JPH0524397Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a pachinko ball storage box in which a player carries pachinko balls such as prize balls in a pachinko parlor.

<Prior Art> As is well known, a conventional pachinko ball storage box is an open top box made of injection molded synthetic resin.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> As shown in Fig. 1, recent pachinko machines 1
A so-called lower plate 2 is provided with a shutter 3 for removing balls. A pachinko machine row 4 in which a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are arranged side by side is provided with a shelf-like receiving plate 5 covered with an aluminum profile or an aluminum plate. A pachinko ball storage box 6 etc. is placed there. Therefore, when you finish the game or move to another pachinko machine 1 to play, place the pachinko ball storage box 6 under the lower tray 2 of the pachinko machine 1 and open the shutter 3 mentioned above. The pachinko balls in the lower tray 2 flow down into the pachinko ball storage box 6.

Balls that have flowed down into the pachinko ball storage box 6 may rub against other balls on the way down, or rub against the inner surface of the plastic pachinko ball storage box 6 and be charged with static electricity, which is noticeable during dry winter months. It is.

In addition, the various gutters and back mechanism boards inside the pachinko machine 1 that the pachinko balls come into contact with are grounded, so
There is almost no potential difference between the pachinko balls and each mechanism in the pachinko machine 1. However, when such pachinko balls are discharged onto the upper tray or the lower tray 2, there is no means to equalize the potentials between the pachinko balls and the player, so a large potential difference occurs between the player and the pachinko balls. is occurring.

Therefore, when a player tries to hold the pachinko ball storage box 6 containing a large number of pachinko balls and his/her hand touches the pachinko balls, static electricity may flow into the player's hand and give a shock. For this reason, the pachinko ball storage box 6 may be dropped and the pachinko balls may be scattered on the floor.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention was proposed in view of the above, and is a synthetic resin box with an open top, consisting of a bottom and side parts rising from the periphery of the bottom. A conductive sheet is pasted in a series from the inner surface of the bottom of the box to the inner and outer surfaces of the sides and the outer surface of the bottom, so that one end faces the inner surface of the box and the other end faces the outer surface of the bottom. was formed.

<Operation> When a statically charged pachinko ball flows down into the pachinko ball storage box and comes into contact with the conductor facing the inner surface of the bottom, the static electricity from the ball passes through the conductor attached to the box. It is discharged to the receiving plate 5. Therefore, there is almost no potential difference between the pachinko balls in the pachinko ball storage box and the player.

<Embodiments> The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The pachinko ball storage box 11 shown in FIG.
2 and side portions 13 standing upward from the periphery of the bottom portion 12, the box is made of synthetic resin and has an open top surface, and is manufactured by injection molding.

The pachinko ball storage box 11 according to the present invention includes a conductor 14 whose one end faces the inner surface of the pachinko ball storage box 11 and comes into contact with the pachinko balls, and whose other end faces the outer surface of the bottom 12 of the pachinko ball storage box 11. . This conductor 14 is made of a conductive sheet, for example, about half of a metal sheet such as aluminum is pasted from the inner surface of the side part 13 to the inner surface of the bottom part 12, and the remaining part of the metal sheet is folded back. Side part 1
3 to the outer surface of the bottom part 12.

When the pachinko ball storage box 11 configured as described above is placed on the receiving plate 5 of the row of pachinko machines 4 and the shutter 3 provided on the lower tray 2 of the pachinko machine 1 is opened, the pachinko balls in the lower tray 2 are released. Pachinko ball storage box 1
It can flow down into 1. When pachinko balls are stored in the pachinko ball storage box 11, the pachinko balls come into contact with the conductor 14 facing the inner surface of the bottom portion 12 or the inner surface of the side portion 13. Therefore,
Static electricity from the pachinko ball passes from the conductor 14 on the inner surface of the bottom part 12 and side part 13 to the conductor 14 on the outer surface,
Electrical discharge is generated from the portion attached to the outer surface of the bottom portion 12 to the receiving plate 5. Therefore, the potential of the pachinko balls in the pachinko ball storage box 11 and the potential of the player are approximately equal. Therefore, even if the player tries to hold the pachinko ball storage box 11 and his hand comes into contact with the pachinko balls, he will not receive a shock.

<Effects of the invention> As explained above, the present invention consists of pasting a conductive sheet in series from the inner surface of the bottom of the box to the inner and outer surfaces of the sides and the outer surface of the bottom, with one end attached to the bottom of the box. Since we formed a conductor with one end facing the inner surface and the other end facing the outer surface of the bottom, even if the pachinko balls that flow down from the bottom tray of the pachinko machine and are stored in the storage box are charged with static electricity, this static electricity will be absorbed by the storage box. A discharge is made to the receiving plate of the row of pachinko machines through a conductor that electrically connects the inner surface and the outer surface of the bottom. Therefore, even if a player touches a pachinko ball, he or she will not receive a shock.

In addition, the present invention is extremely easy to manufacture based on a conventional synthetic resin box, and can be used without modifying conventional pachinko machines or pachinko machine rows, so it has practical value. Extremely high.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a row of pachinko machines, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the present invention in which a conductor is formed into a sheet. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, 2 is a lower plate, 3 is a shutter, 4 is a row of pachinko machines, 5 is a receiving plate, 11 is a pachinko ball storage box, 12 is a bottom, 13 is a side, 14
is a conductor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A synthetic resin box with an open top, consisting of a bottom and side parts that stand up from the periphery of the bottom, with a continuous line extending from the inner surface of the bottom of the box to the inner and outer surfaces of the sides and the outer surface of the bottom. A pachinko ball storage box characterized in that a conductive sheet is pasted to the top of the box to form a conductor whose one end faces the inner surface of the box and the other end faces the outer surface of the bottom.