JPS5826708Y2 - Pachinko ball supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a pachinko ball replenishment device for a plurality of pachinko gaming machines installed in parallel.

As one method of conventional pachinko ball replenishment equipment, a common supply gutter is provided above multiple pachinko machines, and a common ball gutter is provided below the pachinko machines, and the end of the ball gutter is connected to the ball polishing machine. There is one that uses a lift to return the new balls to the beginning of the supply gutter.

In this method, pachinko balls are returned to the ball machine every time after being used once, and if the number of supplies required for the pachinko machine is small, new balls that have passed through the overflow device are returned to the ball machine without being used even once. This had the drawback that the operating efficiency of the ball polishing machine was low, and that a machine with a large capacity had to be prepared, which was extremely uneconomical.

In addition, as a conventional method, each pachinko machine is equipped with an upper tank, an out ball tank, and an individual return machine that returns balls from the out ball tank to the upper tank. If there are no balls left in either the upper tank or the out ball tank, balls will be supplemented from the common supply gutter, and only if the out ball tank overflows, balls will be supplied to the common dispensing gutter. There are some items that are recovered.

In the worst cases, with this method, there are balls that are not polished even once during the day, and the balls are extremely dirty, and after the store is closed, the balls are collected all at once by the ball polishing machine, so the operating efficiency of the ball polishing machine is uneven, and the ball still has a large capacity. It was uneconomical to have to prepare

In addition, since the pachinko balls circulate inside one machine, there is a drawback that the profit margin of each machine cannot be grasped from moment to moment.

The applicant has already proposed a new method that solves the drawbacks of the conventional method.

As shown in Fig. 1, a common supply gutter 2 is provided above a plurality of pachinko machines 1 arranged in parallel, and from the supply gutter 2 to a branch gutter 3... ...3 is branched to supply balls to each pachinko machine, and a reduction device N5 that returns balls from the out ball tank 4 of each pachinko machine to the supply gutter 2... - 5 is provided, and the discharge port of the balls of the reduction device N5 is provided downstream of the branch point to the branch gutter 3 of the pachinko machine, and only the overflow balls in the supply gutter 2 are collected from the collection gutter 6 to the ball polishing machine 7, Lift the new flavor 8
It is configured to supply fresh taste tank 9 at .

Therefore, out balls are not immediately collected in the collection gutter, nor are they used repeatedly in the same machine during the day, but are gradually moved to downstream pachinko machines and used an appropriate number of times. Since the balls are collected, it is possible to have a ball polishing machine with a relatively small capacity and run it evenly throughout the day.

Moreover, the number of balls supplied from supply gutter 2 to each pachinko machine,
Since the number of balls returned to the replenishment gutter 2 via the return device 5 can be counted, there is an advantage that it is easy to calculate the profit rate of each pachinko machine from time to time.

In order to smoothly replenish pachinko balls with this new type of pachinko ball replenishment device, it is necessary that ■ a considerable number of pachinko balls be always evenly distributed above each machine in the common supply gutter 2; When there is a machine that keeps sending out balls, it is important that the balls do not clog near the outlet of the machine's reducing device.

However, the conditions in which multiple pachinko machines are used vary widely, and due to the rolling motion of the pachinko balls themselves, which number tens of thousands per island of the game machine, it is difficult to adjust them to the desired conditions described in ① and ②. It is extremely difficult.

This invention solves the above-mentioned difficult problem and stores a considerable number of pachinko balls evenly in the supply gutter at all times. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko ball replenishing device in which the ball does not become clogged near the discharge port of the return device and balls exceeding a considerable number can be smoothly recovered.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on drawings of embodiments.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the main part of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a central vertical cross-sectional view of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along - I - I of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 3. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line v-■ in FIG. 3;

The supply gutter 2 is made of stainless steel plate material, plastic, etc.
It has a rectangular cross section with side walls 11.11 formed on both sides of the bottom, the upper edges of which are folded back to the outside to form a flange portion 12.12.

The width of the bottom part is, for example, 110 mm, and the height of the side wall is, for example, 5 Q mm.

A shelf-like passage passes through the inside of this side wall 11.11 from the starting end to the terminal end of the supply gutter 2.

Roads 13, 13 are provided.

This shelf-like passage 13 has a width that allows pachinko balls to roll one by one on it, and a threshold 19 is formed at the inner edge to prevent balls falling from the inner edge.

Also, the lower part is part of the bottom of supply gutter 2,
You can store pachinko balls.

The terminal end of the replenishment gutter 2 communicates with the opening 14 of the recovery gutter 6, but a weir 15 that is controlled to open and close by electromagnetic force is provided in the section other than the terminal end of the shelf-shaped passage 13.13. Only the pachinko balls that have rolled down the path 13 fall into the collection gutter 6, and the pachinko balls are accumulated all over the supply gutter 2.

At the discharge part of the reduction device 5 of each pachinko machine, there is a mount 1 having a flange part above the flange part 12.12 of the supply gutter 2.
6, and a pachinko ball counter 17.6 is mounted on this stand 16.
17 is provided, the inlet of the counter 17 is communicated with the discharge port of the reducing device 5, and the counted balls are allowed to fall naturally from the ball outlet 18.

Note that the two counters 17.17 are for pachinko machines that are arranged side by side on both sides with the supply gutter in between.

The shelf board 20 disperses pachinko balls that have fallen from the ball outlet 18 of the counter 17 downstream, and is a rectangular flat plate parallel to the bottom surface of the supply gutter 2, and its upper end is supported by the pedestal 16. The lower end is supported by hanging from the flange portion 12.12 of the supply gutter 2.

To explain this in more detail, in order not to obstruct the flow of pachinko balls on the bottom surface of the supply gutter 2, no support member is provided below the shelf board 20, and an inclined part 21 is provided at the upper end of the shelf board 20. There is.

In addition, in order to support the lower end of the pachinko balls on the shelf board 20 without obstructing their flow, a horizontal part 22 is passed between the flanges 12 and 12 of the supply gutter 2, and the pachinko balls are placed in the center of the horizontal part 22. A plate-shaped vertical support part 23 extending in the flow direction is suspended, and the lower end of the shelf board 20 is suspended by this vertical support part 23.

Furthermore, on both left and right sides of the upper end or upper half of the shelf board 20,
Partition plates 24.24 are provided.

The height of this partition plate is set so that when pachinko balls overflow into the central area sandwiched by the partition plate, the balls spilling over the upper edge of the partition plate 24 to the outside fall onto the shelf-shaped passageway 13. There is.

In order to prevent falling noise, a rubber plate 25 is pasted on the shelf board 20 near the ball outlet 18 of the counter and directly below it.

The length of this shelf board 20 is slightly shorter than the width of one pachinko machine, and the width is approximately the length of the inner surface of the side wall of the supply gutter 2 minus the length occupied by the shelf-like passage. Its height is such that there is a gap between it and the bottom of the supply gutter 2 through which one or more pachinko balls can pass, and also so that pachinko balls on the shelf board 20 can fall onto the supply gutter from the left and right sides. There is also a gap between the shelf-like passages 13 through which pachinko balls can pass.

Next, the effects will be explained.

When the inside of the gutter is relatively empty, the pachinko balls returned from the reduction device and dropped onto the rubber plate 25 at the upper end of the shelf board 20 roll on the shelf board 20 and come from the lower end of the shelf board or both left and right sides. While falling onto the bridge, the pachinko balls do not gather in one place but are widely dispersed around the shelf board 20.

When the inside of the gutter is relatively full of pachinko balls, the top of the shelf in addition to the bottom of the gutter serves as a storage space for pachinko balls, allowing a large number of pachinko balls to be stored three-dimensionally.

When a large number of pachinko balls are returned from the return device in such a state, the pachinko balls begin to accumulate on the upper end of the shelf board 20, and the accumulated amount also increases the number of pachinko balls stored.

When the height of the accumulated amount eventually exceeds the height of the partition plate 24, the pachinko balls overflow the upper edge of the partition plate to the outside.

The overflowing pachinko balls flow down on the shelf-like passageway 13 without any obstruction and are collected by the collection gutter 6Q.

Therefore, pachinko balls will not be accumulated in excess of the limit at the reducing device discharge port, and there is no risk of the discharge port being clogged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a pachinko ball supply system according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the main part of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a central vertical cross-sectional view of the embodiment in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is I - - of Fig. 3.
I■ sectional view, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along ■--■ in FIG. 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Pachinko ball supply gutter, 3... Pier, 4... Out ball tank, 5... Reduction device, 6...
Collection gutter, 7...ball polishing machine, 8...lift, 11...supply gutter side wall, 13...shelf passageway, 18... Pachinko ball exit, 20...
...Shelf board, 21... Slanted part, 22...
Horizontal support part, 23... Vertical support part, 24...
...Partition board.

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) A supply gutter with side walls formed on both sides of a flat bottom is installed above multiple pachinko machines installed side by side, and pachinko balls are supplied from the supply gutter to each pachinko machine. In an apparatus provided with a return device that branches a gutter and returns some or all of the balls discharged from the pachinko game machine to the supply gutter, the ball exit of the replenishment device in the supply gutter is directed downstream from the ball outlet of the pachinko game machine. An elongated flat shelf board with a finite length longer than the width of the supply gutter is placed at the center of the replenishment gutter in the longitudinal direction, with a gap between it and the bottom surface of the replenishment gutter that allows one or more pachinko balls to enter, and a cross section of A pachinko ball replenishing device is provided horizontally, and the balls falling from the ball outlet of the return device flow down on the shelf board or fall around the shelf board. (2) The pachinko ball replenishing device according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the shelf board and the lower part of the reducing device are connected by an inclined plate. (3) A horizontal support part is passed between the upper edges of the side walls of the supply gutter, and the horizontal support part and the lower end of the shelf are connected by a plate-shaped vertical support part along the downward direction of the pachinko balls. A pachinko ball replenishing device according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim. (4) The pachinko ball replenishing device according to claim 1, which is a registered utility model, and comprises partition plates on both left and right sides of the upper end of the shelf board from which pachinko balls can spill out from the upper edge.