Ornamental amusement ball circulating system and amusement machine thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ornamental amusement ball circulating system and an amusement machine thereof, and belongs to the field of amusement equipment. The machine body is sequentially provided with the ball disc, the lifting mechanism, the award groove and the recycling groove from front to back, the ball serving mechanism serves balls from the ball serving opening formed in the rear side portion of the machine body, the guide rail is arranged around the outer side of the machine body, balls roll to the ball disc under the action of the gravity of the balls, and the lifting mechanism lifts the balls on the ball disc to the award groove. And the balls roll from the prize groove to the recovery groove and then return to the serving mechanism, so that the circulation of the prize balls is completed. The lottery balls roll from the back to the front edge track, draw the lottery in a lifting mode from front to back and return to serve the lottery, the ascending and descending processes of the lottery balls can be observed, the lottery balls can roll circularly, the process is convenient to appreciate, and the game process is more ornamental and gameplay.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of amusement equipment, in particular to an ornamental prize ball circulation system and an amusement machine thereof. Background Art

[0002] Prize ball amusement equipment combines both visual and playful elements. For example, in a spike ball game, players can watch the prize ball fall, hitting spike obstacles and randomly rolling in different directions, approaching and retreating from the high-reward chute. This creates a thrilling gaming experience, evoking emotional fluctuations in the player.

[0003] Existing spike ball amusement equipment primarily consists of a panel with obstacles, a ball drop hole above the panel, and a prize slot below the panel. The game is primarily achieved through the random drop of prize balls. The equipment is equipped with a prize ball recovery mechanism and a prize ball lifting mechanism to return the prize balls to the drop hole, where they await the player's operation for the next drop, thus completing the prize ball cycle.

[0004] Therefore, the ball circulation system only allows players to watch the ball fall, which is not very entertaining and gives players a sense of lack of transparency. There are other ball-themed amusement equipment that use spiral rising mechanisms and guide rails, but the ball's rising process is also hidden during the circulation process. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the main purpose of the utility model is to provide a prize ball circulation system and an amusement machine with ornamental value, which can realize the rising and falling circulation of the prize balls, and the circulation process is easy to watch, making the game process more ornamental and playable.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a ball-prizing circulation system with an ornamental effect, comprising: a body, a ball tray disposed at the front of the body, a lifting mechanism disposed at the middle of the body, a prize trough disposed at the rear of the body, a recovery trough disposed behind the prize trough, a ball-serving mechanism disposed below the recovery trough, and a guide rail;

[0008] The lifting mechanism is used to lift the balls in the ball tray to the prize slot at the rear. A ball drop port is provided below the recovery slot, and the ball drop port is connected to the ball serving mechanism. A ball serving port connected to the ball serving mechanism is provided on the side of the fuselage. The guide rail is provided around the outside of the fuselage. The rear end of the guide rail is higher and connected to the ball serving port, and the front end of the guide rail is lower and connected to the ball tray.

[0009] Optionally, the serving mechanism includes a serving turntable and a serving trough, wherein the serving turntable is rotatably arranged on the fuselage along the axial direction of the front and rear directions, and the serving trough connects the serving turntable and the serving port, and is used to guide the ball from the serving turntable to the serving port, and a notch is provided at the edge of the serving turntable so that the ball falls into the notch and falls into the serving trough as the serving turntable rotates.

[0010] Optionally, there are two guide rails, which are respectively arranged around the outer sides of the left and right sides of the fuselage; there are two ball serving ports, which are located on the left and right sides of the fuselage; there are two ball serving grooves, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the ball serving turntable and are respectively connected to the ball serving ports on the left and right sides.

[0011] Optionally, the serving mechanism further includes a first driving mechanism and a first sensing mechanism, wherein the first driving mechanism is driven and connected to the serving turntable to drive the serving groove to rotate, and a protrusion is provided on the edge of the serving turntable, and the first sensing mechanism is used to detect the protrusion of the serving turntable.

[0012] Optionally, there are at least two prize slots, each of which is provided with a second sensing mechanism, and the second sensing mechanism is used to detect a ball falling into the prize slot.

[0013] Optionally, the lifting mechanism includes a second driving mechanism and a rotating drum, the rotating drum is rotatably arranged on the fuselage along the axial direction of the left and right directions, the second driving mechanism is drivingly connected to the rotating drum, and at least one permanent magnet block is circumferentially arranged on the outer side wall of the rotating drum opposite to each prize slot.

[0014] Optionally, the rear side of the ball disc is configured to be open, and the opening of the ball disc is opposite to the outer side wall of the rotating drum where the permanent magnet blocks are provided.

[0015] Optionally, the height of the front end of the prize slot is greater than the height of the rear end of the prize slot.

[0016] Optionally, the height of the ball tray is smaller than the height of any prize slot.

[0017] In a second aspect, the present invention provides an amusement machine including the above-mentioned prize ball circulation system with ornamental value.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The present invention provides a ball circulation system, wherein a ball tray, a lifting mechanism, a prize trough, and a recovery trough are sequentially arranged on the machine body from front to back. The ball-dispensing mechanism dispenses balls from a dispensing port disposed on the rear side of the machine body. A guide rail is arranged around the outer side of the machine body, and the balls roll onto the ball tray under their own gravity. The lifting mechanism lifts the balls on the ball tray to the prize trough, and the balls roll from the prize trough to the recovery trough before returning to the dispensing mechanism, thus completing the circulation of the balls. The balls roll along the track from back to front, are drawn in a lifting manner from front to back, and then return to the dispensing process. The ascending and descending processes of the balls can be observed, achieving a circular rolling of the balls and making the process easy to watch, making the game process more enjoyable and playable.

[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A front perspective structural diagram of a ball-prizing circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic top view of the three-dimensional structure of a ball-prizing circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 One of the AA cross-sectional structural diagrams of the prize ball circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 4 The second AA cross-sectional structural diagram of the ball-prizing circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 5 The third schematic diagram of the AA cross-section structure of the ball-prizing circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 6 The fourth schematic diagram of the AA cross-section structure of the ball-prizing circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure numerals: 10, body; 20, ball disc; 30, lifting mechanism; 31, second driving mechanism; 32, rotating drum; 33, permanent magnet block; 40, prize slot; 41, second sensing mechanism; 50, recovery slot; 60, ball serving mechanism; 61, ball serving turntable; 62, ball serving slot; 63, ball serving port; 64, protrusion; 65, first driving mechanism; 67, first sensing mechanism; 70, guide rail; 80, sphere. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to better illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, the following is a further detailed description of the specific implementation of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 6 FIG. 1 shows an ornamental ball circulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ball circulation system comprises a body 10, a ball tray 20 disposed at the front of the body 10, a lifting mechanism 30 disposed in the middle of the body 10, a prize trough 40 disposed at the rear of the body 10, a recovery trough 50 disposed behind the prize trough 40, a ball delivery mechanism 60 disposed below the recovery trough 50, and a guide rail 70.

[0030] In detail, the lifting mechanism 30 is used to lift the ball 80 in the ball tray 20 to the prize slot 40 at the rear. A ball drop port is provided below the recovery slot 50, and the ball drop port is connected to the ball serving mechanism 60. A ball serving port 63 connected to the ball serving mechanism 60 is provided on the side of the fuselage 10. The guide rail 70 is arranged around the outside of the fuselage 10. The rear end of the guide rail 70 is higher and connected to the ball serving port 63, and the front end of the guide rail 70 is lower and connected to the ball tray 20.

[0031] The operating principle of this embodiment is that, from front to back, the body 10 is provided with a ball tray 20, a lifting mechanism 30, a prize trough 40, and a recovery trough 50. During use, the ball delivery mechanism 60 delivers the ball from a delivery port 63 located at the rear side of the body 10. A ball 80, under its own gravity, rolls onto the ball tray 20 via a guide rail 70 disposed around the outside of the body 10. The lifting mechanism 30 then lifts the ball 80 from the ball tray 20 to the prize trough 40. From there, the ball 80 rolls to the recovery trough 50 and then returns to the ball delivery mechanism 60, completing the prize ball cycle.

[0032] It can be seen that the prize ball rolls from the back to the front track, is drawn in an ascending manner from the front to the back and returns to the serving ball, and the rising and falling processes of the prize ball can be observed, so that the prize ball can be rolled in a circular manner and the process is easy to watch, making the game process more entertaining and playable.

[0033] It is worth noting that the structure of the lifting mechanism 30 can be various, such as multiple sets of pulley mechanisms, pneumatic blowing mechanisms, etc., as long as it can transport the ball tray 20 located at a lower position to the prize slot 40 located at a higher position.

[0034] like Figures 1 to 2As shown, in this embodiment, specifically, the ball-delivering mechanism 60 includes a ball-delivering turntable 61 and a ball-delivering trough 62. The ball-delivering turntable 61 is rotatably disposed on the body 10 along the longitudinal axis. The ball-delivering trough 62 connects the ball-delivering turntable 61 and the ball-delivering port 63 and is used to guide the ball from the ball-delivering turntable 61 to the ball-delivering port 63. A notch is provided at the edge of the ball-delivering turntable 61 so that the ball 80 falls into the notch and, as the ball-delivering turntable 61 rotates, falls into the ball-delivering trough 62. The circumference of the ball-delivering turntable 61 can block the recovery trough 50, and only when the notch of the ball-delivering turntable 61 is aligned with the recovery trough 50 can the ball 80 in the recovery trough 50 fall into the ball-delivering turntable 61, thereby ensuring that only one ball 80 is delivered per rotation of the ball-delivering turntable 61.

[0035] Specifically, in this embodiment, two guide rails 70 are provided, one each arranged around the left and right outer sides of the body 10; two ball serving ports 63 are provided, one each located on the left and right sides of the body 10; and two ball serving grooves 62 are provided, one on each side of the ball serving turntable 61, connecting the left and right ball serving ports 63. When the ball serving turntable 61 rotates counterclockwise, the ball on the notch in the notch rolls into the left ball serving groove 62, then rolls out of the left guide rail 70 and enters the ball tray 20 from the left. When the ball serving turntable 61 rotates counterclockwise, the ball on the notch in the notch rolls into the left ball serving groove 62, then rolls out of the left guide rail 70 and enters the ball tray 20 from the left. The balls released on the left and right sides can be counted towards the scores of different players. This bonus ball circulation system can be used for scoring in combined dual-connected amusement machines.

[0036] like Figures 2 to 6 As shown, specifically, in this embodiment, the ball serving mechanism 60 also includes a first driving mechanism 65 and a first sensing mechanism 67. The first driving mechanism 65 is driven and connected to the ball serving turntable 61 to drive the ball serving groove 62 to rotate. The edge of the ball serving turntable 61 is provided with a protrusion 64. The first sensing mechanism 67 is used to detect the protrusion 64 of the ball serving turntable 61.

[0037] Specifically, in this embodiment, there are three prize slots 40, each of which is provided with a second sensing mechanism 41, which is used to detect the ball 80 falling into the prize slot 40. The ball 80 passing through the prize slot 40 will obtain a corresponding score.

[0038] Specifically, in this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 30 includes a second driving mechanism 31 and a rotating drum 32. The rotating drum 32 is rotatably arranged on the fuselage 10 along the axial direction of the left and right directions. The second driving mechanism 31 is driven and connected to the rotating drum 32. At least one permanent magnet block 33 is circumferentially arranged on the outer wall of the rotating drum 32 facing each prize slot 40.

[0039] Specifically, in this embodiment, the rear side of the ball tray 20 is configured to be open, and the opening of the ball tray 20 is opposite to the outer side wall of the rotating drum 32 where the permanent magnet blocks 33 are provided, thereby guiding the ball 80 to approach the rotating drum 32.

[0040] Specifically, in this embodiment, the height of the front end of the prize slot 40 is greater than the height of the rear end of the prize slot 40 , thereby guiding the ball 80 to fall into the recovery slot 50 .

[0041] Specifically, in this embodiment, the height of the ball tray 20 is smaller than the height of any prize slot 40 , thereby facilitating the prize slot 40 to be set at an inclined angle.

[0042] Not shown in the accompanying drawings, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an amusement machine. This amusement machine includes the aforementioned ornamental ball circulation system. The amusement machine can control the operation of the ball serving mechanism 60 based on player operation or a game trigger mechanism. A ball 80 is triggered from the serving port 63 and enters the ball tray 20 via a track. The ball 80 rolls randomly within the ball tray 20 until it approaches the permanent magnet 33 and is attracted to the rotating drum 32. The rotating drum 32 then drives the ball to the prize slot 40, where it rolls under its own weight. En route, it is sensed by the second sensing mechanism 41 and sent to the amusement machine. The ball 80 eventually rolls to the recovery slot 50 and returns to the ball serving mechanism 60, awaiting the next serving.

[0043] The above embodiments primarily illustrate the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions merely illustrate the principles of the present invention. Various changes and improvements are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such changes and improvements fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A prize ball circulation system with ornamental value, characterized in that include: A machine body (10), a ball tray (20) arranged at the front of the machine body (10), a lifting mechanism (30) arranged at the middle of the machine body (10), a prize slot (40) arranged at the rear of the machine body (10), a recovery slot (50) arranged behind the prize slot (40), a ball-delivering mechanism (60) arranged below the recovery slot (50), and a guide rail (70); The lifting mechanism (30) is used to lift the balls in the ball tray (20) into the prize slot (40) at the rear. A ball drop port is provided below the recovery slot (50), and the ball drop port is connected to the ball serving mechanism (60). A ball serving port (63) connected to the ball serving mechanism (60) is provided on the side of the body (10). The guide rail (70) is provided around the outside of the body (10). The rear end of the guide rail (70) is higher and connected to the ball serving port (63), and the front end of the guide rail (70) is lower and connected to the ball tray (20).

2. The ornamental ball circulation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The serving mechanism (60) comprises a serving turntable (61) and a serving groove (62). The serving turntable (61) is rotatably arranged on the body (10) along the axial direction of the front-back direction. The serving groove (62) connects the serving turntable (61) and the serving port (63) and is used to guide the ball from the serving turntable (61) to the serving port (63). A notch is provided at the edge of the serving turntable (61) so that the ball falls into the notch and falls into the serving groove (62) as the serving turntable (61) rotates.

3. The ornamental ball-prizing circulation system according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are two guide rails (70) disposed and arranged around the left and right outer sides of the machine body (10); there are two ball-serving openings (63) disposed and located on the left and right sides of the machine body (10); there are two ball-serving grooves (62) disposed and located on the left and right sides of the ball-serving turntable (61), and the two ball-serving openings (63) are connected to the left and right sides respectively.

4. The ornamental prize ball circulation system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ball serving mechanism (60) further comprises a first driving mechanism (65) and a first sensing mechanism (67). The first driving mechanism (65) is connected to the ball serving turntable (61) to drive the ball serving groove (62) to rotate. The edge of the ball serving turntable (61) is provided with a protrusion (64). The first sensing mechanism (67) is used to detect the protrusion (64) of the ball serving turntable (61).

5. The ornamental ball circulation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two prize slots (40) are provided, and each prize slot (40) is respectively provided with a second sensing mechanism (41), and the second sensing mechanism (41) is used to detect a ball falling into the prize slot (40).

6. The ornamental prize ball circulation system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (30) includes a second driving mechanism (31) and a rotating drum (32). The rotating drum (32) is rotatably arranged on the machine body (10) along the axial direction of the left and right directions. The second driving mechanism (31) is drivingly connected to the rotating drum (32). At least one permanent magnet block (33) is circumferentially arranged on the outer side wall of the rotating drum (32) facing each prize slot (40).

7. The ornamental ball-prizing circulation system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rear side of the ball disc (20) is configured to be open, and the opening of the ball disc (20) is directly opposite to the outer side wall of the rotating drum (32) on which the permanent magnet block (33) is arranged.

8. The ornamental ball-prizing circulation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the front end of the prize slot (40) is greater than the height of the rear end of the prize slot (40).

9. The ornamental ball-prizing circulation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the ball tray (20) is smaller than the height of any prize slot (40).

10. An amusement machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises an ornamental prize ball circulation system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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