JP5030632B2 - Game ball introduction device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game ball introducing device disposed in the vicinity of the lower portion of a lifting device disposed at a substantially central portion of the gaming machine island, and in particular, playing a game ball flowing down from one side of the gaming machine island. The present invention relates to a game ball introducing device that is distributed so that more game balls can flow from the other side of the machine island.

  In general, a plurality of islands called game machine islands are installed in a game arcade. The gaming machine island includes a gaming portion in which a large number of gaming machines and gaming ball lending machines are alternately arranged in parallel, an upper storage tank disposed in an upper portion of the gaming portion, and a gaming ball transport device that transports the gaming balls. A storage / transport device for storing / transporting game balls disposed at the lower part of the game portion, and a polishing / lifting device for polishing / lifting game balls from the storage / transport device to the upper storage tank; An end hose is provided for allowing the game ball transported from the game ball transport device to flow down to the storage / transport device. The game balls are circulated between the above-described upper storage tank → game ball transfer device → end hose → storage / transfer device → polishing / lifting device → upper storage tank. On the other hand, a part of the game balls supplied to the gaming machine are merged into the storage / conveyance device as out balls and are conveyed to the polishing / lifting device → the upper storage tank. In addition, in such a gaming machine island, a polishing / lifting device is arranged at the end of the gaming machine island, and a polishing / lifting device is arranged in the center of the gaming machine island. A type in which each device is arranged symmetrically across the device, a type in which a polishing / lifting device is arranged substantially at the center, and each device is arranged asymmetrically across the polishing / lifting device, and In some cases, a ball counter is provided at the end of the gaming machine island.

  Of the types described above, a type in which a polishing / lifting device is arranged at the end of a gaming machine island, and a type in which a polishing / lifting device is arranged in the center of the gaming machine island to make it symmetrical (patented) (Reference 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-152387) and the like, the game balls circulate inside the gaming machine island, and the game balls flow into the polishing / lifting device substantially evenly from the storage / transfer devices arranged on both sides. In particular, there is little risk of causing trouble in the operation of the gaming machine island. However, in the type in which the polishing / lifting device is arranged in the approximate center but each device is arranged asymmetrically, and in the type in which a ball counter is provided at one end of the gaming machine island, the right and left storage / There may be a difference in the amount of game balls flowing into the transfer device. When a “game ball guidance device” as disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art is adopted in this type of game machine island, the amount of game balls flowing into the polishing / lifting device, in other words, the storage of the left and right The amount of game balls that are transported from the transfer device to the upper storage tank disposed on the upper part of the gaming machine island through the polishing / lifting device is also approximately equal to the left and right.

Prior art documents related to the invention of this application include the following.
JP 2005-152387 A

  However, in the above-described type in which each device is arranged asymmetrically with the polishing / lifting device sandwiched in the approximate center, and in the type in which a ball counter is provided at one end of the gaming machine island, it is inevitable. In addition, a game ball that flows down to the storage / transport device on one side of the storage / transport device arranged on the left and right across the polishing / lifting device flows down to the storage / transport device on the other side of the gaming machine island Since the number of balls is larger than the number of balls, as in the “game ball guidance device” disclosed in the prior art (Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-152387), approximately the same amount of game balls are polished and stored from the storage / transport device. When a device that feeds into the lifting device and transports it to the upper storage tank is adopted, a large amount of game balls will accumulate inside the storage / transport device that has more game balls flowing down. . When this accumulated game ball fills the storage / transfer device, the flow of the game ball flowing down from the game machine or the game ball thrown from the ball counter is blocked when it flows down into the storage / transfer device. There was a risk that this would happen.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and is disposed in the vicinity of a lower portion of a lifting device disposed in a substantially central portion of a gaming machine island. A game ball introduction device provided with an introduction rod for guiding game balls flowing out from the left island and the right island disposed on both sides of the island to the lifting device,
The game ball introducing device includes a separation / guidance tower provided with a separation / guidance plate for separating a game ball and foreign matter that have flowed down from the introduction bowl through an inlet,
A fitting bracket on one island side where the amount of inflow of game balls is large, and a fitting bracket located at a position higher than the fitting portion of the other side of the introduction basket where inflow of game balls is small ,
The fitting bracket is disposed at the upper part of the separation / guidance tower, and is low between the fitting portion formed at a high position of the fitting bracket and the island where the inflow amount of game balls is large, and low. By connecting the introduction rod between the fitting part formed at the position and the island with the smaller amount of inflow of game balls, the left and right islands adjacent to each other are connected to the game balls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game ball introducing device that distributes game balls flowing down from one island having a large inflow amount so that more game balls flow down from the other island.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, the left islands disposed on both sides of the lifting device disposed near the lower portion of the lifting device disposed in the substantially central portion of the gaming machine island, and A game ball introducing device having an introduction rod for guiding the game ball flowing out from the right island to the lifting device,
The game ball introducing device includes a separation / guidance tower provided with a separation / guidance plate for separating a game ball and foreign matter that have flowed down from the introduction bowl through an inlet,
A fitting bracket on one island side where the amount of inflow of game balls is large, and a fitting bracket located at a position higher than the fitting portion of the other side of the introduction basket where inflow of game balls is small ,
The fitting bracket is disposed at the upper part of the separation / guidance tower, and is low between the fitting portion formed at a high position of the fitting bracket and the island where the inflow amount of game balls is large, and low. By connecting the introduction rod between the fitting part formed at the position and the island with the smaller amount of inflow of game balls, the left and right islands adjacent to each other are connected to the game balls. The game balls that have flowed down from one island with a large amount of inflow are distributed so that more game balls can flow from the other island.

By constructing as described above, the inflow of game balls flowing down among the left and right islands is large and separated from the introduction saddle bridged to one island where the fitting part of the introduction saddle is high. game ball that has flowed from the formed inlet induction tower, because it is conveyed to the inlet section of the pumped system flowing down after being widely diffused in the separation and induction plate, the fitting portion of the inlet trough is one More game balls are lifted to the upper storage tank by the lifting device as compared with the game balls transported from the introduction rod bridged to the other island at a position lower than the other island . For this reason, a situation in which the game balls stored in the storage / transport device in which more game balls flow down preferentially decreases and the game balls accumulate in the storage / transport device is avoided, and the game balls However, it does not hinder the flow of the other game balls flowing down from the gaming machine by filling the storage / transfer device or the game balls thrown in from the ball counter into the storage / transfer device.

As described above, according to the present invention, the left island and the right side disposed on both sides of the lifting device disposed near the lower portion of the lifting device disposed substantially in the center of the gaming machine island. A game ball introduction device provided with an introduction rod for guiding the game ball flowing out from the island to the lifting device,
The game ball introducing device includes a separation / guidance tower provided with a separation / guidance plate for separating a game ball and foreign matter that have flowed down from the introduction bowl through an inlet,
A fitting bracket on one island side where the amount of inflow of game balls is large, and a fitting bracket located at a position higher than the fitting portion of the other side of the introduction basket where inflow of game balls is small ,
The fitting bracket is disposed at the upper part of the separation / guidance tower, and is low between the fitting portion formed at a high position of the fitting bracket and the island where the inflow amount of game balls is large, and low. By connecting the introduction rod between the fitting part formed at the position and the island with the smaller amount of inflow of game balls, the left and right islands adjacent to each other are connected to the game balls. By distributing the game balls that have flowed down from one island with a large amount of inflow so that more game balls can flow from the other island, the storage / transport device in which more game balls flow down By storing the game balls stored in the upper storage tank more than the game balls stored in the other storage / transfer device, the game balls are stored inside the storage / transfer device with the larger number of game balls flowing down. Reduced game balls quickly and stored Game balls that are accumulated from the game balls and ball counters that flow down from the game machine are avoided by preventing the game balls from accumulating inside the transfer device, so that the game balls are filled in the storage and transfer device. When a ball or the like flows down into the storage / conveyance device, it does not hinder the flow down.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a game ball introducing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a fitting bracket, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of a gaming machine island showing the arrangement of the game ball introduction device of the present invention.

  The game ball introducing device 1 of the present invention is a polishing / lifting device 2 (in the embodiment, a polishing / lifting device that also has a polishing function, which is disposed in the approximate center of the gaming machine island 100. The polishing function can also be arranged at other positions only by the lifting device, in summary, the storage / transport device (3L, 3R) disposed at the lower part of the gaming machine island 100 flows down to the game ball introducing device 1. It suffices if the game ball can be transported to the upper storage tank 4 disposed on the upper part of the gaming machine island 100).

  The gaming machine island 100 includes a polishing / lifting device 2 disposed substantially in the center, a left island 110 provided on the left side of the polishing / lifting device 2 (left side in FIG. 5), A right island 120 provided in the right portion (right side in FIG. 5) and a ball counter 5 installed at the end of the left island 110 are provided. Therefore, it can be said that the left island 110 and the right island 120 are asymmetrical (as much as the ball counter 5 is present). (Note that the “asymmetrical shape” in the specification includes, as described above, a device in which the ball counter 5 is installed on the island edge, a device in which the number of the left and right gaming machines 6 is different, and the like, (It is a collective term for game balls flowing from the game machines 6 and ball counters 5 to the left and right storage / transport devices that are relatively different.) Each island 120 has a gaming portion in which a plurality of gaming machines 6 (in the embodiment, pachinko machines are adopted) and gaming ball lending machines 7 are alternately arranged, and an upper portion of the gaming machine 6 and gaming ball lending machine 7. A game ball transport device (8L, 8R) installed (in the embodiment, a horizontal transport type is adopted), and a storage / transport device disposed below the gaming machine 6 and the game ball lending machine 7. (3L, 3R). And the upper storage tank 4 is arrange | positioned between the game ball conveying apparatuses (8L, 8R) each arrange | positioned at the upper left island 110 and the right island 120 upper part. The game ball introduction device 1 is disposed on the lower back side of the polishing / lifting device 2 as in the prior art.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage / conveyance device (3L, 3R) is disposed below the gaming portion in which a plurality of gaming machines 6 and ball rental machines 7 are alternately arranged on the left island 110. The storage / conveyance device 3L, and the storage / conveyance device 3R disposed below the gaming portion in which a plurality of gaming machines 6 and game ball lending machines 7 on the right island 120 are alternately arranged. Has been. The storage / conveyance device 3L includes various devices in the order of the end tank 31L, the inclined lifter 32L, the outrail 33L, and the front tank 34L in the direction from the end of the left island 110 toward the polishing / lifting device 2. It is arranged. Further, the end tank 31L communicates with the game ball transport device 8L through an end hose 35L, and the front tank 34L communicates with the upper storage tank 4 through an overflow hose 36L. Similarly, in the storage / conveyance device 3R of the right island 120, the end tank 31R → the inclined lifter 32R → the outrail 33R → the front tank 34R from the island end of the right island 120 toward the polishing / lifting device 2 direction. Each device is arranged in this order. Further, the end tank 31R is communicated with the game ball transport device 8R by the end hose 35R, and the front tank 34R is communicated with the upper storage tank 4 by the overflow hose 36R. The front tank 34L and the front tank 34R are connected to the polishing / lifting device 2 via the game ball introducing device 1. On the other hand, a ball counter 5 is disposed outside the island end portion of the left island 110 and communicates with the end tank 31L by a hose or the like (not shown). And it is comprised so that the game ball thrown into this ball counter 5 may flow down to end tank 31L.

  Here, a transporting cycle of game balls in the gaming machine island 100 will be described. Since the transport cycle of the game balls 9 in the left island 110 and the right island 120 is substantially the same, the left island 110 will be described. First, the polishing / lifting device 2 and the game ball transfer device 8L are operated, and the game ball 9 initially stored in the storage / transfer device 3L is stored / transfer device 3L → the game ball introducing device 1 → polishing / polishing. Lifting device 2 → Upper storage tank 4 → Game ball transfer device 8L → End hose 35L → End tank 31L of storage / transfer device 3L → Inclined lifter 32L → Outrail 33L → Front tank 34L The game balls 9 are spread over. In this transport process, a required amount of game balls 9 are supplied to the game machine 6 and the game ball lending machine 7 through a replenishment chute (not shown). And while the game is continued, this transfer cycle is continued. In addition, as a result of the transfer cycle being continued, the game ball 9 that has overflowed in the upper storage tank 4 is returned to the front tank 34L via the overflow hose 36L.

  Next, when the player throws the game ball 9 into the ball counter 5 while the gaming machine island 100 is in operation, the counted game ball 9 flows down to the end tank 31L. As a result, the number of game balls 9 in the end tank 31L, that is, in the storage / transport device 3L is larger than the game balls 9 in the storage / transfer device 3R of the right island 120. When this is repeated, game balls 9 are accumulated in the left island 110. In such a state, when a “game ball guidance device” as disclosed in the prior art is adopted, approximately the same amount of game balls guided to the “game ball guidance device” are lifted by the polishing / lifting device. The game balls 9 in the left island 110 are accumulated in the storage / conveyance device 3L. When this cumulative state progresses, there is a possibility that the course of the game ball 9 flowing down through the ball counter 5 will be hindered, or the path of the out ball flowing down from the game machine 6 may be hindered.

  The game ball introducing device 1 of the present invention has a substantially cubic box-like shape in which an inflow port 153 (on the left island 110 side) and an inflow port 154 (on the right island 120 side) of the game ball 9 are formed on the upper left and right sides. The separation / guidance tower 15, the fitting bracket 16 disposed on the upper side of the separation / guidance tower 15 from the left island 110 side to the right island 120 side of the separation / guidance tower 15, and the left island 110 An introduction rod 11 connected to the front tank 34L of the disposed storage / conveyance device 3L, an introduction rod 12 connected to the front tank 34R of the storage / conveyance device 3R disposed on the right island 120, Legs 14 are provided for fixing the separation / guide tower 15 to a support base (not shown).

  Hereinafter, each component of the game ball introducing device 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The separation / guide tower 15 is formed in a substantially cubic box shape, and has an inlet 153 on one side of the upper left island 110 side and an inlet on one side of the right island 120 side. 154 is opened, and an opening 151 is formed in the inner lower part (lower side in FIG. 2), and an opening 152 for inserting the separation / guide plate 13 is formed in the rear side (upward in FIG. 2). The separation / induction plate 13 is installed inside the separation / induction tower 15 so as to be orthogonal to the introduction rod 11 and the introduction rod 12 and to be inclined downward from the opening 152 toward the opening 151. ing. The game balls 9 flowing down from the introduction basket 11 and the introduction basket 12 through the separation / guide plate 13 are taken into the intake 21 of the polishing / lifting device 2, and the upper storage tank 4 is used by the polishing / lifting device 2. Polished and lifted.

  As shown in the schematic perspective view shown in FIG. 4, the fitting bracket 16 has two flat plate-like standing walls 163 and 164 arranged so as to face each other, and lower edges of both ends of the standing wall 163 and the standing wall 164 are arranged. They are connected to each other to form a fitting portion 161 and a fitting portion 162 having a channel-shaped cross section. In addition, an engaging piece 165 and an engaging piece 166 each having an angular cross section extending outward are provided at the corners of the upper ends of the standing wall 163 and the standing wall 164, respectively. The above-mentioned fitting portion 161 fits the introduction rod 11 bridged between the front tank 34L of the left island 110 and the separation / guidance tower 15, and the inner edge of the fitting portion 161 is separated / guidance. It faces the inlet 153 established in the tower 15. The fitting portion 162 is for fitting the bridge 12 that is bridged between the front tank 34R of the right island 120 and the separation / guidance tower 15, and the inner edge of the fitting portion 162 is separated / guidance. It faces the inlet 154 opened in the tower 15. That is, the fitting bracket 16 is separated at the upper part of the separation / guidance tower 15 so as to sandwich the front and rear of the separation / guidance tower 15 by the standing wall 163 and the standing wall 164 and separated by the fitting portion 161 and the fitting portion 162. It is straddled so as to sandwich both sides of the induction tower 15. The fitting portion 161 and the fitting portion 162 are configured so that the fitting portion 161 on the front tank 34 </ b> L side of the left island 110 is connected to the right island 120 with the fitting bracket 16 straddling the separation / guidance tower 15. It is formed so as to be positioned above the front tank 34R side. That is, the fitting portion 161 is formed by directly connecting the lower edge of the standing wall 163 and the standing wall 164 with a connecting bridge, whereas the fitting portion 162 extends downward from the lower edge of the standing wall 163 and the standing wall 164. The projecting piece 167 and the lower edge of the projecting piece 168 are connected by a connecting bridge. Therefore, in a state where the fitting bracket 16 is laid across the separation / guidance tower 15, the fitting portion 161 is located above the fitting portion 162 (indicated by H in FIGS. 1 and 4). Become. (Indicated by symbol H in FIG. 1)

  Next, the relationship between the fitting portion 161 formed on the introduction rod 11 and the fitting bracket 16 and the fitting portion 162 formed on the introduction rod 12 and the fitting bracket 16 will be described. The introduction rod 11 is formed between the front tank 34L of the storage / transport device 3L disposed on the left island 110 where the game balls 9 flowing down are more and the fitting portion 161 located above the separation / guide tower 15 It is built between. The downstream edge of the introduction rod 11 faces the inlet 153 established in the separation / guidance tower 15. On the other hand, the introduction rod 12 has a fitting portion 162 located below the front tank 34R and the separation / guide tower 15 of the storage / conveyance device 3R disposed on the right island 120 with the smaller number of game balls 9 flowing down. It is erected between. The downstream edge of the introduction rod 12 faces the inlet 154 opened in the separation / guidance tower 15. At this time, as described above, there is a difference in height between the fitting portion 161 (inlet 153) and the fitting portion 162 (inlet 154). 161 and the position at which the distance between the fitting portion 162 and the separation / guide plate 13 is the shortest (the portion corresponding to the opening 152 for insertion of the separation / guide plate 13 formed behind the separation / guide tower 15). In this case, the vertical interval between the fitting portion 161 and the short position is a position that can secure at least an interval at which two game balls 9 can be overlapped, and similarly, the fitting portion 162 and the short position are separated from each other. The interval in the vertical direction is set so that the game balls 9 are at positions where one interval can be secured. For this reason, as a result, the position of the bottom wall 11a of the introduction rod 11 that is fitted to the fitting portion 161 described later and faces the inlet 153 is also fitted to the fitting portion 162 and faces the inlet 154. It will be located above the bottom wall 12a of the introduction rod 12 which is protruding.

  The introduction rod 11 has a cross-sectional channel shape having a bottom wall 11a, side walls 11b erected on both side edges of the bottom wall 11a, and side walls 11c. Then, the inflow side end portion of the game ball 9 is connected to the front tank 34L of the storage / transport device 3L disposed on the left island 110 (that is, the one where the flow amount of the game ball 9 is large), and the discharge side The end portion is fitted into a channel-like fitting portion 161 formed in the aforementioned fitting bracket 16. On the other hand, the bottom wall 11 a is inclined downward from the front tank 34 </ b> L toward the fitting portion 161, and is disposed so that the leading end of the introduction rod 11 faces the inlet 153 from the fitting portion 161.

  On the other hand, the introduction rod 12 has a cross-sectional channel shape having a bottom wall 12a, side walls 12b erected on both side edges of the bottom wall 12a, and side walls 12c. Then, the inflow side end portion of the game ball 9 is connected to the front tank 34R of the storage / transfer device 3R disposed on the right island 120 (that is, the flow amount of the game ball 9 is small), and the discharge side The end portion is fitted to a channel-like fitting portion 162 formed on the aforementioned fitting bracket 16. On the other hand, the bottom wall 12a is inclined downward from the front tank 34R side toward the fitting portion 162, and is arranged so that the leading end of the introduction rod 12 faces the inlet 154 from the fitting portion 162.

  For this reason, if the connection position between the front tank 34L and the introduction rod 11 and the connection position between the front tank 34R and the introduction rod 12 are symmetrical, the introduction rod 12 with respect to the inclination of the bottom wall 11a of the introduction rod 11. The bottom wall 12a has a steep slope.

  The separation / guide plate 13 is formed of a long rectangular flat plate, and a flat portion 131 and a rectifying unit 132 are formed on the flat plate. The rectifying unit 132 is located on the downstream side of the flat portion 131 with the separation / induction plate 13 attached to the separation / induction tower 15, and includes a plurality of rails 133 protruding in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate and the rail 133 And a long hole 134 formed between the rails 33. The distance between the rail 133 and the rail 133 is set such that the game ball 9 does not fall. When the game ball 9 passes over the rail 133, a foreign object smaller than the game ball 9 passes through the long hole 134. It is dropped and removed. Note that a shutter (not shown) is provided in the elongated hole 134 so as to be able to appear and disappear so that the flow of the game ball 9 can be stopped when necessary.

  Next, the flow of the game ball 9 in the game ball introduction device 1 will be described. First, the amount of game balls 9 that flow into the introduction basket 11 from the storage / transport device 3L disposed on the left island 110 and the storage / transport device 3R disposed on the right island 120 are introduced. The amount of the game balls 9 flowing into the basket 12 is substantially the same unless a function that gives priority to either one is provided.

  Next, the game ball 9 that has flowed into the introduction basket 11 from the storage / transfer device 3L disposed on the left island 110 will be described. The game ball 9 that has flowed into the introduction basket 11 follows the inclination of the introduction basket 11. Then, it flows down while rolling in the fitting portion 161 direction. The game ball 9 that has flowed down is discharged from the lower edge of the introduction rod 11 fitted to the fitting bracket 16 to the inside of the separation / guidance tower 15 through the inflow port 153 provided in the separation / guidance tower 15. Is done. At this time, since the fitting portion 161 (inlet 153) is at a high position with respect to the separation / guidance plate 13, the released game ball 9 diffuses in a parabolic manner over a wide range on the separation / guidance plate 13. Is done. (Arrow a) The game ball 9 diffused on the separation / guidance plate 13 flows down along the inclination, is taken into the intake 21 of the polishing / lifting device 2, and is polished into the upper storage tank 4. Be lifted.

  On the other hand, the game ball 9 that has flowed into the introduction basket 12 from the storage / conveyance device 3 </ b> R disposed on the right island 120 flows down while rolling in the direction of the fitting portion 162 along the inclination of the introduction basket 12. The game ball 9 that has flowed down is discharged from the lower edge of the introduction rod 11 fitted to the fitting bracket 16 to the inside of the separation / guidance tower 15 through the inflow port 153 provided in the separation / guidance tower 15. Is done. At this time, since the fitting portion 162 (inlet 154) is located at a lower position than the fitting portion 161 (inlet 153) and the inclination is steep, the released game ball 9 is placed on the separation / guide plate 13. Is diffused to a range close to the fitting portion 162 (inflow port 154). (Arrow b) Therefore, the game ball 9 diffused in the range close to the fitting portion 162 collides with the game ball 9 released earlier or the game ball 9 released from the introduction rod 11 on the opposite side, Since the outflow is hindered, the amount of the game ball 9 that flows into the separation / guide plate 13 is limited, and as a result, the amount of the game ball 9 that is transported decreases.

  In this way, the game ball 9 released into the separation / guide tower 15 from the storage / transfer device 3L with the larger number of game balls 9 flowing down from the inlet 153 through the introduction rod 11 flows down. The game balls 9 fall on the separation / guide plate 13 more than the game balls 9 released from the inlet / outlet 154 into the separation / guidance tower 15 through the introduction basket 12 from the storage / transport device 3R with the smaller number of game balls 9; It is guided to the polishing / lifting device 2 and is transferred to the upper storage tank 4. As a result, the game balls 9 stored in the storage / transport device 3L decrease faster than the game balls 9 stored in the storage / transport device 3R.

It is the front view which showed the game ball introduction apparatus of this invention. It is the top view which showed the game ball introduction apparatus of this invention. It is the side view which showed the game ball introduction apparatus of this invention. It is the schematic perspective view which showed the fitting bracket. It is a front view of the gaming machine island showing the arrangement of the game ball introduction device of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 gaming machine island 110 left island 120 right island 1 game ball introduction device 11 introduction cage (left island side)
11a Bottom wall 11b Side wall (front side)
11c Side wall (opposite side)
12 Introduction dredging (right island side)
12a Bottom wall 12b Side wall (front side)
12c Side wall (opposite side)
13 Separation / guidance plate 131 Flat portion 132 Rectifier 133 Rail 134 Long hole 14 Leg 15 Separation / guidance tower 151 Opening 152 Opening (for separation / guidance plate insertion)
153 Inlet (left island side)
154 Inlet (Right side of island)
16 Fitting bracket 161 Fitting part (left island side)
162 Fitting part (right island side)
163 Standing wall 164 Standing wall 165 Locking piece 166 Locking piece 167 Projection piece 168 Projection piece 2 Polishing / lifting device 21 Inlet 3L Storage / conveying device (hereinafter, left island 110 side)
31L End tank 32L Inclined lifter 33L Outrail 34L Front tank 35L End hose 36L Overflow hose 3R Storage and transfer device (hereinafter, right island 120 side)
31R End tank 32R Inclined lifter 33R Out rail 34R Front tank 35R End hose 36R Overflow hose 4 Upper storage tank 5 Ball counter 6 Game machine 7 Game ball lending machine 8L Game ball transport device (left island 110 side)
8R game ball transport device (right island 120 side)
9 Game Ball H Height difference between the fitting portion 161 (inlet 153) and the fitting portion 162 (inlet 154) a Arrow b indicating the direction of the game ball emitted from the fitting portion 161 (inlet 153) An arrow indicating the direction of the game ball released from the joint 162 (inlet 154)

Claims (1)

Arranged in the vicinity of the lower part of the lifting device disposed substantially in the center of the gaming machine island, the left-hand islands disposed on both sides of the lifting device and the game balls that have flowed out of the right-hand island A game ball introduction device having an introduction cage for guiding to the device,
The game ball introducing device includes a separation / guidance tower provided with a separation / guidance plate for separating a game ball and foreign matter that have flowed down from the introduction bowl through an inlet,
A fitting bracket on one island side where the amount of inflow of game balls is large, and a fitting bracket located at a position higher than the fitting portion of the other side of the introduction basket where inflow of game balls is small ,
The fitting bracket is disposed at the upper part of the separation / guidance tower, and is low between the fitting portion formed at a high position of the fitting bracket and the island where the inflow amount of game balls is large, and low. By connecting the introduction rod between the fitting part formed at the position and the island with the smaller amount of inflow of game balls, the left and right islands adjacent to each other are connected to the game balls. A game ball introducing device characterized in that game balls that have flowed down from one island with a large amount of inflow are distributed so that more game balls can flow from the other island.

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