JP2004154432A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a state of feeding a next ball every time shooting a ball. <P>SOLUTION: A shooting game device performing a game by shooting balls is provided with a shooting mechanism 16 and a ball supplementing mechanism 46. The ball shooting mechanism 16 is provided with a shooting part 24 loaded with the balls 14, a ball launching means 30 launching the ball 14 by the operation of a trigger 28 and a ball passing sensor 70 detecting the passing of the shot ball 14. The ball supplementing mechanism 46 is provided with a ball filling passage 48 filled with the balls 14 in a line and having one end connected to the shooting part 24, a ball feeding means 50 feeding a single ball to the ball filling passage 48 and loading the ball 14 in one end side to the shooting part 24 and a ball feed sensor 72 detecting the feed of the ball in a prescribed area of the ball filling passage 48. When receiving a detecting signal from the ball passing sensor 70 and also receiving a detecting signal from the ball feed sensor 72, the ball feeding means 50 starts the feeding operation of the next single ball 14, however, when there is no signal, the means 50 starts no operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game device, and more particularly to a game device that plays a game by firing a ball.
[0002]
[Background Art]
Generally, a shooting game aiming at a target using a gun is known.
[0003]
In such a shooting game, for example, when trying to make a game device that moves a ball fired from a ball firing device toward a target and circulates and supplies the fired ball to the ball firing device, A circulation feed mechanism is required.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2896309 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a shooting game apparatus, a mechanism is required in which each time one ball is fired, the next ball is sent.
[0006]
If an excessive number of balls are sent from the ball feeder for some reason, it becomes impossible to fire or damage occurs in the ball replenishment path or the like.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus which has a simple structure and can ensure a state where one ball is fired every time one ball is fired.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a game device of the present invention is a game device that plays a game by firing a ball,
A firing mechanism for firing the ball, and a ball supplementing mechanism for replenishing the firing mechanism with a ball,
The launching mechanism includes a launching unit loaded with the ball, a ball launching unit that launches the ball loaded in the launching unit by operating an operating unit, and an operation that detects that the ball launching unit has performed a launching operation. Detecting means,
The ball replenishment mechanism includes a ball replenishment path in which a plurality of balls are filled in a line and one end of which is connected to a firing unit of the firing mechanism, and one ball for the firing mechanism provided at the other end of the ball replenishment path. Ball feed means for feeding a ball and loading the ball on the one end side into the firing section, and ball feed detection means for detecting that the ball feed means has sent a ball into the ball replenishment path predetermined area. ,
When there is a detection signal from the operation detecting means,
When there is a detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means starts the operation of feeding the next one ball, and when there is no detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means The feeding means does not start the operation.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the operation detecting means detects that the ball hitting means has performed a hitting operation, and the ball feed detecting means detects the state in which the ball feeding means has sent a ball into the ball replenishment path, thereby performing an operation. The ball feeding means can reliably feed the ball into the ball replenishment path every time the means is fired, and a simple structure ensures that every time one ball is fired, the next ball is fed. be able to.
[0010]
Further, even in a state where the ball is insufficient in the launching unit or the ball replenishment path, by detecting the launching operation of the ball launching unit by the operation detecting unit, the ball feeding unit sends the ball into the ball replenishment path, and the launching unit or Even if there is a shortage of balls in the ball replenishment path, it is possible to reliably supply the balls and secure a state in which the balls can be fired, and if there are sufficient balls in the firing section and the ball replenishment path The number of shots of the ball can be counted by the operation detecting means.
[0011]
Also, a game device according to another invention is a game device that plays a game by firing a ball,
A firing mechanism for firing the ball, and a ball supplementing mechanism for replenishing the firing mechanism with a ball,
The launching mechanism is a launching unit loaded with the ball, a ball launching unit that launches the ball loaded in the launching unit by operating an operating unit, and a ball launched from the launching unit passes. Ball detection means for detecting,
The ball replenishment mechanism includes a ball replenishment path in which a plurality of balls are filled in a row and one end of which is connected to a firing unit of the firing mechanism, and one ball replenishment path provided at the other end of the ball replenishment path. Ball feeding means for feeding the ball of the one end side and loading the ball on the firing portion, and ball feeding detecting means for detecting that the ball feeding means has sent the ball into the ball replenishment path predetermined area. ,
When there is a detection signal from the ball passage detection means,
When there is a detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means starts the operation of feeding the next one ball, and when there is no detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means A game device, wherein the sending means does not start the operation.
[0012]
According to the present invention, the ball passing detecting means detects that the ball fired from the firing unit passes, and the ball feeding detecting means detects the state in which the ball feeding means has sent the ball into the replenishment path. With a simple structure, it is possible to reliably detect that the ball has been fired, and to feed the ball into the ball replenishment path by means of the ball feeding means. The state of being sent individually can be ensured.
[0013]
In particular, when there is an extra ball in the firing unit and the ball replenishment path for some reason, the ball feed detecting means is in the off state. Since the ball is not fed into the ball refill path, it is possible to prevent an extra ball from being present in the launch unit and the ball refill path.
[0014]
Conversely, when the ball is not fired due to the player's hesitation, the ball passing detection means is in the OFF state, so that the ball feeding means does not feed the ball into the ball replenishment path, and In addition, a proper number of balls can be ensured in the firing unit and the ball replenishment path.
[0015]
In this case, the launching mechanism is provided with operation detecting means for detecting that the ball launching means has performed a launching operation by operating the operating means,
After the detection signal from the operation detecting means,
When there is no detection signal from the ball passage detecting means, the ball feeding means can start an operation of feeding the next one ball.
[0016]
With such a configuration, it is possible to eliminate the shortage of balls in the firing section and the ball replenishment path by the operation detection means, and to accurately determine the number of shot balls by the ball passage detection means. Can be counted.
[0017]
In the present invention, the ball supplementing mechanism is provided with a ball capturing unit that captures one ball to be sent into the ball replenishment path,
A ball capture detecting means for detecting that a ball has been captured in the capture section can be provided.
[0018]
With such a configuration, the ball taking-in detection means reliably detects that the ball has been taken into the ball taking-in portion. Can be sent.
[0019]
In the present invention, a collecting plate for collecting the shot balls is provided below the field, and the balls collected by the collecting plate can be sent to the ball taking-in section.
[0020]
With such a configuration, the balls are collected by the collecting plate and sent to the ball replenishment path, whereby the automatic circulation supply of the balls can be reliably performed.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0022]
1 to 3 are views showing a shooting game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
In this shooting game apparatus 10, as shown in FIG. 1, a firing mechanism 16 for firing a ball 14 is provided in front of a housing 12, and a half mirror 18 as a reflector for displaying a target is provided in front of the firing mechanism 16. Is disposed below the half mirror 18, and a field 20 serving as a ball running surface extending from the firing mechanism 16 side to the back of the half mirror 18 is disposed.
[0024]
The firing mechanism 16 simulates the shape of a gun, as shown in FIG. 2, and includes a grip portion 22, a firing portion 24, a firing traveling portion 26, a trigger 28 as operating means, and a ball striking means 30. And
[0025]
The grip portion 22 is shaped so that it can be easily gripped by hand, and the grip portion 22 is aimed while holding the grip portion 22.
[0026]
The firing unit 24 is capable of loading only one ball 14, and a pressing roller 34 urged downward by a spring 32 is provided at the front upper part.
[0027]
The launching and traveling unit 26 is set to a predetermined length so that the ball 14 emitted from the launching unit 24 can travel.
[0028]
The trigger 28 can be linked with the ball launching means 30. The ball launching means 30 is, for example, a rod-shaped one as shown in FIG. It has been done.
[0029]
The operation of the trigger 28 causes the ball launching means 30 to move forward (to the firing unit 24 side) to move the ball 14 in the firing unit 24 to the pressing roller 34 side, and the ball 14 rides over the pressing roller 34. At this point, the ball 14 travels along the launch path 26 and is launched onto the field 20 by the urging force of the pressing roller 34.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 2, the half mirror 18 is configured to reflect and display a screen of a display 36 disposed above the half mirror 18 with the screen facing downward.
[0031]
A virtual display is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
[0032]
A target is displayed on the screen of the display 36, and the target is reflected on the half mirror 18 and displayed to the player.
[0033]
An illumination 38 is provided on the back side of the half mirror 18 so that the ball 14 passing through the lower end position of the half mirror 18 can be visually recognized by passing through the half mirror 18, and the ball 14 is displayed on the half mirror 18. It is designed to perform as if it were hitting a target.
[0034]
The field 20 is provided so as to be gradually lowered and inclined from the firing mechanism 16 side to the half mirror 18 side, and a gap 40 through which the ball 14 can pass is provided between the lower end of the half mirror 18 and the field 20. Has been.
[0035]
The field 20 is provided with a detecting means 42 for detecting the passing position of the ball 14 at the end position on the back side of the half mirror 18.
[0036]
At the lower part of the field 20, a collecting plate 44 for collecting the balls 14 which have been fired and rolled on the field 20 is provided.
[0037]
The collecting plate 44 is inclined downward from the half mirror 18 to the firing mechanism 16. Between the lower end of the collecting plate 44 and the firing mechanism 16, the firing mechanism 16 is loaded with balls. A ball compensation mechanism 46 is provided.
[0038]
The ball replenishing mechanism 46 has a ball replenishing path 48 and ball feeding means 50.
[0039]
The ball replenishment path 48 is in a state where a plurality of (n) balls 14 are filled in a row and one end is connected to a lower portion of the firing unit 24 of the firing mechanism 16.
[0040]
The ball feeding means 50 is provided between the lower end of the collecting plate 44 and the other end of the ball replenishment path 48, and after one ball is fired from the firing mechanism 16, one ball is refilled in the ball replenishment path 48. 14, one ball 14 at one end of the ball replenishment path 48 is loaded into the firing section 24.
[0041]
That is, the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing section 24 are filled with n + 1 balls 14.
[0042]
The ball feeding means 50 includes a claw body 52 disposed at the other end of the ball replenishment path 48 for preventing the balls 14 in the ball replenishment path 48 from going backwards. And a feed piston 54 for feeding the air.
[0043]
The claw body 52 is urged downward via a spring 53 and engages with the last ball 14 in the ball replenishment path 48 to prevent the ball 14 from going backward.
[0044]
The feed piston 54 can move forward and backward with respect to the ball refilling path 48 via an arm 56, and the arm 56 is urged toward the ball refilling path 48 via a spring 58 and abuts on a stopper 60. You can move up to.
[0045]
Further, a suction type solenoid 62 is connected to the arm 56, and when the solenoid 62 is turned on, the feeding piston 54 is separated from the ball replenishment path 48.
[0046]
A gutter 64 for preventing the collected balls 14 from being clogged is provided at the lower end side of the collection plate 44, and a ball replenishment passage 48 is provided between the feeding piston 54 and the claw 52 from the gutter 64. A ball taking-in section 66 for taking in one ball 14 sent into the inside is provided.
[0047]
After one ball 14 is fired from the firing mechanism 16, one ball 14 is sent into the ball replenishment path 48, and the firing part 24 and the ball replenishment path 48 are always filled with n + 1 balls 14. In order to ensure that the ball is passing, a ball passing sensor 70 as ball passing detecting means, a ball feed sensor 72 as ball feeding detecting means, and a ball taking-in sensor 74 are provided.
[0048]
The ball passing sensor 70 is attached to the distal end of the firing traveling section 26 of the firing mechanism 16, and detects that the ball 14 shot from the firing section 24 over the pressing roller 34 passes.
[0049]
The ball passing sensor 70 can reliably detect that the ball 14 has been reliably fired from the firing mechanism 16 and that the ball 14 has not remained in the firing unit 24, and that the accurate counting of the number of fired balls can be performed. It becomes possible.
[0050]
The ball feed sensor 72 is in a state in which the feed piston 54 in the ball supplementing mechanism 46 causes the ball 14 to abut against the claw body 52 to lift the claw body 52 against the urging force of the spring 53 and securely lock the claw body 52 to the claw body 52. The position of the arm 56 when the arm 56 has been moved to is detected.
[0051]
That is, the state in which the ball feeding means 50 reliably sends the ball 14 into the ball replenishment path 48 is detected.
[0052]
Thus, for example, in a state where the passage of the ball 14 is detected by the ball passage sensor 70, when the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing unit 24 are filled with n + 1 balls 14, the ball replenishment path 48 in the feeding piston 54 is provided. Since the balls 14 cannot be fed into the inside and the ball feed sensor 72 is turned off, the balls 14 are not fed by the ball feeding means 50, and the number of balls in the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing unit 24 is n + 1. To prevent damage to the ball 14 and the firing unit 24 due to oversupplementation.
[0053]
As described above, even when the solenoid 62 has sent the ball 14 excessively due to a malfunction or the like, even if the ball 14 is fired and the ball passing sensor 70 is input, the solenoid 62 is not turned on until the ball feed sensor 72 is turned on. Does not operate again, and the next ball is not fed until the extra balls 14 in the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing section 24 are exhausted.
[0054]
In addition, even when the player pulls the trigger 28 halfway and returns, or when hesitantly hits and the ball 14 is caught by the pressing roller 34, the passage sensor 70 does not turn on and the inside of the firing unit 24 becomes empty. However, the next ball 14 is not fed in, and a state in which the ball 14 is fed in and two balls 14 come out together in the next trigger action can be prevented.
[0055]
The ball capturing sensor 74 detects that the arm 56 is completely sucked by the solenoid 62 and the feeding piston 54 completely opens the ball capturing section 66 to capture the ball 14 in the ball capturing section 66. .
[0056]
This prevents the feeding piston 54 from hitting the ball 14 without the ball 14 in the ball intake section 66 without completely capturing the ball 14 in the ball intake section 66.
[0057]
The solenoid 62 may not be operated during the time from when the ball capturing sensor 74 is turned on to when the ball 14 is reliably captured in the ball capturing section 66.
[0058]
Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a situation where the number of the balls 14 in the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing unit 24 becomes n or n−1 by the ball capturing sensor 74.
[0059]
In this way, it is possible to secure a state in which a single ball 14 is reliably sent every time one ball 14 is fired, with a simple configuration.
[0060]
As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the state shown in FIG. 2, when the player operates the trigger 28, the trigger sensor 76 as an operation detecting unit that detects that the ball hitting unit 30 has performed a hitting operation is provided. It can also be provided in the firing mechanism 16.
[0061]
Even if the ball passing sensor 70 does not detect the passage of the ball 14 by the trigger sensor 76, the ball feeding means 50 replenishes the ball 14 into the ball replenishment path 48, thereby causing some malfunction. Accordingly, even when the number of the balls 14 in the ball replenishment path 48 and the firing unit 24 is n−1, it is possible to return to the state of n + 1.
[0062]
In addition, the presence of the ball passage sensor 70 enables accurate counting of the number of shot balls.
[0063]
It should be noted that the trigger sensor 76 may detect the moving state when the protrusion 78 protruded from the ball launching means 30 moves to the most distal position.
[0064]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified into various forms within the scope of the present invention.
[0065]
For example, in the state of FIG. 3, a case has been described in which a trigger sensor is provided in addition to the state of FIG. 2, but a trigger sensor may be provided instead of the ball passing sensor.
[0066]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the ball capturing sensor is provided has been described. However, the ball capturing sensor can be omitted as necessary.
[0067]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the ball is sent by the feeding piston as the ball feeding means. Alternatively, the ball may be sent by a rotating arm.
[0068]
In the present embodiment, a shooting game in which a target is shot is described, but the content of the game may be other.
[0069]
For example, the present invention may be applied to a ball insertion game or the like in which a player competes to pass a ball through a predetermined gap.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a shooting game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the shooting game apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which a trigger sensor is added to the shooting game device of FIG. 2;
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 shooting game device 14 ball 16 firing mechanism 20 field 24 firing unit 28 trigger 30 ball launching means 44 collection plate 46 ball replenishment mechanism 48 ball refill path 50 ball feeding means 66 ball capturing unit 70 ball passing sensor 72 ball feeding sensor 74 ball capturing Sensor 76 Trigger sensor

Claims (5)

A game device for playing a game by firing a ball,
A firing mechanism for firing the ball, and a ball supplementing mechanism for replenishing the firing mechanism with a ball,
The launching mechanism includes a launching unit loaded with the ball, a ball launching unit that launches the ball loaded in the launching unit by operating an operating unit, and an operation that detects that the ball launching unit has performed a launching operation. Detecting means,
The ball replenishment mechanism includes a ball replenishment path in which a plurality of balls are filled in a line and one end of which is connected to a firing unit of the firing mechanism, and one ball for the firing mechanism provided at the other end of the ball replenishment path. Ball feed means for feeding a ball and loading the ball on the one end side into the firing section, and ball feed detection means for detecting that the ball feed means has sent a ball into the ball replenishment path predetermined area. ,
When there is a detection signal from the operation detecting means,
When there is a detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means starts the operation of feeding the next one ball, and when there is no detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means A game device, wherein the sending means does not start the operation. A game device for playing a game by firing a ball,
A firing mechanism for firing the ball, and a ball supplementing mechanism for replenishing the firing mechanism with a ball,
The launching mechanism is a launching unit loaded with the ball, a ball launching unit that launches the ball loaded in the launching unit by operating an operating unit, and a ball launched from the launching unit passes. Ball detection means for detecting,
The ball replenishment mechanism includes a ball replenishment path in which a plurality of balls are filled in a row and one end of which is connected to a firing unit of the firing mechanism, and one ball replenishment path provided at the other end of the ball replenishment path. Ball feeding means for feeding the ball of the one end side and loading the ball on the firing portion, and ball feeding detecting means for detecting that the ball feeding means has sent the ball into the ball replenishment path predetermined area. ,
When there is a detection signal from the ball passage detection means,
When there is a detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means starts the operation of feeding the next one ball, and when there is no detection signal from the ball feed detection means, the ball feed means A game device, wherein the sending means does not start the operation. In claim 2,
The launching mechanism is provided with operation detecting means for detecting that the ball launching means has performed a launching operation by operation of the operating means,
After the detection signal from the operation detecting means,
The game device, wherein when there is no detection signal from the ball passage detecting means, the ball feeding means starts an operation of feeding the next one ball. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The ball supplementing mechanism is provided with a ball capturing unit that captures one ball to be sent into the ball replenishment path,
A game device comprising a ball capture detecting means for detecting that a ball has been captured in the capture section. In claim 4,
A game device, wherein a collecting plate for collecting the shot balls is provided below the field, and the balls collected by the collecting plate are sent to the ball taking-in section.

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