JP2005125029A - Horizontal transport apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a horizontal transport apparatus which reduces the height of a game island, is easily maintained and checked, is advantageous in terms of cost by requiring a reduced number of components, controls the transport flow of game media, forcibly supplying the game media to a replenishment chute, and then, provides excellent efficiency in transporting the game media. <P>SOLUTION: The horizontal transport apparatus supplies the game media to a game machine via the replenishment chute. The apparatus includes: a replenishment rail disposed on the game island, having a transport route; a plurality of rotary disks juxtaposed in the transport route; a plurality of guides arranged to face the rotary disks; and a device for driving the rotary disks. The game media supplied to the transport route are transported by the rotation of the rotary disks from an upstream to a downstream. Besides, the guides control the transport flow of the game media. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a horizontal transport device for transporting and supplying gaming media to gaming machines arranged on gaming machine islands.

  Generally, a transport device for transporting and supplying gaming media to gaming machines arranged on the gaming machine island is located above the gaming machine island so that the gaming media descends from the upstream to the downstream in the supply path. The game media provided in the supply path from the supply tank are supplied to each gaming machine by using the inclination. However, gaming machine islands equipped with a transport device having such an inclined supply route tend to be higher and higher in the gaming machine islands. This tends to appear more prominently as the supply amount of game media increases and the supply route becomes longer. For this reason, there is a problem that the gaming machine island becomes an obstacle to the security camera view, the lighting of the game hall is more than necessary, and the degree of freedom in designing the interior equipment of the game hall is hindered. There was a fear.

  For this reason, in order to solve those problems, the structure like patent 2518490 (patent document 1) is disclosed. In this configuration, a pachinko ball that has flowed down the fixed path portion is rotated by a driving motor 26 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) and a driving roller 22 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) and a driven roller 23 (Patent Document). No. 1) and a horizontal conveying belt 21 (reference No. 1 in Patent Document 1) spanned between them.

  And in this patent document 1, in order to supply the pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 2 (code | symbol in patent document 1), the separator 41 (patent) on the side part of the replenishment path | route 10 (code | symbol in patent document 1). The code in Document 1) was provided. Pachinko balls sent by the horizontal conveyance belt 21 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) are distributed to the separator 41 by a bulging side wall 44 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) provided adjacent to the separator 41. Had been supplied.

Prior art documents related to the invention of this application include the following.
Japanese Patent No. 2518490 (JP-A-6-39136) None

  However, in such a pachinko ball transport structure using the conventional horizontal transport belt 21 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1), the game machine island is different from the transport device in which the supply path is inclined at the upper part of the game machine island. Although the upper part of the machine is high and large, the game machine island obstructs the view of the security camera, obstructs the design freedom of the interior equipment of the game hall, etc. When trouble occurs in the belt 21 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1), it is necessary to stop and repair the belt itself, for example, when maintenance and inspection of the apparatus is not easy, or tension that is a component for tensioning the belt The roller 24 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) and the belt support member 25 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) are required, which may increase the number of parts and increase the cost. Further, the horizontal conveyance belt 21 is stretched between the driving roller 22 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) and the driven roller 23 in an endless state. For this reason, although the pachinko balls are transported using the upper side surface of the horizontal transport belt 21 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1), the lower side surface is also an essential component requirement as a device, and that portion is added to the gaming machine island. It was necessary to secure a space in the vertical direction, and there was a limit to reducing the height of the upper part of the gaming machine island.

  Further, the pachinko ball is provided with a barrel-shaped tension roller 24 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) and a plate-shaped belt support member 25 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) alternately and held. After being transferred to the ball waiting path portion 40 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) formed on the side of the replenishment path 10 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) via (reference numeral in Patent Document 1), the bulging side wall 44 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) is assigned to the separator 41 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1). Accordingly, the pachinko ball transport flow flows from the horizontal transport belt 21 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1) to the inclined surface of the barrel-shaped tension roller 24 (reference numeral in Patent Document 1), and once the ball standby path section 40 (patent document 1). The pachinko balls transferred to the reference numeral 1 in the document are distributed to the separator 41 (reference number 1 in the patent document 1) by the pressing force of the pachinko balls conveyed later, so the pachinko machine 2 (patent document 2) It was difficult to quickly respond to the operating state of the symbol 1).

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to keep the height of the gaming machine island low, to facilitate maintenance and inspection of the device, and to reduce the number of parts. A horizontal transport device that is not only advantageous in terms of cost and cost, but also improves the transport efficiency of game media by controlling the transport flow of game media and forcibly supplying the game media to the supply chute. It is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a horizontal transport device that supplies game media to a gaming machine via a replenishment chute, wherein the horizontal transport device is a replenishment provided on a gaming machine island with a transport path. A game provided with a rail, a plurality of rotating disks vertically disposed in the conveying path, a plurality of guides disposed so as to face the rotating disk, and a driving device of the rotating disk, and supplied to the conveying path The medium is transported from the upstream to the downstream by the rotation of the rotating disk, and the transport flow of the game medium is controlled by a guide.

  That is, the game medium supplied from the replenishment tank into the transport path is transported from the replenishment tank side rotating disk to the downstream rotating disk by the pressing force of the game medium itself and the rotation of the rotating disk. The flow of the transported game medium (hereinafter referred to as a transport stream) is a transport stream that is directly transported to the next rotating disk and a transport stream that is divided along the guide into the rotation center direction and the side plate direction. And is conveyed onto the downstream rotating disk. At this time, a part of the transport flow is supplied to the gaming machine via the supply chute.

  As a result, if a part of the horizontal transport device (rotating disk, guide) is damaged, it can be dealt with by replacing only that part, and maintenance and inspection can be carried out quickly and easily. The game media can be transported only by the horizontal rotation of the rotary disk, and the height of the gaming machine island can be kept low. Moreover, the game medium supplied in the transport path is efficiently supplied to the gaming machine without staying in the transport path by controlling the rotational force of the rotating disk, the pressing force of the game medium itself, and the transport flow by the guide. .

  In the next invention, a bypass passage for a game medium is formed between the guide and the transport path.

  As a result, a part of the transport flow of the game medium passes through the bypass flow path, so that the game medium is blocked by the guide, and does not stay, so that a smooth transport flow can be obtained. The pressing force of the game medium applied to the guide can be eased, and damage to the guide can be prevented.

Furthermore, in the next invention, a bypass flow path is formed between the guide and the side plate of the transport path.

  As a result, game media that do not reach the rotational force of the rotating disk and tend to stay in the vicinity of the side plate pass through the bypass flow path due to interference with other game media and are supplied to the replenishment chute or merge with other transport flows. By doing so, the possibility of staying in the transport path is reduced.

  Furthermore, in the next invention, a bypass flow path is formed between the guide and the cover of the transport path.

  As a result, the staying game medium floats upward and escapes to the bypass flow path, and is thus smoothly transported without being held on the flat surface.

  Further, in the next invention, the guide is disposed so as to be inclined so that the outer peripheral side of the rotating disk is located downstream from the vicinity of the rotating disk center in the first quadrant on the rotating disk to the vicinity of the outer periphery of the rotating disk. Is.

  As a result, the game medium conveyed in the rotating direction of the rotating disk contacts the guide, and is controlled by a conveying flow that flows along the guide side portion and a conveying flow that passes through the bypass flow path. Staying is prevented.

  Furthermore, in the next invention, the guide is fixed to at least one of the lid or the side plate of the conveyance path so as to face the range of the first quadrant on the rotating disk, and between the guide and the lid or the side plate. A bypass channel is formed between at least one of them.

  As a result, the length of the guide can be formed to be approximately the same as the radius of the rotating disk, and the guide can be downsized and the amount of game media flowing through the bypass channel can be controlled.

  Further, in the next invention, the guide is formed in a substantially trapezoidal block, the long side is cut into a triangular shape on one of the non-parallel sides, the triangular convex portion 16 is formed at the apex, and the triangular convex The portion 16 is disposed near the center of the rotating disk.

  As a result, the game medium transported on the rotating disk is controlled to be diverted by the triangular convex portions 16 in addition to the convex portions formed at the intersections of the substantially trapezoidal shapes, and is not efficiently retained in the transport path. Is conveyed downstream.

  Furthermore, in the next invention, the guide causes the substantially trapezoidal long side of the triangular convex portion 16 to correspond to the center line of the rotating disk, and one side of the approximately trapezoidal short side is formed of a plurality of rotating disks. It is arranged so as to face the range of the first quadrant on the rotating disk, separated from the horizontal axis connecting the centers.

  This increases the number of game media that are linearly conveyed in the downstream direction on the rotating disk, and as a result, the amount of game media conveyed can be increased.

  Furthermore, in the next invention, the guide is formed in a channel-shaped block that forms a bypass flow path penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transport path, with one end positioned at the center of the rotating disk and the other end positioned in the downstream direction. As described above, it is arranged so as to face the range of the first quadrant on the rotating disk.

  As a result, the guide can be arranged facing the rotating disk regardless of the shape and position of the lid and the side plate, and the versatility of the guide can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, in the next invention, the guide is formed of a synthetic resin.

  This can reduce the weight of the guide and reduce the noise.

As described above, according to the present invention, a horizontal transfer device that supplies game media to a gaming machine via a supply chute, the horizontal transfer device is provided with a transfer path and is constructed on a gaming machine island. And a plurality of rotating disks vertically disposed on the transport path, a plurality of guides disposed so as to face the rotating disk, and a drive device for the rotating disk, and a game medium supplied to the transport path Is conveyed from upstream to downstream by the rotation of the rotating disk,
By controlling the transport flow of the game medium with a guide, if a part of the horizontal transport device (rotating disk, guide) is damaged, it can be dealt with by replacing only that part, and the maintenance inspection can be performed quickly. In addition, the game medium can be transported only by the horizontal rotation of the rotary disk, and the height of the gaming machine island can be kept low. Moreover, the game media supplied in the transport path can be efficiently supplied to the gaming machine without staying in the transport path by controlling the rotational force of the rotating disk, the pressing force of the game medium itself, and the transport flow by the guide. It is possible to provide a horizontal transfer device that can

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of a horizontal transfer apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a main part schematic front view showing the horizontal transport apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a main part of the horizontal transfer apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view of an essential part according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the guide of the horizontal transport device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a guide according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a transport flow of the rotating disk, the guide, and the game medium of the horizontal transport device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The horizontal transfer device 1 of the present invention is installed horizontally on a general gaming machine island 100 as shown in FIG. In addition to the horizontal transfer device 1 of the present invention, the gaming machine island 100 includes a supply tank 101, a gaming machine 102, a supply chute 103, a circulation hose 104, a lower tank 105, a lifting device 106 that also serves as a polishing tower, and the like. ing. Then, the game medium 107 is supplied from the supply tank 101 into the horizontal transfer device 1 and is transferred downstream. During this time, a part of the game medium 107 is supplied to the game machine 102 through the supply chute 103, and the remaining game medium 107 passes through the circulating hose 104, the lower tank 105, and the lifting device 106 that also serves as a polishing tower. And then recirculated to the replenishment tank 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame 110 of the gaming machine island 100 includes an arrangement frame 111 of the gaming machine 102 (see FIG. 14) and an installation space 112 of the horizontal transfer device 1 defined on the upper part thereof. Provided.

  The horizontal transfer device 1 is installed in a range (see FIG. 14) extending from the replenishment tank 101 inside the installation space 112 to the circulation hose 104.

  The horizontal transport device 1 includes a replenishment rail 10, a plurality of rotating disks 20 a, 20 b,... 20 e disposed inside the replenishment rail, a fitting plate 80, and transport flows R 1 to R 5 of the game medium 107. , A cover 14 that covers the supply rail 10, a drive device 30 for driving the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e, and a storage case 60 for the drive device 30. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the replenishment rail 10 includes a bottom plate 11, side plates 12 erected on both ends thereof, and an attachment piece for a lid 14 formed by bending the open side of the side plate 12 outward. 13 and a long rail having a channel cross section. The bottom plate 11 is provided with a fitting plate 80 in which a fitting recess 81 of the rotary disks 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e is formed, and is conveyed by the lid 14, the side plate 12, and the fitting play 80. A path 70 is defined. The lid 14 is detachably attached to the mounting piece 13 formed on the side plate 12 with a screw 15. Although not shown, a fitting recess is formed in the lid 14, and the fitting recess is formed on the side plate 12. It is possible to reduce the screw 15 by fitting to the upper edge. Further, a replenishment chute 103 for supplying the game medium 107 to the gaming machine 102 is attached to the outside of the side plate 12 at appropriate intervals. It should be noted that the number and position of the supply chute 103 depends on the number and arrangement of the gaming machines 102, the number corresponding to both sides and one side of the supply path 70, the rotary disks 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d and 20e, the rotary disks 20a, Arbitrary setting is made such that every other 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are arranged.

On the lower surface of the bottom plate 11 of the replenishment rail 10, a bearing 75 corresponding to the bearing 65 of the rotary disks 20 a, 20 b,... 20 e provided on the bottom plate 61 of the storage case 60 and a bearing 66 facing the bearing 66 of the idle gear 35. 76 is provided.
The rotary shafts 21 of the rotary disks 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are rotatably supported by bearings 65 and 75. One end of the bearing 75 is formed on the bottom plate 11 of the supply rail 10. It protrudes into the inside of the conveyance path 70 from the opened through hole and is fitted into a long hole 23a formed in the rotary plate 23, and the rotary shaft 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e is connected to the rotary shaft through the rotary plate 23. 21 rotations are transmitted. On the upper surface of the bottom plate 11, a synthetic resin fitting plate 80 for fitting the rotating disks 20a, 20b,.

  The fitting plate 80 is formed in a long flat plate shape made of synthetic resin (polyacetal, ABS, PP, polyamide, high molecular polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.), and is fitted with the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. A recess 81 is provided. The bottom surface 82 of the fitting recess 81 is formed with a storage hole 83 of the rotating plate 23 and two opposed notches 84 facing the storage hole 83.

  The storage case 60 includes a bottom plate 61 and side plates 62 erected on both ends of the storage case 60. The storage case 60 is formed in a long rail shape having a cross-sectional channel shape opened upward, and stores the driving device 30 therein. Further, on the outer surface of the bottom plate 61, a mounting projection 63 to the mounting bracket 113 is appropriately formed.

  On the inner surface of the bottom plate 61 of the storage case 60, a fixed base 64 for fixing the horizontal transfer device 1 to the mounting bracket 113 is provided on the upstream (replenishment tank 101 side) side, and a fixed base 64 is provided downstream from the fixed base 64. A plurality of bearings 65 for supporting the rotating shaft 21 of the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. Further, in the middle of these bearings 65, a bearing 66 of the idle gear 35 is provided at a position shifted with respect to the center line connecting the bearings 65.

  The width of the replenishment rail 10 described above is wider than that of the storage case 60, and is placed on the open side of the storage case 60 and assembled by an arbitrary method. The storage case 60 is attached to the arrangement frame 111 of the gaming machine 2 by the attachment bracket 113. As a result, the horizontal transfer device 1 is disposed inside the erection space 112 defined in the gaming machine island 100.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating disks 20a, 20b,... 20e include a disk 22 made of synthetic resin (polyacetal, ABS, PP, polyamide, polymer polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.), and a metal rotating plate 23. It is made up of. The disc 22 is fitted into a fitting recess 81 formed in the fitting plate 80, and is then screwed to the rotary shaft 21 with a screw 24 via the rotary plate 23. The rotation of the rotary shaft 21 is such that the elongated hole 23a of the rotary plate 23 is fitted into a portion protruding from the through hole of the rotary shaft 21 into the fitting recess 81, and further, the projection is formed on the surface of the rotary plate 23. .., 20e are engaged with the concave portions 25 formed in the back surface of the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e, and transmitted to the rotary disks 20a, 20b,.

  The drive device 30 includes an orthogonal shaft gear motor 31 disposed above the horizontal transport device 1 and orthogonal to the transport direction of the game medium 107, and a drive gear 33 fixed to the output shaft 32 of the direct shaft gear motor 31. , 34e and a plurality of idle gears 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d disposed between the transmission gears 34. The transmission gear 34 is fixed to the rotary shaft 21 of the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e, and rotates on a bearing 66 and a bearing 76 provided on the bottom plate 61 of the storage case 60 and the bottom plate 71 of the transport path 70. It is pivotally supported. The transmission gear 34 a on the most upstream side (the supply tank 101 side) meshes with the output shaft 32 of the orthogonal shaft gear motor 31. The idle gears 35 a, 35 b, 35 c, and 35 d are rotatably supported by a bearing 65 and a bearing 75 provided on the bottom plate 61 of the storage case 60 and the bottom plate 71 of the transport path 70. And each idle gear 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d is arrange | positioned so that the idle gear 35d may be located between transmission gear 34d and 34e, and it meshes | engages with transmission gear 34a, 34b ... 34e, respectively. . Accordingly, all the transmission gears 34a, 34b,... 34e rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation of the drive gear 33 by the function of the idle gears 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d. Therefore, the rotating disks 20a, 20b,... 20e also rotate in the same direction. In the embodiment, the drive gear 33 rotates in the clockwise direction. Therefore, the transmission gears 34a, 34b,... 34e and the rotary disks 20a, 20b,.

  Arbitrary methods such as a structure in which a general motor is used as these driving devices and a rotating disk is driven via a known transmission mechanism such as a worm gear and a spur gear, and a driving device is provided for each rotating disk. May be adopted. Furthermore, although the combination of the transmission gears 34a, 34b,... 34e and the idle gears 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d is employed, other means such as spur gears or timing belts may be used.

  The guide 40 forms the triangular convex portion 16 into a right triangle on the plane (hereinafter, referred to as a right triangular convex portion), and has a long side 11, a short side 12 parallel to the long side, a long side and a short side. It is formed in a generally trapezoidal block having an oblique side 13 to be connected and an oblique side 14 opposite to the oblique side 13. On the hypotenuse 14 side, a long side 11 side is cut into a right triangle, and a bent side 15 is formed that is bent in a direction perpendicular to the long side 11. Therefore, the oblique side 14 is formed with a right-angled triangular convex portion 16 whose vertex is a right angle. A pair of screw holes 18 for screwing screws 15 for attaching the guide 40 to the lid 14 are screwed on the upper surface 17 of the guide 40.

  When the guide 40 is described with reference to the rotating disks 20a, 20b,... 20e, for example, the rotating disk 20b, the upper surface of the rotating disk 20b is centered on the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. A center line VV to be connected and a center line Hb-Hb orthogonal to the center line are arranged in a first quadrant divided into a first quadrant to a fourth quadrant.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 7, the positional relationship and specific configuration of the guide 40 according to the first embodiment with the rotating disk 20 b will be described.
In FIG.
The center of the rotating disk 20b: Ob,
Intersection of long side 11 and hypotenuse 13: P1,
Intersection of short side 12 and hypotenuse 13: P2,
Intersection of short side 12 and hypotenuse 14: P3,
Intersection of hypotenuse 14 and bent side 15: P4,
Intersection of long side 11 and center line Hb-Hb: P5,
Height of long side 11 and short side 12: h,
Center line of height h (center line bisector): If h1-h1,
The length of each side of the guide 40 is obtained under the following conditions in drawing.
For example, the radius of the rotating disk 20b is set to 74 mm, and the height h of the long side 11 and the short side 12 of the guide 40 is set to 24 mm.
1: The long side 11 is positioned on the center line Hb-Hb side, the short side 12 is positioned on the center line VV, and the center line h1-h1 passes through the center Ob of the rotating disk 20b and is set to be inclined 45 degrees. . That is, the long side 11 and the short side 12 are set in parallel at a symmetric interval with respect to the center line h1-h1.
2: Intersection of the hypotenuse 14 and the bent side 15: P4 is set at a position moved h2 = 5 mm upward on the center line Hb-Hb.
3: Draw from the intersection P4 to the intersection P3 with the short side 12 in the downstream outer peripheral direction parallel to the center line V-V. The interval between P3 and P4 is set as the hypotenuse 14 (approximately 22 mm in drawing).
4: Intersection of long side 11 and center line Hb-Hb: Intersection of P5, hypotenuse 14 and bent side 15: Set between bend side 15 (approximately 14 mm in drawing).
At this time, the planar shape of the guide 40 on the right triangle convex portion 16 side is determined.

Next, the relationship between the outer periphery of the rotating disk 20b and the long side 11, the short side 12, and the oblique side 13 of the guide 40 will be described.
1: The length of the long side 11 is set to a length from the outer periphery of the rotary disk 20b to the inside of 5 mm.
2: The length of the hypotenuse 13 is set between the intersection P2 of the straight line drawn by inclining in the direction of the center Ob of the 15-degree rotating disk 20b from the intersection P1 with the long side 11 and the end side 12. Incidentally, the diameter of the game medium (pachinko ball) is 11 mm.

  The guide 40 is formed in a block shape having an arbitrary thickness (20 mm) with the above-described planar shape as an upper surface and a lower surface.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the arrangement of the guide 40 in the horizontal transport device 1 and the transport flows R11 to R15 of the game medium 107 will be described in detail.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the guide 40 is disposed corresponding to the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide 40 has center lines Ha-Ha,... He- of each rotating disk orthogonal to a center line V-V connecting the centers of the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. The bent side 15 of the right-angled triangular convex portion 16 is made to correspond to He and is spaced from the center line VV above the center lines Ha-Ha,..., He-He of each rotating disk. To do. On the other hand, the intersection point P1 of the long side 11 and the oblique side 13 is arranged away from the outer periphery of the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. As a result, the hypotenuse 13 is inclined upward in the rotational direction of the rotary disks 20a, 20b,. The guide 40 is set so as to face the surface of the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e with a space therebetween, and the screw 15 is screwed into the mounting screw hole 18 (see FIG. 6) on the back surface of the lid 14. Is installed by doing. (Note that the attachment method is not limited to a screw, and any method such as adhesion may be used.) Thus, a bypass flow path 44 is formed between the guide 40 and the side plate 12 of the supply case 10. Incidentally, every other supply chute 103 is disposed on both sides of the supply rail 10 with respect to the rotating disks 20a, 20b,.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game medium 107 supplied from the supply tank 101 to the transport path 70 through the inclined path is first rolled onto the upper surface of the rotating disk 20a by the downhill force. The rolled game medium 107 is mainly divided into five transport flows R11 to R15, or sequentially fed to the downstream rotary disks 20b, 20c,. In the process, a part of the game media 107 is supplied to the gaming machine 102 via the supply chute 103, and the remaining game media 107 passes through the circulating hose 104, the lower tank 105, and the lifting device 106 that also serves as a polishing tower. Then, it returns to the replenishment tank 101.

  Of the transport flow of the game medium 107 supplied to the rotating disk 20a, the transport flow R11 is a transport flow that flows downstream along the side plate 12 on the side (third and fourth quadrants) where the guide 40 is not disposed. The replenishment chute 103 is supplied directly or indirectly by being pushed by another game medium 107 rotated by the rotating disk 20a.

  The transport flow R12 is sent to the downstream rotary disk 20b along the side of the short side 12 of the guide 40 by the rotation of the rotary disk 20a. The transport flow R12 rides on the rotary disk 20a at the intersection P2 and goes to the bypass 44. The current is diverted to the transport flow R14.

  The transport flow R13 is a flow in which the game medium 107 supplied to the supply chute 103 flows along the side of the long side 11 of the guide 40 by the transport flow R14 and joins the transport flow R11.

  The transport flow 14 is a flow in which the transport flow R14 passing through the bypass 44 described above and the transport flow R15 sent from the downstream rotary disk 20b merge. At this time, the transport amount of the game medium 107 passing through the bypass 44 is decelerated with respect to the flow velocity due to the rotational force of the rotating disk due to the inclination of the hypotenuse 13 of the guide 40 and the distance from the side plate 12 is also narrowed. , Adjusted to an appropriate amount, and the rest is conveyed downstream.

  The transport flow R15 is a transport flow that is pushed back to the upstream rotary disk 20a by the rotation of the downstream rotary disk 20b. This flow is merged with the above-described conveying flow R14 and finally conveyed downstream.

  As a matter of course, the transport flows R11 to R15 are not clearly separated and do not flow independently. They flow while interfering with each other, and supply the game medium 107 to the replenishment chute 103 or circulate in the transport path 70.

FIG. 8 shows a guide 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the guide of the horizontal conveyance device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the transport flow of the rotating disk, the guide, and the game medium of the horizontal transport device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a front view showing a modified example of the guide according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
Note that components similar to those in the first embodiment of the horizontal conveyance device of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

As described in detail in FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C, the guide 50 is formed by channeling a flat plate-like main body 51 and mounting portions 52 and 53 erected in a trapezoidal column at both ends with a synthetic resin. Are integrally molded. And the bypass flow path 54 is formed in the recessed part formed of the main body 51 and the attaching parts 52 and 53. FIG.
Incidentally, 55 is a meat stealer for preventing deformation at the time of molding, and 56 is a chamfer for making it easy to get on the game medium 107. In addition, a protrusion 57 is provided on the bottom surface of the attachment portion 52. This protrusion 57 is for avoiding contact between the main body 51 and the surfaces of the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e when a load is applied to the guide 50 from above. Reference numeral 15 denotes a screw, and 18 denotes a mounting screw hole.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the arrangement of the guide 50 in the horizontal transport device 1 and the transport flow R21 to R25 of the game medium 107 will be described in detail.

  In the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, as many guides 50 as the number corresponding to the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. This guide 50 has a tip (with respect to the center line Ha-Ha,... He-He of each rotating disk perpendicular to the center line V-V connecting the centers of the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. The mounting portion 52 side is positioned near the rotation center side, the rear end (mounting portion 53 side) is inclined approximately 30 degrees in the downstream direction, and the main body 51 is spaced from the surface of the rotating disks 20a, 20b,. The screw 15 is attached to the back surface of the lid 14 by screwing it into the attachment screw hole 18 (see FIG. 6). (Note that the attachment method is not limited to the screw, and any method such as adhesion may be used.) In this way, in addition to the bypass flow path 54, the guide 50 and the side plate 12 of the replenishment case 10 are implemented. Similarly to Example 1, a bypass flow path 44 having an interval corresponding to the distance between the rotary disks 20a, 20b,... 20e and the side plate 12 is also formed.

  The game medium 107 supplied to the transport path 70 through the inclined path from the replenishing tank 101 is rolled onto the upper surface of the rotary disk 20a by a sliding force. The rolled game medium 107 is mainly divided into five transport streams R21 to R25, or merged and sent to the downstream rotary disks 20b, 20c,. In the process, a part of the game media 107 is supplied to the gaming machine 102 via the supply chute 103, and the remaining game media 107 passes through the circulating hose 104, the lower tank 105, and the lifting device 106 that also serves as a polishing tower. Then, it returns to the replenishment tank 101.

  The transport flow R21 is a transport flow that flows downstream along the side plate 12 on the side where the guide 50 is not disposed, and is supplied to the supply chute 103 by being pushed directly or by another game medium 107 rotated by the rotating disk 20a. Is done.

  The transport flow R22 is sent in the direction of the center of rotation by the rotation of the rotary disk 20a. The transport flow R22 is placed on the downstream rotary disk 20b along the side of the guide 50, and has a force that presses the transport flow R21 from the side. Works. By this action, the game medium 107 itself flowing by the transport flow R22 or the game medium 107 by the transport flow R21 is pressed, and the game medium 107 is supplied to the supply chute 103.

  Similarly to the transport flow 2, the transport flow R23 passes through the bypass channel 54 of the game medium 107 that is in contact with the side of the guide 50 and flows on the opposite side of the guide 40 by the rotation of the rotating disk 20a. It is a game medium 107. The game medium 107 joins the transport flow R21 by the rotation of the rotary disk 20a.

  The transport flow 24 is a flow of the game medium 107 that flows through the bypass flow path 49 formed between the guide 50 and the side plate 12 to which the guide 50 is attached. In the transport flow 14, the game medium 107 transported by the rotation of the rotating disk 20a and the game medium 107 transported by the downstream rotating disk 20b are mixed.

  The transport flow 25 is a transport flow returned to the upstream rotary disk 20a by the rotation of the downstream rotary disk 20b. This flow is merged with the above-described conveying flows R21 to R24, and finally conveyed downstream.

  As a matter of course, the transport flows R11 to R15 are not clearly separated and do not flow independently. They flow while interfering with each other to supply or circulate the game medium 107 to the supply chute 103.

    FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the guide 50 used in the horizontal conveying device 1 according to the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted. The guide 50a has a configuration in which a main body 51 and a mounting portion 53 standing on one end thereof (on the side plate 72 side) are integrally formed with a synthetic resin in an L shape, and a bypass channel 54 is formed on the upper portion of the main body 51. A conveying flow almost similar to the guide 50 is formed.

  The third embodiment of the horizontal transfer device 1 according to the present invention has a configuration in which the shape of the guide is different from that of the first embodiment. For the sake of explanation, components similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the guide 90 is formed of a synthetic resin in a right triangle plate shape, and is attached to the lid 14 by screwing the screw 15 into the attachment screw hole 18. The guide 90 faces the upper surfaces of the rotary disks 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e with a space therebetween, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is inclined approximately 30 degrees in the upstream direction with respect to the side plate 12 of the transport path 70. To be arranged. Therefore, the right vertex is directed in the downstream direction. Further, the range of the guide 55 facing the upper surface of the rotating disks 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e is such that the acute angle side tip of the guide 90 is near the outer periphery of the fixing screw 24 of the disk 22, and the obtuse angle side vertical surface is the rotating disk 20a. , 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e. For this reason, a bypass flow path 44 having an interval corresponding to the interval between the rotating disks 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, 20 d, 20 e and the side plate 12 is formed between the guide 90 and the side plate 12.

  In addition, including Example 1, although the shape of the guide 40 and the guide 90 was demonstrated by substantially trapezoid shape, channel shape, L shape, and right triangle shape, the shape of these guide 40, guide 50, and guide 90 is as follows. An arbitrary shape such as an ellipse or a circle can be set. In short, a bypass passage corresponding to the bypass passage 44 and the bypass passage 49 formed in the guide 50 is formed between the guide 40, the guide 90 and the side plate 12 of the replenishment case 10 constituting the conveyance path 70, By arbitrarily adopting and adopting the bypass flow path, the game medium 107 does not have to flow efficiently inside the transport path 70 and stay in the transport path 70.

  Next, the transport flows R31 to R34 will be described with reference to FIG. The transport flow R31 is a transport flow that flows downstream along the side plate 12 on which the guide 90 is not disposed, and is supplied to the supply chute 103 by being pushed directly or by another game medium 107 rotated by the rotating disk 20a. Is done.

  The transport flow R32 is sent obliquely forward along the side portion of the guide 90 by the rotation of the rotary disk 20a, and the game medium 107 is transferred to the supply chute 103 disposed on the downstream side opposite to the transport flow R31. Supply.

  Similarly to the transport flow 32, the transport flow R33 is a game medium 107 that is in contact with the side of the guide 90 by the rotation of the rotating disk 20a, and flows in the direction of the right side of the right triangle of the right-angled triangle. It flows and joins the game medium 107 flowing from the transport flow R31 and the downstream rotary disk 20b. Then, the game medium 107 is supplied to the supply chute 103 disposed on the upstream side opposite to the transport flow R31.

  The conveyance flow R34 flows along the long side and the short side of the guide 90, and passes through the bypass flow path 44 formed between the side plate 12 to which the guide 90 is attached. In the transport flow R34, the game medium 107 transported by the rotation of the rotating disk 20a and the game medium 107 transported by the downstream rotating disk 20b are mixed, but eventually a part is supplied to the supply chute 103. The remainder merges with the transport flow R31 and is transported downstream.

  Of course, the transport flows R31 to R34 are not clearly separated and do not flow independently. They flow while interfering with each other, and supply the game medium 107 to the supply chute 103 or circulate.

  In addition, although the horizontal conveying apparatus 1 of this invention is arrange | positioned horizontally on the gaming machine island, you may provide some inclination. In this case, the carry amount of the game medium 107 increases.

  In the present invention, the replenishment case 10 is formed in a long rail shape. However, the replenishment case 10, the fitting plate 80, the rotating disk to which the fitting plate 80 is fitted, the transmission gear and the idle gear of the driving device 30. It is also possible to form a combination unit into a certain number (for example, three units as shown in FIG. 4) and connect them with a joint or the like to form a long rail shape. Of course, even in this case, the transport flow of the game medium can be controlled by the guide, so that the game medium can be efficiently supplied to the game machine without staying in the transport path.

The present invention is a horizontal transport device for transporting spherical game media such as pachinko balls, but can also be used for transporting coins and the like.

It is the principal part schematic plan view which showed the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is the principal part schematic front view which showed the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is the principal part schematic side view which showed the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is a principal part top view concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed the relationship between the rotating disk of the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 1 of this invention, and a guide. It is explanatory drawing which showed the conveyance flow of the rotating disk of the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning the Example of this invention, a guide, and a game medium. These are the perspective views which showed the guide concerning Example 1 of this invention. The guide concerning Example 1 of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. These are the exploded perspective views which showed the relationship between the rotating disk of the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 2 of this invention, and a guide. These are explanatory drawings which showed the conveyance flow of the rotating disk of the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 2 of this invention, a guide, and a game medium. It is the front view which showed the modification of the guide concerning Example 1 of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the guide concerning Example 3 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the conveyance flow of the rotating disk of the horizontal conveying apparatus concerning Example 3 of this invention, a guide, and a game medium. It is explanatory drawing which showed the general game machine island provided with the horizontal conveyance apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Horizontal conveyance apparatus 100 ... Game machine island 101 ... Supply tank 102 ... Game machine 103 ... Supply chute 104 ... Circulation hose 105 ... Lower tank 106 ... Lifting apparatus 107 which also serves as a polishing tower ... Game medium 110 ... Frame of game machine island Body 111 ... Arrangement frame 112 of the gaming machine ... Installation space 10 of the horizontal transfer device ... Supply rail 11 ... Bottom plate 12 ... Side plate 13 ... Mounting piece 14 ... Lid 15 ... Screw 16 ... Right-angled triangular convex parts 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e ... rotating disk 21 ... rotating shaft 22 of rotating disk ... disk 23 ... rotating plate 24 ... screw 25 ... recessed portion 26 ... convex portion 30 ... driving device 31 ... orthogonal shaft gear motor 32 ... output shaft 33 ... driving gears 34a, 34b , 34c, 34d, 34e ... transmission gears 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d ... idle gear 36 ... idle gear rotation shaft 40 ... (implementation) 1) Guide 44 ... Bypass channel 49 ... (Example 2) Bypass channel 50 ... (Example 2) guide 60 ... Storage case 61 of drive device 30 ... Bottom plate 62 ... Side plate 63 ... Mounting projection 64 ... Fixed base 65 ... Bearing 66 of rotating shaft 21 ... Bearing 70 of idle gear 35 ... Transport path 71 of game medium 9 ... Bottom plate 72 ... Side plate 75 ... Bearing 76 ... Bearing 80 ... Fitting plate 81 of rotating disk ... Fitting recess 82 ... bottom surface 83 ... storage hole 84 ... notch 90 ... guides R11 to R15 of (Example 3) ... conveyance flows R21 to R25 of Example 1 ... conveyance flows R31 to R34 of Example 2 ... conveyance flow of Example 3

Claims (12)

A horizontal transfer device for supplying game media to a gaming machine via a replenishment chute,
The horizontal transfer device includes a supply rail provided on a gaming machine island with a transfer path,
A plurality of rotating disks vertically disposed in the conveying path;
A plurality of guides arranged so as to face the rotating disk;
A drive device for the rotating disk,
The game medium supplied to the transport path is transported from upstream to downstream by rotation of a rotating disk, and
A horizontal transport device, wherein the transport flow of the game medium is controlled by a guide. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus of Claim 1,
A horizontal transfer device, wherein a bypass flow path for game media is formed between the guide and the transfer path. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 2,
A horizontal transfer apparatus, wherein a bypass flow path is formed between the guide and a side plate of the transfer path. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 3,
A horizontal transfer apparatus, wherein a bypass flow path is formed between the guide and the cover of the transfer path. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4,
The horizontal conveying apparatus, wherein the guide is disposed within a range of a first quadrant on the rotating disk. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5,
In the range from the vicinity of the rotating disk center in the first quadrant on the rotating disk to the vicinity of the rotating disk outer periphery,
A horizontal conveying device, wherein the rotating disk is disposed so as to be inclined so that the outer peripheral side is located downstream. In the horizontal conveying apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The guide is fixed to at least one of the lid or the side plate of the conveyance path so as to face the range of the first quadrant on the rotating disk, and bypassed between the guide and at least one of the lid or the side plate. A horizontal transfer device characterized in that a flow path is formed. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 7,
The guide is formed in a substantially trapezoidal block, the long side is cut into a triangular shape on one of the non-parallel sides, and a triangular convex portion is formed at the apex,
The horizontal conveying device, wherein the triangular convex portion is disposed in the vicinity of the center of the rotating disk. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus of Claim 8,
The guide corresponds to the substantially trapezoidal long side of the triangular convex portion on the center line of the rotating disk, and
Horizontal transport characterized in that one side of the substantially trapezoidal short side is spaced apart from a horizontal axis connecting the centers of a plurality of rotating disks and facing the first quadrant on the rotating disk. apparatus. 8. The horizontal conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the guide is formed in an unequal right-angled triangular block, and has an acute-angle tip at the center of the rotating disk and a right-angle tip in the downstream direction. So as to face the range of the first quadrant on the rotating disk In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 7,
The guide is formed in a channel-shaped block in which a bypass flow path penetrating from the upstream to the downstream of the transport path is formed, and the rotating disk has one end positioned at the center of the rotating disk and the other end positioned in the downstream direction. A horizontal transfer device characterized by being placed facing the upper quadrant. In the horizontal conveyance apparatus in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 11,
The horizontal conveying apparatus, wherein the guide is made of a synthetic resin.

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