JP3073641B2 - Pachinko Island Tank Equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a ball collecting gutter having a slanting collection gutter at the lower part of a pachinko island, a lower tank connected to a downstream side of the collection gutter, and a lifting tank provided downstream of the lower tank. The present invention relates to a pachinko island tank device to which a polishing machine is connected and which has a spare tank for collecting pachinko balls overflowing from above the lifting polishing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional tank apparatus for a pachinko island, for example, there is one as shown in FIG. That is,
The bottom surface 2 of the auxiliary tank 1 is formed to be inclined downward, the main tank 3 and the sub tank 4 are separated by a partition wall 5, and the lower end of the partition wall 5 does not reach the bottom surface 2 of the auxiliary tank 1. The gap between the lower end of 5 and the bottom surface 2 of the spare tank 1 forms a communication port 6 communicating with the main tank 3.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional pachinko island tank apparatus, the pachinko balls in the main tank 3 are moved toward the main tank 3 through the insertion holes 6 in the sub tank 4. In order to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing out, the flow of pachinko balls on the side of the sub-tank 4 is not good, and the pachinko balls tend to stagnate, thereby causing the generation of rust balls. The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and has improved the flow of pachinko balls in a sub-tank, thereby eliminating the cause of the generation of rust balls. It is intended to provide.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is as follows. 1. A ball collecting gutter (13) is provided at the lower part of the pachinko island (10) at an angle, and A lower tank (14) is connected downstream of the collection gutter (13), and a lifting polisher (50) is connected downstream of the lower tank (14), and an upper side of the lifting polisher (50). In a tank apparatus for a pachinko island provided with a spare tank (20) for collecting pachinko balls overflowing from a tank, the spare tank (20) is provided with a main tank (30) and a pachinko ball overflowing from the main tank (30). A bottom tank (32) of the main tank (30) is inclined downward toward a main discharge port (33);
The bottom surface (42) of the sub-tank (40) is juxtaposed with the bottom surface (32) of the main tank (30) from below, and is inclined downward toward the discharge opening (43) for the sub-tank. The outlet (33) and the outlet for the sub (4
The main outlet (33) and the sub outlet (43) so that the pachinko balls can be discharged simultaneously from 3).
A tank device for a pachinko island, wherein the tank device is formed so as to be aligned in the vertical direction.

(2) A sensor (65) for detecting a pachinko ball flowing on a pachinko ball supply gutter provided at the upper part of the pachinko island (10) is provided. The sensor (65) detects that the pachinko ball is not flowing. The pachinko island tank device according to claim 1, wherein upon detection, the shutter member (26) is driven to open at least one of the main outlet (33) or the sub outlet (43). Exists.

[0006]

The pachinko balls are discharged to the lower tank (14) through the ball collecting gutter (13) provided at the lower part of the island (10). Further, the pachinko balls overflowing from the upper side of the lift polishing machine (50) are discharged to the spare tank (20) via the lower tank (14) and the lift polishing machine (50). Main tank (3) of spare tank (20)
Since the bottom surface (32) of (0) is inclined downward toward the main discharge port (33), the pachinko balls in the main tank (30) flow down toward the main discharge port (33). On the other hand, the sub tank (4) of the spare tank (20)
0) with the bottom (3) of the main tank (30).
2) The pachinko balls in the sub-tank (40) are related to the flow of the pachinko balls in the main tank (30) because the pachinko balls in the sub-tank (40) are tilted downward toward the sub outlet (43). Instead, it flows down toward the sub discharge port (43).

Further, since the main discharge port (33) and the sub discharge port (43) are formed so as to be aligned in the vertical direction, the main discharge port (33) and the sub discharge port (43). ), The pachinko balls are discharged from both at the same time, and do not interfere with each other. That is, the pachinko balls can flow out of the main tank (30) as well as the sub tank (40) without stagnation.

[0008] A sensor (65) for detecting a pachinko ball flowing on a pachinko ball supply gutter provided at an upper portion of the pachinko island (10) is provided, and the sensor (65) detects that the pachinko ball is not flowing. Then, the shutter member (2)
6) is driven to open at least one of the main discharge port (33) and the sub discharge port (43), the pachinko balls are placed on the gutter plate for supplying the pachinko balls. If it does not flow, at least one of the discharge port (33) and the sub discharge port (43) is opened, so that the pachinko balls are moved from the spare tank (20) to the lower tank (14) and the lifting grinder ( 50), flows on the gutter plate and is supplied to the pachinko machine.

[0009]

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 the figure, a large number of pachinko machines 11 and ball lending machines 12 are juxtaposed on both sides of the pachinko island 10. Pachinko Island 10
A collecting gutter 13 is provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine 10 to incline downward toward the central part from the lower end of each end to collect out balls from the pachinko machines 11. It is arranged. The lower end of the collection gutter 13 is connected to the lower tank 14.

In the lower tank 14, a lifting polishing machine 50 is provided upright. The lifting polisher 50 has a rotatable helix inside, and is provided with diagonal blades 51 on both sides of the upper end discharge port of the lifting polisher 50 that can sieve the abrasive mixed into the pachinko balls. A rotatable lift 52 capable of lifting pachinko balls is provided obliquely at the lower end of the both sides 51, and a gutter plate 54 is provided on the lower side of the slope 53 provided at the upper side of both lifts 52. The lower end of the abrasive collecting gutter 55 provided below them is connected to the inside of the lower tank 14, and the pachinko balls overflowing are received between the slender 53 and the gutter plate 54. The overflow pipes 56 to flow down are respectively provided vertically, and the lower end of the overflow pipe 56 is connected to the spare tank 20. The spare tank 20 is disposed on each side of the lower tank 16, and the spare tank 20 is partitioned by a partition wall 22 into a main tank 30 and a sub tank 40. The lower end of the overflow pipe 56 is connected to the main tank 30.

A front wall 31 is provided in the main tank 30 so as to face the partition wall 22.
A bottom surface portion 32 that extends downward toward the front wall 31 extends. At the lower end of the front wall 31, a weight plate 35 that is inclined downward in a direction opposite to the bottom surface 32 is attached. A gap between the lower end of the front wall 31 and the tip of the bottom surface 32 is a main outlet 33. The sub-tank 40 is provided with a rear wall 41 opposed to the partition wall 22, and a lower end portion of the rear wall 41 is arranged at a lower end of the rear wall 41 so as to be juxtaposed with the bottom surface portion 32 from below, and also inclined downward. 4
2 is extended. The tip of the bottom part 32 and the bottom part 42
The gap between the sub-portion and the tip of the sub-portion is a sub-port outlet 43. That is, the main outlet 33 and the sub outlet 43 are formed so as to be aligned in the vertical direction. A weight plate 45 that is inclined downward in a direction opposite to the bottom surface 43 is attached to the lower end of the partition wall 22.

A sensor 65 is provided for detecting the pachinko balls flowing on the gutter 54 facing the gutter 54, and when the sensor 65 detects that the pachinko balls are not flowing,
A shutter member 26 that opens the main outlet 33 and the sub outlet 43 at one time is provided.

Next, the operation will be described. In the figure, the pachinko balls are collected in a lower tank 14 through a ball collecting gutter 13 provided at a lower part of the pachinko island 10. Also,
The collected pachinko balls are lifted in the lift polishing machine 50, and the oil and dirt attached by the abrasive are removed. The polished pachinko balls are supplied to each of the pachinko machines 11 via a blade 51, a lift 52, a blade 53, and a gutter 54.

On the other hand, the overflowed pachinko ball is
The pachinko balls that fall down in the gap between the sub discharge port 43 and the gutter 54 and pass through the overflow pipe 56 and are discharged to the main tank 30 of the spare tank 20 and overflow from the main tank 30 are discharged from the sub tank 40. Will be collected. Since the bottom surface 32 of the main tank 30 is inclined downward toward the main outlet 33, the pachinko balls in the main tank 30 flow down toward the main outlet 33.
On the other hand, since the bottom surface 42 of the sub tank 40 is juxtaposed with the bottom surface 32 of the main tank 30 from below and inclined downward toward the discharge port 43 for the sub tank, the pachinko balls in the sub tank 40 are Regardless of the flow of the pachinko balls, it flows down toward the sub outlet 43.

Further, since the main outlet 33 and the sub outlet 43 are formed so as to be aligned in the vertical direction, the main outlet 33 and the sub outlet 43 are formed.
The pachinko balls are discharged from both at the same time, and do not obstruct the flow of other pachinko balls. Pachinko balls discharged through the main discharge port 33 and the sub discharge port 43 are collected in the lower tank 14 through the collection gutter 13. That is, even when the pachinko balls are present in the main tank 30, the pachinko balls can flow out of the sub tank 40 smoothly without stagnation.

In the above embodiment, the spare tank 20 is composed of the main tank 30 and the sub-tank 40. However, the present invention is applicable to the case where the sub-tank 40 is composed of the first tank and the second tank. It goes without saying that it can be applied. That is, while the bottom surface of the first tank is inclined downward toward the discharge port for the first tank,
The bottom surface of the second tank is juxtaposed with the bottom surface of the first tank from below, and is inclined downward toward the discharge port for the second tank. In order to allow pachinko balls to be discharged simultaneously, the discharge port for the first tank and the discharge port for the second tank may be formed so as to be aligned vertically.

Although the main outlet 33 and the sub outlet 43 are opened and closed at one time by one shutter member 26, shutter members may be provided so as to be opened and closed separately. Further, a sensor for detecting pachinko balls is provided in the spare tank 20, and the shutter member 26 is operated by a detection signal of the sensor for detecting pachinko balls to efficiently use the pachinko balls in the left and right spare tanks 20. Or, for example, it may be configured to be used alternately for one day.

[0018]

According to the pachinko island tank apparatus of the present invention, the pachinko balls in the main tank pass through the main discharge port, and the pachinko balls in the sub tank are juxtaposed on the bottom surface of the main tank from below. The pachinko balls in the main tank flow along the bottom of the sub-tank and can be discharged simultaneously through the discharge port for the sub, without preventing the pachinko balls in the sub-tank from flowing out of the sub-tank. In addition, the flow of pachinko balls on the sub-tank side is improved, the stagnation does not occur, and the cause of the generation of rust balls can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a tank device of a pachinko island showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a mounted state of the tank device of the pachinko island showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the tank apparatus of Pachinko Island which shows a prior art example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko island 20 ... Reserve tank 30 ... Main tank 32 ... Bottom part of main tank 33 ... Main discharge port 40 ... Sub tank 42 ... Bottom part of sub tank 43 ... Sub discharge port 50 ... Lifting polishing machine

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yoshihiko Akiyama 4-3 Jonai, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture Inside Shinko Works Ltd. (72) Inventor Masanori Suzuki 4-3 Jonai, Hanamaki City Iwate Prefecture Inside Shinko Works Ltd. 56) References JP-A-5-31249 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A ball collecting gutter is provided at the lower part of the pachinko island at an angle, a lower tank is connected downstream of the collection gutter, and a lifting polisher is connected downstream of the lower tank. In a pachinko island tank device provided with a spare tank for collecting pachinko balls overflowing from the upper side of the lifting polishing machine, the spare tank is a main tank and a sub-tank for collecting pachinko balls overflowing from the main tank. The bottom surface of the main tank is inclined downward toward the main discharge port, while the bottom surface of the sub tank is juxtaposed with the bottom surface of the main tank from below toward the sub discharge port. The main outlet and the sub outlet are tilted downward so that pachinko balls can be simultaneously discharged from the main outlet and the sub outlet. Pachinko island tank and wherein the formed respectively so as to align in the vertical direction. And a sensor for detecting a pachinko ball flowing on a pachinko ball supply gutter provided above the pachinko island. When the sensor detects that the pachinko ball is not flowing, the shutter member is driven. The pachinko island tank device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the main outlet and the sub outlet is opened.