JP4823664B2 - Ashtray cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ashtray cleaning device that cleans an ashtray for cigarettes, and more particularly, to a cleaning structure that cleans an ashtray disposed in the vicinity of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched into the game area of the game board according to the operation of the launch handle, and then led to obstacle nails or windmills in the game area. However, it is known that the player is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the outlets at the lower part of the game area without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out. And a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Depending on the production pattern selected based on this lottery result, for example, using a liquid crystal display screen provided in the center part of the game board, visual expression through various illumination devices, auditory expression through a speaker, etc. Various productions are performed. Note that when a big hit occurs, a big winning hole called an attacker is opened, and a gaming state advantageous to a player to which a large amount of gaming balls are paid out in response to the entering is brought.

  Further, as a gaming machine, for example, a slot machine, a horizontal three-row spinning reel provided with a large number (usually 21) of symbol marks composed of a plurality of kinds of patterns in the circumferential direction was rotated based on a start lever operation. After that, by pressing each of the three stop buttons, the spinning reels corresponding to each button are sequentially stopped, and it is a hit when predetermined symbols of the symbol marks provided on the spinning reels match each other. As a bonus acquisition, a structure in which a large number of game medals are released to a medal tray is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In the slot machine, the reel reel is controlled to stop according to the corresponding winning combination in the winning lottery, and a visual effect such as when aligning the symbol marks is performed.

  A large number of pachinko machines and slot machines as described above are installed adjacent to each other in a row in an area called a game island (amusement island equipment) in a game store (amusement hall). In this way, in the game island facility where a large number of gaming machines are arranged, the player sits facing the favorite gaming machine and advances the game according to the gaming technique unique to the pachinko machine or the slot machine.

  The pachinko machines and slot machines described above are usually equipped with an ashtray on the lower side of the gaming machine body. However, in recent years, the ashtray equipped on the gaming machine body is not used, and each gaming machine There is equipment in which an ashtray is separately arranged in the vicinity of the lower part so that the player can use this ashtray. As a device provided in such a facility, an automatic butt collection device in a pachinko game machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

In the above-mentioned automatic butt collection device, the butt can flow down from the opening of the ashtray fixed to the hole drilled in the counter at the lower end of the pachinko gaming machine to the pipe mounted horizontally in the mounting base through the anti-shield cover. And draining the dust from the cigarettes collected at the bottom of the pipe with water circulating through the water tank using a pump, while rotating the spiral blade in the pipe with a belt transmission mechanism. It is designed to be able to flow down to the trash bin while crushing the butts.
JP 2003-236210 A JP 2003-275372 A JP 2000-167225 A

  By the way, in the butt automatic collection device as shown in the above-mentioned patent document 3, a rotating spiral wing is provided for collecting the butt that has dropped from the opening into the trash box while crushing, and the butt entering from the opening of the ashtray By automatically collecting, it is possible to eliminate troublesome work such as individual collection by a cleaning worker.

  However, there is no function to clean the ash scattered around the ashtray opening and the butts remaining in the vicinity of the ashtray when the player smokes the cigarette. Cleaning is forced to be done manually. In other words, when a player who is seated at a gaming machine feels uncomfortable about the dirt around the ashtray, it can be wiped with tissue paper, etc., or moved to another gaming machine without wiping. Will be. In addition, even if the cleaning staff at the game hall notices the dirt around the ashtray, when the store is crowded, the game is cleaned while interrupting each other between the players facing each other. This has been a heavy burden not only for cleaning workers but also for players.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured to make it possible to easily clean the ash scattered around the ashtray opening, the butts remaining in the vicinity of the opening, etc. It aims at providing the ashtray cleaning apparatus which solved the said subject.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 6) is an ashtray cleaning device (4) disposed in a game island facility (1) having a plurality of gaming machines (2) arranged.
It is arranged corresponding to each of the above-mentioned gaming machines (2), holds the cigarette (C) on the cigarette placement surface (F) in a stopped state, and also smokes and ash (c) of the cigarette (C) in an operating state A plurality of ashtray devices (26) for dropping and discharging from the tobacco placement surface (F);
A transport processing device (14) for transporting the butts and ash (c) dropped from the ashtray device (26) and extinguishing them,
Each ashtray device (26) is disposed so as to surround the opening (31) with an opening (31) for dropping the butts and ash (c) onto the transport processing device (14) and the cigarette. rotating portion of the mounting surface rotates as cigarette butts and ash adhered to (F) to (c) to drop into the opening (31) and (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d), Ri Na comprise,
Ashtray device control means (64) for driving and controlling the rotating portions (30a to 30d) of each ashtray device (26);
A plurality of rotation operation switches (27) arranged corresponding to the respective ashtray devices (26),
The ashtray device control means (64) rotates the rotating portions (30a to 30d) of the ashtray device (26) corresponding to the operated rotation operation switch (27) by a predetermined angle (for example, 60 °). Let me,
There exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) characterized by the above-mentioned.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 6) is an ashtray cleaning device (4) disposed in a game island facility (1) having a plurality of gaming machines (2) arranged.
  It is arranged corresponding to each of the above-mentioned gaming machines (2), holds the cigarette (C) on the cigarette placement surface (F) in a stopped state, and also smokes and ash (c) of the cigarette (C) in an operating state A plurality of ashtray devices (26) for dropping and discharging from the tobacco placement surface (F);
  A transport processing device (14) for transporting the butts and ash (c) dropped from the ashtray device (26) and extinguishing them,
  Each ashtray device (26) is disposed so as to surround the opening (31) with an opening (31) for dropping the butts and ash (c) onto the transport processing device (14) and the cigarette. A rotating portion (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) that rotates so as to drop the butts and ash (c) attached to the mounting surface (F) into the opening (31);
An ashtray device control means (64) for driving and controlling the rotating portions (30a to 30d) of each ashtray device (26), and a simultaneous drive operation switch (73);
  In response to the operation of the simultaneous drive operation switch (73), the ashtray device control means (64) simultaneously turns the rotating portions (30a to 30d) of the plurality of ashtray devices (26) at a predetermined angle (for example, 60 degrees)
  There exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) characterized by the above-mentioned.

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIG. 3) includes a plurality of polygonal column bodies (for example, the rotating portions (30 a to 30 d)) arranged so as to partition the opening (31) into a polygonal shape (for example, Regular hexagonal prism, regular quadrangular prism)
The plurality of polygonal column bodies serve as the cigarette placement surface (F) with one planar surface facing upward in the stopped state of the ashtray device (26).
It exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) of Claim 1 or 2 .

  The “polygonal column” in the present invention is a concept including a polygonal columnar shape with the bottoms at both ends closed and a polygonal cylindrical shape with the bottoms at both ends open.

The present invention according to claim 4 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 3) includes a wiping device (16) interposed between the ashtray device (26) and the transport processing device (14),
The wiping device (16) is configured to allow a plurality of cigarettes and ash (c) falling from the opening (31) to pass toward the transport processing device (14) while facing each opening (31). Passage hole (29) and a wiping portion for wiping the lower surface (B) of the rotating portion (30a-30d) when the passage hole (29) moves toward the next opening (31). 19a) and an endless cleaning belt (19) having
It exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 .

The present invention according to claim 5 (see, for example, FIG. 3), the cleaning belt (19) is made of a non-combustible material,
It exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) of Claim 4 .

The present invention according to claim 6 (see, for example, FIG. 1), the cleaning belt (19) is stretched between a pair of rollers (20, 17) arranged at a predetermined interval,
The wiping device (16) includes a cleaning belt sliding roller (21) that slidably contacts the cleaning belt (19) and scrapes the butts and ash (c) attached to the cleaning belt (19).
It exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) of Claim 4 or 5 .

In the present invention according to claim 7 (see, for example, FIG. 1), the cleaning belt sliding contact roller (21) rotates in a direction against the movement of the cleaning belt (19).
It exists in the ashtray cleaning apparatus (4) of Claim 6 .

  Note that the reference numerals in the parentheses are for comparison with the drawings, but this is for convenience to facilitate understanding of the invention and has no influence on the description of the claims. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of ashtray apparatuses rotate so as to drop the cigarette butts and ash adhering to the cigarette placement surface into the openings, and the openings for dropping the cigarette butts and ash onto the transport processing device. If the periphery of the opening of the ashtray device is contaminated with butts and ash, the ash scattered around the opening and the vicinity of the opening can be rotated as necessary. It can be easily cleaned by dropping the butts and the like remaining on the opening into the opening and extinguishing the fire. For this reason, the player himself wipes and cleans with tissue paper or the like, or the cleaning worker (hall staff) performs the cleaning work while interrupting between the players when the game shop (hall) is crowded. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of moving to another game machine as it is due to the dirt around the ashtray.

Further , according to the present invention, a plurality of rotation operation switches arranged corresponding to the respective ashtray devices are provided, and the ashtray device control means sets the rotation unit of the ashtray device corresponding to the operated rotation operation switch to a predetermined value. Since the angle is rotated, when the player wants to clean the periphery of the opening, the rotation unit is rotated by a predetermined angle just by operating the rotation operation switch corresponding to the game machine facing the player. Easy to clean.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of ashtray apparatuses rotate so as to drop the cigarette butts and ash adhering to the cigarette mounting surface into the openings, and the ashtray apparatus and the ash are dropped into the transport processing device. If the periphery of the opening of the ashtray device is contaminated with butts and ash, the ash scattered around the opening and the vicinity of the opening can be rotated as necessary. It can be easily cleaned by dropping the butts and the like remaining on the opening into the opening and extinguishing the fire. For this reason, the player himself wipes and cleans with tissue paper or the like, or the cleaning worker (hall staff) performs the cleaning work while interrupting between the players when the game shop (hall) is crowded. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of moving to another game machine as it is due to the dirt around the ashtray.

Further, according to the present invention, there are ashtray device control means for driving and controlling the rotating portion of each ashtray device, and a simultaneous drive operation switch, and there are a plurality of ashtray device control means in response to the operation of the simultaneous drive operation switch. Since the rotating parts of the ashtray device are rotated at a predetermined angle all at once, when a cleaning worker cleans the area around the opening after closing the amusement store, etc., it is only necessary to operate the simultaneous drive operation switch. The corresponding ashtray apparatus can be rotated at a predetermined angle all at once, and a large number of ashtray apparatuses can be cleaned together in units of island facilities very easily. This makes it very easy to clean around the ashtray, which is a cumbersome operation for a cleaning worker, and allows the user to concentrate on the sorting work.

According to this invention which concerns on Claim 3 , a rotation part is a some polygonal column body arrange | positioned so that an opening part may be divided into polygonal shape, and a some polygonal column body is the stop state of an ashtray apparatus. Since one side of the flat surface is used as the cigarette placement surface, a plurality of polygonal columns are arranged around the opening, and the butts and ash are moved into the opening by simply rotating the polygonal column by a predetermined angle. It is possible to easily realize a structure having both the function of dropping and discharging and the function of setting the surface finally facing upward at the time of rotation as a cigarette placement surface.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the butt is provided with a wiping device interposed between the ashtray device and the transport processing device, and the wiping device falls from the opening in a state of facing each opening. And an endless cleaning belt having a plurality of passage holes for allowing the ash to pass to the conveyance processing device side, and a wiping portion for wiping off the lower surface of the rotating portion when the passage hole moves toward the next opening. Because it comprises, the surface located below the cigarette placement surface, such as fine ash attached to the rotating part by cleaning the periphery of the opening by the rotation of the rotating part of the ashtray device, Cleaning can be easily performed by moving the cleaning belt.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the cleaning belt is made of a non-combustible material, it is possible to reliably prevent the cleaning belt that is between the transfer processing device and easily affected by fire such as a cigarette butt from burning.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the cleaning belt is stretched between a pair of rollers arranged at a predetermined interval, and the wiping device adheres to the cleaning belt by slidingly contacting the cleaning belt. Since the cleaning belt sliding roller that scrapes off the sucked butts and ash is provided, the cleaning belt sliding roller is slidably contacted with the cleaning belt wound between the pair of rollers, while having a simple configuration. Butts and ash adhering to the belt can be easily removed.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the cleaning belt sliding roller rotates in a direction against the movement of the cleaning belt, it is possible to remove the butts and ash adhering to the cleaning belt very easily.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of an ashtray cleaning apparatus according to the present invention, an ashtray cleaning apparatus provided corresponding to a pachinko machine that is a gaming machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described as an example and described with reference to the drawings. Of course, the ashtray cleaning device according to the present invention can be similarly applied to a slot machine which is a gaming machine having a spinning reel device.

  1 is a front view showing the entire amusement island facility 1 having an ashtray cleaning device 4 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of the ashtray cleaning device 4, and FIG. 3 is an ashtray device 26. 4 is an enlarged perspective view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing the ashtray device 26 and its drive mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control system of the ashtray cleaning device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game island equipment 1 includes a plurality of pachinko machines (only five are shown for convenience in the figure) arranged in sequence along a lamp plate 8 and a curtain plate 9 extending in the left-right direction in the figure. (Game machine) 2 and an ashtray cleaning device 4 are provided. Between the pachinko machines 2, a ball rental device 82 called a so-called sand is arranged. The ashtray cleaning device 4 conveys a plurality of ashtray devices 26 (only five are shown for convenience in the figure) arranged corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, and the butts and ash c dropped from the ashtray device 26 to extinguish the fire. A transport processing device 14 for processing.

  The plurality of pachinko machines 2 have a game area 3 that exposes a symbol display device 5 made of a liquid crystal panel or the like in the upper part on the upper side, and has a dish unit 6 below the game area 3. A firing handle 7 is provided at the lower right side of 6. A prize ball box 10 called a so-called dollar box is placed on the prize ball box mounting surface 81 on the front side (front side in FIG. 1) of the curtain plate 9. Further, the ashtray device 26 is disposed at the lower left part of the curtain plate 9 of each pachinko machine 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ashtray device 26 holds the cigarette C on the cigarette placement surface F in the stopped state and also moves the cigarette butts and ash c of the cigarette C in the operation state. It is configured to be dropped and discharged from.

That is, on the front side of the curtain plate 9 of each pachinko machine 2, a prize ball box placement surface 81 extending in the left-right direction is arranged. An opening 31 for dropping the cigarette butt and the ash c onto the transport processing device 14 is formed so as to be positioned at the left front part. That is, the openings 31 are sequentially formed at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction of the game island facility 1 on the prize ball box mounting surface 81. This predetermined interval can be set, for example, as approximately 62 [cm] obtained by adding approximately 52 [cm] of each pachinko machine 2 and approximately 10 [cm] of the ball lending device 82. The ashtray device 26 is arranged so as to surround the openings 31 and the openings 31 corresponding to the openings 31, and the cigarette butts and ash c attached to the cigarette placement surface F are dropped into the openings 31. Rotating portions 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d that rotate so that

  In each ashtray device 26, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, rotating parts 30 a to 30 a disposed in a notch 28 formed at a predetermined interval in the extending direction of the prize ball box mounting surface 81. The opening 31 is partitioned by 30d. In FIG. 2, each passage hole 29 of the cleaning belt 19 is positioned to face each opening 31, and the wiping portion 19 a is located to face the lower surface B between the openings 31. In addition, the code | symbol 31a has shown the tobacco fall hole which divides the inside of the opening part 31 small.

  The rotating portions 30a to 30d are formed of four polygonal columns (regular hexagonal columns in the present embodiment) arranged so as to partition the opening 31 into a polygonal shape (in the present embodiment, a regular square shape). These rotating portions 30a to 30d, which are polygonal column bodies, are configured so that the cigarette placement surface F is formed with one planar side faced upward while the ashtray device 26 is stopped. In the present embodiment, the “polygonal column” is described as a polygonal column with the bottoms at both ends closed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rotating units 30a to 30d are polygonal cylinders with the bottoms at both ends open. It can also consist of things. If the cigarette placement surface F located on the upper surface is configured to be slightly inclined toward the opening 31, the cigarette butt and the ash c are likely to fall into the opening 31 when the rotating portions 30 a to 30 d are rotated. It can be a structure.

  Here, the drive mechanism of the ashtray apparatus 26 is demonstrated along FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the rotation part drive motor 32 is fixedly arranged at a position facing the rotation part 30a inside the prize ball box mounting surface 81 (FIG. 2). On the left and right sides of the pinion 33 fixed to the rotation shaft 32a of the drive motor 32, a first gear train that transmits rotation to the rotating portions 30a and 30b and a first gear train that transmits rotation to the rotating portions 30c and 30d. Two gear trains are arranged. In the first gear train, one more gear (transmission gear 39) is interposed as will be described later in order to reverse the rotational direction of the rotational portion 30b with respect to the rotational portion 30d of the second gear train. .

  The first gear train includes a transmission gear 37 that meshes with the pinion 33, a transmission gear 38 that meshes with the transmission gear 37, a transmission gear 39 that meshes with the transmission gear 37, and a transmission gear 40 that meshes with the transmission gear 39. Have. The rotating part 30b is fixed to a rotating shaft 43 that passes through the center so as not to be relatively rotatable. One end of the rotating shaft 43 is rotatably supported by an L-shaped bearing 48, and a worm gear 45 is fixed to the other end. The worm gear 45 meshes with the pinion 44 from above, and the pinion 44 passes through the center of the rotating part 30a and is fixed to a rotating shaft 46 fixed to the rotating part 30a so as not to be relatively rotatable. ing.

  The second gear train has a transmission gear 34 that meshes with the pinion 33, a transmission gear 35 that meshes with the transmission gear 34, and a transmission gear 36 that meshes with the transmission gear 35. The rotating part 30d is fixed to a rotating shaft 47 penetrating the center so as not to be relatively rotatable. The rotary shaft 47 has one end rotatably supported by an L-shaped bearing 41, the other end rotatably supported by a bearing 49, and a fixed worm gear 52 mounted on the pinion 53 above the pinion 53. Are engaged. The pinion 53 passes through the center of the rotating part 30c and is fixed to a rotating shaft 51 fixed to the rotating part 30c so as not to be relatively rotatable. Both ends of the rotating shaft 51 are rotatably supported by a bearing 50 and an L-shaped bearing 48, respectively.

  In the ashtray device 26, when the rotation part drive motor 32 is driven to rotate, the rotation is transmitted from the pinion 33 to the rotation part 30 d via the transmission gears 34, 35, 36, and from the pinion 33 to the transmission gear 37, The rotation is transmitted as a rotation in the reverse direction to the rotation unit 30b via 38, 39, and 40. At the same time, in the first gear train, the rotation of the worm gear 45 is transmitted to the rotating portion 30a via the pinion 44, and in the second gear train, the rotation of the worm gear 52 is transmitted to the rotating portion 30c via the pinion 53. Is done.

  Here, the gear ratio between the worm gear 45 and the pinion 44, the gear ratio between the worm gear 52 and the pinion 53, and the direction of each spiral of the worm gears 45 and 52 are determined so that the rotating portions 30b and 30d are respectively set to a predetermined angle (this In synchronism with the rotation of 60 ° in the embodiment, the rotation portions 30c and 30a are set to be able to rotate to the opening 31 side by the same angle. Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating parts 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d are provided with cigarettes that are inclined by about 30 ° with respect to the direction orthogonal to the axis as shown in FIG. A placement groove G is formed. Thereby, the stability of the tobacco C placed on the tobacco placement surface F can be ensured.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ashtray cleaning device 4 includes an ashtray device control means 64 (see FIG. 5) that drives and controls the rotating portions 30 a to 30 d of each ashtray device 26, and each ashtray device 26. And a plurality of rotation operation switches 27 (only five are shown for convenience in the figure) arranged correspondingly. In this case, the ashtray device control means 64 controls the turning portions 30a to 30d of the ashtray device 26 corresponding to the operated rotation operation switch 27 to turn by a predetermined angle (60 ° in the present embodiment). To do.

  Further, the ashtray cleaning device 4 has a wiping device 16 interposed between the ashtray device 26 and the transport processing device 14. The wiping device 16 includes a passage hole 29 through which the butt and ash c falling from the opening 31 in a state of facing the opening 31 are passed to the conveyance processing device 14 side, and the opening 31 where the passage hole 29 is next. And an endless cleaning belt 19 having a wiping portion 19a for wiping the lower surface B of the rotating portions 30a to 30d when moving toward. Each passage hole 29 is formed so as to match the interval between the openings 31 and to face each of the openings 31. The cleaning belt 19 is made of a non-combustible cloth material.

  The cleaning belt 19 is stretched between a pair of rollers 20 and 17 arranged at a predetermined interval (in the present embodiment, about 3.5 to 4.5 [m]). The roller 20 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the cigarette processing part 15 by a shaft 20a, and the roller 17 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the cigarette processing part 13 by a shaft 17a. The roller 20 is driven to rotate by the rotation of a cleaning belt drive motor 68 (see FIG. 5) controlled by a wiping device control means 63 (see FIG. 5) being transmitted through a known rotation transmission mechanism (not shown). The roller 17 is a driven roller that rotates around the cleaning belt 19 that moves in the direction of arrow D as the roller 20 rotates.

  The cleaning belt 19 moves in one direction (in the direction of arrow D) by being wound around the roller 20 that rotates when the cleaning drive switch 70 is operated. At the time of the movement, the rotating unit 30a that faces downward in each ashtray device 26. It slidably contacts each lower surface B (see FIG. 3) of ˜30d, and cleans by rubbing fine butts and ash that remain attached without being dropped. Then, when the cleaning belt 19 is wound around the roller 17 side is sequentially sent to the roller 20 side, the wiping portion 19a becomes dirty, and a certain amount or more is wound around the roller 20 side. Then, it is replaced with a new one at the discretion of the cleaning worker, and is stretched between the rollers 20 and 17 again.

  The wiping device 16 includes a butt removal roller (cleaning belt slidable contact roller) 21 that slidably contacts the cleaning belt 19 and scrapes the butt and ash c attached to the cleaning belt 19. The butt removal roller 21 is supported on the inner surface of the butt treatment part 15 by a shaft 21a and rotates in a direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) against the movement of the cleaning belt 19 in the direction of arrow D in FIG. It is configured.

  The conveyance processing device 14 is wound around a pair of rollers 22 and 23 arranged at a predetermined interval (3.0 to 4.0 [m] in the present embodiment), and these rollers 22 and 23. And an endless conveyor belt 24 made of non-combustible material. The roller 22 is rotatably supported on the main body of the conveyance processing device 14 by a shaft 22a, and the roller 23 is rotatably supported on the main body of the conveyance processing device 14 by a shaft 23a. The conveyor belt 24 is supported by four rollers 25 disposed at a predetermined interval between the rollers 22 and 23, and rotates while maintaining a substantially horizontal state.

  The roller 22 is transmitted through a well-known rotation transmission mechanism (not shown) to the rotation of a conveyance belt drive motor 65 (see FIG. 5) controlled by a conveyance device control means 62 (see FIG. 5) described later. The roller 23 is a driven roller that is driven to rotate, and the roller 23 is a driven roller that rotates around the conveying belt 24 that moves in the direction of arrow E as the roller 22 rotates.

  At both ends of the conveyance processing device 14, butt sucking processing units 13 and 15 for immersing the butt and ash c conveyed by the conveying belt 24 in the water w are provided. The water w in the butt wrapping processing units 13 and 15 is adjusted by the staff of the amusement store so as to be kept at a water level that does not contact the butt detaching rollers (conveying belt sliding rollers) 83 and 84, respectively.

  The buttocks processing sections 13 and 15 have the buttocks removing rollers 83 and 84 that slidably contact the conveyor belt 24 and scrape off the butts and ash c attached to the conveyor belt 24. The roller 83 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the butt-shell processing unit 13 by a shaft 83a, and the roller 84 is rotatably supported on the inner surface of the butt-shell processing unit 15 by a shaft 84a. These butt removal rollers 83 and 84 are configured to rotate in a direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) against the movement of the conveyor belt 24 in the direction of arrow E in FIG. On one side surface of the butt butt processing unit 15, a conveyance drive switch 67, a cleaning drive switch 70, and a simultaneous drive operation switch 73 are arranged at a slight distance from each other so that they can be pressed. These switches 67, 70, 73 are covered with a cover (not shown) and protected from being tampered with.

  Next, the control system related to the game island facility 1 will be described in detail with reference to the control block diagram of FIG. That is, the control system installed in the amusement island facility 1 includes a control unit 60 composed of a microcomputer or the like, and an ashtray cleaning device 4 electrically connected to the control unit 60.

  The control unit 60 includes a transport device control means 62, a wiping device control means 63, and an ashtray device control means 64.

  The ashtray cleaning device 4 includes a transport processing device 14, a wiping device 16, an ashtray device 26, and a simultaneous drive operation switch 73. The conveyance processing device 14 includes a conveyance belt drive motor 65, butts removal rollers 83 and 84, and a conveyance drive switch 67. The wiping device 16 includes a cleaning belt drive motor 68, a rotation position detection unit 69, a butterfly removal roller 21, and a cleaning drive switch 70. The ashtray device 26 includes a rotation unit drive motor 32, a rotation position detection unit 72, and a rotation operation switch 27.

  In response to the operation of the transport drive switch 67, the transport device control means 62 outputs a drive signal to the transport belt drive motor 65, rotates the roller 22 by driving the motor 65, and moves the transport belt 24 to the arrow in FIG. While rotating in the E direction, the cigarette butt removal rollers 83 and 84 are rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. The rotation of the rollers 22 and the butts removal rollers 83 and 84 is continued at a constant speed until the transport drive switch 67 is operated again or the main power is turned off.

  In response to the operation of the cleaning drive switch 70, the wiping device control means 63 outputs a drive signal to the cleaning belt drive motor 68 to rotate the roller 20 by driving the motor 68, and the cleaning belt 19 is moved to the position shown in FIG. While rotating in the direction of arrow D, the cigarette butt removal roller 21 is rotated clockwise in FIG. The rotation of the roller 20 and the butt removal roller 21 is such that after the cleaning drive switch 70 is operated, the passage position 29 facing the certain opening 31 is opened next by the rotation position detecting means 69 having a sensor. It stops when it is detected that the position facing the portion 31 has been reached. Regardless of the operation of the cleaning drive switch 70, the cleaning belt drive motor 68 may be periodically driven under the control of the wiping device control means 63.

  In response to the operation of the corresponding rotation operation switch 27, the ashtray apparatus control means 64 outputs a drive signal to the rotation unit drive motor 32 and rotates the rotation units 30a to 30d all at once by driving the motor 32. The drive motor 32 is stopped when the rotation position detection means 72 including the sensor detects that the rotation units 30a to 30d have been rotated by a predetermined angle (for example, 60 °). Further, when the ashtray device control means 64 controls driving of the rotating portions 30a to 30d of each ashtray device 26, if the simultaneous drive operation switch 73 is operated (that is, a predetermined trigger), the rotation operation switch 27 Regardless of the individual operation, the rotation units 30a to 30d of the plurality of ashtray apparatuses 26 are controlled to rotate at a predetermined angle (60 ° in the present embodiment) all at once.

  Next, a series of actions due to the ashtray cleaning device 4 provided in the game island facility 1 will be described.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 2 holds the launch handle 7 and rotates it to an appropriate angle, game balls are continuously launched toward the game area 3 at predetermined time intervals. A ball game is started. During the ball game, when the transport drive switch 67 is operated when the game store is opened, the transport belt 24 is continuously rotated in the direction of arrow E in FIG. In addition, the butt removal rollers 83 and 84 are rotated in the clockwise direction.

  In this state, when a player who sits against each pachinko machine 2 arranged in the amusement island facility 1 finishes sucking tobacco C (see FIG. 3) and drops it from the tobacco dropping hole 31a of the opening 31, The cigarette C passes through the passage hole 29 as a cigarette butt and ash c and gets on the conveyor belt 24. Then, it moves into the cigarette butt processing unit 15 together with the rotationally moving transport belt 24, is dropped from the position of the roller 22 into the water w in the buttshell processing unit 15, and is reliably extinguished. At this time, the cigarette butt and the ash c adhering to the conveyor belt 24 are more efficiently removed and dropped into the water w by the cigarette butt removing roller 84 that is in sliding contact with the roller 22 in the opposite direction. Further, the conveying belt 24 that has moved down from the roller 22 side and reached the butt-treating unit 13 side is in sliding contact with the butt-removing roller 83 in the butt-treating unit 13 rotating in the reverse direction. Thus, the butt and ash c that could not be removed on the butt-treating portion 15 side are further cleaned and immersed in the water w.

  On the other hand, when the player who is sitting on the pachinko machine 2 operates the cleaning drive switch 70 to clean the dirt around the ashtray device 26, the cleaning belt drive motor 68 is rotated under the control of the wiping device control means 63. When driven, the rotating parts 30a to 30d are simultaneously rotated by a predetermined angle. Thereby, the cigarette mounting surface F until then rotates and moves to the opening 31 side, and the next surface is positioned as the cigarette mounting surface F. At this time, the cigarette butts and ash c adhering to the previous cigarette placement surface F are dropped into the opening 31 along with the rotational movement of the rotating parts 30a to 30d, and the cigarette dropping hole 31a is inserted. Then, after passing through the passage hole 29, it rides on the conveyor belt 24, and is extinguished as described above.

  Then, for example, when a cleaning operator operates the cleaning drive switch 70 in a timely manner, the wiping device control means 63 drives the cleaning belt drive motor 68 to rotate the roller 20 to rotate and move the cleaning belt 19 to remove the butts. The roller 21 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and is stopped when the passage hole 29 facing the certain opening 31 reaches a position facing the next opening 31. Thereby, the lower surface B of the rotation parts 30a-30d is wiped off and cleaned by the wiping part 19a. The bottom surface B thus cleaned gradually moves upward with the rotation of the rotating portions 30a to 30d, and is positioned on the top surface again as a clean tobacco placement surface F.

  Further, when the cleaning operator operates the simultaneous drive operation switch 73 after the game store is closed, the ashtray device control means 64 causes the rotating portions of the plurality of ashtray devices 26 regardless of individual operations of the rotation operation switch 27. The drive motor 32 is driven all at once, and the respective rotation portions 30a to 30d are simultaneously rotated by a predetermined angle (60 ° in the present embodiment). Thereby, in each of the plurality of ashtray apparatuses 26, the surroundings are clean, and the cleaned tobacco placement surface F is positioned on the upper surface.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotating portions 30b and 30d and the rotating portions 30a and 30c are arranged so as to have a line-symmetric relationship. As shown, the rotating portions 30b and 30d and the rotating portions 30a and 30c can be arranged so as to have a point-symmetric relationship. Even in such a modification, substantially the same effect can be obtained.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the plurality of ashtray apparatuses 26 include the opening 31 for dropping the cigarette butt and the ash c onto the transport processing device 14, and the cigarette butt and the ash c attached to the cigarette placement surface F as the opening. Rotating portions 30a to 30d that rotate so as to be dropped on the motor 31. Thereby, when the circumference | surroundings of the opening part 31 of the ashtray apparatus 26 are dirty with a cigarette butt and the ash c, the ash and the opening part scattered around the opening part 31 by rotating the rotating parts 30a to 30d as necessary. The cigarette butts remaining in the vicinity of 31 are dropped into the opening 31 and fire extinguishing is performed for easy cleaning.

  Therefore, it is possible for the player himself to clean by wiping with tissue paper or the like, or when the worker in the game store is crowded, etc. This can eliminate the inconvenience of moving to another pachinko machine 2 as it is because the ashtray is dirty.

  The ashtray device 26 includes a plurality of rotation operation switches 27 arranged so as to correspond to each ashtray device 26, and the ashtray device control means 64 corresponds to the operated rotation operation switch 27. When the player wants to clean the periphery of the opening 31 by rotating the 30d by a predetermined angle, the rotary units 30a to 30d are simply operated by operating the rotary operation switch 27 corresponding to the facing pachinko machine 2. The ashtray device 26 can be cleaned very simply by rotating it by a predetermined angle.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ashtray device control means 64 and the simultaneous drive operation switch 73 are provided, and the ashtray device control means 64 rotates the plurality of ashtray devices 26 in response to the operation of the simultaneous drive operation switch 73. The parts 30a to 30d are simultaneously rotated by a predetermined angle. As a result, when the cleaning worker cleans the periphery of the opening 31 after closing the amusement store or the like, the rotating portions 30a to 30d of the ashtray device 26 corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 can be operated only by operating the simultaneous drive operation switch. Can be rotated at a predetermined angle all at once, and a large number of ashtray apparatuses 26 can be cleaned extremely easily and collectively in units of amusement island equipment. This makes it very easy to clean around the ashtray, which is a cumbersome operation for a cleaning worker, and allows the user to concentrate on the sorting work.

  And the rotation parts 30a-30d are several polygonal column bodies arrange | positioned so that the opening part 31 may be divided into polygonal shape, and a some polygonal column body is planar shape in the stop state of the ashtray apparatus 26. Since the cigarette mounting surface F is formed with one side facing upward, a plurality of polygonal column bodies are arranged around the opening 31 and the polygonal column body is simply rotated by a predetermined angle to open the butts and ash c to the opening. A structure having both a function of dropping and discharging in 31 and a function of setting the surface finally facing upward when rotating to the cigarette placement surface F can be easily realized.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, the wiping apparatus 16 interposed between the ashtray apparatus 26 and the conveyance processing apparatus 64 is the butt and ash c which fall from this opening part 31 in the state which respectively opposed each opening part 31. A plurality of passage holes 29 that allow the transport processing device 64 to pass, and a wiping portion 19a that wipes the lower surfaces of the rotating portions 30a to 30d when the passage hole 29 moves toward the next opening portion 31. An endless cleaning belt 19 is provided. Thereby, the fine ash etc. adhering to the rotation parts 30a to 30d by cleaning the periphery of the opening 31 by the rotation of the rotation parts 30a to 30d of the ashtray device 26 is opposite to the cigarette placement surface F. The surface positioned downward in the direction can be easily cleaned by moving the cleaning belt 19. Furthermore, since the cleaning belt 19 is made of a non-combustible material, the cleaning belt 19 that is located between the transfer processing device 14 and is susceptible to the influence of fire such as a cigarette butt can be reliably prevented from burning.

  The cleaning belt 19 is stretched between a pair of rollers 22 and 23 arranged at a predetermined interval, and the wiping device 16 is in sliding contact with the cleaning belt 19 and adheres to the belt 19 with butt and ash. A cigarette butt removal roller 21 for scraping off c is provided. In this way, the butt c and ash c attached to the cleaning belt 19 can be removed by sliding the butt removal roller 21 against the cleaning belt 19 stretched between the pair of rollers 20 and 17 while having a simple configuration. It can be easily removed. In addition, since the butt removal roller 21 rotates in a direction against the movement of the cleaning belt 19, the butt and ash c adhering to the cleaning belt 19 can be removed very easily.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the ashtray cleaning apparatus of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction | amendment and the structure from the said embodiment are carried out. A modified ashtray cleaning device is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the whole game island equipment which has the ashtray cleaning apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which extracts and shows a part of ashtray cleaning apparatus. It is a perspective view which expands and shows an ashtray apparatus. It is a top view which expands and shows an ashtray apparatus and its drive mechanism. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of this ashtray cleaning apparatus. It is a top view which shows the modification of an ashtray apparatus.

1 amusement island equipment 2 amusement machines (pachinko machines)
4 Ashtray Cleaning Device 14 Transport Processing Device 16 Wiping Device 17, 20 Roller 19 Endless Cleaning Belt 19a Wiping Portion 21 Cleaning Belt Sliding Contact Roller (Cut Removal Roller)
26 Ashtray device 27 Rotation operation switch 29 Passing holes 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d Rotation unit 31 Opening portion 64 Ashtray device control means 73 Simultaneous drive operation switch C Cigarette c Cigarette and ash B Lower surface of rotation unit F Tobacco placement surface

Claims (7)

In an ashtray cleaning device arranged in amusement island equipment having a plurality of gaming machines arranged,
A plurality of ashtrays arranged corresponding to the respective gaming machines, holding the cigarettes on the cigarette placement surface in a stopped state, and dropping and discharging the cigarette butts and ash from the cigarette placement surface in the activated state Equipment,
A transport processing device that transports the butts and ash dropped from the ashtray device and extinguishes them,
Each ashtray apparatus has an opening for dropping the cigarette butts and ash to the transport processing apparatus, and is disposed so as to surround the opening, and the cigarette butts and ash adhering to the cigarette mounting surface are dropped to the opening. Ri Na comprise a rotating portion which rotates so as to,
An ashtray device control means for driving and controlling the turning portion of each ashtray device, and a plurality of turning operation switches arranged corresponding to each ashtray device,
The ashtray device control means is configured to rotate the rotating portion of the ashtray device corresponding to the operated rotation operation switch by a predetermined angle.
An ashtray cleaning device. In an ashtray cleaning device arranged in amusement island equipment having a plurality of gaming machines arranged,
A plurality of ashtrays arranged corresponding to the respective gaming machines, holding the cigarettes on the cigarette placement surface in a stopped state, and dropping and discharging the cigarette butts and ash from the cigarette placement surface in the activated state Equipment,
A transport processing device that transports the butts and ash dropped from the ashtray device and extinguishes them,
Each ashtray apparatus has an opening for dropping the cigarette butts and ash to the transport processing apparatus, and is disposed so as to surround the opening, and the cigarette butts and ash adhering to the cigarette mounting surface are dropped to the opening. A rotating part that rotates to allow
An ashtray device control means for driving and controlling the rotating portion of each ashtray device, and a simultaneous drive operation switch,
The ashtray device control means is configured to simultaneously rotate the rotation portions of the plurality of ashtray devices by a predetermined angle in response to the operation of the simultaneous drive operation switch.
An ashtray cleaning device. The rotating portion is a plurality of polygonal columns arranged to divide the opening into a polygonal shape,
The plurality of polygonal column bodies serve as the cigarette placement surface with one planar surface facing upward in the stopped state of the ashtray device.
The ashtray cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 . A wiping device interposed between the ashtray device and the transport processing device;
The wiping device has a plurality of passage holes through which the butts and ash falling from the openings in a state of being opposed to the openings, respectively, and the openings that are next to the passage holes. A wiping portion that wipes off the lower surface of the rotating portion when moving toward the endless cleaning belt,
The ashtray cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The cleaning belt is made of a non-combustible material;
The ashtray cleaning apparatus according to claim 4 . The cleaning belt is stretched between a pair of rollers arranged at a predetermined interval,
The wiping device includes a cleaning belt sliding contact roller that slidably contacts the cleaning belt and scrapes the butts and ash attached to the cleaning belt.
The ashtray cleaning apparatus according to claim 4 or 5 . The cleaning belt sliding contact roller rotates in a direction against the movement of the cleaning belt.
The ashtray cleaning apparatus according to claim 6 .

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