JP4203139B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pachinko machine for collecting and recovering pachinko balls hit by a pachinko game machine of a pachinko game machine by flowing down to the lower tank, transporting them to the upper tank, and flowing down to the pachinko game machine again. Regarding the Tamagawa downway, more specifically, it relates to a structure for removing garbage mixed into the Pachinko Tamagawa downway.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine, when a game results in winning, a pachinko ball is paid back from the upper tank to the upper plate of the pachinko gaming table. The winning prize continues and pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate are received by the lower plate. The bottom plate is provided with a bottom lid that can be opened and closed with a lever, leading to the ball box directly below. Then, there is a configuration in which pachinko balls accumulated in a ball box are counted by a built-in counting device, and then flowed down to a lower tank and collected by opening the bottom of the ball box.
[0003]
On the other hand, the hit pachinko balls also flow down from the lower hole of the pachinko game machine, etc., and then flow down to the lower tank and are collected. Then, the pachinko balls collected in the lower tank are lifted to the upper tank by the lifting device.
[0004]
However, the conventional pachinko ball flow downway has an upward U-shaped cross-sectional shape with the upper surface open, for example, to hold and flow the pachinko ball, and dust and dust falling from above are between the pachinko balls. There was a risk of contaminating pachinko balls.
[0005]
For this reason, a configuration in which a first sorting unit that sorts foreign matters smaller than pachinko balls with a saw-shaped rail and a second sorting unit that sorts foreign matters larger than pachinko balls is connected to, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-154250. Proposed.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the technique proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-154250 has a problem in that the configuration is complicated and increases the manufacturing cost, and it is necessary to easily remove foreign matters with a simple configuration. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, a pachinko gaming machine having a first configuration according to the present invention includes:
In order to allow pachinko balls hit by a pachinko machine to flow down to the lower tank and collect them, a flow path is provided to allow the pachinko balls to flow down, and dust and dust fall in the middle of the flow path. In the pachinko gaming machine designed to provide
The flow path is disposed in an inclined manner and divided in the middle, and between the downstream end face of the upstream flow path and the upstream end face of the downstream flow path at the cut location. In order to form a single slit in a direction transverse to the flow-down direction of the pachinko ball by arranging the gap so that the pachinko ball does not fall, both sides and bottom surfaces of the flow path from the slit The present invention is characterized in that a configuration is provided in which the dust and dust are dropped outside the side.
[0008]
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine of the second configuration of the present invention is the pachinko gaming device of the first configuration, in which the pachinko ball does not fall in the flow path on the downstream side in the divided portion. It is characterized in that a step is provided so as to be lower than the flow path on the upstream side.
[0009]
Furthermore, the pachinko gaming machine of the third configuration of the present invention is provided with a configuration in which the cross section of the flow path is formed in an upward U-shaped cross section in the pachinko gaming device of the first configuration or the second configuration described above. It is characterized by that.
[0010]
Next, the pachinko gaming machine of the fourth configuration of the present invention is
In order to allow pachinko balls hit by a pachinko machine to flow down to the lower tank and collect them, a flow path is provided to allow the pachinko balls to flow down, and dust and dust fall in the middle of the flow path. In the pachinko gaming machine designed to provide
An inclined surface provided on the bottom side of the lower tank for allowing the pachinko ball to flow down, and a flow for causing the pachinko ball to flow down from the inclined surface to the onion disposed below via a funnel-shaped receiving portion. By constituting a path and providing a gap between the end face on the downstream side of the inclined surface and each end face on the upstream side of the receiving portion and the onion so that the pachinko balls do not fall ,
Between the end surface on the downstream side of the inclined surface and each end surface on the upstream side of the receiving portion and the onion, the both sides of the receiving portion and the onion are crossed in the flow direction of the pachinko ball And one slit that is opened outward from each bottom surface side, and the dust and dust are dropped from the slit to the outside on both sides and the bottom side of the onion. It is characterized by providing.
[0011]
Here, the pachinko gaming machine of the fifth configuration of the present invention is the pachinko gaming device of the first configuration to the fourth configuration described above, wherein a dust receiver for receiving the dust and dust is provided in the slit portion. It is characterized by having a structure that is detachably attached below.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 show a pachinko gaming apparatus 100, in which a plurality of pachinko gaming tables 3 (in this figure, two on the front side and two on the back side, a total of four) are combined into a unit. This is what is called an island unit.
[0013]
In this island unit, the pachinko balls 9 stored in the upper tank 1 are inserted into the ball lending machine 2 with coins, coins, and prepaid cards, and the ball lending machine 2 is operated. The pachinko gaming machine 3 provided with the ball lending machine 2 is supplied to the upper plate 3A so that the pachinko gaming machine 3 can play the pachinko game.
[0014]
As a result of the pachinko game on the pachinko game table 3, if there is a win, a predetermined number of pachinko balls 9 flow down from the upper tank 1 and are paid back to the upper plate 3A of the pachinko game table 3. The hit pachinko balls flow down from the lower holes 3 </ b> B of the pachinko game machine 3 and are collected in the lower tank 5.
[0015]
Further, pachinko balls 9 overflowing from the upper plate 3A of the pachinko game table 3 are received by the lower plate 3C. The bottom plate 3C is provided with a bottom lid that can be opened and closed by a lever 3D, and communicates with the ball box 4 directly below.
[0016]
By opening the bottom of the ball box 4, the pachinko balls 9 accumulated in the ball box 4 are counted by a counting device (not shown), and then flowed down to the lower tank 5 and collected. The counting result is recorded on a card or the like (not shown) and issued to the game player.
[0017]
The pachinko balls collected in the lower tank 5 are lifted in the lifting pipe 6 by the lifting device 7, the surface is polished by the polishing device 8, and are transported to the upper tank 1. In this way, the pachinko balls 9 circulate.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, the flow path 11 in which the pachinko balls 9 flow down by its own weight among the circulation paths of the pachinko balls 9 will be described by taking the pachinko balls 9 flow down to the lower tank 5 as an example. This flow-down path 11 has an upward U-shaped cross section, and is arranged in an inclined shape to flow down the rail 13 that flows down in a state where the pachinko ball is held inside the U-shaped, that is, the pachinko ball 9. It is composed of a flow path.
[0019]
The rail 13 is divided in the middle to form a slit 15 that crosses the flow direction of the pachinko ball 9, and the dimension W in the flow direction of the slit 15 is approximately half the diameter of the pachinko ball 9 (30% to 70%), That is, the dimensions are such that the pachinko balls 9 do not fall. The divided portion is fixed inside the pachinko gaming machine by means not shown.
[0020]
In addition, the divided portion of the slit 15 is shifted in the vertical direction so that the downstream side has a low step H. As shown in FIG. 2A, the level difference H is a level that prevents the pachinko balls 9 from falling, and dust and dust also fall from the opening due to the level difference H.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 2A, a dust receiving box 17 that receives dust falling from the slit 15 is attached below the slit 15. This attachment is performed with the flanges 19 provided horizontally on both outer surfaces of the container of the garbage receiving box 17 supported by a pair of ribs 21 provided on the inner side of the pachinko gaming machine. Therefore, the dust receiving box 17 is detachably attached by sliding in the horizontal direction in a direction perpendicular to the drawing sheet.
[0022]
The rail 13 is formed with a falling window 23 at a folded portion at the end. Under the falling window 23, the starting end of the next rail 13 is located. A drop window 23 is also formed at the end of the next rail 13 and faces the lower tank 5.
[0023]
The lower tank 5 has a substantially box shape, and below the dropping window 23 of the rail 13, a bottom portion having a gently inclined surface 27 is located continuously to the receiving inclined base 25 that receives the falling pachinko ball 9. A substantially funnel-shaped receiving portion 29 is provided at the end portion of the inclined surface 27.
[0024]
A slit 31 that crosses the flow direction of the pachinko ball 9 is formed between the inclined surface 27 and the receiving portion 29, as in the case of the slit 15, and the dimension W in the flow direction of the slit 31 is the pachinko ball 9. The size is approximately half of the diameter of the ball (30% to 70%), that is, a size that does not cause the pachinko balls 9 to fall. Moreover, the part of the slit 31 is shifted in the vertical direction so that the downstream side has a low step.
[0025]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a dust receiving pan 33 that receives dust falling from the slit 31 is attached below the slit 31. The dust receiving pan 33 is horizontally inserted into a recess 34 formed on the bottom surface of the pachinko gaming machine on which the bottom portion having the inclined surface 27 and the receiving portion 29 are placed, and is thus detachable.
[0026]
The receiving portion 29 is inclined toward the central hole 35, and an onion 37 is provided at the lower portion of the hole 35 and connected to the lifting device 7. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, the pachinko ball 9 does not fall between the end surface 27A on the downstream side of the inclined surface 27 and the end surfaces 29A and 37A on the upstream side of the receiving portion 29 and the onion 37. By providing a gap W of a certain degree, one slit 31 is formed in a direction crossing the flow-down direction of the pachinko ball 9.
[0027]
The pachinko balls 9 that have flowed down from the ball box 4 or the like are received on the rails 13 and flow down. At this time, the pachinko ball 9 passes through the slit 15 provided in the rail 13. However, dust and dust fall from the slit 15 and are received and collected by the dust receiving box 17.
[0028]
And the pachinko ball 9 falls downward from the fall window 23 of the rail 13. Further, it is received by another rail 13 and similarly falls downward from the fall window 23. And it is received by the receiving inclined base 25 of the lower tank 5, passes through the bottom inclined surface 27, and is received by the substantially funnel-shaped receiving part 29. However, dust and dust fall from the slit 31 and are received and collected by the dust receiving pan 33. The pachinko ball 9 falls into the central hole 35 of the receiving portion 29, passes through the onion 37, and is sent to the lifting device 7. The trash receiving box 17 and the trash receiving pan 33 are removed, and the trash and dust collected therein are discarded.
[0029]
Since the dust and dust that have entered the rail 13 that is the pachinko ball flow downway fall from the slit 15 to the outside of the both sides and bottom of the rail 13 and are received by the dust receiving box 17 and eliminated, the rail 13 The pachinko ball 9 becomes difficult to get dirty.
[0030]
Further, dust and dust that have entered the lower tank 5 that is a pachinko ball flow downway fall from the slit 31 to the outside of the both sides and bottom of the onion 37 and are received by the dust receiving pan 33 and eliminated. As a result, the pachinko ball 9 is hardly soiled at the bottom of the lower tank 5.
[0031]
Moreover, since the slits 15 and 31 are formed to be approximately half the diameter of the pachinko ball 9 (30% to 70%), the pachinko ball 9 rolling the inclined rail 13 or the inclined surface 27 is provided. The inconvenience of being caught by the slits 15 and 31 and stopping can be avoided.
[0032]
Since the slits 15 and 31 are stepped, the opening area of the slits 15 and 31 can be increased, and dust can easily enter and fall. Further, an impact or the like is applied to the pachinko ball 9 at the step, and dust and dust attached to the pachinko ball can be shaken off and dropped into the slits 15 and 31.
[0033]
Further, by making the dust receiving box 17 and the dust receiving pan 33 detachable, the dust and dust received from the slits 15 and 31 can be easily thrown out of the pachinko gaming machine.
[0034]
(Modification)
In the above embodiment, the slits 15 and 31 are provided with steps, but in other embodiments, the steps are not necessarily provided.
[0035]
In the above embodiment, the slit 31 is provided between the inclined surface 27 and the receiving portion 29. However, in other embodiments, the inclined surface 27 is divided and provided in the middle of the inclined surface 27. Is also possible.
[0036]
In the above embodiment, the dust receiving pan 33 is also provided in the slit 31 at the bottom of the lower tank 5. However, in other embodiments, the dust receiving pan 33 is not necessarily provided and accumulates dust and the like. Therefore, only the recess 34 may be provided.
[0037]
Further, in the above embodiment, the garbage receiving box 17 is detachable, but in other embodiments, it is fixed, and both ends in the longitudinal direction can be opened and closed to collect dust. Also good.
[0038]
[Reference example]
A reference example of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. For ease of understanding, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those of the above-described embodiment of the present invention.
[0039]
Of the circulation paths of the pachinko balls 9, a flow-down path 11 through which the pachinko balls 9 flow down due to their own weight is shown in FIG. This flow-down path 11 allows the pachinko ball 9 to flow down to the lower tank 5, has an upward U-shaped cross section, and has a rail 13 that flows down with the pachinko ball held inside the U-shape, that is, a pachinko. In order to allow the balls 9 to flow down, the balls 9 are configured with channels arranged in an inclined manner.
[0040]
In the reference example, the rail 13 is formed with a long hole 16 for dropping dust at the corner of the U-shape. The long holes 16 face the longitudinal direction of the rail 13, and a plurality of the long holes 16 are formed on both the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal positions of the left and right long holes 16 are different, and are therefore staggered.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 6 (A), in the reference example, the space dimension L of the long hole 16, that is, the slant dimension L of the space of the long hole 16 in the cross section of the rail 13, is such that the pachinko ball 9 cannot pass. For example, it is approximately half the diameter R of the pachinko ball 9 (30% to 70%).
[0042]
The rail 13 is fixed inside the pachinko gaming machine by means not shown. Further, a dust receiver 18 that receives falling dust is attached to the outer peripheral side of the rail 13 where the elongated hole 16 is provided. The dust receiver 18 is made of a resin material having elasticity, has a U-shaped cross section larger than the U-shape of the rail 13, and both ends of the U-shape are bent inward to form a claw portion 20. To do. A convex portion 22 is formed at the center of the U-shape, and a vertical gap 24 for receiving dust is secured between the rail 13 and the dust receiver 18 by contacting the bottom surface of the rail 13. The dimensions of the claw portion 20 are such that the claw portion 20 can be easily formed at the upper end portion of the rail 13, that is, both ends of the U shape, in consideration of the horizontal gap 26 between the dust receiver 18 and the rail 13 and the elasticity of the resin material. The dimensions are such that they can be locked and unlocked. That is, the dust receiver 18 is detachable from the rail 13.
[0043]
The pachinko balls 9 that have flowed down from the ball box 4 or the like are received on the rails 13 and flow down. At this time, the pachinko ball 9 does not pass through the long hole 16 formed in the rail 13 and does not fall, but the dust that has entered the rail 13 falls downward from the long hole 16.
[0044]
The dropped garbage is received by the garbage receiver 18. When the amount of garbage received increases, the garbage receiver 18 is removed. This removal is performed by shifting the dust receiver 18 in the lateral direction in FIG. 6 and further using the elasticity of the claw portion 20 to bend the claw portion 20 to release the lock from the upper end portion of the rail 13. On the contrary, the dust receiver 18 is attached by bending and locking the claw portion 20 using elasticity.
[0045]
The pachinko ball 9 that has passed through the long hole 16 falls from a fall window 23 formed at the folded portion of the rail 13, is received on the next rail 13, and further falls from the next fall window 23, so that the lower tank 5 falls inside.
[0046]
The fallen pachinko ball 9 is received by the receiving inclined base 25, passes through the inclined surface 27, is received by the funnel-shaped receiving portion 29, falls into the central hole 35, and is sent to the lifting device 7 through the onion 37. It is done.
[0047]
Since the dust that has entered the rail 13 that is the pachinko ball flow downway is dropped and removed from the long hole 16 formed in the rail 13, the pachinko ball 9 is hardly contaminated.
[0048]
Further, since the long hole is formed in the longitudinal direction of the rail 13, the impact when the pachinko ball 9 passes is small, and the vibration is small. At the same time, the opening area can be increased and garbage can easily fall. In addition, it is formed at the corners of the U-shaped cross section of the rail 13, and dust that tends to collect at the corners is likely to fall.
[0049]
Moreover, the falling garbage is received by the received garbage receiver 18 and easily discarded outside the pachinko gaming machine. The dust receiver 18 can be easily locked to and disengaged from the upper end of the rail 13 with a simple structure by the function of the convex portion 22 and the elastic claw portion 20 and can be detached. Can be manufactured inexpensively.
[0050]
In the above-described reference example, the long hole 16 has a quadrangular planar shape, but as shown in FIG. 6B, the planar shape is an elongated ellipse, and the major axis direction of the ellipse is the longitudinal direction of the rail 13, that is, The pachinko ball 9 can be disposed in a zigzag manner on the bottom surface of the rail 13 while the pachinko ball 9 has a flow-down direction and a short-axis diameter that does not drop.
[0051]
Thereby, the impact when the pachinko ball 9 passes can be reduced, and the opening area can be increased. Moreover, it is also possible to form many short slit holes facing the longitudinal direction of the rail 13 instead of the long holes.
[0052]
In the above example, the dust receiver 18 is attached. However, the dust receiver 18 is not always necessary.
[0053]
In the above embodiment, the dust receiver 18 is detachable, but it may be fixed.
[0054]
Further, the rail 13 may include both the slit 15 and the long hole 16.
[0055]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, the dust that has entered the pachinko ball flow downway is dropped from the slit to the outside on both sides and the bottom side of the rail, so that the pachinko ball becomes dirty. It becomes difficult.
[0056]
In particular, when the slit portion is stepped, dust and dust can be dropped from the stepped portion.
[0057]
In addition, when the dust receiver is detachably attached under the slit portion, the dust dropped from the slit can be received, and the dust receiver can be removed and thrown out of the pachinko gaming machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball flow downway according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
2A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of another main part of FIG.
3 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko gaming apparatus having the pachinko ball lower tank of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a circuit diagram showing a flow of pachinko balls in the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 3; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball flow downway according to a reference example.
6A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a reference example, and FIG. 6B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the reference example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper tank 3 Pachinko game machine 5 Lower tank 9 Pachinko ball 13 Rails 15, 31 Slit 16 Long hole 17 Dust receiving box 18 Dust receiving 19 Flange 20 Claw part 21 Rib 22 Protruding part 23 Drop window 24, 26 Gap 27 Inclined surface 29 Receiving part 33 Garbage receiving pan 37 Onion 100 Pachinko game machine

Claims (5)

In order to allow pachinko balls hit by a pachinko machine to flow down to the lower tank and collect them, a flow path is provided to allow the pachinko balls to flow down, and dust and dust fall in the middle of the flow path. In the pachinko gaming machine designed to provide
The flow path is disposed in an inclined manner and divided in the middle, and between the downstream end face of the upstream flow path and the upstream end face of the downstream flow path at the cut location. In order to form a single slit in a direction transverse to the flow-down direction of the pachinko ball by arranging the gap so that the pachinko ball does not fall, both sides and bottom surfaces of the flow path from the slit A pachinko gaming apparatus comprising a configuration in which the garbage and dust are allowed to fall to the outside of the side. The configuration in which the flow path on the downstream side is configured to be lower than the flow path on the upstream side by providing a step so as not to drop the pachinko balls at the divided portion. The pachinko gaming machine according to 1. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a configuration in which a cross section of the flow path is formed in an upward U-shaped cross section. In order to allow pachinko balls hit by a pachinko machine to flow down to the lower tank and collect them, a flow path is provided to allow the pachinko balls to flow down, and dust and dust fall in the middle of the flow path. In the pachinko gaming machine designed to provide
An inclined surface provided on the bottom side of the lower tank for allowing the pachinko ball to flow down, and a flow for causing the pachinko ball to flow down from the inclined surface to the onion disposed below via a funnel-shaped receiving portion. By constituting a path and providing a gap between the end face on the downstream side of the inclined surface and each end face on the upstream side of the receiving portion and the onion so that the pachinko balls do not fall ,
Between the end surface on the downstream side of the inclined surface and each end surface on the upstream side of the receiving portion and the onion, the both sides of the receiving portion and the onion are crossed in the flow direction of the pachinko ball And one slit that opens outward from each bottom surface side, and the dust and dust are dropped from the slit to the outside of the both side surfaces and bottom surface side of the onion. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by being provided. The pachinko gaming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a configuration is provided in which a dust receiver for receiving the dust and dust is detachably attached below the slit portion. .

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