JP2000202142A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the flow rate of game media fixed regardless of seasonal temperature change by constituting an oil supply means disposed in a game medium circulation route of an oil impregnated member and a heating means for heating it and adjusting the attaching amount of oil to the game media by the oil impregnated member corresponding to the passing amount of the game media. SOLUTION: The oil supply means 13 is disposed between a lower tank and a lifting device 7 in a pachinko ball circulation route for instance and attaches the oil to a surface by being in contact with the oil impregnated member 14 when a pachinko ball 11 falls down a free fall part 12c. The pachinko ball 11 is then lifted inside a lifting pipe 6 by the lifting device 7, polished at the time of passing through a polishing device 8 and lifted to an upper tank. At the time, the attaching amount of the oil by the oil supply means 13 is adjusted by checking the flow rate of the pachinko balls 11 by a sensor or the like and control is performed so as to heat the oil impregnated member 14 by the heating means 15 and to increase the attaching amount of the oil to the pachinko balls 11 when it is less than a prescribed flow rate (850-1000 pieces/minute for instance).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, etc., and more particularly to a game machine provided with oil supply means for game media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko balls are used as game media in pachinko game machines, and medals are used as game media in slot machine game machines. In the pachinko gaming machine, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a pachinko island 100 including a plurality of pachinko machines is formed, and an upper tank 1 for storing pachinko balls, a ball rental machine 2, and a pachinko machine 3 inside the pachinko machines 100. A circulation path is formed by incorporating a ball box 4 having a built-in counting device, a lower tank 5, a lifting pipe 6, a lifting device 7, a polishing device 8, and the like, and pachinko balls are circulated and used by the circulation path. Since the pachinko balls are stained by use, the pachinko balls are passed through the polishing device 8 while continuously lifting the pachinko balls via the lifting device 7 and the lifting pipe 6.
The pachinko ball is polished by the polishing device 8. However, the polished pachinko balls lose their lubricating properties on their surfaces and become slippery, and may not flow smoothly through the circulation path.
In order to cope with such a situation, conventionally,
A lubricant application means 9 is provided at an upper end opening of the pachinko ball, and a suitable lubricity is provided by applying a lubricant to the surface of the pachinko ball.

[0003]

The conventional lubricant applying means 9 is provided with an application amount control means 9a, and the flow rate of the pachinko balls is detected by a controller provided separately so that the application amount of the lubricant can be adjusted appropriately. In spite of the control, the flow of the pachinko balls sometimes failed. As a result of pursuing the cause, it was found that it might be in the PVC sheet used as a component of the pachinko ball circulation path. That is, according to the PVC sheet, the flow rate of pachinko balls is good in summer when the temperature is high, but the flow rate of pachinko balls decreases in winter when the temperature is low. This is considered to be due to the effect of the plasticizer coming out of the PVC sheet. However, at present, the change due to the temperature is too large to properly cope.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and has provided a gaming apparatus capable of maintaining a constant flow rate of a gaming medium such as a pachinko ball in a circulation path irrespective of seasonal temperature changes. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As a technical means for achieving this object, the present invention relates to a game machine provided with an oil supply means at a key point in a circulation path of a game medium such as a pachinko ball. The supply means includes an oil-impregnated member mounted facing the circulation path, and a heating means for heating the oil-impregnated member, according to the flow rate of the game medium passing through the circulation path,
The gist of the present invention is a gaming machine in which the amount of oil adhering to a game medium by the oil-containing member is adjusted. Also, in a game machine provided with oil supply means at a key point in a circulation path for game media such as pachinko balls, the oil supply means includes an oil receiving member mounted facing the circulation path, and an oil receiving member attached to the oil receiving member. An oil dropping member for dropping an appropriate amount of oil, and in accordance with the flow rate of the game medium passing through the circulation path, the game device that controls the amount of oil dropped on the oil receiving member by the oil dropping member. is there.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a game machine, in which a circulation path 12 for a game medium 11 is formed, and an oil supply means 13 is attached to a part of the circulation path 12 (a free fall portion in the illustrated example). .

[0007] The oil supply means 13 is attached to the inner wall of the game apparatus 10 and is in the form of a sheet-like oil-impregnated member 14 facing the free fall portion 12c of the circulation path 12, and a heating means 15 disposed close to the oil-impregnated member 14. It is composed of The oil-impregnated member 14 is formed of a heat conductive material and is impregnated with lubricating oil. As the heating means 15, for example, a heater or the like can be used.

When the gaming machine 10 is a pachinko machine, the oil supply means 13 can be disposed, for example, between the lower tank 5 and the lifting device 7 in the pachinko ball circulation path. When the pachinko ball 11, which is a game medium discharged from the device 5, descends on the downward slope 12a and falls on the free fall portion 12c, the pachinko ball 11 comes into contact with the oil-containing member 14 so that oil is attached to the surface. Pachinko balls with oil attached 1
1 is fed into the lifting device 7 from the downward inclined path 12b, is polished when it is pumped in the lifting pipe 6 and passes through the polishing device 8, and then is pumped to the upper tank 1 after polishing.

The amount of oil deposited by the oil supply means 13 is as follows:
The flow rate of the pachinko balls 11 is adjusted while being checked by a sensor (not shown) or the like. When the flow rate is less than a predetermined flow rate (850 to 1000 pieces / min), the oil-containing member 14 is heated by the heating means 15 to the pachinko balls 11. When a predetermined flow rate is secured, heating is stopped to reduce the amount of oil adhesion. That is, the amount of oil adhesion is adjusted according to the flow rate of the pachinko balls 11.

In this manner, by adjusting the amount of oil adhering to the surface of the pachinko balls 11, the flow rate of the pachinko balls 11 can be maintained substantially constant, and the pachinko balls in the gaming machine 10 (pachinko table) can be maintained. It is possible to prevent the stagnation and excessive slippage of the pachinko balls 11 beforehand, prevent poor circulation of the pachinko balls 11, and always secure an appropriate flow rate irrespective of seasonal temperature changes.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 20 denotes a game machine, reference numeral 22 denotes a circulation path of a game medium 21, and oil supply to a part (free fall portion) of the circulation path 22. Means 23 are provided. This oil supply means 23 is
0 free fall portion 22c of the circulation path 22 attached to the inner wall
Oil receiving member 2 made of felt etc.
4 and an oil dropping member 25 for dropping an appropriate amount of oil onto the oil receiving member 24.

The oil dripping member 25 holds, for example, a container 25a containing oil upside down, and attaches an electric valve 25b to a discharge port thereof to adjust the amount of oil dripping. The oil is supplied to the oil receiving member 24 through the oil receiving member 24.

When the gaming machine 20 is a pachinko machine as described above, the oil supply means 23 can be disposed, for example, between the lower tank 5 and the lifting device 7 in the pachinko ball circulation path. When the pachinko balls 21 (game media) discharged from the lower tank 5 descend on the downward inclined path 22a and fall on the free fall portion 22c, they come into contact with the oil receiving member 24, so that oil is applied to the surface of the pachinko balls 21. Can be attached. The pachinko balls 21 to which the oil is attached are sent to the lifting device 7 from the downward inclined path 22b in the same manner as described above, and are polished when being pumped through the lifting pipe 6 and passing through the polishing device 8,
After polishing, it is pumped to the upper tank 1.

In this embodiment, the pachinko balls 21
When the flow rate is less than a predetermined flow rate, the oil is dropped from the oil dropping member 25 to the oil receiving member 24, or the amount of the drop is increased to the pachinko ball 21. The amount of oil adhesion is increased, and when a predetermined flow rate is secured, the dropping is stopped, or the amount of oil adhesion is reduced by reducing the amount of oil deposition. That is, the amount of oil dripping is controlled by the electric valve 25b in accordance with the flow rate of the pachinko balls 21, and the amount of oil adhering to the pachinko balls 21 is adjusted.

By adjusting the amount of oil adhering to the pachinko balls 21 in this manner, the flow rate of the pachinko balls 21 can be kept substantially constant. Therefore, also in this case, the stagnation and excessive slippage of the pachinko balls 21 in the gaming machine 20 (pachinko table) are prevented beforehand, and the poor circulation of the pachinko balls 21 is prevented, so that the pachinko balls 21 are always appropriate regardless of seasonal temperature changes. The flow rate can be secured.

In the above embodiments, the oil supply means is provided at the free fall portion in the circulation path.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to carry out the present invention by attaching it to another part of the circulation path, for example, at a key point of the discharge pipe 6. Means such as directly dropping oil onto a game medium such as a pachinko ball or the like may be considered. However, if this is done, the amount of adhesion will be excessive and the oil will be contaminated. It is preferable that a small amount be attached via the receiving member. Further, the present invention can be applied to medals and the like used as game media of slot machine gaming devices.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In game machines such as pachinko machines, the amount of oil adhering to the surface is controlled while checking the flow rate of game media such as pachinko balls, so that a constant flow rate is always maintained regardless of seasonal temperature changes. As a result, it is possible to ensure excellent circulation of the game media and to achieve excellent effects such as appropriate operation of the gaming machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a main part showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a main part showing another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the entire pachinko island.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 ... Lifting pipe 7 ... Lifting device 8 ... Polishing device 10 ... Game device (Pachinko machine) 11 ... Game media (Pachinko balls) 12 ... Circulation path 13 ... Oil supply means 14 ... Oil-containing member 15 ... Heating means 20 ... Game Apparatus (Pachinko machine) 21: Game media (Pachinko balls) 22: Circulation path 23: Oil supply means 24: Oil receiving member 25: Oil dropping member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A game machine in which oil supply means is provided at a key point in a circulation path of a game medium such as a pachinko ball, the oil supply means includes: an oil-containing member mounted facing the circulation path;
A game device comprising: heating means for heating the oil-impregnated member; and adjusting the amount of oil adhering to the game medium by the oil-impregnated member according to the flow rate of the game medium passing through the circulation path. 2. A game machine in which oil supply means is provided at a key point in a circulation path for game media such as pachinko balls, said oil supply means includes an oil receiving member mounted facing said circulation path, and an oil receiving member. An oil dropping member for dropping an appropriate amount of oil on the receiving member, wherein an amount of oil dropped onto the oil receiving member by the oil dropping member is controlled according to a flow rate of the game medium passing through the circulation path. Gaming equipment.