JPH07124320A - Ball supply device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device for a game machine that can supply returned balls to other game machines quickly and efficiently. CONSTITUTION:This device comprises: a returned premium ball lifting and delivering device 8 installed in regard of the position of a premium ball counter 7, an in-block ball supply gutter 13 intended to be connected to the other block gutter, and a supply means 14 to convey pachinko balls to the opposite block through the in-block ball supply gutter 13. This gives a facility to supply pachinko balls to other game machines quickly and efficiently.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball used in a plurality of ball game machines, which is circulated by a ball hoisting device, a supply path and a recovery path, and a prize ball obtained by a player is a prize ball counting device. It is related to the game machine installation island that is returned via.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, on a game machine installation island where pachinko balls used in multiple ball game machines are circulated by a ball hoisting device, a supply path, and a recovery path, the prize balls that a player has won are directly transferred to the island. In order to return it, a prize ball counting device provided at the island edge has been proposed. Then, in the game machine installation island with such a prize ball counting device, the returned pachinko balls are supplied to the ball hoisting device standing upright in the center of the island through the collection path, and the ball hoisting and pumping is performed. The device was configured to pump balls and supply them to the island or other islands where game machines were installed.

[0003]

By the way, when a ball shortage occurs in another game machine installation island (either the prize ball counting device itself is not provided or the number of prize balls returned is small). In addition, it is necessary to replenish the balls returned by the prize ball counting device from the game machine installation island that is full to some extent, but since the prize ball counting device is provided at the island edge, the return There is a drawback that it takes a long time for the balls to reach another game machine installation island to be replenished and the efficiency of returning balls is low. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game machine installation island that can quickly and efficiently supply return balls to other game machine installation islands. Especially.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, in the present invention, pachinko balls used in a plurality of ball game machines are circulated by a ball hoisting device, a supply path, and a recovery path. On a game machine installation island where the prize balls obtained by the player are returned via the prize ball counting device, a return ball that immediately lifts up the returned prize balls corresponding to the installation position of the prize ball counting device. The present invention is characterized in that a pumping device is provided so that the pachinko balls pumped by the return ball pumping device can be supplied to inter-island supply means connected to another gaming machine installation island. When the prize ball counting device is provided at the island edge, a return ball hoisting device is provided inside the island edge, and when the prize ball counting device is provided almost at the center of the island, the return ball hoisting device is doffed. It suffices to use the sending device as well.

[0005]

[Function] A return ball pumping device for immediately pumping up the returned prize balls corresponding to the installation position of the prize ball counting device is provided, and the pachinko balls pumped by the return ball lifting device are Since it is configured such that it can be supplied to the inter-island supply means connected to the game machine installation island, the returned pachinko balls can be quickly and efficiently supplied to another game machine installation island.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of the gaming machine installation island 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Figure 1
2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the game machine installation island, and FIG.
[Fig. 6] is a plan view showing a relationship between a plurality of gaming machine installation islands. In addition, in FIG. 1, the structure of the left half of the game machine installation island 1 is shown, but the right half also includes the prize ball counting device 7, the return ball hoisting device 8, and the first return tank 9 and the second tank. It has almost the same structure as the left half except the structure of 10. Figure 1
In the center of the gaming machine installation island 1, pachinko gaming machines 2 as gaming machines and inter-mountain ball lending machines 3 are alternately arranged in a back row in the lateral direction. In addition, a ball-lifting device 4 that lifts up pachinko balls as a game medium while polishing the ball is installed upright in approximately the center of the game machine installation island 1, and the pachinko balls are pumped above the ball-lifting device 4. Upper tank 42 for temporarily storing balls
Is provided. The upper tank 42 is connected to a supply gutter 5 that descends toward the end of the game machine installation island 1,
In the middle of the supply gutter 5, a distribution chute (not shown) provided corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 2 or inter-mountain ball lending machine 3
Is provided. Then, the pachinko balls temporarily stored in the upper tank 42 are taken in by the distribution chute in the process of flowing down the supply gutter 5, and are supplied to each pachinko gaming machine 2 or the inter-lens ball lending machine 3. The number of pachinko balls to be supplied at the time of this supply is counted.

As is well known, the pachinko balls supplied from the distribution chute to the pachinko gaming machine 2 are used as prize balls given to the player in the pachinko game, while the distribution chute supplies the pachinko ball lending machine 3. The pachinko balls to be played are used as game balls that the player purchases when starting the game. Further, below each pachinko gaming machine 2, an out ball tank (not shown) for collecting the hit balls used in the game is provided, and the out balls collected in the out ball tank are counted downward after being counted. Recovery gutter 6 located at
It is made to fall to. The collection gutter 6 is provided so as to be inclined downward from the end of the gaming machine installation island 1 toward the doffing device 4, and scoops used pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko gaming machine 2. It is collected in the sending device 4.
The pachinko balls collected in the ball hoisting and feeding device 4 are again ground and hoisted, sent to the upper tank 42, and used as a prize ball or a ball rental. In this way, inside the game machine installation island 1, pachinko balls as a game medium are circulated and used.

Also, at the end of the game machine installation island 1 shown in the figure, in the pachinko game machine 2, a prize ball counting device 7 (referred to as a jet counter) for returning a prize ball that the player has acquired. Is provided). The returned balls returned from the prize ball counting device 7 are preferentially stored in the first return tank 9 provided inside the island end via the return passage 7a. A return second tank 10 is also provided so as to communicate with the return first tank 9, but this return second tank 10 is also provided.
A ball that finally overflows from the diversion tank 12 described below is sent to and stored by a return pipe (not shown). The prize balls returned to the prize ball counting device 7 are counted, and the counted number of prize balls is, for example, a receipt in which a count value is printed by a printer incorporated in the prize ball counting device 7. Is issued, and the receipt is brought to a prize exchange place and exchanged for a desired prize.

By the way, the first return tank 9 and the second return tank
The return balls stored in the tank 10 are immediately pumped upward by the return ball lifting device 8 and temporarily stored in the distribution tank 12. A ball guide rail 15 communicating with a lower tank 17 provided inside the lower portion of the game machine installation island 1 is connected to the bottom surface of the diversion tank 12, and another game machine installation island belonging to the same block is slightly above the ball guide rail 15. The same block supply gutter 13 communicating with 1 is connected, and the facing block supply means 14 communicating with another gaming machine installation island 1 belonging to the block facing the upper part is connected. The same block replenishment gutter 13 including the ball guide rail 15 and the facing block replenishment means 14 have a stop shutter 16 that blocks each passage when the guide destination is full (only the ball guide rail 15 is shown in the figure). Is provided. A sensor 11 that detects that the first return tank 9 and the second return tank 10 are full of return balls is provided at the upstream end of the second return tank 10. The facing block supply means 14 may be, for example, a horizontal conveyor belt for forcibly conveying balls, or may be an ordinary inclined gutter.

Regarding the arrangement relationship between the lower tank 17 for storing the balls guided by the ball guide rail 15 and the recovery gutter 6, for example, the recovery gutter 6 is provided on the front side and the lower tank 17 is on the rear side. Are arranged as an overlapping structure in the front-back direction. This relationship is related to the first tank for return 9
The same applies to the pressure regulating tank 19 described below. A belt-type small lift 18 faces the bottom surface of the lower tank 17 on the downstream side, and the balls stored in the lower tank 17 are pumped to the pressure adjusting tank 19 by the small lift 18. The shutter 2 is provided on the bottom surface on the downstream side of the pressure regulating tank 19.
0 is provided. The shutter 20 opens and closes a connection portion between the pressure regulating tank 19 and the collection introduction gutter 70 of the doffing and feeding device 4. The small lift 18 may be a spiral small lift 26 as shown in FIG.

Further, the balls flowing out from the pressure adjusting tank 19 and the collecting gutter 6 are collected by the collecting introduction gutter 70, and the ball feeding device 4 is provided.
Is guided to the base of the upper tank 42 and is transported while being polished by the structure described later while being guided to the upper tank 42. Upper tank 42
As described above, the balls guided to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the inter-mountain ball lending machine 3 are guided to the pachinko machine lending machine 3. Is finally stored in the overflow tank 47, and finally overflows and is led to the diversion tank 21 from the overflow tank 47. An overflow gutter 22 whose downstream end is connected to the ball guiding rail 15 is connected to the distribution tank 21. An emergency gutter 23 with a shutter is provided in the middle of the overflow gutter 22. This emergency gutter 23 with a shutter can be operated manually (or automatically) when the small lift 18 or the like fails. Then, the balls flowing down the overflow gutter 22 are directly guided to the pressure adjusting tank 19. In the right half of the gaming machine installation island 1, a lower tank 17 is provided, which is not shown in the above configuration. The movement of the balls in the island structure described above will be described in detail later, but mainly the lower tank 17, the pressure adjusting tank 19, and the upper tank 42.
By the balls stored by, a large amount of pachinko balls used in the game machine installation island 1 are stored.

By the way, as for the ball pumping device 4 and the returning ball pumping device 8 installed on the game machine installation island 1, the same mechanism is used for the system for pumping balls while polishing the balls except for the upper tank 42. Therefore, the doffing device 4 and the returning doffing device 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the configuration of the doffing devices 4, 8, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of an upper part of the doffing devices 4, 8 and an enlarged front view of an upper tank 42 part. 9 is a front view of an upper portion of the doffing and unloading devices 4 and 8, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial front view of the middle of the doffing and unloading devices 4 and 8.
1 is a plan view of a lower portion of the doffing and feeding devices 4 and 8, and FIG.
2 is a front view of a lower portion of the doffing and feeding devices 4 and 8. In FIG. 7, the doffing device 4 has spiral members 31 and 32 housed inside a cylindrical main pipe 30, and the spiral members 31 and 32 are rotated by the driving force of the hoisting motors 33 and 34. This is a type of polishing and pumping while mixing a pachinko ball and a granular abrasive. More specifically, the main pipe 30 is bent at a substantially right angle in the lower portion, and a horizontal spiral member 32, which is rotationally driven by a lifting motor 34, is housed in the lower horizontal portion of the main pipe 30. A vertical spiral member 31 that is rotationally driven by a lifting motor 33 is stored in the section. And, the used balls collected in the collection gutter 6 are
It flows into the main pipe 30 from a ball inlet 64, which will be described later, and is conveyed horizontally by the horizontal spiral member 32 while being mixed with an abrasive that drops from an abrasive agent outlet 63, which will be described later. Be transported to.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 8B, the pachinko balls fed by the doffing device 4 are provided with a first inclination provided in the doffing device 4 and the upper tank 42 so as to intersect with each other. Path 35, second ramp 40, first distribution ramp 43
And finally reaches the second distribution slope 44 that constitutes the bottom surface of the storage space for storing the pachinko balls in a normal state. The first ramp 35 and the second ramp 40 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is formed in a cage shape and separates the abrasive and the pachinko balls. Therefore, below the first inclined path 35, as shown in FIG.
Further, an abrasive auxiliary collecting gutter 41 (see FIG. 8 (B)) whose lower end communicates with the abrasive collecting gutter 38 via the connection port 39 is provided below the second inclined path 40. There is. Then, in the process of flowing down the first slope 35 and the second slope 40, the pachinko balls and the abrasive are separated, and only the pachinko balls are guided to the first distribution slope 43 on the downstream side. From the abrasive collecting gutter 38, it is guided to the abrasive recovery path 53 and guided below the doffing device 4. The polishing agent guided to the lower side of the bead lifting device 4 is mixed again with the pachinko balls and is circulated and used. A brake tank 36 is hung to reduce the momentum of the balls flowing down the first ramp 35, and a full tank limit switch 37 that operates when the balls are stored up to the upper end of the first ramp 35 is provided. Has been. When the full tank limit switch 37 is turned on, the lifting motor 33,
The driving of 34 is stopped and the lifting operation is stopped.

Now, with reference to FIG. 10, a more detailed abrasive recovery structure will be described.
A connection gutter 51 is connected to the lower end of the connection gutter 51, and an abrasive recovery path 53 is connected to the connection gutter 51. In the middle of the abrasive recovery path 53, a sill-shaped distribution part 52 of a cage is provided, and a part of the abrasive is laterally connected by the distribution part 52 to the branch pipe 5.
Guided to 4. A spiral member 55 that is rotated by a motor 56 is provided inside the branch pipe 54, and a portion of the abrasive agent distributed by the distribution unit 52 is stirred and guided downward. A mesh-shaped dust collecting pipe 57 is arranged below the spiral member 55, and the dust collecting bag 5 is provided at the lower end of the dust collecting pipe 57.
8 is attached. The space in which the dust bag 58 is housed is connected to the blower 60 via a duct hose 59. Therefore, when the blower 60 is operated, dust adhering to the abrasive that is agitated by the spiral member 55 and falls on the outer periphery of the dust collecting pipe 57 and crushed powder of the abrasive, etc. are collected by the dust collecting pipe in the same principle as the electric vacuum cleaner. It is sucked inside 57 and collected in a dust bag 58. The abrasive that has not been sucked into the dust collecting pipe 57 is returned to the abrasive recovery path 53 again by the inclined guide surface 61, and together with the abrasive that has passed through the distribution unit 52, the lower abrasive reservoir. You are led to 62. The polishing agent reservoir 62 has a polishing agent outlet port 63 communicating with the lower portion of the main pipe 30, and the stored polishing agent is supplied from the polishing agent outlet port 63 into the main pipe 30. Each of the above-described devices and the like is provided integrally with the doffing device 4 by being covered with a cover member, but an opening / closing door 65 is provided at the position where the dust bag 58 is provided.
The dust bag 58 can be easily replaced. Further, visual windows 66 to 69 are formed at appropriate positions including the opening / closing door 65 so that the inside can be seen through.

By the way, the first distribution slope 43 and the second distribution slope 44 of the upper tank 42 are formed in a mountain shape as shown in FIG.
The distribution slope 43 distributes the balls falling from the second slope 40 to the left and right. As described above, the second distribution inclined path 44 inclines the bottom surface of the storage space, and the connecting portion 4 for connecting to the supply gutter 5 is provided on both sides thereof.
5a and 45b are provided. The space between the first distribution slope 43 and the second distribution slope 44 forms a substantial storage space, but slightly above the first distribution slope 43 corresponding to the upper part of the storage space. An overflow port 46 is formed on the side wall of the. An overflow tank 47 is fixed to the side wall of the upper tank 42 so as to close the overflow port 46, an overflow communication pipe 48 is connected to the bottom surface of the overflow tank 47, and the overflow tank 47 is slightly above the overflow tank 47. A reflux port 49 is formed on the side wall, and a reflux pipe 50 is connected to the sidewall. The end of the overflow communication pipe 48 is connected to the diversion tank 21, and the end of the reflux pipe 50 is
It is connected to one recovery introduction gutter 70. In addition, the upper tank 42 corresponding to a position slightly below the first distribution slope 43.
A limit switch 42a is provided on the inner wall of the container to detect that the balls are stored in the storage space.

The structure of the game machine installation island 1 to which the prize ball counting device 7 is attached has been described above. Of the plurality of game machine installation islands 1 installed in the game arcade, as shown in FIG. When the three game machine installation islands 1 are set to form one block, only one central game machine installation island 1 may be provided with the prize ball counting device 7. In FIG. 2, the twelve gaming machine installation islands 1 installed in the game arcade are divided into four blocks A to D, and the central gaming machine installation islands A2, B2, C2, D2 of each block.
A prize ball counting device 7 is attached to. Further, in one block, for example, the upper and lower gaming machine installation islands A1 and A3 in the A block are connected to the return ball hoisting device 8 of the central gaming machine installation island A2 by the same block supply gutter 13. . In addition, the game machine installation islands A2, C2, and B at the center of the blocks facing each other with the central passage in between, namely, A block and C block, B block and D block, respectively.
The return ball feeding devices 8 of 2 and D2 are connected to each other by the facing block replenishing means 14 (horizontal conveying belt). In addition, adjacent blocks, namely A block and B
Among the blocks, C block and D block, adjacent block supply gutters 24 are provided between the upper tanks 42 between the adjacent game machine installation islands A3, B1 and C3, D1.

In the mutual relationship among the blocks as shown in FIG. 2, in many cases, the player returns the return balls by returning them to the prize ball counting device 7 of the own block, or at most face-to-face. Since it is considered to be the mainstream to return the block to the prize ball counting device 7, it is often unnecessary to provide the adjacent block supply gutter 24, but if the returning operation is concentrated on one block. In the adjacent block supply gutter 24, a shortage of balls may occur in the adjacent blocks. When it is necessary to assume such an extreme return operation, a horizontal conveyor belt or the like is provided between the return ball hoisting devices 8 of adjacent blocks, that is, A block and B block, and C block and D block. Adjacent block supply means may be connected to each other. In this embodiment, since the return to the prize ball counting device 7 is stopped when one block is full, the player can change the prize ball counting device 7 to another block. There is no choice but to return the balls, which results in equal return of the balls. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, one prize ball counting device 7 is provided for each block.
And by providing the game machine installation island 1 equipped with the return ball hoisting device 8, there is an advantage that not only is it economically superior to the case where it is provided on each island, but maintenance management is also easy. If such merits are not taken into consideration, they may be provided in all the game machine installation islands 1. In this case, the replenishment between the islands may be performed in the same manner as shown in FIG. 5 described later.

Next, the operation of moving the return balls shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the movement of returning balls in the A block. In the figure, when the player returns the prize ball to the prize ball counting device 7 (indicated as JC) on the game machine installation island A2, the return first
It is stored in the tank 9 (denoted as JC tank A), and the stored balls are pumped to the diversion tank 12 (denoted as diversion tank A) by the return-ball hoisting device 8 (denoted as lift).
The balls pumped to the diversion tank 12 are guided to the lower left tank 17 (denoted as lower tank L) by the ball guiding rail 15, and then the left small lift 18 (denoted as small lift L).
Is guided to the pressure regulating tank 19 on the left side. The balls guided to the pressure adjusting tank 19 on the left side are lifted to the upper tank 42 by the ball hoisting device 4 (displayed as a polishing lift), and the supply gutter 5
(Displayed as main stream gutter). When the number of balls used in the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the inter-lens ball lending machine 3 is small, the balls are stored in the supply gutter 5 and the limit switch 42a (displayed as LS1) provided in the upper tank 42 is operated. To be done. The shutter 20 described later does not operate only when the limit switch LS1 operates. When the supply gutter 5 is full, balls overflow from the overflow port 46 of the upper tank 42.

The balls overflowing from the upper tank 42 are guided to the diversion tank 21 (denoted as diversion tank B),
First, the right overflow gutter 22 (denoted as OF gutter R) is preferentially guided to the lower right tank 17 (denoted as lower tank R). The balls stored in the lower right tank 17 are
The small right lift 18 guides the pressure adjustment tank 19 on the right side. Then, the amount of balls pumped by the ball lifting device 4 from the pressure regulating tank 19 on the right side becomes smaller than the amount of balls supplied to the right overflow gutter 22 due to the overflow, so that the pressure regulating tank 19 on the right side, Balls are gradually stored in the lower right tank 17 and the right overflow gutter 22, and finally the right overflow gutter 22 is also filled. Then, the balls overflowing from the upper tank 42 are guided to the left overflow gutter 22 (denoted as OF gutter L) via the diversion tank 21 and pass through the left lower tank 17 and the left small lift 18 via the guide rail 15. It is led to the pressure regulating tank 19 on the left side. Then, from the pressure regulating tank 19 on the left side, the recovery introduction gutter 70
When there are many balls on the recovery gutter 6 or when there are many returned balls, the amount of balls flowing out to the left side pressure control tank 19, the lower left tank 17, and the left overflow gutter 22 are gradually accumulated, and finally The left overflow gutter 22 is also full, and the limit switch 21a (LS
(Displayed as 2) Operate. When the limit switch LS2 is operated, the limit switch LS1 is also operated. Therefore, when both of these limit switches are operated, the shutter 20 is driven and the ball flows from the pressure adjusting tank 19 to the collecting introduction trough 70. To stop.

As described above, when the number of returned balls gradually increases, the right lower tank 17, the pressure adjusting tank 19 and the overflow gutter 22 are first filled, and then the left lower tank 17, the pressure adjusting tank 19 and the overflow gutter are filled. 22 is full and the shutter 20 is closed. Shutter 2
When 0 is blocked, the pressure regulating tank 19 is completely full,
The outflow of balls from the shunt tank 12 to the guide rail 15 disappears (or the outflow may be stopped by the stop shutter 16), and the return balls are supplied to the adjacent islands A1 and A3 in the same block through the same block supply trough 13. To be done. Further, when the adjacent islands A1 and A3 are also full, return balls are supplied to the facing block C facing the A block through the facing block supply means 14, and when the facing block C is also full, for example, Not supplied from the diversion tank 12 to the return second tank 10 (denoted as JC tank B) via the overflow pipe. And the return second tank 10
When is full, the sensor 11 is turned on to notify the effect to stop the return operation to the prize ball counting device 7 or close the ball insertion port of the prize ball counting device 7. In the operation flow chart shown in FIG. 3, the game machine installation island A
Only when 2 is full, the balls are supplied to the adjacent islands A1 and A3 and the facing block C, but at least the supply to the adjacent islands A1 and A3 is a state in which the game machine installation island A2 is not full. However, you may comprise so that it may supply evenly.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the return ball lifting device 8 for immediately lifting the returned prize balls corresponding to the installation position of the prize ball counting device 7 is provided, and the return balls are provided. The pachinko balls fed by the lifting device 8 can be supplied to the inter-island supply means such as the same block supply gutter 13 and the facing block supply means 14 which are connected to the other game machine installation islands. Pachinko balls can be quickly and efficiently supplied to other game machine installation islands.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the prize ball counting device 7 is provided at the island end, and the corresponding return ball hoisting device 8 is provided upright inside the island end. Generally, the outside of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the game machine installation island 1 is widely matched with the current game arcade. However, in the case of a game arcade where the longitudinal directions of both ends of the island are narrow, the pachinko game machine 2 in the center of the game machine installation island 1 may be removed and a prize ball counting device 7 may be provided. The doffing device 4 may also be used as the returning doffing device 8. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality (12 rows) of game machine installation islands 1 in the game arcade are divided into, for example, two blocks E and F across a middle passage, and adjacent islands in each block. The upper and lower tanks 42 of the doffing device 4 are connected to each other by the adjacent island supply gutter 25, which is an inclined gutter, and in the mutual blocks E and F, the upper and lower facing game machine installation islands E1 are connected. By connecting F1, E6 and F6 to each other between the upper tanks 42 of the doffing device 4 by the facing block replenishing means 14 composed of a horizontal conveyor belt, quick and efficient replenishment of returned balls can be performed. it can. In addition, in FIG. 6, each game machine installation island 1 is provided with a prize ball counting device 7 only on one side, so that a pachinko game machine 2 is provided on a total of two surfaces of the island and the facing island. The player who was playing in the game will use one prize ball counting device 7, and as a whole, 1
One prize ball counting device 7 and one gaming machine installation island 1 are returned to each other substantially evenly in a one-to-one correspondence.

In the above embodiment, the return ball lifting device 8 is not limited to simply lifting the balls but also lifting the balls while polishing them. In particular, the returned balls, which may be particularly dirty, can be sent to the upper part of the game machine installation island 1 which is adjacent or facing them and can be used immediately. However, when it is configured to be supplied to the lower portion (for example, a collection gutter) of the game machine installation island 1 which is adjacent or facing, it is not necessary to polish.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is provided a return ball pumping device for immediately pumping up the prize balls returned corresponding to the installation position of the prize ball counting device. Since the pachinko balls fed by the return ball lifting device can be supplied to the inter-island supply means connected to another gaming machine installation island, the returned pachinko balls can be quickly and efficiently provided. Can be supplied to other islands with game machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an internal structure of a game machine installation island according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a relationship between a plurality of gaming machine installation islands according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a movement operation of return balls.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing the internal structure of the game machine installation island in which a part of the configuration of the first embodiment is different.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the internal structure of the game machine installation island according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a relationship between a plurality of gaming machine installation islands according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the configuration of a doffing device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an upper portion of the doffing device and an enlarged front view of an upper tank portion.

FIG. 9 is a front view of an upper portion of the doffing and lifting device.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial front view of the middle of the doffing device.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a lower portion of the doffing and lifting device.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a lower portion of the doffing and lifting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game machine installation island 2 pachinko game machine 4 ball hoisting device 5 supply gutter 6 collection gutter 7 prize ball counting device 8 return ball hoisting device 9 return first tank 10 return second tank 12 diversion tank 13 same block supply gutter 14 Face-to-face block supply means 17 Lower tank 19 Pressure control tank 21 Dividing tank 22 Overflow gutter 24 Adjacent block supply gutter 25 Adjacent island supply gutter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball used in a plurality of ball game machines is circulated through a ball hoisting device, a supply path, and a recovery path, and a prize ball obtained by a player is returned through a prize ball counting device. On the game machine installation island, a return ball pumping device is provided for immediately pumping the prize balls returned corresponding to the installation position of the prize ball counting device, and the pachinko pumped by the return ball pumping device. A game machine installation island, wherein balls can be supplied to inter-island supply means connected to another game machine installation island. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the prize ball counting device is provided at an island end of the game machine installation island, and the return ball hoisting device is also provided inside the island end. Installation island. 3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the prize ball counting device is provided substantially in the center of a game machine installation island, and the return ball hoisting device is the ball hoisting device in a circulation mechanism. Machine installation island.