WO2020112069A1

WO2020112069A1 - Dice

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Publication number: WO2020112069A1
Application number: PCT/UA2019/000096
Authority: WO
Inventors: Юрий Васильевич ПОЛЯНСКИЙ
Original assignee: Юрий Васильевич ПОЛЯНСКИЙ
Priority date: 2018-11-29
Filing date: 2019-07-24
Publication date: 2020-06-04

Abstract

The claimed technical solution relates to the field of amusements, and more particularly to tabletop games, and can be used to create dice. The present dice have projecting members, a crosspiece, a core, and inserts. The projecting members are designed to be capable of rotating about an extension of the core. The technical result is that of increasing the number of chances having equal probability, providing for the development of fine motor dexterity, and reducing the chance of the obvious occurrence of a particular outcome on the faces of the dice.

Description

DICE

Technical field

The claimed technical solution relates to the field of entertainment, including in board games, and can be used to create dice.

In more detail, dice relate to elements of such games in which the outcome depends on a particular source of random odds. For this, dice are used as a source of random odds.

State of the art

The most common form of dice at the present time is a cube, on each side of which there is a designation that corresponds to a predefined value. The specified solution provides a certain chance, that is, an object on the side of the bone with a probability of 1: 6.

The prior art knows the technical solution disclosed in the application WO 2012010954, which characterizes the bones with protrusions that can be remade by the player to change the chances of throwing this number. The bones are built from tetrahedral components that rotate relative to each other. The special protrusion design provides a rotatable structure compatible with the display of numbers from 1 to 6 in the base state.

When the tabs are rearranged, numbers from 0 to 6 may be displayed, and numbers from 1 to 6 may be absent, displayed once or twice or more in a certain state of rearrangement. The distribution of the protrusions on the tetrahedral components of the bones allows you to change the probability of obtaining a certain chance. The disadvantages of the known solution include the need to manually rotate the protrusions to change the probability of obtaining a certain chance. At the same time, the designations corresponding to a certain number are unevenly changed on the faces of the bone. That is, some designations will be duplicated, and some will be removed. Thus, in the given solution we are talking about the manual conscious change of many chances with the redistribution of their probabilities. An increase in the set of chances does not occur, which means that the known solution has limitations.

Brief Description of the Figures

The detailed nature of the claimed solution and confirmation of the possibility of its implementation will be clear to a person skilled in the art from the following description, which is illustrated by the drawings. s

In FIG. 1 shows a general view of the dice.

In FIG. 2 depicts a cross.

In FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a cross.

In FIG. 4 shows an insert.

In FIG. 5 shows a ledge.

In FIG. 6 shows the upper part of the protrusion.

In FIG. 7 shows the lower detail of the protrusion.

In FIG. 8 shows interconnected insert and core. FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of a dice with a core having six protrusions.

In FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the dice, where one of the edges of the face of the upper part of the protrusion has the form of an arc.

In FIG. 1 1 shows an embodiment of the dice, where the faces of the upper part of the protrusion are made in the form of triangles and squares.

In FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of dice, where the faces of the upper part of the protrusion are made in the form of triangles and pentagons.

In FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of dice, where the faces of the upper part of the protrusion are made in the form of triangles.

In FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the dice, where the faces of the upper part of the protrusion are made in the form of triangles and pentagons. In FIG. 15 shows an embodiment of playing dice, where the faces of the upper part of the protrusion are made in the form of pentagons and triangles.

In FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of a dice, where the insert has multi-level faces.

In FIG. 17 depicts an embodiment of the dice, where the protrusions include faces in the shape of a quadrangle and have extensions that form the edges of the dice

In FIG. 18 shows an embodiment of the dice, where the protrusions include pentagon-shaped faces and have an elongation that form the edges of the dice.

In the drawings, the following notation is used:

1 - rod

2 - longitudinal slot

3 - hemispherical fuse

4 - face

5 - the outer edge of the lower part of the upper part

6 - groove of the lower part of the upper part

7 - the outer edge of the upper part of the lower part

8 - groove of the upper part of the lower part

9 - hole. Disclosure of invention

The claimed technical solution is based on the task of creating dice, which avoids conscious human intervention when changing the designations on the side of the dice.

The problem is achieved due to the fact that the dice have protrusions, and the protrusions are made to rotate,

according to the technical solution

the dice contain a cross that has four rods and a seat, an insert that has at least two rods and a mounting location, the cross and the insert being made interconnected to form a core,

each rod has a longitudinal slot at the distal end and a hemispherical fuse,

a protrusion is mounted on each rod with the possibility of free movement along the axis of the rod and rotation around the axis of the rod, where the protrusion contains a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the protrusion has a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the inner part has an opening in which a hemispherical a fuse, the hole having walls and an expansion zone, where the walls of the hole in cross section form a circle whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the rod and less than the diameter of the hemispherical b

fuse, and the height of the hole is less than the distance from the hemispherical fuse to the seat or to the mounting location, and the upper part of the inner part has a groove,

the upper part of the protrusion has a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the upper part has a groove configured to connect with the groove of the upper part of the lower part, the lower part being made to fit to the upper part at the point where the outer edge of the lower part of the upper part and the outer the edges of the upper part of the lower part, the upper part of the upper part having at least three faces, where at least three of the faces are in the form of a planar geometric figure, the faces of adjacent protrusions forming the side of the dice.

According to one embodiment, the insert has two rods, the core has six rods, and the dice have an octahedron shape.

According to another embodiment, the insert has four rods and is adapted to be connected to the cross by means of grooves located in the seat of the cross and the insert attachment point, and the dice have a cube shape.

The technical result that is manifested in the implementation of the technical solution is to increase the number of chances with the same probability, ensuring the development of fine motor skills, reducing the chance of the obvious loss of a certain result on the edges of the dice.

Given that the claimed technical solution can be modified and have alternative embodiments, the following description is given as an example to characterize the essence of the claimed solution and the possibility of its material implementation. It should be obvious that the detailed description provided is not intended to limit the claimed solution to the individual embodiments, but rather includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives that fall within the essence and scope of patent protection defined by the formula of the claimed decision.

Given that the claimed technical solution can be modified and have alternative embodiments, the above drawings are given as an example to characterize the nature and possibility of the implementation of the described objects.

Next, a detailed description will be provided of a preferred embodiment of the solution with reference to the accompanying drawings. Based on this detailed description, the specialist should understand the further development and refinement of the technical solution.

In FIG. 1 shows a general view of the isometric dice. Mostly the dice have a cuboid or spherical (as shown in Fig. 10) shape. The side of the cuboid dice consists of the faces of the protrusions. On every facet that forms the side of the dice, a certain mark is applied. Such marks can be points of different numbers, colors, images of animals, objects, etc.

In FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a cross.

The cross has four rods and a seat. The seat is located at the intersection of the axes of the elongations and is made in the form of a rectangular recess. Advantageously, a groove is provided in the seat to provide fixed contact with the insert. For dices having a cuboid shape, an insert is used that repeats the shape of the cross. That is, the insert in this embodiment has four rods and a seat. Moreover, for the formation of the core in this embodiment, the cross and the insert are interlocked with each other using grooves. The formed core is characterized by a right angle between two adjacent rods.

In FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the cross. In this embodiment, the cross has four rods and a seat made in the form of a through hole at the intersection of the axes of the elongations. When a core is formed using said crosspiece, the latter is connected to the insert, which is shown in FIG. 4. The combination is ensured by inserting the insert into the hole of the spider.

Regardless of the cross and insert, the rod has the same structure. From the central part of the insert extends a rod having a section mainly in the form of a circle. The rod has a longitudinal slot at the peripheral end and a hemispherical fuse. The diameter of the hemispherical fuse is larger than the diameter of the rod. A longitudinal slot serves to compress the rod at the distal end so that the hemispherical fuse passes unhindered into the opening of the lower part of the lower part.

In FIG. 5 shows a protrusion, which is characterized by the presence of faces. The core is connected to the protrusion by introducing a hemispherical insert stopper into the hole in the lower part of the lower part.

In FIG. 6 shows the upper part of the protrusion, which has a lower part and an upper part. The lower part faces the core of the dice. The upper part, in a preferred embodiment, is the apex of the dice cube. In the case when the dice have a spherical shape, the axis of symmetry of the protrusion passes through the upper part of the upper part.

The upper part of the upper part has at least three faces, where at least three of the faces are in the form of a planar geometric figure. Such geometric figures can be a triangle, a quadrangle in all possible implementations, a pentagon or another polygon. Formation of a face in different planes is allowed, mainly parallel to planes. The faces of adjacent appearances form the side of the dice. Chamfering between adjacent faces is allowed to prevent the protrusion from jamming during its rotation on the protrusion. Yu

The lower part of the upper part has a groove configured to connect to the groove of the upper part of the lower part. The groove of the lower part of the upper part may have an arbitrary shape, however, this shape must coincide with the shape of the groove of the upper part of the lower part. In a preferred embodiment, the groove is in the form of a polygon, however, the specialist will understand the use of other forms of the groove. The upper part of the lower part and the lower part of the upper part are characterized by an outer edge that has the same perimeter.

At the same time, the lower part is made to fit to the upper part at the point of contact of the outer edge of the lower part of the upper part and the outer edge of the upper part of the lower part, as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7 depicts the lower part of the protrusion, which has a lower part and an upper part. The lower part faces the core of the dice. The upper part of the lower part faces the lower part of the upper part. The lower part of the lower part has an opening for placing a hemispherical fuse. The hole has walls and an expansion zone, where the walls of the hole in the cross section form a circle whose diameter is larger than the diameter of the rod and smaller than the diameter of the hemispherical fuse, and the height of the hole is less than the distance from the hemispherical fuse to the seat or to the attachment point, and the upper part of the lower part has a groove , and the hole height is less than the distance from the hemispherical fuse to the seat or to mounting points, and the upper part of the lower part has a groove. This allows free movement of the protrusion on the rod both along the axis of the rod, and rotation around the axis of the rod.

As shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion is mounted on the shaft.

The specialist should be clear that the tabs are mounted on each rod.

Educated dice can have a different configuration, which determines their appearance. In particular, in FIG. 9 shows dice in which the insert has two rods and the core has six rods. In such an embodiment, the dice are in the form of an octahedron.

In FIG. 10 shows dice having a spherical shape. In such dice, the insert has two rods, and the core has six rods. The outer edge of the insert in such an embodiment has the shape of a pentagon.

In FIG. 1 1 - 18 depicts dice in which the insert has four rods and is configured to connect to the cross by means of grooves located in the seat of the cross and the place of attachment of the insert. This core design provides the dice with a cube shape.

In FIG. 1 1 shows dices, the protrusion of which is characterized by three faces in the shape of a square, to which four inserts in the shape of a triangle are adjacent. The protrusions are adjacent to each other at the contact points of three of the four triangular inserts to the edge of the insert. In FIG. 12 shows dices, the protrusion of which is characterized by three faces in the shape of a pentagon, to which are adjacent three inserts in the shape of a triangle. The protrusions are adjacent to each other at the contact points of the three triangular inserts to the edge of the insert.

In FIG. 13 shows dice, the protrusions of which are characterized by six faces in the form of identical triangles. This embodiment allows you to increase the number of faces of the dice.

In FIG. 14 depicts a variant of dice, the protrusions of which are characterized by three faces in the shape of a pentagon, to which are adjacent three inserts in the form of a triangle. The protrusions are set relative to each other in the places where three triangular inserts fit to the edge of the insert

In FIG. 15 shows dice, the protrusions of which are characterized by three faces in the shape of a pentagon, to which are adjacent three inserts in the shape of a triangle.

In FIG. 16 shows dice, where the insert has multi-level faces. The protrusion in this embodiment is characterized by three faces in the shape of a hexagon, to which six inserts in the form of a triangle are adjacent, and three inserts are placed in planes that are parallel to the planes of the faces.

In FIG. 17 shows dices, the protrusions of which are characterized by three faces in the shape of a square, to which four inserts in the shape of a triangle are adjacent. Moreover, the protrusion has three extensions that form the edges of the dice. In FIG. 18 shows dice, the protrusion of which is characterized by three faces in the shape of a pentagon, to which are adjacent three inserts in the shape of a triangle. Moreover, the performance has three extensions that form the edges of the dice.

Industrial applicability

The principle of operation of the claimed solution is based on the use of the influence of kinetic energy, which the player transmits to at least one protrusion during activation of the dice by one of the possible activation methods, and gravity, which puts in place all the protrusions of the dice, after the kinetic energy fading away. Among the activation methods (imparting kinetic energy to the dice), pressing the top or side of the protrusion of the dice is provided for changing the position of the center of mass of the dice. Another method is the rotation of the dice around an arbitrary axis passing through the dice. In this way, fine motor skills are applied and developed to transfer kinetic energy to the dice.

The material for the manufacture of dice can be plastic, metal, wood, stone. The stone is suitable only for the outer protrusions of the dice, and cannot be applied to the core, since the core must be spring-loaded at least in the hemispherical fuse of each rod. Thus, all possible modifications of the dice are embodied, and the specialist in this field understands the improvement and refinement or change of the claimed technical solution.

Claims

FORMULA

1. The dice, which have protrusions, and the protrusions are made for rotation, which are characterized in that the dice contain a cross that has four rods and a seat, an insert that has at least two rods and a mounting place, the cross and the insert is interconnected to form a core,

each rod has a longitudinal slot at the distal end and a hemispherical fuse,

a protrusion is mounted on each rod with the possibility of free movement along the axis of the rod and rotation around the axis of the rod, where the protrusion contains a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the protrusion has a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the inner part has an opening in which a hemispherical a fuse, the hole having walls and an expansion zone, where the walls of the hole in cross section form a circle whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the rod and less than the diameter of the hemispherical fuse, and the height of the hole is less than the distance from the hemispherical fuse to the seat or to the attachment point, with the top of the inner details has a groove,

the upper part of the protrusion has a lower part and an upper part, where the lower part of the upper part has a groove made with which the possibility of connecting with the groove of the upper part of the lower part, and the lower part is made to fit to the upper part at the point of contact of the outer edge of the lower part of the upper part and the outer edge of the upper part of the lower part, the upper part of the upper part having at least three faces, where at least three of the faces are in the form of a planar geometric figure, the faces of adjacent protrusions forming the side of the dice

2. The dice according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert has two rods, the core has six rods, and the dice have the shape of an octahedron.

3. The dice according to claim 1, characterized in that the insert has four rods and is configured to connect to the cross by means of grooves located in the seat of the cross and the insert attachment point, and the dice are in the form of a cube.