JPH0416705Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a storage box for storing pachinko balls.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a pachinko player places the pachinko balls he has won in a storage box, and when exchanging prizes after playing, opens the pachinko balls from the storage box to a counter that counts the pachinko balls. In that case, there will be no problem if the storage box is small, but the storage box that holds several thousand pachinko balls is large and heavy, so opening the pachinko balls onto the counter while tilting the storage box is extremely labor-intensive. In addition, there were other problems such as pachinko balls easily falling off the counter.

[Purpose of the invention] The purpose of the invention is to provide a pachinko ball in which pachinko balls automatically flow out along a predetermined guiding direction when a storage box is placed on the counting table of a pachinko ball counting machine. Our purpose is to propose a ball counting machine.

[Summary of the invention] A pachinko ball counting machine according to the invention that achieves the above object is equipped with a guide that guides flowing balls in a predetermined direction, a table on which a pachinko ball storage box is placed, and a table that counts the balls from the storage box. The pachinko ball counting machine is equipped with a counting machine, and is characterized in that an opening member for opening the storage box is formed on the table in cooperation with the storage box placed on the table.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using drawings showing a preferred embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a storage box according to one embodiment, which is made of a material such as plastic and is formed to a predetermined depth. Storage box 1
A grip portion 2 for lifting the storage box 1 as shown is provided at the open end of the storage box 1 . 3 is the bottom surface of the storage box 1.

Two pachinko ball discharge holes 4 are provided in the bottom surface 3 at regular intervals in the length direction.
Figures 3A and 3B are lines AA and B in Figure 2.
- A sectional view of the storage box 1 taken along the line B is shown. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the bottom surface 4 is raised with a lower part 1b of a predetermined height left on the bottom side 1a, and is inclined downward toward the discharge hole 4. It is set in. Moreover, the central portion 3a between the discharge holes 4 is inclined from the center to both sides. 1c is a reinforcing piece provided on the lower surface of the side surface 3. As a result, all the pachinko balls rolling on the bottom surface 3 fall from the discharge hole 4.

Moreover, 5 is a boundary line between the upper and lower sloped parts 3b and the left and right sloped parts 3c of the bottom surface 3. In the storage box 1 of this embodiment, the boundary line 5 between the inclined parts 3b and 3c is not provided on the diagonal line of the bottom surface 3, but is provided biased toward the inclined part 3c in order to make the area of the inclined part 3c as large as possible. This is because the flow of pachinko balls from the inclined part 3b is stronger than the flow from the inclined part 3c due to the relationship with the discharge hole 4, and the flow from the inclined part 3c is easily obstructed. By increasing the area of the sloped portion 3c as described above, it is possible to prevent the flow of pachinko balls from becoming stronger from the sloped portion 3c and to prevent the flow from being obstructed as much as possible, and the flow of pachinko balls becomes more efficient.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a flow plate made of a material such as hard plastic and placed on the bottom surface 3 of the storage box 1. FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the flow plate 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the flow plate 6 is formed in a size that shields the two discharge holes 4 to prevent spillage. Further, by providing notches 6b and 6c on both upper and lower sides of the flow plate 6c, four protrusions 6a are formed. The cutouts 6b and 6c are for making the area of the flow plate 6 as small as possible so that the pachinko balls riding on the flow plate 6 can quickly fall onto the bottom surface 3. Reference numeral 6d denotes a pit hole provided approximately in the center of the flow plate 6, and extends in the same direction as the length direction of the discharge hole 4 in the bottom surface 3.

This flow plate 6 is inclined so as to become lower toward the pit hole 6d, so that when it is positioned on the bottom surface 3 of the storage box 1, it matches the slope of the bottom surface 3 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. It is formed. Furthermore, when the pit hole 6d is positioned on the bottom surface 3, the pit hole 6d faces the central portion 3a of the bottom surface 3, and both side portions of the pit hole 6d are located facing the discharge hole 4, so that the discharge hole 4 of the bottom surface 3 is substantially It will soon be covered up.

Reference numeral 7 indicates a leg portion provided on the lower surface of the protruding portion 6a of the flow plate 6. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A and 5B, an insertion part 8 having a hole into which the leg part 7 is inserted is provided at a position corresponding to the leg part 7 on the bottom surface 3.
is inserted into the insertion portion 8 as shown. Further, a locking projection 7a is provided at the lower end of the leg portion 7, and this locking projection 7a is inserted into the slit 8 of the insertion portion 8.
It extends into a. As described above, the flow plate 6 is guided by the leg portions 7 and held vertically relative to the bottom surface 3, and is raised to a height at which the locking protrusion 7a collides with the lower surface of the bottom surface 3. Note that the flow plate 6 does not come off the bottom surface 3 due to the collision of the locking protrusion 7a with the bottom surface 3. Further, the length of the leg portions 7 is set so that when the flow plate 6 is lifted up, a gap is formed between the bottom surface 3 and the flow plate 6 to allow the pachinko balls to roll freely.

The flow plate 6 is transparent so that the flow of pachinko balls can be seen.

With the structure described above, when pachinko balls are put into the storage box 1 with the flow plate 6 positioned on the bottom surface 3, the discharge hole 4 of the bottom surface 3 is blocked by the flow plate 6, so that the pachinko balls are is stably accommodated without falling out of the discharge hole 4. When the flow plate 6 is pushed up by the push-up member of the counting machine, which will be described later, the pachinko balls on the flow plate 6 fall into the pit 6d of the flow plate 6.
It rolls down onto the bottom surface 3 and is discharged downward from the storage box 1 through the discharge hole 4 which is unshielded by the flow plate 6.

FIG. 7 is an external view of the pachinko ball counting machine.
10 is a pachinko ball counter, and 11 is a cradle that receives pachinko balls discharged from the storage box 1 and guides them to the counting section entrance 13, so that the pachinko balls roll (toward the counting section 13) as shown in the figure. It is formed on an inclined surface. Note that the counting means used has the same configuration as those conventionally provided. Reference numeral 12 denotes an upright plate provided around the pedestal 11, which prevents pachinko balls from falling from the pedestal 11 to the outside of the counter 10 of the counting machine. 14 is a push-up member that pushes up the flow plate 6 of the storage box 1;
As shown in the figure, they are provided at four locations on the pedestal 11. Further, this push-up member 14 is connected to the bottom surface 3 of the storage box 1.
It is provided at a position corresponding to the insertion portion 8 of.

Further, 15 is a display unit that displays the number of pachinko balls counted, 16 is a recording unit that records the number on recording paper 17 and outputs it, and 18 is a discharge unit that sends the pachinko balls to another.

Next, the operation of counting pachinko balls using the storage box 1 and counting machine 10 will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the storage box 1 containing pachinko balls is lifted and placed on the pedestal 11 of the counting machine 10 with the push-up member 14 and the insertion portion 8 of the bottom surface 3 aligned, the push-up member 14 is moved as shown in FIG. It is inserted through the insertion portion 8 of the bottom surface 3 and the leg portions 7 of the flow plate 6 are pushed up to a height where the locking projections 7a collide with the lower surface of the bottom surface 3. As a result, the pachinko balls in the storage box 1 pass between the bottom surface 3 and the flow plate 6, and pass through the counting section entrance 13 of the counting machine 10 from the discharge hole 4.
be introduced within. Further, the pachinko balls on the flow plate 6 fall through the pit hole 6d and similarly flow into the counting section entrance 13 through the discharge hole 4.

This eliminates the need for the conventional work of lifting and tilting the storage box 1 to open the pachinko balls into the cradle of the counting machine 10 when counting, especially when several thousand pachinko balls can be accommodated. In the case of a large-sized storage box 1, it is convenient because the labor can be reduced. Further, there is no possibility of inconveniences such as pachinko balls spilling outside the counting machine.

Furthermore, in the past, in order to open the pachinko balls from the storage box, it was necessary to increase the size of the pachinko ball holder of the counting machine to some extent to prevent the pachinko balls from spilling out. 1
If pachinko balls are placed directly on the cradle 11 of the counting machine 10 and the pachinko balls are automatically discharged, the size of the cradle 11 can be made almost the same as the size of the storage box 1, and the counting machine miniaturization is achieved. In addition, in the past, since counting was performed while gradually rolling pachinko balls on a cradle, the size of the counting part could not be made much larger than the size of the cradle, but in this embodiment, the storage box 1 itself is the cradle 11
Since the pachinko balls are introduced into the counting section while being rolled in the storage box 1, the counting section can be made extremely large. Therefore, the counting ability can be improved.

As described above, the pachinko ball storage box 1 of this embodiment
In this case, the flow plate 6 is made approximately the same size as the discharge hole 4 as described above, the area of the bottom surface 3 other than the flow plate 6 is made large, and the flow plate 6 is provided with notches 6b, 6.
Since the hole 6c and the pit 6d are formed, the pachinko balls flow out from the discharge hole 4 extremely smoothly without being delayed. Further, since the area of the sloped portion 3c of the bottom surface 3 is increased, the flow of pachinko balls from the sloped portion 3c is also efficiently performed. Furthermore, since the bottom surface 3 is raised, a sufficiently wide space is formed between the bottom surface 3 and the cradle 11 of the counting machine 10 by the lower part 1b, which allows pachinko balls to reach the counting section entrance 13 from the discharge hole 4. The flow becomes extremely smooth.

Furthermore, in the pachinko ball storage box 1, the direction of the discharge hole 4 is the same as the direction of the counting section entrance 13, so that efficient counting can be performed. In addition, the bottom surface 3 is raised and the legs 7 of the flow plate 6 are inserted into the insertion part 8, so that objects such as corners or knees may hit the flow plate through the discharge hole 4 or touch the legs 6. When hit, the flow plate 6 is pushed up, and the danger of the pachinko balls being accidentally spilled is prevented as much as possible. Also, counting machine 1
Since the rod-shaped push-up member 14 is only provided on the cradle 11 of 0, the structure is simple and does not get in the way.

[Effect] As described above, according to the present invention, simply by placing the pachinko ball storage box on the cradle of the counting machine, the protrusion on the table and the bottom of the storage box work together to open the storage box. Since the pachinko balls automatically flow out and move to the counting machine according to a guide provided on the table, counting can be easily performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko ball storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the storage box, and FIG.
In the figures, A and B are cross-sectional views of the storage box taken along lines AA and B-B in Figure 2, respectively, Figure 4 is a bottom view of the storage box, and Figures A and B are sectional views of the storage box in Figure 3, respectively. A-A line, B
- A sectional view taken along line B; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the flow plate;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the pachinko ball counting machine, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the pachinko ball storage box placed on the counting machine. Here, 1...Pachinko ball storage box, 3...Bottom surface, 4...Discharge hole, 6...Flow plate, 6b, 6c...
Notch, 6d...pitfall, 7...leg, 8...insertion part, 10...pachinko ball counter, 14...pushing member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A pachinko ball counting machine that is equipped with a guide that guides flowing balls in a predetermined direction, a table on which a pachinko ball storage box is placed, and a counter that counts the balls from the storage box. A pachinko ball counting machine characterized in that an opening member for opening the storage box is formed on the table in cooperation with a storage box placed on the table. (2) The storage box has a pachinko ball discharge hole on the bottom surface of the main body, is arranged in the storage box main body so that it can be pushed up from the bottom surface, and when pressed down substantially blocks the discharge hole and is pushed up. A pachinko ball storage box is constructed of a plate body that opens a discharge hole in the state, and the plate body in the storage box main body is approximately the same size as the discharge hole, and has a plate body that opens a discharge hole when the pachinko balls fall. The pachinko ball counting machine according to claim 1, which is a registered utility model, and includes a plate having a hole and whose upper surface is inclined toward the falling hole. (3) The pachinko ball counting machine according to claim 2, which is a registered utility model, characterized in that the bottom surface of the storage box body is an inclined surface, and the slopes of the bottom surface and the plate body coincide with each other.