JPH0324876B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a roulette game device in which a ball is thrown into a ball pocket with a large number of betting marks attached thereto.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as techniques in this field, for example, Japanese Patent Publications No. 59-18072, No. 59-10821 and No. 61-
There was one shown in Publication No. 8704.

A conventional roulette gaming device is constructed with a playing disk, a circumferential track, and a circumferential side wall as the main elements. The game disk disposed in the center has a plurality of ball pockets with betting marks attached thereto, and can be rotated by a separately provided motor or the like. This play disk is surrounded by a circumferential running track, the running surface of which is inclined inward. Moreover, a circumferential side wall is continuously provided on the outside of the circumferential running path. The ball is released into the circumferential running path through a release opening formed in the circumferential side wall.

Furthermore, the discharge opening communicates with a discharge passage for discharging the ball, which discharge passage leads to a striking device for striking the ball. The ball is ejected in this ejecting device using, for example, compressed air. That is, when compressed air from, for example, an air pump is blown onto the ball set in the driving device, the ball is driven along the discharge path by the air pressure.

In addition to the above-mentioned air method, conventional methods for launching the ball include methods using coil springs, electromagnetic springs, and the like.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional device, it is not possible to give a constant rotation to the ejected ball or to control the rotation direction, rotation speed, etc. For this reason, for example, when the discharge passage is curved, the speed of the ball may be reduced due to contact resistance with the inner surface of the discharge passage. Therefore,
The movement of the ball, which is ejected from the ejection opening onto the circumferential path after being launched, is slow or constant, reducing the enjoyment of the game.
In addition, in the case of the type in which the roulette is launched using compressed air, the launching device is not only large in size but also expensive, making the roulette game machine difficult to handle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a roulette game device that can easily impart rotation to a shot ball and control the rotation, and that can be realized in a small size and at low cost.

[Means for solving problems]

In the roulette game device according to the present invention, the launching device for discharging the ball onto the circumferential track from the discharging passage through the discharging opening is connected to the rotatable first roller with an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the ball. a rotatable second roller provided opposite to the first roller; a driving means for rotating the first and second rollers in opposite directions; It has a sending means for sending out one piece at a time into the gap, and the first piece is sent out from the sending means and the first
The ball ejected by the rotational force of the second roller is ejected into the ejection passage.

[Effect]

Since the roulette game device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the sending means works to send out the balls for the game one by one, and the first and second rollers are rotationally driven by the driving means. This works to rotate and launch the ball set in the gap.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 of the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the description of the drawings, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a plan view and a side view of the main parts of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a roulette game device to which this is applied. FIG. 3 is a plan layout of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional layout thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, a rotatable game disk 2 is provided at the center of the roulette game machine, and this game disk 2 is surrounded by a circumferential track 4 inclined inward. Further, a circumferential side wall 6 is continuously provided on the outside of the circumferential running path 4, and a ball 2 is provided on the inner surface of the circumferential side wall 6.
A discharge opening 8 for discharging 0 is formed. Further, for example, ten terminal devices 10 are attached to the periphery of the roulette gaming device, so that players can play games.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the relationship between the driving device and other elements related to the main parts of this embodiment will be explained. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a collection member 30 for collecting falling balls 20 is provided below the play disk 2, and the collected balls 20 are sent to a first hitting device 32. It is becoming more and more popular. The first ejecting device 32 is for ejecting the received ball 20 into a delivery path 34,
The second driving device 36 is for driving the ball 20 from the delivery path 34 into the discharge path 22 .

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, detailed configurations of the first and second punching devices 32 and 36, which are the main parts of this embodiment, will be explained. FIG. 1A shows the planar configuration of the second punching device 3, and FIG. 1B shows its side configuration.

A cutout 40 is formed at the end of the delivery passage 34, and a partition plate 42 is provided therein so as to be freely inserted and removed. Openings are formed from both sides in the passage on the downstream side of the partition plate 42, and the first and second rollers 4 are inserted here.
4 and 46 are provided facing each other. The gap between the first and second rollers 44 and 46 is set to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the ball 20.

The first and second rollers 44, 46 are connected to rotating shafts 48, 50, respectively, and are rotationally driven by first and second motors 52, 54. The directions of rotation are opposite to each other as indicated by arrows in the figure. And the second one configured like this
The punching device 36 communicates with the discharge passage 22 leading to the discharge opening 8 .

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

It is assumed that the operation starts from a state in which one ball 20 is placed on the game disk 2. First, the play disk 2 is lowered together with the drive motor 24 in the direction of arrow A. If you do this, the game disk 2
The ball 20 falls within the collection member 30 in the direction of arrow B and is received by the first striking device 32.

The ball 20 received in the first launching device 32 in this manner is moved to the arrow C at a predetermined timing.
direction and travels along the delivery path 34 toward the second punching device 36 . Then, it is received by the second punching device 36.

The ball 20 is launched from the second launch device 36 in synchronization with the start of the game. That is, a player inserts a bet coin into the terminal device 10 shown in FIG. 2, and the game disc 2 is struck out while being rotated by the drive motor 24. The ejected ball 20 passes through the ejection passage 22 as shown by arrow D and is ejected from the ejection opening 8 into the circumferential side wall 6 as shown by arrow E.

The details of the ball launch operation by the second launch device 36 shown in FIG. 1 are as follows. first,
The ball transmitted from the first hitting device 32 advances in the direction of arrow C along the delivery path 34, comes into contact with the partition plate 42, and stops. When the preparation for launching the ball as described above is completed, the partition plate 42 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow J.
pulled in the direction. This pulling out of the partition plate 42 is performed by, for example, a solenoid (not shown).

When the partition plate 42 is pulled out, the ball 20 advances in the direction of arrow H, and the first and second rollers 44,
It is sandwiched between 46 gaps. At this time, the first and second rollers 44 and 46 are driven by motors 52 and 46, respectively.
Since the ball 20 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by the ball 54, the ball 20 is urged in the direction of the arrow and is ejected into the discharge passage 22.

If the rotational speeds of the rollers 44 and 46 are made different from each other during this launching, the ball 20
will be given the desired rotation. This rotation is continued even when the ball 20 travels through the discharge passage 22, so that the ball 20 discharged from the discharge opening 8 also undergoes a constant rotation.

According to the embodiment, since rotation can be imparted to the ejected ball, the following special effects can be achieved. First of all, even if the ejection passage 22 is bent, the ball can be ejected at high speed. For example, when the discharge path is bent to the right with respect to the direction in which the ball travels, contact resistance during discharge can be reduced by rotating the ball 20 to the left. Second, in the embodiment, since the ball 20 is caused to travel on the circumferential path 4 to the right of the circumferential side wall 6, if the ball 20 is rotated counterclockwise, it can run smoothly on the circumferential path 4. In addition, by adjusting the rotation direction and rotation speed of the ball 20, the ball 20 can be
can be made to take various movements.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible.

In the embodiment, both the first and second punching devices are configured as shown in FIG. 1, but only the second punching device is configured as shown in FIG. It may be configured by a method or the like. Furthermore, by making the diameters of the first and second rollers different from each other, it becomes possible to rotate the ball using a single motor. Furthermore, a single motor may be used, and the first and second rollers may be rotated by transmission of driving force through gears or belts.

On the other hand, the mechanism for feeding out the balls one by one may be provided in the second hitting device, and the mechanism for adjusting the feeding timing is not limited to the partition plate shown in FIG. 1. Further, the shape of the first and second rollers is not limited to the disc-like shape as shown in FIG. 1, but may be ball-like.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the delivery means of the hitting device sends out the balls for the game one by one, and the first and second rollers are rotated by the driving means into the gap between them. Since the set ball is rotated and launched, the roulette game device can impart rotation to the launched ball and control the rotation, and can be realized in a small size and at low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the planar configuration and side configuration of the main parts of a roulette game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a roulette game machine to which the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is applied, FIG. 3 is a plan layout diagram of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional layout diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2; 2... Play disk, 4... Circumferential track, 6... Circumferential side wall, 8... Discharge opening, 10... Terminal device, 20
. . . Ball, 22 .

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A rotatable game disk having a plurality of ball pockets with betting marks attached, an inclined circumferential running path surrounding the playing disk, and a continuous track provided outside the circumferential running path. A roulette game device comprising: a circumferential side wall having an inner surface formed with a discharging opening for discharging a ball; and a launching device for discharging a ball from a discharging passage onto the circumferential track through the discharging opening. In the above, the punching device includes a rotatable first roller, a rotatable second roller provided opposite to the first roller with an interval equal to or less than the diameter of the ball, and these first and second rollers. driving means for rotating the two rollers in opposite directions;
and a sending means for sending out balls one by one into the gap between the second rollers, and the balls sent out from the sending means and launched by the rotational force of the first and second rollers are released into the sending passage. A roulette game device characterized in that: 2. The roulette gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second rollers have different rotational speeds. 3. The roulette gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second rollers have different diameters. 4. The roulette gaming device according to claim 1, wherein said driving means includes first and second driving sections for rotationally driving said first and second rollers, respectively.