JP2698561B2 - Pachinko ball distribution chute - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chute provided on a pachinko ball supply gutter provided on an island for distributing and supplying pachinko balls to a pachinko machine upper tank and a ball rental machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A distribution chute of a pachinko ball having a meandering pachinko ball having an inflow path for guiding down a pachinko ball received from a supply gutter and a discharge path formed in a folded shape through a bent path is provided. No. 31257 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-77
No. 981.

[0003]

In providing a ball-leveling pendulum to the above-mentioned distribution chute, the ball-leveling pendulum in the prior art has a structure separated from the support shaft, and is used for mounting and dismounting. It was inconvenient. In addition, the ball-stopping fixture required when dispensing balls, such as a pachinko machine tank, is conventionally performed with screws or the like, and the dispensing chute cannot be mounted and removed with a single touch. Further, since the shape of the ball guide portion is not devised such as adding an edge, the pachinko ball is likely to generate a bridge at the ball outlet of the discharge path. Further, the bellows can be attached to the distribution chute by a hooking method, a screwing method, or the like. However, there are problems such as difficulty in attachment and easy detachment. Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and when the upper tank of the pachinko machine does not need to distribute balls, the ball can be easily stopped, and a bridging phenomenon does not occur during the flow of the pachinko balls and the bellows mounting operation is performed. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a distribution chute easily.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides the following pachinko ball distribution chute to achieve the above object. In other words, the inflow path for guiding the pachinko balls to be received from the replenishing gutter and the discharge path formed in a folded shape through the bent path are supported on the upper part of the discharge path by the pachinko ball distribution chute formed in a meandering shape. In addition to providing a ball swing pendulum integrally formed with a shaft, a mounting tool with a removable detent is provided at the lower part of the discharge path, and a ridge is formed inside the wall surface of the connection part between the inflow path and the bent path,
In addition, a bellows mounting and fixing hook is provided above the ball outlet of the discharge path, and a ball guide part having an edge formed on the lower surface is provided above the ball outlet of the discharge path, and the upper end of the spring is easily detachable from the hook. It is a pachinko ball distribution chute in which the formed locking portion is provided on the bellows.

[0005]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
The present invention has the following features. (1) The support shaft is integrated with the distribution chute, and a ball leveling pendulum for easy installation is provided. As a result, the pachinko balls descending can be minimized and the state of polymerization of the pachinko balls can be eliminated. (2) Attach the necessary ball-stop fittings to the distribution chute with a single touch when the top tank of the pachinko machine etc. does not need to distribute balls.
Detachable. (3) Bridging is reduced by adding an edge to the shape of the ball guide. (4) The hook shape for attaching and fixing the bellows of the distribution chute is devised, while a locking portion is formed so that the upper end of the spring of the bellows can be easily attached to and detached from the hook, so that it is easy to attach when attaching the bellows to the hook, and While it is hard to come off,
The bellows can withstand torsion and pulling force. (5) By forming a ridge on the inside of the wall surface of the connecting part between the inflow path of the distribution chute and the bent path as the turning part, the path of the pachinko balls flowing due to polymerization is obstructed so that they can be more easily aligned. did.

In FIG. 1, an inflow path (1) for guiding down pachinko balls received from a supply gutter is connected to a discharge path (3) provided in a folded shape through a bent path (2), and the flow path is a meandering pachinko ball. A distribution chute (A) is formed. A ball leveling pendulum (4) for feeding a pachinko ball while leveling it into the discharge path (3) of the distribution chute (A) as shown in FIG.
On both sides of the chute. The ball leveling pendulum (4) is formed integrally with a main body (6) having a U-shaped cross section having a weight (5) at its lower part, and supporting shafts (7) and (7). 7) is attached to both walls (3a) (3a) of the discharge path (3). This pendulum consists of a support shaft (7) (7) and a main body (6).
And can be easily attached to and removed from both walls (3a) and (3a) of the discharge path by utilizing the elasticity of the U-shape.

At the lower part of the discharge path (3), a pachinko machine upper tank or the like can be easily attached and detached with a one-touch attachment (10) of a ball stop (8) to a chute attachment (11) when dispensing balls is not necessary. Provided as possible. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 11, the brace 8 protrudes from the hole of the support cylinder 9 provided integrally with the lower surface of the chute A into the gutter of the discharge path and is bended. The bead (8) is attached to the continuous piece (10a), and the continuous piece (10
a) The insert (10b) provided at the end is inserted into the hole of the attachment (11) provided at the lower part of the discharge path. The continuous piece (10a) is made of a resilient synthetic resin, and the insert (10b) is also formed in a bifurcated shape, so that the hole of the mounting body (11) is elastically formed in the bifurcated shape. For easy installation and removal.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Cross section L for easy installation of bellows on top of ball outlet (13)
A bellows mounting and fixing hook (14) is provided. The bellows (15) to be attached to the bellows attachment fixing hook (14) has an engaging portion (16) in which the upper end of the spring is formed to be easily detachable from the hook (14). The illustrated engaging portion (16) is a rising portion (16) curved in a hook shape as viewed from the right side.
The end of a) is bent downward (16b), and is bent (16c) in a front view U-shape to form an L-shape in plan view as a whole. Folded into this U shape (16c)
The hooked portion is locked to the hook (14) as shown in FIG. When attaching the bellows (15) to the ball outlet of the chute, insert the bellows into the ball outlet hole (13) as shown in FIG. 1 and then securely attach the bellows locking portion (16) to the hook (14). Can be attached to

A ball guide (17) is provided above the ball outlet of the discharge path (3) as shown in FIG. 1 and an edge (17a) is provided on the lower surface as shown in FIG. Bridges can be reduced in the course of ball movement.

Further, as an additional configuration, a ridge (18) is provided on a wall surface of a connecting portion between the inflow path (1) and the bent path (2) of the distribution chute (A). The ridges (18) obstruct the path of the pachinko balls that overlap and bend on the bend path, and facilitate the alignment of the pachinko balls in one step together with the action of the ball leveling pendulum (4).

The discharge path (3) for the distribution chute (A)
Notch holes (19) and (19) are provided on the lower surfaces of both walls for discharging dust such as polishing agent attached to the pachinko balls. By discharging dust from the notch holes, the flow of pachinko balls can be made smooth. Notch hole as above (19)
In addition to (19), notched holes (19) and (20) are provided on the lower surface of the inflow path (1) and the lower surface of the discharge path (3), and the notched holes (21) are also provided on the lower surface of the bent path (2).

In addition, the locking claws (22) (2) shown in FIG.
3) and the locking piece (24) are mounting portions for mounting the distribution chute (A) to the supply gutter for pachinko balls.

The distribution chute constructed as described above is attached to a pachinko ball supply gutter (not shown) by using locking claws (22) (23) and locking pieces (24). Pachinko balls flow from the supply gutter into the inflow path (1), flow down from the bend path (2) to the discharge path (3), and flow from the ball exit (13) to the bellows (15).
Is supplied to the upper tank of the pachinko machine and the like. At that time, the pachinko ball first has a ridge (18) on the inner wall surface of the folded portion leading to the curved path (2) of the inflow path (1).
The pachinko balls flowing by polymerization are obstructed in the course and are easily aligned in one step. Next, the ball-moving pendulum (4) of the discharge path (3) is used to quickly adjust the action of the ridge (18) to 1
It is aligned as much as possible on the steps. Furthermore, the ball outlet (1
3) Since the ball guide (17) is provided on the upper side and the edge (17a) is provided on the ball guide (17), the occurrence of bridging of pachinko balls can be reduced. Then, an insert (10b) provided through a continuous piece (10a) is attached to the brace (8) so that the brace (8) projects into the discharge path (3) when the ball distribution is unnecessary. And insert it into the hole.

With the above configuration, the pachinko balls are caused to flow down while being aligned in the distribution chute (A), and no bridging occurs. The pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko machine tank and the like through the bellows (15). In addition, the ball smoothing pendulum (4), the ball stopper (8), the ridge (18) for restricting the flow of the ball, the hook (14) for fixing the bellows, and the locking portion (16) of the bellows (15). The structure is not limited to this embodiment, and a modified structure may be used if necessary.

[0015]

The present invention has the following effects. (1) Unconventional pendulum and support shaft are integrated, and a ball leveling pendulum for easy mounting is provided on the distribution chute. Can be. (2) Equipped with easy-to-install ball-stop mountings, pachinko machine tanks, etc. can be attached to the chute with a single touch and removed when the ball distribution is not required. (3) By providing an edge in the shape of the ball guide portion, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of bridges in the course of the pachinko ball flow as compared with the conventional case. (4) The shape of the bellows mounting and fixing hook has been improved, and the upper end of the bellows spring is provided with a locking part that is formed so that the hook can be easily attached and detached. , And hard to come off,
Also, it can withstand the torsion pulling force of the bellows. (5) Since a ridge for regulating the flow of balls is formed on the inner wall surface of the bent portion as a folded portion of the distribution chute, this ridge allows
The path of the pachinko balls that are superimposed and flowing is obstructed, and together with the action of the ball leveling pendulum, the pachinko balls are easily aligned in one step.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a distribution chute of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the back of the above.

FIG. 3 is a plan view, a front view, and a right side view of the bellows.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the distribution chute of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the above.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the above.

FIG. 8 is a right side view of the above.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the above.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line A-A ′ of FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line C-C ′ of FIG. 7;

12 is a sectional view taken along line B-B 'of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inflow path 2 Bend path 3 Discharge path 4 Pendulum 5 Weight 6 Pendulum main body 7 Support shaft 8 Brace 9 Support cylinder 10 Mounting tool 10a Continuous piece 10b Insert 11 Mounting body 13 Ball outlet 14 Bellows fixing hook 15 Bellows 16 Stop 17 Ball guide 17a Edge 18 Ball flow regulating ridge 19 Notch hole 20 Notch hole 21 Notch hole 22 Locking claw 23 Locking claw 24 Locking piece A Distribution chute

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko ball distribution chute having a meandering pachinko ball distribution chute having an inflow path for guiding down a pachinko ball received from a supply gutter and a return path formed in a folded shape through a bent path. In addition to providing a ball swing pendulum with an integral support shaft at the top, a mounting tool with a removable brace at the bottom of the discharge path, and a ridge on the inside of the wall surface at the connection between the inflow path and the bent path In addition, a bellows mounting and fixing hook is provided above the ball outlet of the discharge path, and a ball guide portion having an edge formed on the lower surface is provided above the ball outlet of the discharge path, and the upper end of the spring is easily detachable from the hook. A pachinko ball distribution chute in which a locking portion formed in a shape is provided on a bellows.