JP2008178644A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus having a ball or the like in a moderate sliding condition while enhancing characteristics of a game with the ball or the like sliding to be enjoyable in a limited space such as a room. <P>SOLUTION: This game apparatus is provided with the ball 1 and a sheet 8. The bottom face of the ball 1 is formed with a ball sliding surface 4 constituting a linear protrusion group 6. The sheet is formed with a sheet sliding surface 9 constituting a linear protrusion group 10. When the ball 1 slides on the sheet 8, its contact surface maintains a linear contact state, and the ball 1 slides with little frictional resistance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game tool that can be easily enjoyed in a limited space such as a room.

  Golf is popular as a competition to enjoy using sticks and balls, but due to the nature of the balls and tools used in normal golf, it is difficult to enjoy in homes, gardens, open spaces, etc. It takes a lot of money to prepare. The same applies to gate balls, mallet golf, ground golf, park golf, and the like in that a dedicated golf course or a large place is required, although not as much as normal golf.

  In addition, in order to enjoy the gate ball and the like indoors, there is a thing in which a plurality of protrusions formed of synthetic resin or the like are radially provided on the surface of the gate ball ball to increase the frictional resistance with the floor surface (for example, Patent Document 1). However, as long as it is a sphere, it may roll too much depending on how it is hit, and it was not optimal for enjoying it in a limited space such as indoors.

  In this regard, floor curling (see, for example, Patent Document 2) has been proposed as a sport that can be easily enjoyed in a limited space such as a room. The invention according to Document 2 is composed of a curling link formed of a stainless steel plate or a hard plastic sheet and a curling stone having several curved projections below. In this game, the ball is not “rolled”, but the stone is “slid” on the seat surface, so that there is no worry that the ball rolls too much like a general ball game such as a gate ball. Therefore, it can be enjoyed easily in a narrower space, and there is no trouble that the ball deviates from the assumed competition area and has to be picked up far away.

However, in the above-mentioned floor curling, the link is made of a flat sheet made of stainless steel or the like, so if dust or dirt adheres to the surface, no matter how much it is formed of a material with good slipperiness, There was a problem that the slipping worsened and the frictional resistance increased, and the stone did not slide well, or even if it slid, the brake was applied too much and the competition was not interesting.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-30450 (claims for utility model registration, column 1, lines 18-22, drawing) JP-A-6-154369 (Claim 1, [0004], [0005], [0014], [0015], [0016], FIG. 4)

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a game tool equipped with a ball or the like having an appropriate sliding condition while taking advantage of the characteristics of the game of sliding the ball or the like so that it can be enjoyed in a limited space such as a room. It is to be.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a game tool comprising a seat having a seat running surface and a ball having a ball running surface that slides in contact with the seat running surface, the contact between the seat running surface and the ball running surface. A game tool is provided in which the sheet sliding surface is formed by a linear or dotted projection group so that the surface is in line contact or point contact, and the above-described problems are solved.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the seat sliding surface is formed by a linear protrusion group or a dotted protrusion group so that the contact surface of the seat sliding surface and the ball sliding surface is in line contact or point contact. Compared to the case where the sheet is made of a stainless steel plate or the like as in the prior art, dust and dirt are less likely to adhere to the sliding surface of the sheet, and slipping is unlikely to deteriorate. Therefore, the frictional resistance is greatly reduced, the ball slips better, and various sports games can be enjoyed. Also, the sheet may be composed of a woven or knitted fabric made of a slidable fiber material so as to be in point contact with the ball sliding surface, or may be combined with a ball formed flat with a material having a good sliding property. Almost the same effect can be obtained. Furthermore, if the linear protrusion group or the dot-shaped protrusion group is formed of a hard synthetic resin such as Duracon resin (POM), the sliding of the ball is further improved, and an entertaining game tool can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gateball-like game tool to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, an example of a ball will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ball in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom surface of the ball.
The ball 1 uses a ball for a gate ball whose diameter is set to 7.5 cm according to the rule, and a part separated by about 1.5 cm, for example, from the center point is linearly cut, and the spherical main body part 2 and the spherical main body bottom face are cut off. 3, and a sliding aid 5 having a ball sliding surface 4 is installed on the bottom surface 3, but the excision site can be appropriately set. As shown in the figure, the size of the bottom surface changes depending on the location to be cut out, and may be changed as appropriate according to various games.

  Although the said sliding aid 5 can also be formed integrally with the spherical main-body part 2, in the Example shown to a figure, it forms in another body and adheres to the spherical main-body part 2 by adhesion | attachment, welding, etc. Further, as the material, for example, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hard synthetic resin having slipperiness such as Duracon resin (POM) is used. However, the material is not limited to the hard synthetic resin, and other appropriate materials are used. A material having slipperiness may be used.

  The sliding aid 5 is provided with a linear protrusion group 6 for forming the ball sliding surface 4 as shown in FIG. The linear protrusion group 6 can be formed in various shapes, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, it is formed in a lattice shape. This grid-like projection group is formed so that the cross-section of one linear projection is substantially triangular, and the width of the ridge line 7 extending through the apex portion is set to an appropriate width so that the line can be contacted substantially. In the embodiment shown in the figure, it is provided at about 0.5 mm to 5 mm. In addition to the triangular shape, the cross-sectional shape may be a polygonal shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like, as long as the ridgeline has a width that allows a substantial line contact. The linear protrusion group 6 is formed in a lattice shape, but may be formed in a net shape, or may be formed in a plurality of line shapes such as a substantially straight line, a substantially wavy line, and a substantially angled bent line. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of concentric circular shapes, a plurality of circles, concentric circles or other shapes may be distributed.

  Depending on how the force is applied to the ball 1, for example, it can be enjoyed as a happening even if the ball 1 is struck with a stick, but for example, a metal weight is installed inside the spherical body 2. Thus, the sliding state can be reliably maintained by lowering the center of gravity of the ball 1.

  The overall shape of the ball 1 is substantially spherical in order to enjoy a gateball-like game in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but may be any other suitable shape. It may be a model of an animal or the like.

  Next, the sheet will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seat in one embodiment of the present invention. The sheet 8 has a sheet sliding surface 9, and the sheet sliding surface 9 is formed by a linear protrusion group 10. The linear protrusion group 10 can be formed in various shapes. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the linear protrusion group 10 is formed in a lattice shape, and the lattice-shaped linear protrusion group 10 is formed on a flat plate. It may be formed so as to project, or may be formed by fitting or integrally forming a lattice-shaped member having a linear projection group on the frame material. The linear protrusion group 10 is formed of a hard synthetic resin material having slipperiness such as a product made of Duracon resin (POM), but may be formed of any other appropriate slippery material.

  The linear protrusion group 10 of the sheet 8 is formed such that the cross-sectional shape of one linear protrusion constituting the lattice-shaped protrusion group is substantially triangular, and the width of the ridge line 11 extending through the apex portion thereof. Can be formed in a suitable width so as to be substantially in line contact, and in the embodiment shown in the figure, it is formed to be about 0.5 mm to 5 mm. The cross-sectional shape may be a polygonal shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like other than the triangular shape, as long as the ridgeline has a width that allows a substantial line contact. Further, the linear protrusion group 10 is formed in a lattice shape, but it may be formed in a net shape, or may be formed in a plurality of line shapes such as a substantially straight line, a substantially wavy line, and a substantially angled bent line. As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of concentric circular shapes, a plurality of circles, and other shapes may be dispersedly arranged, or may be formed in a suitable combination. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the portion surrounded by the linear projection group 10 such as a lattice is formed as a void and a through hole leading to the front and back is formed, but an appropriate plate portion is provided on the back side. It may be provided so that a portion surrounded by the linear protrusion group 10 becomes a concave portion.

  The sheet 8 has an outer frame 12, and by forming a concave portion 13 and a convex portion 14 that fit into the outer frame 12, a plurality of sheets can be connected and combined to form a sheet of a desired size. It becomes. Thereby, since it can be easily disassembled and assembled, it is easy to carry. In this way, by changing the size, the number of sheets 8 to be combined, the number of linear protrusions, etc., the shape, area, difficulty, etc. of the competition area can be freely changed, and the way of enjoying the game is further increased. The direct fitting of the concave portion 13 and the convex portion 14 is an example when the sheets 8 are combined, and the sheets 8 may be combined using a separate connecting member (not shown).

  A state in which the ball 1 is sliding on the seat 8 is shown in FIG. Since the ball sliding surface 4 of the ball 1 and the seat sliding surface 9 of the seat 8 are composed of the linear protrusion group 6 of the ball 1 and the linear protrusion group 10 of the seat 8 constituting the respective sliding surfaces, the contact surface Slides while maintaining almost line contact. Therefore, the frictional resistance is greatly reduced as compared with the case where the surface contacts with the point, and the ball can slide appropriately. In the state of FIG. 7, the sliding surfaces of both the ball 1 and the seat 8 are a combination of linear protrusions formed in a lattice shape. If there is no hindrance to the sliding, the linear protrusions 6 on the ball sliding surface 4. The linear protrusion group 10 on the seat sliding surface 9 may be combined with different shapes.

In the above-described embodiment, the seat sliding surface is constituted by a linear projection group, but the seat sliding surface may be constituted by a point-like projection group so that the contact surface with the ball sliding surface is a point contact.
FIG. 8 shows an example of a sheet having a dot-like projection group. The sheet 15 is composed of a woven or knitted fabric made of a fiber material having good slipperiness such as nylon fiber, and the dot-like projection group 17 is formed on the sheet sliding surface 16. It is formed. For example, in a fiber woven and knitted in a plain weave shape, the warp yarn 18 and the weft yarn 19 repeatedly float and sink each other, and the intersection point 20 protrudes in a substantially point shape, which becomes the point-like projection group 17 and the ball sliding. Point contact with the surface, and moderate slipperiness is realized.

  In the above embodiment, the ball sliding surface is composed of linear protrusions. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the ball 8 is formed flat with a material having good slipperiness such as Duracon resin (POM). And may be combined.

  Hereinafter, a game example using the ball 1 and the seat 8 will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a curling-type game using a gateball stick (not shown) and the above game tools. In this case, the lane portion 21 and the tee portion 22 are formed by combining a plurality of the sheets 8. It is preferable to use the sheet 8 on which the scoring circle 23 is directly printed so that the scoring circle 23 is displayed on the tee portion 22. Then, it is only necessary to play with the odd-numbered and even-numbered balls 1 that are color-coded with the gate ball stick in order. At this time, similarly to curling, after the second shot, the ball 1 may be hit against the opponent's ball 1 and thrown away, or the ball may be thrown by hand without using a stick.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of a combination of sheets 8 and an example of the mode when a bingo game is played using the game tool of the present invention. A partition 24 having a number circle 25 is formed in the back as viewed from the batting side so as to prevent the ball 1 from jumping out of the competition area. By making the partition 24 with a material rich in elasticity, it is possible to enjoy the happening that the ball 1 hitting the partition 24 bounces back and rides on the number circle 25. If the technology is improved, it is possible to enjoy such as intentionally using the rebound from the partition 24.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the square sheets 8 are simply combined, but the number portion 26 is inclined to the back, or the ball 1 falls through the number circle 25 as a hole. May be. By forming a hole in the number portion 26, in order to enter the hole in the back, advanced techniques such as hitting the ball 1 fairly strongly and aiming to bounce off the partition 24 are required, and the difficulty of the game itself Also goes up.

  FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a combination of seats 8 and an aspect of the combination so that a bowling game can be performed. Similarly to the above two games, the lane portion 21 and the pin stand portion 27 are formed of the seat 8, and the ball 1 is hit with a stick for a gate ball, so that it is possible to compete how many pins 28 fall down. The ball 1 or the pin 28 may be in the form of an animal so that the infant can enjoy it, or the ball 1 is in the form of a hero character and the pin 28 is in the form of an enemy character, and how many heroes scatter the enemy. You may make it the game of the taste.

  As described above, various types of games can be enjoyed by using the game tool of the present invention. At this time, it is common to the curling game, the bingo game, and the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the sheet 8 is made transparent, and the display sheet 29 on which the score circle 17, the number circle 19, etc. are printed. If the display sheet 29 is formed separately from the sheet 8 so that the display sheet 29 can be seen under the sheet 8, the display sheet 29 only needs to be replaced without changing the sheet 8 itself for each game. And is easier to carry.

The drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of a ball. It is a perspective view of the bottom face of the ball | bowl shown in FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the other Example of a ball | bowl. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the ball shown in FIG. 3. It is a perspective view which shows one Example of a sheet | seat. It is a top view which shows another Example. It is explanatory drawing of a mode that the ball | bowl is sliding on the sheet | seat. It is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment. It is a top view of the sheet | seat which shows one Example of the curling type game played using the game tool of this invention. It is the top view which showed an example of the combination of the sheet | seat of the bingo game performed using the game tool of this invention, and its aspect. It is the top view which showed an example of the combination of the sheet | seat of the bowling type game performed using the game tool of this invention, and its aspect. It is a top view of the sheet | seat in the Example different from FIG. 7 of the curling-type game performed using the game tool of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball 2 Spherical body part 3 Spherical body bottom face 4 Ball sliding surface 5 Sliding assist tool 6, 10 Linear protrusion group 7, 11 Edge line 8 Sheet 9 Sheet sliding surface 12 Outer frame 13 Concave part 14 Convex part 15 Sheet 16 Sheet sliding surface 17 Point-like projection group 18 Warp yarn 19 Weft 20 Intersection point 21 Lane portion 22 Tee portion 23 Score circle 24 Screen 25 Number circle 26 Number portion 27 Pin stand portion 28 Pin 29 Display sheet

Claims (9)

  A game tool comprising a seat having a seat running surface and a ball having a ball running surface that slides in contact with the seat running surface, wherein the contact surface between the seat running surface and the ball running surface is in line contact or point contact. A game tool characterized in that the sheet sliding surface is formed of a linear or dotted projection group.   2. The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the ball sliding surface is formed of a group of linear protrusions.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the linear protrusion group is formed in a lattice shape.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the linear protrusion group is formed in a plurality of linear shapes.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the linear protrusion group is formed in a plurality of circular shapes.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the linear protrusion group is formed of Duracon resin.   2. The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-like projection group is formed by woven or knitted with a sheet material having good sliding properties.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein the ball running surface is formed flat with a material having good slipperiness.   The game tool according to claim 1, wherein a display sheet is provided on a lower surface of the sheet.

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