Independent Control Part for Game Dispensing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game devices face challenges in easily maintaining and replacing dispensing mechanisms, as they are intricately controlled by the game device's control means, making it difficult to separate and apply the dispensing mechanism to other devices, such as those with printer mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A dispensing mechanism with an independent control part that manages the operation of a pushing mechanism and a dispensing-candidate holding part, allowing for the separation from the game device and easy mounting on other devices, featuring an imaging part for reading identification information and controlling the dispensing of objects based on this information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the control means of the game device controls the dispensing mechanism, then the dispensing function can be integrated into the game device, but the maintenance becomes difficult and the adaptability to other devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the game device into separate functional modules: the game control means and the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism has its own independent control part that can operate autonomously. This segmentation allows the dispensing mechanism to be maintained separately and transferred to other game devices without requiring the original game control means, thereby improving adaptability while managing control system complexity.
2Ease of repair
If the control means integrates both game control and dispensing control, then the device structure is simplified, but the ease of repair is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the dispensing control function from the game control means and creates an independent control part within the dispensing mechanism. This extracted control part can be repaired or replaced independently without affecting the game control means. The control part receives simple signals from the game control means and autonomously controls the pushing mechanism and dispensing-candidate holding part, thereby improving ease of repair while maintaining a relatively simple control structure.
3Ease of manufacture
If the dispensing mechanism is integrated into the game device, then the functionality is enhanced, but the ease of manufacture is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the dispensing mechanism into standardized modular components including the pushing mechanism, dispensing-candidate holding part, and control part. These modules are designed with standardized interfaces that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The control part uses simple signal protocols that can adapt to different game control means, making the entire dispensing mechanism easier to manufacture while maintaining high reusability across different game device models.
Data Source
AI summary
This dispensing mechanism of the present invention is configured to dispense objects with a game. The mechanism includes: an accommodating part for accommodating the objects; a dispensing-candidate holding part for holding the objects as dispensing candidates; a pushing mechanism for pushing each of the objects accommodated in the accommodating part to the dispensing-candidate holding part; and a control part for controlling operation of the pushing mechanism.