EP0142133B1 - Flipperspiel mit unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden - Google Patents

Flipperspiel mit unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgraden Download PDF

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EP0142133B1
EP0142133B1 EP84113485A EP84113485A EP0142133B1 EP 0142133 B1 EP0142133 B1 EP 0142133B1 EP 84113485 A EP84113485 A EP 84113485A EP 84113485 A EP84113485 A EP 84113485A EP 0142133 B1 EP0142133 B1 EP 0142133B1
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Hans Geiger
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/02—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks using falling playing bodies or playing bodies running on an inclined surface, e.g. pinball games
    • A63F7/025—Pinball games, e.g. flipper games
    • A63F7/027—Pinball games, e.g. flipper games electric
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F7/00—Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks
    • A63F7/22—Accessories; Details
    • A63F7/36—Constructional details not covered by groups A63F7/24 - A63F7/34, i.e. constructional details of rolling boards, rims or play tables, e.g. frame, game boards, guide tracks
    • A63F2007/3648—Rolling boards characterised by a non-horizontal playing surface
    • A63F2007/3651—Rolling boards characterised by a non-horizontal playing surface with adjustable angle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0074—Game concepts, rules or strategies
    • A63F2011/0076—Game concepts, rules or strategies with means for changing the level of difficulty

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  • the invention relates to a pinball game with a board arranged in a plane, inclined in one plane, on which the obstacles to the running of a ball are arranged, which runs in at a head end of the board and in the direction of the inclination to a target opening arranged at the foot end of the board rolls off.
  • a pinball game has become known in various embodiments.
  • a first embodiment is designed such that the game sequence is controlled fully electronically, while a second embodiment provides the game sequence controlled by means of electromechanical relays.
  • Both embodiments have in common that the player (s) cannot influence the game itself, in particular they cannot determine the level of difficulty of the game or the ball speed, since the inclination of the game board is set, the game progress is then displayed via counters.
  • the present invention is based on a slot machine or pinball game which is operated by the player or players from an end face of the board, the board not being fixed in the frame or frame of the slot machine, but rather a pivot point is adjustable.
  • the object of the present invention is now to develop a pinball game designed in accordance with the preamble of patent claim 1 in such a way that the game can be varied, in particular in the form of an increase in difficulty.
  • the invention provides that the inclination or the angle of inclination of the game board can be set as a function of the counter reading of the counters.
  • the adjustability or adjustability of the inclination of the game board makes it possible to vary the ball speed, as a result of which the game runs faster with a greater angle of inclination and requires a higher concentration on the part of the player or players.
  • the game board is tilted back to the basic position and only raised again when this second player has also reached a predetermined score of, for example, 80,000.
  • a particularly simple adjustment of the inclination of the game board results from the fact that the game board is rotatably mounted at the foot end in a swivel bearing, and that a rack is attached to the head end at a mutual distance and parallel to one another, the longitudinal axes of which are perpendicular to the plane of the boards and are in engagement with a motor-driven pinion shaft.
  • the game board is supported with its upper level by means of a spring on the housing. In this way, the inclination of the game plate is spring-loaded under the action of the helical compression spring described above.
  • the rack and pinion drive described is intended to ensure that the plate is lifted exactly in parallel.
  • other parallel drives can of course also be implemented, such as an electromagnetic drive, wherein the magnet armature of a solenoid is supported on the plate and the solenoid itself is supported on the housing.
  • Other mechanical adjustment means are also possible, e.g. Worm drives, hydraulic lifting drives and the like.
  • a particularly simple and clear construction results when a servomotor for lifting the game board is controlled by a processor, the input channels of which are connected to the input keyboard, the counter and a limit switch for limiting the inclination of the game board.
  • the processor thus controls all functions of the inclination drive depending on either the counter status, the input keyboard and the switching state of the limit switch.
  • the pinball game according to the invention consists of a box-like housing 1, which is covered on its top by a glass plate 2. Through the glass plate 2, the game plate 3 is visible, which consists of a flat plate on which a row are built up of obstacles 4, between which the ball 5 must snake in the direction of arrow 6.
  • the arrangement described is known and the subject of every pinball game.
  • the game board 3 has a fixed inclination that cannot be changed.
  • the inclination 33 of the game board 3 is now changed in that the foot end of the game board 3 is held in a pivot bearing 14 on the front end face of the housing 1, while the head side of the game board 3 with two mutually spaced brackets 20 is connected, to each of which a rack 15 is attached.
  • the longitudinal axis of the rack 15 is exactly perpendicular to the plane of the game board.
  • Each rack 15 is in engagement with a continuous pinion shaft 16 which is driven by an actuator 17.
  • the pinion shaft 16 rotates in the direction of the arrows 34, the inclination of the game plate is adjusted either upwards in the direction of the arrow 12 or downwards in the direction of the arrow 13.
  • the inclination can be limited by mechanical stops.
  • a limit switch 18 which is fixed to the housing is provided, which engages with its feeler between two switching blocks which are fastened to the rack 15. After running through a certain displacement path of the toothed rack 15, the limit switch 18 is actuated with the switching cam attached to it, which then switches off the servomotor 17.
  • the inclination of the game board 3 can be adjusted via the input 21 attached to the front of the housing 1.
  • the inclination of the playing plate 3 is set via the counters 9, 10, 11 mounted in the vertically projecting housing 7 behind a glass plate 8. After reaching a certain, high counter reading, the inclination 33 of the game board 3 is increased in the direction of the arrow 12, which results in a greater running speed of the ball 5 in the direction of the arrow 6.
  • the inclination adjustment drive works against a helical compression spring 19.
  • the electrical control diagram is shown in FIG. It can be seen here that the servomotor 17 is controlled by a processor 22 via an output channel 24.
  • the input of the processor 22 is in this case given via a signal line 23 which is connected to an input 21.
  • the signal line 32 from the input keyboard 31 and the signal line 28 from the game counter of the counters 10, 11, 12 come together.
  • the inclination 33 of the game board 3 can be predetermined via the input keyboard 31.
  • the inclination of the game board is specified via the game counter. After reaching a certain number of points, the level of difficulty is increased, i.e. the inclination 33 increases what is done via the signal line 28, the input 21 and the signal line 23 in the processor 22.
  • the servomotor 17 is thereby controlled and rotates the spindle drive 35 via the pinion shaft 16.
  • the spindle drive 35 consists of the pinion shaft 16 and the toothed racks 15.
  • the servomotor 17 acts on the limit switch 18 via the active connection 25.
  • the active connection is shown in the example in FIG. 1 or in FIG. 2 in the form of two cams, between which the actuation button of the limit switch 18 moves.
  • the servomotor 17 actuates the limit switch 18 and the latter gives its feedback to the processor via the signal line 26 that the required inclination has been set.
  • a further signal line 29 can be provided on the processor 22, which acts on a tone generator 30.
  • a howling or other additional noise can be generated.
  • lighting effects can also be created.
  • the processor 22 is also controlled via the signal line 27 by the counters 10, 11, 12 which, after reaching a certain score, cause the processor to control the servomotor 17 via the output channel 24 in order to produce an increased inclination of the game board 3.
  • the reset lines which bring about a reset of the game board when a new game begins, are not shown.

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