JPH0880378A - Lift sending grinder for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To install a device irrespective of the height of the ceiling of a game field. CONSTITUTION: A slit 32 is formed spirally by setting the center part of a slit member 30 in a concentric circle, and a ball for Jap. pinball game (Pachinko) can be moved compulsorily along the spiral slit 32 from the center part of the slit member to the outside. Therefore, sufficient length for the slit 32 can be obtained and no inclination on the slit member 30 is required, and the height of the upper terminal part of a grinding cylinder can be suppressed low, which enables the device to be installed irrespective of the height of the ceiling of the game field.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a pachinko ball which is capable of polishing a pachinko ball discharged from each pachinko machine on a pachinko island, sending it to a high place on a pachinko island, and again delivering it to each pachinko machine. The present invention relates to a lifting polishing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus, for example, in order to separate a clean pachinko ball and a purification material, a sludge is arranged facing the upper end discharge port of the lifting and polishing cylinder,
In some cases, the pachinko ball rolls on the slope of the sludge under its own weight, and the purification material falls from the slats' eyes. Also,
In order to make it small, there are some that are arranged so that the slats are folded back.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus as described above, in order to completely separate the pachinko ball and the purifying material, the entire length from the base end to the tip of the sludge is required. It is necessary to take a long time, and accordingly, the base end of the drainboard becomes higher, the upper end of the lifting polishing cylinder becomes higher, and it may not be possible to install depending on the height of the ceiling of the game hall. was there. The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, in which a slit is formed in a spiral shape with the central portion of the slit member being concentric, and the pachinko ball spirals outward from the central portion of the slit member. Since the slits are forcibly moved along the slits, the length of the slits is sufficient, and it is not necessary to incline the slit member, and the height of the upper end of the lifting polishing cylinder is increased. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus that can be installed at a height of a game hall regardless of the height of the ceiling.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is to: 1 polish the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine on the pachinko island and pump them to a high place on the pachinko island. Then, again, in the pachinko ball lifting / polishing device which can be distributed to each pachinko machine, the spiral body (15) is rotatably provided in the polishing cylinder (11) having a predetermined height in the direction of raising the inside of the cylinder. ) Is internally provided, and the spiraling mechanism (15) cleans the pachinko balls (10) that cleans the pachinko balls by mixing and stirring the pachinko balls and the purifying material placed in the polishing cylinder (11). A separating mechanism (20) for separating the pachinko balls and the purifying material is provided, and the separating mechanism (20) cleans the discharged pachinko balls around the upper end discharge port (12) of the polishing cylinder (11). Material and acceptably arranged The upper end discharge port (12) in the substantially center in a spiral slit (32) is formed, and to fall only purification material separable slit member (30) through the slit (32),
A brush member that is disposed so as to face the slit member (30) and that rotates relatively to the slit member (30) in order to forcibly move the pachinko balls outward from the center of the slit member (30). (40) A pachinko ball lifting / polishing device comprising:

2 The brush member (40) has a row of brushes (45) formed by arranging brush materials arranged in the slit (3).
The pachinko ball lifting / polishing device according to claim 1, wherein the device is formed in a spiral shape in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of 2).

3 The material of the brush member is nylon 6
The present invention is a pachinko ball lifting / polishing apparatus according to item 1 or 2, characterized in that

[0007]

[Function] The pachinko balls ejected from each pachinko machine on the Pachinko island are rotated by the spiral body (15) to cause the polishing cylinder (1
1) As it rises in the inside, it is mixed and stirred with the purification material. The purified pachinko balls and the cleaning material that have risen in the polishing cylinder (11) and the purified material are the upper end discharge port (12) of the polishing cylinder (11).
Through the slit member (30). The pachinko ball and the cleaning material received in the slit member (30) are forced to rotate from the center of the slit member (30) to the slit (3) by rotating the brush member (40).
It moves in the spiral direction of 2). At this time, the purification material falls through the slit (32), and the pachinko ball and the purification material are separated. By forcibly moving the pachinko ball in the spiral direction, the pachinko ball moves on the slit (32) having a sufficiently long distance, so that the pachinko ball and the purification material can be completely separated.

The brush member (40) has a brush row (45) formed by arranging brush materials arranged in the slit (32).
In the case where the pachinko ball and the purifying material are formed in a spiral shape that is opposite to the spiral direction, the pachinko ball and the purification material can be efficiently moved in the spiral direction of the slit (32). If the material of the brush member is nylon 6 as a main component, heat resistance and wear resistance can be improved.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, a large number of pachinko machines are connected to the pachinko island (not shown), and the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine are polished and pumped to a high place on the pachinko island. Then, again, a lifting and polishing apparatus 10a that can be distributed to each pachinko machine is provided.

The lifting and polishing apparatus 10a has a polishing cylinder 11 whose lower half is bent in a gentle arc shape and whose upper half rises upward, and whose upper end extends to the vertical center of the pachinko island. In the polishing cylinder 11, a spiral body 15 is installed so as to be rotatable in a direction of raising the inside of the polishing cylinder 11. Purification material intakes (not shown) are opened at the lower end of the polishing cylinder 11. The spiral 15 is the polishing cylinder 1.
The pachinko balls put in 1 and the purification material are mixed and stirred to clean the pachinko balls. A motor 16 for driving a spiral body for driving the spiral body 15 is mounted on the upper end of the polishing cylinder 11. The output shaft 17 of the motor 16 for driving the spiral body is connected to the upper end of the spiral body 15. At the upper end of the polishing cylinder 11, an upper end discharge port 12 formed by cutting the cylindrical body in the horizontal direction is opened. A separation mechanism 20 is connected to the upper end discharge port 12 of the polishing cylinder 11. Separation mechanism 2
0 includes a slit member 30 and a brush member 40.

The slit member 30 has a fitting hole 31 at the center thereof.
Is formed into a disc shape, and its plate surface is horizontal, and a fitting hole 31 is externally fitted to the periphery of the upper end discharge port 12 of the polishing cylinder 11, and the pachinko balls discharged through the upper end discharge port 12 and purification are performed. It is configured to be able to accept materials. A large number of slits 32 are spirally formed in the slit member 30 centering on the fitting hole 31. The tip of the slit 32 is extended to the peripheral edge of the slit member 30, and the slit 3
2 has a slit width that allows it to fall through only the purifying material. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the brush member 40
Is molded with nylon 6 as a main component, and is disposed so as to face the disc surface of the slit member 30 from above. The base member 41 of the brush member 40 is formed in a disc shape, and is rotatably integrated with the spiral body 15 and is connected to the output shaft 17 of the motor 16 for driving the spiral body. The base member 41 has four brush rows 4 in which brush materials are arranged.
5 are planted in a spiral shape in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of the slit 32. The tip ends of the brushes of the brush row 45 are slanted balls on the slit member 30.
It is extended to a position close to the plate surface of the slit member 30 so that the slit member 30 is forcibly moved so as to be pushed outward.

Below the slit member 30, a hopper 22 is provided which can collect the purifying material dropped by the slit member 30. A purification material return pipe 23 is connected to the hopper 22, and a tip of the purification material return pipe 23 is connected to a purification material intake port (not shown) of the polishing cylinder 10, and the polishing cylinder 10, the slit member 30, the hopper 22, and the purification material return pipe. The pipe 23 forms a circulation path for the purification material. A tank member 25 is arranged so as to cover the separating mechanism 20 from the outside in order to receive a pachinko ball spilling from the outer peripheral edge of the slit member 30. Pachinko ball return ports 26 are formed on both side walls of the tank member 25, and the upper ends of the return passages 50 are connected to the return ports 26, respectively.

Next, the operation will be described. The pachinko balls ejected from each pachinko machine on the Pachinko Island are transported by the lifting and polishing device 10
It flows into the lower end of the polishing cylinder 11 a. In addition, the polishing cylinder 11
The purifying material is taken in through the intake port (not shown) at the lower end of the. The spiral 1 is driven by the motor 16 for driving the spiral.
When 5 rotates, the pachinko balls and the purifying material that have flowed into the polishing cylinder 11 ascend in the polishing cylinder 11, and both are mixed and stirred. The pachinko spheres and the cleaning material that have risen in the polishing cylinder 11 and have been purified will eventually reach the upper end discharge port 1 of the polishing cylinder 11.
It is discharged to the outside of the polishing cylinder 11 through 2 and the discharged pachinko balls and the purifying material are received by the slit member 30 arranged around the upper end discharge port 12.

The pachinko balls and the cleaning material received in the slit member 30 are pushed outward from the center of the slit member 30 by the brush row 45 of the brush member 40 which rotates integrally with the spiral body 15. Slit 32
Forcibly moves in the spiral direction. At this time, the purifying material falls through the slit 32 and the pachinko ball moves on the slit member 30, so that the pachinko ball and the purifying material are separated. The slit 32 formed in a spiral shape has a sufficiently long total length as compared with the slit formed in a straight line. Therefore, when the pachinko ball moves along the slit 32, it is attached to the pachinko ball, for example. The purification material has a large number of chances to fall through the slit 32, and the pachinko ball and the purification material can be completely separated. Further, since the brush row 45 of the brush member 40 is formed in a spiral shape in the direction opposite to the spiral direction of the slit 32,
The pachinko ball can be forcibly moved gradually and reliably along the slit 32. Since the pachinko ball forcibly moves, it is not necessary to incline the slit member 30 and drop the pachinko ball by its own weight, for example.

There is no possibility of projecting upward from the Pachinko island. It does not project upward from Pachinko Island.
The tank member 25 flows out from the outer peripheral edge of the slit member 30.
The pachinko ball accepted by is the pachinko ball return port 2
6 and is supplied to each pachinko machine through the return passage 50. Further, the cleaning material is taken into the polishing cylinder 11 through the cleaning material intake port. In the above embodiment,
Although the brush member 40 having the four brush rows 45 is shown, five or more brush rows 45 are provided, and the pachinko balls can be forcibly moved to the outside of the slit member 30 efficiently and quickly. Good. Further, although the brush row 45 of the brush member 40 is formed in a spiral shape, the brush row 45 may be inclined with respect to the radial direction so that the base end side of the brush row 45 precedes the tip end side. The pachinko ball may be formed so as to be pushed out of the slit member 30.

[0016]

According to the pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus of the present invention, a slit is formed in a spiral shape with the center of the slit member being concentric, and the pachinko ball is swirled outward from the center of the slit member. Since the slits are forcibly moved along the slits, the length of the slits becomes sufficient, and there is no need to incline the slit member, and the height of the upper end of the polishing cylinder can be adjusted. Can be kept low,
It can be installed regardless of the height of the ceiling of the game hall.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main portion of a pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pachinko ball lifting and polishing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a ... Lifting / polishing device 11 ... Polishing cylinder 12 ... Upper end discharge port 15 ... Spiral body 20 ... Separation mechanism 22 ... Hopper 25 ... Tank member 30 ... Slit member 32 ... Slit 40 ... Brush member 41 ... Base member 45 ... Brush row 50 ... Return passage

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A pachinko ball lifting / polishing apparatus, which polishes pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine on a pachinko island and pumps the pachinko ball to a high place on the pachinko island, and can deliver the pachinko ball to each pachinko machine again. In a polishing cylinder having a predetermined height, a spiral body is rotatably installed in the polishing cylinder so as to rotate in a direction in which the inside of the cylinder is raised.
A polishing mechanism for cleaning the pachinko balls by mixing and stirring the pachinko balls and the purifying material placed in the polishing cylinder; and a separating mechanism for separating the cleaned pachinko balls and the purifying material, wherein the separating mechanism Is disposed around the upper end discharge port of the polishing cylinder so as to be able to receive the discharged pachinko balls and the purifying material, and a slit is formed in a spiral shape with the upper end discharge port substantially at the center, and purified through the slit. A slit member capable of dropping only the material and separated, and arranged so as to face the slit member, and relative to the slit member so as to forcibly move the pachinko ball outward from the center of the slit member. A lifting and polishing apparatus for a pachinko ball, which has a rotating brush member. 2. The lift-up polishing of a pachinko ball according to claim 1, wherein the brush member is formed by forming a brush row formed by arranging brush materials in a spiral shape in a direction opposite to a spiral direction of the slit. apparatus. 3. The lifting and polishing apparatus for pachinko balls according to claim 1, wherein the material of the brush member is mainly 6-nylon.