JP2002119750A - Device for polishing and lift-conveying ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and inexpensively carry out repairing work, and to effectively utilize resources. SOLUTION: Guide members 50 formed in both sides of a guide rail 20 to guide side end faces of a cloth belt 16 used as a polishing member are attached detachably to both sides of a guide rail base 21 constituting the guide rail 20 to eliminate the necessity of replacing the whole guide rail base 21 when a guide piece 40 is abraded, damaged or the like, the repairing work is easily carried out thereby, a repairing cost is reduced, and the resources are effectively utilized concurrently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor belt which is rotated between a plurality of rollers rotated by a driving source,
A polishing member that is mounted to be mounted on a guide rail that is installed to face the outer peripheral surface of the transport belt, and a guide piece that is formed on both sides of the guide rail and guides a side end surface of the polishing member, The present invention relates to a ball polishing / lifting device that lifts a pachinko ball while holding it between the conveyor belt and the polishing member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball polishing / lifting device for lifting pachinko balls includes a conveyor belt which is circulated around a roller rotated by a drive source, and is wound around upper and lower ends of a guide rail facing the conveyor belt. 2. Description of the Related Art There has been known an apparatus in which a pachinko ball is sandwiched between a polishing belt and a cloth belt, which is an abrasive member, and is transported. In such a ball polishing / lifting device, the position of the locking metal is changed so that the gap between the guide rail and the lifting cylinder is usually set to about 6 mm on the upper side and about 5 mm on the lower side. Has been adjusted by Note that the set value is a value derived by experiment or experience.

If the gap size becomes larger than the set value due to poor adjustment as a result of performing the above-described adjustment work, the guide rail 20 and the lifting cylinder 3 shown in FIGS. The interval is widened, the pressing force on the pachinko balls is insufficient, and the pachinko balls are not normally lifted. The pachinko balls that are not properly lifted cause an irregular movement in the guide rails 20 and collide with the guide pieces 40 formed on both sides of the guide rails 20 to guide the pachinko balls 4.
The pachinko ball is spilled out of the guide rail 20 from the shaved portion of the guide piece 40, or the pachinko ball is And the extra load is applied to the motor, causing a breaker to trip. Further, the phenomenon that the pachinko ball collides with the guide piece 40 is not limited to the above-described case where the gap dimension is not properly adjusted. In some cases, this may also be caused by a decrease in the pressing force on the pachinko ball due to the change over time of the spring 35. Furthermore, the clearance between the guide rail 20 and the lifting cylinder 3 is good, and the locking fitting 14 is loosened and the guide groove forming member 30 and the spring 35
Even if the pressing force does not decrease, if the mounting position between the lower guide gutter 22 and the guide rail 20 is not good, the pachinko balls in the guide rail 20 meander, and the same as above. However, troubles such as the pachinko ball colliding with the guide piece 40 and scraping the guide piece 40 occur.

[0004] It is possible to avoid a trouble by finding an improper adjustment or the like before the above-mentioned trouble occurs and performing re-adjustment. However, to find out the cause of the trouble such as an improper adjustment in advance requires a pachinko machine. Since it is difficult to manage the hole, the trouble is dealt with by exchanging the entire guide rail 20 after finding the damage of the guide piece 40.

[0005]

However, as described above, when the entire guide rail 20 is replaced, not only the replacement work is troublesome, but also the undamaged portion other than the guide piece 40 is replaced. As a result, not only the repair cost is increased but also the effective use of resources is not preferable. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to form a guide piece of a guide rail detachably so that repair work can be performed easily and inexpensively, and resources can be effectively used. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball polishing / lifting device capable of achieving the following.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transport belt which is rotated between a plurality of rollers rotated by a driving source, and an outer periphery of the transport belt. A polishing member that is mounted by being mounted on a guide rail that is installed facing the surface,
In a ball polishing / lifting device that lifts a pachinko ball while nipping the pachinko ball between the transport belt and the polishing member, a guide member formed on both sides of the guide rail to guide a side end surface of the polishing member, It is characterized in that it is detachably attached to both sides of a guide rail base constituting a guide rail. With this configuration, when the guide piece is worn or damaged, the entire guide rail base is not replaced, so that the repair work can be easily performed, and at the same time, the repair cost can be reduced. Effective utilization of resources can be achieved.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2,
The guide member is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to the guide rail base. With this configuration, when the guide piece is worn or damaged, the guide piece of the plurality of guide members is worn or damaged.
Since only the damaged guide member can be replaced, the repair work can be performed quickly, leading to an improvement in workability. In addition, since the guide member in which the guide piece is not worn or damaged can be continuously used, not only the repair cost can be reduced, but also the resources can be effectively used.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3,
The guide member is attached to a part of a side of the guide rail base.
With this configuration, if a portion where the guide piece is likely to be worn or damaged is known, only the portion that is easily worn or damaged may be used as the guide member. There is no need to make it, and the manufacturing cost of the guide member can be reduced.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4,
The guide rail base is provided with a mounting mechanism for adjustably mounting the guide member to the guide rail base. With this configuration, the guide member can be adjustably attached to the guide rail base.
It leads to improvement of workability in repair and manufacturing process.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5,
The mounting mechanism includes a mounting screw that is inserted into a mounting hole formed in the guide member, a rail groove formed in a lateral longitudinal direction of the guide rail base, and through which the mounting screw passes. A rail groove communicating with the rail groove hole, and a mounting piece inserted into the rail groove and capable of screwing with the mounting screw, wherein the mounting member is inserted through the mounting hole formed in the guide member. The guide member is adjustably attached to the guide rail base by screwing an attachment screw at a predetermined position to the attachment piece inserted into the rail groove.
With this configuration, the guide member can be mounted at any position in the longitudinal direction with respect to the guide rail base and at any position within the range of the width of the rail slot. Can be fine-tuned. That is, by screwing the mounting screw to the mounting piece, the guide member is mounted on the guide rail base while being sandwiched between the mounting screw and the mounting piece, so that fine adjustment can be easily performed. This leads to improvement in the quality of the rail base and workability in the repair work.

Further, in the invention according to claim 6,
At least one of the guide member and the guide rail base is provided with a positioning projection for determining a mounting position of the guide member with respect to the guide rail base when the guide member is mounted on the guide rail base. . With this configuration, when attaching the guide member to the guide rail base,
Since the positioning protrusion can be used as a reference for specifying the mounting position of the guide member, the guide member can be accurately and easily mounted, and the distance between the surface of the guide rail base and the guide member can be reduced. It can be maintained at a predetermined size.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7,
The guide member is formed of a synthetic resin material. With this configuration, the manufacture and processing of the guide member are facilitated, so that the manufacturing cost and the repair cost can be reduced.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a ball polishing and frying apparatus that constitutes a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the conventional ball polishing and conveying apparatus viewed from the rear. The ball polishing and conveying apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a guide piece 40 of the conventional ball polishing and conveying apparatus A.
9 (see FIG. 9) is made a part of the guide member 50 (see FIG. 2) and is detachable from the guide rail base 21. For this reason, the ball polishing and lifting device 1 according to the present embodiment
8 can refer to the conventional ball polishing and lifting apparatus A except for the guide member 50 which is a main part of the present invention.
To do.

In the figure, the ball polishing and lifting apparatus 1 has a lifting cylinder 3 made of the same material as that of the support 2 in a vertical position above a support 2 made of a thick steel plate. A leather transport belt 4 stretched between a lower roller (not shown) for driving located at the lower portion of the lifting cylinder 3 and an upper roller (not shown) located at the upper portion orbits around the circumference of the lifting cylinder 3. It has become. Further, during the circulation, the lifting cylinder 3 and the conveyor belt 4
In order to reduce the friction generated between the rollers, intermediate rollers (not shown) are provided at appropriate intervals in the lifting cylinder 3. The lifting cylinder 3 has a rectangular cross section with an opening on one side, and a lifting cylinder cover (not shown) is lifted over the entire length of the lifting cylinder 3 by a mounting screw on this opening surface. It is fixed so as to cover the opening surface of the feeding cylinder 3. When repairing or replacing the intermediate roller or the like or when there is a trouble in the lifting cylinder 3, the lifting cylinder cover is removed to perform repair, replacement work, or the like. , Can deal with troubles.

The transport belt 4 is driven to rotate around the lifting cylinder 3 by rotation of a lower roller having a built-in motor. In order to apply tension to the transport belt 4, a tension roller mechanism 5 including a first tension roller 6, a second tension roller 7, and a third tension roller 8, which the transport belt 4 alternately contacts, is used to Mounted at the bottom. This tension roller mechanism 5
First tension roller 6 and third tension roller 8
Can be opened and closed, and are operated mainly when the conveyor belt 4 is replaced. Further, at the lower part of the lifting cylinder 3, an introduction gutter 9 in which the pachinko balls flowing in are arranged in a plurality of rows and a lower guiding gutter 22 for transferring the pachinko balls from the introduction gutter 9 to the conveyor belt 4 are fixed. In the upper part of the cylinder 3, there is an outlet 1 for discharging pachinko balls after polishing.
1 is formed.

The pachinko balls that have flowed in from the introduction gutter 9 are lifted by the conveyor belt 4 via the lower guiding gutter 22 and then discharged from the discharge port 11. In the course of the lifting, Dirt adhering to the pachinko balls is wiped off by a frictional force with a cloth belt 16 as a polishing member provided around the guide rail 20 described below, and the cleaned pachinko balls are discharged from the discharge port 11. The Rukoto.
As shown in FIG. 8, an inclination adjusting bolt 10 for adjusting the inclination of the introduction gutter 9 is attached to the introduction gutter 9. A spring is provided around the inclination angle adjusting bolt 10 so that the pachinko balls are smoothly aligned even when an excessive force is applied to the introduction gutter 9 by the pachinko balls flowing inside. .

On the other hand, a guide rail 20 is openably and closably mounted on the rear side of the lifting cylinder 3 via a support hinge 15 mounted on one side of the lifting cylinder 3. The support hinge 15 is attached at several places by attachment screws 38 (see FIG. 9) in the vertical direction of the lifting cylinder 3. Further, on the other side surface of the lifting cylinder 3, a stopper 13 is attached via a stopper 14.
The guide rail 20 is provided with an engagement protrusion 12 at a position corresponding to the stopper 13 for retaining the stopper 13.

On the outer surface of the guide rail 20, a belt upper fixing device 17 for fixing the upper side of the cloth belt 16 and a belt lower fixing device 18 for fixing the lower side of the cloth belt 16 are attached. A cloth belt roller 37 is provided at the upper end of the rail 20 for guiding the cloth belt 16 back. Thus, the cloth belt 16 fixed to the belt lower fixing device 18 circulates around the guide rail 20 from the lower end of the guide rail 20 to rotate the cloth belt roller 3.
7 and is pulled and fixed to the belt upper fixing device 17.

As described above, the guide rail 20
Is attached to the lifting cylinder 3 so as to be openable and closable, so that the transfer belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 can be mounted on the ball polishing / lifting apparatus 1 by rotating the guide rail 20 about the fulcrum of the support hinge 15. It can be done by opening it. In this manner, the transport belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 are mounted, and the lifting cylinder 3 and the guide rail 20 are locked by the stopper 13 with the guide rail 20 closed.
The transport belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 are maintained in a state of facing each other. In the state where the guide rail 20 is closed and locked by the stopper 13 in this manner, a gap is formed between the lifting cylinder 3 and the guide rail 20. By adjusting the fixing position of the stopper 14, its size can be set, and the pressure applied to the pachinko balls to be pumped can be changed according to the set value.

In this manner, the guide rail 20 is closed with the conveyor belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 mounted thereon, and the stopper 13 is engaged with the engagement projection 12 to move the guide rail 20 to the lifting cylinder 3. After the attachment, the conveyor belt 4 is driven to rotate, so that the conveyor belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 are rotated.
The pachinko ball that is sandwiched between them rises while the dirt is wiped off by the cloth belt 16.

At the end of the business, the cloth belt 16 on the outer side of the guide rail 20 is pulled in a state where the cloth lower belt 18 can be moved by loosening the belt lower fixing device 18, and the belt storage box before use is used. 19, the unused surface of the cloth belt 16 before use is positioned on the inner surface of the guide rail 20. Thereafter, the belt lower fixing device 18 and the belt upper fixing device 17 are sequentially operated to operate the cloth belt. By locking 16, the preparation for polishing the next day is completed. At this time, the used fabric belt 16 is stored in the used belt storage box (not shown). The winding operation of the cloth belt 16 can be performed with the guide rail 20 opened from the lifting tube 3 or with the guide rail 20 closed. Must be performed in a state where the guide rail 20 is opened from the lifting tube 3.

The outline of the ball polishing / lifting apparatus 1 has been described above. Next, the guide member 50 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball polishing / lifting device 1 according to the first embodiment with the guide rail 20 opened.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 and a partially enlarged view thereof. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of a guide groove forming member 30 built in the guide rail 20, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball polishing and lifting device 1 according to the first embodiment, in a state where a guide member 50 is removed from a guide rail 20.

First, the guide rail 20 will be described. In FIG. 1, the guide rail 20 is attached to the back side of the lifting cylinder 3 so as to be openable and closable, as described above. It is shown as follows.
In FIG. 2, the guide rail 20 is a guide rail 20.
, A guide member 50 attached to both sides of the guide rail base 21, a mounting piece 43 and a mounting screw 54 for mounting the guide member 50 to the guide rail base 21, and a guide rail base 2
1 includes a guide groove forming member 30 and a spring 35 that presses the guide groove forming member 30.

The guide rail base 21 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and both side surfaces are formed as side walls 46. A rail groove 39 is formed inside the side wall 46, and a rail groove hole 45 is formed substantially in the center of the outer surface of the side wall 46 in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail base 21. Inside the guide rail base 21, a first protruding piece 41 is provided so as to protrude inward.
And a second protruding piece 42 protrudes toward the inside of the guide rail base 21 on the open surface side of the guide rail base 21.

The guide member 50 has a substantially F-shaped cross section made of a synthetic resin material. A mounting hole 52 through which a mounting screw 54 is inserted is formed on one side of the guide member 50. Near the inside of the guide member 50,
The positioning projection 51 is provided in a protruding manner. The other side is formed as a guide piece 40 with a dimension longer than the positioning projection 51. Since the guide member 50 is formed of a synthetic resin material as described above, the guide member 50
Since the manufacture and processing of No. 0 are easy, manufacturing costs and repair costs can be reduced.

The mounting piece 43 has a thin plate shape formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and has a mounting screw hole 44 substantially in the center thereof.
Are drilled. The width dimension (short side length) of the mounting piece 43 is formed to be smaller than the length of the long side in the cross section of the rail groove 39 (see FIG. 2).

The guide groove forming member 30 is formed in a thin plate shape by urethane, and has seven rows of guide grooves 31 serving as a pachinko ball lifting passage formed on its surface side along the longitudinal direction. I have. The guide groove forming member 30
An engaging portion 32 is protrudingly provided substantially at the center in the plate thickness direction on both sides. On the back side, as shown in FIG. 3A, nine sets of substantially cylindrical spring accommodating parts 34 formed in one set at three locations are formed in the longitudinal direction of the guide groove forming member 30. ing. This spring accommodating portion 34
One end of the spring 35 is housed therein to guide the expansion and contraction of the spring 35. Between the pair of adjacent spring accommodating parts 34, a total of seven anti-sinking pieces 33 are protruded, but a positioning piece 57 is protruded only at one place instead of the anti-sinking piece 33. The positioning pieces 57 are provided at two locations on both sides in the width direction of the guide groove forming member 30. The space surrounded by the two positioning pieces 57 and the spring accommodating portion 34 is formed such that the stop member 56 for fixing the guide groove forming member 30 to the guide rail base 21 is substantially aligned. .
The operation of the stop member 56 will be described later.

Here, the guide groove forming member 30 is assembled in the guide rail 20. When the pachinko ball is lifted by the ball polishing and lifting device 1 to which the guide rail 20 is attached, the pachinko ball is formed. Is pressed. In order to oppose the pressing force of this pachinko ball,
As shown in FIG. 2, the guide groove forming member 30 is urged by a spring 35 in a direction opposite to the pressing force. However, a portion between a pair of adjacent spring accommodating portions 34, that is, a portion where the spring 35 is not installed is provided. , And receives the pressing force of the pachinko ball. However, as described above, between the pair of adjacent spring accommodating portions 34,
When the guide groove forming member 30 is pressed, the sunken piece 33 comes into contact with the inner surface of the guide rail base 21, so that the sunken piece 33 does not sink further. Further, since the anti-sinking piece 33 is formed long in the width direction of the guide groove forming member 30, the deformation of the guide groove forming member 30 itself is also prevented. For this reason, the guide groove forming member 30 can be kept in a stable state, and does not hinder the lifting of the pachinko ball.

The guide groove forming member 30 described above
Although the guide grooves 31 are formed in seven rows,
In addition to those formed in rows, those formed in five rows may be used. The guide groove forming member 30 in which the guide grooves 31 are formed in five rows will be described with reference to FIG. 3B. In the guide groove forming member 30 in which the guide grooves 31 have five rows, the spring 35 The anti-sinking piece 33 is attached to the guide groove forming member 3.
0 are protruded at two places on both sides in the width direction. As described above, since the guide grooves 31 are not formed horizontally long like the guide groove forming members 30 of the seven rows, the sinking prevention piece 33 cannot prevent the deformation of the guide groove forming members 30 themselves. Therefore, in the guide groove forming member 30 having five rows of the guide grooves 31, the sinking prevention wire rod 58 connecting the two springs 35 serves to prevent the guide groove forming member 30 from being deformed. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
An anti-sinking wire 58 is connected to the lower ends of the two springs 35, and an insertion groove 59 is formed substantially in the center of the spring accommodating portion 34 of the guide groove forming member 30 over the width direction of the guide groove forming member 30. When the spring 35 is placed on the spring accommodating portion 34, the sink-prevention wire 58
Is inserted into the insertion groove 59. Thus, in the guide groove forming member 30 in which the guide grooves 31 have five rows,
The sinking prevention wire rod 58 inserted in the insertion groove 59 increases the strength of the guide groove forming member 30 and prevents the guide groove forming member 30 from being deformed.

In order to assemble the guide rail 20 composed of the above components, first, the spring 35 is inserted into the spring accommodating portion 34 of the guide groove forming member 30, and the stopper member 56 is inserted between the positioning pieces 57. Thereafter, the guide groove forming member 30 is moved in the direction in which the guide groove 31 is located on the opening surface side of the guide rail base 21.
Insert from the end face of. At this time, the engaging portion 32 is
Engaging with the projection 42, both sides of the anti-sinking piece 33 are sandwiched between the first projections 41. After inserting the guide groove forming member 30 into the guide rail base 21 and moving it to a predetermined position, the stop member 56 is guided by the guide rail while cutting a screw hole from the surface of the guide rail base 21 where the stop member 56 is located with a tapping screw. It is attached to the base 21. Since the stop member 56 is inserted into the space surrounded by the positioning piece 57 of the guide groove forming member 30 and the spring accommodating portion 34 as described above, the stop member 56 is moved to the guide rail base 21 as described above. , The guide groove forming member 30 is fixed to the guide rail base 21. In addition, since the length of the guide groove forming member 30 is formed shorter than the length of the guide rail base 21, a plurality of guide groove forming members 30 are inserted into the guide rail base 21, and the same as above. Is fixed to the guide rail base 21 by the above operation.

After the guide groove forming member 30 is mounted on the guide rail base 21, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting pieces 4 are inserted into the rail grooves 39 formed on both sides of the guide groove forming member 30.
Insert 3 respectively. After the mounting piece 43 is inserted, the positioning protrusion 51 of the guide member 50 is
And the upper end surface of the guide member 50 and the upper end surface of the guide groove forming member 30 are aligned. At this time, the escape hole 53 formed in the guide member 50 does not interfere with the engagement protrusion 12 previously attached to the side of the guide groove forming member 30 and the guide member 50. In this state, the mounting screw 54 is inserted into the mounting hole 52 of the guide member 50 and the rail groove hole 45 of the guide rail base 21 and screwed into the mounting screw hole 44 of the mounting piece 43 in the rail groove 39.
As shown in FIG. 1, the guide member 50 is attached to the guide rail base 21. When the guide member 50 is attached to the guide rail base 21, a cloth belt into which the side end surface of the cloth belt 16 is inserted between the guide piece 40 of the guide member 50 and the second projection piece 42 of the guide rail base 21. An insertion portion 36 is formed. The work of attaching the guide member 50 to the guide rail base 21 is performed by the guide rail 20.
Is desirably removed from the transport tube 3 and the entire guide rail 20 is kept horizontal.

The guide rail 20 is assembled as described above, and the guide member 50 is mounted by the mounting screw 54 inserted through the mounting hole 52 of the guide member 50 and the rail groove 45 of the guide rail base 21 as described above. The rail slot 45 is formed in the guide rail base 21.
Are formed in the longitudinal direction of both side walls 46, and the width dimension thereof is larger than the diameter dimension of the mounting screw 54. For this reason, the guide member 50 can be attached to an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction with respect to the guide rail base 21 and to an arbitrary position within the range of the width of the rail slot 45. You can make adjustments. Further, as described above, when the guide member 50 is mounted on the guide rail base 21, the mounting position of the guide member 50 can be easily specified only by bringing the positioning protrusion 51 into contact with the surface of the guide rail base 21. The guide member 50 can be accurately mounted, and the distance between the surface of the guide rail base 21 and the guide member 50 can be maintained at a predetermined size.

Further, by loosening and removing the mounting screw 54, the guide member 50 can be easily removed from the guide rail base 21. As described above, since the guide pieces 40 are formed on the guide members 50 which are detachably attached to both sides of the guide rail base 21, even if the guide pieces 40 are worn or damaged, the guide rail base 2 is formed.
The repair work can be easily performed because the whole 1 is not replaced. In addition, since parts that have not been worn or damaged can be continuously used, not only can repair costs be reduced, but also effective use of resources can be achieved.

Although not shown, the guide member 50 is
The guide piece 40 is appropriately divided into upper and lower parts, and when the guide piece 40 is worn or damaged, of the plurality of guide members 50, only the guide member 50 whose guide piece 40 is worn or damaged may be replaced. Therefore, since the guide member 50 in which the guide piece 40 is not worn or damaged can be continuously used, not only the repair cost can be reduced, but also the resources can be effectively used.

In the above embodiment, the guide member 50 may be formed with a slot 60 as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the guide member 50 in which the slot 60 is formed is removed from the guide rail 20. The slot 60 is formed so as to communicate from the end of the guide member 50 to substantially the center of the mounting hole 52 in the vertical direction. In order to attach the guide member 50 in which the slot 60 is formed to the guide rail base 21, the following is performed. First, the mounting screws 54 are temporarily fixed to the mounting pieces 43 inserted into the rail grooves 39 of the guide rail base 21. Next, the guide member 5 is attached to the temporarily fixed mounting screw 54.
The guide member 50 is brought into contact with the guide rail base 21 while the guide member 50 is slid along the slot 60 by engaging the 0 slot 60. At this time, the mounting screw 54
It will be located in the mounting hole 52. Then, the guide member 50 is attached to the guide rail base 21 by screwing the temporarily fixed attachment screw 54. Since the slot 60 is formed so as to communicate with the mounting hole 52 from the end of the guide member 50, the guide rail base 2
1 with the mounting screw 54 and the mounting piece 43 mounted,
The guide member 50 can be attached to the guide rail base 21. For this reason, the guide member 50 can be attached and detached without removing the mounting screw 54, which leads to improvement in workability in the repair work.

In the above-described embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as a first embodiment), the guide member 50 is attached to the entire guide rail base 21 in the vertical direction. The guide rail base 21 is not limited to be mounted over the entirety, and may be mounted on a part of the side of the guide rail base 21. Such an embodiment (hereinafter, referred to as a second embodiment) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the ball polishing / lifting device 1 according to the second embodiment with the guide rail 20 opened, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the ball polishing / lifting device 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state where a guide member 50 is removed from a rail 20. Note that the same components as those in the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 6, the guide member 50 of the guide rail 20 is attached to the top of the guide rail base 21. The guide member 50 is formed in such a shape as to hold the guide rail base body 21, the lifting cylinder 3 side is opened, and both sides on the open surface side are projected as the guide pieces 40. A cloth belt roller 37 is mounted on the upper surface of the surface opposite to the guide piece 40, and mounting holes 52 are formed on both side surfaces. Also,
As shown in FIG. 7, the guide rail base 21 has an upper portion, that is, a portion to which the guide member 50 is attached,
The guide piece 40 is not formed, and the guide piece 40 is formed below this portion. Thus, the second
The guide rail base 21 according to the embodiment has the same shape as the guide rail base 21 according to the first embodiment, except that a guide piece 40 is partially formed.

In order to attach the guide member 50 to the guide rail base 21, first, the guide groove forming member 3
The mounting pieces 43 are inserted into the rail grooves 39 formed on both sides of the “0”. After the mounting piece 43 is inserted, the guide member 50 is fitted into the guide rail base 21 in a direction in which the open surface side of the guide member 50 faces the guide groove 31, and the lower end surface of the guide member 50 is inserted into the guide groove forming member 30. It is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the projecting guide piece 40 and the back surface of the guide rail base 21. In this state, the mounting hole 52 of the guide member 50 is
By inserting the mounting screw 54 into the rail groove hole 45 of the guide rail base 21 and screwing it into the mounting screw hole 44 of the mounting piece 43 in the rail groove 39, as shown in FIG. It is attached to the rail base 21.
It is desirable that the work of attaching the guide member 50 to the guide rail base 21 be performed in a state where the guide rail 20 is removed from the lifting cylinder 3 and the entire guide rail 20 is in the horizontal direction, as in the first embodiment.

As described above, the guide member 50 according to the second embodiment is attached only to the uppermost part of the guide rail base 21. Only the case where wear, damage, etc. are apt to occur is shown. As described above, when a portion where the guide piece 40 is easily worn or damaged is known, the guide member 50 may be attached only to a portion easily worn or damaged, so that the guide member 50 is made larger than necessary. There is no necessity, and the manufacturing cost of the guide member 50 can be reduced. The guide member 50 is, as described above,
It is not limited to the one that can be attached only to the uppermost part. For example, it can be partially attached to an arbitrary position, such as the lower part of the guide rail base 21, and according to a part where a part that is easily worn or damaged is known. It can be attached.

Although the detailed configuration of the pachinko island stand 1 has been described above, in the present embodiment, the transport belt 4 that is rotated between a plurality of rollers that are rotated by a drive source, and the outer peripheral surface of the transport belt 4 And a cloth belt 16 as a polishing member that is mounted across the guide rails 20 that are installed opposite to the conveyor belt, while pinching pachinko balls between the transport belt 4 and the cloth belt 16 as the polishing member. In the ball polishing / lifting device 1 for lifting, a guide member 50 formed on both sides of the guide rail 20 to guide a side end surface of the cloth belt 16 as the polishing member.
Is detachably attached to both sides of the guide rail base 21 constituting the guide rail 20, so that when the guide piece 40 is worn or damaged, the entire guide rail base 21 is not replaced, so that The repair work can be easily performed, and at the same time, the repair cost can be reduced and the resources can be effectively used.

In the present embodiment, the guide member 50 is divided into a plurality
When the guide piece 40 is worn, damaged, or the like, it is possible to replace only the guide member 50 out of the plurality of guide members 50 that has been worn, damaged, or the like. In addition, the repair work can be performed quickly, which leads to an improvement in workability. Further, since the guide member 50 in which the guide piece 40 is not worn or damaged can be continuously used, not only the repair cost can be reduced, but also the resources can be effectively used.

In the present embodiment, since the guide member 50 is attached to a part of the side of the guide rail base 21, it is known that the guide piece 40 is likely to be worn or damaged. Wear,
Since only the portion that is easily damaged or the like needs to be the guide member 50, the guide member 50 does not need to be made larger than necessary, and the manufacturing cost of the guide member 50 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the guide rail base 21 is provided with a mounting mechanism for adjusting the guide member 50 to the guide rail base 21 so as to be adjustable. Since it is possible to adjustably attach to the guide rail base 21, it leads to improvement in workability in repair and manufacturing processes.

Further, in the present embodiment, the mounting mechanism includes a mounting screw 54 inserted through a mounting hole 52 formed in the guide member 50 and a side longitudinal direction of the guide rail base 21. A rail groove 45 formed and through which the mounting screw 54 passes, a rail groove 39 communicating with the rail groove 45, and a mounting piece inserted into the rail groove 39 and capable of screwing with the mounting screw 54 43, the mounting hole 52 formed in the guide member 50.
The guide member 50 can be adjusted with respect to the guide rail base 21 by screwing the mounting screw 54 inserted into the guide groove 50 to the mounting piece 43 inserted into the rail groove 39 at a predetermined position. By attaching the guide member 50, the guide member 50 can be attached to any position in the longitudinal direction with respect to the guide rail base 21 and at any position within the width of the rail slot 45.
The fine adjustment of the mounting position of 0 can be performed. That is, by screwing the mounting screw 54 to the mounting piece 43, the guide member 5 is sandwiched between the mounting screw 54 and the mounting piece 43.
Since 0 is attached to the guide rail base 21, fine adjustment can be easily performed, which leads to improvement in the quality of the guide rail base 21 and workability in repair work.

In this embodiment, when the guide member 50 is attached to the guide rail base 21 on at least one of the guide member 50 and the guide rail base 21, the guide with respect to the guide rail base 21 is used. By providing the positioning protrusion 51 for determining the mounting position of the member 50, the positioning protrusion 51 can be used as a reference for specifying the mounting position of the guide member 50 when the guide member 50 is mounted on the guide rail base 21. Therefore, the guide member 50 can be mounted accurately and easily, and the distance between the surface of the guide rail base 21 and the guide member 50 can be maintained at a predetermined size.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the guide member 50 is formed of a synthetic resin material, the manufacture and processing of the guide member 50 are facilitated.
Manufacturing costs and repair costs can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the positioning protrusion 51 for determining the position of the guide member 50 with respect to the guide rail base 21 is formed on the guide member 50. The guide member 50 may be configured to project outward from the surface of the rail base 21 and determine the position of the guide member 50 by bringing the inner surface of the guide member 50 into contact with the tip of the positioning protrusion 51.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the guide member 50 is shown as being divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts, but may not be divided.

[0049]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the transport belt that is rotated between a plurality of rollers that are rotated by the drive source, and the outer peripheral surface of the transport belt A polishing member mounted across the guide rails installed opposite to each other, and a ball polishing / lifting device that lifts the pachinko balls while nipping the pachinko balls between the transport belt and the polishing member; The guide members formed on both sides of the guide member and guiding the side end surfaces of the polishing member are detachably attached to both sides of the guide rail base constituting the guide rail, so that the guide pieces are worn or damaged. In this case, it is not necessary to replace the entire guide rail base, so that the repair work can be easily performed, and at the same time, the repair cost can be reduced and the resources can be effectively used. It can be achieved.

In the invention according to claim 2,
The guide member is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to the guide rail base, so that when the guide piece is worn or damaged, the guide member of the plurality of guide members is worn or damaged. Since it is possible to replace only the parts, repair work can be performed quickly, which leads to improvement in workability. In addition, since the guide member in which the guide piece is not worn or damaged can be continuously used, not only the repair cost can be reduced, but also the resources can be effectively used.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
The guide member is attached to a part of the side of the guide rail base, so that the guide piece wears,
When a portion that is easily damaged or the like is known, only a portion that is easily worn or damaged may be used as the guide member, so that the guide member does not need to be made larger than necessary, and the manufacturing cost of the guide member can be reduced. be able to.

In the invention according to claim 4,
The guide rail base is provided with an attachment mechanism for adjustably attaching the guide member to the guide rail base, so that the guide member can be adjustably attached to the guide rail base. This leads to improvement in workability in repair and manufacturing processes.

In the invention according to claim 5,
The mounting mechanism includes a mounting screw that is inserted into a mounting hole formed in the guide member, a rail groove formed in a lateral longitudinal direction of the guide rail base, and through which the mounting screw passes. A rail groove communicating with the rail groove hole, and a mounting piece inserted into the rail groove and capable of screwing with the mounting screw, wherein the mounting member is inserted through the mounting hole formed in the guide member. The guide member is adjustably mounted on the guide rail base by screwing a mounting screw into the mounting piece inserted into the rail groove at a predetermined position, thereby connecting the guide member to the guide rail base. Can be mounted at any position in the longitudinal direction and at any position within the range of the width of the rail slot, so that the mounting position of the guide member can be finely adjusted. That is, by screwing the mounting screw to the mounting piece, the guide member is mounted on the guide rail base while being sandwiched between the mounting screw and the mounting piece, so that fine adjustment can be easily performed. This leads to improvement in the quality of the rail base and workability in the repair work.

In the invention according to claim 6,
By providing at least one of the guide member and the guide rail base with a positioning protrusion for determining a mounting position of the guide member relative to the guide rail base when the guide member is mounted on the guide rail base, When mounting the guide rail on the guide rail base, the positioning protrusion can be used as a reference for specifying the mounting position of the guide member, so that the guide member can be mounted accurately and easily, and the guide rail base is mounted. The distance between the surface of the first member and the guide member can be maintained at a predetermined size.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7,
Since the guide member is formed of a synthetic resin material, manufacture and processing of the guide member are facilitated, so that manufacturing costs and repair costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a ball polishing apparatus according to a first embodiment.
It is a perspective view in the state where the guide rail was opened.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 and a partially enlarged view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure of a guide groove forming member built in the guide rail.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a ball polishing and lifting device according to the first embodiment;
It is a perspective view in the state where a guide member was removed from a guide rail.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a ball polishing and lifting device according to the first embodiment;
It is a perspective view in the state where the guide member in which the slot was formed was removed from the guide rail.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a ball polishing apparatus according to a second embodiment;
It is a perspective view in the state where the guide rail was opened.

FIG. 7 shows a ball polishing and lifting apparatus according to a second embodiment.
It is a perspective view in the state where a guide member was removed from a guide rail.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional ball polishing and feeding device as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 ball polishing / lifting device 4 transport belt 16 cloth belt 20 guide rail 21 guide rail base 30 guide groove forming member 31 guide groove 33 anti-sinking piece 35 spring 36 cloth belt insertion section 39 rail groove 40 guide piece 43 mounting piece 44 mounting screw Hole 45 Rail groove hole 46 Side wall 50 Guide member 51 Positioning protrusion 52 Mounting hole 54 Mounting screw 56 Stopping member 57 Positioning piece 58 Sink prevention wire 59 Insertion groove

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A transport belt that is rotated around a plurality of rollers that are rotated by a driving source, and a polishing member that is mounted by being mounted on a guide rail that is installed facing an outer peripheral surface of the transport belt. In a ball polishing / lifting device that lifts a pachinko ball while nipping a pachinko ball between the transport belt and the polishing member, a guide member formed on both sides of the guide rail to guide a side end surface of the polishing member, A ball polishing / lifting device which is detachably attached to both sides of a guide rail base constituting the guide rail. 2. The ball polishing / lifting device according to claim 1, wherein said guide member is divided into a plurality of parts and attached to said guide rail base. 3. The ball polishing and lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is attached to a part of a side of the guide rail base. 4. The guide rail base according to claim 1, further comprising an attachment mechanism for adjusting the guide member to the guide rail base so as to be adjustable. The polished frying device as described. 5. The mounting mechanism includes: a mounting screw inserted into a mounting hole formed in the guide member; and a rail formed in a lateral longitudinal direction of the guide rail base and through which the mounting screw passes. The mounting hole formed in the guide member, comprising: a groove, a rail groove communicating with the rail groove, and a mounting piece inserted into the rail groove and screwable with the mounting screw. The guide member is adjustably mounted on the guide rail base by screwing the mounting screw inserted into the guide groove into the mounting piece inserted into the rail groove at a predetermined position. The ball polishing and conveying device according to claim 4, wherein 6. A positioning projection for determining a mounting position of the guide member with respect to the guide rail base when the guide member is mounted on the guide rail base, at least one of the guide member and the guide rail base. A ball polishing and lifting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: 7. The guide member according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is formed of a synthetic resin material.
The polishing and conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.