JPH1080566A - Pachinko ball conveying cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko ball conveying cleaner that can efficiently clean pachinko balls, is small, easy to handle, and causes little noise by using a pachinko ball conveyor which can convey pachinko balls either in a horizontal direction or while describing a curve, has a high degree of freedom of design, and occupies a smaller space. SOLUTION: This pachinko ball conveying cleaner has a helical coil 2 driven and rotated by a drive source 1, a helical coil holding part 4a holding the outer periphery of the helical coil 2, and a pachinko ball movement guiding part 4b formed on the outside of the radius of the helical coil holding part 4a so that it can convey pachinko balls 3 while a portion of each pachinko ball 3 enters a gap between the pitches of the helical coil 2 from the outer periphery of the helical coil 2. A cleaning part 35 where the pachinko balls 3 are exposed is formed in the pachinko ball movement guiding part 4b, and a cleaning member 30 with which the pachinko balls 3 in the pachinko ball movement guiding part 4b make contact is mounted on the cleaning part 35.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball transport cleaner capable of cleaning a pachinko ball while transporting the pachinko ball, and using a pachinko ball transport device for transporting a pachinko ball by rotating a spiral coil by a driving source. It was done. For example, the present invention can be applied as a pachinko ball transfer cleaner between islands in a pachinko game arcade or as a pachinko ball transfer cleaner in an individual pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko game arcade, there is a pachinko island in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are arranged in a row, and pachinko balls used for playing in each of the pachinko gaming machines are collected in pachinko island units. Is fed to a supply tank disposed above each pachinko island, and is supplied to each gaming machine from this supply tank. Further, in order to eliminate the imbalance in the number of pachinko balls held between pachinko islands, pachinko balls are exchanged between pachinko islands. Therefore, many pachinko ball conveying devices are installed in the pachinko game hall.

A conventional pachinko ball conveying apparatus as described above, for example, uses a bucket conveyor or the like to lift pachinko balls into a supply tank installed at a relatively high position, and utilizes potential energy from the supply tank. The pachinko balls are conveyed to a target position by the weight of the pachinko balls via an inclined gutter or the like.

In a pachinko game hall, pachinko balls used for pachinko games are cleaned and used again for pachinko games. The main reason for cleaning pachinko balls is that if pachinko balls are circulated through hand pachinko games and dirty with pachinko balls, the surface of the pachinko machines will become dirty and the aesthetic appearance will be impaired. This is because the dirt may adhere to the pachinko conveyance path and eventually hinder smooth conveyance of the pachinko balls.

Many pachinko ball cleaners in conventional pachinko game arcades supply cleaning granules made of resin and the like and pachinko balls into the pipe while rotating a spiral coil inserted in the pipe, While conveying the granules and the pachinko balls along the pipe while mixing and stirring in the pipe, the dirt on the surface of the pachinko balls is adhered to the granules and cleaned, and then the granules and the pachinko balls are separated.

[0006]

According to the conventional pachinko ball conveying apparatus, the pachinko balls are pumped up to a supply tank installed at a relatively high position using a bucket conveyor or the like as described above, and the pachinko balls are discharged from the supply tank. Because the pachinko ball is transported to the target position by its own weight, if you try to move the pachinko ball horizontally or try to transport it while drawing a curve,
Pachinko balls may stop in the middle of the transport path and the transport path may be blocked. For this reason, there is a problem in that there is no degree of freedom in design, for example, the transport path cannot be made horizontal or curved. In addition, the means for lifting pachinko balls using a bucket conveyor or the like has a drawback that an occupied space becomes large when trying to have a predetermined conveying capacity, and the conveying direction is limited to a linear one. Could not be arbitrarily bent.

According to the conventional pachinko ball cleaner, the pachinko ball conveying device also functions as a cleaner, but the cleaning granules and the pachinko ball are conveyed while being stirred in a pipe by rotation of a spiral coil. Therefore, there is a drawback that the transfer efficiency is low and the noise is loud.
In addition, it is necessary to collect and clean the granules for cleaning regularly, but there is a drawback that the collection and purification of the granules is troublesome, and the spiral of the cleaning granules and pachinko balls is rotated by a spiral coil. Because it is transported while stirring in a pipe, the device becomes large, and the pachinko balls circulating in the amusement park can be cleaned at once, or in groups of an appropriate number of pachinko machines called islands It is suitable for cleaning, for example, it has not been possible to perform cleaning while circulating pachinko balls in individual gaming machines.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and allows a pachinko ball to be horizontally moved or conveyed while drawing a curve, thereby increasing the degree of freedom in design. Along with obtaining a pachinko ball transfer device that can reduce the occupied space for the transfer capacity, the pachinko ball transfer device can be used to efficiently clean pachinko balls, and further, for example, individual It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball transport cleaner that can be downsized so that cleaning can be performed while circulating pachinko balls in a gaming machine, and that is easy to handle and has low noise.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A helical coil that is rotated by a drive source, a helical coil holding portion that holds the outer peripheral side of the helical coil, and a part of the pachinko ball that enters a gap between the pitches of the helical coil from the outer peripheral side of the helical coil. A pachinko ball transfer guide formed on the radially outer side of the spiral coil holding portion so as to be able to transport the pachinko ball, and using a pachinko ball transport device that transports the pachinko ball by rotating the spiral coil, The moving guide is provided with a cleaning unit for exposing and cleaning the pachinko balls conveyed through the pachinko ball moving guide, and the cleaning unit is conveyed with the pachinko ball moving guide. A cleaning member to be brought into contact with the pachinko ball is mounted, and the pachinko ball is cleaned by being transported while the pachinko ball is in contact with the cleaning member. That.

[0010] As in the second aspect of the present invention, the cleaning member may be provided so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the pachinko ball conveying direction. In that case, as in the third aspect of the present invention,
It may be provided so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction parallel to the pachinko ball conveyance direction. Further, as in the invention described in claim 4, the cleaning member may be provided so as to be movable in a direction crossing the pachinko ball conveying direction. Further, as in the invention according to claim 5, the cleaning member may be provided immovably.

According to the present invention, the cleaning member may be a rotatable roller type, and the disk-shaped cleaning member may be rotated by the rotational force of the pachinko balls being conveyed. Further, as in the invention according to claim 7, the cleaning member may be in the form of a roller that is rotationally driven by a driving source.

The cleaning member may be disk-shaped, and a pressing member for pressing the disk-shaped cleaning member against a pachinko ball may be provided. In the case where the cleaning member is formed in a disk shape, the disk-shaped cleaning member may be rotatable, and the disk-shaped cleaning member may be rotated by the rotational force of the pachinko ball being conveyed. Further, as in the tenth aspect of the present invention, the disc-shaped cleaning member may be driven to rotate by driving the pressing member by the driving source.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A pachinko ball transfer cleaner according to the present invention utilizes a pachinko ball transfer device described in the specification and drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. 8-145519 filed by the present applicant, and a component part that functions as a cleaner. Therefore, the invention according to the above application will be described first.

In FIGS. 14 and 15, reference numeral 50 denotes a pachinko ball insertion block. The pachinko ball insertion block 50 includes three pachinko ball insertion block members 51, 52, and 53. These block members 51, 52, and 53 form two guide holes 5c having a circular cross section that stand up in an arc described later. The upper end of the guide hole 5c is a slot 5a for pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls 3 inserted from the slot 5a.
Falls down the guide hole 5c under its own weight, falls down, and flows into one end 4x of a horizontal movement block 4 described later.

The guide hole 5c is, as shown in FIG.
The three pachinko ball inserting block members 51, 52, 53 formed with the grooves 5c 'having a semicircular cross section are bonded together, and the grooves 5c', 5c 'of the block members 51, 52, 53 are formed to face each other. Have been. FIG. 15 shows that the intermediate block member 52 has grooves 5c ',
An example in which two guide holes 5c are formed by attaching block members 51 and 53 having c ′ formed therein and grooves 5c ′ formed only on one surface to the block member 52 is shown. . FIG. 14 shows only one pachinko ball insertion block member 51.

The above-described guide hole 5c which rises in an arc.
May be formed by bending a pipe, but when the pipe is bent, there is a problem that the pipe is deformed at the bent portion and the cross-sectional shape is distorted. In this regard, as described above, if the guide holes 5c are formed by bonding the pachinko ball insertion block members 51, 52, and 53, the pachinko ball insertion block members 51, 52, and 53 are previously formed with semicircular grooves. Since it is sufficient to cut or form 5c ', a guide hole having a good cross-sectional shape with no distortion in the cross-sectional shape can be formed. The guide hole 5c
May not be circular. For example, the cross-sectional shape may be polygonal or elliptical.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 4 denotes a block for horizontal movement, which extends linearly. One end 4x (the right end in FIG. 14) of this horizontal movement block 4 is
The other end 4y (the left end in FIG. 14) communicates with the two guide holes 5c, and communicates with a guide hole 6c that rises up in an arc described later. The horizontal movement block 4 is formed by bonding two horizontal movement block members 41, 41 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 16, a spiral coil 2 to be described later is inserted into the horizontal moving block 4, and a spiral coil holding section having a circular cross section is held so that the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil 2 can be held. 4a are formed. Further, the pachinko ball moving guide having an arc-shaped cross section on both sides of the spiral coil holding portion 4a and radially outward from the spiral coil holding portion 4a so that the pachinko ball 3 described below can be transported. Parts 4b and 4b are formed.

The spiral coil holding section 4a and the pachinko ball moving guide section 4b are formed by bonding the horizontal moving block members 41, 41 as described above. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, three arc-shaped grooves 4 b ′, 4 a ′, and 4 b ′ connected in parallel appear on the cross section of the block member 41. The blocks 4b ', 4a', 4
By facing b ′, the spiral coil holding portion 4a and the pachinko ball moving guide portions 4b and 4b on both sides thereof can be formed in parallel and continuous. Therefore, the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil 2 can be held by the spiral coil holding section 4a, and the pachinko ball 3 can be transported along the pachinko ball moving guide section 4b. The details of the transportation of the pachinko balls 3 will be described later.

In FIG. 16, the pachinko ball moving guide 4b is provided.
Shows an example in which two are formed. FIG.
In this case, the outer diameter of the spiral coil 2 is larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball 3, so that the radius of the cross-section of the spiral coil holding portion 4a is larger than the radius of the cross-section of the pachinko ball moving guide 4b. Is larger, but the outer diameter of the spiral coil 2 only needs to be large enough not to affect the conveyance of the pachinko balls 3 described later.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 6 denotes a curve moving block. This curve moving block 6 is composed of 2
It is formed by bonding two curve moving block members 61, 61 together. A groove having a semicircular cross section is formed on one surface of the block member 61, and the guide hole 6c is formed by bonding the two block members 61, 61 with both grooves facing each other. The guide hole 6c is formed to stand up in an arc. The cross-sectional shape of the guide hole 6c is determined by the grooves 4b ', 4b of both the horizontal movement block members 41, 41.
The spiral coil holding portion 4a and the pachinko ball moving guide portions 4b and 4b formed by making the a 'and b' face each other.
It has the same shape as That is, the guide hole 6c is
The spiral coil holding section 6a having the same cross section as the spiral coil holding section 4a and the pachinko ball moving guide section 6b having the same cross section as the pachinko ball moving guide section 4b are formed by standing up in an arc. . Therefore, the spiral coil holding section 6a and the pachinko ball moving guide section 6b are
It is formed in series from one end 4x of the horizontal movement block 4 to one end 6y of the curve movement block 6 via the other end 4y. In FIG. 17, one end 6 of the curve moving block 6 is shown.
The figure shows y viewed from a plane.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a helical coil used to transport a pachinko ball. This spiral coil 2
Are installed in the spiral coil holding portions 4a and 6a as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, and pass through the curve moving block 6 from one end 4x of the horizontal moving block 4 as shown in FIG. It is installed up to a position protruding from one end 6y of the block 6. The gap between the pitches of the spiral coil 2 is smaller than the outer diameter of the pachinko ball to be conveyed. One end 2a of the spiral coil 2 is connected to a motor 1 as a driving source.
Is attached to the drive shaft 1a. Therefore, the spiral coil 2 is driven to rotate by the motor 1. Since the spiral coil 2 has flexibility and elasticity, it can rotate even in the arc-shaped spiral coil holding portion 6a.
The motor 1 rotates the spiral coil 2 so as to convey the pachinko ball 3 in the direction of the arrow α shown in FIG.

Next, a series of operations of the above embodiment will be described. As described above, the motor 1 rotationally drives the spiral coil 2 so as to convey the pachinko ball 3 in the direction of the arrow α. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 18, the pachinko balls 3 are inserted from the insertion port 5a. The inserted pachinko ball 3 falls down in the guide hole 5c by its own weight, falls down, and flows into the pachinko ball moving guide portion 4b from one end 4x of the horizontal movement block 4. The one end 4x side of the block 4 is herein referred to as a pachinko ball introduction side.

As shown in FIG. 18, when the pachinko ball 3 flows into the pachinko ball moving guide 4b from one end 4x of the horizontal moving block 4, the pachinko ball 3 is installed in the spiral coil holding portion 4a. A portion of each pachinko ball 3 enters into the gap between the pitches of the spiral coil 2 from the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil 2 and the position is regulated by the pachinko ball moving guide 4b. Each pachinko ball 3 in a state where a part thereof enters the gap between the pitches of the spiral coil 2 is conveyed from the right side to the left side in FIG. In FIG. 18, the pachinko balls are transported in two rows along the two rows of pachinko ball moving guides 4b.

The rotation of the spiral coil 2 drives the pachinko ball 3 conveyed in the pachinko ball moving guide 4b from one end 4x to the other end 4y of the horizontal movement block 4.
As shown in FIG. 14, the pachinko ball moving guide portion 6b formed in the guide hole 6c of the curve moving block 6
The pachinko ball moving guide 6b is lifted in the direction of the arrow α. Then, the pachinko balls 3 which have been transported to one end 6y of the curve moving block 6 spill out, and are stored in a pachinko ball storage unit (not shown) or the like. The accommodated pachinko balls 3 are appropriately conveyed to a target position.

According to the pachinko ball conveying device described above, a part of the pachinko ball 3 is formed by the spiral coil holding portion 4a,
6a is inserted into the gap between the pitches of the spiral coils 2 from the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil 2, and in this state, the spiral coil 2 is rotationally driven by the motor 1 as a driving source, thereby causing the pachinko balls 3 to rotate. Is transported, so that the pachinko balls 3 can be transported also in the horizontal direction. The spiral coil 2 includes a curve moving block 6.
The pachinko ball 3 can be lifted up while drawing a curve in the guide hole 6c formed in the hole. Therefore,
The spiral coil 2 can lift the pachinko balls 3 while drawing an S-shaped curve, or can carry (lift) a path that combines a straight line and a curve. Thus, it is possible to obtain a pachinko ball conveying device having a high degree of freedom in design.

Next, various modifications of the pachinko ball conveying device will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the end of the spiral coil 2 on the introduction side of the pachinko ball 3 is formed in a conical shape whose diameter decreases toward the introduction port of the pachinko ball 3. By using such a spiral coil 2, the pachinko balls 3 flowing into one end 4 x of the horizontal movement block 4 are provided.
However, a portion of the pachinko ball 3 can be easily inserted into the gap between the pitches of the spiral coil 2 from the outer peripheral side of the spiral coil 2 without being repelled by the rotating spiral coil 2, and the pachinko ball 3 is conveyed. Can be performed smoothly. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the spiral coil 2 whose end on the pachinko ball introduction side has a conical shape whose diameter decreases toward the introduction port of the pachinko ball 3 is used.

In the example shown in FIG. 18, the end of the pachinko ball introduction side uses the spiral coil 2 formed in a conical shape whose diameter decreases toward the introduction port of the pachinko ball 3. As shown, the end of the pachinko ball moving guide 4b on the pachinko ball introduction side may use a conical horizontal movement block 4 whose diameter increases toward the introduction port of the pachinko ball 3. . By doing so, the introduced pachinko balls 3 can be smoothly guided into the gap between the pitches of the spiral coils 2 without being repelled by the rotating spiral coils 2, and the transport of the pachinko balls 3 can be smoothly performed. Can be done.

As shown in FIG. 20, a flexible core member 8 may be used. This flexible core material 8 is provided inside the spiral coil 2. In the spiral coil 2, the gap between the pitches is widened or narrowed due to the fluctuation of the load. However, even if the gap between the pitches is widened by using the core material 8, the pachinko balls 3 enter the spiral coil 2. Can be prevented. In the example of FIG. 20, the core member 8 is provided on a pachinko ball introduction side end using a conical horizontal movement block member 4 whose diameter increases toward the pachinko ball introduction port. However, the core member 8 may be provided in a configuration using the spiral coil 2 formed in a conical shape in which the end on the pachinko ball introduction side becomes smaller in diameter toward the pachinko ball introduction port. In this case, the end of the core material 8 may have a conical shape in accordance with the conical shape of the end of the spiral coil 2. In this embodiment, the gap between the pitches may be larger than the outer diameter of the pachinko balls.

In the example described so far, the spiral coil holding portions 4a and 6a and the pachinko ball moving guide portion 4 are provided.
b, 6b are the block members 41, 41, the block member 6
1, 61 are formed by laminating in a belly shape. For example, they can be formed by plastically deforming a pipe made of resin or the like, or can be integrally molded, extruded (linear portion). ), Lost wax, or even casting. The pachinko ball moving guides 4b and 6b are
It may be formed in one line.

The cross-sectional shapes of the spiral coil holding portions 4a and 6a and the pachinko ball moving guide portions 4b and 6b may not be formed in an arc shape. For example, the cross-sectional shape may be polygonal, or the shape in which the ridges and the ridges extend parallel to the transport direction may be used. Further, the cross-sectional shape may be elliptical. When the cross-sectional shape is formed in an elliptical shape, the positions of the spiral coil holding portions 4a and 6a are regulated, and the spiral coil holding portions 4a and 6a and the pachinko ball moving guide portion 4 are provided.
Any cross-sectional shape may be used so that b and 6b can be arranged in parallel in the long axis direction.

A plurality of the pachinko ball moving guides 4b may be provided on the radially outer periphery of the spiral coil holder 4a. For example, four pachinko ball moving guide portions 4b may be provided around the spiral coil holding portion 4a, and the pachinko balls 3 may be conveyed in four rows by one spiral coil 2. Therefore, four pachinko ball moving guides are formed in the pachinko ball inserting block and the curve moving block in correspondence with the pachinko ball moving guides 4b. By providing a plurality of pachinko ball moving guides 4b on the outer periphery in the radial direction of the spiral coil holding portion 4a in this manner, more pachinko balls 3 can be transported, and the transport capacity can be increased.

The pachinko ball conveying device described above can also be used for a device that lowers pachinko balls. In this case, there is an advantage that the lowering speed can be suppressed and the conveyance can be performed while maintaining the order. Further, the transport path may be an inverted U-shaped transport path.

The present invention utilizes the above-described pachinko ball conveying device, and adds a pachinko ball cleaning device to the pachinko ball conveying cleaner, and an embodiment thereof will be described below. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pachinko ball cleaning device is added to a part of the pachinko ball transport path of the pachinko ball transport device, for example, a part of the horizontal movement block 4.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, the horizontal movement block 4 has a pachinko ball moving guide portion 4b on both sides of the spiral coil holding portion 4a, and a side surface on which the pachinko ball forming side is formed. Part of 4b, 4b is exposed outside the horizontal movement block 4. Therefore, a part of the pachinko balls 3, 3 conveyed along the pachinko ball moving guides 4 b, 4 b when the helical coil 2 is rotationally driven in the helical coil holding portion 4 a protrudes from the side surface of the block 4. . Thus, the pachinko ball moving guide 4 is provided.
The portions where b and 4b are partially exposed outside the horizontal movement block 4 are the cleaning units 35 and 35.
The pachinko ball cleaning device described below is provided at 5, 35.

The cleaning device includes a cleaning member 30, a pressing roller 33 for pressing the cleaning member 30 against the pachinko balls 3 partially protruding from the side surface of the block 4, and a cleaning member 30.
And a pair of idle rollers 34 for guiding the movement of the cleaning member 30 by sandwiching the cleaning roller 30 from both sides. The axes of the pressing roller 33 and the idle roller 34 are parallel to the direction in which the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed. Therefore, the moving direction of the cleaning member 30 due to the rotation of the rollers 33 and 34 is
This is a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the pachinko balls 3.

The cleaning member 30 is constituted by attaching a cleaner sheet 32 to both surfaces of a core material 31. The cleaner sheet 32 is for removing dirt adhering to the surface of the pachinko balls 3, and may be made of any material as long as it can remove dirt from the pachinko balls 3. Good. The cleaner sheet 32 is, for example, a smooth sheet, woven, nonwoven, mesh, sponge, or formed with small holes, slits, grooves, and the like. Appropriate ones can be arbitrarily selected and used. Further, a small amount of fats and oils and rust inhibitors are added to the cleaner sheet 32 to give gloss and lubricity to pachinko balls,
Rust may be prevented.

The cleaner sheet 32 is not necessarily the core material 31.
It is not necessary to attach the cleaner sheet 32 to both sides of the core material 31 if the pachinko balls 3 are attached.
When the cleaner sheet 32 on one side becomes dirty by the cleaning, the cleaning member 30 can be turned over and the cleaner sheet 32 on the other side can be used for cleaning the pachinko balls 3, which is convenient. In the case where the cleaner sheets 32 are attached to both sides of the core 31, one cleaner sheet 32 may be folded back along the center line and attached to both sides of the core 31 as in the example shown in FIG. Good.

The cleaning sections 35 and 35 are formed to have a certain length in the conveying direction of the pachinko balls 3, and the length of the roller 33 and the width of the cleaning member 30 are slightly shorter than the cleaning section 35. ing. Press rollers 33, 3
The pachinko ball 3 is located at a position facing the pachinko ball 3 protruding from the pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b.
Are provided at positions where the cleaning members 35, 35 are pressed with an appropriate pressing force. There are a plurality of pairs of two idle rollers 34, which are arranged on both sides in the moving direction of the cleaning member 35 with the pressing rollers 33, 33 therebetween. As shown in FIG. 3, the pressing rollers 33, 33 are rotationally driven by a motor 39 as a driving source via a pulley 38, a belt 37, and a pulley 36, and the cleaning member 30 is moved by the rotational driving of the pressing rollers 33, 33. Let me do. The motor 39 is, for example, a geared motor, the rotation speed of the output shaft of which is relatively slow, and the cleaning member 30 moves slowly. A plurality of pairs of the idle rollers 34 are connected to the cleaning member 3.
It guides the movement of the cleaning member 30 while rotating with the movement of 0 and 30. Each idle roller 34 has a cleaning member 3
A flange 34a for regulating the width direction of 0 is provided at both ends in the length direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning member 30 has a rectangular plate shape and reciprocates by the reciprocating rotation of the motor 39. Sensors 42 and 43 for detecting the limit of the reciprocating movement of the cleaning member 30 are arranged on both sides of the reciprocating passage of the cleaning member 30. Cleaning member 30
Reaches the reciprocation limit, the sensor 42 or the sensor 43
Detects the leading edge of the cleaning member 30 in the moving direction. The detection signal of the sensor 42 or the sensor 43 causes the motor 9
Are reversed, and the direction of movement of the cleaning member 30 is reversed.

According to the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the spiral coil 2 is held in the spiral coil holding portion 4a.
Is driven to rotate, the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed along the pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b, and the cleaning unit 3 is moved.
At 5, 35, the pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b
The protruding pachinko balls 3 come into contact with the cleaner sheet 32 of the cleaning member 30. The pachinko balls 3 are formed by rotating the spiral coil 2 and the pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4
b, the rotation of the cleaning member 35, 35 in the cleaning section 35, 35 in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the pachinko balls 3 is combined with the rotation of the cleaning member 30 to make the rotation direction irregular. The surface of the ball 3 contacts the cleaner sheet 32 of the cleaning member 30 evenly, and the surface of the pachinko ball 3 is evenly cleaned.

As described above, the helical coil 2 rotated and driven by the driving source, the helical coil holding portion 4a for holding the outer peripheral side of the helical coil 2, and the gap between the helical coil pitches from the outer peripheral side of the helical coil 2 Pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b formed radially outside of the spiral coil holding portion 4a so that the pachinko ball 3 can be conveyed by a part of the pachinko ball 3 entering therein. The pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b are provided by using a pachinko ball conveying device that conveys the pachinko balls 3 by driving.
A cleaning unit 3 for exposing and cleaning the pachinko balls 3 transported by the pachinko ball moving guides 4b, 4b.
5 and 35 are formed, and cleaning members 30 and 30 to which the pachinko balls 3 conveyed through the pachinko ball moving guide portions 4b and 4b come into contact are attached to the cleaning portions 35 and 35, respectively.
The pachinko balls 3 are cleaned by transporting the pachinko balls 3 while making contact with the pins 0 and 30, so that the pachinko balls 3 can be moved horizontally or conveyed while drawing a curve, so that the degree of freedom in design is improved. And a pachinko ball transfer device capable of reducing the occupied space for the transfer capacity, and also using this pachinko ball transfer device to constitute a pachinko ball cleaner. The pachinko ball cleaner, which has a very simple structure, is easy to reduce in size, is easy to handle, has low noise, and can efficiently clean the pachinko ball 3 A transport cleaner can be obtained.

When the cleaning member 30 is used for cleaning the pachinko balls 3, dirt on the pachinko balls 3 adheres to the cleaner sheet 32, and the cleaner sheet 32 becomes dirty. When the degree of contamination of the cleaner sheet 32 exceeds a certain level, the cleaning member 30 is turned upside down, and the cleaner sheet 32 attached to the other surface of the core member 31 is used for cleaning the pachinko balls 3. The reversing operation of the cleaning member 30 can be performed very easily by pulling out the cleaning member 30 from the cleaning unit 35, reversing the cleaning member 30, and inserting the cleaning member 30 into the cleaning unit 35 again. When the cleaner sheets 32 on both sides are soiled, the cleaning member 30 is replaced.

As described above with reference to FIG. 2, one cleaner sheet 32 is folded back along the center line to form the core material 3.
It may be pasted on both sides of one. In that case, the folded portion of the cleaner sheet 32 is installed toward the upstream side in the pachinko ball conveyance direction. By doing so, there is an advantage that even if the pachinko balls 3 to be conveyed hit the edge portion of the cleaner sheet 32, the cleaner sheet 32 is hardly peeled off from the core material 31.

The pachinko ball cleaning section may be provided anywhere on the pachinko ball transport path including the spiral coil 2, the spiral coil holding section, the pachinko ball moving guide section, and the like.
The invention is not limited to being provided in the horizontal movement block 4 as in the examples of FIGS. 1 to 3. For example, in the example of the pachinko ball conveying device shown in FIG. 14, a pachinko ball cleaning unit may be provided in the curve moving block 6.

Next, various modifications of the pachinko ball cleaning section will be described. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cleaning member is provided so as to be movable. However, the cleaning members 44 and 54 may be provided in a stationary state as in the example shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, cleaning portions 35, 35 similar to the above-described embodiment are formed on both left and right sides of the horizontal movement block 4, and these cleaning portions 35, 35 have cleaner sheets 46 on one surface of holding plates 45, 55. Cleaning member 4 to which the and 56 are attached
4 and 54 are provided in a stationary state. Cleaning member 44,
54 is the cleaner sheet 46, 56 is the cleaning unit 35,
It is urged by springs 47 and 57 so as to be pressed against the surface of the pachinko ball 3 exposed at 35. Therefore, here, the cleaning members 44 and 54 are in the immobile state,
This means a state where the surface for cleaning the surface of the pachinko 3 is substantially constant, and the movement of the cleaning members 44 and 54 in the surface for cleaning the surface of the pachinko 3 is restricted.

In the example shown in FIG.
4 is formed flat, while the other cleaning member 5 is formed.
4 is formed in a partially cylindrical shape. The central axis of the partial cylindrical shape of the cleaning member 54 is a direction parallel to the conveying direction of the pachinko balls 3. On the cleaning member 54 side, the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed in contact with the cylindrical inner peripheral side of the cleaner sheet 56. Guides 43, 43 facing the upper and lower end surfaces of the cleaning members 44, 54 are provided on both left and right sides of the block 4, respectively.
And 48, 48 are fixed. This guide 43,
43 and 48, 48 guide the movement of the cleaning members 44, 54 in the biasing direction by the springs 47, 47, and
The movement of the cleaning members 44 and 54 within the cleaning surface is regulated.

The cleaner sheets 46, 56 of the cleaning members 44, 54 are replaced when the dirt becomes severe. Spring 4
The pressing force of the cleaning members 44 and 54 on the pachinko balls 3 is set to an appropriate pressing force by adjusting the elastic force of the cleaning members 7 and 47. In the example of FIG. 4, one cleaning member 44 is flat and the other cleaning member 54 is partially cylindrical. However, both may be flat or both may be partially cylindrical. ,
Further, another shape may be used. For example, the pachinko ball 3 may be in the shape of an angle so that the pachinko ball 3 contacts the inner surface of the angle. If the cleaning member has an angle, the pachinko ball 3 comes in contact with the cleaning member at two points, so that the cleaning effect is enhanced.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning members 44 and 54 are described as being immobile, but the driving members are used to clean the cleaning members 44 and 54.
May be moved along the cleaning surface. The example shown in FIG. 4 has the same effect as the above-described example.

Next, an example shown in FIG. 5 will be described. In FIG. 5, a holding plate 6 which can be fitted to the cleaning portions 35, 35 with some space margin is attached to cleaning portions 35, 35 formed on both left and right sides of the horizontal movement block 4.
2, 62 are arranged. The pressing plates 62, 62 are formed in a U-shape, and a portion corresponding to the bottom of the U-shape faces the pachinko ball moving guide of the block 4. The pachinko ball 3 and the holding plate 6 which are transported along the pachinko ball moving guide portion and are exposed from the cleaning portions 35, 35.
Cleaning members 64, 64 are interposed between the cleaning members 64, 62. The cleaning members 64, 64 are band-shaped, and the holding plates 62, 62
Accordingly, it is movably guided along the pressing plates 62, 62. Also, the holding plates 62, 62
The pachinko ball moving guide portion 5 is urged toward the pachinko ball 3 to be conveyed by 5, 65, whereby the cleaning members 64, 64 are pressed against the pachinko ball 3 by an appropriate pressure. . Both ends of each of the cleaning members 64, 64 are wound around reels 58, 59, respectively. The cleaning members 64, 64 may be a band-shaped core material with a cleaner sheet attached thereto, or may be only a band-shaped cleaner sheet, similarly to the cleaning members in the above-described embodiment.

As shown by the arrows in FIG.
Assuming that the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed upward by the rotational drive, the cleaning members 64, 64 move in a direction opposite to the conveying direction of the pachinko balls 3. Therefore,
The reels 58, 58 disposed on the lower side are the cleaning members 6.
4, 64 take-up reels, ie, drive reels, and the upper reels 59, 59 are supply reels, ie, driven reels.

As described above, since the cleaning members 64, 64 relatively move with respect to the transport of the pachinko balls 3, the pachinko balls 3
Surface is efficiently cleaned. In addition, since the cleaning members 64, 64 relatively move in the direction opposite to the direction in which the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed, the surface of the pachinko balls 3 is more efficiently cleaned. However, the cleaning members 64 may be moved in the same direction as the transport direction of the pachinko balls 3. Further, when the winding of the cleaning members 64, 64 is completed on the driving side reel, the driving reel may be switched to the other reel, and the moving direction of the cleaning members 64, 64 may be switched in the opposite direction. If the cleaning members 64, 64 become dirty, replace them.
The example shown in FIG. 5 has the same effect as the above-described example.

The cleaning member may take various other forms. For example, in the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, roller-shaped cleaning members 66 are used. A part of the outer circumference of the cleaning members 66, 66 enters the cleaning units 35, 35 formed in the horizontal movement block 4, and the pachinko balls 3 conveyed by the rotation of the spiral coil 2 to the cleaning units 35, 35. At an appropriate pressure. Cleaning member 66,
Reference numeral 66 designates a support shaft provided substantially parallel to the pachinko ball conveyance direction, and can rotate about the support shaft. The cleaning members 66, 66 may be driven to rotate at an appropriate speed by a drive source (not shown), or may be in a free state in which the members are not driven to rotate.

Assuming that the cleaning members 66, 66 are driven to rotate, the cleaning members 66, 66 rotate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transport of the pachinko balls 3, and the pachinko balls 3 are efficiently cleaned. When the cleaning members 66 and 66 are in a free state in which the pachinko balls 3 are not driven to rotate, the pachinko balls 3 contact the spiral coil 2 and the wall surfaces of the pachinko ball moving guides, so that the pachinko balls 3 rotate. 3
The rotation of the cleaning members 66, 66 is also rotated, and the surfaces of the cleaning members 66, 66 contacting the pachinko balls 3 are moved.
Cleaning of the pachinko balls 3 is performed efficiently.

The roller-shaped cleaning members 66, 66 may be entirely made of a material having a cleaning function. In this case, when the cleaning members 66, 66 are soiled, the entire cleaning members 66, 66 can be cleaned and purified, and the cleaning members 66, 66 can be used for cleaning the pachinko balls again. Further, a cleaning member such as a cleaner sheet may be wound around a roller-shaped core material. In this case, when the cleaning member becomes dirty, the cleaning member may be disposable, or may be cleaned and purified to be used again for cleaning the pachinko balls. The embodiment shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
An effect similar to that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 will be described. In this embodiment, disk-shaped cleaning members 72, 72 are used as cleaning members. FIG.
In FIG. 10 to FIG. 10, a block 4 for pachinko ball movement
In the same manner as the embodiment described so far, the cleaning unit 35,
A cleaning member 72 is disposed in the cleaning section 35. Cleaning member 7
The diameter of 2, 72 is slightly smaller than the length of the cleaning sections 35, 35, and the cleaning members 72, 72 are arranged such that the center of the circle overlaps the center in the width direction of the pachinko ball moving guide section. . The cleaning members 72, 72 are held rotatably around the center of the circle by fitting the outer circumference into the circumferential grooves of the appropriate number of holding rollers 74. Further, one of the holding rollers 74, for example, a holding roller 74 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9 is detachable, and the cleaning member 72 is replaceable with the holding roller 74 removed. It is preferable to mount the cleaning member 74 so that the cleaning member 72 does not fall off.

As shown in FIG. 10, the cleaning members 72, 72 are formed by attaching disc-shaped cleaner sheets 69, 69 to both sides of disc-shaped cores 68, 69, respectively. Cleaning member 72,
The pressing roller 6 is positioned at both sides of the center of the circle and at a position overlapping with the pachinko ball moving guide.
7 and 67 are pressed, whereby the cleaning member 72,
The cleaner sheet 69 on one side of the 72 is pressed against the pachinko ball 3 conveyed through the pachinko ball moving guide with an appropriate pressing force. The pressing rollers 67 have an axis parallel to the direction of the pachinko ball moving guide, and can rotate about this axis. Press roller 6
By driving one or both of 7, 67, or one or more of the plurality of holding rollers 74 by a driving source (not shown), the cleaning member 72 is rotated in the plane. Alternatively, the motor may be freely rotatable without being driven by the driving source.

The spiral coil 2 is driven to rotate, and the pachinko balls 3
When the cleaning members 72, 72 are rotationally driven as described above while transporting the pachinko balls 3, the cleaning members 72, 72
The 72 cleaner sheets 69 move while drawing an arc in a direction crossing the pachinko ball transport direction while being pressed, and the pachinko balls 3 are efficiently cleaned. Further, even when the cleaning members 72, 72 are freely rotatable, a rotational driving force acts on the cleaning members 72, 72 by the rotational moment when the pachinko balls 3 are conveyed, and the cleaning members 72, 72 are rotated. Rotates slowly. Therefore, also in this case, the pachinko balls 3 are efficiently cleaned.

When the cleaning members 72, 72 are freely rotatable as described above, the cleaning members 72, 72 are rotated by the rotation of the pachinko balls 3, but are rotated on both sides of the rotation center. When the driving force acts evenly,
The cleaning members 72 are difficult to rotate. Therefore, as shown on the right side of FIG. 8, the pressing force of the pressing rollers 67, 67 arranged on both sides of the rotation center of the cleaning member 72 is made different, and the cleaning member 72 is inclined by a very small angle θ. In this case, since the rotational driving force acts unevenly on both sides of the rotation center of the cleaning member 72, the cleaning member 72 is easily rotated, and the pachinko balls 3 are efficiently cleaned.

As another means for facilitating the rotation of the cleaning members 72, 72 when the cleaning members 72, 72 are freely rotatable, the cleaning member is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. By being disposed at the end of the pachinko ball conveying path as shown by 72A, only one side of the cleaning member 72 is pressed against the pachinko balls 3 to be conveyed with the rotation center interposed therebetween. Also, as shown by a two-dot chain line 67A in FIG. 9, the cleaning member 72 is disposed at a position where only one side is pressed across the rotation center of the cleaning member 72. With this arrangement, the rotation of the cleaning member 72 is facilitated by applying a rotational force to only one side of the cleaning member 72 across the rotation center by transporting the pachinko balls 3.

The cleaning member used in the present invention may be formed in an endless belt shape. The embodiment shown in FIG. 11 is an example of this, in which the cleaning members 30, 30 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are each formed in an endless strip shape. That is, the horizontal movement block 4, the spiral coil 2, the cleaning units 35, 35, the pressing rollers 33, 33,
The point that a plurality of pairs of idle rollers 34 and cleaning members 30 and 30 are provided is the same as the embodiment shown in FIGS.
The cleaning members 30, 30 are formed in an endless strip shape, and these cleaning members 30, 30 are separated from the idle rollers 34, 34 on both sides of the pressing rollers 33, 33 by rollers 75, 75.
Is hung in a triangular shape. When the rollers 75, 75 or the pressing rollers 33, 33 are driven to rotate in one direction, the cleaning members 30, 30 are driven to rotate in one direction,
The pachinko balls 3 being conveyed are brought into contact with the cleaning members 30, 30, and the pachinko balls 3 are cleaned.

Since the cleaning members 30, 30 have the cleaner sheets 32, 32 adhered to both sides of the core material 31, if the cleaner sheet 32 on one side is contaminated by cleaning the pachinko balls, the cleaning member 30 is cleaned. , 30
Is turned over, and the cleaner sheet 32 on the other surface is subjected to cleaning. This embodiment also has the same effects as those of the embodiments described above.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment in which the cleaning member is formed in an endless band shape. In this embodiment, the horizontal movement block 4, the spiral coil 2, the cleaning units 35 and 3,
5, a plurality of pairs of pressing rollers 33, 33 and idle rollers 34 and cleaning members 30, 30 are the same as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, but the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. In that the cleaning members 30 and 30 are joined together to form one endless strip, and an appropriate number of idlers 77 are added to circulate one cleaning member 30 while drawing a loop. However, this embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the embodiment shown in FIG.

The embodiment shown in FIG.
The cleaning member 3 is rotated by a means such as rotating the cleaning member 33.
If 0 is moved while drawing a loop, the pachinko balls 3 can be efficiently cleaned in the same manner as in the embodiments described above. The driving direction of the cleaning member may be only one direction, or the driving direction may be appropriately reversed.

The pachinko ball transport cleaner according to the present invention can be mounted on individual pachinko gaming machines. FIG. 13 shows an example. In FIG. 13, reference numeral 80 denotes one pachinko gaming machine in a group of pachinko gaming machines constituting an island. The pachinko gaming machine 80 is provided with a tank 81 at a lower portion, an upper plate 82 at an upper portion, and a prize ball awarding device 83 connected to a bottom portion of the upper plate 82. The tank 81 stores the pachinko balls which are driven into the pachinko gaming machine 80 and used for the game and which are out balls. The prize ball awarding device 83 is used to award a certain number of pachinko balls from the upper plate 82 as prize balls near the player's hand when the pachinko balls driven into the pachinko gaming machine 80 enter the safe hole. Things. The pachinko gaming machine 80 is also provided with a pachinko ball conveying cleaner 84 as described above.

The pachinko ball transport cleaner 84 lifts the pachinko balls stored in the tank 81 to the upper plate 82 and circulates the pachinko balls in the pachinko game machine 80, and drives the spiral coil 2 to rotate. Motor 1 is upper plate 82
The pachinko ball discharge port of the pachinko ball transport cleaner 84 is located above the upper plate 82,
A pachinko ball cleaner 85 is attached in the middle of the pachinko ball transport path of the pachinko ball transport cleaner 84. 1 to 1 as the pachinko ball cleaner 85
2 and other cleaners incorporating the technical concept of the present invention.

If the pachinko balls are circulated in the pachinko game machine, the amount of pachinko balls transported in the entire pachinko game hall is reduced, and there are advantages such as energy saving, space saving and low noise. On the other hand, while the pachinko balls are circulating in the pachinko gaming machine, the dirt attached to the pachinko balls adheres to the movement path of the pachinko balls, so that the pachinko gaming machines become dirty or the pachinko balls do not move smoothly. Easy to cause trouble. In this regard, according to the example shown in FIG. 13, since the pachinko balls discharged from the tank 81 to the upper plate 82 are cleaned by the cleaner 85, the purified pachinko balls always circulate in the pachinko gaming machine 80. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem that the pachinko gaming machine becomes dirty and the pachinko ball does not move smoothly.

As shown by a broken line in FIG. 13, a tank 88 provided in units of islands and comprising a plurality of pachinko gaming machines.
The pachinko balls may be lifted by the pachinko ball conveying cleaner 84 and supplied to the upper plate 82. When the number of pachinko balls to be awarded is smaller than the number of out balls, the number of pachinko balls held in the pachinko gaming machine 80 is reduced. Detected, as in the example of FIG.
Pachinko balls are supplied to the upper plate 82 via a counter 87 from a supply gutter 86 provided for each island.

As shown in FIG. 20, if the pachinko ball conveying device having the flexible core material 8 inside the spiral coil 2 is provided with the cleaning unit described above,
The core member 8 prevents the pachinko balls pressed by the cleaning member from digging inward of the spiral coil while expanding the pitch of the spiral coil, so that the conveyance of the pachinko balls is hindered. It does not come, and the pachinko balls can be cleaned efficiently.

[0070]

According to the present invention as set forth in claims 1 to 10, a spiral coil rotationally driven by a driving source, a spiral coil holding portion for holding an outer peripheral side of the spiral coil, and a spiral coil From the outer peripheral side, a pachinko ball moving guide portion formed radially outside the spiral coil holding portion so that a portion of the pachinko ball enters the gap between the spiral coil pitches so that the pachinko ball can be transported, A pachinko ball conveying device that conveys pachinko balls by rotating the spiral coil is used, and the pachinko ball moving guide portion is exposed and cleaned by exposing the pachinko ball conveyed to the pachinko ball moving guide portion. A cleaning member is attached to the cleaning section, the pachinko ball being conveyed through the pachinko ball moving guide section is brought into contact with the cleaning section, and the pachinko ball is not brought into contact with the cleaning member. The pachinko balls are cleaned by transporting them from above, so the pachinko balls can be moved horizontally or transported while drawing a curve, increasing the degree of freedom in design, and occupying space for the transport capacity It is possible to obtain a pachinko ball conveying device capable of reducing the size of the pachinko ball conveying device, and also to configure a pachinko ball cleaning device using this pachinko ball conveying device. However, it is easy to reduce the size of the pachinko ball, and it is possible to obtain a pachinko ball transport cleaner that is easy to handle, has low noise, and can efficiently clean the pachinko ball.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of an embodiment of a pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view showing an example of a pachinko game machine equipped with a pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a pachinko ball conveying device that can be used in the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a pachinko ball insertion block in the pachinko ball conveying apparatus.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a horizontal movement block in the pachinko ball conveying device of the above.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a curve moving block in the pachinko ball conveying device.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a spiral coil that can be used in the present invention and a peripheral portion thereof.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a horizontal movement block that can be used in the present invention and a peripheral portion thereof.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a spiral coil with a core that can be used in the present invention, and a peripheral portion thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motor as drive source 2 Spiral coil 3 Pachinko ball 4 Horizontal movement block 4a Spiral coil holding part 4b Pachinko ball moving guide part 6a Spiral coil holding part 6b Pachinko ball moving guide part 30 Cleaning member 35 Cleaning member 44 Cleaning member 54 cleaning member 64 cleaning member 66 roller-shaped cleaning member 72 disk-shaped cleaning member 73 pressing member

Claims (10)

[Claims] A spiral coil rotatably driven by a drive source; a spiral coil holding portion for holding an outer peripheral side of the spiral coil; and a pachinko ball inserted into a gap between pitches of the spiral coil from an outer peripheral side of the spiral coil. And a pachinko ball moving guide portion formed radially outside the spiral coil holding portion so that the pachinko ball can be transported by entering a part of the pachinko ball, and transporting the pachinko ball by rotating the spiral coil. Utilizing a pachinko ball conveying device, a cleaning unit for exposing and cleaning a pachinko ball to be conveyed through the pachinko ball moving guide unit is formed in the pachinko ball moving guide unit, and the cleaning unit includes: A cleaning member is provided for contacting the pachinko ball transported through the pachinko ball moving guide, and the pachinko ball is transported while contacting the cleaning member. A pachinko ball transport cleaner characterized by further cleaning pachinko balls. 2. The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is provided so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the pachinko ball conveying direction. 3. The pachinko ball transport cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning member is provided so as to be able to reciprocate in a direction parallel to the pachinko ball transport direction. 4. The pachinko ball transport cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is provided so as to be movable in a direction crossing the pachinko ball transport direction. 5. The pachinko ball transport cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is provided immovably. 6. The cleaning member is a rotatable roller type,
The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the roller-type cleaning member is rotated by a rotational force of the pachinko ball being conveyed. 7. The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member is a roller type rotatably driven by a driving source. 8. The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member has a disk shape and has a pressing member for pressing the disk-shaped cleaning member against a pachinko ball. 9. The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 8, wherein the disc-shaped cleaning member is rotatable, and the disc-shaped cleaning member is rotated by the rotational force of the pachinko ball being conveyed. 10. The pachinko ball conveying cleaner according to claim 8, wherein the disc-shaped cleaning member is rotationally driven by driving the pressing member by a driving source.