JP3091905B2 - Pachinko ball conveyor - 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 storage facility for pachinko balls, and a pachinko ball storage device for storing pachinko ball storage between pachinko islands having a large amount of pachinko balls. The present invention relates to a pachinko ball conveying device suitable for conveying pachinko balls toward a small number of pachinko islands.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko ball counting machines are expensive machines,
Since installation of pachinko islands increases the cost of installing pachinko islands, pachinko ball counters are generally installed on only one of the groups of pachinko islands (parent islands).

[0003] Here, the pachinko balls put into the pachinko ball coefficient machine are counted and then enter the pachinko island, so that only the amount of stored pachinko balls on the parent island increases, and the amount of stored pachinko balls on other pachinko islands. Is decreasing. Therefore, other pachinko islands are supplied with pachinko balls from Okajima.

By the way, if the pachinko ball counting machine is installed only in Okajima, the number of pachinko ball counting machines is small, which is inconvenient for customers who want to count pachinko balls. Pachinko ball counting machines are being installed on pachinko islands.

[0005] However, if a pachinko ball counter is installed on all pachinko islands, if the pachinko ball is returned to the pachinko island using the pachinko ball counter of the pachinko ball from which the pachinko ball has been issued, the pachinko ball is counted. The storage amount of pachinko balls does not change, but if pachinko ball counters on other pachinko islands are used due to circumstances such as pachinko ball counting machines having customers, the storage amount of pachinko balls on each pachinko island changes, The storage amount of pachinko balls will be insufficient or overflow.

For this reason, a pachinko ball transporting device for transporting pachinko balls from a pachinko island having a large amount of stored pachinko balls to a pachinko ball having a small amount of stored pachinko balls is required, and some pachinko ball transporting devices have been proposed. ing.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view for explaining an example of a conventional pachinko ball conveying apparatus. In the figure, a pachinko ball counter 10 is provided on the end side of the pachinko island, and four lower tanks 12 to 18 are provided in series below the pachinko island in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island. .

In the vicinity of the center of Pachinko Island, a lower tank 12 is provided.
A lifting device 20 is provided to lift the pachinko balls stored in ~ 18 on the upper part of the pachinko island.

The lifting device 20 includes a lifting pipe provided substantially vertically, a lifting member inserted into the lifting pipe, and a motor for rotating the lifting member. The lifting member is provided with a spiral fin, and when the lifting member is rotated by the motor, the fin pushes the pachinko ball upward.

The pachinko balls placed in the pachinko ball counting machine 10 are counted, fed forward in the lower tanks 12, 14 and lifted to the upper part of the pachinko island by the lifting device 20, and then lowered to the lower part. It is designed to enter the tanks 16 and 18.

[0011] Between two adjacent pachinko islands, two crossing gutters 5
2 and 54 are provided, and the respective transfer pipes 52 and 54 are inclined in the opposite direction, and appear to intersect when viewed from the side.

In this pachinko ball conveying apparatus, when the amount of pachinko balls exceeds the storage amount of the pachinko island, the lifted pachinko balls are transferred to the transition pipe 52 which is lowered toward the adjacent pachinko island. It is supplied and rolls inside the crossover pipe 52 as shown by the arrow and enters the next pachinko island.

[0013]

In the above-described conventional pachinko ball conveying apparatus, since the pachinko balls are conveyed by using the inclination of the crossing gutters 52 and 54, one pachinko ball is transported back and forth. Two crossover pipes 52 and 54 are required between the pachinko islands, so that the space between the pachinko islands is not clear.

Further, the above-mentioned conventional pachinko ball transporting apparatus has a crossing gutter 5 for making the crossing gutters 52 and 54 inclined.
There is a problem that the pachinko ball conveying device cannot be installed at a low place on the ceiling because one side of the pachinko balls 2 and 54 must be raised.

In the above-mentioned conventional pachinko ball conveying apparatus, since the pachinko balls are conveyed by using the inclination of the crossing gutters 52 and 54, the crossing gutter 5 is provided between distant pachinko islands.
There was a problem that the inclination of 2,54 had to be loosened, so that the pachinko balls could not be sent smoothly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball conveying device capable of smoothly accommodating pachinko balls between pachinko islands.

[0017]

According to the present invention, there is provided a pachinko ball conveying apparatus comprising: a plurality of pachinko ball conveying apparatuses which are installed between adjacent pachinko islands for pachinko ball conveyance; Based on the installed plurality of detection devices for detecting the storage amount of pachinko balls on each pachinko island, and from the detection results by the respective detection devices, the respective transport devices are used to store the pachinko balls from the pachinko islands where the storage amount of pachinko balls is large. A first control device that operates toward a small-volume pachinko island, and multiple supplies that are installed on each pachinko island and supply the pachinko balls lifted at the top of each pachinko island to one of the adjacent transport devices From the detection result of the device and the detection device, the supply destination of the pachinko ball of each supply device,
A second control device for directing the conveyance device operating toward a pachinko island having a small amount of stored pachinko balls.

Here, the transfer device includes a transfer pipe having a spiral fin inserted substantially coaxially into the transfer pipe, the transfer pipe being provided between adjacent pachinko islands. And a motor for rotating the member. Further, the supply device includes a guide device for directing the lifted pachinko balls toward a desired transport device, the guide device includes two outlets, and connects one of the outlets to the other outlet. The pachinko ball is swingably provided so that the pachinko ball is discharged to the side of a desired conveying device from the lowered outlet portion.

The pachinko balls lifted on the upper part of the pachinko island may be stored in an upper tank provided on the upper part of the pachinko island, and may be supplied to the transfer device via a supply device. You may make it supply directly to a conveyance apparatus via a supply apparatus. Further, all of the pachinko islands may be provided with a pachinko ball counting machine, or may be partially provided with no pachinko ball counting machine.

[0020]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view for explaining a pachinko ball conveying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a pachinko ball counter 10 is provided on the end side of the pachinko island, and four lower tanks 12 to 18 are provided in series below the pachinko island in the longitudinal direction of the pachinko island. .

In the vicinity of the center of Pachinko Island, a lower tank 12 is provided.
A lifting device 20 is provided to lift the pachinko balls stored in ~ 18 on the upper part of the pachinko island.

The lifting device 20 includes a lifting pipe provided substantially vertically, a lifting member inserted into the lifting pipe, and a motor for rotating the lifting member. The lifting member is provided with a spiral fin, and when the lifting member is rotated by the motor, the fin pushes the pachinko ball upward.

After the pachinko balls placed in the pachinko ball counter 10 are counted, they are sent forward in the lower tanks 12, 14 and lifted to the upper part of the pachinko island by the lifting device 20, and then lowered to the lower part. It is designed to enter the tanks 16 and 18.

A transport device 28 for transporting pachinko balls from one pachinko island to another pachinko island is installed substantially horizontally in the upper space of the pachinko island.

The transport device 28 includes one substantially horizontal transport pipe 30 installed between one pachinko island and another pachinko island, and a transport member 32 substantially coaxially inserted into the transport pipe 30. And a motor 34 for rotating the transport member 32. The transporting member 32 has spiral fins. When the transporting member 32 is rotated by the motor 34, the fins push the pachinko balls toward another pachinko island and move them.

When the motor 34 is rotated in the reverse direction to rotate the conveying member 32 in the reverse direction, the fins push the pachinko balls in the direction of one pachinko island and move them. That is, by rotating the motor 34 in the reverse direction to change the rotation direction of the transport member 32, the transport direction of the pachinko balls in one transport pipe 30 can be reversed.

An upper tank 36 for storing the pachinko balls lifted by the lifting device 20 is provided above the pachinko island in a state of being connected to the upper portion of the lifting device 20.
As shown in FIG. 2, a small lift 38 is provided in parallel with the upper tank 36, and a guide device 40 is provided on an outlet side of the small lift 38. The small lift 38 and the guide device 40 constitute a supply device 42 that supplies pachinko balls to the transport device 28.

The pachinko balls in the upper tank 36 are slightly lifted by a small lift 38 and supplied to a guide device 40. As shown in FIG. 3, the guide device 40 is provided so as to be swingable, and the pachinko balls lifted by the small lift 38 are supplied from the outlet 44 of the guide device 40 to one of the transport devices 28, 28. Or returned to your pachinko island.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a control mechanism of the pachinko ball conveying device according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a first control device 46 is connected to the transfer device 28, and a detection device 48 is connected to the first control device 46. The detection devices 48 are respectively mounted in the lower tanks 12 to 18 of each pachinko island.

The first controller 46 compares the amount of pachinko balls stored on each pachinko island obtained by the detecting device 48 and directs the pachinko balls from the one with a large storage amount of pachinko balls to the one with a small storage amount of pachinko balls. Then, the transport device 28 is operated.

A second control device 50 is connected to a supply device 42 including a small lift 38 and a guide device 40. The second control device 50 includes the small lift 38
At the same time, the guide direction of the guide device 40 of the pachinko ball having a large amount of pachinko balls is directed to the transporting device 28 which is moving toward the pachinko island having a small amount of the pachinko balls. A large number of pachinko balls in the upper tank 36 of the pachinko island are supplied to a pachinko island having a small amount of stored pachinko balls.

When the storage amount of pachinko balls in one pachinko island is smaller than a certain level compared to the storage amount of pachinko balls in another pachinko island, the transport device 28 starts moving from this other pachinko island toward this pachinko island, Pachinko balls on another pachinko island are supplied to one pachinko island by the transport device 28.

When the pachinko balls are continuously supplied to the pachinko ball counting machine 10 on one pachinko island, the storage amount of the pachinko balls on one pachinko island increases, and the other pachinko balls connected to this pachinko island are increased. The transportation of the pachinko balls to the pachinko island is started, and the transportation of the pachinko balls is successively transmitted to other pachinko islands, and the pachinko balls are transported and supplied one after another.

[0034]

According to the present invention, since the head of the pachinko ball is not used for conveying the pachinko balls, the pachinko ball conveying device can be installed horizontally, so that even if the ceiling is low, the pachinko ball conveying device can be used. There is an effect that it can be installed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the pachinko balls are forcibly conveyed by power, the pachinko balls are conveyed in a short time from a pachinko island having a large amount of stored pachinko balls to a pachinko island having a small amount of stored pachinko balls. There is an effect that can be made.

Further, according to the present invention, the pachinko balls can be transported in the reciprocating direction by one transport path, so that the number of transport paths is reduced to half, and the upper space of the pachinko island is simplified. There is an effect that can be.

Further, according to the present invention, since the pachinko balls are forcibly conveyed, there is an effect that the pachinko balls can be efficiently conveyed to a distant pachinko island.

According to the present invention, even if the pachinko ball counter on one pachinko island fails, the pachinko balls on another pachinko island are supplied, so that the pachinko balls on the other pachinko island do not run out. This has the effect.

Further, according to the present invention, since the structure of the supply device is simple, the supply device can be manufactured at a low cost and an inexpensive control device can be used. Therefore, the pachinko ball transfer device can be provided at a low cost. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a pachinko ball conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing details of the vicinity of an upper tank.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation of the supply device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a control mechanism of the pachinko ball conveying device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an example of a conventional pachinko ball conveying device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko ball counter 12-18 Lower tank 20 Lifting device 28 Transport device 30 Transport pipe 32 Transport member 34 Motor 36 Upper tank 38 Small lift 40 Guide device 42 Supply device 44 Exit part 46 First control device 48 Detecting device 50 Two control devices

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of transport devices for transporting pachinko balls installed between adjacent pachinko islands of a plurality of pachinko islands, and a storage amount of pachinko balls of each pachinko island installed in each of the pachinko islands. A plurality of detection devices to be detected, and a first control device for operating each of the transport devices from a pachinko island having a large storage amount of pachinko balls to a pachinko island having a small storage amount of pachinko balls based on the detection results obtained by the detection devices. And a plurality of supply devices that are installed on each pachinko island and supply the pachinko balls lifted at the top of each pachinko island to any of the adjacent transport devices, and from the detection results by each of the detection devices, The supply destination of the pachinko balls of the supply device,
A second control device for directing the transport device operating toward the small number of pachinko balls in the pachinko island, and the transport device is one transport pipe each erected between adjacent pachinko islands, A conveying member having a spiral fin inserted substantially coaxially into the conveying pipe, and a motor for rotating the conveying member, wherein the supply device is configured to feed the lifted pachinko balls to a side of a desired conveying device. The guide device has two outlet portions, and one of the outlet portions is lower than the other outlet portion, from which the pachinko balls are directed to the side of the desired conveying device from the lowered outlet portion. A pachinko ball conveying device, which is provided so as to be swingable so as to be discharged to the machine. 2. A pachinko ball lifted on the upper part of the pachinko island is stored in an upper tank provided on the upper part of the pachinko island, and is supplied to the transfer device via the supply device. The pachinko ball conveying device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The pachinko ball conveyance according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko balls lifted on the upper part of the pachinko island are supplied to the conveyance device as it is via the supply device. apparatus. 4. The pachinko ball counting machine is provided on all or a part of the pachinko island.
A pachinko ball conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.