EP3931806A1

EP3931806A1 - Sitting gaming apparatus

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Publication number: EP3931806A1
Application number: EP20711062.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Bernd Baumert
Original assignee: Novomatic AG
Current assignee: Novomatic AG
Priority date: 2019-03-01
Filing date: 2020-03-02
Publication date: 2022-01-05
Also published as: WO2020178247A1; DE102019105229A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a sitting gaming apparatus having an armchair which comprises a seat base, a backrest and at least one armrest, a money- and/or money-value-processing pay-in and/or pay-out device being provided on the armrest, which device is at least partially covered by an armrest cover, characterized in that the armrest cover can be moved between a closed position and an open position, the armrest cover being formed by a holder for the pay-in and/or pay-out device that can be moved similarly to a drawer or being formed by a pivotable covering hood, and the pay-in and/or pay-out device (23) being brought or being able to be brought into a maintenance position when the armrest cover is in the open position.

Description

Sitting play device

The present invention relates to a seated game device with an armchair that comprises a seat surface, a backrest and at least one armrest, with a cash and / or cash value processing deposit and / or withdrawal device being provided on the armrest, which is at least partially covered by an armrest cover .

Play devices are often designed as floor-standing devices in order to be used by an operator standing in front of the device or, at best, sitting on a stool, the user standing or supported on the stool following display devices attached in the upper region of the floor-standing device and actuating operating elements below.

Since long standing or “half-sitting” on a stool in front of such floor-standing devices is strenuous and tiring in the long run, play devices have already been proposed that are significantly more comfortable for the user. Such seated play devices include a comfortable armchair, for example lounge or living room-like, with a seat as well as backrests and armrests in order to offer the play device user a high level of seating comfort, with functional modules typical of play devices such as game control and / or actuation elements such as joysticks, Touchscreen surfaces, levers and switches, as well as cash or cash value processing deposit and withdrawal devices such as bank note and / or coin validators, ticket printers and / or readers, money and / or token stores or coin sorters can be integrated. Display devices such as screens or possibly also rotating roller arrangements and the like can also be mounted directly on the chair via suitable support devices such as swivel arms and positioned in the field of vision of the chair user, with alternatively or additionally also separate display devices such as a large screen on a front of the chair Armchair located wall can be used.

Such a seated play device is shown, for example, by EIS 2013/0137524, where a screen is attached to one of the armrests of the chair via a pivotable or rotatable support arm. Furthermore, a credit card reader as well as a bill or coin validator and other accessory devices such as a docking station for a music player are provided on the armrests. Elm access to the components inside the armrest too create, a cover flap that can be folded back towards the backrest and a removable side panel are provided on the top of the armrest.

In particular, the maintenance of the monetary or monetary value processing components is nevertheless laborious. On the one hand, banknotes, coins, tokens or tokens have to be removed daily from the storage unit of a banknote, coin, token or token validator. Conversely, the paper supply of a ticket printer has to be regularly replenished in order to ensure that winning or gel-value tickets can be printed out, or conversely, tickets that have been scanned in like banknotes have to be removed again. Such tickets should be printed with a barcode, for example, which indicates a win or a credit and can be read in again at another seat gaming device.

In the cited document US 2013/0137524 A1, the emptying and refilling of the deposit and withdrawal device is unsatisfactory. Despite the removable side panel and the hinged armrest cover, the deposit and withdrawal device can only be emptied with difficulty, especially if it is to be arranged so that it can be easily used by the player.

The present invention is therefore based on the object of creating an improved seated play device of the type mentioned, which avoids disadvantages of the prior art and further develops the latter in an advantageous manner. In particular, simple maintenance of the cash or cash value processing deposit and withdrawal devices should be made possible, but at the same time be securely protected against unauthorized access.

According to the invention, the stated object is achieved by a seat game device with an armchair that has a seat, a backrest and at least one armrest, with a cash and / or cash value processing deposit and / or withdrawal device being provided on the armrest, which is at least supported by an armrest cover is partially covered, the armrest cover being designed to be movable between a closed position and an open position, the armrest cover being formed by a drawer-like movable receptacle for the deposit and / or payout device or a swiveling cover hood; and wherein the paying in and / or paying out device when the armrest cover is in the open position is located, is brought into a maintenance position or can be brought into this. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

It is therefore proposed to design and arrange the armrest cover in such a way that in the open position of the armrest cover the deposit and / or withdrawal device is exposed on several sides in order to have access from several sides. In accordance with the invention, according to one embodiment, the armrest cover, which is designed to be movable between a closed position and an open position, is designed as a pivotable cover hood which, in its closed position, covers the deposit and / or withdrawal device on at least two, preferably also three or more sides and around one a front of the armrest and / or the front of the seat surface can be swiveled open into an open position in which at least two, preferably also three or more sides of the deposit and / or withdrawal device are exposed. Due to the hood shape and the arrangement of the hood pivot axis on the front of the armchair, the cover hood can be pivoted forward away from the backrest, so that the deposit / withdrawal device, which is preferably arranged on the front section of the armrest for easy operation, is exposed over a large area. At the same time, in its closed position, the cover hood surrounds the deposit / withdrawal device on several sides and reliably protects it from unauthorized access.

According to a further embodiment, the armrest cover, which is designed to be movable between a closed position and an open position, is designed by a drawer-like displaceable receptacle for the deposit and / or withdrawal device; and wherein the deposit and / or withdrawal device, when the armrest cover is in the open position, is brought into a maintenance position or can be brought into this.

In a further development of the invention, said hood pivot axis can advantageously extend at least approximately parallel to a front edge of the seat surface and / or essentially perpendicular to a large side surface of the armrest, so that the cover hood can be pivoted forwards away from the backrest approximately parallel to the upright armrest plane. In particular, the said hood pivot axis can extend below the armrest top, in particular also below the seat surface top, so that the cover hood is less upwards when it is pivoted open, but more forwards and also afterwards when it is pivoted further pivots down. This considerably reduces the potential for collision with other components of the seated game device, such as a screen arranged at an angle at the front above the armrest. At the same time, the paying-in / paying-out device is released over a large area that when the cover is open, the paying-in and / or pay-out device is accessible from several sides and can also be pivoted or removed from its intended operating position, for example to simplify emptying.

In particular, said paying-in and / or paying-out device can be pivotably mounted about a pivot axis on the chair in order to be able to pivot from a normal operating position into a maintenance position and back when the cover is in its open position. The pivot axis of the paying-in and / or paying-out device can advantageously extend at least approximately parallel to the hood pivoting axis so that the paying-in and / or paying-out device can also be brought into the maintenance position with a low collision potential with other components.

In particular, the pivot axis of the paying-in / paying-out device can be arranged at the front on a front side of the armrest and / or in the area of the front side of the seat surface, preferably below an armrest top and / or below a seat surface top, so that the paying-in / paying-out device is less upward but can be pivoted more forward and with further pivoting down into the maintenance position.

Said deposit and / or withdrawal device can, in an advantageous development of the invention, have an entry and / or exit slot for inserting and / or removing banknotes, credit cards, money cards, coins, tokens and / or value tickets, which are printed with a barcode, for example can be, have. In the intended operating position of the paying-in and / or paying-out device, the named entry / exit slot is advantageously oriented such that it is located on an upper side of the armrest and opens towards the user sitting in the chair or towards the backrest. In particular, the mentioned entry and / or exit slot can be arranged in a front half or a front end section of the armrest on the upper side thereof and extend horizontally or obliquely backwards to the backrest upwards, around the To facilitate the insertion of banknotes, credit cards and the like and their removal for the player. Said entry / exit slot is advantageously positioned in such a way that the player, supported ergonomically with one elbow on the armrest, can insert a banknote or credit card or the like into the entry slot or remove it again without bending the hand.

The cover hood can have a cutout which leaves the mentioned entry / exit slot free on the armrest top when the cover hood is closed.

In the maintenance position, the deposit and / or withdrawal device with the mentioned entry / exit slot can extend essentially vertically upwards.

When viewed in cross section, the covering hood can advantageously be contoured essentially U-shaped, with two side legs being connected by a connecting leg. The mentioned side limbs of the cover encompass opposite sides of the paying-in / paying-out device in the closed covering-hood position, while the connecting limb of the covering hood covers an end face of the paying-in / paying-out device.

Advantageously, said cover hood can form a substantially flat storage surface which is arranged horizontally in the closed position and which extends on the upper side of the armrest in the closed cover hood position. The said Ab footprint can be formed by the said connecting leg that connects the two side surfaces of the cover.

In a further development of the invention, the cover hood can extend in its closed position both on an upper side of the armrest and on a front side of the armrest. For this purpose, the connecting leg of the cover can advantageously comprise two leg sections bent relative to one another and / or, in addition to a flat, in the closed position horizontal Ab shelf leg, a front leg that curves downward in an arc shape.

In particular, the connecting leg of the covering hood can also have a polygonal course in a viewing direction perpendicular to the side surfaces of the covering hood own, which - in the closed cover position - can comprise a horizontal shelf-leg, an upright front leg and an overhanging lower leg.

In the closed position, the cover hood can also project forward over the front edge of the seat surface, that is to say away from the backrest. The above-described, overhanging and recessed cover leg ensures easy entry and exit of the chair, while the polygonal or curved course of the connecting leg at the same time provides sufficient space for the payment / withdrawal device and a sufficient support length of the armrest creates.

In a side view - in a viewing direction approximately perpendicular to the side surfaces of the cover - the cover can have an approximately crescent-shaped contouring, which is defined on the one hand by the polygonal and / or convex curved course of the connecting leg on the one hand and the edge course of the side legs. The mentioned edge course of the side legs at their edge protruding from the connecting leg can be essentially straight, but in particular also slightly concave, so that the crescent moon shape can vary between crescent and new moon, but other hood shapes are also possible.

The two side legs of the cover hood, which are connected to one another by said connecting leg, can be designed to be essentially flat and / or parallel to one another.

In the closed position, the cover hood can protrude slightly upwards relative to an adjoining and / or further back to the backrest part of the armrest top and / or define a higher armrest level, for example for placing a palm on. In the transition area between the top of the cover and the lower armrest section located further to the rear, the previously explained entry / exit slot of the deposit and / or withdrawal device can be arranged. In order to enable a simple reclosure, in a further development of the invention a driver can be provided on the cover which, when the cover is folded back, engages with the also opened deposit and / or payout device and swings it back into its operating position. For example, a driver pin can be provided on the cover, which is applied to the in and / or pay-out device when it is pivoted back and can possibly slide if the pivot axes of the cover and the pay-in / pay-out device are not aligned with one another. Alternatively, such a driving pin can also be provided on the body of the paying-in / paying-out device and come into engagement with an edge or a surface of the cover hood.

In order to prevent unauthorized access to the paying-in and / or paying-out device, a locking device for locking the cover in its closed position is provided in a further development of the invention. The locking device can advantageously have a locking element on at least one of the two side walls of the cover, advantageously on each of the two opposite side walls of the cover, which locking element can interact with a locking element that can be positively engaged therewith on the armrest or on the armrest body to achieve the To hold the cover reliably in its closed position. Advantageously, said locking elements can be arranged on an end section of the cover hood opposite the hood pivot axis in order to have favorable leverage ratios in the locking position and to hold the cover hood at opposite end sections.

Advantageously, one of the interacting locking elements can be rigidly mounted and the other locking element can be movably mounted, for example pivotably, in order to enable simple locking. For example, one of the locking elements can be designed as a pawl, or as a displaceable locking element, with self-locking being made possible, for example, via an inclined surface on the pawl or the locking element or also on the opposing locking element interacting therewith. In order to open the lock, the movably mounted locking element can be brought into an unlocked position via a suitable actuator, for example via a cable pull. In order to get safely into the locking position, a pretensioning device can be provided which pretensions the movably mounted locking element into its locking position.

A lock which can be locked by a key or the like can be assigned to the said actuator for unlocking. For example, the aforementioned cable pull can be linked to an actuating lever which can only be rotated using a key.

In a further development of the invention, the armchair can have two opposite armrests, each of which is assigned a cover hood of the type described, in order to be able to open both armrests and to be able to cover or expose integrated payment / withdrawal devices. In particular, a bill validator and / or a credit or debit card reader can be provided in one of the two armrests as a deposit and / or withdrawal device, while a ticket or receipt printer and / or reader can be provided in the opposite armrest.

Advantageously, money and / or money value processing deposit and / or withdrawal devices of different types are accommodated in the various armrests. Alternatively, however, similarly designed depositing and / or withdrawing devices can also be accommodated in the two armrests, for example to enable both right-handed and left-handed users to simplify operation.

Advantageously, both deposit and / or withdrawal devices in the two armrests each have an entry and / or exit slot of the type mentioned, in order to be able to insert or take out banknotes, credit cards, tickets and the like, the mentioned entry and exit slots advantageously in the can be arranged and positioned as described above.

If necessary, a plurality of such insertion slots can advantageously be arranged one above the other on an armrest, for example in order on the one hand to insert bills and on the other hand to insert a credit card enable. Advantageously, the two insertion slots can be arranged parallel to one another and / or each extend obliquely inclined backwards and upwards towards the backrest in order to be able to be operated easily.

The covering hoods provided on the opposite armrests can advantageously be designed essentially in the same way as was explained above and / or independently of this can be pivotably mounted about hood pivot axes that are at least approximately parallel to one another. In particular, the cover on the second armrest can also be arranged on the front side on a front side of the armrest and / or a front side of the seat surface, in particular below the armrest top, optionally also below the seat top side and / or extend approximately parallel to the front edge of the seat surface.

In particular, the two cover pivot axes of the two cover hoods can extend coaxially to one another. If necessary, however, the two pivot axes can also be inclined at an obtuse angle to one another, in particular if the two armrests do not extend parallel to one another, but rather, for example, spread out slightly V-shaped forwards away from the backrest.

Further functional modules of the seated play device can be attached and / or integrated on the at least one armrest of the chair. In particular, game control actuation means can be attached to the armrest, in particular positioned on its upper side. Such game-controlling function modules can include, for example, a tiltable joystick, a touchscreen surface, a keypad in the manner of a keyboard, slide switches, rotary controls or other actuating elements.

Such play-controlling actuating elements can advantageously be arranged on the two opposite armrests, in particular on their upper sides, in order to enable the play to be actuated with both hands.

Alternatively or additionally, a display device, for example in the form of a screen, can also be attached to at least one armrest, for example by means of an adjustable support arm, which enables the screen to be brought into an operating position that is suitable for the respective user, in particular above and / or in front of the armrest and / or above and in front of the seat.

Advantageously, such a carrier for holding the display device on a

Be attached section of the armrest, which is between the closed cover and the backrest.

The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of a preferred exemplary embodiment and associated drawings. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1: A perspective view of a seated game device from a viewing direction obliquely from the front, showing the armchair and its armrests and backrests as well as its seat, with the functional modules attached to the armrests such as game control actuators and a screen and those on the hoods of the Armrests shown can be seen,

FIG. 2: a partial, perspective illustration of the seated play device from FIG

1, which shows the cover of the armrests in an open, swung-open position and the deposit and withdrawal devices that are exposed as a result and located under the cover,

3: a partial, perspective illustration of one of the two armrests of the chair from the preceding figures, the cover hood being shown in the pivoted-open position and also the paying-in / paying-out device in a pivoted maintenance position,

4: a partial, perspective view of an entry / exit slot of the deposit and / or payout device, showing the entry / exit slot and its orientation on the top of the armrest,

Fig. 5: a schematic sectional view along the line A-A in Fig. 4 showing the

Shows the positioning of the mouthpiece of the entry / exit slot with the adjoining body of the top of the armrest by means of a conical pin, Fig. 6: a partial, perspective view of the pivoted

Cover of the second armrest, in which a ticket printer is integrated,

7: a partial side view of the second armrest in an opened position of the cover, similar to FIG. 6,

8: a fragmentary, perspective illustration of the locking device between the cover hood and armrest body, the cover hood being shown in a slightly pivoted open position in which the two locking elements on the cover hood and the armrest body are disengaged,

9: a partial, perspective illustration of the locking device between the cover hood and the armrest body in the locking position, with a cable mechanism for releasing the lock being shown,

10: a partial, perspective illustration of the second armrest, which shows the arrangement and alignment of the mouthpiece of the ticket printer and reader, and

11: a partially sectioned side view of the mouthpiece of the ticket printer and reader showing its arrangement relative to the top of the armrest and the cover.

FIG. 12: a perspective illustration of a further seat game device from a

Direction of view obliquely from the front, showing the armchair and its armrests and backrests as well as its seat, whereby the functional modules attached to the armrests such as game control actuators and a screen as well as movable receptacles for the payment and / or withdrawal device can be seen in the closed position are,

13: a perspective illustration of the further seat play device from FIG. 12 with the movable receptacles in the open position, FIG. 14: a fragmentary, perspective illustration of the play device from FIG

12, which shows the movable receptacle of one of the armrests in an open position and the deposit and withdrawal devices which are thereby exposed and located under the cover,

15: a partial, perspective illustration of the play device from FIG

14, which shows the movable receptacle in the closed position

FIG. 16: a fragmentary, perspective illustration of the play device from FIG

12, which shows the movable mounting of the other armrests in an open position and the deposit and withdrawal devices that are exposed as a result and located under the cover,

FIG. 17: a partial, perspective illustration of the play device from FIG

16, which shows the movable receptacle in the closed position

As FIG. 1 shows, the seated play device 1 comprises an armchair 2 with a seat surface 3, a backrest 4 and two side armrests 5r and 5t

The armchair 2 can be designed in the manner of a lounge chair or armchair, but other configurations such as an armchair, club chair or wing chair are also possible. The armchair 2 can advantageously comprise a frame structure 61, for example made of wood or tubular steel, which can be covered with upholstery and / or a cover. Advantageously, at least the seat 3 and the backrest 4 are upholstered, the upholstery as well as the remaining paneling surfaces of the armchair 2 being covered with a suitable cover, for example made of leather, synthetic leather, felt or a fabric or microfiber textiles. The armchair 2 can optionally also comprise shell elements made of a hard material such as hard plastic, which can optionally be covered by a suitable cover, optionally in conjunction with upholstery, for example in the form of a seat shell and / or a backrest shell.

The seat surface 3, the backrest 4 and the armrests 5 or cushions provided thereon can advantageously be removed in order to facilitate cleaning. The backrest 4 and / or the seat surface 3 can advantageously be adjusted, for example tilted in the angle of attack and / or adjustable in height.

As Figure 1 also shows, various game device functional modules are provided on the chair 2, these functional modules in particular a display device 6, for example, comprising a screen 7 (or touch screen) for displaying game content and game control actuators 8, for example in the form of Operating levers, a joystick, a touchscreen surface, rotary controls, slide switches and the like can include. As an alternative or in addition to the screen 7 shown in FIG. 1, other display means such as rotatably mounted rollers, such as are known from a roller game, can also be provided.

The display device 6 can advantageously be mounted adjustably on the armchair 2 by means of a display support 9, in particular on one of the armrests 5. For example, the display support 9 can be mounted on the armrest 5 so as to be pivotable about an upright or vertical axis and / or adjustable in height, around the display device 6 to be able to adjust in different positions in the area to the side of the armrest 5 to the side obliquely in front or above the seat 3. Advantageously, the display device 6 itself can in turn be rotatably and / or tiltably and / or displaceably mounted on the aforementioned display carrier 9, for example by means of a ball joint and / or a sliding guide, which on the one hand enables multi-axis tilting of the display device 6 and / or height adjustment and, if necessary, lateral adjustment can enable.

The aforementioned actuation means 8, which can be used to control the game content, for example starting a game round, stopping the symbol reels or moving game elements or determining the stake, can be provided in particular on the armrests 5r and 5 £, in particular on their Tops. Said actuating means 8 are advantageously designed as electrical buttons and positioned in a central to front section of the armrests 5 so that they are in the area of the hands of a player sitting in the armchair 2, in particular when his arms are resting on the armrests 5. On the armchair 2, further functional modules such as an audio device 10 with speakers 11 for example in the area of the backrest 4 and / or a docking station 12 for an audio playback device such as an MP3 player can be included. As an alternative or in addition, loudspeakers can also be integrated in the display device 6 or headphone sockets can be provided in the area of the armrests 5 or the backrest 4.

The mentioned function modules are connected to a central control unit (not shown in the figures) by a wired or wireless connection. The central control unit can be integrated in the armchair 2 or assigned to the armchair 2 as a separate unit.

As an alternative or in addition to the display device 6 attached to the armrest 5, the armchair 2 can also be assigned to a separate screen or another display device with which the armchair 2 or the play equipment function modules integrated therein, for example wirelessly according to the Bluetooth standard or in another Way of communicating.

As FIGS. 1 to 3 together make clear, the armrests 5r and 5b each include a cover 13 in their front, upper area, which in their closed positions each form the front end portion of the respective armrest 5r and 5b and those located below cover function blocks to be explained in more detail.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the covers 13 of the right and left armrests 5r and 5 £ can each comprise two lateral, approximately parallel side walls 14 and 15 which are connected to one another by a connecting leg 16 so that the covers 13 viewed in cross section have approximately a U-shaped cross-sectional profile. When the cover 13 is closed, said side walls 14 and 15 form inner and outer side surfaces of the respective armrests 5r and 5 £, said side walls 14 and 15 being able to connect at least approximately continuously or harmoniously to the side surfaces 17 and 18 of the adjacent armrest body. The connecting leg 16 of the respective cover hood 13 can form part of the top of the respective armrest 5r or 51 and at least part of the front side of the respective armrest, wherein said connecting leg 16 can have a plurality of leg sections in the manner of a polygon, which are arranged at an angle to one another and / or relative to one another can be bent. In particular, said connecting leg 16 can form an essentially flat storage surface 19 which, in the closed position of the cover 13, extends horizontally on the top of the armrest 5, in particular forms its front end section. Adjoining said storage surface 19, the connecting leg 16 can comprise a front section 20 which extends approximately upright in the closed position of the cover 13 and delimits the front of the armrest 5. Subsequent to this upright front section 20, the connecting leg 16 can have an overhanging end section downwards, cf. Figure 1.

As Figure 1 illustrates, the storage surface 19 of the cover surface 13 in its closed position can be arranged in terms of height relative to the rest of the armrest section further behind or its top protruding upwards, i.e. it can be slightly higher and form a plateau on which the palm is placed or an object such as a glass and the like can be placed.

In the transition area between the raised storage area 19 of the cover 3 and the lower-lying top of the armrest 5 connected to it, the cover 13 and / or the armrest body 5 can include an inclined section 21 in which an entry / exit slot of a deposit and / or payout device can be arranged, as will be explained.

The two cover hoods 13 of the right and left armrests 5r and 5 £ can be designed essentially identical to one another, but shapes that differ from one another can also be provided in order, for example, to reveal inner areas of the armrest of different sizes, depending on which functional modules are integrated there.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, the covering hoods 13 can each - when viewed perpendicularly onto one of the side surfaces - have an approximately crescent-shaped shape Have a contour that is delimited on the one hand by the polygonal course of the connecting leg 16 and on the other hand by the edge of the side walls 14 and 15. The freely protruding edge section of the side walls 14 and 15 can in particular be contoured in an arc-shaped, concave manner in order to fit in with an arc-shaped, convex contoured edge section of the adjoining armrest body, cf. Figure 1 and Figure 3. It can be mentioned that the freely protruding edge portion of the side walls 14 and 15 are contoured in particular arcuately convex in order to fit to an arcuate concavely contoured edge portion of the adjoining armrest body. Furthermore, the freely protruding edge sections of the side walls 14 and 15 and the edge section of the adjoining armrest body can also be straight.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 and 7, each of the hoods 13 can be pivoted about a hood pivot axis 22 into a maintenance position, the two hood pivot axes 22, as FIG. 1 shows, advantageously being able to extend parallel to a front edge of the seat surface 3. In particular, the two hood pivot axes 22 on the right and left armrests can be arranged coaxially to one another.

The hood pivot axes 22 are advantageously arranged in the area of the front end sides of the armrests 5r and 5 £ and / or in the area of the front end side of the seat surface 3, the hood pivot axes 22 advantageously below the top of the armrests 5r and 51 and in particular also below the top the seat 3 can be arranged. For example, the hood pivot axes 22 can be positioned in the range of 30% to 70% of the height of the top of the armrests 5 or in a central section, in particular approximately in the middle between the floor contact area of the armchair 2 and the top of the armrests 5.

As FIG. 1 shows, the hood pivot axes 22 can in particular be arranged on a lower end section of the cover hoods 13, at least when the closed position of the cover hood 13 is considered. As FIG. 1 shows, in the closed position the respective cover 13 can extend from the top of the armrest 5 around the front face of the armrest 5 a little way down and with its lower end portion approximately in the area of the front of the seat surface 3, in particular also below the top of the seat surface 3, in order to be articulated there on the chair body or the body of the armrest 5.

The pivoting of the covers 13 can be supported by damped telescopic rods or a spring mechanism, the respective ends of the telescopic rods or the spring mechanism being attached to the side walls 14 and 15 and the armrest. In a further embodiment, the pivoting of the cover hoods 13 can be accomplished by an electromechanical drive.

As can be seen from a comparison of FIGS. 2 and 3 or 6 and 7 with FIG. 1, the cover hoods 13 in their closed positions enclose on four sides a cash or cash value processing deposit and / or withdrawal device 23, each connected to a front, upper end portion of the right and left armrests 5r, 5 £ can be arranged and extend when the cover 13 is closed in the inner space enclosed by the cover. The respective covering hood 13 with its connecting leg 16 covers the upper and front end faces of the respective deposit and withdrawal device 23, while the side walls 14 and 15 encompass opposite sides of the deposit and / or withdrawal device 23.

In one embodiment, the cover hoods can also be designed in such a way that only two sides are movable, one of the two side walls being fixedly connected to the respective armrest. In such a case, the covering hood can advantageously be contoured essentially L-shaped when viewed in a cross section.

Said deposit and withdrawal devices 23 on the two armrests 5 can in particular include a bill validator 24 and a ticket printer and / or reader 25, with such a ticket-in / ticket-out device, for example, a receipt with a bar code or a QR code or another combination of characters can be printed and / or read. The said code can specify a win or a credit and, if necessary, also include further data content such as a player code or a device code that identifies the device issuing the ticket. In the example shown in the figures, the bill validator 24 is accommodated in the right armrest 5r, while the ticket printer 25 is accommodated in the left armrest 5 £. As FIGS. 2 to 5 make clear, the bill validator 24 can include an in / out slot 26 in order to be able to supply and return bills, wherein the bill validator 24 can include a bill store if the reading and / or checking device is genuine identified. Overall, the bill validator 24 can have a box-shaped contour, cf. Figure 3.

As a comparison of FIGS. 2 and 3 makes clear, the bill validator 24 can be mounted on the armchair 2, in particular the armrest 5r, so that it can pivot about a pivot axis 27, wherein said pivot axis 27 can advantageously extend parallel to the hood pivot axis 22. In particular, the pivot axis 27 can be arranged in a lower section of the bill validator 24, at least when the latter is in its operating position, wherein said pivot axis 27 can extend at a front end section of the armrest 5r. The pivot axis 27 can also be arranged congruently to the hood pivot axis 22, but also stoodet therefrom.

As a comparison of FIGS. 2 and 3 shows, the bill validator 24 can be tilted forwards / downwards from the body of the armrest 5r about the pivot axis 27 in order to enable easier emptying and / or maintenance, for example removing a full bill cassette 62 Figure 3 shows, the tiltability of the cover 13 can be made sufficiently far so that the bill validator 24 is not covered by the cover 13 in its maintenance position tilted forward and is accessible from several sides, in particular from a top, front and the right and left sides. For example, the covering hood 13 can be pivoted forward by at least 60 °, although it can also be pivoted further away by 90 ° or more degrees.

In a further embodiment, the bill validator 24 can be arranged displaceably and pivotably, so that when it is in the operating position, it is first displaced in a (preferably horizontal) displacement movement from the armrest 5r and can then be brought into the maintenance position, in this case can be tipped away. Conversely, from the maintenance position, first the tilting movement and then the sliding movement in the direction of the armrest 5r are carried out. In the operating position folded onto the armrest body, said entry / exit slot 26 of the bill validator 24 extends on the upper side of the armrest 5r, the entry / exit slot 26 opening towards the backrest 4 so that a player can insert a banknote from behind can. Advantageously, the mouth of the mentioned entry / exit slot 26 can open obliquely upwards and backwards towards the backrest 4 in order to enable an ergonomic insertion of a banknote. As FIG. 4 illustrates, a lower edge of the entry / exit slot 26 can terminate flush with an upper side of the armrest 5r or adjoin it in order to enable a bill to be inserted easily.

Said entry / exit slot 26 or the corresponding mouthpiece 28, which includes said entry / exit slot 26, is advantageously positioned in the operating position in the area of section 21 which forms the transition between storage surface 19 of cover 13 and the next forms the rear top portion of the armrest.

As FIG. 5 illustrates, the mentioned mouthpiece 28 of the bill validator 24 can be positioned precisely to the upper side of the armrest 5r by positively acting positioning means 29 when the bill validator 24 is pivoted about the pivot axis 27 into its operating position on the armrest body. Said positioning means 29 can, for example, have a conical or trapezoidal or otherwise tapering positioning pin 30 which moves into a corresponding counter-recess, wherein the positioning pin 30 can be attached to the bill validator 24 and the complementary recess can be provided on the armrest body, but also the opposite Positioning is possible.

Said positioning means 29 are positioned on the banknote validator 24 and the armrest body relative to the pivot axis 27 in such a way that when the banknote validator 24 is folded onto the armrest body, the positioning means 29 automatically engage.

Figure 5 shows the conical positioning pin 30 and the complementary recess 31 in a state that is just coming into engagement. The positioning means 29 can also be designed to be slightly flexible and / or pretensioned by a pretensioning device in order to enable a precisely fitting movement together. For example, the conical positioning pin 30 can be pretensioned by a spring and mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable.

The deposit and / or payout device 23 provided on the other armrest £ 5 in the form of the aforementioned ticket printer or ticket printer reading device is arranged in a manner analogous to that of the bill validator 24 on a front upper end section of the armrest £ 5, the ticket printer and / or or reading device 25 can be mounted pivotably about a pivot axis 27 on the armrest 5 £. The pivot axis 27 of the ticket printer and / or reader 25 can extend parallel to the pivot axis 22 of the cover 13, for example coaxially to it or also transversely offset from it.

Alternatively, however, the ticket printer / reader 25 can also be arranged rigidly or non-pivotably on the armrest 5, especially if it is a pure ticket printer that does not have to be emptied because it cannot read and collect tickets. If a pure ticket printer 25 is provided, only the memory 32 for the ticket blanks needs to be filled, which can then be printed by the printing unit 33 with the codes mentioned.

As FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate, the ticket printer and / or reader 25 can also have an entry and / or exit slot 26 which, analogously to the bill validator 24, opens out on the upper side of the armrest 5, in particular in the transition section 21 between the top of the cover 13 and the section of the top of the armrest 51 that adjoins further back, cf. Figure 6.

Said entry / exit slot 26 of the ticket printer and / or reader 25 advantageously also opens backwards towards the backrest 4, it being possible for said entry / exit slot 26 to be arranged sloping upwards and backwards, cf. Figure 7.

As FIGS. 3 and 6 make clear, the cover hoods 13 can each have a recess 34 at their upper end sections, for example in the form of one towards an edge have an open, generally U-shaped contoured cutout, which recess 34 in the closed hood position leaves out the respective mouthpiece 28 with the entry / exit slot 26 of the respective pay-in and pay-out device 23.

The two hoods 13 of the right and left armrests 5r and 5 £ can advantageously be locked in their closed position. The locking device 35 provided for this purpose can advantageously have interlocking locking elements 36 and 37 provided on the side walls 14, 15 of the cover 13 and a side wall of the armrest body, which can be brought into positive locking engagement with one another when the respective cover 13 is closed. For example, a locking bolt 36 projecting parallel to the hood pivot axis 22 can be attached to a wall of the respective armrest 5r and 51, which bolt falls into a locking lock 37 attached to the side wall 14 or 15 of the cover hood 13. The locking lock 37 can comprise a movably mounted locking element, for example in the form of a pawl or a locking slide, in order to engage behind the locking bolt 36.

Advantageously, the movably mounted locking element 37 can be prestressed by a spring device in order to lock automatically. If necessary, the movable locking element can also be driven into the locking position by gravity. In order to be moved over the rigid locking element 26, the rigid and / or movable locking element can be provided with a run-on slope.

In order to be able to release the lock, a locking actuator 38 can be provided, for example comprising a cable 39, which can extend, for example, on the cover 13 and lead to an operating element 43. The operating element 43 for the actuation of the cable 39 can, as in the present case, be implemented by a slide and, as in the present case (cf. FIG. 1), can be blocked or unblocked by a locking bolt that can be locked with a key 44. The operating element 43 in the present case is designed such that two locking actuators 38, that is to say from each of the two side walls 14 and 15 of the cover 13, can be operated simultaneously. As FIG. 9 shows, a monitoring device 40 can be provided which monitors the complete closure of the covering hood 13, wherein said monitoring device 40 can be designed to operate in a tactile manner, for example. For example, a movably mounted button can be deflected by the pivoting movement of the cover 13 into a predetermined button position in which the button indicates the closed position. Alternatively, contactless monitoring systems, for example in the form of a light barrier, can also be provided.

The monitoring device 40 can emit a closing signal which can activate the gaming device. If the cover 13 is not completely closed and there is no said closing signal, an activation device of the game device can block the start of a game.

Said monitoring device 40 can, for example, as FIG. 9 shows, comprise a button 41 and a button actuator 42, which can be attached on the one hand to the cover 13 and on the other hand to the armrest 5, in particular on the side walls, and are positioned in this way relative to the hood pivot axis 22 that they come into engagement with one another when the cover 13 is pivoted into the closed position, or at least move towards one another so far that the sensing device or sensor device can emit the closing signal.

The aforementioned deposit and withdrawal devices are also connected to the central control unit of the gaming facility and the central control unit also monitors the debiting of stakes that are deposited at the deposit device with bills (and / or monetary value tickets and / or coins). The deposited funds are stored in an electronic monetary value memory and the winnings or the repayment are paid out in the usual way on a or the payout device.

As shown in FIG. 12, the seated game device 1 in a further embodiment comprises an armchair 2 with a seat surface 3, a backrest 4 and two side armrests 5r and 5 £. The armchair 2 can be designed as explained above in connection with FIG. 1, in particular with regard to the materials or properties. Furthermore, the same reference symbols are also used for the same functional elements or features as in the embodiment of FIG. 1 (to 11). The armchair 2 according to FIG. 12 has on each armrest 5r, £ 5 a cash and / or cash value processing deposit and / or withdrawal device 23, which is at least partially covered by an armrest cover, the armrest cover being movable between a closed position and an open position is formed wherein the armrest cover is formed by a drawer-like, movable receptacle 70 for the deposit and / or withdrawal device 23 and wherein the deposit and / or withdrawal device 23, when the armrest cover is in the open position, in a Maintenance position is brought.

The movable receptacle 70 is designed to be movable into the open position by pull-out rails 71 attached to the armrest, with the payment and / or withdrawal device 23 being attached to the receptacle 70 and, when the receptacle 70 is in the open position, is brought into the maintenance position / are. To increase the stability, the pull-out rail 71 is in this case designed as a double rail system with rails arranged at a distance from one another.

The movable receptacle 70 has a flat storage surface 19 which extends (in the open or closed position) at least approximately horizontally. The receptacle 70 can connect with its edges without a gap to the top and side surfaces of the respective armrest 5r, 5b. The deposit and / or withdrawal device 23 can have an entry and / or exit slot 26 for the entry and / or exit of banknotes and / or money / credit cards and / or coins and / or tokens and / or credit tickets, the said entry - and / or exit slot 26 is arranged on an armrest upper side and opens towards the backrest 4 and / or wherein the movable receptacle 70 has a recess 34 for the entry and / or exit slot of the deposit and / or payout device 23.

13 shows a perspective illustration of the further seat play device from FIG. 12 with the respective movable receptacles 70 of the two armrests 5r, 5 £ in the open position.

In this case, the respective receptacle 70 is designed like a drawer and has a base body 72 made of bent sheet metal, to which base body 72 on the one hand the movable part of the pull-out rail 71 is attached and on which base body 72 the respective deposit and / or payout device 23 is received on the other hand is. The respective receptacle 70 has a hood-like one on the front side Cover 73, which is attached (rigidly) to the base body 72. The respective cover 73 of the right and left armrests 5r and 5 £ each include two lateral, approximately parallel side walls 14 and 15 which are connected to one another by a connecting leg 16 so that the covers 73 have an approximately U-shaped cross-sectional profile when viewed in cross section. When the receptacle 70 is closed, said side walls 14 and 15 form inner and outer side surfaces of the respective armrests 5r and 5 £, said side walls 14 and 15 being able to adjoin the side surfaces 17 and 18 of the adjacent armrest body at least approximately continuously or harmoniously.

The connecting leg 16 of the respective cover 73 can form part of the top of the respective armrest 5r or 5 £ and at least part of the front side of the respective armrest, wherein said connecting leg 16 can have several leg sections in the manner of a polygon, which are arranged at an angle to one another and / or relative can be bent towards each other. In particular, said connecting leg 16 can form an essentially flat storage surface 19 which, in the closed or open position of the receptacle 70, extends horizontally on the upper side of the armrest 5, in particular forms its front end section. Adjoining the above-mentioned storage surface 19, the connecting leg 16 can comprise a front section 20 which extends approximately upright in the closed or open position of the receptacle 70 and delimits the front of the armrest 5. Following this upright front section 20, the connecting leg 16 can have an overhanging end section downward.

FIG. 14 shows a fragmentary, perspective illustration of the seated game device from FIG. 12 or 13, which shows the movable receptacle 70 of the armrest 5r in an open position. The deposit and withdrawal device 23 in this case is designed as a bill validator 24 which is attached to the base body 72 of the movable receptacle 70. The bill validator 24 includes an in / out slot 26 in order to be able to supply or return bills, wherein the bill validator 24 can include a bill store, in particular a bill cassette 62, if the reading and / or checking device of the bill validator 24 is genuine identified. Overall, the bill validator 24 can have a box-shaped contour. In the open position of the movable receptacle 70, the bill validator 24 is accessible (serviceable) for service, in particular the bill cassette 62 can be exchanged. FIG. 15 shows the seated play device from FIG. 14 with the movable receptacle 70 in the closed position, which is locked in this case, for which a locking device 35 is provided. The locking device 35 comprises interlocking locking elements 36 and 37, one (movably mounted) locking element 37 on the base body 72 of the movable receptacle 70 and the other (stationary or rigid) locking element 36 in this case at the end of the on the side wall of the armrest body of the armrest 5r mounted pull-out rail 71 is attached. The two locking elements 36 and 37 can be brought into positive locking engagement with one another when the movable receptacle 70 is brought into the closed position.

FIG. 16 shows a fragmentary, perspective illustration of the seated play device from FIG. 12 or 13, which shows the movable receptacle 70 of the armrest 5 in an open position. The deposit and withdrawal devices 23 in this case are designed as a ticket printer 25, which is attached to the base body 72 of the movable receptacle 70, in which case the ticket printer 25 is mounted on the base body 72 via a further rail pull-out system 74 for improved serviceability . The rail extension system 74 in this case is inclined (inclined) in relation to the extension direction of the movable receptacle 70 in the direction (cf. arrow 75) of the backrest 4, so that the ticket printer 25 can be moved a little way out of the cover 73 when the receptacle 70 is in the open position. The ticket printer 25 includes an in / out slot 26 in order to be able to print out and issue paper tickets in particular, this opening (analogously to the bill validator 24) at the top of the armrest 51, in particular in the transition section 21 between the top of the receptacle 70 and the section of the top of the armrest further back £ 5. The ticket printer can include a memory 32 for ticket blanks or for a paper roll 32a.

FIG. 17 shows the seated play device from FIG. 16 with the movable receptacle 70 in the closed position, which is locked in this case, for which a locking device 35 is again provided, in a manner analogous to that described above in connection with FIG.

Advantageously, the movably mounted locking element 37 can be prestressed by a spring device in order to lock automatically. If necessary, it can movable locking element can also be driven into the locking position by gravity. In order to be moved over the rigid locking element 26, the rigid and / or movable locking element can be provided with a run-on slope.

In order to be able to release the lock, a locking actuator 38 can be provided, for example comprising a cable 39, which can extend, for example, on the receptacle 70 and lead to an operating element 43. The operating element 43 for actuating the cable 39 can be implemented as in the present case by a slide and, as in the present case, can be blocked or unblocked by a locking bolt that can be locked with a key 44. The operating element 43 in the present case is designed such that two locking actuators 38, that is to say from each of the two side walls 14 and 15 of the cover 73 of the receptacle 70, can be operated simultaneously.

Another embodiment comprises: a seated game device with an armchair (2), which has a seat surface (3), a backrest (4) and at least one armrest (5), with a cash and / or monetary processing unit on the armrest (5) - and / or payout device (23) is provided, which is at least partially covered by an armrest cover, the armrest cover being designed as a pivotable cover (13) which, in its closed position, opens the payment and / or payout device (23) covers at least two sides and can be pivoted into an open position around a hood pivot axis (22) attached to a front of the armrest and / or front of the seat surface (3), in which at least two sides of the paying-in and / or paying-out device (23) are exposed .

In a further development, the seat play device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the hood pivot axis (22) extends at least substantially parallel to a front edge of the seat surface (3) and is arranged below an armrest top, in particular also below a seat surface top.

In a further development, the seated game device according to one of the preceding embodiments, wherein the deposit and / or payout device (23) is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis (27) on the chair (2) and can be pivoted into a maintenance position when the cover hood (13) is open. In a further development, the seat game device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the pivot axis (27) of the deposit and / or withdrawal device (23) is aligned at least substantially parallel to the hood pivot axis (22) and on a front side of the armrest (5) and / or the front side of the Seat (3) is arranged.

In a further development, the seat game device according to one of the two preceding embodiments comprises that the pivot axis (27) of the deposit and / or withdrawal device (23) is arranged below an armrest upper side, in particular also below a seat surface upper side.

In a further development, the seated play device according to one of the preceding embodiments comprises that the cover hood (13) has a flat storage surface (19) which extends at least approximately horizontally in the closed position of the cover hood (13) and / or with the cover hood (13) with their edges adjoin the top and side surfaces of the armrest (5) without a gap and / or wherein the in and / or out device (23) has an in and / or out slot (26) for the in and out of banknotes and / or banknotes / Has credit cards and / or coins and / or tokens and / or credit tickets, said entry and / or exit slot (26) being arranged on an armrest upper side and facing the backrest

(4) opens towards and / or wherein the cover hood (13) has a recess (34) for the entry and / or exit slot of the deposit and / or payout device (23).

In a further development, the seat game device comprises according to one of the preceding

Embodiments that on the deposit and / or withdrawal device (23) and the armrest

(5) Positive positioning means (29) with beveled centering surfaces for positioning the entry / exit slot (26) relative to the top of the armrest (5) are provided.

Embodiments that the in / out slot (26) is positioned with a lower mouth edge flush with an upper side of the armrest (5).

Embodiments that the cover (13) in the closed position a Forms portion of the armrest top, a front side of the armrest (5) and two opposing, inner and outer side surfaces of the armrest (5), said side surfaces preferably being flush with other side surface portions of the armrest.

Embodiments that the covering hood (13) is at least approximately U-shaped when viewed in cross section and has two at least approximately parallel side walls (14 and 15) which are connected to one another by a connecting leg (16), said connecting leg (16) has a polygon-like and / or curved contouring, so that the connecting leg (16) in the closed position of the cover hood (13) extends from an armrest top also around a front side of the armrest (5).

In a further development, the seated play device according to the previous embodiment comprises that the covering hood (13) has a crescent-shaped contour when viewed perpendicular to one of the side walls (14, 15).

Embodiments that the chair (2) has two armrests (5r, 51) which are each provided with a cover (13), whereby under the cover (13) of the two armrests (5r, 51) each one one and / or Payout device (23) is accommodated, a bill validator (24) being provided in particular on one armrest (5r) and a ticket printer and / or reader (25) being provided on the other armrest (51).

In a further development, the seated game device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the deposit and / or withdrawal devices (23) on both armrests (5r, 51) are each arranged on a front, upper end portion of the armrest and the

Cover hoods (13) of the two armrests (5r, 51) are each mounted around a hood pivot axis (13) on the front of the respective armrest and / or front of the seat surface (3), in particular around mutually coaxial hood pivot axes (22).

Embodiments that the at least one covering hood (13) in its closed Position with a hood upper side forms a plateau which is arranged higher than a section of the upper side of the armrest (5) adjoining the backrest (4), the paying in and / or paying out device (23) with a mouthpiece (28) in a transition section (21) is arranged between the raised plateau of the cover (13) and the adjoining section of the armrest top.

In a further development, the seated play device according to one of the preceding embodiments comprises that a locking device (35) is provided for locking the cover (13) in the closed position, the locking device (35) on the cover (13) and on the armrest (5). each comprises at least one locking element (36, 37), which locking elements are arranged relative to the hood pivot axis (22) in such a way that the locking elements (36, 37) engage with one another when the cover hood (13) is pivoted into the closed position.

In a further development, the seated play device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the hood-side locking element (37) is provided on a side wall (14) of the hood (13) and / or on an end section of the hood (13) opposite the hood pivot axes (22).

17. Sitting game device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a

Monitoring device (40) is provided for monitoring the closed position of the cover (13), a game control device being designed to be enabled by a closing signal from the monitoring device (40).

In a further development, the seated game device according to one of the preceding embodiments comprises that a display device (6) is provided and is adjustably mounted on the chair (2) by a display support (9).

In a further development, the seated game device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the display support (9) is mounted pivotably and / or displaceably on the at least one armrest (5) and the display device (6) is mounted pivotably and / or displaceably on the display support (9) . In a further development, the seat game device comprises according to one of the preceding

Embodiments that an external display device is provided which is separate from the armchair (2) and is connected to a game control device on the armchair (2) by a wireless or wired communication link.

Embodiments that on the at least one armrest (5) game control

Actuating elements are provided, in particular comprise a touchscreen and / or a joystick and / or a rotary control and / or an actuating button.

In a further development, the seated game device according to the preceding embodiment comprises that the game control actuating elements are provided on an upper side of the armrest (5) between the cover (13) and the backrest (4).

Claims

1. Sitting game device with an armchair (2), which has a seat surface (3), a backrest (4) and at least one armrest (5), with a cash and / or cash value processing input and / or on the armrest (5) Payout device (23) is provided, which is at least partially covered by an armrest cover, characterized in that the armrest cover is designed to be movable between a closed position and an open position, the armrest cover being provided with a drawer-like movable receptacle (70) for the insertion and removal / or a payout device (23) or a pivotable cover (13) is formed; and wherein the paying in and / or paying out device (23), when the armrest cover is in the open position, is brought or can be brought into a maintenance position.

2. Seat game device according to the preceding claim, wherein in the case of the pivotable cover (13), the pivotable cover (13) about a hood pivot axis (22) attached to a front of the armrest (5) and / or a front of the seat surface (3) The open position can be swiveled open and the paying-in and / or paying-out device (23) is pivotable about a pivot axis (27) on the chair (2) and the paying-in and / or pay-out device (23) is in the maintenance position when the cover (13) is open can be brought or is already brought into the maintenance position by a coupling element between the pivotable cover (13) and the deposit and / or payout device (23) after the pivotable cover (13) has been moved into the open position.

3. Seat game device according to the preceding claim, wherein the hood pivot axis (22) extends at least substantially parallel to a front edge of the seat surface (3) and is arranged below an armrest top, in particular also below a seat surface top.

4. Seated game machine according to claim 1, wherein in the case of the movable receptacle (70) this is designed to be movable into the open position by pull-out rails (71) attached to the armrest, the paying in and / or paying out device (23) on the receptacle ( 70) is attached and is brought into the maintenance position with the open position of the receptacle (70).

5. Seated game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, wherein the movable receptacle (70) or the cover (13) has a flat storage surface (19) which extends at least approximately horizontally in the closed position of the cover (13) and / or wherein the movable receptacle (70) or the cover hood (13) adjoins the top and side surfaces of the armrest (5) with their edges without a gap and / or wherein the in and / or pay out device (23) has an in and / or out slot ( 26) for inserting and / or exporting banknotes and / or cash / credit cards and / or coins and / or tokens and / or credit tickets, said input and / or output slot (26) being arranged on an armrest upper side and being opens towards the backrest (4) and / or wherein the movable receptacle (70) or the cover hood (13) has a recess (34) for the in and / or out slot of the in and / or out device (23).

6. Seat game device according to the preceding claim, wherein on the payment and / or payment device (23) and the armrest (5) positive positioning means (29) with beveled centering surfaces for positioning the input / output slot (26) relative to the top of the armrest (5 ) are provided.

7. Seat game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, wherein the movable receptacle (70) or the cover (13) is at least approximately U-shaped when viewed in cross section and has two mutually at least approximately parallel side walls (14 and 15) which are connected to one another by a connecting limb (16), said connecting limb (16) having a polygon-like and / or curved contouring, so that in the closed position of the movable receptacle (70) or cover (13) the connecting limb (16) extends from an armrest top also around a front of the armrest (5).

8. Seated game device according to the preceding claim, wherein the cover (13) when viewed perpendicular to one of the side walls (14, 15) has a crescent-shaped contour.

9. Seat game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, wherein the cover (13) in the closed position forms a portion of the armrest top, a front side of the armrest (5) and two opposite, inner and outer side surfaces of the armrest (5), wherein said side surfaces are preferably flush with further side surface sections of the armrest.

10. Seat game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, wherein the chair (2) has two armrests (5r, 51) which are each or individually provided with a movable receptacle (70) or with a cover (13), with The movable receptacle (70) or under the hoods (13) of the two armrests (5r, 51) each have a deposit and / or payout device (23), with a banknote checker (24) and on one armrest (5r) in particular the other armrest (51) is provided with a ticket printer and / or reader (25).

11. Seat game device according to the preceding claim, wherein in the case of respective cover hoods (13) the deposit and / or payout devices (23) on both armrests (5r, 51) are each arranged on a front, upper end portion of the armrest and wherein the cover hoods ( 13) of the two armrests (5r, 51) are each mounted about a hood pivot axis (13) on the front of the respective armrest and / or front of the seat surface (3), in particular about mutually coaxial hood pivot axes (22).

12. Seated game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 11, wherein the at least one movable receptacle (70) or cover hood (13) in its closed position with a receptacle top or hood top forms a plateau which is arranged higher than a backrest (4) down adjoining section of the top of the armrest (5), wherein the paying-in and / or paying-out device (23) with a mouthpiece (28) is arranged in a transition section (21) between the raised plateau of the cover (13) and the adjoining section of the armrest top is.

13. Seat game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 12, wherein a locking device (35) for locking the movable receptacle (70) or the cover hood (13) is provided in the closed position, the locking device (35) on the movable receptacle ( 70) or the cover (13) and on the armrest (5) each comprises at least one locking element (36, 37), which locking elements are arranged relative to the hood pivot axis (22) in such a way that the locking elements (36, 37) when the movable Recording (70) or come into engagement with one another when the cover hood (13) is pivoted into the closed position.

14. Seat game device according to the preceding claim, wherein the locking element (37) is provided on the base body (72) of the movable receptacle (70) or on a side wall (14) of the cover hood (13) and / or on one of the hood pivot axes (22) opposite end portion of the cover (13) is provided.

15. Seated game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 14, wherein a monitoring device (40) for monitoring the closed position of the movable receptacle (70) or the cover (13) is provided, wherein a game control device is designed to receive a closing signal from the monitoring device ( 40) to be unlocked.

16. Seated game machine according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 15, wherein a display device (6) is provided and is adjustably supported by a display support (9) on the chair (2).

17. Seated game device according to the preceding claim 1 to 16, wherein the display support (9) on the at least one armrest (5) can be pivoted and / or is mounted displaceably and the display device (6) is mounted pivotably and / or displaceably on the display carrier (9).

18. Seated game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 17, wherein an external display device separate from the chair (2) is provided, which is connected to a game control device on the chair (2) by a wireless or wired communication link.

19. Seated game device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 18, wherein game control actuators are provided on the at least one armrest (5), in particular comprise a touchscreen and / or a joystick and / or a rotary control and / or an actuation button.

20. Seated game device according to the preceding claim 1 to 19, wherein the game control actuating elements are provided on an upper side of the armrest (5) between the movable receptacle (70) or the cover (13) and the backrest (4).