JPH0791894A - Reaction type gun device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a shooting feeling to be felt at a body in the same manner as that of an actual shooting by a method wherein a reaction generating means using pressurized gas is assembled in a main body of a gun, and a weight arranged at the reaction generating means is struck against a rear part of the main body of the gun and against a wall in an upward direction. CONSTITUTION:When a switch means is turned off, pressurized gas is supplied from a suction port A of a changing-over valve 22 through a discharging port B, guided to a reaction generating means 30, a resilient member 32 is compressed through a movable piece 34 at the reaction generating means 30, thereby a reaction energy is accumulated in the resilient member 32. Then, a target is screened at a display device and a shooting player operates a trigger 24 while looking at it, resulting in that the switch means is closed and the suction port A of the changing-over valve 22 is closed with a solenoid, the discharging port C is opened and then the pressurized gas is discharged into air. In concurrent with this operation, the movable piece 34 is struck against a wall of the rear upper part of the reaction generating means 30 with the resilient member 32 and a springing force for springing the gun port is generated together with the reaction force of the bullet and a shooting feeling is realized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Industrial application] Electronic game machines installed in amusement centers include so-called gun games, in which a model handgun (such as a rifle) is used to shoot and play a target displayed on the screen of a display device. is there. Generally, in a gun game, when the player pulls the gun trigger, the shooting direction and the time are detected by the direction detector built in the control unit of the game machine and transmitted to the control unit of the game machine. The sound output such as the firing sound is output, and it is determined whether or not the bullet hits the target based on the detection information from the direction detector. When the target is hit, the hit scene is displayed on the screen and the hit sound is output. In the gun used in such a game machine, since the bullet is not actually fired, conventionally, when the trigger is pulled, the vibration mechanism inside the gun unit vibrates the gun unit and simulates the recoil at the time of firing. I tried to give a sense of reality by reproducing it realistically.

6 and 7 are cross-sectional views showing an example of the structure of a conventional game machine gun unit. The gun unit consists of a gun 1 and a support shaft portion 2 which are integrally molded, and the inside of the gun 1 is A vibration mechanism 3 is provided. Rotatable support shaft 2
Is a fulcrum C of a fixed rotary mechanism (not shown) located below.
It is possible to tilt in the directions of the arrows L1 and L2 around the center, and the player can freely change the direction according to the target.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a solenoid magnet is used as a vibrating mechanism. When a player pulls the trigger 1a of the gun 1, the solenoid magnet 3S is actuated and the tip of the movable piece is reciprocated. Part is protrusion 1
It is designed to hit S. By striking the protrusion 1S, the gun unit tilts in the direction of the arrow L2 around the fulcrum C, and when continuously fired, vibration due to continuous tilting occurs. Then, the vibration is transmitted to the player's hand from the grip portion 1f directly connected to the support shaft portion 2, so that the player can feel the reaction at the time of launch.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a gun unit in which the vibration mechanism 3 provided inside the gun 1 is composed of a motor 3M and an eccentric weight 3W. In this example, the player is gun 1
When the trigger 1a is pulled, the motor 3M in the vibration mechanism 3 is activated, and the gun unit vibrates in a circular motion with respect to the rotating shaft by the rotational movement of the eccentric weight 3W attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 3M. Then, the vibration is transmitted from the grip portion 1b to the player's hand, so that the player can feel the firing sensation due to the minute vibration.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional gun unit, the vibration mechanism tends to be very heavy, and the gun and the support shaft are integrally fixed and installed on the floor or the like. , I could not enjoy the shooting feeling as a handheld gun. On the other hand, if you try to attach the above vibration mechanism to a conventional handheld gun unit, the weight of the gun unit will increase significantly and the gun will be too heavy and it will be far from the actual shooting feeling, There was also a problem that the vibration mechanism was too large to be mounted on the handheld gun unit.

Therefore, the present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a reaction mechanism which allows the player to feel as if he is actually shooting a gun. It is to provide a handheld gun unit for a game machine equipped with the game machine.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a hand-held gun unit having a reaction mechanism used in a game machine such as an electronic game machine.
A direction detection sensor for detecting a shooting direction is provided at the muzzle portion of the gun, and pressurized gas supply means for supplying pressurized gas to the gun body and supply of the pressurized gas engaged with a trigger of the gun. The gun body is provided with a switching valve for controlling air / exhaust and a recoil generating means connected to the switching valve for converting compression energy of the pressurized gas into reaction energy, and when the trigger is pulled, Operating the switching valve to the exhaust side for a predetermined period of time to give a reaction to the gun body by the reaction generating means, and output the operation start time of the trigger and the shooting direction of the gun to the control device of the game machine. Achieved by

[0008]

According to the present invention, since the recoil generating means using the pressurized gas is incorporated in the gun body, it is possible to provide a practical hand-held gun unit which suppresses an increase in the body weight. Furthermore, the phenomenon in which the muzzle of a large-caliber gun jumps up can be reproduced by colliding the weight provided in the recoil generating means with the rearward and upward wall of the gun body.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. First, FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a handheld gun game machine, in which a target displayed on a screen of a display device 16 is displayed. When the player shoots with the handheld gun unit 20 and the trigger 24 of the handheld gun unit 20 is pulled,
An operation signal is output from the shooting direction detection sensor 26 and the trigger 24 to the control device 10 of the game machine, and the control device 1
The sound output such as the launch sound is output from 0, and the control device 1
The direction detector built into 0 determines whether or not the bullet has hit the target. When a hit is made, the hit scene is displayed on the screen of the display device 16 and the hit sound is output. The handheld gun unit 20
A pressurized gas is supplied from the pressurized gas supply means 12 such as a compressor via a hose 14.

FIG. 2 is a more detailed sectional view of the reaction-type handheld gun unit 20 of the present invention, in which the pressurized gas supplied from the pressurized gas supply means 12 (not shown) is passed through the switching valve 22 to generate the recoil. The elastic body 32 is guided by the movable piece 34 and compressed by the movable piece 34, and the direction detection sensor 26 is provided at the muzzle portion.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing the interrelationship of the switching valve 22, the trigger 24, and the reaction generating means 30. The trigger 24 controls the solenoid 44 of the power source 40 by turning the switch means 42 on and off. The supply is controlled, and the suction of the movable valve 46 connected to the elastic body 48 by the solenoid 44 is controlled. Further, the power source 40 is controlled to be turned on and off by the switch means 52 via the bullet-out signal receiving means 50 output from the game machine control device 10, and the trigger 24 when the game is not being played.
Useless shooting vibration does not occur even if you pull.

In such a configuration, the operation is shown in FIG.
To explain with reference to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, first, when the player holds the handheld gun unit 20 and is waiting for the target, the structure is as shown in FIG. Since it is not operating, the switch means 42 is turned off, the movable valve 46 is pulled by the elastic body 48 and moved to the left side, and the inlet A to the outlet B of the switching valve 22 is moved.
A pressurized gas (for example, air or nitrogen) is supplied via the and is guided to the reaction generating means 30. Then, the recoil generating means 3
At 0, the elastic body 32 is compressed by the pressurized gas via the movable piece 34, and the reaction energy is accumulated in the elastic body 32.

Next, when the target is displayed on the display device 16, the player pulls the trigger 24. In this case, the structure shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. By moving the trigger 24, the switch means 42 is closed and the solenoid 44 is moved. A current is supplied from the power source 40 to the movable valve 46 by the electromagnet of the solenoid 44 to the right to close the intake port A of the switching valve 22 and open the exhaust port C to expel the pressurized gas into the air. At the same time, the movable piece 34 is moved by the elastic body 32 to the recoil generating means 30.
It collides with the upper wall of the rear part of the rear part, and the force that repels the muzzle is generated together with the reaction force of the bullet. Thus, it is possible to accurately reproduce the movement of the handheld gun body based on the recoil when the bullet is fired.

In the above-described embodiment, the example of the compressor with a hose is shown as the pressurized gas supply means, but as shown in FIG. 5, the pressurized gas is supplied by the small cylinder 28 or the compressor 12 itself is supplied to the gun 20. It can also be built into the main body.

The direction detecting sensor 2 attached to the muzzle portion
Infrared light projecting means or magnetic material can be used as 6,
When the infrared light emitting means is attached, the infrared light receiving means is provided on the display device 16 side to detect the shooting direction and input it to the control device 10. On the other hand, when the magnetic body is attached to the muzzle portion, a search coil is arranged around the handheld gun unit 20, and the shooting direction is detected by this search coil.

Furthermore, the operation start time when the trigger 24 is pulled can be input to the control device 10 by wire, but it can be input to the control device 10 wirelessly by a high frequency switch, infrared light projecting means or the like. You can also

[0017]

As described above, according to the reaction type handheld gun unit of the present invention, it is possible to easily generate a small / lightweight type reaction force by utilizing the pressurized gas and to faithfully prevent the muzzle from bouncing. It is possible to reproduce, and you can experience the powerful firing sensation and to feel as if you are actually shooting a handheld gun.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system using a reaction type handheld gun unit of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing one structural example of the reaction type hand-held gun unit of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a reaction energy storage process of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a reaction force generation process of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a structural example of still another reaction type handheld gun unit of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a structural example of a unit including a conventional reaction force generation mechanism.

FIG. 7 is another configuration example of a gun unit including a conventional reaction force generation mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game Machine Control Device 12 Pressurized Gas Generating Means 14 Hose 16 Display Device 20 Gun Body 22 Switching Valve 24 Trigger 26 Direction Detection Sensor 30 Recoil Generating Means 32, 48 Elastic Body 34 Movable Piece 40 Power Supply 42, 52 Switch Means 44 Solenoid 46 Movable valve 50 Bullet out signal receiving means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a handheld gun unit used in a game machine such as an electronic game machine, a direction detection sensor for detecting a shooting direction is provided at a muzzle portion of the gun, and pressurized gas is supplied to the gun body. Pressurized gas supply means, a switching valve that is engaged with the gun trigger to control air supply / exhaust of the pressurized gas, and is connected to this switching valve to convert the compression energy of the pressurized gas into reaction energy. A reaction generating means is provided in the gun body, and when the trigger is pulled, the switching valve is operated to the exhaust side for a predetermined period,
A recoil handheld for a game machine, characterized in that the recoil generating means recoils the gun main body, and at the same time, the operation start time of the trigger and the shooting direction of the gun are output to the controller of the game machine. Gun unit. 2. The reaction type handheld gun unit for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressurized gas supply means is a small cylinder or a compressor with a hose. 3. The reaction type handheld gun unit for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein the direction detection sensor is constituted by a magnetic detection means or an infrared detection means. 4. The reaction type handheld unit for a game machine according to claim 3, wherein the start time of the operation of the trigger is wirelessly output to the control device of the game machine.