JPH0446790Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention is based on a system for distributing and supplying pachinko balls. Specifically, the system distributes and supplies pachinko balls from a main gutter to each pachinko machine (tank) arranged on a stand, also known as an "island." This invention relates to a dispensing and replenishing device that replenishes a predetermined number of pachinko balls in a timely manner, and the purpose of the present invention is to ensure smooth and accurate distribution of balls from the main supply gutter to each pachinko machine.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a supply main gutter constructed within the "island" at an appropriate slope, and a plurality of supply ports 3 are disposed on the bottom plate 2 of the main supply gutter. Although the supply ports 3 are formed at the same location on both sides of the main gutter 1 as shown in the figure, they are arranged in a staggered manner over the effective flow area of the main gutter 1 at intervals suitable for each pachinko machine. 4 is an opening/closing plate installed at the end of main supply gutter 1, and when closed, control piece 5
The balls are allowed to fall into the supply port 3 by the distribution guide plate 6, and the balls in the main gutter 1 are guided to the discharge port 7 at the end when the main gutter 1 is opened upward. Reference numeral 8 indicates an operating rod which also serves as a pivot for the opening/closing plate 4, and 9 indicates a ball stopper plate.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a distribution gutter disposed below the main supply gutter 1 for each supply port 3, which includes a gutter body 11 and a rectifier spout 1.
7 and a connector 20 for a coiled flexible gutter 24. The gutter body 11 has a socket part 11a communicating with the supply port 3 having a rectangular plane, and a mouth part 11c at the tip thereof having a side surface U having a width and depth that are sufficient compared to the diameter of the ball, in order to facilitate the flow of the balls. The gutter portion 11b that extends between the two portions 11a and 11c has a straight wall on one side and a streamlined wall that gradually narrows the width on the other side. Note that the balls can be controlled in a line at the mouth portion 11c. 12 is a branch piece 13 of the mouth portion 11c.
This organizer 12 is approximately U-shaped and is used to prevent balls from clogging or overflowing in the mouth part 11c and to align the balls. The curved guide regulating piece 12 is fitted and supported so as to be swingable up and down, and also to move back and forth (left and right as shown in FIG. 6) as appropriate.
A is made to face the upper part of the inside of the mouth part 11c. The gutter body 11 is set at a required slope by connecting a support plate 14 fixed to one side of its mouth portion 11c to a threaded rod 15 hanging down from the supply main gutter 1, and a spring 16 constantly prevents the gutter from floating up. has been done.

The flow rectifying spout 17 fixed to the support plate 14 has a substantially conical shape with its bottom surface oriented at approximately the same slope as the gutter body 11 and its top surface slanted downward toward the front. It's communicating. Note that the upper end of the large mouth portion 18 restricts the forward movement of the organizer 12. The connector 20 has a substantially U-shaped side surface, is fixed to the support plate 14 in front of the mouth 19 of the rectifying spout 17, and has upper and lower pieces 20.
A locking piece 21 for the flexible gutter 24 is formed at the end edges of a and 20b, and a locking lever 22 is pivotally attached to the upper piece 20a. This locking lever 22 holds the mouth end of the flexible gutter 24, and is capable of being connected to and detached from a locking port 23 formed in the lower piece 20b of the connector 20, and has an operating section at the free end. 22a.

As is well known, the flexible gutter 24 is made of a tightly wound metal wire, and one end of the flexible gutter 24 is inserted into the connector 20 to be engaged with each of the locking pieces 21, and the locking lever 22 Insert the small mouth part 1 of the rectifying spout 17 with the
9, and the other end is press-fitted into the passage tube 26 of the case 25 of the metering device mounted on the frame side of the "island", and is prevented from coming out by a tapered flange 26a.

In such a configuration, balls falling from the supply port 3 of the main replenishment gutter 1 flow from the gutter body 11 of the distribution gutter 10 to the rectifying spout 17 and then from the flexible gutter 24 into the counting supply device, and the balls fall into the counting feeder from the gutter body 11 of the distribution gutter 10, and then from the flexible gutter 24. When the machine runs out of balls, balls are replenished by operating the supply device.

Looking at the flow of balls in the distribution gutter 10, first, the socket 11a of the gutter body 11 can receive a large number of balls at once from the supply port 3 (Fig. 3), and the gutter 1
In 1b, the balls are guided on the streamlined wall side and aligned while gradually moving toward the straight wall side (4th
), and in the mouth part 11c, the balls are arranged by the organizing tool 12 and conducted to the rectifying mouth tool 17. Since the mouth portion 11c has a width and depth that are generous compared to the diameter of the ball, normally the balls are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, and the balls in the lower row are kept aligned, but the balls in the upper row do not overflow. Trying to distribute it in an irregular state. In such a state, the organizer 12 locks the above-mentioned overflowing balls with its guide regulating piece 12a to stop the flow, and gradually arranges the overflowing balls while preferentially allowing the lower aligned balls to circulate. (Figure 5). The organizer 12 is
Since it can swing relative to the support piece 13, that is, it can move up and down, it is possible to smoothly organize the balls arranged in two stages, upper and lower.
That is, if the organizer is fixed, the organizer may not be able to organize well due to the upper and lower balls interlocking with the organizer, but this problem can be avoided by attaching the organizer 12 in a swingable manner. can be prevented.
Furthermore, as is clear from FIG. 6, since the organizer 12 is attached so as to be movable left and right, the effect of organizing can be increased. In this way, when the organizer 12 comes into contact with the overflowing balls on the upper stage, it moves upward, and sometimes further to the left and right, operating like a so-called vibration to organize the balls. Thereby, ball clogging at the mouth portion 11c can be avoided and smooth circulation can be achieved.

In this way, in the rectifying spout 17, even if the balls that flowed in from the mouth portion 11c become two steps in the large mouth portion 18, the balls are aligned by the slope leading to the small mouth portion 19 and flow out from the small mouth portion 19 in a single line. do. On the other hand, flexible gutter 24
So, even if the ball receives considerable shock as it travels,
The locking pieces 21, 21, the locking lever 22, and the flange 26a prevent the connector 20 and the passage tube 26 from loosening or rattling, allowing proper circulation of the balls.

In this way, in the distribution supply device of the present invention, in the distribution gutter arranged in line with the supply port of the main supply gutter,
The receiving part of the gutter body accepts many balls, and the gutter part guides them to the width, arranges them, and distributes them to the mouth part, and the organizer at the mouth part controls overflowing balls and avoids ball clogging. The liquids can be arranged in an aligned state and quickly flowed to the front rectifying spout. That is, since the organizer is swingably attached, it is possible to smoothly organize the overflowing balls. In addition, the rectifying spout can guide the balls that have passed through the large opening along the slope leading to the small opening and allow the balls to flow in alignment into the flexible gutter. As a result, the distribution of balls in the distribution gutter becomes extremely smooth, and balls can be replenished to the tank side of each pachinko machine without delay. In particular, with this device, the balls in the gutter can be maintained in an aligned state even when ball replenishment is suspended, and the balls can be immediately distributed as they are when replenishing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a front view schematically showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view based on - line, - line, - line; Fig. 6 is a front sectional view showing a part of the distribution gutter;
The figure is a plan view, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view. 1... Supply main gutter, 3... Supply, 10... Distribution gutter, 11... Gutter body, 11a... Socket part, 11b
...Gutter part, 11c...Mouth part, 12...Organizer,
17... Rectifier, 18... Large mouth, 19... Small mouth, 24... Flexible gutter, 25... Case.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A distribution gutter arranged in accordance with each supply port of the supply main gutter in an installation stand for a pachinko machine is composed of a gutter body and a rectifying spout, and the gutter body has a rectangular shape that communicates with the supply port. a socket part, a gutter part whose width is gradually narrowed by straight walls and streamlined walls, and a roughly U-shaped pipe located at the front end of this gutter part, which has a suitable width and depth compared to the ball diameter. A mouth part is formed in a series, and a organizing tool is provided on the upper surface of the mouth part to restrict overflowing balls in the same part,
The rectifying spout has a substantially conical shape with a bottom surface having a slope substantially the same as the gutter body, and has a large mouth portion communicating with the mouth portion, and a small mouth portion communicating with a counting supply side provided opposite to each pachinko machine. A pachinko ball dispensing and replenishing device, characterized in that the device communicates with the opening end of a flexible gutter, and the organizer is swingably attached.