IT8323297A1 - MACHINE TO IMPLEMENT A GAME USING THE INTRODUCTION OF A TOKEN AND THE MANUAL OPERATION OF A LEVER - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

ell? industrial invention entitled "MACHINE FOR] IMPLEMENTING A GAME USING THE INTRODUCTION OF A JET! AND THE MANUAL OPERATION OF A LEVER"

SUMMARY

Machine to implement a game by introducing a token and l? manual operation of a lever including more? wheels, carrying figurines, which are rotated by the lever and comprising an electronic programmer associated with a memory in which different game programs are introduced, implemented according to the speed. with which ? activated the lever. In each pr? game program a programmed amount of tokens is distributed to the player for each of the? -n bets programmed into the game. The wheels are stopped in such a position that the player, through a window of the machine, sees the combination of stickers resulting from the game and finds that the tokens received correspond to those indicated on a table outside the machine, in c qrr i s p ond en za ] of a combination of stickers equal to that visible on stationary wheels.

TEXT OF THE DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a machine for carrying out a play by means of and 3 / introduction of a jet by the manual actuation of a lever. j_ _

_ With reference to known machines operated manually by a lever, can you? refer, albeit for a certain similarity, to the "slot-machin es" in which, as is known, the introduction of a token or a coin, the subsequent operation of the game lever, puts the wheel in motion , each .na port '.ante? on' the peri .me .tr a plurality? figurines or, in general, conventional signs; depending on the position _in which the wheels are formed, _ the machine distributes_or_no to the player a certain number of coins as a win for the game. Each combination of stickers that appears visible from the outside of the machine reels corresponds to a win or a loss.

The disadvantages of the "slot machine" are mainly due to two facts: first of all, the game being played? gambling, generally prohibited in public places or permitted only in legally established casinos; then, the result of each play depends solely on the cas since the wheels stop due to the frictions of the mechanical system, possibly assisted, for example, by an air friction braking device. This sexuality? does not allow the manager of the car to fan? precise predictions on one's own eco-nomic result, if not with reference to very long periods of time.

The machine according to the present invention conventionally comprises a casing for containing most of the organs, a slot in the casing and a slot in the casing. a player introduces in the machine in a token pe.r.p.o.ter play, Lina.lev.a di.gioco esteTr: ia all * casing, why? a player implements the game, more? wheels mounted to be able to rotate cqntemporaneamen? -be and independently of each other, an organ

2 which transmits movement (the lever at the same time as each of the aforementioned wheels to make them rotate, there is a plurality of game signs (stickers) applied to the periphery of each wheel and a window in the casing, so that a game sign of each wheel_when the latter is stationary, a reservoir of the tokens played, a reservoir of the_ tokens to be distributed as winnings and originally comprises an electronic microprocessor programmer (hereinafter simply called programmer) associated with a memory ^ in which a program for distributing the tokens for each. of. n .. pre-established game programs is introduced, the program _tpre ... comprising__ a part that carries out the detection of the order number of each game that takes place within a? of n game programs and transforms the aforementioned Detections into information that can be used by the microprocessor to control the distribution of a programmed quantity of tokens for each number d? order of plays.

In particular, the machine comprises a pluralip t? the clearance reference means placed on a periphery of a selector disc associated with each wheel, with each plurality of parts. game reference means being added a starting reference means, why? a position counter counts the passage of each clearance reference means with reference to the starting reference means, each clearance reference means and the starting reference means also corresponding to a clearance mark applied on the periphery of the wheel an organ that transmits the position counter signals to the programmer, why? the programmer commands the locking or braking members of each wheel to stop the wheel in such a position. that. in the window of the machine appear the sign, d_i_ game or .... the cqmb in action_ of signs d.i game (depending on whether there is only one wheel or more? wheels) _ that respect the pr? distribution program in the same time, since the combination of game signs indicated for the player in a table outside the machine and corresponding to the number of tokens to be distributed is expected,

Yet? pi? in particular, the machine according to the invention comprises: a detector of valid and invalid tokens for playing and a channel and a holder for each of the two types of tokens; one or more? counters, each associated with one of the n token distribution programs, which progressively count the number of bets that the machine makes within each individual program; a detector of the speed? with which the game lever is operated by a player; an organ that transforms the? information received by said detector in an information used by the microprocessor to implement that of the n game programs that connect to the speed field? within which is 2ta speed? the lever moved by the player; a selector disc for each wheel carrying reference means corresponding to each play mark indicated on the relative wheel C P11! mez detection organ? the aforementioned reference junctions which transmits to the programmer the position, referred to a starting reference means carried by the selector disc, of

each play mark arched on the wheel associated with that selector, why? the programmer

stop the wheels in the positions they respect

the token distribution program introduced

in the memory 8 chosen according to the speed? given to the leverage by matching the distributions of tokens

with the combinations of the various game signs shown on the wheels respecting the indications shown on

a table outside the machine. ??? _

An example of realization will come? r? porta ^ P _? u ^ - hereinafter, by way of example only, _coc _referiment

to the attached drawings in which:

. La.JFI.G? 1__? .a lateral view of the machine. _ _L.

LalEIG. 2.?. A view _of_parallel_and_gL-tab? Lla_p.os.fa_ | outside- of the .. machine and showing combinations; _

| d i stickers _che_darm o_place. a .different distributions j

_ d_ the tokens,

_ FIG .___ 3 _? _ A view of a selector disc., _

FIG 4? a block diagram of the programmer, _ _ _ La_F IG -.__ 5 ?? __ a ^ chsma_d e1 _ .. micr.oprocessone -, - The JPIG, .6? a schema_. of the -s ezi on and -input ^ <

of FIG. 4 ..

_ FIG _._. 1 shows.:. jun magnetic detector 1 which signals .i.1. level, of magnetization of a token introduced in the slot 2 to a pr ogr ammator 3 _ which is a s u a. y ol t a. _f Br_ecc? tar and a coil 4 _which_ opens a sport and Ilo _ 5.per. c ons ent ire the passage of a jet-; n e., in case it has the 1st level of magne tiz a zi on and r.ichi esto to play, with strictly as programmed (otherwise, the door 5 does not open and the token, going through a channel 6, it falls into a suitable container (not indicated); a channel 7 for the passage of the tokens with a high level of magnetization and for the consequent fall of these tokens into a suitable container; a conventional device which, by stopping a token coming from channel 7, releases a lever 8, why? it can be actuated by a player for _me t te re_ in rotation 6, through 4 towards a conventional mechanism not indicated, three rotors 9, 10,11 co axial, each _p o r t ante_ EIU Ila periphery a series of figurines, partly also shown in Figure 2; a selector disc 12,13,14, for each of the wheels 9,10,11, which bears a plural of t acces (reference means), each corresponding to a figurine shown on the corresponding wheel, and a smaller notch. ? great, an huh? and ss a c orri spondente. ad_una. of the aforementioned -figurines., .which -j works as a reference organ. - the three toothed wheels 16, V? _ ,. 1_8, one for each _ru ota 9, 10, 11 and with the latter integral and coas. two teeth correspond to a figurine on the corresponding wheel; a photocell 19 which? excita.ta._ at the passage of the _leva__8__e_ which indicates at the time .al__prj grammatore 3 that the game? initiated__and_ which_. imposes_ the.j. programmer to start counting the temp.i_di__spo_s11.? nent of the lever; a photocell 20 associated with J. Lever 8 to indicate to the programmer 3 that the lever itself? reached the end of the stroke and, consequently, to stop counting the shifting times of the lever, since the programmer 3, in function of one of three times in which? been moved to the 1st slow, medium, fast) match and operate the j? _r_o ^ distribution range .di_.ge ^ ttones_corrisp ondente 'r T ..

The system of the various parts works as follows: from-? _ Bo that the wheels 9.10.11_ are at this point in .. wheel? sion, each integral with the respective wheel. ; ientata 16,17,18 and at the re-opening ttiyo__di.sco ... selector 1 ?, 3? 14? each associated photocell 15 _a_un_d rsc or _: and reader, after the passage of.lla_t acca_.pi? . large on a selector disc, begins to count the position j of the other notches in order to give the programmer 3 the exact position in which the various notches are found, each of which corresponds to a small figure on the corresponding wheel 9, 1 0? 1 1 * The programmer 3? according to the program of d i s trib? operation in the program in progress, determined as aforesaid, and consequently of the count operated by the photocell 15, determine the stop of one wheel 9 0? 11 after the other in Ila position such that in the slot of the machine appear the figure or the combination of stickers which inspect the object; or the combination indicated on the machine corresponding to the number of gettj) nl_da_distribuire che? according to the number of tokens set in the token distribution program, and there? occurs only in the case dd a distribution of tokens greater than 1; or the combination different from the one indicated on the machine and which always corresponds to the distribution of a single token which? the unit? minimum that the

1 machine .na - of -strib? Uir - ?,. . in accordance with the program. According to the program _ of _d is_tr L _ Suction de t exminat p dal_v e lo ci t? , _c on_which_a .._ gi oca-_ tor has lowered the lever, the wheels stop and .. _9, AQ.t.ll? will happen? with. a. sequence pr e. s tabi li_t a, _. to. For example, with the defined program 1 stop, in the order 9,10,11; with program 2 the wheels 10,11,9 stop in the order; with program 3 si_a, wheels 11,10,9 remain in order. ^ stop of the wheels 9,10,11? paused by programmer 3 which excites corresponding coils 21 which move corresponding levers 22, fulcrat_andJLn_23, which push a lever 24 whose end? the upper one carries a tooth which penetrates a compartment of the corresponding toothed wheel_1 6_, J7, 18; at this point the programmer controls a motor 24 of the token dispenser comprising a container of tokens, why? distribute the number of tokens relating to the game; the photocell 25 sends the programmer 3 pulses to count the distributed tokens; the programmer 3 consequently sends to the counter 26 which cannot be reset, with display, corresponding pulses why? the aforementioned counter counts the tokens. The stop of the vending machine occurs for a Romando in to by the programmer 3 following the comparison of the stacks received from the photocell 25 with the number 4 the ge11ons to be distributed according to the program, _g and tones that arrive outside the machine through the channel 27 and channel 28; the m gnatic detector 1. also sends an impulse to a non-resettable counter 3 every yolt. crossed by a valid token through _the programmer_j .incori ta.tori _32, .3.3t-34, with ..displayers, .__ resettable, _ counting. lack of current on the external electric line a buffer battery 35 is automatically inserted; I know after the exhaustion of the buffer battery the counters 32. -33, 34 are automatically reset t_ as well as they reset automatically every time the corresponding program ends; the tanj Pjpne 35 battery keeps the program stored in the memory associated with the program 3 in the absence of current for a determined period of time, for example for 24 hours; a power supply 36 receives the 220 Volts current, transforms it and conveniently transmits it to the programmer 3? The exhaustion of one program is followed by the forced exhaustion of the other programs until the total exhaustion of the whole set of game programs, then the game of the machine continues with the set of programs starting all over again. _ _

FIG. 2 shows six combinations of stickers that give rise to the distribution of the number of chips indicated to the right of each combination; so, when, one of these combinations appears in the end * 1 of the machine through which the pictures are seen. on the three wheels stopped after a play, a player knows which one? the number of tokens _ that is about to be distributed to him. For example, if he sees attre verso. a window three apples gl i will d is tr ibuit i die i p 11 o ge 11 onij conforming ment e al pr? g ramma d i ^ distribution in progress, _ why? the latter has stopped the wheels so that the three apples can be seen through the window.

FIG. 3 shows a selector disc 12 associated with a wheel 9_not indicated: the disc l i? carries a plurality of reference means 100 in the form of a pad and a starting reference means 101 in the form of a pi? wide. Each of these reference means corresponds to a figurine on the periphery of wheel 9.

_ The FIG? 4 shows: an interface 40 to which the pulses from the three photocells 15/12, 15/13, 15/14 arrive; an interface 41 to which the impulses transmitted by the photocells 19 and 20 arrive at the beginning and at the end of the stroke of the lever 8, the impulses transmitted by the ri? magnetic veil 1 in correspondence with the passage of each valid token and the pulses coming from the photocell 25 intended for counting the distributed tokens; an optoisolated circuit 42 which amplifies the output signals to drive various magnets, specifically those identified with references 73a to 73g in Fig. 6; a rel? 43 controls the Jmotorino_24 delj? Istributqre of tokens; an optoisolated circuit 44 which amplifies the output signals to drive various magnets, precisely those identified with references 73h, 73i in Fig. 6; a decoder circuit 45 for the output signals of the optoisolated circuit 42; an I / O circuit, 46, which receives the signals from the interface 40 from the interface 41, from the microprocessor 47 and transmits signals j to drive the relay; 43 to the optoisolated circuit 44? to the decoder circuit 45, to the microprocessor A_? 1 and contains a RAM memory; the microprocessor 47 which processes the incoming or outgoing signals; a junit? 48 of auxiliary services for the microprocessor <j; the EEROM memory, 49, for the programmed operation of the machine; power supply circuits 50 for the operation of the machine

FIG. 5-illustrates the board of the microprocessor 47 comprising the parts 46, 47, 48, 49 of FIG. 4 | Includes: an I / O integrated circuit, 51, containing a RAM memory of the 6532 type; an integrated micro processor 52 of the type 6502 data processor; an integrated 53 i EFROM type 2532, containing the data base of the programmed operation of the machine; an initial RESET circuit 54 composed of an integrated type NE 555 and connected with discret components suitable for creating a delay in the initialization of the functions of the microprocessor; a circuit oscillates 55 of 4 composed of a quartz of suitable frequency which? connected to five discrete components and two inverting gates, capable of generating the? swing of the. aforementioned quartz; an integrated circuit 56, TTL type 7474, divider d and the frequency generated by the circuit 5 5. integrated c ir cuito 57? TTL? guy

7? 15? 55, input stage decoder

to act a pq s s ibi li and s pan sio ni.

FIG. 6 shows: discrete components 60 with power supply function and settable input of the pulses coming from the photoc and llula 1 5/12; two inverting gates 61 and three discrete components with the fun? the operation of determining the type of input pulse coupled to the discrete components 60; the input pulses are d? _two_o pi? types ; discrete components 62 with power supply finish and adjustable input j_d_ of the pulses coming from the photocell 15/1 3; two inverting gates 63 and three discrete components with the function of determining the type of pulse in input s.o_abb inat the discrete components 62; impuls

yes ... in., ingres.Sp..are of..two_.p._pi? types; .. components, di-

spreti .. 64 with. power function. ..and entrance _

t.arabile..of the ..pulses coming from the photocell

.15 / 1.4.;. Due.po.rte ___ invertent i_6.5 .... e..tre component.i ... disere ti._C.Pn..the function of determining ..the _tipP_.of .im ^ pulses in input combined with components i ..discret i 64 ;; the impulses, at the input, are of two or more types; full pairs of discrete components 67, 68, and an inverting gate for each of the aforementioned pairs for the; reading of one of the photocells indicated. such as .ing res_si__d.p11 'interface ia 41 of the PIG, _4; _le_fotoce1-

There are three, and the magnetic detector is one and only one year. The following functions are followed; a photocell at d.i ^ "at the beginning

lever stroke "and a" lever stroke limit "photocell

The_indicators of the displacement time transmit impulses.

chin of the lever operated by a player; a magnetic detector of "magnetic tokens" establishes];

the entity magnets .ca of a token; a "tocellula r | '" of tokens "indicates the passage of the tokens distributed j _

blinds you; an integrated circuit 70, I / O ^ containing la

RAM memory bank of the type 6532; an integrated circuit? -

to 7 * 1t TTl? 7415155? decoder of the output states, that is, decoder of three inputs in sets of possible outputs; a 72 chip, TTL type? 74LS244 1..used. As an output BUFFER for driving seven optocouplers and one relay? static; optocoupler circuits 73 e-f-g-h-i-) comprising an integrated optocoupler, four discrete components and two transistors; magnets-associated with 73 a, 73 b, 73 c, serve to bl] o? The three wheels carrying the stickers, the magnets associated with 73 d and 73 e, are used to advance two counters with display for the indication of the. position in which there are two token distribution programs, the magnet combined with 73f is used by the magnetic detector to exclude a more or less magnetic token depending on the choice made regarding the combination of a valid token for the game, the magnet associated with 73 g is used to advance a counter with a display that indicates the total number of bets made up to that moment, the magnet associated with 73 h is used to advance a counter with a display indicating the total number of tokens distributed up to that moment and the magnet associated with 73 is a spare magnet for any future services; a rel? is

Claims (2)

. .Machine for playing a game by introj duction. of a method of manual operation of an i | lever comprising a housing for containing the ma? most of the organs, a slit in the envelope! for the introduction of a token, a lever. from . game, more. mounted wheels, in order to be able to rotate at the same time 6 independently from each other, an organ which transmits the movement of the lever at the same time; a. each _of_the _ruots_and_suddled to make them rotate, a _ plurality? of play marks applied on the periphery _ of each wheel and a window in the envelope, for rh? ~ Let ... be visible, a play mark of each wheel quah do q uest 'u last? fe rma, a tank or some t_gi tokens! o _ cati, a reservoir of the ^ tokens to be distributed as a win and? characterized by there? which comprises an electronic programmer with a _micro processor ^ associated with a memory in which? introduced a program of; distribution of tokens for each of n predetermined game programs, the programmer comprising a part that carries out the detection of the order number of. each bet that takes place within one of n pr? grams of. game and transforms the aforementioned information data that can be used by the microprocessor for co r | send the distribution of a programmed quantity of tokens for each order number of the games. 2) Machine according to claim 1 characterized by that ch6 includes: a plurality? of game reference means placed on a perimeter of a selector disc associated with each wheel, with each plurality of clearance reference means a starting reference means being added, for a position counter to count the passage of eia? each clearance reference means with reference to the starting reference means, each clearance reference means and the starting reference means also corresponding to a clearance mark applied on the periphery of the wheel; an organ which transmits to the programmer the signals of the position counter .__, why? the programmer controls the locking or braking members of each wheel to stop. the wheel is positioned in such a way that the play mark JLa appears in the window of the machine. combination of game signs that respects the distribution program at the same time_ if the combination of game signs indicated for the player is respected ^ in a table outside the machine c .-. corresponding_ to the number of tokens to be distributed 3) Second machine 1? claims 1 ^ and 2_carat? terized by there? which includes: a Detector of valid and invalid tones to play and a channel and a container for each of the two types of tokens; one or more? counters, each associated with one of the n programs there distribution of tokens, which count pr? _ generally the number of bets that the machine makes within each single program; a detector of the speed? with which the game lever? operated by a player; a member which transforms the information received from said detector into an information used by the microprocessor to actuate that of. the n game programs that correspond to the speed field? within which is the speed? of the lever _ _ moved by the player; a selector disk for each wheel carrying reference means corresponding to each sign. _d_i clearance indicated, on the relative wheel and .a. means for detecting the aforementioned reference means ... which transmits to the programmer the position referred to a brought starting reference means. ... from the disk ... selector, of each play mark Indicated on the wheel associated with that selector, so that the programmer can stop the wheels in the positions that respect the token distribution program introduced in the memory and chosen on the basis of the speed? given at the .leva by making the distributions of tokens coincide with the combinations of the various _play signs shown on the wheels, respecting the indications displayed on a table external to the mac? china