US 2010/0304809 A1Published application

Football game machine

OwnerYi-Chiang Yanginventor

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Abstract

A football game machine includes a goal device divided into multiple strike areas that respectively indicates different score marks. Each strike area has multiple pressure sensor mounted therein. Two casing mounted to two opposite sides of the goal device. Each casing has an inner side having a series of photoelectric cells mounted thereon. The football game machine can calculate the speed of the flying ball by using the time difference of the photoelectric cells and the pressure sensor. A display device is mounted on the goal device for displaying the total scores and the speed of the flying ball. A ball recycle device is mounted in one of the two casings. A football is connected to the ball recycle device via a rope. The ball recycle device can recycle the ball when the game is finished and release the rope before playing the ball.

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Dependent claims

A football game machine comprising:

a goal device including a frame that is divided into multiple strike areas, the strike areas arranged to a matrix, each strike area having a numeral module mounted therein for showing the score when the corresponding strike area is stricken, multiple pressure sensors mounted on the frame for surrounding the numeral module and sensing the instantaneous pressure when the strike area is stricken, a strike plate mounted to the frame for closing the strike area and protecting the numeral module, the strike plate being flexible such that the pressure sensors are actuated when the strike plate is stricken and deformed;
a first casing and a second casing respectively mounted to two opposite sides of the goal device, the first casing and the second casing respectively having a series of photoelectric cells mounted thereon, the series of photoelectric cells on the first casing aligning with that on the second casing, an opening defined in an inner side of the first casing;
a display device mounted on a top of the goal device, the display device having a window disposed thereon for displaying a total score;
a ball recycle device mounted in the first casing and corresponding to the opening in the first casing;
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a ball connected to the ball recycle device via a rope, the ball having a diameter greater than that of the opening in the first casing, the ball recycle device recycling the rope for positioning the ball when the game is ended and releasing the rope when starting the game.

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A ball recycle device for a football game machine, comprising a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel mounted thereon and synchronously operated, a first idle wheel mounted between the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, and laterally corresponding to a line of centers of the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, a rope adapted to be connected to a ball of the football game machine and sequentially wound the first drive wheel, the first idle wheel and the second drive wheel for promoting the friction among the first drive wheel, the first idle wheel and the second drive wheel, a first sensor and a second sensor respectively mounted thereon for prevent the rope from being overly release of recycled, wherein the first sensor corresponding to the first drive wheel and the second sensor adjacent to the second drive wheel, a sensing plate secured on an end of the rope opposite to the football, the first sensor cutting off the power of the ball recycle device when sensing the ball and the second sensor cutting off the power of the ball recycle device when sensing the sensing plate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.