JPH0838725A - Reversible moving device for pachinko ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the facility cost and improve the conveyance efficiency by conveying and lifting PACHINKO balls in both forward and reverse directions, and applying the conveying force and lifting force to the PACHINKO balls at only part of a conveyance path and lift paths of the balls. CONSTITUTION:This reversible moving device of PACHINKO balls is provided with a ball conveyance path 13 where the balls are aligned and fed; ball lift paths 3, 4, where the balls are aligned and fed, communicated with both ends of the ball conveyance path 13 and erected; and conveying means 15, 16 generating the conveying force of the balls when they are brought into contact with the aligned balls and rotatively driven. The conveying means 15, 16 are reversibly provided as a pair across the ball conveyance path 13 between them, and they can be constituted of rollers and belts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko ball moving device used in a pachinko game hall, and is capable of moving in both forward and backward directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko game machines are provided with pachinko ball conveying devices at various places. For example, when supplying pachinko balls to pachinko islands, when pachinko balls are exchanged between the pachinko islands, when pachinko balls are supplied to the ball lending machine, the pachinko balls collected by the prize ball counter are used as a circulation path. It is necessary to convey pachinko balls when throwing in, and a pachinko ball conveying device is provided at each place. Further, in the pachinko game arcade, since it is necessary to not only convey the pachinko balls but also to convey the pachinko balls from a low position to a high position, a pachinko ball conveying device having a lifting function is used. A conventional general pachinko ball conveying device uses a spiral coil, a screw conveyer, a bucket conveyer, an inclined gutter, and the like, and is an appropriate combination thereof.

[0003]

A conventional pachinko ball carrier having a general lifting function is intended to move the pachinko balls in one direction, and to move the pachinko balls in the opposite direction. Not suitable. Therefore, for example, in order to exchange pachinko balls between adjacent pachinko balls, it is necessary to install a pachinko ball transfer device in one direction and a pachinko ball transfer device in the other direction in parallel, and the cost of equipment is low. It has the drawback of becoming expensive. Moreover, when one pachinko ball transfer device is operating, the other pachinko ball transfer device is stopped, so that there is a drawback that the operating rate of the equipment is poor. Furthermore, the conventional pachinko ball carrier is
Since a spiral coil, a screw conveyor, a bucket conveyor, etc. are provided over the entire pachinko ball transfer path and lifting path, the pachinko balls are given a carrying force and a lifting force over the entire transfer path and lifting path. However, from this point as well, the cost of the equipment is high, and the transport efficiency is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enables the pachinko balls to be transported and lifted in one direction or the other direction, thereby reducing the facility cost. An object is to provide a reversible moving device for a pachinko ball that can be performed. The present invention is also sufficient to impart a conveying force and a lifting force to the pachinko balls in a part of the pachinko ball conveying route and the lifting route, and from this point, it is possible to reduce the equipment cost. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a reversible moving device for pachinko balls, which can improve the transport efficiency.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A pachinko ball conveying path through which pachinko balls are lined up, a pachinko ball hoisting path that communicates with both ends of the pachinko ball conveying path, and pachinko balls are lined up and passes through, and the pachinko ball is in contact with the pachinko ball and is driven to rotate. And a conveying means for generating a pachinko ball conveying force. The conveying means is provided in pairs with a pachinko ball conveying path in the middle so as to be reversible.

The conveying means can be constituted by rollers or belts as in the inventions according to the second and third aspects.
The transporting means, as in the invention according to claims 4 and 5,
It may be provided in a curved guide portion that connects the transport path and the hoisting path, or may be provided in each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. Alternatively, as in the invention described in claim 6, one carrying means may be provided at one end of the carrying path, and the other carrying means may be provided at a feeding path connected to the other end of the carrying path.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the tip of each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path is opened at the upper part of the pachinko ball hoisting tank, and is discharged from the pachinko ball hoisting tank in the middle of each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. You may open the receiving port which receives a pachinko ball. A shutter for controlling the flow of pachinko balls into the lifting path may be provided in the vicinity of the receiving port as in the invention of claim 8.

[0008]

[Function] Since the pachinko balls pass through the pachinko ball conveying path and the pachinko ball hoisting path in an aligned manner, when the conveying means is rotationally driven, the pachinko balls in contact with the conveying means generate the conveying force and the hoisting force, and the pachinko ball conveying The pachinko balls aligned in the path and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path are sequentially pushed to become a carrying force and a hoisting force, and the pachinko balls are moved in the pachinko ball carrying path and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. In this way, the aligned pachinko balls are sequentially pushed to provide the carrying force and the lifting force, so that the carrying means does not have to be provided over the entire pachinko ball moving path. In addition, the pachinko balls can be moved in both forward and backward directions by providing the conveying means in pairs with the pachinko ball conveying path in the middle so as to be paired and capable of reversing.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 and 2 respectively indicate pachinko ball storage tanks, which are installed for each pachinko island, for example. On the front surfaces of the first pachinko ball storage tank 1 and the second pachinko ball storage tank 2, the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding passages 3 and 4 are fixed in the vertical direction, respectively. The tip portions 5 and 6 straddle the front plates of the pachinko ball storage tanks 1 and 2 and open at the top of the pachinko ball storage tanks 1 and 2. The lower ends of the respective pachinko ball hoisting and feeding paths 3 and 4 are connected by a pachinko ball conveying path 13 via curved guide portions 9 and 10. Pachinko ball carrier 13
Is buried in the floor of the pachinko game hall. The inner diameters of the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding paths 3 and 4, the curved guide portions 9 and 10, and the pachinko ball conveying path 13 are slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pachinko ball 5, and the pachinko balls 20 are arranged in one row. Can pass through.

Slits 11 and 12 are formed on the bent inner peripheral side of the curved guide portions 9 and 10, respectively.
Part of the outer peripheries of rollers 15 and 16 as conveying means enter from inside 1 and 12 into curved guide portions 9 and 10. The rollers 15 and 16 are made of rubber, urethane, or other material having a high coefficient of friction or elastic material. The rollers 15 and 16 are provided as a pair with a pachinko ball conveying path 13 in the middle. The rollers 15 and 16 are in contact with the pachinko balls 20 aligned in the curved guide portions 9 and 10, and are driven to rotate in the same direction by a motor or other appropriate prime mover to generate a conveying force for the pachinko balls 20. The rollers 15 and 16 can be rotated in the normal and reverse directions, and when the rotation direction is reversed, the conveyance direction of the pachinko balls 20 is also reversed.

Pachinko ball supply passages 21 and 22 are attached to the front surfaces of the respective pachinko ball storage tanks 1 and 2.
FIG. 9 shows one storage tank 1 and the supply passage 21. As shown in FIG. 9, the pachinko balls 20 are supplied from the storage tank 1 to the supply passage 21 through the supply holes 1a provided in the front plate of the storage tank 1. Pachinko ball storage tank 1,
2 has slanted bottom plates 1b, 2b.
Pachinko balls collected along b are supply holes 1a, 2a
Is led to the supply passages 21 and 22.
The supply passage 21 is inclined so as to be slightly lower toward the outlet side and has a narrower width, so that the pachinko balls 20 supplied to the supply passage 21 are aligned and delivered in one row. The other storage tank 2 and the supply passage 22 are similarly configured.

Ball supply sensors 29 and 30 for detecting the presence or absence of the pachinko balls 20 in the supply passages 21 and 22 are attached to the supply passages 21 and 22, respectively, and shutters 23 and 30 are provided in the vicinity of the discharge outlets of the balls. 24 are provided. The shutters 23, 24 are rotatably provided in a vertical plane about the shafts 27, 28, and the intermediate portions in the length direction are connected to the plungers of the solenoids 25, 26. When the solenoids 25 and 26 are excited, the plunger moves to the solenoid 2
The shutters 23 and 24 are sucked by the nozzles 5 and 26 and rotate, and the bent portions at the tips of the shutters 23 and 24 are supplied to the supply passages 21 and 22.
When the solenoids 25, 26 are demagnetized, the shutters 23, 24 are rotated by the urging force,
The bent portion of the tip of 24 enters the supply passages 21 and 22 to block the flow of the pachinko balls in the supply passages 21 and 22.

Receiving ports 7 and 8 for receiving the pachinko balls discharged from the supply passages 21 and 22 are provided in the respective pachinko ball hoisting and feeding paths 3 and 4 at positions facing the discharge ports of the supply passages 21 and 22. It is provided. Shutters 35 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are provided at the boundaries between the receiving ports 7 and 8 and the discharge ports of the supply passages 21 and 22.
The shutter 35 is provided so as to move linearly and move back and forth at the boundary. The shutter 35 is connected to a plunger 34 of a solenoid 33, and the plunger 34 is urged by a spring 36 in a direction to advance from the solenoid 33. Due to this urging force, the shutter 35 advances to the boundary, and the discharge ports of the supply passages 21 and 22 and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding passages 3 and 4 are released.
The receiving ports 7 and 8 are closed. When the solenoid 33 is excited, the plunger 34 resists the biasing force and the solenoid 3
3, the shutter 35 retreats from the boundary, and the pachinko balls in the supply passages 21 and 22 move to the receiving port 7,
After that, it flows into the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding paths 3 and 4. 3 and 4, one of the supply passage 21 and the pachinko ball hoisting passage 3 is provided.
The same shutter as the shutter 35 is also provided in the other supply passage 22 and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding passage 4.

Next, the operation of the embodiment described above will be described. First, a case where a pachinko ball is supplied from the first pachinko ball storage tank 1 to the second pachinko ball storage tank 2 will be described. Since the pachinko balls 20 may remain in the pachinko ball hoisting passage 3 on the first storage tank 1 side,
The solenoid 25 is demagnetized to allow the bent front end of the shutter 23 to enter the supply passage 21 to prevent the flow of pachinko balls in the supply passage 21. In this state, the rollers 15 and 16 are moved as shown in FIG. Rotate clockwise. When the pachinko balls 20 are aligned in the curved guide portions 9 and 10 and the pachinko ball conveying path 13 as shown in the figure, when the rollers 15 and 16 are driven to rotate clockwise, the rollers 15 and 16 come into contact with each other. Pachinko balls 20 that are aligned in the carrier path 13 and the pachinko ball hoisting path 4 due to the carrying force generated in the pachinko balls 20
The carrying force is sequentially transmitted to the roller 15, and the roller 15 moves to the carrying path 13
The pachinko balls 20 inside are pushed toward the roller 16 side, and the rollers 16 push up the pachinko balls 20 inside the feeding path 4.

In this way, the pachinko balls remaining in the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 3 move downward, so that when the pachinko ball in the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 3 is exhausted, the shutter 23 and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path are carried out. The shutter 35 on the side 3
To open the pachinko balls from the supply passage 21 through the receiving port 7 to the pachinko bead feeding passage 3. The supplied pachinko balls are conveyed in the conveying path 13 by the rotation driving of the rollers 15 and 16 as described above, and are pushed up along the hoisting path 4 to be stored from above the second storage tank 2 in the storage tank. 2 is released and stored.

When a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as when the storage amount of the second storage tank 2 reaches a predetermined amount, or when the storage amounts of the first storage tank 1 and the second storage tank 2 are balanced. Is the shutter 23 on the side of the first storage tank 1.
Is closed, and the supply of pachinko balls to the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 3 is stopped. After that, the rollers 15 and 16 are rotationally driven for several seconds to eliminate the rest of the pachinko balls in the pachinko ball hoisting path 3, and then the rollers 15 and 16 are stopped. In addition, from the second pachinko ball storage tank 2 to the first pachinko ball storage tank 1
When the pachinko balls 20 are supplied to the pachinko balls, the shutter 24 is closed and the rollers 15 and 16 are rotated in the reverse direction to send out the pachinko balls remaining in the hoisting path 4. Then, the shutter 24 is opened to open the pachinko balls in the storage tank 2. The balls are supplied to the hoisting and discharging path 4, and the first pachinko ball storage tank 1 through the conveying path 13 and the hoisting and discharging path 3.
Move to the same procedure as above.

According to the embodiment described above, the pachinko balls 20 are arranged and communicated with both ends of the pachinko ball conveying path 13, and pachinko ball hoisting paths 3 and 4 are provided to contact the aligned pachinko balls 20. A roller 15 as a conveying means for generating a pachinko ball conveying force by being rotationally driven,
16 are provided in pairs with the pachinko ball transfer path 13 in the middle, and can be reversed, so that the rollers 15, 1
By the rotational drive of 6, the pachinko balls 20 lined up in the pachinko ball feeding paths 3 and 4 and the pachinko ball conveying path 13 are sequentially pushed and moved, and if the rollers 15 and 16 are reversed, they will move in the opposite direction. Also, the pachinko balls can be moved without reducing the efficiency. Further, the rollers 15 and 16 as the conveying means do not need to be provided in the entire movement path of the pachinko balls, and the conveying path 13
It suffices if they are provided in pairs so that the pachinko balls can be moved in the opposite direction, so that there is an advantage that the equipment cost can be reduced. Furthermore, since the rollers 15 and 16 as the conveying means are provided in the curved guide portions 9 and 10 that connect the conveying path 13 and the hoisting paths 3 and 4,
The pachinko balls can be moved horizontally and vertically more strongly and smoothly.

Next, various modified embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the two pachinko ball storage tanks 1 and 2 are designed to exchange the pachinko balls with each other, but since there is a pachinko ball storage tank for each pachinko island in the pachinko game arcade, The pachinko ball storage tanks may be connected in series by the pachinko ball reversible moving device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows such an example. In one pachinko ball storage tank 1, a pachinko ball moving device including a pachinko ball transport path 13, rollers 16, a pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 4, a supply path 22 and the like is provided. After that, the pachinko balls are moved to and from the pachinko ball storage tank (not shown) on the right side. A roller (not shown) similar to the roller 16 is also arranged on the right end side of the transport path 13 on the right side in FIG. In addition, pachinko ball conveyance path 1
The pachinko balls are moved to and from the pachinko ball storage tank (not shown) on the left side via a pachinko ball moving device including the roller 3, the pachinko ball hoisting path 3, the supply path 21, and the like. The conveyance path 13 on the left side in FIG.
A roller (not shown) similar to the roller 15 is also arranged on the left end side of the. The other components that are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, since the pachinko balls can be moved between all the pachinko ball storage tanks provided in the pachinko game hall, the amount of pachinko balls held on each pachinko island can be increased. Has the advantage of being uniform.

As the conveying means, a belt may be used instead of the roller, or a belt may be used together with the roller. Figure 5
The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 shows such an example, and a pachinko ball moving device for moving the pachinko balls to and from the pachinko ball storage tank on the right side (not shown) is used.
3, the roller 16, the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 4, the supply path 22 and the like, and a belt 38 as a conveying means is provided along the left side of the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path 4 in the figure. The belt 38 is hung on upper and lower pulleys 42 and 40,
It is driven by the rotational drive of the pulley 42 and / or the pulley 40. The right side surface of the belt 38 in the drawing enters the pachinko ball hoisting path 4 through the slit 44 formed in the pachinko ball hoisting path 4, and contacts the pachinko balls 20 arranged in the pachinko ball hoisting path 4. be able to.

Therefore, when the belt 38 is rotated in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction together with the roller 16, the roller 16 is rotated.
The conveyance force of the belt 38 is generated together with the conveyance force of
The pachinko balls 20 can be moved by a greater carrying force. The spring 48 shown by the dotted line in FIG.
Is provided between the support shaft of the pulley 42 and an appropriate fixing portion, and the elastic force of the spring 48 urges the belt 38 in a direction of pressing the pachinko balls 20 in the hoisting path 4, thereby increasing the conveying force. Can be surely obtained. The pulley 40 side may be similarly spring-biased. A roller (not shown) similar to the roller 16 or a belt (not shown) similar to the belt 38 is also arranged on the right end side of the transport path 13 on the right side in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the pachinko ball moving device for moving the pachinko balls between the pachinko ball storage tank 1 and a left-side pachinko ball storage tank (not shown) uses a belt 39 instead of rollers. The belt 39 is wound around the left and right pulleys 41 and 43, and is driven by the rotational drive of the pulley 41 and / or the pulley 43. Belt 39
In the figure, the lower surface enters into the pachinko ball conveying path 13 through the slit 45 formed in the pachinko ball conveying path 13, and the curved guide portion 9 also has a curved surface of the belt 39 along the outer periphery of the pulley 41. The part can enter and contact the pachinko balls 20 arranged in the pachinko ball conveying path 13.

Therefore, when the belt 39 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, a pachinko ball conveying force is generated, the pachinko balls are conveyed along the conveying path 13, and
It is pumped along the pumping path 3. Since the belt has a longer contact distance with the pachinko balls than the roller, a greater carrying force can be obtained. The belt 39 may also be spring-biased so that a larger pressing force is exerted on the pachinko balls. In FIG. 5, a belt or roller (not shown) similar to the belt 39 is also arranged on the left end side of the left transport path 13. Since the other constituent parts are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment, the same constituent parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The belt as the conveying means may be attached in the form shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the belt 50 is hung on the pulleys 54 and 52 arranged vertically. The belt 50 enters the curved guide portion 10 and the pachinko ball hoisting passage 4 from a slit 56 formed along the pachinko ball hoisting passage 4 from the bent inner peripheral side of the curved guide portion 10,
It is possible to contact the pachinko balls 20 that are aligned.
Therefore, when the belt 50 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, a pachinko ball conveying force is generated, the pachinko balls are hoisted along the hoisting passage 4, and the pachinko balls are hoisted along the conveying path 13. To be done. Belts and rollers similar to the belt 50 are also arranged in pairs with the belt 50 from the right end of the transport path 13 to the hoisting path (not shown). It can be moved in the opposite direction. Since other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the same components are designated by the common reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, in which another belt 60 is provided so as to face the belt 50. The belt 60 is hung on the upper and lower pulleys 64 and 62, and a part of the belt 60 enters the lifting passage 4 through the slit 68 formed in the lifting passage 4, and the pachinko balls lined up in the lifting passage 4. You can touch 20. The pachinko balls 20 in the hoisting path 4 are sandwiched by both belts 50 and 60, and both belts 50 and 60 are rotationally driven in opposite directions, so that the pachinko balls 2
0 is conveyed with a large conveying force. The carrying force is sequentially transmitted to the aligned pachinko balls 20, and becomes the carrying force and the lifting force. Further, a conveying means forming a pair with the conveying means composed of the belts 50 and 60 is also provided at the other end of the conveying path 13, and the pair of conveying means are reversibly driven to rotate so that the pachinko balls are turned in the opposite direction. Can also be moved.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, an appropriate number of pressing rollers 58 for pressing the belt 50 against the pachinko balls in the hoisting path 4 are also provided.
An appropriate number of pressing rollers 66 for pressing the pachinko balls inside are provided. By using these pressing rollers 58 and 66, a larger carrying force can be obtained,
Further, the conveying force can be reliably transmitted by the pachinko balls.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is an example in which a conveying path and a hoisting path are provided in parallel in a plurality of rows so that pachinko balls for a plurality of rows can be moved at the same time. In FIG. 8, a pair of outer plates 70, 70 and intermediate partition plates 72, 72
And 3 rows of pachinko balls are formed. A pair of belts 50 and 60 are arranged across the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. Similar to the example shown in FIG. 7, the belt 50 is wound around the pulleys 54 and 52, and the belt 60 is connected to the pulleys 64 and 52.
62. The belts 50, 60 can sandwich the pachinko balls 20 aligned on the plurality of rows of pachinko ball feeding paths composed of the outer plates 70, 70 and the partition plates 72, 72 from both sides, as described above. Belt 50,
The pachinko balls 20 can be simultaneously moved by a plurality of rows by rotationally driving the 60 in opposite directions, and the pachinko balls 20 can be moved in the opposite direction by rotating the belts 50 and 60 in the reverse direction. it can.

It should be noted that, corresponding to the provision of a plurality of rows of the feeding paths as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the conveyance paths are also provided for a plurality of rows. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the conveyance paths and the lifting passages are formed for a plurality of rows by providing the intermediate partition plates 72, 72, but the conveyance passages and the lifting passages for one row formed independently are formed. A plurality of feed paths may be provided in parallel. Further, without providing the partition plates 72, 72 in the example shown in FIG.
Since the pachinko balls 20 are moved in a state of being arranged in a plurality of rows, the intermediate partition plates 72, 72 are not necessarily provided.

When a belt is used as the conveying means, the belt may be a flat belt, or may be a round belt or a V belt when the conveying path and the hoisting path are single rows. Further, a sprocket may be used instead of the roller as the conveying means or together with the roller.

When a belt is used as the conveying means, FIG.
As shown in 0, one belt 70 may be used to perform horizontal movement and vertical movement. In FIG. 10, the belt 70 includes a pulley 71 provided at a position corresponding to the transport path 13, a pulley 72 provided at a position corresponding to the curved guide portion 10, and a pulley provided at a position corresponding to the hoisting path 4. 73, and the idle pulley 74 is pressed against the belt 70 to give an appropriate tension force. A part of the belt 70 includes the conveying path 13 and the curved guide portion 1.
0, entering the conveying path 13, the curved guide portion 10, and the lifting passage 4 from the slit formed over the lifting passage 4, and being aligned in the conveying path 13, the curved guide portion 10, and the lifting passage 4. You can touch the pachinko balls that are present.

Therefore, when at least one of the pulleys 71, 72, 73 is rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions, the belt 70 is rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions, and the pachinko balls are moved in the forward and reverse directions. Moreover, since the belt 70 generates a horizontal conveying force and a vertical conveying force, the pachinko balls can be moved horizontally and vertically more strongly and smoothly.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pachinko balls are moved between the pachinko ball storage tanks.
This is only an example, and the reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to one that moves pachinko balls between the pachinko ball storage tanks. For example, each pachinko island has an upper route and a lower route for circulating pachinko balls in each pachinko island. Therefore, move the pachinko ball from the upper route to the lower route, move the pachinko ball from the lower route to the upper route, move the pachinko ball from the upper route to the upper route, and move the pachinko ball from the lower route to the lower route. The device according to the present invention can be used when performing the process.

[0033]

According to the present invention, a pachinko ball conveying path is provided so as to communicate with both ends of a pachinko ball conveying path through which pachinko balls are aligned, and pachinko balls are rotated by being brought into contact with the pachinko balls aligned. Since the rollers as the conveying means for generating the conveying force of the balls are provided in a pair with the pachinko ball conveying path in the middle, and the rollers can be reversed, the pachinko ball hoisting path and the pachinko balls are driven by the rotation of the rollers. The pachinko balls aligned in the transport path are sequentially pushed and moved, and if the rollers are reversed, the pachinko balls can be moved in the opposite direction without lowering the efficiency. . Further, the roller as the conveying means does not have to be provided in the entire movement path of the pachinko ball, and it is sufficient to provide the roller in pairs so as to sandwich the conveying path, and thereby the pachinko ball can be moved in the opposite direction. There is also an advantage that the equipment cost can be reduced.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the conveying means is provided in the curved guide portion that connects the pachinko ball conveying path and the pachinko ball hoisting passage, the pachinko ball conveying and the pachinko ball along the pachinko ball conveying path are provided. The pachinko balls can be lifted up along the doffing path more strongly and smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of a reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view showing another embodiment of the reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of a shutter applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a different operation mode of the shutter.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional front view showing still another embodiment of the reversible movement device for pachinko balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing still another embodiment of the reversible movement device for pachinko balls according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing another example of the conveyance means applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing still another example of the transfer means applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an example of a pachinko ball storage tank applicable to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional front view showing still another example of the conveying means applicable to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Pachinko ball hoisting path 4 Pachinko ball hoisting path 5 Tip of hoisting path 6 Tip of hoisting path 7 Receiving port 8 Receiving port 9 Curved guide section 10 Curved guide section 13 Pachinko ball conveying path 15 As a conveying means Roller 16 Roller 20 as a transport means 20 Pachinko ball 23 Shutter 24 Shutter 38 Belt as a transport means 39 Belt as a transport means 50 Belt as a transport means 60 Belt as a transport means 70 Belt as a transport means

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball conveying path through which pachinko balls are aligned, a pachinko ball hoisting path that communicates with both ends of the pachinko ball conveying path and through which pachinko balls are aligned and passes, and contacts the aligned pachinko balls. It has a conveying means for generating a pachinko ball conveying force by being driven to rotate, and the conveying means are provided in pairs with the pachinko ball conveying path in the middle so as to be reversible. A reversible moving device for pachinko balls, which is characterized in that 2. The reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means is a roller. 3. The reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means is a belt. 4. The reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means is provided in a curved guide portion that connects the pachinko ball conveying path and the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. 5. The reversible moving device for pachinko balls according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means is provided in each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. 6. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein one of the conveying means is provided at one end of the pachinko ball conveying path, and the other conveying means is provided at a pachinko ball hoisting path connected to the other end of the pachinko ball conveying path. Reversible moving device for balls. 7. The end of each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path is opened at the upper part of the pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path, and a receiving port for receiving the pachinko ball discharged from the pachinko ball storage tank is opened in the middle of each pachinko ball hoisting and feeding path. The reversible moving device for a pachinko ball according to claim 1. 8. The reversible moving device for a pachinko ball according to claim 7, wherein a shutter for controlling the flow of the pachinko ball into the feeding path is provided in the vicinity of the receiving port.