JP5510099B2 - Polishing belt travel management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a polishing and lifting apparatus that feeds a game medium used in a gaming machine while facing a conveyor belt and a polishing belt that are driven in a circle, and that is soiled as the game medium is polished. The present invention relates to a polishing belt movement amount management system that manages the movement amount of a polishing belt when moving the polishing belt.

  Conventionally, in general, a gaming island stand in which a plurality of gaming machines (for example, pachinko machines) are arranged has a polishing and lifting device that lifts pachinko balls as gaming media to be supplied to the plurality of gaming machines on the gaming island base. In such a polishing / lifting apparatus, the pachinko ball is sandwiched between the conveying belt driven in a circle and the polishing belt as the polishing member, so that the pachinko ball is lifted and polished. It is designed to remove the dirt on the balls. Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the operation amount of the pachinko balls and the operation time of the polishing / lifting device (in Patent Document 1, the polishing device and the lifting device are configured separately). Based on this, there has been proposed one informing the replacement timing of the polishing member.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-258152 (FIG. 17)

By the way, in the structure of the said patent document 1, it is determined whether the operating amount of the pachinko ball and the operating time of the polishing / lifting device exceeded a predetermined set value, and it was determined that the set value was exceeded. Then, at the determination timing, it is notified that it is time to replace the polishing member. However, in such a configuration, the timing at which it is determined that the set value has been exceeded is during the business hours of the amusement hall, so that the notification of replacement of the polishing member is inevitably performed during the business hours. For this reason, if an attempt is made to replace the polishing member in accordance with the notification of replacement of the polishing member, the game is temporarily interrupted by the player, which hinders business operations. In addition, when the replacement of the polishing member is not performed until the end of business in spite of the notification of replacement of the polishing member, the polishing member that has no polishing performance for removing dirt is continuously used. It will force players to play with dirty pachinko balls.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a polishing belt for use in a polishing / lifting apparatus that holds and conveys a game medium while facing the conveyor belt and the polishing belt. It is an object of the present invention to provide a polishing belt movement amount management system capable of always providing a player with a game with a beautiful game medium without exchanging the polishing belt during operation of a game hall.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the invention of claim 1, a polishing and lifting apparatus for conveying a game medium used in a gaming machine while polishing and conveying a game medium used in a gaming machine by facing a conveyor belt and a polishing belt that are driven in rotation. A polishing belt movement amount management system for managing a movement amount of the polishing belt when moving the polishing belt soiled with polishing of the game medium, the polishing belt movement amount management system comprising: A polishing belt movement amount calculation means for calculating a movement amount; and a display means for displaying the movement amount of the polishing belt based on the calculation of the polishing belt movement amount calculation means, the polishing belt movement amount calculation means, Sales condition setting means for setting sales conditions related to sales in the game hall, operating condition setting means for setting operating conditions related to the operation of the gaming machine, and the sales conditions The amount of contamination of the polishing belt on the next business day according to the first mathematical formula determined in advance based on the business condition set by the setting unit and the operation condition set by the operation condition setting unit. And the next business day dirt amount calculating means for calculating as follows, and based on the next business day dirt amount calculated by the next business day dirt amount calculating means, the dirt of the next business day dirt amount can be removed. The movement amount of the polishing belt is calculated by a predetermined calculation table, and the calculated movement amount is displayed on the display means.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, in the invention of claim 2, a polishing and lifting mechanism for feeding a game medium used in a gaming machine while polishing the game medium used in the gaming machine by bringing the conveyor belt and the polishing belt driven to face each other face each other. In the feeding device, a polishing belt movement amount management system that manages a movement amount of the polishing belt when moving the polishing belt that is soiled along with the polishing of the game medium, wherein the polishing belt movement amount management system includes: A polishing belt movement amount calculating means for calculating a movement amount of the belt; and a display means for displaying the movement amount of the polishing belt based on the calculation of the polishing belt movement amount calculation means. Is a sales condition setting means for setting sales conditions related to sales in the game hall, an operating condition setting means for setting operating conditions related to the operation of the gaming machine, The amount of contamination of the polishing belt on the next business day according to the first mathematical formula determined in advance based on the business condition set by the business condition setting unit and the operation condition set by the operation condition setting unit. Next-day-day dirt amount calculating means for calculating as the amount of dirt, the same-day dirt amount calculating means for calculating the amount of dirt on the polishing belt in business on the current day as the amount of dirt on the current day according to a predetermined second formula, Based on the amount of dirt, a dirt removal performance value calculation that calculates, as a dirt removal performance value, the amount of dirt that can be removed by the polishing belt that is currently mounted on the polishing and feeding apparatus by a predetermined third mathematical formula. Means for determining whether or not the amount of dirt on the next business day is a value greater than the dirt removal performance value. When it is determined that the business day dirt amount is larger than the dirt removal performance value, a predetermined fourth formula and calculation table are set based on the next business day dirt amount and the dirt removal performance value. To calculate the movement amount of the polishing belt, and display the calculated movement amount on the display means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the abrasive belt movement amount management system according to the first or second aspect, the operating condition setting means is periodically associated with the operation of the gaming machine on the next business day. The operating conditions include conditions set on the game hall side.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the polishing belt moving amount management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the operating condition setting means is configured to provide the polishing belt according to the convenience of the game hall. The operating condition includes a condition that is irregularly set as an adjustment of the amount of dirt.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the polishing belt movement amount management system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the polishing belt movement amount management system further includes Display control means for controlling the display of the movement amount, and the display control means sets a numerical value divided by a predetermined unit based on the movement amount of the polishing belt calculated by the polishing belt movement amount calculation means. The amount of movement is controlled on the display means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the polishing belt movement amount management system according to the fifth aspect, the display control means has a value larger than the movement amount of the polishing belt calculated by the polishing belt movement amount calculation means. Is a numerical value delimited by the predetermined unit.

  In the first aspect of the invention, the amount of dirt on the polishing belt on the next business day is calculated as the next business day dirt amount based on various information relating to the business conditions in the game hall and the operating conditions of the gaming machine. Then, the amount of movement of the polishing belt attached to the polishing / lifting device is calculated so that all of the calculated amount of dirt on the next business day can be removed, and the amount of movement of the corresponding polishing belt is displayed on the display means indicate. As a result, the polishing belt is moved by the movement amount displayed on the display means at the end of business on the day when the movement amount of the polishing belt is calculated. It is always possible to provide a player with a game with a beautiful game medium.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, the amount of dirt on the polishing belt in business on the day is calculated as the amount of dirt on the day, and based on the amount of dirt on the day, the polishing belt currently mounted on the polishing lift device The amount of dirt that can be removed is calculated as the dirt removal performance value. Then, it is determined whether or not the estimated amount of dirt on the next business day is a value greater than the dirt removal performance value, and the next business day dirt amount is determined to be a value greater than the dirt removal performance value. The amount of movement of the polishing belt is calculated based on the amount of dirt on the next business day and the dirt removal performance value, and the amount of movement of the polishing belt corresponding to this is displayed on the display means. Thereby, it is possible to always provide a player with a game with a beautiful game medium without changing the polishing belt during business. In addition, when the performance for removing dirt remains on the polishing belt at the end of the business day, in other words, when the dirt removal performance value is larger than “0”, the dirt removal performance value is set to the next time. Since it can be used for removing the amount of dirt on business days, the amount of movement of the polishing belt can be reduced correspondingly, and as a result, the polishing belt can be used economically.

  Further, in the invention of claim 3, the next business day smudge amount is calculated by including in the operating conditions conditions that are periodically set on the game hall side in relation to the operation of the gaming machine on the next business day. Thereby, it is possible to calculate the amount of dirt on the next business day by setting at any time on the game hall side in accordance with a condition that greatly affects the operation of the gaming machine such as the implementation of an event and is periodically performed. For this reason, even when the amount of game media is increased due to a significant increase in operation of the gaming machine as compared to the normal time due to an event, etc., the game media can be reliably removed.

  In the invention of claim 4, the amount of dirt on the next business day is calculated by including in the operating conditions irregularly set conditions for adjusting the amount of dirt on the polishing belt according to the convenience of the game hall. Thereby, it is possible to directly calculate the amount of dirt on the next business day by directly setting as a dirt amount adjustment for a situation that has a subtle effect on the operation of the gaming machine such as the weather or the number of replacement of new machines. For this reason, even when a subtle change occurs in the operation of the gaming machine due to the weather, the number of replacements of new stands, etc., the movement amount of the polishing belt can be adjusted according to the subtle change.

  In the invention of claim 5, a numerical value divided for each predetermined unit based on the calculated amount of movement of the polishing belt is displayed on the display means as the amount of movement of the polishing belt. For this reason, the worker who moves the polishing belt does not move the polishing belt according to the strict numerical value calculated as the movement amount of the polishing belt, but is a numerical value that is divided by a predetermined unit, that is, a rough numerical value. Since the polishing belt can be moved, the polishing belt can be easily moved.

  In the invention of claim 6, the movement amount of the polishing belt, which is a numerical value divided by the predetermined unit displayed on the display means, is larger than the actually calculated movement amount of the polishing belt. For this reason, even if the moving amount of the polishing belt is displayed as a rough numerical value that is a numerical value divided by a predetermined unit, the polishing belt can be moved so as to remove all dirt on the game medium on the next business day. it can.

It is a front view which shows the outline of the internal structure of amusement island stand. It is the perspective view which looked at the ball polishing lifting apparatus from back. It is a perspective view which shows the winding apparatus attached to the guide rail. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removes the grinding | polishing belt wound up by roll shape from the winding apparatus. It is the side view seen from the drive part of the winding device. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the tension | pulling apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the stop apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the connection structure of the management apparatus and the island stand display apparatus provided in each game island stand. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the management display apparatus which comprises a management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the management display apparatus which comprises a management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the management display apparatus which comprises a management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing by a management apparatus. FIG. 5A is a list showing a calculation table for the amount of dirt on the next business day polishing member, and FIG. 5B is a list showing a calculation table for the amount of polishing member update. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the management display apparatus which comprises a management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the island display apparatus provided in amusement island stand. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the island display apparatus provided in amusement island stand. It is a flowchart which shows the control processing by the management apparatus in 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the grinding | polishing member dirt removal performance value calculation process of the control processing by the management apparatus in 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the next business day polishing member dirt amount assumption process of the control process by the management apparatus in 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the grinding | polishing member update amount calculation process of the control processing by the management apparatus in 2nd embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display screen of the management display apparatus which comprises the management apparatus in 2nd embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the schematic structure of the game island stand 30 provided with the ball polishing and lifting device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an outline of the internal structure of the game island stand 30. In the figure, the game island stand 30 is configured as a rectangular parallelepiped frame as is well known, and gaming machines 31 are arranged in a row in the center in the longitudinal side surface. In addition, the amusement island stand 30 includes a lifting device storage portion 32 at the center thereof, and the ball polishing lifting device 1 as a polishing lifting device is stored and installed in the lifting device storage portion 32. . The ball polishing and lifting device 1 according to the present embodiment lifts pachinko balls as game media by means of a belt-like transport belt 13. In addition, an island stand as a display means for notifying the employee of the amount of movement (also referred to as the amount of polishing member renewal), which is the amount of winding of the polishing belt 20, which will be described in detail later, is provided in the lifting device storage section 32. A display device 35 is arranged. Further, an upper tank 34 for temporarily storing the pachinko balls that have been transported is provided at the upper part of the ball polishing and lifting device 1, and a replenishing rod 33 is provided on the left and right of the upper tank 34 in an inclined manner. The pachinko balls are allowed to flow down from the upper tank 34. A branch device (not shown) is provided in the supply basket 33 corresponding to each gaming machine 31, and a spring hose and a prize ball supply device (both not shown) are connected to the branch device. ) To each gaming machine 31.

  On the other hand, the used balls discharged from each gaming machine 31 are discharged downward from an out ball collection box 37 (hereinafter also referred to as an out ball counting device 37) having a counting function as is well known. The pachinko balls discharged from the out ball collection box 37 are guided to the introduction rod 7 of the ball polishing and lifting device 1 through the out ball guide rail 38 and the storage tank 39, and thereafter, the ball polishing and lifting are performed as described above. It is polished and pumped up by the apparatus 1. That is, the pachinko balls are used by circulating inside the game island stand 30.

  In addition, a plurality of the game islands 30 described above are arranged in the game arcade. Of the plurality of game islands 30, the predetermined game islands 30 have pachinko balls acquired by the player. Is returned to the storage tank 39 of the game island stand 30 (not shown) at the island end (not necessarily the island end, for example, the center of the island).

  Next, the overall configuration of the ball polishing and lifting device 1 that constitutes the main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. 2 is a perspective view of the ball polishing and lifting device 1 as viewed from the rear, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a winding device 60 attached to the guide rail 11, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the polishing belt 20 wound up in a roll shape is removed from FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a side view seen from the drive unit of the winding device 60, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the stop device 160 is opened.

  In FIG. 2, the ball polishing and lifting device 1 includes a square cylinder-shaped lifting cylinder body 3 standing vertically on a support base 2 formed in a square shape, and the longitudinal direction of the lifting cylinder body 3 is A leather conveyor belt 13 is wound around the outer periphery between a lower roller 4 supported at the lower portion and an upper roller (not shown) supported by an adjustment nut 17. In addition, a plurality of intermediate rollers (not shown) are rotatably supported in the up-down direction at appropriate intervals in the inside of the lifting cylinder body 3, and a part of the intermediate rollers is part of the lifting cylinder body 3. The conveyor belt 13 is guided and supported by protruding outward from the rising side surface. Although not shown in detail, the lower roller 4 is configured as a cylindrical roller having a relatively large diameter, and when the current is supplied, the cylindrical roller rotates to drive the conveyor belt 13 around. is there.

  Below the lower roller 4, an introduction rod 7 for introducing a pachinko ball before being lifted is fixed on the right side of the drawing, and the inflow for moving the pachinko ball introduced on the left side of the drawing to the lower end of the lifting cylinder body 3 is fixed. The arc cage 5 is fixed. In addition, although not illustrated, a groove for aligning the introduced pachinko balls in a plurality of rows is formed inside the introduction rod 7 and the inflow arcuate rod 5. The mounting structure of the introduction rod 7 and the inflow arc rod 5 is fixed to the mounting plates 8 and 6 so that one end thereof can move slightly, and the other end is planted on the support base 2. The support pin 18 is slidably supported via a spring (not shown). In other words, the lower end of the introduction rod 7 and the lower end of the inflow arc rod 5 are inserted into the support pin 18 and secured by an adjustment nut (not shown) so as not to come off, but are always interposed in the support pin 18. It is biased upward by a spring. Thus, it is possible to adjust the delicate intervals between the conveyor belt 13 and the introduction rod 7 and the inflow arc rod 5 according to the tightening degree of the adjusting nut. By adjusting the intervals, the pachinko balls can move smoothly. Can be made possible.

  In addition, a plurality of tension rollers 14, 15, and 16 that apply tension to the conveyor belt 13 are rotatably supported on the lifting cylinder body 3 above the lower roller 4. In particular, since the second tension roller 15 is attached via a spring (not shown), a constant tension can always be applied to the conveyor belt 13 by the urging force of the spring. Further, the lower roller 4 and the tension rollers 14, 15, 16 are in a substantially vertical positional relationship. When the transport belt 13 is attached, the lower roller 4 is positioned inside the transport belt 13, and the third roller The tension roller 16 is positioned outside the conveyor belt 13, the second tension roller 15 is positioned inside the conveyor belt 13, and the first tension roller 14 is positioned outside the conveyor belt 13.

  Incidentally, a guide rail 11 is pivotally supported on one side and attached to the back side of the lifting cylinder body 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The guide rail 11 is mounted with a polishing belt 20 as a polishing member for polishing a ball that is conveyed facing the conveyor belt 13 over the entire length of the front surface thereof. The polishing belt 20 is opened mainly when the polishing belt 20 is mounted on the ball polishing and lifting device 1, and the polishing belt 20 itself is mounted on the surface of the guide rail 11 so as to face the conveying belt 13. Further, when the polishing belt 20 is mounted, the guide rail 11 is fixedly supported by the engagement fitting 12 in a state where the guide rail 11 faces the lifting cylinder body 3. In addition, the latching metal fitting 12 can adjust the space | interval between the guide rail 11 and the feeding cylinder main body 3, and the clamping force of the pachinko ball by the conveyance belt 13 and the grinding | polishing belt 20 is adjusted by this adjustment. It can always be adjusted to the optimum strength. The polishing belt 20 is made of a cloth having a relatively coarse texture in order to exhibit its ball polishing ability.

  Thus, as described above, the pachinko ball introduced into the introduction rod 7 in the state where the guide rail 11 is attached facing the lifting cylinder body 3 by the locking metal fitting 12 passes through the inflow arc cage 5. The discharge rod 10 is passed through an upper bending rod 9 that is sandwiched between the conveying belt 13 and the polishing belt 20 while being polished and is fixed to the upper side of the lifting cylinder body 3 and bent in the discharge direction. The cleaned pachinko balls are discharged from.

  In addition, on the back side of the guide rail 11 described above, a winding mechanism unit 22 and a mounting mechanism unit 23 are provided as polishing belt moving devices. The winding mechanism unit 22 includes a pulling device 110 for pulling the upper end of the used polishing belt 20 and a winding device 60 for winding and storing the used polishing belt 20 in a roll shape. Yes. In addition, the mounting mechanism portion 23 includes a stop device 160 for holding the lower end of the polishing belt 20 so that the polishing belt 20 does not move, and a storage device 19 for storing the polishing belt 20 before use. Has been. The configuration and operation of the winding mechanism unit 22 and the mounting mechanism unit 23 will be described in detail below. The storage device 19 is a box that simply stores and stores the polishing belt 20 that has been rolled up before use, and will not be described in detail below. However, the installation location thereof is a guide rail 11 described later. It is installed on the floor which is lower than the opening and closing position.

  First, the winding device 60 constituting the winding mechanism section 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the winding device 60 attached to the guide rail 11, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the polishing belt 20 wound up in a roll shape is removed from the winding device 60. FIG. 5 is a side view seen from the drive unit of the winding device 60.

  The winding device 60 is attached to the central portion of the back surface of the guide rail 11, and as shown in FIG. It is stored in the removed state. The winding device 60 includes a base member 61 that forms the base of the winding device 60, a protective cover 62 for protecting the pulleys 85, 86, the slip belt 87, and the like attached to the outside of the base member 61, and a winding device. An opening / closing cover 63 that opens when the polishing belt 20 wound up by the apparatus 60 is taken out, a winding shaft 64 for winding the polishing belt 20, and end faces on both sides of the polishing belt 20 when winding the polishing belt 20. And side covers 65 and 66 for aligning.

  The base member 61 is formed in a box shape in which the entire circumference is bent in the same direction to form a wall surface, and one side surface is opened by the wall surface. An open / close cover 63 is attached to one side of the base member 61 (right side in FIG. 3) via a hinge 72 attached by an attaching screw 72a so as to be freely opened and closed. Since the fixed magnet 71 is attached to the right end surface of the upper wall surface of the base member 61 by the mounting screw 71a, the opening / closing cover 63 is attracted to the fixing magnet 71 when the opening / closing cover 63 is closed, and the opening / closing cover 63 is fixed to the base member 61. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the wall surface on the opening / closing cover 63 side of the wall surface is provided with a notch 68 having a size that allows the wound polishing belt 20 and the side cover 65 to be pulled out. Is formed.

  Further, on the other side of the base member 61 (on the left side in FIG. 3), a drive unit composed of a drive pulley 85, a driven pulley 86, and a slip belt 87 is formed outside the base member 61, and this drive unit is protected. A protective cover 62 is attached detachably by a mounting screw 62a. Further, a motor 70 is mounted on the upper surface of the side wall surface of the protective cover 62 of the base member 61 via a gear head 69, and a drive pulley 85 is attached to an output shaft 82 of the gear head 69 as shown in FIG. It is worn. The gear head 69 is attached by a mounting screw 84 a inserted through a mounting elongated hole 84 drilled in the wall surface of the base member 61, and the output shaft 82 is similarly inserted into an output shaft insertion hole 83 drilled in the wall surface of the base member 61. It is inserted. Since the mounting elongated hole 84 and the output shaft insertion hole 83 are long in the vertical direction, the mounting position of the gear head 69 in the vertical direction is within the range of the length of the mounting elongated hole 84 and the output shaft insertion hole 83. Adjust and adjust the tension of the slip belt. In addition, a winding shaft 64 is pivotally supported via a bearing (not shown) at a substantially vertical center of the side wall surface of the protective cover 62 of the base member 61. A driven pulley 86 is attached to the shaft end of the winding shaft 64 on the protective cover 62 side.

  Between the driving pulley 85 and the driven pulley 86, a slip belt 87 made of a material having elasticity such as rubber and having a relatively large friction coefficient is stretched. The slip belt 87 has a circular cross section, and the outer peripheral cross sections of the drive pulley 85 and the driven pulley 86 are semicircular. Therefore, the rotation is not transmitted by engaging the projections and depressions like the timing belt and the timing pulley, but the rotation is transmitted by the frictional force between the slip belt 87, the drive pulley 85, and the driven pulley 86. .

  Thus, by rotating the motor 70, the rotation of the motor 70 is output to the output shaft 82 of the gear head 69 to rotate the drive pulley 85, and the rotation of the drive pulley 85 causes the frictional force between the drive pulley 85 and the slip belt 87. Thus, the slip belt 87 is rotated. Further, the rotation of the slip belt 87 rotates the driven pulley 85 by the frictional force between the slip belt 87 and the driven pulley 85, and the driven pulley 85 rotates, whereby the winding shaft 64 rotates.

  Further, two attachment pieces 67 are attached to the back side of the base member 61 at the left and right. An attachment groove 81 through which an attachment screw (not shown) for attaching the winding device 60 to the guide rail 11 is inserted is formed in the attachment piece 67. Thus, the winding piece 67 is inserted by inserting the mounting piece 67 so as to sandwich the guide rail 11 and locking the mounting groove 81 with a mounting screw screwed to the side surface of the guide rail 11 and then tightening the mounting screw. 60 is fixed to the guide rail 11.

  The open / close cover 63 is formed in a trapezoidal shape by sheet metal, and is attached to the base member 61 by the hinge 72 so as to be openable and closable as described above. A U-shaped notch is formed at a position corresponding to the end of the take-up shaft 64 at approximately the center in the vertical direction of the opening / closing cover 63, and has a recess substantially the same shape as the notch. A bearing stand 74 is attached to the open / close cover 63 by an attaching screw 74a. At this time, the bearing base 74 is attached so that the notch and the concave portion of the bearing base 74 overlap. Further, a handle 73 used for opening and closing the opening / closing cover 63 is attached to the upper side of the bearing base 74 by an attaching screw 73a.

  The winding shaft 64 is formed of a steel bar, and is rotatably attached to the side wall surface of the protective cover 62 of the base member 61 through the bearing as described above. Although not shown, the winding shaft 64 has a diameter near the bearing that is larger than the diameter of the winding portion of the polishing belt 20 and has a stepped shape. On the shaft of the winding part of the polishing belt 20 of the winding shaft 64, a locking piece 78 serving as a trigger for winding the polishing belt 20 comes into contact with the stepped portion of the winding shaft 64 and stops. It is fixed by a screw 78a so as to cover the winding portion of the polishing belt 20 of the winding shaft 64. The locking piece 78 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the diameter thereof is substantially the same as the diameter of the portion in the vicinity of the bearing of the winding shaft 64. Further, a part of the end of the locking piece 78 on the side of the opening / closing cover 63 protrudes in the axial direction to form a convex portion, and a gap is formed between the lower surface of the convex portion and the winding shaft 64. Yes. On the other hand, a V-shaped groove (not shown) is formed on the outer periphery of the vicinity of the bearing of the take-up shaft 64. This is for mounting the side cover 66 on the take-up shaft 64. is there.

  The side cover 66 is attached to the side cover attachment member 79 by means of attachment screws 79a, and an insertion hole for inserting a portion near the bearing of the take-up shaft 64 is formed at the center of the side cover attachment member 79. It is installed. The front end of a ball bearing (not shown) protrudes from the wall surface of this insertion hole at three locations, and this ball bearing is embedded in the side cover mounting member 79. The ball bearing is pressed toward the insertion hole by a spring embedded in the side cover mounting member 79, and is buried in the side cover mounting member 79 by applying pressure to the tip. .

  Thus, when the side cover mounting member 79 with the side cover 66 attached is inserted into the vicinity of the bearing of the take-up shaft 64, the ball bearing is pressed by the portion near the bearing of the take-up shaft 64 and the inside of the side cover mounting member 79. Buried in. Then, the ball bearing once buried in the side cover mounting member 79 protrudes again onto the wall surface of the insertion hole at the position of the V-shaped groove in the vicinity of the bearing of the winding shaft 64 and fits into the V-shaped groove. It becomes. In this way, the side cover attachment member 79 is attached to the take-up shaft 64. However, since the side cover attachment member 79 is not fixed to the take-up shaft 64, the side cover 66 is It is rotatable with respect to the take-up shaft 64 and is detachable.

  The side cover 66 is formed in a circular shape from a resin material such as acrylic. Further, a V-shaped groove (not shown) is formed around the winding shaft 64 in the vicinity of the front end portion of the winding shaft 64 on the opening / closing cover 63 side. This is for mounting the side cover 65. Similar to the side cover 66, the side cover 65 is formed in a circular shape by a resin material such as acrylic, and is attached to the side cover attachment member 76 by an attachment screw (not shown).

  As in the case where the side cover 66 is mounted in the vicinity of the bearing of the winding shaft 64, when the side cover mounting member 76 with the side cover 65 mounted is inserted into the winding shaft 64, the ball bearing is wound. It is pressed by the spindle 64 and buried in the side cover mounting member 76. Then, the ball bearing once buried in the side cover mounting member 76 protrudes again on the wall surface of the insertion hole at the position of the V-shaped groove at the front end portion of the winding shaft 64 and fits into the V-shaped groove. . In this way, the side cover attachment member 76 is attached to the take-up shaft 64, but the side cover attachment member 76 is not fixed to the take-up shaft 64, so the side cover 65 is It is rotatable with respect to the take-up shaft 64 and is detachable.

  A bearing 75 is rotatably attached to the side cover attaching member 76 via a bearing 77. The bearing 75 is formed in a shape in which a plurality of disks having different diameters are overlapped, and the diameter of the smallest diameter portion formed at the tip is slightly smaller than the diameter of the recess of the bearing base 74. It is formed to the extent. Thus, when the side cover 65 is attached to the take-up shaft 64 and the open / close cover 63 is closed, the tip portion of the bearing 75 is fitted into the recess of the bearing base 74 attached to the open / close cover 63, and the take-up shaft 64 is moved. Will be supported.

  A method for attaching and detaching the polishing belt to and from the winding device 60 configured as above will be described. First, the opening / closing cover 63 on the side of the winding device 60 is opened, and the side cover 65 is removed from the winding shaft 64. After the side cover 65 is extracted from the winding shaft 64, the fitting insertion portion 80 formed at the end of the polishing belt 20 is inserted into the winding shaft 64. In addition, the width dimension of the polishing belt 20 is gradually reduced toward the fitting insertion portion 80 side. When the polishing belt 20 is inserted into the take-up shaft 64, as shown in FIG. 3, the fitting insertion portion 80 is inserted into the gap between the convex portion formed on the locking piece 78 and the take-up shaft 64, The polishing belt 20 is attached to the take-up shaft 64 by pressing the fitting insertion portion 80 toward the protective cover 62 until the side end portion of the portion 80 contacts the locking piece 78. After the polishing belt 20 is attached to the fitting insertion portion 80, the side cover 65 is attached to the take-up shaft 64, and the opened opening / closing cover 63 is closed to thereby close the bearing base 74 of the opening / closing cover 63 as described above. Is inserted into the bearing 75, the winding shaft 64 is supported, and the polishing belt 20 is attached to the winding device 60.

  As described above, after the polishing belt 20 is mounted on the winding device 60, the motor 70 is driven to rotate, whereby the rotation is transmitted to the winding shaft 64 via the drive pulley 85, the slip belt 87, and the driven pulley 86. The take-up shaft 64 rotates. At this time, the winding shaft 64 rotates in the clockwise direction when viewed from the opening / closing cover 63 side. When the winding shaft 64 is rotated, the locking piece 78 is also rotated at the same time. However, when the locking piece 78 is rotated, the convex portion at the tip of the locking piece 78 locks the fitting insertion portion 80 of the polishing belt 20. Therefore, the polishing belt 20 is wound around the winding shaft 64. As described above, the operation of attaching the polishing belt when winding the polishing belt can be easily performed because it is completed simply by inserting the insertion portion of the polishing belt into the winding shaft. Further, the polishing belt 20 is gradually wound up according to the rotation of the winding shaft 64, but side covers 65, 66 that rotate together with the winding shaft 64 are mounted on both sides of the winding shaft 64. The covers 65 and 66 are wound while the end portions on both sides of the polishing belt 20 are aligned. At this time, even if the side end portion of the polishing belt 20 wound in a roll shape while being displaced in the winding axis direction contacts the side covers 65 and 66, the side covers 65 and 66 also move together with the roll-shaped polishing belt 20. Since it rotates, the frictional resistance between the roll-shaped polishing belt 20 and the side covers 65 and 66 can be reduced, and the winding of the polishing belt 20 can be smoothly performed by preventing the motor 70 from being burdened. It can be carried out.

  Since the roll diameter gradually increases as the polishing belt 20 is wound into a roll, the winding amount of the polishing belt 20 gradually increases when the rotation of the motor 70 is constant. However, since the pulling device 110 pulls the polishing belt 20 and sends it to the winding device 60 is constant, the winding amount of the polishing belt 20 of the winding device 60 is the pulling amount of the polishing belt 20 of the pulling device 110. When the value exceeds the value, the amount of the polishing belt 20 taken up by the take-up device 60 will be insufficient. In this case, if the rotation of the motor 70 is transmitted by meshing the pulley and the belt as in the timing belt, a large load is applied to the motor 70, the motor 70 is stopped, and the load is applied to the motor 70. However, as described above, the transmission of the rotation of the motor 70 to the winding shaft 64 is performed by the frictional force between the driving pulley 85 and the driven pulley 86 and the slip belt 87. When the winding amount of the polishing belt 20 exceeds the pulling amount of the polishing belt 20 of the tension device 110, the slip belt 87 slips with respect to the driving pulley 85 or the driven pulley 86. For this reason, the motor 70 does not stop and a load is not applied to the motor 70. Further, in order to remove the wound polishing belt 20 from the winding device 60, the procedure for attaching the polishing belt 20 is reversed. That is, after opening the opening / closing cover 63, the side cover 65 is removed and the winding is performed. By pulling the polishing belt 20 forward, the polishing belt can be easily removed.

  Next, the tensioning device 110 constituting the winding mechanism unit 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tension device 110 is opened. The tension device 110 is attached slightly above the center of the back surface of the guide rail 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the tension device 110 is centered on an attachment main body 111 to which the motor 123 and the main roller 125 are fixed, and a support shaft (not shown) fixed to the attachment main body 111 with an attachment screw 151. The opening / closing cover body 112 is provided so as to be freely openable / closable and to which the pressure contact rollers 144, 145 are swingably mounted. After that, the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed and locked by the locking metal member 120 so that the polishing belt 20 is sandwiched between the main roller 125 and the pressure contact rollers 144 and 145 in a meandering manner.

  The attachment main body 111 is configured such that the components are attached together on the main base body 113 that forms the base body of the attachment main body 111. The main base body 113 is bent at both sides at right angles in the same direction to form wall surfaces, and the upper and lower ends of both wall surfaces are also bent outward. At the upper and lower ends of the open side wall (right side in FIG. 6) of the main base 113, mounting plates 114 formed by bending three sides are attached by mounting screws 122. A bent portion located on the opening / closing cover body 112 side of the mounting plate 114 forms an adjustment screw contact portion 121. In addition, on the upper and lower sides of the outer surface of the mounting plate 114, locking metal fittings 120 are attached for fixing the tensioning device 110 in a closed state when the tensioning device 110 is closed.

  On the other hand, a motor 123 is mounted on the fulcrum side (left side in FIG. 6) wall surface of the main base 113 via a gear head 124, and the main roller 125 is also mounted on the lower part of the fulcrum side wall surface via a bearing 126. Is supported. Although not shown, the bearing 126 is also mounted on the open side wall surface, and the main roller 125 is pivotally supported by the bearings 126 on both sides. An output shaft (not shown) projects from the gear head 124 to the outside of the fulcrum side wall surface of the main base 113, and a drive pulley 127 is fixed to the shaft end of the output shaft. A shaft (not shown) that supports the main roller 125 protrudes outside the fulcrum side wall surface of the main base 113, and a driven pulley 128 is fixed to the shaft end of the shaft. A timing belt 129 is stretched between the driving pulley 127 and the driven pulley 128. Accordingly, when the motor 123 is driven, the driving force is transmitted through the driving pulley 127, the timing belt 129, and the driven pulley 128, and the main roller 125 is driven to rotate. The outer periphery of the main roller 125 is subjected to diamond cutting to increase the frictional force with the polishing belt 20.

  In addition, a guide member 115 for inserting the polishing belt 20 is provided symmetrically on the upper back side of the main base 113. The guide member 115 has an upper portion bent into a U-shaped cross section to form a bent portion 116, and the abrasive belt 20 is inserted into the U-shaped portion to guide the abrasive belt 20 from the left and right. is there. Further, L-shaped connecting pieces (not shown) are attached to the left and right of the main base 113 below the guide member 115. Two elongated slots (not shown) are drilled on the upright surface of the connecting piece, and the elongated main hole 113 is attached to the mounting piece 117 so that the main base 113 can slide up and down. Is for. The attachment piece 117 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and an attachment groove 119 and an attachment long hole (through which an attachment screw (not shown) for attaching the entire tensioning device 110 to the guide rail 11 is inserted in the bent portion. (Not shown) is formed. Further, the inner dimension of the bent portion of the mounting piece 117 is formed at substantially the same interval as the width dimension of the guide rail 11. A connecting member 118 having a U-shaped cross-section is joined to the surface of the mounting piece 117 on the main base 113 side, and a screw hole (not shown) is formed on the upright surface of the connecting member 118. Are drilled in two places at the top and bottom. Thus, the attachment piece 117 is attached to the main base 113 by inserting an attachment screw into the slide long hole formed in the connection piece and screwing the attachment screw into the screw hole of the connection member 118. It will be. At this time, as described above, the main base 113 is attached to the attachment piece 117 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction by the length of the slide long hole.

  Thus, after inserting the attachment piece 117 so as to sandwich the guide rail 11 and locking the attachment groove 119 formed in the attachment piece 117 to a bolt (not shown) screwed to the side surface of the guide rail 11, The tensioning device 110 is fixed to the guide rail 11 by tightening the bolt. At this time, as described above, the main base 113 is attached to the attachment piece 117 so as to be slidable up and down. It will be attached movably.

  On the other hand, the opening / closing cover body 112 is a part in which the components are assembled and attached to the cover base 140 forming the base of the opening / closing cover body 112. The cover base 140 is formed in a box shape with the rear open, and support members 143 are fixed to two upper and lower portions in the center of the inner side surface in the left-right direction. Between the two support members 143, the roller mounting plate 141 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 142 inserted through the support member 143. The roller mounting plate 141 is formed in a box shape with one open surface, and press contact rollers 144 and 145 formed of rubber columnar material are rotatably supported on the open surface side. Further, on both side surfaces of the roller mounting plate 141, a main roller insertion portion 146 in which the main roller 125 is located when the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed is formed between the pressure roller 144 and the pressure roller 145.

  Further, a screw (not shown) is embedded in one pressure contact roller 144, and a slip detection sensor 147 is attached to the bottom surface of the roller mounting plate 141 via a sensor base 148 correspondingly. Yes. On the upper and lower sides of the open side end portion of the cover base 140, locking pieces 149 that are engaged with the locking metal fittings 120 when the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed are attached by mounting screws 150. In the state where the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed with respect to the attachment main body 111, the pressure rollers 144 and 145 are positioned obliquely above and below the main roller 125.

  Further, an adjustment screw for adjusting a gap between the end of the open / close cover body 112 and the end of the mounting body 111 when the open / close cover body 112 is closed is provided above and below the open side end of the cover base 140. (Not shown) is provided. This adjustment screw is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) drilled in the end of the opening / closing cover body 112, and when the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed, the tip of the adjustment screw is attached to the mounting body 111. The adjusting screw contact portion 121 is contacted. A fixing nut (not shown) for fixing the adjusting screw is screwed into the adjusting screw between the screw head of the adjusting screw and the cover base 140.

  In the tensioning device 110 configured as described above, the polishing belt 20 having an arbitrary thickness is attached to the tensioning device 110 while appropriately adjusting the gap between the opening / closing cover body 112 and the mounting body 111 according to the thickness. The procedure is described below. First, the opening / closing cover body 112 is opened, the fixing nut fixing the adjusting screw is loosened, and then the adjusting screw is sufficiently loosened so as not to be detached from the cover base 140. Next, after the polishing belt 20 is hung on the front surface side of the main roller 125 of the attachment main body 111, the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed with the locking fitting 120. With the open / close cover body 112 closed, the adjustment screw is tightened until the tip of the adjustment screw comes into contact with the adjustment screw contact portion 121. At the position where the tip of the adjustment screw comes into contact with the adjustment screw contact portion 121, the loosened fixing nut is tightened to fix the adjustment screw. Thereby, the gap dimension between the opening / closing cover body 112 and the mounting body 111 is determined according to the thickness of the sandwiched polishing belt 20. The opening / closing cover body 112 is fixed to the attachment main body 111 simply by locking the locking metal piece 120 to the locking piece 149, and the polishing belt 20 is attached to the tensioning device 110 in an optimum state. At this time, when the sandwiched polishing belt 20 is thin, the gap between the opening / closing cover body 112 and the mounting body 111 is small, and the adjusting screw is not tightened deeply. On the other hand, when the sandwiched polishing belt 20 is thick, the gap between the opening / closing cover body 112 and the mounting body 111 becomes large, and the adjusting screw is tightened deeply. As described above, the polishing belt 20 having an arbitrary thickness can be attached depending on the degree of tightening of the adjusting screw.

  Here, as described above, when the thick polishing belt 20 is sandwiched, the opening / closing cover body 112 is fixed to the attachment main body 111 at an angle. For this reason, when the pressure rollers 144 and 145 as in the conventional product are fixed in parallel to the opening / closing cover body 112, the pressure rollers 144 and 145 are fixed at an angle with respect to the main roller 125. become. When the polishing belt 20 is delivered in this state, the polishing belt 20 is displaced in the left-right direction because no pressure is uniformly applied to the entire polishing belt 20. However, since the pressing rollers 144 and 145 in this embodiment are pivotally supported with respect to the opening / closing cover body 112, even when the opening / closing cover body 112 is fixed at an angle with respect to the mounting body 111. When the opening / closing cover body 112 is closed, the pressure contact rollers 144 and 145 follow the main roller 125 and are pressed in parallel to the main roller 125. For this reason, when the polishing belt 20 is delivered, pressure is uniformly applied to the entire polishing belt 20 so that the polishing belt 20 does not shift in the left-right direction.

  The tensioning device 110 configured as described above is meandered by the main roller 125 and the pressure rollers 144 and 145 when the motor 123 is rotated when a stop device 160 described below is in a non-stop state. The sandwiched polishing belt 20 pulls and moves the polishing belt 20 downward by the pressing force of the rollers 125, 144, and 145. At this time, by detecting the rotation of the screw embedded in the pressure roller 144 by the slip detection sensor 147, the number of rotations of the pressure roller 144 is detected and the rotation number exceeds the predetermined value, or the rotation time of the motor 123 is The motor 123 can be stopped when the predetermined time has elapsed. When the rotational speed of the pressure roller 144 is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the motor 123 is stopped, the polishing belt 20 is not normally pulled due to slip or the like. 110 abnormalities are reported.

  Next, the stopping device 160 constituting the mounting mechanism unit 23 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the stop device 160 is opened. The stop device 160 is attached to the lower part of the back surface of the guide rail 11. As shown in FIG. 7, the stop device 160 includes an attachment main body 161 to which the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172 and the main roller 170 are fixed, and a support shaft (not shown) fixed to the attachment main body 161 with an attachment screw 201. And an opening / closing cover body 162 that is pivotably supported by the pressure-contact rollers 195 and 196, and the polishing belt 20 is attached to the main roller 170 with the opening / closing cover body 162 opened. After hanging down on the front surface side, the opening / closing cover body 162 is closed and locked by a locking metal fitting 173 so that the polishing belt 20 is sandwiched between the main roller 170 and the pressure rollers 195 and 196 in a meandering manner.

  The mounting main body 161 is composed of a main base body 163 that horizontally supports the main roller 170 at a substantially central position thereof, and a support base body 164 that covers the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172. The main base 163 has shaft support side plates 175 and 176 on both sides in order to support the main roller 170 in the horizontal direction, and the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172 is screwed to the back surface of one of the shaft support side plates 175. At the same time, a support base 164 formed in a U shape so as to cover the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172 is fastened and fixed to a mounting piece projecting outward on the shaft support side plate 175 by a mounting screw 165. Yes. On the other (open side) shaft support side plate 176, a mounting plate 166 provided with a locking metal fitting 173 is attached to a mounting piece projecting outward from the top and bottom of the shaft support side plate 176. It is fixed by fastening. Further, an adjustment screw abutting portion 168 protrudes outward from the shaft support side plate 176. A space is formed between the shaft support side plate 176 and the mounting plate 166, and one end of the main roller 170 protrudes and is accommodated in this space.

  Further, a bearing 171 is fixed to the shaft support side plates 175 and 176 of the main base 163 at substantially the center thereof, and the main roller 170 is rotatably supported by the bearing 171. The other end of the main roller 170 passes through the bearing 171 of the shaft support side plate 175 and is connected to the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172. The electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172 is allowed to rotate the main roller 170 when energized, and prohibited from rotating the main roller 170 when de-energized. The main roller 170 is formed of a metal cylindrical material, and when the outer peripheral surface is subjected to processing such as diamond cutting and the polishing belt 20 is pressure-bonded, the frictional force therebetween increases to be polished. The movement of the belt 20 is surely prevented.

  Further, the main base 163 is provided with a pair of attachment pieces 169 on the back side thereof. The inner dimension of the pair of mounting pieces 169 is formed at substantially the same interval as the lateral width dimension of the guide rail 11, and the mounting piece 169 is inserted so as to sandwich the guide rail 11, and is formed at substantially the center of the mounting piece 169. The stopping device 160 is fixed to the guide rail 11 by locking the mounting groove 174 to a mounting screw (not shown) screwed to the side surface of the guide rail 11 and then fastening the mounting screw. Note that the upper side of the main base 163 is bent inward, and a polishing belt insertion portion into which the polishing belt 20 is inserted is formed in front of the main substrate 163. The interval between the polishing belt insertion portions is formed to be extremely small, For example, the operation state of the stop device 160 is smoothly performed over a long period of time so that pachinko balls or large foreign matters that fall from above do not enter the inside of the stop device 160.

  On the other hand, the open / close cover body 162 is configured such that the components are assembled and attached to the cover base 190 that forms the base of the open / close cover body 162. The cover base 190 is formed in a box shape with the rear open, and support members (not shown) are fixed to two upper and lower portions in the center of the inner side surface in the left-right direction. Between the two support members, a roller mounting plate 194 is pivotally supported by a support shaft (not shown) inserted through the support member. The roller mounting plate 194 is formed in a box shape with one open surface, and press contact rollers 195 and 196 formed of a rubber columnar material are rotatably supported on the open surface side. Further, on both side surfaces of the roller mounting plate 194, a main roller insertion portion 197 in which the main roller 170 is located when the open / close cover body 162 is closed is formed between the pressure roller 195 and the pressure roller 196. In the state where the opening / closing cover body 162 is closed with respect to the mounting main body 161, the pressure rollers 195 and 196 are positioned obliquely above and below the main roller 170.

  Further, an adjustment screw for adjusting a clearance between the end of the open / close cover body 162 and the end of the mounting body 161 when the open / close cover body 162 is closed is provided above and below the open side end of the open / close cover body 162. 202 is provided. The adjustment screw 202 is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) drilled in the end of the opening / closing cover body 112, and when the opening / closing cover body 162 is closed, the tip of the adjustment screw 202 is attached. The main body 161 abuts on the adjusting screw abutting portion 168. A fixing nut 203 for fixing the adjustment screw 202 is screwed into the adjustment screw 202 between the screw head of the adjustment screw 202 and the cover base 190.

  In the stopping device 160 configured as described above, the polishing belt 20 having an arbitrary thickness is attached to the stopping device 160 while appropriately adjusting the gap between the opening / closing cover body 162 and the mounting body 161 according to the thickness. The procedure is described below. First, the opening / closing cover body 162 is opened, the fixing nut 203 fixing the adjusting screw 202 is loosened, and then the adjusting screw 202 is sufficiently loosened so as not to be detached from the cover base 190. Next, after the polishing belt 20 is hung on the front surface side of the main roller 170 of the attachment main body 161, the opening / closing cover body 162 is closed with the locking metal fitting 173. With the open / close cover body 162 closed, the adjustment screw 202 is tightened until the tip of the adjustment screw 202 comes into contact with the adjustment screw contact portion 168. The adjustment screw 202 is fixed by tightening the loosened fixing nut 203 at the position where the tip of the adjustment screw 202 is in contact with the adjustment screw contact portion 168. Thereby, the gap dimension between the opening / closing cover body 162 and the mounting body 161 is determined in accordance with the thickness of the sandwiched polishing belt 20. The opening / closing cover body 162 is fixed to the mounting body 161 simply by locking the locking metal fitting 173 to the locking piece 199 described later, and the polishing belt 20 is mounted in the stop device 160 in an optimal state. At this time, when the sandwiched polishing belt 20 is thin, the gap between the opening / closing cover body 162 and the mounting body 161 is small, and the adjusting screw 202 is not deeply tightened. On the other hand, when the sandwiched polishing belt 20 is thick, the gap between the opening / closing cover body 162 and the mounting body 161 becomes large, and the adjustment screw 202 is tightened deeply. As described above, the polishing belt 20 having an arbitrary thickness can be attached depending on the degree of tightening of the adjusting screw 202.

  Here, as described above, when the thick polishing belt 20 is sandwiched, the opening / closing cover body 162 is fixed to the attachment main body 161 at an angle. For this reason, when the pressure rollers 195 and 196 as in the conventional product are fixed in parallel to the open / close cover body 162, the pressure rollers 195 and 196 are fixed at an angle with respect to the main roller 170. become. When the polishing belt 20 is delivered in this state, the polishing belt 20 is displaced in the left-right direction because no pressure is uniformly applied to the entire polishing belt 20. However, since the pressure contact rollers 195 and 196 in this embodiment are pivotally supported with respect to the opening / closing cover body 162, even when the opening / closing cover body 162 is fixed to the mounting body 161 at an angle. When the open / close cover body 162 is closed, the pressure contact rollers 195 and 196 follow the main roller 170 and are pressed in parallel to the main roller 170. For this reason, when the polishing belt 20 is delivered, pressure is uniformly applied to the entire polishing belt 20 so that the polishing belt 20 does not shift in the left-right direction.

  Therefore, when the polishing belt 20 is sandwiched between the main roller 170 and the pressure rollers 195 and 196, the polishing belt 20 is sandwiched so as to meander. For this reason, when the rotation of the main roller 170 is stopped by the electromagnetic clutch mechanism 172, the movement of the polishing belt 20 is surely stopped. Further, since the pressure rollers 195 and 196 are made of a rubber soft material, even if a minute foreign matter attached to the polishing belt 20 is caught between the main roller 170 and the pressure rollers 195 and 196 as it is, Foreign matter is not absorbed by the elastic force of the rubber of the rollers 195 and 196 and does not interfere with rotation.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the opening / closing cover body 162 is provided with a polishing belt contact piece 198 on the back surface thereof, and a guide member 191 having bent portions 192 on which the both side ends of the polishing belt 20 are guided is mounted on the upper surface A locking piece 199 that is fastened by a screw 193 and is locked by being engaged with the buckle-type locking metal fitting 173 on the open side surface thereof is fastened by a mounting screw 200. Among these, the abrasive belt contact piece 198 has the following configuration and action.

  That is, a contact piece support member (not shown) is provided on both sides of the back surface of the opening / closing cover body 112, and the polishing belt contact piece 198 whose one end is always in contact with the polishing belt 20 with respect to the contact piece support member. It is pivotally supported. In addition, an opening (not shown) is opened at the center of the back surface of the opening / closing cover body 162, and a detection piece (not shown) of the position detection sensor 204 faces the opening. The position detection sensor 204 (polishing belt state detection means, polishing belt predetermined remaining amount detection means) presses a projection (not shown) of the position detection sensor 204 when the detection piece comes into contact with the polishing belt contact piece 198. The position of the polishing belt contact piece 198 is detected. Then, the polishing belt 20 stored in the storage device 19 comes into contact with the polishing belt contact piece 198 to bring the polishing belt contact piece 198 into contact with the back surface of the opening / closing cover body 162, and the upper surface of the opening / closing cover body 162. After being guided by the bent portion 192 of the guide member 191 and inserted into the polishing belt insertion portion formed at the upper portion of the stop device 160 and pulled out, the guide rail 11 is wound from the lower portion to the upper portion. The guide member 191 is provided on the upper surface of the opening / closing cover body 162, but may be provided anywhere as long as it is in front of the polishing belt insertion portion.

  The operation of the stopping device 160 configured as described above will be described. First, in a normal state (when the storage device 19 has the polishing belt 20), one end of the polishing belt contact piece 198 that contacts the polishing belt 20 is pulled up by the tension of the polishing belt 20 that is wound around the stop device 160. Since the polishing belt contact piece 198 is held vertically, the position detection sensor 204 detects the contact of the polishing belt contact piece 198. However, when the polishing belt 20 stored in the storage device 19 is used to the end and the end thereof is released from the storage device 19 (the polishing belt 20 is no longer in the storage device 19), the polishing belt 20 is rotated to the stop device 160. Since the tension of the mounted polishing belt 20 is loosened and one end of the polishing belt contact piece 198 that comes into contact with the polishing belt 20 cannot be pulled up, the polishing belt contact piece 198 swings in an inclined direction by its own weight. Then, since the position detection sensor 204 does not detect the contact of the polishing belt contact piece 198, a signal to that effect is derived to the outside. Therefore, the stop device 160 according to the present embodiment can detect that the polishing belt 20 of the storage device 19 has been used to the end and notify the outside, and can prompt the exchange of the polishing belt 20.

  Further, when the polishing belt 20 is inserted into the stopping device 160, the polishing belt 20 is introduced along the bent portion 192 of the guide member 191 that corrects the deviation in the traveling direction of the polishing belt 20, so that, for example, the polishing belt 20 is stored. Even when the polishing belt 20 enters in an oblique direction with respect to the stopping device 160 when it is stored in a biased position in the device 19, the polishing belt 20 is moved to the main roller by the bent portion 192 of the guide member 191. 170 and the pressure rollers 195 and 196 do not enter obliquely but enter in an accurate state, and as a result, the advantage that the polishing belt 20 maintains a predetermined accurate position until it is wound around the winding device 60. It is what has.

  By the way, in this embodiment, the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 with respect to the next business day is automatically calculated by the management device 40 provided in the game hall, and the employee takes up the winding of the polishing belt 20 based on the movement amount. Work (moving work) is done. Hereinafter, the management device 40 that calculates the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 16. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a connection configuration between the management device 40 and the island display device 35 provided in each game island stand 30. 9 to 11 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of display screens of the management display device 46 that constitutes the management device 40, respectively. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control process by the management device 40. FIG. 13A is a table showing a calculation table for the amount of dirt on the next business day polishing member. FIG. 13B is a list showing a calculation table for the polishing member update amount. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the management display device 46 that constitutes the management device 40. 15 and 16 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of display screens of the island stand display device 35 provided in the game island stand 30, respectively.

  First, a connection configuration of the management device 40 provided in the game hall will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the management device 40 includes a control board 41 (abrasive belt movement amount calculation means) on which a CPU 42 as a central processing unit, a ROM 43 as a read-only memory, and a RAM 44 as a readable / writable memory are mounted. ing. The CPU 42 of the control board 41 executes a control process described later by executing a control program stored in the ROM 43 of the control board 41. The RAM 44 of the control board 41 temporarily stores various data generated in various processes executed by the management device 40 (control board 41) and information such as input signals. Then, the control board 41 is provided with each island stand display device 35 (in FIG. 8) of the game island stand 30 (in FIG. 8, six amusement island stands 1 to 6 are illustrated) arranged in the game hall. The display control signal is output to each island stand display device 35. In addition, the management device 40 displays an operation panel 45 (described as input means in FIG. 8) for an employee to operate control by the control board 41 and a management display for displaying information related to control of the control board 41. The apparatus 46 (it describes as a display means in FIG. 8) is provided.

  Next, the display screen of the management display device 46 constituting the management device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 9, the display screen of the management display device 46 is provided with an initial setting selection instructing section 47 that is attached with characters of “initial setting input screen” and instructs to display the initial setting input screen. An optional setting / state confirmation selection instructing section 48 for instructing display of the optional setting / status confirmation screen with an “optional setting / status confirmation screen” character and an “start polishing member update amount calculation” character is attached. An update amount calculation instruction unit 49 that instructs to calculate the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 that is the update amount of the polishing member is displayed. Note that the selection of the initial setting selection instruction unit 47, the setting / state confirmation selection instruction unit 48, and the update amount calculation instruction unit 49 is determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45.

  On the initial setting input screen of the management display device 46, as shown in FIG. 10, a hall condition setting input unit 50, a game island stand condition setting input unit 51, and a weather information setting input unit 52 are displayed. The hall condition setting input unit 50 is provided with setting items such as “counter installation state”, “non-smoking rule presence / absence”, “presence / absence of air purifier”, “location condition”, and “operation status”. “Counting device installation state” means “counter counting device” in which the counting device provided in the gaming island stand 30 is provided adjacent to each gaming machine 31, or a plurality of gaming island stands arranged in the game hall. 30 is an item for setting which of the “ordinary counting device” is provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction of a predetermined game island 30. In FIG. 10, the “normal counting device” is selected and determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and the “normal counting device” is displayed on the left side of the characters “normal counting device” in the hall condition setting input unit 50. The case where the round shape which shows that it was set is displayed by lighting is illustrated. The setting items of “counter installation state”, “presence / absence of smoking cessation rule”, “presence / absence of air cleaner”, and “location condition” in the hall condition setting input unit 50, and the game island stand condition setting input unit 51 This business condition setting means is configured. The “operation status” setting item and the weather information setting input unit 52 in the hall condition setting input unit 50 constitute an operation condition setting unit according to the present invention.

  “Presence / absence of non-smoking rule” is an item for setting whether the game hall is “no” or “no” that is not smoking. In FIG. 10, “None” is selected and determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and “None” that is not quit smoking is set to the left of the “None” character in the hall condition setting input unit 50. The case where the round shape which shows is lit and displayed is illustrated.

  “Presence / absence of air cleaner” is an item for setting “Yes” where an air cleaner is installed in the amusement hall or “No” where an air cleaner is not installed. In FIG. 10, “Yes” is selected and determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and the air conditioner is installed in the hall condition setting input unit 50 on the left side of the character “Yes”. The case where a round shape indicating that “is set” is lit up is illustrated.

  The “location condition” is an item for setting whether the location of the amusement hall is “along the sea” near the sea or “other” not near the sea. In FIG. 10, “Other” is selected and determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and “Other” that is not near the sea is set to the left of the “Other” character in the hall condition setting input unit 50. The case where the round shape which shows that it is turned on is illustrated.

  “Operating status” is an item for setting the operating status for each day of the week based on the past business performance, and is classified into four types of days of the week: “Monday to Friday”, “Saturday”, “Sunday” and “Holiday”. Then, “small”, “medium”, or “many” of the operation status is set for each day of the week. In FIG. 10, “small” is selected and determined for “Monday to Friday”, “many” is selected and determined for “Sat”, and “medium” is selected for “day” based on the operation of the operation panel 45. "" Is selected and determined, and "Many" is selected and determined for "Holiday", and the hall condition setting input unit 50 displays the left and right characters indicating the operating status of the selected "small", "medium" and "many". A case where a round shape is lit and displayed is illustrated.

  The game island stand condition setting input unit 51 is a setting input unit that is effective when “normal counting device” is set in the “counting device installation state” of the hall condition setting input unit 50 described above. Among the plurality of game island tables 30 to be installed, the game island table 30 on which the “normal counting device” is installed is set. In FIG. 10, island numbers “1” to “6” indicating the six game islands 30 (game islands 1 to 6) arranged in the amusement hall, and each of the game islands 1 to 6 are shown. The characters “present” and “absent” indicating “presence / absence of normal counting device” are displayed on the game island stand condition setting input unit 51, and the game in which “normal counting device” is installed based on operation of the operation panel 45 In the game islands 1, 3, and 5 (island numbers “1”, “3”, and “5”) to be the islands 30, “Yes” is selected and determined, and no “normal counting device” is installed. “No” is selected and determined for the game islands 2, 4, and 6 (island numbers “2”, “4”, and “6”), and the characters indicating “Yes” and “No” are selected. The case where a round shape is lit and displayed on the left side is illustrated.

  The weather information setting input unit 52 is provided with a setting item of an “address input field” for inputting an address of the game hall. Then, by inputting an address in the “address input field”, weather information corresponding to the address of the game hall is input to the management device 40 by Internet communication connected to the management device 40.

  On the occasional setting / status confirmation screen of the management display device 46, as shown in FIG. 11, a hall condition setting input unit 53, an amusement island stand condition setting input unit 54, and a status confirmation display unit 55 are displayed. . The hall condition setting input unit 53 is provided with a setting item of “business hours”. “Business hours” is an item for setting whether the game hall business hours are “9 hours or less” or “12 hours or more”. Do not set. In FIG. 10, “12 hours or more” is selected and determined based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and “12 hours or more” is displayed on the left side of the characters “12 hours or more” in the hall condition setting input unit 53. The case where the round shape which shows that it was set is displayed by lighting is illustrated. The hall condition setting input unit 53 constitutes business condition setting means according to the present invention. In addition, the game island stand condition setting input unit 54 constitutes an operation condition setting means according to the present invention.

  In the amusement island stand condition setting input section 54, “new presence / absence of event”, “manual setting (next day)” for each of a plurality of amusement island stands 30 (six amusement island stands 1 to 6) arranged in the amusement hall. Each setting item of “reset operation” is provided. “Presence / absence of new stand / event” is an item for setting whether or not a new stand is set up in the game island stand 30 or whether an event is held at the next business day. In FIG. 11, “Yes” and “No” indicating whether or not there is a new table or an event corresponding to the island number “1” to “6” indicating the six amusement islands 30 (amusement islands 1 to 6). Is displayed on the game island stand condition setting input unit 54, and based on the operation of the operation panel 45, the game island stand 1, 2 (island stand numbers “1”, “2”, which becomes the game stand 30 having a new stand or an event. ”) Is selected and determined as“ Yes ”, and“ No ”is selected for the game islands 3 to 6 (island numbers“ 3 ”to“ 6 ”), which are the new game and the game islands 30 that have no events. An example is shown in which a round shape is lit and displayed on the left side of the characters indicating “Yes” and “No” determined and selected.

  “Manual setting (next day)” is an item for adjusting the amount of dirt on the next business day polishing member, which will be described in detail later, based on a unique judgment on the amusement hall side. “2 up” “1 up” “1 down” Four adjustment amounts of “2 down” are set. In FIG. 11, “2 up” is selected and determined for the game islands 1 and 2 (island numbers “1” and “2”) based on the operation of the operation panel 45, and the game islands 3 ( The case where “1 up” is selected and determined for the island stand number “3”) and a circular shape is lit and displayed on the left side of the character indicating the selected adjustment amount is illustrated.

  The “reset operation” is a setting item that the game hall side checks when the polishing belt 20 is replaced. In FIG. 11, the polishing belt 20 is exchanged in all the game island platforms 1 to 6, and based on the operation of the operation panel 45, the game island platforms 1 to 6 (island platform numbers “1” to “ A case where a round shape is lit and displayed in all “reset operations” fields for “6”) is illustrated.

  The state confirmation display section 55 is provided with confirmation items of “Hall state” and “Weather state”. “Hall state” indicates whether or not a new stand is installed and a normal counting device is installed (see FIG. 11) for each of a plurality of amusement island stands 30 (six amusement island stands 1 to 6) arranged in the amusement hall. Indicates “the presence / absence of a counting device”) and the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 (described as “abrasive member renewal amount” in FIG. 11). The presence / absence of a new stand is displayed based on the selection determination of “Yes” or “No” in “Presence / absence of new stand / event” in the game island stand condition setting input unit 54. The presence / absence of the normal counting device is displayed based on the selection determination of “Yes” or “No” in “Presence / absence of normal counting device” of the game island stand condition setting input unit 51. The movement amount of the polishing belt 20 displays the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 calculated by the management device 40 based on the instruction operation of the update amount calculation instruction unit 49.

  In FIG. 11, in the presence / absence of installation of a new stand, the characters “new stand” are displayed in the columns of the game island stand 1 and 2 where the new stand is installed among the six play island stands 1 to 6, and the normal counting device. In the presence / absence of the installation, the character “Yes” is displayed in the column of the game islands 1, 3, 5 where the normal counting device is installed, while the game islands 2, 4, 4 where the normal counting device is not installed. The character “None” is displayed in the column 6, and the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 is displayed as “0” in the column of all the game islands 1 to 6, and it is not necessary to wind up the polishing belt 20. The case where is shown is illustrated.

  The “weather state” is configured to display weather information obtained by Internet communication based on the address of the game hall input in the “address input field” of the weather information setting input unit 52. In FIG. 11, items of “weather”, “temperature”, and “humidity” are displayed in association with the three days of “Yesterday”, “Today”, and “Tomorrow”. Specifically, in “2009/12/23 (holiday)” which is “Yesterday”, “rain” in the “weather” column, “11 ° C / 5 ° C.”, “humidity” in the “temperature” column “80%” is displayed in the column, and “Today” is “2009/12/24 (Thursday)”, “Sunny” in the “Weather” column and “9 ° C / 1 ° C” in the “Temperature” column "50%" is displayed in the "Humidity" field, and "Tomorrow" is "2009/12/25 (Friday)" in the "Weather" field in the "Sunny" and "Temperature" fields. The case where “50%” is displayed in the “10 ° C./3° C.” and “Humidity” fields will be exemplified. In the “weather condition”, information such as the occurrence of an earthquake is displayed in the “Temporary information” column.

  Next, the control process by the control board 41 of the management apparatus 40 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the control board 41 of the management apparatus 40 first has a next business day based on various settings input at the hall condition setting input units 50 and 53 and the game island stand condition setting input units 51 and 54. The amount of dirt on the polishing belt 20 (hereinafter also referred to as the amount of dirt on the next business day polishing member (the amount of dirt on the next business day)) is calculated on the assumption (step S1: next day business day dirt amount calculating means). Next, the polishing member renewal amount is calculated based on the next business day polishing member contamination amount calculated in step S1 (step S2). Then, after the polishing member update amount calculated in step S2 is converted into the polishing member update amount display mode (step S3: display control unit), the management device 40 displays the management member 40 using the polishing member update amount display mode as a display control command. It outputs to the island 46 display device 35 of the apparatus 46 and each game island stand 30 (step S4), and complete | finishes a control process.

  In the calculation process of the next business day polishing member contamination amount in step S1, the next business day polishing member contamination amount calculation table shown in FIG. 13A is referred to. The calculation table for the amount of dirt on the polishing member on the next business day is “counter installation status” “presence / absence of smoking cessation rules” “presence / absence of air purifier” “location conditions” “operation status” “presence of normal counting device” “business hours” Each setting item includes “New stand / Event presence” and “Manual setting”.

  The “counter installation state” corresponds to the setting in the “counter installation state” of the hall condition setting input unit 50, and when “each counter device” which is set 1 is selected, “5” points are set. In addition, when “normal counting device” which is set 2 is selected, “10” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  “No smoking rule” corresponds to the setting of “No smoking rule” in the hall condition setting input unit 50. When “Yes”, which is setting 1, is selected, “5” points are displayed. When “None”, which is setting 2, is selected, “10” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  “Presence / absence of air cleaner” corresponds to the setting in “Presence / absence of air cleaner” of the hall condition setting input unit 50. Further, when “None” as setting 2 is selected, “10” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  The “location condition” corresponds to the setting in the “location condition” of the hall condition setting input unit 50, and when “along the sea” as the setting 1 is selected, “10” points are set and When “Other” is selected, “5” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member on the next business day.

  The “operating status” corresponds to the setting in the “operating status” of the hall condition setting input unit 50, and when “small” which is setting 1 is selected, “−10” points become setting 2 “ When “medium” is selected, “0” points are added to the next business day polishing member contamination amount, respectively, and when “many” as setting 3 is selected, “10” points are added.

  “Presence / absence of normal counting device” corresponds to the setting of “Presence / absence of normal counting device” in the game island stand condition setting input unit 51. However, when “None” as setting 2 is selected, “0” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  The “business hours” corresponds to the setting of “business hours” in the hall condition setting input unit 53. When “9 hours or less” that is set 1 is selected, “−10” points are set. When “12 hours or more”, which is 2, is selected, “10” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  “Presence / absence of new stand” corresponds to the setting of “Presence / absence of new stand / event” in the game island stand condition setting input unit 54, and “10” points when “Yes” is selected as setting 1. However, when “None” as setting 2 is selected, “0” points are added to the amount of dirt on the polishing member for the next business day.

  “Manual setting” corresponds to the setting of “Manual setting (next day)” in the game island stand condition setting input unit 54, and when “2 up” is selected, “20” points are changed to “1 up”. “10” point when “1 down” is selected, “−10” point when “1 down” is selected, and “−20” point when “2 down” is selected, respectively. It is added to the amount of dirt.

  Thus, in step S1, the points are summed based on a mathematical formula (first mathematical formula) that adds all the points set in each setting item in the next business day polishing member contamination amount calculation table, and the total value is the next time. Calculated as the amount of dirt on the business day polishing member.

  Further, in the above-described calculation process of the polishing member update amount in step S2 and the conversion process of the polishing member update amount display mode in step S3, the polishing member update amount calculation table shown in FIG. 13B is referred to. In this polishing member update amount calculation table, the next business day polishing member contamination amount (X) calculated in step S1 is within any range of “abrasive member update amount range 1” to “abrasive member update amount range 4”. Therefore, the polishing member update amount is calculated and converted into the polishing member update amount display mode. Note that there are two types of display modes for updating the polishing member, “display 1” and “display 2”, and one of the display modes is set based on selection on the game hall side.

  “Abrasive member update amount range 1” is a range that is larger than “0” and smaller than “25”, and “Abrasive member update amount range 2” is “25” or more and more than “50”. Also, the “abrasive member update amount range 3” is a range that is “50” or more and smaller than “75”, and the “abrasive member update amount range 4” is “75”. ”Or more and smaller than“ 100 ”.

  When the next business day polishing member contamination amount (X) is within the “abrasive member update amount range 1”, “display 1” is “0.5 M update”, and “display 2” is “¼ update”. " When the next business day polishing member contamination amount (X) is within the “abrasive member update amount range 2”, “display 1” is “1M update”, and “display 2” is “1/2 update”. When the amount of dirt (X) on the next business day is within the “abrasive member update amount range 3”, “display 1” is “1.5M update”, and “display 2” is “3/4 update”. Become. When the next business day polishing member contamination amount (X) is within the “abrasive member update amount range 4”, “display 1” is “2M update”, and “display 2” is “all update”. In this case, the case where the overall length of the polishing belt 20 set in the ball polishing and lifting device 1 is 2M is illustrated, and “Display 1” indicates the polishing member renewal amount (the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20). ) Is displayed in length units (M), and “Display 2” displays the updated amount of the polishing member as a percentage of the total length.

  Further, specific display contents on the management display device 46 and the island display device 35 based on the output processing of the display control command (abrasive member update amount display mode) in step S4 will be described. First, in the management display device 46, as shown in FIG. 14, each amusement island stand 30 (amusement island stand 1 to 6) is displayed in the “abrasive member update amount” column of the state confirmation display portion 55 on the setting / state confirmation screen as needed. ) Each calculation result is displayed. In FIG. 14, the case where the polishing member update amount of “3/4” is calculated for all the game islands 1 to 6 is illustrated.

  On the other hand, on the display screen of the island stand display device 35, the polishing member update amount display unit 56 for displaying the polishing member update amount display mode input from the management device 40 and the game island stand 30 in which the island stand display device 35 is installed. And an island stand recognition display section 57 that indicates which game island stand 30 is provided. In a state where the display control command (abrasive member update amount display mode) from the management device 40 is not input, as shown in FIG. 15, “Abrasive member update amount calculation has been performed in the polishing member update amount display unit 56. "No." is displayed. Further, in FIG. 15, the characters “Amusement island stand 1” indicating that the amusement island stand 30 provided with the island stand display device 35 is the amusement island stand 1 out of the six amusement island stands 1 to 6 are displayed. The case where it displays on the island stand recognition display part 57 is illustrated. When a display control command (abrasive member update amount display mode) is input from the management device 40, characters based on the input abrasive member update amount display mode are displayed on the polishing member update amount display unit 56 as shown in FIG. The employee then moves the polishing belt 20 based on the displayed content. FIG. 15 illustrates a case where the characters “Please update the abrasive member 3/4” are displayed on the abrasive member update amount display unit 56.

  The calculation process of the polishing member update amount by the management device 40 is not limited to the control process of FIG. Hereinafter, other control processes will be described as a second embodiment with reference to FIGS. 17 to 21. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the control processing by the management device 40 in the second embodiment. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the polishing member dirt removal performance value calculation process of the control process by the management apparatus 40 in the second embodiment. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the next business day polishing member contamination amount estimation process of the control process by the management device 40 in the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the polishing member update amount calculation processing of the control processing by the management device 40 in the second embodiment. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the management display device 46 constituting the management device 40 in the second embodiment. The second embodiment described below has the same configuration as the management device 40 of the above-described embodiment (first embodiment), and only the control process by the control board 41 is different.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the control board 41 of the management device 40 in the second embodiment calculates the dirt removal performance value of the polishing belt 20 (hereinafter also referred to as “abrasive member dirt removal performance value”). Abrasive member dirt removal performance value calculation processing (step S11), and the amount of dirt on the polishing belt 20 on the next business day (hereinafter also referred to as the next business day abrasive member dirt amount (next business day dirt amount)) Next business day polishing member dirt amount assumption process to be calculated (step S12: next business day dirt amount calculation means), and when the next business day is reached, the polishing belt 20 will remove all the dirt of the pachinko balls in the whole day business. The polishing member update amount calculation process (step S13) for calculating the required amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 (hereinafter also referred to as the polishing member update amount) is sequentially performed, and the control process is terminated.

  In the polishing member dirt removal performance value calculation process of step S11, as shown in FIG. 18, first, it is input by “reset operation” of the game island table condition setting input unit 54 on the occasional setting / status confirmation screen of the management display device 46. Based on the setting, the presence / absence of a reset signal indicating that the polishing belt 20 has been replaced is determined (step S111). When it is determined in step S111 that there is a reset signal, in other words, the polishing belt 20 has been replaced, the various settings input in the hall condition setting input units 50 and 53 and the game island stand condition setting input units 51 and 54 Based on the above, the polishing member contamination amount is calculated from an equation (second equation) for adding all the set points (step S112: that day contamination amount calculation means). Thereafter, based on the polishing member dirt amount calculated in step S112, a polishing member dirt removal performance value is calculated (step S113: dirt removal performance value calculating means), and the process proceeds to step S115. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S111 that there is no reset signal, in other words, the polishing belt 20 has not been replaced, the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A ′) stored in the RAM 44 of the control board 41 is set. Call (step S114), the process proceeds to step S115. In step S115, the value calculated in step S113 or the value called in step S114 is stored in the RAM 44 of the control board 41 as the current polishing member dirt removal performance value (A), and polishing member dirt removal performance value calculation processing is performed. finish.

  Note that the polishing member dirt amount calculated in step S112 is different from the next business day polishing member dirt amount calculated in step S1, and the same-day polishing member calculated from the next day setting on the day before the business day on which the control process is performed. The amount of dirt (the amount of dirt on the day). For example, when the control process is performed at the end of business on December 25, the polishing belt 20 is replaced after the end of business on December 24, and the previous day (December 24) is stored (polishing member dirt removal performance value). ), The amount of dirt on the polishing member on the current day (December 25) is calculated based on the next day setting of the previous day (December 24). Further, the polishing member dirt removal performance value calculated in step S113 is a value calculated based on a formula (third formula) for subtracting the current day polishing member dirt amount calculated in step S112 from a value of “100”. For example, when the amount of polishing member contamination on the day “70” is calculated in step S112, the polishing member contamination removal performance value is “30”. Further, the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A ′) called in step S114 is stored in the RAM 44 of the control board 41 in step S137 of the polishing member update amount calculation process described later.

  In the next business day polishing member contamination amount estimation process of step S12, as shown in FIG. 19, based on various settings input in the hall condition setting input units 50 and 53 and the game island stand condition setting input units 51 and 54, The next business day polishing member contamination amount is calculated (step S121), and then the next business day polishing member contamination amount (B) is stored in the RAM 44 of the control board 41 (step S122). End the assumed process. The next business day polishing member contamination amount calculated in step S112 is calculated from the next day setting on the business day on which the control process is performed, similarly to the next business day polishing member contamination amount calculated in step S1 of the first embodiment. Is. For example, when the control process is performed at the end of business on December 25, the next business day polishing member contamination amount with the next business day as the next business day based on the next day setting of the current day (December 25) Is calculated.

  In the polishing member update amount calculation process in step S13, as shown in FIG. 20, first, the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) stored in step S115 and the next business day polishing member dirt amount stored in step S122 are stored. (B) is called (step S131), and it is determined whether or not the value (AB value) obtained by subtracting the amount of polishing member contamination on the next business day from the polishing member contamination removal performance value is equal to or greater than “0”. (Step S132: determination means). When the value of AB is “0” or more in step S132, the polishing member update amount is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S135. On the other hand, when the value of AB is less than “0” in step S132, the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) becomes a value that can remove the dirt for the polishing member dirt amount (B) on the next business day. A necessary amount of polishing member renewal is calculated (step S134), and the process proceeds to step S135.

  For example, as the flow process of step S132 to step S133, the current polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) is “100” due to the replacement of the polishing belt 20, and the next business day polishing member dirt amount (B ) Is “70”, the value of A−B is “30” and takes a value of “0” or more. Therefore, there is no need to wind up the polishing belt 20, and the polishing member renewal amount is set to “ “0” is set. On the other hand, when the current polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) is “30” and the next business day polishing member dirt amount (B) is “70” as the flow process of steps S132 to S134, A− Since the value of B becomes “−40” and takes a value less than “0”, the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) can remove dirt for the next business day polishing member dirt amount (B) in step S134. The polishing member renewal amount necessary to reach the value is calculated.

  In the calculation process of the polishing member update amount in step S134, assuming that the polishing member update amount is (X), the current polishing member dirt removal performance value is (A), and the next business day polishing member dirt amount is (B), "A Since the mathematical expression a (fourth mathematical expression) of (1−X) + 100X = B ”is satisfied, the value of the polishing member update amount (X) is calculated. Specifically, when the current polishing member dirt removal performance value (A) is “30” and the next business day polishing member dirt amount (B) is “70”, the formula a is “30 (1-X)”. + 100X = 70 ”, and the value of the polishing member update amount (X) is calculated as“ 0.57 ”. That is, by winding 57% of the polishing belt 20 with respect to the overall length set in the ball polishing and lifting device 1, it is possible to prevent the polishing member dirt removal performance value from becoming less than “0” during the next business. . In this embodiment, the polishing member dirt removal performance value before the start of the next business day is made the same as the next business day polishing member dirt amount using the above-described formula a, but the polishing member dirt removal performance value during the next business day is used. May not be less than “0”, and for example, an equation such as “A (1−X) + 100X = B + α” may be used. By using such a mathematical formula, even if the polishing belt is soiled more than expected during the next business, it is possible to prevent the polishing member soil removal performance value from becoming less than “0” during the next business.

  In step S135 (display control means), after the polishing member update amount set in step S133 or calculated in step S134 is converted into a polishing member update amount display mode, the polishing member update amount display mode is displayed. The control command is output to the management display device 46 of the management device 40 and the island display device 35 of each game island 30 (step S136), and then the polishing member removal performance value (A ′) after the next business operation is calculated. At the same time, this is stored in the RAM 44 of the control board 41 (step S137), and the polishing member update amount calculation processing is terminated.

  That is, the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 in the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above, not only the amount of dirt on the next business day that is calculated as the amount of dirt on the polishing belt 20 on the next business day. The calculation is made with reference to the dirt removal performance value obtained based on the amount of dirt on the same day of the polishing belt 20. For this reason, when the performance of removing dirt remains on the polishing belt 20 at the end of the business day of the day, in other words, removal of dirt on the polishing member that takes a value larger than “0” in step S137 of the polishing member update amount calculation processing. When the performance value (A ′) is stored, the dirt removal performance value (A ′) can be used for removal of the amount of dirt on the next business day. As a result, the polishing belt 20 can be used economically.

  Note that the movement amount (polishing member update amount) of the polishing belt 20 calculated based on the control processing of the second embodiment is as shown in FIG. The calculation result for each game island stand 30 (game island stand 1 to 6) is displayed in the “abrasive member update amount” column of the display unit 55. In this case, the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 is calculated in consideration of the polishing member dirt removal performance value (A ′) remaining at the end of the business day of the day, and the game island base 1 in the “Abrasive member renewal amount” column is calculated. Is displayed as “3/4”, “1/2” for the game island stand 2, “1/4” for the game island stand 3, and “0” for the play island stand 4 to 6, respectively. Is done.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the amount of contamination of the polishing belt 20 on the next business day is calculated as the next business day contamination amount based on various information related to the business conditions in the game hall and the operating conditions of the gaming machine 31. Then, the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 attached to the ball polishing and lifting device 1 is calculated so that all of the calculated amount of dirt on the next business day can be removed, and the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 corresponding thereto is calculated. Is displayed on the island stand display device 35. Thereby, at the end of business on the day when the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 is calculated, the polishing belt 20 is moved by the movement amount displayed on the island display device 35. A player can always be provided with a beautiful pachinko ball game without exchanging 20.

  In addition, the amount of dirt on the polishing belt 20 in business on the day is calculated as the amount of dirt on the day, and the polishing belt 20 currently mounted on the ball polishing and lifting device 1 can be removed based on the amount of dirt on the day. The amount of dirt is calculated as a dirt removal performance value. Then, it is determined whether or not the estimated amount of dirt on the next business day is a value greater than the dirt removal performance value, and the next business day dirt amount is determined to be a value greater than the dirt removal performance value. The movement amount of the polishing belt 20 is calculated based on the next business day contamination amount and the contamination removal performance value, and the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 corresponding to this is displayed on the island stand display device 35. As a result, when the performance for removing dirt remains on the polishing belt 20 at the end of the business day, in other words, when the dirt removal performance value is larger than “0”, the dirt removal performance value is obtained. Can be used for removing the amount of dirt on the next business day, the amount of movement of the polishing belt 20 can be reduced accordingly, and as a result, the polishing belt 20 can be used economically.

  In addition, the next business day dirt amount is calculated by including in the operating conditions the conditions that are periodically set on the game hall side in relation to the operation of the gaming machine 31 on the next business day. Thereby, it is possible to calculate the amount of dirt on the next business day by setting at any time on the amusement hall side in accordance with a condition that greatly affects the operation of the gaming machine 31 such as event implementation and is performed periodically. For this reason, even when the amount of dirt on the pachinko balls increases due to a significant increase in the operation of the gaming machine 31 with the implementation of the event, the dirt on the pachinko balls can be reliably removed.

  Further, the next business day dirt amount is calculated by including the condition that is irregularly set as the adjustment of the dirt amount of the polishing belt 20 according to the convenience of the game hall in the operation condition. As a result, it is possible to directly calculate the amount of dirt on the next business day by directly setting the amount of dirt for situations that have a subtle effect on the operation of the gaming machine 31 such as the weather or the number of replacements of new machines. For this reason, even when a subtle change occurs in the operation of the gaming machine 31 due to the weather, the number of replacement of new stands, etc., the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 can be adjusted according to the subtle change.

  In addition, a numerical value divided by a predetermined unit based on the calculated movement amount of the polishing belt 20 is displayed on the island stand display device 35 as the movement amount of the polishing belt 20. For this reason, the worker who moves the polishing belt 20 does not move the polishing belt 20 according to a strict numerical value calculated as the movement amount of the polishing belt 20, but is a numerical value divided in predetermined units, in other words, roughly. Since the polishing belt 20 can be moved with a small numerical value, the moving operation of the polishing belt 20 can be easily performed.

  In addition, the movement amount of the polishing belt 20 that is a numerical value divided for each predetermined unit displayed on the island display device 35 is larger than the actually calculated movement amount of the polishing belt 20. For this reason, even if the moving amount of the polishing belt 20 is displayed with a rough numerical value that is a numerical value divided by a predetermined unit, the polishing belt 20 is moved so that all the dirt of the pachinko balls on the next business day can be removed. be able to.

1 Tamaki hoisting device (polishing hoisting device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Guide rail 13 Conveyance belt 19 Storage apparatus 20 Polishing belt 21 Ball passage detection apparatus 22 Winding mechanism part 23 Mounting mechanism part 30 Game island stand 31 Game machine 35 Island stand display apparatus (display means)
40 management device 41 control board (polishing belt movement amount calculation means, next business day dirt amount calculation means, dirt amount calculation means on the day, dirt removal performance value calculation means, determination means, display control means)
45 Operation Panel 46 Management Display Device 60 Winding Device 110 Pulling Device 112 Opening / Covering Cover Body 123 Motor 125 Main Roller 144, 145 Pressing Roller 147 Slip Detection Sensor 160 Stopping Device 161 Mounting Main Body 162 Opening / Closing Cover Body 170 Main Roller 172 Electromagnetic Clutch Mechanism 190 Cover base 195, 196 Pressure roller 198 Polishing belt contact piece 204 Position detection sensor

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In a polishing / lifting apparatus that lifts and feeds a game medium used in a gaming machine by facing a conveyor belt and a polishing belt that are driven in a circle, the dirty polishing belt is moved along with the polishing of the game medium. A polishing belt movement amount management system for managing the movement amount of the polishing belt when performing,
The polishing belt movement amount management system includes:
Polishing belt movement amount calculating means for calculating the movement amount of the polishing belt;
Display means for displaying the movement amount of the polishing belt based on the calculation of the polishing belt movement amount calculation means,
The polishing belt movement amount calculating means includes:
Sales condition setting means for setting sales conditions related to sales at the amusement hall,
Operating condition setting means for setting operating conditions related to the operation of the gaming machine;
The amount of contamination of the polishing belt on the next business day by the first mathematical formula determined in advance based on the business conditions set by the business condition setting means and the operating conditions set by the operating condition setting means A next business day dirt amount calculating means for calculating as a day dirt amount,
Based on the next business day dirt amount calculated by the next business day dirt amount calculating means, the moving amount of the polishing belt capable of removing the dirt of the next business day dirt amount is calculated by a predetermined calculation table. The calculated movement amount is displayed on the display means, and the polishing belt movement amount management system is characterized. In a polishing / lifting apparatus that lifts and feeds a game medium used in a gaming machine by facing a conveyor belt and a polishing belt that are driven in a circle, the dirty polishing belt is moved along with the polishing of the game medium. A polishing belt movement amount management system for managing the movement amount of the polishing belt when performing,
The polishing belt movement amount management system includes:
Polishing belt movement amount calculating means for calculating the movement amount of the polishing belt;
Display means for displaying the movement amount of the polishing belt based on the calculation of the polishing belt movement amount calculation means,
The polishing belt movement amount calculating means includes:
Sales condition setting means for setting sales conditions related to sales at the amusement hall,
Operating condition setting means for setting operating conditions related to the operation of the gaming machine;
The amount of contamination of the polishing belt on the next business day by the first mathematical formula determined in advance based on the business conditions set by the business condition setting means and the operating conditions set by the operating condition setting means The next business day dirt amount calculating means for calculating the amount of day dirt,
The amount of dirt on the day for calculating the amount of dirt on the polishing belt as the amount of dirt on the day according to a predetermined second formula in the business on the day;
Based on the amount of dirt on the day, the amount of dirt that can be removed by the polishing belt that is currently mounted on the polishing and transporting device is calculated as a dirt removal performance value by a predetermined third mathematical formula. A value calculating means;
Determination means for determining whether or not the next business day dirt amount is a value greater than the dirt removal performance value,
When it is determined by the determination means that the next business day dirt amount is larger than the dirt removal performance value, a predetermined number of days is determined based on the next business day dirt amount and the dirt removal performance value. 4. A polishing belt movement amount management system, wherein the movement amount of the polishing belt is calculated according to the mathematical formula 4 and a calculation table, and the calculated movement amount is displayed on the display means.   3. The operation condition setting means, wherein the operation condition includes a condition that is periodically set on the game hall side in relation to the operation of the gaming machine on a next business day. Polishing belt movement management system.   The operating condition setting means includes a condition that is irregularly set as an adjustment of the amount of dirt on the polishing belt according to the convenience of the game hall, in the operating condition. The polishing belt movement amount management system according to any one of the above. The polishing belt movement amount management system further includes display control means for controlling display of the movement amount of the polishing belt by the display means,
The display control means controls display on the display means as a movement amount of the polishing belt, a numerical value divided by a predetermined unit based on the movement amount of the polishing belt calculated by the polishing belt movement amount calculation means. The abrasive belt movement amount management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:   6. The polishing belt according to claim 5, wherein the display control means sets a value larger than the movement amount of the polishing belt calculated by the polishing belt movement amount calculation means as a numerical value divided by the predetermined unit. Travel amount management system.

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