JPH0611353B2 - Ball box and pachinko ball counting device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ball box having a pachinko ball discharge opening at the bottom of a box body and a pachinko ball counting device corresponding to the ball box.

“Prior art” Conventionally, a ball box that carries pachinko balls in a pachinko game hall is simply a container, and as a general rule, a pachinko ball counting device generally accepts and counts the pachinko balls that have been brought in. It was

In recent years, the rationalization of pachinko game halls has progressed, and for example, there is an idea that the number of pachinko balls held and used on an island should be kept constant and that a transportation path for moving pachinko balls between islands should not be provided.

According to this idea, a pachinko ball counting device is installed on each island, and the balls released on that island are collected on the island. Since some customers play from one island to another, it is difficult to have a completely independent collection system for each island, and we passively encourage the use of counting devices on islands with few pachinko balls to encourage inter-island collection. There will be no difference in the number of balls held by.

"Problem to be solved by the invention" However, in such a conventional technique, when counting the pachinko balls containing the ball box, the ball box must be turned over and the pachinko ball transferred to the hopper of the counting device. However, it is not only complicated, but there is also the problem that pachinko balls may scatter, and if a box with a large capacity is made, it will take a considerable amount of force to turn it over and it will not be practical. It was

In addition, it is difficult to reliably smooth the number of balls held between islands with a counting device that cannot refuse to receive pachinko balls, and it is necessary to hold extra pachinko balls, which is wasteful and costly. However, there was a problem that the game hall could not be rationalized.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to smoothly transfer pachinko balls and to construct a system for leveling the number of balls held between islands. It is also intended to provide a pachinko ball counting device.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object is to: 1) Inwardly project a recessed portion having an arcuate cross section from the corner portion of the side wall of the box body. , A pachinko ball ejection opening is formed on the circumferential wall of the indented portion, and a shutter lid that can be opened and closed even when the pachinko balls that are slidably opened and closed along the circumference of the circumferential wall is filled is provided at the ejection opening. A ball box characterized by that.

2 When an opening lid projection is provided on the inside of the box and the boxes are stacked, the opening projection of the lower box contacts the shutter lid of the upper box and pushes it open to discharge the upper box. The ball box according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided so as to communicate with the inside of the box below.

3 From the corners of the side wall of the box, inwardly projecting an indentation with an arcuate cross section, opening a pachinko ball discharge opening in the circumferential wall of the indentation, and along the circumference of the circumferential wall. A pachinko ball counting device corresponding to a ball box provided at the discharge opening, which is capable of opening and closing even if it is filled with pachinko balls that slide and open. While providing the placing surface of the ball box, providing an opening lid cam body that can be retracted facing the placing surface, when the ball box is placed on the placing surface when the opening cam body is protruding, A pachinko ball counting device, wherein an opening cam body is arranged so as to come into contact with a shutter lid of a ball box and push it open.

4 Inwardly protruding inward with a circular arc cross section from the corner of the side wall of the box, and opening a pachinko ball ejection opening in the circumferential wall of the indented portion, along the circumference of the circumferential wall. A pachinko ball counting device corresponding to a ball box provided at the discharge opening, which is capable of opening and closing even if it is filled with pachinko balls that slide and open. While providing the placing surface of the ball box, providing an opening lid cam body that can be retracted facing the placing surface, when the ball box is placed on the placing surface when the opening cam body is protruding, A shutter that closes the discharge port of the ball receiving hopper when the lid cover cam body is placed so as to abut against the shutter lid of the ball box and pushed open, and when the lid cover cam body is retracted so as not to receive the pachinko balls. It exists in a pachinko ball counting device characterized by being provided.

"Function" A ball box is used as a container for pachinko balls by always closing the discharge opening on the side wall of the box with a shutter lid.

When moving a pachinko ball to another container or a counting device while the ball box is filled with pachinko balls, opening the shutter lid opens the discharge opening on the bottom, and the pachinko balls can be discharged without turning over. .

The shutter lid slides open and close along the circumference of the circumferential wall of the indented part that has the discharge opening, and does not push up the pachinko balls inside the box, making it easy even when the pachinko balls are filled. Open and close.

When the boxes are stacked, the opening protrusion inside the box body of the lower box contacts the shutter lid of the upper box and pushes it open, and the discharge opening of the upper box communicates with the inside of the lower box. However, even if stacked on other stages, the pachinko balls move from the upper box to the lower box one after another, and the pachinko balls are quickly discharged.

In order to count the number of pachinko balls placed in the ball box with a counting device, the ball box is placed on the placement surface of the ball receiving hopper provided on the upper part of the counting device.

When the counting device is in a state where it can receive pachinko balls and perform counting and the open-door cam body is protruding, the open-door cam body hits the shutter lid of the ball box when it is placed on the mounting surface. The pachinko balls in the ball box are contacted and pushed open, and discharged from the opened discharge opening to the ball receiving hopper.

When the pachinko ball is not accepted, the opening cam of the counting device is retracted and does not contact the shutter lid of the ball box, and the discharge opening does not open, so the pachinko ball is discharged from the discharge opening to the ball receiving hopper. There is no such thing.

Even if the ball box is turned over and the pachinko balls are transferred to the hopper section of the counting device, the discharge port of the ball receiving hopper section is blocked by the shutter, so that the counting is not performed.

At that time, the discharge port shutter may cover the entire container box hopper. Further, in the above method, if a ball is put in, it is possible to introduce it into a lower ball box or the like through a bypass and return the ball to the customer. As another method, there is a method in which only the balls that have been put in by the customer are opened by opening the shutter by specially operating a switch, and the balls thrown at this time are counted.

When leveling the number of balls held between islands, refusing to collect pachinko balls with a counting device on an island that has a sufficient number of balls held and forcing the use of a counting device on another island with a small number of balls held. If this is done accurately, the number of balls held between islands can be almost completely leveled.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the lens box 10 is provided with a discharge opening 16 on the side wall 13 of the box body 11 as a container, and a shutter lid 20 for opening and closing the discharge opening 16.

A flange 12 is provided around the opening of the box body 11 for holding a hand when carrying it, and a recessed portion 15 having an arcuate cross section inwardly projects from a corner portion 14 of the bottom portion 13 inwardly. The discharge opening 16 is opened in the circumferential wall 17 of 15 to form a side wall inside.

The shutter lid 20 is arranged so that it can be opened and closed along the circumference of the circumferential wall 17 so that it can be opened and closed even if the box body 11 is filled with pachinko balls.
The side end plates 21 and 21 of the shutter lid 20 are pivotally attached to 8 and 18 by pivots 22a. A pressed flange 22 that can be pushed by hand is formed on the leading edge of the shutter lid 20.

An opening projection 23 is provided on the inside of the box 11 at the center of the recess 15. When the ball boxes 10 and 10 are stacked, the lid-opening projection 23 of the lower ball box 10 becomes the shutter lid 2 of the upper ball box 10.
It is arranged so as to come into contact with 0 and push open, and the discharge opening 16 of the upper bowl 10 communicates with the inside of the lower bowl 10.

As shown in FIG. 6, a pachinko ball counting device 30 corresponding to the ball box 10 is provided with a numeral display portion 31a on an explanation panel 31 above the back plate, and has a counting portion (not shown) inside. A clearing button switch 32a, a card or receipt outlet 32b, a shutter opening / closing key switch 32c, and the like are provided on the lower front surface.

A ball receiving hopper section 33 is provided on the upper part of the counting device 30, and the ball receiving hopper section 33 is connected to an internal flow path 35 extending from the discharge port 34 to the counting section. The ball receiving hopper portion 33 is provided with an opening lid cam body 36 which is controlled by a control portion (not shown) and can be retracted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the opening cam body 36 is pivotally supported by a pivot 37, and the shutter lid 2 of the lens box 10 is attached to the end of the tip 38.
A push-up notch 38a with which the 0 driven flange 22 is engaged is formed, and a push-up upper end 38b is formed at the tip.

When the lid-opening cam body 36 projects, the ball box 10 is placed on the mounting surface 3
When placed on 3a, the opening lid cam body 36 and the mounting surface 33a are arranged so that the opening lid cam body 36 contacts the shutter lid 20 of the ball box 10 and pushes it open.

The discharge port 34 is provided with a shutter 39 that closes the discharge port 34 of the ball receiving hopper portion 33 when the opening cam body 36 is retracted so that the counting device 30 does not receive the pachinko balls.

Further, as can be seen in FIG. 7, the ball box 10 is placed on the mounting surface 33a.
Hooking projection 39a that locks the end of the ball box 10 when the box is placed
Is provided on the back wall of the ball receiving hopper portion 33.

Next, the operation will be described.

The ball box 10 is always provided with the shutter lid 20 and the bottom portion 1 of the box body 11.
The discharge opening 16 of No. 3 is closed and used as a container for pachinko balls.

The shutter lid 20 swings around a pivot 22a, slides and opens / closes along the circumference of the circumferential wall 17 of the recessed portion 15 having the discharge opening 16, and pushes up a pachinko ball inside the box 11. Even if it is filled with pachinko balls, it can be easily opened and closed, and when the shutter lid 20 is opened, the bottom discharge opening 1
6 opens, and the pachinko balls can be ejected without turning over.

When the ball boxes 10 are stacked, the opening lid projection 23 inside the box body 11 of the lower ball box 10 abuts and pushes against the shutter lid 20 of the upper ball box 10, and the discharge opening 16 of the upper ball box 10 is opened. Lower ball box 1
Even if they are communicated with the inside of 0 and are stacked in multiple stages, the pachinko balls are sequentially transferred from the upper ball box 10 to the lower ball box 10 and the pachinko balls are promptly discharged.

In order to count the number of pachinko balls placed in the ball box 10 with the counting device 30, the ball box 10 is placed on the placement surface 33a of the ball receiving hopper section 33 provided on the upper part of the counting device 30.

When the counting device 30 is in a state in which it can receive and count pachinko balls and the open lid cam body 36 is protruding, the open lid cam body 36 causes the open lid cam body 36 to be placed on the placing surface 33a. Abut the shutter lid 20 and push open to open the box 1.
The pachinko balls in 0 are discharged to the ball receiving hopper section 33 from the opened discharge opening 16. The ball box 10 has a catch projection 39a at the rear end.
It is locked by and is held so as not to fall.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the ball box 10 is placed on the placement surface 33a so as to be displaced laterally, the pushed flange 22 of the shutter lid 20 causes the tip end portion 38 of the opening cam body 36 to be placed.
Engaging the push-up notch 38a of FIG. 2 and pushing the ball box 10 forward, the opening cam body 36 is swung to the position shown by the imaginary line so that the pushed flange 22 is pushed up and the shutter lid 20 must be operated. The discharge opening 16 opens.

When the ball box 10 is placed from above as shown by an imaginary line, the pushed flange 22 of the shutter lid 20 causes the push upper end 3 of the opening cam body 36 to move.
When it comes into contact with 8b from above and pushes it down, the pushed flange 22 is pushed up in the same manner as described above, and the discharge opening 16 opens without the need to operate the shutter lid 20.

Pachinko balls are counted by a counting unit (not shown) and displayed on the number display unit 31a. In addition, the counting result is written on the card or receipt, and the card or receipt ejection port 3b
Will be paid out from.

When the pachinko ball is not received, the lid opening cam member 36 of the counting device 30 is retracted, the shutter 39 blocks the discharge port 34 of the ball receiving hopper portion 33, and the shutter lid 20 of the ball box 10 is not contacted. Since the discharge opening 16 is not opened, the pachinko balls are not discharged from the discharge opening 16 to the ball receiving hopper portion 33.

If the ball box 10 is accidentally turned over and the pachinko ball is moved to the hopper section of the counting device 30, it will flow into the ball receiving hopper section 33, but the discharge port 34 is blocked by the shutter 39, so It does not flow in further and is not counted.

When the pachinko balls flow into the ball receiving hopper portion 33 and stop at the discharge port 34 even though the counting is impossible, the shutter open / close key switch 32c is operated to receive the exception exceptionally, and the data is written on the card as described above. You may make it discharge without counting by providing another discharge port. Alternatively, it may be discharged to the outside by another route and returned to the customer.

When leveling the number of balls held between islands, refusing to collect pachinko balls with the counting device 30 of the island that has enough balls,
The use of the counting device 30 of another island that has a small number of balls is forced to be used. If this is done accurately, the number of balls held between islands will be leveled almost completely.

FIG. 8 shows the second embodiment and shows a modified example of the opening cam member provided in the counting device 30.

That is, the opening cam body 36a slides in and out in a substantially wedge shape. Arranged so that the pushed flange 22 of the shutter lid 20 rides on the wedge surface 36b of the opening cam body 36a when the ball box 10 is displaced, and the pushed flange 22 rides on the upper surface 36c when placed from above. Has been done.

"Effect of the invention" According to the ball box and pachinko ball counting device according to the present invention, it is possible to transfer the pachinko balls without turning over the ball box, so that the handling is easy and there is no risk of the pachinko balls splashing. Further, it is possible to provide a practical ball box having a large capacity.

In addition, since the counting device can receive or reject pachinko balls as appropriate in conjunction with the ball box, it is possible to level the number of balls held between islands while watching the balance of the entire game hall. Can be fully rationalized.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view of a ball box, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a side view of the same with a half thereof cut away, FIG. 4 is a view of arrow IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the counting device as seen through, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a ball box is placed on the counting device. The drawing is an explanatory view of the lid opening cam member according to the second embodiment. 10 ... Ball box, 11 ... Box 13 ... Bottom, 16 ... Discharge opening 15 ... Indentation, 17 ... Circular wall 20 ... Shutter lid, 22 ... Pressed flange 23 ... Opening projection 30: Counting device, 33: Ball receiving hopper section 33a: Mounting surface, 34: Discharge port 35: Internal flow path, 36: Opening cam body 38a: Push-up notch, 38b: Push-up upper end 39 ... Shutter

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped side wall is provided with an inwardly projecting inward section having an arcuate cross-section from a corner section of the box body, and a pachinko ball discharge opening is formed in the circumferential wall of the inward section. A ball box characterized in that a shutter lid that can be opened and closed even when it is filled with pachinko balls that slide and open along the circumference is provided in the discharge opening. 2. When the opening lid projection is provided on the inside of the box body and the boxes are stacked, the opening lid projection of the lower box is brought into contact with the shutter lid of the upper box to push it open. The ball box according to claim 1, wherein the discharge opening of the ball box is arranged so as to communicate with the inside of the lower ball box. 3. A recessed part having an arcuate cross section is projected inwardly from a corner of a side wall of a box, and a pachinko ball discharge opening is formed in the circumferential wall of the recessed part. A pachinko ball counting device corresponding to a ball box provided with a shutter lid that can be opened and closed even if it is filled with pachinko balls that slide and open along the circumference. The receiving hopper is provided with a placing surface for the ball box, and an opening cam body is provided which faces the placing surface and can be retracted. When the opening cam body is protruding, the ball box is placed on the placing surface. A pachinko ball counting device, wherein the opening cam body is arranged so as to come into contact with and push open the shutter lid of the ball box when placed. 4. A recessed portion having an arcuate cross section is projected inwardly from a corner portion of a side wall of the box body, and a pachinko ball discharge opening is formed in a circumferential wall of the recessed portion. A pachinko ball counting device corresponding to a ball box provided with a shutter lid that can be opened and closed even if it is filled with pachinko balls that slide and open along the circumference. The receiving hopper is provided with a placing surface for the ball box, and an opening cam body is provided which faces the placing surface and can be retracted. When the opening cam body is protruding, the ball box is placed on the placing surface. When placed, it is arranged so that the opening cam body comes into contact with the shutter lid of the ball box and pushes it open, and when the opening cam body is retracted so as not to accept pachinko balls, the discharge port of the ball receiving hopper part A pachinko ball counting device, which is provided with a shutter for closing the ball.