JP5016626B2 - Game machine installation island ball transport fence - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball transporting cage on a gaming machine installation island for supplying balls to each gaming machine in the gaming machine island and transporting balls discharged from the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine installation island where a large number of pachinko machines as a gaming machine are arranged, as shown in FIG. 9, there is a ball transporting cage 10 for supplying balls to each gaming machine 51 and inter-ball ball lending machine 52. The game machine 51 is disposed above. Further, below the gaming machine 51, a ball transporting rod 10 for collecting the balls discharged from the gaming machine 51 and sending them to the polishing and lifting device 53 is disposed. In these ball conveying rods 10, the conveying rod 10 is worn or noise is generated when the balls are dropped or conveyed. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a buffer case equipped with a buffer plate made of rubber or soft synthetic resin is arranged between the ball transporting bowl and the ball tank of the gaming machine, and the balls supplied to the ball tank are arranged in this manner. There has been disclosed a technique in which wear and noise generated when a ball is supplied by colliding with a buffer plate are suppressed.

  By the way, since the wear of the buffer plate becomes severe as it is used for a long time, it is necessary to replace it appropriately. Therefore, as a means for detachably disposing the buffer plate on the transport rod, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a fitting hole 3 is provided in the bottom surface 11 of the rod main body 1 with a predetermined interval, and the back surface of the buffer plate 2 is provided. It is conceivable to provide a plurality of locking projections 6 corresponding to the intervals between the fitting holes 3 and 3 and to fit the projections 6 into the fitting holes 3. However, a manufacturing error tends to occur between the gap between the fitting holes 3 and 3 and the gap between the protrusions 6 and 6. Further, since the conveying rod 1 is often made of metal such as aluminum and the buffer plate 2 is made of rubber or synthetic resin, the coefficient of thermal expansion is different, and the fitting holes 3 and 3 and the protrusions 6 and 6 are different. Seasonal variations also occur in the intervals. If the interval between the fitting holes 3 and 3 is narrower than the interval between the projections 6 and 6, the buffer plate 2 will loosen in a wavy shape and hinder the conveyance of the ball, so that the game can be continued smoothly. The problem of not being able to occur.

JP 2002-177603 A

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, the present invention provides a ball transporting cage for a game machine installation island that can lay a buffer plate without adjusting the gap between the fitting hole and the protrusion to cause slack. Let it be an issue.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ball transporting cage of the gaming machine installation island according to the present invention is a ball transporting cage of the gaming machine installation island in which a buffer plate is laid on the bottom surface of the bowl body formed in a concave groove shape. And a fitting hole is provided on the bottom surface of the bag body at a required interval, and a plurality of locking projections are provided on the back surface of the buffer plate corresponding to the interval of the fitting hole. In the ball transporting cage of the gaming machine installation island in which the protruding recess for fitting the protrusion is formed by adjusting the gap between the fitting hole and the locking protrusion,
The protruding concave portion is formed to extend longer as it goes to one side of the bag main body.

  In the above-described invention, the ball transporting cage is disposed above the gaming machine installation island, and supplies balls to the gaming machine and the interstitial ball lending machine. It is arranged in the lower part of the machine installation island, and is for sending the balls discharged and collected from the gaming machine to a ball polishing and lifting device provided on one side of the gaming machine island.

Since the ball conveying rod according to the first aspect is provided with the overhanging recess in the fitting hole, the protrusion can be accommodated in the overhanging recess even when a positional deviation occurs between the protrusion and the fitting hole. The buffer plate can be laid flat on the bottom surface of the bag body without wrinkling the buffer plate.
The invention of claim 2 can reduce noise in the upper part of the gaming machine installation island.
The invention of claim 3 can reduce noise in the lower part of the gaming machine installation island.

It is a top view of the bag main body before buffer board laying. It is a side view of the bag main body of FIG. It is a front view of the bag main body of FIG. It is a top view of a buffer plate. It is a side view of a buffer plate. It is a side view which expands and shows the protrusion of a buffer plate. It is a top view of the ball conveyance basket after buffer board laying. It is a side view of the conveyance rod of FIG. It is a front view of a game machine installation island. It is a top view of the ball conveyance rod before improvement. It is a top view of the buffer board which produced the shift | offset | difference in protrusion space | interval. It is a side view of the buffer plate of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
1-3 is a figure which shows the bag main body before buffer board laying. The bag main body 1 is a two-stage type in which a bottom surface 11 is formed in two upper and lower stages. The overall length of the heel body 1 is about several tens of cm to 100 cm, and a plurality of the heel body 1 can be set to a desired length by providing a plurality of the heel bodies 1 in series. Side surfaces 12 are formed on both the left and right sides of the bottom surface 11 of the heel body 1, and the heel body 1 is formed in a U-shaped concave groove shape facing upward. A curved notch 13 is formed on the side surface 12 to impart resistance to the balls flowing in piles and level the balls.

  A plurality of circular fitting holes 3 are formed on the bottom surface 11 of the bag main body 1 at a predetermined interval. The rightmost fitting hole 3 in FIG. 1 is a reference hole when the buffer plate 3 is attached, and is formed in a circular shape, and a tongue piece 31 is formed facing this hole. The tongue piece 31 is for locking the flange of the buffer plate.

  An overhanging recess 4 is formed in the fitting hole 3 on the left side of the fitting hole 3 serving as a reference. The overhanging recess 4 is formed to extend to the left as 4a, 4b and 4c. ing. The fitting hole 3 has a diameter that is equal to or slightly larger than the flange portion 62 of the protrusion 6 provided on the buffer plate 2 to be described later, and the overhanging recess 4 is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 61 of the protrusion 6. Has a width smaller than the diameter of

  4-6 is a figure which shows the buffer plate 2, Comprising: This buffer plate 2 is formed in the substantially rectangular shape with rubber | gum, soft synthetic resin, etc. FIG. A plurality of protrusions 6 are provided on the back surface of the buffer plate 2. The protrusion 6 has a cylindrical shaft portion 61 and a flange portion 62 that is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 61 at the tip of the shaft portion 61.

  Since the flange 62 has a diameter that is the same as or slightly smaller than that of the fitting hole 3, the projection 6 can be easily attached to and detached from the fitting hole 3. When the tongue piece 31 is pressed to fit the projection 6 into the fitting hole 3 and the projection 6 is shifted to the left in FIG. 1, the collar portion 62 projects to the back side of the bottom surface 11 of the collar body 1 and the peripheral edge of the fitting hole 3. Since the bottom surface 11 enters the bottom of the neck of the flange portion 62, the protrusion 6 can be hooked on the fitting hole 3. Further, since the width of the protruding recess 4 is larger than the shaft portion 61 of the protrusion 6 and smaller than the flange portion 62, if the protrusion 6 is fitted in the fitting hole 3 and shifted to the position of the protruding recess 4, the protruding recess 4 Since the bottom surface 11 of the peripheral edge of 4 enters the back side of the flange 62, the protrusion 6 can be hooked.

  The intervals between the protrusions 6 are designed to be evenly spaced by design, but may be displaced from the normal positions due to manufacturing errors. In the case shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the distance from the adjacent protrusion gradually increases as going from the protrusions 6a to 6d.

  When the projection 6 having such a gap is fitted into the fitting hole 3, the interval between the projections 6 is larger than the interval between the fitting holes 3, so that the buffer plate 2 is wavy or wrinkled. This hinders the conveyance of balls. However, since the protruding hole 4 is provided in the fitting hole 3, when the gap between the fitting hole 3 and the protrusion 6 is shifted, the protrusion 6 is protruded as shown in FIGS. It can be accommodated in 4 to absorb misalignment. Therefore, the laid buffer plate 2 does not wavy or wrinkle.

  In the case where the ball transporting cage configured as described above is disposed on the upper part of the gaming machine installation island, noise generated on the upper part of the gaming machine installation island can be reduced. When the ball transporting cage is disposed at the lower part of the gaming machine installation island, noise generated at the lower part of the gaming machine installation island can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent wear of the bag main body 1.

  The shock absorbing plate 2 that has been damaged after being used for a long time can be easily replaced by pulling out the protrusion 6 from the fitting hole 3 or the protruding recess 4. Therefore, the present invention is industrially useful as a ball transporting cage that absorbs dimensional errors and can detachably mount the buffer plate to the cage body.

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Claims (3)

A ball transporting cage on a gaming machine installation island where a buffer plate is laid on the bottom surface of the bowl body formed in the shape of a concave groove, and a fitting hole is provided on the bottom surface of the bowl body with a required interval, and the back surface of the buffer board Is provided with a plurality of locking projections corresponding to the interval between the fitting holes, and the projections are fitted into the fitting holes by adjusting the gap between the fitting hole and the locking projection. In the ball transporting cage on the island where the game machine is installed,
A ball transporting cage on a gaming machine installation island, characterized in that the protruding recess is formed to extend longer toward one side of the cage body.   The ball transporting cage of the gaming machine installation island according to claim 1, wherein the ball transporting basket is disposed on an upper part of the gaming machine installation island and supplies balls to the gaming machine and the inter-table ball lending machine. .   The ball transporting cage is disposed at the lower part of the gaming machine installation island, and is for sending the balls discharged and collected from the gaming machine to a ball polishing and lifting device provided on one side of the gaming machine island. Item 1. A ball transporting bowl on the island where the gaming machine is installed.

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