JP2704836B2 - Pachinko machine - 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 machine provided with a ball rental machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a player puts a prize ball into a counter of a prize hall, and the ball put into the counter is lifted while being polished by a lifting polisher. It is temporarily stored in tanks installed on the second floor or above the ceiling, and is supplied to the pachinko island with fewer balls through a supply gutter installed above the ceiling.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, the installation space for installing a room for a hoisting and polishing machine, a tank and a supply gutter is provided in a game arcade, a space above a ceiling, and on the second floor. As each of them becomes necessary, the construction becomes large and the construction cost increases.Moreover, the balls spilled from the supply gutters collect in the back of the ceiling due to long-term use, and there is a problem that the ceiling may fall. . On the other hand, the ball required for one pachinko island is stored in the tank,
In order to keep the number of balls constant, the balls obtained by the player are basically thrown into a prize ball counter provided on the pachinko island and returned to the tank on the pachinko island.
And, to prevent the player from throwing in the prize ball counters on other pachinko islands, and not to lose the balance of the number of balls on each pachinko island, make sure that the prize ball counters on the pachinko island where the number of balls has increased have not been inserted. ing. However, in this case as well, the tank is large to store the prize balls of the entire Pachinko Island, and it is difficult to circulate all the balls stored in the large tank without leaving them. Since there is a ball that stays and does not move at all, there is a problem that rust is generated on the ball, and when the rusted ball is used as a prize ball, the flow of the ball is adversely affected.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and the construction cost does not become large, the construction cost can be reduced, and the ball does not stay in one place for a long time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that can circulate in a pachinko machine and prevent the generation of rust.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine (1) provided with a lending machine (20).
In (0), a supply tank (30) for storing prize balls supplied to the upper tank (16) and lending balls supplied to the ball lending machine (20), and a collection ball tank capable of collecting out balls and safe balls. (40), a possession ball counter (50) for counting prize balls and lending balls, a card issuing unit (60) for issuing a card in which the number of possession balls is recorded, and the collection ball tank (40) And a transport path (70) in which the collected balls in the ball counting machine (50) are arranged in an aligned state, transported at least in the circumferential direction, and finally returned to the supply tank. ) And a ball polishing buff (80) that rotates in a direction opposite to the circumferential direction and that polishes the collected balls transferred in the circumferential direction. A pachinko machine comprising a mechanism (70a).

[0006] The transport path (70) includes a substantially horizontal transport section (72) for transporting the collected balls in a substantially horizontal direction.
And a circumferential conveying section (73) for transferring the collected balls in the circumferential direction and a substantially vertical conveying section (74) for transferring the collected balls in the substantially vertical direction. The endless belt for conveyance (71) is formed on the surface of the endless belt for conveyance (71) on the collection ball conveyance side. (71
The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a) is connected in series.

(3) The pachinko machine according to (1) or (2), further comprising a brush member (90) for removing dirt from a surface of the conveying path (70) on a side of collecting balls.

[0008]

The balls stored in the supply tank (30) are supplied to the upper tank (16) as prize balls and supplied to the ball lending machine (20) as lending balls.

The balls hit on the game board are collected as out balls and safe balls in a collection ball tank (40). When the game is over and the player has a ball counter (5
When a prize ball and a lending ball are inserted in 0), a card in which the number of possessed balls is recorded is issued from the card issuing unit (60).

On the other hand, the conveying path (70) is arranged such that the collected balls in the collected ball tank (40) and the ball counting machine (50) are aligned, transferred at least in the circumferential direction, and finally collected. The balls are discharged to the supply tank (30). At this time, the ball polishing buff (80) rotates in a direction opposite to the direction of the circumferential transfer, and grinds the collected balls transferred in the circumferential direction. That is, the polished collected balls are discharged to the supply tank (30).

The transport path (70) includes a substantially horizontal transport section (72) for transporting the collected balls in a substantially horizontal direction;
A circumferential conveying section (73) for transferring the collected balls in a circumferential direction and a substantially vertical conveying section (74) for transferring the collected balls in a substantially vertical direction are formed continuously. And an endless belt (71a) for transporting the collected balls while retaining the collected balls on a surface of the endless belt (71) for transporting the collected balls. )
The transport path (70) can be constituted by one transport endless belt (71), and the number of parts can be greatly reduced. Further, since the collected balls are transported while being locked, the collected balls can be reliably transported to the supply tank (30).

In the apparatus provided with the brush member (90) for removing the dirt on the surface of the conveying path (70) on the side of collecting the collected balls, the dirt on the collected balls on the side of the conveying path (70) on the collecting ball conveying side. When it adheres to the surface, the dirt is removed with a brush member (90)
Is removed, the surface on the collection ball transport side is always kept in a clean state, and the collection balls are supplied to the supply tank (30) without being stained.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of pachinko machines 10 are provided on the pachinko island 10a.
The pachinko machine 10 and the pachinko machine 10
The ball lending machine 20 is interposed in the gap between the pachinko machine 10 and the ball lending machine 20 on the left side of the pachinko machine 10.
And are paired. In the upper part of the front of the ball lending machine 20, various cash inlets are opened, and at the center of the front of the ball lending machine 20 in the vertical direction, a supply arm 21 for supplying pachinko balls to the upper plate 12 is provided. I have. A card issuing port 22 is opened at the lower front of the ball rental machine 20, and the card issuing port 2 is provided.
A card issuing unit 60 for issuing a card in which the total number of prize balls and lending balls (the number of prize balls) is recorded is provided at the back of 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, a replenishment tank 30 for storing prize balls supplied to the upper tank 16 and lending balls supplied to the ball lending machine 20 is disposed in an upper portion of the pachinko machine 10. Have been. The supply tank 30 is a relatively small tank that can store pachinko balls. Supply tank 3
At the bottom of 0, a game machine supply chute 13 and a lending ball etc. payout chute 14 are connected. The lending-ball payout chute 14 is connected to a ball lending machine 20 via bellows. The game machine supply chute 13 is connected to a prize ball device via a counter 15, an upper tank 16 and a prize ball chute 17. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with a lower plate 18 at a position below the upper plate 12, and a ball counter 50 for counting the balls stored in the upper plate 12 and the lower plate 18 on the downstream side of the lower plate 18. Is provided in connection with the ball lending machine 20.

A discharge port 52 for discharging collected balls collected in the ball counting machine 50 is provided at the lower end of the ball lending machine 20. An out-ball discharge port 19a and a safe-ball discharge port 19 are provided at the lower end on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. The out ball discharge port 19a and the safe ball discharge port 19 are open toward the lower ball receiving tank 19b. The ball receiving tank 19b has a collected ball tank 4
0 is connected. The discharge port 52 is open toward the collection ball tank 40. The discharge port 52 may be opened not to the collection ball tank 40 but to a transport path 70 described later.

The outlet 42 of the collection ball tank 40 is opened so as to face the starting end of the transport path 70. A timing pulley 75 is provided at the start end of the transport path 70. The timing pulley 75 is formed by connecting feed teeth to the outer periphery thereof, and the endless belt 71 for conveyance is wound around the timing pulley 75, and is routed to the ball polishing buff 80 side with a gentle downward inclination. Have been. On the surface of the transporting endless belt 71 on the recovery ball transport side, a locking convex portion 71a for locking and transferring the recovery ball is provided. The collecting balls are fitted one by one into the gap between the adjacent locking projections 71a. The transporting endless belt 71 arranged from the timing pulley 75 to the ball polishing buff 80 side constitutes a substantially horizontal transport section 72.

The circumferential surface of the ball polishing buff 80 is formed of a nonwoven fabric. The non-woven fabric is hand grit on the surface of the ball,
It is made of a material that wipes off oil stains, tobacco ash and other stains, penetrates the stains into the nonwoven fabric, absorbs the stains so that they do not spill out, and polishes the surface of the ball to give it a luster. As the ball polishing buff 80, only the nonwoven fabric may be replaceable, or the entire ball polishing buff 80 may be replaceable. A guide unit (not shown) for aligning the collected balls on the substantially horizontal transport unit 72 in a line is provided along the substantially horizontal transport unit 72. At the end of the substantially horizontal transfer section 72, a circumferential transfer section 73 for transferring the collected balls in the circumferential direction is continuous. The circumferential conveying section 73 is arranged in a circular arc shape with the rotation center of the ball polishing buff 80 concentric, and transfers the collected balls by pressing the collected balls against the circumferential surface of the ball polishing buff 80. The ball polishing buff 80 is rotatable in a direction opposite to the direction in which the collected balls are transferred in the circumferential direction. The collecting balls are fitted one by one into the gap between the adjacent locking projections 71a.

At the end of the circumferential transport section 73, a substantially vertical transport section 74 for transporting the collected balls in a substantially vertical direction is continuous. A portion of the endless belt 71 for conveyance corresponding to the end of the substantially vertical conveyance unit 74 is wound around the timing pulley 76 at the end of the conveyance path 70. The transport endless belt 71 wound around the timing pulley 76 is again wound around the timing pulley 75 via the relay pulley 77, and is endless. Feeding teeth are respectively connected to the outer peripheral portions of the timing pulley 75, the timing pulley 76, and the relay pulley 77, and a surface of the endless belt 71 for conveyance on a surface opposite to the surface on the collection ball conveyance side is provided. An engaging groove for engaging with the feed teeth is provided continuously.

A guide 78 for collecting and transporting collected balls is provided so as to face the substantially vertical transport unit 74. At the end of the collection ball lifting guide 78, a collection ball lifting cylinder 7 is provided.
9 are continuous. The cylindrical member 79 for collecting and lifting the ball is formed so as to penetrate the bottom of the supply tank 30 and to overflow the cleanup tank 30 through the upper end opening thereof.
A brush member 90 for removing dirt on the surface of the transporting endless belt 71 on the collection ball transport side is provided with a relay pulley 77.
From the timing pulley 75.

Next, the operation will be described. The balls stored in the replenishment tank 30 are supplied to the upper tank 16 for prize balls and supplied to the ball lending machine 20 as lending balls.
The prize balls are the game machine supply chute 13 and the counter 1
5, is discharged into the upper tank 16, and is supplied to the prize ball dispensing machine in the pachinko machine 10 via the prize ball chute 17. The lending ball is supplied to the ball lending machine 20 via the lending ball payout chute 14 and the bellows, and is supplied to the upper plate 12 via the supply arm 21 when cash is inserted. The balls hit on the game board are out balls and safe balls, and the out balls and safe balls pass through the out ball discharge port 19a and the safe ball discharge port 19, respectively, and are collected in the ball receiving tank 19b.

When the game is over and the player operates the payout lever of the ball on the plate in the game machine, the ball on the plate flows into the possessed ball counter 50 and counting is performed. Thereafter, when the end button is operated, the card issuing unit 60 issues a card in which the total number of the winning balls and the lending balls is recorded. The collected ball in the safe ball discharge port 19 is a collected ball tank 40.
The collected balls in the ball counting machine 50 pass through the discharge port 52 and are collected in the collected ball tank 40. That is, the possessed ball stays in the gaming machine without being taken out of the gaming machine by the player, and the player receives only the issued card and moves from the gaming machine to, for example, a premium exchange area. The collected balls in the collected ball tank 40 flow down to the start end of the transport path 70. In the substantially horizontal transport section 72 of the transport path 70, the adjacent locking projections 7
1a, the collecting balls are fitted one by one in the gap between them,
In addition, the guide portions (not shown) are arranged in a line.

When the collected balls are transferred from the substantially horizontal transfer section 72 to the circumferential transfer section 73, the collected balls are transferred in the circumferential direction while being pressed against the ball polishing buff 80 by the endless belt 71 for transfer. Is done. At this time, the ball polishing buff 8
0 is rotated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the collected balls are transferred, so that the collected balls revolve while revolving in a so-called circumferential direction, so that the entire surface of the collected balls becomes the ball polishing buff 80. It comes to be rubbed with a non-woven fabric, and hand marks, oil stains, tobacco ash and other stains attached to the surface of the collected ball are wiped off.
The wiped-out dirt penetrates into the non-woven fabric and is prevented from spilling out.

When the collected balls are transferred from the circumferential conveying section 73 to the substantially vertical conveying section 74, the collected balls are sandwiched from both sides by a conveying endless belt 71 and a collected ball lifting guide section 78. In a state where they are arranged in a line, they are transported by the respective convex portions 71a for locking. The collected balls lifted in the substantially vertical transport section 74 enter the cylindrical member 79 for collected ball lifting and are eventually pushed up by the backward-moving collected balls, and overflow the supply tank 30 through the upper end opening. become. That is, the pachinko balls in the replenishing tank 30 become prize balls, lending balls, out balls, and safe balls, and are collected together. The dirt on the surface is wiped off, and the pachinko balls are returned to the replenishing tank 30 again. As a result, it does not circulate in the gaming machine and is not taken out of the gaming machine.

The brush member 90 removes dirt on the surface on the side of the collected balls on the front side of the substantially horizontal conveying section 72 of the conveying path 70.
Even if it adheres to the surface of the collected ball transport side, since the brush member 90 removes the dirt, the surface of the collected ball transport side is always kept in a clean state, and the surface of the collected ball transport side 72 Contamination on the collected ball transport side surface does not adhere to the collected balls that flow out. In the above-described embodiment, the circumferential conveyance unit 73 is configured to transfer the collected balls in the circumferential direction on the vertical plane. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, on the plane inclined with respect to the vertical axis. Alternatively, the collected balls may be transferred in the circumferential direction. In addition, although the one provided with one circumferential transport unit is shown, but not limited thereto, two or more circumferential transport units are provided,
A ball polishing buff 80 corresponding to each circumferential conveyance section
May be provided.

[0025]

According to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the collected balls are polished and transported to the replenishing tank for each pachinko machine. Extensive construction work for installing gutters and the like is not required, construction costs can be reduced, and balls do not stay in one place for a long time, so they circulate in the pachinko machine, so that rust is not generated. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view conceptually showing a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine 20 ... Ball lending machine 30 ... Replenishment tank 40 ... Collected ball tank 50 ... Carried ball counter 60 ... Card issuing unit 70 ... Conveying path 71 ... Endless belt for conveyance 72 ... Substantially horizontal conveying unit 73 ... Circle Circumferential conveying section 74: substantially vertical conveying section 80: ball polishing buff 80 90: brush member

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A pachinko machine equipped with a ball lending machine, wherein a replenishment tank for storing award balls supplied to an upper tank and lending balls supplied to a ball lending machine, and an out ball and a safe ball can be collected. A collecting ball tank, a ball counting machine for counting prize balls and lending balls, a card issuing unit for issuing a card in which the number of balls held is recorded, and each of the collecting ball tank and the ball counting machine. With the collected balls aligned, transfer at least in the circumferential direction,
Eventually, the conveyance path for lifting the collected balls to the replenishment tank, and rotating in the direction opposite to the direction of the circumferential transfer, collects the collected balls transferred in the circumferential direction. A pachinko machine comprising a lifting polishing mechanism having a ball polishing buff for polishing. 2. The transportation path according to claim 1, wherein the transportation path includes a substantially horizontal transportation section for transporting the collected balls in a substantially horizontal direction, a circumferential transportation section for transporting the collected balls in a circumferential direction, and the collection path. A conveying endless belt formed continuously with a substantially vertical conveying section for conveying the balls in a substantially vertical direction, and a collecting ball conveying surface of the conveying endless belt on a collecting ball conveying side. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of locking projections are connected to each other for transferring while locking. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a brush member for removing dirt on a surface of the conveying path on the side of collecting balls.