Electromagnetic Roulette Wheel Coupling for Anti-Manipulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional roulette game machines are limited in installation and require a dealer, making them passive for players, and can be manipulated for unfair results, as they are typically horizontal and manually operated.
Innovation Solution
A roulette game machine apparatus with an inner and outer wheel system where the inner wheel is attached to the outer wheel via electromagnetic force, allowing player-driven rotation and independent stopping, with visual effects and display for result verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the roulette wheel is placed horizontally on a table, then the game can be played according to conventional methods, but the installation location is limited and a dealer is indispensable
Solution Approach 1:
The roulette wheel is rotated from horizontal placement to vertical placement, changing the spatial dimension of the game apparatus. This allows the game to be installed in various locations including walls and partitions, not limited to horizontal table surfaces, thereby improving installation flexibility while maintaining ease of operation through automated mechanisms
2Ease of operation
If the dealer manually rotates the roulette wheel and rolls the ball, then the game progression is controlled, but players cannot directly participate and the game is passive
Solution Approach 1:
Players directly operate the roulette wheel by rotating it themselves, and the ball rolling mechanism operates automatically without dealer intervention. This empowers players to directly participate in game progression while the automated systems maintain proper game control and sequencing
Solution Approach 2:
The dealer role is extracted and removed from the system, replacing manual dealer operations with automated mechanisms for wheel rotation control and ball rolling, thereby enabling direct player participation while maintaining game control
3Device complexity
If the inner wheel and outer wheel stop at the same time, then the stopping mechanism is simple, but players may fake the stopping position making the game unfair
Solution Approach 1:
The inner wheel and outer wheel are designed to stop at different time intervals - the outer wheel stops first, then the inner wheel stops afterward. This periodic, sequential stopping action prevents players from faking results by ensuring the scoring wheel stops independently after the outer wheel, thereby guaranteeing game fairness while maintaining relatively simple stopping mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The outer wheel is designed to stop before the inner wheel, establishing a predetermined sequence. This preliminary stopping action of the outer wheel allows the inner wheel to subsequently stop at its own timing, preventing manipulation while keeping the overall stopping mechanism straightforward
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables upright placement and active player participation, prevents manipulation, and provides clear result verification through independent wheel stopping and visual effects.
Implementation Method 1
the inner wheel is attached to the outer wheel by applying power to the coil so that the inner wheel rotates along with the outer wheel
Implementation Method 2
when power applied to the coil is interrupted, the inner wheel is separated from the outer wheel
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for driving a roulette game machine is provided. The apparatus is operated in such a way that a rotor and a stator are attached to each other by electromagnetic force generated from a coil unit and are integrally rotated, and then the rotor is separated from the stator after a predetermined time period has passed. Therefore, at an initial stage of the rotation, an inner wheel and an outer wheel are coupled to each other and rotated together. After a predetermined time period has passed, the inner wheel and the outer wheel are separated from each other and independently rotated at different speeds before stopping. Therefore, the present invention can make the roulette game more interesting.