JPH0924157A - Recovery equipment for butts, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make recovery equipment for butts, etc., which is equipped with a channel with a heat resistant belt and set in front of PACHINKO machines to transfer butts and ashes thrown away from ashtrays to a water tank for recovering and extinguishing, capable of being simply and easily inspected and cleaned when the belt in the channel, which became unmoved obstructed by an empty box of cigarettes, paper trash, a prepaid card, etc. SOLUTION: A passage 18 through which a heat resistant belt is passed has an opening on one side in the front. A front cover has a groove, which is to be fit in the end part 22a of an insert port 22, on one end to be inserted into an almost C-shaped cross section inserting port formed under an air suction passage 16, and a claw, which is to be hung on a hanging part 23 formed under the top plate, on the upper end, and is enabled to open/close around the end part 22a as a support point to be fit into the groove in a condition one end is inserted into the inserting port 22 and to expose the heat resistant belt when the front cover is opened. A butts throwing port is formed on the front cover to eliminate the ash tray on the top plate.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、パチンコ遊技場の
パチンコ台の手前に設置され、遊技者が喫煙した煙草の
吸殻等を回収する装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device which is installed in front of a pachinko machine in a pachinko game hall and collects cigarette butts and the like smoked by a player.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】パチンコ遊技場においては近年、パチン
コ台の前に設置された灰皿に置かれた煙草の煙や匂いを
回収し、更には灰皿清掃の手間をなくすか、軽減するた
めに灰や吸殻を自動的に回収し、消火する装置が供用さ
れるようになってきた。図１及び図２は、従来のこの種
の装置について示すもので、パチンコ台の手前にホース
１を介してブロワ２に接続される角パイプ状の吸気管３
と、中板４を挟んで上下に耐熱ベルト５が通される下板
６を一体に組み込んだチャンネル７と、チャンネル７上
に取り付けられ、パチンコ台ごとに灰皿８を取り付けた
化粧天板９とを設置し、灰皿８に置かれた煙草の煙と匂
いを吸気管３を通して吸引排除する一方、灰や煙草の吸
殻が耐熱ベルト５によってベルト駆動源側に搬送される
ようにしてある。ベルト駆動源側には、ベルト駆動用ロ
ーラ１０の下に水槽１７が設置され、ベルト５で搬送さ
れた吸殻や灰がローラ１０に達してローラ１０より水槽
１１内に落下し、消火されるようにしてある。図中、１
２はローラ１０の駆動モータであり、１３は従動ロー
ラ、１４はチャンネル７を支持するブラケットである。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in pachinko game arcades, smoke and odors of cigarettes placed in an ashtray installed in front of a pachinko machine are collected, and ashes are removed in order to eliminate or reduce the trouble of cleaning the ashtray. Equipment for automatically collecting and extinguishing cigarette butts has come into use. 1 and 2 show a conventional device of this type, which is a square pipe-shaped intake pipe 3 connected to a blower 2 via a hose 1 in front of a pachinko machine.
And a channel 7 integrally incorporating a lower plate 6 through which a heat resistant belt 5 is vertically passed with the middle plate 4 interposed therebetween, and a decorative top plate 9 mounted on the channel 7 and having an ashtray 8 attached to each pachinko machine. Is installed so that smoke and odor of cigarettes placed on the ashtray 8 are sucked and removed through the intake pipe 3, while ash and cigarette butts are conveyed to the belt drive source side by the heat resistant belt 5. A water tank 17 is installed under the belt driving roller 10 on the belt drive source side so that the butts and ash conveyed by the belt 5 reach the roller 10 and fall into the water tank 11 from the roller 10 to extinguish the fire. I am doing it. In the figure, 1
Reference numeral 2 is a drive motor for the roller 10, 13 is a driven roller, and 14 is a bracket for supporting the channel 7.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】パチンコ台の灰皿に
は、煙草の吸殻や灰のほか、空になった煙草の空箱、紙
屑、プリペイドカード、パチンコ玉等が捨てられたり、
噛み終わったチューイングガムが捨てられたりする。上
述する従来の装置の場合、灰皿に煙草の空き箱や紙屑、
プリペイドカード等が捩り込まれたり、押し込まれたり
すると、これが灰皿の奥で支えたり、チャンネル内で支
えてベルトが止まったり切れたりし、或いはまた噛み終
わったガムがチャンネル内やベルト等に付着することが
あり、このためにチャンネル内の点検や清掃或いはベル
トの取換え等が必要となるが、チャンネル内の点検、清
掃或いはベルトの取換え等を行うには、化粧天井や中板
を外さねばならず、容易ではなかった。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the ashtray of a pachinko machine, in addition to cigarette butts and ash, empty boxes of empty cigarettes, paper scraps, prepaid cards, pachinko balls, etc. are thrown away,
The chewing gum that has been chewed is thrown away. In the case of the conventional device described above, an ashtray has empty cigarette boxes and paper waste,
When a prepaid card etc. is twisted or pushed in, it is supported in the back of the ashtray, it is supported in the channel and the belt stops or breaks, or the chewed gum adheres to the channel or the belt etc. For this reason, it is necessary to inspect and clean the inside of the channel or replace the belt.To check the inside of the channel, clean or replace the belt, you must remove the decorative ceiling or the middle plate. It wasn't easy.

【０００４】本発明は、チャンネル内の点検や清掃が容
易に行えるような吸殻回収装置を提供することを目的と
する。It is an object of the present invention to provide a butts collecting device that allows easy inspection and cleaning of the inside of the channel.

【０００５】[0005]

【課題の解決手段】本発明はそのため、並設されるパチ
ンコ台の手前に配置されるチャンネルと、モータによっ
て回転駆動される駆動ローラと、従動ローラと、両ロー
ラに掛け渡されてチャンネル内に通される無端状の耐熱
ベルトと、両ローラのうち、少なくとも一方のローラ下
に設けられて、ベルトで搬送された煙草の吸殻等を受け
る吸殻受けとを有する吸殻回収装置において、上記チャ
ンネルを手前の一側を開口してベルトの点検ができるよ
うにすると共に、上記開口を着脱可能に塞ぐ前カバーを
設けたことを特徴とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, a channel arranged in front of a pachinko machine arranged side by side, a drive roller driven by a motor, a driven roller, and a roller which is hung between both rollers to be provided in the channel. An endless heat-resistant belt that is passed through, and a butts collecting device that is provided under at least one of the rollers and that receives butts of cigarettes conveyed by the belt. One side is opened so that the belt can be inspected, and a front cover for detachably closing the opening is provided.

【０００６】この前カバーは好ましくは、一端がチャン
ネルに形成した差込口に差込できるようにし、他端がチ
ャンネルに形成した引掛部に係止できるようにされる。
一端を差込口に差し込んだのち、他端を引掛部に引掛け
ることにより、或いは逆に他端を引掛部に引掛けたの
ち、一端を差込口に差し込むことにより、ボルトやネジ
等止着具を使うことなくワンタッチ操作でカバーを開閉
することができる。前カバーにはまた、吸殻の投入口を
設けるのが望ましく、この投入口は蓋で開閉できるよう
にするのがより望ましい。前カバーに吸殻の投入口を設
けることにより、天板上の灰皿を廃止し、装置の構成を
簡単にすることができ、また蓋を取付けて非使用時には
閉じておくことにより、蓋上の置き煙草や灰等をチャン
ネル内に確実に投入することができる。The front cover preferably has one end that can be inserted into an insertion port formed in the channel and the other end that can be locked by a hook portion formed in the channel.
By inserting one end into the insertion port and then hooking the other end into the hooking part, or conversely, hooking the other end into the hooking part and then inserting one end into the insertion port The cover can be opened and closed with one-touch operation without the use of kimono. It is also desirable that the front cover be provided with an inlet for cigarette butts, and it is more desirable that the inlet be opened and closed by a lid. By providing an opening for the cigarette butts on the front cover, the ashtray on the top plate can be eliminated and the structure of the device can be simplified, and by placing the lid and closing it when not in use, it can be placed on the lid. Cigarette, ash, etc. can be surely thrown into the channel.

【０００７】[0007]

【発明の実施の形態】図３に示すチャンネル１５は、図
示省略したブロワーの吸込側と接続される吸気路１６
と、下部に煙草の吸殻等を載せて往行する耐熱ベルト１
７が通される通路１８からなり、通路１８は天板１９
と、吸気路１６を構成する壁板２０と、下向きに彎曲す
る受け板２１とより構成され、手前側の一側が開口して
いる。そして吸気路１６下に略Ｃ形断面の差込口２２が
一体形成されると共に、天板１９下にはフック状の引掛
部２３が突出形成されている。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A channel 15 shown in FIG. 3 is an intake passage 16 connected to the suction side of a blower (not shown).
And a heat-resistant belt 1 that goes out with cigarette butts on the bottom
7 consists of a passage 18 through which the top plate 19
A wall plate 20 that constitutes the intake passage 16 and a receiving plate 21 that bends downward, and one front side is open. An inlet 22 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is integrally formed under the intake passage 16, and a hook-shaped hooking portion 23 is formed under the top plate 19 so as to project therefrom.

【０００８】前カバー２５は図４に示されるように、差
込口２２に差し込まれる一端に差込口２２入口の下側の
端部２２ａが嵌合する溝２５ａと、図５に示すようにチ
ャンネル１５に組み込んだとき、受板２１との間で復行
する耐熱ベルト１７が通される通路２６を形成する受け
部２２ｂと、受け部２２ｂの両端に形成され、壁板２０
下端の突出部２０ａに係合する突部２２ｃ及び受板自由
端が係合する段部２２ｄと、上向きに屈曲形成された上
端にフック状の引掛部２３に引掛られる爪２２ｅとを有
し、チャンネル１５に組み付けるときには、一端を差込
口２２に差し込んで溝２５ａに差込口２２の端部を嵌合
させた状態で前カバー２５を起こし、上端の爪２２ｃを
引掛部２３に引掛ける。図５は組み付けた状態を示す。As shown in FIG. 4, the front cover 25 has a groove 25a into which the lower end 22a of the inlet of the insertion port 22 is fitted at one end inserted into the insertion port 22, and as shown in FIG. When assembled in the channel 15, the receiving portion 22b that forms the passage 26 through which the heat resistant belt 17 that goes backward with the receiving plate 21 is formed, and is formed at both ends of the receiving portion 22b.
It has a protrusion 22c that engages with the protruding portion 20a at the lower end and a step portion 22d that engages with the free end of the receiving plate, and a claw 22e that is hooked to a hook-shaped hooking portion 23 at the upper end that is bent upward. When assembling to the channel 15, one end is inserted into the insertion port 22 and the front cover 25 is raised with the end of the insertion port 22 fitted in the groove 25a, and the upper end claw 22c is hooked on the hooking part 23. FIG. 5 shows the assembled state.

【０００９】前カバー２５を開けるときには、前カバー
を手前に引上げるようにして爪２２ｃを引掛部２３より
外す。爪２２ｃが引掛部２３より外れると、前カバー２
５は、溝２５ａに嵌合する差込口２２の端部を支点とし
て前下りに回動するか或いは一端が差込口２２より脱落
し外れるようになる。図６及び図７は、前カバー２８に
パチンコ台ごとに吸殻の投入口２９を設け、投入口２９
に蓋３０を開閉可能に取り付けた例を示すものである。
この場合、天板上の灰皿を廃止することができる。When the front cover 25 is opened, the claw 22c is removed from the hook portion 23 by pulling the front cover forward. When the claw 22c is disengaged from the hook 23, the front cover 2
5 rotates forward or downward with the end of the insertion port 22 fitted in the groove 25a as a fulcrum, or one end comes off from the insertion port 22 and comes off. 6 and 7, the front cover 28 is provided with an inlet 29 for the butts for each pachinko machine.
It shows an example in which the lid 30 is attached to the so as to be openable and closable.
In this case, the ashtray on the top plate can be eliminated.

【００１０】[0010]

【発明の効果】本発明は以上のように構成され、次のよ
うな効果を奏する。請求項１記載の装置によれば、前カ
バーが取外しできてチャンネルの前側が開口され、耐熱
カバーが露出するため、チャンネル内や耐熱カバの点
検、清掃及びその取換え、更にはチャンネル内で支えた
紙屑、空き箱、プリペイドカード或いはチャンネルや耐
熱カバーに付着したチューイングガム等の除去作業が容
易に行える。The present invention is configured as described above and has the following effects. According to the device of claim 1, the front cover can be removed, the front side of the channel is opened, and the heat-resistant cover is exposed. Therefore, the channel and the heat-resistant cover are inspected, cleaned and replaced, and further supported in the channel. It is easy to remove scraps of paper, empty boxes, prepaid cards or chewing gum adhering to channels or heat-resistant covers.

【００１１】請求項２記載の装置によれば、前カバーの
着脱がボルトやネジ等の止着具を用いることなく、ワン
タッチ操作で簡易に行える。請求項３記載の装置のよう
に、前カバーに吸殻の投入口を設ければ、天板上の灰皿
を廃止し、装置の構成を簡単にすることができる。請求
項４記載の装置のように、吸殻の投入口に蓋を設けれ
ば、非使用時には閉じることにより、蓋上に置かれた煙
草の吸殻や灰、煙草の空箱等がチャンネル内に投入され
て排除されるようになり、蓋を清掃する手間を省くか、
手間を軽減することができる。According to the apparatus of the second aspect, the front cover can be easily attached and detached by one-touch operation without using fasteners such as bolts and screws. If the front cover is provided with an inlet for the butts as in the apparatus according to claim 3, the ashtray on the top plate can be eliminated and the configuration of the apparatus can be simplified. Like the device according to claim 4, if a lid is provided at the inlet of the cigarette butts, the cigarette butts and ash placed on the lid and the empty box of cigarettes are put into the channel by closing the lid when not in use. Will be eliminated and will be eliminated, to save the trouble of cleaning the lid,
It can reduce the labor.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図１】従来の吸殻装置の要部の正面図。FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of a conventional butts device.

【図２】同装置におけるチャンネルの拡大断面図。FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a channel in the same device.

【図３】本発明に係わるチャンネルの断面図。FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a channel according to the present invention.

【図４】本発明に係わる前カバーの断面図。FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a front cover according to the present invention.

【図５】前カバーをチャンネルに組み付けた状態を示す
断面図。FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the front cover is attached to the channel.

【図６】前カバーの別の形態を示す正面図。FIG. 6 is a front view showing another form of the front cover.

【図７】図６に示す前カバーの拡大断面図。7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the front cover shown in FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１５・・チャンネル １６・・吸気
路 １７・・耐熱ベルト １８・・通路 １９・・天板 ２０・・壁板 ２１・・受板 ２２・・差込
口 ２３・・引掛部 ２５、２８・
・前カバー ２６・・通路 ２９・・投入
口 ３０・・蓋15 ・ ・ Channel 16 ・ ・ Intake passage 17 ・ ・ Heat-resistant belt 18 ・ ・ Passage 19 ・ ・ Top plate 20 ・ ・ Wall plate 21 ・ ・ Receiving plate 22 ・ ・ Inlet 23 / ・ Hook 25/28 ・
・ Front cover 26 ・ ・ Passage 29 ・ ・ Inlet 30 ・ ・ Lid

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】並設されるパチンコ台の手前に配置される
チャンネルと、モータによって回転駆動される駆動ロー
ラと、従動ローラと、両ローラに掛け渡されてチャンネ
ル内に通される無端状の耐熱ベルトと、両ローラのう
ち、少なくとも一方のローラ下に設けられて、ベルトで
搬送された煙草の吸殻等を受ける吸殻受けとを有する吸
殻回収装置において、上記チャンネルを手前の一側を開
口してベルトの点検ができるようにすると共に、上記開
口を着脱可能に塞ぐ前カバーを設けたことを特徴とする
回収装置。1. A channel arranged in front of a pachinko machine arranged side by side, a driving roller driven to rotate by a motor, a driven roller, and an endless shape which is passed over both rollers and passed through the channel. In a cigarette butter collection device having a heat-resistant belt and a cigarette butter receiver that is provided under at least one of the rollers and receives cigarette butts and the like conveyed by the belt, open the channel on one side in front. And a belt cover for detachably closing the above-mentioned opening. 【請求項２】前カバーは好ましくは、一端がチャンネル
に形成した差込口に差込できるようにし、他端がチャン
ネルに形成した引掛部に係止できるようにされる請求項
１記載の回収装置。2. The recovery according to claim 1, wherein the front cover preferably has one end that can be inserted into an insertion port formed in the channel and the other end that can be locked by a hook portion formed in the channel. apparatus. 【請求項３】前カバーには吸殻投入口が設けられる請求
項１又は２記載の回収装置。3. The recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the front cover is provided with a butts inlet. 【請求項４】吸殻投入口には蓋が取り付けられて開閉可
能にされる請求項３記載の回収装置。4. The recovery device according to claim 3, wherein a lid is attached to the butts inlet to enable opening and closing.