentioned cleaner is an effective use method of waiting time.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the size of the prior art cleaner is as large as that of a telephone box as described above, about one unit is usually provided in each hall. The place is often provided near the entrance of the hall in consideration of having a cleaner used when returning from the hall. In addition, the cleaner may be provided in a separate room from the hall so that the installation space of the gaming machine is not compressed.
[0005]
However, when the purifier is arranged in this way, it is difficult for the customer who is waiting for the table to be free to use the purifier. This is because, while using the purifier, a desired base is vacant, and another customer may start playing on that base.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the purifier for pachinko players according to claim 1 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a purifier) is intended to be easy to use for waiting customers.
[0007]
  And claims1The purifier described in 1 is intended to further enhance the joy of acquiring a ball by the wind blown by the purifier.
  And claims2 and 3The purpose of the purifier is to make it possible for customers who fail to acquire balls to increase their willingness to play.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The purifier for pachinko players according to claim 1 of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a counting means for counting the number of game balls acquired by the player, sucks air from the surroundings, A blowing means for blowing on a person in the vicinity of the counting means after removing smoke, etc.The air volume control means for adjusting the air volume according to the number of game balls counted by the counting means;It is provided with.
[0012]
  Claim2The present invention described inCounting means for counting the number of game balls acquired by the player;
Air blowing means for inhaling air from the surroundings and removing dust, smoke, etc., and then blowing air to a person in the vicinity of the counting means;An activation button for activating the air blowing means, wherein the air blowing means is the activation button.From outsideAnd activated by the counting operation of the counting means,
  PictureImage output means capable of outputting an image;
  An image that causes the image output means to output a different image depending on whether the blowing means is activated from an external operation performed via the activation button or a counting operation of the counting means. And a control means.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaner for a pachinko player according to the first aspect,
An activation button for activating the air blowing means, and the air blowing means is activated either by an external operation performed via the activation button or by a counting operation of the counting means. Yes,
Image output means capable of outputting an image;
An image that causes the image output means to output a different image depending on whether the blowing means is activated from an external operation performed via the activation button or the counting operation of the counting means. And a control means.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The purifier for pachinko players according to claim 1 is provided with counting means for counting the number of game balls (hereinafter also referred to as balls) acquired by the player, and after sucking air from the surroundings and removing dust and the like. And air blowing means for blowing the person in the vicinity of the counting means.
[0014]
Normally, pachinko halls are provided with what is called a counter, which corresponds to the counting means. Usually, a plurality of counters are provided in the hall and distributed, so that a customer waiting for the game machine to be free can receive the wind of the blowing means at the nearest counter.
[0015]
Therefore, according to the cleaner according to the first aspect, a customer waiting for a desired table to be free can easily use the cleaner without leaving the table.
And unlike the said conventional cleaner which may be provided in a chamber different from a hall | hole, the cleaner of this invention is provided in a hall | hole. This is because the counting means is usually provided in the hole. In this case, the air blowing means sucks the air in the hole, removes dust and smoke from the air, and blows it out. Therefore, the air in the hall can be cleaned. In particular, if air blowing means are provided corresponding to all the counting means in the hall, there is a great effect.
[0016]
As is clear from the above description, the “pachinko player” of the pachinko player purifier is not only a customer who plays the pachinko machine, but an arbitrary person who has come to the pachinko hall. As a person who came to the hall for the purpose other than playing pachinko machines, for example, a customer who played a pachislot machine, a person who came to see the state of the new stand, a person who came to see data showing the appearance of the ball, Etc.
[0017]
  Further, the air blowing means may be activated at all times, or activated when a predetermined button is pressed, or activated when a game ball is inserted into the counter.
[0021]
  Claim1Is provided with an air volume control means for adjusting the air volume according to the number of game balls counted by the counting means. Here, the “number of counted game balls” may be the final counting result, the number of balls that have been counted at each time point, or the weight of the balls that have been counted. Moreover, since it takes time as the number of balls increases, the time taken for counting may be used. If the air volume control means is used to increase the wind as the number of counted game balls increases, the player can feel the count value over the whole body by the air volume of the blown air. In addition, immediately after starting counting, except when the final counting result among the above-mentioned “number of counted game balls” is adopted,XuAs the wind gets stronger, it is very effective as a production that makes you feel the joy of acquiring a game ball.
[0022]
  Therefore, the claims1According to the cleaner described in (1), the counted number of game balls can be changed to the air volume of the blown-out air and felt by the whole body. In particular, for visually impaired persons and hearing impaired persons (or players with earplugs), there has been a conventional method of grasping the ball amount from images and sounds. By hitting the body, the amount of balls can be felt as a tactile sense throughout the body.
[0023]
  Claim2 and 3The pachinko player purifier according to is provided with an activation button for activating the air blowing means,PictureImage output means capable of outputting an image.
  And the blowing means is the start buttonFrom outsideOr by the counting operation of the counting means. Further, image control for causing the image output means to output a different image depending on whether the blowing means is activated from an external operation performed via the activation button or the counting operation of the counting means. Means.
[0024]
That is, different images are displayed when the game ball is inserted into the counter and when the ball is simply blown. In addition, as an image, a moving image may be sufficient and only a character may be sufficient. As a specific example of the displayed character, when a game ball is thrown in, “Congratulations” is displayed to congratulate you that you have won the game, and when the start button is pressed, encouragement is given to the losing player. It is possible to display “Good luck” to pray for a good fight against a waiting customer.
[0025]
  Therefore, the claims2 or 3According to the pachinko player purifier described in the above, the player who has put the ball into the counting means can further increase the joy of being able to acquire the ball. In addition, by outputting a message for praying for good health or a message for encouragement to a customer who has pressed the start button, it is possible to inspire the player to play games.
[0026]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko hall to which the present invention is applied. As shown in this figure, in the pachinko hall of this embodiment, amusement islands 5, 5,... In which a large number of pachinko machines 1, 1,... And ball lending machines 3, 3,. Are installed. A pachinko player purifier 7 (hereinafter also referred to as a player purifier 7) is disposed at the end of each of the game islands 5, 5,. The purifier 7 for players has a function of counting pachinko balls. That is, it has a well-known configuration such as a ball slot 9 for receiving a ball, a printer for printing the counting result, etc., and if a player comes out to the end on any of the game islands 5, 5,. You can count. The counting result is displayed on the display device 11 in addition to the printer. The display device 11 is a CRT display, and can display moving images and messages to be described later in addition to the numbers indicating the counting results. That is, the display device 11 corresponds to the image output means of the present invention.
[0027]
Details of the purifier 7 for a player will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the player cleaner 7 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from another angle. The appearance of the cleaner 7 for a player is such that a housing 13 is attached to a conventional counter. The housing 13 is sized from the floor of the hall to the customer's head, and in particular, the upper portion 13a has a bowl shape protruding forward. In the upper portion 13a, a pipe 15 having a plurality of holes (described later) for blowing out the wind of the cleaning device is accommodated. A top lamp 17 is provided on the upper portion 13a, and blinks when any one of the pachinko machines 1 on the game island 5 is a big hit. When a ball is inserted into the ball slot 9, the display device 11 displays the counting result and the like. Above the display device 11 is an issue button 19, and when the button is pressed, a receipt on which the counting result is printed is discharged from the printer 21 on the right side. In addition, the balls thrown into the ball slot 9 flow into the amusement island 5 after the number is counted.
[0028]
Above the issue button 19 is an interpersonal sensor 23, which can detect a customer who came to throw a ball or a person who came to use the cleaning device. Here, as the interpersonal sensor 23, a proximity sensor that detects an adjacent object with ultrasonic waves is used.
In order to eject the wind from the pipe 15, a ball is thrown into the ball slot 9 or the start button 25 on the right side of the display device 11 is pushed. Thus, a customer who counts can clean the clothes and hair by taking a breeze, and a customer who does not count (for example, a customer waiting for the desired pachinko machine 1 to be free) can also activate the activation button 25. By operating, you can bathe and clean clothes and hair.
[0029]
In addition, a stop button 27 for stopping the wind is also provided, and the wind can be forcibly stopped by pressing this button when the user does not want to take the wind (or wants to stop the wind in a short time). The two triangles provided to the right of the stop button 27 are the air volume adjustment buttons 29. When the left triangle is pressed, the air volume decreases, and when the right triangle is pressed, the air volume increases. . That is, the air volume adjusting button 29 corresponds to the air volume adjusting means of the present invention. This change in the air volume is performed by changing the wind power by controlling the rotation speed of the motor built in the purifier 7 for the player. Details will be described later.
[0030]
The suction of the air that is the source of the wind blown out from the pipe 15 is performed from the suction port 31 provided below the purifier 7 for the player. That is, the air in the hole is sucked and cleaned by a cleaning mechanism (not shown) and then blown out from the pipe 15.
Next, an outline of the cleaning device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which the housing 13 and the configuration relating to counting are removed from FIG. As shown in this figure, the cleaning device is divided into a pipe 15 already shown in FIG. 2 and a sealed box 33 arranged below the ball slot 9, both of which are two pipes arranged substantially vertically. 35 and 37. In order to show the inside of the sealed box 33, the front surface is appropriately removed. However, in actuality, only a hole is formed in a surface that faces the suction port 31 and where the pipes 35 and 37 pass. The rest is sealed from the outside air.
[0031]
A first filter 39 for removing large dust and dust is disposed at a position corresponding to the back of the suction port 31. Further behind the first filter 39, a second filter 41 for removing small dust and smoke is disposed. The two layers of filters 39 and 41 correspond to the above-described cleaning mechanism. When the filters 39 and 41 become dirty, the cleaning performance of the cleaning device can be regenerated by washing them or replacing them with new ones.
[0032]
A motor 43 is provided at substantially the center in the sealed box 33, and a blower fan 45 is connected to its drive shaft. A joint box 47 is connected to the outlet of the blower fan 45, and the tip of the joint box 47 is connected to the pipe 35. A large number of holes 49 arranged along the substantially longitudinal direction are formed in the pipe 15 so as to face downward.
[0033]
  A damper 51 is provided in a portion of the pipe 37 that enters the sealed box 33. The damper 51 is a rotary damper, and adjusts the air volume by changing the air path area in the pipe 37. In addition, the arrow in a figure has shown the direction of the wind. Moreover, the hollow provided in the airtight box 3350Is a place where a cage for rolling the game ball thrown into the ball slot 9 is installed.
[0034]
The air flow in the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning device operates the motor 43 to drive the blower fan 45 to make the inside of the sealed box 33 have a negative pressure. Thus, outside air is sucked into the sealed box 33 through the two filters 39 and 41. The sucked air is cleaned by the filters 39 and 41, and then sucked into the blower fan 45 and reaches the pipe 35 through the joint box 47. The air flow rises in the pipe 35 and reaches the pipe 15, and leaks substantially downward from a large number of holes 49 formed in the side surface. The leaked air flow drops dust on the player's body. The air that has not leaked from the hole 49 descends in the pipe 37 and returns to the sealed box 33 through the damper 51. That is, the configuration shown in this figure corresponds to the air blowing means of the present invention.
[0035]
As described above, the air flow is generated in the cleaning device by the motor 43, and the amount of air blown from the hole 49 is controlled by changing the rotation speed.
Next, a configuration for controlling the motor 43 is shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration. This control is also influenced by the counting result of the game balls and the detection result of the interpersonal sensor 23 in addition to the air volume adjustment button 29 described above, and these are also shown in FIG.
[0036]
As shown in the figure, the configuration for controlling the motor 43 includes the control device 53 for performing the control process, the interpersonal sensor 23, the start button 25, the stop button 27, the air volume adjustment button 29, and the motor 43. A display device 11, a printer 21, and a ball sensor 55 that detects a game ball thrown into the ball slot 9 are provided.
[0037]
The control device 53 is a computer system including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, various input / output interfaces, a bus connecting these, and the like, and drives the motor 43 based on signals input from the interpersonal sensor 23 and the ball sensor 55. Calculate and output the input signal. In addition to this, the total number of balls inserted is calculated from the number of times the ball sensor 55 has detected a ball, or the total number is output to the display device 11 and the printer 21.
[0038]
As an example of such a process, a counting process is shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the counting process performed by the control device 53. This process is started every predetermined time (for example, 50 msec).
When this process is started, first, at step (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 110, it is determined based on the detection result of the interpersonal sensor 23 whether or not there is a person in front of the purifier 7 for a player. If there is no person, the process proceeds to S120, the motor 43 is stopped, and this process is temporarily terminated. In S120, if the motor 43 has already stopped, nothing is done.
[0039]
If it is determined in S110 that there is a person, the process proceeds to S130, and it is determined whether or not the stop button 27 is pressed. If it is pressed, the process proceeds to S120, and if it is not pressed, the process proceeds to S140. In S140, it is further determined whether or not the start button 25 has been pressed. If not, it is determined whether or not a ball has been inserted into the ball slot 9 based on the determination result of the ball sensor 55 (S150). . If not, the process proceeds to S120 and this process is terminated. If it is inserted, the process proceeds to S160 and the number of balls Cx is obtained. As described above, the number of balls is determined by the number of detections by the ball sensor 55. Here, the number of detections of the ball at the time when S160 is executed is Cx. Usually, it takes about several tens of seconds (depending on the number of balls) to obtain the total number of balls thrown, so this processing is performed several hundred to several thousand times during the counting, and each time the value of Cx is Will increase. Note that the value of Cx is reset when the issue button 19 is pressed.
[0040]
When Cx is obtained, the process proceeds to S170, and the air volume coefficient C is obtained based on Cx. The air volume coefficient C is a dimensionless quantity, and is determined stepwise in advance according to Cx. For example, when Cx is less than 5000, it is determined to be 33%, 67% when it is 5000 or more and less than 10,000, and 100% when it is 10000 or more.
[0041]
When the air volume coefficient C is determined, the process proceeds to S180 and it is determined whether or not the air volume adjustment button 29 is pressed. If the button is pressed, the process proceeds to S190 to set an adjustment value P corresponding to the instruction to increase / decrease the air volume. If the button is not pressed, the adjustment value P is set to zero (S200). In the next S210, the air volume Q is obtained based on the following equation.
[0042]
Q = (a + P) × C
Here, a represents a standard air volume blown from the hole 49 when no adjustment is made. That is, the adjustment value P is added to the air volume a, and the air volume coefficient C is multiplied to determine the air volume Q.
[0043]
A command signal is issued so that the motor 43 rotates at the rotation speed at which the air volume Q determined in this way is obtained (S220). As a result, a clean wind blows out substantially downward from the hole 49 and cleans the body of the person in front of the cleaning device. Subsequently, the process proceeds to S230, a message “Congratulations” is displayed on the display device 11, and the process is temporarily terminated.
[0044]
Here, the process returns to S140, and if it is determined YES in this determination, that is, if the start button 25 is pressed, the process proceeds to S240. Here, as in S180, it is determined whether or not the air volume adjustment button 29 has been operated. If the air volume adjustment button 29 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S250, where an adjustment value Q is set according to an instruction to increase or decrease the air volume, and the air volume adjustment button 29 is pressed. If not, the adjustment value Q is set to a preset standard value Q0 (S260). The motor 43 is rotated at the rotational speed at which the air volume Q determined in this way is obtained (S270). As a result, a clean wind blows out substantially downward from the hole 49 and cleans the human body below the upper portion 13a. Subsequently, the process proceeds to S280, a message “Ganbate” is displayed on the display device 11, and the process is temporarily terminated. In S280 and S230, displaying “congratulations” and “gambatte” respectively corresponds to the processing as the image control means of the present invention.
[0045]
  That is, the counting process is roughly divided into three processes. First, when a ball is thrown into the ball slot 9, it depends on the number of balls.Air flow(S150 to S220. The process of this part corresponds to the process as the air volume control means of the present invention), and secondly, the process when the start button 25 is pressed (S140, S240). S270) and thirdly, a process of automatically stopping the activated cleaning device when no one is present (S110, S120. This part of the process corresponds to the process as the air blow control means of the present invention). Further, as an auxiliary process, when the stop button 27 is pressed, a process for forcibly stopping the cleaning device, and when the air volume adjustment button 29 is pressed, it corresponds.Air flowWhen the wind is blown out, different messages are displayed depending on whether the process is performed in the first process or the second process. 11 (S230, S280).
[0046]
  In this way, when balls are thrown in, according to the number of ballsAir flowThe player who has acquired the ball by blowing out the wind ofWindYou can also feel the joy you have gained depending on the amount. Moreover, this windWindThe amount is changed according to the accumulated value of the number of balls thrown into the ball slot 9 at that time. This is shown in FIG.
[0047]
FIG. 7A is a graph showing an example of a change in the count value when a ball is inserted into the ball insertion slot 9, with the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing the count value. FIG. 7B shows the change in air volume when a ball is inserted as shown in FIG. 7A, with the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing air volume. In addition, the graph of FIG.7 (b) represents the change when the air volume adjustment button 29 is not operated.
[0048]
As shown in FIG. 7A, when the number of balls thrown changes linearly with respect to time, the air volume is set stepwise with respect to the count value as described above. As shown in FIG. 7B, a staircase graph is obtained. Note that after the final counting result is determined, it is conceivable to blow the wind corresponding to the counting result (Q3 in the case of FIG. 7). There is a problem that the time to take the wind is shortened.
[0049]
In this respect, according to the above-described counting process, since the wind is blown out immediately after the ball is thrown in, the wind can be bathed for a long time.
Further, since the blowing can be stopped at any time by pressing the stop button 27, it is possible to respond to a request for a player who does not require wind at an early point. Also, if you want to take the wind but do not need the air volume as much as Q3, you can adjust it by pressing the air volume adjustment button 29, and you can make it slower than the graph shown in FIG. . Conversely, when a stronger wind is desired, it can be dealt with by pressing the air volume adjustment button 29.
[0050]
And the customer who is waiting for the desired stand to be free can also be exposed to the wind by operating the start button 25. Moreover, unlike the conventional cleaner, there is a cleaning device at the end of each amusement island 5, so there is no need to move away from the desired platform.
The cleaning device is automatically stopped when the customer leaves the cleaning device regardless of whether the cleaning device is started by counting or when the start button 25 is pressed. The operating time can be minimized.
[0051]
In addition, when the cleaning device is activated by counting balls, a message “congratulations” is displayed, so that the player can further increase the joy of winning the ball. In addition, when it is activated by pressing the activation button 25, a message “Gan Batte” is displayed, so it becomes a message to pray for good luck to customers waiting for the table to be free, and It is a message that encourages customers who could not win. Therefore, it is possible to inspire the willingness to play in the future.
[0052]
And according to this process, since the cleaning device is started every time the balls are counted and every time the start button 25 is pressed, the air in the hall can be cleaned. That is, every time it is activated, the air in the hall is sucked from the suction port 31, and dust and cigarette smoke therein are removed by the filters 39 and 41, thus functioning as an air cleaner for the hall.
[0053]
As described above, the player cleaning machine 7 has been described as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment and can be implemented in various modes.
For example, in addition to removing smoke and dust from the air, it may be a wind containing anions to enhance the deodorizing effect, or a wind containing a fragrance. In addition, phytoncide may be added to produce the same effect as a forest bath. Moreover, in addition to wind, you may irradiate an ultraviolet-ray and may provide a bactericidal effect.
[0054]
We have stated that multiple pachinko player purifiers can be expected to clean the air in the hall by operating at any time, but in order to further improve this effect, other equipment is equipped with a purifier. May be. As other equipment, for example, a ball lending machine, an upper part of the island, a money changer not shown, or a vending machine such as a card may be attached. In particular, in a hole equipped with a pachi-slot, it may be attached to a medal counter for pachi-slot. Since a medal counter usually takes more time to count than pachinko balls, it is possible to clean and smell using this time.
[0055]
Further, the air volume is adjusted by changing the number of revolutions of the motor 43, but may be changed by changing the opening degree of the damper 51. If the damper 51 is provided with an actuator such as a stepping motor and is made rotatable at a predetermined angle by a command from the control device 53, the air volume can be adjusted. That is, the actuator increases the opening of the damper 51 and increases the opening area for air to flow. Then, the ventilation resistance is lowered, and as a result, the amount of air flowing out from the hole 49 is reduced. On the contrary, if the opening degree is reduced and the opening area for the flow of air is reduced, the ventilation resistance is increased, and as a result, the amount of air flowing out from the hole 49 is increased. Even in this way, the air volume can be adjusted.
[0056]
Further, the cleaning device may be stopped when the issue button 19 is pressed. This is effective only when a ball is inserted into the ball slot 9, but the motor 43 can be stopped reliably.
In the above description, the setting of the air volume when a ball is inserted into the ball insertion port 9 is changed in three stages of Q1, Q2, and Q3 as shown in FIG. 7 based on the count value. It may be further increased or may be changed substantially continuously by setting the air volume for each ball. Further, the air volume may be changed based on a value other than the count value. For example, a weight sensor may be installed in the back of the ball insertion slot 9 and may be changed based on the ball load detected by this sensor. This is shown in FIG.
[0057]
FIG. 8 (a) is a schematic view of the purifier for a player 7 ″ when the air volume is changed based on the weight of the ball, and is indicated by a black square attached to the lower part of the figure. This is a weight sensor 57. FIG. 8B is a graph of the change in weight detected by the weight sensor 57 when the ball is inserted, and FIG. 8C is a graph showing the change in the air volume at this time.
[0058]
In FIG. 8A, the left direction is the back direction of the game island 5, and the ball 59 inserted into the ball insertion slot 9 ′ as indicated by the arrow A is detected by the ball sensor 55 ″. After that, it falls down and reaches the weight box 61 whose bottom is inclined. At this time, the weight sensor 57 provided at the bottom of the weight box 61 detects an increase in load due to the drop and storage of the ball 59.
[0059]
The ball that has flowed down the slope 61a of the weight box 61 rolls out to the left as indicated by the arrow B and goes to the back of the amusement island 5. Here, a shutter 63 is provided, and usually a two-dot chain line. It is closed as shown. In this state, since the gap between the shutter 63 ′ and the weight box 61 is narrow, only a small amount of the thrown ball 59 flows out to the game island 5. If the balls 59 are continuously introduced, the balls 59 are accumulated in the weight box 61, and finally the amount is detected by the upper limit sensor 65. Then, the shutter 63 is opened, and the balls stored in the weight box 61 flow out to the game island 5 at once. The shutter 63 is closed when an issue button 19 (not shown) is pressed. If the shutter 63 is closed when the issue button 19 is pressed, the shutter 63 is once opened, and all the balls in the weight box 61 are discharged to the game island 5 and then closed.
[0060]
FIG. 8B shows a detection result by the weight sensor 57 when three balls are put into the dollar box for such a player purifier 7 ″. The graph depicts three peaks, and the first peak at time t4 is the time when the first ball 59 is completely charged. Thereafter, the weight is slightly reduced because a small number of balls 59 leaked from the gap between the closed shutter 63 ′ and the weight box 61. The two peaks at times t5 and t6 are the times when the second and third balls 59 are completely charged. The reason why the weight suddenly decreases after time t6 is that the issue button 19 is pressed and the shutter 63 is opened.
[0061]
The air volume is continuously set according to the detection result by the weight sensor 57. As a result, the change in the air volume draws a waveform similar to that in FIG. 8B, as shown in FIG. In this way, the air volume is changed more finely than in the case where the air flow is changed step by step as shown in FIG. 7B. Further, when all balls are inserted and the issue button 19 is pressed, the weight is always zero, so that the cleaning device can be surely stopped.
[0062]
Further, the air volume may be determined according to the counting time, not the count value itself or the weight. For example, the wind increases as the counting time increases. Even if it does in this way, there can exist an effect substantially the same as the case where it changes according to a count value or a weight.
[0063]
The player cleaner 7 described above is provided at the island edge, but may be provided at another location on the island. An example of this is shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a game island 5 ′ in which a pachinko player purifier 7 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided at a location different from the game island 5. As shown in this figure, the game island 5 'is provided with a pachinko player purifier 7' slightly to the left of the center of the pachinko machines 1 'in the line-up direction. If a bowl-shaped upper portion is provided in the player cleaning machine 7 ', it will be obstructed when the entire pachinko machine 1' is looked over from the island edge, so it is not provided. Instead, two pipes 15 ′ are extended upward, and the tips thereof are bent so that the wind is blown forward. FIG. 10 shows details of the player cleaning machine 7 '.
[0064]
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the player cleaner 7 'in FIG. As shown in the figure, the purifier 7 ′ for a player is provided with a ball slot 9 ′, a display device 11 ′, an issue button 19 ′, and a printer 21 ′ as a configuration relating to counting, and further includes a cleaning device. As a configuration relating to the apparatus, an interpersonal sensor 23 ', a start button 25', a stop button 27 ', and an air volume adjustment button 29' are provided. The suction port 31 ′ is formed in the front part of the ball insertion port 9.
[0065]
The cleaning device (not shown) has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. However, since the tip of the pipe 15 ′ is open, it does not have a configuration corresponding to the pipe 37, and the air path is not formed into a circuit as shown in FIG. 4. Then, two pipes 15 ′ are extended upward from a configuration (not shown) corresponding to the joint box 47, and the wind is blown out slightly downward from the front.
[0066]
Even in such a player purifier 7 ′, if the process corresponding to FIG. 6 is performed, the same effects as the player purifier 7 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be obtained. Of course, as shown in FIG. 8, it is also possible to change the air volume according to the weight of the thrown ball.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game island 5 equipped with a pachinko player purifier 7 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a pachinko player cleaner 7;
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a cleaning device built in the pachinko player cleaner 7;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the flow of air in the cleaning device.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration for controlling a motor 43 of the cleaning device.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a counting process executed by the control device 53 of the pachinko player purifier 7;
FIG. 7 is a graph showing how the air volume is changed according to the accumulated value of the number of balls thrown into the ball slot 9;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when the air volume is changed based on the weight of the thrown ball.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an amusement island 5 ′ provided with a pachinko player purifier 7 ′ substantially at the center.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the pachinko player purifier 7 ′ on the game island 5 ′.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 1 '... Pachinko machine 5, 5' ... Yugijima
7, 7 '... Pachinko player purifier 9, 9' ... Ball slot
11 ... Display device 13 ... Housing 13a ... Upper part
15, 15 '... piping 17 ... top lamp
19 ... Issue button 21, 21 '... Printer
23 ... Interpersonal sensor 25 ... Start button 27 ... Stop button
29, 29 '... Air volume adjustment button 31, 31' ... Suction port
33 ... Sealed box 35, 37 ... Pipe
39 ... 1st filter 41 ... 2nd filter
43 ... Motor 45 ... Blower fan
47 ... Joint box 49 ... Hole 51 ... Damper
53 ... Control device 55, 55 '... Ball sensor
57 ... Weight sensor 59 ... Ball 61 ... Weight box
63, 63 '... shutter 65 ... upper limit sensor

Claims (3)

Counting means for counting the number of game balls acquired by the player;
Air blowing means for inhaling air from the surroundings and removing dust, smoke, etc., and then blowing air to a person in the vicinity of the counting means ;
Air volume control means for adjusting the air volume according to the number of game balls counted by the counting means;
A purifier for a pachinko player characterized by comprising: Counting means for counting the number of game balls acquired by the player;
  Air blowing means for inhaling air from the surroundings, removing dust, smoke, etc., and then blowing to a person in the vicinity of the counting means;
  An activation button for activating the air blowing means,
  The blowing means is activated by an external operation performed via the activation button or by a counting operation of the counting means,
  Image output means capable of outputting an image;
  An image that causes the image output means to output a different image depending on whether the blowing means is activated from an external operation performed via the activation button or a counting operation of the counting means. Control means;
  A purifier for a pachinko player characterized by comprising: In the pachinko player purifier according to claim 1,
  An activation button for activating the air blowing means,
  The blowing means is activated by an external operation performed via the activation button or by a counting operation of the counting means,
  Image output means capable of outputting an image;
  An image that causes the image output means to output a different image depending on whether the blowing means is activated from an external operation performed via the activation button or a counting operation of the counting means. Control means;
  A purifier for a pachinko player characterized by comprising:

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