JP3802943B2 - Ball box lifting system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
  The present invention relates to a carton transporter for transporting a carton for storing pachinko balls, and a carton lifting control device for lifting the carton transported by the carton transporter.PlaceIt relates to the ball box lifting system used.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, as a pachinko game machine, a so-called continuous game machine having a function of changing a probability of occurrence of a big hit is becoming mainstream. In this type of pachinko game machine, the big hits occur continuously in a relatively short time, so that a large number of pachinko balls can be acquired in a short time by the big hit. For this reason, the player plays a game in a state where a plurality of ball boxes containing pachinko balls are loaded on the floor.
[0003]
In such a case, in order to exchange pachinko balls acquired by a player for a prize, a plurality of ball boxes are transported to a ball counter installed on the island edge and stored in the ball box in the ball counter. It is made to count by pouring the pachinko balls that are present.
[0004]
However, when using 3000 pachinko balls for a ball box, the weight per box exceeds 15Kg (full weight = 5g x 3000). The current situation is struggling.
[0005]
Therefore, pachinko halls lend trolleys according to the players' wishes. Accordingly, the player can transport a plurality of ball boxes to the ball counting device at a time by means of a carriage, so that the labor for transportation can be reduced.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the cart of the above conventional example, when carrying the ball box, it is necessary to transfer the ball box loaded on the floor to the cart one by one, and hold the ball box carried by the cart to the ball inlet of the ball counting device. There is a drawback in that it is difficult for an elderly player or a female player.
[0007]
  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose isTheAn object of the present invention is to provide a ball box lifting / lowering system that can greatly reduce the labor required to count dick balls.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The ball box lifting system of the present invention isA ball box transporter equipped with arm portions capable of supporting pachinko ball storage ball boxes in a stacked state, and lift means for moving the arm portions upward according to external operation, andThe ball box supported by the ball box transporter with the ball box transporter positioned in place.And a ball box position control means for raising a predetermined ball box supported by the ball box lifting / lowering means to a target position by controlling the ball box lifting / lowering means. It is comprised from the ball box raising / lowering control apparatus provided with the ball box position control means (Claim 1).
[0017]
  In the above configuration,The ball box lifting and lowering control device includes a ball box detection means for detecting the presence of a ball box supported by the ball box transporter in a state where the ball box transporter is positioned at a predetermined position,Holding means for holding the carton transporter at a predetermined position when the carton detecting means detects the presence of the carton(Claim 2).
[0028]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
  Claim1Place of ball box lifting system describedThe ballWhen the box transporter is positioned in place, it is supported by the carton transporter.BallIt is raised by the box lift control device. Thereby, it is possible to transport the ball boxes stacked by the ball box transporter, and it is not necessary to lift the ball box manually.
[0029]
  Claim2In the case of the described ball box lifting and lowering system, when the ball box transporter is positioned at a predetermined position, the ball box detection means detects the presence of the ball box supported by the ball box transporter. And a holding means hold | maintains a ball box transporter in a predetermined position, when a ball box detection means detects presence of a ball box. ThisYou can prevent it from working wastefully even though there is no ball box,The ball box supported by the ball box transporter can be raised in a stable state.
[0033]
【Example】
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 shows a carry as a ball box transporter. In FIG. 2, the carry 1 is configured by supporting a U-shaped arm 3 on a U-shaped base 2 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. That is, a handle 4 is erected at the rear end portion of the base portion 2, and a sliding portion 5 provided at the rear end of the arm portion 3 is slidably mounted on the base end portion of the handle 4. (See FIG. 3).
[0034]
A shaft 6 is erected in the front end portion of the base portion 2, and a sliding portion 5 provided at the front end portion of the arm portion 3 is slidably supported on the shaft 6 (see FIG. 4). . Therefore, the arm portion 3 is provided to be movable up and down with respect to the base portion 2 by supporting the front and rear portions thereof by the shaft 6 and the handle 4.
A cover 7 is fixed to the base portion 2, and a part of the arm portion 3 projects inward from the cover 7 in this state.
[0035]
A hydraulic pump 8 as a lift means is provided at the rear end portion of the base portion 2, and an actuator 8 a of the hydraulic pump 8 is positioned below a protruding portion 3 a provided at the rear end portion of the arm portion 3. . The hydraulic pump 8 is provided with a foot portion 9, and the arm portion 3 is raised by the operation of the actuator 8 a in response to an operation on the foot portion 9.
[0036]
A front wheel 10a and a rear wheel 10b are provided at the front and rear ends of the base 2, respectively. The front wheel 10a is provided with a fixed traveling direction, and the rear wheel 10b is provided with a freely traveling direction. .
[0037]
In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the arm portion 3 of the carry 1 is formed corresponding to the outer shape of the ball box 11, and when the ball box 11 is positioned between the arm portions 3, the arm portion 3 is the ball box. 11 is located below the ear 11a at the upper end.
[0038]
A flat table 12 is rotatably supported at the rear end of the cover 7, and the carry 1 can be used as a normal carriage with the flat table 12 lowered.
[0039]
FIG. 6 shows a ball counting device. The ball counting device 13 is installed at the island end, and counts pachinko balls by throwing the pachinko balls into a ball slot 14 provided at the top. The ball counting device 13 includes a card insertion slot 15 and an issue operation unit 16, and counts pachinko balls with a predetermined storage card inserted into the card insertion slot 15. In this case, the registration number is stored in the storage card, and the counted number of balls is added to the stored value of the data area corresponding to the registration number stored in the central management device (not shown). .
[0040]
In addition, when borrowing a pachinko ball using the storage card of the above configuration, within the range of the number of storage by operating the operation switch indicating the desired amount with the storage card inserted in a ball lending device (not shown). You can borrow a pachinko ball. In this case, the number of pachinko balls paid out from the ball counting device 13 is subtracted from the stored value in the data area corresponding to the registration number.
[0041]
The ball counting device 13 is provided with a ball box lifting / lowering control device 17. That is, a lift raising switch 18 and a lift lowering switch 19 as raising / lowering command means and a stop switch 20 as a stop command means are provided on the front surface of the ball counting device 13. The ball counting device 13 is provided with a reset switch 21 in a state of being hidden from the front side.
In addition, a ball box placing portion 22 is provided at the lower portion of the ball counting device 13, and a display portion 23 is provided on the upper surface of the ball counting device 13.
[0042]
On the other hand, on the side of the ball counting device 13, there is provided a lift portion 24 partitioned in a U-shape. The lift portion 24 is for automatically raising the ball box 11 supported by the carry 1 described above to the target position, and the configuration of the lift portion 24 will be described below.
[0043]
A pair of lock portions 25 as holding means are provided on the back wall of the lift portion 24, and the leading end of the carry 1 is inserted into the lock portion 25. The lock unit 25 is provided with a carry sensor 26 (see FIG. 8), and the carry sensor 26 is turned on in a state where the tip of the carry 1 is inserted into the lock unit 25.
[0044]
Here, the lock portion 25 is provided with a lock mechanism 27 (see FIG. 8) as a holding means. When the lock mechanism 27 is operated with the tip of the carry 1 inserted into the lock portion 25, the carry 1 is carried out. Is locked and the entire carry 1 is held in a positioned state.
Further, a lift floor portion 28 is provided on the floor surface of the lift portion 24 (see FIG. 7), and the lift floor portion 28 moves up and down as will be described later.
[0045]
A ball box detection optical sensor 29 as a ball box detection means is provided at the lower part of the side surfaces on both sides of the lift part 24, and an upper end position detection optical sensor 30 and an upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31 are provided at the upper part. It is arranged.
[0046]
Here, the ball box detection optical sensor 29 is set so as to detect the lowest ball box 11 supported by the arm portion 3 in a state where the carry 1 is positioned on the lift portion 24. The upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is set so as to detect that the upper end position of the uppermost ball box 11 has been raised to the set position by the lift floor 28. The proximity sensor 31 for detecting the upper limit position is set so as to detect that the lift floor 28 has been raised to the upper limit position.
[0047]
Next, a ball box lifting / lowering device as a ball box lifting / lowering means for lifting / lowering the lift floor 28 will be described. FIG. 1 shows a ball box lifting device 32. In FIG. 1, a space 33 is provided on the lower surface of the lift floor 28, and a ball box lifting device 32 is stored in the space 33.
[0048]
That is, in the space portion 33, a jack 34 configured by combining a plurality of intersecting arm portions 34a and 34b is folded and stored. In the jack 34, one end of the cross arm portion 34 b is rotatably supported on the bottom surface, and the other end is connected by a bridge portion 35. A wheel 36 is mounted on the side of the bridge portion 35, and the wheel 36 rolls along an L-shaped angle 37 fixed to the bottom surface.
[0049]
In this case, a screw portion 38 is formed at the center of the bridge portion 35, and a rolling screw 39 is screwed to the screw portion 38. A motor 41 is mounted on the mounting member 40 fixed to the bottom surface, and the rolling screw 39 is rotated by the motor 41. Therefore, the bridge portion 35 is moved in the front-rear direction by rotating the rolling screw 39 in accordance with the driving of the motor 41. The motor 41 includes an encoder 42 and a brake 43 (see FIG. 8). The encoder 42 detects the rotation of the motor 41 and outputs the rotation number. The brake 43 forcibly stops the rotation of the motor 41 in the driving state.
[0050]
On the other hand, in the jack 34, one end portion of the cross arm portion 34a is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the lift floor portion 28, and the other end portion is slidably provided on the lower surface of the lift floor portion 28.
[0051]
With the above configuration, the cross arm portions 34a and 34b open and close according to the rotation of the motor 41, and accordingly, the lift floor portion 28 moves up and down while maintaining the level.
[0052]
FIG. 8 schematically shows the overall electrical configuration. In FIG. 8, a control device 44 serving as a ball box position control means operates a lock mechanism 27 based on detection states of a carry sensor 26, a ball box detection optical sensor 29, and an upper end position detection optical sensor 30, and a motor. 41 is driven. Further, the control device 44 detects the rotation speed of the motor 41 based on the rotation data from the encoder 42, and when the rotation speed of the motor 41 reaches the set number of times, the control device 44 drives the brake 43 to forcibly stop the motor 41. . Further, the control device 44 drives the motor 41 in the forward and reverse directions in accordance with an operation on the lift raising switch 18 or the lift lowering switch 19. Further, the control device 44 drives the motor 41 so as to lower the lift floor portion 28 when the reset switch 23 is operated.
[0053]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. For example, when a special prize is generated, a large number of pachinko balls are released from the pachinko game machine in a short time. In such a case, since the ball plate of the pachinko gaming machine becomes full and the game with respect to the pachinko gaming machine is hindered, the pachinko balls released from the pachinko gaming machine are stored in the ball box.
[0054]
Now, when the special award is generated continuously, there are a plurality of ball boxes 11 for storing the acquired pachinko balls, and the ball boxes 11 are placed on the floor in a stacked state. In this case, when 3000 balls are used as the ball box 11, the ball boxes 11 filled with pachinko balls exceed 15 kg per box (weight when full = 5 g × 3000), and are stacked. Carrying the ball box 11 to the ball counting device 13 is extremely labor intensive and difficult for the elderly or women.
[0055]
Therefore, the ball boxes stacked using the carry 1 are transported to the ball counting device 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the carry 1 advances so that the ball box 11 is positioned between the arm portions 3. Then, the arm portion 3 of the carry 1 is positioned below the ear portion 11a of the ball box 11 (see FIG. 9).
[0056]
When the foot part 10 of the carry 1 is stepped on, the hydraulic pump 8 is activated and the actuator 8a lifts the protruding part 3a of the arm part 3, so that the entire arm part 3 is lifted accordingly. Thereby, the whole stacked box 11 can be lifted from the arm 3 of the carry 1 (see FIG. 10).
[0057]
Subsequently, the carry 1 is moved to the lift part 24 of the ball counting device 13 and the tip of the carry 1 is caused to enter the lock part 25 of the lift part 24. Then, the carry sensor 26 provided in the lock unit 25 is turned on, and the optical axis of the ball box detection optical sensor 29 is shielded by the ball box 11 positioned at the lowest position. Turns on. At this time, the lift floor portion 28 is positioned below the lowest box 11 transported by the carry 1 (see FIG. 11).
[0058]
FIG. 13 shows the operation of the control device 44. In FIG. 13, when the carry sensor 26 is turned on and the ball box detection optical sensor 29 is turned on (steps S1 and S2), the control device 44 operates the lock mechanism 27 (step S3). ). As a result, since the leading end of the carry 1 is held by the lock mechanism 27, the carry 1 is held in a positioned state by the lift portion 24.
[0059]
Subsequently, the control device 44 starts positive driving with respect to the motor 41 (step S4). As a result, the lift floor 28 is lifted by the jack 35 and the lowermost ball box 11 supported by the carry 1 is lifted from below, so that the entire ball box 11 stacked is raised accordingly. .
[0060]
When the ball box 11 is raised by the lift floor 28 as described above, the uppermost ball box 11 shields the optical axis of the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30. The optical sensor 30 is turned on. Therefore, when the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is turned on (step S5), the control device 44 determines that the ball box 11 has been raised to the set position.
[0061]
In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is provided on the upper part of the side surface of the lift part 24, so that the lift floor 28 is immediately raised when the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is on. When stopped, the upper end of the uppermost ball box 11 remains substantially the same height as the side surface of the lift portion 24. For this reason, since it is difficult to put the pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11 into the ball insertion port 14 of the ball counting device 13, the ball box 11 needs to be further raised.
[0062]
Therefore, the control device 44 starts the delay timer (step S6), and continues to drive the motor 41 for the set time of the timer and then stops driving (steps S7 and S8). As a result, the uppermost ball box 11 protrudes upward by a predetermined amount from the side surface of the lift portion 24. In this state, by lifting one side of the ball box 11, the ball box 11 is stored in the ball box 11. The pachinko balls can be easily inserted into the ball insertion port 14. Then, the ball box 11 in which the pachinko balls have been inserted is stored in the ball box placing portion 22 of the ball counting device 13.
[0063]
When the uppermost ball box 11 is removed as described above, the ball box 11 no longer exists on the optical axis of the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30, so that the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is turned off. become. At this time, since the lift floor portion 28 has not risen to the upper limit position, the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31 maintains the off state.
[0064]
Therefore, when the upper end position detection optical sensor 30 is turned off and the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31 is turned off (steps S9 and S10), the control device 44 determines that the ball box 11 exists and the motor 41 The above operation is repeated by starting the positive drive with respect to.
[0065]
Then, when the ball box 11 placed on the lift floor 28 is sequentially removed and finally the lift floor 28 faces the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31, the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31 is turned on. To do. In this state, when the pachinko ball stored in the last ball box 11 is inserted into the ball slot 14 and removed from the lift floor 28, the upper end position detecting optical sensor 30 is on and the upper limit position detecting proximity is on. The sensor 31 is turned on.
[0066]
Therefore, when the upper end position detection optical sensor 30 is turned on and the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31 is turned on (steps S9 and S10), the control device 44 executes release drive control (step S11). The release drive control is control for releasing the forward drive control for the motor 41 and executing reverse drive control to return the lift floor 28 to the initial position and release the locked state for the carry 1. That is, the control device 44 reversely drives the motor 41 by the set rotational speed and then releases the locked state with respect to the carry 1. As a result, the lift floor 28 returns to the initial position and the carry 1 can be moved.
[0067]
By the way, although the position of the ball box 11 is controlled so as to protrude upward by a predetermined amount from the side surface of the lift portion 24 as described above, the position of the ball box 11 is often not appropriate for some players. In such a case, the player operates the lift up switch 18 or the lift down switch 19 provided on the front surface of the ball counting device 13 as desired.
[0068]
Then, when a manual operation (lift raising operation or lift lowering operation) is performed while the upper end position detection optical sensor 30 is on (steps S9 and S18), the control device 44 determines whether or not the direction is the positive direction (lift raising). (In step S19), in the case of the positive direction (lift lift operation), the motor 41 starts to be driven positively (step S20), and in the negative direction (lift lift operation), the motor 41 is started. In contrast, reverse driving is started (step S21). Thereby, the ball box 11 moves up and down according to lift raising operation or lift lowering operation.
[0069]
Then, the player ends the operation on the lift up switch 18 or the lift down switch 19 when the ball box 11 is moved up and down to an appropriate position. Then, when the operation is finished (step S22), the control device 44 stops driving the motor 41 (step S23), so that the ball box 11 can be positioned at a desired position.
[0070]
On the other hand, when the lift floor portion 28 comes into contact with an obstacle and stops while the lift floor portion 28 rises according to the positive drive with respect to the motor 41, or when the stop switch 20 is operated, the motor 41 is immediately stopped. There is a need.
[0071]
Therefore, when the rotation of the motor 41 is stopped regardless of the drive to the motor 41 (step S12), the control device 44 outputs an alarm and stops the drive to the motor 41 (steps S13 and S14). Therefore, when the warning is output, the person in charge turns on the reset switch 23 after removing the failure. Then, since the control apparatus 44 performs release drive control (step S16), the lift floor 28 returns to the initial position.
[0072]
Further, when the stop switch 20 is operated (step S17), the control device 44 stops driving until the motor 41 is operated (step S14), and then enters a standby state.
[0073]
On the other hand, when a failure occurs during the lifting / lowering of the lift floor 28 by the manual operation described above (step S24), the control device 44 stops driving the motor 41 after outputting an alarm by moving to step S13. To do.
[0074]
Now, when the pachinko balls stored in all the ball boxes 11 are inserted into the ball insertion port 14 of the ball counting device 13 as described above, the lift floor 28 is automatically lowered to the initial position and the carry 1 is moved. Since the lock is released, the carry 1 can be moved.
[0075]
On the other hand, when the issuing operation unit 16 is operated in the pachinko ball counting completion state, the ball counting device 13 is a concentration (not shown) of the identification code and the count value stored in the storage card inserted in the card insertion slot 15. Send to the management device. Thereby, the centralized management device adds the received count value to the stored value stored in the storage area corresponding to the identification code in response to the reception of the identification code and the count value. Therefore, the next time the player executes the game, the player can play with the stored number of stored balls.
[0076]
According to the above configuration, the carry 1 for carrying the ball box 11 is configured to automatically raise the ball box 11 to the target position simply by installing the carry 1 on the lift unit 24 of the ball counting device 13. Unlike the configuration in which the ball box is simply transported by the carriage, the pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11 automatically raised to the target position by the lift unit 24 are used as the ball insertion port 14 of the ball counting device 13. It is only necessary to put it in the box, and the labor for counting pachinko balls can be greatly reduced.
[0077]
In addition, since the ball boxes 11 stacked in the game position of the pachinko game machine can be loaded on the carry 1 by a simple operation, it does not require much labor to transport the ball box 11.
[0078]
Further, when the carry 1 is set in the lift portion 24, the carry 1 is automatically locked, so that the ball box 11 can be lifted while the carry 1 is stabilized.
[0079]
In addition, when a failure occurs, the drive to the motor 41 is automatically stopped, so that the safety of the system can be improved.
[0080]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the movement control for the lift floor 28 is performed based on the detection states of the ball box detection optical sensor 29, the upper end position detection optical sensor 30, and the upper limit position detection proximity sensor 31, In this embodiment, a weight sensor is provided, and movement control for the lift floor 28 is executed based on the weight of the entire ball box 11 detected by the weight sensor.
That is, the lift floor portion 28 is provided with a weight sensor (not shown), and a value detected by the weight sensor is given to the control device 44.
[0081]
In FIG. 14, when carry 1 is set (step S1), controller 44 positively drives motor 41 by a set number of revolutions (step S2). Then, since the ball box 11 is slightly lifted by the lift floor 28, the weight of the entire ball box 11 can be measured by the weight sensor. At this time, if the value detected by the weight sensor is 5 kg or less (step S3), the control device 44 determines that the ball box 11 does not exist or the number of pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11 is small. In such a case, since it is not necessary to raise the ball box 11, the control device 44 reversely rotates the motor 41 by the set number of rotations (step S17). Thereby, the lift floor part 28 returns to an initial position.
[0082]
Now, when the weight of the whole ball box measured by the weight sensor is 5 kg or more (step S3), the control device 44 determines that the ball box 11 needs to be raised and locks the carry 1 ( Step S4).
[0083]
Subsequently, the control device 44 sets C / T (control) data (step S5). This C / T data is data for setting the rotation speed of the motor 41 in accordance with the total weight of the ball box detected by the weight sensor, and is set as follows.
[0084]
▲ 1 ▼ X ≦ 5Kg 0 rotation
(2) 5Kg <X ≦ 20Kg n1 rotation
(3) 20 kg <X ≤ 35 kg n2 rotation
(4) 35Kg <X ≦ 50Kg n3 rotation
(5) 50 kg <X ≤ 65 kg n4 rotation
▲ 6 ▼ 65Kg <X ≦ 80Kg n5 rotation
Where X is the detected weight, and n1> n2> n3> n4> n5
[0085]
And the control apparatus 44 determines whether it is the normal mode which raises the ball box 11 (step S6). In this case, since it is necessary to raise the ball box 11, the control device 44 determines that there is a positive mode and starts normal driving (step S7). Thereby, the lift floor part 28 rises.
Subsequently, the control device 44 executes a rotation data comparison process for comparing the rotation speed of the encoder 42 with the set rotation speed (step S9).
[0086]
Then, the control device 44 determines that the stop condition is satisfied when the rotation of the motor 41 proceeds and the rotation speed of the motor 41 detected by the encoder 42 matches the set rotation speed (step S10). The driving is stopped (step S11). As a result, the uppermost ball box 11 rises to an optimum position for loading into the ball loading slot 14 of the ball counting device 13.
[0087]
Now, when the player inserts a pachinko ball stored in the uppermost ball box 11 into the ball slot 14, the weight of the entire ball box 11 is reduced, so that the control device 44 changes the value detected by the weight sensor. When it is done (step S12), the C / T data is changed (step S13). That is, the data is changed so that the lift floor 28 is raised by a distance corresponding to the height dimension (for example, 10 cm) of the ball box 11 for one box.
[0088]
Subsequently, the control device 44 confirms that the C / T data is not zero (step S14), and then proceeds to step S6. As a result, the lift floor 28 is raised by one box of the ball box in accordance with the drive of the motor 41, so that the next uppermost ball box 11 can be easily put into the ball slot 14.
[0089]
When the pachinko balls stored in all of the ball boxes 11 lifted by the lift floor portion 28 are thrown into the ball slot 14, the total weight of the ball box 11 detected by the weight sensor becomes zero. . Thereby, since the control device 44 executes the release drive control (step S15), the lift floor 28 can be returned to the initial position.
Since other control operations in the control device 44 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.
[0090]
According to the second embodiment, the total weight of the ball box 11 can be detected based on the detection value by the weight sensor, and the position of the ball box 11 can be controlled based on the total weight. Compared to the first embodiment using the configuration, the same effects as the first embodiment can be obtained with a simple configuration.
[0091]
15 to 17 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment is characterized in that the carry 1 itself has a built-in lifting mechanism for the arm 3, a motor for driving the lifting mechanism, and a control device.
[0092]
That is, in FIG. 15 showing the carry 1, a support column 45 is erected on the main body 2 of the carry 1, and a rolling screw 46 is rotatably supported in the support column 45. A motor 47 is provided between the columns 45, and a timing belt 50 is wound between a pulley 48 provided at an end of the rolling screw 46 and a pulley 49 provided on a shaft of the motor 47. . In addition, the rolling screw 46 is provided with a screw body 51, and the screw body 51 moves up and down in accordance with the rotation of the rolling screw 46. A support member 52 integrated with the arm portion 3 is fixed to the screw body 51, and a roller 53 provided on the support member 52 is guided along the support column 45.
[0093]
In this case, the carry 1 is provided with a control device 44 (not shown in FIG. 15), and drive control for the motor 47 is performed by the control device 44.
In addition, a plug is provided at the tip of the main body 2 of the carry 1, and an outlet (not shown) is provided in the lock part 25 of the lift part 24, so that the plug is connected to the outlet. Thus, power is supplied to the control device 44 and the motor 47. In this case, the plug and the outlet are connected, for example, by magnet adsorption.
Since the operation of the control device 44 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
[0094]
In the case of the third embodiment, since the mechanism for raising and lowering the arm 3 is provided in the carry 1 itself, it is not necessary to provide a ball box raising and lowering mechanism on the floor surface, and the system for pachinko halls is compared with the first embodiment. The installation work can be simplified.
[0095]
16 to 19 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The fourth embodiment is characterized in that the motor 47 is installed on the floor side in the configuration of the third embodiment.
That is, in FIG. 16 showing the carry 1, a coupling clutch 54 is rotatably provided at the center of the back surface of the carry 1, and the rotation of the coupling clutch 54 is transmitted to the rolling screw 46. Yes. As shown in FIG. 19, the coupling clutch 54 includes a connecting portion 56 that can move up and down in a cylindrical portion 55, and the rotation of the connecting portion 56 is transmitted to the cylindrical portion 56. It has become. The connecting portion 56 moves up and down in response to an operation on the clutch pedal 57, and an electromagnet 58 is provided on the lower surface.
[0096]
On the other hand, a drive unit 59 is provided on the floor surface of the lift unit 24 of the ball counting device 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the space 60 is provided on the floor so as to be closed by the lid 61. A motor 47 is installed in the space 60, and the rotation of the motor 47 is transmitted to the coupling 63 through the worm reducer 62. The coupling 63 is configured such that a claw portion 65 is provided on a disc portion 64 so as to be movable up and down.
[0097]
Here, a hole 66 is formed in the lid portion 61, and the coupling 63 faces upward through the hole 66.
A reed switch (not shown) is provided corresponding to the cover 61 that covers the space 60, and the drive control for the motor 47 is effective when the reed switch is turned on when the cover 61 is closed. It becomes.
[0098]
Now, when counting the pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11, if the ball box 11 is positioned on the lift part 24 of the ball counting device 13 by the carry 1, the coupling clutch 54 of the carry 1 as shown in FIG. It comes to face the coupling 63 of the drive unit 58. When the clutch pedal 57 is operated in this state, the coupling portion 56 of the coupling clutch 54 is lowered while the electromagnet 58 of the coupling portion 56 is energized. When the connecting portion 56 comes into contact with the claw portion 65 of the coupling 63, the electromagnet 58 attracts the claw portion 65, so that the claw portion 65 rises when the operation with respect to the coupling clutch 54 is released, and the cylinder Then, the coupling clutch 54 and the coupling 63 are connected to each other.
[0099]
At this time, since a connection confirmation switch (not shown) is turned on, the control device 44 executes the same control as in the first embodiment when the connection confirmation switch is turned on. Therefore, since the ball box 11 is raised and positioned at the target position, the player can put the pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11 into the ball insertion port 14 of the ball counting device 13 in order.
[0100]
20 to 23 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the fifth embodiment, the ball counting device 13 includes a ball box lifting device, and the ball box is lifted together with the cart by the ball box lifting device.
[0101]
FIG. 20 shows a cart used in the present embodiment. In FIG. 20, a cart 67 as a ball box transporter is configured so that the ball box 11 can be placed, and when playing with a pachinko game machine. As shown in FIG. 21, the ball box 11 is placed in a state of being arranged on the side of the chair 68. When the ball box 11 placed on the cart 67 is transported to the ball counting device 13, the cart 67 is pulled with the hook 69 attached thereto as shown in FIG.
[0102]
In FIG. 22 showing the ball counting device 13, a ball box lifting / lowering device 70 is installed in the lift portion 24 of the ball counting device 13, and the structure of the ball box lifting / lowering device 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 23.
[0103]
That is, a pair of rolling screws 71 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the lift portion 24, and a screw body 72 is attached to the rolling screws 71. An arm portion 73 is fixed to the screw body 72, and the arm portion 73 protrudes from the lift portion 24. In this case, the front surface of the rolling screw 71 is covered with the shutter 74, and the arm portion 73 projects forward from the gap of the shutter 74.
[0104]
A motor 75 is disposed between the rolling screws 71, and the rotation of the motor 75 is transmitted to the rolling screws 71 through a gear 76. A brake 77 and an encoder 78 are attached to the motor 75, and based on detection data from the encoder 78, the number of rotations of the motor 75, and thus the movement position of the arm portion 73 can be detected.
[0105]
Now, when the cart 67 on which the ball box 11 is placed is positioned on the lift portion 24, the arm portion 72 is positioned below the cart as shown in FIG. Then, a start switch (not shown) is operated with the hook 69 removed from the carriage 67. Then, the control device 44 executes the same control as that of the first embodiment by driving the motor 75 forward to raise the arm portion 73. Therefore, since the ball box 11 placed on the cart 67 rises sequentially, the player can put the pachinko balls stored in the ball box 11 into the ball insertion port 14 of the ball counting device 13 in order.
[0106]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
As a means for controlling the position of the lift floor portion 28, a position detection device that directly detects the moving position of the lift floor portion 28 is provided, and the position of the lift floor portion 28 is controlled based on the detection result by the position detection device. It may be.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a ball box lifting mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a carry partially cut away.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a support structure for a rear end of an arm portion of a carry.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a support structure for a front end of a carry arm.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a ball box and a carry.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a ball counting device.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a lift floor.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the overall electrical configuration;
FIG. 9 is a side view of the ball box shown in a state of being positioned corresponding to the carry.
FIG. 10 is a side view of a ball box as supported by a carry.
FIG. 11 is a side view of the ball box and the ball box lifting device shown with the carry positioned on the lift part.
FIG. 12 is a side view of a ball box and a ball box lifting device shown in a raised state.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device.
FIG. 14 is a view corresponding to FIG. 13 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a drive unit.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a coupling clutch and a coupling.
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the coupling clutch and the structure of the coupling.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a carriage showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a cart shown with hooks attached.
FIG. 22 is equivalent to FIG.
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing a ball box lifting device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 is a carry (ball box carrier), 3 is an arm, 10a is a front wheel, 10b is a rear wheel, 11 is a ball box, 13 ball counter, 17 is a ball box lift control device, 18 is a lift lift switch (lift command) Means), 19 is a lift lowering switch (lifting command means), 20 is a stop switch (stop command means), 27 is a lock mechanism (holding means), 28 is a lift floor, 29 is a ball box detection optical sensor (ball box). Detection means), 32 is a ball box lifting device (ball box lifting means), 41 is a motor, 44 is a control device (ball box position control means), and 67 is a carriage (ball box carrier).

Claims (2)

A ball box transporter equipped with arm portions capable of supporting pachinko ball storage ball boxes in a stacked state, and lift means for moving the arm portions upward in response to an external operation;
A ball box lifting and lowering means capable of supporting the ball boxes supported by the ball box transporter in a stacked state with the ball box transporter positioned at a predetermined position, and the ball box by controlling the ball box lifting and lowering means. A ball box lifting / lowering system comprising a ball box lifting / lowering control device including a ball box position control means for lifting a predetermined ball box supported by the lifting / lowering means to a target position. The ball box raising / lowering control device comprises: a ball box detection means for detecting the presence of a ball box supported by the ball box transport vehicle in a state where the ball box transport vehicle is positioned at a predetermined position; The ball box raising / lowering system according to claim 1, further comprising holding means for holding the ball box transporter in a predetermined position when the presence of the ball box is detected.

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