JP4469764B2 - Ball introduction stop mechanism of pachinko ball lifting device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention collects pachinko balls discharged from each game machine installed on the gaming machine island and pachinko balls discharged from the prize ball counting machine, etc. with a collection basket, and flows from the collection basket into the introduction alignment basket. It relates to a pachinko ball lifting device that lifts the pachinko ball while polishing it with an abrasive medium, and more specifically, during maintenance work (maintenance inspection or repair or replacement of parts) of the pachinko ball lifting device, The present invention relates to a ball introduction / stopping mechanism of a pachinko ball feeding device that can prevent the pachinko balls flowing down the collection basket from flowing into the introduction alignment basket from the collection basket.

Usually, the pachinko ball (out ball) discharged from each game machine (pachinko machine) and the pachinko ball (counter ball) discharged from the prize ball counter, etc., are collected at a collection center at the approximate center of the gaming machine island. In addition, a pachinko ball lifting device is installed that lifts the recovered pachinko balls while polishing them with a polishing medium.
At present, various types of pachinko ball feeding devices that are provided are, for example, a type in which pachinko balls are stirred and mixed with abrasive grains such as synthetic resin materials and then lifted upward while polishing, and a belt and cloth polishing machine. There is a type that polishes pachinko balls and lifts them upward while pinching between belts.
In any type of pachinko ball lifting device, it is necessary to stop (block) the introduction of pachinko balls into the device, for example, during maintenance work (maintenance inspection or fault repair or replacement of parts). Several types of pachinko ball lifting devices are also provided with a ball stop mechanism for stopping the rolling of the pachinko balls that flow down the recovery basket.
For example, as a configuration of the ball stopping mechanism, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-18380 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-124325, a solenoid having an electrical configuration is operated on the collecting basket according to an external ball stopping operation unit to stop the ball. A ball stop mechanism is provided to stop the rolling of the pachinko balls that flow down the recovery basket.

However, for example, in a ball stop mechanism that employs a solenoid in a pachinko ball lifting device of the type that polishes a pachinko ball while being pinched by the above-described lifting belt and a cloth polishing belt and lifts it upward, the cloth polishing belt is immediately Since it becomes dirty, it is necessary to frequently replace parts of the cloth polishing belt (for example, a new cotton cloth polishing belt, etc.). As the number of times increases, the solenoid of the electrical configuration, electrical parts, etc. may fail.
When the solenoid breaks down, it must be replaced, and maintenance work (maintenance inspection or failure repair or parts replacement) takes place in a small game machine island, which is troublesome and takes a lot of time. In other words, this is because a failure mechanism (electrical configuration) is provided. In addition, when the store is closed, the store may be opened the next day in a state in which it has forgotten the ball-stopping operation, which may cause replenishment troubles.

The object of the present invention is to provide a ball bearing that securely holds pachinko balls rolling from the left and right recovery rods without any electrical components (solenoids or electrical parts) and without causing a failure with a simple mechanism. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball introduction stop mechanism of a pachinko ball lifting device that can prevent introduction to an inflow port.

In order to achieve the above object, the ball introduction / stop mechanism of the pachinko ball lifting device according to claim 1 is provided with a pachinko ball lifting device in the vicinity of the approximate center of the gaming machine island provided with a plurality of gaming tables. Recovery pawls for collecting pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko ball lifting device are provided on both the left and right sides of the pachinko ball lifting device. In addition, a ball introducing inclined plate having both side walls is provided above the introducing and aligning rod, and the ball introducing inclined plate has one end fixed to the upper side of the ball inlet and the other end is moved up and down. When the ball introduction inclined plate is in the ascending position, the pachinko balls flowing down from the left and right recovery rods come into contact with both side walls of the ball introduction inclined plate at the end of the recovery rod and flow into the introduction alignment rod. When the ball stop state is blocked and the ball introduction inclined plate is in the lowered position, the ball introduction inclined plate The ball introduction inclined plate is interlocked according to the supported operation means so that the pachinko balls that move down and flow down from the left and right collection baskets are allowed to flow into the introduction alignment basket as they are. It is configured to be raised or lowered, so that the operation means can be operated for selection from the outside of the recovery rod so that either the ball stop state or the ball stop release state by the ball introduction inclined plate can be selected. It is supposed to be configured .

Therefore, when the pachinko ball lifting device is stopped after the store is closed and maintenance work (maintenance inspection or fault repair or parts replacement) is performed, the operation means is moved up and down simply by manipulating the operation means. The ball stop mechanism operates. By this operation, the inflow from the end of the recovery rod to the introduction alignment rod is prevented, and the pachinko balls can flow from the recovery rod to the introduction alignment rod.

In other words, when the operating means is in the raised position, both side walls of the ball introduction inclined plate are lifted from the height of the recovery rod, and the pachinko balls flowing down from the left and right recovery rods are introduced at the end of the recovery rod. In contact with both side walls of the inclined plate, the flow into the introduction alignment rod is prevented. On the other hand, when the operating means is in the lowered position, both side walls of the ball introduction inclined plate are lower than the height of the recovery rods, so that the pachinko balls flowing down from the left and right recovery rods are directly introduced to the introduction alignment rods. Inflow. Since this operation can be performed without providing an electrical configuration, there is no need for frequent failures and inspection or repair work. In addition, this operation means (operation lever) can be easily operated even in a narrow gaming machine island.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of the ball introduction inclined plate in the lowered position, FIG. 3 is a side view of the same state, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball introduction inclined plate in the raised position, and FIG. is there.

In this embodiment, the pachinko ball lifting mechanism that polishes and lifts the pachinko ball while holding the ball introduction stop mechanism (ball stop mechanism 10) of the present invention between the lifting belt 6 and the cloth polishing belt 7. Although what was employ | adopted for the feeding apparatus 1 is demonstrated, you may employ | adopt for the pachinko ball feeding apparatus which stirs and mixes a pachinko ball with abrasive grains, such as a synthetic resin material, and pumps it upwards while grinding | polishing.

First, the configuration of the pachinko ball lifting device 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the pachinko ball lifting device 1 is installed at a substantially central position 31a of a gaming machine island 31 in which a large number of gaming machines 30 (pachinko machines) are arranged in parallel.
The pachinko ball lifting device 1 is supported by upper and lower rollers (not shown), wound around a lifting belt 6 and driven by a motor (not shown). A pachinko ball P is sandwiched between a cloth polishing belt 7 (for example, a cloth polishing belt made of cotton) at an opposing position, and the pachinko ball P is conveyed while being polished by the cloth polishing belt 7.
In the vicinity of the center of the lower part of the pachinko ball feeding device 1, there are an introduction alignment rod 3, an introduction alignment passage 4 and a ball inlet 5, and the pachinko balls P flowing down from the left and right recovery rods 2 are connected vertically. Through the introduction alignment rod 3 and the introduction alignment passage 4, the ball flow inlet 5 is aligned in a line and guided into the main body of the pachinko ball lifting device 1.

In addition, at the lower part of the pachinko ball lifting device 1, there are pachinko balls P (out balls) discharged from each game stand 30 and pachinko balls P discharged from a prize ball counter (not shown) installed on the island edge. In order to collect (counting balls), a collection basket 2 formed in the shape of a bowl having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided on both the left and right sides of the collection bowl 2 toward the central pachinko ball lifting device 1, and An introduction alignment rod 3 is provided at a position where it falls from the end.
In addition, by providing the sorting elastic member 8 in a suspended state substantially at the center of the introduction and alignment rod 3, the momentum of the pachinko balls P rolling down from the left and right collection rods 2 is caused to collide with the sorting elastic member 8. It is provided in order to absorb the impact at that time and to make the amount equal to the left and right.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, one end side is fixed to the upper end position of the introduction and alignment rod 3 near the center of the lower part of the pachinko ball lifting device 1, and the other end side can be opened and closed freely. A ball introducing inclined plate 1 is provided.
The ball introducing inclined plate 11 is formed of a rectangular top plate portion 11a and both side wall portions 11b bent on both sides. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the top plate portion 11a is normally inclined at the tip 11c side and opened and closed by a hinge 11d on the other end side.
Therefore, when the pachinko ball P is clogged in the ball introduction / alignment passage 4 at the back of the introduction / alignment rod 3, the hand is opened by lifting it up by hand as shown by the dotted lines in FIGS. This makes it easier to remove clogging of foreign matters and the like. Further, the removal operation is completed and the ball introduction inclined plate 11 is returned to the original position. However, the back side of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 is supported by the front end portion 12a of the operation lever 12 which is an operation means, and is downward for a certain angle or more. In this lowered position, the pachinko balls P flowing down from the left and right recovery rods can be directly introduced into the introduction and alignment rod 3 at this lowered position.

Next, the structure of the ball introduction stop mechanism (ball stop mechanism 10) of the present invention will be described.
The ball introduction inclined plate 11 according to the present invention is configured to be opened and closed (openable and closable) up and down by hand, and the supported operating means (operation of the operating lever 12) is moved up and down in response to an artificial operation (in conjunction). The pachinko balls P flowing down from the left and right recovery rods 2 are also introduced into the introduction alignment rods 3 and are also configured as a ball stop mechanism for blocking the introduction alignment rods 3 (ball flow inlets 5). It is.

First, the configuration of the operation lever 12 that is an operation means will be described.
The operation lever 12 is for manual operation (a store clerk), and is formed by bending a rod-like member into a substantially Z-shaped crank shape, and is erected on a base (not shown) and positioned at an adjacent position. 13, the operation side is pivotally supported by an operation fitting 14 erected on a base (not shown), and the distal end portion 12 a is in contact with the back surface side of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 as described above. It is made.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation lever 12 includes a front end portion 12a bent into a substantially Z-shaped crank shape, a first bent portion 12b, a second bent portion 12c, a shaft portion 12d, and a third bent portion 12e. The arm portion 12f and the grip portion 12g are formed.
The first bent portion 12b is located immediately below the hinge 11d of the ball introducing inclined plate 11, and the tip portion 12a of the operation lever 12 is rotated in the shaft portion 12d between the first bent portion 12b and the second bent portion 12c. It is a fulcrum.
The second bent portion 12c is loosely fitted into the hole 13a of the adjacent fulcrum metal 13, and an arm portion 12f is provided between the third bent portion 12e and the second bent portion 12c to loosely fit in the vertically elongated hole 14a. In this state, the shaft portion 12d rotates to move the tip portion 12a up and down, and the ball introduction inclined plate 11 rises in conjunction with the vertical movement of the tip portion 12a (ball (Stopping state), or descending (ball-stopping release state).

A mechanism for temporarily locking the operation lever 12 at the upper position and the lower position is provided on the operation fitting 14 side. The operation fitting 14 is formed with a vertically long hole 14a loosely fitted so that the operation lever 12 is moved up and down, and a horizontal portion 14b and a horizontal portion 14c are formed at the upper and lower positions extended from the vertically long hole 14a, respectively. The locked state can be maintained at the upper or lower position by inserting the grip portion 12g of the operation lever 12 into any one of the upper and lower horizontal portions 14b and the horizontal portion 14c.

Next, the operation of the ball introduction / stop mechanism (ball stop mechanism 10) of the present invention will be described.
First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the grip portion 12g of the operation lever 12 is lifted upward, and the grip portion 12g of the operation lever 12 is inserted into the horizontal portion 14b of the vertically long hole 14a to be locked at the upper position. At this time, the ball introduction inclined plate 11 on the distal end portion 12a of the operating lever 12 is lowered to the distal end 11c side and is in a lowered position.
That is, the ball stopper is released, and both side wall portions 11b of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 are located at positions lower than the collection basket 2. Therefore, the pachinko balls P flowing down the collection basket 2 are directly in the ball introduction inclined plate 11. It is possible to flow down onto the top plate portion 11a of the ball, and after falling into the ball introduction / alignment cage 3, the ball introduction / alignment passage 4 rolls and sequentially enters the ball inlet 5 to form a one-row alignment state. The pachinko ball lifting device 1 is guided into the body.

On the other hand, when the pachinko ball lifting device 1 is stopped after the store is closed and maintenance work (maintenance inspection or failure repair or parts replacement) is performed, the arm portion 12f of the operation lever 12 is moved as shown in FIGS. The grip part 12g is inserted into the horizontal part 14c of the vertically long hole 14a and brought into a locked state by being lowered to a lower position. At this time, the ball introduction inclined plate 11 placed on the front end portion 12 a of the operation lever 12 is lifted at the front end 11 c side by about one pachinko ball from the height of the recovery rod 2 to be in the raised position.
In other words, it is in a ball-stopped state, and both side wall portions 11b of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 are positioned above the collection basket 2, so that the pachinko balls P flowing down the left and right collection baskets 2 are introduced into the balls. It is blocked by both side walls 11b of the inclined plate 11, stays in the vicinity thereof, and is prevented from flowing into the ball introduction / alignment rod 3.
Since the above-described ball stopper operation can be performed without providing an electrical configuration, there is no need for frequent failures and inspection or repair work. In addition, this operation means (operation lever 12) can be easily operated even in a small gaming machine island.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge 11d side of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 is the center of rotation, and is therefore almost at the same height as the bottom surface of the collection basket 2. From the vicinity, the pachinko ball P is placed on the top plate portion 11a. The pachinko ball P rolls slightly, but since the tip 11c of the top plate portion 11a is located above the bottom surface of the collection basket 2, it does not flow into the ball introduction / alignment basket 3, The pachinko balls from the left and right collide and stay.

In this embodiment, the operating lever 12 is formed by bending a single bar-shaped member into a substantially Z shape, but it may be configured to have a similar function using a plurality of members. Although the operation by the operation lever is the vertical movement by the substantially Z-shaped crank shape, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation lever may be configured to move back and forth or from side to side.

Next, the structure which detects the operation | movement at the time of a ball stop work is demonstrated.
As described above, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the arm portion 12f of the operating lever 12 is lowered to the lower position, and the grip portion 12g is inserted into the horizontal portion 14c of the vertically elongated hole 14a so as to be locked. At this time, the tip 11c side of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 placed on the tip 12a of the operation lever 12 is lifted by about one pachinko ball or more from the height of the recovery rod 2. In other words, it is in a state where the ball is stopped.

As a configuration for informing the outside of this ball stop state, for example, a detection means 15 (transmission type sensor or the like) is provided in the vicinity of the horizontal portion 14c of the vertically long hole 14a of the operation fitting 14, and the detection means 15 and the gaming machine island 31 are The detecting means 16 provided on the upper part is electrically connected, and at the time of detection, since the operating lever 12 is located at the lower position, the detecting means 15 detects and the notifying means 16 is lit and displayed to stop the ball. Notify that there is a (replenishment trouble / supplemental abnormality).
When the operation lever 12 is located at the upper position, the detection means 15 does not detect it, so the notification means 16 notifies the fact that the feeding is operating normally by displaying the light off.
In this way, when the store clerk performs maintenance work (maintenance inspection or failure repair or replacement of parts) in the pachinko ball lifting device 1 after closing the store, he forgets that he / she has kept the ball on the pachinko ball. Even when the P is stopped, when the store is opened the next day, it is possible to find out if there is a replenishment trouble by turning on or off the notification means 16 provided on the gaming machine island 31 and prevent it beforehand. I can do it.

Next, a description will be given of the configuration of the ball removal during the ball stopping operation.
When the pachinko doffing device itself fails or when it is replaced with a new pachinko ball P, when the pachinko ball P in the collection basket 2 stops flowing down and becomes a ball-stopped state, the pachinko balls that have stayed in the collection bowl 2 P is extracted. Hereinafter, the configuration of the beading will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

A ball outlet 17 is provided on one of the side walls 2b near the end 2a of the left and right recovery rods 2. A notch 2c is provided on both sides 2d of the ball outlet 17 and guide plates 2e are provided on the top and bottom. An L-shaped opening / closing bracket 17a is mounted between the notch portion 2c on both side portions 2d of the ball outlet 17 and the upper and lower guide plates 2e so as to be freely opened and closed (up and down sliding).
Therefore, when the ball removal work is located at the ascending position of the ball introduction inclined plate 11 in conjunction with the operation lever 12, the left and right recovery rods 2 are dammed by the side walls 11 b of the ball introduction inclined plate 11. It is done. At the time of this ball stopping operation, the pachinko ball P can be pulled out by opening (opening) the opening / closing metal fitting 17a from the ball outlet 17. When the ball removal operation is completed, the opening / closing fitting 17a is attached to the ball removal port 17 to return the ball removal port 17 to its original state.

As is clear from the above description, according to the ball introduction / stop mechanism of the pachinko ball lifting device of the present invention, the pachinko ball lifting device is stopped after the store is closed, and maintenance work (maintenance inspection or fault repair or parts replacement) is performed. When doing so, it moves up and down simply by manipulating the operating means, and the ball stop mechanism operates along with the up and down movement. By this operation, the inflow from the end of the recovery rod to the introduction alignment rod is prevented, and the pachinko balls can flow from the recovery rod to the introduction alignment rod. Since this operation can be performed without providing an electrical configuration, there is no need for frequent failures and inspection or repair work.

In addition, since this operation means (operation lever) is operated, it can be easily performed even in a narrow gaming machine island.

It is a state perspective view in which a ball introduction inclined board exists in a lowered position. It is a state perspective view which has a ball introduction inclined board in a raise position. It is a side surface state figure in which a ball introduction inclined board is in a lowered position. It is a side surface state figure in which a ball introduction inclined board exists in a raise position. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko ball lifting apparatus according to the present invention. It is a state perspective view of a ball outlet. It is an enlarged state perspective view of a ball outlet.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko ball lifting device 2 Collection | recovery cage | basket 3 Introduction | alignment alignment cage | basket 5 Ball flow inlet 10 Ball stop mechanism 11 Ball introduction inclined plate 11b Side wall part 12 Operation lever 15 Detection means 16 Notification means 17 Ball outlet

Claims (1)

A pachinko ball lifting device is installed near the approximate center of the gaming machine island with a plurality of game machines.
A collection bowl for collecting pachinko balls discharged from the game machine is provided on both the left and right sides of the pachinko ball lifting device.
The pachinko balls are led from the collection basket through the ball inlet of the alignment basket to the pachinko ball lifting device,
A ball introduction inclined plate having both side walls is provided above the introduction alignment rod,
The ball introduction inclined plate has one end side fixed above the ball inlet, and a ball stopping mechanism configured to move up and down the other end side,
When the ball introduction inclined plate is in the raised position, the pachinko balls flowing down from the left and right recovery rods abut against the side walls of the ball introduction inclined plate at the end of the recovery rod and prevent the inflow to the introduction alignment rods State,
When the ball introduction inclined plate is in the lowered position, the ball introduction inclined plate descends in conjunction and the pachinko balls flowing down from the left and right recovery rods are in a ball stopper release state where they flow into the introduction alignment rods as they are.
The ball introduction inclined plate is configured to rise or fall in conjunction with the supported operating means,
A pachinko that is configured such that the operation means can be operated for selection from the outside of the recovery basket so that either a ball stop state or a ball stop release state by the ball introduction inclined plate can be selected. Ball introduction stop mechanism of the ball lifting device.

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