JP4386699B2 - Pachinko Island ball balance device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball balance device for circulating and circulating pachinko balls stored in each pachinko island at regular time intervals.

Pachinko parlors are arranged with multiple pachinko islands (hereinafter simply called islands), and each pachinko island has an appropriate number of counters to count the prize balls earned by players and return pachinko balls. To receive.
If returned to the counter of the island you played here, the amount of pachinko balls stored on the island will be almost stable, but it is not always returned to the counter of the island you played due to congestion, etc. Storage balance between islands will be lost, and some islands will have problems such as lack of balls.
As a countermeasure against this, for example, a ball equalizing apparatus is proposed in Japanese Utility Model No. 2539428.

In this device, a sensor device that detects the amount of storage in the ball storage tank of each island and a small tank having an open / close shutter are provided, and a ball passage that connects the small tanks is provided between the islands. When the number of balls becomes less than a predetermined lower limit, a request signal is output from the sensor device, and the open / close shutter is controlled to supply pachinko balls from the large side to the short side.
Utility No. 2539428

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, pachinko balls between islands are not moved while the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank do not reach a predetermined lower limit amount. For example, when there are a large number of pachinko machines that are unevenly distributed and are not used by an island, the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank of the island are not reduced, and therefore no request signal is output from the sensor device.
If such a state continues for a long time, the pachinko balls do not flow while staying in the ball storage tank, so that a problem of rust occurs in the ball storage tank.
Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention allows the pachinko balls that have stagnated in the ball storage tank to flow while securing the balance of the storage amount of the ball storage tanks between the islands. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball quantity balance device for pachinko islands that can prevent the occurrence of the problem.

For this reason, the present invention forms an island row composed of a plurality of game islands by facing a plurality of game islands configured by arranging a plurality of game tables on one side, and pachinko balls are polished in each game island. A recirculation system consisting of a polishing lift that lifts the tank while holding it, an upper tank and a storage tank for storing pachinko balls, a collection tank and a supply tank, and a ball balance passage between the upper tanks between the amusement islands. A pachinko ball balance device configured to send pachinko balls from the tank to the ball balance passage and equalize the amount of ball storage between the game islands . The island rows and island rows are arranged side by side in the game plane direction. , game each game island, said the accumulated amount sensor which detects the storage amount of the pachinko balls in the storage tank, provided with a control device connected to the accumulating sensor, the control device is adjacent the communication line Control unit and are sequentially connected in response to a command of the control device based on the storage amount of the storage tank detected by the storage amount sensors, the pachinko balls through the ball balance passage between the game island in the island row The ball balance passage is bridged between the juxtaposed island rows, and the control devices of both game islands over which the ball balance passage is bridged are connected by a communication line. In addition to circulating the pachinko balls stored at regular time intervals from one island row to the other island row via the amusement islands that are bridged, the balance of the amount of balls between the amusement islands in the same island row is measured. In this case, forced circulation between the parallel islands was made to encourage replacement of the storage balls in the different islands .

According to the present invention, the control device causes the pachinko balls to flow through the ball balance passage between adjacent islands based on the storage amount of the storage tank, so that, for example, the storage amount has decreased from the lower limit value. When the balance is supplied from the island with the larger storage amount to the island with the smaller storage amount, the storage amount between the islands is equalized. Therefore, a specific island does not cause a shortage of balls.
On the other hand, by forcibly flowing pachinko balls between predetermined islands at regular time intervals, even if there is no change (average maintenance state) in the pachinko ball storage amount of each island, the above forced fluid action is repeated. As a result, the storage amount of the island on one side decreases, and the storage amount of the island on the other side increases. Occasionally, by deliberately breaking the average maintenance state in this way, the balance supply is started and propagates in the island row sequentially, so that the pachinko balls in and out of the storage tank of each island are promoted, and the storage tank Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of corrosion and rust caused by long-term stagnation.
Furthermore, in each island, the pachinko balls in the storage tank are facilitated to enter and exit, so that the number of times (frequency) the fluidized pachinko balls are polished by the polishing lift is increased, and beautiful balls can be circulated and refluxed. Therefore, the player does not get his hands dirty.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a side view of an island in the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection configuration of the island.
The island 30 is configured such that a plurality of pachinko machines 32 are arranged in the horizontal direction to form one surface, and similar surfaces are back to back. A counter 12 is appropriately provided at the island end.
A polishing lift 39 that lifts the pachinko balls to the upper tank 40 while polishing the pachinko balls is installed in the center of the island 30, and storage tanks 34 and 35 that store the pachinko balls with the polishing lift 39 sandwiched between the pachinko rows. Is provided.

Circulation lifts 36 and 37 are provided at one end of the storage tanks 34 and 35 on the polishing lift side, and pachinko balls in the tanks are lifted to a predetermined height from the bottom of the storage tanks 34 and 35, and passed through the recovery rods 38 and 38. Supply to polishing lift 39.
From the upper tank 40, replenishment rods 44, 44 extend in the longitudinal direction of the island 30, and although details are not shown, pachinko balls are replenished to 32 pachinko machines. Overflow rods 42 and 42 are provided substantially parallel to the replenishment rods 44 and 44, and the pachinko balls overflowing beyond the capacity of the upper tank 40 flow through the overflow rods 42 and 42 to the storage tanks 34 and 35 from the tip thereof. It has come to be collected.
A counter is installed at one end of the island, and pachinko balls received by the counter are collected in a storage tank.

The plurality of islands 30 (30A to 30H) having the above-described configuration are arranged as shown in FIG. 2, and the islands 30A to 30D form the first island row 10 and the islands 30E to 30H form the second island row 20. ing. The interval between the first island row 10 and the second island row 20 is larger than the interval between the islands 30 in each island row, and is a so-called middle passage 80.
In the first island row 10 and the second island row 20, a cross rod 50 is provided between adjacent islands 30 to balance the pachinko ball storage amount between the islands.
Further, pachinko balls are moved between the islands 30A and 30H and between the islands 30D and 30E facing each other at the ends of the first island row 10 and the second island row 20 between the island rows. Horizontal rods 65 and 66 are provided for this purpose.
In addition, also about the structure in the island 30, when specifying the site | part of an individual island, the code | symbol of AH is attached | subjected and demonstrated to a reference number.
The cross rod 50 and the horizontal rods 65 and 66 correspond to the ball balance passage in the invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an installation state of the cross rod 50.
The cross reed 50 is made up of two reeds provided so as to be inclined up and down for each of the adjacent islands 30. One of the cross rods 50 is extended, for example, from the upper part of the upper tank 40 of the island 30B to the lower part of the upper tank 40 of the adjacent island 30C, for example, and the other cross rod 50 is reversed from the upper part of the upper tank 40 of the island 30C. It extends over the lower part of the upper tank 40 of 30B. A shutter 46 is provided on the upper portion of the upper tank 40 so that the end portion on the high position side of the cross rod 50 and the inside of the upper tank 40 can communicate with each other. It is always in communication with the inside.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an installation state of the horizontal rods 65 and 66.
At the opposite ends of the island 30A and the island 30H, a middle balance unit 60 (60A, 60H) that forms speed imparting means is installed on the upper surface, and between the middle balance units 60A, 60H between the two islands sandwiching the middle passage A single horizontal fence 65 is stretched over.
The middle balance unit 60 is installed so as to face the pedestal provided at the island end, and a receiving port 62 is provided at the upper ends of both pedestals. Both the receiving ports 62A, 62H and the end of the horizontal rod 65 are connected, and the pachinko balls that roll in the horizontal rod 65 flow down from the inside of the pipe 61A to the collecting rod 68 through the receiving port 62A. For example, when the storage amount of the island 30H on one side decreases, the pachinko ball discharged by the operation of the middle balance unit 60A rolls in the horizontal rod 65 and passes through the pipe 61H from the receiving port 62H through the pipe 61H. Flow down. Note that the reverse operation is performed when the storage amount of the other island 30A decreases.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing details of the middle balance unit 60.
On the gantry, the ball feed lift 63 is inclined and rises toward the receiving port 62 on the upper tank 40 side away from the receiving port 62, and from the upper end of the ball feeding lift 63 toward the upper end of the receiving port 62. A slide 64 is provided with an inclination, and the ball feed lift 63 and the slide 64 form a triangular mountain shape. The slide 64 is set so that its slope is gentle in the vicinity of the receiving port 62 and overlaps with the horizontal rod 65 at a shallow angle. The lower end of the slide 64 has a predetermined height h from the bottom wall of the horizontal rod 65 so as not to hinder the flow of pachinko balls rolling on the horizontal rod 65.

  An inclined rod 49 is provided between the upper part of the upper tank 40 and the lower end of the ball feed lift 63 which is lower than the upper tank 40. By opening a shutter 48 provided on the upper part of the upper tank 40, the upper tank 40 is separated from the upper tank 40. Pachinko balls are supplied to the ball feed lift 63 side. (See Figure 1)

  4 and 5, when the shutter 48 provided on the upper portion of the upper tank 40 is opened on the island 30H and the ball feed lift 63 is driven by the middle balance unit 60H, the middle balance unit is moved by the inclined rod 49. The pachinko balls supplied to the lower part of 60 are lifted to the upper end of the triangular mountain shape, and then roll down on the slide 64 and supplied to the horizontal rod 65. Since the lower end of the slide 64 has a gentle slope so that its direction approaches the longitudinal direction of the horizontal rod 65, the pachinko ball rolling in the horizontal rod 65 moves toward the island 30A while maintaining the speed. Go.

In the island 30A, the lower end of the slide 64 of the middle balance unit 60A is at a predetermined height position from the bottom wall of the horizontal rod 65, so that the pachinko balls reaching the end of the horizontal rod 65 are not obstructed. It reaches the receiving port 62A of the middle balance unit 60A in the opposite island 30A, and flows down from the gap to the recovery rod 68 through the pipe 61A.
The same operation is performed in the configuration of the horizontal ridge 66 between the other island 30D and the island 30E.
In the embodiment, the inclined rod 49 and the middle balance unit 60 constitute the speed imparting means in the invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the islands 30 each include a control device 70, and the adjacent island control devices are connected to each other via a communication line 72.
Each control device 70 is connected with storage amount sensors 74 and 75 for detecting the amount of pachinko balls in the storage tanks 34 and 35, and the control of the circulation lifts 36 and 37, and the shutter of the cross bag in the upper tank 40. 46, the shutter 48 of the inclined rod 49, and the ball feed lift 63 in the middle balance unit 60 are connected.
In addition, the signal line | wire with the control apparatus 70, the storage amount sensor, and another control object was illustrated only about the island 30A.

  Normally, the polishing lift 39 is always driven, and the pachinko balls thrown into the individual pachinko machines 32 are returned to the polishing lift 39 and circulate in the order of the upper tank 40 -the pachinko machine 32 -the polishing lift 39. . Pachinko balls that have overflowed the upper tank 40 are stored in the storage tanks 34 and 35, but if they become insufficient, the circulation lifts 36 and 37 are driven to supply the pachinko balls from the storage tanks 34 and 35 to the polishing lift 39. The

Next, balance control between islands will be described.
The control device 70 of each island 30 monitors signals from the respective storage amount sensors 74 and 75. For example, when the control device 70B of the island 30B detects that the sum of the storage amounts of the storage tanks 34 and 35 is reduced to a predetermined lower limit value by signals from the storage amount sensors 74 and 75, Communicating with the control devices 70A and 70C of the islands 30A and 30C, a ball replenishment request command is output to either of the islands with the larger storage amount.

  Here, in the first island row 10, when the storage amount of the island 30C is large, the control device 70C of the island 30C receives the ball replenishment request command from the control device 70B, opens the shutter 46, and moves upward. Pachinko balls are supplied from the tank 40 to the island 30 </ b> B through the cross rod 50. The control device 70 </ b> C also drives the circulation lifts 36 and 37 to supply pachinko balls from the storage tanks 34 and 35 to the polishing lift 39. As a result, the pachinko balls that have stagnated at the bottom of the storage tanks 34 and 35 of the island 30C are taken out.

  In the island 30 </ b> B, the supply amount from the island 30 </ b> C leads to the storage tanks 34 and 35, and the storage amount increases. When it is detected from the signals from the storage amount sensors 74 and 75 that the storage amount in the storage tanks 34 and 35 has reached a predetermined set value, a ball supply stop command is output from the control device 70B of the island 30B. The Upon receiving this ball supply stop command, the control device 70C of the island 30C stops driving the circulation lifts 36 and 37 and closes the shutter 46. Thereby, the balance supply between the island 30B and the island 30C is completed.

On the other hand, when the control device 70 detects that the total storage amount of the storage tanks 34 and 35 has increased to a predetermined upper limit value, the control device 70 communicates with the control device on the adjacent island and either storage amount is reached. Control the release of pachinko balls to the island with less side.
For example, when the storage amount of the island 30F increases to the upper limit value, if there are fewer islands 30G among the adjacent ones, the control device 70F of the island 30F drives the circulation lifts 36 and 37 of the island 30F and the shutter. 46 is opened, and a pachinko ball is discharged from the upper tank 40 through the cross rod 50 to the island 30G.

In the island 30F, when the storage amount of the storage tanks 34 and 35 decreases due to the release to the island 30G, and the signal from the storage amount sensors 74 and 75 detects that the storage amount has reached a predetermined set value, The control device 70F stops driving the circulation lifts 36 and 37 and closes the shutter 46.
In this way, an island where the storage amount has fallen to the predetermined lower limit value is replenished with pachinko balls from the adjacent island, and the storage amount increases, and an island whose storage amount has increased to the predetermined upper limit value is pachinko to the adjacent island. The ball is released and the amount of storage is reduced, improving the imbalance.

In the above example, when the pachinko balls are replenished from the island 30C to the island 30B, the total storage amount of the storage tanks 34 and 35 of the island 30C is lower than a predetermined lower limit value. Outputs a ball supply request command from the island 30C to the adjacent island 30B or the island 30D with the larger storage amount.
In this way, the balance supply between islands propagates through the islands in sequence.
Similarly, when the stored amount of the island that has received the release is higher than a predetermined upper limit value, the process of releasing to the adjacent islands is repeated sequentially.
By the above processing, a substantially equalized state is obtained in which the state in which the storage amount on a certain island remains extremely reduced is eliminated.

Next, the control device of one island over which the horizontal basket 65 is stretched performs control of causing the pachinko balls to flow between the island rows through the horizontal basket at regular time intervals.
That is, the control device 70H of the island 30H of the second island row 20 opens the shutter 48 of the upper tank 40 of the island 30H, for example, for 2 minutes at an interval of 20 minutes, and drives the ball feed lift 63 to drive the island 30H. The pachinko balls are caused to flow to the island 30 </ b> A of the first island row 10.
In addition, when the balance supply in the island row by the cross reed 50 is performed, the control is performed with priority, and the pachinko ball is distributed from the island 30H to the island 30A of the first island row 10 via the horizontal reed 65. The flow control is started by measuring 20 minutes after the balance supply performed through the cross rod 50 is finished.

Thereby, while the storage amount of the island 30A increases, the storage amount of the island 30H decreases, and the respective storage amounts change with each other. When the pachinko ball flow through the horizontal rod 65 at the 20 minute interval is performed a plurality of times, the storage amount of the island 30H eventually cuts the lower limit value, and the balance of the storage amount in the second island row 20 is lost. End up.
Thereby, the balance supply in the island row by the cross rod 50 described above is performed in the second island row 20.
Moreover, when the storage amount of the island 30A exceeds the upper limit value in the first island row 10 as well, the discharge to the adjacent island 30B by the cross rod 50 is similarly performed.

  This embodiment is configured as described above, and when the storage amount of the storage tanks 34 and 35 is reduced to the lower limit value, the balance of the pachinko balls is replenished from the adjacent island with a large storage amount, and the storage amount When the value increases to the upper limit, by releasing pachinko balls to adjacent islands, the amount of storage between the islands is changed in a direction that equalizes, so a specific island becomes lack of balls and pachinko balls to pachinko machine 32 The problem of being unable to supply is avoided, and conversely, the occurrence of clogging due to an excessive increase is prevented.

  In addition, the pachinko ball is forcibly moved in one direction between the two specified islands 30A and 30H at regular time intervals, so that if the amount of storage on either island exceeds the lower limit or upper limit, a balance is supplied. Alternatively, the release is started and this is propagated sequentially in the island rows 10 or 20, so that the frequency with which the pachinko balls are taken out from the storage tanks 34 and 35 of each island is increased and the replacement is promoted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of corrosion and rust.

In the embodiment, the pachinko balls are made to flow from the island 30H of the second island row 20 to the island 30A of the first island row 10, but conversely the first island is controlled by the control device 70A of the island 30A. The pachinko balls may flow from the island 30 </ b> A in the row 10 to the island 30 </ b> H in the second island row 20.
Further, the fluid is forced to flow at one location between the island 30A and the island 30H. However, the circulation of the pachinko balls is even better if the fluid is not limited to one location and is caused to flow simultaneously at a plurality of locations between the island rows. The number of times of polishing will increase.

Also, since the horizontal rod 66 is provided between the island 30D and the island 30E on the other end side of each island row, the storage amount of either the island 30D or 30E falls below the lower limit value or exceeds the upper limit value. Further, the balance supply or discharge can be performed through the horizontal rod 66.
Similarly, pachinko ball flow may be performed at regular time intervals between the islands 30D and 30E instead of between the islands 30A and 30H using the horizontal rod 66.

  In addition, although the storage tanks 34 and 35 in each island 30 showed the example installed one by one on both sides on both sides of the polishing lift 39, only one may be provided on one side, and depending on the size of the island 30 The volume can be changed or a sub tank can be added.

  Further, in the embodiment, the speed giving means is configured by the inclined rod 49 and the middle balance unit 60. However, when the distance between the upper tank 40 and the horizontal rod 65 (66) is short, the inclined rod 49 Instead of this, the slide 64 of the middle balance unit 60 may be extended and the upper end thereof may be directly connected to the shutter 48 part of the upper tank 40. The ball 49 and the ball feed lift 63 of the middle balance unit can be omitted.

Moreover, although the timing which makes the pachinko ball flow between the island rows via the horizontal rod 65 or 66 is set to 2 minutes every 20 minutes, the storage amount of the storage tanks 34 and 35 is not limited to this. It can be set as appropriate in consideration of the change speed of the pachinko ball and the flow speed of the pachinko balls at each lift and heel.
Further, the flow amount of the pachinko balls may be determined by counting the number instead of controlling the time by 2 minutes or the like.
Furthermore, the forced operation time may be arbitrarily set. For example, the forced mode can be set when there are no players in the morning, and the normal mode can be set when there are many players such as afternoons or evenings. Also, after the store is closed or on holidays, it will be polished in forced mode to prepare for the next day.

  Furthermore, pachinko balls are moved at regular time intervals between the island rows, but may be moved between any islands in the island row. If a pachinko ball is made to flow between the adjacent islands and the balance is actively lost, this will cause the balance supply or discharge between the adjacent islands in turn, and the replacement of the pachinko balls in the storage tanks 34 and 35. Can cause.

In addition, the balance supply in the island row is performed through the cross reed 50 composed of two inclined reeds, but one horizontal reed 65 (66) spanned between the middle balance units 60 is used. A horizontal basket that can supply pachinko balls in both directions with a basket may be used.
On the contrary, since the width of the middle passage 80 is wide between the island rows, the horizontal rods 65 and 66 having no inclination have an advantage in that a space in the height direction is not required. It is also possible to use a cross bag.

It is a side view of the island which shows embodiment. It is a figure which shows the connection structure of an island. It is a figure which shows the installation state of a cross bag. It is a figure which shows the installation state of a horizontal rod. It is an enlarged view which shows the detail of a middle balance unit.

Explanation of symbols

10 First island row 12 Counter 20 Second island row 30 Island 32 Pachinko machine 34, 35 Storage tank 36, 37 Circulation lift 38, 68 Recovery rod 39 Polishing lift 40 Upper tank 42 Overflow rod 44 Supply rod 46, 48 Shutter 49 Inclined rod 50 Cross rod 60 Middle balance unit 61 Pipe 62 Receiving port 63 Ball feed lift 64 Slide base 65, 66 Horizontal rod 70 Controller 72 Communication line 74, 75 Storage amount sensor 80 Middle passage

Claims (1)

A polishing lift that lifts pachinko balls while polishing a pachinko ball in each gaming island by forming a plurality of gaming islands facing each other with a gaming surface of a gaming island configured by arranging a plurality of gaming tables on one side. , Equipped with a circulation recirculation system consisting of an upper tank and a storage tank for storing pachinko balls, a collection tank and a replenishment tank, a ball balance passage is built between the upper tanks between the amusement islands, and the pachinko balls are balanced from the upper tank It is a ball quantity balance device of Pachinko Island configured to send out to the passage and equalize the amount of ball storage between the game islands ,
Island rows and island rows are juxtaposed in the game direction ,
Each amusement island is provided with a storage amount sensor for detecting the storage amount of the pachinko balls in the storage tank, and a control device connected to the storage sensor,
The control device, are sequentially connected to the control unit of the game island, flanked by a communication line, by a command from the control device based on the storage amount of the storage tank detected by the storage amount sensors, the game island in the island row The pachinko ball is configured to flow between the ball balance passages between,
A ball balance passage is bridged between the juxtaposed island rows, the control devices of both game islands over which the ball balance passage is bridged are connected by communication lines, and the game island over which the ball balance passage is bridged is connected. The pachinko balls stored at regular intervals from one island row to the other
In addition to circulation to measure the balance of the amount of balls between amusement islands in the same island row, pachinko that is forced to circulate between parallel island rows to encourage replacement of storage balls in different island rows Island ball balance device.

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