EP0171379A1 - Schutzhülle für eine elektronische Spielvorrichtung - Google Patents

Schutzhülle für eine elektronische Spielvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP0171379A1
EP0171379A1 EP85870090A EP85870090A EP0171379A1 EP 0171379 A1 EP0171379 A1 EP 0171379A1 EP 85870090 A EP85870090 A EP 85870090A EP 85870090 A EP85870090 A EP 85870090A EP 0171379 A1 EP0171379 A1 EP 0171379A1
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envelope according
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August Willy Michiels
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Nv Willy Michiels And Comp
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a protective casing for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with an inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, return devices for balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls into play towards a receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launching device.
  • Its purpose is in particular to protect the game against cheating attempts consisting in drilling the side walls of the game device and in introducing a rigid metal rod therein in order to fraudulently influence the course of the game, either by directing the marbles towards a specific trap, evening by initiating a contact to allocate points or free games.
  • Professional electronic game devices are generally contained in a piece of furniture consisting of a horizontal box mounted on legs and fitted at the back with a luminous display board.
  • the upper face of the body is lined with a window embedded in lateral grooves made in the carcass of the cabinet. This window is locked by a slat which is accessible only by a front door, formed in the front face of the body of the furniture.
  • This window has the disadvantage of not sufficiently protecting the game against the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and even beer in case a glass is accidentally spilled on the game glass.
  • the side walls of the box are internally provided with shielding generally consisting of a sheet of stainless steel. This sheet is intended to prevent the introduction of a metal rod, as described above, by making it difficult to drill lateral holes.
  • This shielding protection method does not, however, completely prevent attempts at cheating, since it is always possible to drill the aforementioned sheets.
  • This bottom wall is located exactly under the playing area. It generally consists of a wooden panel, on which are nailed slats forming channels intended to receive the balls involved as soon as they fell into one of the traps. This panel is inclined sufficiently forward so as to allow the balls to roll freely towards a return receptacle for the balls.
  • the various return tracks provided on the aforementioned inclined panel lead to a narrowing leading the balls towards the aforesaid receptacle.
  • the present invention aims to remedy the above drawbacks. It offers a protective envelope for a professional electronic game device mounted in a piece of furniture surrounding a rectangular table with inclined game board provided with five parallel transverse rows with declining number l from top to bottom, traps each provided with electrical contacts, a device for launching the balls, devices for returning the balls, beacons, return tracks leading the balls involved towards the receptacle intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part, towards the launch device.
  • This envelope is essentially characterized in that it comprises a translucent dome-shaped cover fixed below the protective glass to the carcass of the piece of furniture and a lower shell mounted under the inclined game board.
  • the aforementioned piece of furniture forms on all sides, a double enclosure with the protective envelope formed by the upper dome and the aforesaid lower shell, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.
  • the upper dome and the lower shell have an overhanging flange rim applied to the carcass of the piece of furniture containing the above-mentioned device.
  • the lower shell is advantageously made of synthetic material, preferably polyester reinforced with glass fibers or polystyrene, in which return channels are impressed.
  • the return channels converge towards a bowl at the bottom of which is provided the ball return receptacle.
  • FIG. 1 A protective envelope according to the invention, designated as a whole by the reference notation 1, is illustrated in FIG. 1. It is intended to be mounted in an electronic game device protected by a piece of furniture 2 consisting of a box 3 mounted on four legs 4.
  • the body 3 carries a vertical illuminated display panel 5.
  • the upper face 6 of the above-mentioned box 3 consists of a window 7, embedded in lateral grooves 8 formed in a rectangular frame of the carcass 9 of the cabinet 2.
  • the window pane 7 is locked by a front door 8, giving access to an inclined game board 10 and to a collecting shell 11 provided with a receptacle 12 connected to a return device 13.
  • the side walls 14 of the protective box 3 are internally provided with a shield generally consisting of a stainless steel sheet 15.
  • the protective envelope 1 as well as the box 3, are intended to protect the inclined game board 10 provided with five transverse parallel rows 16 with decreasing numbers, counting from top to bottom, of traps 17 each provided with electrical contacts 18 , a device for launching the balls 19, devices for returning the balls 20, beacons, return tracks 22 leading the balls involved towards the receptacle 12 intended to collect and collect them before bringing them back for a new part to the launch device.
  • this envelope 1 comprises a translucent cover in the form of a dome 23, and a lower shell 11, mounted under the inclined game plate 10.
  • the cover 23 is held tight against the game board 10. This avoids the infiltration of dust, cigarette ash and beer.
  • the dome 23 is fixed by a flange 25 with an overhanging side applied to the edge of the game board 10, using studs 24 with round heads free of grooves for screwdrivers.
  • the protective envelope 1 thus forms with the body 3 of the cabinet 2, a double enclosure, the walls of which are spaced about 3 to 20 cm apart.
  • the dome 23 is advantageously made of unbreakable translucent synthetic material.
  • the constitution of a double side wall also prevents cheaters from covering and camouflaging the holes made in the enclosure, since they do not have access to them to provide any coating.
  • the lower shell 24 is preferably made of stamped or shaped synthetic material by molding, stamping or necessary applications of polyester and glass fiber layers. Imprints are thus obtained constituting return channels 26.
  • the return channels 26 converge towards a bowl 27 at the bottom of which is provided the receptacle 12 for returning the balls.
  • the bowl 27 is intended to drain the lost balls towards the extreme traps 24 and 25.
  • the bowl 27 is arranged in such a way that one of its sides 28 is found under the above traps. By falling into the bowl 27, the balls perform transversely to the direction of the return track, a damped back-and-forth, so as to follow a very precise trajectory in the vicinity of the return receptacle.

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EP85870090A 1984-07-19 1985-06-24 Schutzhülle für eine elektronische Spielvorrichtung Ceased EP0171379A1 (de)

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BE213353 1984-07-19
BE0/213353A BE900188A (nl) 1984-07-19 1984-07-19 Afscherming van een professioneel speelapparaat.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE512569A (de) *
BE631677A (de) *
US2791428A (en) * 1954-05-10 1957-05-07 Donald F Mcdonald Pinball machine

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE512569A (de) *
BE631677A (de) *
US2791428A (en) * 1954-05-10 1957-05-07 Donald F Mcdonald Pinball machine

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