JP5395408B2 - Lift polishing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is installed on a gaming machine island, an upper roller and a lower roller respectively pivotally supported at the upper and lower positions of the main body, an endless feeding belt wound between the upper and lower rollers, A polishing cloth stretched in the vertical direction facing the rising surface of the lifting belt, and lifting the gaming ball by sandwiching the gaming ball between the rising surface of the lifting belt and the polishing cloth Further, the present invention relates to a lift polishing apparatus that performs polishing.

  Conventionally, as this type of lift polishing apparatus, for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. That is, a lifting belt that is wound between an upper roller and a lower roller that are pivotally supported by the main body, and a polishing mat that is attached to a direct path cover that is provided to face the rising surface of the lifting belt; A rounded road cover that is disposed opposite to the lower roller and through which a game ball is conveyed, and is formed so that the end of the rounded road cover is immediately connected to the lower end of the polishing mat (see FIG. 2). .

  Moreover, what was disclosed by patent document 2 is also known. In other words, the guide rail groove includes a conveyor belt that circulates up and down, a guide rail groove that is disposed to face the rising surface of the conveyor belt, and a polishing cloth that is stretched on the surface on which the guide rail groove is formed. Is formed by an alignment groove portion of game balls disposed at a lower portion and a polishing groove portion continuous with the upper portion thereof. Since the alignment groove portion is formed by a shallow groove that can be somewhat elastically deformed, even if game balls compete with each other at the entrance portion, it is difficult for stagnation due to clogging.

JP-A-8-299571 JP 2007-313275 A

  However, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is estimated that the game ball discharged from the end of the rounded road cover collides with the lower end of the polishing mat with a strong force due to the centrifugal force of the lower roller. For this reason, especially when the polishing mat is made of a fiber material such as a polishing cloth, the surface is damaged and the fiber waste floats, which may cause malfunctions by mixing with peripheral devices and soiling the surface of the pachinko machine. In addition, if a dust collector is additionally provided as a countermeasure, an extra cost is incurred. Furthermore, there is a problem that the durability of the polishing mat itself is significantly impaired.

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 2, the polishing cloth that covers the entire surface of the guide rail groove forming surface is held in a state of covering not only the polishing groove but also the lower end of the alignment groove (see paragraph 0018). ). For this reason, it is estimated that the game ball discharged by the centrifugal force of the lower roller collides with a lower end portion of the polishing cloth stretched on the alignment groove portion with a strong force. Therefore, the same problem as the prior art of Patent Document 1 described above can be considered.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and prevents damage to the polishing cloth by reducing the impact of the game ball discharged by the centrifugal force of the lower roller. In addition to improving durability, it is possible to reliably prevent failure and dirt caused by damaged fiber scraps of the polishing cloth without incurring high costs, and to improve polishing efficiency and lifting capacity The object is to provide a device.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object described above resides in the inventions of the following items.
[1] An upper roller (21) and a lower roller (22) pivotally supported at the upper and lower positions of the main body (11), and an endless lifting belt (30) wound between the upper and lower rollers (21, 22) And a polishing cloth (80) stretched vertically so as to face the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30), and the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30) and the polishing In the lifting and polishing apparatus (10) for lifting and polishing the game ball by sandwiching the game ball with the cloth (80),
An introduction path cover that is disposed along the lower side of the lower roller (22) and forms an introduction path (40a) for receiving a game ball with the lifting belt (30) that goes around the lower roller (22). (40)
The lower end of the polishing pad (80) extends to the portion connected to the terminal end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) by a predetermined length upward along the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30). An alignment path portion (50) that leads to the polishing cloth (80) in a state where the impact of the game balls led out from the end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) is reduced and aligned ,
The polishing cloth (80) is a polishing path portion (60) disposed in a state extending in the vertical direction so as to face the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30). 60) is stretched so as to cover the polished surface side on which a plurality of guide rail grooves (61) for guiding the game ball upward are formed,
A game that introduces a game ball that is rotatably supported in a state where the polishing cloth (80) is wound around between the upper end of the alignment path portion (50) and the lower end of the polishing path portion (60). A ball guide roller (62) is provided;
The alignment path portion (50) has a plurality of guides respectively connected to the guide rail grooves (61) of the polishing path portion (60) on the surface side facing the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30). Rail grooves (51) are formed,
The game ball guide roller (62) is continuously provided such that a plurality of concave grooves (63) whose outer periphery is partially reduced in diameter over the entire circumference are arranged in the axial direction.
Each concave groove (63) of the game ball guide roller (62) is provided so as to be connected to each guide rail groove (51) of the alignment path portion (50). Polishing apparatus (10).

  [2] The lift polishing apparatus (10) according to [1], wherein the polishing cloth (80) is made of a material that can be stretched in both directions of the polishing surface.

[ 3 ] The lower end of the alignment path portion (50) is connected to the end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) at the same height as the central axis of the lower roller (22), and the alignment path The upper end of the section (50) is above the same height position as the upper end of the outer diameter of the lower roller (22) and below the height position three times the diameter of the lower roller (22). The lift polishing apparatus (10) according to [ 1 ] or [ 2 ], wherein the lift polishing apparatus (10) is connected to the lower end of the section (60).

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the lift polishing apparatus (10) described in [1] above, the game balls used in the gaming machine are located inside the introduction path cover (40) arranged along the lower side of the lower roller (22). It is supplied to the introduction path (40a) and is discharged vigorously from the end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) by the centrifugal force of the lower roller (22).

  The polishing cloth (80) is not yet arranged at the portion connected to the terminal end (43) of the introduction path cover (40), and instead there is an alignment path part (50). 50). Due to the alignment path portion (50), the impact of the game balls is relaxed and aligned, and the rising surface of the transport belt (30) (from the upper end of the alignment path portion (50) or the lower end of the polishing pad (80) ( 30a) and the polishing pad (80).

  In this way, the game ball discharged with vigorous force by the centrifugal force of the lower roller (22) does not immediately collide with the polishing cloth (80). The game balls are once introduced into the alignment path portion (50), so that the impact due to the centrifugal force is alleviated and then polished and transported. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the polishing cloth (80) from being damaged early and to improve the durability of the polishing cloth (80). Further, the peripheral cloth may be damaged due to the broken fiber scraps of the polishing cloth (80). It is possible to prevent contamination of the machine surface.

The polishing cloth (80) is a polishing path portion (60) disposed in a state extending in the vertical direction so as to face the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30). The portion (60) is stretched so as to cover the polished surface side where the plurality of guide rail grooves (61) for guiding the game ball upward are formed. Thus, the alignment path portion (50) extending a predetermined length upward from the terminal end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) along the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30) It will be connected to the extending polishing path (60).

The polishing surface on which the polishing cloth (80) is stretched in the polishing path portion (60) is not simply a smooth surface, but is formed with a plurality of guide rail grooves (61) for guiding the game ball upward. Accordingly, the game balls guided from the alignment path portion (50) to the polishing path portion (60) are guided to the plurality of guide rail grooves (61) without being competed with each other, and are efficiently transported. Excessive rolling in the width direction of the polishing pad (80), which is not related to the feeding direction, is also prevented.
The alignment path portion (50) includes a plurality of guide rail grooves (61) connected to the respective guide rail grooves (61) of the polishing path portion (60) on the surface side facing the rising surface (30a) of the lifting belt (30). A guide rail groove (51) is formed. Accordingly, the game balls discharged by the centrifugal force of the lower roller (22) are surely reduced in the process of being distributed and transported into the plurality of guide rail grooves (51) of the alignment path portion (50). Then, in a state where the impact is mitigated, it passes through each guide rail groove (51) and is transported to the polishing path (60) side.
In particular, since each guide rail groove (51) of the alignment path portion (50) is connected to each guide rail groove (61) of the polishing path portion (60), the alignment path portion (50) to the polishing path portion (60). The game balls can be delivered smoothly and continuously. Further, in the vicinity of the lower end serving as the entrance of the polishing path portion (60), a situation in which game balls compete with each other does not occur.
Further, a game ball is introduced between the upper end of the alignment path portion (50) and the lower end of the polishing path portion (60) so that the polishing cloth (80) is rotatably supported while being wound around. A game ball guide roller (62) is provided. Thereby, the game balls led out from the upper end of the alignment path part (50) are introduced into the polishing path part (60) via the game ball guide roller (62).
Furthermore, the game ball guide roller (62) is provided with a plurality of concave grooves (63) whose outer periphery is partially reduced in diameter over the entire circumference so as to be aligned in the axial direction. , And corresponding to each guide rail groove (51) of the alignment path portion (50). Thereby, the game balls discharged from the alignment path portion (50) are guided to the guide rail groove (61) of the polishing path portion (60) along the concave groove (63) of the game ball guide roller (62). Therefore, the game balls can be smoothly moved from the alignment path portion (50) to the polishing path portion (60).

A force is applied to the polishing cloth (80) in the direction of being recessed into the plurality of guide rail grooves (61), and as a result, the original lateral width is reduced . Therefore, the as described in [2], the polishing cloth (80), may be provided from the stretchable material in the both sides direction of the polishing surface of the polishing path portion (60). Thereby , instead of reducing the original width of the polishing cloth (80), the polishing cloth (80) can be extended in both directions, and both end sides of the polishing cloth (80) are separated from both end portions of the polishing surface. The situation of approaching the center can be prevented.

According to the lift polishing apparatus (10) described in [ 3 ], the lower end of the alignment path portion (50) is set to the lower roller (22) as a specific predetermined length of the alignment path portion (50). It is connected to the end (43) of the introduction path cover (40) at the same height as the central axis, and the upper end of the alignment path (50) is the same height as the upper end of the outer diameter of the lower roller (22). The length is set to be continuous with the lower end of the polishing path (60) above the position and below the height of three times the diameter of the lower roller (22).

  The ratio of the length of the alignment path portion (50) and the polishing path portion (60) is a very important problem. However, if the length and arrangement of the alignment path portion (50) are set as described above, the lower roller (22) It has been confirmed by experiments that the impact of the game ball ejected vigorously by the centrifugal force can be sufficiently mitigated.

  Further, by keeping the length of the alignment path portion (50) to a minimum, the lifting force is excessively reduced by the passage of the alignment path portion (50), or the overall length of the polishing path portion (60) is relatively reduced. It is prevented that the polishing power is shortened and the polishing power is excessively reduced. As a result, the polishing efficiency and the lifting ability can be improved.

According to the lift polishing apparatus according to the present invention, the alignment path portion that leads to the polishing cloth in a state in which the impact of the game balls is relaxed and aligned is provided at a portion connected to the end of the introduction path cover. The impact of the game ball discharged by the can be reduced, and then the game ball is transferred to the polishing cloth, so that the polishing cloth can be prevented from being damaged and the durability can be improved. Failures and dirt caused by scraps can be reliably prevented without incurring high costs, and polishing efficiency and lifting capacity can be increased.
In addition, a game ball guide roller for introducing game balls is provided between the upper end of the alignment path portion and the lower end of the polishing path portion, and a plurality of concave grooves are arranged in the axial direction in the game ball guide roller. Since each concave groove is connected to each guide rail groove of the alignment path portion, the game balls discharged from the alignment path portion are guided to the guide rail groove of the polishing path portion along the concave groove of the game ball guide roller. It is burned. Therefore, the game balls can be smoothly moved from the alignment path portion to the polishing path portion.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment that represents the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
1 to 21 show a lift polishing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a side view of the lift polishing apparatus 10, FIG. 2 is a front view of the lift polishing apparatus 10, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the lift polishing apparatus 10 with the polishing path 60 opened. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lower part of the lift polishing apparatus 10, FIG. 5 is an inner surface view showing the lower part of the polishing path 60, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show the lower part of the lift polishing apparatus 10. It is a cross-sectional view.

  A lifting and polishing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is a pachinko ball that is installed in a gaming machine island (not shown) and is used in each gaming machine (pachinko machine) constituting the gaming machine island. It is a device to polish while lifting. In the gaming machine island, the used gaming balls collected at the lower part of the gaming machine island are supplied to the lower end of the lifting and polishing apparatus 10, and the polished gaming balls are fed from the upper end of the lifting and polishing apparatus 10 to the gaming machine. It flows down the upper part of the island and is supplied again to each game machine and game media lending machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the lifting and polishing apparatus 10 includes an elongated casing-like main body 11 extending in the vertical direction, an upper roller 21 and a lower roller that are pivotally supported at the upper and lower positions of the main body 11. A roller 22, an endless lifting belt 30 wound between the upper and lower rollers 21 and 22, and a polishing cloth 80 stretched in the vertical direction so as to face the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30, The game ball is lifted and polished by sandwiching the game ball between the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30 and the polishing pad 80.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper roller 21 of the driven side and the lower roller 22 of the driving side are horizontally supported at the vertical position of the main body 11 so as to be parallel to each other. It is rotationally driven by the electric motor 20. An electric motor 20 is integrally attached to the lower part of the back side of the main body 11, and the output shaft of the electric motor 20 is connected to the rotating shaft of the lower roller 22 through a reduction mechanism (not shown) so that power can be transmitted. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lifting belt 30 is rotationally driven so that a rising surface 30 a that rotates from the lower roller 22 toward the upper roller 21 faces the front side of the main body 11. As shown in FIG. 8, in the feeding belt 30, the core body 31 is made of polyester, the front layer 32 and the back layer 33 are made of polyurethane, and the surface shape of the front and back surfaces is smooth. Such a lifting belt 30 is preferably constructed by bonding two belts having a two-layer structure of polyester and polyurethane on the polyester side.

  4, a plurality of guide rollers 23, 23... Are pivotally supported between the upper roller 21 and the lower roller 22 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. Each guide roller 23 is disposed so as to be rotatable in contact with the back surface side of the rising surface 30a of the transport belt 30, and supports the rising surface 30a of the transport belt 30 from the back surface side.

  Above the back side of the lower roller 22, a tension roller 24 is pivotally supported with its axial direction oriented horizontally. The tension roller 24 is pivotally supported so as to be able to rotate in a state where the middle of the feeding belt 30 is pushed to the back surface side. The tension roller 24 applies tension to the feeding belt 30, and the rising surface 30a of the feeding belt 30 extends in the vertical direction. It is set to maintain a flat surface.

  A game ball collection basket 16 extends alongside the lower roller 22, and an introduction path cover 40 that communicates with the collection basket 16 and receives game balls is provided below the lower roller 22. . A discharge port 13 for discharging the ground and lifted game balls from the upper part of the gaming machine island is provided beside the upper roller 21 (see FIG. 1).

  The introduction path cover 40 is made of a bowl-shaped member that is curved in an arc shape along the outer periphery of the lower roller 22, is disposed along the lower side of the lower roller 22, and moves up the lower belt 22. A round-shaped introduction path 40a through which a game ball is introduced is formed. A start end 41 of the introduction path cover 40 extends downward of the collection basket 16, and a guide plate 42 connected to a terminal edge of the collection basket 16 is provided above the start end 41 to introduce the game ball into the introduction path 40a. So as to be inclined downward.

  A long support cover 12 is attached to the main body 11 so as to face the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30. The support cover 12 has a vertically long plane portion having a width similar to the width of the main body 11 over its entire length, and a side surface portion extending from the left and right side edges of the plane portion toward the lifting belt 30. It is divided into a lower support cover 12a, an intermediate support cover 12b, and an upper support cover 12c in order from the bottom.

  The lower support cover 12a is screwed to the main body 11, and is usually fixed so as not to open. On the other hand, the middle support cover 12b and the upper support cover 12c are attached to the main body 11 through hinges 15 so as to be opened and closed. Note that the middle support cover 12b and the upper support cover 12c in the closed state are each fixed by a stopper (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 4, an alignment path portion 50 is arranged inside the lower support cover 12 a so as to face the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30. In addition, a polishing path portion 60 that is also disposed facing the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30 is provided inside the middle support cover 12b, and the lifting belt 30 is also positioned inside the upper support cover 12c. A lifting path portion 70 arranged facing the rising surface 30a is internally provided.

  Here, the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30 on the main body 11 side and the surface facing the rising surface 30a in the alignment path portion 50, the polishing path portion 60, and the lifting path portion 70 in order from the bottom of the support cover 12 side. In the meantime, a gap is formed in which game balls are held and lifted. A polishing cloth 80 for polishing the game ball is stretched on the surface of the polishing path portion 60 so as to extend in the vertical direction.

  The terminal end 43 of the introduction path cover 40 is continuous with the lower end of the alignment path portion 50. Here, the lower end of the alignment path portion 50 is connected to the terminal end 43 of the introduction path cover 40 at the same height as the central axis 22 a of the lower roller 22. The terminal end 43 of the introduction path cover 40 is supported by a spring-loaded screw 44 so as to be elastically separated from the lower roller 22.

  The alignment path portion 50 extends upward along the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30 by a predetermined length, continues to the lower end of the polishing cloth 80 (polishing path portion 60), and is led out from the terminal end 43 of the introduction path cover 40. This is a part for guiding the abrasive balls 80 to the polishing cloth 80 in a state where the impacts of the game balls are reduced and aligned. The upper end of the alignment path portion 50 is connected to the lower end of the polishing path portion 60 above the same height position as the upper end of the outer diameter of the lower roller 22 and below a height position three times the diameter of the lower roller 22. Has been. In the present embodiment, the upper end of the alignment path 50 is set at a height position that is approximately 2.3 times the diameter of the lower roller 22 as shown in FIG.

  The alignment path part 50 is formed of a synthetic resin having elasticity typified by urethane rubber or the like, and a plurality of guides for guiding the game balls upward on the surface side facing the rising surface of the lifting belt 30. Rail grooves 51, 51... Are formed. As shown in FIG. 6, each guide rail groove 51 is a vertical groove having a circular cross section whose depth is smaller than the radius of the game ball, and is formed so as to extend parallel to each other in the vertical direction. In addition, the space | interval between each guide rail groove | channel 51 is set to the distance shorter than the radius of a game ball.

  The polishing path portion 60 extends upward from the upper end of the alignment path portion 50 by a predetermined length along the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30 and mainly plays game balls lifted from the alignment path portion 50. This is a part for polishing. The polishing path portion 60 is formed of a synthetic resin having elasticity, such as urethane rubber, like the alignment path portion 50, and a game ball is placed upward on the polishing surface facing the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30. A plurality of guide rail grooves 61, 61... For guiding are formed. Here, each polishing path portion 60 has the same configuration as that of the alignment path portion 50, and each guide rail groove 61 corresponds to each guide rail groove 51 on a one-to-one basis, and is linearly connected to each other. Yes.

A polishing cloth 80 facing the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30 is stretched on the polishing surface where each guide rail groove 61 is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction. The polishing cloth 80 is made of a material that can be stretched in both directions of the polishing surface. Specifically, the polishing cloth 80 is, for example, a spunlace nonwoven fabric having a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 55%, a pulp 45%, a basis weight of 61 g / m ^{2 to} 71 g / m ² , and a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. Is suitable. The “weight per unit” is a unit expressing the thickness of the nonwoven fabric in which the weight per 1 m ² is expressed in g.

  The spunlace nonwoven fabric is an aggregate made of wood pulp and synthetic organic fibers, supported by fine gold steel or the like, applied with a high-pressure water stream to entangle the fibers and dried. These spunlace nonwoven fabrics are intertwined with random millions of millions of wood pulp fibers and synthetic organic fibers, which not only excels in dirt adsorption, but also has tensile strength, water pressure resistance, water absorption, Also excellent in flexibility. By including polyethylene terephthalate as a synthetic organic fiber, high strength can be maintained even when liquid is absorbed.

  The polishing cloth 80 according to the present embodiment is more specifically a polyester nanofiber having a friction coefficient of 0.50 μs to 0.62 μs and a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm among the spunlace nonwoven fabric. It is composed of a fiber fiber structure. With this configuration, the ratio of the friction coefficient of the transport belt 30 (see FIG. 8) and the friction coefficient of the polishing pad 80 is 1: 2.5. Further, the friction resistance on the surface of the alignment path portion 50 and the polishing surface of the polishing path portion 60 is larger than the friction resistance on the surface of the polishing pad 80.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a game ball guide roller for introducing a game ball between the upper end of the alignment path portion 50 and the start end of each guide rail groove 61 at the lower end of the polishing path portion 60. 62 is provided. The game ball guide roller 62 is horizontally supported in a state of extending to both sides along the lower end surface of the polishing path portion 60.

The game ball guide roller 62 is arranged such that a plurality of concave grooves 63 whose outer circumferences are partially reduced in diameter over the entire circumference are arranged in the axial direction so that game balls derived from the upper ends of the alignment path portions 50 are introduced. It is connected continuously. Here, the concave grooves 63 are provided at the numbers and positions corresponding to the guide rail grooves 51 and 61 in the alignment path portion 50 and the polishing path portion 60.
At this time, the height of the convex portion between the guide rail grooves 51 and 61 is the same 5.5 mm with respect to the bottom of the guide rail grooves 51 and 61, but on the lower end (starting end) side of the guide rail grooves 61. It is preferable to give a slight gradient so that the height of the convex portion gradually becomes 4.5 mm from 4.5 mm lower than 5.5 mm.

  Thus, when the polishing cloth 80 is stretched so as to cover the polishing surface side where the plurality of guide rail grooves 61 are formed in the polishing path portion 60, the polishing cloth 80 is placed on the convex portion between the guide rail grooves 61. Only when the game balls led out from the upper end of the alignment path portion 50 are introduced into the polishing path portion 60 via the game ball guide rollers 62, the polishing cloth 80 is pressed against the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 for the first time. However, by providing the above-mentioned gradient, a running section where the game ball and the polishing cloth 80 pressed to the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 are fitted is provided, and the polishing cloth 80 is rapidly stretched in the width direction. Can be suppressed.

  The game ball guide roller 62 is pivotally supported so as to freely rotate in a state in which a polishing cloth 80 that wraps around the lower end of the polishing path portion 60 is wound over substantially the entire width of the outer periphery thereof. The game ball guide roller 62 serves to prevent the polishing cloth 80 wound around the lower end of the polishing path portion 60 from directly touching and damaging the lower end edge of the polishing path portion 60, and the alignment path portion 50. It also plays a role of smoothly delivering the game ball derived from the upper end to the start end of each guide rail groove 61 at the lower end of the polishing path portion 60.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the gaming ball guide roller 62 is such that the bottom peripheral surface of each concave groove 63 is further in the saddle direction, that is, the back side from the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 in the polishing path portion 60. It is pivotally supported in a position. The distance between the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 and the bottom peripheral surface of the concave groove 63 of the game ball guide roller 62 is determined in consideration of the thickness of the polishing pad 80 and the outer diameter of the game ball.

  In the present embodiment, the distance between the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 and the bottom peripheral surface of the concave groove 63 is 1 mm, and the thickness of the polishing pad 80 is 0.3 mm. The distance to the bottom of the rail groove 61 is 10 mm, and the outer diameter of the game ball is 11 mm. That is, the polishing cloth 80 stretched so as to cover the guide rail groove 61 sinks into the groove by the pressure of the game ball held between the guide rail groove 61 and the lifting belt 30, and the game ball is lifted in this state. The polishing section path 60 is set to be fed by the frictional force between the feeding belt 30 and the polishing cloth 80.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a polishing cloth guide roller 65 is horizontally supported behind the game ball guide roller 62 (on the outer surface side of the intermediate support cover 12b). The polishing cloth guide roller 65 is a small-diameter round bar-shaped member for preventing the polishing cloth 80 from coming into contact with the lower end edge of the polishing path 60 when the polishing cloth 80 is rotated around the lower end of the polishing path 60. The polishing cloth 80 is a member and is stretched at the lower end of the polishing path 60 in a state where it is stretched over the game ball guide roller 62 or the polishing cloth guide roller 65.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lifting path portion 70 extends from the upper end of the polishing path portion 60 by a predetermined length further upward along the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30. This is a part for further lifting the game ball that has been polished and lifted from 60 to the upper end of the gaming machine island. Similarly to the alignment path portion 50 and the polishing path portion 60, the lifting path portion 70 is formed of a synthetic resin having elasticity such as urethane rubber.

  In the lifting path portion 70, a plurality of guide rail grooves 71, 71,... For guiding the game ball upward are formed on the surface of the lifting belt 30 that faces the rising surface 30a. Here, each feed path section 70 has the same configuration as that of the polishing path section 60, and each guide rail groove 71 is in one-to-one correspondence with each guide rail groove 61, and is linearly connected to each other. ing.

  Alternatively, the same material as that of the transport belt 30 is attached to the surface of the transport path portion 70 facing the rising surface 30a of the transport belt 30 without forming the guide rail grooves 71. May be. In such a case, only one belt having a two-layer structure of polyester and polyurethane shown in FIG. 8 may be bonded so that the polyester side is the surface. Although not shown, the game ball guide roller 62 and the polishing pad guide roller 65 are also horizontally supported at the upper end of the transport path portion 70 in a state where they are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. The guide roller 62 mainly serves as the polishing pad guide roller 65.

  Next, a mounting structure for stretching the polishing cloth 80 so as to cover the polishing surface of the polishing path 60 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the mounting structure includes a holder 110 that is detachably attached to a side end portion of the polishing path portion 60, a guide 120 connected to the holder 110, and the polishing path portion 60. It is composed of a pair of clamps 130 and 130 provided at the upper and lower positions on the back side.

  The holder 110 holds a roll polishing cloth 80a (see FIG. 15) wound in a cylindrical shape so that the roll polishing cloth 80a can be rotated in a vertically placed state, and the roll polishing cloth 80a is positioned on the side of the side end of the polishing path 60. In such a state, it is detachably attached to the side end. The polishing cloth 80 is wound into a cylindrical shape to form a roll polishing cloth 80a. The width of the polishing pad 80 is large enough to cover all the guide rail grooves 61 in the polishing surface of the polishing path 60, and the stretchable fiber direction coincides with the width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the holder 110 includes a vertically long rectangular side plate 111 that forms a vertical surface, a bottom plate 114 that is connected to the lower end edge of the side plate 111 at a right angle to form a horizontal plane, and the bottom plate 114. And a rotating shaft 115 inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll polishing cloth 80a. On one side edge of the side plate 111, a vertically long side wall 112 extending vertically with a predetermined width is bent at a right angle rearward from the front of the side plate 111. Further, on the side edge of the vertical side wall 112, two side by side are arranged vertically. Two hooks 113, 113 project from the side and downward.

  As shown in FIG. 15, two hook holes 14, 14 arranged vertically are formed in one side end portion of the middle support cover 12 b that surrounds the polishing path portion 60 inside. The holder 110 is inserted into the hook holes 14 and engaged with the hooks 113 in a state where guides 120 to be described later are integrally assembled. On the other hand, it is supported rotatably in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the bottom plate 114 of the holder 110 is formed into a rounded square shape with a corner on one front side thereof being cut, and is bent at a right angle forward from the lower end edge of the side plate 111. Has been. A rotating shaft 115 that allows the cylindrical core of the roll polishing cloth 80a to pass through is erected vertically at substantially the center of the bottom plate 114. The outer diameter of the rotating shaft 115 is set to be smaller than the inner diameter of the cylindrical core of the roll polishing cloth 80a, and it is only necessary that the roll polishing cloth 80a can be rotatably mounted even if the rotating shaft 115 itself does not rotate.

  The guide 120 integrally combined with the holder 110 is a vertically long rectangular side plate 121 that forms a vertical surface, and is connected to the lower end edge of the side plate 121 at a right angle to form a horizontal surface. A bottom plate 122 that is rotatably supported in an overlapping state, and a guide plate 124 that is connected to the side edge of the side plate 121 at a right angle to form a vertical surface.

  The side plate 121 is disposed so as to be perpendicular to the side plate 111 of the holder 110 from the side edge with the vertically long side wall 112 toward the front. The bottom plate 122 is formed in a square shape and is bent at a right angle from the lower end edge of the side plate 121 so as to overlap the bottom side of the bottom plate 114 of the holder 110. The bottom plate 122 is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 114 by screws that erect a rotation shaft 115 on the bottom plate 114 of the holder 110. A flange 123 extending downward with a predetermined width is bent at a right angle along the front edge of the bottom plate 122.

  A guide plate 124 is further bent at a right angle to the side edge of the side plate 121 facing backward. The guide plate 124 is formed in a right triangle and is disposed along the front surface of the middle support cover 12 b that surrounds the polishing path portion 60. An oblique edge extending from the lower end to the upper end of the guide plate 124 is a polishing cloth drawn from the roll polishing cloth 80a on the holder 110 to the side overlapping the front surface of the middle support cover 12b (the back surface of the polishing path portion 60). In the middle of 80, an inclined edge 125 is formed that guides upward along the front surface of the middle support cover 12b in a state of being bent at a right angle.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the angle of the inclined edge 125 with respect to the horizontal plane is set to 42 degrees, which is not 45 degrees but is slightly more accurate. Such an angle is a value based on experimental data. When the angle is larger than 42 degrees, the polishing cloth 80 is displaced in the direction of arrow A in the drawing when the polishing cloth 80 is pulled up, and conversely, when the angle is smaller than 42 degrees. It is determined based on the result that the polishing cloth 80 is displaced in the direction of arrow B in the drawing when the polishing cloth 80 is pulled up.

  As shown in FIG. 16, between the side edges of the side plate 121 of the holder 110 and the guide plate 124 of the guide 120 facing each other, the middle of the polishing cloth 80 drawn out from the roll polishing cloth 80a is inserted. A gap whose width expands or contracts with the rotation of the bottom plate 122 of the guide 120 with respect to the bottom plate 114 of 110. As shown in FIG. 9, along the upper edge of the guide plate 124, a flange 126 extending forward with a predetermined width is bent at a right angle.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the clamp 130 is disposed in a state of facing the resistance plate 131 and the resistance plate 131 attached along the front surface of the middle support cover 12 b (the back surface of the polishing path portion 60). In a state where the polishing pad 80 is inserted between the pressing member 135, the resistance plate 131 and the pressing member 135, the fixed position where the pressing member 135 is pressed against the resistance plate 131 and the resistance plate 131 are separated from each other. And an operating member 137 that is displaced to the opened position.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the resistance plate 131 is affixed on a pedestal 132 fixed to the middle support cover 12 b that forms the back surface of the polishing path portion 60. The pedestal 132 includes a base plate 133 having the same width as the lateral width of the middle support cover 12b and a pair of support pieces 134 and 134 which are erected by bending the left and right end edges of the base plate 133. The resistance plate 131 is attached to the entire surface. The resistance plate 131 may be made of any material as long as it has a certain amount of frictional resistance, and may be composed of a rubber plate, a synthetic resin plate, canvas, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the pressing member 135 is split into a pair between the left and right support pieces 134 of the pedestal 132 and is rotatably supported. The pressing member 135 has an arcuate section in contact with the resistance plate 131, and is separated from both sides in the width direction of the back surface of the polishing path 60 via the eccentric shaft 136. And a pair of cams rotatably supported.

  The operation member 137 includes a handle that integrally connects the pressing members 135 that are the pair of cams. As shown in FIG. 14, the pressing member 135 rotated by the operation of the operation member 137 is pivotally supported in an eccentric state. Therefore, when the operation member 137 is pressed down, the arcuate tip of the pressing member 135 is resisted. The plate 131 is directed to the side and is displaced to a fixed position at which the resistance plate 131 is pressed with a predetermined pressure at the tip. On the other hand, when the operation member 137 is pulled up, the arcuate tip of the pressing member 135 is displaced to an open position that is a predetermined distance away from the resistance plate 131.

  When the polishing cloth 80 is sandwiched between the resistance plate 131 and the pressing member 135, the polishing cloth 80 and the resistance plate 131 are pressed by the pressing force received by the polishing cloth 80 and the resistance plate 131 from the pressing member 135 displaced to the fixed position. A static friction force is generated between them. The pressing force of the pressing member 135 and the surface state of the resistance plate 131 are set so that the static friction force is larger than the maximum tension applied to the polishing pad 80 when the game ball is lifted. In addition, the torque at the time of operation can be arbitrarily set by the lengths of the arm portions on both sides of the handle (operation member) 137.

Next, the operation of the lifting polishing apparatus main body 10 will be described.
After the game balls used in each gaming machine are collected at the lower part of the gaming machine island, they are supplied to the introduction path cover 40 at the lower end of the lifting and polishing apparatus 10 via the collection basket 16 as shown in FIG. . In the introduction path cover 40, the game ball first flows down the guide plate 42 by its own weight, and is directly guided to the introduction path 40 a along the lower side of the lower roller 22. At this time, even if the game balls overlap vertically, they are gradually leveled while being introduced into the inlet of the introduction path 40a and are naturally aligned in a vertical line.

  When the electric motor 20 is driven, the lower roller 22 rotates through the speed reduction mechanism, and the lower roller 22 retracts and feeds the lifting belt 30 so that the lifting belt 30 circulates. A side of the lifting belt 30 facing the front of the main body 11 is a rising surface 30a. The game ball supplied to the introduction path 40 a is introduced by the centrifugal force of the lower roller 22 while being sandwiched between the feeding belt 30 along the outer periphery of the lower roller 22 and the inner peripheral surface of the introduction path cover 40. It moves along the path 40a at a high speed and is discharged from the end of the introduction path cover 40 vigorously.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the polishing cloth 80 has not yet been disposed at the portion connected to the terminal end of the introduction path cover 40, and instead the alignment path portion 50 is disposed. 50. Even if a plurality of game balls compete in the vicinity of the lower end of the alignment path portion 50, the end 43 of the introduction path cover 40 can be elastically separated from the lower roller 22 by the spring-loaded screw 44. Therefore, the game balls discharged from the introduction path cover 40 are smoothly distributed and delivered into the plurality of guide rail grooves 51 in the alignment path portion 50.

  In the alignment path portion 50, the game balls are aligned in the guide rail grooves 51 and are lifted as they are sandwiched between the guide rail grooves 51 and the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30. In this process, the game ball is surely reduced in momentum, and finally, the game ball is transported at a speed substantially equal to the circulation speed of the transport belt 30. In this way, the game balls are transferred from the upper end of the alignment path portion 50 to the polishing path portion 60 after the impact is reduced.

  As described above, the game balls that are vigorously discharged from the introduction path cover 40 by the centrifugal force of the lower roller 22 do not immediately collide with the polishing cloth 80, and are once introduced into the alignment path unit 50. After the impact due to the centrifugal force is alleviated, it is polished and lifted. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the polishing cloth 80 from being damaged early and to improve the durability of the polishing cloth 80. Further, it is possible to prevent peripheral equipment failure and dirt on the pachinko machine board surface caused by the broken fiber waste of the polishing cloth 80. Can be prevented.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, as the specific predetermined length of the alignment path portion 50, the lower end of the alignment path portion 50 is introduced at the same height as the central axis of the lower roller 22, as shown in FIG. The upper end of the alignment path portion 50 is set at a height position that is approximately 2.3 times the diameter of the lower roller 22. The ratio of the length of the alignment path portion 50 and the polishing path portion 60 is a very important problem. However, according to the length and arrangement of the alignment path portion 50 employed in the present embodiment, as a result, the polishing efficiency and the lift rate are increased. The sending ability can be improved.

  Specifically, the reason why the lower end of the alignment path portion 50 is set at the same height as the central axis of the lower roller 22 is the position that receives the largest centrifugal force. Also, the reason why the upper end of the alignment path portion 50 is located above the same height position as the upper end of the outer diameter of the lower roller 22 is that the length to such a height position is the minimum necessary to reduce the centrifugal force. is there. The reason why the lower end of the alignment path portion 50 is set below the height position of three times the diameter of the lower roller 22 is that the lifting force is excessively reduced if the total length of the alignment path portion 50 is longer than this. At the same time, it has been experimentally confirmed that the polishing path 60 is relatively shortened to reduce the polishing power.

  The game balls transferred from the alignment path portion 50 to the polishing path portion 60 are simultaneously polished while being transported while being sandwiched between the rising surface 30a of the transport belt 30 and the polishing cloth 80. The polishing surface on which the polishing cloth 80 is stretched in the polishing path portion 60 is not a simple smooth surface, but is formed with a plurality of guide rail grooves 61 that guide the game ball upward. Thereby, the game balls of the polishing path 60 are guided to the plurality of guide rail grooves 61 without being competed with each other, and are efficiently lifted. Further, unnecessary rolling in the width direction of the polishing pad 80, which is not related to the lifting direction, is also prevented.

  A force is applied to the polishing cloth 80 in a direction to be recessed into the plurality of guide rail grooves 61. As a result, the original lateral width is reduced. However, the polishing cloth 80 is formed on the polishing surface of the polishing path portion 60. Made of a material that can be stretched in both directions. Therefore, instead of reducing the original width of the polishing pad 80, the polishing pad 80 can be extended in both directions to prevent the polishing pad 80 from being detached from both ends of the polishing surface. Further, the game ball is recessed into the guide rail groove 61 while extending the polishing cloth 80, so that the game ball and the polishing cloth 80 are in surface contact, and the entire surface of the game ball can be uniformly polished. It becomes.

  Further, since each guide rail groove 61 of the polishing path portion 60 is connected to each guide rail groove 51 of the alignment path portion 50 described above, the game balls are received smoothly and continuously from the alignment path portion 50 to the polishing path portion 60. Can pass. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a game ball guide roller 62 is provided between the alignment path portion 50 and the polishing path portion 60, and the game ball discharged from the alignment path portion 50 is a game ball guide roller. It is guided along the concave groove 63 of 62 to the guide rail groove 61 of the polishing path 60. Thereby, the game balls can be smoothly moved from the alignment path portion 50 to the polishing path portion 60.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the game ball guide roller 62 is configured such that the bottom peripheral surface of each of the concave grooves 63 aligned in the axial direction is the outermost of each guide rail groove 61 in the polishing path 60. It is pivotally supported in a state positioned further in the heel direction, that is, on the back side than the ridge surface. As a result, the game ball guide roller 62 in a state in which the polishing cloth 80 is wound is placed so that the lower end of the polishing cloth 80 fits the lower end of each guide rail groove 61 so that the game ball is easily introduced. At the same time, the impact at the lower end of the polishing cloth 80 that the game ball first hits is reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the guide rail groove 61 and the lifting belt 30 are set by the above-described specific distance setting between the bottom of the guide rail groove 61 and the bottom peripheral surface of the concave groove 63 of the game ball guide roller 62. The polishing cloth 80 stretched so as to cover the guide rail groove 61 sinks into the groove by the pressing of the game ball held between the two. In this state, the game ball is lifted along the polishing path 60 by the frictional force between the lifting belt 30 and the polishing pad 80.

  At this time, if the friction coefficient of the polishing pad 80 is larger than the friction coefficient of the feeding belt 30, a lot of dirt attached to the surface of the game ball adheres to the polishing pad 80. Thereby, the dirt of the feeding surface of the feeding belt 30 is reduced, and it is possible to prevent reattachment to the game ball. As described above, when the polishing cloth 80 is a polyester nanofiber fiber structure and the ratio of the friction coefficient between the feeding belt 30 and the polishing cloth 80 is 1: 2.5, the polishing efficiency of the game ball in the present apparatus is particularly good. And the lifting capacity can be further increased.

  Specific numerical values relating to the friction coefficient, etc., as described above, the friction coefficient of the conveying belt 30 is 0.20 μs to 0.25 μs, the friction coefficient of the polishing pad 80 is 0.50 μs to 0.62 μs, and It is good to comprise by the polyester nanofiber fiber structure of thickness 0.3mm-0.5mm. It has been confirmed by the experimental data of the present inventors that a luminance value larger than the luminance value before polishing of the game ball can be obtained by adopting these numerical materials.

  An example of experimental data is shown below. As an experimental method, an empty box that receives the ground game balls is attached to the discharge port 13 at the upper end of the lifting and polishing apparatus 10, and the brightness of the game balls before being thrown into the lifting and polishing apparatus 10 and collected in the empty box. The brightness of each polished game ball is measured. As the number of times of polishing, not only once but also the luminance of the game ball after 5 times and after 10 times is measured. Further, the luminance of the game ball wiped with alcohol at the end is also measured as an ideal target value after polishing.

  The employed polishing cloth 80 is a commercially available polyester nanofiber fiber structure (for example, manufactured by Teijin Fibers Ltd.) having a friction coefficient of 0.50 μs and a thickness of 0.3 mm. Regarding the coefficient of friction, in the production process of the polyester nanofiber fiber structure, it can be easily set to any numerical value by the difference in the bonding method of the webs constituting the nonwoven fabric or by rubbing the surface of the existing nonwoven fabric. It can be adjusted appropriately.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the adopted lifting belt 30 is a commercially available one in which the core body 31 is polyester, the surface layer 32 and the back layer 33 are made of polyurethane, and the surface shape of the front and back surfaces is smooth. Yes (for example, manufactured by Bando Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the friction coefficient is 0.20 μs. The specific configuration of the polishing path portion 60 is shown in FIG. 7, and the total length of the polishing path portion 60 is 900 mm. In addition, the game ball which is a measurement object used a general pachinko ball, and the apparatus which measures brightness used a general spectrocolorimeter.

  FIG. 21 shows experimental data. In the experiment, the luminance is measured at three locations for each game ball. At this time, tweezers are used for handling the game balls. FIG. 21 (a) shows the luminance data at three locations measured after wiping alcohol with 0, 1, 5, 10, and 5 times of polishing for every five game balls. FIG. 21B shows the average value of the luminance at three locations, and the difference in luminance after wiping alcohol and polishing 10 times. The smaller this difference, the higher the polishing efficiency.

  In addition to the experimental data shown in FIG. 21, as a result of comparing a number of experiments with different materials and friction coefficients of the lifting belt 30 and the polishing pad 80 and comparing the data, as described above, the lifting belt No. 30 has a friction coefficient of 0.20 μs to 0.25 μs, and the polishing cloth 80 has a friction coefficient of 0.50 μs to 0.62 μs, and a polyester nanofiber fiber structure having a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. It has been verified that this is optimal for use in the present apparatus.

The polishing cloth 80 has a specific composition of 55% polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 45% pulp, span of 61 g / m ^{2 to} 71 g / m ² and a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm. Adopt lace nonwoven fabric. By using such a spunlace nonwoven fabric, it is possible not only to increase the polishing efficiency of the game ball, but also to reduce damage due to friction with the game ball due to high durability, and the cost of the polishing cloth 80 itself is as much as possible. It becomes possible to suppress.

  The polishing path 60 is made of an elastic material such as urethane rubber having a friction resistance larger than that of the polishing pad 80. As a result, when the game ball is lifted by the lifting belt 30, the polishing cloth 80 comes into close contact with the polishing surface side of the polishing path portion 60 without shifting upward, and rotates along the guide rail groove 61. The brightness of the surface of the game ball to be played can be improved.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the lifting belt 30 has a core body 31 made of polyester and front and back surfaces made of polyurethane, and the front and back surface shapes are made smooth. Thereby, while being able to obtain moderate elasticity, it is excellent also in durability and it can ensure the outstanding lifting capability. Further, by making the front and back surface shapes smooth, it is possible to prevent the dirt from adhering to the transport belt 30 and to easily wipe off the adhering dirt.

  By the way, when the polishing cloth 80 becomes dirty, it is replaced with a new polishing cloth 80. Hereinafter, a mounting method for stretching the polishing cloth 80 so as to cover the polishing surface of the polishing path portion 60 will be described. The polishing cloth 80 is used by being drawn out from a roll polishing cloth 80a wound in a cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the roll polishing cloth 80 a is attached to the side of the side end portion of the polishing path portion 60 by the holder 110. As shown in FIG. 12, the roll polishing cloth 80a is rotatably held in the vertical state only by inserting the cylindrical core of the roll polishing cloth 80a through the rotating shaft 115 of the holder 110 and placing it on the bottom plate 114.

  As shown in FIG. 15, two hooks 113 at the side edge of the side plate 111 (exactly, the longitudinal side wall 112) of the holder 110 are attached to the side end of the polishing path 60 (exactly, the middle support cover 12b). The holder 110 can be attached to the side of the polishing path 60 while holding the roll polishing cloth 80a by being inserted into the two hook holes 14 that are drilled. The holder 110 is supported so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction with respect to the side end portion of the polishing path portion 60 around the hook 113 as a rotation center. Thereby, the position of the holder 110 can be adjusted as appropriate.

  When a polishing cloth 80 is newly stretched on the polishing path portion 60, the end of the polishing cloth 80 is first pulled from the roll polishing cloth 80a on the holder 110 and pulled out to the side overlapping the back surface of the polishing path portion 60. . As shown in FIG. 16, the polishing pad 80 is inserted into the gap between the opposing side edges of the side plate 111 of the holder 110 and the guide plate 124 of the guide 120 by inserting the end portion of the polishing pad 80. It is pulled out from 110 to the side overlapping the back surface of the polishing path section 60. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, if the bottom plate 122 of the guide 120 is rotated with respect to the bottom plate 114 of the holder 110, the width of the gap is freely expanded and reduced. Thereby, the operation | work which pulls out the edge part of the roll polishing cloth 80a to a side can be performed easily.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the guide plate 124 of the guide 120 connected to the holder 110 is overlapped in the middle of the pulled polishing cloth 80 and is placed along the front surface of the middle support cover 12 b. An inclined edge 125 is formed on the guide plate 124, and as shown in FIG. 18, the middle of the polishing pad 80 is bent at a right angle along the inclined edge 125, so that the polishing path 60 Pull upward along the back. With such a simple configuration, the middle of the polishing pad 80 can be guided to a state in which the direction is changed from the side to the top at a right angle, and can be smoothly drawn out as it is.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 13, the angle of the inclined edge 125 with respect to the horizontal plane is set to 42 degrees, which is not 45 degrees but is slightly more precise. Such an angle is a value based on experimental data. When the angle is larger than 42 degrees, when the polishing pad 80 is pulled up, the angle shifts in the direction of the arrow A in the figure. On the contrary, if the angle is smaller than 42 degrees, the polishing cloth 80 is displaced in the direction of the arrow B in the drawing when it is pulled up.

  The polishing cloth 80 extended from the guide 120 circulates the upper end side of the polishing path portion 60, and then extends along the vertical direction over the entire length of the polishing surface, and then again from the lower end side of the polishing path portion 60. Circulate to the back side. Here, when the polishing cloth 80 is circulated to the upper end of the polishing path portion 60, the polishing cloth 80 is stretched over the game ball guide roller 62 or the polishing cloth guide roller 65, and directly on the lower end edge of the polishing path portion 60. There is no contact. Thereby, the polishing cloth 80 can be prevented from being damaged, and the polishing cloth 80 can be smoothly circulated. The same applies to the case where the polishing cloth 80 is rotated around the lower end of the polishing path 60.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 19, the upper end portion of the polishing pad 80 is fixed by the clamp 130 on the upper end side of the main body 11. Similarly, the lower end portion of the polishing pad 80 is fixed by the clamp 130 on the lower end side of the main body 11. Thereby, the tensioning of the polishing pad 80 is completed. The polishing cloth 80 extending from the roll polishing cloth 80a may be cut halfway. In the manufacturing process of the roll polishing cloth 80a, the polishing cloth 80 may be perforated so that it can be easily cut by a predetermined length unit.

  With respect to the clamp 130, as shown in FIG. 14, the operating member 137 is pushed down as shown in FIG. 14 with the polishing pad 80 inserted between the resistance plate 131 and the pair of pressing members 135, 135. When the pair of pressing members 135 and 135 are set to the fixed positions, the polishing pad 80 is sandwiched between the resistance plate 131 and the arc-shaped portion of each pressing member 135. At this time, by making the static friction force acting between the polishing cloth 80 and the resistance plate 131 larger than the maximum tension applied to the polishing cloth 80 at the time of polishing lifting, the polishing cloth 80 is displaced or detached. Can be prevented.

  Further, since the pair of pressing members 135 and 135 are separated from each other, even if the gap between the pressing member 135 and the resistance plate 131 is narrow, the gap does not extend over the entire width direction of the polishing path portion 60. It is local to both sides, and the polishing cloth 80 may be passed through the inside of the operation member 137 and then the both side edges of the polishing cloth 80 may be inserted and clamped. This eliminates the need to insert the polishing cloth 80 into a narrow slit-like groove, so that the work of fixing the polishing cloth 80 can be easily performed, or the operation of removing it can be easily performed.

  According to the mounting structure of the polishing cloth 80 as described above, the holder 110 can first secure a storage location for the polishing cloth 80 to be newly replaced, and the polishing cloth 80 that has become dirty due to the polishing of the game ball is discarded. The polishing cloth 80 to be discarded and newly replaced is pulled out from the holder 110 as needed. The process based on the mutual relationship between the guide 120 and the pair of clamps 130 and 130 described above makes it possible for one person to easily replace the polishing cloth 80, and the polishing cloth 80 is quickly and easily extended. Can be stretched.

  Furthermore, according to the present lifting polishing apparatus 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a portion having a predetermined length in the upward direction along the rising surface 30 a of the lifting belt 30 is formed at a portion continuous with the upper end of the polishing path portion 60. A lifting path portion 70 is provided to lift the game ball that has passed through the polishing cloth 80 and further upward. When the overall height of the gaming machine island where the lifting polishing apparatus 10 is installed is high, the lifting path unit 70 avoids excessive extension of the polishing path unit 60 and keeps it at an appropriate total length, and further lifts. You can earn height.

  The lifting path unit 70 is formed of urethane in the same manner as the alignment path unit 50 and the polishing path unit 60, and a plurality of guides that guide the game balls upward to the lifting surface facing the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30. A rail groove 71 may be formed. As a result, the parts can be shared, and the cost can be reduced. Or you may comprise the thing of the same material as the raising belt 30 so that the raising surface side may be covered, and the conveyance path part 70 may be comprised.

  If the lifting path 70 is set to the same friction coefficient as that of the lifting belt 30, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the lifting belt 30 on the surface again after the game ball is polished. In FIG. 1, the game balls lifted up to the upper end of the transfer path portion 70 are discharged from the discharge port 13 and then flow down the upper part of the gaming machine island through a supply path (not shown). Supplied to gaming machines and game media lending machines.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to one that polishes or lifts a pachinko ball used in a pachinko gaming machine, and any game ball can be ground or lifted as long as it is a game ball.

  In the embodiment, the lower support cover 12a of the support cover 12 is screwed to the main body 11. However, the lower support cover 12a is also attached to the main body 11 like the middle support cover 12b and the upper support cover 12c. You may attach so that opening and closing is possible. That is, the alignment path portion 50 may be attached so as to be openable and closable similarly to the polishing path portion 60 and the lifting path portion 70.

  Further, the guide rail groove 51 in the alignment path portion 50 and the guide rail groove 61 in the polishing path portion 60 are formed so as to extend in the vertical direction in a straight line, but the guide rail groove 51 and the guide rail groove 61 are meandered. Thus, the moving distance may be set longer. Further, a means for cleaning the rising surface 30a of the lifting belt 30 may be provided in the middle of the path through which the lifting belt 30 circulates. Thereby, the polishing surface can be simultaneously cleaned during operation of the apparatus, and the maintainability is improved.

  Further, in the embodiment, two hooks 113, 113 arranged in the vertical direction are provided on the side edge of the vertically long side wall 112, and two hook holes 14, 14 aligned in the vertical direction are drilled in the side edge of the polishing path 60. However, the number of hooks 113 and hook holes 14 is not limited to two, and three or four or more may be provided depending on the height of the holder 110.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the pumping path part 70 extended further upward along the raising surface 30a of the pumping belt 30 was provided in the site | part connected to the upper end of the grinding | polishing path part 60, this pumping path part is provided. 70 may be omitted, and the introduction path cover 40, the alignment path section 50, and the polishing path section 60 may be arranged in order from the bottom in the vertical direction. This is particularly effective when the total height of the gaming machine island is not so high.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, the middle of the roll polishing cloth 80a is first bent at a right angle along the guide plate 124 in the guide 120 and guided upward, but the inclined edge 125 of the guide plate 124 is moved up and down. By adopting the reverse shape, the polishing cloth 80 is stretched upside down from the present embodiment so that it is first guided downward and then circulated upward along the polishing surface of the polishing path portion 60. You may comprise as follows.

It is a right view which shows the whole lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the whole lift polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which opened the grinding | polishing path part of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the lower part of the raising polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an internal view which shows the lower part of the grinding | polishing path part of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the lower part of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure containing the polishing cloth of the lower part of the raising polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the conveyance belt of the conveyance polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the combination of the holder and guide of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the combination of the holder and guide of the raising polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a left view which shows the combination of the holder and guide of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which hold | maintained the abrasive cloth roller in the combination of the holder and guide of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the pulling direction of the polishing cloth in the holder and guide of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the clamp of the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of supporting a holder to a main body, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of pulling out polishing cloth from a holder, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of pressing the polishing cloth pulled out from the holder with a guide, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of bend | folding the polishing cloth pulled out from the holder at right angles along a guide, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of fixing the middle of a polishing cloth with the clamp of the upper part of a main body, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the process of fixing the middle of a polishing cloth with the clamp of the lower part of a main body, when extending | stretching polishing cloth in the lifting polishing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a graph which shows the experimental data which measured the brightness | luminance of the game ball after grinding | polishing in the lift grinding apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Lifting polisher 11 ... Main body 12 ... Support cover 12a ... Lower support cover 12b ... Middle support cover 12c ... Upper support cover 13 ... Discharge port 14 ... Hook hole 15 ... Hinge 16 ... Recovery rod 20 ... Electric motor 21 ... Upper Roller 22 ... Lower roller 23 ... Guide roller 24 ... Tension roller 30 ... Lifting belt 30a ... Ascending surface 31 ... Core body 32 ... Surface layer 33 ... Back layer 40 ... Introduction path cover 40a ... Introduction path 41 ... Start end 42 ... Guide plate 43 ... Termination 44 ... Screw with spring 50 ... Alignment path part 51 ... Guide rail groove 60 ... Polishing road part 61 ... Guide rail groove 62 ... Game ball guide roller 63 ... Concave groove 65 ... Abrasive cloth guide roller 70 ... Feeding path part 71 ... Guide rail groove 80 ... Abrasive cloth 80a ... Roll abrasive cloth 110 ... Holder 111 ... Side plate 112 ... Vertical side wall 113 ... Hook 114 ... Plate 115 ... Rotating shaft 120 ... Guide 121 ... Side plate 122 ... Bottom plate 123 ... Flange 124 ... Guide plate 125 ... Inclined edge 126 ... Flange 130 ... Clamp 131 ... Resistance plate 132 ... Base 133 ... Base plate 134 ... Supporting piece 135 ... Pressing Member 136 ... Eccentric shaft 137 ... Operating member

Claims (3)

An upper roller and a lower roller that are pivotally supported at the upper and lower positions of the main body, an endless lifting belt wound between the upper and lower rollers, and a polishing stretched in the vertical direction so as to face the rising surface of the lifting belt A lift polishing apparatus for lifting and polishing a game ball by sandwiching the game ball between a rising surface of the lift belt and the polishing cloth,
An introduction path cover that is arranged along the lower side of the lower roller and forms an introduction path for receiving a game ball between the lowering roller and the lifting belt that circulates around the lower roller;
A game ball extending from the end of the introduction path cover to a portion connected to the end of the introduction path cover, extending upward along the rising surface of the lifting belt by a predetermined length and continuing to the lower end of the polishing pad. Providing an alignment path portion that leads to the polishing cloth in a state in which the impact is relaxed and aligned ,
The polishing cloth is a polishing path portion disposed in a vertically extending state so as to face the rising surface of the lifting belt, and a plurality of guide rail grooves for guiding the game ball upward in the polishing path portion. It is stretched to cover the formed polished surface side,
Provided between the upper end of the alignment path portion and the lower end of the polishing path portion, a game ball guide roller that is rotatably supported in a state where the polishing cloth is wound and introduces a game ball,
The alignment path portion is formed with a plurality of guide rail grooves respectively connected to the guide rail grooves of the polishing path portion on the surface side facing the rising surface of the lifting belt,
The game ball guide roller is continuously provided so that a plurality of concave grooves whose outer periphery is partially reduced in diameter over the entire circumference are arranged in the axial direction.
Each of the concave grooves of the game ball guide roller is provided so as to be continuous with each of the guide rail grooves of the alignment path portion .   The lift polishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the polishing cloth is made of a material that can be stretched in both directions of the polishing surface. The lower end of the alignment path portion is connected to the end of the introduction path cover at the same height position as the central axis of the lower roller, and the upper end of the alignment path portion is the same height as the outer diameter upper end of the lower roller. above the position is, and pumped polishing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is provided continuously to the lower end of the polishing path portion at lower than three times the height of the diameter of the lower roller apparatus.

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