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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Qubicaamf Europe S.p.a., Bologna, IT;
Emanuele Govoni, San Giovanni In Persiceto, IT;
Roberto Vaioli, Ozzano Dell'Emilia, IT;
Gian Luca Ferrari, Anzola Dell'Emilia, IT;
Massimo Baraldi, Bologna, IT;
Vittorio Scagliarini, Sant'Agata Bolognese, IT;
Tommaso Parisi, Bologna, IT;
QUBICAAMF EUROPE S.P.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A bowling centre includes at least one bowling lane along which the bowl is rolled and having a rolling surface at one end of which are positioned the pins to be knocked down and at the opposite, longitudinal end of which is located the bowler's bay from where the bowl is thrown, the at least one lane including a side bumper running along each side of the lane and movable between a lowered position which allows the bowl to roll freely off the lane into a gutter which channels the bowl out of the lane, and a raised position for keeping the bowl on the bowling lane; an electronic control system configured to manage the at least one lane to implement a scoring program which calculates the score of the game played on the at least one lane; a lighting system includes a plurality of lighting units mounted on each side bumper, the lighting system being connected to the electronic control system which is configured to individually control each lighting unit in such a way as to light respective zones of each bumper in a differentiated manner.