JP2008149082A - Spiral ball feeding device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko machine capable of automatically controlling the upward conveyance of Pachinko balls by reducing the size of a Pachinko ball raising device and avoiding jamming of Pachinko balls. <P>SOLUTION: The means for guiding Pachinko balls along the groove inclined and extended upward causes Pachinko balls to roll up under the spiral coil attached along the groove with a part of Pachinko ball riding on the hem wall of the groove. The means is so constructed to have Pachinko ball re-conveyed without jamming at the end of the spiral coil by setting a protrusion, above the hole of the groove guide plate which sends Pachinko balls to the conveyance tube, that pushes Pachinko balls passing over the hole by error back to the inner space side of the spiral coil. Pachinko ball passage sensor is placed in the middle of the means to roll and send Pachinko balls and is structured to acquire the passage information of Pachinko balls and is made possible to control the spiral coil revolution. The Pachinko machine with spiral transfer device of Pachinko balls, thus utilizing the Pachinko balls pay-out information out from the Pachinko game board and the ball passage information, can control the spiral coil revolution and the circulation of Pachinko balls. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a means for ascending and transporting the pachinko balls of the pachinko machine, eliminates the clogging error when the pachinko balls are raised and circulated from the lower plate to the upper plate, and the ball circulation is more controlled in accordance with the game situation. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that performs conveyance.

In conventional pachinko machines, lending balls are temporarily stored on an upper plate, and are sent to the hitting unit by natural rolling due to the inclination of the bottom of the plate to be used for playing balls. If the number of balls on the upper plate increases, it moves to the lower plate and accumulates, and prepares for replenishment when the upper plate hits less. There are a plurality of pachinko machines in the pachinko amusement hall, and each out ball is collectively transported to a storage supply tank above the pachinko machine by a bucket conveyor and delivered to each pachinko machine as needed. is there. Alternatively, the spiral coil is formed on the outer side in the radial direction of the spiral coil holding portion so that the pachinko ball can be conveyed by part of the pachinko ball entering the gap between the spiral coil pitches from the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil. There has been proposed a pachinko ball conveying apparatus that has a pachinko ball moving guide unit and conveys the pachinko ball along the pachinko ball moving guide unit by rotation of a spiral coil.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-116331 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-290441 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-19321

  Using a bucket conveyor of a conventional pachinko ball transport device, the pachinko balls are lifted and transported to a storage supply tank installed at a certain level, and dropped or rolled from the storage supply tank to the target position by its own weight. There is something to do. In this case, if the pachinko ball is transported with a high resistance such as moving the pachinko ball horizontally, the pachinko ball may stop in the middle of the transport path and the transport path may be clogged. There is a problem that a drop for conveyance is required and design freedom is low. Ascending and transporting pachinko balls using a bucket conveyor or the like requires design considerations such as an increase in the space occupied by the transport path. Also, from the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil, a part of the pachinko ball is inserted between the pitches of the spiral coil, an introduction path for guiding the pachinko ball is provided, the spiral coil is driven and rotated, and the pachinko ball is rotated and conveyed. What to do has been proposed. In this case, the pachinko balls cannot be transported because the balls are clogged when the resistance increases due to dirt on the pachinko balls or the introduction path, and the coils become difficult to rotate. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of automatically controlling the ascending / conveying speed of a ball by making the ball ascending / conveying apparatus of a pachinko machine of a pachinko ball enclosing type more compact, automatically eliminating clogging.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention regulates the pachinko ball with a V-shaped or U-shaped groove, extends like a rail and extends upward, and guides the pachinko ball up and down. In a state where it can roll, the opposite opening portion of the groove in the cross section of the V-shaped or U-shaped groove is widened so that the spiral coil can be accommodated. And just below the spiral coil, a part of the pachinko ball is placed on the spiral line on the groove side. When the spiral coil is rotated, the pachinko balls are raised along the groove rail plate while rolling, and are lifted and conveyed by the rotation of the spiral coil.

  A hole through which the pachinko ball comes out of the groove is provided at an appropriate position above the groove rail plate, and a delivery pipe that receives the pachinko ball dropped from the hole and tilts and rolls it to the upper plate. The pachinko balls are sent to the upper plate through this delivery pipe, and then rolled to the striking part through the inclined upper plate. The pachinko ball rolling from the lower plate at the lower part of the groove rail plate rolls into the groove of the groove rail plate at the hopper and partially rides on the spiral coil spiral line. It is a raised structure. At the top of the hole where the pachinko ball on the upper part of the groove rail plate that guides the pachinko ball goes out to the delivery pipe, there is a pachinko ball return projection that projects the pachinko ball that rises due to the ball omission error to the inner side of the inner diameter of the spiral coil. is there. When there is a ball omission error that causes the pachinko ball to pass through the hole through which the pachinko ball comes out due to some inconvenience, the pachinko ball is ejected to the inner side of the inner diameter of the spiral coil by the ball return projection and dropped. The fallen pachinko ball enters the groove side again below the spiral coil, is positioned on the spiral line of the spiral coil, and is rolled up by the spiral coil. Normally, the pachinko balls come out, get out from the hole, are received by the upper plate circulation pipe, and are sent by rolling, and sent to the striking part through the upper plate. The ball-returning protrusion of the pachinko ball with a ball slipping error from the groove rail plate can be re-raised by pushing it into the inner diameter of the spiral coil, and the upper end of the spiral coil is clogged with the pachinko ball. To prevent.

  The pachinko ball is guided by a V-shaped or U-shaped groove so that the pachinko ball can roll up and down along the groove rail plate, and the pachinko ball is placed on the spiral wire of the spiral coil along the groove. It is located so that a part of can get on. If the pitch of the spiral coil along the groove is wider than the diameter of the pachinko ball and passes through the loophole where the pachinko ball comes out due to a ball omission error, the pachinko ball will be pushed out to the inner side of the coil by the ball return protrusion. In this case, the pitch interval is such that the pachinko balls can easily pass between the pitches of the spiral coils. Also, the inner diameter of the spiral coil has a sufficient inner diameter for the extruded pachinko balls to fall and pass, thereby preventing a pachinko ball conveyance error.

  The groove rail plate that lifts and conveys the pachinko balls, under the hole where the pachinko balls come out, or in the middle of the upper plate circulation piping that receives the pachinko balls that fall out from the hole through which the pachinko balls come out, and rolls them to the upper plate. A sensor for sensing the passage of pachinko balls will be provided. The pachinko ball circulation is controlled within a predetermined speed range from the pachinko ball passing information from the sensor and the ball information in the game machine by the game on the pachinko game board. It is a means to control the circulation of pachinko balls by changing the number of rotations of the drive motor and changing the rotation speed of the spiral coil from the above information and pachinko ball passing information and exiting ball information. .

  The present invention obtains the following effects by taking the above-described means. The invention of claim 1 is a pachinko machine that lifts and conveys pachinko balls by a ball guide and coil rotation from a hopper of a ball receiving lower plate portion of a pachinko machine that plays by enclosing and circulating pachinko balls in the machine. Guided by the groove rail plate, the spiral coil is housed inside the widened opening on the opposite side of the groove, so that the pachinko ball rides on a part of the spiral coil, the spiral coil is rotated, and the pachinko ball Ascend and convey while rolling. This is a pachinko machine equipped with a pachinko ball rolling and conveying device provided with a through hole where a pachinko ball comes out from above the groove rail plate, and a delivery pipe that receives the pachinko ball coming out from this hole and sends it to the upper plate.

  A ball return protrusion is provided above the hole through which the pachinko ball of the groove rail plate that guides the pachinko ball goes out to the delivery pipe, and projects the pachinko ball to the inner side of the inner diameter of the spiral coil. With such a configuration, in the case of a slipping error that somehow causes the rising pachinko ball to pass through the hole to be slipped out, the pachinko ball is projected to the inner diameter inner side of the spiral coil by the ball return projection. The pachinko balls that are projected and fallen enter the groove side again below the spiral coil and are rolled up by the spiral coil because the conveying section is inclined. In this way, the structure capable of re-lifting conveyance and the action of preventing clogging of the ball return protrusion can prevent inconvenience that the pachinko ball is clogged at the upper end of the spiral coil and cannot be conveyed up. Ascending guide for pachinko balls, grooved rail plate for bending plate, and conveying for ascending conveyance are simple structure that uses rolling on the inclined line of spiral coil, and it occupies less space and is more suitable for installation in pachinko machine. A small space can be designed.

  In the invention of claim 2, the pachinko balls are guided by the inclined grooves extending upward, and the pitch interval of the spiral coils extending along the grooves is provided wider than the diameter of the pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls can easily be between the spiral coil pitches. With the pitch interval passing through, the spiral coil does not give any distortion or other force by passing the pachinko ball. In addition, when the pachinko ball is pushed out by the ball return protrusion into the coil inner space, the inner diameter of the spiral coil is large and the coil inner space is wide enough to allow the extruded pachinko ball to fall smoothly and pass. The inner diameter of the pachinko ball can be easily entered into the groove below the coil, so that the pachinko balls are re-raised and transported smoothly, and the rising trouble is eliminated.

  In the invention of claim 3, a ball passing sensor is provided in the middle of the means for rolling and sending the pachinko balls to obtain pachinko ball passing information, and it is necessary for the ball circulation of the pachinko machine from the ball information by the game in the pachinko game machine. The circulation of the pachinko balls can be controlled by estimating the quantitative speed and by controlling the rotation of the spiral coil drive motor in the ascending conveyance of rolling up the pachinko balls according to claim 4. With these configurations and means, pachinko ball circulation is controlled, and pachinko balls that can be used in games can be appropriately circulated to the striking portion with a pachinko ball-sealed pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Examples of the present invention are shown in “FIG. 1”, “FIG. 2”, and “FIG. 3”. This embodiment is a spiral ball feeding pachinko machine 1 which is sealed with a pachinko ball 6 to play, and the pachinko ball 6 rolls into a groove at the hopper portion of the lower plate 4, and the rolled ball is a lifted pachinko ball 6d. As a U-shaped groove. The groove is a groove rail plate 8 which is formed by bending and extending upward in the form of a rail. The pachinko balls 6 that have rolled into the grooves of the hopper, that is, the ascending conveyance pachinko balls 6 d are guided along the grooves by the groove rail plate 8, and the ascending conveyance pachinko balls 6 d can roll up and down in the grooves of the groove rail plate 8. . The opening plate on the opposite side of the groove is widened in the cross section of the groove rail plate 8 and is placed along the groove so that the spiral coil 7 is accommodated. A part of the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d is positioned on the groove side of the spiral coil 7 and on the lower spiral line. When the spiral coil 7 is driven to rotate, the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6 d is rolled along the spiral line of the spiral coil 7 and rolls along the groove rail plate 8. The ascending conveyance means is configured such that the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d rises by rotating the spiral coil 7 to the ascending side.

  At the position above the groove rail plate 8, the upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6c passes through the hole 11 from which the upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6c comes out, and the upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6c that has come out from the hole 11 is received and rolled to the upper plate 3 with an inclination drop. An upper tray circulation pipe 10 and the like are provided. The upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6 c is sent to the upper plate 3 through the transport pipe and the upper plate circulation pipe 10, and then rolled to the striking portion (not shown) through the upper plate 3. The ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6 d rolling from the lower plate 4 on the lower side of the groove rail plate 8 rolls into the groove portion of the groove rail plate 8 and is rolled up by the spiral coil 7. A ball return protrusion that protrudes the error return pachinko ball 6b to the inner diameter side of the spiral coil 7 and the coil inner space 15 in the upper portion of the through hole 11 of the groove rail plate 8 that guides the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d. 12 is provided.

  When there is a removal error such that the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d comes out or passes through the through hole 11 for some reason, the error return pachinko ball 6b is protruded by the ball return protrusion 12 into the inner coil inner space 15 of the spiral coil 7. Can be dropped. The error return pachinko ball 6b that has been protruded and dropped enters the groove again below the spiral coil 7 and rolls up so as to ride on the spiral line of the spiral coil 7. The ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d is structured so as to come out from the through hole 11 of the groove rail plate 8 to the upper plate circulation pipe 10, and is rolled by an inclined head, and is sent to a hitting portion (not shown) through the upper plate 3 to be used as a game ball. Provided. At the upper end of the spiral coil 7, the ball return projection 12 that prevents the inconvenience such as the transporting pachinko ball 6 d being clogged cannot be transported, and the error returning pachinko ball 6 b is pushed up into the coil inner space 15 and dropped. It is designed to be re-raised.

  In the state where the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d can roll up and down in the groove of the groove rail plate 8, the ascending portion of the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d is positioned so that a part of the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d can ride on the spiral line of the spiral coil 7. The pitch interval of the spiral coil 7 along the groove is wider than the diameter of the pachinko ball 6, and an error return pachinko ball 6 b when the error return pachinko ball 6 b passes through the through hole 11 and still rises due to a ball omission error. When the ball return protrusion 12 is pushed out into the coil inner space 15, the error return pachinko ball 6 b has a pitch interval that easily passes between the pitches of the spiral coil 7. Further, the coil inner space 15 of the spiral coil 7 has sufficient coil inner space 15 for the pushed error return pachinko ball 6b to fall and pass.

  The upper plate circulation piping 10 which rolls the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d from the groove rail plate 8 which ascends and conveys the ascending conveyance pachinko ball 6d to the upper conveyance plate 3 or the upper conveyance pachinko ball 6d on the lower side of the through hole 11 A sensor 13 for sensing the passage of the upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6c is provided. From the pachinko ball passing information from the sensor 13 and the output information by the game on the pachinko game board surface 2, information for controlling the circulation of the pachinko balls is obtained. Further, a mechanism for controlling the rotational speed of the drive motor of the spiral coil 7 for ascending and conveying the ascending and conveying pachinko ball 6d is provided. Based on these mechanisms, configurations, pachinko ball passing information, and exiting ball information, the rotational speed of the spiral coil 7 that lifts and transports the ascending and transporting pachinko balls 6d is controlled to control the circulation of the pachinko balls.

It is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, a spiral ball feeding pachinko machine. It is a side section fragmentary view of a spiral ball feeding pachinko machine. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the pachinko ball of this example, a groove guide, and a spiral coil.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spiral ball feeding pachinko machine 2 Pachinko game board surface 3 Upper plate 4 Lower plate 5 Handle 6 Pachinko ball 6b Error return pachinko ball 6c Upper plate circulation pachinko ball 6d Ascending conveyance pachinko ball 7 Spiral coil 8 Groove rail plate 9 Driving end 10 Upper plate Circulation piping 11 Through hole 12 Ball return protrusion 13 Sensor 14 Sensing hole 15. Coil empty

Claims (4)

  A pachinko machine that circulates and circulates pachinko balls in the machine. The pachinko machine that lifts and conveys pachinko balls by rotating the ball guides and coils from the hopper on the bottom plate of the pachinko machine. The pachinko ball is guided by, and the pachinko ball is brought into contact with the lower side of the spiral coil along the groove and rolled up and conveyed, and the pachinko ball comes out of the groove above the groove, and the delivery tube and the upper plate A spiral ball feeding pachinko machine comprising means for rolling and conveying the ball to the striking part through a hole, and a protrusion for pushing back a ball with a slipping error in a hole through which the pachinko ball above the groove is pulled out.   The pachinko ball is guided by a slanted groove extending upward and the pachinko ball is rolled up by a spiral coil along the groove. The pitch interval of the spiral coil is wider than the pachinko ball diameter. The spiral ball feeding pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a coil inner diameter that allows easy passage of a falling pachinko ball.   2. The spiral ball feeding pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball passing sensor is provided in the middle of the means for rolling and sending the pachinko ball to obtain pachinko ball passing information.   Pachinko ball circulation by changing the rotational speed of the spiral coil drive motor that rolls up and transports pachinko balls, information on ball passing frequency in pachinko games, and output information of pachinko machines. The spiral ball feeding pachinko machine according to claim 1, which enables control.

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