JP4353548B2 - Bullet game machine installation island - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bullet ball gaming machine installation island in which bullet ball gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine and a sparrow ball gaming machine are installed side by side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
On a conventional island with a ball and ball machine installed, for example, an island with a pachinko machine installed, a ball collection basket is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the installation island at the lower side of the ball, and a ball is placed at the lower sloped lower end of the ball collection basket. Install a lifting device, and at the top of the installed island, provide an upper tank that stores the balls that are lifted while being polished by the ball lifting device, and supply balls to each pachinko machine from this upper tank Coral is provided along the longitudinal direction of the island.
[0003]
On the island with such a structure, out balls and safe balls discharged from pachinko machines are collected by a ball collecting basket and collected in a ball lifting device, and the balls lifted by this ball lifting device are Once stored in the tank, it is placed on standby so that it can be distributed to each pachinko gaming machine via a ball supply basket. If the number of balls in the ball tank provided on the upper back side of the pachinko gaming machine is insufficient due to repeated prize ball discharge from the pachinko gaming machine, the balls are supplied from the ball supply basket to the ball tank of the pachinko gaming machine. To do. That is, on the installed island, the balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine are collected and lifted by the ball lifting device, and the balls are recycled to the pachinko gaming machine by being re-supplied to the pachinko gaming machine.
[0004]
By the way, in recent years, when a so-called “hit”, a lot of prize balls are discharged in a short time, so when pachinko machines installed on the installation island generate “hit” one after another, There will be a shortage of balls to supply to pachinko machines, and it will win. If such a shortage of balls occurs, the award ball will not be paid out, and it will not be possible to launch a hit ball. Therefore, such trouble to the player must be avoided.
[0005]
For this reason, in addition to the upper tank of the ball lifting device, pachinko islands have been proposed in which a plurality of ball storage tanks are provided inside the installation island and a large number of balls are stored in these ball storage tanks. When the number of balls in the upper tank is insufficient, the storage ball discharge device provided in association with the ball storage tank is operated to take out the ball from the ball storage tank and flow it into the ball collection basket. It is pumped by the equipment and refilled in the upper tank.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, since the storage ball discharge device is installed inside the installation island in association with the ball storage tank, the maintenance inspection work of the storage ball discharge device is troublesome.
In particular, when the storage ball discharge device breaks down, not only does it have to work on a small island, but there are few cases in which repair work cannot be done unless the worker manually removes the ball in the ball storage tank. Absent.
Furthermore, if the storage ball discharge device breaks down, the operation of a number of pachinko machines installed on the installation island must be stopped, causing inconvenience to the player and significant damage to the game store. turn into.
[0007]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the disadvantages of the conventional installation island described above, and its purpose is to store a large amount of spheres, and to perform maintenance and inspection work of the stored sphere discharge device for taking out the stored spheres. It is intended to provide an island with a ball game machine that can be easily operated.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. In the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of ball game machines are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction and used from the ball game machines. In a ball game machine installation island provided with a ball lifting device that lifts the ball of the ball and a ball replenishment rod that replenishes each ball game machine with the ball lifted by the ball lifting device,
In the island where the ball game machine is located below the ball game machine The bottom surface is inclined downward from the longitudinal end and is inclined downward toward one side surface located near the lower end of the inclination. A ball storage tank,
In the above sphere storage tank , Connecting a ball storage channel communicating with the channel through which the ball lifted by the ball lifting device flows down,
Ball storage tank One of the above By forming the storage chamber with the side surface recessed inward, the storage ball discharge device is stored in the storage chamber in a detachable state, and the portion where the storage chamber of the ball storage tank is formed Than the rest of the sphere storage tank Form narrow,
A sphere outlet is formed on the side surface of the storage chamber, and the sphere that has flowed out from the sphere outlet is introduced from the sphere inlet by the storage sphere discharge device and discharged into the flow path to the sphere lifting device. ,
Sphere outflow blocking means is provided at the sphere outlet of the sphere storage tank,
The ball outflow blocking means is
A shutter member that can be converted into an open state in which the sphere can flow out from the sphere outlet and a closed state in which the sphere is prevented from flowing out;
When the storage ball discharge device advances toward the ball storage tank, it contacts the storage ball discharge device and is pressed by the storage ball discharge device when the ball inlet is in communication with the ball outlet, and the shutter member is opened by this pressing force. A shutter opening member that converts to
An urging member that converts the shutter member into a closed state when the storage ball discharge device moves backward and the pressing force of the storage ball discharge device against the shutter opening member is released;
Consisting of
When the storage ball discharge device is attached to the ball storage tank, the shutter member opens the ball outlet, switches the ball in the ball storage tank to a state where it can flow out to the ball inlet, and removes the storage ball discharge device from the ball storage tank. The bullet ball game machine installation island is characterized in that the urging force of the urging member closes the ball outlet by the shutter member to prevent the ball from flowing out from the ball outlet.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an installation island 2 on which a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a typical ball game machine is installed, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ball lifting device 3 installed almost at the center of the installation island 2. is there.
[0012]
This installation island 2 has a module made of a metal frame (not shown) having an opening of a size that can be installed with two pachinko machines 1 facing each other and four pachinko gaming machines 1 facing each other. In addition, a frame for the ball lifting device 3 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction, and a predetermined number of these frames are connected to each other to connect the frame. The ball lifting device 3 is disposed on the side. Since a shelf for installation (not shown) is formed at a predetermined height of each frame, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on the installation shelf and facilities such as a ball rental machine are installed. To do.
[0013]
And in the upper part of the installation island 2 comprised in this way, the 1st ball supply cage | basket 5a and the 2nd ball supply cage | basket 5b which replenish a ball | bowl to each pachinko machine 1 from the ball lifting apparatus 3 are installed on each island 2 The first overflow rod 6a and the second overflow rod 6b that flow down the ball overflowed from the ball lifting device 3 are similarly installed while being inclined downward. To do. In the first and second ball supply baskets 5 a and 5 b, the branch basket 7 is branched for each pachinko gaming machine 1, and the outlet of the branch basket 7 faces the upper part of the ball tank of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Accordingly, when there is a shortage of balls in the ball tank of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the balls in the ball supply basket 5 are placed in the ball tank of the pachinko gaming machine 1 by the operation of the ball supply device provided in the branch basket 7. Can be replenished.
[0014]
On the other hand, in the lower part of the installation island 2, specifically, a position slightly lower than the pachinko gaming machine 1, the first used to collect used balls (out ball and safe ball) discharged from each pachinko gaming machine 1 The ball collection basket 9 a and the second ball collection basket 9 b are provided in a state where they are slightly inclined downward from the respective end portions of the installation island 2 toward the ball lifting device 3. In the present embodiment, the used balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine 1 are once received in the pulse tank 10, counted here, and then flowed down to the ball collecting bowl 9. In addition, the first and second ball collection baskets 9a and 9b are arranged on both side edges in order to allow the used balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machines 1 on both sides to flow down to the ball lifting device 3 without dropping on the way. A wall is erected as a fall prevention member.
[0015]
In the present embodiment, since all used balls discharged from each pachinko gaming machine 1 are collected by the ball collecting basket 9 and lifted and polished by the ball lifting device 3, the dirty used balls are described later. The ball storage tank 11 is not stored as it is. Similarly, when the ball counting device 12 is provided at the end or in the middle of the installation island 2, the counted balls discharged from the ball counting device 12 are also poured into the ball collecting bowl 9 and collected. The dirty sphere is not stored in the sphere storage tank 11 as it is.
[0016]
The first sphere storage tank 11a is installed in the installation island 2 lower than the first sphere collection basket 9a, and the second sphere storage tank 11b is installed in the installation island 2 lower than the second sphere collection basket 9b. It arrange | positions along the longitudinal direction. And the 1st, 2nd sphere storage flow path 13a, 13b is extended from the inclination lower end of the 1st, 2nd overflow ridges 6a, 6b located in the edge part of the installation island 2, and the 1st sphere storage flow path The lower end of 13a is connected to the first sphere storage tank 11a, and the lower end of the second sphere storage channel 13b is connected to the second sphere storage tank 11b. Therefore, when the balls lifted by the ball lifting device 3 overflow into the first and second overflow rods 6a and 6b, the first and second overflow rods 6a, It flows down to the edge of the installation island 2 through 6b, and after that, the 1st, 2nd ball storage tank 11a arrange | positioned by the installation island 2 lower part via the 1st, 2nd ball storage flow path 13a, 13b. , 11b to be stored. The ball storage tank 11 will be described in detail later.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 2, the ball lifting device 3 has a ball collecting tank for collecting the balls collected by the ball collecting basket 9 in the lower unit 3a, and abrasives such as pellets smaller than the balls in the ball collecting tank. It has an abrasive supply mechanism to supply (both not shown), erects the lifting pipe 15 from the ball collecting tank, and inserts the spiral body into the lifting pipe 15 in a loosely fitted state, An upper tank 16 is provided at the upper end portion of the lifting pipe 15, and a drive motor 17 that rotationally drives the spiral body is provided. Further, the upper unit 3b is provided with a spider 18 as a ball separation mechanism in the upper portion of the upper tank 16 in communication with the outlet of the lifting pipe 15, and the lower end of the spider 18 is connected to the upper tank 16; An upper end of the abrasive recovery pipe 19 is connected to an outlet of an abrasive recovery hopper that receives and recovers the abrasive that has fallen from the scissors 18, and a lower end of the abrasive recovery pipe 19 is connected to the abrasive supply mechanism.
[0018]
Therefore, when the helical body is rotated by the drive motor 17, the balls in the ball collecting tank that have flowed down from the ball collection basket 9 can be polished by the abrasive while being lifted. When the mixture of the sphere and the abrasive is discharged from the outlet, the sphere and the abrasive can be sorted in the middle of flowing down on the scissors 18, and an abrasive smaller than the sphere is polished from the gap between the scissors 18. The abrasive falls into the material recovery hopper, and the abrasive flows down through the abrasive recovery pipe 19 and is returned to the abrasive supply mechanism. On the other hand, the sphere that has flowed down on the cage 18 is once flowed into the upper tank 16 and then distributed to each of the sphere replenishment tubs 5 and waits in the upper tank 16 when the sphere replenishment tubs 5 are full. In this way, when the balls are sequentially lifted by the operation of the ball lifting device 3, the amount of balls stored in the upper tank 16 increases to reach a predetermined amount, and when this predetermined amount is exceeded, the upper tank 16 It flows out to the outside through an overflow rod 6 extended from the outside. In the present embodiment, the sphere that has flowed into the overflow trough 6 flows down to the end of the installation island 2, and flows down from here to the lower portion of the installation island 2 via the sphere storage channel 13. Store in.
[0019]
The upper tank 16 is provided with a detector 20 that detects the level (amount) of the internal sphere, and controls the operation of the drive motor 17 in accordance with the amount of the stored sphere, thereby controlling the storage amount. Yes. That is, when the number of balls in the upper tank 16 is insufficient, the drive motor 17 is operated based on the signal from the detector 20 to lift the ball, and when the amount exceeds a predetermined amount, the overflowed ball is discharged from the overflow basket 6 to the ball storage tank. When the ball stays in the overflow cage 6 and the level of the ball further rises, the detector 20 detects that the ball is full, stops the operation of the drive motor 17 and interrupts the lifting of the ball. If the operation of the drive motor 17 is not stopped even if the detector 20 becomes full in the upper tank 16 due to a trouble or the like, the surplus balls are removed from the preliminary overflow rod 21 in the lower unit 3a of the ball transfer device 3. So that the ball does not spill from the upper tank 16.
[0020]
Further, when the number of balls flowing out to the overflow cage 6 is insufficient, the detector 20 detects the insufficient condition of the balls, and based on this detection signal, a control device (not shown) starts the drive motor 17 for lifting. Resume and refill the ball. And when the amount of storage decreases so that the balls to be supplied to the ball supply basket 5 are insufficient, for example, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the installation island 2, “big hits” occur one after another, and the number of prize balls discharged increases rapidly. The number of balls discharged to the player side as a prize ball is larger than the number of balls collected and lifted by the ball collecting basket 9, so that the number of balls lifted by the ball lifting device 3 is insufficient. When the ball level in the upper tank 16 drops to the vicinity of the supply port to the ball supply basket 5, the detector 20 detects this shortage of balls, and the control device generates a supply signal based on this detection signal. The stored ball discharge device 22 of the storage tank 11 is sent and operated, and the operation of the stored ball discharge device 22 causes the sphere in the sphere storage tank 11 to flow into the sphere collecting bowl 9. Then, control is performed so that the upper tank 16 is replenished.
[0021]
Next, the sphere storage tank 11 will be described. The first sphere storage tank 11a and the second sphere storage tank 11b are different in length but have the same configuration, so the first sphere storage tank 11a will be described in detail.
[0022]
The first sphere storage tank 11 a is a long box-shaped upper surface open tank formed along the longitudinal direction of the installation island 2, specifically, from one end of the installation island 2 to the front of the ball lifting device 3. Has a length of up to. A concave chamber-shaped storage chamber 23 for storing a first storage ball discharge device 22a, which will be described later, is formed at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction of one side surface of the first ball storage tank 11a. Therefore, only the portion where the storage chamber 23 is formed is narrow. Further, the bottom surface 25 of the first sphere storage tank 11a is gently descended from both end sides toward the center in the longitudinal direction, and toward one side where the storage chamber 23 is formed in the vicinity of the inclined lower end. The ball outlet 26 is opened on the side surface corresponding to the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 25, that is, the lower portion of the wall surface of the storage chamber 23.
[0023]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, it is configured so that the weight of the sphere stored in the vicinity of the inclined lower end does not act on the sphere that is about to flow out from the sphere outlet 26 in the vicinity of the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 25 of the sphere storage tank 11. It is. Specifically, a roof-shaped ball pressure receiving member 27 having an upper surface inclined downward toward the longitudinal end portion of the sphere storage tank 11 with a vertical interval through which the sphere can pass above the vicinity of the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 25. Are arranged so as to face the ball outlet 26 from above, and the sphere flowing toward the ball outlet 26 passes below the inclined lower end of the ball pressure receiving member 27 and rolls to the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 25. It is. Therefore, the ball pressure receiving member 27 receives the pressure of the stacked balls, and a large ball load does not act on the ball about to flow out from the ball outlet 26. For this reason, the sphere stored in the sphere storage tank 11 can smoothly flow out from the sphere outlet 26 toward the stored sphere discharge device 22 without clogging the sphere. Further, the state of the sphere flowing toward the sphere outlet 26 can be monitored from the outside through the observation window 60 opened on the wall surface of the storage room.
[0024]
The width of the first sphere storage tank 11a is sufficiently wider than that of the first sphere collection tank 9a, and in this embodiment, has a width about twice that of the first sphere collection tank 9a. And this 1st sphere storage tank 11a is equipped with the storage equalization means which equalizes and stores the sphere which flows in from the flow path 13a for 1st sphere storage arrange | positioned at the edge part side of the installation island 2 over the full length. In addition, the first storage ball discharge device 22 is provided at a position substantially at the center in the longitudinal direction and facing the side surface where the ball outlet 26 is opened, and the portion where the first storage ball discharge device 22a is installed is as described above. It is formed as a storage chamber 23 whose width is narrower than other portions.
[0025]
The storage equalization means is configured by a ball rolling member 30 that extends along the longitudinal direction of the sphere storage tank 11 in a state where a sphere storage space is left between the bottom surface 25 of the sphere storage tank 11. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the ball rolling member 30 is a flat plate material whose upper surface laid with an elastic material such as rubber is narrower than the ball storage tank 11 (about half in this embodiment), This upper surface is inclined downward from the outlet side of the sphere storage channel 13 (that is, the end side of the installation island 2) along the longitudinal direction of the sphere storage tank 11 toward the end thereof.
[0026]
Therefore, when the sphere that has flowed out from the outlet of the sphere storage channel 13 is placed on the sphere rolling member 30, the sphere rolls toward the end of the sphere storage tank 11 on the side of the sphere lifting device 3 due to the downward inclination of the upper surface. Move and start moving. And since there is no wall or the like that restricts the fall on the side edge of this upper surface, the sphere may be in contact with other spheres depending on the outflow direction when it flows out from the outlet of the sphere storage flow path 13 or in the middle of the flow down. Depending on the direction bounced by the collision, the sphere can freely fall from the side edge, and there are spheres that roll to the lower end of the slope and spheres that fall in the middle. For this reason, the positions of the spheres falling from the ball rolling member 30 are not concentrated and dispersed, and the spheres stored in the sphere storage tank 11 can be made uniform.
[0027]
5 to 10 show the storage state of the spheres. In these drawings, the black spheres indicate the spheres that are flowing down, and the white spheres indicate the spheres that are stopped.
[0028]
In the present embodiment, the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 is provided in order to further uniformize the storage of the balls in the ball storage tank 11.
The auxiliary ball rolling member 31 is a position lower than the ball rolling member 30 and is a shelf plate provided on the inner surface opposite to the storage chamber 23 along the longitudinal direction of the ball storage tank 11. These members are inclined downward from the outlet side of the sphere storage flow path 13 toward one end in the longitudinal direction of the sphere storage tank 11 (on the side of the sphere lifting device 3). The width of the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 is set to be slightly narrower than the width of the gap between the side edge of the ball rolling member 30 and the inner surface of the ball storage tank 11 as shown in FIG. It is desirable to do.
In addition, if standing part 31 'is formed in the side edge of auxiliary ball rolling member 31, this standing part 31' will control fall of a sphere, and if it forms over the full length, it will drop a sphere to an inclination lower end part. It is easy to roll, and when it is formed at an appropriate interval, it can be rolled while allowing a drop at an interrupted part. Moreover, if the same standing part is formed also on the side edge of the above-mentioned ball rolling member, it is possible to appropriately restrict the falling of the ball.
[0029]
In the ball storage tank 11 including the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 having the above-described configuration, a ball dropped from the side edge of the upper surface of the ball rolling member 30 is directly placed on the auxiliary ball rolling member 31, and this ball Rolls on the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 and further moves to the ball lifting device 3 side, or is piled up more than others at a position where a ball dropped from the upper surface of the ball rolling member 30 is present. If the mountain falls further on this pile, the falling ball or the ball collapsed from the mountain is placed on the auxiliary ball rolling member 31, and the ball on the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 is lifted in the same manner. Roll toward the feeder 3 side. Therefore, the auxiliary ball rolling member 31 can further ensure the uniformization of the sphere by the ball rolling member 30.
[0030]
As described above, in the sphere storage tank 11 in the present embodiment, not only the sphere flowing out from the outlet of the sphere storage channel 13 is dispersed and stored in the longitudinal direction of the sphere storage tank 11 by the ball rolling member 30. Since the auxiliary sphere rolling member 31 also disperses the sphere in the longitudinal direction of the sphere storage tank 11, the level of the sphere stored in the sphere storage tank 11 can be the same height at any position. it can.
[0031]
The sphere storage tank 11 is provided with detectors 32a and 32b that detect the level of the sphere stored, that is, the amount of the sphere, and based on signals from these detectors 32a and 32b, The inflow of the sphere into the storage tank 11 is controlled. For example, when the sphere is sufficiently stored in the sphere storage tank 11 and the level of the sphere rises to a predetermined position, the detector 32a detects the level of the raised sphere, and a full signal (for example, “ Based on the “H” signal), the control device stops the operation of the ball lifting device 3. Therefore, the sphere does not overflow from the sphere storage tank 11.
[0032]
Further, when the amount of the sphere in the sphere storage tank 11 has not reached the predetermined level, the control device uses the sphere storage device (for example, the “L” signal) from the detector 32a to control the sphere lifting device. 3 is continued, and the sphere overflowing from the upper tank 16 continues to flow into the sphere storage tank 11. When the level of the ball in the ball storage tank 11 rises to a predetermined position and becomes full, as described above, the control device stops the operation of the ball lifting device 3 based on the full signal from the detector 32a. To do.
[0033]
When the number of balls in the ball storage tank 11 is insufficient, the detector 32b sends out an abnormal ball shortage signal, and a staff member throws in the ball from the outside by a warning based on this signal or the adjacent installation island 2 The upper tank 16 is configured to receive the replenishment of the balls from the upper tank 16 into the upper tank 16 of the installation island 2 through the ball transfer basket 33.
[0034]
Next, the storage ball discharge device 22 will be described.
The storage ball discharge device 22 is a device that lifts the balls in the ball storage tank 11 based on a replenishment command from the control device and flows them into the ball collection basket 9. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, it is detachably installed in the storage chamber 23 formed on the side surface, and when installed here, the ball outlet 35 faces into the ball collection basket 9 from above the side surface.
[0035]
The storage ball discharge device 22 shown in the drawing is provided with a ball inflow path 40 and a ball inflow port 41 at a lower portion of one side surface of a housing 36 and a ball outflow port 35 at an upper portion, and an upper roller 42a and a lower roller in the housing 36. 42b is supported in the horizontal direction, and the endless belt 43 is stretched around the rollers 42a and 42b, and an appropriate tension is applied to the endless belt 43 by the tension roller 44. The ball contact surface material 45 is provided outside the surface with a ball rolling interval 39 that can hold the ball, and the lower end of the ball contact surface material 45 passes below the lower roller 42b to the lower edge of the opening of the ball inlet 41. In addition to being connected, a bowl-shaped sphere inflow path 40 that protrudes slightly downward from the outer tip toward the sphere inlet 41 is protruded, and the upper end of the sphere contact surface material 45 passes through the upper roller 42 a and the sphere outlet 35. On the upper opening edge Continued, and is obtained by connecting the drive motor 46 to the shaft of the lower roller 42b, each of these members is mounted on the slide base 47.
[0036]
Either one or both of the outer surface of the endless belt 43 forming the ball rolling interval 39 and the ball contact surface material 45, or both, are urged toward the ball rolling interval 39 and are held in the ball rolling interval 39. It is desirable to be able to securely hold the ball to be held. For example, the ball contact surface material 45 may be mounted in a state in which the ball contact surface material 45 can move back and forth, and the ball contact surface material 45 may be biased toward the ball rolling interval 39 by an elastic material such as a spring.
[0037]
Further, a microscopic void material having an infinite number of microscopic voids on the surface of at least one of the outer surface of the endless belt 43 forming the ball rolling interval 39 and the spherical contact surface material 45 (that is, a portion where the sphere contacts), for example, It is composed of materials such as non-woven fabric, cloth material, netting material, and foamed plastic. In the storage ball discharging device 22 shown in the drawing, the spherical contact surface material 45 is made of foamed plastic in which foam-like voids much smaller than the sphere are innumerable concave portions and distributed over the entire surface. The surface of the sphere is cleaned by pressing or rubbing the sphere against the bubble-shaped gap of the contact surface material 45. In this way, the dirt adhering to the surface of the sphere enters the minute recess, so that the dirt is removed from the surface of the sphere. And when the dirt of a sphere accumulates in the crevice of this ball contact surface material 45, lid 36 'of case 36 is opened and it replaces with new ball contact surface material 45.
[0038]
In addition, since the dirt in a recessed part can be removed by wash | cleaning the dirty ball | bowl contact surface material 45, it can be used repeatedly.
[0039]
Further, when the ball contact surface material 45 is constituted by a minute gap material, it may be only the surface on the side of the ball rolling interval 39 with which the sphere contacts, and further, the entire surface of the ball contact surface material 45 is constituted by a minute gap material. However, the present invention is not limited, and only a part may be a minute gap material, and this part may be removable.
[0040]
Then, in order to enable the storage ball discharge device 22 having the above-described configuration to move back and forth with respect to the ball storage tank 11, in this embodiment, two sets of the slide base 47 are fitted at intervals just within the floor of the storage chamber 23. The slide support units 48, 48 are provided in parallel. The slide support unit 48 includes, for example, a rail member 48a having a U-shaped cross section that is fixed to a side edge of the slide base 47, and a guide so that the slide member can be smoothly slid by fitting into a U-shaped recess of the rail member 48a. The guide member 48b is fixed to the sphere storage tank 11 side, and the rail member 48a is fixed to the side surface of the slide base 47. Therefore, when the rail members 48a on both sides of the slide base 47 of the storage ball discharge device 22 are fitted to the guide member 48b, the slide base 47 can smoothly move in the front-rear direction while being supported by the slide support unit 48. it can.
[0041]
In this way, the storage ball discharge device 22 can be easily mounted or removed by moving it back and forth with respect to the ball storage tank 11, so that a ball outflow blocking means is provided at the ball outlet 26 of the ball storage tank 11. It is configured so that the balls do not spill out from the ball outlet 26 when the storage ball discharge device 22 is attached or detached.
[0042]
The ball outflow blocking means includes a shutter member that can be converted into an open state in which the ball can flow out from the ball outlet 26 and a closed state in which the ball is prevented from flowing out, and advance of the storage ball discharge device 22 toward the ball storage tank 11 side. A shutter opening member that contacts the storage ball discharge device 22 and is pressed by the storage ball discharge device 22 in a state where the ball inlet 41 communicates with the ball outlet 26, and a shutter opening member that converts the shutter member to an open state by this pressing force, and a storage ball When the discharge device 22 moves backward and the pressing force of the storage ball discharge device 22 against the shutter opening member is released, the discharge device 22 is constituted by an urging member that converts the shutter member into a closed state. When the storage ball discharge device 22 is attached to the ball storage tank 11, the shutter member opens the ball outlet 26 and switches the ball in the ball storage tank 11 to a state where it can flow out to the ball inlet 41. When 22 is removed from the sphere storage tank 11, the shutter member closes the sphere outlet 26 by the urging force of the urging member and prevents the sphere from flowing out from the sphere outlet 26.
[0043]
In the embodiment of the ball outflow blocking means shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, the lower shutter member 50 can be rotated in the vertical direction on the lower edge of the opening of the horizontally long cylindrical ball outlet 26 protruding from the side surface of the ball storage tank 11. The lower shutter member 50 is urged upward (in the direction of closing the ball outlet 26) by a spring 51 as an urging member, and the shaft of the shaft arm portion 52 of the lower shutter member 50 is urged. A rotating arm portion 54 extends substantially rearwardly from the rear side of 53, and a contact bar 55 is fixed between the rotating arm portions 54 on both sides. The upper shutter member 56 is fixed. Opposite sides of the lower shutter member 50 and the upper shutter member 56 (Ie, shutter member end) For this purpose, a plurality of triangular claw pieces (teeth) for facilitating entry between the balls are formed in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 18, in a state where the lower shutter member 50 is lifted by the biasing force of the spring 51, a sphere does not pass between the lower shutter member 50 and the upper shutter member 56. On the other hand, in a state where the lower shutter member 50 is rotated downward, the lower shutter member 50 is detached downward from the ball outlet 26 so that the balls can flow out from the ball outlet 26. Set the size and stop position of each part.
[0044]
Therefore, in a state in which no external force is applied to the contact bar 55 by removing the storage ball discharge device 22 from the ball outlet 26, the position where the lower shutter member 50 is lifted by the biasing force of the spring 51. The sphere outlet 26 is stopped and the sphere outlet 26 is closed, whereby the sphere in the sphere storage tank 11 can be prevented from flowing out of the sphere outlet 26.
Further, when the upper shutter member 56 is lowered by rotating the operation lever 56 ′, the ball outlet 35 can be closed by the upper shutter member 56. Even if the contact bar 55 is accidentally rotated by the foot during the operation, the upper shutter member 56 continues to prevent the ball from flowing out, so that the ball is more reliably spilled. Can be prevented. The upper shutter member 56 is raised by rotating the operation lever 56 'in the reverse direction when the operation is completed.
[0045]
On the other hand, when the storage ball discharge device 22 is pushed into the storage chamber 23 with the rail material 48a of the slide base 47 of the storage ball discharge device 22 aligned with the guide material 48b on the ball storage tank 11 side, the tip of the slide base 47 is inserted. When the ball contacts the contact bar 55 and further advances, the ball inflow path 40 overlaps the lower side of the ball outlet 26, and the slide base 47 presses the contact bar 55. 55 rotates around the shaft 53. Accordingly, the lower shutter member 50 descends about the shaft 53 to open the ball outlet 26, whereby the ball outlet 26 is securely connected to the ball inflow path 40 and communicates with the ball inlet 41. For this reason, the sphere in the sphere storage tank 11 is switched to a state where the sphere flows out from the sphere outlet 26 and flows into the sphere inlet 41 through the sphere inflow path 40, and the sphere outlet 35 of the stored sphere discharge device 22 It faces the ball collection basket 9 and switches to a state where the lifted ball can be poured into the ball collection basket 9.
[0046]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the rotating arm portion 54 extending downward from the rear of the shaft 53 of the shaft-attached arm portion 52 and the contact bar 55 provided between the rotating arm portions 54 on both sides. Functions as a shutter opening member.
[0047]
If the storage ball discharge device 22 is mounted in the storage chamber 23 on the side surface of the ball storage tank 11 by the above operation, the lower locking member in the form of a plate member pivotally attached to the end of the guide member 48b. 57 is rotated so that the front end portion is positioned at the rear end of the rail member 48a, thereby locking the slide base 47 so that the ball inflow path 40 does not come off from the ball outlet 26 and an upper locking member (not shown). To prevent the ball outlet 35 from deviating from the predetermined position to the ball collecting basket 9.
In addition, the structure which locks the storage ball discharge apparatus 22 is not limited to the said lock member 57, A well-known lock mechanism, for example, a lock pin, can be used.
[0048]
The storage ball discharge device 22 is not operating normally. Therefore, the sphere inflow path 40 is waiting in a state where the sphere is filled from the sphere outlet 26 of the sphere storage tank 11.
[0049]
Then, as described above, for example, when a “hit” occurs one after another in the pachinko machines 1 on the installation island 2, and the replenishment command is sent out due to a shortage of balls in the upper tank 16, the stored ball discharge device The drive motor 46 of 22 is started, and the endless belt 43 is rotated in the direction in which the outer surface facing the ball contact surface material 45 rises. When the endless belt 43 rotates, as shown in FIG. 15, the sphere that has flowed between the surface of the endless belt 43 and the ball contact surface material 45 that is hung on the lower roller 42 b becomes the endless belt 43 and the ball contact surface material 45. In this state, the endless belt 43 rises, so that the sandwiched ball gradually rises while rotating clockwise between the two in the middle, and in the middle of the rise The ball contact surface material 45 is rubbed and cleaned. Since the spheres in the sphere storage tank 11 flow into the sphere inflow port 41 one after another, the spheres are continuously sandwiched between the endless belt 43 and the sphere contact surface material 45 and sequentially rise.
[0050]
In this way, the sphere raised by the rotation of the endless belt 43 flows out from the sphere outlet 35 and flows into the sphere collection basket 9. The ball that has flowed into the ball collection basket 9 is lifted by the ball lifting device 3 and supplied to the upper tank 16.
[0051]
Therefore, even if the number of balls discharged to the player side as a prize ball is much larger than the number of used balls discharged from each pachinko gaming machine 1 and the number of balls in the upper tank 16 is insufficient, The shortage of balls in the upper tank 16 is gradually resolved by pumping the balls stored in the ball storage tank 11 and replenishing the balls in the upper tank 16. For this reason, even if the pachinko machines 1 installed on the installation island 2 generate “big hits” one after another and the number of balls discharged as prize balls increases rapidly, it is surely prevented that a shortage of balls occurs. Can do.
[0052]
In addition, although the 1st sphere storage tank 11a side was demonstrated so far, the structure by the side of the 2nd sphere storage tank 11b a little shorter than the 1st sphere storage tank 11a is also the same. The attached devices such as the second storage ball discharge device 22 provided in the second sphere storage tank 11b have the same configuration as the device provided in the first sphere storage tank 11a.
[0053]
Further, in the first sphere storage tank 11a, as shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary sphere storage channel 61 is branched from the middle of the first overflow rod 6a. You may comprise so that a ball | bowl may be poured in in the storage tank 11a. With this configuration, the spheres can be stored more uniformly.
[0054]
In addition, the ball lifting device 3 in the present invention is not limited to the one that lifts the ball by the rotation of the spiral body described above, and may have any configuration as long as it has a function of lifting the ball, For example, a type in which a plurality of ball receiving buckets are moved by rotation of a chain or the like may be used.
[0055]
Further, the storage ball discharge device 22 is not limited to the one that is lifted by the rotation of the endless belt 43 described above, and may have any configuration as long as the ball can be lifted. For example, the spiral body may be rotated and fed, or a plurality of buckets may be rotated up and down. And if this storage ball discharge device 22 is detachable with respect to the ball storage tank 11 provided in the lower part of setting island 2, it is not limited to what is equipped from the side of ball storage tank 11, for example, You may arrange | position in the state which can be attached or detached to the edge part of the ball | bowl storage tank 11 located in the edge part side of the installation island 2. FIG.
[0056]
The ball outflow blocking means provided at the ball outlet 26 of the ball storage tank 11 is configured such that when the storage ball discharge device 22 is attached to the ball storage tank 11, the shutter opening member acts and the shutter member opens the ball outlet 26 to store the ball. When the ball in the tank 11 is switched to a state where it can flow out to the ball inlet 41 and the storage ball discharge device 22 is removed from the ball storage tank 11, the shutter member closes the ball outlet 26 by the biasing force of the biasing member, and the ball Any configuration may be used as long as the outflow of the ball from the outlet 26 can be prevented. For example, the shutter opening member may be provided with a lever on the side of the ball outlet 26 of the ball storage tank 11, and the movement of the lever pressed by the advancement of the storage ball discharge device 22 may be opened through the link mechanism. Good. The shutter member may be configured to open and close not only on the lower side but also on the upper side with an interlocking mechanism such as a link mechanism interposed.
[0057]
Furthermore, the flow path through which the ball lifted by the ball lifting device 3 flows into the ball storage tank 11 is not limited to the overflow trough 6, and the lifted ball passes through the ball storage flow path 13. Anything that can flow in through the terminal can be used. For example, a flow path extending from a position higher than the inlet of the ball supply basket 5 of the upper tank 16 may be provided separately, and this flow path may be connected to the sphere storage flow path 13.
[0058]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a ball storage tank is disposed in the island where the ball ball game machine is installed, and the storage ball discharge device is provided in a detachable state in the ball storage tank. When performing the above, it is possible to easily perform the work in a state where it is removed from a small installation island in a wide place.
[0059]
In addition, a ball outflow blocking means is provided at the ball outlet of the ball storage tank, and if the storage ball discharge device is removed, the ball outflow blocking means closes the ball outlet, so that the ball may leak from the ball outlet of the ball storage tank. There is no. In particular, in the event of a failure, it is not necessary to carry out the work by extracting all the balls in the ball storage tank, and it is possible to install a spare storage ball discharge device, which can greatly reduce the time required for repair. it can. Therefore, even if the storage ball discharge device breaks down, the player is not greatly disturbed, and damage to the game store can be minimized.
Since the ball outflow blocking means automatically opens the ball outlet by simply mounting the storage ball discharge device to the ball storage tank, the mounting operation and the removal operation of the storage ball discharge device can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an installed island where pachinko gaming machines are installed.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a ball lifting device.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a sphere storage tank.
4 is an explanatory view showing the inside of a sphere storage tank shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
5 is a plan view of the sphere storage tank shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view in the A direction of the sphere storage tank shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the inside of a sphere storage tank showing a state in which a sphere lifted and discharged from a storage sphere discharge device is flowing down in a sphere collection basket.
FIG. 8A is a plan view of the ball collecting tank in a state where the ball has started to be stored in the ball storage tank, and FIG. 8B is a front view thereof.
FIG. 9A is a plan view in which a ball collection basket with a ball stored in the ball storage tank is missing, and FIG. 9B is a front view thereof.
FIG. 10A is a plan view of the ball storage tank with the ball collecting tank in a state in which the balls are almost full, and FIG. 10B is a front view thereof.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a storage ball discharge device.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the storage ball discharging device in a state where the storage ball is pushed into the storage chamber and mounted in the ball storage tank.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage ball discharge device is pulled out from the storage chamber.
FIG. 14 is a side view showing the internal structure of the storage ball discharge device.
FIG. 15 is a side view of the storage ball discharge device showing a state in which the ball is lifted.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view of ball outflow blocking means showing a state in which the outflow of the ball is stopped.
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a ball outflow blocking means showing a state in which a ball can flow out.
FIG. 18 is a side view of the ball outflow blocking means showing a state in which the outflow of the ball is stopped.
FIG. 19 is a side view of the ball outflow blocking means showing a state in which the ball can flow out.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Pachinko machine
2 island
3 ball lifting device
5 ball supply bowl
6 Overflow
7 Edamae
9 ball collection bowl
10 Pulse tank
11 ball storage tank
12 ball counter
13 Ball storage channel
15 Lifting pipe
16 Upper tank
17 Drive motor
18 Scarlet Child
19 Abrasive recovery pipe
20 Upper tank detector
21 Preliminary overflow
22 Storage ball discharge device
23 Storage room
Bottom of 25-ball storage tank
26 ball exit
27 Ball pressure receiving member
30 Ball rolling member
31 Auxiliary ball rolling member
32 ball storage tank detector
33 Ball Pass
35 Ball outlet
36 body
36 'lid
39 Ball rolling interval
40-ball inflow channel
41 Sphere inlet
42 Laura
43 Endless belt
44 Tension roller
45 Ball contact surface material 45
46 Drive motor
47 Slide base
48 Slide support unit
48a Rail material
48b guide material
50 Lower shutter member
51 Spring
52 Shaft arm
53 axes
54 Rotating arm
55 Contact bar
56 Upper shutter member
57 Locking member
60 Viewing window
61 Flow path for auxiliary sphere storage

Claims (1)

A plurality of ball game machines are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction, a ball lifting device for lifting used balls discharged from these ball game machines, and a ball lifted by the ball lifting device. On an island with a ball and ball machine equipped with a ball replenishment bowl to replenish the ball and ball machine,
In the ball game machine installation island below the ball game machine, there is a ball storage tank whose bottom surface is inclined downward from the end in the longitudinal direction and inclined downward toward one side surface located near the lower end of the inclination. Arranged,
The aforementioned ball storage tank, is connected a ball retention passage pumped been balls in communication with the flow channel flowing down by the ball pumped device,
By forming the storage chamber by recessing the one side surface of the sphere storage tank inward, the storage sphere discharge device is stored in the storage chamber in a detachable state, and the storage chamber of the sphere storage tank is formed. Is made narrower than the other parts of the sphere storage tank ,
A sphere outlet is formed on the side surface of the storage chamber, and the sphere that has flowed out from the sphere outlet is introduced from the sphere inlet by the storage sphere discharge device and discharged into the flow path to the sphere lifting device. ,
Sphere outflow blocking means is provided at the sphere outlet of the sphere storage tank,
The ball outflow blocking means is
A shutter member that can be converted into an open state in which the sphere can flow out from the sphere outlet and a closed state in which the sphere is prevented from flowing out;
When the storage ball discharge device advances toward the ball storage tank, it contacts the storage ball discharge device and is pressed by the storage ball discharge device when the ball inlet is in communication with the ball outlet, and the shutter member is opened by this pressing force. A shutter opening member that converts to
An urging member that converts the shutter member into a closed state when the storage ball discharge device moves backward and the pressing force of the storage ball discharge device against the shutter opening member is released;
Consisting of
When the storage ball discharge device is attached to the ball storage tank, the shutter member opens the ball outlet, switches the ball in the ball storage tank to a state where it can flow out to the ball inlet, and removes the storage ball discharge device from the ball storage tank. The bullet ball gaming machine installation island, wherein the shutter member closes the ball outlet by the biasing force of the biasing member to prevent the ball from flowing out from the ball outlet.

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