JP2589560Y2 - Rocking play equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drive-use swing type video game machine having a swing mechanism in which a player can enjoy playing a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 2-39510 is an example of a rocking type television game machine which imitates the cockpit of an automobile and changes the screen according to the operation of the driver and swings the cockpit. . Near the art, as well as pivotally to rotatable base about a vertical axis to the front end portion of the body, provided the yawing applying device for moving the seat portion of the body rear right and left by a motor, further said seat A pair of slope members provided on the base symmetrically with respect to the front-rear axis of the main body and having slopes inclined in opposite directions to each other in the left-right direction, and provided on the main body to the slope in accordance with yawing motion of the main body. Motor control for providing a rolling imparting device comprising a pair of driven members for moving the main body around the longitudinal axis by moving the main body along with the main body, and controlling the operation of the motor in response to an input from the game progress control means A moving image display game machine provided with means.

[0003] In the above-mentioned moving picture display amusement machine, a screen corresponding to a maneuvering operation of a player is sequentially displayed by an image display means, and a seat yaws and rolls in accordance with the maneuvering. A swing and a vibration similar to the swing and the vibration are given to the main body on which the player is boarded.
In particular, when yawing, the seat was not only changed direction but also swung to the left and right, and it was possible for the user to experience an extremely close feeling when actually turning the drift of the car.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in actual driving of a vehicle, there are various other movements besides this movement. In particular, the acceleration and deceleration of the car and the movement of climbing and descending a slope can be simulated by the above technology. could not. Therefore, the present invention has a mechanism that simulates the acceleration and deceleration of these vehicles and the movement of slopes.
To obtain a swinging play device .

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present application, the position is shifted forward from the center position in the front-rear direction.
It has an operation unit and a video display unit, and is located behind the center position.
A swinging part that swings in the front-rear direction;
Near the lower part of the
A support portion for swingably supporting the moving portion, and the center of the swing portion;
The arm attached to a position forward of the position
A driving unit that drives the front part of the moving unit up and down, and executes a predetermined control program based on an operation signal from the operation unit .
By driving the driving unit, the image is displayed on the video display unit.
And a game control unit for displaying an image.
A swing play device is provided.

[0006]

[Function] To explain the function, an image of a road or the like is projected on the image display section by the game control section, and the player sitting on the seat operates the operation section to play a driving game, and performs acceleration and deceleration with an accelerator or a brake. , depending on road conditions climb down such as the displayed road, drives and controls the moving unit drive game controller or al. As a result, the swing unit is vertically swung by the drive unit with the support unit below the seat of the swing unit on which the weight of the operator is applied as a fulcrum. Therefore, the drive unit can tilt forward or backward with respect to the base, or can perform vibration control back and forth.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a swinging amusement apparatus taking a car driving game as an example. This rocking play device is used for cars, trains,
It is suitable for a vehicle driving game simulating the operation of a trolley, an aircraft, a ship, a spacecraft, and the like.

The swing unit 1 is supported on a rectangular base 2. The swing unit 1 has a seat 4 on a swing plate 3 , a monitor 5 as an image display unit in front of the seat 4 with the display surface facing the seat 4, and a speaker 6 provided in the vicinity. .
A road image viewed from the driver's viewpoint is displayed on the monitor 5. A handle 7 is provided below the monitor 5, and an accelerator 9 and a brake 10 are provided below and in front of the handle 7.
The operator operates the steering wheel 7, the shift lever 8, the accelerator 9, and the brake 10, while sitting on the seat 4 and watching the image reflected on the monitor 5.

Support plates 11, 11 are respectively hung on the swing plate 3 below the left and right sides of the seat 4, and the support plate 1 is mounted on the base 2.
A bearing portion 12 is provided at a position sandwiched between 1 and 11.
A horizontal shaft 13 penetrates the support plates 11 and 11 and the bearing 12 in the left-right direction, and forms a fulcrum where the swing plate 3 swings back and forth with respect to the precious base 2. That is, the support plate 11, the bearing part 12, and the horizontal axis
13 constitutes a supporting portion serving as a fulcrum. The swing mechanism is shown and described in FIGS. 1 to 3. An arm member 14 is hung at the front lower center of the swing plate 3. A bell crank 15 is rotatably supported by a support column 16 fixed to the base inside the base 2 below the arm member 14, and the arm member 14 is supported at one end of the bell crank 15. Is done. A rod 17 is pivotally supported at the other end of the bell crank 15, and a tip of the rod 17 is pivotally supported by a crank 19 fixed to a rotating shaft 18 a of a motor 18. The motor 18 is mounted on the base 2.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the swing play apparatus. A rod 17 is supported at the tip of a crank 19 fixed to a rotating shaft 18a of a motor 18 mounted on the right side of the base 2. Although not shown, a bell crank is provided at the other end of the rod 17, and the bell crank is pivotally supported by an arm member fixed to a lower portion of the seat plate. Further, a seat 4 is fixed to the swing plate 3, and support plates 11, 11 are suspended left and right on the lower side of the swing plate below the seat 4, and a bearing is provided between the support plates 11, 11. The part 12 is provided on the base. A horizontal shaft 13 penetrates the support plates 11, 11 and the bearing 12 in the left-right direction. By providing the bearing 12 at the lower part of the seat 4, the weight of the player is received by the bearing 12.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a drive unit of the swing mechanism. As the rotation shaft 18a of the motor 18 rotates,
The crank 19 fixed to the rotating shaft 18a rotates, and the rod 19
Shake 17 back and forth. Then the bell crank 15 becomes the spindle 15
Swings back and forth around a. Then, the arm member 14 supported by the long hole 15b at the other end of the bell crank 15 moves up and down.
The swinging plate 3 is swung up and down. The motor 18 can perform forward rotation and reverse rotation by rotating it half a turn.
Is shaken up and down. This rotation control is performed according to the driving information of the player and the progress of the game.

FIG. 4 shows the effect of the swing mechanism of the swing play apparatus.
4 shows an example of a generated monitor image. The road image viewed from the driver's point of view changes on the monitor 5 in real time, (A) represents an uphill on a slope, (B) represents a downhill, and (C) represents a rough road on a rough surface. I have.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the swinging game device . The player sees the image generated by the game control unit 20
Then , the image is sent to the monitor 5 as a video signal and is projected.
The handle 7 operated by the player, the shift lever 8, the accelerator 9, and the brake 10 are input to the game control unit 20 by converting their movements into digital signals. The game control unit 20 extracts various video information stored in a storage medium such as a ROM or a video disk in accordance with a control program , and displays video information based on an input signal from a steering wheel or the like on the monitor 5.
Be out reflects sent as a video to. As a result, the operation information of the player is sent to the game control unit 20, and the game control unit 20 changes the video information from time to time based on the operation information, sends the video information to the monitor 5, and simultaneously emits a sound signal to the speaker 6. , And outputs a motor drive signal to the motor control unit 21.

The motor control unit 21 includes a bell crank 1
The tilt state of the rocking plate 3 is detected by an encoder 22 and a limit switch 23 provided on the rotation shaft 4 or the rotation shaft of the motor, and a motor drive signal is output to the motor drive unit 24 . The motor drive unit 24 drives the motor 18 to swing
Tilt the moving plate 3. When the swing plate 3 is tilted downward, the seat 4
The player riding on the is leaning forward and feels decelerated. Also, when the rocking plate is tilted backward and downward, the player leans backward to obtain a feeling of acceleration. Furthermore, by small increments repeated rotation of the motor 18, it is possible to issue a sense of rough road by repeated fine motion of wobble plate 3 up and down.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic flowchart of the driving section. During the game, the image of the road displayed on the monitor 5 from the driver's viewpoint changes every moment. The current state of the rocking plate encoder 22, limiter
The swing plate 3 is normally kept in a horizontal position (step 1). When the player steps on the accelerator 9 and accelerates abruptly, or when the road goes uphill as shown in FIG. 3 (A), it is determined that the current swing plate position is raised forward. (step 2), the motor control signal is sent from the game controller 20 to the motor control unit 21 issues a drive signal to the motor driver 24 the motor controller 21 to drive the motor 18 (step 3), the rocking The moving plate 3 is raised upward. When the rocking plate 3 is raised to the limit, the limit switch 23 detects it, and a detection signal is sent to the motor control unit 21.
Then, a stop signal is issued to the motor drive unit 24 to stop the motor, and the process proceeds to step 6.

If it is determined in step 2 that the vehicle does not suddenly accelerate or the road is uphill, the process proceeds to the next step 4. In step 4, it is determined whether the player depresses the brake 10 fully and decelerates abruptly, or whether the current position of the rocking plate 3 is lowered forward depending on whether the road is downhill as shown in FIG. to see how, if rotated in the reverse direction of the motor 18 and if so (step 5), lowering the rocking plate 3 before falling, to stop the motor 18 to lower the rocking plate to the limit.

If it is determined in step 4 that the vehicle is not suddenly decelerated or the road is downhill, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 6, it is checked whether or not the road image on the monitor 5 is a rough road such as a bumpy state as shown in FIG. 3 (C). Step 7). Otherwise return to step 2, then game
Corresponding to the motor control signal sent from the control unit 20.
You .

[Effect of the invention]

According to the effect of the present invention, it is possible to simulate a feeling of acceleration / deceleration by an accelerator or a brake by an operator or a movement by going up or down a road in a driving game. Further, by adding the above-described configuration to the conventional structure for generating a lateral acceleration in a drift or a curve, the acceleration in the front-rear direction can be simulated, and a feeling closer to that of an actual vehicle can be obtained. Especially since the lower part of the seat of the swinging part is a support part ,
Since the weight of the player is received by the support and used as a fulcrum, the swing can be performed without a heavy load being applied climatically. By swinging the rocking plate back and forth in small increments, it was possible to simulate the feeling of a bad road, and it was possible to accelerate or decelerate a car, or to move up or down a slope.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a swinging amusement device taking a car driving game as an example.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the swinging game device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a drive unit of the swing mechanism.

FIG. 4 is an example of an image of a monitor in which a swing mechanism of the swing play apparatus produces an effect .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the swing game device .

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a driving unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Swinging part 2 ... Base 3 ... Swinging plate 4 ... Seat 5 ... Monitor 6 ... Speaker 7 ... Handle 8 ... Shift lever 9 ... Accelerator 10 ... Brake 11 ... Support plate 12 ... Bearing part 13 ... Horizontal axis 14 ... Arm member 15 Bell bell 16 Support column 17 Rod 18 Motor 19 Crank 20 Game control unit 21 Motor control unit 22 Encoder 23 Limit switch 24 Motor drive unit

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A front position from a center position in the front-rear direction.
It has an operation unit and a video display unit, and is located behind the center position.
A swinging portion which has a seat swings front-rear direction, the said seat
It is provided near the lower part of the seat, and at a position behind the center position,
A support for swingably supporting the swinging portion, and an arm attached to a position forward of the center of the swinging portion
Drive for driving the front part of the swinging part up and down by the part
Unit and a predetermined control program based on an operation signal from the operation unit.
The driving unit is driven by executing the
A game control unit for displaying an image on the display unit.
A rocking game device.