JP2002159727A - Washing device for pachinko ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing device for pachinko balls capable of removing stains on the entire surface of the pachinko ball. SOLUTION: A plurality of feed rollers 2 for supporting the pachinko ball P by a groove 1 formed in between are inclined in an axial direction and arranged side by side and a driving means for rotating the respective feed rollers 2 in the same direction is disposed. Also, above the feed rollers 2, a washing part 4 for washing the pachinko ball P and a drying part 5 for drying the washed pachinko ball P are disposed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus, and more particularly to a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus capable of removing dirt on the entire surface of a pachinko ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko balls used in pachinko parlors are:
The surface of the pachinko machine becomes dirty as it is repelled, so it needs to be cleaned periodically. Conventionally, as a pachinko ball cleaning device, a dry type is mainly used in order to prevent rust of the pachinko ball. As such a conventional pachinko ball cleaning device, for example, a device that mixes and stirs plastic bead-shaped particles into a pachinko ball is known.

[0003]

By the way, dirt on pachinko balls adheres to the entire surface of a sphere. However, in the above-described conventional washing apparatus in which bead-like particles are mixed and stirred, the entire surface of the pachinko balls is bead-like. There was a problem that the granular material was not perfect, and it was difficult to remove dirt on the entire surface.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional pachinko ball cleaning apparatus, and has as its object to provide a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus capable of removing dirt on the entire surface of the pachinko ball.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of feed rollers for supporting pachinko balls, which are inclined in the axial direction and arranged side by side by grooves formed therebetween. And a drive unit for rotating each feed roller in the same direction is provided, and a washing unit for washing pachinko balls and a drying unit for drying the washed pachinko balls are provided above the feed rollers. It is characterized by.

In this pachinko ball cleaning apparatus, since the pachinko balls further rotate on the rotating feed roller due to the inclination, the pachinko balls rotate laterally in the rotational direction of the feed roller while rotating vertically in the inclined direction. ,
The entire surface of the pachinko balls is exposed to the washing unit for washing, and the entire surface of the pachinko balls can be similarly exposed and dried in the downstream drying unit.

In this case, a water-absorbing material having water absorbability can be wound around the entire periphery of the feed roller.

Thus, the pachinko balls can be reliably rotated vertically in the inclined direction, and the entire surface of the pachinko balls can be reliably washed by the synergistic action with the washing section.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus according to the present invention. This pachinko ball cleaning device is
As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of feed rollers 2 supporting the pachinko balls P by the grooves 1 formed therebetween are arranged in a state in which the feed rollers 2 are inclined gradually downward in the axial direction so as to have a downward slope toward the discharge chute 7. And a motor 3 for rotating each feed roller 2 in the same direction. Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, above the feed roller 2, the cleaning unit 4 including the water-containing cleaning mechanism 41 and the suction cleaning mechanism 42 and the cleaned pachinko ball P are sequentially arranged from the upstream side of the inclination. A drying unit 5 for drying is provided.

In the present embodiment, the feed roller 2 is made up of ten straight pipes arranged in parallel, and the entire periphery of the pipes is made of felt, sponge, etc. having water absorbency (liquid absorbency). The sheet-shaped water absorbing material 6 is wound. As shown in FIG. 3, the feed roller 2 is disposed such that its lower portion is in contact with the guide roller 30.
0 is rotated by the motor 3 via the belt 31 to rotate in the same direction. A discharge chute 7 is disposed at a downstream end of the feed roller 2, and a guide 9 from a charging chute 8 is disposed at an upstream end of the feed roller 2.

The throwing chute 8 is formed in a tray-like shape which is installed so as to be inclined to the tip side, and a ball throwing port 10 is formed at the tip of the throwing chute 8. The pachinko balls P are appropriately inserted into the throwing chute 8, but the pachinko balls P that cannot enter the ball throwing port 10 flow into the overflow chute 8 a and are processed by another cleaning device or the like. Under the ball slot 10, the same number of control groove rollers 11 as the feed rollers 2 are arranged in a state inclined toward the guide 9, and the control groove rollers 11 rotate similarly to the feed rollers 2. While driving, the whole area around it
A sheet-like water-absorbing material 6 having a water-absorbing property is wound.
On the downstream side of the control groove roller 11, an openable and closable shutter 12 for selectively stopping the flow of the pachinko balls P to the guide 9 is provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the water-containing cleaning mechanism 41 of the cleaning section 4 includes a water-containing roller 1 for impregnating a cleaning liquid.
By rotating the water-containing roller 13 and abutting the pachinko balls, cleaning can be performed while applying the cleaning liquid to the pachinko balls P. The water-containing roller 13 is rotated by a motor 22 via a pulley 23 in a feed direction of the pachinko ball P. The water-containing roller 13 is disposed on the feed roller 2 in the vicinity of the guide 9 and, as shown in FIG.
A thick water-absorbing material 6 such as felt formed with 3a is wound, and a cleaning liquid is supplied to the water-absorbing material 6 from the inside of the water-containing roller 13 to be impregnated. The cleaning liquid is supplied to the pipe 17 inside the water-containing roller 13 by the pump 16 from the cleaning liquid tank 15 with the hot water heater, and is impregnated into the water absorbing material 6 through the hole 13b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko balls P are aligned in the grooves between the control groove rollers 11, and then the water-containing rollers 1
The guide roller 9 is guided by the guide 9 and reaches the groove 1 of the feed roller 2 while being fitted in the peripheral groove 13a of the third roller 3. In this case, while the pachinko ball P is in contact with the water-containing roller 13, the cleaning liquid is applied and washed from the water-containing roller 13, and in particular, on the feed roller 2, the pachinko ball P rotates vertically in the inclined direction. While rotating laterally in the rotation direction of the feed roller 2, the feed roller 2 and the water-containing roller 13 wash the entire surface while being exposed.
In addition, the cleaning liquid that has fallen on the pachinko balls P during the cleaning is returned to the cleaning liquid tank 15 from the discharge hole 20 via a hose (not shown).

The suction cleaning mechanism 42 of the cleaning section 4 is provided downstream of the water-containing cleaning mechanism 41 and includes a water-absorbing roller 14 for sucking the cleaning liquid. The water-absorbing roller 14 is rotated to rotate the pachinko ball P , It is possible to wash while sucking the washing liquid from the pachinko balls P. The water absorbing roller 14 is rotated by the motor 22 via the pulley 23 in the feeding direction of the pachinko balls P together with the water containing roller 13. Further, the water absorbing roller 14 is also used as the water containing roller 1.
Like FIG. 5, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a thick water-absorbing material 6 such as felt having a circumferential groove 14a formed around the feed roller 2 at a position facing the groove 1 is wound. Water absorption roller 14
A large number of vacuum holes 18 for water absorption are formed at the position of the circumferential groove 14a of the pachinko ball P applied from the vacuum hole 18 via the water absorbing material 6 by the vacuum device 19 shown in FIG. Aspirate the cleaning solution. In addition, suction by the vacuum device 19 is performed through a vacuum pipe 19b which is disposed airtight inside the water absorbing roller 14, and
The suctioned cleaning liquid is collected by the water filter 19a. In this case, even at the water absorbing roller 14, the pachinko balls P rotate horizontally in the rotation direction of the feed roller 2 while rotating vertically in the tilt direction of the feed roller 2, thereby exposing the entire surface. The cleaning is performed by the feed roller 2 and the water absorbing roller 14.

On the other hand, the drying unit 5 is located downstream of the washing unit 4 and
The heater 21 is installed above the feed roller 2 to completely dry the washing liquid of the pachinko balls P after absorbing water. The dried pachinko balls P are discharged to the discharge chute 7 disposed at the downstream end of the feed roller 2, and the washing of the pachinko balls P is completed. In this case, the pachinko balls P are also rotated in the rotation direction of the feed roller 2 while rotating vertically in the tilt direction of the feed roller 2 in the drying section 5 as well, so that the entire surface is exposed to the heater 21 to efficiently perform the operation. Can be dried. Also in the drying section 5, the pachinko balls P rotate laterally in the rotation direction of the feed roller 2 while rotating vertically in the inclination direction of the feed roller 2, so that the entire surface comes into contact with the feed roller 2. The feed roller 2 performs wiping and polishing.

Although the pachinko ball cleaning apparatus of the present invention has been described based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment. In the cleaning section, a water-containing cleaning mechanism 41
A cleaning mechanism other than the suction cleaning mechanism 42, specifically, a cleaning mechanism using steam or water flow is applied, and the configuration thereof can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the cleaning mechanism.

[0018]

According to the pachinko ball cleaning apparatus of the present invention, since the pachinko balls further rotate on the rotating feed roller due to the inclination, the pachinko balls rotate in the vertical direction in the inclined direction and in the rotation direction of the feed roller. As a result, the entire surface of the pachinko ball is exposed to the cleaning unit for cleaning, and the entire surface of the pachinko ball is similarly exposed and dried efficiently in the downstream drying unit. it can.

By winding a water-absorbing material having a water-absorbing property around the entire feed roller, the pachinko balls can be rotated vertically in the inclined direction without fail. The entire surface of the ball can be reliably cleaned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of a pachinko ball cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the pachinko ball cleaning apparatus of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a water-containing cleaning mechanism of a cleaning unit.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a water-containing roller of a water-containing cleaning mechanism, wherein FIG. 4A is an axially parallel cross section, and FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a suction cleaning mechanism of the cleaning unit.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a water absorption roller of the suction cleaning mechanism, wherein FIG. 6A is an axially parallel cross section, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 groove 2 feed roller 3 motor 30 guide roller 31 belt 4 cleaning unit 41 water-containing cleaning mechanism 42 suction cleaning mechanism 5 drying unit 6 water-absorbing material 7 discharge chute 8 input chute 8a overflow chute 9 guide 10 ball input port 11 control groove roller 12 shutter DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Water-containing roller 13a Peripheral groove 13b hole 14 Water absorption roller 14a Peripheral groove 15 Cleaning liquid tank 16 Pump 17 Pipe 18 Vacuum hole 19 Vacuum device 19a Water filter 19b Vacuum pipe 20 Discharge hole 21 Heater 22 Motor 23 Pulley P Pachinko ball

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of feed rollers for supporting a pachinko ball by a groove formed therebetween are arranged side by side in an inclined manner in an axial direction,
A drive unit for rotating each feed roller in the same direction is provided, and a washing unit for washing pachinko balls and a drying unit for drying the washed pachinko balls are provided above the feed rollers. Pachinko ball cleaning equipment. 2. The pachinko ball cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a water-absorbing material having water absorbability is wound around the entire periphery of the feed roller.