JP2009226128A - Darts game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a darts game machine capable of changing the display mode of a target on a dart board and having various game properties. <P>SOLUTION: The darts game machine has a display means serving as a monitor capable of displaying the image of the target and also as the dart board capable of receiving a thrown dart. A plurality of light-emitting diodes are densely disposed in the display means, and a gap wide enough for a point at the distal end of the dart to be fitted is formed between adjacent light-emitting diodes. <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 surely know the game contents and how to proceed with the game, the dart board configuration is not different from the conventional darts, and it is in the entertainment industry. I cannot deny that it is scarce.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a dart game machine that can solve such a problem.

  (1) In the present invention, a dart game machine including a display unit that serves as both a monitor capable of displaying a target image and a dart board capable of receiving a thrown arrow, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. Are arranged in close contact with each other, and a dart game machine is formed in which a gap is formed between adjacent light emitting diodes so as to fit an arrowhead provided at the tip of the arrow.

  (2) The present invention is characterized in that, in the above (1), a soft translucent material is disposed at the tip of the light emitting diode.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes a darts game machine which has a dart board of a novel form, and it becomes possible to improve game entertainment.

  The dart game machine of this embodiment includes a monitor capable of displaying a target image of a dart game by a video generation device and the like, and a display unit that also serves as a dart board capable of receiving an arrow thrown toward the target image. A dart game machine, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) connected to an image signal generation unit of the monitor and in close contact with the dart board surface, and adjacent to each other on the dart board surface. A gap is formed between the light emitting diodes so as to fit the arrowhead portion of the arrow. With this configuration, the target image of the dart game can be displayed in various ways through the display means having a monitor, and the player can move toward the target image on the display means. ), It is possible to play a dart game with a high level of entertainment. In addition, a dart detection sensor for detecting the position of the dart stuck in the dart board surface of such a dart game machine can be provided. A score can also be given according to the positional relationship between the detected dart position on the dart board surface and the target image displayed on the dart board surface via the monitor of the display means and the light emitting diode.

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

  The display means is a monitor capable of displaying a target image of a dart game by a video generation device or the like, and a light emitting diode whose input ends are arranged in the image signal generation unit of the monitor and are closely arranged on the dart board surface And a dart board capable of receiving an arrow thrown at a target image displayed on the dart board surface by a light emitting diode. The video generation device can be provided so as to be connectable to a television receiver, a video, a projector, or the like that can display a target image or a predetermined effect image of the dart game, and retains the image data and the moving image data. It can also be connected to a computer device or the like to control its operation.

  The light-emitting diode is composed of an LED illuminator having a diameter of about 0.2 to 3.0 mm and a length of about 1 to 2.0 mm. It is a transmission device that can emit light when applied. The input ends of the lead wires of such light emitting diodes are connected to the image signal generation unit of the monitor device, and the LED light emitters serving as the output ends are respectively fitted into fiber insertion holes formed in the dart board. As a result, the image generated by the monitor device is visually recognized on the dart board surface. An LED light emitter forms a display surface of a dart board as a light source that can be driven with low power, and is a semiconductor element that emits light when a voltage is applied in the forward direction. For example, aluminum gallium arsenide, gallium arsenide phosphorus Various light emitting colors such as indium gallium nitride and gallium nitride can be used in appropriate combination.

  The dart board is a disk-shaped or rectangular board member having a large number of fiber insertion holes, and the target image displayed on the monitor is visually recognized on the dart board surface via the light emitting diode. To display. The number of dots per unit area on the dart board surface, that is, the resolution of the target image or effect image, can be defined by a fiber insertion hole formed in the board surface.

  The tip portion of the light emitting diode forming the dart board surface has a dart holding function for holding the dart thrown by the player while being stuck in the board surface. That is, the tip portion of the light emitting diode is covered with a resin cap portion having elasticity, and there is a gap between the resin cap portions so as to fit the arrow tip portion of the dart. The portion is sandwiched and held by a resin cap portion that protects the surrounding light emitting diode.

  Examples of the dart detection sensor for detecting the dart that is stuck on the dart board surface include (a) a pressure-sensitive sheet that is stacked on the dart board surface and detects the position where the dart pressure is generated, and (b It is possible to apply an imaging device that takes a dart board surface from the surface side and obtains a board image that is held by dart sticking. By analyzing the detection data on the dart board surface acquired in this way, it is possible to specify the position of the dart held by the resin cap portion that protects the light emitting diode on the dart board surface.

  Such a pressure-sensitive sheet is, for example, a sheet-like sensor member that is stacked on the back side of the dart board surface and has an insertion hole for penetrating and holding the light emitting diode. This sheet-like sensor member detects a coordinate position by short-circuiting resistors connected in parallel and in series by one-point pressurization of a conductor, and is connected to a power source and connected to each other in series. The switch elements can be composed of elongate electrode members that are arranged in parallel with each other on the insulating sheet and connected to the connection portion of the resistor.

  The dart game machine of this embodiment is also characterized in that a hard translucent material is disposed at the tip of the light emitting diode. This protects the tip of the fiber from impacts with darts and ensures durability and dart grip, and effectively scatters the light emitted from the light-emitting diodes by the light emission control signal from the monitor with a translucent material. The target image and the effect image generated by the monitor can be displayed on the dart board surface while ensuring a predetermined brightness and sharpness.

  As the hard translucent material, for example, an acrylic resin having excellent transparency and strength and a polycarbonate resin can be used in addition to a polycarbonate resin.

  In addition, by providing a resin cap part formed in a cap shape at the tip part of the light emitting diode as a translucent material, a board surface on which the resin cap part is implanted is formed, and the projected dart tip part is In addition, it is possible to hold and hold the pressure between the adjacent resin cap portions. The portion of the resin rod that is mounted from the tip of the light emitting diode is, for example, about 0.2 to 2 mm in diameter and about 10 to 50 mm in length, and is made of a transparent and soft plastic such as acrylic resin. A large number of brushes are implanted in a plastic panel as a substrate. 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. Thus, the dart holding power on the dart board surface can be appropriately secured by appropriately setting the planting density and shape of the resin rod, the transparency of the plastic material, and the type thereof.

  The resin rod has translucency and is made of a relatively soft plastic material, so that the visibility of the output light from the tip of the light emitting diode can be ensured. 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 having different materials on the tip end side and the shaft side.

The resin cap part is preferably formed in a curved surface having a predetermined curvature at the tip. 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 cap portion may be formed in a hemispherical shape, an oval spherical shape, or a ball shape in which a ball is attached to the tip and placed in contact between adjacent balls.
(Example)
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 a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged explanatory view of the dart 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 body 11 standing on a wall such as a game hall or a dart bar, a dart holder 13 provided near the throwing line, and the like. The dart board 12 is projected toward the dart board 15 on which the target image and the effect image of the dart board main body 11 are displayed. Note that a dart position detector 14 equipped with a monitoring camera or the like for acquiring the position of the dart that has been driven into the dart board 15 is provided in the dart holder 13 of the dart game machine 10 or in the vicinity thereof as necessary. .

  In addition to this, the dart game machine 10 is provided with a dart board 15 having a dart holding structure that is disposed on the front surface of the dart board main body 11 and can be received in a state where a dart (arrow) is stuck, and the dart board 15 is drilled. A light emitting diode 16 that protrudes a predetermined length from the inserted insertion hole 15a and is inserted and fixed to form a dart holding structure; a monitor device 17 to which an input end 16b of a lead wire 16a of the light emitting diode 16 is connected; Control unit 20 that performs display control via the dart position detection unit 14 and assigns points according to the positional relationship between the dart holding position on the dart board 15 detected by the dart position detection unit 14 and the target image displayed on the monitor device 17. And a communication circuit 2 for performing wireless or wired data communication with the dart position detection unit 14 and other dart game machines. It is equipped with a door.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the dart board 15 has a plastic panel 15b in which the light-emitting diode 16 is implanted through the insertion hole 15a, and a cap-like shape implanted on the front side of the plastic panel 15b. And a resin cap portion 15c that is provided with a dart holding mechanism for holding and holding the light and is formed so as to protect the light emitting diode 16. Thus, the plurality of light emitting diodes 16 forming the dart board surface in the dart board 15 are arranged in close contact with each other through the insertion hole 15a, and the arrowhead provided at the tip of the dart 12 between the adjacent light emitting diodes 16 is provided. A gap for fitting the portion 12a is formed.

  As shown in the drawing, the base end of the resin cap portion 15c is densely arranged on the plastic panel 15b of the dart board 15. The resin cap portion 15c is made of an acrylic resin having excellent translucency as a material, 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 resin cap portion 15c can be made of different types of transparent resins. For example, it is also possible to form the resin cap portion by using the polycarbonate resin having the hemispherical tip portion 15d having excellent durability and the transparent shaft resin having the base end side shaft portion 15e having excellent elasticity holding the tip of the dart as a result. Further, dart holding power on the dart board 15, durability against impact from the dart, visibility of a target image displayed on the dart board surface via the light emitting diode 16 can be further enhanced.

  The plastic panel 15b and the resin cap portion 15c constituting the dart board 15 are each formed of a transparent resin material such as an acrylic resin or a polycarbonate resin. As a result, the light from the light emitting diode 16 can be efficiently scattered to the surroundings so that the target image and effect image displayed via the monitor device 17 can be viewed brightly from the front side of the dart board 15. Yes.

  The target image displayed on the dart board 15 via the light emitting diode 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 called a bull, 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). In the target image, two rings are displayed, and the outer ring is called a double ring and the score on the outer circumference is twice, and the inner ring is called a triple ring and the score is three times the score. Is done. Other areas are single, and the score as it is is set. Thus, the dart game score calculation process based on the data acquired from the dart position detection unit 14 is performed via the control unit 20.

  The dart board main body 11 incorporates a control unit 20. The control unit 20 is arranged at the lower front portion of the dart board main body 11 and includes an information display panel 11a for displaying scores obtained in the dart game, a power on / off button for the dart game machine 10, a selection button, and the like. In addition to being connected to the operation panel 11b, it is connected to the dart position detection unit 14, the remote control device, another dart game machine, and the like via the communication circuit 21 so as to exchange data.

  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 wired or wirelessly connected to the dart board main body 11 via a communication circuit 21 in addition to the dart housing section for housing the dart 12 and receives information data and control data. A communication 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 dart board 15 via the light emitting diode 16 are selected. And an operation panel 13c having a remote control switch and the like. Note that a dart board control unit including a communication circuit, an information display unit, and an operation panel may be arranged in a game hall or the like as a remote control device separate from the dart holder.

  The information display unit 13b arranged in the dart holder 13 or the like is a liquid crystal display device controlled via the control unit 20 arranged in the dart board body 11 or a sound 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 of the game. Note that a target image similar to that displayed on the dart board 15 of the dart board main body 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 dart board 15 and starting a dart game, a stop button, a coin insertion portion necessary for executing the game, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the dart position detection unit 14 is arranged at a fixed position such as a remote control device provided with such an operation panel, a dart holder 13, or the ceiling of a game hall. The dart position detection unit 14 includes a monitoring camera for monitoring the game state of the dart board 15 holding the dart 12. In addition, a marker that emits radio waves, infrared rays, or the like is provided on the dart board main body 11 and is automatically set so that the imaging direction of the surveillance camera faces the board surface of the dart board 15 by a marker tracking mechanism that tracks this marker. Is also possible. In this way, it is possible to calculate the score in the dart game through the data analysis based on the captured image via the control unit 20 of the dart board main body 11.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a dart game executed through the control unit 20 of the dart game machine 10 configured as described above. Hereinafter, a dart game processing procedure will be described with reference to the drawings.

  This dart game is a dart game loaded into the memory of the control unit 20 by the player operating a start button or the like provided on the operation panel 11b of the dart board main body 11 or the operation panel 13c of the dart holder 13. The execution processing routine starts. In the first step S1, various variables are initialized, a time counting process in a dart game is started, and an animation character output from the monitor device 17 on the dart board surface formed by the light emitting diode 16 As shown in FIG. 6A, the initial screen is visually recognized on the dart board 15 as a target image.

  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 dart 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 main body 11 by a specified distance projects the dart 12 taken out from the dart holder 13 or the like toward the dart board 15 of the dart board main body 11. is there.

  In the next target hit determination step S2, it is determined whether or not there is a dart hit on the dart board 15 on which the target image is projected. Here, hit detection can be performed by acquiring the detection signal via a dart position detection unit 14 provided with a surveillance camera, an acceleration sensor (not shown) provided on the dart board 15, and the like. In this way, if a hit of the dart 12 on the dart 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 S3 executed by the hit determination, the data signal acquired by operating the dart position detection unit 14 is analyzed. Thus, the coordinate point where the dart 12 is inserted on the dart board 15 is detected, and the target image data displayed on the dart board 15 via the monitor device 17 and the score set for each area of the target image. Refer to the comparison table data. Thus, processing for calculating the score of the dart game corresponding to the dart arrow position (coordinate points on the dart board 15) is performed via the control unit 20.

  In step S4 of the next effect display process, the control unit 20 controls the monitor device 17 and the like to display game information such as the score obtained on the dart board 15 and the information display panel 11a. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), based on the score data acquired through the communication circuit 21 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 dart board 15 via the monitor device 17 that can be controlled via the respective communication circuits of the control unit 20 and the computer device 18. 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 to the dart 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 dart 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 dart board 15 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 14 by applying the dart 12 to the scoring area of the target image displayed and viewed through the light emitting diode 16 on the dart board 15 of the dart board main body 11. Thus, the dart position on the dart board 15 is acquired, and a score corresponding to each score acquisition area is given to the player. Thus, an effect display image corresponding to the score can be developed on the dart board 15 or the like via the light emitting diode 16. In this way, the target image displayed on the dart board 15 is variously changed via the control unit 20 to stimulate the player's desire 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 dart board is rotated clockwise around the center of the circle 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 forms the image display surface of the monitor device 17 on the dart board 15 by arranging a large number of light emitting diodes 16 in a plane, and this dart. The gist is that the dart projected onto the board 15 is held between the light emitting diodes 16 by pressure. As a result, the target image or effect image that is the target of the dart game is displayed on the dart board 15 via the monitor device 17, and this target image or the like is variously changed via the control unit 20 that controls the monitor device 17. Can do.

  Furthermore, it is possible to perform a dart game with a high level of game entertainment by giving a score based on the detected position of the dart 12 released toward the target image of the dart board 15. In addition, 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 dart board 15 of the dart board body 11 is displayed. The display form and type can be linked and changed.

  The following gaming machines are realized by the above embodiment.

  In other words, the dart game machine includes a display unit serving as a monitor (monitor device 17) capable of displaying a target image and a dart board 15 capable of receiving a thrown arrow (dart 12). A dart game machine 10 in which a plurality of light emitting diodes 16 are arranged in close contact with each other, and a gap is formed between adjacent light emitting diodes so as to fit an arrowhead provided at the tip of the arrow.

  A dart game machine 10 in which a hard translucent material is disposed at the tip of the light emitting diode 16 (hemispherical tip 15d).

  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 front side of the dart board 15 is imaged by the imaging device, and the score of the dart game is calculated by analyzing the acquired imaging data. The pressure generation position due to the collision may be detected by a pressure sensitive sheet.

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 main part in the dart game machine. It is side sectional explanatory drawing in the same dart game machine. It is a partially expanded explanatory view of the dart board in the same dart game machine. It is a flowchart in the dart game process of the dart game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the dart board display form in the dart game machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 dart game machine 11 dart board body 11a information display panel 11b operation panel 12 dart (arrow)
12a arrowhead 13 dart holder 13a communication circuit 13b information display unit 13c operation panel 14 dart position detection unit 15 dart board (display means)
15a Insertion hole 15b Plastic panel 15c Resin cap portion 15d Hemispherical tip portion 15e Base end side shaft portion 16 Light emitting diode 16a Lead wire 16b Input end 17 Monitor device 18 Computer device

Claims (2)

A dart game machine comprising a display unit that can serve as a monitor capable of displaying a target image and a dart board capable of receiving a thrown arrow,
The display means includes
A dart game in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged in close contact with each other, and a gap is formed between adjacent light emitting diodes so as to fit an arrowhead provided at the tip of the arrow. Machine.   2. The dart game machine according to claim 1, wherein a soft translucent material is disposed at a tip portion of the light emitting diode.

Images