JP3202207B2 - Hitting 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 striking game apparatus in which a sphere is rotated along a guide rail formed on a circular endless orbit according to the magnitude of a striking force.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, various games for competing for a player's striking power have been proposed.
No. 1252 discloses a device in which, when a hitting surface is hit with a hammer, a lifter is flipped upward according to the force applied. Is disclosed. This device is
The higher the speed at which the moving elevator is moved for a long distance without braking, the more interesting the appearance. Therefore,
It has been necessary to reduce the friction between the lifter and the rail that guides the lifter and use a rail as long as possible to increase the lift distance of the lifter.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, if the height of the rail is to be increased to some extent, it is difficult to install the device indoors, which is not suitable for a game device installed indoors. There was a problem.
Furthermore, since the bell rings when hit with a certain force or more, there is also a problem that when a plurality of players compete for the hitting power, if the player has a hitting power of a predetermined level or more, the superiority cannot be determined. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a striking game apparatus capable of moving a moving body struck in a limited space by an amount corresponding to the striking force without artificially decelerating. It is intended to provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a sphere is rotated along a guide rail formed on a circular endless track according to the magnitude of a striking force. In the hitting game device, the ball has a count control unit that counts the number of times the sphere turns on the guide rail in a circular orbit, and randomly specifies the number of times the sphere rotates the guide rail, and When the number of revolutions counted by the count control unit matches,
The feature is to give out prizes.

[0006]

[0007]

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of a hitting game device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a plan view.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a hitting game apparatus includes a hitting mechanism 10 for hitting a ball 1 as a moving object with a hitting force of a player, and a guide rail 20 formed in an endless orbit to guide the movement of the ball 1. A moving body approaching mechanism 30 for causing the hit ball 1 to enter the endless track of the guide rail 20; and a count control unit (not shown) for counting the number of times the ball 1 makes a circular orbit. . The device main body 2 of the hitting game device has a substantially horizontal hitting plate surface portion 3 having a hitting portion 13 of a ball launching mechanism 10 described later on the front surface, and a circular shape standing upright with respect to the hitting plate surface 3. And the display panel surface portion 4 on which the guide rails 20 are provided. In the game device of this example, a circular guide rail 20 can be seen on the display board surface 4, and the outside thereof is hidden by a suitable method such as a blind seal or a blind board.

The ball launching mechanism 10 has a swinging arm 12 fixed to a shaft 11 rotatably mounted on a lower side of the apparatus main body 2, and a hitting portion 13 is provided at one end of the swinging arm 12. The launch link 14 is provided at the other end. The striking portion 13 has a striking plate 13a provided at an upper portion supported by four shafts 13b extending vertically.
The shaft 13b is vertically movable by a bearing 5 provided on the apparatus main body 2. These four shafts 13b
Is rotatably supported at one end by a connecting piece 16 rotatably mounted on the swing arm 12 via a pin 15. Reference numeral 13c is a cover made of leather, cloth, or the like that covers the hitting portion 13.

The launch link 14 has its lower end rotatably mounted on the swing arm 12 via a pin 17.
The upper end is supported by a pair of guide rolls 6 provided in the apparatus main body 2 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The swing arm 12 is provided with a spring 18 as an urging means for urging the arm to be held at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. The striking portion 13 shown by the solid line is projected upward, and is held at a position where the tip of the launch link 14 is lowered.

In the striking game device, the position near the launch link 14 is a launch position A of the ball 1 and the ball 2 is substantially parallel to the launch position A.
It is supported on a support rail 7 composed of this rail.
The support rail 7 is provided so as to extend between a launch position A of the ball 1 and a ball holding position B for holding the ball 1 during standby for a game described later. In this case, the support rails 7 are linear rails, and are arranged slightly inclined so that the launching position A is lower than the ball holding position B.

Since the guide rail 20 preferably has a reduced contact amount with the ball 1, the two guide rails 20 are substantially parallel to each other.
It is composed of book rails. This guide rail 20
As is clear from FIG. 1, the ball 1 is disposed so that almost directly above the launch position A is a tangent to the left end side of the circular orbit of the guide rail 20. On the guide rail 20,
The movable guide 21 is a quarter circle from the left end to the lower end.
The other 3/4 circle portions are each configured as a fixed guide 22. In this case, the movable guide 21 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a shaft 2 rotatably mounted on the apparatus body 2
3 is fixed to one end of the shaft 23, and the other end of the shaft 23 is fixed to a substantially central portion of the operation plate 24. A solenoid 25 as driving means is connected to one end of the operation plate 24, and a spring 26 for urging the shaft 23 to rotate clockwise in FIG. Therefore, when the solenoid 25 is demagnetized, the movable guide 21 is held at the standby position shown by the chain line in FIG. 23 is rotated counterclockwise, and the movable guide 21 moves to the spherical rotation position shown by the solid line, and the guide rail 20 becomes circular. The movable guide 21 at the standby position also serves to make the ball 1 having finished the game at its right end 21a stand by at the ball holding position B at the right end of the support rail 7. In addition,
Both ends of the movable guide 21 and the fixed guide 2 at the standby position
The distance between both ends of the ball 2 is set to be larger than the diameter of the ball 1.

The moving body entrance mechanism 30 includes a movable guide 21 that swings by the solenoid 25 and a guide member 31 that guides the ball 1 from the launch position A to the guide rail 20.
It is composed of When the movable guide 21 is at the standby position, the guide rail 20 immediately above the launching position A is in an open state. You can get inside.

The hitting game apparatus is provided with a detecting means for detecting that the ball 1 is rotating along the guide rail 20. In this embodiment, reflective sensors 32 and 33 are provided as detecting means, and the sensors 32 and 33
Are located at two places: the entrance of the fixed guide 22 that enters the guide rail 20 and the ceiling. And sensor 3
When the balls 2 and 33 both detect the ball 1, the signal is sent to a count control unit (not shown), and the count control unit counts each rotation of the ball 1. Further, when the ball 1 stalls and completes the rotation, the signal is interrupted for a predetermined time for counting, thereby detecting that the rotation has been completed. In addition,
When the hit ball 1 is detected by the sensor 32 provided at the entrance of the guide rail 20, the solenoid 25 is excited by the signal. The solenoid 25 is configured to demagnetize when it is detected that the rotation of the ball 1 has been completed. Further, by providing the two sensors 32 and 33 as in the present embodiment, when the rotating ball 1 is detected by the sensor 32 and stalled and returns without making one rotation, a guide is provided. The second sensor 33 provided at the uppermost position of the rail 20 does not detect the ball 1. Therefore, the number of rotations of the ball 1 can be counted accurately.

In the hitting game apparatus having the above-described structure, the ball 1 is normally held at the ball holding position B. When a game start signal is transmitted by inserting a coin or the like, the solenoid 25 is excited and the movable guide 21 is moved. When the right end 21a separates from the ball 1, the ball 1 rolls on the support rail 7 and moves from the ball holding position B to the launching position A. In addition, the excited solenoid 25 is immediately demagnetized, so that the movable guide 21 is returned from the ball rotation position to the standby position, and play is possible in this state.

Here, when the player hits the hitting portion 13 with the hammer 8, the ball 1 is hit upward through the swing arm 12 and the hitting link 14 by the impact force. The hit ball 1 enters the guide rail 20 from between the fixed guide 22 and the movable guide 21 because the movable guide 21 is located at the standby position. At this time, when the sensor 32 detects the ball 1, the solenoid 25 is excited and the movable guide 21
Moves to the ball rotation position, the guide rail 20 becomes circular, and the ball 1 starts rotating along the circular orbit. Each time the ball 1 goes around the guide rail 20, the sensor 3
The number of rotations is counted by 2, 33, and the ball 1 is rotated by an amount corresponding to the striking force.

When the rotation of the ball 1 is completed, the sensors 32, 33
It is detected that the rotation has ended after the signal has been interrupted for a predetermined time due to the counting from, so that the solenoid 25 is demagnetized, and the movable guide 21 returns from the ball rotation position to the standby position. At this time, the space between the right end of the movable guide 21 which is the lowermost part of the guide rail 20 and the fixed guide 22 is opened, the ball 1 is dropped onto the support rail, and the ball 1 is stopped by the right end 21a of the movable guide 21 and the ball holding position. B.

Thus, in the present hitting game apparatus, since the ball 1 moves along the guide rail 20 of the circular endless track, the ball 1 can be moved in a limited space according to the hitting force. Therefore, since the rotation of the ball 1 is not restricted, the superiority of the player can be determined, and the game characteristics can be enhanced. Further, since the ball 1 is rotated at a high speed by reducing friction with the guide rail 20, the ball 1 has a sense of speed and is refreshing, so that not only the player but also the viewer can enjoy it.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified. For example, it is preferable that the sphere has as little friction as possible with the guide rail. Therefore, it is preferable that the guide rail be two parallel rails and that the cross section of the rail be a point contact such as a circle.

In the above-described embodiment, the hitting portion is hit with a hammer. However, the hitting portion may be hit with a bare hand or kick with a foot. In the above embodiment, since the ball 1 rotates the circular guide rail, the present invention can be applied to a game in which the number of rotations of the ball is randomly specified, and a prize or the like can be obtained if the number of rotations of the hit ball matches the specified number. can do.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the number of rotations of the sphere by the guide rail is randomly specified, and when the specified number of rotations matches the number of rotations of the sphere by the player, the prize is paid out. Game machine can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of a hitting game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a main part of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ball 2 device body 20 guide rail

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-53-149429 (JP, A) JP-A-50-58886 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 9 / 00 A63F 9/14 A63F 7/00-7/40 A63H 18/00-18/16

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A striking game device in which a sphere is rotated along a guide rail formed in a circular endless trajectory according to the magnitude of a striking force, wherein the sphere rotates around the guide rail in a circular trajectory. A count control unit for counting the number of times, the number of times the sphere rotates the guide rail is specified at random, and when the specified number of rotations matches the number of rotations counted by the count control unit, a prize Hitting game device characterized by paying out.