JPH0288092A - Pin ball counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate assembly and to perform reliable two kinds of pin ball cut through simple constitution by providing a motion return mechanism part which is motioned through the passage of a coin in a ball passage and stops the ball cut motion of a high value ball cut mechanism part and stops rotation of an auxiliary rotary body and a sprocket with a gear based on return of first and second detecting levers as the levers are returned to their initial positions. CONSTITUTION:A 100yen coin passing a first detecting lever 17 passes a release lever 38 in a position shown by a dotted line, and rotates the release lever 38 in the direction of an arrow mark (e). The rotation causes displacement of a third link 39 in the direction of an arrow mark (f), and a first detecting lever 17 is returned to an initial position. Thus, a stopper 12 is also returned to its initial position through the elastic force of a spring 20, and an end part 12b is engaged with an engaging groove 10 of a rotary disc 9 making one full turn to stop an auxiliary rotary body 11 and a sprocket 6 with a gear. The above motion discharges pin balls, equivalent to 100yen, to feed the pin balls to a player.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a pachinko Ml! '! The present invention relates to a pachinko ball counting device that is applied to a ball lending machine that lends out pachinko balls to be used for playing games.

(Conventional technology) - In flQ, pachinko ball lending machines include a large ball lending machine that is installed at the counter in a pachinko parlor and uses electric means, and a thin and electrically operated ball lending machine that is placed between each pachinko machine. There are ball rental machines that do not use any technical means.

Among the above-mentioned ball lending machines, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-52883 is known as a ball lending machine that does not use electrical means. There are 10 ball lending machines listed in the bulletin.
A shared path for 0 yen and 500 yen coins is provided, and the types of coins flowing down this path are detected, and pachinko balls are cut into balls according to the denomination and sent to the respective players. It is something.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned well-known ball lending machine, the smell is a component of the process from coin detection to ball cutting.
Because it uses several gears, strict precision is required for the precision of the gears to match each other, which increases the difficulty of assembly and increases the degree of wear on the gears, increasing the probability of malfunction. The problem is that it is expensive.

(Problem to be solved by the present invention + jfU) The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned dt circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the number of gears as components necessary for ball cutting. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko ball counting device for a ball lending machine that can be easily assembled and can reliably cut balls according to two types of coins.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a ball path through which pachinko balls flow down, a coin path through which low-denomination coins and high-value coins having different denominations and outer diameters flow down, respectively, and pachinko balls that flow down the ball path. and a detection mechanism section that detects coins flowing down the coin passage, and rotates or stops the geared sprocket based on the operation of the detection mechanism section. A first detection lever that counts and discharges pachinko balls according to the coin denomination; a second detection lever that rotates in conjunction with the first detection lever when a low denomination coin passes; and a second detection lever that rotates in conjunction with the first detection lever when a high denomination coin passes. an auxiliary rotating body consisting of a gear in mesh with the gear of the geared sprocket and a wheel with an engagement groove coaxial with the gear;
A stopper that engages with or disengages from the engagement groove in conjunction with the operation of the detection mechanism, and a stopper that operates in response to only high-value coins flowing down the coin passage. a response unit, a high-value coin cutting mechanism unit that rotates the auxiliary rotating body and the geared sprocket by the number of coins corresponding to the high-value coin in conjunction with the operation of the high-value coin response unit, and passage of each coin in the ball path. is operated to return the first detection lever and the second detection lever to their initial positions, and based on this, stop the ball cutting operation of the high-priced ball cutting mechanism and stop the rotation of the auxiliary rotating body and the geared sprocket. It has an operation return mechanism section.

(effect) The operation of the device according to the configuration described below is explained below for low denomination coins.

First, the operation of rolling a low denomination coin is as follows.

The first detection lever is rotated by the passage of low denomination coins flowing down the coin passage, operates the stopper, and disengages the stopper from the engagement groove of the auxiliary rotating body. As a result, the gear of the auxiliary rotating body and the gear of the geared sprocket rotate while meshing with each other, and the geared sprocket causes the pachinko balls flowing down the ball path to be ejected by jx.

The low denomination coin that has passed through the first detection lever reaches the operation return mechanism section and operates the operation return mechanism section. As a result, the first detection lever and the stopper reach the initial position and stop the auxiliary rotating body and the geared sprocket meshing therewith.

Through the above operations, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the low denomination coins are cut into balls.

Next, the operation of cutting a high-value coin is as follows.

The second detection lever rotates in conjunction with the first detection lever due to the passage of high-value coins flowing down the coin passage 1.

As a result, the stopper slides out of the engagement groove of the auxiliary rotating body, and the geared sprocket rotates to send out the pachinko balls flowing down the ball path in the same way as in the case described above.

Further, the large amount coin response section also operates in response to passage of a large amount coin. The high-value coin cutting mechanism operates in conjunction with the operation of the high-value coin response unit, and rotates the auxiliary rotary body and the gear subroken 1 by the number of coins corresponding to the high-value coin. After that, the high-value coin activates the operation return mechanism. As a result, the first and second detection levers and the stopper return to their initial positions, stopping the auxiliary rotating body and the geared subroken meshing therewith, and stopping the operation of the large amount coin response section.

Through the above operations, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the denomination coin is cut.

(Embodiments of the present invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko ball counting device l applied to a ball rental machine.

This device 1 includes a ball path 3 for flowing down pachinko balls vertically arranged along one end of the device main body 2, and a coin path 4 vertically arranged along the other end. ing. The coin passage 4 is a common passage for 5,000 yen coins, which are large diameter and high value coins, and 100 yen coins, which are small diameter and low denomination coins.

This device 1 includes a rotatable geared tin rocket 6 whose outer periphery faces the ball path 3 and has a gear 5 coaxially arranged, and a rotatable geared tin rocket 6 which is rotated into the device main body 2 in a state of protruding into the coin path 4. The apparatus main body 2 is configured such that the movably supported detection mechanism section 7, the gear 8 that meshes with the gear 5 of the geared sprocket 6, and the disk 9 having an engagement groove of 1° on the outer periphery are coaxial.
A stopper 12 rotates in conjunction with the operation of the detection mechanism section 7 and restricts the rotation of the auxiliary rotor 11, and a low denomination coin or coins flowing down the coin passage 4. A coin regulating section 13 that first comes into contact with high-value coins and passes or holds them; and a high-value coin response section 1 that operates only in response to 500 yen coins flowing down the coin path 4.
4, and 500 in conjunction with the operation of this large amount coin response unit 14.
a high-priced ball cutting mechanism section 15 that rotates the auxiliary rotary body 11 and the sprocket 6 with a 1 m jt by the number of balls corresponding to yen;
A position 1 below the detection mechanism section 7 in the coin passage 4
It has an operation return mechanism section 16 which is arranged in a row and operates when a 100 yen coin or a 500 yen coin passes to return the detection mechanism section 7 .

The detection mechanism section 7 is rotatably supported by the device main body 2 so that the detection piece 17a faces the coin passage 4, and a lock piece 17b integrated with the detection piece 17a is attached to the detection piece 17.
The first detection lever 17 protrudes slightly upward of a, is rotatably supported by the device main body 2, and overlaps with the detection piece 17a of the first detection lever 8-17, and
A second detection lever 18 is provided so as to protrude less than the detection piece 17a with respect to the coin passage 4.

The second detection lever 18 is constantly biased by a spring 19 in the direction of protruding toward the coin path 4 side.

The stopper 12 is rotatably supported by a support shaft, and is urged by a stopper spring 20 so that one end 12a comes into contact with the bottom of the detection lever 17 of the zi, and the other end The rotation of the auxiliary rotating body 11 is restricted by engaging the portion 12b with the engagement groove 10 of the rotary plate 9, and the rotation of the first detection lever 17 causes the end portion 12
b rotates and disengages from the engagement groove 10, making the auxiliary rotating body 11 rotatable.

The coin regulating section 13 includes a rotatable "<"-shaped limit cam 21 arranged to protrude into the coin passage 4, one end of which is connected to the limit cam 21, and the other end is detected. A first link 22 extending further downward than the mechanism part 7
and a limit arm 35 arranged coaxially with the stopper 12 and having one end engaged with the first link 22 and the other end contacting a cam surface provided on the rotary plate 9. ing. Note that this limit arm 35 also engages with a second link 25, which will be described later, and reference numeral 36 in the figure is a biasing spring for the limit arm 35.

The high-value coin response section 14 slightly protrudes 500 into the coin passage 4 between the coin regulation section 13 and the detection mechanism section 7.
The first coin stopper 2 rotates only when a yen coin passes through it.
3, a second coin stopper 24 rotatably arranged at a position between the detection mechanism section 7 and the operation return mechanism section 16, and a second coin stopper 24 that controls the rotation of the first coin stopper 23. /
A second link 25 that is rotatably supported by the device main body 2 and a second coin stopper 24 that transmits to the coin stopper 24 .
a coin stopper release lever 26 whose one end is connected to the coin stopper release lever 26 and whose other end faces the counter 28 of the high-value coin cutting mechanism 15 described later; and a rotating arm interlocked with the second detection lever 18. 27.

The high-priced ball cutting mechanism section 15 includes a swing cam 29 that engages with a bin 9a provided on the rotary plate 9 of the auxiliary rotary body 11 and swings in the vertical direction due to the rotation of the rotary plate 9, and cam 2
A pawl body 31 whose lower end is supported by a coil spring 30 and whose upper end is biased toward the counter 28 by a coil spring 30, a ratchet 32, and a disc cam 33 are arranged coaxially. It includes a counting section 28 that rotates once every five times, and a reverse rotation prevention section 37 consisting of a ratchet stopper 34 and a spring 34a.

The pawl body 31 is normally detached from the ratchet 32 by the rotating arm 27, and when the second detection lever 18 and the rotating arm 27 are rotated, the ratchet 32 is detached from the ratchet 32.
It is designed to engage with. Further, the other end of the coin stopper release lever 26 is engaged with a cam surface of a one-disc cam 33.

The operation return mechanism section 16 includes a release lever 38 that appears and retracts from the coin passage 4, and a third link 3 that transmits the rotational movement of the release lever 38 to the first detection lever 17.
9.

The operation of the device according to the above configuration will be explained below.
The respective ball cutting operations and ball discharging operations of the 00 yen coin will be explained separately.

First, the operation of cutting balls using a 100 yen coin will be explained.

That is, as schematically shown in FIG. 2, when a 100 yen coin flows down the coin passage 4 and the first detection lever 17 is rotated in the direction of arrow C shown in the same figure, the stopper 12 also moves against the stopper spring 20. The end portion 12b is rotated in the C direction against the force 91, and the end portion 12b is disengaged from the engagement groove 10 of the rotary plate 9.

As a result, the auxiliary rotating body 11 rotates in the direction of the arrow.
Further, the geared sprocket 6 rotates in the direction of the arrow C, the pachinko balls are cut into balls by the gear material sprocket 6, and the balls are ejected one after another in the direction of the arrow d.

While the pachinko ball continues to be ejected by the weighted tin rocket 6, the 100 yen coin is released by the release lever 38 (the first (shown with a dotted line in Figure 1) by arrow C
With the rotation of the release lever 38, the third link 39 is displaced in the direction of the arrow f to return the first detection /< -17 to its initial position. It turns out.

As a result, the first detection lever 17 is no longer restrained by the stopper 12, and the stopper 12 returns to its initial position by the force exerted by the spring 36, and the end portion 12b engages the engagement groove 10 of the rotary plate 9 which has rotated once. engage.

As a result, the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6
The machine also comes to a halt, and the ball cutting equivalent to 100 yen worth of pachinko balls is completed.

Next, a description will be given of a ball cutting operation using a 500 yen coin.

That is, when a 500 yen coin falls through the coin passage 4 and passes through it while rotating the second detection lever 18 together with the first detection lever 17 in the direction of arrow C, the coin is cut in the same way as in the case of the slitting operation of the 100 yen coin. , the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6 also rotate in the direction of the arrow mark and the direction of the arrow C, respectively, to discharge the pachinko balls. With one revolution of the rotating plate 9 of the auxiliary rotating body 11, the swing cam 29 swings back and forth in the vertical direction once, and the pawl body 31 moves the ratchet 32 one frame at a time.

This operation of the pawl body 31 is performed five times, that is, for the amount equivalent to a 500 yen coin, and with this, the ratchet 32 and the disc cam 33 rotate once.

When the disc cam 33 rotates once, the high-value coin response unit 14
The ratchet 32 and the disc cam 33 are stopped by the operation of the release lever 38, and the first and second
The detection levers 17 and 18 return to their initial positions, and the auxiliary rotating body 11 and geared sprocket 6 stop.

With the above operations, the ball cutting operation corresponding to the 500 yen coin is completed.

Next, the operation of inserting and discharging 100 yen coins (see FIG. 4) will be explained.

That is, the limit cam 21 is normally located at the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4, and when a 100 yen coin passes, it rotates to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Coins flowing down the coin passage (100 yen or 500 yen)
yen coins] to stop them.

The 100 yen coin that has passed through the limit cam 21 is
The first detection is performed without contacting the coin stopper 23.
17 is rotated in the direction of arrow C, and as a result, the release lever 38 comes out to the position shown by the dotted line in the figure, that is, the position where it projects into the coin passage 4, along with the displacement of the third link 39.

On the other hand, as the first detection lever 17 rotates in the C direction, the stopper 12 operates, and the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6 rotate in the arrow direction and the C direction, respectively, as in the case described above. The pachinko balls flowing down the ball passage 3 are discharged one after another.

At this time, the limit arm 35 engaged with the cam surface of the rotating plate 9 in the auxiliary rotating body 11 pushes down the first link 22 in the direction of arrow C as the rotating plate 9 rotates. As a result, the limit cam 21 returns to the position indicated by the dotted line in the figure, and is ready to receive the next coin.

Thereafter, the 100 yen coin that has passed through the first detection lever 17 passes through the release lever 38 located at the position indicated by the dotted line, and the release lever 38 is rotated in the direction of arrow C. As a result, the third link 39 is displaced in the direction of the arrow f, and the third link 39 is displaced in the direction of the arrow f.
The detection lever 17 is returned to its initial position. Therefore, the stopper 12 also returns to its initial position due to the force of the stopper spring 20, and the end portion 12b engages with the engagement groove 10 of the rotating plate 9 that has rotated once, thereby stopping the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6. let

Through the above operations, pachinko balls worth 100 yen are ejected and provided to the player.

Note that the limit cam 21 returns to the coin receiving state after the first detection lever 17 returns to its initial position, and when the next coin falls, the coin cutting operation is performed again. It turns out.

Next, the operation of inserting and discharging 500 yen coins (see FIG. 5) will be explained.

That is, as in the case of the 100 yen coin described above, the 500 yen coin flows down while the limit cam 21 is in the state shown by the solid line in the figure.
The yen coins flow downward by rotating the first coin stopper 23 in the direction of the arrow C, and then rotating the second detection lever 18 and the first detection lever 17 in the direction of the arrow C. do.

As a result, the stopper 12 operates in the same manner as described above, and the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6 move in the directions indicated by the arrows, respectively.
It rotates in direction C and starts ejecting pachinko balls.

At the same time, the rotating arm 27 interlocked with the second detection lever 18 releases the restraint of the pawl 31, so that the upper end of the pawl 31 hits the ratchet 32 and starts frame-by-frame feeding. That is, at the same time when the claw body 31 hits the ratchet 32, the rotary plate 9
The swing cam 29 moves up and down by the rotation of , and the pawl body advances the ratchet 32 one frame at a time. When the ratchet 32 rotates, the coin stopper release lever 26 that is engaged with the disk cam 33 also rotates in the direction of arrow i, thereby causing the second coin stopper 24 to rotate in the direction of arrow j, and the coin passage 4 It protrudes from the top and temporarily stops the falling 500 yen coin.

In this state, the second detection lever 18 is in the locked state shown in FIG. 6 by the lock piece 17b of the first detection lever 17.

On the other hand, as the second coin stopper 24 rotates in the j direction, the second link 25 is displaced downward, and as a result, the first coin stopper 23 also rotates in the h direction, and the limit is set. cam 2
Even if 1 returns to the receiving state, the next coin will be held.

When the ratchet 32 described above rotates once (5 frames) by the claw body 3, the disc cam 33 also rotates once, and the coin stopper release lever 26 that is engaged with the cam surface also returns to its original position. The operation of the counting section 28 is now in a stopped state. As a result, the second coin stopper 24 also returns to its original position and drops the 500 yen coin.

The dropped 500 yen coin rotates the release lever 38 in the direction of arrow e, so as in the case described above, :5
The detection lever 17 of t and the second detection lever 18 return to their original positions and return the rotating arm 27 to its original position.
It will be separated from

Further, the auxiliary rotating body 11 and the geared sprocket 6 are stopped by the operation of the stopper 12, and the ejection of the pachinko balls is completed.

Through the above operations, pachinko balls worth 500 yen are provided to the 'M player.

Note that if there is another coin, the second coin stopper 2
4 returns to its original position, the first coin stopper 23, which returns to its original position due to the displacement of the second link 25, is unlocked, causing the coin to fall, but at this time the first coin stopper 23 returns to its original position.
Since the second detecting elements 8-17 and 18 have also returned to their original positions, the next ball-cutting operation can be carried out without any problem.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the number of gears can be reduced to two, making assembly easier, and also making it possible to reliably perform two types of ball cutting with a relatively simple configuration as a whole. It is possible to provide one or more pachinko ball awns.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic assembly diagram showing an embodiment of the device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the 100 yen coin cutting operation of the same device, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the counting section of the same device, and FIG. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of inserting and discharging a 100 yen coin in the device, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of inserting and discharging a 500 yen coin, and Figure 6 is an illustration of the locked state of the detection lever @2. It is an explanatory diagram. Main symbols in the figure: Pachinko ball counting device 31e, ball passage 4a, coin passage 6, geared sprocket 7, detection mechanism section 11, etc. - Auxiliary rotary body 12...Stopper 13...Coin regulating section 14...High value coin response section 15...High value coin cutting mechanism section 16...Operation return mechanism section. Upper chart

Claims (1)

[Claims] A ball path through which pachinko balls flow down, a coin path through which low-denomination coins and high-value coins of different denominations and outer diameters flow down, a geared sprocket that rotates by engaging with the pachinko balls flowing down the ball path, and the coins. A pachinko machine comprising a detection mechanism section for detecting coins flowing down a passage, and counting and discharging pachinko balls according to the amount of coins by rotating or stopping the geared sprocket based on the operation of the detection mechanism section. In the ball counting device, the detection mechanism section includes a first detection lever that rotates when a low denomination coin passes, and a second detection lever that rotates in conjunction with the first detection lever when a high denomination coin passes. In addition, an auxiliary rotary body consisting of a gear in mesh with the gear of the geared sprocket and a wheel with an engagement groove coaxial with the gear, and an auxiliary rotating body that engages with or disengages from the engagement groove in conjunction with the operation of the detection mechanism section. a stopper for regulating the rotation of the auxiliary rotating body; a high-value coin response unit that operates in response only to high-value coins flowing down the coin passage; and a ball that responds to high-value coins in conjunction with the operation of the high-value coin response unit. a high-value ball cutting mechanism that rotates the auxiliary rotary body and the geared sprocket for a few minutes; and a high-value ball cutting mechanism that operates when each coin passes through the ball path and returns the first detection lever and the second detection lever to their initial positions. A pachinko ball counting device characterized by having an operation return mechanism section that stops the ball cutting operation of the high-priced ball cutting mechanism section and stops the rotation of the auxiliary rotating body and the geared sprocket based on this.