JPH0736863B2 - Garbage collection device at a pachinko game hall - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a garbage collection device arranged in a pachinko game hall where a plurality of pachinko island stands in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged are provided.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, as a garbage collection device provided in a pachinko game hall, for example, in order to collect the cigarette butts that a player has smoked, a belt conveyor for collecting butts is horizontally installed in a pachinko island stand to pachinko island. It was known to collect in a collection box provided at the end of the table.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Therefore, it is necessary to install this garbage collection device inside the pachinko island stand, or do not install it because many other devices (such as currency collection device) are also built inside the pachinko island stand. There is a problem that it is difficult to collect, mainly rather than the cigarette butts smoked by the player, and it is not possible to efficiently collect the dust and the like falling on the floor surface of the game hall, and therefore, in the past, The large trash on the floor is unpleasant to the player because the clerk carries the trash can with me during the business to clean it. There was a problem that cleaning work had to be done. The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose thereof is to efficiently perform cleaning work even during business hours or after business hours, and to install it in another device or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a garbage collection device in a pachinko game arcade that does not affect the situation.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the garbage collection device according to the present invention is arranged below the floor of each of a plurality of pachinko island stands along the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island stands and moves the conveyed object in one direction. First transporting means, and first transporting means laid at the end of the first transporting means in the transporting direction and moving the articles transported by the respective first transporting means in one direction, And a collecting case provided at the end of the conveying means in the conveying direction, the lower end of each of the plurality of pachinko island stands does not have a step with the floor surface of the pachinko game hall and the first conveying means is provided. In addition to forming an opening facing the opening, an opening / closing plate is provided which can close the opening at normal times and can be opened to the inside of the pachinko island stand at the time of cleaning.

[Action]

A first transfer means is laid under the floor of the plurality of pachinko island stands, and at the lower end portions of the plurality of pachinko island stands are formed openings which are level with the floor surface of the pachinko game hall. At the same time, an opening / closing plate that is normally closed and that can be opened inside the pachinko island stand during cleaning is provided. Since the opening provided with the opening / closing plate faces the first conveying means, the opening / closing plate is open. By sweeping dust and the like falling on the floor toward the opening, all dust can be dropped from the opening to the inside, and the dust is transported in one direction by the first transport means. The dust and the like carried by the first carrying means is carried in one direction by the second carrying means which is continuously provided and collected in the collecting case. As described above, the garbage collection device according to the present invention is such that the garbage falling on the floor of the pachinko game hall formed on the lower part of the pachinko island stand with the opening / closing plate open is directed toward the floor-free opening toward the floor. Since it is only necessary to sweep up the cleaning equipment, cleaning work can be easily performed by a small number of people even during business hours or after business hours. In addition, in the amusement hall, it often happens that dropping a prize ball that a player has won or a game ball that the player has purchased onto the floor surface. Since the balls do not drop from the opening toward the first transfer means by the opening / closing plate, valuable pachinko balls can be collected, and the pachinko balls enable the first transfer means and the second transfer means to be collected.
There is no adverse effect on the operation of the transport means. In addition,
The cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray provided on the pachinko machine will be automatically collected if they are manually collected and then discarded toward the opening. In addition, since the first transport means and the second transport means that constitute the recovery device are laid under the floor, they do not interfere with the installation of other devices provided in the pachinko island stand or the pachinko game hall.

【Example】

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an overall configuration of a pachinko game arcade 1 to which the dust collecting apparatus according to the embodiment is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a pachinko game hall, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the inside of the pachinko game hall. In the pachinko game hall 1, a plurality of (four rows in the case shown) pachinko island stands 2 are installed in parallel, and a prize exchange hall 3 is installed in one corner. The prize exchange area 3 is provided with a display shelf for displaying a large number of prizes at a place for exchanging prize balls obtained by a player for prizes. The prize balls exchanged at the prize exchange site 3 are once stored in the return ball tank 4, and then returned to the pachinko island stand 2 via the return trough 5. By the way, as is well known, the pachinko island stand 2 has a large number of pachinko machines 8 and inter-mountain ball rental machines 9 arranged almost alternately on the front and rear surfaces thereof, and inside the pachinko machine stand 2, prize balls are provided on the pachinko machine 8. A replenishment gutter (not shown) for replenishment, a collection gutter 10 for collecting hit balls used by the pachinko machine 8 (see FIG. 5), and a delivery device for delivering the balls collected by the collection gutter 10 to the upper part ( (Not shown), wiring and power lines (not shown) for connecting each pachinko machine 8 to the central control computer, supply pipes (not shown) for replenishing balls to the inter-mountain ball lending machine 9, and inter-unit spaces A coin collecting device (not shown) for collecting coins inserted in the ball lending machine 9 is built in. For this reason, the inside of the pachinko island stand 2 is in a complicated state due to various devices, wiring, and the like. Further, an upper tank 6 for storing the balls pumped by the above-mentioned lifting device is installed in the upper center of the pachinko island stand 2, and a ball equalizing device 7 is inserted between the upper tanks 6 of the adjacent pachinko island stands 2. It has been passed. The ball equalizing device 7 uses a plurality of pachinko island stands 2 for balls returned from the reducing ball tank 4.
The number of balls retained in each pachinko island stand 2 is evenly distributed. Although the structure of the pachinko game arcade 1 described above is conventionally well known, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, as a first transfer means under the floor of the pachinko game arcade 1. There is provided a dust collecting device including the auxiliary collecting belt 12, the main collecting belt 14 as the second conveying means, and the collecting case 15. An auxiliary recovery belt 12 as a first conveying means is provided corresponding to each pachinko island stand 2, and as shown in FIG. It is housed and installed in a recovery passageway 13 formed along the direction. The recovery passage 13 is rotated in one direction, and a main recovery belt 14 as a second conveying means is laid so as to reach the end of the rotation direction. The recovery passage 13 and the internal space of the pachinko island stand 2 are partitioned by a bottom plate 11 that is placed inside the lower part of the pachinko island stand 2. The main recovery belt 14 is laid along the length direction of the rotational direction end portions of the plurality of auxiliary recovery belts 12 provided corresponding to each of the plurality of pachinko island stands 2, and the end of the auxiliary recovery belt 12 is also laid. It is provided so as to overlap with the section in the vertical direction. Although not shown, the main recovery belt 14 is also installed and stored in a recovery passage formed deeper than the recovery passage 13 under the floor of the pachinko game arcade 1 like the auxiliary recovery belt 12. Further, the main recovery belt 14 is also rotating in one direction, and its rotation end portion is the pachinko game hall 1
Has reached outside. A recovery case 15 is installed at the end of rotation of the main recovery belt 14. On the other hand, in the pachinko island stand 2, FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a rectangular opening 17 is formed at the lower end of a waist plate 18 that constitutes the lower side plate portion of the pachinko island stand 2 and is level with the floor surface of the game arcade, and an opening / closing plate 16 that opens and closes the opening 17 Is provided so that its upper end is pivotally supported by a hinge so as to be opened and closed inward. The opening 17 connects the floor surface of the pachinko game arcade 1 and the collection passage 13. Therefore, by sweeping all the dust and the like falling on the floor surface into the opening 17, the collection passage Can be dropped into 13. Explaining the operation of the dust collecting device of the pachinko game hall configured as described above, when dust or the like falls on the floor of the pachinko game hall 1, use a cleaning tool such as a broom toward the lower end of the pachinko island stand 2. The opening / closing plate 16 is pushed to be opened inward and discharged into the recovery passageway 13 from the opening 17. The dust and the like discharged to the collection passage 13 is carried on the auxiliary collection belt 12 and transferred to the main collection belt 14. The dust and the like transferred to the main recovery belt 14 are transported by the main recovery belt 14 and stored in a recovery case 15 arranged outside the pachinko game hall 1. As described above, in the dust collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment,
Since it is only necessary to sweep the dust and the like falling on the floor toward the opening 17 formed at the bottom of the pachinko island stand 2,
Even during business hours or after business hours, a small number of people can easily perform cleaning work. In addition, in the amusement hall, it often happens that dropping a prize ball that a player has won or a game ball that the player has purchased onto the floor surface. Since the balls do not drop from the opening toward the first conveying means by the opening / closing plate 16, valuable pachinko balls can be collected and the pachinko balls adversely affect the operation of the auxiliary recovery belt 12 and the main recovery belt 14. Will not be affected. The cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray provided in the pachinko machine 8 are automatically collected if they are manually collected and then discarded toward the opening 17. Further, since the auxiliary recovery belt 12 as the first transfer means and the main recovery belt 14 as the second transfer means which constitute the garbage recovery device are laid under the floor of the pachinko game arcade 1, the pachinko island stand 2 or the pachinko machine is provided. It does not interfere with the installation of other devices provided in the game arcade 1. In addition, in the above-mentioned Example, although a belt conveyor was illustrated as a 1st conveyance means and a 2nd conveyance means, in this case, it is preferable to use a nonflammable belt as a belt conveyor. Further, in place of the belt conveyor, for example, a rotary conveyance device formed in a spiral shape may be used. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned transfer means, a blower or a suction device may be provided in the recovery passage 13 in which the transfer means is housed, which causes an air flow flowing in the same direction as the transfer direction. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that not only large dust but also fine dust can be collected more efficiently. Furthermore, when the first transport means and the second transport means are used for a long period of time, they may break down, so the inspection port for checking them may be the pachinko island stand 2 or the floor of the pachinko game hall 1, etc. It is desirable to form it.

【The invention's effect】

As is apparent from the above description, the dust collecting apparatus according to the present invention is designed to remove dust and the like falling on the floor surface of the game hall formed in the lower part of the pachinko island stand and toward the floor-like opening toward the opening. Since it only needs to be swept up, cleaning work can be performed easily and with a small number of people even during or after business hours, and even if the pachinko balls fall on the floor, the pachinko balls can be opened and closed under normal conditions. Since it does not drop from the opening toward the first transport means, valuable pachinko balls can be collected, and the pachinko balls adversely affect the operation of the first transport means and the second transport means. However, the cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray provided in the pachinko machine can be automatically collected by manually collecting and then abandoning it toward the opening. Further, the first conveying means that constitutes the collecting device. Since beauty second conveying means is laid under the floor it does not become an obstacle to the installation of other devices provided in the pachinko Isle of Eternal Youth or pachinko game arcade.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the contents of a pachinko game arcade, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the inside of the pachinko game arcade, and FIG. 3 is a pachinko island stand and the first. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship with the transport means, FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the relationship between the opening formed at the lower end of the pachinko island stand and the first transport means, and FIG. 5 is the pachinko island stand. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship with a 1st conveyance means. 1 …… Pachinko game hall 2 …… Pachinko island stand 8 …… Pachinko machine 12 …… Auxiliary collection belt (first transport means) 14 …… Main collection belt (second transport means) 15 …… Collection case 16… … Opening / closing plate 17 …… Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A garbage collection device arranged in a pachinko game hall where a plurality of pachinko island stands in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged are provided, wherein the garbage collection devices are each under the floor of the plurality of pachinko island stands. A first conveying means that is laid along the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island stand and that moves an object to be conveyed in one direction; and a first conveying means that is laid at the end of the first conveying means in the conveying direction and has the respective first Of the plurality of pachinko island stands, the second transport means for moving the article transported by the transport means in one direction, and the collection case provided at the end of the second transport means in the transport direction. The lower end of each is formed with an opening that does not have a step with the floor surface of the pachinko game arcade and faces the first transfer means, and the opening can be closed during normal operation to open inside the pachinko island stand during cleaning. Opening and closing Dust collecting apparatus in a pachinko game hall, characterized in that the provided.