JP2003164655A - Game ball cleaning device and game island table - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball cleaning device capable of making game balls stay on a swing board for a long and sufficiently cleaning, balls and then making them flow out of the swing board and a game island table. <P>SOLUTION: The game medium cleaning device 50 has a member cleaning the surface of the game ball stored in a game island table, a swing means horizontally roationally swinging a swing board 52 on the top of which the game ball is placed. When the swing board 52 is swung by the swing means, the game ball and the cleaning member slidingly contact, the game ball is cleaned. Game ball guide channels 28 and 28' guiding the game ball stored in the game island table so as to make them flow into the near center in a game ball storage area Z formed on the swinging board 52, and a game ball flow out portion 128 from which the game ball in the game ball storage area Z flows out is provided in the periphery of the game ball storage area Z. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium cleaning device for cleaning the surface of a game medium used when playing a game on a game machine, and a game island stand provided with the game medium cleaning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game medium cleaning device for cleaning the surface of a pachinko ball as a game medium, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
There are devices and the like disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 156029. In this device, a swinging plate having a cleaning member laid on the upper surface horizontally swings, so that a pachinko ball placed on the cleaning member is brought into sliding contact with the cleaning member, and dirt attached to the surface thereof. It is configured to wipe off dust and dirt.

A wall portion for preventing the pachinko balls from falling on the swing plate is erected on the periphery of the swing plate in the cleaning device described in the above publication, and a part of the wall portion is
A cutout portion is formed as an outflow portion on which the pachinko balls flow out on the rocking plate, and the pachinko balls cleaned by the rocking of the rocking plate flow out through the cutouts.

[0004]

However, in the cleaning device, since the game medium is designed to flow into the vicinity of the wall portion on the side facing the cutout portion, it flows into the swing plate. The game medium often moves along the wall as it is due to the centrifugal action due to the eccentric rotation of the oscillating plate, and often flows out from the notch in a short time. Therefore, it will flow out without being sufficiently cleaned,
There was a problem such as uneven cleaning.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems, and provides a game medium cleaning device and a game island stand equipped with the game medium cleaning device capable of flowing out after thoroughly cleaning the game medium. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the game medium cleaning device of the present invention is installed in a game island stand in which a game machine is installed and stored in the game island stand. By swinging the swinging plate having the cleaning member for cleaning the surface of the medium laid on the upper surface in the horizontal direction by the swinging means,
The game medium in the game medium cleaning area formed on the rocking plate and the cleaning member are brought into sliding contact with each other to clean the game medium, and the game medium is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area. A game medium cleaning device configured to flow out from a game medium outflow unit configured to flow the game medium stored in the game island table into a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area. It is characterized by having a game medium guide path for guiding. According to this feature, the game medium that has been guided by the game medium guide path and has flowed into the substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate is caused by the swing plate swinging horizontally. While rotating and slidingly contacting the cleaning member, the game medium is swirling outward in the game medium cleaning area while rotating around, and then flows out from the game medium outflow section. It is sufficiently cleaned, and the cleaning effect of the game medium is significantly enhanced.

The gaming island table of the present invention is a gaming island table in which a gaming machine is installed, and a cleaning member for cleaning the surface of the game medium stored in the gaming island table is laid on the upper surface of the gaming island table. By swinging the plate horizontally by the swinging means, the game medium in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate and the cleaning member are brought into sliding contact with each other to clean the game medium. A game medium cleaning device configured such that the game medium flows out from a game medium outflow portion provided in an outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area; and the game medium stored in the game island table, A game medium guide path for guiding the medium to be discharged to a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area,
At least a game medium replenishing path for replenishing the game machine with the game medium flowing out from the game medium outflow section is provided. According to this feature, the game medium guided to the game medium guide path and discharged to the substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate is:
While the swing plate horizontally swings and is in sliding contact with the cleaning member, it circulates while moving outward in a spiral in the game medium cleaning area, then flows out from the game medium outflow portion, and the game is played. Since the game machine is supplied by the medium supply path, the game medium is sufficiently cleaned in the limited game medium cleaning area, and the cleaning effect of the game medium is significantly enhanced.

A game medium cleaning device or a game island stand of the present invention comprises a plurality of the game medium guide paths, and the game media stored in the game island stand by the plurality of the game medium guide paths are the game media. It is preferably configured so as to be guided to a substantially central portion in the cleaning area. With this configuration, the game media stored in the game island stand can be separately guided to the approximately central portion in the gaming medium cleaning area by the plurality of gaming medium guide paths, and to the approximately central portion in the gaming medium cleaning area. Since the game medium can be efficiently flowed in from multiple directions, the cleaning efficiency can be effectively increased.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that the game medium cleaning region is formed in a substantially circular shape in a plan view. With this configuration, the game medium does not stay in the predetermined position in the game medium cleaning area and does not move, so that the game medium in the game medium cleaning area can be efficiently cleaned.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, the game medium cleaning area is constituted by a guide member provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate, and the guide in the guide member is provided. It is preferable that the side is formed of at least a substantially arcuate first guide side and a substantially straight second guide side extending from the first guide side toward the game medium outflow portion. . With this configuration, the game medium in the game medium cleaning area is smoothly guided by the first guide portion, and the game medium that has moved to the vicinity of the first guide member is the first guide. Since it moves along the member and is guided by the second guide portion to flow out from the game medium outflow portion, it does not continue to circulate more than necessary in the game medium cleaning area.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, the swinging means is composed of a drive motor, and an eccentric shaft member eccentric to the drive shaft is fixed to the drive shaft of the drive motor. It is preferable that the oscillating plate is pivotally attached to the eccentric shaft member. By doing so, not only can the rocking plate be horizontally rocked with a simple structure, but also by rocking the rocking plate by eccentric rotation, the game medium will be rotated in a complicated manner. Therefore, the entire surface of the game medium can be uniformly cleaned.

The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention preferably comprises an outflow suppressing means for suppressing the outflow of the game medium in the game medium cleaning area from the game medium outflow portion. By doing this, the game medium in the game medium cleaning area flows out from the game medium outflow portion by being pressed by the inflowing game medium, so that the game medium is forcibly ejected toward the game medium outflow portion. It is not necessary to provide a mechanism or the like, and even if the inflowing game medium is pressed in the direction of the game medium outflow portion, the outflow suppressing means suppresses the outflow of the game medium from the game medium outflow portion, so that the cleaning is insufficient. The game medium is prevented from flowing out of the game medium cleaning area.

The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention preferably comprises an urging member for urging the game medium in the game medium cleaning area toward the cleaning member. By doing so, the game medium is strongly pressed against the cleaning member, so that the cleaning effect is improved.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that the biasing member is formed with an opening for passing the game medium to the lower surface side of the biasing member. With this configuration, the game medium can be made to flow into the game medium cleaning area from above the biasing member.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that a tapered surface is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the opening so as to expand outward toward the swing plate. In this way, the game medium that has passed through the opening is smoothly guided by the tapered surface.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, it is preferable that the urging member is provided so that at least a part of the upper surface of the oscillating plate can be opened. With this configuration, even if the biasing member is provided, the upper surface of the rocking plate can be opened, so that workability such as maintenance is effectively improved.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, the game medium cleaning device is provided with withdrawing means for drawing out a new cleaning member on the rocking plate, and on the rocking plate of the game medium. It is preferable that a fall prevention member that prevents the falling from be provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate. With this configuration, the fall prevention member does not rock following the rocking of the rocking plate, so that the installed clean member twists and bends due to the rocking of the rocking plate and the withdrawal of the cleaning member. Since the upper surface of the rocking plate is not exposed due to such reasons, the game media located in the vicinity of the fall prevention member will not be cleaned, and not only can the game media in the clean area be cleanly cleaned, but it can also be shaken by the drawer means. The swinging of the swinging plate is not restricted by the cleaning member drawn onto the moving plate.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, the game medium cleaning device includes a replenishing portion for replenishing a new cleaning member, and the replenishing means causes the replenishing portion to move on the rocking plate. It is preferable to provide a holding means for holding the new cleaning member pulled out in a stretched state. By doing so, the cleaning member pulled out by the pulling-out means onto the rocking plate is less likely to bend or twist, so that not only the cleaning action is improved, but also the pulling-out means may interfere with the pulling-out of the cleaning member. Absent.

In the game medium cleaning device or the game island stand of the present invention, the drawing means is a winding device that winds the cleaning member in a roll shape, and the game medium cleaning device is replenished in the replenishing section. Replacement detection means for detecting that the cleaning member has been replaced, and the winding operation according to the winding operation amount of the cleaning member by the winding device after the replacement detection means detects the replacement of the cleaning member. It is preferable to include a control unit that controls the driving amount of the removing device. With this configuration, the cleaning member can always be pulled out by a fixed amount regardless of the winding amount of the cleaning member by the winding device.

In the game medium cleaning device of the present invention, the urging member and the game medium guide path are integrally provided with each other through a frame body, and the frame body is a base body of the cleaning device. It is preferably detachably provided. By doing so, workability such as replacement of the cleaning member and maintenance of the apparatus is effectively improved.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows an internal structure of a game island stand 1 to which a cleaning apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention is applied. A cross-sectional view is shown, and the game island stand 1 includes a pachinko machine 2 which is a game machine on the front and back surfaces thereof, and a ball lending processing machine and the like for lending out pachinko balls used for games in the pachinko machine 2. , Is a normal game island stand that is lined up.

An upper tank 3 for storing a pachinko ball, which is a game medium, is provided substantially above the center of the game island stand 1. The pachinko balls stored in the upper tank 3 are:
It flows into the supply gutters 4 arranged so as to incline downward toward both ends in the game island stand 1 in the longitudinal direction.

Further, these supply gutters 4 are provided with tributary gutters 5 for supplying the pachinko balls that flow down to the respective pachinko machines 2.
A plurality of pachinko balls supplied to these tributary gutters 5 are provided on the back surface of each of the tributary gutters 5 on the side plates on the front and rear sides of the drawing in the supply gutter 4 at predetermined intervals in the downward direction. It is supplied to the ball tank 6.

At the downstream end of the supply gutter 4, there is provided a wedging pipe 7 for allowing the pachinko balls in the supply gutter 4 to flow into a lower gutter 10 which will be described later, for example during maintenance. It should be noted that, during normal times, pachinko balls do not flow down inside the beading pipe 7.

Below the supply gutter 4, the upper tank 3 is provided.
An overflow gutter 12 into which the pachinko balls overflowing from the inside flows is arranged along the supply gutter 4, and the pachinko balls overflowing in each overflow gutter 12 extend from their downstream ends to the lower gutter 10. An overflow pipe (not shown) provided is allowed to flow down to be discharged into the lower gutter 10.

An out-ball tank 8 for temporarily storing out-balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2 is provided in the lower part of the game island stand 1.
However, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are provided on the upper surface of the repair plate 13 on which the pachinko machines 2 are mounted so as to correspond to the respective pachinko machines 2.

Below the repair plate 13, lower tanks 9 and 9'for storing pachinko balls are provided, respectively. In the lower tanks 9 and 9 ', as shown in FIGS.
Lower gutters 10 and 10 'into which pachinko balls discharged from a beading pipe 7 and an overflow pipe (not shown) are arranged so as to incline downward toward the longitudinal center of the game island stand 1, respectively. There is. The pachinko balls flowing down in the lower gutters 10 and 10 'include openings 11 formed in a plurality of left and right side plates in the downflow direction, and openings 14 formed at predetermined positions on the downstream side end portions of the bottom plate (see FIG. 3). reference)
Through, the pachinko balls are discharged so as to be stored in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′ almost evenly.

At the island edge of the game island stand 1 on the left side in FIG. 1, there is provided a counting device 15 for counting the pachinko balls that the player has acquired. The pachinko balls flow into the lower gutter 10 'through the discharge path 16 connected from the ball input port 15a and are discharged and stored in the lower tank 9'.

Lower trough 1 in lower tank 9, 9 '
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, side gutters 17 and 17 ′ for collecting pachinko balls discharged from each out ball tank 8 are provided on the left and right sides of the lower gutters on the left and right sides of the flow direction of 0 and 10 ′. 1
They are arranged on both sides of 0 and 10 '. Side gutter 17, 1
The downstream side end of 7'is extended to the inside of the confluence section 18, 18 'formed via a partition plate 20 provided at a predetermined downstream side of each lower tank 9, 9', and the side section Gutter 1
The pachinko balls collected in 7, 17 'are joined to each other through the opening 19 formed at the downstream end of the bottom plate of the pachinko ball.
It is designed to be discharged into 8, 18 '.

As shown in FIG. 3, the partition plate 20 is formed with a discharge port 21 for discharging the pachinko balls stored in the lower tanks 9 and 9'into the merging portions 18 and 18 '. At the same time, a shutter 22 that opens and closes the discharge port 21 is provided.

Communication holes 23, 23 'are formed at predetermined positions on the side plate 9a at the downstream end of the lower tanks 9, 9', and the pachinko balls flowing into the merging portions 18, 18 'are
Passing through these communication ports 23, 23 ', it flows into relay gutters 24, 24' that form a part of the game medium passage, and further flows into guide gutters 28, 28 'as game medium guide passages described later. It is like this.

The pachinko balls that have flowed into the guide gutters 28, 28 'are cleaned by a cleaning device 50 as a game media cleaning device which will be described later.
After flowing into the inside and being cleaned, it flows out from the discharge gutter 26, is pumped through the lifting device 25 provided in the approximate center of the game island stand 1, and is stored in the upper tank 3 again. In this way, the pachinko balls in the game island stand 1 are circulated.

In this way, the discharge gutter 26, the supply gutter 4, the tributary gutter 5, the lower gutters 10, 10 ', which are arranged in the game island stand 1,
Overflow gutter 12, side gutters 17, 17 ', confluence part 1
8, 18 ', relay gutter 24, 24', guide gutter 28, 28 '
As a result, the pachinko balls are configured to circulate in the game island stand 1 through at least the pachinko machine 2 and the cleaning device 50 described later.

A control device (not shown) is provided in the game island stand 1 having the above-mentioned structure, and the shutter 22 is used according to the storage status of the pachinko balls in the upper tank 3 and the lower tanks 9 and 9 '. The pachinko balls are circulated by controlling the opening and closing of, and the lifting of the lifting device 25.

For example, in the normal state, the discharge port 21 is closed by the shutter 22, and the side gutters 17 and 17 '.
The pachinko balls that are collected in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′ are preferentially flown into the cleaning device 50 and are cleaned before the pachinko balls stored in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′. ing. That is, the pachinko balls used for the game in the pachinko machine 2 and discharged are preferentially cleaned. Then, when the storage amount of the pachinko balls in the upper tank 3 becomes small, or when the storage amount of the pachinko balls in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′ exceeds a predetermined amount, the shutter 22 is opened to remove the pachinko balls. Spill,
It is pumped into the upper tank 3.

The game island stand 1 in this embodiment is a so-called independent game island stand in which only the pachinko balls stored in the upper tank 3 and the lower tanks 9 and 9'are circulated for control. However, for example, other game island stands arranged side by side in the game hall and upper tanks may be appropriately connected by a connecting gutter or the like so that the storage amount of pachinko balls can be adjusted between the other game island stands. . Further, a counting device for counting the pachinko balls that the player has acquired is provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, and a unit type game island configured so that the pachinko balls can be circulated within each gaming island stand. It may be a stand.

Further, reference numeral 27 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
When the cleaning device 50 described later fails for some reason, the pumping device 25 does not allow the pachinko balls in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′ to flow into the cleaning device 50.
It is a bypass gutter for communicating inside. Communication ports 29a and 29b are formed respectively in the side plates 9a of the lower tanks 9 and 9'and the side plates of the relay gutter 24 ', and when the bypass gutter 27 is arranged above the cleaning device 50,
The merging portion 18 and the relay gutter 2 through the communication ports 29a and 29b.
The pachinko balls in 4'flow into the bypass gutter 27. In the present embodiment, these communication ports 29a, 29b are normally closed by a shutter (not shown), and the bypass gutter 27 is provided depending on the case where the cleaning device 50 fails as described above, and the shutters are not provided. The pachinko balls in the merging portions 18 and 18 ′ are opened by opening the pumping device 25 without passing through the cleaning device 50.
Can be made to flow into. Also, by allowing the bypass gutter 27 to be arranged in this way,
It is possible to deal with the case where the pachinko balls need to flow into the pumping device 25 and circulate without passing through the cleaning device 50 in a state where the cleaning device 50 is normally driven.

In this embodiment, the bypass gutter 2
7 was provided as needed, but needless to say, it may be provided permanently. Furthermore, communication port 29
Although the shutters provided in a and 29b are manually opened and closed, the shutters may be provided so as to be automatically opened and closed according to the driving condition of the cleaning device 50.

FIG. 4 shows a lifting device 25 applied to this embodiment. In the vertically long box body 30 that forms the outer shape of the lifting device 25 and extends in the vertical direction, in particular, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the drive gear 31 is rotatably provided in the upper portion, and the driven rotating body 32 is rotatably provided in the lower portion.
A bucket 33 capable of accommodating a predetermined amount of pachinko balls, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of endless timing belts 34 are attached to the outer surface via rivets 36. Each of the drive gear 31 and the driven rotating body 32 is formed with two annular groove portions M for avoiding contact with the rivets 36 that stop the bucket 33 on the timing belt 34.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the inner surface of the timing belt 34 is formed in an uneven shape so as to mesh with the blade portion of the drive gear 31, and is fixed outside the upper portion of the box body 30. The drive motor 35 is driven to rotate the drive gear 31, and the rotational force is transmitted to the timing belt 34, and the timing belt 34 rotates as shown in FIG. The pachinko balls that flow in from the pachinko ball inflow port 37 formed in FIG. It is discharged into the tank 3).

The driven rotating body 32 is rotatably provided at the lower end of a moving body 39 that is vertically movable in the lower portion of the box body 30, and is moved via a lever 40 operably provided from the outside. The timing belt 34 can be removed by raising the body 39.

More specifically, the movable body 39 is vertically moved by a screw 42 fixed at a predetermined position thereof being slidably inserted into an elongated hole 41 formed at a predetermined position of the box body 30 and directed in the vertical direction. The tension spring 43 is guided so as to be movable in any direction, and the other end of the tension spring 43 whose one end is locked at a predetermined position in the box body 30 is locked and always urged upward. A lever 40 is provided above the moving body 39 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 44, and when the lever 40 is held in a vertical position as shown in FIG. 4B, The moving body 3 is formed by the roller 45 formed at the lower end of the lever 40.
The upper end of the roller 9 is pressed downward and is lowered to be held at the lower limit position. When the lever 40 is rotated to the front side, the roller 4
The pressing state by 5 is released, and the moving body 39 moves up by the action of the tension spring 43.

As described above, the timing belt 34 can be easily removed by operating the lever 40 to move the driven rotary body 32 up and down to remove a part of the side plate of the box body 30. , Bucket 33
It is possible to easily perform various maintenances such as damage to the belt and replacement of the timing belt 34. In addition, the lifting device 25
The downstream end of the above-mentioned discharge gutter 26 is connected to the inflow port 37 of the above.

When the pachinko balls cleaned by the cleaning device 50, which will be described later, are pumped by the pumping device 25 having the above-described structure, the cleaned pachinko balls are pumped while being housed in the bucket 33. Therefore, unlike other lifting devices such as a screw conveyor type and a sprocket type, the pachinko balls to be lifted do not come into contact with other members during the lifting. Therefore, the cleaned pachinko balls can be transported without being contaminated and without being charged by contact.

In the present embodiment, such a bucket type lifting device is provided for the game island stand 1 for the above reasons.
However, needless to say, another lifting device may be applied.

Next, the construction and operation of the cleaning device 50 as the game medium cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a base 51 which constitutes the main body of the cleaning device 50 and a pachinko ball which flows into a swing plate 52 which is swingably provided above the base 51 are provided. It is mainly configured by a storage unit 53 for storing the sheet member S as a cleaning member to be cleaned.

The base 51 is formed in a box shape having an opening on the upper surface and one side surface, and two guide rails 55, 5 are provided between the upper ends of the side plates 54, 54 facing each other in the longitudinal direction.
5, a frame body 56, which will be described later, is placed on the guide rails 55, 55, and above-mentioned guide troughs 28, 28 'are provided above the frame body 56. There is. Further, the above-mentioned discharge gutter 26 is fixed to the upper end portion of the one side plate 54.

Inside the base body 51, the storage unit 5 is provided.
3 is a drawer rail 5 fixed to the bottom plate 58 of the base body 51.
It is housed so as to be pulled out forward through 7, 57. Further, the swing plate 52 is provided at a substantially central position on the upper surface of the bottom plate 58.
A rocking motor 59 as a rocking means for rocking is attached via a fixing member 61 so that its rotation shaft 60 (driving shaft) faces vertically upward. The fixing member 61
An anti-vibration rubber 62 is provided between the base plate 58 and the bottom plate 58 as shown in FIG.
The transmission to 1 is suppressed.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the rotary shaft 6
At the upper end of 0, a columnar eccentric shaft member 64 in which a vertically extending through-passage 63 is formed is provided, and the outer periphery of the eccentric shaft member 64 is fitted with the rotary shaft 60 in the through-passage 63. A fixing screw (not shown) is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed at a predetermined position on the surface, so that it is attached so as not to rotate relative to the rotating shaft 60. This passage 63
Is formed at a position eccentric with respect to the central axis of the eccentric shaft member 64, as shown in FIG. 8, so that the axis of the eccentric shaft member 64 is eccentric with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft 60. Thus, the rotation of the rotary shaft 60 causes the eccentric shaft member 64 to rotate eccentrically.

A disc member 65a is integrally fixed by welding below the eccentric shaft member 64 on the rotary shaft 60, and a predetermined portion on the upper surface of the disc member 65a opposite to the eccentric direction of the eccentric shaft member 64. Has
A weight member 65b is attached, and a balance weight 65 is configured by the disk member 65a and the weight member 65b. The balance weight 65 is configured to maintain the balance when the eccentric shaft member 64 is eccentrically rotated. .

Although not particularly shown, the weight member 65b is detachably attached to the disc member 65a by screws (not shown), and the disc member 65a has a plurality of screw holes (not shown) for the screws. Since the eccentric balance is formed, the eccentric balance can be adjusted by appropriately changing the mounting position of the weight member 65b when the eccentric balance is deviated during the swing of the swing plate 52. Therefore, even if the forming accuracy of the rocking plate 52 to be assembled is different for each product, the eccentric balance can be easily adjusted even after the rocking plate 52 is assembled.

A bearing 66 (bearing) having a self-centering function is annularly mounted on the peripheral surface of the eccentric shaft member 64, and the rocking plate 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the bearing 66.
An attachment ring 67, which is fixed by screws, is fitted at a substantially central position on the back surface of No. 2. As shown in FIG. 15, in particular, the bearing 66 includes an outer ring 66a, an inner ring 66b mounted on the upper end of the eccentric shaft member 64, and a plurality of balls 6 as rolling elements.
This is a so-called ball bearing composed of 6c and a retainer 66d which holds the balls on the inner ring in a state where they are aligned in two rows. The raceway surface of the outer ring 66a is the bearing 66
Since it is formed in a spherical shape centered on the center point of the ball 66c, the retainer 66d, the inner ring 66b, the outer ring 66a
The bearing 66 has a self-centering property because it has a tilting allowance mechanism that allows it to rotate smoothly even if it is tilted to some extent.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, at the four corners of the rear surface of the rocking plate 52 formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, the lower ends of the rotation restricting members 68 fixed to the four corners of the upper surface of the bottom plate 58 are provided. By the rotation restricting member 68, the rocking plate 52, which is rotatably pivotally attached to the eccentric shaft member 64 via the bearing 66 having an aligning function, is held in a horizontal state and the eccentric shaft is fixed. Following the rotation of the member 64, the swing plate 52 restrains the movement of the swing plate 52 to rotate in the horizontal direction.

The rotation restricting member 68 is composed of upper and lower mounting plates 69, 69 for mounting on the swing plate 52 and the bottom plate 58, and a deforming member made of a synthetic resin material such as hard urethane fixed to the mounting plates 69, 69, respectively. 70, 70 and a connecting rod 71 made of a metal material for connecting the upper and lower deformable members 70, 70
When the swing plate 52 swings, the upper and lower deformation members 70, 70 deform to allow the swing plate 52 to swing within a predetermined range.
The elastic return force follows the rotation of the eccentric shaft member 64 and restrains the movement of the oscillating plate 52 attempting to rotate in the horizontal direction. Further, the swing plate 52 is provided via the rotation restricting member 68.
Since the bottom plate 58 is connected to the bottom plate 58, vertical swing on the end side of the swing plate 52 at the time of eccentric rotation is suppressed, and jumping of a pachinko ball or the like at the time of swing is effectively suppressed. .

As described above, the oscillating plate 52 is rotatably attached to the eccentric shaft member 64 fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft 60 via the bearing 66 having the self-centering property. The inner ring 66b fitted to the eccentric shaft member 64 with respect to the outer ring 66a fixed to the attachment ring 67 fixed to the swing plate 52 by the centering action of the bearing 66.
Of the inner ring 66 relative to the axis of the outer ring 66a.
It can rotate smoothly even when b is tilted.

Therefore, the oscillating plate 5 with respect to the eccentric shaft member 64
The mounting accuracy of No. 2 or the slinging plate 52 is caused by some factors such as slingshot balls slantingly accumulating on the swinging plate 52.
When one of the ends of the outer ring 66a is tilted and the horizontal balance is lost, the outer ring 66a is tilted with respect to the inner ring 66b, and the axis of the outer ring 66a is misaligned.
When the oscillating plate 52 is laid horizontally, the shaft center of the eccentric shaft member 64 may be inclined with respect to the shaft center of the rotating shaft 60 due to a processing error of the eccentric shaft member 64, or the rotating shaft 60 may be an outer ring. Even if the swing motor 59 is fixedly installed in a state of being inclined with respect to the shaft center of the shaft 66a, and the shaft center is displaced, an unreasonable load is applied to the rotary shaft 60 and the bearing 66. Therefore, no abnormal noise is generated from the rotating shaft 60 or the bearing 66 during swinging. In addition, the rotation shaft 60 and the bearing 66 are broken and the rotation shaft 60 and the bearing 66 are damaged due to long-term swinging in a state where an excessive load is applied to the rotation shaft 60 and the bearing 66.
Since the situation in which the rocking plate 52 does not rock is avoided, the rocking of the rocking plate 52 is stably performed.

As described above, the oscillating plate 52 in this embodiment has the oscillating motor 59 arranged below the oscillating plate 52.
Since the eccentric shaft member 64 fixed to the rotary shaft 60 is rotatably pivotally attached to the eccentric shaft member 64, the oscillating plate 52 can be simplified without using a complicated mechanism or the like. With this structure, it can be swung horizontally.

The rubber sheet 7 is provided on the entire upper surface of the rocking plate 52.
2 is attached to absorb vibrations of the pachinko ball when it is cleaned, noise caused by collision with the pachinko ball, and is laid on the upper surface of the rocking plate 52 when rocking. Sliding with the sheet member S is prevented. On the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72, the guide gutter 2
A cloth sheet member S is installed as a cleaning member for removing dirt attached to the surface of the pachinko balls flowing in from 8, 28 '.

As will be described later, the sheet member S is constructed such that a new sheet member S housed in the housing unit 53 is pulled out and laid on the swing plate 52, and is properly wound after use. There is. As the material of the sheet member S, 100% cotton non-woven fabric having flexibility is used here. Here, a non-woven fabric that has excellent abrasion resistance, is hard to be charged, and has low dust generation is used, so not only is the sheet less likely to be damaged, but static electricity is prevented from being generated due to sliding contact with a pachinko ball. At the same time, the amount of dust generated during sliding contact with the pachinko balls and during winding, which will be described later, is small, so that dust is prevented from entering the surrounding devices. Further, the back surface of the sheet member S in the present embodiment is coated with a nylon resin having a slidability that does not impair the follow-up action to the swing plate 52 when swinging the swing plate 52, and the sheet member S is wound. The damage to the sheet member S and the load applied at the time of winding the winding motor described later are reduced.

The sheet member S as a cleaning member is
The material is not limited to the above-mentioned non-woven fabric made of cloth as long as it can remove the dirt attached to the surface of the pachinko ball, and for example, a woven cloth or a sheet member made of other material such as paper may be used. It is also possible to use.

In this way, the seat member S is placed on the swing plate 52.
As described later, the rocking plate 52 is eccentrically rotated in the horizontal direction at a high speed in a horizontal direction as described later, so that the pachinko balls on the sheet member S are rotated and the surface thereof is rubbed against the sheet member S to be cleaned. Will be done. The details of the cleaning action will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 8, the oscillating plate 52 pivotally attached to the eccentric shaft member 64, which is eccentric with respect to the rotating shaft 60 of the oscillating motor 59, is rotatable about the axis thereof. The guide rail 55 is formed so that a small gap P through which the sheet member S can be inserted is formed between the guide rail 55 and the lower surface of the guide rail 55.
The sheet member S is supported at a height position slightly lower than that, and the sheet member S can be inserted through the gap as will be described later. In addition, the storage unit 53 in the swing plate 52
Both ends on the sliding movement direction side are bent downward to form bent portions 52a, and the inserted sheet member S is smoothly guided to the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72.

The above-mentioned frame 56 is placed on the upper portions of the guide rails 55, 55, and a cleaning area Z for cleaning the pachinko balls flowing into the swing plate 52 is formed by the guide member described later. It has become. Specifically, the frame 56
Is the lower frame 56, as shown in FIGS.
a and an upper frame 56b rotatably attached to the lower frame 56a via a hinge 75 attached to one end of the lower frame 56a.

A central region of the lower frame 56a is opened, and a clean region Z as a game medium cleaning region for cleaning the pachinko balls flowing on the rocking plate 52 is formed on the periphery of the opening and shakes. A guide member 73 that functions as a fall prevention member that prevents fall from the moving plate 52.
(See FIG. 16) is attached, and the pachinko balls flowing out from the pachinko ball cleaning area Z formed by the guide member 73 are discharged onto the upper surface of the bottom plate 74 of the guide member 73 on the outflow side of the pachinko balls. A guide piece 76 for guiding the gutter 26 is provided.

The guide member 73 is formed such that the inner peripheral edge thereof is formed as an arc-shaped guide side 73a as a first guide side and a second guide side formed so as to extend from a predetermined position of the arc-shaped guide side 73a toward the outflow portion 128. Linear guide edge 7 as
It is formed as a guide side of a pachinko ball composed of 3b and a restricting piece 73c as an outflow suppressing means for suppressing the outflow of the pachinko ball. In the present embodiment, the pachinko ball to be cleaned is rocked as will be described later. A cleaning area Z having a substantially circular shape in plan view for staying on the plate 52 is formed.

The upper frame 56b is formed in a frame shape, and restricting pieces 77 for preventing deviation from above the guide rail 55 are continuously provided at both ends of the side opposite to the center of rotation. At the same time, the side of the upper frame 56b on the side of the center of rotation and the predetermined side of the side opposite to the side of the upper frame 56b are prevented from splashing at the time of rocking of the pachinko balls that have flowed into the rocking plate 52. Thus, a substantially L-shaped holding piece 78 that bends inward is provided to hold a lid member 79 as a biasing member that biases the pachinko balls toward the sheet member S laid on the upper surface of the swing plate 52. ing.

The lid member 79 in the present embodiment is formed of a transparent resin material such as polycarbonate into a plate shape slightly larger than the rocking plate 52, and as described above, rocks by its own weight. By urging the pachinko balls that have flowed into the plate 52 toward the sheet member S laid on the upper surface of the swing plate 52, a predetermined weight is added so that the sliding contact action between the pachinko balls and the sheet member S is enhanced. is doing.

At a predetermined position in the vicinity of the central portion of the lid member 79, a pachinko ball that falls from a drop opening 127 (see FIG. 15) as a discharge portion of the guide troughs 28, 28 'serving as a game medium guide path is rocked. An opening 80 is formed between the upper surface of the plate 52 and the lower surface of the lid member 79 as an inflow port for inflow. At the inner peripheral edge of the opening 80, a tapered surface 79a that expands outwardly toward the swing plate 52 is formed.
(See FIG. 15) is formed so that the pachinko balls that pass through the opening 80 can smoothly flow into the upper surface of the swing plate 52, and the pachinko balls that pass through the opening 80 swing. A guide member 81 having an inclined piece 81a that is inclined downward in a direction in which the plate 52 swings is attached, and a pachinko ball that has passed through the opening 80 moves in a direction in which the swing plate 52 swings. It is designed to move smoothly toward. In addition, a notch 140 that opens outward so that the base of the holding piece 78 can be fitted is formed at a predetermined position on the edge of the lid member 79.

The lid member 79 having such a structure is shown in FIG.
As shown by the middle two-dot chain line, with the upper frame 56b and the lower frame 56a open, the lid member 79 is attached to the holding piece 78 of the upper frame 56b and the protruding piece 82 of the upper frame 56b (see FIG. 8). It is attached to the upper frame 56b so as to be inserted between them. At this time, the notch 14
The base portion of the holding piece 78 fits in 0 and the upper frame 56b
The position shift with respect to is prevented.

The frame 5 to which the lid member 79 is attached in this way
As shown in FIG. 8, 6 is provided on the upper portion of the base body 51 so that the side edges on the lower frame 56a side are placed on the upper surfaces of the guide rails 55, 55 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, respectively. In this state, the lid member 79 has both end portions placed on the upper surface of the holding piece 78, and the lower surface of the lid member 79 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball from the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72 on the upper surface of the swing plate 52. It will be held at a height position that is separated by an amount. When the pachinko balls flow between the lower surface of the lid member 79 and the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72, the inflowing pachinko balls cause the lid member 79 to slightly rise, and the pachinko balls are moved by the weight of the lid member 79. It is biased against the sheet member S laid on the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72. Also, the lid member 7
The rising range of 9 is regulated by the protruding piece 82,
Since the lid member 79 does not rattle significantly in the vertical direction even when is swung, the pachinko balls are effectively urged toward the sheet member S.

Further, the pachinko balls flowing into the swing plate 52 are prevented from deviating from the swing plate 52 by the guide member 73 provided around the swing plate 52 even if the swing plate 52 swings in the horizontal direction. Will be. In this way, the guide member 73
Is provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate 52, so that the laid sheet member S is twisted and bent due to the swing of the swing plate 52 and the withdrawal of the sheet member S as described later. Since the upper surface of the rocking plate 52 is not exposed, the pachinko balls located in the vicinity of the guide member 73 are not cleaned, and all the pachinko balls on the rocking plate 52 can be cleaned without deviation. Alternatively, the swing of the swing plate 52 is not restricted by the sheet member S laid on the swing plate.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, above the upper frame 56b, guide gutters 28, 28 'are provided as game medium guide paths. These guide gutters 28, 2
More specifically, the bending pieces 28 a and 28 a ′ formed by bending downward from the respective upstream side end portions of the 8 ′ are the upper frame 56.
While being screwed to b, a predetermined position on the downstream side is supported by a support rod 126 so that a load is not applied on the lid member 79, and a pachinko machine is provided between the opposite ends of the guide troughs 28, 28 '. Drop port 12 for dropping balls
7 is provided so that the drop port 12
An opening 80 of the lid member 79 is arranged below the cover member 7.

Thus, even if the lid member 79 as the biasing member is provided so as to cover the swing plate 52, the opening 80 is formed.
Due to the fact that the pachinko balls are formed, the pachinko balls falling from the outlet 127 of the guide gutters 28 and 28 ′ provided above the lid member 79 can flow into the cleaning area Z. Further, the lid member 79 is provided so that at least a part of the upper surface of the swing plate 52 can be opened, and the lid member 79 and the guide troughs 28, 28 ′ are integrated with each other via the frame body 56. Is provided on the base body 51.
Since it is detachably provided, the workability such as the replacement of the sheet member S and the maintenance of the apparatus, which will be described later, is effectively improved, and the discharge port 127 and the opening 80 are provided.
Since it can be attached to or detached from the base body 51 without changing the positional relationship with, the workability is improved.

Next, the structure of the storage unit 53 will be described. As described above, the storage unit 53 is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the base body 51 via the pull-out rails 57, 57, and as a whole, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. A replenishing box 86 as a replenishing section that opens upward so that the roll-shaped sheet member S that is multiply wound on the outer periphery can be stored, and the pulled-out sheet member S as a hollow core member 83 for winding. The storage box body 84 which can be wound and stored and which is opened upward is separated from each other by a predetermined distance so as to be stored on both sides of the swing motor 59 when stored in the base body 51. It is configured by being integrated through the connecting plate 87 and the bottom plate 90. A handle 88 is provided on the upper end of the connecting plate 87.
And the metal connecting plate 87 is attracted to the magnet 89 provided on the bottom plate 58 of the base body 51 when the base body 51 is stored in the base body 51, so that the metal connecting plate 87 is held at the storage position. There is.

The drawer sides of the storage box body 84 and the replenishment box body 86 are configured to be openable / closable by opening / closing doors 93, 94, one end of which is axially supported by vertically oriented shaft members 91, 92, respectively. On the inner surfaces of the opening / closing doors 93, 94, holding bodies 95, 96 that rotatably hold one ends of the core materials 83, 85 are rotatably attached via shaft members 97, 98.

On the side plate 99 of the storage box 84 facing the opening / closing door 93, the drive holder 100 holding one end of the core member 83 rotatably held by the holder 95.
Is a shaft member 10 rotatably pierced with respect to the side plate 99.
It is attached non-rotatably with respect to 1. At a predetermined position on the peripheral surface of the drive holding body 100, a locking pin 103 which protrudes through a notch 102 formed at an end portion of the core material 83 and restricts rotation of the core material 83 with respect to the drive holding body 100 is provided in a protruding manner. ing. At the other end of the shaft member 101, a take-up motor 10 as a pull-out means fixed to the side of the storage box body 84.
Drive pulley 106 fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft 105 of No. 4
A driven pulley 108 for transmitting the rotation of No. 1 to the shaft member 101 via a belt 107 is fixed. When the winding motor 104 is driven, the drive holder 100 and the core member 83 are rotated to rotate the sheet member S. The new sheet member S housed in the replenishing box 86 is pulled out by a predetermined amount onto the upper surface of the swing plate 52.

Further, on the inner bottom surface of the storage box 84, a detection switch 109 (see FIG. 11) used for notifying the replacement timing of the sheet member S is provided on the core material 83, which will be described later. It is provided in the lower position. In particular,
The stage in which the sheet member S is wound to some extent on the core material 83,
That is, the sheet member S provided in the supply box 86
When the remaining amount of the sheet material is low, the switch is turned on by the peripheral surface of the sheet member S wound around the outer periphery of the core material 83,
This signal is output to the control unit described later to notify the replacement time.

The side plate 110 of the replenishing box 86, which faces the opening / closing door 94, has a flange portion 11 for holding the other end of the core material 85, one end of which is rotatably held by the holder 96.
The shaft member 1 provided with the side plate 110 is a holding body 111 including a support body 111b fitted in the core material 85.
It is rotatably attached to 12. In this holding body 111, the core member 85 is biased toward the holding body 96 direction via the coil spring 113, so that the sheet member S
The core material 85 becomes difficult to rotate during the winding. That is, the coil spring 113 that imparts a rotation resistance to the holding body 96 prevents the sheet member S pulled out by the excessive pulling out of the sheet member S due to the rotation of the core material 85 at the time of winding, thereby preventing the sheet member S from being bent. Therefore, a holding unit that holds the pulled-out sheet member S in a stretched state is configured.

The side plates 114 and 115 of the storage box 84 and the replenishment box 86, which are opposite to each other, are provided.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, guide pieces 116 and 117 for guiding the sheet member S to be stretched on the swing plate 52 are provided on the upper part of the.

Here, a method of laying the sheet member S on the swing plate 52 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, with the storage unit 53 pulled out from the base body 51, the open / close doors 93, 9 are provided.
4 is opened as shown in FIG. Then, one end of the winding core material 83 is locked to the locking pin 103 in the notch 102 and held by the drive holder 100, and then the open / close door 93 is provided.
Is closed and the other end of the core material 83 is held by the holding body 95. In addition, after holding one end of the core material 85 in which a new sheet member S is multiply wound around the outer periphery on the holding body 111, the opening / closing door 94 is closed to hold the other end side of the core material 85 on the holding body 96. Let In this state, one end of the sheet member S in the replenishing box 86 is pulled out by a predetermined length and installed between the upper portions of the guide pieces 116 and 117, and then the core material 83 is made by, for example, an adhesive tape.
Glue to.

Then, after setting the sheet member S in the state as shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 53 is pushed into the base body 51 side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the sheet member S stretched in a horizontal state between the guide pieces 116 and 117 has a lower surface of the guide rail 55 of the base 51 and the swing plate 52.
The rubber sheet 72 is laid on the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72 through the gap P formed between the rubber sheet 72 and the upper surface of the rubber sheet 72.

As described above, the storage unit 53 for storing the sheet member S stored in the base body 51 is provided so as to be freely drawn out, and the replenishing box body 86 and the storage box body 84 are provided in the base body 51.
By being configured so that it can be pulled out of
Not only can the used sheet member S be taken out and a new sheet member S can be replenished, but when installed in the game island stand 1'as shown in FIG. 1, the entire device can be stored without moving. Since only the unit 53 can be pulled out to the outside of the game island stand 1 for replacement work, workability is improved.

As shown in FIG. 8, an anti-vibration rubber 118 is attached to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 58 of the base body 51, and the cleaning device 50 thus constructed is
Since it is directly grounded on the floor surface exposed in the game island table 1, the game island table 1 of the vibration generated by the rocking of the rocking plate 52
It is designed to be prevented from being transmitted inside.

Next, the oscillating plate 5 of the cleaning device 50 of this embodiment.
A rocking motor 59 as a rocking means for horizontally rotating 2;
And a winding motor 10 as a means for pulling out the sheet member S
The drive control content of No. 4 will be described.

First, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 12, in the cleaning device 50, the control unit 123 includes the connecting plate 8.
7 (see FIGS. 5 to 7), and the control device as a control means (not shown) provided in the control unit 123 includes the swing motor 59 and the winding motor 1 described above.
04, the detection switch 109 is connected,
A reset switch 119 is connected as a replacement detection unit that is pressed when the sheet member S is replaced. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the detection sensors 120, 12 for detecting the pachinko balls flowing down in the relay gutters 24, 24 '.
1 are connected to each other, and a detection sensor 122 that detects pachinko balls that are cleaned by the cleaning device 50 and discharged to the lifting device 25 via the discharge gutter 26 is connected.

The control device in the control unit 123 controls each of the detection sensors 120 to 120 based on a control program described later.
The pachinko balls are cleaned by driving the swinging motor 59 according to the detection status of the pachinko balls from 122.
Based on the total drive time of the swing motor 59, the winding motor 10
4 is driven to pull out the sheet member S. Further, the control unit 123 includes a communication unit 124 and a communication cable 1 connected to the communication unit 124.
It is connected to a control device (not shown) provided in the game island stand 1 (not shown) via 25, and signals can be exchanged with the control device. The game island stand 1
The control device inside is various devices (for example, the lifting device 25 and the shutter 22) provided in the game island stand 1 and the upper tank 3.
And connected to various detection sensors (not shown) provided in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ', and the control unit 1
An error signal (notification of replacement of the sheet member S, failure, etc.) output from the control unit 23 is transmitted to a management computer (not shown) or the like connected via the communication cable 125. In addition, from the control unit 123 to the sheet member S
When an error signal or the like indicating that the replacement is indicated or failure is output, the error content is displayed on the display screen of the management computer, or a representative lamp or the like provided at the end of the game island stand 1 is turned on. An error is reported.

The winding motor 104 in this embodiment has a predetermined fixed length (for example, 3 m) when the swing motor 59 is driven for a predetermined time (for example, 2 minutes).
The sheet member S of m) is controlled by the control device in the control unit 123 so as to be driven so as to be pulled out onto the swing plate 52. Since the control device repeatedly performs the winding by the winding motor 104, the thickness of the sheet member S wound around the outer periphery of the core material 83 increases.
As shown in FIG. 13, the rotation amount of the rotating shaft 105 at the time of winding the sheet member S once is determined when the total number of times of winding reaches a predetermined number (for example, 125 times of 3 mm for 125 times). The sheet member S having a constant length (3 mm) is always pulled out onto the oscillating plate 52 when each winding operation is performed.

In the present embodiment, the control device uses the rotary shaft 10 when the sheet member S is wound once.
By controlling the amount of rotation of the sheet 5, the sheet member S having a constant length is always pulled out onto the oscillating plate 52 at the time of each winding operation. For example, when the sheet member S is wound once. The drive time of the rotating shaft 105 at the time when the total number of times of winding reaches a predetermined number (for example, 3 mm at one time).
Each time 125 windings are performed, the amount is decreased by a small amount so that a constant length (3
mm) of the sheet member S may be controlled so as to be pulled out onto the oscillating plate 52. That is, the rotation shaft 105 of the winding motor 104 may be controlled by the control device.
By controlling the operation amount such as the rotation amount and the driving time of the sheet member S, the sheet member S having a constant length is always provided during each winding operation.
Need only be pulled out onto the rocking plate 52.

Further, when the new sheet member S wound around the outer periphery of the core material 85 in the replenishing box 86 is completely withdrawn and replaced with the wound core material 85. Is operated by pressing a reset switch 119 (see FIG. 12) provided at a predetermined position of the cleaning device 50, so that the drive control content of the winding motor 104 is once reset.
The drive control as shown in FIG. 13 is performed again. The user operates the pressing operation of the reset switch 119. For example, by removing the core material 85 from the replenishing box 86, the reset switch is automatically turned on and the winding control content. May be reset.

Further, when a predetermined amount of the sheet member S is wound around the outer periphery of the core material 83, that is, when the remaining amount of the sheet member S provided in the replenishment box 86 is small,
The detection switch 109 is pressed by the peripheral surface of the sheet member S wound around the outer periphery of the core material 83 to be turned on, and this signal is output to the control device in the control unit 123, and further externally via the communication unit 124. Since the information is output to the management computer, it is notified that the replacement time of the sheet member S is approaching.

Incidentally, the control unit 12 in this embodiment.
The control device in 3 drives the cleaning device 50 without stopping even after the notification of the replacement of the sheet member S is output. For example, from that time point, the rotary shaft 105 of the winding motor 104 is driven. Is monitored and the signal from the reset switch 119 is supplied from the time when the rotation amount of the rotation shaft 105 of the winding motor 104 has reached a predetermined rotation amount after the notification. If no is detected, the drive of the swing motor 59 may be stopped. At this point, the sheet member S
It is also possible to output an error signal indicating that the drive of the rocking motor 59 has been stopped due to the fact that the above is not replaced.

Next, the drive control contents of the swing motor 59 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, at Sa1, it is determined whether or not the swing motor 59 is being driven. When it is determined that the swing motor 59 is not being driven, the detection sensor 1 is selected in Sa2.
If there is an output of the detection signal from 20, that is, whether the pachinko ball is filled up to the position of the detection sensor 120 in the relay gutter 24 ', and if it is determined that the output of the detection signal is output, that is, the detection If it is determined that the position of the sensor 120 is full of pachinko balls, Sa4
, It is determined whether the timer 1 is counting,
If it is determined that the timer 1 is not counting, that is, if the timer 1 is cleared, the timer 1 starts counting in Sa5.

When it is determined in Sa2 that there is no output of the detection signal from the detection sensor 120, that is,
When the pachinko balls are not filled up to the detection sensor 120, the count of the timer 1 being counted in Sa3 is cleared.

Next, in Sa6, there is an output of the detection signal from the detection sensor 121, that is, the detection sensor 12
When it is determined whether or not the pachinko balls are filled up to the position 1 and the detection signal is output, that is, when it is determined that the pachinko balls are filled up to the position of the detection sensor 121, Sa8 At, it is determined whether or not the timer 2 is counting, and when it is determined that the timer 2 is not counting here, that is, when the timer 2 is cleared, the timer 2 starts counting at Sa9.

When it is determined that the detection signal is not output from the detection sensor 121 in Sa6, that is,
When the pachinko balls are not filled up to the detection sensor 121, the count of the timer 2 being counted in Sa7 is cleared.

Then, in Sa10, the detection sensor 1
20 or the output of the detection signal from the detection sensor 121 is 1
If it is determined whether or not the detection signal is continuously output for 0 seconds or more, and it is determined that the detection signal is continuously output for 10 seconds or more,
The rocking motor 59 is driven (Sa11), all timers are cleared (Sa12), and in Sa10, the detection signal output from the detection sensor 120 or the detection sensor 121 is continuously output for 10 seconds or longer. If it is determined that it is not performed, the processing is ended as it is.

Next, when it is determined in Sa1 that the swing motor 59 is being driven, whether or not there is a detection signal output from the detection sensor 120 in Sa13,
That is, it is determined whether or not the position of the detection sensor 120 is full of pachinko balls, and when it is determined that the detection signal is not output, that is, when it is determined that the position of the detection sensor 120 is not full of pachinko balls. Determines in Sa15 whether the timer 1 is counting, and if it is determined that the timer 1 is not counting here, that is, when the timer 1 is cleared, the timer 1 is counted in Sa16. Start.

Further, at Sa13, the detection sensor 120
When it is determined that there is an output of a detection signal from, that is, when the detection sensor 120 is full of pachinko balls, the count of the timer 1 being counted in Sa14 is cleared.

Next, at Sa17, the detection sensor 121
Whether there is a detection signal output from the sensor, that is, the detection sensor 1
If it is determined whether the position of 21 is full of pachinko balls and it is determined that there is no detection signal output, that is, if it is determined that the position of the detection sensor 121 is not full of pachinko balls, Sa19. When it is determined whether or not the timer 2 is counting in step S3, it is determined that the timer 2 is not counting, that is, when the timer 2 is cleared, the counting of the timer 2 is started in Sa20.

Further, at Sa17, the detection sensor 121
When it is determined that there is an output of a detection signal from, that is, when the detection sensor 121 is full of pachinko balls, the count of the timer 2 being counted in Sa18 is cleared.

Next, at Sa21, the detection sensor 122
Whether there is an output of a detection signal from the
In 5, the pachinko balls are not being pumped,
When it is determined whether the position of the detection sensor 122 is full of pachinko balls and it is determined that the detection signal is output, that is, when it is determined that the position of the detection sensor 122 is full of pachinko balls. , Sa23 determines whether or not the timer 3 is counting, and when it is determined that the timer 3 is not counting here, that is, when the timer 3 is cleared, the timer 3 starts counting in Sa24. To do.

Further, at Sa21, the detection sensor 122
When it is determined that there is no output of the detection signal from, that is, when the pachinko balls are not filled up to the detection sensor 122, the count of the timer 3 being counted in Sa22 is cleared.

Next, at Sa25, the detection sensor 120
Or, if it is determined that the state in which the detection signal from the detection sensor 121 is not output continues for 10 seconds or more, and it is determined that the signal is not continuously detected for 10 seconds or more, Sa2
6, the output of the detection signal from the detection sensor 122 is 6
It is determined whether or not the signal is continuously output for 0 seconds or more, and if the signal is not continuously output for 60 seconds or more, the process is ended as it is, and the detection signal from the detection sensor 120 or the detection sensor 121 in Sa25 is ended. When it is determined that the state where there is no output for 10 seconds or more continues, and when the detection signal from the detection sensor 122 is continuously output for 60 seconds or more in Sa26, the swing motor 59 is driven in Sa27. Is stopped, all timers are cleared in Sa28, and the process is ended.

As described above, in this embodiment, at least one of the merging portions 18 on the left and right sides in FIG.
The pachinko balls flowing down from the relay gutters 24, 24 'and the guide gutters 28, 28' from 18 'successively flow into the upper part of the rocking plate 52 through the openings 80 as shown in FIG. One of the guide gutters 28, 28 ', relay gutter 2
When the state in which the pachinko balls stay in 4, 24 'is detected by the detection sensor 120 or 121, the swing motor 59 is driven to control the cleaning of the pachinko balls. The swing motor 59 is not driven unnecessarily even though the pachinko balls do not flow into the moving plate 52.

When the detection sensor 122 detects that the pachinko balls stay in the discharge gutter 26 that guides the pachinko balls discharged from the oscillating plate 52 to the lifting device 25,
When the swing motor 59 is driven, the driving is stopped and the cleaning of the pachinko balls is controlled to be stopped. Therefore, for example, a predetermined amount or more of the pachinko balls are stored in the upper tank 3. When it is not necessary to pump the pachinko balls due to factors such as the above, or when the jamming occurs due to cleaning of the pachinko balls when the pumping device 25 is not driven due to some factor such as some failure Since the swing motor 59 is not continuously driven, the pachinko balls are efficiently cleaned.

Next, the cleaning action of the pachinko balls by the cleaning device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16.

It circulates in the game island stand 1 and joins the merging parts 18 and 1
A guide gutter 28, 28 'which constitutes a game medium guide path from 8'
The pachinko ball that has flowed down inside falls from a drop port 127 as a discharge part formed between the opposite ends of the guide gutters 28 and 28 ′, passes through an opening 80, and swing plate 52 and lid member 7.
It will flow in between 9 and.

Here, the swing motor 59 is driven to drive the swing plate 5.
When 2 swings, as shown in FIG.
Is attached to the attachment ring 67 fixed to the outer ring 66a of the bearing 66 fixed to the upper end of the eccentric shaft member 64 that is eccentric with respect to the rotation shaft 60 of the swing motor 59 so as not to be rotatable relative to the outer ring 66a. Therefore, the swing motor 5
When the rotary shaft 60 is rotated at a high speed by driving the eccentric shaft 9, the eccentric shaft member 64 eccentrically rotates, and accordingly, the oscillating plate 52 eccentrically rotates in the horizontal direction and oscillates. This swing plate 52
With the eccentric rotation of the pachinko balls, each pachinko ball flowing into the upper surface of the sheet member S rotates and its surface is rubbed against the sheet member S. The member S is wiped off and cleaned.

In particular, the swing plate 52 in this embodiment is designed to swing horizontally by being eccentrically rotated by the drive of the swing motor 59.
As the pachinko balls in the cleaning area Z rotate in multiple directions and make more complicated movements due to the rocking, the entire surface of the pachinko balls slides evenly on the sheet member S and is effectively cleaned. It

Since the four corners of the lower surface of the rocking plate 52, which is formed in a substantially elongated rectangular shape in plan view, are connected to the bottom plate 58 of the base body 51 through the rotation restricting member 68, the eccentric shaft member 64 accompanies the eccentric rotation. Not only does it not rotate around, but vertical burrs that occur at the ends of the oscillating plate 52 are suppressed,
The oscillating plate 52 is horizontally and smoothly oscillated.

Further, the pachinko ball positioned on the swing plate 52 is covered with the sheet member S by the lid member 79 as a biasing member.
When the swing plate 52 is urged toward the seat member S, it can be prevented from jumping and the like and can be reliably rubbed against the sheet member S, so that the cleaning action is effectively enhanced.

Further, since the sheet member S is pressed against the rubber sheet 72 by the pachinko balls urged by the lid member 79, the horizontal swing of the swing plate 52 is effectively transmitted to the sheet member S and the cleaning action is performed. Not only is the contact noise increased, but contact noise and the like caused by the rocking are also suppressed.

Then, the swing plate 52 passes through the opening 80.
Between the cover member 79 and the lid member 79, the pachinko balls that have flowed in from a predetermined position slightly outward from the central portion of the cleaning area Z are rotated while being rotated by the eccentric rotation of the swing plate 52 while being cleaned. Area Z formed on the swing plate 52 by
As shown in FIG. 16, the inside is circulated in the cleaning zone Z while moving outward so as to spiral in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotation shaft 60 of the swing motor 59 (about 2 to 3 turns). After that, it flows out from the outflow portion 128 formed by the restricting piece 73c of the guide member 73 onto the bottom plate 74 and outflows to the discharge gutter 26.

Thus, the cleaning device 5 in this embodiment
In 0, a guide gutter as a game medium guide path for causing a pachinko ball to flow into a predetermined position slightly outward from the center of the cleaning area Z formed on the swing plate 52 and having a substantially circular shape in plan view. 28, 28 'are provided, and the swing plate 52
Since the outflow portion 128 that flows out from above is formed at a predetermined position on the outer peripheral portion of the oscillating plate 52, that is, at a predetermined position on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning area Z, a pachinko ball is ejected from at least a position near the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning area Z. Compared to the case where the rocking plate 52 is made to flow in, the rocking plate 5 is moved eccentrically so that the pachinko balls swirl outward in a direction opposite to the direction of the eccentric rotation while moving outward.
2, the pachinko balls that have flown into the clean area Z do not stay in the clean area Z for a long time and do not flow out of the outflow portion 128 in a short time. The cleaning effect of is significantly improved.

Further, the cleaning distance is not shortened and the cleaning effect is not remarkably reduced as compared with the case where the pachinko balls are polished while the pachinko balls are pumped as in the conventionally known lifting and polishing apparatus. Even if the cleaning area Z for cleaning the pachinko balls is not provided in a wide area, the cleaning can be efficiently performed in the limited area.

Further, even if the pachinko balls in the retention area Z are pressed toward the outflow portion 128 by the inflowing pachinko balls,
By restricting the outflow of the pachinko balls from the outflow portion 128 by the restricting piece 73c of the guide member 73 as the outflow suppressing means, it is possible to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing out of the clean region Z while the cleaning is insufficient. To be done. It should be noted that, for example, an elastic piece or the like that can advance and retreat with respect to the outflow portion 128 may be provided at the tip of the restriction piece 73c so that the outflow amount of the pachinko balls from the outflow portion 128 can be adjusted appropriately.

Further, in the cleaning device 50 of this embodiment, the cleaning of the circular shape in plan view formed on the rocking plate 52 is performed so that the pachinko balls in the center of the cleaning area Z do not stay. Although the guide gutters 28 and 28 'as the game medium guide paths were provided so that the pachinko balls would flow into a predetermined position slightly outward from the center of the area Z, the pachinko balls were provided in the center of the clean area Z. So that water will flow in
8'may be provided.

Further, in the cleaning device 50 of this embodiment, the two guide gutters 28 and 2 as the game medium guide path are provided.
Since 8'is provided, the pachinko balls stored at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device 50 in the game island stand 1 are substantially centered in the cleaning area Z by these two guide gutters 28, 28 '. It is possible to guide each part separately and to efficiently inject the pachinko balls into the clean area Z from multiple directions to the approximate center of the clean area Z. ,
As a result, the cleaning efficiency of pachinko balls is effectively increased. Moreover, by providing a plurality of game medium guide paths in this way,
It is possible to efficiently clean the pachinko balls stored in the game island stand 1 with one cleaning device 50.

Although the game medium guide path in this embodiment is composed of two guide gutters 28, 28 ', two or more plural guide gutters 28, 28' are provided in order to further increase the efficiency of inflow of the pachinko balls into the cleaning area Z. The guide gutter may be used, or the guide gutter may be used.

Further, since the pachinko balls flowing into the swing plate 52 are cleaned by orbiting outward while swirling in the cleaning area Z having a predetermined area, the pachinko balls are swept in a limited space. Can be efficiently cleaned.

The guide side of the guide member 73 forming the clean area Z having a circular shape in plan view is composed of the arc-shaped guide side 73a as the first guide side and the linear guide side 73b as the second guide side. Since the pachinko balls having the guide sides are formed, the pachinko balls in the entire cleaning area Z are smoothly moved in the swirling direction by the arc-shaped guide sides 73a and guided so as to appropriately stay in the cleaning area Z. At the same time, the pachinko balls that have gradually moved to the vicinity of the arc-shaped guide side 73a after being flown into the central portion are guided by the linear guide side 73b so as to flow out from the outflow portion 128, so that they stay at a predetermined position in the clean area Z. It is possible to effectively prevent the continuous rotation or the continuous rotation on the swing plate 52 more than necessary.

Further, the guide member 73 is provided on the swing plate 52.
Since it is provided so as not to follow the eccentric rotation movement of, the pachinko balls in the cleaning area Z can be moved stably, and the game medium in the game medium cleaning area formed on the guide member 73 is Since the game medium is pushed out by the inflowing game medium to flow out from the game medium outflow section, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism or the like for forcibly ejecting the game medium toward the game medium outflow section, and the game medium is flown in by the inflowing game medium. Even if it is pressed toward the medium outflow portion, the outflow suppressing means suppresses the outflow of the game medium from the game medium outflow portion, so that the game medium is sufficiently cleaned in the game medium cleaning area, so that the cleaning action is achieved. Effectively increase.

Next, FIGS. 17 to 19 show another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a gaming island stand 1 ″ as another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18 shows the internal structure of the main parts of the gaming island stand 1 ″ of FIG. FIG. 19 is a plan view, and FIG. 19 is a cleaning device 5 as another embodiment applied to the game island stand 1 ″ of FIG.
0 '' is shown respectively. 17 to 19
In the gaming island stand 1 ″ and the cleaning device 50 ″ shown in FIG. 2, the same components as those of the gaming island stand 1 and the cleaning device 50 in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be given here. The description will be omitted, and “″” will be added to the same reference symbols as to the main components.

In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 19, a cleaning device 50 'having no guide troughs 28, 28' or the like as a game medium guide path for inflowing pachinko balls into the cleaning area Z. 'Is arranged at a predetermined position in the game island stand 1'', and as shown in FIG. 18, the relay gutters 24'',24''' provided on the game island stand 1 '' side.
Is formed as a game medium guide path extending to the cleaning device 50 ″, and pachinko balls falling from the downstream ends of the relay gutters 24 ″ and 24 ′ ″ are openings formed in the lid member 79. It passes through the portion 80 and is discharged to the vicinity of the central portion in the cleaning area Z. In addition, a discharge gutter 26 ″ for replenishing the pachinko machine 2 with the pachinko balls that have flowed out after being cleaned in the cleaning device 50 ″, the lifting device 2
5 ″, the upper tank 3 ″, the supply gutter 4 ″, the tributary gutter 5 ″, etc. are configured as a game medium supply path.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the guide gutter 2 as a game medium guide path for guiding the pachinko balls circulating in the game island stand 1 to the substantially central portion in the cleaning area Z.
8 and 28 'were installed in the upper part of the cleaning device 50,
In the present invention, as in the present embodiment, the relay gutters 24 ″ and 2 ″ provided with the game medium guide path on the game island stand 1 ″.
4 '''and the like, and even in this case, the operation and effect described in the above embodiment can be obtained.

As described above, the game island stand 1 '' according to the present embodiment is provided with the two relay gutters 24 '' and 24 '''serving as the game medium guide paths. These two relay gutters 2 are used for pachinko balls stored at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning device 50 ″ in the 1 ″.
By 4 '' and 24 ''', it is possible to separately guide to the substantially central portion in the cleaning area Z, and the pachinko balls can be efficiently ejected from many directions to the approximately central portion in the cleaning area Z. The inflow efficiency of the pachinko balls into the cleaning area Z can be increased, and the cleaning efficiency of the pachinko balls can be effectively increased. Further, by providing a plurality of game medium guide paths in this way, one cleaning device 5
With 0 '', the pachinko balls stored in the game island stand 1 '' can be efficiently cleaned.

The game medium guide path in this embodiment is composed of two relay gutters 24 "and 24 '", but in order to further increase the efficiency of inflow of the pachinko balls into the cleaning area Z, It may be composed of one or more gutters, or may be composed of one gutter.

FIG. 20 shows a gaming island stand 1 '''as a modification of the gaming island stand 1 shown in FIG. In this gaming island stand 1 ''', a lifting device 25 and an upper tank 3 for storing pachinko balls pumped by the lifting device 25 are arranged at one end side in the longitudinal direction. In the cleaning device 50 provided with the guide gutter (not shown) as the game medium guide path described in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the lifting device 25, the upper tank 3, etc. are substantially in the longitudinal direction in the game island stand. It can be applied not only to the game island stand 1 provided in the central portion but also to the game island stand 1 ″ ′ in which the lifting device 25, the upper tank 3 and the like are arranged on the longitudinal end side in this way. There is no particular limitation on the configuration of the gaming island stand. In addition, the lifting device 2 in this game island stand 1 '''
When disposing the cleaning device 50 in the vicinity of 5, although not shown in detail, the pachinko balls stored in the gaming island stand 1 '''are guided to the substantially central portion in the cleaning region of the cleaning device 50. The game medium guide path (guide gutter) to be used may be provided on only one side.

Further, as described above, the game island stand provided with the game medium guide path for guiding the pachinko balls stored in the game island stand to the substantially central portion in the cleaning area of the cleaning device arranged in the game island stand. Also, in the above, the arrangement positions of the lifting device and the upper tank are not limited to those shown in FIG. 17, and for example, the lifting device and the upper tank are arranged on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the game island stand. Set up a game island stand 1 '''in Figure 20
In the case of such a configuration, the gaming island stand 1 '''
The relay gutter 24 provided on the side is extended to almost the central portion of the cleaning area of the cleaning device having no game medium guide path to form a game medium guide path, and pachinko stored in the game island stand 1 '' The ball may be guided to a substantially central portion in the cleaning area of the cleaning device.

Each element in each of the above embodiments corresponds to the present invention as follows.

According to claim 1 of the present invention, a game medium (is set in a game island stand (1, 1 ″ ′) in which a game machine (pachinko machine 2) is installed and stored in the game island stand ( Pachinko ball)
A swinging member (swinging motor 59) is provided with a swinging plate (52) having a cleaning member (sheet member S) that cleans the surface of the
By horizontally swinging the game medium with the cleaning member in the game medium cleaning area (Z) formed on the rocking plate, the cleaning member is cleaned and the game medium is cleaned. A game medium cleaning device (cleaning device 50) configured so that a game medium flows out from a game medium outflow portion (128) provided in an outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area, and is stored in the game island stand. A game medium guide path (guide gutters 28, 28 ') for guiding the game medium to flow into a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area.

Claim 2 of the present invention is a game island stand (1 '') in which a game machine (pachinko machine 2) is installed, and a game medium (pachinko ball) stored in the game island stand. A cleaning member (sheet member S) for cleaning the surface is formed on the oscillating plate by horizontally oscillating the oscillating plate (52) laid on the upper surface by the oscillating means (oscillating motor 59). The game medium in the game medium cleaning area (Z) and the cleaning member are brought into sliding contact with each other to clean the game medium, and
A game medium cleaning device (cleaning device 50 ″) configured so that the game medium flows out from a game medium outflow portion (128) provided in an outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area, and in the game island stand. A game medium guide path (relay gutters 24 ″, 24 ″ ′) that guides the stored game medium to be discharged to a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area, and flows out from the game medium outlet. A game medium supply path (a discharge gutter 26 '', a lifting device 25 '', an upper tank 3 '', a supply gutter 4 '', a tributary gutter 5 '') for supplying the game medium to the game machine, Provide at least.

According to claim 3 of the present invention, the game medium guide path (guide gutter 28, 28 ', relay gutter 24 ", 24"')
A plurality of game media guide paths, and the game media (pachinko balls) stored in the game island stands (1, 1 '', 1 ''') are provided in the game media cleaning area (Z). It is configured so as to be guided to a substantially central portion of.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the game medium cleaning area (Z) is formed in a substantially circular shape in plan view.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the game medium cleaning area (Z) is constituted by a guide member (73) provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate (52). The guide side of the guide member is at least a substantially arc-shaped first guide side (73a) and a substantially linear second guide side extending from the first guide side toward the game medium outflow portion (128). (73b).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the swing means comprises a drive motor (swing motor 59), and the drive shaft (rotating shaft 60) of the drive motor is eccentric with respect to the drive shaft. A shaft member (64) is fixed, and the oscillating plate is pivotally attached to the eccentric shaft member.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, outflow suppressing means (guide piece 73c) for suppressing outflow of the game medium (pachinko balls) in the game medium cleaning area (Z) from the game medium outflow portion (128). ) Is provided.

According to claim 8 of the present invention, a biasing member (lid member 79) for biasing the game medium (pachinko ball) in the game medium cleaning area (Z) toward the cleaning member (sheet member S). ) Is provided.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the biasing member (lid member 79) is provided with an opening (80) for allowing the game medium (pachinko ball) to pass to the lower surface side of the biasing member. There is.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the opening (8
The taper surfaces (79a, 81a) are formed on the inner peripheral edge of (0) so as to expand outwardly toward the oscillating plate (52).

In the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the biasing member (lid member 79) is provided so that at least a part of the upper surface of the swing plate (52) can be opened.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the game medium cleaning device (cleaning device 50, 50 ') is the swing plate (52).
A fall prevention member (guide member) provided with a drawing-out means (rewinding motor 104) for drawing out a new cleaning member (sheet member S) on the top and for preventing the game medium (pachinko ball) from falling on the swing plate. 73) is provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the game medium cleaning device (cleaning device 50, 50 ″) is a replenishing section (replenishing box body 86) for replenishing a new cleaning member (sheet member S).
Holding means (coil spring 113 / holding body) for holding the novel cleaning member pulled out from the replenishing section by the pulling-out means (winding motor 104) onto the rocking plate (52) in a stretched state. 111).

In a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the withdrawing means is a winding device (winding motor 104, core material 83) for winding the cleaning member (sheet member S) in a roll shape, and the game medium cleaning device. The device (cleaning device 50, 50 ″) includes a replacement detecting unit (reset switch 119) for detecting that the cleaning member to be replenished in the replenishing unit (replenishing box 86) has been replaced, and the replacement. Control means for controlling the drive amount of the winding device according to the winding operation amount of the cleaning member by the winding device after the detection device detects the replacement of the cleaning member (control device in the control unit 123) ), And.

A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is to provide the urging member (cover member 79) and the game medium guide path (guide gutters 28, 2).
8 ', relay gutter 24'',24''') is a frame (5
6) are integrally provided with each other through 6), and the frame body is detachably provided to the base body (51) of the cleaning device.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It goes without saying that even if there is, it is included in the present invention.

For example, the swing plate 52 in this embodiment is
Eccentric shaft member 6 fixed to the rotary shaft 60 of the swing motor 59
4 is rotatably pivoted with respect to 4 and is eccentrically rotated by the drive of the swing motor 59 so as to swing horizontally. However, in the present invention, the swing plate 52 is horizontal. As long as it swings in the direction, it is not necessarily limited to swinging in the horizontal direction by eccentric rotation.

The cleaning device 50 in the above embodiment,
50 ″ was arranged in the place for cleaning the pachinko balls flowing into the lifting device 25 in the game island stand 1, but the arrangement position in the game island stand 1 is not limited to the described position. Instead, for example, it may be provided at a predetermined position of the supply gutter 4 until it flows out from the upper tank 3 and is supplied to the pachinko machine 2, and can be arbitrarily changed. Further, the number of the game medium cleaning devices arranged in the game island stand is not limited to one as described in the above embodiment, and for example, the number in the game island stand 1, 1 '' is increased. One on each side of the feeders 25, 25 '', etc.
A plurality of cleaning devices may be provided.

Further, although the outflow portion 128 as the game medium outflow portion in the above embodiment is provided at only one location at a predetermined location on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning area Z, it may be provided at a plurality of locations.

The cleaning area Z as the game medium cleaning area formed on the rocking plate 52 does not necessarily have to be formed on the rocking plate 52 as long as it is on the rocking plate 52.

The "gaming medium" described in the claims of the present invention corresponds to the spherical pachinko ball in the above embodiment, but is not particularly limited to this, for example, a slot as a gaming machine. It may be a medal or the like used in a machine or the like.

Further, the "gaming medium stored in the gaming island stand" described in the claims of the present invention indicates all the gaming media in the gaming island stand in the above embodiment, and for example, each of the above In the embodiment, not only the pachinko balls stored in the lower tanks 9 and 9 ′, but also the pachinko balls stored in each gutter for circulating the pachinko balls and all the pachinko balls moving in each gutter are used. Be the target.

[0156]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the invention of claim 1, the game medium guided into the game medium guide path and flowing into a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate is the swing plate. Is oscillating in the horizontal direction, and while rotating and slidingly contacting the cleaning member, while flowing outward in a swirling manner in the game medium cleaning area, it circulates and then flows out from the game medium outflow portion, so it is limited. The game medium is sufficiently cleaned in the game medium cleaning area, and the cleaning effect of the game medium is significantly enhanced.

(B) According to the second aspect of the invention, the game medium guided to the game medium guide path and discharged to the substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate is:
While the swing plate horizontally swings and is in sliding contact with the cleaning member, it circulates while moving outward in a spiral in the game medium cleaning area, then flows out from the game medium outflow portion, and the game is played. Since the game machine is supplied by the medium supply path, the game medium is sufficiently cleaned in the limited game medium cleaning area, and the cleaning effect of the game medium is significantly enhanced.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the game medium stored in the game island stand can be separately guided to a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area by a plurality of game medium guide paths, and the game medium can be separately guided. Since the game medium can be efficiently flowed into the substantially central portion of the medium cleaning region from multiple directions, the cleaning efficiency can be effectively increased.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the game medium does not stay and move at a predetermined position in the game medium cleaning area, so that the game medium in the game medium cleaning area is efficiently cleaned. You can do it.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the game medium in the game medium cleaning area is guided by the first guide portion to smoothly orbit, and moves to the vicinity of the first guide member. The game medium that has been played is guided by the second guide portion while moving along the first guide member and flows out from the game medium outflow portion, so that it continues to circulate in the game medium cleaning area more than necessary. There is no.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, not only can the rocking plate be horizontally rocked with a simple structure, but also the rocking plate is rocked by eccentric rotation, so that the game is played. Since the medium rotates intricately, the entire surface of the game medium can be uniformly cleaned.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, the game medium in the game medium cleaning area flows out from the game medium outflow portion by being pressed by the inflowing game medium, so that the game medium flows out. It is not necessary to provide a mechanism for forcibly discharging the game medium toward the section, and even if the game medium is pressed toward the game medium outflow section by the inflowing game medium, the outflow suppressing unit suppresses the outflow of the game medium from the game medium outflow section. This prevents the game medium from flowing out of the game medium cleaning area while the cleaning is insufficient.

(H) According to the invention of claim 8, since the game medium is strongly pressed against the cleaning member, the cleaning effect is improved.

(I) According to the invention of claim 9, the game medium can be made to flow into the game medium cleaning area from above the urging member.

(J) According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the game medium which has passed through the opening is guided smoothly by the tapered surface.

(K) According to the eleventh aspect of the invention, the upper surface of the oscillating plate can be opened even if the biasing member is provided, so that workability such as maintenance is effectively improved.

(L) According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, since the fall prevention member does not swing following the swing of the swing plate, the swing plate swings and the cleaning member is pulled out. Since the laid cleaning member is not twisted or bent, the upper surface of the rocking plate is not exposed, so that the game medium located in the vicinity of the fall prevention member does not become unclean, and the game medium in the clean area is evenly distributed. Not only can it be cleaned, but also the swinging movement of the rocking plate is not restricted by the cleaning member drawn onto the rocking plate by the drawing means.

(M) According to the thirteenth aspect of the invention, since the cleaning member pulled out on the rocking plate by the drawing means is less likely to bend or twist, the cleaning action is improved and the cleaning by the drawing means is performed. It does not hinder the drawing of the member.

(N) According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the cleaning member can always be pulled out by a constant amount regardless of the winding amount of the cleaning member by the winding device.

(O) According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, workability such as replacement of the cleaning member and maintenance of the apparatus is effectively improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal structure of a gaming island stand to which a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

3 is a plan view showing an internal structure of a main part of the gaming island stand of FIG. 1. FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal structure of a lifting device applied to the gaming island stand of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a cleaning device.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing the cleaning device.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the cleaning device.

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

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a structure of a frame body.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a storage unit.

FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a winding state of a sheet member.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cleaning device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing rotation amount control of a rotation shaft of a winding motor.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the swing motor.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state of a pachinko ball flowing into a swing plate and a swing state.

FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view showing a moving state of the pachinko balls when the swing plate swings.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of a gaming island stand as another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing an internal structure of a main part of the gaming island stand of FIG. 17.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a cleaning device as another embodiment applied to the gaming island stand of FIG. 17.

20 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of a game island table as a modified example of the game island table of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1 '', 1 '' '' Game Island Stand 2 pachinko machines 3,3 ″ upper tank 4, 4 '' supply gutter 5, 5 '' tributary gutter 6 ball tank 7 Ball-cutting tube 8 out ball tank 9, 9'lower tank 9a Side plate 10, 10 'lower gutter 11 openings 12 overflow gutter 13 Repair Plate 14 openings 15 Counter 15a Ball input port 16 discharge path 17, 17 'Side gutter 18, 18 'Confluence part 19 opening 20 partition boards 21 outlet 22 shutter 23, 23 'communication port 24, 24 'relay gutter 24 ″, 24 ″ ″ relay gutter 25, 25 '' lifting device 26, 26 '' discharge gutter 27 Bypass gutter 28 Information gutter 28a bent piece 29a, 29b Communication port 30 boxes 31 drive gear 32 Driven rotor 33 buckets 34 Timing belt 35 drive motor 36 rivets 37 Inlet 38 outlet 39 Mobile 40 lever 41 long hole 42 screws 43 Extension spring 44 rotation axis 45 roller 50, 50 '' cleaning device 51 base 52 rocking plate 52a bent portion 53 Storage unit 54 side plate 55 Guide rail 56 frame 56a lower frame 56b upper frame 57 Drawer rail 58 Bottom plate 59 Swing motor 60 rotation axis 61 Fixing member 62 anti-vibration rubber 63 through road 64 Eccentric shaft member 65 Balance weight 65a disk member 65b weight member 66 bearings 66a outer ring 66b inner ring 66c Pachinko ball 66d cage 67 Ring member 67 mounting ring 68 Rotation restriction member 69 mounting plate 70 Deformable member 71 connecting rod 72 rubber sheet 73 Guide member 73a Arc-shaped guide part 73b Linear guide part 74 Bottom plate 75 hinges 76 Guide piece 77 Restricted piece 78 holding piece 79 Lid member 79a Tapered surface 80 openings 81 Induction member 81a inclined piece 82 protruding piece 83 Core material 84 Storage Box 85 core material 86 Supply Box 87 Connection plate 88 Toride 89 Magnet 90 Bottom plate 91 Shaft member 93 open / close door 94 open / close door 95 holder 96 support 97 Shaft member 99 side plate 100 drive holder 101 shaft member 102 Locking pin 102 notch 103 Lock pin 104 winding motor 105 rotation axis 106 drive pulley 107 belt 108 Driven pulley 109 detection switch 110 side plate 111 holder 111a flange part 111b support 112 shaft member 113 coil spring 114 side plate 116 guide piece 118 anti-vibration rubber 119 Reset switch 120-122 detection sensor 123 Control unit 124 Communication unit 125 communication cable 126 Support Rod 127 drop port 128 Outflow section 133 control unit 140 Notch M groove P gap S sheet member Z clean area

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Koichi Okada             Gunma Prefecture Kiryu-shi 6 Sakai-cho 460 San Co., Ltd.             Kyonai F-term (reference) 2C088 BA75 BA97

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A swinging means for swinging a swinging plate, which is installed in a game island stand in which a game machine is installed, and has a cleaning member laid on the top surface for cleaning the surface of a game medium stored in the game island stand. By horizontally swinging the game medium in the game medium cleaning area formed on the swing plate and the cleaning member, the game medium is cleaned and the game medium is cleaned. A game medium cleaning device configured to flow out from a game medium outflow portion provided on an outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area, wherein the game medium stored in the game island stand is stored in the game medium cleaning area. A game medium cleaning device comprising a game medium guide path for guiding the medium to flow into a substantially central portion thereof. 2. A gaming island stand on which a gaming machine is installed,
A cleaning member for cleaning the surface of the game medium stored in the game island stand is formed on the rocking plate by rocking the rocking plate laid on the upper surface in the horizontal direction by the rocking means. The game medium in the game medium cleaning area and the cleaning member are brought into sliding contact with each other to clean the game medium, and the game medium flows out from a game medium outflow portion provided in an outer peripheral portion of the game medium cleaning area. A game medium cleaning device, a game medium guide path for guiding the game medium stored in the game island stand so as to be discharged to a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area, and the game medium. A game island stand comprising at least a game medium replenishing path for replenishing the game machine with the game medium flowing out from an outflow section. 3. A plurality of the game medium guide paths are provided, and the plurality of game medium guide paths guide the game medium stored in the game island stand to a substantially central portion in the game medium cleaning area. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 1, wherein the game medium cleaning area is formed in a substantially circular shape in a plan view. 5. The game medium cleaning area is configured by a guide member provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate, and a guide side of the guide member is at least a substantially arc-shaped first guide. A side and a substantially linear second extending from the first guide side toward the game medium outflow portion
The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 1, which is formed of a guide side. 6. The oscillating means is composed of a drive motor, and an eccentric shaft member eccentric to the drive shaft is fixed to a drive shaft of the drive motor, and the oscillating member is attached to the eccentric shaft member. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the moving plate is pivotally mounted. 7. The game medium cleaning device or the game island according to claim 1, further comprising: an outflow suppressing unit that suppresses outflow of the game medium in the game medium cleaning area from the game medium outflow portion. Stand. 8. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing member that biases the game medium in the game medium cleaning area toward the cleaning member. 9. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 8, wherein the urging member is formed with an opening that allows the game medium to pass to the lower surface side of the urging member. 10. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 9, wherein a taper surface is formed on an inner peripheral edge of the opening, the taper surface expanding outwardly toward the swing plate. 11. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 8, wherein the urging member is provided so that at least a part of an upper surface of the oscillating plate can be opened. 12. The game medium cleaning device includes a pull-out means for pulling out a new cleaning member on the swing plate, and a fall prevention member for preventing the game medium from dropping from the swing plate, The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which is provided so as not to follow the swing of the swing plate. 13. The game medium cleaning device includes a replenishing unit for replenishing a new cleaning member, and a new cleaning member pulled from the replenishing unit onto the oscillating plate by the drawing means is stretched. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 12, further comprising holding means for holding the state. 14. The drawing means is a winding device that winds the cleaning member in a roll shape, and the game medium cleaning device detects that the cleaning member to be replenished in the replenishing section has been replaced. Replacement detection means, and control means for controlling the drive amount of the winding device according to the winding operation amount of the cleaning member by the winding device after the replacement detection device detects the replacement of the cleaning member. The game medium cleaning device or the game island stand according to claim 13, further comprising: 15. The urging member and the game medium guide path are integrally provided with each other via a frame body, and the frame body is removably provided with respect to a base body of the cleaning device. 15. The game medium cleaning device according to any one of claims 8 to 14.