JPH01293889A - Roulette game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to play impressively and to supply and retrive a ball quickly and smoothly by combining a usual mechanical type roulette with a large monitor display. CONSTITUTION:When players put medals into slits 9f, 9f, track ball lamps 9a, 9a BET button lamps and all bet-time indication lamps 10, 10 light up. While all the lamps light up, each player shifts each cursor in the BET picture on a CRT 7 on the aiming position in the picture, and bets the medal at its place by pushing the button 9b. When all the lamps 10, 10 go off, a pair of motors 21 start and rollers 22, 23 revolve. When a ball is supplied on a roulette field 11c, a motor 15 starts and its wheel 11 begins to revolve. When the ball puts into one of pockets 11b, 11b, its pocket number is displayed at once, and appointed medals are paid to winning players. After that, a motor 20 starts, and the ball drops in its saucer through a hole 11a of the wheel 11, and goes to a retriving port 27a of its case 27 via a gutter.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention combines a roulette game machine, particularly a mechanical roulette device, and a large monitor device to enjoy the game in almost the same way as a full-fledged roulette game. Regarding the roulette game machine that can be played.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, various roulette game machines have been developed. To enumerate these, for example, ■ one that uses flashing lamps without using a ball. That is, by sequentially repeating the flashing of a plurality of lamps arranged on the roulette wheel, it is made to appear as if the ball is moving on the roulette wheel,
When indicating that the ball has stopped, a lamp corresponding to the stop position is flashed.

■ A system that automates the rotation of the roulette wheel and the feeding and discharging of balls, and also has a swing section and a display section on the game table, so that players can enjoy the roulette game simply by operating the switches on the switch section. .

■ A roulette machine that uses flashing lamps without the use of balls, or a roulette machine that automates the rotation of the roulette wheel and the feeding and discharging of balls, combined with a display device configured to display a payout table on a CRT screen.

■ Mechanical roulette, microcomputer, and CRT
In a roulette game machine equipped with an input device for placing bets or a roulette game machine equipped with a microcomputer, a CRT, and an input device for placing bets,
In addition to displaying the betting table and payout table on the CRT screen,
The payout table is configured so that the calculated numerical value to be paid out is displayed in the position corresponding to the betting table.

■ A roulette game device that automates the entire series of operations, from supplying balls to the roulette wheel to resetting the balls at the end of the game.

etc.

However, conventionally known roulette game machines are complicated and expensive, lack realism, and cannot enjoy the powerful play compared to full-fledged roulette. There was also the problem that recovery could not be carried out quickly and smoothly.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to create a system that is inexpensive, has few failures, is highly realistic, and has a full-scale design. To provide a roulette game machine that allows you to enjoy a powerful play that is almost comparable to roulette, and allows you to send out and collect balls quickly and smoothly.

[Means for solving problems]

The above object is a roulette game comprising a mechanical roulette, a microcomputer, a CRT, and an input device for placing bets, and configured so that a betting table and a payout table are displayed on the screen of the CRT. The machine includes a base, a plurality of game operation units provided on the base, a tubular shaft rotatably supported on the base via an appropriate bracket, and a tubular shaft attached to the tubular shaft. , a roulette wheel having a ball passage hole formed in the center and a plurality of pockets formed on the outer peripheral surface; a pulse disk provided below the tubular shaft and facing the roulette wheel; a home position actuator provided at one end on the circumference of the pulse disk and indicating a reference position of the pulse disk; a sensor that detects rotation of the pulse disk; and a sensor that detects rotation of the home position actuator. a roulette wheel rotation motor that rotates the roulette wheel; a ball detection device that is installed below the orbit of the plurality of pockets of the roulette wheel and detects the passage of a ball; and a ball detection device that counts output pulses from a sensor. a counter that outputs the number of the pocket containing the ball detected by the ball detection device; a central shaft that penetrates the tubular shaft and is supported so as to be freely raised and lowered; a ball feeding disk that is in a lowered position to prevent the ball on the roulette wheel from moving to the ball passing hole, and is lifted upward at the end of the game to form a gap that guides the ball to the ball passing hole; a motor that raises and lowers the ball feeding disk via a central shaft; a return ball receiving tray provided below the roulette wheel facing the ball passing hole of the roulette wheel; and a return ball receiving tray provided adjacent to the returning ball receiving tray. a ball collecting portion connected to the return ball receiving tray is formed at the lower part;
The ball guide case has a ball sending part formed in the upper part, and the ball guide case moves up and down between the ball collecting part and the ball sending part, and each time a ball is collected in the ball collecting part, the ball is released. A ball lifting arm that moves to a ball sending section, a ball sending roller that sends the ball sent out from the ball sending section onto the roulette wheel at the start of the game, and a control device that collectively controls the operations of each of the above parts. This is achieved by providing a roulette device consisting of:

[Function] When using the roulette game machine according to the present invention, it is possible to enjoy a powerful play that is inexpensive, has few malfunctions, is rich in reality, and is almost as good as a full-fledged roulette, and is also capable of sending out and collecting balls. It can be done quickly and smoothly.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the roulette game machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view showing the configuration of the game board, and FIG. 3 is a part of the roulette game machine in the direction A in FIG. 4 is a partially broken explanatory view in the B direction of FIG. 2; FIG.
7 is a partially broken explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a roulette ball lift device, FIG. 7 is a top view showing the configuration of a roulette ball feeding device, and FIG. 8 is a top view showing the configuration of a ball position detection device. , FIG. 9 is a side view thereof.

In Figures 1 to 4, 1 is a roulette game machine,
2 is a base, 3 is an andon, 4.4 is an illumination lamp, 5.5 is a pipe, 6 is a bar graph box that displays past game results as a bar graph, 7 is a CRT, 8 is a roulette device, 9, 9 is the game operation section, 9a, 9a are trunk balls, 9b, 9b are BET buttons, 9c, 9
c is a call button, 9d, 9d is a payout button, 9
e, 9e are credit buttons, 9f, 9f are medal slots, 9g, 9g are credit display parts, 10.10 is a betting time display lamp, 11 is a ball passing hole 11a in the center
is formed, and a plurality of pockets 11b on the outer peripheral surface,
This is a roulette wheel with 11b formed thereon.

In addition, in the fifth to FIG. 7, 12 is a hole relief disk,
13 is a ball detection device, 14 is a pulse disk, 15 is a roulette wheel rotating motor, 16 is a central shaft, 17 is a return ball receiving tray, 18 is a photosensor, 19 is a cam, 20.21
is the motor, 22.23 is the ball sending roller, 24 is the gutter,
25 is a ball lifting motor, 26 is a ball lifting arm, 27 is a ball guide case, and 27a is a ball collection part 1.27 formed at the bottom of the ball guide case 27.
28 is a pulley, 28a is a notch formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 28, 29 is a gutter, 30 is a crank arm, 31 is a micro spinch, 31a is an actuator of the upper microswitch 31, and 32 is a tubular shaft.

Furthermore, in FIGS. 8 and 9, 33 is a Bohm position actuator, 34 is a photosensor for detecting the home position, and 35 is a photosensor for performing the pulse l- of the pulse disk 14.

The roulette game machine 1 includes a base 2 on which a CRT 7 on which a bet screen is displayed and a roulette device 8 are provided, and an andon 3 supported on the base 2 via a plurality of pipes. The past game results are displayed in a half graph box 6 provided in the ANDON 3.

A plurality of game operation units 9.9 formed on the base 2 each include trackballs 9a, 9a, a BET button 9b,
9b, call buttons 9c, 9c, payout button 9d
, 9d, credit buttons 9e, 9e, medal slot 9
f, 9f and credit display sections 9g, 9g are provided, and when a predetermined medal is inserted into the medal slots 9f, 9f, the rack balls 9a, 9a and the BET button 9 are displayed.
b and 9b are lit, a finger-shaped cursor is displayed on the CRT 7-hi BET screen, and by turning the trunk balls 9a and 9a, CI? T
The cursor can be moved to a desired position on the BET screen displayed on 7.

The trackballs 9a, 9a are color-coded for each game operation section 9.9, and the cursor displayed on the screen of the CRT 7 is also the same color as the trunk balls 9a, 9a of each game operation section 9.9. It is configured so that it can be displayed in the following colors.

Then, each player turns the trackball 9a on their respective game operation unit 9 to move the cursor to a desired position on the BET screen displayed on the CRT V.
After that, when the BET button 9b is pressed, it means that a medal is bet on that place, and the chimp and the bet amount are displayed on the above-mentioned place.

Furthermore, when the game is started by inserting medals into the medal slots 9f and 9f, each game operation section 9.9 sequentially emits a coin insertion sound, a BET sound, a call sound, a payout button sound, and a credit button sound. Thereafter, the start of the BET is notified by voice from the main body part of the main cabin 2, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, a bell sounds to notify the end of the BET. Next, the start of the game is announced by voice, and the end of the game is announced by voice.

Note that each voice is configured to be uttered in English.

The outer peripheral surface of the roulette wheel 11 has numbers 1 to 3670, 00.
There are a total of 39 pockets numbered 000, the numbers are arranged irregularly, and the color of the buttons l-11b and 11b is 0.
．． 00.000 is green, and the remaining numbers are color-coded in alternating red and black. Note that if the ball lands in the 0.00.000 pockets 11b, 11b of the roulette wheel 11, the parent wins all.

Further, the rotational speed of the roulette wheel 1 and the board 11 and the speed at which the ball is sent onto the roulette board 11 are configured in the same manner as in an actual roulette board.

That is, a Bohm position actuator 33 is attached to the pulse disk 14, and the position of the Bohm position actuator 33 is detected by a photosensor 34 for home position detection.
Since the position No. 4 is configured to be detected by the photo sensor 35, the number of the pocket passing directly above the ball detection device 13 is determined by counting the output pulses of the photo sensor 35 by a counter (not shown). known by.

The ball circling on field 11c is pocket 11b
, 11b, the number of the pocket containing the ball is immediately known and the number of the pocket containing the ball is displayed.

In the roulette game machine according to the present invention, when the player inserts medals into the medal slots 9f and 9r, the trunk balls 9a and 9a and the bet bets 9b and 9b light up, and the bet time display lamps 10 and 10 light up. are all lit. The betting time display lamps 10.10 go out one by one from the end, and while all the betting time display lamps are off, the player rotates the trackballs 9a, 9a to display the bet screen on the CRT V. The user can move the cursor to a desired position on the BET screen, and also press the BET button 9b to bet medals on that position. The betting time is 30 seconds, and the chips and bet amount are displayed at the place where the player bet on the BET screen.

When all the betting time display lamps 10 and 10 are turned off, the motors 21 (however, the other motor is omitted in the drawing), which are disposed opposite to each other, are rotated, and the shafts of the two motors are rotated. The attached ball delivery rollers 22, 23 rotate, and the ball is delivered through the gutter 29 onto the field 11c.

At the same time, the roulette wheel rotation motor 15 is rotated, and the roulette wheel 11 is rotated.

When the rotational speed of the ball decreases and it enters one of the plurality of pockets 11b, 11b formed on the roulette wheel 11, the number of the pocket containing the ball is immediately displayed as described above, and the player wins. Predetermined medals are paid out to each player who has played the game.

After that, the motor 20 rotates, and the cam 19 attached to the shaft of the motor 20 passes through the tubular shaft 32 and lifts up the central shaft 16, which is movable up and down. The ball escape disk 12 also lifts upward, and the ball returns through the ball passing hole 11a formed in the center of the roulette wheel 11 and enters the ball receiving tray 17, travels through the gutter 24, and enters the ball collecting section 27a in the ball guide case 27. sent.

When the game starts, the ball lifting motor 25 is rotated, and the boo IJ28 attached to the shaft of the ball lifting motor 25 is rotated. One end of a crank arm 30 is rotatably attached to the circumference of the pulley 28, and the other end of the crank arm 30 is rotatably attached to the ball lifting arm 26,
As the pulley 28 rotates, the ball lifting arm 26 moves from the position of the ball collecting section 27a of the ball guide case 27 to the position of the ball sending section 27b, and the ball is sent into the ball collecting section 27a inside the ball guide case 27. The ball is lifted up to the position of the ball sending hole 27b, and the ball is again sent out onto the field 11c via the gutter 29 by the ball sending rollers 22,23.

The boo IJ28 rotates once, and the notch 28 of the pulley 28
When the actuator 31a of the microswitch 31 is fitted into the position a, the microswitch 31 stops the rotation of the ball lifting motor 25.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, the roulette game machine according to the present invention is inexpensive, has few malfunctions, is rich in reality, and has an impressive performance that is almost comparable to full-scale roulette. Not only can the game be enjoyed, but the ball can be sent out and retrieved quickly and smoothly.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. That is, for example, in this embodiment, the ball is sent out onto the roulette wheel by the ball sending roller at the start of the game, but the ball is sent out onto the roulette wheel using elastic force such as a spring. You can. In addition, although the rotation of the ball lifting motor is turned on and off by a microswitch, it is not limited to the above-mentioned microswitch, but a widely known spinch can be used.
The present invention can be freely modified within the scope of its purpose, and the present invention encompasses all modified embodiments that a person skilled in the art can easily conceive of from the above embodiments. It is something to do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of the roulette game machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view showing the configuration of the game board, and FIG. 4 is a partially broken explanatory view in the B direction of FIG. 2; FIG.
The figure is a partially broken explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a roulette ball lift device, FIG. 7 is a top view showing the configuration of a roulette ball feeding device, and FIG. 8 is a top view showing the configuration of a ball position detection device. , FIG. 9 is a side view thereof. 1-1 --- Roulette game machine 2 --- Base 3 --- Andon 4 --- Illumination lamp 5 --- Pipe 6 --- Hargraf Honx 7 --- ---CRT 8-----Roulette device 9-----Game operation section 9a----1-Rank ball 9b--BET button 9cm=-Call button 9d----Payout button 9e- ---Credit button 9f----Medal slot 9g---Credit display section 10-----Betting time display lamp 11-
Roulette wheel 11a Ball passing hole 11b---11 Pocket hole 11cm field 12---Ball escape disk 13---1 Ball detection device 14------Pulse disk 15------ --- Roulette wheel rotation motor 16 ---
--- Center shaft 17 --- Return ball tray 18 -- Photo sensor 19 ---- Cam 20.21 -- Motor 22.23 -- Ball sending roller 24 --- One --- Gutter 25 --- Ball lifting motor 26 --- Ball lifting arm 27 --- Ball guide case 27a -- Ball collecting section 27b -- Ball sending section 28 --- Pulley 28 a --- Completely missing 29------Gutter 30-11--Crank arm 31--Micro switch 31a--Actuator 32--1 Tubular shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] A roulette game machine comprising a mechanical roulette, a microcomputer, a CRT, and an input device for placing bets, and configured to display a betting table and a payout table on the screen of the CRT. The above-mentioned roulette game machine is further provided with a roulette device (8) comprising the components described in items a) to s) below. a) Base (2). b) A plurality of game operation units (9) provided on the base (2). c) A tubular shaft (32) rotatably supported on the base (2) via a suitable bracket. d) A roulette wheel (11) attached to the tubular shaft (32) and having a ball passage hole (11a) formed in the center and a plurality of pockets (11b) formed on the outer peripheral surface.
). e) Below the tubular shaft (32), the roulette wheel (1
A pulse disk (14) provided opposite to 1). f) A home position actuator (33) provided at one end on the circumference of the pulse disk (14) and indicating a reference position of the pulse disk (14). g) A sensor (
35). h) A sensor (34) that detects rotation of the home position actuator (33). i) A roulette wheel rotation motor (15) that rotates the roulette wheel (11). j) Multiple pockets (11) of the above roulette wheel (11)
A ball detection device (13) is provided below the orbit of b) and detects the passage of the ball. k) A counter that counts the output pulses of the sensor (35) and outputs the number of the pocket containing the ball detected by the ball detection device (13). l) A central shaft (16) that passes through the tubular shaft (32) and is supported so as to be able to rise and fall. m) It is provided at the upper end of the central shaft (16) and is in the lowered position during the game to prevent the ball on the roulette wheel (11) from moving to the ball passing hole (11a), and when the game is over, It is lifted upward and the ball passing hole (1
A ball escape disk (12) forming a gap guiding the ball to 1a). n) A motor (20) that raises and lowers the ball release disk (12) via the central shaft (16). o) A roulette wheel (11) below the roulette wheel (11).
A return ball receiving tray (17) provided opposite to the ball passing hole (11a) of 11). p) A ball collecting part (27a) is provided in the vicinity of the return ball receiving tray (17), and is connected to the returning ball receiving tray (17) at the lower part, and a ball sending part (27a) is formed at the upper part.
A ball guide case (27) in which 27b) is formed. q) Ball recovery part of the ball guide case (27) (
A ball lifting arm (26) that moves up and down between the ball sending part (27b) and the ball sending part (27a) and moves the ball to the ball sending part (27b) each time a ball is collected by the ball collecting part (27a). ). r) Ball sending rollers (22) and (23) that send out the ball sent out from the ball sending unit (27b) onto the field (11c) at the start of the game. s) A control device that collectively controls the operations of each of the above parts.