JP2544082B2 - 3D lacing game machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a three-dimensional racing game machine in which a model racing car, a horse or the like is run on a model course for competition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a model course is set up in a racetrack or car racing field that imitates a real thing, and a plurality of game objects imitating horses or racing cars are run on this model course to speed up each other. A so-called racing game for competing for is known.

In such a racing game,
There is a game machine itself equipped with a running motor, and by driving this running motor, the game machine is made to run on the course, but there is a running motor that gives the game object a considerably high speed. When mounted, such a motor is bulky, and in order to control the running state of the game machine, a part of the control device must be mounted on the game machine, etc. However, there is a problem in that a large occupied space is required and the equipment cost increases.

Therefore, in order to eliminate such inconvenience, a groove-shaped guide member is arranged along the course of the model,
A transfer means such as a chain or a belt is fitted into the guide member to form a loop body, and the driving means provided outside the game body is used to circulate and move the inside of the course to the loop body. There is a case where a game body is adopted so that the game body follows the movement of the loop body.
The attraction force of the permanent magnet is usually used to make the above-mentioned game body follow the moving loop body which is making a circular motion.

In the loop body type racing game machine having such a configuration, the game machine can be made small because a motor and a control device are not mounted, and the traveling control of the game machine is controlled by the game machine. It suffices to carry out the driving means fixed to the outside, which is convenient for laying the signal line.

[0006]

In the conventional loop body driving type racing game machine as described above, the loop body, which is the transfer means, slides with respect to the bottom portion and the side wall portion of the guide member. Since it moves circularly, the sliding resistance is very large, and a considerable driving force is required for the driving means in order to overcome the sliding resistance and move the loop body cyclically at high speed. In addition, the sliding causes the loop body or the guide member to be easily worn, which shortens the service life and necessitates frequent replacement of parts.

Further, when the loop body is made of chain, the chain can be bent only on one plane.
The model course can only be formed flat,
There is a problem that it is not possible to set a three-dimensional course or the like having a height difference like an actual car race.

When the loop body is composed of a belt, it is possible to form a three-dimensional course,
Since the belt itself is flexible enough to be bent and deformed, the circulating movement state is stable such that it often swings in the width direction or vertically vibrates while circulatingly moving in the guide member. As a result, there is a problem that it is difficult to surely guide the attraction of the game object by the magnet. If the suction guidance of the game body is not reliably performed, the game body will fall out of the guidance of the magnet in the middle of the game, and the game body will not move even though the loop body is driven.

When a three-dimensional course having a height difference is formed, the shape of the course changes not only in the curved course formed on the horizontal plane but also in the vertical direction, and the course becomes complicated as a whole, so that the guide member and The damage of the loop body due to wear becomes significant. For that reason, conventionally, in a loop-type driving racing game machine, there is no course having a height difference, and there is a problem that the game is not interesting.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and in the above loop body driving type racing game machine, the wear damage of the guide member and the loop body can be reduced as much as possible. At the same time, the course can be three-dimensionally set, and even if the three-dimensional course is set, the game object can be stably guided, and as a result, the three-dimensional racing has an extremely entertaining three-dimensional course. The purpose is to provide a game console.

[0011]

A three-dimensional racing game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a racing track for running a game body provided with a magnetic body, and a three-dimensional vehicle is provided at an intersection of the racing tracks. Intersection formed
An 8-shaped flat plate, a plurality of 8-shaped guide members having at least both side wall portions and a bottom portion and attached to the back surface of the 8-shaped flat plate, and each guide member. a chain of magnetic material attached to a portion fitted, each
Drive means provided in the guide member, and transmission means for transmitting the drive force of the drive means to the chain by being inserted into the guide member through the notch hole formed in the side wall portion or the bottom portion of each guide member. And a control system for controlling the drive of the drive means.

[0012] three-dimensional racing game machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, a stereoscopic racing game machine of claim 1, wherein the chain comprises a plurality of chain pieces are coupled by a plurality of support shafts orthogonal to each other alternately shape made, rotatably roller to the support axis is provided, a portion of the peripheral surface of the roller is characterized in that it is exposed from the side of the chain pieces.

A three-dimensional racing game machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the three-dimensional racing game machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the transmission means is rotated about a drive axis by rotational driving of the drive means. It is characterized by being constituted by a sprocket having teeth fixed to the drive shaft and meshing with the roller.

A three-dimensional racing game machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the three-dimensional racing game machine according to the second or third aspect, wherein at least two of the rollers are made of a magnetic material, and the game body has the magnetic material. A number of magnetic bodies corresponding to the number of rollers formed by the body are attached, and the dimensions are set so that the rollers formed of the magnetic body and the magnetic bodies attached to the game body face each other. It is what

[0015]

According to the three-dimensional racing game machine of the first aspect, the magnetic body is attached to the transfer body and the game body so as to attract each other, so that the game body follows the movement of the chain to move through the courses. Since the vehicle travels, it is not necessary to mount driving means on the game body. Also a racing track
Is formed on the same plane, the groove for running the game body is dented,
The inconvenience that dust accumulates in this groove and it is easy to break down occurs.
And also make racing games more realistic
Become

Further, magnetism said driving means is controlled by a control system provided shipped with a game machine, a game body for detecting a traveling state for adapted to self, Yu skill body control system it is possible to appropriately control the progress of the game by a control apparatus for delivering a suitable drive signal to the driving means on the basis of the sensor or these input result.

The control of the running state of the game object is performed by controlling the drive of the stationary driving means and does not directly control the running game object. However, it is not necessary to construct a control system for a game object whose position is not fixed, and the control system can be made simple and reliable control can be realized.

Further, since the racing track is formed in the shape of a figure 8 and the three-dimensional intersection is formed at the intersection of the racing tracks, the game object is formed into a three-dimensional course on the track surface of the figure eight. It is possible to make the racing game entertaining by running while intersecting vertically at the intersection, performing both clockwise and counterclockwise traveling in a plan view and traveling with a height difference.

Further, since the track has a figure-eight shape, the lengths of the circumferences of the plurality of courses formed on the track surface are all the same. Therefore, the unfairness that the mileage for racing is different for each course is resolved, and a fair competition game is realized.

According to the three-dimensional racing game machine of the second aspect, the peripheral surface of the roller is in contact with the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the guide member in a state where the loop body formed of chain is fitted in the guide member. The loop body circulates in the guide member by the rotation of the roller, not by the conventional sliding movement. Therefore, the loop body can be circulated in the guide member with a small force as compared with the conventional case, and the wear of the chain and the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the guide member due to sliding can be effectively suppressed.

According to the three-dimensional racing game machine of the third aspect, the transmission means is a sprocket having teeth which are fixed to the drive shaft so as to rotate about the drive shaft by the rotational drive of the drive means and which have teeth meshing with the rollers. Since it is configured, the rotational drive of the drive means can be effectively transmitted to the circulating movement in the guide member of the chain via the sprocket.

According to the three-dimensional racing game machine of the fourth aspect, since the roller is made of a magnetic material, it is not necessary to attach a magnetic material to the chain. Also,
Since the game body travels while being guided by the rollers made of at least two magnetic bodies, the traveling state is stable, and lateral shake of the game body is effectively suppressed.

[0023]

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a three-dimensional racing game machine according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the external appearance of the game machine 1 is a cubic frame 11 and a frame 1
1 is composed of a panel portion 12 formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the upper surface of the frame 1, and a field portion 13 formed in a central portion of the upper surface of the frame base 11 so as to be surrounded by the panel portion 12. In the example shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a display device 14 which is erected so as to project the display surface upward from one side portion of the frame base 11 toward the field portion 13. The device 14 is optional and may not be provided. The entire field portion 13 is covered with a semi-cylindrical transparent dome body 15 made of transparent plastic, and protects various facilities provided on the field portion 13 which will be described later.

The field portion 13 is provided with a racing track (8-shaped flat plate) 2 which is formed in an 8-shaped shape. This track 2 is basically a field part 1
It is formed on the upper surface of the bank portion 21 raised from 3 to a predetermined height. At the intersection of the figure 8 of the truck 2, a tunnel 21a is provided on one bank portion 21, and the other bank portion 21 is tunneled from both sides.
The height is set so as to gradually decrease toward 1a, and the track 2 is in a state where a downward slope is formed.

Then, inside the tunnel 21a provided on one bank portion 21 at the intersection of the figure eight, the other bank portion 21
And a so-called three-dimensional intersection 22 of the track 2 is formed at the intersection. The track 2 of the present invention is not limited to the formation of the bank portion 21, but the track 2 may be formed on the same plane as the field portion 13 and the overpass may be provided only at the grade intersection. Good.

A plurality of courses 23 are provided on the track surface 2a of such an 8-shaped track 2. A racing car R, which is a game body, is arranged in each of the plurality of courses 23, and is designed to be self-propelled under the control of the control device 6 shown in FIG. 7 by a drive mechanism described later in detail. . 1, FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 exemplify the case where the course 23 has 8 articles, but the present invention is not limited to the course 23 having 8 articles, and the course 23 may have less than 8 articles. Good, or 9 or more articles.

On the surface of the panel section 12, a plurality of input sections K for athletes are attached so as to surround the field section 13. A numerical value display window 32 is provided in the input section K, and for example, a combination number of the first and second prizes and a betting rate are displayed on the numerical value display window 32 before the game is started. The player inputs a bet for a desired combination from the input section K in consideration of the above combination and the betting rate. The input device 3 is formed by such a plurality of input sections K.

The racing game is automatically started every predetermined time set in advance. Specifically, a timer is provided in the control device, and the time spent for one race is set to this timer. Then, the racing cars R are aligned at the reference position S within this set time, and then start at the same time and self-run,
A racing game is played. The reference position S
Is the tunnel 21a of the overpass 22 in the case of the present embodiment.
Although it is provided at the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line of the upper track surface 2a, it is not limited to this position and can be set at an appropriate position on the track surface 2a.

The speed of the racing car R is set on the basis of a statistical calculation in consideration of the betting rate in the control device. Therefore, the order of arrival of a racing car R with a low betting ratio is stochastically higher than the order of arrival of a racing car R with a high betting ratio, but as a particular event, the racing car R with a high betting ratio always loses. Not necessarily.

Then, the player, within the set time and before the racing car R starts,
It is possible to participate in a racing game by inputting a bet from the input section K while referring to the betting rate displayed in the numerical display window 32. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, although the eight-sided input section K is provided, even if the eight-sided input section K is not operated simultaneously, that is, even if the number of players is eight or less, or Even if there are no players, the game will start when the time is up.

In addition to the above, the progress of the game may be performed as follows. That is, on the surface of the input section K, a numeric keypad with numbers 0-9 attached,
Numerical value input key 31 including input confirmation key and cancel key
Also, a numerical value display window 32 or the like for immediately displaying the input made by the player is provided, and the player operates the numerical value input keys 31 to input a predetermined bet amount. Then, the betting rate proportional to the reciprocal of the betting amount input by each player is output to the display device 14, and each player refers to the betting rate displayed on the display device 14 to determine the betting amount. It is possible to change and input appropriately.

Then, the game is started by the input operation of the input confirmation key by the participating players. By doing so, the intention of the participating players and the bargaining between the players are reflected in the game, and the racing game can be made more interesting. The game progress control of this type will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

When the racing game is started, a plurality of racing cars R arranged on each course 23 under the control of the control device 6 to be described later run on the course 23 in the shape of figure 8 to compete with each other. . The racing of the racing car R is stopped when the reference position S on the track surface 2a has been passed a predetermined number of times, and the game ends when all the racing cars R have passed the reference position S of the predetermined number of times. To do. After the end of the game, the order of arrival and the betting rate are displayed on the display device 14.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a guide member for explaining the driving of a loop body made of chains, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view showing a track made of a plurality of courses. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the guide member, the loop body and the sprocket for explaining the drive mechanism of the loop body made of chain. As shown in these figures, the track 2 formed in the shape of a figure 8 so as to intersect the three-dimensional shape is formed by a track plate 24 made of a thin plate-shaped body. A long groove-shaped guide member 25 is attached to the back surface of the track plate 24.

The guide member 25 is formed in a U-shape in cross section with an upward opening, and is attached to the back surface of the track plate 24 in a state where the opening opening upward is closed by the track plate. There is. A chain 4 as a transfer means is fitted in the guide member 25, and both ends of the chain 4 are joined to form an 8-shaped ring-shaped loop body 4a.

The chain 4 is formed by connecting a number of unit chains in series in a strip shape. The unit chain includes a chain piece 41 that is a base, a pair of support shafts 42 that connect the chain pieces 41 to each other and extend in directions orthogonal to each other, and a roller that is rotatably supported around the support shaft 42. And 43. Therefore, the pair of rollers 43 pivotally supported by the pair of orthogonal support shafts 42 are rotatable around the support shafts 42 on mutually orthogonal planes including the support shafts 42.

A part of the peripheral surface of each roller 43 projects outwardly from the chain piece 41 in a state of being symmetrical to each other, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the support shaft 42 lies on a horizontal plane. The left and right peripheral surfaces of the one roller 43 that rotates around are in contact with the side wall surfaces 25a of the guide member 25, and the other roller 43 that rotates around the support shaft 42 on the vertical surface has a lower portion. The peripheral surface is the guide member 25.
It is dimensioned so as to contact the bottom surface 25b of the guide member 25, so that the chain piece 41 never contacts the inner surface of the guide member 25.

A large number of such unit chains 4 are connected in series to form the loop body 4a, and the loop body 4a is circulated in the guide member 25 by a drive mechanism provided for each guide member 25. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive mechanism includes a drive motor M provided corresponding to each guide member 25, and a sprocket 5 integrally connected to the drive motor M via a drive shaft 51. Has been done.

The sprocket 5 and the loop body 4 are then
a is meshed with each other through a notch hole 25c formed in a part of the bottom surface 25b of the guide member 25, and the drive motor M is rotationally driven by the drive shaft 51 and the sprocket 5.
Is transmitted to the loop body 4a via.
Therefore, when the drive motor M is rotationally driven, the loop body 4a meshed with the sprocket 5 circulates in the guide member 25 in response to the drive.

In this case, the loop body 4a is the guide member 25.
Even if the roller 43 circulates inside, the roller 43 contacts the inner wall surface of the guide member 25 and rotates, and the chain piece 41 never hits the side wall surface 25a or the bottom surface 25b and slides. While smoothly circulating in the member 25, wear of the inner surfaces of the loop body 4a and the guide member 25 is suppressed as much as possible.

In the drive mechanism constructed as described above, the first permanent magnet 44, which is a magnetic material, is provided on the upper surface of the chain piece 41, which does not hinder the rotation of the roller 43.
Is attached, and a racing car R which is a game body is arranged on the magnet 44. A second permanent magnet R1 which is a magnetic body is also attached to the bottom surface of the racing car R so as to face the first permanent magnet 44 while maintaining a predetermined gap. The first permanent magnet 44 and the second permanent magnet R1 are set so that their counter electrodes face each other. Although the first permanent magnet 44 and the second permanent magnet R1 are adopted as the magnetic body in the present embodiment, only one of them is a permanent magnet and the other is a magnetic body such as an iron piece. May be.

On the other hand, the body of the racing car R is provided with a total of four wheels R2 consisting of front wheels and rear wheels rotatably around the axis, and the racing car R is attached to the surface of the track plate 24 by these wheels R2. It is arranged so that it can run. Therefore, when the loop body 4a is moved while being guided by the guide member 25, the first permanent magnet 44 is moved.
Moves with it, and the second permanent magnet R1 moves in a state of being guided by the movement of the first permanent magnet 44. Therefore, the racing car R integrated with the second permanent magnet R1 also has a wheel R.
While rotating 2, the surface of the track plate 24 is moved, and a state appears as if the racing car R is traveling on a course divided on the track surface 2a.

The chain 4 and the sprocket 5 that play an important role in the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a chain according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a front view of a sprocket according to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the chain 4 according to the present invention includes the chain piece 41, the support shaft 42 for connecting the chain pieces 41 adjacent to each other, and the support shaft 4 as described above.
It is basically composed of a roller 43 pivotally supported by 2.
A pair of first shaft seat portions 41a opposed to each other at a predetermined interval are formed on one side portion in the longitudinal direction of the chain piece 41, and the first shaft seat portion 41a is formed on the other side portion thereof. A second shaft seat portion 41b is formed which is set so as to be orthogonal to, and is dimensioned so as to have a predetermined distance from each other.

The distance of the gap formed by the pair of first shaft seat portions 41a is determined by the distance between the pair of second shaft seat portions 41a.
It is set longer than the distance between the outer surfaces of b. Then, the second shaft seat portion 41b of another chain piece 41 can be held in the gap of the first shaft seat portion 41a of the chain piece 41.

A pair of first shaft holes 41c are formed in the pair of first shaft seat portions 41a so as to face each other, and a mortar is provided at the portions where the first shaft holes 41c face each other. A locking recess 41c 'is provided. Further, the pair of second shaft seat portions 41b are provided with second shaft holes 41d facing each other, and the locking recesses are formed around the second shaft holes 41d so as to project outward. Ring-shaped locking projection 41d 'corresponding to 41c'
Is inflated.

Therefore, the first shaft seat portion 4 of one chain piece 41.
In the state where the second shaft seat portion 41b of the other chain piece 41 is held in the gap of 1a, the locking projection 41 of the latter chain piece 41 is held.
d'is fitted into the locking recess 41c 'of the former chain piece 41, and the two chain pieces 41 are joined to each other.

With the two chain pieces 41 joined to each other in this manner, the central hole 43 is formed in the second shaft seat portion 41b.
The roller 43 in which a is bored is fitted in, and then the support shaft 42 has one first shaft hole 41c, one second shaft hole 41d,
A state in which one chain piece 41 and another chain piece 41 are connected to each other by being inserted into the center hole 43a, the other second shaft hole 41d and the other first shaft hole 41c, and both side ends thereof are caulked. become.

In this case, since the diameter of the roller 43 is set to be larger than the lateral width of the first shaft seat portion 41a and the second shaft seat portion 41b, the roller 43 is supported by the support shaft 42 as described above. The peripheral surface of the roller 43 is in a state of protruding from the chain piece 41 in the state of being pivotally supported. In this way, the chain 4 is formed by connecting a large number of chain pieces 41, and the loop body 4a is formed by connecting both ends of the chain 4.

Then, with the roller 43 attached to the chain 4, the first shaft seat portion 41a and the second shaft seat portion 4 are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the chain 4 with the roller 43 as the center.
A pair of meshing holes 45 into which the teeth of the sprocket 5 are fitted are formed between the gears 1b and 1b. The meshing holes 45 are in a state where pairs are alternately formed on the surfaces of the chain 4 which are orthogonal to each other. Therefore, the pitch of the chain 4 is set by the center-to-center distance L1 between the adjacent rollers 43 rotatably supported about the support shaft 42 on the same plane.

As described above, since the rollers 43 whose rotation surfaces are orthogonal to each other are attached to the chain 4 alternately with the peripheral surfaces thereof projecting from the chain pieces 41 to both sides in the width direction, this roller is provided. The peripheral surface of 43 abuts on the side wall surface 25a and the bottom surface 25b of the guide member 25, and the chain piece 41 and the inner surface portion of the guide member 25 do not contact each other, so that the chain 4 and the guide member 25 are effectively worn. In addition to being restrained, the loop body 4a composed of the chain 4 is circulated favorably in the guide member 25.

In the present invention, the chain 4 is manufactured by injection molding using synthetic resin as a raw material. The type of synthetic resin that can be used as a raw material is not particularly limited, and any type can be applied. Examples of such synthetic resins include polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polymethylmethacrylate, and polyvinyl chloride as general-purpose synthetic resins.

As the high-performance engineering synthetic resin, polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate, polyphenylene ether, polybutylene terephthalate, polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyarylate, polyimide, polyamide imide, polyether ether ketone or Examples thereof include polytetrafluoroethylene. Considering toughness and durability, it is preferable to use engineering synthetic resin.

By making the chain 4 made of synthetic resin, it is possible to reduce the weight of the chain, and it can be driven smoothly without using lubricating oil, and daily maintenance such as refueling is possible. It is possible to obtain effects such as reduction of work, and it is possible to greatly contribute to reduction of equipment cost and operation cost.

Next, the sprocket 5 for moving the chain 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The sprocket 5 is composed of a flat disc portion 52 having a through hole 51 in the center thereof, and tooth portions 53 radially protruding from the peripheral portion of the disc portion 52. The tooth portion 53
At the tip of the circular arc portion 5 that matches the outer circumference of the roller 43.
3a is formed, and the pair of left and right projecting pieces 53b formed on both sides of the arc portion 53a are dimensioned so as to fit into the meshing holes 45 on both sides of the roller 43 formed on the chain 4. Has been done.

Between the central portion of the circular arc portion 53a formed on the one tooth portion 53 and the central portion of the circular arc portion 53a formed on the other tooth portion 53 adjacent to the one tooth portion 53. The arcuate distance L2 about the through hole 51 is set so as to be equal to the center distance L1 of the adjacent rollers 43 having the same rotation plane attached to the chain 4.
Therefore, if the chain 4 is hung on the sprocket 5 so that the roller 43 is held by the tooth portion 53 of the sprocket 5,
By rotationally driving the sprocket 5, this rotational drive can be transmitted to the circular movement of the chain 4 in the guide member 25.

Hereinafter, an example of control of the three-dimensional racing game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The control method for the three-dimensional racing game machine of the present invention is not limited to this example. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a control system of the three-dimensional racing game machine. As shown in this figure, the control system includes an input device 3 for inputting a bet amount provided corresponding to each of the game cars, the racing car R, and a track surface 2a of a racing track 2 of each racing car R. A passage detection sensor X formed of a magnetic sensor for detecting passage of the reference position S set to
It basically comprises a display device 14 for displaying information about the game and a control device 6 for controlling the progress of the game.

The input device 3 is provided with eight input sections K from the first input section K1 to the eighth input section K8 described above. Numerical value input keys 3
1 and a numerical display window 32 for confirming the input result are provided respectively. And such an input device 3
The input signal from (1) is input to the control device 6 immediately by performing a key operation, confirming the input value (multiplied amount) in the numerical display window 32 and then pressing the confirmation key.

Further, the passage detection sensor X is the same as that shown in FIG.
It is attached to the lower part of the guide member 25 shown in FIG. The passage detection sensor X is composed of a magnetic switch that magnetically detects the presence of a magnetic substance, and includes a second permanent magnet R1.
It is designed to detect the passage of a racing car R equipped with. As the installation position of this passage detection sensor X, the reference position S shown in FIG. 1 is selected. It should be noted that the passage detection sensor X is not limited to the one configured by the magnetic switch described above, but a sensor to which an optical sensor is applied may be applied, and in this case, it corresponds to the light emitting / receiving surface of the optical sensor. When the formed optical path is blocked by the racing car R, the passing of the reference position S by the racing car R is detected.

Then, such a passage detecting sensor X is
Eight pieces 1 to X8 are provided and attached to each of the eight guide members 25 in total. The detection result of the passage detection sensor X is input to the control device 6. Further, the drive motor M for circulatingly moving the loop body 4a in the guide member 25 is 8 of M1 to M8.
The base is provided.

Further, the control device 6 includes the input device 3
Bet to calculate the betting rate according to the gaming body traveling control section 61 that controls the start, rotation and stop of each drive motor M based on the input information from the and the detection signal from the passage detection sensor X A magnification calculator 62 is provided.

A program for setting the rotational speed using a random number or the like for determining the start or order of the drive motors Mi and for stopping the drive motors is input to the traveling control unit 61 in advance, and statistically. Based on this method, a control signal for driving the drive motors Mi is output to each drive motor Mi so that the ranking is determined with a probability corresponding to the reciprocal of the betting rate. The rotation number of the drive motor M is set by generating a uniform random number, and using a correspondence between the obtained random number value and a distribution function (normal distribution, binomial distribution, Poisson distribution, or the like), a so-called Monte Carlo simulation method. Has been adopted.

Further, a counter is built in the inside of the traveling control unit 61, and the number of times the reference position S of the racing car R detected by the passage detection sensor Xi is counted and stored.

When the number of passages reaches a preset number, a stop signal for stopping the driving of the drive motor Mi is transmitted to the drive motor Mi, and the drive motors Mi are transmitted in the order in which the stop signal is transmitted. Are arranged in the traveling control unit 61, and the order of the racing car R is determined in the arranged order. The ranking of the racing car R detected by the traveling control unit 61 is displayed on the display device 14.

As described above, in this embodiment, the track surface 2a
Although the number of guide members 25 formed in the above is eight, the present invention is not limited to eight guide members 25 and may be less than eight or nine or more. May be. Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A large-sized display device 14 is provided on one side of the frame 11 of the game machine 1.
The numerical value display window 32 of the input unit K may be substituted instead of providing the number 4.

Since the control system of the three-dimensional racing game machine of the present invention is configured as described above, first, in order for a plurality of players to participate in the game, the bet amount is input from the numerical value input keys 31 of the respective input parts Ki. You can start by typing. Then, when all the input of the applied amount is completed, a signal notifying the fact is input from the control device 6 which has discriminated the fact to the betting rate calculation unit 62, and the betting rate calculation unit 62 receiving the signal calculates the betting rate. The calculation result is displayed on the display device 14.
Is output to

Then, the player can correct the multiplication amount in consideration of the multiplication ratio output on the display device 14, and the final decision of the player is confirmed by pressing the confirmation key. It Therefore, the racing game starts when all the players operate the confirmation key.

When the input operation of the bet amount by all the players is completed and the confirmation key is pressed, the control device 6 sends a start command signal to each driving means to start the game.
When the game is started, the game machine running control section 61 in the control device 6 causes the rotational speeds of the respective driving means to be varied with time.
Based on a statistical method, a drive command signal for driving the drive means is transmitted to each drive motor Mi so that the ranking is determined with a probability corresponding to the reciprocal of the betting rate.

In the case of the present embodiment, the drive command signal is a so-called duty control command signal for controlling the ratio of the active current portion of the pulse current having a constant period, but is not limited to such a signal. Instead of this, the cycle of the current pulse may be changed, or the current value itself may be controlled. Frequency control may be performed using a pulse motor.

The reference position S of each racing car R
When a detection signal from the passage detection sensor X that detects passage of the vehicle is input to the game machine traveling control unit 61 in the control device 6, it is counted each time and the number of passages is stored.

When the passing of the reference position S by the racing car R a predetermined number of times is completed, a signal for stopping the driving of the driving motor Mi corresponding to the racing car R is sent from the traveling control unit 61 to the driving motor Mi. And the racing car R stops. When all the racing cars R have passed the reference position S a predetermined number of times, the racing game ends at that point. At the end of the game, the game body running control unit 61 stores the order of arrival, and the order of arrival is displayed by the display device 14.

In this embodiment, the display device 14 basically displays the player's bet amount before the start of racing and the order of finish of the racing car R after the end of racing. However, the display content of the display device 14 is not limited to the betting amount and the order of arrival, and various guidance items for the player in advancing the game and an image of the actual race during the progress of the racing. May be displayed. By doing so, the game progresses smoothly, and the image projection improves the sensation of reality, making the game extremely entertaining.

The details of the internal structure of the racing car R and other embodiments of the chain as the transporting means for running the racing car R will be described in detail below. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the internal structure of the racing car R. As shown in this figure, a chassis 7 as a structural member is provided inside the racing car R. A front portion of the chassis 7 is provided with a pair of front brackets 71, 71 projecting upward in the vehicle width direction. And
Support holes are bored in the pair of front brackets 71, 71, and the front wheel axle 72 is rotatably inserted around the shaft center in these support holes. Such front wheel axle 7
The front wheels 73 of the wheel R2 are fixed to both ends of the wheel R2. Therefore, the pair of front wheels 73, 73 in the vehicle width direction can rotate around the axis of the front wheel axle 72 provided on the front brackets 71, 71.

A pair of rear brackets 74, 74 projecting upward in the vehicle width direction are provided on the rear portion of the chassis 7, and the support holes formed in the rear brackets 74, 74 are provided with support holes of the wheel R2. The rear wheel axle 75 is inserted. The rear wheels 76 of the wheel R2 are fixed to both ends of the rear wheel axle 75. Therefore, the pair of rear wheels 7 in the vehicle width direction
6 and 76 can rotate around the axis of the rear wheel axle 75.

A through hole 77 for attaching the second permanent magnet R1 to the racing car R is formed in the center of the chassis 7 in the vehicle width direction. Further, in this embodiment, as the through hole 77, a front through hole 77a and a rear through hole 77b located on the center line extending in the vehicle length direction of the chassis 7 are formed. In addition, this through hole 77
Is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more.

The front magnet case 8 is inserted into the through hole 77.
Two magnet cases 81 composed of 1a and a rear magnet case 81b are fitted. The magnet case 81 is formed of a cylindrical body 82, and a magnet loading chamber 84 is formed inside thereof. The outer diameter of the cylindrical body 82 is set to a size that can be fitted into the through hole 77, and an annular flange portion 83 is formed on the upper edge portion thereof. The outer shape of the collar portion 83 is the through hole 7.
It is set larger than the inner diameter of 7. Therefore, in the state where the magnet case 81 is fitted in the through hole 77, the flange portion 83 stops at the peripheral portion of the through hole 77, and the magnet case 81 is prevented from falling downward from the through hole 77. ing.

The magnet loading chamber 8 of the magnet case 81 as described above.
4 is loaded with a flat disk magnet 8 as the second permanent magnet R1. Then, the front disk magnet 81a is loaded with the front disk magnet 8a, and the rear magnet case 81b is loaded with the rear disk magnet 8b. The magnet loading chamber 84 is provided with a plurality of locking claws 85 projecting from the inner peripheral surface of the lower portion thereof.
The disc magnet 8 loaded in the magnet loading chamber 84 is blocked by the locking claw 85 so as not to drop downward.

A body B shown by an alternate long and two short dashes line is attached to the chassis 7 to which the wheel R2 including the front wheel 73 and the rear wheel 76 and the disk magnet 8 loaded in the magnet case 81 are attached. R is completed. Therefore, this racing car R is on track 2 of track surface 2a.
When it is placed on the racing car R, the racing car R runs on the course 23 while the wheel R2 rotates while being guided by the driving of the chain 4 located therebelow.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a chain according to another embodiment for running the racing car R. As shown in this figure, the chain 4 is formed by connecting a plurality of unit chains, and the unit chain is such that the chain pieces 41 that are the base body and the directions in which the chain pieces 41 are mutually connected and extend are orthogonal to each other. A pair of support shafts 42 and this support shaft 42
The basic structure, such as the structure of the roller 43 that is rotatably supported around it, is exactly the same as that described above with reference to FIG.

Further, in this embodiment, the roller 43 attached to the second shaft seat portion 41b, that is, the roller 43 which is laterally supported by the support shaft 42 extending in the vertical direction is centered at the center thereof. A magnet roller 430 made of a flat permanent magnet having holes 43a is applied.

Instead of the magnet roller 430 being applied to the chain 4, the top surface of the chain piece 41 is previously shown in FIG.
The first permanent magnet 44 shown in FIG. 4 is not attached. The number of the magnet rollers 430 is not particularly limited, but in the case of the present embodiment, two magnet rollers 430, a front magnet roller 431 and a rear magnet roller 432, which are adjacent to each other with the longitudinal roller 43 interposed therebetween, are used. It is provided.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the front magnet roller 43 in the assembled state of the unit chain shown in FIG.
The distance between the axis of the support shaft 42 that supports 0 and the axis of the support shaft 42 that supports the rear magnet roller 432 is the front disk magnet attached to the racing car R. The size is set to be equal to the distance between the center point of 8a and the center point of the rear disk magnet 8b.

Since the disc magnet 8 mounted on the racing car R and the magnet roller 430 attached to the chain 4 are set so that their opposite poles face each other, the disc magnet 8 is placed on the course 23 of the track plate 24. Racing car R
When the vehicle is placed, the disc magnet 8 and the magnet roller 430 attract each other, and the racing car R follows the movement of the chain 4 and runs stably on the course 23 without lateral swing. Become.

Since the chain 4 of this example is configured as described above, it is not necessary to additionally attach the first permanent magnet 44 to the upper surface of the chain piece 41 as in the previous example. Further, by applying a plurality of magnet rollers 430 to the chain 4, the degree of freedom in selecting the setting position on the course 23 of the racing car R is increased, which is convenient.

In this example, the number of the magnet rollers 430 and the number of the disk magnets 8 are two, but the number is not limited to two, and each may be one or three or more. Good.

[0086]

As described above in detail, in the three-dimensional racing game machine of the present invention, the game body is attached to the game body by attaching the magnetic body attracted to the magnetic body provided in the chain to each guide of the racing track. Since each course follows the movement of the chain fitted in the member, it is not necessary to provide a driving means on the game body, and each loop body is circulated by obtaining the driving force of the driving means in the guide member. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire game machine.

[0087] Further, the driving state of the driving means is controlled by a control system provided shipped with a game machine, by the control for the player body is adapted to self-propelled, human <br/> hand It is possible to appropriately control the progress of the game without intervention.

[0088] The control of the running state of the gaming body is performed by the drive control of the stationary and the drive means, because it is not intended to control the game body that run line directly, the position have moved not determined game It is not necessary to build a control system for the body, and the control system can be made a simple structure, and in combination with the above-mentioned miniaturization, it is possible to reduce the equipment cost of the game machine and its economical The effect is great.

Further, since the racing track is formed in the shape of a figure 8 and the three-dimensional intersection is formed at the intersection of the racing tracks, the game machine can change the course formed on the track surface of the figure eight into a three-dimensional shape. It is possible to make the racing game entertaining by running while intersecting vertically at the intersection, performing both clockwise and counterclockwise traveling in a plan view and traveling with a height difference.

Further, since the above-mentioned track is in the shape of a figure 8 and the length of one round of the plurality of courses formed on the track surface is the same, the circumferential length differs depending on the course.
As a result, the unfairness that the mileage for the race is different for each course is eliminated, and a fair competition game is realized.

[0091] The above chain, bound thien piece adjacent to the chain pieces to each other and formed with chain comprising a support shaft perpendicular to alternately rotatably provided roller to the support axis, circumference of the roller If a part of the surface is projected outward from the chain piece, the peripheral surface of the roller contacts the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the guide member with the loop body formed by the chain fitted in the guide member. The loop body circulates in the guide member due to the rotation of the roller instead of the conventional sliding movement. Rolling friction can be moved with a smaller force than sliding friction. Therefore, the loop body can be circulated and moved in the guide member with a smaller force as compared with the conventional one, and sliding chain It becomes possible to effectively suppress the wear of the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the guide member.

If the transmission means is constituted by a sprocket having teeth which are fixed to the drive shaft so as to rotate around the drive shaft by the rotational drive of the drive means and have teeth meshing with the rollers, the rotational drive of the drive means is the sprocket. Therefore, it is possible to reliably and effectively transmit the circulatory movement in the guide member of the chain via the connector .

At least two of the rollers are made of a magnetic material, and the game body is provided with a number of magnetic materials corresponding to the number of the rollers made of the magnetic material. If the dimensions are set so as to face the magnetic substance attached to the chain, it is not necessary to separately attach the magnetic substance to the chain, and the structure of the chain can be simplified. Further, since the game body is guided by the rollers made of at least two magnetic bodies and travels, the traveling state is stable, and lateral shake of the game body is effectively suppressed, which is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a three-dimensional racing game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a guide member for explaining driving of a loop body made of chain.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a track including a plurality of courses.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a guide member, a loop body and a sprocket for explaining a driving mechanism of a loop body made of chain.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a partially disassembled state of the chain according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sprocket according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the internal structure of the racing car.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a chain according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 11 Frame part 12 Panel part 13 Field part 14 Display device 2 Track 2a Track surface 21 Bank part 22 Overpass 23 Course 24 Track plate 25 Guide member 25a Side wall surface 25b Bottom surface 25c Cutout hole 3 Input device K input part 31 Numerical value input key 32 Numerical display window 4 Chain 4a Loop body 41 Chain piece 41a First shaft seat portion 41b Second shaft seat portion 41c First shaft hole 41c 'Locking recess 41d Second shaft hole 41d' Locking projection 42 Support Shaft 43 Roller 430 Magnet roller 43a Center hole 44 First permanent magnet 45 Engagement hole 5 Sprocket 51 Through hole 52 Disc part 53 Tooth part 53a Arc part 53b Projecting piece 6 Control device 61 Game machine running control part 62 Betting ratio calculation part 7 Chassis 71 Front Bracket 72 Front Wheel Axle 73 Front Wheel 74 Rear Bracket 75 Rear Wheel Axle 76 Rear Wheel 77 Through Hole 8 Disc Magnet 81 Magnet Case 82 Cylindrical Body 83 Collar 84 Magnet Loading Chamber 85 Locking Pawl B Body R Racing Car R1 Second Permanent Magnet R2 Wheel M Drive Motor X Pass Detection Sensor

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A racing tracks for magnetic material to run the game body is attached are provided, 8 and shaped flat plate formed by crossing portion is formed at the intersection of the racing track, at least the side walls A plurality of strip-shaped guide members each having a bottom and a bottom portion and attached to the back surface of the above-mentioned flat plate having a figure 8; and a chain fitted in each guide member and partially attached with a magnetic body; , For each of the above guide members
Drive means provided, transmission means for retracting the driving force of the drive means to the chain through a notch formed in the side wall or bottom of each guide member, and transmitting the drive force to the chain. A three-dimensional racing game machine characterized by comprising a control system for controlling driving of the means. Wherein said chain has a plurality of chain pieces made form coupled with a plurality of support shafts orthogonal to each other alternately, the roller is provided rotatably on the support axis, the peripheral surface of the roller The three-dimensional racing game machine according to claim 1, wherein a part of the chain piece is exposed from a side portion of the chain piece. 3. The transmission means is constituted by a sprocket which is fixed to the drive shaft so as to rotate about the drive shaft by rotational drive of the drive means and has teeth meshing with the rollers. Claim 1 or 2
The described three-dimensional racing game machine. 4. At least two of the rollers are made of a magnetic material, and the game body is provided with a number of magnetic materials corresponding to the number of rollers made of the magnetic material. The three-dimensional racing game machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the roller and the magnetic body attached to the game body are dimensioned so as to face each other.