JP2005334620A - Game board unstacking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game board unstacking apparatus that automatically unstacks and stack game boards. <P>SOLUTION: A lifting and lowering device 42 to move and stop a game board 10 mounted on the mounting surface of the mounting device 24 to a central stage position and an upper stage position is arranged below the mounting device 24. Four supporting devices 50 to support the game board 10 moved and stopped by the lifting and lowering device 42 are arranged in the upper stage position. The supporting device 50 has a supporting member 56 capable of making advancing and withdrawing movements between a supporting position where it supports the bottom of the game board 10 and an evacuation position where it permits the lifting and lowering of the game board 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game board leveling device that can automatically perform leveling and stacking of game boards.

A game board used for a gaming machine is a thin plate member (so-called cell) made of synthetic resin (celluloid, polyester, etc.) having a design property on the surface of a wooden board material (so-called veneer), on the cell. It is composed of obstacle nails and accessories. In the manufacturing process, the delivery process or the storage process, the game boards may be stacked (stacked) with each other for the purpose of eliminating the restriction of the standby place (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-191776 A

  Stacked game boards need to be divided into pieces when transported to the next process for manufacturing, but this step-up work is also done manually, and the burden on the operator is reduced. It was large and low in efficiency.

  The stacking of the game boards is generally performed manually, and the burden on the operator is large and the efficiency is low as in the case of the step-off work. In addition, there are variations in the stacked state depending on the operator, and there is a possibility that it becomes unstable when stacking a large number of game boards.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described problems inherent in the above-described conventional technology, and is proposed to suitably solve this problem, and a gaming board capable of automatically performing stacking and stacking of gaming boards. An object of the present invention is to provide a step-separation apparatus.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the intended purpose suitably, the stage breaker device for a game board according to the present invention comprises:
A stacking device for stacking game boards (10),
The holding member (44) capable of holding the bottom surface of the game board (10) is a lower position below the placement surface of the placement device (24) on which the game board (10) is placed, the placement surface described above An elevating device (42) provided with a middle stage position above and a driving means (46) that moves up and down so that it can be positioned at an upper stage position that is higher by the thickness of one game board (10) than the middle stage position;
A linear actuator (58) between a support position capable of supporting the bottom surface of the game board (10) lifted to the upper position by the elevating device (42) and a retreat position allowing the game board (10) to move up and down. And a support member (56) moved forward and backward by moving the support member (56) from the retracted position to the support position, thereby receiving and supporting the game board (10) lifted by the lifting device (42). A support device (50);
A drive means (46) of the lifting device (42) and a control means (48) for driving and controlling the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50),
The holding member that drives the driving means (46) and faces the lower position when a group of gaming boards having a plurality of gaming boards (10) stacked thereon is placed on the placing device (24). By raising (44) to the middle position, the bottom of the lowest game board (10) in the game board group is held and the game board until the lowest game board (10) arrives at the middle position. Lift the group,
When the lowermost game board (10) is lifted to the middle position by the holding member (44), the support member that drives the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) and faces the retreat position ( 56) is moved to the support position to support the bottom surface of the upper game board (10) located immediately above the lowest game board (10),
When the upper game board (10) is supported at the upper position by the support member (56), the driving means (46) is driven to lower the holding member (44) facing the middle position to the lower position. , Transfer the lowest game board (10) to the mounting device (24),
After the game board (10) is taken out from the placement device (24),
The bottom surface of the lowest game board (10) supported by the support member (56) by driving the drive means (46) and raising the holding member (44) facing the lower stage position to the upper stage position. Hold
When the lowest game board (10) is held by the holding member (44), the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) is driven to move the support member (56) from the support position to the retracted position. After moving, the drive means (46) is driven to lower the holding member (44) holding the bottom surface of the lowest game board (10) to the middle position, so that the lowest game board ( Lower 10) to the middle position,
When the lowest gaming board (10) is lowered to the middle position by the holding member (44), the support member that drives the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) and faces the retreat position ( 56) is moved to the support position to support the bottom surface of the upper game board (10) located immediately above the lowest game board (10),
When the upper game board (10) is supported at the upper position by the support member (56), the driving means (46) is driven to lower the holding member (44) facing the middle position to the lower position. In order to transfer the lowest game board (10) to the mounting device (24),
The drive means (46) and the linear actuator (58) are respectively driven and controlled by the control means (48) so as to repeat the operations of the holding member (44) and the support member (56), thereby the support member (56). ) Is configured so that the game boards (10) supported in a stacked state are ballasted one by one.

Further, when the game board (10) is placed on the placement device (24), the driving means (46) is driven to raise the holding member (44) facing the lower position to the upper position. By holding the bottom surface of the game board (10) placed on the placement device (24), lift it to the upper position,
When the game board (10) is lifted to the upper position by the holding member (44), the support member (56) that drives the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) and faces the retracted position is provided. By moving to the support position, the bottom surface of the game board (10) in the upper position is supported,
After the game board (10) is supported at the upper position by the support member (56),
Drive the drive means (46) to lower the holding member (44) facing the upper position to the lower position,
When the lower game board (10) is placed on the placement device (24), the driving means (46) is driven to raise the holding member (44) facing the lower position to the middle position. Thus, the lower game board (10) is lifted up to the middle position and held under the upper game board (10) supported by the support member (56),
When the upper game board (10) is held by the lower game board (10), the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) is driven to move the support member (56) from the support position to the retracted position. The support member (44) holding the bottom surface of the lower game board (10) by driving the drive means (46) after releasing the support of the upper game board (10) by moving to the upper stage By raising it to the position, the lower game board (10) is raised to the upper position,
When the lower game board (10) is lifted to the upper position by the holding member (44), the linear actuator (58) of the support device (50) is driven to face the retracted position (56 ) To the support position so that the bottom of the lower game board (10) is supported,
The drive means (46) and the linear actuator (58) are respectively driven and controlled by the control means (48) so as to repeat the operations of the holding member (44) and the support member (56), thereby the support member (56). ) Is configured to support the game boards (10) in a stacked state.

  In addition, the carry-in device (26) of the game board (10) is connected to one of the placement devices (24), and the carry-out device (28) of the game board (10) is connected to the other.

  Furthermore, a counterbore part (12a) deeper than the thickness of the support member (56) is provided on the bottom surface of the game board (10), and the support member (56) moving from the retracted position to the support position is seated. It was made to be inserted into the bore (12a).

  Further, a recess (59) is provided on the surface of the game board (10) corresponding to the counterbore part (12a), and when the game boards (10) are stacked, the upper game board (10) The counterbore part (12a) and the recessed part (59) of the lower game board (10) were made to face each other.

  According to the stage separation apparatus for a game board according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game board can be staged without manual intervention by the holding member that moves up and down and the support member that moves back and forth, and the burden on the operator Can be reduced. In addition, since the holding member and the support member only perform simple operations, the operation mechanism is simple, and the space can be saved by downsizing. Furthermore, since the game board can be stepped by simply operating the holding member and the support member based on a predetermined sequence, complicated control is not required.

  According to the game board step separation apparatus of the invention according to claim 2, since the game boards can be stacked by simply operating the holding member and the support member based on a predetermined sequence, complicated control is required. There is nothing.

  According to the gaming board step-variation device of the invention according to claim 3, since the loading device and the unloading device of the gaming board are connected with the placing device interposed therebetween, the loading device is used by using another transfer device from the production line. There is no need to carry in the stacking work by loading the game boards or return the separated game boards to the production line by another transfer device.

  According to the gaming board step-variation device of the invention according to claim 4, by providing a counterbore portion deeper than the thickness of the support member on the bottom surface of the gaming board, the gap between the stacked gaming boards and the gaming board is provided. Thus, the support member can be easily inserted and removed. Further, even if the thickness of the support member is increased to increase the strength, it is not difficult to insert the support member into the bottom of the game board.

  According to the step dispersal device of the gaming board according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the gaming boards are stacked, the concave and convex portions are provided on the surface corresponding to the spot facings in the gaming board. Since a large space can be defined by the counterbore part and the recessed part, the support member can be more easily inserted and removed, and the thickness of the support member can be further increased to increase the number of stacked game boards. it can.

  Next, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings for the gaming board step-variation apparatus according to the present invention.

  First, a schematic configuration of a game board handled by the step-breaking apparatus according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In this game board 10, a cell having a design property is attached to the surface of a wooden veneer 12, and a number of obstacle nails (not shown) are implanted corresponding to the game area set on the surface side. In addition, a plurality of holes 14 are formed for attaching various types of accessories, electrical decoration devices, and the like. On the cell surface, a panel decoration member 16 adapted to the game content is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the game area, and when the game boards 10 are stacked by the corrugated apparatus 18 described later, the panel decoration member 16 is stacked. Are stacked in a state where the bottom surface of the veneer 12 (the bottom surface of the game board 10) is in contact with the surface (the surface of the game board 10). The height of the board surface decoration member 16 from the veneer surface is set higher than that of the obstacle nails, and the obstacle nails do not contact the bottom surface of the veneer 12 when the plurality of game boards 10 are stacked. Further, on the surface of the board decoration member 16, a protrusion 16a that protrudes upward is provided at each position close to the four corners of the game board 10, and the game board 10 that is positioned higher on the top of the protrusion 16a. The surface decoration member 16 is prevented from being damaged.

  On the bottom surface of the veneer 12, counterbore portions 12a are formed at the four corners thereof so as to open outward and downward and into which support members 56 described later are inserted. The counterbore depth from the bottom of the game board in the counterbore part 12a is set to be deeper than the thickness of the support member 56, and as shown in FIG. 6, between the stacked game boards 10 and the game boards 10. The support member 56 is configured to allow insertion from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the stage separation device 18 of the embodiment is separated by a predetermined interval in the transfer direction of the game board 10 between a pair of frames 20, 20 spaced in the width direction (direction orthogonal to the game board transfer direction). The game board 10 is placed on a placement surface formed by a group of rollers of the placement device 24 with the bottom face down. The Each roller 22 of the mounting device 24 is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) so as to transfer the game board 10 mounted on the mounting surface. It should be noted that the motor of the mounting device 24 is controlled later when detecting means (not shown) detects that the front end (downstream end in the transfer direction) of the game board 10 is in contact with a stopper 32 which will be described later and is regulated. The stop is controlled by the means 48, and the game board 10 is set to be held at a work position (position for stacking or stacking).

  The carry-in device 26 of the game board 10 is connected to the upstream side (one side) in the transfer direction of the game board 10 in the placement device 24, and the carry-out device 28 of the game board 10 is connected to the downstream side (the other side). Yes. The carry-in device 26 and the carry-out device 28 are both constituted by a roller conveyor, and the game board 10 placed on the roller is carried into the placement device 24 by rotating the roller by a motor (not shown), or It is comprised so that the game board 10 carried out from the mounting apparatus 24 may be transferred to a post process. The carry-in device 26 and the carry-out device 28 are not limited to roller conveyors, and may have other configurations as long as the game board 10 can be transferred, such as a belt conveyor.

  A stopper 32 connected to the first cylinder 30 and retractable from the placement surface of the placement device 24 is disposed at the downstream end of the placement device 24. The stopper 32 is connected to the first cylinder 30. It is configured to move up and down between a restriction position (see FIG. 3) protruding from the placement surface by forward and reverse biasing and a retracted position (see FIG. 12) withdrawing from the placement surface. Then, by positioning the stopper 32 at the restriction position, the front end in the transfer direction of the game board 10 that is loaded from the loading device 26 to the loading device 24 and is transferred by the loading device 24 comes into contact with the stopper 32. The position is restricted, and the game board 10 is positioned at the work position. Further, by positioning the stopper 32 at the retracted position, the game board 10 is allowed to be carried out from the placement device 24 to the carry-out device 28.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first guides 34, 34 that are inclined outward as they go upward are disposed on the upper surfaces of both frames 20, 20 of the mounting device 24. The first guides 34, 34 guide both end portions in the width direction of the game board 10 that descends from the upper stage position or the middle stage position when the game board 10 described below is stepped, and place the game board 10. It functions to reliably rest on the rollers of the device 24.

  A machine casing 36 (see FIG. 3) of the step-separation apparatus 18 is located on the outer periphery of the mounting apparatus 24, and the machine casing 36 is located on both sides in the width direction of the mounting apparatus 24 and faces the machine casing 36. Two guides 38, 38 are arranged over a predetermined length in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the second guides 38 and 38 are located on the carry-in side of the placement device 24, and are set so that the end side directed toward the carry-in device side expands toward the upstream side. Thus, even when the game board 10 carried into the placement device 24 from the carry-in device 26 is biased in the width direction, the game board 10 can be brought closer to the center of the placement device 24. It is. The second guides 38 and 38 also regulate the position in the width direction of the game board 10 that is moved up and down during stacking and stepping.

  On the downstream end side of the mounting device 24 in the machine frame 36, a pair of third guides 40, 40 extending over a predetermined length in the vertical direction are disposed apart from each other in the width direction. The third guides 40, 40 are configured to restrict the position of the front end of the game board 10 that is moved up and down during stacking and stepping. The lower end of the third guide 40 is set to a position higher than the thickness of one game board 10 from the placement surface of the placement apparatus 24 (see FIG. 2), and the game board 10 from the placement apparatus 24 is placed. Unloading is allowed.

  Below the placement device 24, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a lifting device 42 that moves up and down while holding the bottom surface of the game board 10 placed on the placement surface of the placement device 24 is arranged. It is installed. The elevating device 42 includes a holding member 44 formed in a substantially U-shape that opens upward, and a second cylinder 46 that serves as a driving means connected to the bottom of the holding member 44. The vertical portions 44 a, 44 a that are separated in the front-rear direction in the holding member 44 are positioned between the rollers 22, 22 in the mounting device 24, and are set so as to move up and down without interfering with the rollers 22. The second cylinder 46 is driven and controlled by a control means (see FIG. 4) 48 to place the holding member 44 at a lower position (see FIG. 7) whose upper end is below the placement surface of the placement device 24. It moves up and down so that it can be positioned so as to face a middle position (see FIG. 10) above the plane by a predetermined height and an upper position (see FIG. 11) that is higher than the middle position by approximately one thickness of the game board 10. It is set as follows. In other words, the game board 10 (the lowest game board 10) whose bottom surface is held by the holding member 44 is positioned and held at the middle position and the upper position by the raising and lowering movement of the holding member 44. The holding member 44 is set so as to hold the bottom surface at a position separated from the counterbore portions 12a provided at the four corners of the game board 10, and is configured not to interfere with a support member 56 of the support device 50 described later. The The holding member 44 holds the lowermost bottom surface (holding surface) of the game board 10, while the support member 56 has a bottom surface (spot facing surface) that is higher than the holding surface by a depth of the spot facing portion 12a. It is set to support. In other words, the holding surface of the gaming board 10 by the holding member 44 and the supporting surface (facing face) of the gaming board 10 by the supporting member 56 are different in height by the depth of the spot facing portion 12a.

  A height position capable of supporting the bottom surface of the game board 10 lifted to the upper position by the elevating device 42 at a position corresponding to each counterbore 12a of the game board 10 positioned at the work position of the placement device 24 described above. In addition, the supporting devices 50 having the same configuration are respectively arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, each support device 50 is disposed on a base 52 disposed in the machine frame 36, and is disposed in a direction facing an outer opening in the spot facing portion 12 a of the game board 10. Further, a guide member 54 is provided, and a support member 56 is slidably disposed on the guide member 54 so as to be movable forward and backward with respect to the game board 10. The support member 56 is formed in a substantially L shape in a side view, and is arranged so that the tip of the horizontal portion 56a faces the counterbore portion 12a. Further, a third cylinder 58 as a linear actuator is disposed horizontally on the guide member 54, and a piston rod 58 a that faces the game board 10 is connected to a vertical portion 56 b of the support member 56. The third cylinder 58 is driven and controlled by the control means 48, and the horizontal portion 56a of the support member 56 is inserted into the corresponding counterbore portion 12a of the game board 10 lifted to the upper position by the lifting device 42. Thus, it is adapted to move back and forth between a support position (see FIG. 9) capable of supporting the bottom surface (the counterbore surface) and a retracted position (see FIG. 8) allowing the game board 10 to move up and down.

  The control means 48 to which the first cylinder 30 of the stopper 32, the second cylinder 46 of the elevating device 42 and the third cylinder 58 of each support device 50 are connected is used when stacking or stepping up the game board 10. The cylinders 30, 46 and 58 are driven and controlled on the basis of a preset sequence so that automatic stacking or stage separation can be performed. That is, when stacking the game boards 10, the first cylinder 30 is driven and the stopper 32 is held in the restricted position, and the holding member 44 is moved from the lower position to the upper position with respect to the second cylinder 46. After the movement stop at the lower position and the first game board 10 is supported by the support device 50, the control means 48 repeats the operation of stopping the movement from the lower position → the middle position → the upper position → the lower position. Is set to control the driving (FIGS. 7 to 11). With respect to the third cylinder 58, the control means 48 is driven so that when the holding member 44 stops moving to the middle position or the upper position, the support member 56 repeats the operation of moving between the retracted position and the support position. It is set to control.

  Further, when the game board 10 is to be staged, after the stacked game boards 10 are loaded into the mounting device 24 and the position of the stopper 32 is restricted, the first cylinder 30 is driven to retract the stopper 32. With the second cylinder 46 held in position, after the holding member 44 stops moving from the lower position → the upper position → the lower position and the stacked game boards 10 are supported by the support device 50, The drive control is set so as to repeat the operation of stopping and moving from the lower position → the upper position → the middle position → the lower position (FIGS. 12 to 16). It is to be noted that the last game determined that the game board 10 does not exist is detected by a detection means (not shown) that detects whether or not another game board 10 exists on the game board 10 directly supported by the support device 50. When the board 10 is stepped, the second cylinder 46 is driven and controlled by the control means 48 so that the holding member 44 does not stop moving to the middle position and stops moving from the lower position to the upper position to the lower position. The With respect to the third cylinder 58, when the holding member 44 stops moving to the upper stage position or the middle stage position, the control means 48 repeats the operation of the support member 56 moving between the retracted position and the support position. It is set to drive control.

(Effects of Example)
Next, the operation of the game board stepping device according to the above-described embodiment will be described.

[About stacking]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the stage loader 18 in the standby state of stacking, the stopper 32 is positioned at the restricting position, the holding member 44 of the elevating device 42 is positioned at the lower stage position, and each of the support devices 50. The support member 56 is positioned at the retracted position. In this state, the first game board 10 that is carried from the carry-in device 26 to the placement device 24 and transferred on the placement surface is restricted in movement by the front end of the game board 10 coming into contact with the stopper 32. When the detection means (not shown) detects this state, the control means 48 stops the rotation of each roller 22 of the placement device 24 and the game board 10 is positioned at the work position of the placement device 24.

  Further, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 of the elevating device 42 and raises and stops the holding member 44 facing the lower position to the upper position, as shown in FIG. The first game board 10 placed on the device 24 is lifted to the upper position with the bottom surface held by the holding member 44. When the first game board 10 is lifted to the upper position, the control means 48 drives the third cylinders 58 of the support devices 50, and sets the support members 56 facing the retreat position to the support position. Move. As shown in FIG. 9, the support member 56 is inserted from the outside into the corresponding counterbore portion 12a of the first game board 10, so that the first game board 10 facing the upper position has four pieces. The bottom surface (facing face) is supported by the support member 56 and is received from the holding member 44.

  When the game board 10 at the upper position is supported by the four support devices 50, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 to lower the holding member 44 facing the upper position to the lower position. Note that while the holding member 44 is raised from the lower position to the upper position and is lowered again to the lower position, the next game board 10 is not loaded by the loading device 26.

  After confirming that the holding member 44 is lowered to the lower position, the second game board (lower game board) 10 is carried into the placement device 24 from the carry-in device 26, and the same as described above. When the movement is restricted by the stopper 32 and positioned at the work position, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 to raise the holding member 44 facing the lower position to the middle position as shown in FIG. Stop. As a result, the second game board 10 has a surface (the surface of the board decoration member 16) whose bottom surface is supported by the four support devices 50 at the upper position. It is piled up so that it may contact | abut. Then, when the third cylinder 58 of each of the support devices 50 is driven to move each support member 56 from the support position to the retracted position and release the support of the first game board 10, the first game The board 10 is held by the holding member 44 in a state of being stacked on the second game board 10. In the state where the two game boards 10 and 10 are stacked one above the other, the support member 56 (horizontal part 56a) that supports the game board 10 positioned at the upper level is inserted into the counterbore part 12a. The support member 56 is not held between the upper and lower game boards 10 and 10, and the support member 56 is easily pulled out from the counterbore portion 12a.

  Next, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 38, and as shown in FIG. 11, the holding member 44 at the middle position is raised to the upper position and stopped. As a result, the second game board 10 whose bottom surface is held by the holding member 44 is lifted to the upper position. At this time, the control means 48 drives the third cylinders 58 of the respective support devices 50 to move the respective support members 56 facing the retreat position to the support positions. The support members 56 are inserted into the corresponding spot facing portions 12a of the second game board 10 from the outside, whereby the two game boards 10 are supported by the four support members 56 in a stacked state.

  After the holding member 44 is lowered to the lower position again, as described above, the holding member 44 of the elevating device 42 is moved from the lower position to the middle position every time the game board 10 is loaded into the placing device 24. The second cylinder 46 is driven and controlled by the control means 48 so as to move from the upper position to the lower position, and when the holding member 44 stops moving to the middle position and the upper position, the support member 56 of each support device 50 is retracted. A plurality of game boards 10 can be supported on the four support members 56 in a stacked state by driving and controlling the third cylinder 58 with the control means 48 so as to move forward and backward between the position and the support position.

  That is, it is possible to automatically stack the game boards 10 only by causing the holding member 44 of the elevating device 42 and the support member 56 of the support device 50 to perform simple operations, thereby reducing the burden on the operator. . Further, since the operations of the holding member 44 and the support member 56 are simple, the control by the control means 48 is also simplified. Further, since each of the four corners of the game board 10 is supported by the support members 56, the support board 56 can be stably supported even when the support area of the game board 10 is small. The moving distance between the support position and the retreat position of the member 56 can be set short, and the step-balancing device 18 can be downsized. Further, since the support member 56 is inserted into and supported by the counterbore portion 12a of the game board 10, the positional deviation of the support member 56 can be suppressed, and the game board 10 can be prevented from falling.

[About balconies]
Next, a case will be described in which the plurality of gaming boards 10 in a stacked state are ballasted and staged one by one by the stage breaker 18. The standby state of the stage separation is the same as the standby state of the stacking described above, the stopper 32 is positioned at the restriction position, the holding member 44 of the elevating device 42 is positioned at the lower stage position, and each of the support devices 50 support members 56 are positioned at the retracted position (see FIG. 7). In this state, in the game board group in which a plurality of game boards 10 that are carried from the carry-in / in place 26 to the placement apparatus 24 and transferred on the placement surface are stacked, the front end of the lowest-order game board 10 has the front end. The movement is restricted by abutting against the stopper 32, and when the detection means (not shown) detects this state, the control means 48 stops the rotation of each roller 22 of the placement device 24, and the game board group is placed on the placement device. Positioned at 24 work positions.

  Further, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 of the elevating device 42 to raise and stop the holding member 44 facing the lower position to the middle position, and as shown in FIG. The lowest game board 10 in the game board group placed on is lifted up to the middle position with the bottom surface held by the holding member 44. When the lowest game board 10 is lifted to the middle position, the control means 48 drives the third cylinders 58 of the support devices 50 to move the support members 56 facing the retreat position to the support positions. Let The support member 56 is provided between the lowermost game board 10 and the upper game board (game board facing the upper stage) 10 positioned immediately above the corresponding counterbore portion 12a of the upper game board 10. Inserted from the outside. Thereby, all the game boards 10 located in the upper stage position and the upper stage position are supported on the four support members 56 in a stacked state.

  When the game board group is lifted from the placement device 24, the first cylinder 30 is driven by the control means 48, and the stopper 32 is lowered to the retracted position, so that the placement device 24 moves to the carry-out device 28. The game board 10 is allowed to be unloaded. In addition, the motor of the placement device 24 is driven, and the game board 10 placed on the placement surface can be transferred.

  When the upper game board group from the upper position is supported by the four support devices 50, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 to lower the holding member 44 facing the middle position to the lower position. As a result, the lowest game board 10 whose bottom surface is held by the holding member 44 is separated from the upper game board group and transferred to the placement surface of the placement apparatus 24 as shown in FIG. The At this time, since the roller 22 of the placement device 24 is rotating, the game board 10 is carried out from the placement device 24 to the carry-out device 28.

  When the game board 10 is completely carried out (taken out) from the placement device 24, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 of the lifting device 42 to bring the holding member 44 facing the lower position to the upper position. By raising and stopping, as shown in FIG. 14, the gaming board group supported by the four supporting devices 50 is in a state in which the holding member 44 is in contact with the bottom surface of the lowest gaming board 10. Retained. When the lowest game board 10 is held by the holding member 44 in the upper position, the control means 48 drives the third cylinders 58 of the support devices 50, and supports the support members 56 facing the support position. Is moved to the retracted position, and the support of the game board group by the four support devices 50 is released.

  Next, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46, lowers the holding member 44 at the upper stage position to the middle stage position and stops it, so that the lowermost game whose bottom surface is held by the holding member 44 is stopped. The board 10 is lowered to the middle position (see FIG. 15). At this time, the control means 48 drives the third cylinders 58 of the respective support devices 50 to move the respective support members 56 facing the retreat position to the support positions. This support member 56 is inserted from the outside into the corresponding counterbore portion 12a of the upper game board 10 facing the upper stage position directly above the lowest game board 10 facing the middle stage position. The upper stage position and the game board 10 above it are all supported.

  As described above, when the upper game board group from the upper position is supported by the four support devices 50, the control means 48 drives the second cylinder 46 to move the holding member 44 facing the middle position. By lowering to the lower position, the lowest-order game board 10 whose bottom surface is held by the holding member 44 is separated from the upper game board group as shown in FIG. It is transferred to the surface and carried out to the carry-out device 28.

  Then, after the holding member 44 is lowered to the lower position, each time the game board 10 is carried out from the placing device 24, the holding member 44 of the lifting device 42 is moved from the upper position to the middle position as described above. The second cylinder 46 is driven and controlled by the control means 48 so as to move to the lower position, and when the holding member 44 stops moving to the upper position and the middle position, the support member 56 of each support device 50 is moved to the retracted position and the support position. By driving and controlling the third cylinder 58 with the control means 48 so as to move forward and backward between the two, the game boards 10 supported by the four support devices 50 in the stacked state are sequentially one by one from the bottom. It is rose.

  That is, as with the above-described stacking, the game board 10 can be automatically stepped by simply causing the holding member 44 of the lifting device 42 and the support member 56 of the support device 50 to perform simple operations. Thus, the burden on the operator can be reduced and the control by the control means 48 is simplified. Moreover, since the stacking apparatus 18 according to the embodiment can perform stacking and stacking, it is not necessary to provide an apparatus for performing both operations separately, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

[Another Example]
FIG. 17 shows another embodiment of the game board 10, which is a surface corresponding to each counterbore portion 12 a provided at the four corners of the bottom surface of the game board 10 (contacts the bottom surface of the upper game board 10). The front surface is provided with recesses 59 that are open outward and upward and are recessed to the bottom side at a required depth. When the game boards 10 are stacked, the counterbore part 12a of the upper game board 10 and the lower part are provided. The game board 10 is confronted with the recess 59 and is configured to define a large space that opens outwardly between the both 12a and 59a. The concave portion 59 is specifically formed by notching a portion corresponding to the spot facing portion 12a in the panel surface decoration member 16. And by providing the recess 59 on the surface of the game board 10 in this way, the support member 56 (horizontal part 56a) is lowered from the counterbore part 12a by increasing the thickness sufficiently to increase the strength of the support member 56. Even if it protrudes to the upper side, it is possible to easily insert and withdraw the support member 56 between the upper and lower game boards 10, 10 and to stack more game boards 10. Further, the thickness H in the vertical direction of the horizontal portion 56a inserted into the spot facing portion 12a in the support member 56 can be set in the range of H <(depth of the spot facing portion 12a + depth of the recess 59).

[Example of change]
The game board stage separation apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
(a) In the embodiment, the case where stacking and stage separation are performed by operating the lifting device and the support device based on the sequence set in the control means has been described. It is also possible to perform stacking and stacking by operating with a button or the like.
(b) In the embodiment, with respect to the stage divergence by the stage balancing device, the upper gaming board group excluding the lowest gaming board among the stacked gaming board groups carried from the loading / unloading device to the mounting device is temporarily stored. Although explained in the case of performing the step spread after being supported by the support device, for example, in order to temporarily store the game board in the state of being stacked and supported by the support device, The step separation may be performed from the state in which the game board group is already supported by the support device. In this case, it is only necessary to drive and control the second cylinder by the control means so that the holding member moves from the upper position → the middle position → the lower position (same as paragraph numbers [0044] to [0047]).
(c) Although the four support devices support the four locations of the game board in the embodiment, a configuration in which the bottom surface of the game board is supported by one or two or more support devices may be employed.
(d) The drive means of the lifting device and the linear actuator of the support device are not limited to the cylinders of the embodiments, and other mechanisms such as a combination of a motor and a screw shaft may be employed.
(e) In the embodiment, the holding member is configured to stop at the lower stage position, the middle stage position, and the upper stage position, but the surface of the game board held by the holding member rising from the lower stage position is the same as that of the game board at the upper stage position. If the support member is moved from the support position to the retracted position at an appropriate timing before and after contacting the bottom surface, the holding member can be moved directly from the lower position to the upper position without stopping at the middle position. Can be stacked.
(f) In the embodiment, the counterbore portion is provided on the bottom surface of the game board, but without providing the counterbore portion, the support member is forcibly inserted and withdrawn between the upper and lower game boards. Also good.

It is a schematic plan view which shows the corrugation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a general | schematic longitudinal cross-section front view which shows the stage | paragraph separation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a general | schematic longitudinal cross-sectional side view which shows the step-separation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a control block diagram of the stage separation apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a top view of the game board stacked by the corrugated apparatus concerning an Example. It is a side view of the game board stacked by the corrugated apparatus concerning an example. FIG. 4 is a process diagram of stacking game boards with the stacking apparatus according to the embodiment, and shows a state waiting for stacking of the first game board. FIG. 5 is a process diagram of stacking game boards with the stage breaker device according to the embodiment, and shows a state where the first game board is lifted to the upper stage position by the lifting device. FIG. 5 is a process diagram of stacking game boards with the stage breaker device according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the first game board is supported at the upper position by the support device. FIG. 4 is a process diagram of stacking game boards with the stage breaker apparatus according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the second game board is lifted to the middle stage position by the lifting device. FIG. 5 is a process diagram of stacking game boards with the stage breaker apparatus according to the embodiment, showing a state in which the second game board is lifted to the upper stage position by the lifting device and supported by the support device. FIG. 4 is a process diagram for stepping a game board with a stage break apparatus according to an embodiment, wherein the lowest game board in the game group is lifted to a middle position by a lifting device and the game board directly above it is supported by a support device; Show. FIG. 4 is a process diagram for stepping the game board with the step-breaking device according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the lowest-order game board is transferred to the placement device by the lifting device and carried out. FIG. 5 is a process diagram for stepping a game board with the step-breaking device according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the game board group supported by the support device is held by the lifting device. FIG. 4 is a process diagram for stepping a game board with the stepped ball apparatus according to the embodiment, and shows a state where the lowest game board of the game board group is lowered to the middle position by the lifting device. FIG. 4 is a process diagram for stepping the game board with the step-breaking device according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the lowest-order game board is transferred to the placement device by the lifting device and carried out. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows another Example of a game board.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board, 12a Counterbore part, 24 Loading apparatus, 26 Carry-in apparatus 28 Carry-out apparatus, 42 Lifting apparatus, 44 Holding member 46 2nd cylinder (drive means), 48 Control means, 50 Support apparatus 56 Support member, 58 1st 3 cylinders (linear actuator), 59 recesses

Claims (5)

A stepping device for stepping a game board,
A holding member capable of holding the bottom surface of the game board is arranged at a lower position below the placement surface of the placement device on which the game board is placed, a middle position above the placement surface, and a substantially game from the middle position. A lifting device provided with a driving means that moves up and down so as to be positioned at an upper position higher by the thickness of one board
A support member that is moved forward and backward by a linear actuator between a support position that can support the bottom surface of the game board raised to the upper position by the lifting device and a retracted position that allows the game board to move up and down; A support device for receiving and supporting the game board lifted by the lifting device by moving the member from the retracted position to the support position;
Control means for driving and controlling the drive means of the lifting device and the linear actuator of the support device,
When a group of game boards in which a plurality of game boards are stacked in a stacked state is placed on the placement device, the driving member is driven to raise the holding member facing the lower stage position to the middle stage position. , Holding the bottom of the lowest game board in the game board group and lifting the game board group until the lowest game board arrives at the middle position,
When the lowest game board is lifted to the middle position by the holding member, the support member facing the retreat position is moved to the support position by driving the linear actuator of the support device, so that the lowest game board is moved. Support the bottom of the upper game board located directly above the game board,
When the upper game board is supported at the upper position by the support member, the drive means is driven and the holding member facing the middle position is lowered to the lower position, so that the lowest game board is placed in the mounting device. Transfer,
After the game board is taken out from the previous device,
By driving the driving means and raising the holding member facing the lower stage position to the upper stage position, the bottom surface of the lowest game board supported by the support member is held,
When the lowest game board is held by a holding member, the linear actuator of the support device is driven to move the support member from the support position to the retracted position, and then the drive means is driven to drive the lowest game. By lowering the holding member holding the bottom of the board to the middle position, the lowest game board is lowered to the middle position,
When the lowest game board is lowered to the middle position by the holding member, the support member facing the retreat position is moved to the support position by driving the linear actuator of the support device, so that the lowest game board is moved. Support the bottom of the upper game board located directly above the game board,
When the upper game board is supported at the upper position by the support member, the driving device is driven to lower the holding member facing the middle position to the lower position, whereby the lowest game board is placed as described above To be transferred to
By controlling the drive means and the linear actuator with the control means so as to repeat the operations of the holding member and the support member, the game boards supported in a stacked state on the support member are ballasted one by one. A cardboard stage separation apparatus characterized by comprising. When the game board is placed on the placement device, the drive means is driven to raise the holding member facing the lower position to the upper position, thereby being placed on the placement device. Hold the bottom of the game board and lift it to the upper position,
When the game board is lifted to the upper position by the holding member, the support member facing the retreat position is moved to the support position by driving the linear actuator of the support device, so that the game board at the upper position is moved. Support the bottom,
After supporting the game board in the upper position with the support member,
Driving the driving means to lower the holding member facing the upper position to the lower position;
When the lower game board is placed on the placement device, the lower game board is moved to the middle position by driving the driving means and raising the holding member facing the lower position to the middle position. Lift up to hold under the upper game board supported by the support member,
After releasing the support of the upper game board by driving the linear actuator of the support device and moving the support member from the support position to the retracted position when the upper game board is held by the lower game board , By driving the driving means and raising the holding member holding the bottom of the lower game board to the upper position, the lower game board is raised to the upper position,
When the lower game board is lifted to the upper position by the holding member, the lower game board is moved to the support position by driving the linear actuator of the support device to move to the support position. To support the bottom of the
2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the driving means and the linear actuator are respectively driven and controlled by the control means so as to repeat the operations of the holding member and the supporting member, so that the gaming boards are supported in a stacked state by the supporting member. Corrugated equipment for game boards.   3. The game board leveling device according to claim 1, wherein a game board carry-in device is connected to one of the placement devices, and a game board carry-out device is connected to the other.   The counterbore part deeper than the thickness of the said support member is provided in the bottom face of the said game board, The said support member which moves to the support position from the said retracted position was inserted in the counterbore part. A board separation apparatus for a game board according to any one of the above. A recess is provided on the surface of the game board corresponding to the counterbore part, and when stacking the game boards, the counterbore part of the upper game board and the recess of the lower game board face each other. A step-up device for a gaming board according to claim 4.

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