JPS6015583Y2 - Pachinko ball feeding device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a pachinko ball supply device used in a pachinko machine or a pachinko ball rental machine.

There are various types of pachinko ball supply devices that have been used in the past, but generally a rook is placed in the path of the balls, and when the number of revolutions of the rook reaches a certain number due to the falling balls, a disc is rotated by the rook. A claw provided on the frame of the device is inserted into a notch formed on the outer periphery to stop the rook.

Since these are well known, illustration is omitted.

However, the conventional device has a fixed number (generally 40).
This device is inconvenient because it cannot supply any number of balls one by one.

In addition, the invention of a feeding device different from the above structure (Japanese Patent Publication No. 49-12
No. 305), but this also supplies a fixed amount of pachinko balls (for example, 50 balls), and supplying them strictly one by one requires the electrodes to be shaped extremely precisely. Have difficulty.

Although there are devices that supply a fixed amount of pachinko balls, there has never been a device that can arbitrarily change the number of pachinko balls on a unit-by-piece basis.

As a result, there were various problems as described below.

(1) In a pachinko machine, the prize ball holding device that holds a certain number of prize balls varies depending on the model, so all gears and other parts must be manufactured separately.
It's a hassle.

(2) A ball lending machine should change the number of balls it lends according to changes in prices, but if this is not possible,
I had to replace the ball rental machine.

(3) When replenishing balls into the tank of a pachinko machine, generally 40 balls are replenished at a time, so if you take the difference between the profit method and the loss balls and decide to stop when the number of lost balls reaches a certain number, if the balls are still in the tank. In many cases, customers are notified of the cancellation even though the empty tank lamp does not light up, and in such cases, customers are difficult to accept, and the store holds back on the ball and acts for its own sake. They may feel that they have been selectively stopped and may have bad feelings.

(4) After the store is closed, the remaining balls in the tank for the batting machine are counted in the same way as for other machines, and the profit and loss is investigated. It's a hassle.

It is preferable that the batting machine has zero balls remaining in the tank.

This invention was made to solve various problems such as those mentioned above.
3, a detector 2 is provided outside a path 1 for pachinko balls to detect the pachinko balls passing through the path 1 without coming into contact with the ball, and thereby emit a pulse.
A control device 6 for controlling the passage of pachinko balls one by one is provided to form a one-by-one pachinko ball feeder, the pulses are counted by the detector 2, and this count value is sent to the comparator 16. A counter 15 that outputs is electrically connected, and a comparator 16 that outputs only when the input value from the counter 15 and a preset value are the same is connected to the counter 15, and the comparison device 16
, the multi-digit ball value in units of pachinko balls,
This pachinko ball supply device is characterized in that a unit-by-piece electrical numerical input device 17 for electrically inputting settings is connected to the comparison device 16, and the comparison device 16 is connected to the control device 6.

To explain this in detail in Example 1, the ball passage 1 is cylindrical, the detector 2 is a U-shaped iron core 3 wrapped around a coil 4, and a magnet piece 5 is provided at the end of the coil 4. ing.

As the ball 10 passes through the ball path 1, the magnetic flux density in the iron core 3 changes, and this change generates a pulse current in the coil 4. By detecting this pulse, the balls can be counted one by one. There is.

However, the mechanism of the detector 2 is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the ball detection section may use various types such as a Hall element or a capacitance plate.

Next, in the control device 6, a solenoid 9 having a plunger 8 is provided on the frame 7, and a stopper 11 for controlling the movement of the ball 10 is provided at the tip of the plunger 8.

12 is a spring, frame 7 and stopper 1
It is located between 1.

The stopper 11 reciprocates in the direction of the arrow All by a solenoid 9 and a spring 12 to control the movement of the ball 10 flowing down in the ball passage 1.

However, the control device 6 described above is an example of a pachinko ball control device, and it goes without saying that the control device 6 is not limited to such a structure.

Next, in FIG. 3, the detector 2 has a counter 15
The pulses emitted by the detector 2 due to the passage of the sphere are counted and accumulated in the counter 15 and the value is sent to a comparator 16.

Next, reference numeral 17 is an electrical numerical input device for the number of bulbs to be supplied, and in this case, a digit switch was used as an example.

Further, the comparator 16 is a device configured to output an output only when the numerical value from the individual electrical input device 17 and the numerical value from the counter 15 match.
6, the solenoid 9 of the control device 6 stops operating, and the spring 12 stops the ball from flowing down.

Note that 18 indicates a logic circuit. To describe the operation of this device when it is installed in a pachinko machine, first, an arbitrary number of supplies is set in the comparison device 16 using the electrical numerical input device 17 for each piece.

When the prize ball tank is empty, the control device 6σ solenoid 9 is activated by a non-stop signal emitted from the bottom of the ball tank (all of these devices are well known and omitted from illustration), and the stopper 11 is moved in the direction of the solenoid. The ball passage 1 is opened and the ball is supplied to the tank.

At the same time, detector 2 detects the sphere and generates a pulse.

This pulse is counted in a counter 15 and its value is sent to a comparator 16.

In this way, a large number of balls are supplied, and eventually the number accumulated in the comparator 16 from the counter 15 becomes
- When a value equal to the set number from the individual electrical numerical value input device 17 is reached, the output stops the operation of the solenoid 9 of the control device 6, and the stopper 11 moves the spring 1
2 closes the ball passage 1, and the supply of balls to the prize ball tank is stopped.

By having the above-mentioned structure, this invention can provide a pachinko ball feeding device in which the number can be arbitrarily changed one by one.

Therefore, if this device is provided in place of the prize ball holding device of the pachinko machine mentioned as a problem in the conventional example, and if the setting value of the electrical numerical value input device 17 is changed one by one for each different model, One device can satisfy all models.

Also, if used as a ball lending machine, the number of balls lent can be changed arbitrarily according to fluctuations in prices.

In general, pachinko machines are connected to a computer that controls them, and usually a fixed number of machines (for example, 40) are connected.
I) is used to supply it to the tank, and when the difference between the profit method and the loss method reaches the loss limit within 40 cNlA, the output end of the difference number is set in the above-mentioned unit. When connected to the electrical numerical input device 17, the numerical value changes every moment as the pachinko game is played, so-called real-time control is performed, and when the ball tank is empty and the empty lamp lights up, the game is stopped and the game is stopped. I can convince you.

In addition, since the ball remaining in the tank is zero in the thus-formed stopping machine, there is no need to account for the number of balls remaining in the tank, making it easy to calculate the profit and loss of the ball.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a pachinko ball supply device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball control device, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the pachinko ball supply device. FIG. 1... Pachinko ball passage, 2... Pachinko ball detector, 6... Control device, 15...
・Counter, 16... Comparison device, 17...
...-Individual electrical numerical input device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A detector 2 is provided outside the path 1 for pachinko balls to detect the pachinko balls passing through the path 1 without coming into contact with the ball and thereby emit a pulse, and the passage of the pachinko balls is controlled individually. A control device 6 is provided to form a pachinko ball unit feeder, and a counter 15 is electrically connected to the detector 2 for counting the pulses and outputting the count value to a comparator 16. , the counter 1
5, a comparison device 16 that outputs the output only when the input value from the counter 15 and the preset value are the same is connected to the copy number comparison device 16, and the number of pachinko balls is a unit of multiple digits. A supply of pachinko balls characterized in that an electrical numerical input device 17 for electrically setting and inputting ball numbers and values to the comparison device 16 is connected, and the comparison device 16 is connected to the control device 6. Device.