JP2514127B2 - Pachinko ball storage tank - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball storage tank arranged inside a pachinko island stand in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in a row.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has previously applied for a special application in order not to provide a large-scale tank of a custom-made product in a game hall and to be able to immediately supply when there is a shortage of pachinko balls inside a pachinko island stand. In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-37760, it was proposed that a pachinko ball storage tank was installed inside a pachinko island stand. In this pachinko ball storage tank, a large storage tank is installed at the bottom of the pachinko island stand, a bulkhead is erected at approximately the center of the storage tank, and out balls flow down above it.
It was a two-stage collection gutter in which the pachinko balls stored under it flowed down.

[0003]

As described above, since the pachinko ball storage tank proposed above has the recovery gutter formed in the upper and lower two stages in the center of the inside, the structure of the pachinko ball storage tank is In addition to being complicated, there is a drawback in that the volume of the storage tank itself is not effectively used. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a pachinko ball storage tank that has a simple structure and can effectively use the volume of the storage tank. .

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, in a pachinko ball storage tank arranged inside a pachinko island stand in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged, It is a pachinko ball that is placed in the center of the lower space of the table and is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped with an open upper surface, and is pumped by a ball lifting device that is erected inside the pachinko island table and is recycled by a reflux pipe. Between the storage tank portion that stores the pachinko balls that have been formed and the pachinko balls that are discharged from the pachinko machine and that are attached to both side surfaces of the storage tank portion and the waist plate of the pachinko island stand in the attached state. An out-ball collecting gutter having no gap formed therein, and is formed in front of the storage tank part at the lower end of the out-ball collecting gutter and the downstream end of the storage tank part. Together to face the outlet to introduce trough communicating with said ball pumped device, it is characterized in that the falling edge of the out ball collecting trough was positioned in the top front of the outlet.

[0005]

[Function] The pachinko balls pumped by the ball pumping device
It is replenished to each pachinko machine lined up on the pachinko island stand, but when the replenishment state is full, it is recirculated to the storage tank section via the recirculation pipe. On the other hand, the used pachinko balls used in each pachinko machine fall into the out ball collection gutter attached to the side surface of the storage tank unit. The used pachinko balls that have fallen into the out-ball collecting trough flow out from the lower end of the out-ball collecting trough to the introduction trough, and are again transported to the upper part of the pachinko island stand by the ball lifting device. On the other hand, the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank section also flow out from the outlet formed at the lower end of the storage tank section into the introduction trough and are pumped to the upper part of the pachinko island stand by the ball lifting device. At this time, since the lower end of the out ball collection gutter is located in front of the upper part of the outlet of the storage tank, the pachinko balls flowing down the out ball collection gutter are preferentially guided to the introduction gutter. In other words, in the present invention, a simple structure is simply attached to the side surface of the upper open rectangular parallelepiped storage tank portion arranged in the central portion of the lower space of the pachinko island stand, to which an out ball collection gutter for collecting out balls is attached. , It is possible to collect out balls and store unused pachinko balls, it is easy to manufacture, and since nothing is provided inside the storage tank part, only the pachinko balls are stored. The volume of the tank portion can be effectively used.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, regarding the configuration of the pachinko island stand 1 in which the pachinko ball storage tank 20 according to the embodiment is provided, FIG.
And FIG. 6 will be described. Figure 5 shows Pachinko island stand 1
6 is a partially cutaway side view showing the internal structure of FIG. 6, and FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the pachinko island stand 1. As shown in the figure, the pachinko island stand 1 is configured such that a large number of pachinko machines 2 are arranged in a back row on the front and rear surfaces of the center thereof, as is well known.

[0007] Specifically, the pachinko island stand 1 is composed of a large number of columns, which are frame-shaped in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. It is fastened. Then, the pachinko machine 2 is mounted between the waist plate 3 and the curtain plate 5. However, a counter base 4 is provided on the upper end of the waist plate 3 so as to project to the outside so that a bowl or the like for storing prize balls obtained by the pachinko machine 2 can be placed. Further, the curtain plate 5 is provided with a calling device 7 having a built-in lamp corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, and when a trouble occurs in the pachinko machine 2, a special game state occurs, or an illegal game. When the game is being performed, the player is operated or the light is automatically turned on to notify that effect.

Further, a column space 6 provided on the top of the curtain plate 5
Is provided to decorate the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1, and usually has a length corresponding to 2 to 3 times the width of the pachinko machine 2, and is generally opened by a hinge (not shown). It is provided freely. The space 6 is provided freely so that the distribution gutter 1 provided inside the pachinko island stand 1 is provided.
This is for promptly resolving the trouble when a trouble such as a ball clogging occurs in No. 1. Also, for the same reason, a part of the waist plate 3 may be configured to be openable and closable.
A top lamp 8 is provided above the end of the pachinko island stand 1 to notify a trouble or a game state that has occurred in the pachinko machine 2 installed on the pachinko island stand 1. The top lamp 8 is provided at a high position so that a clerk of the game hall can easily see it at any place of the game hall.

Further, a ball lifting device 9 for polishing and lifting the pachinko balls to the upper side is provided upright at approximately the center of the pachinko island stand 1, and the pachinko balls polished and lifted by the ball lifting device 9 are: It is temporarily stored in the distribution tank 10 provided above it.
After that, the distribution gutter 11 which is inclined to the left and right flows down, and is supplied to the prize ball tank 14 provided on the upper rear surface of each pachinko machine 2 by the distribution chute 12 provided corresponding to each pachinko machine 2. The pachinko balls supplied to the prize ball tank 14 are used as prize balls discharged by the prize balls generated as a result of the game. The pachinko balls supplied from the distribution chute 12 to the prize ball tank 14 are counted by the ball counting device 13 provided at the lower end of the distribution chute 12, and the counted value is sent to a management computer (not shown), where each pachinko machine is operated. Machine 2
Is processed as data. Further, from the distribution gutter 11, a ball lending machine (illustrated in FIG. 1) sandwiched between the respective pachinko machines 2 is also supplied with the pachinko balls.

On the other hand, balls used in the pachinko machine 2 (outgoing balls, launch balls such as safe balls) are directed from the discharge bellows hose 15 connected to the lower rear part of the pachinko machine 2 to the out ball collecting trough 22 described later. Be dropped. In this case also, a ball counting device (not shown) provided at the upper end of the discharge bellows hose 15 counts the value, and the counted value is sent to a management computer (not shown) and processed as data of each pachinko machine 2. Further, the pachinko balls collected by the out-ball collecting gutter 22 are sent to the introduction port (not shown) of the doffing device 9 and re-ground by the doffing device 9. The discharge bellows hose 15 is not directly connected to the lower part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2, but is provided at the rear end of the counter base 4 to receive the out balls discharged from the pachinko machine as in the conventional case. It may be connected to an out-box that can be used.

The distribution tank 10 includes a reflux pipe 16
And the ball removing pipe 17 are connected. Reflux pipe 16
Is a pachinko ball pumped by the ball pumping device 9 and is a surplus of pachinko balls stored in the distribution tank 10.
The water is returned to the storage tank portion 21 that constitutes the main part of this embodiment. The pachinko balls that flow down the reflux pipe 16 are beautiful balls that have been polished by the ball-lifting device 9. Therefore, the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank unit 21 have been polished. Will be things. Further, although not shown, the lower end of the reflux pipe 16 has the storage tank portion 2
1 is extended to the upstream side. On the other hand, the beading pipe 17 is used when all the pachinko balls in the distribution tank 10 are taken out, and its lower end is also connected to the storage tank part 21.

In a space below the pachinko island stand 1, that is, a space sandwiched by the wainscot 3, a pachinko ball storage tank 20 which constitutes the essential part of this embodiment is provided. The pachinko ball storage tank 20 includes a storage tank portion 21 and the storage tank portion 2
Out ball collection gutter 2 that is attached to both sides of 1 incliningly
2 and the respective lower ends face the introduction trough 18 that guides the pachinko balls to the ball lifting device 9. Note that FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko ball storage tank 20 is provided below the pachinko island stand 1 on one side (left side in the drawing) with respect to the ball lifting device 9 and below the pachinko island stand 1 on the other side (right side in the drawing). However, the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machines 2 lined up on the other side of the pachinko island stand 1 are guided to the out ball collection gutter 18 via the connection gutter 19.

Since the pachinko island stand 1 has the above-described structure, the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2 are collected by the out-ball collecting gutter 22 and pumped by the ball lifting device 9, and the distribution gutters 11 and It is supplied to each pachinko machine 2 and ball lending machine via the distribution chute 12. Each pachinko machine 2
In many cases, the pachinko balls supplied to the ball lending machine are also finally shot as a hit ball, so that the pachinko balls circulate inside the pachinko island stand 1 after all.

On the other hand, when the number of balls to be replenished is greater than the number of pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 2, that is, when the player carries out a large amount of prize balls, the balls are stored in the storage tank section 21. The pachinko balls that have been discharged flow out, are pumped by the ball lifting device 9, and are supplied to each pachinko machine 2. In addition, since the prize balls brought out by the player are returned to the pachinko ball storage tank 20 from a ball returning device (not shown) attached to the pachinko island stand 1, even in this case, the pachinko ball is also a pachinko island stand. 1 will circulate inside. In addition, when the ball returning device is not attached to the pachinko island stand 1, the prize ball obtained by the player is returned to the ball returning device at the prize exchange place, and the returned pachinko ball is distributed to the distribution tank 10 Or pachinko ball storage tank 2
It may be returned to 0 immediately. Even in such a case, the returned pachinko balls can be immediately used for each pachinko island stand 1
There is no need to install a large tank in the game hall because it will be returned to.

Next, the structure of the pachinko ball storage tank 20 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the relationship between a pachinko island stand 1 and a pachinko ball storage tank 20, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the relationship between the pachinko ball storage tank 20 and the ball lifting device 9, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration on the downstream side of 0, and FIG. 4 is an exploded partial perspective view showing the relationship between the storage tank portion 21 that constitutes the pachinko ball storage tank 20 and the out ball collection gutter 22.

In the figure, a pachinko ball storage tank 20
As described above, it is composed of the storage tank portion 21 and the out-ball collecting troughs 22 which are obliquely attached to both side surfaces of the storage tank portion 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the out-ball collecting gutter 22 is attached to the storage tank 21 by storing a support plate 25 formed integrally with the out-ball collecting gutter 22 formed into a rectangular tube shape with an open upper surface. It is attached by closely contacting with the side surface of the tank portion 21 and screwing with a screw (not shown). The out-ball collecting gutter 22 is formed by being divided into a plurality of pieces, and when these are attached to the side surface of the storage tank portion 21, it becomes one continuous inclined gutter. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the width of the storage tank portion 21 with the out ball collection gutter 22 attached is
The gap is almost the same as that of the wainscot 3, and no gap is formed between the wainscot 3 and the out ball collection gutter 22 to the extent that a pachinko ball falls.

The storage tank portion 21 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having an open upper surface as a whole, and is arranged in the central portion of the lower space of the pachinko island stand 1. The open surface 24 of the upper surface of the storage tank portion 21 is inclined slightly downward. It is a surface 23. This inclined surface 23
As shown in FIG. 6, guides the discharge bellows pipe 15 hanging from the lower part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 toward the outside. Therefore, the pachinko balls discharged from the discharge bellows pipe 15 either drop directly onto the out-ball collecting gutter 22 or collide with the wainscot 3 and then the out-ball collecting gutter 2
It is designed to fall on 2. Note that if a ball jam occurs in the out ball collection gutter 22, it is possible to perform a maintenance inspection with the tip of the discharge bellows pipe 15 facing the inside of the storage tank portion 21 from the open surface 24. After the interruption, the pachinko machine 2 other than the clogged portion can be operated.

The recirculation pipe 16 and the beading pipe 17 are inserted into the open surface 24 of the storage tank portion 21, and the recirculation pipe 16 is located on the upstream side of the storage tank portion 21 although not shown. It is designed to extend in a curved shape to the bottom surface. In addition, the open surface 24 of the return pipe 16 and the ball-spilling pipe 17 excluding the intruding portion is covered with a transparent cover plate (not shown) in a normal state, and dust or dirt is stored in the storage tank portion 21. It prevents you from getting inside. Further, the bottom surface of the storage tank portion 21 is, as shown in FIG. 2, the center of the pachinko island stand 1, that is, the doffing device 9
As shown in FIG. 3, a guide shelf 28 that is inclined toward the outlet 26 that is opened in the center is formed on the downstream side of the guide shelf 28. At the outlet 26,
The upstream side of the introduction gutter 18 is connected. Therefore, the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank 21 are
Guide gutter 1 guided by guide shelf 28 from outlet 26
Runs out to 8.

On the other hand, the out-ball collecting gutter 22 is bent at a right angle along the front wall of the storage tank portion 20 at the downstream side thereof, as shown in FIGS. It is bent diagonally. Then, a drop port 27 is formed at the junction. The introduction gutter 18 is located below the drop port 27, and the pachinko balls dropped from the drop port 27 flow out to the introduction gutter 18.

As described above, both the outlet 26 of the storage tank 21 and the drop outlet 27 of the out ball collection gutter 22 face the introduction gutter 18, but as shown in FIGS.
Since the falling port 27 faces the upper front of the outlet 26, when there are many pachinko balls flowing down the out ball collection gutter 22, the pachinko balls flowing out of the outlet 26 fall from the upper front falling port 27. The outflow will be suppressed by the pachinko ball. That is, the pachinko balls flowing down the out-ball collecting gutter 22 preferentially flow out to the introducing gutter 18 and are guided to the ball-lifting device 9 to be ground and lifted. As described above, in the present embodiment, the out ball collection gutter 22 that guides the used pachinko balls from the pachinko balls of the storage tank portion 21 that has already stored the polished pachinko balls.
Since the pachinko balls from No. 1 are preferentially sent to the doffing device 9, the efficiency of ball polishing can be improved.

Although the structure of the pachinko ball storage tank 20 according to the embodiment has been described above, according to this embodiment, the pachinko balls pumped by the ball lifting device 9 are lined up on the pachinko island stand. Each pachinko machine 2 is replenished, but when the replenishment state is full, it is recirculated to the storage tank section 21 via the recirculation pipe 16. On the other hand, the used pachinko balls used in each pachinko machine 2 fall into the out ball collection gutter 22 mounted on the side surface of the storage tank unit 21. The used pachinko balls that have fallen into the out ball collection gutter 22 are introduced through the drop port 27 of the out ball collection gutter 22.
It flows out to No. 8 and it is again pachinko island stand 1 by the doffing device 9.
Will be pumped to the top of. On the other hand, the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank portion 21 also flow out from the outlet 26 formed at the lower end of the storage tank portion 21 to the introduction gutter 18 and are pumped to the upper part of the pachinko island stand 1 by the ball lifting device 9. To be done. At this time, the drop port 27 of the out-ball collecting gutter 22 is attached to the storage tank unit 2
Since it is located at the upper front of the outflow port 26 of No. 1, the pachinko balls flowing down the out ball collection gutter 22 are preferentially guided to the introduction gutter 18. That is, in the present embodiment, with a simple structure in which the out-ball collecting gutter 22 that collects the out-balls is attached to the side surface of the storage tank portion 21, it is possible to collect the out-balls and store the unused pachinko balls. At the same time, it is easy to manufacture, and since nothing is provided inside the storage tank portion 21 and only the pachinko balls are stored, the volume of the storage tank portion 21 can be effectively utilized.

In the embodiment described above, the mounting position of the out-ball collecting trough 22 with respect to the storage tank portion 21 is below the substantial center of the storage tank portion 21 in the height direction, as shown in FIG. The out-ball collecting gutter 22 may be attached at any position on the side surface of the storage tank portion 21. Therefore, for example, when the pachinko machine 2 is opened, the out-ball collecting gutter 22 located on the opposite side to the pachinko machine 2 can be directly visually recognized when the pachinko machine 2 is opened along the lower edge of the inclined surface 23. Therefore, there is an advantage that the flow-down state can be easily understood and the flow-down action state such as a ball jam can be easily monitored.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the out balls are collected on the side surface of the storage tank portion having the upper open rectangular parallelepiped shape arranged in the central portion of the lower space of the pachinko island stand. With a simple structure that only attaches an out ball collection gutter, it can collect out balls and store unused pachinko balls, and it is easy to manufacture.
Since nothing is provided inside the storage tank portion and only the pachinko balls are stored therein, the volume of the storage tank portion can be effectively utilized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a relationship between a pachinko island stand and a pachinko ball storage tank according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a relationship between a pachinko ball storage tank and a ball lifting device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a configuration on the downstream side of a pachinko ball storage tank.

FIG. 4 is an exploded partial perspective view showing a relationship between a storage tank portion forming a pachinko ball storage tank and an out ball collection gutter.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing the internal structure of a pachinko island stand.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a pachinko island stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko island stand 2 Pachinko machine 9 Ball lifting device 16 Reflux pipe 18 Introducing gutter 20 Pachinko ball storage tank 21 Storage tank part 22 Out ball collection gutter 26 Outlet 27 Falling port (lower end of flow)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko ball storage tank arranged inside a pachinko island stand in which a large number of pachinko machines are lined up, wherein the pachinko ball storage tank is arranged in a central portion of a space below the pachinko island stand.
A storage tank unit that stores pachinko balls that are formed into a rectangular parallelepiped with an open upper surface and that are pumped by a ball lifting device that is erected inside the pachinko island stand and that is recycled by a reflux pipe. , Ejected from the pachinko machine
Collect the pachinko balls and remove them on both sides of the storage tank.
Pachinko island attached and attached
An out-ball collecting gutter having no gap formed between it and the wainscot of the table, and an outlet formed at the lower end of the out-ball collecting gutter and the downstream end of the storing tank part in front of the storage tank part. And a leading gutter communicating with the ball lifting device, and a lower end of the out ball collecting gutter is located in front of an upper part of the outlet, a pachinko ball storage tank.