JP3041623B2 - Ball lifting device for island with pachinko machine installed - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to
To return the pachinko balls recovered from each pachinko machine to the pachinko machine installation island and return them to each pachinko machine
And a ball lifting device for a pachinko machine installed island .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional ball lifting apparatus exists, for example, as a fixed part of a pachinko machine installation island, and has a ball collecting trough for collecting pachinko balls discharged from a plurality of pachinko machines, and a plurality of pachinko machines. The pachinko ball which is connected to the start end of the ball supply gutter for supplying the pachinko balls and is fed from the ball collection gutter is lifted to the ball supply gutter.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Because the pachinko machine is fixed to the floor of the game center as a fixed part of the pachinko machine installation island, if the ball lifting device breaks down, the pachinko machine on the entire pachinko machine installation island is used until the ball lifting device is fixed It is not possible, and the damage suffered by the breakdown is large.

In addition, instead of releasing a prize ball to a player, a so-called card type pachinko machine which records the number of balls held by the player on a magnetic card or the like and circulates the pachinko balls in the pachinko machine to play the game is currently being researched and developed. However, since this card-type pachinko machine uses a circulating ball (pachinko ball), one of the major issues was to rationalize the method of cleaning the circulating ball and the regular replacement of the circulating ball. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a ball recovery system for recovering pachinko balls discharged from a plurality of pachinko machines.
For a pachinko machine installation island having a gutter and a ball supply gutter for supplying pachinko balls to a plurality of pachinko machines, a pachinko ball that is connected to the end of the ball collection gutter and the beginning of the ball supply gutter and enters from the ball collection gutter. A ball-lifting device for a pachinko machine installed to lift a ball into a ball supply gutter, wherein the ball collection gutter and the ball supply gutter are detachably connected to the ball-collection gutter so as to be movable in a non-connected state so that the pachinko machine can be installed. Pachi that can be separated from the island
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball-lifting device for an island with a machine installed .

[0006]

When the ball lifting device breaks down, it disconnects the ball supply gutter and the ball collection gutter and disconnects it from the pachinko machine installation island. Then, replace it with another normal ball lifting device and restart the operation of the pachinko machine installation island.

When a ball lifting device is required only for a short time on a pachinko machine installation island, such as when cleaning a circulating ball in a card type pachinko machine, one ball lifting device is required for a plurality of pachinko machine installation islands. reused I allocate the feeding apparatus.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below by exemplifying a pachinko machine installation island 1 provided with a number of card-type pachinko machines P, P.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball lifting device 2 for a pachinko machine-installed island , and FIG.
On the pachinko machine installation island 1, a ball collection gutter 3 for collecting pachinko balls discharged from the card type pachinko machine P is provided in a lower half part, and a ball supply gutter for supplying pachinko balls to the card type pachinko machine P. 4 is provided in the upper half. The end of the ball collection gutter 3 and the beginning of the ball supply gutter 4 are respectively fixed to one side plate 1a of the pachinko machine installation island 1 and communicate with the outside through through holes (not shown) of the side plate 1a. . The outer surface of the side plate 1a is closed by a decorative plate 1b which can be opened and closed like a door. Therefore, the end of the ball collection gutter 3 and the start end of the ball supply gutter 4 are also closed by the decoration plate 1b.

The ball supply gutter 4 is provided with a distribution gutter 5 for distributing pachinko balls to each card type pachinko machine P. Although not shown, each diversion gutter 5 is provided with a valve device for switching the flow path of the ball supply gutter 4 and guiding the pachinko balls only to the individual diversion gutters 5. This valve device includes a type in which a valve plate is protruded from below by a solenoid to switch a flow path, and a type in which a valve plate is rotated by a motor to switch a flow path.

The ball lifting device 2 is provided with a coil (not shown) in a lifting cylinder 7 on a trolley 6 and rotates the coil by a motor 8 on the top to convert a pachinko ball and a cleaning pellet. It is a ball polishing type that pumps up while stirring. A screw conveyor (not shown) driven by a motor 10 is provided in a horizontal rectangular cylinder 9 at the lower end of the lifting cylinder 7, and a flexible introduction pipe 11 communicates with the rectangular cylinder 9. On the other hand, at the upper end of the lifting cylinder 7, a pellet collecting cylinder 12 for collecting only the pellets by dropping it from the gap of the cage is provided. Are connected. The pellets collected by the pellet collecting cylinder 12 return to the square cylinder 9 through the return pipe 14, and are again pumped and circulated with the pachinko balls. Further, the ball lifting device 2 is movable by a push handle 15 provided on the carriage 6.

The motors 8 and 10 of the ball lifting device 2 are:
The operation and the stop are respectively controlled by the control device 16 provided in the middle of the lifting cylinder 7. The control device 16 is also electrically connected to each of the diversion gutters 5 of the pachinko machine installation island 1 through appropriate connectors. That is, it is connected to, for example, a solenoid of the valve device of the diversion gutter 5 to control its operation, and is connected to a ball counter (not shown) provided in the diversion gutter 5 to receive data of the number of supply balls. It is. The control device 16 may be connected to a hall computer of a pachinko game hall, or may be installed on the pachinko machine installation island 1 instead of the ball lifting device 2.

Next, the card type pachinko machine P will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view of the card-type pachinko machine P, FIG. 4 is a back view of the card-type pachinko machine P, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a partially transparent perspective view showing a connection portion between a ball discharge gutter and a ball discharge gutter.

The card-type pachinko machine P records the number of balls held by the player on a magnetic card instead of releasing the pachinko balls to the player as described above. The card-type pachinko machine P has an outer frame 17 having a rectangular frame shape, and a front frame 18 hinged to one side of the outer frame 17 so as to be openable and closable.

The outer frame 17 has upper and lower sides and a right side as viewed from the front formed by a wooden board, and a left side as viewed from the front formed by a thin box-shaped card reader 19. The front face of the card reader 19 is set to be flush with the front frame 18.
, A selection button 22 for inputting a balance display part 21 and a card lending amount, card return (clearing), and the like. Hinges 23, 23 for supporting the front frame 18 are fixed to the upper and lower front portions of the card reader 19.
By incorporating the card reader 19 as the left side of the outer frame 17 in this manner, the installation space for the card reader 19 is not wasted, and the pachinko machine installation is less complicated than when the card reader is arranged between the stands. There is an advantage that the total length of the island can be shortened.

A window hole 24 is opened in the front frame 18, and a glass door frame 25 is mounted to be openable and closable so as to close the window hole 24. Below the glass door frame 25, a large liquid crystal display 26 for displaying information on the number of balls held, hitting information, a game method of the winning device, and the like is attached.

On the other hand, a game board 27 is provided on the back of the front frame 18,
A mechanism plate 28 that overlaps the game board 27 is provided.
The game board 27 is formed with a game section 27a circularly surrounded by a guide rail 29.
Numerous winning ball receivers 30 that accept pachinko balls,
The windmill 31 etc. that changes the fall path of the pachinko ball are installed,
Further, an out ball opening 32 into which a pachinko ball not winning a prize flows is formed.

The mechanism plate 28 is hinged to a peripheral frame 33 surrounding the game board 27 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the game board 27. The mechanism plate 28 collects a winning ball and an out ball and guides the pachinko ball to a ball inlet 34a of an automatic hitting ball supply device 34. The ball collecting trough 35 communicates with the ball collecting trough 35 and puts the pachinko ball outside the machine. A ball discharge gutter 36 for discharging is provided. The ball collecting gutter 35 is connected to the diversion gutter 5 of the pachinko machine installation island 1 by a pipe 37, so that the pachinko balls entering the diversion gutter 5 from the ball supply gutter 4 are filled with the ball collecting gutter 35.
Flows into.

The connection between the ball collecting gutter 35 and the ball discharge gutter 36 is separated by a slide valve 38 as shown in FIG. When the card-type pachinko machine P is operating, the slide valve 38 closes the ball discharge gutter 36 immediately below the ball inlet 34a of the automatic ball-hitting supply device 34 and hits all the pachinko balls in the ball collecting gutter 35. It is made to flow into the ball inlet 34a of the automatic supply device 34. On the other hand, in the slide valve 38, a solenoid 39 is connected to a pin 38a protruding outside the ball collecting gutter 35, and the solenoid 39 is driven to slide to communicate the ball collecting gutter 35 with the ball discharge gutter 36. Thus, all the pachinko balls in the ball collecting gutter 35 are discharged from the ball discharge gutter 36 to the outside of the machine. The solenoid 39 is controlled by the control device 16 of the ball lifting device 2.

Next, cleaning of the pachinko balls circulating in the card type pachinko machine P will be described. First, during normal business hours when the card-type pachinko machine P is operating, the decorative plate 1b of the pachinko machine installation island 1 is closed and locked, and the ball lifting device 2 is connected to the pachinko machine installation island 1. Absent.
At this time, the solenoid 39 of the ball collecting gutter 35 is in a demagnetized state, and the slide valve 38 blocks the ball discharge gutter 36. Therefore, the pachinko balls sent from the automatic hitting ball supply device 34 and hit are gathered in the ball collecting gutter 35 through the winning ball receiver 30 and the out ball opening 32 of the game section 27a, and are hit from the ball entrance 34a. Entering the automatic supply device 34 again the game section 2
Launched on 7a, like this, card-type pachinko machine P
Circulates within. Here, the state where the ball lifting device 2 is not connected to the pachinko machine installation island 1 has been described as an example. However, even when the ball lifting device 2 is connected to the pachinko machine installation island 1. The pachinko balls circulate in the card type pachinko machine P along the same route.

If it is necessary to clean the pachinko balls, the decorative plate 1b of the pachinko machine installation island 1 is opened as shown in FIG. 2 after the business hours, etc., and the introduction pipe 11 of the ball lifting device 2 is connected to the island side. And the outlet pipe 13 is connected to the start of the ball supply gutter 4 on the island side. This connection may be locked by a simple means such as a thumbscrew or a buckle to the extent that the outlet pipe 13 and the inlet pipe 11 do not shift.

Next, in this state, the control device 16 and the pachinko machine installation island 1 are electrically connected, and the solenoid 39 of the ball collecting gutter 35 is first excited. Then, the slide valve 38 slides to open a flow path to the ball discharge gutter 36, and all the pachinko balls in the ball collecting gutter 35 are discharged from the ball discharge gutter 36 to the ball collection gutter 3. In this state, a slight amount of pachinko balls remain in the automatic hitting ball supply device 34. If necessary, the hitting hammer 40 is operated for a certain period of time to drive the pachinko balls into the ball collecting trough 35. It can be discharged from the discharge gutter 36. Thus, all pachinko balls are card-type pachinko machines P
Is discharged from the solenoid, the solenoid 39 is demagnetized, the slide valve 38 moves back, and the ball discharge gutter 36 closes.

Next, both motors 8 and 10 of the ball lifting device 2 are operated simultaneously. Then, the pachinko balls of the ball collection gutter 3 enter the square cylinder 9 through the introduction pipe 11, rise in the lifting cylinder 7 while being polished with pellets, and reach the upper outlet pipe 13
Is discharged from When replacing the circulating ball instead of cleaning, the ball lifting device 2 is filled with new pachinko balls in advance, the collected pachinko balls are pooled in another container, and new pachinko balls are drawn out of the pipe. Send it out from 13.

On the other hand, before the pachinko balls are discharged from the lead-out pipe 13 as described above, the valve device of the diversion gutter 5 closest to the ball lifting device 2 is operated to cut the flow path of the ball supply gutter 4. Switch. Then, the pachinko balls discharged from the lead-out pipe 13 first enter the first card-type pachinko machine P. Since the number of pachinko balls supplied to the card-type pachinko machine P is counted by the ball counter of the diversion gutter 5, when the number of balls reaches a predetermined number, the valve device is inverted, and the next diversion gutter 5 is replaced. Is operated to supply the pachinko balls to the adjacent card type pachinko machine P. On the card type pachinko machine P side, since the slide valve 38 is moved back and the ball discharge gutter 36 is closed after the pachinko balls are discharged as described above, the pachinko balls supplied from the ball supply gutter 4 are filled with the ball collecting gutter. 35.

In the above cleaning method, the ball lifting device 2
Cleaning the pachinko balls only once, but a single cleaning such as during the rainy season may cause incomplete cases. In this case, the valve device of the diversion gutter 5 and the slide valve 38 of the card-type pachinko machine P are continuously opened, for example, for about one hour.
The ball lifting device 2 may be operated continuously. Then, the pachinko balls are repeatedly cleaned by the ball lifting device 2 during that time.
An employee may appropriately set a timer for how long the pachinko ball is cleaned. For example, a sensor for monitoring dirt and humidity on the surface of the pachinko ball is provided in the lead-out pipe 13 or the introduction pipe 11, and this sensor is provided. The most reasonable method is to control with the control device 16 based on the above information.

The end of the ball supply gutter 4 is a dead end in the embodiment of FIG. 2, and there is a possibility that pachinko balls or the like that have failed to enter the card type pachinko machine P may stay there. Therefore, in practice, it is desirable to connect the end of the ball supply gutter 4 and the start end of the ball discharge gutter 3 with a pipe, and to provide an appropriate ball removal valve at the ball inlet on the ball supply gutter 4 side.

When the pachinko balls are supplied equally to all the card-type pachinko machines P, the ball lifting device 2 stops. Then, the leading pipe 13 and the leading pipe 11 are removed,
The ball lifting device 2 is moved to close and lock the decorative plate 1b.
This completes the cleaning of the pachinko balls. The card-type pachinko machine P is used by circulating the pachinko balls, so that no dirt is attached to the pachinko balls and the dirt of the pachinko balls is small, so that the pachinko balls are constantly cleaned like a general pachinko machine. No need. Therefore, if the pachinko balls are cleaned by the ball lifting device 2 about once a week, for example,
One ball lifting device 2 may be rotated with respect to the original pachinko machine installation island 1, and equipment costs can be significantly reduced. Further, since the ball lifting device 2 is automatically operated according to the program of the control device 16, if the ball lifting device 2 is set after the business hours, the cleaning of the pachinko balls is completed during the night. In addition, the cleaning of the pachinko balls in the card type pachinko machine P does not require much labor.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to the pachinko machine-installed island 1 using the card-type pachinko machine P, the present invention can of course be applied to a pachinko machine-installed island using a normal pachinko machine. In this case, unlike the present embodiment, the ball lifting device 2 is connected to the pachinko machine installation island in the normal business condition. However, in the case of repair for failure, replacement of the pellet, etc., the pachinko machine is used. It is only necessary to separate from the installation island and take necessary measures.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the pachinko machine is installed.
And detachably connected to the island for ball pumped device relative sphere supply trough and ball recovery gutter pachinko installation island, further snap by enabling moving the ball pumped device in the non-connected state
Because the pachinko machine can be separated from the island where pachinko machines are installed , for example, on a pachinko machine-installed island where a pachinko machine using a circulating ball such as a card-type pachinko machine is juxtaposed, the ball lifting device is attached and detached as necessary to clean Work is extremely simple, and equipment costs are low, since replacement can be performed collectively for each island. In addition, for example, a pachinko machine installation island in which ordinary pachinko machines are juxtaposed can be replaced in a short time, so that the pachinko machine installation island can not be used for a long time due to failure of the ball lifting device. Disappears.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball lifting device.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the entire pachinko machine installation island.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the card-type pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the card-type pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a partially transparent perspective view showing a connection portion between a ball collecting gutter and a ball discharge gutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P: Card-type pachinko machine (Pachinko machine) 2: Ball lifting device 3: Ball recovery gutter 4: Ball supply gutter

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko machine installation island having a ball collection gutter for collecting pachinko balls discharged from a plurality of pachinko machines and a ball supply gutter for supplying pachinko balls to the plurality of pachinko machines.
Against, Pa which pumped the pachinko balls entering the sphere collection trough connected to the starting end of the end and the ball supply trough of the ball collection gutter to the ball supply trough
A ball lifting device for an island installed with a dick machine , wherein the ball collection gutter and the ball supply gutter are detachably connected to each other and can be moved in a non-connected state to allow pachinko machine installation.
Pati, characterized in that it has adapted to be disconnected from置島
Ball lifting device for islands with cat machines .