SI22470A - Mechanism for changing field designations during rotating a cone-shaped cylinder of a gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Subject of the invention is a mechanism for changing the designation of fields with a rotating cone-shaped cylinder of a gaming machine, e.g. roulette, bingo/keno, dice etc. by which the designation part of the rotating cone-shaped cylinder of the gaming machine is operated. It is made in such a way that it is possible to move it regarding the position of the compartments or fields, limited by plugs where the ball makes a hold. This way the assigning of various values to the fields designated by numbers or symbols where the ball makes a stop thus defining the wins is enabled by the mechanism according to the invention. The cone-shaped cylinder consists of two mutually controlled adjustable parts (1 and 2), while on part (2) the numbers and/or colour fields are marked, whereas part (1) features plug limited compartments or recesses for the stopping of the ball. By staggering part (1) compared to part (2) it is possible to allocate various numbers/symbols to the individual compartments or recesses or to change their colour.

Description

MECHANISM TO CHANGE THE LABELING OF THE FIELDS AT THE GAMING MACHINE CYLINDER

The object of the invention is a mechanism for changing the field marking at a gaming machine cylinder cone, e.g. roulette, bingo / henna, dice, etc., by which we operate on the marking part of the rotating cone of the gaming machine cylinder, which is made in such a way that it can be moved according to the position of the partitions or. fields bounded by studs in which the ball stops. In this way, the mechanism of the invention allows the assignment of different values to the fields marked with numbers or symbols in which the deciding ball is stopped. The invention belongs to Class A 63 F 5/00 of the International Patent Classification.

A technical problem that is successfully solved by the present invention is the construction of such a mechanism for changing the marking of the fields at a rotating cone of the gaming machine cylinder, which will allow the manual or automatic actuation of easily changing the marking of individual chambers or. of the fields without having to go to the slot machine itself, or the slot machine would need to be adjusted individually. In this way, each section or field on which the ball stops can be marked with different numbers, symbols or colors of the fields for each game.

For the sake of better understanding, the course of operation of the mechanism of the invention will be explained in the case of roulette, but of course the mechanism can be similarly performed on slot machines for other games.

Roulette is a gambling game in which you decide to win a ball that stops 5 in the chamber - well or hole. box on one of the numbered red or black sections on the rotating panel. Structurally, a rotating roulette assembly consists of a basic stable part - a cylinder, preferably of circular shape, in which a cylinder cone is inserted in the center, which usually has a raised part in the middle of the axis. In this way, the ball which descends to this rotating part receives an additional acceleration and then skips the plugs which delimit the chambers or. the wells in which finally (one of them) the ball stops when it loses acceleration. The partition code (number, respectively black or red) in which the ball stops represents the winning number or number. the winning color, if the player has bet on the color. The location or the chamber in which the ball stops at the current game is influenced by various factors, such as the direction and initial velocity of the ball, the speed of the rotating cone of the cylinder, and it is possible to influence the ball by special mechanisms.

Thus, for example, in U.S. Pat. US 6,047,965 provided special openings through which the displacement of the ball is influenced by the compressed air of various randomly selected parameters (speed, volume, direction). Although this solution allows the ball to be displaced, it is technically based on the complex additional construction of the roulette itself.

In another embodiment of U.S. Pat. US 5,636,838 envisages two moving plates, each numbered so that the player can bet on one or the other plate, or on different combinations of plates. This implementation does not provide a satisfactory solution to the technical problem posed, because the course of the game is different than the players are used to.

In general, we have not come up with a technical construction solution that would easily and with virtually unchanged appearance of the roulette. of the roulette cylinder and cone, allowing a greater degree of uniqueness and placement of the ball in a specific chamber. It is statistically and on the basis of measurements that it is proved that after a certain period the frequency of hits, that is, the position of the ball in a specific chamber, is high.

According to the invention, the technical problem is solved by means of a mechanism for changing the marking of fields at a rotating cone of a gaming machine cylinder, in which on a split cone of the gaming machine cylinder, that is, a split rotating plate by means of a special electromagnetic or otherwise driven mechanism, which is composed from a lever connection that moves the double snap element in steps, with the arms of one type in the grip of the lever connection and the arms of the other type in the grip with the lower part of the studs, the upper part of which is intended to stop the ball in a certain chamber or. field, perform an automatic offset of the inner part of the rotating plate to the outer part of the rotating plate, or assign each number a different number and / or color of the field.

The invention will be explained in more detail on the basis of an embodiment and figures, of which:

Fig. 1 is a mechanism for changing the field marking of a gaming machine cylinder according to the invention with a view of a section of a roulette wheel in the floor plan and a bottom view;

Fig. 2 is a mechanism for changing the field marking of a gaming machine cylinder according to the invention by showing a section of a roulette wheel in partial cross section.

io The illustrated drawings show an object of the invention according to which the cone of the cylinder consists of two, mutually controlled adjustable parts 1 and 2, with part 2 showing numbers and / or color boxes and part 1 having studs with limited apertures or wells to stop the ball. In the construction of the cylinder cone so far, it is composed of a single part such that it has one and only one compartment or.

a specific number / symbol or color, respectively. In the embodiment of the cone of the cylinder according to the invention, it is possible to assign a partition or partition by shifting part 1 to part 2. wells different numbers / symbols or. change color.

The adjustable displacement of part 2 of the cylinder cone towards part 1 of the cylinder cone is provided by an electromagnetically driven mechanism consisting of an electromagnetic coil 3 which, by means of a lever connection, moves the twin snap element 5 stepwise with the arms 5a and 5b, with the arms 5a in grip. lever links 4, while the arms 5b are in contact with the lower part of the studs 6, the upper portion of which is intended to stop the ball in a particular chamber or. field. The respective current position of the locking element 5 is determined by the leaf spring 7 and corresponds to the marking - number and color of the chamber or the field between the two adjacent studs 6.

In the manual or automatic actuation of the electromagnetic coil 3, the locking element 5 is moved by the lever connection 4 and the lever 5a, which is currently in contact with the lever connection 4, so that the lever io 5b, which is in the current grip with a specific lower part of the plug 6 , moves part 1 of the roulette wheel one step forward. This rate may e.g. fits one whole chamber or. field. In this way, all the chambers or. fields after move get a different tag or number or. In this way, the markings in the field of the cylinder cone, which was placed in the same locally, were replaced.

Such a structural implementation of the mechanism for changing the marking of fields at a rotating cone of a gaming machine cylinder completely solves the present technical problem, that is, the construction of such a cone of the gaming machine cylinder, which will allow manual or automatic triggering of the labeling of individual sections or. the fields in which the ball is stopped so that each game can have a specific partition or field on the board marked with different numbers, symbols or colors of the fields.

With the proposed solution of the mechanism for changing the marking of the fields at the rotating cone of the gaming machine cylinder, which enables manual or automatic triggering of easy changing of the marking of individual sections or. of the fields, the technical problem of different marking of the chambers or fields on which the ball is stopped at each game is completely solved, so that each chambers or box can be marked with different numbers, symbols or colors of the boxes in each game without the need to do this, go to the machine.

Claims (5)

PATENT APPLICATIONS 1. A mechanism for changing the field marking of a gaming machine cylinder cone, 5, characterized in that the divided cone of the cylinder consists of two, mutually controlled adjustable parts (1,2), with part (2) showing numbers and / or color boxes and part (1) having studs limited chambers or wells to stop the ball. 2. A mechanism for changing the marking of fields at a slot machine cylinder cone according to claim 1, characterized in that the split cone of the slot machine cylinder also performs an automatic displacement of the inner part (1) of the rotating plate against the outer part (2) of the rotating panels, or each field is assigned a different field number and / or color each time. 2o 3. A mechanism for changing the marking of fields at a gaming machine cylinder cone according to claim 2, characterized in that the mutual displacement of the parts (1,2) is performed by means of a special electromagnetic or otherwise driven mechanism consisting of an electromagnetic coil ( 3) which by means of a lever connection via a lever ( 4) stepwise twin locking element (5) with arms (5a, 5b), wherein the arms (5a) lie in the grip of the upstream link (4), while the arms (5) b lie in the grip with the lower part of the studs (6), the upper portion of which is intended to stop the ball in a particular chamber or. field and the respective current position of the locking element (5) is determined by the leaf spring (7) and corresponds to the mark - number and color io of the chamber or the field between the two adjacent studs (6).