JP5390867B2 - Island equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine installation island (sometimes referred to as an installation island, a game island, or an island) of a game arcade where a plurality of game machines (for example, pachinko machines, etc.) are installed.

In a conventional gaming machine installation island, for example, an installation island in which a pachinko gaming machine is installed, a lower tank is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the installation island at the bottom of the inside, and the bottom tank is discharged from the pachinko gaming machine. A recovery dredge that collects the balls is formed, a polishing lifting device is installed on the downstream side of the downward slope of the recovery rod, and the upper part of the installation island stores the balls that are lifted while being polished by the polishing lifting device In addition to providing a tank, a ball replenishment rod for replenishing balls from this upper tank to each pachinko machine is provided along the longitudinal direction of the installation island.
In addition, the pachinko amusement store has the above-mentioned installed islands spaced apart, and the AC tanks included in the upper tank are connected with each other by a cocoon so that the balls can be exchanged between the installed islands. When the lower tank is in a shortage of balls by discharging the prize balls, it receives balls from other islands so that the lower tank can be filled with balls.
In such an installation island, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a leveling bowl (a rolling part of a game ball) for guiding a ball dropped from the upper tank to the lower tank is provided. Some of them have an inclined rod that can guide the balls discharged from the gaming machine to the polishing and lifting apparatus side even if the balls are piled up in a piled state.

JP 2008-168005 A

By the way, in the installation island disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the balls are piled up in the lower tank and the balls stay on the leveling basin, the balls discharged from the gaming machine facing the leveling basin are There is a risk that rolling will be prevented by falling onto a ball that is in a staying state on the leveling rod.
And since the ball | bowl discharged | emitted from a gaming machine has adhered dirt, it is necessary to send to a grinding | polishing lifting apparatus preferentially.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an installation island that can guide a ball discharged from a gaming machine facing a leveling tank (rolling portion) of a lower tank to a polishing and lifting device without stagnation.

The island facility according to claim 1 of the present invention stores a gaming machine, polishes a rolling part that rolls a ball dropped from the upper tank and drops it to the lower tank, and a ball discharged from the gaming machine, In an island facility comprising a polishing and lifting device that lifts to the upper tank, and an out-ball collection box that receives balls discharged from the gaming machine and discharges them into the island corresponding to each gaming machine ,
The lower tank is
A guide rod for guiding the ball discharged from the gaming machine to the polishing and lifting device;
A storage part that receives and stores the balls that have fallen from the rolling part, and
The rolling part is
While guiding the sphere dropped from the upper tank toward the reservoir,
And a bypass member provided on one stage upper from the bottom to induce spheres drop onto the bypass member to the guide trough,
The out ball collection box is
While the game ball discharged from the gaming machine facing the rolling part is dropped toward the bypass member and flows down to the guide rod,
A game ball discharged from a gaming machine other than the gaming machine facing the rolling part is dropped toward the storage part and stored in the storage part .

Furthermore, in the island facility according to claim 2 of the present application, the storage section is provided on both sides of the guide rod,
The rolling part has a divergent part that is divergent from the abutting position where the ball dropped from the upper tank abuts, and a divergent part that is formed continuously to the divergent part, and the sphere in the rolling part A control member that controls the above, and an inflow prevention member that prevents the inflow of the ball rolling on the bottom surface of the rolling portion into the guide rod,
The bypass member is mounted on the control member and the inflow blocking member.

  Furthermore, the island facility according to claim 3 of the present application is characterized in that the contact position can be changed by the control member being pivotally supported by a rotation shaft protruding from the bottom surface of the rolling part. .

According to the present invention, the ball discharged from the gaming machine can be guided to the polishing and lifting device by the Pibus member and the guide rod without the stagnation of the ball discharged from the gaming machine in the rolling portion of the lower tank.
Furthermore, if it is the aspect of Claim 2, the ball | bowl which fell from the upper tank is stored by the storage part of the both sides of a lower tank by the divergent part of a control member. In addition, the spheres are not evenly distributed to both sides of the lower tank by the divergent part, and even though one storage part is fully stored, there is a tendency that the other storage part has a gap. In such a case, the game ball is guided to the other storage portion by the action of the narrowing portion of the control member, and this deviation can be corrected. That is, in this case, one of the storage parts is stored in a state in which the game balls are filled, and the ball is in a staying state in one of the rolling parts. The ball rolling on the rolling part is guided to the other side, and the deviation is corrected. Since the bypass member is placed on the control member and the inflow blocking member, a spherical flow path is secured under the bypass member, and the rolling portion is rolled by the slender portion and the ball that is staying on one side. It is not necessary to prevent the ball to be guided to the other side.
Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, by rotating the control member around the rotation shaft and changing the contact position, the balls are distributed evenly on both sides of the lower tank by the divergent portion. It can correct the situation that there is no.

It is a front view which shows the outline of the internal structure of amusement island. It is a perspective view near the center of amusement island. It is a perspective view which shows the island center side of a lower tank, and its periphery structure. It is a perspective view which shows the island center side of a lower tank and its periphery structure, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state which deleted the out ball collection box etc. and removed the bypass member. It is a disassembled perspective view (figure seen diagonally from the back side) explaining the attachment structure of a control member.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
<Schematic configuration of the entire amusement facility>
First, a schematic configuration of the entire amusement facility will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an outline of an internal structure of a gaming island 10c described below (a state in which a board and a gaming machine covering the front surface are removed).
The equipment of this example is configured by installing a plurality of groups of a plurality of islands. For example, three islands 10a, 10b, and 10c (only the island 10c is shown in FIG. 1 and others are not shown) are arranged in parallel to form a group 1. Next to this group 1, another group (not shown) of the same island arrangement or a different island arrangement is arranged, and the movement (exchange) of game balls between the groups is performed. For example, a group having the same configuration as that of the group 1 is arranged adjacent to each other, and exchange is performed through islands located at the ends (in the group 1, for example, the island 10c). In addition, the equipment which comprises each game island corresponds to the island equipment of the present invention.

In each gaming island, gaming machines (not shown) such as pachinko machines in which a game is played using gaming balls are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction. And the counter 12 is installed in the one or both ends of a specific game island (for example, the island 10a and the island 10c of both ends). The counter 12 is a well-known machine that accepts paid out game balls (that is, prize balls), counts the quantity thereof, records the quantity information, etc. on a predetermined medium (receipt, card, etc.) and outputs it. The game balls received from the counters 12 are directly collected in the game island where the counters 12 are installed.
Needless to say, the arrangement and number of game islands, the arrangement of counters, and the like are not limited to those described above.

An upper tank 13 is provided on the upper side of the center of each game island, and the transported internal game balls are temporarily stored for intra-island circulation or inter-island circulation. It consists of a tank 13a and an upper auxiliary tank 13b. Among these, the upper auxiliary tank 13b is connected to an island between islands (not shown) that connects adjacent game islands.
Here, the islands are provided in a state inclined obliquely downward in the direction in which the game balls flow down, and the game islands adjacent to the game islands (in the same group or in other groups) by flowing down the game balls by their own weight. It should be moved to other islands.
In addition, the code | symbols 14 and 15 in FIG. 1 show the connection port of the island ridge in the upper auxiliary tank 13b, among these, the code | symbol 14 is a connection port of the island ridge from the other island to the own island, and the code | symbol 15 is the other island from the other island Shows the connecting port of the island between the islands.

An upper shutter (not shown) that opens and closes the entrance is provided at the game ball entrance (the connection port 14 in FIG. 1) on the inclined lower end side of the island in the upper tank 13.
Each island is provided with an island control device (not shown), and the devices in each island including the upper shutter are controlled by these island control devices. The island control devices of each island are connected to each other.

<Schematic configuration of amusement island>
Next, the outline structure of each game island and the outline of the flow of game balls will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the upper tank 13 described above, each gaming island includes a lower tank 31 that is disposed relatively lower in the island and stores gaming balls, and the longitudinal direction of the island (the left and right sides where the gaming machines are arranged). Ball lifting device 33 (abrasive lifting device) disposed substantially in the center of the direction), and a game ball collecting basket disposed below each gaming machine so as to extend to both sides around the ball lifting device 33 34, a game ball replenishment rod 35 connected to both lower sides of the upper tank 13 to replenish the game balls of the upper tank 13 to each game machine, and a game ball in the upper tank 13 toward the lower tank 31 in its own island A descending flow path (a transfer ball flow path 36 shown in FIG. 2 or an overflow flow path not shown) and a bottom of the lower tank 31 and in the vicinity of the ball lifting device 33 (downstream side of the game ball collecting basket 34). And a lower shutter 37 provided at the bottom. Note that the game ball moving paths (each kite and flow path) other than the lifting path by the ball lifting device 33 are all moved by their own weight.

Here, the lower tank 31 is a tank in which an empty space above the bottom of the game ball collection basket 34 is used as a space for storing a ball (storage unit). The lower tank 31 (hereinafter simply referred to as the tank 31 in some cases), the game ball collecting basket 34, and the lower shutter 37 are provided one by one on the left and right sides of the ball lifting device 33 in a substantially bilaterally symmetric state.
The transfer ball channel 36 (shown in FIG. 2, not shown in FIG. 1) is a tubular channel that extends downward by being connected to the upper auxiliary tank 13b. It flows down toward the lower tank 31. The lower end of the transfer ball channel 36 is arranged toward the starting end portion (ball drop portion 36a described later) of the leveling rod 61 shown in FIG. Drop the ball.

The overflow channel (not shown) is connected to the upper tank 13 and allows the game ball to flow down into the left or right lower tank 31. In addition, the lower end of the overflow channel is also arranged toward the starting end portion of a leveling rod 61 (a ball dropping portion 36a described later), and the ball overflowed in the upper tank 13 is dropped to the starting end portion of the leveling rod 61. Also good.
The lower shutter 37 is controlled by the island control device. For example, when the sphere storage amount of the own island (the sphere storage amount in the lower tank 31) is small, the lower shutter 37 is directed from the lower tank 31 to the entrance of the ball lifting device 33. This is for shutting off the flow path of game balls and stopping the supply of game balls to other islands. Thus, there is an advantage that the load of the ball lifting device 33 is reduced by appropriately stopping the inflow of the game ball to the entrance of the ball lifting device 33.
In addition, the detail of the principal part of the lower tank 31 and its periphery structure is mentioned later.

The game ball is generally configured to circulate in the island as follows.
That is, a game ball (out ball) discharged from each gaming machine first passes through an out ball collection box 51 described later, and is first played in a game ball collection basket 34 (or a leveling basket 61 described later or an inclined basket for bypass). 81), and is collected at the position of the substantially central bottom of the island via the flow path opened and closed by the lower shutter 37. An entrance on the lower end side of the ball lifting device 33 is disposed at this position, and the game balls collected at this position enter the ball lifting device 33 in an orderly manner by an alignment device (not shown). It is lifted while being polished by the device 33, and is discharged from the upper end side outlet of the ball lifting device 33 to the upper part of the upper main tank 13 a in the upper tank 13.

Note that the game ball received by the counter 12 is also the starting end of the game ball collection basket 34 (or an inclined basket 81 described later) from a discharge port (not shown) protruding to the back side of the counter 12 (inside the side wall of the island). ) And is collected in the same manner as the game balls discharged from the gaming machine and sent to the ball lifting device 33.
Next, the game balls discharged from the ball lifting device 33 to the upper part in the upper main tank 13a are supplied with priority in the order of, for example, the island cage, the game ball supply basket 35, and the overflow channel. That is, it is first supplied to an island fence that sends a ball to another island. When the entrance of this island fence is full of game balls, it is supplied to the game ball supply bowl 35, and the entrance of the game ball supply bowl 35 is supplied by a game ball. When it is full, it is supplied to the overflow channel.

  The game balls that have flowed into the game ball supply cage 35 are supplied to each game machine by the game ball supply cage 35 provided in an inclined state in the left-right direction at the upper part of the island (upper side of each game machine). The game ball replenishment rod 35 is provided with a game ball distributor (not shown) called a chute at a plurality of locations corresponding to each game machine, and a game machine or game that needs to be appropriately replenished by the operation of this distributor. The game balls are replenished from the game ball replenishment cage 35 to the ball lending machine attached to the machine.

  In addition, game balls (game balls supplied from other islands) that flowed in from the islands are supplied to the transfer ball channel 36, and the start end portion (balls) of a leveling basket 61, which will be described later, via the transfer ball channel 36. It falls to the drop part 36a). In addition, when the above-described upper shutter is closed, the inflow of game balls from the islands is stopped. The island control device described above closes the upper shutter when, for example, the amount of game balls stored on its own island is larger than that of other islands.

Although the detailed description with reference numerals is omitted, the ball lifting device 33 includes, for example, a conveyor belt that is arranged in the up-down direction and circulates, and a polishing cloth that is disposed to face one side of the conveyor belt. A guide member disposed in a state in which a semicircular cross-sectional groove corresponding to the outer diameter of the game ball is formed in the vertical direction and holding the back side of the polishing cloth, and a drive of a motor or the like that drives the conveyor belt And a mechanism for rolling the game balls up in an orderly manner while rolling the game balls in an aligned state with the game balls sandwiched between the conveyor belt and the polishing cloth. It is. The ball lifting device 33 is basically driven at all times.
In this embodiment, the ball lifting device 33 (polishing / lifting device) lifts the game ball if it is polished, but the ball lifting device 33 (polishing / lifting device) is used as a polishing unit. The game ball may be polished by the polishing unit and then transferred by the lifting unit. Further, the polishing and lifting apparatus has both a polishing function and a lifting function, but a polishing apparatus having a polishing function and a lifting apparatus having a lifting function may be provided separately. Moreover, although the game ball is lifted to the upper tank 13 by one ball lifting device 33, two lifting devices may be provided and the lifting may be performed in two stages. In this case, it is only necessary that at least one of the feeding devices has a polishing function.

<Configuration of lower tank, etc.>
Next, the principal part of the lower tank 31 and its peripheral configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 to 5. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the center of the game island. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the island center side of the lower tank 31 and its peripheral configuration. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the same portion as FIG. 3, and shows a state in which the out-ball collection box 51 and the inclined protrusion 65 described later are deleted and the bypass member 91 is removed. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the mounting structure of the control member 63 (a view of the control member 63 and an upstream rolling portion 62a to be described later obliquely viewed from the back side).
In this example, for the sake of convenience, the front side in the direction orthogonal to the plane of FIG. 1 is the front side (front side) of the island, and the opposite side in FIG. 1 is the back side (rear side) of the island.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game ball collecting basket 34 has a bottom wall 34a inclined downward from the island edge toward the center of the island where the ball lifting device 33 is located, and both front and rear sides of the bottom wall 34a (on the front side of the island). It consists of a collection wall 34b (only one side is shown in FIG. 3) provided on the back side. The lower tank 31 is a tank having a space above the bottom wall 34a and sandwiched between the front and rear recovery basket side walls 34b as an internal space (a storage portion for storing game balls). 1 shows a state in which the collection basket side wall 34b of the game ball collection basket 34 is removed, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a state in which the front collection basket side wall 34b is removed.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 43 denotes a bottom constituent member that constitutes the bottom side wall of the housing of the island. The bottom component member 43 is a member installed so as to cover the front and rear surfaces of the game ball collecting basket 34. The collection basket side wall 34 b of the game ball collection basket 34 faces the inner surface of the bottom component member 43. On the upper side of this bottom component member 43, a gutter plate 43a is provided horizontally. The board 43a is a shelf board on the front side below the gaming machine, on which the player puts a box containing balls, and is provided on both the front and back sides of the island. Is provided over almost the entire length of the island. The vertical plate 43a extends forward or backward from the upper end position of the bottom component member 43 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an out ball collection box mounting table 56 is fixed to the upper end of each collection basket side wall 34b. The out-ball collection box mounting table 56 is disposed at substantially the same height as the gutter plate 43a, and is provided so as to extend outward in the front-rear direction from the upper end position of the collection gutter side wall 34b in the front-rear direction. And integrated. In FIG. 3, only the out ball collection box mounting table 56 on the rear side of the island is shown, and the out ball collection box mounting table 56 on the front side of the island is removed.

  Next, in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, reference numeral 51 denotes an out ball collection box provided at the lower part of each gaming machine. The out ball collection box 51 receives a game ball (out ball) discharged from the gaming machine and drops it downward from a discharge basket 53 formed at the bottom. A sensor (not shown) for detecting a game ball is provided inside the discharge basket 53, and in a game hall management device or the like, the number of out balls discharged from each game machine is counted based on the output of this sensor. It is possible. In addition, the said sensor is provided in the terminal position (inside the bulb | ball exit 53a) of the discharge eave part 53, for example. In addition, this sensor transmits a detection signal to the management device or the like every time a predetermined number (eg, 10) of out balls pass. In addition, in each gaming machine, all effective firing balls (except for foul balls) that are launched by the player's operation and are effectively put into the game area of the game board are dealt with through the game area's winning or out opening. Is discharged as an out ball into the out ball collection box 51. 2 and 3, only the out ball collection box 51 on the back side of the island is shown, and the out ball collection box 51 on the front side of the island is removed.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the out ball collection box 51 includes a collection unit 51a for collecting the out ball discharged from the gaming machine and a base unit 51b for fixing the collection unit 51a. The collection part 51a is a box-type with an open top surface, and the game balls discharged from the corresponding gaming machine and entered through the top opening are placed near the center of the lower tank 31 (closer to an inclined rod 81 to be described later) due to the inclination of the bottom part. Side) toward one corner. The aforementioned discharge basket 53 extends from the one corner of the collection section 51a, and the game balls that have flowed to the one corner flow into the discharge basket 53 one by one, and the inside of the discharge basket 53 After being detected by the sensor, it falls from the ball outlet 53a. The out ball collection box 51 is fixed on the above-described out ball collection box mounting table 56 by the platform 51b.

Here, each out ball collection box 51 drops the game ball to a position between an inclined rod 81 and an inclined protrusion 65, which will be described later, except at least the out ball collection box 51 at the end on the center side in the left-right direction. And about the thing located in the edge (position adjacent to the ball lifting apparatus 33) of the left-right direction center side among out ball collection boxes 51, a game ball is dropped on bypass member 91 on leveling basket 61 mentioned below It is the composition which makes it. That is, for the discharge basket 53 of the out ball collection box 51 located closest to the center of the island, the ball outlet 53a, which is the tip of the discharge basket 53, faces the starting end of a bypass member 91, which will be described later. Drop the game ball.
The tip portion of the discharge bowl 53 where the ball outlet 53a is provided can be repositioned, for example, by moving it in an arc along a horizontal plane, whereby the position where the ball outlet 53a faces (the game ball is dropped). Position) can be changed or fine-tuned.

  Next, the reference numeral 61 in FIG. The leveling kit 61 is a kite arranged so as to partially cover the upper surface side of the bottom wall 34a of the game ball collection basket 34 above the game ball collection basket 34 (that is, above the lower tank 31). The leveling rods 61 are provided on both sides of the ball lifting device 33 so as to extend from the position in the vicinity of the ball lifting device 33 toward the island end, and are inclined in the opposite direction to the game ball collecting cage 34. ing. That is, while the bottom wall 34a of the game ball collection basket 34 (the bottom of the lower tank 31) is inclined upward from the center of the island (in the vicinity of the ball lifting device 33) toward the island end, The leveling ridge 61 is inclined downward from the center of the island toward the end of the island (see FIG. 1). In other words, the start end of the game ball collection basket 34 (the upstream end in the flow direction of the game ball) is located on the island end side, whereas the start edge of the leveling basket 61 is the center of the island (the game ball collection basket 34). Is located on the terminal side). For this reason, the game ball on the leveling basket 61 flows basically from the center of the island toward the island edge, contrary to the game ball collection basket 34. As shown in FIG. 1, the starting end of the leveling basket 61 is far above the bottom surface of the game ball collection basket 34, whereas the end of the leveling basket 61 is the bottom surface of the game ball collection basket 34. Only a short distance from

  Note that the end of the leveling basket 61 is located at a position slightly before the starting end position of the game ball collection basket 34 (center side of the island). As a result, the game ball that has flowed to the end of the leveling rod 61 (in detail, an inclined ridge 65 to be described later in detail) smoothly flows down to the starting end position of the game ball collection rod 34, and the game ball is not full. This time, on the contrary, the structure is such that it flows on the bottom surface of the game ball collecting basket 34 toward the center of the island.

As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the leveling rod 61 has a rolling part 62 disposed on the island center side in the left-right direction, and an inclination provided so as to extend from the middle of the rolling part 62 to the island end side. It consists of a ridge 65.
As shown in FIG. 4, the rolling part 62 is configured by a plate-like member disposed so as to close the space between the front-side collection basket side wall 34 b and the back-side collection basket side wall 34 b, and the upper surface faces the island end. And tilted down. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end opening of the transfer ball channel 36 is disposed downward slightly above the starting end portion of the leveling rod 61 (that is, the starting end portion of the rolling portion 62). The start end portion (the portion where the lower end opening of the transfer ball passage 36 faces) is a ball dropping portion 36a where the game ball from the transfer ball passage 36 falls. The game ball that has fallen on the ball dropping portion 36a flows to one of the rolling portions 62 of the leveling rod 61 arranged on the left and right sides of the island, and the upper surface of the rolling portion 62 of the leveling rod 61 is passed through the island end. It is the composition that flows toward.
As shown in FIG. 4, the rolling portion 62 includes an upstream rolling portion 62 a closer to the island center side and a downstream rolling portion 62 b located downstream of the upstream rolling portion 62 a. Divided. A step portion 62c is formed at the boundary position between the upstream side rolling portion 62a and the downstream side rolling portion 62b. In this step portion 62c, the upper surface of the downstream side rolling portion 62b is higher than the upper surface of the upstream side rolling portion 62a. Is one step lower.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a control member 63 is provided on the upstream rolling portion 62 a of the rolling portion 62. In this case, the control member 63 is a member having a thickness that protrudes upward by a predetermined height (a dimension corresponding to the outer diameter of the game ball) from the upper surface of the upstream rolling portion 62a. The control member 63 is formed substantially at the center in the width direction of the rolling part 62. Further, the control member 63 has a rhombus shape when viewed from the upper surface, and comes into contact with the game ball on the side surface (a wall surface standing substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the rolling portion 62). The game ball is guided by affecting the flow direction of the ball (that is, the game ball is controlled in the rolling unit 62). In addition, the control member 63 has a divergent portion 63a having a shape in which approximately half of the upstream side is divergent toward the downstream when viewed from the upper surface, and the remaining almost half of the downstream side of the control member 63 is formed on the upper surface. When viewed from above, the end portion 63b has a shape that tapers toward the downstream.

  The upstream end of the control member 63 (the apex of the divergent portion 63a) has a pointed shape, and this tip is a contact position 63c where the game ball contacts. That is, the apex (abutting position 63c) of the divergent part 63a is arranged at a position where the game ball that has fallen from the ball dropping part 36a and linearly abutted is abutted, and divergent from the abutting position 63c toward the downstream. Side surfaces on both sides of the portion 63a extend obliquely outward in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the game balls dropped from the ball dropping part 36a are separately guided to either of the both sides (front and rear direction of the island) by the divergent part 63a.

  On the other hand, the downstream end of the control member 63 (the apex 63d of the narrowing portion 63b) also has a sharp shape. The narrow end portion 63b is formed continuously with the end spread portion 63a, and the side surfaces on both sides of the end narrow portion 63b are slanted inward in the front-rear direction so as to continue from the side surfaces on both sides of the end spread portion 63a. It extends to reach the apex 63d of the narrowing part 63b. As a result, when the game balls are filled in the inclined ridge 65, the game balls dropped on the ball dropping portion 36a by the guide paths formed on both sides of the narrowed portion 63b are It is configured to be guided from the middle (that is, from the end of the upstream rolling portion 62a) to the downstream rolling portion 62b.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control member 63 is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 68 protruding from the bottom surface of the rolling portion 62 (upper surface of the upstream rolling portion 62a). The position 63c can be changed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a through hole 62d is formed at the center in the front-rear direction of the upstream rolling portion 62a, and the rotation shaft 68 is inserted into the through hole 62d from the lower surface side. The rotation shaft 68 is a so-called bolt in which a head having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion is formed at one end of a shaft portion having a screw formed on the outer periphery. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating shaft 68 is inserted from the lower surface side into the through hole 62d with the shaft portion facing upward, and the shaft portion of the rotating shaft 68 is upward from the upper surface of the upstream rolling portion 62a. The protruding portion is fixed, and the shaft 68 is fixed to the upstream rolling portion 62a by tightening a nut 68a from the upper surface side of the upstream rolling portion 62a. On the other hand, a through hole 63e through which the shaft portion of the rotation shaft 68 passes is formed at the center of the control member 63. The control member 63 is attached to the upper surface of the upstream-side rolling portion 62a in a state where the shaft portion of the rotation shaft 68 is passed through the through hole 63e, and the control member 63 is attached to the tip of the shaft portion of the rotation shaft 68. By further tightening the nut 68b from the upper surface side, the nut 68b is fixed to the upper surface of the upstream rolling portion 62a.

As shown in FIG. 5, a large-diameter portion (not shown) for avoiding interference with the nut 68a is formed at the lower portion of the through hole 63e, and the lower surface of the control member 63 is the upper surface of the upstream rolling portion 62a. The control member 63 is fixed to the upstream-side rolling part 62a in a state where it is joined to the upstream side. In addition, a protrusion 63 f that protrudes downward is formed on the lower surface of the narrow portion 63 b of the control member 63. On the other hand, an insertion hole 62e into which the protrusion 63f can be inserted in the attached state of the control member 63 is located in a corresponding position of the upstream rolling portion 62a in the front-rear direction (specifically, a direction along an arc centered on the through hole 62d) ) Are formed side by side (three in the figure).
With such a configuration, the control member 63 can rotate around the shaft portion of the rotation shaft 68 by loosening the nut 68b and temporarily pulling the protrusion 63f out of the insertion hole 62e. It is possible to change the position of the contact position 63c by changing. In this case, the direction of the control member 63 (that is, the position of the contact position 63c) can be changed in three stages by changing the insertion hole 62e into which the protrusion 63f is inserted.
In addition, it is good also as an aspect which can set the direction of the control member 63 arbitrarily, without providing positioning means like the processus | protrusion 63f.
Further, the distal end side of the shaft portion of the rotation shaft 68 is configured to protrude upward from the control member 63 and the nut 68b as shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an inflow prevention member 64 is provided on the downstream side rolling part 62 b of the rolling part 62. In this case, the inflow blocking member 64 is a member having a thickness that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the downstream rolling portion 62b by a predetermined height (a dimension corresponding to the outer diameter of the game ball). The inflow blocking member 64 is formed substantially at the center in the width direction (front-rear direction) of the rolling part 62, and is disposed at the end of the downstream side rolling part 62b in the left-right direction. That is, the inflow blocking member 64 is provided at a joint position between an inclined rod 81 and a downstream rolling portion 62b, which will be described later. The inflow blocking member 64 has a triangular shape that expands toward the downstream when viewed from the upper surface, and a game is performed on a side surface thereof (a wall surface standing substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the downstream rolling portion 62b). The game ball that comes into contact with the ball and has flowed down on the downstream rolling part 62b is prevented from flowing into an inclined rod 81 (a guide rod of the present invention) described later. The upstream end (vertex) of the inflow blocking member 64 has a pointed shape, and the tip is a contact position 64c where the game ball contacts. That is, this apex (abutting position 64c) is arranged at a position where the game ball that has flowed down to the center position in the front-rear direction of the downstream-side rolling portion 62b comes into contact, and the inflow blocking member 64 is directed downstream from this abutting position 64c. Side surfaces of both sides of the slab extend obliquely outward in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the game ball flowing down the downstream rolling part 62b is prevented from flowing into the inclined rod 81 by the inflow blocking member 64, either on the both sides of the inclined rod 81 (the front side or the rear side of the inclined rod 81). It is guided to the crabs and flows down into the lower tank 31 outside the inclined rod 81.

  The inclined protrusions 65 are formed on the respective side walls of the lower tank 31 (that is, the recovery basket side wall 34b on the front side and the recovery basket side wall on the back side in a state where a ball storage space is opened above the bottom wall 34a that is the bottom of the lower tank 31. 34b) is a member provided so as to protrude inward in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the start ends of the inclined ridges 65 are disposed on the above-described stepped portion 62 c of the rolling portion 62, and are respectively connected to the front and rear sides of the upstream rolling portion 62 a. For this reason, the game balls that have been separately guided by the divergent portion 63a of the control member 63 and flowed down the positions on both the front and rear sides of the upstream-side rolling portion 62a (positions close to the collection basket side wall 34b) have an upper surface on the inclined protrusion 65. As long as it is not filled with game balls, it flows down on one of the inclined ridges 65 and flows on the inclined ridge 65 toward the island end.

That is, the inclined ridge 65 rolls the game balls, which are separately guided by the divergent portion 63a of the control member 63, toward the island end along the side wall of the lower tank 31 (recovery basket side wall 34b). This is the part where game balls are introduced with little bias.
As shown in FIG. 3, each of the inclined ridges 65 is provided with a standing portion 67 for preventing ball drop on the protruding tip side from the side wall of the lower tank 31, and on the protruding tip side, There are provided gaps 67a (portions where the upright portions 67 are not provided) where the spheres can be dropped. For this reason, the game balls that flow down on the inclined protrusion 65 and fall into the lower tank 31 fall to a plurality of positions and pile up, and the bias of the storage state of the game balls in the lower tank 31 is reduced.

Next, an inclined rod 81 (a guide rod of the present invention) is provided at the center position in the front-rear direction in the lower tank 31. The inclined rod 81 is formed between the inclined protrusions 65 in a state of being separated from the protruding ends of the inclined protrusions 65 by a predetermined distance, and the bottom thereof is the same as the ball lifting device side (that is, the same as the game ball collecting rod 34). Direction). The inclined rod 81 is formed on both sides of the bottom so that the standing wall 81b stands up in a substantially vertical direction, but the upper part is open.
As shown in FIG. 1, the inclined rod 81 is formed from the wall on the island end side of the lower tank 31 to the end wall 70 described later along the longitudinal direction of the game ball collecting rod 34 (left and right direction of the island). A storage space (reserving part for game balls) of the lower tank 31 is formed below the inclined rod 81 and on both sides of the inclined rod 81. In addition, the game ball discharged from the counter 12 is configured to flow down to the starting end portion of the inclined rod 81 in some cases. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the standing wall 81b of the inclined rod 81 is removed.

  Further, the end of the inclined rod 81 is connected to an upper opening 72 of an end wall 70 described later as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the standing wall 81 b of the inclined rod 81 is joined to an end wall 70 to be described later, and the upper edge of the terminating side is substantially the same height as the inclined protrusion 65 (inflow). It extends to a position higher than the upper surface of the blocking member 64. Thus, when the amount of game balls stored is small and the game balls are not piled up in the lower tank 31, the leveling rod 61 (the rolling part 62, the inclined protrusion 65) or the discharge of the out-ball collection box 51 is discharged. Most of the game balls flowing down from the flange 53 (excluding those facing a bypass member 91 to be described later) are prevented from flowing into the inclined rod 81 by the standing wall 81b, and on the game ball collection rod 34 (inclined rod 81). Fall to the outside).

Next, what is indicated by reference numeral 91 in FIG. 3 and the like is a bypass member provided one step above the bottom surface (upper surface) of the rolling portion 62. A game ball discharged from the gaming machine to the rolling unit 62 (in this example, a game ball falling from the discharge basket 53 of the out ball collection box 51 located at the end on the center side of the island) falls on the bypass member 91. Thus, the guide rod (inclined rod 81 described above) is guided.
As shown in FIG. 4, the bypass member 91 includes a strip-shaped ball rolling portion 91 a disposed so as to extend from the upper position of the control member 63 to the terminal portion of the inclined rod 81, and the ball rolling portion 91 a The leg portion 91b extends downward from the starting end. An insertion hole 91c is formed on the starting end side of the ball rolling portion 91a, into which the tip end side (portion protruding upward from the control member 63 and the nut 68b) of the shaft portion of the rotating shaft 68 is inserted. Further, a small width portion 91d having a width dimension in the front-rear direction smaller than that of the other portion is formed at the terminal portion of the ball rolling portion 91a, and a step portion is provided on the side surface of the boundary position between the small width portion 91d and the other portion. 91e is formed on both front and rear sides.

The bypass member 91 is mounted on the control member 63 and the inflow prevention member 64. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the bypass member 91 inserts the distal end portion of the rotation shaft 68 into the insertion hole 91 c and makes the lower end of the leg portion 91 b abut on the upper surface of the end widening portion 63 a of the control member 63. The small-width portion 91d is fitted into the end portion of the upright wall 81b of the inclined rod 81, and the bottom end side lower surface of the ball rolling portion 91a is brought into contact with the upper surface of the inflow blocking member 64 to be positioned and attached. In this attached state, the step 91e is joined to the upper end of the standing wall 81b of the inclined rod 81. Further, in this attached state, the upper surface of the ball rolling portion 91a is inclined downward toward the island end in the same manner as the rolling portion 62.
In this way, the bypass member 91 has the rolling part 62 (the upstream rolling part 62a and the downstream rolling part so that the ball rolling part 91a extends from the upper position of the control member 63 into the terminal part of the inclined rod 81. 62b), the game ball that has fallen from the out-ball collection box 51 on the center side of the island to the top surface of the ball rolling portion 91a flows down the top surface of the ball rolling portion 91a. Thus, it is configured to be guided in the inclined rod 81. In order to reliably guide the game ball into the inclined rod 81, standing walls that prevent the game ball from falling may be provided on both front and rear sides of the ball rolling portion 91a.

  Next, what is denoted by reference numeral 70 in FIGS. 1 and 3 is an end wall of the lower tank 31 on the center side of the island. The end wall 70 is vertically arranged on the upper surface of the game ball collection basket 34 so as to partition the upper space of the game ball collection basket 34. A bottom opening 71 (shown in FIG. 3) for feeding to the (ball lifting device 33) is formed. Further, an upper opening 72 (shown in FIG. 3) is formed at the center position in the front-rear direction of the upper portion of the end wall 70 (the position communicating with the terminal end of the inclined rod 81).

  Thereby, the game ball in the lower tank 31 passes through the bottom opening 71 or the upper opening 72 and flows into the flow path opened and closed by the lower shutter 37 described above, and further, the ball lifting device passes through this flow path. It is configured to flow to 33 entrances. More specifically, in a normal state in which the amount of game balls stored in the lower tank 31 is small, game balls that have fallen to the ball drop portion 36a and flowed into the lower tank 31 and game balls that have fallen from the respective out-ball collection boxes 51 are stored. Most of them flow to the entrance of the ball lifting device 33 in order from the game ball located at the bottom mainly through the main flow path via the bottom opening 71. However, when the amount of game balls stored in the lower tank 31 increases and the game balls are piled up so that the game balls are piled up at a height in the vicinity of the inclined protrusion 65, the game that has fallen to the ball dropping portion 36a. Most of the game balls dropped from the balls and the out-ball collection boxes 51 (excluding those placed at the center end of the island) are guided to the piled balls and flow into the sloping cage 81, and are tilted by the bypass member 91 described above. The ball including the ball guided to the rod 81 flows in a short circuit to the inlet of the ball lifting device 33 through a bypass channel (a channel that bypasses the main channel) passing through the inclined rod 81 and the upper opening 72.

  In addition, the flow path of the game ball from the lower tank 31 to the ball lifting device 33 is configured as shown in FIGS. That is, the partition wall 73 is located below the leveling rod 61 (the rolling part 62 and the inclined protrusion 65) and closer to the ball lifting device 33 than the end wall 70 described above. And substantially parallel (that is, in the vertical direction). Between the partition wall 73 and the end wall 70, a merge space 74 is formed in which game balls from the lower tank 31 are merged. The merge space 74 is positioned below the downstream rolling portion 62b described above. A groove channel 75 having a depth corresponding to one game ball (that is, a depth corresponding to the height of one game ball) is formed at the bottom of the merge space 74. This groove flow path 75 is formed from the aforementioned bottom opening 71 to the introduction opening 76 (shown in FIG. 4) to the ball lifting device 33 formed at the bottom of the partition wall 73. The bottom opening 71 has a height corresponding to one game ball, and only one game ball passes through in the height direction. For this reason, the group of game balls flowing out from the bottom opening 71 flows through the groove channel 75 and rolls to the introduction opening 76 while maintaining a height of one line. The introduction opening 76 is provided with the above-described lower shutter 37 (shown in FIG. 3 and omitted in FIG. 4). That is, the lower shutter 37 opens and closes the introduction opening 76. However, the lower shutter 37 is such that an opening / closing body (not shown) protrudes in the vertical direction from the bottom of the introduction opening 76, and even when the opening / closing body protrudes upward, the protruding height of the opening / closing body is It is the height of one game ball. For this reason, even if the lower shutter 37 is controlled to be in the closed state, it only stops the gaming ball having a height corresponding to one line flowing through the main flow path and flowing from the groove flow path 75 described above. When the lower shutter 37 is in the open state, all game balls that can flow down from the introduction opening 76 are allowed to flow down. Unlike the bottom opening 71, the introduction opening 76 has a height corresponding to a plurality of game balls.

Then, on the side below the leveling rod 61 and closer to the ball lifting device 33 than the partition wall 73, a lifting introduction rod 77 for flowing the game ball toward the entrance of the ball lifting device 33 (FIG. 3). And omitted in FIG. 4). The lifting introduction rod 77 is connected to the introduction opening 76 described above, and the game ball flowing down from the introduction opening 76 flows toward the entrance of the ball lifting device 33.
Further, although not shown in the drawing, the junction space 74 is provided with an inclined plate and an oblique partition plate. The inclined plate and the oblique partition plate are members for joining the game ball flowing down from the above-described upper opening 72 to the one game ball flowing down through the groove flow path 75 from above. First, the inclined plate is disposed below the upper opening 72 so as to cover the upstream side of the groove channel 75, and is attached so that the upper surface is inclined downward toward the downstream side (the ball lifting device 33 side). It is a member. The oblique partition plate is erected so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the inclined plate, and is viewed from the upper surface so that the game ball flowing down from the upper opening 72 flows to the opposite side in FIG. It is a plate-like member arranged obliquely on the side facing the wall 70. For this reason, the game balls flowing down from the upper opening 72 first flow down obliquely on the upper surface of the inclined plate along the diagonal partition plate, and then from the upper side to the downstream side of the groove channel 75 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. It flows in and flows down onto the game ball for one line in the groove channel 75.

  Therefore, the game ball that has flowed down from the lower tank 31 via the bypass flow path described above is the upper part of the game ball that is stopped by the lower shutter 37 even when the lower shutter 37 is closed. It is configured to flow over to the lifting introduction rod 77 and to be sent to the ball lifting device 33. As a result, even in the above-described multisphere storage state in which the amount of balls stored in the lower tank 31 is large, game balls (especially game balls discharged from each game machine) that flow down to the lower tank 31 are sent to the ball lifting device 33. The advantage is that the ball can be polished quickly.

According to the island facility described above, the following effects are achieved.
First, the balls discharged from the gaming machine in which the discharge basket portion 53 of the out-ball collection box 51 faces the rolling section 62 of the leveling basket 61 are moved by the pie bus member 91 and the guide rod 81 without any delay. I can guide you. In other words, the game balls discharged from the discharge basket 53 of the out-ball collection box 51 of the gaming machine located at the center end of the island fall on the upper surface of the start end portion of the ball rolling portion 91a of the bypass member 91, It flows down on the moving portion 91a toward the island end, flows into the inclined rod 81 from the terminal portion of the ball rolling portion 91a, and flows down from the inclined rod 81 to the groove channel 75 via the upper opening 72 described above. Then, it flows through the introduction opening 76 to the lifting introduction rod 77 and is sent to the ball lifting device 33. Thereby, the game ball discharged from the gaming machine can be preferentially sent to the ball lifting device 33, and the dirt of the game ball can be removed early.

Further, according to the aspect of this example, the sphere that has dropped from the upper tank 13 is sorted and guided by the divergent portion 63 a of the control member 63 and stored in the storage portions on both sides of the lower tank 31. In addition, the spheres are not evenly distributed to both sides of the lower tank 31 by the divergent portion 63a, and even though one of the storage portions is fully stored, the other storage portion has a gap. In this case, the game ball is guided to the other storage portion by the action of the narrowing portion 63b of the control member 63, and this deviation can be corrected. For example, in FIG. 4, the front storage portion (from the inclined rod 81 in the lower tank 31), although the rear storage portion (behind the inclined rod 81 in the lower tank 31) is fully stored. If there is a tendency that there is a vacancy on the front side), the sphere stays in the back side on the downstream rolling part 62b. In this state, the ball stays in the back part 63b and the back side. The sphere that has flowed down to the rear side of the downstream rolling portion 62b with the sphere in the state flows as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4 and is guided to the near side, and the deviation is corrected.
Since the bypass member 91 is placed on the control member 63 and the inflow prevention member 64, a spherical flow path is secured under the bypass member 91, and the above-described narrowed portion 63b and the staying sphere are downstream. It is not necessary to prevent the ball rolling on the rolling part 62b from being obliquely guided from one side to the other side (flowing down the ball so as to cross diagonally below the bypass member 91).

  Further, according to the embodiment of the present example, the control member 63 is rotated around the rotation shaft 68 and the contact position 63c thereof is changed, so that the spheres are equally distributed to both sides of the lower tank 31 by the divergent portion 63a. It can correct the situation that it is not. For example, in the case where game balls are biased and stored on the back side of the lower tank 31, the control member 63 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from above so that the contact position 63c moves to the back side. By changing the direction of the control member 63, it is possible to increase the tendency of the game balls to be distributed to the near side by the control member 63, and to correct the bias.

  In this example, the game ball that has flowed down from the upper tank 13 and dropped into the ball dropping portion 36 a is guided to the inclined ridges 65 protruding from both side walls of the lower tank 31, and the inside of the lower tank 31 is interposed via the inclined ridges 65. Therefore, the game ball can be introduced into the lower tank 31 with little deviation. In addition, even if balls accumulate in a piled-up state in the ball storage space of the lower tank 31, the discharge balls 53 from the out-ball collecting box 51 facing the inside of the lower tank 31 are guided by the piled-up balls and inclined. It flows into the cage 81 and flows through the inclined rod 81 to the inlet of the ball lifting device 33 in a short circuit. For this reason, even if balls accumulate in the lower tank 31 in a piled state, it is possible to avoid the problem that the ball outlet 53a of the out ball collection box 51 facing the lower tank 31 is blocked by the game balls.

Further, in the island facility of this example, when the sloping ridge 65 is filled with game balls due to the action of the above-described narrowing portion 63b, the ball dropping portion 36a is formed by the guide paths formed on both sides of the narrowing portion 63b. The game ball that has fallen into the lower tank 31 (on the game ball collecting basket 34) is guided from between the inclined ridges 65 on both sides (that is, from the end of the downstream rolling portion 62b). For this reason, game balls can be stored evenly up to the end of the lower tank 31 on the center side of the island.
Therefore, the capacity of the lower tank 31 can be utilized to the maximum, and in the multisphere storage state, the problem that the ball outlet 53a of each out-ball collection box 51 is blocked by the game ball can be avoided with high reliability, The out balls discharged from the ball outlet 53a of each out ball collection box 51 can be preferentially sent to the ball lifting device 33 for polishing.

In addition, this invention is not restricted to the Example mentioned above, There can be various deformation | transformation and application.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, for the out ball collection box 51 other than the out ball collection box 51 located at the end of the center of the island, the ball outlet 53a of the discharge rod 53 is placed between the inclined rod 81 and the inclined protrusion 65. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the ball outlets 53a of these discharge rods 53 face the inclined rod 81. In this way, even if the ball is not stored, the game balls discharged from the ball outlet 53a of the out-ball collection box 51 fall directly into the inclined basket 81, and the ball lifting device 33 preferentially. Sent to.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

10c Island (Amusement Island)
13 Upper tank 31 Lower tank 33 Ball lifting device (polishing lifting device)
34 Game ball collection basket 36a Ball drop part 51 Out ball collection box 51a Collection part 53 Discharge bowl part 53a Ball outlet 61 Leveling bowl 62 Rolling part 63 Control member 63a End spreading part 63b End narrowing part 64 Inflow prevention member 65 Inclined protrusion 65 81 Tilting 樋 (Guide 樋)
91 Bypass member

Claims (3)

A rolling part that houses a gaming machine, rolls a ball that has fallen from the upper tank and drops it to the lower tank, and a polishing and lifting device that polishes the ball discharged from the gaming machine and lifts it to the upper tank And an out-ball collection box that accepts a ball discharged from the gaming machine corresponding to each gaming machine and discharges it into the island,
The lower tank is
A guide rod for guiding the ball discharged from the gaming machine to the polishing and lifting device;
A storage part that receives and stores the balls that have fallen from the rolling part, and
The rolling part is
While guiding the sphere dropped from the upper tank toward the reservoir,
And a bypass member provided on one stage upper from the bottom to induce spheres drop onto the bypass member to the guide trough,
The out ball collection box is
While the game ball discharged from the gaming machine facing the rolling part is dropped toward the bypass member and flows down to the guide rod,
Island equipment , wherein a game ball discharged from a gaming machine other than a gaming machine facing the rolling part is dropped toward the storage part and stored in the storage part . The reservoir is provided on both sides of the guide rod,
The rolling part has a divergent part that is divergent from the abutting position where the ball dropped from the upper tank abuts, and a divergent part that is formed continuously to the divergent part, and the sphere in the rolling part A control member that controls the above, and an inflow prevention member that prevents the inflow of the ball rolling on the bottom surface of the rolling portion into the guide rod,
The island facility according to claim 1, wherein the bypass member is placed on the control member and the inflow prevention member.   3. The island facility according to claim 2, wherein the control member is capable of changing the contact position by being pivotally supported by a rotation shaft protruding from a bottom surface of the rolling portion.

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