JP2844312B2 - Pachinko ball moving gutter - 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 moving gutter for supplying a pachinko ball to a pachinko ball lifting device or a transport polishing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko game hall,
For each pachinko island, a collection gutter for collecting and delivering outgoing balls from each pachinko machine is arranged in the direction of the pachinko machines, and at the side or intermediate portion of the island, the collected and delivered pachinko balls are taken out of the island by a lifting device. It is transported to the upper part, and is again supplied as a game ball or a prize ball to the distribution gutter provided at the upper part of the island.

In recent years, in this lifting process, the pachinko balls are polished at the same time as the lifting, so that the grinding operation of the pachinko balls, which conventionally had to be outside business hours, is performed during the circulation of the pachinko balls. Various types of lifted polishing apparatuses have been developed.

A so-called lift type polishing apparatus is conventionally known as this type of lift polishing apparatus. As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 61-125365 and Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 2-25288, a vertical polishing apparatus for this lift is provided with a guide member having a gutter groove through which pachinko balls pass, and a pachinko ball. And a transport belt for transporting while being pressed against the gutter groove side.

That is, the pachinko balls are cleaned by depositing dirt on the endless belt in the process of being conveyed from the lower entrance side to the upper exit side in the gutter groove with the rotation of the endless belt, and lifted. The sent pachinko balls are supplied to each pachinko machine.

In this case, the endless belt is washed at an appropriate time, usually every day.

[0007]

In the above-described pumping apparatus or pumping and polishing apparatus, when the flow of pachinko balls supplied from the collecting gutter is uneven, the number of pumped pieces per unit time, that is, pumping efficiency, As a result, the contamination of the endless belt for polishing is also biased to one side in the width direction, and the frequency of cleaning becomes high. In the case of a conventional gutter, as shown in FIG.
If the ball fell, this would be the first obstacle, stopping the flow of all balls in a fan shape.

On the other hand, since the cleaning of the endless transport belt is performed outside the business hours of the store, if the interval of the cleaning work normally performed every day can be lengthened, the labor and time required for the cleaning can be saved. That is a business advantage.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide pachinko balls in a state of being lined up to a pachinko ball lifting device or a transporting polishing device, and even if foreign matter falls on a moving surface, the pachinko balls may be supplied. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball moving gutter which does not hinder the flow or does not stop the flow of all the pachinko balls, and can remove dirt, dust and the like attached to the pachinko balls in a transportation process.

[0010]

According to the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems, only one pachinko ball having a diameter larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball flows along the length of the gutter on the moving surface of the gutter through which the pachinko ball flows. Dividing the gutter width direction with the flow channel width, a plurality of partition members are erected, and two gutter longitudinal members along the gutter longitudinal direction are provided between the adjacent partition members at intervals in the gutter width direction, These adjacent gutter longitudinal members
The center of the interval in the width direction between the adjacent partition members
By matching the center position, the pachinko ball is
With a positional relationship that does not abut the inner wall surface of each partition member,
At the center of the widthwise interval between the adjacent gutter longitudinal members
The partition member is erected in the height direction higher than the top position of the pachinko ball in this supported state, and the adjacent trough length is between the partition member and the trough longitudinal member. The space between the directional members is a space through which foreign matter passes .

[0011]

In the moving gutter of the present invention, on the pachinko ball moving surface , a partition member for partitioning the gutter width direction along the longitudinal direction of the gutter is erected, and a plurality of parallel pachinko ball flow paths are formed. Form. Therefore, the pachinko balls flowing in an irregular manner flow into each pachinko ball flow path partitioned by the partition member, where they are aligned and supplied to a lifting device or a lifting polishing device.

Further, in particular, the height dimension of the partition member is
If the diameter of the pachinko ball is larger than the diameter of the flowing pachinko ball, if a foreign object with a size equal to or greater than the gutter width falls on the moving surface, the foreign material is supported by this partition member, so that the flow of the pachinko ball may be completely inhibited. Absent. Even when a small object such as a nail falls, only the pachinko channel on which the nail or the like has fallen is closed, and the other channels can still allow pachinko balls to flow.

Further, a space through which foreign matter passes is formed on the moving surface of the gutter.
When formed, dust and the like adhering to the pachinko balls fall down through the troughs through these through holes. Therefore,
The flow of the pachinko balls is not hindered by the accumulation of dust and the like, and the pachinko balls are not clogged. Further, also in the subsequent polishing step, dust and the like are removed in advance in the transportation process, so that the degree of contamination of the transportation belt is reduced, so that the cleaning interval is lengthened, and labor and time corresponding to the cleaning interval can be saved. .

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the entirety of a lift-type polishing apparatus provided at, for example, a central portion or a side portion of an island of a pachinko machine, and a transport guide member 2 provided in a vertical housing 1. An endless cloth-made transport belt 3 is disposed opposite to the guide path constituted by the groups. The conveyor belt 3 includes upper and lower drums 4 and 5
And the output shaft of a drive motor 6 is rotated on a lower drum 5 via a drive belt 7.

The dirty pachinko ball B0 is introduced into the entrance 8 and, as shown in FIG.
And is transported upward by the pressure of the pachinko balls by the relative elastic pressure and the transport force of the transport belt 3, is polished during this process, and is discharged from the outlet 9 as the polished balls B 1. It has become. Reference numeral 1A denotes a main body side plate as a structural material. The detachable metal fitting 1B is detached, the housing 1 is taken out, and the inside of the housing 1 is disassembled or easily cleaned when necessary. When the housing 1 is removed, the conveyor belt 3 is exposed.

The guide member 2 is formed of, for example, a material exhibiting abrasiveness as the pachinko ball moves (slids or rolls). The guide member 2 is obtained by mixing a pigment or abrasive powder into hard or soft plastic, or It is possible to use a material whose surface is roughened, and a material having the same material as that of a conventional polishing bead, and a gutter groove 20 having a semicircular cross section formed in an appropriate number in the width direction can be used. Further, it may be made of ceramics or the like. It is preferable that a plurality of short unit guide members are continuously provided in the longitudinal direction of the guide member 2 from the viewpoint of easy removal.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 4 showing the state of pachinko balls being lifted, pachinko balls may be uniformly dispersed and lifted in the gutter grooves 20, 20. It is preferable in terms of the lifting efficiency, the abrasion, and the degree of contamination of the conveyor belt 3. Therefore, in the present invention, before the pachinko balls are introduced into the inlet 8 of the polishing device,
In the pachinko ball conveying gutter reaching the entrance 8, the arrangement of the pachinko balls is aligned. In addition, 21 in the guide member 2
Is a through hole formed at an appropriate position in the pachinko ball flow path, from which dust and the like are discharged to the outside.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show the gutters 10 for aligning the pachinko balls. The flow path of the pachinko balls of the gutters 10 has individual gutter width directions along the gutter longitudinal direction. The partition members 11, 11 ... partitioned into pachinko ball passages are provided upright, and between the partition members 11, 11 ,
Two gutter longitudinal members 12, 12 are arranged.

.. And a gutter length.
The hand-direction members 12, 12,... Are connected to each other by lateral members 13, 13, which are arranged at appropriate intervals in the gutter width direction, and have an overall shape as shown in FIG. , The flow surface of the pachinko balls is the partition member 11, 11
..., gutter longitudinal members 12, 12, ... and lateral members 1
3, 13,... Constitute a lattice-shaped through-hole surface.
In addition, it is desirable that the inward interval B between the partition members 11, 11 is set to be about a pachinko ball diameter (11 mm) +1 to 3 mm.

Each of the gutters 10 has a groove 1 on its side.
The connecting members 15 and 15 are inserted into the respective grooves 14 and 14 so as to straddle the adjacent gutters 10 and 10 at the joints between the gutters 10, so that there is no step or lateral displacement. Connected as follows.

As shown in FIG. 8, by setting the height H of the partition member to be larger than the diameter of the pachinko balls, more specifically, by setting the diameter of the pachinko balls to about +1 to 5 mm,
Even if the foreign matter 16 indicated by the imaginary line falls on the moving surface, the foreign matter 16 is separated by the partition members 11A.
Is supported, so that the pachinko ball flow in each flow path is not hindered at all. Further, even when the nail 20 falls and falls into the channel groove, only the flow of the dropped channel alone is stopped, and the pachinko balls flow without being affected by the other channels. be able to.

By the way, the moving gutter according to the present invention can be suitably used for other uses other than the above, for example, a supply path to a pachinko ball counting apparatus.

[0023]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, pachinko balls can be supplied to a pachinko ball lifting device or a transport polishing device in an aligned state. Further, even when a foreign object falls on the moving surface, the flow of all pachinko balls is not stopped. In addition, the passage of foreign objects
By forming the excess space , hand grit, dust, and the like attached to the pachinko balls can be removed during the transportation process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of a pachinko ball fryer.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state of pachinko ball fry.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball moving gutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of another pachinko ball moving gutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a stopped state of pachinko ball flow due to foreign matter.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing, 2 ... Conveying guide member, 3 ... Conveying belt, 10 ... Moving gutter , 11 / 11A ... Partition member, 12 ...
Gutter longitudinal member, 13 ... Gutter width member, 14 ... groove

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A partitioning member which, on a moving surface of a gutter through which a pachinko ball flows, partitions a gutter width direction along a longitudinal direction of the gutter with a flow path width larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball and through which only one pachinko ball flows. A plurality of gutter longitudinal members along the longitudinal direction of the gutter are provided between the adjacent partition members at intervals in the width direction of the gutter, and an interval between the adjacent gutter longitudinal members in the width direction is provided. center
To the center position between the adjacent partition members.
With this, a pachinko ball is placed on the inner wall surface of each of the partition members.
The adjacent gutter longitudinal direction
Support with the members positioned at the center of the interval between members in the width direction.
The partition member is erected in the height direction higher than the top position of the pachinko ball in this support state, and foreign matter is interposed between the partition member and the gutter longitudinal member and between adjacent gutter longitudinal members. A pachinko ball moving gutter characterized as a passage space.