JP2000300824A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enjoy a thrilling game having a simple construction wherein a plurality of pieces, which can be hung on a hook and can be connected to one another, are provided, and when the weight of the pieces, hung on a hook, exceeds a limit value, the hook is moved to a second state against magnetic forces, allowing a flying object to be discharged by a spring force. SOLUTION: For playing a game, two or more players hang a piece in due order on a hook provided at the lower end of a main body 4 at the upper end of a support 3. If a large number of pieces are hung on the hook and the weight of all the pieces exceeds a predetermined value, the hook is inclined so that all the pieces, which have been hung on the hook 5, fall down, causing a balance member in the main body 4 to go down, and hence the attracting forces of a magnet provided on the balance member and a magnet provided on the side of cover body of upper half part become weaker, so that the cover body is opened by the force of a torsion spring. As a result, a stopper 13 is removed through a release lever, and hence dolls (flying objects) 12 stored in the main body 4 are discharged outward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game apparatus in which two or more persons can enjoy hanging pieces in order.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game device of this kind, a game device as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-56921 has been conventionally known. In this game device, a support is provided upright on a base, and the support is provided with an attachment member. The first magnetic member is attached to the attachment member.
Further, the mounting member is adapted to be suspended by the suspension means, and a second magnetic member to be attracted to the first magnetic member is provided above the suspension means. Further, the mounting member includes adjusting means for adjusting the attraction force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member.

In this game machine, small articles are sequentially placed on the placing member, and when the small articles are placed to some extent, the placing member cannot bear the weight and falls.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned game apparatus, the placing member is dropped by the weight of the placing member on which the small object is placed. There is also a risk of being damaged. Further, it is difficult to set the mounting member that has dropped once.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a game apparatus which can enjoy a thrilling game with a simple structure.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device, wherein a main body provided at a predetermined height position, a flying object provided on the main body, a first state and a second state provided on the main body. A hook operable between the hook and a plurality of pieces which can be suspended from the hook and can be connected to each other;
A first magnetic member provided on the main body; and a second magnetic member connected to the hook and holding the hook in the first state by a magnetic force acting between the first magnetic member and the hook. Is configured to shift to the second state against the magnetic force when the suspended weight exceeds a limit value, and the main body stores the flying object when the flying object is manually installed. A spring that is energized and that flies the flying object by the accumulating force, an energized state holding unit that can hold the spring in an energized state, and holds the energized state when the hook shifts to the second state. And an energy storage state canceling means for canceling the holding by the means. In this case, in the "first state", the pieces can be suspended,
In the "second state", the suspended piece can be made to fall. In addition, it is held in an ascending state (first state) by a magnetic force between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, and is lowered by a cam or the like when the pieces are suspended by a predetermined number (second state). It can also be migrated. One of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is a magnet, and the other is formed of a ferromagnetic material such as a magnet or iron attracted to the magnet. Further, a plurality of pieces having different weights may be prepared, and a game may be played using the pieces. According to this game device, the flying object jumps out simply by shifting the hook from the first state to the second state depending on the weight of the piece. Thus, a thrilling and highly entertaining game device with a simple configuration is realized. In this case, if the pieces are suspended in the "first state" and the suspended pieces are dropped in the "second state", the pieces fall in the second state. , It will be more interesting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game apparatus of the first aspect, the main body has a base on which the second magnetic member is provided, and a lid on which the first magnetic member is provided. The lid is configured such that when the hook is at the first position, the lid can be kept closed by a magnetic force acting between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, The hook is urged in the opening direction by a spring, and is configured to be opened by the urging force when the hook shifts from the first state to the second state. According to this game device, since the lid is kept closed by the magnetic force acting between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, a special locking member is not required, and the device can be compared. A simple structure can be achieved. In this case, in the "first state", the pieces can be suspended, and in the "second state", the suspended pieces are made to fall, and the flying object is made to fly when the lid is opened. This will increase the interest.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the first or second aspect, the relative positions of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are variable, and the relative positions are changed. Thus, the limit value of the suspended weight can be adjusted. According to this game device, the limit value of the suspended weight can be changed by changing the relative position of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game device according to the second aspect, the first magnetic member is configured to operate in the lid by opening and closing the lid. Is provided with an eccentric rotator that is rotated by the opening and closing operation of the lid. Further, the first magnetic member can be separated from and contact with the outer periphery of the eccentric rotator by the operation of the first magnetic member. A stopper is provided to prevent rotation of the eccentric rotator when the eccentric rotator is rotated, and the relative position of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is changed according to the contact position with the outer periphery of the eccentric rotator. It is characterized by the following. According to this game device, the relative position of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member changes each time the lid is opened, so that the suspended weight can be changed each time.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows a game device according to the present invention. The game apparatus 1 has a base 2 and a main body 4 attached to the base 2 via a support 3. A hook 5 is attached to the main body 4, and a doll-shaped piece 6 is suspended from the hook 5. The pieces 6 are shaped so as to be mutually connectable, and the pieces 6 are suspended from the pieces 6 suspended by the hooks 5 sequentially.

Next, an example of how to play the game apparatus 1 will be described. Two or more persons decide the order and suspend the pieces 6 according to the order. First, the first person hangs the piece 6 on the hook 5. The subsequent person suspends the piece 6 on the hook 5 or the piece 6 already suspended. As the game progresses in this way, when the weight of the entire piece 6 exceeds a predetermined value, the hook 5 tilts, and all the pieces 6 suspended on the hook 5 until now fall. Then, the lid 41 of the upper half of the main body 4 opens,
The doll (flying object) 12 housed inside jumps out. At this time, the person who tried to hang the last piece 6 and could not hang is defeated.

Next, the structure of the game apparatus 1 will be described in detail. The base 2 is formed in a disk shape. A world map is drawn on the upper surface of the base 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the base 2 is provided with a column insertion port 2a, and the lower end 3a of the column 3 can be inserted into the column insertion port 2a. And the lower end 3 of the support 3
a, the locking portion of the column 3 is inserted into the column insertion port 2.
The column 3 is fixed to the base 2 by being locked to the claw 2b of FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the main body 4 is provided with a support port 4a, and the support port 4a is
The upper end 3c can be inserted. Then, the main body 4 is fixed to the column 3 by locking the locking portion 3d of the column 3 into the hole of the column insertion port 4a with the upper end 3c of the column 3 inserted.

The main body 4 is configured in the shape of a pirate doll head,
It has the image of a balloon as a whole. The main body 4 has a spherical shape as a whole, and has a hemispherical base 40 and a lid 4.
1 is comprised.

The base 40 constitutes the lower half of the main body 4, and the insertion port 4a is provided in the base 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, the base 40 is provided with a rod-shaped balance member 7 supported by a pair of balance member frames 8. That is, the balance member 7
Is provided with two upper pins 7a and two lower pins 7b,
The upper pin 7a and the lower pin 7b are inserted into guide holes 8a and 8b of the balance member frame 8, respectively. Here, the guide hole 8b is a long hole extending in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the guide hole 8a is also a long hole. This guide hole 8
“a” is formed such that the upper end portion of the guide hole 8a is on the extension of the guide hole 8b, and is inclined away from the extension line toward the lower end. Balance member 7
Is supported by the balance member frame 8 so as to be vertically movable, but the upper pin 7a and the lower pin 7b are guided by the guide holes 8a and 8b as described above. When the balance member 7 descends from this state, the balance member 7 is gradually inclined (see FIG. 5). The lower end of the balance member 7 penetrates a long hole of the lower frame of the base 40 and extends to the lower side of the base 40, where a hook-shaped hook 5 to which a gondola-shaped decorative member 9 is attached is provided. ing. A piece 6 is suspended from the hook 5. On the other hand, a circular magnet 10 is attached to the upper end of the balance member 7.

As shown in FIG. 4, the leaf spring 11
Is attached. The leaf spring 11 is for causing the doll 12 to fly out. Further, the base 40 is provided with a stopper (energized state holding means) 13 for holding the plate spring 11 in an energized state. The shaft 13a of the stopper 13 is supported by a bearing 14. The stopper 13 is urged by a pressing spring 15 in a predetermined direction. The stopper 13 is integrally provided with an operation unit 16 operated at the time of release.

The circular top plate 42 of the base 40 is provided with a hole 42a for receiving the lower body of the doll 6. At the bottom of the hole 42a, a small hole 42b for inserting the push rod 12a vertically provided below the doll 12 is formed. The leaf spring 11 is located below the small hole 42a,
When the doll 12 is pushed into the hole 42a, the leaf spring 11 is pushed by the push rod 12a of the doll 12 and is charged. At this time, the stopper 13 is pushed by the tip of the leaf spring 11, and the stopper 13 rotates around the shaft 13 a against the urging force of the pushing spring 15, and the tip of the leaf spring 11 exceeds the tip of the stopper 13. Then, the stopper 13 is pressed
By the biasing force of the above, the motor rotates in the opposite direction to the above and returns to the initial state. As a result, the tip of the stopper 13 is
1 and the leaf spring 11 is kept in the charged state.

The lid 41 constitutes the upper half of the main body 4. The lid 41 is attached to the base 40 so as to be openable and closable about a shaft 43, and is formed by the torsion spring 16 shown in FIG. It is urged to open. As shown in FIG. 6, the eccentric gear 17 is
7 is provided in a state supported by a bearing 18. Here, the shaft 18 is supported by the bearing 18 with play so that the eccentric gear 17 slightly rotates when the lid 41 is shaken. Further, the lid 41 is provided with a plate-shaped member 18 having a wedge-shaped stopper 18a near the eccentric gear 17. The plate member 18 is attached to a shaft 19. The shaft 19 can be moved in the axial direction along the guide hole 20, and the movement of the shaft 19 causes the stopper 18 a to move toward and away from the teeth of the eccentric gear 17. In addition, a circular magnet 22 is attached to a shaft 19 that penetrates the plate-shaped member 18 via a column-shaped magnet attachment member 21. The magnet 22 is inserted into a hole 23 a of the circular bottom plate 23 of the lid 41.
Further, a release lever (energy storage state release means) 24 is attached to the shaft cylinder 41 b of the lid 41. The release lever 24 hits the operating portion 16 through the slit 40c of the base 40 when the lid 41 is opened, and functions to release the locking of the leaf spring 11 by the stopper 13.

The overall operation of the game apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described.
2 is inserted into the hole 42a, and the lid 41 is closed. At this time, the plate member 18 and the magnet 22 are lowered, and the stopper 18a engages with the teeth of the eccentric gear 17. As a result, the eccentric gear 17 is fixed. Further, by closing the lid 41, the doll 12 is pushed downward, and the leaf spring 11 is pushed by the push rod 12a of the doll 12 to be charged. At this time, the stopper 13 is pushed by the tip of the leaf spring 11, and the stopper 13 rotates about the shaft 13 a against the urging force of the pushing spring 15, and the tip of the leaf spring 11 exceeds the tip of the stopper 13. Then, the stopper 13 is rotated in the opposite direction by the urging force of the pressing spring 15 to return to the initial state. As a result, the tip of the stopper 13 rides on the leaf spring 11,
The leaf spring 11 is kept in the charged state. further,
The magnet 10 is magnetically attracted by the magnet 22. As a result, the lid 41 remains closed. In this state, the piece 12 is suspended, and when the suspended weight becomes a predetermined value or more, the attractive force between the magnets 10 and 22 is exceeded,
The balance member 7 is lowered. by this,
The hook 6 tilts and the piece 12 comes off. Also, the balance member 7
Is lowered, the attraction force between the magnets is weakened, and the lid 41 is opened by the urging force of the torsion spring 16. Then, when the lid 41 is opened, the release lever 2 is opened.
4 presses the operation unit 16, the lock by the stopper 13 is released, and the doll 12 is launched by the leaf spring 11.

FIG. 7 shows a main part of another embodiment of the game apparatus according to the present invention. In this game device, the movable rack 3 urged by the pulling spring 30 in the lid 41.
The movable rack 31 meshes with a gear 32. A cam 33 is provided integrally with the gear 32, and the relative position between the magnets 10 and 22 is changed by the cam 33. That is, in this game device,
When the lid 41 is opened, the movable rack 31 operates, whereby the contact position of the contact portion 34 connected to the cam 33 and the magnet 22 changes, and the relative position of the magnets 10 and 22 changes.

Further, in this game device, a spherical portion 36 is provided on a support member 35 for supporting the hook 6, and the spherical portion 36 is supported by the base 40 so that the hook 6 can freely swing in all directions. ing.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

[0024]

The effects of the typical one of the present invention will be described. The main body provided at a predetermined height position, the flying object provided on the main body, the first state and the second state provided on the main body. A hook operable between the hook, a plurality of pieces that can be suspended from the hook and can be connected to each other, a first magnetic member provided on the main body, and a first magnetic member connected to the hook. A second magnetic member that holds the hook in the first state by a magnetic force acting between the magnetic member and the magnetic member, wherein the hook resists the magnetic force when a suspended weight exceeds a limit value. The body is configured to shift to the second state, and the main body includes a spring that is stored when the flying object is manually installed and that jumps the flying object by the stored power, and a spring. Energy-holding state holding hands that can be held as they are And a power-save state releasing means for releasing the holding by the power-save state holding means when the hook shifts to the second state. The device is realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game device according to an embodiment with a lid closed.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the game device according to the embodiment in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a state in which the inside of the main body of the game device according to the embodiment is seen through;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a base and an internal structure of the game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the game device according to the embodiment in a see-through state.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a lid and an internal structure of the game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a main part of a game device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game device 2 Base 3 Prop 4 Main body 5 Hook 6 Piece 10 Magnet 22 Magnet 40 Base 41 Lid

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body provided at a predetermined height position, a flying object installed on the main body, a hook provided on the main body and operable between a first state and a second state, A plurality of pieces that can be suspended and connectable to each other, a first magnetic member provided on the main body, and the hook connected to the hook by a magnetic force acting between the hook and the first magnetic member. A second magnetic member that holds the first state, the hook is configured to shift to the second state against the magnetic force when the suspended weight exceeds a limit value, Further, in the main body, a spring that is charged when the flying object is manually installed and that flies the flying object by its storing force, and a charged state holding unit that can hold the spring in the charged state. When the hook transitions to the second state A game device further comprising: a state-of-charge canceling means for canceling holding by the state-of-charge holding means. 2. The main body includes a base on which the second magnetic member is provided, and a lid on which the first magnetic member is provided, wherein the lid is provided when the hook is at the first position. The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are configured so as to be able to maintain a closed state by a magnetic force acting between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, and are urged in an opening direction by a spring, and the hook is in the second position. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is configured to be opened by the urging force when the state is shifted from one state to the second state. 3. A relative position between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is variable, and a limit value of a suspended weight can be adjusted by changing the relative position. 3. The game device according to claim 1, wherein 4. The first magnetic member is configured to operate in the lid by opening and closing the lid, and
The lid is provided with an eccentric rotator that rotates by opening and closing the lid, and the first magnetic member can be separated from and contacted with the outer periphery of the eccentric rotator by the operation of the first magnetic member. A stopper is provided to prevent rotation of the eccentric rotator when the eccentric rotator is in contact with the eccentric rotator, and the relative position of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member is changed according to the contact position with the outer periphery of the eccentric rotator. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the game device is changed.