JP4922324B2 - Samurai for collecting game balls on Pachinko Island - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cage that forms a groove-like passage for collecting game balls in a pachinko game island in which a frame for forming a game line composed of a plurality of pachinko machines arranged in the left and right directions is constructed.

  Conventionally, pachinko game islands have been constructed with a frame that forms a game line made up of a plurality of pachinko machines arranged side by side, and a groove-like passage for collecting game balls is formed in the lower space inside the island. There is a trap to do.

  In general, a gutter constitutes both side walls of a groove-like passage extending in the longitudinal direction by a front side wall plate and a back side wall plate, and constitutes a bottom wall of the groove-like passage by constructing a bottom plate on the both side walls. It is formed by sheet metal processing using a metal plate.

  At this time, the bottom wall of the bag is formed so as to have a downward gradient of a predetermined angle θ with respect to the horizontal line from the upstream side toward the downstream side in order to move the game ball dropped from the gaming machine in the collecting direction. The angle θ of the gradient is important for controlling the moving speed of the game ball, and is usually required to be set to about 3 degrees (strictly, 2.86 degrees).

  For this reason, conventionally, in order to form a long eaves extending over the entire length of the left and right sides of amusement islands, it has been necessary to perform sheet metal processing of members covering a large number of parts, welding operations of a large number of parts, Since it is necessary to fix the wall with high accuracy so as to maintain the predetermined angle θ as described above, the productivity is poor and the cost is increased.

  Further, even in a cage having a downward slope on the bottom wall as described above, when a large number of game balls discharged from the gaming machine are united in a lump in the cage, they are so-called balls that do not move as desired. In order to stop, it is necessary to conduct frequent maintenance and inspections and unpack the united game balls.

JP 2006-132133 A JP-A-2005-245651

  The problem of ball stop as described above can be solved by forming a step which falls from the upstream side to the downstream side on the bottom wall of the ridges constituting the groove-like passage. If such a level difference is provided at a predetermined interval, the game balls united in a lump shape inside the bag repeat the fall at the level difference part and the movement along the descending gradient of the bottom wall. As a result, the teamed game balls are prevented from being united, or even if they are united, they are unraveled, so that they can easily move according to the descending gradient of the bottom wall of the kite.

  Further, the productivity problem as described above can be solved by arranging a plurality of bottom plates divided in the longitudinal direction. If the bottom wall of the ridge is formed by the flat plate portions of the bottom plates provided continuously, the step as described above can be easily formed between the flat plate portions of the adjacent bottom walls.

  At this time, if the plurality of bottom plates are configured to have the same shape and the same size, mass production of a large number of bottom plates is facilitated, and a desired ridge can be formed simply by connecting the plurality of bottom plates in random order. It becomes possible.

The present invention provides a basket for collecting game balls in a pachinko game island that has solved the above-mentioned problems, and as a means thereof , the front side wall plate (26F) and the rear side wall plate are configured as described above. (26B) are provided with locked portions (42) that face each other and form a descending gradient of angle θ1 with respect to the horizontal line from the upstream side to the downstream side, and the bottom plate (27) A locking portion (44) to be locked to the locked portion (42) is extended from the flat plate portion (43) constituting the locking portion (44a) and the flat plate portion (43) located on the upstream side. By providing a height difference H2 between the two, a height difference H1 between the locking portion (44b) located on the downstream side and the flat plate portion (43), and forming the height difference H1> H2, The flat plate portion (43) is formed so as to have a downward slope of an angle θ2 with respect to a reference line X connecting the locking portion (44a) on the side and the locking portion (44b) on the downstream side, and the predetermined angle And the angle θ1 of the locked portion (42) and the angle θ2 of the locking portion (44) are set such that θ1> θ2 and θ1-θ2 = θ, so that the locking portion (44 ) Is locked to the locked portion (42), and the plurality of bottom plates (27), (27) are connected in the longitudinal direction, and the flat plate portion (43) of each bottom plate is lowered by the predetermined angle θ. The point is formed by a step (45) in which the flat plate portions (43) and (43) located at the connecting portion of the bottom plate (27) fall from the upstream side to the downstream side are fixed while maintaining the gradient. is there.

According to the present invention, the flange 25 constitutes both side walls of a groove-like passage extending in the longitudinal direction by the front side wall plate 26F and the rear side wall plate 26B, and a plurality of bottom plates 27 constructed on the both side walls are connected in the longitudinal direction. Since the bottom wall of the groove-shaped passage is constituted by the flat plate portion 43 of the bottom plate 27 and the bottom wall is formed by the plurality of bottom plates 27 thus divided, the productivity of the ridge 25 The step 45 that falls from the upstream side to the downstream side can be easily formed between the adjacent flat plate portions 43, 43 of the bottom plate 27 that is continuously provided.

  And, as a result of forming the step 45 as described above while forming a descending gradient of the predetermined angle θ on the flat plate portion 43 of the bottom plate 27, the gaming ball 46 which is made into a lump inside the basket 25 is dropped at the step 45, The movement along the descending gradient of the flat plate portion 43 is repeated, and as a result, the united game balls 46 are prevented from being united, or even if they are united, they are unraveled. Thus, it is possible to prevent the ball from stopping as in the past.

In particular, according to the present invention, the angle θ1 of the locked portion 42 of the side walls 26 and the angle θ2 of the locking portion 44 of the bottom plate 27 are configured such that θ1> θ2 and θ1−θ2 = θ. Since the flat plate portion 43 of the bottom plate 27 forms a downward gradient of a predetermined angle θ simply by locking the locking portion 44 to the locked portion 42, the assembling work of the bottom plate 27 is easy, and the Improve productivity.

  At this time, the angle θ2 of the locking portion 44 of the bottom plate 27 is set such that the height difference H1 between the locking portion 44a on the upstream side and the flat plate portion 43 and the height difference H2 between the locking portion 44b on the downstream side and the flat plate portion 43 are H1. Since it is formed by setting> H2, there is an advantage that when a plurality of bottom plates 27 are arranged in series, a step 45 that is a drop corresponding to H1> H2 is automatically formed. With this configuration, the plurality of bottom plates 27, 27 are formed in the same shape and the same size, so that mass production of a large number of bottom plates 27 is facilitated, and the plurality of bottom plates 27, 27 are connected in random order. It is possible to form a desired wrinkle simply by providing it.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the support | pillar unit used for one Embodiment of this invention from the left side. It is a perspective view which shows the said support | pillar unit from the right side. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the structural member of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship between a support | pillar unit, a beam member, a side wall board, and a disk-shaped body. The state which looked at the design form of a board-like body from the top is shown as a front, (A) is a front view, (B) is a rear view, (C) is a bottom view, (D) is a left side view, and (E) is a left side view. A right side view, (F) is an AA cross-sectional view, and (G) is a BB cross-sectional view. It is a top view which shows a disk-shaped body from the top regarding 1 embodiment of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the structural member of the collar regarding one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the scissors regarding 1 embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the wrinkle regarding a reference example.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Overall configuration)
As shown in FIG. 1, the game island 1 is constructed of a front side frame 4F and a back side frame 4B, and a plurality of gaming machines 2 such as pachinko machines or pachislot machines are arranged on the left and right sides. The back side game row 3B is formed on the front side frame 4F and the back side frame 4B, respectively. Accordingly, in the case of the illustrated example, a double-sided island having a front game row 3F and a back game row 3B is formed. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to a double-sided island, and a single-sided type in which a front-side game row 3F is formed at least on the front-side frame 4F and the back-side frame 4B is installed along the wall surface of the pachinko hall. It may be an island.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.4, the front side frame 4F has front side support | pillars 5F and 5F installed upright and spaced apart from each other, a front side beam member 6F that connects adjacent front side support posts, and a front view. A front side support plate portion 7F mounted above the side beam member 6F and a front side shelf plate portion 8F projecting outward from the front side support plate portion are provided.

  In general, the interval pitch between the front support columns 5F and 5F is set to a dimension corresponding to the width of the gaming machine 2 or an integer multiple of the width of the gaming machine 2, and according to such an interval pitch. By mounting the gaming machine 2 on the front side support plate portion 7F extending in the left-right direction, a front side game row 3F is formed. In this state, the front side shelf board portion 8F extends in a protruding manner along the lower edge of the lined gaming machines 2 and 2 for placing a game ball container, a user's portable item, and the like. Served as a shelf.

  The back frame 4B is formed to be symmetrical with the front frame 4F in a back-to-back state. That is, it is mounted above the back side beam members 6B (see FIG. 8) and back side beam members 6B (see FIG. 8) that connect the back side columns 5B and 5B standing upright and spaced apart from each other. In the case of the illustrated embodiment that includes the back-side support plate portion 7B and forms a double-sided island, the back-side shelf plate portion 8B that projects outward from the back-side support plate portion is provided.

  As in the case of the front side frame 4F, the interval pitch between the back side columns 5B and 5B is set to a dimension corresponding to the width of the gaming machine 2 or a dimension corresponding to an integral multiple of the width of the gaming machine 2, In the case of the illustrated embodiment for forming the island, the backside game row 3B is formed by mounting the gaming machine 2 on the backside support plate portion 7B extending in the left-right direction according to such an interval pitch. The In this state, the back side shelf board portion 8B extends in a protruding manner along the lower edge of the lined gaming machines 2, and serves as a shelf for placing a game ball container, a user's portable item, and the like. Provided.

(Structure of support unit)
The front column 5F and the back column 5B corresponding to the front side and the back side constitute a column unit 5U as shown in FIGS. The column unit 5U is formed of a metal plate as a whole, and has a front frame 5F and a back column 5B erected from both ends of the bottom side 9, and an upper frame 10 is connected to the upper ends of both columns by an upper frame 10 11 and the upper frame 12 is fixed to the upper side portion 10 with screws or the like.

  The bottom side 9 of the rectangular frame 11 and the pair of pillars 5A and 5B form reinforcing ribs 13 by bending the inner peripheral edge at a substantially right angle. The pair of support pillars 5A and 5B includes connecting support pillar parts 14 and 14 that are bent at a substantially right angle in the same direction as the bending direction of the reinforcing rib 13 in a region having a predetermined height h from the lower end of the bottom part 9. The inward ribs 15 are formed by extending and bending the side edges of the connecting support columns 14 and 14 substantially at right angles so as to face each other. In addition, many attachment holes are formed in the connection support | pillar parts 14 and 14. FIG.

  The upper side portion 10 of the rectangular frame 11 forms a gate-shaped flange portion 16 by bending an outer peripheral edge portion in a substantially right angle toward the same direction as the bending direction of the reinforcing rib 13, and the upper side portion A downward tongue piece 17 is extended substantially at the center of the inner peripheral edge portion of 10 and a guide hole 17a is formed in the tongue piece.

  The upper frame 12 extends upright portions 19 and 19 from both ends of the substrate portion 18 extending longer than the upper side portion 10, and both end portions of the substrate portion 18 and outer peripheral edge portions of the upright portions 19 and 19 are connected to the flange portion. The lateral wall portion 20 is formed by bending at substantially a right angle in the same direction as the 16 bending directions.

  The substrate unit 18 of the upper frame 12 is overlapped with the upper side portion 10 of the rectangular frame 11 and fixed with screws or the like to form the column unit 5U. As shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of column units 5U and 5U are described above. Installed at a predetermined pitch.

(Connecting structure of strut unit)
Therefore, in the front side, the column units 5U and 5U are connected by the front side beam member 6F through the deposition holes at the upper end vicinity of the connection column part 14 of the front side columns 5F and 5F adjacent to the left and right. The vicinity of the lower end is connected by the front-side connecting curtain plate 21F through the attachment hole, whereby the front-side frame 4F is constructed. Similarly, also on the back side, the vicinity of the upper end of the connecting support column 14 of the back support columns 5B and 5B adjacent to the left and right is connected by the back beam member 6B (see FIG. 8) through the deposition hole, and the lower end Proximal portions are connected to each other by the back side connecting curtain plate 21B (see FIG. 8) through the attachment holes, and thereby the back side frame 4B is constructed.

  The upper frame 12 of the column units 5U, 5U is connected to the front side near the upper end of the lateral wall portion 20 adjacent to the left and right by the front side upper beam member 22F and the lower end vicinity is connected to the front side lower beam member 23F. The lower surface of the horizontal wall part 20 is connected by the front side wooden board 24F. Similarly, on the back side, the vicinity of the upper end of the lateral wall portion 20 adjacent to the left and right is connected by the back side upper cross member 22B (see FIG. 1), and the vicinity of the bottom end is connected by the back side lower cross member 23B (see FIG. 1). Connected, the lower surface of the horizontal wall 20 is connected by a back side wooden board 24B (see FIG. 1).

  A space S corresponding to the space in the frame of the rectangular frame 11 is formed between the front frame 4F and the back frame 4B constructed as described above. The upper part of the space S is used as a device space such as wiring held through the guide hole 17. The lower part of the space S is used as an internal space for forming a gutter 25 that forms a groove-like passage for collecting game balls. The middle part of the space S located between them is used as a mounting space for the gaming machine 2 mounted above the beam members 6F and 6B.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the flange 25 constitutes both side walls of a groove-like passage extending in the left-right longitudinal direction by a front side wall plate 26F and a rear side wall plate 26B, and a number of bottom plates 27 constructed on the both side walls are elongated. The bottom wall of the groove-shaped passage is configured by connecting in the direction.

(Structure of the board)
As shown in FIG. 4, one plate-like body 28 is provided to be laid on the front side beam member 6F and the back side beam member 6B (see FIG. 8). The disc-like body 28 is integrally provided with a front side support plate portion 7F and a back side support plate portion 7B mounted on the front side beam member 6F and the back side beam member 6B, and the front side support plate portion 7F and the back side support plate. A window hole 29 facing the flange 25 is opened in the central portion located between the portions 7B, and the front side support plate portion 7F and the back side support plate portion 7B are integrated with at least the left and right edges of the plate-like body 28. The board parts 30a and 30b to be connected are formed. In the case of the illustrated example, by forming a plurality of window holes 29, 29, a board portion 30c is also formed between both window holes. And since the disk-shaped body 28 forms the island of a double-sided format like illustration embodiment, the front side shelf board part 8F and the back side shelf board part from the said front side support board part 7F and the back side support board part 7B. 8B is integrally extended. In addition, when forming the island of a single-sided form, the back side shelf board part 8B is not provided.

  In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the plate-like body 28 is provided with seat plates 7C and 7C on the front-side support plate portion 7F and the back-side support plate portion 7B. The plate-like body 28 and the seat plates 7C, 7C are respectively constituted by wooden plate members, and the upper surfaces of the front-side support plate portion 7F and the back-side support plate portion 7B across the window holes 29, 29 of the plate-like body 28. The seat plates 7C and 7C are fixedly integrated with an adhesive 31 or the like (see FIG. 8). Thereby, the seat plates 7C and 7C provide a seating surface for mounting the gaming machine 2.

  The width in the left-right direction of the disk-shaped body 28 is formed so as to correspond to the interval pitch between the front-side columns 5F and 5F and the back-side columns 5B and 5B arranged with a space left and right. 28, a notch 32 for fitting the support pillars 5F, 5B and the reinforcing ribs 13, 13 is formed in the plate-like body 28 and the seat plates 7C, 7C.

  In the case of the illustrated embodiment, a seat plate 7C, which is raised from the front side support plate portion 7F and the back side support plate portion 7B by a narrow wooden plate fixedly integrated with a disk-shaped body 28 made of a wide wooden plate, 7C is provided, but the seat plates 7C and 7C are not necessarily provided.

(Assembly structure such as board)
As shown in FIGS. 5, 7, and 8, the front-side beam member 6 </ b> F and the back-side beam member 6 </ b> B are formed of a metal plate beam member 6, and a hanging plate portion 34 is extended from the horizontal plate portion 33. The hanging plate portion 34 is fixed to the connecting column 14 via the attachment hole with both ends of the horizontal plate 33 placed on the upper end of the connecting column 14. At this time, the horizontal plate portion 33 has a nut 35 fixed thereto by welding or the like with a gap in the longitudinal direction. The nut 35 is embedded in the horizontal plate portion 33, but the upper portion slightly protrudes upward. Is provided. Although FIG. 8 shows an example in which the hanging plate portion 34 is provided with a bracket piece 36 that supports the horizontal plate portion 33 from below, such a bracket piece 36 may not be provided.

  The front side wall plate 26 </ b> F and the rear side wall plate 26 </ b> B of the flange 25 are formed by a metal plate wall plate 26 attached to the inner side of the connecting support column 14, and the upper end of the wall plate 26 is placed on the beam member 6. The adherend piece 37 to be overlaid is bent. At this time, the adherend piece 27 is formed with a hole 38 that is externally inserted into the protruding portion of the nut 35 with an interval in the longitudinal direction.

  The plate-like body 28 penetrates through the front-side support plate portion 7F and the back-side support plate portion 7B from the seat plates 7C, 7C, and penetrates through the fixing holes 39 to the nut 35. The bolt 40 is screwed to the nut 35 through the fixing hole 39 in a state where the bolt 40 is mounted and installed on the attachment pieces 37, 37 of the front beam member 6F and the rear beam member 6B. Yes. At this time, the fixing hole 39 forms a spot facing portion 39a that is recessed around the upper end opening, and the head 40a of the bolt 40 is embedded in the spot facing portion 39a, and the gaming machine 2 is placed thereon. It is configured to be installed.

(Island construction)
Therefore, according to the above configuration, the column units 5U installed with a predetermined interval are connected to the wall plate 26 attached to the inside of the connecting column 14 after the beam member 6 is connected and fixed to the connecting column 14. In a state where the attachment piece 37 is suspended by being placed on the horizontal portion 33 of the beam member 6 through the positioning of the hole 38 and the nut 35, the disk-like body 28 is mounted thereon, and the bolt 40 is attached to the nut 35. Since the horizontal portion 33 of the beam member 6, the adherend piece 37 of the wall plate 26, and the plate-like body 28 are fixed in a sandwich shape, workability is improved.

  Then, as described above, the upper frame member 22, the lower beam member 23, and the wooden board 24 are attached and fixed to the upper frame 12 of the column unit 5U, whereby the front frame 4F and the rear frame 4B are rigidized as a whole. Since the frame structure of the game island 1 equipped with can be easily constructed, productivity is improved. In addition, the column unit 5U, the beam member 6, the wall plate 26, and the like can be formed in a slim form by using a thin metal plate as much as possible without using a metal pipe material. It becomes possible.

  As described above, the front-side frame 4F and the back surface are secured by fixing the front-side support plate portion 7F and the back-side support plate portion 7B of one disk-shaped body 28 to the front-side beam member 6F and the back-side beam member 6B. A highly rigid island is constructed in which the side frames 4B are firmly connected. At this time, the front side shelf board portion 8F and the rear side shelf board portion 8B are integrally formed on the disk-shaped body 28, and are integrally connected to each other via the board portions 30a, 30b, 30c. Even if a heavy load is placed on the rack, the rack is not displaced or distorted even when a large downward load is applied, and an extremely strong shelf is provided. In the case of a single-sided island, the back side shelf 8B is not formed and only the front side shelf 8F is integrally formed. Since the back side support plate portion 7B extended integrally from the front side support plate portion 7F fixed to the side beam member 6F via the panel portions 30a, 30b, 30c is fixed to the back side beam member 6B, Provide extremely strong shelves.

  By mounting the gaming machine 2 on the seat plates 7C and 7C that are integrally fixed to the board 28, game rows 3F and 3B are provided. At this time, the spot facing portion 39a in which the bolt head portion 40a is embedded is closed by the bottom portion of the gaming machine 2 (or its mounting frame), so that loosening of the bolt 40 is prevented.

  By the way, a pachinko user may insert a foreign object such as a leaflet from a narrow gap between adjacent gaming machines 2 and 2 with the intention of mischief and the like. An abnormal state that inhibits the collection of game balls occurs. In this regard, according to the above configuration, the board portions 30a and 30b are provided on both side edges of the board-like body 28 located adjacent to the gaming machines 2 and 2, and the board portions 30a and 30c allow the upper portion of the bowl 25 to be provided. Since it covers the opening, even if a leaflet or the like is inserted, it can be prevented from falling on the bag 25.

  Incidentally, the gaming machine 2 can be opened and closed around the vertical axis as shown by a chain line in FIG. 1, and can be inspected on the back side of the gaming machine 2 in an opened state. Therefore, the plate-like body 28 is provided with window holes 29 and 29 for opening the upper opening of the flange 25, so that the maintenance inspection of the flange 25 is possible.

(Composition of cocoon)
As described above, the gutter 25 that forms the groove-like passage for collecting the game balls includes the front side wall plate 26F attached to the inner side of the front side column 5F and the rear side wall attached to the inner side of the rear side column 5B. The side walls of the groove-like passage extending in the left-right longitudinal direction are formed by the plates 26B, and the bottom wall of the groove-like passage is formed by connecting a plurality of bottom plates 27 laid on the both side walls in the longitudinal direction. At this time, the bottom plate 27 constituting the bottom wall of the basket is installed so as to have a descending gradient of a predetermined angle θ with respect to the horizontal line from the upstream U toward the downstream D. The angle θ of the gradient is usually required to be set to about 3 degrees (strictly, 2.86 degrees) in the case of a pachinko game ball collection basket.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the wall plate 26 made of a metal plate constituting the front side wall plate 26F and the rear side wall plate 26B is provided with a plurality of wall plates 26, 26 in the longitudinal direction so as to form a flange 25. The side wall is formed. For this reason, the flange 41 is bent outwardly at the connecting portion of the wall plate 26, and the flange 41 is continuously extended by being fixed by bolts, nuts and / or welding or the like. The wall plate 26 (the front side wall plate 26F and the rear side wall plate 26B) is provided with rail-like locked portions 42 that face each other. In a state where the wall plate 26 is attached by fixing the adherend piece 37 to the beam member 6, the locked portion 42 has an angle θ1 (θ1> θ) with respect to the horizontal line from the upstream U toward the downstream D. It is formed so as to have a downward gradient. In the case of the illustrated example, the locked portion 42 is formed by bending the lower edge portion of the wall plate 26 into a rail shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the bottom portion of the rail-shaped groove formed by the rail is in the longitudinal direction. It extends long at the angle θ1.

  The bottom plate 27 extends from the both side edges of the flat plate portion 43 that constitutes the bottom wall of the flange 25, and locking portions 44 that are locked to the locked portions 42 and 42. The locking portion 44 is formed between the height difference H2 formed between the locking portion 44a located on the upstream side U and the flat plate portion 43, and between the locking portion 44b located on the downstream side D and the flat plate portion 43. The height difference H1 is such that H1> H2, so that the flat plate portion 43 is at an angle θ2 with respect to a reference line X connecting the locking portion 44a on the upstream side U and the locking portion 44b on the downstream side D. It is formed to have a descending gradient such that θ1> θ2 and θ1−θ2 = θ.

  In the illustrated embodiment in which the locking portion 44 is bent downward from the bottom plate 27, the locking portions 44, 44 of the bottom plate 27 are inserted and locked to the locked portions 42, 42 of the wall plate 26. The reference line X is configured to coincide with the bottom of the rail-shaped groove at the angle θ1 of the locked portion 42, and therefore the height of the locking portion 44 is larger than the depth d of the rail-shaped groove, that is, , H2> d.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, by locking the locking portions 44, 44 of the bottom plate 27 to the locked portions 42, 42 of the wall plate 26 attached to the beam member 6, a plurality of bottom plates 27 are elongated. When arranged in the direction, the flat plate portion 43 of each bottom plate 27 is fixed while maintaining a descending gradient of the predetermined angle θ (θ = θ1−θ2), and as a result, the predetermined amount from the upstream U toward the downstream D is predetermined. A bottom wall of the flange 25 having a downward slope of the angle θ is formed. The adjacent flat plate portions 43 and 43 of the bottom plates 27 and 27 that are provided continuously form a step 45 that falls from the upstream U to the downstream D.

  Accordingly, the bowl 25 forms a bottom wall having a descending gradient of a predetermined angle θ required for moving the game ball 46 discharged from the gaming machine 2 in the collecting direction by the continuously provided bottom plate 27. Moreover, since the steps 45 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction, the movement in the collecting direction of the game ball 46 is not hindered in the middle of the basket 25, but rather the movement in the collecting direction is favorably promoted by the steps 45. To do.

  By configuring as described above, the flange 25 has a plurality of bottom plates by locking the locking portions 44, 44 of the bottom plate 27 to the locked portions 42, 42 of the front side wall plate 26F and the back side wall plate 26B. By simply connecting 27 and 27 in the longitudinal direction, the bottom wall of the groove-shaped passage having a downward gradient of a predetermined angle θ is easily formed, and the step 45 is automatically formed. Since the plurality of bottom plates 27, 27 can be formed in the same shape and the same size by configuring as described above, it is possible to perform the attaching operation of the bottom plate 27 in any order.

  The game balls 46 that have been played and are discharged from the back of the pachinko gaming machine 2 are dropped onto the cage 25 and moved toward a storage tank provided on the downstream side of the cage 25. When the number of the game balls 46 that have fallen on the bowl 25 is small, the game balls 46 move rapidly along the descending gradient of the flat plate portion 43. However, if the number of game balls 46 increases and a large number of the game balls 46 become a lump, they interfere with each other. As a result, the moving speed toward the downstream side becomes slow. Then, if the game balls 46 in a lump are united, and the spherical surfaces are engaged with each other and bonded together, there is a risk of causing a ball stop state that does not move toward the downstream side. With respect to this point, as shown in the drawing, according to the configuration in which the step 45 is provided in the bottom wall of the flange 25 with a space in the longitudinal direction, ball stopping is preferably prevented. That is, even when a large number of game balls 46 are united in a lump shape, when at least one game ball 46 falls on the step 45, the unity state of the large lump game balls 46 is collapsed, and the spherical ball meshes. Since the wearing state is released, as a result, the game ball 46 can be suitably moved toward the downstream side without causing the ball to stop.

  FIG. 11 shows a reference example for the embodiment of the present invention as described above. In the reference example, when a plurality of bottom plates 27x are connected by locking the locking portions 44x of the bottom plate 27x to the horizontal locked portions 42x of the flange 25x, the flat plate portion 43x of the bottom plate 27x is predetermined. The height H2 of the locking portion 44x on the upstream side U and the height H1 of the locking portion 44x on the downstream side D are formed such that H1 <H2 so as to maintain the descending gradient of the angle θ. A step 45x that falls from the upstream U flat plate portion 43x toward the downstream D flat plate portion 43x is formed. However, according to the configuration as in this reference example, when the length of the ridge increases, the bottom plate 27x on the upstream side U needs to be formed to be bulky corresponding to the number of steps 45x. The bottom plate 27x must be individually manufactured and connected in a predetermined order. On the other hand, according to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, the required number of bottom plates 27 having the same shape and the same size are manufactured, and the descending gradient of the predetermined angle θ is maintained as described above only by connecting them in random order. Moreover, there is an advantage that a bottom wall provided with a step 45 can be formed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game island 2 Game machine 3F Front side game line 3B Rear side game line 4F Front side frame 4D Rear side frame 5F Front side support | pillar 5B Back side support | pillar 5U Support | pillar unit 6 Beam member 6F Front side beam member 6B Back side beam member 7F Front Side support plate portion 7B Rear side support plate portion 7C Seat plate 8F Front side shelf plate portion 8B Rear side shelf plate portion 11 Rectangular frame 14 Connection column portion 25 樋 26 Wall plate 26F Front side wall plate 26B Rear side wall plate 27 Bottom plate 28 Plate shape Body 29 Window hole 30a, 30b Board part 33 Horizontal flat plate part 34 Suspended plate part 35 Nut 37 Adhering piece 38 Positioning hole 39 Fixing hole 39a Counterbore part 40 Bolt 40a Bolt head 42 Engaged part 43 Flat part 44 Engagement Part 45 steps

Claims (1)

It is a pachinko game island that has constructed a frame that forms a game line consisting of a plurality of pachinko machines arranged on the left and right,
A bowl (25) that forms a groove-shaped passage for collecting game balls is provided in the lower space inside the island, and a descending gradient of a predetermined angle θ is formed on the bottom wall of the bowl from the upstream side to the downstream side with respect to the horizontal line. In the configuration consisting of
The flange (25) constitutes both side walls of a groove-shaped passage extending in the longitudinal direction by the front side wall plate (26F) and the rear side wall plate (26B), and a plurality of bottom plates (27) installed on the both side walls are elongated. The bottom wall of the groove-shaped passage is constituted by the flat plate portion (43) of the bottom plate by being continuously provided in the direction,
The front side wall plate (26F) and the rear side wall plate (26B) are provided with locked portions (42) that face each other and form a downward gradient of an angle θ1 with respect to the horizontal line from the upstream side toward the downstream side,
The bottom plate (27) extends from a flat plate portion (43) that constitutes the bottom wall of the ridge, and a locking portion (44) that is locked to the locked portion (42), and is located upstream. A height difference H2 is provided between the stop portion (44a) and the flat plate portion (43), and a height difference H1 is provided between the locking portion (44b) located on the downstream side and the flat plate portion (43). Is formed such that H1> H2, the flat plate portion (43) has a descending gradient of the angle θ2 with respect to the reference line X connecting the upstream locking portion (44a) and the downstream locking portion (44b). Formed as
By configuring the predetermined angle θ, the angle θ1 of the locked portion (42), and the angle θ2 of the locking portion (44) such that θ1> θ2 and θ1-θ2 = θ, In a state where a plurality of bottom plates (27) and (27) are continuously provided in the longitudinal direction by locking the stop portions (44) to the locked portions (42), the flat plate portions (43) of each bottom plate are The flat plate portions (43) and (43) located at the connecting portion of the bottom plate (27) are fixed while maintaining the descending gradient of the angle θ to form a step (45) where the adjacent flat plate portions (43) and (43) fall from the upstream side to the downstream side. A basket for collecting game balls on a pachinko game island.

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