A ball and disc and a game machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a ball disc and game machine for game equipment technical field. The ball disc is provided with a ball inlet groove and a ball falling groove. The ball inlet groove extends along its length direction. One end of the ball inlet groove penetrates the disc wall of the ball disc to form a ball inlet on the disc wall of the ball disc for the ball to enter. The other end of the ball inlet groove penetrates the groove wall of the ball falling groove. The inner bottom surface height of the ball inlet groove is greater than or equal to the inner bottom surface height of the ball falling groove. The ball falling groove is provided with a ball falling through hole for the ball to fall. The inner circumferential surface of the ball falling groove is an annular inclined surface around the ball falling through hole. The width of the ball inlet groove matches the outer diameter of the ball. The width and length of the ball falling groove are greater than the width of the ball inlet groove. The length direction axis of the ball inlet groove is different from the axis of the ball falling through hole. The ball that leaves the ball inlet groove rolls in the circumferential direction in the ball falling groove. After the ball falls into the ball falling groove, it cannot directly fall into the ball falling through hole and needs to roll in the circumferential direction on the annular inclined surface of the ball falling groove. The ball stays on the ball disc for a long time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of gaming equipment technology, and in particular to a ball board and gaming machine. Background Technology

[0002] Game consoles, as entertainment devices, are widely loved. Traditional game consoles work by dropping a ball into a designated area, triggering a game detector within that area to score points, thus enabling player interaction. During the ball's descent, it enters a ball tray from a ball dispenser and then falls from the tray to the designated area. However, in current technology, the ball's stay time in the tray is short, and it tends to fall directly off the tray after exiting the dispenser, resulting in a short game time and a poor gaming experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] This invention provides a ball tray and a game machine, aiming to solve the problem of short ball movement time within the ball tray in the prior art.

[0004] The first aspect of this utility model provides a ball tray, wherein the upper surface of the ball tray is provided with a ball-inlet groove and a ball-dropping groove;

[0005] The ball-scoring groove extends along its length, one end of the ball-scoring groove penetrates the wall of the ball tray to form an inlet for the ball to enter, the other end of the ball-scoring groove penetrates the wall of the ball-dropping groove, and the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-scoring groove is greater than or equal to the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-dropping groove.

[0006] The ball-dropping groove is provided with a ball-dropping through hole for the ball to fall, and the inner circumferential surface of the ball-dropping groove is an upward-sloping annular inclined surface surrounding the ball-dropping through hole;

[0007] The width of the ball-in-the-goal groove matches the outer diameter of the ball, and the width and length of the ball-dropping groove are both greater than the width of the ball-in-the-goal groove. The length axis of the ball-in-the-goal groove intersects the axis of the ball-dropping through hole in a non-plane manner, so that the ball leaving the ball-in-the-goal groove rolls circumferentially within the ball-dropping groove.

[0008] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the inner bottom surface of the ball-inlet groove is arranged at an angle upward from the side adjacent to the ball-inlet opening toward the side adjacent to the ball-drop groove.

[0009] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the width of the ball-scoring groove matches the outer diameter of the ball, and the width and length of the ball-dropping groove are both greater than the width of the ball-scoring groove.

[0010] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the ball-dropping trough is circular, and the longitudinal axis of the ball-dropping trough is arranged parallel to the tangential direction of the circular ball-dropping trough.

[0011] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the number of ball grooves is multiple, and the longitudinal axes of the multiple ball grooves are parallel and / or perpendicular to each other.

[0012] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the annular inclined surface is an arc-shaped cross-section on the radial section of the ball drop hole.

[0013] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the arcuate cross section includes a first arc segment extending upward from the edge of the ball drop hole, and a second arc segment extending upward from the first arc segment and connected to the ball drop groove;

[0014] The radius of curvature of the first arc segment is greater than the radius of curvature of the second arc segment.

[0015] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the top edge of the ball tray is higher than the top of the ball-scooping groove and the top of the ball-dropping groove.

[0016] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the inner wall of the ball-dropping through-hole is provided with a photoelectric sensor, which is used to send a sensing signal when the ball is detected.

[0017] The second aspect of this utility model provides a game console, comprising:

[0018] Ball ejector, the ball ejector being used to eject balls;

[0019] The ball tray described in the first aspect, wherein the ball inlet of the ball tray is connected to the ball outlet of the ball outlet machine;

[0020] The ball-dispensing track is located below the ball-dropping through-hole of the ball tray and is used to transfer the ball onto the game tray.

[0021] A game board used for scoring after the ball falls into the water.

[0022] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, this utility model has the following advantages:

[0023] This embodiment provides a ball tray and a game machine. The ball tray has a ball-entry groove and a ball-dropping groove. The ball-entry groove extends along its length, with one end penetrating the wall of the ball tray to form an inlet for the ball to enter. The other end of the ball-entry groove penetrates the wall of the ball-dropping groove. The height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-entry groove is greater than or equal to the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-dropping groove. The ball-dropping groove has a ball-dropping through-hole for the ball to fall. The inner circumferential surface of the ball-dropping groove is an annular inclined surface surrounding the ball-dropping through-hole. The width of the ball-entry groove matches the outer diameter of the ball. The width and length of the ball-dropping groove are both greater than the width of the ball-entry groove. The length of the ball-entry groove... The axis of the length direction is skewed from the axis of the ball drop hole. Therefore, in application, since the ball drop groove is matched to the size of the ball, one ball drop groove can only hold one ball. The ball can only move along the length extension direction of the ball drop groove. Because the length axis of the ball drop groove is skewed from the axis of the ball drop hole, after the ball drops from the ball drop groove into the ball drop hole, it cannot fall directly into the ball drop hole. It needs to roll circumferentially within the annular inclined surface of the ball drop groove until it rolls into the ball drop hole before it can fall. The ball spends a long time on the ball plate and has a high degree of randomness, which greatly optimizes the user's gaming experience. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the complete structure of a ball disk provided in the first aspect of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 A bottom view of the complete structure of a ball disk provided in the first aspect of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 A top view schematic diagram of the complete structure of a ball disk provided in the first aspect of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 A side view of the complete structure of a ball disk provided in the first aspect of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0029] Figure 5 A side view of the complete structure of a ball disk provided in the first aspect of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0030] Figure 6This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a ball disk provided as a first aspect of the present invention.

[0031] Figure label:

[0032] 1. Ball tray; 2. Ball inlet groove; 20. Ball inlet; 3. Ball drop groove; 30. Ball drop through hole; 31. Annular inclined surface; 310. First arc segment; 311. Second arc segment; 4. Photoelectric sensor;

[0033] D1, the axis of the ball-collecting groove along its length; D2, the axis of the ball-collecting through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0034] This utility model provides a ball board and game machine to solve the technical problem of short ball movement time in the ball board in the prior art, so as to extend the player's game time and optimize the game experience.

[0035] To make the utility model's objectives, features, and advantages more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0036] Please see Figures 1 to 3 The present invention provides a ball tray 1, wherein the upper surface of the ball tray 1 is provided with a ball inlet groove 2 and a ball drop groove 3;

[0037] The ball-scoring groove 2 extends along its length. One end of the ball-scoring groove 2 penetrates the wall of the ball tray 1 to form an inlet 20 for the ball to enter. The other end of the ball-scoring groove 2 penetrates the wall of the ball-dropping groove 3. The height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-scoring groove 2 is greater than or equal to the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-dropping groove 3.

[0038] The ball drop groove 3 is provided with a ball drop through hole 30 for the ball to fall, and the inner circumferential surface of the ball drop groove 3 is an upwardly inclined annular inclined surface 31;

[0039] The width of the ball-in-goal groove 2 matches the outer diameter of the ball, and the width and length of the ball-dropping groove 3 are both greater than the width of the ball-in-goal groove 2. The length axis D1 of the ball-in-goal groove and the axis D2 of the ball-dropping through hole are skewed to allow the ball leaving the ball-in-goal groove 2 to roll circumferentially within the ball-dropping groove 3.

[0040] It should be noted that the width and length of the ball drop groove 3 should be greater than the width of the ball inlet groove 2, so that the ball can roll circumferentially in the ball drop groove 3 after it comes out of the ball inlet groove 2, thereby extending the ball's movement time on the ball plate 1. Otherwise, if the ball drop groove is too small and the ball inlet groove is too large, the ball will still fall quickly from the ball plate 1.

[0041] In the operation of this embodiment, the ball enters the ball-inlet 20 from the ball inlet 20 of the ball disk 1 with a certain initial velocity. Since the ball-inlet 2 is matched with the size of the ball, one ball-inlet 2 can only hold one ball. The ball can only move along the length extension direction of the ball-inlet 2. Since the length axis D1 of the ball-inlet 2 and the axis D2 of the ball-dropping hole are not aligned, the ball falls from the ball-inlet 2 into the ball-dropping 3. It cannot fall directly into the ball-dropping hole 30. Instead, it will roll circumferentially along the annular inclined surface 31 of the ball-dropping 3 until it rolls into the ball-dropping hole 30, and thus falls from the ball disk 1 into other areas.

[0042] As can be seen from the above working process, since the length axis D1 of the ball-collecting groove and the axis D2 of the ball-collecting hole are skewed and intersected, and the ball-collecting groove 3 has an annular inclined surface 31, when the ball falls into the ball-collecting groove 3, the ball can make circumferential motion in the ball-collecting groove 3 instead of directly entering the ball-collecting hole 30. This greatly prolongs the time the ball spends on the ball plate 1, increases the randomness of the game, makes the lottery results random, and optimizes the user's gaming experience.

[0043] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 5 As shown, in order to accelerate the movement of the ball, the inner bottom surface of the ball inlet 2 is inclined upward from the side adjacent to the ball inlet 20 to the side adjacent to the ball drop 3. That is, it is inclined from the edge of the ball plate 1 towards the ball drop 3. In specific implementation, when the ball enters the ball inlet 20, the ball will accelerate towards the ball drop 3 in the inclined ball inlet 2, avoiding the problem of the ball slowing down and stopping due to insufficient initial velocity.

[0044] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in order to extend the rolling trajectory of the ball, the ball drop trough 3 is circular. The length axis D1 of the ball drop trough is arranged parallel to the tangent direction of the circular ball drop trough 3. That is, the length axis D1 of the ball drop trough is arranged along the tangent direction of the circular ball drop trough 3. In specific implementation, after the ball enters the ball drop trough 3 from the ball drop trough 2, the ball will move in the ball drop trough 3 along the tangent direction of the ball drop trough 3, so that the tangent direction of the ball continues to move to form a spiral motion with an approximate circular trajectory. Under this trajectory, the collision frequency and angle between the ball and the disk wall are more regular, which makes it easier to maintain the motion by using inertia and reduce the sudden loss of kinetic energy caused by irregular collisions.

[0045] The circular shape of the ball drop groove 3 can be a circle formed by the same diameter or an approximate circle formed by multiple diameters. Those skilled in the art can choose and set it according to their needs.

[0046] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, there are multiple ball-collecting slots 2, and the length axes D1 of the multiple ball-collecting slots are parallel and / or perpendicular to each other. That is, there can be multiple ball-collecting slots 2 connected to the ball-dropping slot 3 on the ball plate 1. For example, multiple ball-collecting slots 2 are arranged circumferentially with the ball-dropping slot 3 as the center, and the length directions of adjacent ball-collecting slots 2 are perpendicular to each other. Or, for example, multiple ball-collecting slots 2 are arranged on each side of the ball-dropping slot 3, and the length axes D1 of the multiple ball-collecting slots on the same side are arranged parallel. In specific implementation, it can adapt to different ball-collecting machine placement positions, thereby broadening the application scenarios.

[0047] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 As shown, two ball grooves 2 with parallel longitudinal axes are provided on the same side of the ball disk 1, that is, as Figure 3 As shown, the upper side of the ball tray 1 is provided with two ball-collecting grooves 2, and the opposite side of the ball tray 1 is provided with a ball-dropping groove 3, that is, as Figure 3 As shown, a ball-dropping groove 3 is provided on the lower side of the ball plate 1, and two ball-dropping grooves 2 are connected to each other. For example, when the ball-dropping groove 3 is a circular ball-dropping groove 3, the groove wall between the two ball-dropping grooves 2 on the same side will recede towards the ball inlet 20, thereby forming a circular ball-dropping groove 3.

[0048] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 6 As shown, in order to reduce the sliding friction of the ball, the annular inclined surface 31 on the radial section of the ball drop hole 30 is an arc-shaped section, that is, the entire annular inclined surface 31 gradually narrows in an arc shape from top to bottom towards the ball drop hole 30. In specific implementation, the arc-shaped annular inclined surface 31 enables the ball to roll along the arc-shaped annular inclined surface 31. When the ball rolls on the arc surface, the continuous curvature of the annular inclined surface 31 avoids sudden changes in normal pressure, reduces impact loss, and maintains a stable coefficient of friction, thereby facilitating the ball to perform annular motion on the annular inclined surface 31.

[0049] In one embodiment, such as Figure 6As shown, the arc-shaped cross-section includes a first arc segment 310 extending upward from the edge of the ball-dropping through-hole 30, and a second arc segment 311 extending upward from the first arc segment 310 and connecting with the ball-dropping groove 2. The radius of curvature of the first arc segment 310 is greater than that of the second arc segment 311, so the curvature of the second arc segment 311 is greater than that of the first arc segment 310. In specific implementation, when the ball enters the ball-dropping groove 3, it will first enter the second arc segment 311, and then gradually slide down to the first arc segment 310 under the action of gravity. The radius of curvature of segment 310 is greater than that of the second arc segment 311, so the ball descends faster in the second arc segment 311 with a higher curvature, and the ball speed also increases. When the ball is in the second arc segment 311 with a lower curvature, it will perform rapid and continuous circular motion, thereby increasing the trajectory and time of the ball in the ball drop hole 30 and improving the randomness of the ball's motion. Furthermore, the setting that the curvature of the second arc segment 311 is greater than that of the first arc segment 310 can reduce the ball's outward sliding and prevent the ball from slipping off.

[0050] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in order to prevent the ball from slipping off the ball plate 1, the top edge of the ball plate 1 is higher than the top of the ball inlet 2 and the top of the ball drop 3. That is, except for the position of the ball inlet 20, the top edge of the ball plate 1 is higher than the two grooves. In specific implementation, the top edge of the ball plate 1 can restrict the movement of the ball outside the ball plate 1, thereby preventing the ball from slipping off the ball plate 1.

[0051] In one specific embodiment, such as Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in order to detect the falling of the ball, a photoelectric sensor 4 is provided on the inner wall of the ball-falling through hole 30. The photoelectric sensor 4 is used to send a sensing signal when the ball is detected. Of course, the photoelectric sensor 4 can be electrically connected to the control terminal. The user can intuitively determine the falling of the ball through the control terminal. The ball's falling signal can be transmitted to the game, so that the ball can be linked with the game.

[0052] The second aspect of this utility model provides a game console, comprising:

[0053] Ball dispenser, used to dispense balls;

[0054] The ball tray 1 in the first aspect has a ball inlet 20 connected to the ball outlet of the ball outlet machine;

[0055] The ball-dispensing track is located below the ball-dropping through-hole 30 of the ball plate 1. The ball-dispensing track is used to transfer the ball to the game plate.

[0056] The game board is used to score points after a ball falls into the hole.

[0057] In the operation of this embodiment, after the ball is dispensed by the ball dispenser, the ball will enter the ball inlet 20 from the ball inlet 20 of the ball plate 1 with a certain initial velocity. The ball will fall from the ball inlet 2 into the ball drop trough 3. It cannot fall directly into the ball drop through hole 30, but will roll circumferentially along the annular inclined surface 31 of the ball drop trough 3 until it rolls into the ball drop through hole 30. Then it will fall from the ball drop through hole 30 of the ball plate 1 to the ball inlet end of the ball dispensing track. Subsequently, the ball will fall into the game board at the ball dispensing end of the ball dispensing track and touch different areas of the game board to make the game board score.

[0058] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0059] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0060] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

[0061] Finally, it should be noted that in this paper, relational terms such as first and second are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.

Claims

1. A ball-on-disc, characterized in that, The upper surface of the ball tray is provided with a ball-inlet groove and a ball-outlet groove; The ball-scoring groove extends along its length, one end of which penetrates the wall of the ball tray to form an inlet for the ball to enter, and the other end of which penetrates the wall of the ball-dropping groove; the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-scoring groove is greater than or equal to the height of the inner bottom surface of the ball-dropping groove. The ball-dropping groove is provided with a ball-dropping through hole for the ball to fall, and the inner circumferential surface of the ball-dropping groove is an upward-sloping annular inclined surface; The width of the ball-in-the-goal groove matches the outer diameter of the ball, and the width and length of the ball-dropping groove are both greater than the width of the ball-in-the-goal groove. The length axis of the ball-in-the-goal groove intersects the axis of the ball-dropping through hole in a non-plane manner, so that the ball leaving the ball-in-the-goal groove rolls circumferentially within the ball-dropping groove.

2. The ball-on-disk according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner bottom surface of the ball-scoring groove is arranged inclined upward from the side adjacent to the ball-inlet to the side adjacent to the ball-dropping groove.

3. The ball disc according to claim 1, wherein The number of ball grooves is multiple, and the longitudinal axes of the multiple ball grooves are parallel and / or perpendicular to each other.

4. The ball-and-dish system according to claim 3, characterized in that, At least two of the ball-scoring grooves are arranged on the same side of the ball plate, and the longitudinal axes of the two ball-scoring grooves are parallel to each other.

5. The ball-shaped disc according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ball-dropping trough is circular, and the longitudinal axis of the ball-dropping trough is arranged parallel to the tangential direction of the circular ball-dropping trough.

6. The ball-shaped disc according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the radial direction of the ball-dropping through-hole, the cross-section of the annular inclined surface is an arc-shaped cross-section.

7. The spherical disc according to claim 6, characterized in that, The arc-shaped cross section includes a first arc segment extending upward from the edge of the ball-dropping through hole, and a second arc segment extending upward from the first arc segment and connecting with the ball-dropping groove; the radius of curvature of the first arc segment is greater than the radius of curvature of the second arc segment.

8. The ball-shaped disc according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top edge of the ball tray is higher than the top of the ball-scooping groove and the top of the ball-dropping groove.

9. The ball-and-ball disc according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the ball-dropping through-hole is equipped with a photoelectric sensor, which is used to send a sensing signal when the ball is detected.

10. A game console, comprising: A game board, used for scoring after a ball falls into it; Ball ejector, the ball ejector being used to eject balls; The ball tray according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the ball inlet of the ball tray is connected to the ball outlet of the ball outlet machine; A ball-dispensing track is arranged below the ball-dropping hole of the ball tray, and the ball-dispensing track is used to transfer the ball to the game tray.

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