JPH05253351A - Ball circulation apparatus in pachinko hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate maintenance by setting the title apparatus even at a pachinko hall with a lower ceiling. CONSTITUTION:Pachinko balls discharged from the upper end part of a lift/ polishing mechanism 20 are separated from abrasive ponder being lifted with a separation mechanism 30 to be supplied to individual pachinko machines with a distribution mechanism 80. This enables the holding of the upper end part of the lift/polishing mechanism 20 down lower thereby keeping the upper end part of the lift/polishing mechanism 20 from sticking out from any pachinko island.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball circulating device in a pachinko hall in which pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine on a pachinko island are pumped to a high place on a pachinko island and again distributed to each pachinko machine. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional ball circulating device in a pachinko hall, there is, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-197477. That is, a pachinko ball and an abrasive are pumped from a low place to a high place on a pachinko island while stirring the pachinko ball and the abrasive, and a pachinko ball and an abrasive that are discharged from the upper end of the pachinko ball are provided. It is disclosed that while and are flowed downward, they are separated by a sieve, and while pachinko balls are distributed to each pachinko machine, an abrasive is returned to the lower end of the machine.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional ball circulating device for a pachinko ball, since the pachinko ball and the abrasive are separated by a sieve while flowing downward, the pachinko ball and the abrasive are longer. It must be completely separated by a sieve, which requires raising the upper edge of the grinder to increase the height difference between the beginning and end of the sieve, and the upper edge of the grinder is above the pachinko island. There is a problem that this device cannot be installed or is difficult to maintain even if installed, depending on the pachinko hall with a high ceiling and a low ceiling.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem. The upper end portion of the polishing machine does not project upward from the pachinko islands, and even if the pachinko hall has a low ceiling, the present apparatus can be used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball circulating device in a pachinko hall that can be installed and is easy to maintain.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object is as follows: 1. Pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine (11) of a pachinko island (10) are pachinko islands (10). In a ball circulating device in a pachinko hall, which was sent to a high place in Pachinko machine and then distributed to each pachinko machine (11) again, while stirring the pachinko balls and the abrasive material, the height of the pachinko island (10) was increased from the low place. A pumping and polishing mechanism (20) for pumping to a place, and a pachinko ball discharge port (2) provided at the upper end of the pumping and polishing mechanism (20).
5), which separates the pachinko ball and the abrasive to raise the pachinko ball, while being connected to the separating mechanism (30) for dropping the abrasive and the upper end of the separating mechanism (30), A ball circulating device in a pachinko hall, characterized in that each pachinko machine (11) is provided with a distribution mechanism (80) adapted to reduce pachinko balls.

2. The distribution mechanism (80) is provided on the upper portion of the pachinko island (10) so as to be slanted so that the pachinko balls flow, and adjacent to each other so that the next upstream end is located above the downstream end. Two or more distribution gutters (81, 81a),
1. A ball raising machine (90) for raising a pachinko ball that has flowed to the downstream end to the next upstream end.
A ball circulation device in a pachinko hall as described in the item.

3 The ball lifting machine (90) has upper and lower pulleys (91) and a pachinko ball raising belt (92) wound around the upper and lower pulleys (91), and is used for raising the pachinko balls. A guide member (95) for a pachinko ball is provided so that the gap between the lower end of the belt (92) and its tip extending to the lower end can be widened, and the guide member for a pachinko ball is narrowed in the direction of narrowing the gap. (95) The ball circulation device in a pachinko hall according to item 1 or 2, wherein the tip portion of (95) is biased.

4 Alignment mechanism (50) for aligning the distribution gutter and the ball lifter (90) with a large number of pachinko balls.
The ball circulation device in a pachinko hall as described in 1, 2, or 3, wherein the ball circulation device is connected via a.

5. The ball circulating device in a pachinko hall according to the above item 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the lifting and polishing mechanism (20) is arranged at both ends of the pachinko island (10).

[0010]

The feeding and polishing mechanism (20) lifts and feeds the pachinko balls supplied to the lower end portion thereof while stirring the pachinko balls with the polishing material. The pachinko balls and the abrasive that have been pumped are transported by the pumping polishing mechanism (2
It is discharged from the pachinko ball discharge port (25) opened at the upper end of (0).

The discharged pachinko balls and the abrasive are separated by a separating mechanism (30), and the pachinko balls rise while
Abrasive drops.

The raised pachinko balls are distributed by the distribution mechanism (80).
Thus, the pachinko balls can be reduced to each pachinko machine (11). Since the separating mechanism (30) raises the pachinko ball to a predetermined height, it is not necessary to project the upper end portion of the lifting and polishing mechanism (20) upward from the pachinko island (10).

The distribution mechanism (80) has a pachinko island (10).
Two or more distribution gutters (81, 81a) adjacent to each other so that the pachinko balls are inclined so that the pachinko balls flow therethrough, and the next upstream end is located above the downstream end, and flow to the downstream end. And a ball lifting machine (90) for raising the pachinko ball to the next upstream end, the distribution gutter (81, 8
1a) can be shortened to connect each distribution gutter (81, 81a), and as a result, the lifting and polishing mechanism (2
It is possible to keep the upper end of 0) even lower, and it is not necessary to project it upward from the pachinko island (10).

The ball hoist (90) is provided with upper and lower pulleys (9).
1) and a pachinko ball raising belt (92) wound around the upper and lower pulleys (91), and a lower end portion of the pachinko ball raising belt (92) and a tip portion thereof extending to the lower end portion. If a pachinko ball guide member (95) is provided so as to widen the gap between the pachinko ball and the pachinko ball guide member (95) is urged in the direction of narrowing the gap, the pachinko ball rises. When a pachinko ball is clogged at the lower end of the belt (92) for use in a so-called bridge state, the lower end of the belt (92) for raising the pachinko ball and the guide member (9).
When the gap with the tip of 5) widens, the pachinko ball in the bridge state is pushed by the urging force, and the bridge state is destroyed.

When the distribution gutters (81, 81a) and the ball hoisting machine (90) are connected via an alignment mechanism (50) for aligning the pachinko balls in a large number of rows, the pachinko balls are aligned and the balls are aligned. Since it flows into the lifting machine (90), one of the causes of clogging of pachinko balls can be eliminated.

When the lifting and polishing mechanism (20) is arranged at both ends of the pachinko island (10), the pachinko balls can be supplied from both ends of the pachinko island (10) toward the center. , Pachinko balls can be quickly distributed to each pachinko machine (11).

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the ball circulation device 10a is a pachinko island 10
The pachinko balls discharged from each of the pachinko machines 11 are sent to a high place on the pachinko island 10 and distributed to each of the pachinko machines 11 again.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the pachinko island 10
At both ends of the pachinko island 10, a lifting and polishing mechanism 20 for lifting the pachinko balls from the low position to the high position of the pachinko island 10 is provided. The lifting / polishing mechanism 20 includes a drive motor 22 that forms an upper end, a lifting tube 24 that extends upward from a central portion in the vertical direction to an upper end, and has a lower end curved, and an elastic wire rod formed into a spiral shape. Output shaft 2 of the drive motor 22 inserted into the lifting pipe
And a lifting coil 26 connected to the No. 3 pump.

A pachinko ball discharge port 25 is provided at the upper end of the lifting pipe 24. A separation mechanism 30 is provided facing the pachinko ball outlet 25. The separation mechanism 30 is a lift-up belt 3 that raises a pachinko ball diagonally upward.
2 and a cage-shaped member 34 extending along the rising direction of the lift-up belt 32. The starting end of the cage-shaped member 34 is continuous with the peripheral edge of the pachinko ball outlet 25. The lift-up belt 32 includes upper and lower pulleys 35,
It is wrapped around 36.

The lift-up belt 32 is formed with locking projections 33, 33 ... Which are locked to a pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball rises while rolling on the child-shaped member 34 of the cage.

The abrasive that has dropped through the cage-shaped member 34 is returned to the lower end of the pumping pipe 24 by an abrasive recovery pipe (not shown).

A pachinko ball storage pipe 15 is arranged below each pachinko machine 11, and a pachinko ball storage pipe 15 is connected to an outlet of the pachinko machine 11 via a counter mechanism 16. Below the pachinko ball storage pipe 15, a pachinko ball transfer pipe 40 for transferring the temporarily stored pachinko balls to the lifting and polishing mechanism 20 is arranged. Pachinko ball storage tube 1
5, connecting pipes 17 are connected to the respective pachinko machines 11, and each connecting pipe 17 is connected to a pachinko ball transfer pipe 40.

A distribution mechanism 80 for reducing the pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 11 is connected to the upper end of the lift-up belt 32 of the separating mechanism 30. Distribution mechanism 80
Are provided on the upper portion of the pachinko island 10 so as to be slanted so that the pachinko balls flow, and the two distribution gutters 8 are adjacent to each other so that the next upstream end 82a is located above the downstream end 82.
A ball raising machine 90 that raises a pachinko ball is disposed between the downstream end 82 of the distribution gutter 81 and the upstream end 82a of the distribution gutter 81a. Ball raising machine 90
A belt 92 is wound around pulleys 91, 91 arranged above and below, and a large number of locking projections 93 are fixedly mounted on the belt 92. A guide member 95 is provided along the portion of the belt 92 that winds around the lower pulley 91 and rises. The guide member 95 is swingably supported about a pivot 95a and is biased in the direction A in FIG. 4 by a spring member 96 to prevent a bridge.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, an alignment mechanism 50 is provided between the downstream end 82 of the distribution gutter 81 and the ball raising machine 90. The alignment mechanism 50 is connected to the downstream end 82 with a certain level difference, is formed into a cage-shaped child having the same width as the distribution gutter 81, and the gap between the child-members 51 of the adjacent cages is approximately the same width as the diameter of the pachinko ball. ing.

Pachinko ball supply pipes 85, 85a are connected to the distribution gutters 81, 81a, respectively.
a is connected to each pachinko machine 11.

Next, the operation will be described. The pachinko balls temporarily accumulate in the pachinko ball storage pipe 15 from each pachinko machine 11 via the counter mechanism 16, and further flow from the pachinko ball storage pipe 15 into the pachinko ball transfer pipe 40 via the connecting pipe 17. The pachinko ball is transferred to the lower end of the lifting pipe 24.

The transferred pachinko balls are lifted up by the lifting coil 26 while being stirred with the abrasive, and are discharged through the pachinko ball discharge port 25. The ejected pachinko balls are scooped up by the locking projections 33 of the lift-up belt 32 and rise while rolling on the child-shaped members 34 of the cage, and the abrasive material attached to the pachinko balls is shaken off, so that the child-shaped members 34 of the cage are shaken off. Fall through. Thereby, the pachinko ball and the abrasive are separated. The dropped abrasive is returned to the lower end of the pumping pipe 24 by an abrasive recovery pipe (not shown).

The pachinko ball that has risen to the upper end of the lift-up belt 32 passes the distribution gutter 81 of the distribution mechanism 80 to the downstream end 8.
2 toward the corresponding pachinko machine 11 through the pachinko ball supply pipe 85 on the way.

The pachinko balls that have flowed to the downstream end 82 of the distribution gutter 81 are transported to the upstream end 82a of the distribution gutter 81a by the locking projection 93 of the ball raising machine 90 through the alignment mechanism 50, and the distribution gutter 81a. Similarly, it is returned to the corresponding pachinko machine 11 through the pachinko ball supply pipe 85 on the way.

At this time, when the pachinko balls flowing out from the alignment mechanism 50 gather at the entrance of the guide member 95 at one time,
In a so-called bridge state, the pachinko ball swings against the urging force of the spring member 96, and the entrance portion of the guide member 95 is pushed and displaced in the B1 direction in FIG. Since the entrance portion of the guide member 95 is biased in the B2 direction, the pachinko ball forming the bridge is pushed and the bridge state is eliminated.

[0031]

According to the ball circulating device in a pachinko ball according to the present invention, the pachinko ball discharged from the upper end of the lifting and polishing mechanism and the abrasive are separated by the separating member while being raised, and the distribution mechanism. Since the pachinko balls are supplied to each pachinko machine, the upper end of the lifting / polishing mechanism can be kept low, and the upper end of the lifting / polishing mechanism does not project upward from the pachinko island. Even in the hall, the device can be installed and easily maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a ball circulation device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a ball circulating device arranged on a pachinko island showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall sectional view of a lifting and polishing mechanism showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the vicinity of a doffing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the alignment mechanism showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of an alignment mechanism showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a ... Ball circulation device 10 ... Pachinko island 11 ... Pachinko machine 15 ... Pachinko ball storage pipe 16 ... Counter mechanism 17 ... Connection pipe 20 ... Lifting polishing mechanism 22 ... Drive motor 23 ... Output shaft 24 ... Lifting pipe 26 ... Lifting pipe Coil 30 ... Separation mechanism 32 ... Lift-up belt 33 ... Locking projection 34 ... Slender child member 35, 36 ... Pulley 40 ... Pachinko ball transfer tube 50 ... Alignment mechanism 80 ... Distribution mechanism 81, 81a ... Distribution gutter 82 ... Downstream end 82a ... upstream end 90 ... ball raising machine 91 ... pulley 92 ... belt 93 ... locking projection 95 ... guide member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball in a pachinko hall in which a pachinko ball discharged from each pachinko machine on a pachinko island is pumped to a high place on the pachinko machine and again distributed to each pachinko machine. It is connected to the pachinko ball discharge port opened at the upper end of the lifting and polishing mechanism and the lifting and polishing mechanism that lifts the polishing material from the low position to the high position on the pachinko island while stirring it. And a separating mechanism that separates the pachinko balls and raises the pachinko balls while dropping the abrasive material, and a distribution mechanism that is connected to the upper end of the separating mechanism and that reduces the pachinko balls to each of the pachinko machines. A ball circulation device in a pachinko hall characterized by the above. 2. The distribution mechanism is provided at an upper portion of a pachinko island with inclination so that pachinko balls flow, and two or more distribution gutters adjacent to each other so that a next upstream end is located above a downstream end. The ball circulation device in a pachinko hall according to claim 1, further comprising: a ball raising machine that raises the pachinko ball that has flowed to the downstream end to the next upstream end. 3. The ball lifting machine has upper and lower pulleys and a pachinko ball lifting belt that is wound around the upper and lower pulleys. The pachinko ball lifting belt extends to the lower end and the lower end thereof. 3. A pachinko ball guide member is provided so that a gap between the pachinko ball and the tip portion can be widened, and the tip portion of the pachinko ball guide member is urged in a direction of narrowing the gap. A ball circulation device in the described pachinko hall. 4. The ball circulation in a pachinko hall according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the distribution gutter and the ball hoist are connected via an alignment mechanism for aligning a plurality of pachinko balls in a row. apparatus. 5. The ball circulating apparatus in a pachinko hall according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the lifting and polishing mechanism is provided at both ends of the pachinko island.