JP3198320U - Quick-press game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a small and inexpensive quick-press game machine that can accommodate a small number of people to a large number of people. A fast-press game machine is composed of a master device and a child device provided with a plurality of fast-press buttons connected to the master device. The master unit includes a microcomputer and a speaker. The microcomputer determines the fast-press button that is pressed most quickly among the fast-press buttons of the plurality of slave units. The determination result is displayed by lighting or blinking the lamp 62 or the sound of the speaker. The base unit is provided with a plurality of base unit connection connectors 4 and 6 for connecting to other base units, and a cord 8 having a USB connection terminal 9 enables mutual information exchange between a plurality of base units. Removable connection is possible. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a quiz quick-press game machine used when a plurality of people enjoy various quizzes.

  It consists of a game console body and a plurality of fast-press buttons, and the game console body is provided with a fast-press indicator lamp corresponding to the number of fast-press buttons. 2. Description of the Related Art A quiz quick-press game machine configured to light up or blink when a button is pressed is conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-7884

Traditionally, small fast-press game machines that can be enjoyed by a small number of people and large quick-press game machines that can be enjoyed by a large number of people have different models. In the case of manufacturing and preparing, since it is necessary to design and manufacture for each model, the production cost becomes high. In particular, when manufacturing a large game machine for enjoying a game with a large number of people, there is a problem that the cost becomes high.
In addition, in this type of game machine, in addition to the correct answer button and the incorrect answer button, the quick press display lamps corresponding to the number of the fast press buttons are provided on the parent machine used by the quiz moderator. However, there is a problem that the structure of the master unit becomes complicated and the size becomes large.
The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a master unit and a slave unit provided with a plurality of fast-press buttons connected to the master unit. The master unit incorporates a microcomputer and a speaker. A fast-press game device that determines the fast-press button that is pressed most quickly among the fast-press buttons of the machine, and displays the determination result by lighting or blinking a lamp or sound of a speaker. A plurality of base unit connection connectors for connecting to other base units are provided in the machine.
In the present invention, a lamp for irradiating the fast-press button is provided on the slave unit, the fast-press button is constituted by a light transmitting member, and the determination result is displayed by turning on, blinking, or turning off the lamp. It is characterized by that.
The present invention also includes a correct button for turning on and off the correct answer switch, an incorrect answer button for turning on and off the incorrect answer switch, and a reset switch for starting the game. Turn on, start the game, press these buttons, turn on the corresponding switch, the sound effect will sound from the speaker, let you know whether the answer to the quiz is correct or wrong, and the reset Only the correct answer button and the incorrect answer button of the parent machine with the switch turned on can react and be used.

  Since the present invention can connect a plurality of master units, a game device for a large number of people can be provided without changing the model. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the lamp for quick press display is provided on the slave unit side, there is an effect that the structure of the master unit can be simplified.

It is a whole explanatory view concerning the present invention. It is external appearance explanatory drawing of a main | base station and a subunit | mobile_unit. It is block explanatory drawing of the game device which concerns on this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a quiz quick-press game machine of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a master unit, and the main unit 2 has connectors 4 and 6 such as USBs on the left and right sides of the case, and a microcomputer built in the main unit 2 of each of a plurality of units. The cord 8 is configured to be detachably connected via the connectors 4 and 6. A USB connection terminal 9 is attached to the cord 8, and the connection terminal 9 is inserted into the connectors 4 and 6 of the base unit 2 so that a plurality of base units 2 can be connected to each other. .

Each main unit 2 has a main body with a built-in microcomputer electronic circuit, which includes interfaces 10, 12, a switch selection determination unit 14, a control unit 16, a lamp control unit 18, a lighting / flashing signal. The generator 20, the selection sound signal generator 22, the correct sound signal generator 24, the incorrect answer signal generator 26, the start sound generator 28, and the amplifier 30 are configured.

When a plurality of master units 2 are connected via the connectors 4 and 6, the switch selection determining unit 14 of each master unit 2 has a child connected from the external master unit 2 to the external master unit 2. Switch information of the machine 32 is input via the interface 10. The master unit 2 also outputs switch information of the slave unit 32 to the switch selection determination unit 14 of the external master unit 2 through the connectors 4 and 6.

As a result, the switch selection determination unit 14 of each parent device 2 receives the switch information of all the child devices 32 connected to each parent device 2. Each master unit 2 is provided with a plurality of slave units 32, and a connection cord 36 connected to an electronic circuit unit (not shown) of each slave unit 32 is provided with a USB standard connection terminal 37. 37 is detachably connected to the interface 12 of the base unit 2 via a connector (not shown). The case of each slave unit 32 is provided with a fast-press button 34 made of a translucent light-transmitting member and a fast-press display lamp 38 for irradiating the button from below.

The case of the slave unit 32 has a built-in switch 40 that is operated by the fast-press button 34. The switch 40 is turned on when the fast-press button 34 is pressed and turned off when the press is released. The display lamp 38 and the switch 40 of the slave unit 32 are connected to an electronic circuit unit built in the case of the slave unit 32. The fast-press display lamp 38 is connected to the lamp control unit 18 through the connection cord 36 via the interface 12, and the switch 40 that is turned on / off by the fast-press button 34 is selected through the interface 12 through the connection cord 36. The determination unit 14 is connected.

The case of the main body 2 is formed in an appropriate shape, and the correct answer button 44 for turning on and off the correct answer switch 42 and the incorrect answer button for turning on and off the incorrect answer switch 46 are formed on the upper surface. 48, a reset button 52 for turning on / off the reset switch 50 and a power on / off button 56 for operating the power on / off switch 54 are arranged next to it.

At the bottom of the case of the main unit 2 main body, a battery storage unit for storing the power source 58 and a speaker 60 are arranged. The amplification unit 30 connected to the speaker 60 is connected to the control unit 16 via the selection sound signal generation unit 22, the correct answer signal generation unit 24, the incorrect answer signal generation unit 26, and the start sound generation unit 28, respectively. Yes. When the lamp controller 18 presses any of the fast-press buttons 34 among the fast-press buttons 34 of the plurality of slave units 32 with the switch 50 of the reset button 52 turned on, the fast-control display of the plurality of slave units 32 is displayed. Among the lamps 38, a predetermined fast-press display lamp 38 corresponding thereto is lit.

In addition, when the fast-press buttons 34 of the plurality of slave units 32 are pressed, only a predetermined quick-press display lamp 38 corresponding to the fast-press button 34 that is pressed first is blinking. That is, when the switch 50 of the reset button 52 is in the ON state, the switch selection determination unit 14 selects the fast-press button 34 that is pressed first, and maintains this selection state, and the lighting / flashing signal generation unit 20 Then, the fast-press display lamp 38 corresponding to the selected fast-press button 34 is set in a blinking state via the lamp control unit 18.

Furthermore, the control unit 16 is configured to cancel the blinking state of the fast-press display lamp 38 when any of the correct answer button 44, the incorrect answer button 48, and the reset switch 52 is pressed. That is, when the correct answer button 44, the incorrect answer button 48, or the reset button 52 is pressed, the switch selection determination unit 14 and the lighting / flashing signal generation unit 20 are reset, and the fast-press display lamp 38 is flashed. To release.

When a plurality of master units 2 are connected via the connection terminals 4 and 6, only the correct and incorrect answer buttons 44 and 48 of the master unit 2 having pressed the reset button 52 and turned on the reset switch 50 are provided. The correct and incorrect answer buttons 44 and 48 of the other parent device 2 are configured not to react. When the power on / off switch 54 is turned on, the LED lamp 62 attached to the case of the parent device 2 is lit red, and when it is turned off, the LED lamp 62 is turned off. When the reset button 52 is pressed, a start sound signal is output from the start sound generating unit 28 to the speaker 60, a sound effect sounds, and the power switch of the electronic circuit unit of the slave unit 32 is turned on to start the game.

The correct answer button 44 is pressed by the presenter (questioner) when the answer of the quiz answerer is correct. When the correct switch 42 is turned on, a correct sound signal is output from the correct signal generator 24 and a sound effect (ping-pong, ping-pong, ping-pong) is generated from the speaker 60. The incorrect answer button 48 is pressed by the presenter when the answer of the quiz answerer is incorrect. As a result, when the incorrect answer switch 46 is turned on, an incorrect answer sound signal is output from the incorrect answer signal generating section 26, and a sound effect is produced from the speaker 60. Has been.

  In the above-described configuration, when a game is played, one or a plurality of master units 2 connected to each other by the code 8 are used according to the number of answerers of the quiz hit-and-press game. A slave unit 32 is connected to each master unit 2. When the power on / off button 56 of the parent device 2 is pressed and the switch 54 is turned on, the lamp 62 is turned on, and the lamps 34 (red or blue) of all the child devices 32 connected to the parent device 2 are turned on. In this state, when the correct answer button 44 and the incorrect answer button 48 are pressed, a sound effect sounds from the speaker 60.

The quick quiz game is started by pressing the reset button 52 of the selected master unit 2. When the answerer presses the fast-press button 34 of the child device 32, the switch selection determination unit 14 of the parent device 2 determines the switch 40 of the child device 32 that has been pressed first among all the child devices 32, and the earliest. The selection sound signal generator 22 outputs a selection signal to the pressed handset 32, a sound effect (a pea) is emitted from the speaker 60, and the lamp 38 of the handset 32 that is pressed first flashes. The other handset 32 is turned off. In response to the answer of the answerer, the quiz questioner makes a determination with the correct and incorrect buttons 44 and 48 of the master unit 2.

When the correct or incorrect answer buttons 44 and 48 are pressed, the lamp 38 of the handset 32 that is pressed first is extinguished. Next, when the reset button 52 is pressed, the game starts.
The above operation is repeated to play the game. To end the game, the power on / off button 56 of the parent device 2 is pressed to turn off the power.
In this embodiment, a wired connector is used between the master units and between the master unit and the slave units. However, a wireless connector may be used, and the present invention uses a connection cord in particular. It is not limited to a wired connection configuration.

2 Master unit 4 Connection terminal 6 Connection terminal 8 Code 10 Interface 12 Interface 14 Switch selection determination unit 16 Control unit 18 Lamp control unit 20 Lighting / flashing signal generation unit 22 Selection sound signal generation unit 24 Correct sound signal generation unit 26 Not Correct sound signal generating unit 28 Start sound generating unit 30 Amplifying unit 32 Slave unit 34 Quick push button 36 Connection cord 37 Connection terminal 38 Quick press indicator lamp 40 Switch 42 Correct switch 44 Correct switch 46 Incorrect switch 48 Incorrect Switch 50 reset switch 52 reset button 54 power on / off switch 56 power on / off switch 58 power source 60 speaker 62 LED lamp

Claims (3)

  It consists of a master unit and a slave unit with a plurality of fast-press buttons connected to it. The master unit has a microcomputer and a speaker built in, and the microcomputer is the fastest among the fast-press buttons of the slave units. A fast-press game device that determines a pressed button that is pressed and displays the determination result by lighting or blinking a lamp or sound of a speaker, for connecting the parent device to another parent device. A fast-press game machine comprising a plurality of base unit connection connectors.   The slave unit is provided with a lamp for irradiating the fast-press button, the fast-press button is formed of a light transmitting member, and the determination result is displayed by turning on, blinking, or turning off the lamp. The fast-press game machine according to claim 1. The master unit is provided with a correct answer button for turning on / off the correct answer switch, an incorrect answer button for turning on / off the incorrect answer switch, and a reset switch for starting the game. And press these buttons to turn on the corresponding switches so that a sound effect sounds from the speaker, letting you know whether the answer to the quiz is correct or incorrect, and the reset switch is turned on. 2. The fast-press game machine according to claim 1, wherein only the correct answer and incorrect answer buttons of the parent machine are allowed to react and be used.

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