EP0737842B1 - Neue Frontplatte für Wurfpfeilspielgerät - Google Patents

Neue Frontplatte für Wurfpfeilspielgerät Download PDF

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EP0737842B1
EP0737842B1 EP96200536A EP96200536A EP0737842B1 EP 0737842 B1 EP0737842 B1 EP 0737842B1 EP 96200536 A EP96200536 A EP 96200536A EP 96200536 A EP96200536 A EP 96200536A EP 0737842 B1 EP0737842 B1 EP 0737842B1
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dartboard
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front panel
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Miguel Angel Quetglas Arino
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
    • F41J3/00—Targets for arrows or darts, e.g. for sporting or amusement purposes

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  • the subject matter of the present Patent relates to a front panel device for dartboard games machines known by practice and of the type comprising a body with a vertical front panel, in which is attached and connected the dartboard game area comprising a rigid support of latticed thermoplastic material, with a plurality of concentric circles crossed by equidistant spokes, giving rise to a plurality of cavities devoid of front and rear walls in each of which is accommodated a segment of like shape and very small dimensions to permit sliding backwards or forwards by reason of the force of the frontal impact of a dart against the front face perforated with multiple orifices, said dart being thrown by the player, forwards sliding occurring by the reaction of the resilient contact matrix to recover its initial position, when the force of the impact disappears, the said dartboard having a central circle of smaller diameter in which the spokes converge and in which is located the bull's eye.
  • the said machines it for dart games are capable of conducting the game following different rules, and the player can select the rules of the game that at that point the said player decides to execute.
  • the problem has another aspect which must be taken into account, which is that, if the machine is set up in an establishment in a particular country, with the rules printed in the language of that country, it may happen that a visiting player wishes to use it who has not mastered the language of that foreign country which he is visiting and cannot play with the machine either since the instructions are in the language of that country which he has not mastered.
  • the said annular zone is inoperative from the point of view of a player gaining points if the point of one of his darts thrown at the board impacts within said zone.
  • the dartboards may have at least one other additional eye in the annular zone not operating in the game and framing the dartboard playing area.
  • This additional eye or these additional eyes is/are structurally the same as the central eye, although, according to the rules of the game set up, they may each represent the addition of a reward or a reduction in the reward gained with the points from the normal dartboard area.
  • zone framing the edge of the dartboard playing area which zone is currently inoperative in relation to the rules of play, of at least one or more eyes makes the game more interesting and more competitive.
  • the subject matter of the invention consists in the fact that the front panel of the games machine with attached and connected dartboard comprises a transparent window behind which there is located an alphanumeric display generating moving luminous text of varied content which is repeated in different languages, the said text appearing in the aforementioned window from one end and disappearing at the other opposite end, continuously when actuated, by means of a button for selecting the appearance of the desired text and the appropriate language, which button is in turn connected to the Central Processer Unit of the processer board.
  • one or more eyes in the inopertaive zone, said zone being in the form of an annular flange encircling the rigid latticed support and said eyes being independent of each other and with respect to the central eye or Bull's Eye of dartboards of this type.
  • the invention consists in providing, at a suitable point in the front panel (1), a transparent window (2), an alphanumeric display (3) being located and connected thereunder.
  • This recording may be made in the language desired or in several at once, selection being made by the appropriate selector button (5) arranged in the front panel proper.
  • the window (2) is small, the rules of play are easily visible in lines of luminuos letters which appear from one side, are read and scroll across to disappear at the opposite side once the reader/player has informed himself of the contents.
  • the Central Processer Unit (4) instructs the reading module (6) to present the rules of play in the window (2) in the language selected from the range recorded in the memory of the Central Processer Unit (4).
  • the information or announcements recorded in the memory of the Central Processer Unit which it is important for the player to see during the game running on the machine.
  • the announcements included may be independent of the game machine and related to commercial companies to increase sales of the products mentioned.
  • the said additional eye (8) like the central eye (7) known in this type of playing area, sends the appropriate signals to the Central Processer Unit (4) of the processor board, which in turn retransmits them to the module (6), and the circuit previously recorded in the Central Processer Unit (4) closes.

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  • Pinball Game Machines (AREA)
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  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
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  1. Frontplattenvorrichtung für Dartscheiben-Spielmaschinen, der Art, die aus einem senkrechten Träger aus thermoplastischem Material besteht, mit Wänden in Lamellenform, die ein Gitter bilden, und zwar aufgrund einer Mehrzahl an von konzentrischen Kreisen geschnittenen Speichen, und die Hohlräume bilden, die von ihren Vorder- und Rückseiten her offen sind, worin sich die entsprechenden Segmente befinden, wobei im zentralen Teil dieses Trägers ein Kreis vorgesehen ist, in dem sich das erleuchtete zentrale "Schwarze" (7) befindet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass am geeignetsten Punkt an der Frontplatte (1) ein durchsichtiges Fenster (2) angeordnet ist, unter dem sich eine alphanumerische Anzeige (3) befindet, die einen Lauftext in Leuchtschrift mit variiertem Inhalt und in verschiedenen Sprachen wiederholt erzeugt, wobei der Text laufend im oben genannten Fenster (2) von einem deren Enden her auftaucht und am anderen, entgegengesetzten Ende verschwindet, wenn er mittels eines Knopfes (5) zum Auswählen des Erscheinens des geeigneten Textes in der richtigen Sprache in Gang gesetzt wird, welcher Knopf (5) seinerseits mit der Zentraleinheit (4) der Prozessorplatte verbunden ist, und des Weiteren unabhängig vom zentralen "Schwarzen" (7) zusätzliche "Schwarze" (8) in der ringförmigen Zone (9) rund um die äußere Begrenzung des Spielbereichs der Dartscheibe angeordnet sind, die durch die Spitze eines sie treffenden Pfeils angesprochen werden, welche zusätzlichen "Schwarze" (8) ebenfalls unabhängig mit der Zentraleinheit (4) der Prozessorplatte der Dartscheibe verbunden sind, an die sie das entsprechende Signal senden.
EP96200536A 1995-03-16 1996-02-29 Neue Frontplatte für Wurfpfeilspielgerät Expired - Lifetime EP0737842B1 (de)

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ES9500788U 1995-03-16
ES9500787U 1995-03-16
ES9500788U ES1033517Y (es) 1995-03-16 1995-03-16 Nuevo frontal para maquinas de juego con dianas de dardos.
ES9500787U ES1032921Y (es) 1995-03-16 1995-03-16 Nuevo campo de juego de dianas para dardos.

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EP0737842A2 EP0737842A2 (de) 1996-10-16
EP0737842A3 EP0737842A3 (de) 1997-08-20
EP0737842B1 true EP0737842B1 (de) 2001-07-04

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