JP2792845B2 - Race 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 racing game machine for reproducing a race such as a horse race, a bicycle race, an athletics, a car race, a motorcycle race and a boat race on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of moving objects of the same type imitating a racehorse, a bicycle, a land player, an automobile, a motorcycle, a boat, etc., are run on a race course set on a game board under computer control. By letting them compete for their position or voting for points or medals for that position,
2. Description of the Related Art A racing game device that provides a game is known. In such a race game, it is required that the player has a virtual reality feeling more similar to a race such as a horse race that is actually being practiced.

[0003] In the actual entertainment industry, races of the same competition may be performed on race courses of various course arrangements. For example, in a car race,
At the same time, races are held at multiple circuits, and at the same time, series champions compete based on the results of all races. Also, in horse racing, the race course is basically an elliptical track, but in order to enjoy various race developments by taking advantage of differences in the individual characteristics of racehorses,
For each race (especially for each prize race), track length (longitudinal length), start position and goal position (according to the combination of straight courses and corners) and ground conditions (turf Or dirt), the number of laps of the track (that is, the total length of the course), and the lap direction of the track (clockwise or counterclockwise)
Is set. In athletics, on the same track, 100m, 200m, 400m
Since the run is performed, the portions used for the competition on the track (ie, the start position and the goal position) are various.

[0004]

However, in a racing game device which has been conventionally developed and provided, only one kind of race course is set on the game board, and its start position and goal position are also fixed. As a result, it was not possible to produce multiple types of course arrangements in line with the races that are currently being practiced.

It is conceivable to simply set a plurality of race courses side by side on a game board, or to set a plurality of race courses so as to intersect each other.
When such a configuration is adopted, the scale of the entire game device becomes enormous, and it becomes impossible to install the game device in a limited space such as a game arcade.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a problem thereof is to provide a racing game apparatus capable of performing a plurality of course arrangements with a simple configuration without increasing the scale of the entire apparatus. To provide.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a race game device in which a plurality of moving objects are moved along a race course set on a game board to compete for the order and determine the order, The center field defining the circumference is configured to be extendable and contractible in at least one direction. According to the racing game configured as described above, since the center field is elastic in at least one direction, it is possible to change the inner circumference of the race course defined around the center field. Therefore, it is possible to arrange a course having a plurality of total lengths.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a plurality of moving objects are moved along a race course set on a game board to determine the order and determine the order. A racing game device, comprising: a center field arranged on the game board and capable of extending and contracting in at least one direction for defining an inner circumference of the race course; and a telescopic mechanism for extending and contracting the center field. Features. According to the racing game configured as described above, the center field is expanded and contracted in the direction in which the center field can be expanded and contracted by the expansion and contraction mechanism, so that the inner circumference of the race course defined around the center field can be changed. . Therefore,
It is possible to arrange a course having a plurality of total lengths.

The invention according to claim 3 specifies the center field according to claim 2 in that the center field is constituted by a plurality of members partially overlapping each other.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the center field of the second aspect forms a central portion thereof and is fixed to the game board, and both end portions thereof form the fixed portion on the game board. And the two movable parts which are separated from and contacted with the moving object.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the outer edge of the center field in contact with the game board in the second aspect is substantially elliptical. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the expansion and contraction mechanism of the second aspect moves the movable portion to specify the movable portion.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the expansion and contraction mechanism of the sixth aspect specifies the movable portion by moving the movable portion to a plurality of predetermined positions. The invention according to claim 8 is
7. A detecting device for detecting the movable portion at each of the plurality of predetermined positions, wherein the expansion and contraction mechanism according to claim 6 further comprises: a movable device until the detecting device detects that the movable portion has moved to a desired position. And a drive mechanism for moving the unit.

[0013] The ninth aspect of the present invention specifies that the detecting device of the eighth aspect is a microswitch. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of predetermined positions according to the seventh or eighth aspect are arranged such that the plurality of first positions approach the fixed portion.
And the second position far from the fixing part.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are
1 shows an example in which a racing game device according to the present invention is applied to a horse racing game device.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a horse racing game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the horse racing game device 1 is roughly divided into a table-shaped game device main body 1 occupying the center of the horse racing game device 1.
1 and 4 along each long side of the game apparatus body 11.
, Two game entry tables 2 arranged along one short side, and a control table 30 arranged along the other short side.
And corner stands 12 arranged at the four corners, and these four corner stands 1
2 and a monitor section 6 supported by four legs 6a erected on the game apparatus main body 11 and supported by four legs 6a. On the upper surface of the game apparatus main body 11, a game field 4 in which a race by a plurality of moving bodies (H) imitating a racehorse is formed. Game participant 2 surrounding the game device 11 and corner stand 1
The control board 30 and the control board 30 are arranged without a gap therebetween, thereby constituting a game board surrounding portion that is unified in design as a whole. Hereinafter, these components will be described.

The control board 30 has a built-in control device 3 for controlling the entire horse racing game device 1. The game participant 2 is a device that allows a player to vote for a race performed on the game field 4. An inclined surface is formed at the upper end of each game participant 2 so as to become higher toward the game field 4 side. A running horse display unit 21 made of a CRT covered with a transparent touch panel is provided on the left side of the inclined surface on the game field 4 side.
2a, and a medal refund slot 22 is provided on the right front side.
b is provided at the innermost part of the inclined surface.
2c is provided.

Into the medal insertion part 22a, medals as betting objects are inserted. It is to be noted that voting becomes possible by inserting the medal. In addition, information such as the horse number, odds, race history, and the like of the racehorse (moving body) H running on the game field 4 is displayed on the running horse display section 21 and is used as information for determining a player's vote. You. Also,
When the player touches the display location of any one of the horse numbers and the display location of the voting format (discrimination of win, horse run, frame run, etc.), the betting ticket information composed of these combinations is transmitted to the control board via the touch panel. The voting is completed by being input to the control device 3 in 30. The number and type of betting ticket information that can be input from one game participation table 2 for one race is arbitrary, but one medal must be inserted to input one betting ticket information. In this way, when betting ticket information is input from at least one game participation table 2 and a predetermined voting time has elapsed, a plurality of races are performed on the game field 4 under the control of the control device 3. The race by the horse (moving body) H is executed.

When the race result matches the input betting ticket information, medals corresponding to the odds corresponding to the betting ticket information are refunded to the medal refund port 22b. On each corner stand 13, a speaker 13 for broadcasting various sound effects and announcements in the simulation hall before and after the race is installed.

A video monitor 6b is mounted on a side surface of the monitor section 6 to display a horse race scene at an actual racetrack, which is photographed in advance by a video camera, to enhance the sense of realism.

The game field 4 formed on the upper surface of the game apparatus body 11 includes a track 5, a center field 8 disposed at the center of the track 5, and a track 5
And an edge weir portion 7 arranged on the periphery of. Center field 8 and edge dam 7 on this track 5
Is formed as a race course.

The track 5 as the game board is formed of an oval green synthetic resin plate. As shown in FIG. 3, a slit 52 is formed in the center of the track 5 along its long axis direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 3, the same applies hereinafter), and both edges of the slit 52 ,
Rails 51, 51 are formed in a shape that is raised one step higher than other portions of the track 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, a fixed portion 81 forming a central portion of the center field 8 is fixedly mounted on the intermediate portions of the rails 51, 51. In the vicinity of both ends of the rails 51, 51, movable parts 82, 82 forming ends of the center field 8 are provided.
It is slidably mounted along. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the movable portion 82 by imaginary lines while FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section taken along line VI-VI in FIG.
(Note that the rails 51, 51, the slits 52, and the center field 8 are symmetrical in the major axis direction, and therefore the short axis of the center field 8 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). Only one side of the direction center line 1 is shown.) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a flat rectangular insertion portion 821 that is thinner and narrower than the movable portions 82 is integrally provided on the edge of each movable portion 82 near the fixed portion. . In addition, on the lower surface of both ends of the fixing portion 81, an inner box-shaped space 81 in which the insertion portion 821 can be completely immersed is provided.
1 (that is, the insertion portion 821 and the gap 811).
Are nested on each other. ). Therefore, when the insertion portion 821 is completely immersed in the space 811,
As shown in FIG. 5, the entire center field 8 is in the state of being most contracted in the long axis direction, and the insertion portion 821 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
6, the center field 8 as a whole is in the state of being most extended in the major axis direction, as shown in FIG.

In the center slit 52 of the track 5,
Two sets of drive mechanisms (expansion and contraction mechanisms) 80 for slidingly driving these movable portions 82 in opposite or opposite directions, respectively, are incorporated. The structure of the driving mechanism 80 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the slit 52, a box-shaped frame 801 having an upper end opening having the same shape as the slit 52 is fitted and fixed with the upper end opening flush with the surface of the truck 5.

In the vicinity of the end inside the frame 801, the rotation axis is set in the short axis direction (the vertical direction in FIG.
A motor 802 directed in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper of FIG. The rotation shaft of the motor 802 is connected to a reduction gear train in a gear box 803 fixed to the inner surface of a first side wall (the lower side wall in FIG. 3) 801a of the frame 801. This gear box 8
A drive pulley 804 to which rotation of the motor 802 reduced by the reduction gear train is transmitted is mounted on an outer surface of the motor 03 in parallel with the motor 802. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the short-axis direction central axis 1 on the inner surface of the first side wall 801a,
A stay 836 is fixed, and the stay 836 rotatably holds a driven pulley 805 whose rotation axis is directed in the short axis direction. The drive pulley 804 and the driven pulley 805 are arranged at the same height position with their respective rotating surfaces aligned. A drive belt 806 is hung between the drive pulley 804 and the driven pulley 805. Both ends of the drive belt 806 are fixed to belt fixing portions 807a and 807b provided at both ends of the belt connection fitting 807 in a state where tension is applied to the drive belt 806, respectively. Therefore, the drive belt 806 and the belt connecting bracket 807
Thus, a loop for linking the two pulleys 804 and 805 is formed. It should be noted that this belt connection bracket 80
The micro switch operating piece 830 bent so as to protrude at both ends thereof is integrally fixed to the side face of the seventh side wall 801a facing the first side wall 801a.

On the other hand, the second side wall 801b of the frame 801
At the same height position as the two pulleys 804 and 805 on the inner surface, a slide rail 808 is provided in parallel with the drive belt 806.
Is attached. The slide rail 808 has a slider 80 provided in parallel with the second side wall 801b.
9 is slidably and non-droppingly mounted. The upper end of the slider 809 protrudes from the surface of the track 5 slightly through the slit 52. At the upper end of the slider 809, a movable section mounting bracket 831 of a substantially square plane for fixing the lower surface of the movable section 82 of the center field 8 is fixed in parallel with the surface of the track 5 (accordingly, the movable section 82). The lower surface of the movable part mounting bracket 8
The amount of protrusion of the track 5 by the amount of 31
Floating from the surface. ).

The slider 809 is integrally connected and fixed to the above-described belt connection fitting 807. Therefore, when the motor 802 rotates, the rotation is transmitted to the drive pulley 804 via the reduction gear train in the gear box 803. When the driving pulley 804 rotates, the belt connecting bracket 807 is moved between the driving pulley 804 and the driven pulley 805 by the driving belt 806 hung between the driving pulley 804 and the driven pulley 805. The belt connecting bracket 807 is provided with a slider 8 fixed integrally therewith.
09 is moved along the slide rail 808. As a result, the movable portion 82 fixed to the movable portion mounting bracket 831
Moves in the long axis direction.

When the movable portion 82 moves to the maximum extension position shown in FIG. 6, the end-side bulging portion 830 of the microswitch operating piece 830 is provided on the bottom surface of the frame 801.
A maximum extension position detection microswitch (detection device) 833 that operates when the detection piece 833a comes into contact with b is fixed via a stay 832. Similarly, frame 80
When the movable portion 82 moves to the maximum contraction position shown in FIG.
A maximum contraction position detection microswitch (detection device) 835 that operates when the detection piece 835a comes into contact with the center-side bulging portion 830a is fixed via a stay 834.
The motor 802 is controlled by the control device 3 such that when the microswitches 833 and 835 operate, the rotation is forcibly stopped and only the reverse rotation is possible.

Next, returning to FIG. 2, the edge dam 7 will be described. The edge dam 7 forms a wall (inner wall 7 a) standing along the outer edge of the truck 5, and forms an outer portion of the wall as a surface one step higher than the surface of the truck 5. Accordingly, the inner wall 7a of the edge dam 7 has an elliptical shape of a size that forms a race course of a constant width between the inner wall 7a and the outer edge of the center field 8 in the maximum extension state shown in FIG.

The inner wall 7 contacting both straight sections of the race course
As shown in FIG. 1, slits 7b parallel to the inner wall 7a are formed on the outside of each of the slits a. This slit 7b
A holding device 91 that holds the end of the start gate 9 rotatably in the horizontal direction and a moving mechanism 90 that slides the holding device 91 along a straight section of the race course are built therein. I have. The structures of the moving mechanism 90, the holding device 91, and the start gate 9 will be described below.

Inside the slit 7b, a box-shaped frame 901 having an upper end opening having the same shape as the slit 7b is provided.
The upper end opening is flush with the surface of the edge dam portion 7 and is fixed. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing only the mechanical configuration attached to the frame 901. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7.

As is clear from FIGS. 7 and 8, near the one end (right end in the drawing) inside the frame 901, its rotation axis is in the short axis direction (vertical direction in FIG. 7, FIG. 8). The motor 902 is fixed in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. The rotation shaft of the motor 902 is connected to a reduction gear train in a gear box 903 fixed to the inner surface of a first side wall (the side wall on the track 5 side, the upper side wall in FIG. 7) 901 a of the frame 901. A drive pulley 904 to which the rotation of the motor 902 reduced by the reduction gear train is transmitted is mounted on the outer surface of the gear box 903 in parallel with the motor 902. On the other hand, a stay 936 is fixed near the other end on the inner surface of the first side wall 901a, and a driven pulley 905 whose rotation axis is directed in the short axis direction is rotatably held on the stay 936. . The drive pulley 904 and the driven pulley 905 are arranged at the same height with their respective rotating surfaces being aligned. A drive belt 906 is hung between the drive pulley 904 and the driven pulley 905. This drive belt 90
6 are fixed to belt fixing portions 911a and 911b provided at both ends of the moving base 911 in a state where tension is applied to the drive belt 906, respectively.
Therefore, the drive belt 906 and the moving base 911
Thus, a loop for linking the two pulleys 904 and 905 is formed.

On the other hand, the second side wall 901b of the frame 901
At the same height position as the two pulleys 904 and 905 on the inner surface, a slide rail 908 is provided in parallel with the drive belt 906.
Is attached. The slide rail 908 has a slider 90 provided in parallel with the second side wall 801b.
Nine slide protrusions 909a are slidably mounted so as not to fall off. At both lower corners of the slider 909, a movable piece 90 for a micro switch extending in the long axis direction.
9b and 909c are integrally formed.

The slider 909 is integrally connected and fixed to the moving base 911 described above. Therefore, the motor 9
When 02 rotates, the rotation is transmitted to the drive pulley 904 via a reduction gear train in the gear box 903. When the driving pulley 904 rotates, the driving pulley 90
Drive belt 9 hung between driven pulley 4 and driven pulley 905
06, the moving base 911 is moved from both pulleys 904, 9
05 is moved along the slide rail 908.

A start gate 9 is provided on the bottom surface near one end of the frame 901 as shown in FIG.
When the micro switch actuating piece 90 is moved to the position
A movement limit detection microswitch (detection device) 907α that operates in contact with 9b is fixed. Similarly, on the bottom surface near the other end of the frame 901, a movement limit detection microswitch (which operates by contacting the microswitch operating piece 909 c when the start gate 9 moves to the position β shown in FIG. 2) (Detection device) 907β is fixed. The motor 902 is connected to each microswitch 9.
When 07α and 907β operate, the control is performed by the control device 3 so that the rotation is forcibly stopped and only the reverse rotation is possible. The moving mechanism 90 for moving the holding device 91 has been described above.

The moving base 911 constituting the holding device 91
Is a flat rectangular plate-shaped member. This moving base 911
A motor 912 whose rotation axis is oriented in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 8) is fixed near the driven pulley 905 side edge on the upper surface of the motor. The rotation axis of the motor 912 passes through the moving base 911 and
1 is connected to a reduction gear train in a gear box 913 fixed to the lower surface of the first gear box 1. The output shaft of the reduction gear train passes through the moving base 911 again. A drive pulley 914 that is rotatably attached to a substantially central portion of the moving base 911 with its rotation shaft directed in the vertical direction, has a tip of the output shaft.
Is connected.

On the other hand, a start gate rotation support shaft 920 that is oriented vertically is rotatably mounted near the edge of the drive pulley 904 on the upper surface of the movable base 911. At the same height position as the drive pulley 914, the drive pulley 91
A driven pulley 915 having a diameter larger than 4 is attached. Since a loop-shaped drive belt 916 is hung between the drive pulley 914 and the driven pulley 915, the rotation of the drive pulley 914 is reduced and transmitted to the start gate rotation support shaft 920.

The distal end of the start gate rotation support shaft 920 has a large diameter portion 920 slightly larger than the driven pulley 915.
a. One end of a substantially L-shaped connecting member 917 is fixed to the distal end surface of the start gate rotation support shaft 920 (large-diameter portion 920a). A base 9a of the start gate 9 is fixed to the other end of the connecting member 917. The start gate 9 is made of a long plate-like member, and has nine frame plates 9b attached to the lower surface thereof for separating the start frames (eight frames) of each racehorse (moving body) H. When the motor 912 rotates, the rotation is transmitted to the drive pulley 914 via a reduction gear train in the gear box 913. This drive pulley 9
14 rotates, the driving belt 916 hung between the driving pulley 914 and the driven pulley 915 causes
The start gate rotation support shaft 920 rotates. Then
The start gate 9 connected by being offset from the start gate rotation support shaft 920 by the connecting member rotates around the start gate rotation support shaft 920. Note that a protrusion 918 is implanted at one location on the peripheral surface of the large diameter portion 920a. Then, on the upper surface of the movable base 911, the retracting position detecting micro-actuator which operates in contact with the projection 918 when the start gate 9 rotates to the retracting position (position parallel to the slit 7b) shown in FIGS. The switch 919a is fixed. Similarly, on the upper surface of the moving base 911, a start gate 9 is provided as shown in FIG.
A set position detecting microswitch 91 that operates by contacting the protrusion 918 when rotated to the set position shown in FIG.
9b is fixed. The motor 902 is controlled by the control device 3 so that when the microswitches 907 and 907 operate, the rotation is forcibly stopped and only the reverse rotation is possible. The holding device 91 for rotatably holding the start gate has been described above.

One end of a cable carrier 92 formed by connecting a large number of nodes so that it can bend in only one direction is provided at the edge of the movable base 911 on the driven pulley 905 side.
It is attached to pulley 905. This cable bear 92 is bent 180 degrees at the middle portion, and is laid on the bottom surface of the frame 901 to the center portion thereof,
The other end is fixed on the bottom surface of the frame 901.
Inside the cable bear 92, an electric wire for connecting the control device 3 and the motor 912 is provided. Therefore, no matter where the moving base 911 is within its movable range,
The drive power to the motor 912 can be supplied,
This prevents the cable for supplying power to the motor 912 from buckling or becoming entangled in the frame 901.

The two extension / retraction motors 802 and 802 of the center field 8 described above and the two holding devices 91
The moving motors 905, 905, and the rotating motors 912, 912 of the two start gates 9 are connected to the motor drive circuit 37 in the control device 3 as shown in FIG. This motor drive circuit 37 is
In accordance with the course selection information input from 1, each motor 8
02, 905, and 912 are appropriately driven to set the course. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the motor drive circuit 37 rotates the telescopic motors 802 and 802 of the two center fields 8 and
By appropriately moving the track 82, a short-distance track (in the case where each movable section 82, 82 is immersed in the fixed section 81 and the center field 8 is contracted, indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) or a long-distance track ( When the center field 8 is extended by projecting the movable parts 82 and 82 from the fixed part 81, two types can be set as shown by broken lines in FIG. The motor drive circuit 37 rotates the rotation motor 912 of any one of the start gates 9 so that the upper start gate 9 (first start gate) or the lower start gate 9 (second start gate 9) in FIG. The start gate) is set on the track 5 and the corresponding start gate is moved to the position α or β by rotating the corresponding movement motor 905 of the holding device 91. The position can be set in four ways. Therefore, the motor drive circuit 37 can set eight kinds of course arrangements. Further, the controller 31, which is a central processing unit of the control device 3 and controls the entire horse racing game device 1,
The circling direction in the race can be set to clockwise or counterclockwise. Therefore, when these are combined,
In the horse racing game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a race can be performed in 16 types of course arrangements.

Incidentally, in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A large number of lights (light emitting diodes) provided on the outer periphery (the inner wall 7a of the edge dam 7) and the inner periphery (the outer periphery of the center field 8) have a blinking circuit 34 controlled by the controller 31 to indicate the goal position. Is selectively turned on.

Next, a configuration for moving the racehorse (moving body) H on the truck 5 will be described. In this embodiment, since the number of frames of the start gate 9 is eight, eight (eight) racehorses (moving bodies) H are arranged on the truck 5. Each of these racehorses (moving bodies) H is assigned a serial horse number. The setting of the horse number is performed by appropriately setting in advance a 4-bit dip switch provided on the vehicle 44 described later. FIG.
2 is an explanatory diagram for describing an outline of a moving mechanism of the racehorse (moving body) H. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 11, below the track 5, a base 43 made of a transparent synthetic resin plate is provided in parallel. A self-propelled vehicle 44 is disposed in a space between the upper surface of the base 43 and the lower surface of the truck 5. Further, on the lower surface of the track 5, square electrodes each having a phase shift of 90 degrees are formed so as to be adjacent to each other by + and-.

As shown in FIG. 12, the self-propelled vehicle 44 has a plurality of electrode pins projecting upward from the same radius on the upper surface thereof. Is a drive motor (not shown) for each of the two wheels driven by obtaining electric power in a sliding manner, a pair of driving wheels 44a in the width direction rotated by driving the driving motor,
A driven wheel 44b is provided in front of 4a (to the right in FIG. 12), and the right and left turns of the self-propelled vehicle 44 are enabled by the rotation speed difference between the pair of driving wheels 44a. When the rotation speed of each driving wheel 44a is the same, the self-propelled vehicle 44 goes straight, and the traveling speed is controlled by changing the rotation speed. Further, an X-shaped elevating member and a member (not shown) for urging the X-shaped elevating member upward are provided on the top of the vehicle 44, and the height is regulated between the top and the lower surface of the truck 5. The rollers and the magnets 44c positioned slightly below the lower surface of the track 5 are fixed by the rollers.

On the other hand, the racehorse (moving body) H is a cart H
1 and a horse model H2 fixed to the upper part of the cart H1 via a support bar. The cart H1 is provided with predetermined wheels, and the self-propelled vehicle is mounted on the bottom surface of the cart H1. The magnet H3 corresponding to the magnet 44c of the car 44 is the magnet 44
c are provided so as to face different magnetic pole faces,
As a result, the racehorse (moving body) H moves on the truck 5 following the running of the self-propelled vehicle 44 on the base 43.

A light emitting body 44d is provided at an appropriate position in the front and rear positions on the bottom surface of the vehicle 44. Each light emitter 44d
Are illuminated in the order of the front side and the rear side with a predetermined slight time difference.
Can be identified. In addition, since each of the self-propelled vehicles 44 emits its respective light-emitting body 44d in order in the order and timing according to the horse number set by the dip switch, each of the self-propelled vehicles 44 only needs to grasp this order and timing. The current position of the car (moving body) H can be identified. The light emitted from the light emitting body 44d is a CCD camera 331 arranged below the base 43 so as to be able to photograph the entire area of the base 43.
Will be taken by

An infrared receiver 44 for receiving infrared signals (control signals) from transmission LEDs 321 provided at a plurality of locations below the base 43 is provided at an appropriate position on the bottom of the vehicle 44.
e is provided. The control signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 44e is guided to a control unit (not shown) provided in the self-propelled vehicle 44, and the operation of the self-propelled vehicle 44 (the rotation speed of the drive motor) is controlled based on the control signal. Control and speed difference control (direction control)).

The race development on the track 5 by the plurality of racehorses (moving bodies) H is controlled by the control device 3. The position detection circuit 33 in the control device 3 determines the position and orientation of each racehorse (moving body) H based on the detection signal obtained by the CCD camera 331 imaging the light emitting body 44d of each car 44. Is detected, and the detection result information is input to the controller 31. The controller 31 in the control device 3 receives the detection result information from the position detection circuit 33 and outputs a predetermined control signal to the infrared LED driver 32 based on a program in the built-in ROM relating to the progress of the game. The infrared LED driver 32 in the control device 3
The control signal from the controller 31 is transmitted to each transmission LED 32
Output to 1 The control signal is provided with the horse number of the racehorse to be controlled as an address. Therefore, individual control of each racehorse (moving vehicle) H is possible.

Here, the race development will be briefly described. When the motor drive circuit 37 sets the race course in accordance with the course selection information from the controller 31 and the controller 31 determines the lap direction, the number of laps, and the goal position, the controller 31 sets each racehorse on the track 5 A control signal indicating that the vehicle should go to the frame of the start gate 9 set on the track 5 toward the (mobile body) H is output via the transmission LED 321. As a result, each racehorse (moving object) H gates in a frame corresponding to its own horse number.

Then, the racehorse (moving body) H starts moving according to the control signal for starting the race. Shortly thereafter,
The motor drive circuit 37 reverses the motor 912 that sets the start gate 9 on the track 5. As a result, the start gate 9 is connected to the slit 7 b of the edge dam 7.
Evacuate on top. The operation of the running racehorse (moving body) H is
Based on characteristic data (distribution function for standard speed and instantaneous power, habit of each horse) of each racehorse (moving body) H preset in the controller 31 and random numbers generated at predetermined time intervals, the controller 31 Control is performed according to the calculated speed and instantaneous power. When each racehorse (moving body) H turns a corner of the track, the controller 31 causes the respective racehorses (moving bodies) H to pass outside the movable portion 82 of the center field 8 at that time. Perform control. When each of the racehorses (moving bodies) H controlled in this way passes the goal, the result of the race is notified to each game participation table 2 and the above-described medal refund is performed.

According to the horse racing game apparatus 1 of this embodiment described above, the inner circumference of the track 5 can be changed by extending and contracting the center field 8 in the major axis direction, and the position of the start gate 9 can be changed. Since it can be changed, various course arrangements can be performed with a simple configuration without increasing the scale of the apparatus.

[0051]

According to the racing game apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, the center field that defines the inner circumference of the race course is made to be able to expand and contract in at least one direction, thereby increasing the scale of the entire apparatus. Without a simple configuration, it is possible to perform a plurality of course arrangements.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a horse racing game apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the game board in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a drive mechanism of a movable portion of a center field.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a center field during contraction.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a center field at the time of extension.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a rotation mechanism and a movement mechanism of a start gate.

8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a start gate at the time of evacuation.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a start gate at the time of setting.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration and a connection relationship of the control device.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a moving mechanism of a racehorse.

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 4 Game board 5 Truck 7 Edge dam 8 Center field 11 Game device main body 82 Moving part 802 Motor 803 Gear box 804 Driving pulley 805 Passive pulley 806 Driving belt 807 Belt connecting bracket 808 Slide rail 809 Slider 831 Moving part mounting bracket

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A racing game machine in which a plurality of moving objects are moved along a race course set on a game board to contend for the order and determine the order, wherein an inner circumference of the race course is defined. A racing game machine characterized in that a center field to be stretched in at least one direction. 2. A race game device in which a plurality of moving objects are moved along a race course set on a game board to contend for the order and determine the order, wherein an inner circumference of the race course is defined. A racing game machine comprising: a center field disposed on the game board and capable of expanding and contracting in at least one direction; and a telescopic mechanism for expanding and contracting the center field. 3. The racing game machine according to claim 2, wherein said center field is composed of a plurality of members, some of which overlap with each other in a nested manner. 4. The center field comprises a fixed portion which forms a central portion thereof and is fixed to the game board, and two movable portions which form both end portions thereof and are separated from and connected to the fixed portion on the game board. 3. The racing game apparatus according to claim 2, comprising: 5. The racing game machine according to claim 2, wherein an outer edge of said center field in contact with said game board has a substantially elliptical shape. 6. The racing game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said expansion / contraction mechanism moves said movable part. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the expansion and contraction mechanism moves the movable portion to a plurality of predetermined positions.
The race game device according to the above. 8. A telescopic mechanism comprising: a detecting device for detecting the movable portion at each of the plurality of predetermined positions; and a detecting device that detects that the movable portion has moved to a desired position. The racing game apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a driving device that moves the movable portion. 9. The racing game device according to claim 8, wherein said detection device is a micro switch. 10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of predetermined positions are a first position close to the fixed portion and a second position far from the fixed portion. Racing game machine.