JP3821238B2 - Bullet-ball game machine island installation structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a bullet ball game machine island installation structure. More specifically, storage room tanks, prize ball polishing machines, machine room equipment installed on places other than the island such as supply lifts, supply circuits for supplying insufficient prize balls, placed below the floor to collect prize balls It relates to the structure of the bullet ball machine island that can abolish underground guide fences.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the pachinko hall, a group of ball game machines arranged in two rows with a plurality of ball game machines arranged side by side and facing each other is called an island. A pachinko hall is constructed by installing a plurality of this island as one unit. Balls (also called bullets or pachinko balls) used in a ball game machine are usually exchanged for money by a ball lending machine installed between ball game machines, etc.
[0003]
This ball can be used to play on a ball game machine, and customers can get the ball. This ball is usually called a prize ball. Since the number of prize balls released from the ball game machine is larger than the number of out balls that are exchanged and thrown at the ball lending machine, the number of balls circulating on the island gradually decreases during business hours. The rate of decrease varies depending on the operating rate and the rate at which each gaming machine is used, so the number of balls stocked and the number of circulations vary depending on the island. If this uneven distribution is neglected, the prize ball may not be released depending on the location.
[0004]
For this reason, it is necessary to average the number of balls on each island, and many proposals have been made to average the number of balls. For example, the pachinko ball possession averaging device of Pachinko Island proposed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 62-24110 is a system in which a premium ball counter is installed on each island and a customer throws a premium ball into the premium ball counter. Counting is performed and the prize balls after the counting are returned to the island, and when the amount of the pachinko balls reaches a predetermined value or more, the use of the prize ball counter is stopped and averaged.
[0005]
Similarly, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-32687 is provided with a gate member that enables or stops the use of an exchange ball counter (premium ball counter) by increasing or decreasing the amount of balls in the exchange ball pool tank. When the amount of balls in the out ball tank decreases, the supply balls in the supply ball pool tank are guided to the polishing lift, and when the amount of balls in the supply ball pool tank decreases, the replacement balls in the replacement ball pool tank are guided to the supply pool tank. Further, when the amount of balls in the exchange ball pool tank decreases, the gate member is activated to enable use of the exchange ball counter.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-mentioned system can prevent excessive balls from flowing back into the island, and it is not necessary to place a fence in the basement or ceiling where the balls are transferred to prevent imbalance between the islands. It has excellent characteristics such as preferable. However, in actual pachinko halls, the absolute amount of balls is often insufficient due to differences in the frequency of use of ball game machines due to the popularity of customers, differences in the amount of premium balls released.
[0007]
For this reason, it is necessary to manually remove balls from excess islands and replenish them to less islands. Additional replenished balls may become overballs at the end of business, and these overballs must be manually moved again and averaged between islands.
[0008]
The present invention has been invented with the above technical background and achieves the following object.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball machine island installation structure that can always average the amount of balls between islands.
[0010]
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine island installation structure that can store an excessive amount of balls in the island.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve the above-mentioned problems.
[0012]
That is, the present invention has a plurality of ball game machines. An installed island with a ball game machine, a parent island comprising a prize ball counter for counting prize balls and a storage tank for storing the balls counted by the prize ball counter; A plurality of island blocks are arranged in the amusement hall, including at least a child island disposed adjacent to the parent island and receiving a supply of balls counted by the prize ball counter. In the bullet ball machine island installation structure, A parent-child transfer means for transferring balls stored in the storage tank on the parent island of the first island block to the child island of the first island block, and the first island by the parent-child transfer means Inter-island block transfer means for transferring the balls transferred to the child island of the block to the child island of the second island block adjacent to the first island block, and the transfer means between the island blocks And a parent transfer means for transferring the balls transferred to the child island of the second island block to the parent island of the second island block. It is a bullet ball machine island installation structure characterized by this.
[0013]
Said each Transportation means , Said Ball to transfer The above Bullet game machine installation island Above Lifting in order to Lifting Equipment, The ball ball machine is installed at an inclination from the island where the ball game machine is installed toward the destination ball machine installation island, and the ball lifted by the lifting device rolls by gravity. Spear and , It is good to consist of.
[0014]
[0015]
[Action]
It is a ball game machine island structure of a playground with a block consisting of a plurality of islands, and a prize ball counter is arranged on a parent island, which is a specific island in the block, and a prize from this prize ball counter Island tank in the island , Store it in a prize storage tank, spare tank, etc. Then, the balls stored in the tank in the parent island of the first island block are transferred to the child island of the first island block by the parent-child transfer means, and transferred to the child island of the second island block by the island block transfer means. By transferring to the parent island of the second island block by the child parent transfer means, Each island and each Block ball Storage amount Is averaged.
[0016]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view in which bullet ball machine installation islands are arranged in a pachinko hall. 2 is a view as seen from an arrow A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view as seen from an arrow B. The thing of a present Example is 1 Horn Island block But It consists of 3 islands and this unit is 4 Horn An island made up of island blocks 1, 2, 3, 4 is arranged. The island block 1 is composed of a parent island 1a, a child island 1b, and an branch island 1c. Similarly, the island block 2, the island block 3, and the island block 4 are composed of parent islands 2a, 3a, 4a, child islands 2b, 3b, 4b and branch islands 2c, 3c, 4c.
[0017]
A prize ball counter 5 is arranged on the parent island 1a. Similarly, the prize ball counter 5 is also arranged on each of the other parent islands 2a, 3a and 4a. A lift polishing apparatus 15 is disposed at one end of the parent island 1a. A parent-child island supply rod 6 for moving the balls is disposed at an inclination from the upper part of the lifting and polishing apparatus 15 on the parent island 1a to the upper part of the child island 1b. The parent-child island supply rod 6 is attached to the child island 1b from the upper part of the parent island 1a so that the balls roll by gravity, and the ball is supplied unilaterally from the parent island 1a to the child island 1b. To do.
[0018]
Similarly, the parent-child island supply rod 6 is inclined and arranged on the upper part of the child islands 2b, 3b and 4b from the upper part of the lift polishing apparatus 15 of each of the other parent islands 2a, 3a and 4a. The parent island 1a , 2a, 3a and 4a Karakojima 1b , 2b, 3b and 4b To supply unilaterally. Further, from the upper part of each of the parent islands 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a, the parent-edijima supply rod 7 is disposed at an upper part of the branch islands 1c, 2c, 3c and 4c, and the balls roll by gravity. The diagram shown in FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the communication of the inter-island block communication rod 8 at the boundary between the island block 1 and the island block 2.
[0019]
Between the upper part of the child island 1b of the island block 1 and the upper part of the child island 2b of the island block 2, the inter-island block connecting rod 8 is inclined, and the ball is unidirectional only from the child island 1b to the child island 2b. Be transported. Similarly, an inter-island block connecting rod 8 is also disposed between the child island 4b of the island block 4 and the child island 3b of the island block 3, and the balls are transferred from the child island 4b to the child island 3b only in one direction. Is done.
[0020]
From the parent island 1a of the island block 1 to the child island 1b of the island block 1, the parent-child contact rod 9 is arranged to be inclined, and the balls are sent from the parent island 1a to the child island 1b only in one direction. Similarly, a parent-child contact rod 9 for sending balls in only one direction from the parent island 4a of the island block 4 to the child island 4b is arranged to be inclined. The child-parent supply basket 10 is arranged from the child island 2b to the parent island 2a of the island block 2, and the ball is sent from the child island 2b to the parent island 2a only in one direction. Similarly, a child-parent supply rod 10 that sends balls from the child island 3b of the island block 3 to the parent island 3a only in one direction is arranged to be inclined.
[0021]
From the parent island 2a of the island block 2 to the parent island 4a of the island block 4, the parent-parent supply basket 11 is arranged to be inclined, and the balls are sent from the parent island 2a to the parent island 4a only in one direction. Similarly, from the parent island 3a of the island block 3 to the parent island 1a of the island block 1, the parent-parent supply rod 11 is disposed so as to send balls from the parent island 3a to the parent island 1a only in one direction.
[0022]
[Move the ball]
What has been described above is the communication between the island blocks 1, 2, 3, and 4. As will be understood from this description, a customer throws a premium ball, that is, a ball, into any premium ball counter 5. The introduced prize balls are lifted to the upper part by the lifting and polishing device 15 and only in one direction of the child islands 1b, 2b, 3b and 4b by the parent-child island supply rod 6 of each of the island blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. Be transported.
[0023]
Further, the balls fried by the lift polishing apparatus 15 are transferred from the parent islands 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a to the branch islands 1c, 2c, It is transferred only in one direction 3c and 4c, respectively. The balls overflowed in the parent island 1a of the island block 1 and the parent island 4a of the island block 4 are transferred from the storage tank lifting and polishing device 14 to the child island 1b and the child island 4b through the parent-child communication rod 9, respectively.
[0024]
Furthermore, the balls overflowing in the child island 1b of the island block 1 and the child island 4b of the island block 4 move to the child island 2b of the island block 2 and the child island 3b of the island block 3 by the island block communication rod 8, respectively. The balls overflowing in the child island 2b of the island block 2 and the child island 3b of the island block 3 are moved to the parent island 2a of the island block 2 and the parent island 3a of the island block 3 by the child-parent supply rod 10, respectively. The balls overflowing in the parent island 2a of the island block 2 and the parent island 3a of the island block 3 are transferred to the parent island 4a of the island block 4 and the parent island 1a of the island block 1 by the parent-parent supply rod 11, respectively.
[0025]
Eventually, the balls are always circulated only in one direction with the island block 1, the island block 2, the island block 4, the island block 3, and the island block 1, and the amount of the balls held between the island blocks is made uniform. This movement of the ball is a rough explanation, and strictly speaking, it is controlled by a method as described later, unlike the above movement.
[Parent island 2a ]
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view when the parent island 2a is cut in the longitudinal direction. FIG. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 14. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the polishing lift incorporated in the storage tank lifting and polishing device 14. FIG. 7 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the lifting ball processing tank 40 in the upper part of the storage tank lifting polishing apparatus 14. The polishing lift 16 incorporated in the storage tank lifting and polishing device 14 lifts balls from the storage tank arranged on the floor and removes dirt such as oil and dust during the lifting. It is.
[0026]
The main pipe 17 of the polishing lift 16 has a cylindrical cross section, and the lower part has a horizontal portion and is continuously arranged vertically. The lower part of the main pipe 17 is inserted into a pellet storage tank 18 for storing pellets. The pellet storage tank 18 is a tank for storing pellets. A sub spring 19 is spirally disposed in the horizontal portion of the main pipe 17, and one end of the sub spring 19 is connected to the output shaft of the sub motor 20. Since the upper part of the horizontal part of the main pipe 17 is open, the ball enters the sub spring 19 part from the open part 17a. A spiral spring 21 is inserted and disposed in a vertical portion of the main pipe 17.
[0027]
The upper end of the spiral spring 21 is connected to the shaft 22. The shaft 22 is connected to the main motor 24 via a gear 23. After all, when the sub motor 20 and the main motor 24 are driven to rotate, the pellets and balls made of synthetic resin in the pellet storage tank 18 are lifted up. A pellet collecting portion 25 for collecting pellets is disposed on the polishing lift 16.
[0028]
In the lifting ball processing tank 40, a slat 26 is disposed. The snowboard 26 is a kind of sieve for separating balls and pellets, and is a separation mechanism in which steel wires are arranged in parallel. A plurality of brake rubbers 27 are arranged in parallel to the vertical direction on the upper part of the snowboard 26. The brake rubber 27 is for averaging on the slats 26 that separate from the pellets so that balls do not convect as a lump.
[0029]
The micro switch 28 is a proximity switch for detecting that the lifting ball processing tank 40 is filled with balls. When the micro switch 28 is full, the sub motor 20 and the main motor 24 are stopped. The pellets from the lifting ball processing tank 40 fall downward and are guided to the clean box 29. In the clean box 29, a stirring spring 30 is arranged in the vertical direction. The upper end of the stirring spring 30 is connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor 31.
[0030]
The stirring spring 30 is rotationally driven by a stirring motor 31. Pellets adsorbing dirt such as dust and oil fall from the lifting ball processing tank 40 through the pipe 32 to the clean box 29. A dust collection pipe 33 is disposed below the clean box 29. The dust collecting pipe 33 is provided with a dust collecting hole on the outer periphery. Air is sucked from the hole to suck only dust, and the pellet and dust are separated. The lower end of the dust collecting pipe 33 is connected to a dust collecting pack 34. The dust collecting pack 34 is a bag that allows only air to pass through, and stores dust therein.
[0031]
An outer peripheral cover that encloses the dust collection pack 34 is connected to a duct hose 35. The duct hose 35 is connected to an air suction device 36, and the air in the dust collection pack 34 is constantly sucked. On the other hand, clean pellets after only dust is sucked by the dust collection pack 34 are guided into the pellet storage tank 18 through the pipe 37. Thereafter, the balls and pellets are driven again by the subspring 19 driven by the submotor 20 and are repeatedly circulated.
[0032]
[Lifting ball processing tank 40]
FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the upper portion of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 14 of FIG. 6, and is a detailed sectional view of the lifting ball processing tank 40 that distributes the balls separated by the slats 26 and 41 of the polishing lift 16. As described above, the lifting ball processing tank 40 is made of a sheet metal material and has a slat 26 for separating pellets and balls. The balls from which the balls and pellets have been separated by the slat 26 of the lifting ball processing tank 40 are guided to the slats 41 that are arranged to be inclined below the side of the slat 26. Since the snowboard 41 is arranged at an inclination, the ball rolls so as to be accelerated on the snowboard 41. While the balls roll on the slats 41, the balls and the pellets are separated, and the pellets are collected by the pellet receiver 39 and flow to the pellet collecting unit 25. On the other hand, the separated balls collide with a ball flow path changing member 42 made of a sheet metal material, the direction of the flow is changed, and the balls fall downward.
[0033]
The balls that have dropped down ride on the distribution plates 43a and 43b. Since the distribution plates 43a and 43b are inclined, the balls are distributed to the left and right in the drawing. Since the storage tank 44 for storing the ball made of sheet metal is provided so as to cover the entire lifting ball processing tank 40 from the lower part, the balls rolled from both ends of the distribution plates 43a and 43b are stored. It falls to the storage tank bottom 45 of the tank 44. The storage tank bottom 45 is connected to the left and right main basins 46a and 46b.
[0034]
The main flutes 46a and 46b supply balls to the ball game machines installed in two rows with their backs facing each other, and give them prizes. Pipes are connected to the main flutes 46a and 46b via mini storage tanks (not shown) arranged corresponding to the respective positions in order to supply prize balls to the respective ball game machines. This is for supplying premium balls to the gaming machines.
[0035]
If there are more balls that are lifted by the polishing lift 16 than the number of free flowing balls from the main salmon 46a, 46b, the main salmon 46a, 46b will be full. When the main basins 46a and 46b become full, the balls fill up the storage tank bottom 45 and rise to the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, ball passages 47 and 48 made of a sheet metal material are disposed in the central position of the storage tank 44 in the form of two rectangular tubes.
[0036]
The height h1 of the ball passage 47 is lower than the height h2 of the ball passage 48. The area of the lower half of the ball passage 47 is opened at the lower end opening 49, and the lower end opening 49 is Spare tank It is communicated with the guide rod 50. Spare tank Guide rod 50 Spare tank 56, the ball overflowed in the storage tank 44 enters from the upper part of the ball passage 47, and from the lower end opening 49. Spare tank Flows to the guide rod 50, Spare tank 56 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).
[0037]
On the other hand, a half area of the lower end of the ball passage 48 forms a lower end opening 51, and the lower end opening 51 communicates with the first island tank guide rod 52. The first island tank guide rod 52 communicates with the first island tank 115, and the ball rising in the storage tank 44 enters from the upper part of the ball passage 48, flows from the lower end opening 51 to the first island tank guide rod 52, and finally Specifically, it flows into the first island tank 115 (see FIG. 4).
[0038]
Eventually, the ball that overflowed in the storage tank 44 will flow first to the ball passage 47, and this ball will Spare tank It will continue until 56 is full. Spare tank When 56 becomes full, the balls in the storage tank 44 further increase in volume and rise to the level of the upper end of the going ball passage 48 (see FIG. 9). When the bulk of the ball increases to this position, the ball flows into the ball passage 48, flows into the first island tank guide rod 52, and flows into the first island tank 115.
[0039]
Overflow Spare tank The ball that flowed to the guide rod 50 was placed vertically. Spare tank The ball enters the ball supply pipe 55 (see FIG. 4). Spare tank The ball supply pipe 55 Spare tank 56 is connected to Spare tank From the ball supply pipe 55 Spare tank 56 is stored. Spare tank Since the bottom plate 57 of 56 is inclined, the ball rolls on this.
[0040]
In front of the ball rolling direction Spare tank In 56, a ball stop device ST2 is arranged. In the ball stop device ST2, the ball stop plate is moved up and down by a motor. Spare tank It is stopped in 56. The structure of the ball stop device ST2 will be described later. Balls overflowing from other islands flow into the joint 60 on the side surface of the storage tank 44.
[0041]
It drops from the joint 60 to the ball supply pipe 61 and is connected to the upper end of the bifurcated pipe 62. In the case of the parent island 1a, the joint 60 is closed because balls from other islands are not received at this position. The joint 59 is a joint connected to the parent-child communication rod 9 and is used to flow to the child island when the storage tank 44 overflows. However, the parent islands 2a and 3a only receive balls from the child islands 2b and 3b and are closed. In the case of the parent islands 1a and 4a, they are connected to the child islands 1b and 4b, and the balls are unilaterally flowed.
[0042]
The bifurcated tube 62 branches downward and constitutes discharge ports 64 and 65. Since the discharge port 64 is connected to the driving ball / reserved ball outlet rod 65 a, the ball is rolled to the ball inlet 66. The discharge port 65 is Spare tank Since the ball is connected to the driving ball / reservation ball outlet rod 67 connected to 56, the ball is rolled to the ball inlet 66 of the pellet storage tank 18. Eventually, balls from other islands are collected directly into the shot-in / reserved ball outlet 67 and the ball inlet 66 and are lifted by the polishing lift 16.
[0043]
Spare tank A ball stop device ST2 is arranged at the exit 56 (see FIG. 5). Ball stop device ST2 Spare tank This is for turning on and off the flow of the 56 balls and controlling the flow of the balls into the ball inlet 66. Spare tank In FIG. 56, proximity switches LS3 and LS4 for detecting the presence or absence of a ball at that position are arranged (see FIG. 4).
[0044]
When the proximity switch S3 detects a ball, the ball stop device ST3 is closed and the inflow of the ball is stopped. When the proximity switch LS3 cannot detect the ball, Spare tank 56 means that there is a shortage of balls, so the ball stopping device ST3 is opened and the balls are allowed to flow. That is, as much as possible Spare tank Priority is given to 56 to store balls.
[0045]
When the proximity switch LS4 detects a ball, the ball stopping device ST4 is closed to prevent the ball from flowing into another island, and the ball is secured with the highest priority given to the ball on the own island.
[0046]
[Lifting polishing device 15]
The lift polishing apparatus 15 is disposed at one end of the parent island 2a. Hereinafter, the structure and function will be described. The prize ball counter 5 is disposed at one end of the parent island 2a. The prize ball counter 5 counts the number of prize balls, and its structure and function are well known and will not be described. The customer throws the prize ball into the slot 70 of the prize ball counter 5. The prize ball counter 5 counts the quantity and discharges the ball from the discharge port 71 on the back surface to the forked ball passage 72.
[0047]
The ball is removed from the bifurcated ball passage 72 by the momentum of this discharge The first prize counter A large part is guided to the tank guide rod 73. The first prize counter Since the tank guide rod 73 is inclined, the ball rolls on the tank guide rod 73 and is guided into the first tank 74 of the premium ball counter. The first prize ball counter first tank 74 is a tank for storing the balls from the first prize ball counter 5. Since the bottom surface 75 of the premium ball counter first tank 74 is inclined, the balls are rolled in the inclination direction of the bottom surface 75.
[0048]
A storage ball derivation rod 76 is connected to the first prize ball counter first tank 74, and the storage ball derivation rod 76 is tilted, so that the ball rolls along this. After this, the ball flows into the ball inlet 77. The ball take-in entrance 77 is provided with a polishing lift 80 having substantially the same structure and function as the polishing lift 16 (see FIG. 6). The polishing lift 80 is a device having a function of lifting the ball upward and a function of removing dirt such as oil and dust during the lifting.
[0049]
On the other hand, the prize balls thrown from the prize ball counter 5 are The first prize counter If the tank guide basket 73 is full, it is branched by the bifurcated ball passage 72 and flows into the second tank 78 of the prize ball counter. The balls of the prize ball counter second tank 78 are discharged from the outlet 79 and flow into the ball inlet 77.
[0050]
The transfer pipe 81 has a cylindrical cross section, and a lower portion has a horizontal portion and is continuously arranged vertically. A sub spring (not shown) is spirally arranged in the horizontal portion of the transport pipe 81, and one end of the sub spring is connected to the output shaft of the transport motor 82. Since the upper part of the horizontal portion of the transport pipe 81 is connected to the ball inlet 77, the ball enters the sub spring portion from now on. A spiral spring (not shown) is inserted and arranged in a vertical portion of the transport pipe 81.
[0051]
The upper end of the spiral spring is connected to the lifting motor 83. Eventually, when the conveyance motor 82 and the lifting motor 83 are rotationally driven, the balls of the storage ball outlet rod 76 are pumped up together with the pellets of the synthetic resin adsorbing dirt and discharged from the upper ball outlet 84. On both sides of the ball take-in entrance 77, ball stop plates of a ball stop device ST6 that prevents or allows inflow of balls are arranged to be movable up and down.
[0052]
The ball stop device ST6 is turned ON / OFF by the proximity switch LS6 of the upper branch pipe 107. A lifting ball processing tank 85 is disposed above the polishing lift 80. In the lifting ball processing tank 85, slats 86 and 86a are arranged. The snowboard 86 is for separating balls and pellets and is a separation mechanism. A plurality of brake rubbers 87 are arranged in parallel to the vertical direction on the top of the slats 86. The brake rubber 87 is provided so that the pellets and balls can be easily separated. Sunoko 97 also separates balls and pellets.
[0053]
The pellets from the lifting ball processing tank 85 fall downward and are guided to the pellet dropping pipe 88. The pellets further enter the pellet dust collecting device 89 from the pellet dropping pipe 88, and the pellets and dust are separated. The lower part of the pellet dust collecting device 89 is connected to a duct hose 90, and the duct hose 90 is connected to an air suction device 91, and always sucks air in the pellet dust collecting device 89. On the other hand, clean pellets after only dust is sucked by the pellet dust collecting device 89 are guided again to the ball inlet 77.
[0054]
The emergency switch 92 disposed in the lifting ball processing tank 85 is activated when a ball overflows in the lifting ball processing tank 85. This situation is determined to be a failure, and the transport motor 82 and the lifting switch are operated. The motor 83 is stopped and the lifting of the balls is stopped.
[0055]
[Lifting ball processing tank 85]
FIG. 12 is a detailed sectional view of the lifting ball processing tank 85. The balls from which balls and pellets have been separated by the slats 86 of the lifting ball processing tank 85 are reversed by the reversing ball passage 96 and guided to the slats 97. The pellets are further separated into pellets and balls by the slats 97, and the pellets fall into the pellet gathering portion 98 and enter the communication port 99, and then fall into the pellet dropping pipe 88 and fall.
[0056]
Since the snowboard 97 is inclined, the ball rolls on the snowboard 97 so as to be accelerated. The accelerated ball collides with the ball flow path changing member 100 made of a sheet metal material, the direction of the flow is changed, and the ball drops downward.
[0057]
The balls dropped downward are placed on the distribution plates 101a and 101b. Since the distribution plates 101a and 101b have an inclination, the balls are distributed to the left and right in the drawing and flow, but the ball flow path changing member 100 preferentially flows to the 101b side. The balls rolled from the distribution plate 101b roll on the ball passage 102. The ball passage 102 has a hole at the bottom, and the ball falls from the hole and is discharged from the ball outlet 103. Balls that have circulated from the lower part of the ball passage 102 are also discharged from the ball outlet 103.
[0058]
Balls that do not fall in the ball passage 102 are connected to the connecting joint 104. The connecting joint 104 is connected to the parent-child island supply rod 6 communicating with the child island 1b and the parent-edajima supply rod 7 communicating with the branch island 1c. Since the parent-child island supply basket 6 and the parent-edajima supply basket 7 are evenly inclined to the left and right, the overflowed balls are evenly distributed to the child island 1b and the branch island 1c. The ball that has exited from the ball outlet 103 via the ball passage 102 is dropped from the ball passage 105 to the ball supply pipe 106. On the other hand, when the lifting ball processing tank 85 is filled with balls, the balls are rolled to the distribution plate 101a side.
[0059]
Balls rolling on the distribution plate 101 a enter the branch pipe 107. The branch pipe 107 branches into a ball supply pipe 108 connected to the first tank 74 of the prize ball counter and the parent-parent supply rod 11. The lower end of the ball supply pipe 108 is connected to a ball flow path switching tank 110 (FIG. 11). The lower end of the ball channel switching tank 110 is The first prize counter The supply pipe 111 connected to the tank guide rod 73 and the first island tank guide rod 113 are connected. The upper end of the overflow pipe 112 is connected.
[0060]
The upper part of the ball flow path switching tank 110 is connected to the tip of the main flow basin 46a. However, the ball is not flowed because it is partitioned by the shutter 114 in use. Further, since the upper part of the ball channel switching tank 110 is connected to the tip of the first island tank guide rod 52, the ball overflowed by the storage tank lifting and polishing device 14 passes through the ball channel switching tank 110 to the first island. It will flow to the tank 115.
[0061]
[First island tank 115 and second island tank 123]
13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the first island tank and the second island tank. As shown in FIG. 13, the first island tank 115 is arranged near the center of the parent island 2a. The first island tank 115 is a tank for stocking and placing the hit balls and the stored balls hit by the ball game machine. Implanted ball guide rods 116a and 116b are arranged on the left and right of the upper stage of the first island tank 115, respectively.
[0062]
The driven ball guide rods 116a and 116b are balls for flowing balls driven from the respective ball game machines arranged on both sides from the driven ball / leading rods 117a and 117b attached to the back surface thereof. . A first island tank guide rod 113 is arranged between the driving balls / lead rods 117a and 117b. The first island tank guide rod 113 is a rod for guiding the ball to the first island tank 115.
[0063]
Between the 1st island tank 115 and the 2nd island tank 123, the small lift 119 which lifts a ball to the 2nd island tank 123 in the high position from the 1st island tank 115 is arrange | positioned. A ball intake 120 of a small lift 119 is connected to the lowermost part of the bottom plate of the first island tank 115, and a ball is taken in from this ball intake 120 (FIG. 14).
[0064]
The ball inlet 120 is formed to open on the upper surface of one end of the cylindrical conveyance cylinder 121. The ball outlet 122 at the tip of the transport cylinder 121 is opened at the upper surface of the second island tank 123. A spiral body 124 is inserted and arranged in the transport cylinder 121. One end of the spiral body 124 is connected to the output shaft of the transport motor 125. Eventually, the balls in the first island tank 115 are taken into the transport cylinder 121 from the ball inlet 120 and are transported by the spiral body 124 and discharged from the ball outlet 122.
[0065]
A proximity switch LS7 is disposed at an intermediate position in the depth direction of the second island tank 123. When the proximity switch LS7 can no longer detect balls, the second island tank 123 is in shortage of balls, and the transport motor 125 is activated to lift the balls from the first island tank 115 to the second island tank 123. Transport. A proximity switch LS9 is disposed at an upper position of the second island tank 123. If the proximity switch LS9 detects a ball, it is full and the transport motor 125 is stopped.
[0066]
[Ball Stop Device (ST) 130]
FIG. 15 shows a ball stop device used at each position in this embodiment ( ST ) 130 is a front view. A ball rolls on the ball passage 131 by the force of gravity. A ball stop plate 132 is arranged so as to freely move up and down from the lower part of the path of the ball passage 131. The upper end of the rack 133 is connected and fixed to the lower end of the ball stop plate 132. The rack 133 meshes with a pinion (not shown) that is rotationally driven by a motor 134 that can be rotated reversibly, and is driven up and down by the rotation of the motor 134.
[0067]
A dog 135 is fixed to the lowermost end of the rack 133. The vertical position of the dog 135 is detected by an upper limit detection switch 136 and a lower limit detection switch 137. By this detection, the vertical position of the ball stop plate 132 is confirmed, that is, the on / off of ball rolling is confirmed and detected. When stopping the ball, the ball stop plate 132 is moved from below the ball passage 131 so that the ball pressure is not applied to the ball stop plate 132.
[0068]
[Kojima 1b / Edajima 1c]
FIG. 16 is a left front view of Kojima. The configuration of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 140 is substantially the same as that of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 14 installed on the parent island 2a and will not be described. The balls that have come out of the storage tank lifting and polishing device 140 are flowed to the main flow 141a and 141b. Balls from mainstream 141a and 141b are sent out from the ball game machine as prize balls. The main salmons 141a and 141b become full, and the balls overflowed from the storage tank lifting and polishing device 140 flow to the first island tank guide rod 142.
[0069]
Since the first island tank guide rod 142 is connected to the first island tank 143, the overflowed ball flows to the first island tank guide rod 142 and is stored in the first island tank 143. The balls of the first island tank 143 are connected to a small lift 144, and the small lift 144 is further connected to the upper end of the second island tank 145. The small lift 144 is driven by the transport motor 146a.
[0070]
Eventually, the balls of the first island tank 143 are transferred to the second island tank 145. In the first island tank guide rod 142 above the first island tank 143, First island tank 143 The proximity switch LS15 for detecting the fullness of is arranged. When the proximity switch LS15 detects a ball, the ball stop device ST15 is activated to stop the inflow from the parent island 2a. Proximity switches LS11 and LS12 are arranged at the upper and lower positions of the storage tank 150 of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 140. The proximity switch LS11 is for detecting that the storage tank 150 is full. The proximity switch LS12 is for detecting the empty state of the storage tank 150.
[0071]
In the second island tank 145, the ball stopping device ST11 described above is arranged. When the ball stop plate of the ball stop device ST11 descends, the balls in the second island tank 145 move to the ball intake port 146 side on the storage tank lifting and polishing device 140 side. When the first island tank guide rod 142 becomes full, the overflowed ball flows to the reserve tank guide rod 147. Since the spare tank guide rod 147 and the spare tank 148 are connected, the ball fills the spare tank 148.
[0072]
A proximity switch LS19 is disposed at an intermediate position in the depth direction of the second island tank 145. A proximity switch LS17 is disposed on the upper part of the second island tank 145. When the proximity switch LS19 no longer detects a ball, the transport motor 146a is activated to transfer the ball from the first island tank 143 to the second island tank 145. When the proximity switch LS17 detects a ball, the ball is full, so the transport motor 146a is stopped so that the ball always fills the second island tank 145.
[0073]
The reserve tank 148 is provided with the ball stopping device ST12 described above. When the ball stop plate of the ball stop device ST12 is lowered, the movement of the balls in the spare tank 148 is stopped and does not move to the ball intake port 146 on the storage tank lifting and polishing device 140 side. Proximity switches LS13 and LS14 are arranged at the upper and lower positions of the reserve tank 148. The proximity switch LS13 is for detecting that the spare tank 148 is full. The proximity switch LS14 is for detecting the empty state of the reserve tank 148.
[0074]
[Ball management device 160]
FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram of the ball management device 160. The ball stop device (ST1) 130 has the above-described structure, and the on / off of the upper limit detection switch 136 and the lower limit detection switch 137 is detected by the switch detection circuit 161 to open / close the shutter, that is, the ball stop plate 132. The driving of the ball stop plate 132 is controlled by a motor drive circuit 152.
[0075]
The ball management device 160 is a sequencer called a programmable controller. The ball stop device (ST1) 130 is connected to an MPU (Central Processing Unit) 164 via an interface 163. The system program of the ball management device 160 is stored in the ROM 165. Temporary data and the like are stored in the RAM 166. The proximity switches LS1 to LS19, the ball stop devices ST1 to ST15, and the transport motor 146a are connected to the interface 163 and perform the following control operation.
[0076]
[Operation]
[Control operation of parent island 2a]
Hereinafter, an operation example of the ball management device 160 will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. Indicates the operation of proximity switches LS1 to LS7 and ball stopping devices ST1 to ST7 on the parent island 2a. Block Diagram It is. First, the main motor 24 and the sub motor 20 of the polishing lift 16 in the parent islands 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, the lifting motor 83 and the conveying motor 82 of the polishing lift 80, and the conveying motor 125 of the small lift 119 are activated. Similarly, the transport motor 146a of the small lift 144 of the child islands 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b and the branch islands 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c is activated. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the small lift 119.
[0077]
When the proximity switch LS7 detects a ball break, the transport motor 125 is activated to lift the ball from the first island tank 115 to the second island tank 123 at a higher position. When the proximity switch LS9 at the top of the second island tank 123 detects the presence of a ball, the transport motor 125 is stopped because the second island tank 123 is full (step P2). If the ball cannot be detected, the transport motor 125 is activated after a short time (5 seconds in this example) (steps P4 and P5). These controls always operate during operation of the system, and always fill the second island tank 123.
[0078]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the ball management operation of the parent island 2 a of the ball management device 160. The ball management device 160 starts the following control operation. When the proximity switch LS1 in the storage tank 44 detects ball breakage, the ball stop plates of the ball stop device ST1 and the ball stop device ST2 are opened regardless of the detection signal state of the proximity switch LS2 (steps P4 and P7).
[0079]
The balls enter from the second island tank 123 into the driven ball / reserved ball outlet rod 65 a and the ball take-in entrance 66, and are lifted to the upper storage tank 44 by the polishing lift 16. At the same time, the ball stop device ST2 is opened, Spare tank Balls are introduced from 56 and supplied to the polishing lift 16.
[0080]
Proximity switch LS1 is not out of ball, proximity switch LS2 is out of ball is there When in a state, that is, when the storage tank 44 is not full, the ball stop device ST1 is opened and the ball stop device ST2 is closed. Spare tank 56 prevents the ball from flowing in (steps P5 and P8). When the proximity switch LS1 and the proximity switch LS2 are not out of ball, that is, when the storage tank 44 is full, both the ball stop devices ST1 and ST2 are closed.
[0081]
From the above operation, the opening of the ball stopping device ST1 mainly means that the balls from the second island tank 123 are preferentially taken in, are lifted to the storage tank 44 by the polishing lift 16, and are used as premium balls. To do. Next, it is determined whether or not the proximity switch LS3 detects a ball. If the proximity switch LS3 cannot detect a ball, the ball stop device ST3 is opened and the ball from the upper part of the ball passage 47 is removed. Spare tank 56.
[0082]
Proximity switch LS3 detects the ball, ie Spare tank If 56 is full, the ball stop device ST3 is closed to stop the flow of balls from the storage tank 44. Next, the proximity switch LS4 detects the ball, that is, Spare tank When 56 is not full, it means that there are not enough balls on this island, so the ball stop device ST4 is opened to allow the ball to be introduced from the adjacent child island 2b.
[0083]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart of signal processing in the child island 2b of the no-ball signal a output from the proximity switch LS4. The proximity switch LS4 from the parent island 2a detects the ball, that is, the ball is preferentially stored. Spare tank If 56 is not full, it means that there are not enough balls on this parent island 2a, so that no ball signal a is sent to the neighboring island, child island 2b.
[0084]
In Kojima 2b, when the no ball signal a is received (see FIG. 1), the state of the proximity switch LS13 ( Step P20), that is, whether or not the reserve tank 148 is full is detected. If the proximity switch LS13 can detect a ball, the spare tank 148 is full, so the ball stop device ST11 and the ball stop device ST12 are opened. If the proximity switch LS13 cannot detect a ball, the spare tank 148 is short of balls, so there is no room to send the ball to the parent island 2a. Therefore, the ball stopping device ST14 is closed to the adjacent parent island 2a. Priority is given to own island so that a ball does not go ( Step P21).
[0085]
Next, the presence or absence of a ball is detected by the proximity switch LS5 of the first island tank guide rod 113 ( Step P16). The detection of the presence or absence of the ball of the proximity switch LS5 is detection of whether or not there is room for the first island tank 115 to receive a ball from another island. When the proximity switch LS5 cannot detect a ball, the ball stopping device ST5 is opened and the ball is received from the lifting and polishing device 15. When there is no room to accept the ball, the ball stopping device ST5 is closed (step P18 ).
[0086]
Finally the lifting ball processing tank 85 Proximity switch LS6 detects the presence or absence of a ball. When a ball is detected at this position, the ball stopping device ST6 of the lifting and polishing device 15 is closed because the ball is full on this island. Next, the proximity switch LS7 detects whether the amount of balls in the second island tank 123 is a predetermined amount. Second island tank 123 Since the ball amount of the parent island 2a is insufficient, the ball no. Signal b (see FIG. 1) is issued and the child island 2b The ball stop device ST13 and the ball stop device ST13 (not shown) of the branch island 2c are closed ( Step P29, P30).
[0087]
[Control operation of Kojima 2b]
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an outline of the control operation of Kojima 2b. Small lift 144 transport motor 146a Is also operated in the same manner as the parent island 2a. When the proximity switch LS11 in the upper storage tank 150 detects a ball break, the ball stop plates of the ball stop device ST11 and the ball stop device ST12 are opened regardless of the detection signal state of the proximity switch LS12 (steps P4 and P7).
[0088]
The balls are transported from the second island tank 145 to the upper storage tank 150 by a polishing lift. At the same time, the ball stopping device ST12 is opened, and a ball is introduced from the spare tank 148 and supplied to a ball polishing lift (not shown).
[0089]
Proximity switch LS11 is not out of ball, proximity switch LS12 is out of ball is there In the state, that is, when the storage tank 150 is not full, the ball stop device ST11 is opened, and the ball stop device ST12 is closed to prevent the inflow of the ball from the spare tank 148 (steps P5 and P8). When the proximity switch LS11 and the proximity switch LS12 are not out of ball, that is, when the storage tank 150 is full, both the ball stop devices ST11 and ST12 are closed.
[0090]
From the above operation, the opening of the ball stopping device ST11 mainly means that the balls from the second island tank 145 are used preferentially. Next, it is determined whether or not the proximity switch LS13 of the reserve tank 148 has detected a ball. If the proximity switch LS13 detects a ball, that is, if the reserve tank 148 is full, the ball stopping device ST13 is closed to stop the inflow of the ball from the storage tank 150. Next, when the proximity switch LS14 detects a ball, that is, when the spare tank 148 is not full, it means that there are not enough balls on this child island 2b. It will be ready to introduce balls from Kojima 1b.
[0091]
FIG. These are the flowcharts of the signal processing in Kojima 1b of the ball absence signal c (refer FIG. 1) which came out from proximity switch LS14. Kojima 2b When the proximity switch LS14 detects a ball, that is, when the spare tank 148 in which balls are preferentially stored is not full, it means that there are not enough balls on this child island 2b, so that no ball signal c Is sent to the neighboring island, Kojima 1b.
[0092]
When the no-ball signal c is received at the child island 1b, the proximity switch LS19 (not shown) of the child island 1b ( Step P20), that is, whether or not the second island tank 145 is full is detected. If the proximity switch LS19 can detect a ball, the second island tank 145 is full of balls, so the ball stop device ST11 and the ball stop device ST12 are opened. If the proximity switch LS19 cannot detect a ball, the second island tank 145 is short of balls, so there is no room to send a ball to the child island 2b. Priority is given to own island so that the ball does not go to 2b ( Step P21).
[0093]
Next, the presence / absence of a ball is detected by the proximity switch LS15 arranged at the upper part of the first island tank 143 of the child island 2b ( Step P16). The detection of the presence or absence of the ball of the proximity switch LS15 is the first island tank 143 Is whether or not there is room for accepting balls from other islands. If the proximity switch LS15 cannot detect a ball, the ball stop device ST15 is opened and a ball is received from the parent island 2a. When there is no room for receiving the ball, the ball stopping device ST15 is closed (step P17).
[0094]
next, As shown in FIG. The proximity switch LS19 detects whether the amount of balls in the second island tank 145 is a predetermined amount. Second island tank 145 of The small amount of balls means that the amount of balls on its own child island 2b is insufficient. Therefore, in order to secure the amount of balls on its own island, it issues a no ball signal j (see FIG. 1) and the ball on its parent island 2a. Close the stop device ST7 and the ball stop device ST13 (not shown) of the branch island 2c (not shown). Step P24, P27).
[0095]
The above is an outline of the operation of Kojima 2b. Other Kojima 1b, 3b and 4b Is the same, and the description is omitted. The branch islands 1c, 2c, 3c, and 4c also perform the same operation as that of the child island, and a description thereof is omitted.
[Operation between blocks]
FIG. 25 is a flowchart for managing the entire flow. The proximity switch LS4 on the parent island 1a is out of ball, Spare tank It is determined whether or not 56 balls (same structure as the parent island 2a) are insufficient.
[0096]
If not, the process proceeds to Step P4. If the ball is cut, this island Judge that there is a ball shortage in Block 1, Island block 3 A no-ball signal d indicating that there is a shortage of balls is transmitted to the proximity switch LS7. Received no ball signal d Island block 3 The proximity switches LS7 of the child island 3b, parent island 3a, and branch island 3c are all switched to the no-ball signal d. As a result, the proximity switch LS7 shown in FIG. 21 generates the same signal as when there is no ball, and supplies the resulting extra balls from the parent island 3a to the parent island 1a through the parent-parent supply rod 11.
[0097]
The ball-less signal d simultaneously activates the ball stop device ST7 (same structure as the parent island 2a) of the parent island 1a so that balls can be supplied through the parent-parent supply rod 11. Next, the lifting ball processing tank of parent island 1a 85 If the proximity switch LS6 is full, island It is determined that the balls in block 1 are excessive, and a full signal e is signaled to Kojima 2b. If the full signal e is transmitted, the ball stop device ST14 of Kojima 2b is opened, and the excess ball is thrown through the island block communication rod 8. Island block 1 From Island block 2 To be able to supply.
[0098]
Next, if the proximity switch LS6 of the parent island 2a (also used for controlling the ball stop device ST6 as shown in FIG. 21) has issued a full signal f, this signal is transmitted to the parent island 4a. If the full signal f is sent, Island block 2 The ball stop device ST7 is opened so that the ball can be supplied from the parent island 2a to the parent island 4a.
[0099]
Thereafter, similarly, the parent island 4a transmits a ballless signal g, an excessive ball signal h, and the parent island 3a transmits an excessive ball signal i to manage the state of the balls between them.
[0100]
[Other Examples]
The ball management device of the above embodiment uses a sequencer, but the same control may be realized using a relay circuit. Moreover, although the said ball | bowl management apparatus operates various programs sequentially by a time division, you may use several control apparatuses. Further, the ball stopping device is a type driven by a motor, but it may be a type driven by a solenoid instead of a motor.
[0101]
【The invention's effect】
As detailed above, the present invention According to the above, the balls stored in the storage tank in the parent island of the first island block are transferred to the child island of the first island block by the parent-child transfer means, and the second island block is transferred by the inter-island block transfer means. Since it is transferred to the parent island of the second island block by the child parent transfer means, The balls are uniformly on each island And each block There is no ubiquitous distribution. Machine ball equipment such as a storage ball tank, premium ball polishing machine, supply lift, supply circuit for supplying premium balls, underground guide rods for collecting premium balls, etc. have been able to abolish the premium ball recovery circuit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view in which bullet ball game machine installation islands are arranged in a pachinko hall.
FIG. 2 is a diagram viewed from an arrow A in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view as seen from an arrow B in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 shows a parent island. 2a It is sectional drawing when having been cut in the longitudinal direction.
FIG. 5 is a detailed sectional view of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a polishing lift in a storage tank lifting polishing apparatus.
FIG. 7 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a lifting ball processing tank in the upper part of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus.
FIG. 8 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing the operation of the lifting ball processing tank in the upper part of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus.
FIG. 9 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing the operation of the lifting ball processing tank in the upper part of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the principle of overflow of a lifting ball processing tank in the upper part of a storage tank lifting polishing apparatus.
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the lift polishing apparatus.
FIG. 12 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a ball processing tank of a lifting and polishing apparatus.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the second and fourth spare tanks.
FIG. 15 is a front view of a ball stop device (ST) used at each position in the present embodiment.
FIG. 16 is Kojima 2b FIG.
FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram of the ball game machine installation island management device.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the small lift.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the parent island 2a of the ball management device.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the operation of the parent island 2a of the ball management device.
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.
FIG. 25 is a flow diagram of a ball signal between blocks of the ball management device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1a, 2a, 3a, 4a ... Parent island
1b, 2b, 3b, 4b ... Kojima
1c, 2c, 3c, 4c ... Edashima
1, 2, 3, 4 ... island block
5 ... Premium ball counter
6 ... Parent-Kojima supply
7 ... Parent-Edajima Supply
8 ... Communication between island blocks
9 ... Parent-child contact
10 ... Child-parent supply cage
11 ... Parent-parent supply
14 ... Storage tank lifting and polishing equipment
15 ... Lifting polishing equipment
16 ... Polishing lift

Claims (2)

A bullet ball machine installation island where a plurality of ball game machines are installed,
A parent island comprising a prize ball counter for counting the prize balls and a storage tank for storing the balls counted by the prize ball counter;
A ball game machine island installation structure in which a plurality of island blocks arranged at least in the game hall are arranged adjacent to the parent island and include at least a child island that receives supply of balls counted by the prize ball counter In
A parent-child transfer means for transferring the balls stored in the storage tank on the parent island of the first island block to the child island of the first island block;
Transfer between island blocks for transferring the balls transferred to the child island of the first island block by the parent-child transfer means to the child island of the second island block adjacent to the first island block Means,
Child parent transfer means for transferring the balls transferred to the child island of the second island block by the island block transfer means to the parent island of the second island block ; Characteristic bullet game machine island installation structure. In claim 1,
Wherein each transfer means,
A lifting device for lifting the ball to be transported above the bullet ball machine installation island ;
Features are disposed inclined to the transfer destination pinball game machine installed islands from the bullet ball game machine installed islands, and gutter pumped been balls to roll by gravity by the pumped system, in that it consists of A ball and ball game machine island installation structure.

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