JP2016221375A - Chute connection structure of game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chute connection structure of game machine islands capable of achieving a significant cost reduction by constructing supply chutes accommodating to various shapes of game machine islands that are not linear but bent halfway.SOLUTION: An upstream-side connection member 30A and a downstream-side connection member 30B include game ball fall-down parts 31 connected to ends of corresponding supply chutes 20 respectively and on which game balls fall down; and angle adjustment parts 34 bendably extending from the game ball fall-down parts 31 in the direction of crossing with central lines thereof. The upstream-side connection member 30A and the downstream-side connection member 30B connect the ends of the supply chutes 20 to each other respectively in such a manner that the angle adjustment parts 34 bend at a prescribed angle with respect to the game ball flow-down parts 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine island constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines in a direction bent in the middle rather than in a straight line, and a transport cage installed in the gaming machine island to allow a gaming ball to flow down in the longitudinal direction along each gaming machine. It is related with the saddle connection structure which connects the edge parts of.

  Conventional gaming machine islands are constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines in a straight line direction, and the main island is generally extended in a straight line. Inside these gaming machine islands, the game balls used in each gaming machine are collected, lifted while being ground for repeated use, and replenished to each gaming machine from the top of the island. A circulation system is installed. In the upper part of the island, a supply basket for supplying each game machine while flowing the transported game ball down toward the end of the island is arranged so as to incline downward in a straight line.

  By the way, recently, in order to correspond to the diversification of layouts in the amusement hall and various shapes of the installation space, a plurality of gaming machines are arranged not only in a straight line but in the middle bending direction, and by an arbitrary combination of the bending portions, Non-linear gaming machine islands that are bent or curved as a whole have been proposed. In such a non-linear gaming machine island, the shape of the replenishment rod must be bent halfway according to the bent or curved shape of the entire island.

  As a specific configuration for bending the replenishment rod, for example, a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is already known. That is, in accordance with the shape of the non-linear gaming machine island, the game ball flow path of the supply basket is integrally formed in a shape bent (or curved) in advance. In addition, on the bottom surface of the heel of the bent portion, a gentle slope is formed so that the game ball rolls naturally from the outer peripheral side wall toward the inner peripheral side wall in order to realize a smooth flow of the game ball.

JP 2008-17864 A

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, a supply bowl bent in advance according to the shape of the non-linear gaming machine island was prepared. Depending on the layout, the specific shape of the bent portion of the replenishment rod naturally varies. For this reason, there has been a problem that a dedicated supply rod bent in advance at a different angle (curvature) for each amusement hall or each gaming machine island has to be manufactured each time, resulting in an increase in cost.

  In addition, when constructing a non-linear gaming machine island, the angle (curvature) of the replenishment rod provided integrally in advance can no longer be adjusted according to the error during design or construction. There is a problem that it is impossible to finely adjust the direction of extending the horizontal axis and the horizontal angle of the bottom surface of the replenishing rod. In addition, since the horizontal angle cannot be adjusted as described above, strictness is required to obtain the accuracy of the gentle inclination on the bottom surface of the bent portion as described above, and the cost is further increased.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the conventional technology as described above, and enables the ends of the linear conveying rods to be connected to a state bent at an arbitrary angle. In addition to the straight shape, it is possible to easily construct a replenishment rod corresponding to various shapes of the gaming machine island that bends in the middle, and to make a dredging connection structure of the gaming machine island that can realize significant cost reduction It is intended to provide.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object described above resides in the inventions of the following items.
[1] In a gaming machine island (1) constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines (10) in a bent direction rather than in a straight line, each gaming machine (10) is installed in the gaming machine island (1). A saddle connection structure that connects the ends of the transport rod (20) that causes the game ball to flow down along the longitudinal direction,
The end portions of the linear transport rods (20) arranged in the front-rear direction are arranged in accordance with the bent portions where the gaming machines (10) are bent at a predetermined angle, and the ends of the transport rods (20) are connected to each other. A connecting member (30) coupled in a state of being bent according to the predetermined angle with each other;
The connecting member (30) includes an upstream connecting member (30A) corresponding to the upstream conveying rod (20) and a downstream connecting member (30B) corresponding to the downstream conveying rod (20). ,
The upstream side connection member (30A) and the downstream side connection member (30B) are connected to the end of the corresponding transport rod (20), respectively, and a game ball flow lower part (31) where the game ball flows down, and the game ball flow down An angle adjustment portion (34) extending from the portion (31) so as to be able to bend in a direction intersecting with the center line thereof,
The upstream connection member (30A) and the downstream connection member (30B) are transported in a state in which the angle adjusting section (34) is bent at the predetermined angle with respect to the game ball flow lower part (31). The ends of the ridges (20) are connected to each other,
One of the upstream side connection member (30A) and the downstream side connection member (30B) is bent at the predetermined angle by the angle adjusting part (34) with respect to the game ball flow lower part (31). The game ball flow lower portion (31) is connected between the end portions of the respective transport rods (20) in a state where the center lines of the game ball flow lower portions (31) intersect with each other at the predetermined angle.
The other is that the game ball flow lower portion (31) is aligned with the one game ball flow lower portion (31) and the corresponding other transport rod (20), and the angle adjusting portion (34) is It is connected between the end portions of each transport rod (20) in a state of being bent at the predetermined angle with respect to one of the transport rods (20),
The transport rod (20) is formed by standing side walls (22) facing each other along both side edges of the bottom wall (21) extending in the longitudinal direction,
The game ball lower part (31) is configured by standing a side wall (33) along one side edge of a rectangular plate-like bottom wall (32) overlapping the bottom wall (21) of the transport basket (20). ,
The angle adjusting part (34) is formed as an extended part of the side wall (33) that can be bent by extending in the longitudinal direction as it is from the tip of the side wall (33) of the gaming ball flow lower part (31),
The upstream side transport rod (20), the upstream connection member (30A), the downstream side connection member (30B), and the downstream side transport rod (20) in this order, the respective side walls (22, 33, 22). ) Are connected in a state where they are overlapped on the outside, and provided with a step which widens in the width direction toward the downstream.

[2] The angle adjusting portion (34) of the upstream connecting member (30A) is bent inward at a predetermined angle with respect to the outer surface side of the one side wall (22) of the upstream conveying basket (20). And the angle adjusting portion (34) of the downstream connection member (30B) is folded outward at a predetermined angle with respect to the outer surface side of the other side wall (22) of the upstream conveyance basket (20). Connected in a bent state,
The side wall (33) of the game ball flow lower part (31) of the upstream side connection member (30A) is linearly overlapped with the inner surface side of one side wall (22) of the downstream side transport rod (20). The side wall (33) of the game ball flow lower part (31) of the downstream side connection member (30B) is connected to the inner surface side of the other side wall (22) of the downstream side transport rod (20). The scissor connection structure according to [1], wherein the scissors are connected in a state of overlapping each other.

  [3] The upstream side transport basket (20), the game ball flow lower part (31) of the upstream connection member (30A), the game ball flow lower part (31) of the downstream connection member (30B), the downstream side [1] or [2], wherein the bottom walls (21, 32) are connected to each other so as to overlap each other in the order of the transport rods (20), and are provided with a step which becomes lower toward the downstream. ] The saddle connection structure described in the above.

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the scissor connection structure described in [1] above, the ends of the linear transport scissors (20) arranged in the front-rear direction can be connected in a state bent at a predetermined angle. Such bent connection portions are arranged in accordance with the bent portions in the gaming machine island (1). The connecting member (30) includes an upstream connecting member (30A) corresponding to the upstream conveying rod (20) and a downstream connecting member (30B) corresponding to the downstream conveying rod (20).

  When connecting the ends of the transport baskets (20) arranged in the front and rear, the angle adjusting portions (34) extending from the respective game ball flow lower portions (31) so as to be bent are bent at a predetermined angle in any direction. To do. In this way, the end portions of the transport rod (20) are bent at a predetermined angle and connected to each other through the upstream connection member (30A) and the downstream connection member (30B) where the angle adjustment section (34) is bent. Can be linked to the state. In addition, bending of the angle adjustment part (34) and its angle adjustment can be easily performed each time at the construction site in correspondence with various shapes of the gaming machine island (1).

  In such a saddle connection structure, one of the upstream connection member (30A) and the downstream connection member (30B) has a predetermined angle with respect to the game ball flow lower part (31) by the angle adjusting part (34). The game ball flow lower part (31) is connected between the end parts of the respective transport baskets (20) in a state where the center lines of the game ball lower part (31) intersect each other at a predetermined angle. . Here, in one connection member (30A, 30B), the flow direction of the game ball changes with respect to the corresponding one transport rod (20).

  Further, one of the upstream side connection member (30A) and the downstream side connection member (30B) is such that the game ball flow lower part (31) is the one game ball flow lower part (31) and the corresponding other transport rod. (20) and the center line coincide with each other, and the angle adjuster (34) is connected between the end portions of the respective transport rods (20) in a state of being bent at the predetermined angle with respect to the one transport rod (20). The Here, the other connecting member (30A, 30B) communicates with the one transport rod (20) in the state where the corresponding other transport rod (20) and the game ball flow in the same direction.

  Furthermore, the said conveyance gutter (20) stands upright the side wall (22) which opposes along the both-sides edge of the bottom face wall (21) extended in a longitudinal direction. Moreover, the game ball flow lower part (31) of each connection member (30A, 30B) is a side wall along one side edge of the rectangular plate-like bottom wall (32) overlapping the bottom wall (21) of the transport basket (20). The angle adjusting portion (34) is configured by standing upright (33), and the angle adjusting portion (34) extends from the tip of the side wall (33) of the game ball flow lower portion (31) as it is in the longitudinal direction and can be bent. Formed as an extension of

  Then, in the order of the upstream conveying rod (20), the upstream connecting member (30A), the downstream connecting member (30B), and the downstream conveying rod (20), the respective side walls (22, 33). , 22) are connected to each other so as to be overlapped to the outside, and are provided with a step that extends in the width direction toward the downstream.

  Specifically, as described in [2] above, the connection member (30) is connected to the end of the transport rod (20) as follows. That is, the angle adjusting portion (34) of the upstream connection member (30A) is connected to the outer surface side of the one side wall (22) of the upstream conveyance basket (20) in a state bent inward at a predetermined angle. At the same time, the angle adjusting portion (34) of the downstream connection member (30B) is connected to the outer surface of the other side wall (22) of the upstream conveyance basket (20) while being bent outward at a predetermined angle. Is done.

  On the other hand, the side wall (33) of the game ball flow lower part (31) of the upstream connection member (30A) is linearly overlapped with the inner surface side of the one side wall (22) of the downstream side transport basket (20). The side wall (33) of the game ball flow lower part (31) of the downstream connection member (30B) is linearly connected to the inner surface side of the other side wall (22) of the downstream transport basket (20). Connected in an overlapping state. Thereby, a strong connection is possible with a simple configuration.

  According to the saddle connection structure described in [3], the upstream transport rod (20), the game ball lower portion (31) of the upstream connection member (30A), and the game ball flow of the downstream connection member (30B) In this order, the bottom wall (21, 32) overlapped from the top in the order of the part (31) and the downstream conveying rod (20), and a step which becomes lower toward the downstream is provided. Thereby, a game ball can be smoothly flowed from the upstream side toward the downstream side even at the bent portion of the transport rod (20).

  According to the game machine island spear connection structure according to the present invention, a game machine that is bent in the middle rather than in a straight line by connecting the ends of the straight transport spears to a state bent at an arbitrary angle. It is possible to easily construct a replenishment rod corresponding to the various shapes of the island, and realize a significant cost reduction.

It is a top view which shows roughly the island frame of the gaming machine island which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the island frame of the gaming machine island which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the game machine island which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view showing roughly the internal structure of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the top view (a) and front view (b) which show in a straight line in the state which attached the connection member to the edge part of the replenishment rod which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view (a) and front view (b) which expand and show the principal part in FIG. It is the top view (a) and the front view (b) which show the state which connected the principal part in FIG. It is a top view which arranges and shows two examples (a) and (b) from which the bending direction of the bent part of the replenishing rod concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention differs. It is the top view (a) which shows the upstream connection member which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, a right view (b), and a front view (c). It is the top view (a) which shows the downstream connection member which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, a right view (b), and a front view (c). It is a top view which shows the example in which the bending part of a supplementary basket turns to the right direction toward the advancing direction (downstream side) of a game ball flow along the bending part of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part in FIG. It is a top view which shows the example in which the bending part of a supply basket | curve bends on the left side toward the advancing direction (downstream side) of a game ball flow along the bending part of the gaming machine island which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which expands and shows the principal part in FIG. It is a front view which shows the fixing member which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the fixing member which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a right view which shows the fixing member which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view (a) which shows the upstream connection member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, a right view (b), and a front view (c). It is the top view (a) which shows the downstream connection member which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, a right view (b), and a front view (c). Along with the bent part of the gaming machine island according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the main part of the example in which the bent part of the supply basket is bent to the right side in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow is shown enlarged. It is a top view.

Hereinafter, various embodiments representing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 17 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
In the gaming machine island 1 constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines 10 in a direction bent in the middle rather than in a straight line, the saddle connection structure according to the present embodiment is an end of a transport basket installed in the gaming machine island 1. It is for connecting parts. Hereinafter, a case where the transport basket is a supply basket 20 for supplying game balls to each gaming machine 10 will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows an outline in plan view of an island frame 1a forming the frame structure of the gaming machine island 1, and FIG. 2 shows an outline of a cross section in the width direction (depth direction) of the island frame 1a. FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the gaming machine island 1, and FIG. 4 shows an outline of the gaming machine island 1 in a front view. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine island 1 is constructed in a state where a plurality of gaming machines 10 are arranged in two rows back to back, and these two rows are not simply straight, but at the same angle in the same direction at two places in the middle. It bends and extends.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, a ball lending machine 11 that lends a game ball by inserting a card or a bill corresponding to one game machine 10 on one side is juxtaposed between the game machines 10 in the game machine island 1. Has been. Here, the gaming machine 10 is a pachinko machine that plays a game by launching a pachinko ball that is a game ball on the game board surface inside the front glass frame. Note that, in this embodiment, the gaming machine island 1 in which the gaming machines 10 are arranged in two rows back to back is shown, but the gaming machine island may be constructed in a state in which the gaming machines 10 are arranged in one row on one side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the gaming machine island 1, a top plate 2 extending horizontally over the entire length of the island is fixedly provided immediately below the plurality of gaming machines 10 and the ball lending machine 11. A waist plate 3 is mounted on the lower surface of the island located below the top plate 2, and a curtain plate 4 is mounted on the upper surface of the island positioned above each gaming machine 10 and the like. Such a gaming machine island 1 is equipped with various equipments for circulating and repeatedly using game balls used for games in each gaming machine 10 within the island.

  In the front and rear rows in the center of the gaming machine island 1, there are arranged ball counters 12 for counting the number of game balls carried by the players and outputting the counting results. As shown in FIG. 1, between the front and rear ball counters 12, a polishing device 13 is installed to lift each game machine 10 and the game balls discharged from the ball counter 12 while polishing them. . Here, the polishing device 13 is a cloth polishing type in which a game ball is sandwiched between a lifting belt and a polishing cloth and polished while being lifted, or is polished while agitating and lifting a pellet-shaped abrasive and a game ball. A pellet polishing type may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a lower tank 14 is disposed in the lower part of the gaming machine island 1 to collect the game balls discharged from each gaming machine 10, temporarily store them, and supply them to the polishing device 13. Yes. A pair of lower tanks 14 are disposed on both sides of the lower stage of the island with the polishing device 13 therebetween. Each lower tank 14 is connected with a collection basket 15 that collects the game balls discharged from each gaming machine 10 and guides them into the lower tank 14 and delivers the game balls in the lower tank 14 to the polishing device 13. Has been.

  Further, an upper tank 16 for temporarily storing a ground game ball to be replenished to each gaming machine 10 is disposed on the upper end side of the polishing apparatus 13. A supply rod 20 for supplying game balls to the respective gaming machines 10 is stretched over the island upper part so as to extend from the upper tank 16 toward the island ends on both sides. Here, the replenishment rod 20 is used for naturally flowing down the game ball using a downward slope, and the middle thereof is bent in accordance with the shape of the gaming machine island 1.

  In such a gaming machine island 1, the game balls discharged from each gaming machine 10 are collected by the lower tank 14 through the collection basket 15, and then are lifted while being polished by the polishing device 13. It is stored in. Then, the game balls in the upper tank 16 are configured to be replenished to each gaming machine 10 again via the replenishment basket 20. The collection basket 15 has substantially the same configuration as the supply basket 20 and is bent along the same way as the supply basket 20, but the configuration of the supply basket 20 will be described below as a representative.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which two supply rods 20 arranged in a straight line are separated from each other, and FIG. 6 shows an enlarged end portion of the supply rod 20 shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the end portions of the two replenishing rods 20 are connected to each other by the rod connecting structure that forms the basis of the present invention. Here, the replenishing rod 20 is configured such that units divided in advance to a predetermined length are sequentially connected and extend into one. In FIG. 5, an example of connecting two units arranged in front and rear is shown, but the number of units to be connected may be appropriately determined according to the length of the gaming machine island 1.

  The unit of the replenishing rod 20 extends linearly, but when the end portions of the units arranged in the front and rear are coupled to each other, the unit can be coupled in a state bent at an arbitrary angle in plan view by the rod connection structure. In addition, the replenishment rod 20 includes a portion where the end portions of the unit are bent (hereinafter referred to as “bend portion”), so that the game ball naturally flows down over the entire length, the upper tank 16. Is supported so as to incline downward from the start end to the end end extending from the island end.

  The replenishing rod 20 (unit thereof) is formed by standing side walls 22 facing each other along both side edges of a bottom wall 21 that extends linearly in the longitudinal direction. Although the upper surface side of the replenishing rod 20 is open as it is, it may be closed with a cover or the like. At the corners on both sides of the replenishment rod 20, there are provided drop openings 23 for dropping the game balls flowing down on the bottom wall 21 corresponding to the respective game machines 10 (and ball lending machines 11) along the longitudinal direction. ing. A distribution chute (not shown) is attached to the drop port 23, and the game balls are supplied to the gaming machines 10 (and the ball lending machine 11) through the distribution chute.

  In FIG. 7, the supply baskets 20 arranged in the front-rear direction are connected in a linearly extending state, but actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the supply baskets 20 arranged in the front-rear direction have each gaming machine 10 at a predetermined angle. The end portions of the replenishing rod 20 are arranged so as to be positioned in accordance with the bent portions that are bent and arranged, and the bent portion that connects the end portions is also bent at the same predetermined angle. Here, the direction of bending of the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 is roughly divided into two directions in plan view.

  That is, in FIG. 1, the replenishing rod 20 located on the left side with the polishing device 13 in between is the boundary between the center lines of the end portions of the replenishing rod 20 toward the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow. And turn right. On the other hand, the replenishment rod 20 located on the right side with the polishing device 13 in between is bent to the left with the center line between the end portions of the replenishment rod 20 as the boundary in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow. . FIG. 8 shows the replenishment rods 20 arranged in different directions in which the bent portions are bent, with the left unit in the figure as the upstream supply rod 20 and the right unit in the figure as the downstream supply rod 20. . In the following description, of the two units arranged in the front and rear, the left unit in the figure is the upstream supply rod 20 and the right unit in the drawing is the downstream supply rod 20.

  9 and 10 each show a connection member 30 that forms the main part of the saddle connection structure. Here, the connection member 30 includes an upstream connection member 30A corresponding to the upstream supply rod 20 and a downstream connection member 30B corresponding to the downstream supply rod 20. The upstream side connection member 30A and the downstream side connection member 30B are formed symmetrically with each other, as will be described in detail later. The upstream side connection member 30A and the downstream side connection member 30B are arranged on the upstream side and the downstream side, respectively, according to the bending direction of the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20. Replace. 11 and 12, which will be described below, show an example in which the bent portion of the replenishing basket 20 bends to the right in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow. In such an example, the direction shown in FIG. 9 is better. The upstream connecting member 30A, the direction shown in FIG. 10, corresponds to the downstream connecting member 30B.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upstream side connection member 30 </ b> A and the downstream side connection member 30 </ b> B are connected to the end portions of the corresponding replenishment rods 20, respectively. And an angle adjuster 34 extending so as to be bent in a direction intersecting the center line. The game ball lowering portion 31 is formed by standing a side wall 33 along one side edge of a rectangular plate-like bottom wall 32 that overlaps the bottom wall 21 of the replenishing basket 20. Any of the connection members 30 can be formed by cutting a thin metal plate such as stainless steel into a predetermined shape and then bending it.

  The width of the bottom wall 32 (both sides perpendicular to the center line thereof) is set slightly smaller than the width of the bottom wall 21 of the replenishing rod 20. The height of the side wall 33 is set to be approximately the same as that of the side wall 22 of the replenishing rod 20. The angle adjusting portion 34 is formed as an extended portion of the side wall 33 that can be bent by extending in the longitudinal direction as it is from the tip of the side wall 33 of the gaming ball flow lower portion 31.

  A pair of upper and lower cuts 34 a is provided at the base end of the angle adjusting unit 34 to lower the bending rigidity when bending from the front end of the side wall 33. Note that the upstream side connection member 30A and the downstream side connection member 30B are provided with a side wall 33 or an angle on the left or right side of the both side edges of the bottom wall 32 of the game ball flow lower portion 31. They are symmetrical with each other depending on whether or not the adjustment unit 34 is present.

  The upstream side connecting member 30A has an angle adjusting portion 34 that is bent inward (side toward the center line) with a predetermined angle with respect to the game ball flow lower portion 31, and the game ball flow lower portion 31 is connected to the upstream supply rod 20. On the other hand, the centerlines of each other intersect at the predetermined angle. That is, the angle adjustment part 34 of the upstream connection member 30A is positioned on the outer angle side of the bent part, and is set so that the angle adjustment part 34 is fixed to the upstream connection member 30A.

  On the other hand, the downstream connection member 30B has a game ball flow lower portion 31 whose center line coincides with the game ball flow lower portion 31 and the downstream supply rod 20 of the upstream connection member 30A, and the angle adjustment section 34 has an upstream supply. It will be in the state bent to the outer side (side away from a centerline) with the said predetermined angle with respect to the collar 20. That is, the angle adjustment part 34 of the downstream connection member 30B is positioned on the inner angle side of the bent part, and is set so that the angle adjustment part 34 is fixed to the upstream connection member 30A.

  As described above, the upstream connection member 30A and the downstream connection member 30B are connected to each other with the end portions of the replenishment basket 20 in a state where the angle adjustment portion 34 is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the game ball lowering portion 31. Will be. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the angle adjusting unit 34 is provided with a small connecting hole 35 through which a screw fixed to the end of the replenishing rod 20 is passed. In addition, the side wall 33 of the game ball flow lower portion 31 is also provided with a connecting long hole 36 through which a screw fixed to the end of the replenishing basket 20 is passed.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, long holes 24 to be connected that are screwed in alignment with the small holes 35 for connection are provided on both side walls 22 at the end of the replenishment rod 20 on the upstream side. . In addition, on both side walls 22 at the end of the replenishing rod 20 on the downstream side, there are provided small holes for connection 25 that are fitted with the long slots for connection and are screwed. Here, the to-be-connected long hole 24 and the connecting long hole 36 are long holes extending in the longitudinal direction so as to be able to absorb the positional deviation at the time of attachment. Further, the connecting small hole 35 may be formed as a long hole extending in the height direction so as to absorb the positional deviation in the height direction during the angle adjustment particularly during the attachment.

  FIG. 11 shows a state in which the bent portion of the replenishment rod 20 along the bent portion of the gaming machine island 1 bends to the right in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow, and FIG. 12 shows the replenishment in FIG. The bent part of the collar 20 is shown enlarged. In FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the left supply rod 20 is on the upstream side, and the right supply rod 20 is on the downstream side.

  In the drawing, the fixing screws are not shown, but the angle adjusting portion 34 of the upstream connection member 30A is inward at a predetermined angle with respect to the one side wall 22 of the upstream supply rod 20 that is the outer corner side of the bent portion. In addition to being connected in a bent state, the angle adjusting portion 34 of the downstream connection member 30B is bent outward at a predetermined angle with respect to the other side wall 22 of the upstream supply rod 20 which is the inner corner side of the bent portion. Connected in state. Although details will be described later, at the time of construction, first, the angle adjusting portion 34 of the upstream connection member 30A is screwed to the one side wall 22 of the upstream supply rod 20, and the other of the upstream supply rod 20 The angle adjustment part 34 of the downstream connection member 30B is temporarily fixed to the side wall 22.

  Similarly, the side wall 33 of the gaming ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream side connection member 30A is connected in a linearly overlapping manner to the one side wall 22 of the downstream side supply rod 20 that is the outer corner side of the bent portion, The side wall 33 of the game ball flow lower portion 31 of the downstream side connection member 30B is connected in a linearly overlapping manner to the other side wall 22 of the downstream side supply rod 20 that is the inner corner side of the bent portion. Although details will be described later, at the time of construction, first, the side wall 33 of the gaming ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream connecting member 30A is temporarily fixed to the one side wall 22 of the downstream side replenishing rod 20, and the downstream side replenishment is performed. The side wall 33 of the gaming ball flow lower portion 31 of the downstream side connection member 30B is screwed to the other side wall 22 of the basket 20.

  In such a bent portion, the bottom wall 21 of the upstream replenishing rod 20, the bottom wall 32 of the game ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream connection member 30A, the bottom wall 32 of the game ball flow lower portion 31 of the downstream connection member 30B, The bottom wall 21 of the replenishing rod 20 on the downstream side is connected in an overlapping state from above in this order, and is provided with a step that becomes lower toward the downstream.

  FIG. 13 shows a state in which the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 along the bent portion of the gaming machine island 1 bends to the left in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow, and FIG. 14 shows the replenishment in FIG. The bent part of the collar 20 is shown enlarged. In FIGS. 12 and 13, the left supply rod 20 is on the upstream side, and the right supply rod 20 is on the downstream side. In this example, the bending direction of the bent portion is different from the examples of FIGS. 11 and 12 described above, the direction shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the downstream connection member 30B, and the direction shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the upstream connection member 30A. To do.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 is supported in the upper stage of the island by a pair of fixing members 40 at the front and rear thereof. The fixing member 40 is for fixing the replenishment basket 20 and the connection member 30 to the gaming machine island side, and includes a horizontal adjustment unit that adjusts the replenishment basket 20 and the connection member 30 horizontally in the width direction. FIG. 15 shows the front surface of the fixing member 40, FIG. 16 shows the plane of the fixing member 40, and FIG. 17 shows the side surface of the fixing member 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the fixing member 40 includes a base plate 41 laid between the island frames 1 a (see FIG. 2) before and after the upper stage of the island, and an oscillation center at one end on the base plate 41. And the other end side is supported by an eaves mounting plate 42 that can be adjusted in angle. Here, the saddle mounting plate 42 constitutes the horizontal adjustment portion. As shown in FIG. 2, both ends of the base plate 41 are screwed to the front and rear island frames 1a, respectively, but the island frame 1a is adjusted so that the fixing position of the fixing member 40 can be appropriately adjusted with respect to the island frame 1a. Has a plurality of screw holes arranged vertically.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, the gutter placing plate 42 is a plate material extending in both directions so that the middle of the replenishing gutter 20 can be placed along the upper end of the flange shape. A screw hole 43 serving as a moving center is provided. With the screw fixed to the base plate 41 side through the screw hole 43 as a rotation center, the other end side of the eaves mounting plate 42 is supported so as to be swingable. Two screw holes 43 are provided on the upper and lower sides so that the height of the mounting plate 42 attached to the base plate 41 can be adjusted, and are screwed from either one.

  The horizontal state in the width direction of the replenishing rod 20 can be adjusted as appropriate by adjusting the angle of the other end of the rod mounting plate 42, but fixing the other end of the rod mounting plate 42 at a desired angle is limited to two. Done by screw. That is, a height fixing screw 44 extending in the vertical direction is screwed to the upper end of the other end side of the base plate 41. The upper end of the other end side of the eaves mounting plate 42 with respect to the height fixing screw 44 is inserted so as to be movable in the vertical direction within a range in contact with the screw head of the height fixing screw 44.

  Further, a height adjusting screw 45 extending in the vertical direction is screwed to the upper end on the other end side of the basket mounting plate 42. The height adjustment screw 45 is appropriately rotated in both forward and reverse directions so that the other end side of the eaves mounting plate 42 does not move further downward by a position where the tip end of the screw leg contacts the upper end of the other end side of the base plate 41. It can be fixed at an angular position.

  On both sides of the upper end of the eaves mounting plate 42, a pair of eaves fixing screws 46, 46 are screwed so as to extend in the vertical direction. Between these hook fixing screws 46, 46, a hook fixing plate 47 surrounding the replenishment hook 20 accommodated between them is bridged so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The heel fixing plate 47 is urged upward by a coil spring 48 externally fitted to each heel fixing screw 46.

  The tip of each leg fixing screw 46 extends to the base plate 41 side through the saddle mounting plate 42, and each of the saddle fixing screws 46 is screwed into the saddle mounting plate 42. The plate 41 is freely inserted. In addition, a heater passage opening 49 for inserting a heater for preventing dew condensation of the replenishing reed 20 is provided in the reed placing plate 42 just below the upper end on which the replenishing reed 20 is placed.

Next, the construction of the replenishment rod 20 using the connecting member 30 and the fixing member 40 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine island 1 has a plurality of gaming machines 10 arranged in two rows back to back, but is constructed to be bent and arranged at the same angle in the same direction at two locations in the middle, not just a straight line. . Then, a replenishment rod 20 for replenishing game balls is provided to each gaming machine 10 in the upper stage of the island, and the replenishment cage 20 is also constructed so as to bend in accordance with the bending portion of the gaming machine island 1.

  The replenishing rod 20 extends in a straight line, but the ends of the replenishing rods 20 arranged in the front-rear direction are arranged in accordance with the bent portion of the gaming machine island 1. The ends of the replenishing rod 20 can be connected to each other with the connecting member 30 bent in accordance with a predetermined angle of the bent portion. The replenishment rod 20 is prepared in advance as a unit of a predetermined length according to the distance from the bent portion of the gaming machine island 1 to the upstream island center or the downstream island end.

  In FIG. 1, the supply rod 20 located on the left side of the gaming machine island 1 with the polishing device 13 therebetween has a bent portion bent to the right side in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow. Here, the connecting member 30 forming the bent portion is composed of an upstream connecting member 30A and a downstream connecting member 30B that are symmetrical to each other, but when the bent portion is a right turn, the direction shown in FIG. 9 is the upstream connecting member 30A. 10 corresponds to the downstream connection member 30B.

  In the construction procedure in this case, first, in FIG. 6, the angle adjusting portion 34 of the upstream connection member 30 </ b> A is screwed to the one side wall 22 of the upstream supply rod 20 that is the outer corner side of the bent portion. Here, the angle adjusting unit 34 is brought into contact with the outer surface side of the one side wall 22 and positioned so that the notch 34 a at the base end of the angle adjusting unit 34 does not cover the edge of the one side wall 22. Further, the bottom wall 32 in the game ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream connection member 30 </ b> A is disposed below the bottom wall 21 of the replenishing basket 20. In this state, the screw inserted through the small connecting hole 35 (see FIG. 9) in the angle adjusting unit 34 is tightened into the long hole 24 to be connected in the one side wall 22 of the supply rod 20 via a nut. At this time, it is not necessary to bend the angle adjuster 34 inward at a predetermined angle.

  Along with the screwing of the upstream connection member 30A to the upstream supply rod 20 as described above, the game ball of the downstream connection member 30B flows down to the other side wall 22 of the downstream supply rod 20 on the inner corner side of the bent portion. The side wall 33 of the part 31 is screwed in a state where the side wall 33 is linearly overlapped. Here, the side wall 33 is brought into contact with the inner surface side of the other side wall 22 and positioned so that the notch 34 a at the base end of the angle adjusting portion 34 does not cover the end edge of the other side wall 22. In addition, the bottom wall 32 of the game ball lowering portion 31 overlaps the bottom wall 21 of the supply basket 20. In this state, the screw inserted into the small hole for connection 25 in the other side wall 22 of the replenishing rod 20 is connected to the long hole for connection 36 (see FIG. 9) in the side wall 33 of the game ball flow lower part 31 via a nut. And tighten.

  In FIG. 7, the upstream connection member 30 </ b> A connected to the upstream supply rod 20 is overlapped on the downstream connection member 30 </ b> B connected to the downstream supply rod 20. And the angle adjustment part 34 of the downstream connection member 30B is temporarily fixed with the screw with respect to the other side wall 22 of the upstream replenishment rod 20 used as the internal angle side of a bending part. Here, the angle adjusting portion 34 is in contact with the outer surface side of the other side wall 22, and the screw inserted through the small connecting hole 35 (see FIG. 9) in the angle adjusting portion 34 is located on the other side wall 22 of the replenishing rod 20. Temporarily fix the connected long hole 24 via a nut. At this time, it is not necessary to bend the angle adjuster 34 inward at a predetermined angle.

  Along with such temporary fixing of the downstream connection member 30B to the upstream supply rod 20, the gaming ball flows down from the upstream connection member 30A to the one side wall 22 of the downstream supply rod 20 on the outer corner side of the bent portion. The side wall 33 of the part 31 is temporarily fixed with a screw in a state where the side wall 33 is linearly overlapped. Here, the side wall 33 is brought into contact with the inner surface side of the one side wall 22, and the screw inserted into the small hole for connection 25 in the one side wall 22 of the replenishing rod 20 is connected to the side wall 33 of the game ball flow lower portion 31. Temporarily fix the elongated hole 36 (see FIG. 9) via a nut.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 12, if the angle adjusting portion 34 of each connecting member 30A, 30B is bent in the right turn direction at a predetermined angle, the ends of the replenishing rod 20 are bent at a predetermined angle with each other. It is connected in a continuous state. In this way, after the supply rod 20 is bent to some extent, the angle may be adjusted while being arranged on the island frame 1a as shown in FIG. Of course, the supply rod 20 may be bent after being attached to the island frame 1a in a linearly extended state including the bent portion. In this case, after the upstream supply rod 20 is fixed, the downstream supply rod 20 is bent according to the bending portion of the gaming machine island 1.

  Thereafter, the portion temporarily fixed at the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 is finally tightened. Thereby, a strong connection is possible with a simple configuration. In addition, regarding the screwing including temporary fixing at the time of construction, the long hole for connection 24 of the replenishing rod 20 and the long hole for connection 36 of the connecting member 30 are elongated holes extending in the longitudinal direction, and the position shift at the time of attachment Can be absorbed. Further, as described above, if the small connecting hole 35 of the connecting member 30 is formed as a long hole extending in the height direction, it is possible to absorb the positional deviation in the height direction during the angle adjustment especially during the attachment.

  Further, at the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20, the bottom wall 21 of the upstream replenishing rod 20, the bottom wall 32 of the gaming ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream connection member 30A, and the gaming ball flow lower portion 31 of the downstream connection member 30B. The bottom wall 32 and the bottom wall 21 of the downstream replenishing rod 20 are overlapped in this order from above, and a step is formed that decreases toward the downstream. Every time a game ball passes through such a step, instantaneous acceleration of gravity acts, and the rolling performance increases each time. Therefore, the game ball can flow smoothly from the upstream side to the downstream side even at the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20.

  The case where the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 turns rightward in the traveling direction (downstream side) of the game ball flow has been described above. However, in the case of a left turn as shown in FIGS. The member 30A and the downstream connection member 30B are reversed so that the direction shown in FIG. 10 is the upstream connection member 30A and the direction shown in FIG. 9 is the downstream connection member 30B. It is possible to perform the same construction only by making the reverse mode.

  In this way, at least two pairs of connecting members 30 can be used together with the gaming machine island 1 that bends to the left and right, and wasteful costs such as preparing various types of connecting members 30 can be saved. it can. In any case, the bending of the angle adjusting portion 34 of each connecting member 30A, 30B and the angle adjustment can be easily performed each time at the construction site corresponding to various shapes of the gaming machine island 1. . In this embodiment, the bending angle is about 15 degrees. However, according to each of the connecting members 30A and 30B described above, it is possible to cope with a bending angle of about 25 degrees at the maximum.

  Next, the fixing of the replenishing rod 20 by the fixing member 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bent portion of the replenishing rod 20 is supported in the upper stage of the island with its front and rear sandwiched between a pair of fixing members 40. As shown in FIG. 2, both ends of the base plate 41 are screwed to the front and rear island frames 1a. Here, the height position at which the base plate 41 is attached can be appropriately adjusted according to a plurality of screw holes arranged vertically on the island frame 1a.

  After the base plate 41 is fixed to the island frame 1a, the replenishing rod 20 is inserted between the rod mounting plate 42 and the rod fixing plate 47 shown in FIG. After the replenishment rod 20 is placed on the reed mounting plate 42, each reed fixing screw 46 may be attached so as to surround the replenishment rod 20 from above. When each of the rod fixing screws 46 is tightened, the replenishment rod 20 is fixed between the rod fixing plate 47 and the rod mounting plate 42. In this state, by appropriately turning the height adjusting screw 45 in both forward and reverse directions, the saddle placement plate 42 swings up and down around the screw hole 43 on one end side as a center of rotation. The horizontal state of the upper replenishing rod 20 can be adjusted as appropriate.

  When the horizontal adjustment of the replenishing rod 20 is finished, the rod mounting plate 42 is fixed so as not to swing by tightening the height fixing screw 44 so that the horizontal state does not change. Thereby, also in the non-linear gaming machine island 1, the replenishment rod 20 and the connection member 30 can be reliably fixed by the fixing member 40, and the horizontal in the width direction can be easily adjusted by the horizontal adjustment. . Therefore, it is possible to smoothly flow down the game balls without forming a gentle slope on the bottom surface of the replenishment rod 20 at the bent portion as in the prior art.

18 to 20 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
The saddle connection structure according to the present embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but the configurations of the upstream connection member 30A and the downstream connection member 30B, which are the connection members 30, are slightly different. 18 and 19 each show a connection member 30 that forms the main part of the basket connection structure, and FIG. 20 shows an example in which the bent part of the supply basket 20 bends to the right in the traveling direction (downstream side) under the game ball flow. Is shown. In such an example, the direction shown in FIG. 18 corresponds to the upstream side connection member 30A, and the direction shown in FIG. 19 corresponds to the downstream side connection member 30B.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the upstream connection member 30 </ b> A and the downstream connection member 30 </ b> B according to the present embodiment extend from the distal end of the side wall 33 of the game ball flow lower portion 31 toward the proximal end along the lower edge. A slit 37 is provided. A part of the side wall 33 from the base end of the slit 37 can be bent together with the angle adjusting portion 34 extending from the front end of the side wall 33. A pair of cuts 34 a are provided above and below the side wall 33 located at the base end of the slit 37 to lower the bending rigidity when bending from the position.

  According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, when the angle adjuster 34 is bent closer to the inside of the bottom wall 32 in the game ball flow lower portion 31 of the upstream connection member 30A, the base of the angle adjuster 34 is set. The end side is positioned so as to overlap the inner side of the side edge of the bottom wall 32. Thereby, a gap does not occur in the game ball flow lower portion 31 (particularly between the bottom wall 32 and the bottom wall 21 of the replenishing basket 20), and the game ball can be prevented from being clogged. In addition, about the site | part of the same kind as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. For example, in the embodiment described above, the gaming machine 10 is a pachinko machine and the gaming ball is a pachinko ball, but other types of gaming machines may be used as long as the gaming machine uses a gaming ball.

  In the above embodiment, the gaming machines 10 are arranged in two rows back to back, but the gaming machines 10 may be arranged in one row on one side. Moreover, the specific shape that the gaming machine island 1 bends in the middle is not limited to that shown in FIG. The same applies to the replenishment rod 20 that is bent in accordance with the bent portion of the gaming machine island 1.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the transport basket has been described as the supply basket 20 for supplying game balls to each gaming machine 10, but the same applies to the collection basket 15 for collecting game balls discharged from each gaming machine 10.樋 connection structure can be applied. As a result, it is not necessary to manufacture the replenishing and collecting non-linear ridges separately, and parts can be shared, thereby reducing wasteful costs.

  The spear connection structure according to the present invention is a supplementary spear incidental facility for supplying a pachinko ball to each pachinko machine in a gaming machine island configured by a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball that is a typical game ball as a game medium. Especially applicable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine island 1a ... Island frame 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Ball lending machine 12 ... Ball counter 13 ... Polishing apparatus 14 ... Lower tank 15 ... Collection tank 16 ... Upper tank 20 ... Supply tank 21 ... Bottom wall 22 ... Side wall DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 ... Drop port 24 ... Connected long hole 25 ... Connected small hole 30 ... Connection member 30A ... Upstream side connection member 30B ... Downstream side connection member 31 ... Game ball flow lower part 32 ... Bottom wall 33 ... Side wall 34 ... Angle Adjusting portion 34a ... cut 35 ... connecting small hole 36 ... connecting long hole 37 ... slit 40 ... fixing member 41 ... base plate 42 ... mounting plate 43 ... screw hole 44 ... height fixing screw 45 ... height adjusting screw 46 ... 樋 fixing screw 47 ... 樋 fixing plate 48 ... Coil spring 49 ... Heater passage opening

Claims (3)

In gaming machine islands that are constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines in a bent direction rather than in a straight line, the ends of the transport rods that are installed in the gaming machine island and flow down the gaming balls in the longitudinal direction along each gaming machine樋 connection structure to connect
The ends of the linear transport rods arranged in the front and back are respectively arranged in accordance with the bent portions where the gaming machines are bent at a predetermined angle, and the ends of the transport rods are bent to match each other with the predetermined angle. Having a connecting member to be coupled
The connecting member is composed of an upstream connecting member corresponding to an upstream conveying rod, and a downstream connecting member corresponding to a downstream conveying rod,
The upstream side connection member and the downstream side connection member are bent in a direction intersecting the center line from the lower part of the game ball and the lower part of the game ball flowing down from the lower part of the game ball. An angle adjusting portion extending in a possible manner,
The upstream connecting member and the downstream connecting member connect the ends of the transport baskets to each other in a state where the angle adjusting unit is bent at the predetermined angle with respect to the game ball flow lower part,
Either one of the upstream side connection member and the downstream side connection member has one of the angle adjustment portion bent at the predetermined angle with respect to the game ball flow lower portion, and the game ball flow lower portion corresponding thereto. Connected between the ends of each transport rod in a state where the center lines of the transport rods cross each other at the predetermined angle,
One of the other is that the game ball flow lower portion and the one other of the game ball flow lower portion and the corresponding other transport rod are aligned with the center line, and the angle adjusting unit is folded at the predetermined angle with respect to the one transport rod. In the bent state, it is connected between the ends of each transport rod,
The conveying rod is formed by erecting opposing side walls along both side edges of the bottom wall extending in the longitudinal direction,
The gaming ball flow lower part is formed by standing a side wall along one side edge of a rectangular plate-like bottom wall that overlaps the bottom wall of the transport basket,
The angle adjustment portion is formed as an extended portion of the side wall that can be bent by extending in the longitudinal direction as it is from the tip of the side wall of the gaming ball lower portion,
In the order of the upstream conveying rod, the upstream connecting member and the downstream connecting member, and the downstream conveying rod, the respective side walls are connected to each other so as to overlap each other and spread in the width direction toward the downstream.樋 connection structure characterized in that is provided. The angle adjusting portion of the upstream connecting member is connected to the outer surface side of the one side wall of the upstream side conveyance basket while being bent inward at a predetermined angle, and the other side wall of the upstream side conveyance basket. The angle adjustment portion of the downstream connection member is connected to the outer surface side in a state bent outward at a predetermined angle,
A side wall of the gaming ball flow lower portion of the upstream connection member is connected in a linearly overlapping manner to an inner surface side of one side wall of the downstream side transport basket, and a side wall of the downstream side transport basket 2. The scissor connection structure according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the game ball flow lower portion of the downstream connection member is connected to the inner surface side in a linearly overlapping state.   Connected in a state where the bottom wall overlaps in the order of the upstream side transport bowl, the game ball flow bottom of the upstream connection member, the game ball flow bottom of the downstream connection member, and the downstream side transport bowl. The saddle connection structure according to claim 1, further comprising a step which becomes lower toward the downstream.

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