JP2021069413A - Medal supply pipe connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medal supply pipe connector, not disconnecting an accordion hose, and mountable simply on a medal intake port of a pachinko slot machine.SOLUTION: A medal supply pipe connector includes a first cylinder part to which one end of an accordion hose is fixed, a second cylinder part into which the first cylinder part is inserted slidably, and supporting so that the first cylinder part is stretched out from the upper end, a third cylinder part for supporting tiltably the lower end of the second cylinder part, a nozzle part provided under the third cylinder part, and inserted into a medal intake port of a pachinko slot machine, and a fitting part for supporting the first to third cylinder parts and the nozzle part, and detachably fitted to the back face of the pachinko slot machine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a medal supply pipe coupler, and more specifically, relates to a medal supply pipe coupler which is provided at an end of a bellows hose of a pachislot machine and can be reliably attached to a medal intake port of the pachislot machine.

Patent Document 1 discloses a medal supply device for a game machine. A medal supply device is installed on the upper part of the island where game machines are lined up back to back, a bucket loaded with medals runs on the rail, and when it comes to the upper part of the designated game machine, the door of the bucket opens and the medal is hopper Is thrown into. The hopper medal passes through the bellows hose (2a) and is sent to the medal intake of the game machine.

A connecting metal fitting that supports the cylinder portion into which the bellows hose is inserted and the nozzle portion is attached to the medal intake port of the game machine with screws. When the game machine is pulled out to the front side of the island for inspection, for example, a large part of the bellows hose comes out of the cylinder. When the game machine is pushed back to its original position, the pulled out bellows hose bends downward, the bending becomes large, and the bellows hose may come off from the cylinder. In that case, the medals cannot be supplied to the game machine, so it is necessary to confirm whether the bellows hose is in the predetermined position after the inspection work is completed. Since the back of the game machine is not an easy-to-see place, it is difficult to check it.

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An object of the present invention is to provide a medal supply pipe coupler that can be easily attached to a medal intake port of a pachislot machine and the bellows hose does not come off.

In the medal supply pipe coupler according to the present invention, the first cylinder portion to which one end of the bellows hose is fixed and the first cylinder portion are slidably inserted and supported so that the first cylinder portion extends from the upper end. A second cylinder portion to be used, a third cylinder portion that slantably supports the lower end of the second cylinder portion, and a nozzle portion provided below the third cylinder portion and inserted into a medal intake port of a pachislot machine. It is characterized in that the first to third cylinder portions and the mounting portion that supports the nozzle portion and is detachably attached to the back surface of the pachi-slot machine are provided.

The mounting portions are provided at both ends of the horizontal connecting member, and are attached to the left locking member and the right locking member that sandwich the back surface of the pachislot machine, and the first to third cylinder portions that are mounted on the horizontal connecting member. It is characterized by including a position adjusting plate that supports the nozzle portion, a spring that urges the left locking member and the right locking member, and an operating lever that expands and contracts the spring to attach and detach it.

The position adjusting plate is attached to the lateral connecting member so that the left and right positions can be adjusted.

The third tubular portion is rotatably attached to the position adjusting plate with a tubular band.

According to the medal supply pipe coupler according to the present invention
(A) Since the first cylinder part to which one end of the bellows hose is fixed and the second cylinder part to which the first cylinder part is slidably inserted and supported so as to extend are provided, the pachislot machine is pulled out in the front direction. In this case, the first cylinder portion extends from the second cylinder portion and can follow the movement of the pachislot machine. Since the bellows hose is fixed to the first cylinder, it will not come off even if the pachislot machine is pulled out. (B) Since the third cylinder that supports the second cylinder so as to be tiltable is provided, the second cylinder is provided as an example. Since the portion is supported by the third cylinder portion with a pin, the second cylinder portion tilts with respect to the third cylinder portion and can follow the pull-out of the pachislot machine in the front direction.
(C) Since a removable mounting part is provided, if the mounting part is removed from the pachislot machine, the first cylinder part, the second cylinder part, the third cylinder part and the nozzle part will be separated from the pachislot machine, so that the pachislot machine can be removed. Can be easily done. When a new stand is installed, a medal supply pipe coupler can be installed so that the nozzle can be immediately inserted into the medal intake port.

A left-locking member and a right-locking member that sandwich the back of the pachislot machine are provided in the mounting portion, and they are moved by a spring and an operation lever, so that one-touch attachment / detachment is possible. It is extremely easy to install and remove compared to fixing the nozzle to a pachislot machine with screws or nails. The medal supply pipe coupler provided at one end of the bellows hose can be easily attached to the medal intake of the pachislot machine.

Since the position adjusting plate is attached to the horizontal connecting member so that the left and right positions can be adjusted, the position of the nozzle portion can be adjusted to the position of the medal taking-in port by adjusting the position of the position adjusting plate.

Since the third cylinder portion is rotatably attached to the attachment portion, it can be followed even if the pachislot machine is pulled out to the front and then rotated by 90 ° with the lower left end as a pivot.

It is a figure which shows the attachment state of the medal supply pipe coupler by this invention. It is a figure which shows the attachment state of the medal supply pipe coupler by this invention. It is a figure which shows the attachment state of the medal supply pipe coupler by this invention. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the pachislot machine on the left side. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the pachislot machine on the left side. FIG. 1 is a left side view of the pachislot machine on the right side. It is operation explanatory drawing of the 1st cylinder part, the 2nd cylinder part and the 3rd cylinder part. It is operation explanatory drawing of the 1st cylinder part, the 2nd cylinder part and the 3rd cylinder part. It is a component diagram of a cylinder band and a shape conversion band. It is a block diagram of a position adjustment plate. It is a perspective view which shows the vicinity of the left locking member of a mounting part.

Hereinafter, the medal supply pipe coupler according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an attached state of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an example in which pachislot machines 6 are installed back to back on island 1. The pachislot machine 6 is installed on the table 5 above the legs 4. A medal supply line 3 is constructed in the upper part 2 of the island frame. A bucket loaded with medals runs on the rail and supplies medals to the bellows hose 10 of the designated pachislot machine 6.

The pachislot machine 6 on the left side of FIG. 1 is pulled out to the front side, and is in a state of being rotated by about 90 ° with one point at the lower part on the front side as a pivot. A medal supply pipe coupler 100 is attached to the back surface of the pachislot machine 6. The medal supply pipe coupler 100 has a second tubular portion 11 connected to one end of the bellows hose 10 and a second tubular portion 11 that is slidably inserted and supports the first tubular portion 11 so as to extend. The pachi-slot machine 6 is provided at the lower end of the cylinder portion 12 and the second cylinder portion 12 and is provided below the third cylinder portion 13 and the third cylinder portion 13 which rotatably supports the second cylinder portion 12. It is provided with a nozzle portion 14 inserted into the medal taking-in port 7 provided on the back surface of the pachi-slot machine, and a mounting portion 15 connected to the third cylinder portion 13 and the nozzle portion 14 and attached to the back surface of the pachi-slot machine 6. Although the first cylinder portion 11 to the third cylinder portion 13 are cylindrical in this embodiment, they may be polygonal square cylinders. Further, there may be a window or a vertically long slit on the side surface of the cylinder. The material can be metal or resin. A bellows hose may be adopted for the first cylinder portion 11 to the third cylinder portion 13.

The pachislot machine 6 on the left side of FIG. 1 is pulled out to the front side, and the first cylinder portion 11 slides out from the second cylinder portion 12. On the other hand, since the pachislot machine 6 on the right side is not pulled out to the front side, the first cylinder portion 11 of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 is housed inside the second cylinder portion 12, and the overall length is shortened. , The first cylinder portion 11 and the second cylinder portion 12 are in a substantially vertical state. The nozzle portion 14 is inserted into the medal intake port 7. The bellows hose 10 of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 on the right side of FIG. 1 is painted with a horizontal line so that the position of the lower end can be seen.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an attached state of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the pachislot machine 6 is installed with the wall 9 as the back. Since the bellows hose 10 is slightly deeper than in the case of FIG. 1, in the state where the pachi-slot machine 6 is not pulled out (normal state), the first cylinder portion 11 and the second cylinder portion 12 are not vertical but slightly tilted. It is in.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an attached state of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is the same example as in FIG. 2, and the pachi-slot machine 6 is installed with the wall 9 as the back. The pachislot machine 6 of FIG. 3 shows a state in which it is pulled out to the front side and rotated by about 90 °. Compared with the pulled-out state of the pachi-slot machine 6 on the left side of FIG. 1, the first cylinder portion 11 slides from the second cylinder portion 12 and extends more greatly.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachislot machine 6 on the left side of FIG. In FIG. 4, the first tubular portion 11 is slidably inserted into the second tubular portion 12, and most of the first tubular portion 11 is inside the second tubular portion 12. The bellows hose 10 inserted by the bellows fixing band 19 is tightened and fixed to the first cylinder portion 11. The tip of the bellows hose 10 is separately fixed to the first cylinder portion 11. Since a plurality of slits are provided in the portion of the first cylinder portion 11 where the bellows hose 10 is inserted, the bellows hose 10 is prevented from coming off by bending due to tightening.

A third cylinder portion 13 is connected to the lower side of the second cylinder portion 12. The upper portion of the third tubular portion 13 is cut diagonally, and the second tubular portion 12 is supported by a pin so as to be inclined. The third tubular portion 13 is a tubular band 16 and 17, and is attached to the position adjusting plate 23 so as to be rotatable and immovable up and down. In this embodiment, two tubular bands 16 and 17 are used, but one thick band may be used. A groove is provided in the third cylinder portion 13 with the width of the band so that it cannot move up and down. Alternatively, a protrusion may be provided. A nozzle portion 14 is provided on the lower side of the third cylinder portion 13. Since the shape conversion band 18 has a circular shape under the third cylinder portion 13 and a rectangular shape at the upper portion of the nozzle portion 14 and has different sizes, it is provided as a member for gently converting the shape. The shape conversion band 18 may be omitted if the upper portion of the nozzle portion 14 is matched with the shape of the third cylinder portion 13. The position adjusting plate 23 is provided with an elongated hole 9 and is attached to the horizontal connecting member 20 so that the left and right positions can be adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 15 includes a horizontal connecting member 20, a right locking member 21, a left locking member 22, a position adjusting plate 23, a spring 25, and an operating lever 24 for expanding and contracting the spring 25. (See FIG. 5). The cam 27 rotates by operating the operating lever 24 to expand and contract the spring, but the lever may be used regardless of the cam 27. The spring 25 connects the first spring 25a and the second spring 25b in series. The diameter of the first spring 25a is smaller than that of the second spring 25b. The first spring 25a is used to push back the left locking member 22 significantly. The second spring 25b is used to tightly sandwich the left locking member 22 in the housing by operating the operation lever. Since the mounting portion 15 sandwiches the back surface of the pachislot machine 6 housing between the right locking member 21 and the left locking member 22, the nozzle portion 14 can be prevented from coming off from the medal taking-in port 7. The right locking member 21 and the left locking member 22 have a vertical length L and can be securely sandwiched.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the pachislot machine 6 on the left side of FIG. The diameter of the second cylinder portion 12 is larger than the diameter of the first cylinder portion 11, and the diameter of the third cylinder portion 12 is larger than the diameter of the second cylinder portion 11. The right locking member 21 and the left locking member 22 are L-shaped metal fittings. When the operating lever 24 is rotated in one direction, the cam 27 rotates, and the left locking member 22 can be pushed in the direction of the right locking member 21. When the operating lever 24 is rotated to the other side, the cam 27 returns to its original position, and the left locking member 22 is returned in the direction away from the right locking member 21.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the pachislot machine 6 on the right side of FIG. Since the pachi-slot machine 6 is not pulled out to the front side, the first cylinder portion 11 of the medal supply pipe coupler 100 is housed inside the second cylinder portion 12, and the first cylinder portion 11 and the second cylinder portion 12 Is in a nearly vertical state. The upper portion of the third tubular portion 13 is cut obliquely, and the second tubular portion 12 is supported by a pin so as to be inclined. In this embodiment, the lower end of the bellows hose 10 is fixed at the lower end of the first cylinder portion 11 through the inside of the first cylinder portion 11.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the first cylinder portion 11, the second cylinder portion 12, and the third cylinder portion 13. As shown in FIG. 7 (A), since the first cylinder portion 11 is slidably inserted into the second cylinder portion 12, the first cylinder portion 11 is housed in the second cylinder portion 12, and the entire length is long. Can be shortened. As shown in FIG. 7B, pins 28 are provided at positions on both lower ends of the second cylinder portion 12, and are pin-coupled to the second cylinder portion 12 and the third cylinder portion 13, so that the second cylinder portion is connected. 12 can be tiltably supported.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of the first cylinder portion 11, the second cylinder portion 12, and the third cylinder portion 13. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the pachi-slot machine 6 is pulled out and the first cylinder portion 11 and the second cylinder portion 12 are inclined to the right in the drawing with respect to the third cylinder portion 13 by the pin 28. .. At this time, assuming that the pachi-slot machine 6 rotates 90 ° around the pivot, the mounting portion 15 moves as shown by the alternate long and short dash line as shown in FIG. 8 (B), and the cylinder band 16 17 also moves. However, since the third tubular portion 13 is rotatably supported by the tubular bands 16 and 17, it does not move. Therefore, the first cylinder 11, the second cylinder portion 12, and the third cylinder portion 13 are not twisted. When the medal supply pipe coupler 100 is not mounted on the pachislot machine 6, the first cylinder portion 11 extends from the second cylinder portion 12 due to the weight of the mounting portion 15, and the medal supply pipe coupler 100 is a hose. It will be in a state of hanging downward from the loose hose 10.

FIG. 9 is a component diagram of the cylinder bands 16 and 17 and the shape conversion band 18. The tubular bands 16 and 17 are semicircular and rotatably support the third tubular portion 13 on the position adjusting plate 23. The shape conversion band 18 has a large rectangular shape at the upper part and a slightly small rectangular shape at the lower part, is fixed to the position adjusting plate 23, and is used as a member for performing shape conversion from a circular cross section to a rectangular cross section.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of the position adjusting plate 23. The position adjusting plate 23 is composed of three plate materials, an upper mounting plate 23a, a band mounting plate 23b, and a bottom mounting plate 23c. Not limited to this, it may be composed of one plate.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the left locking member 22 of the mounting portion 15. The relationship between the cam 27 and the operating lever 24 is shown in the circle C1 and the circle C2. The operating lever 24 is provided with a cam 27 on the opposite side of the lever shaft 24a. As shown in C1, when the operating lever 24 is facing downward, the left locking member 22 does not sandwich the back surface of the pachislot machine. As shown in C2, when the operating lever 24 is oriented in the horizontal direction, the left locking member 22 sandwiches the back surface of the pachislot machine.

According to the medal supply pipe coupler 100 according to the present invention.
(1) One end of the bellows hose is fixed to the first cylinder portion 11, and the mounting portion 15 supporting the first cylinder portion to the third cylinder portion sandwiches the back surface of the pachislot machine, so that the bellows hose does not come off. In addition, the mounting portion 15 can be easily mounted and removed.
(2) Since the first cylinder portion 11 is slidably inserted into the second cylinder portion, when the pachislot machine is pulled out in the front direction, the first cylinder portion extends from the second cylinder portion to move the pachislot machine. You can follow. When the pachislot machine is returned to its original position, the first cylinder portion slides into the second cylinder portion and is stored, so that the bellows hose does not twist.
(3) Since the third cylinder portion 13 is provided to support the second cylinder portion so as to be tiltable by pin coupling, the second cylinder portion can be tilted and can follow the pull-out of the pachislot machine in the front direction.
(4) Since the third cylinder portion 13 is rotatably attached to the position adjusting plate 23, it can follow, for example, 90 ° rotation after the pachislot machine is pulled out to the front.
(5) Since the mounting portion 15 is provided with a left locking member and a right locking member that are moved by a spring and an operation lever, it can be attached to and detached from the back of the pachislot machine with one touch.

The present invention is suitable as a medal supply pipe coupler that is provided at the end of a bellows hose, which is a medal supply pipe of a pachislot machine, and has a nozzle portion that can be easily and surely attached to a medal intake port of a pachislot machine.

1 Island 2 Upper part of island frame 3 Medal supply line 4 Leg 5 Table 6 Pachislot machine 7 Medal intake 8 Wall 9 Long hole 10 Bellows hose 10a Hose end 11 1st cylinder 12 2nd cylinder 13 3rd cylinder 14 Nozzle part 15 Mounting part 16, 17 Cylinder band 18 Shape conversion band 19 Bellows fixing band 20 Horizontal coupling member 21 Right locking member 22 Left locking member 23 Position adjustment plate 23a Top mounting plate 23b Band mounting plate 23c Bottom mounting plate 24 Operation lever 24a Lever shaft 25 Spring 25a 1st spring 25b 2nd spring 27 Cam 28 pin 100 Medal supply pipe coupler

In the medal supply pipe coupler according to the present invention, the first cylinder portion to which one end of the bellows hose is fixed and the first cylinder portion are slidably inserted and supported so that the first cylinder portion extends from the upper end. A second cylinder portion to be used, a third cylinder portion that supports the lower end of the second cylinder portion so as to be tiltable with a pin, and a third cylinder portion provided under the third cylinder portion and inserted into a medal intake port of a pachislot machine. A nozzle portion, a first cylinder portion to a third cylinder portion, and a mounting portion that supports the nozzle portion and is detachably attached to the back surface of the pachi-slot machine are provided, and the mounting portion is attached to the back surface of the pachi-slot machine. In the attached state, even if the pachislot machine is pulled out and rotated, the first cylinder portion slides out from the second cylinder portion, and the second cylinder portion is attached to the third cylinder portion by the pin. It is characterized in that the third cylinder portion rotates with respect to the nozzle portion, and the nozzle portion is held so as not to come off from the medal intake port .

The mounting portions are provided at both ends of the horizontal connecting member, and are attached to the left locking member and the right locking member that sandwich the back surface of the pachislot machine, and the first to third cylinder portions that are mounted on the horizontal connecting member. A position adjusting plate that supports the nozzle portion, a spring that urges the left locking member and the right locking member, and an operation lever that expands and contracts the spring to attach and detach the pachislot machine and the mounting portion. It is characterized by having.

Claims (4)

The first cylinder part to which one end of the bellows hose is fixed, and
A second cylinder portion that is slidably inserted into the first cylinder portion and supports the first cylinder portion so as to extend from the upper end, and a second cylinder portion.
The third cylinder portion that supports the lower end of the second cylinder portion so as to be tiltable, and the third cylinder portion.
A nozzle portion provided under the third cylinder portion and inserted into the medal intake port of the pachislot machine, and a nozzle portion.
A mounting portion that supports the first to third cylinder portions and the nozzle portion and is detachably attached to the back surface of the pachi-slot machine.
A medal supply pipe coupler characterized by being equipped with.
The attachment portions are provided at both ends of the horizontal coupling member, and are attached to the left locking member and the right locking member that sandwich the back surface of the pachislot machine, and the first to third cylinder portions that are attached to the horizontal coupling member. A claim comprising a position adjusting plate for supporting the nozzle portion, a spring for urging the left locking member and the right locking member, and an operation lever for expanding and contracting the spring to attach and detach it. Item 1. The medal supply pipe coupler according to item 1.
The medal supply pipe coupler according to claim 2, wherein the position adjusting plate is attached to the horizontal connecting member so that the left and right positions can be adjusted.
The medal supply pipe coupler according to claim 2, wherein the third tubular portion is rotatably attached to the position adjusting plate with a tubular band.

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