JP4891413B2 - Pachinko ball counting machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pachinko ball counter that is installed at one end of a pachinko island and counts the number of inserted pachinko balls. In particular, the counting function is improved, the counting capability is improved, and the counting capability is varied. Etc.

  In an ordinary play hall, a large number of support frames are built, and a plurality of pachinko machines are supported for each support frame to form one pachinko island having a group of pachinko machines. At one end of this pachinko island, a ball counter that has the function of counting and printing out the number of balls thrown may be installed. In this case, the balls collected from the ball counter and each stand are transported. It is collected in the storage tank via the rail, lifted through the lifter device while being polished by the polishing tower, then sent to each unit by the supply rail, and sent to the ball receiving part of each unit through the nozzle Composed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the above ball counter generally has a hopper that receives balls to be thrown in and balls that flow out of the hopper in a row and in a row for each of a plurality of counting lanes. It consists of an alignment unit and a ball counting sensor that counts the number of balls that are aligned and sent out by the ball alignment unit. By counting the aligned balls with a ball counting sensor, the number of balls thrown by the player is counted and printed out.

  This ball counting machine is configured to have a certain ball counting capability, and has a high counting capability capable of counting the number of balls at a speed of, for example, about 24,000 pieces per minute. For this reason, when a ball counter is installed at one end of Pachinko Island as described above, the ball counter side capacity is the ball replenishment system side polishing tower capacity, storage tank capacity, lifter processing capacity, etc. The processing capacity on the side of the ball replenishment system determined by is too large, so a part of the counting lane is crushed and the counting speed is reduced. However, although it must be used at a reduced counting speed as described above during normal business hours, the hall side has a long time for the player to throw balls to the ball counter just before closing. As a result, the closing process is delayed and the player is made to wait. Therefore, the fastest possible counting process is desired in the closing time period, and the use of the counting lane being crushed has been disliked.

  This is because, for example, when one player throws 10,000 balls and five players throw 2000 balls each when considering the processing capacity of balls thrown from a ball counter in Pachinko Island. In the former case, higher processing capacity is required due to printer ticketing time, player replacement time, loss at the beginning and end of ball flow, etc. The upper limit of the ball counting speed was limited according to the maximum processing capacity of the ball supply system. In view of the above situation, there is a need for a ball counter that can change the ball counting speed according to the state of Pachinko Island (ball supply system) in consideration of delays in closing time and waiting time of players. Is the actual situation.

  Also, considering the delay in closing time and waiting time of players, it is necessary to count balls as fast as possible. However, when a large number of balls are flowed to the ball counter, the hopper has a large amount of balls at the beginning of counting. The pressure (ball pressure) due to the balls accumulated in the ball is applied and the balls can be counted efficiently. On the other hand, if the number of balls decreases, the ball pressure is not applied and the rolling speed of the ball decreases. Since the sparseness causes the count value displayed on the ball counter to be counted up slowly, this phenomenon makes it difficult for the player counting the ball to recognize the end of the ball counting. The operation of the ticketing switch after the end of the operation was delayed, and it took time to replace the player. For this reason, there has been a demand for a ball counting machine capable of speeding up the ball counting process when the number of balls is decreasing.

  Furthermore, in order to improve the counting speed of the ball counter, how to throw a large amount of balls that have been thrown in and overlapped so as not to cause clogging of the balls, one line for each counting lane in the ball alignment unit. It is important that the balls are aligned in a row. Conventionally, a ball aligning unit having a configuration in which a plurality of partition plates are arranged in a tandem state and a plurality of counting lanes having gently inclined bottom surfaces is used. In the ball arrangement unit having such a configuration, if the length of the counting lane having the inclined bottom surface is short, the overlap of the balls is eliminated, and it becomes difficult to form a single stage, so that clogging is likely to occur. Although it is necessary, if the length is too long, the unit becomes large and the ball counter becomes large, so a simple means that can quickly smooth the balls flowing out of the hopper has been desired. At the same time, as a function required for the ball counter, there are problems of solving illegal counting and erroneous counting, and countermeasures against this are also required.

The present invention has been accomplished to solve the above problems, the first object is to eliminate the latency delay and game clients closed shop time, the ball count capacity, in particular number of balls less An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball counter capable of improving the counting ability after becoming. The second object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball counter equipped with a compact and concise smoothing means capable of smoothing balls to prevent clogging in order to improve ball counting capability. There is. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball counter having a high counting capability as described above and capable of solving the problems of incorrect counting and erroneous counting.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a pachinko ball counter according to the present invention is configured to send a pachinko ball that flows into the pachinko ball and the pachinko ball that flows out from the hopper in a row and in a row for each of a plurality of counting lanes. and ball alignment units, a pachinko ball counting machine and a ball counting sensor for counting the number of pachinko balls coming sent are aligned at the same ball aligning unit, before Symbol ball aligning unit, or, with the hopper The tilt angle of the ball transport surface arranged between the ball alignment units is configured to be variable, and the tilt angle decreases as the amount of balls thrown into the hopper increases, and the amount of balls thrown into the hopper characterized in that the angle of inclination as the less is configured to be greater, this changing the inclination angle of the ball aligning unit or ball conveying surface Therefore, when the ball quantity is large, the ball alignment unit or ball conveyance surface is gently inclined to prevent clogging so that the balls do not overlap due to ball pressure. When the ball quantity decreases, the ball is aligned. By increasing the tilt angle of the unit or ball conveying surface to increase the ball rolling speed, the ball counting speed can be increased and the counting process can be completed quickly.

  Further, the pachinko ball counter according to the present invention, in the pachinko ball counter described above, supports the ball alignment unit so that the inclination angle can be varied with its feeding side as a fulcrum, and its inlet side from the hopper. It is characterized by being supported by an elastic member that expands and contracts according to the ball feed pressure. The elastic member expands and contracts depending on the amount of balls, and the tilt angle of the ball alignment unit changes. When the number is small, the inclination angle increases. Therefore, the ball rolling speed can be increased to increase the counting speed as the ball quantity decreases, thereby shortening the counting processing time.

Further , the pachinko ball counter according to the present invention, in the pachinko ball counter described above , supports the ball transport surface so that the inclination angle can be varied with the ball alignment unit side as a fulcrum, and the opposite side to the fulcrum It is characterized by being supported by an elastic member that expands and contracts according to the ball feeding pressure from the hopper. The elastic member is expanded and contracted depending on the amount of balls, the inclination angle of the ball conveying surface changes, and the amount of balls is large. When the ball amount is small, the angle can be increased. Therefore, the ball rolling speed can be increased to increase the counting speed and the ball counting processing time can be shortened.

  Furthermore, the pachinko ball counting machine according to the present invention is the pachinko ball counting machine described above, wherein the hopper is tiltably supported according to the amount of balls introduced, and the ball alignment unit is linked to the hopper. The hopper tilts according to the amount of balls thrown, and the tilt angle of the ball alignment unit is moderate when the ball amount is large. When the number is small, the angle changes so as to increase. Therefore, as the ball quantity decreases, the ball rolling speed can be increased to increase the counting speed, and the ball counting process can be completed quickly.

  Further, the pachinko ball counter according to the present invention, in the pachinko ball counter described above, supports the ball alignment unit so that the inclination angle can be varied with the sending side as a fulcrum, and the hopper is inserted into the inlet side. It is characterized in that it is provided with a lifting drive means for detecting and moving up and down the ball amount, and the inclination angle of the ball alignment unit can be changed via the lifting drive means according to the amount of balls put in the hopper When the amount of balls decreases, the tilt angle of the ball alignment unit can be increased to increase the rolling speed of the balls and increase the counting speed, thereby shortening the ball counting processing time.

Further, the pachinko ball counting machine according to the present invention, the width of the outlet holes to flow out the ball into the ball aligning unit before Symbol hopper, characterized in that the narrower than the width of the ball aligning unit, By setting the width of the hole that allows the balls to flow out to the ball alignment unit to be narrower than the width of the ball alignment unit, the balls that flow out to the ball alignment unit via the outflow holes are not only in the ball flow direction but also in the lateral direction. Can also escape, so the ball overlap state can be eliminated and smoothed more quickly.

Further, the pachinko ball counting machine according to the present invention, the depth and width of the groove of the inclined plate provided on the inlet side of the front Symbol lens alignment unit, characterized in that the gradually decreased toward the ball delivery direction By adopting such a groove configuration, it is possible to always move the balls on the downstream side in the sending direction faster, and therefore it is possible to smooth the overlapping balls quickly in a short distance due to the speed difference.

  Furthermore, the pachinko ball counter according to the present invention is characterized in that, in each of the pachinko ball counters described above, a ball backflow prevention means is provided for each row on the exit side of the position where the ball counter sensor is installed. By providing such backflow prevention means, the ball once passed through the ball counting sensor is blocked from backflow by the backflow prevention means. It is possible to prevent erroneous counting such that the ball is excessively moved back and forth by the ball counting sensor unit due to vibration or the like.

According to the pachinko ball counting machine according to the present invention, in a time zone such as in a closed store just before, a faster counting speed can be efficiently ball count, it is possible to shorten the waiting time of the game clients. In addition, the ball counting ability, particularly the counting speed after the number of balls is reduced, can be increased to improve the ball counting processing ability, which can contribute to delaying the closing time and eliminating waiting time of the player.

  Furthermore, since the balls can be smoothed quickly by simple smoothing means to prevent clogging, the counter itself can be made compact and the ball counting ability can be improved. In addition, by providing the ball backflow prevention means, it is possible to solve the problems of incorrect counting and erroneous counting at the same time even though the ball counting machine has high counting ability as described above.

It is the top view (A) of the pachinko ball counter which shows 1st Embodiment relevant to this invention , its cross-sectional equivalent view (B), and a longitudinal cross-section equivalent view (C). It is the cross-sectional equivalent view (A) of the pachinko ball counter which shows 2nd Embodiment relevant to this invention , a longitudinal cross-section equivalent view (B), and the block diagram (C) of a control board. It is a cross-sectional equivalent figure of the pachinko ball counter which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional equivalent figure of the pachinko ball counter which shows 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional equivalent figure of the pachinko ball counter which shows 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional equivalent figure of the pachinko ball counter which shows 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view (A) of the pachinko ball counter which shows 7th Embodiment of this invention, and its cross-sectional equivalent view (B). It is the top view (A) which shows the groove | channel structure of the ball alignment unit which shows 8th Embodiment of this invention, its cross-sectional equivalent view (B), and a right view (C). It is the front view (A) which shows the structure of the backflow prevention means which shows 9th Embodiment of this invention, and its side view (B).

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view (A) of a pachinko ball counter showing a first embodiment related to the present invention , a cross-sectional equivalent view (B) and a vertical cross-sectional equivalent view (C), and FIG. 2 is related to the present invention. A cross-sectional equivalent view (A) and a vertical cross-sectional equivalent view (B) of the pachinko ball counter showing the second embodiment, and a configuration diagram (C) of its restricting plate, FIG. 3 shows a pachinko showing the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of a pachinko ball counter showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross section of a pachinko ball counter showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional equivalent view of a pachinko ball counter showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a plan view (A) of the pachinko ball counter showing the seventh embodiment of the present invention and its crossing. FIG. 8B is a plan view showing the groove configuration of the ball alignment unit according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Sectional corresponding view (B) and right side view (C), FIG. 9 is a ninth front view showing the structure of a backflow prevention device showing an embodiment (A) and a side view of the present invention (B).

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko ball counter, which may be used by being installed at one end of a pachinko island so as to be connected to the ball transport rail. This pachinko ball counting machine 1 has a hopper 3 that receives an inserted pachinko ball 2 and a ball alignment that sends out pachinko balls 2 flowing out of the hopper 3 in a row and in a row for each of a plurality of parallel counting lanes 4. It is composed of a unit 5 and a ball counting sensor 6 that counts the number of pachinko balls 2 that are aligned and sent out by the ball alignment unit 5, and counts the number of pachinko balls 2 that have been thrown into the hopper 3. It has a function that can be printed out according to.

  When such a pachinko ball counter 1 is installed at one end of the pachinko island, the processing capacity of the pachinko ball counter 1 is extremely high at around 24,000 per minute. The limit was set according to the maximum processing capacity on the Pachinko Island (ball supply system) side. However, if the counting speed is limited, in the time zone just before closing, etc., the time for throwing the ball becomes long, and the player is made to wait. Therefore, a link 8 is connected by a solenoid or motor 7 adjacent to the counting lane 4 of the ball aligning unit 5 so that the counting speed of the pachinko ball counter 1 can be changed according to the situation on the pachinko island (ball supply system system) side. A ball flow restricting plate 9 that is actuated through and is capable of blocking and releasing the flow of the ball with respect to a predetermined lane 4 among the plurality of counting lanes 4 is installed via a return spring 10.

  The ball flow restricting plate 9 capable of blocking and releasing the flow of balls is installed as a slidable shutter member between the hopper 3 and the ball aligning unit 5 as shown in FIG. The ball flow may be provided so as to be able to be blocked / released with respect to a predetermined lane 4 among the plurality of counting lanes 4 of the alignment unit 5. When the pachinko ball counter 1 is installed and used at one end of the pachinko island, the pachinko ball counter 1 according to the situation on the pachinko island (ball supply system system) side is configured as follows. The counting speed can be changed and the counting capacity can be used in accordance with the processing capacity of Pachinko Island (ball replenishment system).

(1) Automatic deceleration control by setting By setting the monitoring time and the maximum ball flow rate for that time, the maximum ball flow rate value for the specified time is specified, and when this set value is exceeded, the solenoid or motor 7 Is operated to operate the ball flow restricting plate 9 to block the flow of the ball to the predetermined counting lane 4 and to control the counting speed to be reduced.
(2) Automatic deceleration control by external signal input First signal, second signal, etc. can be input as external signals, and signals from sensors provided on the ball storage tank, ball transport rail, etc. of the ball replenishment system are input. Thus, the counting speed is controlled to be reduced according to the input signal.
(3) Automatic deceleration control based on clogging or backflow detection Ball clogging detection is a function that is detected when the ball detection state continues for a specified time or longer in the counting sensor 6 part. This is a function that can be used in a ball counter that uses a dual sensor to detect the direction of the ball flow. In either case, it occurs when the ball replenishment system exceeds its processing capacity and continues to flow. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ball replenishment system from being burdened further by controlling the counting speed to be decelerated when this is detected. In addition, it can set so that it may decelerate by detecting a ball jam or a backflow, and it may return to a normal count speed automatically after predetermined time progress.

  Thus, according to the above embodiment, the counting capacity of the pachinko ball counter 1 can be automatically controlled in accordance with the processing capacity of the pachinko island (ball replenishment system) side. 4 can be used without crushing, and in the time zone just before closing, the counting speed can be increased and ball counting can be performed efficiently, so the waiting time of the player can be shortened, etc. The effect of can be expected. Since the ball flow restricting plates 9 are provided as a pair on the left and right sides, the counting speed can be changed to at least three steps by only one operation or both operations simultaneously. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and more detailed steps are possible. Of course, the counting speed may be changed.

  On the game hall side, the longer the player spends the ball on the pachinko ball counter 1, the longer the closing time, and the longer the player waits. Therefore, as a pachinko ball counting machine, as fast a counting processing capability as possible is desired. However, in a normal pachinko ball counter, since the feed pressure (ball pressure) of the ball 2 accumulated in the hopper 3 is large at the beginning of counting, it can be counted efficiently, but when the number of balls decreases, Since the ball pressure is not applied, the rolling speed of the ball is lowered and the counting ability is also lowered, which takes time. Therefore, paying attention to the point that the ball counting speed can be increased by increasing the ball rolling speed when the number of balls is decreasing, the following mechanism is built in the pachinko ball counter 1 and the counting is performed. The processing capacity is increased.

(1) Configuration for changing the inclination angle of the ball alignment unit or its entrance side ball conveyance surface As shown in FIG. 3, the ball alignment unit 5 is supported with its ball delivery side as a fulcrum 11 so that the inclination angle can be varied, and The ball entrance side is supported by an elastic member (spring) 12 that expands and contracts in response to the ball pressure from the hopper 3, and when the ball amount is large, the ball alignment unit 5 is gently inclined due to its weight and ball pressure. The smaller the weight and the smaller the ball pressure, the larger the angle of inclination of the ball alignment unit 5 due to the repulsive force of the elastic member (spring) 12, and the ball rolling speed in the area where the number of balls is reduced. As shown in FIG. 4, it is configured to be fast or supported at the entrance of the ball aligning unit 5 by an elastic member (spring) 13 that expands and contracts according to the ball pressure from the hopper 3, and its inclination is centered on the fulcrum 14. Angle allowed A configuration capable of increasing the ball counting capability in an area where the number of balls is reduced by providing a ball conveying surface 15 that can be changed and changing the inclination of the ball conveying surface 15 according to the amount of balls in the same manner as described above. It is said.

(2) Structure using the weight of the ball thrown into the hopper The hopper 3 is supported so that it can be tilted around the fulcrum 16 by the weight of the thrown ball, and the tilt angle is interlocked with the hopper 3 as described above. The ball counting speed can be increased when the number of balls is reduced as in the above-described embodiment, by connecting and configuring so that the inclination angle of the ball alignment unit 5 that supports the ball can be varied. In this case, the hopper 3 is supported by an elastic member (spring) 17 that expands and contracts according to the amount of balls, but since the power increases, the elastic force of the elastic member (spring) 17 can be increased, and the inclination angle The changing operation can be stabilized. The elastic member (spring) 12 on the ball alignment unit 5 side may be omitted.

(3) Configuration using drive means for solenoid, motor, etc. The hopper 3 is provided with detection means 18 such as a pressure sensor, a weight sensor, an ultrasonic sensor for detecting the amount of balls, and a solenoid or a The motor 19 is rotated, and the ball alignment unit 5 is configured to be able to forcibly change the tilt angle about the fulcrum 11 via the pinion 20 and the rack 21. As a result, the amount of balls is monitored by the detecting means 18, and the tilt angle is forcibly changed with a prescribed state as a boundary, and the ball counting speed can be controlled arbitrarily.

  Therefore, according to the above embodiment, when the number of balls is reduced, the counting processing capability of the pachinko ball counter can be increased by increasing the ball rolling speed. In order to increase the ball counting speed, it is only necessary to increase the tilt angle of the ball alignment unit 5 to increase the rolling speed of the ball. However, if the tilt angle of the ball alignment unit 5 is simply increased, there is a problem when the amount of balls is small. However, when the amount of balls is large, balls easily overlap due to ball pressure and clogging is likely to occur. Therefore, the inclination angle is restricted, and there is a limit to improving the counting processing capacity. However, in this embodiment, since the counting speed can be increased in the region where the number of balls has decreased, it is possible to improve the counting processing capability while keeping the inclination angle of the ball alignment unit 5 moderate.

  On the other hand, in order to count balls in the pachinko ball counter 1, it is necessary to pass the ball 2 through the counting sensor 6 and to count it. For this purpose, the ball alignment unit 5 arranges the balls 2 in a row and in a row. There must be. The ball alignment unit 5 is generally configured to include a plurality of partition plates arranged in a tandem state and a plurality of counting lanes 4 having a gently inclined bottom surface. Therefore, a certain length is necessary because clogging easily occurs. For this reason, in order to make the ball alignment unit 5 compact and to improve the ball counting speed, it is important how to arrange the balls in a row and in a row at a short distance quickly and smoothly. In the conventional pachinko ball counter 1, the width dimension of the outflow hole 22 </ b> A provided on the bottom surface of the hopper 3 and flowing out the ball 2 from the hopper 3 to the ball alignment unit 5 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The width dimension is the same as the width dimension of the unit 5.

  However, the above-described conventional apparatus cannot be supplied to the ball alignment unit 5 in a state in which the balls 2 are sufficiently smoothed. Therefore, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 7, the width dimension of the outflow hole 22 through which the ball 2 flows out from the hopper 3 to the ball alignment unit 5 is configured to be narrower than the width dimension of the ball alignment unit 5. In this way, the width dimension of the outflow hole 22 is made smaller than the width dimension of the ball alignment unit 5, the width of the relay portion is also made the same as the width of the outflow hole 22, and the ball pressure from the hopper 3 is applied to align the balls. By expanding to the same width dimension as the ball alignment unit 5 in front of the unit 5, the overlapping balls 2 can escape not only in the ball flow direction but also in the lateral direction, so the balls can be moved one step faster and in a shorter distance. The ball alignment unit 5 can be shortened and made compact, and the ball counting speed can be improved thereby.

  Furthermore, as a method of smoothing the overlapping balls, a method of smoothing while rolling on a gentle inclined plate is usually adopted, but if the gradient is too steep, the ball reaches the counting sensor 6 before the balls become smooth. Then, clogging occurs, and on the contrary, if it is too gentle, the speed of the balls is slowed down and the counting processing capacity is lowered. In addition, even if the inclined plate is manufactured at a moderately gentle and ideal angle as the counter body, the angle may change if the installation state is bad, which may cause problems. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the depth and width of the groove 24 of the inclined plate 23 provided on the entrance side of the ball alignment unit 5 are configured to be gradually reduced toward the ball delivery direction, thereby preventing problems due to installation conditions. Occurrence can be suppressed.

  That is, by configuring the groove 24 of the inclined plate 23 as described above, the ball 2 on the downstream side always moves to the downstream side faster, and the interval between the continuously connected balls can be increased. Therefore, smoothing can be achieved by widening and dropping the distance between the overlapping balls. This is because when the ball rolling on the inclined plate 23 while rotating is viewed from the side, the circumferential speed is slow near the center of the circle and becomes faster as it approaches the outer periphery. ) The point that supports the ball is closer to the center of the circle on the upstream side, and the point that supports the ball moves to the outer peripheral side as it goes downstream, so that the ball 2 on the downstream side always moves faster. Become. Therefore, the overlapping balls can be smoothed quickly.

  Further, as a function required for the pachinko ball counter 1, a function for preventing illegal counting and erroneous counting is raised. The incorrect counting of the pachinko ball counter 1 may be performed by illegally counting the pachinko ball or a ball having a similar shape by connecting a plurality of balls with a thread or the like and moving it back and forth at the installation position of the counting sensor 6. Conceivable. On the other hand, as miscounting, the balls may stagnate and be connected to the ball counter 1 due to limitations or troubles in the processing capacity of the storage tank or lifter device that processes the balls discharged from the ball counter 1. At this time, if there is vibration or the like, it is considered that the ball moves before and after the counting sensor 6 and overcounts.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, on the exit side of the position where the ball counting sensor 6 is installed in the ball aligning unit 5, a backflow prevention stopper 26 that is rotatably supported around the support shaft 25 is provided for each row. By placing the ball 2 so as to face the ball feed path along the ball feed direction, the ball 2 that has once passed through the backflow prevention stopper 26 is prevented from backflowing and moving to the upstream side of the backflow prevention stopper 26 again. it can. As a result, illegal counting and erroneous counting by the pachinko ball counter 1 as described above can be prevented. Needless to say, the backflow prevention stopper 26 can be used in combination with any of the above-described embodiments.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko ball counting machine, 2 ... Pachinko ball, 3 ... Hopper, 4 ... Counting lane, 5 ... Ball alignment unit, 6 ... Count sensor, 7 ... Solenoid or motor, 9 ... Restriction plate, 11 ... Supporting point, 12 ... Elasticity Member (spring), 13 ... elastic member (spring), 14 ... fulcrum, 15 ... ball conveying surface, 16 ... fulcrum, 17 ... elastic member (spring), 18 ... ball amount detecting means, 19 ... solenoid or motor, 20 ... Pinion, 21 ... Rack, 22 ... Ball outflow hole, 23 ... Inclined plate, 24 ... Groove, 26 ... Backflow prevention stopper

Claims (8)

A hopper that accepts the pachinko balls to be thrown in, a ball alignment unit that sends out pachinko balls that flow out of the hopper in a row for each counting lane, arranged in a row, and is sent out aligned by the ball alignment unit. A pachinko ball counting machine having a ball counting sensor for counting the number of pachinko balls,
Before Symbol ball aligning unit, or the inclination angle of the deployed ball transport plane with a variable can be configured between the ball aligning unit and the hopper, the inclination angle as balls amount that has been charged into the hopper is often A pachinko ball counting machine characterized in that the inclination angle increases as the amount of balls introduced into the hopper decreases .   The ball alignment unit is supported such that its inclination angle is variable with its delivery side as a fulcrum, and its inlet side is supported by an elastic member that expands and contracts according to the ball feeding pressure from the hopper. Item 2. A pachinko ball counter according to item 1.   The ball conveying surface is supported by the ball alignment unit side as a fulcrum so that the inclination angle can be varied, and the fulcrum and the opposite side are supported by an elastic member that expands and contracts according to the ball feeding pressure from the hopper. The pachinko ball counter according to claim 1, which is characterized by the following.   The hopper is supported so as to be able to tilt according to the amount of balls introduced, and the ball alignment unit is supported so as to be able to vary the tilt angle in conjunction with the hopper. The pachinko ball counter described.   The ball alignment unit is supported so that the inclination angle can be varied with the sending side as a fulcrum, and an elevating drive means for detecting the amount of the balls inserted into the hopper and moving up and down is provided on the inlet side. The pachinko ball counter according to claim 1.   The pachinko ball counter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a width dimension of an outflow hole through which balls flow out from the hopper to the ball alignment unit is narrower than a width dimension of the ball alignment unit.   The pachinko ball counter according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a depth and a width of a groove of an inclined plate provided on an entrance side of the ball alignment unit are gradually decreased toward a ball feeding direction. .   The pachinko ball counter according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a ball backflow preventing means is provided for each row on the exit side of the ball counting sensor installation position.

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