JP4721724B2 - Ball storage tank - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball quantity detection switch for a pachinko ball storage tank installed in a game island of a pachinko hall.

In the pachinko hall, there is a storage tank for storing pachinko balls in order to supply pachinko balls to gaming machines, ball lending machines, etc. in the game island, and there is a switch for detecting the amount of balls in the storage tank portion. Is provided.

There exists a thing shown in patent document 1 as a ball amount detection switch. In the “ball amount detection switch mechanism” explicitly disclosed in this document, an opening is formed in the wall plate of the pachinko ball storage tank, and a support frame is attached to the outside of the wall plate of the storage tank so as to surround the opening. The sensor main body is disposed opposite to the support frame. The base end of the swing block with the intermediate plate faced to the opening of the storage tank is pivotally supported by the support frame so that the swing side tip moves between the sensor body and the storage tank wall plate. Turn the sensor body on and off. The swing block is configured to swing and engage with the wall plate side of the storage tank by its own weight, and swing to the sensor main body side by the pressing force of the ball amount in the storage tank. Is disclosed in the following document.

JP-A-10-277245

However, in Patent Document 1, since the switch is installed in a recessed portion formed in the recessed portion inside the tank, it is difficult to perform the operation such as replacement, and it takes time for the operation such as replacement, which is troublesome for the operator.

  In addition, each switch body that detects the amount of balls in the pachinko ball storage tank is directly attached to the support frame that is attached so as to surround the fixed opening formed on the wall plate of the storage tank. It is not possible to detect the amount of balls suitable for. That is, there is a problem that an appropriate ball amount cannot be detected because it cannot be set at an arbitrary position according to the ball amount in the storage tank.

Therefore, the present invention forms a hooking claw in the ball amount detection switch, hooks the hooking claw into the opening provided in the storage tank, and is fixed by the repulsive force of the mounting plate made of a spring material. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball amount detection switch for a pachinko ball storage tank that can be easily attached and detached by operation.

In addition, a ball amount detection switch for a pachinko ball storage tank that can be set at an arbitrary position within the range of the opening by widening the opening provided in the storage tank to which the ball amount detection switch is attached is provided. There is.

In order to solve the above problems, the ball storage tank of the present invention is provided with an opening for attaching a ball amount detection switch to the ball storage tank that stores pachinko balls inside the game island, A main body frame provided with a hooking claw for locking the opening, a switch main body for detecting the amount of balls, a switch pressing plate formed with a ball pressing part at the tip, and a spring provided with a hooking claw for locking the opening A ball storage tank comprising a mounting plate made of a material and provided with a ball pressing portion facing the inside of the tank from the opening, wherein the openings are provided at several locations on the wall plate of the ball storage tank. The width of the opening is less than the diameter that the pachinko ball cannot pass, and the width of the opening is formed wider than the body frame width of the ball detection switch, and the ball detection switch is opened in the ball storage tank. Arbitrary position in the horizontal direction Characterized in that made it possible to mount.

Opening provided at several locations on the wall plate of the ball storage tank is formed in an inclined shape, and the ball amount detection switch can be adjusted and attached to an arbitrary position in the vertical and horizontal directions of the opening of the ball storage tank. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, as means for attaching the ball amount detection switch to the opening provided in the storage tank, the hook provided on the attachment plate made of the main body frame and the spring material is hooked on the opening provided in the storage tank, The hooking claw is locked and fixed by the repulsive force of the spring material of the mounting plate. Therefore, it can be easily attached and detached as compared with the conventional means in which the ball amount detection switch is installed in a narrow place.

Moreover, the opening part for attaching the ball quantity detection switch provided in the storage tank wall board is formed in the inclination shape wider than the main body frame width. Therefore, compared with the ball amount detection switch attached at a fixed position, it is possible to adjust and attach to an arbitrary position of the opening.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

    The amusement island 10 includes, for example, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 12 and pachinko ball lending machines 11, and a ball lifting device 14 provided with an upper tank 13. The ball storage tank 15 for storing the pachinko balls is provided to circulate and recirculate the pachinko balls.

The ball storage tank 15 is formed at several places on the wall plate with an opening vertical width L2 that is equal to or less than a diameter through which the pachinko balls 17 cannot pass, and the opening horizontal width L1 is larger than the main body frame width L3. Opening 16 is provided. Thereby, even when the pachinko ball 17 is stored in the storage tank 15 when the ball amount detection switch 5 is replaced, the pachinko ball 17 does not flow out of the storage tank 15 and can be attached and detached. is there. Further, the opening 16 is formed in an inclined shape of, for example, about 45 degrees, so that the position adjustment in the vertical and horizontal directions is possible. In the above description, the opening 16 is formed in an inclined shape. However, for example, the opening 16 may be formed in a horizontal shape or a vertical shape.

The ball amount detection switch 5 according to the present invention attached to the opening 16 includes a body frame 1 having a hooking claw 1a facing downward, a switch body 4 for detecting a ball amount, and a switch pressing plate formed with a ball pressing portion 3a at the tip. 3 and a hook claw 2a is formed at the tip of a U-shape made of a spring material, and the arbitrary fulcrum 2b has an angle α1 with respect to the vertical direction, so that it is placed at the hook claw position 2aa before mounting. The mounting plate 2 and the fixture 6 for fixing the mounting plate 2 to the main body frame 1 are configured.

  In the ball amount detection switch 5 according to the present invention, the switch body 4 is installed in the body frame 1, and the switch pressing plate 3 swings through the engagement pieces 1b in the engagement holes 1b formed on both side surfaces of the body frame 1. It is attached freely. A U-shaped mounting plate 2 is fixed by a fixture 6 so as to surround the main body frame 1 from both sides.

A ball pressing portion 3a formed at the tip of the switch pressing plate 3 is formed through the opening 16 because the plate surface of the switch pressing plate 3 pivotally attached to the switch body 4 is in contact with 4a. The switch body 4 can be turned on and off by moving between the ball pressing portion 3 a at the tip and the wall plate of the storage tank 15 while appearing and retracting in the storage tank 15. By providing the switch push plate 3, the switch body 4 is not directly impacted by the pachinko ball 17, so that damage can be prevented.

As means for attaching the ball amount detection switch 5 according to the present invention to the storage tank 15, the hooking claw 1 a of the main body frame 1 is locked to the lower edge of the opening 16 provided in the storage tank 15, and the hooking claw 2 a of the mounting plate 2 is attached. During mounting, the back surface of the mounting plate 2 is pressed to the hooking claw position 2ac and is locked to the upper edge of the opening 16 so that the hooking claw 2a is springed by an angle α2 in the back direction at the hooking claw position 2ab after mounting. It is fixed by being pulled by the repulsive force of the material. Therefore, the ball amount detection switch 5 can be easily attached and detached by operating the mounting plate 2.

The opening 16 for attaching the ball quantity detection switch 5 provided on the wall plate of the storage tank 15 is formed in an inclined shape that can be adjusted in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the opening lateral width L1 is the main body. Since it is wider than the frame width L3, it can be attached to an arbitrary position. That is, the number of pachinko gaming machines 12 and pachinko ball lending machines 11 installed differs depending on the hall, and the pachinko ball storage state varies depending on the ball inflow position into the storage tank 15. In order to cope with these, the ball amount detection switch 5 can be mounted at an optimum position.

The ball amount detection switch of the pachinko ball storage tank of the present invention detects the amount of balls in a storage tank provided with at least two openings in a tank for storing pachinko balls, for example, installed in a game island of a pachinko hall. For attaching to a storage tank, provided with a switch main body, a main body frame for mounting the switch main body provided with a hooking claw for engaging with the opening, and a hooking claw for locking with the opening made of a spring material It is the structure which can be attached or detached easily by being fixed by the repulsive force of the said mounting plate comprised from the mounting plate of this, and shape | molded with the spring material. Further, it can be used as a ball amount detection switch of a pachinko ball storage tank that can be attached to an arbitrary position of an opening formed in the storage tank.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the ball quantity detection switch which concerns on this invention. It is a component perspective view of the ball amount detection switch according to the present invention. It is a front perspective view which shows the structure of the ball quantity detection switch which concerns on this invention. It is a back perspective view showing the composition of the ball quantity detection switch concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of Example 1 of the ball amount detection switch of this invention. It is a side view which shows the motion of the mounting plate of the ball amount detection switch which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the game island which concerns on Example 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Body frame 1a Claw (Body frame side)
1b engagement hole 2 mounting plate 2a hooking claw (mounting plate side)
2aa Hook claw position (position before installation)
2ab hooking claw position (position after mounting)
2ac hooking claw position (during installation)
2b Support point 3 Switch pressing plate 3a Ball pressing portion 3b Locking piece 4 Switch body 4a Switch main body and switch pressing plate contact portion 5 Ball amount detection switch 6 Fixing fixture 10 Yugi island 11 Pachinko ball lending machine 12 Pachinko gaming machine 13 Upper tank 14 Ball lifting device 15 Storage tank 16 Opening portion 17 Pachinko ball A Back direction L1 Opening width L2 Opening length L3 Body frame width

Claims (2)

An opening for mounting the ball quantity detection switch is provided in the ball storage tank that stores pachinko balls inside the amusement island,
The ball detection switch
A main body frame provided with a hooking claw for locking to the opening;
A switch body for detecting the amount of balls;
A switch pressing plate having a ball pressing portion at the tip;
It is composed of a mounting plate made of a spring material provided with a hooking claw that is locked to the opening,
In the ball storage tank provided with the ball pressing part facing the inside of the tank from the opening,
The opening is
It is provided at several locations on the wall storage tank,
Below the diameter that the pachinko ball cannot pass through the vertical width of the opening,
The width of the opening is formed wider than the body frame width of the ball amount detection switch,
A ball storage tank in which a ball amount detection switch can be mounted at an arbitrary position in the lateral direction of the opening of the ball storage tank.
Forming the openings provided in several locations on the wall plate of the ball storage tank in an inclined shape,
The ball storage tank according to claim 1, wherein the ball amount detection switch can be adjusted and attached to an arbitrary position in the up / down / left / right direction of the opening of the ball storage tank.

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