JP2009225880A - Darts game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a darts game machine capable of varying the display mode of a target and having various game properties. <P>SOLUTION: The darts game machine includes: a display means capable of displaying various images including at least the image of the target; and a cover means disposed on the display surface of the display means, the means receiving a thrown dart. With this structure, a novel and highly amusing game with various game properties can be provided in the darts game with the image of the target in the display means as the target. The cover means can have a plurality of densely disposed resin sticks. Each resin stick can be made of a translucent material, and the tip of the resin stick can be curved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dart game machine capable of performing darts with a high gaming interest.

  Conventionally, a dart game in which a player throws an arrow toward a target dart board and competes for a score given according to the position where the arrow is stuck has been known for a long time.

  On the other hand, because some people are not familiar with this dart game, a liquid crystal display panel is attached to the inner surface of the lid that covers the target body on which the dart board is installed so that it can be opened and closed. In addition, a dart game machine in which the game progress state is displayed has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

With such a configuration, it is considered that even those who are in contact with darts for the first time can easily enjoy the game.
JP 2000-122373 A

  However, even if the dart game machine of the above-mentioned patent document 1 can certainly know the game contents and how to proceed with the game, the game itself and the configuration of the dart board are no different from the conventional darts. I can't deny the lack of entertainment.

  Therefore, a novel dart game machine having various game characteristics is desired from the market, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dart game machine capable of solving such a problem.

  (1) In the present invention, a dart comprising display means capable of displaying various images including at least a target image, and covering means provided on a display surface of the display means and capable of receiving a thrown arrow. A game machine was used.

  (2) The present invention is characterized in that, in the above (1), the covering means includes a plurality of densely arranged resin rods.

  (3) The present invention is characterized in that, in the above (2), the resin rod is made of a material having translucency.

  (4) The present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the above (1) to (3), the tip portion of the resin rod is formed in a curved surface.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide a darts game machine which has various game characteristics, is novel, and has high game entertainment.

  The dart game machine of the present embodiment receives display means such as a liquid crystal display panel and a projection screen that can display various images including at least a target image, and a thrown arrow provided on the display surface of the display means. And a covering means having a dart holding mechanism. With this configuration, the target image that is the target of the dart game is displayed in various ways through the display means, and the player moves toward the target image on the display means covered by the covering means. ) Can be released, and it is possible to play a dart game with a high level of entertainment. Such a dart game machine is provided with a dart detection sensor for detecting a dart position stuck in the covering means, and the dart position on the covering means detected by the dart detecting sensor and the target image position displayed on the display means. Scores can also be given according to the positional relationship.

  A dart game machine is arranged in a game facility such as a game center or in a store such as a bar or club, and the player throws the dart toward the target image displayed on the display means. Start the game. In addition, each dart game machine can be connected via the Internet, a LAN, or the like, and the dart game can be linked and operated based on game information such as score data between each other.

  The display means is a video device for displaying a target image or a predetermined effect image that is a target of the dart game, for example, a liquid crystal display device that generates a target image and displays it on the panel surface, or a target image. A projector device that projects and displays on a screen or the like, a roll screen device that holds a screen on which a target image is printed and can be deployed on the back side of the board, and the like can be applied. The operation of the display means is controlled by a control unit provided with a computer, a control board, and the like.

  The covering means is a disk-like or rectangular board member having a transparent area attached to the front side of the display means, and the target image displayed on the display means can be viewed through the transparent area. It is a transparent board that can be used as a board game. The covering means has a dart holding structure for holding the dart thrown by the player toward the board surface of the transparent board in a state of being stuck in the board surface. As such a dart holding structure, for example, a large number of transparent resin rods are implanted in a sheet body made of a transparent material such as plastic, and the tip of the dart is sandwiched and held between the resin rods. Alternatively, a transparent resin having plasticity and the like laminated on a hard transparent plate and held so that the dart tip is embedded in the transparent resin can be applied.

  As a dart detection sensor for detecting a dart stuck and held on the covering means, for example, (a) a position where a hitting pressure is generated by the dart arranged on the board surface of the covering means which is the target of the dart game is detected. (B) a scan sensor that detects the tip of the dart by scanning the back side of the board surface with an optical sensor or magnetic sensor, and (c) a board image in which the dart is stuck by photographing the board surface from the front side. It is possible to apply an imaging device that acquires Thus, by analyzing the detection data on the board surface, it is possible to specify the position of the dart held on the covering means.

  The pressure-sensitive sheet is a pressure-sensitive switch that can detect the coordinate position by short-circuiting resistors connected in parallel and in series with one point pressurization of a conductor, and is connected to a power source and connected in series to each other. A series resistor circuit composed of two vertical and horizontal rows of resistors, each of which is arranged in parallel with each other on an insulating sheet, and is composed of an elongated electrode member connected to the connecting portion of the resistor. Can do.

  In the dart game machine according to the present embodiment, the covering means may be configured to include a plurality of resin rods densely provided on the board surface. Thereby, the tip part of the dart projected toward the board surface in which the resin rod is planted in a brush shape can be held with pressure between the adjacent resin rods.

  For example, the resin rod has a diameter of about 0.2 to 2 mm and a length of about 10 to 30 mm. The resin rod is made of a transparent and soft plastic material such as an acrylic resin, and is formed on a transparent plastic panel serving as a substrate. Many are planted in a brush shape. In addition, the planting interval of each resin rod base on the substrate is set so as to be smaller than the diameter of the projected dart tip and so that the dart tip can be inserted between the resin rods. In this way, by properly setting the density and shape of the resin rods, the transparency and type of the plastic used as the material, the dart holding power on the board surface of the covering means and the back side of the covering means The visibility of the displayed display means can be ensured appropriately and simultaneously.

  The dart game machine of this embodiment is also characterized in that the resin rod is made of a material such as a light-transmitting plastic material or glass material. Thereby, the visibility of the display means arranged on the back surface of the covering means can be ensured, and a dart game targeted for the dart projected by the covering means can be performed.

  As the plastic material having translucency, for example, polystyrene resin, acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, polypropylene resin and the like can be applied, and it is particularly preferable to use acrylic resin and polycarbonate resin excellent in transparency and strength. The resin rod may be a composite material in which the tip portion and the shaft portion are made of different materials.

  The dart game machine of this embodiment is also characterized in that the tip of the resin rod is formed in a curved surface. This makes it possible to smoothly enter between the resin rods planted on the board surface at the tip of the projected dart, and to make the dart hit feeling and hit sound comfortable to the board surface.

The resin rod is formed in a hemispherical shape, an elliptical spherical shape, or a ball shape in which a ball is attached to the tip and arranged in contact between adjacent balls. The resin rod can be made of a composite resin in which the tip portion is a hard resin material and the base portion of the resin rod that is extended to the tip portion and implanted in the substrate is a highly flexible soft resin material. Thereby, the dart holding force in the covering means can be improved. As such a hard resin material having transparency, an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, or the like is preferably used. Moreover, as a soft resin material, a flexible and relatively inexpensive polypropylene resin or polystyrene resin can be applied.
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FIG. 1 is an overall layout diagram of a dart game machine in the embodiment. 2 is a front view of the dart game machine, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view in a side sectional view, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged explanatory view of a transparent board. Hereinafter, the dart game machine of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the dart game machine 10 of the embodiment is held by a dart board 11 erected on a wall such as a game hall or a dart bar, a dart holder 13 provided near the throwing line, and the like. And a dart 12 projected toward the dart board 11.

  The dart board 11 includes a transparent board 15 (covering means) having a dart holding structure capable of receiving a dart (arrow) thrown by a player in a state of being stabbed, and an impact avoidance on the back side of the transparent board 15 Projection of the dart 12 by a liquid crystal display panel 16 (display means) for providing an effect display using an effect image provided with an interval, and a scanning operation that moves up and down or horizontally along the back surface of the transparent board 15. A dart position detection unit 17 having a scan sensor 17a for optically or magnetically detecting the position, and display control of the liquid crystal display panel 16, and dart holding on the transparent board 15 detected by the dart position detection unit 17 A control unit 18 for assigning points according to the positional relationship between the position and the effect image position displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16; Includes a communication circuit 19 for performing data communication or the like by the remote control device and a wireless or wired such other dart game machine provided separately.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transparent board 15 includes a plastic panel 15a on which a target image is displayed or projected via a liquid crystal display panel 16, and a sheet portion 15b laminated on the front side of the plastic panel 15a. And an acrylic resin rod 15c that is planted on the surface of the sheet portion 15b and holds the tip of the dart under pressure.

  As shown in the drawing, the base end of the acrylic resin rod 15c is densely arranged on the plastic panel 15a of the transparent board 15. The acrylic resin rod 15c is made of an acrylic resin excellent in translucency, and a hemispherical tip portion 15d having a curved surface with a predetermined curvature is provided at the tip thereof.

  The proximal end side shaft portion 15e and the hemispherical distal end portion 15d of the acrylic resin rod 15c can be made of different types of transparent resins. For example, it is also possible to form a resin rod using the hemispherical tip 15d as a polycarbonate resin excellent in durability and the base end side shaft portion 15e as a transparent resin excellent in elasticity for holding the dart tip, The dart holding power in the transparent board 15 can be further increased.

  Each of the plastic panel 15a, the sheet portion 15b, and the acrylic resin rod 15c constituting the transparent board 15 is formed of a transparent resin material such as an acrylic resin or a polycarbonate resin. Thus, the target image and effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 disposed on the back side of the plastic panel 15a are configured to be visible from the front side through the transparent area of the transparent board 15.

  A target image displayed on the transparent board 15 via the liquid crystal display panel 16 has a form in which a circle is radially divided into 20 equal parts as shown in FIG. On the outer periphery of this circular target image, a number of points to be scored is written.

  Here, the double circle at the center of the target image is referred to as bull B, and the inside is set as 25 points × 2 (double bull, inner bull) and the periphery is set as 25 points (single bull, outer bull). Two rings are displayed in the target image, the outer ring is called double ring D and the score on the outer circumference is twice, the inner ring is called triple ring T and the score is three times the score And granted. Other areas are single, and the score as it is is set. Thus, as will be described later, a dart game score calculation process based on data acquired from the dart position detection unit 17 is performed via the control unit 18.

  The dart board 11 includes a control unit 18 connected to the liquid crystal display panel 16 and the dart position detection unit 17. The control unit 18 is arranged at the lower front portion of the dart board 11 and includes an information display panel 11a for displaying the score obtained in the dart game, a power on / off button for the dart game machine 10, a selection button, and the like. It is connected to the operation panel 11b and a communication circuit 19 for exchanging data with an external device such as a remote control device.

  A dart holder 13 that holds three darts 12 for one rundo prepared for a game is arranged near the throwing line in the dart game. As shown in FIG. 1, the dart holder 13 is connected to a dart board 11 through the communication circuit 19 of the dart board 11 for communication of information data and control data in addition to a dart housing section for housing the dart 12. A circuit 13a, an information display unit 13b for displaying game information such as a score acquired by the dart game at the player's hand, and a target image displayed on the transparent board 15 via the liquid crystal display panel 16 are selected. And an operation panel 13c having a remote control switch and the like. Note that a dart board control unit that includes a communication circuit, an information display unit, and an operation panel and functions as an external signal input device may be disposed in a game hall or the like as a remote control device separate from the dart holder.

  The information display unit 13b disposed on the dart holder 13 or the like is a liquid crystal display device controlled via the control unit 18 disposed on the dart board 11 or an audio output device such as a speaker or a buzzer. It has a function of notifying the player of game information related to the game state. Note that a target image similar to that displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 of the dart board 11 may be displayed on the liquid crystal display device.

  The operation panel 13c includes a start button for displaying a target image on the transparent board 15 to start a dart game, a stop button, a coin insertion portion necessary for game execution, and the like. In addition, a remote control device provided with such an operation panel, a dart holder 13, or a surveillance camera for monitoring the state of the transparent board 15 holding the dart 12 at a fixed position such as the ceiling of the game hall, You may make it calculate the score in a darts game by the data analysis by this image | photographed image.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a dart game executed through the control unit 18 of the dart game machine 10 configured as described above. Hereinafter, a dart game processing procedure will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In this dart game, a dart game is loaded into the memory or the like of the control unit 18 by a player operating a start button or the like provided on the operation panel 11b of the dart board 11 or the operation panel 13c of the dart holder 13. The processing routine starts. In the first step S1, various variables are initialized, a time counting process in a dart game is started, and an initial screen made up of an animation character or the like is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 via the control unit 18, As shown in FIG. 6A, the initial screen is viewed as a target image of the dart game through the transparent board 15.

  In the initial screen at the start of the dart game, the player can appropriately change the target image to that of a predetermined drawing via the operation panel 13 c provided on the dart holder 13. In this way, the player sets the target image projected on the transparent board 15 according to the skill of the dart game and the like. The player standing inside the throwing line drawn to the floor position away from the dart board 11 by a specified distance projects the dart 12 taken out from the dart holder 13 or the like toward the transparent board 15 of the dart board 11.

  In the next target hit determination step S2, it is determined whether or not there is a dart hit on the transparent board 15 on which the target image is projected. Here, hit determination can be performed by acquiring a detection signal from an acceleration sensor or the like provided on the transparent board 15. Thus, if a hit of the dart 12 on the transparent board 15 is detected, the process proceeds to step S3 for performing the score calculation process, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step S5 for time-out determination.

  In step S <b> 3 executed by hit determination, the dart position detection unit 17 is operated to analyze the data signal acquired by scanning the back surface of the transparent board 15. Then, the coordinate point where the dart 12 is stabbed on the transparent board 15 is detected, and the target image data displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 via the control unit 18 is set for each region of the target image. Refer to the comparison table data with the score. Thus, the dart game score corresponding to the arrow position (coordinate point on the transparent board 15) is calculated.

  In step S4 of the next effect display process, game information such as the score acquired is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 and the information display panel 11a. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), based on the score data acquired through the communication circuit 19 from another dart game machine in the vicinity of the dart game machine 10 or a dart game machine on the network. A ranking table or the like can be displayed on the transparent board 15 via the liquid crystal display panel 16. The dart game processing routine is ended by performing such an effect display process.

  On the other hand, in step S5 when the hit determination of the dart 12 on the transparent board 15 is not made in step S2 in the target hit determination, whether or not the time count value set in step S1 is a predetermined time, for example, 3 minutes or less. A timeout determination process is performed to determine whether or not. Here, when a time-out determination is made in which a game state in which a dart hit to the transparent board 15 is not detected from the start of the game is made, the process proceeds to an end process of step S6, and in a non-time-out state, a target hit determination is made. Is returned to step S2.

  In the end process of step S6, the rotation effect display of the target image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 is stopped and the screen is returned to the initial screen. Here, the game history information such as the score and the number of pitches acquired by the player is stored, the screen information is reset to the initial value as necessary, and various processes for the next game round are executed. . Thus, the dart game processing routine is ended.

  The dart game machine 10 according to the embodiment activates the dart position detection unit 17 by applying the dart 12 to the score acquisition area of the target image displayed and visually recognized on the transparent board 15 of the dart board 11 to thereby operate the dart on the transparent board 15. The position is acquired, and a score corresponding to each score acquisition area is given to the player, and an effect display image corresponding to the score can be developed on the transparent board 15 or the information display panel 11a. In this way, the target image displayed on the transparent board 15 is variously changed via the control unit 18 to stimulate the player's willingness to challenge, and based on the arrow position released toward the target image on the board. You can enjoy a dart game with a high level of entertainment by giving the score to Further, by supplying a prize corresponding to the score of the acquired dart game from a prize providing unit arranged in the game hall, it is possible to further increase the player's willingness to play.

  It should be noted that the dart game machine 10 can also be linked to each other by connecting a plurality of them to the network. For example, a plurality of dart game machines 10 are arranged side by side so as to be visible at the same time from a game hall or a dart bar, and the target image displayed on the transparent board is rotated clockwise around the circle center as the rotation axis. It is also possible to add a linkage effect operation that rotates the target image counterclockwise. In this way, the display form in the dart game via a plurality of dart game machines connected to the network is variously changed.

  As described above, the dart game machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with the transparent board 15 having the dart holding mechanism on the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel 16 that can display various images including the target image. This is the gist of this. Thus, the target image of the dart game can be displayed on the transparent board 15 from the back side via the liquid crystal display panel 16, and this target image can be variously changed via the control unit 18.

  Furthermore, it is possible to perform a dart game with a high level of game entertainment by giving the score based on the detection position of the dart 12 released toward the target image of the transparent board 15. Further, a dart game system in which a plurality of dart game machines 10 are connected to a network is configured so that the game situation between the dart game machines 10 can be acquired, and each image displayed on the transparent board 15 of the dart board 11 is displayed. The form and type can be linked and changed.

  The following gaming machines are realized by the above embodiment.

  That is, display means (liquid crystal display panel 16) capable of displaying various images including at least a target image, and covering means (transparent board 15) provided on the display surface of the display means and capable of receiving a thrown arrow. Dart game machine 10 comprising:

  The covering means (transparent board 15) is a dart game machine 10 including a plurality of resin rods (acrylic resin rods 15c) that are closely arranged.

  The resin rod (acrylic resin rod 15c) is a dart game machine 10 made of a material having translucency.

  A dart game machine 10 in which a tip portion of the resin rod (acrylic resin rod 15c) is formed in a curved surface.

  The dart game machine 10 described in the embodiment of the present invention is merely a list of the most preferable configurations, and the present invention is not limited to the one described in the embodiment. For example, in this embodiment, the dart position is detected by using the dart position detection unit 17 that searches the back surface of the transparent board 15, but the back side or the front side of the transparent board 15 is imaged by an imaging device. You may make it calculate the score of a darts game by analyzing the acquired imaging data.

1 is an overall layout diagram of a dart game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the dart board in the dart game machine. It is explanatory drawing by the side sectional view of the dart board in the dart game machine. It is a partially expanded explanatory view of the transparent board in the dart game machine. It is a flowchart in the dart process of the dart game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the transparent board display form in the same dart game machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 dart game machine 11 dart board 11a information display panel 11b operation panel 12 dart (arrow)
13 dart holder 13a communication circuit 13b information display unit 13c operation panel 15 transparent board (covering means)
15a Plastic panel 15b Sheet part 15c Acrylic resin rod (resin rod)
15d Hemispherical tip 15e Base end shaft 16 Liquid crystal display panel (display means)
17 dart position detection unit 17a scan sensor 18 control unit 19 communication circuit

Claims (4)

Display means capable of displaying various images including at least a target image;
Covering means provided on the display surface of the display means and capable of receiving a thrown arrow;
A dart game machine characterized by comprising:   The dart game machine according to claim 1, wherein the covering means includes a plurality of densely arranged resin bars.   The dart game machine according to claim 2, wherein the resin rod is made of a translucent material.   The dart game machine according to claim 1, wherein a tip portion of the resin rod is formed in a curved surface.

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