JP2006102028A - Method and apparatus of adjusting pachinko stand - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for adjusting nail for a pachinko stand accompanying replacing of pachinko stands with new ones, with minimum adjusting workers and without depending on techniques of individuals. <P>SOLUTION: A stand frame where a plurality of stands to be adjusted are arranged in a width direction and supported is provided, and a plurality of adjusting workers are arranged along a longitudinal directions on the front surfaces of the pachinko stands supported by the stand frame. Each adjusting worker is in charge of adjusting a specific adjusting area of the pachinko stands moved to the front surface of him. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for adjusting a pachinko machine and an apparatus used for the adjustment, and more particularly, to an apparatus for efficiently replacing a new machine of a pachinko machine.

  Pachinko parlors have long business hours, so it was necessary to complete the work of replacing new platforms and adjusting nails during installation in a short period of time from midnight to early morning. In addition, since this work takes a lot of time to replace the old and new machines, it has been required to complete the adjustment of the nails at the time of installation within the remaining time.

  However, in order to adjust the nail within a short time, it is necessary to temporarily introduce a large number of skilled adjusters, so-called nails, and this has been a factor in increasing labor costs.

  In order to minimize such adjustment, there is a view that it is sufficient to increase the adjustment accuracy when producing pachinko machines at the factory, but all the mass-produced machines are produced homogeneously, There is a background that must be made individually for each stand to fine-tune the seasoning rate according to the sales policy of each store.

  The problem to be solved is that the conventional method of adjusting a nail in a short time by introducing a large number of skilled adjusters as described above has a difficulty in collecting a large number of skilled adjusters, Since many adjustments are made at night or early morning hours when labor costs are high, the ratio of labor costs required for replacement work is significantly increased. In addition, in order to make adjustments with a large number of coordinators, it is difficult to match the payout ratios of a large number of units and to avoid arbitrary adjustments by individual coordinators.

  As an adjustment method, the present invention provides a frame that can support a plurality of tables to be adjusted in the width direction, and a plurality of adjusters are arranged along the longitudinal direction on the front surface of the table to be adjusted supported by the frame. The adjustment base moved to the front of each adjuster is configured so that each adjuster is in charge of adjusting a specific adjustment range. The most important thing is to provide a roller conveyor arranged along the direction, and to provide a receiving frame arranged in parallel with the roller conveyor at the upper rear of the frame, and to provide a clamping means for the adjusted table on the receiving frame. Features.

  According to the pachinko machine adjusting method and apparatus according to the present invention, it is not necessary for each adjuster to adjust all of the play surface, and only a part of the portion to be adjusted is required. Fewer highly skilled coordinators with the ability to adjust. Moreover, since the range of each adjuster is small, there is an advantage that arbitrary adjustment can be avoided.

  The adjustment of pachinko machines by low-skilled coordinators, which are easy to hire, has been realized without impairing the business characteristics such as replacement efficiency and store-specific seasonings.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes an adjustment device for the pachinko machine table 15 as an adjustment table. The adjusting device 10 includes a frame 11 and a commercially available plate frame 12 supported on the frame 11 away from the floor. The underframe 11 is configured by connecting long and short vertical pipes 11a and 11b made of a commercially available synthetic resin pipe by a horizontal pipe 11c.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a chair for a coordinator arranged in front of the underframe 11. The chair 14 is also a commercial product, and in this example, four are placed. However, this number is not an essential requirement in the configuration of the invention, and the plate frame 12 may be raised to a position where it can stand and be omitted. is there. As described above, the base frame 11, the plate frame 12, the chair 14, and the like that form the skeleton of the adjustment device 10 are configured by collecting commercially available products from which materials are easily available.

  The frame 11 supports the pachinko machine 15 and supports a roller conveyor 16 for moving the pachinko machine 15 in the horizontal direction, and supports the upper rear surface of the pachinko machine 15 positioned above the roller conveyor 16 and stands in a substantially vertical direction. In order to support, a sliding guide 18 made of a synthetic resin pipe in the horizontal direction is provided.

  The roller conveyor 16 is fixed on the plate frame 12, and is set to a length on which six pachinko machines 15 can be placed. As shown in FIG. 5, the cross-sectional shape of the roller conveyor 16 is between two outer mounting plates 17 and 17 having a L-shaped cross-section by bending a steel plate, and a square steel pipe 19 interposed therebetween. Two rollers 16b made of synthetic resin supported by a support frame 16a made by bending a steel plate are arranged in the axial direction to form two roller rows.

  The support frame 16a is fixed on a grooved steel 16c supported so as to be movable up and down, and the grooved steel 16c is springed up by a spring 20 interposed between the plate frame 12 and the grooved steel 16c. Thus, the roller conveyor 16 sinks slightly against the elasticity of the spring 20 when the pachinko machine 15 placed thereon is pressed downward by a clamp 22 described later, and thereafter, the pachinko machine 15 is lowered by the elasticity. It is pressed against the pressing surface of the clamp 22 and fixed in a stationary manner.

  The sliding guide 18 is provided in the upper part of the frame 11 so as to be positioned behind the roller conveyor 16 so that the pachinko machine table 15 placed on the roller conveyor 16 is held in a slightly tilted rear position. It becomes the composition which is done.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes a clamp attached to the upper frame 11. The clamp 22 presses the pachinko machine 15 on the roller conveyor 16 and fixes it so as not to move. Among the pachinko machines 15 that can be placed on the roller conveyor 16, the clamps 22 are provided at positions where the center 4 should be placed. Yes. This position is an adjustment position by an adjuster, and a commercially available pressing means using a mechanism capable of obtaining a large pressing force such as a cam mechanism or a toggle mechanism is used for the clamp 22 as it is.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes an illumination lamp. The illuminating lamp 24 is a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp whose back is covered with a cover, and is provided to illuminate the game surface of the pachinko machine 15 and facilitate the adjustment of nails.

  According to this embodiment, when the pachinko machine 15 is placed on one end of the roller conveyor 16 and the upper back surface thereof is supported by the sliding guide 18, the pachinko machine 15 is held in a substantially vertical state slightly inclined backward. The pachinko machine 15 sent from the manufacturing company is first placed on one end of the roller conveyor 16, but since there is no clamp 22 at this position, the pachinko machine 15 is held in a state where it can freely move from one side to the other. Further, since there is no clamp 22 at the other end, the pachinko machine table 15 moved to this position can be freely lowered and moved to a predetermined position in the store.

  Next, how to use the adjustment device 10 will be described. The pachinko machine 15 carried from the factory is placed on one end of the roller conveyor 16, and is pushed by hand in FIGS. 3 and 4 from the right to the left. Six stations (I to VI) are set on the roller conveyor 16, and the first one (I) and the last one (VI) are used for convenience of loading and unloading. , 4 stations (II-V) between them are prepared for adjustment.

  First, the pachinko machine 15 placed on the first station (I) opens a front glass lid (not shown), and a playing surface on which a number of nails are struck is brought out to the front to prepare for adjustment work. . Then, it is pushed by hand to move to the next station (II).

  When the pachinko machine 15 moves to the station (II), the pachinko machine 15 is fixedly moved to that position by the clamp 22. The pachinko machine 15 has a portion (A) corresponding to about ¼ of the playing surface at this position, which is roughly adjusted by an adjuster. When the adjustment is completed, the clamp 22 is removed and the hand is pushed to the next station. Move to (III).

  In this way, when the positions (B), (C), and (D) of the quarter of the playing surface are adjusted at stations (III), (IV), and (V), the pachinko machine 15 is From the take-out station (VI), it is moved to a predetermined position in the store, and is subjected to precise adjustment between the entire playing surface and the other pachinko machine 15 in the store.

  The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines but can also be applied to adjustment of amusement machines having a housing of the same size.

It is an external view which shows the adjustment apparatus of a pachinko machine. It is a side view. It is a front view. It is a front view which shows an adjustment process. It is VV sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine adjustment device 11 Frame 11a Long vertical pipe 11b Short vertical pipe 11c Horizontal pipe 12 Plate frame 14 Chair 15 Adjustable stand (pachinko stand)
16 Roller conveyor 16a Support frame 16b Roller 16c Channel steel 17 Outer mounting plate 18 Sliding guide 19 Square steel pipe 20 Spring 22 Clamp 24 Illumination lamp

Claims (3)

  A base frame that can support a plurality of adjustable bases arranged in the width direction is provided, and a plurality of adjusters are arranged along the longitudinal direction on the front surface of the adjustable base supported by the base frame. A method for adjusting a pachinko machine that causes each of the coordinators to be in charge of adjusting a specific adjustment area with respect to the moved table to be adjusted.   A roller conveyor arranged along the longitudinal direction is provided on a horizontally long frame, and a receiving frame arranged in parallel with the roller conveyor is provided at the upper rear of the frame, and the clamp of the adjusted table is mounted on the receiving frame. A pachinko machine adjusting device provided with means.   3. The pachinko machine adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein a part of the rollers constituting the roller conveyor is elastically ejected upward by a spring so that the adjusted table can be elastically supported.

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