JPH09173605A - Pachinko ball replenishment system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To substantially increase a stored ball amount inside a PACHINKO island and to sufficiently replenish PACHINKO balls to respective PACHINKO machine stands relating to a PACHINKO ball replenishment system for replenishing the PACHINKO balls to the respective PACHINKO machine stands of the PACHINKO island. SOLUTION: In this PACHINKO ball replenishment system, the PACHINKO balls lifted from a recovery tank 31 by a PACHINKO ball lifting device 3 are put in a replenishing gutter 5 first and replenished to the respective PACHINKO machine stands 7. When the replenishing gutter 5 overflows, they are led to an overflow gutter 6 and made to flow down to a storage tank. The PACHINKO balls made to flow down to the storage tank are successively supplied to an adjacent storage tank, made to flow in the recovery tank 31 and lifted from the recovery tank 31 to a replenishing part 4 again by a lifting means 3. Since the storage tanks, the overflow gutter 6 and the replenishing gutter 5 capable of mounting the PACHINKO balls in multiple stages by providing a pressure prevention plate for instance are provided, overwhelmingly many PACHINKO balls are stored in a space composed of the respective parts of the respective storage tanks and the replenishing gutter 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball supply system for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine on a pachinko island.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, game modes in pachinko games have diversified, and "big hit" in the game mode can be set higher than before in games using prepaid cards. The number of pachinko balls to be replenished to a pachinko machine is also increasing due to the fact that the number of pachinko balls to be supplied to the pachinko machine is increasing. On the other hand, replenishment of pachinko balls to each pachinko machine is performed by the pachinko ball replenishment system installed on the pachinko island, but in the conventional pachinko ball replenishment system, the number of pachinko balls that can be stored is limited. It was not possible to cope with the increase in the quantity, and it became impossible to supply due to lack of pachinko balls, and the game was interrupted, which resulted in a disadvantage to the player and the interest in the game was halved.

Therefore, various pachinko ball supply systems have been proposed in which a larger amount of pachinko balls are stored to eliminate the shortage of supply balls. For example, Japanese Patent Application No. 6-3400
In 67, a ball storage tank is additionally provided at the end of the island of Pachinko so that the pachinko balls are stored in the ball storage tank. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168764, a supply gutter on the upper part of the island is branched. , The area from the starting point of the supply gutter to the branch point is used as a pachinko ball storage section.

[0004]

However, if a ball storage tank is additionally provided at the end of the island as in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 6-340067, the space will be taken up accordingly and the passage on the side of the island becomes narrower. , Amusement stores that do not have much room will be more crowded. Also, due to space limitations, the size of the ball storage tank is limited, so the shortage of supply balls has not been resolved. On the other hand, when the supply gutter on the upper part of the island is branched in the middle as in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168664, the structure is complicated and the work is difficult on the upper part of the island. Also, as in the case described above, there is a limit to the extent of storage from the starting portion of the supply gutter to the branch point, and the shortage of supply balls still cannot be resolved.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball replenishment system capable of remarkably increasing the amount of balls stored in a pachinko island and sufficiently replenishing each pachinko machine with pachinko balls.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko ball supply system of the present invention is a pachinko ball supply system for supplying a pachinko ball to each pachinko machine on a pachinko island. In the center,
A pachinko ball lifting device that pumps pachinko balls from the collection gutter to the upper tank above, and a different number of pachinko balls are installed at the bottom of the pachinko island depending on the island length, and storage balls can be fed to the collection gutter. Replenishment, which is provided on both sides of the tank and above each pachinko machine above each pachinko machine, stacks and stores the pachinko balls from the upper tank in multiple stages and conveys them to the downstream island edge side while supplying to each pachinko machine. It was equipped with a gutter.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The pachinko ball replenishing system of the present invention has a pachinko ball hoisting device, a storage tank, and a supply gutter. The pachinko ball hoisting device lifts pachinko balls from a collecting gutter to an upper tank above. The storage and storage tanks are installed at different numbers depending on the length of the island at the bottom of Pachinko Island.
Stored balls can be fed to the collection gutter.

The supply gutters above the pachinko islands are provided on both sides of the upper tank over the respective pachinko machines. The pachinko balls from the upper tanks are stacked and stored in a multi-tiered manner on the downstream island end side. Replenish each pachinko machine while transporting.

In the above pachinko ball supply system,
The pachinko balls that have been lifted from the collection gutter to the upper tank by the pachinko ball lifting device enter the supply gutter. This supply gutter is configured so that pachinko balls can be stacked and stored in multiple stages, and in the multi-stage loading state, the pachinko balls are supplied to each pachinko machine while being conveyed to the downstream island end side.

That is, a large-capacity storage space is secured in the space consisting of the storage tank and the supply gutter that can be stacked in multiple stages, and it becomes possible to store a large number of pachinko balls overwhelmingly. For example, 6 for the conventional storage volume of about 300,000
Storage capacity of 0,000 units is possible. Therefore, it is possible to significantly increase the amount of balls stored on the pachinko islands, and even if the amount of supply to each pachinko machine is a "big hit" in succession or a simultaneous "big hit" on multiple pachinko machines, even if it extremely increases. Since it can be replenished from the large number of stored balls, it is possible to replenish the pachinko balls to each pachinko machine sufficiently without any trouble.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a pachinko ball supply system of the present invention. In the figure, the pachinko ball supply system of the present invention supplies pachinko balls to each of the pachinko balls 7 arranged in a line on the pachinko island 1, and stores the pachinko balls at the bottom and the pachinko balls in the center. It is provided with the device 3 and the replenishing part 4 provided on the upper part. Each pachinko machine 7 is composed of a pachinko machine, an inter-lens ball lending machine, or the like.

In the storage section 2, two storage tanks 21a and 21b are shown on the left side of the pachinko ball hoisting device 3 in the drawing, and two storage tanks 2 are shown on the right side of the pachinko ball hoisting device 3 in the drawing.
1c and 21d are provided in rows, and recovery gutters 31 are installed on both sides of the pachinko ball lifting device 3. Then, in the storage tank 21a or the like, the recovery gutter 31
Circulation lifts 22a, 22b, 22 are provided on the installation side, respectively.
c and 22d are arranged, and the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank 21a and the like are fed to the adjacent storage tank by the circulation lift 22a and the like, and are sequentially fed to the collection gutter 31.

A prize counter 9 is provided on one end side of the pachinko island 1, and the storage tank 2 closest to the prize counter 9 is provided.
The pachinko balls thrown into the prize counter 9 are made to flow into 1d.

The pachinko ball hoisting device 3 lifts the pachinko balls collected in the collecting gutter 31 by the motor 35 and sends them to the upper tank 33 above through the pipe 32, and at the time of hoisting them. , Also send the abrasive on the grain,
It is also possible to polish pachinko balls at the same time.
The abrasive is dropped from the upper tank 33 to the recovery gutter 31 through the return pipe 34, is recovered, and is sequentially circulated.

The replenishment parts 4 are symmetrically arranged from the upper tank 33 toward both sides of the pachinko island 1 so as to be inclined so as to extend over the respective pachinko machines 7 ... Supply gutter 5 with a two-stage structure consisting of a supply gutter 52,
And an overflow gutter 6 provided on the lower end side of the supply gutter 5. As will be described later in detail, the pachinko balls that have been lifted to the upper tank 33 are the upper supply gutter 5
1 flowed into the lower supply gutter 52 while being stored and transported,
A bellows-shaped supply pipe 11 for supplying the pachinko balls to each of the pachinko machines 7 while storing and transporting the lower supply gutter 52.
It flows down toward each pachinko machine 7 ... through (FIG. 2).
Further, the pachinko balls (overflow balls) overflowing from the supply gutter 5 are guided to the overflow gutter 6 and conveyed, and flow down to the storage tank 21a or the like via the bellows-shaped overflow pipes 8 extended from the overflow gutter 6.

The storage section 2 is provided with a wall member 20 on the outer peripheral side wall thereof, and is inclined toward the recovery gutter 31 between the inner surface of the wall member 20 and the storage tank 21a. The out-ball conveying path 100 (FIG. 8) is provided, and the out-balls flowing out from each pachinko machine 7a and the like flow into the out-ball conveying path 100 and the out-ball conveying path 100
It is designed to be conveyed to the collection gutter 31 through the.

Therefore, the overflow balls overflowing from the supply gutter 5 are fed to the collection gutter 31 via the overflow pipes 8 ... and the storage tank 21a,
The out balls that have come out from the respective pachinko machines 7 ... Are conveyed to the collection gutter 31 through the outside ball conveyance path 100 such as the storage tank 21a.

In the pachinko ball supply system described above, FIG.
The entire pachinko island 1 is constructed by connecting island constituent units as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an island constituent unit. In the figure, the island constituting unit 1a has the lower end sides of the supporting frames 91, 91 fixed to the both ends of the storing portion constituting unit 2a having a wall member unit 20a of a predetermined length as its side wall, and the supporting frames 91, 91 are suspended. The supporting frame 9 installed
A supply gutter unit 5a having a predetermined length is fixed to the upper end side of 1, 91, and a pachinko island 1 is constructed by connecting the island constituent units 1a. Supply gutter unit 5a
At the time of mounting, the support frame 9 is constructed so that the replenishment gutter 5 constructed by connection is continuously inclined as a whole by a predetermined angle.
The height is adjusted and attached to the upper ends of 1, 91. Below, the structure and operation of the supply gutter unit 5a will be described first, and then the structure and operation of the reservoir configuration unit 2a will be described.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are views showing the construction of the supply gutter unit. The replenishment gutter unit 5a includes an upper gutter member 51.
a, lower gutter member 52a and overflow gutter member 6a
Consists of

The upper gutter member 51a has side plate portions 512 and 512 formed by bending both side ends of the plate material and erecting them.
And a bottom plate portion 511 formed between both side plate portions 512 and 512.

The bottom plate portion 511 is formed so as to be bent at a wide angle at the center in the gutter width direction so as to be convex upward in the center.
On the bottom plate portion 511, a sling opening 515 of a pachinko ball formed in a rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction at the central portion in the gutter width direction ...
However, they are provided at regular intervals. Also, the side plate portions 512, 5
In the bent portion where 12 stands upright, the side plate portion 512,
Similarly, a slingshot 514 of a pachinko ball along the 512
The holes are provided at regular intervals. Further, the side plate portions 512 and 51
A flange portion 51 bent outward is provided on each upper edge of 2.
3, 513 are formed.

The lower gutter member 52a is the upper gutter member 5 described above.
The side plate portion 52 is formed by a plate material wider than 1a, and is formed by bending both side ends of the plate material in the same manner to stand upright.
2, 522, a bottom plate portion 521 formed between both side plate portions 522, 522, and a pressure prevention member 53a provided from the side plate portions 522, 522 to the bottom plate portion 521.

The bottom plate 521 is formed by the upper gutter member 51a.
Similar to the above case, it is formed so as to be bent at a wide angle at the center in the gutter width direction so as to be convex toward the upper center. In addition, at the bent portion where the side plate portions 522 and 522 stand upright, along the side plate portions 522 and 522, a pachinko ball supply port 524 is provided.
At regular intervals, the downflow port 514 of the upper gutter member 51a.
And are drilled in an alternating positional relationship. This supply port 524
The above-mentioned supply pipe 11 is attached to. Further, flange portions 523, 523 bent inward are formed on the upper end edges of the side plate portions 522, 522.

The pressure preventing member 53a is formed by bending a plate material to form an upper surface portion 531 and a side surface portion 532, and fixing the upper surface portion 531 and the side surface portion 532 between the side plate portions 522, 522 and the bottom plate portion 521. In addition, the upper surface portion 531 is slightly inclined so that the pachinko balls flow down in the direction of the bottom plate portion 521, and the side surface portion 532 is in contact with the bottom plate portion 521. Inflow ports 534 are formed at regular intervals.

In the two-stage structure of the supply gutter unit 5a, the flange parts 513 and 513 of the upper gutter member 51a are placed on the flange parts 523 and 523 of the lower gutter member 52a, and the flange parts are fixed to each other with screws or the like. It is formed by Thus, the upper gutter member 51a and the lower gutter member 52a
When the pachinko island 1 is assembled, the lower gutter member 52a, which is lighter without the upper gutter member 52a, is first attached, and then the upper gutter member 51 is formed.
It suffices to mount a while assembling, and it becomes possible to easily perform work in difficult high places.

The overflow gutter member 6a is a gutter attached to the lower end surface of the lower gutter member 52a and having a rectangular cross section. The bottom plate of the overflow gutter member 6a corresponds to the storage tank 21a and the like and has a ball flow outlet 61 at predetermined intervals. .. are provided, and the overflow pipes 8 ... Although the overflow gutter member 6a is attached to the lower gutter member 52a in contact with the lower end surface of the lower gutter member 52a in the above description, the overflow gutter member 6a may be provided at a position distant from the lower gutter member 52a. Good.

When the island component unit 1a is connected and the pachinko ball hoisting device 3 is connected to the center to construct the pachinko island 1, the replenishment gutter unit 5a ... constitutes the replenishment gutter 5 and the upper gutter member 51a. Is the upper supply gutter 51, the lower gutter member 52
a constitutes a lower supply gutter 52, the pressure prevention member 53a constitutes a pressure prevention portion 53, and the overflow gutter members 6a ... constitute an overflow gutter 6.

Each end side of the supply gutter 5 and the overflow gutter 6 is closed by an end wall, and the flow of the pachinko balls is a dead end and dammed by the end wall.

The upper tank 33 in the center of Pachinko Island 1
Is provided with a gutter inlet (not shown) to the upper supply gutter 51, and the upper tank 33.
At the lower end side of the upper overflow gutter 6L, the overflow balls flowing down from the upper tank 33 due to the overflow at the upper supply gutter 51 and the lower supply gutter 52,
A priority branching unit 60 (FIG. 7) that distributes to the 6Rs (FIG. 1) is provided. The priority branching unit 60 will be described later in detail.

As described above, the upper supply gutter 51 of the supply gutter 5 is provided.
The pachinko balls from the upper tank 33 flow in from the gutter entrance, and the flow of the pachinko balls at that time is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a vertical cross section of the replenishment section (replenishment gutter and overflow gutter), and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the pachinko ball flow in the replenishment gutter. Pachinko balls from the upper tank 33 flow into the upper supply gutter 51 of the supply gutter 5, and the bottom plate 51
1 is conveyed in the downstream direction of the supply gutter 5. At this time, since the bottom plate portion 511 is inclined outward, the pachinko balls flow down toward the side plate portion 512 and drop from the flow outlet 514 toward the lower supply gutter 52.

The pachinko balls that have dropped into the lower supply gutter 52 are
It hits the upper surface portion 531 of the pressure prevention portion 53 and flows down along the slope toward the bottom plate portion 521 of the lower supply gutter 52,
It falls on the bottom plate portion 521. The pachinko balls that have fallen onto the bottom plate portion 521 are again conveyed in the downstream direction of the supply gutter 5 along the bottom plate portion 521. At that time, since the bottom plate portion 521 is inclined outward similarly to the bottom plate portion 511, the pachinko balls flow down toward the side surface portion 532 of the pressure prevention portion 53,
From the inflow port 534, it enters into the replenishment port 524 and flows down toward each pachinko machine 7 ... through the replenishment pipe 11. In this embodiment, since the supply gutter 5 is operated in an overflow state, the upper supply gutter 51 conveys the pachinko balls of one row in cross section to the downstream side, as shown in FIG.
Further, the lower supply gutter 52 conveys a large number of pachinko balls in a state of being stacked in multiple stages in cross section.

In this overflow state, a large number of pachinko balls are concentrated toward the downflow port 524 in the lower supply gutter 52, but in this embodiment, as described above, a pressure prevention portion is provided around the downflow port 524. Since 53 is provided, the pachinko balls of the lower supply gutter 52 will reach the downflow port 524 after passing through the inflow port 534 once.
Before the outlet 524, I tried to make it flow orderly,
It is possible to reliably prevent a large number of pachinko balls from bridging in the outlet 524 and the supply pipe to block the supply path.

As described above, the overflow gutter 6L,
The overflow balls from the upper tank 33 flow into the 6R through the priority branching section 60. Next, the configuration and operation of the priority branching section 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the priority branching unit.
(A) is the top view, (B) is a side view. In the figure, the preferential branching portion 60 is box-shaped, and is attached to an overflow ball outlet (not shown) on the lower end side of the upper tank 33 by a mounting plate 66 provided at the center of an upper surface 68 thereof. A ball inlet 67 for an overflow ball is provided on the upper surface 68 side of the priority branching portion 60, and a priority branching member 64 for sorting the overflow ball flowing down from the ball inlet 67 left and right is provided on the bottom surface 69. The preferential branching member 64 includes a branching plate 64a that is inclined from the bottom surface of the preferential branching unit 60 and a branching plate 64b that is attached to the branching plate 64 at the tip end side thereof at a substantially right angle to the branching plate 64.
And consists of Further, the priority branching unit 60 is connected to the overflow gutters 6L and 6R at both ends of the box shape.

Most of the overflow balls that have fallen from the upper tank 33 through the ball inlet 67 hit the branch plate 64a, roll along the slope of the branch plate 64a to the left in the figure, and overflow as it is. It flows into the gutter 6L. Then, when the overflow gutter 6L side is filled with overflow balls and the slope of the branch plate 64a is also filled with the overflow balls, the overflow balls that have fallen from the ball inflow port 67 follow the slope of the branch plate 64b as shown in the figure. It comes to roll to the right and flows into the overflow gutter 6R as it is. When the overflow gutter 6R side is also filled with overflow balls, there is no place to go, so that the overflow gutter enters the ball flow lowering port 65 formed below the priority branching member 64, and the recovery gutter from the ball flow lowering port 65 via the return pipe 34. Collected in 31.

As described above, since the priority branching portion 60 is provided between the upper tank 33 and the overflow gutters 6L and 6R, the overflow balls are first conveyed preferentially to the overflow gutter 6L side, and therefore, in FIG. The storage tanks 21a located on the left side of the pachinko ball lifting device 3 and closer to the collection gutter 31 are sequentially stored. When the left storage tanks 21a and 21b are full, the storage tanks 21c located on the right side of the pachinko ball lifting device 3 and closer to the collection gutter 31 are sequentially stored.

The replenishment gutter 5 not only has a function of replenishing the pachinko balls to the pachinko machine 7 ... Since it also has a storage function of loading and storing balls, and because it has a two-tiered structure, the space can be utilized effectively and a large number of storages can be performed without taking a special storage space.

Next, the structure of the storage unit constituting unit 2a is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a view showing a storage part constituting unit, FIG. 9 is a view showing a case where the storage part constituting units are combined, (A) is a plan view thereof, and (B) is a side view thereof. The storage unit constituting unit 2a is arranged between the wall member units 20a, 20a as side walls and the wall member units 20a, 20a and one end side (collection gutter 3).
A storage tank 21 having a circulation lift 22 on the first side). Then, as described above, the inner surfaces of the wall member units 20a, 20a and the side wall 2 of the storage tank 21.
Between the outer surface of 10, 210, there is provided an out-ball conveying path 100 composed of paths 101, 102 inclined toward the collecting trough 31, and the out-balls from each pachinko machine 7 ... It is collected in the collection gutter 31 through the ball conveying path 100.

As described above, since the out balls are allowed to flow outside the storage tank 21, even if the circulation lift 22 fails and the collected balls cannot be collected in the collection gutter 31, the out balls circulate. Therefore, the pachinko machine 7 can be replenished with pachinko balls as usual.

The storage tank 21 has an overflow pipe 8
A stored-ball transport path 211 for transporting overflow balls (stored balls) that have flowed down through is formed to be inclined toward one end side. This stored-ball conveying path 211 has a gap between the side walls 210 and 210 of the storage tank 21, and the stored balls flowing down on the stored-ball conveying path 211 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the ball drops from the gap and enters the accumulated-ball conveying paths 212 and 213 provided in the lower stage, and is guided to the circulation lift 22 as the final stage. The stored balls that have reached the circulation lift 22 are lifted by the circulation lift 22 and sent to the storage ball passage 215, and then flow into the storage ball transfer path 211 of the adjacent storage tank 21 or the collection gutter 31 as they are.

A circulating lift 2 is provided in the stored-ball conveying path 211.
An emergency shutter 218 is provided in front of 2, and the pachinko balls that have flowed down to this emergency shutter 218 fall into the lateral gaps here, and the stored-ball conveying path 2 in the lower stage.
It will fall to 12.

In the storage tank 21, as shown in FIG.
An upper limit switch 28 is disposed below the stored-ball transport path 211, and a lower limit switch 29 is disposed slightly above the lower-stage stored-ball transport path 213. These switches 2
Limit switches 8 and 29 detect the height of the pachinko balls accumulated in the storage tank 21. In this pachinko ball replenishing system, when the upper limit switch 28 is operated, it is determined that the storage tank 21 is full of stored balls, and the circulation lift 22 starts to pump the stored balls out, and the lower limit switch 29 is operated. Then, it is controlled that the circulating lift 22 is stopped to stop the carry-out, and the stored balls in the storage tank 21 are always maintained at an appropriate amount because the stored balls have decreased.

Even if the circulation lift 22 breaks down, the pachinko balls still flow down from the overflow pipe 8 and the accumulated balls exceed the height of the upper limit switch 28.
By the emergency shutter 218 described above, the side walls 210, 2
The stored balls overflow into the inclined space formed between 10 and the stored-ball conveying path 211. In this pachinko ball supply system, in such an emergency, the emergency shutter 218 is raised to open the stored-ball transport path 211. As shown in FIG. 11, the stored balls that have passed through the emergency shutter 218 due to the opening of the emergency shutter 218 are sorted to the left and right in the transport branch area 230, and then on both sides so as to bypass the circulation lift 21. Emergency transportation paths (communication paths) 231 and 231 provided
Through the passage, and enter the collection gutter 31 as it is, or enter the collection gutter 31 via the passage 102 (out ball transfer path 100) outside the adjacent storage tank.

As described above, since the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank 21 can be flown to the collection gutter 31 and the out-ball transport path 100 by raising the emergency shutter 22, even if the circulation lift 22 fails, The accumulated balls in the tank 21 can be collected in the collection gutter 33, and the pachinko balls to be supplied to the pachinko machine 7 can be secured.

Next, the flow of pachinko balls in the above-mentioned pachinko ball supply system will be described by returning to FIG. When the supply pipes to each pachinko machine 7 are filled with pachinko balls, the pachinko balls are also stored in the upper supply gutter 51 and the lower supply gutter 52 of the supply gutter 5, and the upper and lower supply gutters 51 and 52 are also stored. When it is full, the upper tank 33 overflows and the overflow balls flow down into the overflow gutter 6.

Since the priority branching portion 60 is provided in the portion which flows down from the upper tank 33 to the overflow gutter 6,
As described above, the overflow balls are preferentially transported to the overflow gutter 6L side, are located on the left side of the pachinko ball lifting device 3, and are closer to the collection gutter 31 in the storage tank 21a.
It is stored in order from. And the storage tank 2 on the left side
1a and 21b are full and the overflow pipe 8 on the left side
When it becomes full, it will now flow down to the overflow gutter 6R side, and overflow balls will be stored in order from the storage tank 21c located on the right side of the pachinko ball pumping device 3 and closer to the recovery gutter 31.

Next, the collection of stored balls will be described. In this embodiment, the upper tank 33 is provided with a limit switch type overflow detection switch 37 which is turned off when the supply gutter 5 is in an overflow state and is turned on when the supply gutter 5 is not in an overflow state, and the overflow detection switch 37 is turned on. When a request for pachinko ball feeding to the upper tank 33 is output, the pachinko ball hoisting device 3 is activated, and the stored balls are collected from the storage tank 21a or the like to the collection gutter 31.

When a request for pachinko ball feeding is output from the upper tank 33, first, the storage tank 2 on the right side of the collection gutter 31.
In order to recover from 1c, the circulation lift 22c of the storage tank 21c pumps the stored balls and collects them in the recovery gutter 31. The circulation lift 22c operates intermittently to control the accumulated balls to a height between the upper limit switch 28 and the lower limit switch 29. Then, in the storage tank 21c, when the upper limit switch 28 is off, it is considered that the storage space is empty, and the storage tank 21d adjacent to the right side of the storage space further.
The circulation lift 22d of the storage tank 21d starts pumping in order to collect the stored balls from. The circulation lift 22d is provided with the upper limit switch 2 of the adjacent storage tank 21c.
Operates continuously until 8 is turned on.

In this way, the storage tank 21c receives the supply of the storage balls from the storage tank 21d adjacent to the right side. Therefore, even if a request for pachinko ball feeding is output and collection is started, the upper limit switch 28 of the storage tank 21c is
When is not turned on, first, the storage tank 21d farthest from the recovery gutter 33 is in order, that is, the storage tank 21d on the prize counter 9 side located on one end (right end) side of the pachinko island 1 is in order. It will be fed until the accumulated balls fall below the height of the lower limit switch.

Then, even if it is fed to the storage tank 21c,
Due to lack of accumulated balls, etc.
When the lower limit switch 29 of c is turned off, the circulation lift 22c of the storage tank 21c stops its operation.

After that, when the next request for pachinko ball feeding is output, this time the storage tank 21 on the left side of the collection gutter 31.
storage tanks 21a, 21b to collect the stored balls from a.
Operates in the same procedure as the storage tanks 21c, 21d, ... On the right side.

As described above, in this pachinko ball replenishing system, when the overflow balls are stored in the storage tank 21a, etc., the overflow tanks are preferentially stored in the order of the storage tanks 21a and 21b on the left side of the recovery gutter 31, In the storage tank 21d located on the side of the prize counter 9 at the right end,
When prioritizing so that the storage tank is stored last, and when the storage tank 21a and the like are fed to the collection gutter 31, first, the storage balls of the storage tank 21d on the side of the prize counter 9 are below the lower limit. In many cases, the storage tank 21d on the hair counting machine 9 side has a storage space secured, and the prize counting machine 9 closes the prize ball charging port. As a result, it is possible to provide a prize counter which is convenient and easy to use for the player, because the reception is rarely stopped.

Further, by providing the pressure prevention plate 53 on the supply gutter 5, it becomes possible to stack the pachinko balls in multiple stages, and
Furthermore, it has an upper and lower two-stage structure so that pachinko balls can be stored in both areas of the upper supply gutter 51 and the lower supply gutter 52.
Moreover, since the storage tanks 21a and the like are provided in a row below the pachinko island 1 to secure a large-capacity storage space, an overwhelmingly large number of storage balls should be secured, including other spaces such as the overflow gutter 6. Therefore, the storage quantity in the Pachinko island 1 can be significantly increased.

Therefore, even if the replenishment amount to each pachinko machine 7 ... Is extremely increased by continuous "big hits" or simultaneous "big hits" by a plurality of pachinko machines, it can be replenished from the large number of stored balls. The pachinko balls 7 can be sufficiently replenished to each pachinko machine 7 without causing any trouble, and the player can be provided with a comfortable gaming environment. In addition, the game shop side can hardly improve the efficiency of the work because it hardly needs to perform the task of pachinko ball replenishment.

Further, since the pachinko islands 1 are constructed by connecting the island forming units 1a having the same shape, the length of the pachinko islands 1 can be freely adjusted according to the space of the game store and the required storage amount. It is possible to perform the installation that suits the actual conditions of the game store.

In addition, the storage tank 21 and the upper supply gutter 51,
Since all the lower supply gutters 52 have the same shape, mass production is possible and the pachinko island 1 can be manufactured at low cost.

Furthermore, since it is not necessary to additionally provide a storage tank at the end of the pachinko island 1, the end of the island can be made neat and a passage space on the side of the end of the island can be secured. it can.

In the above description, the supply trough has been described as having a two-stage structure, but it may be configured as a one-stage structure having a pressure prevention plate. Alternatively, the space may be effectively used as a structure having three or more steps.

Although four storage tanks 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d are installed as the storage tank 21, one may be installed properly or a plurality of storage tanks may be installed depending on the installation space. May be.

Further, although the end side of the overflow gutter 6 is closed by the end wall, this end wall is used as a shutter, and a downstream passage connected to the storage tank or the out-ball conveying path is provided at the rear stage of the shutter. Good. Normally, this shutter should be closed, and when the stored balls are running out at an unpredictable rate and it seems that supply may not be in time, this shutter is opened urgently to allow the overflow gutter 6L or 6R on the shutter side to open. A large number of stored balls can be rapidly guided to the storage tank or the out-ball transport path, whereby the shortage of stored balls can be promptly resolved, and the supply can be smoothly continued.

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As described above, according to the pachinko ball replenishing system of the present invention, the pachinko balls are provided by providing the storage tanks, which are installed in different numbers according to the length of the pachinko islands, and the pressure prevention plate, for example. Since it is equipped with a supply gutter that can be stacked in multiple stages, it becomes possible to secure a large capacity storage space for the entire system and operate with all the storage spaces overwhelmingly filled with a large number of pachinko balls. , It is possible to significantly increase the amount of stored balls on Pachinko Island. Therefore, even if the amount of replenishment to each pachinko machine is extremely large due to continuous "big hits" or simultaneous "big hits" on multiple pachinko machines, it can be replenished from a large number of stored balls, which is an obstacle. You can supply enough pachinko balls to each pachinko machine without
A player can be provided with a comfortable playing environment. Also,
For the amusement store side as well, there is almost no need to perform the task of supplementing pachinko balls, and the efficiency of work can be improved.

Further, the storage in the storage tank is performed by giving priority to the storage in the storage tank on the opposite side of the prize counter installed on one side of the Pachinko Island, and the feeding to the recovery gutter is performed by the prize count. Since the supply from the storage tank adjacent to the machine is prioritized, the storage tank adjacent to the prize counter often has a storage space. However, it rarely happens that the prize ball input port is closed and the reception is stopped, and therefore, it is possible to provide the prize counter which is convenient for the player and easy to use.

Further, since the pachinko islands are constructed by connecting the island-shaped units having the same shape, the length of the pachinko islands can be freely adjusted according to the space of the game store and the required storage amount. Therefore, it is possible to perform the installation suitable for the actual situation of the game shop.

Further, since the storage tank and the supply trough are all the same in shape, mass production is possible and a low-cost pachinko island can be obtained.

Furthermore, since it is not necessary to additionally provide a storage tank at the end of the island of Pachinko, the end of the island can be made neat and a passage space on the side of the island can be secured. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a pachinko ball supply system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an island configuration unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a supply gutter unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a supply gutter unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a vertical cross section of a supply unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a pachinko ball flow in a supply gutter.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a priority branching unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a storage unit constituting unit.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a case where storage unit constituent units are combined.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a pachinko ball flow in a storage tank.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a pachinko ball flow when the emergency shutter is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko island 1a Pachinko island unit 2 Storage tank 2a Storage unit configuration unit 3 Pachinko ball hoisting device 4 Supply unit 5 Supply gutter 5a Supply gutter unit 6 Overflow gutter 6a Overflow gutter member 7 Pachinko stand 8 Overflow pipe 9 Prize counter 20 wall Members 21, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d Storage tank 22 Circulation lift 23 Emergency shutter 31 Recovery gutter 33 Upper tank 51 Upper supply gutter 51a Upper gutter member 52 Lower supply gutter 52a Lower gutter member 53 Pressure prevention part 60 Priority branching part 64 Priority branching member 91 Support frame 100 Out ball transfer path 211, 211, 212 Stored ball transfer path

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hiroyuki Kato, 2-15-1, Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, Sayama Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Masaharu Hata, 2-15-1, Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Sayama Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masato Shimizu 2-15-1 Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Sayama Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball supply system for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine on a pachinko island, wherein a pachinko ball is pumped from a collection gutter to an upper tank above the pachinko ball provided in the center of the pachinko island. A device and different numbers of pachinko islands are installed at the bottom of the pachinko island according to the length of the island, and storage tanks capable of feeding storage balls to the recovery gutter and both sides of the upper tank are provided above the pachinko machines. A pachinko ball replenishment system, comprising: a replenishment gutter that stacks and stores the pachinko balls from the upper tank in multiple stages and supplies the pachinko balls to each pachinko machine while transporting to the edge of the downstream island. 2. A pressure preventing member for preventing the supply port from being closed by a pachinko ball is provided around the supply port which is an entrance to each pachinko machine of the supply gutter. The pachinko ball supply system described in 1. 3. The supply gutter comprises an upper supply gutter and a lower supply gutter, and the pachinko balls from the upper tank are received by the upper supply gutter to be conveyed / stored and flowed down to the lower supply gutter, and the lower supply grate. The pachinko ball replenishing system according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko ball replenishing system is configured so as to be replenished to each pachinko machine while being transported and stored in a gutter. 4. The upper refueling gutter is provided with a first downflow opening along the side surface thereof, which is an entrance of a pachinko ball flowing down to the lower refilling down trough, and a second downflow opening along the bottom center thereof. The pachinko ball supply system according to claim 3, wherein the pachinko ball supply system is provided. 5. An overflow gutter that conveys and stores overflow balls that have overflowed and flowed from the supply gutter is provided along the supply gutter, and the overflow gutter is guided to the corresponding storage tank in the overflow gutter. The pachinko ball supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a downflow passage is provided. 6. An overflow ball is prioritized toward an overflow gutter on the side opposite to the prize counter installed at one end side of the pachinko island, at the inflow part where the overflow ball flows from the supply gutter to the overflow gutter. The pachinko ball replenishing system according to claim 5, wherein a preferential branching portion for branching dynamically is provided. 7. When two or more storage tanks are provided on both sides of the pachinko ball hoisting device, the overflow ball conveyed in the overflow gutter is a storage tank closer to the pachinko ball hoisting device. The pachinko ball replenishing system according to claim 6, wherein the pachinko ball replenishing system is preferentially guided to. 8. The pachinko balls are fed to the collection gutter by prioritizing the feeding from a storage tank on the side where the prize counter installed at one end of the pachinko island is located with respect to the collection gutter. The pachinko ball replenishment system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that. 9. The storage tank comprises: a circulation lift, which is arranged on the collection gutter side of the storage tank, and which feeds the storage balls in a collection gutter direction; The communication gutter has a communication passage that allows the water to flow down, and an emergency shutter provided in the communication passage. When the circulation lift fails, the emergency shutter is opened to collect the stored balls through the communication passage. The pachinko ball supply system according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko ball supply system is configured to flow down in a direction. 10. The pachinko island is formed by connecting an island component unit, which is configured by fixing the storage tank of the same shape downward, and a supply gutter of a length corresponding to the storage tank upward with a support frame. It is constructed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
The pachinko ball supply system according to any one of 1 to 9. 11. A supply gutter which is installed over each pachinko machine on a pachinko island and which supplies the pachinko machine to the downstream island end side while supplying the pachinko machine, wherein the supply gutter is provided at an entrance portion of each pachinko machine. A supply gutter characterized in that a pressure prevention member is provided around the supply port that is provided to prevent the supply port from being blocked by a pachinko ball, and that the pachinko balls can be stacked and conveyed and stored.