JP2003033547A - Ball polishing and lifting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball polishing and lifting device capable of easily performing the switching work of moving a fabric belt from a used surface to an unused surface and the work of replacing the whole fabric belt. SOLUTION: Both sides of a guide rail 5 on the side of a transfer belt 6 are each provided with a guide member 45 for guiding the side end parts of the fabric belt 21. Since the guide member 45 is capable of moving to both an inhibiting location for inhibiting the side end parts of the fabric belt 21 from moving to side of the transfer belt 6 and an open location for opening the side end parts of the fabric belt 21 so as to move away from the fabric belt 21 more than the inhibiting location, it is possible to efficiently perform the switching work of the fabric belt 21 to move its surface opposite to the outer circumferential surface of the transfer belt 6 from the used surface to the unused surface and the work of replacing the fabric belt 21 for replacing the completely used fabric belt 21 with a new fabric belt 21.

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 by a drive source between a plurality of rollers which are rotatably supported by a lifting cylinder body, and an outer peripheral surface on one side where the conveyor belt rises. And a polishing member which is installed facing each other and which is mounted on a guide rail that is openable and closable with respect to the lifting cylinder main body, and polishing lifts while holding a pachinko ball between the transport belt and the polishing member. The present invention relates to a ball polishing and pumping device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has hitherto disclosed Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-308752 as a ball polishing and hoisting device for hoisting pachinko balls.
I proposed what is shown in the issue. As shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), this ball polishing and lifting device 1 includes a conveyor belt 6 which is rotated by a drive source and rotates around a plurality of rollers of the lifting tube body 3.
A cloth belt 21 as a polishing member, which is attached to the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 5 facing the conveyor belt 6 (see FIG. 4).
(See (B)) and the pachinko balls are sandwiched between and, and the pachinko balls are ground while being pumped. In this way, the ball polishing and lifting device 1 has a function of not only pumping pachinko balls but also polishing the pachinko balls,
In order to maintain this function, the cloth belt 21 is replaced every day. The cloth belt 21 has a length that is about seven times the length of the guide rail 5, which is a length that allows one cloth belt 21 to be replaced every day and used for one week.

To replace the cloth belt 21, the cloth belt 21 hung on the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 5 is sequentially fed out, and the surface of the cloth belt 21 facing the conveyor belt 6 is changed from the used surface to the unused surface. It is a work to move. Specifically, the cloth belt 21 located above the cloth belt tension locking member 23 is loosened by loosening the cloth belt fixing locking member 22 and the cloth belt tension locking member 23. The cloth belt 21 is positioned so that the unused surface faces the conveyor belt 6 by pulling downward. Thereafter, the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 and the cloth belt pulling and locking member 23 are tightened to lock the cloth belt 21, thereby completing the replacement work of the cloth belt 21.

As described above, the cloth belt 21 is used for one week.
By performing daily replacement work, one cloth belt 21
Guide rails 5 every week
The replacement work of the entire cloth belt 21 attached to the is performed. In this replacement work, first, the cloth belt fixed locking member 22 and the cloth belt tension locking member 23 are loosened and the used cloth belt 21 is used.
Pull out. Next, after a new unused cloth belt 21 is laid over the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22, the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 5 and the cloth belt tensioning and locking member 23, the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 and the cloth belt tensioning member The locking member 23 is tightened to temporarily fix the cloth belt 21. At this time, the cloth belt 21 is
It is located outside the cloth belt insertion portion 36 (the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4B). In this state, both end portions of the cloth belt 21 are sequentially inserted into the cloth belt insertion portion 36 of the guide rail 5 over the upper and lower ends thereof, and then temporarily fixed to the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 and the cloth belt. The replacement work of the cloth belt 21 is completed by re-tightening the belt tension locking member 23 and locking the cloth belt 21.

[0005]

However, in the replacement work of the cloth belt 21 described above, when the cloth belt 21 is pulled, the cloth belt 21 is inserted into the cloth belt insertion portion 36.
The side end of the cloth belt may come off from the cloth belt insertion portion 36. In such a case, the portion that has come off the cloth belt insertion portion 36 must be inserted again into the cloth belt insertion portion 36, but it has come off. Even if the portion is inserted, the portion adjacent to the inserted portion is disengaged from the cloth belt insertion portion 36, so that the adjacent portion is sequentially extended over the upper end or the lower end of the guide rail 5. It has to be inserted into, which is a complicated task.

In the replacement work of the cloth belt 21 described above, the cloth belt 21 is temporarily temporarily fixed as described above, and both side ends of the cloth belt 21 are sequentially extended over the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 5. It has to be inserted into 36, which is also a complicated work. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily perform a replacement work for moving a cloth belt from a used surface to an unused surface and a replacement work for the entire cloth belt. The object is to provide a ball polishing and lifting device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of rollers rotatably supported by the lifting cylinder main body are rotated by a drive source. And a polishing member that is installed so as to face the outer peripheral surface on the one side where the transport belt rises and that is mounted by being stretched over a guide rail that is openable and closable with respect to the lifting cylinder body. In a ball-polishing and lifting device for polishing and lifting while pachinko balls are sandwiched between the conveyor belt and the polishing member, a lateral end of the polishing member is provided on both sides of the guide rail facing the conveyor belt. A guide member for guiding the portion, and the guide member includes a blocking position that blocks the lateral end of the polishing member from moving toward the conveyor belt, and a polishing member that is more than the blocking position. It is in characterized in that it is movable in the open position for movably open lateral ends of the polishing member. With this configuration, the side end of the polishing member is disengaged from the guide member during the work of replacing the polishing member to move the surface facing the outer peripheral surface of the conveyor belt from the used surface to the unused surface. Even in this case, it is possible to return the side end portion of the polishing member to an appropriate position guided by the guide member only by once setting the guide member to the open position and then to the blocking position again.

Further, during the replacement work of the polishing member for replacing the used polishing member with a new polishing member, the guide member is blocked again after the polishing member is mounted on the guide rail with the guide member in the open position. It is possible to return the side end portion of the polishing member to an appropriate position guided by the guide member only by setting the position.

As described above, since the polishing member can be easily positioned at the proper position with respect to the guide rail, the polishing member replacement work or replacement work can be efficiently performed.

According to the second aspect of the invention,
The guide rail is provided with holding means for holding the guide member in the blocking position. With such a configuration, for example, since the guide member does not inadvertently move from the blocking position due to the vibration of the ball-polishing and lifting device, the polishing member is prevented from being displaced with respect to the guide rail. It can be prevented.

Further, in the invention described in claim 3,
The guide rail is provided with holding means for holding the guide member in the open position. With this configuration, the guide member does not move carelessly from the open position. Therefore, when the polishing member is hung on the guide rail, the work can be performed without worrying about the movement of the guide member. It can be carried out.

Further, in the invention described in claim 4,
One end of the guide member is pivotally supported on the guide rail base by having a hinge connected to a side end of a guide rail base forming the guide rail. Is characterized by. With this configuration, the guide member and the guide rail base are connected by the hinge of a simple mechanism, so that the connecting portion can be made smaller than in the case of connecting by a large-scale connecting mechanism, and the guide rail itself. Can be downsized. Further, since the movement distance of the guide member from the blocking position to the open position is short, the movement operation of the guide member can be easily performed.

According to the invention of claim 5,
The guide member is detachably provided on a guide rail base forming the guide rail. With this configuration, the guide member can be removed and replaced. Therefore, when the pachinko balls contact the guide member and are worn or damaged, it is necessary to replace the guide rail base body and the other guide member. Therefore, the repair cost can be reduced and the resources can be effectively used.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
2 is a perspective view of the ball polishing and lifting device 1 with the guide rails 5 opened, as seen from the rear, and FIG.
2B is a plan view of the guide rail 5 in the open position, and FIG. 2B is a plan view of the guide rail 5 in which the guide member 45 is in the blocking position.

In the figure, in a ball-polishing and lifting device 1, a lifting tube main body 3 made of the same material as that of the support base 2 is vertically installed on an upper part of a support base 2 formed of a thick steel plate. A conveyor belt 6 made of leather, which is stretched between a lower roller 4 located below the lifting tube body 3 and an upper roller (not shown) located above the lifting tube body 3, goes around the lifting tube body 3. It is like this. Between the lower roller 4 and the upper roller, intermediate rollers (not shown) for guiding the conveyor belt 6 are pivotally supported by a roller shaft (not shown) and are provided at a plurality of positions inside the lifting tube body 3. However, this intermediate roller functions to assist the circulation of the conveyor belt 6.

The lifting tube main body 3 has a rectangular shape with one side surface (the surface on the side of the discharge gutter 41 in FIG. 1) opened, and the opposite side of the opening surface (the surface facing the guide rail 5 in FIG. 1). ) Has
An opening (not shown) is provided at a position corresponding to the intermediate roller so that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate roller projects. Further, a lifting tube cover (not shown) is locked to the opening surface of the lifting tube body 3. This lifting tube cover is fixed so as to cover the opening surface of the lifting tube body 3 over the entire length of the lifting tube body 3, and is used when repairing or replacing the intermediate roller or in the lifting tube body 3. In case of trouble, you can remove the lifting cylinder cover and perform repairs, replacement work, or troubleshooting.

The conveyor belt 6 is driven to rotate around the lifting cylinder body 3 by the rotation of the lower roller 4 having a built-in motor. In order to apply tension to the conveyor belt 6, the first tension rollers 8 with which the conveyor belt 6 alternately abuts,
Second tension roller 9 and third tension roller 10
A tension roller mechanism 7 composed of is attached above the lower roller 4. This tension roller mechanism 7
The rollers 8 and 10 can be opened and closed, and are mainly operated during replacement work of the conveyor belt 6. In addition, an introduction gutter 11 for fixing inflowing pachinko balls in a plurality of rows is fixed to a lower portion of the lifting tube main body 3,
An upper bent gutter 4 in which a discharge gutter part 41 for discharging pachinko balls after ball polishing is integrally formed on the upper part of the lifting tube main body 3.
0 is connected.

The pachinko balls flown in from the introduction gutter 11 are discharged from the discharge gutter section 41 after being discharged from the lower roller 4 toward the upper roller by the conveyor belt 6, but are discharged. In the process, the dirt attached to the pachinko balls is wiped off by the frictional force with the cloth belt 21 as a polishing member that is provided around the guide rail 5 described below.
The cleaned pachinko balls are discharged from the discharge gutter portion 41. As shown in FIG. 1, the introduction gutter 11 is provided with an inclination angle adjusting bolt 12 for adjusting the inclination angle of the introduction gutter 11. This tilt angle adjustment bolt 12
A spring is provided around the inside of the tongue, so that the pachinko balls are smoothly aligned even when an excessive force is applied to the introduction gutter 11 by the pachinko balls flowing inside.

On the other hand, a guide rail 5 is openably and closably attached to the rear side of the lifting tube main body 3 through a support hinge 28 attached to one side surface of the lifting tube main body 3. The support hinges 28 are provided at several positions in the vertical direction of the lifting tube body 3, and are attached to the guide rails 5 with attachment screws 38. Further, a stopper 25 is attached to the other side surface of the lifting tube main body 3 via a stopper 26, and the guide rail 5 is laterally provided at a position corresponding to the stopper 25. Engagement protrusions 24 for locking the stopper 25 are provided.

The guide rail 5 includes a guide rail base 20 that forms the base of the guide rail 5, and a guide rail base 20.
And a guide member 45 connected by a hinge 37, and a guide rail member 30 in which ball passages 31a to 31g, which are passages for pachinko balls, are formed. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the guide rail base body 20 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIGS. Guide members 45 for guiding the lateral end portions of the cloth belt 21 are provided on both sides (on the lower side in the drawing) of the hinges 37.
Are connected by. The guide member 45 will be described in detail later. Further, on both sides of the upper end surface of the guide rail base body 20, locking projections 50 for locking a spring 49 described later are provided in a protruding manner.

The guide rail member 30 is made of urethane, and the engaging portions 32 provided at both ends of the guide rail member 30 are engaged with the protrusions 42 of the guide rail base body 20 to restrict the moving range. Along with the plurality of springs 35 mounted on the back side of the guide rail member 30 (on the side opposite to the lifting tube body 3), the ball passages 31a to 31g.
The structure is such that pressure is applied to the pachinko balls that rise. Further, on the back side of the guide rail member 30, a spring accommodating portion 34 for accommodating one end of the spring 35 to guide expansion and contraction deformation, and suppressing deformation of the guide rail member 30 at the same height as the spring accommodating portion 34. Therefore, a rail support member 33 for restricting the movement range is formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the guide rail 5 has a cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 for locking one end of the cloth belt 21 on the back side thereof, and the other end of the cloth belt 21 for pulling and locking. A cloth belt tension locking member 23 is attached, and cloth belt rollers (not shown) for folding and guiding the cloth belt 21 are provided at upper and lower ends thereof. The cloth belt tension locking member 23 has a mounting slot 2 formed on its side.
It is attached by screwing a mounting screw 29 inserted into the guide rail 5 to the guide rail 5. Then, the cloth belt 21 locked by the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 moves from the cloth belt roller at the lower end of the guide rail 5 to the guide rail base body 2.
The fabric belt roller 36 at the upper end is passed through a fabric belt insertion portion 36, which will be described later, and is tensioned and locked by the fabric belt tension locking member 23.

Further, as described above, the guide rail 5 is
Since the conveyor belt 6 and the cloth belt 21 are attached to the ball-polishing and lifting device 1 because they are openably and closably attached to the lifting tube main body 3, the guide rail 5 is rotated around the fulcrum of the support hinge 28. It can be done by opening. In this way, the conveyor belt 6 and the cloth belt 21 are mounted, and the lifting cylinder body 3 and the guide rail 5 are locked by the stoppers 25 with the guide rail 5 closed, so that the conveyor belt 6 and the cloth belt 21 are locked. 21 is maintained face-to-face. In this way, the guide rail 5 is closed, and the stopper 2
In the state of being locked by 5, the gap is formed between the lifting tube main body 3 and the guide rail 5, and this gap is formed by adjusting the fixing position of the locking member 26. The size can be set, and the pressure on the pachinko balls to be pumped can be changed according to the set value. In addition, as described above, when the guide rail 5 is closed and locked by the stopper 25, the gap between the conveyor belt 6 and the ball passages 31a to 31g, that is, the gap between the pachinko balls is normally set to 7. It is set to about 10 mm.

Thus, the guide rail 5 is closed with the conveyor belt 6 and the cloth belt 21 thus mounted, and the stopper 25 is engaged with the engaging projection 24 to guide the guide rail 5.
After being attached to the lifting tube main body 3, the pachinko balls fitted into the ball passages 31a to 31g of the guide rail base body 20 via the cloth belt 21 are moved to the cloth belt 21 by rotating the conveyor belt 6 around. It rises while being cleaned of dirt.

At the end of business, the cloth belt 21 is replaced every day. The cloth belt 21 is replaced by the cloth belt fixing locking member 22 and the cloth belt tension locking member 23.
In the state where the cloth belt 21 can be moved by loosening the cloth belt 21, the cloth belt 21 located above the cloth belt tension locking member 23 is pulled to position the cloth belt 21 so that the unused surface faces the conveyor belt 6. After that, the cloth belt fixed locking member 22 and the cloth belt tension locking member 23 are tightened to tighten the cloth belt 21.
It is done by locking. In this way, the preparation for polishing the next day is completed. The cloth belt 21 has a length that is about 7 times the length of the guide rail 5, and since the cloth belt 21 that is substantially the length of the guide rail 5 is replaced by the replacement work, one cloth belt 21 is used. It can be used for 1 week.
In this way, when the cloth belt 21 is used up by repeating the replacement work for one week, the cloth belt 21 is replaced. In the replacement work, first, the cloth belt fixed locking member 22 and the cloth belt tension locking member 23 are loosened, and the used cloth belt 21 is pulled out. Next, after a new unused cloth belt 21 is laid over the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22, the upper and lower ends of the guide rail 5 and the cloth belt tensioning and locking member 23, the cloth belt fixing and locking member 22 and the cloth belt tensioning member By tightening the locking member 23 to lock the cloth belt 21, the cloth belt 2
The replacement work of 1 is completed.

The cloth belt 21 can be replaced with the guide rail 5 open from the lifting tube main body 3 or with the guide rail 5 closed, but it is not used yet. In the case of replacement work for replacing with the cloth belt 21, it is necessary to perform it with the guide rail 5 opened from the lifting tube main body 3.

Next, the guide member 45 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described. As described above, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the cloth belt 2 is provided on both sides of the open side of the guide rail base body 20 (the side facing the conveyor belt 6).
A guide member 45 is provided for guiding the side end portion of 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the guide member 45 is formed in a flat plate shape with substantially the same length as the guide rail base 20, and is provided from the upper end to the lower end of the guide rail base 20. Further, the guide member 45 is pivotally supported on the guide rail base body 20 by one end thereof being connected to the side end portion of the guide rail base body 20 by a hinge 37. This hinge 37
It is provided from the upper end to the lower end of the guide member 45 and the guide rail base 20, and is detachably attached to the guide member 45 and the guide rail base 20 by a mounting screw (not shown). As described above, since the guide member 45 and the guide rail base body 20 are connected by the hinge 37 having a simple mechanism, the connecting portion can be made smaller as compared with the case where they are connected by a large-scale connecting mechanism, and the guide rail 5 It itself can be miniaturized. Further, the guide member 45 shown in FIG. 2B is located at the side of the cloth belt 21 shown in FIG. 2A from the blocking position where the lateral end of the cloth belt 21 is prevented from moving to the conveyor belt 6 side. Since the moving distance to the open position for movably opening the end portion is small, the guide member 45 can be easily moved with one hand, and the operability is excellent. Further, since the guide member 45 is detachably attached to the guide rail base 20, the guide member 45 can be removed and replaced, and when the pachinko ball comes into contact with the guide member 45 and is worn or damaged. Moreover, it is not necessary to replace the guide rail base body 20 and the other guide member 45, so that the repair cost can be reduced and the resources can be effectively used.

A blocking positioning protrusion 46 for determining the blocking position of the guide member 45 is provided in the vicinity of the hinge 37 of the guide member 45 and on the guide rail base 20 side. Further, an open positioning protrusion 47 for determining the open position of the guide member 45 is provided in the vicinity of the hinge 37 of the guide member 45 and on the opposite side of the blocking positioning protrusion 46. Further, near the tip end of the guide member 45 on the upper end surface of the guide member 45, a locking protrusion 48 for locking a spring 49 as a holding means for holding the guide member 45 at the blocking position or the open position. Is projected.

As described above, the guide member 45 is connected to the guide rail base body 20 by the hinge 37,
Locking protrusion 48 of guide member 45 and guide rail base 20
The guide rail base 20 is assembled by a spring 49 being stretched between the lock projection 50 and the lock projection 50.

When the guide member 45 is assembled to the outside and the guide member 45 is moved outward as shown in FIG. 2A, the open positioning protrusion 47 of the guide member 45 causes the guide rail base 20 to move. It comes into contact with the side surface, and the guide member 45 is in the open position. At this time, since the spring 49 biases the guide member 45 in the opening direction, the guide member 45 is held in the open position.

When the guide member 45 is moved inward as shown in FIG. 2B, the blocking positioning protrusion 46 of the guide member 45 abuts the side surface of the guide rail base 20, and the guide member 45 is in the blocking position. Becomes At this time, the spring 49 urges the guide member 45 in the direction in which the guide member 45 reaches the blocking position, so that the guide member 45 is held at the blocking position. In addition, the guide member 45
When the position is the blocking position, the cloth belt insertion portion 36 into which the side end of the cloth belt 21 is inserted is formed between the guide member 45 and the guide rail base body 20.

As described above, since the guide member 45 is movable between the open position and the blocking position, the cloth belt 21 for moving the surface of the conveyor belt 6 facing the outer peripheral surface from the used surface to the unused surface. Even when the lateral ends of the cloth belts 21 are disengaged from the guide members 45 during the replacement work, once the guide members 45 are set to the open position, the lateral ends of all the cloth belts 21 are spread over the upper and lower ends. The inside of the guide member 45,
That is, the cloth belt 2 is located in the cloth belt insertion portion 36, and if the guide member 45 is returned to the blocking position thereafter, the cloth belt 2
The side end of 1 can be made into the suitable state inserted in the cloth belt insertion part 36. In this way, the fabric belt 21 can be simply opened by once opening the guide member 45 and returning it to the blocking position.
All the side end portions of are in an appropriate position where they are guided by the guide member 45.

When replacing the cloth belt 21 which is used up, the cloth belt 21 is replaced with a new cloth belt 21.
With the guide member 45 in the open position, the guide rail 5
If the cloth belt 21 is hung over and mounted on the cloth belt 21, the lateral end portions of all the cloth belts 21 are located inside the guide member 45, that is, the cloth belt insertion portion 36, and then the guide belt When the member 45 is returned to the blocking position, the work of replacing the cloth belt 21 is completed. In this way, the guide member 45 is set to the open position, the cloth belt 21 is laid over, and the cloth belt 21 is set to the blocking position again, so that all of the lateral ends of the cloth belt 21 are properly guided by the guide member 45.

In this way, the cloth belt 21 can be easily placed at an appropriate position with respect to the guide rail 5,
The cloth belt 21 can be efficiently replaced or replaced.

Further, as described above, the guide member 45 is
Since the guide member 45 is held in the open position by the urging force of the spring 49, the guide member 45 does not inadvertently move from the open position. For example, when the cloth belt 21 is hung on the guide rail 5, It is possible to work without worrying about the position of 45.

Further, as described above, the guide member 45 is
Since it is held at the blocking position by the urging force of the spring 49, the guide member 45 does not inadvertently move from the blocking position due to vibration of the ball-polishing and lifting device 1 or the like, and the cloth belt 21 does not move. It is possible to prevent deviation from 5.

In the above-described embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the first embodiment), the guide member 45 is the guide member 45.
However, the structure is not limited to this, and the guide member 45 is not limited to such a structure.
It may move to the side and the conveyor belt 6 side.
Such an embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the second embodiment) will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 3
FIG. 3A is a plan view and a partial side view of the guide rail 5 in a state where the guide member 45 in the second embodiment is in an open position, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram of the guide member 45 in the second embodiment. It is the top view and partial side view of guide rail 5 in the state where it was in a position. The parts having the same functions as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 3A and 3B, the guide member 4
The reference numeral 5 has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and slides as a holding means to be inserted into a slide hole 52 of the guide rail base body 20 described later in the vicinity of the upper and lower ends (only the upper end is shown). The boss 51 is projected. The sliding boss 51 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a flange at its tip.

On the other hand, insertion grooves 53 into which one side of the guide member 45 is inserted are formed on both sides of the surface of the guide rail base 20 on the side of the conveyor belt 6. Further, the sliding boss 51 of the guide member 45 is provided on both side surfaces of the guide rail base body 20.
A sliding hole 52 is formed at a position corresponding to the above, communicating with the insertion groove 53. The sliding hole 52 is an elongated hole formed long in the thickness direction of the guide member 45, and a holding portion for holding the sliding boss 51 at the blocking position in the vicinity of the end of the guide rail 5 on the back side thereof. A blocking position holding projection 54 as means is provided so as to project vertically. Further, in the vicinity of the end of the sliding hole 52 on the side of the conveyor belt 6, an open position holding projection 55 as a holding means for holding the sliding boss 51 in the open position is vertically provided.

Then, the guide member 45 described above is installed in FIG.
As shown in (A), the sliding boss 51 is slid toward the conveyor belt 6 side, and the sliding boss 51 is brought into contact with the end surface of the sliding hole 52 on the conveyor belt 6 side.
Locked in. As a result, the cloth belt insertion portion 36 is largely opened, and the guide member 45 is held at the open position.

Further, the guide member 45 described above is installed in FIG.
As shown in (B), the sliding boss 51 is slid toward the guide rail 5 side, and the sliding boss 51 is brought into contact with the end surface of the sliding hole 52 on the guide rail 5 side. Locked in. As a result, the cloth belt insertion portion 36 is narrowed and the guide member 45 is held at the blocking position.

As described above, since the guide member 45 can be moved between the open position and the blocking position, the cloth belt 21 can be easily attached to the guide rail 5 as in the guide member 45 according to the first embodiment. The cloth belt 21 can be placed at an appropriate position, and the cloth belt 21 can be efficiently replaced or replaced.

As described above, the guide member 45 is
Since the sliding boss 51 is retained in the open position by being locked by the open positioning protrusion 47, when the cloth belt 21 is hung over the guide rail 5 as in the guide member 45 according to the first embodiment, The work can be performed without having to worry about the position of the guide member 45.

Further, as described above, the guide member 45 is
Since the sliding boss 51 is retained at the blocking position by being locked by the blocking positioning protrusion 46, like the guide member 45 according to the first embodiment, the guide member is, for example, caused by the vibration of the ball-picking and lifting device 1. It is possible to prevent the cloth belt 21 from being displaced with respect to the guide rail 5 without accidentally moving the 45 from the blocking position. In addition, the guide member 45 can be easily removed from the guide rail base 20 by removing the sliding boss 51.
It has the same effect as the guide member 45 according to the embodiment.

The detailed structure of the pachinko island stand 1 has been described above. However, in the present embodiment, conveyance is performed by a drive source between a plurality of rollers rotatably supported by the lifting tube body 3. A belt 6 and a cloth as a polishing member which is installed so as to face the outer peripheral surface on the one side where the conveyor belt 6 rises and which is mounted by being stretched over a guide rail 5 which is openable and closable with respect to the lifting tube main body 3. In the ball-polishing and lifting device 1 that includes a belt 21, and carries out polishing and lifting while sandwiching pachinko balls between the transport belt 6 and the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member, the transport belt 6 of the guide rail 5 and A guide member 45 for guiding the lateral end of the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member is provided on both sides of the facing side, and the guide member 45 is a cloth as the polishing member. A blocking position that prevents the lateral end portion of the belt 21 from moving toward the conveyor belt 6 side, and a side of the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member that is farther from the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member than the blocking position. By being able to move to the open position, which opens the end part movably,
At the time of replacing the cloth belt 21 as a polishing member for moving the surface of the conveyor belt 6 facing the outer peripheral surface from the used surface to the unused surface, the side end of the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member is moved from the guide member 45. Even if the guide member 45 comes off, it is possible to return the side end portion of the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member to an appropriate position guided by the guide member 45 by merely setting the guide member 45 to the open position and then again to the blocking position. Is possible.

When the cloth belt 21 as a polishing member is replaced with a cloth belt 21 as a new polishing member, the guide belt 45 is guided with the guide member 45 in the open position. After the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member is hung on the rail 5 and mounted, the guide member 45 is simply set to the blocking position again to guide the lateral end portion of the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member by the guide member 45. It is possible to return to the position.

As described above, since the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member can be easily placed at an appropriate position with respect to the guide rail 5, the cloth belt 21 as the polishing member can be efficiently replaced or replaced. Can be done.

Further, in this embodiment, the guide rail 5 is provided with a spring 49 or a blocking position holding projection 54 and a sliding boss 51 as a holding means for holding the guide member 45 in the blocking position. Since the guide member 45 does not inadvertently move from the blocking position due to, for example, the vibration of the ball-polishing and lifting device 1, the cloth belt 21 serving as the polishing member is displaced from the guide rail 5 by the presence of the above. It is possible to prevent it.

Further, in this embodiment, the guide rail 5 is provided with a spring 49 or an open position holding projection 55 and a sliding boss 51 as a holding means for holding the guide member 45 in the open position. Since the guide member 45 does not inadvertently move from the open position, the cloth belt 2 as the polishing member
When the work 1 is hung on the guide rail 5, the guide member 4
The work can be performed without worrying about the movement of 5.

Further, in the present embodiment, the guide member 45 has one end portion connected to the side end portion of the guide rail base body 20 constituting the guide rail 5 by the hinge 37, thereby Since the guide member 45 and the guide rail base body 20 are rotatably supported by the guide rail base body 20 and are connected to each other by the hinge 37 having a simple mechanism, the connecting portion is larger than the case where the guide rail base body 20 is connected by a large-scale connecting mechanism. Can be made smaller, and the guide rail 5 itself can be made smaller. Further, since the moving distance of the guide member 45 from the blocking position to the open position is short, the moving operation of the guide member 45 can be easily performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the guide member 45 is detachably attached to the guide rail base body 20 constituting the guide rail 5, so that the guide member 45 can be removed and replaced. Therefore, when a pachinko ball comes into contact with the guide member 45 and is worn or damaged, there is no need to replace the guide rail base 20 and the other guide member 45, which can reduce repair costs and effectively use resources. Can be planned.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide rail 5 is not divided but one guide rail is shown. However, the guide rail 5 is not limited to this and is divided into a plurality of pieces in the vertical direction. May be In this case, cloth belt 2
1 may be hung on one of the divided guide rails 5, or may be laid on a plurality of guide rails 5.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the guide member 45 is shown as being integrally formed from the upper end to the lower end of the guide rail 5, but it is made by being divided into a plurality of parts. It may be. In this case, the divided guide members 45 may be independently opened or closed, or may be opened and closed in conjunction with each other.

In the above embodiment, the guide member 45 is provided from the upper end to the lower end of the guide rail base 20. However, the guide member 45 is not limited to this and is provided intermittently. For example, the guide rail base 20 may be provided only near the upper and lower ends.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the cloth belt 21 is shown to have a length for carrying out the replacement work every one week, but the cloth belt 21 is not limited to such a length, and a cloth belt 21 for carrying out the replacement work every day is not limited thereto. It can be the one.

Further, in the above-mentioned first embodiment,
Although the spring 49 is shown as a member for urging the guide member 45 in the opening direction or the blocking position,
Not limited to this, the hinge 37 may have a function of urging the guide member 45 in the opening direction or the blocking position.

In the first embodiment described above,
Although the guide member 45 has been shown to be biased in the opening direction and the blocking position, the guide member 45 is not limited to this and is biased in either the opening direction or the blocking position direction. It may be one that is not urged in any direction.

In the first embodiment described above,
Although the guide positioning member 46 has the blocking positioning protrusion 46 formed so as to stop at the blocking position, the present invention is not limited to this, and the blocking positioning protrusion 46 is not formed, and is biased by the spring 49. Guide member 45
The side end of the cloth belt 21 may be sandwiched between.

In the first embodiment described above,
Although the hinge 37 that connects the guide rail base 20 and the guide member 45 is provided over the entire longitudinal direction of the guide rail base 20 and the guide member 45, the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined interval is provided. It may be provided intermittently.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the blocking position of the guide member 45 is shown to be held at one place, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the blocking position can be adjusted. Since it is possible to change the size of the opening of the cloth belt insertion portion 36 by doing so, it is possible to cope with the cloth belts 21 having different thicknesses.

Further, a mark for preventing the user from forgetting to tighten the guide member 45 may be provided by coloring or characterizing the side end portion of the cloth belt 21. This allows the cloth belt 2
It is possible to effectively prevent the hall clerk from forgetting to tighten the guide member 45 after the replacement work or replacement work of item 1.

Further, in the above-mentioned first embodiment,
Although the guide member 45 in the blocking position is biased by the spring 49, it is not limited to such a structure, and any structure having a structure in which the guide member 45 is difficult to move may be used. The guide member 45 may be held by fitting the uneven portion formed on the rail base 20, or the guide rail 45 may be held by providing a mechanism for holding the guide member 45 on the guide rail base 20. good.

In addition, the cloth belt 21 is attached to either the cloth belt fixed locking member 22 or the cloth belt tension locking member 23.
It is also possible to provide a scale for visually recognizing the width dimension of the belt so that it is possible to easily confirm that the width of the cloth belt 21 has shrunk and it is time to replace it.

Further, in the above-mentioned second embodiment,
The guide member 45 includes the guide rail 5 side and the conveyor belt 6
Although the one moving to the side is shown, the invention is not limited to such a thing, but it moves in the width direction (left and right direction) of the guide rail 5 and moves to the outside to become the open position, and to move to the inside to the blocking position. It may be

[0065]

As is apparent from the above description, in the invention described in claim 1, since the polishing member can be easily positioned at an appropriate position with respect to the guide rail, the polishing member can be replaced. Work and replacement work can be performed efficiently.

Further, in the invention described in claim 2,
For example, since the guide member does not inadvertently move from the blocking position due to vibration of the ball polishing and lifting device,
It is possible to prevent the polishing member from shifting with respect to the guide rail.

Further, in the invention described in claim 3,
Since the guide member does not inadvertently move from the open position, the work can be performed without worrying about the movement of the guide member when the polishing member is hung on the guide rail.

Further, in the invention described in claim 4,
Since the guide member and the guide rail base are connected by the hinge of a simple mechanism, the connecting portion can be made smaller than the case where they are connected by a large-scale connecting mechanism, and the guide rail itself can be downsized. Further, since the movement distance of the guide member from the blocking position to the open position is short, the movement operation of the guide member can be easily performed.

Further, in the invention described in claim 5,
Since the guide member can be removed and replaced, when the pachinko ball comes into contact with the guide member and is worn or damaged, it is not necessary to replace the guide rail base body and the other guide member, and the repair cost can be reduced. Effective use of resources can be promoted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball polishing and lifting device with a guide rail opened, as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the guide rail with the guide member in an open position and a blocking position.

3A and 3B are a plan view and a partial side view of a guide rail with a guide member in an open position and a blocking position in a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of a conventional ball-polishing and lifting device with a guide rail opened, and a plan view of the guide rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ball polishing pump 3 Lifting tube body 5 guide rails 6 Conveyor belt 20 Guide rail base 21 Cloth belt (polishing member) 37 Hinge 45 Guide member 46 Blocking positioning protrusion 47 Opening positioning means 49 Spring (holding means) 51 Sliding boss (holding means) 54 Blocking position holding projection (holding means) 55 Open Position Holding Means (Holding Means)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hidekatsu Takeuchi             15-14 Nishi 2-chome, Higashino-cho, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture (72) Inventor Makoto Yanagawa             2-102 Mino-cho, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture F-term (reference) 2C088 BA72 BA92 BA96 EA44

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A conveyor belt which is rotated by a drive source between a plurality of rollers which are rotatably supported by a lifting cylinder body, and a conveyor belt which is installed so as to face an outer peripheral surface on one side where the conveyor belt rises. And a polishing member which is mounted on the lifting tube main body by being mounted on an openable and closable guide rail, and is used for polishing and lifting while pachinko balls are sandwiched between the conveyor belt and the polishing member. In the apparatus, guide members for guiding the lateral ends of the polishing member are provided on both sides of the guide rail facing the conveyor belt, and the guide member is provided on the side of the polishing member. Movable to a blocking position that blocks the end from moving toward the conveyor belt, and an open position that movably opens the lateral end of the polishing member away from the polishing member from the blocking position. It is Ball Shine pumped device according to claim. 2. The ball-picking and lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail includes a holding means for holding the guide member at the blocking position. 3. The ball-pushing and lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail includes a holding means for holding the guide member in the open position. 4. The guide member is pivotally movable with respect to the guide rail base by connecting one end thereof to a side end of a guide rail base constituting the guide rail by a hinge. The ball-polishing and lifting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is pivotally supported. 5. The ball scouring machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide member is detachably attached to a guide rail base forming the guide rail. Sending device.