TWI720729B - Dice shaker - Google Patents

Abstract

A dice shaker comprises a dice plate, an inner lid, an opaque outer lid, a first shaking device, a second shaking device. The dice plate has a plane for dices to be placed. The inner lid covers the plane of the dice plate. The opaque outer lid is opaque and be configured to movably covers the inner lid by manipulation. The first shaking device has a first actuator which applies a vertical reciprocating force on the dice plate to rotate the dice plate about the first axis. The second has a second actuator which applies a vertical reciprocating force on the dice plate to rotate the dice plate about the second axis. The first axis and the second axis are non-parallel.

Description

Dice shaking device

The present invention relates to a dice cup, and particularly relates to a dice rolling device.

Among casino games, Sic Bo is one of the most popular dice games. This type of game often uses the randomness of the dice points to play. In order to ensure that the number of dice is free from human interference, electric dice cups have gradually become popular with players compared to manual dice rolling. The conventional dice cup is used to roll the dice by shaking the dice plate up and down. However, there may still be players who question that such a simple movement pattern can make the number of dice random. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a dice rolling device that performs dice rolling with different shaking methods.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a dice-rolling device that performs dice-rolling in different ways.

The technical means adopted by the present invention to solve the problems of the conventional technology is to provide a dice-rolling device, which includes: a dice plate, a surface of the dice plate for placing the dice; an inner cover with a peripheral side portion and an upper side portion , At least a part of the peripheral side portion is light-transmissive, and the inner cover is used to cover the surface of the dice disk; an opaque outer cover is light-tight and movably covers the peripheral side portion through operation; The first rocking device includes a first actuator and a first support. The first actuator is connected to the dice plate and exerts an upward and downward reciprocating force on the dice plate. The way the support is moved towards the support point Make the dice disk rotate with a first axis as the axis; and a second rocking device, including a second actuator and a second support, the second actuator is connected to the first rocking device to The first rocking device exerts an up and down reciprocating force, and the first rocking device uses the second support as a supporting point to move the dice disk with a second axis as the axis. The first axis It is non-parallel to the second axis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a dice rocking device, the first support member includes a plurality of first rollers, and the dice plate includes a first rounded rod, and the center of curvature of the first rounded rod Located on the first axis, the first curved rod uses a plurality of the first rollers as supporting points to make the dice disk rotate with the first axis as the axis.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a dice rocking device is provided. The second supporting member includes a plurality of second rollers, and the first rocking device includes a second rounded rod. The center of curvature is located on the first axis, and the second curved rod uses a plurality of the second rollers as supporting points to make the dice disk rotate with the second axis as the axis.

In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a dice rocking device. The first support member includes a first curved slide rail, and the dice plate includes a first curved rod member, the first curved slide rail and The center of curvature of the first rounded rod is located on the first axis, and the first rounded rod is moved left and right in the first rounded slide rail to make the dice disk rotate with the second axis as the axis. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, a dice rocking device is provided. The second supporting member includes a second rounded slide rail, and the first rocking device includes a second rounded rod. The second rounded slide The center of curvature of the rail and the second curved rod is located on the second axis. The second curved rod moves to the left and right in the second curved slide rail so that the dice disk is centered on the second axis. Rotate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a dice rocking device is provided. The first actuator includes a first motor and a first link mechanism, and the first link mechanism is connected to the first motor and the dice plate, To transmit the power of the first motor to the dice table.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a dice rocking device is provided. The second actuator includes a second motor and a second link mechanism. The second link mechanism is connected to the second motor and the first rocking device. Device to transmit the power of the second motor to the first shaking device.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a dice rolling device is provided. The dice disk is circular, and the first axis or the second axis deviates from the center of the dice disk.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a dice-rolling device is provided, which further includes a photographing device disposed on the inner cover and facing the disk surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a dice-cracking device is provided, which further includes a sensor disposed on the inner cover, and the sensor senses whether it is in contact with the opaque outer cover.

Through the technical means adopted by the dice rocking device of the present invention, the first rocking device makes the dice disk rotate with the first axis as the axis, and the second rocking device makes the dice disk rotate with the second axis as the axis. Because the first axis and the second axis are not parallel, when the first shaking device and the second shaking device operate at the same time, the dice plate will exhibit complex motions, so that the dice rolling device of the present invention can be compared with conventional shaking methods. Roll the dice on the dice plate.

100: Dice Shaking Device

100a: Dice shaking device

1: Dice plate

11: Disk

12: The first round curved member

2: inner cover

21: Week side

22: upper side

3: opaque cover

4: The first shaking device

41: The first actuator

411: First Motor

412: The first link mechanism

42: The first support

421: first roller

422: The first round curved slide

43: base

431: Second round curved rod

5: The second shaking device

51: second actuator

511: second motor

512: second link mechanism

52: second support

521: second roller

522: Second round curved slide

6: Photography installation

7: Sensor

D: Dice

x1: the first axis

x2: second axis

[Figure 1] is a schematic perspective view showing the dice rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] is a schematic side view showing part of the dice rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 1] Fig. 3] is a schematic side view showing the part of the dice rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention at another angle; [Fig. 4] is a diagram showing the dice rolling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention A schematic side view of the first shaking device shaking the dice plate; [Figure 5] is a schematic side view showing the second rocking device rocking the dice plate and the first rocking device of the dice rocking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 6] shows the second rocking device according to the present invention [Figure 7] is a schematic side view showing part of the dice rolling device according to the second embodiment of the present invention from another angle.

Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described based on Figs. 1 to 7. This description is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention, but is a kind of embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, a dice rolling device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes: a dice plate 1, an inner cover 2, an opaque outer cover 3, a first rocking device 4, and a first Two shaking device 5.

In detail, the surface 11 of the dice plate 1 is for the dice D to be placed on. In this embodiment, the dice disk 1 is circular. Of course, the shape of the dice disk 1 is not limited to a circular shape.

The inner cover 2 has a peripheral side portion 21 and an upper side portion 22. At least a part of the peripheral side portion 21 is light-transmissive, so that the player can see the dice D on the board 11 from the outside of the inner cover 2. The inner cover 2 covers the surface 11 of the dice plate 1 to isolate the inside and the outside so that the dice D is not disturbed by the outside. In this embodiment, all the peripheral side portions 21 are transparent. The upper side portion 22 is openable relative to the peripheral side portion 21 to facilitate the replacement of the dice D. A photographing device 6 and a sensor 7 are provided on the upper side portion 22. The photographing device 6 faces the disk surface 11 to photograph and recognize the points of the dice D.

The opaque outer cover 3 is opaque and can be moved up and down by operation. The opaque cover 3 is lifted and lowered by the force of lifting devices (not shown) such as screws, hydraulic cylinders, and pneumatic cylinders. When the opaque cover 3 moves to the highest point, the opaque cover 3 is in contact with the upper side 22, and the sensor 7 will sense the The light-transmitting cover 3 reaches a predetermined position. At this time, the opaque cover 3 will completely cover the peripheral side 21 to prevent the player from knowing the game result in advance.

In this embodiment, the first rocking device 4 is arranged below the dice plate 1. The second shaking device 5 is arranged below the first shaking device 4.

The viewing angles of Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are different by 90 degrees, and the viewing angles of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are different by 90 degrees. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the first shaking device 4 includes a first actuator 41 and a first support 42. The first actuator 41 is connected to the dice plate 1 and exerts an upward and downward reciprocating force on the dice plate 1, so that the dice plate 1 is moved back and forth with the first support member 42 as the supporting point, so that the dice plate 1 is One axis x1 is the axis rotation.

As shown in Figures 2 to 5, the second rocking device 5 includes a second actuator 51 and a second support 52. The second actuator 51 is connected to the first rocking device 4 and responds to the first rocking device 4. The device 4 applies up and down reciprocating force, so that the first rocking device 4 uses the second support 52 as a support point to move back and forth, so that the dice disk 1 rotates with a second axis x2 as the axis.

The first axis x1 and the second axis x2 are non-parallel. As a result, when the first shaking device 4 and the second shaking device 5 operate at the same time, the dice plate will exhibit complex movements, so that the dice rolling device 100 of the present invention can shake the dice D on the dice plate 1 in a different shaking manner than the conventional one. Roll the dice.

In this embodiment, the first axis x1 and the second axis x2 are vertical. In each figure, the position of the first axis x1 and the second axis x2 are indicated by "⊙", and the direction is the direction perpendicular to the paper. In this embodiment, the first axis x1 and the second axis x2 are both located on the disk surface 11. In other embodiments, the first axis x1 and the second axis x2 can also be parallel to the disk surface 11 and different from the disk surface 11. height.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, in this embodiment, the first actuator 41 in the first shaking device 4 includes a first motor 411 and a first link mechanism 412. The first link mechanism 412 is connected between the first motor 411 and the dice table 1 to transmit the power of the first motor 411 to the dice table 1. And in other In the embodiment, the first actuator 41 may also be a force applying device such as a cam motor, an electric cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and a pneumatic cylinder.

In this embodiment, the second actuator 51 is the same as the first actuator 41. In detail, the second actuator 51 in the second shaking device 5 includes a second motor 511 and a second link mechanism 512. The second link mechanism 512 is connected between the second motor 511 and the dice 1 to transmit the power of the second motor 511 to the first rocking device 4. In other embodiments, the second actuator 51 can also be a cam motor, an electric cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, a pneumatic cylinder, etc., a force applying device. In addition, the first actuator 41 and the second actuator 51 in the same dice rolling device may also be different types of force applying devices.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, according to the dice rocking device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention, the first supporting member 42 includes a plurality of first rollers 421, and the dice plate 1 includes a first curved rod member 12. The center of curvature of the first curved rod 12 is located on the first axis x1, and the first curved rod 12 uses a plurality of first rollers 421 as supporting points to rotate the dice disk 1 with the first axis x1 as the axis. In this embodiment, there are three first rollers 421, which clamp the first curved rod 12 in a manner of providing three-point support from the upper and lower sides of the first curved rod 12.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, according to the dice rolling device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention, the second support 52 includes a plurality of second rollers 521, and the base 43 of the first rocking device 4 includes a first Two rounded rods 431, the center of curvature of the second rounded rods 431 is located on the second axis x2, the second rounded rods 431 are supported by a plurality of second rollers 521, and the dice disk 1 is aligned with the second axis x2 is the axis and rotates. In detail, there are three second rollers 521, and the second curved rod 431 is clamped by providing three-point support from the upper and lower sides of the second curved rod 431.

The viewing angles of Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are 90 degrees different. As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the dice rolling device 100a of the second embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same as the dice rolling device 100 of the first embodiment, the difference lies in: the first support of the two embodiments The structure of 42 is different, and the structure of the second support 52 of the two embodiments is different.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, according to the dice rolling device 100 a of the second embodiment of the present invention, the first supporting member 42 includes a first curved sliding rail 422. The first curved rod 12 is slidable in the first curved sliding rail 422. The center of curvature of the first curved sliding rail 422 and the first curved rod 12 is located on the first axis x1, and the first curved rod 12 is moved to the left and right in the first curved sliding rail 422 so that the dice disk 1 is positioned at the first axis. One axis x1 rotates as the axis.

Similarly, according to the dice rocking device 100 a of the second embodiment of the present invention, the second supporting member 52 includes a second rounded sliding rail 522. The second curved rod 431 is slidable in the second curved sliding rail 522. The center of curvature of the second curved sliding rail 522 and the second curved rod 431 is located on the second axis x2, and the second curved rod 431 is moved to the left and right in the second curved sliding rail 522, so that the dice disk 1 is positioned at the first axis. The two axis x2 rotates as the axis.

Of course, the structures of the first support member 42 and the second support member 52 are not limited to this. In other embodiments, the first support member 42 may be a rotating shaft arranged at the two ends of the dice disk 1 along the first axis x1, and the rotation of the rotating shaft The dice disk 1 is rotated about the first axis x1 as the axis. Correspondingly, the second support 52 may be a rotating shaft arranged at two ends of the dice disk 1 along the second axis x2, and the rotation of the rotating shaft causes the dice disk 1 to rotate about the second axis x2 as the axis.

Because the vibration amplitude of the dice plate 1 at the intersection of the first axis x1 and the second axis x2 is small, when the first shaking device 4 and the second shaking device 5 stop, the dice tend to stop on the dice plate 1 on the first axis x1 Cross position with the second axis x2. In this embodiment, the first axis is deviated from the center of the dice plate, so that the dice tends to stop on the side close to the dice rolling device 100 so that the player can watch the points of the dice D nearby on that side. In other embodiments, the second axis x2 may deviate from the center of the dice disk 1, which also has the same effect.

The above descriptions and descriptions are only descriptions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Those with general knowledge of this technology should make other modifications based on the scope of patent applications defined below and the above descriptions, but these modifications should still be made. It is the spirit of the present invention and falls within the scope of the rights of the present invention.

100: Dice Shaking Device

1: Dice plate

11: Disk

2: inner cover

21: Week side

22: upper side

3: opaque cover

4: The first shaking device

5: The second shaking device

6: Photography installation

7: Sensor

D: Dice

Claims (10)

A dice-rolling device, comprising: a dice plate, a surface of the dice plate for placing dice; an inner cover having a peripheral side portion and an upper side portion, at least a part of the peripheral side portion is light-transmissive, and the inner cover To cover the surface of the dice disk; an opaque outer cover, which is opaque and movably covers the peripheral part after operation; a first shaking device, including a first actuator and a first Supporting member, the first actuator is connected to the dice disk to apply up and down reciprocating force to the dice disk, so that the dice disk is moved back and forth with the first support member as the supporting point, so that the dice disk is A first axis is the axis rotation; and a second rocking device, including a second actuator and a second support, the second actuator is connected to the first rocking device and is opposite to the first rocking device The upper and lower reciprocating force is applied to make the first rocking device move back and forth with the second support as the supporting point, so that the dice disk rotates with a second axis as the axis. The first axis and the second The axis is parallel to the disk surface, and the first axis and the second axis are non-parallel to each other. Such as the dice rocking device of claim 1, wherein the first support includes a plurality of first rollers, and the dice plate includes a first curved rod, and the center of curvature of the first curved rod is located on the first axis , The first curved rod member uses a plurality of the first rollers as supporting points so that the dice disk rotates with the first axis as the axis. For example, the dice rocking device of claim 1, wherein the second supporting member includes a plurality of second rollers, and the first rocking device includes a second rounded rod, and the center of curvature of the second rounded rod is located on the first With two axes, the second curved rod uses a plurality of the second rollers as supporting points so that the dice disk rotates with the second axis as the axis. For example, the dice rocking device of claim 1, wherein the first support member includes a first rounded slide rail, and the dice plate includes a first rounded rod, the first rounded slide rail and the first rounded slide Curvature of the member The center is located on the first axis, and the first curved rod is moved left and right in the first curved slide rail to make the dice disk rotate with the second axis as the axis. For example, the dice rocking device of claim 1, wherein the second supporting member includes a second rounded slide rail, and the first rocking device includes a second rounded rod, the second rounded slide rail and the second The center of curvature of the rounded rod is located on the second axis, and the second rounded rod is moved left and right in the second rounded slide rail to make the dice disk rotate with the second axis as the axis. Such as the dice rolling device of claim 1, wherein the first actuator includes a first motor and a first link mechanism, and the first link mechanism is connected between the first motor and the dice plate to The power of the first motor is transmitted to the dice table. For example, the dice rocking device of claim 1, wherein the second actuator includes a second motor and a second link mechanism, and the second link mechanism is connected between the second motor and the first rocking device, The power of the second motor is transmitted to the first shaking device. Such as the dice rolling device of claim 1, wherein the dice disk is circular, and the first axis or the second axis deviates from the center of the dice disk. For example, the dice rolling device of claim 1 further includes a photographing device, which is arranged on the inner cover and faces the disk surface. For example, the dice rolling device of claim 1 further includes a sensor disposed on the inner cover, and the sensor senses whether it is in contact with the opaque outer cover.

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