JPH09239134A - Control device for pachinko game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device for a pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machine island, having the capability of easily making preparations before opening a game parlor. SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine island 1 has the terminal end of a replenishment chute 5 fitted with a ball discharge tube 27 for transferring balls toward a collection chute 10, and a ball discharge stopper device 22 for allowing the balls to flow down to the ball discharge tube 27 on the operation of an electrical drive source. Also, a control device housed in a ventilation control box 19 is formed to have a ball circulation drive control means for driving a ball returning machine 3 over a time of ten minutes before the opening of a parlor as the preset time on the basis of an operation start signal, and then actuating the electrical drive source for keeping the ball discharge stopper device 22 in such a state as allowing the downward flow of balls. As a result, the balls circulate along a route from the ball returning machine 3 to the collection chute 10 through the replenishment chute 5, the ball discharge tube 2 and the collection chute 10, and repeat the circulation thereafter. Consequently, humidity, dust or the like adhering to the balls can be removed via the circulation process, and preparations before opening the parlor can be made with easy operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reducing machine having a plurality of pachinko machines in a row and for pumping balls, and a supply gutter for supplying the balls pumped by the reducing machines to the plurality of pachinko machines. The present invention relates to a pachinko island stand control device for controlling a pachinko island stand equipped with a collection gutter that collects balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines toward the reducing machine, before the opening of a game arcade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game arcade, a plurality of pachinko island stands installed before the store is opened are circulated through the balls stored in the island stands to remove the moisture etc. At the same time the machine was started, the operation to release the punching stoppers on both ends of the island stand was done manually. In addition, the heater was turned on manually to warm the supply gutter if necessary.

[0003]

However, since the above work must be performed for each of a plurality of pachinko island stands installed in the game arcade, it is troublesome and extremely laborious. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a pachinko island stand that allows easy preparation before opening a game arcade.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, concrete means adopted by the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the invention of claim 1, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are arranged in a row, and a reducing machine 3 for lifting balls and a reducing machine 3 are provided.
A supply gutter 5 for replenishing the balls pumped by the pachinko machines 2 to the plurality of pachinko machines 2, and a recovery gutter 10 for collecting the balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines 2 toward the reducing machine 3. In the control device 19 of the pachinko island stand 1 which controls the pachinko island stand 1 before the opening of the game arcade, the balls are transferred to the pachinko island stand 1 toward the recovery gutter 10 at the end of the supply gutter 5. Ball pulling tube 27 and electric drive sources 25, 26
Is provided with a ball drop stopper 23 that allows the ball to flow down to the ball drop tube 27, and the controller 19 is preliminarily set in step 140 on the basis of the start start signal derived by turning on the power in step 10. During the set time, 10 minutes before opening, Step 11
It is characterized by having a ball circulation drive control means for driving the reducing machine 3 so as to be set at 0 and operating the electric drive sources 25, 26 to bring the ball drop stopper 23 into a ball downflow allowable state. It is a thing. With this configuration, the reducing machine 3 is automatically driven only by turning on the power, and the ball drop stopper 23 allows the balls to flow down. Therefore, the balls are returned together with the balls stored in the tank. Since it circulates through the machine 3, the supply gutter 5, the ball drop pipe 27, the recovery gutter 10, the reducing machine 3, etc., the circulation removes moisture and dust attached to all the balls on the pachinko island stand 1. It is possible to prepare before starting work with a simple operation.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the pachinko island stand 1 is provided with a heater 6 for warming the supply gutter 5, and the controller 19 is provided with the heater when the ball circulation drive control means is activated. It is characterized in that it has a heater drive control means so as to be set in step 100 so as to operate the heater 6. With this configuration, there is an advantage that moisture attached to all balls on the pachinko island stand 1 can be quickly and surely removed.

Further, in the invention of claim 3, the pachinko island stand 1 has temperature sensors 8a and 8b for measuring the internal temperature and a humidity sensor 7 for measuring the internal humidity.
A ventilation fan 17 that forcibly discharges the internal air to the outside, a dehumidification tank 16 that stores the dehumidified internal humidity, and a water level sensor 15 that detects the water level of the water stored in the dehumidification tank 16. , And the control device 19 is provided with the temperature sensors 8a, 10 minutes before the opening of the store, which is a time predetermined in step 140 based on the start start signal derived by turning on the power in step 10. 8b and the detection of the water level sensor 15 and the ventilation drive control means of step 100 that controls the drive of the ventilation fan 17 and the heater drive control means based on the detection values of the humidity sensor 7. A first alarm generating means of step 80 for generating a predetermined first alarm based on the value. And it is characterized in and. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that the preparatory work inside the pachinko island stand 1 can be performed in a completely automated state.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, it is judged that the control device 19 has an abnormality in step 20 in various power supplies which are turned on based on the start start signal derived by turning on the power in step 10. It is characterized by having a second alarm generating means of step 170 for generating a predetermined second alarm when the alarm is given. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that various power sources can be abnormally managed before starting work.

Further, in the invention of claim 5, the pachinko island stand 1 is provided with a reducing machine sensor 18 for detecting a state of balls to be pumped by the reducing machine 3, and the control device 19 is provided with: When it is determined in step 120 that there is an abnormality based on the detection signal from the reducer sensor 18, a third predetermined alarm is generated in the third step 170.
It is characterized by having an alarm generating means. With such a configuration, it is possible to detect an abnormality in the reducing machine before starting work.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, the control device 19 is provided in the control box 19 provided inside the pachinko island stand 1, and is concentrated for each pachinko island stand 1. It has an advantage that it is provided at one place in the pachinko island stand 1 to facilitate management.

Further, in the invention of claim 7, as shown in FIG. 7, the control device 19 is a device 60 with a touch panel monitor disposed in a management room in which a management device for managing a game hall is provided. Thereby, there is an advantage that a plurality of pachinko island stands 1 installed in the game arcade can be collectively managed.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the pachinko island stand 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the pachinko island stand 1, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the operation of a punching stopper device 22 provided at the end of the supply gutter of the pachinko island stand 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a dehumidifying tank 16 provided on the side of the main tank 11 of the pachinko island stand 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko island stand 1 includes a plurality of pachinko machines 2 arranged in a row in a lateral direction, and a reducing machine which is erected in the center of the pachinko island stand 1 and lifts balls. 3, a supply gutter 5 that replenishes the balls pumped by the reducing machine 3 to the plurality of pachinko machines 2, and a collection that collects the balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines 2 toward the reducing machine 3. The gutter 10 is provided.
More specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the reducing machine 3 that lifts up the balls while polishing the balls lowers due to the frictional force between the leather belt orbiting by the motor and the polishing cloth provided facing the leather belt. Balls taken in from the ball entrance in multiple rows are pumped to the top. The balls pumped by the reducing machine 3 are temporarily stored in the upper tank 4, and then are replenished to a replenishment gutter 5 provided in an inclined shape from the bottom surface of the upper tank 4 toward the end of the island stand. In addition, on the upper part of the reducing machine 3, a reducing machine sensor 18 for detecting the pumped balls is provided corresponding to each row, and the reducing machine sensor 18 detects the number of balls to be pumped in real time. The number of balls pumped per unit time can be processed as display data. In addition, in the reducing machine 3,
A measuring device other than the reducing machine sensor 18 (for example, a tachometer for measuring the number of rotations of the motor) may be attached.

A heater 6 for heating the supply gutter 5 is laid on the bottom of the supply gutter 5, and a humidity sensor 7 for measuring the humidity inside the pachinko island stand 1 and a temperature inside the gutter 5 are also measured. The temperature sensor 8b is installed in the vicinity. Although the temperature sensors 8b are arranged slightly above the pachinko machines 2 arranged in a row, the temperature sensors 8a are also provided at the back position of the pachinko machines 2 and arranged at a plurality of positions inside the pachinko island stand 1. Has been done. Further, the numbers of the humidity sensor 7 and the temperature sensors 8a and 8b may be set arbitrarily. Further, the supply gutter 5 is provided with a separator 9 so as to correspond to each pachinko machine 2 and inter-mountain ball lending machine (not shown), and the balls flowing down the supply gutter 5 are separated by the separator 9. It is supplied to pachinko machines 2 and stand ball rental machines.

Further, a ball drop stopper device 22 shown in FIG. 2 is provided at the lower end of the supply gutter 5. This beading stopper device 22 uses a part of the structure of the separator 9 described above, and is rocked by a fulcrum 24 on the bottom surface of a ball passage 21 which is formed in a bent shape and allows balls to be aligned and flow down. A part of the bleeding stopper 23 rotatably supported is configured to be able to rush and retract, and the bleeding stopper 23 is driven by solenoids 25 and 26 as electric drive sources provided on the left and right of the fulcrum 24. It is a thing. In addition, ball passage 2
A ball drop pipe 27 is connected to the end of 1. Further, in the supply gutter 5 of the separator 9 provided with the beading stopper device 22, a dam member 20 for damming the balls flowing down the supply gutter 5 is provided.
Is provided so that all the balls that have reached the end of the supply gutter 5 are taken into the separator 9 provided with the punching stopper device 22. The balls flowing down from the supply gutter 5 are slowed down by the curved separator 9 and the ball drop pipe 27 through which the balls flow down one by one, and the number of balls flowing down from the reducing machine 3 in a certain time is reduced. The number is considerably smaller than the number that is transported. Further, the separator 9 with the ball drop stopper device 22 may be provided only on one side of the supply gutter 5, or may be provided on both left and right sides.

In the ball-cutting stopper device 22 constructed as described above, the stop solenoid 25 is temporarily turned on based on a signal from the control circuit board housed in the ventilation control box 19. By inserting the tip of the ball drop stopper 23 into the ball flow path 21 to stop the flow of the ball into the ball drop tube 27, and temporarily turning on the return solenoid 26 based on the signal from the control circuit board. The tip of the ball drop stopper 23 is retracted from the ball flow path 21 to allow the ball to flow down to the ball drop tube 27.

On the other hand, in the lower space of the pachinko island stand 1, a recovery gutter 1 which slopes downward from the end of the island stand toward the reducing machine 3
0 is laid, a part of its downstream side penetrates the inside of the main tank 11, and a part of its upstream side penetrates the inside of the sub tank 12. The main tank 11 stores a majority of the balls used in the pachinko island stand 1, and the sub tank 12 is returned from the ball returning device 14 arranged outside the end of the pachinko island stand 1. It stores balls as an auxiliary. That is, the balls discharged from the respective pachinko machines 2 and the balls returned from the ball returning device 14 are collected gutter 1
It is preferentially supplied to the reducing machine 3 via 0, but when the number of balls discharged to the player becomes small, surplus balls are generated, and the surplus balls are stored in the main tank 11. Then, when the main tank 11 is full, it is stored in the sub-tank 12 on the upstream side, but when the number of balls to be discharged to the player becomes large, the balls stored in the sub-tank 12 in the initial state are mini-returned. If the balls stored in the sub-tank 12 are preferentially consumed by being pumped to the collection gutter 10 via the machine 13, and still insufficient, the main tank 11
I try to consume the balls stored in.

A dehumidifying tank 16 containing a dehumidifying agent is provided on the side surface of the main tank 11, and the dehumidifying tank 16 is provided with a water level sensor 15 as shown in FIG. The water level sensor 15 is a dehumidification tank 16
It measures the water level of the water accumulated in the. Further, the main tank 11 and the upper tank 4 are connected by a reflux gutter (not shown) so that the balls overflowing from the upper tank 4 are guided to the upstream side of the main tank 11.

A plurality of ventilation fans 17 for forcibly discharging the air inside the pachinko island stand 1 to the outside are provided on the ceiling surface of the pachinko island stand 1. The ventilation fan 17 is driven based on the measured values of the humidity sensor 7 and the temperature sensors 8a and 8b, but the correspondence relationship between the ventilation fan 17 and the humidity sensor 7 and the temperature sensors 8a and 8b is as follows. ,
It may be one-to-one, one-to-multiple, or multiple-to-multiple.

Further, in the illustrated pachinko island stand 1,
A transfer device 28 for transferring excess balls is connected to a pachinko island stand adjacent to the upstream side of the supply gutter 5. This transfer device 28 has an intake portion 28a for taking in the balls from the supply gutter 5.
And a transfer motor 28b for forcibly moving the balls taken in from the intake section 28a, and a transfer pipe 29 for supplying the balls forcibly moved by the transfer motor 28b to the upper tank of the adjacent pachinko island stand. It is composed of and.

Further, the reducing machine 3, the heater 6, the humidity sensor 7, the temperature sensors 8a and 8b, the water level sensor 15, the ventilation fan 17, the reducing machine sensor 18, and the ball removing stopper device provided on the pachinko island stand 1. The solenoids 25 and 26 of 22 are ventilation control boxes 1 provided on the side surfaces of the standing space of the reducing machine 3.
9 is electrically connected. The ventilation control box 19 accommodates a control circuit board for controlling operations described later, and has various indicators and switches shown in FIG. 4 on its surface.

The ventilation control box 19 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an external front view of the ventilation control box 19.
In the figure, in the ventilation control box 19,
A time setting switch 30 having an opening time setting switch 30b for setting the opening time and a closing time setting switch 30c for setting the closing time, and an opening time setting switch 30b.
An opening time display 31 for displaying the opening time set by the above, a system start time display 32 for displaying a system starting time automatically set by setting the opening time by the opening time setting switch 30b, and A closing time indicator 33 for displaying the closing time set by the closing time setting switch 30c, a humidity setting switch 34 for setting the humidity, and the humidity setting switch 34.
Set humidity indicator 35 that displays the humidity set by
A humidity indicator 36 that displays the humidity measured by the humidity sensor 7, and a dehumidifier replacement notification indicator 37 that lights or alternately blinks when a signal from the water level sensor 15 is received. . Further, an operation switch 50 as a power-on switch and a stop switch 51 as a power-off switch are also provided, and further, a power indicator 38 for indicating that the power is on when the operation switch 50 is on, and an operation mode. An automatic mode switch 39, a manual mode switch 40, a test (test) mode switch 41 for selecting, and a preparation indicator 42, a start indicator 43, and a standby indicator 44 for indicating each operation.
And an alarm indicator 45 with a reset function that has a switch function for displaying that an abnormality has occurred and for resetting the abnormality
And a reducer switch 46, a ventilation switch 47, a heat wire switch 48, a ball drop stopper switch 49 that can be operated when the manual mode is selected, and an emergency stop switch 52 that is operated when an abnormal situation occurs,
Is provided.

Ventilation control box 1 described above
The operation controlled by the control circuit board housed in 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6
[Fig. 6] is a flowchart showing the operation. First, a clerk at the amusement park comes out in the morning and turns on the operation switch 50 of the ventilation control box 19 provided inside the pachinko island stand 1.
Then, as shown in step 10, the ventilation fan 17, the heater 6, the reducing machine 3, the reducing machine sensor 1
8, ball drop stopper device 22, temperature sensor 8a, 8
b, the humidity sensor 7, and the water level sensor 15 are turned on. Then, in step 20, it is determined whether or not each source power supply is turned on normally, and when it is determined that it is not normal, the routine proceeds to step 170, where a predetermined second alarm process is executed, and thereafter, step 180 Proceeding to, each source power is turned off. The second alarm process of step 170 is to turn on the alarm indicator 45 and to notify that effect by a voice or an indicator light provided outside the pachinko island stand 1, and always turn off the original power source. Is desirable. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that various power sources can be abnormally managed before starting work. When the repair of the power supply abnormality is completed, the alarm indicator 45 with the reset function is pressed to reset it, and then the operation switch 50 is operated again to start up from the beginning.

When it is determined in step 20 that there is no power supply abnormality, the power supply indicator 38 and the preparation indicator 42 are turned on, and then in step 30, it is a test whether the operation mode is automatic or manual. Is read. Then, when it is determined that the operation mode is the test mode in step 40, the process proceeds to step 100, ventilation control is performed, and then the reduction machine control in step 110 is performed and steps 120, 130, 180 are performed. move on. However, although not shown in detail when proceeding from step 130 to step 180, the procedure proceeds when a predetermined time (for example, set within a range of 10 to 30 minutes) elapses, and until the predetermined time elapses. , Step 100 and Step 110 are executed. Further, when it is determined in step 40 that the operation mode is the manual mode, the main routine is ended without performing the following processing, and thereafter, the reducing machine switch 46, the ventilation fan switch 47, the heat ray switch 48, and the balls. The pull-out stopper switches 49 are manually operated to control the pre-opening drive of the pachinko island stand 1. When it is determined in step 40 that the operation mode is the manual mode, the processes in steps 60 to 90 may be executed and then the main routine may be ended.

On the other hand, when it is judged at step 40 that the operation mode is the automatic mode, it is judged at step 50 whether or not it is the time displayed on the system start time display 32, and the start time is judged. If it is determined that there is, the preparation indicator 42 is turned off and the start indicator 43 is turned on, and in step 60, the temperature sensors 8a, 8
b, the humidity sensor 7 and the water level sensor 15 are read. Then, first, in step 70, it is determined whether or not the water level sensor 15 is operating. If the water level sensor 15 is not operating (in the case of OK), the process proceeds to step 90 without performing step 80, and vice versa. If the water level sensor 15 is operating (if not OK), the first alarm process is executed in step 80, and then the process proceeds to step 90. The first alarm processing in step 80 is the alarm display 45, the dehumidifier replacement notification display 37 and the pachinko island stand 1
The external indicator light is turned on. Of course, the voice may be accompanied, but the source power is not turned off. Then, when the first alarm process is executed, the water stored in the dehumidifying tank 16 is discarded and the dehumidifying agent is replaced.

Of the sensor data read in step 60, the temperature sensors 8a, 8
b and the values measured by the humidity sensor 7 are determined whether or not the values are within the set range. When the values are within the set range, the atmosphere inside the island stand is in a desirable state, and thus the ventilation control process of step 100 is executed. Without doing so, the process proceeds to the reduction machine control process in step 110. Conversely, if the reduction range is outside the set range, the ventilation control process in step 100 is first executed, and then the reduction machine control process is executed.

The ventilation control process in step 100 is a control for turning on the ventilation fan 17 and the heater 6, and can control the atmosphere inside the pachinko island stand 1 in a completely automated state. Is. Note that the simplest ventilation control process is to turn on only the heater 6, and the control is such that the heater 6 is turned on every time before starting work without performing the determination in step 90. However, in many cases, it is possible to create a preferable atmosphere inside the pachinko island stand 1, but as in the present embodiment, the ventilation fan is based on the measured values of the temperature sensors 8a and 8b and the humidity sensor 7. By controlling the heater 17 and the heater 6, the preparation before the start of work can be performed in a more completely automated state.

Further, the reduction machine control in step 110 is a control for turning on the return solenoid 26 of the punching stopper device 22 and at the same time turning on the reduction machine 3. However, the turning on of the reducing machine 3 is said to have a confirmation timer function, and a predetermined time (for example, 1 to
For 2 minutes), a stopper that stops the flow of balls into the reducing machine 3 is provided, and during that time, only the leather belt of the reducing machine 3 is swung to perform the break-in operation of the reducing machine itself, and then the stopper is opened. The ball is pumped. Further, when the reducing machine 3 is turned off or the power is turned off, the stopper for stopping the inflow of balls is closed, and the reducing machine sensor 18
After confirming the presence or absence of balls in each row, the reducing machine 3 is turned off or the power is turned off. Then, by turning on the return solenoid 26 of the ball drop stopper device 22, the ball drop stopper 23 is retracted from the ball flow passage 21, so that the ball flowing down the supply gutter 5 is the ball drop stopper device 22.
The ball is guided to the recovery gutter 10 and flows into the recovery gutter 10. The balls flowing into the recovery gutter 10 are pumped by the reducing machine 3 to circulate the balls inside the pachinko island stand 1. The beading stopper device 22 has a considerably smaller number of balls to be flowed down than the number of balls to be pumped from the reducing machine 3. For this reason, not only the balls that flow down to the recovery gutter 10 through the ball drop pipe 27 from the supply gutter 5 through the ball drop stopper device 22 but also the balls stored in the tank are pumped by the reducing machine 3, so that the pachinko machine is operated. All balls on the island stand 1 can be circulated. Therefore, the circulation can remove the moisture, dust, and the like attached to the balls.

After the reduction machine control is started, it is determined in step 120 whether the reduction machine 3 is operating normally. This determination is made based on the detection signal of the reducing machine sensor 18, and, for example, when a ball to be pumped by the reducing machine sensor 18 is not detected, a ball jam occurs or the reducing machine 3 itself fails. If the number of balls per unit time detected by the reducing machine sensor 18 is less than a predetermined reference value, the ball is clogged on some routes. Is occurring or the leather belt may be loose. If it is determined that the reducing machine 3 is not operating normally, the process proceeds to the second alarm process of step 170 and then step 18
After the power-off process of 0, the main routine ends.
In this case, as the second alarm process, the same process as the above-mentioned power supply abnormality is shown, but a different third alarm process (for example, a maker other than a game arcade is notified via a public line). May be executed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the reducing machine 3 is normal, it is determined in step 130 whether it is in the test mode. When it is in the test mode, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step 180. When it is determined that the test mode is not set (the automatic mode is set), it is determined in step 140 whether or not the opening time is 10 minutes (this time can be freely set). If it is not 10 minutes before the opening time, the process returns to step 60, and then the opening time 1
The processing of steps 60 to 140 is repeated until 0 minutes before. Therefore, in the case of the present embodiment, the system start time is 7:00 am and the opening time is 9:00 am,
Since the ventilation control in step 100 and the reduction machine control in step 110 are executed for 1 hour and 50 minutes, when the automatic mode is selected, sufficient preparation before starting work should be performed by a simple operation (operation switch). 50 ON
Operation only).

By the way, at step 140, the opening time is 10
When it is determined that it is before the minute, the standby indicator 44 is turned on and the standby mode of step 150 is executed. In this standby mode, the stop solenoid 25 of the ball drop stopper device 22 is turned on to prevent the flow of balls (this state is referred to as a ball drop stopper OFF), the ventilation fan 17 is turned off, and the heater 6 is also turned off. It However, only the reducing machine 3 is still in the ON state, and therefore, in this standby mode, the balls pumped by the reducing machine 3 are the upper tank 4, the reflux gutter (not shown), the main tank 11, and the reducing tank. It is in a state of circulating in the circulation path of the machine 3.

After the opening time has come and the business is in operation, the reducing machine 3 and the like are controlled by different control circuit boards. When it is determined in step 160 that the closing time is reached, the power is turned off in step 180. The OFF process is executed to turn off all the original power supplies, and the main routine ends.

In the flow charts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
Although it is shown that the main routine does not operate unless the operation switch 50 is operated first, the operation switch 50 is left turned on and the judgment of step 50 is made first, and thereafter, the step 10 is executed. If you start from, you can prepare before opening a store in an unmanned state.
In addition, in the present embodiment, when the store clerk presses the operation switch 50 between 7:00 am and 10 minutes before the opening time, step 50 may be skipped and operated.

Although the operation of the present embodiment has been described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are arranged in a row, and a reducing machine 3 for lifting balls and the reducing machine 3 are provided.
A supply gutter 5 for replenishing the balls pumped by the pachinko machines 2 to the plurality of pachinko machines 2, and a recovery gutter 10 for collecting the balls discharged from the plurality of pachinko machines 2 toward the reducing machine 3. In the control device housed in the ventilation control box 19 of the pachinko island stand 1 that drives and controls the pachinko island stand 1 before the opening of the game arcade, the pachinko island stand 1 has the recovery unit at the end of the supply gutter 5. The ventilation control box 19 is provided with a ball drop pipe 27 for transferring balls toward the gutter 10 and a ball drop stopper 23 for allowing the balls to flow down to the ball drop pipe 27 by the operation of the solenoids 25 and 26. Step 10 for the control device to be stored.
Based on the start-up start signal derived by turning on the power source, the reducing machine 3 is driven and the solenoid is set as set in step 110 until 10 minutes before the opening of the store, which is the time predetermined in step 140. Since the ball circulation drive control means for operating the ball drop stopper 23 to bring the ball drop stopper 23 into the ball downflow permitting state is provided, the reducing machine 3 is automatically operated only by operating the operation switch 50 of the ventilation control box 19. It is driven, and since the ball drop stopper 23 allows the ball to flow down,
The balls are circulated together with the balls stored in the tank, such as a reducing machine 3, a supply gutter 5, a ball discharge pipe 27, a collecting gutter 10, a reducing machine 3 ... By the circulation, all the balls on the pachinko island stand 1 It is possible to remove the moisture, dust, etc. adhering to, and the preparation before starting work can be done by a simple operation.

Further, in this embodiment, the pachinko island stand 1 is provided with a heater 6 for warming the replenishment gutter 5, and a control device housed in the ventilation control box 19 is provided with the ball circulation drive control. Since the heater driving control means is set so as to be set in step 100 so as to operate the heater 6 when the means is activated, the balls are gradually flowed down from the replenishment gutter 5 by the ball drop stopper device 22. , Because the supply gutter 5 flows for a reasonable amount of time and then flows down and circulates,
The pachinko island stand 1 has an advantage that moisture attached to all balls can be quickly and surely removed.

Further, in this embodiment, the pachinko island stand 1 has a temperature sensor 8 for measuring the internal temperature.
a and 8b, and a humidity sensor 7 that measures the internal humidity,
A ventilation fan 17 that forcibly discharges the internal air to the outside, a dehumidification tank 16 that stores the dehumidified internal humidity, and a water level sensor 15 that detects the water level of the water stored in the dehumidification tank 16. The control device provided and housed in the ventilation control box 19 is provided for 10 minutes before the opening of the store, which is the time predetermined in step 140 based on the start start signal derived by the power-on in step 10. , The temperature sensor 8
a, 8b and the ventilation drive control means of step 100 for controlling the drive of the ventilation fan 17 and the heater drive control means based on the determination of step 90 based on the detection values of the humidity sensor 7, and the water level sensor 15. And the first alarm generating means of step 80 for generating a predetermined first alarm based on the detection value of 1., the preparation before starting work inside the pachinko island stand 1 is completely automated. It has an advantage that it can be carried out in the above state.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control device housed in the ventilation control box 19 is connected to various power sources which are turned on based on the start start signal derived by turning on the power source in step 10.
Since it is configured to have the second alarm generating means of step 170 for generating a predetermined second alarm when it is determined that there is an abnormality in, it is possible to perform abnormality management of various power sources before starting work. It has the advantage of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the pachinko island stand 1 is provided with a reducing machine sensor 18 for detecting the state of the balls to be pumped by the reducing machine 3, and is housed in the ventilation control box 19. The control device
When it is determined in step 120 that there is an abnormality based on the detection signal from the reducing machine sensor 18, the predetermined third
Since it is configured to have the third alarm generating means of step 170 for generating the above alarm, there is an advantage that an abnormality of the reducing machine can be detected before starting the work.

Further, in the present embodiment, the control box 1 in which the control device is provided inside the pachinko island stand 1 is provided.
Since it is provided in No. 9, it has an advantage that it is concentrated in each pachinko island stand 1 and provided in one place in the pachinko island stand 1 to facilitate the management.

In the above-described embodiment, the operation is controlled by the control circuit board housed in the ventilation control box 19 provided inside the pachinko island stand 1, but as shown in FIG. 7, for example, Alternatively, it may be controlled by the control device 60 with a touch panel monitor arranged in the management room of the game hall. The control device 60 with a touch panel monitor is a control device provided with a so-called touch panel operation monitor, and the ventilation control box 19 can be operated by touching the display position with a finger.
It performs the same action as. Note that, in FIG. 7, those having the same functions as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals and with “a” added at the end, but the difference is that the time setting 30a in the setting mode display field is set. And an enter key 61 used to confirm the operation of the humidity setting 34a,
The only difference is that there is a cancel key 62 for canceling the operation.

Thus, by using the control device according to the present invention as a control device 60 with a touch panel monitor arranged in a management room in which a management device for managing the game hall is installed, a plurality of control devices installed in the game hall are provided. This has the advantage that the pachinko island stands 1 can be collectively managed.

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As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the pachinko island stand has a ball drop tube for transferring balls toward the recovery gutter at the terminal end of the supply gutter, and an electric drive source. Is provided with a ball drop stopper that allows the ball to flow down to the ball drop tube, and the control device drives the reducing machine for a predetermined time based on the start start signal, and an electric drive source. Since it is configured to have a ball circulation drive control means that activates the ball drop stopper to bring the ball drop stopper into a ball flow allowable state, the reducing machine is automatically driven based on the start start signal and the ball drop stopper causes the ball flow down. Allows the ball to circulate and removes moisture, dust, etc. adhering to the ball by the circulation, and the preparation before starting work can be performed by a simple operation.

Further, in the present invention, the pachinko island stand is provided with a heater for warming the supply trough, and the control device is provided with a heater drive control means for activating the heater when the ball circulation drive control means is activated. Because I configured
This has the advantage that the moisture adhering to the balls can be removed quickly and reliably.

In the present invention, the pachinko island stand has a temperature sensor for measuring the internal temperature, a humidity sensor for measuring the internal humidity, and a ventilation fan forcibly discharging the internal air to the outside. And a dehumidification tank for storing the dehumidified internal humidity, and a water level sensor for detecting the water level of the water stored in the dehumidification tank, and the control device was previously determined based on the start start signal. During a period of time, a ventilation drive control means for controlling the drive of the ventilation fan and heater drive control means based on the detection values of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, and a predetermined first alarm based on the detection values of the water level sensor Since it is configured so as to have a first alarm generating means that is generated, it is possible to fully automate the preparation before the start of work inside the pachinko island stand. Ukoto those having the advantage is.

Further, in the present invention, the control device includes:
Since it is configured to have a second alarm generating means for generating a predetermined second alarm when it is determined that there is an abnormality in various power supplies that are turned on based on the start start signal, various types of alarms are provided before starting work. This has an advantage that abnormal power management can be performed.

Further, in the present invention, the pachinko island stand is provided with a reducing machine sensor for detecting the state of the balls to be pumped by the reducing machine, and the control device has an abnormality based on the detection signal from the reducing machine sensor. Since there is a third alarm generating means for generating a predetermined third alarm when there is a situation, there is an advantage that an abnormality of the reducing machine can be detected before starting work.

Further, in the present invention, since the control device is provided in the control box provided inside the pachinko island stand, it is concentrated on each pachinko island stand and provided at one place in the pachinko island stand. This has the advantage of facilitating management.

Further, in the present invention, the control device is a control device with a touch panel type monitor arranged in a management room in which a management device for managing the game hall is provided, so that a plurality of pachinko machines installed in the game hall. This has an advantage that the island stands can be collectively managed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a pachinko island stand according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an operation of a punching stopper device provided at a terminal end of a supply gutter of a pachinko island stand.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a dehumidifying tank provided on a side of a main tank of a pachinko island stand.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of a ventilation control box.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an operation realized by a control circuit board housed in a ventilation control box.

FIG. 6 is a continuation of the flowchart.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the control monitor when the control box is replaced with the control monitor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko island stand 2 Pachinko machine 3 Reduction machine 5 Supply gutter 6 Heater 7 Humidity sensor 8a, 8b Temperature sensor 10 Recovery gutter 15 Water level sensor 16 Dehumidification tank 17 Ventilation fan 18 Reduction machine sensor 19 Ventilation control box 22 Ball drop stopper device 23 Ball Stopper 25, 26 Solenoid 27 Ball Pulling Tube 50 Operation Switch 60 Touch Screen Control Device with Monitor

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A reduction machine for arranging a plurality of pachinko machines in a row and for pumping balls, a supply gutter for replenishing the balls pumped by the reduction machine to the plurality of pachinko machines, and the plurality of pachinko machines. In the control device of the pachinko island stand that controls the pachinko island stand equipped with a collection gutter that collects the balls discharged from the machine toward the reducing machine, and the pachinko island stand, in the pachinko island stand, the At the end of the supply gutter, a ball drop pipe for transferring balls toward the recovery gutter, and a ball drop stopper that allows the flow of the ball to the ball drop pipe by the operation of an electric drive source are provided, and the control device is provided. Has a ball circulation drive control means for driving the reducing machine and operating the electric drive source for a predetermined time based on a start start signal to bring the ball drop stopper into a ball downflow permitted state. Pachin characterized by The control device of the Isle of Eternal Youth. 2. The pachinko island stand is provided with a heater for warming the supply gutter, and the control device has a heater drive control means for operating the heater when the ball circulation drive control means is activated. The control device for a pachinko island stand according to claim 1. 3. The pachinko island stand has a temperature sensor for measuring an internal temperature, a humidity sensor for measuring an internal humidity, a ventilation fan forcibly discharging the internal air to the outside, and a dehumidified air. A dehumidification tank that stores internal humidity and a water level sensor that detects the water level of the water stored in the dehumidification tank are provided, and the control device has a predetermined time based on a start start signal. A ventilation drive control means for controlling the drive of the ventilation fan and the heater drive control means based on the detection values of the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor; and a predetermined first alarm based on the detection values of the water level sensor. First alarm generating means for generating
The pachinko island stand according to claim 2, characterized by comprising: 4. The control device has a second alarm generating means for generating a predetermined second alarm when there is an abnormality in various power supplies that are turned on based on the start start signal. The control device for a pachinko island stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The pachinko island stand is provided with a reducer sensor for detecting a state of balls to be pumped by the reducer, and the controller has an abnormality based on a detection signal from the reducer sensor. 3. A third alarm generating means for generating a predetermined third alarm when there is a third alarm generating means.
The control device for a pachinko island stand according to claim 4. 6. The control device for a pachinko island stand according to claim 1, wherein the control device is provided in a control box provided inside the pachinko island stand. . 7. The pachinko island stand control according to claim 1, wherein the control device is arranged in a management room in which a management device for managing a game hall is installed. apparatus.