DE2013708C3 - Coin-operated game machine - Google Patents

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The invention relates to a slot machine with freely movable, visible through the front pane Playing bodies that have different dimensions and several of which are in a particular one Sensing zone of the approximately vertically arranged play area provided tactile elements for control act on a payout and / or result display device.

Such a device is valued by the elderly, but not prepublished German patent application 1 574 184. However, a suitable one is not protected constructive solution for the tactile organs as well as for their control of the payout and / or result display device.

By the German patent specification 931860 is a similar coin-operated game device has become known, but which works with game bodies of the same dimensions. The switching elements provided in the specific zone of the playing surface consist of two contacts, the are always closed when at least two game bodies fall on them, which are held by pins in their Location to be recorded. It just depends on playing pieces of the same dimension to meet one or more specific contacts, which then emit a corresponding impulse for Control of a payout device: nJ d ^ i.

The gaming incentive emanating from this device is relatively small, since the hit or miss the contacts actuating the payout device from the player immediately and immediately visually can be perceived.

The task of the invention is .aigrundi :. ^ u To create a slot machine with a lottery-like character, in which "the player is able to recognize the game body, but not its meaning or value. The device is intended to offer a greater incentive to play and make determining winnings more exciting.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that everyone is located in the scanning zone Playing body as a tactile organ is assigned a tactile lever. which by their stand out from the different dimensions The height positions of the scanned game bodies result in a retraction device that can move past them apply which controls the payout and / or result display device.

The switching zone present in the known device is thus replaced by a scanning zone into which the playing body can be introduced in any way, for example via a Slingsystem according to German patent specification 931 860. The fact that the player has the scanning zone could hit with several playing bodies is a prerequisite for a possible win, results however, there is still no guarantee of profit and, in particular, does not say anything about the possible amount of profit. Even after the actual game process has been completed, the player is thus up to the display or payment any win held in suspense.

In an expedient embodiment there is the scanning zone consists of a vertical channel in the player's field of vision, the several playing bodies able to absorb.

The playing bodies advantageously consist of disks whose central axis is perpendicular to the playing surface and whose side facing away from the player has recesses of different depths for engaging a nose of the feeler lever.

A structurally simple solution is given when the tapping device consists of a gear set exists, the gears of which are assigned to the individual feeler levers, depending on the height position protrude into the path of one of the gears with a nose. The gear set is useful here attached to a pivot lever.

To control the disbursement and / or result

Each gear wheel carries a corresponding one Contacts sliding contact finger.

Everyone touches! its scanning position is preferably pressed via a spring hi, during the control the feeler lever against the action of their springs advantageously by a common, cam-shaped «Expensive pressure rail takes place.

In the drawing is an example Embodiment of the invention shown. It shows

1 shows a detail of a rear view of a game device and

FIG. 2 shows a section along the line AB in FIG. 1.

After that it is in a vertical, through a solid Disc 1 to be observed by the player playing surface 2 a vertical Abtasuone3 in the form a channel provided for the simultaneous inclusion of six disc-shaped play bodies 4 serves. The latter have 5 recesses of different depths on their rear side facing away from the player 6, which are shown in FIG. 2 are shown in part by dashed lines.

Behind each game body 4 located in the scanning zone 3 there is one pivotable about an axis 7 Sensing lever 8 arranged, which under the action of a compression spring 9 with a nose 10 in the corresponding Recess 6 of the game body 4 is pressed. Which result from the different depths of the Different scanning pitches resulting in recesses 6 are shown in FIG. 2 shown in dashed lines.

A tapping device for the different scanning positions of the individual probe levers 8 is used Gear set 11, which is attached to a pivot lever 12 about a fixed axis of rotation 13 on the corresponding Control lugs 14 of the feeler lever 8 can be felt past. Fig. 2 shows that the feeler lever 8 each after, ': irer altitude with their control lugs 4 in the Way one of the gears 15 protrude. The latter each carry a sliding contact 16 via corresponding contacts Kantaktfinger 17.

F i g. I shows that - due to the Size of the playing body 4 - the total distance between the two outermost tactile levers 8 relatively is great. In order to limit the pivoting angle of the gear set 11, the external Sensing lever rigidly connected to corresponding levers 18 which act on the gear set.

F i g. 2 shows schematically in cross section a pressure rail 19, which via cam disks (not shown) is controlled and all feeler levers 8 together against the pressure of the springs 9 from the recesses 8 the playing body 4 controls again.

The new device works as follows:

Using any game mechanism, six discs move from a larger number of freely movable game bodies into the scanning zone 3. These discs can be colored or provided with numbers on the side facing the player. Of the cam-controlled pressure rail 19, the sensing lever 8 will now be released together so that they w engage under the action of their springs 9 in the recesses 6 of the playing piece 4 and -lie depth of these recesses "scan with ihron noses' ^{Subsequently,.} Then rd gear set 11 is pivoted about its lever 12, with each control lug 14 turning the gear 15, which is pivoted in its height.

The gear set 11 is then in its starting position pivoted back, with all gears being rotated back to their zero position. the Pressure rail 19 then lifts all feeler levers 8 together from the recesses 6 of the playing body 4, so that a new game can begin.

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Claims (8)

Patent claims: Have movable 1. A medal game machine with free, visible through the windscreen playing bodies, which have different dimensions, and several of which provided in a specific scanning of approximately vertically disposed playing surface sensing members for controlling a training ta numerous and / or act on a result display device, characterized in that Each game body located in the scanning zone is assigned a tactile lever (8) as a tactile organ, which through their height positions resulting from the different dimensions of the scanned game body act on a tapping device (II) that moves past them, the (II) the payout and / or result display device controls. 2. Coin game device according to claim I, characterized in that the scanning zone (3) consists of a there is vertical, lying in the field of vision of the player, the multiple playing bodies (4) able. 3. Münzspielgcrät according to claim I or 2, characterized characterized in that the playing bodies (4) consist of discs, the central axis of which is perpendicular facing the playing surface (2) and its side facing away from the player (5) has recesses (6) has different depths for engaging a nose (10) of the feeler lever (3). 4. Slot machine nadi. .nspruch 1. thereby characterized in that the Ahgrcifvorrichtung consists of a gear set (11) whose gears (15) are assigned to the individual feeler levers (8), which depending on the height position with a control asc (14) protrude into the path of one of the gears (15). 5. Münzspielgcrät according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that no the gear set (11) is attached to a pivot lever (12). 6. Münzspielgera't according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that each gear (15) carries a contact finger (17) sliding over corresponding contacts (16). 7. slot machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each probe lever (8) is pressed into its scanning device via a spring (9). 8. Münzspiclgerät according to claim 7, characterized in that the control of the sensing lever (8) against the action of their springs (9) by means of a common cam-controlled pressure rail (19) takes place.