JP2553243B2 - Luminous play equipment, its launching device, and game toys - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a movable illuminator play equipment, a launching device thereof, and a game toy using the luminescent play equipment.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, traveling toys having wheels are widely known. In addition, game toys are known in which a ball or a disk-shaped slidable disk is thrown away and played in a goal or a prize hole.

However, there has been no known light emitting play equipment that shines in the dark and freely travels in all directions, or game toys in which light reflected on a dark canopy is scattered around.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] An object of the present invention is to have a light emitting portion on the upper surface and to be able to travel freely, and to be used for playing as a special light emitting traveling toy on various game boards or by itself. To provide a game toy that can experience the special excitement, fun, and competition by fully utilizing the effect of the light emitting body by combining the light emitting play equipment that can be used, its launching device, and the light emitting play equipment described above with a specific game board. is there.

[Means for Solving the Problem] A light-emitting play equipment of the present invention is a substantially disc having a light source and a ball bearing housed therein, a light-emitting portion for emitting light of the light source on an upper surface, and a light-emitting portion on the bottom surface. It is characterized in that a part of the ball bearing has a circular hole that projects, and a part of the ball bearing projects rotatably from the hole.

In the light-emitting play equipment of the present invention, the light-emitting portion on the upper surface is preferably off-center.

The light-emitting play equipment of the present invention preferably incorporates a rechargeable battery and has a charging contact on the outer surface.

The launching device of the present invention has a housing having an insertion hole for inserting a light-emitting play equipment on the upper surface and an opening on the front surface for allowing the light-emitting play equipment to pop out, a light-emitting play equipment storage portion having an opening on the upper surface, and the storage. A movable member having an operating portion for moving the portion from the front firing position to the rear locking position in the housing; and a drive means for driving the storage portion from the locking position to the firing position. A lock member that locks the storage portion at the locking position and can release the lock arbitrarily, the insertion hole is provided above the firing position, and the front wall of the storage portion is It is characterized in that it stands up at the locking position and falls forward at the firing position.

In this launching device, the light emitting play equipment to be launched has a built-in rechargeable battery and has a contact for charging on the outer surface,
It is preferable that a charging means for the light emitting play equipment is provided at a locking position of the launching device. .

A game toy according to the present invention includes a disc-like light-emitting playground equipment having a light-emitting body on the top and a ball bearing on the bottom, a game board surface having a peripheral wall, and a launch for firing the play equipment on the game board surface. The game board surface is covered with a dark-colored canopy leaving a space in which the play equipment can run freely, and at least one end of the game board surface has an operable flipper and the play equipment outlet. It is characterized by having.

In the game toy according to the present invention, it is desirable that the light emitting play equipment is located off the center of the light emitting portion on the upper surface.

Furthermore, in the game toy of the present invention, the light emitting play equipment has a rechargeable battery built-in, and has a charging contact on the outer surface,
It is preferable that the launching device includes a charging means for the light emitting play equipment.

In the game toy according to the present invention, it is preferable that the game board surface has an inverted V shape in which the front side is inclined low, and has flippers that can be operated at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port of the play equipment.

Furthermore, in the game toy of the present invention, the game board surface is
The inverted V shape in which the front side is inclined low is provided with a pair of flippers that can be operated at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port of the play equipment, and the pair of flippers may be configured to interlock. it can.

In the game toy configured as described above, when the light emitting play equipment collides with the peripheral wall of the game board surface, a detector for detecting the collision is arranged, and it is desirable to count a predetermined number each time the collision occurs. .

Further, in the game toy according to the present invention, the game board surface has an inverted V shape in which the front side is low and inclined, and has a pair of operable flippers at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port of the play equipment, It is preferable that the pair of flippers can be switched between a linked state and a non-linked state.

[Operation] Since the light-emitting play equipment of the present invention has the light-emitting portion on the top surface and the ball bearing on the bottom portion, when the vehicle is run in a dark place or on a running surface covering a dark curtain, light is running around. looks like.

Further, since it has a substantially disc shape, even if it collides with another object or a wall, it bounces smoothly and is not damaged.

When the light emitting part on the top surface is off center, when the light emitting play equipment collides here and there and runs while changing direction, the movement of light is very dynamic, as if the laser beam flies. looks like.

Further, in the case where the rechargeable battery is built in and the charging contact is provided, the battery can be charged, so that it is not necessary to replace the battery troublesomely.

 The launching device of the present invention operates as follows.

First, the light-emitting play equipment is inserted through the insertion hole on the upper surface of the housing into the storage portion of the movable member. Then, when the movable member is moved to the locking position at the rear of the housing, the front wall of the storage unit stands up, and the light-emitting play equipment is stably stored in the storage unit. Upon reaching the locking position, the movable member is locked by the action of the locking member. When the locking member is operated to release the locking, the driving means acts and the movable member advances to the firing position. At this time, the front wall of the storage portion falls forward, and the light-emitting play equipment is fired forward by the forward force of the movable member.

If the light emitting play equipment to be fired has a built-in rechargeable battery, a charging contact is provided, and a charging function is provided at the locking position of the launching device, to charge the light emitting play equipment Since it is not necessary to prepare a separate charging device and the firing operation and the charging operation are integrated, it is not only economical, but also easy to operate, which is preferable.

 Next, the operation of the game toy of the present invention will be described.

First, the light emitting play equipment is loaded into the launching device and is launched on the game board surface. The light-emitting play equipment is covered with a dark canopy, runs freely on the game board surface having a peripheral wall, and bounces when it hits the peripheral wall. At this time, the player cannot see the light emitting play equipment itself, but only the light emitted from the light emitting portion on the upper surface. Follow this light with your eyes, and when the light approaches the outlet provided at the end, operate the flipper to bounce it back and keep it from entering the outlet.

At this time, if the light emitting portion on the upper surface of the light emitting play equipment is located off the center, the movement of the light is far from the expected movement, and the fun looks as if the laser beam is running.

If the light emitting play equipment has a built-in rechargeable battery and has a contact for charging on the outer surface, if the launching device is equipped with the charging means for the light emitting play equipment, the firing operation and the charging operation are The game can be smoothly progressed.

The game board surface has an inverted V shape in which the front side is low and inclined, and in the case of having flippers which can be operated respectively at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port for the light emitting play equipment, two game players are provided. Operate the flipper at the lower end to bounce off the light emitting play equipment so that the light emitting play equipment does not enter the discharge opening on your side so that the light emitting play equipment enters the discharge opening on the other side.

In the above-mentioned game toy, a pair of flippers that can be operated at both lower ends are provided, and when the pair of flippers is configured to interlock with each other, each flipper at each lower end is operated with one hand so that even one person can play. You can

In this case, when the light-emitting play equipment collides with the peripheral wall of the game board surface, a detection device for detecting the collision is arranged, and if it is configured to count a predetermined number each time the collision occurs,
It is possible to compete with each other for how high the score of the light-emitting play equipment can be after it is launched and before it enters the discharge port.

In the game toy according to the present invention, the front side of the game board has an inverted V shape with a low inclination, and has a pair of flippers that can be operated at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port for the play equipment, and the pair of If the flipper is configured so that it can be switched between the linked state and the non-linked state, either state can be freely selected and the game can be enjoyed according to the situation.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an example of the light emitting play equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the light emitting play equipment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an explanation showing the internal structure thereof. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are circuit diagrams of the light-emitting play equipment.

The light-emitting play equipment 10 is made up of a substantially disc-shaped pack having a notch 11 for positioning, which is provided at the periphery thereof. On the top of the pack,
A light emitting portion 15 including a light emitting display hole in which a light emitting diode 13 is arranged is provided near the circumference. Three ball bearings are rotatably arranged on the bottom of the pack (Fig. 3).

The light emitting play equipment 10 includes a pack upper portion 17, a pack lower portion 19,
A circuit board 25 in which a light emitting diode 13, a diode 22, a rechargeable battery 23 and a resistor 27 are electrically connected as shown in FIG. 4,
It is provided with two charging contacts 29a and 29b on the positive and negative sides and three ball bearings 31.

On the bottom surface of the lower part 19 of the pack, three holes 33 for fitting a ball bearing 31 and fitting contacts 29a and 29b for charging 2 are fitted.
One hole 35 is provided.

The circuit board 25 has three holes 37 that support and electrically connect the circuit elements and also function as a receiving portion for the ball bearing 31.

Luminous playground equipment 10 has a ball bearing 31 in the lower part 19
, The circuit elements such as the battery 23 and the contacts 29a and 29b are attached to the circuit board 25, the respective contacts are inserted into the holes 35, the circuit board 25 is mounted on the lower part 19 of the pack, and the light emitting diode 13 is arranged. The upper part 17 of the pack is covered with the upper part 17 of the pack, and the upper part 17 of the pack and the lower part 19 of the pack are integrally connected by a fixture to assemble.

The light-emitting play equipment 10 assembled as described above is the third
As shown in the figure, the ball bearing 31 is located at the bottom, and the light emitting unit 15 is located near the peripheral portion of the upper surface.

In addition, the light emitting play equipment 10 has a rechargeable battery 23 built-in and can be charged through the contact points 29, which has an advantage that the battery does not need to be replaced, and the rechargeable battery 23 is lightweight, so that the light emitting play equipment 10 also It also has an advantage that it can be formed to be lightweight and the impact of traveling and collision can be reduced.

FIG. 5 shows a charging state of the light emitting play equipment 10.
The terminals 38a, 38b from the charging device contact the contacts 29a, 29b,
As a result, the battery 23 is charged and the light emitting diode 13 emits light. By this charging, the light emitting diode can continue to emit light for a certain period of time (for example, charging for 15 seconds, 3 minutes or more).

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the light-emitting play equipment of the present invention. In the light emitting play equipment 20, the contacts 39a and 39b are annularly arranged on the side surface of the disk. In this case, it is not necessary to perform positioning for charging and it is not necessary to provide a notch for positioning.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the light emitting play equipment launching device of the present invention, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are partially omitted perspective views for explaining the internal arrangement.

The housing 40 is composed of an upper surface and a wall surface. The upper surface is provided with an insertion opening 41 for the light-emitting play equipment 10 and a hole 43 through which a push button 93, which will be described later, projects, and a front wall surface for the light-emitting play equipment 10 to pop out. A cutout portion 45 is provided, and a semicircular notch 47 into which a rearward projection 62 of a movable member 60 described later is fitted is provided on the rear wall. The insertion port 41 is provided with a protrusion 49 for positioning when the light emitting play equipment 10 is inserted.

The lower housing 50 is composed of a bottom surface and a wall surface, and a front wall surface is provided with a missing portion 53 for the light emitting play equipment 10 to pop out.
The rear wall surface is provided with a semicircular cutout 55 into which the projection 62 behind the movable member 60 fits.

The movable member 60 has a storage portion 61 of the light-emitting play equipment 10 having an open top surface and a bottom plate and a wall plate, a rod-shaped projection 62 protruding rearward from the storage portion 61, and an operation portion 63 attached to its end in a T-shape. The housing 61, the outer side 65 of the wall plate, and the outer end 67 of the bottom plate are slidably arranged on a sliding wall 69 and a sliding surface 71 that are erected in the lower housing 51. At this time, the rod-shaped projection 62 on the rear side of the storage portion 61 fits into the notch 55 on the rear wall surface of the lower housing.

A protrusion provided on the lower side of the bottom plate of the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60
One end of a drive spring 73 is attached to 75, and the other end is attached to a protrusion 77 provided in the front of the bottom surface of the lower housing. A baffle 79 is provided in front of the sliding wall 69 in the lower housing 50.

On the rear wall surface of the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60, a light-emitting play equipment
A protrusion 81 for positioning when the 10 is loaded is provided.

A protrusion 83 is provided on the rear outer end of the wall plate of the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60. As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion 83 has a substantially pentahedral shape having a side surface of an inverted right triangle that is inclined upward toward the rear.

Inside the lower housing 50, a cylindrical container 87 having a notch 86 on the side surface and an open upper surface is erected upright, and a spring 89 and a cylindrical firing button 93 are fitted therein.

The cylindrical firing button 93 has a hole 43 in the upper housing 40 at the top.
The smaller diameter has a smaller diameter than the hole 43, and the lower portion has a protrusion 91.The protrusion 91 projects from the notch 86 of the container 87, and when the movable member 60 moves rearward, the storage portion.
Engages a pentahedron protrusion 83 having 61 right-angled triangular sides,
The movable member 60 is locked. Further, the upper portion of the columnar firing button 93 projects from the hole 43 of the upper housing 40 and can be pushed down from the outside.

The front wall 85 of the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 is provided with a shaft portion 88 at the lower end, and the shaft pin 90 allows a fitting hole 91 provided at the lower end of a portion of the both side walls 65 of the storage portion 61 protruding forward. , Is rotatably fitted.

A protrusion 94 is provided at the end of the shaft portion 88 of the front wall 85. As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 12, the front surface of the protrusion 94 has a surface 95 slightly projecting forward and a surface 96 projecting further therefrom.
And these surfaces are formed perpendicular to the bottom surface. The lower end of the front surface 95 projects downward and draws a gentle arc toward the lower surface.

On the bottom surface of the lower housing 50, a low standing piece 97 and a high standing piece 99 are provided in front of and in parallel with each other.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 is in the firing position. The front lower wall 85 due to the front lower standing piece 97
The front wall 85 falls forward due to the contact of the downwardly projecting portion of the front surface 95 of the projection 94 of the projection 94 with the vertical surface of the front surface 95 on the upper surface of the standing piece 97 as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. It is in a supported state.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 has moved to the rear locking position. The lower surface of the part of the front wall 85 having the surface 96 protruding further in front of the projection 94 of the front wall 85 lying on the front surface of the tall standing piece 99 comes into contact with the front wall 85 to erect, and is shown in a partially enlarged view of FIG. As described above, the lower surface of the above portion slides on the upper surface of the tall piece, so that the standing of the front wall 85 is continued.

Long cutouts on the bottom of the movable member storage 61
101 and a pair of small notches on both sides of this notch 101
103 is provided.

The lower housing 50 has a T-shaped shaft 10 at the center of the rear inside.
The short-circuit prevention member 100 consisting of 5 and the protruding portion 107 with the tip raised is axially fixed to the bearing 108 by the shaft pin 109, and the spring 1
The protrusion 107 is adapted to be lifted slightly upward by 11.

Contact points 113 connected to the charger are attached to the left and right of the raised portion at the tip of the protrusion 107.

A leaf spring 114 is provided below the raised portion at the tip of the protrusion 107.
(FIG. 8) are arranged.

The protruding portion 107 and the contact 113 of the short-circuit prevention member 100, when the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 is in the rear locking position,
The bottom plate of the storage portion 61 is configured to project into the storage portion from the notches 101 and 103.

The retainer 110 is composed of a plate-like retainer 115, a shaft 117 for rotatably supporting the retainer 115, and a protrusion 121 for attaching the spring 125, and is secured to a bearing 123 by a shaft pin 119. There is. The other end of the spring 125 having one end attached to the protrusion 121 is attached to the protrusion 127 provided inside the side wall of the lower housing 50. Therefore, although the restraining portion 115 is biased upward, it is restrained by the upper housing 40 and projects horizontally so as to cover the insertion opening 41.

The launch pad 129 has the same height as the bottom surface of the storage portion 61 of the moving member 60, and is installed in the missing portion 53 of the front wall of the lower housing 50.

The operation and function of the light emitting play equipment launching device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

13 (A) and 13 (B) are a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the launching device in a steady state and a schematic plan view with its upper housing removed.

In the steady state, the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 is in the reflection position due to the restoring force of the spring 73, and the front wall 85 is tilted forward.

First, as shown in FIG. 14, the horizontally projecting restraining portion 115 of the restraining tool 110 is pushed down to insert the light-emitting play equipment 10 into the storage portion 61 of the movable member 60 from the insertion opening 41. Suppressor
115 holds the light-emitting play equipment 10 in place of the front wall 85,
The light-emitting play equipment 10 is loaded exactly in the storage portion 61.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, when the operating portion 63 is pulled rearward against the restoring force of the spring 73, the storage portion is
61 slides along the sliding wall 69 and the sliding surface 71, and the restraining portion 115
Returns to the original horizontal state. At this time, the playground equipment 10
The upper surface thereof is pressed inside the upper surface of the upper housing 40 and is pressed against the bottom surface of the storage portion 61. The front wall 85 stands up and holds down the light-emitting play equipment 10. This is because the protrusion 94 and the standing piece 99 provided on the shaft portion of the front wall 85 come into contact with each other and slide as described above.

When the storage portion 61 reaches the locking position, the protrusion 91 of the push button 93 and the protrusion 83 at the rear end of the wall plate of the storage portion 61 are engaged,
The movable member 60 is locked.

At this locking position, the notch 101 provided on the bottom plate of the storage section 61.
And 103 are fitted with the protruding portion 107 of the short-circuit prevention member 100 and the contact 113 connected to the charger, protrude into the storage portion 61, and the contact 29 of the light-emitting play equipment 10 and the contact 113 are brought into contact with each other, so that the rechargeable battery can be charged. 23 is charged. If a metallic foreign object such as a coin is inserted, the coin is thin and is not pushed by the inside of the upper surface of the housing 40, so the short-circuit prevention member 100 prevents contact between the contact 113 and the coin. , Prevent short circuit.

At the end of charging, push the push button 93 down,
Projection 91 of push button 93 and projection of rear wall of storage unit 61
Release the engagement with 83.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 17, the movable member 60 advances at high speed due to the restoring force of the spring 73, and the front wall 85 of the storage section 61 falls forward due to the contact between the protrusion 94 and the standing piece 97,
When the front surface of the side wall of the housing portion 61 of the movable member 60 is blocked by the baffle 79 in front of the sliding wall 69 and stops at the firing position, the light emitting play equipment 10 housed inside the housing portion 61 is a movable member. 60
Is launched forward from the launch pad 129 with the momentum of forward movement.

As described above, the light-emitting play equipment launching device of the present invention fires the light-emitting play equipment with the momentum of forward movement of the container. It can be fired at high speed without adding.

Next, an embodiment of the game toy of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 26.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the game toy of the present invention.

The game toy 200 has a launching device 210 of the light-emitting play equipment 10 arranged at the front center, and includes a game board surface 201 which is formed in an inverted V shape and whose front side is low. The game board surface 201 is covered with a dark canopy 203. .

One pair of push buttons 205L, 205 that are operated by hand to move the flippers on both left and right ends on both sides.
R, 206L, 206R are provided, and trays 207, 208 for receiving the light-emitting play equipment from the outlets are provided at both left and right ends.

The center of the back of the board at the highest position of the game board 201 is slightly inclined, and a display window 209 is provided at the center of the board. In this display window 209, as will be described later, in order to display the score in the case of single-player play or the score of each player in the case of double-player play, a score indicator 209L composed of 7-segment LEDs
And 209R are arranged on the left and right.

The internal structure of the launching device 210 is as described above. An insertion opening 211 for inserting the light emitting play equipment into the light emitting play equipment storage portion of the movable member is provided on the upper surface, and the operating portion 213 of the moving member for moving the storage portion to the locking position projects to the front side surface. There is. Also, a push button 215 for firing the light emitting play equipment is projected on the upper surface.

A horizontally long opening 217 is provided on the front upper surface of the launcher,
A switching button 219 for two-person play and one-person play projects from the opening 217.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state where the dark color canopy of the game toy shown in FIG. 18 is removed and the game board surface 201 is exposed.

On the game board surface 201, outer peripheral walls 221, 222, 223 and inner peripheral walls 224, 225 formed of a band-shaped elastic body are provided upright. Outer left, center, and right peripheral walls 221, 222, 223
The detecting units 226, 227, and 228 of the detecting device that detect the impact of the light-emitting play equipment when the light-emitting play equipment collides are disposed in each.

A pair of flippers 231 and 232, 233 and 234, which face each other and rotate, are arranged near the left and right ends of the front side, and are interlocked with the push buttons 205L and 205R and 206L and 206R, respectively.

Between each pair of push buttons 205L and 205R, and 206L and 206R
Between the guide plates 237 and 239 and the rotatable detection unit 241.
And 243 are arranged, and each outlet (goal) 24
Forming 5, 247.

FIG. 20 is a partial cutaway view showing the structure of the detection device for the game toy shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 and the arrangement of the switching device for one-person play and two-person play.

The detection device for detecting a collision of the light-emitting play equipment with the peripheral wall is configured as follows.

Explaining the peripheral wall 221 on the left side, the detection device includes a detection unit 226 that protrudes from the housing below the game board surface 201 in the shape of the game board surface, is in contact with the peripheral wall 221 and stands upright, and inside the housing below the game board surface 201. A pair of upper and lower contacts 25
The detection unit 226 is integrally formed with a lower plate 253 having a lower contact 252 of the switch in an L-shape, and is rotatably supported at its corners.

Therefore, when the light-emitting play equipment collides with the peripheral wall 221, the impact causes the detection portion 226 to fall outward, and the lower plate 253 integral with this is rotated upward, so that the lower contact point 252 is lifted and hits the upper contact point 251. Contact. As a result, the switch is turned on, and the collision of the light emitting play equipment is detected.

Detectors 227 and 2 provided in contact with other peripheral walls 222 and 223
The detection device including 28 has the same configuration and function.

On the other hand, the detection device for detecting that the light-emitting play equipment has passed through the left and right outlets (goals) is configured as follows.
Explaining the goal on the left side, the detection device includes a T-shaped detection plate 255 integrated with a detection unit 241 rotatably provided on the game board surface 201 with one end as a fulcrum, and a game board surface 201.
A pair of left and right contacts 25 located in the housing below the
The detection plate 255 is in contact with one contact 256 of the switch.

Therefore, when the light-emitting play equipment collides with the detection unit 241, the impact causes the detection unit 241 to rotate outward, and the detection plate 2 integrated therewith.
55 pushes contact 256 into contact 257. As a result, the switch is turned on, and the collision of the light emitting play equipment is detected.

The detection device including the detection unit 243 at the front right end of the game board surface 201 also has the same configuration except that the left and right sides are opposite.

Next, the structure of the switching device for one-person play and two-person play will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 25.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the above-mentioned switching device is switched to play for one person, and FIG. 22 is a partially enlarged schematic view for explaining the mechanism.

Push button 205 interlocking with outer flippers 231 and 234
Elongate projections 261 and 263 project horizontally from the L and 206R in the pushing direction. Plate-like protrusions 265 and 267 project horizontally from the push buttons 205R and 206L that interlock with the inner flippers 232 and 233, respectively, in the pushing direction. Push button 20
The protrusion 261 of 5L and the protrusion 265 of the push button 205R are arranged in parallel, and racks 269 and 271 are provided on the surfaces facing each other. Similarly, the protrusion 267 of the push button 206L and the protrusion 263 of the push button 206R are arranged in parallel, and racks 273 and 275 are provided on the surfaces facing each other.

Between the pair of racks 269 and 271 facing each other, a small gear 277 that is rotatably supported by a shaft is arranged, and is pushed down by a spring 279 provided above the shaft, so that the racks 269 and 271 are
Meshes with 1. Between the other pair of racks 263 and 275 facing each other, a small gear 281 rotatably supported is disposed, and is pushed down by a spring 283 provided above the shaft to mesh with the racks 263 and 275. . Pinion 277
The bottoms of and and 281 are supported by the upper surface of a coaxial cylinder (Fig. 22).

The shafts of the small gears 277 and 281 have fittings 282 and 284 fitted below the cylinder of the respective small gears. As shown in FIG. 23, each connector has a horizontal high surface on the left side, a horizontal low surface on the right side, and an inclined surface connecting these surfaces, and the shaft hole
286 and 288 are formed as long holes extending over these three surfaces.

The connection tool 282 and the connection tool 284 are connected via a connection shaft 290 and a connection shaft 292 to a connection tool 294 provided with a switching button 219 for one-person / two-person play.

The connector 294 has a protrusion 296, and the protrusion 296 engages with either of the two left and right notches 300 and 302 having the positioning plate 298.

When the switching button 219 is in the left position and the projection 296 of the connector 294 meshes with the notch 300 on the left side of the positioning plate 298, the shaft of each pinion gear 277, 281 is the shaft hole of each connector 282, 284. A pair of facing racks 269 and 277 located at the right ends of 286 and 288 mesh with the pinion gear 277, and the other pair of facing racks 273 and 275 both mesh with the pinion gear 281. Therefore, when the push button 205L or 205R is operated, both push buttons are linked and the flippers 231 and 2
32 also works together. Similarly, the push buttons 206L and 206R are linked, and the flippers 233 and 234 are linked.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a state in which the switching device is switched for two-person play, and FIG. 25 is a partially enlarged schematic view for explaining the mechanism.

When the switching button 219 is switched to the right position, the protrusion 296 of the connector 294 meshes with the notch 302 on the right side of the positioning plate 298, and the pinions 277 and 281 and the shaft are the long shaft holes 286 of the connectors 282 and 284. , 288 Move to the left. At this time, each pinion gear 277, 281 is pushed up by the inclined surface of each connection tool 282, 284 against the pushing down force of each spring 279, 283, and the bottom surface of the cylinder supporting the pinion gear is on the left side of the connection tool. It is supported by a high plane (Fig. 25).

In this way, the small gears 277 and 281 move upward, so that the racks 271 and 273 do not mesh with the small gears 277 and 281 respectively. Therefore, the push buttons 205L and 205R are not interlocked, and the flippers 231 and 232 are also not interlocked. Similarly, the push buttons 206L and 205R are not linked, and the flippers 233 and 234 are not linked.

The above switching device is incorporated in a game toy as shown in FIG. 20, and a switching button 219 is projected on the front upper surface of the launching device. A hole 217 provided on the upper surface of the housing of the launching device is formed horizontally long so that the switching button 219 can be moved left and right (FIG. 19). Figures 19 and 20
The figure shows a state in which the switching device is switched for two-person play.

FIG. 26 is a circuit diagram of an electric system incorporated in the game toy of this embodiment.

The circuit of the embodiment is basically composed of a sensor section for detecting a play state, a control section for generating a control signal for executing a predetermined display operation according to the detected state, and a control section. And an actuator section that performs an operation such as a display according to the signal.

The sensor part has three peripheral walls 22 on the outside of the above-mentioned light emitting play equipment.
Switches S ₁ , S ₂ and S _{3 of} the detection device for detecting the contact with ₂ , 221, and 223, and the light emitting play equipment outlet (goal) 245
And switches S ₄ and S ₅ for detecting that, and entering the 247,
Switch S ₆ for selecting single-player or double-player,
A switch S ₇ for detecting the state of charge of the rechargeable battery of the light-emitting play equipment.

The switches S ₁ , S ₂ and S ₃ above are centered as described above.
It is composed of a pair of contacts 251 and 252 arranged under the left and right peripheral walls 222, 221, and 223, respectively, and is turned on when the light emitting play equipment hits the corresponding peripheral walls.

In addition, the stitches S ₄ and S ₅ are provided with a pair of contact points 25, which are arranged below the left and right goals 256 and 257, respectively, as described above.
It consists of 1 and 252, and is turned on when the light emitting playground equipment enters the corresponding goal.

The switch S ₆ is arranged on the front of the game toy or at another suitable place, and is turned on / off to set one-player play or two-player play. In the case of the embodiment, when the switch S ₆ is on, 1
It is a two-person play when the switch S ₆ is off.

The switch S ₇ is formed by a switch which is turned on when the light emitting play equipment loaded in the launcher is set to the charging position as shown in FIG.

Next, the control unit consists of CPU400 which receives detection signals from the sensor unit, when the switch S ₁ to S ₇ of the sensor portion of the can by on or off the operation, predetermined to the next actuator portion Is programmed to output a signal that causes the operation of.

A reset switch 401 for setting the CPU to the initial state when starting a game is connected to the input section of the CPU.

The actuator part is the score indicator 209L shown in FIG.
And 209R, transistors 402L and 402R for driving them, a speaker 403 for generating a predetermined sound effect when the light emitting play equipment is launched, a collision, etc., and a drive circuit 404 thereof as main components.

 Next, the operation of the above-mentioned game toy will be described.

 First, the solo play will be described.

The switching button 219 is located at the left end of the slot 217. By this switching operation, push buttons 205L and 205R, 206L and 206R
When the detectors arranged on the peripheral walls 221, 222, 223 detect a collision, the points are added one by one, and the points are switched in the electric system circuit displayed in the display window 209.

The light-emitting play equipment (10) is inserted from the insertion opening (211) of the launching device into the storage portion of the movable member, and the operating portion (213) is pulled toward the front to move and lock the storage portion. When charging of the rechargeable battery in the light emitting play equipment is completed, the firing button 215 is pressed to release the lock, and the light emitting play equipment 10 vigorously pops out in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The luminescent playground equipment that popped out
It collides with the central peripheral wall 222 and bounces off, or another peripheral wall 221
While colliding with 223, 224, and 225, it approaches the front right or left outlet 247 or 245 that is gradually inclined lower.

Each time the light-emitting play equipment 10 collides with the peripheral wall 222, 221, or 223, the aforementioned switch S ₁ , S _2, or S ₃ is turned on. In response to this, the CPU 400 outputs a signal for generating a sound effect corresponding to each switch from the speaker 403, counts the score with an internal counter, and displays the score on the 7 segment LEDs 209R and 209L of the display window 209. To output the signal.

The player pushes the push button 206R with the right hand and operates the 205L with the left hand to bounce the light emitting play equipment 10 approaching the discharge port back above the game board to prevent the light emitting play equipment from falling into the discharge port. To do. Despite the player's operation, if the light emitting play equipment falls into any of the outlets, one play will end, but by setting so that points will be added until a certain number of plays are completed. , You can enjoy the game for a reasonable time and get a high score, so you can increase the fun of the game.

 Next, the two-person play will be described.

Move the switching button 219 to the right end. By this switching operation, the push buttons 205L and 205R, 206L and 206R are no longer linked, and when the detectors arranged on the peripheral walls 211, 222, and 223 detect a collision, music is played without adding points, and the display window is displayed. On the right side of 209, the number of times the light-emitting play equipment contacts the detection plate 241 when passing through the discharge port 245 is displayed, and on the left side of the display window 209, it is detected when the light-emitting play equipment passes through the discharge port 247. The circuit switches to display the number of contacts with the plate 243.

The light-emitting play equipment 10 is fired as in the case of playing alone.
The light emitting play equipment 10 vigorously pops out in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The luminescent playground equipment that has jumped out collides with the peripheral wall 227, bounces back, and collides with another peripheral wall 221, 223, 224, or 225, while gradually sloping to the lower right or left outlet 24.
It approaches 7 or 245.

One player operates push button 205L with his left hand to move flipper 231 and operates push button 205R with his right hand to move flipper 232. Another player also operates push buttons 206L and 206R to move flippers 233 and 234, respectively. Neither of them operates the flippers by operating the push buttons so that the light emitting play equipment 10 does not fall into the discharge port on its own side, but falls into the discharge port on the other side.

When the light-emitting play equipment falls into any of the outlets, the firing operation is repeated again, and when any player reaches a specific score (for example, 9 points), the game ends with the win of that player. In the game toy of this embodiment, when the number of points reaches 9, a fanfare is generated and “9” blinks in the display window 209.
Next, the score on the losing side flashes with a pity.

The game toy of the above embodiment has an inverted V-shaped game board surface, a peripheral wall, and an operable flipper and a discharge port at both ends, and a launching device at a position where a light emitting play equipment can be launched in the center of the game board surface. Is provided.

Therefore, the shape of the game toy is compact, and each player can play under fairly fair conditions. Moreover, the shape of the light emitting play equipment cannot be seen during the play, and the flipper is operated by relying on a thin line of light such as a laser beam, so that the player can experience an excitement that has never been seen before.

Although the embodiments of the light-emitting play equipment, the launching device therefor, and the game toy of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

In light-emitting play equipment, for example, in the "substantially disc shape",
The peripheral surface may have several flat surfaces, concave surfaces, convex surfaces, etc., and the bounce direction may be variously changed depending on the position where it collides with the peripheral wall. Also, since there are two or more light emitting parts, the flow of light May be more complicated.

In game toys, for example, the game board surface is wide and many peripheral walls form passages of various shapes, or the game board surface is elongated, and the center part has a small slope and both ends have a low slope. The device may be arranged at both ends with the discharge ports facing the discharge ports of the other side, or may be structured so that three or more players can play at the same time.

That is, within the scope of the present invention, any change in shape, design change and addition of the configuration are included in the scope of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the light emitting play equipment of the present invention, since the light emitting portion is provided on the top surface and the ball bearing is provided on the bottom portion, the light emitting play equipment is run in a dark place or a running surface covering a dark curtain. When,
It looks as if light is running around.

When the light emitting part on the top surface is off center, when the light emitting play equipment collides here and there and runs while changing direction, the movement of light is very dynamic, as if the laser beam flies. looks like.

Further, in the case where the rechargeable battery is built in and the charging contact is provided, the battery can be charged, so that it is not necessary to replace the battery troublesomely.

According to the firing device of the invention, the light-emitting play equipment is inserted into the storage portion of the movable member, and is fired forward by the forward force of the movable member. Therefore, the light-emitting play equipment is set without impact on the light-emitting play equipment. It can be surely fired in the specified direction.

If the light emitting play equipment to be fired has a built-in rechargeable battery, a charging contact is provided, and a charging function is provided at the locking position of the launching device, to charge the light emitting play equipment It is not only economical but also easy to operate because there is no need to prepare a separate charging device and the firing operation and the charging operation are unified.

According to the game toy of the present invention, it is covered with a dark canopy,
The light-emitting play equipment runs freely on the game board surface with a peripheral wall, bounces when it hits the peripheral wall, and the player cannot see the shape of the light-emitting play equipment, only the light emitted from the light emitting part on the top surface, so it looks like a laser beam By operating the flipper by relying on such a thin line of light, the player can experience unprecedented excitement.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the light-emitting play equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the light-emitting play equipment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows its internal structure. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the light emitting play equipment shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a charged state, and FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the light emitting play equipment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a main part of the configuration of an embodiment of the launching device of the present invention, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining the arrangement of the main parts shown in FIG. Partly omitted perspective views, FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 are partially enlarged views of the components shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 13 (A) is a schematic sectional view of the launching device shown in FIG. FIG. 13 (B) is a schematic plan view with its housing removed, FIGS. 14 to 17 are schematic sectional views of the launching device shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 18 is a game toy according to the present invention. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of one embodiment, FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the game toy shown in FIG. 18 with the canopy removed, and FIG. 20 shows the internal structure of the game toy shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway view, FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the switching device incorporated in the game toy shown in FIG. 18, and FIG. 22 is a partial side schematic view of the switching device shown in FIG. 21 is a perspective view of one component of the switching device of FIG. 21, FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the switching device of FIG. 21 in a state in which the switching device is switched for two persons, and FIG. 25 is of FIG. Fig. 26 is a schematic side view of a part of the switching device, and Fig. 26 is a circuit diagram of the game toy shown in Fig. 18. 10, 20 …… Light emitting play equipment, 13 …… Light emitting diode, 15 …… Light emitting part, 17 …… Pack upper part, 19 …… Pack lower part, 22 …… Diode, 23 …… Rechargeable battery, 25 …… Circuit board , 27 …… resistance, 29a, 29b, 39a, 39b …… charging contact, 31 …… ball bearing, 33, 35, 37 …… hole, 38a, 38b …… terminal, 40 …… upper housing, 41 …… Insertion port, 43 ... Hole, 45, 53 ... Missing part, 47, 55, 86 ... Notch, 49, 62, 75, 77, 81, 83, 91, 94, 121, 127 ... Protrusion, 50 ...... Lower housing, 60 …… Movable member, 61 …… Storing part, 62 …… Bar protrusion, 63 …… Operating part, 69 …… Sliding wall, 71 …… Sliding surface, 73, 89, 111, 125 …… Spring, 79 …… Baffle plate, 85 …… Front wall, 87 …… Cylindrical container, 88 …… Shaft part, 90, 109, 119 …… Shaft pin, 91 …… Fitting hole, 93 …… Fire button, 97, 99 ... Standing piece, 100 ... Short-circuit prevention member, 101, 103 ... Notch, 107 ... Projection, 108 ... Bearing, 113 ... Contact, 114 ... Leaf spring, 110 ... Retainer, 115 ... Retainer, 117 ... Shaft, 129 ... Launch pad, 200 …… Game toys, 201 …… Game board surface, 203 …… Canopy, 205L, 205R, 206L, 206R …… Push button, 207, 208 …… Sauce, 209 …… Display window, 209L, 209R …… 7 segment LED, 210 ... Launching device, 211 ... Inserting port, 213 ... Operation part, 215 ... Launching push button, 219 ... Switching button, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 ... Peripheral wall, 226, 227, 228 , 241, 243 …… Detection part, 231, 232, 233, 234 …… Flipper, 245, 247 …… Outlet, 255 …… Detection plate, 256, 257 …… Contact, 263, 265, 267, 267 …… Plate-shaped projections, 269, 271, 273, 275 ... Racks, 277, 281 ... Small gears, 279, 283 ... Springs, 282, 284 ... Connecting tools, 286, 288 ... Shaft holes, 290, 292 ... … Coupling shaft, 294 …… Coupling, 296 …… Protrusion , 298 …… Positioning plate, 300, 302 …… Notches.

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A substantially disk having a light source and a ball bearing housed therein, a light emitting portion for emitting light of the light source on an upper surface, and a circular hole through which a part of the ball bearing protrudes on a bottom surface. A light emitting play equipment, wherein a part of the ball bearing is rotatably projected from the hole. 2. The light-emitting play equipment according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting portion on the upper surface is located off-center. 3. The light-emitting play equipment according to claim 1, wherein a rechargeable battery is built in and a charging contact is arranged on the outer surface. 4. A housing having an insertion hole for inserting a light-emitting play equipment on the upper surface and an opening on the front surface for popping out the light-emitting play equipment, and a light-emitting play equipment storage portion having an opening on the upper surface,
A movable member having an operating part for moving the storage part from a front firing position to a rear locking position in the housing, and a driving means for driving the storage part from the locking position to the firing position. And a locking member capable of locking the storage portion at the locking position and releasing the locking arbitrarily, the insertion hole being provided above the firing position, and the front wall of the storage portion. Is a standing position at the locking position and a forward tilting position at the firing position. 5. The light emitting play equipment has a built-in rechargeable battery, has a contact for charging on the outer surface, and has a charging means for the light emitting play equipment at the locking position. (4) The launching device as described above. 6. A substantially disc-shaped light-emitting play equipment having a light emitting portion on the upper surface and a ball bearing on the bottom portion, a game board surface having a peripheral wall, and a launching device for launching the play equipment to the game board surface. The game board surface is covered with a dark-colored canopy leaving a space in which the play equipment can freely travel, and at least one end of the game board surface is provided with a manually operable flipper and an outlet for the play equipment. A game toy characterized by having it. 7. The game toy according to claim 6, wherein the light-emitting play equipment has a light-emitting portion on the upper surface located off center. 8. The light emitting play equipment has a rechargeable battery built-in, has a contact for charging on the outer surface, and the launching device is provided with a charging means for the light emitting play equipment. 6) The game toy according to the above. 9. The game board surface has an inverted V shape in which the front side is low and inclined, and has flippers that can be operated at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port for the play equipment. The game toy according to claim (6). 10. An inverted V in which the front side of the game board is inclined low.
A pair of flippers that are character-shaped and that can be operated at both lower ends thereof, and a discharge port of the play equipment, and the pair of flippers are configured to interlock with each other. (6) The game toy according to the above. 11. When a light emitting play equipment collides with the peripheral wall of the game board surface, a detection device is arranged to detect the collision, and a predetermined number is counted each time the collision occurs. The game toy according to claim (8). 12. An inverted V having a low inclination in front of the game board surface.
It has a character shape, and has a pair of flippers that can be operated at both lower ends thereof and a discharge port of the play equipment, and is configured to be able to switch between a state in which the pair of flippers are interlocked and a state in which they are not interlocked. The game toy according to claim 6, characterized in that