JP2000288156A - Shogi board and shogi piece - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shogi (Japanese chess) board and a shogi piece for automatically discriminating the direction, sort, and the promoted status of a shogi piece placed in a predetermined square of the grid on the shogi board and for automatically performing recording of a game course and management of a waiting time. SOLUTION: In the shogi piece 6, a positioning magnet piece 7 and information magnet pieces 8a-10a for information of on the direction, sort, and a promoted status are arranged, while in the shogi board 1, a positioning magnet piece and a magnetism detecting sensor are provided opposedly to the magnet piece 7a-10a arranged in the shogi piece 6. The shogi piece 6 is attracted so as to be positioned in a predetermined position in a predetermined grid square 3 of the shogi board 1 by means of the positioning magnet 7a, and the arrangement composition of the information magnets 8a-10a is read by means of the magnetism detecting sensor for discriminating the orientation, the sort, and the promoted status of each shogi piece 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shogi board and shogi pieces.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The direction, type, composition, etc., of shogi pieces on a shogi board have been visually identified.

[0003]

In the conventional shogi board and shogi pieces, since the direction, type, composition, and the like of the shogi pieces on the shogi board are visually identified or the like, many shogi pieces are used for recording a shogi record and managing time. It required labor and cost.

An object of the present invention is to automatically identify the direction, type and composition of shogi pieces placed in a predetermined cell on a shogi board,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a shogi board and a shogi piece capable of automatically performing game record recording and time management.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[0006]

According to the shogi board and the shogi piece of the present invention, the shogi piece placed in a predetermined cell on the shogi board in a normal game operation is positioned at a fixed position in the predetermined cell, and the direction of each shogi piece is set.・
Type and composition can be automatically identified. Therefore, it is possible to automatically record the game record and manage the holding time using the identification data.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial plan view of a lower left corner portion of the shogi board 1, 2 is a top sheet pasted on the shogi board 1, and 3 is a grid printed on the top sheet 2. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the topsheet 2 of FIG. 1 is peeled off, and a magnetic detection sensor group 4 such as a Hall element or a magnetoresistive element is turned on when the S pole of the magnet piece approaches the central part in the cell 3. And the magnet piece 5 is provided with the surface side as an S pole.

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the shogi piece 6 with the piece characters omitted, and a positioning magnet piece 7a,
7b and the magnet pieces 8a and 8b indicating the direction of the piece, the magnet piece 9 indicating the orientation, and the magnet pieces 10a, 10b and 11 indicating the piece type
a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13a, 13b. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3, and the shogi piece 6 has a structure in which a back member 6a and a front member 6b are bonded. FIG. 5 is an AA ′ cross-sectional perspective view of the back surface member 6a of the shogi piece 6 shown in FIG. 4, with the N pole of the magnet piece 7a facing the back surface direction of the back member 6a, and the magnet piece 8a and the magnet piece 10a Are directed toward the back surface of the back member 6a. FIG. 6 is a BB ′ cross-sectional perspective view showing the back surface of the front surface member 6b of the shogi piece 6 shown in FIG. 4, and has the N pole of the magnet piece 7b facing the surface direction of the front surface member 6b. , 9 and 10b are oriented toward the surface of the surface member 6b.

FIG. 7 shows a shogi board 1 on which a shogi piece 6 shown by an AA 'sectional view in FIG. 4 is arranged, and FIG. 8 shows a DD' sectional view in FIG. is there. 8, the positioning magnet piece 5 of the shogi board 1 and the magnet piece 7a of the back surface member 6a of the shogi piece 6 are attracted to each other, and the shogi piece 6 placed in the predetermined mesh 3 as shown in FIG. It is positioned at a fixed position in the mesh 3. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE ′ of FIG. 7. The magnet pieces 8 a and 10 a of the back member 6 a of the shogi piece 6 are opposed to and close to the magnetic detection sensors 4 a and 4 c of the shogi board 1. 4a and 4c are turned ON.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the magnet pieces 8a of the back member 6a of the shogi piece 6 shown in FIG.
When the arrangement of 10a is arranged on the shogi board 1, the magnetic detection sensors 4a and 4c in FIG. 2 are turned on, and the direction of the shogi piece 6 is detected by turning on the magnetic detection sensor 4a. When ON, the kind of the shogi piece 6 is detected. When the surface of the shogi piece 6 having the arrangement of the magnet pieces 8b, 9, 10b of the surface member 6b of the shogi piece 6 shown in FIG. 6 is arranged so as to be in contact with the shogi board 1, the magnetic detection sensor in FIG. 4a, 4b, 4c are turned on, and the magnetic detection sensor 4
The ON of a detects the direction of the shogi piece 6, the ON of the magnetic detection sensor 4b detects that the shogi piece 6 is turned upside down, and the ON of the magnetic detection sensor 4c.
Thus, the kind of the shogi piece 6 is detected.

The magnetic detection sensors 4c and 4d in FIG.
4e may be 3-bit information, and the magnetic detection sensor 4f may be a parity bit of the 3-bit information. When the magnetic detection sensor 4h in FIG. 2 is ON, it means that the shogi piece 6 is downward, which is opposite to upward, and the ON state of the magnetic detection sensors 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f at this time is reversed. Then, the type of the piece is detected.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 14 denotes a display for specifying a shogi piece located at a fixed position in all squares of the shogi board 1, or a display for indicating a destination of the specified shogi piece. It is lit to specify a shogi piece and the destination of the shogi piece. When the destination is specified, the indicator of the destination flashes.

The magnetic detection sensor group 4 is connected to a micro-computer. The microcomputer has a memory for recording a game record, a speaker for generating a holding time alarm,
A communication device for communication with the outside is connected to enable data communication with an external system.

[0014]

As described above, according to the shogi board and the shogi pieces according to the present invention, the shogi pieces placed in a predetermined cell on the shogi board in a normal game operation are the same as those in the shogi board. The shogi piece is positioned at the position, and the direction, type, and composition of each shogi piece can be automatically identified. Therefore, it is possible to automatically record the game record and manage the holding time using the identification data.

The actual shogi board or shogi piece is illuminated or indicated by an indicator for specifying a shogi piece existing at a fixed position in all the squares of the shogi board based on the shogi record data or the like and a display device for indicating the destination of the specific shogi piece. This makes it possible for one person to learn the game. Further, the identification data is communicated with a remote shogi board / shogi piece system having the same kind of function, and a real shogi board / shogi piece can be played with a remote player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial plan view of a lower left corner of a shogi board 1;

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the top sheet 2 of FIG. 1 is peeled off.

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the shogi piece 6 with piece characters omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. 3;

5 is a perspective view of the back surface member 6a of the shogi piece 6 taken along the line AA ′.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the surface member 6b of the chess piece 6 taken along the line BB ′.

FIG. 7 is a diagram in which a shogi piece 6 shown in a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line D-D 'in FIG.

9 is a sectional view taken along the line E-E 'of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shogi board 2 Top sheet 3 Square 4 Magnetic detection sensor group 4a-4h Magnetic detection sensor 5 Magnet piece for positioning 6 Shogi piece 6a Back surface member 6b Surface member 7-13 Magnet piece 14 Display

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shogi piece is provided with a magnet piece for positioning, orientation, type and composition, and a magnet piece for positioning and a magnetic detection sensor are arranged on a shogi board in opposition to the magnet piece provided on the shogi piece. The shogi pieces are attracted and positioned at a fixed position in a predetermined cell of the shogi board by the positioning magnet pieces, and the arrangement of the information magnet pieces is read by the magnetic detection sensor, and the direction and type of each shogi piece are provided. A shogi board and a shogi piece characterized by identifying the composition.