RU183302U1 - TRADE AND ENTERTAINMENT MACHINE WITH A ROTATING VERTICAL PLATFORM - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to vending, gaming and entertainment machines. The essence of the utility model is to provide a vending and entertainment machine, which comprises a housing made with at least one translucent window, a control panel and means for moving game objects made with the possibility of moving game objects in accordance with user commands received from the control panel. The utility model differs from the prototype and other analogues in that it additionally contains a container of game objects, and also in that the means for moving game objects is made in the form of a platform placed mainly vertically and configured to rotate around its axis in accordance with user commands received from control panel, and the platform is configured to move game items from the container of game items to the window for issuing game items, and, in addition, on the platform I have one or more barriers preventing the movement of game objects in at least one predetermined direction. The technical result provided by the essential features of the utility model is to increase the functionality of the machine, including by providing both trading and entertainment (gaming) functions.

Description

The technical field to which the utility model relates.

The invention relates to the field of vending, gaming and entertainment machines, in particular to the field of vending and entertainment machines, which are equipped with a platform (drum) for moving game items to the dispensing window, the platform being predominantly vertical and rotatable around its axis in accordance with user commands received from the control panel.

Description of the prior art

Vending and gaming machines are widely known and are widely used in the field of trade. Typically, a vending machine consists of a compartment for storing goods, or components of the goods, a payment receiving device, and a goods dispensing device. Payment can be received using coin, bill, and card acceptors, as well as using short text messages or via the Internet. In some vending machines, goods are made from components directly in the dispensing device (for example, a coffee machine).

Many different vending machines are known in the art, such as ticket vending machines, vending machines for drinks and food, vending machines for children’s toys, vending machines for small retail electronics, and the like. One class of vending machines is also intended for the sale of goods enclosed in a capsule having a spherical shape. Capsules can accommodate soft toys, food, consumer electronics, etc.

The prior art also knows many different gaming machines in which the user needs to perform manipulations with a gaming object, for example, a ball, to receive a prize. For example, gaming machines are known in which the user needs to move a game item from one point in space to another by means of controls. Examples of such game objects are: German Patent Publication No. DE7903768 U1 of August 9, 1979, US Patent No. US 7011308B2 of March 14, 2006, US Patent No. US 5425536 of June 20, 1995 and US Patent No. US 9358448 B1 of June 7, 2016 The listed game items, known from the prior art, have a common drawback - they provide the ability to carry out only game actions, but not trading. So, in all of these devices, the player can move the spherical game object within the enclosure, however, the game object does not constitute a prize or product. For this reason, the listed devices have only an entertainment function, but not a trading one.

For the prototype of this utility model, US patent No. US 5066014 of November 19, 1991 was selected. The prototype is a gaming machine comprising a case made with at least one translucent window, a control panel and a means for moving game objects, configured to move game objects ( spherical shape) in accordance with user commands received from the control panel. The means of moving game objects is a panel with sides. The control panel is a game steering wheel that allows you to change the slope of the panel to move the game object. Like other well-known analogues, the prototype does not provide the opportunity to sell goods or give a prize, which is a game item. The prototype allows only the drawing of lottery or prize tickets.

Utility Model Essence

This utility model is aimed at solving a problem (technical problem) to eliminate the disadvantages of the prototype and other well-known analogues, and is also aimed at solving the problem of providing a more functional machine, in which both trading and entertainment functions involving game items are carried out.

The objective of the utility model is solved by creating a shopping and entertainment machine, which contains a housing made with at least one translucent window, a control panel and means for moving game objects, configured to move game objects in accordance with user commands received from the control panel.

The utility model differs from the prototype and other analogues in that it additionally contains a container of game objects, and also in that the means for moving game objects is made in the form of a platform placed mainly vertically and configured to rotate around its axis of symmetry in accordance with user commands received from the control panel, and the platform is configured to move game items from the container of game items to the window for issuing game items, and, in addition, on the boards In the form, there are one or more barriers preventing the movement of game objects in at least one predetermined direction.

In accordance with various embodiments of the utility model, the platform is a drum. The vending and entertainment machine may also have a channel for moving game objects from the game object container to the platform surface and a channel for moving game objects from the platform surface to the dispensing window. In addition, the game item container may have a controllable mechanical or electromechanical device for dispensing units of game goods.

In accordance with various embodiments of the utility model, each of the barriers is made in the form of a shelf placed mainly perpendicular to the surface of the platform. At least one barrier may be L-shaped. In addition, one or more barriers are located in the immediate vicinity of the case window, thereby providing movement of game objects between the platform and the window. In accordance with various embodiments of the utility model, game objects are made spherical or spherical. The control panel may have a game steering wheel or a game steering wheel.

All of the above and other elements of the vending and entertainment machine are structurally combined into one device, interconnected by assembly operations and are in a functional and constructive unity with each other.

Technical result

The technical result provided by the essential features of the utility model is to increase the functionality of the machine, including by providing both a trading and an entertainment (gaming) function, where a product or prize is used as a game item.

The achievement of the technical result is achieved through the use of a case in the vending and entertainment machine, which is made with at least one translucent window, a control panel, as well as means for moving game objects made with the possibility of moving game objects in accordance with user commands received from the control panel . The listed structural elements are designed to implement the purpose of the utility model.

The vending and entertainment machine is also equipped with a container for game items, which is necessary for storing a large number of game items, which also serve as units of goods or prizes. The combination of shopping and entertainment features enhances the functionality of the device. The entertaining function of the machine is realized in the means of moving game objects, which is made in the form of a platform (drum, disk), placed mainly vertically and made with the possibility of rotation around its axis in accordance with user commands received from the control panel. The use of barriers on the platform that impede the movement of game objects in at least one predetermined direction allows you to increase entertainment or create an additional complexity barrier, which also allows you to increase the functionality of the machine.

Additional information about the achievement of the claimed technical result is given below and / or should be obvious to a person skilled in the art based on this description.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The essence of the utility model is further illustrated by the figures, which represent:

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a vending machine according to one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an approximate depiction of a platform of a vending machine according to one embodiment; and

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of electronic devices of a vending machine according to one embodiment.

Designation of positions in the drawings

1 - case

2 - translucent window

3 - rotating platform

4 - barrier

5 - L-shaped barrier

6 - game items

7 - container for game items

8 - channel for moving game items from the container

9 - channel for moving game items from the surface of the platform

10 - window issuing game items

11 - control panel

12 - payment acceptance device

13 - device for supplying game items from the container to the platform

14 - control device

Terminology used

The term "vending and entertainment machine" can be understood as a gaming machine, an entertainment machine or a vending machine. All of the above terms are interchangeable and identical.

The terms “user”, “buyer” and “player” are used interchangeably, each of which means a person using a vending machine according to this utility model.

The term "game item" means a spherical or spherical object, which is a prize or unit of a consumer product. For example, game objects may be game balls, capsules with a toy or other consumer product. The terms “game item”, “product” and “prize” are used interchangeably, each of which can mean any type of consumer goods, including, for example, capsules with a toy, food, drinks, electronics, games, sets of parts for assembly or modeling, sporting goods and stuff.

Utility Model Embodiments

As shown in the figures, the vending and entertainment machine comprises a housing (1) made, in general, in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped. The housing (1) may be made of metal, polymeric materials, organic glass, wood-based materials, or a combination of these materials. The housing (1) has at least one translucent window (2), designed to provide an overview of the shopping and entertainment process, game items and various structural elements of the machine. In some embodiments, implementation, in the housing (1) there can be only one window (2) located on the front side of the housing (1). In other embodiments, implementation, several windows (2) can be provided, which can be made, for example, in each wall of the housing (1). Windows (2) can be made of any suitable translucent materials, for example, glass, translucent polymeric materials, organic glass or similar materials. At least one side of the housing (1), for example, the back, can be made in the form of a door or be removable to enable routine maintenance, repair, loading or replacing prizes, replacing game items, removing banknotes, coins, etc.

Inside the housing (1) is a platform (3). The platform (3) is a drum, cylinder or disk with a flat frontal surface. The platform (3) is located outside the window (2) and mainly vertically and parallel to the window (2). The platform (3) is also configured to rotate around its central axis. Between the platform (3) and the window (2) there is a gap, for example, from 1 to 10 cm.

On the front surface of the platform (3) there are one or more barriers (4), including one or more L-shaped barriers (5). Barriers prevent the movement of game objects (6) in a given direction. The barriers (4) and (5) are fixed on the platform (3) mainly perpendicular to the front surface of the platform (3). Barriers (4) and (5) can be shelves, rods, panels, etc. Both the platform (3) and the barriers (4) and (5) can be made of any suitable material, including metal, metal alloy, polymer material, plexiglass, etc.

Game objects (6) may be any suitable spherical objects. For example, spherical capsules with a soft toy (food) or elastic balls can be used. Game items (6) are placed in the container (7) of game items, which is located mainly above the platform (3).

The container (7) is located above the platform (3) so that it is at least partially in the field of view of the user through the window (2). As shown in the figures, the container (7) may have a complex shape, but may have a simpler shape, such as, for example, the shape of a tray, glass, cylinder, etc. The container (7) is mounted on the wall, side rib or other rigid structural member of the housing (1). The container (7) can be adapted to accommodate one or more game items (6).

The container (7) can also be equipped with a device (13) for supplying game items (6) from the container (7) to the platform (3). The device (13) can be made in the form of a controlled mechanical or electromechanical valve, auger, pusher, electric drive, etc. The container (7) can also have a game object detector (6), which can be placed inside the container (7) and is intended for detection the presence of one or more game items (6) inside the container (7).

The container (7) is connected to the channel (8) for moving game objects (6) from the container (7) to the platform (3). Inside the case (1) there is also a channel (9) for moving game objects (6) from the surface of the platform (3) towards the dispensing window (10) of game objects (6). The dispensing window (10) has a shape, size and location such as to enable the dispensing of one or more game items (6) to the user. Channels (8) or (9) can be made in the form of holes.

On the outside of the housing (1) there is a control panel (11) and a device (12) for receiving payments. The control panel (11) allows users to mechanically or electronically control the rotation of the platform (3) around their axis of symmetry. The control panel (11) can be equipped with a game wheel, game wheel, joystick or other mechanical or electronic controls (buttons, switches, toggle switches, touch screen, etc.).

The device (12) for receiving payments can accept, for example, coins, banknotes (bills), plastic cards, bank cards, credit cards, chips, or accept payments using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) or NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, or by scanning a barcode or QR code. Payment can also be made from a mobile phone by sending a short message (SMS) to a predefined number.

The shopping and entertainment machine may also have a power supply (not shown in the figures), which is designed to power all the electrical elements of the machine. The vending and entertainment machine may also have a modem (including a 3G modem, 4G modem, LTE modem) or another network interface for communicating with the remote server by wire or wireless. For example, a network interface may provide communications via cellular, radio, wired, and the like.

In one embodiment, the shopping and entertainment machine may also have a device for accounting issued game items (not shown in the figures). The prize accounting device can be made in the form of a barcode scanner, a scanner of RFID tags (RFID tags), a proximity sensor of objects, etc.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control and entertainment machine may also include a control device (14), which is functionally connected to at least one of: a platform (3), a control panel (11), a payment receiving device (12) and a feeding device (13) game items (6) from the container (7) to the platform (3). In general, the control device (14) ensures the operability of the entire shopping and entertainment machine by monitoring the operation of its electrical elements. The control device (14) may be a computer control device or a logical (transistor) circuit.

In some embodiments, the control device (14) is configured to provide joint operation of the listed electronic and electrical devices of the gaming machine based on a computer program, as well as user commands received from the control panel (11). In some embodiments, the control device (14) is made in the form of a computer and contains at least one processor (controller), a memory for storing a computer program and a data exchange device (for example, contains a system board). Data input and output devices, network interface (modem) and other elements can also be used.

The control device (14) can be configured to provide the user with the possibility of rotation of the platform (3) in any direction. This opportunity can be provided only after receiving a signal from the payment receiving device (12) that the necessary payment has been made by the user.

According to one embodiment, the shopping and entertainment machine operates as follows. The user pays with a payment acceptor (12). After a successful payment, the sales cycle of the unit of goods, initialized as a game item (6), is initialized. In particular, the control device (14) activates the device (13) for supplying the game object (6) from the container (7) to the platform (3). The game item (6) gets from the container (7) to the platform (3) through the channel (8). User review of the course of the game is carried out through the window (2).

The user controls the rotation of the platform (3) by manipulating the controls on the control panel (11). For example, a user may control a game wheel. When the platform (3) rotates clockwise, the first L-shaped barrier (5) hooks the game object (6) and directs it to the top of the platform (3), after which the game object (6) falls and falls on the upper barrier (5) . Then the user rotates the platform (3) left and right so that the game object (6) moves from one barrier (5) to another barrier (5) until it is at the lower (second) L-shaped barrier (5) and channel (9). In fact, during the game, the trading item (6) is between the platform (3) and the window (2). When a game object (6) hits the channel (9), it moves from the surface of the platform (3) to the dispensing window (10), where the user can pick it up. If at some point, the game object (6) jumps off one of the barriers (4) or (5) and falls down, then the user will have to repeat the steps to raise the game object (6) to the top of the platform (3) as described above. After receiving the game item (6) by the user, the game cycle (or the sale cycle of a unit of goods) ends here.

Thus, the vending and entertainment machine of this utility model, in comparison with the known analogues and prototype, has wider functionality. In particular, the gaming machine allows you to combine gaming and trading functions.

Claims (12)

1. Shopping and entertainment machine, comprising a housing made with at least one translucent window, a control panel and means for moving game objects, configured to move game objects in accordance with user commands received from the control panel, characterized in that further comprises a container for game items, wherein the means for moving game items is made in the form of a platform arranged predominantly vertically and rotatable about its axis of symmetry in accordance with user commands received from the control panel, the platform being configured to move game items from a game container items to the window for issuing game items, while on the platform there are one or more barriers that prevent the movement of game items dmetov in at least one given direction. 2. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the platform is a drum or disk. 3. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a channel for moving game objects from the container of game objects to the surface of the platform. 4. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a channel for moving game items from the surface of the platform to the dispensing window. 5. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the container for game items has a controllable mechanical or electromechanical device for dispensing units of game items. 6. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the barriers is made in the form of a shelf, placed mainly perpendicular to the front surface of the platform. 7. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one barrier has an L-shaped shape. 8. A shopping and entertainment machine according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more of the barriers are located in the immediate vicinity of the case window, thereby ensuring the movement of game objects between the platform and the window. 9. A shopping and entertainment machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the game items are made spherical or spherical. 10. A vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the control panel has a gaming steering wheel or a gaming steering wheel.

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