Gaming device including a game coin firing mechanism

Abstract

Gaming device with a firing mechanism for shooting a game coin into a coin track, comprising a preferably arc-shaped deflection track and leading to a target device, wherein the deflection track is bordered by a recess in a housing front panel and the target device is arranged in the area of said recess, characterised in that the housing front panel is at least sectionally transparent in design, wherein behind the housing front panel, a visualisation device is arranged such that at least a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the housing front panel and/or through the recess.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gaming device comprising:
 a firing mechanism for shooting a game coin or object into a coin or object track, wherein said coin or object track comprises a deflection track in a recess in a housing front panel, and leads to a target device, the deflection track fixedly leading to and terminating in a target device remote from said firing mechanism,
 the target device having a plurality target areas proximal to the recess, the plurality of target areas leading to a coin collector by way of a coin or object channel recesses, and a return channel to the firing mechanism from at least one opening adjacent to the plurality of target areas, 
 wherein the housing front panel is at least sectionally transparent in design, wherein behind the housing front panel, a visualisation device is arranged such that at least a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the housing front panel and/or through the recess. 
   
     
     
         2 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the visualisation device is arranged behind the housing front panel such that a portion of a visualisation device is visible through the at least sectionally transparent housing front panel and another portion of the visualisation device is visible through the recess of the housing front panel. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming device according to  claim 2 , wherein the visualisation device extends directly up to the target device. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the visualisation device extends at least sectionally behind the target device, wherein the target device is at least partially transparent in design, so that a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the target device. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the visualisation device extends over a wide area essentially over the entire top housing front section, located above the target device, wherein the housing front section is bordered by a preferably frame-like or strip-like housing edge in which the visualisation device is recessed. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess in the housing front panel is covered in the direction of the inside of the device at least sectionally by a partition, which is of at least partially transparent design in the area of the recess, so that a section of the visualisation device arranged behind the partition is visible through the partition. 
     
     
         7 . The gaming device according to  claim 6 , wherein the partition is arranged in sandwich fashion between the visualisation device and the housing front panel. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming device according to  claim 7 , wherein in the partition, at least one coin channel recess is provided adjoining the target device and forms a further coin track for game coins or objects discharging from the target device. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess in the housing front panel is covered in the direction of the inside of the device at least sectionally by the visualisation device, such that the visualisation device delimits at least a portion of the coin track. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein a detection device for detecting entry of a game coin or object into a target area and a control device for controlling the visualisation device are provided depending on the detected target entry of the game coin or object. 
     
     
         11 . The gaming device according to  claim 10 , wherein the detection device comprises a contact detection device allocated to the visualisation device, particularly in the form of a touchscreen, wherein the contact detection device is intended and designed to detect contact by the game coin or object. 
     
     
         12 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein a further contact detection device is allocated to the housing front panel and/or a front window positioned in front of the housing front panel, wherein the contact detection device is intended and designed to detect manual contacts by a device user. 
     
     
         13 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein a/the control device for controlling the visualisation device and/or for controlling the firing mechanism and/or controlling the target device is provided to depend on detection of contact with the contact detection device. 
     
     
         14 . The gaming device according to  claim 1 , wherein the target device, the housing front panel and the visualisation device are jointly mounted on a device door and are movable together with the device door in relation to the device body. 
     
     
         15 . The gaming device according to  claim 1  wherein the visualisation device is selected from the group consisting of an LED screen, an LCD screen, a plasma screen, and a TFT monitor. 
     
     
         16 . A gaming device comprising a firing mechanism for shooting a game coin into a coin track, wherein said coin track comprises an arc-shaped deflection track in a recess in a housing front panel, the arc-shaped deflection track fixedly leading to and terminating in a target device remote from said firing mechanism, the target device having a plurality of target areas proximal to the recess, wherein the housing front panel is at least sectionally transparent in design, wherein behind the housing front panel, a visualisation device is arranged such that at least a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the housing front panel and another portion of the visualisation device is visible through the recess of the housing front panel, wherein the visualisation device is located above the target device, and wherein the recess in the housing front panel is covered by a partition that occupies a location behind the recess. 
     
     
         17 . The gaming device according to  claim 16 , wherein the visualisation device extends directly up to the target device. 
     
     
         18 . The gaming device according to  claim 16 , wherein the visualisation device extends at least sectionally behind the target device, wherein the target device is at least partially transparent in design, so that a portion of the visualisation device is visible through the target device. 
     
     
         19 . The gaming device according to  claim 16 , wherein the partition is arranged in sandwich fashion between the visualisation device and the housing front panel. 
     
     
         20 . The gaming device according to  claim 16  wherein in the partition, at least one coin channel recess is provided adjoining the target device and forms a further coin track for game coins discharging from the target device. 
     
     
         21 . The gaming device according to  claim 16 , wherein the recess in the housing front panel is covered in the direction of the inside of the device at least sectionally by the visualisation device.