JP2003207299A - Target device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make transportation, installation, and lifting/descending of a target easily, and to enable to verify effectiveness of shooting from a distance in a safety manner without using live bullets. <P>SOLUTION: A control device 2 extends rods 4a and 4b and opens up a target 3 by control information sent by an operation/indication device 8 through operation-side radio equipment 9 and radio equipment 7 for the control device. When a shooter illuminates laser beam to a light receiver 6 on the target 3, hit information included in laser beam is imported in the control device 2, and light signals are converted into electrical signals. Converted electrical signals are transmitted via radio waves from the radio equipment 7 for the control device to the operation-side radio equipment 9 at the shooter side. The operation/indication device displays hit information, which is the result of the simulation shooting. Regarding the lifting/descending control of the target, if operating conditions at specified time is created and stored in the operation/indication device 8, expansion and contraction control of the target 3 can be automatically done when a shooting simulation is conducted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a target device used in a shooting simulation of a survival game or the like, and more specifically, whether or not it hits a target without using a live or simulated bullet. It is related with the target device which can determine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a target device is used by a shooting simulation or the like, if a target can be easily found by a shooter, a survival game may be hindered. Therefore, a target device that allows the target to be seen and hidden as needed is used. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional targeting device. The target device 11 is composed of a controller 12 and a target 13 for raising / lowering the target 13. The controller 12 is the controller 1 placed horizontally.
2 has a pop-up mechanism that allows the target 13 to rise up from a horizontal position to a predetermined angle.
That is, the hop-up mechanism (not shown) provided in the controller 12 raises and lowers the target 13 to the vertical position and the horizontal position to control the visibility of the target 13.

FIG. 6 is a side view when the target device of FIG. 5 is installed on the ground. That is, in order to allow the target 13 to be seen and hidden as necessary, as shown in FIG.
The entire target device 11 (ie, controller 12 and target 13)
Need to be buried in the ground 15. Therefore, the thickness H of the controller 12, the total length L of the controller 12 and the target 13 when the target 13 is spread horizontally, and the wider width D of the controller 12 or the target 13 ( It is necessary to dig down the ground 15 by the area corresponding to (see FIG. 5).

[0004]

However, when the target 13 is raised / lowered, a load larger than the load of the target 13 may be applied to the pop-up mechanism due to the influence of wind and rain. Therefore, the structure of the pop-up mechanism inevitably becomes large. That is, the controller 12
Although not shown in the drawing, the pop-up mechanism built in is composed of a motor or the like, so that the rotation mechanism becomes large, and as a result, the shape of the controller 12 becomes considerably large. . On the other hand, the target device 11 needs to be moved and used according to various shooting simulation states. It is necessary to move a plurality of target devices depending on the state of the shooting simulation, but if the target device 11 becomes large, it cannot be easily moved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the target device 11 is hidden by digging down the ground 15, it is necessary to dig down not only the controller 12 but also the size of the target 13. That is, it is necessary to dig down the ground 15 by the area in which the controller 12 and the target 13 are horizontally arranged. Furthermore, as the pop-up mechanism becomes larger and the shape of the controller 12 becomes larger as described above, the area where the ground 15 is dug down must be increased accordingly.
Moreover, the ground 1 is set at each location where a plurality of target devices are moved.
Since 5 must be dug down, the target device 1
1 requires a considerable amount of time and labor to move and install the target device 11.
May interfere with the use of.

Further, a conventional target device 1 as shown in FIG.
In 1, the target 13 is merely a board and does not have the function of transmitting hit information to the outside. Therefore, unless a real bullet or a simulated bullet is used, it is not possible to confirm the actual performance (hereinafter, the expression “effectiveness” is used) indicating that the target 13 is actually hit. Further, in order to confirm the detailed effectiveness indicating which part of the target 13 is hit, it is necessary to enter the vicinity of the target device 11.
In other words, the effectiveness cannot be confirmed in detail unless a real bullet or a simulated bullet is used, or the player does not enter the vicinity of the target device 11, and thus the shooting simulation may involve some risk.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to raise / raise a target with a simple mechanism.
(EN) Provided is a target device which can be moved down and down and can be easily moved and installed, and which can confirm the effectiveness of a hit from a distance by a safe method without using a live or simulated bullet. Especially.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the target device of the present invention is a target device used for a shooting simulation, and a target that can be freely displayed and folded and stored. The target display or the folding storage is provided based on the target display / storing switching information received from the outside. It is characterized by performing.

With such a structure, if the rod is expanded and contracted by a simple rod expansion and contraction mechanism, it is inevitable that the target made of a material such as cloth can be expanded or folded. In other words, the target can be raised and lowered freely. Therefore, by folding the target, the portability of the entire target device is further improved, the conditions for moving and installing the target device are eased, and it is possible to easily move and install multiple target devices to any place. it can. Then, after each target device is installed at an arbitrary location, the target may be expanded and a target display may be performed.

Further, the target device of the present invention is provided with a light receiver for receiving a light signal from the target, and further generates target display / storage switching information to be transmitted to the controller,
The receiver has an operation / display that displays hit information that indicates that the optical signal has hit, and the controller converts the hit information contained in the optical signal received by the receiver into an electrical signal for operation / display. It is characterized in that the operation / display unit displays hit information when it is sent to the device.

According to this structure, the target can be raised / lowered by a simple driving device, and the effectiveness of hitting the target can be confirmed by using a safe optical signal such as a laser beam. can do. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the effectiveness indicating that the target has actually been hit even if the target device is away from the target device. In addition, it is possible to confirm detailed hit position information such as where near the target the hit has been made while being far away. Therefore, according to the target device of the present invention, it is possible to realize a shooting simulation with sufficiently secured safety.

Normally, the controller and the operation / display unit each have a wireless device, and the target display / storage switching information and hit information are transmitted / received by a wireless signal, but it is impossible to transmit / receive the wireless signal. In the place, an optical signal transmitter / receiver may be provided for each of the controller and the operation / display unit, and electric signals may be converted into optical signals before transmitting / receiving target display / storage switching information and hit information. .

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a target device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
It is an external view of the target device in this invention, (a) shows the external appearance when a target device is stored, (b) has shown the external appearance when using a target device. 2 is a side view when the target device of FIG. 1 is installed on the ground and assembled. The target device 1 is configured so that the target 3 can be opened or folded by a simple operation, and the effectiveness of a hit can be confirmed by using a safe optical signal.

The target device 1 shown in FIG. 1 controls transmission / reception of an optical signal including effectiveness information indicating that a hit has been made, and vertically raises and lowers rods 4a and 4b (that is, expands and contracts). Controller 2 with expansion mechanism
A target 3 that can be equipped with a light receiver that receives an optical signal and that can be arbitrarily changed in shape; and two targets 3 that are stretched from both ends and that can be freely expanded and contracted. It is constituted by rods 4a and 4b.
Since the target 3 is made of a material such as cloth, it can be arbitrarily folded or unfolded. The expansion and contraction of the rods 4a and 4b can be realized by applying, for example, the expansion / contraction mechanism of a radio rod antenna used in automobiles and the like.

First, when the target device 1 is not used, as shown in FIG. 1A, the rods 4a and 4b are moved relative to the controller 2 by a rod expansion / contraction mechanism (not shown) in the controller 2. Vertically lower and shrink. At this time, the rods 4a and 4b have such a height that they slightly protrude from the upper surface of the controller 2. The target 3 is also folded within the range of the height at which the rods 4a and 4b project. As a result, the target device 1 when not in use is approximately the size of the controller 2 and has a shape and weight that are easy to carry.

Next, when the target device 2 is assembled for use, the rods 4a and 4b are extended to a predetermined height by the rod expansion / contraction mechanism in the controller 2, as shown in FIG. 1 (b). As a result, the target 3 also expands in accordance with the expansion of the rods 4a and 4b. Further, since the direction in which the rods 4a and 4b are extended is the direction perpendicular to the controller 2 (that is, the ground), the load applied to the extension of the rods 4a and 4b is hardly affected by the resistance due to wind and rain.
Therefore, the rod expanding / contracting mechanism in the controller 2 may be a small mechanical component, as long as it has a load force enough to extend the thin and light rods 4a and 4b. Therefore, the volume of the controller 2 accommodating the rod extension mechanism is not increased.

That is, the rods 4a and 4b are configured to be expandable and contractible, and the target 3 made of a material such as cloth that can be freely folded and stretched is stretched between the rods 4a and 4b. Has been. Therefore, when the target device 1 is stored, as shown in FIG. 1A, the rods 4a and 4b can be contracted to fold the target 3 compactly, but when the target device 1 is used, the target device 1 shown in FIG. Thus, the rods 4a, 4b can be extended to fully spread the target 3 between the rods 4a and 4b.
Note that the target 3 may be stretched with a material such as a shape memory alloy in order to prevent “wrinkles” from occurring when the folded target 3 is unfolded.

Further, the target 3 is constructed so that a thin plate-shaped light receiver capable of receiving an optical signal such as a laser beam, a visible ray or a near infrared ray can be freely attached and detached. Further, a light receiver (not shown) attached to the target 3
The optical signal received by is subjected to signal processing by the controller 2 and can be transmitted to the outside. still,
The optical signal contains various data such as hit information, which will be described in detail later. As a result, when a laser beam or the like transmitted from a distance hits the light receiver mounted in the target 3, the hit information is transmitted to the controller 2 and the validity information indicating that the hit is made is shot. It can be sent to your hands.

The rods 4a and 4b may not be a telescopic mechanism, but may be a mechanism in which the rods 4a and 4b are tilted toward the front side of the controller 2.
For example, in FIG. 1 (b), the rod 4a is replaced by the rod 4b.
The rod 4b may be tilted to the side and the rod 4b may be tilted to the side of the rod 4a. In this way, even if the rods 4a and 4b are tilted toward each other, the target 3 can be folded and stored as shown in FIG. 1 (a). In addition, the rod 4 which has fallen
The mechanism for raising a and 4b is, for example, a small solenoid, and the rod 4 is used when the lock of the spring mechanism is released.
You may make it a and 4b stand up by a spring force. In addition, when the rods 4a and 4b are tilted, the target device 1
Is to be transported to another place, the shooter only has to tilt the rods 4a and 4b as necessary. When the rods 4a and 4b are longer than the width of the controller 2 in the rod folding direction, when the rods 4a and 4b are tilted, the controller 2
The controller 1 may be provided with a mechanism capable of retracting the rods 4a and 4b to the width of the width.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the target device 1 is installed on the ground 5. That is, when installing the target device 1 on the ground 5, the size of an amount corresponding controller 2 (e.g., a length direction L _O only) may Horiokose ground 5.
Then, the target device 1 in a state of being housed as shown in FIG. 1 (a) is installed on the ground 5, and thereafter, by the rod expansion / contraction mechanism in the controller 2, the rods 4a and 4b are vertically moved by a required length. extend. As a result, as shown in FIG.
Can be stretched between the rods 4a and 4b. Further, in the process of extending the rods 4a and 4b, the rod expansion and contraction mechanism is less likely to receive resistance such as wind and rain. Therefore, the rod expansion / contraction mechanism only needs a force to extend the light rods 4a and 4b, and as a result, the controller 2 can be made small.

In this way, if the ground 5 is dug up by the area of the small controller 2, the target device 1 can be installed as shown in FIG. 2, so that the number of working steps for installing the target device 1 can be reduced. It can be reduced significantly. Also,
Only when the target device 1 is used or stowed, the controller 2 can raise / lower the rods 4a and 4b to unfold or fold the target 3, so that the size and weight of the entire target device including the target 3 can be reduced. Can be made smaller. Therefore,
It is possible to easily move or install a plurality of target devices depending on the state of the shooting simulation.

Next, a specific embodiment of the shooting simulation using the target device of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a target device and peripheral devices arranged when performing a shooting simulation. The configuration of the arrangement of each device in the shooting simulation is as follows.
A controller radio 7 is installed, and an operation / display 8 and an operation radio 9 are installed on the shooter side.

The target device 1 on the target side controls the expansion / contraction operation of the target 3 in which a light receiver 6 for receiving a laser beam containing data such as hit information is arranged and the rod 4a, 4b on which the target 3 is stretched. The controller 2 converts the hit information data contained in the laser beam hitting the light receiver 6 from an optical signal into an electric signal.

The target-side controller radio 7 receives an electric signal containing hit information from the controller 2, converts it into a radio signal, and wirelessly transmits it to a remote operation-side radio 9, or the operating side. The wireless device 9 has a function of receiving a wireless signal including control information for expanding and contracting the rods 4a and 4b. In a place where the controller wireless device 7 cannot be used, an optical signal that can convert an electric signal received from the controller 2 into an optical signal to be transmitted or can receive an optical signal from the operation / display unit 8 side. A signal transmitter / receiver may be provided.

Further, the operator / display unit 8 on the shooter side prepares control information for expanding and contracting the rods 4a, 4b of the target device 1 and displays hit information received from the controller 2 side. It has a function. Furthermore, the operating side radio 9
Receives a wireless signal including hit information from the controller wireless device 7 or the rods 4a, 4 received from the operation / display device 8.
It has a function of wirelessly transmitting control information for expanding and contracting b to the controller wireless device 7. If the target side has transmitted the hit information as an optical signal by the optical signal transmitter / receiver, the shooter side also installs an optical signal transmitter / receiver to operate the optical signal received from the target side optical signal transmitter / receiver. It may be passed to the display unit 8.

Next, the operation of the shooting simulation system shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In this shooting simulation, an optical signal such as a laser beam, a visible ray, or a near-infrared ray containing hit information can be used as a method for safely and surely confirming the effectiveness indicating the record of hitting the target 3. However, in this embodiment, a laser beam containing hit information is used.

The shooter places the light receiver 6 at a desired position on the target 3 in advance. Furthermore, the control information for expanding and contracting the rods 4a and 4b of the target device 1 created by the operation / display device 8 is transmitted to the controller 2 via the operation side wireless device 9 and the controller wireless device 7. . As a result, the controller 2
However, based on the received control information, the rods 4a and 4b are extended and the target 3 is fully expanded.

As a result, as shown in FIG.
Since the light receiver 6 is arranged at a predetermined position of
A simulation shot is performed by aiming at the light receiver 6 with a laser beam. When the light receiver 6 receives the laser beam, the hit information data included in the laser beam is taken into the controller 2 and converted from an optical signal to an electric signal. Then, the converted electric signal is wirelessly transmitted from the controller wireless device 7 to the operator-side wireless device 9 on the shooter side. Then, since the hit information which is the result of the simulation shooting is displayed by the operation / display unit, the shooter can easily confirm the effectiveness information. When the target device 1 is out of reach of the wireless signal, the controller wireless device 7 and the operating side wireless device 9 are removed, and optical signal transmitters / receivers are installed at the respective positions, so that the hit information is not a wireless signal. Since it is transmitted and received by an optical signal instead, the expansion and contraction control of the rods 4a and 4b and the display of hit information can be performed as described above.

Further, the control for raising / lowering the target 3 (that is,
For the expansion / contraction control of the rods 4a and 4b), if the operation / display unit 8 preliminarily creates and stores operation conditions for each predetermined time, when actually performing a shooting simulation,
The expansion / contraction control of the target device 1 can be automatically performed. In this way, when performing expansion / contraction control of the target 3 by time management, it is necessary to unify the expansion / contraction time between the target devices before using the target device 1. That is, in each target device, it is necessary to regulate the time for performing the expansion and contraction control of the target 3.

FIG. 4 shows a one-frame code system of control information for expanding and contracting a target, which is created by the operation / display unit and transmitted to the controller. When a plurality of target devices are used, the code system of the control information is a target identification code 2 in which an individual number is assigned in advance to distinguish each target device.
1, a transmission information code 22 indicating information for identifying the content of the data, a time data when the time regulation is performed, and a time information code 23 indicating time data for raising or lowering the target. It is configured. The transmission information code 22 for identifying the data content is
For example, the time regulation information is displayed as "0001", and the target control information is displayed as "0010".

That is, in FIG. 3, the operation / display unit 8 prepares a frame in which an individual code system is prepared for each target device, and the operating side radio 9 is used to control the controller radio provided in each target device 1. The frames of the individual code systems are collectively transmitted to the device 7. These frames are transmitted to the corresponding target device based on the target identification code 21. Then, the target device in which the transmission information code 22 has the code “0001” is time-controlled, and the target device in which the transmission information code 22 has the code “0010” moves up the target 3. Target control that descends is performed. Here, in the target device in which the code “0001” is recorded and the time is regulated, the target is raised / lowered at the time according to the data recorded in the time information code 23. Normally, the target device for which the time regulation is performed has a series of continuous times adapted to the state of the shooting simulation.

The above-described embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. is there. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the laser beam including the hit information is used as the optical signal has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained by using an optical signal such as a visible ray or a near infrared ray containing hit information.

[0033]

As described above, according to the target device of the present invention, the target can be lifted / lowered by a simple rod extending / contracting mechanism used in an extending / contracting mechanism of a radio rod antenna used in an automobile or the like. The effectiveness of hitting a target can be confirmed by using a safe optical signal such as a laser beam that can be lowered. As a result, the portability of the target device is further improved, the conditions for installing the target device are alleviated, and a plurality of target devices can be easily moved to and installed at any place.

Further, according to the target device of the present invention, it is possible to carry out a shooting simulation by utilizing various optical signals such as a laser beam, a visible light beam and a near infrared ray. Furthermore, it is possible to confirm the effectiveness of actually hitting the target while being away from the target device. In addition, it is possible to confirm detailed hit position information such as where near the target the hit has been made while being far away. Therefore, according to the target device of the present invention, it is possible to realize a shooting simulation with sufficiently secured safety.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a target device according to the present invention,
(A) shows the appearance when the target device is stored, and (b) shows the appearance when the target device is used.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the target device of FIG. 1 when installed on the ground and assembled.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a target device and peripheral devices arranged when performing a shooting simulation.

FIG. 4 is a one-frame code system of control information for expanding and contracting a target, which is created by an operation / display unit and transmitted to a controller.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional targeting device.

6 is a side view of the target device shown in FIG. 4 installed on the ground.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 11 ... Target device, 2, 12 ... Controller, 3, 13 ... Target, 4a, 4b ... Rod, 5, 15 ... Ground, 6 ... Light receiver, 7 ... Controller radio device, 8 ... Operation / display device , 9 ... Operation side wireless device, 21 ... Target identification code, 22 ... Transmission information code, 23 ... Time information code.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Tetsuaki Ishikawa             3-14-20 Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Hitachi Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naoki Endo             3-14-20 Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Hitachi Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C014 PP03 QA03 QB03

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A target device for use in a shooting simulation, comprising a target capable of freely displaying and folding and storing the target, and a controller for controlling the target display and folding and storing of the target selectively. The target device, wherein the controller performs either the target display or the folding storage of the target based on the target display / storage switching information received from the outside. 2. The target device according to claim 1, wherein the target includes a light receiver that receives an optical signal, and further generates target display / storage switching information to be transmitted to the controller, The light receiver is provided with an operation / display device for displaying hit information indicating that an optical signal has hit, and the controller converts hit information included in the light signal received by the light receiver into an electric signal. The target device, wherein the operation / display device displays hit information when the information is transmitted to the operation / display device.