Sport and game device, and rotational apparatus

Abstract

A sport and game device for a throwing or shooting game includes a target disc with a circular target surface that is divided in the circumferential direction into a number n of circle sectors of the same size. At least part of the target disc is mounted in a rotational manner. An actuator is in operative connection with the target disc to generate a rotation of at least part of the target disc about an angle step <360. A control unit is in operative connection with the actuator for controlling the actuator. At least one sensor is in operative connection with the control unit and is designed to detect a hit on the target surface and to transmit a signal to the control unit.

Claims

1.-20. (canceled)

21. A sport and game device for a throwing or shooting game, comprising: a target disk (1) having a circular target surface (2), wherein the circular target surface (2) is divided in a circumferential direction into a number (n) of circle sectors of equal size, and wherein at least a part of the target disk (1) is rotatably mounted; an actuator (3), the actuator (3) being operationally connected to the target disk, for generating a rotation by an angle step <360of at least the part of the target disk (1) that is rotatably mounted; a control device (4), the control device (4) being operationally connected to the actuator (3), for actuating the actuator (3); and a sensor (5), wherein the sensor (5) is operationally connected to the control device (4), and wherein the sensor (5) is designed to detect a hit on the circular target surface (2), and to transmit a signal to the control device (4).

22. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the actuator (3) drives a drive pinion (6) operationally connected to the target disk (1).

23. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the target disk (1) is held at an edge (1.1) delimiting the target disk (1) by two or more rotatable mounting rollers (7).

24. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 23, wherein at least one of the two or more rotatable mounting rollers (7) is a drive pinion (6).

25. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 24, wherein the drive pinion (6) is a toothed pinion, the toothed pinion being operationally connected to gear teeth arranged on the target disk (1).

26. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 25, wherein the gear teeth are arranged on the edge (1.1) delimiting the target disk (1).

27. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the actuator (3) drives a shaft, and wherein the shaft is operationally connected to a center point of the circular target surface and is used for rotatably mounting the target disk (1).

28. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the sensor (5) is designed to detect a vibration triggered by the hit on the circular target surface.

29. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the sensor (5) is a camera, and wherein a detection field of the camera comprises the circular target surface.

30. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the control device (4) activates the actuator (3) after the signal has been transmitted by the sensor (5) a predetermined number (i) of times.

31. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the predetermined number (i) of times is selectable and settable by a user of the sport and game device.

32. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the angle step () is an integer multiple of 360/n.

33. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the angle step () is selectable and settable by a user of the sport and game device.

34. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, wherein an indicator device (8) for indicating point values assigned to the circle sectors is arranged outside the circular target surface.

35. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 34, wherein the indicator device (8) is arranged such that it is either not rotatable or is alternately rotatable and fixable.

36. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 21, further comprising a mount (9) for attaching the sport and game device to a wall or to a tripod.

37. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 36, wherein the sensor (5), the actuator (3), and the control device (4) are arranged on the mount (9) and the target disk (1) is exchangeably attachable to the mount (9).

38. The sport and game device as claimed in claim 36, wherein the mount (9) comprises damping means for damping vibrations of the circular target surface.

39. A rotational apparatus for accommodating and rotating a target disk of a throwing or shooting game having a circular target surface (2), the rotational apparatus comprising: a mount (9) for accommodating and fixing the target disk; an actuator (3) for generating a rotation of the target disk by an angle step <360; a control device (4), the control device (4) being operationally connected to the actuator (3) for actuating the actuator (3); and a sensor (5), wherein the sensor (5) is operationally connected to the control device (4), and wherein the sensor (5) is designed to detect a hit on the circular target surface (2) and to transmit a signal to the control device (4).

40. The rotational apparatus as claimed in claim 39, wherein the mount (9) comprises damping means for damping vibrations of the circular target surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0084] The invention is explained in more detail hereinafter on the basis of exemplary embodiments and associated drawings.

[0085] FIG. 1: shows a front view of a sport and game device;

[0086] FIG. 2: shows the rear side of a sport and game device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0087] FIG. 1 shows a front view of a sport and game device.

[0088] The sport and game device comprises a target disk 1 having a circular target surface 2. The target surface 2 is divided in the circumferential direction into a number n of circle sectors of equal size, which are interrupted by an inner ring 2.1 and an outer ring 2.2. The target disk 1 is rotatably mounted around the center point of the target surface 2.

[0089] A rotation takes place here, driven by an actuator (not visible in FIG. 1), by one angle step <360 in each case. In the illustrated embodiment, an angle step is precisely as large as the angle which a circle sector of the target surface 2 spans. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, is 18. A rotation by the angle step thus has the result that the circle sectors are rotated further by one position.

[0090] The target disk 1 is held at an edge 1.1, which delimits the target disk 1, by mounting rollers 7, in the present exemplary embodiment by three mounting rollers 7, wherein one is arranged at the upper edge and two are arranged at the lower edge of the target disk 1. One of the lower mounting rollers 7 is simultaneously formed as a drive pinion 6, which can set the target disk 1 in rotation.

[0091] The mount 9, using which the sport and game device can be fastened on a wall or on a tripod, can likewise be seen in FIG. 1.

[0092] FIG. 2 shows the rear side of a sport and game device. An actuator 3, which is operationally connected to a control device 4, is arranged on the rear side of the target disk 1. The actuator 3 drives a drive pinion 6, which is arranged at the edge 1.1 of the target disk 1 and is formed at the same time as a mounting roller 7. In the illustrated embodiment, two further mounting rollers 7 are also formed at the edge 1.1 of the target disk 1, wherein the mounting roller 7 arranged at the upper edge is adjustable in terms of its position, (indicated by dashed illustration) and in this way can release the target disk 1 for removal from the sport and game device.

[0093] A sensor 5, which is designed to detect vibrations triggered by a hit on the target surface, is likewise arranged on the rear side of the target disk 1. As soon the sensor 5 detects a vibration and therefore a hit, it transmits a signal to the control device 4, which activates the actuator 3 after a specific number i of transmitted signals and therefore triggers the rotation of the target disk. The rotation preferably takes place after three hits, since the individual fields, in particular in the area of the inner ring and outer ring of the target surface (numbers 2.1 and 2.2 in FIG. 1) are not large enough to accommodate more than three arrows. In particular if a practiced user uses the sport and game device to train to hit a specific field, it can be presumed that a hit detected by the sensor 5 also landed in or in the vicinity of the field aimed at and that a rotation by the angle step releases the area of interest again for new arrows.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0094] 1 target disk [0095] 1.1 edge of the target disk [0096] 2 target surface [0097] 2.1 inner ring [0098] 2.2 outer ring [0099] 3 actuator [0100] 4 control device [0101] 5 sensor [0102] 6 drive pinion [0103] 7 mounting rollers [0104] 8 indicator device [0105] 9 mount [0106] angle step