JP2007105297A - Game ball conveying gutter device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game ball conveying gutter device capable of easily and securely laying a cushion member for noise reduction on a conveying gutter. <P>SOLUTION: A concave groove portion 13 extending longitudinally in the conveying gutter 1 is formed in the center of the bottom plate 11 of the game ball conveying gutter 1 of metal with a concave shape, a convex portion 23 corresponding to the concave groove portion 13 is arranged in the back side of a flat plate 21 of the cushioning member 2, the convex portion 23 is fitted into the concave portion 13, thereby the cushioning member 2 is laid in the conveying gutter 1. The cushioning member 2 has standing walls 22 on both sides of the planar plate 21, and engaging grooves 14 into which the standing walls 22 can be inserted are arranged in the upper portion of the side walls 12 of the conveying gutter 1. Further projecting pieces 24 extending downward are arranged in the lower ends of the standing walls 22 and side grooves 17 into which the projecting pieces 24 are inserted are arranged in the bottom plate 11 of the conveying gutter 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a game ball transport rod device for collecting and replenishing game balls used in a pachinko machine.

In current pachinko parlors, game ball transporting devices for collecting, replenishing, and cleaning game balls are installed on an island basis. Many of such game ball transport dredging devices are provided with a circulation path comprising a transport rod, a lifting device, a tank in the island, and the like above and below the gaming machine due to the problem of installation space. It is to circulate, and the game ball lifted upward is rolled and made to flow down using a height difference such as an inclination.
However, in such a game ball transport basket device, a considerable amount of noise tends to be generated due to contact between the game ball and the surface of the transport basket or friction between the game balls, and as a noise source in a pachinko parlor. It was a big problem.

In order to solve such problems, Patent Document 1 discloses a soft material formed by embedding a cloth or fiber in an elastic material in a pachinko ball reducing cage having a concave cross section at the lower part of the gaming machine island. A technique has been disclosed in which a sheet is laid to obtain a silencing effect. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a game island-passing cage in which the inside of a metal cage body has a game ball passage, and a plate made of a synthetic resin material having a sound absorbing property is mounted on the metal bottom surface of the cage body. Has been. However, in these inventions, as a method of assembling the cushioning member such as a soft sheet or a plate material with respect to the conveying rod, it is only laid on the inner side, so that the position is shifted or fixed by the impact of the ball. However, there was a problem such as requiring a separate assembly tool.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-117782 (FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-33814 (FIG. 6)

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a game ball transport rod device that can easily and reliably lay a buffer member for silencing on a transport rod.

  The game ball transporting saddle device of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, has a concave groove portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the transport basket at the center of the bottom surface of the concave and metal game ball transport basket. The ridge portion corresponding to the concave groove portion is provided on the back side of the flat plate of the sound absorbing buffer member laid on the bottom surface of the sound absorber, and the buffer member is laid in the conveying basket by fitting the ridge portion into the concave groove portion. It is a feature.

In the above-described invention, the protruding portion has a cross-sectional shape having a widened portion at the tip and a constricted portion at the base, and the concave groove portion has a cross-sectional shape having a wide bottom and a narrow opening. It is possible,
The buffer member is formed in a concave shape having a flat plate laid on the bottom surface of the transport rod and standing walls that are in contact with the side walls on both sides of the transport rod, and the standing wall can be inserted into the upper portion of the side wall. A stop groove can be provided, and an engaging portion having irregularities for fixing the standing wall can be provided on the upper portion of the engaging groove.
Further, at the lower ends of the standing walls on both sides, a projecting piece extending downward from the flat plate of the buffer member can be provided, and a side groove into which the projecting piece is inserted can be provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the conveying rod.
A connecting groove to which a connecting tool for connecting a conveying rod having a required length can be formed above the locking groove of the conveying rod.
Furthermore, the buffer member can have a softness obtained by extruding a synthetic resin.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the buffer member can be correctly positioned and easily mounted on the transport rod only by fitting the protrusion formed on the back side of the buffer member into the concave groove provided on the bottom surface of the transport rod.
The invention which concerns on Claim 2 can be mounted | worn without a shock absorbing member curving by inserting a protrusion part into a groove part by sliding from the longitudinal direction of a conveyance rod.
The invention according to claim 3 can also suppress the noise of the game ball colliding with the side walls on both sides of the transport basket.
In the invention according to claim 4, the upright wall can be reliably pressed against the left and right side walls of the conveying rod without using a special fixing tool.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, both sides of the flat plate of the buffer member can be reliably positioned on the left and right of the conveying rod.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the conveying rod can be easily extended to a required length by the connecting tool.
The invention according to claim 7 can manufacture the buffer member at low cost by improving mass productivity.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a metal game ball transport rod formed in a concave shape, and 2 denotes a soft sound-absorbing cushioning member made of rubber, synthetic resin or the like. The transport rod 1 has a flat bottom plate 11 and side walls 12 erected on both sides of the bottom plate 11. The buffer member 2 is a concave member having a horizontal flat plate 21 and standing walls 22 erected on both sides of the flat plate 21. The flat plate 21 of the buffer member 2 is laid on the bottom plate 11 of the conveying rod 1, and the upright walls 22 are in contact with the inside of the side walls 12 on both sides of the conveying rod 1.
The buffer member 2 can be manufactured with high productivity and low cost by forming the synthetic resin by extrusion molding. Also, the conveying rod can be mass-produced by extrusion molding.

  At the center of the bottom surface (the surface of the bottom plate 11) of the conveying rod 1, a concave groove portion 13 extending in the longitudinal direction of the conveying rod 1 is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the recessed groove portion 13 has a cross-sectional shape having a wide bottom portion 13 a and an opening portion 13 b narrower than the bottom portion 13 a. On the other hand, a rail-like ridge 23 extending in the longitudinal direction of the buffer member 2 is provided at the center of the back side of the flat plate 21 of the buffer member 2, and this ridge 23 has a widened portion 23a at the tip. The root has a cross-sectional shape having a constricted portion 23b narrower than the width of the widened portion 23a. Since the protruding portion 23 is inserted into the concave groove portion 13 from the longitudinal direction of the transport rod 1, the buffer member 2 is not separated from the bottom plate 11 or warped by heat or an impact of a game ball.

  The conveying rod 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a locking groove 14 in the upper part of the side wall 12 in which the standing wall 22 can be inserted downward. And the latching | locking part 16 which has an unevenness | corrugation is provided in the groove side inside of the hanging piece 15 which forms the latching groove 14. FIG. Therefore, when the hanging piece 15 is pushed and bent toward the locking groove 14, the upright wall 22 can be securely fixed by biting the unevenness as shown in FIG. 3.

  Furthermore, the conveyance rod 1 has a projecting piece 24 that extends downward from the flat plate 21 of the buffer member 2 at the lower end of the upright walls 22 on both sides. Side grooves 17 are provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the transport rod 1 so as to correspond to the protruding pieces 24. Since the projecting piece 24 is inserted in the side groove 17, both sides of the buffer member 2 can be correctly positioned at the corners on both sides of the conveying rod 1.

  In the conveying rod 1 shown in FIG. 4, a metal piece is formed in an inverted L shape on the upper side of the locking groove 14, and an outward connecting groove 18 is formed with respect to the conveying rod 1. As shown in FIG. 6, by inserting the connector 3 into the connecting groove 18 at the end of the conveying rod 1 manufactured to a required length and screwing it, an appropriate length is obtained as shown in FIG. Can be connected. Therefore, this transport rod 1 has an effect that it can be easily connected.

  In addition, the cut piece 19 is provided in the end part of the conveyance rod 1, and the hanging piece 15 is easy to bend for pressing the upright wall 22. If the hanging piece 15 at the end of each conveying rod 1 is pushed and bent by a tool to cause the unevenness of the locking portion 16 to bite into the standing wall 22, the standing wall 22 is brought into contact with the side wall 12 of the conveying rod 1 as shown in FIG. 5. It can be fixed easily and reliably. Several notches 19 can be provided not only at the end of the conveying rod 1 but also at appropriate intervals. The standing wall 22 can also be fixed by bending the entire length of the hanging piece 15 using a press machine or the like.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the game ball conveyance saddle device which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged view which shows the bottom face center of a conveying rod apparatus. It is an enlarged view of the side part upper part of a conveyance saddle apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the game ball conveying rod apparatus of another form. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a side surface of the conveying rod apparatus of FIG. 4. It is a perspective view which shows the conveyance rod apparatus before a connection. It is a perspective view which shows the conveying rod apparatus after a connection.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyance rod, 2 Buffer member, 11 Bottom plate, 12 Side wall, 13 Concave groove part, 14 Locking groove, 17 Side groove, 18 Connecting groove, 21 Flat plate, 22 Standing wall, 23 Projection part, 24 Projection piece

Claims (7)

  A concave groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the conveyance basket is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the concave and metal game ball conveyance basket, and corresponds to the concave groove part on the back side of the flat plate of the sound absorbing buffer member laid on the bottom surface of the conveyance basket. A game ball transporting saddle device characterized by providing a projecting ridge portion, fitting the projecting ridge portion into the concave groove portion, and laying a buffer member in the transport ridge.   The ridge portion has a cross-sectional shape having a widened portion at the tip and a constricted portion at the base, and the concave groove portion has a cross-sectional shape having a wide bottom portion and a narrow opening portion. The game ball transport saddle device according to claim 1.   The buffer member is formed in a concave shape having a flat plate laid on the bottom surface of the conveying rod and standing walls abutting against the side walls on both sides of the conveying rod, and the standing wall can be inserted into the upper portion of the side wall. 3. A game ball transport saddle device according to claim 1, wherein a stop groove is provided.   4. The game ball transporting saddle device according to claim 3, wherein a locking portion having irregularities for fixing the standing wall is provided on an upper portion of the locking groove.   The protrusions extending downward from the flat plate of the buffer member are provided at the lower ends of the standing walls on both sides, and side grooves into which the protrusions are inserted are provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the conveying rod. 3. The game ball transport rod device according to 3 or 4.   The game ball according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein a connecting groove to which a connecting tool for connecting a conveying rod of a required length is attached is formed above the locking groove of the conveying rod. Transport dredge device. The game ball transport rod device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the buffer member has a softness obtained by extruding a synthetic resin.

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