JPH0730064Y2 - Polishing machine for medals, etc. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a medal polishing machine for polishing medals used in game machines such as pachinko machines, slot machines, and game machines with an abrasive material.

[Conventional technology]

In a conventional polishing machine for medals or the like, first, a predetermined amount of polishing material is charged from a polishing material charging port, and then a medal or the like is further charged into a tank to start polishing. After polishing, the abrasive and medals are separated in the separation zone.

The medals that have been separated are transferred to a discharge gutter, and while being transported by the discharge gutter, the abrasive is completely separated by the holes formed in the transfer gutter, and the discharge port provided on the wall surface of the polishing machine body. It is discharged from the machine, put in a box, and supplied to a game machine for use. The medals and the like that have become dirty due to use are taken out from the game machine, again subjected to the medal polishing machine, polished and circulated for use.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the above-described polishing machine for medals or the like, the polished medals or the like are discharged from one discharge port, and therefore, when the polishing machine for medals or the like is installed in the hole, the position of the discharge port is restricted. Also, if there is only one outlet, when the box that receives medals, etc. from the outlet becomes full, the box must be moved and an empty box must be set in the outlet. Is heavy, which is surprisingly troublesome.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to prevent the layout of the entire hole from being restricted by the position of the outlet for ejecting medals and the like, and it is not necessary to move the box for receiving medals each time. It is an object to provide a polishing machine for medals and the like provided independently of the machine group.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the polishing machine for medals, etc. of the present invention,
A polishing machine for medals or the like, which polishes medals and the like using an abrasive and is independently provided in a gaming machine group using the medals,
Two or more outlets are provided in the passage for ejecting the medal or the like after polishing in different directions, and a switching valve is provided between the two or more outlets. The medals and the like are selectively discharged from two or more discharge ports.

The switching valve includes a valve member that selectively opens and closes a discharge port provided in the passage, and an operation unit that operates the valve member from outside the machine.

Furthermore, the valve member has a guide plate for guiding medals or the like at each discharge port.

[Action]

According to the medal polishing machine having the above-mentioned configuration, a desired ejection port is selected from the two or more ejection ports by operating the switching valve, and the medal or the like moving in the passage is ejected from the selected ejection port. To do. When the box for receiving medals or the like is full, the switching valve is operated to select another discharge port, and the medals or the like are discharged from the other discharge port to the empty box without moving the full box.

Further, the valve member of the switching valve is operated by the operation unit outside the machine to selectively open and close the two or more discharge ports.

Further, the medals and the like directed to the discharge port are changed in directionality by the guide plate provided on the valve member, and are easily discharged from the discharge port and are less likely to stay in the passage.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medal polishing machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the medal polishing machine with covers opened, and FIG. 3 is a position of a switching valve installed in the medal polishing machine. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of the switching valve.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a polishing machine for medals and the like, and the polishing machine 1 for medals and the like is provided independently of a game machine group, usually an “island”, and a polishing machine main body 2 and an inside of this polishing machine main body 2 are provided. A tank 4 which is housed in a container for accommodating medals 3 and the like;
Separation part 6 for separating the abrasive material and medals 3 and the like, discharge gutter (passage) 7 for discharging the medals 3 and the like separated from the abrasive material by the separation part 6 and a control for operating these parts. The parts 8 and 6 are the main components.

The polishing machine main body 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped box shape and is made of an iron plate or the like, and the upper part thereof is opened and closed by two upper covers 9 and 10. Then, casters 11 are attached to the bottom surface of the polishing machine body 2 so as to be easily moved.

The upper cover 9 is located above the tank 4 and the separation basket 6a of the separation unit 6, and a part of the upper cover 9 serves as a window 12 so that the inside of the tank 4 can be viewed from the outside.

The upper cover 9 is located above the polishing section 5 and the separating section 6. An input port for inputting the abrasive 2 to the polishing section 5
The polishing unit 5 is for polishing the medals 3 sent from the tank 4 with an abrasive material. The polished medals 3 and the like are transferred to the above-mentioned separating section 6 together with the polishing material, and separated there from the polishing material. In this separation method, a medal 3 or the like is put in the separation basket 6a together with an abrasive, and the separation basket 6a is rotated to remove only the abrasive from the hole of the separation basket 6a.

The discharge gutter 7 is located below the tank 4 and is provided adjacent to the side wall of the polishing machine main body 2. To be discharged to. This discharge gutter 7 is seen from above It has a shape and has a side exit (discharge port) 14 and a front exit (discharge port) 15. This side exit 14 is located on the side surface 2a side of the polishing machine body 2 and communicates with the attached horizontal medal chute 16 so that the medal 3 etc. can be discharged from the side medal chute 16 to the outside of the machine. Has become. Similarly, the front exit 15 is
It is attached to the front surface 2b of the main body 2 of the polishing machine,
The front medal chute 17 can be used to eject medals 3 etc. out of the machine.

A switching valve 18 is rotatably attached to the discharge gutter 7 between the discharge port 14 and the front outlet 15.

The valve member 19 of this switching valve 18 has a hinge 20 on the side wall 7a of the discharge gutter 7.
It is rotatably attached by. A lever (operation part) 21 is attached to the base end side of the valve member 19, and guide plates 22 and 23 are fixed to both surfaces thereof. The lever 21 may be manual or automatic. The guide plates 22 and 23 change their directions so that the medals 3 and the like can be easily discharged from the lateral and front exits 14 and 15.

Incidentally, 24 and 25 are magnet type stoppers of the valve member 19, respectively. Further, the discharge gutter 7 can be provided with three or more outlets without any problem. If this is done, the convenience is increased, but in this case, another switching valve 18 is required.

Then, the above-mentioned respective parts are controlled by the control part 8 provided on the upper part of the front surface 2b of the main body 2 of the polishing machine.

That is, the operation button 26 of the control unit 8 operates,
Commands are issued to each part to perform polishing operations. Also, the stop button
The operation is stopped by 27. Reference numeral 28 is an operation lamp that falls when the polishing machine is in operation, and 29 is a main power switch.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an abrasive discharging shutter and chute, which are used when discharging old and dirty abrasive. Reference numeral 31 is a poly-box, which is a box for temporarily storing the abrasives which are not separated by the separating section 6 but separated by the discharge gutter 7. 32 and 33 are boxes for storing medals 3 after polishing.

Next, the operation of the polishing machine 1 for medals and the like having the above configuration will be described.

First, the abrasive material discharge shutter and the chute 30 are closed, a predetermined amount of the abrasive material is introduced from the abrasive material inlet 13, the main power switch 29 is turned on, the upper cover is closed, and the operation button 26 is turned on. , Run dry and finish the preparation.

Next, a dirty medal 3 or the like is prepared, the driving button 26 is turned on again, and the medal 3 or the like is put in the tank 4. The medals 3 etc. in the tank 4 are sequentially sent to the polishing section 5 and polished,
The abrasive is separated by the separation basket 6a of the separation unit 6. The medals 3 from which the polishing material has been separated are transferred to the discharge gutter 7, and while the medals 3 are moving, when the polishing material adheres, the medals 3 drop toward the side and front exits 14 and 15 while dropping the polishing material. The abrasive material dropped here accumulates in the poly box 31, and when the switching valve 18 provided in the discharge gutter 7 is in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 (1), it is laterally moved by the guide plate 22 of the valve member 19. It is discharged from the horizontal medal chute 16 through the exit 14 to the outside of the machine, and is put in the box 32. When the box 32 becomes full, the lever 21 of the switching valve 18 moves the valve member 19 to the position shown in FIG. 4 (2). The medals 3 etc. are discharged from the front medal chute 17 to the outside of the machine by the guide plate 23 of the valve member 19 through the front exit 15, and enter the empty box 33.

Since the medal polishing machine 1 of the present invention is configured in this way, it is possible to freely eject medals etc. to the side surface 2a and the front surface 2b of the polishing machine main body 2 with one touch. Even if it cannot be used, the other outlet can be used, which is advantageous in layout.

[Effect of device]

As described above in detail, according to the polishing machine for medals and the like of the present invention, the desired outlet can be selected by operating the switching valve from the two or more outlets having different outlet directions, and the passage can be moved. The medals and the like that are present are ejected from the selected outlet.
When the box that receives medals etc. is full, operate the switching valve and select another discharge port, without moving the full box,
It is possible to eject medals and the like from another outlet into an empty box. Therefore, if even one of the two or more discharge ports with different discharge directions can be used effectively, it can be used as a machine.
When considering the layout of the entire hole, there are fewer restrictions, and the layout can be freely performed accordingly.

In addition, it is possible to change the discharge of medals or the like to an empty box without moving the full box.

Further, the valve member of the switching valve is operated by the operation unit outside the machine to selectively open and close the two or more discharge ports. Therefore, in addition to the effects described above, the discharge port can be selected with one touch.

Further, the medals and the like directed to the discharge port are changed in directionality by the guide plate provided on the valve member so that they are easily discharged from the discharge port and are less likely to stay in the passage. Therefore, troubles in use and the like are less likely to occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a polishing machine for medals and the like according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a polishing machine for medals and the like with covers opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the position of the switching valve installed in the polishing machine for medals and the like, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the operating state of the switching valve. 1 …… Medal polisher, 3 …… Medal, etc. 7 …… Discharge gutter (passage) 14 …… Side outlet (discharge port) 15 …… Front outlet (discharge port) 18 …… Switching valve, 19 …… Valve member 21 …… Lever (operation part) 22,23 …… Guide plate

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A polishing machine for medals or the like, which polishes medals and the like using an abrasive and is independently provided in a game machine group using the medals or the like, and ejects the medals and the like after polishing to the outside of the machine. Two or more discharge ports are provided in the passage in different discharge directions, and a switching valve is provided between the two or more discharge ports, and the medal or the like is selected from the two or more discharge ports by operating the switching valve. A polishing machine for medals, etc. 2. The medal or the like according to claim 1, wherein the switching valve includes a valve member that selectively opens and closes a discharge port provided in the passage, and an operating portion that operates the valve member from outside the machine. Polishing machine. 3. The polishing machine for medals and the like according to claim 2, wherein the valve member has a guide plate for guiding medals or the like at each discharge port.