Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Rotating disk
Patent
1983-09-09
1986-07-22
Pinkham, Richard C.
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Rotating disk
273138A, A63F 504
Patent
active
046014705
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE ART
This invention relates to a roulette gaming apparatus and, more particularly, to a roulette gaming apparatus which can automatically carry out all of the operations necessary for the roulette game by electrical and mechanical means.
BACKGROUND ART
The game of roulette is played by many people and its outline is as follows. A rotary disk having a number of pockets adapted to receive a ball is manually rotated. A ball is thrown onto a ball rotating passageway associated with the disk. THe ball rolls along the ball rotating passageway in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the rotary disk. The ball reduces its rotational speed due to the frictional force and eventually moves toward the center of the disk. Finally it enters one of the pockets provided on the rotary disk. When the rotary disk stops rotating with the ball in the pocket, the number of this pocket is read. Then, a predetermined repayment is made in accordance with the tips or the like that have been preliminarily wagered on the number of the pocket.
All of the operations for the above-described roulette gaming apparatus which has been utilized so far are manually carried out. There has never been provided, heretofore, a roulette gaming apparatus which can automatically perform the above operations and give actual feeling as if players were enjoying an actual roulette game.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
It is object of the present invention to provide a roulette gaming apparatus in which all operations necessary for a roulette game are automatically carried out merely by pushing a starting switch by a player. That is to say, this roulette gaming apparatus is constituted in such a manner that (a) a ball is thrown onto a ball rotating passageway (b) this thrown ball is continuously rolled along the ball rotating passageway (c) a rotary disk is rotated in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the thrown ball (d) later the ball is received in one of the pockets formed on the rotary disk and it is then stopped, and (e) the number of this pocket where the ball has stopped is read, thereby performing a predetermined reypayment. The above-mentioned operations are all automatically carried out. In this way the present roulette gaming apparatus can give players an actual feeling as if they were enjoying a real roulette game.
To accomplish the above object, the present invention has a ball made of magnetic material; and ball rotating apparatus comprising (a) a ball rotating member having a ball rotating passageway, (b) a plurality of sensors arranged along the ball rotating passageway for sensing the passing of the ball, (c) a plurality electromagnets, one for each sensors, for applying the magnetic force to the ball in accordance with a signal from the complementary sensor, thereby causing the ball to be rolled in a given direction; and (d) a control circuit for applying a pulse-like current to the selected electromagnet in response to the output of the sensor.
In the roulette gaming apparatus with such a constitution according to the present invention, once the starting switch has been pushed, the rotary disk is first rotated and the ball which had stopped in a pocket on the rotary disk is thrown onto the ball rotating passageway. The ball which has been thrown on the ball rotating passageway is sensed by the sensors arranged along the ball rotating passageway, so that the electromagnets provided corresponding to each sensor are sequentially excited. Thus, the ball is attracted due to the magnetic force and its rolling speed is gradually increased. On the other hand, after the ball has been thrown onto the rotating passageway, the rotary disk is rotated in the direction opposite to rotating direction at the starting time so that the rotating direction of the rotary disk is opposite to the rolling direction of the ball. After only a predetermined period of time, enough for the ball to reach a predetermined maximum speed, has passed, the electric power supply to the electromagnets is turned off, and at abou
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Kadota Otomatsu
Kobayashi Masao
Lastova MaryAnn Stoll
Pinkham Richard C.
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