JP3151949B2 - Shooting game 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 shooting game apparatus for aiming a target of a moving object with a light gun.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of this type of shooting game apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-68387. The example is
A plurality of moving objects travel along the lane from the rear end start position of the lane toward the front turnback position with a light gun, retreat, return to the start position, restart and repeat, and the moving object finishes It is a shooting game device to play so as not to.

[0003] A player always hits and retreats a moving body that is positioned in front of the moving body and moves forward even when a plurality of players play. The one that hits the body. This moving object
It swings right and left while facing forward,
The light receiving means also fluctuates, but the direction of light reception changes.
There is no.

Therefore, it is not necessary to shoot a gun with good timing when the light receiving means is in a state of receiving light, it is easy to aim at a target, and players do not compete with each other for the skill of a gun, and there is no competitiveness. The degree of excitement is small. Again
In some cases, the target appears and disappears from the moving object synchronously.
There is no structure that hides the target by other means,
No.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and a purpose thereof is to allow a player to aim at a target of a moving body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a shooting game device which is excellent in competitiveness in which a light gun is shot with good timing .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a moving body having a target movable on the upper surface of a gantry, a light gun aiming at the target, and a light source disposed at the target. Receiving means for receiving the light from the light gun,
Shielding means for opening and closing the light means; and
An opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the shielding means according to movement;
Following the movement of the moving body, the moving body together with the shielding means
A turning mechanism for reciprocatingly turning left and right with respect to a moving direction, a moving means for moving the moving body, and a movement control means for reversing a driving direction of the moving means when the light receiving means receives light from the light gun. The shooting game device provided.

Light receiving means provided as a target on a moving body
Is moved with the moving object by the moving means and follows the movement.
The shielding means is opened and closed by the opening and closing mechanism to be shielded. Further
Move the moving object together with the shielding means according to the movement of the moving object.
Has a turning mechanism that reciprocates left and right with respect to the moving direction
Therefore, even if the shielding means is opened, its opening faces the moving direction.
To reciprocate left and right to hide the light receiving means from the light gun
There is.

That is, the moving body swings the shielding means up and down.
The moving body with the shielding means
Since it moves on the top of the gantry while turning to the right, the ray gun
In order to shoot and hit the target, aim at the target
And the opening / closing mechanism opens the shielding means,
Appears and the opening of the shielding means is facing the light gun
It is necessary to fire a light gun at the right time.

In addition to the opening and closing mechanism, a turning mechanism is further provided.
By hiding the light receiving means from the light gun,
I couldn't fire the ray gun and my play changed
Exciting and exciting
Can be a game. The moving object is the light receiving means of the target
When the light from the ray gun is received, the movement means is moved by the movement control means.
The moving direction of the moving body is controlled to be reversed.

When the light receiving means receives light from a light gun, the light receiving means
By providing a rotating means for rotating the moving body by half a turn,
The body turns half way when it receives light from a light gun at the light receiving means of the target
Reversing the direction of travel with turning and facing in the opposite direction
Can be.

Therefore, in order to hit the target, the target
Light receiving means that is a target that rotates while aiming at the target
Need to fire the light gun when the player is facing the player
You.

[0012] The light gun is paired back and forth with respect to the mount.
Play with multiple light guns aiming at the target
Are placed facing each other across the frame,
Aim at the target of the moving object that is moving toward itself.

[0013] The player moves if he or she hits the moving object and hits it
The body can be turned to the other side, so both sides
Snipe the moving object to try to drive it
The one who drives the moving body to the other party wins. Thus, since it is a competitive shooting game in which players compete, it is possible to enjoy more exciting play.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a shooting game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The gantry 2 has a horizontally long box shape in front and back, and extends horizontally from front and rear ends of the upper surface, and operation panels 3 and 3 are provided. Start buttons 5 and 5 are provided on the front panel 3 respectively. The light guns 7, 7 are respectively mounted. When the light gun 7 is triggered, it emits light having directivity in the barrel extension direction.

On the upper surface 2a of the gantry 2, a plurality of long grooves 10 extending in the front-back direction are formed in parallel, and a monster 11 as a moving body moves back and forth along each long groove 10. Monster 11 is a model of a monster,
Swing the body left and right while opening and closing the mouth.

Fences 9, 9 are provided near the front and rear ends of the upper surface 2a of the gantry 2 across a plurality of long grooves 10.
Each monster 11 moves back and forth within.

The driving mechanism of the monster 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. The monster 11 generally comprises a body part 12 and a head 13, and the body part 12 has a lower jaw 12a integrally, and a separate head 13 swings the upper jaw 13a up and down to open and close the mouth. It has become.

Inside the body part 12, a support frame 15 is erected on a substrate 14 to support the body part 12 of the monster 11, and the support frame 15 is opposed to the left and right extending further upward at the rear part. The extended portion 15a reaches the inside of the head 13 and is bent in a U-shape so as to connect the upper edges.

A support shaft 16 is horizontally installed between the upper ends of the left and right extending portions 15a of the support frame 15 so that the left and right sides protrude outward. A pair of support portions 17a, which are provided so as to close the lower end opening of the swinging plate 17 and are notched at the center of the rear end edge of the swinging plate 17 so as to sandwich the extension portion 15a inside, are turned around the support shaft 16. It is movably supported.

That is, the swinging plate 17 is centered on the support shaft 16 and the head 13
And can swing integrally with the lower jaw 12a of the body part 12 so as to open and close the mouth.

The substrate 14 is vertically penetrated at the center by a vertical cylindrical shaft 20 and is rotatably supported by a rotating disk 21 also penetrated by the cylindrical shaft 20. Therefore, the monster 11 has a vertical
While rotating together with the rotating disk 21 around the center 20, it rotates about the vertical cylindrical shaft 20 with respect to the rotating disk 21.

The upper and lower elevating cylindrical shaft 20 has its upper end in contact with the lower surface of the oscillating plate 17 to support the oscillating plate 17. The mouth can be opened and closed.

The lower surface of the rotating disk 21 is a rotating cylindrical shaft.
The rotary cylindrical shaft 22 is integrally supported by a rotary cylindrical shaft 22.
The body itself is rotatably supported via a bearing 27 on a support frame 26 erected on the upper surface of the cart 25.

A box-shaped cart 25 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape has an axle
Wheels 30 and 31 are fitted to the right and left ends of the rails 28 and 29, respectively, and are rotatably mounted on a pair of rails 40 that are installed in the gantry 2 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The carriage 25 is supported so that it can run freely.

The bogie 25 has an extending portion 25a extending downward between the left and right rails 40, and a bearing member 32 is fixed to a lower end of the extending portion 25a. The bearing member 32 moves the left and right ends of the horizontal plate downward. Rollers 34 are pivotally attached to the right and left bent vertical plates 32a and 32b via a support shaft 33 so as to be rotatable one by one in front and back. The rollers 34 are located below the wheels 30 and 31 and sandwich the rail 40 having a square-shaped cross section from above and below so that the carriage 25 can run stably.

An upper end is fixed to the lower end of the horizontal portion of the bearing member 32 and a belt fastening member 35 is vertically provided. A part of an endless timing belt 36 oriented in the front-rear direction is fastened to the belt fastening member 35. Is being worn.

The timing belt 36 includes a pair of pulleys 37 and 38 disposed at front and rear positions inside the gantry 2 as shown in FIG.
And one pulley 37 is fitted on the drive shaft of the stepping motor 39. Therefore, the timing belt 36 rotates via the pulleys 37 and 38 by the forward / reverse drive of the stepping motor 39, and the carriage 25 to which a part of the timing belt 36 is fastened can be moved back and forth together with the monster 11.

A disk 45 is fitted on one axle 29 of the bogie 25 on the inner side of the side wall, and a pin 46 is protruded from the disk 45. On the other hand, a crank bar 49 is pivotally supported at a substantially central portion by a support shaft 48 on a support column 47 erected inside the carriage 25 so as to be swingable, and a long hole 49 formed at one end of the crank bar 49 is provided.
The pin 46 of the disk 45 is slidably engaged with a, and the other end of the crank bar 49 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the vertical shaft 20 by a pin 50.

Therefore, the cart 25 moves and the wheels 31
When rotated together with the axle 29, the disk 45 which is integral with the axle 29 is rotated, and the pin 46 protruding from the disk 45
The crank bar 49 swings up and down while sliding along a, so that the other end of the crank bar 49 also swings up and down,
The vertical cylindrical shaft 20 is moved up and down through.

The upper and lower elevating cylindrical shaft 20 has a monster 11 at the upper end.
The head 13 is swung by the vertical movement of the up-and-down elevating cylindrical shaft 20 because the head 13 is in contact with and supported by the swinging plate 17 that supports the head 13. That is, the monster 11 opens and closes its mouth while moving. The monster 11 swings the head 13 upward by about 30 degrees from the stroke of the vertical shaft 20 to open its mouth.

A solenoid 51 is mounted on the carriage 25, and a rod 51a projects downward through the floor surface 25c of the carriage 25, and is a support member vertically suspended below the floor surface 25c.
A rod having one end of a swing bar 54 pivotally supported by a support shaft 53 via a support shaft 53 and projecting downward from the opening solenoid 51.
It is in contact with the lower end of 51a and pressed from above.

The other end of the swing bar 54 on the opposite side to the support shaft 53 extends below the vertical lifting and lowering cylindrical shaft 20, and is vertically inserted and lowered inside the vertical lifting and lowering cylindrical shaft 20. Axis 19
Protrudes below the vertical ascending and descending cylindrical shaft 20 and the floor 25c of the bogie 25
And is supported in contact with the end of the swing bar 54.

Therefore, the rod 51a of the opening solenoid 51 abuts from above on one end of the swing bar 54, which is swingably supported by the support shaft 53, and the vertical shaft 19 abuts on the other end.

The vertical lifting shaft 19 is longer than the vertical lifting / lowering cylindrical shaft 20 and can be slidably raised and lowered with respect to each other. When the solenoid 51 for normal opening is not driven and the rod 51a is positioned above, the swinging shaft 19 is swung. The end of the moving bar 54 where the vertical elevating shaft 19 abuts is lowered. At this time, the upper end of the vertical elevating shaft 19 is immersed inside from the upper end opening of the vertical elevating cylindrical shaft 20, and the vertical elevating cylindrical shaft 20 The head 13 of the monster 11 is supported by the upper end of the monster 11, and the mouth of the monster 11 is opened and closed by the vertical movement of the cylindrical shaft 20.
When a is projected downward, the swing bar 54 is swung to move the up-and-down elevating shaft 19 upward, and the up-and-down elevating shaft 19 is greatly protruded upward from the upper end opening of the up-and-down elevating cylindrical shaft 20 to swing. Moving plate
By swinging the 17 in place of the up-and-down elevating cylindrical shaft 20, the head 13 integrated with the swinging plate 17 can be tilted at a large angle of about 80 degrees to open the mouth of the monster 11 widely.

As described above, the board 14 of the monster 11
A rotatable support is provided on the rotating disk 21. As shown in FIG. 5, a curved cam member 57 in the form of a rectangular plate is provided on the substrate 14 on one side of the vertical cylindrical shaft 20. The member 57 has a long hole 57a that is obliquely inclined. An arm member 58 protrudes in a horizontal direction from a predetermined position of the vertical ascending / descending cylindrical shaft 20, and the arm member 58 slidably penetrates the long hole 57a of the cam member 57.

Since the vertical cylindrical shaft 20 moves up and down as the monster 11 moves, the arm member 58 integrated with the vertical cylindrical shaft 20 moves up and down inside the long hole 57a of the cam member 57, and the long hole When the arm member 58 rises because the 57a is inclined, the arm member 58 slides up against the upper side of the long hole 57a and rises, so that the cam member
When the arm 57 pivots itself around the cylindrical shaft 20 vertically, that is, the posture of the monster 11 integrated with the cam member 57 is turned to the left, and when the arm member 58 descends, it slides on the lower side of the long hole 57a. The monster 11 descends in contact with it, and the posture of the monster 11 is turned rightward.

Accordingly, the vertical shaft 20 which moves up and down by the movement of the monster 11 can swing the body of the monster 11 right and left via the arm member 58 and the cam member 57 so as to move as if actually walking.

Next, a mechanism for turning the direction of the monster 11 by half an angle will be described. A rotary cylindrical shaft 22 rotatably supported via a bearing 27 on a support frame 26 erected above a carriage 25 and having a vertical cylindrical shaft 20 inserted therein.
Has a rotating disk 21 at the upper end, on which the monster 11 is mounted. By rotating the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 half a turn, the monster 11 can be turned 180 degrees.

A solenoid 60 as a driving source is disposed at a position rearward of the support frame 26 and supported by a support member 61. The support member 61 is fixed to the upper surface of the carriage 25 and extends rearward, and the half-turn solenoid 60 supported by the support member 61 projects the rod 60a forward.

On the other hand, a flange 22a is formed at a height position of the rod 60a of the rotary cylindrical shaft 22, and a link member 62 having one end pivotally connected to a predetermined portion of the flange 22a by a pin 63.
The other end is pivotally connected to the tip of the rod 60a of the half-turn solenoid 60 by a pin 64 to connect the rotary cylindrical shaft 22 and the half-turn solenoid 60.

The pin 64 at the tip of the rod 60a is vertically extended and guided upward and downward by a guide member 65 so as to be slidable back and forth, and a bracket 66 standing upright at the rear of the support frame 26. A tension spring 67 is installed between
The rod 60a is constantly urged in the protruding direction.

When the half-turn solenoid 60 is not driven, as shown in FIG.
a is drawn forward, and a pin 63 for pivotally connecting the tip of the link member 62 to the flange 22a of the rotary cylindrical shaft 22 is located on the left side of the center of the rotary cylindrical shaft 22.

When the half-turn solenoid 60 is instantaneously driven, the rod 60a retracts backward against the tension spring 67, and rotates the rotary cylindrical shaft 22 counterclockwise via the link member 62. . The rotation of the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 is rotated by approximately 90 degrees by the driving of the solenoid 60 for half rotation.
63 goes through the dead point and enters the next 90-degree rotation.

Since the half-turn solenoid 60 is instantaneously driven, the half-turn solenoid 60 is not in a driving state when the next 90-degree rotation is started. Therefore, the rod 60a is pulled out by the tension spring 67, and at the same time, The rotating cylindrical shaft 22 rotates 90 degrees in the latter half via the link member 62. Therefore, the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 rotates counterclockwise by 180 degrees in total.

When the half-turn solenoid 60 is driven again, substantially the same operation is performed, and this time the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 is rotated clockwise.
Rotate 180 degrees.

As described above, the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 makes a half turn every time the half-turn solenoid 60 is driven.
The monster 11 placed on the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 via the rotating disk 21 reverses the direction by 180 degrees each time the half-turn solenoid 60 is driven. In this embodiment, monster 11 is 180
Although the solenoid is used to reverse the angle, the monster 11 may be rotated half a turn using a motor instead of the solenoid.

The support frame 26 has a limit switch
A protrusion 69 is provided at a predetermined position, and a protrusion 69 is protruded at a position of the rotating cylindrical shaft 22 that turns on the limit switch 68 when the monster 11 is facing forward.
The direction of the limit switch 68 can be detected by the on / off state of the limit switch 68.

The driving mechanism for various operations of the monster 11 has been described above. In addition, an optical sensor 80 is provided on the rotating disk 21 and an optical fiber 81 having one end facing the optical sensor 80 is connected to the body part. Extending upward through 12 and penetrating the lower jaw 12a,
Further, the upper end is positioned in the mouth of the monster 11 through the notch of the rocking plate 17.

When the mouth of the monster 11 is opened, the upper end of the optical fiber 81 is exposed in the mouth. If the light of the light gun 7 strikes the upper end of the optical fiber 81 at that time, the light passes through the optical fiber 81 and passes through the optical sensor 80. Is detected by That is, the light sensor 80 determines whether or not a sniper has been hit by the light gun 7.
Is detected by

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a control system in the shooting game apparatus 1 as described above. A control device 90 centered on the CPU 91 controls the entire system and controls the driving of the individual monsters 11.

The input signal from each monster 11 is input to the control device 90 via the input interface 93,
From 90 each monster 11 via output interface 94
The driving signal is output to each of them.

That is, the hit detection signal of the optical sensor 80 of each monster 11 and the detection signal of the direction of the monster 11 of the limit switch 68 are input to the control device 90.
From 90, a signal for driving and controlling a stepping motor 39 for moving the monster 11 back and forth, an opening solenoid 51 for opening the mouth of the monster 11, and a half-turn solenoid 60 for changing the direction of the monster 11 is output for each monster 11. .

The control device 90 has a counter 92 for counting the number of steps of the stepping motor 39, and monitors the position of each monster 11.

The progress of the game of the shooting game apparatus 1 will be described. Immediately before the start button 5 is pressed, the adjacent monsters 11 face each other without being biased toward the center of the upper surface of the gantry 2. They are lined up in reverse. The game starts when the player opposes the frame 2 and presses the start button 5 with the light gun 7 on the operation panel 3.

Each of the monsters 11 swings the body part 12 left and right by driving the stepping motor 39 in the direction in which the monsters 11 are initially oriented, and moves while opening and closing the mouth. Shoot the light gun 7 aiming at the inside.
Since the monster 11 moves forward with the mouth open and closed and turning its direction left and right, it will not hit unless it snipes at an appropriate timing with the mouth open.

When the light from the light gun 7 hits the upper end of the optical fiber 81 in the mouth of the monster 11, the light sensor 80 detects this and outputs a detection signal to the control device 90. The control signal is output to the stepping motor 39, the opening solenoid 51, and the half-turn solenoid 60 of the monster 11.

That is, the opening solenoid 51 of the monster 11 is driven to open the mouth so as to show that the player has been hit, and then the half-turn solenoid 60 is driven to show the body part.
The rotation of the stepping motor 39 is reversed by rotating the motor 12 by half a turn, and then the stepping motor 39 is rotated in the opposite direction to move in the direction of the other party.

In this way, the player is a monster on both sides.
Shooting play is performed so as to drive 11 toward the opponent, and the one driving at least one monster 11 into the fence 9 of the opponent wins and the game ends.

Whether or not the monster 11 has reached the fence 9 can be determined by the count value of the counter 92 of the control device 90.
When the game is over, the monsters 11 are arranged in the center of the gantry 2 in a predetermined direction and return to the state immediately before the start of the game.

The players facing each other as described above are monsters.
Since it is a battle-type game in which the monster 11 is aimed at trying to drive 11 toward the opponent, it has competitiveness and can enjoy more exciting play.

The players can play one-on-one, but it is also possible to have a team battle in which a plurality of players are divided into two teams and played. Also, the moving speed of the monster 11 can be appropriately adjusted so that anyone from beginner to advanced can enjoy it.

[0063]

According to the present invention, a moving object is provided as a target.
The light receiving means is moved up and down by the opening / closing mechanism.
Means to be able to open and close freely
Turning machine that reciprocates right and left with respect to the moving direction
Structure, so that even if the shielding means is open, the opening
Reciprocating swivel to the left and right to hide the light receiving means from the light gun
Sometimes.

Therefore , in order to hit the target by shooting the light gun, it is necessary to aim the target, shoot the light gun with good timing when the light receiving means of the target appears and the player is facing the player. Yes, it requires skill and can compete for the skill of a gun, and is highly competitive and has a high degree of excitement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a shooting game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a monster driving mechanism of the device.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view showing an internal mechanism of the monster.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing an internal mechanism of the bogie.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the game device partially cut away.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a control system according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shooting game device, 2 ... Stand, 3 ... Operation panel, 5 ...
Start button, 7 ... Light gun, 9 ... Fence, 10 ... Long groove, 11 ... Monster, 12 ... Body, 13 ... Head, 14 ... Substrate, 15
… Support frame, 16… Support shaft, 17… Swing plate, 19… Vertical vertical shaft, 20… Vertical vertical cylindrical shaft, 21… Rotating disk,
22 ... rotating cylindrical shaft, 25 ... trolley, 26 ... support frame, 27 ... bearing, 28, 29
... Axle, 30, 31 ... Wheel, 32 ... Bearing member, 33 ... Support shaft, 34 ...
Roller, 35… Belt fastening member, 36… Timing belt,
37, 38 pulley, 39 stepping motor, 40 rail, 45 disk, 46 pin, 47 column, 48 shaft, 49 crank bar, 50 pin, 51 solenoid for opening, 52 Bearing member, 53: Support shaft, 54: Swing bar, 57: Cam member, 58: Arm member, 60: Solenoid for half rotation, 61: Support member, 62: Link member, 63, 64 ... Pin, 65: Guide Member, 66 ... bracket,
67 ... Tension spring, 68 ... Limit switch, 69 ... Protrusion, 80 ... Optical sensor, 81 ... Optical fiber, 90 ... Control device, 91 ... CPU, 92 ... Counter, 93 ... Input interface, 94 ... Output interface.

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 9/00-9/20 A63F 11/00 A63H 1/00-37/00 F41J 1/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A moving body having a target which is movable on the upper surface of a gantry, a light gun aiming at the target, a light receiving means disposed on the target and receiving light from the light gun, and a light receiving means capable of being opened and closed. and shielding means for shielding the opening and closing opening and closing the shielding means according to the movement of the movable body
A mechanism, and the shielding means with the moving body according to the movement of the moving body.
A turning mechanism that reciprocates right and left with respect to the moving direction
And a moving means for moving the moving body; and a movement control means for reversing a driving direction of the moving means when the light receiving means receives light from the light gun. 2. The light receiving means receives light from the light gun.
And turning means for turning the moving body by half a turn.
The shooting game device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The light gun according to claim 1 , further comprising:
It is characterized by a plurality of light guns facing each other at the target.
The shooting game apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein