JP2558492Y2 - Moving object hitting 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 moving object hitting game machine having a plurality of moving objects, and adding points based on the result of detecting that a player hits the moving object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game machine of the above-mentioned type, a large number of holes are provided on a game machine surface, and a plurality of moving objects independently and irregularly project upward on the game machine surface through these holes. There is known a so-called "mole hit" in which the player adds points by hitting the protruding moving object from above.

In this conventional game machine, a moving object moves vertically through a hole, and the moving direction coincides with the direction in which the player hits the moving object. Therefore, since the player can hit the moving object relatively easily by selecting and hitting the moving object, there is a drawback that the game lacks fun.

As a game machine which solves this drawback, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 2-323586 discloses that a moving means moves a moving object in a direction transverse to a player's hitting direction.
The hitting portion is changed to various positions with respect to the player, and as a result, it is difficult for the player to hit the moving object correctly, and the game characteristics are described.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned game machine, there is only one storage unit for storing a moving object, and the moving object reciprocates between a position hidden inside the storage unit and a position outside the storage unit. Therefore, the movement of the moving object is limited to the movement of going out of the storage unit and returning to the storage unit again. Therefore, there is a problem that the above-mentioned game machine is not sufficiently interesting as a game.

In view of the above points, the present invention can change the movement of a moving object in various ways, and can increase the difficulty of hitting by a player, thereby doubling the fun as a game. It is an object to provide a game machine for hitting goods.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems,
The present invention uses multiple moving objects that move on the game board.
Equipped to detect that the moving object has been hit by the player
Moving object hitting game that adds points based on the result
A moving area in which the moving object can move,
A storage unit provided at the end of the moving area to hide moving objects
Provided in the moving area following the storage section,
And a storage unit in which the storage unit is capable of hitting a moving object.
The moving object is hidden and played away from the
That the object has a hidden part that cannot hit the moving object.
It is a sign.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention
The idea is to have multiple moving objects moving on the game board.
Detection that the moving object has been hit by the player
A moving object hitting game machine that adds points based on
The moving object is movable, and for each individual moving object
The game board surface comprising an independently provided moving area.
Is formed in a stepped shape with the back side being the upper stage, and the moving area is
Characterized by being arranged on each step surface of the step board
I have.

According to the present invention, the moving object is provided via a leaf spring.
And is supported by moving means for moving the moving object.
And it is effective.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

The function of the present invention is as follows.
There is a hidden part where moving objects can be hidden. This hidden part
Players cannot hit the moving object
Before moving objects enter or exit hidden areas
It is difficult to hit moving objects
The game characteristics are enhanced.

[0013]

The plurality of moving objects have independent moving regions, and these moving regions are arranged in a step-like shape with the upper side being the rear side, so that it is easy to hit even the moving object farthest from the player.

Since the moving object is supported via a leaf spring, the durability of the moving object supporting portion that receives a strong impact can be enhanced.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a moving object hitting game machine according to one embodiment. In FIG. 1, a game board surface 1 is provided in front of the game machine, and the game board surface 1 is formed in a staircase shape (four steps in the present embodiment) with an upper part on the back side. A total of four moving objects 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d are arranged on each of the step surfaces 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d of the game board surface 1. In the case of the present embodiment, these moving objects 3a to 3d are arranged. 3d is made by imitating the shape of an animal crab.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are an explanatory front view and a sectional side view of a step surface 2a, which is one of the step surfaces 2a to 2d. Next, the step surface 2a will be described for convenience of explanation. The surfaces 2b, 2c, 2d are similarly configured. 1 and 2, both sides of the step surface 2a in the longitudinal direction are covered with a hood 4 having a width larger than the width of the moving object 3a, and a lower portion of the hood 4 is used to store the moving object 3a. Parts 5 and 6 are configured. On this step surface 2a, the player moves the moving object 3a between the storage units 5 and 6 on both sides.
Is provided. Further, the moving object 3a is moved from the storage section 5 to the storage section 6 via the revealing section 7 in the longitudinal direction of the step surface 2a by the moving means 20 described later in detail. Assuming that the moving area of the moving object 3a is L, the moving area L is the two storage area L1 of the storage sections 5 and 6.
And an appearance part area L2 of the appearance part 7.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the moving object 3a is a traveling unit 8 composed of an upper unit 9 formed in a frame shape and a box-shaped lower unit 10 fixed to a lower portion of the upper unit 9. It is supported by. A support plate 12 is rotatably mounted on the upper unit 9 of the traveling unit 8 via a shaft 11, and the moving object 3a is supported via a leaf spring 13 on the left end side of the support plate 12 in FIG. ing. Since the moving object 3 a is fixed to the leaf spring 13, the impact caused by the player's moving object 3 a beating can be reduced.
This is advantageous for a beating game machine that is easily handled in a random manner.

A compression spring 14 is inserted between the other end of the support plate 12 and the upper plate of the upper unit 9, and a clockwise rotating force is urged about the shaft 11 of the support plate 12. Have been. Due to the compression spring 14, the moving object 3a
It receives a pivoting action in the direction away from a, but is held at a hitting position shown by a solid line by a stopper (not shown). The upper unit 9 is provided on the other end side of the support plate 12.
A detection plate 16 for turning on and off the hit sensor 15 provided in the camera is fixed. Reference numeral 17 denotes a spring seat for receiving the compression spring 14 provided on the upper unit 9 and the support plate 12, respectively.

The lower unit 10 of the traveling unit 8 is provided with rollers 19 guided by guide rails 18 on both sides and a lower portion thereof, and the lower portion is drivingly connected to a moving means 20. In this case, the guide rail 18 is
It is provided on the game machine main body substantially in parallel along the longitudinal direction of a.

The moving means 20 includes a drive motor 21 capable of rotating forward and backward, and a wire 24 wound around a drive pulley 22 driven by the drive motor 21 and a driven pulley 23. The driving pulley 22 and the driven pulley 23 are disposed below the storage units 5 and 6 as shown in FIG. 2 and are associated with a member 25 attached to the upper running side of the wire 24 and below the lower unit 10 of the running unit 8. Has been stopped. With this configuration, when the drive motor 21 is driven to rotate, the traveling unit 8 reciprocates via the wire 24. The driven pulley 23 is movably attached to the drive pulley 22 so as to move in and out of contact with the drive pulley 22, and the wire 24 is always tensioned by a tension spring 26. The running side of the wire 24 and the guide rail 18 correspond to the moving area L.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body of the game machine has storage sensors 27 and 28 for detecting when the traveling unit 8 is located in the storage sections 5 and 6, And a central sensor 29 that detects this when the operation is performed. These sensors 27, 28 and 29 are optical sensors and are turned on when blocked by the tip of the member 25.

Next, the operation of the moving objects 3a to 3d will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 30 in FIG. 1, the entire game machine is in a starting state. Thereafter, the drive motor 21 belonging to each of the moving objects 3a to 3d starts forward rotation or reverse rotation at an appropriate timing to rotate the drive pulley 22. With this rotation,
The wire 24 wound around the driving pulley 22 and the driven pulley 23 travels in either left or right direction, and
3d starts to appear from the storage units 5 and 6 to the appearance unit 7. In the moving objects 3a to 3d, the storage units 5 and 6 are at the home positions, and the start of the movement is detected by turning off the storage sensors 27 and 28.

When the moving objects 3a to 3d gradually move toward the outside of the storage units 5 and 6 and come out to the revealing unit 7, a player (not shown) aims at the moving objects 3a to 3d in FIG. Down the hammer (not shown) shown in FIG.
Compete in the game depending on whether or not hits 3d. When the hammer hits the moving objects 3a to 3d, the support plate 12 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. The fixed detection plate 16 turns on the hit sensor 15 provided in the upper unit 7. When it is detected that the moving objects 3a to 3d have been hit in this way, the fact is displayed on the display unit 33 in FIG. 1, and usually the score is added and displayed.

Next, it is determined whether the hit moving objects 3a to 3d have passed the central sensor 29. If the hit moving objects 3a to 3d have passed the central sensor 29, the moving objects 3a to 3d are speeded up and stored in the storage unit 5, Move toward 6. When the moving objects 3a to 3d completely return to the positions in the storage units 5, 6, the storage sensors 27, 3d
28 detects this, and thereby the drive motor 21 stops. When the hits 3a to 3d have not passed through the center sensor 29, the moving objects 3a to 3d are reversed and the driving motor 21 is reversed, and the moving objects 3a to 3d are moved toward the storage units 5 and 6 at an increased speed. When the moving objects 3a to 3d completely return to the positions in the storage units 5 and 6 as described above, the storage sensor 2
7, 28 detects this, and thereby the drive motor 21 stops.

The player cannot always hit the moving objects 3a to 3d. Even if the player fails to hit the moving objects 3a to 3d,
It is determined whether or not d has passed through the central sensor 29. At this time, if the moving objects 3a to 3d have passed through the central sensor 29, the moving objects 3a to 3d move toward the storage units 5 and 6 as they are. When the moving objects 3a to 3d completely return to the positions in the storage units 5 and 6, the storage sensors 27 and 28 detect this,
As a result, the drive motor 21 stops. When the missed moving objects 3a to 3d have not passed through the central sensor 29,
When the central sensor 29 detects the moving objects 3a to 3d,
Pass through, speed up, reverse, and pause are randomly selected. Thereafter, the moving objects 3a to 3
Returning to the step where d has been hit, it is determined whether the hit sensor 15 is on.

The above description is based on four moving objects 3a to 3a.
d performs the same operation individually, but the timing at which the individual moving objects 3a to 3d exit the storage unit 5, 6 to the emergence unit 7 is set at random in advance so as to be irregular. ing.

Thus, since the game machine of the present invention has the two storage units 5, 6, the moving objects 3a to 3d exiting from one of the storage units 5, 6 may enter the other of the storage units 5, 6. To one of the storage units 5 and 6. Therefore, the moving object 3a
The moving patterns of 3d to 3d are not standardized, and the game characteristics can be greatly improved.

In the present embodiment, the moving objects 3a to 3d
Is moved in the left-right direction with respect to the player, so that the moving object 3a is located farthest from the player. Therefore,
The game board surface 1 may be flat, but if it is flat, the moving object 3a is difficult to hit and the number of people who can play is limited. However, in this embodiment, since the game board surface 1 is formed in a stepped shape with the back side being the upper step, the moving object 3a on the stepped surface 2a farthest from the player is easier to hit as compared with the flat shape.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the moving objects 3a, 3b are provided on the exposed portions 7 of the step surfaces 2a and 2b.
A hidden portion 32 (the center in this embodiment) is provided by a hood 31 in which 3b is hidden.

The hidden portion 32 is provided with the moving objects 3a, 3
If b is hidden, the player cannot hit the moving object 3a. Therefore, the player must hit the moving objects 3a and 3b before entering the hidden portion 32, or hit the moving objects 3a and 3b when they exit the hidden portion 32. Instead, the game characteristics are enhanced. Moreover, the hidden part 32 can be arranged at any position of the appearing part 7,
If provided at the position of the central sensor 29, the moving objects 3a and 3b entering the hidden portion 32 pass through, speed up, reverse, and temporarily stop, so that the moving patterns of the moving objects 3a and 3b when exiting the hidden portion 32 are provided. Has been diversified, the fun as a game has been doubled, and the player's willingness to challenge has been stimulated.

In the above description, when the moving objects 3a to 3d reach the central sensor 29, the moving directions thereof are operated such as speeding up or reversing. Depending on the central sensor 29
The moving objects 3a to 3d can be reversed before the movement reaches. This makes it possible to execute a so-called feint motion for cheating the player with the moving object, thereby further improving the game characteristics. Although the game machine of the above embodiment is a relatively large game machine having a width of 1 m or more, the present invention can be configured as a small game machine such as a toy.

[0033]

[Effect of the Invention] According to the invention of claim 1, the middle of the appearing part
Hidden part that cannot hit moving objects in the area
The simple configuration that this hidden part was provided
Making it harder for players to hit moving objects correctly
The game characteristics can be improved.

According to the invention of claim 2, a plurality of moving objects are
Even if individual moving areas are provided, the moving area
Since they are arranged in an upper step,
It is not difficult to hit even a moving object
It is profitable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the moving object is a leaf spring.
支持 に 支持 叩 た こ と た こ と 叩
The durability of the moving object support portion of the game machine can be increased.

[0036]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a moving object hitting game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view showing one step surface of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of control.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board surface 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Step surface 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Moving object 5, 6 Storage unit 7 Appearing unit 13 Leaf spring 20 Moving means 32 Hidden unit L Moving area

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masami Onda 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Corporation (72) Inventor Kaoruko Takasaka 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Corporation (72) Inventor Minoru Sashida 2-8-5 Tamagawa, Ota-ku, Tokyo Namco Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-U 2-23586 (JP, U) JP-A 54-134588 (JP, U) Tokiko 47-5991 (JP, B1)

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A moving object hitting game machine, comprising : a plurality of moving objects moving on a game board surface; and adding points based on a result of detecting that the moving object has been hit by a player. A moving area in which a moving object can move, and an end of the moving area
A storage unit that is provided on the side and hides moving objects, and is connected to the storage unit.
Is provided in the moving area, and the player hits a moving object.
A possible revealing part, provided in said revealing part remote from said storage part
The moving object is hidden and the player hits the moving object.
Moving object hitting characterized by having an impossible hiding part
Game machine. 2. A plurality of moving objects moving on a game board surface.
Equipped to detect that the moving object has been hit by the player
Moving object hitting game that adds points based on the result
The mobile object is movable and independent for each individual mobile object.
The game board surface is on the back side.
Are formed in a step-like shape as an upper step, and the moving area is in a step-like shape.
Moving objects characterized by being arranged on each step of the board
Hitting game machine. 3. The moving object according to claim 1, wherein the moving object is a leaf spring.
Characterized by being supported by moving means for moving
The moving object hitting game machine according to claim 1 or 2.