US20170021268A1 - Device for facilitating the mixing of balls in drums of recreational machines - Google Patents

Device for facilitating the mixing of balls in drums of recreational machines Download PDF

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US20170021268A1
US20170021268A1 US15/301,124 US201415301124A US2017021268A1 US 20170021268 A1 US20170021268 A1 US 20170021268A1 US 201415301124 A US201415301124 A US 201415301124A US 2017021268 A1 US2017021268 A1 US 2017021268A1
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Jesus Franco Munoz
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F5/00—Roulette games
    • A63F5/0088—Roulette games with a plurality of balls used during one game
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C15/00—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus
    • G07C15/001—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus with balls or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a device for facilitating the mixing of balls in drums of recreational machines, specifically recreational machines of chance intended for giving prizes to the participants.
  • the object of the invention is to facilitate and therefore achieve optimal mixing of the balls participating inside the drum of gaming machines to assure that all the balls participating inside the drum have the same opportunities to come out through the corresponding opening for the individual falling of balls.
  • recreational machines of chance which include an automatic whirling device with the ability to mix and identify balls, comprising a frame provided with support means for a drum, within which a plurality of balls is introduced, provided with a central rotational shaft provided with drum driving means, and in which radial blades are arranged for mixing the balls, such that the mentioned drum incorporates an opening for translation located in the bisector of the rotational shaft of the drum associated with a ball display-collecting mechanism or assembly suitable for being attached to the drum in the area of said opening, having a small display basket outside the drum the mouth of which is opposite the mentioned opening and is suitable for collecting a ball from the drum when said small basket, and accordingly the drum, reach the lowermost position, such that in opposition to said lowermost point the machine has ball reading means for identifying and subsequently returning said ball to the drum.
  • the proposed device is precisely provided for facilitating the mixing of balls in drums of recreational machines, such that as it can be applied to any type of drums used in recreational machines having a rotational shaft, a small basket for receiving each ball as it exits, sensors for detecting the position of the drum, etc., it has the particularity that the device itself consists of a preferably rigid or semi-rigid diametrical part mounted such that it can freely pivot through its ends, at respective diametrically opposed points on the rotational shaft of the drum of the recreational machine, such that said part initially has an essentially rectangular laminar configuration with a slight convergence of its side edges and notches in its lower edge corresponding to passages for the balls, such that when the part or device is mounted in a pivoting but free manner, the thrust from the balls themselves make it move to one side and to the other side, thereby achieving better mixing of the balls participating in the game, specifically inside the drum.
  • the rigid or semi-rigid laminar part making up the device for facilitating the mixing of balls can be opaque or transparent, being opaque in order to prevent seeing the balls inside the drum and being transparent to allow seeing such balls and therefore avoid any suspicion that “cheating” is possible in the development of the game.
  • the device or laminar part will preferably be transparent.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of the part making up the device object of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a view of the mounting of the part depicted in the preceding figure inside a drum with balls corresponding to a recreational machine of chance.
  • FIG. 3 shows another view, the device or part making up said device being seen from the side in this case, indicating the free pivoting that the device may have with arrows when it is suspended at two diametrical points of the drum in an articulated manner.
  • the device of the invention consists of a horizontally long laminar part ( 1 ), in the form of a plate, which can be made of any rigid or semi-rigid material, and having a configuration that can be considered essentially rectangular, having the ends thereof projections ( 2 ) at one of the edges thereof considered to be the upper edge, making up means for the pivoting and free mounting on two diametrical points ( 4 ) of a drum ( 3 ) in correspondence with the rotational shaft thereof, said drum ( 3 ) internally including balls ( 5 ) participating in the development of a game of a recreational machine of chance, as is conventional, and in which a small basket ( 8 ) for receiving each ball ( 5 ) when said ball ( 5 ) is located opposite an exit opening which is attached to the side surface of the drum ( 3 ) itself is included, as is also conventional.
  • the part ( 1 ) of the device has sides with a converging shape ( 6 ) so as to fit with the inner curvature of the drum ( 3 ), whereas the lower edge thereof has a pair of notches ( 7 ) with an approximately semicircular shape for allowing the passage therethrough of the corresponding balls ( 5 ) participating in the game, specifically inside the drum ( 3 ) intended for being turned over so that the balls ( 5 ) are suitably mixed and have the same possibilities of coming out towards the small collection basket ( 8 ).
  • the device can pivot to one side or the other without any problem of any type, said pivoting being established by the balls ( 5 ) themselves by being thrust against the part ( 1 ) of the device, such that the notches ( 7 ) allow some of the balls ( 5 ) to pass under the part ( 1 ) of the device and other to hit against the surface thereof in order to thereby achieve optimal mixing of the balls ( 5 ) inside the drum ( 3 ), which is sought in recreational machines of chance, and specifically in the drums the prizes in which are rewarded by balls ( 5 ) entering the lower small collection basket ( 8 ) for collecting each ball ( 5 ).
  • the part ( 1 ) of the device is preferably transparent so as to allow seeing the balls ( 5 ) inside the drum ( 3 ) and preventing any clients or participants in the game from suspecting that there may be any tampering or cheating of any kind, although it is not ruled out that said part ( 1 ) of the device may be opaque, which prevents seeing the balls ( 5 ) located on the other side of said part ( 1 ) of the device.

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US3140875A (en) * 1961-10-05 1964-07-14 Heaston Device for making random selections
US4834385A (en) * 1987-12-28 1989-05-30 Jackson Gary L Random ball selector apparatus
US8837993B2 (en) * 2011-08-31 2014-09-16 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Developing device capable of precisely positioning thickness-regulating member

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EP2665046A1 (en) * 2012-05-18 2013-11-20 Proindumar S.L. Self-turning device with the ability to mix and identify balls, located in a portable compartment with auxiliary control elements

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US3140875A (en) * 1961-10-05 1964-07-14 Heaston Device for making random selections
US4834385A (en) * 1987-12-28 1989-05-30 Jackson Gary L Random ball selector apparatus
US8837993B2 (en) * 2011-08-31 2014-09-16 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Developing device capable of precisely positioning thickness-regulating member

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