JPH031027Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko ball alignment device that is used to count pachinko balls when exchanging pachinko balls for prizes, for example.

A conventional pachinko ball aligning device alternately arranges guide plates whose upper edges are sloped so that the pachinko balls flow down and partition plates that partition the pachinko balls into a row, and connects adjacent guide plates and partition plates to each other using pipes, etc. It was connected with However, in such a pachinko ball aligning device, since the guide plate and the partition plate are fixed together, it is difficult to remove large foreign objects and to maintain and inspect the sensor disposed at the lower end of the guide plate.

Therefore, in consideration of the above points, the present invention makes it possible to easily remove large foreign objects and maintain and inspect the sensor by making the guide body and the partition body separately and making the partition body and the guide body detachable. The present invention aims to provide a pachinko ball alignment device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of guide plates 1 whose upper edges are inclined and serve as guide members for causing pachinko balls A to flow downward are arranged in parallel between partition bodies to be described later. The guide plates 1 adjacent to each other are connected via a first spacer 2, which is a first connecting body, and attached to the outer frame 3.

In addition, the partition body is formed by arranging a plurality of partition plates 4 serving as partition members in parallel with an interval slightly wider than the diameter of the pachinko ball A, and connecting adjacent partition plates 4 to a second connecting body. When the partition plate 4 is inserted into the intermediate position of the guide plate 1, the first spacer 2 has an engagement groove at the position where the first spacer 2 and the partition plate 4 come into contact. 6, the partition plate 4 is provided with a notch 7 for engagement, and the partition plate 4 is inserted between the guide plates 1. Note that 8 is a sensor for counting Pachinko A balls flowing down on each guide plate 1.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

When counting pachinko balls A, if the pachinko balls A are placed on a pachinko ball alignment device in which partition plates 4 are arranged alternately between guide plates 1, the pachinko balls A will be partitioned by the partition plates 4 and will form one row. The balls flow down the upper side of each guide plate 1, and the sensor 8 provided below the guide plate 1 allows accurate calculation of the number of balls.

If the flow of balls is stopped due to foreign matter getting into the alignment device, or if the sensor is to be maintained or inspected, the partition plate 4 connected via the second spacer 5 should be replaced with the guide plate 1.
Pull it upward from the first spacer 2 and remove it. Then, the upper part of the guide plate 1 is wide open, so that foreign objects can be removed and sensors can be maintained and inspected.

In the above embodiment, the first spacer 2 is provided with a groove 6, and the partition plate 4 is provided with a notch 7 that can be inserted into the groove 6, so that the partition plate 4 is held at an intermediate position of the guide plate 1. Alternatively, grooves or protrusions may be provided as engagement means for fixing the partition plate 4 to the outer frame 3 without providing the grooves 6 or the notches 7.

As described above, in the present invention, the guide body whose upper side is inclined in order to cause the pachinko balls to flow down and the partition body that partitions the pachinko balls into a row are provided separately via separate connecting bodies, and the engaging part It is removable via the guide, so just remove the partition from the guide.
Foreign matter removal and sensor maintenance and inspection can be easily performed, and troubles caused by foreign matter contamination can be quickly dealt with.

Note that if the partition body is provided with a partition and the connecting body of the guide body is provided with a groove, and the notch and the groove are engaged, the partition body can be accurately and easily inserted into the intermediate position of the guide body, and the partition body and It is possible to reliably maintain the positional relationship of the guide bodies in the correct position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of FIG. 1... Guide plate, 2... First spacer, 3...
Outer frame, 4... Partition plate, 5... Second spacer, 6
...Groove, 7...notch, 8...sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a pachinko ball arranging device in which guide bodies with sloped upper edges and partition bodies that partition pachinko balls into a row are arranged alternately in parallel, the guide bodies are adjacent to each other in a row. The members are connected by a first connecting body, the partition members also connect mutually adjacent partition members by a second connecting body, and an engaging part is provided for holding the partition body at an intermediate position of the guide body, A pachinko ball alignment device, characterized in that the partition body is detachably engaged with the guide body. (2) The engaging portion includes a notch provided in the partition,
The pachinko ball aligning device according to claim 1, which comprises a groove provided in the first connecting body.