1. A brake system for automobile comprising:
a semiautomatic transmission for changing a speed of a driving shaft and transmitting power from the driving shaft to an output shaft, the semiautomatic transmission comprising a plurality of driving gears fixed on the driving shaft connected to an engine, a plurality of speed change gears fixed on the output shaft and continuously meshing with the driving gears, and a gear shifting lever connected to the speed change gears, for selecting speed levels;
a braking gear fixed on the output shaft and continuously meshing with the driving gear, for applying a braking force to the output shaft;
a first braking member for engaging the braking gear to apply frictional resistance to the motion of the braking gear;
an operator for operating the first braking member and a plurality of third braking members which selectively engage any one of the speed change gears; and
a controller receiving a braking signal produced from a brake treadle and controlling the operator to release at least one of the plurality of third braking members from the engaged speed change gear and to engage the first braking member to the braking gear and to engage a four-wheel drive gear.
2. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the braking gear comprises
a sun gear having outer teeth and fixed on the output shaft;
a plurality of first planetary gears meshing with the outer teeth of the sun gear;
a first ring gear having inner teeth and outer teeth, the inner teeth thereof meshing with the first planetary gears;
a plurality of second planetary gears meshing with the outer teeth of the first ring gear;
a second ring gear having inner teeth and outer teeth, the inner teeth thereof meshing with the second planetary gears, and the second ring gear continuously meshing with the driving gear; and
a carrier rotatably supporting the first and second planetary gears, the rotation of the carrier being controlled by the first braking member.
3. The brake system for automobile according to claim 2, wherein the first braking member comprises a supporting member which comprises a pad coming in contact with a periphery of the carrier and a brake shoe supporting the pad, and an operating member connected to the brake shoe and operated by the operator, the operating member making the supporting member grip or release the carrier.
4. The brake system for automobile according to claim 3, further comprising an elastic member placed between the pad and the brake shoe, for applying an elastic force to the pad.
5. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the operator comprises
a hydraulic supplier controlled by the controller and generating hydraulic pressure;
a first valve for controlling a supply of hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic supplier to the first braking member; and
a plurality of third valves for controlling a supply of hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic supplier to each of the third braking members.
6. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the operator comprises a first solenoid valve electrically operating the first braking member and a third solenoid valve electrically operating one of the plurality of third braking members.
7. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the operator is operated by hydraulic pressure extracted from a master cylinder which produces hydraulic pressure by an operation of the brake treadle.
8. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the operator to engage the braking gear intermittently.
9. The brake system for automobile according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the operator to engage the braking gear only when a speed of a vehicle is over a predetermined speed.
10. A brake system for automobile comprising:
a semiautomatic transmission for changing a speed of a driving shaft and transmitting power of the driving shaft to an output shaft, the semiautomatic transmission comprising a plurality of driving gears fixed on the driving shaft connected to an engine, a plurality of speed change gears fixed on the output shaft and continuously meshing with the driving gears, a four-wheel drive gear coaxially aligned with the output shaft and transmitting power to both front and rear wheels, and a gear shifting lever connected to the speed change gears, for selecting speed levels;
a braking gear fixed on the output shaft and continuously meshing with the driving gear, for applying a braking force to the output shaft;
a first braking member for engaging the braking gear to apply frictional resistance to the motion of the braking gear;
an operator for operating the first braking member, a second braking member which engages the four-wheel drive gear, and a plurality of third braking members which selectively engage any one of the speed change gears; and
a controller receiving a braking signal produced from a brake treadle and controlling the operator to release at least one of the plurality of third braking members from the engaged speed change gear and to engage the first and second braking members to the braking gear and the four-wheel drive gear respectively.
11. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the braking gear comprises
a sun gear having outer teeth and fixed on the output shaft;
a plurality of first planetary gears meshing with the outer surface of the sun gear;
a first ring gear having inner teeth and outer teeth, the inner teeth thereof meshing with the first planetary gears;
a plurality of second planetary gears meshing with the outer teeth of the first ring gear;
a second ring gear having inner teeth and outer teeth, the inner teeth thereof meshing with the second planetary gears, and the second ring gear continuously meshing with the driving gear; and
a carrier rotatably supporting the first and second planetary gears, the rotation of the carrier being controlled by the first braking member.
12. The brake system for automobile according to claim 11, wherein the first braking member comprises a supporting member which comprises a pad coming in contact with a periphery of the carrier and a brake shoe supporting the pad, and an operating member connected to the brake shoe and operated by the operator, the operating member making the supporting member grip or release the carrier.
13. The brake system for automobile according to claim 12, further comprising an elastic member placed between the pad and the brake shoe, for applying an elastic force to the pad.
14. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the operator comprises
a hydraulic supplier controlled by the controller and generating hydraulic pressure;
a first valve for controlling a supply of hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic supplier to the first braking member;
a second valve for controlling a supply of hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic supplier to the second braking member; and
a plurality of third valves for controlling a supply of hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic supplier to each of the third braking members.
15. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the operator comprises a first solenoid valve electrically operating the first braking member, a second solenoid valve electrically operating the second braking member, and a third solenoid valve electrically operating one of the plurality of third braking members.
16. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the operator is operated by hydraulic pressure extracted from a master cylinder which produces hydraulic pressure by an operation of the brake treadle.
17. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the controller controls the operator to engage the braking gear intermittently.
18. The brake system for automobile according to claim 10, wherein the controller controls the operator to engage the braking gear only when a speed of a vehicle is over a predetermined speed.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of playing a Baccarat card game using Joker cards and using side bets relating to Blackjack outcomes comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a card game table, the card game table having a layout comprising:
a Player hand position and a Banker hand position located in the center of the game table;
a plurality of betting areas, each betting area having a Tie betting spot, a Banker hand betting spot, a Banker BJ betting spot, a Banker 21 betting spot, a Banker 17 betting spot, a Player hand betting spot, a Player BJ betting spot, a Player 21 betting spot, and a Player 16 betting spot;
(b) providing at least one deck of playing cards, wherein each deck of playing cards comprises at least one Joker and four suits of cards, each suit including a Two card, a Three card, a Four card, a Five card, a Six card, a Seven card, an Eight card, a Nine card, a Ten card, a Jack card, a Queen card, a King card, and an Ace card;
(c) positioning each patron, at the card game table, next to player betting area;
(d) requiring each patron to place a bet on either the Player hand betting spot or the Banker hand betting spot or both;
(e) permitting each patron the option of placing bets on one or more side bets that include the Tie betting spot, the Banker BJ betting spot, the Banker 21 betting spot, the Banker 17 betting spot, the Player BJ betting spot, the Player 21 betting spot, and the Player 16 betting spot;
(f) shuffling the at least one deck of cards;
(g) playing Baccarat by dealing an initial two-card hand to the Banker hand position and dealing an initial two-card hand to the Player hand position;
(h) assigning point values to the cards in the Banker hand and in the Player hand according to Baccarat rules, wherein the Ace through Nine cards having respective point values of 1 through 9, the tens, Jacks, Queens and Kings all having a point value of 0:
(i) determining the point total of the initial two-card Banker hand and the initial two-card Player hand by summing up points of each of the initial two-card Banker hand and the initial two-card Player hand;
(j) dealing additional cards to the Banker hand position and to the Player hand position if necessary according to Baccarat rules;
(k) determining the final point totals of the Banker hand the Player hand according to Baccarat rules wherein if the sum of two or three cards in a hand exceeds 10, only the last digit is used in determining the final point total;
(l) comparing the final point totals of the Banker hand and the Player hand, the hand having the higher point total being the winning hand, wherein an initial two-card hand with a Joker is the highest hand and can never lose, an initial two-card having a point total of 9, called a natural, is the second highest hand, and an initial two-card hand having a point total of 8, also called a natural, is the third highest hand;
(m) paying-off patrons that placed bets on a winning hand;
(n) collecting bets from patrons that placed bests on the hand having the lower point total;
(o) resolving the side bets after the Baccarat game is played in steps (g)-(n);
(p) paying-off patrons that placed side bets on the Tie betting spot when the Player hand and the Banker hand have the same final point totals;
(q) assigning point values to the cards in the final Banker hand and in the final Player hand according to Blackjack rules, wherein the Two through Nine cards having respective point values of 2 to 9, the Tens, Jacks, Queens, and Kings cards all having a point value of 10, and the Ace cards having a point value of 1 or 11;
(r) determining the final point total of the Banker hand and the Player hand according to Blackjack rules, wherein an initial two-card Banker hand and an initial two-card Player hand having a Ten or any face card with an Ace is referred to as Banker BJ and Player BJ respectively, a Banker hand having two or three cards having a final point total of 21 or 17 is referred to as Banker 21 or Banker 17, respectively, a Player hand having two or three cards having a final point total of 21 or 16 is referred to as Player 21 or Player 16, respectively;
(s) paying-off patrons that placed side bets on the Banker BJ betting spot andor on the Player BJ betting spot when the initial two-card Banker hand andor the initial two-card Player hand have a Ten or any face card with an Ace;
(t) paying-off patrons that placed side bets on the Banker 21 betting spot or Banker 17 betting spot when Banker has two or three cards having a final point total of 21 or 17, respectively;
(u) paying-off patrons that placed side bets on the Player 21 betting spot or Player 16 betting spot when Player has two or three cards having a final point total of 21 or 16, respectively.