JPH08243246A - Hitting ball-circulating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a hitting ball-circulating device which can prevent the contamination of hitting balls sealed in a mahjong ball game machine, so as to save the trouble of cleaning them. CONSTITUTION: The hitting ball circulating device 10 of a sealing ball type hitting ball game machine 20 in which the hitting balls hit in a game machine are collected, and collected balls are conveyed to a hitting ball discharge device, furnishes a brush to contact with the peripheral surfaces of the hitting balls rolling in a collected ball conveying passage 30, on the way of the collected ball conveying passage 30 to convey the collected balls to the hitting ball discharge device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention collects hit balls expelled in a game section and shoots the hit balls in a enclosed ball type ball game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine or an arrangement ball game machine. The present invention relates to a hit ball circulating device which conveys a hit ball to a device, and in particular, is designed to remove dirt and the like adhering to the surface of a hit ball collected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an enclosed ball type ball game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine or an arrangement ball game machine, a hit ball shot in the game section is won in a winning opening or entering an out opening. Is led to the back side of the game section. And the hit ball collected is
The hit ball circulation device conveys the ball toward the hit ball launching device, and the ball is re-launched in the game section.

The hit ball circulating device is provided with a collected ball conveying path which is connected to the winning opening and the out opening so that the hit balls that enter the winning opening or enter the out opening are in the collecting ball conveying path. It passes and is guided to a hit ball launching device. The hit ball once enclosed in the gaming machine is not taken out of the gaming machine and used repeatedly as it is, unless trouble such as ball clogging occurs.

[0004]

However, the hitting ball enclosed in the gaming machine provided with the conventional hitting ball circulating device as described above has dust, oil, etc. attached during repeated use of the game. Will end up. In this way, when dirt such as dust or oil adheres to the hit ball, the hit ball cannot smoothly flow down in the recovery ball transport path, which causes a problem such as ball clogging. Further, if dirt is attached to the hit ball, the adhered dirt attaches to the game section again, and the game section becomes dirty, resulting in a poor appearance of the gaming machine.

Further, when the hit ball flows down in the game section or passes through the recovery ball circulation path, static electricity may be generated due to friction with other members and the hit ball. As described above, when static electricity is generated, there is a problem that a sensor that counts the number of hit balls supplied to the hit ball launching device and an electronic device such as a microcomputer that controls a game in the game machine malfunctions.

For this reason, the game machine must be disassembled periodically to clean the enclosed hit ball, which is troublesome to clean. The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems of the above-described conventional technique, and the invention according to claim 1 prevents the hitting ball enclosed in the gaming machine from being contaminated, and saves the trouble of cleaning the hitting ball. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hit ball circulation device that can be used.

The invention according to claim 2 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the stated purpose, the purpose is to efficiently clean the hit ball. The invention according to claim 3 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
Alternatively, in addition to the object of claim 2, the object is to clean the hit ball by a simple means.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 collects hit balls that have been shot in the game section 21 and directs the collected hit balls toward the hit ball launching device. In the hit ball circulating device 10 of the enclosed ball type ball game machine 20 for carrying, the collected ball carrier path 30 is provided in the middle of the collected ball carrier path 30 for carrying the collected hit balls toward the ball launching device.
Brush part (130) that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the hit ball rolling in 30
Is provided to constitute the hit ball circulating device 10.

The invention according to claim 2 is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the configuration described above, a parallel portion 32 that rolls the collected balls in parallel is provided in the collected-ball transport path 30, and the parallel portion 32 is provided with a brush portion (130). The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration according to claim 1 or claim 2 described above, the brush portion (130) is made of a cloth material 130 laid inside the recovery ball conveying path 30. .

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hitting ball shot in the game section 21 by the hitting ball launching device comes into contact with the obstacle nail 25 planted in the game section 21 to change the downflow direction and win the prize. Mouth 28
Or to the out port 29 provided at the bottom of the game section 21 without winning any of the winning ports 28.

The hit ball that has won the winning opening 28 and the out opening
The hit ball that has entered the ball 29 is guided to the recovery ball transport path 30 provided on the back surface of the game board 22. Then, in the process of the collected hitting ball being conveyed to the hitting ball launching device, the outer peripheral surface comes into contact with the brush portion (130) provided in the middle of the collected ball conveying path 30, and dust, oil, etc. attached to the outer peripheral surface. The dirt on the machine is removed or static electricity is removed.

Therefore, the hit ball enclosed in the enclosed ball type ball game machine 20 is prevented from being contaminated because the outer periphery of the hit ball is always in contact with the brush part (130) during the circulation process. However, it is possible to save the trouble of cleaning the hit ball. According to the second aspect of the invention, the recovered hit balls roll in parallel when passing through the parallel portion 32 provided in the recovered ball transport path 30. Further, the hit ball collected is the brush part (13
The outer peripheral surface comes into contact with 0) to remove dirt and the like.

Therefore, it is possible to efficiently clean the hit balls as compared with the case where the hit balls passing through the brush portion (130) are in a line. According to the invention of claim 3,
The brush part (130) is a cloth material 130 laid inside the collection ball transport path 30.
The outer surface of the collected hit ball comes into contact with the cloth material 130, and dirt and the like are removed.

Therefore, it is possible to clean the hit ball by a simple means without requiring a large-scale facility.

[0015]

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 a hit ball circulating device according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine viewed from the back side, FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the parallel portion, and FIG. 4 is FIG.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the parallel section in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the parallel section in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the gaming machine with a hit ball circulation device attached.

The hit ball circulation device 10 according to the present invention is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, an enclosed ball type ball game machine (sparrow ball game machine 20).
Is a device for collecting the hit balls that are ejected in the game part 21 and for conveying the collected hit balls toward the hit ball launching device (not shown) via the collected ball conveying path 30. The enclosed ball type ball game machine to which the hit ball circulation device 10 is attached is, for example, a sparrow ball game machine 20 or an arrange ball game machine.

Referring to FIG. 6, a sparrow ball game machine 20 which is an example of an enclosed ball type ball game machine will be described. This sparrow ball game machine
20, a game board 22 is provided on the front surface, and below the game board 22, there is provided an upper plate 23 for paying out medals used as a game medium. Also, on the surface of the game board 22, a guide rail 24
A game section 21 surrounded by is provided, and a plurality of obstacle nails 25 are planted in the game section 21, and a windmill 26, a prize tool 27, a plurality of winning openings 28, etc. are provided. Yes, game department 21
At the bottom of the, there is provided an outlet 29 for hitting a ball that has passed through the prize opening 28.

Further, on the back surface of the game board 22, there is provided a collecting gutter 40 for collecting the hit balls entered into the above-mentioned winning opening 28 and the hit balls entered into the out opening 29 in communication with the out opening 29. There is. And, the lower end of the collecting gutter 40 is a ball hitting circulation device.
It is connected to the upper end of the collected-ball transport path 30 provided in 10. The hit ball circulation device 10 described above is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a substrate 50 attached to the back surface side of the game board 22, and this substrate.
A recovery ball transport path case 60 and a hit ball supply unit case 70 attached to the back surface of the 50 are provided. This collection ball transport path case
The recovery ball transport path 30 is composed of 60, and the hit ball supply unit case
The hit ball supply unit 80 is constituted by 70.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned collected-ball conveying path case 60 has a collected-ball inlet 90 which is connected to the collecting gutter 40 for communication.
A first case 61 having a recovery ball outlet 100 for supplying the recovery ball to the hitting ball supply unit 80; and a second case 62 which is attached to the back surface of the first case 61 and constitutes a parallel section 32 described in detail later,
It is composed of a third case 63 which connects and connects the collected-ball conveying path 30 provided in the first case 61 and the parallel portion 32 provided in the second case 62.

The recovery ball transfer path 30 constituted by the recovery ball transfer path case 60 is connected to the collecting gutter 40 and has a recovery ball inlet 90.
And a recovery ball outlet 100 that is connected to the hit ball supply unit 80, and is a passage for conveying the recovery ball, and is inclined downward from the recovery ball inlet 90 toward the back side of the sparrow ball game machine 20. The ball taking-in section 31 and the inclined lower end of the ball taking-in section 31 are connected in communication with each other, and are inclined downward to the right when viewed from the rear side of the sparrow ball game machine 20, and the collected balls are arranged in two rows. Parallel part
32, an inclining lower end of the parallel portion 32, and an inclining lower end of the aligning portion 33, and an inclining lower end of the aligning portion 33. A lower part 34 that inclines downward to the left when viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 20 and arranges the collected balls in a row to flow down, and this lower part 34
An ascending section 3 which is connected to the lower end of the slope of the container and which raises the collected ball toward the collected ball outlet 100 which is the terminal end of the collected ball conveying path 30.
It consists of 5 and.

The above-mentioned first case 61 has a recovery ball inlet 90.
, The first half of the ball intake portion 31, the lower stream portion 34, the rising portion 35,
The recovery ball outlet 100 is provided, the second case 62 described above is provided with the rear half of the ball capturing section 31, and the parallel section 32 is provided, and the alignment section 33 is provided at the third case 63 described above. There is. The parallel part 32 is provided in the second case 62 as described above. This second case 62, as shown in FIGS.
An upper case 62 that constitutes the upper surfaces of the parallel portion 32 and the ball capturing portion 31.
1 and a bottom case 622 which is attached to the lower portion of the upper case 621 and constitutes the bottom surface and front and rear side surfaces of the parallel portion 32.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper case 621 is formed of a box-shaped member having an open lower surface, and has a ball-incorporating portion.
31 and the parallel portion 32 are closed from above. This upper case
As shown in FIG. 2, the 621 is attached to the upper case attachment portion 110 projecting from the back surface of the first case 61 with screws or the like. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom case 622 has front and rear side surfaces each having a substantially triangular cross section,
Near the center of the bottom length direction, parallel to the front and back sides,
A partition wall 623 having a substantially triangular cross section is erected. The partition wall 623 divides the recovered-ball transport path 30 into two parts in the length direction. And, this bottom case 622, the bottom is a sparrow ball game machine 2
As seen from the back side of 0, make it tilt downward to the right,
By attaching to the lower part of the upper case 621, the parallel part 32
Is configured. A locking member 120 that locks the left end of the bottom case 622 is attached to the left corner of the outer surface of the upper case 621. The locking member 120 is made of an elastic plate material having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section, and a locking portion 121 protruding inward is provided in the middle of one side, and a locking portion 121 is provided at the tip of the one side. An operation unit 122 for operating the is provided. Then, along the left corner of the upper case 621, the other side is attached to the upper surface of the upper case 621 with the screw 123, and the left end portion of the bottom case 622 is supported from below by the locking portion 121 provided on one side. ing.

The two rows of collected-ball conveying paths 30 provided in the above-mentioned parallel portion 32 each have a width that allows the hit balls to flow down in one row. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom case 622 has a collection ball transport path 3 divided into two parts by a partition wall 623.
0 is provided with a reduced diameter portion 624 formed so as to reduce its diameter downward. In addition, a pair of grooves 625, 625 parallel to the length direction are provided on the bottom surface of the bottom case 622 so as to be located at the lower ends of the reduced diameter portions 624.

Then, in each of the collected ball transport paths 30, the reduced diameter portion 6 is formed from the inside of both front and rear sides and both sides of the partition wall 623.
Lay the cloth material 130 over 24, and place the lower part of the cloth material 130 in the groove 625.
It is inserted inside. This cloth material 130 functions as a brush part, and a collecting ball that flows down while rolling in the parallel part 32 makes contact with the outer peripheral surface during the flowing down process, so that dirt, oil, or the like adhered to the collecting ball. Can be removed.

As described above, the collecting ball conveying path of the parallel portion 32
Since each of the 30 has a reduced diameter portion 624 whose diameter is reduced downward, almost all of the lower half portion of the outer peripheral surface of the recovery ball flowing down while rolling in the parallel portion 32 is the cloth material 130. Contact.
Therefore, by increasing the area in contact with the cloth material 130, it is possible to more efficiently remove dirt such as dust and oil attached to the recovery ball.

The material of the cloth material 130 functioning as the brush portion is preferably roughened or napped so that the dirt adhering to the recovery sphere can be removed. If the cloth material 130 contains a static electricity removing material capable of removing static electricity, or if a grounding member having conductivity is attached, the static electricity charged on the recovery sphere can be removed.

Further, the brush portion is not limited to the above-mentioned cloth material 130, and can be made of any material as long as it can remove the dirt adhering to the recovery sphere. For example, a skin material is used or the recovery sphere is conveyed. Brushes may be planted into the passage 30. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the two rows of the collected ball transport paths 30 are provided in parallel in the parallel portion 32, but the number of the collected ball transport paths 30 provided in parallel is not limited to two rows and may be three or more rows. It may be.

As described above, the alignment section 33 is provided in the third case.
It is provided within 63. As shown in FIG. 2, the third case 63 is a box-shaped member whose front surface and left side surface are open, and the upper part of the left side surface faces the inclined lower end of the parallel portion 32.
The lower part on the front side of the left side surface is provided on the first case 61 with the lower part 34
It faces the upper end of the slope. The bottom surface of the third case 63 is inclined downward toward the front side of the sparrow ball game machine 20,
The recovery sphere that has flowed down from the parallel portion 32 into the alignment portion 33 rolls on the bottom surface and is guided to the lower flow portion 34.

The flow section 34 and the rising section 35 are provided in the first case 61 as described above. This lower part 34
Has a width and a height that allow the collected balls to flow down in one row, and is inclined downward to the left when viewed from the back side of the sparrow ball game machine 20. The lower end of the slope of the flow-down portion 34 is an arcuate portion 36 that extends upward, and the arcuate portion 36 communicates with a rising portion 35 that extends toward the recovery ball outlet 100.

On the arc-shaped portion 36 that connects the flow-down portion 34 and the rising portion 35, a collecting-ball raising device 140 is exposed obliquely from the upper right when viewed from the back side of the sparrow ball game machine 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the collected-ball raising device 140 includes a rotatable drum 141, a first gear 142 rotatably attached to the drum 141, and a first gear 142 that meshes with the first gear 142. 2 gears
143 and a motor 144 that rotationally drives the second gear 143. The motor 144 rotates so as to rotate the drum 141 clockwise in FIGS. 1 and 2.

The drum 141 described above is mounted on a mounting shaft 145 protruding from the back surface of the first case 61 so as to rotate integrally with the first gear 142, and the outer peripheral portion is made of rubber or soft synthetic resin. It is formed of an elastic material such as a material. Then, the outer peripheral surface of the drum 141 is connected to the arc-shaped portion 36 of the collected-ball conveying path 30.
It is facing inside. Second gear 143 meshing with first gear 142
The motor 144 that drives the motor is attached to the boss portion 146 protruding from the back surface of the first case 61 with screws or the like. Then, on the back side of the first case 61, a collected ball lifting device cover 150 that covers the collected ball lifting device 140 is attached.

Further, a thin plate-shaped elastic material 160 made of rubber, soft synthetic resin or the like is attached to the lower surface of the arc-shaped portion 36 of the recovery ball transport path 30. Therefore, when the motor 144 is driven, the second gear 143 rotates and the second gear 143 rotates.
Since the first gear 142 meshed with the first gear 142 rotates, the first gear 142
The drum 141, which is integrated with, also rotates. At this time, the motor 144 rotates the drum 141 in the clockwise direction in FIGS. 1 and 2, so that the recovery balls that have flowed down the lower flow portion 34 are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the drum 141 and the lower surface of the arc-shaped portion 36. It is sandwiched by the elastic material 160, passes through the arc-shaped portion 36, and rises 35
Rise inward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a stopper 170 protruding into the ascending portion 35 is provided at the ascending portion 35 where the collected balls are ascended.
Is swingably attached. This stopper 170
The stopper drum 171 is rotatably attached to one end with a member having a substantially inverted V-shaped cross section, and the stopper drum 171 attached to one end is made to face the inside of the rising portion 35, and the other end is always provided with a stopper. One end of a spring 172 that urges the drum 171 into the rising portion 35 is attached, and the other end of the spring 172 is attached to the first case 61.

Therefore, the stopper drum 171 is always urged by the urging force of the spring 172 in the direction in which the stopper drum 171 projects into the ascending portion 35, and the recovery ball ascending in the ascending portion 35 is caused by the stopper drum 171. , The rise is regulated.
Then, when the next collection ball rises in a bead shape in the rising portion 35 by the collection ball lifting device 140, the collection ball whose rising is regulated is further moved upward by the lower collection ball. The stopper drum 171 is pushed up, pushes the stopper drum 171 out of the ascending portion 35 against the bias of the spring 172 while bringing the outer peripheral surface into contact with the stopper drum 171, and is conveyed toward the recovery ball outlet 100.

A first ball sensor 180 for detecting the recovered ball that has risen in the ascending portion 35 is attached to the recovered ball outlet 100. The first ball sensor 180 is composed of a proximity sensor or the like, detects the collected ball that has risen in the ascending unit 35,
The detection signal is sent to an electric control device or the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a ball cutout 190 is provided on the bottom surface in the middle of the lower stream 34 of the collected ball transport path 30, and a ball is cut in the first case 61 below the ball cutout 190. A ball passage 210 is provided which communicates with the lower stream 34 through the cutout 190 and is inclined downward toward the ball outlet 200 formed on the front surface of the first case 61.
Further, a ball removing member 220 is attached to the ball removing notch 190 to switch the flow path of the recovered ball to the flow lower part 34 of the recovered ball transport path 30 and the ball removing path 210.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball-stripping member 220 is made of a member having a generally U-shaped cross section, and the upper surface thereof is a ball-slotting notch closing surface slightly longer than the length of the ball-slanting notch 190. An operation protrusion 221 that protrudes rearward of the sparrow ball game machine 20 is provided on the tip end side of the side surface. Then, the base end portion is rotatably attached to the back surface of the first case 61, and an operation opened in the first case 61 that constitutes the rear side surface of the flow-back portion 34 of the recovery ball transport path 30 and the ball removal path 210. An operation protrusion 221 is projected from the opening 230 toward the rear of the sparrow ball game machine 20. Further, on the right side of the operation opening 230 of the first case 61,
The ball removing member 220 is rotated upward, and the collected balls move to the collected ball conveying path 3
An urging member for urging the ball-removing member 220 to a position where the ball-removing member 34 flows down, and a position where the ball removing member 220 rotates downward so that the recovery ball flows down the ball-removing passage 210. 222 is provided. The biasing member 222 is composed of a spring having a substantially V-shaped cross section, and one piece is brought into contact with the side surface of the operation projection 221, and the other piece is brought into contact with the lower surface of the recovery ball raising device cover 150. Then, the piece that abuts on the operation protrusion 221 is further bent into a substantially V shape, and when the operation protrusion 221 is pushed upward, the operation protrusion 221 is biased upward and the operation protrusion 221 When is pushed downward, the position of the ball-piercing member 220 is fixed by urging the operation protrusion 221 downward.

The upper end of the first case 61 is connected to the return ball inlet 240 provided on the substrate 50 and is connected to the third case.
A return ball descending path 250 is provided which is inclined downward toward the aligning portion 33 of the recovery ball carrying path 30 provided in the case 63. Also,
The return ball flow-down path 250 is provided with a return ball sensor 260 for detecting a return ball. This return ball sensor 260
A proximity sensor or the like is used to detect the return sphere flowing down the return sphere flow-down path 250 and send a detection signal to an electric control device or the like.

Therefore, the game unit 21 by the hitting ball launching device
The hit ball that was fired toward, but did not reach the game section 21 and became a return ball, is guided from the return ball entrance 240 into the return ball flow down path 250, enters the recovery ball transport path 30, and recovers the ball. Becomes
The collected ball conveyed to the collected ball outlet 100 by the collected ball raising device 140 is guided to the hit ball supply unit 80. This hitting ball supply unit 80
Is provided in the hit ball supply unit case 70 attached to the back surface of the substrate 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this hitting ball supply case 70 constitutes a base 71 to be attached to the back surface of the substrate 50 and an upper surface of a hitting ball supply path 81 which is projected from the back surface of the base 71. A hitting ball supply path upper wall 72 and a hitting ball supply path lower wall which is located below the right end side of the hitting ball supply path upper wall 72 and constitutes an introduction path of the hitting ball supplied from the recovery ball exit 100 together with the hitting ball supply path upper wall 72. 73, a hitting ball introducing member 82 which communicates with the lower wall 73 of the hitting ball supplying path and constitutes a lower surface of the hitting ball supplying path 81, and a hitting ball supplying path
Located at the lower end of the flow of 81, a ball feeding member 83 for supplying a hitting ball to the hitting ball launching device (not shown) one by one by driving a motor or the like (not shown), and the back side of the hitting ball supply path 81 is closed. And a closing cover 84. In addition, in the base 71 of the hit ball supply unit case 70, a hit ball outlet 85 is opened,
On the front side of the hitting ball outlet 85, a hitting ball guiding wall 86 for guiding the hitting ball to the hitting ball launching device is provided so as to project toward the front of the sparrow ball game machine 20.

Further, on the back surface of the closing cover 84, a fixing member 74 for fixing the hitting ball supply case 70 to the substrate 50 is rotatably attached. This fastening member 74 has a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section.
It consists of a letter-shaped plate material, and hooks 741 and 741 are provided at both ends. Then, the mounting hole 74 provided in the approximate center of the fastening member 74
2 and the screw insertion hole 841 opened in the closing cover 84 with the screw 27
Insert 0 in series, and attach the tip of the screw 270 to the ball hitting case
The fastening member 74 can be attached to the back surface of the closing cover 84 by screwing the fastening member attachment portion 75 protruding from the back surface of the 70.

On the back surface of the closing cover 84, a second ball sensor 280 for detecting a hit ball flowing down the hit ball supply path 81.
Is attached. The second ball sensor 280 is composed of a proximity sensor or the like, detects a hit ball that has flowed down the hit ball supply path 81, and sends a detection signal to an electric control device or the like. Also,
The board 50 has a hit ball supply opening 290 communicating with the hit ball outlet 85.
Has been opened, and the batting ball lead-out wall 86 is installed in the batting ball supply opening 290.
And the mounting projections 300, 300 projecting from the rear surface of the substrate 50, the mounting tube portions 76, 76 projecting from the rear surface of the hitting ball supply case 70 are inserted, and the fastening member 74 is rotated to hook. Part 7
By locking 41 to the tip of the mounting protrusions 300, 300,
The hit ball supply unit case 70 is attached to the substrate 50.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the above-mentioned hitting ball introducing member 82 has a stepped shape whose upper surface is inclined downward toward the ball feeding member 83, and the base end portion of the hitting ball supplying section case 70. It is pivotally attached to the back. Also, the hit ball introducing member 82
By contacting the right end surface of the base end side of the hitting ball supply path lower wall 73 with the left end, the upward movement of the hitting ball introducing member 82 is restricted, and the lower surface of the hitting ball introducing member 82 is By contacting the downward rotation restricting portion 77 provided on the back surface of the case 70, the downward rotation of the hitting ball introducing member 82 is restricted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball feeding member 83 described above has its base end pivotally attached to the back surface of the hitting ball supply unit cover 70 and has one ball at its tip. A sideways substantially U-shaped ball receiving portion 831 that can be stored is formed, and a weight 832 is attached below the ball receiving portion 831. Further, on the front surface of the ball receiving portion 831, from the inner surface of the lower piece of the ball receiving portion 831 toward the front,
A batting ball lead-out lower wall 833 projecting into the batting ball outlet 85 is provided. Further, the upper surface of the ball feeding member 83 on the ball receiving portion 831 side is brought into contact with the hitting ball supply path upper wall 72, whereby the upward rotation of the ball feeding member 83 is restricted and the hitting ball lowering wall 833.
By contacting the lower surface of the lower surface of the hitting ball outlet 85,
The downward rotation of the ball feeding member 83 is restricted.

Therefore, when no force is applied to the ball feeding member 83, the tip side of the ball feeding member 83 rotates downward due to the action of its own weight and the weight 832, and the ball receiving portion 8
The upper piece of 31 is located at the lower and lower end of the hitting ball supply path 81 to prevent the hitting ball in the hitting ball supply path 81 from flowing down. Then, when the ball feeding member 83 is rotated upward by the driving of the motor or the like, the ball receiving portion 831 is positioned at the lower end of the flow of the ball hitting supply path 81, and one ball is hit in the ball hitting supply path 81. Captured in the receiving unit 831. In this state, when the force that lifts the ball feeding member 83 upward is released, the tip side of the ball feeding member 83 rotates downward due to the action of its own weight and the weight 832, and inside the ball receiving portion 831. The hit ball taken in is discharged toward the hit ball outlet 85, and the upper piece of the ball receiving portion 831 is again hit by the hit ball supply path 81.
Is located at the lower end of the flow of the ball and prevents the next hit ball in the hit ball supply path 81 from flowing down. In this way, the hit ball guided to the hit ball outlet 85 is shot into the game unit 21 by the hit ball launching device.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the sparrow ball game machine 20 has been described as an example of the enclosed ball type ball game machine, but the present invention is not limited to the sparrow ball game machine 20 described above, and other It can also be applied to an enclosed ball type ball game machine, for example, an arrange ball game machine.

[0046]

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned constitution,
The operation described below can be achieved. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the recovery ball conveyed to the ball-striking launcher by the ball-striking circulation device provided in the enclosed ball-type ball game machine has an outer peripheral surface contacting a brush portion provided in the middle of the recovery-ball transport path. As a result, dirt such as dust and oil attached to the outer peripheral surface is removed, or static electricity is removed.

Therefore, since the dirt and the like of the hit ball enclosed in the enclosed ball type ball game machine are always removed by the brush portion in the circulation process, it is possible to prevent the hit ball from being contaminated and to clean the hit ball. Can be omitted. Further, it is possible to prevent the game part and the like from being soiled by a dirty hit ball, and the appearance of the sparrow ball game machine is not impaired. In the invention according to claim 2, the collected hit balls roll in parallel when passing through the parallel portion provided in the collected ball transport path, and the outer peripheral surface comes into contact with the brush portion provided in the parallel portion, Dirt etc. are removed.

Therefore, the hit ball passing through the brush portion is
The hit balls can be cleaned more efficiently than in the case where they flow down in a line. According to the third aspect of the invention, the brush portion is made of a cloth material laid in the collected-ball conveying path, and the collected hit balls have their outer peripheral surfaces contacting the cloth material to remove dirt and the like. Therefore, it is possible to clean the hit ball by a simple means without requiring large-scale equipment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hit ball circulating device according to the present invention as viewed from the back side of a sparrow ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hit ball circulating device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a parallel portion.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the parallel portion in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the parallel portion in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sparrow ball game machine with a hit ball circulation device attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Ball-circulating device 20 Sparrow ball game machine 21 Game department 22 Game board 23 Upper plate 24 Guide rail 25 Obstacle nail 26 Windmill 27 Prize winning device 28 Prize winning opening 29 Out opening 30 Collected ball conveying path 31 Ball catching part 32 Parallel part 33 Alignment Part 34 Lower part 35 Ascending part 36 Arc part 40 Collecting gutter 50 Substrate 60 Collecting ball transport path case 61 First case 62 Second case 621 Upper case 622 Bottom case 623 Partition wall 624 Reduced diameter section 625 Groove 63 Third case 70 Ball hitting supply case 71 Base 72 Ball hitting supply path upper wall 73 Ball hitting supply path lower wall 74 Fastening member 741 Hook part 75 Fastening member mounting part 76 Mounting tube part 77 Downward turning restriction part 80 Hitting ball supply part 81 Hitting ball supply path 82 Hitting ball Introducing member 83 Ball feeding member 831 Ball receiving portion 832 Weight 833 Deriving lower wall 84 Hitting ball lowering wall 84 Closure cover 841 Screw insertion hole 85 Hitting ball outlet 86 Hitting ball derivation wall 90 Collecting ball inlet 100 Collecting ball outlet 110 Upper case mounting portion 120 Locking member 121 Locking part 122 Operation part 123 Screw 130 Cloth 140 Recovery ball rising Installation 141 Drum 142 1st gear 143 2nd gear 144 Motor 145 Mounting shaft 146 Boss part 150 Collected ball raising device cover 160 Elastic material 170 Stopper 171 Stopper drum 172 Spring 180 First ball sensor 190 Ball removal notch 200 Ball removal 210 ball Ejection 220 Ball removal member 221 Operation protrusion 222 Biasing member 230 Operation opening 240 Return ball inlet 250 Return ball downflow passage 260 Return ball sensor 270 Screw 280 Second ball sensor 290 Hit ball supply opening 300 Mounting protrusion

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hit ball circulating device of an enclosed ball type ball-and-ball game machine, which collects hit balls that have been hit in a game section and conveys the collected hit balls to a hit ball launching device, and shoots the hit ball that has been hit. A hit ball circulating device, characterized in that a brush portion that comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of a hit ball rolling in the collected ball transfer path is provided in the middle of the collected ball transfer path that is carried toward the apparatus. 2. The hit ball circulation device according to claim 1, wherein a parallel portion for rolling the collected balls in parallel is provided on the collected ball conveying path, and a brush portion is provided at the parallel portion. 3. The hit ball circulation device according to claim 1, wherein the brush portion is made of a cloth material laid in the recovery ball transport path.