Global Patent Index - EP 1548669 A1

EP 1548669 A1 20050629 - Gaming machine

Title (en)

Gaming machine

Title (de)

Spielgerät

Title (fr)

Machine de jeu

Publication

EP 1548669 A1 20050629 (EN)

Application

EP 04030713 A 20041223

Priority

JP 2003435133 A 20031226

Abstract (en)

The gaming machine comprises: a lottery wheel having plural lottery holes that lottery balls can enter; a game content determination device that, as the lottery balls enter any of the plural lottery holes, determines a game result based on the any of the plural lottery holes that the lottery balls have entered; a discharge path that is provided below the lottery wheel and that discharges the lottery balls entering, one each, the plural lottery holes; a lifting device that conveys the lottery balls to a position higher than the lottery wheel; and a collection path that guides the lottery balls discharged from the discharge path to a conveyance start position of the lifting device, wherein the collection path includes a ball delivery device for delivering the lottery balls being collected, toward the conveyance start position of the lifting device. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/34

IPC 8 full level

A63F 3/06 (2006.01); A63F 5/02 (2006.01); G07C 15/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 3/0645 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 5/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 5/0094 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] EP 0763374 A1 19970319 - SEGA ENTERPRISES KK [JP]
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 10 31 August 1998 (1998-08-31)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1548669 A1 20050629; AU 2004242485 A1 20050714; CN 100431648 C 20081112; CN 1636614 A 20050713; EA 008586 B1 20070629; EA 200401576 A2 20050630; EA 200401576 A3 20051027; JP 2005192605 A 20050721; US 2005159205 A1 20050721; ZA 200410389 B 20050831

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04030713 A 20041223; AU 2004242485 A 20041223; CN 200410104540 A 20041223; EA 200401576 A 20041224; JP 2003435133 A 20031226; US 1968604 A 20041223; ZA 200410389 A 20041223