JP5259358B2 - Game ball collection device and game island - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game ball collection device that collects a game ball discharged from a game machine and conveys the game ball toward a lifting device, and a game island including the game ball collection device.

  As conventional game islands, game balls discharged from a plurality of gaming machines arranged along the longitudinal direction of the game island are collected with a collection basket, and are transported arranged at the longitudinal center of the game island. A device that is transported to the upper part of the amusement island by a device is known.

  In general, the collection basket is disposed to be inclined in the longitudinal direction of the game island, and the game ball is rolled by its own weight by the inclination and is transported.

Patent Document 1 discloses a game ball moving device that transports game balls discharged from each game machine to a lifting device by a belt conveyor.
JP 2005-34252 A

  When a game ball is rolled by its own weight and transported by the collection basket, the collection basket needs to be inclined, so that a space in the height direction is required. However, since the height of the lower part of the gaming machine on the gaming island is limited, when the gaming island is long in the longitudinal direction, the collection basket cannot be disposed up to the end of the gaming island.

  In addition, in the case of the game ball moving device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a large installation space is not required in the height direction, but since the game ball is transported by the belt conveyor, the belt conveyor may be broken. When the belt conveyor breaks, a situation occurs in which the game balls cannot be supplied stably.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. A game ball collecting device that does not require a large space in the height direction and that can stably transport game balls, and the game ball collecting device are provided. The purpose is to provide a prepared amusement island.

1st invention is provided in the game island in which the some game machine was arranged, and it collects the game ball | bowl discharged | emitted from each game machine, and aims at the lifting apparatus which lifts a game ball | bowl to the upper part of a game island In the game ball collecting device that transports the game balls, the first collection basket that can collect the game balls discharged from each gaming machine and roll it toward the downstream end, and the upstream end is the first collection basket. A second collection basket provided at a position higher than the downstream end of the machine and capable of rolling the game ball toward the lifting device, and transporting the game ball from the first collection basket to the second collection basket A conveying device, and the conveying device is disposed at a predetermined interval around a rotating body that receives a driving force from a driving source and rotates around a rotating shaft, and an outer peripheral edge of the rotating member, and a plurality of hard magnetic material for adsorbing the game ball rolling on the said first collecting trough on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating member, before The driving source is driven by rotating the rotating body to convey the game ball adsorbed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary member to the second collecting trough, the rotating body, between the adjacent hard magnetic A soft magnetic material is provided .
The second invention is the adjacent hard magnetic material, disposed along the circumferential direction of the rotating body as S and N poles are opposed to each other before Symbol hard magnetic material, the radial direction of the rotary body In addition, N pole and S pole are magnetized.
The third invention is the adjacent hard magnetic material, disposed along the circumferential direction of the rotating body as S and N poles are opposed to each other before Symbol hard magnetic material, the circumferential direction of the rotating body In addition, N pole and S pole are magnetized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a soft magnetic body disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body between the hard magnetic body and the rotating shaft so as to overlap with the hard magnetic body is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the rotating body includes a base drum that rotates about the rotating shaft, and a magnet guide that is disposed along an outer periphery of the base drum and holds the hard magnetic body. The magnet guide is a soft magnetic material.

6th invention is equipped with the collection | recovery ball | bowl detection means which detects the residence state of the game ball in said 2nd collection | recovery basket, The said rotary body will be in a halt condition according to the detection condition of the said collection | recovery ball | bowl detection means, And

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the game ball collecting apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the invention and the game ball can be stored, and the game ball can be discharged to the game ball collecting apparatus. A game island in which the game ball collecting device and the island end tank are arranged on the right side and the left side of the lifting device, respectively, and the island end tank is provided to be openable and closable. And a shutter that can discharge the game balls stored in the island end tank to the first recovery basket of the game ball collection device by being opened, and a storage that detects a storage state of the game balls in the island end tank And when the amount of game balls stored in one island end tank is larger than the amount of game balls stored in the other island end tank by a predetermined amount or more, the one island end tank And opening the shutter provided on the screen. .

According to the first , fourth, and fifth aspects of the invention, since the transport device that transports the game balls discharged from the first recovery basket to the second recovery basket is provided, the game balls are transported by one recovery basket. Compared with, the height of the first recovery rod and the second recovery rod can be reduced. Therefore, a large space in the height direction is not required.

According to the second, third invention, the hard magnetic material adjacent, since the S and N poles are arranged opposite, it can be efficiently adsorbed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body game balls, Game ball transport efficiency is improved.

According to the sixth invention, the rotating body is stopped according to the detection status of the recovery ball detection means, so that the game ball overflows in the second recovery rod and the game ball is clogged in the vicinity of the entrance of the lifting device. Can be prevented.

According to the seventh invention, when the amount of game balls stored in one island end tank is larger than the amount of game balls stored in the other island end tank by a predetermined amount or more, Since the provided shutter is opened, the game balls stored in one of the island end tanks with a large amount of game ball storage are conveyed to the lifting device by the game ball collection device. Therefore, it is possible to balance the amount of game balls stored in the left and right island edge tanks.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 1-3, the game island 100 provided with the game ball collecting apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the internal structure of the game island 100, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure near the end of the game island 100, and FIG. 3 shows the internal structure near the center of the game island 100. It is a perspective view. FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which the lower decorative plate in the left half of the game island 100 is removed.

  The amusement island 100 is installed in a game arcade, and is provided with a plurality of gaming machines (not shown) and incidental facilities.

  The gaming island 100 has a plurality of gaming machine installation openings 5 arranged in two rows in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 1). In FIG. 1, only the row of gaming machine installation openings 5 on the front side of the gaming island 100 is illustrated, but the row of gaming machine installation openings 5 is also formed on the back side of the gaming island 100. A gaming machine is installed in the gaming machine installation opening 5. Thereby, the gaming machines are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the gaming island 100, and are arranged in the back direction in which the respective back surfaces are combined in the short side direction (the vertical direction in the drawing in FIG. 1).

  Below the gaming machines on the gaming island 100, the gaming balls discharged from each gaming machine are collected, and the collected gaming balls are directed toward the lifting device 3 disposed at the substantially longitudinal center of the gaming island 100. A game ball collecting device 1 to be transported is disposed.

  The lifting device 3 is a device that lifts the game ball upward while polishing the game ball, and the game ball lifted by the lifting device 3 is guided to the upper tank 4 installed at the upper part of the lifting device 3. It is written.

  Discharge ports 4a through which game balls are discharged are disposed on the left and right sides of the upper tank 4. Connected to the outlet 4a is a supply basket 6 for supplying the game balls in the upper tank 4 to each game machine and a ball lending machine (not shown) for lending game balls.

  The game balls supplied from the supply basket 6 to the ball lending machine are used for games in the game machine, and the game balls discharged from the game machine are collected by the game ball collecting device 1 and conveyed to the lifting device 3. The

  The game balls supplied from the supply basket 6 to the gaming machine are paid out to the player as prize balls from the gaming machine. After the payout, the game balls thrown into the ball counter 8 installed at the end of the game island 100 are guided to the island end tank 2 disposed on the side of the game ball collection device 1. The game balls that are paid out may be used for games.

  The game balls that have not been discharged from the upper tank 4 to the supply basket 6 and overflowed from the upper tank 4 are guided to an overflow basket 9a that extends below the supply basket 6 and are transferred to the island end tank 2 through the overflow hose 9b. It is guided. The game balls stored in the island-end tank 2 are discharged to the game-ball collecting device 1 when the shutter 7 (see FIG. 2) provided in the island-end tank 2 is opened and transported to the lifting device 3. Is done.

  As described above, the game balls in the game island 100 circulate in the game island 100.

  The amusement island 100 is configured symmetrically with the lifting device 3 and the upper tank 4 disposed approximately in the center in the longitudinal direction. That is, the game ball collecting device 1, the island end tank 2, the supply rod 6, the overflow rod 9 a, the overflow hose 9 b and the like are provided one by one on the left and right with the lifting device 3 and the upper tank 4 as the center. Only the ball counter 8 is provided on one of the game islands 100 (the left side in FIG. 1 in this embodiment).

  Next, each structure of the game island 100 will be described in detail.

  First, the lifting device 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lifting device 3.

  With the circulation of the endless belt 50, the lifting device 3 lifts the game ball from the introduction port 52 at the bottom of the housing 51 to the discharge port 53 at the top of the housing 51, and supplies it to the upper tank 4.

  The casing 51 includes a casing main body 54 and two upper and lower lid members 55 attached to the front opening of the casing main body 54 through a hinge so as to be opened and closed.

  The endless belt 50 is stretched between a driven roller 56 and a driving roller 57 disposed above and below the housing body 54. The drive roller 57 is connected to a feed motor 58 with a speed reducer, and the endless belt 50 circulates by driving the feed motor 58. Appropriate tension is applied to the endless belt 50 by a tension roller 59.

  A polishing cloth (not shown) is laid inside the lid member 55, and the upper and lower ends of the polishing cloth are folded and fixed at the upper and lower ends of the lid member 55, respectively.

  The lifting device 3 is configured as described above, and the game ball guided to the introduction port 52 in a state where the endless belt 50 is circulated is caused between the endless belt 50 and the polishing cloth by friction with the endless belt 50. It is drawn in and lifted upward. In this lifting process, the game ball is automatically polished by the polishing cloth.

  Next, the upper tank 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the inside of the upper tank 4, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the inside of the upper tank 4.

  The upper tank 4 is an upper main tank 4A through which the game balls lifted from the lifting device 3 are guided, and an upper part connected to the upper main tank 4A and connected to an island between islands (not shown) connecting adjacent game islands. It consists of an auxiliary tank 4B.

  In the upper part of the housing 61 of the upper main tank 4A, an opening 61a communicating with the discharge port 53 of the lifting device 3 is formed, and the game ball is guided into the upper main tank 4A through the opening 61a.

  The game ball that has flowed into the upper main tank 4A through the opening 61a is guided onto an inclined plate 62 provided to be inclined. An opening 62a is formed in the inclined plate 62, and the game ball descending the inclined plate 62 flows downward through the opening 62a (see FIG. 5). In addition, the housing 61 is formed with an opening 61b through which a game ball descending the inclined plate 62 can pass and communicates with the upper auxiliary tank 4B. As described above, the game ball on the inclined plate 62 flows downward from the opening 62a or is guided to the upper auxiliary tank 4B provided side by side through the opening 61b.

  The game ball that has flowed downward from the opening 62a of the inclined plate 62 is guided to an inclined rod 63 (see FIG. 6) formed to be inclined in the opposite direction to the inclined plate 62. The inclined rod 63 is formed so that one side is in contact with the inner wall of the housing 61, and a standing wall 63 a for preventing the game ball from falling is formed on the other side of the inclined rod 63. Therefore, the game ball guided to the tilted cage 63 rolls on the flow path defined by the inner wall of the chassis 61 and the standing wall 63a. Since there is a gap 64 between the downstream end portion of the inclined rod 63 and the inner wall of the casing 61, the game ball rolling on the inclined rod 63 flows downward from the gap 64.

  Below the inclined trough 63, an overflow introduction tower 65 standing on the bottom 61c of the upper main tank 4A is located. The overflow introduction tower 65 is a hollow member and communicates with a connecting pipe 66 that communicates with the overflow rod 9a through an opening 61d formed in the bottom 61c, as shown in FIG. In the upper part of the side wall of the overflow introduction tower 65, an introduction port 65a (see FIG. 5) through which game balls flow is formed.

  The game ball that has flowed downward from the inclined cage 63 flows down between the side wall of the overflow introduction tower 65 and the inner wall of the chassis 61, falls onto the first shelf 67, and is connected to the first shelf 67. The two shelves 68 flow down to the bottom 61c.

  The bottom portion 61c is formed to be inclined downward from the central portion toward the left and right discharge ports 4a formed in the housing 61. The second shelf 68 is formed with an inclination such that the flowing game ball falls near the center of the bottom 61c. Therefore, the game balls dropped from the second shelf 68 to the bottom 61c are distributed to the left and right by the inclination of the bottom 61c, and are guided to the supply basket 6 from the left and right discharge ports 4a.

  In this way, the game ball guided from the lifting device 3 to the upper main tank 4A flows down to the bottom 61c, and is then guided from the left and right discharge ports 4a to the supply basket 6.

  When the operating rate of the gaming machine is small, gaming balls accumulate on the bottom 61c, and the amount of gaming balls stored in the upper main tank 4A increases. When the game ball storage amount increases and the game ball is stored up to the position of the introduction port 65a of the overflow introduction tower 65, the game ball flows into the overflow introduction tower 65 from the introduction port 65a. In this manner, when the amount of game balls stored in the upper main tank 4A reaches a predetermined amount, the overflow introduction tower 65 overflows.

  The game balls that have flowed into the overflow introduction tower 65 reach the branch portions 70 (see FIG. 1) of the left and right overflow rods 9a from the connecting pipe 66. Since the left and right overflow baskets 9a are formed to be inclined downward to the left and right around the branch part 70, the game balls that have reached the branch part 70 from the connecting pipe 66 are distributed to the left and right at the branch part 70, and the overflow baskets 9a. Roll 9a.

  A limit switch 71 is provided in the vicinity of the opening 62 a of the inclined plate 62 in the housing 61. The limit switch 71 is turned on when the amount of game balls stored in the upper main tank 4A increases and reaches the position of the limit switch 71.

  The upper auxiliary tank 4B is partitioned into an upper chamber 73 and a lower chamber 74. The upper chamber 73 is a pitching chamber for sending a ball to the adjacent game island, and as described above, the game ball is guided from the upper main tank 4A through the opening 61b. The lower chamber 74 is a ball receiving chamber into which game balls from adjacent game islands flow. The lower chamber 74 communicates with the overflow introduction tower 65 through an opening 61e (see FIG. 6) formed in the housing 61 and a communication rod 69 communicating with the opening 61e. Then, it is led to the lower tank 2 via the overflow trough 9a. Each of the upper chamber 73 and the lower chamber 74 is formed with openings 73a and 74a through which islands connecting the adjacent game islands communicate.

  The supply basket 6 replenishes the gaming balls guided from the upper main tank 4A to each gaming machine and a ball lending machine attached to each gaming machine. The supply basket 6 is disposed so as to be inclined downward from the upper tank 4 toward the end of the game island 100, and conveys game balls by the inclination. A plurality of supply chutes (not shown) corresponding to each gaming machine and each ball lending machine are arranged in the supply basket 6 along the longitudinal direction, and game balls are supplied through the supply chutes.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 1-3 and FIGS. 7-9, the game ball collection | recovery apparatus 1 and the island edge tank 2 are demonstrated. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the game ball collecting apparatus 1, FIG. 8 is a side view of the main part of the game ball collecting apparatus 1, and FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the transfer device in the game ball collecting apparatus 1. .

  The game ball collecting device 1 is a device that collects the game balls discharged from each gaming machine and conveys the collected game balls toward the lifting device 3.

  The game ball collecting device 1 is arranged to be inclined in the longitudinal direction of the game island 100, and the first collection basket 10 that collects the game balls discharged from each gaming machine and the game island 100 to be inclined in the longitudinal direction. A second recovery rod 11 that is disposed and is provided at a position where the upstream end portion 11a is higher than the downstream end portion 10b of the first recovery rod 10 and collects game balls discharged from each gaming machine, and the first recovery rod 10 And a transporting device 12 for transporting the game balls discharged from the second recovery basket 11.

  The first recovery rod 10 and the second recovery rod 11 are formed at an inclination angle at which the game ball can roll, and both are inclined toward the lifting device 3 side.

  The conveying device 12 is disposed between the downstream end portion 10 b of the first recovery rod 10 and the upstream end portion 11 a of the second recovery rod 11, and connects the first recovery rod 10 and the second recovery rod 11.

  The game ball collection device 1 includes at least one transport device 12. When the game ball collection device 1 includes a plurality of transfer devices 12, the adjacent transfer devices 12 share a collection basket. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the transport device 12 includes two transport devices, a first transport device 12A and a second transport device 12B, and the recovery basket shared by both can be seen from the first transport device 12A. The second recovery basket 11 and the first recovery basket 10 when viewed from the second transport device 12B.

  The first recovery rod 10 that communicates with the first transport device 12 </ b> A is arranged such that the upstream end portion 10 a (see FIG. 2) communicates with the shutter 7 of the island end tank 2. In addition, the second collection basket 11 that communicates with the second transport device 12B is disposed such that the downstream end portion 11b (see FIG. 3) communicates with a discharge basket 87 that guides the game ball to the lifting device 3.

  Therefore, the game balls discharged from the island tank 2 are transferred to the lifting device 3 through the discharge rod 87 through the first transfer device 12A and the second transfer device 12B.

  In addition, the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and collected in the first collection basket 10 communicating with the first conveyance apparatus 12A are similarly passed through the first conveyance apparatus 12A and the second conveyance apparatus 12B through the discharge basket 87. It is conveyed to the lifting device 3. Thus, the discharge rod 87 conveys the game ball collected by the game ball collection device 1 to the lifting device 3, and does not have a function of collecting the game ball discharged from the game machine.

  In addition, the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and collected in the second collection basket 11 (first collection basket 10 as viewed from the second conveyance apparatus 12B) communicating with the first conveyance apparatus 12A are transferred to the second conveyance apparatus 12B. Then, it is conveyed to the lifting device 3 through the discharge rod 87.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the second collection basket 11 communicating with the second conveyance apparatus 12 </ b> B arranged at the most downstream among the plurality of conveyance apparatuses 12 detects the staying state of the game balls in the second collection basket 11. A recovery ball detector 84 (recovered ball detection means) is provided. Specifically, the collection ball detector 84 is provided at a communication portion between the second collection basket 11 and the discharge basket 87. The collection ball detector 84 is a sensor that is turned on by the magnetic field of the game ball, and is turned on when the discharge rod 87 is filled with the game ball and the game ball stays at the position of the collection ball detector 84.

  In addition, you may make it make the 2nd recovery rod 11 connected to the 2nd conveying apparatus 12B communicate with the lifting apparatus 3 directly, without providing the discharge rod 87. FIG. In this case, the collection ball detector 84 may be provided in the middle of the second collection basket 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the island end tank 2 is disposed at both left and right ends of the game island 100, and is partitioned from the first collection basket 10 with the partition plate 88 as a boundary. The partition plate 88 is provided with a shutter 7. The bottom of the island end tank 2 is integral with the rolling surface 10c of the first recovery rod 10, and is formed to be inclined. Therefore, when the shutter 7 is closed, the game ball discharged from the overflow hose 9b is stored in the island end tank 2, but when the shutter 7 is opened, the game ball stored in the island end tank 2 is It passes through the shutter 7 due to the inclination of the bottom, and is discharged to the first recovery rod 10.

  A storage ball detector 81 (81a, 81b) (reserved ball detection means) that detects a storage state of game balls in the island end tank 2 at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the game island 100 on the inner wall of the island end tank 2 ) Are provided. The storage ball detector 81 is a sensor that is turned on by the magnetic field of the game ball, and when the amount of game ball storage in the island end tank 2 increases, the storage ball detector 81a disposed on the low side of the island end tank 2 Turns on in order. That is, when the amount of game balls stored in the island edge tank 2 increases, the number of ON of the stored ball detector 81 increases.

  Below, mainly with reference to Drawing 7-Drawing 9, conveyance device 12 of game ball recovery device 1 is explained.

  The transport device 12 includes a rotating body 20 that rotates around a rotating shaft 20a extending in the short direction of the gaming island 100, and the game ball is transferred to the rotating body 20 by the magnetic force of the magnetic body disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 20. It is made to adsorb | suck to the outer peripheral surface of and convey. Here, the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 20 refers to an annular region surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 and a circle having a smaller diameter than the outer peripheral surface.

  Both ends of the rotating shaft 20 a of the rotating body 20 are rotatably supported by a pair of support plates 31 attached to the game island 100.

  Since the outer diameter of the support plate 31 is larger than the outer diameter of the rotating body 20, the outer peripheral edge of the support plate 31 serves as a guide portion for preventing the fall of the game ball that is attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 and conveyed. Function.

  A drive motor 32 for rotating the rotating body 20 is fixed to one of the pair of support plates 31, and a pulley 33 is fixed to the output shaft of the drive motor 32. A pulley 34 is also fixed to the rotating shaft 20 a of the rotating body 20, and a belt 35 is wound around the pulley 33 and the pulley 34.

  When the drive motor 32 is driven to rotate, the rotation is transmitted to the rotary body 20 via the pulleys 33 and 34 and the belt 35, and the rotary body 20 rotates about the rotary shaft 20a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating body 20 includes a base drum 21 having a rotating shaft 20 a at the center thereof, and a magnet guide 22 that is disposed along the outer periphery of the base drum 21 and holds the magnetic body.

  The base drum 21 is a hollow cylindrical member in which the opening portions at both ends of the cylindrical body portion 21a are closed, and is made of a nonmagnetic material such as aluminum.

  The magnet guide 22 is an elongated sheet-like member having a long side equivalent to the outer peripheral length of the base drum 21 and having flexibility, and is wound around the outer periphery of the base drum 21. The magnet guide 22 is made of rubber and is made of a nonmagnetic material.

  The magnet guide 22 may be made of a paramagnetic metal, synthetic resin, or ceramics as long as it is a non-magnetic material. In this case, if the magnet guide 22 is not flexible, it is formed in an annular shape. The base drum 21 is inserted into the outer periphery.

  In the magnet guide 22, a plurality of holding portions 22 a that hold the hard magnetic body 23 are formed through the upper and lower surfaces. The holding portion 22 a extends in the short direction of the magnet guide 22 and is formed at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the magnet guide 22.

  A plate-like hard magnetic body 23 is fitted exactly in each holding portion 22a. When the magnet guide 22 is wound around the outer periphery of the base drum 21, each hard magnetic body 23 extends in the direction of the rotating shaft 20 a and is disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20.

  A magnet cover 26 for preventing the hard magnetic body 23 from falling off is attached to the outer periphery of the magnet guide 22. The magnet cover 26 is a thin and long film having an inner peripheral surface coated with an adhesive such as glue.

  As a means for preventing the hard magnetic body 23 from falling off, a structure for locking the hard magnetic body 23 to the magnet guide 22 without using the magnet cover 26 may be provided.

  In this specification, a hard magnetic material is a magnetic material that is difficult to magnetize even when an external magnetic field is applied, and that retains its residual magnetization strongly once magnetized, and includes a permanent magnet.

  The soft magnetic material refers to a magnetic material in which magnetization is easily aligned in the magnetic field direction with respect to an external magnetic field, and the retentive force of residual magnetization is small.

  A non-magnetic material means a material that does not interact with a magnetic field.

  The transport device 12 is disposed over the first collection basket 10 and the rotator 20 and rolls the first collection basket 10 to guide the game ball discharged from the downstream end 10 b to the rotator 20. And a discharge guide 42 that is disposed between the rotating body 20 and the second collection basket 11 and that guides the game balls conveyed by the rotating body 20 to the second collection basket 11.

  The supply guide 41 is formed in a U-shape comprising a rolling surface 41a on which the game ball rolls and a guide wall 41b provided on both sides of the rolling surface 41a to prevent the game ball from falling. It is a member and is composed of a non-magnetic material.

  The downstream end portion 10 b of the first recovery rod 10 is inserted into the supply guide 41 and communicates with the supply guide 41.

  The rolling surface 41a of the supply guide 41 has a larger inclination than the rolling surface 10c on which the game balls of the first recovery basket 10 roll.

  The first recovery basket 10 and the supply guide 41 are connected to each other with a step 43 having a rolling surface 10c and a rolling surface 41a corresponding to one or more game balls. That is, a step 43 equal to or more than one game ball is provided between the downstream end portion 10 b of the first recovery basket 10 and the rolling surface 41 a of the supply guide 41. Thereby, the game ball discharged from the downstream end portion 10 b of the first recovery basket 10 falls down the step 43 and is guided to the rolling surface 41 a of the supply guide 41.

  The downstream side of the rolling surface 41a of the supply guide 41 faces the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 with a gap through which the game ball cannot pass. As a result, only foreign matters such as dust guided to the supply guide 41 pass between the rolling surface 41a and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20, so that the game ball rolling on the supply guide 41 is prevented from falling. The foreign matter guided to the supply guide 41 can be collected.

  The discharge guide 42 is disposed in the guide member 44 and a U-shaped guide member 44 that is provided standing on both sides of the bottom portion 44 a and a guide wall 44 b for preventing the game ball from dropping. And a guide plate 45 that guides the game ball adsorbed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 to the second recovery basket 11. The guide member 44 and the guide plate 45 are made of a nonmagnetic material.

  The second recovery rod 11 communicates with the guide member 44 by inserting the upstream end portion 11 a into the guide member 44. Further, the guide plate 45 communicates with the second recovery rod 11 by inserting the downstream end 45 c into the second recovery rod 11.

  The rolling surface 45a of the guide plate 45 is larger in inclination than the rolling surface 11c on which the game balls of the second recovery rod 11 roll.

  At the upstream end of the rolling surface 45 a of the guide plate 45, a cylindrical guide rod 45 b is formed that is engaged with the end of the bottom 44 a of the guide member 44 and that is in sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. . The guide rod 45b is formed over the entire width direction of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20.

  As the rotating body 20 rotates, the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 and the guide rod 45b are in sliding contact with each other. However, since the outer peripheral shape of the guide rod 45b is circular, the friction generated between the two is small.

  The game balls that are attracted to and transported by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 are guided away from the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 to the rolling surface 45a of the guide plate 45 by contacting the guide rod 45b. Since the outer peripheral shape of the guide rod 45b is circular, the game ball attracted to and transported by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 is smoothly guided to the guide plate 45 along the outer peripheral shape of the guide rod 45b.

  A downstream end 45 c of the rolling surface 45 a of the guide plate 45 is connected to the rolling surface 11 c of the second recovery rod 11. For this reason, the game ball rolling on the guide plate 45 is smoothly guided to the second collection basket 11. Instead of the guide plate 45, a gum tape may be applied across the bottom 44a of the guide member 44 and the rolling surface 11c of the second recovery rod 11, and both may be smoothly connected via the gum tape.

  As described above, the first recovery rod 10 and the second recovery rod 11 are arranged such that the upstream end portion 11a of the second recovery rod 11 is positioned higher than the downstream end portion 10b of the first recovery rod 10. The game ball guided from the first recovery basket 10 to the rotating body 20 through the supply guide 41 is attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 by magnetic force, and the discharge guide communicates with the second recovery basket 11 by the rotation of the rotating body 20. 42 is conveyed.

  Next, the operation of the game ball collecting apparatus 1 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8 and 10 to 12. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a game ball is transported by the transport device 12, FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a comparative example of FIG. 10, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state currently performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and the game balls discharged from the island-end tank 2 roll the first collection basket 10 and the first collection basket 10 To the rotating body 20 through the supply guide 41.

  Here, since the rolling surface 41 a of the supply guide 41 has a larger inclination than the rolling surface 10 c of the first recovery rod 10, the game ball rolls vigorously on the rolling surface 41 a of the supply guide 41. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), even if the game balls are in a continuous state on the rolling surface 41a, the game balls that are subsequently discharged to the supply guide 41 ride on the continuous game balls. Therefore, since it rolls on the game ball, it can easily reach the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11A, when the inclination of the rolling surface 41a of the supply guide 41 is equal to or smaller than the inclination of the rolling surface 10c of the first recovery rod 10, Since the momentum of the game balls rolling on the supply guide 41 is weak, the game balls discharged to the supply guide 41 later cannot roll on the connected game balls, and are supplied to the first collection basket 10. It accumulates in the vicinity of the connecting portion of the guide 41 and hardly reaches the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20.

  Further, since a step 43 equal to or more than one gaming ball is provided between the downstream end portion 10b of the first recovery basket 10 and the rolling surface 41a of the supply guide 41, as shown in FIG. Even if the game balls are connected to the rolling surface 41a, the game balls discharged to the supply guide 41 later are discharged onto the connected game balls. It is easy to reach the vicinity.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, there is no step between the downstream end 10b of the first recovery rod 10 and the rolling surface 41a of the supply guide 41, and both are smoothly communicating. In such a case, it is difficult for the game balls to be stacked, so that it is difficult to reach the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20.

  As described above, by increasing the inclination of the supply guide 41 and providing a step with the first recovery rod 10, the game discharged from the first recovery rod 10 as shown in FIG. The sphere can be caused to flow into a region that is easily influenced by the magnetic field surrounded by the rolling surface 41 a of the supply guide 41 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. As a result, the number of game balls in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the rotator 20 increases, so that the game balls are easily attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotator 20 by the action of the magnetic field.

  The game ball that has reached the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 by the supply guide 41 is attracted to the hard magnetic body 23 by the magnetic field exerted by the hard magnetic body 23 disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 20.

  Since the game ball attracted to the hard magnetic body 23 is magnetized, another game ball is attracted and magnetized by the magnetized game ball. In this way, the game balls are adsorbed in a bead shape as shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the adjacent hard magnetic bodies are arranged with the south pole and the north pole facing each other. Therefore, the game ball adsorbed in a bead shape with the hard magnetic body 23 as a base point is also adsorbed to the adjacent hard magnetic body 23. Thus, the game ball is adsorbed in a bead shape across the adjacent hard magnetic bodies 23, that is, along the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body.

  12 shows the hard magnetic body 23 in which the N pole and the S pole are magnetized in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20, but as shown in FIG. You may use the hard magnetic body 23 by which the pole was magnetized.

  Here, if the supply guide 41 is a soft magnetic body, when the game ball in the supply guide 41 is attracted to the hard magnetic body 23, the hard magnetic body 23, the game ball in the supply guide 41, and the supply The guide 41 constitutes a magnetic circuit. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the game balls are connected across the hard magnetic body 23 and the supply guide 41, and the game balls are not efficiently attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20. For this reason, the supply guide 41 being a non-magnetic material is a requirement for efficiently transporting game balls. The supply guide 41 is made of, for example, austenitic stainless steel such as SUS304.

  If the supply guide 41 is made of a non-magnetic material, the rotating body 20 and the first recovery rod 10 are separated from each other by a non-magnetic material, so that a magnetic field is applied to the game ball rolling on the first recovery rod 10. And it becomes a difficult structure. Therefore, the first recovery rod 10 is free from restrictions in terms of material selection and can be freely selected from the viewpoint of cost. For example, it is cheaper than SUS304, and can also be composed of SUS430, which is a soft magnetic material.

  The game balls adsorbed in a rosary shape on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 are transported as the rotating body 20 rotates, and the guide plate 45 slidably contacts the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 as shown in FIG. By coming into contact with the guide rod 45 b, it is guided away from the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 to the rolling surface 45 a of the guide plate 45 and flows into the second recovery rod 11. In this way, the game balls discharged from the downstream end portion 10 b of the first collection basket 10 are transported to the upstream end portion 11 a of the second collection basket 11.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 14-17, operation | movement of each apparatus of the game island 100 is demonstrated. FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the game island control device 101, FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a flow of starting and stopping the lifting device 3, and FIG. 16 shows a flow of starting and stopping the rotating body 20 of the game ball collecting device 1. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the opening / closing operation of the shutter 7 of the island end tank 2.

  First, the game island control apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The amusement island control device 101 controls the operation of each device installed on the amusement island 100, and includes a CPU 102, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104.

  The CPU 102 comprehensively controls the operation of the game island 100, and receives the detection signals from various input devices and controls the operation of the motor of each device of the game island 100. Specifically, a limit switch 71 provided in the upper tank 4, a collection ball detector 84 provided in the second collection basket 11 of the second transport device 12B, and a storage ball detector provided in the island end tank 2 In response to the detection signal from 81, the operation of the lifting motor 58 of the lifting device 3, the drive motor 32 of the rotating body 20 of the game ball collecting device 1, and the shutter motor 85 that opens and closes the shutter 7 of the island end tank 2 is performed. Control.

  In addition, as described above, the island end tank 2 is disposed on each of the left and right sides of the game island 100 with the lifting device 3 as the center. Hereinafter, the island end tank 2L, the stored ball detector 81L, the shutter 7L, and the shutter motor 85L refer to those disposed on the ball counter 8 side (the left side in FIG. 1) of the game island 100. The tank 2R, the stored ball detector 81R, the shutter 7R, and the shutter motor 85R are those disposed on the right side of the game island 100 in FIG. Therefore, while the game balls discharged from the overflow hose 9b are stored in the island end tank 2L, the game balls thrown into the ball counter 8 are stored, while the island end tank 2R is discharged from the overflow hose 9b. Only game balls are stored.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the operation of the lifting device 3 will be described.

  First, at step 11, the lifting motor 58 is activated. Thereby, the game ball conveyed to the lifting device 3 by the game ball collecting device 1 is lifted to the upper tank 4 by the lifting device 3.

  In step 12, it is determined whether or not the limit switch 71 provided in the upper main tank 4A is on. That is, it is determined whether the amount of game balls stored in the upper main tank 4A has reached the position of the limit switch 71. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the limit switch 71 is on, the process proceeds to step 13.

  In step 13, the lifting motor 58 is stopped. Thereby, supply of the game ball from the lifting device 3 to the upper main tank 4A is stopped.

  In step 14, it is determined whether or not the limit switch 71 is turned off. That is, it is determined whether the amount of game balls stored in the upper main tank 4 </ b> A has become lower than the position of the limit switch 71 as a result of the stopping of the lifting motor 58.

  As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the limit switch 71 is off, the process returns to step 11 and the lifting motor 58 is activated again. Thereafter, the above procedure is repeated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 16, operation | movement of the rotary body 20 of the game ball collection apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

  First, in step 21, the drive motors 32 of the first transport device 12A and the second transport device 12B are activated. Thereby, the rotating bodies 20 of the first transfer device 12A and the second transfer device 12B rotate, and the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and the game balls discharged from the island end tank 2 are collected by the game ball collecting device 1. It is conveyed toward the lifting device 3.

  In step 22, it is determined whether or not the collection ball detector 84 provided in the second collection basket 11 communicating with the second transport device 12B is on. That is, the discharge rod 87 connecting the second collection rod 11 and the lifting device 3 is filled with game balls, the game balls stay in the second collection rod 11, and the game balls stay up to the position of the collection ball detector 84. Is determined. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the recovered ball detector 84 is on, the process proceeds to step 23.

  In step 23, the drive motors 32 of the first transport device 12A and the second transport device 12B are stopped. That is, all the drive motors 32 of the game ball collecting apparatus 1 are stopped. Thereby, rotation of all the rotary bodies 20 stops, and conveyance of the game ball from the game ball collection | recovery apparatus 1 to the raising apparatus 3 is stopped. As described above, the rotating body 20 stops according to the detection status of the collection ball detector 84.

  In step 24, it is determined whether or not the collection ball detector 84 is turned off. That is, as a result of the stop of the rotating body 20, it is determined whether or not the game ball stays at the position of the collected ball detector 84.

  As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the collection ball detector 84 is off, the process returns to step 21, the drive motors 32 of the first transport device 12A and the second transport device 12B are activated again, and the rotating body 20 rotates. To do. Thereafter, the above procedure is repeated.

  As described above, the rotating body 20 is controlled to stop when the game ball of the second collection basket 11 stays at a predetermined position. The clogging of game balls in the vicinity of the entrance of the device 3 can be prevented.

  In the above description, the case where all the rotating bodies 20 are stopped when the collection ball detector 84 is turned on has been described. However, when the collection ball detector 84 is turned on, the downstream side is stopped. You may make it stop with the predetermined time difference in order from the rotary body 20 of the conveying apparatus 12. For example, when the collection ball detector 84 is turned on, first, the rotating body 20 of the second transport device 12B is stopped, and the rotating body 20 of the first transport device 12A is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed since the stop. You may do it.

  In the above description, the case where the collection ball detector 84 is provided only in the second collection basket 11 communicating with the second transport device 12B disposed on the most downstream side has been described. A detector 84 may be provided. In this case, when the collection ball detector 84 is turned on, only the rotating body 20 of the transport device 12 that transports the game ball to the second collection basket 11 provided with the collection ball detector 84 is provided. Stop.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 17, the opening / closing operation | movement of the shutter 7 of the island edge tank 2 is demonstrated.

  First, at step 31, both the shutter 7L and the shutter 7R are closed. Thus, normally, both the shutters 7L and 7R are closed.

  In step 32, it is determined whether or not there is a difference in the number of ONs between the stored ball detector 81L of the island end tank 2L and the stored ball detector 81R of the island end tank 2R. That is, it is determined whether there is a difference of a predetermined amount or more between the game ball storage amount of the island end tank 2L and the game ball storage amount of the island end tank 2R. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that there is a difference in the ON number between the storage ball detector 81L and the storage ball detector 81R, the process proceeds to step 33. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that there is no difference in the number of ONs, that is, it is determined that the number of ONs is the same, the process returns to step 31 and the shutters 7L and 7R maintain the closed state.

  In step 33, it is determined whether or not the number of ONs of the stored ball detector 81L of the island end tank 2L is larger than the number of ONs of the stored ball detector 81R of the island end tank 2R. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the number of ON of the stored ball detector 81L of the island end tank 2L is larger, the process proceeds to step 34, and the shutter 7L of the island end tank 2L having a large amount of game ball storage is operated by the shutter motor 85L. And the game balls stored in the island end tank 2L are discharged to the game ball collection device 1. If it is determined as a result of the determination that the number of stored ball detectors 81R in the island end tank 2R is larger, the process proceeds to step 35, and the shutter 7R of the island end tank 2R having a large amount of game ball storage is released. The game ball is opened by driving the motor 85R, and the game balls stored in the island end tank 2R are discharged to the game ball collection device 1.

  As described above, in step 32 and step 33, when one of the game ball storage amounts of the island end tank 2L and the island end tank 2R is larger than the other game ball storage amount by a predetermined amount or more, Control is performed to open the shutter 7 provided in one island end tank 2.

  As a result, the game balls stored in the island-end tank 2 with a large amount of game balls are transported to the lifting device 3 by the game-ball collecting device 1, so that the game-ball storage amounts in the left and right island-end tanks 2L and 2R Can be balanced.

  After the shutters 7L and 7R are opened in step 34 and step 35, the process returns to step 32, and as a result of the determination, the stored ball detector 81L of the island end tank 2L and the stored ball detector 81R of the island end tank 2R. If it is determined that the ON numbers are the same, the process proceeds to step 31, and the shutters 7L and 7R are closed. Thus, the shutters 7L and 7R are maintained in the open state until the game ball storage amounts of the island end tanks 2L and 2R are balanced.

  According to the above embodiment, the following operational effects are obtained.

  Since the transport device 12 for transporting the game balls discharged from the first recovery basket 10 to the second recovery basket 11 is provided, compared to the case where the game balls are transported by one recovery basket, the first recovery basket 10 and The height of the second recovery basket 11 can be reduced. Therefore, a large space in the height direction is not required.

  Even when the gaming island 100 is long in the longitudinal direction, a plurality of gaming ball collection devices 1 are arranged in series, so that a collection basket is arranged up to the end of the gaming island 100 even at the lower part of the gaming machine with a height restriction. It becomes possible to make it.

  Further, the transport device 12 transports the game ball by attracting it to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 by the magnetic force of the magnetic body disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 20, and there is no risk of breakage and is stable. The game ball can be transported.

  Further, since the hard magnetic body 23 is disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20 and the adjacent hard magnetic body 23 is disposed with the S pole and the N pole facing each other, It adsorbs in a bead shape across adjacent hard magnetic bodies 23. Further, since the hard magnetic body 23 is not disposed on the entire outer periphery of the rotating body 20, the usage amount of the hard magnetic body 23 can be suppressed. In this way, the cost can be reduced while improving the transport efficiency of the game balls.

  Next, another embodiment of the present embodiment will be described.

  (1) You may comprise the trunk | drum 21a which is an outer peripheral part of the base drum 21 with soft magnetic bodies, such as SUS304. As a result, the base drum 21 of the soft magnetic body faces between the adjacent hard magnetic bodies 23 through the rubber magnet guide 22, and the hard magnetic body 23 and the soft magnetic body rotate on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 20. The body 20 is alternately arranged in the circumferential direction.

  By arranging the hard magnetic body 23 and the soft magnetic body in this manner, the body portion 21a of the base drum 21 that is a soft magnetic body is formed by the magnetic field of the game ball adsorbed in a bead shape with the hard magnetic body 23 as a base point. Magnetized. As a result, the game balls adsorbed in a bead shape are attracted to the body portion 21 a of the base drum 21 with the magnet guide 22 and the magnet cover 26 therebetween. Thus, a magnetic circuit is formed on the outer periphery of the rotating body 20 by the hard magnetic body 23, the game ball adsorbed in a bead shape, and the body portion 21 a of the soft magnetic body, and the bead-like game ball is the rotating body 20. Adsorb to the outer peripheral surface of Therefore, the game ball adsorbed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20 is not easily dropped, and is stably conveyed as the rotating body 20 rotates.

  Further, when the number of hard magnetic bodies 23 arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20 is reduced for the purpose of cost reduction, and the body portion 21a of the base drum 21 is a non-magnetic body, the hard magnetic body The game ball adsorbed in a rosary shape with 23 as a base point is temporarily suspended vertically downward due to gravity. However, if the body portion 21a of the base drum 21 is made of a soft magnetic material, even if the number of the hard magnetic materials 23 is small, the game balls adsorbed in a rosary shape with the hard magnetic materials 23 as a base point are vertically lowered by gravity. Since it does not hang down and is attracted to the outer peripheral surface of the rotator 20, the game ball can be transported stably.

  (2) Instead of the above (1), as shown in FIG. 18, the magnet guide 22 itself is formed of an annular soft magnetic material, and the magnet guide 22 is inserted into the outer periphery of the base drum 21 to You may make it comprise integrally.

  If comprised in this way, since the hard magnetic body 23 and the soft magnetic body will be alternately arrange | positioned by the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the magnet guide 22, it will become easy for the magnetic force of a soft magnetic body to act on a game ball, and a game The sphere is easily adsorbed by the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 20.

  (3) If the hard magnetic bodies 23 adjacent to each other satisfy the condition that the S pole and the N pole are disposed facing each other, the hard magnetic bodies 23 are disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20. Instead, the hard magnetic body 23 may be disposed in the circumferential direction of the rotating body 20 without a gap. In this case, the game balls are adsorbed in a rosary shape on the boundary portion between the adjacent hard magnetic bodies 23. Therefore, as the number of the hard magnetic bodies 23 increases, the number of portions to which the game balls are attracted increases, and the transport efficiency of the game balls improves. It will be.

  (4) Instead of providing the island end tank 2 on the game island 100, the game ball discharged from the overflow hose 9b may be directly guided to the first collection basket 10 of the game ball collection device 1.

  (5) Without providing the island end tank 2 and the overflow rod 9a on the game island 100, the overflow hose 9b is communicated with the overflow introduction tower 65 or the communication pipe 66, and the game ball overflowing the upper tank 4 is collected in the first collection basket 10 or the second recovery rod 11 or the discharge rod 87 may be discharged.

  (6) An intermediate tank is provided in the vicinity of the lifting device 3 such as around the lifting device 3, and the game ball overflowing from the upper tank 4 is discharged to the intermediate tank without being discharged from the upper tank 4 to the supply basket 6. The game balls stored in the intermediate tank may be discharged to the first collection basket 10, the second collection basket 11 and the discharge basket 87 by opening and closing a shutter provided on the downstream end side of the intermediate tank.

  (7) The overflow introduction tower 65, the connecting pipe 66, and the overflow rod 9a are not provided. When the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 4 reaches the limit switch 71, the lifting motor 58 is stopped. Also good.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the upper tank 4 is composed of the upper main tank 4A and the upper auxiliary tank 4B. However, if no island ridge is provided, the upper tank 4 is composed only of the upper main tank 4A. Also good.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is obvious that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

  The game ball collecting device of the present invention can be applied as a device that collects the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and conveys them to the lifting device. Note that the gaming machine is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above embodiment, and for example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrow ball gaming machines, slot machines and the like. It is applicable to all gaming machines that use

It is a side view which shows the internal structure of amusement island. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the edge part vicinity of amusement island. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the center vicinity of amusement island. It is a perspective view of a lifting apparatus. It is a perspective view of the inside of an upper tank. It is a disassembled perspective view of the inside of an upper tank. It is a principal part exploded perspective view of the game ball collection device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a principal part side view of the game ball collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the conveyance apparatus in the game ball collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process in which a game ball is conveyed by the conveying apparatus. It is a figure which shows the comparative example of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state in which the game ball is adsorb | sucked and conveyed by the outer peripheral surface of a rotary body. It is a figure which shows the other form of a hard magnetic body. It is a block diagram of a game island control device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of starting and stopping of a conveying apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of starting and stopping of the rotary body of a game ball collection apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the opening / closing operation | movement of the shutter of an island edge tank. It is a figure which shows the other form of the game ball collection | recovery apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game ball collection apparatus 2 Island end tank 3 Lifting apparatus 4 Upper tank 7 Shutter 8 Ball counter 9a Overflow gutter 9b Overflow hose 10 First collection gutter 10b Downstream end part 10c Rolling surface 11 Second collection gutter 11a Upstream end part 11c Rolling surfaces 12, 12A, 12B Conveying device 20 Rotating body 21 Base drum 22 Magnet guide 22a Holding portion 23 Hard magnetic body 26 Magnet cover 41 Supply guide 41a Rolling surface 42 Discharge guide 43 Step 44 Guide member 45 Guide plate 81 Storage Ball detector 84 Recovered ball detector 100

Claims (7)

Provided on a gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, collects the gaming balls discharged from each gaming machine, and transports the gaming balls to a lifting device that lifts the gaming balls to the top of the gaming island In the game ball collection device,
A first recovery rod capable of collecting the game balls discharged from each gaming machine and rolling toward the downstream end;
A second recovery rod that has an upstream end provided at a position higher than the downstream end of the first recovery rod and is capable of rolling the game ball toward the lifting device;
A transporting device for transporting game balls from the first recovery basket to the second recovery basket;
The transfer device
A rotating body that receives a driving force from a driving source and rotates around a rotation axis;
A plurality of hard magnetic bodies disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body at a predetermined interval and for adsorbing the game balls rolling the first recovery rod on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body; ,
By rotating the rotating body by driving the drive source, the game ball adsorbed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is conveyed to the second collection basket ,
The game ball collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body includes a soft magnetic body disposed between the adjacent hard magnetic bodies . The adjacent hard magnetic member is disposed along the circumferential direction of the rotating body as S and N poles are opposed to each other before Symbol hard magnetic member, N poles and S poles in the radial direction of the rotating body The game ball collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the ball is magnetized. The adjacent hard magnetic member is disposed along the circumferential direction of the rotating body as S and N poles are opposed to each other before Symbol hard magnetic member, N poles and S poles in a circumferential direction of said rotary body The game ball collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the ball is magnetized. The soft magnetic body arrange | positioned so that it may superpose | polymerize with the said hard magnetic body between the said hard magnetic body and the said rotating shaft in the outer periphery of the said rotary body is characterized by the above-mentioned. The game ball collection device according to any one of the above. The rotating body is
A base drum that rotates about the rotation axis;
A magnet guide disposed along the outer periphery of the base drum and holding the hard magnetic body,
The game ball collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the magnet guide is a soft magnetic material . A recovery ball detecting means for detecting a staying state of the game ball in the second recovery basket;
The rotating body, the game ball collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the stopped state according to the detection status of the recovery ball detection means. The game ball collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
An island end tank capable of storing the game balls and capable of discharging the game balls to the game ball collection device,
In the game island in which the game ball collecting device and the island end tank are respectively arranged on the right side and the left side of the lifting device,
The island edge tank
A shutter that is provided so as to be openable and closable, and that is capable of discharging the game ball stored in the island-end tank to the first collection basket of the game ball collection device;
A storage ball detection means for detecting the storage state of the game ball in the island edge tank,
When the amount of game balls stored in one island edge tank is larger than the amount of game balls stored in the other island edge tank by a predetermined amount or more, the shutter provided in the one island edge tank is opened. An amusement island characterized by

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