DE2913469A1 - Game installation using compressible air - consists of liq. container with floating swim element movable by adjustment of its buoyancy - Google Patents

Abstract

The game installation consists of a liq. container which is at least partly transparent. It contains a free floating swim element which is movable by adjustment of its buoyancy. The buoyancy of the swimming element is adjusted by the compression of an air bubble positioned inside a hollow chamber of the swim element housing using pressure devices in the liq. container. The extension of the air bubble or of the air space inside the swim element also produces a recoil effect in a horizontal direction through the liquid flowing out from the swim element housing.

Description

Gaming device

The invention relates to a game device, which consists of at least one partially transparent liquid container in which there is a free-floating by the change in buoyancy movable floating body is located, its buoyancy thereby ver.; It can be changed that one located in a cavity of the floating body housing Air bubble due to fluid pressure that can be changed by means of a pressure transducer in the fluid container is more or less compressible.

ISei. such gaming devices will have the effect of the apparent The weightlessness of a body floating or floating in the water is exploited and the play value arises from the ascent and descent of the floating in the water Body or a figure can be arbitrarily influenced.

It is known that the game effect mentioned can be achieved in that a bottle filled with water, i.e. a float with one in its housing located air bubble, provided with an elastic rubber closure is to by more or less strong pressure on the closure the volume of the To change air bubble and thus to influence the float so that this ascends and descends within the bottle.

Such a toy is a do-it-yourself handicraft toy known.

The playing effect of such a floating body that can be moved up and down in the water however, it is very limited because of the influence it has on the movement of the float ascending, descending and floating in the water is limited.

The invention is based on the object of the game device described to expand and improve so that the float does not only move vertically, but can also execute horizontal movements at the same time and is also controllable or is steerable.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that the upon expansion the air bubble from the float housing the liquid flowing out of the float or sharing it by recoil force, in addition one - especially horizontally directed - acceleration or movement granted. It is proceeded in such a way that the cavity in the housing of the float filled with the liquid and the air bubble is designed as a closed cavity, which with the surrounding container liquid connected only by at least cinc nozzle opening, which when expanding Air bubble and thereby flowing out of the housing sc liquid a directional Liquid jet generated to accelerate the float.

To make such a game device with one in the liquid vertically and horizontally movable float for an amusement or skill game to design, floats and liquid containers are yellow with the invention various devices and additions provided in the following description further explained.

Some embodiments of the game device are shown in the drawings and are described in more detail below.

They show: FIG. 1 the side view of the liquid container with two Floats in the overall structure and partially in section, Figure 2 the same game device in view from above, Figure 3 shows a cross section through the floating body in the figural Design as a spaceship, Figure 4 also shows the cross section of a spaceship designed floating body, Figure 5 is a side view of the floating body with a schematic diagram of the control device, Fig.G plan view and schematic diagram for the control a floating body shown as a spaceship, Fig. a longitudinal section through the housing base with pressure transducer device, Fig. 8 side view and schematic representation a floating body designed as a fish, 9 shows a float 8, but with mechanically movable parts, Fig.lO one in the float Usable housing unit for air and liquid filling in longitudinal section.

In Fig.1, the liquid container 1 consists of the transparent Housing wall 2 and the base 3. The filler neck 4 for the container liquid is located in this version on the underside of the container and can be pressure-resistant be screwed. Inside the container 1, which is preferably filled with water there are two floating bodies 5 and 6, one of which is an imitation spaceship and the other is figuratively designed as a free balloon.

In the front area of the housing base 3 there are two operating levers 7 and 8 for controlling the floating body movements in the container liquid and the rotary knob 7, with which the fine regulation of the liquid pressure in the Bcheilcr is made and the lever 8- for the coarse and quick control of the liquid pressure in container 1.

Using the two operating levers, the floats 5 and 6 in horizontal and vertical direction, which is what the following Drawings will be explained in more detail. Since the floats 5 and 6 in their vertical movement One can exhibit a certain inertia by suddenly moving up or down bring about a rapid pressure change in the container liquid using key 8, whereby the liquid that is inside the float housing, is suddenly ejected through a nozzle opening, causing the float then makes a horizontal movement with no substantial or noticeable vertical movement to obtain.

The vertical movement is essentially controlled by the fine adjustment knob 7 made. However, the pressure transducer device can also be designed so that Both operating levers act on a pressure transducer body or the pressure change in the Tray 1 is controlled with just one lever. It can also be beneficial to that Pressure transmitter device to be designed separately from the housing and with a hose to connect the container liquid.

Inside the liquid container 1 are for further refinement the game device horizontally or vertically extending obstacles, in particular Walls 2a, the gates, openings 2b or passages of any size and area have through which the floating bodies can be weighed.

In this way, the gaming device can be used in the most diverse way varies ud, for example, can be designed into a game of skill. The walls 2a and obstacles located within the liquid container 1, Passages 2b, platforms, etc. can be designed so differently that This means that new play systems can always be created. To with several in the container 1 existing floating bodies to be able to direct and control only one, are located outside of the liquid container 1 - preferably in the area of the container bottom - Detachably attached magnets 9 and 10, for fixing one or more of the Floats or transport loads that react with a magnetic force Bodies are equipped.

In the drawing, the imitation free balloon 6 is through in this way the enclosed magnet 10 is fixed in place.

As soon as the magnet 10 is pulled out of the housing base, can the free balloon 6, which has a magnetic or metal plate on the gondola, move freely again. In this way, figurative shapes can be different There are floating bodies in the liquid container, e.g. imitation missiles, swimming animals etc., which, if they are not to be directed by the pressure control, can be set sind0 In Figo2 the same game device as in Fig.1 is seen from above shown again. The same reference numbers have been used so that the Description of Fig.1 also applies to Figo2.

In Figure 3, the cross section through the float in the figurative Design shown as a spaceship. The floating body housing 11 has a Cavity 12, which in the upper area 13 with air and in the lower area 14 with Liquid, e.g. water is filled. The cavity 12 is as closed Formed cavity and with the surrounding container liquid only through the nozzle opening 15 is connected, through which the liquid 14 flows in and out can.

If the pressure on the container liquid is increased, liquid flows into the cavity area 14 and the cavity 13 filled with LuRt is pressed together, so that the volume and thus the buoyancy is reduced. The float will thus sink down, since the density has become greater than that which has been displaced Liquid. As soon as the fluid pressure in the container is reduced, it expands The somewhat compressed air space 13 is removed again, and part of the liquid is removed the cavity area 14 exits the floating body again through the nozzle the repulsive action of the liquid exiting through the nozzle 15 becomes the float while moving in a horizontal direction.

With a quick sequence of pressure increase and pressure decrease (about 4 changes per second) the float only receives a horizontal movement, as a vertical movement due to the inertia of the float is not visible comes about. In addition, the liquid flowing into the cavity 12 has at Increase in pressure in the container liquid has almost no effect on the Movement of the float, but only that with rapid pressure change frequency pulsating liquid exiting results in an acceleration of the float due to the recoil effect that occurs. The remaining cavities 16 and 17 of the float are provided with ventilation holes 18 and 19 at the top so that there are no additional Form air cushions in the floating body, especially since the cavities 16 and 17 in this embodiment are open at the bottom.

Furthermore, this floating body design preferably has on the Underside a magnet, iron or nickel body 20, with which loads from Iron, nickel or magnetoic material can be absorbed and transported. At the same time, this metal or magnetic body 20 serves to follow the cavity 12 to seal at the bottom.

Transporting and picking up loads can, however, also be done by means of preferably in the lower area of the float more intended Gripper, load hook or similar mechanical device are made.

4 also shows the cross section of a designed as a spaceship Float with the difference that the inner cavity of the float through a membrane 22 into a closed air area 23 and a closed liquid area 24 is divided. There is also a magnet or metal plate in the lower area 25, which in addition also the function of the ballast body to achieve the correct Holds the buoyancy of the float.

The mode of operation in this embodiment is the same as in FigX 5 As soon as the pressure in the container liquid changes, liquid flows into the cavity 24 of the floating body and presses the membrane 22 upwards, whereby the air space 23 is compressed. This reduces the lift capacity and the float sinks to the bottom, provided that it previously had only a slight excess of buoyancy would have.

If the pressure in the container liquid is reduced again, it expands the air space 23 expands and the resilient membrane 22 presses the liquid out of the cavity 24 through the nozzle 26 out of the housing, whereby in turn a Recoil effect arises, which moves the float forward in a horizontal direction emotional. The filling of the liquid space 24 at the beginning of the game process is thereby achieved that briefly negative pressure in the container liquid by the pressure or vacuum generator is generated, whereby the cavity 24 with liquid soaks up.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the float with a schematic representation the control device. The drawing shows the float from behind, see above that the nozzle opening 30 points to the viewer. Basically, the control takes place of the float in the simplest way by the fact that its housing is one-sided, i.e. outside the center axis of movement, contacts with walls dc s of the liquid container, especially with its soil. In this version are for Control of the float on its lower and / or upper side protruding - Housing parts 31,32,33,34 arranged preferably eccentrically to the nozzle thrust axis line, Which when touching the floating body moving forward with the liquid filter base 35 or other objects, platforms, etc. or walls 36, surfaces, etc. lying above the float when touched. of the liquid container gives the float a drch or Kurvonbewegungun @. The control effect through the rotary movement comes about when touching the ground, that the protruding housing parts are eccentric or to the side of the nozzle thrust axis line the nozzle 30 or the center axis of movement. To do both curve movements (right and left) to reach, the procedure is that several different far projecting from the float body and at different distances from the nozzle thrust axis line or the center line of the float remote housing parts 31 and 32 or 33 and 34 are provided in such a way that when the float is touched lightly a rotary movement with a contact body 31 located close to the nozzle thrust axis line in one direction (e.g. to the right) and with stronger pressure (touching) with two contact bodies 31 and 32 and a slight inclination of the float the other direction of rotation (e.g.

to the left) by the friction of the farther from the nozzle thrust axis line remote contact body 32 can be reached, which is further away from the contact body 32 lying on the nozzle thrust axis line faces the longer ilebel Düsenschubaciiriinie and thus the greater braking effect, so that when moving forward of the float occurs a rotation to the left.

The same applies to touching the container top as soon as the somewhat less protruding housing part 33 also the upper side 36 of the container (or an overhead flat body) touches the float again a slight incline and as soon as the float buoyancy has increased sufficiently is, with simultaneous advance movement there is a right turn and thus a curve movement initiated to the right because the leverage of the contact body 33 in relation on the nozzle thrust axis line of the nozzle 30 is greater than the leverage of the contact body 34. To the one described Way can thus the float on Switch bottom or when touching the top of the container or when touching from horizontally lying platforms, ramps, obstacles, etc.

precisely controlled in any direction and then by interruption the contact can be moved straight ahead again by means of a change in lift.

Fig. 6 shows the top view and schematic diagram for the control of a round floating body shown as a spaceship The control of the floating body takes place in this embodiment in that the to accelerate the floating body serving liquid jet 42 by the arrangement or course of the nozzle opening 41 deviating from the radial direction 40 in the case of round floating bodies or deviating from the floating body center line 4D in the case of elongated floating body shapes more or acts less in the tangential direction or at an angle to the center line of the float and the float is allowed to rotate or curve.

However, in order to give the floating body both directions of movement, proceeded so that the floating body fixed or movably hinged, curved angled (inclined) to the vertical or horizontal direction of movement Steuerflachon 43, Stlbilisierungsflächen or fins, which the vertical or horizontally accelerated floating body a straight movement, a curve or give rotary motion.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 there is an angle to the axis of movement 40 of the float, control surface 43 rotates the float clockwise, as soon as the nozzle thrust, which produces a left turn, stops and the float moves only moved forward with momentum.

In this way, the recoil force can be exerted through dosed application the nozzle 41 a movement to the left, straight ahead or to the right can be achieved.

However, the control surfaces on the float can be on any other Way to be attached so that this is at all possible horizontal or vertical Direction of movement has an influence, so that rotary movements of the on-or-off descending float can be reached, wom1 for example at the perepheria of the - round - float control surfaces propeller-like in be attached at a certain angle of attack.

In Figure 7 is the longitudinal section through the housing base with pressure transducer device shown. The principle is designed sc that the pressure transmitter device is preferred consists of two units, one of which is used for fine adjustment of the float functions - Is preferably formed by a GcwindeM screw 45, which has an elastic table Membrane or an elastic body 46 presses on the liquid in the container and the other consists of a lever mechanism 47, by means of which the Groo and Quick regulation of the float can be made by using an elastic membrane 48 or an elastic body whose interior is filled with liquid the container liquid is connected, is depressed by the lever mechanism 47 In this way, the float can through the leg adjusting screw 45 in the Hovering adjusted and adjusted by means of the quick adjustment using the lever button 49 can be moved back and forth in the container and controlled, depending on the sequence and to what extent the pressure in the container is changed via the lever mechanism 47.

The game effect is particularly interesting when the whole The control mechanism is housed invisibly in the base 50 of the liquid container is.

Fig. 8 shows the side view and basic representation of a fish shown floating body The difference to the floating bodies described so far consists in surrounding the air or air bubble with a separate envelope 51 is such that the air in a closed hollow body, e.g. a bellows or in a completely or partially compressible or expandable container, of the - especially in the housing of the float - liquid is completely or partially washed around, The advantage of this design is that the buoyancy value of the float can be determined in advance by means of the volume size of the bellows 51 can be the float, which in this case as a fish is designed to be approximately adjusted from the outset in the levitation state.

Before immersing the float in the container liquid its bottom turned upwards, the end plate 52 removed and the cavity 53 filled with liquid.

Then the end plate 52 is inserted and the floating body is ready for use.

At the same time, it is shown again in Fig. 8, like the one as a fish formed floating body by the arrangement of the fins 54 near the ground or on the top of the container can be controlled by touch according to the Description in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 9 the same float design is shown again as a fish shown, but with the difference that the swim bladder designed as a bellows 55 is used for mechanical parts - in this case e.g. movable fins 56 -to move back and forth as soon as the pressure in the container liquid changes will.

Generally speaking, the principle is that the compressible or expandable air container 55 when changing its volume to mechanically movable Parts acts in such a way that these movements perform.

The type of parts to be moved and the mechanics used for them can be designed and arranged as desired. Such closed air tanks can also be provided at any point on the liquid container mechanical movements - especially figurative or representational movements Parts - to trigger when changing the tank liquid pressure and thus the To further increase play value.

10 shows a housing unit that can be inserted into the float for air and liquid filling in longitudinal section.

This is the cavity housing unit, which is made of manufacturing technology Foundations in a floating body of any external shape, frictionally or positively locked, inserted or removed.

The air filling for the buoyancy receiving the cavity 60 is at this version of the cavity 61 in the floating body housing, which the liquid accommodates for the jet function, through a wall 62 with a small hole or opening 64 - preferably less than 1 mm in diameter - separated. To this Way is made possible that before the start of the game, the cavity 61 after removal of the end plate 66 can be filled with liquid without this as a result of the very tightly held Opening 64 can penetrate into the cavity 60, which is provided for the air filling is. Then the end plate 66 is inserted and the float insert or the float as a whole is ready for use. The partition plate 64 is also at In this embodiment, it is preferably fastened in the housing 65 in a frictionally engaged manner. From production engineering For reasons, it is useful that the removable housing unit 65 with the nozzle opening 69 for the horizontal drive of the float is v @ rschen.

The advantages achieved with the invention are in particular special in the fact that a floating body in a closed F1üssigkeitsbe container Any shape and design by changing the pressure in the container liquid Can be moved not only vertically but also horizontally by means of a simple operating device is. The invention also enables the floating body to rotate and Corner accelerations received, so that the most diverse game devices created with three-dimensionally steerable swimming figures or bodies with a high play value can be. Through the various options for designing the invention can on the one hand the degree of difficulty required to operate the game Skill can be varied and on the other hand to ever new game systems to lead. The design of the liquid container with figurative or representational Accessories such as zçBo as a landscape, airfield, aquarium, space, labyrinth or soccer field etc etc in respective adaptation to the shape and where appropriate Shaping of the floating body offers a wide field of application for the invention in practice.

Claims (19)

P a t e n t a n s p r ü c h 1J Game device, consisting of a at least partially transparent liquid container (1) in which a free-floating float (5) (6) caused by a change in buoyancy, whose buoyancy can be changed by placing one in a cavity (12,23,51,55,60) of the floating body housing (11) located air bubble (13,23,51,55,60) by means of Pressure transmitter in the liquid container (1) variable liquid pressure more or is less compressible, that is to say, that the at Expansion of the air bubble or of the air space in the float (13,23,51,55,60) -aus The liquid flowing out of the float housing or parts of the float of the same due to the recoil force an additional - especially horizontally straightened- Acceleration or movement granted. 2. Game device according to claim 1, characterized in that the with the liquid and the air bubble - the air space (13,23,51,55,60) - filled The cavity (12) in the housing of the floating body is designed as a closed cavity is which with the surrounding container liquid only by at least a nozzle opening (15,26,30,41,63) is connected, which when the air bubble expands (13) and thereby a directed liquid jet flowing out of the housing generated to accelerate the float. 3. Game device according to claims 1 and / or 2, characterized in that that the air (bubble) is surrounded by a separate envelope, so that the Air in a closed hollow body such as a bellows (51,55) or a whole or partially collapsible or expandable container located by the -in particular the in the housing of the float- - liquid (53) is completely or partially washed around. 4. Game device according to claim 3, characterized in that the compressible or expandable container (55) when its volume changes mechanically moving parts (56) acts in such a way that these movements perform. 5. Game device according to claims 3 and / or 4, characterized in that that compressible or expandable container at any point of the liquid container Are attached or built in to mechanical movements - especially movements figurative or representational parts - when changing the container liquid pressure trigger. 6. Game device according to one or more of the claims characterized in that the control of the floating body takes place in that its housing experiences unilateral contact with walls of the liquid container, outside the central axis of the movement. 7. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that to control the float on its lower and / or the top protruding - preferably eccentrically to the nozzle thrust axis line arranged- housing parts (31,32,33,34, 54) are located, which when touching the moving floating body with the liquid container bottom (35) or other Objects, platforms, etc. -or. when touching above the float lying walls (36), surfaces, etc. of the liquid container - the floating body give a turning or curve movement. 8. Game device according to one o (leXr several of claims 1 to 7, (characterized by the fact that several different distances in front of the float housing protruding and different distances from the nozzle thrust axis line or the center line the float is arranged remotely »housing parts (31,32,33,34) are in front, in such a way that when the floating body touches lightly, for example, with the bottom of the container by means of a housing part (contact body) located close to the nozzle thrust axis line (31) a rotary movement in one direction - e.g. to the right and with stronger pressure (Touching) with two contact bodies (31,32) and a slight incline of the float the other direction of rotation - e.g. to the left - by the friction of the farther from the nozzle thrust axis line remote contact body (32) can be reached. 9. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the projecting ones provided for the rotary control Housing parts as molded accessory parts of the vibrating body such as the chassis, Fins, antenna or other objects are laid out. 10. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the float-preferably on the underside- a magnet, iron or nickel body (20,25) is located, by means of which loads from Iron, nickel or magnetic material can be absorbed and transported. 11. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it is preferably in the lower region of the float Grippers, load hooks or similar mechanical devices are located for recording and the transport of loads. 12. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that outside the liquid container -preferably Magnets (9, 10) detachably attached in the area of the container bottom for fixing the floating body or transport loads are located with a magnetic counter body are equipped. 13. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the floating body is fixed or movable articulated, curved, angled to the vertical or horizontal direction of movement or inclined control surfaces (43,56), stabilizing surfaces or fins (54) has, which the vertically or horizontally accelerated floating body a give straight motion, a curve motion, or a rotary motion. 14. Game device according to <in em or more of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the one used to accelerate the float Fluid flow differs due to the arrangement or course of the nozzle opening (41) from the radial direction in the case of round floats or deviating from the float center line in the case of elongated float shapes, more or less tangential respectively. at an angle to the center line of the float or the axis of movement (40) acts and thereby gives the float a rotating or curved motion. 15. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that inside the liquid container (1) or vertically extending obstacles, in particular walls (2a), which Have gates, openings or passages (2b) through which the floating bodies can be moved are. 16. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the pressure transmitter device preferably consists of two There are units, one of which (7) is used to fine-tune the buoyancy of the float is preferably formed by a threaded screw (45) which has an elastic Membrane or an elastic hollow body (46) on the liquid of the container (1) pushes and the other consists of a lever mechanism (47) by means of which the coarse and rapid regulation of the float movements can be carried out by an elastic membrane (48) or an elastic hollow body, whose with liquid filled interior is connected to the liquid by the lever mechanism (47) is pressed. 17. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the liquid container by attaching li (ltirlich or objectively designed hearing parts as the type and shape of the floating body adapted environment - especially as landscape, airfield, aquarium, space, Labyrinth, soccer field or any other environment is designed. 18. Game device according to one or more of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the air bubble or air filling receiving cavity (60) in Float housing from the cavity in the float housing that holds the liquid (61) for the jet function takes up through a wall (62) with a small Bore or opening (64) - preferably less than 1 mm in diameter - separated is. 19 Spielvornchtung according to one or more of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the cavities (60,61) for air filling and liquid filling in the float as a housing unit that can be removed or inserted from the float (65) - preferably with a nozzle opening (63) - is provided.