JPH1099534A - Ball counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly and surely count gate balls on a ball receiving tray by providing a guide trough to guide the game balls from the ball receiving tray to a ball counting means and inclining the guide trough from the player side toward the game machine side while allowing an opening provided in the lower inclination side of bottom surface of the ball receiving to communicate to the upper inclination side of the guide side trough. SOLUTION: A ball receiving tray 5 constituting a portion of a ball counting device 4 is provide fixedly below a lower tray 15 of a pachinko machine 2 to cover from below an exhaust port provided in the lower tray 15. The ball counting device 4 has a rail 133 and an auxiliary rail 71 as a guide trough for guiding game balls exhausted from the ball receiving tray 5 to a recovery trough to count the game balls passing through the respective rails by a ball counting means 76. When the game balls are exhausted from the ball receiving tray 5, an opening/closing lever 23 is operated to open a shutter 46 so that the game balls are exhausted from an opening 48, while this opening 48 is provided in the lower inclination side of bottom surface 139 of the ball receiving tray 5 to communicate to the upper inclination side of the guide trough, so that the game balls can by quickly discharged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game island table in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, and more particularly, to a game island which is temporarily stored and counted after the gaming balls paid out from the gaming machines are counted. The present invention relates to a ball counting device that can be returned to a table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, gaming balls provided from each gaming machine and paid out from the gaming machines are temporarily stored and counted. As a game island table having a ball counting device that can be returned to the rear game island table, there is, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-38726.

[0003]

However, in such a ball counting device, in order to count the game balls discharged from the opening of the ball tray connected to the guide gutter quickly and reliably, the game balls are required. Needs to be sufficiently rectified before entering the ball counter as a sensor, and it is necessary to secure a long flow path for this. However, if such a long flow path is provided in the game island stand, it interferes with other devices in the player island stand. Therefore, it was difficult to secure sufficient space.

Further, when the flow path is formed in the game island stand, there is a problem that maintenance and replacement work become complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and has as its object to provide a ball counting device capable of counting the game balls discharged from the ball tray quickly and reliably. I have.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a ball counting device according to the present invention is a game island table in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, and the game island table includes a plurality of game machines. A ball counting device is provided corresponding to the machine, the ball counting device includes a ball tray for receiving game balls discharged from the gaming machine, and a ball counter capable of counting game balls discharged from the ball tray. A guiding gutter for guiding a game ball in the ball tray to a ball counter on the gaming island stand, wherein the guiding gutter is inclined downward from the player side toward the gaming machine side. And an opening provided on the lower slope side of the bottom surface of the ball tray is communicated with the upper slope side of the inclined portion of the guide gutter. According to this feature, the flow path for rectifying the game balls discharged from the ball tray can be sufficiently secured by effectively utilizing the lower portion of the ball tray of the ball counting device, so that the game balls can be quickly and quickly. Reliable counting becomes possible. In addition, since the guiding gutter, the ball counter, and the like are all stored in the ball counting device, and the counting process of the discharged game balls can be completed in the ball counting device, maintenance is facilitated.

In the ball counting device of the present invention, the bottom surface of the ball tray is provided so as to be inclined downward from the gaming machine side toward the front, and an opening communicating with the guide gutter is provided on the lower side of the inclination. Preferably, the guide gutter is formed at the opening so as to be inclined downward toward the gaming machine. In this way, the pachinko balls can be discharged from the opening to the upper slope of the guide gutter without appropriately providing a relay gutter between the opening and the upper slope of the guide gutter.

[0008] In the ball counting device of the present invention, it is preferable that the opening is provided in an upright wall formed on the lower slope side of the bottom surface of the ball tray. By doing so, the guiding gutter can be extended from the vicinity of the outer end of the ball tray toward the game island stand, so that the guiding gutter can be further lengthened in the ball counting device.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a pachinko island stand 1 as a game island stand to which the present invention is applied. .
The front and rear surfaces (rear surfaces are not shown) of the pachinko island stand 1 are a waistboard 7 that covers the lower part of the pachinko island stand 1, a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine arranged in line on the waistboard 7, and a pachinko machine 2
, And a curtain plate 6a, a lamp plate 6b, and the like that cover the upper part of the pachinko machine stand 1, and the side surface thereof is provided with a supply gutter part (not shown in the drawing) provided above the pachinko machine 2. ), The supporting plate 9 on which the overflow ball passage 10 communicating with the support plate 9 is fixed.
It consists of.

[0010] The pachinko island stand 1 in the present embodiment is:
Two pachinko machines 2 and ball rental machines 3 are arranged in a row on each of the front and rear sides, and one independent pachinko ball and all necessary devices and the like necessary for operating the pachinko machines 2 are housed inside. A pachinko island stand is configured, and a plurality of these pachinko island stands 1 are connected in the left-right direction to form a long pachinko island stand. At this time, the wiring in each pachinko island stand 1 can be easily connected via the opening 13 formed in the upper part of the support plate 9. In addition, the game island stand is not limited to a so-called unit type in which a plurality of independent ones are connected like the pachinko island stand 1, and several tens of conventional units may be configured as one pachinko island stand. Also, the device attached to the pachinko island is not limited to this, and for example, a so-called card unit having a card reader / writer instead of the ball rental machine 3 may be used.

On the lower front surface of the pachinko machine 2, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, an upper plate 14 for temporarily storing pachinko balls to be paid out to a player and guiding the pachinko balls to a hitting ball firing device (not shown) operated by operating a handle 16.
And a lower plate 15 capable of storing pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate 14.

Below the lower plate 15, a ball tray 5, which is a part of the ball counting device 4 described below, covers an outlet (not shown) provided in the lower plate 15 from below. It is fixed. The ball tray 5 is a box having an open top, and the pachinko balls discharged from the ball tray 5 are collected by a collecting gutter 162 disposed in the lower part of the pachinko island stand 1 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 12).
Is to be led to.

1 is formed in the ball receiving cup 12 placed in the ball receiving storage 11 formed in the waist plate 7 corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 in the ball counting device 4 shown in FIG. Is a payout button for paying out a pachinko ball desired by the player. Reference numeral 25 denotes an LED lamp which lights up when the payable pachinko ball is present.

The curtain plate 6a and the lamp plate 6b are particularly shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the pawls are provided so as to be openable forward, and by opening the curtain plate, the supply gutters for supplying the pachinko balls to the respective pachinko machines 2 and the supply formed on the side of the supply gutters are provided. The delivery pipe and the supply pipe (not shown) connected from the mouth (not shown) can be clogged in the delivery pipe and the maintenance of a suitable internal control device can be performed from the outside.

On the front surface of the lamp plate 6b, an information display device 8 capable of appropriately displaying information and a number of balls which are located below the information display device 8 and mainly returned from the ball counting device 4 are included. , Counting ball number display 18 for displaying the number of obtained balls of the player, etc.
Are provided. In addition, next to the counting ball number display 18, a leaving button 20, a payment button 21, and a payment end ball button 21 are provided, respectively, and a card insertion / ejection port is provided at an intermediate position between the two pachinko machines 2. 17 are formed. A card reader / writer 19 capable of appropriately recording information on a magnetic card as an information recording medium is provided on the back of the card insertion / ejection opening 17.

Here, the game method in the pachinko island stand 1 in the present embodiment will be briefly described. First, the player purchases a pachinko ball from the ball rental machine 3 using cash or a card or the like, and can play the game. During the game, the pachinko balls paid out due to the occurrence of a big hit or the like can be temporarily stored in the ball tray 5 of the ball counting device 4, and if there is more payout, the pachinko balls in the ball tray 5 are temporarily put on the island. It can be returned to the platform. The number of pachinko balls returned here is displayed on the counting ball number display 18 and the information display device 8 and the like. The pachinko balls disappear during the game, and the pachinko balls once returned, that is, the counting ball number display. Container 18
When the pachinko balls corresponding to the numerical values displayed in (1) are converted into pachinko balls again, if the payout button 24 is pressed, an appropriate amount of pachinko balls will be paid back into the ball receiving cup 12.

Next, when the game is temporarily interrupted, if the number of balls is appropriately displayed on the counting ball number display 18, the player inserts his or her magnetic card into the card insertion / ejection port 17, When the unseating button 20 is pressed, the displayed number of balls is recorded by the card reader / writer 19, and the number of balls is held until the same (own) magnetic card is inserted again. I have. Therefore, the ball is not deprived by others. Also, when there is no magnetic card,
A new magnetic card is supplied from inside the card reader / writer 19.

When the game is to be ended, the settlement button 21 and the settlement end ball button 22 are pressed to record the number of balls displayed on the magnetic card, the magnetic card is taken to the premium counter, and the premium is exchanged. Good. When the settlement end ball button 21 is selected, the end ball is automatically paid out in the ball receiving cup 12.

Next, the ball counting device 4 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 7, the ball counting device 4 is mainly used for detachably attaching to the waist plate 7 of the pachinko island stand 1. A base portion 26 on which the mounting support portions 27a and 27b are fixedly mounted;
A ball tray 5 which is detachably attached to the base 26, and a rail 1 which is fixed to the base 26 and guides the pachinko balls discharged from the ball tray 5 to a collection gutter.
33, an auxiliary rail 71, and a ball counter 76 provided in the middle of the rail 133 and the auxiliary rail 71 and counting the number of pachinko balls passing through each of the rails.

In particular, as shown in FIG.
A cushioning member 141 is placed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the pachinko machine 2 so as to prevent the pachinko balls falling from the outlet of the lower plate 15 of the pachinko machine 2 from jumping. Note that a conductive rubber sheet may be used as the cushioning member 141 so that the pachinko balls can be neutralized. Further, the ball receiving tray 5 itself may be formed of the above-mentioned buffer and conductive member.

Reference numeral 48 denotes an opening for discharging pachinko balls in the ball receiving tray 5, and the opening 48 can be opened and closed by a shutter 46. The shutter 46 is provided so as to always close the opening 48 by an elastic member 47 inserted between the protrusion 115 and the protrusion 114 formed on the ball receiving tray 5. Also, the projection 43 of the shutter 46
Is slidably fitted into an opening 42 formed in a reinforcing plate 37 attached to the lower surface of the ball receiving tray 5, and is guided in the sliding direction.

Since the shutter 46 is provided directly on the ball tray 5 and is always urged in one direction, the ball tray 5
The opening 48 is closed even when is removed from the base portion 26. Therefore, even when the pachinko balls remain in the ball receiving tray 5 when the ball receiving tray 5 is detached from the base portion 26, there is no possibility of spilling to the outside.

The reinforcing plate 37 is attached to the lower surface of the ball receiving tray 5 with a screw inserted into the mounting hole 41 with the standing piece 38 inserted into the opening 39 of the ball receiving tray 5. Reference numeral 40 denotes a guide piece for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the opening 48. The guide piece 40 is attached to the reinforcing plate 37 by screws passing through the mounting holes 44 of the guide piece 40 and the mounting holes 45 of the reinforcing plate 37.

The mounting support portions 27a and 27b are
2, the mounting hole 73 of the base portion 26, and a screw passing through the mounting hole 160 of the mounting plate 156 fixed to the lower surface of the base portion 26, are fixed to the base portion 26. A screw mounting hole 36 into which a screw 35 can be screwed is formed in the rear plate. In particular, as shown in FIG.
The base part 26 can be attached to the waist plate 7 by inserting the screw 35 into the attachment hole 36 through the screw 53. A mounting hole 64 for the connector 136 of the cord 137 shown in FIG. 9 is formed in the rear plate of the mounting support member 27a.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting support 27
The connection member 65 is mounted between the holes a and 27b by screws passing through the mounting holes 68 formed in the mounting hole 67 and the support member 27, respectively. And the connecting member 65
Below, an auxiliary rail 71 having an opening 143 is fixed by screws passing through the mounting holes 70 and the mounting holes 69 of the connecting member 65. In the opening 143, the auxiliary rail 7 is screwed with screws through the mounting holes 146 and 145.
A passing ball detector 142 is provided with a locking member 144 attached to one lower surface.

Further, a mounting member 56 is mounted on the front portion of the side plate via screws passing through the mounting holes 66 and 58. A rear end portion extends into an opening 57 formed in the attachment member 56 so as to pass through the opening 154 of the waist plate 7, and a front end portion is pivotally supported rotatably about the rotation shaft 54. A rod 49 connected to the tip of the stop member 55 via an E-ring 51 and a washer 53 is slidably supported. A knob member 50 is attached to the rear end via an E-ring 51. The rod 4
Reference numeral 9 denotes an elastic member 52 attached between the opening 57 and the E-ring 51 sandwiched between the two washers 53, as shown in FIGS. It is getting energized.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12, a partition plate 3 is provided between a plurality of rails 133 constituting the ball rectifying section 75.
1 and 32, and the partition plate 3
1 and 32 are shafts 8 inserted through the through hole 84 and the mounting hole 86.
1, and is fixed in the base portion 26 via a shaft 82 that passes through the through hole 85 and the mounting hole 86. A ball leveling plate 34 is pivotally supported via a shaft 33 between the left and right partition plates 31, 31. Both ends of the shaft 33 are fixed via E-rings 51. A shaft 77 through which a ball leveling member 78 having a weight 79 provided between the partition plates 32 is rotatably supported is inserted between the upper portions of the partition plates 31. The screw 74 is for suppressing the upward lifting of the ball leveling plate 34.

The ball counter 76 includes a light receiving substrate 89, a partition plate 91, a mounting member 94, a spacer 92, a transparent plate 93 mounted on the spacer, and a light emitting substrate 9
0, which are the mounting holes 9 formed in each member.
7, 98, 99, 101 and 102 are integrally fixed by screws passing therethrough, placed on the positioning portion 104 of the base portion 26, and the other end of the mounting member 94 is mounted by a screw passing through the mounting hole 94. The boss 103 is fixed by being attached to the boss 103. In addition, reference numerals 95 and 96 are light emitting holes. As described above, the ball counter according to the present embodiment uses the photo switch, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any device that can detect and count the passage of a pachinko ball, such as a proximity switch, may be used.

An opening 108 formed on the entire surface of the base 26
, An opening / closing lever mounting member 109 is fitted and fixed by screws. The opening / closing lever 23 is slidably inserted in the left and right direction on the back surface of the opening / closing lever attaching member 109 so that the projection 116 faces the opening 110 of the opening / closing lever attaching member 109. The opening / closing lever 23 is
The opening / closing lever 23 is always urged in a predetermined direction by an elastic member 111 inserted into a projection 112 protruding from one end of the opening / closing lever 23.

An opening 118 is provided on the back surface of the opening / closing lever 23.
A locking member 119 having a protruding piece 123 bent at one end with a spacer 117 interposed therebetween is screwed into a mounting boss 121 protruding on the back surface of the opening / closing lever 23 through the mounting hole and the opening 118 of the spacer 117. It is attached with the screw which is done. The protrusion 123 is formed in a groove 122 formed in the shutter 46 of the opening 48 of the ball tray 5 shown in FIG.
It is designed to be locked inside.

In particular, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the opening / closing lever 23 and the shutter 46 are constantly urged in the same direction as each other, that is, the direction in which the opening 48 is closed by the shutter 46. Therefore, when the ball receiving tray 5 is mounted, the projection 123 and the groove 122 can be reliably engaged, and the mounting of the ball receiving tray 5 to the base portion 26 becomes easy.

Reference numeral 83 denotes a metal reinforcing plate fixed to the mounting boss 88 of the base portion 26 by screws passing through the mounting holes 87.

Reference numeral 131 denotes an LED / switch board provided with an LED lamp 25 on its front surface.
5 is attached to the front plate of the base unit 26 by screws passing through the mounting holes 132 so as to face the opening 130 formed in the front plate of the base unit 26. The refund button 24 has an opening 128
Button portion 12 with locking piece 125 inserted through
6 and is provided with a protrusion 127 at the tip thereof so that the switch 127 of the LED / switch board 131 can be brought into contact by inserting the opening 129 and pressing the payout button 24. ing. In addition, reference numeral 124 denotes an elastic member fitted into the projection 127, and enables the pressed payout button 24 to be elastically returned.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 12,
The LED lamp 25, the light emitting element 134 and the light receiving element 135 of the ball counter 76, and the cords 137 extending from the passing ball detector 142 are all bundled together and
7, inside the mounting support 27a (wiring processing space 138)
And is connected to a connector 136 attached to an attachment hole 64 formed in a rear plate of the attachment support portion 27a. The upper portions of the mounting support portions 27a and 27b are open and formed in a U-shaped cross section, so that wiring processing is easy.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the ball counting device 4 configured as described above has the mounting support portions 27a,
7b is inserted through the opening formed in the waist plate 7, the auxiliary rail 71 below the waist plate 7 is inserted into the waist plate 7 through the opening 152, and the screws 35 are mounted through the mounting holes 153 of the waist plate 7. By screwing into the screw mounting holes 36 in the rear plates of the portions 27a and 27b, the rear portions 27a and 27b can be detachably fixed to the waist plate 7. At this time, the knob member 50 of the operation lever 28 projects from the opening 154 of the waist plate 7.

As shown in FIG. 11, in particular, the ball receiving tray 5 has a projection 59 formed at the front end of a reinforcing plate 37 fixed to the lower surface thereof and a locking member fixed to the mounting support portions 27a, 27b. It is placed on the base frame part 26 in a state where it is inserted into 60. At this time, the locking member 55 is fitted into the notch 163 formed at a predetermined position in the rear of the ball receiving tray 5, and the reinforcing plate 37 is fitted.
Since the rear end is locked by the locking member 55, the ball tray 5 cannot be removed.

Since the locking member 55 can be engaged and disengaged only from the pachinko island 1 through the operation lever 28, the ball tray 5 cannot be detached from the outside, and the player and the third It is possible to appropriately prevent fraudulent acts by persons. When removing, the pachinko machine 2 pivotally attached to the outer frame 148 on the outer frame bottom plate 150 placed on the upper surface of the waist plate 7.
Then, the front frame 151 may be opened, and a hand may be inserted from there to operate the operation lever 28. In order to remove the ball counting device 4 from the pachinko island 1, the screw 35 may be removed, but the mounting supports 27 a and 27 b
Therefore, it is necessary to open the front frame 151 of the pachinko machine 2 in the same manner. Since the front frame 151 is normally locked and closed appropriately by a lock or the like, the operation of disengaging the operation lever 28 or attaching and detaching the ball counting device 4 cannot be easily performed by a person other than a clerk. I have. Reference numeral 149 denotes an outer frame front plate that covers a lower portion of the outer frame 148.

The operation of the operation lever 28 is not limited to the front frame 151 of the pachinko machine 2, but may be performed by opening an opening / closing door provided on the pachinko island stand 1 as appropriate.

The ball counting device 4 configured as described above is provided with a ball receiving tray 5 for receiving pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine 2.
A ball counter 76 capable of counting pachinko balls discharged from the ball tray 5; and a guiding gutter for guiding the pachinko balls in the ball tray 5 into the pachinko island stand 1 via the ball counter 76. Are integrally provided and detachably attached to the pachinko island stand 1, so that maintenance and replacement work can be easily performed.

Further, since the ball receiving tray 5 can be removed, maintenance and wiring processing of each device such as clogging in the inside can be easily performed. In addition, since attachment and detachment operations cannot be performed from outside, fraudulent acts can be avoided.

Next, the operation method of the ball counting device 4 and the operation associated with the operation will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko balls discharged from the lower plate 15 of the pachinko machine 2 are stored in the ball tray 5. It falls on the buffer member 141. Since the bottom surface 139 of the ball receiving tray 5 is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the front from the pachinko machine 2 side, the dropped pachinko balls are stored from near the opening 48 on the lower side of the inclination. At this time, the opening 48 is closed by the shutter 46.

When the pachinko balls stored in the ball receiving tray 5 are discharged, the opening / closing lever 23 is slid horizontally through the projections 116 and through the protrusions 123 of the locking member 119 and the grooves 122. Shutter 46 is interlocked with the opening 48
Will be released. The pachinko ball discharged forward from the opening 48 passes through the guide piece 40, falls downward, and is turned through the reinforcing plate 83.

As described above, the opening 48 is provided on the lower side of the bottom surface 139 of the ball tray 5 and the direction of the pachinko ball is changed toward the pachinko island stand 1 from there, so that the ball tray is not obstructed by the player. A longer guiding gutter can be formed in the inside 5. Therefore, since the pachinko balls can be sufficiently rectified, counting can be performed quickly and accurately. Further, since the ball counter 76 can be provided further away from the opening 48, fraudulent acts can be more effectively prevented. In addition, the opening 48 is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface 139 of the ball tray 5, and the bottom surface 139
Since it is provided on the standing wall on the lower side of the slope, a guiding gutter longer than that having an opening on the bottom surface can be formed.

The changed pachinko balls enter the ball rectifying section 75. Here, each pachinko ball is a partition plate 3
Each of the rails 133 provided in a plurality of rows is divided by the rows 1 and 32 so as to enter one by one. Here, dust and the like attached to each pachinko ball fall from between the rails 133, so that clogging or the like between the rails 133 is less likely to occur. Each of the sorted pachinko balls passes on the rail 133 inclined downward from the front of the ball tray 5 toward the pachinko machine 2, and the pachinko balls pass in the ball counter 76 one row at a time in a row. The ball is leveled by the ball leveling member 78 and the ball leveling plate 34 so as to perform the same. In addition, even if a liquid such as juice enters the ball counting device 4 by mistake, it is discharged out of the ball counting device by the opening 107 shown in FIG.

The number of pachinko balls passing through the ball counter 76 is counted, and the information is transmitted to a control device as appropriate via a code 137. The numerical value is displayed on the counting ball display on the upper part of the pachinko machine 2 as described above. 18 or the information display device 8. Further, the pachinko balls pass over the passing ball detector 142 of the auxiliary rail 71 and are discharged to the collection gutter 162. The passing ball detector 142 is provided to detect a fraudulent act. When the ball counter 76 is in an operating state, when the passing ball detector 142 cannot detect a pachinko ball passing therethrough, It is determined that some kind of fraud has been committed.

FIG. 13 shows a ball counting device 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The ball receiving tray 5 in the present embodiment can mainly carry appropriate small items owned by the player, and a protruding plate 157 for supporting the hand holding the handle 16 of the pachinko machine 2 and a drink mainly on the upper surface. Projection plates 158 having recesses 159 to be placed are formed vertically on both side surfaces, and thus the ball tray 5 can be provided with projection plates 157 and 158 instead of a conventional counter table or the like. Good. The protruding plates 157 and 158 may be foldable, or the ball counting base frame 4a or the waist plate 7
It may be attached to.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, the rail 133 in the embodiment
Are formed on a straight line, but may have some bends.

The opening 48 may be formed at an arbitrary position, for example, at the bottom of the ball tray 5 on the gaming machine side. In this case, a relay rail is appropriately provided between the opening 48 and the upper slope of the rail 133 as a guide gutter, and the pachinko balls discharged from the opening 48 are discharged to the upper slope of the rail 133. If the opening 48 is formed at an arbitrary position on the bottom surface of the ball receiving tray 5, a guide gutter having a predetermined length can be secured.

The “guide gutter” described in the claims of the present invention is an expression meaning only the rail 133 and the auxiliary rail 71 or only the rail 133 in the embodiment.

[0051]

According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a flow path for rectifying game balls discharged from the ball tray is sufficiently secured by effectively utilizing the lower portion of the ball tray of the ball counting device. Therefore, quick and reliable counting of game balls can be performed.
In addition, since the guiding gutter, the ball counter, and the like are all stored in the ball counting device, and the counting process of the discharged game balls can be completed in the ball counting device, maintenance is facilitated.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, pachinko balls are discharged from the opening to the upper slope of the guide gutter without providing a relay gutter between the opening and the upper slope of the guide gutter. it can.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the guiding gutter can be extended from the vicinity of the outer tip of the ball tray toward the game island stand, the guiding gutter is further lengthened in the ball counting device. I can do it.

[0055]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko island stand as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a pachinko island stand as the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the pachinko island stand as the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a ball counting device.

FIG. 5 is an internal structural diagram of the ball counting device of FIG. 4;

6 is an exploded perspective view of the ball counting device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the ball counting device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a state where the ball counting device of FIG. 4 is attached to a pachinko island stand.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a method of attaching and detaching a ball tray of a ball counter mounted on a pachinko island stand.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a lower half of the ball counting device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a ball counting device as another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko island stand (gaming island stand) 2 Pachinko machine (game machine) 3 Ball rental machine 4 Ball counter 5 Ball tray 6a Curtain plate 6b Lamp plate 7 Hip plate 8 Information display device 9 Support plate 11 Ball tray storage part 12 Ball tray Cup 15 Lower plate 18 Counting ball number display 20 Separation button 21 Checkout button 22 Checkout end ball button 23 Opening / closing lever 24 Payout button 25 LED lamp 26 Base 27a, 27b Mounting support 28 Operation lever 31, 32 Partition plate 34 Ball Leveling plate 37 Reinforcement plate 40 Guide pieces 42, 48, 57 Opening 46 Shutter 47 Elastic member 49 Rod 50 Knob member 52 Elastic member 54 Rotating shaft 55 Lock member 60 Lock member 61 Groove 65 Connecting member 71 Auxiliary rail (guide gutter) 75 ball rectifying unit 76 ball counter 78 ball leveling member 79 weight 89 light receiver substrate 90 light emitter substrate 1 Partition plate 92 Spacer 107, 108, 110 Opening 109 Opening / closing lever mounting member 118 Opening 119 Locking member 122 Groove 123 Protrusion piece 124 Elastic member 125 Locking piece 126 Discharge button mounting section 128, 129, 130 Opening 133 Rail (guide gutter) ) 136 Connector 137 Code 138 Wiring processing space 139 Bottom surface 141 Impact member 142 Passing ball detector 144 Locking member 148 Outer frame 151 Front frame 152 Opening 157, 158 Projection plate 162 Collection gutter 163 Notch

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Yamamoto 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming island table in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row, and a ball counting device is provided in the gaming island table in correspondence with each gaming machine, and the ball counting device includes A ball tray for receiving game balls discharged from the machine, a ball counter capable of counting game balls discharged from the ball tray, and a game ball in the ball tray to a ball counter on the game island stand side. A guiding gutter for guiding, and the guiding gutter is provided so as to be inclined downward from the player side toward the gaming machine side, and is provided on a lower slope side of the bottom surface of the ball tray. The ball opening device is characterized in that the opening is connected to the upper slope side of the slope of the guiding gutter. 2. A bottom surface of the ball receiving tray is provided so as to be inclined downward from the gaming machine side toward the front,
The ball counting device according to claim 1, wherein an opening communicating with the guiding gutter is formed on the lower side of the slope, and the guiding gutter is provided in the opening so as to be inclined downward toward the gaming machine. . 3. The ball counting device according to claim 2, wherein the opening is provided in an upright wall formed on a lower slope side of a bottom surface of the ball tray.