JP2007252819A - Pachinko ball transfer gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko ball transfer gutter capable of being freely bent and reducing the difference in height between the upstream side and the downstream side of the gutter. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko ball transfer gutter 10 is composed of a first gutter part 10A, a rotary part 20, and a second gutter part 10B. The rotary part 20 has a side wall with a first through hole 34 and a second through hole 44 large enough for pachinko balls to pass through. The first through hole 34 is formed between the first gutter part 10A and the rotary part 20 for pachinko balls to move, and the second through hole 44 is formed between the second gutter part 10B and the rotary part 20 for pachinko balls to move. The first gutter part 10A and the second gutter part 10B are rotatable to each other around the rotary part 20, and the first through hole 34 and the second through hole 44 are formed at the same height position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko ball transfer basket for transferring a pachinko ball used in a pachinko game hall.

  In the pachinko amusement hall, a plurality of game islands arranged with a plurality of gaming machines are arranged. Pachinko balls are supplied from the upper part of the game island to each gaming machine via a replenishment cage, and the pachinko balls used on the game platform are collected via the recovery cage to the lower center of the game island, and are used by the pachinko ball lifting device. It is transported to the upper part and circulated within the amusement island. In addition, the pachinko balls are lifted from the upper part of the amusement island by a small intermediate lifting device, and the pachinko balls are moved between the adjacent amusement islands via a communication rod, thereby storing the balls between the amusement islands. The amount is equalized. The configuration of such a pachinko game store is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-194432.

Amusement islands in the pachinko amusement park as described above are generally arranged in a straight line, but there are cases where they are arranged in a curved shape due to convenience in the layout of the amusement park. It was necessary to bend the basket that transports the pachinko balls such as the supply basket and the recovery basket. In addition, when installing a contact rod for moving pachinko balls between amusement islands between adjacent amusement islands, if a pillar of a building protrudes between adjacent amusement islands, avoid the pillar and avoid the contact rod. It was necessary to bend the contact rod for placement.

As a method of bending the bowl for transporting the pachinko balls, there is a bendable joint of the pachinko ball feeding bowl disclosed in JP-A-57-164080.
This consists of an upper connection member and a lower connection member. The upper connection member has a bent portion of a U-shaped bent plate attached to the upper surface of the ring plate so as to align with the edge of the inner hole, and both ends of the bent plate are extended outward. And the lower connection member is fitted in the lower surface of the ring plate of the upper connection member so that it can be pivotally fitted and fixed with a stopper. A ball receiving part is formed at the bottom, an opening is provided on the side of the ball receiving part, and a connecting plate for connecting a hook from both sides of the opening is projected, so that the upper connection member and the lower connection member can freely move in the horizontal direction. It can rotate.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-194432 JP-A-57-164080

In the method of bending the heel for transferring the pachinko balls according to the above document, the heel connected to the upper connection member and the heel connected to the lower connection member are provided at positions shifted vertically from each other. The difference in height between the upstream side and the downstream side has become large. As a result, it is necessary to shorten the length of the amusement island when using it with a replenishment rod installed within a limited height within the amusement island, and the number of machines that can be installed on one amusement island is reduced. I had to. In addition, even when used as a contact for moving pachinko balls between adjacent amusement islands, if the distance between adjacent amusement islands is long because the height of the intermediate lifting device is determined There was a problem that it was not possible to hang up the contact.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball transfer rod that can be freely bent and that can reduce the height difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the rod.

In order to achieve the above-described object, claim 1 of the present invention is a pachinko ball transporting basket for transporting a pachinko ball in a pachinko game hall, wherein the pachinko ball transporting bowl has a first saddle part, a rotating part, and a second part. The pivot portion includes a side wall having a first communication port and a second communication port that are large enough to allow a pachinko ball to pass through. The first communication port includes a first collar portion and a rotation portion. The pachinko ball is formed so as to be movable between the second collar and the second communication port is formed so that the pachinko ball can be moved between the second collar and the rotating part. The first communication port and the second communication port are formed at the same height position so as to be rotatable around the moving part.

According to the configuration described above, the first and second collar parts can be rotated around the pivot part, so that the pachinko ball transfer basket can be freely bent. Moreover, since the 1st communicating port and the 2nd communicating port are mutually formed in the same height position, the height difference between the upstream side and downstream side of a kite can be made small.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a pachinko ball transfer rod 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A shows a normal state, FIG. 1B shows a bent state, and FIG. It is an exploded view. The pachinko ball transfer cage 10 is composed of a first collar part 10A, a rotating part 20, and a second collar part 10B. The rotating unit 20 includes a first rotating unit 30 and a second rotating unit 40. The first rotating portion 30 has a cylindrical side wall 32 formed on a circular bottom surface 35, and has a first communication port 34 in which a part of the side wall 32 is cut out to the bottom surface. At the position of the first communication port 34. A first flange portion 10A having a U-shaped cross section is connected, and a first opening 36 that is largely cut out is also provided on the side facing the first communication port 34. Similarly to the first rotating unit 30, the second rotating unit 40 has a cylindrical side wall 42 formed on a circular bottom surface 45, and has a second communication port 44 in which a part of the side wall 42 is cut out to the bottom surface 45. The second flange 20 </ b> B having a U-shaped cross section is connected at the position of the second communication port 44, and a second opening 46 that is greatly cut out is provided on the side facing the second communication port 44. .

The bottom surface 45 of the second rotating part 40 is formed to be stepped lower than the bottom surface of the second flange part 10B by the thickness of the bottom surface 35 of the first rotating part 30, and the second rotating part 40 is further rotated in the first direction. Since it is formed slightly larger than the part 30, the first turning part 30 is accommodated in the second turning part 40, and the first turning part is placed on the second turning part 40. The rotation unit 20 is configured by overlapping 30. At this time, the first flange portion 10 </ b> A is passed through the second opening 46 of the second rotating portion 40.

The side walls 42 on both sides of the second rotating part 40 have a long hole 48 in the horizontal direction, the side wall 32 on both sides of the first rotating part 30 has a tap hole 36 in the vicinity of the first opening 36, and a screw 62. Is threaded into the tapped hole 38 through the elongated hole 48. Then, within the range in which the screw 62 can move in the long hole 48, the first flange portion 10A and the second flange portion 10B can freely rotate around the rotation portion 20, so that when the rotation angle is determined, the screw Tighten and fix 62. In addition, the first opening 36 of the first rotation unit 30 is formed in a size that does not block the second communication port 44 of the second rotation unit 40 even in the rotated state.

A thin plate-shaped guide member 52 that can be elastically deformed is attached to the curved side from both side walls of the first flange part 10A through the rotating part 20 to both side walls of the second flange part 10B, and is located in the vicinity of the first communication port 34. The screw 64 is passed through the elongated hole 54 at a position near the second communication port 44 and fixed with the nut 66.

The pachinko ball transfer rod 10 is configured as described above, and the first flange portion 10A and the second flange portion 10B can be rotated around the rotation portion 20 within a range in which the screw 62 can move in the elongated hole 48. The pachinko balls can be moved between the first brim portion 10A and the rotating portion 20 via the first communication port 34, and between the second collar portion 10B and the rotating portion 20 via the second communication port 44, respectively. It has become. Moreover, the 1st communicating port 34 and the 2nd communicating port 44 are arrange | positioned in the same height position, and the bottom face of the 1st collar part 10A, the rotation part 20, and the 2nd collar part 10B can each be provided without a level | step difference.

Since the first hook part 10A and the second hook part 10B can be rotated around the rotation part 20, the pachinko ball transfer rod 10 can be freely bent (see FIG. 1B). As a result, it can be used as a replenishment jar or a collection jar even on a curved amusement island. When used as a liaison for moving pachinko balls between amusement islands, a building is built between adjacent amusement islands. Even when the pillar is protruding, it can be installed avoiding the pillar. In addition, the bending angle can be easily adjusted at the construction site.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the conventional bendable pachinko ball transfer rod is provided at a position where the upper rod connected to the upper connecting member and the lower rod connected to the lower connecting member are vertically displaced from each other. The height difference (h) between the upper and lower ridges is large, but the pachinko ball transfer rods of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 3 (b) are arranged at the same height position. Since the first collar part 10A and the second collar part 10B are connected at the first communication port 34 and the second communication port 44, respectively, the height difference (h) between the first collar part and the second collar part is reduced. be able to. As a result, there is no need to shorten the length of the game island even if it is used with a supply rod installed within the limited height of the game island, and only the number of game machines installed on a single game island is as usual. It can be secured and can be used as a contact for moving pachinko balls between game islands even when the distance between adjacent game islands is long.

Moreover, since the 1st communicating port 34 and the 2nd communicating port 44 are arrange | positioned in the same height position, and the bottom face of the 1st collar part 10A, the rotation part 20, and the 2nd collar part 10B is provided without the level | step difference, respectively. The pachinko balls 10 can be moved horizontally between the first collar portion 10A and the second collar portion 10B by placing the pachinko ball transport rod 10 horizontally. Further, since the thin plate-like guide members 52 that can be elastically deformed are provided from the both side walls of the first flange portion 10A to the both side walls of the second flange portion 10B through the rotation portion 20, the passage passes through the rotation portion 20. The pachinko balls can move smoothly without colliding with the side walls 32 and 42 of the rotating unit 20.

The first hook part 10A and the second hook part 10B may be provided integrally with the first rotation part 30 and the second rotation part 40, respectively, or may be separately attached. The length of the 2nd collar part 10B should just be made into the length as needed. Further, the first flange portion 10A and the second flange portion 10B may be connected in a state of being inclined with respect to the rotating portion 20.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the pachinko ball transfer rod concerning embodiment. It is an exploded view of the pachinko ball transfer rod according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the pachinko ball transfer basket concerning an embodiment compared with a conventional product.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko ball transfer rod 10A 1st collar part 10B 2nd collar part 20 Rotation part 30 1st rotation part 32 Side wall 34 1st communicating port 35 Bottom face 36 1st opening 38 Tap hole 40 2nd rotation part 42 Side wall 44 Second communication port 45 Bottom surface 46 Second opening 48 Slot 52 Guide member 54 Slot 62, 64 Screw 66 Nut

Claims (1)

A pachinko ball transporting bowl that transports pachinko balls in a pachinko amusement hall,
The pachinko ball transfer cage consists of a first collar, a rotating part and a second collar,
The rotating portion includes a side wall having a first communication port and a second communication port that are large enough to allow a pachinko ball to pass through,
The first communication port is formed such that a pachinko ball is movable between the first flange and the rotating part,
The second communication port is formed such that a pachinko ball is movable between the second flange and the rotating part,
The first collar part and the second collar part are configured to be rotatable around a rotation part,
The pachinko ball transfer rod, wherein the first communication port and the second communication port are formed at the same height.

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