JP2012065973A - Pachinko ball counter mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko ball counter mounting structure that is easily removable and enables the counting of the number of Pachinko balls flowing through a ball circulation route as needed.SOLUTION: The Pachinko ball counter mounting structure includes: a ball circulation route 4 through which Pachinko balls flow down; a counter body 30; and a fixing means 50 for removably fixing the counter body 30 to the outside of a sidewall of the ball circulation route 4, wherein the side wall of the ball circulation route 4 is formed with a window hole 20 having a shape that is longer in the vertical direction and an inner width smaller than the diameter of a Pachinko ball, and the counter body 30 has a sprocket 35 that is rotatably supported about the axis within a case body 34 such that a tiptoe 36 of the sprocket 35 protrudes from one side of the case body 34 and includes a signal output means for outputting the number of revolutions of the sprocket 35 as an electrical signal, and the counter body 30 is fixed to the outside of the side wall of the ball circulation route 4 by the fixing means 50 while the tiptoe 36 is caused to protrude from the window hole 20 into the ball circulation route 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko ball counter mounting structure that allows the number of pachinko balls flowing through the path to be counted by being mounted on a ball distribution path.

  The ball replenishing device provided for replenishing the pachinko balls from the ball supply basket on the island stand of the pachinko machine to the premium ball tank of each pachinko machine has been shown in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2, etc. Thus, a pachinko ball counter is installed as necessary, and the number of pachinko balls replenished to each pachinko machine by the electric signal output from the counter is always counted during the game, and the operation status of each pachinko machine is grasped. To help prevent fraud.

JP-A-7-265518 JP-A-7-265534 Japanese Patent No. 4433806

By the way, in the conventional pachinko ball counter, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, a tubular ball passage is integrally formed on one side of the case body in which the sprocket is stored, and the tip of the sprocket is attached to the sprocket. It protruded into the spherical passage portion. On the other hand, a counter installation space for setting the pachinko ball counter is formed in a part of the ball replenishing device, and the installation space includes a ball inlet facing the upper end opening of the ball passage portion of the pachinko ball counter and the above-mentioned The ball outlet corresponding to the lower end opening of the ball passage portion is formed so as to face the upper and lower sides, and by setting the pachinko ball counter in this space so as to match them, the pachinko ball can be counted. It was a thing.
For this reason, when a pachinko ball counter is not set (when a pachinko ball counter is not required due to a request from the amusement store), an adapter (an empty box-like shape with a ball passage formed on one side) is installed in this installation space. By setting the member, the pachinko ball is prevented from spilling out of the mounting space.

  For this reason, in the conventional pachinko ball counter mounting structure, it is necessary to secure a space for installation regardless of whether or not the pachinko ball counter is necessary. In addition, the adapter as described above must be prepared in advance as a separate part in preparation for the case where the pachinko ball counter is not set in the installation space.

Further, FIG. 1 of Patent Document 3 shows an example in which a pachinko ball counter is provided at the ball outlet of the pachinko ball shunt aligner provided on the island supply ball supply basket. In order to set the ball counter, there must be a sufficient drop between the ball supply bowl and the pachinko machine so that the pachinko ball can flow under its own weight. Setting the pachinko ball counter may affect the entire ball supply system, for example, if the saddle is not set high, it will not be possible to secure a head that can set the pachinko ball counter for the pachinko machine downstream.
The present invention is intended to solve such problems.

  For this purpose, the pachinko ball counter mounting structure according to claim 1 comprises a ball distribution path through which the pachinko balls flow down, a counter body, and a fixing means for removably fixing the counter body to the outside of the side wall of the ball distribution path. The ball circulation path is vertically long on the side wall in the pachinko ball flow downward direction and the inner width is smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and the counter body has a sprocket tip from one side of the case body. The sprocket is rotatably supported in the case body so as to protrude, and is provided with signal output means for outputting the rotation number of the sprocket as an electrical signal, and the toe is moved from the window hole to the ball by the fixing means. The counter body is fixed to the outside of the side wall of the ball distribution path in a state of protruding in the distribution path.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the ball circulation path is provided at a ball inlet of the ball supply device so that the ball distribution route supplies the pachinko ball from the ball supply rod of the island base to the ball supply device of the pachinko machine. It is a route.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the sphere circulation path is an inclined sphere circulation path formed on the bottom surface of a pachinko sphere shunt aligner provided in a sphere supply basket of an island. .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the ball distribution path is a ball discharge path of an out ball receiver provided on an island for receiving an out ball discharged from a pachinko machine.

  According to the present invention, it becomes possible to count the number of pachinko spheres flowing through the sphere circulation route as needed, and when counting is unnecessary, the sphere does not spill even if the counter body is removed from the sphere circulation route. Since an adapter or the like for preventing spillage is unnecessary, it is easy to attach and detach, and at the same time, the cost is reduced.

The rear view of the island stand in a pachinko parlor. The disassembled perspective view of the ball | bowl distribution channel and counter main body which shows embodiment of this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the counter main body which shows embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the state which attached the counter main body to the ball | bowl distribution channel which shows embodiment of this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5. The perspective view of the state which provided the ball | bowl distribution channel in the ball | bowl replenishment apparatus which shows embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the state which attached the counter main body to the ball | bowl distribution channel of FIG. The perspective view of the ball | bowl distribution channel which shows embodiment of this invention. The front view of the state which attached the counter main body to the ball | bowl distribution channel of FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state which attached the counter main body to the pachinko ball shunt aligner provided in the ball supply basket of the island stand. The front view of the state which attached the counter main body to an out ball receiver. The front view of the state which attached the counter main body to the ball | bowl distribution channel of an out ball receiver.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of an island stand for illustrating a place where a pachinko ball counter according to the present invention is provided. 1 is a ball supply basket, 2 is a pachinko machine, 3 is a ball supply device, 4 is the ball supply device 3 An L-shaped ball distribution path 5 rotatably provided at the ball inlet of the ball feeds the ball supply rod 1 and the ball in order to feed the pachinko ball from the ball supply rod 1 to the ball supply device 3 by its own weight. It is a flexible coil spring-like hose connecting the distribution path 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a mounting rail provided horizontally on the back of the island for mounting the ball replenishing device 3, and 7 denotes a mounting jig.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the ball distribution path 4, the pair of half-cylindrical members 10a and 10b are respectively molded from plastic, and the screws 12 are passed through the flange portion 11 formed integrally at several locations on the outer periphery. It is a tubular path bent into an L shape that allows pachinko balls to circulate in a row by being inserted. Two rings 14 and 14 are integrally formed on the outer periphery of the distal end portion 13 of the downward bent portion of the ball circulation path 4 so as to be rotatably inserted into the ball inlet of the ball supply device 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end portion 15 of the ball circulation path 4 is formed in a large diameter so that the hose 5 can be inserted. Further, the lower adjacent portion 16 of the upper end portion 15 is formed to have a slightly smaller diameter than the upper end portion 15, and the slightly narrower diameter hose can be inserted into the adjacent portion 16, so that the diameter is different. It can be adapted to various types of coil spring hoses. In addition, streak-like projections 17 and 18 are integrally formed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the upper end portion 15 and the adjacent portion 16 so as to engage with the hose and prevent the hose from coming off.

  Further, by forming a notch in a part of the joint edge of the half cylindrical member 10a, 10b, the side wall of the ball circulation path 4 is long and long in the downward direction of the pachinko ball and has an inner width w of the pachinko ball. A window hole 20 smaller than the diameter is formed. Further, a standing edge 21 protruding outward is integrally formed on the periphery of the window hole 20. In addition, two rings 22 and 22 are integrally formed around the spherical flow path 4 in a portion where the window hole 20 is formed.

  On the other hand, the counter body 30 is formed by molding a pair of substantially square-shaped halved members 31a and 31b from plastic, and by inserting screws 33 into flange portions 32 integrally formed at several locations on the outer periphery thereof. By joining the members 31a and 31b, a substantially square case body 34 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, a support shaft 37 is provided in the case body 34 so that the sprocket 35 can be rotated freely. The toe 36 of the sprocket 35 is protruded outward from an opening 38 formed on one side of the case body 34. The sprocket 35 is made of plastic, and a cylindrical chamber 39 defined by a partition 40 is formed on one side surface. A magnet 41 is swingably accommodated in the chamber 39. A reed switch 42 is a signal output means fixed to the inner surface of the case body 34, and a fixed magnet 43 is fixed to the inner surface of the case body 34 apart from the reed switch. For this reason, when the sprocket 35 rotates, the magnet 41 also rotates. The magnet 41 contacts and separates from the reed switch 42, thereby opening and closing the contact of the reed switch 42, and the rotation speed of the sprocket 35 is output as an electric signal. The The fixed magnet 43 is provided to prevent chattering of the reed switch 42 by the magnet 41 during the rotation of the sprocket 35. Reference numeral 44 denotes a hook for preventing the sprocket 35 from spinning freely. A hook 46 is formed at one end of the hook 44 supported by the pivot 45, and a weight 47 is provided at the other end. By alternately engaging the weights 47 with the sprocket 35, the sprocket 35 is prevented from idling and the pachinko balls can be accurately counted. Reference numeral 48 denotes a solenoid, and the sprocket 35 can be prevented from rotating by exciting the solenoid and braking the escaper 44 by the spindle 49.

  Further, the counter body 30 is provided with a fixing means 50 for detachably fixing the counter body 30 to the outer periphery of the ball circulation path 4. The fixing means 50 is a pair of plastic made of a wide band having a width equal to the interval between the two rings 22, 22 and having an arc shape with a curvature matching the outer peripheral surface of the spherical flow path 4. The fixing bands 51 and 52 are formed on both side edges of the opening 37 in the case body 34, and a fixing band 53 is pivotally attached to the tip of the fixing band 51, and the tip of the fixing band 53 and the fixing band 52 are fixed. Engagement pieces 54 and 55 that can be engaged with each other are formed at the tips of the ring, and the fixing bands 51, 52, and 53 are wound around the outer periphery of the ball flow path 4 between the rings 22 and 22. By engaging 55, the counter body 30 is fixed to the ball circulation path 4. In addition, when the standing edge 21 is fitted into the opening 37 of the case body 34 at the time of fixing, accurate positioning is performed, and the counter main body 30 can be fixed to the ball circulation path 4 without deviation.

  By fixing the counter body 30 to the sphere distribution path 4 in this way, the toe 36 of the sprocket 35 protrudes into the sphere distribution path 4 from the window hole 20. For this reason, the pachinko balls flowing down the ball distribution path 4 flow one by one against the toes 36 of the sprocket 35, rotate the sprocket 35, and the rotation of the sprocket 35 opens and closes the reed switch 42. The number of pachinko balls flowing down the ball distribution path 4 is output as an electric signal and counted. Further, when the solenoid 48 is excited to stop the rotation of the sprocket 35, the flow of the pachinko ball is stopped.

  Since the inner width w of the window hole 20 is smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball, there is no possibility that the pachinko ball will spill out of the opening 20 even if the counter body 30 is removed. For this reason, it is not necessary to attach an adapter or the like in place of the counter body 30 even when pachinko balls are not counted. As described above, according to the present invention, the counter body 30 can be easily attached and detached as necessary, so that the cost of the adapter and the like is reduced and the usability is improved. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily cope with a case where a counting failure (failure) of the counter body 30 is confirmed during business and the counter body needs to be replaced.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the ball circulation path 4 is attached to the ball supply device 3 and the hose 5 is connected to the upper end portion 15 of the ball circulation path 4. The mounting jig 7 for the ball distribution path 4 is provided so as to be freely slidable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the mounting rail 6, and to be slidable up and down with respect to the sliding member 60. A plate-like main member 62 and a shelf-like member 64 provided on the lower edge portion of the plate-like main member 62 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Yes. Reference numeral 61 denotes a wing nut that fastens the mounting rail 6, the sliding member 60, and the plate-like main member 62. By loosening the wing nut 61, the sliding member 60 can be slid left and right and adjusted in position. The plate-like main member 62 can be slid up and down, and the height can be adjusted. Reference numeral 63 denotes a wing nut that fastens the plate-like main member 62 and the shelf-like member 64. By loosening the wing nut 63, the position of the shelf-like member 64 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.
Reference numeral 65 denotes a movable lever that hangs downward from the ball replenishing device 3. When the prize ball tank of the pachinko machine 2 hits the lever, the lever pivots backward, and the pachinko ball enters the prize ball tank. Will be replenished. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the counter body 30 is attached to the ball distribution path 4 as described above. As described above, the counter body 30 can be easily attached and detached as necessary, and the counter body 30 is directly fixed to the ball distribution path 4, so that it is necessary to make a space for installing the counter in advance as in the past. There is no space saving.
As shown in FIG. 1, the sprocket 35 can be rotated by the weight of the pachinko ball even if the ball circulation path 4 is inclined instead of vertical, so even if the head required for installing the counter is small Good.

  Moreover, the ball | bowl distribution path 4 shown in FIG. 9 consists of the elbow part 4a and the straight flange part 4b, and the edge part of the straight flange part 4b is inserted in the joint part 4c formed in the large diameter at one end of the elbow part 4a. The elbow portion 4a and the straight flange portion 4b are connected via a rotatable joint that is rotatably inserted, and the other configuration is the same as that of the above embodiment shown in FIG. The description is omitted by giving the same reference numerals to the same parts. Since the elbow portion 4a and the straight flange portion 4b are rotatable in the ball distribution path 4, the straight rod portion 4b is inclined and the opening 20 is directed upward as shown in FIG. The counter body 30 can be placed on the inclined upper wall surface of the straight flange 4b. For this reason, the counter body 30 can be mounted without being bulky even if the depth of the island is narrow, and the opening 20 is positioned at the upper portion, so that dust brought in adhering to the pachinko sphere is brought from the opening 20 into the counter body. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of malfunction due to entering into 30.

  In this embodiment, the fixing means of the counter main body 30 is composed of the fixing bands 51, 52, 53. For example, a pair of elastic claws (not shown) are integrally formed on the case body 34, and the elastic body The counter body 30 may be attached to and detached from the ball distribution path 4 by engaging and disengaging the claws with the outer periphery of the ball distribution path 4. Alternatively, known fixing means such as screws and clamps may be used. In short, the present invention is not limited to the fixing means as shown in this embodiment.

Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the ball | bowl distribution route 4 which supplies the pachinko ball to the ball replenishment apparatus 3, this invention is not limited to the ball replenishment apparatus 3 shown in this embodiment, The other for distribute | circulating a pachinko ball It can also be applied to other routes.
Incidentally, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the counter body 30 is attached from the lower side to the inclined sphere distribution path 71 formed on the bottom surface of the pachinko sphere shunt aligner 70 provided in the sphere supply basket 1 of the island platform. Indicates the state. Further, the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 can count out balls by attaching the counter body 30 from the lower side to the inclined ball circulation path 81 of the out ball receiver 80 arranged behind the pachinko machine. It is what I did. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, out balls can be counted by attaching the counter main body 30 to the ball discharge path 82 corresponding to the ball discharge port of the out ball receiver 80. Thus, in the present invention, the counter body 30 can be easily attached as necessary.

1 Ball supply basket 2 Pachinko machine 3 Ball supply device 4 Ball distribution path 5 Hose 20 Window hole 30 Counter body 34 Case body 35 Sprocket 36 Toe 42 Reed switch 50 Fixing means w Inner width

Claims (4)

  It consists of a ball circulation path through which pachinko balls flow down, a counter body, and a fixing means for removably fixing the counter body to the outside of the side wall of the ball circulation path. The counter rocket is pivotally supported in the case body so that the tip of the sprocket protrudes from one side of the case body. And a signal output means for outputting the number of rotations of the sprocket as an electrical signal, and the counter body is a side wall of the sphere circulation path in a state where the toe protrudes from the window hole into the sphere circulation path by the fixing means. A pachinko ball counter characterized by being fixed to the outside.   2. The ball distribution path is a ball distribution path provided at a ball inlet of the ball supply device for supplying the pachinko balls from the ball supply basket of the island platform to the ball supply device of the pachinko machine. The pachinko ball counter mounting structure described.   2. A pachinko ball counter mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the ball distribution channel is an inclined ball distribution channel formed on the bottom surface of a pachinko ball shunt aligner provided in a ball supply basket on an island. .   2. The pachinko ball counter mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the ball distribution path is a ball discharge path of an out ball receiver provided on an island for receiving an out ball discharged from a pachinko machine.

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