JP5329484B2 - Amusement machine transport line - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyance line of a Pachinko machine for easily changing the posture of the Pachinko machine. <P>SOLUTION: A posture changing device 13 disposed between a first conveyor 11 and a second conveyor 12 includes a rotary member 19 that rotates in a vertical plane. The rotary member 19 includes one storage unit 20 storing a Pachinko machine 10 at 90-degree intervals along a circumferential direction. In a reference posture of the rotary member 19, one storage unit 20 faces a carry-in position IN for carrying in the Pachinko machine 10 from the first conveyor 11, and the other storage unit 20 faces a carry-out position OUT for carrying out the Pachinko machine 10 to the second conveyor 12. The rotary member 19 includes posture changing conveyors 21, 21 for conveying the Pachinko machine 10 by supporting two orthogonal sides of the Pachinko machine 10 stored in the storage unit 20. The Pachinko machine 10 stored vertically in the storage unit 20 in the carry-in position IN is laid on its side in the carry-out position OUT by rotating the rotary member 19 by 90 degrees. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport line for gaming machines.

  In the production line of pachinko machines and other gaming machines, various stations for processing various types of machines, attaching parts, or packaging are laid out according to the convenience of the factory space. In a transport line for transporting a machine by a transport conveyor, the direction of the gaming machine is changed so as to be suitable for processing at a supply destination station (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-298653 A

  The gaming machine that has been assembled on the production line is finally packed in a packaging box such as a cardboard box and shipped. At the packaging station located upstream of the packaging station, the rectangular gaming machine is wrapped with a film in a vertical standing posture (hereinafter also referred to as a vertical posture) with the longitudinal direction along the vertical direction. This gaming machine is placed on the transport conveyor in the vertical orientation as it is and transported downstream. However, when packing the gaming machine in the packaging box, it is preferable that the gaming machine has a sideways standing posture (hereinafter also referred to as a sideways posture) in which the short side direction of the gaming machine is along the vertical direction. In the transfer line, there is a demand for a transfer line that can change not only the plane of the game machine (game board) but also the attitude of the game machine as in the device disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems inherent in the prior art, and provides a transport line for a gaming machine that can easily change the attitude of the gaming machine. The purpose is to do.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
A posture changing device (13) is disposed between the first transport conveyor (11) and the second transport conveyor (12) for placing and transporting the gaming machine (10), from the first transport conveyor (11). This is a transport line for a gaming machine that is transported downstream by the second transport conveyor (12) after the transport posture of the gaming machine (10) carried into the posture change device (13) is converted by the posture change device (13). And
The posture changing device (13)
A rotating body (19) rotatable in a vertical plane around a rotating shaft (16) intersecting a conveying direction of the gaming machine (10) by the two conveyors (11, 12),
The rotary body (19) is provided at four locations around the rotary shaft (16) at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, and the carry-in position (IN) of the gaming machine (10) from the first conveyor (11) Accepts the gaming machine (10) and supports and accommodates each of the two sides constituting the corner on the rotating shaft (16) side of the gaming machine (10), and moves the accommodated gaming machine (10) upward A storage unit (20) that moves to a carry-out position (OUT) where the gaming machine (10) stored by rotating the rotating body (19) by 90 degrees can be sent to the second conveyor (12);
A posture changing motor (17) for rotating and rotating the rotating body (19) by 90 degrees; and
First moving means (21) for moving the gaming machine (10) from the first transport conveyor (11) to the receiving portion (20) at the loading position (IN);
A second moving means (35) for moving the gaming machine (10) accommodated in the accommodating portion (20) at the unloading position (OUT) to the second transport conveyor (12) is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the attitude of the gaming machine received from the first transfer conveyor can be converted by 90 degrees and sent to the second transfer conveyor, and the gaming machine can be set in a position suitable for the subsequent process. Easy to do. That is, it is not necessary for the worker to change the attitude of the gaming machine that has been transported, and the burden on the worker can be reduced. In addition, since the accommodating portions are provided at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, the game machine can be efficiently received, changed in posture, and sent out simply by rotating the rotating body 90 degrees in a fixed direction.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, each said accommodating part (20) is an angle by the side of the rotating shaft (16) in the gaming machine (10) provided in the said rotary body (19) and accommodated in the accommodating part (20). Are defined by two attitude change conveyors (21, 35) that can support each of the two sides, and the two attitude change conveyors are used for the gaming machine (10) placed at the loading position (IN). The first posture changing conveyor (21) as the first moving means that operates so as to be carried into the accommodating portion (20), and the game machine (10) placed at the carry-out position (OUT) are carried out. It consists of a second attitude changing conveyor (35) as the second moving means that operates in a short time.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game machine can be carried into and out of the housing portion by the two attitude converting conveyors that define the housing portion, so that it is separate from the rotating body. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a moving means, and the enlargement of the apparatus can be suppressed.

In the invention according to claim 3, the first detection means (28) detects that the gaming machine (10) has arrived at the end on the rotating shaft (16) side of the accommodating portion (20) at the carry-in position (IN). ) And control means (14),
In the control means (14), the first detection means (28) detects the gaming machine (10) carried from the first transport conveyor (11) into the accommodating portion (20) at the carry-in position (IN). The gist is to control the corresponding traveling motor (22) so as to stop after traveling the first posture changing conveyor (21) on which the gaming machine (10) is placed in the housing portion (20). .
According to the invention of claim 3, the gaming machine can be reliably carried to the downstream end side of the accommodating portion at the carrying-in position, and the first posture change conversion in which the gaming machine is placed in the accommodating portion at the carrying-in position. The side face of the gaming machine can be supported and rotated stably by the second attitude changing conveyor orthogonal to the conveyor.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the 2nd detection means (29) which detects that the game machine (10) arrived at the conveyance termination | terminus part of the said 1st conveyance conveyor (11) is provided,
When the second detection means (29) detects the gaming machine (10), the control means (14) is first when the first detection means (28) is in the detection state of the gaming machine (10). Stopping the game machine (10) from the transport conveyor (11) to the posture changing device (13), and when the first detection means (28) is in the non-detected state, the posture changing device is moved from the first transport conveyor (11). The gist is to control the first transfer conveyor (11) so as to carry the gaming machine (10) into (13).
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the next gaming machine from being carried in from the first transport conveyor and colliding with the gaming machine carried into the accommodating portion at the loading position.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 5, the 3rd detection means (30) which detects that the game machine (10) is accommodated in the accommodating part (20) of the said carrying-out position (OUT) is provided,
The control means (14) is configured such that the third detection means (30) is a gaming machine (10) in a posture in which the accommodating portion (20) of the rotating body (19) faces the carry-in position (IN) and the carry-out position (OUT). ) Detection state, the gist is to control the posture changing motor (17) so as not to rotate the rotating body (19).
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the gaming machine from falling or the like due to the rotation of the housing portion while the gaming machine is housed in the housing portion at the carry-out position.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, the 4th detection means (31) which detects a game machine (10) is provided in the conveyance start end part of the said 2nd conveyance conveyor (12),
The control means (14) detects the gaming machine (10) carried out from the accommodating portion (20) at the carry-out position (OUT) to the second transfer conveyor (12), and enters the detection state. The gist is that the rotating body (19) can be rotated on condition that the detecting means (31) is in a non-detecting state.
According to the invention of claim 6, since the storage unit can be rotated immediately after the gaming machine is unloaded from the storage unit at the carry-out position, the posture conversion of the gaming machine can be efficiently performed by the posture conversion device. .

In the invention which concerns on Claim 7, the 5th detection means (32) which detects a gaming machine (10) in the position which separated one gaming machine downstream from the detection position of the said 4th detection means (31). With
The control means (14) is a gaming machine that is accommodated in the accommodating portion (20) at the carry-out position (OUT) under the condition that the fifth detection means (32) does not detect the gaming machine (10). The gist is to enable the removal of 10).
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the gaming machine carried out from the storage portion at the carrying-out position from colliding with the gaming machine carried out first to the second transport conveyor.

In the invention according to claim 8, sixth detecting means (33) for detecting that the rotating body (19) is in a posture in which the housing portion (20) faces the carry-in position (IN) and the carry-out position (OUT). )
The control means (14) is configured to prevent the game machine (10) from being carried into the posture changing device (13) from the first transport conveyor (11) when the sixth detection means (33) is not detected. The gist is to control the first conveyor (11).
According to the invention of claim 8, it is possible to prevent the game machine from being carried into the posture changing device in which the housing portion is rotating, which is safe.

  According to the transport line of the gaming machine according to the present invention, the attitude of the gaming machine can be easily converted.

It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the gaming machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state before the gaming machine is carried into the posture changing device. It is a schematic side view of the attitude | position conversion apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic front view of the attitude | position conversion apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a principal part vertical side view which shows the relationship between the detection piece and sensor which stop rotation of the rotary body in the attitude | position converter which concerns on an Example. It is a principal part side view which shows the control member which supports the rotary body in the attitude | position converter which concerns on an Example to a reference attitude. It is a control block diagram of the conveyance line which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state which the 1st game machine was carried in to the accommodating part of the carrying-in position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state in the middle of changing the attitude | position of the 1st game machine carried in to the attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The 1st game machine which was carried in to the attitude | position conversion apparatus and the attitude | position was changed shows the state located in the accommodating part of a carrying out position. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The 1st game machine is carried out to the 2nd conveyance conveyor from the accommodating part of the carrying out position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state before the 2nd game machine is carried in to the accommodating part of the carrying-in position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state which the 2nd game machine was carried in to the accommodating part of the carrying-in position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state in the middle of changing the attitude | position of the 2nd game machine carried in to the attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a transport line of the gaming machine according to the embodiment, in which a second gaming machine that is carried into the posture changing device and whose posture is changed is located in a storage portion of a carry-out position, and a third gaming machine The state before being carried in to the accommodating part of a carrying-in position is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state in which the 3rd game machine was carried in to the accommodating part of the carrying-in position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the gaming machine according to the embodiment, and the second gaming machine is carried out from the accommodating portion at the carrying-out position in the posture changing device to the second conveying conveyor from which the first gaming machine is carried out. State. It is a schematic front view of the transport line of the gaming machine according to the embodiment, the second gaming machine is carried out to the second transport conveyor, and the third gaming machine waits in the accommodating portion at the loading position in the posture changing device. It shows the state. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The state in the middle of converting the attitude | position of the 3rd game machine carried in to the attitude | position conversion apparatus is shown. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a transport line of the gaming machine according to the embodiment, in which a third gaming machine that is loaded into the posture changing device and whose posture is converted is located in a storage portion of a carry-out position, and a fourth gaming machine The state before being carried in to the accommodating part of a carrying-in position is shown. It is a schematic front view of the conveyance line of the game machine which concerns on an Example, Comprising: The 3rd game machine is carried out to the 2nd conveyance conveyor from the accommodating part of the carrying out position in an attitude | position conversion apparatus, and a 4th game machine is carried in The state carried in to the accommodating part of a position is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the detection piece at the time of stopping the rotary body in the attitude | position conversion apparatus which concerns on an Example, and a sensor.

  Next, the transport line of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine will be described as a gaming machine.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows an overall structure of a transport line of a gaming machine according to an embodiment, and the transport line is a first transport conveyor 11 and a second transport conveyor on which a pachinko machine 10 is placed and transported. 12 and an attitude changing device 13 that is arranged between the two conveyors 11 and 12 and changes the attitude of the pachinko machine 10. A packaging station for packaging the pachinko machine 10 with a packaging film is connected to the upstream side of the first conveyor 11, and the pachinko machine 10 packaged in the packaging station is fed into the first conveyor 11. The pachinko machine 10 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole, and the pachinko machine 10 packaged at a packaging station has a vertically standing position (longitudinal direction) in which a longitudinal side (hereinafter referred to as a long side) extends along the vertical direction. Posture) and a side in the short direction of the pachinko machine 10 (hereinafter referred to as a short side) is sent to the first transport conveyor 11 in a direction along the transport direction of the pachinko machine 10 in the first transport conveyor 11. A packing station equipped with a lift device that can move up and down by placing the pachinko machine 10 sent from the second conveyor 12 is connected to the downstream side of the second conveyor 12. With the apparatus, the pachinko machine 10 can be brought to a position where it can be easily handled by the operator.

  A machine frame 15 (see FIG. 2) having a pair of side walls 15a and 15a spaced apart in the width direction intersecting the conveyance direction of the pachinko machine 10 by the two conveyors 11 and 12 is provided in the conveyance line. The first conveyor 11 is composed of a roller conveyor in which a plurality of rollers 11a are arranged in parallel in the conveying direction of the pachinko machine 10 between both side walls 15a, 15a, and is placed on the rollers 11a in a vertical orientation. The pachinko machine 10 is configured to be conveyed toward the attitude changing device 13 by rotating the roller 11a with a drive motor (not shown). Similarly to the first conveyor 11, the second conveyor 12 is composed of a roller conveyor in which a plurality of rollers 12a are arranged in parallel in the conveying direction of the pachinko machine 10 between both side walls 15a, 15a. The pachinko machine 10 unloaded and placed on the roller 12a is configured to be conveyed toward the downstream side by rotating the roller 12a with a drive motor (not shown). In addition, the conveyance surface of the pachinko machine 10 by the 1st conveyance conveyor 11 and the conveyance surface of the pachinko machine 10 by the 2nd conveyance conveyor 12 are set to substantially the same height. The first conveyor 11 and the second conveyor 12 are controlled by the control means 14 shown in FIG.

  The posture changing device 13 includes a rotating body 19 that is rotatably supported between both side walls 15a and 15a of the machine casing 15, and a posture changing motor 17 that is provided on one side wall 15a and rotates the rotating body 19. Is basically provided. The rotating body 19 includes a pair of side plates 18 and 18 disposed on a rotating shaft 16 rotatably supported between both side walls 15a and 15a so as to be integrally rotatable apart from each other in the width direction. The posture converting motor 17 is connected to a rotating shaft 16, and the rotating body 19 rotates in a vertical plane around the rotating shaft 16 by rotating the rotating shaft 16 by the posture converting motor 17. Is done. The posture changing motor 17 is controlled by the control means 14.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each side plate 18 of the rotating body 19 has a cross shape in which four arm portions 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d are formed at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction. Has been attached to. Conveying means 34a, 34b, 34c, and 34d are disposed between the arm portions 18a, 18a, 18b, 18b, 18c, 18c, 18d, and 18d facing the width direction of the side plates 18 and 18, respectively. In the embodiment, the first conveying means 34a is disposed between the first arm portions 18a and 18a, the second conveying means 34b is disposed between the second arm portions 18b and 18b, and the third arm portions 18c and 18c are disposed. The third transport means 34c is disposed in the second arm portion 18d, and the fourth transport means 34d is disposed between the fourth arm portions 18d and 18d. The rotating body 19 has two conveying means 34 a, 34 b, in which accommodating portions 20 that can accommodate the pachinko machine 10 are arranged at four positions at 90 ° intervals in the circumferential direction around the rotating shaft 16. 34c and 34d. In the embodiment, the accommodating portion defined by the fourth conveying means 34d and the first conveying means 34a is referred to as the first accommodating portion 20a, and is defined by the first conveying means 34a and the second conveying means 34b. The accommodating portion is designated as the second accommodating portion 20b, the accommodating portion defined by the second conveying means 34b and the third conveying means 34c is designated as the third accommodating portion 20c, and the third conveying means 34c and the fourth conveying portion. The accommodating portion defined by the means 34d is referred to as a fourth accommodating portion 20d. In addition, when explaining the related structure common to each accommodating part 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, it only calls the accommodating part 20. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 19 has a pair of arms 18a, 18c (or 18b, 18d) which are paired across the rotating shaft 16 in the left-right direction (first and second conveyors 11, 12). ), And the other pair of arm portions 18b, 18d (or 18a, 18c) is oriented in the vertical direction as a reference posture. In this reference posture, one accommodating portion 20 is the first. Set to face the loading position IN where the pachinko machine 10 can be loaded from the conveyor 11 and to the unloading position OUT where the other one storage unit 20 can carry the pachinko machine 10 to the second conveyor 12 Is done. That is, in FIG. 3, the conveying means 34a (or 34b, 34c, 34d) positioned horizontally on the first conveying conveyor side of the rotating shaft 16 and the conveying means 34d (or 34a, 34b) positioned vertically above the rotating shaft 16 , 34c) defines the accommodating portion 20 that opens to the first conveying conveyor side and upward at the carry-in position IN. Further, in FIG. 3, the conveying means 34c (or 34d, 34a, 34c) positioned horizontally on the second conveying conveyor side of the rotating shaft 16 and the conveying means 34d (or 34a, 34b) positioned vertically above the rotating shaft 16 are provided. , 34c) defines a container 20 that opens to the second conveyor side and upward at the carry-out position OUT. Then, the posture conversion motor 17 stops the rotary body 19 by rotating 90 degrees in a direction (counterclockwise in the embodiment) in which the accommodating portion 20 at the loading position IN rotates upward in the reference posture. When the operation is controlled by the control means 14 (see FIGS. 8, 13, and 18), the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-in position IN moves to the carry-in position OUT, and the next accommodating portion 20 moves to the carry-in position IN. It is configured as follows. In the embodiment, in the reference posture in which the rotating body 19 faces the first receiving portion 20a at the loading position IN, the first receiving portion 20a is set as a reference in the clockwise direction opposite to the counterclockwise direction in which the rotating body 19 rotates. As the second storage portion 20b, the third storage portion 20c, and the fourth storage portion 20d are arranged in this order, the first storage portion 20a moves from the carry-in position IN to the carry-out position OUT. 2 The accommodating portion 20b is moved to the carry-in position IN.

  Since the first to fourth transport means 34a, 34b, 34c, and 34d have the same configuration, the configuration of the first transport means 34a will be described, and the same reference numerals are used for the same members of the other transport means 34b, 34c, and 34d. The description is omitted. That is, the first transport means 34a is composed of a pair of attitude changing conveyors 21 and 35 disposed orthogonal to the extending direction of the first arm portions 18a and 18a and spaced apart in the radial direction of the rotation shaft, Each attitude conversion conveyor 21, 35 is composed of a roller conveyor in which a plurality of rollers 21a, 35a are arranged in parallel in the extending direction of the first arm portions 18a, 18a, and a pachinko machine placed on the rollers 21a, 35a. The machine 10 is configured to be transported by rotating the rollers 21a, 35a by the corresponding traveling motors 22, 36. In the state where the first transport unit 34a is in the horizontal posture at the carry-in position IN, the first posture converting conveyor (first moving unit) 21 faces the upper side (the first accommodating portion 20a side), and the rotating body 19 is 180 degrees. In a state where the first conveying means 34a is in a horizontal posture at the carry-out position OUT by rotating, the second posture changing conveyor (second moving means) 36 is configured to face the upper side (second accommodating portion 20b side). . The first posture converting conveyor 21 located on the upper side at the carry-in position IN is rotated by the first traveling motor 22 so that the roller 21a is conveyed so as to convey the placed pachinko machine 10 toward the rotating shaft 16 side. On the other hand, the second posture changing conveyor 35 located on the upper side at the carry-out position OUT is provided with a roller 35a that conveys the placed pachinko machine 10 in a direction away from the rotary shaft 16. The travel motor 36 is driven to rotate.

  The transport surface of the first posture changing conveyor 21 located on the upper side at the carry-in position IN is located at the same height as the transport surface of the first transport conveyor 11 and is located on the upper side at the carry-out position OUT. The posture-changing conveyor 35 is configured to be located at the same height as the conveying surface of the second conveying conveyor 12, and the pachinko machine 10 is carried into the first accommodating portion 20 a from the first conveying conveyor 11 and the second conveying conveyer 10. It is comprised so that the carrying out from the 1 accommodating part 20a to the 2nd conveyance conveyor 12 can be performed smoothly. Further, the first posture changing conveyor 21 in the first conveying means 34a is positioned at the front side in the rotation direction of the first posture changing conveyor 21 and the rotating body 19 in the reference posture which is horizontal on the upper side at the loading position IN. The first accommodating portion 20a is defined by the second posture changing conveyor 35 positioned vertically in the fourth conveying means 34d, and the pachinko machine 10 accommodated in the first accommodating portion 20a is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the long side and the short side perpendicular to the pachinko machine 10 are supported by the corresponding attitude changing conveyors 21 and 35.

  In the reference posture of the rotating body 19, the transport surface of the first posture changing conveyor 21 that defines the lower side of the accommodating portion 20 at the loading position IN, and the second posture that defines the lower side of the accommodating portion 20 at the unloading position OUT. If the conveying surface of the conversion conveyor 35 is not the same height as the conveying surfaces of the first and second conveying conveyors 11 and 12 and does not interfere with the delivery of the pachinko machine 10 between both conveyors, the attitude converting conveyor 21 , 35 may be lower than the transport surfaces of the first and second transport conveyors 11, 12. In addition, the storage unit 20 is set such that the horizontal length is larger than the short side length in the pachinko machine 10 and the vertical length is smaller than the long side length in the pachinko machine 10 in the reference posture of the rotating body 19. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the outer surface of each arm 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d of one side plate 18 in the rotating body 19, the extending direction of the arms 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d (of the rotating shaft 16). A deceleration detection piece 23 and a stop detection piece 24 are provided separately from each other in the radial direction. Further, the machine frame 15 includes a deceleration sensor 25 capable of detecting a deceleration detection piece 23 positioned below the rotary shaft 16 in a reference posture of the rotating body 19 and a stop sensor 26 capable of detecting a stop detection piece 24. (See FIG. 4). If both detection pieces 23 and 24 are located in the lower side of the rotating shaft 16 in the reference | standard attitude | position of the rotary body 19 shown in FIG. The dimension is set to be longer than that of the stop detection piece 24, and the end portion of the deceleration detection piece 23 on the front side in the rotation direction of the rotating body 19 is positioned ahead of the end portion of the stop detection piece 24 on the front side in the rotation direction. Is set. That is, when the arm portions 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d on the carry-out position side rotate downward, after the deceleration detection piece 23 is detected by the deceleration sensor 25, the stop detection piece 24 is detected by the stop sensor 26. (See FIG. 21).

  On the inner side of each side wall 15a of the machine frame 15, a regulating member 27 capable of supporting the lower end of the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) facing the first transport conveyor side in the reference posture of the rotating body 19 is provided. Are arranged respectively. Each restricting member 27 is supported on the side wall 15a so as to be able to swing between a restricting position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 5 and a retracted position spaced outward from the rotation trajectory of the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d). Is done. The arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) whose lower end is in contact with the restricting member 27 at the restricting position is supported substantially horizontally to define the accommodating portion 20 at the loading position IN. 21 conveyance surfaces are set to be held at the same height as the conveyance surface of the first conveyance conveyor 11. That is, the restricting member 27 supports the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) from the lower side, whereby the rotating body 19 is held in the reference posture. In addition, an inclined surface 27a that is inclined upward from the outside to the inside is formed on the lower surface of the restricting member 27 that faces the rotation path of the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) at the restriction position, and moves from below. When the upper end of the coming arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) comes into contact with the inclined surface 27a, the regulating member 27 moves to the retracted position and moves upward above the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d). Configured to allow movement of Further, the restricting member 27 is always urged toward the restricting position by an elastic means such as a spring (not shown), and when the arm portion 18a (or 18b, 18c, 18d) passes, the restricting member 27 is elastic. It is urged by the means to return to the restricted position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of detection means 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 for detecting the pachinko machine 10 are arranged in the transport line. That is, the first detection means 28 for detecting that the pachinko machine 10 has arrived at the end of the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-in position IN in the reference posture of the rotating body 19 is provided. Further, a second detection means 29 for detecting that the pachinko machine 10 has arrived at the conveyance end portion of the first conveyance conveyor 11 is disposed. Furthermore, the 3rd detection means 30 which detects that the pachinko machine 10 is accommodated in the accommodating part 20 of the said carrying out position OUT is arrange | positioned.

  The 4th detection means 31 which detects the pachinko machine 10 which moves this conveyance start end part at the conveyance start end part of the said 2nd conveyance conveyor 12 is arrange | positioned. Further, fifth detection means 32 for detecting the pachinko machine 10 facing the position is disposed at a position where one pachinko machine is separated from the detection position of the pachinko machine 10 by the fourth detection means 31 on the downstream side. The Further, sixth detection means 33 for detecting that the rotating body 19 is in the reference posture is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control means 14 for controlling the entire transfer line includes the first transfer conveyor 11, the second transfer conveyor 12, the posture changing motor 17 of the posture changing device 13, and each posture changing conveyor 21. , 35 traveling motors 22, 36, deceleration sensor 25, stop sensor 26, and first to sixth detection means 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 are connected. In FIG. 6, the first transport conveyor 11 and the second transport conveyor 12 are illustrated as being connected to the control means 14. Specifically, drive motors in the respective conveyors 11 and 12 are connected, and these drives are driven. By controlling the motor by the control means 14, the conveyors 11 and 12 carry and stop the pachinko machine 10.

  In the state where the sixth detecting means 33 detects the reference posture of the rotating body 19 and the pachinko machine 10 can be carried into the posture changing device 13, the control means 14 moves from the first conveying conveyor 11 to the loading position. The first attitude changing conveyor 21 that has started running when the pachinko machine 10 is carried into the IN accommodating portion 20 is adapted to stop when the first detecting means 28 detects the pachinko machine 10. One traveling motor 22 is controlled to operate. When the first detection means 28 detects the pachinko machine 10 and stops the first attitude changing conveyor 21, the pachinko machine placed on the first attitude changing conveyor 21 is shown in FIG. The long side on the downstream side of 10 abuts on the second posture changing conveyor 35 that defines the accommodating portion 20 with the first posture changing conveyor 21. In addition, the control unit 14 is configured to detect the first detection when the second detection unit 29 detects the pachinko machine 10 in a state where the sixth detection unit 33 detects the reference posture of the rotating body 19. When the means 28 is in the detection state of the pachinko machine 10, the loading of the pachinko machine 10 from the first conveyor 11 to the attitude changing device 13 is stopped, and when the first detection means 28 is in the non-detection state, the attitude from the first conveyor 11 is stopped. It is set to control the operation of the first conveyor 11 so that the pachinko machine 10 is carried into the conversion device 13.

  When the third detection unit 30 is in the detection state of the pachinko machine 10 in a state where the sixth detection unit 33 detects the reference posture of the rotation body 19, the control unit 14 moves the rotation body 19. The posture changing motor 17 is set to be controlled so as not to rotate. In addition, the control means 14 detects that the pachinko machine 10 carried out from the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-out position OUT to the second transport conveyor 12 and the fourth detection means 31 that is in a detection state has become a non-detection state. Is set so that the rotating body 19 can be rotated. That is, the rotation of the rotating body 19 is allowed only when the pachinko machine 10 is not present in the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-out position OUT.

  The control means 14 is set so that the pachinko machine 10 accommodated in the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-out position OUT can be carried out under the condition that the fifth detection means 32 does not detect the pachinko machine 10. . The second transfer conveyor 12 is connected to the packing station, and the second transfer conveyor 12 is connected to the fifth transfer conveyor 12 based on a request from the packing station (for example, a request signal input to the control means 14). The detection means 32 is set so as to convey the pachinko machine 10 positioned at the standby position for detecting the pachinko machine 10 to the downstream side so as to be supplied to the packing station. That is, when there is no request signal for the pachinko machine 10 from the packing station, the second conveyor 12 is configured to stand by with the pachinko machine 10 stopped at the standby position.

  The control means 14 carries in the pachinko machine 10 from the first conveyor 11 to the attitude changer 13 and the attitude changer 13 to the second conveyor 12 in the non-detection state of the sixth detector 33. In order not to carry out the pachinko machine 10, the first conveyor 11, the second conveyor 12 and the traveling motors 22, 36 of the conveyors 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d are set to be controlled. That is, the pachinko machine 10 is allowed to be loaded into the posture changing device 13 and the pachinko machine 10 from the posture changing device 13 only when the rotating body 19 is in the reference posture.

  When the control unit 14 detects the deceleration detection piece 23 by the deceleration sensor 25 when the rotating body 19 is rotated so as to change the posture of the pachinko machine 10 carried into the accommodating portion 20 at the carry-in position IN. The posture changing motor 17 is set to decelerate, and then the posture changing motor 17 is controlled to stop when the stop detecting piece 24 is detected by the stop sensor 26.

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Next, the operation of the transport line of the pachinko machine according to the above-described embodiment will be described. In addition, the pachinko machine 10 packaged at the upstream packaging station is placed in a vertical orientation on the first transport conveyor 11 in a state where the pachinko machine 10 does not exist in the posture changing device 13 and the second transport conveyor 12. It is assumed that For convenience of explanation, the pachinko machine 10 supplied from the first transport conveyor 11 to the posture changing device 13 is designated as the first, second, third,... In that order, and FIGS. In FIG. 20, the pachinko machine 10 is shown with a number corresponding to the order of supply to the posture changing device 13. Further, it is assumed that the first storage portion 20a faces the carry-in position IN.

  The first pachinko machine 10 placed in the vertical posture on the first transport conveyor 11 is transported toward the posture changing device 13 by the travel of the first transport conveyor 11. When the second detecting means 29 detects the first pachinko machine 10 conveyed by the first conveying conveyor 11, the control means 14 determines that the rotating body 19 is in the reference posture shown in FIG. 6 that defines the first accommodating portion 20a at the carry-in position IN under the condition (the non-detection state) that the detection means 33 of 6 detects and the first detection means 28 does not detect the pachinko machine 10. The first traveling motor 22 corresponding to travel on the first posture changing conveyor 21 in the conveying means 34 a is started, and the first pachinko machine 10 fed from the first conveying conveyor 11 is moved to the first posture changing conveyor 21. Is pulled into the first accommodating portion 20a of the posture changing device 13. When the second detection means 29 detects the pachinko machine 10, if the first detection means 28 is in the detection state, the control means 14 controls to stop the first conveyor 11 and the pachinko machine 10 Is not carried into the posture changing device 13. That is, when the pachinko machine 10 is already accommodated in the first accommodating portion 20a at the carry-in position IN, the next pachinko machine 10 is not carried in, so the pachinko machines 10 collide with each other in the posture changing device 13. Can prevent.

  When the pachinko machine 10 conveyed by the first attitude conversion conveyor 21 is detected by the first detection means 28, the control means 14 controls the corresponding first traveling motor 22 to stop, thereby As shown in FIG. 7, the pachinko machine 10 is stopped at a position where it comes into contact with the second attitude changing conveyor 35 in the fourth conveying means 34 d in which the downstream long side is in the vertical attitude. The control means 14 starts the posture changing motor 17 on the condition that the third detection means 30 has not detected the pachinko machine 10 so that the first accommodating portion 20a at the loading position IN rotates upward. The rotating body 19 is rotated counterclockwise. At this time, the long side (side surface) on the downstream side of the pachinko machine 10 is abutted and supported by the second attitude changing conveyor 35, and the lower short side of the pachinko machine 10 is in contact with the first attitude changing conveyor 21. Since the rotating body 19 rotates, the pachinko machine 10 rotates stably without overturning or the like (see FIG. 8).

  Before a predetermined angle at which the rotating body 19 rotates 90 degrees, the deceleration sensor 25 detects the deceleration detection piece 23 as shown in FIG. Control to slow down. Next, when the stop sensor 26 detects the stop detection piece 24, the control means 14 controls to stop the posture changing motor 17. That is, by reducing the rotational speed of the rotating body 19 by decelerating the posture changing motor 17 before stopping the rotating body 19, the impact applied to the pachinko machine 10 when the rotating body 19 is stopped can be reduced. Also, the impact sound at the time of stopping can be kept small. In addition, since it is not necessary to use shock absorbing means such as a shock absorber in order to weaken the impact or reduce the impact sound, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be kept low.

  When the rotary body 19 rotates 90 degrees, the pachinko machine 10 in the vertical orientation accommodated in the first accommodating portion 20a at the loading position IN has the first accommodating portion 20a at the unloading position OUT as shown in FIG. By moving, the short side faces the carry-out position OUT in a state where the short side is converted into a horizontal posture along the vertical direction. That is, the first changeover conveyor 21 of the first transport means 34a that is in the horizontal posture at the carry-in position IN is in the vertical posture at the carry-out position OUT, and the fourth transport means 34d that is in the vertical posture at the carry-in position IN. The second posture converting conveyor 35 is in a horizontal posture at the unloading position OUT, and the pachinko machine 10 housed in the first housing portion 20a that has arrived at the unloading position OUT has a horizontal long side on the lower side. It will be in the state supported by the 1st attitude | position conversion conveyor 21 which was supported by the 2nd attitude | position conversion conveyor 35, and the short side of the upstream became the vertical attitude | position. Further, the vertical length of the first storage portion 20a facing the carry-in position IN is set to be shorter than the length of the long side of the pachinko machine 10, and the fourth transport means 34d that defines the first storage portion 20a. Since the end in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko machine 10 extends from the tip of the second attitude changing conveyor 35 (the end away from the rotating shaft 16), the tip of the pachinko machine 10 arriving at the unloading position OUT is the second. It is placed on the transfer start end of the transfer conveyor 12. That is, since the pachinko machine 10 that has arrived at the unloading position OUT is placed between the second posture changing conveyor 35 and the second transfer conveyor 12 at the unloading position OUT, the rotating body 19 rotates 90 degrees or more. Even in the case where it has done, the pachinko machine 10 can be reliably carried out to the 2nd conveyance conveyor 12. FIG.

  Further, when the rotating body 19 is rotated to change the posture of the pachinko machine 10, the second arm portions 18b and 18b located on the lower side of the rotating shaft 16 are rotated upward toward the first conveyor. Then, the upper ends of the arm portions 18b, 18b come into contact with the inclined surfaces 27a, 27a of the restricting members 27, 27 facing the restricting position from below so that the restricting members 27, 27 move to the retracted position and are The upward movement of the two arms 18b, 18b is allowed. When the second arm portions 18b and 18b pass, the regulating members 27 and 27 are urged by elastic means and return to the regulating position, thereby supporting the lower ends of the second arm portions 18b and 18b by the regulating members 27 and 27. This is possible (see FIG. 5). Since the linkage mechanism between the posture converting motor 17 and the rotary shaft 16 inevitably has backlash, when the rotating body 19 is rotated 90 degrees and stopped, the rotating body 19 is reversed by the backlash. Although there is a risk of returning in the direction (clockwise), it is possible to prevent the rotating body 19 from returning in the reverse direction due to the second arm portions 18b, 18b coming into contact with the restriction members 27, 27. That is, when the rotating body 19 is stopped, the second arm portions 18b and 18b whose lower ends are in contact with the restriction members 27 and 27 at the restriction position are supported substantially horizontally, and the second storage portion 20b at the carry-in position IN. The conveying surface of the first attitude changing conveyor 21 that defines the above is held at the same height as the conveying surface of the first conveying conveyor 11. Thereby, carrying in of the pachinko machine 10 from the 1st conveyance conveyor 11 to the attitude | position conversion apparatus 13 can be performed without trouble.

  Under the condition that the sixth detecting means 33 detects that the posture converting motor 17 is stopped and the rotating body 19 is in the reference posture, the control means 14 defines the first accommodating portion 20a at the unloading position OUT. The second traveling motor 36 of the second posture conversion conveyor 35 formed is started, and the first pachinko machine 10 in the horizontal posture whose posture is converted by 90 degrees is carried out from the first accommodating portion 20a (see FIG. 10). ). The pachinko machine 10 carried out from the posture changing device 13 to the second transport conveyor 12 is continuously transported by the second transport conveyor 12. When the request signal from the packing station is not input, the control unit 14 detects the second transport when the pachinko machine 10 transported by the second transport conveyor 12 is detected by the fifth detection unit 32. The conveyor 12 is controlled to stop, and the pachinko machine 10 is made to wait at the standby position until a request signal is input from the packing station. When the pachinko machine 10 is carried out from the posture changing device 13, if a request signal is inputted to the control means 14 from the packing station, the control means 14 will stop the pachinko machine 10 without stopping at the standby position. Operation control of the 2nd conveyance conveyor 12 is carried out so that it may convey to the side.

  When the first pachinko machine 10 is unloaded from the first accommodating portion 20a at the unloading position OUT, the fourth detection means 31 detects the pachinko machine 10 and enters a detection state, and then the third detection. When the first pachinko machine 10 passes the detection position of the fourth detection means 31 after the means 30 becomes the non-detection state, the fourth detection means 31 becomes the non-detection state. The rotation is allowed. That is, the rotating body 19 cannot be rotated until the fourth detecting means 31 enters the non-detecting state after the fourth detecting means 31 enters the detecting state, and the rotating body 19 rotates while the pachinko machine 10 is being carried out. Occurrence of such a situation that the pachinko machine 10 is dropped from the posture changing device 13 is prevented. Conversely, when the fourth detection means 31 is in the non-detection state, the rotating body 19 can be rotated, so that the rotating body 19 is immediately after the pachinko machine 10 is unloaded from the accommodating portion 20 at the unloading position OUT. Rotation of the pachinko machine 10 by the posture changing device 13 can be performed efficiently.

  The control means 14 has detected the second pachinko machine 10 on the condition that the sixth detection means 33 detects that the rotating body 19 is in the reference posture. Sometimes (see FIG. 11), the corresponding first traveling motor 22 is started so as to travel on the first attitude changing conveyor 21 that defines the second accommodating portion 20b at the loading position IN, and the first conveyor 11 The second pachinko machine 10 carried into the second accommodating portion 20b is pulled into the posture changing device 13 by the first posture changing conveyor 21. Then, when the first detection means 28 detects the pachinko machine 10, the control means 14 controls to stop the corresponding first traveling motor 22, so that the second pachinko machine 10 is the same as described above. As shown in FIG. 12, the long side on the downstream side is stopped at a position where it abuts on the second posture changing conveyor 35 of the first transport means 34a. At this time, if none of the third and fourth detection means 30 and 31 has detected the pachinko machine 10, the control means 14 starts the posture changing motor 17 and the second accommodation of the loading position IN. The rotating body 19 is rotated to change the posture of the second pachinko machine 10 carried into the section 20b (see FIG. 13).

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the posture change device 13 changes the posture of the second pachinko machine 10, the fifth detection means 32 detects the pachinko machine 10 waiting at the standby position of the second conveyor 12. If it is detected, the second pachinko machine 10 is not carried out from the second accommodating portion 20b at the carry-out position OUT, and it waits until a request signal from the packing station is input to the control means 14. That is, it is possible to prevent the subsequent pachinko machine 10 from colliding with the pachinko machine 10 that has been carried out to the second conveyor 12 and stopped at the standby position.

  When the third pachinko machine 10 transported by the first transport conveyor 11 is detected by the second detection means 29 in a state where the pachinko machine 10 is present in the second accommodating portion 20b at the unloading position OUT, Since the first detection means 28 is in a non-detection state and the third storage portion 20c at the carry-in position IN is empty, the control means 14 defines the third transport that defines the third storage portion 20c at the carry-in position IN. The corresponding first traveling motor 22 is started so as to travel on the first posture changing conveyor 21 of the means 34c, and the third pachinko machine 10 carried into the third accommodating portion 20c from the first transport conveyor 11 is moved to the first. The posture changing device 21 is pulled into the posture changing device 13. And when the 1st detection means 28 detects the pachinko machine 10, the 1st motor 22 for the 1st attitude | position conversion conveyor 21 is stop-controlled, Thereby, the 3rd pachinko machine 10 is FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the downstream long side is stopped at a position where it abuts on the second attitude changing conveyor 35 of the second conveying means 34b in the vertical attitude. That is, since the posture changing conveyors 21 and 35 that define each storage unit 20 are configured to be able to travel independently, the pachinko machine 10 is present in the storage unit 20 at the carry-out position OUT. Moreover, the pachinko machine 10 from the 1st conveyance conveyor 11 can be received, and it can prevent that processing efficiency falls by making the 1st conveyance conveyor 11 stop and wait for the pachinko machine 10 side.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 10 is accommodated in the 2nd accommodating part 20b of the unloading position OUT as shown in FIG. 15 in the state in which the 3rd pachinko machine 10 was accommodated in the 3rd accommodating part 20c of the carrying-in position IN. Is detected by the third detection means 30, the control means 14 does not start the attitude changing motor 17. That is, the pachinko machine 10 can be prevented from falling from the posture changing device 13 by rotating the housing part 20 in a state where the pachinko machine 10 is housed in the housing part 20 at the carry-out position OUT.

  A request signal from the packing station is input to the control means 14, and the second transport conveyor 12 travels and transports the first pachinko machine 10 waiting at the standby position to supply the packing station, thereby When the fifth detection means 32 is in a non-detection state, the pachinko machine 10 can be carried out from the posture changing device 13. That is, the control unit 14 starts the second traveling motor 36 of the first transport unit 34a that is in a horizontal posture that defines the second accommodating portion 20b at the unloading position OUT, and the 90-degree posture is converted. The second pachinko machine 10 is carried out from the second accommodating portion 20b by the second posture changing conveyor 35 (see FIG. 16). As described above, the control means 14 starts the attitude converting motor 17 on condition that both the third and fourth detection means 30 and 31 are in the non-detection state (see FIG. 17). Then, the rotating body 19 is rotated so that the third housing portion 20c at the loading position IN rotates upward, and the rotation of the rotating body 19 is stopped by detecting the stop detection piece 24 by the stop sensor 26. The third pachinko machine 10 faces the carry-out position OUT in a horizontal posture whose posture is converted by 90 degrees (see FIGS. 18 and 19).

  When the rotating body 19 stops in the reference posture, the second pachinko machine 10 is transported from the standby position to the downstream side as shown in FIG. 19, and the fifth detection means 32 must detect the pachinko machine 10. For example, the control unit 14 starts the second traveling motor 36 of the second transport unit 34b that is in a horizontal posture that defines the third housing portion 20c at the carry-out position OUT, and the posture is converted by 90 degrees. The third pachinko machine 10 is carried out from the third housing portion 20c by the second posture changing conveyor 35. At this time, if the second detection means 29 has detected the pachinko machine 10, the control means 14 has the first posture of the fourth transport means 34d that defines the fourth storage portion 20d at the carry-in position IN. The corresponding first traveling motor 22 is started so as to travel on the conversion conveyor 21, and the fourth pachinko machine 10 carried into the fourth storage portion 20 d from the first transport conveyor 11 is moved by the first posture conversion conveyor 21. Pull into the attitude changer 13. That is, it is possible to carry out the pachinko machine 10 from the posture changing device 13 and carry the pachinko machine 10 into the posture changing device 13 at the same time, thereby improving the processing efficiency.

  The posture changing device 13 according to the embodiment can change the posture of the pachinko machine 10 carried in from the first transport conveyor 11 by 90 degrees by simply rotating the rotating body 19 and carry it out to the second transport conveyor 12. . That is, the pachinko machine 10 can be easily set in a lateral orientation suitable for processing at the packing station. Thereby, it is not necessary for the worker to change the posture of the pachinko machine 10 that has been transported at the packing station, and the burden on the worker can be reduced. In addition, since the accommodating portions 20 defined by the posture changing conveyors 21 and 35 are provided at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction, the pachinko machine 10 can be carried in and changed in posture only by rotating the rotating body 19 by 90 degrees in a certain direction. And it can be carried out efficiently. In the embodiment, the moving means for pulling the pachinko machine 10 into the accommodating portion 20 and the moving means for sending the pachinko machine 10 out of the accommodating portion 20 are constituted by the posture changing conveyors 21 and 35 that define the accommodating portion 20. It is possible to prevent the apparatus from becoming large by disposing the moving means outside the device. Further, in the embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 is not carried into the posture changing device 13 when the sixth detecting means 33 is not detecting the reference posture of the rotating member 19, that is, while the rotating member 19 is rotating. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation such as the pachinko machine 10 colliding with the rotating body 19 or the posture changing conveyors 21 and 35, and the safety is high.

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The present application is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations can be appropriately employed.
(1) In the embodiment, the first conveyor, the second conveyor, and the attitude changing conveyor are all configured by roller conveyors, but other known types of conveyors such as a belt conveyor can be used.
(2) In the embodiment, the conveying means disposed on each arm part of the rotating body includes a first attitude converting conveyor that pulls the pachinko machine into the accommodating part, and a second attitude changing that sends the pachinko machine from the accommodating part. Although comprised from a conveyor, the conveyance means may be comprised by one attitude | position change conveyor. In this case, the single posture changing conveyor can be used for both drawing the pachinko machine into the accommodating portion and feeding the pachinko machine from the accommodating portion, thereby simplifying the configuration.
(3) In the embodiment, the description has been given in the case of converting the pachinko machine in the vertical orientation whose long side extends in the vertical direction into the horizontal posture in which the long side extends in the horizontal direction. Can be converted into a vertical orientation.
(4) In the embodiment, when the pachinko machine is carried into the receiving portion at the carry-in position, the first posture changing conveyor is stopped when the first detection means detects the pachinko machine. The detection means may detect the pachinko machine so that the first posture changing conveyor is stopped after a predetermined time delay. In this case, the pachinko machine carried into the accommodating portion can be reliably conveyed to a position where the downstream side abuts on the second posture changing conveyor.
(5) In the embodiment, the sixth detecting means for detecting the reference posture of the rotating body and the stop sensor for stopping the rotation of the rotating body are provided separately, but the sixth detecting means is used for stopping. It can also be used as a sensor.
(6) In the embodiment, as one of the conditions for allowing the pachinko machine to be carried into the posture changing device, a condition is set in which the first detection means does not detect the pachinko machine, but the rotating body is rotated. The first detection means does not detect the pachinko machine during the process, so that the above condition is satisfied. In the embodiment, the fact that the sixth detecting means detects the reference posture of the rotating body is also set as a condition for allowing the pachinko machine to be carried into the posture changing device. Even if the detection means no longer detects the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine will not be carried in, but taking into account the occurrence of the malfunction of the sixth detection means, etc., after the first detection means changes from the detection state to the non-detection state. For a predetermined time (a time sufficient for the rotating body to be in the reference posture), the safety may be improved by setting a condition that does not allow the pachinko machine to be carried into the posture changing device.
(7) In the embodiment, the pachinko machine is drawn into the housing section and the pachinko machine is sent out from the housing section by the conveyor. However, the pachinko machine is moved from the first transport conveyor to the housing section, and the housing section. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the pachinko machine is moved from the first conveyor to the second conveyor by various moving means such as a pusher.
(8) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine is used as a gaming machine, but an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, or the like may be used.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 1st conveyance conveyor 12 2nd conveyance conveyor 13 Posture change apparatus 14 Control means 16 Rotating shaft 17 Posture change motor 19 Rotating body 20 Storage part 21 1st posture change conveyor (1st moving means)
Reference Signs List 22 First traveling motor 28 First detection means 29 Second detection means 30 Third detection means 31 Fourth detection means 32 Fifth detection means 33 Sixth detection means 35 Second posture change conveyor (Second moving means)
36 Second traveling motor IN Loading position OUT Loading position

Claims (8)

A posture changing device is disposed between the first transfer conveyor and the second transfer conveyor for placing and transferring the gaming machine, and the posture of the gaming machine carried into the posture changing device from the first transfer conveyor is changed to the posture. It is a transport line of a gaming machine that is transported downstream by a second transport conveyor after being converted by a conversion device,
The posture changing device includes:
A rotating body that is rotatable in a vertical plane around a rotation axis that intersects with the conveying direction of the gaming machine by the two conveyors;
Provided at four locations of the rotating body at 90 degree intervals in the circumferential direction around the rotating shaft, accepting the gaming machine at the loading position of the gaming machine from the first transport conveyor, the angle on the rotating shaft side in the gaming machine Can be accommodated by supporting each of the two sides constituting the machine, and the game machine accommodated by rotating the rotating body 90 degrees so as to move the accommodated game machine upward can be delivered to the second conveyor. A storage unit that moves to
A posture changing motor that rotates and stops the rotating body by 90 degrees;
A first moving means for moving the gaming machine from the first conveyor to a storage section at a loading position;
A transport line for a gaming machine, comprising: second moving means for moving the gaming machine stored in the storage portion at the carry-out position to a second transport conveyor.   Each of the storage units is defined by two attitude conversion conveyors that can support each of two sides constituting a corner of the rotary shaft in a gaming machine that is provided in the rotary body and stored in the storage unit. The two posture changing conveyors are a first posture changing conveyor as the first moving means that operates to load the gaming machine placed at the carry-in position into the accommodating portion, and the gaming machine placed at the carry-out position. The transport line of the gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a second attitude changing conveyor as the second moving means that operates to carry out the game. Comprising a first detection means and a control means for detecting that a gaming machine has arrived at the end on the rotating shaft side in the accommodating portion at the carry-in position;
The control means is a first attitude changing conveyor on which a gaming machine is placed in the housing section until the first detecting means detects a gaming machine carried into the housing section at the loading position from the first transport conveyor. The transport line for a gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the corresponding traveling motor is controlled so as to stop after traveling. Comprising a second detection means for detecting that a gaming machine has arrived at the transfer end of the first transfer conveyor;
When the second detection means detects a gaming machine, the control means stops carrying in the gaming machine from the first transfer conveyor to the posture changing device when the first detection means is in the gaming machine detection state. 4. The game machine transport line according to claim 3, wherein the first transport conveyor is controlled so as to carry in the game machine from the first transport conveyor to the posture changing device when the first detection means is in a non-detected state. Comprising a third detection means for detecting that a gaming machine is housed in the unloading position housing section;
When the third detecting means is in a detection state of the gaming machine and the attitude of the housing for the rotating body facing the carry-in position and the carry-out position, the control means prevents the rotary body from rotating. The conveyance line of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which controls the game machine. Comprising a fourth detection means for detecting a gaming machine at the transport start end of the second transport conveyor;
The control means detects that the gaming machine carried out from the accommodating portion at the carry-out position to the second transport conveyor is in a detection state and the fourth detection means is in a non-detection state. The conveyance line of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the body can be rotated. A fifth detection means for detecting a gaming machine at a position separated by one gaming machine downstream from the detection position of the fourth detection means;
7. The game machine transport line according to claim 6, wherein said control means enables carrying out of the gaming machine accommodated in the carrying portion of the carrying position under the condition that said fifth detecting means does not detect the gaming machine. . Sixth detection means for detecting that the rotating body is in a posture with the accommodating portion facing the carry-in position and the carry-out position,
8. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the first transport conveyor so that a gaming machine is not carried from the first transport conveyor to the posture changing device in a non-detection state of the sixth detection unit. A transport line for the gaming machine according to one item.

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