JP3021606U - Pachinko ball cleaning / conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine that has a function as a pachinko ball cleaning machine for wiping off dirt on the surface of a pachinko ball and a function for lifting the pachinko balls. It has a purpose. [Construction] The pachinko balls 4 discharged from the pachinko machine are pumped above the pachinko machine and included in a circulation system for feeding the pumped pachinko balls 4 again to the pachinko machine. In the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 that cleans and conveys 4, the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is provided in the middle of lifting the pachinko balls 4 and rotates about the axis N. The body 2, a spiral blade 3 formed on the peripheral surface 2A of the rotating body 2 from a lower portion 2B to an upper portion 2C, on which the pachinko balls 4 are mounted, and a cylinder located outside the spiral blade 3. A cleaning member 11 for wiping off the surface of the pachinko ball 4 is attached to a place where the pachinko ball 4 that is lifted up along the spiral blade 3 comes into contact with the cleaning lid portion 10. Characterized by And

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine, and more specifically, a pachinko ball discharged from a pachinko machine is pumped above the pachinko machine and returned to the pachinko machine again, and on the surface of the pachinko machine. This relates to a machine that cleans and conveys adhered dirt.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As is well known, pachinko is widely popular as one of entertainment. By the way, paying attention to the pachinko balls used for the above-mentioned pachinko machines, the pachinko balls may be dusty while passing through the pachinko machine, or may be touched by the customer's hand and oil may adhere to them. It is used in an environment where its surface is constantly soiled. On the other hand, when the pachinko balls are discharged from the pachinko machine, the pachinko balls are moved to a hoisting machine, and after being lifted by the hoisting machine, they are returned to the pachinko machine again. Therefore, conventionally, a pachinko ball cleaning machine that can clean the dirty pachinko balls during the transportation is used.

More specifically, this pachinko ball cleaning machine was incorporated in a carrier machine until the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine reach the lifting machine. That is, the pachinko ball cleaning machine was provided separately from the lifting machine. And, as the pachinko ball cleaning machine, a barrel type has been conventionally used. That is, a rotating barrel having a cylindrical shape is used, and a cleaning cloth for wiping the surface of a pachinko ball is put in the rotating barrel in advance. The balls were cleaned by being swirled with a cleaning cloth.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 According to the above-mentioned conventional technique, the rotating barrel is relatively large in size because a predetermined number of pachinko balls and a predetermined number of cleaning cloths are thrown in and swirled well, and the occupying area when installed is large. In addition, rattling sounds of pachinko balls in the rotating barrel tended to cause rattling noise, resulting in noise. Further, according to the pachinko ball cleaning machine using the rotary barrel, the maintenance of the rotary barrel itself and the maintenance of the lifter itself have to be performed separately, which is troublesome. Furthermore, the pachinko balls that were agitated by the rotating barrel were in irregular contact with the cleaning cloth, and the surface cleaning was likely to be uneven. Since the pachinko ball cleaning machine has a configuration different from that of the carrier including the lifter, the manufacturing cost is easily increased.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to have a function as a pachinko ball cleaning machine for wiping dirt off the surface of a pachinko ball and a function for pumping the pachinko ball, which makes it easy to miniaturize and to reduce the noise during cleaning. However, the technology is quiet, easy to maintain, the surface of the pachinko ball is cleaned uniformly, and the manufacturing cost is low and easy to control.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following technical means. That is, the present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals in the accompanying drawings corresponding to the embodiments. In the present invention, the pachinko balls 4 discharged from the pachinko machine are pumped above the pachinko machine and the pachinko machine is pumped. In the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 which is included in the circulation system for supplying the balls 4 again to the pachinko machine and cleans and conveys the pachinko balls 4 mentioned above, the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is The rotating body 2 is provided in the middle of lifting the pachinko balls 4 and rotates about the axis N, and is formed in a spiral shape from the lower portion 2B to the upper portion 2C on the peripheral surface 2A of the rotating body 2. The pachinko ball 4 is composed of a spiral blade 3 on which the pachinko ball 4 is placed, and a cylindrical cleaning lid portion 10 located outside the spiral blade 3, and the pachinko ball 4 is pumped along the spiral blade 3. Click on the contact points above. The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine is characterized in that a cleaning member 11 for wiping the surface of the coin ball 4 is attached.

Another feature is that a guide plate 14 is fixed to the spiral blade 3 of the lower portion 2B of the rotary body 2 on the radially outer side of the spiral blade 3 and along the spiral blade 3. It is characterized in that the pachinko balls 4 coming in from the lateral direction M to the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 by the rotation of the rotating body 2 are placed on the spiral wing 3 in an aligned state.

Another feature is that the rotating body 2 is inclined at an inclination angle R from the vertical direction.

Further, another feature is that the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is equipped with a suction device, and the pachinko balls 4 reaching the upper part 2C of the rotating body 2 are sucked upwards and are transported. Characterized by

[0010]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 can simultaneously clean and lift the pachinko balls 4, and the pachinko balls 4 are sequentially lifted along the spiral wing 3 to be cleaned. A large space for cleaning and lifting the balls 4 is not required, and it is easy to reduce the size as a whole. Further, the pachinko balls 4 roll along the spiral blades 3 in a spiral shape one after another, and the cleaning members roll while rolling. Since it makes contact with 11, the sound during cleaning is quiet, and since it is configured to perform both cleaning and pumping of the pachinko balls 4 at the same time, cleaning and pumping can be performed with one maintenance. Both functions can be seen at the same time, which simplifies maintenance. Furthermore, the pachinko balls 4 are rolled up in a spiral shape, and at the same time, they come into contact with the cleaning member 11 during the lifting. Then, the surface of the pachinko ball 4 is uniformly contacted with the cleaning cloth, the surface of the pachinko ball 4 is evenly cleaned, and one machine having the functions of the cleaning machine and the lifting machine at the same time is used. Since it can be provided by a machine, the manufacturing cost is low.

[0011]

【Example】

 Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine of the present invention, in which the pachinko balls 4 discharged from each pachinko machine are gathered and transported, moved above the pachinko machine, and then supplied to the pachinko machine again. It is arranged in a portion of the transportation system where the pachinko balls 4 are lifted. The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 described above includes a rotating body 2 that rotates about an axis N. A main shaft 15 passes through the rotary body 2, and the rotation of the main shaft 15 causes the rotary body 2 to rotate. The axis N of the rotating body 2 is tilted from the vertical by the tilt angle R. A lower disk 22 and an upper disk 23 are attached to the lower part 2B and the upper part 2C of the rotating body 2, respectively.

On the peripheral surface 2A of the rotary body 2, spiral blades 3 are provided in a spiral shape from a lower portion 2B to an upper portion 2C of the rotary body 2. The spiral blade 3 is for carrying a pachinko ball 4 and carrying it to the upper side, and in this example, a wire is welded in a state of being wound around the rotating body 2. There are two spiral blades 3, that is, two wires are wound from the lower portion 2B to the upper portion 2C of the rotating body 2. When focusing on one of the spiral blades 3, a wire winding interval, that is, one pitch P has, for example, 40 mm. The angle U around which the wire is wound is 11.31 degrees in this example.

As a device for rotating the rotating body 2, an electric motor 5, a speed reducer 6, a speed reducer side sprocket 7, a rotating body side sprocket 8, the speed reducer side sprocket 7 and It is provided with a transmission belt 9 hung across the sprocket 8 on the rotor side. Each of the above devices is located on the lower portion 2B side of the rotating body 2. Then, the power of the electric motor 5 is transmitted to the speed reducer 6, the speed reducer-side sprocket 7, the transmission belt 9, and the rotary member-side sprocket 8 in order to rotate the rotary member 2.

A cylindrical cleaning lid portion 10 that surrounds the rotating body 2 is arranged around the rotating body 2. The cleaning lid 10 is divided into two parts (see FIG. 12), and a cleaning member 11, for example, cloth, for wiping the surface of the pachinko balls 4 is attached to the inner surface thereof. The spacing between the spiral wing 3 and the cleaning lid 10 is such that the pachinko balls 4 do not fall. A holder portion 21 is attached to the outside of the cleaning lid portion 10. The holder portion 21 has a tubular shape that opens and closes according to a detent, and the cleaning lid portion 10 is positioned inside the tubular shape. The flange portion 21A of the holder portion 21 is fixed to the frame member 18 described later.

Next, focusing on the part that supplies the pachinko balls 4 to the rotating body 2, the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 is provided with an insertion port box 12, which is discharged from the pachinko machine and conveyed. It receives the pachinko balls 4 that have been made and guides them to the lower portion 2B side of the rotating body 2.

Further, on the lower portion 2B side of the rotating body 2, there is provided a bottom guide path 13 connected to the insertion port box 12, and the pachinko balls 4 are guided to the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2. . The lower blade 2B of the rotor 2 has a guide blade 14 fixed to the spiral blade 3 on the outer side in the radial direction of the spiral blade 3 and along the spiral blade 3. The guide plate 14 is for placing the pachinko balls 4 coming in from the lateral direction M on the lower portion 2B of the rotor 2 in alignment with the rotation of the rotor 2 on the spiral wing 3. That is, a wall is formed outside the spiral wing 3. Since the guide plate 14 has two wires constituting the spiral blade 3, there are two wires corresponding to the respective wires, and each of the guide plates 14 has a wire shape. It starts from the position corresponding to the end and has a length of a predetermined angle Q. In this example, two guide plates 14 are shown, but the number is not limited to this, and the number may be adjusted according to the number of wires forming the spiral blade 3. A lower peripheral wall 24 for guiding the pachinko balls 4 is located around the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

On the other hand, focusing on the upper portion 2C side of the rotating body 2, there is a check valve (not shown) on the upper portion 2C side of the rotating body 2, and the check valve is pumped to the upper portion 2C of the rotating body 2. Backflow of the pachinko ball 4 is prevented by this check valve. The check valve is covered with a check valve case 16. The check valve case 16 is connected to a pumping pipe 17 which serves as a pumping passage for the pachinko balls 4. In order for the pachinko balls 4 reaching the upper portion 2B of the rotating body 2 to be well-fed in the hoisting pipe 17, the pachinko cleaning / hoisting machine 1 has a suction device (not shown). No.), and the pachinko balls 4 are sucked upwards and then pumped.

The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is fixed to the fixed frame 19 assembled by using a plurality of frame members 18 by using bolts 20 and the like. Further, although the cleaning member 11 is shown as being attached to the back surface 10a of the cleaning lid portion 10, other than this, it may be attached to the peripheral surface 2A of the rotating body 2 or the back surface 10a of the cleaning lid portion 10. Alternatively, it may be attached to both the peripheral surface 2A of the rotating body 2.

The operation will be described with the above configuration. First, the rotating body 2 is rotated. The rotation speed of the above-mentioned rotating body 2 is, for example, 150 rpm at maximum. Then, the pachinko balls 4 discharged from each of the pachinko machines gather to reach the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1, and pass through the bottom guide path 13 from the inlet 13A of the bottom guide path 13 via the above-mentioned input port box 12 and It is mounted on the spiral wing 3 of the rotating body 2. At this time, since the rotating body 2 is tilted, the pachinko balls 4 coming to the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 approach the tilted side, and the spiral blade 3 scoops up the pachinko balls 4 in this approached state. In this state, the pachinko balls 4 can be easily placed on the spiral wing 3, and the pachinko balls 4 are aligned and guided by the guide plate 14 without falling from the spiral wing 3. .

Next, the pachinko balls 4 placed on the spiral wing 3 are unrolled along the spiral wing 3 while being spirally rolled upward. At this time, the pachinko ball 4 rolls while coming into contact with the cleaning member 11 on the back surface 10a of the cleaning lid unit 10. As a result, dust and oil adhering to the surface of the pachinko balls 4 are wiped off by the cleaning member 11. Also, due to the tilting of the rotating body 2, the pachinko balls 4 coming to the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 approach the tilted side, and the spiral blade 3 scoops up the pachinko balls 4 in this approached state. Therefore, the pachinko ball 4 can be easily placed on the spiral wing 3. Then, the pachinko balls 4 reaching the upper part 2C of the rotating body 2 are further pumped through the pumping pipe 17 and enter an upper box (not shown) provided above. Then, it returns to the pachinko machine through the passage from the upper box.

As described above, the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 cleans the surface of the pachinko balls 4 discharged from the pachinko machine and lifts them.

[0022]

[Effect of device]

 As described in detail above, according to the present invention, according to claim 1, the pachinko ball cleaning / transporter can simultaneously perform cleaning and lifting of the pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls can be sequentially lifted along the spiral blade. Since it does not require a large space for cleaning and pumping pachinko balls, it is easy to downsize as a whole, and the pachinko balls roll in a spiral along the spiral blades, and while rolling Since the cleaning member is touched, the noise during cleaning is quiet, and since the pachinko balls are both cleaned and lifted at the same time, cleaning and lifting can be performed with one maintenance. Both functions of feeding can be seen at the same time, which simplifies the maintenance.In addition, the above pachinko balls roll up in a spiral and are lifted, and at the same time, they contact the cleaning member during the lifting. Therefore, the surface of the pachinko ball uniformly contacts the cleaning cloth, the surface of the pachinko ball is evenly cleaned, and one machine having the functions of the cleaning machine and the lifting machine at the same time is used as one machine. Since it can be provided at, the production cost is low.

Further, according to the second aspect, by providing the guide plate, the pachinko balls reaching the lower part of the rotating body are sequentially mounted on the spiral blade in an aligned state, and the pachinko balls are placed. It can be sent to SMOOSE.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rotating body is tilted, the pachinko balls that have come to the lower portion of the rotating body are approached to the inclined side, and the pachinko balls in this approached state are twisted into a spiral wing. It becomes like a scoop, and it is easy to put the above pachinko balls on the spiral wing.

Further, according to the fourth aspect, since the suction device is provided, the pachinko balls reaching the upper part of the rotating body can be easily lifted further upward.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention with the cleaning lid removed.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 3;

5 is a bottom view of FIG. 3 of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a rotating body of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the lower disk mounted on the rotating body of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the upper disk mounted on the rotating body of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a holder portion of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view of the holder portion of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a view of the holder portion of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 9 as seen from the arrow B.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the lower part of the rotating body of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the lower part of the rotating body of the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine shown in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko ball cleaning / conveyor 2 Rotating body 3 Spiral blade 4 Pachinko ball 11 Cleaning member 14 Guide plate

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pachinko ball 4 discharged from a pachinko machine.
And a pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine for cleaning and transporting the pachinko balls 4 included in the circulation system for feeding the above-mentioned pachinko balls 4 again to the above-mentioned pachinko balls while pumping them above the pachinko balls. 1, the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is provided in the middle of lifting the pachinko balls 4, and has a rotating body 2 which rotates about an axis N and a peripheral surface 2A of the rotating body 2. The lower part 2B to the upper part 2C are formed in a spiral shape, and are composed of a spiral blade 3 on which the pachinko balls 4 are placed, and a cylindrical cleaning lid portion 10 located outside the spiral blade 3. A pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine, wherein a cleaning member 11 for wiping the surface of the pachinko ball 4 is attached to a position where the pachinko ball 4 to be lifted up along the spiral blade 3 comes into contact. 2. Rotation of the rotating body 2 has a guide plate 14 fixed to the spiral blade 3 of the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2 along the outer side of the spiral blade 3 in the radial direction and along the spiral blade 3. The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko balls 4 coming from the lateral direction M are placed on the spiral wing 3 in an aligned state on the lower portion 2B of the rotating body 2. 3. The rotating body 2 has an inclination angle R from the vertical direction.
The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine is inclined. 4. The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine 1 is provided with a suction device, and the pachinko ball 4 reaches an upper portion 2C of the rotating body 2.
The pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko ball cleaning / conveying machine is sucked upward and is then transported.