JPH0871244A - Installation island for pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent ball exhaustion by arranging various tanks for storing balls in an island constituted of PACHINKO game machines. CONSTITUTION: When a player inserts prize balls into a prize ball counter 5 arranged on an island, the prize balls are counted and stored in the prize ball counter first tank and the second tank 78 arranged on the island. The island is arranged with a lifting/polishing device 15 lifting the prize balls in the prize ball counter first tank and the second tank 78 and an island tank 115 for storing and feeding balls to PACHINKO game machines. The lifting/ polishing device 15 shifts balls to another island and the island tank 115. The island is arranged with a spare tank 56 for storing balls to be used when the balls of the island tank 115 are lacking. A storage tank lifting/polishing device 14 is arranged on the island, and it lifts the balls in the spare tank 56 and feeds balls to the game machines, spare tank 56, and island tank 115.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an installation island for a ball game machine. For more details, storage ball tank, premium ball polishing machine,
Machine room equipment installed in places other than the island, such as supply lifts,
A ball supply game machine with two tanks and a tank for storing balls on the island so as to abolish the supply circuit for replenishing the shortage of prize balls, the underground guide gutter placed under the floor to collect the prize balls, etc. Regarding the installation island.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko hall, a group of ball game machines in which a plurality of ball game machines are lined up and arranged in two rows with their backs facing each other is called an island. Pachinko halls are constructed by installing multiple units with this island as one unit.
Balls (also called balls and pachinko balls) used in ball game machines are usually used by customers to exchange balls for coins or bills at ball lending machines installed between ball game machines. Put in

Play with a ball game machine using this ball,
Customers can get balls, which are usually called prize balls. The number of prize balls released from the ball game machine is greater than the number of out balls that are exchanged and hit at the ball lending machine,
The number of balls circulating on the island mentioned above gradually decreases during business hours. This reduction rate varies depending on the operating rate of each gaming machine, the ball output rate, etc., so the number of ball stocks and the number of circulations are different and unevenly distributed depending on the island. If this uneven distribution is left, the prize balls may not be released depending on the place.

Therefore, it is necessary to average the number of balls on each island, and many methods for averaging the number of balls have been proposed. For example, in the pachinko ball possession level averaging device proposed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-24110, a prize ball counter is installed on each island, and the customer puts the prize ball into the prize ball counter. Count and return the prize ball after this count to the island,
When the amount of pachinko balls held reaches a certain level or more, the use of the prize ball counter is stopped and averaged.

In the same manner, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-32687 discloses a gate for enabling or stopping the use of the exchange ball counter (prize ball counter) by increasing or decreasing the amount of balls in the exchange ball pool tank. If the amount of balls in the out-ball tank decreases, the supply balls in the replenishing ball pool tank are guided to the polishing lift when the amount of balls in the out-ball tank decreases, and if the amount of balls in the replenishing ball pool tank decreases, the exchange balls in the exchange tank pool replenishing pool When the amount of balls introduced into the tank and the amount of balls in the exchange ball pool tank decreases, the gate member is activated to enable the exchange ball counter.

[0006]

The system described above is
It is possible to prevent excess balls from flowing back into the islands, and it is not necessary to place a gutter in the basement or ceiling where the balls are transferred to prevent imbalance of balls between islands. There are features. However, in an actual pachinko hall, the absolute amount of balls frequently becomes insufficient due to the difference in the frequency of use of ball game machines due to the popularity of customers, the difference in the amount of prize balls released, and the like.

For this reason, it is necessary to manually remove balls from the excessive islands and supplement them to the small islands. The balls added additionally may become excess balls at the end of business, and these excess balls must be manually moved again to average the islands.
For this reason, there is a method of arranging a tank for storing balls on the island, but simply arranging it cannot deal with a ball breakage or the like. Optimal design is required such as the location of the island tank, the layout of the lift for lifting the balls, and the capacity. The present invention is a system in which various tanks and lifts are arranged on the island to make the flow of balls smooth.

The present invention has been invented in the above technical background, and achieves the following objects.

An object of the present invention is to provide an installation island for a ball game machine having a structure capable of smoothly circulating balls on the island.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an installation island for a ball game machine having a structure capable of storing balls in the island.

[0011]

The present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve the above object.

A first means is an installation island of a ball game machine in which a plurality of ball game machines are installed, and a prize ball counter for counting the prize balls placed on the installation island. A prize ball counter tank for storing the prize ball from the prize ball counter, an island tank for storing balls supplied to the ball game machine, and the prize The ball lifter first lifts the prize balls in the tank and transfers them to other islands and the island tank, and the balls used when the balls in the island tank are insufficient. A spare tank for storing, the island tank and the balls in the spare tank are pumped upward, and the ball game machine,
It is an island in which a ball game machine is installed, which comprises a second lift for supplying the balls to the spare tank and the island tank.

The first lift receives balls from another island or supplies them to another island, and the second lift receives balls from another island or supplies them to another island. Is also good.

A second means is an installation island of a ball game machine in which a plurality of ball game machines are installed, and an island tank for storing balls to be supplied to the ball game machine, and the island tank. A reserve tank for preliminarily storing the balls to be used when the number of balls is insufficient, the island tank and the balls in the spare tank are lifted up, and the ball game machine, the reserve tank, and A ball game machine installation island, comprising a lift for supplying the balls to the island tank.

[0015]

[Operation] On an island composed of a plurality of ball game machines, when a customer puts a prize ball into a prize ball counter arranged on the island, the prize ball is counted after counting the prize ball. Store this in a container tank. A first lift is provided on the island to lift the prize balls in the prize ball counter tank upward.
In addition, an island tank is arranged on the island to store balls to be supplied to the ball game machine.

The first lift transfers the prize balls to other islands and island tanks. Further, the island has a reserve tank for storing balls used when the balls in the island tank are insufficient. A second lift is also arranged on the island to lift the balls in the island tank and the reserve tank upwards and supply the balls to the ball game machine, the reserve tank, and the island tank.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view in which a ball game machine installation island is arranged in a pachinko hall. 2 is a diagram viewed from the arrow A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram viewed from the arrow B. In this example, one island block consists of three islands, and the unit is 4
It is arranged as one island block 1, 2, 3, 4.
The island block 1 is composed of a parent island 1a, a child island 1b, and a branch island 1c. Similarly, the island block 2, the island block 3 and the island block 4 also have parent islands 2a, 3a, 4a, child islands 2b,
3b, 4b and branch islands 2c, 3c, 4c.

A prize ball counter 5 is arranged on the Otoshima 1a. Similarly, the prize ball counter 5 is also arranged on each of the other parent islands 2a, 3a and 4a. A pumping and polishing device 15 is arranged at one end of the Oshima island 1a. The free gift ball counter 5 is a counter that counts free gift balls acquired by customers. Oashima 1a
A parent-child island supply gutter 6 for moving balls is arranged in an inclined manner from the upper part of the lifting and polishing device 15 to the upper part of the child island 1b. The parent-child island supply gutter 6 is attached to the child island 1b from the upper part of the parent island 1a so that the balls roll by gravity, and the balls are unilaterally supplied from the parent 1a to the child island 1b. .

Similarly, from the upper part of the lifting and polishing apparatus 15 of each of the other parent islands 2a, 3a and 4a, the child islands 2b, 3b and 4b.
In the upper part, the parent-child island supply gutter 6 is arranged at an angle,
The balls are unilaterally supplied from the parent island 1a to the child island 1b. From the upper part of each parent island 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a, branch islands 1c, 2
On the upper part of c, 3c and 4c, the parent-edajima supply gutter 7 is arranged so as to be inclined, and the balls roll due to gravity, and the parent islands 1a, 2a, 3
Balls are unilaterally supplied to the islands 1c, 2c, 3c and 4c from a and 4a. The drawing shown in FIG. 3 is a view showing the connection between the island block connection gutters 8 at the boundary between the island blocks 1 and the island blocks 2 and the child-parent supply gutter 10.

Between the upper part of the child island 1b of the island block 1 and the upper part of the child island 2b of the island block 2, there is a connection gutter 8 between the island blocks.
Are arranged in an inclined manner, and the balls are transferred in one direction only from Kojima 1b to Kojima 2b. Inter-island block connection gutters 8 are also arranged in an inclined manner between child island 4b of island block 4 and child island 3b of island block 3, and balls are transferred from child island 4b to child island 3b in only one direction. To be done.

Island block 1 from parent island 1a of island block 1
In the child island 1b, the parent-child communication gutter 9 is slanted,
Send the balls from the parent island 1a to the child island 1b in only one direction. Similarly, a parent-child communication gutter 9 that sends the balls from the parent island 4a of the island block 4 to the child island 4b in only one direction is arranged in an inclined manner. A child-parent supply gutter 10 is arranged from the child island 2b to the parent island 2a of the island block 2 and sends balls from the child island 2b to the parent island 2a in only one direction. Similarly, from island block 3 child island 3b to parent island 3
A child-parent supply gutter 10 for feeding a ball to a in only one direction is arranged at an angle.

From the parent island 2a of the island block 2 to the island block 4
The parent-parent supply gutter 11 is arranged on the parent island 4a in a slanted manner to send the balls from the parent island 2a to the parent island 4a in only one direction. Similarly, from the parent island 3a of the island block 3 to the parent island 1a of the island block 1, the parent-parent supply trough 11 is arranged to be inclined, and the balls are sent from the parent island 3a to the parent island 1a in only one direction.

Movement of bullets Above, the description has been given of the connection gutter between the island blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. As can be seen in this description, the customer can give a prize ball, i.
Throw in. The introduced prize balls are fried to the upper part by the lifting and polishing device 15 and transferred only in one direction of the child islands 1b, 2b, 3b and 4b by the child island connecting gutters 6 of the island blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. It

Further, the balls fried by the lifting and polishing apparatus 15 are moved from the parent islands 2a, 3a, 4a to the branch islands 1c, 2c, 3c by the branch island connecting gutters 7 of the island blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. And 4c are transferred in only one direction. The balls that overflowed on the parent island 1a of the island block 1 and the parent island 4a of the island block 4 are transferred from the pumping and polishing apparatus 14 to the parent-child communication gutter 9 to the child island 1b.
And transferred to Kojima 4b respectively.

Further, the balls overflowing in the child island 1b of the island block 1 and the child island 4b of the island block 4 are passed to the child island 2b of the island block 2 and the child island 3b of the island block 3 by the inter-island block connection gutter 8. -Move by parent supply gutter 10 respectively. Child block 2b of island block 2 and child island 3 of island block 3
The ball that overflowed in b is the parent island 2a of island block 2.
And move to the parent island 3a of the island block 3, respectively. The balls that have overflowed on the parent island 2a of the island block 2 and the parent island 3a of the island block 3 are transferred to the parent island 4a of the island block 4 and the parent island 1a of the island block 1 by the parent-parent supply trough 11, respectively.

After all, the balls are island block 1, island block 2,
The island block 4, the island block 3, and the island block 1 are constantly circulated in only one direction, and the amount of balls held is equalized among the island blocks. The movement of the balls is a schematic description, and strictly speaking, it is slightly different from the above movement and is controlled by the method described later.

Parent Island 1a FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the parent island 2a taken along the longitudinal direction. FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the storage tank lifting / polishing device 14. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the polishing lift 16 incorporated in the storage tank lifting polishing device 14. FIG. 7 shows a pumping ball processing tank 40 at the upper part of the storage tank pumping and polishing apparatus 14.
FIG. The polishing lift 16 incorporated in the storage tank lifting / polishing device 14 is a device for lifting the balls from the storage tank arranged on the floor to the upper part and for removing dirt such as oil and dust during the lifting. Is.

The main pump 17 of the polishing lift 16 has a cylindrical cross section, and the lower part thereof has a horizontal portion and is arranged vertically in succession thereto. The lower part of the main pipe 17 is connected to a pellet storage tank 18 for storing pellets. The pellet storage tank 18 is a tank for storing pellets. A sub spring 19 is arranged in a spiral shape in a horizontal portion of the main pipe 17, and one end of the sub spring 19 is connected to an output shaft of a sub motor 20. Since the upper portion of the horizontal portion of the main pipe 17 is open, the balls enter the sub spring 19 portion from this open portion 17a. A spiral spring 21 is inserted in the vertical portion of the main pipe 17.

The upper end of the spiral spring 21 has a shaft 22.
It is connected to. The shaft 22 is connected to a main motor 24 via a gear 23. After all, when the sub motor 20 and the main motor 24 are rotationally driven, the pellets and balls made of synthetic resin in the pellet storage tank 18 are lifted up. A pellet collecting section 25 for collecting pellets is arranged above the polishing lift 16.

A drainboard 26 is arranged in the pellet collecting section 25. Drainboard 26 is a kind of sieve for separating balls and pellets, and is a separating mechanism in which steel wires are arranged in parallel. A plurality of brake rubbers 2 are provided on the upper part of the drainboard 26.
7 are arranged parallel to the vertical direction. Brake rubber 2
7 is for averaging on the drainboard 26 which separates from the pellets so that the balls do not convection as a mass.

The micro switch 28 is a proximity switch for detecting that the pumped-up ball processing tank 40 (see FIG. 7) is full of balls, and when the ball is full, the sub motor 20 and the main motor 24 are stopped. The pellets from the pellet collecting unit 25 drop down and are guided to the clean box 29. A stirring spring 30 is arranged in the clean box 29 in the vertical direction. The upper end of the stirring spring 30 is connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor 31.

The stirring spring 30 is rotationally driven by a stirring motor 31. Into the clean box 29, pellets adsorbing dirt such as dust and oil fall from the lifted-ball processing tank 40 through the pipe 32. A dust collecting pipe 33 is arranged below the clean box 29. A hole for collecting dust is formed on the outer periphery of the dust collecting pipe 33. Air is sucked through the hole to suck only dust and separate the pellet from the dust. The lower end of the dust collecting pipe 33 has a dust collecting pack 34.
The dust collecting pack 34 is a bag that allows only air to pass therethrough, and stores dust therein.

The outer cover covering the dust collecting pack 34 is connected to the duct hose 35. The duct hose 35 is connected to the air suction device 36, and the air in the dust collecting pack 34 is constantly sucked. On the other hand, the clean pellets after only the dust is sucked by the dust collection pipe are guided into the pellet storage tank 18 through the pipe 37. After that, it is driven again by the sub spring 19 driven by the sub motor 20 to repeat the circulation.

Lifting Ball Processing Tank 40 FIG. 7 is a detailed view of the upper portion of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 14 of FIG. 6, in which the lifting balls processing for distributing the balls separated by the slats 26 and 41 of the polishing lift 16 is performed. It is a detailed sectional view of the tank 40. The outer periphery of the pellet collecting section 25 is covered with a storage tank 44 made of a sheet metal material so as to wrap the pellet collecting section 25. The balls whose pellets and pellets have been separated by the sludge 26 in the lifted-ball processing tank 40 are further guided to the slats 41 which are arranged to incline below the side portions of the slats 26. Drainboard 4
Since 1 is arranged so as to be inclined, the balls roll so as to be accelerated on the sinker 41. The balls and the pellets are separated while the balls are rolling on the snowboard 41, and the pellets are collected by the pellet receiver 39 and flow into the pellet collecting section 25. On the other hand, the separated balls collide with the ball flow path changing member 42 made of a sheet metal material, the direction of the flow is changed, and the balls fall downward.

The balls falling downward are distributed plates 43a and 43b.
Ride on. Since the distribution plates 43a and 43b are inclined, the balls are distributed to the left and right in the drawing and flow. Since the lifted-ball processing tank 40 is provided with a storage tank 44 for storing balls, which is made of a sheet metal material so as to cover the whole from the bottom,
The balls rolled from both ends of the distribution plates 43a and 43b fall on the storage tank bottom portion 45 of the storage tank 44. The storage tank bottom 45 is connected to the left and right mainstream gutters 46a and 46b.

The main flow gutters 46a and 46b are used as prize balls by supplying balls to a ball game machine installed with the backs facing each other in two rows. Pipes are connected to the main flow gutters 46a and 46b through mini storage tanks (not shown) arranged corresponding to respective positions in order to supply prize balls to the respective ball game machines. It is for supplying prize balls to the gaming machines, respectively.

If there are more balls pumped by the polishing lift 16 than the number of balls from which the prize balls flow from the mainstream gutters 46a and 46b, the mainstream gutters 46a and 46b become full. Main stream gutter 46a, 4
When 6b becomes full, the ball fills the bottom 45 of the storage tank and rises to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, two square tube-shaped ball passages 47 and 48 made of a sheet metal material are arranged at a central position of the storage tank 44.

The height h ₁ of the ball passage 47 is lower than the height h ₂ of the ball passage 48. The area of the lower end half of the ball passage 47 is opened by a lower end opening 49.
9 communicates with the first auxiliary tank guide gutter 50. First
The spare tank guide gutter 50 communicates with the first spare tank 56, and the balls overflowing in the storage tank 44 are in the ball passage 4
It enters from the upper part of 7, flows from the lower end opening 49 to the first auxiliary tank guide gutter 50, and flows into the first auxiliary tank 56 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

On the other hand, the area of the lower end half of the ball passage 48 forms a lower end opening 51, and this lower end opening 51 communicates with the first island tank guide gutter 52. The first island tank guide gutter 52 leads to the first island tank 115, and the storage tank 4
The ball rising in 4 enters from the upper part of the ball passage 48, flows from the lower end opening 51 to the first island tank guide trough 52, and finally flows into the first island tank 115 (see FIG. 4).

Eventually, the balls that overflow in the storage tank 44 will first flow preferentially to the ball passage 47, and these balls will continue until the spare tank 56 is full. When the spare tank 56 is full, the storage tank 4
The balls in 4 further increase in volume and rise to the level of the upper end of the going ball passage 48 (see FIG. 9). When the volume of the ball increases to this position, the ball flows into the ball passage 48, flows into the first island tank guide gutter 52, and flows into the first island tank 115.

The balls which have overflowed and flowed into the first auxiliary tank guide gutter 50 enter the vertically arranged first auxiliary tank ball supply pipe 55 (see FIG. 4). Since the first spare tank ball supply pipe 55 is connected to the spare tank 56, the balls enter the spare tank 56 from the first spare tank ball supply pipe 55 and are stored therein. Since the bottom plate 57 of the spare tank 56 is inclined, the balls roll on it.

A ball stopping device ST2 is arranged in the preliminary tank 56 in front of the rolling direction of the balls. Ball stop device ST2
In the above, the ball stop plate is moved up and down by a motor, and when the ball stop plate rises, the balls are stopped in the spare tank 56. The structure of the ball stopping device ST2 will be described later. On the side surface of the storage tank 44, a ball that overflows on another island is joint 6
Flowed to zero.

It drops from the joint 60 to the ball supply pipe 61 and is connected to the upper end of the bifurcated pipe 62 (see FIG. 5). Oashima 1a
In this case, since the ball from another island is not received at this position, the joint 60 is closed. The joint 59 is a joint connected to the child-parent communication gutter 9, and is for flowing to the child island when the storage tank 44 overflows. However, the parent islands 2a and 3a only receive balls from the child islands 2a and 3b and are closed. In the case of the parent islands 1a and 4a, they are connected to the child islands 1b and 4b, and the balls flow unilaterally.

The bifurcated tube 62 is branched at the bottom, and the discharge port 64,
It constitutes 65. Since the discharge port 64 is connected to the driven-in ball / stored ball outlet gutter 65, the ball is rolled into the ball intake 66. Since the discharge port 65 is connected to the driving ball / stored ball lead-out gutter 67 connected to the spare tank 56, the balls are rolled into the ball inlet 66 of the storage tank 18. Eventually, the balls from other islands are directly collected in the driven-in / stored-ball outflow trough 67 and the ball intake 66, and are pumped by the polishing lift 16 to the lifted-ball processing tank 4
Shipped to 0.

At the outlet of the spare tank 56, a ball stop device ST2
Are arranged (see FIG. 5). The ball stopping device ST2 is for turning on and off the flow of balls in the spare tank 56 and controlling the flow of the balls into the ball intake 66. Proximity sensors LS3, LS4 for detecting the presence / absence of balls at that position are arranged in the spare tank 56 (see FIG. 4).

When the proximity sensor LS3 detects a ball, the ball stop device ST3 is closed to stop the inflow of balls. When the proximity sensor LS3 cannot detect a ball, the backup tank 56
It means that there are not enough balls, so the ball stop device S
Open T3 and let the balls flow in. That is, priority is given to storing balls in the reserve tank 56 as much as possible.

When the proximity sensor LS4 detects a ball, the ball stop device ST4 is closed to prevent the ball from flowing into another island, and the ball on the own island is given the highest priority to secure the ball.

Lifting Polishing Device 15 FIGS. 11 and 12 are sectional views of the lifting polishing device 15. The lifting / polishing device 15 is arranged at one end of the parent island 2a.
Hereinafter, this structure and function will be described. The prize ball counter 5 is arranged at one end of the parent island 2a, but this prize ball counter 5 counts the number of prize balls, and its structure and function are well known and will not be described. The customer inserts the prize ball into the input port 70 of the prize ball counter 5. The premium ball counter 5 counts this number and discharges the balls into the bifurcated ball passage 72 from the discharge port 71 on the back surface thereof.

Due to the momentum of this discharge, the balls are forked ball passages 7
Most of the items are guided from 2 to the prize tank counter first tank guide gutter 73. Since the second island tank guide gutter 73 is inclined, balls roll over the second island tank guide gutter 73 and are guided into the prize ball counter first tank 74. The prize ball counter first tank 74 is a tank mainly for storing balls from the prize ball counter 5. Since the bottom surface 75 of the first prize ball counter first tank 74 is inclined, the balls are rolled in the inclination direction of the bottom surface 75.

The prize ball counter first tank 74 is connected to a stored-ball lead-out gutter 76, and the stored-ball lead-out gutter 76 is attached so as to be inclined, so that the balls roll along this.
After this, the balls flow into the ball intake port 77. The ball intake 77 is provided with a polishing lift 80 having substantially the same structure and function as the polishing lift 16 (see FIG. 6) described above. The polishing lift 80 is a device having a function of lifting the balls to the upper part and a function of removing dirt such as oil and dust during the lifting.

On the other hand, the prize balls thrown in from the prize ball counter 5 are branched to the prize ball counter second tank 78 in the forked ball passage 72 if the prize ball counter first tank guiding trough 73 is full. Be flowed in. The balls in the second prize ball counter second tank 78 are discharged from the discharge port 79 and flown into the ball intake port 77.

The transfer pipe 81 has a cylindrical cross section, and the lower part thereof has a horizontal portion and is arranged vertically in succession thereto. A sub spring (not shown) is spirally arranged in the horizontal portion of the transfer pipe 81, and one end of the sub spring is connected to the output shaft of the transfer motor 82. Since the upper portion of the horizontal portion of the transport pipe 81 is connected to the ball intake 77, the balls enter the sub spring portion from now on. A spiral spring (not shown) is inserted in the vertical portion of the carrier pipe 81.

The upper end of the spiral spring is connected to the lifting motor 83. After all, when the transport motor 82 and the lifting motor 83 are rotationally driven, the balls of the storage ball lead-out gutter 76 are lifted to the upper part together with the pellets of the synthetic resin that adsorbs the dirt, and are discharged from the upper ball outlet 84. Tamatori 77
On both sides of the open ball stop device S to prevent the inflow of balls
A T6 ball stop plate is arranged so that it can move up and down.

The ball stopping device ST6 is turned on / off by the proximity switch LS6 of the upper branch pipe 107. A pumping ball processing tank 85 is arranged above the polishing lift 80. Drainboard 86 and 86 in the pumping ball processing tank 85
a is arranged. Drainboard 86 is for separating balls and pellets and is a separating mechanism. A plurality of brake rubbers 87 are arranged in parallel with each other in the vertical direction on the upper portion of the drainboard 86. The brake rubber 87 is provided so that the pellet and the ball can be easily separated. In the same manner, SUNKO 97 separates balls and pellets.

The pellets from the lifted-ball processing tank 85 drop downward and are guided to the pellet drop pipe 88. The pellets further enter the pellet dust collecting device 89 from the pellet drop pipe 88, and the pellets and dust are separated. A lower portion of the pellet dust collecting device 89 is connected to a duct hose 90, and the duct hose 90 is connected to an air suction device 91 to constantly suck air in the pellet dust collecting device 89. On the other hand, the clean pellets after only the dust is sucked by the pellet dust collecting device 89 are guided to the ball intake 77 again.

The emergency switch 92 arranged in the lifted-ball processing tank 85 is operated when a ball overflows in the lifted-ball processing tank 85. This situation is judged to be a failure, and the carry motor 82 And, the lifting motor 83 is stopped to stop the lifting of the balls.

Lifting Ball Processing Tank 85 FIG. 12 is a detailed sectional view of the lifting ball processing tank 85.
The balls from which the balls and pellets have been separated by the sludge 86 in the lifting ball processing tank 85 are inverted in the inversion ball passage 96 and the sludge 97
Be guided to. It is further separated into pellets and balls by the sludge 97, and the pellets fall into the pellet collecting section 98 and the communication port 99
And then falls into the pellet drop pipe 88.

Since the slats 97 are arranged so as to be inclined, the balls roll so as to be accelerated on the slats 97. This accelerated ball is a ball flow path changing member 10 made of a sheet metal material.
When it collides with 0, its flow direction is changed and it falls downward. The balls dropped downward ride on the distribution plates 101a and 101b. Since the distribution plates 101a and 101b have an inclination, the balls are distributed to the left and right in the drawing and flow, but the balls flow changing member 100 preferentially flows to the 101b side. The balls rolled from the distribution plate 101b roll on the ball passage 102. The ball passage 102 has a hole at the bottom, and the ball drops from this hole and is discharged from the ball outlet 103. The balls that have flown from the lower part of the ball passage 102 are also discharged from the ball outlet 103.

Balls that do not fall in the ball passage 102 are connecting joints 1
It is connected to 04. The connection joint 104 is connected to a parent-child island connection gutter 6 which communicates with the child island 1b and a parent-edajima supply gutter 7 which communicates with the branch island 1c. Since the parent-child island supply gutter 6 and the parent-dake island supply gutter 7 are inclined equally to the left and right, the overflowed balls are evenly distributed to the child island 1b and the branch island 1c. Ball exit 1 via ball passage 102
The balls from 03 are supplied from the ball passage 105 to the ball supply pipe 10.
It is dropped to 6. On the other hand, when the lifted-ball processing tank 85 is full of balls, the balls are rolled to the distribution plate 101a side.

The balls rolled on the distribution plate 101a are the branch pipes 10
Enter 7. The branch pipe 107 is the prize ball counter first tank 74.
To a parent-parent supply gutter 11 connected to the ball supply pipe 108. The lower end of the ball supply pipe 108 is connected to the ball channel switching tank 110 (FIG. 11). The lower end of the ball flow path switching tank 110 is connected to the supply pipe 111 connected to the prize ball counter first tank guide path 73 and the upper end of an overflow pipe 112 connected to the first island tank guide gutter 113. ing.

The upper end of the ball flow path switching tank 110 is connected to the tip of the main flow gutter 46a, but in normal operation it is partitioned by the shutter 114 so that the balls do not flow. Further, since the upper end of the ball channel switching tank 110 is connected to the tip of the first island tank guide gutter 52, the balls overflowed in the storage tank pumping and polishing device 14 pass through the ball channel switching tank 110 to the first island. It flows into the tank 115 and the prize ball counter first tank 74.

First Island Tank 115 and Second Island Tank 123 FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 14 is an enlarged three-dimensional view of the first island tank guide gutter. FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the first island tank and the second island tank. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the first island tank 11
5 is located near the center of Oshima 2a. The first island tank 115 is a tank having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and having an open top for stocking and placing hit balls and accumulated balls hit by a ball game machine. Driving ball guide troughs 116a and 116b are arranged on the left and right of the upper stage of the first island tank 115.

The driving ball guiding troughs 116a, 116b are the driving balls / outlet troughs 117a, 117 with the balls driven from the respective ball game machines arranged on both sides attached to their back surfaces.
It is a gutter for draining from b. Driving ball guide trough 116a, 1
16b is arranged so as to be inclined, and the outlet 127 at the downstream end thereof is provided.
(See FIG. 15) is arranged so as to directly flow into the second island tank 123.

The balls hit from each ball game machine directly flow into the second island tank 123 and are supplied to the storage tank pumping / polishing device 14 when the ball stopping device ST1 is opened. As will be described later, the ball stop device ST1 is opened with the highest priority, so the balls hit from each ball game machine are supplied to the storage tank pumping / polishing device 14 in priority to the other balls and are circulated for use. It will be. For this reason, the balls are smoothly discharged from the ball game machine without accumulating, there is no clogging that causes a failure, and the customer's game is not hindered.

A first island tank guide gutter 113 is arranged between the driven-in ball / outlet gutter 117a and 117b. The first island tank guide gutter 113 is a gutter for guiding balls to the first island tank 115.

FIG. 14 is a three-dimensional enlarged view of the first island tank guide gutter 113. The first island tank 115 has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape and is open at the upper side. The first island tank guide trough 113 is inclined in the direction of gravity at the center of the upper part and along the longitudinal direction, that is, at the upper part in the longitudinal direction of the island. Are arranged. A plurality of openings 118 are arranged on the bottom surface of the first island tank guide gutter 113.

A plurality of openings 118 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the first island tank 115.
It is for dropping the balls flowing in from the inside. It is better to make the first island tank 115 as large as possible, but in order to increase the capacity of the island, it necessarily becomes a rectangular parallelepiped shape. 1st island tank guide gutter 11 with only opening 118
It is difficult for the ball to drop at the opening 118 at the upstream position of 3 and stochastically drop at the opening 118 at the downstream position. As a result, the distribution of the balls in the first island tank 115 is biased, which hinders smooth movement of the balls.

Therefore, a plane-direction triangular direction changing member 126 is fixed upstream of the opening 118 of the first island tank guide gutter 113. When a ball flows on the first island tank guide gutter 113, a part of the ball drops at the upstream opening 118, but the other balls flow stochastically because the direction changing member 126 obstructs the flow of the ball. Therefore, the balls are uniformly dropped from the openings 118, and as a result, the balls are uniformly dispersed in the first island tank 115.

Both lower ends of the first island tank guide gutter 113 are supported by mounting portions 113a and 113b. Mounting part 11
The mounting positions and heights of 3a and 113b can be adjusted. By this adjustment, the inclination and position of the first island tank guide trough 113 can be changed so that the distribution of the balls becomes uniform in the first island tank 115. .

The second island tank 123 is arranged vertically side by side with the first island tank 115, and the first island tank wall 115 is provided between them.
a is located, so the first and second island tanks 115, 1
23 is not in communication. Therefore, the first island tank 11
5 and the second island tank 123, the first island tank 11
A small lift 119 for lifting balls is arranged in the second island tank 123 located at a position higher than 5. At the bottom of the bottom plate of the first island tank 115, there is a small lift 119.
The ball intake port 120 is connected and the ball is taken in from this ball intake port 120 (FIG. 15).

The ball inlet 120 is formed by opening on the upper surface of one end of a cylindrical carrier cylinder 121. The ball outlet 122 at the tip of the transfer cylinder 121 is opened on the upper surface of the second island tank 123. A spiral body 124 is inserted and arranged in the transport cylinder 121. One end of the spiral body 124 has a conveyance motor 125.
Is connected to the output shaft of. After all, the first island tank 115
The balls are taken into the conveying cylinder 121 from the ball inlet 120, are lifted by the spiral body 124, and are discharged from the ball outlet 122.

A proximity switch LS7 is arranged at an intermediate position in the depth direction of the second island tank 123. When the proximity switch LS7 cannot detect a ball, the second island tank 12
In the state in which there is a shortage of balls in No. 3, the transport motor 125 is activated to lift the balls from the first island tank 115 and transfer them to the second island tank 123. A proximity switch LS9 is arranged at a position above the second island tank 123. Proximity switch L
When S9 detects a ball, it is full, so the transport motor 125
Stop.

Ball Stopping Device (ST) 130 FIG. 16 is a front view of the ball stopping device (ST1) 130 used at each position of this embodiment. A ball rolls on the ball passage 131 by the force of gravity. A ball stop plate 132 is vertically movable from the lower part of the path of the ball passage 131. The upper end of the rack 133 is connected and fixed to the lower end of the ball stop plate 132. The rack 133 is a motor 13 capable of reversible rotation.
It is meshed with a pinion (not shown) which is rotationally driven at 4, and is driven up and down by the rotation of the motor 134.

A dog 135 is fixed to the bottom end of the rack 133. The upper and lower positions of the dog 135 are detected by the upper limit detection switch 136 and the lower limit detection switch 137. By this detection, the vertical position of the ball stop plate 132 is confirmed, that is, the on / off of ball rolling is confirmed and detected.
When the ball is stopped, the ball stop plate 132 is operated from below the ball passage 131 so that the ball pressure is not applied to the ball stop plate 132.

Kojima / Edashima 1b, 1c FIG. 17 is a left front view of Kojima . The configuration of the storage tank lifting / polishing device 140 is substantially the same as that of the storage tank lifting / polishing device 14 installed on the parent island 2a described above, and a description thereof will be omitted. The balls discharged from the storage tank pumping / polishing device 140 are made to flow into the main gutters 141a and 141b. Main stream gutter 141a, 1
The balls from 41b are released from the ball game machine as prize balls. The main stream troughs 141a and 141b are full, and the balls overflowing from the lifting and polishing apparatus 140 flow into the first island tank guiding trough 142.

Since the first island tank guide gutter 142 is connected to the first island tank 143, the overflowed balls flow to the first island tank guide gutter 142.
Stored in. The ball outlet of the first island tank 143 is connected to the ball inlet of the small lift 144, and this small lift 144 is further connected to the upper end of the second island tank 145. The small lift 144 has a transport motor 146.
Driven by

After all, the balls of the first island tank 143 are transferred to the second island tank 145. A proximity sensor LS15 for detecting the fullness of the first island tank 142 is arranged in the first island tank guide gutter 142 above the first island tank 143. When the proximity sensor LS15 detects a ball, the ball stop device ST15 operates to stop the inflow from the Oshima island 2a. Proximity sensors LS11 and LS12 are arranged at the upper and lower positions of the storage tank 150 of the storage tank lifting and polishing apparatus 140. The proximity sensor LS11 is for detecting that the storage tank 150 is full. Proximity sensor LS12
Is for detecting the empty state of the storage tank 150.

The ball stopping device ST11 described above is arranged in the second island tank 145. When the ball stop plate of the ball stop device ST11 descends, the balls in the second island tank 145 move to the ball intake port 146 side of the lifting and polishing device 140 side. First
When the island tank guide gutter 142 is full, the overflowed balls flow into the auxiliary tank guide gutter 147. Since the spare tank guide gutter 147 and the spare tank 148 are connected, the balls fill the second island tank 148.

A proximity switch LS19 is arranged at an intermediate position in the depth direction of the second island tank 145. A proximity switch LS17 is arranged above the first island tank 145. When the proximity switch LS19 stops detecting balls, the transport motor 146 is activated to transfer the balls from the first island tank 143 to the second island tank 145. Proximity switch LS1
When 7 detects a ball, it means that the ball is full.
6 is stopped so that the ball always fills the second island tank 145.

The ball stopping device ST12 described above is arranged in the reserve tank 148. When the ball stop plate of the ball stop device ST12 descends, the movement of the balls in the spare tank 148 is stopped and the balls do not move to the ball intake port 146 on the storage tank pumping / polishing device 140 side. Proximity sensors LS13 and LS14 are arranged above and below the backup tank 148. The proximity sensor LS13 is for detecting that the backup tank 148 is full. Proximity sensor LS14
Is for detecting the empty state of the spare tank 148.

Ball Management Device 160 FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram of the ball management device 160. The ball stopping device (ST1) 130 has the above-mentioned structure, and has an upper limit detection switch 136 and a lower limit detection switch 13.
When the switch 7 is turned on / off, the switch detection circuit 161 detects the opening / closing of the shutter, that is, the ball stop plate 132. The drive of the ball stop plate 132 is controlled by the motor drive circuit 152.

The ball management device 160 is a sequencer called a programmable controller. The ball stopping device (ST1) 130 is connected to an MPU (central processing unit) 164 via an interface 163.
The system program of the ball management device 160 is ROM165
It is kept in memory. RAM1 for temporary data
66. The proximity sensors LS1 to 19, the ball stopping devices ST1 to 15 and the carry motor 146 are connected to the interface 163 and perform the following control operations.

[0083] Control operation of the operating parent island 2a will be described below with reference to the flow diagram an example of the operation of the ball management device 160. FIG. 19 shows the proximity switch L on the parent island 2a.
It is a flow figure showing operation of S1-LS7 and ball stop devices ST1-ST7. First, the main motor 24 and the sub motor 2 of the polishing lift 16 in the parent islands 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a.
0, the main motor 83 and the sub motor 82 of the polishing lift 80, and the transport motor 125 of the small lift 119 are started. Similarly, Kojima 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b and branch island 1
The conveyance motors 146 of the small lifts c, 2c, 3c, 4c are activated. FIG. 19 shows the small lift 1
It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of operation | movement of 19.

When the proximity switch LS7 detects the out-of-stock, the conveyance motor 125 is activated to activate the first island tank 115.
The balls are sent to the second island tank 123 located at a high position from. Proximity switch LS at the top of the second island tank 123
When 9 detects the presence of a ball, the transport motor 125 is stopped because the second island tank 123 is full (step P ₂ ). If a ball cannot be detected, wait a short time (5 seconds in this example) to activate the carry motor 125 (step P
₄ , P ₅ ). These controls always operate during the operation of this system and always fill the third backup tank 123.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the ball management operation of the parent island 2a of the ball management device 160. Ball management device 160
Starts the following control operation. When the proximity switch LS1 in the storage tank 44 detects a ball break, the ball stop device ST1 is irrespective of the detection signal state of the proximity switch LS2.
And open the ball stop plate of the ball stop device ST2 (step P
₄ , P ₇ ).

The balls enter the driven-in ball / stored ball lead-out gutter 65 and the ball inlet 66 from the second island tank 123, and are pumped to the upper storage tank 44 by the polishing lift 16. At the same time, the ball stopping device ST2 is opened, and the balls are introduced from the first preliminary tank 56 and supplied to the ball polishing lift 16.

When the proximity switch LS1 is not out of balls and the proximity switch LS2 is not out of balls, that is, when the storage tank 44 is not full, the ball stop device ST1 is opened and the ball stop device ST2 is closed to close the first preliminary tank. Prevent the flow of balls from 56 (steps P ₅ , P ₈ ). When the proximity switch LS1 and the proximity switch LS2 are not out of balls, that is, when the storage tank 44 is full, both the ball stop devices ST1 and ST2 are closed.

From the above operation, when the ball stopping device ST1 is opened, the balls from the second island tank 123 are mainly taken in preferentially, and the balls are sent to the storage tank 44 by the polishing lift 16 and used as prize balls. Means that. Next, it is determined whether or not the proximity switch LS3 detects a ball. If the proximity switch LS3 cannot detect a ball, the ball stop device S
T3 (see FIG. 5) is opened and the balls from the upper part of the ball passage 47 are taken into the first preliminary tank 56.

If the proximity switch LS3 detects a ball, that is, if the first auxiliary tank 56 is full, the ball stop device ST3 is closed to stop the flow of the ball from the storage tank 44. Next, when the proximity switch LS4 detects a ball, that is, when the first spare tank 56 is not full, it means that there is a shortage of balls on this island, so the ball stop device ST4 is opened and the joint 60 is used. And prepare to be able to introduce balls from the neighboring Kojima 2b.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart of signal processing in the child island 2b of the ballless signal a output from the proximity switch LS4.
When the proximity switch LS4 from the parent island 2a detects a ball, that is, when the first reserve tank 56 in which the ball is preferentially stored is not full, it means that the parent island 2a is short of balls. Therefore, the ballless signal a is sent to the adjacent island, Kojima 2b.

At Kojima 2b, a ballless signal a is received (see FIG. 1).
A reference), the state (P ₂₀ of the proximity switch LS13), that is, the second island tank 148 for detecting a state of whether or not full. Second if the proximity switch LS13 can detect the ball
Since the island tank 148 is full, the ball stop device ST11
And the ball stop device ST12 is opened. Proximity switch LS13
If no ball can be detected, there is not enough balls in the second island tank 148, and there is no room to send the ball to the parent island 2a. Therefore, the ball stop device 14 is closed and the ball is placed on the adjacent parent island 2a. takes precedence over the Jishima so as not to go (P _21).

Next, as shown in FIG. 20, presence or absence of a ball is detected by the proximity switch LS5 of the first island tank guide gutter 113 (P ₁₆ ). The detection of the presence or absence of a ball by the proximity switch LS5 is a detection of whether or not there is room in the first island tank 115 to receive a ball from another island. When the proximity switch LS5 cannot detect a ball, the ball stop device ST5 is opened to accept the ball from the lifting and polishing device 15. When there is no room to accept the ball closes the ball stopping device ST5 (step P _17).

Lastly, as shown in FIG. 22, the proximity switch LS6 of the pumping-up ball processing tank 95 detects the presence or absence of a ball. When a ball is detected at this position, it is determined that the ball is full on this island, and the ball stop device ST6 of the lifted-ball polishing device 15 is closed. Next, the proximity switch LS7 detects whether or not the amount of balls in the second island tank 123 is a predetermined amount. The small amount of balls in the second island tank 13 means that the first island tank 1
Since the number of balls in 15 is also insufficient and the amount of balls on the parent island 2a is insufficient, a ball-less signal b (see FIG. 1) is issued to secure the amount of balls on the own island, and the balls on the island 2b Stop device ST13
And closing the Edato 2c ball stop device ST13 (not _{shown) (P 29, P 30)} .

Control Operation of Child Island 2b FIG. 23 is a flow chart showing the outline of the control operation of the child island 2b . The transport motor 144 of the small lift 144 is also operated by the same operation as the parent island 2a. When proximity switch LS11 in the upper portion of the reservoir tank 150 detects the ball out, opened ball stop plate detection signal ball stop device irrespective of the state ST11 and ball stopping device ST12 proximity switch LS12 (Step P _4, P ₇₎ .

The balls are transferred from the second island tank 145 to the upper storage tank 150 by a polishing lift. At the same time, the ball stopping device ST12 is opened, and balls are introduced from the spare tank 148 and supplied to a ball polishing lift (not shown).

When the proximity switch LS11 is not out of balls and the proximity switch LS12 is not out of balls, that is, when the storage tank 150 is not full, the ball stopping device S
T11 is opened and the ball stopping device ST12 is closed to prevent the inflow of balls from the reserve tank 148 (step P ₅ ,
P ₈ ). Proximity switch LS11 and proximity switch LS1
When 2 is not out of balls, that is, when the storage tank 150 is full, both the ball stopping devices ST11 and ST12 are closed.

From the above operation, opening the ball stopping device ST11 means that the balls from the second island tank 145 are mainly used with priority. Next, it is determined whether or not the proximity switch LS13 of the spare tank 148 detects a ball. If the proximity switch LS13 detects a ball, that is, if the spare tank 148 is full, the ball stop device ST13 is closed to stop the flow of the ball from the storage tank 150. Next, when the proximity switch LS14 detects a ball, that is, when the spare tank 148 is not full, it means that there is a shortage of balls on this child island 2b, so the ball stop device ST14.
To open the ball so that the ball can be introduced from the adjacent one block, Kojima 1b.

FIG. 23 is a flow chart of signal processing of the ballless signal c (see FIG. 1) output from the proximity switch LS14 in the child island 1b. When the proximity switch LS14 from the parent island 2a detects a ball, that is, when the reserve tank 148 in which balls are preferentially stored is not full, it means that there is a shortage of balls on this child island 2b. The ballless signal c is sent to the neighboring island, Kojima 1b.

When the ball-less signal c is received at the child island 1b, the state (P) of the proximity switch LS19 (not shown) of the child island 1b is received.
₂₀ ), that is, the state of whether or not the second island tank 145 is full is detected. If the proximity switch LS19 can detect a ball, the second island tank 145 is full of balls, so the ball stop device ST11 and the ball stop device ST12 are opened. If the proximity switch LS19 cannot detect a ball, there is not enough balls in the second island tank 145, and there is no room to send balls to the child island 2b. Therefore, the ball stop device ST14 is closed and the adjacent child island is closed. Prioritize the island so that the ball does not go to 2b (P
₂₁ ).

Next, the presence / absence of a ball is detected by the proximity switch LS15 arranged above the first island tank 143 of the child island 2b (P ₁₆ ). The detection of the presence or absence of a ball by the proximity switch LS15 is a detection of whether or not there is room in the first island tank 115 to receive a ball from another island. Proximity switch LS
When 15 cannot detect the ball, it opens the ball stopping device ST15 and accepts the ball from the parent island 2a. When there is no room to accept the ball closes the ball stopping device ST15 (step P _17).

Next, the proximity switch LS19 detects whether or not the amount of balls in the second island tank 145 is a predetermined amount. The fact that the number of balls in the second island tank 145 is small means that there is a shortage of balls in the child island 2b, so a ball-less signal j (see FIG. 1) is issued to secure the balls in the own island. Oshima 2
Ball stop device ST7 of a and ball stop device ST1 of branch island 2c
3 (not shown) is closed (P ₂₄ , P ₂₇ ).

The above is the outline of the operation of the child island 2b, and the other child islands 1b, 3b and 4c are also the same, and the description thereof will be omitted.
The islands 1c, 2c, 3c and 4c also perform the same operations as the child islands, and their explanations are omitted.

Operation between Blocks FIG. 26 is a flow chart for managing the overall flow. Oshima 1
It is determined whether or not the proximity switch LS4 of a is out of balls, that is, there is a shortage of balls in the first reserve tank 56 (having the same structure as the parent island 2a).

If the ball is not burnt out, the process proceeds to step P ₄ . If there is a shortage of balls, it is determined that there is a shortage of balls in this block 1, and a no-balls signal d indicating that there is a shortage of balls is transmitted to the proximity switch LS7 of the three blocks. All the proximity switches LS7 of the one block child island 3b, the parent island 3a, and the branch island 3c which received the ballless signal d are switched to the ballless signal d. As a result, the proximity switch LS7 shown in FIG. 22 produces the same signal as in the ballless state, and the surplus balls produced as a result are transferred from the parent island 3a to the parent island 1a.
Feed the balls through the parent-parent supply gutter 11.

The no-ball signal d simultaneously activates the ball stopping device ST7 (having the same structure as the parent 2a) of the parent island 1a so that the balls can be fed through the parent-parent feed trough 11. Next, Oshima
If the proximity switch LS6 of the ball processing tank 95 of a is full, it is determined that the number of balls in the block 1 is excessive and a full signal e is output to the child island 2b. When the full signal e is transmitted, the ball stopping device ST14 of the child island 2b is opened to allow excess balls to be supplied from one block to two blocks through the inter-island block connection gutter 8.

Next, the proximity switch LS6 of the parent island 2a (see FIG.
As shown in 2, it is also used to control the ball stopping device ST6. ) Is issuing a full signal f, this signal is transmitted to Oshima 4a. When the full signal f is transmitted, it means that the two blocks of balls are full, and therefore the ball stop device S is provided in order to supply the balls from the parent island 2a to the parent island 4a.
Open T7.

Similarly, the parent island 4a sends out the no-ball signal g, the excess ball signal h, and the parent island 3a sends the excess ball signal i to manage the state of the balls between them.

[Other Embodiments] In the above embodiments, the function of the lifting and polishing apparatus 14 first fills the main stream gutters 46a and 46b, and then fills the reserve tank 56. The balls which have filled the spare tank 56 and overflowed further fill the first island tank 115 and the prize ball counter first tank 74 via the first island tank guide gutter 52.

However, the balls from the lifting and polishing apparatus 14 do not have to flow into the prize ball counter first tank 74, and may flow into only the first island tank 115. The prize balls from the prize ball counter 5 described above may be stored in the prize ball counter first tank 74 and the prize ball counter second tank 78.

Although the ball management device of the above embodiment uses the sequencer, the same control may be realized by using a relay circuit. Further, the ball management device operates various programs sequentially in a time division manner, but a plurality of control devices may be used. Further, although the ball stopping device is of a type driven by a motor, it may be of a type driven by a solenoid instead of the motor.

[0111]

As described above in detail, the island on which the ball game machine of the present invention is installed is equipped with various tanks for storing balls, so that there is no margin of breakage. Also, since two lifts are arranged, it is possible to reliably and reliably supply a large number of balls to the ball game machine on the island.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a ball game machine installation island arranged in a pachinko hall.

FIG. 2 is a view seen from an arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view B as viewed in the direction of arrow in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a cross section of the parent island 1a in the longitudinal direction. Is.

FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a storage tank pumping and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a polishing lift in a storage tank lifting polishing device.

FIG. 7 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a pumping-up ball processing tank located above the storage tank pumping-up and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing the operation of the pumping-up ball processing tank located above the storage tank pumping-up and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing the operation of the pumping-up ball processing tank located above the storage tank pumping-up and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the principle of overflow of the pumping-up ball processing tank located above the storage tank pumping-up and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a lifting and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a detailed cross-sectional view of a ball processing tank of a lifting and polishing apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged three-dimensional view of the first island tank guide gutter.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of a first island tank and a second island tank.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a ball stopping device (ST) used at each position of this embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a left front view of Kojima.

FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram of a ball game machine installation island management device.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the small lift.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation of the parent island 2a of the ball management device.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the operation of the parent island 2a of the ball management device.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the operation of the child island 2b of the ball management device.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a ball signal between blocks of the ball management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a ... Otoshima 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b ... Kojima 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c ... Edamijima 1, 2, 3, 4 ... Block 5 ... Gift ball counter 6 ... Parent-child Island contact gutter 7 ... Parent-edajima supply gutter 8 ... Island block connection gutter 9 ... Parent-child communication gutter 10 ... Child-parent supply gutter 11 ... Parent-parent supply gutter 14 ... Storage tank pumping polishing device 15 ... Pumping polishing Device 16 ... Polishing lift 56 ... Spare tank 74 ... Premium ball counter first tank 78 ... Premium ball counter second tank 115 ... First island tank 123 ... Second island tank

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A ball game machine installation island having a plurality of ball game machines installed, wherein a prize ball counter for counting prize balls placed in the installation island, and the installation island. A prize ball counter tank for storing the prize balls from the prize ball counter, an island tank for storing balls supplied to the ball game machine, and the prize ball counter tank A first lift for lifting the above-mentioned prize balls inside and transferring them to other islands and the island tank, and for preliminarily storing the balls used when the balls in the island tank are insufficient. It is comprised of a spare tank and a second lift that lifts the balls in the island tank and the spare tank upward and supplies the balls to the ball game machine, the spare tank and the island tank. An installation island for a ball game machine. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first lift receives or supplies balls from another island, and the second lift receives balls from another island.
Or an installation island of a ball game machine characterized by supplying to another island. 3. An installation island of a ball game machine having a plurality of ball game machines, wherein an island tank for storing balls to be supplied to the ball game machine and a ball in the island tank are insufficient. A spare tank for preliminarily storing the balls used when, and the island tank and the balls in the spare tank are lifted upward, and the ball game machine, the spare tank and the island tank A ball game machine installation island, comprising a lift for supplying the balls.