JPH09103580A - Out-ball flow gutter in pachinko-machine-fitted island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a foreign matter such as a coin and a prepaid card from mixing in out-balls flowing down an out-ball flow gutter. SOLUTION: This out-ball flow gutter is composed of a gutter main body 4a for letting out-balls flow and a lid member 4b mounted on the upper face of the gutter main body 4a, and a plurality of transparent holes 11 larger than the out-ball diameter but smaller than a coin diameter are bored in the lid member 4b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an out-ball feeding trough that collects and sends out out balls discharged from each pachinko machine on a pachinko machine installation island in which a large number of pachinko machines are arranged in parallel. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on a pachinko machine installation island in which a large number of pachinko machines are installed side by side, the out balls discharged from each pachinko machine are collected in one place through an out ball flow gutter,
The collected out balls are pumped up while being polished by a ball polishing lifter arranged in the center of the pachinko machine installation island, and then resupplied to each pachinko machine again, dropped into an underground guide pipe, or lifted up. It is supposed to be transported to the collecting place via the ceiling.

[0003]

The conventional out-ball flow trough is formed in a gutter shape with an open upper surface, and the out-ball discharged from each pachinko machine is dropped directly from the upper opening surface. . Moreover, since the out-ball feeding gutter needs to be installed below the pachinko machine, it is constructed with a minimum inclination that allows the out-ball to roll in space. For this reason, although the out ball flows sufficiently, for example, 100 yen, 5
When coins such as 00 yen, foreign objects such as nails, screws, and pachinko machine parts fall into the out-ball feeding gutter and mix in, the ball-clogging phenomenon occurs immediately and the out-ball cannot be collected. In addition, recently, there has been an increasing tendency to use prepaid cards for mortgage machines for pedestrian balls, and the mischief of dropping used cards into the island where pachinko machines are installed has frequently occurred.

Therefore, in order to deal with such a problem, a net is stretched over the out-ball feeding trough to prevent foreign matters from falling, but the work of stretching the net is large. At present, there is a strong demand for improvement measures such as time-consuming work, maintenance in case of breakage, and high cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to eliminate the occurrence of ball clogging by preventing foreign matter from mixing into the out-ball-sending gutter with a simple structure. It is intended to provide an out-ball flow trough on an island where pachinko machines are installed so that it can be used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an out-ball sending gutter in a pachinko machine-installed island according to the present invention is mounted on a gutter body for sending out balls and an upper surface of the gutter body. It is characterized by comprising a lid member, and the lid member is provided with a large number of through holes larger than the diameter of the out-sphere and smaller than the diameter of the coin.

Therefore, the out ball discharged from each pachinko machine first falls on the upper surface of the lid member, then falls through the through hole of the lid member to the gutter body, and smoothly flows down toward the ball collecting place. On the other hand, when foreign objects such as coins and prepaid cards fall onto the top surface of the lid member, these foreign objects do not pass through the through holes, so they do not mix into the out ball flowing down the gutter body, and the ball clogging phenomenon is ensured. Will be able to prevent.

The lid member is approximately 1 / the width of the pachinko machine.
It is preferable to form it to a length of about 2. Further, it is preferable that the upper surface of the lid member is provided with a partition for stopping the flow of out-balls or foreign matter at appropriate intervals. By thus providing the cover member with the partition, the out ball can be surely dropped from the through hole to the gutter body, and at the same time, foreign matter may drop on the upper surface of the cover member to block the through hole. However, since the foreign matter can be dealt with by clogging the lid member portion where it has fallen, trouble can be dealt with easily and in a short time.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko machine installation island to which the out-ball sending gutter according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a large number of pachinko machines 2 are installed side by side on a pachinko machine installation island 1,
A ball lifting machine 3 is provided in the center. On the other hand, below each pachinko machine 2, there is provided an out-ball flow gutter 4 which inclines downward toward the lower end of the ball lifting and feeding machine 3, and used out-balls discharged from each pachinko machine 2 are out-ball flow. It is sent to the ball polishing and lifting machine 3 through the gutter 4 and is then carried to the upper island tank 5. Then, the respective pachinko machines 2 are reduced and replenished through the replenishment gutter 6.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the out-ball flow gutter 4 according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a sectional side view. The out-ball feeding gutter 4 is composed of a gutter body 4a for feeding the out-ball and a lid member 4b mounted on the upper surface of the gutter body 4a.

The gutter body 4a is formed in a gutter shape having a U-shaped cross-section with an upper surface opened by both side walls 7, 7 and a bottom wall 8, and a lid member 4b is fitted on the inner upper portions of the both side walls 7, 7. The concave grooves 9 and 9 are formed. In addition, the upper surface of the bottom wall 8 is provided with protrusions and recesses at intervals smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and is formed into a drainboard shape so that the out balls can be aligned and flow down.

The lid member 4b is formed by a plate-shaped member having a length of about 1/2 of the width of the pachinko machine 2, and fitting pieces 10 and 10 bent downward at right angles on both sides in the length direction.
To form In addition, a large number of through holes 11 are formed on the entire surface of the lid member 4b with an appropriate interval, and the direction is at right angles to the length direction of the lid member 4b and the center and left and right sides of the plate member. A partition 12 is provided at the end.

The through hole 11 is for receiving an out ball discharged from each pachinko machine 2 on the upper surface of the lid member 4b and dropping it into the gutter body 4a. The hole diameter is 100 yen, which is larger than the diameter of the out ball. It is formed smaller than the diameter of coins such as 500 yen. Further, the partition 12 is formed at a height that can prevent the flow of foreign matters such as coins and prepaid cards falling on the upper surface of the lid member 4b. And the lid member 4b
Means that the fitting pieces 10 and 10 are connected to the groove 9 of the gutter body 4a,
The gutter body 4a is mounted over the entire length of the gutter main body 4a by fitting it in 9 and joining them in a continuous state. As shown in FIG. 4, when the lid member 4b is attached to the gutter body 4a, the upper surface of the lid member 4b is slightly lower than the upper ends of both side walls 7 and 7 of the gutter body 4a so that the out ball does not fall outside. Is done.

The out balls discharged from the respective pachinko machines 2 are the lid members 4 corresponding to the respective pachinko machines 2.
It falls on the upper surface of b and further falls through the through hole 11 to the gutter body 4a and flows down toward the ball collecting location. On the other hand, foreign matters such as coins and prepaid cards are received by the upper surface of the lid member 4b and are prevented from falling into the gutter body 4a, so that the foreign matter is surely prevented from being mixed into the out ball flowing down the gutter body 4a. be able to.

Further, even if foreign matter such as coins or prepaid cards falls onto the lid member 4b, the partition 12 prevents the foreign matter from flowing, so that the foreign matter such as one pachinko machine corresponding to the lid member 4b on which the foreign matter falls. You can deal with the ball clogging. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which foreign matter flows down together with the out ball and clogs the ball collection location to stop the outflow of the out ball on the entire pachinko machine installation island. The treatment can be completed in a short time.

In the above embodiment, the lid member 4b is used.
The length was described as about 1/2 of that of a pachinko machine, but the length is not particularly limited. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the gutter main bodies 4a, 4a can be used by stacking them vertically in two stages. In this case, the upper gutter body 4
The leg pieces 13 and 13 provided on both sides of the lower part of a are attached to the lower gutter body 4
The gutter body 4a of the lower stage is to be fitted into the concave grooves 9 of 9a.
Is used exclusively as a gift exchange ball.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention,
While attaching the lid member to the gutter body that sends out out balls,
Although the out ball is passed through the lid member, a large number of through holes are formed to prevent foreign objects such as coins and prepaid cards from falling. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent foreign objects from mixing into the out ball flowing down the gutter body. It is possible to maintain a smooth outflow of the out-ball.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine installation island to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of an out-ball flow gutter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which two out-ball flow gutters are stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Out ball flow trough 4a Gutter body 4b Lid member 11 Through hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A gutter main body for sending out an out ball and a lid member mounted on the upper surface of the gutter body, wherein the lid member is provided with a large number of through holes larger than the diameter of the out ball and smaller than the diameter of a coin. An out-ball flow trough on an island with pachinko machines.